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COL REMEMBER BUDGET NOVEMBER FIRST WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., OCTOBER 23, 1926. INDIAN RELICS EXCAVATED IN N. C. DEMONSTRATED BY DOUGLAS RIGHTS Mr. Douglas Rights Talks on Indian Life and Dis plays Collection of Indians Relics; Interesting Facts Related About the Aborigines The program for the Expanded Chapel Service Wednesday, October twentieth was very unusual, as well as interesting and educational. Dr. Rondthaler presided and in troduced the speaker of the morning, Mr. Douglas Eights, eminent as an Indian archaeologist, who spoke on Indian Life as seen through Arch aeology. First, Mr. Rights gave the his torical background for his talk. Ear ly American history is contempo raneous with early European tory, and the makers of early ■ American history, in fact, the only men who were exclusively Amei ‘ can, were the Indians. The history, however, of the In dians and that of the white men ar interwoven very closely. When the white man first came to America, making his settlements along the Atlantic coast from New England to Florida, he met the In dian who had inhabited these reg ions previously for an unknown McDowell Club Presents “Behind the Front” Comedy Enjoyed, Music Furnished By Elizabeth Sifferd; Food Sold By the Junior Class On Saturday evening, October the sixteenth, at seven o’clock, in Me morial Hall, the MacDowell Club gave its second entertainment in the form of a picture, entitled “Be hind the Front,” starring Mary Bri an, Raymond Hatton and Wallace Beery. This picture was a comedy of the funniest type, the time beii the latter years of the Great Ws A young society girl, anxious go to France, wins her fathei consent by causing twenty-five young men whose ideai’ of the war and ;;;:rer"hr.:r' Tlie friendship of the 1 number of years. The early white settler was evidently more inter ested in himself than in his prede- for the modes of life of the Indians are left to legends and information handed down through the years. There were two main tribes of American Indians, the Algonquins and the Iroquois. The Algonquins settled in southern Georgia and Ala bama and were characterized by their racial organizations and con cepts. The Iroquois, who settled mostly in New York state, were a fierce, warlike tribe, but they had a highly specialized farm of culture and accomplished the only success- {Continued on Page Four) Russian Cossack Chorus At Reynolds Auditorium Most Beautiful and Unusual Pro gram Presented by Chorus Un der Direction of Mr. Socoloff The famous Russian Cossack Cho rus, under the direction of Mr. Ser gei Socoloff, was presented in a concert of Russian music at the R. J. Reynolds Memorial auditorium in Wednesday evening at 8:30. The ■oncert was the first of the Ci’ Music Subscription Series. The Russian Cossack Choi 'as organized in Serbia in 1920 by Mr. Sergei Socoloff. It has ap peared with great success in the principal cities of Europe and South America, and is now making its first North American tour. Many cities have pronounced this group of singers one of the finest choral or- lations in existence. A recent lent said; “The chorus is per fect. Never have we had a recital concert comparable. The dis- {Continued on Page Tmo) DR. ANSCOMBE TELLS OF WESTERN TRIP IN HISTORY CLUB MEETING Program of Twelfth Semi-Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association (Program subject to minor changes) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. 7 ;30—Address, Mr. W. O. Saund ers, Elizabeth City, N. C. 8:30—Informal Reception, Presi dent 30—-Theat Hon ; Party. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9:00—Meeting in Campus Living Room, Alice Clewell Bldg. Invocation, Dr. J. K. Pfohl. Welcome, Elizabeth Lumpkin. Response, Sally Gordon. President’s Address—“The Re sponsibility of the College General Business Session. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30. Report of Publications. 9:OO^M«eting, Campus Living 11:30—Group Picture. Room of Alice Clewell Bldg. 11:45—Adjournment. Reading and approval of minutes. RECESS 1:30-^Lunch, College Dining Report of committees. 9:30—Address—Dr. Rondthaler. Room. 10:00—Discussion Groups, Annuals, 2:30—Addresses. Magazines, Newspapers. Mr. Sewell—Mr. Crandall. 11:00—General Business Session. 3:30—General Business Session. Report of best AnnnaJ. 4:30—Tour of Winston-Salem. 12 :00—Adjournment. 8:00—Banquet, Forsyth Country 1:30—Lunch, College Dining Cluh. Room. Discusses Many Interesting Points Visited, Includ ing Stone Mountain Memorial, Grand Canyon and Mexico in other parts of the world. For this purpose only the best speakers are invited, and the cooperation of the students is necessary to make the work a success. This year there will also be several student pro grams, which will include contests in spelling the names of cities. How ever, the members need not become alarmed, as no preparatory work is requested. The speaker of the evening was Dr. Anscombe, the new head of the History Department, who gave an interesting discussion of his trip through the west, during the past summer. He began by saying that he himself was too busy the previ ous winter to think of any trip, so Mrs. Anscombe planned it, and they left as soon as he received his de gree. Tliey joined a touring party, managed by Mr. Edgerton, of Greensboro, and left about the first of June. The party consisted most ly of teachers, 140 in number, young women who were going to (Continued from Page Three.) The History Club held its eeting of the year Monday ning, October 18, at seven o’clock, in the living room of Alice Clewell Building. After the singing of the patriotic anthem “Oh Beautiful For Spacious Skies,” Virginia Welch, president of the club, discussed briefly its organization and purpose. The club was organized five years ago, not only because the History Department felt the need of such Ein organization, but also because the students themselves wanted it. The purpose of the History Club jit to the students vivid pictures fents which are taking place, not in the United States, but also ind of conditions which exist Senior Hat Burning ) the fact that the caps and have failed to arrive in time Miss Hall Elected To^ g talk by referring to a map of e city on which the location of all Science Club Presents Mr. Latham Speaks time of the year, it ii Mr. Vardell Discusses Jazz at Music Hour Mr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., gave an interesting lecture at Music Hour, taking as liis subject Some Thoughts on Jazz. The lecture was delightful in itself but was made en more so by various illustrations the piano which showed the grad- 1 development of jazz from its imitive stage on to the jazz of the present day. As an introduction to his talk, Mr. Vardell described in a most vivid manner the anicent pagan festival held by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, in honor of the golden im age which he had erected for the oc casion. At this festival, Mr. Vardell stated, we have the first jazz band on record. Not only that, but the Mr. Vardell spoke of the preva- numerous pages to the discussion of jazz music. The latest claim made by its adherents is that it is worthy ment-rgaity Ifter which Ae spTrH On the other hand, the so-called “apostles” of jazz declare that it is a true and vital picture of Amer ican life as it is lived today. They claim that it is an expression of the rf™vtrVechten,"'is ^thlt^T^z lerica’s only real contribution to
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