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THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO, N. C
Friday, February 5, 1926.
The Chowanian
A college newspaper published
fortnightly by the students of
Chowan College, Murfreesboro,
N. C.
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Subscription $1.00 a year
Entered as second class matter
January 17, 1924 at the Post Of
fice at Murfreesboro, North Caro
Una, under Act of March 3, 1879
STAFF
MARGARET AMAN
Editor-in-Chief
BUSINESS STAFF
BERYL SOUTER
Business Manager
THELMA DRAPER
Advertising Manager
FLORA MAE HOOD
Circulation Manager
ARLES ISENHOWER
Assistant Circulation Manager
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
MARY LOU JONES
Intercollegiate Editor
WILLIE BLOUNT
Departmental Editor
LOUISE McDANIEL
Religious Editor
MARY RAYNOR
Sports Editor
ELSIE G. SEWELL
Local Editor
INEZ MATTHEWS
Alumnae Editor
DOROTHY LONG
Joke Editor
HAZEL griffin
Social Editor
1
PLAYMAKERS FILL
A NEEDED PLACE—
To be able to see the roman in
everyday things is to live above
the slavery of the commonplace.
The childish joy of wonder is too
often a lost quantity in this ma
terial age. The heroism shown in
small acts that take place every
day about us is unseen by most
people^ We do not have to hark
Viic "HiiyS *>^l*'eVi"kti.^hthoOd
in flower in some remote land
find material that appeals to
e eye of fancy and grips the
imagination. The lives of the peo
ple that
® °c in^,~- . to those who can
cern it.
Dr. Frederick Koch has display
ed remarkable genius and insight
in building up the interest that is
now centered around the work of
the Carolina Playmakers. This
group of people have found native
folk lore of North Carolina to con
tain rich material for drama.
They have shown the dramatic
interests that exist in the life of
North Carolina, as surely as in the
life of Troy, or Camelot, or in any
fabled city of the Golden Age.
Such work as that being done by
the Playmakers is a strong and di
rect influence toward interesting
North Carolinians in themselves
and in the life around them. The
hian whose eyes are opened to the
strange and dramatic things that
are going on all around him, to the
comedy and tragedy, to the
heroism and the absurdity, to the
sweetness and sadness of life in
his own village, can hardly sink
again into the animal sluggishness
that only acts of brutality can stir
to excitement and interest.
True, we ought to be able to find
hese things for ourselves; but the
oint is, we rarely do. Therefore
y agency that succeeds in point-
g them out to us is far more im-
rlant than is a mere pastime—
3 an active force for the devel-
of North Carolina to the
of civilization at which out-
l-lof barbarism will become
|er impossibility,
ie pl^ys produced by the Caro-
Playmakers are written by
Carolinians from North Car-
material; its costumes and
Snery are painted by North Car-
lians to represent North Caro
lina settings; altogether it places
the life of North Carolina in artis
tic form, before North Carolinians
and in doing so it is developing
the State’s consciousness of itself,
which is ever indicative of an ad
vance in civilization.
intellectual attainments and
scholarship are at the highest pre
mium. An order of intelligence
rules which perceives the stupidity
of being a snob. Honor is heaped
upon the students with brilliant
and industrious minds those who
demonstrate initiative and leader-
hip, rather than upon those that
wear the most costly clothes and
whose family tree is decked with
aristocratic branches.
The love of approval, that uni
versally human instinct with such
potent driving force, is satisfied
by striving toward honors in those
things that pertain to culture and
wisdom instead of to wealth and
other material things.
In a small institution there is
indeed still less chance for snob
bishness to keep its roots in the
ground and bloom. In a college
for girls where the enrollment is
small, the odds are practically all
against the snob. Withal there is
some division of classes. Some
are looked upon with a degree of
approval above others; some are
looked up to, some are looked
upon as average, and a few are
looked upon as below the average.
No form of society can exist with
out this stratification. In college
the order is sometimes turned in
a different way from that of the
outside social world. When a girl
enters college among the group
and carries herself with an air of
superiority ecause she is blessed
with more of the world’s goods
than some others, she soon finds
that it does not pay. It gets her
nothing. Sooner or later she is
brought to see that the eminence
craved does not always accrue to
the possessor of greatest material
goods. The body of nobles comes
from the rank of students who
climb the steps with diligence and
skill of brain and hand. The slogan
of business policy; “He profits
most who serves best,” fits well
especially in a small Christian col
lege. This is a very heartening
feature of the life of Chowan Col
lege. The girls all mingle freely
and friendly with each other. It
seems to be the girl who does
things and is unselfish with her
time that gets the most from col-
Igee. Again, we have verification
of the much quoted maxim that
one gets from hfe in proportion to
what he puts into it.
The girl who wears a “Big I
and Little You” air must discover
that she is losing by it. She is
in a world where the sterling
worth of accomplishment is prized
most highly. That kind of cloak,
therefore, only sheds a chill that
benumbs the genial souls of he’-
ifssociates instead of dazzling thei
portal eyes to worship.
Any person of normal intell'
Wence in college realizes moro *'—>■
une in anr society
stupTuity 01 being a snob.
A^hen the sword of wisdom is un
sheathed, the spirit Snob slinks
away, muttering to itself, “There
is no place for me.”
thing as getting married can not
be accomplished without taking
examinations.
Examinations in college, how
ever, should be analyzed with a
view to make them an asset to the
student instead of a drudgery.
SOCIETY DAY WILL
FILL A NEED—
CAN A SNOB THRIVE
XEGE?
Snobs may exist in the ranks of
[ college students, but they have a
chance to live and thrive
ihere. Snobbishness is a contemp-
rtWe weed that is crowded out of
we garden which is cultivated to
pariah the plants of wisdom,
Tiith and culture. At college, and
tier institutions of learning, as
' perhaps no other phase of life,
J^obs find that the soil is not con-
Hucive to their growth and multi
plication. xhis is because there
EXAMINATIONS SHOULD
BECOME STUDENT ASSET
The question of examinations is
a much debate'd one in colleges
and universities now. Some stu
dent opinions are loud in their
protests against them, averring
that they constitute an unneces
sary evil in the educational career.
The chief ground upon which the
objection is raised is that exami
nations are a failure in their pur
pose. They are not a fair test of
the students’ knowledge, and in
cur a great waste of time in drill
ing for examinations. The student
sometimes loses the broader per
spective in education by centering
his attention more on acquiring
facts to be handed back to the
teacher on examinations than in
improving his mind.
If students had their way about
it examinations would certainly be
eliminated from the college
course. They are the greatest
dread in the college life. Stark
and terrible shadows are cast
across the minds of every self-re
specting student as the time ap
proaches for the ordeal. The
glands excited by these terrifying
emotions work overtime and
secrete poisonous substance that
fills the whole system. Awful!
How awfully bitter it makes any
sweet young thing!
Examinations make a problem
that calls for serious attention. It
is time for educators to realize
that anything that stirs up these
unpleasant emotions in a student
is a barrier to the progress of the
mind. The old order of stoicism
is passing in other businesses of
life, and it is time for institu
tions of learning to adopt newer
and more pleasant methods. In
medicine, for instance, many of
the bitter pills have lost their bad
taste by being sugar coated. If
the matter of examination were
referred to students, possibly such
measures as injecting a little blase
humor occasionally to subtract
from the gloom of the occasion
would be suggested, or that some
entertaining plan similar to cross
word puzzles be used
After all things are considered
it would be robbing the student of
a phase of preparation that she
will need later if she is neglected
in the practice of taking examina
tions. Everything has its examina.
tions. Even so conventional a
The plan to institute in Chowan
College an annual “Society Day,”
conceived and presented by Dean
Edwards to the members of the
two literary societies, will perhaps
serve as a much-needed means of
stirring up interest, which has
been sadly lagging. Probably the
literary societies have not been
stressed enough as an essential
part of college training. This an
nual event will cause them to re
ceive a place of more prominence.
The perfunctory attention given
by a large number of students is
evidence that the societies are not
recognized in the correct light. To
be put on the program, or to be
come active in other ways seems
for the most part to be an unwel
come duty. Such an attitude is
very regrettable because it tells
how far the societies are falling
below their aim to cultivate a taste
for literature and willing skill in
expression. The culture which
these organizations aim to give
can not be forced upon the mem
bers if they do not seem inclined
to receive it. The members must
take it upon themselves. This re
quires that they go into it with
zeal with more than just a passive
interest. Where is a more striking
application of the truism that one
gains from anything in proportion
to what he puts into it?
The listless regard shown by the
majority of the members is likely
due to the fact that they fail to
visualize and appreciate the re
turns that will come to them if they
enter into the work with an
animated spirit.
To become really educated a
student must do more than acquire
a mass of knowledge. She, or he,
must assimilate the information in
a way that she or he may react
toward it—in other words, make
the knowledge obtained a part of
oneself so that it can be drawn
upon when occasion demands. This
involves more than a mere recep
tive interest. It requires that one
rise up in resjonse and be able
to give expression to his thoughts.
Skill, in expression and logical
thought is after all the goal of
true education. An opportunity
for this kind of development is af
forded in tho ''t-ftary
_ iio wttrv _ .w-.-- *earn'
to speak with ease and flutmcy
before the public except by prac
tice. Every college girl is ex
pected to be able to assume lead
ers’ chairs on certain occasions
when they go out. The ability to
stand up before others and con
duct the affairs with poise comes
only with much practice. Some
times in meetings that they attend
thoughts will arise which would
not only be creditable and give
prestige to the person, but they
would also contribute immeasur
ably perhaps to the good of the
others if such thoughts are not
barred from speech by timidity re
suiting from earlier neglect to de
velop those powers. The new age
for women calls for oratorical de
velopment. Some may aspire to
become lawyers, and they should
be eager to serve on debates in
order to develop their powers in
logical thought and speech in argu
ment.
Aside from these more utilitar
ian considerations, there is much
to be derived from the societies in
the way of entertainment from the
presentations of compositions of
the best in literature.
Surely the possibilities of train
ing and culture offered in this
phase of college should receive no
meager consideration. The value
of being admitted as a member of
one of these organizations needs
to be prized more highly. The
proposed annual “Society Day” is
a highly commendable step to
ward bringing this about. It will
in all probability greatly enhance
the importance of the work carried
on in the societies. Also, the
awards offered on that occasion to
those displaying highest profici
ency, gives an incentive to strive
toward something definite.
upon the men’s gymnasium, where
it is still permissible to execute the
violent dance. Should this floor
give away total and wholesale im
mersion of the heated dancers
would follow in the swimming pool
below.
“After all, reasoned the au
thorities at the college of William
and Mary, “dance should emphasize
grace and beauty, and as the latest
fads preserves neither of those
qualities it should hold no place
on the program of college dancing.
Consequently they place a ban on
the dance, which, remarks the
Wellesley College News, “May or
may not be a case of sour grapes.”
At Coe College the Charleston
was banned in dance halls by city
officials. The Daily Ilini, Univer
sity of Illinois, fears for local
fraternity and’“sorority. Students
of Tulane University, La., who at
tended the annual Freshman
Sophomore dance were presented
with little notes from the faculty,
which read, “You are requested
not to dance the Charleston to
night.”
A mythology has already grown
up about thia_ cyclonic step, the
girls at Smith College have dis
covered. Because record floor
girls in a certain dormitory oc
casionally studied, the powers that
be decreed that no third floor girls
be permitted to Charleston in their
rooms. The event was duly re
corded in the press and the Smith
girls read in the papers that the
rule had passed in the nick tf time
in order to save the toppling build
ing and also many lives.—New
Student.
Tuition fees in the State sec
ondary schools of Czechoslovakia
are graded according to the in
comes of the parents of pupils.
A Federal Bureau of Education,
similar to the United States
Bureau of Education, for the pur
pose of collecting and diflfusing in
formation respecting education
generally, is urged for Australia
by the Australian Teachers’ Fed
eration.
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CHARLESTON CRAZE
PASSES UP CHOWAN—
The Charleston craze seems to
be creating grave problems for a
great many girls’ colleges. Al
though Chowan itself is immune
from the fads in dancing, it is
interested in knowing how other
colleges react to such attacks.
The Charleston menace is now
stalking the American colleges, ac
cording to news reports from all
parts of the country. If these
stories are credible the present
rage will leave in its path a swathe
of ruined buildings unequalled in
extent in this country since Sher
man’s memorable march.
Here and there in colleges au
thorities have enacted restrictive
legislation. At the University of
Indiana the board of trustees pro
hibited the dance in the student
building in order to forestall its
collapse. An investigation is now
under way to determine its effect
An extensive school building
campaign is in progress in a num
ber of counties in Alabama. At
present more than 100 buildings,
many of them handsome struc
tures of brick or stone, are in
process of erection through aid
granted by the State Department
of Education.
'Eavens 'EIp Us!
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foi' —and poor AUen F. May-
bee, Ooiumbia College Senior—had
to go a:id win first prize as the
'Ardsoniest Man’. He was so em
barrassed that he went into seclu-
«ion—and says ha will succeed at
iaw in spit« of all this.
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