Tnc«a«]r, March 13. 1928
THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE MURFREESBOKO, N. C.
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* LOCAL NEWS •
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Mrs. C. M. Forehand and Mrs.
Vergie Wynn spent Wednesday in
Franklin shopping.
William Gordon of Norfolk is
spending some time with his sis
ter, Mrs. John Sewell.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Whitley
and Hugh White recently visited
Mrs. H. M. White, who is in Sarah
Leigh Hospital.
Miss Maude Vinson is spending
some time with friends in Balti
more.
Mrs. Pattie Watson and daugh
ter, Mildred, visited Mrs. J. Bailey
Barnes Sunday in Sarah Leigh
Hospital.
Mrs D. L. Thomas and daugh
ter from Ahoskie, were shoppers
in Murfreesboro Thursday.
Mr. J. M. Womble and W. E.
Underwood motored to Smithneld
Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Watson, who is
teaching in Jamesville, spent last
Sunday here with relatives.
Mr. Richard Watson, and H. V.
Parker were in Charlotte on busi-
ness Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Barnes
spent Wednesday in Richmond
and in Petersburg.
Mrs. E. E. Parham left Thurs
day for Florida, to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cog, of
Farmville, were here Thursday.
While here they arranged the
yard and planted shrubbery at
their new home, which they will
occupy after the first of May.
Miss Eleanor Harkass of Win
ston Salem is spending a few days
with Miss Mary Parahm.
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Misses Louise McDaniel and
Elizabeth Middleton spent last
week in Elizabeth City teaching a
study course.
Mrs. P. M. Peerman, Mrs.
Jone’s sister from Altavista, Va.,
visited the college last week.
Misses Elizabeth Cullipher, La-
la Ashley, and Nellie Sutton,
spent the week end in Ahoskie as
the_guests of Miss Eozie Flythe.
Misses Ethel Taylor, Mavis
Lewter, Hilton Jones, and Pran
ces Fleetwood enjoyed the week
end at their homes in Severn, N.
C.
Misses Kosabet Griffin, Wilma
Ellington, and Olivia Williams
spent the week end before last
with Mildred Hinton at Belvidera,
N. C.
Miss Eliabeth Cullipher’s moth
er and father from Edenton, N.
C. visited her at the college Sun
day before last.
Miss Kate Mackie has returned
from her home in Yadkinville, N.
C., where she visited her parents,
who were ill.
Misses Thelma E. Freeman,
Thelma J. Freeman, Frances
Flythe, Madaline Langston, Helen
Walker, and Ruby Daniel were
week end visitors, March .3-5, in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
King Parker of Murfreesboro, N.
C.
Misses Norene Baker and Hazel
Edwards were with friends in
Colerain, N. C., last week end.
Miss Maidie Lee Wade went to
Woodland Sunday before last,
where she sang Psalm XIX, “The
Heavens Declare The Glory Of
God”, by Oscar J. Lehrer and
“Nearer Still Nearer,,’ by Mrs. C.
H. Morris. She was accompanied
by Miss Ruth Davenport.
Misses Hilda Jones, Polly Cop
pedge, and Hazel Edwards were
in Rocky Mount, N. C., week end
before last.
Miss Hilma Ward spent the
week end at her home in Repnfc-
lican, N. C.
Miss Mary Frances Mitchell
had a delightful week end with
her relatives in Cofield recently.
The Freshman class is very glad
to have a new member. Miss
Kathleen Johnson, of Currituck,
N. C. She came to us from N. C.
C. W.
Misses Caldwell and Matthews
entertained at tea last Saturday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. E. S.
Harkness, of Winston-Salem, Mrs.
L. J. Lawrence and Miss Mary
Parham, of Murfreesboro. Mrs.
Harkness, who is well known in
Murfreesboro, is the guest of Miss
Parham.
Miss Eva Kinlaw attended the
Woman’i Missionary Convention
held in Asheville.
Miss Maria Holland and Mrs.
G. T. Edwards were the guests of
Miss Winborne last Wednesday.
* GONE BUT NOT *
* FORGOTTEN *
Miss Florence Barkley spent
the past week end in Severn, her
home town.
Miss Mary Brumsey is spending
the winter at her home In Curri
tuck, N. C.
Miss Mildred Riggs is spending
the winter at her home in South
Mills, N. C.
Miss Lizzie Jones, a senior of
last year, visited Miss Alice
Cooke at the College last week.
The girls and faculty enjoyed
seeing once more Miss Penelope
Brown who paid the college a
short visit on Wednesday, Febru
ary 22.
Miss Lois Essex, who is teach
ing in Central High School near
Elizabeth City, spent the past
Sunday at her home in Jackson,
N. C.
Misses Margaret Aman and Lyn-
dal Denny, who are teaching in
the Salisbury City School, report
that their work is very interest
ing.
Misses Willie Blount and Edith
Oakley are teaching in the Wel
come High School, near Char
lotte.
Miss Dora Wood, the oldest liv
ing Alumnae of Chowan College,
who has been ill for quite a while,
is now recovering.
UNDER THE GREEN-
WOOD TREE
Freshman: Do you use butter
knives at your house?
Sophomore: No—^but don’t tell;
you know how those things
spread.
Dietitian: A few leaves of let
tuce without dressing, and a glass
of orange juice completes your
daily diet.
Student: And am I to take this
before or after meals?
Dorcus L.: Listen, now, while
I read you my new play. You be
the audience.
Myrtle J.: Just a minute, ’till I
work up a cough.
Polly C.: College is just like a
washing machine; you get out of
it just what you put in, but you’d
never realize it.
Miss McDowell: Young lady this
is the third time that I’ve caught
you.
Young Lady: Don’t be partial
to me; the other girls might not
like it.
Chem. Prof.: Audrey are you
having any organic trouble?
Audrey; No, Mam, I’m not the
least bit musical.
Miss Crew: What’s the matter,
Margaret, don’t you know the
question?
Margaret: Yes, ma’am, but I
don’t know the answer.
Doctor Burrell: What wrong
did the sons of Jacob commit
when they sold their brother,
Joseph?
Freshman: They sold him too
cheap.
Miss Webster; Class, who was
Homer?
Thelma Freeman: Homer was
one of the world’s greatest chem
ists, often used as a disinfectant.
Pauline: Say, Rosalind, did your
friend leave you his white suit?
Rosalind: No, you fool, these
are pajamas.
(Hilda Jones at board trying to
prove a problem which she has
forgotten).
Miss Caldwell: Class, tell Hilda
what she wants to do now.
Helen (quickly): She wants to
come to her seat.
Agnes Lassiter: Miss Webster,
do you get these worms in pans?
Miss Webster: No, they come
in apples.
Josie M. (after shampooing her
hair): Look, girls. I’ve just sham
pooed my hair.
Roxie F.: Maybe so, but it’s the
blackest hair I have even seen.
High School Girl: And what
kind of a study does Miss Poe
teach?
Another H. S. Girl: Why the
elocution of one’s voice.
Subject put on board for term
paper: Christmas Observances in
Dickens’ and Scott’s Books, Sub
ject on paper handed in: Christ
mas Observations by Dickens and
Scott.
Freshman, relating some exper
iences after a week end at home:
We had just reached our designa
tion when it happened.
NEW BOOK SOON TO
BE PUBLISHED
The Freshmen have not yet
gotten out their book covering in
vestigations and research by the
class. A few of their discover
ies, however, will prove to the
faculty, and students, and the
public in general what a valuable
help it will be to the educators
when it does come from the
press.
The following will give some
idea of the data that has been
compiled:
Author: Nationality:
H. G. Wells American
James Barrie American
Stevenson British
Kipling American
O. Henry English
Hawthorne Scottish
Rank as Writers;
Blackmore—One of the best
English writers.
Scott—He wrote much poetry
and many novels.
Thomas Hughes—One of the
best books on a boy’s school life.
Kipling—His books are read by
almost everyone. He was suc
cessful in his writings.
Barrie—He has written a num
ber of novels, short stories, and
essays.
Stevenson—He did not rank
first as writer, but his works are
popular.
Classification of Books:
Tom Brown’s School Days—An
adventitious story.
The Call of The Wild—A his
torical book dealing with things
of nature.
The Prince and The Pauper—
One of his greatest productions.
Quentin Durward—Fiction.
Kenilworth—Tragedy.
Kidnapped—It’s true to life.
Old Curiosity Shop—Historical
fiction.
The Virginian—Romatic.
Little Minister—It is one of
his greatest novels.
Far from the Madding Crowd—
Narrative.
Other Works by Authors:
Blackmore—English novels.
Scott—^He wrote much poetry
and many novels.
Hawthorne—He wrote much
poetry.
Twain — History and other
things.
Dickens—Drama.
Thackeray—Humor was his
greatest works, but he wrote other
things.
B. Y. P. U. RADIO PROGRAM
On Tuesday night the General
B. Y. P. U. enjoyed an interest
ing radio program. The radio w»s
operated by Odessa Moss. She
first turned to station E. Me. D.
from which we heard Elizabeth
Middleton discuss “Christian Fel
lowship in Church.” She then turn
ed to station W. B. E. and heard
Eva Hoggard speak on “United”
and Mildred Hinton speak on “Ef
fectiveness.” Miss Moss again
turned on the E. Me. D. station,
from which we heard Eva Kinlaw
speak on “Spirit Controlled.” Ma
ry Raynor, speaking from station
M. M. N. talked on “Consistent.”
Wilma Ellington from station N.
L. U. told us about "The Standard
of Excellence.”
The program was interesting
and helpful, and carried out well
We almost believed that we were
getting these messages over a real
radio.
Fifty farmers of Catawba
County are planting sweet clover
for the first time this year.
COLEMAN’S STORES
Sell For Less
Because They Sell
For Cash
HOWELL’S THEATRE
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Shipping Point:
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‘We Make Old Clothes New”
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Good Food Well Cooked
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ACME GROCERY COMPANY
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
Cold Storage Meat Market
Weldon, N. C.
We Buy Country Produce at Highest
Market Prices
When In Conway
Visit the Town’s Greatest Store
DRAPjER, TAYLOR, & JOHNSON
Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings a Specialty
Curtis Insurance Agency
FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
AND SURETY BONDS
Ahoskie, N. C.
Rich Square, N. C.
“GOOD THINGS TO EAT”
—at—
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We Cater to Tourist Trade
Scotland Neck, N. C.
Spring Shopping at
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Kayser Hoisery, Paige Hats
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Phone 224
Scotland Neck, N. C.
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Authorized Sales Service
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COLLEGE DIRECTORY
The CoUag*
W. B. Edwards President
Minnie W. Caldwell Dean of Faculty
Eunice McDowell Lady Principal
Student Officers
Susan Barnes President Student Government
Pauline Willis President Lucalian Society
Mary Raynor President Alathenian Society
Jean Craddock President Dramatic Club
Louise McDaniel President Senior Class
Mary Lou Jones President Junior Class
Juanita Vick President Sophomore Class
Elizabeth Cullipher President Freshman Class
Louise McDaniel General Secretary Religious Organizations
Anne Downey President General B. Y. P. U. Organizations
Ethel Britt President Y. W. A.
Wilma Ellington President Volunteer and Life Service Band
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