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March, 1949 THE DIALETTE Page 7 CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY Reviewed by Miss Fields IL™ bv n greatly impressed have novel as I countW®J' Afrie ,7’ of South very Httf y little written about that Ui t » Pai-n '' "°*^*‘*’ author, Allan ' has had manv t° study the Soiitv, Problems which confront he he today. In this book ^ the 00^ attention in «?e ®Roation which exists ‘ UniteH* c- as well in the 1 great . irritated by the the exisr^°^'*^^ blacks and by the “colored- ; °f >^ixed bbodr > TRyT’i7^^ beloved coun- ^ native the story of a 1 Christian f -T "''nister of the ' v^ho liv Stephen Kumalo, : ^ave h * A^Vican tribes nioral broken up and their 'fnstrializT!' '^^^troyed by the in- 1 Most o tk ° the young men and wom en ,' 'tohannesb 'ey have gone to ^ himself ^ Kumalo, help hil Johannesburg to £ •” •'>' ‘» his son 11 his brother and '■ to Joha>,„^ k 'vhom have gone f turned. have not re- '■ has ke„ ^ that his sister . brother T"" ul P‘‘°®titute. his ' ^on. a’m ^'‘hble-rouse, and his 7 ’n fact “*^‘^®ver; the murderer, i nn ard’enf '“^'^hite man who was People, w ^ '’°‘^nte of the black ' his soul heart is heavy and Jepth of h- the very i ®®®nis that^p^a*^^”'^ he says, “It ’ But +k turned from things that k^" accepts the returns t k^'^^ come to him and 7 inipnove In i-!- to ' that b- “Rrnns in his valley *^’n'n thP®°Ple will wish to re work ^*k aided in his In The Clubs On February 28, the Lydian Club held, its monthly meeting in Gaither. Miss McNeil, Dr. King’s secretary, was guest speaker. She told some of her experiences as secretary of the History Depart ment of Scribners’ of New York. She also; gave pointers on “Ap plying for a Job’’ and “Training for a Job.” The Music Club has held two meetings in Gaither, the first on February 14, the second on March 6. A letter was read before the club from the Federation of Music Montreat. After both meetings there were programs presented by piano and voice students. On February 26, the Hiking Club had a combination picnic- weiner roast on Paradise Island. The picnic was for the first se mester members. About fifteen members were present for this gala occasion. This should be an incentive for more people to keep their membership in the Hikin,g Club for the second semester. On March 5, 1949, the Junior Class had an informal gathering nt the Alice McBride Lodge at Camp Montreat. Early arrivals joined in the Virginia Reel and other folk games. Later the en tire group enjoyed a picnic and weiner roast. On March 12, at 6 o’clock Mrs. Maund’s business students gath ered in the Rec Hall for fun and supper, with Misses Hoyt and Du- Bose as special guests. Several weeks ago the Shorthand classes divided into teams and were Traded by the work done both in and out cf class. The losing teams gave the picnic to the winning teams. Before and after the sup per there were music and skating. '^burch anH ^ building a new 'vays to showing the natives metb ^ better farm land own° ^ ~ great whits *^be fathe^ of t'l*® ‘^‘^tvict who is »nurdered. Kumalo’s the^^Zm written in the style languao-o^ describe. Allan Paton gave to his novel, a sub-title, “A Story Of Comfort In Desolation.” There is probably none other that would have suited it better, for the book, though the problem presented is not solved, gives you hope. Though the stark reality of sin and un certainty is ever present, it gives you faith. And though the sadness leaves an ache in - your heart, it gives you comfort. I do not see how anyone could read this book without being deep ly affected. Truly, CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY is one of the best novels that has been writ- ^ ^ --W xjj, uesi liuveis uiai ii»o uc IS indeed hard to j ten in the past few years. /! Wande^i^jul Qame By A Guest Reporter The author of the following poem was born in a small, sequestered borough in the upland country of South Caro lina. The exact date of her birth is not known, but the pop ular tradition is that when she first saw the light of day, Daniel Boone had just passed through the Cumberland Gap. Little did her Victorian father and mother dream their offspring would startle the world even more. She was precocious child, having memorized the Con stitution before entering grade school, and having been a chief exponent in the revolutionary idea of Woman Suf frage before completing her high school education. She has alw'ays been an inveterate talker and is actually known to have discoursed for hours when no one even listened! She has an insatiable thirst for knowledge and is eager to share her gleanings at the slightest provoca tion. Her literary career is as varied and astounding as her life. She is a master of the limerick but she is just as famous for her pedantic criticisms of Plato’s REPUB LIC. This particular manuscript was dug out of some dusty volumes in an empty, unused classroom in Gaither. It is written in the popular expressions of current basket ball slang, but throughout the verse, touches of her cult ural background can be detected. Evidently having heard that Lincoln won world-wide acclaim and everlasting recognition by a short, seemingly insignificant article scribbled on a scrap of paper, the author scrawled this masterpiece on a brown wrapper and pinned to it, with an immense safety .pin, a note to ye editors — in French! A RARE AUTHOR INDEED! Have you heard of the> wonderful Basket-Ball Classic Lost by the Faculty with groans thoracic? ’Twas played March 5, and won by the Board! 'Twas whispered that only by foul means they scored! The faculty’s technic was lofty and noble - - When they once got the ball, they held it immobile. And when the Board got it, that Faculty tackled. Three on one — the bleachers all cackled. Dean Hoyt, dressed to kill, said, “Fie! Hoyty-toity! ril win this game alone! 1 think it my doity!” But Smitty said, “No, my fate’s in the balance; To play this game right is the chief of my talents.” Cap Boardie, desperate, put in center a cheerleader; The bleachers yelled murder as soon as they seed her. A dignified doctor said, “Gals, treat ’em White! I’m not going to play unless you do right!'’ Steading in dribbling, and also Tallulah Almost, if not quite, did a neat hula-hula. And, from Winkie and Miller, ubiquitous Barret Grabbed the ball, determined to star it. McGregors both were disqualified. And firmly refused to be mollified; On the sidelines they sat, with the Birdie and Dorsey, And stuck out their tongues and acted quite saucy. In hordes the Board just swarmed on the court; They did not even attempt to report! By fair means or foul they determined to win; The way they fouled on the faculty was really a sin! They piled up a score 25 to 13 The rottenest luck the Faculty’s seen! F. K.
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