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Normal Teachers* Number. THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY Vol. II. New Series. GreensborO; N. C., Friday, P ebruaiy23, 1912 No. 41 aiLd Sion GoUac*. V. e. LOCALS AND P££SONALS. Prof. and Mrs. W. P. Lawrence attend ed the funeral of Mr. J. A. Dickey at Union Ridge on Wednesday, last. Mr. E. F. Hines, of McLeansburg, N. C., visited tJie college Monday. Miss Huldah Slaughter, of Goldsboro, N. C., was a pleasant week-end visitor with Miss Louise McKay, of the vil lage last week. Another welcomed guest was Miss Claire Henley, of Greensboro, to the home of Miss Hattie Belle Smith on Sunday evening. Those from the college who attended the funeral of Mr. J. 0. Dickey were; Misses Clements and Davidson and Messrs. Lincoln, A. L. Lincoln, R. E., W. P. Cline, Jr., R. A. Campbell, C. J. Felton, \V. B. Lawrence, John Watson and President Harper. Among those from a distance who attended the entertainment and ban quet given by members of the Clio Society are: Messrs. L. E. Holland, Franklin, Va.; J. S. Lincoln, Rock Hill, S. C.; W. W. Roberson, Norfolk, Va. ;J. P. Farmer, News Ferry, Va.; Long Hollo man, Greensbaro, N. C.; Hugh Pinnix and H. A. Molfitt, Winston-Salem, N. C.: T ostmaster I»ng, of Graham. N. C ; ( arL Henderson, Durham, N. C.; C. H. Montgomery, Graham, N. C.; G. A. Isley, Burlington. N. C. A full account of the entertainment and spread will ap pear in the next issue. MissTsadorea Nicliolson, of Graham, N. C., was a pleasant caller in the home of Miss Clara Hughes for a few days dur ing the past week. Mr. Ed Hatch, of Asheboro, N. C., at tended the entertainment on Thursday evening, given by the Clio Society. DEPARTED. Mr. James A. Dickey, faHier of one of Elon’s most promising seniors, Mr. J. A. Dickey, Jr., departed this life on Mon day, February 10th at ten o’clock at his home near Burlington, N. C., death being due primarily to old age or rather to a combination of minor diseases against which his constitution was not able to combat on account of advanced years. Mr. Dickey lived a long, busy, useful life, having been one of the gallant sons of the gray who fought so valiantly dur ing the sixties for principle and con- \iction. He was actively connected with the church up to the time of his death and an enthusiastic worker for the cause. Was once treasurer of his county and otherwise prominent in a public way. By this death Alamance lost one of its most sturdy, staunch, and highly respected citizens and one that will be missed by many more thas those of his imme.liate family, a host of friends and indebted ones join relative in deep re gret and syinpathy. Owing to the brief illness and death of Mr. Dickey, Sr., the isOn in college has been absent for a week. However, he expects to later resume his work, booking toward graduation in June. His many friends join him in sincerest sym pathy. JUNIORS ENTERTAIN THE SENIORS A most enjoyable occasion was that of the Junior-Senior Reception, which occurred on the evening of February 21, from eight to eleven. The Reception H'alls an! Corridors of the West Dormi tory and the Dining Hall also had been appropriately decorated with College I>ennants, flowers and potted plants, and the colors of the two classes, the whole presenting a pleasing effect. The first part of the program was con sumed in delightful conversation, the members arranging themselves not ac cording to class so much as according to some other ties in College life equally as strong. These all to brief mome.its speedily sped away. The second item fas a contest involv ing the poets of North America, seven teen of them, to which number a new one was by unanimous verdict added after the President of the Junior Class ikad read her exquisitely appropriate toasi.^ ;n ■ er.--« to *!'e Sonior.;. T'!;.' coutool ■>-' won by Miss Leocia Cox. and she w.as Vi’e- sented in a lonj (T) speech bj Mr. J. I ee Johnson with a handsome library cony of Longfellow's poems. T;em num'.er three was a tliriller and a filler at the same time, eloquence do- inT the former and seven dainty courscb the latter. The toast-master was the Fa culty Monitor of tlie Jrn'or Class, Dr. W. C. Wicker, who presided with charac teristic grace and dignity. The toasts responded to were appropriate, humor ous, witty. They were too many to be detailed here and none must be specifi cally pointed out in justice to all the others. The solid vote of the guests was to the effect that other classes may have en tertained the Seniors well and yet others may enter into the joys of a similar oc casion a year from now, but tliat none have excelled and none are likely to do so the charming reception, charming in every way, for which full credit is due the class of 191.3. DR. CHILD TO VISIT ELON. The interest in the approaching v-isit of Dr. Frank S. Child. Fairfield, Conn., who is non-resident Professor of His tory and Literatre in the College, is wide spread and g.^nuine. No lecturer is more heartily received and more thoroughly enjoyed here than is he. Ever since his first visit some fifteen years ago he has been a favorite with the successive stu dent bodies and faculties. I recall how in my student days a prospective visit and a course of lectures by Dr. Child was campus talk for many days. And the old-time fascination of the students for him continues.. The reason for this is easy to seek: Dr. Child is himself a stu dent, and always has something to say which is worth while. There is serious and sympathetic re gret however that Dr. Child’s health is at this time not very good. He has suf fered severely in recent months of rheu matism and is not entirely well now. A I'rivate note states that he has to hobble around and remain in bed a goodly por tion of each day, wrapped in warm blan kets. Here is hoping that his annual visit, which we know will be fruitful to us of infellecti’al and spiritual things, may be to him fruitful of great phys ical improvement and up-build. It is a great pleasure to us that his cultured and accomplished daughter, Miss Bessie, who has been such efficient assistance to her father in his laborious u/idertakings both in the pastorate and in the literary life, is likely to accompany him on this trip. Dr. Child will deliver two lectures this year ({nd will preach on the fir.st Sunday in March. This annual visit brings to mind a re cent performance of our distinguished friend in a literary way,—the publica- lion of the ninth volume from his elo- (]uent and learned pen, the title of the i>eing "ji t ountry I'arish.'' This book, of 2.')] pa'-'es, is handsomely bound and beautifully printed and is brought ni't by the Pilgrim Press of New York. It is a book that every religious worker tJl ould r3ad. Primarily, it is a record of the achievements of the parish over which Dr. Chihl pr sides, one of the ol dest and most in^■!entiaI parishes of Now Kmdand. antedating by many years th > Revolution and numbering among its pastors many of the leaders of action and thought in the country during all these eventful years. But equally is it the glorification of the influence and the setting forth of the place of power of the country church and pastorate. I wish that every country pastor would read this book and then, realizing the rare opportunities such a pastor has for real leadership, deterinine to measure up to the full limit of power for such a field of work. Since reading this book, if I were a preacher, it wouM be difficult to set me to become a city pastor. If, after read'ng this volume, you would like to see it all just as it is;, if you would like tf" see a parish with its possi'-ilities realized and with its pastor the center of influence and the dynamo of I^dership, not in church affairs in the narrow sense only, but in the reli- gous, social, cultured life of the com munity as well, just get off the train at Fairfield, Conn., and investigate that country town and you will see it. What Pr. Staley is to Suffolk, that Dr. Child is to Fairfield. Tc one who has visited the old New England town and spent hap py hours in the Sherman Parsonage and on the serpentine heach and among ihe hoary trees of the surrounding for ests this, hook is full of delightful rem iniscence and grateful memory. And I am persuaded that all who would like to see the infinite possibilities of the country parish worked out in masterly fashion would do “wisely and well” to acquaint themselves with thi.^ interesting, engaging volume. W. A. Harper. ILURAL AND SINGULAR. We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes. But the plural of ox should he oxen, not o:;es; Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of mouse should never be meese; You may find a lone mouse or a whole lot of mice, But the plural of house is houses, not bice; If the plural of man is always called men, hy sliouldn’t the plural of pan be call ed pen? The cow in the plural may be called- cows or kine, But if bow is rei>eated it is never called bine. And ti e plural of vow is vows, not vine. And if I speak of a foot you show me your feet. And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet? If cue is a tooth, and whide set are tee.h, \ liy s’’ouldn't the jilural of booth be call- e ’ beeth? If the singular’s this and the plural is these, Should the plural of kiss be nicknamed keese ? Then one may be that, and three would be those, Y et the plural of hat would never be hose. And the plural of (at is cats, not cose. We speak of a brother and also of breth ren. But though we say mother, we never say methren. Then masculine pronouns are he, his and him. But imagine the feminine, she, shis and shim. bo the English, 1 think, you all will agree Is the most wonderful language you ever did see. Ex. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Some of us are born foolish and never outgrow it. Many people suffer intensly over Im aginary injuries. All things come more quickly to him who tips the waiter. It is better to appreciate wi»I,)m than to be appreiated by fools. It sometimes happens that a man who talks like a book is plagiarist. An engaged couple prefer a lip to lip silence rather than a heart to liyart talk.
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