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THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO, N. C.
Tuesday, December 11, 1928
The Chowanian
A college newspaper published fortnightly by the Alathenian and
Lucalian Literary Societies, supervised by the English Department
of Chowan College, Murfreesboro, N. C.
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EDITORS
Mildred Hinton, ’30 Editor-in-Chief
Ruth Davenport, ’29 Associate Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
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REPORTERS
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Elizabeth Sewell Murfreesboro News
BURY THE HATCHET
Nearly everybody carries a
hatchet. He may or may not in
tend o use it at some time, but
he is a rare creature if he does
not carry it. These hatchets are
variously labeled: Jealously, ill-
will, grudge, or what-not. They
are not useful or ornamental
weapons; they are burdens, and
ugly ones, at that.
Christmas, the season of eood-
V. ill and fellowship, is the time to
follow the Indian custom of bury
ing the hatchet, and so show that
we are on good terms with our
neighbors.
If we dispose of our hatchets,
we shall be able to receive and to
dispense a larger supply of Christ
mas cheer.
drippin’ wid gold;
But if love ain’t inside ’em—as
sure as ye’re born
I’d rather be blessed wid a little
tin horn!”
CHRISTMAS READING
Girls, in our few quiet hours
during the Christmas season, let’s
I'Oad' gBine»rtifg - ftire-=smTrethiiHf
suitable. Unless we read some of
the beautiful old Christmas stories
and poems, we shall miss part of
the joy and real mean ng of the
Christmas season. Here arc a
few suggestions: Among the old
classics loved for years; Dickens
“Christmas Carol” and “Christ
mas Stories;” “The Bird’s Christ
mas Carol,” by Kate Douglas Wig-
gin; Tennyson’s “In Memoriam;”
“The Other Wise Man,” “The Last
Word,” and “The ^rst Christ
mas,” by Henry Van Dyke; “Ben
Hur,” by Lou Wallace. Van Dyke’s
shorter poems are also good as
well as Browning’s “Christmas Eve
and Easter Day.” 0. Henry has
written a number of delightful
stories of a lighter nature which
are appropriate for the Christmas
season. The best of these are:
“The Gift of the Magi,” “Christ
mas By Injunction,” and “A
Chaparral Christmas Gift.” If
there are children in the home, do
not fail to read aloud to them
some of the stories wh ch thri'^ed
you when you were a child:
“ ’Twas the Night Belore Christ
mas,” “Annie’s and Willie’s Pray-!
er,” etc.
“DEY AIN’T NO SIGH
ANNEMAL”
“Jake,” said Aunt ’Riah, “yo’
needn’ tell me nothin’ a tall
’bout dat nossy-hoss wid de ho'n
on he nose, kase dey ain’t no sich
annemal.”
And that’s what we say about
that new leaf people are always
talking about turning over at the
beginning of the new year: “Dey
ain’t no sich annemal.”
Before we can turn over this
new leaf, we must grow it, and
growth takes time. We cannot
be idle and careless and scatter
brained today and turn over a
new leaf tomorrow and be indus-
triQus find pf^reful .and accurate.
Mother Nature hasn’t made her
children that way. We must grow
steadily, not by fits and starts,
nor can we blot out today’s errors
by the mere turning of a leaf.
“We will be tomorrow what to
day has made us.” If we want a
new leaf for 1929, and we hope
we do, we should begin to grow
it ere 1928 vanishes.
“Build thee more stately mansions,
O my Soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than
the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a
dome more vast.
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by
life’s unresting sea!”
—Oliver Wendell Homes, 1858.
PEANUT WEEK
Peanut Week is coming. The
Christmas spirit begins that week
and leads up to the grand finale—
a Christmas tree in the dining
luom, with presents for all. The
mystery of not knowing who is
peanuting who, keeps everyone on
the qui vive until the last night
when the secret is out. Peanut
\* eek is not a time for expensive
gifts but for deeds of kindness,
with a spirit of friendliness. Our
trreat grandparents srn‘ this little
verse with their Christmas pres
ents: “Think not of the gift of
the lover, but think of the love of
tne giver.”
NOT MONEY BUT LOVE
At the mention of Christmas,
we always sigh and jingle the few
pennies in our pockets, thinking
that we’ll be “dead broke” after
Christmas. We have an entirely
wrong conception of Christmas,
for, at that season, we should give
luve, not money. It is true that
Christ said, “It is more blessed
to give than to receive,” but Chiist
himself did not give money and
rich gifts. He gave His love which
was greater than any gift money
could buy. At Christmas, let
there be an expenditure of gen
eral friendliness rather than of
money. “The best things in life
are free.”
PLAYS ARE GRATIFYING
The originality and freshness
of the plays recently presented by
the Carolina Playmakers are quite
gratifying. We heartily commend
the work of the Playmakers. We
wonder, however, if present-day
literature does not tend to become
too realistic to be inspiring or
even wholesome. Its noisy vul
garity and irreverence and pro
fanity are not calculated to make
people better. Its unbroken pes
simism does not tend to encour
age folk to fight their way toward
light; it too often does not even
point out the fact that there is
light! This last is not quite true
of “Job’s Kinfolks,” which the
Playmakers presented. There is
a subtle suggestion that the tragic
story of the mill folk migfit have
been otherwise but for their neg
lect of the little church across the
way.
“ a Christmas can’t start
From the pocketbook-faith, it
must come from the heart.
By the Saints—Dutch an’ Irish—
yer gifts may be sold
Tagged with a price niaik an”
♦ CAMPUS NEWS •
Thanksgiving Day was a day for
visiting! A large number of the
students spent the day with
friends.
Mrs. J. A. Campbell, of Mur
freesboro, had as her guests Wilma
Ellington, Mary Lou Jones, Mil
dred Hinton, and Alice Riddick.
Jean Craddock and Elizabeth
Webb spent the day with Mrs.
Brown, and Corinna Malpass, Rus
sell Ward, and Hazel Edwards
with Mrs. Dan Storey.
Ruby Daniel dined with Mrs.
Toe King Parker, and she and
Lyda Jane Brooks were the guests
of Mrs. Sam Vann for supper.
Baughan Grey spent the day
with Mary Stanley, in Portsmouth.
Agnes Harrell, with her par
ents, attended the centennial an-
• versary meeting at Cool Spring
Baptist Church on Thanksgiving
Jay.
Isabel Ilemby received a visit
from her parents and sister.
Christine Stillman had as her
guests on Thanksgiving Day, her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Stilllan, her
sister, Mrs. Jarvis Scott, and her
cousin, Mrs. Verna Bright.
Nellie Sutton spent the day
with Roxie Flythe in Ahoskie.
Mrs. J. L. Long, Miss Eloise
Stevenson, and little Miss Mary
Long were visitors at the college
Friday afternoon, November 30.
Lucile Long accompanied them to
Franklin Friday morning, where
she spent the day shopping. Mrs
Long and Miss Stevenson remain
ed at the college Friday evening
to attend the performance given
by the Carolina Playmakers.
A few of the girls and members
of the faculty have recently been
to Norfolk to see A1 Jolson in the
Vitaphone production, “The Sing
ing Fool.” Miss Payne was ac
companied by Elizabeth Webb and
Jean Craddock. Miss Poe, Mar
garet Lawrence, and Gladvs
Baines saw the show last week
end.
Members of the faculty believe
in doing their Christmas shopping
early. Miss Whitney spent last
week-end in Norfolk, where .she
saved St. Nicholas some trouble
by laying in her own supply of
gifts for Christmas.
The last week-end which the
girls could spend away from the
college witnessed a very exodus
among the students, who had no
notion of letting their last chance
slip. The following girls spent
the week-end away with friends:
Kathleen Johnson and Baughan
Grey were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Holloman, of Weldon:
Alice Cooke visited Mary Britton,
in Aulander; Margaret Jeffreys
visited Rosalind Horne, in Pendle
ton; Ann Downey visited Audrey
Parker, in Potecasi; Julia Downs
was the guest of Mrs. W. M. Ho!
lowell, in Hobbsville, and Alease
Leonard spent the week-end with
Helen Flythe.
Helen Rountree had as her
guest for the past week-end, her
sister, Gertie Rountree, of Hobbs
ville.
Mary Whitley, Isla Poole, Ruth
Davenport, Ruby Daniel, Ann
Downey, Wilma Ellington, and
Mary Lou Jones were guests at
a supper given by Mrs. Charlie
Revell, Friday evening, Novem
ber 30.
Mary Frances Mitchell has been
called home to Raleigh on account
of the serious illness of her fath
er, Mr. Frank Mitchell.
Billie Temple returned Monday
from New York City, where she
has been visiting Miss Charlotte
Meade for the past five days.
While in New York, she reports
seeing many good shows, among
them the musical comedy, “Good
News.” The trip was an educa
tional one to Billie, and she said
that the moon was lovely on the
Hudson.
Miss Poe spent the past week
end with Miss Jeannette Stout at
Chapel Hill. She was an en
thusiastic witness of Duk&-Caro-
lina football finals.
readings, poems, and stories might
be used while the congregation
rests between the songs.
The dramatization of Christmas
chapters from books and of
Christmas carols might be work
ed into a program. Living tableaux
from the Bible story of the birth
of Christ would make an interest
ing feature of a program.
SUGGESTIONS FOR
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
When college girls go home for
the Christmas holidays, they are
usually asked to assist in getting
up Christmas programs. Impres
sive but simple programs can be
worked up in a short while when
one has a supply of (ideas at her
command.
Readings of the accounts of
Mary and Joseph going to the inn,
of the visit of the angels, of the
visit of the wise men, and of the
flight into Egypt as given in the
Bible, are appropriate and should
enter into Christmas programs.
The story of the birth of Christ
is found in the first and second
chapters of Matthew and Luke.
If the program is to be held in
the church, there are a number
of suitable stories and poems
which may be used: “The Other
Wise Man” and “The Last Word,”
by Henry Van Dyke; “Christmas
Carol,” by Dickens; selections
from “Ben Hur,” by Lou Wallace,
and “Annie’s and Willie’s Pray
er.”
Songs that are always good in
a program are: “0 Come Let Us
Adore Him;” “O Little Town of
Bethlehem;” “While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night;”
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing;”
“Joy to the World;” “Silent
Night;” “0 Holy Night;” “0 Wor
ship the King;’ ’ “Holy, Holy,
Holy;” “The Christmas Carol,”
and “Angels of Jesus.”
If the program is to be held in
the school house, poems and songs
of a lighter type may be use-d.
Poems and stories which may be
read are: “The Gift of the Magi,”
“Christmas by Injunction,” and
“A Chaparral Christmas Gift,” by
0. Henry; “The Birds’ Christmas
Carol,” by Kate Douglas Wiggin;
and “ ’Twas the Night Before
Christmas.”
The songs mentioned above may
be used in a program anywhere,
but the following may be used in
a program held in the school
house: “Jingle Bells,” “We Three
Kings f the Orient Are,” “Jolly
Old St. Nicholas,” and “Ho. Ho,
Ho, Who Wouldn’t Go?”
Community singing at the
church is also effective on Christ
mas Eve or afternoon. Scripture
* SUNDAY SCHOOL *
LESSON , *
International Sunday School
Lesson for December 16
PAUL AND HIS FRIENDS
Philemon 8-21 ’ ‘
All of Philemon -should be read
and it will not take long for there
is only one chapter to this epistle.
It is one of the four letters writ
ten by Paul during the first im
prisonment at Rome. It was prob
ably dispatched at the same time
as Ephesians and Tychicus was
one of the messengers (Eph. 6:21-
23; Col. 4:7-9).
Paul as a world citizen had
many friends. Twenty-two per
sons are here named in 10 verses
and there are 71 named by him
in the Acts and his epistles. One
was Philemon of Colosse who had
probably found the truth in Jesus
Christ when Paul was working in
Ephesus and vicinity during a two
year mission.
Onesimus was a slave who ran
away from Philemon and finally
reached the great city of Rome.
He may have learned of Paul and
sought audience with him “in his
own hired house” for all had ac
cess to him. Or, it may be that,
learning of Paul whom he had
served when visiting his master in
Colosse, he came to hear within
being seen and Paul remembered
him at first glance for his kindly
attention in the past. The whole
story is soon told. Paul gvie him
all the attention possible and
makes clear the truth of salvation
a sit is in Christ, showing that a
man can have the utmost spiritual
freedom though serving as a slave.
For, is not Paul bound to a sol
dier and a slave of Jesus Christ?
And .yet his soul is free indeed
and he is carrying on a very ex
tensive ministr.v.
The only manly thing is for
Onesimus to return to Pihlemon.
There is the added problem, for
evidently some goods were stolen
at the time. Then Paul, having
urged him to make the right de
cision, plans the most favorable
approach possible by writing a let
ter in to his former
host and corTinued well-wisher.
Read again how Paul plays upon
the personal and asks that One
simus be received in his place.
The stolen goods are mentioned
and Paul, though needing every
coin, offers to make good in be
half of the slave. Since acquittal
Is evidently close at hand the
Apostle says that he hopes to fol
low the letter soon and requests
that a bed be made ready for him.
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In all this we have a fine ex
pression of the Brotherhood of
Man through Jesus Christ the
Elder Brother. When all follow
these principles of adjustment of
difficulties the “joy of the Yord”
(vs. 20) will indeed be shed
abroad. There never can be an
other world war when mankind
follows this Pauline spirit.
Naturally we wonder what hap-
paned when Onesimus reached
Colosse. If Philemon was sur-
;;rised when he saw his direct ap
proach the matter was explained
as Paul’s letter was read. Ap
peal had been made to the mas
ter’s Christianity and it was an
nounced that the slave had also
become a believer. Surely the
lash was not used that night and
trust was never abusde in the fu
ture.
“Good the more
Communicated, the more abund
ant grows.”—Milton.
“’Tis a kind of good deed to say
well.
And yet words are no deeds.”
—Shakespeare.
“At Christmas-tide the open hand
Scatters its bounty o’er the land.
And none are left to grieve alone,
For Love is heaven and claims its
own.”—Margaret E. Sangster.
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“We speak of a Merry Christmas
And many a Happy New Year;
But each in his heart is thinking
Of those that are not here.”
—Longfellow.
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“Christ—the one great word
Well worth all languages in earth
or Heaven.”-—-Bailey.
“And I come home at Christ
mas. We all do, or we all should.
We all cor&e home, or ought to
come home, for a short holiday—
the longer, the better—from the
great boarding school, where we
are forever working at our arithe-
metical slates, to take, and give
a rest.” — Dickens, Christmas
Stories.
“The dawn of Christ is beam
ing blessings o’ver the new-born
world.”—Boyesen.
A BALLAD OF SANTA CLAUS
Among the earliest saints of old, before the first Hegira,
I find the one whose name we hold, St. Nicholas of Myra:
The best-loved name, I guess, in sacred nomenclature.
The patron-saint of helpfulness, and friendship, and good-nature.
A bishop and a preacher too, a famous theologian.
He stood against the Arian crew and fought them like a Trojan;
But when a poor man told his need and begged an alms in trouble.
He never asked about his creed, but quickly gave him double.
Three pretty maidens, so they say, were longing to be married;
But they were paupers, lack-a-day, and so the suitors tarried.
St. Nicholas gave each maid a purse of golden ducats chinking,
And then, for better or for worse, they wedded quick as winking.
Once, as he sailed, a storm arose; wild waves the ship surrounded;
The sailors wept and tore their clothes, and shrieked, “We’ll all
the drowned!”
St. Nicholas never turned a hair; serenely shone his halo;
He simply said a little prayer, and all the billows lay low.
The wicked keeper of an inn had three small urchins taken.
And cut them up in a pickle-bin, and salted them for bacon.
St. Nicholas came and picked them out, and put their limbs
together—
They lived, they leaped, they gave a shout, “St. Nicholas forever!”
And thus it came to pass, you know, that maids without a nickel.
And sailor lads when tempest blow, and children in a pickle.
And every man that’s fatherly, and every kindly matron.
In choosing saints would all agree to call St. Nicholas patron.
He comes again at Christmas-time and stirs us up to giving;
He rings the merry bells that chime good-will to all the Kving;
He blesses every friendly deed and every free donation;
He sows the secret, golden seed of love through all creation.
Our fathrs drank ta Santa Claus, the sixth of each December,
And still we keep his feast because his virtues we remember.
Among he saintly ranks he stood, with smiling human features.
And said, “Be good! But not too good to 1 ve your fellow-creatures!”
HENRY VAN DYKE, December 6, 1907.
THE BURNING BABE
As I in hoary winter’s night stood shivering in the snow.
Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,
A pretty Babe all burning bright did in the air appear,
Who, scorihed with exlessive heart, such floods of tears did shed.
As though His floods shouldi quench His flames which with His
tears were fed;
“Alas!” quoth He, “but newly born, in fiery heats I fry.
Yet none approach to warm their hearts or feel my fire but I!
My faultless breast the furnace is, the fuel, wounding thorns;
Love is the fire, and sighs the smoke, the ashes, shames and scorns;
The fuel Justice layeth on, on Mercy blows the coals,
The metal in this furnace wrought are men’s defiled souls:
For which, as now on fire I am, to work them to their co d;
So will I melt into a bath, to wash them in My blood.”
With this He vanished out of sight and swiftly shrunk away.
And straight I called unto mind that it was Christmas Day.
ROBERT SOUTHWELL, 1595.
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