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Vol. 5. No. 4.
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JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, CHARLOTTE, N. ”c., JANUARY, 19297
Price 10 Gents.
Johnson C. Smith Wins State Football Championship
An t a Phi Alpha Leads in Scholarship
WHO’S WHO ON THE
RETIRING STAFF
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Arthur J. Clement, ,Ir.
Since last Febru.ary there has been sent
from Johnson C. Smith University a school
paper, edited and published by the students
of the University. This paper has been
most favorably received by the people of
North Carolina, and lately has found itself
not only in every State in these United
States, but also has twenty-four foreign
countries to which it goes every school
month. From this, one can most assuredly
conclude that “The University Student” is
not only a most valuable asset to the
University as an advertising means to the
school and as a means of development for
those who are interested in journalism or
any other form of writing, but that it is a
medium whereby ideas may be disseminat_
ed, men may learn of other men, students
may be drawn together in a mental sphere,
and that we all may learn two lessons: the
world is not so very large and there is
Brotherhood among men.
We have now come to the expiration of
the term of office of the men who have, as
the editorial staff of “The University Stu
dent,” conducted the affairs of this paper
so very successfully. We, the students and
faculty of Johnson C. Smith University,
wish to convey to these gentlemn our sin
cere appreciation for their time, interest,
and woiJv_in giving.to ouj:L/;chool one of tV;
best school publications in the country. V'e
do hope that the influence of their stew
ardship will not only be felt locally, but
will find itself in other realms and there
• bnrl^ forth fruit abundantly.
The Editor-in-Chief of our retiring staff
is Mr. Vance Henry Chavis, a scholar,
suave, and egotistic. With a vocabulary
en'^e.d by many of our students, the eru
dite ^r, Chavis ha.s not only been able to
get over his line in the class room, but
more than one woman has wondered after
listening to this clever manipulator of
words as to whether or not she had been
flattered by a modern Lochinvar. or a
clever Byron. Mr. Chavis is from
Wade.sboro, N. C. Coming here as a high
school student in 1922, he completed his
high school work in 1925 as an honor
graduate. His 4 years of college work will
have been spent here when he graduates
in June with a B. S. in chemistry. He has
been Vice-Pi-esident of his class, Secretary
of the Sphinx Club, President of the same
Club, manager of the basket ball team.
Junior prize speaker and Yell Master for
four years, member and secretai-y of Alpha
Omieron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha,
three years President of the L. C. P. Club,
member of the Dumas Reading Circle,
Glee Club and “Annual” staff of 1928.
And now as our rciiring Editor we wish
him all that is most agreeable and satisfy
ing in life.
We shall now turn our attention to our
Associate Editor, Mr. Baxter E. Lowe, of
Lexington, N. C. Mr Lowe, a thinker and
exponent of the con.seiwative in college
life and modern existence, and a campus-
famous filibusterer will have been here for
four years at the expiration of this school
term. And in his time here he has been
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THE PHILO: ■
DEAN ALSTON
Mr. J. Henry Alston was born in North
Cai-olina and received his early edu.a ion
in the State, his B. A. in 1917 from L nco’-'
University, Pa., and his M, A. in PsychoU-
gy in 1920 from Clark University, Wore, ^
ter, Mas;s., where hj studied under the
la ( G. Stani'V Hal!. He i.s t.i " a ' ■
a ti'ea'.isc on “Fusion of Cold and WarnT'b
in 0 Lea ,' v, h;ch \ as pub! she,-1 in the
July 1920 issue of the American Jcu-'nnl
of Psychology. He is regi tered in
American Psychology Assoeiati; n and his
students are acceptetl ff)i- gradua e work in
the .Northern uni^■er.‘■ities.
In December, ,19:lti., Mr. A'is an \v>;is de'."
gate to the 18th .'Annual Grand Session - "
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity which con
vened in Indianapolis. He was appointed
Southeastern Provincial Polemarch for
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PROF. I. H. ALSTON
1929 and will supervise the territory from
Washington to lampa.
He is Chairman of the College Section of
the North Carolina Teachers’ Association
which mets March 28-30, 1929, at Johnson
C. Smith University. Also he will address
the National Association of Collegiate
Deans and Registrars at Prairie View, Tex
as, the first week in March.
Mr. Alston’s work as an educator and
organizer is known throughout the South
as he has given more than ten years’ of
service in its leading schools including
Morehouse, Alabama A. & M., and Ten
nessee State (Assist. Dean.) For the past
four years he has served as Dean of the
College Department of Johnon C. Smith
University.
MENCE. WHEREFORE
A.ND WITHER?
By T. Jeffers
SMITH UNIVERSITY
AWARDED STATE FOOT
BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
After compiling the percentage points of
the Smith Bulls and Livingstone Bears' for
the 1928 season the North Carolina Colle
giate Athletic Association declared the-
Smith Bulls Champions of North Carolinia.
The teams were tied at the end of the
season, and it was only after a contrast of
the points which the individual teams piled
up on their opponents, and the amount of
berths which members of both teams occu
pied of the mythical All-American, was the
decision rendered.
The Bulls were awarded the champion
ship because they had the better record.
About the harde.st thing in the world to
do is to write about something when you
have nothing about which to wri^.e. The av-
cra.gc C! lumnist spcr.c.= abcu: tv o thirds of
h 3 t.me trying to find something to say
.. .mething about anJ when he finally lands
i good subject his inxt problem is to say
ihe incs: interesting things con erning i'
■ n ihe very small amount of spaee allowed
him. 1 I '
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M6s&' colilmnists also have no particular
Gting about which they are particular of
saying anything; for instance, half of the
last colijain I read was taken up with a
long discourse on a red necktie. A friend
•writes, though, that “A really good eol-
t.mnist writes without any particular
amount or kind of thought and succeeds
best when he succeeds in writing a long
time without saying anything.”
The tremendous growth of “The Univer- ■
sity Student,” under its second and present •
circulation manager is indicative of the
untiring interest an.i work on the part of
this young man, Mr. C. H.. White.
From a Greater Circulation of 46 copies
to' 1150 in 3 years; from 17 exchanges with
schools and school publications to 243; with
a circulation that hardly touched all parts
of this our own State to an established ex
change into every State in the Union; with
24 foreign countries, the majority of which
are European counuies; with 18 schools in
as many foreign countries exchanging reg
ularly. “The Student" boasts of the follow
ing among its foreign exchanges: ‘The Mc
Gill Daily,” McGill University, Montreal.
Canada; “The Dalhouse Gazette” and “The
Canadian Student,” also from Canada;
“The Grammarian,” from Paisley, Scot
land; “The Dragon,” from the University
of Wales, Aberystwyth. Wales; “The Ser
pent,” from The University Union, Man
chester, England; “La Africaine,” from 5
Rue, Paul-Louis Courier, Paris VII, France;
and The “Metallwirtsehaft,” from Berlin,
Germany. All of these grew out of the
persistence of a man who likes to work.
Here’s what an alumnus had to say
concerning the lack of school spirit on his
part and that of his fellow alumni mem
bers: “In your student paper and even in
“The Alumni Journal” only those men Jn
HENRY, CAPTAIN OF 1929
FOOT BALL SQUAD-
MARTIN, ASST. CAPTAIN
Jethro (Jeff) Henry, sturdy right tackle
of the Bull Squad, has been elected at the
1929 pilot of the romping Bulls. This is
Henry’s second year on the Varsity at
Smith, and incident tally he was Assistant
Captain last year. “Jeff” is a heartv fel
low. (hailing from Wells High School, of
Stubeiiville, Ohio, whei’e he palyed fou'r
years on the Varsity. In recognition of
this he was given a sweatee- in the scho(rf’.s
colors.
Henry is a Sophomore and besides hi:s
athletic activities ranks among the first in
his class.
Jack (Beef) Martin, also a member of '
the Sophomore class, was elected as the
Assistant Captain for 1929. He is one of •
the three men in cur school mentioned
for All-American honors by Bill (^ibson.
ALPHASLEAD InIcHOL-
ARSHIP AT SMITH
Report on the Scholarhip Standing of (he
Prafernities in Johnson C. Smith
University.
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The following is the report on the schol
arship standing of the Fraternities at the
end of June, 1928;
There are three National Fraternities in
the University; The Alpha Phi Alpha, the
Kappa Alpha Psi; and the Omga Psi Phi.
Thei e are em-olled in these three fraterni
ties a total of 78 undergraduate students
representing a little over 30 per cent of the
total enrollment of the school of Arts and
Sciences. This to cal is distributed as fol
lows: Alpha Phi Alpha. 27; Kappa Alpha
P.si, 19; and Omega Psi Phi, .32.
The .scholarship standing of the individ
ual members themselves is, on the whole,
good, several members of each fraternity
having excellent sch.olarship. The general
scholarship average is represented by a.
grade of “B.”
The individual fraternity scholarship
standing is as follows: Alpha Phi Alpha.,
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