Volume 003, Description 12 of The Tech Oracle student newspaper.
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THE TECH ORACLE
PROCEEDS OF SHAKSPEAREAN PLAY TO GO TO STUDENT LOAN FUND
Senior Class Sponsors Movement
The proceeds of the Shakespearean play which the college classes are accustomed to give during commencement of each year will be set aside as a student loan fund. The plan to establish a permanent fund and to make an addition to it each year has been approved by all of the colleges classes. The fund will be administered according to the regulations printed below.
Establishment
The net proceeds from each annual Shakespearean play hereafter given by the college classes of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (or such activity as may hereafter be substituted for this purpose by the said college classes) shall be used to establish a cumulative loan fund for the benefit of T.P.I. students
Name
This loan fund shall be known as the United College Class Loan Fund.
Administration
This fund shall be administered by the Bursar of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute with the advice of the President of the Institute and the President of the Student Body.
Conditions
1. In order to be eligible for a loan, a student must have done satisfactory work in the college department of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, for one school year.
2. No student shall be allowed to borrow more than One Hundred Dollars, during one scholastic year; and the total amount loaned to a student must not at any time exceed. Two hundred dollars. No loans will be made for less than Fifteen Dollars.
3. Students wishing loans must give their personal note endorsed by two reliable persons as securities.
4. Money will be loaned only on condition that it be used in defraying actual school expenses.
5. Notes will be allowed to run for four years, however they may be retired at any time after one year
6. Interest will be computed and collected annually at the rate of 5%. All interest shall be added to the principal of the oan fund.
7. Applications for loans shall be made at the Bursar’s office at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute.
8. This fund shall become as soon as available funds to the amount of $100,00 have been placed in care of the Bursar,
BRYCE D. STONE
President Class of ‘26
Frank S. Loomis
President Class of ‘27
F. MONROE POWERS
President Class of ‘28
BRYCE D. STONE
Pres. United Col. Classes ‘26
CHAS P. McCLANAHAN,
Chairman Student Activities.
TECH ORACLE BANQUET APRIL 14
Part of ’26-27 to Staff to Be Elected
The annual banquet of the Tech Oracle Staff will be held on Wednesday evening, April 14. At that time the editor, Businessman Manageer, and Circulation Manager for next year will be elected. These officers will serve as understudies to those now in charge for the remainder of the present school year -thus becoming better fitted to continue the work next year.
The banquet will be served by the Domestic Science Department
CREDIT FOR STUDENT ACTIVITES
What is the value of extra curricular work? Infinite energy goes into student activity –newspapers, magazines, are published, plays produced for trips covering thousands of miles orators sent to the far corners of the earth to debate with o her students, all this and more is done by students in their spare moments.
At some universities the authorities have placed academic valuations on these spontaneous activities, others are flirting with the idea.
Ohio State University gives credit in Dramatic Club work. The Miscellany News suggests that the plan be carried farther.
Vassar is considering the plan of giving credit in Dramatic Club work. The Miscellany News suggests that the plan be carried farther.
“If direction a play is to have credit in Dramatic Production, and the painting of scenery in Art, should not the Political Science department give credit to the officers of the Political Association, or the Economics department to the president of L.I.D.? Debating would then count toward a course in English speech.” () Association of Colleges. Nothing more need be said.
The Tennessee Polytechnic Institute has never made any claim to being a college for teachers. Yet, owing to the excellent courses in education, it rivals certain normal schools in the state in this respect. The full three years in education give a thorough knowledge of rural school problems, class room management, and other facts that a teacher needs to know.
T.P.I. offers pre medical and pre legal courses in business, home economics, engineering and foreign languages.
It is not intended to underestimate the work of others schools. Theirs is good. We do wish to say that the work offered at T.P.I. is on par with that offered elsewhere.
The main difference is the matter of expenses. At T.P.I. there of expenses. At T.P.I. there is no tuition to pay. Actual expenses for a year amount to something less than $200. Add to this the liberal amount of $100 for spending money and incidental expenses. This brings the total up to something like $300. Compare this amount with the minimum expenses of a year at larger schools. It is practically impossible for a student to get through a college like Vanedrbilt or even the University of Tennessee on less than $600 a year. The figures speak for themselves.
T.P.I. offers the student a place to study and really find himself. When he enters a large school he will be able to stand on his feet and not be smothered by sheer numbers. Unquestionably a student realizes a greater profit on his investment at T.P.I. than at nearly any other institution.
BANNERS ARE AWARDED TO WINNERS IN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Both Trophies Go To Overton County
The T.P.I. tournament banners were delivers on Thursday, March 25th, to Alpine and Livingston, winner and runner-up respectively.
The Tech delegation consisted of Messrs. Overall, Passons, and Kittrell of the faculty and W.E. Gentle and Jesse Clarke of the student body. Each member of the party made a short talk, both at Alpine and at Livingston. Mr. Kittrell presented the banner at Alpine and Jesse Clark made the presentation at Livingston.
Overton county should be congratulated for winning both banners.
JUNIORS HONOR SENIORS WITH FORMAL RECEPTION
On Friday evening, March 26th, the Juniors entertained the Seniors with a formal reception. The T.P.I. reception hall was arranged into a modern living room, and the only form of decoration was the extensive use of jonquils.
The guests were received by the host and hostess, Mr. Frank Loomis and Miss Rebecca Johnston assisted by Mr. Bryce D. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Q.M. Smith, Mr. A.W. Smith and Miss Carolyn McClanahan after which they were served punch.
The continuation of the entertainment for the evening was a program given by the following:
Piano Solo Miss Mary B. Davis
Vocal Solo Mrs. Q.M. Smith
Solo Dance Miss Mary Etta Neale
After the program the guests were ushered to the dinner room, which was beautifully decorated in yellow and purple violets, where () they were served a buffet supper, the menu being:
Chicken a la King
Potatoes au gratin and Peax
Fresh Tomatoes
Blushing Apples
Rolls
Ice Cream, Individual decorated cakes
The reception was planned and carried on under the supervision of Miss Lillis Huffman.
Y.M.C.A. ELECTS OFFICERS WHO ASSUMED DUTIES MARCH 31
Organization Choose Leaders Of Ability
The Young Men’s Christian Association held its annual election on Wednesday evening, March 24th. The following young men were chosen to direct the local association during 1926-27:
Paul Moore President
Paul Tidwell Vice-President
W.E. Gentle Secretary-Treasurer
All of these men have shown exceptional ability in work of this nature so we may expect a better “Y” next year.
THE COST OF COLLEGE TRAINING
T.P.I. Compared With Other Colleges
This is a material age. Business directors estimate in terms of dollars and cents. A young man owes it to himself to obtain the maximum preparation at the minimum cost. It is economy in the end to spend money for an extensive education in a chosen line of work. It does not follow, however, that large sums of money should be spent for a four year course in large expensive universities. The practical person endeavors to spend his money wisely and in the right place. This is where T.P.I. comes in.
Practically the same fundamental courses are offered at T.P.I. as are offered at all other southern institution. In most instances the text books used are identical. Take for example our engineering course. There is no lack of good equipment for field work. The chemistry laboratory is second to none. A physics laboratory is under construction for higher engineering. The excellent instruction and small classes guarantee much individual attention, a thing that is unknown in larger colleges. The best part is that the engineering course is gladly recognized by such institutions as the Massachusetts Institution of Technology and Georgia Tech. The soundest advice that can be given to a young man who is seeking a strictly technical education is that be first spend two years at T.P.I. the expense of these two years is less than half the expense of only the first year in any other institution of which we have any knowledge. If at the end of two years the student desires to pursue his engineering course still further, he may enter a college still further, he may enter a college and be given credit on his previous work.
The same is true with the general arts department of T.P.I. Too much cannot be said for the English department. For three years the English courses of Sewanee, Vanderbilt, the University of Tennessee, and other southern colleges. The work is recognized by the Southern () Association of Colleges. Nothing more need be said.
The Tennessee Polytechnic Institute has never made any claim to being a college for teachers. Yet, education, it rivals certain normal schools in the state in this respect. The full three years in education give a thorough knowledge of rural school problems, class room management, and other facts that a teacher needs to know.
T.P.I. offers pre-medical and pre-legal courses as well as courses in business, home economics, engineering and foreign languages.
It is not intended to underestimate the work of other schools. Theirs is good. We do wish to say that the work offered at T.P.I. there on par with that offered at T.P.I. is on par with that offered elsewhere.
The main difference is the matter of expenses. At T.P.I. there is no tuition to pay. Actual expenses for a year amount to something less than $200. Add to this the liberal amount of $100 for spending money and incidental expenses. This brings the total up to something like $300. Compare this amount with the minimum expenses of a year at larger schools.
It is practically impossible for a student to get through a college like Vanderbilt or even the University of Tennessee on less than $600 a year. The figures speak for themselves.
T.P.I. offers the student a place to study and really find himself. When he enters a large school he will be able to stand on his feet and not be smothered by sheer numbers. Unquestionably a student realizes a greater profit on his investment at T.P.I. than at nearly any other institution.
KAMPUS KRAX
Announcement: The annual Spring-fever address will be delivered in chapel within the next few days. Don’t miss it.
Tim Huddleston has fallen again. Oh love, what a compelling force thou art.
Wanted: A refractory telescope to use in taking the chapel roll. –Dean Smith.
Bob Rose: “Spring must be coming.”
Bill: “Why?”
Bob: “Jess is in love again.”
There was a young lad in Calhoun
Who endeavored to draw a cartoon
But Flossy objected,
And he was affected,
So now he blows a bassoon.
PALLADIAN LITERARY SOCIETY
The Palladian Literary Society met Monday afternoon and rendered a very interesting program.
One new member, Miss Ray, was taken into the society and Miss Darwin applied for membership.
The program was as follows:
Reading Elise Draper
Popular Songs Dramatized
Vocalist Mary Ellen rash
Show me the Way to Go Home
Charlotte Watson
Let Me Call you Sweeatheart
Rubye McKeel Ione Robinson
I Want to Go Where You Go
Mary E. Shanks, Mary E. Rash Nobodys Business
Agnes Greenwood, Elise Young Truly I Do
Kathleen Gipson
Jokes
Lelloine Johnson
THE TECH ORACLE
Official Publication of the Students of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute.
Printed by The Herald Publishing Co. Entered as Second Class matter at the Cookeville Postoffice, Cookeville, Tenn.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Bryce D. Stone ‘26
Assistant Editor Edward McKay ‘27
Assistant Editor Nola Quarles ‘27
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Athletics M. Douglas Robbins ‘27
Wit and Humor Robert Cox ‘30
Exchange Elizabeth Ensor ‘28
Classes Martha Sedivak ‘27
Alumni Hazel Wall ‘27
Faculty Advisor Thos. L. Passons
BUSINESS
Business Manager Lee S. Darwin ‘27
Asst. Cir. Manager David Terry ‘29
Asst. Cir. Manager Willis Huddleston
Subscription Rates $1.50 per year
PUBLISHED SEMI MONTHLY
CRITICISM
CIRCULATION
Circulation Manager J.D. Miller ‘27
Asst. Cir. Manager David Terry ‘29
Asst. Cir. Manager Willis Huddleston
Subscription Rates $1.50 per year
PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY
CRITICISM
Every person who holds a position of responsibility expects criticism. It is a part of the discipline. One grows in character by correcting one’s faults. Criticism, whether it be adverse or favorable, introspective, or otherwise, will aid you to understand your faults as nothing else will.
However, it is well to know when to listen and when to disregard criticism. It is folly to waste time and energy in winning verbal victories or answering petty critics. Gladstone once said:
Take it from me that to endure trampling on with patience and self control is no bad element in the preparation of a man for working firmly and successfully in the path of great public duty.
Learn to analyze your actions and their effects –then let the critics howl.
Exchange Column
Times Have Changed
The best man noticed that one of the wedding guests, a gloomy looking young man did not seem to be enjoying himself. He was wandering about as though he had lost his last friend. The best man took it upon himself to cheer him up.
“Er –have you kissed the bride?” he asked by way of introduction.
“Not lately,” replied the gloomy one with a far away expression –The Sou’Wester.
A hick town is a place where there’s no place to go that you shouldn’t! –The Sou’Wester.
Love Song Of The Volt
Come My Ampere let us wander
Down the sixty-cycle line.
We will build our love nest yonder
In the rectifier’s brine;
Or if you prefer detectors,
We will oscillate that way;
Past the realm of wave selectors,
Hand in hand –what do you say?
Gliding through the horsepower motors,
Stepping past condensers too,
Dancing by the whirling rotors;
Lighting audition bulbs anew,
Dear our love will be potential;
You’re a-c as you were ever;
To my life you are essential;
Our connection none shall sever?
In your love then alternating?
Do you hold me at a distance?
Why the constant vacillating?
Why do you put up resistance?
Come and give yourself to me dear,
We will build our cozy home
Where we –Hark! What’s that I see dear?
Quick! Let’s fly! Here comes an Ohm.
--Powergrams.
Famous Last Words
“I wonder if it’s loaded. I’ll just look down the barrel and see.”
“Oh, listen! That is a train whistle. Step on it and we will get across first.”
“They say these things can’t explode no matter how much you throw them around.”
“I guess this rope will hold your weight.”
“It’s no fun swimming around in here. Let’s go out beyond the life liens.”
“These traffic cops can’t stop me.”
“That firecracker must have gone out. I’ll light it again.”
“What’s wrong with you? You clean out.”
“It smells like gas, but I guess it is all alright. Lend me a match.”
“I took some medicine in the dark, and I must have got hold of the wrong bottle.”
“I’m going on the roof to cool off.”
--The Laurel.
Mr. Barnes: “Ruth, what is a bleuspid?”
Ruth: “A bleuspid –is a double barreled splittoon.”
A Dentist’s Epitaph
View this gravestone with all gravity;
Below I’m filling my last cavity. –Ex.
Are you hungaray?
Yes, Siam.
Russia over and I’ll Fiji.
Sweden my coffee and Denmark my bill. –Ex.
(Reading Statistics) “Just think, every time I breathe somebody dies.”
“Better try Listerine.”
--The Bayonet.
A woman’s ears are good receiving set and oh! How she can amplify.
In proverbs dangers often lurk
Their meaning rather hazy
The happy man sings at his work
But drives the others crazy.
--the bayonet.
CHAPEL MUSIC
On Thursday, March 25th, the student body was delighted to have at chapel, Mrs. Q.M. Smith. The dramatic soprano voice was illustrated by Mrs. Smith who sang “Floods of Spring” by Rachmaninoff, “A Spirit Flower” by Campbell Tipton, “By the Waters of Minnetonka” by Thurlow Leurance, and as an encore. “Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses.” The student body is always pleased to hear Mrs. Smith sing and looks forward to her visits to the school.
SOCIETIES ENTERTAIN
The Belles Lettres and Sherwood Literary Societies entertained for the new students on March 20th.
The guests were first conducted to the gymnasium where many interesting games were enjoyed. They were then taken to the auditorium where the picture, “The Thief in Paradise” was shown. Between reels the following program was given:
Welcome Address Gladys Bohanon
Piano Solo Christine Settle
Reading Edith gentry
Vocal Solo George Lewis
After the show dainty refreshments were served.
JOKES
Christine Settles: “I have an appetite like a canary.”
Etbel Anderson: “Yes, you have you eat a peck at a time.”
Meditations of a Dormitory Student
I have never seen an old blue cow
I never expect to see one,
But from the looks of the milk
We’re getting now
I’m sure there must be one.
Life is just one canned thing after another.
Mr. McClannahan: Who were the three wise men?
Clem Allen: Stop! Look! Listen!
Mr. Jarvis: So you desire to become my son in law?
Merrill Hughes: No Sir, I don’t. but if I marry your daughter I don’t see how I’m going to get out of it.”
Miss Rose: “This meal must be prepared with a steam cooker.”
Virginia Wilcox: “But why cook the team?”
Our idea of a dumb girl is one who makes oatmeal cookies and forgets to put the oatmeal in.
The following answers were received recently from a group of High School students:
Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption from the Vatican.
Benjamin Franklin developed electricity by rubbing cats backward.
A deacon is the lowest kind of a Christian
An index is where you look in the back of the book to find something that’s printed in the front of the book.
Shelah: “Why do blushes creep upon girl’s faces?’
Pauline: “Because if they ran they’d kick up too much dust.”
TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
By Rose Dow
Next to the home, the school is the most important factor in the development of the character and personality of the child. The influence of the teacher supplements that of the parents of his function is not only that of instructing the pupil in the various school subjects, but also that of teaching the pupil to know and use his own powers. The teacher leads his pupils into channels of right thinking and acting. His work is social service of the highest type –it is the work of producing men and women who will be well equipped to take their places in the life which lies beyond the class.
Teaching is one of the least selfish of all the professions. The teacher gives forth all his knowledge, sympathy and understanding, freely and unselfishly. Service to the pupil, and through him to the community, is the aim of all teaching.
A teacher should understand young people and take an interest in their interests. He should be patient with youth and try to understand human nature. He should have the ability to place himself in the position of the pupil and consider things from his view point. This will aid the teacher in many trying situations.
Discipline is of course an important consideration in teaching. The teacher should be gifted with a strong personality and the ability to make himself liked and obeyed. Self control should be taken into consideration. Pupils can be best controlled by one who knows how to control himself.
The duty of a teacher in the imparting of knowledge to his pupils. This power comes from the qualities of sympathy and tact coupled with the necessary background of learning. The work of individual teachers or kinds of teachers varies, however according to the type of school in which they teach and the sort of pupils they instruct. Elementary schools generally require the teacher to instruct pupils in more than one grade, which includes a number of subjects. Sometimes one teacher teaches himself or with only one assistant. In the high schools where the attempt is already made to give pupils fuller knowledge, teachers generally teach but one or two subjects. In the colleges and universities the teacher usually specialize in the teaching of one subject or even one branch of a subject.
Many of the larger industrial establishments, mercantile houses and banking houses have established their own schools, where in instruction, both academic and technical, is offered to employees. The national city bank of New York, for instance, has a complete educational system. The teachers in such schools are usually college graduates and if they are required to teach subjects of a technical nature have generally some practical experience as well as a thorough knowledge of those subjects.
Every city has at least one public high school, and state universities and normal schools offer courses to both the inexperienced and the experienced. Many teachers teach during the school term and continue their education at a normal school during the summer.
The true teacher does not find his work monotonous, for if he approaches it in the proper spirit it cannot be monotonous. His life among those who are young serves to preserve his own youth and enthusiasm, if he uses his personality to the best advantage.
Teaching is a life which should and often does, bring out a man’s best qualities, and which opens up to him a larger sphere of personal usefulness than might almost any other career.
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Volume 003, Description 12 of The Tech Oracle student newspaper.Transcript: THE TECH ORACLEPROCEEDS OF SHAKSPEAREAN PLAY TO GO TO STUDENT LOAN FUNDSenior Class Sponsors Movement The proceeds of the Shakespearean play which the college classes are accustomed to give during commencement of each year will be set aside as a student loan fund. The plan to establish a permanent fund and to make an addition to it each year has been approved by all of the colleges classes. The fund will be administered according to the regulations printed below. Establishment The net proceeds from each annual Shakespearean play hereafter given by the college classes of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (or such activity as may hereafter be substituted for this purpose by the said college classes) shall be used to establish a cumulative loan fund for the benefit of T.P.I. studentsName This loan fund shall be known as the United College Class Loan Fund.Administration This fund shall be administered by the Bursar of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute with the advice of the President of the Institute and the President of the Student Body. Conditions 1. In order to be eligible for a loan, a student must have done satisfactory work in the college department of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, for one school year. 2. No student shall be allowed to borrow more than One Hundred Dollars, during one scholastic year; and the total amount loaned to a student must not at any time exceed. Two hundred dollars. No loans will be made for less than Fifteen Dollars. 3. Students wishing loans must give their personal note endorsed by two reliable persons as securities. 4. Money will be loaned only on condition that it be used in defraying actual school expenses. 5. Notes will be allowed to run for four years, however they may be retired at any time after one year6. Interest will be computed and collected annually at the rate of 5%. All interest shall be added to the principal of the oan fund.7. Applications for loans shall be made at the Bursar’s office at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. 8. This fund shall become as soon as available funds to the amount of $100,00 have been placed in care of the Bursar,BRYCE D. STONE President Class of ‘26Frank S. Loomis President Class of ‘27F. MONROE POWERS President Class of ‘28BRYCE D. STONE Pres. United Col. Classes ‘26CHAS P. McCLANAHAN, Chairman Student Activities. TECH ORACLE BANQUET APRIL 14Part of ’26-27 to Staff to Be Elected The annual banquet of the Tech Oracle Staff will be held on Wednesday evening, April 14. At that time the editor, Businessman Manageer, and Circulation Manager for next year will be elected. These officers will serve as understudies to those now in charge for the remainder of the present school year -thus becoming better fitted to continue the work next year. The banquet will be served by the Domestic Science Department CREDIT FOR STUDENT ACTIVITES What is the value of extra curricular work? Infinite energy goes into student activity –newspapers, magazines, are published, plays produced for trips covering thousands of miles orators sent to the far corners of the earth to debate with o her students, all this and more is done by students in their spare moments. At some universities the authorities have placed academic valuations on these spontaneous activities, others are flirting with the idea. Ohio State University gives credit in Dramatic Club work. The Miscellany News suggests that the plan be carried farther. Vassar is considering the plan of giving credit in Dramatic Club work. The Miscellany News suggests that the plan be carried farther. “If direction a play is to have credit in Dramatic Production, and the painting of scenery in Art, should not the Political Science department give credit to the officers of the Political Association, or the Economics department to the president of L.I.D.? Debating would then count toward a course in English speech.” () Association of Colleges. Nothing more need be said. The Tennessee Polytechnic Institute has never made any claim to being a college for teachers. Yet, owing to the excellent courses in education, it rivals certain normal schools in the state in this respect. The full three years in education give a thorough knowledge of rural school problems, class room management, and other facts that a teacher needs to know. T.P.I. offers pre medical and pre legal courses in business, home economics, engineering and foreign languages. It is not intended to underestimate the work of others schools. Theirs is good. We do wish to say that the work offered at T.P.I. is on par with that offered elsewhere. The main difference is the matter of expenses. At T.P.I. there of expenses. At T.P.I. there is no tuition to pay. Actual expenses for a year amount to something less than $200. Add to this the liberal amount of $100 for spending money and incidental expenses. This brings the total up to something like $300. Compare this amount with the minimum expenses of a year at larger schools. It is practically impossible for a student to get through a college like Vanedrbilt or even the University of Tennessee on less than $600 a year. The figures speak for themselves. T.P.I. offers the student a place to study and really find himself. When he enters a large school he will be able to stand on his feet and not be smothered by sheer numbers. Unquestionably a student realizes a greater profit on his investment at T.P.I. than at nearly any other institution. BANNERS ARE AWARDED TO WINNERS IN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Both Trophies Go To Overton County The T.P.I. tournament banners were delivers on Thursday, March 25th, to Alpine and Livingston, winner and runner-up respectively. The Tech delegation consisted of Messrs. Overall, Passons, and Kittrell of the faculty and W.E. Gentle and Jesse Clarke of the student body. Each member of the party made a short talk, both at Alpine and at Livingston. Mr. Kittrell presented the banner at Alpine and Jesse Clark made the presentation at Livingston. Overton county should be congratulated for winning both banners. JUNIORS HONOR SENIORS WITH FORMAL RECEPTION On Friday evening, March 26th, the Juniors entertained the Seniors with a formal reception. The T.P.I. reception hall was arranged into a modern living room, and the only form of decoration was the extensive use of jonquils. The guests were received by the host and hostess, Mr. Frank Loomis and Miss Rebecca Johnston assisted by Mr. Bryce D. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Q.M. Smith, Mr. A.W. Smith and Miss Carolyn McClanahan after which they were served punch. The continuation of the entertainment for the evening was a program given by the following:Piano Solo Miss Mary B. DavisVocal Solo Mrs. Q.M. SmithSolo Dance Miss Mary Etta Neale After the program the guests were ushered to the dinner room, which was beautifully decorated in yellow and purple violets, where () they were served a buffet supper, the menu being: Chicken a la King Potatoes au gratin and Peax Fresh Tomatoes Blushing Apples RollsIce Cream, Individual decorated cakes The reception was planned and carried on under the supervision of Miss Lillis Huffman.Y.M.C.A. ELECTS OFFICERS WHO ASSUMED DUTIES MARCH 31Organization Choose Leaders Of Ability The Young Men’s Christian Association held its annual election on Wednesday evening, March 24th. The following young men were chosen to direct the local association during 1926-27:Paul Moore PresidentPaul Tidwell Vice-PresidentW.E. Gentle Secretary-Treasurer All of these men have shown exceptional ability in work of this nature so we may expect a better “Y” next year.THE COST OF COLLEGE TRAINING T.P.I. Compared With Other Colleges This is a material age. Business directors estimate in terms of dollars and cents. A young man owes it to himself to obtain the maximum preparation at the minimum cost. It is economy in the end to spend money for an extensive education in a chosen line of work. It does not follow, however, that large sums of money should be spent for a four year course in large expensive universities. The practical person endeavors to spend his money wisely and in the right place. This is where T.P.I. comes in. Practically the same fundamental courses are offered at T.P.I. as are offered at all other southern institution. In most instances the text books used are identical. Take for example our engineering course. There is no lack of good equipment for field work. The chemistry laboratory is second to none. A physics laboratory is under construction for higher engineering. The excellent instruction and small classes guarantee much individual attention, a thing that is unknown in larger colleges. The best part is that the engineering course is gladly recognized by such institutions as the Massachusetts Institution of Technology and Georgia Tech. The soundest advice that can be given to a young man who is seeking a strictly technical education is that be first spend two years at T.P.I. the expense of these two years is less than half the expense of only the first year in any other institution of which we have any knowledge. If at the end of two years the student desires to pursue his engineering course still further, he may enter a college still further, he may enter a college and be given credit on his previous work. The same is true with the general arts department of T.P.I. Too much cannot be said for the English department. For three years the English courses of Sewanee, Vanderbilt, the University of Tennessee, and other southern colleges. The work is recognized by the Southern () Association of Colleges. Nothing more need be said. The Tennessee Polytechnic Institute has never made any claim to being a college for teachers. Yet, education, it rivals certain normal schools in the state in this respect. The full three years in education give a thorough knowledge of rural school problems, class room management, and other facts that a teacher needs to know. T.P.I. offers pre-medical and pre-legal courses as well as courses in business, home economics, engineering and foreign languages. It is not intended to underestimate the work of other schools. Theirs is good. We do wish to say that the work offered at T.P.I. there on par with that offered at T.P.I. is on par with that offered elsewhere. The main difference is the matter of expenses. At T.P.I. there is no tuition to pay. Actual expenses for a year amount to something less than $200. Add to this the liberal amount of $100 for spending money and incidental expenses. This brings the total up to something like $300. Compare this amount with the minimum expenses of a year at larger schools. It is practically impossible for a student to get through a college like Vanderbilt or even the University of Tennessee on less than $600 a year. The figures speak for themselves. T.P.I. offers the student a place to study and really find himself. When he enters a large school he will be able to stand on his feet and not be smothered by sheer numbers. Unquestionably a student realizes a greater profit on his investment at T.P.I. than at nearly any other institution. KAMPUS KRAX Announcement: The annual Spring-fever address will be delivered in chapel within the next few days. Don’t miss it. Tim Huddleston has fallen again. Oh love, what a compelling force thou art. Wanted: A refractory telescope to use in taking the chapel roll. –Dean Smith. Bob Rose: “Spring must be coming.” Bill: “Why?” Bob: “Jess is in love again.” There was a young lad in Calhoun Who endeavored to draw a cartoon But Flossy objected, And he was affected, So now he blows a bassoon.PALLADIAN LITERARY SOCIETY The Palladian Literary Society met Monday afternoon and rendered a very interesting program. One new member, Miss Ray, was taken into the society and Miss Darwin applied for membership. The program was as follows:Reading Elise Draper Popular Songs Dramatized Vocalist Mary Ellen rashShow me the Way to Go Home Charlotte WatsonLet Me Call you SweeatheartRubye McKeel Ione RobinsonI Want to Go Where You GoMary E. Shanks, Mary E. Rash Nobodys BusinessAgnes Greenwood, Elise Young Truly I DoKathleen GipsonJokesLelloine JohnsonTHE TECH ORACLEOfficial Publication of the Students of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. Printed by The Herald Publishing Co. Entered as Second Class matter at the Cookeville Postoffice, Cookeville, Tenn.EDITORIAL STAFFEditor-in-Chief Bryce D. Stone ‘26Assistant Editor Edward McKay ‘27Assistant Editor Nola Quarles ‘27ASSOCIATE EDITORS Athletics M. Douglas Robbins ‘27Wit and Humor Robert Cox ‘30Exchange Elizabeth Ensor ‘28Classes Martha Sedivak ‘27Alumni Hazel Wall ‘27Faculty Advisor Thos. L. PassonsBUSINESS Business Manager Lee S. Darwin ‘27Asst. Cir. Manager David Terry ‘29Asst. Cir. Manager Willis Huddleston Subscription Rates $1.50 per yearPUBLISHED SEMI MONTHLY CRITICISM CIRCULATIONCirculation Manager J.D. Miller ‘27Asst. Cir. Manager David Terry ‘29Asst. Cir. Manager Willis HuddlestonSubscription Rates $1.50 per yearPUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY CRITICISM Every person who holds a position of responsibility expects criticism. It is a part of the discipline. One grows in character by correcting one’s faults. Criticism, whether it be adverse or favorable, introspective, or otherwise, will aid you to understand your faults as nothing else will. However, it is well to know when to listen and when to disregard criticism. It is folly to waste time and energy in winning verbal victories or answering petty critics. Gladstone once said: Take it from me that to endure trampling on with patience and self control is no bad element in the preparation of a man for working firmly and successfully in the path of great public duty. Learn to analyze your actions and their effects –then let the critics howl.Exchange ColumnTimes Have Changed The best man noticed that one of the wedding guests, a gloomy looking young man did not seem to be enjoying himself. He was wandering about as though he had lost his last friend. The best man took it upon himself to cheer him up. “Er –have you kissed the bride?” he asked by way of introduction. “Not lately,” replied the gloomy one with a far away expression –The Sou’Wester. A hick town is a place where there’s no place to go that you shouldn’t! –The Sou’Wester.Love Song Of The VoltCome My Ampere let us wander Down the sixty-cycle line. We will build our love nest yonder In the rectifier’s brine;Or if you prefer detectors, We will oscillate that way;Past the realm of wave selectors, Hand in hand –what do you say?Gliding through the horsepower motors, Stepping past condensers too, Dancing by the whirling rotors; Lighting audition bulbs anew,Dear our love will be potential; You’re a-c as you were ever;To my life you are essential; Our connection none shall sever?In your love then alternating? Do you hold me at a distance?Why the constant vacillating? Why do you put up resistance?Come and give yourself to me dear, We will build our cozy homeWhere we –Hark! What’s that I see dear? Quick! Let’s fly! Here comes an Ohm. --Powergrams.Famous Last Words“I wonder if it’s loaded. I’ll just look down the barrel and see.”“Oh, listen! That is a train whistle. Step on it and we will get across first.”“They say these things can’t explode no matter how much you throw them around.”“I guess this rope will hold your weight.”“It’s no fun swimming around in here. Let’s go out beyond the life liens.”“These traffic cops can’t stop me.”“That firecracker must have gone out. I’ll light it again.”“What’s wrong with you? You clean out.”“It smells like gas, but I guess it is all alright. Lend me a match.” “I took some medicine in the dark, and I must have got hold of the wrong bottle.”“I’m going on the roof to cool off.” --The Laurel.Mr. Barnes: “Ruth, what is a bleuspid?”Ruth: “A bleuspid –is a double barreled splittoon.”A Dentist’s Epitaph View this gravestone with all gravity;Below I’m filling my last cavity. –Ex. Are you hungaray?Yes, Siam.Russia over and I’ll Fiji.Sweden my coffee and Denmark my bill. –Ex. (Reading Statistics) “Just think, every time I breathe somebody dies.”“Better try Listerine.” --The Bayonet. A woman’s ears are good receiving set and oh! How she can amplify. In proverbs dangers often lurkTheir meaning rather hazyThe happy man sings at his workBut drives the others crazy. --the bayonet. CHAPEL MUSIC On Thursday, March 25th, the student body was delighted to have at chapel, Mrs. Q.M. Smith. The dramatic soprano voice was illustrated by Mrs. Smith who sang “Floods of Spring” by Rachmaninoff, “A Spirit Flower” by Campbell Tipton, “By the Waters of Minnetonka” by Thurlow Leurance, and as an encore. “Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses.” The student body is always pleased to hear Mrs. Smith sing and looks forward to her visits to the school.SOCIETIES ENTERTAIN The Belles Lettres and Sherwood Literary Societies entertained for the new students on March 20th. The guests were first conducted to the gymnasium where many interesting games were enjoyed. They were then taken to the auditorium where the picture, “The Thief in Paradise” was shown. Between reels the following program was given:Welcome Address Gladys BohanonPiano Solo Christine SettleReading Edith gentryVocal Solo George Lewis After the show dainty refreshments were served.JOKESChristine Settles: “I have an appetite like a canary.”Etbel Anderson: “Yes, you have you eat a peck at a time.”Meditations of a Dormitory Student I have never seen an old blue cowI never expect to see one,But from the looks of the milk We’re getting nowI’m sure there must be one.Life is just one canned thing after another.Mr. McClannahan: Who were the three wise men?Clem Allen: Stop! Look! Listen!Mr. Jarvis: So you desire to become my son in law?Merrill Hughes: No Sir, I don’t. but if I marry your daughter I don’t see how I’m going to get out of it.”Miss Rose: “This meal must be prepared with a steam cooker.”Virginia Wilcox: “But why cook the team?”Our idea of a dumb girl is one who makes oatmeal cookies and forgets to put the oatmeal in.The following answers were received recently from a group of High School students:Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption from the Vatican.Benjamin Franklin developed electricity by rubbing cats backward.A deacon is the lowest kind of a ChristianAn index is where you look in the back of the book to find something that’s printed in the front of the book.Shelah: “Why do blushes creep upon girl’s faces?’Pauline: “Because if they ran they’d kick up too much dust.”TEACHING AS A PROFESSIONBy Rose Dow Next to the home, the school is the most important factor in the development of the character and personality of the child. The influence of the teacher supplements that of the parents of his function is not only that of instructing the pupil in the various school subjects, but also that of teaching the pupil to know and use his own powers. The teacher leads his pupils into channels of right thinking and acting. His work is social service of the highest type –it is the work of producing men and women who will be well equipped to take their places in the life which lies beyond the class. Teaching is one of the least selfish of all the professions. The teacher gives forth all his knowledge, sympathy and understanding, freely and unselfishly. Service to the pupil, and through him to the community, is the aim of all teaching. A teacher should understand young people and take an interest in their interests. He should be patient with youth and try to understand human nature. He should have the ability to place himself in the position of the pupil and consider things from his view point. This will aid the teacher in many trying situations. Discipline is of course an important consideration in teaching. The teacher should be gifted with a strong personality and the ability to make himself liked and obeyed. Self control should be taken into consideration. Pupils can be best controlled by one who knows how to control himself. The duty of a teacher in the imparting of knowledge to his pupils. This power comes from the qualities of sympathy and tact coupled with the necessary background of learning. The work of individual teachers or kinds of teachers varies, however according to the type of school in which they teach and the sort of pupils they instruct. Elementary schools generally require the teacher to instruct pupils in more than one grade, which includes a number of subjects. Sometimes one teacher teaches himself or with only one assistant. In the high schools where the attempt is already made to give pupils fuller knowledge, teachers generally teach but one or two subjects. In the colleges and universities the teacher usually specialize in the teaching of one subject or even one branch of a subject. Many of the larger industrial establishments, mercantile houses and banking houses have established their own schools, where in instruction, both academic and technical, is offered to employees. The national city bank of New York, for instance, has a complete educational system. The teachers in such schools are usually college graduates and if they are required to teach subjects of a technical nature have generally some practical experience as well as a thorough knowledge of those subjects. Every city has at least one public high school, and state universities and normal schools offer courses to both the inexperienced and the experienced. Many teachers teach during the school term and continue their education at a normal school during the summer. The true teacher does not find his work monotonous, for if he approaches it in the proper spirit it cannot be monotonous. His life among those who are young serves to preserve his own youth and enthusiasm, if he uses his personality to the best advantage. Teaching is a life which should and often does, bring out a man’s best qualities, and which opens up to him a larger sphere of personal usefulness than might almost any other career.
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1926-04-05
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1920s
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