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THANKSGIVING
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Work and Play
Volume IV
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lloys Will in Stunts Wartime Thanksgiving Observed on Campus
The boys of Wright won first
place on Stunt night when they
showed their knowledge of the hap
penings of a bridge party in a stunt
Saturday evening, November 11,
which awarded them the first prize
of a box of assorted candies. Second
prize was awarded to the tied sec
ond winners; the old maids’ stunt
of Davis and Wright, and the shoe-
store portrayal of third floor F'rank-
lin.
Wright and Davis girls started
the fun with a scene showing Mar
garet Dement, Winifred Hell, and
Louise Reeves as despairing old
maids. Alene Smith as a remodel
ing agent appeared and soon trans
formed the three into charnung
young ladies. Two suitors arrived,
Ann Dunham and Claire Barnes;
and, though the appearance and
nianner of each was fantastic and
obnoxious, they yet set the stage for
a contest in romance, ending ha])-
pily for even the unsuccessful.
The second-floor Franklin pre
sented Rose Graham walking down
Fifth Avenue and suddenly stop
ping with her head in tlie air. Many
others appeared and looked with
wonder toward the sky. Rachel
Jones finally asked what everyone
was .seeing. Rose calmly stated she
was waiting for a doctor to cure a
crick in her neck. “The “Gathering
of Nuts” began with Riichel Jones
calling a dozen or more girls of sec-
otu)-floor Franklin and (“luled witli
her announcing that they were the
nuts. In tumbling stunts Gladys
Dic'kerson with the help of Margie
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War Fund
Drive Made
The recent campus War Fund
drive began with a program includ
ing talks by Miss Stipe and Tal-
madge Lancaster on world condi
tions and needs and the singing of
[)atriotic songs. The drive brought
$120 dollars before November 11,
falling short of the goal that the
group had set of $230 dollars, but
representing gifts of a hundred per
sons.
A colorful booth decorated in the
national colors of the flag was set
up at the entrance of the social hall,
where members of the war activities
committee took charge by twos dur
ing the period of the campaign, No
vember 6-11.
The other members of the com
mittee are : Dorothy Casey, Dorothy
Cothran, V'^ivian Creech, Fred Da
vis, Jimmy Fly the, Mary Goodwin,
Mattie Snead, Emily Taylor, and
Charlotte Usher. It has been re
solved that, in view of the decision
that the activities of the committee
are to enlarge beyond drives for
war funds, the name of the group
will be changed to Campus Activi
ties Committee.
WE GIVE THANKS
liecause there was a first
Thanksgiving,
Because there are sunsets and
autumn days.
Because there are schools and
free-speaking men.
Because we may assemble and
have no fears of others.
Because we have God’s word.
Because there is still the ideal
of peace
For these we give our
thanks. Dear God.
Candlelight Services
Held byj/’s
Two candlelight services have
marked the initiation of YM and
VWCA oflicers and the recognition
of cabinet and other members.
The oflicers were initiated No-
vendier 9. After a hymn Woodson
Fearing read the call to worshi])
and Langill Watson l(>d in prayer.
The two Y presidents, Woo(lson
Fearing and Frances .Merritt, read
a responsive reading.
Sponsors of the YWCA (Miss
Merritt and Mrs. Stanton) and the
s])onsor of the YMCA, Mr. Car-
micheal, lighted candles at a tall
central white taper, repr(!senting
world light, expressing their accep
tance of their resi)onsibility as
sponsors. The presidents of the
Y’s, Woodson Fearing and Frances
Merritt, lighttnl tln^ir candles at the
central flame and spoke words of
loyalty to their tasks. 'I'hey then
lighted the candles of the oflicers
and gave tluan the charge of their
duty. Those thus receiving the light
and charge were, for the YWCA,
Mary Lee Hodges, .senior vice-presi-
dent; Barbara Howard, secretary;
Carol Bessent, junior vice-president;
Pat Perry, treasurer; and for the
YM(!A, Langill Watson, vice-presi
dent.
('Cabinet members and new YWCA
members were recognized at a pro
gram, Nov. 16. Led by the president,
cabinet members filed on to the stage
with lighted candles and formed a
triangle as they held blue streamers
with Body, Mind, Spirit lettered in
white suggesting the Y-symbol.
They then sang “Father of Lights.”
The president, Frances Merritt,
spoke words of welcome. Helen
'I’higpen, worship chairman, led in
prayer. Mary Lee Hodges, senior
vice-president, led a litany. Then in
.semi - circular formation, cabinet
members spoke words to explain and
accept their duties of oflSce and
chairmanslii]). Miss Merritt s])oke
words of appeal for a year of si)iri-
tual growth on the campus. Mrs.
Stanton followed with an explana
tion of the purj)ose of the YWCA.
The president spoke words of
(diallenge to the new members, and
tlie oflicers went to the audience to
light the member’s candles. Then
all held their lighted candles, as the
president spoke the ]>ledge of mem
bership, which all repeated. Miss
Merritt gave the benediction.
Upon leaving the auditorium,
members were given YWCxV but-
ton.s.
Iiarpis^ Prese^^s jHedden Family
1 I Honored At
Concert I Birthday Party
I'Ik! entire Hedden family were
honor guests at the college birthday
party, November 14. Honoring Mr.
and Mr.s. Hedden as friends of the
college the past four years and now
retiring residents of the Louisburg
Methodist parsonage, Katherine
Champion presented to Mr. Hedden
a lamp and to Mrs. Hedden a vase,
both gifts from the students; and
Fred Davis presented to Mr. Hed
den a sweater from the boys of
Wright Dormitory. Mr. Hedden re-
[ilied in appreciative words.
Dr. Patten then paid tribute to
Mr. Hedden as one who bad made
for himself a place in the hearts of
the college family and i)reseiited
him with a check. Mr. Hedden gra
ciously expressed thanks.
Miss Stipe presented the twenty-
thi'ce birthday guests and the stu
dent body sang “Happy Birthday.”
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Miss (Jertrude Hopkins, harjiist,
gave a concert before an interest
edly listening audience of students
of the college and other auditors in
the auditorium, Nov. 21. Before
playing Miss Hopkins gave the his
tory of the harp, then gave the first
group of her selections for the
evening. The artist next explained
the construction of the harp, men
tioning that it has 2,400 parts and
is made of wood seasoned for about
fifteen years! The second part of
the program included the especially
ai>preciated “Waltz in A Flat,” by
Brahms, and a musical piece by
(Jrandjany dedicated to Miss Hop
kins, for which she wished the stu
dents to suggest a title. Before the
third part of the program Miss Hop
kins spoke of the mechanism of the
har|). Miss Hopkins played as en-
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Thanksgiving '¥t far-flung
Here we are waiting to go up to
the front—maybe tomorrow, and
tomorrow is Thanksgiving. All we
guys are wondering what we would
be doing if we were back in the good
old U. S. A.
The Joe from California says he
would sleep all morning and to
make the day special, he and the
folks would go out to a night club
giving special Thank.sgiving floor
show.
The guy from Iowa said he would
get up early that morning to go
hunting with some of the neighbors.
Then about two o’clock in the after
noon they would all be back for a
humdinger of a dinner. From the
way he talked, those Iowa women
must be some cooks.
Then old Kwitkosky (he’s the guy
from Brooklyn) u]>s and says,
“Youse guys are making this thing
sentimental, you will bust my heart
if you don’t stop. Now, the way I
look on this is that it’s just a day
off work, a good time to catch a
little shut-eye. In the afternoon at
home, I would wander over to
Mike’s for a couple of hamburgers,
then over to grab my squaw for us
to take in a movie. That’s Thanks
giving for me.
Then there was the fellow from
Vermont. He was quiet in what he
said. He told us there would prob
ably be snow on the ground in Ver
mont. He and his brother would rise
early to see if they could track down
anything. When they came in. Mom
would have a steaming breakfast on
the table and would be cheerfully
complaining with them for being a
few minutes late. After breakfast,
they would go out to the village
church for a special Thanksgiving
service. They would give thanks to
(rod that the Pilgrims had founded
this country and given rise to the
world’s most liberal Christian na
tion.
This fellow from Vermont has
the right idea about Thanksgiving.
We fellows here on the front an;
truly thankful to God for having
given us a country with somewhere
an emphasis on what counts—.some
thing really worth fighting for. We
pray to God that Thanksgiving 1945
will find us back home once more
enjoying Thanksgiving in peaceful
America, having left to the whole
earth some heritage of peace.
Usual Routine
Lightened With Events
A comparatively uneventful
Thanksgiving is planned for
Louisburg College, November 23.
Classes will be held as usual, and
different programs interspersed.
Thanksgiving service will be
given at the Methodist Church at
10:30 a.m. by Dr. J. Marvin Cul-
breth, the college students being
privileged to attend.
The traditional Thanksgiving
dinner will be given at 6:00 p.m.
in the college dining hall.
Y’s Give Proyram
The YWCA and the YMCA
will give a Thanksgiving pro
gram in the auditorium at 7:00
p.m. The program opens with the
audience singing “We Gather To
gether.” Scripture reading and
prayer are offered by Marjorie
Currin. A background of music
of “Come Ye Thankful People,
Come,” is played throughout the
interpreting of the theme of
thankfulness for everyday
things of the kind that people
generally pass daily but too sel
dom realize as valuable ob.iects
at their disposal. The first object
mentioned for which to be thank
ful is the soil. Carol Bessent
holds an ear of corn and reads a
Bible verse of thanks. Then Rus
sell Clay, holding soil in his
hand, gives his words of thanks.
Secondly, thanks is given for
beauty of art and of nature.
Junius Creech, holding a paint
ing, reads a Bible verse of
thanks. Emily Taylor, holding a
flower, gives her thanks for
beauty. Thankfulness for ath
letics is expressed with a Bible
verse by Dorothy Cothran hold
ing a tennis racket. Samuel Le-
heu, holding a football, follows
with his note of thankfulness.
Thankfulness for knowledge is
voiced by Grace Turnage with
books and Harold Carroll with a
laboratory test tube. Thankful
ness for patriotism is represent
ed by Roscoe Arnold, who holds
a flag. Bird Ramsey, holding a
Statue of Liberty torch, gives
her own thankfulness, for pa
triotism. Thankfulness for free
dom of religion is represented by
John Perry holding a Bible and
reading a verse of thankfulness.
Martha Kime, holding a cross,
gives a note of thanks for the
freedom the Americans have in
their religion.
The program closes with the
participants singing “Praise God
from Whom All Blessings Flow.”
SUPERLATIVES CHOSEN
The superlatives of the senior
class were recently elected, pre
paratory to their inclusion in The.
Oak of 1945. Allison Modlin was
chosen the ideal student; Tal-
madge Lancaster, best boy sport;
Dorothy Ca.sey, best girl sport;
Mary Goodwin, best liked girl;
Fred Davis, best liked boy; Viv
ian Creech, most original; and
Pat Perry, most friendly.