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Volume 001, Description 01 of The Semi-Monthly Tech Oracle student newspaper. THE SEMI-MONTHLY Tech Oracle SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS The Senior College Class of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute is the largest graduating class in the history of the institution. Several members of the class who lack sufficient credits to graduate in June are planning to graduate at the end of the summer term. The Senior Class has for its very efficient president Henry L. Barger. This is Mr. Barger’s second year in this capacity and he has filled the office with honor and distinction. Our faculty sponsor for this year is Mr. William K. Tipton of the Department of Science. Mr. Tipton is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee and has given us many helpful suggestions as to class activities. The Senior Class has planned an interesting program for class day during Commencement Week. It is planned to make this the most interesting program given by any class in several years. Practically every member of the class will appear on the program. Members of the Senior Class were the recipients of a very pleasant Social given them by the Juniors on Friday evening, April 4th at the Smith Apartments. Everyone was more pleased with the splendid program. The Senior Class has adopted the idea of leaving as a class memorial a tree upon the campus. Accordingly a committee of the class was selected to secure an American elm and set it out on the South end of the Campus. This was done on Tuesday of this week. It is hoped that this precedent will be followed by the graduating classes in succeeding years. Junior-Senior Reception A recent social event of interest to Tech students was the reception given by the Junior College Class on Friday evening, April 4, in honor of the Senior College Class. Those receiving were Mrs. Q.M. Smith and Mr. Kittrell, () class sponsors, assisted by the Officers of the Junior Class; Eugene Collier, President Rose Dow, Vice-Pres, and Donnell Evans, Treasurer. A very interesting program was given: Reading, Villa Carmack. Trombone solo, Gilbert Hatfield Solo dance, Mary Ada Neal Group of songs, Mrs. Q. M. Smith. After the program, the guests gathered in the dining room where a buffet supper awaited them. This is probably the first attempt of any class in T.P.I. to give a formal reception, but the success of this event removes all doubt as to the desirability of such a class function and it is to be hoped that future classes will follow the precedent, thus making it an annual affair. With The Base Ball Team Coach Overall's retinue of baseballers came into Lebanon at 12 o’clock Thursday to battle with the Cumberland Bull Dogs. The team rode a ‘Reo Bus from Nashville so no one can blame them for losing the game. Summer pitched for Tech while Majors pitched for Cumberland. The game was nobody’s for a few innings, but Cumberland lucked one run in the second frame, the score sttod 1-0 against Tech until the fifth inning when the Bull Dogs bunched their hits and ran in six scores, most of which were unearned. The Cumberland men found trouble in hitting the cock-eyed slants of Summer. He walked only three men while Majors walked six. Cumberland 010 063 000-7 T.P.I. 000 000 010-1 Stolen bases, Mooney Moore. Left on bases, Tech 10, Cum. 8, Bases on balls, off Summer 3, off Majors 6. Struck out by Summer, 3 by Majors 6. Time of Game 3:15. In the second game with the Bull Dogs “Big Buff” LaFevers pitched for Tech and Lynch handed out the balls for Cumberland. Cumberland took an early lead and collected two runs in the second stanza, they again gleaned three more in the fourth, they then skipped an inning and made four more in the sixth, the slaughter stopping here and “Bug Buff” came loose and held them scoreless for the remaining innings. Tech’s one counter was made in the seventh when Jimmie Clark came to bat. Cumberland’s catcher, “Dusty” Miller called the outfielders in lose, little thinking that so small a man could pack such a hard swing. Over came the ball and crash –it was gone over the centerfielders head, Murray chased the ball to the score board where it rolled under. When Murray got the ball Jimmie was just checking out from third. This is one of the few home runs that were ever knocked on that field. Murray smashed out a triple for Cumberland with the satchels loaded. The line up same as first except Summer for Shipley. Summary. Three base hits. Macy, Murray, Sotouen bases, Maione, 1. Left on bases, Tech 6 Cumberland 5. Base off balls, Lynch 1 LaFever 1. Struck out by Lafever 7, by Lynch 5, by Curry 4. Some people are kicking because Tech didn’t make much of a showing against Cumberland. Well, Cumberland beat Tech 7 to 1 and University of Indiana 7 to 3. So there’s the dope. Cumberland has one of the best college teams in the South. Many of her players have played four years college ball and then take a law course and play four more with the lawyers. You will have to hand it to them. They have a team. Well, it’s a long lane that has no turning. Tech beat Cumberland two years ago 24 to 6. Coach Overall has done great work for Tech Athletics this year. It is a great disadvantage to take a high school team and try to compete with four year colleges, only two college men will get letters this year and they are Freshmen. The Tech team journeyed to foreign lands again Monday to play Castle Heights, of Lebanon. The game was called at 3:30. The Tech boys were in no condition to play as they had just completed a week’s trip. The work and loss of sleep had changed the Tech clan into an aggregation of invalids. They played a listless game and only came out of their lethargy a few times during the game. Johnston came up in the second inning and knocked a three base smash down third base line, he drew up at third and Clark laid down a bunt and Johnston was thrown out in home. “Peel” Webb was handing () up the ball for Tech and Swift for Heights. Swift, naturally, threw some fast ones, but he was bumped for six runs. Webb whiffed 9 men and Swift 5, Anderson 3. The budding soldiers clustered their hits and when the smoke cleared away they were leading 8 to 6. The Tech team did not come out of their “Rip Van Winkle” in time to win. Three base hits, Johnston, Homers, Williams, Baird. Left on bases, Tech 8, Heights, 6. Struck out by Webb, 9. Anderson 3, Swift 5. Hit by pitcher by Webb, Swift. By Swift, Coillier. Umpires, Malone, Hightower, Time of game 3:30. Senior Highs The Senior High School Class of ’24 is one of the largest in the history of the school. Most of the members of this class have been in this institution during the entire four years. We have for our sponsor Mr. C.B> Richmond, the instructor in music, who has at all times manifested great pleasure in being with us. He has been very enthusiastic in assisting us to make plans. Through his instrumentality the Seniors are sponsoring “Mikado” a musical opera, to be given during commencement. This opera is very classical in its nature. Lee Sadler Darwin is the class President and he has very successfully executed the duties of the office. He has always shown a great interest in the class and we are indeed proud of his active leadership. Our class has been very active in athletics this year. During the winter term we had a basketball quintette which won the championship of the school and also played Baxter Seminary and Algood High School. We have a baseball team which we hope will also excel those of the other classes. A number of the Seniors intend to teach school next year, some will follow other occupations, but they will do this merely for money to continue their school training. Practically all of them plan to go on to college. The Senior Class has made arrangements for a class day program during the commencement which will be given in connection with the Senior College Class. The Senior Class is very grateful to the members of the staff for the space which they have allowed us in the School paper and we assure them that we shall put forth every effort to make the paper a success. The high premium on honesty may be due to the fact that it is the best policy. Faculty Corner We are glad to give this part of our paper over to our faculty. We shall from time to time publish such matter as the various teachers will hand us. This section will be called, “Faculty Corner.” The editor of this department here by invites the teachers to furnish plenty of material to make this the best department of all. With a very few exceptions the teachers attended the State Teachers Association at Nashville, April 17th, 18th, and 19th. President Smith and Mr. Land participated in the program of the Association. We are very glad to note that Mr. McClanahan is manifesting his usual enthusiastic attitude toward our efforts in the publication of this paper. His many suggestions have been very valuable. He says that there is not reason why we cannot have a paper second to none. Mr. S. M. Hatfield says, “Why, yes, Dean Smith has decided lately to abolish the Constitution and put us under a parliamentary form of government.” Dean Smith reports that he has challenged Mr. J.M. Hatfield to a forensic duel on the subject, Resolved: That Congress should have the power to over-ride decision of the Supreme Court declaring acts of preceding congresses unconstitutional. This battle will likely materialize within a fortnight, if Mr. Hatfield accepts. Dean Smith suggests also that evidences of spring fever are becoming more numerous as spring advances. We are glad to learn from Mr. Barnes that the Chemistry Laboratory is soon to be equipped with hoods to take care of the escaping gases and smoke which is occasioned by the numerous experiments. Mr. Passons is expecting a splendid program to be rendered when the contestants for the Ezra Davis oratorical medal meet. The Student Activity Committee has recognized this contest by allowing it to count one point toward the Wilson Banner. This is a new medal and much interest is being manifested in it. TLere will be about one half dozen contestants for it. Miss Bryan says she has no special report, except it might be said that one of her greatest worries is to keep Charles Branham from smiling too loud. Mr. Tipton says he is very much pleased with the start we have made with the “Oracle” and that he sees no reason why we cannot have one of the best school papers to be found anywhere. Mr. Tipton is Sponsor for the Senior College Class, and expresses his approval of the action taken by this class when they planted a tree on the campus, to be left as a permanent mark of the class. Mr. Kittrell suggests that Dean Smith broke the rule the other day by returning his and ink which was borrowed the day before. We wish to thank the various members of the faculty for their advice and aid on this publication. We shall expect all faculty members to give us plenty of material for each Description, and help us to make the last Description a howling success. Sherwood Literary Society We are very proud of the work being done by the Sherwood Literary Society this year. We have received the following new members this term: Tardy, Langford, Bohannon and Parsons; men of whom we are justly proud. The Inter-Society Debate which was won Friday evening, April 11, has caused joy to the Sherwoods and redeemed for us the Womack loving cup. The Sherwood Debating team, composed of L.C. Harris and J.C. Evans, principals, and J.P. Buck and G.E. Crowder, alternates, are deserving of high honors in adding this point in our fight for the Wilson Banner for next year. This banner has been in our possession continuously ever since it was first awarded, which fact in itself is ample proof of the stellar work of the Society. Our opponents are launching their 1924 attack with a greater determination than ever before. The Sherwood forces are in battle array. The first assault has been repulsed and we stand ready to defend this sacred banner whose silken threads have woven themselves into our very being. If we were to prove unfaithful, and betray this flag to the foes ‘twould droop its head in sorrow to remind us of its woes. Freshman High The freshman class this year is one of the largest classes to enter T.P.I. since the birth of the institution. The work done by this class has been of a high standard, there being very few failures reported. David Terry was elected President the first two terms, and was succeeded by Audy Johnson this term. These and other officers have performed their duties with efficiency during the entire year. Our sponsor, Mr. McClanahan, has been of much assistance this year giving many valuable suggestions which have been of a great deal of aid in carrying out our class organization. The Freshman class has been planning for a class picnic soon, provided satisfactory arrangements can be made. The Freshmen have cooperated with the sponsor to give an interesting program on Class Day at the Commencement. The nature of the program has not been disjointed but it is assured that the Freshmen will “pull something” original. According to the old adage that is “in union there is strength” we may judge that owning to the numbers of the Freshmen we may have something interesting. Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. is getting in shape now to do really active work. Our Sunday afternoon services are beginning to draw large crowds. Last Sunday Bro. Lawrence came out and gave us a very interesting talk was enjoyed by all. In addition to this the “Y” is doing some outside work. We are sending J.I. McDowell and Lee Sadler Darwin to Nashville this week-end to represent our organization in the Students Bible Conference in the Y.M.C.A. Building in that city. Y.W.C.A. The Y.W.C.A. met and elected a new cabinet for 1924. The following officers were chosen. Miss Clyde Jackson, Pres. Miss Villa Carmack, V. Pres Miss Auby Scott, Sec’y and Treas. Miss Irene Paschall, Chm. Program committee Miss Jackson was chosen as the local delegate to the Y.W.C.A. Conference to be held at Blue Ridge, N.C. in June. Tech Oracle Published semi-monthly by the student body of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Cookeville, Tennessee. Staff Harry H. Jenkins, ‘24 Editor in Chief. Emmett E. Smartt, ‘24 Associate Editor. Jas. P. Buck, ’24 Class Editor Luther C. Harris, ‘24 Editor, Student Organization Henry L. Barger, ’24 Faculty Editor. Mable Holladay, ‘24 Exchange Editor. Alex Shipley, ‘25 Athletic Editor Nellie Anderson, ‘26 Wit and Humor Editor Juanita Oliver, ‘27 Social Editor. James D. Miller, ‘26 Business Manager. Madeline Jackson, ‘24 Assistant Business Manager. Thos. L. Passons, English Faculty Advisor. Strand Theatre Make arrangements now to see “Down to the Sea in see “DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS,” Thurs. and Fri. 24th and 25th this week. A real fight with a 90 ton whale in mid-ocean makes this one a masterpiece. Anita Stewart in “The Love Piker” 28th and 29th. “The Call Of The Wild” May 1st and 2nd. “Way Down East” May 8th, 9th, 10th. Tech on the Road The Tech boys journeyed to Fayetteville Tuesday for a couple of games with Bryson. The first game was played on a field ofturf as regular diamond was too muddy. The Tech infielders were at a disadvantage but they handled the balls better than the Brysonites. “Peel” Webb pitched a splendid game.His curves made the Bryson men look like carpet beaters. They often missed the rainbow outs a yard. The score was 3 to 0 in Tech’s favor in the seventh but Bryson tied by bunshing hits. Tech untied the score at her next bat. Bryson scored a run in the 8th stanza. The game ended 5 to 4, Bryson leading. The Tech men collected more hits than Bryson. All Bryson’s runs were unearned by being due to errors. “Peel” Webb struck out ten of Bryson’s men, while Tucker whiffed nine of Tech’s batters. “Peel” had to lay down his glove and laugh when he saw the Bryson men strike at balls which hit the turf a yard in front of the plate. Webb threw three balls to the first batter and then fanned him. He then promptly fanned a couple more. The first twelve men for Bryson never reached first base due to the good pitching and fast fielding. The two Clarks and Rickman fielded hard balls and whipped them to Collier who took them in for put outs. The outfielders, Summers, Puckett and Hudson covered their ground. Summary: Hits, Hudson 1, Dick Clark, 2; Summers 1, Johnson 2, Two bases, Clark. Anderson pitched the second game and pulled Webb’s trick of throwing three balls and then fanning a couple of men. Anderson whiffed ten men of Bryson’s against eight for Harwell of Bryson. The game was 0 to 0 in the sixth when the head of the list came up for Bryson. Six hit were made in this stanza which netted Bryson six runs. Rickman fielded two balls which came sizzling down 3rd base line and shot them to first for put outs. Jimmy Clark gleaned the first hit by laying down a perfect bunt one yard inside the third base line. He beat it out by yards and then promptly stole second but died on third. Many men were on at different times but the Tech batteries could not connect with the ball so all chances to score were lost. Summer and Puckett collected a hit apiece in the sixth but two men were gone and they failed to score. Johnson played good game at catcher and helped the pitchers mow down the batters. Fowler Clark was hit in the head in the first game by a high fast ball. Bryson won 7 to 0. A majority of Bryon’s runs were unearned. The Spokesman Retires After One Description After one Description had been gotten out the Society Spokesman has retired in favor of the Tech Oracle. Feeling that it was to the best interests of the school, the staff of the Spokesman decided that there was no further need for the Spokesman to continue since a school journal had been so well established and so unanimously voted to discontinue its publication. However since it was on such a firm business basic and its advertisements so well arranged it was decided to offer to the Oracle the benefits of such subscriptions and advertising as it had taken which offer has been accepted by the staff of the Oracle. Therefore, all subscriptions to the Spokesman will become subscribers to the Oracle without further payment. College Types Those who are really familiar with America’s college system no doubt grow a bit wear at odd times with the manner in which fiction, magazine articles and newspaper stories today treat and show the general public current college types. At first glance it would appear that the average college community was made up of boys and girls who did nothing but play various games with greater of less kill and success, or else cheered for their fellows who did, danced to all hours, had queer ideas about things in general, wore even more peculiar clothes spoke an odd language faintly resembling English, and, in short, did almost everything but study and behave in a normal fashion. AH this to judge from reports. As a matter of fact, there are many college students who do follow out the course of procedure above hinted at with rather remarkable fidelity, and there are, perhaps, entirely too many of them in almost any institution one might choose to mention, but, fortunately for everybody concerned, the study through it usually ends here, need not and should not. The varieties mentioned do get publicity, as is but natural, for they are spectacular, but there are other sorts to be inspected for all that. In the American college today, be it said for the comfort of those who are alarmed over the future, there are hundreds and thousands of normal young men and women, without much money, actuated by a sincere desire to improve their minds, bodies and souls, and with a firm determination to amount to something worthwhile. These individuals wait on tables, fire furnaces, do tutoring, work in stores in the afternoons or at night deliver papers and labor in a thousand and one other jobs that help provide the necessary funds for an education. They are usually quiet enough to pass inspection anywhere, tho it must be said to their credit that the great majority of them are anything but down-hearted and hold up their heads with the best. They are interested in college life, take part in its activities as time and money allow and are worthy citizens of the college community generally. There are likewise present in all college communities a large number of boys and girls who study for all they are worth without the incentive that comes from the necessity for working their own way. They have a real interest in matters intellectual and love knowledge for its own sake. They are few enough, perhaps, but they are there for all that, and taken with the element that is working its own way, make up a class that functions with considerable ability and intelligence. The above statements are not to be construed as any effort to minimize the prevalence of frivolity and extravagance among students as they are, but with the desire of presenting another and equally truthful phase of the situation as it exists. The college problem is not a simple one and it needs the most earnest thought and efforts of those directly concerned with it and the hearty cooperation of parents and the public. The same thing may be said with equal accuracy of the high schools and primary schools. Changes and reforms that are salutary can be and will be made, but it is a serious error to be led to believe that there is no balm to all in the scholastic Gilead. --Nashville Banner. SOPHOMORE HIGH CLASS The Sophomore High Class are progressing nicely, with Mr. Land as sponsor. He has given many helpful suggestions which have aided in the class organization. The Class officers have been Willis Huddleston, President, for the first term, Haynie Beasley for the second term, and Shelah Officer for the present term. The class is planning on having an excellent baseball team this year. The team has organized by electing Holland Denny manager, and Lawrence Stamps captain. There are some of the Sophomore boys going out for the first team. Luther Puckett, Holland Denny, Clyde LaFever and Huston Wells are making good. The Sophomores are looking forward to winning the class championship this year. The Sophomore Class has made arrangements to take part in the class day program at Commencement, and are planning on giving an excellent program. Palladian Literary Society For the past several weeks much interest has been shown in the Society. It is being manifested in every program that the society presents. Each member is beginning to realize more and more that the life and the very existence of the society depends to a great extent on her attitude toward the Society. This interest and this spirit which finds us so closely in the Palladian Society is not that of individuality and self praise, but it is that of unity and the welfare of the Society which we keep in our hearts and which gives to each of us a common responsibility. The Society is showing some progress under the leadership of the President, Miss Verna Huddleston, and other efficient officers; who are doing all within their power to make the society better. They are giving to the society a foundation on which it can stand hence forward. The fidelity and loyalty of each member to the Society is clearly shown by the way she is performing her duty. Names is Names In the matter of names, Tech is blessed with numerous “handles” of significant meaning. For instance we have such craftsmen as four Coopers, two Millers, a Wheeler, a Baker, a Barber, a Cook, or two, a Draper, a Miner, a Taylor, a Dyer, and a Sadler. In addition we have such animals as a Fox, a Buck, two Robbins and a Bullock, with even the Gill of a fish head. Our geographical complex consists of two Hills, a Vallie, and a Lee with Fountains and Brooks flowing all around. We will not starve as long as we have with us a Berry, Rice and Wheat which is Alcorn. Barnes, Walls, Land, such flowers as Roses and Violets, fifteen cents (three Nichols) and even some stamps compose our quota of personal property. We have a King, and a few Officers, students who are Long, students who are Little, students who are Haile, Students who are Young, some who are White, some Brown and one who claims to be Smartt. Our Holidays are becoming fewer but we still have a Payne from being two Rash. Our luxuries consist of Two Carrs a Ford and a Maxwell. We might mention Moore but we see a Storm coming and this Story is Overall the allotted space. Tech Oracle For the first time in four years, Tech has a school journal. This is, we believe, an evidence of the growth of school spirit that actually finds some concrete way in which to express itself. For the remainder of this term little can be done except to put this paper on a sound foundation upon which, in the years to come, a towering skyscraper of spirit and development can be built and which will stand for and represent Tech only as a first class journal can do. We cannot nor could we expect to create within a month a paper with the literary style of a “Spectator” or the volume of a “Times” but we do expect to have a clean, wholesome paper, thoroughly in accord with those principles upon which our school is founded and in its columns we shall endeavor to have only those things which are of the highest value. We hope the subscribers will take this paper in the spirit that is it established, a nonpartisan paper except that is purely for Tennessee Tech, but without connection to society, class or any inside organization. So let us all, students of Tech, get behind this publication as we have gotten behind any other good movement in school and put it across with vim, making this in due time the highest class school publication in the state. Local Social Season Opens The local social season was opened Thursday evening with an informal dance given at Milfred by Whitney White. Hughes’ Joyland Six Orchestra furnished music for the occasion and throughout the evening Tutti Frutti frappe was served. Among those present were Miss Nan Holladay and Mr. Joe Copeland, Miss Harel Jenkins and Mr. Charles Cox, Miss Rozelle Pendergrass and Mr. David Terry, Miss Shelah Officer and Mr. Max Taylor, Miss Pauline Hudgens and Mr. Ernest Brooks, Miss Madeline Jackson and Mr. James Woodard, Miss Mary Frances McDearman and Mr. Harry Jenkins, Miss Mildred McDearman and Mr. John William Terry, Miss Myrtle Bullock and Mr. Benton Terry, Miss Verna Huddleston and Mr. Fred Terry, Miss Hallie Ray and Mr. Whitney White, Miss Elise Gregory and M. Lauren O’Dell, Mr. Robert Cornwell, Mr. Bancroft McDearman, Mr. John Alison and Mr. Raymond Hamilton. The Upper Cumberland Literary Society Since the loss of the debate the U.C.L.S. has turned it attention toward the forth coming contests. Declaimers are being tried out in Society meetings and the other contestants for medals are being spurred on to work. The programs of the Upper Cumberland Society given every Monday afternoon are showing marked imprivement In their preparation and show an increase in literary appreciation. Many good men have come into the Society this year and altho the loss of many valuable men through graduation this year is going to deprive the Society of its best leaders there is little doubt but that the Society has in its ranks enough men to keep the U.C.L.S. in the front. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY The Belles Lettres Literary Society met with the Sherwoods in a joint meeting April 7. The following interesting program was rendered. Invocation, Nellie Anderson. Opening Address. Donald Evans. Music, Merrelf Hughes. Reading, Flyde Jackson. Trombone Solo, Gilbert Hatfield. After the program the Sherwoods adjourned after which the Belles Lettres held their business meeting and passed that the President appoint a committee to select a gift for our debating team to show our appreciation of their hard work toward winning the Loving Cup. It was decided that a gold fountain pen and pencil should be presented to them on the night of the debate. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS The Junior High School Class is progressing nicely under the leadership of Lewis McDowell. We are looking forward with great pleasure to the Senior party which will be given by the Juniors Friday evening, April 25th. The Juniors have planned the following program to be given on class day during Commencement week. Class History, Thelma Rash. Song, Class. Prophecy, Clifford Massa.

1924-04-25

Volume 001, Description 02 of The Semi-Monthly Tech Oracle student newspaper. Transcript: THE SEMI-MONTHLY TECH ORACLE Our Alma Mater We are pleased to review our school since the present graduating class of 1924 has been here. Six years has made a great difference. In 1918 when the class of 1924 began, the school plant consisted of three buildings, the main building, much smaller than it is now, and what is now the two boys dormitories. The student body numbered 250 and the college graduating class of ’24 looks back over these years it can think of only two important things that were here when it sprang into existence. These two were Mr. A.W. Smith’s department of History and Herschel’s department of “Applied Domestic Science.” Perhaps the reason for the permanency of these two is the superiority of each in his field over any who might try to fill the places. these two remain but the present class has helped welcome all other members of the faculty. Only one other class can remember Mr. Early, Mr. Sisk and Miss Robinson. No other class can lay claim to Mr. Daniels, Mr. Lowery, Mr. Netto, Miss Brandiewie and Mr. Barnett. Miss Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. West, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Kerr, Mr. Ring, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Clardy, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Owens, Miss Dunn, Miss Thomason and Miss Leonard, now Mrs. Conry, and many others have all come and gone under its regime. The mechanics buildings, the agricultural houses, including the paltry yards and the dairy barn, the main building addition, and the girls dormitory have all been built since 1918. The campus has developed from a mere “splotch” of ground to its present splendid condition mainly under the wise direction of Mr. Conry. The library under Mr. Passons has grown from 900 volumes to 3000 volumes. Many other reforms have been brough about. A school spirit has been really developed. A “Dynamo” has died, () but an “Oracle” has sprung up. In fact, we challenge any school to present a record of growth as great as that of Tennessee Tech. We are here to stay, here to grow, and we are issuning warning to the schools above us to clear the track for the “Coming School of the State.” The Class of ’24 we feel sure is proud indeed to soon be alumni of T.P.O. and the other classes are also anxiously looking forward to the time when they, too, can be alumni. Our advice to any young man or young woman wanting to go to a real school “pull off your hat and hop right in the line” and get a claim on what will someday be the state’s leading college We find the growth more pronounced than the past and in a few such periods of growth, Tennessee Polyechnic Institute will be on top, Tech’s Growing Athletic Aerial Cumberland University played two games on the Tech diamond last week, one Wednesday, the other Friday. In the first game Cumberland made a race track of the satchels and counted ten runs in the fourth before they were returned. They found little trouble in pounding “Kildee” Anderson’s slants to all parts of the garden. The slaughter began in the fourth and Anderson was knocked completely off the mound. Summer came in and was also knocked for a number of hits, which netted runs. “Jimmie” Clark toop up pitching duties in the last stanza but too late to be much use. Tech’s runs came at different times in the slug fest, one being made by Rickman in the sixth, and the other by Shipley who scored from second on Fowler Clark’s double to deep left. Cumberland used three pitcher to quell battling rallies which threatened to break out during the game. The score for the first game has not been settled, some mathematicians say 19 to 2 and some 22 to 2. The second bame was a real ball game until the sixth, “Bug Buff” was hurling for Tech and Lynch for the Bull Dogs. Tech ran in two runs in the fifth and had the Bull Dogs two to one. Let’s stop here and say two scores are enough to win any ball game. Tech should have won, but fate decided otherwise. Cumberland scored four runs in the first of the sixth. This was the Alpha of the Omega, as the Red Bull Dogs continued to run in scores until the end. The Tech boys did not have a chance after Buff’s arm gave out. The game was turned into a batting practice for Cumberland. Jimmie Clark slapped out a sizzling single in the fifth, knocking in Summer and Puckett, which ended Tech’s scoring. The game ought to have ended two to one, Tech leading. Tech is sadly in need of a twirling staff. Tech does not have the number of pitchers needed and at least two more good ones that can be depended upon to win are needed. In the last game with Cumberland Tech was robbed of a good numbers of good hits. Malone robbed a child of misfortune in the person age of Fowler Clark of a delicious larrup to the recesses of deep left. Malone came up and made a shoe string clutch which he had no license to do. The duplicate of this was when Board, second baseman for the Bull Dogs, stole a hit from Jimmie Clark, the ball passed over second on a line drive, but Board pull a grandstand and cheated the scoreboard. Rickman and the other players were robbed by the horse shoe catches of the “Would be lawyers.” Coach Overall is perfecting plans for a track team next year. All boys that think they can run will be given a chance to show their stuff. There is no reason why Tech shouldn’t develop some Charlie Paddocks or Joie Pays’, They are here I the rough but they can be polished up and the track teams of U.T. Vanderbilt and Sewannee will be given a run for their money. There ought to be a few who can do the century in twelve seconds. More students will be given a chance to get into athletics than ever before. Tech should have at least four good tennis courts, with backstops all the way round and good nets provided. A number of good players can be seen in action on the local court which is inadequate for the school’s tennis players. There has been talk that Tech is going to organize a tennis team and go to Cumberland for a match. Cumberland seems to think they can blot out Tech in Tennis, but there are some doubts as to that. Cumberland has four splendid courts which are always occupied by boys who do not have the time for other athletics. Tech will be stronger in ath- () letics next year and more students will be able to take part in one form or another. The students should back Tech and take more interest in the work of the different teams. The old students ought to all the good athletes that come under their sight and when the bell rings for fall term to begin a new era in Tech athletics will be ushered in and a Bigger and Better Tech should be the result. Boost Tech and Boost yourself. Senior College Class The date for the Senior Class picnic has been fixed at May 10, a committee has been appointed on arrangements and preparations are being made for a day of pure enjoyment. The Senior Class has undertaken to sponsor the Commencement edition of the “Tech Oracle. It is intended for this Description to form a class souvenir. It is hoped that the “Oracle” will continue this policy of making each commencement edition a memorial for the graduating class each year. The Senior appreciate the adoption of President Smith of their suggestion for marching out of Chapel. This has done much to relieve the congested condition of the hall, immediately following Chapel. This was the sole purpose of the Seniors in making this suggestion and not to satisfy any feeling of vain dignity, as some of the under classmen have intimated. The program of the Senior Class for Class Day exercises is as follows: Salutation, James P. Buck. Class History, Madeline Jackson. Prophecy, T.E. Crowder. Will, Callie E. Marcom. Memorial Dedication, Pres. H.L. Barger. Valedictory address, Harry H. Jenkins. Sherwood Society The Sherwoods under the leadership of President J.P. Buck, is doing splendid work. President Buck is a Senior at Tennessee Tech. He has a keen appreciation of the need of organization in Society work. Undoubtedly the Society is more nearly fulfilling its mission in preparing its members for good citizenship than ever before. Our attendance is good. The work of the last two meetings consisted mainly of preliminary tryouts of our declaimers. We note with pleasure the progress made by some of our younger members in the art of declaiming. Tech Oracle Published semi-monthly by the student body of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Cookeville, Tennessee. Staff Harry H. Jenkins, ‘24 Editor in Chief. Emmett E. Smartt, ‘24 Associate Editor. Jas. P Buck, ’24 Class Editor Luther C. Harris, ‘24 Editor Student Organization Henry L. Barger, ‘24 Faculty Editor. Mable Holladay, ‘24 Exchange Editor. Alex Shipley, ‘25 Athletic Editor. Nellie Anderson, ‘26 Wit and Humor Editor. Juanita Oliver, ‘27 Social Editor. James D. Miller, ‘26 Business Manager. Madeline Jackson, ‘24 Assistant Business Manager. Thos. L. Passons, English Faculty Advisor. Belles Lettres Literary Society The progress of the Belles Lettres Literary Society has been very noticeable this year. The growth bespeaks very strongly the stability of the many members. The program committee has endeavored to plan programs of a constructive and edncational nature. On Monday, April 28th, the Society met in the regular meeting room and the following program was given: Invocation, Nellie Anderson. Reading, Clyde Jackson. Story, Anne Lee Boles. Current Events, Velma—Hill Jokes, Gladys Speck. Report of Critic. After the program the business meeting was held. We received a new member of whom we are proud. We feel that every member is receiving a lasting benefit from the work of the Society which never could be obtained from text books. FRESHMAN HIGH We were disappointed to learn that we could not have a class party or picnic at the close of this term, but our sponsor, Mr. McClanahan, suggested that we save a portion of our dues each year and of graduating from here, leave something permanent by which the large Freshman class ’24 will be remembered. We are very proud of the fact that one of our number, Miss Mary Ellen Shanks, is a contestant for the Essay medal. Although we have been at T.P.I. only a short while, we have learned to love it and want to do our part in making it the best school in the State. Lookout for us Freshmen. We’re growing stronger day by day. And joy to you we’ll lend when we our stunt shall pull class day. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS The Junior High School Class boasts of being the largest class ever in T.P.I. having eighty-five members. The class boasts not only the quantity of the class but also of the quality. Most of the members have been with this class since the Freshman year, and while a few have dropped out, other have come in. The junior class expects in 1925 to be the largest class ever graduating from T.P.I. Mr. McDowell, the president has succeeded in keeping the Juniors going, altho it was a very difficult task. Miss Huffman, the sponsor, has also done much to make this a successful year for the Juniors. She worked hard to help the Juniors make a success of the Junior-Senior party given Apr. 25th. The Juniors are expecting to finish this year with an excellent program Class Day, and to be the liveliest class in school in 1925. Sophomore High The Sohpomore High School Class is progressing nicely under the leadership of Miss Shelah Officer as president and Mr. S. Lewis Land, of the Manual Arts Department, as sponsor. President Officer has displayed a great executive ability in the management of the class affairs, while Mr. Land has given many helpful suggestions. The Sophomore Class has planned a very interesting program for class day, during commencement week. The nature of the program has not been disclosed, but will be announced later. The Class of ’26 is one of the largest classes in school and is growing larger each term. Upper Cumberland Society The work of the Upper Cumberland Society has advanced until the year ’23 and ’24 has proven to be the most successful year in its history. Each member is always willing and anxious to promote the welfare of this wonderful organization. The Society is living up to the motto that has carried it thus far, “Determination is success.” This Society will be represented in the oratorical contest by at least three of the talented orators of the Society. Paul Moore and Ernest Brooks were selected as the Declaimers and they are determined to see the black and gold stand for the successful efforts of its many members. JUNIOR COLLEGE The Junior High School class boasts of being the largest class ever in T.P.I. having eighty-five members. The class boasts not only the quantity of the class but also of the quality. Most of the members have been with this class since the Freshman year, and while a few have dropped out, others have come in. The junior class expects in 1925 to be the largest class ever graduating from T.P.I. Mr. McDowell, the president has succeeded in keeping the Juniors going, altho it was a very difficult task. Miss Huffman, the sponsor, has also done much to make this a successful year for the Juniors. She worked hard to help the Juniors make a success of the Junior-Senior party given Apr. 25th. The Juniors are expecting to finish this year with an excellent program Class Day, and to be the liveliest class in school in 1925. Sophomore High The Sophomore High School Class is progressing nicely under the leadership of Miss Shelah Officer as president and Mr. S. Lewis Land, of the Manual Arts Department, as sponsor. President Officer has displayed a great executive ability in the management of the class affairs, while Mr. Land has given many helpful suggestions. The Sophomore Class has planned a very interesting program for class day, during commencement week. The nature of the program has not been disclosed, but will be announced later. The Class of 126 is one of the largest classes in school and is growing larger each term. Upper Cumberland Society The work of the Upper Cumberland Society has advanced until the year 23 and ’24 has proven to be the most successful year in its history. Each member is always willing and anxious to promote the welfare of this wonderful organization. The Society is living up to the motto that has carried it thus far, “Determination in success.” This Society will be represented in the oratorical contest by at least three of the talented orators of the Society. Paul Moore and Ernest Brooks were selected as the Declaimers and they are determined to see the black and gold stand for the successful efforts of its many members. Junior College At a recent meeting of the Junior College Class a committee of fifteen was appointed for service during commencement. This committee is to have charge of decorating the auditorium, to act as ushers during the exercises and to give any information that may be required by the visitors on that occasion. We are also completing our plans for a class day program and there is little doubt that this program will uphold the standard set by the class in all previous attempts. We note that the –Class of ’24 is leaving a tree upon the campus as a memorial, and wish to commend them for their devotion. Other classes would do well to continue the monuments to beautify our campus. Miss Anna Del Harp and Miss Susie Copeland who were in school with us last year attended the Sunday School Convention held at the Methodist church April 21-26. Faculty Corner We have gleaned the following for Faculty Cornes this Description. We wish to thank those contributing. Let us urge that the faculty members furnish more suggestions for the next Description. We go upon the hypothesis that knowledge should be dispensed elsewhere than in the class room. Mr. Richmond reports that the most elaborate and extensive plan for commencement that the Institution has ever known is about complete. Commencement activities will begin Friday, May 23rd, and continue until May 28. The complete program is not ready for publication at this time but will follow in the next Description. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered Sunday, May 25, by Judge C.E. Snodgrass. The commencement address will be given by Dean Malcolmn McDermott, of the Law School of the University of Tennessee. Mr. T.W. Kittrell will be toastmaster of the Alumni Banquet. The program for Class Day is the most extensive and varied one ever planned for that occasion here. It is suggested that it will be wise for the students to get tickets for the Mikado at an early date, because many visitors will want tickets entitling them to choice seats. This opera will be given on the evening of the 27th. Mr. McClannahan makes known the fact that the school picnic will be on May 23rd. This picnic will be likely be on the scenic grounds of Mayland if arrangements can be made for transportation. The prospects for a large attendance at Summer School is the best in the history of the Institution, reports Dean Smith. This is proof of the growing usefulness of the Institution to this section of the State, especially for teachers, as well as ambitious students to become more efficient, and gain additional credits toward graduation. To those who hope to receive the various medals offered in the various contests may be interested to know that these medals have been ordered. We are very gald to report Coach Overall’s Program for Athletics for the coming year. He suggests that there will be the usual schedule of football, basket ball and baseball with the addition of track team and other forms of athletics, which will enable a greater per cent of the students to participate. He thinks the record of the Basketball tournament shows us what can be done by the formation of an association of the schools of the counties around about to participate in an annual affair of this kind, which will include field meet, and other forms of contests. Mr. Overall further announces that such an organization will be perfected next season. Senior High The Senior High Class is very busy at the present time. Plans are being completed for Class Day and Commencement programs. The work of sponsoring the “Mikado” to be given May 27th, is being very efficiently handled by the president and members of the class. The Senior Cooking Class is re-decorating the “Y” Tea Boom to be used as a lunch and rest room for the girls of the school. This will meet a long felt need. In the absence of Mr. Passons, English XII was conducting by Mr. Benton Carr Thursday morning. He handled the work in a very satisfactory manner. Mr. Edd Hudgens is ill at his room in the East Dormitory. Misses Louise Cornwell and Rebecca Johnston visited in Nashville the early part of last week. Miss Willene Grisham has moved to her new home near Burgess Falls. Misses Carlen West Evans and Bill Powell spent Sunday in Bon Air at the home of Miss Powell. Carl Hudson spent the week end in Algood. Palladian Literary Society The Palladian Literary Society is still progressing nicely. The Society will be well represented in the essay contest which is to be held Saturday, May 3rd. Much interest was shown at the last meeting which was held in the auditorium, April 28th. Besides the regular business the following program was given: Reading, Virginia Wilcox. Piano Solo, Willene Grisham. Jokes, Charlotte Watson. Vocal Solo, Thelma Rash. Piano Solo, Mary Ellen Shanks. Vocal Duet, Bill Powell, Madeline Jackson. Reading, Juanita Oliver. Junior Senior Party The Junior High School class entertained the Senior Class with a delightful party Friday evening, April 25th in the T.P.I. auditorium. Progressive conversation and Virginia Reel were the principal enjoyments. The music was furnished by the T.P.I. Orchestra. The Senior colors, crimson and white, were artistically displayed in the refreshments.

1924-05-07

Volume 001, Description 03 of the Semi-Monthly Tech Oracle student newspaper. Transcript: TECH ORACLE McAdoo in Cookeville One of the greatest honors ever bestowed upon the city of Cookeville came Monday afternoon when William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson, and now the leading Democratic candidate for President, made two speeches in our fair city. Mr. McAdoo was scheduled to deliver only one address at one o’clock in the City School auditoraium, but long before this great Democrat himself came from the capital city the fifteen hundred seats of the auditorium were filled and a crowd of about thirty-five hundred had gathered on the outside, unable to get in. So in order to disappoint no one, Mr. McAdoo made two addresses –one on the steps of the building to the outside crowd, the other directly after in the overflowing auditorium. He discussed many of the leading Descriptions of the day and his talks won for him many friends in this section. He also gave his recognition and sanction to Tennessee Polytechnic Institute by a very appropriate tribute to our school. Mr. McAdoo was introduced by former state Senator, O.K. Holladay and after his address was presented with two lovely bouquets of flowers, one from the ladies of Cookeville, the other from the ladies of Algood. Mrs. W.M. Shanks presented the flowers for Cookeville and Miss Lillian Pointer, who was in turn introduced by Mr. Harvey Draper, those for Algood. These flowers were received by Mr. McAdoo by a most fitting discussion on his attitude toward woman’s place in the political world. The great crowd that had gathered at the depot to witness Mr. McAdoo’s arrival were both highly amused and deeply impressed when instead of stepping out of a special car as he might have done, he descended from the cap of () the engine, having taken the engineer’s place and run the locomotive most of the way from Nashville. This act showed very clearly his attitude toward the great laboring masses of the nation. T.P.I. as usual played a prominent part in Mr. McAdoo’s reception. The football team of 1923 were deputized as sheriffs to help handle the traffle and the crowds. Tech boys served as ushers, cheers were given by Tech students, and many of our students are in the Cookeville Military band which furnished the music for the occasion. The McAdoo party left at four o’clock for Nashville where he spoke Monday evening at the Ryman auditorium. Tech Plans Geatest Commencement in History of School Sunday, May 25 11:00 Baccalaurreate Sermon, Judge C.E. Snodgrass. Monday, May 26 11:00 Boys Declamation Contest, Upepr Cumberland and Sherwoo Societies 7:00 Girls Reading Contest Palladian and Belles Lettres Societies 8:00 Alumni Abnquet. Tuesday May 27 10:30 Class day exercises 8:00 Mikado Wednesday, May 28 8:30 Graduation Exercises –Commencement Address Dean Malcolm McDermott. The Commencement Program beginning Friday, May 23rd will be the best Commencement ever had at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The Commencement program arranged under the direction of Mr. Richmond of the Music Department is as follows: May 23rd: School Picnic. The School Picnic will be the first affair of this nature to ever be attempted in Tennessee Tech. While the four societies did cooperate last year in one picnic, it was a society affair and not a school program at all. The plans now are to charter a special train journey up to Mayland and have the function on the scenic grounds there. The student activities committee is in charge of arrangements. One of the most interesting programs to be given during commencement will be the Class Day exercises. The fine program for the day is as follows: Another new precedent is being set by the presentation of the opera, “Mikado,” sponsored by the Senior High Class of 1924. The idea of presenting some good entertainment each year is going to be carried out as a regular part of the year’s work, the entertainments varying from Shakespearian plays to operas such as the “Mikado.” This year’s program is under the direction of Mr. Richmond and the cast includes many noted figures of the campus. More will be said of it in another place. Of course the alumni banquet will be the same great affair as of former years, only, of course, by the addition of the Classes of ’24 it will be as the County Fair advertising, bigger and better than ever. While not definitely included in the program, several letter men in school are working out a plan for the organization of a T-Club during the week. This is an especially good move and if carried out should do much to raise the standard of our already highly standardized athletic system. Anyone out who has received a letter for participating in either of the three major sports will be eligible for membership and in this list of eligible are found many both in alumni and undergraduate circles who can have great influence for Tech athletics. All the other events are being worked out with a finesse and precision never before emplayed on Commencement programs. Printed booklets containing the entire and detarled program will be Descriptiond in due time. A novel idea is being introduced in having Campus Committees who act as ushers, guides, and bureaus of information to any who may need their service. The committees are as follows: Senior College Class The Senior College reports a very enjoyable time on their picnic at Bon Air last Saturday. They left T.P.I. about 8 o’clock Saturday morning and arrived at Bon Air about 10:30. Here they ate their lunch, enjoyed the Mountain scenery and spent some time drove up the new highway to the Cumberland county line. Rain that perennial horror of picnic trip came down in full force early in the afternoon and we were forced to return home, arriving in time for the T.P.I.I. A. ball game. Mr. and Mrs. S.M. Hatfield accompanied the class as chaperons in the absence of our regular sponsor, Mr. Tipton. The Senior Class is very proud of the fact that Mr. J. C. Evans, of this class won the Davis Oratorical Medal Fri-Jenkins and Smartt of the Senior Class were also contenders for this medal and all acquitted themselves with this distinction. Head Commencement Committee: C.B. Richmond, Instructor in music; Harry H. Jenkins, Institute ’24; James D. Millers, High School ’24. This committee will be designed by white arm hands bordered with gold and crimson ribbon which are with the white the two senior class colors. Committee of Aides: Robert Alcrn, Alex Shipley, Fowler Clark. Lewis Loftis, Eugene Collier, Eunice Allen, Irene Paschall, Villa Carmack. Uel Gill. Mary Jackson. Clara Starnes The Aides will wear gold arm bands with a purple A ‘24 Committee of Ushers: Wilgie McGee. Rose Dow. Alex Shipley, Fowley Clark. Lewis Loftis. Eugene Collier. Donnel Evans. Jack Morrison. The ushers will wear gold arm bands with a purple U ’24 on them. Both the Aides and the ushers were selected from the Institute class of ‘25 Senior High A matter of very great interest in the English Department was a display of charts made by the Senior High Class in English XII. The charts contained the names of all great American men of letters together with the date of birth and death in chronological order. The display was held in the room adjoining. Mr. Passons showed a great deal of labor on the part of each individual and are something that will be of benefit in later life. Our Senior Class has been very busy for the past week formulating plans for a picnic to be given May 10. The girls of the Domestic Science Class will prepare a delightful lunch, while the boys will look to transportation. This being our last picnic, the Class of ’24 we hope that all will go and have one perfect day of joy and merriment which will long be remembered after their days at Tech are over. Mr. Ed Hudgens, a popular member of the Senior Class, is improving rapidly following an operation performed on his foot at the Howard Hospital May 2. Just a little bluffing Lots of air quite hot Makes a recitation Seem like what it’s not. “It takes up a lot of space to fill six pages,” –James Miller The Sophomore Class The Sophomore Class is progressing nicely under the leadership of Miss Shelia Officer as president. The class feels proud of the splndid showing made by its representatives in athletics this year. We are proud of Miss Mary F. McDearman who first place in the oratorical contest of this section of the state and who won third place at Nashville. Howard Whitson says he never expects to go broke for he will always have a nickel. The class is blessed by having the Fountain of Youth that Ponce De Leon searched for so long. Our class should produce some great poets for we have a Scott, who claims to be a direct descendant of Sir Walter Scott. We also have a Cooper, altho he is no related to James Fennimore Cooper, but he has displayed great talent. Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. is progressing nicely under the management of the new president, J.L. McDowell. In spite of the fact that school is drawing near to a close and everyone is busy and getting ready for examinations. Realizing that much of the morals of the school; and especially the dormitory students, depends upon the Y.M.C.A., we have tried to make this a real part of our school this year, and we believe that we have not tried in vain. School Day At Tech As the days pass one by one Child of Tech each loyal son Times you have will soon be gone And be thought of just in song. In the sunny days of May When the lovers like to play And in balmy shade they stroll As they did in days of old. Times will soon be near to part Oh! The aching of each heart When the lovers say goodbye From the Senior sounds a sigh. Some will wonder at the end If more good times we shal spend, Tech has grown so very dear Grads can’t leave at all this year. When I leave this campus fair Beds of primrose scent the air And the blue grass shimmers sheen Under stately oaks so green. Clover fields are flaming red Neath the sky so blue o’er head. Sol is beaming bright and bland On the fairest in Southland. Soon must close this overflow; Written lines, they come so slow, E’er I close my eyes in sleep I will write no more this week. The Star Twinkle, twinkle, little star How on earth did you get so far, With your wheels so very small I can’t see how you go at all. How your motor grinds and knocks As over the road it takes the shocks How your fenders shake and shatter Many a bolt you drop and scatter. Why in Hades call you a car When you are only a little Star. You hit the bumps with many a jolt— Your name should be just “Scatterbolt.” When Pluto begins his reign I hope he’ll have you by a chain And put you in the depths of h— Where you can twinkle very well. Lewis McDowell to Tommie Van Hooser: “Tommie, what is the difference between labor and capital?” Tommie: “That’s easy. If you would lend me ten dollars, that would be capital, but if you tried to get it back, that would be labor.” Athletic Aerial Tech Closes Baseball Season Ogdon vs. Tech Tech engaged in a, two-game series with ogden College of Bowling Green last Friday and Saturday. In the first fracas Tech got off for an early lead, the score standing 5 to 3 at the beginning of the fourth. Ogden in her half of her this inning, bunched her hits and knotted the count. In the latter half Tech ran in three but Ogden scored two more, making the score 8 to 7 in the eighth. In this frame the score was again tied, the ninth passed scoreless, the tenth and eleventh in the same manned but Ogden ran one in the twelfth and so won. In the second contest Tech again took a nice lead but again Ogden proved too much the passed scoreless, the ten and scored, a clean sweep on the series by winning ten to six. The outstanding features of both games was the sensational playing of Evans, Ogden short stop. He not only covered all his ground but also backed up third, second, pitcher, catcher and on one occasion went to the outfield for a ball. In both games his batting was terrific. The visiting team was built around him, in fact Ogden can be said to have a good Evans. Summary: First Game Two base hits: Johnson, Rickman, F. Clark. Home runs: Rickman, Evans Left on bases, Tech 6, Ogden 5. Losing pitcher, J. Clarke. Winning pitcher Evans. Summary Second Game Two base hits, Thomas Home runs, Evans, Clark. Left on bases, Tech 6, Ogden 4. Base on balls; off Clarke, 1, off LeFevre, 2. Losing pitcher, LeFevre. Livingston vs. Tech T.P.I. held an aquatic meet with Livingston Saturday. The game was stopped in the first to allow the players time to hunt for boats to continue. Tech had scored when the game was stopped. After a little more water was let into the dell, it became deep enough that the boats could go around. Then followed the best game of the local season. Tech emerging the winners 2 to 1. The game was featured by Collier’s grand stand play over second, and “Foxy” Sidwell’s a former Tech boy pitching. In this game the line up was completely changed. Rickman went to catcher, Johnston to first, Collier to second, F> stayed at short. Shipley replaced Puckett in the outfield. Summary: Two base hits, Johnson. Left on bases, Tech 6; L.A. 4. Stolen bases, Shipley, Rickman, LaFevre. Struck out by LeFevre 4, by Sidwell 15. Base on balls off Sidwell, 4 Monterey vs. Tech Younigans The Monterey Mountaineers came out of their lair Monday to win from the Tech Younigans 6 to 5 in a slug fest. The Younigans used four pitchers in a main effort to stop the artillery of the Monterey guns, but to no avail. Lochinvar Puckett, Denny, F. Clark and J. Clark failed to hold them in check. The game was close and interesting nevertheless, it having gone for ten innings. E.T.S.N. vs. Tech The local season was closed Tuesday when one of the best games of the season from a Tech view point was played between East Tennessee Normal and T.P.I. A decided improvement was showed for this game but the old jinx still held on and the game was lost 5 to 3. Tech wasted many chances by failing to hit when men were on. However, Tech got nine hits to only eight for E.T.S.N. Summary: Two base hits, Johnson, Miller, Massingill, Coable. Three base hits. Choat, Left on bases, Tech 8 Normal 7, Struck out by LeFever 7, base on balls off masengill, 1. Horseshoe Pitching becoming Tech Fad In the old game of horseshoes the championship is undecided. There are many claims to the honor. So popular is this game that three links have been constructed on the campus. It is rumored that the faculty is going to enter a team in the horseshoe tournament. Mr. Richmond and Mr. Kittrell have been barred, having been charged with professionalism. Tennis An organization of a tennis club has just been effected and new nets have been purchased. The students who are in the club are all good tennis players and it seems bound toward success. A “Bathingless” Beauty Perhaps the reason for so many defeats in baseball is the loss of Merril Hughes but this cannot be helped for “Sheep” had either to quit or take a bath after each practice, so he chose the lesser of the two evils –and turned in his uniform. Another Sherwood Victory The first intersociety contest for the Davis Oratorical Medal was held in the T.P.I. auditorium Friday evening May 9th. The Upper Cumberland Society was represented by Max Taylor. Harry Jenkins, Watson Cook, and Emmett Smartt. The Sherwoods were represented by Bryce D. Stone and J.C. Evans. All the speeches represented the best efforts of a select group of young men from the college department of this institution. The honors were won for the Old Rose and Gray by J.C. Evans. Belles Lettres Literary Society The annual reunion of the Sherwoods and Belles Lettres Literary Societies, which had been planned for Monday, May 12, has been postponed until May 19th. All members of the faculty and former members of the societies are requested to be present. Candy was presented to the Sherwood contestants last Friday evening by Miss Villa Carmack. The Belles Lettres are very proud of their brother, J.C. Evans, the winner of the oratorical contest. The spirit of the Society is at high tide. Each member if doing all in her power to hold the Wilson Banner. The Editor used This in a pinch— She needed exactly Another inch. Tech Oracle Published semi-monthly by the student body of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville, Tennessee. Staff Harry H. Jenkins, ‘24 Editor in Chief. Emmett E. Smartt, ‘24 Associate Editor. Jas. P. Buck, ’24 Class Editor Luther C. Harris, ‘24 Faculty Editor Mable Holladay, ‘24 Exchange Editor. Alex Shipley, ‘25 Athletic Editor Nellie Anderson, ‘26 Wit and Humor Editor Juanita Oliver, ‘27 Social Editor James D. Miller, ‘26 Business Manager. Madeline Jackson, ‘24 Assistant Business Manager Thos. L. Passons, English The 1925 Oracle As has been repeatedly brought but the Oracle of 1924 is merely a starting point for the future. It is in time to come that the present staff hopes to see their work in establishing this paper be productive of great results. In order that the Oracle may be all cranked up and ready to go next September, it has been decided that the staff of ’24 elect the staff of ’25 subject to the approval of the student body. This will be done at the next staff meeting and the names of the 1925 directors of the Oracle will be published in the Senior edition. And now we especially, we of the class of ’24 turn the Oracle over to you. We have begun at the bottom and thru the splendid efforts and aid of the faculty and student body, have created a paper imbibed with Tech spirit, a spokesman, with the good and advancement of old Polly as its aim. This do we lay at your feet. We have enjoyed working on this staff. The opportunities afforded us to learn the value of cooperation of truthfulness and of friendship has been given us through our association and our school days have been bettered because of it. In conclusion, let us then following classes of Tennessee Tech, exhort you not to let out work, meager though it might be in vain. To the staff of 1925 let us say: “You have a big job, but we know you are capable. Nothing of consequence has ever started in dear old Tech and failed. No, all has been a continuous climb up the ladder of success and to you is given an opportunity to place Tech one rung higher. Let your motto be: ‘We shall not fail’ and let old Tech’s name so shine thru the Oracle that it will be on the tongue of every prospective student.” Misses Ura Scott and Elise Little spent the week-end in the dormitory. Oratorical Contest The first annual College oratorical contest was held Friday evening, May 8, in the T.P.I. auditorium. The program was as follows: “A Plea For Universal Peace,” Max Taylor, Upper Cumberland. “The Martyr For Peace,” Harry Jenkins, Upper Cumberland. “Atlars of Gold,” Bryce D. Stone Sherwood. “My Brother –The outcast,” Watson Cook, Upper Cumberland. “The Pocketed American,” Emmett Smartt, Upper Cumberland. “The Gilded Specter,” J.C. Evans, Sherwood. A gold medal, given by Mr. Ezra Davis was presented to J.C. Evans for writing and delivering the best oration. Mr. Evans is a loyal and active member of the Sherwood Literary Society and has won three points in their favor, the Declamation contest of last year, and the Debate and Oratorical contest of this year. The Judges were Elder Ezelle Dr. McClain and Mr. John A. Mitchell, of Cookeville. The Mikado The Mikado will be presented Tuesday evening, May 27, 1924 City School Auditorium, 8 PM This comic opera offers to the people of this Uper Cumberland section a play which is worth many times the price of admission charged. The costumes rented for this special occasion alone cost over $100 Much work has been in progress for some six months. In selecting the principals for the leading parts great care was used, and the ones chosen are worthy of mention, being fitted and well trained for the positions. There is then the chorus of some fifty boys and girls all of whom are music students or have received musical training in some form or other while in school. Under the direction of Mr. C.B. Richmond and sponsored by the High School Class of ’24 the Mikado will without a doubt be a wonderful success. The fact that this Mikado is being presented is but another step of the musical program begun some three years ago, when the students of T.P.I. presented the cantata, “David, the Shepherd Boy.” We are expecting the attendance of every student, all business men of the town and all persons seeking an evening of entertainment. An educational and uplifting program that is within itself an opportunity of which the people of this section should be proud of having the opportunity to attend. Just Imagine Luther Harris without a kink. Mr. Smith being a gink. Carl Hudson without a wink. Thelma McCormick with cheeks not pink. Miller’s love with a missing link. A chemistry note book minus black ink. Yancy’s hair as dark as a mink. And ONE Freshman who can think. He who flunks And still is gay Will live to flunk Another day. --Battalion Bryan Tex. OH! THAT BELL Hear the teacher’s droning voice Ring that bell! What a sigh of relief its memory foretells! Cause the teacher teches, teches In this stuffy old class room. While I think of the beaches and an ocean of fishes And a bright full moon; keeping time, time time. With that Ingersoll watch of For “Big Buff” to hurry up and Ring that bell. (With apologies to E.A. Poe) Waiting, waiting, waiting, while the school room seems a cell. Some boys are so dumb that they think— A hurricane is a walking stick. Wheeling, West Virginia is a hard job. An asperin tablet is something to write on. Rex Beach is a summer resort. Joan of Arc is the wife of Noah. Scotland Yard is a playground That a river can lose its head. That they can mend the break of day. That ships have eyes when they go to sea. That if a lemon we drowning they could throw it a rope and give that lemonade. That if they ate a square meal, the corners will hurt. That a baker is rich when he is making dough. That there are springs in the ocean bed. That Longfellow was funny because he Minne-ha-ha and Laughing Water. That an elephant has a key to his trunk. That if a man has a Roman nose, and he gets it lit up his nose will be a Roman candle. That if they should paint a rabbit on a bald headed man’s head, he would have a little hare. That George Tech is a girl. That Texas Arms is a family crest Frances: “I wonder how many men will be unhappy when I marry?” Louise: “Well, for Goodness safe! How many men are you going to marry?” Miss Bryan (who hates gum) “Charges, what do you have in your mouth?” Charles B: “My tongue.” Miss B. (absent mindedly) “Well throw it out the window.” Villa: “What is the difference between a wrestling match and a modern dance?” Rose “Hughes Joyland Six.” Other papers all remind us We can make our own sublime. If the fellows students send us Contributions all the time, Story, schoolmate, song or jest, If you want a good school paper Everyone must do his best. --The Purple and White THINGS GET MIXED IN A PRINTING OFFICE How things sometimes get mixed in a printing office can only be thoroughly understood by those who are members of the craft, when in a rush to get the press two printers are finishing up the last copy and umping on the galley, and the foreman is cussing blue streaks in his effort to close the “forms.” The following writeup of a wedding and a notice of all auction sale is a fair sample that recently appeared in a Texas paper. “William Smith, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, and Miss Lucy Anderson, were made happy) [by being disposed of at public auction at my farm three miles past of town] (in the presence of quite a large number of quests.) [including two mules and twelve head of cattle.] (“Rev. Johnson tied the nuptial knot for the happy couple,) [averaging 1250 pounds on the hoof,] (The beautiful home of the bride, profusely decorated with) [one sulky plow, one feed grinder, two sets of work harness, nearly new bought just before] (the ceremony was pronounced. Mendelssohn’s beautiful wedding march was rendered by) [one cow, five years old, one jersey cow and one sheep.] (who carried a bunch of bridal roses in her hand; she wore one) [light spring wagon, two barrels of apples, three ricks of hay, one grind stone] (of mousseline desoel trimmed in) [about a hundred bundles of corn and some pea-vine hay] (“The bridal couple left yesterday for an extended trip with the wishes of a lot of household goods and kitchen furniture and other things too numerous to mention TERMS –SPOT CASH.) Miss Marguerite Hargis of Granville, is spending a few days with friends and relatives. Miss Myrtle and Callie Marcom were the guests of Miss Clara Bilbrey, of Brotherton. Mr. Taylor of Dayton, Tennessee, visited his son, T. Max Taylor, in the East Hall Friday.

1924-05-19

Volume 001, Description 05 of The Semi-Monthly Tech Oracle student newspaper. Transcript:  TECH ORACLE Q.M. SMITH, Unanimously Reelected President of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. Election Good for Three Years. Q.M. Smith has been elected to succeed himself as President of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Smith has served this institution well in the capacity of President, and we predict a continued growth and development of this great institution of learning. The institution has a record breaking summer school this year, having broken all former records of enrollment. A new feature next year at this school will be an addition all year of college which will make T.P.I. a three year instead of a two year college as heretofore. This will be followed by the fourth year as soon as practical and well afford an opportunity to the old students who have had only two years college to re-enter and complete college. Already we have heard of a number was thought their school days over at T.P.I. but on account of this additional year are coming back next year. Tenn-Tech is fast becoming a leading of the state. PARENT-TEACHERS GIVE PROGRAM The Student body enjoyed a most pleasant program rendered by the Parent-Teacher’s Association June 19, in the T.P.I. auditorium. Mrs. Watson of Washington, D.C, the National Secretary and Mrs. Haile of Memphis, the State President, gave interesting talks on the organization and presented many helpful ideas on organizing the rural communities. Mrs. Oliver, Chairman of the Fourth Congressional District and Mrs. Barbour, President of the local organization, were prestnt. Mrs. Lucas a noted pianist, played two very interesting pieces, after which the house was opened to discussion in regard to work in different communities. Then a delightful luncheon was served by the home economics class. At 1:00 they again assembled and engaged in community singing, which was followed by addresses from Mr. Q.M. Smith, Mr. McClannahan, Mr. Overall, Miss Jobe, Mrs. Eperson, and Mr. Gipson. By special request, Mrs. Lucas again rendered some numbers which were very entertaining. The house was opened for questions and several questions of particular interesting were answered by Mrs. Watson. This was followed by short farewell addresses by Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Haile. Pickett County Club Pickett county is represented this summer in T.P.I. by five teachers, as follows:; J.D. Cargyle, alias Judge Casey, Dimmer or Crookey. He is thirty four years of age, and has spent about fifteen in the school room. Mr. Cargyle lives three miles north of Byrdstown on the Byrdstown Albany pike. He is married and is the father of four children which he supports by teaching, farming and acting as county register. When he is not busy with these various tasks he will be found in summer school at T.P.I. Mr. Cargyle is located () for the next school year at the Green Briar School in Pickett county. Houston Huddleston is twenty eight years old and has been teaching since 1924. Mr. Huddleston has not been successful in the field of matrimony as Mr. Cargile, but hopes to be in the near future. He divides his time with teaching, farming and attending summer school. He lives three miles West of Byrdstown on the Livingston pike. Mr. Huddlesston will teach this year at Bethsada on the Overton and Pickett county line. Ben Elder is twenty two years old single and expects to stay that way. Ben has taught school two years. He will not teach this year due to the fact that he has no certificate. Mr. Elder is a quiet home loving boy and divides his time between reciting in the morning and singing “Home, Sweet Home” in the afternoon. He will be found in the Pickett county high school for the year of 1924-45. George C. Bertram is twenty-one years of age and the Old Bachelor of the delegation. He has taught only one year and expects to teach only one more. Then he intends to pack his belongings in a knapsack and take his dog and gun and spend the rest of his life hunting and trapping in the mountains of eastern Pickett county. Mr. Bertram will teach at Bloomington school in Pickett county. Last but not least comes Mr. Gid L Hassler, who is only nineteen years young. He has only taught one school. Through no fault of his he still single. Mr. Hassler is the ladies’ man of the Pickett county delegation. By the end of the first week of school he knew every girl in school by her first name. He never has less than two love affairs on his heart and worse than ever insists on telling them to his room mate. Mr. Hassler is the principal of the Love Lady elementary school for 1924-5. Some people think of Pickett county as a place where the old fashioned backwoods-mountaineer spends his time hunting, fishing, and making moonshine. Whether or not this is true there are many other things to know about this small mountain county. Ninety per cent of the teachers of Pickett county belong to the State Teachers’ Association. It has a first class High School. Byrdstown the county seat, is connected with Livingston and also Clinton county, Kr., by a hard road. Plans are being made to build a road to the Fentress county lines. We may not be as far advanced now as some other counties but the natural reserved and native ability will some day make Picket county the “Gar’den Spot of Tennessee.” Y.M. AND Y.W.C.A. We note with pleasure the splendid attitude and interest of the student body and especially the rural teachers toward the work of this organization. In reviewing the work for the summer term some of the regular meetings have been omitted due to other activities and programs of the various churches in town. The first meeting held immediately after registration, was carried out with the usual Christian fellowship which is characteristic of Tech students. The program consisted of a welcome address by the president, student council, a discussion of present community needs religiously and the future Y.M. and Y.W.C.A. at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute by Mr. Luther C. Harris. All thoroughly enjoyed the talk. The result of this program was most noticeable by the desire of new students to become acquainted with each other and the great cause of the Y.M. and Y.W.C.A. as well as the cause of T.P.I. to foster education in the Upper Cumberland communities. This cause we believe is nearest to the heart of each and every rural teacher in this school. The “T” Club The “T” Club met and organized at the beginning of the summer school. The membership of this club is composed of those students who are attending summer school and have at some time received a letter. Or letters, from this institution in either baseball, basket ball or football. The following officers were elected: President, Lewis Loftis; Secretary Treasurer, Rose Dow; Reporter, Lora Billingsley. Other members of the club are: Lucy Greenwood, Lydia Wheat, Amy Shipley, Emmett Smartt, Alva Starnes, Albert Johnson. Those receiving letters for basketball are: One letter: Lucy Greenwood, ’24; Lydia Wheat ’24, Rose Dow ’24, Emmett Smartt ’23. Two letters: Lora Billingsley 21, 22, and 23. Baseball, one letter: Emmett Smartt ’28, Albert Johnson, ’24. Football, one lette: Alva Starnes ’24. Three letters: Emmett Smartt ’22, ’23, and 24. THE BARBARIANS Our organization is composed of those students whose counties do not have a number large enough to organize. They call us “the Barbarians,” but we are proud to call ourselves Tennesseans. Our enrollment is as follows: Alfrad Edmonds, Bledsoe; Besise Montgomery, Bledsoe; Bell Heifner, Bradley, Jessie Pair, Bradley; Kathleen Brock, Bradley; Francis Huffman, Bedford; Josh Brown, Clay; Fay Smith, Cumberland; Nina Griffin, Cumberland; Slema McLarty, Cumberland; Miss Nannie Dunbar, Cumberland; Elsie Henderson, Sadie Metcalf, Grundy; Ruby McKeel, Humphreys; Mary Helen Armstrong, Laura Curtis, Lewis; Daisy Leonard, Marshall; Noive Short, Maury; Robley Jobe, Montgomery; Mrs. Mattie E. Cooper, Dixie Alley, () Morgan; Herbert Jeffers, Scott; Irene Paschall, Hattie Terry, Katherine Neal Smith; Ariouine Piarsall, Warren. The following officers were elected: Robley Jobe, President; Irene Pascholl, Secretary; Ruby McKeel, Reporter. TECH ORACLE Published semi-monthly by the student body of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville, Tennessee. KANGAROO COURT NEWS. Geo. C. Bertram The Kangaroo Court has been a decided success during the Summer term. The office of Judge has been occupied by two of the most competent men in the dormitories. Hon. J.D. Cargile of Pickett County and the Hon. W.C. Davis of the good county of Jackson. Mr. Luther Harris of Overton County has held the office of Attorney General for the term, and has discharged the duties of that office in an honest, straight forward way which has been a source of terror for evil doers and at the same time a source of comfort and joy to the honest, peace loving students in the dormitories. Mr. Paul J. Moore of Putnam County has been High Sheriff for this term and has won the admiration of all in discharging his duties in a careful manner which was offensive to none but at the same time, firm and uncompromising with the culprit. The first case to come before the Court was that of Luther C. Harris vs John Bell and Carson Harris for house breaking and attempted of murder. Hon. J.D. Cargile presided. Mr. J.L McDowell represented the defendants. The counsel for the defense entered a plea of of guilty on the grounds of insanity. After a trial which proved that the defendants hit Mr. Harris with a tin cup and various other things while he was in his own room; the Jury disregarded the plea of insanity and returned a verdict of guilty. The Judge then ordered the Sheriff to give each of the men five licks with the straps. The Sheriff executed this order with great enthusiasm. The next case to come before the Court was that of John J. Bell vs Luther Harris for assault and battery and attempt of murder. The regular Judge occupied the bench. The prosecution was represented by W.C. Davis while J.L. McDowell defended. The defendent was found not guilty. The most conspicuous case for this term was that of Mrs. Morton ya A.C. Whitefield charged with larceny. The counsel for both sides put forth their efforts and in the arguments that followed, the audience sat spellbound and listened to perhaps the greatest flow of oratory ever heard in Kangaroo Court. In spite of the almost superhuman efforts put forth by the defense, the Jury returned a verdict of guilty and the defendants got six licks with the straps. The next case that come within the Jurisdiction of this Court was of a civil nature. Mr. Cargile brought suit against Mr. Gid L. Hassler for the collection of a note, the face value of which was ten cents. Before this case came to trial, Mr. Ben Elder used all of his great persuasive power to bring about a peaceful solution of this case but without avail. Hon. W.C. Davis presided over the Court, Mr. John J. Bell represented Mr. Cargile and the defense was represented by McDowell and Upton. After the evidence had been presented the Judge decided to withhold his decision until the next morning. After a night of deep deliberation the Judge handed down the decision that the note was valid and that Mr. Hassler must pay the debt. In deciding this case Mr. Davis also gave the decision that technical points of law could be ignored in Kangaroo Court if it is necessary in order that “right shall prevail.” Court convened June 30th, and tried the following: John Bell vs Luther Harris on charge of pouring water on his bed, the trial resulted in a hung Jury. The following sentences were handed down: Geo. C. Burtram three straps for contempt. C.W. Davis Luther Harris, Jno. Bell, one strap each for contempt. FACULTY CORNER We are glad to give this part of our paper over to our faculty. We wish to thank those who have so generously contributed. Dean Smith says, “The summer School of 1924 is composed of the highest type of manhood and womenhood both from a moral and an intellectual standpoint ever assembeled at the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and is unsurpassed by any other like gathering in the State. A high class of work has been done from the “word go,” and the faculty is well pleased with the Institution. Mr. McClamahan wishes to make known the fact that the Education Department is full and overflowing. Most of the classes have been divided and some new ones started. There are four teachers for the department this summer. Miss Huffman states that she has a full department in Domestic Arts and all her classes are doing excellent work. Mr. J.M. Hatfield says, “we have the best looking girls the uglest men, and on the whole, the most earnest and hardworking body of students of any summer school ever held.” Miss Voegele makes known the fact that her classes in Domestic Science are doing excellent work. The class in "School Lunch” is serving lunches to the students at cost this summer. Also lunch was served to the visitors of the meeting held by the Parent Teachers Association at this place, Friday June 20. About thirty five guests were present. Both teachers are students enjoyed the work very much. Miss Bryan says she has no special report this time, as her name is always getting mixed up with Charlie Branhams and Charlie is not in school now. So, she does not think it necessary that she make a report. President Smith says this is the best summer school he has ever known and that there is a greater number of men and women who are working towards a definite goal than has ever assembled at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute previous to this year. SHERWOOD LITERARY SOCIETY The Sherwod iLterary Society met to organize for the summer school on Friday afternoon, June 6, 1924. The Officers elected for the ensuing term were John L. McDowell, President; W.G. Whiteaker, Secretary; Luther C. Harris, Treasurer and A.C. Whitefield, Chaplain. The Society opened its work for the summer term with a good percentage of the regular membership present. In addition the Society has been favored at each meeting by the presence of several visitors and members of our generous rival Society, the Upper Cumberlands. Visitors from the rival camp are accorded the same hearty welcome that the Sherwoods extend to all. We have also been especially pleased to have many of the teachers from schools of Putnam and surrounding counties attend our programs. An effort has ben made by the program committee to arrange programs of general interest and that can be duplicated in rural schools. It is hoped that by this means some new ideas of society organization may be carried out by T.P.I. by the visiting teachers. Heretofore neither of the societies has carried on its regular organization during the summer term owing to the small number of members attending the summer school. This year, however, during the Spring term some of the old memebrs who were going to attend summer school, resolved to keep the regular organization going. The result has been encourages and much interest has been aroused. The success of the undertaking was largely made possible by the generous approval and commendation of President Smith and the hearty cooperation of our faculty sponsor, Prof. Chas. McClanahan, of the Department of Education and Psychology. The Society has been strengthened greatly by the addition of several new members, among them being Mr. C.W. Davis, member of the faculty of the Gainesboro High School last year and who plans to enter the Institute Department of T.P.I. in September and Mr. L.O. Upton, who was a member of the Intercollegiate debating team of Burritt, College the past year. Putnam County Putnam county has from the very beginning, contributed more than any other county to make the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute what it is today. It was a small band of loyal citizens of Putnam county who first originated the idea of such a school and began the first for its establishment at this place. It was Putnam county’s representative, the Hon. Elmer L. Wirt, who carried the fight through the legislature in 1925. It was the County Court of Putnam county that donated the Campus and buildings to the State in 1916. From that time till the present Putnam county has contributed a large percentage of the student body. This summer the delegation of teachers of the rural schools of Putnam county attending the summer school is especially fine. Around ninety per cent of the teachers are in attendance. Among the prominent teachers of the county attending are Mrs. J.M. Hatfield Miss Minnie McGlasson and Mr. Lawis Loftis of the Cookeville City School, Mr. Chester Patton and Emmet Smartt of Baxter and Miss Ella Crownover and Miss Nannie Henry, of the Monterey High School, and others. There are also many Putnam county students taking courses for advance credits during the summer term. Several are planning to graduate at the end of the summer school or to qualify for the college entrance requirements. The Putnam county delegation organized for the summer term by electing the following officers: Mr. Lewis Loftis, President; Miss Della Lemons, Sec. Treas.; James P. Buck, reporter; Mr. Morgan Long, Sergeant at arms and Mr. Emmett E. Smartt, Cheer Leader. BELLES LETTRES LITERARY SOCIETY During the spring term of 1924 the Belles Lettres suggested that the societies should meet during the summer session, as in the regular school year. The Belles Lettres had a call meeting the first week of school to elect officers for the summer. The program committee met and planned a program for the first Monday of the term. Much interest was manifested at the first meeting, and it has been steadily growing every since. The society has met every Monday at 3:45. Programs of the highest type have been rendered, which have fully suggested the meaning of the name of the society. Belles Lettres means polite litearture or works of literary art showing grace and imagination, as poetry, drama, fiction and essays; humanities; also, the study and criticism of literature. Much good has been derived from the work done this year under the leadership of our capable president, Mrs. Jewell Johnson. The Society as a whole feels that the Belles Lettres will always continue their meetings during the summer schools. The Belles Lettres who were here last spring have entered wholeheartedly into the work this summer. We were very glad to have the following old members who were not here last year to be with us again during the summer, Misses Gladys Bohannon, Bessie Gentry, Edna Hill, Stella Huddleston, Rnth Irwin, Sarah Martha Tarner, Notie McCormick, Katherine Neal, Hattie Terry, Chloris and Sula Wassom. These people have proven that they enjoy the work and cooperation of the Belles Lettres Literary Society of Tennessee Tech. Although a large per cent of the new summer school students are teachers, and expect to be in school only a short time during he year, some have seen fit to join our band. They are: Mrs. Hattie Roberts, Misses Dixie Alley, Maud Baker, Kittie Lou Fisk, Pauline Gamble, Belle Heifner, Maud Johnson, Mary Ruth Lowry. Gladys McCulley, Jesse Pair, Avo Sells, Elizabeth Tardy and Blanche Tipton. These ladies may not be with us any more until next summer, but we feel sure that they will be glad to come back to T.P.I. knowing that they have a home in a society wehre they have a host of sisters who are proud of them. “This paper says that we are what we eat.” “Then I narrowly escaped being a bad egg this morning.” Doctor: “I have to report, sir, that you are the father of triplets.” Politician: “Impossible! I’ll demand a recount.” Bees don’t whine; they hum while working and how they cooperate! Results, honey. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves or we know where we can find some one who does. A good book is a good friend particularly if it is a Bank book. “As they took their seats in the box at the theatre, the Dr. asked his wife: “Did you notice that lovely girl in the pretty fur coat waiting in the lobby?” “What,” she replied, “that fussy thing with the false curls rouged face, imitation mink for and soiled gloves? No, I didn’t notice her; why? FENTRESS CLUB We are the smallest organization, having the lucky number of five. We are very weak, but are out to make life as sweet and pleasant as possible, to both ourselves and ones with whom we are associated. Each of us has ideals which can be attained only thru hard work and sacrifice. We chose Eugene Wood, of Boatland, a young man of sterling character and ability, ofr our chairman. He is carrying the limit of four subjects with the Junior Class for the Summer term. Mr. Wood expects to finish high school next year, then try a few years at college. Miss Blanche Tipton, our able and accomplished Reporter, comes from Jamestown. She is only starting on her High School career, but expects to finish after a few years teaching. Miss Annie Lee Boles, one of our Fentress Countians of whom we are very proud, has been attending T.P.I. regularly for the two previous spring and summer terms. She is from Boatland and is a member of the Senior Class. Miss Boles expects to return to T.P.I. next year and take up College work. Mr. Edgar Williams, a noble and sympathetic young man, comes from the much talked of Pall Mall. He was in T.P.I. for the regular term, and carried off the honor as leader of the Sophomore Class. Mr. Williams says he expects to stay with T.P.I. until he gets a degree. Miss Eunice Minor of Wilder is a “top notcher” in the Junior Class. She is almost a stranger in our county, having moved up there last October from Birmingham, Ala., but have learned to love her. Too much good cannot be said of her. Fentress county has some four of five graduates from T.P.I., among whom are Mr. J. Benton Cantrell, Miss Elsie Little and Miss Mable Evans. Mr. Cantrell and Miss Little have been teaching since finishing school. Miss Evans is attending college in Alabama where she expects to take her degree. Fentress county has been behind for a number of years with her roads and schools but we have finally awakened to the fact that good roads and schools are necessary for the development of a county. We now have six High and Junior High Schools well distributed over the county. Where roads permit the consolidation movement is under way and in its youth has proven a great success. Fentress county is also known historically, being the home of the ancestors of Mark Twains and Alvin C. York, the World War hero. Jamestown, our county seat, is the Obedstown spoken of in Mark Twain’s writings. UPPER CUMBERLAND LITERARY SOCIETY The Upper Cumberland Literary Society has continued to grow until now we have over a hundred loyal members. Until the last two years we were handicapped, because we did not have enough members to carry on the work of a strong organization successfully. However, we have constantly kept our motto in mind that “Determination is Success” and now we have one of the best literary societies in school. During the last two years we have been getting our part of new members. A good proof of that is that six of our number, Messrs. Barger, Bracy, Hitwood, Jenkins, Smartt and Taylor graduated from the Institution last year. The Upper Cumberland Society has advanced until the year ’23 and ’24 hs proven to be the most successful year in its history. In the annual debate between the Sherwood and Upper Cumberland’s, we were ably represented by Henry Barger and Benton Carr, and though we lost the decision, we feel that each member was benefited by the splendid example set by these two men; they worked earnestly and denied themselves many pleasures that they might other wise enjoy in order to be loyal to the society. At the next meeting after the debate, we gave them a unanimous standing vote of thanks to show our appreciation for their untiring work. In the Declamation Contest between the two societies, we were represented by Paul Moore and Ban McDearman. Mr. Moore won the metal. One of our members Mr. Noel Rickman won the Athletic medal. The scholarship and Math medals were both won by Mr. Harry Jenkins. And now the dream of all loyal members has come true. One has to look in the auditorium to see the gold and black proudly floating on both Wilson Banners. We are not over confident because we were victorious, for we realize that a good society lost. We expect to put forth greater efforts next year than ever before. The Upper Cumberlands have organized for the summer term, and under the leadership of John Bell, some interesting programs are being given. We are very glad indeed to welcome Summer School students to our meetings. We especially invite all to come back next fall and become a member of one of these splendid Societies. The Upper Cumberland’s and Pollaclians extend a hearty welcome to any one desiring to do some real literary work. WHITE COUNTY CLUB The White county Club was duly organized at the beginning of summer school. The club consists of twenty one members. Maude Baker, Janie Borden, John Bell, Mary Bryan, Pearl Brown, Anna Elrod, Ruth Erwin, Paulme Gambol, Kittie Lou Fisk, Verla Hennessee, Clara Hudgens, Mrs. William Hutson, Chas. B. Johnson, Mary Ruth Lowery, Jewell Lee, Elizabeth Lee, J.L. McDowell, Bessie Snodgrass, James Snodgrass, Pasco Tollison, Anna Mae Williams. The following officers were elected: James Snodgrass, Pres.; Ruth Erwin, Vice Pres.; Elizabeth Lee, Sec. Treas. And reporter; John Bell, Yell Leader, Charles Johnson, Sergt. At arms; Mr. Thomas L. Passon, Sponsor You see that White county is represented by old maids, flappers, marired men and bachelors. We are indeed proud that we have such a great number all teachers, most of whom are graduates of White county High School and are taking advanced work. Quite a few are here to specialize in one of the four departments. The Wite county delegation as a whole is proving itself an asset rather than a liability. This is made possible by the fact that some of its representatives appear to be living up on love thus counterbalancing the loss which would naturally follow the activity of a few members whose function is principally the consumption of food. The names are withheld to secure the safety of the editor. White county shines where-ever she may be. With brains of more abundance than leaves on the trees. Of our looks its needless to say, This you will notice if you’ll only look our way; White county can never be beat, For we have made many take their seat. If you don’t believe us we are ready for trying, And very soon you’ll feel yourself dying. We came here with a very high opinion of this own and school and we can truthfully say that our opinion has not been lowered in the least but that we have higher aspirations than ever ebfore. We very much appreciate the kindness shown us by the splendid faculty, the matron of the girls dormitory and the student body. We feel that Tennessee Polytechnic Institute is a great institution for education. We feel that we are more capable of rendering the service of which rural communities are in need because of our attendance here. We wish our many acquaintances here to feel that they have a hearty welcome to our county. JACKSON COUNTY We have a large number of summer school students in the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. Jackson county students met for organization immediately following the beginning of the term. The following officers were elected: C.W. Davis President; A.C. Whitefield, Vice President; Ethel Anderson, Secretary and Reporter; Alice Elizabeth Tardy, Assistant Reporter. Our delegation consists of twenty-six students, ranking next in number to Putnam county. That we excel in quality of course goes without saying. The following is our enrollment; Ina Allen, Ethel Anderson, Mabel Cassity, Alberta Cassity, C.W. Davis, Lillie Fox, Zora Fox, Loraine Fox, Lottie Harley, Lillie Harley, Rubin McCoin, Iva McCoin Ruby Montgomery, Ruth Quaries, Hallie Reeves, Christine Settle, Annie Sadler, Alice Elizabeth Tardy, Sallie Van Hooser, Nannie Van Hooser, Sella Wassom, Chloris Wassom, Ethel Wheeler. A.C. Whitefield, Cora Welt, Otha Smith. About fifty per cent of the Jackson students are taking college work. The teachers of our county are awakening to a realization of the necessity of a higher education and are striving day by day to obtain wisdom. Our chief interest is centered in the rural schools, because Jackson county future depends upon the efficiency of these schools. Jackson county is blessed with a large number of teachers. Many of them are individually possessed of considerable avoirdupois among whom are to be found Wilson Davis, Christine Settle and Otha Smith. Overton County Overton county representatives are to be found everywhere. They are capable of occupying any position from the governor’s chair to the nt oycunyt county jails. Twenty-five Overton countians are here in summer school. Practically all of them are planning to go back into the rural schools in the mountains. We are very proud of these teachers. It is to teachers of this type that we look for leadership. We are looking forward to the day when the progressive program which is being fostered by the teachers Asosciation. The worthy Superintendent and board will make it possible to reward these deserving teachers. Another thing for which they are to be commended is the fact that every one belongs to the Overton County Teacher’s Association. This record is probably unequaled by any other delegation. The members of the delegation are as follows: Velma Murphy, Chairman; Overton Upton, Secretary and Treasurer; Luther C. Harris, Reporter; Uldine Zachry, Velta Bowers, Challis Bowers, Maggie Green, Carson Harris, Charlie Hawkins, Rosa Reynolds, Josie Howard, Julia Rogers, Etta Ryann, Elils Webb, Ellis Breeding, Verna Huddleston, Martha Carmack Ava Sells, Hattie Roberts, Delta Hawkins, Claudie Lea, Beulah Milligan, Pearl Bowman, Helen Stonecipher. RECREATION HOUR A great addition to the social life in the dormitories is the recreation hour which is held on the campus after the evening mail. Miss Jobe, the instructor of Physical Education, directs the evening’s amusement which is entered into with much enthusiasm.

1924-07-07

Volume 002, Description 01 of The Tech Oracle student newspaper. Transcript:  THE TECH ORACLE THE NINTH YEAR BEGINS School opened for work Thursday, September 18, 1924, with about three hundred enrolled. Almost one hundred of these are college students. This doubles the number for last year. In the Freshman class alone this year there are sixty. Many of these are new students also. The Freshman High School is not represented in T.P.I. any longer. The High School department contains about two hundred students this year, practically the same number that were her last year. This looks good considering the fact that the seventy-five or more who would have composed the Freshman class is lacking. The faculty is to be commended on the manner in which they handled the matriculation this year. There was a place for every one, and almost every one found their place. There were no long lines in which a student had to stand and wait but once started they were passed rapidly from place to place and the ordeal was soon over. Immediately after class work began the classes and literary societies organized for their year’s work and all is now in full swing. SOPHOMORE COLLEGE The Sophomore College class met recently and elected the following officers; President, Jack Morrison. Vice-president, Fowler Clark. Secretary, Wilsie McGee. Treasurer, Robert Alcorn. Sergeant-at-arms, C.B. Johnston. Reporter, Alex Shipley. Plans were discussed for a marshmallow toasting to be given by the class. No definite time or place were agreed upon, but it is expected that the party will be given at Lake View some time in the near future. Our class is composed of several former members of the Technical High School class of 1923, with addition from various other high school’s in the state. Many of those who started with us are missing now, but in spite of the losses, the class still retains that loyalty to our Alma Mater and to the high ideals that has ever borne us onward and upward. Our only cause for lamentation at present is the fact that there are only four girls in a class of twenty. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL The Senior High School class met Wednesday, October 1st. The officers for the year were elected as follows: Raymond Robbins, president. Harry Draper, vice-president. Dimple Greenwood, secretary. Charles Cox, treasurer. Louis Draper, class reporter. The class adjourned to meet following Wednesday to elect rest of the officers. The class is planning a great year. FOOTBALL TEAM Hill-Captain-End Hunter is a seasoned veteran having received five of the coveted football “T’s”. He weighs 155 pounds and is 5 feet 5 inches tall. Opposing teams soon learn that is useless to run plays around his end, for he is sure to bust ‘em up.” He is also one of the main cogs in the interference. This will probably be Hunter’s last year of football but his value to T.P.I. in his five years’ service cannot be approached. Puckett –End Dewitt has received three letters for football services rendered at Tech. Puckett weighs 160 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. Puckett is expected to have his best year in the present campaign and if his duties as “scrub” coach do not require his attendance with that organization, he is expected to make all the trips with the varsity. Winningham –End Although Winningham is new among the Tech gridders, he is expected to be a great help to the team both offensively and defensively. He weighs 165 pounds and is 5 feet 11 inches tall. He seems to be especially adept at catching passes and is expected to do the receiving in the greatest system Tech has ever had. He is also a good defensive man. Miller –Half Jimmie Miller is the veteran of the rear squadron, having served four years with the Tech gridison warriors. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 164 pounds. Miller’s fleetness of foot, coupled with his never needing drive make him one of the most dreaded “pigskin packers” in this section of the state. He not only can carry the ball on the long end runs, but last year showed a great ability at line plunging. He is expected to have a great season. Watson –Half Eddie has had only one year’s experience in football, but despite this great drawback he is making a fine showing. His giant legs give him a powerful drive and a few more weeks of training should make him a finished footballer. He weighs 174 pounds and is 5 feet 11 inches tall. Russell –Quarter Russell, better known as “Dutch,” is the midget of the squad and is in danger of being mistaken for a mascot. Dutch hails from Corinth Miss. Having played three years with the strong Corinth 11 S. Despite his slightness of stature he is a great player being a fast runner and possessing a great stiff arm. He calls a fast game, and with the cooperation of his fellow teammates should be able to drive Tech through an undefeated season. He weighs 142 pounds and is 5 feet 6 inches tall. Jobe –Fall Jobe hails from Clarksville, having played two years with Clarksville High. Although he weighs only 155 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall, he carries the greatest drive and a great speed as shown by any member of the team. He not only shines on the offense, but is one of the most deadly tackles on the squad. Barring injuries, Jobe is doomed to be the most valuable man on the Tech squad during the present season. Brynum –Tackle Another Mississippian also hails from Corinth. He has played four years and was captain of the team in ’23. Brynum is a large man and has shown great prospect, but most of all he shows a determination to win. He has shown a great defensive power and also a great power at paving the way for the offense. He is a good punter and will be entrusted with the kicking duties when he is in the game. His experience plus his natural power is expected to make him one of the greatest defensive players Tech has ever had and from present indications he will live up to all expectations. He weighs 170 pounds and is 6 feet tall. Cahoon –Tackle Cahoon, a hefty youngster, hails from Chattanooga, having played with the strong Central High School for the past four years. Cahoon is a large man and carries a great power being a deadly tackle and a good blocker. He has shown great prospects and is expected to be a great aid to Tech during the ensuing season. He should be able to stop most offensive star which Tech will meet and he is expected to be found fighting throughout every game. Cahoon will probably carry the kick-off and the field goal responsibility, being good at both tasks. He weighs 185 pounds and is 6 feet tall. Starnes –Tackle Starnes has received two letters for football service and is expected to make his third a still greater year Starnes is a man who puts every ounce of his energy into the game, and will doubtless be a great aid to the team. He weighs 173 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches tall. Jackson –Guard Jack has played three years with the Tech squad and is an able performer. He has been of great aid in the past and is expected to have a still greater season this year. He weighs 175 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. LaFevre –Guard Buff has played four years with the squad. He is a strong man barring injuries should have a good year. He weighs 188 pounds and is 6 feet 2 inches tall. Clark –Center Clark is entering upon his second year as a Tech gridder and is expected to be a valuable man. He is playing his first year at the “snapper-back” position being a guard by profession but is fast developing into a fine center. He is the lightest man in the line weighing 150 pounds. It has been said by able critics that Clark got more tackles than any other man on ’23 squad. Suggs –Center Suggs, a new man, hails from Clarksville having played two years on the Clarksville High team. He is a big man and although he arrived late and little is known of his actual ability, he is expected to be a valuable man. He can be used at center or guard and should go good at either position. He weighs 176 pounds and is 5 feet 11 inches tall. Overall –Coach Overall started his football career at Murfreesboro where he played with Middle Tennessee Normal. He played with the undefeated Vanderbilt team of ’21, and is accredited with having stopped the great Georgia team when it seemed they were making a mad rush toward victory. He started his career as coach with Livingston Academy and his success there caused him to be employed by T.P.I. He at once started a system of clean athletics, and is fast putting T.P.I. in line with other colleges in the athletic realm. He has received the greatest material ever offered a Tech coach and is expected to put out winning teams in all three lines of sports for the following year. Darwin –Manager Lee Sadler Darwin is proving himself a faithful manager. He and the coach have arranged an attractive schedule and he will undoubtedly do his best to keep Tech in the front. Hudgens –Physician The football squad has found, in Ed Hudgens, a faithful and untiring attendant. He is ever ready to do anything in his power to comfort a Tech gridder and is fast becoming a deadly poison to the much dreaded charley horse. Ed is a dandy first aid man and is due much credit for keeping the men in good physical condition. Present indications point to the strongest year in Tech football history. The largest squad that ever reported to a T.P.I. coach has been found out this year. Approximately thirty-five men are daily battling for positions on the team. The entire varsity will average 167 pounds and every man has had at least one year’s experience. Coach Overall predicts a great season and with the aid of the entire student body together with the patriotic services of the members of the squad, should turn out a great team. FRESHMAN COLLEGE The Freshman College class held its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 8, 1924, in the English room. There is an enrollment of sixty. The officers were sworn in, and the constitution was read so that each member of the class might become familiar with it. A committee was appointed to make plans for an opossum hunt for this term. The Freshman College class met October 1, 1924, and elected the following officers. President Ed. Hudgens. Vice-president, Effie Judd Secretary Lillian Pointer. Treasurer, James Miller Sergeant at arms, Lewis LeFevre Cheer leader, Merrill Hughes Sponsor Miss Elsie Jobe Reporter Willard Johnson This is one of the best classes that has ever entered the college depart()ment of Tennessee Polytechnic. The interest and school spirit that have been manifested by every member of the class indicates that we have a successful year ahead, and that this class will do much in the future to raise the standard of the institution in every phase of its work. Sherwood Society The Sherwood Literary Society met in its regular meeting room on Monday afternoon, September 22, for the purpose of organizing for the Fall term. The following officers were elected for the Fall term: Gilbert Hatfield, president Walter G. Birdwell, vice-president C.W. Davis secretary. Chas B. Johnson, chaplain Oliver T. Bohannon, critic. Bryce D. Stone attorney general. Dewitt T. Puckett sergeant-at-arms Upon being installed in office the following program committee was appointed: Alton G. Adams, Jack Morrison and Herman Langford. The Sherwoods are very fortunate in office the following program committee was appointed: Alton G. Adams, Jack Morrison and Herman Langford, The spirit of the society is usually good for so early in the year. We are looking forward to one of the most successful years in our history. A great work is before, but every true Sherwood is resolved to do his best. All new students are cordially invited to attend the programs of the Sherwood society. We advise all new students to visit both societies before joining either. We make no extravagant claims of superiority, but we feel confident that the Sherwoods will always maintain the high standard set in previous years and push forward with renewed zeal to the yet unconquered heights of permanent supremacy. Palladians and Upper Cumberlands A delightful social function was given Friday night. September 26, when the Upper Cumberland and Palladian Literary Societies entertained for the new students. Instead of the regular litrary program, given every Monday by the respective societies, a very unique original stunt program was given arranged by Miss Elsie Jobe, Palladian sponsor assisted by a number of Palladians and Upper Cumberlands. An interesting feature of the evening entertainment was a “Get Acquainted” game, the boys and girls lining up and introducing themselves. Much fun was derived from this unusual feature. The hall and auditorium were decorated in society colors and delightful refreshments were served. THE TECH ORACLE Official Publication of the Students of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. Staff Bryce D. Stone ’26 Editor-in-chief Eleanor Haile ’27 Asst. Ed.-in-chief Associate Editor Dewitt T. Puckett ’25 Wit and Humor Shelia Officer ’29 Social Amy Shipley ’28 Class Hallie Ray ’25 Faculty John J. Bell ’26 Exchange Hendon Johnston ’26 Athletic Thos. L. Passons English Business Department James D. Miller ’27 Business Manager Jack Morrison ’26 Assistant Subscription rates $1.50 per year PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY THE ORACLE With this Description the Tech Oracle begins its second term as the official publication of the Tech student body. This paper was created near the close of the school last year, and with the limited time then at hand the staff of 1924 could not hope to establish a paper that would carry with it all the prestige and influence that rightly belongs to a school journal. But in spite of the handicap under which they labored our illustrious predecessors met their task with such courageous and concentrated efforts that, within the short space of one month, the Oracle was established on a firm working basis and had so endeared itself to both faculty and students that its continuation was assured. The foundation has been well laid but to the staff of 1925 falls the colossal task of continuing and improving the work so nobly begun. In beginning we realize the enormity of the work before us, but we are encouraged by the fact that no more loyal and enthusiastic student body ever existed than that which now rallies around our Alma Mater. We ask the cooperation and support of every loyal Tech student in our climb up the hitherto unexplored heights of scholastic journalism and in return we assure you a first class paper, representative of every phase of our school life –a paper by Tech students, for Tech. Henry L. Barger of the class of 1924 is the Republican nominee for the lower house of the State Legislature from Rhea and Meigs counties Mr. Barger spent three years in Tennessee Tech. He came here a stranger. He left with the highest regard of the people of Cookeville, and of his fellow students Mr. Barger was active in the local Sunday school work and for a time taught the young men’s class at the Church of Christ. He was a good student and in student activities had no superior. He repeated elected to the Y.M.C.A. presidency; was often president of the Upper Cumberland Literary Societies and twice represented that society in the annual debate being a member of the winning team of 1023 the first Upper Cumberland victory in six years. He was manager of the football team in 1923 and was pronounced one of the best the school ever had. Mr. Barger held other responsible positions and made good in them all. The editorial staff of this paper is democratic but it isn’t too narrow to appreciate character and ability. Hence we do not hesitate to express the opinion that Henry Barger would be an ornament to the legislature. He is publicity and privately clean; he industrious and thorough; he is cool, calm, and deliberate. The Oracle hopes that the General Assembly of 1925 will number Mr. Barger among its members. SEND IT IN If you have a bit of news— Send it in; Or a joke that will amuse— Send it in A story that is true— An incident that is new— We want to hear from you— Send it in; If it’s only worth the while— Nevermind about the style— Send it in; ISBELL MARTIN A marriage of much interest was that of Miss Mary Isbell and Mr. William H. Martin, which occurred at Jackson on October 2 while the bride was on a visit with friends. Rev Mr. Jones pastor of the Methodist church at Decaturville, where the bride taught last year, was the officiating minister. Only a few intimate friends of the young couple were present. The bride were a brown satin trimmed in fur with a small brown hat and accessories to harmonize. Mrs. Martin is well known in this city, in the daughter of Mr. W. L. Isbell and was born and reared here. She is a graduate of T.P.I. and has been a very successful teacher since she finished school. Mr. Martin is a prominent lumberman of West Tennessee. They will reside in Battle Springs where the groom owns a plantation. Immediately after the ceremony they left for a Southern motor trio. BELLES LETTRES SOCIETY The Belles Lettres Literary Society is progressing nicely, under the leadership of the president, Miss Clyde Jackson. The Belles Lettres and the Sherwoods had a very interesting joint program on Monday following the opening of school, which was enjoyed by all, especially the music rendered by Miss Ona V. Ellis and Mr. Merrill Hughes. We are glad to announce that we have had eight very promising young ladies to become members of the Belles Lettres Literary Society. Their talent will add much to the society and help make it a success in the future. We are glad to have so many of the old members back and the spirit in which they are entering the work indicates a most successful year. Our second program was very short because of the business we had to attend to. The following officers were elected: Vice president, Ona V. Ellis Chaplain, Daily Starnes Sergeant-at-arms, Arrie Bohannon. Critic, Myrtle Bullock Program committee, Ruby Barksdale, Lola Massa, Alyen Martin Fine officer, Velma Hill The officers that were elected in the Spring for the Fall term were as follows: President Clyde Jackson Secretary, Mabel Cassetty Treasurer, Lucy Whitson. PALLADIAN SOCIETY The Palladian Literary Society launched fort into the new year with a crew of eager, energetic workers, waving high the Wilson Banner and shouting “Onward.” Under the leadership of Miss Amy Shipley, president, they have sailed forth into the clear seas with high hopes and aspirations. Work was begun immediately by putting on a drive for new members, which has been a great success. A number of wide-awake, enthusiastic, new students have already have been admitted to the society. The weekly meetings have been held regularly and each time a delightful program has been rendered. One of the best programs being that given on the occasion of the joint meeting of the Palladians and Upper Cumberlands. On Friday evening, September 26, a Get Acquainted party was given in the main building by the Palladians and Upper Cumberlands for the entertainment of new students. The halls and auditorium were decorated in black and gold, the society colors. A stunt program was the principal feature of the evening. It was full of “pep” and fun. In entering upon this new year the enthusiasm of the Palladians seems unbounded and it is the aim and aspiration of the society to be worthy of the banner it now holds and to strive earnestly to make this a most successful year. Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. met in the education room of main building on Monday afternoon, September 22, 1924. At this meeting Bryce Stone served as temporary chairman and John J. Bell as clerk and the following were elected as officers: Jas. D. Miller, president. Ban McDearman, vice-president Ed Hudgens, secretary and treasurer. C.W. Davis, reporter. More interest and enthusiasm were shown at this meeting than at any meeting in the history of the organization, evidenced by the fact that every boy was present who rooms at the dormitories and when the house was open for new members came with their dollars and had their names enrolled. Every one pledged their support to this organization this year, and as a result of this cooperation we expect much effective work this year. FACULTY CORNER We are glad to give this part of our paper over to our faculty. We shall from time to time publish such matter as the various teachers will hand us. This section will be called “Faculty Corner.” The editor of this department hereby invites the teachers to furnish plenty of material o make this the best department of all. President Smith says, “With the publicity the ‘Oracle’ has there is no reason why it should not be one of the best school papers.” Mr. Kittrell is so busy electioneering for President of Third Year College class that he does not talk much about other things, but has been kind enough to give the following encouragement: “The Tech Oracle promised to be the greatest school paper in the state. I am judging by the Descriptions that have come out.” The Dean, who is always ready to help a good cause, gives the following thoughts about the work at Tech: The Tennessee Polytechnic Institute has opened what promises to be the most prosperous year in its history. The enrollment with the first year eliminated is not much below what it was last year, including the first year. The college department is larger by far than in any former year. “The percentage of students coming from outside of Putnam county is much greater this year than any year in the past. “The institution is beginning to take on a real college atmosphere being dominated now by mature students. The general tone of the school is excellent. “Students are being enrolled almost every day and there are others yet to come. In fact, after Christmas and during the Spring term, the enrollment will be swelled by many dozens. Those who have watched the growth of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute from 1916 when it had 120 in the 8th grade 169 in high school, and 11 in the college department, realize the real rapid growth and the material change in the student body. The school has been a going institution from the beginning, and is still such. Many high schools have been established in the Upper Cumberland section which are now becoming feeders for this and other institution, and with the awakening of the educational institutions throughout the state, a general increase in the enrollment will take place from year to year. “The future of the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute is bright.” Miss Huffman, who was with us last year, has demonstrated that she means nothing but hard work. (Proof: Read the sign on the door of D.A. Dept.) Miss Rose, who was a former student of Tech, has not become accustomed to the surroundings well enough to express her opinion. However, from her ability to police the halls at noon we judge that she is endowed with that wonderful gift called “discipline.” Y.W.C.A. The services of the Y.W.C.A. are being carried on in a very pleasing manner. We have morning watch every morning and on Wednesday evenings special programs are given. A number of the new girls have become members and every one hopes to make this one of the most successful years the T.P.I. association has ever had. Plans are being made to send a number of delegates to the Southern conferences at Blue Ridge, North Carolina, this year. Our conference representatives of last year, Misses Clyde Jackson and Auby Scott, reported a wonderful trip and received instructions which they hope to use in improving the local organization during the coming year. The Y.W.C.A. cabinet consists of the following girls: President, Clyde Jackson. Vice-president, Gorda Carrington. Secretary-treasurer, Auby Scott Program committee, Clara Bilbrey, Ruth Quarles, Mabel Cassety. The Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. conduct Vesper services in the auditorium of the main building every Sunday afternoon at five o’clock. Everyone is cordially invited.

1924-10-15

Volume 002, Description 02 of The Tech Oracle student newspaper. Transcript:  THE TECH ORACLE TECH OVERPOWERED BY CUMBERLAND Tech opened the local grid season of Friday, Oct. 17, against the strong Cumberland University aggregation. The game resulted in a 14-0 victory for the visitors. Aside from Knee, “the one man of the Cumberland defense,” the Tech squad outplayed the visitors by a good margin. It was only through his efforts that the visitors were able to penetrate the Tech defense to any appreciable extent. Tech lost two goods chances to score in the first quarter, when they twice held for downs in Cumberland’s territory. Cumberland scored in the initial quarter on several successive line plays, in which “Tiny” Knee was the main offensive weapon. He finally succeeded in carrying the ball across the goal and then added the extra point by a goal from placement. The Tech defense then tightened and good tackling by the whole team and excellent kicking by Hughes kept the ball in safe territory until the last quarter when Knee again bucked the ball to Tech’s one yard line and Cumberland carried it over the line. Knee again added the extra point, which ended the scoring for the entire game. The entire Tech squad gave good exhibitions of football ability. On several occasions Big Bynum and the other linemen broke through the opposing backs for losses. Jobe showed a great ability at backing up the line, it seemed that he was in every play. Hughes gave a fine exhibitions of punting, on several occasions he was hard pressed, but not a single kick was blocked and he averaged about 40 yards for the entire afternoon, clearly outpunting Knee, who averaged about 30 yards. The lineup follows: Cumberland Tech McKenzie R. End Hill C Murray R. Tackle Starnes Young R. Guard LaFevre Currie Center Clark Clements L. Guard Jackson Laswell L. Tackle Bynum Hicks L. End Puckett Cockrill Quarter Russell Parham R. Half Hughes Board L. Half Watson Knee Full Jobe Scoring touchdowns: Knee, Cunningham, Goals after touchdown: Knee 2. Substitutions: Cumberland: Parnell for Hicks, Hunt for Murray, Cunningham for Parham Tech: Davis for La Fevre, Miller for Bynum, Bynum for Miller for Watson, Suggs for LaFevre,Blount for Jobe. If you are a self starter, your teacher won’t have to be a crank. The man who whines that he never had a chance is probably the follow who wouldn’t recognize one I he met it in the road. ALUMNI NEWS Henry L Barger of the Institute class of 1924 is now Principal of the Junior High School at Big Springs, Tennessee. Cindidentally, Mr. Barger is the candidate for representative from his county, and as such should command the support of every Tech Alumnus. Bascome Countiss, a Tech graduate of the class of 1920, has won fame for himself in the judging contest at the World’s Dairy congress which was recently held at Waterloo, Illinois. Mr. Countiss won third prize in the judging contests. When in school at this institution Mr. Countiss was editor of the Tech Dynamo and won numerous other honors by his devotion to his studies. For the last four years he has been a student at the University of Illinois. Harry Jenkins, last year’s editor of the Oracle, is now taking premed worked at Vanderbilt University. Walter G. Birdwell of the High School class of 1923 has accepted a position as casher of the bank at Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee. Although we hate to lose Walter from our school, we feel sure that his natural ability, coupled with his strict attention to duty, will insure him a successful career in his chosen profession. LITERARY SOCIETIES BELLES LETTRES The Belles Lettres Society met in the Auditorium on October, 20, 1924. A very interesting program on the study of Burns was rendered. Life of Burns –Ruth Vanhooser. Quotations from Burns –Ona V Ellis. Piano Solo –Daly Starnes Song, Flow Gently Sweet Afton, Society Criticism –Alyne Martin. Miss Nellie Anderson and Mrs. Jewel Johnson, two former Belles Lettres presidents were present. Each made a very interesting talk. We are glad to announce that we have two more very promising young ladies to become members of the Belles Lettres Literary Society. They are Miss Georgia Whitaker and Miss Effie Wood. PALLADIAN The Palladian Literary Society has a larger membership this year than ever before. The programs are more interesting and educational. Everyone is doing her part to help make the society better. The members are attending more regularly and a great year is being planned for 1924-5. TECH WINS FROM MIDDLE TENN. NORMAL The football squad left Thursday for Murfreesboro, where they met the strong Normal team on Friday and handed them the small end of a 6-0 score. The game was very close and interesting, as the score indicates but the strong Tech defense kept the “normalites” well away from our goal. Tech lost a wonderful chance to score in the first quarter, when in one yard of the goal an end run was attempted and Blount was thrown for a 20 yard loss. In the third quarter “Dutch” got away for an 80 yard dash across the goal. Cahoon missed the try for goal, but little did it matter, for the damage was already done. Miles was the outstanding star for Normal. The entire Tech team played excellent football, the only outstanding feature being the play on which the touchdown was made. On this particular play Tech put the entire Normal team on the ground. We feel confident that the Tech squad has hit its stride and we shall expect them to make a great showing for the remainder of the season. The lineups for the same teams follow: Normal Tech Miles C R. End Hill C Prisgrove R. Tackle Starnes Parks R. Guard LaFevre Baker Center Clark Ralston L. Guard Bynum Thornberry L. Tackle Cahoon Walker L. End Puckett Huffines Quarter Russell Garette R. Half Miller Butts L. Half Watson Freeman Full Jobe PREPS AND CELINA BATTLE TO A 19-19 DEADLOCK The Tech Preps played the Clay County High School on the local field Saturday, Oct. 25. The game resulted in a 19-19 tie. The visitors opened an offensive attack at the very beginning of the game and scored on a pass, which netted 80 yards, in the first three minutes of the play. They scored again on straight football near the end of the second quarter, and on the kickoff which opened the second half. Gipson scored for the Preps in the first quarter. Bassett scored another in the third quarter, and Hughes ended the scoring in the fourth quarter. The Tech defense was very loose during the first half, but they got together in the second half and played a fair brand of football. Haven’t Got Time Of all the excuses there are, By which this old world is accursed, This “Haven’t got time” is by far The poorest, the feeblest, the worst. A delusion it is and a snare, If the habit is yours you should shake it, For if you want to do what is offered to you. You’ll find time to do it, or make it. Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. was fortunate to have as a speaker one night last week Mr. R.C. Beauty, student state secretary, who gave a splendid address dealing especially on the origin, growth and work of the association. Almost every member was present, both active and associate. All were pleased with Mr. Beaty’s address and expressed their desire to have him visit us again. The Y.M.C.A. is now an active association in every university and college in the United States and has for its aim Christian work and influence to bring the boys closer together. We feel that the T.P.I. association is doing fairly well her part. Let us get behind the officers and make this the best year in the history of the organization in membership and any other helpful way. Poetry Department BACK AGAIN Back from the days of long ago he sometimes comes to me, A littiel lad just ten years old, the lad I used to be. With stomach full of apples green and achings long and wide, A stonebruise on his left hind heel, and sunburns on his hide; With scratches on his well0turned limbs and large and blistered ears, He comes to me in a fancy sweet—myself of yesteryears. --T.J.D. SONNET TO AUTUMN When summer’s warmest breeze has blown away To climes that boast an endless summertime, Where changing seasons always are sublime, And autumn’s coming heralds no decay. When scarlet hues are turning brown and grey, And every insect’s song completes a rhyme; While waving boughs with windmade pantomime Entice the vari-colored elaves astray. Tis then the flaming goldenrod shall fade. And nature’s erstwhile brilliancy be shed In golden floods, that cover every glade With purple carpets, dotted gold and red. So life, with momentary pleasure filled And blest, shall fade and be forever stiled. --B.D.S. STEPS TO SUCCESS It’s doing your job the best you can And being just to your fellow man; It’s making money, but holding friends And staying tru to your aims and ends; It’s figuring how and learning why, And looking forward and thinking high, And dreaming a little and doing much, It’s keeping always in closest touch With what is finest in word and deed; It’s being thorough, yet making speed. It’s daring blithely the field of chance While making labor a brave romance; It’s going onward despite defeat And fighting staunchly, but keeping sweet; It’s being clean and it’s playing fair; It’s luahging lightly ant Dame Despair; It’s looking up at the stars above, And drinking deeply of life and love; It’s struggling on with the will to win But taking loss with a cheerful grin; It’s sharing sorrow and work and mirth And making better this gold old earth; It’s serving striving through strain and stress, It’s doing your noblest –that’s Success. Selected. FRESHMAN COLLEGE The Freshman College class held regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the English room. After the reading of the minutes and the business, plans were made for a sunrise breakfast the following morning. Fifty members of the class with Miss Jobe as chaperone, left the campus about daylight and hiked to a spring a mile and a half from town. There a delicious breakfast of bacon, eggs, and coffee was served. Mr. Passons: “Miss Ray, is your theme finished?” Hallie Ray: “Yes, all expect your looking over it and putting in the mistakes.” THE TECH ORACLE Official publication of the students of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. STAFF Bryce D. Stone ’26 Editor-in Chief Eleanor Halle ’27 Asst. Ed.-in-Chief Associate Editors: Dewitt T. Puckett ’25 Wit and Humor Shelia Officer ’29 Social Amy Shipley ’28 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 The editorial staff appreciates the splendid manner in which the students are supporting the Oracle, for such action is in keeping with the Tech spirit of former years. A school paper is the composite product of the student body, and its status is determined as much by the general attitude of the students as by the efforts of the staff, so be seen. However, it requires more than momentary enthusiasm to successfully publish as worthwhile school journal, and realizing this, we must again call your attention to the urgency of promptly attending to your subscription. One noteworthy improvement in our school during the past few years may be found in the conduction of our chapel service. Time was when tech students looked upon the chapel hour as a sort of recess or recreation, but now, thanks to the suggestive and perseusaive ability of President Smith, and to the laudable effort of his coworkers, the majority of the students approach the chapel service with an attitude of respectful attention and of reverence. This is indeed commendable, and the casual observer will note that the days of high school deportment have disappeared from our halls forever, and that now we may begin to surround the chapel exercises with an atmosphere of culture, which should become one of the institution’s most cherished traditions. That the wheels of progress are still turning at old Tech is evidenced by the fact that a moving picture machine is soon to be added to our school equipment. This move was fostered by President Smith, who announced that the institution would bear half the cost of the chine if some student organization would assume responsibility for the other half. The Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. immediately accepted the proposed plan, thereby insuring its early execution. We hope that every student will take advantage of the pleasant and instructive recreation that will surely be afforded by the pictures shown. Music Department GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB The Glee Club has been reorganized for 1924-5 with Miss Tennie Alma Stanton as director, Miss Dannie Wright Harvis secretary, Miss Julia Neal, librarian, Miss Johnnie Bilbrey business manager. This is the first work many of the girls have had in the club, but they are showing up nicely. There are some good solo voices, which Miss Stanton plans to develop later in the year. Those belonging to the Glee Club are: Dannie W. Jarvis, Lilian Pearl Cornwell, Effie Judd, Johnnie Bilbrey, Anne Elizabeth Bracey, Mary Ellen Shanks, Mary Ellen Rash, Dimple Greenwood, Agnes Greenwood, Julia Neal, Eleanor Haile, Elsie Young, Clara Bilbrey, Adelle Crowder, Adina Crowder, Ruby McKeel, Ione Robinson, Gorda Carrington, Daly Starnes, Lucille Cameron, Lucille Thompson, Jessie Barnes. ORCHESTRA The prospects for a good orchestra at Tech this year are fine. Many of the new men have had experience either with the orchestra last year or with the Cookeville Military band. The orchestra is divided as follows: Saxophone, Lauren O’Dell, Charles Cox, James Berry, Clem Allen Womack; trumpet, Douglass Robbins, Mogran Ross; clarinet, Wendell Johnson; trombone, Gilbert Hatfield; guitar, Josh Brown; violin, Benton Cantrell; mandolin, Fred Tardy; drums and traps, Merrill Hughes; director, Miss Tennie Alma Stanton. MUSICAL APPRECIATION Miss Stanton announces that a course in musical appreciation is to be given soon. The Chapel hour on Wednesdays will be devoted to this. The selections used will be either orchestral, vocal, or instrumental. T.P.I. QUARTETTE As there is no Boy’s Glee Club at T.P.I. this year, Miss Stanton has organized the following quartette; Benton Cantrell, bass; Merrill Hughes, Baritone; Luther Puckett, second tenor; Dewiit Puckett, first tenor. D.G.S. CLUB BANQUET The members of the D.G.S. Club entertained on Saturday evening at the City School lunch room with a banquet. The club colors of black, gold and purple were carried out, and the tables were attractive in their decorations of autumn flowers. A delicious five course menu was served. Ed Hudgens was toastmaster and introduced the speakers of the evening, each member being called on for a joke. The young ladies accompanying the club members were also called on for short talks. Mr Charles Cox gave a brief history of the club. “What the Club Stands for,” was given by Henry Carlen. David Terry spoke on “The Aims of the Club.” Lauren O’Dell concluded the program with a speech. The following guests were present: Ed Hudgens and Lillian Pointer; Harry Draper and Ann Elizabeth Bracey; Charles Cox and Hazel Henkins; Henry Carlen and Rozelle Pendergrass; Wendell Johnson and Thelma McCormick; David Terry and Mildred Darwin; Lauren O’Dell and Pearl Cornwell; Robert Cornwell and Reba Isbell; Fred Terry and Willard Johnson; Willie Hudgens and Treva Cooper; Alva Starnes and Alma McCarty; Joe Frank Hudgens and Ninnie Joe Bullock; Jeff Reagan and Effie Judd; Merrill Hughes and Dannie Wright Jarvis; Jimmie Johnson and Dutch Russell. THE FEAR OF BEING GREAT “Sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? Suggests some slip of the typewriter, or the printer’s mistake? The fear of being great?” “Why, bless you,” you exclaim, we’re not afraid of being great.” Nothing of the sort. You’re afraid to be great. That’s what is the matter with you. And so long as that fear has right of way in the organization of you, you won’t be great. But I can’t be harsh with you. There are excuses for this for of a sufferer, greatly misunderstood, greatly embattled, greatly aloof and alone. To be great is to have one’s visage marred more than any man, and one’s form more than the sons of man. I hardly can blame you for not wishing to pay the price. Washington paid it. And Lincoln. Both were greatly great, because greatly beset and buffeted. Read the letters of Hamilton entreating Washington to accept the Presidency when the Greatheart shrunk from the task with an utter shrinking. The dark days of the war –defeats, impoverishments, disloyalties; domestic treason and foreign levy –had worn him down; so that now he cried out for ease from the burden. Nor were they cried without cause. No President than he was ever so savagely vilified. And Lincoln! Man of sorrows, man acquainted with grief. The show of his countenance witnesses for him in the matter. Costly the price he paid. The deep sorrowful eyes of him, and the stricken face tell the story. It is known of all. We leave it to the reader as to what might be said of Woodrow Wilson. Yes. You’re afraid to be great; afraid to stand alone. You choose to be like others, float with the tide; go with the crowd, swallowed in a gregarious nonentity! That’s the herding instinct which deteriorates men into cattle. It’s the easiest way. And will keep your soul scrawny forever --Blue Ridge Voice John: “I love a girl like you.” Annie Lee: (Jealously) “Who is she?” SENIOR HIGH OFFICERS The Senior High School class met Wednesday, October 15, and elected the following officers, who were not elected the other meeting: Sergeant-at-Arms –Joe Frank Hudgens. Cheer Leader—Keene. Class Sponsor –Miss Tennie Alma Stanton. With all these good officers the class should do the best of work, and strive to have the best all round class that has ever graduated from Tech High school. The class has planned a program to be given o Senior Chapel day. The following committee was selected to name the members of the class to serve: Lola Massa, Ellen Jared and Dimple Greenwood. Y.W.C.A. The services of the Y.W.C.A. are being carried on in a very pleasant manner. We have morning watch every morning and meetings on Wednesday evenings. The following programs have been rendered: Wednesday, Oct. 15 Song –Y.W.C.A. Prayer –Auby Scott. Music –Alberta Cassety. Life of Christ –Miss Jobe. Song –Y.W.C.A. Y.W.C.A. Benediction Wesnesday, Oct. 22 Song No. 36 –All. Prayer –Eunice Minor. Duet –Sedivak and Robinson. Talk –Ruby McKeel. Song No. 58 –All. Y.W.C.A Benediction The Y.W. had charge of the vesper service Sunday afternoon, which was very interesting. The program was: Bible Reading –Ruby McKeel Prayer –Benton Cantrell. Reading –Jane Robinson. Miss Clyde Jackson gave a splendid talk about her trip to the Y.W.C.A. conference at Blue Ridge N.C. We are glad indeed to have Miss Jobe as our sponsor. She is putting forth every effort to make the Y.W.C.A. a success this year. SOPHMORE COLLEGE The Sophomore college class went on their annual picnic Wednesday, October 15, going to Cummins Falls. This was the first social event of the season given by any class. Mr. and Mrs. Childress chaperoned the party, as Mr. Henderson, the sponsor, was unable to go. At six o’clock a roaring fire was built on the gravel beach by the old mill. The cold wind moaned through the pines and the light f the fire shimmered across the ripping water of the little creek, showing the dark, yawning mouth of a large cavern. The stillness of the night accentuated the voices of the care-free sophs, who were roasting wieners to a golden brown, and sometimes to a black crust. The ancient coffee pot boiled merrily. After supper a “joke contest” was held. Mr. Childress was awarded the prize as the best humorist. JUNIOR HIGH The Junior High School class met Wednesday, Oct. 22, in their regular class room. Our officers for this year are as follows: President –Bailey Bockman. Vice President –Elizabeth Ensor. Secretary –Ewell Watson. Treasurer –Donnell Ferrell. Sergeant-at-Arms –Claude Jackson, Henry F. Carlen Song Leader –Dan Jarvis. Sponsor –Mr. Hilliard Mr. Hilliard met with us and we had an unusually interesting meeting. More members were present this meeting than we have had heretofore. Mr. Hilliard made an excellent talk and we feel sure that we have the very best sponsor that can be had and we are going to do everything in our power to make this our most successful year. As we have the privilege of having such a good sponsor we want to show him, as well as the other classes and members of the faculty that the Juniors can and will. Ban McDearman: “You are certainly a good looking girl.” Miss Larkin: “Sorry, but I can’t return the compliment.” Ban McD: (Prolonged silence) Shelia: “What does transatlantic mean, father?” Mr. Officer: “Across the Atlantic, of course. Trans always means across.” Shelia: “Then I supposed a trans parent means a cross parent.” 

1924-11-01

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?”

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Volume 002, Description 05: Football Edition of The Oracle student newspaper.

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Volume 002, Description 06: Freshman Number Edition of The Oracle student newspaper. For a full text transcript, see item Oracle_1925_01_15_transcript.

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Transcript of Volume 002, Description 06: Freshman Number Edition of The Oracle student newspaper. For the digitized PDF of the newspaper, see item Oracle_1925_01_15,  

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Volume 002, Description 12 of The Tech Oracle student newspaper.

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