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The Cliowanian Page Tlireei Language Expert Terms 800 Words Adequate Supply Dr. Janet Aiken Would Make ‘Little English’ In ternational Tongue New York.—An 800-word voca bulary, Dr. Janet Aiken, of Co lumbia University, said today, is -enough for anyone to learn to read the Bible—or Ernest Hemingway. Dr. Aiken has already reduced the essentials of the Englisli lan guage to an 800-word vocabulary which she calls “little English” and which she hopes some day v/ill be come the future international lan guage. Now, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, she and a staff of nine assistants are work ing out a simplified grammar by which to teach “little English” to foreigners. It will be tried out in British universities, she said, after it is finished in June. “You might call it Hemingway English or Bible English,” she said. “The greatest English literature has always been the most simple and direct. The Bible would go into this vocabulary with very lit tle change because it is so sim- t>le. “Hemingway has gone back to Bible English by using short, sim ple sentences, very few clauses, and clear, direct language. That is exactly our ideal. - “For instance, in ordinary Eng lish there are about 40 ways of saying a man accomplished some thing: ‘He made a success’, ‘he made good’, ‘he got there’, and so on, but the best is just the way we would put it in little English —‘he succeeded.’ “In little English,” Dr. Aiken and her associates plan to elimi nate all “frills” such as preposi tions, ponjuns^qns, participles, •antt relative pronouns. There will be only nouns, verbs and “joining words”, or words which make rel ations to other words, such s “and”, “is”, and “of”. Prepositions, in particular, are anathema to Dr. Aiken, both be cause they are hard for foreigners to learn and because they keep English from being as direct and literal as it might be. The system is being worked out under auspices of a conference of language experts from various countries, but Dr. Aiken hopes it will be used for business, diplo macy and international communi cation as well as for teaching. huts clutter it up. Every yard is a picture of neat ness, attractively landscaped, stately elms and maples lend main street a distinguished air. Urban dale comprises 40 acres. However, despite the complete and apparently permanent “peti- ticoat” rule of the town’s politics, the men have something to be thankful for. Outside the kitchen window of the town clerk, Mrs. Gillfillan, is a huge bell. A pro posal is to ring the bell every night at 9 o’clock as a curfew for hus bands was tabled by “the girls”. Dining Room Club Enjoys Candy Pull All work and no fun d-es not apply to the members of thedi n- ing room club of Chowan College, for on Wednesday evening, Janu ary 23, Mrs. Taylor, the dietition, entertained the Dining Room Club at a “Candy Pulling.” Much fun was enjoyed by the group since it wfis the first candy pulling that th& majority had ever attenSed. .With burned fingers, burned tongues and hot candy on every one’s hands, the dining room echoed and reechoed the sound of laughter. The art, however was s:on learned and the candy was soon pulled. Those who attended were: Merle Asbell, Marie Riddick, Ju lia Futrell, Maggie Price, Mamie Newbern, Beadie Helmes, Mattie I Grey Hoggard, Elizabeth Brett, Beatrice Martin, Lois Cartwright, Nellie and Bernice Ricks, Nora Mae Ward and Edith Smith. X is the Roman notation for ten. X is the mark of illiterate men. X is the ruler removed from his throne. X is the quantity wholly un known. X may mean Xenum, a furious gas. X is a ray of similar class. X-mas is Christmas, a season of bliss. X in a letter is good for a kiss. X is for Xerxes, the monarch renowned. X marks the spot where the body was found. —“Pilot”—Wo-Co-Ala News. Model Village Is Run By Women Urbandale, Mo.—This village is “no man’s land” so far as town government is concerned. Women now hold every office from mayor to chief of police. . It was seven years ago that the first talk of woman government had the folks laughing. But now the laugh is on the males, for the ladies have ruled since then and with the population consisting of more women than men it appears that they shall continue in office indefinitely. Officials All Mothers Executive sessions of the “city fathers”, who all happen to be mothers, are held in the home of Mayoress Mrs. Ruth Fleming. The town boasting of no crime, not even speeders—the car owners obeying the 15 mlies an hour speed limit. Taxes 25 cents per $100 valua tion are exceptioiially low in Ur bandale and the women city offi- ^^ials boast that theirs is a strictly graftless administration as all serve on a dollar-a-year basis. No Hot Dog Stands From the standpoint of exclu siveness and zoning, Urbandale is the home owners’ paradise. No not dog stands, filling stations, ad vertising billboards or unsightly Extra HONOR ROLL First Honor Roll Evelyn Blanchard, Mabel Car roll, Linda Lee Ferguson, Lucy Boone Freeman, Mabel Pittman, Mary Smith, Sarah Storey, Inez Willoughby. Second Honor Roll Merlee Asbell, Earl Barrett, Cora Felton Bass, Catherine Brett, Elizabeth Brett, Margaret Brett, Genevieve Brown, Winfield Car ter, Lois Cartwright, Edith Hay Daughtry, Edna Mae Edwards, Helen Edwards, Lou Wilson Evans, Catherine Fleetwood, Virginia Fleetwood, Lois Jenkins, Frances Jilcott, Edith Johnson, Frances Jones, Louise Lassiter, Emily Lawrence, Kate Lawrence, Kath- amiliit’ CS^lie Say^ ^onna, oi# up all & things yau ve^ dotie_be£preJy erine Matthews, Christine Mau- ney, Marjorie Mitchell, Madeline Moiin, Elizabeth Parker, Edith Pearce, Clinton Piland, NeUie Ricks, Marie Riddick, Myra Sam ple, Edith Smith, James Smith, Ruth Stephenson, Ruth Taylor, Gwendolyn Vann, Florence Ward, Nora Mae Ward, Evelyn Whitley, Wilma Woolard. Seniors Choose Mascots; Other Senior Necessities The Senior Class of Chowan College had a class meeting January 11 to choose its mascots and finish selecting the ot'aer sen ior necessities. John Page Revelle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Revaile and Alli son Britt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Britt, both of Mur- freesbor;3 were chosen for the senior mascots. The two were chosen for many reasons, but one was because of the perfect matcii. John Page, a little taller than Al lison, the traditional brunette and Allison with her big blue eyes and blonde curley hair make a perfect c;-mascot. The seniors are to be blamed if the mascots carry out the bride and groom effect as the class boosts of two brides already. But this is only one of the many reasons why John Page and Alli son were chosen. The seniors also chose all of the rainbow colors and the sweet pea flower for practical and economi cal reasons. With the rainbow Qjlors the girls can wear the color of dress most becoming and the sweet pea isn’t a very expensive flower. The seniors feel that the attitude they have taken toward the practical and economical side of life will be appreciated by both parents and friends. Chowan Co-Eds Plan Literary Organization There is at last a possibility of Society Day becoming a co-edu- caticnal. In the weekly meeting of the boys on Tuesday, January twenty-second. President Ed wards and the boys discussed the question of organizing a literary society for the boys. The idta wag acceptable, and a committee of five was appointed by Mr. Ed wards, to further discuss the ques tion. Those on the committee are: P.ives Worock, Gilbert Davis, Earl Barrett, Woodrow Castello, and Rorie Copeland. Another meeting will be called by the com mittee this week, and a final de cision made. We are anxious to have a socie ty for the co-eds so that they may compete in the literary field as well as in athletics, and help make Society Day at Chowan one of the greatest days of the school year. PERSONALS McDaniel during the week-end at Woodland. Virginia Fleetwood visited friends and relatives in Jackson during the week-end. Ruby Lee Modlin and Myra Sample visited in the home of Florence Ward during the week end. Try-Outs For Society Day The Alathenian and Lucalian Literary Societies are looking for ward with great onticipation to Society Day, March 8, as one of the “High Spots” of the year in that they are training in the liter ary field as wel as in the field f sports. Lucy Boone Freeman and Fran ces Jilcott were chosen as the de- bators for the Alathenians with Marjorie Mitchell as its reader. Ruth Taylor as the alternate de bater and Carmen Morgan as the alternate reader were also the de cision .cf the judges; Miss Grav- ette, head of English department; Miss Hight, head of History de partment and Miss Schiable, Dean of Faculty. Those entering the try outs were: Debaters, Lucy Boone Freeman, Virginia Fleet wood, Frances Jilcott, Catherine Matthews, Ruth Taylor, and Edna Porter; the readers: Carmen Mor gan, Marporie Mitchell and Fran ces Jones. The Lucalian Literary Society divided its try-out into two days. The first was devoted to reading with Evelyn Blanchard winning and Lois Cartwright as her alter nate. The judges were: Miss Matthews, hr ad of Piano depart ment; Miss De Lano, head of Voice department, and Miss Whitting- hill, head of Home Economic de partment. Those entering were; Evelyn Blanchard, Lois Cart wright, Mary Edith Duncan, Max ine Fillyaw, and Nora Mae Ward. The second day was given to de bating and Inez Willoughby and Mary Smith were chosen with Adelene McGregor as the alter nate. Those entering were: Mar garet Brett, Mary Edith Duncan, Mabel Carroll visited in the home lof 'Marie Riddick during the week-end. Mabel Pittman and Mary Dun can spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Odom of Rich Square. Merlee Asbell visited in the home of Mrs. J. A. Campbell Sun day. Edith Smith spent the week end &t Merry Hill with Nora Mae Ward. Carmen Morgan visited Frances Jilcott 'Of Roxobel-Kelford last week-end. Edythe Pierce spent the week end with Miss Louise Lassiter in Woodland. Wilma Woolard visited Helen Adelene McGregor, Sallie Riddick, Mary Smith and Inez Willough by. The judges were: Miss Grav- ette, head of English department; Miss Matthews, head of Piano de partment; and. Miss Whittinghill, head of Home Economics depart- m.ent. Both Societies have also begun practicing in their sports, basket ball and tennis. The Society Day atmosphere is already hovering over the campus and all feel that this will be one exciting day for the SocicUes as th;y are so well balanced. MISS NAOMI WIGGINS Millinery Special Rates on CUT FLOWERS and POT PLANTS MURFREESBORO, N. C. J. N. VANN & COMPANY Everything in Hardware AHOSKIE, N. C. BRANCH’S SHOE SHOP —For— SERVICE, KUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP. Vour Patronage Appreciated. UNDERWOOD’S —For— Expert Tonsorial Service MURFREESBORO, N. C. DR. W. F. BRITT Dentist MURFREESBORO, N. 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