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Hush Library is
Given to Howard
Ifearly 2,000 Volume, of History,
Travel, Reference Works, Claw-
Howird College
E WAITS
BOOKS FILL NINE BIG BOXES.
brood the
Mystery continues t ) i
.j^fkOouts of the big
до,
from Its post Oil
the Howard campus 1
tijeover of darkness uid by unlden-
lid persons. The
со
liege has made
organized effort to locate the bell,
taring. It is auppoted, that thoae
о
removed It even rually will ro¬
te it to lu rightful owners and
iu proper plaee In
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college life.
Sreen Spencer, the negro Janitor,
itlnues to use a large-size dinner-
1 to call students to lectures and to
atm them from the! ir work. Spen-
. nys he has no idet- where the big
il l*. and doesn’t in ow whether It
# uken from Its rb.ee by students
br others living off the campus.
Nearly 2,000 volumes, valued at
between $4,000 and $5,000, have
teen added to the Howard College Li¬
brary through the gift of Mrs. T. G.
Bush, of Birmingham. The gift in¬
cluded the whole of the private libra¬
ry of Mra Bush.
Nine packing boxes in which the
I’OQk-s were encased were opened
the college library Monday, and the
books were placed on shelves and on
fables preparatory to their being cat¬
alogued for regular use.-
The library was made up largely of
books of history, travel, reference
works, tha classics and popular Ac¬
tion. Prof. A. H. Olive, Chairman of
the Library Committee of the Facul¬
ty, said Monday the library fitted lu
admirably with that of Dr. Bamuel
.Sterling Sherman, which was given
lo Howard a year ago.
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PRESIDENT HELPS IN PLANS
TO START NEW ENDOWMENT
Dr. Shelburne Makes Trip to Selma
and Montgomery.
Oue of the big oat trees on the
nrard College campus was named
it wee
к
the Macon t ak, In honor of
\ George W. Macon an alumnus of
:mnl, and for tbt law. ten
уади»
.‘efesor of Biology. The exercise
connection with tl
о
naming of the
;*i were held, in trout of Montague
President James M. Shelburne has
returned from Selma and Montgom¬
ery, where he went to discuss with
Baptist leaders plans for opening the
Howards) adsou Endowment Cam¬
paign for $300,000. President Shel¬
burne hpped the leaders ju the jauive-
Birmii^hamN«vfa5t«ff Pbobograpbcn-
т СГ«ма
in UuurnalUnri -w
Sunday’s Birmingham Newp juib-iLhan the college
ue Freshman Class.
Carrying out Arbor Day plane fur-
ler, a magnolia tree was planted on
he east side of the campus by stu-
lents of the Howard High School.
Dr. P. W. James, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Selma, is Chairman
of the jEndowpjien Campaign Com¬
mittee. '
earning work in Journalism at How¬
ard College. The following Is what
The News said, In part:
“Howard College Is the first college
or university In this section of the
South to undertake to teach journal¬
ism, although full-fledged schools or
Journalism have sprung up in the
North and West, with amazing de¬
velopment since 1907.
“Howard’s catalog for this session,
Issued last Spring, modestly an¬
nounced a course in ‘The History and
Principles of Journalism. ’ offering,
the subject under the department of
Englleh -and agreeing to give two
hours college credit for those taking
the work.
“With the opening of college in
! September the administration faced
!an unique situaton. More students
FORMER HOWARD CO-ED IS
WEDDED TO J. W. JOHNSON.
mow SUPPLEM ENT TO BE
PUBLISHED
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THE CRIMSON.
•rehmen Will Illni nte What Not
to Do in Journalism.
Miss Cordelia Harrell Is Married to
Langsdale Man.
Mies Cordelia Harrell and J. W.
Johnson, of L&ngdale, were married
at her home In West End last week.
Dr. J, W. Johnson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, of Birming¬
ham, performed the ceremony.
Mies Harrell was a student at How¬
ard during the first semester. She
Is a graduate of the Birmingham
’High School/
- Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are living in
I^angdale, Ala.
Members of the Fieshmen Class in
Journalism will
Цвае
-The Ypl^ow
Jupplemopt next' Wc dnesdar in «m-
iKtlonAith the regular issue of The
Новом
The Yellow Supplement Is
•utended to be a takProff on. “yellow
.uumllsm," representing what not
•o do in newspaper vork.
Stories appearing in The Yellow
PHILOS CHOOSE SPEAKERS
FOR INTER-SOCIETY CONTEST.
VAUGHAN AND PARSONS
BASEBALL TICKETS FOR
1916 SEASON PUT ON SALE.
A. H. Reid and
С.
H. Ferguson Will
Be the Debaters.
Bunting, Outfield and Batting Work
Held This Week.
They Will Take Place of W. P.
Reeves ami E. L. Ford.
J. C. Vaughan, h Sophomore, and
R. A. Parsons, a Freshman, both of
Ashland, 41a- > were chosen Saturday
night by the Franklin Literary Soci¬
ety to represent it in the annual in-
ter-Soclety Debate with the Phllo-
mathlc Literary Society this spring.
Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Parsons were
chosen when it walk learned that W.
P. Reeves and E. L. Ford could not
represent the society.
The contest will be held in April.
Students Can See Nine Games on
. Campus for $1.25.
A. H. Reid, of Milan, Ala., and C.
H. Ferguson, of Samantha, Ala., have
been chosen to represent the Phllo-
mathic Literary Society in the Inter-
Society Debate with the Franklin Llt-
eryary Soelety, to be held in April.
Mr. Reid Is a member of the Junlpr
Class, and was one of the represent¬
atives of hie society. In the Joint de¬
bate last year.
Mr. Ferguson is a member of the
Sophomore Class.
Bunting, outfield and hitting prac¬
tice are features of baseball work¬
outs at Howard this week.
Bad weather prevented
Baseball tickets for the 191
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sea¬
son were put on sale the first of the
week. The ticket calls for admission
to the nine games to be played on the
nnd sells/fo^ $1.26.
practice
part of last week.
"When the men get tho soreness
out of them caused by the unusual
exercise, infield practice and inter»
player games will - be held, and we
can get a better line on our men,”
said Coach Eugene L. Caton. “We
are working the men out slowly to
prevent sore arms. There are some
fast men on the team, and from all
prospects we should give tne opposing
catchers a good deal of trouble this
yeajr.”
campus*
This la the first time the season
ticket plan has eve* been tried at
Howard. ' v
Howard’s Basel all Schedule
Season of 1916.
■uslMlppi
А. к
M.. Stark vllle,
Mfa“- March 30 and SI. !
University of Alabama, Tnsca-
April 1.
Seventh District Agricultural
«bool. Campus. April 6, 7 and S.
Southwestern,. Campus, April
Wand li.'
Mercer University, Campus,
**U 19 and 20.
Southern University, Campus,
APH1 24 and 25.
8t Bernard College. Cullman,
“‘У
2 and 3.
Southern Uni /entity. Groena-
М»У
10, 11 aad 12.
Alabama Presb'lerlan College,
Annlston, April ::8 and
2».
Howard’s Football Schedule
Season of 1916.
Auburn, Rickwood Park. Oct. 7.
. Southern University, Campus,
Oct. 14.
f Mercer • University, RJckwood
Park, Oct. 21.
Sixth District Agricultural
Softool, Hamilton, Oct. 28.
Alabama Presbyterian College,
Anniston, Nov. 4. (Pending.)
Southwestern, Clarksville, Tenn.,
Now. 11. (Pending.)
Jacksonville Normal, Campus,
Nov. 17.
Birmingham’ College, Rickwood
Park, Kov. 36.
BARROW SPEAKS TO Y. M. C. A. .
ON JUVENILE COURT WORK.
ARI0N CLUB GIVES CONCERT
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COLLEGE AUDITORIUM.
Celebration of the Philomathic an¬
niversary has been postponed from
March 10, on account of a conflict
with the Inter-Society debabte. Plana
are being made for the anniversary
and four debaters have been chosen.
They are H. 8. McMillan, Frad
Bryant, W. W. Adams aad S. C.
Chance. These men/are to chooue a
subject, and aet th/date for meeting.
Juvenile court work was outlined
before the Howard Y. M. C, A. Mon¬
day night by Ralph Barrow, of the
Birmingham Juvenile Court.
The following officers were In¬
stalled to serve for the next
twelve months: Lee Blackwelder.
President ; T. B. Qlbaon, VJce-Preel-
dent; Core* Phillip*. Secretary; Cal-
Membere of the Arlon Club, a chor¬
al organization of Birmingham, gave
a concert in the Howard College au¬
ditorium last Friday night.
But few Howard students attended
the concert, because of the fact alx-
weeta’ teats were on at the time.
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