Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1927 volume:

hc J kg cwnreee J,PSlord g W(ew M) IF, in the years to come, you can turn these pages and recall the days when you were a student at West Tennessee State Teachers College; if these happy memories of earnest work and joyous play, of deep and abiding friendships, of aspirations and achievements that have helped you to grow in mind and soul, can awaken in your heart a renewed sense of love and loyalty to our Alma Mater and a feeling of grateful- ness for what the beauty and the inspiration of college life have meant to you, we shall be glad for the share we have had in making possible this book. miitmMiL mm i BOOK I, THE COLLEGE BOOK II, THE FACULTY BOOK III, THE CLASSES BOOK IV, ORGANIZATIONS BOOK V, THE BOOK OF HOURS BOOK VI, HALL OF FAME BOOK VII, ATHLETICS Iff THC (LCMTCCGC This page o The De Soto is dedicated to Governor Austin Peay and the State Legislature of Tennessee, in deep and sincere appreciation for all they have done in making possible the continued development of our college along lines of greater usefulness. 14 15 HimimmimiiiiiiiiimiiiiimmmiimiiiiMii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiniiiiiiiii iiuiiilln. ' . ' . HllimiimiiiNiiiiMmuitiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi Percy Lamar Armstrong, A.B., A.M. A.B., Southwestern Presbyterian University, 1919 A.M., Southwestern Presbyterian University, 1920 Professor of Mat hematics L. C. Austin, B.S., M.A. Director of Music Denver Ewing Baughan, B.A., M.A. B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1923 M. A., Vanderbilt University, 1924 Assistant Professor of English Annie Mae Coke, B.S. B.S., George Peabody College, 1924 Assistant in Chemistry and Biology 17 Zach H. Curlin, B.A., LL.B. B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1913 LL.B., Memphis University Law School 1919 William Geo. Dean, B.S., A.M. B.S., George Peabodv College A.M., George Peabody College, 1918 Professor of Education Jerry C. Fitch, Agriculture B.S.A., University of Tennessee M.S. A., University of Tennessee G. H. Hayden, L.L., A.B. L.L., Peabody College, 1906 A.B., University of Nashville, 1908 Professor of Chemistry 18 O. R. Hughes, B.A., M.A. B.A., University of Tennessee, 1912 M.A., George Peabody College, 1920 Dean of the College Professor oj Education R. W. Johnson, B.S., M.A. Middle Tennessee Normal, 1923 B.S., George Peabodv College, 1924 M.A., George Peabody College, 1925 Professor of Geography Robert D. Johnston, B.S., M.S., Ph.C. B.S., Southwestern M.S., Southwestern Ph.C, University of Tennessee Instructor in Chemistry and Biology Claude Kinnick, A.B., M.A. A.B., Indiana University M.A., Indiana University Acting Head Department of English inter, spring, and summer quarters, 192 J 19 Leo Lindsey, B.S. B.S., Peabody College, 1925 Instructor of Physical Education Marie McCormack Instructor of Art Alma Mayes, B.A., M.A. B.A., Trinity University M.A., George Peabody College Assistant Professor of English and History Lyda Muse, B.S. B.S., University of Tennessee Instructor of Domestic Arts 20 Mary P. Thomas, A.B., A.M. A.M., Baylor College for Women Professor of Modern Languages Byrdee B. Wright, B.S. West Tennessee State Normal, 1918 B.S., Columbia University, 1919 Home Economics Instructor Mrs. Zach Curlin Matron Men ' s Dormitory Mrs. Harper Matron of My riders Hall 21 Lucy Pierce, B.S., M.A. B.S., Peabody College M.A., Peabody College Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College Latin W. H. Pleasants, B.A. B.A., Maryville College, 1916 Instructor of Manual Training S. E. Scates, A.B., B.S., A.M. A.B., University of Missouri, 1910 B.S., University of Missouri, 1910 A.M., Peabody, 1926 Head of Department of History and Social Sciences Virginia Washington Stith, B.S. B.S., George Peabody College Professor of Elementary Education 22 O. H. Jones Bursar Mrs. E. M. Leslie Secretary to President Mrs. S. A. Mynders Librarian Miss Lizzie Norment Housekeeper 23 Suella Adams, B.S. Critic Teacher tor Junior High Mrs. Johnnie Bandy, B.S. Critic Teacher for Third Grade Olga Barnard, B.S. Critic Teacher for Fifth Grade Annie L. McCorkle, B.A. Principal Josephine Conger, B.S. Critic Teacher of Arithmetic and Geography Mary Dunn Critic Teacher for Second Grac Mrs. Joseph Fulcher, B.S. Critic Teacher for Sixth Grade 24 Br nB mr M I . ' «hSI Virginia Mason Hunt, B.S. Critic Teacher for Junior High Mrs. Ray Jackson, B.A. Critic Teacher for Fourth Grade Thelma Ramsey Critic Teacher for Fifth Grade Sara Ransom, B.A. Robert Melville Robinson Critic Teacher for Junior High Jr., B.A. Critic Teacher of History and Director of Athletics _, „ n . Tonnie Ethelyn Slough Gladys Simpson, B.A B.S., M.A. Carolyn Weaver, B.S. Critic Teacher for First Grade Cn({c Teacher for four(h Qrade Cf Teacher f or First Grade 25 Song for W.T.S.T.C. Tune: Aula 1 Lang Syne Come, let us join our hearts in song, Our voices gladly raise, To sing until the echoes ring Our Alma Mater ' s praise. Refrain West Tennessee, West Tennessee! Alma Mater dear! Our loyalty we pledge to thee W 7 ith every passing year. Thy name we ' ll cherish evermore, Thy honor we ' ll uphold. Let ' s give a cheer that all may hear For comrades new and old! —Lily Peter, ' 27. 26 4XHSSC6S 27 At the time of the year when the young hickory leaves stand like little green banners Above their recurved, brown sheathings, And the inch-long leaves of the white oak are the color of ripe peach seeds, The dogwood makes herself beautiful. She is not tall, like the oak tree, But she is tall enough to be graceful. Her body is slim and delicately veined, And gray as old, scarred silver. About her slender shoulders and upon her poised, outstretched arms Are webbed scarf upon scarf of great, white blossoms, Cool and fragrantless. Her beauty is the wistful loveliness of a young girl waiting for her first lover, Who never comes. The dogwood loses her bloom, And midsummer brings her no fulfillment of spring promise. Her leafage is scant and unlovely; no birds nest in her branches. Can it be that she is lonely? But when the dogwood is grown old with the autumn Beauty returns to her. Not the vivid splendor of the matronly hickories, Rustling with lemon-yellow plumes, Or the bronze magnificence of the white oaks: But in her body there is still the slenderness of youth; Her few, faintly fluttering leaves are like fragile pat- terns cut from gold brocade; And in her pointed fingers she holds a broken rosary of pale vermilion beads. What April hopes lie hidden in these scarlet husks! —Lily Peter, ' 27. JS ms 29 Kate Shelton Mason, Tenn. . . English, French Sigma Alpha Mu President Y. W. C. A. Parnassian Club World Affairs Club Latin Club Student Council As morning roses newly wasli d with det President Senior Class As fair Maie Wood . . Bells, Tenn J ' ice-President Senior Class English, Latin Kappa Lambda Sigma Parnassian Club Student Council Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Latin Club Math Club Ozella Morris A little, tiny, pretty, witty, charming maiden, she. . . Troy, Tenn. . . English, French Kappa Lambda Sigma Parnassian Club Secretary Senior Class ' There was a soft and pensive grace; A cast of thought upon her face That suited well the forehead high. The eyelash dark and downcast eye. Tiiei.ma Ramsey . . Puryear, Tenn. . Kappa Lambda Sigma Parnassian Club Basket Ball Team Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Student Council Treasurer Senior Class Her air, her manners, all who saw admired; The joy of youth and health her eyes displayed, And ease of heart her every look conveyed. 30 Warner Clifft .... Bolivar, Tenn. English, History S.A.M. T. Club, ' 24 and ' 26 Business Manager Annual, ' 27 } ou have a nimble wit; I think it was made of Atalanta ' s heels. Martha Shelton Davis, Whitehaven, Tenn. English, Latin, Chemistry Sigma Alpha Mu Parnassian Club Latin Club In sweet music is such art: Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or, hearing, die. Bonnie Emmons . . Memphis, Tenn. History, English Kappa Lambda Sigma World Affairs Club Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. ' 1 ' ' 31 Bessie Fesmire Latonia, Ky. English, I listory Kappa Lambda Sigma Parnassian Club Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Why, faith, she is too low for high praise, Too brown for fair praise, and too little for great praise. Helen Fisher . . . Memphis, Tenn. English, Latin Kappa Lambda Sigma True merit often lies in being quiet. Clara Belle Jones, Spring Hili, Tenn. Home Economics, English Kappa Lambda Sigma Parnassian Club Home Economics Club World Affairs Club Student Council Y. W. C. A. Cabinet She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and sunny skies; And all that ' s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes. 32 Martha Lee Memphis, Tenn. Home Economics, English, Spanish Home Economics Club A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by human kindness bred. John D. Lippincott . Scobey, Miss English, History Forum Debating Society World Affairs Club Orchestra Glee Club He will succeed in business because of his power of getting people to believe he has something they want. ' ' ' ' John F. Locke Somerville, Tenn. Mathematics, English S.A.M. Parnassian Club Math Club A man of forward looking mind. 33 Ethel Lucas Normal, Term. French, Latin Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility. Mildred Montgomery English, History Kappa Lambda Sigma Y. W. C. A. Parnassian Club And all her thoughts as fair within her eyes As bottom agates seem to wave and float In crystal currents of clear viorning seas. ' Foster Moose . . . Brighton, Tenn. Chemistry, Mathematics Forum Debating Society World Affairs Club Parnassian Club Math Club You are a devil at everything and there is no kind of thing in the ' versal world but what you can turn your hand to. Lily Peter Creigh, Ark. English, History, Spanish Kappa Lambda Sigma Parnassian Club Y. W. C. A. Cabinet World Affairs Club Orchestra De Sota Staff Director of Vesper Choir There is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass. Etta Dean Sykes .... Lucy, Tenn. History, English Sigma Alpha Mu Like a lovely tree She grew to womanhood, and between whiles Rejected several suitors, just to learn How to accept a better in his turn. Carolyn Yancey . . Memphis, Tenn. Home Economics, English Sigma Alpha Mu Home Economics Club She is merry and gay; Knows how to work and to play. 35 In the sweet, gray twilight, When spring has kissed the trees, And they sway in verdant beauty, Gentle guided by the breeze, When the first gay bird of summer Sweetly trills his evening song, And a stillness, gray and pleasing, Seems to quiet the restless throng, — Then I feel a tender tugging At the latchstring of my heart, And a low voice that I know well Softly whispers, Come, let ' s start. That ' s the time I ' m prone to wander To the lake, my life, my friend, — Friend who helps me in my trouble And will help me till the end. Many are the things I ponder As I stand there by the deep, And the awe-inspiring murmurs Almost lull my soul to sleep. I wonder why the springtime fairies Leave their flowers on the grass; I wonder why we never miss them. Until the summer ' s past. Once again I feel a tugging At the latchstring of my heart, And a low voice that I know well Softy whispers, Let ' s depart, And my soul, loosed from the shadows O ' er the lake ' s dark bosom flies, And the sweet, sad breath of memory Gently lifts it to the skies. —Ruth James, ' 28. 36 ■JtHtl© 37 38 39 Chambers, Frances . . cummings, euline . . Davis, Francis Marion . Dyersburg . . . Rives Whitehaven Dowdy, Arvil .... Duck, Gus Dutlinger, Fredericks . . Milan . Parsons Memphis 40 = v= Smith, George Decaturville Turner, Claude Chewalla Powell, Ruth Memphis Mynders Hall 42 43 SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Eugene W. Packard President Mary Barry Vice-President Addie Lou Walker Secretary Elizabeth Banks Treasurer 44 Barnett, George .... Pittsburg Landing Beaver, Lorene Kerrville Branch, Lady Lee Millington Bright, Alma Nashville Cole, Anna R Memphis Coleban, Andy Germantown Crawford, Graham Williston Crider, Annie L Bradford Brooks, Eda Ray Normal Burnett, Josephine Memphis Chambers, Elizabeth Dyersburg Chambers, Wallace Hornbeak Cunningham, Leda Union City DeWese, Alene Brighton Douglas, Virginia Buntyn Dowdy, C. H Milan 45 Ellis, Mary Halls Fisher, Pleas Dyer Garner, Claude Trimble Gerard, Josephine Memphis § § § § Morris, Elizabeth Collierville Morton, Jack Williston Morton, Phares Raleigh Parkinson, Rose Memphis Hosey, Irene Norma Houser, La Nelle Union City Hyde, T. Noel Norma McCaskill, Carra Hickory Valley Perkins, Laeta Memphis Rayborn, Johnny Big Sandy Reeves, Willie B Hornbeak Rippetoe, Marie Memphis 46 Rochelle, Sue Bradford Shore, Eda May Troy Ryan, Elizabeth Memphis Sills, Joe Bailey Hollow Rock Sanderfer, Ruth Trenton Smith, Helen . . • Dyer Shires, Hazel Obion Spencer, Adelaide Memphis Spurlock, George Jackson § § § Talley, Ethel Memphis Thompson, Frances Friendship Utz, Isabelle Memphis Walker, Otis Brunswick Webb, Ora Memphis Webb, Ruby Wildersville Welch, P. W Decaturville Williams, H. G Troy Wood, Dorothy Normal Wynne, Hazel Cold Water, Miss. 47 May your life be broad like the sea; Your faith in things be fathomless, too; And your thoughts as the ships of adventure Bringing the gold of good things to you. May all the vales you seek to dwell in Be rich with the fragrance of flowers, And the afterglows of their twilights fill you With fond memories to while the quiet hours. So may each of the friends you acquire Be to you loving and loyal and fine; May heartaches be far removed from you And your happiness be blended with time. —Edward M. King, ' 30. 48 49 FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Edward King President Ophelia Gaulding J ' ice-President May Fife Secretary Clyde Hudson Treasurer 50 —=31327 = FRESHMAN ROLL Abernathy, Martha Abraham, Ruth Alexander, Mamie Allen, Mary Lucy Allen, Mary Louise Allen, Mattie S. Allen, Mildred Allison, Norma L. Anderson, Hester F. Andrews, Martha A. Anthony, Lillian C. Arthur, Eugene E. Ashmore, Margaret Askew, Lillian Atkinson, Thos. G. Ayers, Estelle Baker, Earl Baker, Roy N. Ballard, Horatio Barbour, Geraldine Barnes, Ruby Odell Barnes, Ruth Mai Bassett, Emma Bassham, Elise Bassham, Hugh A. Beard, Bessie Mai Beard, Charles T. Beaver, Virginia D. Belew, Joe T. Bell, Elizabeth L. Bell, Rebekah F. Bennett, Lenera Bickford, Helen Bigger, Nannie G. Billings, Alma L. Birdwell,Mrs.E.t. Bishop, Clara Ethel Bishop, Rubye Bishop, Sula Bius, Sallie Bivens, Wilma L. Black, Lavenia R. Black, Margaret L. Black, Vivian L. Blevins, Mary Blevins, Nellie Blount, Alton E. Boals, Beulah Bomar, Georgia L. Borden, Marjorie Bovd, Geraldine Boyd, Ruby Brewer, Gladys M. Brinkley, Lucile Brooks, Alice L. Browder, Cecil L. Brown, Gladys Brown, Linnie M. Brumfield, Jos ' ne L. Bunch, Clarice Opal Bunch, Lena E. Burton, Reva May Byasse, Maude Colewell, Vennah S. Colewell, Mary Lee Campbell, Arthur Cannaday, Ann F. Cannon, Beatrice Carleton, Brooxie Carmack, Jewell Carothers, Alamie Carter, Lucille Carter, Lucile M. Carter, Ruth A. Dancy, Mary E. Darden, Mary L. Darden, Mrs. Leslie Davis, Eoline M. Davis, Evelyn Davis, Alai Tom Davy, Herschel M. Dawkins, Ida Castleman, Garrett DeBerry, Mrs. Jos ' ne Cherry, Rufus M. Dent, Benjamin Christy, Martha R. Dezern, Harriet E. Clark, Addie Mae Dickerson, Thelma Clark, Inez Clement, Leslie Clift, Elise Cobb, Bertha Cole, Odell O. Dillard, Stanlev Donnell, Lilly ' Dorris, Olive Dorsett, Nelle Dougan, Sam Coleman, Mary L. Doyle, Esther Conyers, William Doyle, Neola Cooler, Murriel Dudney, Eula L. Copeland, Mallie F. Duke, Buford L. Corum, Lela Mae Dungan, Joseph A. Cox, Hazel Del Craddock, Claude Crosthwait, Nell Crowell, Nova L. Culp, Charlie Mai Cunningham, E; Easterwood, Ruby Easterwood, Zada Easthan, Loys W. Edens, Grace Elcan, Marv Belle e Ellis, Olivia M. Cunningham, Effie Etheridge, Katie L. Cunningham, GenolaEvans, Henry B. Cunningham, Sp ' r Evans, Mary Jane Curlin, Mary V. Ewell, Gladys C. Dailey, Beatrice M. Falls, Kathryn 51 sal 27 Falls, Lettie Agnes Farber, Dora Farmer, Willie Faulk, Alice M. Ferguson, Marian R. Field, Emma Irene Fife, Johnnie G. Fletcher, Ruby K. Ford, Loura Forrest, Floyd Forrest, Lovie Sue Fowlkes, Pettie E. Frazier, Annie Lee Fulghum, Bernard E. Galloway, Goldie Gardner, Helen S. Gardner, Thelma Garner, Inez Garner, Jessie B. Garrard, Edna E. Garrett, Buford I. Gaulding, Ophelia Gibbons, Annie L. Gillia, Katherine Gipson, Mary N. Goldman, Max Goodwin, Bessie L. Gowans, Pollye H. Graham, Elizabeth Graham, James O. Graham, Nora Alma Gray, Willie Audry Green, Margaret B. FRESHMAN ROLL— Continued Green, Perry M. Green, Robert M. Green, Oma Louise Greenlee, Katherine Griffin, Frances M. Griffis, Annyce Grooms, Ruth L. Gullett, Ernest Gurkin, Guennie Gwaltney, Floys Hall, Ruby Hallum, Margie Hamilton, Carice M Haney, Reuben Hardison, Russell G Hargett, Cleo Harlan, Dixie Harpole, Mattie W. Harrington, Hazel L Harris, Mattie E. Harris, Menna Harris, Sarah R. Harris, Sydney N. Harrison, Albert Harvey, Lydell Hastings, Emma S. Hawn, Frances Hay, Lofton H. Hays, Wylodine Henderson, Robt. C. Hendren, Frances L. Henley, Mildred Hcndrix, Mildred Herbert, Clara E. Herring, Rachel Hewlett, James M. Hewlett, Mrs. Mar. Hill, Lura M. Hilliard, Oma Hinaman, Ada R. Hines, Daura Hinson, Arline Hobbs, Doris Hodges, Gilbert J. Hodges, Myrtle A. Hogan, Elease Hogue, Eugene S. Holcomb, Mary Holden,Mrs.M.M. Holland, Eva E. Holland, M. M. M. Holland, Ruth Agn. Hollingsworth.M.L. Hoover, Vera Hopper, Josephine Hopper, Lillie M. Horton, Mary E. Lahowley, Kathlyn Hudson, Clyde Hughes, Carlie Humphreys, Evelyn Humphreys, Guen. Hunter, Grace C. Hurlev, Date Hurley, Noah T. Hurst, Lucile Erwin, Norma Cleo Ivy, Arlene Jackson, Lucy Jacobs, Henry M. James, Eva D. Jefferies, Juanita Jenkins, Mildred E. Jennings, Geraldine Jernigan, Burrell R. Jetton, Gladys M. Johnson, Dan C. Johnson, Era Johnson, Hardie D. Johnson, Mrs. Odell Johnson, Pauline R. Johnson, Mrs. Rus ' l Johnson, Velma Jones, Anderson R. Jones, Bettie Sue Jones, Martha R. Jones, Maud M. Jones, Maymie Jones, Ocie Jones, Wiley B. Jordan, Billie Joyce, Clyde Kee, Cora Beatrice Kee, Tommie Keller, Mrs. James Kelly, Mary E. Kemp, Jessie Kemp, Jewel Kenner, Emily L. Hennon, Mrs. R. E. Kent, Mildred Key, Bessie King, Edward M. King, Merle King, Sarah H. Kitchell, Lois Klyce, Neva K. Knight, Carrie Knight, Dorothea Koch, Joseph Koffman, Mary L. Lacey, Edna Lain, Therre Bell Lamar, Thelma Lane, Alma L. Lane, Rebecca Lanier, Artheu B. Lassiter, Cornelia Lassiter, Virginia Latham, Elma Jane Lette, Lillian Ruth Lewis, Nina Fay Lillev, Bernard Rov Lilly ' , Ruth Allyne ' Lipscomb, Sarah W. Locker, Martha F. Long, John E. Love, Charlotte Lovejoy, Antoinette Lucado, Rubbie Lucas, Maria McAlpin, Annie McArthur, Mabel McBride, Jas. A. McCall, Willie R. McCarley, James A. McCoy, Andrew Lee McDonald, Lowis McFarland, Dixie McGowan, Wm. V. McKnight, Gladys McLennan, Louise McNeill, Anna K. McReynolds, Mildr. McTvier, James L. McTyier, Ruby B. Manley, Sarah E. Marcotte, Maud Marshall, Eunice A. Marshall, Ruth R. Martin, Inez Mason, Frances L. Max, Ruby N. Meadows, Isabelle Medlin, Birdie Miller, Jim R. Milligan, Mancie Milton, Katherine Mitchell, Doris M. Mitchell, Margaret Moody, Oliver Ioore, Lora Morton, Evelyn Mount, William W. Murchison, Ola 52 FRESHMAN ROLL— Continued Murph, Anna N. Nash, Mary C. Naylor, Vergie Neely, Helen L. Netherly, Lucile L. Neirlle, Mary Nichols, Evelyn Norris, Amy L. Norton, Joe A. Nortctn, Thelma N. O ' Gwinn, Riley L. Oldham, John N. Orr, Burlean Orr, Mildred Orr, Nita L. Owen, Una Owens, Emma Owens, Henrietta Ozment, Elbert L. Parks, Lora K. Parr, Mrs. C. D. Paul, Mrs. V. F. Paulk, Bernice Peak, Mary F. Pendergrass, Mira Penny, Martha L. Pentecost, Gordon Permenter, Faye Perry, Loree Peterson, Gladys Pierce, Mrs. S. E. Pierce, S. E. Pirtle, Martha Pitman, Virginia Poole, Drulah Porter, Annie Porter, Erne W. Powell, Lockey Powell, Mary O. Pratt, Helen Prescott, Mary S. Prince, Lilly Grace Pritchard, Lorene Puckett, David P. Ramer, Loucile Reams, Dorothy Reeves, Gladys L. Reynolds, Mildred Reddick, Aileen Reddick, Mallie Ringlod, Eul M. Ritchie, Elizabeth Roberts, Mrs. Pearl Robertson, Jas. M. Robertson, Frances Robison, Dorothy A Ross, Mildred M. Rowe, Frances E. Runkin, Anna Rust, Carrie Saine, Ned L. Sanders, Audry Sanders, Katherine Sayre, Selia M. Scheinberg, David Schrodt, Phillip Screws, Vivian Short, Madge Short, Mary Shuetz, Mary Simmons, Maryella Simpson, Mary L. Simrell, Zola Skinner, Mary Sloan, Johnnie A. Smith, Bertha Smith, Charles F. Smith, Daisy L. Smith, Edwin L. Smith, James B. Smith, Mary A. Smith, Ruby L. Smithson, Ruth Sparks, Melba Spence, Evelyn Spence, Ruth Spicer, Helen F. .Stainback, Marguer Stanley, Mattie B. Starnes, Mrs. Giles Stevens, Jack Stark, John P. Stover, Edna Street, Ruby Strong, Jessie L. Strong, George R. Sturgis, Melvin Sudberry, Maggie L Sullivan, Elmar H. Sullivan, Bond V. Summar, Allie B. Summers, Eloise Summers, LaVern Summers, Wincie Surrency, Dallye Swearengen, Robt. Lockett, Eva M. Talley, Lillian Taylor, Lucy M. Terrell, Josie Terrell, Nell Thomas, Edna W. Thomas, Ethel Lee Thomas, James M. Thompson, Bernice Thompson, Wm. H. Thomsen, Amalie Thorne, Kathleen Tickle, Pauline Todd, Mary Treadwell, Johnnie Treadwell, Lillian Tritt, Thelma E. Tucker, Bess Tucker, Bruce Turner, Emma F. Umphries, Lillian Vanhoose, Vera Vaughan, Hazel Vawter, Ellen Verdel, E. F. Vernor, Alice McK Viar, Waddie C. Wade, Hansford L. Walk, Dura M. Walk, Rebecca Watkins, Marie Weatherly, Charlotte Webb, Mildred L. Weeks, Bruce Otis Wills, Frank R. Wells, Hugolene Whithurst, Carey Wilbourne, Clara Wiley, Grace D. Williams, Eleanor Williams, John C. Williams, Patye C. Wills, Mrs. Herbert Webb, Caroline D. Winfrey, Arthur P. Wiseman, Myrtle A. Witherspoon, Kath. Wolfe, Troy Wood, Luke Wood, Ruth Wood, Ocie Wyse, Willie Young, Maybel Younger, Thelma 53 O Spirit, born of world-old mortal pain And immemorial rapture, — You, whose voice, Waking within your ruddy bosom ' s core And trembling from your slender-corded throat Cries an ineffable, passionate mystery, — In what lost incarnation did you gain, Or where recapture The golden word, that, in a quivering note, Breathes all the ancient rhapsody of life, Earth had forgotten, hearing it no more? Hush the wild wailing underneath your bow, Lest I should share your moon-pale agony! Tell me not all the loveliness that you know, Lest my heart break, remembering what may not be! —Lily Peter, ' 27. S 2T 55 HK r bi? FALL TERM Helen Smith President Evelyn Hall Vice-President Henretta Owens Secretary Addie Lou Walker Treasurer WINTER QUARTER Mildred Montgomery President Bessie Fesmire Vice-President Addie Lou Walker Secretary Louise McDonald Treasurer Clara Belle Jones Critic SPRING QUARTER Euline Cummings President Leda Cunningham Vice-President Thelma Hirschmann Secretary Lenola Cunningham Treasurer Clara Belle Jones Critic 56 57 58 t£27s i 59 m? ds CHAPTER ROLL Abraham, Ruth Acree, Louise Arnette, Elizabeth Beasley, Laura Banks, Elizabeth Beddingfield, Alice Bledsoe, Nelle Borden, Marjorie Brignardello, Alice Bright, Alma Burnette, Josephine Crider, Annie Laurie CUMMINGS, EuLINE Cunningham, Genola Cunningham, Leda Cunningham, Earline Chambers, Elizabeth Chambers, Frances Curlin, Mary V. Dezern, Harriet Draughan, Mary Ellen Douglas, Virginia Ellis, Mary Frances Ellis, Olivia Emmons, Bonnie Farber, Dora Fesmire, Bess Fisher, Helen Gardner, Helen Hall, Evelyn Harris, Elizabeth Harris, Menna Harris, Sarah Hearn, Margaret Hines, Helen Grills Hirschmann, Thelma Houser, LaNelle Hindmon, Ada Rose James, Eva D. James, Ruth Jones, Clara Belle Jones, Martha Ruth Kemper, Gladys Kenney, Ruth King, Dorah Bowen King, Sarah Lassiter, Lacy Lassiter, Cornelia Lovejoy, Antoinette Lovejoy, Bernice McCall, Willie Rayford Max, Ruby McCaskill, Carra Lou McDow, Florence McNeill, Annie Key Montgomery, Mildred Murph, Anna Mae Nason, Esther Naylor, Virgie Orr, Nita Perkins, Laeta Peter, Lily Peterson, Gladys Powell, Urcile Ramsey, Thelma Reames, Dorothy Rayborn, Johnnie Rochelle, Sue Sanderfer, Ruth Shearin, Maud Shore, Eva Mai Shires, Hazel Skinner, Mary Smith, Helen Strong, Louise Thomas, Louise Thorne, Kathleen Thompkins, Margaret Todd, Mary Tucker, Bess Walker, Addie Lou Williams, Eleanor Watkins, Marie Wood, Dorothy Wood, Maie Wynne, Hazel Younger, Thelma Zehner, Marguerite 60 61 FALL, 1926 Roxie Gaulding President Mary Buford Vice-President Etta Dean Sykes Secretary Josephine Gerard Treasurer Kate Shelton •. . : Reporter WINTER, 1926-27 Marie Rippetoe President Mary Barry Vice-President Eda Ray Brooks Secretary Fredericka Dittlinger Treasurer Rose Parkinson Reporter SPRING, 1927 Josephine Gerard President Ruth Powell Vice-President Elizabeth Morris Secretary Mattie V. Stewart Treasurer Isabelle Utz Reporter 62 m? v s j SS . SIGMA ALPHA MU ROLL Allen, Rosamond Anderson, Hester Frances Barry, Mary Baird, Evely ' n Bledsoe, Georgia Branch, Lady Lee Briney, Lillian Brooks, Eda Ray Buford, Mary Carter, Lucile Cox, Maggie Edna Crawford, Virginia Davis, Evelyn Davis, Martha Shelton Dunagan, Rosalie Duttlinger, Fredericks Dancey, Mary Eastham, Lois Fletcher, Mrs. Clara Gardner, Thelma Gaulding, Ophelia Gaulding, Roxie Gray, Martha Griffis, Annyce Gerard, Josephine Harpole, Mattie Wood Harrell, Ada Lee Herbert, Clara Holden, Mrs. Nannie Mae Knight, Carrie Kyle, Mary Latting, Ellen Larky, Julia Lockert, Martha Love, Charlotte Morris, Elizabeth Morton, Evelyn Neely ' , Helen Parkinson, Rose Powell, Ruth Pirtle, Martha Rippetoe, Marie Robinson, Frances Robinson, Mary Frances Rowe, Frances Ryan, Elizabeth Rodgers, Mary Shelton, Kate Spurlock, George Short, Mary Strong, Bessie Stewart, Pat Sykes, Etta Dean Spicer, Helen Thomas, Willise Utz, Isabelle Webb, Ora Wells, Hugheoline Welch, Anola Yancey, Carolyn 63 1996 of,,,:, ,„? SIGMA ALPHA isAU 64 v= 1926 A ..,.,. y A Vw J A. f JL.JC 1L. 6 5 =31327 K F. ' r - ' • 0U W AR.MOin r „ : - Seymour A. Mynders Club Founded 1913 Motto: Nil Nisi Bonum Colors: Green and White Flower: White Carnation The SAM Club has completed another successful year. We must dwell in retrospection, even though our eyes are to the future. The Sams have been made to rejoice over the successes of some of our old men, as well as the success of the club itself. Every Sam feels the pride in the selection of an old member on the All-Southern Football Team at the University of Tennessee last year. We are all proud of Barnhill, and remember with pleasure that he was at one time our president. We are all sorry that Red Cliff t is graduating, for it will take him from us, but our loss is another ' s gain and we wish him health, happiness, and prosperity. Speaking of other celebrities of the club, we call attention to our intercollegiate debaters, Messrs. John Oldham and Paul Rochelle, who gave the girls from the Delta State Teachers College a scare, and Mr. King, who, with Mr. Duck from the Forums, stepped to victory over the orators from Middle Tennessee State Teachers College. The new men taken into the club this year have proved a sterling worth to it, and have caused the club to be well represented in all school activities. The social functions of the club have been well attended, the most outstanding being a script dance at the Hotel Chisca on Decem- ber 3, followed by an invitation dance at the same place on December 10. The annual banquet was held in the Gold Room of the Hotel Claridge February 25. Mother Mynders was the chief guest of honor at all functions. As the past year was so interesting, we hope that the following years will add to the interest, worth, and esteem that we now feel for the club. — John H. Jacobs. 67 EheBe of - 68 -310 7 s = N= OFFICERS FALL TERM, 1926 Graham Crawford President Marion Davis Vice-Presiden Jack Morton Secretary Buford Wallace Treasurer WINTER TERM, 1927 Buford Wallace President Jack Morton Vice-President Warner Clifft Secretary Noel Hyde Treasurer SPRING TERM, 1927 Warner Clifft President Paul Rochelle Vice-President John Oldham Secretary Jack Morton Treasurer SOCIETY ROLL Baker, Roy Crawford, Graham Colebank, Andy Clifft, Warner Davis, Marion Dunagan, Joe Duke, Lawrence Fulghum, Eugene Gwyn, Norbourne Hyde, Noel Jacobs, Henry King, Merle King, Edward Miller, Paul Mitchell, Enoch Morton, Jack McCarley, Alfred McTyier, Jimmie Oldham, John Robinson, William Rochelle, Paul Storck, J. P. Swearinger, Robert Wallace, Buford Koch, Joe Long, John R-A-T-S Atkinson, Tommy Arthur, Dv. Dillard, Stanley Hayes, Lofton Harrison, Abnor Ferguson, Ralph 69 2 3ldl7e= sfi 70 [t ggi OFFICERS, FALL TERM William King President C. T. Turner Vice-President Jack Houston Secretary Eugene Packard Treasurer OFFICERS, WINTER TERM A. D. Duck President A. 0. Dowdy Vice-President P. L. Fisher Secretary P. W. Welch Treasurer OFFICERS, SPRING TERM Berdie Daily President J. D. Lippincott Vice-President J. B. Sills Secretary Foster Moose Treasurer 71 72 3t£27e J 73 1 21 5 FORUM ROLL Bright, Howard Chambers, Wallace Cooper, C. V. Dailey, B. C. Dowdy, A. O. Dowdy, C. H. Duck, A. D. Fisher, P. L. Garner, C. M. Garrett, Edwin Haney, Reuben Hinkle, John Hudson, Clyde Jones, A. R. Jordan, Billie Lippincott, J. D. Moose, Foster Packard, E. W. Smith, George Smith, Lyle Sills, J. B. Sturgis, Melvin Turner, C. T. Viar, W. C, Jr. Welch, P. W. The activities of the Forum Debating Society during the year 1926-27 have been so directed as to uphold the standards of thd Society and reflect honor and credit upon the institution which makes it possible. The fact that the name of the Society is the Forum Debating Society does not necessarily mean that debating is the only function of the Society. Public speaking, oratory, parliamentary practice, as well as debating, are en couraged. Many questions of vital importance are discussed throughout the year. The aim of these questions is twofold: first, to give the members something worth while to discuss; and, second, to discuss it well. The Society does not neglect social activities of school life. There have been many social events which brought the Forums and Kappas together. The out- standing ones were the Valentine Party, at which the Forums were entertained by the Kappas; the Thanksgiving Party, at which the Forums entertained the Kappas; and the Annual Banquet, which was given this year at the Hotel Chisca. Five of the Intercollegiate Debaters were Forums. These were: E. V. L T nderhill, C. V. Cooper, A. D. Duck, C. T. Turner, and R. L. Haney. The Society was very much pleased to have R. E. White and E. V. Underhill for the second time in the public debate with the representatives of the Seymour A. Mynders Club. 74 DINNERTIME A GAY Ci OWD CHEMI 7 STUDENT AfTEf TtHHW 75 PERSONNEL OF COLLEGE CHORUS Anderson, Hester Bickford, Helen Brooks, F ,da Ray Cunningham, Leda Harpole, Mattie Lassiter, Cornelia Locker, Martha Hays, M. P. Hughes, Corlee Austin, J. B. Cooper, V. C. Garner, Claude SOPRANOS Webb, Or a ALTOS Thomas, Willise TENORS Turner, Claude BASSES Thompson, Wm. Evans, Myra Gregory, Louise Ryan, Elizabeth Spencer, Adelaide Ross, Jessie Schilling, Viola Smith, Rubye Lippincott, J. D. Packard, Eugene Leigh, Joe Mount, Wilson Stevens, Jack 76 1027 = i ' e =5J«s f? PERSONNEL OF THE COLLEGE ORCHESTRA L. C. Austin, B.S., M.A. J ' iolin Peter, Lily James, Eva . . James, Ruth . Foster, Mrs. A. P. Redman, Willie C. Beard, Ruth . . Ryan, Elizabeth Spencer, Adelaide Burnette, Josephine Jones, O. H Double Bas Hirschmann, Thelma Flute Dent, Ben ni ■ . u A , Clarinet Hendricks, .Mildred J Viola | Cello . Director of Music Mount, Wilson . Oboe Leigh, Joe .... Bassoon Miller, Paul . . Koch, Joe .... Trumpet Lippincott, John . Stevens, Jack . . Horn Hudson, Clyde . . Trombone Packard, Eugene . Tuba Wallace, Buford Drums Gaulding, Roxie . Piano 11 =310 7 ] 5 ••• •■« ...l...li.nl ' ■ I : , ,,.,,., ■ ,,, i., ,, , ,„,, n, ,„ ,„,, ,,!,,, ,,, ,,),,! tlMliiioiliiliillill The World Affairs Club was organized November 1, 1926, by a group of students under the direction of Messrs. Scates and Johnson. Its aim is to promote a better understanding of world history and geography by a study of current topics. A few of the subjects which have been discussed are: The League of Nations, Our Relations in South America, The Crisis in China, and American Im- perialism in the Caribbean. We have had many excellent talks on these and similar subjects from our members. S. E. Scates 1 r . , , • n ,,- T r acuity Advisers R. W. Johnson J Josephine Burnett ... 1 r . • n • j Executive Committee bus Duck j Ernest Underhill President Myrtle Boehm Vice-President Roxie Gaulding Recording Secretary Lily Peter ' Corresponding Secretary Marguerite Zehner Treasurer 78 iifeJ r SJ ■i i. .H. ii !■■■ I R. W. Johnson S. E. Scates Alma Mayes Adeline Baer Myrtle Boeh.m Jack Boone Josephine Burnett Berdie Dailey Gus Duck Nanette Dunkle Mary Francis Ellis Roxie Gaulding Clara Belle Jones Lucy Lea J. T. Middi.eton Foster Moose Sophia Mount Lily Peter Kate Shelton Ethel Talley Walter Thorpe Claude Turner E. V. Underhill Ruby Webb Helen Smith Euline Cummings Martin Hayes J. D. Lippincott 79 ■ ■• H-ll I., II I I, ill ill I. .III. ■ Illllill.ll. 1 ||,li.ll..l lkllll Percy Lamar Armstrong, Professor of Mathematics James Noel Hyde, President Arvil 0. Dowdy, Vice-President Berdie C. Daily, Treasurer Abraham, Ruth Crowell, Nova Lee Hearn, Margaret McCarley, J. A. Skinner, Mary Arthur, E. E. Cunningham, Fariine Hendrix, Mildred McCaskill, Carra L. Smith, C. F. Baker, Rov Cunningham, Spencer Hines, Daura McDow, Florence Smith, E. L. Ballard, IL T. Dailey, B. C. Hinkle, J. H. McNeill, Anna K. Smith, George Banks, Elizabeth Davis, Martha S. Hirschmann, Thclma. Miller, Jim R. Snide, Margaret Barnett, G. E. Dent, Benjamin Hudson, Clyde Miller, P. C. Spencer, Adelaide Beard, C. T. Dezern, Harriet Hughes, Carlie Mount, W. W. Stephenson, Lorene Bennett, Lenera Dowdv, A. O. Humphries, Clinton Norris, Amy L. Stevens, Jack Bickford, Helen Dowdy, C. H. Hyde, J. N. Packard, E. W. Stewart, Faith Bius, Sallie Bet Dungan, J. A. Jacobs, Henry Parks, Lora Storck, J. P. Bledsoe, Georgia Evans, H. B. Johnson, Bernard Parr, C. D. Stricklin, J. B. Blount, Alton Fisher, P. L. Jones, Maymie Parr, Mrs. C. D. Strong, Louise Boehm, Myrtle Fletcher, H. T. Jordan, Billie Porter, Effie W. Thomas, Edna W. Borden, Marjorie Fulghum, B. E. King, E. M. Ritchie, Elizabeth Thompson, Frances Bowling, Irene Gardner, Helen King, M. L. Robison, Dorothy Tucker, Bruce Braxton, Katherine Gardner, Thelma King, Sarah Robinson, Frances Turner, C. T. Bright, Alma J. Garner, J. B. King, William Robertson, W. E. L tz, Isabelle Bright, Howard Garrett, J. Kenney, Ruth Rochelle, W. P. Walker, 0. L. Briney, Lillian Gregory, Louise Lake, Mary Scarborough, Ednie Wallace, B. . Brooks, Eda Ray Griffis, Annyce Lea, Lucy B. Scheinberg, D. E. Welch, P. W. Bunch, Len E. Haney, R. L. Long, J. E. Shore, Eva Mae Wells, F. R. Colebank, Andy Harlan, Dixie Lucas, Ethel J. Short, Madge Wills, Caroline Cooper, C. V. Harris, Menna Masey, Milton Sills, J. B. Wood, Maie Crawford, Virginia Harris, Sarah Mast, G. A. Simonton, Anna M. Younger, Thelma 80 S7e= Founded October IS, 1925 by Miss Virginia Washington Stith Teacher of Elementary Education Slogan: And a little child shall lead them Fourfold purpose of the Council: (1) To awaken an interest in the scientific study of childhood. (2) To promote a spirit of practical experimentation and research in the classroom of members now teaching. (3) To bring to the college annually an outstanding speaker in the field of childhood. (4) To establish a loan fund for that member of the council majoring in Elementary Education, who displays the characteristics which make a master teacher of children. Miss Flora J. Cooke, Principal of the Frances VV. Parker School, Chicago, was the s peaker last year. The Council has been federated in the National Council of Primary Teachers. OFFICERS— FIRST TERM OFFICERS— SECOND TERM Mrs. Bess Morris Offutt .... President Miss Myrtle Boehm President Miss Maude Shearin .... Vice-President Miss Ruth Cole Vice-President Miss Virginia Rice Treasurer Miss Jessie Ross Secretary Miss Lois Eastham Treasurer MEMBERS Virginia Washington Stith Myrtle Boehm Mary Hollingsworth Thelma Younger Maud Shearin Rosalie Dunagan Mrs. Bess Offutt Jessie Ross Ruth Kenney Marie Watkins Bertha Cobb Eunice Marshall Leila Mae Layce Norva Lee Crowell Ida Dawkins Ruth Cole Mary Allen Lillian Askew Lois Eastham Mary Scarbrough Mrs. Leslie Darden r£ P Abraham, Ruth Allen, Rosamond Bauchan, Denver E. (Faculty Member) Boone, Jack Dailey, Berdie Duck, Gus Davis, Martha S. Farber, Dora Fesmire, Bess Gardner, Thelma Gaulding, Roxie Gaulding, Ophelia James, Ruth Jones, Clara Belle Lippincott, John D. Mitchell, Enoch Montgomery, Mildred Morris, Ozella Moose, Foster Packard, Eugene Peter, Lily Ramsey, Thelma Rowe, Frances Shelton, Kate Underhill, Ernest Wood, Maie PARNASSIAN OFFICERS Ernest Underhill President Clara Belle Jones Secretary Kate Shelton Vice-President Jack Boone Publicity Editor Berdie Dailey Treasurer Bessie Fesmire Chairman of Censor Committee Bessie Fesmire PROGRAM COMMITTEE Roxie Gaulding Lily Peter 82 3132T =• = ? , A NASSI CLiUJB 19£6 HI HHH S3 ROLL Atkinson, Tommie Mildred Hendrix McCaskill, Carra Lou Sills, Joe Bailey Banks, Elizabeth Herbert, Clara Neely, Helen Simmons, Maryella Bledsoe, Nelle King, Wililam Morris, Elizabeth Spurlock, George Bomar, Georgia Johnson, Bernard Middleton, J. T. Strong, Bessie Fife, Maie Lassiter, LacyHelen Naylor, Virgie Strong, George Fisher, Helen Lassiter, Cornelia Puckett, David Thomas, Willise Gai ' lding, Ophelia Livingston, Rowe, Frances Wood, Maie Gerard, Josephine Love, Charlotte Shelton, Kate Helen Neely President Carra Lou McCaskill Vice-President Virgie Naylor Secretary and Treasurer Miss Pierce Sponsor Helen Livingston j Elizabeth Banks V Program Committee Charlotte Love ) PURPOSE To acquire a more intimate knowledge of the life of the Roman people through a study of their laws, customs, literature, and art, that we may develop a keener appreciation of our heritage from the Latin race. Meetings were held on the first Monday of each month from 2:30 to 3:15. At these meetings pro- grams were given by the club members with two purposes in view — to instruct and to entertain. While the programs had their serious side, the lighter one was not forgotten. Misses Livingston, Banks, and Love did some good work in selecting interesting and instructive topics for discussion. A typical program is given below: ROMAN ART AND SCULPTURE Sculpture in Rome Carra Lou McCaskill Ode — Upon the Sight of a Beautiful Picture Maie Wood Byron ' s Impression of the Laocoon Ophelia Gaulding The Faun of Praxitiles Charlotte Love Music — Latin Songs Virgie Naylor, Cornelia Lassiter Stunts (Roman Sports) Messrs. King, Sills, and Puckett Copies of famous bits of sculpture were passed around during the program and discussed. S4 (Formerly Home Economic Club) Clara Belle Jones President Martha Lee Vice-President Mrs. Hollis Fletcher Secretary Mrs. V. S. Lewis Treasurer Baughan, Mrs. D. E. Beddingfield, Alice Bright, Alma Cox, Maggie Edna Fletcher, Mrs. Hollis Hearn, Margaret Hines, Mrs. Helen Grills Jones, Clara Belle Johnson, Clara Latting, Ellen Lee, Martha Lewis, Mrs. V. S. Nason, Esther Smith, Helen Wynne, Hazel Yancey, Carolyn Honorary Members Muse, Miss Lyda Wright, Miss Byrdee : ' -... - • i 85 Y. W. C. A. icers 1926-27 Kate Shelton President Maie Fife Vice-President Addie Lou Walker Secretary Mildred Hendrix Treasurer Evelyn Hall Undergraduate Representative Mildred Montgomery Wednesday Night Program Maie Wood Morning Watch Lily Peter Vesper Clara Belle Jones Social Thelma Ramsey World Fellowship Bess Fesmire Publicity 1927-28 Maie Fife President Cornelia Lassiter Vice-President Virgie Naylor Secretary Florence McDow Treasurer Alma Bright Undergraduate Representative Dorothy Robinson Wednesday Night Program Ruby Webb Morning Watch Euline Cummings Vesper George Spurlock Social Harriet Dezern World Fellowship Grace Edens Publicity Martha Ruth Jones Social Service 86 3275= Banks, Elizabeth Beaver, Lourene Beddingfield, Alice Bright, Alma Crider, Annie Laurie Cunningham, Euline Cunningham, Earline Dezern, Harriet Dougan, Eula Fife, May Fife, Johnnie Gee, Laura Bell Greenlee, Kathryn Gregory, Louise Griffis, Annyce Hall, Evelyn Hindman, Ada Rose Holland, Mary Hoover, Vera Houser, LaNelle Johnson, Clara Johnson, Bernard Jones, Martha Ruth Jones, Clara Belle King, Sarah King, Dora Lake, Mary Lassiter, Lacy Lassiter, Cornelia Latting, Ellen Ledbetter, Audra Livingston, Helen McCall, Willie McDonald, Louise McDow, Florence Montgomery, Mildred Moody, Olivia Morton Evlyn Naylor, Virgie Orr, Nita Peter, Lily Peterson, Gladys Rayborn, Johnnie Redman, Willie C. Rice, Virginia Rochelle, Sue Sanderfer, Ruth Shelton, Kate Shore, Eva Mai Shires, Hazel Simmons, Maryella Smith, Ruby L. Spurlock, George Stanley, Mattie B. Strong, Louise Walker, Addie Lou Watkins, Marie Webb, Ruby Williams, Pattye Williams, Eleanor Wood, Maie Wood, Ruth Yancey, Carolyn 87 mir The Dramatic Club of W. T. S. T. C. was organized April 20, 1927, by the Education 100a class, which was composed of Freshmen. The meeting was held in the Elementary Education classroom immediately after 3:30 P.M. The leaders in this organization were inspired to form this club through the lack of one, and the evident need of a Dramatic Club in this college. A temporary chairman, Miss Mary Lena Hollingsworth, was chosen and the following officers were elected: President, Miss Grace Wiley; Vice-President, Miss Josephine Brumfield; Secre- tary, Miss Mary Lena Hollingsworth; Treasurer, Miss Martha Andrews; Reporter, Miss Lillian Askew; Adviser, Miss Virginia W. Stith, teacher of Elementary Education. The purpose of the Club is to find and develop dramatic talent of the students of the college. With this purpose in view, a very successful one-act comedy directed by Miss Hollingsworth was presented before the student body in Chapel. The cast for this play, His Second Girl, consisted of Mr. Smith as Randolph; Mr. Harriss as Mark; Mr. Lee, Blaisdale; Miss Marshall, Sally; Miss Graham, Mrs. Dangerfield; and Miss Owen, Miss Dangerfield. The Club plans to present at least one three-act play each quarter and to stim- ulate the interest in dramatics among the entire student body. Charter Members Allen, Mattie Andrews, Martha Askew, Lillian Brumfield, Josephine Darden, Louise Dawkins, Ida Fife, Johnnie Graham, Elizabeth Hamilton, Clarice Hardison, Russell Hollingsworth, Mary Marshall, Eunice Owens, Una Pitman, Virginia Punkin, Anna Scheinberg, David Vaughn, Hazel Wiley, Grace Witherspoon, Catherine Later Members Beades, Virginia Harriss, Sidney Snide, Margaret Hirschman, Thelma Garner, Inez Leigh, Joe Webb, Ora Shearin, Maude SS STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS Maie Wood President Louise McDonald Vice-President Elizabeth Banks Secretary Hazel Wynne Treasurer OTHER OFFICERS Hall, Evelyn Ramsey, Thelma Hines, Helen Grills Spurlock, George Morris, Ozella Shires, Hazel Student government under faculty supervision is now an accepted feature of college life, and has been found very successful at W. T. S. T. C. Its purpose is two-fold: To develop in the young women who are students of the college a finer sense of responsibility and high ideals of womanhood, and to bring about a harmo- nious cooperation between the student body and the faculty in the carrying out of such regulations as may be deemed necessary for the welfare of the school. The Student Council may be considered the executive committee elected by the student body to assist in making these ideals of student government a reality. 89 90 1 27 .MRS. HARPER Matron Mynders Hall a- 91 13£7 e «• . £ -j9 43 9: MISS LIZZIE NORMENT Housekeeper Baker, Roy Banks, Elizabeth Bright, Alma Curlin, Mary V. Dailey, Berdie Fisher, Pleas Jones, Clara Belle Jones, Martha Ruth Shore, Eva Mae Smith, Rubye Spurlock, George W atkins, Marie 93 Foster Moose Editor Carlos Parr Assistant Editor Warner Clifft Business Manager Lily Peter Literary Editor Philip Storch Art Editor Clara Bell Jones Joke Editor John D. Lippincott Advertising Manager O. H. Jones Business Adviser Denver E. Baughan Literary Adviser 94 t?% -V V V fjonn Whmy witfwkr bom % lime ti as $ytnl. rV V 9S Happenings In and, Around West 1 ennessee State Teachers College BV CLARA BKLLE JONES An excellent discussion of Rembrandt was. enjoyed by the student body the past week, the lectu re being given by ' Mrs. George G. Keeler of the Cleveland School of Art who apoke on the life ' and work of this Illustrious artist. The wealth and significance of Rembrandt ' s paintings were Illustrated by screen adapt- ations of his most famous works. As this interesting collection was shown on the screen Mrs. Keeler interpreted each in de- tail. The entire chapel period on Friday, was given to the work of The DeSuto. the college annual. Under the direction of Ernest Unuerhill, editor, and Warner Cl ' ft, business manager, pictures of the different student cluba and organizations were made. Kappa Lamba Sigma. Members of the Kappa Lamba Sigma Society are showing great Interest in the approaching lnter-soclety debate. Debat- ers have been chosen as follows: Ruth Abraham, first speaker; Marjoiie Borden, second speaker; Corra Lou McCaskell, al- ternate. An interesting but Informal program was given Thursday morning. Several society songs were practiced and Miss Thelma Ramsey made an encouraging talk on Pep in the Society. Under the direc- tion of Miss ' Leda Cunningham, the pedges gave various impromptu selections. Includ- ing songs, dances and readings. World Affaire Club. • ' The Crisis in China Today was dis- cussed at the meeting of the World Af- fairs Club. Miss Ruby Webb read an Il- luminating paper orr the Treaties and Concessions and Bert Daily made an ex- cellent talk on the New Cantonese Gov- ernment: Its Leaders and Alms. Recently chosen officers include: Ernest Underhill, president; Miss Myrtle Boehm, •vice president; Miss Roxle Gauldlng, re- cording secretary; Miss Lily Peter, cor- responding secretary; Miss Marguerite Zehner, treasurer; Miss Josephine Bur- nette, Gus Duck, executive committee. The next session of the club will be held on April 11, the subject for the occa- sion being The Fascist Movement in Italy. This will be the first of a series on the dictatorships of Europe. Sigma Alpha Mu. Rat day and Initiation were held by Sigma Alpha Mu ou April 1. At the meet- ing held on the preceding day a delight- ful musical program was rendered. The opening number was a unique dance, called school days presented by Rats Splcer Eastham, Pyrtle and Welch, dressed in true school-girl attire. The society then heard several numbers rendered by Messrs. Mount and Smith, including vocal solos and duets wi h banjo accompaniment. The program was concluded . with a number of tenor banjo selections. The program created the fine spirit of enthusiasm and Interest which the society would have up- held during the- spring quarter. Parnassian (Tub. On Monday, evening the Parnassian Club had a unique and delightful program In the parlor of Mynders Hall. The room was artistically decorated with fantastic statu- ettes and lighted In a subdued manner by numerous little lamps of different de- signs. A glowing fire In the huge fire- place cast flickering shadows on the small group seated before it In seml-clrclul r order. In this Bohemian atmosphere the various members gave odd bits of poetry while Misses Gauldlng. Peter and Davis and Mr. Eugene Packard interspersed toe program with some beautiful musical se- lections. Poems from the following were glv«n; Keats, Tennyson, Millay, Browning. Swin- burne, Omar, Sandburg, Hardy, Ransom, Lord Dunsany. Amy Lowell, A. E. , Drlnkwater, Robinson, Masters Dryden, Henley and others. Edna St. Vincent Mil- lay proved to be the most popular. At a late hour tea and sandwlchea were served. Guests of the occasion were Mrs. Harper, matron of Mynders Hall; Miss Conway Austin, teacher at Messick 96 High School, and Mr. Claude Klnnlck of the English department. Teachers ' Col- lege. BY JACK BOONE. At the regular chapel meeting Friday morning the music department presentod a piogiam in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of Beethoven ' s death. The various interpretations gave with an Intense vividness the ethereal work of this master craftsman. The pro- gram began with the Marcbfl Turke. from the Ruins of Athens, a quaint march, with a prevailing oriental feeling. It Is treated thematlcally, fragments of the melody and counter melody being played against one another, as In a sym- phonic movement. The orchestra, with Mr. L. Ci Austin conducting, presented a very fine Interpretation of .this piece, one whose principle theme is the drum rhythm — the simplest rhythm In the world, accentuating with a certain deftness the martial motif, the tramp of soldiers. Miss Lily Peter followed this with a paper on Beethoven, giving In an artistic way the work of the man. To quote: Nothing more magnificent -has been done In the realm of music than Bee- thovnen ' s symphonies. His symphonies are to the world of music what the Iliad and the Odyssey are to the world of poetry; what Shakespeare Is In the world of drama. In these symphonies are embodied all the Longings, the Joys, the sorrows of humanity. His compositions are mighty poems of the universal human soul, writ- ten in the language of tones instead of mere words. They are Immortal dramas In which the characters, represented by the themes, are the spirit of roan and fate and all the strange, primeval forces of life and death, passion and pity, love and ecstasy, triumph and despair. They are great cathedrals of tone Into which the under- standing lover of music may enter and worship at the shrine of inexhaustible beauty, which Is man ' s closet communion with the divine spirit. Hear Moonlight. Sonata. Following this Miss Roxle Gauldlng played beautifully the Moonlight Sonata in C sharp minor, wfclch Is . pne of the most vivid portrayals? of intense anguish of spirit ever written. TMb composition employs numerous dissonances and dimin- ished ninth chords to ' express unfinished hope. In. Miss Gaulding ' s playing there was. something divinely expressive of a hidden hope, overshadowed by the gripping tones of soul torture. Dler Ehre Gottes Aus Der Natur, an anthem, was sung by the chorus. This Is one of Beethoven ' s best known ch:._. compositions, written in oratorio style. It expresses the composer ' s great love of na- ture and how he was Impressed by the wonders of the universe and the great- ness of God ' s handiwork In natural things. It reflects Beethoven ' s feeling of awe in the presence of these manifestations of the divine presence. The chorus gave this in a very impressive way, clearly mark- ing the augmentations of lovely bigness. The last number was the Minuet in G by the orchestra. The great charm of this composition comes througK the simplicity of its melody. It has the characteristic meter, accent, and form of the dance, but Its movement and rhythm is not marked enough ' for the actual dance. The program In entirety was well pre- sented and Mr. Austin Is to be congratu- lated for the marvelous manner in which he conducted It. PERSONALS. On Monday evening Mimes Prances and Elizabeth Chambers entertained Mrs. D. W. Hlnes,- who was before her marriage Miss Helen Grills, with a miscellaneous shower. Honor guests were Mrs. Hines, faculty residents of Mynders Hall, Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Zack Curlln. Prof. R. W. Johnson, of the geography department, Is In Nashville attending the Southern Association of GeogLaphers. Presfatyt J. W. Brlster has been In NusrnIO (he greater part of the week. 97 Ode to The Parnassian Club We have started up the slope of Mt. Parnassus, In the hope a little fame may come to bless us: So we ' re trying hard to write Morn and evening, noon and night, Something that with the Muses ' favor may invest us. There are ways and means for doing this, we know: Several friends of ours succeeded long ago, — Willie Shakespeare and Cervantes, Bacon, Diderot, and Dante, — But they failed to tell us how to do it, so We shall have to climb the slopes as best we may; And here ' s a prophecy what some future day May find us all pursuing, As Madame Fame we ' re wooing, — It may be wrong, of course, but who can say! Underhill will write a ponderous tome or two Upon the ancient history cf Peru. He will wear a Ph.D., And so very learned be His students will shiver when he comes in view. For Foster ' s budding literary hope, In writing ads his talents will find scope; Of Quaker oats he ' ll sing, And make the welkin ring With lyrics advertising Lenox soap. Clara Belle will win fame writing recipes For various kinds of cakes and pies that please. Four and twenty birds, they say, Was the good old-fashioned way, But one bird is all Clara Belle will need for these. We all know how Bess dotes upon romance; She speaks of it every time she has a chance. Doubtless in some future year Her memoirs will appear, Entitled, Love Letters Written When I Was in France. Senor Boone will write a novel of high degree And confer upon us immortality. He ' ll put us in his book Just as we act and look; We ' ll be famous then at his expense, you see. Kate will wring from the drama smiles and tears For those who hear her in the future years. Then she ' ll turn her back on fame And decide to change her name And share some nice young doctor ' s hopes and fears. Perhaps ere long some suitor will induce Fair Rosamond to change her name, forsooth. But until that time comes She ' ll do literary sums, Teaching the first grade to interpret Mother Goose. Roxie will write short stories for the press, For Harper ' s and The Golden Book — no less; But when all is said and done Her happiness will come From a short story in three letters, y-e-s. Thelma ' s future work is easy to foresee, — An English prof ' s assistant she will be. He ' s quite likely, here of late, Been teachng her to conjugate The verb I love in all its tenses that agree. Mr. Baughan will sit in halls of learning grand, The most distinguished found in all our land. His literary gifts will shine In criticism deep and fine Of all the new books that may come to hand. For Mildred the wedding bells will surely ring Before a second year ' s gone on the wing; Her husband she ' ll inspire To do great things, and her career Will be to help him succeed in everything. Gus Duck will aspire to legislative fame And in the halls of Congress write his name; He will remedy our ills By introducing bills On taxation, which it ' s his delight to frame. A famous linguist Frances will be some day; She will translate many classics grave and gay, And by and by we ' ll see She ' ll have a Ph.D. Who will adore her — Mi vida, amo te! Martha Shelton, who can make the piano almost speak, In teaching music will both fame and fortune seek. She will spend her nights and days Devising various ways To get her pupils to practice every week. In- Ophelia ' s future literary work She will wield a huge blue pencil like a dirk, Marking up the precious dreams Of freshman high school themes With a fury Atrope herself might shirk. Dora will write beside her name M.D., And win great fame in medicine, we ' ll see. The Muses she ' ll ignore, Writing prescriptions by the score Of codine, arsenic, and T N T. May will quite likely marry a m ' H ' onaire, Who will buy her everything for what she ' ll care. Her literary gifts she ' ll spend Signing checks without an end, For pearls and silks and antique paintings rare. 98 Berdie Daily will forget the Muses quite Enoch Mitchell will be mayor of his own home Whenever a certain fair maid comes in sight. town He has our consolation, Before so many years have rolled around. For we know what devastation Such terrific dignity Cupid works in hearts, for great is Cupid ' s might. We do not often see, . . . But here in this high office may be found. Lippincott will choose Advertisia s shrine Instead of one of the more ancient Nine. Some careers we know will end with pots and pans — He will sell Fords by the dozens They ' re Thelma Gardner ' s and Ruth Abraham ' s To every body ' s cousins, Their choice they ' ve not confessed, From Mexico to the Mason and Dixon Line. But still we think we ' ve guessed, And wish them happiness in their future plans. Franklin Locke will study for an M.A. Degree, And some day a high school principal he ' ll be. Ruth James will try reporting and do so well Sitting in impressive state The magazines of her success will tell. In his office, he ' ll await She will travel here and there The problems of parents, school, and faculty. And write stories strange and rare ...... That will hold her readers in a magic spell. Packard s gift of song will win friends everywhere, For music all the world delights to share. All ' s well that ends well. Though our prophecy And his ready wit and smile Should fail, may fortune and felicity Will doubtless, after awhile, Smile on the aspirations Win for him a maiden blithe and sweet and fair. Of all true, brave Parnassians, Every literary club, so our statistics show, Must have in it at least one old maid. Oh, Most melancholy fate Unhappy to relate, — But it will never be Ozella ' s — that we know! And bring them to the goal they hope to see! -Lily Peter, ' 27. RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY Innocents Abroad Freshmen The Reign of Terror Exams c- . Cornelia and Lacy sisters A r . , c ' ) Minna and Sara Quo Vadis Monitors Loves ' s Labor Lost Members of D Club The Keeper of the Bees The Office Paradise Lost Campused The Descent into the Maelstrom Mailtime Certain People of Importance Seniors The Sheik There are several Gentlemen Prefer Blondes U. T. Doctors They Do Not Ditto It Never Can Happen Again Helen and Hines Treasure Island Bursar ' s Office Tuesdays and Fridays This Mad World Registration Never the Twain Shall Meet Monthly Allowance and Expenses The Mind in the Making Library A Midsummer Night ' s Dream All Rules Off The Promised Land Week-end Permits The Magnificent Adventure Clara and Fletcher Orphans of the Storm Conditioned The Lamplighter Head Monitor Great Expectations Thursday Evening Picture Show Surprising the Family Sending Home Six A ' s All ' s Well That Ends Well Commencement IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE CLASSICAL TRANSLATION OF ADS WE HAVE SEEN A skin you love to touch Diploma Eventually, why not now? Sophomore English They satisfy C ' s 57 varieties Freshmen Golden Dates Saturday Evenings Good to the last drop Our morning coffee It floats I. Q. of 140 There ' s a Reason The Normal Curve: See Ed. 204 99 Teachers ' College Notes. D. !■:. B AUG II AN. Last Tuesday evening: the Forum Debating: Society of the Teachers ' Col- lege entertained the Kapp ' a Lambda Sigmas and the members of the fac- ulty with a Thanksgiving programme In the lobby of the young men ' s dor- mitory. Miss Conway Austin arid Eugene Packard arranged the amuse- ments and game.s of the evening-. The welcome address of the occasion was charmingly ' delivered by William King:, the society president, and duly answered by Miss Helen Smith, presi- dent of the sister organization. A. D. Duck lent unique variety to the ex- pected Thanksgiving ' theme by some illuminating and thought-provocative observation, shot through with his- torical and literary sentiments. The Foruni Quarette next rendered some delightful numbers. Miss Thelma Ramsey concluded the formal pro- gramme with a special reading and an encore. The refreshment commit- tee was made up of the following: B. C. Dalley, John D. Llppincott) and John Hlnkle. The organisation has just reason to feel proud of the suc- cess of the evening, which has con- tributed so much to the college social calendar in the past and promises such splendid and brlllian things yet to be enjoyed . The members of the Seymour A. Mynders Club will open its college so- cial-season with an invitation dance, to be held at the Hotel Chisca on the evening of Dec. 10. This will be the most brllllatn ev!ent to transpire be- fore the hoHda  M .ication. The club members are busy with the necessary pre-arrangements and the bidding Usl. BY D. E. BAUGHAN. ! MYNDERS CLUB. J An attractive social event of tha fall quarter was the Invitation dancq given by the Seymour A. Mynders Club In the ballroom of the Chlsoq Hotel. The room was decorated In green and white crepe the colore oi the. organization. The Tennessee Tan-i tallzers furnished the music. Many out-of-town guests were present with their escprts, together with many oi the alumni of the club. Tha chaperons and honor guests of the evening wer« Mre. Seymour A. Mynders, sponsor fol the club; President atnd Mrs. J. Wj Krister, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, Mr, and Mrs. Zach Curlin, Mr. and Mrsj O. H. Jones and other members oi the faculty and college officials. The; dance hours were from 10 to 2. Tuesday evening the members oi the Mynders Club will have their regi ular Tall election and installation ol officers. The club has had an event) r ful and (progressive term under the AU . rectlnn of Gra ham Crawford . .__ J Mynders Club. The members of the Seymour A. Mynd- ers Club pave a very brilliant banquet and dinner-dunce at tho Clarldge on the ' evening of Feb. 24. Ttie dance was given on the ballroom floor of the Clarldge. The guests of honor at the occasion were . 1 Mrs. Seymour A. Mynders, president, and I i Mr . J. W. Brlster, Mr. and Mrs. ,0. H. : Jones, Mr. and Mrs, P. L. Armstrong, licau i of the department of me thematic , and M- ' A. D. Duck, representative ct the Forum Uebatln K Society, and Miss Nt(a Orr. The banquet was held In tho Gold room, ivhloh ■ was artistically decorated in the George 1 ' Washington motif. Each member ami guest received a very attractive favor as tij was seated at the tables designated by -dace card 1.8 Make Honor Roll . State Teachers ' College The names of lg students at the Wtst Tennessee State Teachers ' College appear on the winter quarter honor roll. Of these two are graduates of Messlck High School, one Is from South 8lde; two are from Central High School, two from Whitehaven and one from Colllervllle High School. The honor roll la made up of a high- ly selected group of students. Only those who matriculate for at least the minimum number of hours required of regular stu- dents and complete all courses with some honor points to their credit are eligible. Of this group. The highest 10 per cent are selected on the basis of honor points. Bach grade above passing entitles the stu- dent to a number of honor points per credit hour. Tho fn vlng are honor students In or- der of rank: Miss i uv Peter, senior; Miss Roxle Gauldlng, junior; Miss Elizabeth Banks, sophomore; Miss Ruth Abraham. . fresh- man; Miss Lucy B. Lea. senior; Misss Ruth A. Powell, Junior; Miss Carra Mc- Caaklll, sophomore; Miss Ophelia Gauld- lng, freshman; Miss Faith Stewart, fresh- man; Miss Clara B. Jones, senior; Miss Ethel Lucas, senior; Miss Amanda Fife, freshman; Miss Martha S. Davis, senior; Francis M. Davis, junior; Blllle Jordan. freshman; Miss Elisabeth Morris, sopho- more; Miss Hugholene Wells, freshman Miss Anna R. Cole, sophomore. Prof. JBtifcat--. Bad, principal of ftWIel High School. .and former member of th_ i e. A. M Clwh. gavd a very impressive talk in ' his enBjfaoterletlo aud pleasing manrier. - Miss Ma, tha Gay gave a beauti- ful coloratura solo, ccfimphnted ' by Miss jjester Frances ' Anderson. President ' Brln- , ter jgave a VeYy appreciative address In. pvhldh ' he expressed, ' h1 l highest regards for the social orgunfiatUms ' of the Teachers ' College. Mrs. 8,. A.- Myhders, , the , Club , mother, expressed tier ,d ep devotion for , the organlaztlon which so beautifully cbm- i memorates the .name and memory of the I first president- of Normal School. Mr. Paul : Miller renderedja trumpet solo, accompa- nied by Miss Hester ' Anderson. Mr. Bu- : ford Wallace acted as toastmaster for the [occasion. ' After the banquet the member i with their respective sponsors, repaired to the ballroom, which Avas fittingly decor _rat cd In the clu b, colors, yh it6 a o j Y g¥een. Forum Debating: Society. , The Forum .Debating Society of the West Tennesse State Teachers ' College en- tertained its members and their sponsors and certain faculty members and their wives or sponsors on the evening of Feb. 22 with a very delightful five-course ban- quet at the Hotel Chisca. commemorating the birthday of George Washington. The guests of honor at the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Zac£ Curlin, Professor P. H. Manning, one time head of the depart- ment of physics and geography at Teach- ers ' College and sponsor for the Forums; Professor W. G. Deen of the department of education; Professor O. R. Hughes, dean of the college and head of the de- partment of education, and Mrs Hughes: Professor D. E. Baughman of the English department; Miss Thelma Ramsey of the training school faculty; Mr. Buford Wal- lace, representative of the Mynders ' Club, and Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Jones. The speakers of the evening were Pro- fessor Deen. who eulogized tho high grade of work being done by the Forums and expressed a faith in their future success. Professor D. E. Baughman. an old Forum member. In his characteristic mood, proved his deep appreciation for the spirit that has kept alive such a practical association p.nd brotherhood of men. Messrs. Eugene Packard and John Llppincntt gave a de- lightful vcral diret; the Foruni quartet, composed of Messrs. Packard. Leigh Gar- ner and Llpplncott. .rendered n beautiful number; . Miss Alene DeWese gave vocal solo, and Miss Rosamond Allen and Miss Dprothy Reams presented readings of un- usual grace and charm. 101 Happenings In and Around West Tennessee State Teachers ' College BY D. K. BAUGHAN. I At a special period last week preliminary | debates for the purpose of deciding the | wranglers for the spring quarter were held I by the tollowing Judges: Prof. Claude Klnntck, head of the English department ! at West Tennessee Teachers ' College; Prof. Ernest Ball, principal of MesslclC High School, and Miss Anna McCorklc, principal [ Of the training school. Prof. D. E. Baugnan acted as moderator and chairman. Tho subject for discussion was v Ro- solved That In Taxing for State Purposes. Lund Should Be Exempt. The debaters were paiied off so as to make over four teams. The arguments showed that the subject had great ' possibilities, and nice discriminations were made. A) though the injustice of all land ownership ■ came In for Its share of the discussion, the great- est single argument had i to do with the question of unjust discrimination In land appi alsal. The debating; team chosen to represent West Tennessef ' , State Teachers ' College at Murfrecshoro against Middle Tennessee Teachers ' College will be Messrs-. v ; Claude Turner and Reuben Haliey, who will up- hold the contentions of the affirmative I side of tlfe same question used In the pre- liminaries. Messrs. A. D. Duck and Ed- ward Kfng will defend the negative side of the question,, meeting In the college auditorium, at, Normal, the visitors from Murfreesboro. . ' Messrs Ernest V. Underbill and Vernon Cooper will meet the Mississippi Teachers ' College team at Cleveland sometime dur- ing the spring quarter on a subject to be announced later. The team to entertain the visitors from that institution is Messrs John Oldham and Paul Rochelle. ijlve Debating Cour e . In order to gratify the wishes and re- quests made for a- special course In argu- mentation apd debating. Prof. D. E. fiaughan has arranged to offer a six weeks ' cOufSe in debasing ,. end , . argumentation, which will begin next Tuesday and will be adapted particularly to meet the require- ments of- those wn;o expect to participate fW either the- four- intercollegiate debates or tho two in ' tersocle y debates which are ' •4 tradition, and .the outstanding college event of a local nature. . These last named debates are sponsored by the Woman ' s Association, ' . ' which offers as a prize a sil- ver loving cup. The above course will meet twloe a week at 3:30 o ' clock • on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a one-hour fr-edit will ' be granted. The. reiewed Impetus being given to ail types of forensic work Is tho sign of a verV healthy a,nd necessary change frpm the recent Inactivity and_lack of Interest In this all-but-lost art. ' The resuming of the traditional Intercollegiate debates Is an evidence of this new turn In affairs. The drbates discontinued during the World War, were resumed for one season the Vear following the armistice, and then discon- tinued until this year. The students and the I faculty of the Teachers ' College were entertained on last Monday at the assembly period. by the stbdents of the training school, -Who 1 gave a, dramatisation f Mother Goose, the outstanding skits Jjelng the Jack and Jill episode and the Kittens and the Mit- tens trAgl-comedy. . Tho Kiddy Band next gave some very high-class music as a grand finale., ' One of the events of the week was the issuing of the new summer bulletin, which is a revelation In Its many new coUrses and Its new additions to tho faculty for that period. One of the fullest summer schools In the history of the Institution Is expected. More thah 25 courses are to be offered In the subject of English alone. There will be Something like a doien in- structors In this department. George Chalmer. Baughan of the Uni- versity of ,Tonnessee, ha3 entered, school for the spring quarter. Students Entertain At Vespers. At the regular Bunday evenlug ves- pe,r services on last Sunday evonlng the students -of th e aollese established a new precedent and departure In the enter- tainment by making the program alto- gether due of music and poetry. The chorus and the congregation first sang Day Is Dying In tho West. followed by a duet Whispering Hope. by,. Misses Lily Peter and Cornelia Lasslter. Miss Lily Pet- er gave ft very beautiful violin solo. Schu- bert ' s Serenado, A veritable rhapsody In poetry followed: Miss Kate Shelton read a selection from Byron ' s Childe Harold ' s Pilgrimage; Miss Clara Belle Jones read from Lad- Isla3 St. Keymofit ' s The Peasants; Miss Lily Peter from Edna St. Vincent Mlllay ' s Renascence; ' ' Miss Thelrna Ramsey read Jabu Misefield ' s Sea Fever; Prof. X). E. Baughan. Edwin Markham ' s •The Man With the Hoe; Mr. Jack Boone, Hardy ' s . Afterward. President Brister closed the services by quoting the favorite -poem of Woodrow Wilson. Ed- ward Rrifand Sill ' s Opportunity. As an Innovation the program was so decided a success that there will no doubt be others OT the kind during the college year. MK Graham Crawford has accepted a position as instructor In the. department of manual training at Peabody school In the city. Hie many college friends wish him much success In his new undertaking. Freshmen Wallop Sophs. In the inter-class basketball tourna- ment Intreduced for the first time Jhis year tho freshman team showed a margin of -superiority over the sophomore team, the sc.ore In the first tilt standing at 23-27 In thelf favor on Tuesday night and 13-10 on Thursday night. This form of Intramural activity at Teachers ' , col- lege is gaining in favor and popularity. The winners of this tournament are slat- ed to meet the juniors in the season ' s fin- als. The feature of the two games was the outstanding playing of Jack Morton for th e Sophomores, and Pete Long for -the Freshmen, and in the second fray were Henderson, Baker, Mount, Jordan. Long and Sturgis for the Freshmen and Fisher, Morton and Crawford for the Sophomores. All these ar e named because of the fact that there were almost no luminaries who weren ' t. Other features of the evening were the organized yell- ing of the respective classes and the movie which followed. Exchange of Wives. At the regular, faculty meeting on last Thursday it was unanimously agreed by the faculty to support a baseball team, which will begin practice Immediately- Also the tennis Season is going to be promising. The English department has made ar- rangements to offer a special course in materials and methods, Xo. 410, which the department advises all the students majoflng in English to ' ake, If Hiey ex- pect to teach this sul Ject. The course will begin with the spring quarter. Prof. D. E. Baughan will conduct this class. fncorer Promising AYritere. Reports coming from Prof. IvinnicK ' s Short Story class are very good. Some of the stories are of an exceptional na- ture and worthy of Special honorable mention. In particular was the short story handed in by Miss Ruth James en- titled The Song ' of the Flute. having to do with the nlghtrlder trouble and the Reolfoot Lake region of West Tennecseo. The technique and the phraseology of Miss James ' work were remarkable. An- other work of note and a deftly turned piece was the short story of K. Marion Davis, who succeeded in writing true to type. Among the freshmen who deserve very favorable comment and distinction for work done during the winter quarter Is Miss Mary Skinner, who treated in very humorous vein a dissertation of 2, 000 words on the subject. Foolish Follow- ers of Fickl e Fashion. 103 The Mikado Gilbert and Sullivan ' s Funniest and Most Tuneful Opera Given by Music Department of WEST TENNESSEE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Auditorium, Wednesday, June 1st, 8:15 p. m. L. C. Austin, Musical Director Leo Cooper, Dramatic Director CAST OF CHARACTERS The Mikado O. H. Jones Nanki Poo, His Son, in love with Yum Yum Eugene Packard Koko, Lord High Executioner Claude Kinnick Pooh Bah, Lord High Everything Else Wilson Mount Pish Tush, A Noble Lord . . . ' . Jack Stevens Yum Yum, Ward of Ko Ko Marie McCormack Pitti Sing, Ward of Ko Ko Conway Austin Peep Bo, Ward of Ko Ko ' Thelma Hirschman Katisha, An Elderly Lady Viola Schilling Japanese Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting — Hester Anderson, Helen Bickford, Mary Buford, Leda Cunningham, Mary Evans, Louise Gregory, Mattie Harpole, Cornelia Lassiter, Martha Locker, Elizabeth Ryan, Rubye Smith, Adelaide Spencer, Willis Thomas, Ora Webb, J. B. Austin, V. C. Cooper, Claude Garner, M. P. Hayes, Corlee Hughes, Joe Leigh, J. D. Lippincott, Wm. Thomp- son, Claude Turner. ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Piano Accompanist .... Roxie Gaulding Violins . . Lily Peter and Mrs. J. P. Foster Viola Thomas Musso Double Bass Frank Steuterman Flute Elmore Holmes Clarinets . . Ben Dent and Maurice Haste Trumpets . . . Paul Miller and Joe Koch Trombone Clyde Hudson Drums John Catalano EXECUTIVE STAFF W. G. Deen Stage Manager 0. H. Jones Business Manager W. H. Pleasants Stage Carpenter S. E. Scates Advertising Manager Edward Lanier Electrician Buford Wallace Properties Lyda Muse Mistress of Wardrobe SCENES Act I — Ko Ko ' s Garden Act II — Ko Ko ' s Court Yard MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I. 1. We are Gentlemen from Japan Chorus of Men 2. A Wandering Minstrel Nanki Poo and Men 3. All is Right Pooh Bah and Men 4. She ' ll Toddle Away Pooh Bah and Men 5. Behold the Lord High Executioner . Chorus and Men 6. I ' ve Got ' em on My List Ko Ko 7. Comes a Train of Ladies ; Chorus of Girls 8. Three Little Maids Yum Yum, Pitti Sing, Peep Bo 9. Pardon Us Quintette 10. Are You to Ko Ko Plighted? Yum Yum, Nanki Poo 11. Big Black Block Ko Ko, Pish Tush, Pooh Bah 12. Finale Ensemble ACT II. 1. Braid the Raven Hair Pitti Sing and Chorus of Girls 2. Moon Song Yum Yum 3. Here ' s a Howdy Do um Yum, Nanki Poo, Ko Ko 4. Mi Ya Sama (This is the Japanese National Air) Chorus 5. My Object All Sublime . . . Mikado 6. The Criminal Cried Pitti Sing, Ko Ko, Pooh Bah, Chorus 7. Flowers that Bloom in the Spring Nanki Poo, Ko Ko, Yum Yum 8. Alone and Yet Alive — Recitative Katisha 9. Tit Willow Ko Ko 10. Derry Down Derry Ko Ko, Katisha 11. Finale Ensemble 104 •V V ' V 105 W. PACKARD , ■ ' T | , ' ' . 3j T l . lf . i 1 1 !- v p i mtwst VopiUar ' eacm ' ■• M 155 LUCY PIERCE T mSHHRRvmi 9ke niqstfbpii ir 3{att Readier f- 1 ■ 5 ■ «? . MR,t6.H,HAYDEN v !■ Dortktf$eams 6 OMEO ;% -27 WEST TENNESSEE TEACHERS VS. MISSISSIPPI DELTA TEACHERS, Cleveland, Mississippi QUESTION Resolved, That the I ntervention of the United States in the Affairs of the Caribbean is Justifiable. Home Team — Negative: John Oldham and Paul Rochelle Team Visiting Cleveland — Affirmative: Ernest Underhill and Vernon Cooper W. T. S. T. COLLEGE VS. M. T. S. T. COLLEGE QUESTION Resolved, That Revenue for State Purposes Should be Derived from Other Sources than Taxation on Real Estate. Home Team — Affirmative: Gus Duck and Edward King Team Visiting Murfreesboro — Negative: R. L. Haney and Claude T. Turner 111 ' MB % SES653CV AT4EITE 4Ht MSHD HUA. iHHMi =• = mktniis 113 isati wJk rwwu T m gp JR 114 For three years Coach Zach Curlin has been at the helm of the West Tennessee Teachers Col- lege athletic ship. In these three years he has given of his best for the teams representing the instituion. And now at the beginning of the fourth year it looks as if his efforts will be reward- ed with such teams as his excellent coaching must develop. Zach Curlin gleaned the major portion of his athletic knowledge from Dan McGugin at Van- derbilt. He entered Vandy in 1910, after prep- ping at Christian Brothers College and Webb School. It was in his second year that his chance came. He made the most of it and for three years was one of the best football players in the South. After finishing college, he coached Castle Heights to a championship. He then coached various Memphis schools, and it was due to his success here that he was named athletic director of the Teachers College. In his three years here he has been handicap- ped by lack of material, but has turned out win- ning basketball and baseball teams. Coach Curlin anticipates a year of plenty in 1927, and we know- that his efforts will be rewarded by a winning team. The Blue and Gray is glad to have him as their coach again next year, and pledge him their loavaltv. Coach Leo Lindsey started her athletic career at Hume-Fogg, where she was a star on their crack basketball sextette. She received her college training at Peabody College, where, for two years, she was the defensive luminary of the Peabody six. It was while she was a member of the team that they held the Southern title, and her work at guard was instrumental in their winning it. Miss Lindsey started her first year as a coach in a sensational manner, when she coached the West Tennessee Teachers sextette to Southern honors. It was her first experience as a coach, but she handled the place like a veteran, and developed the fastest team ever organized in Memphis. The Tigresses are, indeed, fortunate in having such a coach as Miss Lindsey, and too much praise cannot be given her for her good work in the season that has just passed into history. 115 v5 PHILIP STORCH Cheer leader Philip was right there in the thickest of the battles. When things seemed gloomy, he would yell, Come on, let ' s go, gang. Philip is the kind that never gives up hope. We expect him back this fall. BUFORD WALLACE Cheer Leader Buford, the able assistant of Philip, could be heard all the time. It was that constant yell, Eat ' em up, Tigers, that made the teams fight their best. Our cheer leaders never did sneer at the opponents, and this helped much to place our athletics upon a higher plane. 116 =3l£ JONES Half Back Dub was one of the best we had. He did our kicking and ranks with the best of ' em. The best tackier on the team. When he hit a man he stayed put. Dub was Captain of the team and played in every quarter throughout the season, though hardly able to go at times. He will return this fall and his past performances will be a nightmare to many an opponent before the season closes. CRAWFORD Half Back, Captain-elect of the ' 27 Team Playing his second year on squad, is to be remem- bered most for his speed and defensive work in the Thanksgiving game at Murray, Ky., Normal. He is expected to lead the Teachers to many a victory in the campaign of ' 27. 117 f fj K -5 O C uT O -G V C 3 O. 3 s O n .- B r uT « c ' - o J u — _ i- ns -o Oil C rt w g U c« g — -K C 3 u.2 o£ rt w co 60 .9 3 u a K Si . Q ' 3 X3 Cc £? 118 —.27 With approximately fourteen experienced players from last year ' s gridiron machine returning to the school, the prospects for a winning football team are, indeed, bright. The nucleus for an aggressive team may be found among these players. The team, in contrast to previous years, gives promise of weight and speed, an element that has been sadly lacking for the past few seasons. All places are assured of some degree of competition before they have been assigned to any candidate. The veterans will have to extend themselves to beat out some of the new material from other colleges and high schools of this section. The backfield gives promise of flashing a potent offense, with such sterling players as Captain Graham Crawford, Bill Jones, Pleas Fisher, and Hank Smith again wearing the Blue and Gray of the Teachers ' College. This quartet, in former years, has ripped off many a yard, and constitute a versatile backfield. Jones may be depended on to do the punting, while Smith knows few equals as a passer. Crawford is especially adept at circling the ends and Fisher hits that line with lots of heft. Evans and Robertson are backfield reserves of tried ability, and it is no foregone conclusion that they will be reserves another season. The line, that bulwark of the team on which so much depends, is blessed with an array of men who are capable of holding their own with any team in this section. From end to end it stacks up as a powerful one. Dillard, the luminary of last season, promises to excel his previous work. In Williams and Fulghum the tackle positions are assured of worthy occupants. Hines and Rochelle will be back at their old guard positions, while Koch will be the mainstay at the pivot hole. Otis Walker and Rabbit Evans will compete for the end left vacant by the departure of Gullet. There is one element that the team will have — the true Tiger spirit that is characterized by an unconquerable determination to win at any cost, but to win fairly. The team will be instilled with this determination by a love for the school and its traditions, because many of the players will be playing their second or third season in a Tiger uniform. Zach Curlin will guide the destinies of the team for the fourth year and seems to be destined for a year of plenty. He has the respect and admiration of his players, an essential for a winning team. The schedule, as arranged by Coach Curlin, is a difficult one. It is made up of teams of tried and true ability — teams that should test the worth of the Tigers. It calls for nine games, three of which are to be played on foreign soil, while six will be contested on the campus. Many old foes will be engaged while several newcomers have found places on the schedule. In conclusion, we would say that prospects are better for a successful -team than they have been for some seasons. The four essentials for a winning team are present — speed, weight, sportsmanship, and good coaching. What else is necessary? 119 CLIFFT Guard Preacher was always in there righting, and his cry helped the new men do their best. Injuries kept him from the game when he was needed most. Red is graduating this year, and though not here in person, promises to send another man to take his place. DILLARD End Playing his first year in football, he developed into one of the best forward pass receivers in the Teachers ' history. His defensive work was respon- sible for many losses of yardage to the opponents. He will be with us next fall and we are expecting great results from him. FISHER Full Back Pies came to us two years ago, having never played football, and, by hard work, made the squad. He was one of the first men to report for practice this year, and he developed into one of the most dependable men on the team. He backed up the line and was Poison to any man who carried the ball his wav. He will return this fall. 120 m7 FULGHUM Tackle Sheik Fulghum, a new man in football, made the team his first year. He has developed into a good passer and we are looking forward to seeing him shoot some long passes this fall. He will return at the first call for practice this fall. HINES Guard This young man from Newbern was a strong man on defense. His size and willingness to work earned a place on the team. He has all the qualities of an excellent line man. He is expecting to return to school this fall, and we think he will develop into one of our most dependable players. KOCH Center Jo e played his first year at center with the Teach- ers, and he did the job well. He was strong on de- fense and was frequently found behind the oppo- nents ' line before they got started. He was an excellent passer. He will be with us this fall and vou will hear from him. 121 um PACKARD Half Back Pack got a late start with us and was injured early in the season, which prevented him from working with his usual zeal. We depended on him for going through the line, which he always did. This was Pack ' s third year on the team, and his experience was a great help to the team. We lose the old War Horse for this fall. ROCHELLE Guard Paul started out a green hand, but soon developed into a fine kicker. He was one of the hardest workers on the field, and was generally the first man out for practice. His determination to succeed won him a place on the team. He will be depended on to blast the hopes of many an opposing back this fall, for he will be with us again. WILLIAMS Tackle Red was a dependable man on defense, play- ing his second year on the squad. He hates defeat and you can see him in there where the going is hardest. The fall of ' 27 will find Red a real star. We will welcome him back. 122 1927 Sept. 24 Jonesboro College Campus Oct. 1 Will Mayfield Campus Oct. 8 Mississippi Delta Teachers Campus Oct. 14 Middle Tennessee Teachers Murfreesboro Oct. 22 Bethel College Campus Oct. 29 Lambuth College Campus Nov. 5 Arkansas A. M Wilson Nov. 12 Southwestern Southwestern Field Nov. 19 Open Nov. 24 Murray State Normal Murray, Ky. 123 W. B. JONES Dub made the cagers a fine captain. He was always in there doing his share and keeping up the Old Tiger Spirit. He has played with the Tigers for the past two years, and we are expect- ing him to help us again this fall. HELEN GRILLS Helen not only piloted the sextette through a successful year, but she could always be found doing her part. Helen was a good guard and kept the opponents from scoring many times. e are sorry that Helen will not be with us again this fall. She prefers a married life to that of playing basketball. 124 V Left to right, top row — Donnell, Greene, Rochelle, Fulghum, Masey Bottom rozv — Walker, Evans, Jones, Dillard DONNELL Center Bob has played at center for the past two years. His determination to win and steady work make him a valuable man. The new Gym will find Bob ready for the toss up. GREENE Guard, Center This was Greene ' s first year with the Tigers. Greene made good from the start; he could keep em away from the goal. ROCHELLE Guard A hard fighter, fresh from high school ranks, we expect great things from Paul this fall. 125 =313276=] FULGHUM Guard Fulghum made his debut in college basketball and showed the opposition plenty of the old Tiger spirit. MASEY Forward Masey was good at long range shots. Hall Moody well remembers him. We expect him back next fall. i WALKER Forward Odus finished his second year with the Tigers. He was death on those crib shots. He covered the court well and was always in there counting up for the Tigers. EVANS Forward Evans was the high point man of the team. Rabbit hit the wicker from all angles with such ridiculous regularity that the opponents were bewildered by his ability. JONES Guard, Captain Dub covered the court with great speed. He was a good dribbler and passer. Dub has made a good record in athletics while in college. DILLIARD Guard Stuff was the pirating genius. He was deceptive with the ball. The opponents hated to see Stuff coming down the court. 126 DlLLARD 1 Masey 2B COLEBANK 3B Evans SS Jones RF Mount CF Walker LF and P Cunningham C Stevens P The best metals are not always to be found in the pure state. So it was with the baseball team. We had plenty of undiscovered baseball material. It takes Coach Curlin to discover and develop such material. With such men as Stevens, Walker, Cunningham, Colebank, as a nucleus Curlin soon had a good nine. The nine had played only a few games until it could be seen that the Teachers had a team to be proud of. Our baseball team played the teams of the leading colleges of Tennessee and Arkansas, and at the close of the season our team had piled up enough runs to be at the long end of the count. With the material that we have and the new men that are expected to enter this fall we should have a nine second to none in this part of the country. SCHEDULE At Memphis Teachers At Memphis Teachers 4 At Memphis Teachers 5 At Memphis Teachers At Memphis Teachers 2 At Memphis Teachers 3 At Memphis Teachers 15 At Memphis Teachers 22 At Jackson Teachers 9 At Jackson Teachers 5 At Batesville Teachers 9 At Batesville Teachers 6 Total 80 Lambuth (Rained out) Lambuth 1 Arkansas College 6 Arkansas College (Rained out) Southwestern 3 Southwestern 4 Jonesboro College 1 Jonesboro College 1 Lambuth 3 Lambuth 2 Arkansas College 3 Arkansas College 8 Total 32 127 Our girls basketball team enjoyed a mot successful season, Ole Miss being the only team to win from our girls on the Y Court. Our College Gymnasium is not completed; this necessitated that most of our games be played away from home. All trips were thoroughly enjoyed and very educational. Ole Miss was the first team to defeat us in two years, but in defeat, we felt at home with the kind and chivalrous Mississippians. On the trip to Clarksville, Arkansas, the team was the guest of the Arkansas Legislature, while that august body was considering an Educational Bill. The country around Clarksville seems to grow from mere hills to real mountains. The team saw a most beautiful sunset from Mt. Ozone, one of the highest moun- tains of the Ozarks. This scene so invigorated the girls that they easily defeated the Arkansas Champions. If one can enjoy the fullness of snow-white beauty, then the beauty of our trip to Alurfreesboro may be realized. Nature was gowned in a seven-inch garment of snow. The famous Middle Tennessee Cedars were little hills of snow. The roadway was only a ravine with an embankment of snow on either side. This was the most beautiful snow scene which our team has ever seen, and it was sufficiently educational to warrant the making of many such trips. 1Q2D-. Dec. 10, at Memphis Bethel . Jan. 8, at Memphis Ole Miss Jan. 14, at Jackson Lambuth Jan. 21, at Jonesboro Jonesboro Jan. 28, at Memphis Lambuth Feb. 14, at Jackson, Miss Ole Miss Feb. 28, at Conway Conway Feb. 29, at Clarksville Clarksvilk Feb. 25, at Memphis Jonesboro Mar. 4, at Memphis Murfreesboro Total . . . 27 20 19 16 13 14 22 30 34 14 23 205 Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Tigresses Total 34 17 28 34 25 11 18 37 27 17 248 128 =n££7 - s EDA RAY BROOKS playing her second year, did exceptionally well as a forward. Her position was always well played. GENOLA CUNNINGHAM from Union City, played for four years on the prep basketball team which won two state champion- ships. Her playing with us was of championship caliber throughout the season. LELAH DENNIS in completing her second year as guard, was the Lelah of olden days. Her tireless efforts did much to keep down opponents ' score. If she coaches as well as she played, her team will be among the winners. 129 OPHELIA GAULDINCJ came to us from Messick. She was a most depend- able center, and we are hoping to build our team around her next vear. CAPTAIN HELEN GRILLS HINES for the third year was the mainstay of the Teachers ' defense. She has not graduated from college, but, having entered the field of matrimony, we feel that she is lost to our team. As a guard, there was none better. OZELLA MORRIS played her fourth year with us in her usually con- sistent and aggressive manner. On the tip-off she was always off her feet, putting the ball in our possession. 130 l££7 THELMA RAMSEY BAUGHAN played her fourth and last year as a forward, having changed from her former position, side-center, to forward this year; she played the new position excellently, being high scorer for the season. If she can play her new position in matrimony as well, we see a most happy home and life awaiting her. MARY SKINNER from Memphis Central High, was a marvel at being where interference was needed. She seemed to have no regular place in guards ' territory, for her defense. She was so good that we hope to have her with us for four years. DOROTHY WOOD playing her second year as side-center, was the shin- ing Dot of the team. She was little, but received the tip-off, dribbled, and made a most accurate pass to the forward. 131 n t r ■ ■ ■ + + + + ■ ■ + ■ ■ ■ ■+ + ■ ■ + + ■ ■ ■ + ■ ■ ■ ■ +■ . WEST TENNESSEE STATE TEACHERS C OLLr Cjr Memphis A State College for the Training of Teachers FOUR YEARS COLLEGE COURSE LEADING TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Curricula for Training Elementary and High School Teachers Strong Faculty of Forty Teachers — Commodious Academic Building — Handsome Dormitories with Every Modern Convenience — Excellently Equipped Laboratories for the Study of Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Home Economics, Manual Training and Physics New Gymnasium and Library Buildings to be erected this year Spacious Campus, Strong Athletics, Literary Societies, Musical Organiza- tions, Christian Associations, Health Record Unexcelled Well-Equipped Training School, Elementary and Junior High Departments for Observation and Directed Teaching Four Quarters, Twelve Weeks Each FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 27, 1927 Tuition Free to Tennessee Students Cost of Nine Months Attendance, Including Board, Lodging, Laundry and School Fees, Only 250.00 FOR CATALOG AND OTHER INFORMATION, IVRITE TO J. W. BRISTER, President— MEMPHIS 132 w - T is part of the finished education to understand that public service corpora- tions are allies in every business enterprise. The services of these utilities are a part of the structure upon which modern living conditions are founded. The institutions are linked with the city ' s growth and progress at every step. The personal convenience, comfort, and welfare of every individual in the community is served by us at every hour of the day. The interests of the commu- nity and the interests of these two institutions are so closely linked that they are not only mutual but identical. The dependence of the public upon the services of gas, elec- tricity and street railway transportation lays upon us a corresponding obligation to give continuous service at reasonable rates, and this we are trying in good faith to do. MEMPHIS POWER LIGHT COMPANY THE MEMPHIS STREET RAILWAY COMPANY 133 v s v v vr vr s s v v vr vr N v v v v vr. ' MOSELEY- ROBINSON ' S The Soutk ' s Busiest Drug Store THE TALK OF MEMPHIS OUR ] TALTED FAMOUS IVlILKS Kodaks We Rent Kodaks Films Moseley -Robinson Drug Co. Main and Madison j E. H. Clarke £?Bro. Engravers of School Commencement Invitations School Supplies School Desks Auditorium Chairs Printers Publishers 19 South Second Street Memphis, Tenn. Senior: Did you ever take chloroform? Freshman: No, what quarter does it come? THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL EVERY MORNING— Largest Circulation in the South MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY— Supreme in the Afternoon WEEKLY COMMERCIAL APPEAL Owning and Operating Radio Broadcasting Station WMC, Memphis 134 313276= 33$ Duggins ' Pharmacy No. 2 OUR MOTTO: The best is none too good — Service with a smile Drugs, Candy, Cigars, Toilet Articles Magazines, Soda Fountain CALL 7-5761 or 7-9251 « «« « nr« « « « « t -r-t- ■■■ ■ +■ ■■ ■+ ■ ■■ ■ Carolyn Yancey: I ' d like to try on that rose dress in the window. Salesman: Sorry, Miss. That ' s the lamp shade. ' ' Take Your Shoes to the NORMAL SHOE SHOP CORNER SOUTHERN AND ECHOLS The Price and Quality are Right J. N. WORD, Proprietor   « «  i    «    Red Oak Inn SANDWICHES AND DRINKS Open till One -+ ■■ -+++ ■++++■ ■ H. U. SCRUGGS GROCERIES AND CONFECTIONERY LUNCHES FOR STUDENTS Opposite Normal Station .■           135 -o- 3lB£7 r-r-r+ + + - ++- + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + 4 s s n n s s s s s s - s CHAS. V. YORK CORDRA YORK York Arms Co. ATHLETIC GOODS GUNS FISHING TACKLE ATHLETIC OUTFITTERS OF COLLEGE AND PREP SCHOOL TEAMS If It ' s Sporting- Goods IV e Have It MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY TWO STORES 162 S. Main St. 114 Madison Ave MEMPHIS, TENN. 136 r V V S V V V V V V r  N  '  ' Be Sure You ' re Insured? j L.W.Hughes 6? Co. Insurance and Bonding Tel. 6-7453 105-6 Porter Bldg. ?+ ++ +■ « « f M ' .              - i Fashion Clothes SUITS FROM $ 19- JLS UP Come down and let us explain our special student discount Monroe Clothes and Hat Shop Where Mam Meets Monroe Professors wife: How dreadful! Johnnie has come home from school with his nose broken in two places. Absent-minded professor: Well, tell him to keep out of those two places. HIGH SCORE SPANISH SA UCE CANALE ITALIAN GRAVY Good on Everything For Sale Everywhere D. CANALE CO. 137 r ++ + + + +++ Sporting Goods FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT TENNIS AND GOLF OUTFITS GUNS, AMMUNITION AND FISHING TACKLE AMBROSE SPORTING GOODS CO. 132 S. MAIN ST. Opposite Goldsmith ' s « « « « «vr PHONE 6-2402 Compliments of METCALF BROS. INSURANCE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS r S S V V V V N S V S sr V S N N - ' || Nash Leads The World In J; Motor Car Value ' ' ' ' I ERWIN-HICKS MOTOR CAR CO. 945 UNION— MEMPHIS Mr. Baughan : See here, Miss Lizzie, I don ' t believe this milk is pure. Miss Lizzie: Sir, to the pure, all things are pure. A PURITY BAKERIES PRODUCT TAYSTEE BREAD The 22 Slice Quality Loaf WINKELMAN bm 138 13275= Founded 91 Years Armstrong ' s Good Furniture On Our 18 Months ' 1 Club Plan — No Interest ARMSTRONG FURNITURE CO. , r 66 N. Main Street - Compliments N.O.Nelson Mfg.Co. PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES 690 Linden Ave. Memphis, Tenn. .■r-r++-r -i Memphis ' Well - Equipped Printing Plant 76-84 N. Third St. Phone 6-6946 Percy: Shall I take this little rug out and beat it? Lippincott: That ' s no rug; that ' s my roommate ' s towel. Southwestern Fuel Company 906-907 Dermon Building MEMPHIS, TENN. INCORPORATED Miners and Shippers of Local and Long Distanci Phone SIX-3766 CELEBRATED BLACK DIAMOND COAL MINES: DRAKESBORO, KENTUCKY DOMESTIC GRADES, BOOM -LOADED DOUBLE - SCREENED, HAND - PICKED 6- in. Block 6xlX-in. Egg 3- in. Lump 3x2- in. Egg V i- ' m. Lump 3xl -in. Nut 6x3-in. Egg ALL STEAM GRADES Shippers Best Grade of Coal Mined on L. N. R. R. — I. C. R. R. and Southern Ry. HIGH GRADE Alabama, Jellico, Kentucky Coals Nature Made Black Diamond Good Our Preparation Made It Famous Louisville Kentucky Starks Building Nashville, Tennessee Cotton States Bldg. torn 139 3J327S-- J Steam, Hot Water, Vapor and Vacuum Heating Systems Industrial and Power Plant Piping Industrial and Domestic Oil Burners INSTALLED AND SERVICED BY S tate H eating P ower (]a, Jnc 683 LINDEN AVENUE 6-4406 MEMPHIS, TENN. W. HARWELL ALLEN, President 140 = v= f  s s s vr s S s v s v Clover Farms Ice Cream CLOVER PINT BRICK 30c QUART BRICK 60c ALL FLAVORS AT Duggins 1 Pharmacy NORMAL, TENN. ■+- --r -+- --r- --r- --r --r -- -- -r-r -r-r4--r 4- - -4- --r+-r-r+ +- - - - r n Mr. Kinnick: What is a feminine line? Dailey: One with lots of conversation. Pantages Continuous 1 to 11 P.M. Vodeville De Luxe Supreme Foto Plays mu Mats. 15-30c, Nights 20-50c Sat. Mats. 15-50c PHONE 6-6578 Farber Bros. (National Auto Top Co.) TOPS-SEAT COVERS UPHOLSTERY RUMBLE SEATS FOR COUPES y ROADSTERS 483 UNION AVE. MEMPHIS, TENN. 141 rv s « « «  «  «« « ««4 +  + + ++ Southern Avenue Barber Shop and Beauty Parlor BEAUTY WORK AND HAIR CUTTING A SPECIALTY We Appreciate Your Trad u I House-Bond Hardware Company 101 SOUTH MAIN STREET MEMPHIS, TENN. Hotel and Restaurant Supplies JEWELERS :: ENGRAVERS Fountain Pens Repaired at TheWatch and Clock Hospital Corner Main and Union, 222 Winfrey Building, Second Floor Entrance 85 Union Phone 6-4297 Dowdy: Do you know that I started in life as a barefoot boy King: Well, I wasn ' t born with shoes on, myself. Memphis Linotype Printing Company PRINTERS :: STATIONERS OFFICE EQUIPMENT Third Street at Jefferson Avenue Phone 6-0194 Memphis, Tenn. r ■ r s v s v v s v v s s sr s v vr s sr v - ' ■r-r-r + + ■ + +++ + ++ + + ■+ +++■ The Style Shop J. SUMMERFIELD, Jr. 17 North Main Inexpensive DRESSES COATS FURS of Style and Quality CashWorksWonders atStyleShop ■+ •■ • ■ +.r.r.r.r ' .r -.r.r ++.r++ r-+ 14: S. G. SCOTT CO SUCCESSORS TO W. A. FOOTE CO. ALL KINDS OF CHOICE FRESH MEATS Wholesale and Retail 3074 S S S Beale Street Market MEMPHIS, TENN. , 143 r - - REX BILLIARD PARLOR 2 c PER CUE bV 2 SOUTH MAIN STREET ■r-r-r -r + +■ ■ ■ + ■ ■++ -r + + +++ .r « J M. DLUGACH DRY GOODS SHOES READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING 55 5 Highland Avenue .+++ +++++++ ++++++++ +++ ++++ +++ ■■♦sT i Crump Brothers Feed Groceries Old Raleigh Road Memphis, Tenn. Coal Gasoline Lorene: How can I drive this nail without hitting my finger? Mr. Pleasants: Hold it with both hands. r 4- +-r- -r-r-r +4-+ + ++- + -r++++ 4-+ ++ ■++- + +++ + ++ + +++ +++++■ + + Farrell-Calhoun Company ■eujk PAINTS -WALL PAPER PAINTERS ' SUPPLIES SO S. SECOND ST. PHONE 6-4345 144 V r yr r N r « PHONES ft!™ Normal- Buntyn Dry Cleaning Company WHERE SATISFACTION IS ASSURED 561 SOUTH HIGHLAND AVENUE MEMPHIS, TENN. Our plant is modern and we employ experienced help, in order to give the best service on Dry Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing and Alterations. We give the students of the West Tennessee State Teach- ers College reduced prices, assuring prompt service. A trial will convince you. 7-7787 561 S. HIGHLAND AVE. x 7-7788 L - r- Normal-Buntyn Dry Cleaners JUST AS GOOD— NONE BETTER ■- ' 13 Zl V ASK FOR Fortune ' s All-Cream Ice Cream A quality product in which you can taste the quality SOLD BY NORMAL DRUG CO. Miss Augustus — Who was Cicero? Dick Jones — ' ' Mutt ' s son. 1 i! Call on us for everything in the Drug and Soda Fountain Line Normal Drug Co. P. Y. ASHFORD, Manager .■ s v t s Kindergarten and Primary School Supplies J. S. Latta, Inc. Phone 7-1786 :: 1790 Madison Ave. Write for Catalog 146 ■ V S Sr  S S vr S N S V V N S V N r sr V V V ' - ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND THE PRIDE OF QUALITY o. u.s. fat. orr. HAMS, BACON The year 1927 marks the 100th Anni- versary of John Morrell Co., which iroSHl! ' ' long ago won distinction for the out- standing quality and flavor of its meat food products. The preference accorded these meats today is their best recommendation. John Morrell 2 Co. Memphis Branch, 30-36 BEALE AVENUE SINCE 1827 ( 6-7240 Phones 6-7241 I 6-7242 General Offices, OTTUMWA, IOWA New Chapel Speaker — It gives me a thrill to see your shiny faces. (Sudden application of three hundred powder puffs.) Reed Duecker Sidney Lathes, Shapers, Drill Presses and General Line of MachineShop Equipment and Supplies also Manufacturers of Leather Belting 171-175 North Main Street MEMPHIS, TENN. MEMPHIS TENNESSEE CITY of Opportun- ity, Industrial and Commercial Capital of the Mid-South — a fine city to visit, the best possible city in which to live. For full information write to the Memphis Chamber of Commerce 147 • + + + + ■ ++ - The PHOTOGRAPHS for this Annual were made by E. H. CASSADAY THE GRAY STUDIO 751 POPLAR AVENUE PHONE 6-1900 EXCHANGE PHOTOS WITH YOUR CLASS MATES-WE GIVE YOU SPECIAL PRICES I4S f v s s v s  •  - ' The Memphis News Company 227 Madison Avenue WHOLESALE BOOKS AND MAGAZINES . s MUSIC HEADQUARTERS FOR MORE THAN 44 YEARS PIANOS ORTHOPHONIC VICTROLAS BAND AND ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTS SHEET MUSIC O. K. HOUCK PIANO CO. 103 SOUTH MAIN STREET MEMPHIS . - S V V V sr V S sr S Sr ■t--r-r-+ -r--r How long did it take your wife to learn to drive? It will be ten years in September. — The Passing Show {London) . Food Problems Solved HE daily problem and the greatest problem for the housekeeper is what to have for each meal. Suppose she had a well kept pantry with over a thousand items on the shelves, wouldn ' t her troubles vanish? PIGGLY WIGGLY is simply a well arranged food pantry into which you are welcome to step at any time, stay as long as you want, or go when you see fit. The hanging price tags give the price on every article. Almost every purchase at PIGGLY WIGGLY means a saving. ,X  i « i   i i  i i i   i   « 5=5 149 l£27e r Special Announcement Of Vital Interest to All Desiring to Prepare for the Most Interesting and Profitable Business of the South -COTTON CLASSING rfe (J) H I n o H H z 5 0) DUE to the fact that our Mr. Murdoch will be actively engaged in buying, selling and shipping cotton after September 1st, students will not be enrolled for this course this term, after August 1st. NOW is the time for you to prepare to meet the complex prob- lems of the Cotton Business under the personal instruction of an EXPERT. More than 2,000 samples used daily. Bales of cotton on the floor. No other school in the country offering such facili- ties. You are taught the COTTON BUSINESS from the seed to the cloth. Wire, at our expense, for reservation. ACT NOW. We also offer you, under the supervision of experienced and capable instructors, Twentieth Century Bookkeeping and Banking, Burroughs ' Mechanical Bookkeeping and Banking, Gregg Short- hand and Touch Typewriting, Dictaphone, Commercial Law and Spanish. POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS. STUDENTS FOR POSITIONS. CLASSES DAY AND NIGHT Attend a school recognized and patronized by the lead- ing business and profes- sional men, the United States Government and sev- eral foreign countries. Address only 86 SOUTH MAIN ST. MEMPHI, STENN. The South ' s Greatest School of Business ASK THE COTTON FIRMS 150 HOTEL CHISCA MEMPHIS Down in Dixie ' ' ' ' THE HOME OF HOME COOKED FOODS (J N A FINE BALLROOM FOR YOUR DANCES SMALLER ROOMS FOR CONFERENCES B MODERATE PRICES FOR VISITING FRIENDS C j I HIS is a cordial invitation to all stu- - ■ dents of the West Tennessee State Teachers ' College to make themselves at home with us during their school term, and to make us their home afterward whenever they are visiting in the city. ALWAYS WELCOME Hotel Chisca ++ ■ ■++ + + ■+ ++ ++ + +-r r r +-r-r+++-r+-e ■+ ■ ■ ■• ■ f Dear Mr. Kinnick: Kindly excuse Elizabeth Banks ' absence yesterday. She fell in the mud. By doing the same you will greatly oblige Mrs. Harper. Eat the Britling Way THREE TIMES EACH DAY Britling Qafeterias FINEST IN THE UNITED STATES Two Britlings in Memphis 155 Madison Avenue 113 South Main Street 151 T++++++++++++ Normal-Bunty n Barber Shop Ladies ' Hair Cutting a Specialty We appreciate the patronage of Teachers ' College Students LELAND RED McCUNE, Proprietor Years of Experience Morris Lippman Loan Jewelry Co. Wholesale and Retail Brokers and Jewelers 166 Beale Avenue Phone Six-7069 Memphis, Tenn. Highland Auto Company Call Us For Sudden Service 7-1114-J JOHN STOCK, Manager If I only knew what to do with the baby. Didn ' t a book of instructions come with it, mother? COMPLIMENTS OF Memphis Baking Co., Inc. BAKERS OF Certified BREAD The Bi £ Double Loaf Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. CALL FOR IT BY NAME 152 =31327 About the Wedding Perfection to the smallest detail of the wedding is uppermost in the mind of every prospective bride. The invitations are one of her first thoughts and quite naturally she in- sists they be Toof engraved. TheToof engraved invitation has the distinction of being the ultra in ele- gance and the standard in fashion ' s decree. Jr TOOE = sx .iyyrff G). Our -prices are as low as any and lower than many 153 r« N S S S V vr COMPLIMENTS OF FTQr i ri?!? lime rloL rliLrv cement CO., Inc. ,fA M  A «« «f f « «  «M « « « «     + + + + + + ■ ■ J Gwinner-Mercere Co. DENTAL AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES i g i Madison Avenue MEMPHIS, TENN. ■r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r -- J Compliments of OHNSON ' S GREENHOUSES Home Grown Flowers 161 Madison Ave. Phone 6-0983 . «« « ««   Mr. Austin — If f is forte, what is ff ? Jessimine — Eighty. WRAPPING PAPER :: PAPER BAGS SCHOOL SUPPLIES TWINE Manufacturers of FOLDING PAPER BOXES Memphis Paper Co Memphis, Tenn. „- N S S   vr V  « V S 154 5c Hamburgers 5c NORMAL SNAPPY STAND Phone 6-6151 ]; Disinfectants Polishes Deodorants Janitor Supplies Insecticides Cleansers Liquid Soaps 180-82 Washington Avenue MEMPHIS, TENN. Ersell — Where did you get those big blue eyes? Hazel — Aw, they came with my face. r v v s v v sr s vr s v s s v v v v ' s s vr v vr s ' Pa tro n ize Ou r Advertisers TUDENTS read the advertisements in this Annual. Every one of them is a work of art and put in this book for a definite pur- pose. Some firms have given complimentary ads and donations to make this publication possible. Other firms have advertised in these pages to get definite publicity for their products. L + + +++++++++++++++ +++++++++ 155 + ++++++++++++.• THIS SPACE IS DONATED by the Bluff City Delivery Co, 651 Beale Phone 6-0154 ICE AND COAL Dedicated to the SENIOR CLASS of the WEST TENNESSEE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE the FUTURE EDUCA- TIONAL LEADERS of OUR STATE 156 - •■ rs v s vr s vr- f  - -              CORONA r ic Portable for Office and Home Standard Four Bank Keyboard Kenon Taylor Co. The Office Supply House of Memphis ' 60-62 Madison Ave. Memphis, Tenn. Phone 6-1089 Price $60 £ e s £ e s d if Compliments of MEMPHIS MATTRESS COMPANY Tel. 6-1975 Vance and Hernando Highland Coal Feed Co. Highland and Southern Phone 7-7077 Home Town Service Dispensed by Home Town Folks J. L. (DUGOUT) DOUGLAS JOHN STOCK Erwin-Hicks I Motor Car Company DISTRIBUTORS Nash and Ajax Motor Cars 939-53 UNION AVENUE MEMPHIS, TENN. -++ - -r- +-r -+ ++ - -+ -++ +-r -r - ■m a) Mr. Baughan : How did you enjoy the Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Miss Keaton : The best I ever ate. r++++ ++ ++ +++ + + ++++ + +++++ ESTABLISHED 1877 Serving Southern Merchants for Fifty Years WHOLESALE FRUITS -VEGETABLE- PRODUCE RICE -BEANS -PEAS A. S. Barboro Co., Inc. The South ' ' s Largest Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables and Produce 157 il A ==s c D H e A T R s sW.li.nlLL lQlnc.| fi les J Business Furniture Exclusively] SAFES 294 Madison Ave. — 6-6300 SAFES s With the Best Wishes X s  l  II of the following 1 Retail Qlothiers j II Burk Co. i! Beasley Bros.-Jones-Ragland, Inc. 1 i| Golden Eagle Clothing- Co. II Phil A. Halle II ii Johnston -Vance Co. j! Oak Hall Clothing House ;| ii Walker M. Taylor 1 Sam Bacherig ! ! r r s r  r r«r  «• I 158 l | - S SrN S«S S S S Sr N S V N N S S S S S S S S S S DID YOU SOLVE THIS ONE? If X = Quality and Y == iService and Z = Price and A =Economy J then X- -Y- -Z, when A is considered, = Fair Manufacturing Company , featuring Fair Brand Cleaning, School and Janitor Supplies. We hope you do not forget us. Very best wishes for your future. Uncle Sam, your Phone or Telegraph will help you any time, as nxell as our salesmen; in fact, our neiz four-story factory and entire organization is at your command. YOU CAN CLEAN UP WITH FAIR BRAND PRODUCTS MUNICIPAL and INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTIES FOR MAINTAINING SANITATION SWEEPING COMPOUNDS SOLUBLE DISINFECTANTS Pine, Coal Tar, Formaldehyde, Odorless, Cresylic, Theatre Bouquet. POLISHES AND DRESSINGS Metal, Auto, Furniture, Floor, Auto Top. INSECTICIDES Liquid, Fly-Fluid, Kil-Em-Quick, Phone or Wire Roach Powder, Rat Powder, Insect Powder. SOAPS AND CLEANSERS Auto Cleaner, Sopine-Scrub, Scrubbing Comp Liquid Soap, Textile, Surgical, Collect, for Imme Dry Cleaning, Auto, Laundry, Paint and Varnish, Detergent, Washing Powder. MISCELLANEOUS Painters ' Spirits (For Thinning Paints) Garage Cleaner, diate Necessities Erasers, Chalk, Black- board Cleaner, All-Cotton Mop Heads, Janitor Tools, Toilet Paper, Boiler Comp., Slack Barrels, Toilet Flush, Pipe Solvent, Etc. FAIR MANUFACTURING COMPANY 465 TO 471 TENNESSEE STREET MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 159 + „ + Memphis Engraving Company SCHOOL ANNUAL EXPERTS QUALITY :: SERVICE COUNSEL 122 UNION PHONE 6-0728 Memphis j Tenn. „_„„ — , — ,_„„_„„ — .1 — .... — .. — . — .,—..., — . — .. — .. — .—.... — . — . — . — .— - — .—._.—.— .—. 160 Erai MB mm S$SF S ' ■ ' • U,T • . • I SfflQ H BSE Rag 1 5 tB « QuU I i$BRi ' PfafflEB ' MBS ,.