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the chowanian Page 3 B. S. V. COLUMN (Continued from page 2) sident received the honor of gain ing the most new members. A Thanksgiving program pre sented by the Junior ‘boys and girls November 22 and a talk on “Stew ardship” made by Beatrice Mar tin November 29, have been in teresting features of the general assembly programs. The Y. W. A. held its regular Circle meetings Decemiber 8, with the circle leaders in charge of the programs, which centered around an appeal for a self-denial offering to toe given for the Liottie Moon Christmas offering. The theme of each program was “He gave—will you”? Very atti'active offering en velopes were given out to the members. Plans were made to give a nice Christmas basket to some needy family for the December personal service. The Student Life Service and Volunteer Band is using Bible Study as its programs. The first 13 verses of the seventeenth chap ter of John was studied in four translations of the Bible: King James version, American Standard version, Moffat’s translation, and Weymouth’s translation, m the program of Wednesday, Novem ber 25. This chapter was com pleted at the meeting held Wed nesday night, Decemiber 9. Norman L. Blythe conducted a very impressive devotion in morn- watch Friday, December 4. The circle meetings of the Y. W. A. met Tuesday night, December 8 at 7:30 in the rooms of the circle leaders. The programs were cen tered around giving and special emphasis was made concerning the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. A planned Christmas social was given Saturday night at tlie regu lar open social hour. The leaders of the B. T. U. at tended the banquet given at Ahos- kie Baptist Church, Friday night, December 11. MISS UNICE McDOWELL (Continued from page 1) Miss McDowell now lives in Mur freesboro with her sister and is the source of all material on college traditions. She is the best in structed of the Alumni on the whereabouts of the other Alumni. Although she is not able to be at the college now her life is felt in these halls where she was born. WHITE CHRISTMAS (Continued from page 1) from home to home carrying these gifts of Ii've and cheer. Also, each B. T. U. member is to be on the committee to report those families who receive the gifts. A very interesting program has Barnes-Sawyer Grocery Co., Inc. WHOLESALE GROCERS Ahcskie, N. C. G. H. STEINHARDT & COMPANY, Inc. General Electric Refrigerators Reliable Hardware Franklin, Va. R.-C. PRODUCE COMPANY “F.^RMER’S TR.'VDING CENTER” Murfreesboro, X. C. BOOK WORM (Continued from page 2) provided she is “careful to speak, slow, distinct, and give every word its proper emphasis.” Where upon Cecilia proceeds to quote a full page and a half of Thompson’s “Summer”. Then there is “Children of the Abbey,” of 1912, in which Aman da is heroine. Amanda, though a typical and appealing heroine of her time, would, we fear, in our day, run a close risk of being what is popularly called a “pain in the neck”. Her tears gush forth in torrents, she faints often and gracefully, her life is a bitter pro cession of trials and tribulations which end at last at the ciose of volume four, with Amanda pale, worn, and beautiful at the altar. The book abounds in paragraphs similar to the following: “Ah, how did her heart sicken at the idoa of the event which was so soon to take place at the castle! Ah, how did she tremble at the idea of her long and lonesome journey. How •sad, how solitary did she feel her self.” “The fatal letter fell from Amanda, a mist overspread her eyes, and she sunk senseless on her chair.” “Her soul sunk in the heaviest sadness; sighs burst from her overcharged heart.” It was the day of love-making in the grand manner! “He ceased, for Amanda had no longer power to listen; she sunk, beneath surprise and joy, into the expanded arms of her beloved Martimer^’ COMMERCIAL CLUB IS ORGANIZED The Commercial students met Monday, December 7, in the book keeping room to organize a Com mercial Club. The first business was the elec tion of officers. The following were elected: C. J. Watson, presi dent; G. C. Butler, vice-president and chairman of the social com mittee; Carew Jernigan, secretary and treasurer; Hazel Teaster, as sistant secretary and treasurer; Olga Hoggard, Reporter. It was decided that another meeting would be called to appoint the committees and discuss other business matters later. been planned. Special Christmas music, including a feature by the College Quartet, will bs the main part of the program. A Christmas playlet and a reading will com- .plete the program. The Church will be decorated with small pine and cedar trees and a large ti-ee will be decorated in front of the auditorium, around which the gifts of the White Christmas will be placed. COLLEGE CHOIR (Continued from page 1) Misses DeLano, Ricks, Cooke, Johnson and Seymour); solo, “O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" (from the Messiah) Handel, Mrs. Lloyd Lawrence; anthem “The Voice of The Chimes,” Hahn, Girls glee club; anthem “The New Moon at Christmas” Marsh, sextette; Christmas Story “The Unexpected Guest”, Bangs, Mrs. R. J. Britton; anthem “Peace and Goodwill” Risher, Girls glee club; anthem “The Now Born King” Morrison, choir; benediction, Dr. R. R. McCulloch; recessional. HOME FOR HOLIDAYS (Continued from page 1) ed home it is the wish of President and Mrs. McCulloch that the joys of renewed fellov/ship in the fam- 'l.y circle may aibound and that to :ill the members of every family there shall come the supreme joy which Christ the Savior brings. By Dr. R. R. McCulloch. Miss Florence Ward spent the week-end of November 28, in Har- rellsville with Miss Marion Hollo man. Miss Margaret Blythe spent the week-end of November 28 in Nor folk, Va. Between the Columns Christmas time again and aren’t we all quite thrilled? Wondering what Santa Claus (?) is going to ■bring us just crowds studies out of the foreground. Who would ever think that be tween those tall, stately, white columns so much could happen? Some good, some bad, some just mediurrr, - maybe a little gossip but where would tlie column be if that couldn’t happen “between the columns”? I do believe if rating time would come now that “Tarzan” and Pat would head the list. Now ."ill I know about the matter is the fre quent meetings in the halls, glances and perhaps once in a while (?) maybe a date. Music may have power to charm the soul, ibut certainly a “picture” has power to charm to Janice’s mind. With the picture on the desk Janice cannot overlook it even for her lessons. Some old love affairs are easily revived, some not quite so easily. Now the question with Elsie Tay lor seems to be “to revive or not to revive the Harold affair. It seems that Miss Gravette’s Sophomore Englis'h Class is quite ibrilliant. When they were asked who introduced the sonnet into England one 'brilliant student re plied, “Beowulf.” Words! Words! Words! Pronun ciation seems to confuse some peo ple along that line. At Glee Club practice a few days ago two of the members were singing lustily (tho with some misgiving) two wx)rds: “He” and “read”. With the help of the Director they dis covered that the two puzzeling words were really their old friend “herald” written “he-rald”— What luck it must 'be to have so.Tiebody else whose name was so near like yours that the teach er cannot tell you apart. Miss Hight seems to have quite a bit of trouble telling to which Ruby she is talking. It seems that maybe all the Sen iors won’t be “old maids” or Bachelor school teachers. Let’s just recall some of the budding (or maybe you’d say they were in full ■bloom) romances. Evelyn—Wilson Ruth—Walter Spud—Milton Frank—Pat Bea—Gay Eleanor—George A Sunday School book proved to be more powerful than coca- cola bottles at a recent throwing session staged in the third floor hall. The bottles were stacked up and the object was to knock them off the radio. Two fell after one throw of the book thus proving that the book was the most pow erful. All of us were almost expert chatterers when the heat came on again the other day. But that’s all right we will be satisfied not to be such experts along that line and have soma heat. The Chowan Quintuplets (Jean, Elsie, Edna Mae, Wertie Lee and Annie) have gone for the Army, Navy and the Marines. If you’re interested you might inquire at the Brown Lady’s foiTner home. A Merry, Merry Christmas to you all and Goodbye until 1937. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES (Continued from page 1) her expression class. The plan, because it was liked so well, was introduced into the whole college by Dr. Charles P. Weaver who came to Chowan from Wake Forest, but who was a gra duate of Tennessee College, Mur freesboro, Tennessee. Since then peanut week has been an estab lished custom at Chowan. “LAMB’S BLOOD” PRESENTED BY DRAMATIC CLUB Pageant Written By Mrs. Bernice K. Harris “The Lamb’s Blood,” a religi ous pageant in three acts, by Mrs. Bernice K. Han-is, was presented Monday night, December 7, in the college auditorium toy members of the Dramatic Club, under the direction of Misses Sara Bruce, Forest Delano and Caroline Gay. “The Lamb's Blood” gives the story of Hebrew bondage in Egypt during the last plague, which was death, befcs-e tJie Exodus. It af fords an excellent insight into the life, customs and manners of the period, in which Pharaoh was king of Egypt. The play as a whole was well given; with the lightirvg, costum ing and stage scenery giving a very vivid effect. Each character showed very clearly that he felt the part that he was playing, thus giving the desired effect on the au dience. Also most of the costumes portrayed well the styles and cus toms of that period. However, there could have been a little more conti'ast in the costume of the guard and that of the courtier, Rathses. The costume of the guard was a little too fine for that of the cour tier, nad his helmet made him ap pear similiar to a knight. The costumes of the slaves were very good. Mara, the most im portant of the slaves, and the one who gave some of her own blood to save the life of an Egyptain Prince, who had gone to prison in behalf of her freedom and whom she had fallen in love with, was played with unusual ability by Maxine Hudgins. Had her costume in the last two acts been a little more different from that of Ther- bis, an Egyptain who was once a favorite wife of Pharaoh, it pro bably would have brought out the distinction between a Hebrew and an Egyptain more. King Pharaoh, portrayed by Tom Gillis was well done. The costume was very fitting as Pha raoh looked and acted the part of a king. The dress of Pharaoh's courtiers were good. Each one had enough color and line for dis tinction. Arel, an Egyptain Prince, por trayed by Lowell Sodeman, in the last scene outside the prison door could have been more effective on the audience had he felt more deeply his part. His dress looked the part of a prince. Janice Jenkins easily adapted herself to the role of Zithra, wife of Pharaoh, who was very haughty and high spirited with determina tion to have her way. Her dress was very good, giving her the real dignity of a queen and in keeping with that period. Lamech, father of Mara, dressed in gray portrayed well the devout Hebrew father that he was. If his beard and hair had been tinged with gray, his age would have been brought out more. Eliah and Damaris, two Hebrew women were very good in that the sincerity of the two was charac terized by thsir dress and manner. Libbeus, a Hebrew, was good in speaking, but his costume was too much unlike the others. His dress and hair gave him the appearance of a Greek athlete. Had no one ever known who the. sun dancers were, they probably would have thought they were ladies in waiting to the qufien. A little dance by them would have given them their distinction and recognition. The make up, costumes, light ing and stage scenery added great ly to the play, which was very good. One could not help but feel that they were looking on the real scene of the harsh treatment of the Hebrews and the true humble ness of the slaves, as it were im- i pressed upon them more deeply. ' Miss Carew Jernigan .spent Thanksgiving in Washington, N. ' C. i The Lasso tells us that Lake' Erie College is the first woman s , college to adopt aviation as part: of their regular courses in physi- i cal education. SHOTS 'AT RANLH)M Perpetual babblers drive oue to the conclusion that the amount a person talks depends upon t’ne balance between his ability to manufacture and to evaluate con versation.—Old Gold and Blnck. Modern Proverbs A bird in the hand is bad +i;ble manners. A fool and his money are iome party. If you want to remember thi.-frs, tie a string around your finger. If you want to forget things, tif- a rope around your neck.—ifVhio Sundial. The Last Word in Quotations A bird in the hand is in an awk ward position for all concernf**. Eat, drink, and be merry, foi to morrow will never come. Don’t cross your bridges, wade over instead. The early bird is the eager type. An apple a day makes sever pi>- JplQs a week. A penny is not enough to buy a stamp. If ignorance is bliss, we all be happy. Clothes break the man. Where ther’s a will there’.^: rt won’t. —Parley Voo. Here’s another of those cnfiles.'? things: A student in Whittier CoIJfge set out to discover what coIVjre women think of college men. }Ie found out that, “college men are the most selfish and egotistical creatures on earth. They get drunk too much, they lack respect for girls and older people, they have no sense of responsibility for their social obligations. Their ta ble manners are “lousy”, and they try to brag about their dates to society brothers. They are rude, insincere, disrespectful, inco/.si- derate, impolite, discourteous, im possible, and that's all.—Qii-*''er Campus, ^ I ( Not long ago, the freezing equip ment at the dairy near Clem.- on was reported to have broken, •five hundred gallons of ice cream were being given away. In spi o of the fact that this trick had b.en played once before, half of the j'reshmen and one sophomore rushed there again hopefully. Hyw definitely unsophomoric. — The Twig. EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE Paints and Oils Jc N. Vaitti H Co» .Alioskic, N. 0. Poiiisettas - Narvisstis Flowers for Xmas MISS NAOMI WIGGlr^S Murfreesboro, N. C. AHOSKIE DEPT. STORE Clothing: — All Kuui^ .'VUOSKIE. N. C. GOME TO SEE Hoggard & Stokes The Old Reliuhle IN .\HOSKIE BRANCH’S SHOE SHOP Thanks 1 on for \ our Patronage, and n iSHES YOU A MERRY ClIRfSTMA^
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