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MAROON AND GOLD CAKEIES THE BEST advertising iHaroon anti SEE OUE ADVEBTISEBS FOR SERVICE AND SATISFACTION VOLUME VI. KLON COLLEGE, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER lo, 1924 NUMBER 2 ''Religion In College Life” Is Theme of Pres. W. A. Harper’s Address On Sunday Morning GREAT MASSAGE Students are Urged to Fasten Their Eyes and Fix Their Hearts on God in Begin ning College Year. DR. ALEXANDER PRESIDES Miss Nelson, Violin Teacher, Renders Beautiful VioUn Solo Preceding the Address. President W. A. Harper delivered his opening address Sunday morning to the students and faculty for the new coUege year at 11:00 o’clock in the Wbitley Memorial Auditorium at the annual opening service of the church. He took as his theme for this address “Eeligion in College Life,” depicting the place of religion in the orderly Hfe of a college campus. He used as a text for his message Gen. 1:1, aud John 1:1, '‘Im the beginning, God,” and “In the beginning was the Word.” Dr. W. S. Alexander, the uew pastor was in charge of the services. Miss Nelson, the new violin teacher rendered ■ n beautifi'l violin solo. Aria, preceding the address. In beginning his sermon President Harper states that creeds are not char acter, bu tthat they are w'onderfully in fluential i nmoulding it. “What a man believes,” he said, “may not affect his life, but in most cases it does in a tell ing fashion. What the children were taught in our public and Sunday schools to believe about the alcoholic evil made this nation dry. What Germany be lieved about her destiny transformed a gentle and lovable people into a nation of Huns, thirsting for the blood of their fellows. What Paul believed about Jesus made him the greatest crystalliz ing centre of Christian thought and philosophy the centuries have pro duced.” He went on to say that what any man believes i nhis heart regarding any issue of life tremendously uplifts or handicaps his future. He discredited the general opinion that higlier educa tion is against religion, stating that re ligion is the scinece of God's and man’s relationships, and that college students like all holiest men ami women face all the facts bearing on the subject. Like the chemist assumes his atom and electron, the jihysics his molecule, and the biologist his protoplasmic cell, just so the religionist assumes God, ■was his statement. The scientists have their reasons for these assumptions, and so has the religionist. He gave five reasons for the basis of this assump tion : nature, deign, observance of Him in history, revelation, and personal ex perience. He concluded his address by speaking directly to the students and urging them in the very beginning of the col lege year in the new plant to fasten their eyes and fix their hearts on God. “In Him, he said, “we are privileged to live and move and have our being. He is present anxious ever to bless and sanctify every experience. We need His help to make our college days most fruitful in service to our lives. And I say it reverently, but I know it is true. He needs us in order to make this cam pus a wholesome place for the develop ment of Christian character which in the vears to come will be a transform ing force for righteousness in the social order. I know no higher inspiration (Contonued on Page Two) CLIO LITERARY SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST MEETING The Clio Literary Society keld its first regular meeting Tuesday night, with a full attendance. The Society started the year oCE with great interest and enthusiasm. During the course of the business session the following officers were in stalled. S. H. Abell Presideut C. W. Dunn Vice President G. C. White Secretary L. V. Watson Treasurer E. C. Brady 1st Censor W. S. Cardwell 2nd Censor H. Biehardson ) J. L. Lynch / Critics M. A. McLeod Chaplin D. L. Harrell. .Mar. and Gold Reporter H. Richardson Corresponding Sec. STUDENT council Hi Y. W. EniNS GIRLS Delightful Kimone Party Held Last Thursday Evening—Good Pro gram Furnished Fun. MM VACANCIES ARE ElllEU RY ELECTIONS Failiu'0 of Many Students to Return Necessitates Wholesale Elec tions by Classes. CABINET OF RELIGIOUS WORKERS HOLD MEETING Group Meeting- to “be Held ..Sunday Nigkt. President Announces Committees. The Y. W. C. A. and the Student Council entertained the girls of the college Thursday evening at a delight ful kimono party. Both the new girls and former girls were welcomed by Miss Lillian Harrell, president of the Student Council, and also by Miss Ruby Rowland, president of the Y. W. C. A. After these ad dresses of welcome the following pro gram was rendered: A Stunt—“At the Photographers.” A Reading—“Heroines”—Miss Scully. A.n Automobile Stunt. Violin Solo—“Gavotte”—Miss Nelson Vocal Solo—“The Old Refrain” by Kreisler—Miss Fisher. All the numbers wen- enjoyed im mensely j the “stunts” especially were quite amusing and caused uproars of ilaughter. After the programme the girls joined in a snake dance around the room. Then refreshments were served. Altogether it was an enjoyable oc casion. LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS MR. LOUIS PUTTER Music liOvers From All Parts of State Hear Opening Concert On New Skinner Organ. VESPER SERVICE HELD BY Y. W. GIRLS SUNDAY The Religious Activities Organization Cabinet met this afternoon and worked out plans for this year’s work. This organization includes the Sunday School, the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Christian Kndeavor, and the Ministerial Association. It has been decided to hold fi group meeting Sunday night at w^hich time some of the plans will be made known. This meeting will be held in the society liall. Kvery student is urged to be present. An interesting program is be ing planned. The president of the organization an nounces the following committees: The first named persons are chairmen of the committee. Group Meetings; K. M. Hook, Judith Black, Chapman White. Study Course; S. H. Abell, J. Den ton, Bessie Martin. Social Activities: Doiis McLean, Mamio Sockwell, Lillian Harrell, W. C. Elder, E. E. Snotherly. Budget Committee: J. H. Dollar, Net tie Harris, Arline Lindsay. Community Service: J. E. McCauley, Saliie Mae Oliver, T. F. Wright. The Y. W. C. A. held a very inspiring Vesper Service on the front steps of the Whitley Auditorium Sunday even ing with Miss Mamie Socliwell as lead er. There is something about outdoor meetings of this kind that makes one feel closer to God and nature. Perhaps it is a more clear realization that God Miss Sockwell spoke a few words of greeting to the new girls on behalf of the Y. W. C. A. Then all joined in singing that beau tiful Vesper hymn, ‘‘Day is Dying in the West.” Miss Sockwell then read the Scrip ture lesson after which the meeting M'as dismissed with prayer. Many elections have been held here among the students since school opened. Vacancies in class offices. Maroon and Gold staff, Student Senate and Religi ous Activities have been filled. The Sophomore class elected R. M. Hook as president, and Miss Emily Midgett, secretary. The Junior class elected Miss Adelia Jones vice president, Miss Ola King Coming, secretary; H. E. Crutchfield, treasurer. F. F. Gibbs from the Senior class was elected as advertising manager of Maroon and Gold. D. L. Harrell becomes assistant ad vertising manager. Mr. Harrell is a member of the Junior Class. Dan Wicker, also of the Junior class becomes assistant business manager. Miss Mary Price, a member of the Junior class, will be an assistant cir culation manager. The Student Senate will get from the Sophomore class, Allen Walker. W. E. Lindsay and E. H. Gilliam of the Junior class will be members of the Senate. The Senior class has elected Miss Louise Watkins as poet. The class also elected Coach F. B. Corboy as its sponsor. FACULTY RECEPTION IS HELD SATURDAY NIGHT JUDGE R. W. WINSTON RETURNS TO SCHOOL DR. W. S. ALEXANDER IS INSTALLED AS PASTOR Sunday night installation of the new pastor, Dr. W. S. Alexander, former president of Union Christian College, Merom, Ind., was held here. Dr. Alex ander succeeds Dr. N. G. Newman in this position of college pastor. Dr. J. O. Atkinson, mission secretary of the Southern Christian convention presided over this service. Words of greeting were spoken to Dr. Alexander on behal fof the Church, the Conimun- itv, the Orphanage and the College by the different persons representing tliese institutions, after which Dr. Alex ander delivered his first sermon as pas tor here in response. Saturday night the annual faculty receptioji was held in the West Dor mitory, the halls and reception rooms being usetl. The senior class was in charge of this rece])tion and saw that every student of the college had an op portunity to meet and talk with every faculty member, and also to get ac- qcjuainted among themselves. Punch was served by the members of the senior class, and every one had an enjoyable evening. Especially was the reception lielpful in making the new students acquainted and giving the new faculty members an oppor tunity to meet the old students. Robert W. Winston, former Superior court judge, who elected to start through college again at the age of 60, is among the vanguard of university stiulents back from their summer vaca tions. Unlike some of the early com ers, Judge Winston didn't come to get off conditions on studies not completed .satisfactorily last spring; he now calls riiapel Hill home and he was simply returning. This is Judge Winston s junior year in the university, his 62nd year in age. He will probably continue to major in Professor Horace Williams* (^ourses in philosophy and do some magazine writing on the side. He is looking hale and hearty and says he never felt better. 6,500 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN DURHAM SCHOOLS WHAT YOU GIVE, YOU GET. If you walk along tlie path of life, You’ll find this saying true; The way you treat the folks you meet Is the way that they’ll treat you! If you give a smile, you’ll get a smile A frown will make frowns, too; For what you give to other folks, Is what they’ll give to you. If you want a friend, you must be { friend. Is a safe rule to pursue; To know ho wyou treat other folks, Just watch liow they treat you. It is hard to wear a sunbeam face When you are feeling blue; And yet, I say, ’tis the better way, For it gilds a face for you! To be with God, in whatever stage of being, under whatever conditions of ex istence, is to be in heaven.—Dora Grennwell. Remember all things come from and I will go (eventually) to others.—Se- I lected. Enrollments in Durham County schools aggregate approximately 6,500 students, it was announced Monday by school officials, following the opening of the school. Altogether there have been additions made to many of the schools, all the schools are reported crowded to capacity, with the school trucks being forced to make a second trip over almost all the routes, in order to carry all the children to school. In East Durham, the enrollment is reported as 1,000, while West Durham has an enrollment of 1,300 students. POCKET WISDOM. (Author unknown.) Do all your deeds by good advice, Cast in your mind always the end— Wit bought is of too dear a price— The tried, trust and take as friend: For friends I find there be but two. Of countenance, and of effect— Of those sort first there are enow; But few are of the other sect, Of crafty words and flattery. For to deceive they be most meet, That best can play hypocrisy. Let wisdom rule your deed and thought: So shall your works be wisely wrought. An enormous audience that overtaxed the capacity of the new Whitley audi torium building heard the opening con cert on the four-manual skinner organ by Mr. Louis Potter, ‘'organist to tha presidents,” here last Friday night. This event drew music lovers from all parts of the state, among ^hom. were Mrs. Lucas, of South Carolina, president of the Southern Federation of Music Clubs, Mrs. J. Norman Wills, president of the North Carolina Federa tion, organists from Durham, Raleigh, Winston, and a number of other places, members of the music faculty of G. C. W. and N. C. C. C. W. colleges of Greensboro, and many music lovers from all parts of the state. A thou sand friends and music lovers of Ala mance county attended. Mr. Potter is organist of the Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D. C., and because of his playing for the presi dents of the United States is called the White House organist. He was assisted in this recital, which was given under the auspices of the Skinner Organ Co., of Boston, Mass., by Mr. C. Asbury Gridley, Greensboro, Southern repre sentative of the Skinner organ. President W. A. Harper welcomed the audience and introduced Mr. Pot ter, who as a preliminary to his recital gave a brief talk on the origin, history, and construction of the organ, which proved to be interesting and instructive to those unfamiliar with the details of organ performance. Especially was his explanation of the key board en lightening. His playing was notably fine and brought out the various tones and stops of the orgna. He played fourteen numbers in all, al lof which were well received. Among the best rendered were: “Prelude and Fague in F mi nor,” by Boch, and ‘‘In Memoriam,” a composition of Mr. Potter himself which was written in memory of the late President Harding and played in the Calvary Baptist Church by Mr. Pot ter in their memorial services of tha deceased president. Both of these renditions were especially effective, as also were ‘‘Sunrise” by Jacob, and “Sposalio,” by Liszt, and his impro visation of familiar songs and melodies bv Mr. Potter himself. Mr. Giidley, assisting Mr. Potter, gave one selection. Monastery Gar dens,” which was very beautiful. This concert marked the opening of tlie musical life of the college, as well as the official opening to the public of the new organ, said by many to be the finest organ in North Carolina, and especially complimented by Mr. Potter himself. This organ is a part of the musical equipment of the college and is used daily as a teaching instrument of the music department. THE WELL-BELOVED By Enid Clay Whom the Gods love die young— So down the ages sang We shall grow old and die And lay our beauty by; And all our potent charms Lie wasted. . . . Vague Alarms— See now! The Gods decree Eternal youth shall be: And old age keep the thrill Of its quick heart-beats still The mind alert, the soul Impatient to its goal Thrusts forward. So of me. Dear Gods, in charity. Of me let it be sung— Who, being old, died young
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