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PAGE 4 THE SKIRL DECEMBER, 1952 CAMPUS CLUBS AND CAPERS By Nancy Andrews The Classical Club met on Mon day, December 1st at the home of Miss Harriet Morrison. Dibble Abernathy, President of the Club, presided over the meeting, and Phyllis Legget presented the pro gram which centered around “Christmas and the Roman Sa turnalia.” After the program, the group gathered around Allene Powers at the piano for a song session. Miss Harriet and Miss Hazel served delicious refresh ments and made the girls feel en tirely at home. Mrs. Neightbor’s classroom was the scene of the Home Ec Club on the third of this month. Frances Heyer turned the meeting over to Miss Parker, who showed the group a movie on how to set a table. Patsy Teer’s name was sent in as a candidate for a national office in the AHEA. Patsy is now Secretary of the State Home Ec onomics Organization. Congrats, Patsy! which was presented on Novem ber 15 and more plans were also made the big production, “Ladies in Retirement.” Jean Steppe pre sented the program, and demon strated the process of making up characters. Wednesday evening, December 10, the IRC met in the right front p?rlor. The group discussed pre paring a basket of food and toys for a needy family in or around Red Springs, and they also decid ed to ask the entire student body to work with them in another project. This is carrying on a correspondence with young peo ple of other lands. In this way -we would be doing a great service for our country as well as receiv ing much enjoyment ourselves. Fay Jenkins then informed the ‘Club in a short talk, that Com munism in the United Nations is steadily growing. Yvonne Brice gave them some new slants on Eisenhower’s recent appointments to Cabinet positions; and Cleo Codas gave a report on Current events. One of the largest pro jects of the IRC so far this year was the Mock Election which was held on November 4th. The result /Of the election was Stevenson 163 .and Eisenhower 113. The Spanish Club had a very interesting meeting on November 19 when Shirley Fitzgerald began the program with an explanation of some phases of the Moorish language and customs. Ruby Bierman read the story, “Won- derous Tales of Ancient Spain.” The Club decided to elect a Board of Directors for the organization, and so the five girls who were elected are Rub Bierman, Mickey Jernigan, Gladys McCain, Martha White, and Carolyn Robinson. The Writer’s Club held its re gular meeting on the 10th of No vember in the left back parlor. Harriet Allen, President, intro duced Dr. Scott who told the girls something about the technique of writing a one-act play. After Dr. Scott had cleared up a few ques tions for the girls, they held a very informal discussion. Miss German talked to the members of the St. Cecelia Music Club at their regular meeting on December 5th. She emphasized the importance of correctly train ing a child’s voice from pre-school age until graduation from high school. Discussion by the members of the club immediately followed -the program. Delicious refresh ments were served at the close of the discussions. The Math Club met in the Math Classroom for their last meeting at which Christine Maloney talk ed about the use of Mathematics in Business and Sara Sanders gave the group startling figures on the draft quota. Elizabeth Mc Intosh then emphasized the value of a knowledge of ma+hematics in attempting to make a success in the business and professional world. The French Club had a special treat at their last meeting when Betty Jo Gore, Audrey Milligan, Kitty Oliver, and Marie Sellars presented “La Petite Chaperon Rouge,” or “Little Red Riding Hood.” Talent can be found in every crack and corner. At the last regular meeting of the Highland Players, last min ute plans were made for the play Tbot IramoRfal CbHis€mas Essay... Yes, ViRainia Flora Macdonald - Davidson Day Ninety-two bubbling enthusias tic lassies may be an invasion on I any male campus, but the No-! vember 8th invasion was second only to D-Day, and by the way, it was—Davidson Day! The buses filled with chattering I wonder who or what left for points southwest at 8:00 Saturday morning, arriving in Davidson about 1:00, hearts a bit faint, dull expectancy of the worst on every face. The girls were ushered to the Gymnasium Slave Market, and were weighed in! Seriously, it was quite an experience being matched off with a perfect stran ger—well, not exactly perfect, either—but pledges, at that! It seems most Freshmen had an extra duty to perform Saturday, November 4. The game is one which will go down in history. Davidson beat Richmond College 38-19 amid tumultuous cheers of all of us, some of whom hadn’t seen David son win in five years on that campus. After the game, the fraternity houses were made warm by fel lowship together. All the houses are furnished beautifully. Supper was served in each fraternity boarding house and we left there early for the gym where square dancing began at 6:30. The Chippie Creek Boys proficiently made with the mountain music and provided rhythm for the large group participating. There were intermissions in which round dancing could be enjoyed. Bob Henry, who arranged the entire day’s schedule with Doris Calloway’s help, had arranged for some fine entertainment. The Cripple Creek Boys played some mountain ballads in their enimit- ible fashion. The ‘Flora Dora’ girls contributed the Highland Fling and Barbara Hill represented the ‘Angel Farm’ with “The Song Angels’ Sing” and “With A Song In My Heart.” During the square dancing, judges were unobtrusively choos ing the three prettiest Flora Mac donald girls from the group. A surprised and grateful Ann Mc Leod, Carolyn Musselwhite and Barbara Hill were presented huge white chrysanthemum corsages tied with Davidson’s black and red streamers. After everyone was completely exhausted from the dancing, a group-sing was organized, with the words of the songs flashed on the wall with a projector. Reluctant to leave, yet tired and ready for our own campus, the girls climbed on the buses, sang farewell, and broke the axle of one of the buses! Arrange ments were soon made and all the girls made it back to Flossie Mac. Yes—F. M. C. invaded David son and we retreated—no casual ties. "Yes, indeed! "Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age—they do not believe except what they see—they think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. "AM minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. "In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelli gence capable of grasping the whole of truth and \ knowledge. 1 "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. I "He exists as certainly as love and generosity and de votion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. VC'e should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eter- nal light which childhood fills the world wouW be extin guished. "Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well :ui believe in fairies! "You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove.’ Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus—the most real things in the world are those neither children nor men can see. "Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there—nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the world. "You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, bu^ there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest nian, or even the united strength of all the strongest men, that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside the curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. "Is it all real.’—ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! "Thank God!—he lives, and he lives forever—a thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten thou sand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood." It was only September, and 1897’s Chrlstmat was thrt* months In the future. But Virginia O'Hanlon't concern was with an Important problem that, to her, knew no season. That was why she wrote her letter ts the New York Sun asking “b there a Santa Claus?” The answer to Virginia's (lucstlon, composed In a msnnent of deep spirltuat insight by Franc'is B. Church, stands even today as * testament of faltb. (S3 Gert® 120 Schedyle Monday, December 15; 3:45 Executive Committee Meeting 4:40 French Club 8:15 Dean Sandresky’s Hecit- al (Reception Formal) 10:30 Council Party Tuesday, December 16: 4:00 Dr. Vardell’s Music Ma jors at his house 7:30 Laundry Girls’ party 8:30 Cabinet Party at Mrs. McPhaul’s 10:30 Phone girls’ party Wednesday, December 17: 10:20 Faculty Coffee 4:40 Spanish Club 6:00 Christmas Dinner (For mal) 9:00 Dome Service 10:30 Hall Parties Thursday, December 18: 3:30 Servants’ Party 10:00 Dining Room girls’ party 10:20 Library girls’ party Friday, December 19: (GO HOME AFTER CLASSES) Monday, January 5: 8:20 Classes begin Tuesday, January 6: 4:40 Student Teachers . Wednesday, January 7: 10:30 Faculty Coffee 7:00 Faculty Meeting Thursday, January 8: 3:00 Faculty Executive Com mittee. Friday, January 9: 4:40 Math Club Saturday, January 10: Movie - “Mr. 880” Monday, January 12: 4:40 Writers’ Club 8:15 Mr. Sinclair’s Recital Tuesday, January 13: 4:40 Highland Players Wednesday, January 14: 10:20 Faculty Coffee 4:40 I.R.C. Meeting Thursday, January 15: 3:00' Faculty Executive Com mittee 0 Conscience is the still small voice which tells us we shouldn’t have done it. North Carolina is one of 12 states selected for a Senate com mittee study of the capital need ed to launch a successful farming enterprise. D. M. McMillan Ford Products Since 1913 Red Springs, N. C. Compliments Of A Friend McNair’s “Satisfying With Quality” Laurinburg, N. C. Little Pep Cafe A Good Place to Gab Take the Family Out! Home-Cooked Meals Red Springs, N. C. McKellar Radio Service Radio-Television Service Red Springs, N. C. BefeHensdale im Fayetteville Red Springs
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