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Meditation
Jesus bad a deep realisation tbat men
out of Christ as lost. When be looked upon
men living in sin, He knew and realised the
utter nun of their condition. It is Jesus
Christ lifted up on the Cross, a revelation
of God's love and oj His oum love to man,
tbat draws all men unto Him "We love Him,
because He first loved us." We shall never
appreciate Christ's love to us until we see it
against the black background of our own
sin. It is the one who is forgiven much who
loves much. The one who has never been
brought to a deep realisation of bis own
sinfulness before God, will have no warmth
of love to tbat Saviour who, by His own
atoning death on the Cross, redeemed him
from the awful depth of which he had sunken.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffeting, gentleness, goodness, faith."
Christian Education
There are four words that thrill the hearts
of men: Life, love, hope, and opportunity, accor
ing to Dr. Mullins. A world without life is a
world of death. A world without love is a world
of hate. A world without hope is a world of des
pair. A world without opportunity is a world of
closed doors.
But, put God in life, and yon have eternal
life. Put God in love, and you have a love for
all mankind. Put God in hope, and the sorrow
and despair of the grave fade away and the sun
lit hills of immortality gleam in the forefront.
Put God in opportunity, and all doors fly wide
open.
There is no better way to put God in life,
love, hope, and opportunity, than through Chris
tian education. When young people reach the age
of doubt and begin to take up the study of science,
philosophy, and other higher subjects, many
Christian parents prefer' placing them in schools
where afi the education will be permeated with
the Christian spirit. One school can teach facts as
well as another, perhaps, bpt the jdeals and prin
ciples of the teacher who teaches the facts have a
great influence on the character of the pupils
taught.
It is said that our principal men shall be
men of principle. Records show that a large per
cent of the distinguished men of our country
were trained in Christian schools. If our nation
is to continue to be Christian, we must keep our
Chrstian schoojs in which her principal men may
be trained in Cnristian principle.
Homage To Heroes
Homage to Heroes on this Memorial Day of
May 30, 1951, once more we are locked in an
all-out, bitter-end struggle to preserve the free
doms for which Americans have died since Lex
ington.
We are not at war, they tell us, not even in
Korea, where our casualties at latest report are
well over 60,000. When the thin line of UN de
fenders face a million Red zombies, with more
millions available to replace the losses in this
wholesale butchery. France is not technically at
war in Indo-China, but the killing goes on, and
on. Britain's armel forces are deployed in 22
foreign countries besides Korea. Bullets still fly
in Palestine. Iran is a sputtering fuse, lighted by
Russia, at a point where the detonation will
shake the Middle East, Europe and Asia as well.
Political murder and kidnapping are routine in
Iron Curtain countries.
By any name you choose the deadly contest,
already bloody, between the cynical sadistic swin
dle of Communism and the dignity of responsi
ble Individualism, is now far beyond possible
compromise.
So we face todav, not a nation, but a whole
world "half-slave, half-free". And we shall proba
bly see, in our own time, which half is to domi
nate. We are ourselves, therefore, actors in the
greatest drama in the history of man. It is time,
then, this Memorial Day, to enlist in the cause of
our glorious dead, as well as honor them.
To do this we do not need young bodies,
merely stout hearts. For in this sinister struggle,
the enemy turns our own weaknesses against us.
His dominion is a secret steel-ringed slave camp,
silenced by fear. And ours is sn open book that
he distorts and makes obscene to suit his pur
poses.
And when the enemy reads our squabbling
over controls on wages and prices and materials,
our bartering of public office and public favors,
tlie threats of labor leaders, of political pressure
on our highest councils, of national crime syndi
cates, the spread of teen-age drug addictions, we
give him aid and iomfort in full measure.
And this is treason in the collective sense.
Likewise, it is treason in the individual to pay
homage to our heroic dead on May 30 and fail
to fight as sdflessly in his own circle to preserve
the same freedoms they died for, the freedoms our
youth trust us.to bequeath to them.
School Of Life
This month an 425,000 wffl be
l,20OCLOOa will get
Statistics. Of
the Andrews
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Scouting
With The Editor
LAST SATURDAY elumae of Chowan Co Liege,
Murfreesboro iff. C.), gathered in large numbers at
the Alhna Mater lor an alumnae luncheon and home
coming as the opening feature ot commencement
exercises. My heart oukhened Its beat, and fond
memories came Hooding over me as 1 returned to
that much beloved spot. The alumnae association is
headed'by Dorothy Brown CMrs Edwin P.) of Mur
freesboro, who is well-known throughout this state
for her work with the N. C. Federation of Women's
Clubs. She had asked me a few weeks ago to make
the address at the luncheon.
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AS I THOUGHT of what to say on this occasion,
a song, "Follow the Gleam" which our dean
of women. Miss Eunice McDowell, now deceased,
had us to sing at almost every chapel period, seemed
appropriate for a theme.
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FOLLOW THE GLEAM
To the Knights in the days of old
Keeping watch on the mountain height
Came a vision of Holy Grail,
And a voice through the waiting night.
Follow, follow, follow the gleam.
Banners unfurled, o'er all the world,
Follow, follow, follow the gleam.
Of the Ohahce that is the Grail.
And we who would serve the King,
And loyally Him obey,
In consecrate silence know
That the challenge still holds today.
Follow, follow, follow the gleam
Standards of worth, o'er all the earth,
Follow, follow, iollow the gleam
Of the light that shall bring the dawn.
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THE HOLY GRAIL is either the paten or dish
which held the pasahal lamb eaten by Christ and
His apostles at the Last Supper, or the cup which
He said contained the blood of the New Testament.
Joseph of Arimcthaea, according to legend, preserved
this cup, and received into It some of the blood of
Jesus at the crucifixion. He hrougbt it to England
but K disappeared. The quest Of the Hcty Grail is
the fertile source of the adventures of the Knights
of the Round Table. In some of the tales it is evi
dently the cup, in others it is the paften or dish. Sir
Galahad discovered it and died; but each of the 160
knights of King Arthur caught right of R; but,
unless pure in heart and holy In conduct the grail,
though seen, suddenly disappeared.
CHOWAN COLLEGE, a Baptist institution, is
now a Junior College. It was founded in 1848, with
the following purpose: "The Institution is estab
lished for holy purposes; to discipline the mind;
instrumentally to sanctify mind; and then to direct
its strengthened energies; The latter are regard
as of paramount importance, tor transcendent talent,
without moral culture, produces only evil That
system of education Is. therefore, radically defective,
which neglects the heart. The true system contem
plates a symmetrical development of all the facul
ties, physical, intellectual and moral, and has regard
to the whole sum of our existence. Such we would
have as our own."
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CHOWAN was created as a visible exponent of
high hopes and cultural ideals of the founders, and
was established as a beacon at the gateway of the
dawn for the Christian education of women, and its
survival has been due to the devotion and sacrifice
of those who tor over a hundred years have guided
its destinies. Its long life, its rich and inspiring
traditions are cherished by all who have studied
there. In the new era that is before us. its value,
it? spiritual vitality, its richness and its destiny will
depend upon the training and vision given to youth
today. Our need is tor that type of education which
will create a sense of value.
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FOLLOWING the luncheon we went to the pres
ent Woman's dub building for tea. This building,
known as the Banks building, was the HnSt location
of the college. At first used as a Presbyterian school
tor boys, it was bought by the original Chowan
trustees tor the beginning of the college On Novem
ber 3, 1652, the main building with its beautiful
columns that dbaraoterize the college, was comple
ted. It stBl is being used and with recent remodel
ing and redecorating Is lovelier than ever.
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High School, one of the most promising gradu
ating classes of our town.
All but about 450,000 (who will go on to
college from High School) will want to go to
work. They will find jobs but they will find
their greatest education is vet to come in the
school of hard knocks. Experience is the great
est of all teachers. They should realize that work
ing with their hands is an honorable way of life
and a furtherance of their education.
Their real education is yet to come. Citizens
of Andrews can help them to learn that working
men and women are honest, decent, and respect
able and that, while not all can wear a mortar
board or carry a diploma, we are equal citizens
in a great nation where there is opportunity for
everyone. We salute oar young people and wel
come them into the world of those who, with
honor and integrity, perform the toils of the na
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'DEMOCRACY b,M*
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(?ountl??m mot and women of past generations have,
by their courage,integrity .devotion and sacrifice,
contributed to the glory that is/lmerica.
How sleep the brave? TTtey sleep well, their duty
done, their fame secure ?as we,the living,
carry on the purpose to which they dedicated
their lives?the perpetuation anb advancement
of Our'Democracy.
MEMORIAL DAY
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Andrews Personals
Out of town guests for the fu
neral of Benn Webb on Thursday
were Ann Webb of Chattanooga,
Sr. Sam Webb, of U. S. Navy, San
tiago, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. C. C
F.inathers, Canton; Mrs. Jay Trull,
Mrs. Carl Scott, Mrs. Cliff West of
rtsheville; Herbert Luther, take
A>f-ed Florida; Mrs. Harry Kenley
and sons, Laiwrenoe, Joe, and Zone
Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Montooth of Gastonla and Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Norris of Franklin.
Jack Garner of Chapel Hill spent
the week-end with his wife and
daughter.
Harry and Dan Hawk and Da
vid Beak left for Colinribia, S. C.,
on Tuesday of this week for ex
amination to enter the U. S. Navy
Jewel West of Gastonia has been
vetting relatives and friends for
the past few days.
Carl Painter of Gto.onia has
I eon visiting relatives and friends
for the past week.
Jack Jones spent the week-end
with his famHy.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Williams
and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hamilton
y Calderwood. Tenn., spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Harve
Hamilton and family.
Mr. and Mrs. 3. B. Hamilton and
sons, Douglasjand Bonnie are
mending this wek with relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hamilton
spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hamilton
Hugh is working for his Master's
degree at Peabody College in
A Family Affair
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the Uft week of May ?t shtortas
oeiow SOOO feet, end purple rhodo
dendron le bunting forth at lower
ilt tudes with buds showing signe
ot peak bloom at nuvbino altitudes
by mid-June and highest altitudes
'-etiare July 1. WUd cherry and
trauappdw era in full bloom at
higher altitudes at the end of Slay.
Mountain laurel, which blossoms
simultaneously with the Oatant
'-jtase or purple rhododendron.
Is olooming profusely below 3JSOO
loot. The big purple rhododendron
and mountain laurel show la ex
pected to be slightly later this
year due to the severe winter, and
blooming Is scheduled' for early
June with the peek between June
.'.i end July 1 at such famed spots
as Craggy Gardens, 6,WO feet
high, and mile-high Grandfather
Mountain. In July, the late bloom
ing white rhododendron will take
ever the mountain flower stage.
Meanwhile, flame azalea and
ground flowers will move up to
higher attitudes, end early June
is expected to find a good azalea
?how along the Parkway, the road
to Mt. Mitchell, the Greet Smo
kies and on Wayah Bald near U.
S 94 along the Georgia-South Car
oline border.
Many varieties of flowers will
be in bloom in Pisgah and Nanta
liala National Forests throughout
June and July '
TTie autumn-like tones given
the mountains by budding foliage
of maple and sycamores, which
come out in delicate tan tones, are
disappearing, and except in very
high altitudes early June is ex
pected to find the mountains in
full summer green array at all
euitudes.
MOTHER NATURE
Mother Nature Is our friend
So very kind and true,
She causes the roses to be red
And the violets to be blue.
She causes all the rain.
And all the snow to fall.
If it wasnt for Nature
There wouldn't be anything at
all.
Nature did a very wonderful job
When she dressed Che naked
sod,
But really her name Isn't Nature
Her real name is God.
Written by James Mason
Member of Senior Class
Andrews, North Carolina
PvtF.T.Teague
Arrives In Korea
WITH THE 7TH INFANTRY
DIVISION, U. S. ARMY, IN KO
REA?Private Forest L. Teague,
21: son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest L.
Teague Sr., Murphy, North Caro
lina, recently arrived in Korea and
joined the 17th Infantry Regiment
(The Buffaloes).
Seasoned veterans of the Korean
Campaign trained Teague in the
use of the bayonet, hand grenades,
light and heavy machine guns, and
other infantry weapons, In prep
aration for his front line assign
roer.t.
Teague's unit is one Of the old
est American regiments In the
Army today, having been in ser
vice during the Civil War, Span
ish American War, World War 1,
and World War H. During the Ko
rean Campaign ft was the only
American regiment to reach the
Mnnchurlan Border.
The 3rd Battalion of Ma regi
ment is commanded by Colonel
Hrbert B PrMjeonfrom Hender
son. North Carolina.
A graduate of Murphy High
School, Teague was inducted into
the Army fix months ago. His
brother Is also serving with the
Army.
Chick production by North Car
olina's commercial hatcheries to
oled' 7,WqOO during April.
Seme 26 million broilers were
marketed in North Carolina last
vear. The total may reach 26 mil
lion In 1661.
A sale at purebred rap* will be
held at Boone on Jtdy 9.
Nashville this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Wbiisy Wright at
Bream City
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WVOTIONAL READING:
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FADING: Puis
Out of Ruins
far J'jn *, 1*1
A GERMAN who'Cam* through
World War II recently said:
"At present there Is no country In
the world where a man can live
more like a man than In Germany.
This Is because yes
terday has Men re
duced to ruins and
rubbish . . . We can
thank God that he
las blessed us with
ruins more than be
has others."
This roa> sound
shocking, but it
sounds not unlike
the Bible. There Dr. Foreman
were Jews In en
bent timea hrtio lived to thenk God
for the ruin* of Jerusalem.
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At Last They Believed
IF you had asked a resident of that
city, at the hour when the ene
my army was burning his beloved
home, if God's hand was in the
catastrophe, most likely he would
have said, "No, not by any means.
This is Nebuchadnezzar's work, or
the devil's?certainly not God's."
Consider what geed came oat
of It. Far one thing, it taught
the Jews that God is really a
Gad of Justice, after al. The na
tion that sinneth, It shall die;
perish by the sword. The
prophets had been trying to tell
The sins the prophets had
God wonld surely punish, went
and on, and there seemed to be no
reckoning and no punishment. The
little nation was deluded into think
ing it could get by with anything
for as long at they pleased. But
after the crash of 586 B.C., they all
knew the prophets bad been telling1
the truth.
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Yesterday b Dead
r)R another thing, the exile cured
the Jews, for a long time, of
trying to be a political nation like
other nations. God had called them,
to another kind of existence. So long
ts they had been an independen
nation they had kept fooling around
with politics, armies, international
Intrigue. After all that had. been
swept into Nebuchadnezzar's dust
bin, the people's hearts turned more
and more to God and his laws.
Another my in which that
city-wide ruin was a blessing
was that It "killed yesterday."
Before the fatal year SM, the
Hebrew kings and people had
more or less looked backward.
Every king wanted to be a great
com;merer like David, a wealthy -
potentate like Solomon. But they
never wonld look the cold fact I
la the face, that those days were
But when the exiles came back to
rebuild the ruins, the younger ones
at least looked forward. Yesterday]
was dead; they built now for to
morrow.
Blessed With Ruins
RUINS can be a blessing In more
ways than one. So Chicago and
San Francisco and Baltimore were
better cities alter their big fires;
Louisville Improved after its great
flood; the "New South" at today is
blessed as the Old South, for all its
glamor, could not have been.
been depending en anything bet
Oed for hope and happiness
en his money, en his friends, on
After a man's childhood faith has
been shattered by manhood's dial
illuslouments, it has often come to
pass that out of the ruins of thai
childish beliefs he rears a tower o4
faith far stronger than anything hj
has lost _ |
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Let's Not Make Rains
rUS does not mean, of course^
that we ought ever to go out i
deliberately make ruins. The
way to Improve other nations is i
to drop bombs on them; Am
way to be improved ourselves is I
to act in such ways as to tempt <
ar nations to drop bombs on us. 1
The boot way te build a better
faith la net te scrap all the faith
ire have. The best way to find j
Oed Is uet to go out and find
him la a tea hale. The blessings
at ruins are net the beat Oed
baa; but sometimes they an ! ?
what it tabes to being a man to ;
And if the crash does ootpe, and
the towers fall, and life lies in rub
ble around us, we must remember
what flm Hebrews leaned: that
even in the ruins we may, better
than ever, coma to know tba living
God.
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