Richard H. Thornton Library
Oxford, North Carolina
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VOL. I.
OXFORD. N. C, . PRIL 14, 1922
NO. 22
OXFOKD WINS LOVING CUPS
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Minus the services of Fred Brum
mitt, their star weight man, Oxford
high school galloped home first on
Tuesday in the race for the two silver
loving cups. It was the Wildcat's
day to ramble, Oxford winning at
least two places in every event. In
the 220 yard dash and the 120 low
hurdles we carried off the first four
places.
It is to be regretted that all of the
teams of the county were not on hand
for the finishing of the meet, but even
with their presence we cannot see
how Oxford's score, 44 points, couM
have been perceptibly reduced.
The relay race was all Oxford'?,
our man finishing a good 150 feet
ahead of the Orphanage, running sec
ond. As a rwsult of this victory O. II. S.
is the proud possessor of two more
silver loving cups, one for scoring
the highest number of points in the
high school meet, the other for win
ning the relay race.
T.he high school is extremely proud
of its track team, which has brought
so many laurels to the white and gold
in this, its first season in that sport.
This is the first championship meet
in the history of Granville county,
and it is sincerely hoped that it will
In-come an annual affair. Too much
cannot be said of the fine way that
the county schools handled themselves
wVimc ittuortrtK under n n nTnuit
conditions of training. The .committee
is well pleased with the fine spirit
shown by the citizens and hopes that
in years to come the Granville
county athletic championship meet
will be a day surpassing any other
on the county's calendar of holidays.
A SUGGESTED AUTOMOBILE LAW
One thing in which the traveling
public at the present time is most
interested is a law that will secure
pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, and
careful automobile drivers against
the reckless drivers who operate au
tomobiles on" public roads.
There is a class of people who have
no regard for their own safety or
the safety of others, and this class
of people usually has no liability, j
As a usual thing, they operate old
cars that have but little value, which
often belong to other people. When
an accident occurs, they usually have
no property from which the injured
party can recover damage, as was
the case the other day in Durham
county, when a reckless speeder ran a
car into a farmer's wagon, demolish
ing the wagon, and injuring the far
mer. The maximum penalty for reck
less driving is sixty days in jail or
fifty dollars fine. In this case, the far
mer could get judgment against the
speeder, but the speeder having no
property, the judgment was not worth
the paper on which it was written.
We give the following suggestions,
which, if made a law, we believe
would make for the safety of the
traveling public. If every man who
owns an automobile was required to
give a bond for the sum of one thous
and dollars compensating people for
the property damaged by his car,
that speeding would not work a hard
ship to any car owner, and wmld
make the travelir.g public safe.
Jack Usby
1 SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK
M II H. HAV IIOSTKNS TO LITKRAKV
CXI' II
As hostess to the Woman's Liter
ary Club at its April meeting on
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. C. D. Ray
delightfully sustained her reputation
for charming and gracious hospitali
ty. The roll call was responded to by
each member with an interesting bit
of information about our insular pos
sessions. Mrs. R. L. Brown gave a
comprehensive survey of South Sea
life. Mrs. E. T. White talked very
enthusiastically of the natural beau
ty of our splendid Rocky Mountain
country. Following the program a
daintily appointed tea wagon made
its appearance. Mrs. Ray was as
sisted by Miss Mary Shaw and Miss
Mildred Harrington in serving a de
licious salad course. Each guest
was presented with a favor in the
shape of a tiny basket of Easter
eggs or a saucy Easter bunny. Mrs.
Herbert White, of Elizabeth City, the
house guest of Mrs. II. M. Shaw, was
a specially invited guest.
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TAI.NS
When one of the younger members
of the Hicks family comes home for
a few days, social life on College
street picks up amazingly. Miss Eliz
abeth Hicks of Greensboro College
for Women was home for the spring
holidays over last week-end. On Mon
day evening when Mrs. Hicks return
ed from a recital at the college, she
found more than a dozen young peo
ple assembled at her house trying to
beat each other playing bridge. Neefi-lc-ss
to add that delicious refresh
ments appeared on the scene shortly
after Mrs. Hicks arrival.
M US. .1 KWKTTi: HAS IlItllXiK
CLIII
Mrs. Earle Jennette entertained
her bridge club very delightfully one
afternoon recently. After a number
of brisk rubbers, dainty refresh
ments were served. Miss Mary Shaw
was a special guest.
THIII1TK TO MIlS. BAIIXIIAIIT
Seldom has the Oxford public had
opportunity to enjoy a more pleasing
evening's entertainment than that of
last Monday evening at Oxford Col
lege, when Mrs. W. W. Barnhart ap
peared in her graduating voice re
cital, presented by Mrs. Annie Wood
all, under whose instruction Mrs.
Barnhart has studied the past two
years.
Mrs. Barnhart was assisted in her
program by Mrs. H. B. Bryan, vio
linist, a member of the music faculty
of Oxford College, whose rare skill
in handling a violin has been mani
fested to Oxford audiences on other
occasions.
Mrs. Barnhart, who is a popular
member of the high school faculty,
was most enthusiastically received by
hosts of admiring friends, winning
her way readily, with the first number
on the program, to the hearts of her
hearers, and holding it easily with
each succeeding number throughout
her reportoire.
Mrs. Barnhart has a light contral
to voice of wide range, pure in tone,
sweet and true in quality and of
great flexibility of style, proving her
natural ability, as well as reflecting
creditably on her training.
Mrs. Woodall is an accompanist to
the manner born and belongs in that
c.iosen class of whom it has been said,
"God has a few of us to whom He
vhispers in the ear,
The rest may reason and welcome,
'tis we
Musicians know."
On this occasion Mrs. Woodall gave
t' e usual pleasure that friends have
! arned to expect when she is at the
instrument.
Contributed
MEMBERS OF GRAND JURY PAY
VISIT
On Monday the high school was
ff.vored by a visit from the following
Members of the Granville county
t rand jury: M. F. Adcock I. E. Har
i.s, Lester Williford, S. J. Lyon, and
. L. Williford, the foreman, Mr.
5 M. Baird, being absent on account
o' sickness.
The first class visited was Mr.
arnhart's science class. The week
ly ?fore Mr. Barnhart had made a still
Mid someone suggested that this was
'ie cause of investigation. However,
Itr. Barnhart explained that the li
c uor distilled was not vinous, as it
'as only salt water. The gentlemen
t so visited other classes, and they
s?emed well pleased with the manner
ia which the work is being carried
We have it on good authority
that the grand jury is to turn in a
(Lood report of our condition.
Irvine Jackson
' ' A HUGE SPIDER
i ue of the latest additions to Mr.
( .Jarnhart s collection ot "Mojogy
specimens," which translated into
i English means, bugs, frogs, lizards
and worms, is a huge spider.
Through the kindness of Lizzie
Mae Ellington, owner of said spider,
' the biology class has been permitted
j to study it. Each leg is as big as a pen
; cil and the body is as large as a goose
egg. We do not know what its name
l is but it came from the West Indies,
find is the largest spider that we have
; ever seen. When we think of it we
I are glad that we live in America,
; where spiders grow in civilized sizes.
S Irvine Jackson
GLEE CLUB BIG SUCCESS
On last Friday evening, in the audi
torium of the college street school,
the Wake Forest glee club, under the
direction of Dr. Hubert Poteat, gave
a concert. It was one of the best
things that has been to Oxford this
season, and the large crowd that pack
ed the auditorium encored every num-
ber. The songs were snappy and full
of real pep and the orchestral pieces '
were rendered as only a jolly crowd j
of boys can do it. j
Oxford has the honor of being the j
first town outside Wake Forest to !
hear the glee club this season, this j
being only a week-end trip. The glee j
club is planning to start on its state
wide tour in the near future and we
wish them every success.
Irvine Jackson
WAKE FOREST GLEE CLUB RAISES
RAFTERS
A crowded house heard Dr. Hubert
Poteat and his Glee Club at the graded
school auditorium Friday night. He
would indeed be a confirmed dyspep
tic, pessimist, and misanthrope who
failed to enjoy that rollicking bunch
of boys and their inspiring leader.
Long live Dr. Poteat and the best
college glee club in the South!
fouslrr (Brrrliuns
THIS IS EASTER, THE SEASON OF
THE RESURRECTION. THE WORLD
IS CLOTHED IN NEW BEAUTY, A
I RESURRECTED PHYSICAL ADORN
MENT. LET US, MORTALS THAT
WE ARE, EXPERIENCE THE RES
URRECTION OF SPIRIT THAT IS
POSSIBLE TO ALL FOLLOWERS OF
; THE CHRIST, WHOSE RESURREC
TION WE NOW CELEBRATE. LET
US OPEN OUR HEARTS AND LOOSE
THE SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM THAT
HAS BEEN BURIED THERE. PUSH
INTO THE PAST AND FORGET ALL
THE TROUBLE, DOUBT AND MIS
GIVINGS THAT WE MAY HAVE
HARBORED DURING THE PAST
YEAR.
THE EARTH FAIRLY SHOUTS
WITH THE JOY OF ITS NEW LIFE.
EACH TREE SMILES WITH THE
BEAUTY OF ITS GOD-GIVEN BLOS
SOMS. LET US ANSWER THE JOY
OUS SONG OF GOD'S WORLD
WITH A MIGHTY SHOUT OF GRA
TITUDE FOR THE HEALTH AND
STRENGTH WE HAVE FOR HOME
AND FAMILY, FOR THE PRIVI
LEGE OF LIVING IN THIS BEAUTI
FUL WORLD. LET US MAKE IT
EASTER, THE DAY OF EXCHANG
ING OLD SPIRITS FOR NEW.
MANNERS
A lot of fellows think manners
don't amount to much. They think
it's sissy to be polite. The truth is
they don't nt-e their heads. Just as
o i.wkt!. tr.gine tun inu; quiw
ly and efficiently, so do manners
make your life and the lives of those
you come in contact with run more
quietly, pleasantly and efficiently.
Some day you may grow to be a
great man. You may be a genius.
If that good fortune comes to you
remember that never, be you the
greatest man that ever lived, will it
excuse the absence of good manners
or permit you to show any attitude
but that of courtesy to those you
come in contact with.
Good manners are a mighty valu
able asset that anybody can acquire
at very little expense.
Jack Brinklfy
MRS. MITCHELL HOSTESS
Mrs. W. Z. Mitchell was hostess to
the Thursday Social Club at its last
regular meeting. The rooms of the
lower floor were charming with deco
rations of spring flowers. Roo' wa
th game of the afternoon. Miss
Frances Mitchell assisted in serving
dainty refreshments in two course.
Guests other than the regular mem
bers were: Miss Mattie Wilkerson, of
Danville, house guest of Mrs. C. D.
Ray, Miss Ruth Shaw, an April
bride-to-be, Mesdames Roland Gooch,
D. G. Brummitt, Thornton Yancey,
and J. W. Horner.
ADA JONES TO SING FOR LOCAL
FIREMEN
Ada Jones, noted concert singer,
will give a performance in the high
school auditorium Friday night under
the auspices of the local firemen. Miss
Jones brings her own company which
includes a magician of national re
pute. Fifty per cent of the proceeds
go to our firemen, so let's give the "one
and only original Ada" (press agent
stuff) a good house. Admission 25
cents for all school children and col
lege students; 75 cents for adults.