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Page Four MAROON AND GOLD February ^ COMPLIMENTS OF J. S. White Drug Company Eton’s Complete Drug Store ELON COLLEGE, N. C. ’Phone 6812 Whitman’s Candies, Van Lindley Flowers ' Sheaffer Pens, Students’ Supplies We render a truly distinct service to Our Community POULTRY FOR SALE Ready to lay pure-bred Pullets of the following breeds: Barron strain White Leghorns, Ever- lay strain Brown Leghorns, Thompson’s Barred Ro'cks, Owen’s or Tompkin’s Rhode Island Reds, White Rocks or 'W''hite Wyandottes, $1.25 each. Five months old pullets of any breed above, $1 each, soon to lay. Young cockerels, about ready for ser vice, $2 each. Cock free with order for one dozen pullets or more. White Leghorn baby chicks, $8.75 hundred. Brown Leghorns baby chicks, $9 hundred. Barred Rock baby chicks, $11 hun dred. Rhode Island Red chicks, $10 hun dred. W^hite Rock chicks, $12 hundred. White Wyandotte chicks, $11.50 hun dred. All pure-bred and of the strains men tioned. We grow our poultry and use extreme care in selecting eggs for hatching. Satisfaction guaranteed. We pay postage charges on chicks and express on pullets. Live delivery guaranteed. THE FULGHUM hatchery, Clayton, N. C. FRESH FLORIDA ORANGES Fresh Sweet Florida Oranges $3 per box of three hundred large size. Sonnd fruit and satisfaction guaranteed or money back. We pay express charges. A box of these makes an appreciated Christmas gift. Remit with order. ACME FARMS, Gainesville, Florida NEVELE CHRISTMAS PARTY The Nevele Christmas party given to' the club by Mrs. Martin and Mrs. John son was a higlily enjoyable affair. The club met at Mrs. Martin’s home on Friday evening for the last meeting be fore the Christmas holidays. Each member brought a suitable remembrance for later distribution during the social hour. The club was called to order by Chief High Si Savage, who called for a discussion of the hair bobbing mo tion, the most unfinished business held over from the previous meeting. No action w«s taken and it was hoped by all long haired members that this storm would blow over during Christmas va cation. “Flossie” Fisher was Chief Higli Graph and “Tau” Ring, Chief High Ter. Both filled their important offices most acceptably. Lighted Christ mas candlcs were served for salad, along with many other dainties to the great delight of the Neveles. All were in good Christmas spirit, especially af ter the distribution of many beauti fully wrapped packages. There are rumors abroad covering a Club Banquet whieli is to be one of the social events of Nevelean season, but last evening such a serious consideration was not discussed. All were too deeply en grossed in admiring tlie youngest guest, Mrs. Martin’s baby daughter. A LITTLE FLOWER 1 saw a little flower gay A blooming b;^ itself, A nodding in a friendly way Across a window-shelf. T felt a little stab of pain A sort of loneliness, For cities do not, in the main. Abound in friendliness. And then 1 saw a little face Pressed hard against the glass; Whose great brown eyes, like shadowed space, Held ghosts of things that pass. I waved my liand and paused to see The loveliness of dawn Spread o ’er the face that looked at me, Its ghostly shadows gone. Each morn I saw the Flower Maid. It cheered me on my way To wave to her and be repaid With smiles like blossoms gay. And then, one day, when winter’d fled, And sirring was in the air, She called to me, “My flower’s dead. I’ve no one now to care.^* My heart beat loud within my breast, A great reproach to me. That I had passed by, daily blessed And never stopped to see. Tf I could lend a helping hand To ease the load' she bore; Or teach a heart to' understand Tlie Friend who has a store. Of love that’s great ejiougli for all. I hastened up the stair And entered at her eager call, I knelt bedide lier chair. I took her little hand, so white, “Forgiv'c me child,” 1 said. The happiness of friendship’s light Shone ’round her dear, dear head. Oh precious flower, that died for this, A love that ne’er will fade, A kindly wo'rd and friendship’s kiss; To me, the accolade. The south is asking a federal appro priation of $50,000,000 to further the development of naval stores resources. Last year's bond flotations totalled $62,000,000—four per cent more than those of 1925. The government payroll was reduced by 4,013 last year. The civil service lists still bear 560,705 names. 97,758 those of women. Vacuum Cleaner Sifts Refuse From Ballast Operated by steam from a loco motive, a h\ige vacuum cleaner sucks up ballast, cleans it and returns it to the track at the rate of a thirty- three-foot rail length every three minutes, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. Dirt and ballast are tlirown against a screen within a hngi; tank in the apparatus by means of a partial vacuum created with a steam-driven fan. This screen is set at an angle of about fifty-live de grees, permitting the refuse to fall to the bottom of the tank. The sifted ballast falls to the forward part of the tank, where it is caught in small hoppers and finally reaches the track within a few feet of the place from w'hich it wafi taken. The suction pipes, of which there are three, two for the outside of the track and one for the space be tween the rails, liave telescoping joints so that they can be raised or lowered. Steam for the operation of the equipment is furnished by an ordi nary locomotive, which pushes the vacuum cleaner. Steam also is used in a small engine on the front end to operate the valve mechanism through which the ballast is re turned to the track after it has been cleaned. A SOUND SLEEPER First \^'ife—Is your husband a sound sleeper? Second Wife—Is he? You just oughta hear him snore! Saving Ships by Ice The ice man’s latest job is plug ging up holes in sunken ships so they can be raised from the ocean bottom, according to reports from Berlin vvhicli tell of an ingenious plan just invented by an expert in salvaging. A refrigerating plant is lowered by means of steel cables and allowed to rest near the hole in the ship’s side that must be repaired. From the plant extend flexible pipes, which are placed over the aperture to be closed. The metal side of the ship and the water surrounding it are both cooled at the same time, the result being a thick sheet of ice adhering firmly to the hull plates. The water can then be pumped out of the ship so that it can be raisec: to the surface. TWO HOUR CLASSES AT New York, (By Xew Student vice).—Student assent has been jiv i to the proposal to do' away wit), tures at Rollins College, Florida. Thj innovation was proposed by Presidenj Hamilton Holt, former editor of ti,, Independent. Instead of coming to classes fo, i„, tures the students will attend to stmlv The usual 60-minute period will lengtiiened to two hours. The student] will study in classes under guidance of tile professor and in constant consnltj, tion with him “ tiie purpose being place academic life on a more practijal basis by placing class attendance «i par witli tlie hours and duties ot t business office.” A majority of tlie students were fav. orably impressed with the idea; soae objections, however, were raised. The principle doubts were as follows: fessors who have not adapted them- selves to the changed conditimi aij make use of the two-hour period to de liver an extended lecture, outside ™k continuing as before; tlie problem of the w'orking student and that ot tie athlete who suffers from overstuJed schedules; the necessarily doubled num ber of conflicts, with their attendant inconveniences, as well as the uneom- fortable and impractical conditions if some recitation rooms. A more serious point raised was the question of whetl- eT or not so radical a change in college procedure^would affect the standingof Rollins in academic circles.’’ Assurance was given by the faculty i that these difficulties would be snioott- j ed out as the plan operates. WHAT WE CAN’T AFFORD “With these very short skirts I want to wear the most appropriate shoes.” “Yes; but a woman can’t wear hip boots.” We can’t afford to M'in the gain That means another’s loss We can’t afford to, miss the cro'vrn By stumbling at the cross. We can’t afford the heedless jest That robs us of n friend; We can’t nfford that laugh that finds In bitter tears an end. We can’t afford the feast today That brings tomorrow’s fast; We can’t afford the farce that comes To tragedy at last. We can't afford to play with fire, Or tempt a serpent’s bite; We can’t afford to think that sin Brings any true delight. We can’t afford with serious heed To treat the cynics sneer; We can’t afford to wise men’s ■words To turn a careless ear. We can’t afford for hate to give Like hatred in return; We can’t afford to feed a flame And make it fiercer burn. We can’t afford to lose the soul For this woTld’s fleeting breath; We can’t afford to barter life In mad exchange for death. But blind to good are we apart From Thee, all-seeing Lord; O grant us light that we may know The things wo can’t afford. —Selected. IT’S A POOR JOKE- When some woman blnshes with e® barrassment. When some heart carries away ache. When something sacred is appear common. When a man’s -weakness provides th® cause for laughter. When profanity is required to it funny. When a* little child is brought ^ tears. When everyone can’t join in ter. /
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