WE ARE CALLED '
BOTH
FRESH AND GREEN
FRESHMAN LOCAL!!
The Chowanian
BUT
ONLY FRESH GREEN
PLANTS GROW
Vol 5.
Four Pages
Murfreesboro, |K. C., Tuesday, March 13, 1928.
One Section
No. 11
BIG PARTY GIVEN
IN BASEMENT FOR
FRESHMAN CLASS
Carry Huge Bundles To
Party At Which Mrs.
Jones Was Hostess
CONTESTS ENJOYED
DURING THE EVENING
Will Make Over Rugs For
Main Hall and Raise Sub
scription Money
On Monday night, February 20,
peculiarly shaped objects were
seen moving in a continuous pro
cession towards the first floor,
like pilgrims on their way to Mec
ca. Upon close inspection, the ob
servers found these queer objects
to be the Freshmen with huge
bundles on their heads, or under
their arms. Investigation proved
that these Freshmen an’ rags were
on their way to a Hag Party, to
be given by Mrs. Jones, in the
basement of the college.
When the Freshmen were all
gathered and their rags placed in
the center of the room, where the
desks had been prepared to re
ceive them, the party began. Each
guest entered enthusiastically in
to the contests presented. There
were three parts to the contest:
the first was in the form of ques
tions, which were to be answered
with one word, containing some
where the letters “r-u-g” togeth
er. The second part of the con
test consisted of words with jum
bled letters, which were to be ar
ranged so as to make a sentence.
When this was accomplished, the
sentence read as follows: “With
wall painted, floors waxed, and
polished, and rugs in the hall we
shall be very proud.” The third
'part the contest was to write
as many words as possible using
the letters in the word “Improve
ment.” Mrs. Camp Vann, the
lucky one, received as the prize
a neatly designed rag rug. After
the contest, plates were passed
around containing chicken salad
on lettuce, deviled eggs, saltines,
pickle, and cocoa. While these
things were being devoured, an
interesting program was render
ed. Talks on “What the Freshmen
Are Doing” by Eliabeth Culli-
pher; “Gifts from Classes” by
Emma Gay Stephenson; and
“Working Together” by Mary
Francis Mitchell.
A reading, “Helping Out”, was
given by Josie Melvin. A poem,
“It Couldn’t Be Done,” was read
by Mavis Lewter. Then interest
ing talks were made by Mrs. Jo
nes and Mr. Edwards, after which
ambrosia and cake were served.
The party was ended by fifteen
rahs for Mrs. Jones, and fifteen
rahs for Mr. Edwards.
The rags carried by the Fresh
men as entrance fees, are to be
use in making over rugs for the
main hall. AH enjoyed the party
and there was much enthusiasm
exhibited over the project of re
modeling the entrance hall, in ad
dition to the money that has been
raised, each girl is going to get
or earn in some way five dollars.
This with the other plans they
have, it is hoped, will raise suffi
cient funds to pay for all the im
provements planned. They have
been disappointed, however, in
some of their plans; consequently
if any one should feel philanthro
pic and offer them a contribution
they’d accept with gratitude and
give three “rahs” for the donor.
REV. J. P. ESSEX LEADS
THE CHAPEL EXERCISES
The ministers of this district
met for their monthly meeting on
Tuesday. These meetings are al
ways looked forward to by all the
students. At each meeting one
of the ministers leads in chapel.
Rev. Essex, of Jackson, spoke
to us Tuesday morning. Taking
as his scripture Luke 2:22-40, he
made a very interesting and help
ful talk. He brought to us
through illustrations from one of
Van Dyke’s books the fact that
Jesus was a true lover of nature;
and during the trip from Naza
reth to Jerusalem, recorded in his
scripture, he was the life and joy
of the crowd. Mr. Essex brought
to our mind the suggestion that
Jesus was an excellent comrade
for that crowd of travelers and
he is willing to be onr comrade
throughout every phase of our
life.
EXHORTATION TO READERS
As you have noticed, this is
the Freshman number of the CHO
WANIAN. We are proud that
we have been given one number
all to ourselves. We trust what
interests us will interest you.
dear readers. We make no apolo
gies for mistakes in what we
have written; were it all perfect,
you would doubt that we had
anything to do with it. Our poems
will not scan smoothly, with every
foot following a set pattern—nor
will the great poems of our most
noted poets. Poetry soon loses Its
charm when meter and feet never
vary. Of course, we want our
poetry to retain its charm.
If you do not believe we are
improving, just keep this number
four years and compare it to our
Senior number in 1931.
ALATHENIAN SAYS
AFFIRMATIVE HAD
BEST OF DEBATE
REVIVAL SERVICES ARE
BEING HELD IN TOWN
TWO CLASSES PERSONS
AT CHOWAN COLLEGE
Master and Servants, and
The Latter Are Hoping
To Attain Degrees
There are two classes of peo
ple at Chowan: the masters and
the servants. There are sixteen
masters, with various degress
and pedigrees, and there are one
hundred and sixty-five servants,
with hopes for these ’grees. These
servants are digging for things
you get out of books; and the
masters are digging for an esti
mate of what we—the servants,
have in our heads.
We labor from seven-thirty A.
M. till ten-thirty P. M., trying to
accomplish the tasks allotted by
our hard masters. On the other
hand, the masters have an easy
time. They sleep every after
noon, go own town after sup
per, and have unlimited dates.
But they do study—what jobs
they can find for us to do! We
have an awfully hard time; we do
our very best, but then we often
have to do our work over. Each
of us daily has to take orders
from some domineering master,
and pursue the work as if it were
a privilege instead of a grind.
Still, we have a good set of
masters. They are congenial,
aflFable, co-operative, sympathe
tic, and willing and ready to do
all in their power for the stu
dents. These teachers—for so the
masters are—even though they
mean business, are ready to laugh
with us students after the work
is put aside. They realize that
there is more to get from life
than the acquisition of facts
(knowledge). It takes all these
traits to bring about an absolute
co-operation between students
and faculty. Pleasant surround
ings stimulate interest for learn
ing.
Here’s to the masters, our fac
ulty!
And here’s to the servants,
who enjoy their servitude!
“WHO are WE?”
Yes, Who Are You?
We’ll leave you—Sopho
more—to answer that pues-
tion.
We grant that you tell the
Freshmen what to Io. We
also grant that the “green
Freshmen” do what you say
—when they want to.
We’ve taken time to no
tice the Honor Roll, in obe
dience to your command.
What did we find? Ah, even
a green freshman knows that
3 is not a monopoly over 5,
7, nor 14—using your tabu
lations. We’ll have to admit,
nevertheless, that the worthy
Sophs did have a monopoly
over all classes except the
Freshies—a monopoly in fail
ures.
Should we offer hands,
they’d not be rubber ones:
we’d find something that
would prevent expansion
rather than allow for it. In
stead of an external applica
tion, we think another rem
edy an immediate necessity.
When students claim to be
the best class in school, brag
on monopolies, and back their
statements by the figure 3
compared to 5, 7, and 14, we
think It is time some drastic
measures are resorted to on
the part of the faculty.
Mind you, we haven’t said
a word about mentality. We
haven’t even mentioned
Dick’s Hill.
Miss Matthews was in Norfolk
shopping last Saturday an dthe
week-end before at her home in
Windsor.
Volunteers Are Asked
Write Impressions of
Society Debate
to
BOTH SIDES INVITED
TO GIVE IMPRESSION
This Writer Is Sure Judges
Were Misled by Wild
Gesticulating
(Volunteers were asked for to
write up the debates from the Lu-
caliaji point of view and from the
Alathenian point of view. Two
Alathenians handed in articles,
the better being chosen and typed,
after which others came in. Only
one, however, came in from a Lu-
calian Freshman, which left no
choice as to the one that should
be published.)
As An Alathenian Saw It
The Alathenian Society debat
ing team met the Lucalian team
in the auditorium at Chowan
Thursday evening, February 23,
in a forensic combat upon the
query: “Resolved: That the
United States’ Policy of Ar’ved
Intervention and Politiril Inter
ference in Liatin America is
Justifiable.”
Ann Downey and Elizabeth
Webb argued on the affirmative
for the Alathenians, while Bettie
Walter Jenkins and Mary Lou
Jones, Lucalians, upheld the neg
ative side of the query. Pauline
Willis, president of the Lucalians
presided, and Mary Raynor, noble
and competent president of the
Alathenians, assisted as secretary.
The judges for the debate were
Honorables W. H. S. Burgwyn of
Woodland, Jennings White of
Conway, and Alvah Early of
Ahoskie.
The ainrmative advanced as
the basis of their argument, that
if the United States does not in
tervene in Latin America, Euro
pean countries will; that our na
tional security depends on it;
that the United States should in
tervene to potect the lives and
property of its citizens. They al
so pointed out that the United
States in helping Latin America
by intervening because it is de
veloping the resources of a back
ward country; it is enabling fair
elections to be held; it is organ
izing stable governments; and it
is making possible advance in ed
ucation, sanitation, and health
conditions.
The negative argued that the
most important Latin American
countries have reached a state of
development which should entitle
them to co-operate with the
United States in protecting the
Americans, that this policy has
been prompted by a scheme on
the part of the United States fi
nanciers to get financial control
of Latin America; that this policy
is proving disastrous to Latin
America politically and to the
United States economically; and
that the United States’ present
interference in the internal af
fairs of the independent coun
tries of Latin America is morally
wrong.
Both sides put up a good argu
ment but it seemed to me that the
affirmative had the stronger
points. In fact I was sure that
the Alathenians had won, when
much to my surprise and “dis
gust” the judges, all three, said
negative. Now, I hate to criticise
such honorable men’s decisions—
but who will believe that the Ala
thenians did not deserve a single
vote? Maybe it was the exten
sive gesticulating of the opposite
side that appealed to the judges.
Many remarks have been over
heard that were something like
this: “Elizabeth Webb, Alathe
nian, had the most convincing
speech of the occasion.”
There must be something
“wrong in Denmark” that keeps
the Alathenians from getting
their just dues. They work hard
and always appear creditably, but
who or what always influences
the final decisions? No one ever
seems to know! I’m not trying
to boost the Alathenian Society,
but you know there are some peo
ple who cannot recognize a good
thing when they see it. Don’t
think for one minJtote that we
have lost our nerve—^we have not
—We are the “Sticking Kind”;
and next year we will meet the
“Lucalians with greater force
than ever.” Every dog has his
day”—Ours is coming!
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Rev. Oscar Haywood of Mt.
Gilead, N. C., is conducting re
vival services at the First Bap
tist Church of Murfreesboro dur
ing this week. Rev. Haywood has
done extensive work throughout
the states. The song service is
being led by Mr. W. Furman
Betts of Raleigh.
Day services are held in the
college auditorium each day at
12:15 o’clock, and evening ser
vices at the Baptist Church. Song
service at 7:45 o’clock and preach-
1 ing at 8:00 o’clock.
Much interest is being shown
throughout all the communities
and among the denominations.
Dr. Burrell, the popular pastor,
is doing much for the community
in securing such leaders for the
revival.
FRESHMEN PRESERVING
THEIR MEMORY BOOKS
Even the Instructor Praises
Work—A Thing Un
usual To Record
CHOWAN MAKING
RAPID PROGRESS
ALONG ALL UNES
Marvelous Improve m e n t s
Are Rapidly Advancing
To Completion
WALKWAYS RECENTLY
COVERED WITH SAND
Campus Will Present a Dif
ferent Appearance When
All Is Done
Toot! Tool! T0ot! Who Is It That Blows
That Big Horn? Why It Is We, of Course
If we don’t toot our own horn, j nimbly on the typewriter as >
nobody will toot it for us. The i sophomore’s.
Sophs didn’t tell us to do it, but| 12. We are proud of our nine
they set the exampl*. j athletes. This is one field in
1. Five of our number made thei which we can beat the Sopho-
Honor Roll the first semester. j mores.
2. Two members of the class I 13. Space forbids naming our
made 98 on one subject; several j poets, artists, authors, etc.
made 97 and 96; and seven madei 14. One girl came 350 miles to
95. join us.
3. We furnished 8 group cap- 15. One left Meredith and
tains for the B. Y. P. U. came here.
4. We provided a spfr.tary and, 16. Four turned their backs on
5 Both president and treasurer I ies” at Chowan,
for the Athletic association are| 17. We number thirty-eight, all
from the “Greenies”. | told. Of this number eight are
6. The Y. W. A. treasurer is j down town girls,
very Fresh. You see we are a' 18. The smartest student in
bunch that can be trusted—it school belongs to us. She carries
The theme work this year will
mean more to the PYeshmen than
just writing a theme each week,
for it is something interesting
which each member of the class
wishes to keep. Each girl has
made a beautiful memory book;
and all themes will be kept in
these books and treasured, be
cause the subjects cover all
phases of our school life, the build
ings and grounds, the faculty, and
our class mates. Almost uncon
sciously we are cultivating our
powers of narration, exposition,
argumentation, description, and
character sketching.
The Freshmen are putting a
great deal of careful work on
these books to make them inter
takes Freshmn to hold money.
7. The only violin students in
college are our dear sisters.
8. The only saxophone student
is our own flesh and blood.
9. We swell the music depart
ment with three song birds (who
may later reach high jazz) and
seven pianists.
10. For the entertainment of
the patients in the infirmary we
lend Miss Poe three of our girls.
11. Two of us test the patience
of Mary Lou Jones. By another
year their fingers may work as
six literary subjects and five
music specials. I’m sure my first
statement cannot be challenged.
19. The Alathenians depend on
a freshman to do their reporting.
20. We have in our class the
most popular girl in school. She
brings the mail!
21. We are the first Freshman
class to make a permanent gift to
the school.
22. Last, but not least, it was
one of our number who first had
the nerve to flirt with Doctor
Clark.
ADVICE FROM A
FRESHMAN
Girls! what do you do with
those spare minutes or hours
during the day? Do you visit the
library or do you spend the entire
time down town? You should
read the daily papers, and know
what is happening in your state
and nation.
As graduates of a Christian col
lege, you will be expected to ad
vise and lead the people of your
communities. Will you be as
efficient in your leadership as you
should be? Why not train your
self to be intelligent young wom-
•B?
What kind of magazines do you
read? Do you spend most of your
time on “McCall’s Magazine” and
“Vogue”, or do you devote the
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FACULTY TEA IS GIVEN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
On Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 29, from four to six o’clock
the regular faculty tea was held
at Chowan College.
The guests were met at the
door by Miss Bettie Walter Jen
kins and ushered to the Expres
sion studio where they disposed of
their wraps. They then passed
over to the college parlor, and
greeted their hostesses, Mrs.
Jones, Madam Yavorski, Miss Car
roll, and Mrs. Sewell. The par
lors were tastefully decorated
with bowls of cut flowers, and
lighted by candles in silver candle
sticks. Sandwiches and cakes
were served by Misoes Jessie
Draper, Mavis Lewter, Ethel Tay
lor, Mary Francis Mitchell, Hilton
Jones, and Agnes Lassiter.
We are glad to note that the
largest number of guests was
present that ha sattended any
tea this year.
DID YOU KNOW
THIS
Chowan College is especially
noted for its splendid student
body. Surely there is no finer or
more upright bunch of girls to
be found in any state than at
Chowan college.
Chowan has been called the
greatest small woman’s college in
all the world. It is known, not
for the quantity, but for the qual
ity of its girls.
The students are surrounded
with a religious atmosphere and
favorable conditions for the de
velopment of spiritual life and
service. There has been a num
ber to leave Chowan and go into
a field of service. It seems the
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SERIOUS CONTAGION IS
GOING COLLEGE ROUNDS
A serious contagion has broken
out in college. As yet the col
lege authorities have not resorted
to a quarantine, though this will
probably be necessary if it be
comes more serious. Parents of
the students are urged not to be
come alarmed, for they will be
notified immediately if it is deem
ed advisable.
It seems from all reports that
the Freshman English teacher
was the first to bring the germs
to the college. The students in
her classes were immediately
stricken, not one escaping, and
the contagion has spread to sopho
mores and juniors, the latest news
being that one senior has been
added to the list.
The town people need not suf
fer any uneasiness nor avoid the
students who are seen down town,
for medical authorities claim that
no one is susceptible to this new
disease (Memory Book) but col
lege students.
As I was standing on the steps
of Chowan College yesterday,
imprssions of rare beauty came
and went like flashes, though the
scenes of these impressions were
simple and familiar. I looked out
over the spacious and beautiful
grounds, observing with great
care and skill the wonderful
changes that have taken place
since September.
The walkways, so artistically
designed, have been newly cover
ed with sand, making them more
pleasing to walk upon. Various
types of permanent evergreens
and shrubbery have been placed
on each side of the front portion
of the Admiiistration building,
and around Stone Cottage and the
President’s Home. All the an
nuals which are unsightly after
blooming, have been removed
from the campus proper to one
garden spot, viz: in the garden
near the President’s Home. Cedars
and privit have found their way
into certain spots on the campus,
while sweet peas and violets have
been planted between the admin
istration building and the cot
tage. Even the entrance gate to
the driveway has been changed
into two passages, now providing
to the right an entrance and to
esting and worth keeping; and
their enthusiasm is almost bound
less. Because these books vrill be^^* exit,
trear.’i’,"/? xvp liv», ^ wai> '"Okyiff yeMl^rday.
student devotes much morel there came a sudden burst of
thought and effort to her themes
than she otherwise would.
These memory books were
handed in the middle of Febru
ary, for the first time. Some
were bound and some were not,
but all were very attractively
decorated. Many wonder where
so many pictures of the build
ings and campus were found;
but boxes of waste paper and dis
carded materials proved to be
treasure houses for ambitious
students—and it took freshmen to
discover these treasures. Mr.
Edwards and Miss Caldwell have
cooperated splendidly in provid
ing additional pictures to aug
ment our enthusiasm; and the
finishing touch was contributed by
our instructor. She was profuse
in her praise—something unusual
for her—-and declared it was the
best work we had done this ses
sion.
A FRESHMAN’S SONG
It’s a long way to our diplomas.
It’s a long way to go;
It’s a long time ’till we are
Seniors,
But we’ll get there we know.
We’ll be high and mighty.
Stuck up and haughty, too;
And we’ll rule this place
Like the Seniors of 1928 do.
Maybelle Ward, ’31.
RIP! WHACK! BANG!
Unusual Noises Heard
WHERE?
In The Main Hall
Much excitement is being
felt over the work the
Freshmen are having done in
the Main Hall. The sweetest
music that has been heard at
Chowan this session is the
sound coming from the front
entrance hall: the strains
from the saw, as it makes an
opening for French doors to
be placed from the front
Hall to the parlor; the re
sounding hammer, as it fin
ishes the opening and puts
the doors in place the swish
of the painter’s brush, a* he
designs the new coat our
walls shall wear; the scrape
on the floors, as the stain is
removed and the hard wood
is waxed and polished.
Melodious I Nothing equals
it. We can hardly wait for
the work to ho completed I
Even Miss McDowell wears
smiles that can’t be changed
by late dates. The workmen
have stormed her otGco and
are renovating that to corres
pond to the Hall—all at th®
orders of the Freshmen.
sun, and the entire campus be
came deluged with delicate col
ors; th edarkness of the grass, the
foliage of the pine and magnolia
trees, with the bare branches of
the oaks—all glorified by the yel
low of the sunlight, made a sud
den delicate harmony of tints. I
had seen this place a hundred
times before without ever notic
ing what a perfect picture Cho
wan’s campus would make.
The improvements have not
ceased; there is something new
each day to surprise the eye, and
gladden the heart. We shall be
very proud of our campus when
all these changes are completed.
We are prouder still of our Presi
dent’s wife, through whose untir
ing efforts all of this has been
accomplished and whose personal
supervision has directed the artis
tic arrangement of the shrubbery.
BASKETBALL GAME
A FIERCE CONTEST
Although Seniors Fight Glorious
ly, Juniors Take Game in Which
Are Many Features
On Monday night, March 5,
1928, many people, students and
friends, were spectators to one of
the fiercest battles in basketball
witnessed this season.
The dignified Seniors donned
their suits and went forth to beat
the Juniors. But, alas, fate and
skill were against them! The
Juniors won, the score being 27
to 14.
The lineup was as follows:
Seniors: Juniors:
Vida Dunning Maybelle Ward
Right Forward
Thelma E. Freeman Alice Cook
Left Forward
Margaret Richmond Ann Downey
Center
Mary Raynor Ruby Daniel
Right Center
Hilda Jones Wilma Ellington
Right Guard
Bernice Benthall Ida Matthews
Left Guard
One player from each side re
ceived injuries: Thelma E. Free
man and Wilma Ellington. They
are now recuperating from their
“knockouts.”
Substitutes for these players
were Inez Parker and Ruth Dav
enport. Each player did fast
playing, and good sportsmanship
was shown throughout the game.
Miss Pauline Willis went to
Rich Square Sunday morning
where she spoke on the “Ruby
Aniversity” of W. M. U. She was
accompanied by Miss Agnes Las
siter.