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56 THE ATHENAEUM SHORT STORIES The stories must deal with some phase of Negro life, either direct- ly'"or indirectly; otherwise there are no restrictions. They may be romantic, realistic, humorous, and will be judged upon their quality as a good short story. These stories must not exceed 500Q words. POETRY No restrictions are placed upon the themes of the poems. PLAYS The plays must deal with some phase of Negro life, either directly or indirectly; otherwise there are no tfestrictidnsf They may be ro mantic, realistic, humorous, and |r; , * IfTH will be judged upon their quality as a good play. ' ESSAYS The object here is simply to bid for a mtich abused type of literary expression, in the hope of finding some examples of recognizable literary merit. The contestant will strive for clarity of diction, force fulness, and originality of ideas, logical structure, deft and effec tive employment of language, ac curacy of data, and economy of words. The subject may be of the contestant’s selection but must be relate directly or indirectly to Ne gro life and contacts, or situations in which Negroes have a conspic uous interest. These essays are limited to 3000 words. HOME COMING DAY A WAKE ye loyal sons and prepare ye yourselves. Put on the whole afifibur for the mighty day which we as students have named arid cherish in our hearts as Home Coming Day. It may be slow, but its' sure to come, and on that mighty day Atlanta University shall knnty the r truth and the truth shall make her free; that is when the Tigers set them free. Well the day which I am boosting as’many may already know is December 6th. M ' : Fellows, ''December 6th is a day that we all have longed and prayed fof, so let us give our wholehearted support by being an eye withers of that great game at Spiller’s Park. I make-this appeal to ev&ry one whose narne has ever been enrolled on the college records to come home on the 6th and answer present at the kick-off. If there ever was and ever will be a time when we need your loyal support ft will be theri: We hope to have a good old family reunion/ So may we'expect eVery son who has ever drunk from this ever flowing intel lectual fountain of knowledge, whereby you have imbibed the es sence of a true college spirit that'percolates to and fro in the breast of every student, and also these adventuous youths who are now tramping in and out spacious halls of farrie, to come marching sil ently, murinuring in their hearts, “Morehouse College, bless her name.”'' ^ » ! l am not urging the entire family to gather home December 6th solely bec&hseit is the day set for the offering of A. U. as a sacrifice to