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THE SKIRL
FEBRUARY 16, 1954
THE SKIRL
Pnblished semi-monthly by the Student Body of Flora Macdoanld
College, Red Springs,, North Carolina.
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EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
ASST. BUSINESS MANAGER
PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR
ART EDITOR
Ann McGirt
Mary EUa Mize
Mary McCracken
Martha Ann Morrison
Mary Hale
Doris Dunn
REPORTERS Ann Bowden — Nan Dorman
Betty Jean Gilliland — Lucille Graham
Dot Hamilton — Faye Jenkins
Audrey Milligan — EUa Ruth McNeill
Allene Powers — Rosa Moore
Peggy Harris
ADVERTISING STAFF Barbara Arrington
Mary Sue Williams — Frances Bobbitt
I Evelyn Taylor — Mary Thompson
Gale Simpson — Elmira Stcinlord
Ju.ri6 Jsr3T0tt
CIRCULATION MANAGER J[ean Morris
ASST. CIRCULATION MANAGERS Harriett McAuley
Katherine Ray
TYPISTS Doris Bowles — Shirley Cox
Betty Joe Hatcher — Jean Jones
Joanne McMillan — Jeanette McNeiU
Norma Pittard
Mr. Thomas E. Wright
FACULTY ADVISOR .....
EDITING COMMITTEE
Mr. David Tatum - Miss Harriet Morrison
Your Opinion
By Nancy Bell
Our Campus Sweetheart
A man appears before me—
His face is kind and true
Lines of age are on his brow,
His eyes are clear and blue
A tender smile rests on his lips—
A smile for persons all
A mat of white rests on his head
As snow on pinetrees tall.
His form is bent with ages spent
Working for you and me
This college he designed and built—
He labored endlessly.
Like all great men, he had a vision—
It was strong and good
He saw this college bearing fruit in
Christian womanhood
He had ideals; he had a dream
Of wondrous things to be
He struggled on; molding his dream
Into a reality—
He labored on until the sweat
Was pouring from his brow
He labored on that we might have
What we enjoy now—
A right to knowledge and its use
A right to serve with love
A right to Christian fellowship
And prayer to God above
The college was built, professors employed
To teach the students here—
His wife began the conservatory;
Its fame grew far and near—
He brought plants to the garden
And tended them with care;
He went to Scotland with a “passport”
Of Flora Macdonald’s hair.
He brought back to us the tombstone
Of Flora Macdonald’s grave;
It tells of her rescue of the “Bonny Prince,”
A heroic act and brave—
He was the first president
Of our own F. M. C.
Through the years he led the school
With courage and sagacity—
We love our campus sweetheart,
This every girl will tell—
Our president emeritus.
Dr. Charles Graves Vardell.
—Dot Hamilton
Although we are taking many
subjects because they are requir
ed lor our majors, we must ad
mit that we are also taking them
because we find them helpful
and even enjoyable. At the same
time there are some subjects that
appeal to us more than others;
so our question for this time is:
“What course have you enjoyed
most thus far in college?”
«
DeLanie Boney, senior from
Wallace; “I’ve nearly every
course. Naturally, my preferences
have been in the English and
Bible departments with Church
History, St. John, Shakespeare,
and Modern Literature leading
the way. Mental Hygiene was an
other eye-opener. I am back in
Miss Robertson’s domain this se
mester too, because I think I’ve
mised a lot by not having every
course she offers!”
Dot Hamilton, junior from
Hampden, Virginia:' “I have most
enjoyed Dr. Bullock’s course in
New Testament Letters, because
I have been led to understand
some of Paul’s deep thinking.”
Elizabeth McIntosh, senior
from Fayetteville: “I have en
joyed all the courses in my ma
jor field, Bible and Christian Ed
ucation because I was most in
terested in these; however, out
side of my major I found Mental
Hygiene the most interesting,'
helpful and enlightening.”
Shirley Corbett, freshman from
Atkinson: “I like Bible the best
because of its spiritual enrich
ment, and I have learned so much
from my study of it.”
Mary Hagood Little, senior
from Pollocksville: “Besides my
major courses this year I have
enjoyed Bactediology and Bible.”
Faye Jenkins, junior from Un
ion, S. C.: “Outside of my major
fields I enjoyed Essentials of
American Government because it
gave me a new insight into
American politics.”
Beth Robinson, senior frxim
Burgaw: “Besides my Bible
courses I have enjoyed Christian
Education of Children, Mental
Hygiene and Music Appreciation.”
Shirley Bullard, freshman from
Darby, Pennsylvania: “I have en
joyed my course in math.”
Betty Hamilton, sophomore
from Alexandria, Va.: “My fav
orite subject since I’ve been at
FMC is Physical Education be
cause there is no homework.”
Marlene Jones, senior from
Grassy Creek: “Besides my ma
jor courses I enjoyed history un
der Miss Robertson and fresh
man English under Miss Penn-
inger.”
Becky Ingram, sophomore from
Parkton: “I enjoyed sophomore
Bible because Dr. Bullock preach
es such good sermons.”
Week Of Spiritual
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thing.
Self-pity is a common disease
which develops into touchiness.
For an example of a person suf
fering from self-pity, Mr. Dick
son used Elijah. Like people of
today, Elijah had good days and
then bad days. The reason for Eli
jah’s self-pity was that, having
previously felt himself better than
his father, he now, realized he
wasn’t.
Self-pity enters when one takes
his life too seriously. It takes all
joy and happiness out of life. One
is called a kill-joy and a spoil
sport when he suffers from self-
pity. It does not take long for
such a person to lose faith.
Elijah was advised in three
ways by an angel to overcome this
mood of self-pity: by physical
exercise and refreshment, by get
ting a fresh vision of God, and
by finding something definite to
d6.
Mr. Dickson closed by remind
ing the group that even though
self-pity will come to everyone,
one must remember that his life
is’ not his own. Life is God’s; he
bought it with a price and for a
purpose.
The freshman-sophomore dis
cussion group met at 4:40 in Wat
kins. The Junior-Senior group
met at 7:30. Both of these groups
discussed “The Righteousness of
God.” Mr. Dickson opened the
discussion and also answered
questions which came from the
group. Mr. Dickson pointed out
that the righteousness of God is
lack of blemish in Him. One can
become “right with God” when
he lives in His line and does the
things He would have him do.
All stand in dire need of God
for salvation. Everything goes
back to God’s nature. He is the
most important thing that one
can know.
“Christ vs. the Aspirin” was
Mr. Dickson’s topic for the Wed
nesday morning chapel service.
He began by naming the things
which best describe the present
age. The three things which Mr.
Dickson thought best describe the
nation today are the neon sign,
the can opener, and the aspirin
bottle.
Everyone gets headaches from
so much noise in the land today.
The ringing of bells and the clang
ing of machinery cause many
people to have headaches. Four
million pounds of aspirin were
sold in the nation in only one
year.
Mr. Dickson told of a picture
which was taken on a street cor
ner. The passers-by did not know
it was Jjein gtaken. After the pic
ture was developed, it was amaz
ing to see how many different
expressions were shown on peo
ple’s faces. Many had frowns on
their faces. Still others revealed
sorrow and sadness. Many ex
pressions were grim, and hatred
could be seen plainly. But, yet,
all of the creatures are children of
God.
When one is in trouble, there is
always one person he can go to
when all others depart from him
and leave him to solve his own
problems. This person is the only
person who knows everything and
who understands every problem.
He is anxious to speak to indivi
duals and he wants to bear their-
burdens on his shoulders. He is
like a doctor, but not one that is
sometimes out, because he is al
ways in. To those who are weary,
he will gladly give rest. Who else
could this person be but Jesus
Christ?
Christ has given several pres
criptions to those who are weary
and are seeking rest in him. First,
Christ offers real help by making
one look at himself. One should
get at the inner part of his life,
because it is there that one really
suffers. One can take an aspirin
and relieve his pains temporarily,
but the real trouble needs more
than an aspirin. Headaches could
be caused by some weakness on
the individual’s part and he must
remember that God used his
weaknesses as an opportunity to
work and to help him grow in
faith. One can do all things in
Christ who gives strength. He can
help and will help if one but lets
him.
The second prescription which
Christ gives is that one needs to
practice what someone has called
“turning ourselves over to Christ.”
When one turns a problem over
to God, the whole problem should
be turned over, not only a part of
it. One can turn his entire life'
over to God and rest assured that
it will be safe and secure with
Him. Because he cares for all,
everyone can find in Him a rest
ing place. He can make those who
have been sad very happy. Why
should not everyone “Let Go and
Let God?” challenged Mr. Dick
son in his closing remarks. Give
your life to God today—all of it.
“Becoming Mature” was the
topic of Mr. Dickson’s message at
Vespers on Wednesday night. He
brought out the fact that life is
just a fluid matter and that one
never reaches his goal. When one
arrives at the goal that he has set
up for himself, he wants to climb
even higher.
Everyone looks at a tiny baby
at one time or another and thinks
how nice and pleasant his life
must be with nothing to worry
him. But a baby’s life is not so
pleasant as it looks as if it is. He
has to depend on his mother or
someone else as a source for his
needs. He has no security of his
own, but his mother represents
security to him.
Mr. Dickson pointed out that
even a baby has to make decisiins.
For instance, he has to decide
whether to holler or swallow at
certain times.
A few years pass; the child
starts to school. He begins to see
other people as individuals. He
learns that they have rights just
as he does. The child begins to
learn certain health and moral
laws.
Then the child becomes an ad
olescent. By the time he reaches
this age in life, many social atti
tudes have already developed in
him. In his daydreams he has
visions of his future life very of
ten during this period.
Mr. Dickson described the pro
gress of growth in t"he following
ways: First, philosophy of life is
evident at every age level. Every
one has a philosophy of life which
is a setting up of high ideals.
Second, make your philosophy
grow. One should be like Paul
who put away childlish things
when he became mature. Third,
increase your knowledge about
how life behaves. Very often one
complains about his failures, but
failures go to make up a life, and
one must learn to take life as it
is. Life has imchanging laws, so
learn them and take them in
stride. Fourth, one needs to be
come a self-giving creature. God
has given all certain amounts of
energy, some of which is to be
used in concern for other people.
Energy should be spent in the
pleasure of giving and not in the
spirit of getting something in re
turn.
As one grows up, he should de
velop spiritually, mentally, and
socially. The Kingdom of God is
for mature men and women who
are able to fight the eternal battle.
The freshman-sophomore dis
cussion group and the junior-sen
ior discussion group met at spe
cified times in Watkins Hall. The
discussions centered around the
topics of “Courtship and Marri
age.” Again Mr. Dickson opened
and led the groups in the discus
sions. Problems and questions
were brought up by the girls in
the group. Mr. Dickson made all
aware of the nee^ of Christ in
every marriage.
“Learning to Love the Hard to
Love” was the topic for the Wed
nesday morning message. “Why
don’t we love or like some peo
ple?” Mr. Dickson gave five rea
sons which might be the answer
to this very important question.
(1) We don’t like them, be
cause they are different from us.
(2) We don’t like them, be
cause we are sure we know all
about them from what we see on
the surface.
(3) We don’t like them be
cause, they seem to be self-im
portant.
(4) We don’t like them be
cause, we fell that they are bet
ter than we are.
(5) Lastly, we don’t like them,
because we are more concerned
as to how they treat us than we
are as to how we treat them.
Mr. Dickson pointed" out four
things which might be done to
help one to like others more;
(1) Practice liking people.
(2) Put yourself in the other
person’s place.
(3) Study the reason for your
dislike and try to find out why
you don’t like that person.
(4) Practice looking for some
good in everyone. There is some
good in the worst of the world
around us.
The climax of Spiritual Enrich
ment Week came on Thursday
night when the Sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper was observed. In
his few and well-chosen remarks
at the beginning of the service,
Mr. Dickson stressed that there
is no greater honor that anyone
can experience than partaking of
the Lord’s Supper and being a
Member of His (jhurch.
The entire student body is
grateful to Mr. Dickson for his
having come to the campus here
and helping'to bring all closer to
God.