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Vol. VI
Four Pages
Murfreesboro, N. C., Tuesday, January 8, 1929
One Section
Number 8
B. Y. P. U. SOCIAL IS Preliminaries Are
AN ENJOYABLE EVENT Held By Lucalians
Attendance Was Large,
Coming From Many
Nearby Sections
Miss Wilma Ellington Was
Head of Program
Committee
On Wednesday, December 12,
the B. Y. P. U. gave a social in
the college auditorium. Wilma
Ellington was in charge of the en
tertainment committee. The
Christmas idea was carried out
throughout the social.
Volunteers were called for to
take part in a game. They re
sponded well, and two long rows
were formed for a spelling match.
The words had to be spelled back
wards. The lanusual mistakes
caused much merriment. But this
game was stopped for others. The
people were divided into four
groups of nuts: nigger toes, hazel
nuts, walnuts and pecans. Each
group sent one of their number to
join an art contest. Each con
testant was told to listen carefully
to directions and draw exactly as
he was told, the one finishing first
to be the winner. They were told
to draw a long breath. It was a
surprised group of artists who
drew, but they did it so rapidly
no one could tell who won.
Representatives of each group
wrote Christmas telegrams which
proved to be quite interesting.
Next the nuts 'were given six
words for the ends of the lines
and told to construct a poem.
After much laughter and work the
poems were given to the judges.
The pecans won first prize and the
nigger toes second place. The
prize winner reads as follows:
What do you say
Let’s all work today
With never a stop
We’ll win or pop
To make B. Y. P. U. go
’Cause Mr. Ivy said so.
Santa Claus came in and fore
told important events in the life
of some of those present. The
refreshment committee helped
Santa by serving apples, candy,
popcorn, and peanuts. The social
■was a great success judging from
the comments made by those pres
ent.
Some of those present were:
the faculty, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
wards, Miss Harrison, Mr. Ivy and
the student body.
The Lucalian Literary Society
held its preliminary contest on
Friday night, December 7, to
choose the debaters for Society
Day. The question of the debate
for the preliminary was; “The
Federal Court of the United States
should enact uniform marriage
and divorce laws.” Those debat
ing in the preliminary were: Mary
Lou Jones, Mary Lou Martin,
Myrtle Huff, Frances Flythe, and
Wilma Ellington. The judges of
the debaters were Murfreesboro
citizens: Lawyers Lloyd Law
rence and Collin Barnes, and Miss
Mary Parham. Mary Lou Jones
and Wilma Ellington were award
ed first place, and Mary Lou Mar
tin was awarded second place. The
society members are looking for
ward to Society Day with much
eagerness and enthusiasm. The
Lucalian Society feels that it will
be worthily represented by these
debaters.
Lucalian Society Has Christmas
P'rogram
The Christmas program was
short, but full of the Christmas
spirit. It follows:
Song, “It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear” Society
Story of the “Second Shepherds’
Play” Hilda Jones
Trio, “Up On the Housetop”
Lois Walls, Lyda J. Brooks,
and Helen Walker.
After the program, Santa
Claus visited the society and hand
ed out a present and a good wish
to everyone.
TEACHERS OF STUDY
COURSE SURPRISED
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR
CLASS GIVES FARCE
The Junior Class of Murfrees
boro High School presented “The
Arrival of Kitty,” a three-act
farce, in the high school auditor
ium on Friday night, December 7.
Cn account of severe weather
■which prevented a large crowd
from attending, the play was giv
en again on Wednesday night, De
cember 12.
The play was coached by Miss
Mildred Smith of the high school
faculty, and was very well pre
sented. The cast of characters
-was as follows:
Sam, a colored porter.Whit Griffith
Ting, a bell boy Billie Garris
Winkler J. J. Parker
Ben Moore Albert Henson
Bob Jess© Odom
Aunt Jane Mollie Winborne
Kitty, an actress.-Amy Edwards
Jane, Winkler’s niece
Henrietta Futrell
Susette, a maid._01ivics Benthall
A LOVE POEM TO A NEW DAY
C day of splendor, day with
promise blessed;
Thou, day of sparkling brightness,
day of rest;
Thy magic’s like intoxicating
love,
Thou, messenger of life, from
God above.
Thy holy fire consumes the yes
terday
And then reveals to me a world
of play.
I greet thy smiling face, kiss thou
my brow;
Naught else exists but thee and
me and now.
Mysterious Packages Lying
Table Creates An Air of
Mystery Until Opened
There was an air of mystery in
the dining room Thursday night.
Everyone wanted to know why
someone was celebrating Christ
mas ahead of time. A table at
the front of the dining room was
gayly decorated with Christmas
tree and candles. Also, there
were three' mysterious packages
lying on the table. Of course,
most of the girls knew for whom
these packages were designated.
When Miss Harrison, Mr. Price
and Mr. Ivey, the study course
teachers, entered the dining room
they were escorted to this table.
Then, everyone knew that the “cat
was out of the bag.” There were
exclamations of surprise and
pleasure from the visiting B. Y.
P. U. workers.
When the packages were open
ed at the end of the meal, it was
found that Miss Harrison received
a lovely powder jar; Mr. Ivey, a
handy kit, and Mr. Price, linen
handkerchiefs.
BELL OF CHOWAN”
“THE
'
sf
Alathenians Prepare
Society Day Debate
' Members Are Looking For-
■ward With Interest to
Society Day
CHOWAN IS HUNDRED
IN STUDY COURSES
Every Girl In College Takes
Course; Only College
In State
ALICE LONGFELLOW,
DAUGHTER OF POET,
DIES AT CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8.—
Miss Alice Longefellow, daughter
of the poet, died today. She al
ways had made her home in the
imposing colonial mansion on
Brattle street, known as the
Craigie house, where Washington
made his headquarters after tak
ing command of the army in Cam-
bride, in the Resolution. She
was born in September, 1850.
She was one of the founders oi
Radcliffe College.
MISSIONARY UNION
MEETS MURFREESBORO
FACULTY TEA
The next faculty tea, given in
honor of the ladies of Murfrees
boro and the surrounding com
munity, will be held some time in
February. The hostesses for the
occasion will be Misses Poe, Web
ster, DeLano, and Halsell. Friends
of the college are cordially in
vited to attend. The exact date
held its regular meeting in De-
The Woman’s Missionary Socie
ties of Hertford County will meet
with the Murfreesboro Baptist
Church on January 22. It will be
an all-day meeting. All societies
of the county are urged to send
as many representatives as pos
sible to the meeting. A number
of parts on the program will be
taken by teachers and students of
Chowan.
The Alathenian Literary Society
held its regular meeting in De
cember and had as a special fea
ture for the night, readings, giv
en by Miss Poe. “A Night In a
Pullman Car” was so heartily ap
preciated that she consented to
read again. Two piano solos were
also rendered, Ruth Davenport
playing “Romance,” by Rubin
stein, and Emma Gay Stephenson
playing “Second Mazurk,” by
Gounod.
The preliminary debate was
held in the society hall the third
week in December. The subject,
“Resolved that there should be
state censorship of movies,” was
debated and Margaret Lawrence
and Mary Whitley were chosen as
the society debaters, with Isla
Poole as alternate. Other de
baters in the preliminary contest
were Mary Whitfield, Jimmie Ben
ton, and Virginia Stanley.
Judges for the debate were
Misses Carroll, Mason, and Whit
ney, from the Chowan faculty.
The society showed that it had
a fine crop of debaters coming on,
and hopes to develop some real
talent. The prospects are fine!
The annual Christmas program
was given December 18. A beau
tifully decorated Christmas tree
and effective lighting made the
hall seem to carry out more truly
the holiday spirit. President Ed
wards, as Santa Claus, performed
his duty of distributing presents
excellently. He saw that no one
was slighted. After he made his
departure, Lillian DeLoache read
“The Night Before Christmas^”
and Catherine Turner read a
iDhristm.as, story. While th) Christ
mas treat was being distributed,
Margaret Lawrence entertained at
the piano. Several members of
the faculty were present.
Chowan did it once; Chowan
has done it again. Every girl was
enrolled in the B. Y. P. U. study
courses taught at the college De
cember 9-14; every girl took the
examination, and Chowan has
again made the record set by her
last year—the only college in the
State to be one hundred per cent
in a B. Y. P. U. study course.
It was a rare treat to have, at
one time, two outstanding State
B. Y. P. U. workers and a pastor
in our own association to teach
the study courses. Mr. James A.
Ivey, State B. Y. P. U. secretary,
taught “General B. Y. P. U. Or
ganization;” Miss Marguerite
Harrison, eastern regional field
worker, taught the “Junior-Inter
mediate Manual;” and the Rev. J.
L. Price, of Pendleton, taught the
Senior Manual.” The students
were equally divided in the three
courses.
Much credit for the success of
the study courses goes to Ruby
Daniel, director of the college B.
Y. P. U. As a result of her plan
ning and encouragement, the en
tire study body was ready when
the B. Y. P. U. workers came, and
the training classes began in
earnest.
FACULTY TEA HELD
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
BIRTHDAY PARTY IS
GIVEN MISS McDOWELL
CHRISTMAS CANTATA
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Society Showed That It Has
Fine Crop of Debaters
Coming
Enter upon thy paths, 0 year!
Thy paths, which all who breathe
must tread.
Which lead the Living to the Dead,
I enter; for it is my doom
To tread thy labyrinthine gloom;
To note who round me watch and
wait;
To love a few; perhaps to hate;
And do all duties of my fate.
—Cornwall.
The Christmas cantata, “The
Lord’s Annointed” by E. S. Lorenz,
presented in the Mrurfreesboro
Baptist Church on the evening of
December 16, was enjoyed by a
large audience.
People from Murfreesboro, sur
rounding communities, and near
by towns crowded the church
auditorium. Every available seat
was taken.
The cantata was rendered beau
tifully. The choruses and the solos
were received with silent ap
proval. Rosalie Liverman, pianist,
was accompanied by Professor
Mark J. Benyunes and Mildred
Pipkin, violinists.
Those who helped in making
the cantata a success were:
Soloists
Miss Eva Lawrence Soprano
Mr. Milton Flythe 'Tenor
Mr. Wilson Garris Baritone
Chorus
Soprano—Miss Frances Flythe,
Miss Kate Mackie, Miss Roxie
Flythe, Miss Eva Lawrence, Miss
Maidie Lee Wade.
Alto—Miss Eva Hoggard, Miss
Mary Whitney, Miss Ruby Daniel,
Miss Martha Bishop, Mrs. Lloyd
J. Lawrence, Mrs. Paul Sewell.
Tenor—Mr. Charlie Sewell, Mr.
Wilson Garris, Mr. Milton Flythe,
Mr. W. B. Edwards.
Bass—Dr. W. R. Burrell, Mr.
M. E. Worrell, Mr. P. C. Parker.
The program was prepared un
der the able direction of Miss
Forrest DeLano, head of the voice
department of Chowan College.
CLIMAX OF PEANUT WEEK COMES
WHEN OLD NICK HIMSELF ARRIVES
Peanut Week came to a close
on Wednesday night, December
19, with much enjoyment and
fun. All the peanuts and pea-
nutters assembled in the auditor
ium at 5:30 to learn the secret of
who was peanutting them. Ann
Downey, president of the student
body, started the ball rolling when
she stepped to the front and ex
claimed: “Who is peanutting me?”
Immediately Ann’s peanutlber came
forward, followed by her own pea-
nutter and so on down the line
until all the peanuts had joined
hands, forming a big circle around
the room. It was indeed amusing
to witness the facial expressions
of the peanuts aa the identity of
their peanutters was learned. In
several instances, roommates were
peanutting each other.
From the auditorium the sur
prised and happy troup of neanuts
The wave is breaking on the
shore,
The echo fading from the chime—
Again the shadow movetli o’er
The dial-plate of time!
—Whittier.
one end of the room stood a huge,
brightly decorated tree, under
neath which packages of every
color and size were banked. Minia
ture Christmas trees and wreaths
were used for decorations through
out the room, and candles fur
nished light. The tables were ar
ranged to form a big X and were
loaded with everything needed to
complete a real Christmas feast.
The courses were punctuated by
clever jokes, pulled off on various
students and faculty members.
When everyone had eaten, all
that could be accommodated, Old
Saint Nick, in the person of John
Sewell, entered, heartily greeted
those present, and proceeded to
unload the tree. Nobody was for
gotten—in fact more than one trip
back to the dining hall had to be
made by some. The announcement
made at the close of the banquet
Miss Eunice McDowell, lady
principal and librarian of Cho
wan, was given a surprise birth
day party by the Senior Class in
the Alathenian Hall on Saturday
afternoon, December 15, at 4
o’clock.
As the seniors, wearing their
best looks, hurried towards the so
ciety hall, they were asked by un-
der-classmen to explain the mys
terious proceedings, but the only
answer was a negative nod of the
head.
At 4 o’clock Mary Lou Jones,
president of the Senior Class, hur
ried into Miss McDowell’s office
with a request that she go before
the class and help solve a prob
lem which had arisen in the meet
ing. When Miss McDowell enter
ed the room, she was greeted witli
the song, “Happy Birthday To
You.” In her amazement, all she
could say was, “How did you
know?”
President Edwards made an im
pressive talk on the work that has
been done by Miss McDowell and
what she means to Chowan, after
which refreshments were served.
Those present besides Miss Mc
Dowell and the members of the
Senior Class were. President Ed
wards, Miss Caldwell, and Miss
Carroll.
The Christmas Faculty Tea
was held Wednesday afternoon,
December 12, in the college par
lors. Miss McDowell, Miss Cald
well, Miss Carroll, and Miss Mat
thews were hostesses.
Isla Poole and Emma Gay
Stephenson met the guests at the
door and invited them into the
parlors. The great baskets of
holly placed around in the parlors
and lighted by tall red tapers gave
the Christmas touch. "The color
scheme was red and green.
Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Vaughan
poured Russian tea, and wafers,
spice cakes, mints and nuts were
served. Wilma Ellington, Kathe-
leen Johnson, Elizabeth Fitchett
and Florence Benthall aided in
serving the guests.
Among those present were:
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Harrell, Miss
Eva Lawrence, Mrs. J. M. Sewell,
Mrs. Britton, Mrs. Emmett Evans,
Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Lawrence, Miss
Mary Parham, Mrs. Harvey Ed
wards, Mrs. J. L. Evans, Miss
Sarah Vaughan, Mrs. I. A. Wig
gins, Mrs. L. J .Lawrence, Mrs.
Wynn and Mrs. Benyunes, of Mur
freesboro; Miss Auern, Mrs. H.
McDowell Spiers, Miss Josephine
Vann and Mrs. Reuben Majette,
of Como; and the college faculty.
and peanutters marched down to by President Edwards, that an
the dining hall where a scene
which called forth many more ex
clamations of delight and admira
tion met their eyes. There, at;
extra holiday was to be given,
sent students and faculty mem
bers to their rooms with the
proper spirit for Christmas.
RING OUT THE OLD
YEAR; RING IN NEW
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild
sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty
light:
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him
die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Ring, happy bells, across the
snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the
true.
Ring out the grief that saps the
mind,
For those that here we see no
more;
Cranberries in a New Way
From one pint boiling water re
move one-half cupful and dissolve
a package of lemon-flavored gela
tin in it. When cold and begin
ning to thicken add juice of one-
half lemon, one-half cup chopped
celery, one-half cup shredded pine
apple, one cup thick cranberry
sauce sweetened, and mold. Can
be served as salad with cooked
dressing.
Baked Tomato Stuffed With
Turkey
Where there are just a few
remnants of turkey left, chop the
meat, add a few bread crumbs, a
little chopped parsley and celery
and seasoning. Stuff tomato with
mixture, dot generously with but-
Ring out the feud of rich and iter and bake until crumbs are
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ONWARD AND UPWARD
Just know the past is but a dream;
Forgive the slight of yesterday;
Forget mistakes, erase ill will.
And face the day with head erect.
Lift up your eyes, salute the
dawn;
Lift up your chest and drink in
life;
With hands upturned, receive your
gifts.
Such blessings rare are showered
on you.
First, one step forward; now, one
up;
You must go onward, higher rise;
Your joy today on you depends;
The world is at your feet. Amen.
Recleaning tobacco seed is one
gure method of obtaining better
plants from the seed bed. Much
disease is eliminated if these seed
are treated with the formaldehyde
solution before planting.
JUNIOR BAZAAR PROVED
quite a big SUCCESS
Judging from the many calls
for articles and from the report
of the treasurer, the Junior
Bazaar held at the Tea Room Sat
urday afternoon, December 15,
was a success. Although the
weather was bad, many students
and teachers visited the bazaar
and bought liberally. At the close
of the day not a single article re
mained unsold.
A chicken dinner was served as
the feature of the menu at the
Tea Room. There were more
orders for dinners than could be
filled. The Juniors are well pleas
ed at the results of the bazaar
and supper.
CAMPUS NEWS
Since good dairy cows are in
demand at high prices, it may pay
Tar Heel dairymen to grow out
the heifer calves from their best
cows.
Miss Inez Matthews, Liccie
Payne, Minnie W. Caldwell, and
Newell Mason spent their holidays
in New York City.
FYiends of Myrtle Huff will be
sorry to learn of the death of
death of her paternal grandfather.
Miss Mildred Poe has not yet
returned from her holidays, on
account of illness.
Miss Mary Whitney spent the
holidays at the home of the Rev.
Mr. Maier, in Thomasville.
Ensign Robert H. Meade, U. S.
N., of Troy, N. Y., was a visitor
at the college January 3.
Vesta Willis, Madeline Langs
ton, and Audrey Parker are con
fined to their homes on account of
illness.