January, 1950
THE DIALETTE
Page 3
Words of Wisdom
In our college life the ending
of a semester and the beginning
of a new one, like New Year’s
Day, should lead our thought to
an analysis of our use of time.
Do we budget it wisely? A little
girl of four, struggling with her
first realization of this concept
called time, said, “Daddy, it is
funny isn’t it, that yesterday to
day was tomorrow?” How glad
some of us can be that yesterday
is dead, that every day brings
fresh opportunities to make today
count for more than yesterday,
and that there will be a tomorrow
in which to cross the bridges that
frighten us today.
Let us resolve, realizing that
the past is gone, that we have no
assurance that tomorrow will be
ours, resolve firmly to strive af
ter more wisdom and stronger
will-power, in our use of today.
Like water over a dam, time gone
can never be brought back. But
the mistakes of the past need not
be repeated.
D!d you fail to make a credit
able grade on a course? Resolve
to put more effort into prepara
tion for it the second semester.
It is true that we can not undo
what is done, but we can some
times do properly what should
have been done. We do have that
sort of second chance. Sometimes
it is wise to ravel out mistakes
and dedicate new time to doing
the job right a second time.
Someone has said that it is no
disgrace to fall, but it is a sign
of weakness to stay down. Get up,
if you are down. Look at your
schedule. Budget your time wise
ly. Of course you need rest and
recreation, but reserve time for
your work. There is a flippant
piece of campus advice: “Never let
yo r studies interfere with your
I'ving.” Quite so - but why are
you here? What really is college
life for?
Remember, when you schedule
your day: “If I do this, I cannot
do that.” Plan to put first things
first.
Fronde Kennedy
KEY CITY
SHOE SHOP
Black Mountain, N. C.
• Stitch Witchery •
Guess there’s something special
about welcoming a new half of
a century. The last half brought
us nylons and stratospheric liners
and jokes about psychiatrists and
a cure (rumored) for the common
cold. Heaven knows what the next
half has up its sleeve but sartor
ially speaking it looks good.
Yes, things look fine for the gal
who’s handy with a needle - any
needle, knitting, crochet or the
one with the eye the camel can’
squeeze through. You’ll find a
few 1960 campus fashion winners
below. Name your favorites on a
post-card and the easy-to-follow
directions will come winging back
to you FREE with my compli
ments.
CAMPUS CUDDLER. First it
was the rhumba, then it was the
samba - now it’s this wonderful
wrap translated from the South
American. With your arms down
it falls in graceful folds, can be
wrapped warm and close around
you. Couldn’t be easier to make.
Requires only one and three-
quarter yards of 64” wool. The
small turn-down collar is made
"rom the cut off corners. Add
three or four buttons and button
holes, hem the bottom and there
you are with a wrap that goes
with denims and goes to dan es
with complete savoir faire. We
love it in a thick plaid tweed,
Ode To A Mailbox
You pay 26 centses,
Get a check by your name,
Gaze in awe at the boxes.
That recently came.
Then with pride all can see.
You step forward to get
That cute little key
That you’ve never used yet.
You await that glad hour
That you’ll hear the mail call
On tiptoe you tower
To look in from the hall.
Then your looks become gray.
Your glance falls from the locks-
You are no longer gay -
THERE’S NO MAIL IN THE
BOX!
Maggie Washburn
IN BLACK MOUNTAIN
IT IS
The REXALL STORE
C. C. UZZELL
Barkis Looks New
Of all the aids to beauty that
have been devised by man, the
process of face-lifting is perhaps
one of the most advanced arts.
Although this is not usually
practiced except in cases of ex
treme vanity, it is an unusually
effective method of disguising the
effects of age. A perfect example
of its effectiveness may be seen
in the expert job done on Barkis
during the Christmas holidays.
Not only have the sagging doors
been made firm by various meth
ods, and the growth of fungus
been removed from the sides, but
also an entirely new look has been
added in the popular “chopped off”
rear, such as may also be seen
in the 1960 Chevrolet.
Congratulations, Barkis. You
look ten years younger.
un’ined, but you might also want
to plan it in navy fleece, lined
with scarlet nylon.
A long life and a merry one
for a crocheted mesh stole so-
-,u'ck-to-make in a bright color -
or stripes - for stadium wear,
pulled under the collar of a tweed
coat and tossed grandly over a
"’ oulder. Evenings we love it over
bare shoulders in pastels or vivid
emerald or fuschia with over
size sequins making a glittering
pattern near each end.
SWOON SWEATER, named for
its lovely low decolletage, is cro
cheted in an easy lacy stitch. For
extra dazzlement sequins can be
sewn on hither and yon. You wear
it with a cocktail length skirt -
and considerable effect! - on
evenings when you want to look
air, feminine and fragile.
Be back next month with a new
collection of yours-for-the-making
fashions.
D rections for making any of the
fashions shown above will be sent
FREE on request. Write to Sally
Bobbin, College Needlework De
partment, The Spool Cotton Com-
pany,746 Fifth Avenue, New York
22, N. Y.
GOFF
Radio Service
Sales and Service
Opposite Post Office
Black Mountain
Students Don’t Dread
Examination Week
“Oh look, girls. There must be
something new on the bulletin
board!”
At least a dozen similar exclam
ations were heard after the ex
amination schedule was posted
last Saturday. The girls gathered
around with pencils and paper to
see when and where those longed-
for tests would be given.
From the schedule the “eager
learners” acquired these facts:
Exams will begin on Wednes
day, January 26, at 9:00 a. m.
and last through Tuesday, Janu
ary 31. There will be no classes
during this period. Anyone not
having an exam may remain in
her room or use that time for
studying. Any conflicts may bo
worked out by the students see
ing the two teachers giving the
conflicting exams. Three hours
will be aPowed for taking each ex
amination.
During exams there will be no
dating, visiting, or having visitors.
Study hall will be observed in the
dormitories the following hours:
9:00 - 11:00 a. m.; 2:00-4:00 p. m.;
7:30 - 12:00 p. m. with a 30 min
ute recreation period from 9:30 -
10:00 p. m. Juniors and Seniors
may take unlimited “light cuts.”
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