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d Defeats
Anniston Preds
CLUB WILL LEAVE
FOR SPRING TRIP 800N
Concert to Bo Given In Auditorium
About Middle of May.
Military Training
Commencement is
Now Being Planned
at Howard
Нее
One Bed Inning, But Pute
Up Good Fight.
Jaekson, Pltchford end Griffin Ap¬
pointed Drill Leader
8eniore Will Give
РЦу,
But There
Will Be Nothing Eleberaate.
The Howard
Шее
Chib wffl leave
for It. spring tour on April 'll and
give c «carta during the entire week,
according to Mr. L. W. Dockary, Di¬
rector. The tour will be made in
South Alabama, concert* being given
at CLaatou, Newton. Enterprise, Do¬
than and probably Montgomery. The
club will stop at Helena on ita way
back to Birmingham.
Many new numbers have been added
to the program and the chib is having
dally i ehearsala preparing to be in the
best possible shape to render an ex¬
cellent performance. Twenty mem¬
bers of the club besides the Director
and accompanist will make the trip.
The anneal concert to the college
auditorium will be given near the mid¬
dle of May. One of the features will
be a few numbers given by the Girls’
Glee C lub, organized this year by Mr.
Dockeiy. The Girls' Club meets every
Tuesday afternoon at 1:80 o’clock.
Betting-Up
m and Squad Drills
Are Begun.
Howard’s baseball outlook took an
excellent Jump following the good
showing made by the Baptists’ nine
against the Birmingham Barons’
Southern League team in the practice
game Friday evening at Rlckwood.
The final score wae 10 to 0 in favor
of the Baron team. However, the How¬
ard team showed excellent spirit and
all except one inning played splendid
baseball. The team displayed pep
from tbs start and despite the fact
that
Ц
was getting the wont of the
deal kept np the spirit until the last
Only two errors were registered
against the team and five hits were
secured off the servings of the Baron
pitchers.
Duke, Sergeant, Lewis Walker. Carr
and Shinn each secured a single dur¬
ing, the game, and although the How¬
ard team railed to put a runner across
the pan, third base was reached sev¬
eral times, but failed to score on ac¬
count of the needed hit.
The line-up : Howard — Shinn, catch¬
er; Martin, pitcher; Duke, first base;
Griffin, second base; P. Walker, short¬
stop; Sergeant, third base Carr, left
field; Jackson (captain), ofthter field;
L. Walker, right field. W
Birmingham — Patterson, catcher;
Long and G lamer, pitchers; Bemaon,
first Base; Clark, second base; DeBus,
shortstop; Henderson, third base;
Coombs, left field; Purcell, center
field, and Southworth, right field.
MAY BE FULLY EQUIPPED.
Plans are being formulated by tha
Senior Class to glvg the annual Se¬
nior play on the Friday night
previous to the commencement ser¬
mon. A director has not yet -been
secured, but will be before the dose
of the week, and work will be begun
at an early date. Much interest is be¬
ing shown by the members of the
class and an excellent play is antici¬
pated.
The commencement exercises will
be comparatively short. Nothing elab¬
orate will be staged and the class will
at all times keep in mind the slogan,
"Win the war by conservative econ¬
omy." The commencement programs
and invitation are being ordered this
week and will be ready when the op¬
portune time comes for mailing.
Dr. M. B. Adams, President of
Georgetown College in Kentucky, will
deliver the commencement eermon on
Sunday, May 26. Dr. Adams is one
of the best known educators in the
South and his coming will greatly In¬
terest the friends and faculty and
students of the college. It has not
yet been announced what his text or
theme will be. One of the largest
crowds that ever heard the sermon on
a similar occasion is expected to be'
present to welcome the famous Ken,
tuckian.
Id College’s Crimson and Blue
teun began Its season in fine
me "ting the Annfcton Preaby-
bllege nine Tuesday, Wednes-
[ Ti i redat in s am lee of three
Ld administering a triple do¬
th» visitors, each game being
i decisive score
list, 7 to 1;
14 io 1, and third. 11 to 1.
la pi 1st clan shoved remark-
After four years of civilian atmos¬
phere on the campus, Howard students
are to take up military training again.
The college trustees have decided that
the training should be resumed and
this ruling will be in full force at the
opening of school next fell.
Steps have already been taken to¬
ward organizing the men and drilling
them in the simpler formations. Ser¬
geant
НП1
of (he local Marine recruit¬
ing office, has volunteered hie services
to the college end will Instruct the
men in callsthenlc drills and cloee
order formations for the remainder of
| lot In -ell three names. The
I showed *a total of 4S hits
Ld by the Crimson teem, to 29
rki i by the vie; tors in the
knee. Every man on the How-
н
showed that he had hie eye
юэ!
l remarkably veil for the
th- season, end nttb n little
Lct.ce should make any pitcher
|ou hem college circuit sit up
b notice.
a new man, opened the series
HcwardJtes and idtched good
>w!ng the visitors only 9 hits,
Halted in only ot.e rim. Carr,
der. led the biting for his
tea. securing three hits in as
пва
at bat Walk zr came next
d hits out of four tripe to the
The fielding fee tare of the
as Sergeant, Howard's third
I, who registered five assists
put-outs withou. an error,
st <;ond game Howard’s heavy
VAR8 TY TEAM 18 PICKED
FOLLOWING BARON GAME
Only Position Left Doubtful le Right
Field.
CAREY W. PHILLIPS WILL'
BE AT CAMP SCR
PICTURES ARE MADE OF
, GLEE CLUB' AND VARSITY
— - r-
Hr. Turner, of Turner Studio, took
фе
pictures of the groups and they
will be ready aa soon as possible, ac¬
cording to him.
The Glee Club picture was taken
in preparation for the trip that is to
be made by the club during the latter
part of April. A cut Is to be made
from the picture and advertising cards
are to be made from it for the purpose
of advertising the Glee Club concerts
that are to be givAn on the trips.
out from Birmingham atnee his grad¬
uation in January. Phillips finished' his
work as a teacher two weka ago and
left immediately for his home at Clio.
Ala. A letter was received Monday
by Shelley Jackson, bis roommate
while in school, stating that he was
leaving for Savannah, Ga^ where bo
will be stationed at Camp Screvens.
The line-up for the Varsity Squad Address the National Federation of
this season is as follows: Bill Shinn, Shakespearean Clubs, which meets In
catcher; Martin, King, Farley and L. Washington the last of the month.
Walker, pitchers; «Duke, first base; It will be interesting to know that
Griffin second base; P. Walker, short- John Temple Graves is the President
stop; Jergeant, third base; Carr, left of this body of scholars and that Pro¬
field Jackson, center field, and either fessor Borns has recently been elected
Reconi, Newman or Price, right field, one of the Vice-Presidents. In asking
Although no official announcement professor Burns to appear before this
has been made, the second team will body, the Shakespearean students feel
meet uoon for the purpose of organ- that the State la honored, as this is the
lzlng and electing a captain and man- first time thht an Alabama man has
ager for the season. Games are to be been asked to appear before this or-
arrangad for the team, which probably ganlsatlon.
In aMtlng
П
tot.1 of IT Etta
e servings of Pi teller Cogdell
an weep was mi.de of the se¬
en i he Howard nine again ap-
le v illow to the imnlston hurl-
the last game ani won by the
f lx to 1. Marti l, working in
c for -the Baptists, pitched a
шм.
allowing ait hits during
ae, the visitors haaching them
the first Inning, Mtiich resulted
r lone run of .tbs game. Wal-
■kson and Shinn led the hitting
local aggregation in this final
HOWARD STUDENT GOES TO
CAMP GORDON FOR TRAINING
Wallace Morgan, a Junior in How¬
ard College, received his notice to re¬
port for military service at Gamp Gor¬
don. Atlanta, Ga.. the 15th of March,
and he left immediately for his assign¬
ment.
Morgan is the flrst Howard student
who has been called' into military,
training since January.
Word has been received from him
by his friends and he seems to like
camp life well. “We have to do every¬
thing from driving a four-mule wagon
to writing insurance,” writes Morgan.
"However, I like it, and I think it Is
a good training.” :4
An lnqujry has come to the college
authorities from a Massachusetts gen¬
tleman who wants to know if there
ever was in Howard a student society
called “CUCLOS” or some similar
name, wtlh badge described as fol¬
lows;
A crown to which was attached three
entwined Isosceles triangles. The
badge was taken from a body by a
Union soldier on the battlefield after
a battle during the Civil War. The
soldier carried the badge to Massa¬
chusetts after the war and it is still
there. An Intense effort is being made
tQ find out the origin of the society
and any information any one can give
will certainly be appreciated. If at
auy lime there io any available infor¬
mation, please report the same to
Prof. John C. Dawson, acting Presi¬
dent of the college.
se.-iea closed the home stay of
im: in and Blue and they left
ndsy tot Tuscalooia, where thsy
i meet the University of Ala¬
in a series of three games —
lay Friday and Saturday.
Continued on t«ge 4)
ANNUAL CATALOGUE TO BE
READY AT AN EARLY DATE
The annual catalogue is going to
press this week and will be ready for
distribution at an early date. This
announcement was made by acting
President John C. Dawson Tuesday
morning. The catalogue will contain
some new features which will be in¬
teresting.
18 TOURNAMENT TO BE
ELD SECOND MEEK IN
N MARTIN ENTERS
THE EVANGELISTIC WORK
or Will Be Made for Partlcipa-
Ena by Boys ani Girls.
Mr. Hudson Martin, a member of the
Sophomore class, recently has resigned
from college to enter the evangelistic
work vith Rev. W. J. Ray, who at this
time it working in Florida. Mr. Mar¬
tin has charge of the music, and owing
to his i pedal ability It is expected that
he wil do welL For some time Mr.
Martin bad thought to enter the army
Y. M. a A. wort, but at the last mo¬
ment iecided differently. While in
college Mr. Martin made himself felt
among all college activities and is re¬
membered by all his fellow students
as one of the most affable, congenial
men on the campus. The Student
Body, though regretting to see him
go. with Mr. Martin the greatest suc¬
cess in his new work.
MI88 LONG TO HAVE CHARGE
OF THE NEW DEPARTMENT
bi» tournaments are to be held
caad week in May, according to
koto Jackson, T<ianls Manager
* season. Singli
«
tournaments
be held first, th» the doubles.
Pi Kappa Alpha Fsl Delta and
i Nu Fraternity tennis courts
* be used to stsge the tourna-
i ad everything Is being pro-
f<
г
ibe annual emtasts.
Moing to Jacks m, the tourna-
W’Ui consist of a singles tourna-
b; the boys and singles touroa-
»)
the women st dents. Then a
«
tournament by both, and fol-
’ a mixed do able* touma-
Mlss Ruth Long, of Fayette. Ala.,
for two summers a student in the How¬
ard Summer School, will have charge
of the new department of Home Eco¬
nomics next year. Miss Long is a
graduate of Monte vallo and has had
several years experience teaching In
her department.
One of the rooms in the club liouse
will be fitted for a laboratory in which
the pupils of Miss Long will receive
their instruction and do their regular
work. All the modern conveniences
will be used in the fixing of this room
and it will be one of the best equipped
departments of the college.
While here Miss Long wffl pursue
work for a higher degree In connec¬
tion with her teaching.
HOWARD Y. M. C. A. PREPARING
TO TAKE UP ACTIVE WORK
The Y. M. C. A. at Howard is pre¬
paring to begin active wort again, mo-
cording to H. G. Williams, who was
elected President at a recent meeting.
The members will meet Wednesday
night, April 17, to lay out definite
plans for work among the students.
One of the things to be done is the
election of a cabinet to look after
special busines of the Y. M. C. A.
The association wffl study th# Ne-
Cary McCord was the first Howard
man to be promoted to the rank of
Major in the U. S. Army since the be¬
ginning of the present war. Dr. Mc¬
Cord is in the medical corps and is
stationed at Chillicothe, Ohio. For
several years he has been one of the
most famous physicians in his special
line of work.
It wus Dr. McCord who gave the
ooEUge the sanitary drinking fountain
which is in the academic Hall at pres¬
ent. He wffl always be remembered
as one of Howard’s -most famous pro-
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