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Volume 002, Description 03 of The Tech Oracle student newspaper. Transcript:  THE TECH ORACLE TECH WINS FROM BETHEL AND HIWASSEE Bethel Beaten As Tech Plays Good Football Score 22-7. One Friday, Oct. 31, Tech played the strong Bethel College football aggregation on the local field. The game resulted in a 22-7 victory for the Tech gridders. Tech scored a touchdown in the first quarter receiving the ball in midfield. The locals drove it across the goal line on several thrilling plays, one a 30 yard run through the center of the line by Russell, the flashy Tech quarter. This run was followed by several shorter gains and Jobe finally carried the ball over. Blount added the extra point by a goal from placement. Tech scored again late in the second quarter. The strong Tech offense carried the ball to the visitor’s 20 yard line. Here the Bethel defense seemed to tighten, and on the fourth down Blount went back for a placement kick, which he executed with amazing accuracy. This was perhaps the first field goal that a Tech team has ever made. The third quarter was a defensive game, both teams punting frequently. Tech scored a ain early in the fourth quarter by a dazzling air attack. The score came by a pass from the 50 yard line, Blount to Puckett. Puckett received the ball on the 30 yard line and by eluding a number of opposing tackles, made a brilliant dash across the goal. A ain in the early part of the final quarter Blourt on a sweeping end run ran 35 yards, with the aid of a perfect interference. The last two tries for points were vain, one because of a plenalty to a Tech man. At this point Coach Overall threw his substitutes into the fray and a continuation of the air attack was attempted, but the ball had become wet and could not be thrown with any degree of accuracy. When the game was within one minute of a close, Sylar, the Bethel right half, intercepted a Tech pass and darted 70 yards to a touchdown. The extra point was added by placement and here the game ended with Tech leading 22 to 7. The Tech aggregation exhibited the strongest offense that the institution has ever amassed, regardless of the loss of Miller as a regular half back. The backfield showed a surprisingly strong attack. Especially pleasing was the passing system, with Blount heaving the ball and Hill, Puckett and Russell at the receiving end, the Tech boys completed eleven passes, while only five were incomplete. The entire Tech back field must be accredited with shining offensive play, and the same must be said of the line of the defense. Brilliant runs were made by Blount, Puckett and Russell, while hard tackling by LaFevre and his mates kept the opponent’s score down. MUSIC CLUB TO PRESENT “MISS CHERRY BLOSSOM” The music lovers of this community are assured of a real treat in Miss Cherry Blossom, a musical comedy which the Cookeville Music Club presents the latter part of this month. This is an exceptionally tuneful play from beginning to end, and is full of bright attractive music in solos, quartets and choruses. When this play was given in Nashville critics declared the music as good as any light opera of the entire season. Good music, however, is only one of the requirements of a musical comedy –and attractive setting and pretty girls are just an essential. The setting of Miss Cherry Blossom is a Japanese tea garden, which will be a veritable bower of flowers, while some distinctively new and beautiful stage effects will be used. As to the girls –two lovely choruses are presented besides the principals. These girls will delight the ear and the eye equally. The Japanese chorus of Geisha girls will wear oriental costumes, which give range for rich and varied color effects. In sharp contrast will be the chorus of American girls, who will wear the very latest and most fashionable models. Of the principal –one girl is a Japanese and one an American –to the same contrast will be observed throughout. The men principals also represent the two nationalities and oriental robes and tuxedos will vary the costuming. The Japanese costumes will come from New York. A chorus of American men will furnish some splendid quartets, and nothing is more generally pleasing than a good male quartet. But not content with all this, Mrs. J.H. Carlen president of Cookeville Music club determined that there must not be a dull moment during the entire performance, and to provide entertainment between acts, she secured, after many efforts, little Miss Mary Alice Farr, dancer. Miss Farr’s ability as a solo dancer is well known in Cookeville. She is a pupil of Mrs. Celia Grady Reddy, with whom she has studied several years. She has had many flattering offers from movies and vaudevilles, which have been refused on account of her extreme youth. She is much in demand in Nashville, where her appearance is always a signal for a large audience. Miss Farr is preparing several special dances for this occasion with suitable costumes for each dance. The music club feels that Mrs. Carlen performed quite a feat in securing such an attractive artist. Mrs. Carlen reports that Mrs. Farr says she is in heart sympathy with the work of the music club and is delighted for her daughter to assist them. The score for the entire performance will be played by Miss Tennie Alma Stanton, pianist, and Mrs. Wesley Flatt and Miss Elizabeth Ensor, violinists. These accomplished musicians will furnish a brilliant overture in addition to the accompaniments. The performance is under the capable direction of Mrs. J.H. Carlen who has given unsparingly of her and her voice to make this event memorable in musical circles. Mrs. Carlen is a musician of unerringly good taste and her direction is a guarantee of music of the best quality. Miss Jobe of the T.P.I. faculty, is director of the aesthetic dancing that the play requires and both new artistic effects in group dancing are assured. The cast in full is as follows: Miss Cherry Blossom, Miss Mary Rash. FEW PEOPLE MASTER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Close observation will convince anyone that the great majority of the people –the common people as we say, and that is one reason why they are common –have no mastered the English language; and that they use and speak a low form of it compared to its possibilities. A glimpse of everyday conversations and relations will at once reveal this fact. In the home possibly the lowest type of language is spoken. There are no restraints; here are no “strings” attached, so to speak; everyone is free and outspoken. On the streets slang and are heard in abundance. “Nothing else but,” and “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo,” hold full way. Not only at home and on the streets is “common” English outspoken but everywhere it rebounds –at work, at play; in school, out of school; in this thing or that. And your friends, your personal associates, are their conversations as intelligent and as forced as they might be? Are their letters clear and concise: their vocabularies varied? To ask the question is to answer it: on the whole they are not. Why do these conditions exist? Why do very few people attempt the mastery of the English language? Because the English language is the most difficult language to master that is known at the present time. After a knowledge of the pronunciation, and a few simple forms of conjugation and rules of syntax are acquired, together with the memorization of a book of idioms. Spanish and French or any of her foreign language, are easily mastered. But not so with the English language. The conjugations, inflections, declensions, colloquialism, idioms, and rules of syntax are almost numberless and difficult to acquire. It has been said that in preparing a college course in Spanish it is difficult to find enough good literature for a two-year course. But it is a well known fact that it takes years of hard study during grammar school, high school, and college to master the English language to any considerable degree and yet there still be to be learned about it. All men have a desire to be successful. A reasonable efficiency in the use of the mother tongue is indispensable in any business or profession. The lawyer, the politician, the preacher, the teacher, and the man of letter especially need to be masters in the English language if they would be successful. Most men belong to some club or civic organization or both: and if they are real, wide-awake members they are sure to be called upon to express their opinions on certain vital masters. If they have mastered the mother tongue they may easily carry their point. People are what they are taught; and most of them teach themselves by what they read –whatever it may be. Furthermore, it is said that there are too many books being published. If people have not mastered the English language, to a reasonable degree, it is certain that they cannot distinguish good literature from bad; real from unreal; wholesome from unwholesome. And thus, as a result of the fact that very few people have mastered the English language, we find that very few comparatively speaking, are really successful in business; tare leaders in civic organizations; or can appreciate literature so as to absorb what is good and reject what is bad. Team Continues Winning Streak and Wins From Hiwassee 26-0 The football team of Hiwassee College, Madisonville, Tenn., played the Tech team on the local field Friday, Nov. 7, and Tech again emerged victor by a margin of 26-0. Although neither team scored in the first half, the visitors were clearly outplayed in every phase of the game. Tech missed many chances to score in the first half. At the beginning of the game the visitors received and on the second play they stumbled on the 40 yard line. From here Tech carried the ball to the visitor’s 4 yard line, where they were held for downs. Again in the initial quarter Tech was held for downs when in striking distance of the goal. The second quarter was made a punting game, neither kicker getting a decided advantage, and neither team seriously threatened to score. Early in the third quarter Tech opened its offense. Blount sttod on the visitor’s 40 yard line and hurled a pass to Puckett on the 20 and line, from whence he raced to the 5 yard line. A line play failed but three successive passes were attempted, the third, Blount to Russell brought a touchdown. Blount added the extra point from placement Russell scored again in the third quarter by an end run, and Blount again kicked the goal. In the last quarter Watson made a mad dash through the center of the line for 20 yards and a touchdown. Blount failed to kick goal. When the game was nearing a close a pass Blount to Puckett took the ball to the visitor’s one yard line, and Russell carried it over on the third down. This ended the scoring, as Blount again missed goal. No individual star can be picked from the Tech team. The entire aggregation function as a well oiled machine. The runners received good interference and the interference received good running. The entire time also played great defensive football. The line did some fine tackling, while the backs broke up all but one of the attempted passes and tackled with deadly accuracy when the occasion demanded. The only player of note on the visiting team was Prince, a back of exceptional speed. He often tore thru the Tech line for nice gains, and accounted for every first down that the visitors registered. The lineup follows: Hiwassee Crockett R. End Hill (c) Clark R. Tackle Starnes Hutson R. Guard Jackson Cox Center Clark Warner L. Guard LaFevre () Frizzell L. Tackle Suggs Dickenson L. End Puckett Lewis (c) Quarter Russell Prince R. Half Blount Grubb L. Half Watson Reynolds Full Jobe Substitutions –Tech: Bynum for Suggs, Suggs for Clark, Davis for Jackson, Hughes for Watson, Watson for Hughes, Jackson for LaFevre, Hughes for Watson THE PALLADIAN LITERARY SOCIETY The Palladian Literary Society has now retained that wonderful spirit that always prevails among the members. This spirit has been manifested in various ways, namely, the regularity of attendance, the responses to programs, etc. Last Monday a very entertaining program was rendered which consisted of the following numbers: Society gossip Amy Shipley Reading Thelma McCormick Review of Recent Novel Audrey Hoffmeister Jokes Hazel Jenkins BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY The Belles Lettres met in the auditorium Nov. 3 1924. A very interesting program was rendered: Reading Vallie Huddleston Piano Solo Georgia Whiteaker Today Talk Daisy Leonard Reading Alberta Cooper Reading Treva Cooper Popular Music Alberta Cassetty Miss Maurine Quarles was appointed chairman of the program committee. The intention of the committee is to have each member of the society on program before this quarter is over. THE SHERWOOD LITERARY SOCIETY The Sherwood Literary Society held a very interesting program in their regular meeting Monday afternoon, November 3. The president Mr. Gilbert Hatfield, not being present, Mr. Benton Cantreli occupied the chair as temporary chairman. The most interesting part of the program was a debate on the question “Has religion contributed more to humanity than science.” The affirmative was represented by Mr. C.W. Davis and Henry C. Jenkins, while the negative was upheld by Mr. Jack Morrison and Wendell Johnson. All the debaters delivered very creditable speeches and showed evidence of considerable preparation. The question is one of great depth and many interesting points were developed. The outcome was a victory for the affirmative. On account of the vice-president. Mr. Walter G. Birdwell, withdrawing from school, an election was held to fill the vacancy. Mr. Jack Morrison was elected to serve the remainder of the term. THE TECH ORACLE Official Publication of the Students of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Printed by Herald Publishing Co. Entered at the Cookeville Post Office. Second class rate pending. STAFF Bryce D. Stone ’26 Editor-in-Chief Eleanor Haile ’27 Asst. Ed.-in-Chief Associate Editors Dewitt T. Puckett ’25 Wit and Humor Shel Officer ’29 Class Hallie Ray ’25 Faculty John J. Bell ’26 Exchange Hendon Johnston ’26 Athletic Thos. L. Passons English Alex Shipley Poet Business Department James D. Miller ’27 Business Manager Jack Morrison ’26 Assistant Subscription Rates $1.50 per year PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY STUDENT HONOR There are certain fundamental principles that are essential to human progress; certain habitual modes of action which determine our status in the social, moral, and educational phases of our existence. Without these qualities we cannot hope to develop that richness and fullness of life that is so much a part of the individual who possesses character and intellect. In the building of character there are no more important considerations that honesty and truthfulness. Honesty with yourself, your friends, your visitors, in fact, with all whom you may in any way become associated with. We may truthfully say that the greater part of the students at our colleges have only the highest ideals and standards of conduct, but occasionally we are brought face to face with the fact that there still exists in the minds of a small number of students, conceptions of honesty and truthfulness belittling the wandering tribes of central Africa, who still flounder in the barbaric stage of their development. When an individual so attunes his conscious that he can unthinkingly or maliciously appropriate to his own the property of his associates or when he can so far forget his training and self-respect that he cannot or will not discriminate between truth and untruth, then, according to our present moral standard it seems logical to assume that he should forfeit his right to the association of clean-minded people. It is fortunate, indeed, that the number of Ananiases and cleptomaniacs in our college is small, but college is hardly an appropriate place for a fellow with an overdeveloped “hoarding instinct” or a tongue that fits the word to any and all emergencies so these unfortunates should either be eliminated or be given such assistance as would enable them to overcome their obnoxious habits. Whether these faults be due to thoughtlessness, lack of training, or unfortunate environment, the results are the same, and every progressive student should resolve to keep his own standard of conduct high and join in the condemnation of this petty moral decadence with a steadfastness of purpose that would assure its destruction. A man is the part he plays among his fellows. He is not isolated; he cannot be. His life is made up of the relations he bears to others –is made or marred by those relations, guided by them, judged them, exressed in them. There is nothing else upon which he can spend his spirit –nothing else that we can see. It is by these he gets his spiritual growth; it is by these we see his character revealed, his purpose, and his gifts. Some play with a certain natural passion, an unstudied directness, without grace, without modulation, with no study of the masters or consciousness of the pervading spirit of the plot; others give all their thought to their costume and think only of the audience a few act as those who have mastered the secrets of a serious art, with deliberate subordination of themselves to the great end and motive of the play spending themselves like good servants, indulging no willfulness, obtruding no eccentricity, lending heart and tone and gesture to the perfect progress of the action. These have “found themselves,” and have all the ease of a perfect adjustment. --Woodrow Wilson. FACULTY NEWS Pres. Q.M. Smith spent two days in Nashville last week on business. Mr. Hatfield was called away last week on account of the death of one of his relatives. Miss Stanton, Miss Huffman and Mr. Henderson attended the teachers’ meeting at Knoxville last week. LUNCHEON FOR BANKERS The Bankers’ Association of Middle Tennessee met Tuesday and were entertained with a luncheon at T.P.I. A menu of five courses was served by the H.E. Class X. under the auspices of Miss Thelma Rose. A color scheme of orange and white was carried out and the tables had for their decoration pumpkin baskets filled with autumn leaves. Music was furnished by the T.P.O. orchestra. About seventy-five guests were present. MISS POINTER ENTERTAINS WITH DINNER Monday evening Miss Lilian Pointer entertained a few friends with a six o’clock dinner at the home of her parents in Algood. A four course menu was served and a color scheme of gold and white was carried out. Those present were: Misses Lilian Pointer, Effie Judd, Anna Alizabeth Bracey, Johnnie Bilbrey and Pearl Cornwell; Messrs. Clifford Massa, James Miller, Dutch Russell, Ed Hudgens and Eugene Collier. MISS SHANKS ENTERTAINS One of the most enjoyable social courtesies of the local social season was given on Saturday night when Miss Mary Ellen Shanks entertained with a dance at the home of her parents on Washington avenue in honor of Mr. Dutch Russell. Most of the younger social element of Cookeville was present, and dancing was enjoyed from 9 until 12 o’clock. Delicious refreshments consisting of hot chocolate, cheese and loveknots were served. BACKWARD PARTY The Epworth League of the M.E. church entertained Friday night with a backward party at the home of Walter Carlen on Broad street. This was a very original party and was much enjoyed by all. Delightful refreshments were served as the guests arrived, goodbyes were said, and respects paid the hostess. Clothes were worn backward and the old game of Virginia reel was played backward. Many new and unusual games were played. A backward spelling contest was held with Robley Jobe and Clifford Massa as captains. Mr. Jobe’s side won the prize. Fifty or sixty attended and all report an enjoyable time. HALLOWEEN WITCH PARTY On Friday, October 31, the Palladian and Upper Cumberland societies entertained the members of the faculty and student body with their regular Halloween social, which took on the guise of a witch party. A color scheme of yellow and black was successfully carried out in the hall and auditorium, showing the skill of the decoration committee. Rapid were the steps of those who went through the witches’ home where a peculiar rattling of chains and ghosts were among the spooky things to be seen and heard, as they went to the gym where odd and amusing games and contests were in progress. A box of candy was awarded to the best costumed couple. Miss Rose Dow and her escort, dresses as devils, were the winners. The gym was artistically decorated with pumpkins and corn stalks. Two Gypsy fortune tellers were persuaded to leave their tent to occupy a booth of pumpkins, cornstalks and crepe paper, and read the fate of all those who desired to know. Delicious refreshments of sandwiches, pickles and cookies were served and typical Halloween favors were received. From a steaming cauldron three witches were generous in giving to each one a cup of their witches’ brew. A large crowd attended and to add to the fun the Bethel football team of Russellville, Ky., were present. Everyone reports an enjoyable time and claim it to be a “peppy party,” due to the T.P.I. faculty and students in taking part in all games and contests. It was with regret when the lights were flashed that the many oddly costumed characters went for their coats to depart from Spookesville until the next annual jubilee. Ed: “Do you beliive in this talk of dance and grow thin?” Fred: “Sure; look at the soles of my shoes.” Music Department MUSICAL APPRECIATION The aim of the course in musical appreciation is, first, the study of music in its simplest form –the folk song. Gradually Miss Stanton hopes to develop a liking for and understanding of the more complicated forms. On Wednesday, October 29, the first number of the course was given when Miss Stanton played “Country Gardens,” by Percy Grainger. Mr. Grainger took an old Morris dance tune and from the Melody developed a very effective piano composition. This was followed the next Wednesday, November 5, by Edison selections giving further examples of the folk song. The records used were solos by Miss Anna Case and included “Old Folks at Home,” a representative American melody, and “Annie Laurie,” a typical Scottish song. In addition to these, two descriptive records, “In the Clock Store,” by Sodero’s Band, and “The Nightingale and Frog,” a duet using the piccolo and bassoon, the highest and lowest instruments of the orchestra, were played. “Let the humbling musician whose soul is in the work take heart, for ours is a glorious calling.” –Orth. “Music is the golden chain whose links bind all humanity together in a band of common feeling and fellowship. –Perry. THE TEAM PLAYS IN CHATTANOOGA FRIDAY The team will leave Wednesday noon for Chattanooga, where they will battle the Freshmen from the University of Chattanooga. A hard game is expected, but if our team is in the form of the last two weeks they should easily win. The Preps go to Rockwood Saturday to play the Rockwood High School. Little is known of the strength of our opponents, but our boys are certain to be eager for revenge from their defeat of last year. JOKES Lady (in Pullman office): “Can you give me the berth rate for Kansas City?” Green Clerk (disdainfully): “Lady, this is a ticket office.” “I guess I know my stuff,” said the learned professor as he took his coat and hat from the hook in the cloak room. –Orange Owl Dean Smith (lecturing: “I do not mind if a student looks at his watch occasionally, but what gets me is to see someone take out his watch, shake it a few times, and then put it up to his ear.” Puckett: Ah, what’s the matter with you? Bell: Nothing’s the matter with me, you bloomin’ idiot. Puckett: You gave me a nasty look. Bell: You certainly have a nasty look, but I didn’t give it to you. Alex Shipley: “Do you think we are descended rom monkeys?” Mr. Smith: “Sometimes –when I look around the class.” Mildred: “Has Alex proposed to you yet?” Mary Frances: “No, but he has an engagement ring in his voice.” Miss Jarmon: “Franklin, didn’t I tell you not to bring that chewing gum in here again?” Franklin Dyer: “Miss Jarmon, this ain’t the same gum.” Some Horse Mr. Johnson has a predilection for talking in his sleep. Several times recently he mentioned the name “Irene.” And his wifw questioned him about it. “Oh, that,” said he, thinking fast, “is the name of a horse.” Several days later when he came home he asked his wife the news of the day. “Nothing exciting happened,” she said, “except that your horse called up twice.” Franklin: “How come you never see any woman scarecrows?” Mr. Smith: “I reckon it’s because you couldn’t get ‘em to wear clothes enough to fool a crow.” Perpetual motion –well, Yes, it’s come! Just watch John Bell Wigwag his tongue. Mildred: “Say, how do you like Bobby Burns?” Snooks: “Like him? Why I don’t even know him. When did he come?”