The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-04
HOWARD COLLEGE NOTES

Among the old boys who visited the col
lege during the last week were l.. e.
Harris. 9S; p. E. Given. '03; &c. P. Puck
EFT, '03; J. II. Shuttlesworth. T. A. Roger
Ausil w. Cain and A M. Lambert, '02.
Dr. A. P. Montague left Friday after
noon for Tuscumbia, where he will spend
two or three days.
The many friends OF the college will no
doubt be glad to hear that the campus
is soon to be leveled off. Work will be
begun some time during the latter part of
this month. This is an Improvement that
is greatly needed and when completed
will add a great deal to the beauty of
the college grounds.
Mr.. Bolton Gilreath, the large mine
owner, delivered lecture to the college
boys the first part of last week on "The
Problem of Happiness" and since that
time has offered $25 to the student who
will analyze his speech best 1t is said
that several of the young men have taken
him up and as to who will be the lucky
one will soon be decided.
Among some of the speakers who have
delivered addresses to the college stu
dents during the last week were w. D.
Weatherford. the travelling international
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. who lee
tured on the Positive Life" and gave a
second lecture on Behind Prison Bars"
Mr.. C. II. Norman OF Birmingham, on
The Need of Trained Men; Frank Will
lis Barnett on "C1ty Evils" and the Rev
DR.. C. H. Willingham, the Southern Bap-
tist missionary, on VISION"
The Howard boys are to have a great
day of sports next Tuesday. Some time
ago DIR. Montague consented to give the
boys holiday In order that they might
have a regular out-and-out day of attn
letic contests. This field day usually
comes off during commencement, but the
one this year will take place on the col
lege campus Tuesday The contests for
the different prizes will begin at 10 a. m.
The programme is as follows: Fifty yard
dash, relay race. half mile race. long
jump. high jump pole vault, shot put,
hammer singing, faculty race" catch
ing greasy pig.
The ladies of East Lake will serve re-
freshments free of charge to the crowd
from II to IL o'clock. During the after
noon the tennis tournament--both dou-
bles and singles--will take place between
the representatives of its six different ten
mis- courts, and will be followed by
baseball game. Prof. C. II. Miles of Bir-
mingham will have charge of the differ
ent contests.
The coming oratorical contest between
Auburn, the Southern University and
Howard, which takes place In the college
chapel on the 18th of this month. at $3.50
p. m. is looked forward to by the many
friends of each institution with great
deal of interest The contest last year
came off in Montgomery. the Auburn man
being the winner. Those who will contest
for the Cox medal this year are j. o.
Collie from Howard, r. L. Mcneil from
the Southern University, and e. c. Nc
Duffy from Auburn. 1t Is said that the
medal is one of the most beautiful and
costly that has ever been given In any
oratorical contest in the state OF Ala
bama. The friends of Howard feel conf
dent that their representative will be
the successful winner this year. He Is
a splendid orator and has strong, elo-
quent speech. He has four medals that
he has won in oratorical contests-three
of them at Howard. B. s.. II.