Richard H. Thornton Library
Oxford, North Carolina
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OXFORD, N. C JANUARY 13, 1922
NO. 9
THE PUBLIC GETS TO PEEP IN ON
DANCING ORPHANS
Last Thursday news spread among
the citizens of our town that the
children of the Orphanage wou!d do
a few athletic stunts and folk dances.
The public was extended an invitation
to attend, which was promptly ac
cepted by a good number of our town
people. As the continuous stream of spec
tators eddied up the stairway and in
to the halls of merriment, their eager
eyes met one single mass of smiles
and middy suits. These, together with
the tennis shod fairy-feet, were to fur
nish the evening's program. There
were small girls, small boys, large
girls, large boys, and boys and girls
of all sizes. The music started and
the program began with a number of
tiny tots and ended with a dance by
the boys. The public was delighted
at their discovery of the lightness and
grace displayed by so many of the
children. One could hardly take one's
eyes from some of the light little
sprites flitting gleefully across the
floor. . They seemed to absorb the
music, which happened to be selected
victrola records, and dance it right
out through their toes.
The boys also took an important !
part in the evening's entertainment,
their numbers on the program being
of exceptional merit.
The program was as follows:
1. Carousal, Chimes of Dunkirk
small girls.-
2. Gymnastic games small boys, j
3. Tantoli, Kulldansen small girls. 1
4. Mountain Polka large girls.
B Irish Lilt (duet) Miss Fitz-
wtfter and Mr. Duncan.
6. Gustav's Skal, Children's Polka '
intermediate girls.
7. Jumping Jacks 8 little girls.
8. Pole Drill large boys.
9. Ostende, Portland Fancy large
girls.
10. Calisthenic Dance Miss Fitz- j
water and Mr. Duncan.
11. Old Dan Tucker intermediate
girls.
12. Gymnastic Dance large boys.
The two physical instructors, Miss
Fitzwater and Mr. Duncan, deserve
special mention, not only for the two
duets with which they ' delighted the
audience, but also for the splendid
training they have given the children.
Beth Cannady
A HEART RIPPER
OH
i:CI SK MK IK VOI
WHO VOI AIIK
KNOW
I sit painfully still, my eyes fixed
on hers. The lecturer talks on in
his monotonous way. I do not heed
his sermon. I only pray for a glance
from one person. I wonder if it
would be better to be dead than in
love. She will not look up. I re
flect more seriously. Would I be
sure to drown if I jumped in the
ocean with Ed Horner's shoes tied
to my neck? ' But no she would nev
er know that she was the reason.
Why doesn't she look up! How about
cutting my throat? That would nev
er do, because I might accidentally
die. Ah! she carelessly meets my
gaze. How brightly the sun shines.
My weak eyes naturally and timidly
turn away. What a good old world
to live inl That fellow certainly is
making' a fine speech!
One Who Knows
IS THE WORLD GROWING BETTER
There is much that could be said
on either side of this question. A log
ical argument could be produced both
pro and con. In considering the sit
uation, let us remember that nothing
stands still. Everything is moving.
The morals of the world are no ex
ception to this rule. There are today
immoral practices that were undream
ed of by our parents; on the other
hand, certain demoralizing conditions
that were winked at a decade ago
would today be considered a disgrace
and an outrage against society. Start
ling as the assertion may sound, we
believe that all things considered, the
moral atmosphere of today is supe
rior to that of twenty-five years ago.
For instance, a decade ago, whis
key was not considered demoralizing,
but, today it is prohibited in every
state in the Union. A larger per cent
of the children of the United States
are in school now than ever before.
Precautions for the preservation of
heajth and general public welfare are
appreciated today as never before.
Typhoid fever, scarlet fever, and
diphtheria, With drunkenness and
defamation, are being annihilated.
Public health, public morals, and
public education are being guarded by
men anu women wno are prepared io
i appreciate these great assets to civi-
lization.
More dissipation and sin are
heard of than ever before for several
reasons: First, the population is den
; ser. If one man in every hundred
should Ix a drunkard, there would b;
more drunkenness than if
one in ev-
ery ten should have been a drunkard
50 ears ago; second, the facilities for
Carrying news (and usually the bad
news is the news that is circulated)
are better than ever before. Daily ru
ral mails take daily papers into homes
that, a decade ago, knew nothing of
what happened except in their own
little centers. Telephone lines have
spread over the country as if in a
single night. Thus, people who a
decade ago were ignorant of the out
side world, are reading and tnlking
of the evil that is being done from
coast to coast.
The world, as a whole, is becoming
one neighborhood. Love and sym
pathy are compassing the globe. Cloth
ing, food, and money have been glad
ly sent to the starving people in Eu
rope for the past decade (something
before unheard of). Congress has
just appropriated $20,000,000 for our
suffering brothers in Russia, and s
ship is now on the bosom of the At
lantic loaded with 35,000 bushel of
corn to alleviate the suffering of our
unfortunate neighbors.
We have reason to believe that
bloodshed and carnage is something
only for future generations to read
about, a matter of sad history. Men
cf wisdom, knowledge, understanding
and vision, whose hearts throb with
sympathy, under the influence of the
spirit of Christ will be able to draft
plans that will insure peace and good
will among men, and international
disputes and misunderstandings will
all be peaceably settled by arbitra
tion. For the first time in the world's
history we will soon see our swords
converter! into pruning hooks, accord
ing to the prophecy of the Book of
Truth.
Jack Usry
Joe Renn, on beginning a conver
sation: "Yes, boys, when I was in
the zoo at Washington."
WHISKERS
Whiskers are usually divided into
two classes: the garden variety and
the old field variety. The garden va
riety consists of those which are cul-
tivated, trimmed, and weeded. On
the other hand, the old field variety
consists of those which are allowed to
grow wild.
The garden variety is the one most
used today. Prominent among these
ire the Van Dyke and Charlie Chaplin
nustaches. Although these are very
different in themselves, they have at
tained about the same amount of
publicity. The Van Dyke is aflfecteH
by doctors, who write about ten let
ters after their names, and wealthy
business men who make a specialty
of taming the eagle on the dollar. The
ordinary physician hardly ever gros
a Van Dyke for reasons unknowr.
The Charlie Chaplin mustache is
used by aspirants to movie actorship,
second lieutenants, and young fop.
It consists of about ten little black
bristles just below the end of the
nose, that look more like a blotch of
smut than a mustache.
The old field variety, however,
is rarely ever cultivated. It is used
by old-fashioned farmers, very old
men, and voodoo doctors. The voo-
do( (Ioctors use it to imPress their
dusky subjects. The question of why
others use it has been widely discuss
ed, but never settled.
This last variety serves admirably
as absorbers of milk, coffee and any
other liquid. You may Jiave noticed
f rfnt mnn urhn nHWt tho HHnlr mm-,.
n mf- r w . f . nt.
1 This is because they drink half and
j the whiskers drink the rest. The li-
I quid serves to water the whiskers, and
! is one reason why they grow so pro
; line. !
Well, I must close as Pa has grown
some whiskers and if he sees this, (
! great will be the agony forthcoming.
So goodbye, I will see you again when j
I prove that "When two lines inter- ;
i sect the vertical angles are equal."
P. S. Aside from the above class-!
es there is one I forgot to tell you j
about; the Bill Kaiser or Pigta:.l i
variety, which is exhibited on the j
faces of some of our town officers, j
Frank G. Slaughter
THE
WAY TO BEGIN THE
NEW
YEAR
The' beginning of the year is the
time to make New Year resolutions
and start the New Year off right.
The best way to begin is to help oth
ers. Nowhere else in all the world
can such circumstances be found as
exist in Russia. Since it has turned
cold the people who could not leave
the famine fields are dying of cold
and hunger. These people need your
help. They have nothing to buy food
with and there is no food for those
who have money to buy. They do not
ask for much and surely we can do a
little for the sake of humanity. Ten
dollars wjll save ten people's lives
for one month; twenty dollars will
save twenty lives for one month and
one hundred dollars will save one
hundred lives for one month. All
subscriptions should be sent to The
Russian Famine Fund, 15 Park Row,
New York.
James Webb
Prof. Barnhart, on science: "No
to illustrate my point. Bailey, you be
the cow Oh, don't laugh, students, I
meant nothing personal."
THE PROGRESS OF INVENTIONS
Science is human experience tested
and stated. During the past century
science has made greater progress
j tnan in any other period in history.
If the accomplishments of science,
during the past century were to be
taken from us, we would md our
selves in a different world. Suppose
you had to ride horseback, or walk,
to every place you went. Can you com
pare the modern railway coach, with
its cushioned seats and comfortable
sleeping berths, to the old rickety
stage coach that our grandfathers
knew? Would you have liked to ride
in the old snail motioned horse car
rather than our modern electric street
cars? Can you think of an old dirty,
smelly sailboat that had to wait on
wind and tide, as compared to our
modern steam propelled ocean liners?
The engine room of the modern ocean
greyhound is a far more cleanly
and cheerful place than the sleeping
quarters in the old-time sail boat.
Consider the invention of wireless
telegraphy and the wireless telephone
that enables persons to communicate
across vast stretches of this world.
They tell us we will soon be talking
to Mars! Who knows what science
has in store for us?
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONTIN
UES TO DO GOOD WORK
In spite of the inclement weather
quite a number attended the Chris
tian Endeavor on Sunday night. Hats
off to Rob Bradsher, who was leader,
, i'u.u..jr K--i I'liyinuv.
, His talk was "Improving Opportuni-
ties" and deserves special mention.
Edgar Reece also spoke with much
force along the same line. Joe Rem
gave us a graphic outline of Joseph'
life showing his power to improve op
portunities. Annie Gray Burroughs
gave a reading "What Have We Done
Today?" Mr. Oglesby made a fine
appeal to the young girls and boys
for life service.
Annie Gray Burroughs
PRESBYTERIAN TEACHERS
OF
ORPHANAGE ENTERTAIN
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
The Presbyterian teachers of the
Orphanage entertained circles A and
B of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church on Monday af
ternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. Afttr
a short business session a very de
lightful social hour was enjoyed. Mr.
and Mrs. Oglesby were honor guests.
Mr. Oglesby spoke fitting words of
encouragement for the continued
work of the good women of the church.
Delicious refreshments of ice cream,
and cake, coffee, wafers and mints
were served.
THE REPORTER'S BLUES
I have the blues
On account of news
Although 'tis in my place
To hunt along
And sing a song
1 To fill this gosh dinged space.
1 try each night
My bit to write
But, oh my, 'tis a pain
To search for news
Wearing out my shoes
Mid sunshine and mid rain.
So help me, please,
Or else my knees
Will quiver and will bend
My brain will clink
Each time I think
Of you some news to send.
Clarence B. Burch