T« eiy-Fifth Y<
Dr. Hershel H. Hobbs, pastor Clay¬
ton Street Baptist Church' Mont¬
gomery. The fifth member will be
appointed later by Major Davis.
Aart Saga
.AJ Sntu
(H4rtHtnuu ^oltbagu
All library books are due Mon¬
day. December 18. A fine of 5c
per day will be charged for all
over-due books. Books may be
checked out for holiday reading.
Other States Well Represented At Howard
- ■ ment is made up of out-of-state stu- Howard. Two boys from Minne-
Anproximately 10% Of dents.
Vй
tw° ^ln*yl.v*ni*
. R«ri!ne the list of states renre- have chosen to pursde higher learn-
Present Student Body
Made Up of Out-of-
State Student*
V fcy Doesn't
H m Accept
M Idly Hi» Fate?
iOMMENTS
t as! The leaves of our beauti-
fal trees have fallen; yet, what
bi given us more thrill in beauty
nq -eolation this fall than our
jot ig heart shaped sweetgum by
the walk, as the leaves, were just
■e owed, and before they finally
U forever their place in nature's
do ious work.
Alumni Head
• • •
Why doesn't man accept mildly
У
i /ate, even as the tender leaves
t the stalely .sweetgum are sub-
r issivc to the seasons of time. His
t tie bears such a dosf relation-
I ip to the seasons of the years.
I, the spring of lift he is young,
e ger and the vital life juices have
t gun to flow, then comes the
s miner period of hotness, prepa-
r lion and marriage, for which he
i ould be joyous; next follows
I t autumn of his years when the
/
nil of his labors and impetuosi-
I s flare before the horison of
I ne. and the mellowing process
i under way ; finally, to resign
I the winter of his season that
b mgs snrnv and hibernation; the
• iknown of his cycle becoming
I, r known of beginning cycles.
• • •
1 Gods finite creatures could
re lire their affinity with his in-
fu te bca -.ties, there would not be
th restUssnes.- and dissatisfaction
of man that pem.eates the entire
u iverse. It is conceded by all men
t at nature's eternal creations are
( «ducted by an ethereal power.
' hen how despicable must man. the
rdwning achievement of the Great
•pirit. appear, when brought into
nmparison with the most insignifi¬
cant flower of creation that gladly
yields its endowed beauty for a
little while, then fades and is dis¬
solved into hopeless oblivion, happy
to have been privileged a small
part in such a magnificent ope ra¬
tios.
• • •
Vet m an. God’s supreme per¬
formance, becomes egotistical,
thinking himself worthy of hab-
- ilalion with the higher powers; he
frets and scowls, curses the day
he was born because he must in¬
evitably take a step into dark
ней;
he selfishly condemns and praises,
Passing by the sublimities offered
him: the climax of man's blas¬
phemies is the shedding of his
fellow creature's life blood, in
order to tenaciously possess a
mere handful of dirt, and usurp
a lordly tyranny over a huddled
group, when he could be free as
the winds importing beauties un¬
told to on earthly paradise, in-
ctrod of hoisting his commanding
countenance into a rebellious snarl
of contemptuous hale. Oh I The
■V hilr of man's egoism that makes
life tail, which he is honored
«orse than all the punishment
Ih'l hr has ever dreamed m his
•elfish fantastical imagination.
• • •
Even the wild river in its mighty
now over rocks and through val-
«У*.
docilely renders its life cur-
1*"* to an oblivion of salt waves
№ «he great waters.
• • • I
^
ип1!
forgive my unbelieving
head.
«Continued to Page
»
Next Semester Classes'
To Follow New Schedule
Dr. Hugh Linder was installed as
president of the Howard Alumni
Association Monday night at the
weekly alumni meeting held at the
Tutwiler Hotel.
Other officers elected at the
Homecoming banquet and taking
office with Dr. Linder were Henry
Howie, first vice president; Dr.
George W. Warrick; second vice
president; Herbert Eubanks, third
vice president; Miss Mabel Wil¬
loughby. secretary. Herbert Eth¬
eridge. treasurer; and Herbert Lee
8mith, sergeant-at-arms.
College Bookstore
Open For Business
The Co-op. college bookstore and
sandwich shop, opened yesterday
In the brick building located on
Berry Field m back of Main Build¬
ing.
Under the management of Mr. D.
F. Cooper, the new Co-op will offer
books, sandwiches, soft drinks, and
novelties for sale to the students.
According to Mr. E. H. Wrenn,
college business manager, the new
housing the new Co-op,
fly used for the same pur-
has been completely reno-
and will offer every modern
convenience.
Assisting Mr. Cooper will be Jack
Owens and Dan Hay good.
NOTICE
THE CRIMSON has received
several unsigned letters concern¬
ing various campus problems.
We will, be glad to publish such
student comment but .as an¬
nounced before, we must have
the signatures, not necessarily
for publication, but for our
records.
Member Of Junior
Class To Receive
Gift Scholarship
Rotary Club To Award' One
Student At Howard
And Southern
A gift scholarship of $150 wiU be
awarded to the most outstanding
junior at Howard and Birmingham-
Southern by the Birmingham Ro¬
tary Club, it was announced to of¬
ficials of both schools.
The scholarship will go to a man
or woman who needs the award to
complete his senior year. Recipients
must be in the upper twenty per
cent of his or her class and have
good charter and personality. An¬
nouncement of the winners will be
made at commencement In May.
The committee to choose the
junior at Howard, according to
Maj. Horwell Davis, is composed of
Maj. Davis, Dean P. P. Bums, and
Dr. L. A. Lovegren.
Nine Elected
To
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Pelta
Phi Sorority
National Honorary English
Group Chooses Members
After Tryouts
Winners of the first four places
in the tryouts held for membership
in Chi Delta Phi, national hon¬
orary English sorority, were Jean
McDaniel, c'42; Anne Scannelly.
c’42; Edna Earle Clements, c'42;
and Barbara Mason, c’41.
Five other co-eds elected to mem¬
bership in this group, after several
weeks of competitive tryouts, were
Rees Watkins, c'42; Florrie Thomp¬
son. c'42; Dorothy Martin, c'42;
Mary Emily Wish art, c41; and Sara
Ruth Young, c'40.
Manuscripts are submitted twice
each year by students under anony
mo us names for judging. Selections
this year were made by Miss Annie
Boyette, English professor and fac¬
ulty sponsor of this organization.
Vice-President
DR. A H. REID
Former Pastor to Seree os
Vice President of Howard.
Beginning Jan. 15, 1940, Dr. A. H.
Reid, who. resigned Sunday morn¬
ing as pastor of South Avondale
Baptist Church, will become vice
president of Howard to direct field
work.
He will head the campaign au¬
thorized by the Alabama Baptist
Convention recently to raise $500,000
for the construction and improve¬
ment of buildings on the campus.
Dr. Reid is a graduate of Howard
and has been pastor of South Avon¬
dale Baptist church for the past 11'
and a half years. He will head the
committee of five authorized by
the state convention at its recent
meeting. They are Dr. John H. Buch¬
anan, pastor, Southside Baptist
Tentative Set-
Up Released
For Students
Afternoon Classes Will
Allow More Time
For Activities
A new tentative
ule for classes, to
next semester, was
the faculty at a call
day morning, it was
day by Dean P. P. Bums.
The schedule, which eliminates all
hour and a half classes and relieves
congestion by opening more classes
in the afternoon, was presented to
the faculty by a curriculum com¬
mittee made up principally of de¬
partment heads and a sub-commit¬
tee composed of Dr. Louis R. Lohr,
professor of economics, and Dr.
Garland Downum, professor of his¬
tory. 4
In order to avoid Saturday classes,
the following stagger system has
been arranged;
8:30 Mon., Wed., Fri. classes-
Unchanged.
8:30 Tues. and Thurs. classes —
8:30 Tues. and Thurs.; 9:30 Fri.
9:30 Mon., Wed., Fri. classes—
9:30 Mon., Tues., and Thurs.
10:00 Tues. and Thurs. ‘classes
-9:30 Wed, vend 11:10 Mon,
Tues.
11:10 Mon.. Wed, Fri. classes—
11:10 Tues, Wed, and Fri.
12:10 Mon, Wed, and Fri.
classes— Unchanged.
11:30 Tues. and Thurs. classes
— 12:10 Tues, and Thurs; 1:10
Fri.
10:30-11:10 Wed. and Fri.—
Chapel.
This leaves ah interval of 40 min¬
utes from 10:30 'til 11:10 on Mon-
Church; John H. Holcomb, of the _ _
First Baptist Church, Birmingham; ^ Tuesday “and Thursday for or-
Dr. John J. Milford, pastor. Find JluUo, meeting,, pep meeting,
and faculty-student conferences.
Sections of English 1-2; His¬
tory 1-2; Mathematics 1-2; Span¬
ish 501-502 will be scheduled
from 1:10 to 3:00.
According to Dean P. B. Bums,
the growth of the college, the in¬
crease in enrollment, and the addi¬
tion of new courses has brought
about congestion in the present
schedule which will be relieved by
the new schedule.
Bulletins
Patroness— Mrs. Harwell E. Da¬
vis has been elected patroness of
the newly organized Bachelor's
Club.
• • 0
Speech-Arts— There will be a
meeting of the Speech-Arts Club
Tuesday night, Dec. 19, at 7:30 in
Renfro Hall.
• • •
Ministers— The weekly meeting
of the Ministerial Association will
be held In Renfro Hall Monday
night at 8:45 o’clock..
• • •
Challenge — Maj . Harwell C. Davis
will challenge the youth as citizens
at the Citizenship Day mass cele¬
bration at 8 p. m. tonight in the
Municipal Auditorium. All Ol-year-
oldeni are invited. - 1 L> I cfPv
№r Houmrft Crimson
MIRROR OF CAMPUS LIFE
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939
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