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yMymity NewV;y— SCOT ADVERTISING REASONABLE $2.00 pcb-VLarin advance. VOL. XXXIX, MAXTON, N. C., FRIDAY APRIL 13th, 1923 t i Main Building Doing Service Now as Administration Ha’], Library, Music Department, Sewing Jlooms, Gymnasium and Dining Room. * '' ■1 Dormitory, ^ ADVANTAGES SITUATION section of the :»4,« ■as in and sweetness. high way just a little. “Why should you hide away this'grandeur from the * sight of men,” eagerly asked the stra ' nger of the owner. “That strip of woods should be cut away so the tra veling public may" be inspired by such a vision as your fields present. ' “That strip of woods to me,’ an swered the owner, “is worth ten thousand dollars. It shelters my trees from biting winds, and saves my crop from failture.” There is a very practical reason for prosperity or failure in business be it in manufacturing, commercial, religious or' educational life. Suc cesses do not “just happen.” If a school is to succeed it must be plant ed with thought as to its surround ings. Like the fruit tree, it must have a protected climate. ' a location where distractions do not harass the mind, nor opportunity for dissipation tempt the weak. Maxton offers these advantages in no small degree. We have a oitizensh’p . of the purest Scotch'and English type, as sober cul-! tured and God-fearing a people as the' State can afford. There is no dissi pating influences about President Greene has made a remark of which we are proud. He claims we haVe a “town whose atmosphere is best a dapted to tlie unfolding of the beau tiful flower of womanhood. Maxton is the typical college town,” he goes on “and only one who lacks vision, fVe is determined not to see the ' t'Uth Could fail to admit that fact.” Another advantage not to be over fookc.!. Fourteen passenger trains a dsv steam into our little town. In •rJo of twenty-four hours, students ■from almost anv point in North or South Carolina could reach our sta tion by rail. A tremendous territory lies open to be worked. South Caro lina does not possess a Junior Col lege at all. There are hundreds a W-hle from that State alone. Flora McDonald turns away students every year. If our College were ready to accommodate them, hundreds of girls could be. brought into Carolina any fall we cared to invite them. ADVANTAGES~OF STRONG LEADERSHIP Not only are fine surroundings and convenient transportation neces sary to the growth of a College, but there! must be—first—last—and all the time, efficient leadership. An in different leader can kill a College: nuicker than all other forces on thei face of the earth combined. There must be spiritual “pep” in a leader, that intelligent “pep”, born of conse crated energy, vision faith and un faltering belief in youth itself. In our leader we find lust those ouali tjes, coupled with th^t rare combina tion ,of mental and eoiritual ability that can bring out the best there is in those under his care. In our Pres ident. his capable sympathetic wife, and his corps of instrrfctors, we have as fine a body of workers as any College can boast, doing- the noblest service- in the noblest wav. on small remuneration at that. There is an Intimate personal ^interest felt in eve ry giri who comes to Carolina College and that fact should make a parent ponder deeply over choosing between the larger college, where the herd rSjrlpf'' rti li|ce 6arolina where personal asso ciation with the teaching body is such a shaping, influence. IT’S WORK AS'A v _ ■ _ JUNIOR COLLEGE The Junior College has\i the past few decaaes brought itself into great « /» i 1 .. — If eanrno fn ■fill ICrV ~ ,, -. favor, for the reason it seems to till a particular need. Now it appears a real necessity. There is a serious gap between the training in the ordinary high school and the large college. The teaching class, the methods of instruction, the standard of grading, is all differ ent. The Junior Coliege bridges this gap easily and naturally. To those who wish to teach or enter other fields of endeavor, they are fully ore cared to do so by the Junior Collee. , . Another advantage of such a col lege, if it is under-church supervis ion, is that there is a spiritual train ing offered which it is impossible to get in the larger college. .It is a necessity for these reasons: First:—It is the salvation of those iyho have lost out by the mass teach ing of the Craded School. Second:—It is the logical place for the graduate' of the non-credited high school. x, Third:—It is the best place for those who hope for only two years of college life, and want to teach. Fourth:—It is the, safe place for the young girl just finishing high school at the most critical age in her life, for here she has that close, care ful supervision that can be given on ly in the smaller college. Fifth:—It is the most economical place, for here they can get the first two years of college at one-half the cost. ■ v —-o —- * PLANTING FULL CROPS -o —*— An old mountaineer who was once jeered at for having half a crop of corni answered pfertly, “Didn’t plant but naif a crop. Isrirt that the reason for scanty re sults in so many of our endeavors? How much toil and digging do we put into start with? We reap as we sow, as vfre have strawed. so do we gather into barns. Back of every woman of today there are the im pulses the hopes, the aims that hdve been shaped somehow into the power she now is in, the fulfillment of God’s plan, or else (God forbid) , the hin drance of it. Are we going to sit un concernedly .by. putting our earning* into cars and houses and barns and let the most precious of all things, human possibilities, slip throup our fingers for want of a chance to devel op?’ Must human minds and hearts d^ift into ignorance and sin for lack of a chance? Christian education w’H ilo more to save the country than any other power on earth. Training our girls means planting true ideals in the men sfiid women of tomorrow Our girls are going to be teachers of the race. It is for us to say wheth er they wfll teach hate and sloth and vice or instill lessons of truth and virute and godliness. If we as chris tians are to participate in.the good things peace and Christian citizenship. Are must sacrifice, we must not think of self al^ne. As we put ini youth, tho^e things we may ou tline expect the race to attain. 1 tolont imn.. jyffl Jjiie jh»l3Hl9<L.l>qE| HINDRANCES TO- GROWTH f 1 Carolina College is placed in it* proper setting and has the proper leadership. Why cannot it hope then in a few years to be sending out its; army of well trained women to stem' the tide of carelessness and ignoran ce and indifference to the laws of Gotland man. Just one thing stands in the way. There is not room, in the present Building, as you see it in the - picture, to accommodate -the girls. We need a dormitory. This obstacle is the stone against the door of progress. It must be rolled away before Carolina can mete out the greatest good ?o the greatest number. It is a fine thought to pon der this Easter season, when we are all trying to rise from “the stepping stones' of our dead selves to higher things/’ That dormitory cannot come by dreaming. Like all things worth while, it must come by work— by sacrifice—and then by work a gain. When the famous patriot Garabal r>i was trying to raise troops for the freedom of Italy, peasants flocked to nis standards crying, “What will you give us ? And we will follow you/’ The answer was, “I will give you long marches, heavy loads, hard fighting, rough living, privation, hard ship—death itself! But with it all, Liberty!” We did not ask Pres. Green what he would give us if we would join his ranks, as the Italian peasants did. But his assurance was just the same, “I will give you long marches, steady toil, privations—bat we will /each the goal! We the citizens of Max ton know there are “long marches” before the dormitory fund is raised, but make them we will. Will not the end justify the means? Of cour se it will, and we are going to put up such a fight for this cause as we have never done before. Not a sin gle human being in Maxton will shirk his or her part either. We want a dormitory that will accommodate 200 girls, and we will not be satis fied until it is completed. Catch the slogan “Finished by Fall” and we‘Jl go over the top with the movement. Every man, woman and child in a radius of fifty-miles must own at least one brick in that handsome building. It is YOUR investment in a finer country in wh’ch to live. The goal is a long way off, but getting nearer- EVERY day. Get into fhe ranks and help us pull for the cause “God’s big work is WELL DONR only when each of us does his little share WELL. be Somebody said that it couldn’t done. But Maxton with a chuckle replied: “Well, maybe it can’t, but we’re not the one v Who said so before he had tried.” So i they buckled right in'with a bit of a grin— They forgot affout self as they did it- h They started" to sing as they tackled the thing , m That couldn’t be done, and they it. —Margaret Stanton, High Sch<j 1922-‘23. FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS Wte, the eitls of Carolina College, want a new dormitory. We not only wrant one but we need ohe. \ Why Do We Need One? First: Because the one dormitory twill not be large enough for next "year as many more girls are coming I to Caroina. They can not come if [there is no room for them. No true ifriend of Carolina will allow any sgirl to be refused admittance on ac count of not having room fop her. Second: Carolina is the “Baby” of the North Carolina Conference and she wants to grow up to “Wo [manhood.” She can not prow with out food and this food will have t6 (be a new dormitory. Third: We have a new president : (and a noble one, too) this year aid every one is- expected great things of him. Why mot give him a chance ib re-create Carolina? He can do it if he has a chance. Build a new dorm itory, make Carolina an A. grade College, put in more teachers, enroll more girls, and then we will have a college unexcelled by any—Not until then will we be satisfied. Are not these reasons enough to convince everyone that we need a new dormitory? If so—Get to work and have one erected here by next^ ,fa!l co that more girls can have the onor and privilege of Coming to Carolina. Students of Carolina College. THE LARGER USEFljfL ESS OF CAROLINA COLLEGE/. Ai one of the pastors in Maxton,' If do most heartily indorse the great: ■efnent now in progress looking | the larger usefulness of Car- j College. i having a pardonable pride in I lege as an institution of my j reh, I recognize the_ fact that j iader sense it serves"'not oniy j ph, but also the community,! and Nation. .dnior College has already i ^disputed right to be reck-1 as a necessary factor a mong the educational forces of our land. The same reasons that first pre( vailed to locate Carolina Colleege in Maxton still exist with even greater force. In the past the work done by the institution has been the source of great pride and at present, notwith standing the great ^handicap under which it is laboring, it is accomplish ing great things. Today, und^r its most efficient leadership, the college faces the lar gest possibilities of usefulness. The one crying need at this time is thej building of'a dormitory to properly i house the students so that the beau- j tiful and well appointed administra tion ' building can be released to j serve the purpose for which it was! erected. Carolina College is one of Max- j ton’s greatest assets. Every College community is pervaded by an atmos- i phere of refinement such as is to be 1 derived from no other sourcoi From every stand point the loss of Carolina College would be a calami- j ty to the town and community. The only thing that will give it an op portunity to five and remain in our midst is for all to rallyto the fullest support of our college and provide the one great need—t dormitory. J. L. RTJMLEY, Pastor St. Pauls M. E. Church, South. WORTHY IDEALS There is nothing that should he dearer to the heart of a consecrated clergyman than the training and de velopment of Christian character for useful se'-v:ce. It is the salvation ofthe individual soul: it is the salva-. tjon of the race. • This is not only the ideal of the church; it is the ideal of Carolina College, an insti tution that seeks to help save the world through well-trained, Christian character in our young women. The Carolina College, therefore needs the support and co-operation of the good people of Maxton and sur rounding community. It needs that new building to take care of the young women who are crowded in their present inadequate auarters As a Maxton clergyman I am behind the Present administration in its progres sive plans far the upbuilding of Car olina College, and it will be my en deavor to assist in promoting those plans in everv wav possible. REV. HARVEY A. COX. Rector Matthew’s Episcopal Church '"“'If " look! it I see? , * patch where . - ri •tory should be! Jackson, High School De ent 1922-‘23. TO MRS. GREEN -o She’s always gentle, kind, good and true, I Eager to help in many a loving way; To living into each life and soul the ray Of love that puts a joy in all we do. She teaches us to pray for strength anew; To guard each step and every word we say, That -every life may nobler grow each day. She teaches us by words and ac tions too, To. do for others, not for self, the . things, In life that add to happiness and joy. Adviser? Yes, and Mother to each one, Oh!'many a girlish heart its trou ble brings, To her fond heart, and there learns to employ The ills of life to help its race to -run. Mayre Sawyer, Student 1922-23. -^-o Every town I know anything about would jump at the chance to list a college as one of its permanent as sets. Such an asset spells Culture, Opportunity, Learning, Leadership, Enlightenment, Generosity, Education Will Maxton let such an opportunity slip from its grasp? To do so would be to take a long step backward. Maxton knows only one direction and that is FORWARD. Maxton will make, gopd. , C. L. Green, Superintend ent Graded School..,,. WHY- STAND BY CAROLINA COLLEGE -o-— This is a big day of education. North Carolina is climbing right on up to the top in this great work. In our State, in the last six years, we have had an increase of 179 State High Schools and 19000 students, and every State College is literally overflowing with students. We re joice in this interest in education. It shows that our young people are not any longer satisfied just to be able to read and write, but are demanding higher education. / All of this emphasizes the need of Christian schools. These state schools will give us men and women equipped mentally, which we need. But along with that should come our denominational schools to train the heart as well as the head. Woe unto us whe n we forget to leaven the educational lump with schools that are strictly Christian, which are left fpee and untrammelled to teach em phasize, and exemplify the teachings of God’s word. Here in ou? midst is a school'that I feel, is trying to do this very kind of work. Carolina College is here in Mpxton for a purpose. That pur- ] pose is to train girls physically, mentally, and spiritually. This school like all Christian1 schools is having to compete in e-! quipment with state schools, which are generously cared for by the State. We can refuse to support, ig nore, and freeze out Carolina Col lege, but who will be the losers? Will it not principally be the people living in and around Maxton? On the other hand we can support, en courage, and boost Carolina College, and who will be the gainer? I think you know t}ie answer. Then I, as a citizen of Maxton, say let’s stand by Carolina College. E. F. Sullivan, Pastor of Maxton Bap-!~ tist Church. A MENTAL PICTURE -o - ' D:.d you ever stop to consider just what th? death of your Alma Mater would mean to you? Did you ever have cause to wonder if the school of your choice would sink or swim? Did it ever occur to you that a col-' lege, just as nature or anything else goes forward or backward—nothing stands still—And did you ever take i inventory in your own mind as to the value of an institution of learn ing in your own town? Can you imagine a Maxton without a Caroli na College? „ And now on the other hand, can vou imagine anything more glorious than a Carolina with capacity for taking care of two hundred (or more) girls, would not it be an inspir ation to every citizen of Maxton to see Our College grow? Can we af ford to fall down at this, the crucial moment and let the world know that we the citizens of Maxton are not willing to do our pbrt, and our part is the major part; So here’s to the neV dormitory and the greater Car olina College.' ' - An Alumna. CAROLINA COLLEGE Why should the people of Maxton, • regardless of denominational lines* be concerned about Carolind College? Is it not the property of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South? Why should the people of Maxton, other than Methodists, be concerned a about the life and prosperity of this institution? Yes, Carolina College is the pro perty of the North Carolina Confer - \ ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and Methodists of Maxton, and throughout all Notth Carolina, should be greatly concern ed about its prosperity. But there is a good sense in which it may be said that Carolina Coliege belongs to all the people of Maxton and sur rounding country. Mr. McKay Mc Kinnon appeared before the assem bled congregation at St. Paul’s Chu rch last Sunday morning and made a brief statement concerning the claims of this institution on Maxton. He said he knew that Carolina College belonged to the North Carolina Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, yet he, an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and one its most intelligent and loyal mem bers, among other things said: “You cannot help Carolina College without helping MaxtOn, and you cannot hurt that institution without hurting Maxton.'f In this state ment Mr. McKii non gave utterance to an important *mlh that do thou ghtful individual will be disposed to call in question^ gift of a mil lion dollars to Carina College wou ld. be the gift -ofvsMMttau dollars to laflffiflBjKfltto wk»kiL by. ffce- Mcttio- r (list Church, but, hi’fisility it would be to the people of Wanton other than Methodists. You might apply I the torch to every building connected, with the institution and burn them to the ground, and the loss to the Methodist people ' of Maxton would be no greater than it would be to the people other than Methodists. So in the highest and best sense of the word Carolina College belongs to the people of Maxthn and surround ing community, and its prosperity cannot fait to bring blessings to all the people of the town and commun ity. I am glad that our people are rea lizing more and more the value e£ this institution to the town, and that there is a disposition to do sptr.e thing worthwhile for it. Heaven’s blessings upon their every effort, | . ' J A. Horr.aday, Ex-Pastor St. Paul’s M. E. Chui-eh. South. o WILL MAXTON MEASURE UP? When telling a stranger about our town, we point with pride to Caro lina College, as one of our greatest assets, and indeed it is. Under the present management it is bound to grow and beome a GREATER CAR OLINA COLLEGE, but President Green’s hands are tied for lack of dormitory space. If a new dormitory is to be built, the citizens of Mas ton, irrespective of denominations, must have a large hand in the build ing.* It is true it is a denomination al College, but it is a MAXTON in stitution, and every man, woman and child in our splendid little town,shou ld be sufficiently interested . in its growth and prosperity to hhve a sub stantial part in this 'movement for a new dormitory. Following the splendid example of our citizens a few years ago, when they arose in their might and built the present splendid administration building, let us all pull together and show to Carolina Methodism that we are with them in the effort to give our town a GREATER and a BET TER College. If Maxton fails, the whole move ment is liable to fail. Will Maxton measure Up? She always does, when she is brought to see an urgent need. We believe she will measure up now. E. L. SILER, Junior Pastor Presbyterian Church. CAROLINA’S IMPORTANT PLACE It' is hard to estimate just how great a help the Junior Christian College is to a girl just out of High School. ' Sift is no longeT a child and not yet a youngwoman. She is a little con fused at being thrust out alone a mong strangers—to make her own way without the aid and advice o± home folks. She is undecided, inex perienced ana easily influenced in a . Junior College she associates with (other girls of her own age, and they all have the personal care ord frie nd shin of the faculty—a Christian faculty. For that reason her life there is not so different from her home life, yet she has a chance, a mong the other girls to develop ew v continued on page 4) is®
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