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MO H Wf '"0n l:u rary Molina 1 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS LET'S ALL BOOST OXFORD i FOR A BIGGER, BETTER OXFORD VOL. I. OXFORD, N. C, FEBRUARY 17, 1922 NO. 14 CM 3 t Hi I i 1 1 .v. It H 1 i '4 i I i CONVERSATION Those of us who have ever had the feeling that it was absolutely nec essary to say something and couldn't think of a thing to say will all agree that it is at best an embarassing sit uation. After it's all over and you are by yourself you can think of a thousand things to say but at the crucial moment your mind is a per fect blank and the silence remains unbroken. Happy indeed is the per son who can always say the right thing at the right time. But we should not give up the struggle just because of a few fail ures. The art of conversation is one that can be cultivated. Next time you are in the midst of an embarrassing silence, strive to concentrate your thoughts on the events of the past twenty-four hours. This sounds like the advice of the fireman, "If your clothes catch on fire, above all things keep cool," but it can be done. To begin with, there is always the weath er. A few remarks on the weather are never amiss. But be sure and never make it the topic of a whole evening's conversation because it soon loses its interest. Then shift to books or athletics or, if necessary, both. They are both good but, by all means, make them impersonal. We all love to talk about ourselves, but our friends had usually rather hear us talk a bout themselves or at least somebody in whom they are more interest? 1 than tncy are.n us cartful atuut.tllfa'iBcSiWntft'-wtifrV than they are in us, cartful auuu't .telling inidnt8!'wtch v' , amused you . very "rauch.y, lie member n'V that if. jrour auditor Jtaye'not- read "the book 'you are talking from they don't know anything about the cir cumstances or the character of the incident you are relating. If they have read the book, the author has told the story better than you possibly could. Always in conversation be sure to finish out your sentences. Nothing weakens a conversation so much as an unfinished thought. The habit i only overcome by long practice but it is worth overcoming. To do this you should always make your sen tences as brief as possible, and do not forget to give your companions an opening occasionally because they are most probably not listening to you at all but are just itching to say some- I thing themselves. Remember that "brevity is the soul of wit," and true wit never hurts any one's feelings. Note: If any of our readers de sire any additional information on this highly important subject he may consult Dean Swift's Enmy on Con versation, on which the above is based. Ivev Allen, Jr. BIBLE CLASS MEETS The Front Street Neighborhood Bible Class met Tuesday morning at the usual hour, ten o'clock, with Mrs. Nelson Ferebee. The method of study is to read a chapter a day, and then study togeth er and discuss these chapters at these weekly gatherings. These busy housekeepers spend one hour every Tuesday morning in this pleasant and profitable way; and nothing has been allowed to interfere with these meetiings not even the Christmas holidays nor the deep snow. The closing chapters of the Book of Deuteronomy were read this week and the discussion led by Mrs. T. G. Stem and Mrs. D. K. Taylor. CARNIVAL GREAT SUCCESS An entertainment unique in ewry particular was the carnival staged in the high school auditorium Saturday night by the McNeill Literary Society under the able direction of Miss Ruth Harriss. The arriving guests were greeted by the shrill cries of the side-shew "barkers," the excited yells of UC corn venders, and a veritable rain -' confetti. Once past the "guardian , the portal," Will Mitchell, one i mid view the wild man from Borneo in the person of Creagh Calvert, take a look at Bluebeard's wives in chary- of Henry Hunt, visit the kissin; booth presided over by Miss Lew'er, test the solid quality of Marvin Dean's ivory dome, have one's fortun told by the charming Madame Z;u T or vote for the prettiest baby in the better babies contest. The babies wen the funniest things ever. Imagin George Parham, Matt Currin, and David Camp in cunning baby clothes being wheeled about in their peram bulators while they worked industri ously on their pacifiers! Madisoi. Usry's "high dive" also evoked much laughter. The feature of the evening, how ever, was the minstrel show and cakf walk. Herbert Rountree was inimi tably good as the interlocutor. Th "end men," Herman Meadows an,j William Walters, also deserve snecial mention, while Martha Cannady, ' Tcy wn' ' 'IiarrWI 'III WS respective role. ; The - :Costu.w$ '-.of ; .the. "hljl brown ;ladie,'V Beth Cannady, Ross l'arham, Annie Lou Williams, an! Martha Cannady were truly "wondei ful to behold." In the cake walkin: contest the prize was carried off by Beth Cannady and Herbert Roun tree. Two other highly enjoyed special features were the reading set to mu sic, given by Mr. Livingood and Dor MCNEILL othy Parham, and the delightful lie-1 nave my own pex, mwiy ... . faut flg nQ one wag jn & mQod fQr taJk gro folk songs given by Miss EUi Pc-eed to expose: After much medt- 1 inR thpy W(?re futjle Johnson. aml contemplation I have ar- j j up and wa,ked sowIy Qver to We have only one adverse criticism r,ve1 at th,s decision, namely, that the window Outside the rain pour of the McNeill carnival to offer: tin- t is more probable that some people , down -n brents. It rained so admission fee was too small. All in mijrht degenerate into monkeys than J har(J jn fac, thflt .fc didnt ,ook ,jke all, it was one of the best shows ever staged in Oxford. An O. Henry MR. GUS GRAHAM SPEAKS 6N LEGAL PROCEDURE Practical and common sense arc th' terms that best describe Mr. Gu Graham's lecture on Legal Procedur. delivered at general assembly Mon day mornine. Since hearing Mr. Graham, most of us know just what to do when the neighbor's chickens devastate our vegetable garden. Look out, neighbors! It was mighty good of Mr. Gra- ham to give us half an hour of his time during court week. But then perhaps every week is court-ing week with Mr. Graham. We were particularly gratifud to see t.hat our music faculty turned out in full force to do honor to Mr. Gra ham's visit. "Have you a lawyer?" asked the judge of a young man brought be fore him. "No, sir," was the answer. "Well, don't you think you had bet ter have one?" inquired His Honor. "No, sir," said the youth. "I don't need one. I am going to tell the truth." BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR BEVERLY ROYSTER, JR. entertained at a stag dinner Friday night in honor of her husband's birth- lay she demonstrated to the entire a..,tiw; I..,.,... ,., citizens that she knows all there is to know about the age-old "route to a man's heart." There were four courses and each one was designed j to make a man wish he were twins, j After dinner the members of the party ' played bridge, smoked, and reminisced ! about "the days when we were young, j fellows." The entire party joined in commiserating the single state of i Billy Mitchell, the only bachelor pres- ; lit. A complete list of the guests is: R. II. Royster, John Mayes, Ernest Howard, Frank Hancock, Marsh Ray, Wavcrly Harris and Billy Mitchell. EVOLUTION Whether or not you agree with Mr. Darwin and his theory of evolution depends on your way of thinking and your temperament. If you are of a scientific turn of mind you will prob ably think for some time on this sub ject and lose many hours of good sleep trying to decide whether your ancestors were monkeys, worms, or -ome other kind of inferior animal, and finally wind up by deciding you don't know and leaving your ances- ;try in an uncertain state of develop- lllent' On the other hand, if you are . . "7 " . . .. . , .. . , Ixiainuatirz'that your ancestor lired 1 iiri th: jangle vand swung around in J thA inn of trees, and nrobablv will j want to exhume Mr. Darwin and vent your anger on his remains. So as I said it all depends on your tempera ment and way of thinking. i Personally, I don't like to think 'that my ancestors were monkeys, but if everybody else's were I suppose I must follow the crowd. However I , 11 u:-u t ...;n : that monkeys become people. Now I am sure that some of you do not a- grce with me in this hypothesis, but , I am sure that at some time in your goings to and fro you will see evi deuces of the validity of this theory Frank Slaughter SPRING POETRY Speaking of rushing the season, have you noticed the alarming amount of this stuff optimistically labelled poetry which has recently invaded the columns of this sound and conserva- tive periodical? The word alarming is chosen only after repeated exami-. nation of the dictionary for a more alarming word. When people of supposedly average intelligence begin to indulge in flights of rhapsodic sentimentality this early in thz season, scientists tell us to look for an early spring. The teach ers with characteristic brutality go a little further and mutter "spring fever." One of the cruel creatures was heard to remark the other day th.it due allowance has been made in Ihs school calendar for an epidemic of the malady about the middle of April. But when the thing attacks us as early as February, there are likely to be caustic remarks from the powers that be. , Ivey Allen, Jr. SKIRTS VERSUS LAMP SHADES As Dean Swift was loath to criti- ! ""I?1 -f m 'enth century for fear of hlmtlt. h "nP(uia; - ror,t' so 8111 I doubtful as to nheth- er I should come ouc and brazenly advocate the lengthening of skirt:;. Not being in the habit of wearing ikirts, I am conscious of a certain feeling of kinship with that unh ippy fool who "rushed in where angels feared to tread." Being of an inqui sitive turn of mind, however, I should like to know the objection to skirts as defined by Webster: "a separate outer garment for women or girls, covering the body from the waiit doicH." The italics are mine; Webster would have considered them superflu ous. In all justice to twentieth cen tury women, I must admit, however, that a few of them extend the gar ment somewhat below the knit's. The vast majority still seem to be bent on making both ends meet. The advantages of extending the skirt below the knee are manifold. For one thing, the fair customer is thus enabled to distinguish' between a skirt and a lampshade when she goes a-shopping. Again, it is plainly the duty of a mother to wear skirts long enough for her child to reach. Many children today get lost from their mothers because they can fin! nothing to which to hold. ....... , Finally! ask; tnyAndy readers h K-.tiVH rv --.-ii.t t ' A Vmy Wirold; JJJi Jr. if . f rio ojl, u"."uu-aiucs. ine paranci is not unfair. Wherefore, I am in favor of dress reform. A Casual Observer THE STORM We huddlwl together about the fire in the sitting room, while outside the storm raged furiou.ly. Several at tempts at conversation were made, rain at all, but like so many length of grey ribbon stretched from the sky to grth mpn the lightninff flash ed, it lit up the whole world with a white radiance. I remember one par ticularly large flash that lit up ev erything as bright or brighter than the sun would have done. It seemed as if the big oak trees in the yard actually threw back their heads and laughed until their sides shook. The thunder rolled and rolled until one might actually have believed that it was caused by God's chariot running over the sky. The lightning flashed and the rain continued to pour down. On and on raged the storm until a bout nine o'clock in the night. Then it acted exactly like a school teacher who has rebuked the class for diso bedience and at the end gives a fare well rap upon her desk with a rule to make a strong impression upon the pupils. It gave ere long flash of lightning, followed by a loud crash of thunder. Then the rain poured down hard and suddenly stopped. Then ?t subside! in a pleasant way as if to ask pardon for its impoliteness. Ruby Peake Annie Gray, reciting on book re view: "And David took the pistol and shot two men thru the skylight." - 1 f I'-,
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