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The Chow»nian, Chowan CJIege , Murfr«e»boro, North Carolina.
December, 1932.
SOPHOMORE PLAY AT
CHOWAN COLLEGE
(C*ntinued from Page 1)
Vann; “The Best Means of Obtain
ing Freckles” by Beulah Lee;
"Demonstration of the Way a
Graceful Girl Should Walk” by
Pat Taylor; tap dancing by Sadie
Parham; "How it Feels to be Con
ceited” by Walter Dudley; the pro
per way to propose to a girl by
Archie Parker and Edwin Flythe;
a quartette by Robert Whitley,
Richard Murrill, Robert Turner,
and Walter Dudley; a nursery
rhyme by Fletcher McAdams.
During the meals of the day the
freshmen were called upon for
songs, readings, and various
stunts.
Some time during the day each
freshman had to go to different
homes in Murfreesboro and take
the census of three cats.
At three o'clock in the afternoon
all freshmen and sophomores met
in front of the main building. The
freshies were appropriately dress
ed for a circus. They lined up and
marched down town singing "How
Green I Am.” Down town they
gave a circus, and after marching
around for some time, they return
ed to the college where they were
entertained in the college gym by
the sophomores. A mock wedding
was given and other forms of en
tertainment were enjoyed. Re
marks as to the good sportsman
ship of the freshment were then
made, and yells were given to each
class. At the end of this social
hour, lemonade and a fruit salad
were served. These, as well as the
attractive napkins and favors, car
ried out the color scheme of green
and white.
AMATEUR NIGHT
PROVES DELIGHTFUL
(Continued from Page 1)
and the play, "Two Back Yards
appears in this issue of the CHO-
WANIAN.
PLAY GIVEN ON
ARMISTICE DAY
I AM MUSIC
I theater, and thousands of specta- from me. Spare the life of this,
i tors waved their salutations ofi™y child, 0 thou God, my Father,
Servant and master am I; serv-|
ant of those dead, and master ofljjiastgr of success! Hail little
praise:
‘HaU fortunate Hermas,'™^
A deep hush followed the cry.
“Listen!” whispered Athenais,
father.’’
those living. Through me spintsj jjermas, prince of good luck!” I breathlessly.
immortal speak the message that The tempest of acclamation, fte, jj. again, the voice of the
makes the world weep, and laugh,(swift fluttering or innumerab e clear and low, waking from
makes wor y, "garments in the air, startled the ^
and wonder, and worship. .horses. They dashed forward, and
I tell the story of love, the story plunged upon the bits. The left
of hate, the story that saves, and broke. They swerved to the
the ■ story that damns. I am the right, swinging the chariot side-
incense upon which prayers float^^^.^yg dashing it against the
up to Heaven. I am the smoke g^oj,g parapet of the arena. In
which palls over the field of battle instant the wheel was shatter-
where men lie dying with me oni;.^ fhe axle struck the ground.
their lips.
land the chariot was dragged on-
I am close to the marriage rocking and staggering,
tar, and when graves open I stand gy ^ strenuous effort Hermas
nearby. I call the iwanderer home, kept his place on the frail plat-
I rescue the soul from depths. I form, clinging to the unbroken
open thS lips of lovers, and rein. But the boy was tossed
EXCHANGE
R. J. Elliot, of Emory Univer
sity, was awarded a silver cup in
political symposium held at the
2:1'5 every night of the school rejently at the home of her daugh-
year, -with this exception—on “Big ter, Mrs. J. L. Pritchard of Wind-
Game” night there are no rules, i sor, at the age of 83. She was
I greatly interested in religious and
iMiss Mary Rogers, daughter of i educational work and had given
the famous Will Rogers, is plan-1 liberally to both. Mrs. Mitchell
ning to take up some career in thel ^as one of the three oldest living
near future, for “Father simply I graduates of Chowan to whom the
won’t have a lazy daughter around, 1930 CHOWANOKE was dedicat-
the house who’s not interested in
anything but loafing.” 1
GONE BUT NOT
CANDLELIGHT VESPER
FORGOTTENl DECEMBER 18
On Sunday afternoon December
„ ^ ^ In the death of Mrs. Jennie
university. He spoke in behalf Ward McGhee, widow of the late j ^ o clock, the Chowan Co
lege Choir gave its annual
Christmas Vesper Service in the
college auditorium by candlelight,.
of Hoover. The following day he W. M. McGhee of Franklinton, the
voted for Roosevelt.
Franklinton Baptists as well as
those of the Central Association
A seventy-four-year-old retired lost one of their finest women,
through me the dead whisper to llghjy from his side at the first;printer, who went to high school Mrs. McGhee was a daughter of
the living. One I serve as I serve shock. His head struck the wall,'almost sixty years ago, is not sat- Joseph J. Ward and Elizabeth
all; and the king I make my slave anj When Hermas turned to look isfied that he has enough educa- Moore Ward, and a granddaughter
as easily as I subject his slave. I for him, he was lying like a brok- tion. j of Benjamin Ward of Warren
■ ■ ‘ Horace M. Freeman is the old-. County. She is survived by the
est student in the University of
Cincinnati. He is carrying a maxi
mum number of hours and has
marks that equal the leaders’.
speak through the birds of the air,j,_.n flower on the sand
the insects of the field, the crash' They carried him in a litter to
of waters on rock-ribbed shores,] the House of the Golden Pillars,
the sighting of wind in the trees, j summoning the most skilful phy-
and I am ever heard by the soul sician of Antioch to attend him.
that knows me in the clatter of,Hour after hour, that sweet child-
wheels on city streets. ish voice, in delirium rang through The assistants to the librarian
I know no brother, yet all menUhe halls and chambers of the of Meredith College, have begun
are my brothers; T am the father'splendid, helpless house. Theja movement which 'wdll add to the
of the best that is in me; I am ofistars waxed and waned; the rose3|number of their modern novels,
them, and they are of me. For bloomed and fell in the garden;iThere is to be a rental collection
I am the instrument of God. the birds sang and slept among thet^bich will -be added to from time
I am Music.
—SELECTED.
PLAY AT ARMISTICE
DAY CELEBRATION
following children to whom the Re
corder extends sympathy: W. M.
McGhee, of Pittsboro; Mrs. Fred
Cutts, of Durham; Dallas C. Mc
Ghee, Edward W. McGhee, and
Hugh McGhee, of Franklinton.
—Biblical Recorder.
Chowan College had a part in
the Armistice Day celebration in
Ahoskie on November 11. Miss
Katherine Martin read "We Shall|°3''kness some one drew near.
Not Sleep” and Misses DeLano, jAthenais, kneeling beside him
Bass, Clinard, Mills, and Seymour
jasmine-bo'wers. But in the heart
of Hermas there was no song, no
bloom, no light—only speechless
anguish, and a certain fearful look
of desolation.
At nightfall, on the second of
those eternal days, he shut him
self in the library. The unfilled
lamp had gone out, leaving a trail
of smoke in the air. Through the
It
with Miss Inez Matthews accom
panying sang "There Is No
Death”.
Four counties took part in this
celebration. Legionaires from
each of these four counties were
there. They were the guests of
Ahoskie and were given free tick
ets to a dinner, football game and
a moving picture.
The two principal speakers on
this occasion were Mr. Willis
Smith, speaker of the house of
North Carolina, and Mr. House, ex
ecutive secretary of the University
of North Carolina.
Betw'een talks as well as before
the session began the band from
the Naval Base at Norfolk played.
SMITH-ASHLEY
GIVEN ON THANKSGIVING
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Heath and Mr. Usry gave the best
performances.
Aft^r the play Miss Ulmer gave
a party on the stage, using the
garden scene as the setting, for
those taking part in the play and caNDLE LIGHT SERVICE
for her play production class which
helped in mai^g posters and
jrrSITging stagii - ■^op«rtiies, etc.
She served an ice course.
Those present were: Myrtle
Ange, Evelyn Blanchard, Wilma
Council, Virginia Gardner, Doro
thy Heath, Katherine Martin,
Margaret Lane, Alice Miller, Mar
guerite Payne, Arra Snipes, Mary
Seymour, Winifred Spencer, Lois
Vann, Janice Saunders, Jay White,
Lucy Boone Freeman, J. J. Par
ker, Rorie Copeland, R. M. Usry,
Gilbert Davis, and Wilson Fleet
wood.
Visitors were: President Ed
wards, Ann Vann, Katherine
Davis, Cora Smith, Ed Brown, Ed
Lee, and Julian Porter.
On Thursday morning, Novem
ber 24, at 7 o’clock, a candle light
ThanksgiMing pervice under the
auspices of the Y. W. A. was held
in the Lucalian Society Hall.
Miss Katherine Martin had
charge of the service. The pro
gram consisted of songs, prayer,
and two short talks.
The talks were made by Presi
dent Edwards and Katherine Mar
tin. The theme of President Ed
ward’s talk was that we should be
thankful to God for our immortal
soul.
Miss Martin’s talk enumerated
the various ways that one may
lA'iorship. She said that one may
ibe in a worshipful -mood and truly
worship without going to a church
or to any kind of religious meet
ing.
Kate Lawrence sang.
For many years Chowan Y. W.
A. has sponsored a Thanksgiving
service on Thanksgiving morning.
The Thanksgiving service this
to time enaibling the students to
read the best fiction just off the
press.
and speaking very low:
“Hermas, it is almost over—the
child I It breaks my heart. Un
less a change comes he can not
last till sunrise. Is there no pow
er that can save him? Let us beg
for compassioi. and help, let us
beg for compassion and help, let
Us pray for his life!”
Hermas sank on his knees be
side Athenais.
“Out of the depths, out of the
depths we call for pity. The light
of our eyes is fading, the child
is dying. O-h spare the child’s life,
thou merciful .”
Not a word, only that deathly
blank. His hands stretched out in
supplication touched the marble
table. His heart was like a lump
of ice in his bosom. He rose slow
ly to his feet, lifting Athenais
with him.
“It is vain,” he said. “Long ago
I knew something. I think it would
have helped us; But I have for
gotten it. I would give all that
I have if I could bring it back
again now, at this hour, in this
time of our bitter trouble.”
A slave entered- the room and
approac,he-d hesitatingly. “Mas
ter,” he said, “John of Antioch
has come again. He would take
no denial. Even now he waits in
the peristyle; and the old man
Marcion is with him, seeking to
turn him away.”
“Come,” said Hermas, “let us
go to him.”
In the central hall the two men
were standing, Marcion and John.
My son, ’ said John, “I have
come to you because I have heard j
that you are in trouble.
It is true. We are in des-'
perate trouble. I knew something
long ago, -when I was with you—a
word, a name—in which we might
have found hope. But I have lost
It. I gave it to this man. He has
taken it away from me forever.”
Marcion’s lip curled scornfully.
A word, a name!” he sneered.
What is that, 0 most wise and
holy Presbyter? Who would go
about to rab anyone of such ^
An American who has just re
turned from a year of teaching in
Russia tells of the Russian schools
which are so crowded that small
children spend a few hours in
classes each day, and then work
on a night shift. Christians are
not even allowed to enter the
schools.
The University of California
allows its Co-eds to stay out until
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Downs of
Winton announce the birth of a
daughter, Ellen Nan. Mrs. Downs
was Lizzie Jones, ’27.
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Miss Lala
Ashley, ’30, of Edenton was mar
ried to Mr. Percy Staith of Eden
ton at the home of her sister, Mrs.
C. M. Forehand of Murfreesboro.
The service was under the direction
of Miss Forrest DeLano. The fol
lowing numbers will be included in
the program:
Processional; Anthem, “The New
Moon a Christmas”, March, Choir;
anthem, "If With All Your
Hearts”, Mendelssohn, sextette;
solo, “The Virgin’s Lullaby” (The
Coming of the King), Buck, For
rest DeLano; anthem, "No Candle
was There and no Fire”, Lehmann,
choir; reading, “In Bethlehem”,
Lynn, Dorothy Heath Brown;
anthem, “The Infant Jesus”, Yon,
sextette; violen solo, "The Swan”,
Saints, Saens, Carolina Fleetwood;
anthem, "O Quiet Night, O Holy
Night”, Deddlinger, choir; reces
sional.
who wore the best costume. Jessie
Brendell, who wore a door face
which looked like a cow and an
orange and black dress, won the
prize for the girls; and Dick Mer
rill, whose entire costume was
made of newspapers, won the boy’s
prize.
After a program of fortune tell
ing, games, and telling of ghost
stories, the guests were asked to
go to the college dining hall. Here
they found their places, after
which Maywood Modlin, Winifred
Spencer, and Anna Laura Baker
served them first with a sandwich
course and then with ambrosia and
cake, A welcome was given by
Rebecca Peebles, president of the
Society, and toasts were given by
Myrtle Ange and Jessie Brendell.
The following were present:
Miss Margaret Hight, Mary Beale
Liverman, Ruth Stephenson, Doro
thy Heath, Myrtle Ange, Margaret
Lane, Katherine Davis, Lillian
Hoggard, Selma Davis, Arra
Snipes, Winifred Spencer, Mildred
Boone, Margaret Peele, Deborah
Mitchell, Lillian Holloman, Gen
evieve Brown, Rebecca Gay, Mabel
Carroll, Rebecca Peebles, Virginia
Stanley, Lucy Boone Freeman, Jes
sie Brendell, Louise Peek, Linda
Lee Fergerson, Maywood Modlin,
Katie Lawrence, Anna Laura Ba
ker, Dick Murrill, Bob Turner,
Walter R. Dudley, Archie Parker,
J. J. Parker, Roire Copeland, Bob
Whitley, Pat Taylor, and Melvin
Puckett.
ALATHENIAN PARTY
COLLEGE GYMNASIUM
On Thursday, November 3, at
8:00 p. m., the Alathenian Literary
S^ociety gave a masquerade party
in the College gymnasium, which
w'as decorated for the occasion.
Each guest wore a costume ap-
• propriate to the occasion and
Miss Dorothy Heath of Potts-
ville, Pennsylvania, and Mr. Edwin
Brown of Murfreesboro, were mar
ried on November 26. Mrs. Brown
is a junior at Chowan, and she is
continuing her work here.
Mrs. M. W. Mitchell, ’69, died marched around to be judged as to
SENIOR PLAY
“Just Pals”, the senior class play,
was presented in the college
auditorium on Friday night, De
cember 16, at 8 o’clock.
“Just Pals” is a three-act play
comedy by Charles George. Many
complications and witty dialogue
promises the audience much
amusement.
A quiet but beautiful marriage
was solemnized at 5 o’clock Tues
day afternoon, Decemfber 6, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fore
hand, of Murfreesboro, when
their sister, Lala Rose Ashley, be
came the bride of Percy LiWw-oodj year was merely a follow-up of
Smith, of Edenton. |this custom.
The ceremony was performed in
the spacious reception hall before, SHOWER GIVEN MRS. BROWN
an improvised altar beautiful in its tViino- tu r." -j’ "
profusion of evergreens and On Wednesday afternoon from Besides, the young
cathedral candles. Immediately!2:30 until 5 o’clock, Mesdames man parted with it of his own
before the bridal party entered,'W. N. Brown and E. W. Parker tree will. I promised him wealth
Miss Bettie Walter Jenkins, of gave a miscellaneous shower and and pleasure and fame. What did
Seaboard, sang “All for You” and floating tea at the htime of Mrs. ? a f ,
■“I Love You Truly”. At the strain Parker, honoring Mrs. Edwin*’® srive in return. An empty
" " '''—" ' '' name, which was a burden ”
__ , “Servant of demons, be still!”
of Murfreesboro, with violin ac- November 26 was Miss Dorothy The voice of John rang clear, like
companiment by John Darden, oflHeath, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a trumpet, through the hall.
Branchville, Va., the maid of hon-'^'^'*^ a student at Chowan College. “There is a name which none shall
or. Miss Gladys Smith, sister of I home was beautifully deco
of Lohengrin’s Wedding March,
played by Miss Rosalie Liverman
the groom, came slowly down the ^ated with red candles, holly, and
winding stair and took her place
at the right of the altar. Miss
iSmith was becomingly gowned in
an afternoon frock of gold cloth,
with brown accessories. She car
ried an arm bouquet of snap
dragons.
Folloiwing her maid of honor
came the bride
other evergreens. The same .;olor
scheme was carried out in the ice
course which the hostesses served.
The honoree received many lovely
gifts.
Abouty seventy guests called
d_uring the afternoon. Those go
ing from Chowan were: Misses
in a gown* of roy-'^®'^‘^=a Peebles, Deborah Mitch-
al iblue trimmed in silver and'®>'- Janice Saunders, and Mildred
wearing a silver turban and veil.'®°°"®-
IShe was met at the altar by the-
groom and his best man, Haywood
Bunch, of Edenton. j
The officiating minister was G.i
N. Ashley, of Pineland College,
'brother of the bride. During the -evel with his father’s heart. He
ceremony the pianist and violinist '^as the jewel of the house of the
played softly, “To a Wild Rose”.! iSolden Pillars.
The ring ceremony was used. | That year the black Numidian
After the wedding a buffet sup-'horses of Hermas won the world-
per was served to the wedding "Unowned chariot races of An-
party, relatives, and close friends tioch. He received the prize and
THE LOST WORD
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dare to take in vain. There is a
name at which devils tremble. De
part quickly before I speak it!”
iMarcion had shrunk into the
shadows of one of the pillars. A
bright lamp near it tottered on
its pedestal and fell with a crash.
In the confusion he vanished, as
noiselessly as a shade. John turn
ed to Hermas, and his tone soft
ened as he said:
“My son, you have sinned deep
ed than you know. The word with
which you parted so lightly is the
key-word of all life and joy and
peace. Without it the world has
no meaning, and existence no rest,
and death no refuge. Listen, my
son, listen with all your soul to
the blessed name of God our
Father.”
The cold agony in the breast
of Hermas dissolved like a frag
ment of ice that melts in the sum
mer sea. He stood upright and
of the bride and groom. Only a turned to drive once more around;his hands high toward heav-
few guests w-ere invited on ac-|the circus, to show himself to the
count of recent death in the fami-'people. He lifted the eager boy
lies of the bride and bridegroom, ‘^to the chariot beside him to
Immediately after the supper, Mr.;share his triumph. As the horses
and Mrs. Smith left for their wed- Pranced around the ring, a great
ding trip. 1 shout of applause filled the amphi
“Out of the depths have I cried
unto Thee, 0 Lord! My God, be
merciful to me, for my soul
trusteth in Thee. My God, Thou
hast given, take not Thy gift away
1848
1932
Chowan College
STANDARD A-GRADE INSTITUTION
84 Years Old
84 Years Strong
84 Years The Servant
of North Carolina Baptists
INVITES YOU TO SEND HER YOUR DAUGHTERS THAT
THEY MAY BE TRAINED FOR THE
LARGER CHRISTIAN LIFE
SPECIAL FEATURES
1. Small Student Body.
2. Well Trained Faculty.
3. Personal Individual Attention.
4. Strong Department of Education Practice Teaching.
5. Strong Fine Arts Department: Expression, Piano, Voice,
Violin, Art.
6. Moderate Expenses.
7. Christian Influence.
Recognized By State Department of Education
For Catalogue and Other Information Write to
W. B. Edwards, President
MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA