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T H E D I A L E T T E
March, 1948
THE
CHATTER BOX
When the Chatter Box was
opened this week the noise was
enough to fill a room. My, what a
lot of things must have been
going on this month.
In the male department, it ap
pears that there isn’t much short
age of the power. “Bobs” seem
to be making the news. Helen
Verser, it is reported by reliable
sources, is having troubles over
hers. And the lovebug is said to
have bitten Edie Mac, so that she
has to be careful. As a querie
that apparently belongs in this
department, Margie or Betty, who
or what is “poochie”? Is it male,
female, or an inanimate object’'
Eddie Day, a little robin whisp
ers, is having trouble making up
her mind between Jim and Jack.
Nice trouble. Annie Laurie cor
nered a he man or he-men, in
Gaffney, South Carolina, the other
week-end. Betty Gibbs has an
interest at Easley, South Carolina.
Wonder if they are anything like
Mr. Hunter’s South Carolineans'.'
While on the subject of male, we
can easily swing to the subject of
mail. All Genelle Groggan lives
for is mail time, and then the
only letter that excites her is one
from Texas. Now, that’s gratitude
for you.
A very mysterious piece of in
formation has turned up here. It
states that “Penny” is a new
nickname. The question is, did
it come from a Greyhound bus?
Now who ever heard of a Grey
hound bus named Penny? Speak
ing of nicknames, will someone
please ask Carrie Lee Pratt why
she calls Lucille Vaught “Uuzil-
le”?
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Last month we reported the
theme songs that Grossie chose.
It seems that since then she has
not only changed , her theme
song, but her nickname as well.
Glad to know you, Katie. Other
people have theme songs, it
seems. Betty Whittle, “What Is
This Thing Called Love”? Joan
Guthrie has that wistful, long
week-end hope in her songs—“My
Buddy” and “How Soon”.
Mail and male are all secon
dary to Mildred Jones these days.
She has something much more
important to think about, a new
sister.
What’s the most amazing thing
that has happened here? What
has caused the most wonder and
consternation? Well, if you won’t
tell—have you seen Frankie Hall
knitting?
Spring is the time for build
ing, and around College Hall 212,
activity is beginning. The occu
pants are gathering wood and
stone. Maybe they don’t have e-
nough room, or perhaps they
want a porch to enjoy the spring
weather.
The best news is last. It seems
that Miss Wade got married a
while back, in Dr. McGregor’s
office. She married her brother-
in-law, Steve, but as soon as the
ceremony was performed, she had
to hurry to her office to have of
fice hours. While she worked, her
new husband waited for her in
their A model Ford, park
ed in front of Gaither. Now don’t
get excited. All this happened in
Bachie’s dream. But Miss Wade,
you can’t get married and go off
in a Model A. V/hat would Barkus
say?
The Battle Of Words
Many English students are
feeling distorted these daze buy
the study of words. Because of
the varies ways of spelling, the
sum words that look a like and
our spelled difidently, and pints
of grammar that are confusion,
the pore creations are having a
hard time of it. Its quite under
standing why this terrible exists,
four the English language is fill
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ed with words that must have
hurled to it while hour fourfath-
ers had there backs turned, or
else they must no have seemed
quit as confining too then as two
us. We mite make one suggestion
too this pore, suffered multiple,
and that is that what may look
logic problemly isn’t. Altogether
practicable as this may seem, it
doesn’t all ways work. Their are
many expectations too the rule,
but two what rule is their none in
English.
HUH???
“Hey, Gizmo, throw me that
what-cha-ma-call-it.”
“I’ve heard rumors going a-
round that Americans speak
English.”
“They do!”
Huh? Then what is a “Gizmo”
and a “What-cha-ma-call-it”?
Have you heard such conversa
tions? We have, and we are trying
to find out just what such con
versations mean. It seems that
Karen Johnson thinks a “gizmo”
is the name of anything. While
Miss Hoyt says, "A What?" and
Miss Webb says, “Spell it.” Ale
Scott’s reaction was, “Mrs. Ar-
mistead, what’s a gizmo?” and
Mrs. Armistead replied, “Is that
in your history questions?” Pat
Cox frankly admits, “I don’t
know,” but Betsy Price says,
“They are little black things that
crawl up and down your arm—
you can buy them in Washing
ton.” Grossie says it’s “a smoe.
Betty Lance looked as if we were
crazy, and Dot Jean Sandefer’s
opinion is, quote, “It’s something
you call someone if you’re a lit
tle—well, you know.”
Opinions of a what a “what-
cha-ma-call-it” is are slightly dif
ferent, too. Malvina Verrault says
it’s “any ole thing”; Charlotte
Roth says it’s a “floogey-goojey”
or something equally hard to spell;
and Juanita Connell says, "It’s
according to what you’re talking
about.” Kay Lowery looked stun
ned and answered, “Beats me!”
Betty Mae Hoylman replied,
“Something you don’t know how
to explain”; while Martha de la
Torre asked, “What language is
that?”! ! !
By now you are probably won
dering, what is a “gizmo” and a
“What-cha-ma-call-it?” Well,
.suppose you tell us! ! !
COMPLIMENTS OP
MONTREAT STORE
March Musings
Things have really happened
in High School since you have
last heard from us. We really
hope B. Crawford soon will be
back. We heard that some Mon
treat girls had a time in Char
lotte. Amber and Jean seem to
have the same boy in mind. Why
do you like Darlington Prep
School, Joanne Gamble? Could
it be .N. M.? Dixie, who’s all this
mail been coming from lately?
Sue, that was a beautiful orchid
you got for Valentine. We hear
that Schwenk and C. Curry have
invitations to the Christ School
House Party. Are we correct?
What about all these Senior
rings? They really look sharp.
Hey B. J. Cooper, how are you
making out with Jack? At pre
sent you can imagine: Mary Bell
without cornbread and Henry—
Gerry Hoffman with basketball—
Hildy without Marion—Jane Nor
man without music—Joy H. with
out Bob—Joyce Oliver without
food—Schwenk without her
phone calls from Asheville—F.
Gamble without her shot records
—Anna Maude and Jean H. with
out men—Montreat without
Asheville boys—Hope without a
visitor on Sundays—Mary Austin
without her knitting—Hop with
out mail—Willie without Gene—
Helen Brewer without Harvard
—Betty Parker without her freck
les—And in conclusion don’t for
get that long week-end is com
ing, so let’s get busy and invite
the boys up for the Junior-Senior.
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