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THE RUTHERIi ^ >RD RECTANGLE
Literary Societies
PLATONIC SOCIETY
Judging from the voluminous po
litical news articls about the recent
national presidential election, one
might think it was a hot contest.
No doubt it was, but who will dare
compare it with the election of the
Platonic Literary Society officers
for the second quarter? All the
many mem'bers had their political
machinery oiled and working per
fectly. That it was a very hotly
contested election is proved by the
fact that several candidates won
by a majority of only one vote. The
retiring officers have given entirely'
satisfactory service, some being
elected to other offices instead of
being laid on the shelf. Everyone
was primed for the occasion, and
the entire election went like clock
work. The results are as follows:
President—^Grady Kincaid.
Vice - President — Fred Hedge
peth.
Secretary—^Laurie Smith.
Treasurer—^Lewis Carpenter.
■Chaplin—^Hoskie 0. Huss.
Critic—^R. P. Gibbs.
Marshal—John Keever.
Janitor—Jack Huneycutt.
VICTORIAN SOCIETY.
Although the Victorians do not
make a lot of noise' about their so
ciety as the Newtonians and Pla
tonics do, we would have you know
that we are still alive and working.'
At our last meeting, after a short
but very interesting program, the
new officers were elected.
President—Cornelia Campbell.
Vice-President — Christine Jen
sen.
Secretary—^Myra Wagg.
Treasurer—Catherine Cassels.
Chaplain—Pauline Satterwhite.
Marshall—Evelyn Pons.
'Critic—Jane Goode.
Reporter—Margaret Usry.
Janitor—Kate Schrum.
Our society meets every Friday
afternoon at 2:05 o’clock, and we
extend to all a cordial invitation to
visit us at any time you wish.
—Kate Shrum.
NEWTONIAN SOCIETY
On Friday evening, November
16, 1928, the Newtonian Literary
held its regular quarterly election
of officers. The following were
elected: President, J. L. Michael;
Vice-President, Arnold Killough;
Secretary, Edison Bass; Treasurer,
Joe Griggs; Chaplin, J. L. Con-
drey; Chairman of Executive Com
mittee, E. B. Hunt; Critic, Henry
F. Snow; Marshall, Ellis Hunt; and
Janitor, A. B. Bruton.
The Society has been a success
under the regime of the retiring
officers and it is believed that the
new ones will be able to continue
the same work in a more success
ful way.
McCombs vs. Eaddy.
The first round opened with Mc
Combs leading a terrific offense.
Eaddy returns with equal force,
but McCombs takes the round. The
next two rounds went to Eaddy.
The fourth and last round showed
both fighters weakening and went
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE,
Irregular Profs,
Irregular boys,
A lot of scoffs,
And a lot of noise.
Irregular bells,
Irregular meals,
Irregular life.
With irregular deals.
Irregular lights.
Irregular heat,
Won’t do to gripe,
Gotta keep sweet.
Don’t get sick—
Got no light—
Say it with flowers.
If it’s dark as midnight.
Don’t get cold—
Heat’s all gone—
Say it with flowers.
And pray that it come.
Don’t fr-at ’bout the time
A meal is served.
Just take it easy;
Don’t get unnerved.
It may be an hour.
Or the door piay be closed;
There’s no Way o ’telling,
For only God knows.
—E. B. H.
HOPE.
What is the voice I hear in the
night
On the wind so calm and still?
It softly speaks to the fainting
heart
In the hush of the twilight still.
After sunset come the shadows
Palling o’er the world below;
Struggling hearts in darkness
bending
For a word of hopeful glow.
Dear heart, come closer, while the
light
Dies slowly in the evening sky.
And listen to a Tjvord of love;
To hope, a word;that shall never
die. '
One’s life at best is far too short.
Too soon the flowery mound is
made.
So while the months and years go
by,
God grant that hope be not dis
mayed.
Thus, heart in heart we tread the
way.
For soon the dawn will break' at
last.
And we shall see on God’s great
thro'ne
The rays of hope thait shall not
pass.
- -Fred Hedgepath.
THINK RIGHT.
Think smiles and smiles shall be;
Think doubt and hope will flee.
Think love and love will grow;
Think hate and hate you’ll know.
Think good and good is here;
Think vice—its jaws appear!
Think joy and joy ne’er ends.
Think gloom and dusk ascends.
Think faith and faith’s at hand;
Think ill—it stalks the land.
Think peace, sublime and sweet.
And you that peace will m®et.
Think fear, with brooding mind,
And failure’s close behind.
Think this: “I’m going to win!”
Think not on whait has been.
Think “Victory;” think “I can!”
Then you’re a winning man!
in favor of McCombs; thus, mak
ing the fight a draw.
The Scarboro-Inabinet match was
called off on account of Iriabinet’s
severe cold.
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IS-THE WORLD GROWING BET
TER OR WORSE?
Imagine yourself at a small
fountain 'of crystal water far up
on some mountain side. Follow the
small silver thread as it swells
into a large stream. Ceaselessly
it plunges and dashes ever onward
until it comes to a large dam.
Seemingly it stops, but it is stead
ily and silently gaining in size and
power. Suddenly the dam can no
longer resist and the inestimable
force surges forward, crushing ev
ery obstacle in its pathway until
its energy is sapped by various
outlets. The ugly bulk rushes on
tiH another dam is reached, when
it again comes peacefully to rest
in a much larger and more calm
body than ever before. Soon, how
ever, its increased power of de
struction is displayed when that
dam gives way also. Thus in end
less routine it plunges forward,
comes to rest, and is suddenly in a
turmoil again iintil it is finally
swallowed up in the vastness of
the ocean.
In the beginning, was not the
world just as pure and good as the
mountain spring? Has not human
ity done exactly the same way?
Everything went smoothly until
man’s first sin, the first impedi
ment in the silver stream of life.
Just as the stream gains destruc
tive strength on its seaward jour
ney, there has been a repetition of
incidents in human history. We
stand today viewing the surging,
ever changing masses of the world.
Yes, it is true that the man is
more learned today than ever be
fore; he has made inventions and
discoveries in every field of endea
vor that make his existence here
more pleasant. The^re is less sick
ness and physicalsuffering. On
the other hand dl3’ .idf the great
dam ,that was holding back rest
less tyrants, give way in recent
years and turn loose on the world
the most destructive, cruel, and
heartless flood of war that has ev
er been known?
What Is our ultimate goal? Are
we now rushing down the flood wa
ters of time, only to store up en
ergy and gain momentum for
greater destruction, or shall we
glide vout into a calm ocean of
peaceful progress ? Is there a
modern prophet who can intelli
gently say that the world is get
ting better or worse?
—R. P. Gibbs. ^
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The Administration Building for
Rutherford College was erected in
1914.> Since that time it has serv
ed the purpose of class room build
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for the administration. It has
given remarkable service and the
outer walls are still in good con
dition.
At present the building is in
need of repair. Tlie plaster on the
interior walls has cracked and is
very unsightly, to say the least.
The floors are sunken in places and
very uneven. The crownipg fea
ture of the delapidated state of the
building is the fact that it is a
fire hazard.
We rejoice in the fact that there
is an early remedy for all of these
renovated and reequipped. Con
siderable remodelling is to be done
and by the next school term we
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