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Vol. 3
Four Pages
Murfreesboro, N. C., December 4, 1925
One Section
No. 6
J.FRANKLINNBABB
ADVISES TO FIGHT
AGAINSTHANDICAP
Every Person Has Some Kind
of Obstructlsn, Chautau
qua Man Says
MUST STRIVE ALWAYS
TO OVERCOME THEM
He Tells Hearers of Many
Noted Persons Who Over
came Obstacles
“Everything we have that is
worthwh’le resulted from handi
caps,” declared Ur. J. Franklin
Babb, Chautauqua lecturer, v^fho
spoke before an audience in the
College College auditorium on
Thursday after November
26, using as his jct “Handi
capped.” A mar. finding himself
handicapped in certain ways, sets
his brain to work to devise means
of o\ercoming the handicap. The
outcome was suggested by men
tioning numerous inventions of
machinery, scientific discoveries
Roanoke Rapids
Wins In Football
College Girls Divide Cheer
ing Between Two Teams;
Score 21 to 2
FAITHFUL, LOYAL Wofe FOR HER ALMA MATER
The football game between Roa
noke Rapids High School and the
Boykins High School, on Chowan
athletic field, November 20, ended
with a score of 21 to 2, in favor of
Roanoke Rapids. The college girls
showed ready scholastic spirit in
dividing themselves in two minutes
hostile camps, each answering the
cheers of the other. The rainy
weather prevented as large a num
ber of attendants as last year, but
even with this a large crowd was
there. Roanoke Rapids team from
the beginning of the game to the
end showed her superiority over
her opponent both in line plung
ing, end running and ground gain
ing, as well as in the air attack.
This is attributed to her efficient
coach. Boykins team played splen
did football, considering the odds
were so overwhelmingly against
them. They were a little off color
due to the fact that they had not
played in the last three weeks be
fore the game at the college. Roa
noke Rapids emerged the victory
with three touch-downs to her
and other achievements which are
the children born of necessity to: credit and the successful goal kick
surmount obstacles of inadequacy after each. All that Boykins was
of the human physical system. able to chalk up was a safety. The
Dr. B-bb said that this was his
philosophy of life formed after a
long period of thought and study.
He always uses this subject in , , ,
speaking before college audiences,
as it is a most appropriate one
‘Or. Babb is a charming speaker.
He has traveled extensively and
otiidied a great deal. A vigorous
and pleasing nersonality lends it
self well to the effectiveness of
his speech.
In recounting some of the vic
tories that have been won by ex
erting especial effort to rise above
diffi'”’lties in the way, the first in
stance was a very graphic account
of a race. Finland, the greatest dis-
stance runner of which there is
anv record lost in a race with
C.larlii Paddock, of California,
i'cferee; Beal, of Franklin, Va,
head linesman; Richmond, of Mur-
C. W.
Davis, Roanoke Rapids.
Both teams are eager to play
on the college grounds again next
year,
Glowing Report
Of Student Meet
Is Brought Back
made an extra pli^ging leap to
o handicap. When he
Clouds
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'^f Mef/a
iled To
Chautauqua Gives
I Excellent Program
j Lecturers, Musicians and
Play Were Features In
Themselves
Miss Eunice McDowell, newly elected Lady to fill the recent vacancy in office of Dean
of Women. She has a rare genius for winning ilie love and confidence cf girls. As a confidante in
many love afi ..irs, she has caused matches Lo be ma.le a.id some to be broken.
f ® MANY i^REAT PROGRAMS
Ci rlie Paddock noticed that he _ _ .,,
wL some yards back of the start- DURING THE MEETING
ini^point, while another was some'
yaras ahead of it. By a marvel- Chowan Girls Took Part In
lous feat "addock literally leapd programs and Won Hearts
•nto the air, and never finished, ®
n the ground; he finished and won or Mearers
the race in the air. . — ^ • j
“Have you ever said '.o yourself, i The inclement weather tried to
‘God is not fair?’” ’^'“d the weaken the heai i.o aiid purposes of
spe->ker “We are ' ,o *■ ?rribly 10 valiant hearts which nestled in
h^dicapped. Some h.. e nothing, the bosoms of Chowan girls; but
and some have everything. Is it
fair? Some do no have health,
some do not have S' L -al position.
To those who ft that things
ought to be equalled, he showed
that they are equalized. Some
'■'people have weak bodies that are
not capab’’. l-’i ^^xerting great
ph.vsi-al This was in
tend,or 1,/'' he .’.mighty so tha.
the intt^'ct mi-f.t be always
su?i^^ior and be^ble to d?'nand
ai contrcfl b^ 'lily streng+h.
ihe father of agriculture is
hunger. Hunger is an aw. ul handi
cap. It means endless trouble and
bother to have to spend 30 minutes
three times every day eat: ig, jusi
strengthened by the presence and
optimism of two willing teachers
Chowan Students Greet \Vith Cheers The
Announcement of Mi-:js4^unice McDoweH’sl)
Appoirifrrieht“as Lady’lliid lcn|i “«g
The Swarthmore Chautauqua
ended a three days’ presentation
of extraordinary programj Friday
evening, November 27. Each num
ber of the series was a feature 'n
itself. '
The first day’s program was in
charge of Mrs. Marion Ballou
Fisk, cartoonist and lecturer; and
the Mexican Serenaders. Mrs
Fisk’s pictures of queer people
whom she had known and the pic
tures of beautifully colored
scenery drawn while she talked
about them were especially pleas
ing to the audience. Mrs. Fisk is
indeed a clever and unique com
bination of cartoonist, entertainer,
story-teller and lecturer. Her work
was genuinely artistic and there
was an irresistible charm in her
speech as she went about her
work. She entertained for a while
both afternoon and night.
The Mexican Serenaders, Senor
Felipe Llera, Senora Julia Llera
and Don Felipe Antonio Llera re
ceived much applause and admira
tion. The little boy, Don Felipe,
9 1-2 years of age, displayed re
markable accomplishment. He is
indeed a child prodigy. These
Spanish artists rendered many
songs in their own tongue. Senor
Llera gave some Mexican songs of
his own composition.
On the second day the Davis
Sisters, known as “Sammies’ Sis
ters,” for their service during the
World War, gave two delightful
concerts, afternoon and evening.
The Davis Sisters are artists on
the trumpets, mellophone, fluegel
horn, and euphonium. They play
ed many very beautiful selections
“Somewhere a Voice Is Calling”
and “The Rosary” were especially
enjoyed. At the 61 camps which
they visited with their music they
1 said these two songs were always
] the boys’ favorites.
After the concert by the Davis
Sisters Thursdav afternoon Dr, J
rKh*—J-
;jped.’' ' ^
The afternoon of tne third an
DR. BURRELL GAVE
GLOWING REPORT
CONVENTON TRIP
Meeting Held In Charlotte
Was In Many Respects
Best Ever Held
NO CONTROVERSY OVER
EVOLUTION QUESTION
Peace Now Broods Over
Baptists Instead of An
Impending Row
Dr. Burrell returned from the
Baptist State convention held in
Charlotte, Saturday, November 21
and gav’e a report of the great
meeting. There were throngs in
attendance, and the quality of the
delegates, the temper in which
matters were discussed, and the
manner in which they were dis
posed of were especially pleasing.
The convention went on record
as being solidly behind Chowan
College, and showed itself as being
fully desirous, of enabling her to
fulfill the utmost hope of her
ardent supporters and admirers.
Provisions were made for Chowan
for the year 1925-26. It is under
stood that after the year 1926 it
will share prorata in educational
funds with other schools of the
denomination. This means that
Chowan College will have little
more thpn a year in which to com
plete its necessary endowment.
The only ones disappointed in
the outcome of the convention
were perhaps a number of news
paper representatives who were on
hand prepared to make a big scoo-
out of a controversy expected in
connection with the evolutio
question. Threatening storms tha^
loomed so long in the newspaper.?
before and during the assembly
faded away to the dimansions of a
spring sephyr.
No important cha:r.-es were
made in any ^liases or aspect (1
•i!#
d.The beau'-ifull.\]^-a, ^Ipiious "spiift.
I last dav was given over to the
She Takes Place of Dean of Women, Using Another T?;le, This To Be In Addit}»jj juniors. They opened their
_ __ _ ^n ȴ_! f dLT.1 rri*QVM wifVi Q fnwn TYIPPriTie'. I
pro-
To Her Duties As College Librarian, Office hich Sh,e l^as B^en Holding. _She] K^a^m mth "^aw and order leadership of a greater progran,
manifested was
'ratifying
to those in charge of the conven
tion, and it inspired ''them to th'
Has Been Great Factor Iri Life and Growln of Colleg*^ tid Is Endeared To Hun
dreds of Alumnae of Chowan. Her Father, Dr. A. McVo^ell, Was First Presi
dent of College. 0
commissioners and a health com
missioner. Each of these officers
gave a report. Their meeting was
conducted as much like a real town
Genuine, soul-provoked smiles I in turn ev^pecting the best of them, following assisted m the inst'uc-1 t cou^d amus-
and joyful clapping followed the Accordingly she leaves the g rls non department under the pre^i-,.
resorted to the detective in May, 1881, she
es of putting on a pair^of Ian
bedroom slippers to creep nr se-^^^'-
lessly up and down the halls anu /e„ra.''
listen for vAat migV-ji be g^ng-*’|f ,'hc we
inside the doors, -^ith^ •- .;i'’';at taught f
announcement made by Dean Ed
wards in chapel Saturday morn
ing, November 14 that Miss Mc
Dowell had consented to come in
and one man, they se-t out un-'a'nd fill the vacancy recently left
daunted on the lengthy trip to' in the office of Dean of Women for
Chapel Hill, October *^0. The the remainder of the term, this
Baptist Student con ,.ition wasjin addition to her work as college
held there from Ihatifiate until! librarian.
the afternoon oi Sunuay, Novem- This office will no longer be
ber 1. It would be hard to tell known as Dean of Women, how-
just what was the especial and|ever, as Miss McDowell is called ^shejreaches their hearts so
most mighty drawing card on this “Lady Principal.” The change ini she can impart to them l ;r
trip considering the situation of designating the position was made
the convention and the environ-^ to preclude the difficulties that
ment thereof. ] cause slight confusion sometimes
When the delegation arrived in in making distinction between the
Chapel Hill, about 6:30 o’clock two offices. Dean and Dean of
tha* evening, the kin'dest and Women.
heartiest welcome was awaiting Miss McDowell is excellently
up^yi their honor
to obey rules der.cy of her father. Dr. A. Me-i'"g
. —., ^ . J j-u After the Jolly Juniors closed
and 'ry out her advice. She has Dowell. Upon her father s death, ^ singing “It Ain’t Any Trouble
nevei resorted to the detective in May, 1881, she '.vent to Scot- M-f-L-E ” Miss Teft the
measures of putting on a pair^of land Neck, "^ere she was superintendent’ for
nc se~ ^ a scnool tnBrv"* lor lu , . .. «o wirvcf infpt'PQt
At the end of that period his «rcuit.__made^a most^in^
went to Franklin, Va., and '"K
^’ith' •^..(■'.■at taught there for eight years. After
love for girls she wino^'neir 'at- one year at Meredith College and
tachment, and through sinc'!re one year in a college at Murfrees-
friendship and motherly affection boro, Tenn., she went to Greens-
■' that boro College for Women, and was
she'*can impart to them l ;r high there when it was destroyed by
and practical ideals of life and in^»-fire. Thence following her educa-
still within them some of that tional career to Conway, Ark., for
noble culture that is hers. | spvo'^ years as lady principal; from
An adroit mind and hand with tl 9r>, ,to Bessie Tift College as
youth is further 'attested by the he-.u'l'jf the Latin department for
fact that she has been the con- five'years; and five years as dean
fidante of many girls in their love a ■■' ‘[‘’tructor of Latin in Averett
patine not to mentio;’ lae 'lours them in the form of a steady and fitted for this place. She is a
cai/ill&y . . — i A.l__ 1^^ J Tf 1 1 /-’I t f\f\ T\1llC
and instructive lecture on
Children’s Hour,” illustrating
with several entertaining stories
to show the benefits of “Children’s
Hour.”
On the night of the third and
closing day the comedy-drama,
“Give and Take” was presented.
This was a screaming farce on
modern business and economic
life. The cleverly spoken lines
throughout the play kept the audi
ence in convlusions of laughter.
and hours spent in preparing t. To
satisfy hunger everything in the
way of agriculture owe ' im-
netus. >
Th-- father and mother ■of’";”'’h'-
c instantly cooler downpour.
now seems as if the weather were and possesses a superici g
trying to tell us what an outpour-1 for disciplining and winning the
ing of blessings was in store for confidence and love of young col-
Truly the 'St valuable things lege girls. Her attachment for
tectuie and art was homeless;.: ?assiome in disguised form and are the institution is strengthened by
Back in the remote ages when m ^.fpard to approach. Well, we all the fact that she was born in the
dwelt in the forest primeval shel- k-'ow that everybody’s approach college, and her father, Dr. A.
tered by caves one dav i man had,tu th*. pme object cannot be alike,'.McDowell, was its first president,
an idea His’ingenious idea was and iiUhis report of the Chapel During her 46 years of active
to move a cave upstairs where
bears cou’d not block up his front
door. Here was the first archi
tecture of a home upstairs. Then
affairs. She reads love letters Danville, Va., reaches to
It loval Chowanian'lOO per cert plus which soime girls bring to her with the year 1920 at which time she,
■ /mpathetic interest. Numbers of returned to Chowan College, and
successful matches are to her has been actively connected with
he became an artist. In his up
stairs fla',!‘sh ;t off so that he could
not see *' J '■j,- *^side world, he be
gan to bring pic ’ares that he could
visualize to oflt^et the disadvi-ntage
of being thus walled in.
Sickness and diesease, as i-
ble as they are, have been bat x
of science and medicine, and
humanitarianism. The handicap
of illness that made science come
into its own has meant that
through the practice of science the
span of life has been lengthened,
and now more people may die
peacefully and naturally of old
age.
In the case of the hand, this a /-
pendage is only a suggestion *jf
what it might hold, but when the
V^ain talks to it and tells it what
to do, it beats handicaps. It can
manipulate machinery and lift
tons.
In the pugilist ring it is not al
ways the mightiest in physical
strength -vi*- championships;
it is the on that through skill is
able to time the blow to greatest
(Continued on Page 4)
Hill trip’i'oes not exactly coincide! engagement in the educational
•vith the dew of some other of field in dealing with young girls,
uie delegates it is hoped that they she says she has never yet come to
will transfer their vision t^ this| one that she could not get along
telcscope. ! with. Her method of discipline.
To begin with, then,ki. ^rnote of she says, consists in giving the
the entire conference \vas “Christ gyls the very best that she h^ and
—Constrained In /an'pus Con
quest,” and every lecture, service,.
SECOND RECITAL OF
SESSION IS GIVEN
The second students’ recital of
credit in consoiT^ence to her en- the ii.o'-'itution since that time. ^ ; (-he year was given Tuesday eve-
couraging the girls tV..t confide in Wheii she became librarian itS|f,ijjg^ November 24. Those appear-
her, just as several possible shelves ore sadly lacking and the the program performed
matches have been broken on ac- libn\^r was far below the require- pleasing skill and delightful
count of her discouraging them. , ments'l’or a standard college. Un- gase.
In addition to being a true and der her management its content Following is the program of the
ever-ready friend to the present has been swelled to a large number .
day student body, Miss McDowell^of voiumes. . , . , . “Sonata,” Op. 49, No^ F. Beet
is exce'-,'.ingly loyal and active in
the work of the Alumnae Associa
tion, of which she has heen presi
dent for the past fr^'i'/ears.
Miss McDowell gi'aa'Vted in the
class of 1878, and for three years
or song see:ned to point to th;
thought. The w dcome to the vi; '
ing students was given by the d^
of the TTniversiiy of North O
lina. Hf asked the patience of all
visitors Concerning the weather,
and assured them that tb^.t was
just a tru“ expression of real wel
come givei « » all the j-nost choice
people who ijome to Chapel Hill.
Dr. Frank Leavell spoke for a
fev^ minutes on “Continuing the
Con>- ^est.” In his brief discourse,
he ; -inted to the fact that no per
son* ! given to the world for a
sinf le nu. lose, but for many pos
sibilities - V-jrvice. Even . ero-
planes have wheels and do no fly
at all times. In referring to the
athletics on campuses, he advocat
ed the thought that play is a quite
important section of the student’s
life, and that athletics should have
its place. However, there is danger
(Contlnaed on page 4)
CHOOL NAMED AFTE
FORMER CHOWAN GI
The students feel keenly graci- hoven Maidie Wade
ous to the Board of Trustees and Reading Louise McDaniel
other officials in obtaining the all-
wi.>' nd loving direction of Miss
Eunice McDowell as lady principal
of the college.
In a late issue of the Raleigh
News & Observer an alumna of
Chowan Colley, Mrs. J. M. Bar-
.olographet Comes, Mer;;“
A Painful Delay
At last! A photographer! The
senior class gave a sigh of relief.
bee( Jennie Jones, graduate of thej s . • j
Class of 18P9) was mentioned asijoy and ecstasy when they spied
figuring pr„.rinently in connection the W ooded for an^
ent, careful and skilful
The first day of his stay, No
vember 1 /, was taken up entirely
with seniors, and a few of the fea-i “Fantasia,” W. A. Mozart
tures. The following day the! Lois Essex
Twilight,” Op. 36, No. 2, R-
Friml Mary Stephenson
La Zingara,” Hongroise C
Bohn Rosalind Home
I Passed By Your Window, j
Mary,” Brahne Bray |
Frances Flythe
‘Second Valse,” Benjamin God
ard Rosalie Liverman
‘Noon and Night,” C. B. Haw
ley Evelyn White
than heretofore attempted, at
least since the days of working u
for the Seventy-five Million Cam
paign.
The reports from the convention
churches in the matter of addi
tions and conversions greatly sur
passed those of previous years,
and while finances, as usual, lef^
much to be desired, yet indication :
are for greater efforts along thi;
line in the coming year.
One particularly noticeable fea
ture of the convention was the ab
sence o^ anything in the nature of
ovei rlship. A perfect equality
of all present, both off and on the
platform was maintained.
Perhaps one of the most out
standing features of the conven
tion and subsidiary meetings was
the address by Prof. A. T. Robert
son, of the Seminary in Louisville,
Ky. His charming personality,
witty turns of speech, and serious
ness of purpose greatly endeared
him to all delegates. Dr. Spillman
also occupied an important place
among the speakers. ■ Mention
should be made too of the courte
ous, impartial, and cordial way in
which the presiding officer. Dr. J.
M. Mercer, presided. His pres
ence, courtesy and affability did
much to make the convention de-
light'*’’il.
Altogether, North Carolina Bap
tists have reason to be proud of
themselves, and of the manner in
which the business of the Kingdom
entrusted to them is being con
ducted. With peace brooding ove’’
formerly troubled waters, with tbr
brethren relieved of their distress
ful apprehension, with the coas’
clear for future operation, there i
ample rei.son to believe that tho
year 1926 will be the banner year
for the convention and its work.
freshmen came out smiling from
with an
event of the Barbee [ photographer.
School, ot Raleigh. This school i photographer
— ' Griffin, the business manager, had
Mrs. McLean, the
llitor, and Miss
wai I'jamed in honor of Mrs. Bar
bee, ‘»'ho was its principal for sev
eral ^ears.
almost pulled their ha'r out be
cause the man they had engaged
"a United States flag and Bible would not come, -rhey declared
- that the cenes would all be either
had recently been presented to the
school, and Mrs, Barbee •• the
honor of raising the flag.
.ri,
The Tirst dental college f‘ worn
en in the Philippines vy--),pened
this year in Manila, vnnection
with the Centro Escolar de
Senoritas, with a woman dentist
as dean.
Reading Flora Mae Hood
“Elegy,” Massenet
Helen Rouillon
‘Etude,” Wallenbaupt
Lyndal Denny
dressed in their “Sunday best.
When Mr. Photographer had fin
ished each one said, “I want an
extra order before Christmas. Are
you sure you can get them before; of the eyes, not speaking of an.
Christmas?” The sophmores came unjunior-like grin. , ,, ,1
out in a little more sophisticated! Mr. Photographer worked hard
snow scenes or lank and leafless; manner; nevertheless they did not] for three days of that week, and
- l.« _l ^ A.- — — X I I iV IV^ ^
PA CODDLE WRITES HIS
WEEKLY LETTER TO MOLLY
trees shivering in the wind. Final
ly Mr. Hamlin, from Suffolk, was
engaged instead of Mr. White, the
former photographer.
The weather was rather “cross
and crabbid" to have pictures
made, but the girls tried to reflect
summer weather in their faces
fail to state tliat they’d like to
have a few before Christmas. The
juniors! Oh, me, oh my! Mr. Ham
lin said they were much more
stately and dignified than the
seniors. They would hardly
loosen up their" “austretious’
bearing, to smile around the edges
had to return the following Mon
day, November 23. He said the
Chowan girls were undoubtedly
the prettiest set of girls he had
ever had the pleasure to photo
graph—with the exception of—
those other girls to whom he told
the same chivalrous yam.
Dear Molly»
We seei from your letter that
yer been to see a Chautauqua
there at their collej. 1 ask yer
ma what that was, and she lowed
it was a She Talker instead of a
He Talker. 1 didn't like hit
much ’bout you payings out good
money to har a She Talker talk,
being as how you got as many
She Talkers 'round yer every
day that yer kin har without
paying yer pa's good dough.
Lemme tell yer Molly; money is
tight up this way. Be careful,
and go slow, cate money's tight»
Lore from me and your ma,
Your Pa.