1935-02-01, The Howard Crimson

I iHoumrft Crimson Twentieth Yc Mirror Of Сотри* Life BIRMINGHAM, ALA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935 Jhz -СЛТАТМ Eagles The Co By T. R. РтЫошос oi IN WRITING for. * tor this week a chall thrown out to some student if I were a faculty ird College. ber in How- * If I were a student, our vrry pres¬ ence on the campus would show that Howard College was our choice for Alma J later and as our choice we would resolve to do and say only those things which would be for the betterment and forward looking plans of our future Alma Mater. • * * We would always be ready to de¬ fend this old and honored institution. One of the beautiful things we re¬ member in 1913 when we came to the faculty of Howard College was the readiness and the power a cer¬ tain alumnus had in defense of his Alma Mater. When he heard some mmor, be would deny and then in¬ vestigate the falsity of the rumor afterward. • * i* We would carefully study our work ad life each year and see he he t her m had made any contribution to How- ad. In other words, find whether ay were a refuge to Howard or a refu¬ se in Howard. * * * If we were in anyway a beneficiary of any kind of scholarship, it seems to us it would make us love Howard all the more and instill in us that desire to render a value received . * * * What ever the plans of the admin- traticn for development and ad¬ vancement we would be heart and soul for the carrying out of such flans We would want, such pleasant memories twenty-five and thirty years hence as looking back and say ад. we helped. * * * Just a word should we happen to be among the favored few who have athletic bodies, we would do all in our power to bring glory to our college always forgetting) эеН. We would want our associates both fellow stu¬ dents and faculty to feel we were seeking a college education, but in so doing we were doing our bit toward the building of a greater Howard. And should we be among that group who were not athletic in 1 build then we would suggest that by '«ne system that each year from the Senior athletics there be selected one who lari done more and lived more nearly an ideal student life to have Ms picture placed in the Gymnasium. Soeh a list in a few years would be- «■me our Hall of Fame. * * * Finally, we would desire most when come to graduate that students faculty should feel that we had done our part and that Alma Mater scould f,-rl she had a son in whom fa could look to for support *ever iie found wanting. Student, Wife And Daughter Are In School This Term J-JOYT AYRES is a believer in education, and if you want the proof, you will find it in the ac¬ tivities of the Ayres family. Every one of them is in school. Mrs. Ayres has transferred from Montevallo to Howard this sem¬ ester, and is registered as a senior. She and Hoyt have been representing the family in schol¬ arship and now the last member of the family is in school, too. Phylis Earle Ayres, their small daughter, is in kindergarten, completing the roster of the Ayres family. Hoyt will finish college next year. He is a chorister for the ministers, and is business manager of the Masquers. Quill Soon To Go To Press Copy For Literary Magazine In Hands of Staff As Deadline Nears With most of the copy in the hands of the staff, the printers will soon be ready to start work on the Winter edition of the Quill, How¬ ard's literary publication. If plans are carried out, the pub¬ lication will be ready for distribu¬ tion some time in February. An¬ other edition will be published in the late Spring. It is not too late to submit manu¬ scripts. The staff has urged stu¬ dents who have written literary pieces of any kind to submit them thfs week for consideration. Mem¬ bers of any class are eligible. The new Quill is expected to be one of the best and most different published in recent years. In ad¬ dition to the regular prose and poet¬ ry section, thdre will be an editorial section dealing with copies of in¬ terest to college students. Making up the staff of the 1935 Quill are Mitchell Dombrow, edi¬ tor; Eva Hargrave, associate editor; Lee White, Dorothy Walker, and Morrison Wood, assistants. Oscar Causey Honored By Publication Credit For Gymnasium Here Given To Registrar Of College Prof. Oscar S. Causey, the rpan whose efforts were responsible largely for the recently constructed gymnasium at Howard, is honored in the current issue of Dalta, quar¬ terly publication of Sigma Nu Fra¬ ternity. Maybe some Howard students don’t know this: “Causey Gym¬ nasium contains the largest gym floor in the State of Alabama, be¬ sides having a seating capacity of 1,000.” A brief persona! sketch of Prof. Causey is given as follows: “A native of Healing Springs, Alabama, Oscar Causey \gas grad¬ uated from the local Baptist Acad¬ emy before entering Howard in 1911 at the age of 16 years. In 1915 he not only had his A.B. degree, but had played tackle and fullback on the football team, acting as manager his last year, participated in oratori¬ cal contests, served as business man- ager of the year book, and had been a member of the track team. In an¬ other year he had his Master's de¬ gree “With the opening of the World War, Causey enlisted. As a lieuten¬ ant he went to France with the Sixth Division of the regular army. He took part in the Gosges and Meuse- Argonne attacks. “During these several years he has served as student advisor, facul¬ ty chairman for athletics, fraternity adviser, treasurer of the athletic as¬ sociation, secretary of the Dixie Conference, and now is registrar of the college and chairman of the college's building committee. And it was in this latter capacity that the new Causey Gymnasium became a reality, much to the honor of Oscar S. Causey, loyal alumnus of Howard College and Iota chap¬ ter.” BACK AT WORK Returning from an illness of sev¬ eral weeks, Miss Mabel Willoughby Tuesday morning resumed her work as librarian of the college. Miss Willoughby has been at the home of her family at Gordo since the Christmas holidays. « ‘May I Speak To Mr. Howard College?’ Operator Is Asked MANY and strange are the fancies * 1 of man, but not so numerous nor so queer that a new one isn't interesting. The switchboard operator, she who was interviewed not so many weeks ago, has had a new distress¬ ing encounter with her public. “Hello, Howard College I" she greeted an early caller last Monday morning. “Hello, may I speak to Mr. How¬ ard College, please,” was the slight¬ ly screwy answer. “To whom?” asked the bewildered operator, so bewildered that she probably said, “To who?” The caller was adamant. “Mr. Howard College, please.” “Do you mean Dr. Neal, the president of • the college?” the switchboard mistress -managed to in¬ quire. “Oh, yes, of course!” came the happy response, “I thought the president was named Mr. Howard College.” The caller was serious, dear read¬ er, that is what makes it so comical. The operator is now prepared against requests for anyone from Miss Hypatia to Professor Recita¬ tion Hall Two, please. New Officers Of Ministerial Body Planning Program President John Isom, of the How¬ ard Ministerial Association, is plan¬ ning a program for the next meet¬ ing Monday night in which all of¬ ficers of the organization will par¬ ticipate. • Those who will take part on the program besides Isom are: Davie Napier, vice-president; J. R. Robert¬ son, secretary; Oland Wilson, treas¬ urer; and Hoyt Ayers, chorister. GOES TO WASHINGTON Geraldine Patterson, junior at Howard and an officer in Phi Mu Sorority, will leave this afternoon for Washington, D. C-, where she will enter George Washington Uni¬ versity on Monday. While in Wash¬ ington she will be with her father, LaFayette Patterson, former Con¬ gressman. Miss Patterson expects to return to Howard next Fall to complete her senior year. Well. you may say The Commentar is preaching this week. Well, s ,rc had we listened better to 4** preaching of long ago, our roem- °r*s today would be happier. So just these comments from a heart is strong though the head may * * * . Grfa‘ has the Howard spirit but I Z/atn лШ thould we stand for and I « fan of every step forward to , L'jP'at day when we celebrate our 7*Srf,h anniversary. May we all 5 „ 10 *om in the great chorus: l*» « Housed. Air Full Of Accents Up Chapel Way NianW Classes Well Into Second School Terra Many New Students Here As Registration к Completed With the official registrat on period having ended Wednesday classes Friday were well into he new semester. The student body has been augo- mented considerably with tie enrollment of a large number of students just out of high scho>L Commenting on registration, offi¬ cials of the college expressed themselves as being well pleated over the outlook for the new le- mester. Double courses are being offered in English and French so that in¬ coming students may enroll as soph- mores next September. The FI.RA will continue to aid boys and girls who could not attend Howard otherwise. Enrollment in extension clssses downtown and in other parts of the state has been highly gratifying to Prof. W. E. Bohannon, who di¬ rects this department of the col¬ lege. Another event marking the new semester was the beginning of Spring training for the Bulldogs. Coach Shorty Propst, who recently sinned up for the 1935 season, is confident over the prospects for the new I ull- dog outfit Scrimmages are bung held ail this week and will con¬ tinue for some time. Probably the major student event of the year is slated for the new semester. This will be “Stunt Night,” to be held in March, with all lour classes competing for first p ace with the best stunt There also • vill be class editions of The Crimson nod the campus political election will be held in April. 1 «DAR-DON, monsieur, but I * think you mus' be in ze wrong place.” “Oh, but I say, old chap, you’re in the way here, rather.” The air is full of accents, some of them rather terrible, up chapel way these afternoons. Rehearsals for "Monsieur Beaucaire’’ got under way Monday, and after some changes in casting one way and an¬ other, one may see some possible future hit in the production, which will be the second major one of the Masquers this season. Arnold Goldner, the hero, is beg¬ ging for roses every day of the charming Lady Mary Carlyle (nee Martha Huggins) who shrugs her dainty shoulders and coyly replies “Nevaire” to his repeated pleadings. J. B. King, the treacherous vilyau, (gr-r-r-r-) stalks around with a sight and will be a sight for some time to come, no doubt. Miss Sparks alternately tears her hair and broads silently over the problems confronting her. The aw¬ ful stage business* gives her night¬ mares, and the huge cast gives her the jitters. If she seems to be walk¬ ing around in a daze, she's probably trying to figure out at just what moment Lord Whatziz should cross over and kiss Lady Whosis' hand, and if the other Lord Thingumbob should trail along or just stay planted. Molly Anderton and Catherine Ham, the inseparables, add some¬ thing, “je ne sais quoi,” to the gen¬ eral concoction, and with a spice of John New field and Herbert Mate, oh, and Ed Speacer this little gem of Booth Tarirington’s is being pro¬ vided with a royal setting. Irene Martin has the unenviable Irene, fam d tread, biding bis time, position of bookhdder. Irene, inm- his innings. Oh, its’s quite ous for her “dying scene ш Chns- topher Bean” will undoubtedly prove to be one of the main balance wheels in the back-stage machinery Dave Napier unfortunately could not manage to take his part' but will probably be around providing local color and melody to the dramatic situation. I was looking for Davie to stir up some fireworks but guess we’ll have to dispense with them this time. Dennis Smart and his stage crew are getting ready to perform won¬ ders with the scenery. (It will be a wonder, whatever they do.) Way back iit. the back Tom Gamer looks on and other notables drop in from time to time to see what’s going on. Dot Walker, Jack Robertson (on holiday) and Abie Windham mosey around— just “snoopin’.” What? Oh, you want me to leave? deesturb thees whole performance.' Oh, well. 111 Little Theater Now Playing Comedy oi Kaafman-Ferbtr The Birmingham Little Thea re this week presents what promises to be a masterpiece of dramatic pro¬ duction, “The Royal Family.” a three-act comedy by George Kai f- man and Edna Ferber. Directed by John McGee, tk is comedy is a worthy vehicle for the talents of such Little Theatre oil- times as Mrs. C. R. Sexton, Mrs. Vf. I. Woodcock, Vernon Noah, Perry Rosenberger, Hubbcrt Smith ai d Howard's own product, Lee Whit:. Although the authors disclaim any such charge it is generally consic- ered that the play is a caricature c-f the famous Drew-Barrymore family. It is certain that that family n> longer speaks to the authors on ac¬ count of it. The play concerns Fannie Caven¬ dish, stage veteran, her daughter, Julie, still considered the most beau- . tiful actress on the American stage, her son Tony, the "Sweetheart o: America,” her grand-daughter Gwen, about to make her stage debut their manager, the long-sufferinf Oscar Wolfe, and various relatives friends and servants including a po lice dog, a Hindu servant, and a par¬ rot. "The Royal Family” is two boerr and a half of one of the best Amer¬ ican comedies of the last decade. It “Well, ef it would not be too much.