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VOL. I.
OXFORD, N. C, MARCH 17, 1922
NO. 18
LET'S HAVE THE WAREHOUSE
REVIVAL
I am disappointed at the announce
ment that we will not have the ware
house meetings this summer. It was
definitely agreed, I thought, that we
would have these meetings again this
summer and all the past winter I have
been looking forward to them with
pleasure.
As to the reasons assigned for the
abandonment of this annual event, I
am not sufficiently advised to speak
with authority. However, I have
been told that we could not afford ir,
for it would be too great a financial
burden on the community. This may
or may not be the rea.-on. If it is,
I unhesitatingly say that we are as
signing a very poor reason. It is
true that we do not have the money
that we did three years ago and per
haps not even as much as we had last
summer. However, we can certain
ly feed the visiting preacher, or
preachers, and if they are willing to
take the chance of voluntary collec
tions, we should certainly not balk at
the proposition.
Rut there is another aspect of the
matter that should not be ignored in
determining whether we should or
should not have these meetings. While
we have not as much of this world's
goods as we have had, yet we have
infinitely more of the receptive mood
than we formerly had. Prosperity is
not conducive to the indwelling of
God's spirit. Prosperity is the dev
il's, not God's, agency in the develop-
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spirit of man in reverse to that of na
ture. The flowers of the field laden
with the dews of heaven hang their
head in humility and gratitude. Man,
on the other hand, thus favored be
comes arrogant, haughty and unmind
ful of both God and man.
Adversity and deprivation make
men remember their Creator and II ij
creation. It has ever been thus since
the days of the children in the wil
derness. Elijah had his day of de
privation and solitude; so John the
Daptist, who preached repentance as
none other ever did preach it, save
Christ; so also Paul, earth's first a
postle. History's greatest allegory
is the result of Bunyan's twelve years
of imprisonment in a Bedford jail.
Out of the poet's blindness came Par
adise Lost and Paradise Regained,
poems without equals in the English
or any other language. Out of this
country's present embarrassment may
come the greatest revival of this gen
eration. The conditions favor it.
Let's try it.
J no W. Hester
EVERYBODY COME OUT
On Friday night, March 24, in the
auditorium of the College Street
building, Oxford High ScJiool, repre
sented by Fred Brummitt and Her
bert Rountree, will debate Louisburg
on the query, "Resolved, That the
United States should enter the
League of Nations." On the same
night, our negative team, composed
of Dora Wolf and Edwin Shaw, will
debate Franklinton at Franklinton.
If you think that the issue is a dead
one, come out and be enlightened.
Come anyway. We need your sup
port. ADVERTISEMENT
Miss Harrington says that she in
tends to keep on working after she
gets married. Now men, don't push!
DOES OXFORD NEED A Y. M. C. A?
When the young men of a town
have to loaf in the drug stores for
the simple reason that they have no
other place to find companionship and
amusement, that town needs a Y. M.
C. A. When a father and mother
.have put eighteen or twenty of the
best years of their lives into the
careful rearing of a boy, it is dis-
i couraging, to say the least, to see
their watchful training go for naught.
A Young Men's Christian Associ
ation would provide clean, wholesome
: amusement for the boys and young
fellows of this community. There is
no need for a marble building or for
costly equipment. The home mili
tary company composed of about forty
members is planning to build club
rooms. Is it impossible for three
thousand people to raise sufficient
enthusiasm and funds to provide "Y"
quarters? The "Y" would reach all
i the young men of the town. The high
school boys have their gym, of course,
but the fellows who for various rea
j sons do not attend school Jiave no
j place for physical recreation. Just
i because a fellow has finished school
; or has had to quit and go to work
is no argument that he doesn't ap
preciate the right kind of good time.
The "Y" is a force for good in any
community. It is not denomination
and, therefore, reaches a class that
never darkens the church door. If
you believe in the boys and young
men of Oxford, give 'em a chance to
believe in themselves.
SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK
T" novsrr.it has iihhh.i-:
IMHTY
"T" Royster entertained at bridge
for two tables on Saturday night.
After a number of close games deli
cious refreshments consisting of chick
en salad, cheese straws, hot choco
late, and mints were served. "TV
guests were Sue Bryan, Annie Lou
Williams, Annie Gray Burroughs,
and Margaret Davis, Will Mitchell,
Bobbie Bradsher, and William Hunt.
Miss Carrie Fuller entertained the
"Reviewers' Club" on Tuesday even
ing. The program was built around
immigration and its problems, the
specific subject being, "Americans by
Adoption." The hostess served an
elaborate salad course.
INSPECTOR PAYS VISIT
On Tuesday Prof. Holland Hol
ton, assistant High School Inspec
tor, was at Oxford High School, vis
iting some of the classes and making
out his report on the work of the
scl:col to the State Board of Educa
tion. He expects to return in the
near future to complete his investiga-;
tion. j
Mr. Holton is Professor of Educa- j
tion at Trinity College and will visit
all the high schools in Granville coun
ty. He made several splendid talks
in the class rooms.
SIXTH GRADE GIRLS WORKERS j
If you happen to look out on the
campus you will see girls swarming
about busily. These are members of;
both sixth grades who have volunteer- j
ed to keep the lawn free of sticks and J
waste paper. The school is very j
proud of these girls and hope their
good work will continue.
SECOND BOOK SHOWER
On Wednesday the second Book
Shower was held and 142 additional
Uioks were donated to the High
School Library. The books were giv
n by the following students:
miss ( mniN's (ii (iiiti)K
Cordelle Mloore 1 book.
Mlts. KIMIIAMS ((A (iHAI)K
Mrs. W. R. Kimball 4 books, Frank
i.lewellyn 4, Sarah Hall 2, Nathan
Oannady 1, James Holleman 1, Hy
.nan Bergeon 1, Phillip Hurst 1.
! MISS AM.KWS 7-11 ;iiaim:
Graham Parrott 5 books, Lillian
ilountree 3, Gordon Perkins 1, John
'). Walters 1, Lucile Maddra 1, Roger
outlier 1.
Mils. II A It II A KT'S 7-A lilt AIM-:
Mrs. A. H. Powell 8 books, Eliza
leth Daniel 5, Eva Allen Williams Z,
Hubert Elliott 3, Elizabeth White 2,
ranees Longniire 1, M,argaret Wat-s-on
1, Grace Early 1, Alfred Ballou
MISS IIAItlllSS H II t.KADi; j
Evelyn Knott, 7 books, James Par
!:am 3, William Averett 3, Fred Per-
..ins 2.
miss i.kya rr.irs h a .haim:
Elizabeth Hall 0 books, Rux Cur
in 8, Catherine Crews 1, Creagh
"alvert 1, Mable Smith 1, Tell Smith
ii. Mviiaoi)s o-n (.iiaih:
Inez Wood, 3 books, Jobe Overton
, Virginia Pittard 1, Kelway How
d 1, Mr. Barnhart 1.
VisJ II AHUIXi TOV.H -t I.HAIMi
Marvin Dean 1 book.
miis. fi.i:mi;'m io (.iiadk.
Tom Booth 13 books, Thomas Roy
ster 10, Lillian Writers 2, Beth Can
nady 2, Nathan Wolf 2, Jessie Knott
1, Winston Taylor 1, Ben Medford
1, Rosa Parham 1, Annie Lou Wil
liams 1.
MISS TATK'S II lilt A OK
Herbert Rountree 4 books, Mar
garet Davis 4, Inez Walters 2, Ed
win Shaw 1, Lizzie Mae Ellington 1,
Helen Hunt 1, James Moody, Her
man Meadows 1.
ZACK LYON HAS A SISTER
Zack Lyon says it is not a pleasant
sensation to wake up one morning and
find yourself a back number all be
cause a nameless little stranger has
arrived while you were asleep and
unable to defend your rights. Out
side of this, Zack says it's very nice
to have a little sister in the family.
Certainly it can't be very bad when
the little sister has a whole outfit of
dimples and the prettiest blue eyes
in the world.
BIG MINSTREL REVUE
AITAI Kl M.KK SAYS MKST M
CA l TAl.K.XT TO TAKK PA HT
Captain E. E. Fuller, commander
of the local post of the American Le
gion, is lining up his forces for a big
minstrel revue to be staged about
April 6. The very best talent in the
community has already been enlisted.
The production is to be coached by
a professional sent out by the same
company that put on Katchy-Koo.
Everything points to a highly success
ful show.
Miss Allen: "Bailey, do you know
what makes the tower of Pisa lean?"
Bailey: "N'om; if I did I'd take
some myself."
THE TRACK MEET IN DURHAM
The biggest indoor athletic event
ever held in North Carolina took
place in the Star Brick Warehouse in
Durham last Friday. The attendance
was estimated at five thousand and
teams were entered from all but two
of the colleges, a large number of
Y. M. C. A.'s and military units,
and many of the high schools in the
state.
The University and Chapel Hill
high school carried off most of the
honor and they earned them, but we
don't feel exactly ashamed of our own
record. After one week of hard
practice our team was in poor shape
for the contest and yet we carried off
two second places, one in the shot
put and one in the relay. Although
the team does not say so, it was pure
hard luck that kept us out of first
place in the relay.
Since we have won two second
places with a week's practice, we are
hoping that after a month's practice
we can win some first places in the
meet soon to come off at Chapel Hill.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS THE STUFF
1 Without exerting themselves, the
i high school girls leat the town girls'
basket-ball team, Saturday night, by
a score of 55 to 22. The town team
j was made up of former members of
Oxford's high school teams, who had
graduated or left school. The town
girls had practiced only once, so their
game t necessarily under psr. !T"v
ertlielc.-s they put up a good IV'--
Allnougf. tile guute vu of e rw 1 .
Watkins and F. Horner for the hign
: school, showed up well. J. Peed and
! I. K. Taylor scored most of the town
girls' points. It may be interesting
to note that four sisters played a
galnst each other; Misses Frances
Horner and Frances Landis for the
high school and Eloise Horner and
Mary Landis for the town. The line-
! up was as follows:
Hiph School
Frances Horner f.
I Dorothy Tarham f.
j C. Watkins c.
Frances Landis g.
j C. Easton g.
Town
Johnny Peed
C. Carroil
Mary Landis
I. K. Taylor
Eloise Horner
t
Substitutions: For High School,
Eugenia Currin for Frances Landis,
Frances Landis for Eugenia Currin.
Referee: Livengood. Time, 40 min
utes. Attendance, 100.
ELLIOT COOPER LEAVES
Elliot Cooper, who has been home
for the past two months, left Monday
for New York, where he will set sad
for South America. If Horace Gree
ley were alive today he would prob
ably say, "Young man, go to South
America." Certainly this sister con
tinent of ours is the land of golden
opportunity for young fellows who
have ambition and grit. We under
stand that Mr. Cooper possesses both
in abundance.
"Spring" Reece had to have his
mustache amputated. He went to
fee his girl the other night and she
was chewing gum. Very reasonable!
sritix; is ii khk
When the mocking bird is singing in
the willow tree
I know what he is saying, "Spring
is here!"
When the pussy willow's blooming
And the pretty doves are cooing
I know tiiat spring is here.