November 15, 1947
THE PEN
Page 3
What’s New?
Hi folks! This week I bring
greetings and laughter from the
campus of Saint Augustine’s
College. My! How we love it!
Just try to imagine living here
one day without the local gos
sip. . • ■ What sadness for the
gossipers. . . . What joy for the
victim. So here goes.
While thinking through five
encyclopedias, getting out home
work at the library one evening
last week, a young lady rushed
in rather hurriedly, strolled to
the desk and asked one of her
friends who happened to be an
acquaintance, “Has anyone been
here looking for me?” “No,” re
plied the lady, and the girl
rushed right back out again. This
isn’t the first incident of its kind.
So I guess we’ll have to remind
the students that the library is
for reading, research work and
not a place for a lover’s meeting.
I notice that most of Saint
Augustine’s women and girls
favor long skirts. Personally, I
am glad they came in style, for
they add dignity.
LOVERS AT EIGHT WEEKS
TIME;
Mr. Herbert Mooney, the great
lover of last year, returned from
his summer vacation in New
York City and found himself
without Lil Irm. Johnnie An
derson took over, with her mak
ing a trip to Virginia. But at this
writing, I have learned that he
has full charge of Miss Vera
Robinson. . . . James Greene
and the Frl. Dame seem to be
like two peas in a shell. . . ■
Mr. Lonnie Perry seems as
though he can’t get started. . . .
Too bad George Quiet and Lil
lian Hunter had to call things
off. Frizzel “Ooksie” Jones is
playing the freshman from
South Carolina, but his heart is
in New Jersey.
William raageti is Ju=.(, iiKc
the man without a country. . . .
Mr. Johnnie Miller is the boldest
man on the campus, but I am
hoping that “Lady Luck” doesn’t
catch up with him. ... I see
that George Barzey is keeping
the Tuttle Building plenty warm
these days—Watch that ole boy.
. . . Kenny Young is just like
the bear—no where. . . . Harold
Boyd seems to be a little wor
ried, I wonder is it because of
Oscar the city boy. . . . Ernest
Hicks found out that Florida is
too much for him. . . . Omelia
Walston is the girl of the month.
, . A hint to the boys—The
University of Lovology will post
her list soon—smile. . . . James
Green and Harold Boyd have
earned their Doctor Degrees,
good luck to them and I hope
they continue the good work.
. . . Shelby Thompson is saying,
“Give me the city jive and noth
ing about the campus play, oh!
That’s too bad, I really pity her.”
... I am sure now tliat Captain
Horton has relinquished his du
ties with the Florida chick and
Billy Jackson is back home
again. . . . Irving M a y s o n
“ducked” ole lady Luck and I
DID YOU KNOW
THAT?
ILLUSION
The wind-hounds howl among
the trees;
They scatter the dry leaves in
their wake.
. , j A u T I Their panting breath is a humid
Audrey and Aubrey Lawson! jgj-gg^e
are twins. they race down the sand-
Six seniors are engaged. ... swept slopes of the hill
(uh uh that wouldn’t be fair.) thirst—their hot
President Trigg is from Geor-, tongues make
gia. * The ripples spread — farther
There are ten sisters and apart—Why is my heart
brothers on this campus. 'So stagnant, dank, and still?
Mr. Spraggins is an Omega
Psi Phi man.
Sherry Mcllwain went down
town and posed as a Cuban
Inquiring Reporter
DISILLUSION
Eugene Poole has a Purple 'j-jjg lake is a singing turquoise
Heart medal. | blue;
Mr. Lynch and Mrs. Latham i ^ shimmering, warm, melodic
have been here thirty-seven and; ^ue
forty-two years respectfully. I That fills my empty soul anew.
That 50 per cent of all married My hand I cup
people are men. |And scoop into
Clara Coward is called thejxhe amber blue—
“Tid.” lAnd bring it up—
Ruby Wynn is a twin. And lo! the beautiful blue
Herbert Mooney is the young
est senior.
St. Aug. was the only unde
feated team in the CIAA last
year.
—“La Chink.”
gone!
The water I hold is crystal clear.
And now, the blue of the lake
seems one
SOCIALS
By H. M. White
Thus far this year we have
had two All-School socials, and
numerous parties for the green
horns, usually called Freshmen. QUESTION: How do you re-
Since the Freshmen socials were; gard the new length skirts?
restricted to the above named;Doris Willis (Senior)
we shall direct our interest to ^ think they re the exact
o u 1C ; 1 1 thing for girls with pipe stem
the All-School Soc a s. | mine. They cover a
Our initial social, better i^^ole lot.”
known as the Acquaintance Helen Faucett—(Junior)
Dance, was given September 20: “i think they are very becom-
in the Taylor Hall. The Big[ing on almost all girls.”
Sisters sponsored this dance, and I Geraldine Carter (Sopho-
there were quite a few dance
. t “If not earned to the extreme,
fans present. Du^ ^ ^ practical, then
strangers the dance seemed to, ^ ^ eliminate a certain
have gotten off to a slow stoti y
but the interest oi the tans was, , ^ 1*1
j 00 change, one may easily take up
more and more aroused as tne .^j^ ® ^
'TT. ZTllway. happened,ic4../ow-.^lSenio|.,
the Freshmen seemed to have i ^ skirts. I
willingly followed suit when it ^^el that it is only a fad that will
came down to their style of | last too long. I like skirts
dress. Pants on the wrong side. Just below the knees and not so
shirts on backwards, bobby! |°ng that one looks like a walk-
socks, and pigtails made it very i '^g potato sack.
With a love once held too dear. I easy to determine a Freshman i Louise Harris (Freshman
r _ 1 „ ~ ^ “T ^
Religion tn Practice
I from an upperclassmen.
Other than the fun had at the
j dance there was something else
I that took place that evening that
I think that they are very
cumbersome and awkward. I
do not intend to wear any of
these extreme styles. Instead,
A THOUGHT
In Flander’s fields, where heroes I made an impression on our I shall wear the length of skirt
lie minds. It was a miniature flood, j that I think will look best on
There reigns no peace to justify 1 Either before or after the dance | me.”
The Girl’s Service League of xhe cause they loved and held i the best means of transportation : Blanche Combs—(Senior)
oint Aiionctinp’s rnllpop real-! jq high; ^ between the dormitories was via I “The style of skirt a person
By Redahlia Regins
fly.
And savage warring notions vie
In Flander’s fields.
Saint Augustine’s College real
izes that if it has a genuine Instead, the bombs and bullets boat.
Christian Faith it will be shown
by its action in everyday life. As
a result, that organization this
year has decided to carry out
many plans, somewhat similar Perhaps I, too, shall have to die
to what the League has also done j (Convulsively, and putrefy
in previous years. The aims and Beneath the flame-torn, death-
objectives of the League are ^ fiHgd sky
Christian in every respect. Serv-, in Flander’s fields,
ice to the campus, service to the
church, service to the communi- i^ million
ty, and service to the world are | gj-y—
rather large aims, but the j a million grieving widow’s
League has served successfully | sigh—
in all of these in previous years, a million bombed homes—testi-
DtJslUca tlie ruiuiiis tlitil iiitrdji; jy
CLUB NEWS
wears should be in accordance
with the individual’s personali
ty, height, weight, and body
build. I am a firm believer in
: moderation, and I don’t advocate
The Veleda Club began its [one extreme or the other.”
round of social activities for the i Alma M. Harris,
year >47-’48 by entertaining the, Inquiring Reporter.
freshmen young women. We
hope that this will be one of the was a huge haystack, surround-
starving children’s j „,ost successful years of our ed by pumpkins of various sizes.
club. Under the capable su- Everyone danced until curfew
pervision of Miss Hazel V. hour.
Clarke and with the cooperation j^g^ gijte Society will present
of our members, surely success is .. , ^
Its annual Charm WeeK during
AuJustolVcoSe" °"The officers for this school the week of November 23-30.
olans to give a Thanksgiving i^Qtting (as may, some day. I)
Basket to a needy family of the|in Flander’s fields.
?ity of Raleigh with the aid ofj —Irving Mayson.
the campus. Later we shall hear
of the Clothing Campaign for the
oeople who are in great need in The Current Event Class
Europe and Asia. There are j proved well up-to-date as it
many, many activities that this ^g^^
^roup plans for the year. Serv-1 j u j • +1,
fee, without written advertise-1 abroad in connection with
ment, seems to be the slogan of' the European Crisis,
this group. Last week we were fortunate
to have with
year are:
Dorothy V. Jackson
Martha P. Blacknall
. The week will consist of vai ious
Pres, programs and activities based
V. Pres.
on the Charm theme. The idea
Rosa Lee Whitley Secretary;. , * u j
Maude Thomas treasurer P’'°'^°te charm and culture
among the students of the col-
The Acies Club welcomed lege,
their new adviser, Mr. Alex- The officers of the Les Elite
ander Merrick, at the opening of Society for the year 1947-48 are
the school year upon the resig- f
nation of Dr. Woods, our former ° ows.
advisor. Mr. Merriclc is a former Alma M. Harris President
Rabbi Stern member of the Acies and a grad- Marie E. Traeye Vice President
Roundup
, u- * ivT T uate of St. Augustine’s. Ina Barnes Corre. Sec.
The Assen^bly
I informative and interesting. former members are returning '
1 On November 5, the audience from the armed services, Bros. Clara E. Coward p, .
Increase in population has j after remaining s^ Two ^^^ean^°^^ e^gees
forced St. Augustine s Assembly | luctantly left Taylor Hall trem- Charles Wiley. : new sponsor, Miss Jacquelin T.
Program to be moved from the, bhng. It was the Sophomore At the commencing of the col- Cooper we are planning a full
Hunter Building to Taylor HalL class, and of course, the Sopho- lege year, the Acies Club pre-, nntprtain.
Close observation shows a gg usual unloaded and is- sented its annual “Talent Nite” ^ * t »u ■ u ^ ♦
this building, too IS becoming “red-hot” talent It in Taylor Hall. In the latter part >^ent for the faculty and stu-
very congested. This latter cir-, ■ at i ■ *of October the Acies enter- dents of St. Augustine’s College,
rumstance is not because of size, was that man again Mr. Calvin i , . „ . • » ,
cumsidnte IS nui ucLduac ui 3 i ^ , tamed its sister club, the Zeta and shall strive to make them
but it IS due to the fact that the McKinney acting as Master of r^o Society in the Ches- Lll a success.
assembly programs this year are Ceremony, Mr. Edward Johnson ghire Building, for the purpose I
no longer great. They are swoon man) sang “Where of creating a closer relationship
rppnrHc we have ’er You Walk,” accompanied by I between the two clubs,
don’t think she will find him at jhus far been favored With pro- Miss Dorothy Burgess. Claudius The Acies « now m^
■ ■ ■ grams by the following groups. A. Blackett, Class President, j ^ ^
Freshman class, Colley Varsity ^g^jg his usual “brief remarks j Cheschire Building, December | a very successful “Pajama Par-
Club, Current Event Class and were quite informative. ] 12, 1947. ty.” The affair was held in the
the Sophomore Class^^^ basement of Thomas Building.
The Freshrnan Class program nlavpH and sanp “Near ^es Elites Society of St. Au- The girls participated in van-
featured much talent and high ^ d + gustine’s College, in its four- ous games which brought loads
spirit. They’ve got music. i You.” Miss Dorothy Burgess sent of existence, began I of fun and prizes for all. In
1 ^ WN J ’.1 A 1 .i« ., J ; i.
least not this school year.
James Vinson once said that he
didn’t believe in “Love” but now
he is saying there is no life with
out love. Ole boy, you are smart.
. . . Onelia Walston, Helen Roy,
Sylvia Weeks, Mattie Dupree,
Claudia Patton, Ruby Galloway,
Clara Kelly, Blanche Coombs,
Ruth Clarke, Nettie Ford, Helen
Mitchell, and Doris Willis are
considered this month’s best
dressed ladies
On Friday evening, November
7, the Zeta Sigma Rho Society
entertained the freshmen and
new-student young women with
The Varsity Club. . . . Oh. yes, | hoys wondering as she sang “For the school year with its annual addition to dancing, which was
it was they vvho presented music Yq,j Alone,” accompanied by I freshmen entertainment. The af- the main feature, pinochle, and
by the Troubdours (St. "ugus- :^.^^ Cornelia Perry. Miss Vera fair, which was held in the Hunt- whist were played with more
tine’s finest orchestra). C Hinson I gal with a real sweet er Building, had as its main pur-i prizes awarded. ='
Claudius Black- als^olLouJ chaX, and beau-! voice) called for dreaming as pose, “getting acquainted.” Re- wain favored the
ett has been all smiles the week ^ gg they presented contestants she sang btar us . .
of November 3, 1947 because the ^ for Miss St Augustine’s. : _ ^way from song, Mr. Arthur
, freshments were served and eral musical
Sherry Mcll-
group with sev-
numbers, while
“madam” came down. . . . Joe
Wilson and Calvin MC. McKin-
everyone spent an enjoyable Gladiola Newell gave a mono-
Fox presented a monologue en-| evening. . logue. Sherry Nell Wynn, a
■ titled “The Indignant Dinner.”! On October 25, Les Elites So- member of the Zetas, also sang.
fnliimn Then Miss Cornelia Perry sent ciety invited all “witches and Sylvia Weeks was the mistress
ney are partners in a Love try to do be y audience into a deeper spell,! Goblins” to a pre-Halloween par- of ceremonies throughout the en-
^rih'e^^am^Vs’^"'' Cfhl^T^ awasting, so I’ll fade 2 shfpTayed “Malagu'ena’? by ty. The music" was grand. ^The tire program. The most popu-
er the campus. . . . lo me n , T eciiona decorations were orange and far feature took place when re-
from the Rock, more speed t Assembly programs like these black, with the latter predomi- freshments of mixed cookies, and
you. _ . iopen, .button your lips_^^ ^ P B scheme. In cocoa, candies and mints were
>,™:;dXrXp‘p1,K'r.« ,Sen;uT„lirol''fov?“''‘ S„„„. c*e„.„ o, .he „=nce .erved