The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
CRIMSON N-WHITE OUl
UNIVERSITY PAPER SHOWS MARK
 ED IMPROVEMENT.
President Abercrombie Represents In- ssitution st Inauguration of Har- wards New Preside nt-Black. friars Prepare for Win
 ter Season

University. Oct. 9--(Special )-The frs, issue of Volume XVII of The Grim son. White. the weekly paper published by the students of the University. made its appearance yesterday and 1t is In thorough keeping with tho spirit of the greater University.
 In the first place. the paper contains eight pages, whereas In the past it has been only four-page sheet In the second, its scope Is broader than 1t has ever been before. In addition to the regular news feature, it has several contributions of a distinctly literary nature. among them being several lyric poems of no little merit and a sketch of the University of Alabama. the West Point of the South. the former contrib uted by an anonymous artist and the latter copied from an old issue of the Century Magazine for which it was written by Colonel McCorvey In addi- ton the paper contains two cartoons, especially drawn by local artists. Taken all in all. this first issue of The Crimson White for 1909 may with justice be pronounced the newsiest and brightest edition of the paper that has appeared in many years. if not the best in Its history. Its editors deserve the thanks and congratulations of the stu dents and all interested in the Univer- i sity.
 The Crimson White Board of Editor for this session is composed of the fol- lowing: Edftor-in-chief, Samuel F. Clabaugh. '09. of Birmingham. associ- ate editors, A. L. Barker. 10. of Gads- den; R P. Davison. 10. of Troy: A. Russell, II. of Birmingham: J. c. Nor { row. II, of Birmingham: T. c. McCor- mick. II. of Tuscaloosa; M. E Sned- ecor, Law Fl. of Tuscaloosa: Miss c B Senn. 10 of Birmingham; business manager Merrill E. Pratt. 10. of Prattville: assistant business managers. N. " Scott. II. of Thomasville and Walter Gayle. II. of Montgomery
 President John W. Abercrombie spent this week In Cambridge. Mass where he went to attend the inauguration of pr Abbott Lawrence Low ell. who suc- ceeds pr. Charles William Eliot as President of Harvard University. and to be present at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Uni versailles. For the inaugural ceremo- nies. President Abercrombie carried greetings from the University of Ala bama to Harvard University
 As pr J O Schurman of Cornell University the president of the Na- tional Association of State Universities Is at present in Europe. 1t will devolve upon President Abercrombie who is vice-president of the association, to oc- SupN tiie CHdir dt tHe meetlngS. Be- sides. pr Abercrombie will deliver an address on Limitat tions of Universities
 The Blackfriars. the dramatic organi- zation of the University. whose mem bers devote themselves to the study and the presentation of the drama has be- gun work for the year. Its, first work was to fill its roll of nemhers whIch was reduced in number to twenty five by gradus ton and other causes. The membership of the club is limited to fifty. and the selection of new members Is always made bv connection. Thurs day night all those desirous of enter ing the organization were given an op- portunity to show their qualifications Tor admission by reading before the club ten or more lines from one of ShakeRpeare's plays. Though there were more than forty applicants only eighteen were taken in last night sev- eai vacancies being left to be filled at a later date The fortunate aspirants were Messrs. Banks. Brinkman, Brow CT. Greer. John. Persons. QuiRiev Scott. Sepsalon. Spencer Strode and Misses Burgess. Coleman. Dusger. De-. champs. Pearce. Parham. Witherspoon