Vol ume III LAGRANGE, GA., JANUARY, 1924 Number 10

GEORGIA STUDENT VOLUN- THE QUADRENNIAL CHRISTMAS SPIRIT OF L. C. TEERS TO HOLD CONFER GIRLS ENCE AT WESLEYAN The International Quadrennial con- vention of the Student Volunteer COLLEGE IN FEB- movement for Foreign Missions, was The beautiful Christmas spirit with RUARY held in Indianapolis, Ind., from Dec. its unselfishness and altruism truly 28 to Jan. 2. crept into the hearts of LaGrange Five Hundred College Students Ex- For three short days, 7300 students College girls at the Christmas season pected to Attend gathered from all parts of the world of 1928. It has been a custom in the to hear and to discuss problems of college household for some time for An event of much interest to the the world today. Some of the great each member to receive a gift from colleges of this state is the meeting questions and problems of all nations a beautifully decorated Christmas of the Georgia Student Volunteer were brought up. The leading sub- tree placed in the college parlors with Conference. The Conference meets jects were "Modern Industrialism,'' all the household gathered around. It . t Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., "Racial Relationship and Christian was a pleasure to the household, but ebruary 8, 9, 10. An interesting Brotheihood," "Internationalism and how much more pleasure it would program, which will include speeches War," "International Affairs and have given others who were not go- by some of the most well-informed Christian Ideals." Dr. John R. Mott, ing to have a great many of these in this field, is now being- ar- Dr. Sherwood Eddy, Dr. Robt. Wilder Christmas joys and gifts. ranged by the officers of the State .ill other men of international re- This custom of giving joy to others Union ami will be announced soon. io\ n. spoke o.i these vital questions. at the Christmas season was instigat- It is hoped that five hundred dele- -Once ;i day the conference was di- ed by the Y. W. C. A. through its will be present at the Confer- vided up into fifty groups, in which the social service committee with Miss ence. Every I ihool in Georgia is students themselves took part in the Evelyn Newton as chairman. The k id to send representatives. Last li icussion of a subject of their own Christmas tree formerly placed in the three hundred students were choosing eighty per cent of the 50 college parlors, was at this Christmas ent at the Conference held at groups chose Racial Relationship and placed in the sitting room of the Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga., and Christian Brotherhood, and Interna-I "Old Ladies' Home", and decorated from the piesent indications the num- tionalism and War. The discussion on | ber this year will exceed this. Racial Relationship became quite just as it had always been, in a most Wesleyan College will entertain the heated, as there were several diffef-1 beautiful combination of Christmas delegates this year, and the city of ent races represented in each group, decorations. The gifts formerly giv- Macon will co-operate in making the and as there were students there from en to the members of the college guests welcome in the city. both northern and southern universi household were given to the members j ties. of the household of the "Old Ladies' WINNER IN THE L. C. SONG There weie 125 delegates from the! Home." The Christmas carols form- -chools of Georgia. The largest of erly sung to those who have heard CONTEST 1 there delegations was fion Emory them often, were sung to those who I University, which had thirty-three hoar them less often, and whose lives The papers submitted in the con- arc greatly brightened by music. were numbered and the names i delegates. All the Georgia student i iding to the numbers were went to the convention together, and Leaving" the "Old Ladies' Home" d in a ealed envelope. The pa thereby meeting all of tlio college after seeing the lives of these bright- ibmitted to a committee representatives. ened by their small efforts, the L. C. of competent musicians, one of whom The spirit of the conference was girls determined to make each Christ- resides at the co ' ge. No member of an inspiration in itself. To see stu- mas a Christmas in which "others" the committee knew the writer or lents from all over the world gather- is the motto. i ,i o her member of the committee ed to pi ay over and discuss their By the decision of the committee problems make one think and feel the cash prize is awarded to Mi's. move deeply of other people, and see Auburn Institute has just begun Richard L. House, of Anniston, Ala... bevond their own small horizon. student government. The movement who ' :• : Miss Dolly Palmer Jone o has started with much enthusiasm. the class of 1914. Miss .Miriam Spruell reported that The piesent students are looking i h i number and quality of th she had a pleasant and helpful trip forward to the time when they can i nitted in the contest giv« to Ir.diannapolis, where she was sent be proud to claim that they had a part I le e\ idence both of the abilit; as the L. C. delegate to the student in creation of student government at the "old girls' of L. C. volunteer convention. their Alma Mater.—Ex. U/ye SCROLL After we have taken stock of our- A PRAYER Published monthly by the Quill Driv- selves for the past year, we should ers' Club of LaGrange College. turn our attention to beginning a new The Clay to the Potter record with a determined resolution 0, Jesus, Master Potter from this day Entered at Postoffice at LaGrange, to let this year in college count for I promise Thee that in Thy hands Ga., as second class mail matter more than any preceding year. With the clay , 1922, under the Act of a desire to attain higher achievements Of my young life shall rightly molded March 3, 1879. let us turn over a new leaf for our- be, selves and old L. C. Not inconsistent, stiff, resisting Subscription rate, fifty cents a se- Thee. mester. THE AFTERMATH Nor yet, 0, Master Workman, shall it Editorial Staff From turkey and plum pudding be Mary Lane, '24 Editor-in-Chief down to bacon and grits. Isn't that a Too soft and pliant, and unfit for Gladys Spruell, '25 .._ Business Mgr. slump? It all comes with that awful Thee Agnes Porter, '25 Proof Reader after Christmas fog of gloom which To mold as Thou seest fit. Do Thou Gertrude Strain, '26 Adv. Mgr. has settled down upon L. C. Do you refine Grace Hale, 24 Cir. Mgr. think we'll ever flounder through it This useless mass of clay, this life Edith Foster, '26 Joke Ed. and mid year exams? Oh, well, all's of mine. well that ends well, and the holidays | COLLEGE DIRECTORY ended unusually well for some of our And should there be, O Lord, some Class Presidents: number, since they exchanged a heart secret sin, Senior Mildred Pinkerton Like foreign substance hid from Junior Bonnie Hale for a diamond. It was raining Thursday evening, sight within, Sophomore Christine Stubbs Pluck out that thing, and by Thy pow- Freshman Elizabeth Hodges one of those slow spiritless drizzles which frequently makes its appear- er divine, ance on such occasions. The monoto- If needs with fire, 0, Lord, the clay Organizations: refine! Irenian Sara Brown nous drip, drip, on the window panes Mezzofantian Mamie Northcutt of the Atlanta & West Point train only added to the melancholy of the I would not have a vessel marked and Pres. Y. W. C. A.__ Mamie Northcutt marred, Pres. Student body B. A. Teasley L. C. girls, aboard. With dreamy eyes they gazed despondently into Nor life, by blighting sin, all sear- Pres. Athletic Ass'n Sara Brown ed and scarred;; ; Pres Dramatic Club, Christine Stubbs the drab weather. Some of them ap- peared to be thinking of—what were So, Master Potter, have Thy way with me, THE NEW LEAF they thinking? Certainly not of that Trig, class or American Literature, That in Thy sight I may more love ly be! which they must attend upon reach- "At the ending of the old year and : ing their Alma Mater. Mrs. H. L. McCLESKY Class 98. the beginning of the new, it is well to take account of our spiritual, mor- "Why didn't he come to see me al and material resources, and serious- off?" "Why didn't he give me a EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT ly appraise the progress of the past three-pound box of candy like George Eighteen nations are rep'e~ente: twelve months, and the prospect of gave Susan?" "I wonder if he loves at Vasaar this year. Besides th. advancement in the coming year?"! me or that other girl?" "I wonder! if that letter he promised to write' foreign students, there are thirty This is a part of the message in which : President Coolidge extended New will be there? "Oh! I can't wait." seven states represented in the cla Year's greeting to the American peo- Perhaps these were some of her of '27.—Ex. ple. thoughts. It would be well for each L. C. "LaGrange!!!" The Florida State College for Wo student to take the President's Greet- "Oh! my new dress'" men will soon have several new build ing as a personal message. Let us. "And my hat!" ings. Work on a new dormitory an'' at the dawn of 1921 glan'ce backward The drizzle had changed to a live- on the first unit of the library h over the leaves of the year that has ly downpour, and spring hats and begun.-—Ex. just slipped away. As we turn back dresses looked decidedly wilted when ward, let us put these questions in the the young ladies reached the hill The authorities at Syracuse hav foreground of our minds, and answer where everything, even the red brick put a ban on under graduate ma" them fairly and squarely with our- building, looked blue as blaz°s to liages, upon the hypothesis 'hit tw" selves: " Have we been keenly alert them. minds with but a single thought to our opportunities, or have we shut After chapel and an inspiring talk would lower the intelligence level.- - our eyes to them and let them pas- by Mr. Thompson, classes began. The Exchange. unheeded? Have we used our time clouds at length passed away, and wisely or have we regarded each ni" things became brighter, even for the In Northwestern University six- ceeding day as merely another day ooor g>rl who didn't hear from him- teen out of every hundred students holding no vital interest for us? Hiv- and after all, "Life is real, l'fe i" do not pass. The faculty gives the we l)oen wide awake to things earnest." And so we can all woik reason for this as "too little sleep, too or have we been mentally asleep hard and look forward to "Commence much play, not enough study, too and allowed ourselves to drift away •nent" and to the glory of achieve ■nurh leisure, fast eating and diversi- from everything worth while?" ■nent, •'':.."—Exchange. Education Prof—"Miss Pinkerton, what views did you get on education during the holidays?" Bradfield-Hutchinson Co, Mildred P.—"Well, I met a young Science teacher, but he didn't say STYLE HEADQUARTERS anything about Education."

Miss Bradfield (in Psychology)— Shoes for Men and Women "Give me a practical example of de- ductive reasoning." Bonnie Hale—"All Psychology pu- H0LEPR00F HOSIERY pils have a hard time. I am a psy- chology pupil; therefore, I have a hard time."—Ex. PERSONAL NOTES foi several days following, groups of freshmen, in the parlors, social rooms Pete—"I'm a little stiff from polo." The most noticeable happening on and halls, could be seen, chatting and Florence—"You don't say! I have the hill is that the entire student jabbering excitedly about those nev- some friends living there. body has returned to L. C. to resume er-to-be-forgotten Christmas holi- their studies after having spent a days. "Julius Caesar," explained papa, as most delightful Christmas vacation. he looked through the parlor key This is true with a few exceptions; COLLEGE GLEE CLUB AT UNITY hole.—Exchange. some of the girls have remained at CHURCH their homes for a short while, be- "Say, pop, do the heathen Africans cause—so they say—they have been The LaGrange College Glee Club wear pants?" exposed to the measles or mumps or rendered a splendid program at the "Hh-h-h no." some such contagious disease. Unity Methodist church on Sunday "Well, why did you put that pants afternoon, Jan. 13, as follows: button in the collection they took up Chorus—The Lord is My Shepherd— Among the visitors on the campus for them?" since the Christmas vacation are: Warhurst. Soso—Miss Lucile Hillsman—"Giver Miss Isabella Poer, West Point; Mrs. Joe—"I hear kissing is the language H. B. Kimbrough, Chipley; Mr. W. L. of Life"—Fartescue. of love." Cotton, of Hamilton; Prof. C. L. Staf- Chorus—Violin Obligato—Miss Ter- Babe—"Well, why don't you say ford, Woodville, and Dr. S. B. Han- ry—"How I/ively Are Thy Messen- something?" sard, Carrollton. gers"—Mendelssohn. Violin Solo—Miss Eveline Terry— He spoke! "Nordiche Sagi"—Bohm. FRESHMAN CHATTER Reading—Miss Gertrude Strain— Now, I've got you in my grip," "The Finger of God"—Wilde hissed the villain, shoving his tooth On going into a 100m on my return Trio—Misses Sara Brown, Evelyn paste into' his valise. to L. C, I was rather amused by a Newton, and Lucile Hillsman—"The bunch of freshmen. Each seemed to Lost Chord"—Sullivan. D. Carlisle—"Hi, there, don't spit be trying to relate her experiences Solo—Miss Eva Wynne—"Come Ye on the floor!" during Christmas. Oue of the con- Blessed"—Scott. De Journette—"S'matter? Floor fused jabber, I was able to catch such Choi us—Far From Thy Heavenly leak?" remarks as: Home"—Warhurst. "Have a good time?" "Did I? No, honey. Oh, I am so Craft—"Did you ever hear the thrilled! I went down to Delia's anc' story about the golden fleece?" met a "boy." Grand looking? Yes' Jokes Fox—"No, did they bite?" Frances was there, too. Talk abou lunning a "hot shot," believe mo, she Cotton—"I used to be an organist." Ada Davis—"Mr. Bailey, what i - did it." Miss Williams—"Why did you give the date?" "Diamond! Who got a diamond!" it up?" Mr. Bailey—"Never mind the date. "Florence, child, ain't you seen it? Cotton—"The monkey died." This chemistry examination is more It's perfectly marvellous looking important." but—she said a boy didn't Rive it to Watkins (little backwards) —"I Ada D— "But— er— Mr. Bailey, I do her, but who believes it?" want some stationery, please." want to have something right." "In love again?" Clerk-"Linen sheets?" "With a McDonough boy this time.'' Watkins—"Sir! I said Station- Cile—"Mother, where do they keep "He goes to Georgia. He gave her the best looking Frat' pin." ery! the cross-eyed bear in Sunday "lie's wonderful. Dance! My, In school?" Mother—"What cross-eyed bear, can do it." Elizabeth Butler—"What do you Just then the dinner bell rang, and think of my voice?" dear?" the little crowd dispersed. However, Madam Hobbs—"You have a good Cile-"Oh, the Holy Cross I'd during the remainder of that day and voice, but no control." bear, they sing about all the time." SNIPE HUNTING

Once upon a time there was a won- derful old college, situated on a steep New Spring Styles hill, in a busy little city in North Georgia. Now, in this college were a num- Arriving Daily ber of the finest kind of girls, girls who studied and yet girls who play- ed and enjoyed good jokes and tricks. YOUR INSPECTION INVITED It was one afternoon, right at the beginning of school. A very wise Sophomore, for you know, all Sophs, are wise, went in to visit a homesick freshman. And you know, too, that Cook, Fleeth & Wilson all freshmen are homesick, and asked foolish questions and everything. So they discussed college life, and all the "Then when can we go?" OF THE GLEE CLUB girls and the town and then drifted "Most any old time. Suppose wo to subjects of great importance to get a crowd." The College Glee Club will make our country—"Snipe Hunting." And So the too planned to make it quite its initial appearance, strictly speak- the wise Soph, found that the poor an affair. But the wise sophomore ing, "on a week's notice!" That's the freshman was very much behind the had planned it all. She called a aost recent report. It is rumored times. Soph, meeting and they decided that that this appearance will be in Co- "Do you mean to tell me that you they would take all the freshmen lumbus, and that the "week's notice" never have been snipe hunting? Well, snipe hunting. They called a fresh will be given any minute. Of I'll certainly see that you get to go. man meeting and informed them. The course, one can bear almost anything, 1 distinctly remember the time I poor freshman prceeded to ask more but the fact that Madame Hobbs is went, and it was more fun \" The foolish questions. working "like lighting fire" and, as a sophomore raved on, and the fresh- The wise Sophs, in like manner: result, every "Glee Cluber" is work man proceeded to get a little inside "What must we wear?" ing just about as hard, shows that information on the subject. "Gingham dresses, middies, or any- ;ome of the hear-says must be facts. "1 just can't wait to go. Are they thing. Rain coats, if you like." At any rate, when the performance very hard to catch ? I know I'd nev- "What time must we leave and does come otf, the people where it er catch one. But you bet I'd like to ■ where must me meet?" comes off will certainly receive try." "Be on the quadrangle tomorrow treat! No joking, the program h "Oh, they're easy as falling off a night at eight o'clock." year is certainly the best in the his log. Why, there's nothing to it. It's The following night, the poor un tory of the club. It includes i just a matter of time." The sopho- sophisticated freshmen met the wise classic selections, lighter ones, more was determined that she would sophomores at the quadrangle at ex light ones—soul-stirring ones, lik say nothing to discourage the poor : actly eight o'clock. "Excelsior"; "Mighty Lak a Ro~e: freshman; and the freshman proceed- They walked and talked for about and "tongue-twisting" ones, lik ed to ask more questions. Isn't it : an hour, until they were about a mile Dickary, Dickary Dock." funny how green freshmen are then- i out of town. When they came to the Then, as- a sort of "divide" y< first year at school. They can ask first patch of woods, one said: "Now might say, two of the girls will more foolish questions. They just dis- we'd better half up. All the fresh- one of Marjorie Benton Cook's m ■ ' I the sophomores. men can go in this patch of woods popular one-act plays, "Reform." "Isn't it funny that I've never seen and look for snipe. The sophomore Madam Hobbs is very proud of t' any snipe. Are they very good to will go about a quarter of a m-'lc girls in the club, because o" ' eat? And how do you eat 'em, any- down the road to the next patch." work they are doing and the inte way?" So the ignorant freshmen stayed they are manifesting in prepa . "That's the smallest problem of while the Sophs, journeyed onward for the splendid program. all. Snipe are just grand. And you But there was one freshman who had cook 'em pretty much the same as been snipe hunting before. So shr "That was a bad slice," said th- you do fish. Bat 'em with a whole i*e£ted that thev rilently slip back golfer as he lay sick from entin- h' lots of mustard and catsup." to the old hill. Th's they did, :'n<\ :n wife's bread.—Howard Lampoon. "Are they very huge?" about a half an hour the wise Soph' •'Most of them are about the size marched back to the woods to .find of a cat or chicken. Rut some arc no foolish freshmen. They slowly Fresh, in Cafe—"How's the chicken as large as dogs—puppies, of course. but surely returned to the college to today?" 1E you get any that size, be sure to be cheered 1 v the fre h Tien. The Waitress — "Fine, kid, how are turn him loose, 'cause they're too foolish Freshies had won. But the^ you?" tough to cook." Sophs, '"ere pretty good sports, sol "Why, you talk as if we were go- they, loo laughed, and enjoyed the| ing." joke. And, from that day 'til! rhir, "Well, why not? It's more fun the Foolish Freshman and the wise Dr. G. W. EA SON than you can imagine and doesn't old Sophomores have lived happy ev- Dentist take so very long." er after. LaGrange, Genrgia THOSE BRITTLE THINGS, CALLED NEW YEAR'S START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT RESOLUTIONS The habit of saving is easily acquired and its gratifica- tion soon becomes a delight. New Year's Resolutions must have been instituted by college graduates. Our part is to provide you with a good, safe, conserva- At least college seniors become ar- tive savings bank in which jour savings can be deposited tists in making them. Maybe they and on which we pay four per cent interest. can help you with yours. One dollar is enough to start an account. You see, they have looked forward to being twenty years old for twenty years and it does not miss being "a The LaGrange Banking & Trust Co. thrill that comes once in a life time." About to be grown, about to be through school, they can do anything THE JUNIOR CLASS FIFTY GLADYS SPRUELL. in the round world they "Resolve" to YEARS HENCE "This little girl—her mother's pride, do without debating it. This is the For no real cause, just up and died." secret of their art in making New Father Time has dragged his scythe BESS CLINE. Year's Resolutions. across the platform of the world fif- "Died—eating too much—Miss Bess Would you like to see the ones the ty times since I was last with my Cline, class of L. C.—'24 have made? dear old junior class. Not only the watermelon, but the They are a treasure of tiny, finely The time was a beautiful spring watermelon rind." spun glass tubes, beautifully tinted. They contain what is nearer to the day in March of 1974; the place was ALLENE GABLE. waters of perpetual youth than any- an old rejected graveyard; the cir- "On her wedding day she tripped ov- thing you can find. They are care- cumstances: I was very lonely and er a chair, fully put away so as to be kept and decided to take a walk, not realizing So now she's climbing the golden that my destination would he the not broken. Yet they are new and stair." real. You may see some of their graveyard. MARY TIMMONS. Unconcerned, I walked along, listen- dainty labels: "Mary T'mmons—a flower, a blossom. 1. Resolved, to make the sprinn ing to the sweet songs of the birds Was shot by accident while hunting a term at LaGrange College a grand not knowing for some time that I was 'possum." finale to our college life. looking, without seeing, those snowy With tears in my eyes, I staggered 2. Resolved, to do our pait to ful- white tombstones. But suddenly my out into the road—I could no longer fill all the beautiful thoughts we eye fell upon a stone slab on which bear to stand and gaze at the spot cherished for our Alma Mater. was written an old classmate's name' where my dear class-mates were 3. Resolved, to value sincerity "Bonnie Hale." I dropped upon my sleeping. as we do happiness. knees and scrutinized the inscription- 4. Resolved, to leap—now, or later. "Here lies Bonnie Hale, in the last I selected my place amid my dear- est friends who had gone to rest, for breath Co-ed (demurely)—"But you are a She laughed until she laughed herself I knew I couldn't live very long, now that my class-mates had all come to professor and I am just a student." to death." Young Prof.—"Then, let me teach Dazed, I got up and looked to see such tragic deaths. you to love me." in hat kind of a place niy friend v.a- Co-ed—"How many are taking that buried. Oh! what a feeling I had MEZZOFANTIAN course ?" I saw that all my college cla mates were buiied there. I quick": The Mezzofantian Literary Society always been known as an alert. Our idea of a lazy girl is the one read each inscription, interested to who gets up at five o'clock in the the cause of each girl's death: • wide-awake society, but Miss North- cutt, the J92.V24 president, says tha' morning so as to have more time to ANNIE JOE JOHNSON. it is not only going to hold this repu- loaf. "Poor Annie Joe—stepped in dutch. tat'on. but that it is going to do so he ate and ate till she ate too much." much more that "folks'll liavta sit up Don't try to win a girl in a hurry. CORNELIA HALEY. an' lake notice." That vo:ce~ the sen That takes too much time. "Cornelia Haley lost her mind. timent of the entire society concern- Passed into the Beyond "cause she ing its work during the spring se- studied all the time.'' mester. But, to prove this, the Mez- AMANDA GLENN. zofantians are beginning before the DAVIS' PHARMACY "Amanda Glenn died 0:1 duty examinations with a piogram Satur- "THE DRUG STORE ON She had a fight and was killed by a day evening, Jan. 12. cootie." On that evening Edgar A. Guest, a THE CORNER" MIRIAM SPRUELL. well-known modern writer, will be the iam Spruell died with the fever subject. With this in sight and bet- 1 he home of Good Drinks and She got sick and there was nothing to ter things in view, the Mezzofan- School Supplies. Quick and ( •> I ieve her." Han LHeravy Society challenges the teous Service Rendned. JEWELL DUNN. Irenian Society to a eearon of bettei ","h2 died before the year was done; work than either has ever done be- 262 Phon es 263 L'sklng Gvm her crown is won." fore. has a chance now. I happened to see a notice in the paper the other day. BRADFIELD DRUG COMPANY A certain young I. C. girl of thir- ty years had been rejected in love, FINEST CANDIES-BEST COLD DRINKS and her heart was broken. She was Latest Styles in Stationery asking for advice. I noticed that the answer wan that this is leap year and she might try a short note as they sometimes worked wonders. At any Bradfield Drug Company rate ,all frogs are certainly in style LaGrange, Georgia this year. People used to pity the "shorn 4 STORES-ALL GOOD lamb" who was so different from ev- ery one else—but the shorn lambs surely rule the college hill. One day I DIAMOND RINGS AND FRAT. with an adoring glance at their third overheard a conversation between Margaret Yarbrough and Elizabeth PINS finger, said without making an at- tempt to conceal the truth: "It's to Williams. Elizabeth said that she pitied Sarah Brown and Lucile Did you know that LaGrange Col- be in June, July, August or Septem- ber," as the case happened to be, and Hilsman. Margaret asked her why, lege is rapidly becoming the center and she said, just because they of the diamond ring-frat. pin indus- added, "I'm so happy, you can't im- agine." were so different from most girls— try? Yes, during the holidays the they had long h*ir. But now, so far industry received a decided impetus. The wearers of the frat pins an- swered in about the same way as the as those two girls are concerned, long Before long it will, probably, be in- hair is a mere memory. They belong cluded in the catalog as one of the wearer of the diamonds did. One es- pecially interesting reply was given to the common herd. most attractive features of the col- Third floor girls certainly are mu- lege, along with L. C.'s interesting by one girl who said that her sweet- sical. Why, there are so many in- history, desirable location, and cher- heart had just gotten his frat pin and struments on third floor, that the gills ished traditions. she wanted to- wear it before some could easily start a "musical pawn- It was discovered on the morning other girl got it. "He knew it would shop." If you are blue, and want to after the students returned from be safe with me," she said. be "edged on," then go into Nancy spending the Christmas holidays at From now on, the students who aren't blessed with either a diamond Smith's room. She always plays sad home, that a number of them were and mournful music. And the worst, wearing diamonds and frat. pins. A or a frat pin, will necessarily be made to endure certain hardships most, "blue" part is. she sings alro. few of these, wearing the former, If gay, then go into Clara Varner's made it known at breakfast the next from the hands of those who are. Among these hardships, the unfortu- room. If sentimental, go to see Ada morning by passing the bacon and Davis. If you have a funny feeling grits with their left hand. Others nate sisters will be tortured with hav- ing to listen to the reading of love that you can't quite describe, then rested their cheeks on their left hand, for pity sake, go to see Sally Brown. quite pensively, with a gesture which letters, and will have to give advice Thus is life on the hill. made their third finger prominent. and offer comfort, according to the Well, girls, I'm terribly glad to Those wearing the latter, made it mood in which the wearers of dia- make your acquaintance. I hope to known during breakfast by glancing monds and frat pins happen to be. see you all again next month. Good- guiltily to the spot where their new by. adornment was pinned. THE EAVESDROPPER' THE EAVESDROPPER. After the proud wearers of the diamonds and frat pins were spotted, Ladies and Gentlemen, permit me DATES OF WORLD TRAGE- the natural question which their less to introduce myself to the public eye. fortunate sisters asked, was, When ? I am not a "newcomer" on the col- DIES This question was received and re- lege hill—but am just as one girl plied to in a number of different classed me—just plain gossip. But I The saxophone was invented in ways. A few assumed a start and a stay round-about, and I'm pretty 1846. stare and blushingly answered, "Why, wise. In fact, I know most things— what do you mean? The very i-dea-r especially concerning the college girls. "Yes, We Have No Bananas," was of such a thing!'' One girl replied If there is anything that yo uwish to written in 1923.—Exchange. laughingly, "I hate to disappoint you, know, please address the question to but this ring is a present from fath- the Eavesdropper, and I'll get same. er, and I wear it on my left hand be- Well, let's see, just what do I Drinks cause it is too small for my right know this time. 0—Cornelia Haley hand." Another replied: "It is noth- said that one night while she was at Cigars ing in the world but a friendly gift home, she awakened upon healing P Stationery from a boy who is just like a brother crash and a bang. She was not used to me." Still another girl gave as to such while away from L. C, so Toilet Goods her answer. "Oh. dear. I don't think she very fearfully got up to detect it will ever happen. He just would from whence the noise came. But to have me wear this ring even after I her intense chagrin, it was nothing Fulgfium & Cleaveland told him I could not marry him." A but New Year's Day breaking. Courteous Service few girls smiled at the query, and Girls, it is Leap Year, so anybody to see, And when you do appeal- we'll say to- gether, "There's the one and only one in cap tivity."

A ES- SAY CONTEST

The growing interest among under- Department Stores graduates of American universities LaCirange's Fashion Center and colleges in the League of Nations and the World Court has prompted Underwear, Ready-to-Wear, (New Shipment of the College Division of the League of Hats from New York received weekly.) Mate- Nations Non-Partisan Association to rials for Lingerie, Colored Handkerchiefs, conduct an essay contest with prizes of $100, $75 and $50 each to students Linen, Etc. who desire to compete for them. COME TO SEE US The contest is announced by Corliss Lamont who, as chairman of the Com- mittee of University and College Stu- dents of the League of Nations Non- Callaway 's Partisan Association, is in charge of the organization of branches of the association in universities and col- leges. Mr. Lamont reports that over mk JB"'""'U, _un i~u. eighty universities and colleges have already been organized. FLUNKO, FLUNKERE, and there's math! There's just no The subject of the essay is to be: "Why the United States Should Join FACULTY, FIXUS way to get out of it! No way out, but through, and seventeen days the League of Nations." Total num- from now we'll be through. It's ber of words submitted by the contes- Back at the same old grind; Christ- never so bad it couldn't be worse, tant must not exceed three thousand. mas all over; nothing to do but study; anvhow! Only one essay may be submitted by nowhere to go but to classes; nothing any one contestant. to count but days, and now it's onh Manuscripts must be typewritten eleven more days 'till—'till—'till ex- AN "IF" FOR L. C. and only on one side- of the page, and aminations! Then we'll find out some must not be rolled. No manuscript sad and sorrowful facts. There'? (With the due apologies) will be returned. No postage for the Latin for instance, and the only Latin "If you can get to breakfast promptly, return of manuscripts should there- verb we know is; flunko, flunkere, Yet not have hair in a disordered fore be included by the sender. faculty, fixus. There's math, and we state; All manuscripts must be received at an't be sure about it, for although If you can have your room to please the office of the League of Nations two and two makes four, it some Miss Wendell, Non-Partisan Association, 15 West times makes twenty-two. We have But to your first class be not ever 37th Street, New York City, by 12 i; le, too, and we just hope we won't late; o'clock noon, March 1st, 1921. make quite such a break as one fair If you can make A's without ever The submission of any manuscript, damsel did, and say we don't know "cramming," whether or not it receives an award, who wrote Ihe Pharasees and Saduc- Write letters to your friends and shall give to the association full ees! We don't dare discuss French home-folks, too, rights to publish any part or all of it ,'11 we know in that there is Je vous Write letters to your friends and in such manner and at such times as aime, and that's old stuff. Columbus home-folks, too, it mav choose. did discover America, but what hac Be always ready to perform when that to do with ancient history? As called on, WHEN I TRY TO T-TALK Far as we know, the north star is as Nor make excuses when there's some- studied in astronomy, might be a thing hard to do. "D-d-d y' know, I believe I've found new-fangled plant, and come under If you can eat fruit salad with a shoe out wat makes me S-t-u-ttah!" the head of Botany. My! What a horn, "Really?" life! And still at banquets be not ill at "Y-yes; I've been w-watching my- Isn't it awful, just to think about ease; self very carefully, and I've d-dis- it? For instance, when you dreamily If you can -mile and look supremely coveied that I never >-tuttah except remember how he looked and sounded happy, when I t-try to t-talk."—Lampoon. when he said, "I love you with all my When you ' want chicken for lunch heart," you at once think of Je vous and have peas; One of our bright little Freshmen aime, and there's French! Then you Then come to LaGrange, for we need who wrote home that she had three proTtiise your best friend to go to you badly cuts received a first-aid outfit in town as sure as two and two's four You are just the kind of pill we long the return mail. NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES above—the writer herself has become L. C. HONOR CLUB temporary deficient. Let us hope it's Since our arrival on the Hill in only temporary! A new organization of great in 1924, there has been a continual terest to the students has just been round of parties. Never in the his- VARSITY TEAM OF L. C. announced. It is called thj H n.i: tory of the college has so much work Club. Membership is limited to the been done amid such social surround- Formal announcement of the La- students who have made an ave ings. Teas and At-Homes for both Grange College Varsity basketball of A in two three hour course- and students and the faculty. Recitals team was made recently in the col- B in all other courses, to be based on followed by receptions in the social lege prayer hall. Miss Miriam Spru- the previous year's scholarship. The rooms. ell, president of the Athletic Associa- general conduct of a student is also Student body theater parties with tion, read the names, and each girl taken into consideration. Those v. ho hot refreshments served in the parlors came forward, and accepted her let- have met the requirements for mem- on our return. ters and colors. bership are Misses Emily Park, of La- The Mother Goose party by the .It is quite an honor to make the Grange; Elizabeth Jones, of Thomas- Sophomore class to the Freshmen was team, and the girls have been work- ton; Lily Smith, of Augusta; Varina a most enjoyable evening. There was ing ever since September. Many Dunbar, of Lawrenceville; Lillian a tie for the prize between Jack Hor- games were played in order to select Clarke, of LaGrange; Lena Terrell ner, Humpty Dumpty and Bo-Peep— the new team. There has been more of LaGrange, and La Martha Mc and to settle the dispute it was given enthusiasm manifested in athletics Caine, of LaGrange. to Old King Cole. this year than ever before. Next on the social calendar came The personal score of each girl was WOMEN IN 1924 the banquet in the gymnasium given kept, and records compared. There to the Seniors by the faculty. The was almost a tie in a few cases. The Dr. Herman N. Bunderen, healt'1 occasion was a secret and only those big game which was held Thanksgiv- commissioner in , think that present know what happened—but ing was the final game, upon which the exercise of traditional leap year while they were all in the Gym the the decision was to be made, and it prerogatives is going more and move rest of us enjoyed a good movie over proved to be the best game of the into the discard. Women are no in the auditorium. season. longer afraid of being unmarried at The members of the "Bare-Back Those who won out for the 1923-24 23 or 24—the modern girl refuse-, to Club" left on their equestrian journey team are as follows: Misses Miriam seize the first masculine perron she last Tuesday morning at four o'clock, and Gladys Spruell, of Decatur, for- can get. She has learned to earn he- for a twenty mile chase, returning by- wards; Miss Gladys De Journette, of own livelihood and to think twice be one of the country clubs for break- Carrollton, guard; Miss Elizabeth fore marrying. fast. Hodges, of Cyrene, side center; Miss Miss Helen Bennett, political lead The girls have had numbers of vis- Elinor Ross, of Americus, guard; Mi er, thinks the world is full of so m •.- itors this year, who have been de- Lucile Hilsman, of White Plains, good and interesting things in 'h lightfully entertained by the Greek jumping center. Those already on the way of positions and profession- th-' letter clubs. Varsity team are: Miss Ada Davis, the vision of the modern girl ha- bee But of all our gaieties and fun the of Atlanta, guard; Miss Sara Brown, immeasurably broadened. most enjoyable and the most unfor- of Warrenton, guard; Miss Louise Mrs. Geo. Plummer, president of the getable evening was that of our new Leggitt, of Unadilla, side center; Miss Alliance of Business and Profe-siom* year's party. Each girl was allowed Edyth Foster, of Carrollton, forward. Women, says: "Don't rurh into mal to invite two young men from out of mony just to be a 'Mrs.' and don't stay out of matrimony just to have a town, and regardless of how many The members of the LaGrange local dates she had, she invited two career." College faculty were at home to more! Which fact furnished plenty friends of the college at a tea on Sara Jo Roberts (to Eng. Prof.) "I of gentlemen for the occasion. The Friday afternoon from 4 to 5:30 wish to ask you a question concern- parlors were lovely in their decora- o'clock. About fifty guests called ;ng a tragedy." tions befitting the season, and there during the afternoon. Tea, cake.=, Eng. Prof—"Well?" was mistletoe, too! A twenty-piece mints and home-made candie were orchestra furnished the evening's mu- Sara Jo—"What is my grade?" i erved. sic. The bright log fires cast en- chanting lights on the dancing couples Hank—"My brother was a bone- and the leap year idea was carried A fountain pen "filling station" has head." out in that the girls asked for and | been installed in 111 • library at North- Frank—"How's that?" broke in on dances. At a late hour, western University. When your pen Hank—"Why, they had to burn delicious hot refreshments were serv- goes dry you drop a penny in th lo n the school house to get him out ed. and pull a lever. Enough ink flows of the first grade." The next occasion of this kind is ' forth to fill (be largest pen tank going to be given ; it's going- to Irene du Pont declares that in a" be given just like all the others were few years science will make it pos- —not! No, we haven't had any par- sible for us to live without food, sleep ties, boys, dancing, pink teas, lunch CLEANING ani PRESSING or disease. Well, College students 1 or movies on the Hill- jusl work FOR COLLEGE CUSTOMERS accomplished part of the feat— —and now Exam ! Th it accounts fo" 'hey are getting along without food inadequate statement! KEY-STUCKEY CO. •: deep.—Sun Dial.