Merry Christmas; Happy New Year
PEACE ON
EARTH
The Chowanian
GOOD WILL
TO MEN
Vol. 5
Four Pages
Murfreesboro, N. C., Tuesday, December 20, 1927
One Section
No. 6
FACULTY MEMBERS
AND STUDENTS IN
CENTENNIAL WORK
Campaign Leaders Have
First Report Meeting
At College
REPORTS FAVORABLE
FOR FINAL SUCCESS
Young Ladies Are Filling
Engagements at Many
Churches
Campaign leaders of the West
Chowan Association were guests
at a banquet given at Chowan by
the Woman’s Missionary Socie
ties of Murfreesboro and Meher-
rin Churches on Friday night,
December 9.
The reports of the workers
were very favorable, more than
eight thousand dollars of the
fifty thousand alotted to this asso
ciation having been pledged and
only a small portion of the terri
tory having been canvassed. Dr.
R. T. Vann of Raleigh was pres
ent and made an excellent speech
on the campaign.
The president, faculty, and stu
dents of Chowan are quite busy
making talks in the interest of the
Campaign throughout this section
of the State. Mr. Edwards, Miss
Carroll, Miss Winborne, and a
number of students have made
speeches at neighboring churches.
On November 27, Mr. Edwards,
accompanied by Louise McDaniel
as four-minute student speaker,
presented the Campaign at the St.
John’s Church and at Ashley’s
Grove. Elizabeth Middleton talk
ed on that day at the Margaretts-
ville Church. A dozen or more
engagements had to be broken on
December 4, because of unfavor
able weather. On Sunday, De
cember 11, Mr. Edwards talk
ed at Ahoskie in the morning
and at Seaboard in the evening.
As four-minute student speakers
he took with him Mary Lou Jones
and Pauline Willis. On the pre-
ceeding Saturday afternoon, De
cember 10, Miss Carroll talked to
the members of the Meherrin
Baptist Church, Mary Lou Jones
being the student speaker for the
occasion. Agnes Harrell and Eliz
abeth Middleton made talks at
Eure Baptist Church on Sunday
night, December 11.
This work will be continued un
til the entire territory is canvass
ed and the full amount of money
pledged.
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THE HOME ECONOMICS
GIRLS ARE IN LUCK
Boys Given Warning That
There Are Some Real
Cooks at College
Some people are born under a
lucky star, at least that is what
the rest of us poor folks think
when we get left out of the “good
eats” parties of the Home Econ
omics Class. Boys, whether you
know it or not, we certainly do
have some good cooks here!
Luncheons were served during
November by the following girli:
Janet Benthall, Eva Kinlaw, Alice
Swindell, Sophia Faison, Susan
Barnes, Norine Baker, Julia
Downs, Vida Dunning, and Pau
line Willis. For reference as to
the ability of some of these “fair
cooks” apply to the out-of-town
guests: Miss Myrtle Swindell,
Winton; Mrs. C. A. Rose, Ahos
kie, and Mr. 0. C. Futrell, Con
way, and to members of the fac
ulty who attended th«m.
Last week the cooking-one
class served breakfast. The fol
lowing girls participated: Juanita
Coleman, Doris Woodard, Agnes
Lassiter, Jean Craddock, Mary
Frances Mitchell, Maybelle Ward,
Rosabet Griffin, Mae Turner,
Florence Benthall, and Madeline
Langston.
Monday afternoon, December
12, Susan Barnes and Janet Ben
thall were joint hostesses at a tea
for the home economics students.
On December 19, Pauline Willis
and Vida Dunning will have a
buffet supper. Here’s hoping that
we are invited.
We will let you all in on a deep
secret if you promise not to tell:
Our home economics department
is to be enlarged during the
Christmas holidays.
Boys, to avoid the rush, apply
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Poems are made >y fools like me
But only God a tree ”
“THE GALILEAN”
WAS PRESENTED
ON DECEMBER 14
Week Before Christmas Is
One of Excitement
Among Girls
SOMETHING UNUSUAL
HAPPENING EACH DAY
Peanut Week Starts Mon
day; Holidays Begin on
Thursday
At the last meeting of the B.
Y. P. U. before the Christmas
holidays, on Wednesday night,
December 14, a most beautiful
and impressive presentation of
the life of “The Galilean” was
made in song, under the direction
of Miss Ruby Daniel, president of
the Eunice McDowell Union. The
members of the choir, chosen
from the different unions, were
dressed in white, and this added
greatly to the effectiveness of the
program. Miss Daniel read por
tions of scripture referring to
different epochs in the life of
Christ, after which His birth was
represented by the singing of
“Hark, the Herald Angels Sing”,
by the choir, and “Silent Night”,
by Misses Madie Wade, Frances
Flythe, and Ruby Daniel. This
last number was especially good.
The beauty of the song and the
manner in which it was sung
seemed to touch the heart of each
one present.
Christ’s temptation was repre
sented by the choir’s singing
“Yield Not to Temptation”, after
which Misses Wade, Flythe, and
Daniel sang “Master, the Tempest
is Raging”—thus portraying the
WHEN SHEPHERDS WATCHED BY THEIR FLOCKS
On the green hills of Judea very long ago
Shepherds watched their grazing white flocks
drifting to and fro;
Watched and dreamed of a Messiah coming to restore
Israel’s power, Israel’s glory, vanished years before.
King He would be, wise and worthy, pledged against
all wrong.
Captain leading marching armies many thousand
.strong,
Victor riding home in triumph, every battle won;
Trumpets blaring, banners flaring gayly in the sun.
Thus they dreamed the while their white flocks
drifted to and fro.
On the green hills of Judea very long ago.
Thus it was they lay a-dreaming when, one quiet night,
On their ears there fell strange music, on their eyes
strange light;
Angels made that music singing the Messiah’s birth
And the light was light of heaven shining on the earth.
Wondrous joy and joyous wonder! Straight and
swift ran they.
Sought and found the royal manger where their
young King lay;
Prince of Peace and Lord of Battles, God’s anointed one,
There he slept, and smiled in sleeping—Mary’s
little Son.
—Mabel Cornelia Matson,
In “Ladies Home Journal”.
BUSY DAI S AHEAD
IN ALL ACTIVITIES
OF STUDENT BODY
Last Meeting of B. Y. P. U.
Time For Giving Pre
sentation
WAS UNDER DIRECTION
OF MISS RUBY DANIEL
Members of The Choir Were
Chosen From Different
Unions
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
GIVEN DECEMBER 11
IMattie Macon Norman Union
Gives Delightful Program
At The Como Church
On Sunday evening, December
11, the Mattie Macon Norman B.
Y. P. U. presented a pageant,
“The Path of the Star”, at Como,
N. C. Ann Downey, our general
B. Y. P. U. President, gave an in
teresting introduction. The pa
geant portrayed the present-day
girls at Christmas time. Julia
Grady, Norine Baker, Elizabeth
Webb, and Marjorie Bowles re
presented the present-day girls.
Other girls representing spirits
showed the attitude that all should
have at Christmas. Louise McDan
iel represented the spirit of
Christmas; Eva Kinlaw the spirit
of Joy; Emma Gay Stephenson,
the spirit of Receiving; Juanita
the spirit of Receiving; Jauneta
Coleman, the spirit of Ser\’ice.
Songs in keeping with the pageant
were sung.
After the pageant. Rev. Mr.
Price, pastor of the Baptist church
of Como, made a very inter-
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STUDIO RECITAL GIVEN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
A student recital was given in
Miss Winborne’s studio on Tues
day, December 6, at five P. M.
The program was as follows:
Sonatina (3 Mov.), Clementi—
Lucille Long.
Intrata, Bach—Ruth Townsend.
Evening Chimes, Christine
Burnham—Virginia Martin.
Sonatina (1st Mov.) C Maj.,
Clementi—Mavis Lewter.
Woodpecker, Branham—Mon-
tine Ward.
A March, Gurlitt. — Louise
Wright.
Soldier’s March, Little Boy’s
Dance—Reginald Chitty.
Chitty.
Plantation Melody, Hannah
Smith—Majorie Pipkin.
Hovering Butterflies, Jessie L.
Gayner—Lucille Long.
Sofeggietto, Bach — Mildred
Pipkin.
After the recital. Miss Win-
borne served nuts and fruit. The
occasion was an enjoyable one to
all.
An egotist is never bored un
less there is something to take
his mind off himself.
The week before Christmas at
Chowan is one of excitement.
Something unusual happens evei’y
day. On Frid".y evening each so
ciety has its Christmas tree. A1
ready names have been drawn
and the girls are busy with secret
and mysterious packages. Satur
day afternoon the Junior Class
will hold a bazaar. The Juniors
and their baby sisters, (the Fresh
men), are making articles to give
to the bazaar. The proceeds will
be applied to the fund for the
CHOWANOKA.
Sunday afternoon at five
o’clock, the White Christmas ser
vice will be held in the college
auditorium. We feel sure the
children at the Thomasville Or-
ph.inage will appreciate the gifts
made at this service more than
we shall ever know.
On Monday evening, a modern
language play will be given in the
auditorium. Students will need
to review their Spanish and
French vocabulary, for every
word will be spoken in Spanish or
French.
Tuesday evening, “Christmas
Spirit” will be presented in the
college auditorium. This story
tells of a girl who thought Christ
mas was the time to receive fur
coats, diamonds and fine automo-
bi'es. It was only through ex
perience that she learned the true
Christmas spiri tis everywhere,
making others happy.
Peanuts! Monday morning Pea
nut Week begins — Kind-deeds
week, we might call it, for it is the
spirit and not the gifts that
makes Peanut Week a success.
Peanut Week ends Wednesday
evening with the college Christ
mas tree in the dining hall. The
Christmas spirit is every where.
Thursday everybody will be go
ing home for the holidays. Hur
rah for Christmas I
There Was No Lack Of Bidders For
Pretty Freshmen Boxes At Auction
The curtains were drawn, and
v.l at a sight we beheld! A beau-
• iful array of boxes of all de
scriptions. Some were oblong,
5ome were square, some were
round. Some had dainty rosettes
upon the top, some were arrayed
in streamers of all sorts, and some
were fixed in every kind of
“Christmasy” apparel. What a
murmur arose when the folks gaz
ed upon those boxes—such boxes
as were never seen before!
Then the auctioneer, Mr. Tay
lor of Severn, took charge. Could
he talk? Words cannot describe
how he could talk! He could sell
anything from a hair pin to real
estate. It seemed that he could
.see the pennies left in the boys’
pockets and so made them bid the
limit for the boxes. Poor boys!
They arrived with full pockets;
they left with empty ones. But
they did not leave with empty
“bread-baskets”. Those boxes
were not only beautiful on the
outside, but they were beautiful
on the inside. Apples, oranges,
nuis, candy, cake, fruit salads
and sandwiches of all kinds, all
artistically arranged reposed with
in those boxes—not a single one
worth less than several dollars.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the crowd was small, all the boxes
were sold. Some boys bought
two, and some bought three or
four. My! what a sight to see
one boy eating with five or six
"iris! The proceeds of the sales
amounted to sixty-five dollars.
This money is to be used by the
Freshman Class to improve the
front hall of the Administration
Building.
We could not fail to mention
the pageant given before the sale
of the boxes. Part of the pageant
given at the Peanut Exposition
was ‘presented. The costumes
were beautiful, and the dances,
well executed.
When, at 10:30 the visitors left,
all said that they had spent a most
enjoyable evening, empty pockets
notwithstanding.
THE REV. MR. COX
CONDUCTS EXERCISES
Windsor Pastor Gives Devotional
At Recent Meeting of Asso
ciation Pastors
The Baptist pastors of the
West Chowan Association held
their regular meeting in the Col
lege on Tuesday, December 6, at
which time Mr. C. C. Cox, of
Windsor, conducted the chapel ex
ercise.
Mr. Cox is a new member of
this association, having come to
Windsor from York, Penn., very
recently. By his cordial manner
and attractive personality, he is
rapidly making friends, both in
Windsor and the surrounding
towns and communities.
The subject of Mr. Cox’s talk
was “Youth—Its Tendencies and
Opportunities”, his text being
“Remember thy Creator in the
days of thy youth.” Much was add
ed to his comments by the impres
sive reading of a part of Longfel-
Mr. Cox said there should be no
abatement of the pleasures which
are natural to youth, but that
they must be regulated. He stat
ed that were it possible, he would
like to put old heads on young
shoulders, thus combining retro-
pective age with prospective
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NELL LAWRENCE UNION
PRESENTS A PAGEANT
‘The Creation of The B. Y. P. U.’
Shown in Performance Giv
en Friday, Dec. 9
The Nell Lawrence B. Y. P. U.
presented a pageant, “The Crea
tion of The B. Y. P. U.” in the
college chapel on Friday, Decem
ber 9. This pageant showed the
importance of the work of the
B. Y. P. U. in its relation to the
church. The B. Y. P. U. vitally
affects the prayer service, preach
ing service, Sunday school, and
W. M. U. These organizations
were represented by the follow
ing girls;
Spirit of the Church—Pauline
Willis.
Spirit of Prayer Service, Grace
Stillman.
Spirit of Preaching Service—
Corinna Malpass.
Spirit of Sunday School, Gladys
Baines.
Spirit of W. M. U.—Jean Crad
dock.
Spirit of B. Y. P. U.—Kate
Mackie.
Mary Hoggard added to the ef
fectiveness of the pageant by
playing softly during the pro
gram. The two solos rendered by
Maidie Lee Wade were beautiful
ly sung. The pageant was di-
ministry of Christ. The crucifix
ion, wliich made sa’.va'ion por.-
sible for us, was made impressive
by the singing of “The Old Rug
ged Cross”, by Miss Wade. The
glory of His Resurrection was
portrayed in “Low in The Grave
He Lay”, beautifully sung by the
choir.
After having really seen the
Galilean, each person sees before
him a great but glorious task,
and he seeks to apply the teach
ings of Christ to his own life.
This application was made by
Miss Frances Flythe in the song,
“My Task.”
FIRST RECITAL GIVEN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6
Creditable Performance Giv
en By Girls On The
Program
The first of a series of Stu
dents’ Recitals was given in the
college auditorium last Thursday
evening, December 6, at 6:30
o’clock. Practically the whole
student body was present to hear
what, in most cases, was the first
stage performance of these young
musicians. Their poise and musi
cianship are to be commended.
We hope that they will appear on
our programs often, for we are
interested in the development of
all these students. We want their
names to mean as much on our
programs as some of those stu
dents who have had more train
ing.
Everyone enjoyed the program
which was rendered as follows:
Evening Chimes, Christine Burn
ham—Virginia Martin.
A Bowl of Roses, Clarke—Kate
Mackie.
Nocturne, Field.Jewell Creech.
Song Without Words, Tschai-
kowsky—Emma Gay Stephenson.
I Passed by Your Window,
Mary Brake—Helen Walker.
If I Were a Bird, Henselt—
Columbine, Delahaye — Maidie
Lee Wade.
Rosalie Liverman.
Good Night, Good Night, Ern
est Ball—Hilton Jones.
Venitienne, Godard—Bettie W.
Jenkins.
Last Night I heard the Night
engale, Salter—Frances Flythe.
Sonata Op. 2 No. 1 (3rd Mov.),
Beethoven—Ruth Davenport.
Nothing makes a man quite so
indignant at a girl as to discover
that all of his best line of select
artistic lying cannot convince her
of his sincerity.
rected by Wilma Ellington, Presi
dent of the Union.