Y. M. C. A. NUMBER
Birmingham, ala., Howard college, APRiif n, 1924
OLD GRAD’S DREAM I. X. L. B. Y. P. U. Has
MANY YEARS HENCE Much Pep and Activity
HOWARD FRIENDS
ARE APPEALED TO
Howard Loses
to Alabatna
Many Years Hence.
The I. X. L. B. Y. P. U. displayed
more pep and activity at ita meeting
Sunday night than any other B. Y.
P. U. in the South. If this statement
is not the absolute truh It is very
near it. Miss Amice Shelton and
her grou^t in a series of well devel¬
oped talks gave reasons why Chris¬
tians should attend church worship.
Members taking part on the program
were: Misses Amice Shelton, Ivie
Pearl Ray, and Ethel Holmes and
Messrs. Knox Spearman, N. C. Lee,
and Aubrey Hearn.
Mr. Carroll explained a contest
among the groups. The group which
maintains the highest efficiency dur¬
ing April will be the guest of the
remainder of the B. Y. P. D. at_-a
party to be held before many days
of May pass by.
Mr. Carroll is displaying excep¬
tional ability and leadership in per¬
forming his new duties. Each mem¬
ber of the B. Y. P. U. is urged to
perform his doty in order to raise
the standing of the Union and to
train himself for future usefulness.
The meeting of the Birmingham
District will be held, at the First
Baptist Church next Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock. Members of the I. X. L.
Union are urged to meet at the
church at 2:45 and go to meeting in
a body. We are anxious to take the
attendance banner and it Is necessary
for the B. Y. P. U. to sit in a body.
By a Non-Mlnisterlal Student.
One of the very highest and holiest
of all life-callings is that of the Chris¬
tian ministry. It has to do with deep
and delicate subjects. The require¬
ments are most exacting. It is a work
that sorely and surely needs to be
done. Communities certainly need
spiritualizing and souls need to be
brought to Jesus Christ. This holy
task cannot be performed by just any
or everybody.. The standards for the
Christian ministry are hl«h. No ordi¬
nary man can be a preacher. It takes
a man who is healthy and has untir¬
ing energy. He must be sure of his
calling, throughly consecrated, wholly
committed to God, possess a challeng¬
ing depth of spirituality, and really
know what It means to be a Christ¬
ian. A pastor that is going to be of
much- service must have a broad keen,
cultured mind, with an indispensable
measure of common sense. He must
be a serious student of the Book life,
and the people in both. If a man be,
and have, all the foregoing and still
is lacking personality, he will not be
be much of a preacher. Our success¬
ful pastors thru whom Christ is doing
things are neat, well mannered men
with sociable nature and cheerful dis¬
positions. They do not think too
highly of themselves. Their voices
are easy to listen to. They have
tact and are skillful peacemakers.
They are tolerat of views, patient of
weakness, enthusiastic over the right
things, adaptable to any situation,
faithful to the end, and have a sym*
pathy that knowe no limit.
Although Ham bievens had the Ala¬
bama batsmen entirely at his mercy
Monday, the wildness of him and his
battery mate, Gaylord, caused the
downfall of the Bulldogs at the hands
of the; Crimsons, 5 to 1.
Ham allowed the Capstone Artillery¬
men 3, hits only one of which was
a retd clean blow, and whiffed 8
Crimsons. On the other hand, he
walked three men, hit a couple more,
and had three wild pitches to his
credit.
Lc fifty long years have gone by
now yet it eeems only yesterday that
I roamed the halls of old Howard. It
seems only yesterday that I was a
member of that great class of '24. It
seems but yesterday when I lingered
under the old trees, resting on the
old benches, watching and waiting for
the time to roll by.
How times have changed— old pipe
yon have been with me all these years,
you're shared my joys and helped me
in ny sadness— do you remember
those happy old days we spent togeth-
er. Now all is chadged. We haven’t
beez. back many times. I don’t know
why but every thing seems so differ¬
ent. Now I’m an old man
Or at guas and little, fishes! Did
you iff- tliat mud-bespattered night-
mare which the Bulldogs of Howard
so
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autift.Uy presented on the pro¬
verb! il silver platter to the Furman
Bine on Mer y Field Friday after¬
noon The score was 6 to 2, with
Упгпип
holding the full house while
the bulldogs irew only a pair.
Tin only mason Howard lost can
be at ributad to a eerie* of bonehead-
«1
plays. BiM baserunning
Meanwhile, Gaylord was
letting innumerable balls slip by him
and was throwing them wild to sec¬
ond, while the infield muffed a few
at inopportune times.
McMillan, the Crimson’s star twlrl-
er, was touched for seven blngles,
but etruckout seven -Bulldogs, and
gave free transportation to only one.
He was in hot water many times dur¬
ing the first part of the game, but
steadily grew better as the Innings
rolled by.
Stevens, besides hurling brilliant
ball, with the exception of
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imita¬
tion of a March wind, was the How¬
ard offensive star. He connected for
a homer „and the Bulldogs lone tally
on his first trip to the platter and
later garnered a single. Alf Bains
took a liking to his new position in
the batting order and drew a brae®
of singles.
killed
more Howard scoring chances than
the Uertmms lost men during the
BsttU of the Marne. The Bulldog
wrecking crev banked out 13 safe
blows ine.udiig five doubles and a
triple -enough r.o wirt two ordinary
ball gimofl— but managed to cross the
platter oply t-vlce, even with such a
bairaj e pi bungles.
To top it
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Snake Bains twirled
a gsne o' ball that be deserved to
it?,/ The bi{: boy held Furman to
seven safe lies, nnd sent nine of them
to tt>e bench via the strikeout route.
Re wie a little wild, however, and
three i f the five men he isaupti paaaea
to
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h\.
In I he seventh spasm, the prize
bone of them all was pulled., A Fur¬
man bitter
к
locked >out a high fly
My hair
is grey and my shoulders are bent
with care and toll, but I can’t forget
I reully should npt bring up these old
thoughts, but somehow I’m thinking
an tiwful lot about that old place to¬
day.
• I wonder where all my old friends
are now. My old Professors have de¬
parted to do greater teaching and I’m
left. Just one of the old guard.
It* i funny old pipe how I’ve kept
you all the
ее
years, but I guess you
know more about me than anyone else.
Old faithful pipe, yo& don’t think I’m
a sidy old man if “a few tears come
in my eyes when I think of what was
boi„wiU never be again. It kind of
makes a funny feeling down about my
hear; and such a terrible lump In my j
throiit.
I'm just an old man now and 1 guess
I’ve made my share, but I'm lonesome
today. Old friend pipe we never real¬
ized bow we would miss that old
school and those friends that were so
dear and meant so much to us. Seems
like I can see It all so plain, just as
it whs fifty years ago but no— its all
a dream, just the day dream of a silly
old iaan turned boy again.
Youth never knows what it means
to.be young, everything to live for—
Well I'm not young anymore but just
a tired old man thinking and dream¬
ing oi the best days that will never be
mine again.
Seems I can hear soft music. They
are playing, “Where Is My Wandering
Oh, backward, turn
8cokel went out for it, gathered in a
ring, h ald an Alphonse-Gaston tete a-
fet*. 1st tie hall fall safer, and
two m-n i camper across the rubber,
with ti e vlan.ng runs. Scokel, Ste¬
vens mil Uaifiild each connected
with ti e tipple tor three safe swats,
while Snake Ha ins gathered in *
double and single. For Furman, Gallo¬
way pedorned neatly around the ini¬
tial cmhldn, wiile Drummon pitched
well af er he took the mound in the
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INDIAN PROGRAM
DUTCH NORWOOD
BY MISSION BAND
YOUNG PHENOM
Last Friday afternoon the Student
Mission Band had a good program on
the American Indians, showing the
progress of mission work among those
still living out West. The two speak¬
ers were Miss Mary Emma McPhail
and Mir. Earl Carroll. “Hold Thou
My Hand Dear Lord" was the Inspir¬
ing song which Miss Ella Thomas so
delightfully rendered.
The new constitution of the Band
was read by the chairman of the con¬
stitution committee, Miss McPhail.
It will probably be voted on at the
next meeting.
The program Friday, the 11th, will
be a devotional one in preparation for
the great oncoming revival at Rubama
when Dr. J. O. Williams will bring
some powerful messages. >
Everybody is always Welcome at
the Mission Band.
Our churches are going to be in the
middle of a bad fix unless we begin
recruiting the best young blood in our
churches for it. As it is now Christ¬
ianity does not appeal to most young
people as a thing worth doing for.
Theses a reason for that. Let’s
change the situation. Challenge the
finest young men In your church to
give thjfcir lives to religious work.
Send minister students to Howard
who have talents and show great pro¬
mise. Pious, unpledger, backwardmen
with long faces and tombstone voices
who are over 25 years old and have
had limited opportunities are not
ideal material with which to make the
heralds of the Choss Christianize this
sin-sick world. For the sake of Christ
and the church send the best you have
to offer. Even it is not worthy of this
exalted life work.
A young genius has been discovered
in Howard College In the person of
“Dutch” Norwood, one of the eminent
members of the eminent Senior class.
Mr. Norwood seduced the writer in¬
to room 37 of Renfore hall last week
and there found shocking things.
Dutch has set up a contrivance that
smacks of ingenuity and the class of
'24 should pride itself that amongst
its midst is found a Thomas Edison.
All during the year it has been
rumored around the campus that the
Hon. Dutch had set up in his room
many electrical affairs, but it is only
until now that the young grad-to-be
reaches the epochal pedestal of his
prominence.
The contrivance that Dutch showed
ye Ed had best be examined in or¬
der to be understood thoroughly, but
an explanation will serve its purpose.
Dutcb has an alarm clock so con¬
nected that it will ring an electrical
bell beside his bed and switch on; a
light overhead to wake the sleeping
beauty therefrom. However, if Dutch
so desires to study (t) in bed, he
may switch on said light without af¬
fecting said bell or clock. However,
the height of it all is reached that
alongside the bed is a button which,
when pressed at any hoar of the night,
will flash a light on the clock and
furnish said .sleeper with time, i
Dutch has oft been accused of lazi¬
ness, but we calls it Ingenuity. i
A NATURE STUDY
Everj tiling w is as quiet as the un-
dlsturb< d fomb i)f a long-dead Egyp¬
tian PI. amah.- The air was charged
*Hb aubil led escitement. I covertly
looked at the snowy white, wraith-
like fig IT<i that rat there so silent.
"How li ng w:uld this terrible un¬
certainty lastrj I wondered, as the
fclnute! ; assed.j My feelings were
those cf doping! and yet hardly dar¬
ing to lupe tlfat my watchfulness
w°nld * rewarded.
Suddtnly the white form arose and
laid anitler form, still warm,- down
"*lde ic- aud vith one last linger-
loo : <ent from my sight. Then
“0 bunt forth tpto awierd cry that
*** fraui ht wl: a emotion. It was
8 start In .;, vibrating cross between
a chattu- ng, cackling laugh and the
"f an exuberantly happy
Boy Tonight.'
backward, oh time in thy flight let
me b? young again just for tonight.
— Carlton Lee.
Retirement. ,
“What la your occupation?" asked
the judge sternly.
“I haven’t any” replied the man.
“I Just circulate around, so to speak.”
"Please note.” said the Judge turn¬
ing to the clerk, “that this gentleman
Is retired from circulation for thirty
days.” j
A THOUGHT OF THE PA8T
PROF. ALLEN ELECTED
TO HONORARY FRAT
Do you recall
On last summer days
When you and I lingered in the hall
Or walked out on the campus to maze.
We are interested to know that
profetaor Roger W. Allen, who is now
doing graduate study at Columbia,
New York, has been recently electer
to membership to the Sigma Xi So¬
ciety. We are proud of him and are
looking forward to bis return next
Fall. i
Just in front of the library
We spent so many happy hours
We never seemed to hurry
Otir friendship the guiding power.
I supposed another you would marry
And leave the early hopes In vain.
Now you are a teacher
With pleasure of ybuf own
And I ism a preacher.
The words of God tp be sown.
The days of May went by
Sb did tbe days of June
bfot even stopping to dream ‘
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The days that would pass so soon.
PRAIRIE CHICKEN,
Stop! Look! Listen!
Annu Kenda— (on first visit
и
era ranch): For what purpt
you use that coll of line on yo
diet
Lent -• Brewster (row punc
That line, you can U. lady, v
for catching cattle and horses.
Attnt Kenda: Oh, indeed,
may I aak, what do you use lc
Then one evening at the lake
Some mistake we did make
Our friendship we did stake
No . more to live but almost to hate.
Possibly we will never meet again
Yet as we go out in the world of far**
I trust that Jesils can gladly say
•‘There are two who have given honor,
to my name.
- The Alpha Delta. Pi’s will give an
Easter egg hunt for the benefit of
Altrustlc work April 17 back of Ber¬
ry field. Come! Get your dime and
buy a ticket from any Alpha Delta
— Define
It meant
—Tee t:
the word excavate,
to hollow out.
ie w'ord in a sen-
You went away in a hurry
And rode the morning train
excavfttes when it
L. W.J*W.
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