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~'asket-Ball Banquet Brilliant Affair By this time we heard the call of the ’’cooks" and we knew that he annal basket-ball banquet was 7 the time had come for the eats. eld Tuesday evening in the aining There was a pile of fish t ai loom of the Qomestic Science Depart- feet high and with a circumference ; ent. The basket-ball boys and of 21 feet. The corn cakes made their guests assembled at 7:30 a mound that would make Stone at girl’s dormitory and in a few Mountain ashamed; an immense tank minutes the big parqde began. of lemonade was sittdng on one of.the two ton trucks. This The dining room was tastefully refreshment was attacked with decorated in blue wistaria and much gusto by the pic nicer.0- and ’white spirea. After a delightful after much eating and drinking, four course dinner was served a arxl joking the crowd began to rogram was rendered. Mr. Barnes, disband slowly, for we were all acting as toast-master, called loath to leave this pretty place. upon several of the boys and Before we left, however, all the teachers present to say a few paper had been picked ip and the words in behalf of the boy's usual ’’twelve basketfuls of basket-ball team. Mr. Barnes fragments” were gathered up and was praised highly for his wonder- brought back to the boys dormitory ful sportsmanship and for his to the Baseball boys who had had unerrigg skill in basket-ball. to practice. The boys had a most successful season, being proclaimed as This picnic was the best that has Champion of South Georgia. Mr. ever been staged by Georgia . ells gave an interesting talk Normal&chool. on the qualities of the team and the future prospects of the school. Trees Bliss Carman. ’afore the program the boys voted >r 1930 basket-ball captain. In the Garden of' Eden, planted ;orge Mathis was elected. After by God, the program the big parade began There were goodly trees in the s walk back to the Girl’s springing sod- s rmitory where Mrs. Henderson serenaded them with a most beauti- Trecs of beauty and height and grac ful song. To stand in splendor before His fac Baptist Sunday School Pictaic Apple and hdekory, ash and pear, Oak and beech and the tulip rare, )n Thursday, March £8, the Baptist ’.unday School staged a picnic The trembling aspen, thgfaoble out at Lott’s Creek. They left pine, Georgia Normal at 3:30 in the The sweeping elm by the river line; afternoon and'' went to the scene of the picnic in different cars. Trees for the birds to build and sing, .his picnic had been planned for And the lilad tree for o/joy in nme time and everyone had been in spring; ookingiforward to it with the . -tmbst enthusiasm. Enthusiasm Trees to turn at the frosty call as not lacking when the crowd And carpet the ground fear their "rived at Lott’s Creek. The Lord’s footfall; ood were beautiful and every- le spent two or three hours Trees for fruitage and fire and .naming the woods and picking shade, me different flowers that are Trees for the cunning builder's i bloom at this time of the year, trade; ^ter this there was a period v rest which was spent reading Wood for the boy, the spear, and i Inscriptions on the tombs in ; the flail, e Lott’s Creek church graveyard. The keel and the mast of the .n an hour was spent on games. daring sail- • cop the Handkerchief” was played ud also ’’Capture the flag”. In Ho made them of every grain and ,v,e latter game Mr. Wells was girrh, ,hr own for a ten yard loss by (continued page 2 col.2) ’ll McDaniel . 'continued next col) Science Club. everyone enjoyed although he. couldn't find his scripture in Spring is celling on every side Mr. Well's Bible. and the science club caught its spirit Thursday night in their Wednesday morning'at our chapel program on birds. It was alto- service we had with us Mr. Paul gether fitting that ■ now viion Muse, pastor of the Methodist there are so many birds to b a church at Dawson, Georgia. He studied the program should deal was the pastor who conducted the with that theme. Revival at tho Methodist Church At Statesbofo which ended last Frances Brett gave a very interest- Wednesday night. Besides a ing history of ornothology from very splendid scripture lesson its earliest beginning to the he gave us a great deal of ore sent day. Francis Mathis information on our ov.h statc- discussed, '’The Adoption of Gcorgia, "The Empire State of Birds”; t';at is, the ways. nature the South". has provided for birds in regard to meeting their environment. ©.vie Banks gave. some interesting facts about the songs of birds On Tuesday afterhoon 'the Oglethorpe and the birds that one considered Sob icty ‘enjoyed ah:-outaJig- dovn- the best singers. She brought 'among the Pinos. The picnic out the fact that all birds have - was given by the Catamounts to a series of calls, that a person the Go-Getters as the result of may learn to recognize. Such a contest between the two divisions as, the mating call, the dagger of the society. The party left call, the mother call, and the the campus about 5:30 in gay happy contented song. IToxt spirits. For the first part Ernest Kennedy gave a very of the program games were played interesting presentation of bird end just before time to return to study and why study birds. .He the school the social committee discussed 'the value of birds in served sandwiches, pickles, relation to tho economical wel- crakkers and lemonade. fare of tho South, the habits of birds, the best time to study ffihbyMothcr Tolls Her Story to . birds, the main division of ' the Children-Continued birds, ikE men and birds and their relation to nature . ■ Then "That skinny gawk is driving all each member of the club was the healthy stock away’." called upon to imitate a bird of But somehow I'd grown to like him ,'ome kind. This was lots of fun. And I marveled that I could very one is urged to at tent. evcr3r For he never tried to kiss me— meeting as a lot of good may though I often wished he would, be got from the programs as well as a great d^al of enjoyment. Now that's all there is to tell you--by next June I was a bride, Hiking Trio • Bat bbfore that. I Had made him part his hair upon the side; A group of the Normal students And I'd made him change his collars spent a most emjoyablc day last and I’d slicked him up a lot, Friday on a hiking trip. They For I taught him what he should do, left about eleven o’clock and and the things which he should not hiked out to the Lake View Country But not; don't tell I've told you— Club. On arriving there a most the way I met your dad. delightful picnic dinner was Would I do the same thing over? spread which everyone enjoyed Well--he hasn’t boon so bad'. to the utmost. After the lunch a short time was spent in kodaking and boat-riding. Then the trip How to Get a Cherry from the $ homo was begin and everyone Bottom of a Glass. arrived tired and fatigued with, Hypnotize cherry. Tell chErry it the days entertainment. Every- is a Mexican jumping bean. Cherry one was thrilled over tho good will leap for joy. Grab cherry time she had although two of the whe n in mid -air . lembers had to come homo wet >. ■ Inform cherry that folks who live after an unfortunate dip in the in glass houses shouldn't throw ater. The grou$» consisted of: stones. Cherry will climb to rim ildred Jones, Ruby Brannon, Ila of glass to drop stone over side. yaock, Virginia Kenan, nloise Catch cherry in the act. lith, Ruth Edenfiold And Sara Sing "Merrily We Roll Along" . berts. Tilt glass up. Cherry will respond to the lilting verso by rolling donn f incline. Grab cherry. Tell cherry you think it is a f ake. This will jar cherry. Falls from bottom of glass onto roff of your mouth, Swallow chorry. Make funny feces at cherry. Cherry will shake with laughter and lose its grip. , I Tho Staff Can’t you see my brain must grow Ed itor Virginia Louis i Just as yours did long ago? Ass't Editor Eli McDaniel You need not talk os if I lay Nous Editor Sara .Roberts lar beneath yourm own pathway. Campus Editor Catherine Brett You need not tell of the things Alumni Editor Clifford Grincr you've done Joke Editor Clyde Greenway Of the grades you made and the Manager Sidney Boswell medals you've won. Faculty Advisor Miss Cloy It just won't go for I'm no dunce Typist Virginia Kenan. My dad says you wuz a boy once. So can't you be just what you are? ,Tihe first of JSpril, some do say, I sure I'd like, you better by Is set apart for All Foil’s day; far. But why tho people call .it so Can't you see I'm just a boy Nor I, nor they themselves, do Full of life and healthy joy .