THE ALATHENIAN AND
LUCALIAN LITERARY
SOCIETIES
CHbwanian
CONTENDED IN ATH
LETICS, DRAMATICS,
MUSIC AND DEBATE
Vol. IV
Four Pages
Murfreesboro, N. C., Tuesday, March 26, 1929
One Section
Number 11
ROMANCE TEACHER FACUin IS
TALKS OF MOUERE GUEST MRS. BRIDGER
AT CHAPEL HOUR
MUFREESBORO BAPTIST CHURCH
Miss Whitney Discussed
Purposes in Writing
His Plays
MOLIERE RECOGNIZED
GENIUS OF ALL TIME
His Works Eminently Worth
While for Study at
This Time
Delightful Social Event At
Tea Given in Winton
Home
Miss Mary E. Whitney, profes
sor of romance languages in the
College, talked in chapel recently
on Moliere. She discussed Mo-
liere’s purpose in writing his plays
in a new light.
Miss Whitney said in part that
Moliere was the recognized genius
of comedy of all times. Hence
every phase of his work has been
subject to the spotlight of literary
criticism through the centuries,
and no phase more than the moral
ity which he teaches. Some critics
say that Moliere, like Rousseau,
bids us follow nature, others that
be is the propounder of the golden
means, and still others that he pre
sents by his comedies no particu
lar moral at all, but simply says
■“Don’t be ridiculous. Don’t get
yourself laughed at.” Miss Whit
ney said that after some study of
the problem she had come to be
lieve that Moliere does say in his
plays something like that, only
deeper, namely: “Don’t be a fool.”
There are some persons who
think that folly is a matter of in
telligence only. But it is more
a matter of the heart. For the
two basic components of folly are
conceit, and selfishness. If a
man is truly modest, and truly
altruistic, he will scarcely be a
fool. And if good people com
mit folly, as so many of them do,
it is because their goodness lacks
- ^.r
humility and unselfishness. They
may be good, but they are not
good enough. It is this negative
and insufficient goodness on the
part of so many, rather than the
active wickedness of a few that
keeps the world from getting bet
ter any faster than it does. It is
this type of goodness, and these
stupid and self-centered good peo
ple that Moliere is constantly
“showing up” in his plays. And
it is this moral, combined with
inimitable comic of Moliere’s
genius that makes those plays still
popular, and still an eminently
worthwhile study, to this day.
A most delightful social event
took place on Friday afternoon, j
March 15, when the Chowan;
faculty were the guests of honor
at a tea given at the home of Mrs.
R. C. Bridger, in Winton.
Every one was charmed with
every phase of the entertainment.
The cordial and informal welcome
with which the long stream of
guests were received, the delicious
and daintily served refreshments,
in which the green of approaching
St. Patrick’s Day was the pre
dominating note, the easy ming
ling of old friends and new ac
quaintances, and the evidence of
a real reluctance to part from
both at the close of the afternoon,
all these contributed to the unique
charm of the occasion, and are
still talked of among all “those
present” and particularly among
the honor guests. One hears them
speak much about the esprit de
corps of the whole aflfair. They
speak also of the various interest
ing tete-a-tetes which went on,
and which formed, so to speak, a
really special feature of the fes
tivities.
In short, Mrs. Bridger has been
to the Chowan faculty a hostess,
and friend not easily forgotten,
and the members of the faculty
trust that they have made an
equally pleasing impression as
guests, and friends, upon her.
Shaw Tempted to Have
Head Cut Off, Wants To
Be Sure No Risk Involved
Where Dr. Burwell and Dr. Turner are conducting
revival service.
Freshmen And Sophomore BasketbaL
Teams Played Exciting Game March 12th
Maidie Lee Wade will give her
voice recital in the College au
ditorium on Friday evening, April
5. Her program will be as fol
lows:
My Heart Ever Faithful Bach
Where the Bee Sucks Arne
The Little Red Lark Old Irish
Thou’rt Lovely As a Flower
Schumann
Marie Franz
The Enchanted Hour Hahn
Freshmen Take Measure of
Their Older Sisters,
28 to 23
COOKE STARRED AT
FORWARD FOR SOPHS
JUNIOR CLASS WILL
GIVE THREE PLAYS
OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEER
BAND ARE ELECTED
The Volunteer Band, in a call
ed meeting Monday evening,
March 11, elected officers for the
year 1929-30.
Jessie Helen Belch was elected
president; Grace Stillman, vice-
president; and Lois Walls, secre
tary and treasurer. Jessie Helen
Belch and Lois Walls, who attend
ed the Student Volunteer Confer
ence in Raleigh, March 15, 16, and
17, report an inspirational meet
ing. The new officers will assume
their responsibilities the first of
April.
MR. M. J. BENYUNES GIVES
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT
Mr. M. J. Benyunes, director of
the Chowan College Orchestra,
gave one of the most pleasing en
tertainments of the year in chapel
on Friday morning, March 8. He
rendered the following selections
beautifully on his violin;
Kaiser Frederick March
C. Freedemann
Souvenir F. Dradla
Before the Caliph’s Palace
George Tinkans
A Slumber Song
Thurlow Lieurance
He was accompanied by Rosa
lie Liverman at the piano.
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY
GIVEN ENTERTAINMENT
The faculty of the College en
tertained the faculty of Murfrees
boro High School at dinner in the
College dining room on Sunday,
March 17. Before and after din
ner, those present enjoyed a so
cial hour in the parlor.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Henson, Mrs. G. T. Un
derwood, Misses Mildred Smith,
Ida Boddie, Annie Futrell, Mary
Parham, Ida Haywood, Grace
Parker, Mary Batts, and Miss
Belle.
In the near future, the Junior
Class will present three one-act
plays in the College auditorium.
Two of these plays are: “Supress-
ed Desires,” and “Pink and
Patches.” The first play is a well-
known comedy, which always
brings a laugh. The second is a
tragedy with the setting in the
lina. The third play has not yet
been selected. The Chowanian
will publish further announce
ments concerning these plays.
Junior Class Elects Officers
The Junior Class met in th«
mathematics classroom, Thursday,
March 14, to elect officers for the
year 1929-1930. The following
were elected:
President, Juanita Vick; vice-
president, Is\a Poole; secretary,
Julia Downs; treasurer, Nellie
Sutton; Student Council repre
sentative, Jessie H. Belch; poetess,
Mildred Hinton; testator, Frances
Flythe; historian, Maybelle Honey
cutt; phophetess, Mary Lou Mar
tin.
ALMA MATER REPRINTED
The Chowanian Staff regrets
that a line was omitted in the first
verse of Alma Mater, written by
Mr. Henry J. Overman, Liberty,
N. C., which was printed in the
last number of the Chowanian.
We hope that the corrected copies
will be preserved, so that we may
sing the song frequently.
ALMA MATER
Tune: Adaptation of “Maryland,
My Maryland.”
’Tis thou that leadeth to our goal,
Alma Mater! Alma Mater!
Thy mystic touch our lives unfold,
Chowan, our Alma Mater!
Thy light and truth our ways in
spire
And guide us toward the alter fire
That cleanseth us as we aspire.
For Alma Mater! Alma Mater!
True to the quest that leads us
on—
Alma Mater! Alma Mater!
We’ll sing to thee our martial
song,
Chowan, our Alma Mater!
The trail leads upward to its
height;
Beyond the vision still is bright
Thy spirit conquers in its might,
O Alma Mater; Alma Mater!
When flags are furled and day is
done,
Alma Mater! Alma Mater!
We’ll watch the East for rising
sun,
Chowan, our Alma Mater!
As victors sinking down to rest,
Triumphant at the end of quest,
We’ll breathe a prayer that thou
be blest
Our Alma Mater! Alma Mater!
HENRY J. OVERTON,
Liberty, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter, of
Norfolk, Va., were guests of Mrs.
H. M. White Sunday, Match 17.
Fighting Spirit is Awakened
in Second Year Girls
Near Finish
OFFICERS FOR /EAR
ELECTED IN Fi. Y. P. U.
Those Elected March 13th
Take Over Duties First
of April
The Freshman and Sophomore
basketball teams of the College
played a fast game of basketball
in the gymnasium Tuesday eve
ning, March 12. The score at the
end of the game was 28-23 in
favor of the Freshman te^m.
Both teams were encouraged
throughout the game by spirited
yells from the Freshman and
Junior, and Sophomore and Senior
Classes, which were eagerly watch
ing the game from the sidelines.
Both teams fought hard during
the first quarter. Although Cooke
■^iv^ ■fnr +>10
mores, Benton and Turner dou
bled this number, making the
score 10-5 in favor of the Fresh
men at the end of the quarter.
During the second quarter the
score was pulled up to 21-12 in
favor of the Freshmen. Two field
goals were thrown by Lassiter,
while Cooke threw one field goal
and one free throw. Benton and
Turner did good passing and scor
ed equally for their team.
The F’reshman team began the
third quarter with a determina
tion to roll the score high. Al-
tough Stillman and Cullipher
guarded closely, Benton and Turn
er increased the score six points.
Turner and Albritton guarded
closely, also, and Cooke succeed
ed in throwing only one field goal.
The quarter ended with the score
27-14 in favor of the Freshmen.
The fighting spirit increased in
the Sophomore team during the
last quarter. Cooke scored three
field goals and three free throws.
Late in the quarter Walls was put
in C. Turner’s place, and Brooks
took Hemby’s place. The game
ended with the score 28-23 in
favor of the Freshmen.
Cooke was the star forward,
shooting seven field goals and five
free throws. Benton and Turner
did especially good work, shooting
seven and six field goals, respec
tively, and one free throw each.
The line-up was as follows:
Freshman Sophomore
Alease Leonard Russell Ward
C.
Isabel Hemby--Frances Fleetwood
S. C.
Catherine Turner Alice Cooke
L. F.
Jimmie Benton Agnes Lassiter
R. F.
Rachel Albritton.-Grace Stillman
L. G.
Mae Turner Elizabeth Cullipher
R. G.
Timekeeper: Colon Brewer.
Scorekeeper: Juanita Vick.
Referee: Robert Sewell.
The officers of th ? General B.
Y. B. U. for next ye- r were elect
ed on Wednesday, March 13. They
are:
Florence Benthall, director;
Maybelle Honeycutt, associate di
rector; Hilma War!, secretary;
Frances Flythe, cho ’ister; Emma
G. Stephenson, pianist.
The individual unions met
separately on Wednesday evening
and gave programs on “The Life
FRESHMEN ELECT OFFICERS
FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR
On Tuesday night, March 19,
the Freshman Class held its regu
lar meeting. At this meeting the
officers for the following year were
elected. They are as follows:
President, Catherine Turner;
vice-president, Jimmie Benton;
secretary, Maggie Boone; treasur
er, Mary Stanley; council repre
sentative, Estelle Coley; reporter,
Addie Mae Cooke.
These officers will take up their
duties the first of April, and we
wish them the greatest success.
Berlin, March 16.—The news
paper Tageblatt a few days ago
reported that George Bernard
Shaw has acknowledged that he is
greatly tempted to have his head
cut off. A German friend recent
ly asked the Irish dramatist and
wit his opinion of the recently an
nounced invention of the Russian
Professor Brjuchenenko who kept
a severed head of a dog alive for
more than three hours by means
of a pumping arrangement. Shaw
replied:
“I find the Brjucheneko experi
ment frightfully interesting, but
cannot imagine anything sillier
than the suggestion to try it on a
criminal sentenced to death. To
prolong the life of such a person
is undesirable.
“The experiment should be tried
on a scientist whose life is endang
ered by an incurable organic dis
ease, say cancer of the stomach,
whereby humanity is threatened
with the loss of services of his
brain. What is easier than to save
such a genius from death by cutting
off the head, thereby freeing the
brain from disease and keeping up
artificial circulation in the arteries
and veins so that the great man
may continue to lecture and ad
vise us without being impeded by
body infirmities.
“I am greatly tempted to have STUDENT RECITAL
my head cut off so that I may
continue to dictate plays and
books independently of any ill
ness, without having to dress and
undress, or eat, or do anything at
all except to produce masterpiece-5
of dramatic art and literature. I
would, of course, expect one or
two vivisectionists to submit them
selves to the experiment to prove
MISS WADE’S RECITAL Mason Gave
COMES OFF APRIL 5TH o • , .
beries Lectures
About Character
Program Is Announced For
Voice Recital In College
Auditorium
Voce di Donna (La Gioconda)
Ponchielli
Mate O’ Mine Elliot
Lethe Boott
Lullaby Hanscon
At Night (Violin obbligatos,
Mildred Pipkin)--Rachmaninoff
Several Lectures Given On
Gaining Proper Char
acter Estimate
PREJUDICES EXISTING
IN ONE’S OWN FAVOR
Last Talk Dealt With Dif
ficulty of Properly-
Judging People
Miss Newel Mason, professor of
education, has been making from
time to time at the chapel hour a
series of talks dealing with the dif
ficulties of obtaining a correct
estimate of character.
Her last talk was based on the
fact that it takes intelligence and
Trees Carl Hahn! freedom from prejudice to be
Oh, Love But a Day Beach
At 8 o’clock on Friday evening,
April 12, Jean Craddock will give
her expression recital in the Col
lege auditorium. Her program will
consist of two one-act plays:
Oscar Wilde’s “The Finger of
God,” and Kenneth Sawyer Good
man’s “The Wonder Hand.”
Abundant, Christ’s Gift to All.” | to my satisfaction that it is prac-
The officers elected in the separate ticable and not dangerous, but I
unions were: assume that would not mean any
In the Nell Lawence Union: serious difficulty.
Grace Stillman, j -esident; Ad- “I deeply obliged to you for
die Mae Cooke, vi-e president; [bringing to my attention this high-
Isla Poole, quiz lea((r; Alice Mil- ly satisfactory possibility. A uni-
ler, secretary; My;t! IJenkjns, cor-'versity in which all chairs were
i-esgpcTilujri^ ‘ se^retaiyj ‘KacfieT’TO'- l/y'*» 10 a Hiieat’
britton, treasurer; Juanita Vick,
pianist; Ethel Taylor, chorister.
In the Edwards Union they
were:
Catherine Turner, president;
Jessie H. Belch, vice president;
Maggie Boone, quiz leader; Willia
Parker, secretary; Audrey Parker,
corresponding secretary; Lyda
Brooks, treasurer; Lucille Davis,
pianist; Martha Bishop, chorister.
In the Eunice McDowell they
were:
Maybelle Honeycutt, president;
Callie Patrick, quiz leader; Myrtle
Huff, secretary; Mary Stanley,
corresponding secretary; Nellie
Sutton, treasurer; Estelle Coley,
pianist; Frances Flythe, chorister.
In the Mattie Macon Norman
they were:
Jemmie Benton, president; Lois
Walls, vice president; Edna E.
Harrell, quiz leader; Lala Ashley,
secretary; Pauline Simons, cor
responding secretary; Hilda Jones,
treasurer; Mavis Lewter, pianist;
Agnes Lassiter, chorister.
These girls -will go into office
the first of April.
RAH, FACULTY!
RAH, STUDENTS!
We hear that there is to be a
faculty-student basketball game
in the near future. If the plan
materializes, we have one of the
most interesting exhibitions of the
year in store for us. The Cho
wanian is dividing votes fifty-
fifty for the two teams, and will
do the most impartial rooting pos
sible.
SENIOR CLASS NOTES
The Senior are practicing the
play, “Oh, Kay,” which they pre
sented in the College auditorium
last fall. Engagements have been
made for presenting the play in
three nearby towns: Colerain,
March 25; Harrellsville, March
26; and Franklin, April 3.
The class expects to take the
play to Seaboard and to Wake
Forest later in the spring.
The W. M. S. met at the usual
hour at the Baptist Church on the
ithird Monday afternoon. Mrs.
M. H. Babb and Mrs. C. M. Fore
hand gave very interesting talks
concerning the “Negro Problem
of the South.”
The Woman’s Club met at the
home of Mrs. E. B. Vaughan on
March 18 to discuss the plans for
a literary program.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Day, Jr.,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sewell
recently attended a show in Nor
folk, Va.
brains in the country with noth
ing but pumps attached to them—
briefly, where the whole system
of teaching was purely cerbral—
would be an enormous improve
ment on the present state of
things.
“I would furthermore be ob
liged if you make the enthusiasm
with which I learned of this last
triumph of physiological research
most vridely known.”
GIVEN MARCH 14TH
A student recital was held in
the College auditorium on Thurs
day evening, March 14. An in
teresting program was given.
Mary Whitfield played Bliss’
Dawn Dance.” The piece is a
pretty one and was well played.
Mary Stanley made her debut
on the stage by reading King’s
“The Clover Meadow.”
Martha Bishop sang Liddle’s
“Night and Dawn,” and achieved
good tones.
Mildred Pipkin gave Ware’s
iSic VtTiite irloth,’’ as a "planCT
solo.
Myrtle Huff appeared on the
stage for the first time. She read
“The Terrible Ten.
Roxie Flythe sang two good
selection: Carew’s “Everywhere I
Look,” and Ward’s “What’s The
Use?”
“The Party the Summer Board
ers Gave,” a humorous reading,
was given by Dorothy Craddock.
Maidie Wade’s interpretation of
Godard’s “Berceuse,” was espe
cially good.
» CAMPUS ODDS AND ENDS » The recital was well attended.
Dr. W. R. Burrell, prof#ssor of
Bible, helped his brother, who is
pastor of Farm-viille Ba)ptist
Church, Farmville, Va., in a re
vival meeting from March 4-17.
Dr. Burrell reports an unusually
uplifting series of services.
President Edwards preached in
the Murfreesboro Baptist Church
Sunday morning, March 10, in the
absence of Dr. Burrell. He also Negro and the Church” were com-
conducted the services in the mented upon by members of the
Woodland Baptist Church, Sun- circles.
day morning, March 17. In the Dorothy Kellam Circle,
Dr. F. P. Gaines, president of I Kate Mackie, Grace Stillman, Cal-
able to judge people correctly.“We
are all prejudiced in favor of our
selves,” Miss Mason said, “and be
ing average ourselves, we tend to
over rate ourselves and under rate
others, or to rate others as aver
age. We also tend to look ask
ance at anyone who departs from
the average. We like those who
are like ourselves or who have
our strong traits and dislike those
having our weak ones, while not
admitting we have them.
“We have a tendency to judge
others by their reactions to us,
forgetting that it takes two to
make a reaction. We may be
drawing the worst instead of the
best from a person. Then, too,
all of us act differently toward
different people and at different
times and places, according to our
physical mood.
“Those who have offended us
personally or who have interfered
with our own selfish plans, we see
wit a jaundiced eye. We let one
thing that we do not like about a
person color our whole opinion
Ox 'hii/i; " iOlill ail bsi/hiiare
this person and tend to let it be
a permanent estimate. Often we
let others influence our opinion
instead of judging for ourselves.”
Miss Mason’s next talk will be
based on “It takes experiences and
training in psychology to judge
others aright, for sensitive people
often misrepresent themselves.”
• Y. W. A. NOTES »
The three Y. W. A. circles met
Sunday evening, March 10, and
discussed the topic, “The New
Negro.” “The Negro and Busi
ness,” “The Negro and Educa
tion,” “The Negro and Art,” “The
Negro and Music,” and “The
Wake Forest College, and Mr. J.
A. McMillan, secretary of the
Alumni Association of Wake For
est, were visitors at the College
Tuesday, March 19.
Miss Newel Mason, professor of
education, was in Winton, March
11 and 18, giving intelligence tests
to both white and colored school
children. She was accompanied
by Doris Chitty, of Murfreesboro.
Evelyn Early was called to her
home in Norfolk, March 10, on
account of the illness of her fath
er and mother. She returned to
the College March 17, and reports
that their condition is improved.
Jessie Helen Belch and Lois
Walls, president and secretary, re
spectively, of the Volunteer Band
for next year, attended the Stu
dent Volunteer Conference in Ra
leigh, March 15, 16, and 17.
A number of the girls have been
soliciting ads for the Chowanoka,
the Chowanian, and Sophomore
programs in the nearby towns
during the past two weeks. They
have been quite successful.
The Campus Committee has
been at work, since the approach
of spring has been felt, setting
out shrubs and pine seedlings on
the campus. As the committee
makes its plans for the beautify
ing of the campus, it considers
the far future years must pass
before the pine seedlings will
match the trees of the pine drive,
but they will soon begin to add
beauty to the campus. Three
cheers for the Campus Commit
tee!
lie Patrick, Jean Craddock, and
Elizabeth Webb discussed the
topic. Frances Flythe and Eva
Hoggard sang a duet.
In the Burrell Circle, the fol
lowing girls took part on the pro
gram: Mary Frances Mitchell,
Dorothy Craddock, Lucille Long,
Helen Flythe, Ruby Britton, Alma
Belch, and Ruth Davenport. Chris
tine Stillman rendered a vocal
solo.
In the Estelle Carlton Circle,
Martha Bishop, Helen Walker,
Maybelle Honeycutt, Agnes Har
rell, and Alease Leonard discussed
the negro in the different phases
of life. Thelma Freeman gave a
brief report of the W. M. U. Con
ference which she attended in
High Point, March 5, 6, and 7.
Dr. J .B. Turner, pastor of the
Hayes-Barton Baptist Church, of
Raleigh, has been conducting a
series of revival services at the
Baptist Church of Murfreesboro.
His sermons have been very force
ful and very much enjoyed.
The swimming pool is being
filled and all Chowan is airing
bathing suits and getting up
nerve for a cold plunge. There
will be some prize swimming be
tween now and May 28.
The Chowan community and
especially the Freshman Class ex
press their deepest sympathy for
Mrs. A. W. H. Jones, who has
been called away on account of
the illness of her sister.
BETTIE JENKINS
READS IN CHAPEL
At chapel time on Monday
morning, March 11, Bettie Walter
Jenkins, the Lucalian reader for
Society Day, read Clare Kummer’s
“So’s Your Old Antique.” This
was the reading which she had
selected to read on Society Day
but was unable to give it at that
time. She read very well indeed.
The reading was a clever little
playlet about a poor owner of an
antique shop and his jealous wife
who did not appreciate antiques.
REVIVAL MEETING AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. J. B. Turner, pastor of the
Hayes-Barton Church, Raleigh, is
helping Dr. W. R. Burrell in a re
vival meeting in the Murfreesboro
Baptist Church as this paper goes
to press.
Dr. Turner’s fine spirit, his na
turalness, and his consecration im
press his audiences as he stands
in the pulpit and preaches the
truths of the Bible in a way that
gets hold of both young and old.
Dr. Turner is preaching at the
College during the chapel period
every day and in the church every
night.
The meeting, which began Sun
day, March 17, will probably con
tinue ten days. Dr. Burrell, with
the help of local talent, is con
ducting the song ser-vices.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
The Sophomore Class held its
regular meeting on March 19, for
the purpose of electing the incom
ing Junior Class officers. The fol
lowing were elected:
President, Agnes Lassiter; vice-
president, Florence Benthall; sec
retary, Helen Rountree; treasur
er, Mary Whitfield; tea room
manager, Hilma Ward; assistant
tea room manager, Kathleen
Johnson; council representative,
Myrtle Jenkins; class reporter.
Mavis Lewter.
Elizabeth Cullipher, president,
and the other officers, deserve
much praise for their unceasing
efforts in making the past year a
glorious success.