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THE HOWARD CRIMSON
Vol. VI
Birmingham, Ala. Wednesday Nov. 10, 1920
Number 7
Down With the Little Red
School House On Owenton Hill
HOWARD’8 GREATE8T OPPOR¬
TUNITY.
(R. E. Lambert.)
One of the most important ques¬
tions before the Baptists of Alabama
today is the development of Howard
College in .o the greatest asset of the
denomination in the State.
Substan ial progress has been made
durng the past year in materially in¬
creasing ihe endowment, strengthen¬
ing the faculty and enlarging the
student body. Now Birmingham is to
be given the opportunity of show¬
ing its appreciation of the Institution
by raising half a million dollars for
a more desirable site and new build¬
ings.
1 If the college is to adequately
serve the Baptist hosts of the State
it must be- greatly enlarged in near¬
ly every vay, and thin 1500,000, if it
should be raised, will be but a start¬
er. Birmi lgham has never done what
it should or even what it promised
for Howard when it was moved here
from Mar. on; and this affords it an
opportunity to redeem itself. It was
unfortunate, to say the least, when a
narrow strip of land less than a
block wide and over a mile long up
a mounts a side was tendered and
accepted at East Lake for the present
site.
If the Japttots take the lead in
the proposed campaign It will be
well and good, but If the civic bodies
lead and -alse the $500,000 the col¬
lege will ikely have to' make some
concessions and put our distinctive
principles more In the background.
Can we afford to do this, when the
whole world is clamoring for the doc¬
trines we posseedia
The idea of utilizing the present
college buildings as an academy and
feeder for Howard is an excellent
one. Something of the kind should
be provided in the near future, as the
need is urgent. Living, as I am, in
a sparse!} settled section of the
Black Belt it was necessary for our
boys to lei.ve home to get the great¬
er part
о
their high school train¬
ing; and to get what we wanted we
sent them to one of the Home Board
schools at Mars
НШ,
N. C. There
are hund^sds of Baptist boys and
girls in the State who would attend
a good, cmtrally located -academy,
where religious training is given and
expenses ;.re low.
Most of our denominational col¬
leges get their students largely frbm
the country, but It is the exception,
and not toe rule, for the boys to
return to the country where they are
so badly needed for community and
church leadership. Howard’s record
along this line is probably the aver¬
age of other Baptlet colleges, where
only about one graduate every three
yeare returns to the farm. How can
«о
ever hope to develop our great
numbers it the country at that rate?
U Baptists are to measure up to
their opportunities and do the great
*ork that is waiting for them, the
country cl urches must have more
i rained lei ders. Of what use is it
lor Drs. Gambrell, MuHins and oth¬
ers to go over and spy out the land
if we do not marshal our forces to
possess it? Let os continue to train-
increased numbers of preachers,
teachers and for other professions,
business and trades as circumstances
and opportunities permit, but some¬
how and sometime plan to train more
leaders for this Important and long
neglected field, and See If It does
not work a revolution in our denomi¬
nation that will not only be felt in
every nook and comer of the land,
citiee Included, but In every mission
field of the globe. To accomplish
this will take faith, prayer, thought,
time, men, money and work, but If
it will pay let us commence to
think about and plan for it now.
Even If this is accomplished many
of our boys and - girls will attend
the State institutions; and plans al¬
ready under consideration by the
Education Board must be carried out
to save them from Christianity and
the denomination. There will be no
lack of men and means to carry out
a well-rounded educational program
if our people are informed as to
the Importance of the work and get
the cause on their hearts.
There art some little things that
can be done at once at Howard that
will cost no money and yet will
help the students Immeasurably, and
put the college more on the hearts
Of tbe people and make them ready
to do anything possible for Its im¬
provement. Instead ‘of only one lit¬
erary society, meeting every two
weeks, there should be two live
ones, meeting every week. There
should also be at least two B. ¥.
P. D.’e to give the best of training
to all the students; less pretentious
schools have three to five unions.
Then special efforts should be made
to get the students to attend and
take an active part in the Sunday
school. Are not these thinge more
Important than even a winning foot¬
ball team? I am Interested in the
success of the team, too, for my
two boys play on it; T»ut I am more
interested vin tfrere other things, and
the average Baptist of the State ta,
.too, and the "best advertisement the
college can send out to win friends
and students is consecrated trained
workers. Send out plenty of these,
and a Greater Howard will at once
be a reality. This Is Howard’s great
mission, and the mission of every
other Christian school— the greatest
mission on earth. If we do not do
this we betray the trust placed in
us.— Alabama Baptist.
ffeTA OMEGA HAVE TOAST.
Saturday night the Zeta Omega
Sorority gave a marshmallow toast
at Lakewood. Around a large bon
fire marshmallows were toasted and
stories told. Professor and Mrs.
Ives chaperoned the following:
Misses Mary Donahue, Nena Harris,
Jo Lane. Emily Nesbitt Mary Hard
Wilson, 'Norine Lilee, Helyn Lane,
Mabel Hodges, Marie Clark; Messrs.
Berney Acton, George Gregory.
Clyde Hill, James Babcock. Brittain,
Drake, Runyan and Gaylord.
DENOMINATIONAL DAY.
The second Denominational Day
program was given at the college
chapel at 10:30 November 4, 1920.
Dr. J. R. Saunders, missionary to
China, delivered the address.
The program was:
Hymn.
Invocatlbn— Dr. J. A. Hendricks.
Solo— Miss Eunice Sloan.
Paper— Miss Ruth Casey.
Male Quartet— College Quartet. •
Addreee— Dr. J. R. Saunders.
Girls’ Quartet— College Quartet.
Dr. Saunders has been on the
missionary force in China for nine¬
teen years, and is a teacher in one
of the leading colleges of China. He
is also an author, having written and
published “The Cross and Reconstruc¬
tion of the World.” He has traveled
over most of China and knows the
conditions at first hand.
The subject of his address was, “The
Call of China to Us.” In part, he said:
“There are more undeveloped re¬
sources in China than in any other
country, in both people and material.
Every fourth child born Into the world
Is a Chinese. One fourth of the moth¬
ers of the world are Chinese.
, “The . mountains of China are full
of coal and Iron, but the Chinese will
not mine the ores because of super¬
stition.
“Chinese ideals have dominated the
East for centuries. The West will be
dominated more and more by them
as time passes. The East and West
can no longer be separated.
“Some of the' best minds of the
world are Chinese. They have given
to the world some wonderful produc¬
tions. They have an encyclopedia of
several thousand volumes; to this
there are fifty volumes of Index alone.
“But China has some needs. They
look to the United States for these
needs. They have confidence In the
people of America and will therefore
.meet with extended hands the much
needed help offered them by us.
“The gospel is the one thing that Is
meeting the needs of the Chinese peo¬
ple. It reaches the needs of all
classes In China. There is a spiritual
need In China that nothing except the
gospel will satisfy, and they plead for
that
“We are sending car loads of cigar¬
ettes and hundreds of young men to
sell them to the Chinese people. We
are also sending great quantities of
oil, patent medicines, sewing machines
and many other American products.
Why not send them the gospel, the
one thing for which they long and
need.
“There are a great many lines of
work in which we can render great
service to the Chinese people."
PHILOMATHIANS GIVE
PROGRAM.
F1R8T
Numerous compliments have been
received by members of the Philo-
mathic Literary Society for their pre-
senation of the second scene of the
third act of Shakespeare’s Julius
Caesar
ав
its first program this year,
given in the Phllomathic Hall, Tues¬
day evening, November 2. A vocal
solo by one of tbe members and sev¬
eral short speeches by visitors also
'featured the evening. Many of tne
students turned out for the program
and the room was filled. Mrs. Thomp¬
son brought the Hendrick’s -Home
girls to the meeting and their presence
added much to its success.
After the singing of the first stanza
of America the play was given. About
twenty boys helped in it. The two
principal parts were held by Mr. E. E.
Cqx as Brutns and Mr. G. N. Neely as
Anthony. The other participants were
members of the mob. The speeches
of Brutus and Antony were very force¬
ful and It was Interesting to note their
effects upon the mob. First, Brutus,
raised Its feelings to fever heat over
“the tyrant Caesar.” Anthony) fol¬
lowed and gradually turned the mobs’
conviction until it left the room de¬
manding revenge for his death.
Mr. Joe Jeffers favored the society
with a vocal solo, which was so good
that It called for another. The presi¬
dent then called upon several of the
visitors for short speeches. In re¬
sponse to much handclapping, Mr.
Thompson took the floor and made a
few remarks, some serious and some
humorous. He was followed by Mrs.
Thompson, Miss Lane and Miss Clark.
These talks produced much enthusiasm
and laughter. After the critic’s re¬
port by Mr. Brewton. the meeting
closed. Those present were unani¬
mous in their praise of the program
and in predicting a year of good work
for the Phllomathic Society.
ZETA OMEGA LUNCHEON.
The Zeta Omegas * entertained
Thursday at an Informal luncheon
in their sorority, room. Those pres
ent were; Misses Elizabeth Haynes,
Nena Harris, Jane Tate. Marie Clark,
Helyn Lane. Mabel Hodges and
Norine Liles.
PI KAPPA ALPHA ENTERTAIN8.
The members of Pi Kappa Alpha
were at home at their fraternity house
on Sunday afternoon to a number of
their frlendb In honor of the girls at
Hendrick’s Hall. The afternoon was *
spent very pleasantly and a delight¬
ful punch was served by Mrs. Ben H.
Walker. Jr.
Those who enjoyed the hospitality
of Pi Kappa Alpha were Misses Flor¬
ence Pass, Mary Shirley, Ethel Clark,
Buna Abhram, Eleanor Daniel, Eliza¬
beth Haynes, Mary Jane Tate, Helen
Johnson,-- Emma tyae Stein, Elizabeth
Laumer, Elabel Lynn, Mildred Stein,
Stacy. Effle Teagne, Gladys Watltng-
ton, Mesdames H. E. Wellington, Jean
Albert and
В.
H. Walker; Messrs. B.
H. Walker, Eugene Watlington and
Kingman Shelburne.
The hosts were Messrs. H. G. Wheel¬
er, Earle Blackwelder, Ralph Cohran,
[Lee Head, Robert Deane, Max King,
McCollough, Bennett Drake, Barney
^ Acton and L. P. McLane.
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