Choctaw Stew On Menu
For Howard Homecoming
AUTOGRAPHING a book-
Satirist-author- English professor Richard Armour, second from
kit, prepares to lecture at Howard. Armour entertained some MO
students on the Concert and Lecture Series program last Monday.
With him are, left to right. Dr. Lae Allen, adviser to the SGA; Armour;
Martha Rae Dobbins, chairman of the Series; and Mike Bradley, SGA
SGA Features Concert
By Roger Williams
By Bill Nunwlley
Roger Williams, popular young
pianist whose instrumentalist re¬
cordings have been lop sellers for
(be past few years, will perform
at Howard two weeks from to¬
night.
He will appear as part of the
Concert and Lecturr Series at 8
p.m. in Seibert Hall /lovember 16.
Howard students may obtain
tickets for the event lone per per¬
son) by presenting Student Activity
Cards in Room 217, Samforc Hall.
Student seats will be on the west
side of Seibert Hall and will be
unreserved.
Reserved seats fo' the general
public will be on the main floor
and east side. They went on sale
in the Business Office this week.
Prices are $5,
Я
and $3 each.
Williams will present a program
of pop, classical and novelty num¬
bers from his more than 250 re¬
cordings.
The young artist claims a defi¬
nite purpose for tjcis type offering,
whic^t he is currently presenting
Crimson Gets
First Class
over the Southeast.
He is trying to span a musical
chasm.
"For years there has been a
gulf between popular and classi¬
cal music." he has said. "I be¬
lieve people who genuinely enjoy
good music can appreciate the
best in both the classics and jazz.
"My goal is to bridge that gulf."
Tlie performance will be Wil¬
liams' first at Howard, but his
fourth before a Birmingham audi¬
ence in the past four years. Since
the last, in January 1961. he has
appeared in successful concerts
throughout the country.
Williams first hit the big time
of Uie recording world in the early
1950 s. By 1955 fiis release of
"Autumn Leaves" found him on
the way to becojning among the
largest selling recording instru¬
mentalists ever.
He originally studied electrical
engineering, receiving a degree in
the field after service in the Navy
during World War II.
But he soon turned to music,
spending several years in serious
study. He received his Master's
Degree jn music from Drake Uni¬
versity. and also studied for a time
at Juilliard School of Music in
New York City.
Howard College plans to s t e w
some Choctaws to entertain folks
on campus for Homecoming.
Beginning tonight, when black
coffee and midnight oil see the stu¬
dents through decoration prepara¬
tions. '62 Homecoming will be de¬
voted to halting the Mississippi Col¬
lege winning streak m past How¬
ard meetings.
The Jefferson County Alumni will
put their heads together at 7 p.m.
tonight at Reid Chapel.
At 8 p.m. they will join t h e
crowds at Seibert Stadium for a
pep rally-talent show led by the
cheerleaders. Duke and the How¬
ard Marching Band.
Candidates for Miss Homecom¬
ing will be there, and the Fresh¬
men will lake over in the flatlands
below Samford Hall with a tradi¬
tional bonfire <to burn Choctaw
hopes) and rat race.
All students have all-night per¬
mission to work on floats and
ground decorations. 'See Page 3 for
decoration schedule).
Club sweethearts, class and club
floats, high school guest bands, the
Howard band and cheerleaders and
individual cars line up at 9 a m.
(Continued on Pago 3)
Stewing
Schedule
Friday
10 a m. All-campus convocation,
followed by pep rally
7 p.m. Meeting of Jefferson
County Alumni — Chapel
8 p.m. Pep Rally — Seibert Hall
followed by bonfire
Saturday
10 a m. Homecoming parade
10 a m. Alumni coffee
12 noon Lunch
1:40 p.m. Pre-game show
2 p.m. Game time
half-time tomorrow. Candidates, moving from front to back, on tha
left, are Myra Martin, Betty Jo Turrittln, Lmdal Fletcher, Flo Taylor
and Suzanne Glbbi. On the right, front to back, are Anita Funderburke,
Alica Herring, Anne Boynton, Sammye Hughey and Haroldine Johnson.
Wright Rebukes Hilltop
For Attack On Sizemore
Howard president, Dr. Leslie S.
Wright, replied via letter t« prom¬
inent Birmingham citizens to an
attack on Dean of Women Mar-
Honor Rating Pi
Карра
Alpha Opens $35,000
Fraternity Lodge Tomorrow
The Howard Crimton retained its
Associated Collegiate Press First
Class Honor Hating during the 1962
Spring semester.
ЛСР
sent the First Class certi¬
ficate to the Crimson last week.
The accompanying letter stated
that the First Class Honor Rating
ia comparable lo "excellent".
"First Class publications may be
jusily proud of the r achievement."
said Mr Fred I L Kiidow, director
of the ACP.
The Crimson was rated in com¬
parison with colleges with 1501-.
students. Four papers were
in the top "All American" cate¬
gory, 13 were First Class and nine
were Second Class.
In a breakdown of the rating,
news coverage seceived a very
ttood to excellent grade. News
stories and featitreg were rated
excellent, and department pages
'editorial and si>orte> were very
good.
The rating service said makeup.
*as very good, while headlines and
Printing were excellent. Photog¬
raphy received a very good rating.
The Associated Collegiate Press
“ the largest college student publi-
cation organization in the United
Stales.
By Carol Ftshburne
%
Homecoming visitors and stu¬
dents may tour the new $35,000 Pi
Kappa Alpha Fraternity lodge this
Saturday as the Howard Pikes bold
formal dedication ceremonies and
open house. The house is located
on fraternity lots between the
Faculty Apartments and Sautter
Road.
The house will be open to the
public from 10-11. n.m. Dedication
ceremonies begin at 11 with AI
Corcoran, alumni advisor to the
Howard Pike Chapter, serving as
master of ceremonies. Dr. John
A Fincher, Dean of Howard Col¬
lege and Pike alun.nus, will give
the prayer of dedication
Following the formal dedication
service a buffet luncheon will be
given for Pike alumni and families
in the house The lodge wiU again
be open to the public after the ball-
^According to Alpha
Р!9'а|*«‘
president BUI Hill, the dedication
will bring to a climax more than
six years of hard work by Pik*
alumni and actives to build the Al¬
pha Pi Chapter a new lodge. The
eight room structure will house
four boys — Bill Cochran. BiU Hill,
Bobby Franklin, and Charles Hol¬
ley.
Some of the outstanding features
of the house arc the fraternity crest
painted in oils in the entrance hall,
a wrought iron stair ra'il with Pi
KaDDa Aloha ck-eiened into the
iren, and house-wide stereo. In
addition to the bedrooms the lodge
will include a living room, party
room and office.
Chapter officers for this year are
S. M. C.. Bill Hill; I.M.C., Cy Swa-
tek; S.C., Tom Roundtree; Th.C.,
Al Shumaker; Pledge Master. Greg
Fanes: and House Manager. Wil¬
liam Cochran.
PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY LODGE
garet D. Sizemore by the Birming¬
ham-Southern HILLTOP NEWS.
The Birmingham . Southern edi¬
torial came after Mrs. Sizemore re¬
ceived the Birmingham Woman of
the Year title last month.
The editorial said, in part: "The
NEWS notices, with some dismay,
at the pick the Birmingham Busi¬
ness and Professional Women's
Club and League made for Bir¬
mingham's Woman of the Year. . .
She has given them (Birmingham-
ians) a "cause” to keep the citizens
of this city ever more restless, be¬
cause. as Dr. Dale LeCount has
been quoted as saying in last
week’s HOWARD CRIMSON. . .
"She does not cease to disturb (ha
complacent among us.
"This may sound Ilka sour
grapes, but tha NEWS feels thet
although our own dean of wom¬
en, Mrs. Robert Cothran, did not
receive the "honor", Birming¬
ham - Southern can be extremely
proud Mrs. Cothran was tending
to her own business and not
out administering to the affaire
of other colleges and universities
in Alabama . .
Dr. Wright’s letter, which was ac¬
companied by a reproduction of the
HILLTOP NEWS editorial, said in
part:
"Mrs. Sizemore needs no de¬
fense. In the Interest of fair play
made.
•‘Her voice has been heard In
every comer of our slate and hun-
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