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STUDENTS SOON TO MAKE DE MANDS DIRECTLY TO ACA DEMIC COUNCIL AND I’ RESIDENT

The Student Council after much de­liberation and collecting of statistics for five months, made several epoch making recommendations to the* stu­dent body for ratification. The Coun­cil agreed unanimously that compul­sory- military training toward a .de­gree be abolished, that six faculty members of the university be re-

' quested to submit their resignations this school year, that the new consti­tution be adopted by the student body, and finally Howard graduates be asked to fill as many of the vacancies on the faculty as possible. •

The following members of the Coun­cil gave short speeches on the above proposals:*"' L. King, president; F. Robb, vice president; Joanna Houston corresponding secretary; E. Daven­port and C. Decasseres, members. The sum total of the reasons pro­posed by the Council and members of the student body asking for the resig­nation of the certain members of the

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HOWARD PLAYERS MAKE SECOND APPEARANCE

On Saturday, March 29th, at 8:15 p. m., the Howard Players presented a group of one-act plays in the Rank­in Memorial Chapel.

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The most significant feature was the presentatoin of " “ Mortgaged,” a new race play written especially for the Howard Players by Willis Rich­ardson. The other plays were “ Wur- zel Flummery” and “ The Will o’ the Wisp.”

Special! music was played by the• * » i

University orchestra, under direction of Dorsey Rhodes and Wesley How­ard. The costumed and scenic effects represented the work of the players in their workshop.

The players exemplified a superior- dramatic technique over their recent presentation. This favorable com-1 ment is due to the interest and un­tiring labor of Prof. Gregory, the dramatic instructor.

The casts included: Edna Hoffman, LaVerne Gregory, Minnie Carwin, Anita Turpeau, Edmonia White, Mar­cella Dumas, Roberta Dabney, Edith

' Taylor,. Ruth Williams, Robert Wat­son, Allen Maynor, Merrvyn Coy,

e Virgil Carson, Joseph Stanley, James Cobb, and Edward Lovett. 1----

MARCH 29, 1924 25c a Quarter (Students) 5 Cents a Copy

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COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION A T HOWARD(1924 Commencement to be Greatest in History)

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Big Season Ahead for Kappa SigmaHOWARD M AY CONTEST WITH

WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY IN A DUAL- DEBATE

Kappa Sigma Debating Society has a big program ahead for this sea­son. Howard has already agreed to debate Atlanta University in a dual debate. Lincoln and; Union in a tri­angular debate, and overtures are being made to Wilberforce University for a debate. A *

The subject for the Atlanta debate is: “ Resolved: That there should be separate schools in the North, in cities with large Negro populations.” The home team will defend the affirm­ative. The subject for the triangu­lar debate Vis * • “ Resolved: ThaU tho- United States should join the World Court as proposed by President Hard-

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of tremendous interest to .Howard students, faculty, alumni and many Washingtonians. Kappa^Sigma De­bating society is making arrange­ments for fifteen hundred patrons to attend the dual and triangular de­bates, the former to be. on April 25, 1924, and the latter on May 2, 1924.

The following men ^are preparing to defend Howard on the rostrum: L. King, F. Robb, A. Gilbert, G. Car­rington, A. Brady, former varsity de­baters, B. Baskerville, E. Lovett, class debaters, and A. Blackburn, Young, Maxwell, Espy, M. Menchon and George.

MEMORIAL FOR COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG

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On Sunday evening, March lfi, the members and friends, of Omega Psi Phi fraternity very fittingly honored the memory of Colonel Charles Young, in a publir memorial, service field in Rankin Memorial Chapel.

The Memorial Address was given by Chaplain O. J.r W. Scott, U. S. A. (rot.). He spoke feelingly of the fine qualities of Colonel Yoking, bottr a s a soldier and as a man, quoting experiences of his own association with the Colonel.

The affair was well attended and the large audience was much im­pressed with the program rendered under th'-' direction of C. Herbert Marshall, and which follows:

Invocation. .Rev. Sterling N. BrownPrelude . . . . Miss Madeline TowlesRecitation . . . Mr. Alston Burleigh— _ §Vocal Selection . . Miss Gwendolyn

Hughes.Address—Chaplain O. J. W. Scott,

U. S. A. (ret.)Selection by trio .

Ruffin, pianiste; ter, cellist; Mr. son, violinist

Selection ....... . University ClubBenediction .......Rev, S. N. Brown

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POSSIBLEshould have. Besides it would makean excellent, birthday, surprise party,or Xmas present to any per>6n in America.vThose persons who know how to

make wise investments are asking the "Bison” memlmri to reserve a copy for them, for the number is limited and the demand of 2100 students is far beyond the supply. -

Intercollegiaterhe very interesting fundamentalist- modernist debate between Kev. John R. Stratton, pastor of -Calvary Baptist

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“ Governor Whitefield of Mississippi dated in- his inrrugural address that, The Negroes still make up slightly

half of Mississippi’s plans for a new. era,

WorldChurch, and .Kev, Charles F. Totterpastor of West Side Unitarian church, both of New York City, reached its central point on March 22 at which time the quest idti: “ Resolved, That the miraculous - virgin birth of Jesus

one has failed, for religion cornea as near the heart of the individual pur­pose as anything can. . . . Religionmust be free in its growth, since re­ligious education based upon fear does not stand the test of reason.”. In speaking of the teacher’s rela­tion to religion, he concluded with the statement that the teacher’s duty is to guide men, but not along any definite narrow path.

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morepopulationany manges in our economic lire, any reorganization o f eftir agriculture or industry which leaves them (Tut isdoomed t «> foil uie/

"Isn ’t is remarkable what a blowin the pocket book, due £&-migration

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to the North, can do to the moral sense of a people.”

Per Messenger.

PERUVIAN STUDENTS INwas

Dr. Stratton who took the affirm a* Belated reports have been receivedtive of the question invoked science to in the cbtnrtry of difficulties that the uphold his thesis that in the absence students of the University o f Lima of final laws of natural phenomena, have been having with their govern- the doctrine of the virgin birth was ment, in which it appears that they to be accepted as a miracle. He con- have been risking their necks as well tended that the virgin bjrth might bet. as their fortunes.proved by scientific investigation . It appears that early last May, the since narthogejiesis. o ft non-sexiia! I Archbishop of Lima attempted to con­

secrate the Republic of Peru to the “ Sacred Heart of Jesus.” Just before the president of the university was to unveil the Sacred Heart in public,the president of the Students’ Federa-*.

tion, prepared for a meeting of the students. While the matter was on the surface a harmless enough affair, ■thc^atudents who opposed it saw in it an abandonment of the country to the power and sway of the churchwhich for centuries has practically

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dictated to the state... As result of the meeting, an attack was made upon the students by the government troops, and several persons ,tvere killed. I)e laTorre, the fl'eader of the Opposition movement, by a series of speeches, prevented a more serious outcome of the move­ment, but from last reports he had been placed on board of a ship, and exiled without money or effects-: \

STUDENT ILLNESSES OFTEN CAUSED BY WRONG STUDIESwe Should be Represented at

he National Negro Youth Con­d it io n at Nashville, Tennessee, \p r i l X 1, 5 , 1921:

A picture has been drawn of regis­tration day at the university of the futyre. Men and women come not

I as prospective doctors, lawyers, teach- ! ers and so on._ All enter in one class

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| just as ‘ 4 university students”— un- ! baked clay to be molded in the form | that suits their limitations.

They are tested, classified and slipped into the departments where they belong mentally, psychologically and physically. They are dropped into a particular groove, not because their

I fathers followed certain professions ! or their mothers dreamed \ certain dream*, but .because they- fit that

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groove naturally and happily.The value of the mental and psy­

chological . test is recognized today. Physical tests for the proper placing of university students remain to be formulated, though at least one uni­versity is working in that direction.

If investigations sustain the cor­rectness of observations made by the Columbia University medical statf, ac­cording to Dr. William H. McCastline, university medical officer, it may seem advisable to require candidates for certain courses* to undergo special medical examinations.

( rent ion ot spirit ot t o-opera- tion. -i .Educational, Social arid Economic

Exhange of Students AAmerican and Foreign It lions for Study and Travel Vigorous Drive for Racial and Business Preparation.

prove that the virgin birth was im­probable and that the doctrine is un­necessary. to the Christian faith, He stated that he was not interested in

which Christthe particular way became divine.”

He argued that the only document of importance as evidence is an un­signed contradictory statement made by one who was not an- eyewitness. He declared $j)hat only in the gospels of Matthew and Luke is there any reference to the virgin birth and that there are contradictions in Matthew.

This, debate was the third of a se­ries of five debates on the -question*.

WOULD CHANGE HARV ARD a . CHAPEL HOUR

T fe students of Harvard University are up in arms just now over a sug­gestion # to change ,the daily chappl hour from 8:45 p.m. to either 7 p.m., or 9:45 a. m. The reason for the change, .according to B. McK. Henry, president of Phillips Brooks House, is a desire to* stimulate attendance at the services, by making it more con- venient for students to attend. At

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Howard, W il her force, tlanta University, Me- est Va. Collegiate,'Fisk

leading institutions.

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Some prof, to teach* the young men on the campus courtesy.Faculty members who attend Chapel

daily. ~In the dining room—more waiters

and less head waiters.In the classroom—more work and

and less bluff.v » . . .

A student body that will know how to attend and appreciate lectures.

Resolved, That the Bible is the in

Per Associated Press present only divinity students and members o f the choir attend the ser­vices, except on special occasions. \

Religion Not Essential to TeachingProfessor Henry Wyman Holmes of

Harvard, in a meeting held in Phil­lips Brooks;House recently, declared that he did not consider religion as essential to teaching, but that teach-

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ers should have some responsibility over religion among their pupils. He expressed himself as being strongly in favor of religion, however, adding that the attacks against sectarian schools were displeasing to him.. Quoting from his address: 44Wrhen a man takes ur> the profession ofteaching he devotes his life to the genera! betterment of his pupils. He

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becomes interested in advancing man to his furthest ends. Religion is so closely connected with this purpose,that a teacher, in order to achieve

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his end, really must teach it. . . . Every effort in the world’s history to force a certain type of religion on any

HOOK LOVERS, TAKE NOTICE

. This is written to the student, pro­fessor, or alumnus whose growing li­brary of good books i* one of his greatest delights. * WY wish to ac­quaint you with an invaluable treas­ure in the form of a book. This book is one that should he in the home of every lover of good books. It has its excellent prose, unique fiction, su­per poetry, and short histories. Ithas several hundred short biogra-

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phies, sketches, numerous cartoons and a vast store house of pictures, the Negro leaders of tomorrow’. The type is large, reading simple and artistic, and one of the piost fascinating hooks of \Ygro youth in a college area ever published by black students in Amer­ica.

The hook is none other than the fa­mous 1924 “ Bison,” leather hound with elaborate cover, exquisite designing, and a treasure that every book lover

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THE ALU M NI ARE GRADUALLYAW AKENING

The Howard Alumnus is out once more. The very attractive cover de­signed by a Howard student ranks

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with the best alumni journals in the country from ' the point of view of style, content and striking pictures of days of yore. There are numerous appeals made for the perpetuation of this journal, another to gather tro­phies and curios of Howard from 1867-1924, an appeal to Howard Alum­ni to unite and the alumni as an economic factor are well presented to thousands of Howard men and women throughout the country who may read the journal. Every student on the campus should read the March issue and see that your alumni friends re­ceive a copy. “ N

There are two Articles which should appear in full in “ The Hill Top” ; viz., “ Trophies and Curios,” and “ The Alumnus and the Alumni . Associa­tion.” These are reprinted in this is­sue.

THE ALUMNUS AND THE ALUM- ---- N I ASSOCIATION

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The individual Howard alumnus thruout the country is rejoicing in the

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ties of New York, Washington, Chi­cago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and St.

onward march of his Alma Mater, for Louis than in the sixteen Southern it is a fact that Howard is in the states combined, where fully 7,770,000

* Most of our young doctors, sur-]9 P r O f C S S l O O ^ lneons, ami dentists, practice . in . the . x.kkum .%large cities where the bright lights *are prevalent. It has been recently MEDICAL NOTESannounced by the Department of the _.Interior that more Negro phv-icians, * - Ka M‘c’tmn <>** the seniorarid dentists arc practicing in the ci- ] * 1 !™ 1 1 1hss wrfl b<' insP(TCtin «**■> -

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TROPHIES AND CURIOS

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midst of a progressive era. {Let us face a few pointed questions

and answer them fairly in the face of facts.1. Are the six thousand graduates

of Howard University really or­ganized?

2. Has the Alumni Association a voice truly representative of the great body of our Alumni?

3. Is not our Alumni Association membership eighty-five per cent below the sttj^jard adopted by

v the Association of Alumni Sec­retaries, which requires the en­rollment of 33 1-3 per cent of all graduates ?

4. Has our Association kept the rec­ords of our graduates and form­er students, or even their ad­dresses since leaving Howard?

5. Does our Association know what

Negroes live.% i * _

Other statistics show that the aver­age yearly increase of Negro physi­cians is sixty-three, when there is a need of an annual increase of at least 470. The average number of additional dentists graduating every year is 65, but there should be 510. The same condition applies with re­gard to trained nurses, ninety being

this spring! while the surgical section I will be auscultating to “ Babe” George ; Ruth as he percusses the ball, i We wonder why the, hair of Trigg 4 an(l of Wethers is becoming less and less since their marriage.

Thompson, 3m all want to know I why you, Gladden, Anthony arid Cope­land don’t stay off of “ the green.”

Jesse Keene, “ The Deanwood : Sheik Bill (ireene, “ the Oklahoma Oil King” ; Ike Canaday, “ The Tide­water Dude” ; and George Garnett,

turned out each year when 625 aruC'The Holliduysbur,; Sport” ; enjoy theevenings now of days listening - inover their wonderful radio ($5.80 crys-

needed.A decided increase in health protec­

tors has become the cry of many graduates of Howard. There are 67 Negro women- physicians, surgeons, and osteopaths in this country.

DENTAL CULLINGS

The office of AluiRni and Field Sec­retary is appealing to all graduates und former students of Howard Uni­versity to contribute cups, medals or any other prizes that may have been won in athletic or forensic contests, together with pictures, programs and other historic mementoes that may add interest to the visit of returning sons of Alma Mater. We arq grate­ful to Dr. F. J. Cardozo for the con­tribution of a coveted invitation to the graduation exercises of the class of 1888. That this was a dear poss­ession of the donor may be seen in the fact that it was the invitation sent-to his mother upon the occasion of his-graduation in 1888. She had treasured the same through the years and had carefully preserved it. The invitation was found in, her effects but a short while ago, upon, the occa­sion of her death. In spite of this connection, Dr. Cardozo made the con­tribution to his Alma Mater, where it will forever be presented as a memen­to.

Leo Robinson, one of the greatest trackmen that Howard has ever known, former captain of the Ohio University track team, has contrib­uted the first individual medal to the Howard University trophy room and has promised to donate other cups and trophies which he has won in his athletic career.

| Dr. “ Bob” Redd, be careful of your percentage of our---graduates are f “Gainful. Extraction of pennies fromliving or dead? * -

6. Have we effective class organiza­tion of our Alumni with a uni­form plan of re-union? ~ |

7. Does our Alumni Association have any effective program among the undergraduates that may mould an Alumni spirit and loyalty be­fore they have been scattered af­ter graduation?

8. What is the relationship of our departmental associations to the General, or what organic rela-

* tionship exists between the sever­al local Associations and the Gen­eral, or vice versa? r

9. Is our Alumni Association or­ganized and conducted in accord with the standards of organiza-

* tion and management of the best alumni associations of the court-;try? !

10. Is our Alumni Association recog­nized by the great national body of college and university Alumni Associations ?

11. Has our Alufrini Association a treasury that will enable it to put over a service program commen­surate with the size and prestige of the University?

If these questions reveal the truecondition of our Alumni Association,then all must agree that some reme­dy is necessary. TH IN K IT OVER,

your classmates with your race horse scheme.

1 wonder who were the, two ladies that requested an interview with Dr. Ransom, Saturday evening after 4 p.m. Watch your step.

I wonder what fair damsel was So bewitched as to allow Dr. W. B. M. to wear her soldier ring. E. G., take your time.- ,

Dr. “ Peter” Christian has a general anesthetic for gold fillings (a series of blows).

“ Get S-C-A-R-E-D YOU; I ’ll frog you.” Dr. please explain the above expression to your lady gptients. .

We are all wondering who the fe l­low is who was seen leaving the din­ing room at the Whitelaw with two ladies v— 1 think we will ask “ Cas” Reeves.

tal set). Their favorite selection fa •Silent Night.” .

Senior Medics, prognosticate not, as ye may be progriosed. <-■

The senior Medics wish to announce to the Medical profession that they have discovered a new disease knownas (Maceo) “ Martins Disease.” . It is

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defined as “ a gangrenous condition of the body err masse and permanent a m-sthesla/” The seniors have dedica- ted a poem to the discoverer of this disease which reads as follows:

“ Little drops of ether From a little can,Makes a corpse.Out of a healthy man.”

* Law ikhonlThe class of ’25, who have establish­

ed a reputation for themselves as precedent breakers in the social life olfcthe* law school, are planning an­other such incident. ' This year they propose to give the “ Hottest” * dance ever given by the law school classes. In this there is the support of the whole class—every man shouldering his proportionate share of the quid pro quo and not depending on one “ ELCID,” erswhile, “ Gene,” to carry the Howard colors in Harvard style. See next issue of the Hilltop for further and better particulars.

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Dean Holmes has parted with most*and suggest a remedy, or at least havetreasured photographs of his college days of twenty years ago. Certainly they were dear to his heart, but he desires that they may serve to stimu­late pleasant reminiscences on the part of all whose privilege it may be to see them in the alumni office at Howard University.

Prof. <£. P. Davis has contributeda collection of pictures of football teams in action that will serve as a vivid reminder to many of our old gridiron warriors of the very moments in which they hit the line hard for oTd Howard.

Who will be the next to show such loyalty and what wilj your contribu-

an open and unbiased mind to such a suggestion from others.

“ The whole can be no greater than the sum of its parts” is a maxim that applies to af university as truly as to any other object or institution.: Ac­cording to the report of the Tenth Annual Conference of Alumni and Alumnae Secretaries, April 12, 1923, page 136: “ The Alumni Association is an integral part of the university.” I f the Alumni Association, as an “ in­tegral part of the university” is weak by virtue of the lack of proper or­ganization, it is to 'th a t extent an element of weakness in the university itself. *

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ffisir Uvea are depicted. All o f this surely plays a vital part'in Negro history though it* does not deal pri­marily with wars and governments it

southern Europe or the combined ef- fort of Turkish students to redeem the Moslem world. There is not a placein the world where youth is not ting' ring with new life/ .• - — r' TFoes doaT with the development o f the

power to appreciate the good and theautiful

creasing amount of coin from Howard students,1 professors and alumni sud­denly ceased its flow. In spite «>of these Ta^ts, Stifario,. the shoe repair­er on Georgia Avenue, Cosby the pho­tographer on Florida Avenue, the Bandana Cafe and Howard Theatre consider it almost an insult to ask them for ads. and then pay for the

Howard men you are the los- Only through your cooperation ‘The Hill Top” and the “ Bison”

can we secure our just due.

It is expedient that Negro students sHiffild at present give special at­tention to the achievements o f. the Negro in tht^fields of literature, music and art. The space here alloted is far too small to begin a discussion of the subject; for indeed only the names of the outstanding contributors would cover this space. However, the ma- terial for such study is easily avail­able. * .

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The students are demanding that their well-being be not controlled ab­solutely by their elders. Students arc rapidly extending the benefits of edu­cation to those who have none, an enthusiasm for moral and educational reform, an insistence upon reality in religious experience and resentment against encroachment by others on

_ I their own ideas and b«4iefsv -They *r« introducing more democratic forms of student government. / ’ -

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the “ unity^Lof all the departments' of Howard University (including the

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I hc Student Council at Howard, epitomizing the demantis, yearnings, and struggles of the va&t student body for the past fifty-six * years, struck for freedom in the famous article two.

Tin* Hilf Top ix a m«*dmm-to serve * and advance Howard -

All Pictures in this isShe of The Hill Top are by courtesy of*The Bison

NEW BLOODThe time has come when every

Howard man should be a potentia leader. There is no time for back­sliding, pussyfooting, or side step­ping the tasks facing the youth of Howard. There are too many among tlic group satisfiqtj with the old order of things, too many satisfied and over­joyed whenever mention of a “ hop,” “ struggle” or perhaps a dance is whis­pered around the ampus. There j\re too mahy contented With fine dress­ing. promenading up and down the campus, with the opposite sex. Yes, there are still others who fall down and worship niammon, glorifying to see- only material developments at

THE UNEXPECTED J

One of the things the modern busi­ness men do to perfection is to in­crease 4*he demand for commodities beyond all dimensions. One walks to tmd fro throughout the land and the highways, fields, buildings and every available space are literally covered with advertisements. One cannot ride in street cars, go to the moving pictures, or listen to radio perform­ances without' having the attractive Wares o f numerous firms luring one to

There has not been a student who has M)Uy» - The electric lights-at night are felt the demands were not justified. I no made merely for the protection Of There was no one tp deny the students pedestrians, but to attract persons to should not have a vital interest in j purchase the latest modeTof the Pack- the procedure of registration or to ard, and a new book, a show—the list make recommendations as to who endless. This is prevalent through-should teach them, and surely see that the United States, seemingly, ox- students are not thrust from school cePt m one little corner of Washin-at the will of one or two ezaristic ton. .individuals,-and control, with the co- There are certain merchants in the operation of faculty, student extra- neighborhood of Howard whose sole ■curricula activities. Article two has existence* depends upon Howard pa- npt met with disfavor at any of the tronage. There are others who would hrrgr- universities of this country. ---- | cease to nffike profits if the ever in*

Howard. Ah! the high scholarship isthe dream of hut a few.

It js high time the vast multitudeof students at Howard shake otf the•* . »*— •

shackles of fear, indifference, and sat-

“ MORE TRADITIONS”We peed more traditions. Where is

our trophy room, pictures of old How­ard men and women, old pennants,

One fitfld of great importance is that of Negro poetry.* Robert T.Kerlin has recently published a book

___ [called “ Negro poets and their poems.” mas<<)ts’ class rings, and gifts byisfaction. New blooTF is badly needed This volume is quite typical of what > rra,,u:'ltinkr classes? A greater ef- to see that the new constitution is the race has thought, felt, attempted, f ° rt3 should be made by all to per- enforced, that “ The Hill Top’s” Work a,„| accom|)|ished, and Koes a Ion* | Petuate traditions, he perpetuated on higher planes, that i way toward .the development of a

Negro literature in America. To quote from one of the criticisms,, on the book: '1 _

alumni) is one of the things upper­most in the minds of all loyal How- ard njen and women throughout the world.

A most deplorable condition it is, that the departments are so thorough­ly distinct and apart from one anoth­er.

Truthfully speaking; from the law- students’ point of view, casually, no one would know that the Law Depart­ment, 420 5th Street, Northwest, was a part of Howard proper, for there is seldom, if ever, a bulletin of the ac­tivities “ On the Hill” ffbsted.

Just a few weeks ago the Univer­sity had some t>f the most eminent speakers o f the day come up ahd bring messages. Did we go? Why we didn’t know of it until we read it in “ The Hill Top.”

So it has been for the past three years that the writer has been in the Law School, and it is because of these overlooked small things, that we attri­bute the faejt that there is not a closer allegiance to the school proper of those who have gone out before and who are now called the alumni.

What must be done? We-must be brought in closer relation; one de­partment with the .{Other. We must co-operate. ' 7 ' *

The late ,Prof. Henry Drummond, religious philosopher, saidT “ To create units in indefinite quantities and scatter them over the world, is not ever* to take one single step in pro­gress. Before any higher evolution can take place, these units must by s6me means, be brought into relation, so as not only to act together, but to react upon each other. According to well-known biological laws; it is only in combinations, whether of atoms, cells, animals, or human beings, that individual units can make any pro­gress, • and to create such combina­tions is in every case, the first es­sential condition . of development.”

Now then, every unit of this school should feel a personal responsibility for the good name and welfare of the school. That which concerns the welfare of all*. should- be allowed by any individual to rest lightly on

debating thrive as never before, dra­matics jiyiy be filled with the potential talent of the university, thitt men ahd women shall rise up, do, act, overcome and elect the ablest student council in the history of their Alma Mater.

New blood! new blood! is tlu* cry that should run up and down the

“ One finds in this "work not merely a collection Of poems with the usual annotation given in books interpret­ing poetry, hut beautifully embellished

campus fyr thi- remainder of the year. thouirht as to strivings* of-the NeproOnly three per cent of the talent of and the m“ " n6r in which the minii the university is now being used. The of thl‘ race expression. Itstudent body' cannot expect to~keep " ,aiccs two contributions of real signi-

It has been said of most organiza- i his shoulders merely because others-are involved to an equal degree.

The motto of each should be: “ Let me feel in this matter, and let me act as I would if the whole responsibility of this*affair rested., upon me alone.” U LAW STUDENT, ’24

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by their lack of interest and initiative. ! tm^hTstnriding. In the first prace

The old men and women who have attempted to perpetuate the true ideals ;artT leaving the scene to eon- quer tin* world. The new bloody of thV university must come1 forth!

FAMOUS ARTIULK TWO OF THE NEW CONSTITUTIONThe students the world over are

rapidly revolting from materialistic, undemocratic, ami corrupt conditions left by their foreparents.A It is nevertheless tru4» vvhether.it is a student strike in India, or a boycott of Japanese goods in China, revolt aginst enforced religion in Peru, a walkout in one of the universities of

the book, 'dealing with the - higher things of the spirit, reveals to Negroes themselves a whole unexplored region of spiritual treasures of which weknow altogether too little. In the

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second place, the book is both in­terpretation to the white neighbor of his dark brother’s heart and mind and the strongest possible indictment of those deliberate barriers raised bv sheer prejudice across the path of the black man’s progress.”

What is true of Negro poetry is also true of his other forms of literal ture, music’ and art. The struggles of the race are described therein, the conditions and forces that influence

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history. I f this’ Is true, and it is, itfollows that “ grads” of Howard, upon returning to the University, find noth­ing to recall the incidents of their col­lege days unless there-has been le f some monuments by which these inci­dents may be recalled., Of-such a nature is the fountain, given to the University by the class of ’ 19 and placed in front of Library

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Hall and later moved to the site of t-he4en«is enurts where it now stands. Another such significance can be no- ted by pointing to the marble slab about which, classes have planted ivy each year since the* class of ’20 placed it at the south end of the library on ‘ Ivy Day’ in 1920.

Other monuments of like signifi­cance have been placed about the cam­pus so that the dedication of a monu­ment by the graduating class is rap­idly becoming traditional, and a com­mendable one.

It therefore, behooves the Classes that follow to contribute their monu- ments. Will the class of ’24 contri­bute its monument, tiius keeping the tradition alive? .

ANOTHER FA ILU RE IN REGISTRATION

Yes, we managed to survive another registration day, and we are left with the feeling that ’ the only advantage o f the spring “ registration over the winter registration is that on the day of the former the weather man did not send us sleet and snow. It is true that the use of the Home~Eco- nomics Building gives a little more space and takes.^erybody in under cover, but a million buildings such as this one will not take the place of a well planned and workable registra­tion system. <*$’

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cil \$ere seen assisting in various capacities on registration day the council was instrumental in planningthe procedure for the day. Nothing

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TO SPRINGO beautiful enchanting Spring Brings joy for all the same—To man, to beast, to birds that sing, To kings, to blind, and lame.

It clothes the fields so long lain bare, Except for winter’s snow; lh e meadow sends forth its flowers

fairThe winds from .the southward blow.

lh e birds build nests9 in the trees nearby, i

And care for the helpless brood;In and out of the trees they fly,To bring in the needed food.

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The honey bee works away in his hive, j

The busy ai/t -runs to and fro; * lhe whole of the insect world is alive, To prove man’s unconquerable foe.

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side, / . < „The broklets laugh to be free;Children in glee hop, skip, and glide. And bubble o’er with glee.

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when one is ready and willing to tes* |_Uiy or acknowledge to a mistake... —

- i think the finest story tnat came out tyr tmr world W ar Is The story dl Lhat mother wn^.lost her beloved son in—“ r landers' rie.id.' lie had been a prize winner m Oxford and all of his me had been wonderfully bright, brilliant and amiable. r

lhe motner had a dream shortly irtter his death, and an angel ap­pealed and said sue might fiave_him

Line-day more* again we-’re pleasedThey call it Easteride—, i *v ■ • . . I ,When Christ is anew from the tomb

■>. — -released. • • . * * *•.To ascend to his father’s side.j__ • 1

was so broken-hearted that all my mothers’ love was stirred and 1 for- gayfc him, and 1 should like to see... ihin^ lor only live minutes as he was.. ---- -——--- ----- —•—•—— .-y

* • ( then.”0 tarry With us blessed Spring, Prolong our ,mirthful day; x J Let nature forever thy praises sing In Heavenly array*_v I

And Almighty^God wants to see the ..world like that now. The great word, of today is conciliation, and the mes­sage of reconciliation is the high note

JOANNA HOUSTON, ’24

INTERROGATORIES

1. What was the tuition at Howard Law School in 1869?

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A ns. Forty Dollars.• 9 / F r

2. Who were some of the speakers at the first Commencement exercises in 1871?

A ns. Gen. O. O. Howard, Hon. Charles Sumner, Senator Sherman, Attorney General Akerman, General j Sherman, and Hon. Horace Maynard of Tennessee.

M\ VIVID IM AGINATION. . I I I . , II IIIK . I J ' * — * • • ^ ■ 1 ’ * » ' ,* 1 *

1 have often wondered wnether it -is- a - messing or- a misfortune to be' endowed with a vivid imagination, one is so often brought down to* earth with a pretty -hard bump in the midst oi a uengntiul contemplation of tne clouds, ‘ sailing upqn the wings of fancy. v

uric afternoon last summer, while wandering through the southern sec-*

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back live minutes of his life*; any live tlon o1 a Nova Beotian town, I ap-mniutes oi his life. W ould.. she

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want him back, live minutes in those later years as a soldier, when ne vvUs so courageous ami brave* and gave his life* to a great cause? Or would she like* to have* him for live* minutes yjt-the time he* spent at Ox- lord when he won the honors of the lower school?

She thought for a minute ami then she* said, “ No, if 1 could have* him pack lor five* minutes and that five minutes any time* of hjs life, 1 should like to have him back when he was a very little* boy. One day when he had disobeyed me* and had run away, and then, all broken and contrite,- he came back and - rushed against me* With such 1 oiCe that he nearly pushed me to one side, lie buried his little

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head and tear-stained face* in thefolds of my dress and said, ‘Oh, moth-

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of (iod’s Gospel today. Man is at his highest when he is ready to Ji>e far- given, when he* is broken and contrite lor liis wrong doing.

A man’s a man when he* decides to live' “ in a house by the side of the road and be friend to man.”

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, , .. . ,-t culture* and re*fine:ment.3. When was the J. E. Moorland j j

Foundation created? How many vol-*

umes are in the collection?; Ans. The* Foundation was createdi under President Newman’s administra­

tion. J. E. Moorland,°D.D., a mem­ber of the Board of Trustees and an alumnus of Howard University, with largeness o f' vision and a spirit of liberality highly commendable has donated to the University without condition his very valuable collection o f upwards of 3000 titles of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, etc., either written by persons of color or relat-

• ing to the Negroes_in America and Africa and elsewhere, said collection having befen.made by him over a pe­riod covering several J*fears and at„Ja great cost to him in time and money.It is considered one of the best col-

T lections of its kind in the world. J

WHEN A M AN’S A MANA man is a man when he is big

enough to acknowledge that he is in the WRONG. That is not always easy. It is a real test of manhood

UNCLE JOSH’S MU SINGS Young Lady, Is Tlijs You?

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j Possessed ‘ Of a 'perfect physical form,t.she has a bearing that shows

She speaksin a low, musical tone, having no

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.trace of any inclination’tb be impera­tive. She is however, firm when the occasion demands it. Her conversa­tion is so interesting that qne is never weary of listening to her, and

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from the subjects that she chooses, one can see that she harbors only those thoughts that are pure and ele­vating.. ; . ; I

Although she has these good quali-J ties, sfie, nevertheless, has her ; few

’ faulty and these she recognizes and endeavors to Correct. She strives to

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is' very careful not to injure the feel- ings of anyone, quick in her obser­vance of errors, judicious in her cor-

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ructions, and merciful in her criticism.She seeks only the society of those

whose thoughts-are pure and good like her own. While she is no fanatic, she believes in the Diety and is a pious Christian.

She is always lending a helping j hand, dropping a kind Word, and seek­ing to, promote, the growth of pure

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manhood and nobTiT womanhood.

pioacued a building run down in ap­pearance like the heel of a shoe. Yet, tot my mind, it presented a delightful state of decay. What an air of ipys- tery, of romance, those creeping vines possessed, tenderly covering the crumbled bricks, caressing the worm- eaten timbers! lhe rattling windows surely breathed a charm and the thin spiral of smoke curling up from the chimney lost itself in happy musings.1 could picture a maiden standing in the doorway, her dark hair and flash- nig eyes bespeaking Spanish • birth, laughing and tossing her head at the tender pleadings of her tall lover, who idly strummed his guitar as he sang, catching the soft whispers of the neatby waveiTin His music, and pour­ing out all in a passionate love for her charm.

Perhaps an old music master dwelt here/taking his place at the door in j the late afternoon, and lulling the sun 1 to sleep with the soft strains of his violin. • With the gentle breezes stir­ring his soft grey hair, raising it from his car^toPft braw^with the—huthere my efreahvs were rudely interrupted. Looming up against the background like a tree against the sky, a black mammy appeared in the doorway, one fat hand placed upon her hip, the other raided to her lips as she sent this shout hurtling through the air, “Ghawlie Chaplin White sah! yo’ hurry up, sab, with that wood an’ water. Yp’ hear me! Don’t stop to th’ow tomaters at that there back fence. C’m here!” 7

A diminutive darkey with woolly j head and protruding lips appeared at the corner of the house. He cried, Say mah! Gimme a nickel to go up

to de show. Bill Hart’n Fatty Ar- buckle’n everything.

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MR. DOAKES, ’25 iHoward expects Captain Doh^s, of

the 1924 gridiron eleven; to be the vic- torioujf leader of The Bisons. He was

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staunch member of the Freshman squad, a fast left tackle of the fa­mous varsity elevens of 1922 and 1923r -under the well known coaches,^ Morrison and Watson. Capt. Doakes is a broad jumper, a shot putter and a pole vaulter of/no mean ability,*’ At present he is a member of The letic Board of Control and theCiitte ’

ANOTHER FAILURE

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1 The mummy swept the awestrickenfiKUfe with a wilting glance. “ Show! I could be farther from the thaaYou won’t hab no show when Ah get’s don* with ya. C’m here!”

I sadly pursued my course-F. ’24

CLEMENT WOOD AT HOWARD

The subject, “ The* Negro— His ’ to revise

thjs assumption. Members of the council were asked only to assist in carrying out the plans already formu­lated.

A sufficiently large experiment has been made with our registration pro­cedure to show that it is too late

i r k in g plans and makeSurvey and Forecast,” was made to yield valuable information and to provoke profound interest on the part of a capacity audience in the Univer­sity chapel when very efficiently- and impartially treated by Mr. Clement Wood on the evening of March 13.

The. idea of race prejudice Was the first target for his forceful words.

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He defined- it as a race feeling not yet modified by intellect. He insisted upon the importance of changing the white man’s stereotype of the Negro, for Negroes are essentially different 'from whites, and because of that race; * - .,feeding not yet modified by intellect. Sheik Brooks, why did you let the white man prefers to interpret. “ Bally” Moore throw you for your that difference in terms of inferiority, patient, Miss E. W .?' Are you in

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new ones after more than one thous- and students are jlined up for register­ing. However, for some of the de­fects the administration is not en­tirely responsible.~ Tfie size of the teaching- force with the electivesystem is largely responsible for the

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mad rush at the beginning of the day, lest th6 chosen classes be closed. But it is the opinion of the writer that it would be better to have teh people to give out the same kind of cards than to have our usual mob.

Howardites don’t fail to Patronize our Advertisers. Mention the Hill Top when you make your purchase— - X

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'>onrjrx'N“>rK'Krtf,

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—money s worth, that all the pivot po- as essential to the highest develop-

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sitions were headed (and consequently merit of college men. The great In- the .faculty controlled) hy member^.Q.f, dianapolis .Convention last winter Social and Personal

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FLORIDA CLU B ITtESBNTS PROFESSOR MILLS

stood out boldly opposing compulsory military training and two hundred

- Th,; I I.m-hI;. Club met in it* ^qncement <)f stU(,(.nl welfare for th,iiiontMy mrct'tiK in Library Hull, and ^ four ^the President, VV. Merichen, presented to the group, Professor1 C. if. ' Mills, a Floridian, of the Romance language department. v • ; -

Professor Mills, a Phi Beta Kappa man, who is now preparing for his doctor's degree, ably addressed thev

the other race, which was not an ideal situation for the leaders of the black people of the world* In addition, and seventy-two students representing re vend of there faculty members are <»ver a hundred colleges and univer- too “ old-fogy,” and out of date, sities, opposed war on any condi- Several of them have never offered lions, constructive measures for the ad-

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iYet, all able-bodied Howard

It is felt among the Students .that there should bo a Negro Dean of Men as there is a Negro Dean of Women, who can freely mingle with the large number of male students, and really know their yearnings and

• aspirations. It was agreed without Kroup, leaving with them many valua- a disgentitur vote at the last massm " wor,ls ,,f maBU,nt- IIls meet inf; that Miss K. Cook should Ko,wus f.UIusvwi by the Umtiy words of jn ^ 3 fh(. w ^ of un en.

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congratulating Miss Berio,ck, a Flori- da girl in New York, who won the newspaper contest of that city on the “ Best Story of the Week.”

AH Floridians are urged to be pres­ent tlie second and fourth Saturdays

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in Library Hall at 3 p.m. by request ., of W. A. Allen, Jr. ’27.

students must be forced to take R.O.T.C. It certainly would have been a crime to see, Dean Kelly Miller, Dr.Locke, Just, and President Durkee marching up and down their campuses in war regalia during their school days. •, o^“' Certainly, we have men in our own student body who hate the sight of auniform. No, but you can’t register .........without depositing $10.00 for a suit,! rf*?u,ar “ C,eo" 38 the birds * * * » to wearing out your .shoes, marching, s*nK‘ Lookout males!and perpetuating militarism, when the It has been rumored that J. At-

Wonder why “ Pop" Cheevers and, k ' ^ ■ I « i I ■■ i i .i . -

Lieut. Edwards visit Brightwood so frequently. Perhaps they have shares in the car-barn, that being the only thing in Brigfitwood besides the jail.

H. H. Hipp was recently asked his street number in Brightwood. Calls for more talk.

“ Nosey" wants to know what dark places D. Gillam was in 11:30 last Friday night. Maybe A. J. knows.

Eliz. Johnson has come forth as a

MS ' . U r X ; i l ! 'd ^ l ! ! tn d V ^ b ^ ^ : ! r m' ^ aT Ui" K l° thU.u n ^ rs H y 7 U o le world is crying for peace with kins prefers kisses nightly -a n d not_ _ _ Howard students acting as tools for everywhere either.

'add nothing to the moral tone of the faculty or students, still others who

- — always vote irv the faculty meetings,I KKSIl M KN IlKFOItVc THE 1‘UHLK ’ on the side which may lead to their _______s_____AG AIN : s . j advancement, xeldmu -considering the

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j____ future of Howard; who flunk students

The other teachers mentioned are:Professors, Schuh, of Geology, and W.^future wars.(Olernan of Physics departments. Sev-j The speakers on the question were eral other professors are on the minds willing to allow those students who of the students who give the same desired military tactics from its mo- courses over and over again from year unetary standpoint, be‘ given the priv- to year with little change, others who ilege; but it should be* optional. Fur­

thermore, the statement was advanced that the Academic Council agreed to make R.O.T.C. and physical education optional in the spring of 1921, but the

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„ Jimmie W. seems to be no longer satisfied with Adam‘s ale.

A large and enthusastic jiudience attended the meeting of the Freshmani • • •Class in Rankin Memorial Chapel on Monday, evening. Before the busi­ness of tlie class was taken up, the

indiscriminately and ofttimes half of the class, which certainly is trot purely the fault of the students.

Compulsory R. O. T. C.Compulsory military training was

bitterly condemned and it was argued

Parties are becoming popular: Messrs. John Green, A. Burke, G. Car­rington, Bowman, W. Adams, A. Bright, T. Spaulding, Freddie French, A. Blackburn, A. Dumas, A. Terrance, P. Helm, H. Kennedy, and Norville “ Flashy Standpatters Caterers" will

next autumn .quarter found more R.r „ , ,^ ^ i serve the quaint, poggly-woggley0 .1 .C. as u rcquircmertt for a degree g, stern an(1 set “ Old Fashioned One gentleman m chapel who opposed j Majrls» Soiree and Banquet. Those

.Miss Mayrnie Uowurd as it js a breeder of war, un­

opt ional R.O.T.C. offered as his rea-r ^ , 4 . %

son’, “That some men not beable to remain in school witnout R.O. T*C. support." The question was then asked, “ How did students remain at

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Howard fifty years prior to t^e com­ing of the dreaded military training?"

It is the same old argument that Howard must die, the Race must

following program was- rendered tothe .great delight of those present, that it should certainly be abolished at

Instrumentuji Solo .Holden [pedagogical, degree should not be at*

. Reading ;, ^ Miss Mildred Cappelle lo it; making America mili- • „ ^ .Miner Hall Journal, Miss-Kile* Hill taristie an(l encouraging Howard stU- in tht‘ <lust at any COst m order

dents to sell their birthright because j t0 st‘(Urt* uioney.a few are receiving money from the The reporter of this atticle must government. It is a erffye to see How- -compliment the Student Council for

lard students always jon dress parade, manner o f presentation, statesman- preparing for war to kill other human

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‘■ jjyedm-beings. Sqch outstanding educators as Dewey of Columbia University, Dr. Thorndike, Dr. N. M. Butler, president of Columbia and others, do not en­dorse compulsory military training

like procedure of the meeting, no threat to strike, no special bias shown toward individual faculty members; but fundamental principles were pre sented.

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SOPHOMORE MEDICS— to be well represented in 1924 “ Bison

to be present are as follows: Misses T. Duncan, O. Settle, Joanna Houston, F. Reed, M. Neal, L. Crawford, M. Kirk, N. Miles, E. Jones, E. Estill, and E. Mance. Sparky Billy War- field and L. King to be reporters at the festivities next Friday.

We are glad to welcome Miss Edith Estill’s return and wish her much success in resuming her studies.

Mr. Bacchus wishes to inform the men that his classes are open only to ladies and his classrooms occur only in parlors. « >

“ Everyone living in Miner Hall without bobbed hair, by Saturday, March 29, will forfeit her right of residence there," says Bobs. ^

Misses Ohapelle, Barnes, Holden, Hundley and Mance have already obeyed Bobs and returned shorn from,No. 23 Trigg Tonsorial Parlor.

.1 *Miss Carrie Shane who was called"

home on occasion of her aunt's death, has returned.

Students Council Mass Meetings end up in a new fellow for Mi9s F.Reed.

Miss Macks weekly letters from Boatswain fill the mail basket. We would kindly ask “ John" also not to monopolize the basket with his letters to Miss Crawford. ;r r - - _ ------ --- • _________ _ ____________

Girls! Edith Johnson has bought an­other $35 dress. Is this the fourth or fifth?

Poor hopeless Freshmen stranded in French 25. Things may not be so encouraging in June.

We sympathize with Dick McGhee in the loss of his father and hope for him speedy consolation.-7

Aren’t you happy Joe? Helen is back.

Do not wonder if you will fail, but thiffk how you are going to succeed.

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The writer has been asked to pick an All-Howard Basketball Five of all times similar to the All-American Negro Track selection which appeared in the March 1 edition of The Hilltop.- The scarcity of reliable data, plus

the paucity of information relative to the merits or demerits o f the “ old- timers” make this a much more diffi­cult task. Track candidates can be weeded out on the basis o f their time

distance records. However since one of the aims of the recently or­ganized “ H ” club is “ to collect rec­ords of varsity men both past and present,” a general discussion, o f this subject by graduates and students might prove interesting.

When sojourning in New l?ork City I came in contact with the several semi-professional basketball players who had represented Howard during their amateur days. It is upon the basis of this knowledge,-checked up by opinions of sporting writers here and there, that the following selec­tions are made. Here goes:

H. O liv e r ....................... R.F.J. Gilmore ....... ........... L.P .Ri Tibbs • ••••••••••« # • •• • C. <?W. Sewell ........ ............ R.G.C. Clarkson .................. L.G.,

According to “ Fats” Jenkins, captain of the Commonwealth Five and form­er St. Christopher satellite, “ Huddy” Oliver, now Dr. H. J. Oliver o f As- bury Park, was the best basketball player the Negro race has produced. J. Gilmore, who continued his athletic career as a member of the Alpha Physical Culture Club and the Loendi Club, after leaving Howard, would be picked by many as a better all-around basketer than Oliver since his height enabled him' to be equally effective

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at either forward, center or guard.Ralph Tibbs, who played with the

Pittsburgh Interscholastics for a brief period was the peer of all ama­teur centers unless some “oldtimer” can dig up a phenom who represented Howard in the early days theSpringfield game.

For the position at guard, the writer looks no farther than the pair who represented Howard in the early games o f the present series, namely, “ Tuck” Sewell and “ Cliff” '’Clarkson. I f you have a better selection send it along to the athletic editor. The more, the merrier.

3. To prohibit the wearing of for­eign letters upon the campus.

4. To encourage good athletes to enter Howard.• • _______ » * • v ,

5. To entertain visiting teams and ; prominent athletes.

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7. To perpetuate athletic traditions and establish a trophy case.

BASKETBALL RESULTS

The second. straight victory over Lincoln University in Philadelphia, February 29, made unnecessary a third game to decide the basketballchampionship between the two schools

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tests. “ Is .this not odd?” chortles thepoints against opponents’ 138. The athletic pessimist? es , we opine,results of the season's schedule were •• 11 ,s n9l * as follows: dJan. 19— Howard 20; Hampton 29““ " 'Feb. 2— Howard 22; Hampton 21 Feb. 9— Howard 34; Morgan 38 Feb. 15— Howard 22; Lincoln 15 Feb. 25 Howard 22; Morgan 19 Fe4r. 29— Howard 31; Lincoln 16

Those who were awarded the var bity “ H” in basketball for 4924 in-* JB S.ielude:B. Branson A. McCoy

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OUTDOOR ATHLETICS

* FICTIONIZED FACTS'Twas in 1492, oh a bright summer

morn, J.;"- *That Abe Lincoln built the cabin in

* which he was born. ' , L Then he sailed up the Hudson, and,

what do you think?The whale that swallowed Jonah

Cornell lost not a single star ath- caused the Claremont to sink, lete in the recent midyear scholastic Then sorry indeed for t ho^umuge he’d

done,He.crawled Upon the shore and went

to sleep in the sun.Hut next morning awakening he be-

gan ta^strdteh and yawn,So Jonah ^Stepped out of his mouth

just at dawn.Association of Western Conference Sopn wise Archimedes^ out bathing Universities, had this to say: “ The... 1 quite late,moss-backed eastern universities are Said, “ Eureka, I ’ve found it,” grav-dodering old foggies, concerned entire- ity's nothing hut weight.ly with funds and more funds ami ..Then dear old Zantippe, the world’smore funds. The spirit of western famous shrewutttv(rroities “m usteteavethrough jAVas^but op the gHore picking oysters

- Alonzo Stagg, football poach at the University of Chicago, speaking at the annual dinner of the New Yorit

despised cliques of Harvard, Yale and Princeton as the sun cleaves through

for stew.While Socrates up on a soap box did

fog. , The western universities, with preach, • •their clean and wholesome athletics, “ Man is the measure of all, things” —

Outdoor practice in baseball and track was inaugurated on the Hilltop

are turning gate receipts into all uni­versity uses in addition to building stadiums and paying the cost of trips.”

. . <*.Four radical changes in the 1924

™ i u „ u io „ii football rules include: The abolitionon Tuesday, March 18, when all track . . . . . . . . .. . i , , . r* i » • of all mud or artificial kicking tees;candidates reported to Coach Louis ...............* -*

the advancement of the kick-off fromported

Watson and the baseball candidates .. . _ ,to Coach Johnny Burr for the initial th* 4°->'ani 1,ne to ,the ct,nU'r o f ‘ h<'limbering up of the season. field; an increase from two to five

In his reach. <Then he spied Patrick Henry, his life­

long, sworn friend.So “ (live me liberty or give me,death”

• brought his speech to an end.Hut .on the roof of a sky .scraper, just

across the street,m. _ _ _ ^

The face of Barbara Frietehie was soon seen to peep.

And though Robin Hood aimed, at an apple instead,:

.Prospects for a tehner *rear in both yards of thl'. Penalty for excess time old Barhara dared him to shoot at herout; and decision to try for point af- head.sports look exceedingly bl ight. Many rngg/Q HPP1

new candidates are trying out for the ter touchdown from the 3 instead of p ut near by on a desert,'Long Islandquarter m ile 'in order to qualify for th<‘ r,-yard 1,ne- . by name,the mile relay team which will' carry j Howard colors against Bates, Brown,Amherst, Colgate, Tufts, Williams,'Wesleyan and University of Maine at the University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival in Philadelphia April 25-26.

Some of the oustanding prospects include Robinson, Hill, Warren, Mc- Knight JStriplin, Thomas, Brown and ?Walker, some of whom give promise of making us forget the severe losses

- “ Suds” Sedgwick, Wilberforce track captain, writes that he is bringing a formidable team East in May to com- pete in the Howard and Hampton championships. _ _

Old Robinson Crusoe ruled in his. do-p f •

main. yHis renowned country club— hanging

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“ H” CLUB COMES INTO BEING

On Monday night, March 10, the letter men of Howard University held a meeting and organized a Varsity “ H” club. The meeting was well at­tended.

The following officeps were elected: C. J. Doneghy, president; T. J. An­derson, vice-president; L. S. Baylor, Jr., secretary; E. C. Downing, corres­ponding secretary; H. L. Bright, ser­geant-at-arms; Dean D. .0 . Holmes, treasurer; M. Clark, statistician.

The aims of the club are as follows:1. To foster good fellowship be­

tween all “ H” men both graduate and undergraduate.

2. To regulate the wearing o f the Varsity “ H ” .

The latest addition to the A. G. And thus current top ic, though an- Spalding Library “ College Athletics’’ , j ^ cient Wtte told, confers pictures-in action-ef ‘Ned” F<’r ^ ‘d time^tor.es on the rad.os_ofGourdin, DeHart Hubbard, “ Sol” But- old‘ ler and Charles Brookins. ' ! * H.V.B.

of Bridges, Robinson and Craft o f last i u iyear's championship combination. Listen World! The latest manifests. Bright, whose sparkling finish gave by. the Varsity “ H7 Sanhedrin con-

Howard a commanding lead in last tains words ti> the effect that no for­bear’s race, is the only veteran of eign letters shall he worn on,, Howard’s tnc squad. McNichols, Wyndon, Ter- campus. Those opposed should take rence, Pendleton and Warren form a advice, from King Solomon's words of nucleus o f letter men who scored wisdom: “ A prudent man foreseeth points in the 1923 intercollegiate. evil and hideth himself • but the sim- __Howard’s greatest strength is in pie pass on -and are punished.” *-|the field events; where Green, Dodees, ' _________________ .1 jAnderson (captain), Warren and Do you remember the da£ when Young assisted by Kelly, Cheney, Leo Robinson told Dr. Morrison that j Gaines and Davis are sure to roll up this is the way they play football at

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Lecture by James Weldon Johnson.The next lecture in the University Free Public lecture Course will be given in the Chapel, Thursday, April 10, at 8:00 p. m., by James Weldon Johnson, author of “ F ifty Years and Other Poems,” on American Negro Poetry. . — —

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If one says to a white man, “ I saw a Negro today,” other picture that arises in the mind of the white man h is of a big, burly ape-like creature ; bearing the marks of the Africap jungles, at the same time the person .referred to might have been W. E. B."1 * *

Du Hois. “ The stereotype,” commented Mr. Wood, “ would be Jack Johnsop instead of Jim Johnson,” drawing the contrast between the well known pugilist and James Weldon Johnson who sat behind him wfrthe rostrum.

Attention was called to the decidedH unwillingness on the parf^of the white i man to have his stereotype changed.This is evidenced by tht kinds of jokes they laugh at. \The joke that .emphasizes the Negroes: ignorance*" JD J C • # "} Aand his incapacity to learn, and the * ^joke that agrees with his belief that the Negro is immoral, are greatly en­joyed; but for them therejs nothinng amusing in a joke that attributes any-*:" ■ 'Ci , ■ a * ' » *thing to Negro interject and exhibites those qualities which make him as much human as any other race.

In speaking of the mental capacity of the Negro, Mr. Wood mentioned Phyllis Wheatley who was brought to this country directly from Africa,

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old she had secured a sufficient mastery- o f the English language _to [L_ express herself through the delicate medium of verse, and at that age pub­lished a volume of poems. Fie also u^ed an illustration . of the brain capacity of both races, noting that the* white man’s brain measures fif­teen hundred cubic centimeters, the

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colored man’s brain fourteen hundred cubic centimeters. However, no one wishes to say that the white woman is not intelligent, but her brain measures the same as- the “ Colored man’s. At the same time, the Eskimoless intelligent than either1 of the!— *■ ...— - * *groups already mentioned has a brain capacity of sixteen hundred cubic cen-j timeters. These figures were used to throw out any argument using the, size of the brain as an index to the Negro’s -intellectual capabilities.

Referring to James Weldon John-j son’s statement as to what the Negro| had given to the world, he said that Mr. Johnson had made a mistake in| saying that the Negro had made the

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* , There have been innumerable com ments on the campus in favor of the project, a few are opposed. The ma­jority of students- have agreed to fin­ish adopting the program of the Student Council at the next mass meeting, so that, the pTogram may be sent to the proper authorities. Thistremendous program was presented,

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elaborated upon and part of it passed, all w ithin an hour' which showed a decided advance over mass meetings of previous years, in that the- speak­ers were to the point, rambling re­marks side tracked ahd procedure carried out.

verse, the IndrarT - had ~ coittrihutedbasket weaving. But the Negro had

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Many and varied illustrations were made in the course of his lecture

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