NOVEMBER, 1951
THE SANDSPUR
PAGE THREE
The Christian Viewpoint
Joy should abide in our-hearts like sunshine behind
the clouds, always ready to shine through and come
out. Sorrows and troubles may come but deeper than
these shadows is the blessed and peaceful glow of a
soul which trusts in God.’s love, grace, and goodness.
The evil is temporary, that which is good is eternal. A
Christian has cause for rejoicing. Recently I heard a
choir sing an old song which should be sung more fre
quently: “My Father is rich in houses and lands
He holdeth the wealth of the world in his hands,
And I’ve been adopted, my name is written down,
I m heir to a palace, a robe, and a crown.
I m the child of a king, the child of a king,
All glory to God, I’m the child of a king.”
Paul wrote to the Philippians, “Rejoice in the Lord
always: again I say. Rejoice.” (Phil. 4:4)
Western
Civilization
by John Sloani, author of “Fire”,
a hot article and Joe Elliott, doer
of nothing.
During the sixth and seventh
centuries after the Roman legions
had been withdrawn from Bri
tain for the defense of Italy and
Gaul, iRome forgot all about the
distant little island. Unnoticed toy
Rome, Britain was overrun by a
coalition of nations, tlje Jutes,
Angles, and Saxons. These Ger
manic peoples, though little no
ticed at the time, have through
the centuries, had a profound in
fluence on all civilization. The
Jutes are responsible for the in
vention that 'has been rated as
one of the most important of all
times—the Jutebox.
The Angles, through their deep
and prolonged study of geometry,
produced the angle-iron. So im^
portant was this discovery that
the angle-iron is still in use today.
The Saxons were quite musical
minded. After the invention of
the phone in 1809 toy Alexander
Graham Bell, who was himself of
Saxon decent, dialectal influence
and 'the progress of semantic evo
lution in the Englisih language
transformed this word to its pres
ent form—“Saxap'hone”. ,
T group of delegates, 3 each
from the Jutes, Angles, and Sax
ons, developed a new technique
in the shooting of pool and bil
liards. They called this method
English. This discovery was so
important that the country which
they invaded became known as
England. English is still used in
all foremost billiard parlors of all
countries.
Many other very important
discoveries and inventions came
from this period of history. Take
the Franks, for instance, not only
did they invent the Frankfurter,
known in America as the “hot
dog”, but every Frank had his
personal Frankinstein which is a
sort of a cup used for drinking an
early form of beer known as Bru
tus Bru. ,
The Goths, both the Visigoths
and the Ostrogoths played an
important part in modern civiliza
tion. Their greatest contribution
is the Gothball. The earliest forms
ef Gothballs were square. People
had no use for them. They kept
them around their homes hoping
to find some way to use them.
The young Goth childrefi used
them for building blocks tout they
always had to polish them after
use and replace them to their
proper place. They were usually
kept in the coo-coo clock under
the coo-coo. It was hoped that
they would hatch,. but very few
ever did.
In the early 1700’s there sprang
up many lawn-like plains. These
plains had small lakes and sandy
holes and spots of very thick grass
with holes in the center. Most of
the courses, as they were later
called, contained eighteen holes;
some only nine.
By this time some of the Goth
balls, through the evolution of the
wheel, had become round.
Each Lord and iNoble of the day
possessed a set of flatfaced
sticks. These sticks were later
known as clubs. One day Lord
Hogan was carrying a Gothball
in his pocket. While he was tour
ing one of the courses it fell from
his pocket. It rolled into one of
the holes in the middle of a green.
Many years later as he lay on
his death bed, he related the
story to one of his friends. This
friend with several of his col
leagues collected facts on the
subject and studied them quite
well. After much deliberation
they introduced to the world the
■modern game of Goth which is
played currently in Pinehurst and
in other famous Goth centers
throughout the cotmtry.
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THE
SPOTLIGHT
SHINES
This month the spotlight shines
on Jim MoCall. Jimmy is twenty
years old and hails from Morgan-
ton, N. C. He came to PJC in Jan
uary, 1®I50 and is hoping to grad
uate this semester. Jimmy’s future
is more or less planned for a while
according to Uncle Sam’s books.
He has been called to report for
induction in February, but with
lusk he will be back with us for
the rest of the year.
Jimmy is one of the most pop
ular boys at PJC, and is looked
up to by everyone. Jim has a
way of getting along with people
and as a result of this he has
many friends.
He is also a regular particip
ant in sports. Jim plays a fine
game of football and has made a
lasting name for himself in the
past two seasons. Tennis also rates
high in his sporting ability. He
plays a good game aainst any op
ponent.
Jim is one of the neatest and
best dressed boys at PJC. Last
year he was fourth in his class
and this year he has already be
gun to go up the ladder.
He has been helpful and is al
ways ready to be useful in his
spare time. He was vice-pres
ident of his class last year and
was on The Sandspur staff. He
now holds the position manager.
He has technicolor hair (black
and blond) and blue eyes. He
stands 5’ 9” and tips the scales at
165. Jim may not be the biggest
boy here at PJC, but he fits the
old saying “dynamite comes in
small packages.”
If you are looking for some
one to help in any way, I’m sure
Jim would be one of the first
that you should ask because he
takes special pride in helping
others when they need help.
Meet The Faculty:
Mr. Raymond Dawso^n, one of
the newer members of our fac
ulty, is a native of Prescott, Ark
ansas. After graduating from high
school Mr. Dawson completed one
year of college work before ent
ering military service. He served
for several months in Fairbanks,
Alaska, with the Air Force. He
received his discharge in July,
1947.
From September, 1947 to Aug
ust, 1949, Mr. Dawson . attended
the College of the Ozarks, a Pres
byterian school, located at Clark
sville, Arkansas. After graduation
from this college Mr. Dawson
taught one year in Hackett High
School, Hackett, Arkansas. From
June 1950 until J^me li95’l, he at
tended graduate school at Van
derbilt University, where he ob
tained his M. A. degree.
Mr. Dawson met Alice McKee-
hen during his college career at
the College of the Ozarks, and
they were married in May, 19419.
She taught with him at Hackett
in the Commercial department.
They have one daughter, Alice,
born in October, 1950.
Mr. Dawson is head of the De
partment of Social Science here
at P. J. C. He is alsi one of the
advisors of The Sandspur and is
very much interested, in the suc
cess of the paper. He is a teacher
in the extension schools being
held in Fairmont and Lumberton.
The students like Mr. Dawson
very much even though the sub
jects they have under him are
hard. He is patient and does an
excellent job of covering the mat
erial to be studied.
Mr. Dawson and his family live
across from the Presbyterian
church.
We, the members of the staff
of The Sandspur, hope Mr. and
Mrs. Dawson ,wil]^njoy a long
stay in Maxton and we know the
students will regret it very much
if he ever decides to leave.
eart Whitton, Charlotte, Dr. S. H. ' Beman, Laurinbiirg. ] ;iv. J-: -W.
Fulton, Laurinburg, Francis E. Luke, Glendait Sr t'.,
■Joxe, Bennettsville, S. C., John and Mrs. Julia Fa; ctto-
Luther McLean, Lumberton, C. E. ville.
Trustees Appropriate
$1000 For Lab
The semi-annual meeting of
the board of trustees of Presby
terian Junior College was held at
the college at eleven o’clock on
Monday morning, attended by 17
trustees from' the territory of the
nine Presbyteries of the Synod of
North Carolina. Reports were
heard from the president of the
college, the dean of instruction,
the dean of students, and the bus
iness manager. The budget was
approved. A revised statement of
the philosophy of education of
the college, drawn up by the fac
ulty, was approved.
The William Black Award
Committee was instructed to se
lect a candidate ?or the William
Black Award to be given in May
at commencement.
Plans for the Firm Foundation
Fund Campaign W'feVe reviewed. A
thousand dollars was appropriated
for the physics laboratory. A
special Agricultural Committee of
the trustees was appointed to de
velop the college farm, consisting
of Francis Coxe, Bennettsville, S.
C.; G. P. Henderson, Maxton; and
James L. McNair, Jr., Maxton.
Officers of the trustees were
re-elected, consisting of Edwin
Pate, Laurinburg, chairman; Dr.
S. H. Fulton, Laurinburg; and
James L. McNair, Jr., Maxton.
The trustees had luncheon at the
McNair Cafeteria.
Trustees in attendance were:
Edwin Pate, Laurinburg, Dr. P.
H. Gwynn, Jr., Red Springs, Rev.
Harold J. Dudley, Raleigh, Mr.
G. P. Henderson, Maxton, Rev.
R. H. Stone, Chalotte, Rev. Allen
C. MdSween, Lincolnton, A. E.
Gibson, Wilmington, James L.
McNair, Jr., Maxton, Charles R.
Hunter, Blenheim, S. C., Charles
G. Rose, Jr., Fayetteville, Baum-
MOSTLY ABOUT
CUN
DOGS
Handling Your Spaniel
In the long run, the thing that
makes a himtlng dog Is plenty of
work on game. Yet In the case of
the Springer and Cocker Spaniel,
three-fourths of the training can be
done in the back yard, or in any
weed grown vacant lot. And today,
planted pigeons have come to serve
as a perfect substitute for wild game.
by Maxwell Riddle, prominent dog trainer ond
one of the outhors of the Purina Gun Dog Book
Thus, any city man can train his
spaniel. For these reasons, it is easier
to train Springers and Cockers to
make high class gtm dogs than al
most any other breed.
This is particularly true when the
game to be hunted Is pheasant, with
an occasional day after wUd duck,
woodcock, grouse or even rabbits.
Springers and Cockers are flushing
dogs. Their job is to course back and
forth in front of the hunter, alway#
within gun range, and to flush to
the gim any kind of game which is
in cover.
When the game is shot, the doff
must retrieve it to hand. Spilnger
and Cocker Spaniels do not point
and should never be trained to do so.
Yard breaking is not different from
obedience training given for the dogs
which compete at the dog diows. It
consists of teaching a dog to heel on
and off the leash, sit down when yoo
stop, stay where put, come wheii
call^, and retrieve to hand.
There is one final command which
the obedience dogs at shows never
get. This is “hup.” At this command,
or at a sharp blast, the dog must sit
instantly, even though he is raclngi
at full speed away from you. Th«
“hup” and "come when called” are
the two most important of all yard
breaking lessons.
Marking the fall of the retrieve
also can be taught in any vacant lot,
so it can be included in yard break
ing.
Dogs are never too old to take
training, but they can get formal
training much too young. This tends
to slow them down and injure Ihelr
drive and spirit. Plan to start formal
yard breaking of your puppy between
four and six months of age.
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The equipment' needed in spaniel training is neither extensive or expensire. If
consists of a leash, obedience training collar, 50 feet of rope about half th« dtaiMlV
of a clothes line, a blank pistol, a shrill and piercing whistle, »nd a few
The pigeons will not be needed at first.
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