advantages of a small
COLLEGE.
Tbm m»K-h illHCUsflicn today about
i&e qaesti- n of college attendiinoe.
^Id uiH* KO to rollfse al all? Is l\
worth the while of a student seventeen
•( ell^biet-n years of age to devote four
jeftTB of his Hf»- to a oo)leKe course?
I, jt proflta!)le to dolny entrance into
® f'areer for the tltne that
b«M be -I'f'nl In the completUn of :•
ed\t^ 'ounw*?
. rienre. Students should c learly know
[What they exi>e<'t to do and Hhould
measure colleges by the purpofies (hey
jhave Jn n»ind. The small colleK»-: of
j America exert a Kreat Influence In our
‘national life and the advantages thev
j offer deserve the cloKest examinatim
jby those seIe< tinK a rollege. -H. S H.
? Is the result secured
irortli th- investment x>( time and
Bowr in terms of self improvement
^ beU'fo'ti**”” community?
r.ranled that answer to these que?
licBS i^ In the affirm live and that the
d" ' afford sufft' ient value to
wirrant 'tendance fcr four years,
ykat college is to be selected? W
uf the nilen that govern a sludent’&
jfl«iion "f H college rather shoul<l
tcT»ni hi -‘ le'tion? An Investlgaticn
rcaW " in many instances. 1 feel.
»kit (Oil* _'e selection is hased on such
thinp* • friendship to other students
atttu.lii c liege. Athlct! ' powers of
»n {n-'titntion. ablJify to get Info a
fyrtain rdl* ge clique, or family trndi
tion Non* of theso factors should be
4ecrie<l and all Justly have their
wflght ' the real question to niy
mind i^ ‘’'it the 5*tudent should ask
ilioat . ' nJlege Is w hether the college
•ill »l«- f‘T him whnt he is desirous
ftf If he Is a f*tudent of
jjrnulD' •'-:>ith he will make a confjl-
tafion '' 'he college he sele'ts. but
wjll ih. '' !l*‘ge do for him in charac
ter and l^n^wiedge that he is seeking?
The f?^ ing of this question in all
It*; !• arin; - would obviate many fnll-
arw In '''Hoge and some failures in
lift* thf ;h dij^coura'^emenfs. Tt is
not thf' i urpose of this paper to dls-
»!. U|»es and kinds rf courses
offer^^l In fomjjeting colleges, but to
drtw t’.> e-f’neral distinction between
lajxc ’id ".mail and i>olnt out some
livani ' that the smaller type of
folW-ir. '■"gardleas of its paiticular
currin;! ;rii. gives. \'ot all large in^^ti*
fuf|rn« arc on a par as to the advjjn-
tigefi tluy offer nor are the small
folU-c.- measuring up to the full to
or:nrtnnitii that their si7.e and organ-
ii£!ion give them.
What then are the advantages that
h# offered to the student by the
RjrMl college?
Hrhi, the small cclleges, as a rule,
offer fftt»T opjjortunitiefi for perj^onal
cQOf.?/-t' U'tween teachers and stu-
'ien’ii The strength of this reason
will a; to any i>erson who has felt
thf inflmn<e and stimulus cf a great
teacher. It is our commcn exi>erience
ihaf iK'r.'i^jriantles live long after clai^^’
ie««on.s are forgotten. The teachers
of ^mall <olleges are often not as well
«iuisji>ed »(adentically with degrees as
theit ‘‘ileagues In larger institutions,
but niuny of thefe tnen are well train-
and in <-haracter and outlook are
hi i' 'tt rH of youth.
^•<f*ndly. the student in the small
' has a good field open to him
in v.triMb student activities. There
***? >o many places vn an athl;tic
no matter how large an institu*
tioD nia> m*. M’cse places on a debal-
tns tfi'i! ar M-n'ted in IntercoUepi-/e
to •* few of the l>e3t eqnfpijed
Jt is true that ihe program of
large colleges provides for these
^tivitiex for those not in intercolle-
8iK*rts by lnter-<‘lass,inter-8C<-iety,
^nd in'»r dornjitory games.
Thirdh, the sma)} colJcge not only
affcrr. the opportunity for |>ersonal
-Hf'Mm nl by closer relation between
’he in''?rh( tor and student and for the
4e»|r of physi'^al and mental
through sharing in the pro-
CTiiDi of student attlvliles of many
kind ! i;t it also affords a ilch field for
‘nrichment of character the un
^o.'dinir of life in its (oniplex reJatif’n
‘hi|, Here the small college stands or
falls u cannot <‘omi>ete in so many
that here It must exert its great*
N.wer The Ideal of the small cf.I.
■'thould l>e the production of a
hiRher tyj)e of leadership In the spirit-
' aims and endeavors of the race.
attainment of Ihe small college in
t**rni« rf leadership produced Is re*
®*rkable and «nre|y a student could
®«ke no mistake if he aspires to
^•aderKhip to put himself where Ihe
•nthoritlen in control are striving for
above all else
ua hear the conclusion cf the
*bole matter—a college wisely select-
^ betokens a happy college expe
IINTERSOCIETY PROGRAM FE'
TURE COMMENCEMINT
BEGINNING.
The Commencement at .\ (' C.
' I'onoii Saturday evening. May 21st.
'Aith a very interesting pngram pre
sented by the flesi>erian and Ab*thlan
l.iteniry Societies. With Harvey
P.rookbank. I’resldent of the Alethians,
•*nd Mary Mattox, S^M-retary of the
ifesperians. serving as Chairnuin and
^'ecif^tHry resix*cHvely. thn following
progratn wap given:
Song: All the Way My Saviour
’.ends Me.”
i<‘V(ticnal <Vcl! Jarnuin.
College Calendar" Rose Tilghman.
Vocal Selections*—“Sny l»ve What
Will You 1)0?"—White.
“A. W. (\” -.Ino. Parry—Helen King
n<l fiitj Wiegman.
‘ Menu’ - -An original pai>er—Gladys
Whitley.
IMano Duo - “Waltz’* — Arensky
Mary Harper and Margaret Uarnes.
Reading—“The Pacutfy"—Original
poem—Ksther Cobb.
IMay- “This l*< so S’udden "--.Mar
garet Sllvertborne. Kunie Aycock.
Melba Gay. Hattie May Kick'*. Kliza
befh Wiggins.
Vocal Solo ' The World U WaUing
jfor the Sunrise*'—Ivloise Howefs,
I . pMri'well—Cl-idys Whitley.
College S< ng.
A DISCOURSE ON DYING.
I have always wished to write a dis-
(■''urse on dving. It seems umst prob
able that a phenomena so universal
would have fine poB«*lbilltles liter-
•ir> material. Then, too. it Is a sul>'
ject which gives free range to the
imagination for nn man may dispute
one’s opinion on the subject, since all
those who have had the exi>erlence
have learned the wisdom cf silence.
I have another reason too. for Ilk*
Ing my subject. It is the bogey man
of most i>ecple. It is a fly in the
most delicious bowl of soup, a tack
in the sofK'st and most comfortable
chair or false teeth in a Venus We
see it as a nightmare in tenifding
-■^weet dreams. In a word, the thought
of death steals the sweetness from life.
It i« a relentless Shylock. stire to get
his pound of flesh.
Having let my mind play around the
thought of de easing, I began to won-
d»*r hew different individuals would
rboosc if they were iK-rmltted to se
lect tbeir own ways of dying. This
thought. I have felt to be of such
paran)Cunt value and such profound
(b pth. that I have made Intense effort
for its development. I am determined
to make a scieme of It. My method
is SVicratic. or dialectic. All whom
I chance to meet In my searches, I
startle by anVIng “Friend. If permitted
thy choice as to th> method of dying,
what kind of death wculdst thou
rhrose?'* -Msny laugh and pass me
without answering. Hut others, love
death by a long nalletl ('hinaman with
the provisim that the nnlH be clean,
ind that the Chinaman be drtftstni In
hi,-i natJ\e roBtuwe. When uKtnl Ihe
r«:i»*)n for his strung c*cho|ce. he ex-
plaineil that his only desire was to
de<caM* picturesquely and dramati
cally. The Chinuuuin in costume
*'Ould suppiy the picturc.-qur ele«!»‘nf.
and the .strangling (hen* his ryes were
in danger of rolling down his (htH-kl
wculd supply the drama. On nc (»unt
of its unusualness I left him awmrtHi
ihat he was a man of conm^c tion.** and
le tiued later that he was an es< ai>ed
Inmate of a hospital for Ihe mentally
deranged
•K young lady in an extremely short
dress wiih very nhorl hair, biil a com
1 lexion v; iH'autiful that It seemed
■•Iniost unreal, told me briefly that she
wanted to die sweetly ;md surrounded
by |M*o{(|.‘ who held their tongues and
didn’t Hsk questions
A young surgeon almost crnvin'ed
me that no death cotilil l»e njore desir
able than that caused by the swift.,
k«*en. <iellghfft»l stroke of the surgical
knife. That noble and suffering ser-
mnt of his parentif has in his soul a
Ktr» ng poetical urge. One sees It in
hi« choice of death. He stands by
hlN profession in death as well as
life.
The onlv other person who has an
swert'd Uiy question is a middle aged
mcthodirt minister. He would die. he
Slid, if 8u<h was his master’s desire.
(f old age would fade fn>m life slow-
1>, painlessly after years of leading
his wayward flock and go to take his
funeral place In paradise. He would
dit' with thai life Jong friend.hi-. Hlblc,
In his fi‘<*ble hands, and Im* turncl In
a nuirl»el sepulcher with an insciiptlon
tbat duly gave praise to his piety and
OotilinesB.
1 shall go on with my reseiirch and
you will h**ar of the result soon.
.Vow that spring is upon us, a word i
of warning. Tho' love is blind, the
neighlmrs are not.—Willlamette Col-j
leglan i
We Thank You
MEMBERS OF THE
STUDENT BODY AND
FACULTY OF THE A. C. C.
t'oi- the <-<iiifi(lciic<‘ yon liavf sIikwii
ill tliis store «liiriii>r Ili«' school tiTin
now closiiif;.
'I'o tlioso of you who ai'c ur uliiiit-
injr \v«‘ fxtciid oiir con);i-atitintio!w
aiui hope foi' you iiiufh success in
wiiiitevei- c.'ireei- you lutve chosen.
\Vc hope that we may have the privi
lep' of serx iiif; yon in flie years to
come.
Anti lo tliose wln) leliini next fall
to resume Iheir collej'e work wc ex
tend an invitation to continui* their
friendly relations with this store.
We hoi)e to keeji alwavK in their
miiiiis Ihe fact that
IT I’.WS 'I'O DKAL .\T
<xlOETTINGER’Sl>
THK SAFK DlU'd STORK
(’ortier Xasli .'uid 'i'arhoro StreetK
WILSON, N. O.
«im«n;8t»»immumm»i»Hm»WHHHH«mmniminni»>»«amnmmCTm»mmm:»tBHmm>mwi»nii:ii»«in»mtmtKa
ly souls, imbued with a scientific ap-
i>re'i'iticn ff r my resparch work an
swer obliginelv. And -nuch kind rn.
lings a*< these aft w*e called the “Aids
of the Kamous Mrs. Trump" and they
shall be worthilv thank«Ml In the pr«
ifa'c to my book, “On the P'lence of
’nylng” which f shall no doubt com-
in a few weeks, though I have
I got nr. further than the title so far.
j The first gentleman who recognfzefl
jthe solemnity of my question : ni who
^ as of a mind t'' converse with me.
Introduced himself as Hugo Hona-
jiwrte, his name being taken, he said
from hi« two undes Victor Hitgf and
Napolecn Honaparle. That f w'a«
wetl pleased to know a descendant of
.«Mch distin/fuished ancestry, was in
evitable. W> chatted amiably for an
hour or sc. during which times I noted
that he had a remarkable i»ecfilfarlty.
a horrible habit of thrusting his eyes
outward, till It seemed that they sure
ly would iK)p from their sockets and,
a strange manner of drawing his lips,
hack over his teeth and thus exhibiting
his gums. Ab to his choice of a man
ner of dying I win let you Judge for.
yourself as to his tastes. He said
that he would like to t»e choked to
To the High School Graduate :
After High School, What ?
Success F
The ambition and determination that helped you
through High School is now causing to burn within
you the desire to succeed.
To succeed, you must be prepared. Efficiency is
the biggest word in the world today.
The business man wants to know what you CAN U0--
not what you are WILLING to do.
TjJiison business Coiicffc,
with its standard courses, efficient teaching;
modern equipment; cool, roomy, well lighted quar
ters, equipped with electric fans to make summer
study pleasant offers you the best to be had in
commercial training at the most attractive rates.
Be with us at our Summer Opening, June 6.
^i/Jiison ^usine;^a Coiicgc,
W. W. .MERRIMAN. President.
Wilson, N, C.
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