Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 150 of the 1917 volume:

BIRMINGHa M ' yuUfHERN COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE 5 0553 01029680 1 LLW w I P=J l=M=l != ■ I I ■ I I H |- -l h-WH H -t h-«H h-W h- -| COPYRIGHTED. 1917. BY D. W. GODFREY MILTON DANNELLY --J % ;:? fitiiom ■ ' XJ 3 j? S ID s ■¥ T 3a s ij ' iJDSSJ ' y- ' B I© ID ' S iQW 111)3, DEDICATION DR. O. C. McGEHEE A MAN WHO HAS EVER BEEN A LOYAL FRIEND AND STAUNCH SUP- PORTER OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, WE DEDI- ATE THIS VOLUME OF THE SOUTHRON DR. O. C. McGEHEE (jl( nc Amvd In this book we Kave earnestly ' endeavored to give you a glimpse of our college life. Everything that we have done has been carried out with the sole purpose of pleasing our readers by) giving them a true picture of Southern University. We realize that our efforts have not been crowned with the suc- cess which we would like, but we trust that you will overlook our mistakes and remember that we have done our best. If you are pleased, we are satisfied. !IS S9 . ■ ■ 1-i HBBB SSvRnfee. e%e ' ' £ M WSBm S. , ' -, M rs ,« - :.rMto£.„.. 7«...i;.ia Pa — — -- WSm 1 ir ' - , m ' ' h - H, iH i f fj H ■HHUnJK ?rv M| BBr n ' ' H .. mmmm msmsi m i.. . ■H MAIN BUILDING COLLEGE AND GYMNASIUM ATHLETIC FIELD CAMPUS SCENE UNIVERSITY A ENUE HOMES OF FACULTY OTT S HOME Faculty C. A. Rush, D.D. President Southern University, ]SS6; A.M., Southern rsits ' . ISSS; President o£ Montgomery District School, 1891-94; D.D., Southern University. President Southern University. 1914 — C. p. Atkinson, A.M., Ph.D., D.D. Professor of Philosophy) and the English Bible B.S.. Southern University. ISSS; A.M., Southern Uni- versity, 1S90; Teacher in High School. 1888-89; Tutor in Southern University, 1889-90; Graduate Work by Correspondence in Illinois Wesleyan Uni- versity. 1910; two courses Philosophy, Harvard Summer School, 1905; D.D., Southern University, 1910; Professor of Philosophy, Southern University, 1904 — F. E. Chapman, A.M. Professor of Mathematics A.B.. Southern University, 1902; A.M., Vanderbilt, 1907; Fellow and Assistant in Mathematics, Van- derbilt, 1906-07; Member American Mathematical Society; Professor of Mathematics, Southern Uni- versity, 1907 — ilty J. C. GODBEY, A.M. Professor of Natural Sciences A.B., Central College, 1 04; . .M,, Central College, 1905; Principal New Haven (Mo.) Public Schools. 1905-06; Student in Summer School. University oC Missouri, 1906; Principal and Assistant Superin- tendent of Paris (Mo.) Public Schools, 1906-OS; Member of County Commission and Textbook Commission (Mo. 1, 1907-08; Scholastic Fellow in Chemistry. Vanderbilt University, 1908-10; Princi- pal of Academy and Supervisor of Athletics. Cen- tral College, 1910-13; University of Leipzig, Insti- tute fur Anorganishe Chemie, 1911-12 (on leave of absence from Central College); Professor of Nat- ural Science. Southern University, 1913 — N. M. Lewis, A.M. Professor of History and Education B.I.. Louisiana Industrial Institute. 1907; Student at Washington and Lee. 1908-09; A.B., Louisiana State University, 1912; A.M., Louisiana State Uni- versity, 1913; Supply Professor of History and Eco- nomics, Southern University. 1914-15; Graduate Work, University of Wisconsin, 1915-16; Professor of History and Education, Southern University, 1917— S. C. Steinbrenner, A.M. Professor of Modern Languages A.B., Charles City College, 1SS9; Theological Sem- inary, Frankfort (Germany), 1902; Couises in Modern Languages, Strassburg, 1902-03; Professor of Modern Languages, Commercial College, Saar- tarucker, 1903-04; Professor of Modern Languages, Military College, Metz, 1904-05; Pastor M. E. Chulch, Lansing, La., 1905-07; Professor of Mod- ern Languages. Charles City College, l:i07-13; A.M., Charles City College, 1908; Graduate Student, University of Chicago; Professor of Modern Lan- guages, Southern University, 1913 — Faculty P. E. Rouse, A.M. Piofessor of Ancient Language A.B., Central Collegi?. 1909; Scholastic Fellow. Van- rlerbilt University. 1909-10; A.M., Vanderbilt Uni- versity. 1910; Professor of Latin and Greek, Cen- tenary College ot Louisiana, 1910-13; Assistant in Latin, University of Wisconsin, 19U-lf- Professor of . ncient Langiuages, Southern University, 1915 — R. L. Wiggins, A.M., Ph.D. Professor of English and Public Speal(ing A.B. cum laude, Emory College, 1903; A.M., Van- derbilt University, 1907; Ph.D., University of Vir- sinia, 1915; Graduate Student and Library Assist- ant. University of Chicago, summer quarters; Uni- xt ' rsity Scholar in English. Columbia University. 1911-13; Teacher of Public Schools in Georgia, 1903-06; Financial Secretary Blue Ridge Association for Christian Conferences, 190S; Manag:er Missionary Education Movement Conference, 1909; Field Agent of Georgia School of Technology, 1913; Assistant Professor of English, Woflord College, 1909-11; In- structor in English. University ot Texas, 1913-14; Instructor in English, University of Virginia. 1914-15; Professor of English, Southern University. 1915 — H. A. Newson Principal of Acailem}f . .H.. Southern Universitv. 191ii: Teacher in Sea- !--h(ire Camp Ground School, 1914-15; Principal S. I ' . Academy. l!ilil-17. 20 The Alumni — A View of An Alumnus T IS generally conceded that the success of any institution of learning largely depends upon the fidelity and enthusiasm of those who compose its Alumni. Such being the case, it is very essential for every institution to have a live and wide-awake Alumni Association. Especially is this necessary for the Southern University and all other small Christian colleges. The pressure from State schools is becoming so great that it is making it difficult for our church institutions to exist, and all indications point to the fact that this pressure will become greater and stronger as the years pass. With this condition existing, it is very necessary that we, as Alumni of Southern University stand true to the school which is so dear to us and which has had such a powerful influence in shaping our lives for greater accomplishments and higher ideals. I come as one who has the utmost confidence in the loyalty of the Alumni of South- ern University, and I trust I shall be pardoned if I develop a few suggestions which will be based upon that fidelity for their successful realization. It may be that the contents of this article will be classified as the hazy dreams of a fantastic dreamer, but it is my firm conviction that these things are in the realm of the possible and that their realiza- tion can be assured by the proper co-operation of those who have the interests of Southern University at heart. On the other hand, it may be that some of the ideas, which will be advanced in this article, are already being successfully carried out by our Alumni Association. I rejoice in the great work that this organization has done and I am indeed thankful for the close friendship and personal acquaintance of many of those who compose its membership, but I believe we are all compelled to admit that we are not accomplishing as much as we ought to accomplish for our Alma Mater and for the interest of our Alumni. The graduates of the Southern University are to be found in almost every state of the Union and also in many of the foreign countries. Many of her sons and daugh- ters go out from her sacred halls at graduation never to have the opportunity of visit- ing the institution again. They feel the fires of patriotism and devotion to their Alma Mater raging and surging within their breasts, but because of the fact that they are not kept in touch with the life of the school those feelings grow less intense as the years go by. I believe it is possible to keep our Alumni intensely interested in the welfare of the college, and in so doing, wonderfully assist in promoting the worthy enterprises of the institution. I am satisfied that the Southron is accomplishing a great work along this hne, and I feel that it is the duty of every Alumnus, so far as he is able, to encourage this worthy effort of the students of Southern University. The work of the students, as excellent as it is, cannot meet all the demands of the Alumni and keep their enthusiasm for the institution aroused. Part of this task naturally falls to the Alumni Association. It seems to me that there should be some advanced steps made towards the organization of our Alumni and towards the accomplishment of a greater work by our Association. In the first place, I believe a more effective organization should be completed. An- nual dues ought to be charged each Alumnus and the Treasurer instructed to collect them each year. Chapters of the Association ought to be organized in every town and city where there are enough former students of Southern University for organization. These chapters ought to meet once or twice each month in a social way and talk over college days, or any other plans the members might wish to discuss together. They would be kept in touch with the Home Chapter, or with the central office of the Alumni Association. The results of such an organization are immediately evident to those who wish to follow out this line of thought. In the next place, some way of keeping the Alumni informed of what is happening and being accomplished for the institution should be provided. The Secretary of the Association, or some one appointed for that purpose, should be instructed to have litera- ture printed each year and mailed to the Alumni. This should not always carry a peti- tion for money, for even the most loyal Alumnus is occasionally anxious to hear some- thing else about the school. If literature is sent only when money is needed, it will soon begin to find a safe resting place in the wastebasket, possibly before it has been read. Would it not be possible for an Alumni Journal to be published each quarter? If not quarterly, let it be published annually and a copy be mailed to each Alumnus. It could be made very helpful and would meet a crying need among our Alumni. The funds for its publication and for all other expenses of the Alumni Association could be secured by urging each Alumnus to pay his annual dues. There would be difficulties to overcome before this plan could be realized and many details would have to be considered, but these obstacles can be removed and greater things accomplished by the co-operation of those who have gone from the halls of old Southern University. How do you feel towards such a progressive step, fellow Alumnus? As Alumni, let us not forget that our Alma Mater still nestles among the stately oaks in the same old college town ; that her classic halls still ring with the cheers and shouts of buoyant youth ; and that she still performs the silent, yet glorious work of moulding characters and shaping destinies. Let us recall what she has meant to each of us and show our appreciation by a united effort to advance her interest and an enthusi- astic loyalty to sustain her cause. C. A. Haskew, ' 1 4. 22 k ■■■■■■■■■a BOOKTWO Tlie Classes A Tragedy in One Act Played with sickening success every season since Bull Durham was a calf. The Time— Session of 1916-191 7. The Place — Southern University or any other college. Persons — A young man, from noble ancestry, rather pleasing personality, attire not surpassing that of a Jim Ham or a J. Thomas, but neat and careful. An Old Croaker whom the young man regards with a sort of condescending tolerance. Young Man — You talk about unwarranted abridgment of liberty, such as the fanatical prohibition statutes, or John Wallace ' s game laws, but I ' ll tell you, the very apex of narrow-minded intolerance is reached by the old Croakers who advocate the total abolition of the manufacture and sale of cigarettes. If there is anything which I consider to be a greater reflection upon a man ' s intelligence than an Anti-Tobacco League, it is an Anti-Saloon League. Why, what is the harm in smoking a cigar- ette? It is really funny to hear the old Croakers talk about the ill effects of that which they know nothing about. They throw a horrible fit when they observe the color of a fellow ' s fingers. They seem to arbitrarily assume that the thing is hurt- ful to the human body and then proceed to search for a theory to sustain the assump- tion. At one time they tried to frighten us by telling us that our lungs contained little sacks of nicotine accumulated by successive inhalations of tobacco smoke ; at another time they thought they ' d make us believe that there was serious damage resulting from some kind of dope in the paper. They simply don ' t know what they are talking about, that is all there is to it; and ' tis amusing to me, though some times annoying, to hear them talk. Did you ever notice that they always preface their remarks by flinging out this hot one: Now, you all know, I ' m no crank on the subject of tobacco. I like a good cigar just about as well as the next one; when, as a matter of fact, the old hyp has a quid in his jaw right then, and if you will keep close watch you will see him duck his head and squirt a flash of brown liquid into the spittoon which you had not noticed before. Old Croaker — You say that the cranks on the subject of cigarettes have made them- selves ridiculous because they have abandoned certain theories as to the ill effects of smoking and adopted others. Did you ever stop to think that is precisely the way along which progress is made? History shows that generally the first theory advanced in explanation of any phenomena was wrong. Medical science groped its way from theory to theory in accounting for malarial fever. In the meantime his majesty. Anopheles Mosquito, the purveyor of malaria, sang his way through the world unmolested. George Ade told the truth when he said that during this time chills and fever entered into the program of every life, while those who chat- tered thought they were being jounced by the hand of Providence. But when science evolved a theory supported by a series of experimental facts, what did we do? As intelligent beings we could do but one thing; that is, we began to act according to the facts as we were made to know them. We invaded the domain of Anopheles and caused quinine to ' cease to be a staple. Young Man — But, my friend, because malaria is bad proves nothing as to smoking. That reminds me of the old chestnut: If there are ten million germs on a dollar bill, how many on a ten-dollar bill? I do not mean to be personal, but must say that the mental processes of some people are like a certain game I ' ve heard of — you never know what is going to turn up. You are assuming that smoking is harm- 23 V. ful. Suppose I do not accept that as true? I see no ill effects in myself; I know men who lived long and efficient lives, smoking to the last. Old Croaker — I wish it were possible for me to make you see that the habit of smok- ing is at least open to question. If I could make you see that, I ' d thunder it at you that WHAT IS OPEN TO DISPUTE IS NOT OPEN TO INDULGENCE. It would be impossible for me to mention all the evidences of the ill effects of smoking. Perhaps no one knows all of them. Could it be possible that smoking caused that bad throat? Why does that boy ' s chest look like an elephant had stepped on it? Look at his pale face. Did you hear him cough? Do you remem- ber having heard anybody say that the college honor rolls are made up from the list of those who do not smoke cigarettes? The mind of the cigarette fiend has a wonderful capacity to resist the acquisition of knowledge. The poisonous effect of cigarette smoking seems to have been demonstrated experimentally by the late Dr. W. L. Dudley of Vanderbilt University. He showed this to be due to the presence of carbon monoxide in the smoke. His biographer. Dr. J. T. McGill, describes the process in the following paragraph: Carbon monoxide forms a compound with the haemoglobin of the blood. This change in the blood is readily detected by means of the spectroscope. If a cigarette inserted in the end of a glass tube be lighted and air drawn through it by means of an aspirator, the cigarette will be consumed as in smoking. If a mouse under a bell jar placed between the aspirator and the burning cigarette breathes the products of the combustion, freed from other products than carbon monoxide by wash- ing through suitable solvents, the mouse will die without finishing the second cigarette. Examination of the blood of the mouse with the spectroscope then shows the presence of carbon monoxide haemoglobin. The smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe contains carbon monoxide; and if the smoke be inhaled and taken through the lungs into the blood, the result of carbon monoxide poison- ing by the conversion of the haemoglobin of the blood into carbon monoxide haemoglobin. A boy can smoke a larger number of cigarettes because he has a larger amount of blood than the mouse and also dilutes the carbon monoxide with air inhaled through the nose. According to this point of view, then, all forms of smoking, cigarette, pipe, are hurtful, provided the smoker inhales the smoke. (The young man is seen to put his hand into his pocket, draw out a little white thing, roll it between his hands, play with the end of it for a second, and place it tenderly in his mouth, while he smiles and repeats an old jingle he had heard some- where:) Young Man — What have the old croakers said of you, sweet. Sweet cigarette? What can rival your solace in house or street? Can ' t leave you yet. My pet. Humph! In my coffin ihey call you a nail, Sweet cigarette. Pun on my coughin ' — but that won ' t avail. Can ' t quit yet, My pet. They say that you will come with my bier some day Sweet cigarette. And they are right. You do come with my bier, and stay. Quit? Nothing doin — yet. My pet. (Exeunt Old Croaker, head down and muttering a quotation from an old book about somebody who, having eyes, sees not.) ?4 Seniors Colors: Orange and Black Flomer : Violet Mollo: Out of the good into the better; Out of the better towards the best. Officers E. H. McGehee President T. J. Anderson Vice-President J. B. Benson Poet D. W. Godfrey . Historian O. K. Welden . . ■ Prophet Roll R. H. Allgood W. T. Deal E. H. McGehee T. J. Anderson D. W. Godfrey W. V. Pierce J. B. Benson M. F. Jackson W. H. Robertson S. A. Daniel J. E. McCurdy O. K. Welden I -: 25 di Ralph Hanson Allgood, A.B., II K A . . Dadeville, Ala. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Ladies ' Debater, ' 14; Glee Club, ' ]4- ' 15, ' IS- ' lfi. ' Ifi- ' IT; Treasurer Glee Club, ' le- ' lT; Tennis. ' 1,5- ' 1G, IC- ' lT. There remains in him alivavs the desire to do Tlfhat he i e3. Maud never was known to have a grouch. He believes very strongly in Laugh and the world laughs with you, and amuses himself by singing and eating. Chocolate Milks are his specialty. He has a bright future awaiting him. Thomas Jefferson Anderson, A.B., B.S., K A Greensboro, Ala. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Ladies ' Debater, ' 13- ' U; Vice-President Freshman Class, •13- ' 14; President Sophomore Class. ' 14- ' 15: President, ' 15- ' 16; .Secretary-Treasurer Senior Class, ' 16- ' 17: Manager Ten- nis, ' 14- ' 15, ' 15- ' 16; Tennis Team. •13- ' 14, ' 14- ' 16, ' l3- ' lli, ' 16- ' 1T; Manager Football, ' 11!; Business Manager Southron, ' 16; Society Editor Southron, ' 16. O, Conqueror of cities, ii hat are ijou ivhen compared to this conqueror of hearts! Tom is a good example of a well-balanced man. His good looks and genial nature make him very popular among his fellows. During his college career he has been quite a star in tennis. 26 John Burt Benson, A.B., .1 T i Enterprise, Ala. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY -17: Manager T Club, ' IS- ' IS; Ladius ' Debater. ■13-14: I ' ennis Team, ' IS- ' le, ' 1 Secretary-Treasurer Gle ' 16- ' 17; Secretary Athletic Asso Junior Class, ' 15- ' 1G: Poet Senio tary Board oj Control of Athletii ' 15- ' ll Cla ■15- ' 16 ■lass. ■Il- IS: Anniversary Debat ■16- 17: Glee Club, ■14- 15. ■IS- l ■esident Glee Club, ■16- 17: Ban ; Basketball, ' 15- 16. ■16- 17: : Class Editor Southron. ■■ ' 16- ' ■etarr Y. M. C. A.. ' 15- 16. Se He shall grow Ul(e a pine in Leha Shorty, the elongated member of our class, is another nothing in a nickname at least. He is a good student and such as basketball, baseball, and literary work. of our tennis stars. Verily, there is crested in many other college activities Selman Adron Daniel, A.B., (Vanderbilt), K A . . . . BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Sophomore Declamation Contest. ' OS: Won Readv Debatcr s Medal in ' 0 High School. •OS- 09; in Vanderbilt University, ■09- ' 10; Assistant Publi( ment, Vanderbilt: Assistant Instructor in English and History in the Hughes Preparatory School of Spring Hill, Tenn., ■10-11, 11-12: in busil boro, •12- 16: Senior Class, Southern University, ■16-17. have chosen mine helpmate. ' ' How he manages to combine business with an education is an unsolved puzzle popular with the college boys until he established the cash system. jreensboro. Ala His store was very 27 iL William Thomas Deal, A.B Opp, Ala. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Deal is the soul of cheap Tv ' il. Reverend is the college boy ' s traveling salesman. His stock consists of safety pins, typerwriters. pennants, etc. He can sell you anything from a penny pencil to a house and lot. Daniel Wilson Godfrey, A.B., 1 ' A E Sumterville, Ala. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Sophomore Declaimer. ' 15; Treasurer Sopl Glee Club, ■14- ' 15. ' 15- ' 16. ' 16- ' 17; Winner ot Co Scholarship Medal, ' 16; Anniversary Debater, ' 1( ' 16- ' ]7; Assistant Editor Southron. ' Ib- ' ie: Ma Senior Class, ' lti- ' 17; Bditor-in-Chiet Southron, ' 16- ' 17. Class, ' 15; Ma of Track, ' IS- ' IG: ih, ' IG; Winner of ■16: Band, ' IS- ' IB, ■16- ' 17; Historian n S. r. Academy. He never sa }s a foolish thing. Nor ever does a tuise one Dan is noted for his generosity and sympathetic nature. His accomplishments are many, and when he starts a thing he always finishes it. He is admired by all from Rats to his own fellow Seniors. 28 Millard Frank Jackson, B.S., 11 K A Pine Apple, Ala. CLARISOPHIC LITERARY SOCIETY Varsity Football, IS- ' lii, -Iii- ' IT; Basi-ball. ' 16, ' l-; Assistant in Physics, ' le- ' lT. Bui now ihe itraighl and narrow path for me. Yutch has been with us only two years, but he has already made a success of his school life. His especial delight is Mathematics, and in this he is a veritable shark. James Edgar McCurdy, B.S., 11 K A Century, Fia. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Varsity Football, ' IS- ' IG, ' Ifi- ' IT; Glee Club, ■14--ir , -la- ' lS. ' IS- ' IT; Cheer Leader, ' 14- ' 15, •15- ' 16. And for bonnie Annie Laurie I ' d aj) me down and die. Red IS a big-hearted and likeable fellow. In a football game he has the sand which admits no defeat. He knows the Profs like a book, and better than he knows his books. He has also aided greatly in the development of the art of sleeping. 29 L- Jj Edward Henderson McGehee, A.B., B.S., A T O CLARISOPHIC LITERARY SOCIETY , ' IS- ' l-J, ' IJ- ' lf., ■] Prattville, Ala. Varsity Baseball. ' 12- ' l?., ' IS- ' IJ, ' IJ- ' lf., ■lii- ' 17: Ladies ' Debater, ' IS- ' ];!; Tennis Team. ■12- ' 13, ■13- ' 14, ■14- ' la; Sophomore Declaimer. ' IS- ' l ; Basketball. ' 13-14. ' 14- ' 1.5. ' 16- ' 17; Junior Orator, ' 15; Society Speaker. 15; Viec-Presiclent Junior Class, ' 1.5: Varsity Bas- ketball Captain. ' 14- ' la; Society Basketball Captain. ' 15: Varsity Football. ' 17; Baseball Manager, ' 17; President of Senior Class, ' 17; Assistant in Chemistry, IB- ' K. admire him. Mis silenl utords forever speaf . ' form of athletics, and in addition is an exi trono believer in co-educalion. nt student. To know Iiim is to Weston Vickers Pierce, A.B CLARISOPHIC LITERARY SOCIETY Seln Ala. sneeze, sne ze. from morning ' till night. ' Reverend has always been unfortunate in his love affairs, but he is living in spite of a broken heart. He hopes some day to own a chewing gum factory where he can manufacture chewing gum for his own consumption. It will lake a good big output to supply him. 30 . William Henry Robertson, B.S., 11 K A Loachapoka, Ala CLARISOPHIC LITERARY SOCIETY Ladies ' Debater. ' 13: Challenge Debater. ■1.5- ' 16; Basketball, ' l-l- ' lo, ■lo- ' l(i. ' Ifi- ' IT 14- ' 15; Vice-President Juiiioi- Class. ' K.- ' I Football. ' 1.5- ' 16; s Basketball. ' U- ' 15 5istant in S. V. Aca The reward of the faithful shall be his. Frog is known for his persistence in everything he attempts, especially m his love affairs, the reputation of being hard on Rats, but it is the fault of the Rats and not of Frog. he is a sturdy worker, and no doubt, may look forward to a very successful future. He has Withal, Osceola Kyle Welden, B.S., 1 ' A E BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY Titus, Ala. Ladies ' Debater, ' 16; Junior Orator. ' 16; Treasi C. A., ' 16; Senior Class Prophet. ■16- ' 17; Belle! Oi-ator, ' 17; U. D. C. Orator, ' 17; Band. ' 16- ' 17 School, ' 16; Assistant in Biology, ' 16- ' 17. rer Junior Class. ' 15- ' 16; President Y. M. Lettres Anniversary Debate. ' 17; Society Glee Club, ' 16- ' 17; Instructor in Summer it ' s O. K., it ' s rvell done. O. K. entered S. U. as a Junior, having received his diploma at a state normal school. He has made good in college. He is a good student and takes part in all phases of college work except athletics. Senior Class History HEN at last we have come to the end of our college career we look back with pleasure to our past and forward with sorrow to our future; a future in which college days and school friends have no part. It is indeed a strong tie with which S. U. binds her sons to herself. Only those who have come, have seen, and have conquered can know the regret with which we leave the school we love so well. Our record here has been, by no means, a perfect one, but we trust that our Alma Mater will be better off for our having been here. It was in the golden autumn of nineteen thirteen that we first became a class. With open mouths and wondering minds the Rats invaded Greensboro. At that time they were as fresh and green as the hills and valleys from whence they came. With bland smiles they greeted whomsoever they met, and with the self-assurance which only a Rat possesses, they passed into the halls of Southern University. No one could believe then that they would ever, from such a beginning, attain the goal which they sought. How- ever, their Alma Mater could see through their rustic verdance, and looking, she dis- ceined something really human. The very first year of our existence as a class brought to light the fact that things are not always what they seem, and that the Class of Nineteen Seventeen was making good. During that first year we had three coeds among our number, but since that time they have all left us. This is indeed unfortunate for us, for ours is the first Senior Class in many years to pass through the four years of a college course at S. U. without the inspiring help of some girl classmate. As I look back on the past four years of our school life I note with pride the achieve- ments of our band. In every department of College activities they have taken their part. Our number contains athletes who have won fame on the gridiron, diamond, basketball floor, and tennis court. We have been ably represented in football by McGehee, Mc- Curdy, Jackson and Robertson. To baseball we have contributed such men as McGehee and Sledge. Throughout our entire college career we have held the championship in tennis. At present Anderson and Benson, two of our men, compose the team. In order to complete our representation in athletics we have also taken part in basketball. Mc- Gehee, Robertson and Benson have upheld our prestige here. In order that we might be a well-rounded class we have also entered the field of ora- tory and debate. Almost all of our band have been active members of the literary socie- ties, and have taken part in all the public functions of these organizations. Pippin was chosen from among our number to represent our College in the inter-collegiate oratori- cal contest. 32 At present Welden is President of the Y. M. C. A., while Godfrey is editor of the College Annual. The Glee Club contains six of our number, among whom are Deal, McCurdy, Welden, Godfrey, Allgood and Benson. Rev. Pierce is some speaker, and besides he has for three years been the champion gum chewer of S. U. The foregoing are a few of the accomplishments of our class. We have neither the time nor the space to tell of the things we intend to do when we get out into the world. Let us hope, though, that there will ever remain with us the fond memories of pleasant times spent here. May we never permit ourselves to forget the friendships we have formed and the ideals we have received while lingering under the shadow of these College walls. We will always cherish the fondest feelings for those who have made our College days ones of happiness. It is with heavy hearts and many backward looks that we go forth to take our place in the world, and it is our fondest hope that in the days to come we may greet each other once more in these sacred halls. Alma Mater Song (Words by Dr. E. V. Jones) O ' er ihe plains of Alabama Loyal sons and true Year by year go marching onward, Cheering old S. U. Hail to thee, O Alma Maler! May ihy cause previal, And thy name fore ' er be honored. Fair S. U., all hail! ' Neath thy portals visions splendid Thrill wilh hope the soul, And a life of valiant service Thou hast made our goal. When we from thy halls have departed. And life ' s battle ' s on. Thy great spirit shall inspire us Till eternal dawn. 33 Senior Class Prophecy fljOOKOUT, boy. Don ' t kick me out of the bed just because I am having a dream. I have had a most wonderful dream in which I had pictured to me the future of the Senior Class. Do you want to hear it? Well, here goes. July, 1937. Hello, Dan. How are you, O. K. ? Where are you gomg with that load of melons? I am taking them to Mobile. Can ' t we ship a load North next week? Yes, I think so. But let me ride with you on down to town and we will talk it over. Besides, I want to tell you about my trip through the United States. You and I have been right here on our farms for the past fifteen years raising ' eats ' for those Mobile peo- ple and therefore we don ' t see much of the world. You remember, it has been just twenty years since we finished college at Southern University and on my trip I saw many of our old college friends. I left home in my car on the morning of June 3d. As we drove through the coun- try, villages, and towns, we were reminded everywhere of the prosperity of our native America. The songs of farm-hands and the hum of machinery furnished music for us as we traveled. As we were nearing the little town of ' What-now, ' North Carolina, we had an accident and had to phone in town for help. Just as we were being pulled up to the garage, a very distinguished-looking gentleman came strolling by. Upon a second glance I was very happily surprised to recognize our old friend and classmate, Mr. W. H. Rob- ertson. I walked on up the street with ' Frog, ' and soon I saw a very conspicuous sign hanging out: ' Dr. W. H. Robertson, Dentist. Horse Teeth a Specialty. ' When we drove into Philadelphia, one of our party desired to go to a drygoods house. Upon inquiry we learned that ' Daniel ' s ' was one of the best retail houses in town. When we walked in, I was very warmly greeted by our Greensboro merchant-friend and class- mate, Mr. Selman Daniels. While in New York I chanced to see the following bulletin: ' Lecture to-night at Metropolitan Theater by the Hon. Weston V. Pierce. Subject, The Eccentricity of Chewing Gum. ' Of course, I attended this lecture and was glad to shake the hand of our old friend Pierce. I learned that he has been engaged to give a series of lectures in the South on the numerous qualities of chewing gum. 34 As we were passing through Buffalo, I went out to Niagara Fall ' s University. The sign over one door recalled another familiar face, ' Edward H. McGehee, Ph.D., Pro- fessor of Chemistry. ' I knocked and ' Mc ' persuaded me to stay and hear a debate his ckss was about to have, ' Resolved, That carbon disulfide has a more disagreeable odor than hydrogen-suffide. ' From the arguments presented by both sides I decided that ' Mc ' must be a very effective professor. We were making our way through the beautiful farming sections of Missouri when we met a lonely-looking man driving along in a buggy. He stopped to let us pass and I recognized our classmate, Mr. Tom Anderson. Yes, ' Thom ' looked quite natural, and upon talking to him for a while I learned that he had for some years been postmaster at Brown ' s Crossroads, and was then canvassing in the interest of his candidacy for coroner of his precmct. Then came some of the best of my trip — the crossing of the Rockies. As we wound our way up one peak after another, we were reminded that one does not need to go to Europe to behold the splendor of snow-capped mountain peaks above, and green valleys below. High up one of those lofty mountain-sides we found a tent nestled between two high rocks. There whom should I see but Frank Jackson. ' Jack ' said he had been sent to the mountains as a government surveyor, but had, while there, become interested in a great question of Chemistry, namely, ' The discovery of some method for using snow and ice both for fuel and food, so that he might remain in the snowy region and be freed from the burdensome tasks of work and worry. ' The chances are that he will succeed, for he always did ' wonderful ' things in college. In San Francisco I met one gentleman who, I am sure, will interest you. I saw coming down the street one day a man almost covered with toys, balloons, flags, and novelties of all kinds. He was verily filling the air with his cries such as, ' Buy a souve- nir of the Western city, ' etc. As he drew nearer the voice seemed familiar. Then I remembered that ' Deal ' back at Old Southern University who was a ' dealer ' in ' every- thing, ' and was always ready to give us all a ' square deal ' in anything a college boy needed. ' Reverend ' said he found his business a very profitable one in the West. But, ' my goodness alive, ' I always knew he would turn out to be a great business man. In Los Angeles we went in to see a movie show. The name naturally attracted me — ' Eats ' — and imagine my surprise when I found the leading actor to be none other than Ralph AUgood. I know ' Maud ' enjoyed playing for that picture. In the little town of Make-belief, New Mexico, the topic of conversation seemed to be the same with everybody. They were all talking of the great sermons being preached by a noted evangelist. They semeed so enthusiastic that we decided to stay over and hear him once. And who was that dignified, red-headed man who swayed the multitude with his eloquence and marvelous truths? None other than James Edward McCurdy, who, by the way, was another of our classmates. The last place of interest was New Orleans. One day we came upon a great throng of people gathered around a band playing in the street. Wlien I came closer, I recognized 35 the leader of that band to be Burt Benson. Burt told me he found life as a bandmaster very pleasant. So you see I had the pleasure of seeing all of our old classmates and they all seemed to be living out our motto: ' Out of the good into the better, out of the better towards the best. Senior Class Poem QHE was silling one night in the moon ' s mellow light, ' A maiden with long flowing Iresses. She was thinking with joy of a gay college boy; Of his love, his kiss and caresses. TTVEN more with delight, on this very same nighl, ■ — ' In a town which was far, far away, A boy was now dreaming, while this same moon was beaming Of this girl who was happy and gay. K TEATH the silv ' ry gleams of this same moon ' s beams ' ■ They had often wandered together. Now he thinks with a sigh of the days gone by. When each day brought sunshiny weather. IN spite of the threats which every boy gets When his studies each day he ' s been slighting; He would dream all the day in a half-forgetful way Of the lady to whom he ' d been writing. NE day in the gloom of his own little room ame to himself with a start; And beginning anew with a heart bold and tri He resolved from his ways to depart. QNE, H R IGHT hard did he find the continuous grind When so long his task he ' d been shirking. But taking his stand with the grit of a man He straightway set about working. O beginning again with might and main ■ He made such a creditable showing. That soon with his grip, his cane and his Dip, Back home to his girl he ' ll be going. 36 l enewingf Old Colors : Purple and Gold Motto : Vivi ad summam JUNIOR Flomer: Violet Officers H. T. Morgan . ■ President J. M. Dannelly Vice-President Madge Winn Secretary Elizabeth Rush Treasurer J. H. Coulliette Poet J. L. Bates Prophet Roll J. H. Coulliette W. A. Bass J. L. Kelly J. L. Bates A. C. Moore J. M. Dannelly H. T. Morgan K. B. Edwards Elizabeth Rush Maude Garrett J. H. Ryan H. R. Jones Madge Winn 37 38 Juniors OT very long ago a special meeting of the Junior Class was held in the basement of the college at the late and early hour of tweleve P.M. For weeks in advance there had been much talk of this meeting. Only a JIJ few knew why it had been called, but it was generally understood that some very serious questions were to be settled. Each member of the class was warned that the penalty for absences was a sudden and terrible death, and so when the hour of meeting came everyone was there. After the oath of secrecy had been administered to each one, the President arose and asked the Secretary to state the object of the meeting. You may ask right here how I learned what took place at this meeting since everything was done so secretly. It was like this: One of the members, whose name I will not mention, told me all about it, in spite of his oath. He said that he never would have done it, but the Juniors just had to have something about themselves in the Southron. But to return to my story. When all had become quiet the Secretary arose and announced that the meeting had been called in order to ascertain what each member of the class would like best in the world to do. They were given but little time for reflec- tion, and so if their answers are not just what we might expect you can lay the blame upon the shortness of the time. The name of a co-ed was quite naturally read first, for they all wanted to hear the opinion of the ladies. The first one happened to be Madge Winn. She looked a little confused at first and hesitated, but realizmg the gravity of the whole situation, she began: I — I think I would like to ah — ah — marry as soon as I get through college. Instead of a roar of laughter only deep silence followed this statement, for no one doubted her ability to do what she wished. The next name read was that of Maude Garrett. Her answer came quick and decisive: I have long wished and still wish to know how to choose between two boys equally attractive. Elizabeth Rush in her turn made the following statement: I hate to seem to be copying the statements of anyone else, but I would like best in the world to have an answer to the question just asked by Miss Garrett. Duck King wanted, most of all, a leather-bound volume of Handy Literal Trans- lations of every Latin text used in school. He also wanted to pull Prof. Rouse ' s hair just once. The greatest desire of Edwards was to have a grand piano and a wife who would know how to play it. This did not cause any great surprise, for all knew just what his inclinations were. 39 Coulliette, said that if only he could do everything he attempted just right, he would be almost satisfied. The thing that he needed to make him completely satisfied was a pair of longer legs, so that he could lower some track records. The one thing that would please Morgan more than all else would be to go back once more to Enterprise. The next best thing to him was that he might learn why some of the boys call him Country. J. L. Kelly ' s greatest wish was to find out whether or not he was related to the other Kelly in school. He also wanted someone to give him a prescription for reducing superfluous flesh. Mollis Ryan desired only one thing, namely: that he might finish school and take a long rest. This, by the way, is the desire of many others, if only the truth were known. Next Bates arose and with pompous diginity spoke: Ladies and gentlemen, if only I had a very, very large megaphone, made in such a manner that it could always be in front of my mouth to increase the volume of my voice, I would be supremely happy. Enough said! We all agree with Bates. Dannelly said that he wanted most of all to go to some other school where he would be better appreciated. After that he wished to be a count. When Porter ' s name was called he not only rose to his feet, but even stood in a chair that he might be better heard. His words were as follows: I am living in the hope of some day having a chance to give Prof. Lewis an examination on History of Education. If you will permit me to state my second choice, I will say that I wish very much to know how to keep a girl from breaking a date. Bass said that he would like very much to chloroform the professors during their recitation periods, and also during exams. He asked also whether or not the rest of the members thought it paid to be indifferent in a love affair. Red Jones ' supreme wish was to go back to the University of Alabama, and still have the opportunity to come to Greensboro whenever he wished. Since this completed the roll the meeting was dismissed by the President. 40 50PH0HMCS Flower: While Rose Molio : In virtute est honor Officers PresiJenl . . . . Vice-President J. H. Crawford . Secretary R. B. Shuptrine . Treasurer Poel Roll R. L. Bates T. E. HiNTON T. M. Norton J. H. Crawford E. M. Hunt C. H. Owens J. F. Collins C. W. Horn W. L. Paulk W. F. Calhoun J. W. Horn C. M. Reeder Elizabeth Christenberry A. Hornsby L. B. Ramage Lelia Otts E. M. Jones J. C. Weston K. C. Frazer Webb Jordan R. B. Shuptrine n 42 Sophomore Class Prophecy INCE I was unable to choose any other profession, I decided to be a for- tune-teller and palm-reader. Accordingly, I joined one of the largest Car- nival Companies in the world, and one pleasant week in October I found myself in a small college town. My business seemed to have run aground until College Day at the Fair. On that day I had to strain my mental powers to meet the demand for Fortunes. About four o ' clock m the afternoon of the above-mentioned day, a group of about twenty young people came crowding into my tent. I wanted to shout for joy, but there was no time for such, and I immediately began work by invitmg the nearest one into my private apartment. I was quite astonished when I glanced at the palm of this humble- looking lad of eighteen winters, when I saw reflected by the skin the image of a dignified professor. On closer observation I discovered that he held in his hand a book, a Begm- ner ' s Greek, and his audience was a bunch of pretty girls eagerly straining their ears to catch the words spoken by this learned man. This proved to be our friend John Floyd Collins, who had become Professor of Greek at W. C. A. The scene in the next palm is in the same city. I am gazing into the pulpit of Court Street Methodist Church, trying to think who the eloquent preacher is, when, suddenly, in the midst of his sermon he used this familiar expression, If you love me, show it, and then I know him to be William Fletcher Calhoun. When I look into the next palm the hamonious strains of a large orchestra reach my ear. From my seat in the Peanut gallery it is with difficulty that I discover my old classmate, Charlie Hasty Owens, tooting loudly on his cornet. In the next, my eyes meet a strange scene. Never before have I seen such strange buildings and walks, and I would be at a great loss if I could not see a sign, Govern- ment Engineering Department of Brazil. Who should appear in the doorway of the building but Tiny Jones, adorned in a khaki suit. The next is a very chubby hand, and reflects the image of a big automobile, the driver of which can hardly get beneath the steering wheel on account of the superfluous flesh caused from drinking much buttermilk. As the car draws nearer I hear the fat fellow say, Yes, Ruth graduates this year, and I ' m on my way now to W. C. A. Then I know it is Pap Ramage. As the big machine glides by I recognize Pap ' s companion to be Tom Norton, who is caressing Pap ' s double chin with great delight. Next I look into a dainty little hand that belongs to a young lady. Before me is a long row of cots that support wounded soldiers. By instinct I turn around and meet the steady gaze of a woman dressed in white from head to feet with the exception of the Red Cross on the chest and on the front of the little white cap. I am quite surprised to see Chic Christenberry as a Red Cross Nurse, but my surprise vanishes when, turning, I see Rufus Buena Shuptrine lying unconscious on a nearby cot. 43 II Ah ! Here ' s another strange scene. I see a narrow street lined on both sides with a row of small, thatch-roofed houses. Recalling what I absorbed at Sunday School, I name the place China. Seated in front of one of the houses I recognize Willie Horn with a large Bible on his lap. In the next palm I see a man sitting on a bench by a door that leads mto a small ofSce. Above the door is this sign, Carl M. Reader, Money to Loan on Farm Lands. Here I see the outline of a group of people standing among white fumes. As the fumes clear away I recognize Shaky Hunt in the midst of a group of boys performing an experiment in Chemistry. All that I see in the next palm is a clipping from a newspaper, which reads: Mont- gomery Advertiser, Alabama ' s best paper, T. E. Hinton, Editor. In the next palm I see two figures picking their way along a crowded street. As they draw nearer I recognize Lomax Bates and James Howard Crawford, who have become instructors in Math at the University of Chicago. In the next palm I see some broad stone steps leading up to a magnificent church which is the largest Methodist Church in Atlanta. Slowly climbing the broad stone steps is a tall, slender figure, attired in a long black coat that reaches to the knees of this spec- tacular person. With only a view of his back I am unable to recognize him until I see on a placard by the doorway: Bishop Frazer will preach to our congregation to-day. Then I know him to be our dignified friend K. C. Frazer. A passerby who notices the placard stops suddenly and begins to ascend the steps. This is no other than Webb Jordan, who has become a prosperous furniture dealer there in one of the Souths greatest cities. What! Another church? Yes, I cannot be mistaken, and there in the pulpit are two familiar faces. Seated comfortably in a soft chair to the right of the pulpit sits Hill, who is preacher at the Methodist Church of Opelika, and thundering in a mighty voice from the pulpit is J. C. Glenn, who is presiding elder of the Opelika district. Here is another palm that reflects only a sign which reads thus: C. W. Horn, the Grocer, Wholesale and Retail, Montgomery, Alabama. In the next palm I see the entrance to a large garage, and a man dressed in a grease- spotted khaki suit is prying into the secret workings of a big machine. I am unable to recognize the mechanic until I see a large sign just above th e doorway: C. C. Seed, Overland Specialist. Look! Who is that woman? What a beautiful dress, and a wonderfully large automobile, in front of a magnificent stone house. To a little white-headed, blue-eyed boy of two and a half years, who runs toward the car, the woman says: No, Henry, you can ' t go with mother this time; then to the chauffeur, To Saks. As the car sweeps by I recognize Lelia Otts wath a clean little poodle dog as a companion. This being the last of the group, I step out of my private apartment to converse with a jolly bunch of young people. I find that they are Southern University students ho expect to graduate in 1919. 44 It As Others See Us R. L. Bates — You would never learn him by listening to him talk, for he never talks. He is positive proof of the fact that brothers do not have to be alike. Crawford — He distinguished himself by impersonating a country man on the Glee Club. Some say that he did not have to disguise himself very much to do it. Collins, J. F. — There are two of these in college, but they are very easily distinguished from each other. Arguing is his chief delight for — He would argue till night That black was white. Then prove to you That red was blue. Calhoun — Calhoun originated an expression which has become famous at S. U. If you love me, show it. You just ought to see him rag a banjo in a Glee Club concert. Elizabeth Christenberry — If Chick were a man she could easily be elected President; she is such a politician. Lelia Otts — She thinks that boys are a nuisance; that is, with the exception of a few, of course, and she is exceedingly famous for saying just what she thinks. FrazeR — O, what a wealth of dignity he does possess ! Dr. Atkinson hasn ' t a thing on him when it comes to using big words. HiNTON — You should see Elmer on a Glee Club trip. You would not know him then. He will soon be able to wear his brother ' s clothes if he keeps on growing (horizontally). Hunt — Give him a cornet and he will be supremely happy. The sound of a brass band has the same effect on him as the hunter ' s horn has on a fox hound. C. W. Horn — He walks as if he is always in a hurry. He has a business-like look in his eye, but what kind of business it is hard to tell. J. W. Horn — We hope he will never have occasion to stoop down, for he might break if he did. Hornsby — He loves his cane above all things. Let him have it, for he needs the support. E. M. Jones — Just the opposite of Hinton. He grows perpendicularly instead of hori- zontally. He is thought to have a soft spot in his heart for brown eyes and curly hair. Jordan — The boy with the rosy cheeks. The co-eds envy his complexion. He must be easy to make laugh, or he would not be smiling all the time. Norton — Ask Tommie what kind of a time did he have at his brother ' s wedding. You should see him swallow — I mean smoke a cigar. Owens — Charlie finally did get over his attack of pneumonia, and is back with us again. Say, why do they call him Speedy Owens? Paulk — Lee certainly knows how to escape the wiles of the fair sex. He just posi- 45 lively refuses to fall for them. This leads us to believe that there is someone somewhere else. Reeder — The world be hanged! This seems to be the motto of Carl. We won- der how he would look, going with a girl. Ramage — Pap is the original Mellen ' s Food baby. What does he care for what comes or goes as long as he has a chance to sleep, eat, and occasionally run a Super Six? Weston — One who is destined to be a great preacher some day. Our hope is that he may always avoid the cannibals when he goes to Africa as a missionary. ShupTRINE — The more you mmgle with the many. The less you care for the one. Seed — He could live on automobiles and gasoline if he were given a garage to sleep in. Monk can tell you all about cars. Daniel — He paddles his own canoe, and paddles it well. Lomax is a most likeable fellow, and well thought of among the boys. All the above was written in a spirit of fun. If you have any complaints to make, typewrite them very carefully, put them in a neatly addressed, stamped envelope, and use them to start your fire on some cold morning. Sophomore Class Poem I sll and sing, the whole day through ; Sll and sing and dream of you. ' Tis you, my dearest, far or near. Of whom I dream throughout the year; Your soft and silken, silvery voice Will always make my heart rejoice; Your warm and wistful eyes of brown Will chase away the slightest frown; The touch of your long and curly hair Drives away the thought of care. Sweeter to me the touch of your lips, Than to the bee, the flower he sips. J. L. Bates. 46 v- — - Freshman Class Colors: Purple and Gold Flower: White Carnation Molio : To the higher through the hard. Officers J. H. Owens President T. C. Atkeson Vice-President N. L. Howard 5ecre(arii R. B. SoMMERViLLE Treasurer Willie Wedgworth Prophet Joe Holloway Poet Roll J. F. Alison T. C. Atkeson E. E. Bennett J. B. Bigger J. T. Bradford W. T. Cardwell E. A. Childs John Collier Meredith Collins L. B. Easterlinc N. R. Elliott R. M. English C. C. Garner J. C. Glenn J. B. Holloway L. V. Howard N. L. Howard J. C. Jones R. K, Jones Sam Jones Harry Lazenby J. M. Metcalf A. Mooneyham H. M. Naugher H. P. Newson J. H. Owens George Reynolds Paul Sarvis Beatrice Shadburn R. B. Sommerville L. W. Speigner J. T. Straiton O. W. Stacg J. W. Stuart C. P. Storrs WOOLSEY StuRDIVANT Willie Veal R. A. Wall M. S. Williams Willie Wedgworth H. E. Waller H. W. Williamson 47 :S£. 48 A Rat ' s Dream iW «;|i N his throne-room sat King Charles, and about him were grouped his trusted L colleagues, their faces showing grim determination to rule their kingdom with an iron hand. Their attitude was that of conquerors who were about to sentence their defeated foes. No quarter was the decision written plainly on every face. My brave and trusted counselors and subjects, said the king, we will now come to order and begin the grim task which confronts us. We must have no mercy and give no quarter to those of our subjects who have violated our laws and ha ve fallen below our requirements. The honorable Secretary will now please call the roll. ' Our first subject for discussion is Mr. Green Rat, announced the Secretary very solemnly. Immediately Chancellor Von Steinburn spoke. Dis chentleman, Mr. Green Rat, iss really no chentleman at all. On der contrary, he iss der mcamation of laziness. It is a pity dat his parents do not keep him at home and get some good from him. If he vould stay away from dese picture shows, he vould in all probability be a very desirable subject. I vould suggest dat he be sentenced to two veeks imprisonment in de ' delin- quent dungeon. ' He is a very good fellow it seems, said the Court Mathematician, but he has no perseverance, and will never have the diligence to work out a way by which he can be awarded a sheep-skin for his faithfulness in the affairs of the state. Next arose Lord Wiggums. This man under discussion, said he, will never make a speaker, and I am sure that ha wiil never be a Shakespeare. I coached him in public speaking for two minutes yesterday and still he cannot speak. Really, I do not see what he is here for, anyway. We have several such subjects in the kingdom. Your Majesty, who seem to have no aim in life except to exist. This particular man is, without doubt, a hopeless bonehead. Now, gentlemen, said Baron Kneeling Louis, Mr. Rat is absolutely nil, so far as I can testify. Do you gentlemen get my point? To boil it all down into a few words, he is absolutely no good. He does not even know the descendency of your Royal High- ness, King Charles. If you see fit to fix a sentence upon him, it suits me — if you will excuse the expression. Prince Erouse then said: Gentlemen, I see no reason whatever for delaying Mr. Rat ' s sentence. From my personal observation of him I think that he is punk. Count Ta Nosnik and Field Marshal Yebdog then arose and stated that since they had had no dealings with the subject in question, they had no charges to bring against him. However, they seemed to be very much disappointed that they did not. King Charles then arose and in kingly grandeur announced that the most terrible sen- tence possible would be put upon Mr. Green Rat. This sentence, he said, will be two weeks confinement in the delinquent dungeon. ' The Rat awoke with a start. He found that it was only a dream of a faculty meeting, and straightway he came and told his dream to me. 50 Freshman Class Prophecy M. C. AbeRCROMBIE : To him will be the honor of proving Shakespeare was wrong when he said, True love never runs smoothly. J. T. Alison: One of America ' s great society founders, Brown Stick, in New York. J. B. Bigger: The accomplishments of Pythagoras are not a circumstance to the future attainments of Bigger, who will some day square the circle. Emmett Bennett: Has already completed the first five chapters of the Digest of Inter-relationship of the Belligerent Nations, which will be edited in 1975. J. T. Bradford: As years go by he will continue to spread sunshine. Meredith Collin: As we now see him, will lead the U. S. A. boys against the Germans. John Collier: From Brundidge, will in the near future be editor of Collier ' s Magazine. W. T. CardwelL: Will fill the first Methodist Church, South, of Bucksnort. Bertha Crawford: After graduating from S. U. she will become an i- dear ' housemaker. (Deal?) Leoman Easterling: Keep it up, old boy, and you will yet rival Caruso. N. R. Elliott: When Rogers finds his mother-in-law we will have a real example of that Son-in-Law of Ma ' s. Robert English : The French texts, both in high schools and colleges, will sink into insignificance when Bob gets out his French edition on the origin and development of etre. Conrad C. Garner: Now living on the sands of time in Africa teaching the savages to read the English language. J. C. Glenn : In his early years he was a lady ' s man of the highest type. The gleam of his eyes caused many a fair damsel to take a second look; but alas, now he ' s a married man, no longer does he grace the society circles, but remains at home studying philosophy. N. L. Howard: His success in public speaking has proved that he is to be the second Henry Clay. L. V. Howard : The future monsieur, the latest designer from Paris. J. B. HOLLOWAY: Would you ever think of seeing Joe holding down the chair of Ancient Languages in Harvard? R. K. Jones: As a traveling evangelist for Canada he will leave a memory that years cannot erase. J. Y. Johnston: Is studying to be a missionary to China, so that he may enlighten the benighted minds of the natives and teach the New Testament at the same time. J. C. Jones : Chief postmaster in Birmingham. Samuel Jones: Doing very successful work in the Fiji Islands as missionary; made quite a hit at the annual banquet of chieftains. Evan Kelly: President of boy scout movement in America. Harry LazenbY: First pitcher for the Red Sox ? Alvie Mooneyham : A famous doctor, Mooneyham, in New York, will he shine. Among those great and noted men, the finest of the fine. J. M. MetcalF: After having had years of experience was awarded the posi- tion of president of young ladies ' academy — Mt. Hebron, Ala. A. C. Moore : If wishes were horses, beggars could ride, but when A. C. Moore learns to cure old horses of stemper, all can ride. Howard NewsoN: When Newson becomes reform Mayor of Rosemary, all the saloons will go out of business. J. H. Owens : A great lover of music. He will become a famous composer and will write music for the most noted orchestras of the world. N. Y. Quarles: Lee Andrews swimming the English Channel won ' t be anything compared to Quarles swimming the Atlantic. George Reynolds : When the number of students in S. U. gets so large that Dr. Rush has to hire an assistant, George will be given a position as Vice-President. Beatrice ShadburN: Domestic science teacher in a beautiful suburban home. Her pupils are her four lovely daughters. Olin W. StagG: Wholesale popcorn and peanut merchant in Dothan. John T. StraiTON: When John enters the ring, he will no doubt be the world ' s champion prizefighter. Leon W. SpeigneR: Such a fast walker that when he stumps the State for the Democratic ticket he won ' t need a Ford for transportation. Woolsey SturdU ' ANT: He will some day have a famous hair dressing parlor, with real curls for sale. J. W. Stuart : In the year 1925 the famous suit of breach of promise will come to light, when three young ladies will sue for broken hearts. Paul SarviS: The much-traveled man through Michigan, Georgia and Alabama, finally elected S. U. in which to prepare for his future illustrious career as President of Yale University. Robert Sommerville: Chief waiter in Delma Reign. C. P. StoRRS: Stores of hot air which he will emit in heavenly tones, as first tenor in the choir of St. Paul ' s Cathedral. Clinton Seed : Even Demosthenes and Cicero with their oratorical powers can- not surpass this youth, who deems himself an eloquent speaker, using the most choice language. F. M. TurnipseeD: Give Buck ten more years and he will be the leading preacher in the Southern Conference. Willie Veal: Willie may never be Governor, but she can be governess for some — one. R. A. Wall: Ten years from now S. U. Annuals will be so popular that they cannot be handled by the United States mail. Wall will then be special agent and deliver them in all parts of the world. Willie B. WedgwoRTH: When Alabama women get the vote, Willie will be the leading suffragette of the Southern States. D. W. Williamson: Secretary of the Interior and Ambassador of U. S., being one of President Wilson ' s favorite friends. H. E. Waller: Will shine on the screen as a favorite American star. M. S. Williams: Keep your eye on Williams, he will yet be a janitor of a New York bank. Academy Officers E. C. Sherling J. T. Bradley . . President Vice-President Roll Murray Abercromeie L. H. Athey Erin Atkinson Alex Barnes F. M. Beaird C. C. Beverly Claude Bond C. W. BOYKIN J. T. Bradley W. B. Cheshire Ernest Cleverdon Lamar Crawford Mary Dale Dee Devan Theodore Donavan W. H. Ferrell Eugene Floyd Henry Garrett L. A. Horn Clifton Inge Richard Inge Harry Johnson Maxwell Lanier K. G. Lawless J. A. Lawrence Jane Lawson Angus McDiarmid Neil McQuaic Aubrey Miller E. B. Perdue L. D. Petrey C. S. Reynolds E . E. Rolen J. A. Rush J. L. Shadeurn Minnie Shadburn Merritt Shores E. C. Sherling Carleton Stallworth J. L. Straiton Ruby Syring G. T. Turnipseed Ross Veal Charles Walker Stephen Wedcworth R. K. Welch Herbert Winn 53 Close-Ups of the Academy Students AbeRCROMBIE — A future general. We know he has the makings of one, judging from the mihtary air he exhibits when he wears his Boy Scout uniform. Athey — The Prep juggler. It is a mystery to see how he juggles four plates of biscuits on one arm. Barnes — Bonehead, but he is never without an excuse. Bond — Is a very frank young man. He always answers his teachers without any argument, I don ' t know. Beverly is one student who really burns the midnight oil. BoYKIN, the handsome boy; but he has not yet been entrapped by the Greens- boro belles. Bradley ( Rat ) — The delayed laugher. Rat wants to know where the millionaires eep all their money. Cheshire ( Choosaw ) — Assistant waitress and debater par excellence. CleveRDON — The smartest boy in school. Crawford is one of our good students, but if he didn ' t have a chew of tobacco in his mouth while he was studying, he would flunk in every subject. DeVan is acknowledged to be a wonder. We wonder how it is that he can make any grade at all when he comes to school so seldom. Donovan — The star boarder. Floyd likes to argue, but you can ' t convince him that the earth is round. Ferrell (Duke) — He could make his money in a show, for he has the ability to suck his toes. Garrett — The boy with the Oakland Six ; he is the apple of the Co-eds ' eyes. Horn — The preacher most desperately in love. He spends at least two hours every day in writing to his fair one. Inge, C, and Inge, R. — They are as much alike as a horse and a mule. Johnson is our most brilliant Latin scholar, brightest History student, and most versatile Mathematician. Lanier ( Bucket ) — Miller ' s dead buddy ; they scout together and sleep together. Lawless is in love. He looks like it. Lawrence — The boy with the whistling breeches. We can always tell when he is approaching, for he wears corduroy. McDiARMID — A second Deal. He has started a library for catalogs and takes orders for anything. McQuAIG is respected, loved, and at the same time, feared by the Rats. pv Miller — The Boy Scout coach. He was greatly honored during the year by having the great pleasure of sleeping with Lanier. Petrey — It would never do to have Petrey talk to you if you are in a hurry ; it takes him too long to say anything. Rolen — The world ' s greatest hot-air merchant. We claim he has no equal. Rush — John is not as boisterous with the Ford now, since he was pulled on three different charges. Reynolds — Another handsome young man. Shadburn — The quietest boy in school. Some of the boys don ' t hear him speak for weeks at a time. Shores is our notable sport critic. What he doesn ' t know about the world ' s famous athletes is not worth knowing. SheRLING — He is the most popular boy in our crowd and a real ladies ' man. Straiton — There is only one Jimmie. Stallworth ( Jabo ) — He also has the wonderful ability of winning favor with the fair sex. Turnipseed — The Fit zpatrick sport; he is also a football star of 38-calibre. Veal — Ross claims that he is soon going to wear long trousers; then the girls will notice him. Walker is well known as the humble student. Welch — Red is one of our best students; he is very capable at tennis, ping- pong, and other indoor sports. Wedgwood has a disease, for which no remedy as yet has been found. He is always laughing. Beaird is so tall that his head is never at the same temperature as his feet. fe! ' Erin Atkinson Mary Dale Elizabeth Christen- Maude Garrett BERRY Jane Lawson Bertha Crawford Elizabeth Rush Madge Winn Members Lelia Otts Alma Veal Beatrice Shadburn Willie Veal Minnie Shadburn Willie Wedgworth Ruby Syring Herbert Winn fj 58 II Co-ed Basketball The Co-eds at S. U. put out a basketball team every year. Although they are few in number, they have some good players and always put up a good light. A Co-ed basketball game always at- tracts much attention at S. U. Members of the Team Elizabeth Rush, Caplcin .... Center Beateice Shadburn Fonoard Maude Gafrett, Manager ForwcrJ Alma Veal Forward Madge Winn Guard Willie Veal Guard Erin Atkinson Guard Herbert Winn Forward Elizabeth Christenberry .... Guard Jane Lawson CuarJ Probable Games Tuscaloosa High School Moundville Normal Sidney Lanier High School A Co-ed She ' s a maid of sweet sixteen, Like a lovely fairy queen In disguise; She is — Oh, so very fair! She has Hght becoming hair And pretty eyes. Her dreamy eyes are soft and bright, Like a moonlit summer night And her smile is pure, serene. Like a sunny elfland scene At noon. I came, I saw, was captured ; I was by her eyes enraptured. As poets say ; So beware, my dear young friend. Lest the same should be your end Some sunny day. Joe Holloway. 60 Book Three Organizations Intercollegiate Oratorical Association TO the active members of the hterary societies the first week in March is always an interesting time. It is then that the preliminary oratorical contest is held. In this contest the representative of Southern University in the Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest is decided upon. The choice is made by the foculty of the institution, and to be chosen for this is considered one of the highest honors that can be conferred upon a student. The purpose of the Oratorical Association is to increase the interest of stu- dents in the art of public speaking. Our school has long been noted for the ora- tors it has produced, and it is needless to say that Southern University is intensely interested each year in this contest. Mr. H. A. Newson was our representative last year. He is a polished speaker and made a creditable showing at the contest. We are looking forward eagerly to the time when once more we shall be the champion speakers of the state. . 61 Clanosophic Roll H. P. Newsom M. F. Jackson W, V. Pierce C. H. Owens J. T. Collins J. M. Dannelly. Jr. Beuna Shuptrine W. A. Bass fC. C. Frazer ]. C. Weston Webb Jordan E. H. McGehee T. L. Hill L. B. Ramaige R, B, Sommerville W. T. Calhoun J. HOLLAWAY R. M. English M. P. Collins J. B. Collier W. T. Cardwell W. H. Robertson P. H. Sarvis C. C. Garner J. H. Owens O. L. Stanton L. B. Easterling E. N. Kelly J. M. Metcalf C. P. Storrs L. V. Howard 62 Clariosophic Literary Society LTHOUGH we realize that the interest in literary society work, as a whole, does not equal the interest manifested before the author became a student at Southern University, we believe that the majority of college men are still recognizing the benefits of literary society work, and are taking an mterest in its promotion. This has been a good year for the Clarios. The majority of our members have been faithful and hard workers, and with the number of new men, who this year have proven themselves very faithful, together with the old men, the outlook for the new year is indeed bright. We have taken an interest in all contests in oratory held at Southern University. While we have not at all times been successful, our men have done their best to carry off the prize. One of our members, Mr. H. A. Newson, won the honor of representing Southern University m the Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest. Last Commencement we won four of the medals. The opening public function of the year 1916-17 was the First-Term Ladies ' De- bate. The speakers on that occasion were: P. H. Sarvis, J. H. Owens, L. B. Easterling, J. M. Metcalf, O. S. Stanton, and M. P. Collins. The orator was J. F. Collins. The nmety-seventh anniversary of the founding of the Society will be celebrated on the night of February 23, 1917, with J. F. Collins, W. T. Cardwell, J. H. Owens, and W. V. Pierce as speakers, and Dr. John C. James as orator. The Challenge Debate will be held some time in April, with W. T. Cardwell and Webb Jordan as our representatives. With such material at hand, we feel that we stand a good chance of capturing a few medals at next Commencement. Society Commencement Speakers Freshman-Sophomore Declamation Contest — W. T. Cardwell, J. B. Collier, J. H. Owens, ' P. H. Sarvis, L. V. Howard, R. B. Sommerville. Junior Orators — W. F. Calhoun, Webb Jordan, J. C. Weston. U. D. C. Orator— W. V. Pierce. Society Speakers — W. V. Pierce and J. M. Dannelly, Jr. Belles Lettres Roll T. J. Anderson T. C. Atkeson J. B. Bigger W. T. Deal T. E. HiNTON J. W. Horn J. H. COULLIETTE J. H. Crawford J. L. Bates R. L. Bates C. W. Horn J. W. Stuart N. R. Elliott Walter Williamson N. L. Howard O. K. Welden J. L. Kelly Harry Lazenby R. A. Wall O. W. Stacc J. Y. Johnston H. T. Morgan J. C. Glenn E. M. Hunt Jack Speigner R. H. Allcood E. M. Jones J. E. MCCURDY H. R. Jones J. C. Jones R. M. W. Sturdivant J. B. Benson D. W. Godfrey K. B. Edwards C. C. Seed Aubrey Hornsby Lee Paulk M. C. Abercrombie 64 Belles Lettres Literary Society I ITH her usual characteristic vim and spirit. Belles Lettres has entered upon a seemingly most prosperous year. There is that drive in her men that carries all before it. At the opening of College last September, we pledged some twenty-five new men that are most enthusiastic and loyal to the society. Our society meetings every Saturday night are enjoyed by all the members, as is shown by their constant attendance. We were unusually successful in all inter-society contests with the Clarios. Repeat- ing the precedent of winnmg established by our representatives of 1914-15, our men, H. G. Douglas and W. M. Hilton, won with comparative ease the greatest of the con- tests between the two societies. Challenge Debate. The arguments and delivery of these two Belles Lettres were of the highest order. We are proud of them. Parenthetically, let us remark that we expect to carry this debate off again this yar. Belles Lettres again won more medals during the 1916 Commencement than did our old-time rivals, but not with the landslide that was ours the year before. The winners of medals were: Straiton Ready Debaters, J. L. Kelly; Ready Writers, J. H. Coulliette; Society Medal, A. E. Barnette; Eva Comer Scholarship for English, D. W. Godfrey; Scholarship, D. W. Godfrey. There were nine medals given, and an examination of the above shows that five were Belles Lettres. Our first-term Ladies ' Debate was a great success. Those present were enthusiastic in making the remark that it was the best and most interesting affair they had ever heard at Southern. Leo Howard, H. W. Williamson, N. R. Elliott, J. W. Stuart, O. W. Stagg, and M. C. Abercrombie were the ones that did so well. After Christmas the following were elected to represent the society in the second- term debates and Commencement contests: Second-Term Ladies ' Debaters — R. L. Bates, Johnson, Bigger, Atkeson, Reynolds, Wall. T. E. Hinton is orator for the occasion. Anniversary Debaters — Morgan, Welden, J. L. Bates, and Hinton. Pennington is orator for the occasion. Freshman-Sophomore Declamation — Atkeson, Stuart, Howard, Glenn, Williamson, and Stagg. Junior Orators — Porter, Morgan, and Kelly. Society Orators — Kelly and Welden. U. D. C. Orator— O. K. Welden. 65 Y. C A. Officers O. K. Welden . . . . . . Presiden J. H. COULLIETTE H. W. Williamson . Vlce-Presidenl Secretary W. F. Calhoun . . . Vice-Prasiden H. T. Morgan . . . . Treasurer Roll T. J. Anderson J. H. COULLIETTE E. M. Hunt G. L. Reynolds C. P. Atkinson J. B. Collier V. B. Huff L. B. Ramage M. C. Abercrombie W. T. Cardwell L. A. Horn C. A. Rush Ralph Allgood W. B. Cheshire T. E. Hinton P. E. Rouse J. T. Alison W. F. Calhoun J. C. Jones J. T. Straiton T. C. Atkieson W. T. Deal Webb Jordan S. C. Steinbrenner C. C. Beverly J. M. Dannelly, J R. M. F. Jackson, Jr. J. W. Stuart R. L. Bates L. B. Easterling J. Y. Johnston R. B. Sommerville J. L. Bates K. B. Edwards E. M. Jones R. B. Shuptrine W. A. Bass R. M. English E. N. Kelly C, P. Storre J. B. Bigger J. C. Glenn J. L. Kelly L. W. Spigener J. T. Bradford C. C. Garner Harry Lazenby WOOLSEY StURDIVANT J. B. Benson J. C. GODBEY Maxwell Lanier O. W. Stacg G. E. Carter D. W. Godfrey H. T. Morgan O. S. Stanton F. E. Chapman C. W. Horn A. O. Moneyham O. K. Welden J. F. Collins N. L. Howard J. H. Owens H. W. Williamson E. A. Childs L. V. Howard H. C. Porter Richard Wall M. P. Collins T. L. Hill Lee Paulk J. C. Weston Aubrey Hornsby C. M. Reeder 66 ' ■■ ' ■ - ■ -J The Y. M. C. A. ALTHOUGH the Young Men ' s Christian Association at the Southern University is, by no means, all that we might wish, it is one of the best College Associations to be found. We can account for this in a number of ways. In the first place, our college and college community are such as would naturally stimulate an interest in those organizations which stand for the uplift of the students. Then we have a faculty, every member of which stands firm in support of such organizations as the Y. M. C. A. Then again, the pupils who compose the membership of our local Association are from among the best Christian homes of central and southern Alabama. Coming as they do, from such homes, we are not surprised when we find them ready and willing to take hold and push together for the higher and nobler things. That our Association is growing is shown by the fact that the membership this year is practically double what it was four years ago. This shows that more boys are realizing the benefits to be derived from this great national organization of young men seeking the three-fold development of Body, Mind, and Spirit. One big aim of the Y. M. C. A. now is to get more fellows interested in the State Conferences and the big Southern Students ' Conference at Blue Ridge, North Carolina. If the Y. M. C. A. can succeed in getting several men from each college to that Conference each summer, it will have accom- plished a very great mission, for attending one of these conferences gives a lasting inspiration to anyone. We trust that from year to year the membership, efficiency, and influence of the Y. M. C. A. at the Southern University will continue to increase, and that this Association may ever uphold the dignity, truth, and honor for which our institution stands. 67 ■ ( Ministerial Conference THE Ministerial Conference is an organization of young preachers, formed for the purpose of helping the ministerial students to prepare for the problems they will meet in their ministry. This Conference meets every Monday at the college and is doing a great work. It is here that the young students receive valuable advice from the older ministers, and this advice will greatly help them in later life. Mollo It is enough for the servant that he be as his Lord. Dr. J. C. James Program Committee Prof. S. C. Steinbrenner H. W. WlLLIAIVISON Members L. H. Athey C. C. Beverly W. F. Calhoun W. B. Cheshire E. A. Childs J. F. Collins M. P. Collins W. T. Deal R. M. Floyd C. C. Garner T. L. Hill J. W. Horn J. Y. Johnston R. K. Jones S. R. Jones E. N. Kelly J. M. Metcalf W. V. Pierce H. C. Porter J. C. Weston L. A. Horn J. C. Glenn M. C. Abercrombie Dr. C. p. Atkinson Prof. Steinbrenner Dr. J. C. James H. W. Williamson Rev. E. H. Turner The Forty-Niners Founded in California 1849 Motlo : Trip il as you go On the light fantastic toe. Flower: Rose Color: Bright Red Hours: From P. M. in the afternoon to A. M. in the morning. Miners W. A. Bass E. C. Sherling Paul Sarvis J. W. Stuart J. L. Kelly Joe Ownes John Collier R. A. Wall Harry Lazenby R. K. Welch E. M. Hunt T. M. Norton Rat Bigger C. P. Storrs H. R. Jones Prof. J. C. Godbey T. J. Anderson E. M. Jones C. M. Reeder C. H. Owens James Alison N. Y. Quarles H. E. Waller J. B. Benson E. H. McGehee Prof. P. E. Rouse F. M. TURNIPSEED N. R. Elliott Rat Bradford Mac Williams Dr. C. a. Rush R. H. Allgood N. L. Howard Prof. N. M. Lewis E. D. Veal 69 -i UilTltPV ' ■ tBiI ps r- 1 t H IHUR % • ' •■ ■ dg CH-- • HIB ► '  X % WyT -- ?9Bi .f W vJ « -A i ' %! ■ - ...; il- The Rough Riders (Formerly the R. D. H. Club) Flower: Virginia Creeper Mollo: Shake, roll, and rattle. Emblem: Oil can Seventeen Jokes on the Ford H. T. Morgan Rat Collier, Car Cranker and general crank Robert Sommerville Shorty Benson, Chauffeur Fletcher Bass Harry Lazenby Chubby Kelly, No relation J. C. Glenn to the Scout Master Walter Williamson Webb Jordan D. W. Godfrey Long Howard T. C. Atkeson C. P. Atkinson Rat Bradford, Gas bag and flunkey C. W. Horn T. E. Hinton Henry Ford, Honorary Membe 70 IL =J] N. O. G. D. A worthy order, founded at Southern University, Greensboro, Alabama, in 1913. Drink: Persimmon Beer Flower: Lady Slipper Molto: Safety First. It being a penally of an immediate and horrible death, we shall not reveal our officers. Members Prof. J. C. Godbey Allgood Anderson King Hunt McCuRDY Paulk Henry Jones Carter Wall Lazenby Alison Owens C. Jones H. Jones ■i ]0)- 1 Cij S. O. B. Club (Formerly known as F. O. B. S.) Motlo: If you can ' t shoot, quit trying. Flowers: Two-lips Colors: Grayish Brown Emblem: Corkscrew Office Hours: All during Exam. Week Weapon: Blunderbuss Officers Eddie Veal Noble Grand S. Whitey Quarles Noble Sub. S. Buck Turnipseed Field Agent Members Whitey Quarles Buck Turnipseed Nar Elliott Pap Ramage O. K. Welden Hub W. ' .ller Tiny Jones Josh Owens Poodle Sturdivant Eddie Veal Hun Shuptrine Tubby Alison Sweet Papa Stuart Honorary) Member Advisory Member from Faculiv William Jennings Bryan Prof. Neal M. Lewis 72 IL Butler County Club FloTuer: Bachelor Button Colors: Goatish Brown and Scarlet Moiio : Leave footprints on the sands of time. Members George Reynolds Cedric Reynolds H. T. Morgan Ed Sherling R. A. Wall H. C. Porter We beheve in Butler, the County among Counties. We believe in its past, its present, and its future. We believe in its fertile soil and its hospitable people. Above all these things, however, we believe in ourselves, the most illustrious repre- sentatives of Butler at S. U. IL Aj Autuga County Club Colors: Red, While, and Blue Emhkd : Miniature Foid Flower: Muscadine Mollo: Fifteen Rahs For Autauga County Chief Occupation: (?) Study (?) (?) Members of the Clan Webb Jordan E. M. Hunt T. E. HiNTON R. K. Welch L. W. Spigener IL 74 Fat Man ' s Club Founded in the Jay Ranch Dining Room, October 31, 1916, at 10:47% P.M. Object: To protect fat men ' s rights, and to encourage an increase in food production in Hale County. Molio: Verily the chief pleasure of life is eating Flomer : English Pea Color: Grey-brown and Tomato Ketchup Red Emblem: Toothpick Favorite Dish : Scrambled Eggs Favorite Beverage : Buttermilk Members Big ' un Alison Worms Bates Pap f MACE Weary Elliott Mike Jordan Little Hinton Chubby Kelly 75 The L. L. D. ' s FloTver : Pine Tree Moiio: Grow until you attain a man ' s height Occupation : Keeping the moon and stars m their places. Color: Blu Average Man D. W. Godfrey Emmett Bennett J. C. Glenn E. H. McGehee J. H. COULLIETTE Those Above the Average E. C. Sherling J. B. Benson J. T. Straiton L. V. Howard Joe Owens N. Y. Quarles Mollis Ryan Red Naugher F. M. Turnipseed 76 % R. A. R. Club Founded at Southern University Academy, December, 1914 Colors: Black and White FloTt er : Rabbit Tobacco Honored Emblem: Hook and Eye Time of Meeting: 12:31 Motto : Keep your eyes open and hook all you can. Members J. T. Bradley E. B. Perdue J. A. Rush A. A. MacDiarmid E. C. Sherlinc C. W. BOYKIN R. K. Welch F. M. Beiard Henry Garrett R. M. McQuAiG 77 78 IL Glee Club Officers D. W. Godfrey Presidcnl and Manager J. B. Benson Vice-President R. H. Allcood Treasurer W. T. Deal Librarian Prof. J. C. Godbey Director Members H. T. Morgan First Tenor W. T. Deal First Tenor T. E. HiNTON First Tenor D. W. Godfrey First Tenor R. H. Allgood Second Tenor O. K. Welden Second Tenor H. P. Newsom Second Tenor J. L. Kelly Second Tenor J. F. Calhoun Second Tenor E. M. Hunt Second Tenor K. B. Edwards First Ba J. C. Glenn First Bass H. E. Waller First Bass N. R. Elliott First Bass J. E. McCuRDY Second Bass K. C. Frazer Second Bass J. B. Benson Second Bass J. H. Owens Second Bass C. H. Owens Second Bass J. M. Dannelly Second Bass M. P. Collins Accompanist Annual Tour Hurtsboro January 29 Elba February 1 Brundidge January 30 Ozark February 2 Enterprise January 31 Montgomeiy February 3 Other engagements pending. 79 Dramatic Club OUTHERN UNIVERSITY this year gave a very enjoyable affair in the comic operetta, Captain Van der Hum. It was especially enjoyable, in that the boys varied the usual reproduction from the ordinary play to that of a story told in songs. Under the able directorship of Prof. J. C. Godbey, it was indeed a success. The story, in short, deals with the inhabitants of an island who have been harassed and robbed by a certain bunch of bold pirates, whose leader was Captain Van der Hum. These islanders appealed to the U. S. Government for protection. Our government responds to their cry of distress with an armed man-of-war, a brave bunch of sailors. At the same time, there appears on the scene a cockswain, Dick Erne by name, who takes charge of the forces which have assembled for the Captain of the pirates. These forces get so hot upon the trail of the Pirate that he gets desperate, so he decides to play a trick upon the cockswain. He dresses up his bulky form in woman ' s attire and appears upon the scene. The haughty cockswain is immediately fascinated by this dainty damsel, and they sing love-lays to each other. At the right moment Van der Hum makes himself known to the cockswain, and the cockswain, in order that his fellows might not know of his humiliation, agrees to let the pirate chieftain go upon condition that he will not tell his story. Cast Van der Hum H. P. Newsom Dick Erne (Cockswain) K. E. EDWARDS Bill Salt J. E. McCuRDY Tom Tupper H. E. Waller Obadiah (Leader of Landsmen) J. L. Kelly Pirates — Anderson, Porter, C. Owens, Glenn, Cardwell, E. M. Jones, H. P. Newsom. Landsmen — Kelly, Veal, Easterling, Hunt, Elliott, Crawford, Metcalf, Childs. Sailors — J. Owens, Frazer, R. K. ' Jones, Hinton, Moore, Calhoun, Collier, McCuRDY, Johnson, Atkeson. Crerv — Allgood, Godfrey, Deal, Benson, Dannelly, Wflden, Waller, Edwards, Jones. ec il: The Band The Soulhern University Band is a new organization, but has already begun to lake a prominent part in the college life at S. U. It was organized in the spring of 1916 by Professor J. C. Godbey. He is an able instructor, and from the very beginning, the Band has been a decided success. Il adds much to our college, and especially when an athletic contest takes place, it is always there to help keep up the old S. U. spirit. Members Prof. J. C. Godbey Tuba Prof. P. E. Rouse .... Firsl Cornel J. B. Benson Firsl Cornel C. H. Owens Second Cornel E. H. Hunt Second Cornel J. W. Otts Piccolo J. H. Owens Valve Trombone J. L. Kelly .... H. A. Newsom Slide Trombone K. B. Edwards Barilone D. W. Godfrey Firsl Alio M. C. Abercrombie .... Second Alio H. C. Porter Second Alio Alex Barnes Snare Drum O. K. Welden Bass Drum Clarinel 82 The Southron Staff D. W. Godfrey Editor -in-Chief J. L. Kelly Assislanl Editor J. M. Dannelly, Jr Business Marja er C. H. Owens Assistant Business Manager E. H. McGehee Athletic Editor T. J. Anderson Society Editor G. C. Carter Art Editor O. K. Welden Y. M. C. A. Editor J. H. Coullette Class Editor Elizabeth Rush .... Co-ed Editor 83 li Glee Club Song of 1916-17 Hail to (he boys of old S. U.! The boys of the dear old days; Faithful and loyal and ever true. They rally to sing her praise. Striving hard in the battle of life, Trying to be and to do — These are the men who have led the strife. The boys of the old S. U. CHORUS For loyalty fought they her battles, And loyalty won them, too. Willing are they, leading the way, ' The boys of the old S. U. So through the years will their mem ' ry inspire The boys who may come and go. Filling each heart with a fond desire (. To triumph o ' er every foe. Standing firm on the side of the right, Thus our faith they renew — [ These are the men who have fought the fighl, j The boys of the old S. U. 84 JJ A. T. O. FRATERNITY (86) Alpha Fau Omega Founded at Virginia Military Institute, 1865 Colors: Old Gold and Sky Blue Active Chapters, 66 Flower: While Tea Rose Publication : Palm of Alpha Tau Omega Founders Alfred Marshall Otis A. Glazebrook C. P. Atkinson T. B. Ward R. H. Smith BETA BETA CHAPTER Established in 1885 Fratres in Facultate F. E. Chapman Fratres in Urbe H. H. Evans J. A. Straiton Chas. W. Rush Erskine M. Ross R. L. Wiggins J. W. Sledge W. G. DuiCGAR Class of 1918 J. M. Dannelly, Jr. . . . Mobile, Ala. W. A. Bass Brundidge, Ala. Fratres in Collegio Class of 1917 E. H. McGehee .... Prattville, Ala. J. B. Benson Enterprise, Ala. Class of 1219 K. C. Frazer .... Montgomery, Ala. F. M. TuRNIPSEED . . Montgomery, Ala. C. H. Owens, Jr Hurtsboro, Ala. Class of 1920 R. A. Wall .... Forest Home, Ala. C. P. Storrs Tallassee, Ala. N. R. Elliott .... Moundville, Ala. R. M. W. Sturdivant .... Selma, Ala. J. H. Owens Hurtsboro, Ala. Harry Lazenby .... Monroeville, Ala. J. C. Jones Sweetwater, Ala. u iJ PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY (88) ] i9 7 ( Pi Kappa Alpha Founded at the University of Virginia, March I, 1868 FloTser : Lily of the Valley Colors : Garnet and Gold Official PubUcalion: Shield and Diamond Founders Frederick Southcate Taylor . Norfolk, Va. Littleton Walter Tazw ' Va. Julian Edward Wood . Elizabeth City, N. C. Robertson Howard . i C. James Benjamin Schlater Richmc l DELTA CHAPTER Robt. K, Green ' ' ] Established 1871. Re-established 1905 -• - SBORN F. A. Rogers FrATRES in ColLEGIO Gilbert Miller Class of 1917 F. M. Jackson .... Pine Apple, Ala. J. E. McCurdy . )Ala. R. H. Allgood Dadeville, Ala. W. H. Robertson . _ Ala. Class of 1918 H. T. Morgan Honoraville, Ala. Class of 1919 T. E. HiNTON Prattville, Ala. C. W. Horn Brantley, Ala. W. F. Calhoun Notasulga, Ala. Class of 1920 R. B. Sommerville Tallassee, Ala. L. B. Easterling Clio, Ala. T. C. Atkeson Columbia, Ala. A. O. MoONEYHAM .... Clio, Ala. H. P. Newson Fort Morgan, Ala. Fratres in Urbe A. C. McFadden Rev. D. W. Hollingsworth W. W. Powers 89 SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FRATERNITY (90) IL Sigma Alpha Epsilon Founded March 9, 1856, a: the University of Alabama Colors: Royal Purple and Old Gold Official Publicalion: The Record Flower: Violet ALABAMA IOTA CHAPTER Fratres in Urbe C. A. Rush W. E. W. Yerby E. W. DeGraffenried Cadwaller Erwin Thos. E. Knight Ed. S. Jack A. I. Selden H. A. Taylor C. Y. Stollenwerck S. W. H. Williams A. Lawson, Jr. L. J. Lawson A. E. Waller C. E. Waller Frater in Facultate Dr. C. A. Rush, President Fratres in Collegio RoBT. K. Green C. M. OSBORN F. A. Rogers Gilbert Miller Class of 1917 D. W, Godfrey O. K. Welden A. E. Class of 1918 King J. L. Kelly Class of 1919 Lee Paulk W. W. Jordan R. B. Shuptrine E. M. Jones T. M. Norton, Jr. J. C. Glenn Class of 1920 N. L. Howard J. W. Stuart James Alison W. T. Cardwell H. E. Waller Fiat Here ' s to the dear old Fral, Boys; Here ' s to our college days. Bring out the good old songs. Boys, Sing out the good old lays. Here ' s to the dear old Profs, Boy s, Patient and kind always. Here ' s to the dear old Frat, Boys; Here ' s to our college days. Selected, 11 92 BOOKFOUR Athletics if INTERCOLLEGIATE athletic contests have always been popular in American col- leges and universities. It has always been a recognized fact that clean physical sports are just as much a part of school life as books and recitations. Southern LJniversity is no exception to the rule along this line. Our school stands for good, clean athletics, and our teams are always known to be ones free from what is known as crooked work. There is a spirit pervading the atmosphere at S. U. which makes it impossible for dirty athletics to exist. We put out teams for all the principal college sports and win our share of the victories. We have a coach who puts everything he has into making athletics here prosper. Our teams contest each year with the best colleges in Alabama and the surrounding States. Our policy is not to give our school over entirely to athletics or to any other one phase of activity. For the management of all our athletic relations, we have a board of control composed of members of the faculty and of the student body. S. U. Believes in and stands for all kinds of healthful sports. She believes that through such sports the best in man is developed. Our aim is to send out, not effeminate weaklings, but strong men. For this reason, our school will contmue to put great stress on athletics. ■ I ' f I, ' 9 ' 7, t,)flliT,.rtrtNK Football HE football season of 1916 has passed. Those mighty struggles in which we engaged are now a part of history. They will be remembered, gCI however, in spite of the fact that in most of them we were the losers. The outside world, of course, judges a team from the standpoint of games won and lost, but those of us who saw the games know that luck figured to a great extent in some of our losses. We do not wish to establish an alibi for our team, but we do wish to call attention to the fact that the score does not always tell the strength or weakness of a team. During the season we won only one game. In two or three we were outclassed, and in the others the breaks were against us. Our old-time rivals from Marion defeated us twice, but we have done a few things to even up the score, and besides, there will be other opportunities for us in the future. Let us remind those who may be disheartened at the outcome of the season, to remember that a football team cannot be built up in a day. It requires much time, prac- tice, and hard work. Bearing all these things in mind, let us look forward with determination to put out a winning team as well as a good team next year. 95 Newsom, Captain Left Tackle A player whose weight and head work made him one of the best tackiers in the State. He is among the most dependable players on the team. He is always there with the old pep, and his opponents know that there is something doing when they see Howard m the Ime. Norton -R ' ff ' Tom is as fast as a streak, and one of the prettiest tackiers you ever saw. He is always consistent and has a scrappy spirit which cannot be overcome. Robertson ' g ' Guard Frog possesses good weig fills his place creditably. akes a good linesman. He is a very steady player, and Waller Guard A guard who is determined, and always puts his best into the game. He has several years yet in college and is destined to make S. U. a star. 1 96 1 f i ' t F „ ■ ws ■ i-- ' •op ki ■ t . ' A i i if 4 . - 1 QUARLES Tackle Whitey is generally conceded lo be the best player on the team. He is as hard as iron, and does not mind the few jolts he may receive in football. On the offensive, he never fails to gain ground. The boys always like to see Whitey carry the ball, for no line is too strong for him to plunge through. He is always full of pep and has as much sand as any man in football. Bradley q , , Rat played in almost every game this season and showed good form every time. He has considerable weight, and can be depended upon to do his part. He is young yet, and has in him the makings of a ' peach of a player. Morgan Quard Morgan has all manner of sand, and is fast on his feet. His consistent playing is a great help to the team. He can always be depended upon to do his very best, and then some. TURNIPSEED Fullback Buck is a hero in the eyes of the student body. He is every inch a man, and when he puis all his brawn and muscle into the game, he makes the fur fly. He puts confidence into his team-mates by his steady, consistent work. 97 Jackson End You just ought to see ' Yulch ' cut ' em dow grit as well as determination. Although he in speed and head-work. He is one of S. U. ' s prettiest tacklers. and has very light, he makes up for his lack of weight Perdue Guard Brmce has become a regular player, and he is a good one. He is very aggressive, and makes his opponents know thai they have a man lo deal with. He is fast and very hard to stop. He IS young also, and judging from present indications, he will make a fine broken field runner before long. Paulk Halfback Lee is noted for his good laukl.ng and inleifeience. He is fait and aggressive, and has the pep, which is so necessary in football. He has the stuff of which star players are made, and would be a credit lo any old football team. SheRLING Halfback Rabbit Curry hasn ' t a thing on Snening w.ien it comes to speed. He starts off in high. and then begins to do some real running. He rarely ever fails to gain ground on an end run. Ed is one of our best players, and will no doubt be a shining light when the next season rolls around. Jj McGehee Center and Guard Mac is not red-headed, but is a fighter of the best kind when it comes to football. He never gives up, and no one can beat him scrapping. He possesses an unusual amount of grit, and has the do or die spirit which makes the real football player. Straiton Guard John, although rather tall, is there with the goods on football days. He plays his position well, and will always take care of his share of his opponents. McCuRDY Quarterback Red IS one of the headiest players on the team. He can call signals so fast that it makes our opponents ' heads swim. He would fight a circular saw, and so you may imagme what he is in a football game. He rarely ever misses a tackle, and by his good work holds the team together. Naugher Center You will have to look a long time before you find a player When he is in the game you may rest assured that the positioi knows the game, and knows also how to part pep into the to the opposing team. with more sand than Naugher. of center is well filled. Red players. He is always a terror 99 Coach Rush WE ARE very fortunate this year in having the services of such a Coach as we know ours to be. Coach Rush had charge of the baseball team last spring and without doubt put out one of the best teams we have ever had. This year he has charge of all athletics at at Southern University, and is makmg a success of his work. Last summer he took a course in coaching at the University of Illi- nois, and his splendid tactics are a great aid to our teams. Although not a very large man, he is gritty and knows athletics from A to Z. He is very popular with the boys and is destined, no doubt, to do great things for Southern University along the lines of athletics. 100 ' ' ' W Wearers of the S Newsom Paulk Morgan Naugher QUARLES Perdue Football Bradley Jackson McCURDY Sherling turnipseed Norton McGehee Waller Straiton Anderson Baseball Quarles turnipseed Terry Jones Zachery Stephenson Paulk Davis PUGH Chapman Norton HiNTON Basketball Dannelly McGehee Turnipseed Sherling Perdue Atkinson Quarles Track Turnipseed Deal Stephenson Tennis Anderson Benson 101 102 Basketball T this time of the year, the attention of everyone is turned towards basketball. In this hne of sport S. U. has always made a creditable showing. Our basketball teams have always been fast and aggres- sive, and almost always win a majority of the games played. The outlook for the coming season is very bright indeed. Turnip:eed and Dannelly, two of our old stars, are back, while Howard, Newsom and McGehee, who were on the team season before last, are again with us. Besides these, there is Sherling, a new man, who is showing up well in practice. Benson, Perdue, Bradley, Reeder, Horn, and Robertson, besides many others, just as good, are also to be reckoned with. Many important games have been scheduled for this season. Among them may be mentioned the University of Alabama, Selma Y. M. C. A., Birmingham College, Howard College, Mobile Y. M. C. A., Marion Institute, and Anniston. These are the strongest teams in the State, but we hope to prove to them that we are also among that number. ■ With such material as we have this year, we feel sure that ,!he basketball season will be a most successful one for S. U. 103 TURNIPSEED Forward When it comes to playing the old basketball game, Buck is right there with the goods. He is a sure shot and the best point-getter we have. He is known over the State as a fine player, and with him on our team, we are confident of Dannelly ' Forward Milton plays the position of forward just as it ought to be played. He possesses the marvel- ous faculty of avoiding his guard and gettmg many shots at the basket. He is the typical Y. M. C. A. basketball star, clean and graceful. Then too, his goal-throwing is very accurate, and this, with his experience, makes him a forward that is hard to beat. Reeder Guard This is Carl ' s second year in basketball, but already he is proving himself an excellent man. He has good weight, and knows how to keep up with his man. He is bound to make a player of the highest class within the near future. McGehee, Captain Guard With the same grit and determination which marks his career as a football man, Mac puts his whole being into the making of a star guard. He is tall, and does much to keep the ball in S. U. ' s territory, and at the same lime prevents his man from shooting goals. He is especially good at the art of dribbling, and would make good on almost any college team. 104 Sherling Center Sherling is a new man at S. U., but he has had some experience in basketball. His height makes him a fine man for center, and besides being tall, he can jump about as high as the next one. He is very aggressive, and when he rounds into form he is sure to be a good pomt-getter. Perdue Fomard Perdue is also practically a new man in basketball. However, his first attempts have proven most successful. He is very fast and knows how to hit the old basket. He always enters heartily into all kinds of athletics, and this makes him a most dependable man al all times. Robertson q j was on the team la: He has a pass that year, and is still doing busin like a shot, and few are the s al the old stand in the present made by his forward. Benson Center Shorty by virtue of his e longated physique, makes just the man for the position of center He IS especially good at long shots. By his jumping at center, he manages usually to start ttie ball in the right direction. He will be missed next year. 105 IQI 9 ' 7 II I! Baseball T is said that in the springtime a young man ' s thoughts turn to love. However, whenever the warm winds begin to blow and the buds begin to swell, the thoughts of college boys turn more to baseball, the national sport. Nothing delights their hearts more than to see on the diamond the new uniforms of the players and to hear the crack of the bat against the old horse- hide. Baseball is one thing which we always look forward to with pleasure. It is, as yet, too early to make any statement about what our team this year will be, but judging the future by the past, we naturally suppose that we will be right there with the goods when the time rolls around. We lose many good men who were with us last year, but trust that among the new men we shall find several Ty Cobbs and Wal- ter Johnsons. For the last four years we have been putting out a team in baseball which was a real winner. Our success could not be attributed to any one particular player, but it came rather as a result of good team work and the old S. U. fighting spirit. It is true that we have met with some reverses, but to offset these we have a long string of glorious victories. Our boys remember equally as distinctly that game with the Uni- versity of Alabama, and those doses we gave Marion Institute last year. In the series before the last we had tied Marion Institute in baseball, but last year our fellows came back with a vengeance and captured five out of eight games and tied one. Marion, how- ever, was not the only victim, for we met many more strong teams and sent them down to defeat. What our record for 1917 will be remains to be seen, but we are looking forward with the expectation of once more seeing our victorious team down all our opponents. 107 yviJijiPy Varsity 1916 THE past baseball season was a very successful one from our point of view. We met and defeated some of the best teams in Southern College baseball, and not once did our opponents have an easy victory. Our new athletic field was completely fitted up just before the season opened, and right well did our team christen it when they handed Marion a defeat in the first game. That, however, was only the beginning, and by the end of the season many other vic- tories were added to our list. We made a record of which we are justly proud. Below are the scores of the games played in the season 1916: ON THE CAMPUS Marion . s. u 2 Anniston .. 2 S. U 12 . 1 . s. s. u u 9 3 Annislon Anniston .. ..12 S. S. U U 4 Howard College.... n Howard College .... . 1 s. u 2 Cumberland Univ.. . 8 S. U I Howard College.. . . 4 s. u 2 Cumberland Univ.. .. 2 S. U 4 Mississippi College.. . 6 s. u 1 Univ. of Fl orida.. .. S. U 2 Mississippi College. . . 2 s. u 7 Univ. of Fl Drida.. .. 6 S. U 5 Birmingham College. . 1 s. u 2 Marion . .. S. U Birmingham College. .11 s. u 5 Marion . .. 2 S. U 5 Birmingham College . . 4 s. u 3 AT MARION Marion s. u ...... 2 Marion . .. 2 S. U T Marion 1 s u 2 Marion . 3 .S U AT TU.SCALOOSA Univ. of Alabama 5 S. U... AT JACKSON, TENN. Union Univ 4 S. U 3 Union Univ 1 S. U 13 Howard College Howard College .0 S. U.. 6 S. U. AT BIRMINGHAM 6 Birmingh College.. I ngham College. . 5 s. u. s. u. AT TUPELO, MISS. T. M. 1 3 S. U... T. M. 1 3 S. U... 108 T ennis THE sport which the majority of the students in the University and the Academy enjoy most and participate in is tennis. As a clean, wholesome, invigorating game calling for great skill in handling one ' s self, and demanding quick thought and action, this sport cannot be equaled. Realizing this, the Athletic Association has equipped four courts on the campus for its members, and encourages the students to play the game more. Every college and high school is beginning to take more interest in tennis, and intercollegiate tournaments are coming more and more into prominence. Our varsity team this year is made up of two of our star players, Anderson and Benson. Two tournaments have already been played, and the manager has at present a prospective trip through Northern Ala- bama and Georgia, where our team will play the strongest college teams in these States. Scores of Season to Date at marion Doubles S. U.— 6-6 Singles S. U— 0-6-1 Singles S. U.— 6-6 M. I.— 1-3 Anderson M. I.— 6-4-6 Benso n M. I.— 4-5 Double S. U.— 6-6 M. I.— 1-2 ON CAMPUS Singles S. U.— 6-6 Anderson M. I. — 4-4 Singles S. U.— 6-6 Benson M. I.— 4-3 109 A Resume of Athletics at S. U. I HE first sport which naturally comes to the mind of a college boy is foot- ball. 1 his game more than any other appeals to a real, red-blooded Ameri- can boy. It shows more quickly and more clearly than any other sport what is in a boy. Although we had to discard football for a few years on account of our financial condition, yet our interest in it did not die, and now since we once more have taken it up, we still believe in it, and wish to say we are in it to stay. The first two years have not been altogether a success, and yet we do not admit that they were failures by any means. We put out a good team both years, but since these teams had to be built from practically no foundation, we were unable to put out a win- ning team. We, nevertheless, believe that such a thing is possible, and shall continue to work towards that end. Our baseball record for the last few years has been exceedingly good. We have won a good majority of the games and have put confidence into the student body that, in this sport at least, we are not outclassed by any of our opponents. For a long time, while football was not played at S. U., baseball held highest place in the college boys ' hearts. Even yet it is very popular, and still has its place in the life of our school. A glance at the record of the last few years cannot help, but prove our ability in baseball. It causes a thrill of pride to every student here, to think back over what we have accom- plished in this line of sport. Basketball, as well as baseball, is very popular at S. U. It is a sport that almost always pays its own expenses. Throughout our entire athletic history we have put out good basketball teams. We have gone through several seasons without losing a game, and we always make a good showing against all teams. Varsity basketball for the present season, seems to be of the same calibre as S. U. generally puts out, and if this be true there need be no concern about our success. Although tennis is not thought of so much as an intercollegiate sport, yet it is coming to be recognized as such more and more each year. We have always been remarkably successful in tennis, and look forward to continued success in the future. This game is one which many boys can enjoy, and for this reason, if for no other, it will retain its prestige. Track athletics is a comparatively new thing at S. U. Every year a track meet is held on the campus, and any of the college boys rhay enter and compete for the prize. As yet this form of athletics has not been made an intercollegiate affair with us, but it is to be hoped that in the near future interest in it will increase to such an extent that such a step will be practicable. 110 JJ tta® ■■■■■■■■■■a BOOK FIVE FEATURES College Elections I HE following are the results of the elections held every year at Southern University in order to give the outside world a glimpse into our college life. They may be just or not. We leave it to you to decide. y Ai, ' BRII| The Most Popular Professor — J. C. GoDBEY. Professor Godbey was again voted the most popular professor. Almost every student in school is associated with him in one line of work or another, and he has always held the admiration and respect of them all. The Most Popular Student — T. J. ANDERSON . Tom has been becoming more and more popular ever since he has been in school, and this year he was voted the most popu- lar. He is just the kind of fellow that everyone likes. He treats everyone with consid- eration and respect, and every student in school is his loyal friend. The Most Popular Athlete — F. M. TuRNIPSEED. Buck holds a very high place in the athletic world at Southern University. He is good at almost all the collegiate sports, and has won for himself a lasting name in the memory of our student body. The Best Orator — J. M. Dannelly. Milton comes from a family of orators, and so it is no wonder that he is a good speaker. He has a very pleasing voice, so the ladies say, and that is one of the things which makes a good orator. Milton would make even W. J. Bryan ashamed (of him). The Best Writer — D. W. Godfrey. Dan managed by some means to fool the students into thinking that he could write. Perhaps it is because they have never read any of his written work. The Handsomest Man — T. J. ANDERSON. Tom is rather good-looking we will have to admit. Handsome is as handsome does, and Tom ' s conduct adds greatly to his fine appearance. He graduates this year, and this will leave the field open for Barnes and Bates next year. The Prettiest Coed — MlSS ELIZABETH RuSH. The fairest of the fair. So think the students of Southern University. The votes for the position were well scat- tered. Well, one could not expect everyone to be of the same mind. If Elizabeth will only look into her mirror, she cannot help but know that the boys have told the truth. The Most Popular Coed — MiSS ELIZABETH ChrISTENBERRY. Chick has always been famous for treating all the boys alike. She has a winning way about her which one cannot resist, and which has won for her the distinction of being the most popular coed at Southern University. Man With the Brightest Future — D. W. GoDFEY. Dan Godfrey was elected to this position. This was one of the greatest surprises of the election. It is to be hoped that his future will be more successful than his past. Man With the Best Voice — K. B. EdwaRDS. If you have ever heard him sing you will not doubt the justice of this decision. He has a very fine voice, and no doubt, great things are in store for him in the musical world. Ill The Biggest Liar — J. E. McCuRDY. Red was the guy who made lying popular. He prevaricates even when it would be to his advantage to tell the truth. Such is the power of habit. He is conducting a class at Southern University in scientific lying, and it must be said that some of his pupils have almost eclipsed their teacher in his art. The Biggest Loafer. — W. V. PlERCE. It is said by some that loafing is the hardest of all work. If this be true. Pierce is, without doubt, the most industrious person we have ever seen. He has reduced loafing to a science, so that he can meet his classes, study his books, get plenty of sleep, and yet loaf fifteen hours a day. The Biggest Ladies ' Man — James Alison. He loves the ladies. They are his chief joy. He seems not to care for any particular one, but such is the bigness of his heart that he can love the whole fair sex. There is something about him which attracts the ladies. Do not blame him, girls, for he cannot help it. Tk Biggest Eater — R. H. Allgood. Ralph seems to have a cinch on this posi- tion. His boarding-house loses money on him even at thirty dollars a month. He posi- tively refuses to fall in love because he is afraid that he might lose his appetite. Man With the Biggest Foot — E. H. McGehee. Had you noticed that the price of leather had gone up. Mac bought a pair of shoes not long ago. When he went into the store and called for a gentleman ' s shoe. No. 12, the clerk replied that gentle- men did not wear shoes that large. Benson ran Mac a close race for this place. The Freshest Rat — Rat Collier. Collier was elected the freshest rat without a dissenting vote. He had the audacity to make love to a coed the second day he was in school, besides pulling off various other such stunts. He is as fresh as the soft breezes which sigh amid the pines of his native forests. The Biggest Spendthrift — R. B. Shuptrine. When it comes to jarring loose from the long green Shup is supreme. Money burns his pocket, but it may be said that his pockets have never yet been seriously scorched. He is so reckless with his spending that he will actually put three stamps on a letter when two would do just as well. The Biggest Sleeper — Lee RamagE. Pap does not understand why the nights were not made longer so that he could get enough sleep. He wishes to put Morris chairs in all the classrooms so that he can put in a few extra hours of sleep during the day. II dort, er schlaft, el duerme, and then he sleeps. Man With the Prettiest Eyes — D. W. GODFREY: So strong is the force of habit that Dan was again elected to this place. The color of his eyes is a mixture of brown, blue and green — a very pleasing combination indeed. The Most Desperate in Love — A Tie betiveen Shuptrine and Bass. The boys just could not decide which one of these two was the more deeply in love. The girls con- cerned say that both are so desperate that they will never get over it, and so what differ- ence does it make anyway? 112 h The Psalm of a Rat (With apologies to Longfellow) Tell me not in happy numbers Exams are but an empty dream! For the Rat is dead that slumbers. And Exams are not what they seem. Exams are real! Exams are earnest! And busied is not our goal; Busted thou art, and busted yet. Should not be spoken of the Rat. Not enjoyment, and not rest, Is our destined end or way; But to study that each new test. Find us farther than to-day. Lives of old men all remind us. We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Good grades upon the book of time. Grades that perhaps another. Wading through exam ' s deep main, A forlorn and busted brother Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us then be up and studying. With a heart for any fate; Still boneing and boneing, Learn to study and to wait. (B)) Br. Ado Worm). : ' 113 As We See It S. U. — A machine designed for the purpose of converting green rats into real men. A Rat — A peculiar animal of a greenish hue, generally seen around colleges. He comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. A Ranch — An institution where grits and hash are manufactured, and where college boys hide at night. A Professor — A very dignified and wise-looking person, who generally has the dis- torted notion that college boys have nothing to do except study. The Academy — The ante-room of S. U., where those desiring to become rats are initiated. Thy Gym. — The gathering place of the great. Also the place where rats and other such animals are exercised, and where Pierce makes his annual ablutions. (See Webster ' s Unabridged.) A Football Game — An event which is pulled off occasionally at S. U. in order to let some of the boys settle old grudges against each other, and incidentally give the others a chance to develop their lung power. The Band — A strange kind of beast, partly flesh and partly metal, which makes all manner of unearthly noises, and is seen on all public occasions. The Glee Club — A bunch of fellows who think that they can fool people into believing that they can make real harmony. A Concert — An event that proves that these same fellows are mistaken. A Drug Store — An establishment designed for the specific purpose of collecting all the spare cash of college boys. The loafer ' s home. The Picture Show — A place where the ladies ' men carry their girl friends. It has the same purpose as the above. A Loafer — A boy who is engaged by the owners of the drug stores to keep their phonographs running continuously, and also to get all the set-ups possible. A Co-ED — The one thing which makes college life bearable. An incentive to some boys; a hindrance to others. A Recitation — One of the necessary evils of college. An excellent opportunity to display knonwledge or ignorance. A Bill — Not the beak of a bird, but a friendly letter which college boys receive once a month from the merchants of the town. The only mail that some of us ever get. A Check From Home — The reason why we can stay here. The legal prey of our land-ladies and friends. The one bright spot of a college boy ' s life. A Senior — The finished product of S. U. What every Freshman hopes to be. An Exam — A means of torture designed by the professors for the specific purpose of making the student ' s life miserable. Another one of the necessary evils. A Chum — One who understands us, and whom we understand. One who will lend you a jit when you are dead broke. 114 Goodbye Cigarettes With courage rare I now do swear, Influenced by various threats. To keep my word till June the third. And smoke no cigarettes. I smoked my last just one day past. And then made up my mind. No more would I, though 1 should dii Myself to habit bind. They dull my brain and brmg no g£ For all the harm they cause; While here and now I take this vow My heart beats loud applause. My nerves they ruin, and downward turn My valued monthly grades. And now I know that this Is so, Al! pleasure quickly fades. It ' s hard to quit when once you ' re bit By the demon Nicotme; It takes a man with grit and sand From cigarettes to wean. I ' ll lake my stand and play my hand. And by my word abide, Though all the joys of men and boys Should be to me denied. They bring me nought (so I ' ve been taught) But unpaid bills and debts; So now I say this very day, Good-bye to cigarettes. Joe Holloway. dlend dH s started, seen on vthii SEPTEMBER 14.— S. U. opens her doors for the session 1916- 1 7. A goodly number of rats arrive and are given the glad hand.(?) 16. — Professors do their best lo get clas but in vain. More familiar fac the campus every day. -Ralph Allgood arrives and immediately takes on new life. -Good prospects for football. Stuart and Sturdivant wish to try out, but cannot find uniforms large enough for them. 26. — G. T. Turnipseed makes the amazing discovery that there were people before the time of Christ. The water is turned off. Good! Bathing is too much trouble, anyway. 26. — The Co-eds begin their annual harvesting of hearts. Pierce invests five dollars in chewing gum. Just laying in his winter supply, that ' s all. 23. — The fraternities begin to have some success with their missionary work. Rats begin lo think that college life IS a bed of roses. 29. — Glee Club practice begins. New men try out their voices. Dr. Rush comes do who IS hurting them. 30. — The members of the band c shiny instruments. Rats think that the 5_ — Some Judson girls his office to e out lo show off the ake Greensboro a vis: Germans have come to attack us. OCTOBER 1. — Abercrombie gets a hair-cut. Looks like ; stranger to the boys. 2. — Speigner makes a speech at the pictun show. He receives great applause. looks his best. 7.— Football. U. of A. vs. S. U. Great vic- tory! Howard Newson has a sweet dream. 9. — Benjon and McGehee get a shoe-shine. The bootblack goes into bankruptcy. 116 13.— Football, Marion vs. S. U. No luck! Marion wins. Feature of game, slugging of Jones and Stanlon. Stanton loses a hat. 16. — The band makes a flying trip through Hale County and comes back covered with glory and with dust. 20. — The class in education receives some valua- ble information regardmg Socrates. Deep stuff, eh Deal? 27.— S. U. downs Anniston, 20 to 0. Whitey bucks the line in old-lime style. 28. — Shuptrine buys a pair of striped socks. Attracts much attention, especially among the girls. 30. — John Rush gets forty per from his Ford. Did you say anything about a five dollar fine? 31.— Hale County Fair opens. S. U. band takes charge. Boys become acquamted with the Forly-Niners, the Race Horses, etc. Bradford buys a hamburger. NOVEMBER 6 — Quarles and Scoutmaster Kelly stage a wrestling bout on the campus. After the first five minutes of play, Kelly retires from the game indefinitely. 7.— Belles Lettres Ladies Debate— Elliott rides to the college and walks back. S. U. elects Wilson again. 8.— Mutt Moore finally understands the in- tricate workings of a hydrant, after weeks of careful investigation and study. .9. — Lanier, Barnes and Bates have their pic- tures made. The photographer has to sus- pend operations until a new camera ar- rives. 12. — Lights off, water off, and coal supply run- ning low. College boys remain in bed all day. IS.— Football. S. U. vs. Spring Hill, in Mobile. Coach Rush jumps inlo the bay after the game. 19. — Bonner and Livingston, Iwo of our former students, visit their numerous friends in Greensboro. 25. — Mass-meeting held at the college. Rat Collier holds the audience spell-bound with his magic oratory. Students give their lungs some much-needed exercise. Slogan, B. B. T. 27. — New song just out — What Made Red ' s (Welch) Head Red? 28. — Ramage completes his course in Mathe- matics. DECEMBER 3.— H. T. Morgan takes a chew of Climax while on his weekly stroll. He experiences a peculiar sensation in his head which forces him to stop and rest an hour and ten minutes. 12.— Glee Club presents Captain Van der Hum at the Opera House. Rev. Deal and Mult Moore star, while the audience suf- 18. — Glee Club departs on their tour. Prof. God- bey makes close connection, as usual. Rat Owens IS entrusted with the franchise. Preacher Calhoun loses his suit-case con- tammg a plug hat, a monocle, a box of smging powders, and a tooth brush. 2 i. Student body disbands for the holidays. Rat Alison buys his girl some gum drops for a Christmas present. JANUARY 3. — Students begin to return from their Christ- mas vacation. Pap Ramage arrives, filled with Christmas dinners and New- Year resolutions. 11. — Rat Bradford orates in public speaking class. Great applause? Continued ap- plause?? More applause??? 1 5. — Consternation reigns supreme in the gym. Long Howard appears in a gym suit and announces his intention of making the bas- ketball team. 20. — Deep silence prevails. Mid-term exams be- gin. Bennett, Bass, Bates and Bigger study exceptionally hard? ? ? FEBRUARY I. — Exams, over, much elation on campus. Ev- erybody made a pass??? 3.— Glee Club departs on a tour. Oh. wonder- ful harmony! 12. — Willie Stuart (alias Sweet Papa) writes home for more money. How strange! 117 JJ 14. — Collins thinks that hs ha: received a comic Valentine, but upon closer investigation, he finds il is his own photograph. 19. — Great fight. The Reynolds brothers en- gage m a spirited contest on the tennis court. The referee declares it a draw, after five rounds of furious fighting had taken place. Better luck next lime, boys! 22. — Washington ' s birthday. Student body re- luctantly consents to take a holiday at the urgent request of the faculty. 23. — Clano anniversary debate. Hasta luego! MARCH !.— Preliminary Oratorical Contest. Bradford wins (prophecy). 14. — Baseball practice begins. Alison tries for backstop, and Anderson for the position of bat-boy. 20. Conslernation at the Beck Ranch. Time, 11:15 P.M.; cause, Jordan and Ramage exhibit their musical talent by singing The Rosary. Sad! Very sad! ! 22. — Horn and Owens perform one experiment in Chemistry without breaking anything. 25. — Dr. Rush makes a raid on the room of some of his boarders and finds three empty quart bottles, a pair of dice and a plug of Brown ' s Mule. Moral: The way of the transgressor is hard. 31. — Allgood buys an overcoat and a pair of woolen socks — a good sign that spring is near. APRIL 1. — Boys all attend classes. Seem to be un- usually quiet. 12. — Rats write home to tell the folks what day in June they will arrive. 21.— Dr. Wiggins smiles. Boys erect a monu- ment in commemoration of the event. 26. — Challenge Debate. A vital question is set- tled. I. — Field Day. Another one of those trouble- some holidays. 1 . — Belles Leltres Anniversary. .S. U. defeats M. I. in baseball, (prophecy). 30. — Term Exams end. Boys celebrate their victory. JUNE 1 . — Baccalaureate Address. 1.— Sermon before the Y. M. C. A. 2-3. — Oratorical contests. 4.— Seniors get their dips. 5. — One last fond look, and we are gone. w Dr. Atkinson: What is curiosity? Bass: The worst thing in the world. Prof. Lewis: Miss Garrett, what have you gotten out of this course so far? Miss Garrett: Education, cuhure, and all such junk as that. Dr. Atkinson (in Psychology) : How many members of the faculty are bald- headed? Mr. Turnipseed: One and a half doctor. Dr. Atkinson: Well, Mr. Turnipseed, I ' m glad to say I ' m not the half. V V Dr. Atkinson (pickmg up a blue back speller off his desk) : Well, class, you see I haven ' t gone back on my raising. I had already eaten three of these at the mature age of six. Mr. Bass: It didn ' t go to your head did it, doctor? Bass ' s roommate reports that he was awakened one night by Fletch (talking in his sleep) and managed to understand the following words: Ja — I didn ' t — won ' t you, please? — all right — I guess so — now, please — well, I ' ll die an old bachelor then. Ask Tom Anderson about Dimples. Allgood (looking at a newly posted honor roll and thinking it a delinquent list) : Well, I got off this time. Prof. Steinbrenner : Yes, Mr. Allgood, I haf noticed that alretty. 119 IL Beauty is said to be only skin deep, but since the advent of paint and powder, the depth depends upon the girl. ¥ ¥ Professor Newsom: Shores, what did the people do to honor Thomas Becket after his death? Shores: I think they granted him a pension, didn ' t they? ' ¥ Chick : Jackson, do you want a kiss? Jackson (eagerly): You bet! Chick : Well, help yourself, there ' s a plateful upon the table. G. T. Turnipseed (reading Ancient History) : Horn, I think from reading this that there must have been people before the time of Christ. Prof. Steinbrenner says the Germans are like George Washington, because they are first in peace, first in war, and first in the heart of any country. Prof. Robertson: Bradley, give an example of stable, unstable, and of neutral equilibrium. Bradley: Stable equilibrium is a brick, unstable equilibrium is a ball, and neutral equilibrium is a ball. ¥ ¥ ¥ Collins (to Deal in a restaurant, as the domino sugar was passed) : Use the tongs. Deal: Why, is it hot? Things Not Seen at S. U. Dr. Atkinson combing his hair. Everybody passing in English. Bradford not giving adyice. Collier not producing Chin music. Co-eds walking to town alone. Webb Jordan singing in the Choir. Ralph Allgood fasting for a week. Lamar Crawford without his chew of Brown mule. 120 APPRECIATION HE SOUTHRON Staff takes this opportunity of extending their hearty thanks to all who have helped in the work of putting out this book. It is, of course, impossible to men- tion each one who has contributed, but they all may rest as- sured that they have won the lasting gratitude of the Staff. We wish to thank the Benson Printing Company, the Electric City Engraving Company, and Mr. Turner, the photographer, for their able and sympathetic help. 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