Terraced Lands
Stood The Test
, High Point.—Despite the most
severe weather conditions known
to this section in decades, terraces
built by the Soil Conservation
Service have stood the test, ac
cording to a recent survey con
ducted under the direction of J. A.
Muncey, chief agricultural engin
eer of the Soil Conservation Serv
ice.
"Terraces are designed and con
structed,” says Mr. Muncey, "to
fit the needs of the sloping farm
land of the Piedmont. They are
built wide enough to permit culti
vation and high enough to carry
the maximum rain occurring in a
ten-year period.
it would be an easy matter,
he explained, "to build all terraces
to cover all unusual rains, but the
expense of construction and main
tenance, as well as their size, would
r nder them highly impractical.
By proper cropping methods such
as contour tillage—with rows run
ning parellel to the terraces and
ordinary care in breaking the land,
the terraces can be maintained in
good condition. This fact is evi
denced by the extremely small per
centage of damaged work found in
the Deep River area. It is felt that
as the new methods of contour
tillage and proper methods of plow
ing are better understood, the
small amount of terrace damaging
will be eliminated.”
Reports of the Soil Conservation
Service show that two years ago
there were less than 200 acres of
terraced land. Where a small wash
occurs now due to an overtopped
terrace, hundreds of pounds of top
soil, which under the old system
would have been lost, is held on
the land. The terracing program,
dove-tailed in with the other prac
tices of forestry, agronomy, wild
life conservation and soil studies, is
expected to contribute immeasur
ably to the restoration of farm
lands in this section.
• Buy In "Greater Salisbury”.
College Trustees Hold
Annual Meeting
Announcement Of
New Award Made
(From The Pioneer)
The trustees of Catawba college
met in annual session Feb. 25 th
at the institution with Edgar Whit
ener, of Pligh Point, chairman,
presiding over the session. A good
attendance was noted, and a num
ber of matters were before the
board for consideration.
Dr. Howard R. Omwake, presi
dent of the college, rendered his
fifth annual report on the w'ork of
the college and brought attention
of the trustees to many phases of
an ever-growing program.
"In my opinion, the last year has
been the year of greatest academic
accomplishment since I have been
connected with Catawba college,”
he said. "The faculty is uniformly
efficient; there are no weak spots
. . . the welfare of the students is
the major concern of our teachers
and the sparing of self never seems
to occur to them. From academic
circles in the state, in the south
and in the north, I have heard much
favorable comment on the work of
the institution. This is due entirely
to the able and devoted members of
the faculty and administrative
staff.”
Dr. Omwake impressed upon the
trustees that the big objective ahead
now is to build up the endowment
of the college to the point where
further dependence upon church
support becomes unnecessary.
"The academic machine is func
tioning well, and considerable mo
mentum has been attained. It can
not be kept at the present high
level without adequate financing,
and this necessity need not disturb
us,” he declared.
The work of the promotional di
rector, the Rev. John C. Peeler, was
described, and reports on his activi
ties were rendered. The reports
showed that efforts are being made
to collect unpaid pledges to the col
lege when it was established here
over 10 years ago, and new gifts
are being solicited. j
Dr. Omwake recommended to thel
trustees that departments of main-1
tenance and promotion be estab
lished. The former will be under
the direction of the secretary of
the college, while the latter will be
directed by the promotional direc
tor. The president and other mem
bers of the administrative staff will
lend co-operative assistance in all
phases of these programs.
Dr. Omwake called the attention
of the trustees to the necessity for
adopting a new plan of naming
members of this board inasmuch as
the Reformed church and the
Evangelical Synod of North Amer
ica recently merged. The present
charter provides that 18 of the 24
trustees shall came from the classis
of North Carolina, but in order to
give all branches of the church
pioper representation, changes
must be made, he told the trustees.
The registrar’s report showed 3 88
students enrolled, a new all-time
high mark, said Dr. Omwake.
North Carolina leads with 25 5,
Pennsylvania is second with 92 stu
dents.
Studying for the ministry arc 24
students, while 3 6 were on the hon
or roll for the first semester, "a
good standard exhibit,” said the
president. A brief survey of aca
demic work showed that failures
were less than in previous years and
better work had been done. This
improvement was attributed to
some extent to a new system of
classroom attendance which elim
inates excuses for absences, and re
quires students to make up their
work when permitted to do so by
the faculty. The result has been an
improvement in scholarship and
attitude towards study, he said.
The college is trying to aid
worthy students in meeting their
expenses, continued Dr. Omwake,
and at the present time 79 are be
ing aided. Through the National
Youth Administration, 50 others art
getting some help through various
! activities.
j The college has been made a de
pository for all books published ir
the English language by the Car
negie Endowment for International
Peace, and the library is distribut
ing these. This honor has corns
largely through the efforts of Dr
A. K. Faust, professor of hlstorj
and social science, stated Dr. Om
wake. These books and pamphlet:
constitute a valuable addition t<
the library which now contain:
■ 14,400 volumes aside from gov
| ernment publications.
\ Announcement was made of at
1 award by Mrs. H. B. Diefenback
of Akron, Ohio, in honor of the
memory of her mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Conrad Zartmen. The prize is
$25 to be awarded annually to the
woman of the sophomore class
among those receiving scholarship
aid in any form, who makes the
greatest improvement in the sopho
i more year over the freshman year,
general development to be taken;
into account as well as scholarship.]
The prize is to be applied to tuition j
charges for the junior year. In case
the winer does not return, the
next in line will be so rewarded.
Dr. Omwake paid tribute to the
activities of the faculty in profes
sional societies and clubs, the
studies, papers, and other programs
rendered. He also noted the fine
work being done by Dr. Ernest
Derendinger in the field of history
I and appreciation of art throughout
the state and particularly among
school teachers.
I Plans for the future development
of the campus, in relation to the
growing needs of the college, were
discussed, and committees recom
mended to make surveys and)
studies for action at a later date.1
The trustees were entertained at
-lunch by Dr. and Mrs. Omwake
at the president’s home.
Beautiful Homes
Mold Character
—
Beauty in one’s surroundings be-’
comes a part of one’s life, charac
ter, and personality. It should not
be set apart for only occasional en-‘
joyment.
The homemaker who can select j
and arrange furnishings to make a'
room more beautiful is an artist,1
said Miss Pauline Gordon, extension!
specialist in home management at,
State College.
"If your home has charm and
distinction, it must be comfortable
and convenient, soothing to the
mind and productive of an inner
contentment,” she stated.
"Have you ever entered a room
that has gaudy-flowered walls,
showy lace curtains, bright rugs,
over-decorated vases and lamps?
What type of perscjn do you expect
to find living in such a room?
"And what kind of people do you I
think would live in a room with
soothing ivory walls, soft mellow
lights, rugs with subdued and har
monious coloring, quiet draperies,
comfortable chairs in front of a
fire, plenty of books, and a few
good pictures?”
If your home is to be pleasant
and attractive, it must be "home
like”, Miss Gordon pointed out.
The woman who has a home of
charm must make it livable.
Do not overcrowd a room with
furniture, or hang pictures all over
the walls. Objects which have no
practical use should be placed in a
room only when needed to bring in
color and interest.
Furnishings should be grouped (
for convenience. In the living!
room should be a place for conver
sation, a place for reading with
adequate, well shaded lights, a place
for writing, and maybe a place for;
singing or playing music. The;
room as a whole should be restful
and pleasant.
BANK OFFICIALS NAMED J
Atlanta—Oscar Newton and
Robert S. Parker were elected to the i
newly created positions of president'
| and first vice president, respective
ly, of the sixth district (Atlanta)
Federal Reserve bank at a special
meeting of the board of directors
i Tuesday.
! - j
DANIELS SILENT ON ATTACK;
Mexico City—Ambassador Jose
phus Daniels of the United States'
declined comment on a speech
made in New FFaven by Martin H. j
Carmody of the Knights of Col-j
umbus criticizing the ambassador, j
FDA Saves Aged
Negroe’s Home
"I am 76 years old. I borrowed
$2,200 in 1924, for which I paid
12 per cent, interest up until ..hree
years ago when I just couldn’t pay
it. Now the man I got the loan
from claims I owe him $2,200 and
is about to foreclose and sell my
farm wheie I was born and raised
three children, all of whom are able
to help me now. My two girls are
school teachers and my boy is a fair
mechanic.”
This was the story of a gray
haired colored man, related to the
Farm Debt Adjustment advisory
committee in Mercer County, Ken
tucky, according to a report re
ceived by W. Kerr Scott, regional
FDA chief, Resettlement Admin
istration, Raleigh.
The sympathy of the committee
for the aged Negro was aroused,
the report stated. The group call
ed in the creditor and did a little
plain talking. The colored farm
er had a loan commitment from the
Federal Land Bank for $900, of
which $300 was to be used for re
pairing buildings. The creditor
was advised to withdraw the fore
closure proceedings and accept the
balance of $600 from the Land
Bank loan as settlment in full on
the $2,200 note. The creditor ac
cepted the proposiion and the col
ored man’s home was thus saved.
David S. Martin, district FDA
supervisor, who reported the case,
tvas strong in his praise of the ad
visory committee. One of the
committeemen, he stated, was a
banker, whose bank held a large
deposit of the creditor who was at
tempting to foreclose on the aged
colored man. Despite this fact,
the banker took a leading hand in
obtaining justice for the farmer by
firm treatment of the creditor.
Poets Still Write
But Sales Are Low
New York.—The poets are not
discouraged.
Poetry may not sell, but when
a call went out recently for re
presentative poetry by women,
nearly 40,000 poems were submit
ted. A selection of 20,000, by 1,300
poets from every state in the un
ion, was made and published in the
anthology called "Contemporary
American Women Poets.”
Nevertheless, publishers main
tain, with certain notable excep
tions poetry just can’t be sold. These
publishers point unabashed to their:
stock shelves as proof.
Nor is there a distinction be-:
tween urban and small town read
ers in the matter, with a few ex-1
ceptions.
jmgiy verse sucn as mat or Ug-j
den Nash and Margaret Fishback
sells, better, publishers declare, in
big towns than in small.
On the other hand, Edna St.
Vincent Millay, probably the best
selling American poet, sells fairly
evenly through the land. Accord
ing to the sales manager for Miss
Millay’s publisher, when a new
Millay book is announced it is ord
ered about on the scale of a new
novel by a popular novelist.
Sara Teasdale and Miss Mil'ay
appeal, their publisher believes, es
pecially to college students and
young people generally. Edwin
Arlington Robinson’s poetry ap
peals equally to townsman and
countryman; it sells better in Maine
proportionately, than anywhere
else. Edgar Lee Masters best market
I is the middle west, and Robinson
Jeffers’ largest audience is on the
west coast.
Poetry used to sell better than
now according to Elliot B. McRae.
But some of the Millay sales fig
ures would make even an old time
poet envious.
Her best, so far, has been "Fata
Interview,” which toped 16,000.
Next best is "The Harp Weaver,”
I—=EE
invj£, iniVLC,
j only a thousand less. "Buck in the
! Snow” is third with 47,000, and
somewhat surprisingly "The King’s
Henchman” has gone so for to 40,
000. The publicity attendant upon
Deems Taylor’s operatic setting
of the latter helped it, doubtless.
More than 36,000 people have
bought "Wine from These Grapes”
since its publication in the fall of
1934, some of them paying as high
as $50 for the privilege.
EDUCATOR DIES
Memphis, Tenn.—Brother Lean
der, 78, educator who had taught
in Christian Brothers college here
since 1885, died Tuesday after a
short illness of influenza.
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