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THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT
Page Four
February, 1929.
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jes to the press we find
, .ibers of the Junior class
their recent downfall—
hewing to our motto, which
serons les examenes,” most
able as the phrase goes)
i down’’ meaning les pro-
liors are busy preparing their
for the Junior Prize Contest
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to come off in June. The prelim-
ontest is scheduled for March 13th.
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member is eligible for participation
e preliminary contest, after which six
.kers will be selected to compete in the
iior prize contest which will be held
e first Monday night in June.
Mr. E. M. Townes was called to his
home in Reidsville, N. C., last Friday,
February 15th, on account of the illness
of his mother. We are glad to welcome
him back to the campus. We sympathize
'with our classmate and hope for his moth
er a speedy recovery.
Mr. D. L. Flowe, a former member of
our class, who left school sometime ago
on account of a nervous breakdown, was
a pleasant visitor at the Smith-Morehouse
game, February 19t'h.
It was quite amusing to hear the oper
ator of the Y. M. 0. A. Cafeteria trans
late recently in the French class “Bon
Marche’s” as meaning “Good Walking.”
Such things will happen once in a while.
Pettway is majoring in “Math;” he knows
figures when he sees them: figures don’t
lie; neither do letters from a certain
“Madamoiselle.’ Watch this quiet fellow,
boys.
With these few things told and many
things left untold, we sign off until the
publication of the next Issue.
Walker, R. H. Lee and W. S. Brinkley.
Messrs. Boulware, Travis and Jones con
stitute the Sophomore debating team
and we are hoping for them much suc
cess in their try-outs.
The class extends its sympathy to Mr.
Robert Macon who was called home on
account of the illness of his mother.
We are hoping for her a speedy recovery
and Bob’s early return.
The time has rolled around for base ball
practice. We notice Coach Scales’ famil
iar face upon the campus. The Sophs are
going to be represented 'bn the diamond
by its scintillating stars, which is nothing
unusual for Sophomores.
We wonder why Coleman let his ole
lady, speaking in a falsetto, make him do
some earnest pleading over the telephone
about being with another young lady,
and a few days later “Red” Ellis’ ole
lady performed the same feat, much to
“Red’s” disadvantage because he was in
the presence of a young lady pleading
to a supposed one. Perhaps it would be
best to consult the gods and find out your
fate before making the next call.
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY
(Formerly Biddle University)
Founded 1867
FOR MEN ONLY
Class “A” College, so recognized by the North Carolina State
State Board of Education. A Standard Theological Seminary.
Member of the Association of Colleges for Negro Youth. Large
endow'ment.
For further information, address
H. L. McCROREY, President,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
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SENIOR NOTES
By J. T. Wilson
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By H. Taft Thompson
Once again the Sophs drop back to their
daily routine with. that everlasting spirit.
Semester exams are over and we are be
ginning this semester with hopes for the
best. Everybody seems to be endowed
with a studious habit while the chilly
North winds blow, and rain, sleet and
snow come and break the monotony. I
wonder how long will that last? When the
trees begin to bud, and the grass regains
ber green, song birds chirp their melo
dious notes, and the sun is seen rising
in the early morn waking the drowsy
sleepers before five minutes of breakfast
time, we know that spring is here, and
where goes that studious habit? Remem
ber the old adage, “Make hay while the
sun shines”—study while studying is
good. But we often wonder why any one
could not be inspired to study after lis
tening to the persuasive, precise, and con
cise eloquence of our history “Prof.,”
giving a dramatic background of the
causes and effects o/ the French Revolu
tion, or the philosophic expostulations of
the existence of GoU, and the existence of
the world by our Professor of Philoso
phy and the helpful information obtained
from the Instructor in Sociology expitiat-
ing on current social ])roblems and how to
solve them. .411 are interesting courses,
\and the Sophs find them enjoyable.
Now we turn our thoughts to Physics,
mistry. Biology and Aj'gumentation
Debating. The latter we are particu-
interested in because of Smith’s
\bership in the Pentagonal Deba'^ing
\ie and the question for debate. Our
);t becomes mere intense due to the
hat we have several Sophs out for
|un, namely: Messrs. E. W. Jones,
Vavis, M. H. Boulware,
C. A.
Mid-term exams are over and the se
mester marks are out. Evidently most of
the reports are favorable because I hear
even those who were most doubtful, walk-
. ing the halls of the Senior dorm whistling
and shouting, “It won’t be long now.”
The percentage of graduates as recom
mended by the Dean far surpasses that
of the class of ’28. This is certainly en
couraging to both the class and the ad
ministration. It shows that even though
the interest is rapidly shifting from the
social to the natural sciences and from the
humanistic to the naturalistic idea, the
students still show ability to compre
hend.
The class looks with the greatest of
pride upon the woi'k of Mr. -Vance H.
Chavis, the retiring editor-in-chief of The
University Student. Mr. Chavis has,
through his editorials and his most logical
arrangement of the materials, brought the
papei- from its low birth among school
publications to a high and recognized
position among the same. We hope for
the new staff a most successful year. We
do not feel that the high standard set by
the retiring Seniors can not be lived up
to, but it will be necessary to work untir
ingly.
. At a recent class meeting the superla
tives of the class of ’29 were chosen. Thi.s
was done in order that the 1929 “Bull”
might feature the men holding these
distinct honors. We fear some of ■
of these honors were conferred upon the
wrong individuals, especially in the cases
of Mr. Crater as the homeliest; Mr. Brown
as the most popu’av and Mr. Chavis as
the biggest hobo, but those who know the
personnel of the class will be able to tell
without a moments deliberation the reason
for these illogical choices. Of course,
thrre is no question about S.cotty Mc-
Knight being the most handsome, or
“Dick” Cannady being the biggest bull
shooter, or “Oiseau” being the shiek and
“Shorty” Young being the most optimis
tic. for these men s'and head and shoul
ders above their nearest rivals.
Henri Louis Marshall was elected as
class poet. He is, by virtue of his emo
tionality and place f birth, the best poet
in the class.
The class also selci ted the s'uier'atives
of the facultv. namelv: the biggesf crank,
the most popular, the most useful, the
most deceitful, the most serious, the
biegest spendthrift, the biggest bluff, the
most scholarly and the most ignorant. I
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