JANUARY-FEBRUARY

The InstituteMonthly

Published byThe West Virginia Collegiate Institute

Institute, W. Va.

1924

The STATE OF WEST VIRGINIAEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL

403 Capital Street Charleston, West VirginiaIn the management of educational institutions, The State

Board of Control has the direction of the financial and busi-ness affairs.

J. S. LAKIN, Preeideni: CharlestonJ. WALTER BARNES, Treasurer CharlestonJ. S. DARST, CharlestonROY REGER, Secretary Charleston

THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

State House Charleston, West VirginiaIn the management of educational institutions the State

Board of Education has charge of all matters of a purelyscholastic nature.

GEORGE M. IfORD, President: CharlestonState Superintendent: of Free Schools

~RL W. OGLEBAY Wheeling. C. COOK__________________ WelchL. W. BURNS ------------------HOWARD M ---- ---- ---- -------- ---- Grafton

LENA . GORE ------ ------ -------- ClarksburgLOWE YOST Morgantown

BERNARD McCLAUGHERTY BluefieldJ. FRANK MARSH, Secretaru Charleston

THE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE STATEBOARD OF EDUCATION

. In the ~ana?,ement of educational institutions, the Ad-VIS?ry Council assists the State Board of Education in formu-latmg and carrying out policies with respect to the educationof the colored youth of the State.

W. W. SANDERS, Preeideni : CharlestonState Supervisor of Colored Schools

~f~~RD L. MORTON------ -- BeckleyE. MOATS .. Clarksburg

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Entered as second-class matter, January 29 1914 at the post-office at Inst.itutaWest Virginia, under the a~t of March 3, 1879.

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Table of Contents

NecrologyEditorials

The New StaffThe New Year

President Coolidge Honors Institute TeacherSpanish Teachers MeetA. K. A. SororityJust SmileCampus News and NotesAthletic NotesAlumni NewsHumor and Wit

BOARD OF EDITORS

Editors-in-ChiefSHERMAN H. GUSS (Faculty)EARL L. DICKERSON. '25 (Undergradu"t.~)

Associate Editors

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MAX WESTERBAND, '26JOHANNA SAWYER. '26MARY J. TRENT. '26THEODORE C. NASH, '26

D. A. LANE, Jr.G. D. BROCKM. L. STRONGD. L. FERGUSON. (Alumni)

C. E. MITCHELL. Business Mgr.FRANK T. FAIRFAX, '25 Asst. Bus. Mg,.

Make checks payable to the Business Manager or the Assistant Business Manager

NECROLOGY THE INSTITUTE MONTHLYWENDELL POLLARD

Coming to us in the fall of 1922 WMUiell Phillip Pollardfull of enihueuurme, hopes and ~spirations, launched. outupon h'U3educational career. Things looked bright for Pol-lard. He possessed life, courage health and in fact allthe essentials that make a man jeel inclined to tackle thebattles of the world. But measured by human standards,all too so~n. did. that 1.fnseenpower- that power which holdsour destiniee uriihnm.tts grasp, call him again home.

At twenty minutes after ~hree on Thursday morning, Jan-uary tenth, at the Moumtaim. State Hospital,Pollard's hOp'esfor the future were changed from terrestial to celesttalspheres. In the silence of the early watches of a dawningday he passed.

Pollard was born at Richmond, Virginia in 1907 andattended school there until he came to The West VirginiaCollegiate Institute. He was an ardent lover of music and afaithful member of the school chorus; a third yea?" student,loyal to his class and to the traditions of the school of whichhe was a part.

The school grieves with his parents in the loss of onewhose aspirations were to become a man worth while to hisrace and to his nation.

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EDITORIALS

Readers of THE MONTHLY will note with in-terest, no doubt, changes in the personnel ofour editorial staff as announced in this issue.

They will note chiefly that a student editor-in-chief, cooper-ating with an editor-in-chief from the faculty, is now in di-rect charge of the publication, and that the assistant editorsare likewise students. The duties of the faculty members ofthe staff are advisory rather than active.

This change has been brought about very largely by theintiative of a group of students who desired to put into moreactive practice some of the principles of composition, journ-alism, salesmanship, etc., learned in college classes, and whofelt that the institution should maintain a publication whichpresented the point of view of the student more directly thanwas possible in a journal edited solely by the faculty. Itwas felt that such representation and practice could bebrought about if students should join voluntarily in the pub-lication of THE MONTHLY. The cooperation of the facultyeditors was secured, and at a students' meeting held im-mediately before the Christmas holidays, the present stud-ent staff was elected. ,

It "isour desire to make THE MONTHLYa point of con-tact and a medium of exchange among students, alumni,faculty and friends of the institution. We shall welcome allnews, notes, communications, comment and opinion of interestto Institute and friends of Institute. We feel that alumni andfriends want to know what is going on here; we know thatwe want to know what our alumni and friends are doingand thinking "out there". With mutual good-will andconstant cooperation, we may fulfill these desires throughTHE MONTHLY.

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DREWERY PASSES ONAs we gather daily in our class roo?ns, we pause in silence

when we remember that one of our number is absent. Will-iam Drewery, affectionately known as "our Drewery", haspassed on, and more than ever we feel his presence sincehis spirit has taken leave.

As each player in the game makes or misses a basket, wesee "our Drewery's" outstanding spirit, his steady aim,and basket already made. It is in part because of his spiritthat we shall play better and bigger games in basket ball andin real life. On the football field, number 25 is absent. Inbaseball, too, our catcher has gone. .

We miss his smiles and humor in the dining hall and tnour class meetings. It was his big heart and fair play thatmade him loved by all. On the field, in the game, or tnschool Drewery was the same unselfish worker, ever ready tohelp and serve the group. I .'

The life and labor of Drewery were not t'Yl; vatn. Thehonors which he won were earned through his hard workfor our school. We return them to him freely and f!ladly.His passing leaves us with sad hearts. We shall mtss h'!satcive life and deeds, but we shall be. ma~e 'f!'Lore.zea;lous tnour own endeavors because of the tnsptratton h'U3life andwork afford those of us whose hands must take up the workwhich he had to lay down.

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The 1923 is now numbered with millions of years thathave come and gone. The year of 1924, the heir

New Year of all the ages is now with us. The king is dead!Long live the king! He is but a few weeks old as measuredby time, but we do not like to visualize him as a nude tod-dling babe, as by custom, but as a virile young man sprungfull-grown and full panoplied from the womb of time. Withthis new conception, we can hope that 1924 will be able todeal better with the vexing problems of the world than anyof his predecessors. Gauged by the complexes that reachedtheir climax in 1923, Hamlet's cry that, "The times are outof joint" bears special application to present conditions, andstands for the safe and sane expression of one who spokecenturies before his time.

The fields of finance, industry, social and political con-ditions, interracial relations, and religion are veritable stormcenters of discords and dissensions. The strident preachmentsof the doctrines of hate vie with the sacred utterances of theSermon on the Mount. Fundamentalists and modernists,implacable and bigoted, standing upon the king's highway,are befuddling the minds of the masses of the common peo-ple with their bickerings over inane technicalitie, while thegreat harvest of the Master is ripe, and the laborers are few.The dove of peace is still in quest of some land where thenations will combine for universal amity, to the end, thatthey may have surcease from the horrors of war.

These are a few of the problems that the new year musthelp to solve. These are a part of the legacy that it has inher-ited. It has also inherited, however, whatever best the mindsof men have evolved for the adjustment of the harmonies oflife.

Running through the chaos of the present, there is aconstant, an inflexible urge to make the world a fit placefor men to live in. What is happening now in terms of doubt,incertitude, and misapprehension, is but the labor of forcesstruggling up from a lower to a higher plane of action andthought. It is our latest renaissance, and when its results

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h~ve crystallized, men will gaze upon the problems of lifewith a clearer and saner vision.

Constru~tive changes do not spring up over night. Pettyman, forgettmg that doubtless it has taken millions of years~obri~g the wor~d to i~spresent state of development, growsImpa~Ient ~h.at hIS desires are not realized speedily. TotheInfimte Spirit, a thousand years are as a day, and in His owngood time, Equality, Liberty, Fraternity will be the watchwords of every household. .

We look upon the new year with hopefulness. THEMONTHLYspeaks for the alumni wherever they may befound; for therace, with whose interests, as the official organof the state's leading Negro college, it is identified; for thebody of students and teachers, who are laboring for worldbetterment, and it renews its vows to promote the principlesof Justice and Love.

We freely tender whatever contributions of usefulnesseducation. entails; we gaze fearlessly upon what the newyear has in store for us; we pledge unselfish devotion toevery effort that the New Year may stress for ChristianCharity, domestic and foreign.

"We doubt not through the ages, one increasing purpose runsAnd the thoughts of men are widened, with the process of the s~ns."

1924 Salute! Salve!

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President Coolidge Honors Institute TeacherCharles E. Mitchell, our Own teacher, and Business Manager,

has been chosen by President Coolidge to represent the AmericanCommonwealth in the Virgin Islands, to investigate labor and otherconditions in these newly purchased United States possessions.

President Coolidge has acted wisely in placing Mr. Mitchell onthis commission, for there is not a man more capable of studyingthese labor conditions and presenting to Congress, remedies thatwill alleviate the said conditions. Mr. Mitchell has had charge ofthe Commercial Department of the West Virginia Collegiate Institutefor twenty years, has made a complete success of his work, and hasestablished for himself a place in the commercial world that canhardly be overlooked when men are being sought, who can takehold of a complicated situation and direct it into its proper channels.

Other members assisting Mr. Mitchell on this commission are:W. H. C. Brown, Newport News; George H. Woodson, customs ser-vice attorney; Jefferson S. Coage, Delaware; Robert Church, Mem-phis, Tennesee; and Cornelius Richardson, Richmond, Indiana.

Spanish Teachers MeetMr. John F. Matheus, Professer of Romance Languages, at-

tended the seventh annual meeting of the teachers of Spanish inAmerica at Columbia University in NEW York city during the holi-day period. He reports a very interesting meeting from which muchwas gained. .

The purpose of the session was the spread of Spanish culture,the promotion of the interests of Spanish teachers, and the study ofmethods of pedagogy. The keynote of the meeting, according toProfessor Matheus, was given by Professor Hill of the Universityof California, who used as his subject, "Why the Disciplinary andCultural Advantages of Spanish Should be Spread." .

. Professor Fitzgerald of the University of Illinois made the sig-nificant statement that some of the leading business houses of NewYork City required their salesmen to live six months in Spain and six:nont~s in South America in order to acquire touch with the Span-,Ish pomts of view, literary, political, and domestic.

Another feature of the meeting was a discussion of Internation-al Peace. It was asserted that language differences, mainly, prevent-ed peace between the United States and Latin-American countries.

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A. K. A. Sorority NotesAmong the many impressive features of the several activitits, the

annual convention of the Boule of Alpha Kappa Alpha in Baltimore,Md., December 27-29, was the most outstanding.

The Boule, which was the guest of Epsilon Omega Chapter, servedas a medium for many pleasant hours in which the sorors became bet-ter acquainted one with the other. Chapters from the followingschools were represented:

Uuiversities of Chicago, Illinois, Kansas, Pittsburg, Pennsyl-vania, California, SouthErn California, Indiana, Wilberforce Univer-sity, Ohio State, Howard, Temple, West Virginia Collegiate Insti-tute, Meharry Medical College, and graduate chapters of St. Louis,Mo., Cleveland, Ohio, Topeka,Kans., Kansas City, Mo., New York,N. Y., and Wilmington, Delaware.

The social activities given in honor of A.K.A. were decidelyunique. Too much cannot be said complimentary to the hostess chap-ter for the cordial manner in which the guests were received andcared for.

A.K.A. is proud of her new officers of the Boule. Soror E.Pearl Mitchell, Supreme BasileuaA.B. (graduate work, Oberlin)Kalamazoo, Michigan, a combination of intellectual development andmoral strength, a woman who not only knows how to do thingsworth while, but does them.

The Boule has accepted the invitation of Mu chapter of Phila-delphia, Pa. where it will hold its annual convention in 1924.

There is a great work to be done by Alpha Kappa Alpha-re-shaping thought, establishing newer and higher ideals, creating azeal for knowledge hitherto unknown; in short, revolutionizing andupholding the standards which were originally laid down by thisworthy organization. This is our task and we believe that thestrength of mind and character is ours to make ourselves felt inwhatever place we may go, and in so doing, keep aloft the immacu-late banner' which is so dear to us.

CAMPUS NEWS and NOTES

Mrs. Helen Williams Brown, ofMontreal, Quebec, a former stu-dent of this school, surprised uswith a short visit just before theholidays.

The Political Economy Clubgave a Christmas Frolic Decem-ber twentieth. All who werepresent reported a p l e a san ttime.

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Miss Ednora Prillerman at-tended the National Conventionof the Delta Sigma Theta. Soror-ity. The conveption was held inColumbus, Ohio.

We regret that Professor W.H. Jones had to spend a part ofthe vacation i nth e hospital onaccount of illness.

Mr. William Gatewood was call-ed home New Year's Day on aC-count of the death of his father.We extend to him our deepestsympathy.

Miss Clara Fairfax spent a fewdays in Baltimore, Maryland,where she attended the Nationalconvention of the Alpha KappaAlpha Sorority.

Everybody is ready for hardwork after spending a pleasantvacation. According to our calen-dar the next event of importanceis the Semester Examination.

Our branch of the NationalAssociation of Musicians whichwas organized last year, hasunder the direction of Mrs Mit-chell, reorganized. We hope inthe near future to, entertain thesudent body and friends with anoperetta.

This branch wlll communicatewith the National Association ofColored Musicians. When theconvention meets, we hope tohave a representative present.

The music rendered by the

chorus Sunday, December 16 th,was said to have been the bestwhich has been sung for quite awhile. The effect of the saxa-phone played by Mr. WebbRichardson was wonderful. Theblending of its tones with thevoices of the students was excel-lent.

About five o'clock on the morn-ing of the twenty-first, the mem--bers of the Political EconomyClub began to serenade withChristmas Carols. Their aim wasto sing to the people of the poorfarm, but after having sung infront of each building on thecampus, there was only timeenough left to serenade some ofthe teachers of the village.These teachers were Mr. Spriggs,Mr. Brock, Professor C. E.Jones, and Mr. Lovette.

The dim lights of the candleand the soft sweet tones of thevoices seemed to fill everyonewith an inward joy that was re-presentative of the occasion.

Miss Grace Edwards and Mr.Theodore Nash were hostess andhost at a Christmas Frolic givenin Dawson Hall, Thursday after-noon, December twentieth. Theparlors were decorated with hol-ly, mistletoe and Christmas col-ors. Punch and cake were served.Music was furnished by MissDorothy White, Mary Trent andMr. Theodore Nash. Severalgames were played.

Those present were MissesElaine Meadows, Virginia Dicker

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son, Ovada Hyder, Mary D. Lew-is, . Leatha M. Gough. DorothyWnite, MaIoline Penn, .VandeliaEarly, Margaret Brown, JanieWalker, Ahwaneda Pack, AnnDavis, Sadie Gardner, MildredPickett, Inez Mason, Anna Doug-las, Mary Trent, Beatrice Wade,Marie Booker, Altha Allen, loneBowyer, Julia Reavely, JohannaG. Sawyer, Mrs. Nora Childres,Messers, Rudolph Westerband,Drue Culumns, Joseph Gough,Ernest Campbell, Earl Dickerson,Percy Banks, John Dixie, AlonzoBraner, David Cross, Carl Hairs-ton, Alexander Washington, Wat-kins Haynes, Earl Brown, Alex-ander Lowry, Ulysses Carter,Robert Jones, James Lipscomb,Francis Price and Professor G. V.Cools.

Y. W. C. A.The program for January con-

sists of a study of life on thecampus and possible ways of im-provement.

One hundred and fifty personshave cast their lot wich the "Y"but two hundred and fifty is stillthe goal.

Members of the association werepleased to have as their guestDecember 13, 14. and 15, 1923,Miss Frances Williams, the stud,ent secretary for this area. Shemade a helpfnl and interestingtalk in chapel Friday morningDecember 14, and had discussionswith various groups of girls dur _ing the three days. Every girl

was inspired by her visit andgreater things are expectedduring the coming weeks.

On Saturday afternoon Decem-ber 15, the officers and membersentertained from four to sixo'clock in Dawson Hall in honorof Miss Frances Williams. Sev-eral members of the faculty call-ed during the afternoon aud sawjust what "Y" girls could do.

Games were enjoyed, and thetime bassed very rapidly. MissGeorgia Peters presided atthe punch bowl and MissesMollie Price, Grace Edwards, andEdmonia Walden assisted withthe service.

The "Y" grows and fulfillsits mission only as the studentand faculty give support.

If you can't be a booster don'ta knocker, although it is knownthat good things are usuallyknocked.

Christmas On the Campus

The students who remained onthe campus during the Christmasvacation had no cause to regretdoing so. At first, it was thot,that there was nothing to keepaway loneliness. As a matter offact from the first day until thelast day of the vacation every-body Was kept happy. Therewas something for amusementeveryday.

On Christmas Eve, everybodybrought his sock or stocking toDawson hall. Candy, nuts andfruits were put into each stockingand sock. There were many

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tette. Mr. Coles sang a sololater. Prizes were given to thosewho wrote the best telegrams.

Among the visitors were MissAlice Green a student at V. N.1. 1. and Misses Malinda Starks,Lucil~ Smith, Messrs. Willie andRobert Grigsby of Charleston.

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presents on the Christmas tree.Christmas day we celebrated witha social. Games were played.Penalties were placed on thosewho failed to conform to the rulesof the game. As a result of thepen a 1tie s Misses Ruby Pless,Florabell Rudolph and Messrs.William Jernigan and Rufus Coleswere made members of a quar-

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JUST SMILE.-.- .-.-When things go wrong,

Just smile.When tasks are too great,And pleasures come late,Forget about hate,

And smile.

When friends forsake you,Just smile.

When the road is too rough,And problems are tough,Simply stand no rebuff,

But smile.

When gloom over-whelms,Just smile.

It will give you more "pep",And lighten your step,If you, advice accept,

And smile.

Freshmen. Spectular goals frompast the middle of the court weremade by Hairston, Harris, andL.Chatman.

The opening game of the Inter-class Basketball Schedule, a clashbetween the Freshman and Sopho-more College teams on Jan. 3, re-sulted in a victory for the sopho-mores by score of 18 to 9.

The game was hotly contestedthroughout. The guarding of bothteams was good. Most the scoringfrom the field was done from mid-floor, at the end of the first half thescore was 9-8 Sophmores leading.

During the second half theFreshmen were so closely guard-ed that they were able to registerbut a single point and that wasalone from the foul line.

Hairston and White were theleading scorers for the sophomoreswhile Drain stood out for the

Line Up Summary:

Sophs FreshHairston F DrainHarris F TurnerWesterband C GaitersBrown W. G L. ChatmanCullums G E. Chatman

Scoring field goals White 2, Hairs-ton 2,Harris 1,Westerband 1,Drain2, E. Chatman 1. Fouls: White 1,Hair:;ton 3, Cullums 2, Drain 1, E.Chatman 1, Turner 1. SubstitutesSoph: White for Brown. Fresh:Robinson for Turner.

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Girls' Sport

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The basketball season of 1924 at\V.V.C.I. is offering a bigger oppor-tunity than ever before. The girlswere prevented from opening thepractice season on time, as the courtwas not completed until December.However. on the third of Decemher,they began practicing. Forty girlsin the College and the. ormal de-partments and fifty in the Secondarydepartment are taking training inbasketball. Sixty-five in the Collegeand the Normal are taking trainingin playground administration andindoor games. This gives one an ideaof how greatly they are interestedin their physical development.

A won derful spirit of cleansportsmanship pervades the wholegroup. Those, to whom the gamesare entirely new, put forth extraeffort in order that they may receivethe best results. They come out witha determination to learn by theirconscientious attention to practice.

The Sophomore college girlsare right behind the grid. A greatdeal of rivalry exists between themand the Freshman college team.They have great hopes of beingthe "champs" of '24. Miss GladysTaylor a star player for threesuccessive years on the BluefieldColored Institut e five has joinedtheir force. Miss Leatha Gough,known as "Sparky" has made agood showing. Along with MissesElizabeth F r e e man and LeoliaHarris the "Sophs" will surely bevictorious over many teams.

The Secondary girls have anunusually large class and are ex-

, pecting to put up a number of goodgames. The championship wasawarded to the fourth year classof that department last year. Thesame achie\'ement may be true ofthis year "The prize comes to theone who tries."

The Normal basket ball teamshave not been organized; however,they practice regularly as thereare some excellent players amongthem. We are hoping that the SeniorNormals of '24 will take the sameattitude and standard as those of'23. "He can who thinks he can."

The Freshman College classelected Miss Beatrice C a i n theirbasket ball captain. Miss Cain wasa former star basket ball player ofGarnett High. She has shown won-derful ability in her practice andis worthy of being captain. MissCain is spending much time plan-ning and adjusting matters for herteam. Already she has formed asquad and made arrangements for5 a.m. practices. She says, "Earlyto bed and early to the gym makesa basket ball team have pep andvim".

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Sunday School Loan Fund

A new enterprise at Instituteis the Sunday School Loan Fund,started this year. This fund isestablished through contributionsand from one-half of the pro-ceeds from collections of the sev-eral Sunday School classes. Asmall amount is loaned to stud-ents, without interest, to be re-paid by students when they be-come able. Assistance is givenheartily. The fund as it now ex-ists is not sufficient to meet thewants and needs of many de-serving applicants, but a goodwork is being done. Contribu-tions of any amount will be glad-ly received by Mr. A. G. Brown,Treasurer.

Wo rking rules of the fund areas follows:

1. No money may be grantedto a first-year student (second-ary) or a Freshman in his or herfirst winter or spring session:money may be gran ted to suchan applicant in the second semes-ter in exceptional cases only.

2. The applicant must be ingood standing.

3. The request must be madein writing, signed, sealed anddelivered to Mr. W. F. Savoy, at

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least three days prior to the timethe proposed loan is to be grantedwith reservations for emergen-cies.

4. A body composed of twoteachers and three students, here-after named, shall consider therequest.

5. The student must be an ac-tive worker in one of the severalSunday School classes of the in-stitution.

6. One college student, one nor-mal student and one secondarystudent will be chosen by ballot,to act with the above-namedboard, for the present school year

7. The loan fund shall be inoperation beginning October 15,1923.

Mr. C. E. Jones and Mr. A. G.Brown are the faculty membersof the Loan Committee. The stu-dent members are: from the col-lege, Miss Ethel Nunnally; fromthe normal department, Miss Lor _eese Davis; and from the second-ary department; Miss ArminthaSmoot.

A 1rea d y certain sums havebeen loaned to students deemedworthy by the board. Two meet-ings of marked interest have beenheld, and complete cooperation ofstudents and teachers has char-acterized the entire movement.

ALUMNI NEWSthe editorial staff has taken place.

One of the purposes of the offi-cers is to make TheMoNTHLY more

The various classes are gettingtogether for well organized yellsa?~ son?,s. Those who cannot par-ticipate 111 the games will be able'tokeep the spirit going with theirheads, mouths, hands, fee t andhearts. It will take the cooperationof all students to make a whole-soules and effective team.

Since the last issue of THEMONTHLYwhich included news ofthe Alumni, a reorganization of

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interesting to the graduates andformer students of the institu-tion. This they expect to accom-plish: (1) by carrying news inthese columns concerning theactivities of those whom Instituteclaims as its own; (2) by devotingmuch of its news to student lifeon the campus; (3) and relatinghow these affect the institutionin a particular way for its better-ment, THE MONTHLY desires tocreate a closer contact betweenthe graduates and their Alma Ma-ter. Many of the graduates havegone from the institution andhave not returned since theirgraduation. The ref 0 r e, theyhave in a great measure lost sightof the institution as it relates toeducational progress in the state;their school spirit has reached alow ebb. Many changes havesince taken place about which webelieve graduates and formerstudents would be interested inknowing. Moreover, some haveclassmates whom they have notseen or heard from since leavingthese grounds. It is the purposeof this publication to serve as abinding link between these, keep-ing anew that student life andgood fellowship which prevailedamong you while on the campus;keeping alive that spirit whichyou once knew and cherished.

THE WEST VIRGINIA COLLEG-, lATE INSTITUTE is greater today

than it was yesterday. Throughyour devotion to its ideal andfunction in d a i Iy activities,you have helped it to reach its

sphere. If it is to be greater to-morrow than it is today, youmust manifest the same interestand loyalty that you have in thepast. Institute expects this of youand you must not fail her in thisanticipation. The institution will •continue to be interested in itssons and daughters. It will be thefirst to greet you with joy in yourexcellent work, always anxiousto apprise your friends of yourwelfare, and first to share in yoursorrows.

In view of the purpose justset forth, we invite you to writeus frequently concerning yourselfor others whom you may knowabout, that are carrying the "In-stitute Spirit" with them in theirsuccessful operations. Most as-suredly you have certain viewsthat you desire to express: let usand others read them in this or-gan. This space has been setapart for your use. May we notthen cooperate with the staff inmaking this publication a betterorgan of the institution and avoice for a greater progress.

During our last school year,many of the Institute Clubs didexcellent work in their respectivecommunities. Some functioned inwelfare work, others contributedtheir best in other fields of ser-vice. We regret that we did notget this information in detail andofficially, so that it may havebeen published. Do not hesitateto write us. We anxiously awaitnews from your field of endeavor.

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Take your paper and write ustoday. The Alumni columns ofthe INSTITUTE MONTHLY wel-come news of interest for publi-cation from Institute Clubs,graduates, and ex-graduates- Ad-dress your communicatIOns toMr. D. L. Ferguson, Institute,W. Va.

Class PersonalsThe West Virginia Club of Columbus,

Ohio composed of friends, students andgraduates of this institution, hospitablyreceived and welcomed visiting friendsand students to that city, when the Insti-tute team met Wilberforce on the grid-iron at Neil Park. The Club, through MissEva Fitzgerald of Huntington, WestVirginia, offered its services in any waypossible to make our stay comfortableand pleasant. We keenly appreciate thein t ere s t of this organ ization and bidthem much success.

The West Virginia Collegiate InstituteClub, Huntington, W. Va., played San taClaus to the little folks of that city bydonating 200 bags 0 f candy to TheWashington Welfare League.

1896Mrs. Lottie C. Friend Brown has tak-

en residence in New York City, whereher daughter, Miss Thelma Brown,A. B., 1923, is in attendance at Colum-bia University in the Graduate School.

President of the W. Va. CollegiateInst. Association, Attorney Clayton E.

Kimbrough, president of the MountainState Building and Loan Association,Charleston, W. Va., together withother business men of that city havepurchased a large tract of land in WestInstitute. This land is to be at thedisposal of colored people, who desire tobuy homes at Institute.

1907Ern est Chambers, resident of

Raymond City, W. Va., was a visitor toInstitute last month. He was verymuch impressed with the improvementof the physical plant of the institution.

1917Mr. Joseph Peters is located in Day-

ton, Ohio, where he is following histrade in Brickmasonry. Dr. Campbellof that city paid him a very high com-pliment in his work.

1920To Mr.Lyman Connor, goes the unique

distinction of being the first to erecta brick house at Institute to beused ex-clusively for residential purposes. Thissix-room cottage is very attractive andamply keeps pace with the standard setby other graduates of the institution inthe construction of homes. The com-mendable feature in connection wit hthis house, is that most of the b r i c kwork was done by Mr. Connor, a gradu-ate from the Masonry Department ofthis institution. He was ably assistedby Mr. Dewitt Meadows of the CarpentryDepartment Class 1908.

HUMOR and WITWe wonder why certain people decided

to have a "track meet" in December in-stead of waiting until spring;

The people of New York have to pay somuch to see "ShuffleAlong" when we cansee it here free;

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Several of the young men are glad thatleap year is here again;

Love sends not only a gift of cornationsbut a rabbit sometimes;

The "Queen of Sheba" blushes when"King Solomon's" name is mentioned.

A couple at the Roland Hayes recital.She: "Roland Hayes is on his first tour

since singing in Europe."He: "Yes, he sang before iGng Alfonzo

of France."

The Republican elephant is going tohave a lots of trouble riding in a flivverwith Henry Ford.

"When I'm a man," began Howard Mon-roe stormy interview with his father.

"What will you do?" asked his mother"I'll name my boy after papa. Aud Oh!

how I'll spank him."

While in Detroit last summer, "Rabbit"failed to pay his room rent for severalmonths. One morning he met his landlord.

Landlord: "Look here, I'll meet you halfway. I am ready to forget half of whatyou owe." Rabbit: "I'll meet you. I'll for-get the other half."

"Teacher: What are Isobars?"Student: "Isobars are large pieces of icewhich are found in rivers floating alongin the water. They often wreck shipson the oceans and bays."

Mr. Price: "How would you get at theroot of the method now commonly calledthe Laboratory method?"Spencer: "I've had quite a bit of laboratorywork but don't know any thing about theroots." •

March- Five pay days, income tax due.May- five pay days, Summer clothes due.August- five pay days, Vacations due.

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THE WEST VIRGINIACOLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

INSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIANine Miles from Charleston

THE LEADINGSCHOOLIN THE STATEANDONE OF THELEADINGSCHOOLSIN THE UNITED STATESFOR

THE EDUCATIONOF COLOREDYOUTHCOLLEGECOURSESin Education, Science,Arts, Ag-riculture, Industrial Education, Business Adminis-tration, Home Economics. Degrees are given.TEACHERSare prepared for High Schools and theElementary Grades.GRADUATESreceive Certificates to teach in WestVirginia without examination.PRE-MEDICAL and secondary courses are offered.OUR INDUSTRIALand Trade work fill a West Vir-ginia need.NEXT REGULARSESSION will open September 17,1924.SUMMERSESSIONS.In the summer special attention is given to

A. Problems common to rural and urban teachers;B. Review of elementary work;C. Needs of conditioned students;D. Teachers desiring college credits toward a degree.

ATHLETICS, DEBATING,CHRISTIAN SOCIETIES, HEALTHFUL

SURROUNDINGS, FINE DORMITORIES.LOW EXPENSES

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ADDRESSJOHN W. DAVIS,PRESIDENTINSTITUTE, WEilT VIRGINIA