a'ard H. Thornton Library
North CaroU
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PATRONIZE
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ADVERTISERS
LET'S ALL
BOOST
OXFORD
FOR A BIGGER, BETTER OXFORD
VOL. I.
OXFORD, N. C, MaRCH 10, 1922
NO. 17.
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0. HENRY LITERACY SOCIETY
MAKES SPLENDID GIFT
TO SCHOOL
The O. Henry Literary Society has
just made a handsome gift to the
school in the form of a complete set
of the famous Stoddard Lectures. The
books are here and are being labeled
this week for the library. The vol
umes are serviceably bound and are
profusely illustrated with cuts of rare
beauty, many of them colored. Mem
bers of the senior class who have
made a cursory examination of the
:,
books say that they will prove
liable to the class in English litera
ture. It is expected that the classes
in history and geography will find
Stoddard equally helpful. In fact,
equally helpful
i not n nrsnn in school, teach-
er or pupil, who will not be able to
derive great profit and pleasure from
the lectures
One word of warning: Let's take
care of the books. Read the n all we
want, but handle them with the same
cave we would exercise in U!-ing the
books in our mother's library
WEATHER PROHIBITS THE PRE
SENTATION OF "THE GYPSY
ROVER"
On account of the weather and the
lack of lighting facilities, the com
pany from Stem was forced to post
pone the presentation of "The Gypsy
Rover," w-hich was staged for last
o' amateurs. "The Gypsy Rover" is
a first-class musical comedy which
has met with great success. Tht
people of Oxford were very disap
pointed at the postponemen" of the
performance and the players wtre
equally disappointed, as they had
spent an afternoon of hard work in
setting the stage. However we ex
pect these people back at some early
date, and assure them of oui hearty
support.
SATISFIED?
Our town is often visited by ora
tors of fame, who stand on empty
boxes and seek to heal the lame. "It's
absolutely pure, you see," thus you i .
will hear them quack, "and satisfac
tion's guaranteed, or else your money
back.
Now manv neonle relish this, i
but most times in the game, if one
is ever satisfied. I'd like to know his
-
name.
And so we find it o'er the world,
in love, in peace, in strife, t.hat one
is never satisfied with what he gets
from life. The financier, though great
his wealth, will study books to learn
how he can earn. And there's the
suitor who will swear a smile will
mould his life; but soon the smile is
out of date he wants her for his
wife. You'll hear the whiskey-drinker
say that one small dope will do;
but ere that swallow's down his
throat he thinks he'll .handle two.
The only person satisfied (be mo
tives low or high) is on the order
of the hog, whom mud will satisfy.
And satisfaction often fills the low
and backward mission, for in most
cases it will serve to check a man's
ambition. So let us ne'er he satis
fied with any easy gain, but keep in
mind t.hat we may find a still much
higher plane.
Herbert Rountree Jr.
THE HIGH SCHOOL WINS
The most exciting basketball game
ever played on the high school floo- For months our English teachers
took place Saturday night betweeer. have been preaching to uj about care
the teams of the Oxford College ant ; tul articulation. Sermons without
the High Schools girls, the high ; number have been developed from
school winning by a score of 24 to IP. , the text, "He who enunciates dis
Frcm the first toss up to the finF.' tinctly thereby improves his chance
blast of the whistle, the spectators of passing." It remained for Miss
were beside themselves with excite Mary Shot well who addressed us at
ment. The score see-sawed throujrb assembly to furnish us with an ex-
first Half nt tVio pinl of whief Ulllllo of nerfeet. nrtif nlntinn Mi
it stood 10 to 9 in favor of the High
School. The second half started witi:
a rush, but the College was unabl-
to ceai cnariocxe aiKms, wu ivi
the ai(1 of the rtpa?wn ?f !
am-mates scored 20 out of 24 point
Sh- Caro1 Van!
and Estelle Price were especially gooi
the College, Miss Vann scorin,
of 19 Points for hr team The
passing of both teams was excellen",
j n the sPirit fihown was
The College was represented by tlx
entire student body, and they let theii
, team know that they were behim
them. Everyone agrees that it wh
; an extra well played game and wt
nope u nave anomer in uie neai iu
ture. The lineup was as follows:
High School
E. Bragg
E. Currin
R. Dickerson
C. Watkins
Position
1. f.
r. f.
c.
Colleg'
C. Vani
E. Priv-
Powel
V. Scot:
P Alderman
1. sr.
C. Easton
r. g.
Substitutions: For H. S., Rosa Dick
Easton; Elizabeth Bragg for Eugenr
Currin; Eugenia Currin for Elizabet'
Bragg.
Referee: Miss Fitzwater. Tinv
40 minutes. Attendance: 250.
HE! HAW!
"Laugh and the world laughs with
you
Weep and you weep idone."
There are some people in the world
who would not live if their sorrows
and burdens were removed from them.
v w ; tu nn-enn h..
enioys afflicting his friends with vi-
vid descriptions of that pain which
attacked him yesterday. And there
is the rrsnn who is ionlous of anv-
body that can make a "sicker" im-
! ; .u u c r,,-..
. .a,. our
nf u:- na m,ut
fnl.tnnt. Such
PC0P e wou of a fo,tu,m' f.Ul.,.
nj.onlo iiiinlK' havtt tn run i nwn their
audiences. And nobody can blame
t.he auditors. If vou have rheuma-
tism, tell it to the doctor. If you
get "U" on your report, fight it out
with the teacher. If you have the
blues, stay at home and wear them
cff. In other words, if you are drunk,
it is best to stay in bed until you gel
F0Der-
On the other hand there is that
jolly, welcome person w.ho can al-
ways see the bright side of life. You
don't hear him complain of the
"Death-where-is-thy-sting" trouble.
Most of us are afflicted with a cer-
tain degree of egotism which makes
us enjoy hearing ourselves talk of
ourselves, but we should remember
at the same time that "ourselves"
might not make such an interesting
subject for others to hear of. At
any rate, we need not parade around
chanting our own dirges.
Herbert Rocntree, Jr.
1 MISS SHOTWELL SPEAKS AT AS-
SEMBLY
Shutwell talked alout public welfare
' and she had some mighty interesting
th.ngs to say. We are frank to ad-
'""hmi, we were cnieuy
struck with ! she said them.
LET'S DO OUR SHARE
It is a time-honored saying that a
man gets out of a thing exactly what
he puts in it. Wouldn't it be a fine
thing for our town if every man, wo-
man, boy and girl in Oxford should
I ut his best energies to work to make a most 'tlightful bridge party on
a success of the series of revival Thursday evening with Miss Eliza
services which will beirin at the Ban- nt'lh All"ii of our faculty as hostess.
t;st t.um.h next Sunday, March 13?
Rl.v w A A of N Be had
b . SIHt.;av invited to do the
preaching. We understand that there
is to be special music. Why can't
we do something pedal too? Make
a special effort to get up our work
,t study periols and in the after-
noons so that we may be ready to
hare any special blessing that God
w"d- UVs Mr' IIart and the
ltetoo
A Methodist
BIG INDOOR TRACK MEET
There is going to be a big indoor
track meet, held in Durham, Friday,
March 10. This is going U be the
biggest thing of its kind ever held in
old North Carolina. This nveet is
divided into three parts, one for co!-
leges, one for high schools, and one
Y. M. C. A.'s for military organiza-
tions. This meet is under the aus-
pices of the University of North Car-
olina, Trinity College and the Dur-
ha, M- C. A.
is going to send about fif-
eompece against me oin-
vl niPn noois oi me stale, aunougu
. 1 a : aa!-- a - a l tl
t',t' geiung siarieu. e
are turning out some mighty fast men
u ' .u ,u..
ait exiH-eiinir u snow me mnv
Pcht,,s that Oxfonl is not as slow
ap it 1(K)ks We are t.n(iin(r nivn tl
"- 11 "nvs. c nit stiiumj. nun
compete in all the events which .n-
,aiih. high jump, 12 pound shot pu.
the half-mile relay. We hope
to m special showing at the shot
P"t with Herman Early and Bailey
Currin Fred Brummitt. After
the ct there is to be a dance hel l
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furnished by the State College band
of 30 pieces.
Wm. Hunt
DR. STUART MCGUIRE HERE
Dr. Stuart McGuire, of Richmond, J
wag jn Oxford last Thursday to con-
fer w ith local physicians with regard j
to the condition of Dr. Tom Booth, j
ye understand that Dr. McGuire j
hopes that Dr. Booth will soon be able !
to use a rolling chair, but that he J
,jces not hold out any immediate hope
of the complete recovery of Oxford's I
best-loved citizen. J
SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE PAST
WEEK
mi i.i. H-: wi:iim iiostkhs
On Thursday afternoon Miss Sal
lic Webb was hostess to a very smart
bridge party when she entertained for
Miss Nellie Graves, of Carthage, a
former s hool and sorority mate.
Mrs. Ernest Howard and the honor
guest tied for top score. Delicious
Charlotte russe and Devil's Food
cak.e er followed by coffee
ami cht'e " alwhes. Miss Webb's
M,SM?S Nt,,,e craves,
Dorothy Royster. Ruth Harriss. F1H
, -
n.. Mumvn Harrington,
Mesdan.ts Beverly Royster, Jr., Er
nest Howard, Marsh Ray, Outlaw
Hunt, Edward Matthews. Ewinir
Smith and John Mitchell
MISS ALLEN HAS PARTY FOR
TEACHERS
number of the teachers enjoyed
From al! reports, Miss Allen is quite
KOO(l ., hostess as she is a history
feacher. The prize for ton seore.
lainty hf nd-made handkerchief, went
to Miss Ruth Harriss. Elaborate re-
fresh men ts consisting of chicken sal-
! at'. chee..- straws, and hot coffee, fol-
i lowel by tipsy cake were served. The
guests were: Mesdames Len Flem-
j Walter Barnhart, Goodrich Wil-
! SOn' "fw" Rut.h lla"hs EIla John-
rmt.
GIVE DACE " ""
As delightful as it was informal
was the dance given by Mr. and
Mrs. John Mitchell in honor of Mrs.
Mitchell's brother, Mr. James Polk.
i on Friday evening. All the young
people in town who could lie reached
by telephone on short notice were
present. 'During the intermission
Eskimo pies were served. A feature
of the evening was the singing of
songs to guitar accompaniment by
Miss Ella Johnson.
MR. AND MRS. BEVERLY R0Y-
STER, JR.
, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Royster, Jr.,
Pave a small and thoroughly delight-
- wv,K W1U,
- v,.v, v rinage, as
tVi ttrnw niim-t
"
.
SUHrKISi, JrUlt AUJ3 W11X1AMS
Wednesday morning the word was
whispered around that Annie Lou
William- was having a birthday, and
thal Crenshaw haJnvit.
cd a few of Annie Lou's friends a-
round, directly after school, to cele
brate the unusual event.
The hostess was completely sur
prised when the guests arrived.
The guests were invited into the
dining room where an elaborate color
scheme of yellow and white was car-
ried out.
The cutting of the cake was verv
' exciting. When the hostess drew a
name, the owner of which to cut the
cake Sue Brvan won. Sue's one fa-
tal breath extinguished the entire
sixteen candles. This determined
that Sue's wedding day was destined
to be sixteen jears hence. A tempt-
ing course of cream and cake wps
then served and tiny Easter basket?
were given as favors. After several
much enjoyed progressive card games
the guests dispersed.
Beth Cannady
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