DECEMBER 1953
THE COLLEGIATE
P«(fe Three
Don’t Crash The Party
It’8 pretty evident that the Christmas season is in
full 8^^inJf. And since Christmas to manv people means
parties, I’m devotinsf my editorial this month to Christmas
parties.
But let’s remember our etiquette folks and not crash
anyone’fl party. And 1 mean that statement literallv A'
great deal of hustle and bustle are involved in the prepar-i
,tions for the one big party which comes with the Christ-'
mas season, and we wouldn’t want to be the ones to spoil
gll the fun. i
Many liprhts other than those foolish thinfrs they call'
traffic liphta are red during this period of the year — and
it’s no difficult matter to get them confused BELIEVE
YOU ME! Everyone’s in such a hurrv going anywhere to
do a little bit of nothing that little'thought is given to'
"manners” or proper behavior amidst all the revelry and
tinsel.
Everyone is the host it seems, but in reality the word j
peace .indicates the true title to this category. For the i
nucleus of this holiday is found in the BABY JESUS, who'
later came to be called the PRINCE OF PEACE. Not peace ‘
through satisfaction, or the power of the hydrogen and
atomic bombs, but rather the peace of men’s minds. I am'
well aware of the fact that this word seems to be for
gotten by most of us during the busiest time of the year,'
but nevertheless it Is the HOST TO THE CHRISTMAS
PARTY. I
And since we are going to consider the proper be-;
havior at thiii party, we will have to take into our scope of
thinking — the RULE APPLYING TO THE CRASHING
OF PARTIES. In order to explain this rule let’s look at
an illu.stration.
Everyone’s having a swell time decorations cover
the home - - *• singing prevails - - - under the mi.stletoe? ? ?
Well! refreshments are plentiful - - - and in general
the party is a bip success. But just as the party is reaching
its height of enjoyment an unwelcome guest crashes
the party TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. The peace of mind
which everyone was enjoying is suddenly choked with
fear. “Who let this fellow in?” aue.stions MR. SAFETY.
“I did,” answers MR. CARELESSNESS sheepishly. Such
ill-manneredness the group had never experienced before.
Shocked at the audacity of this fellow they called MR.
ACCIDENT, the party was about to break up, when an
other incident was brought to their attention. Over in
the corner MR. PRECAUTION was lying flat on his face,
drunk with the “spirit of the holiday season.” Immediately
MR. SAFETY ushered MR. ACCIDENT out the door, and
the entire crowd began assisting him in getting MR. PRE
CAUTION sober again. Soon the party was in full swing
once again, with MR. PRECAUTION guarding the door.
This type party represents the Chri.stmas season to
most of us. But I’m inviting you to a party which will
eliminate the presence of MR. ACCIDJ^NT.
YOU ARE CORDIAIXY INVITED TO ATTEND THE
CHRISTMAS PARTY OF THE WORLD.
THE PARTY WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 18, 1953,
and WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JANUARY 5, 1954.
NO PRESENTS ARE REQUIRED, ONLY THAT YOU
BRING PEACE OF MIND AND GOOD WILL.
PLEASE WEAR YOUR FORMAL “PRECAUTIONS”
AND HAVE YOUR SAFETY SHOES SHINED WELL.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from one of
me to all of you — SLOW UP HERE AND SHOW UP
THERE.
—JIM HEMBY
Conversation Piece
By < KCII. HII.I.IH
Well. "Flremnn ««ve m,v Child” If It dnrin't that Ihut
old war-horse, the rrd flannel nightshirt. Is on it*s way back In
again.
Yi-p, rellows. even the NEW Yt)KK TIMKS is a.Iv.w aUn* a r^-
o I old nightshirt — so if you wiint to br in the latest style
By J AMK.s MOW ARI» j and “set the world on fire," when you’re home for Christmas,
RhyUimic, hot-blwidrd hpanuh you’d better fish uround and see If you can’t find Griindpap’i old
and Latin-American dan i < . nightie.
i-d the local 19S3-S4 Community ■ Cud zooks, I suppose the next step will be the return of the cor-
Conccrt =-ri.'!l It-st month. The *'! you'’# ladiei — Whnt a pro»i«H't! — Two hundred cur-
team of K.-dcrlco Rev .nd PUar I I? from the windows of Harper Hall .mi the afternoon of
team of ti-dertco Key and 'u dance! However, the prospect hn« un Intriguing side, us I might
CJomei Upped their way to loud be able to get n Job washing the wh»leb<inej so nn rssary for thr
...-laim St Charlf^ L. Coon hiih **'* *■* ’ Grcclan” flop' You see, the
hool auditorium ' •<»y« to be clei.ned with ammi.nlii und a soft hair-
. least, that it the method prescribed In HAIU'EH’S
After hrarmg rommvnU on Mr. UAZ.\AR of June 1894.) So. I’m
Key's solo performiint^ hlghlUht
•*d by the SeguidilUs. a clasttcal
(*ighu*enth century dance, mony
students wht) rrut -.kI the concert
becauM' of Thanksgiving hohdays
were raring to go. Word wu$ pahs-
vd that the company's next stop
would be Goldsboro. On the follow
ing Monday night, a bunch of stu*
rnts und faculty memberi piled in
to cars, lupplied by Mr. Howard
and Mamie Davis, and emburkt'd
on an evening of I>Htin entertain
ment. Afterwards, there seemed to
be no doubt .»=- to whether the vnri-
i*d basque dances, the color of tho
wirUnK foRtumcs, and the excep
tional keyboard artistry of Silvio
Masciarelll captured the admira
tion of those who wont. One enthusl
astic student was Quoted as say
ing, “I practlcnliy wore my
hands out during the encores.'*
Kotneo and Juliet?
Some of us may remember, last
fall, when At>dy and Barbara Grif
fith entertained us in chapel with
their singing, dancing, and “coun
try revival service.” Uomember
how Dr. Hartsock cringed when
Andy “explained*’ Hamlet? Well,
he's made a recording of Romeo
and Juliet which seems to be do
ing very well. Judging from the ter
rific piny it's getting from the disc-
jockeys in the arra. — This should
prove interesting to the drngoi»>net
fans —.
There always has been ond
there always will be discussion, and
gossip, on American campuses
about the consumption of alcoholic
bewrages. 'Hiis is a question which
should be handled witn the utmost
intelligence, for the sincere but
misinformed, in this case, are
just as bad as thhe good Smaarl-
■'Drinking In College." by Robert
Straus und Seldon Bacon, thorough*
ly and unbiusedly dlscuKses the
general situation and its effect or
the student. In an exhaustive stu
dy, it tells the who does and who
doesn't, the how much ar>d how
often, the where, when and why
of college achohol. This shouldbe
read by all here ot AC who have
the interest of themselves und our
college at heart. If there are any
wh<»m this doesn't apply to, read
it anyway. Who knows? You, too
may be a statistic!
sign — cim see It now
After Kinston Game "sick Report
V DI/'llAUri Al
“What a close game.” , >.
“I thoufcht I’d die when he got two free throws.
“Darn those referees.”
The talk and laughter continued — about the game—
about the school— , , ,,
A car passed. “She’s pa.ssing ever>-thing ^ the road,
Bomeone laughed. “You take it easy, Bill.” There was a
steady stream of lights ahead of us, headed back to school
after the game. , , , j
Suddenly the pattern of lights was broken! Head
lights shot up into the air and spun crazily — then crasned.
“Who is it?” We thought of our fnends ahead of us,
seeing each one wrecked, hurt, or dead. No, it just couidn t
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VOL XXIV
NO. 3
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-In-Chief piT»fd Sa?
Firture‘^Sitorar::rBetl;7janrL^mm. Davw
prgfEdito«:;::::jVA^^^^
staff A?Uatf.!^‘?-lBilly Draughn, Tommy Williamson
business BOARD
Business Manager V"j'ni'Tmnn *Dot^Smith
Adverti.sing Staff.—Mildred B'ackmon Dot Smith
Margaret Harris, Lois Ann Thomas. Kacnei
Albritton. Kelly
Typist— Leg Howard
Faculty Advisor
By RICIIAKI) 7.IOLAR
’The Infirmary put on a "clcan
outfit" for Homecoming.
Words cannot descriiw how dif
ferent the Infirmary looks. If you
remember, the first issue of the
1993-M Collegiate stated that "when
you visit the infirmary. overUxik
the dirty walls, the black ceilings,
the holes In the floor, and the hot
plate sitUng on a box."
I must admit that what we did
was not done in one night, nor has
it all t>ecn accomplished yet. But
the cleanser and rags have been
literally /lying and the glass wax
has been "nowlng."
Believe It or not—the floors and
the woodwork have been scrubbed,
and the windows washed. Kven the
paint brushes have tx*n going.
Just ask Marguerite Gli-ndenning!!
Really, the infirmary looked iU
best at Homecoming. I am sorry
that you students did not visit us
Just to see how it did look. During
Homecoming we had only eight
visitors to give the Infirmary
formal Inspection.
Remember, you do not have to
be sick to come to the Infirmary
To me it is a home. Won’t you
consider it the same and stop by
a few minutes before the close of
this year and *«y "Merry Christ
mas” to Mrs. Wilson and those of
us who happen to be there at
the time.
Just as the Infirmary put on a
"clean outfit" for Homecoming,
it has put on an outfit for Christ
mas. Come and enjoy the decora
tions and have a cup of coffee
while you are there. Won't you ??
'The infirmary'* Christmas Greets
Ing to you: Here’s hoping that you
have a joyous time eaUng < not over
eating), sleeping, reading, and stu
dying. A Merry Christmas to you
and please stay well. Just as you
are getting a rest, let the medi
cine cabinet do likewise.
o. I m going til grt busy nnd print up my
"Willis' Whalebone Wa»herelte."
"Wonderful Town"
Speaking of whales brings to mind that drlightful Droadwiiy
musical "Wtinderful Town" In which Honallnd Kuxsell Is turning
in a whale of u performance. (No. movie fans. 1 iim not Implvinu
that MI.1S Hussell ii a whale!) The score Is a swell one. filled with
bouncy tunes and lyrics, and If you happen ii> own u phono you
might drop a line to Santa to bring you the Dm n Album of the
original cast — It's terrific fun!
One of the best numbers In the show Is called "Conversation
Piece ' (No relation to this column). In this number six uminuiilnt-
ed people are sitting In the buckyard of u Greenwich Vllluge flat
on u hot evening trying unsuccessfully to curry on u ronvi-rsntlon.
Miss Hussell tries to dash In during one of the deadly lulls und suv«
the evening by saying:
‘•I reread "Moby IJick" the other night — (I.ong Pause) 1
haven't picked that up In years — Oh - I suppose nobo<ly hna —
(I.onK PaUse und dend silence) — It's worth picking up nguin —
(A silence that only too graphically explains the situation) • ■ It's
all about this whale!"
Having nothing to do the other evening. I decided to follow her
■dvlce and I picked up "Moby Dick" ngaln. and — surprise -- It Is
all about this whiile! Besides which It is still a fine adventure story
with all the color and sweep of the sen. It la now l>elng turned Into
a new S-D movie with Alan Ladd, although I doubt that Mister
Ladd (even with S-D) will bo ubie to e<|Ual the fine Job done by
John Barrymore In the older version. Why not reread it again (or
even give It for Christmas) as you'll enjoy it! It's a whale of a
whole story 1
It's a far cry from the days of "Moby Dick" (and Its days of
seeking the whale for his oil to light the lamps of the world) Ui
our day of TV, 3-D and Atomic energy. Perhaps no t>etter commen
tary upon the progress (Sic) of the world cun be found than In two
little sidelights from the recent news — of newspapers!
In Baltimore, that city’s leading paper, the haLTIMOMK SUN,
has discontinued Its reviews of the legitimate Theatre and of mo
vies. und has Iniitructed Its Drama Cntlc to stay out of the truda-
tlonul aisle seat and pull up an armchair for himself, and from
now on to devote his talents to reviewing only TV programs.
Then, In the recent New York newspaper strike the thing that
has disturbed most New Yorkers has not l>ecn the loss of the news
of the World — but the Comics! (Too bnd l.n Guardla isn't still
Mayor, he could repent his Funny Puper reading urt — most prof
itably this time!)
Thus does Tempus Kuglt — and apparently, sense also!
Remember the days when you used to buy a buck tie for your
best friend for Xmas? Well, another sign of the change of the
times Is to t>e seen In the prices of Christmas glftii this year. While
leafing through the December KSQUIHE looking for the nu-well,
or — the latest recipes for mince meat pic! — I ran across some
of the gift suggestions made by famous personalities. Comedian
"Red" Buttons, in making up his list of gifts for "Your Best
Friend." included a little J-D cumern outfit that retailed for only
|7S0! (I cun see where I'm going to have only enemies this Christ
mas I)
The aforementioned Rosalind Russell. In selecting gifts for fe
male friends. Included a lovely little purse, with self-enclosed light,
so tHut ml-ludy doesn't have to dump her clutter all over the res
taurant table, anymore, in order to find her lipstick — aelllng for
only the small sum of fSO.
All the gift suggestions were not humorous, however, us Eddie
Fisher In selecting gifts for "College Men" Included one Item that
would be sure to be u hit with any of the residents of Caldwell Hall
— nn "Away from home Electric Hefrlgerntor" for only 1250. So,
Gnls, If you've been wondering what to do for the boy-friend for
Christmas — simply put him on ice!
No Small Fortune
All Christmas gifts don't have to be as expensive as the above
to give Joy und pleasure — and I know of none finer than a gift of
tM>^s! Even here you don't have to spend a small fortune whnt
with the fine titles now appearing upon the newsstands in the pop
ular-priced "Pocket” book editions The other day, while in Tweet-
les's I threw my eye In the direction of his book display (Having
no plnce else to throw my eye, after having removed it) and saw
some swell titles that would make excellent gifts, all Inexpensive,
and very rewarding. Among the better ones were:
1. "From Here "To EternUy’’ — Here's your chance to read fine
American novel, without going broke buying a copy I
2. "I, Claudius" — Roi>ert Graves' fine historical novel of An
cient Rome, which Is still one of the best historical novels ever
penned.
3. "Mosquitos” — An early William Faulkner novel, but written
In the Inimitable style of the Noi>el Prlr.e winner.
4. "A Cry Of Children" — The novel by the terrific John Horne
Burns, who Just died.
5. "The Gallery" — The fine war novel by the same author,
which Is regarded as his best work. (If you like these two, try his
"Lucifer With a Book,” which wc have In our Library 1 It's ex
cellent!)
These are but a few of the many worthwhile titles now out — and
if you like non-fiction, there's something for you too. Books of
Poetry, Art, Short Stories. The Dance — und even "The Philisophy
of Hegel" — ull under a dollar I
Change of filet
Now that the Christmas season is }ier«, we'll be hearing the
traditional carols with their beautiful melodies and well-beloved
lyrics — without which, Christmas would not be Christmas. Hut
if you'd enjoy a change of diet In the line of Christmas Portry, why
not try reading John Milton's beautiful treatment of the birth of
the Saviour "Upon The Morning of Christ's Nativity," which dealJ
with the birth of Christ In a very reverent and beautiful, but very
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