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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Hollins Student Newspapers at Hollins Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hollins Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Hollins Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. VOLUME IV HOLLINS COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 21, 1931, HOLLINS, VIRGINIA NUMBER 4- Dr. Poteat is Speaker at "Create Great Peace," HOLD ANNUAL MEETING OF Honor Student Banquet Says Miss Berner, Dr. Herbert McNeill Poteat, Professor of At Convocation, Wednesday, November 11th, V.I. P. A.IN LYNCHBURG Ancient Languages at Wake Forest College, 'Hollins commemorated Armistice Day in a North Carolina, was the principal speaker at fit.ting manner by having Miss Berner, of the The fifth annual convention of the Virginia the banquet given by President Cocke for the National aoard of the Y. W. C. A., speak on Intercollegiate Press Association was held in Honor Students, Friday evening, November 6th, Peace. While introducing the speaker, Miss Lynchburg, Virginia, on November 13th and at Hotel Roanoke. Dr. F. Lamar Janney Williamson mentioned the fact that this ad­ 14th ' with Randolph-Macon Woman's College presided as toastmaster. Miss Matty Cocke dress came as a continuation of the movement and' Lynchburg College acting as hosts. Over opened the banquet by welcoming the speaker, begun last year to make Armistice Day a time 150 delegates from. p~b~ications in un~ve~sities the Honor Students, members of the faculty and to be remembered, not as the end of the World and colleges in V Hglma and the Dlstnct of guests. Later in the evening Dr. Janney intro­ War, but the beginning of world peace. Columbia attended. Hollins College was duced Dr. Poteat, who lectures at Wake Forest As her theme, Miss Berner took a portion represented by Elizabeth Young, Beth Durkee during the winter and at Columbia during of the first line of a poem of Richard Ie Gal­ and Betty Cole for Cargoes, and Beverly the summer months. Their respective speeches lienne, which began: Chalker and Elizabeth Coleman. Awards were were broadcasted over station WRBX from (( War I abhor, but-IJ made to the best publications in their respective Roanoke. This, she said, was the attitude of too many fields, Cargoes of Hollins winning honorable Dr. Poteat first of all brought greetings people who think for a moment of the horrors mention in the ,magazine class. from Hollins' older brother, Wake Forest Col­ of war, but 'dwell long on the glories and A well-rounded program of events planned lege, which was' founded in 1834, eight years be­ thrills they imagine attend it. 'for the two-day session included discussion fore Hollins. He took as the theme of his speech Due to the fact that Miss Berner was in a groups for editors of newspapers, magazines a text from Suetonius' Life of Domitian: "Now hospital in Europe during the war, she was and annuals, as well as conferences for busi­ he booted all the philosophers Ot.lt of the city." enabled to speak with conviction concerning ness managers. Under the direction of promi­ "In the first place," said Dr. Poteat, "the the undesirability of war and the neces­ nent journalists and publishers the representa­ Emperor objected to their teaching the people sity for peace. By means of several disturb­ tives exchanged constructive ideas. to think, for tyranny cannot flourish in a land ing and moving examples, she reached the In contrast to the business meetings and where citizens think for themselves. Democracy hearts of her audience by describing two real even more enjoyable were the social functions. is not real even to-day because the masses are scenes of the life on the front and the trend of On Friday eYening, Randolph-Macon College intellectually lazy; men can preach that black American minds 'on the subject of war. For 0 _ was hostess at a banquet given for the delegates is white and be considered great statesmen. instance, the speaker pictured the soldiers in at which Mr. Powell Chapman, editor of the The average intelligence is eighth grade and, her hospital barracks in the Vosges Mountains Roa'noke Times, was speaker. After this the as minds of that calibre do not understand in­ "as resembling old, bedraggled, black crows." presentation of cups was made. telligent discussion of public questions, the Again she spoke of a boy, lying with a broken The following officers will serve until the politician wages his campaign by means of back in a hospital, while a nurse wrote, as he convention to be held in Farmville, Virginia, slander. In religion," he continued, "the same dictated, a letter to his sister, telling her how next fall: Miss Doreen Smith, of Farmville state of affairs is to be found, for Intolerance, "fine" he was getting along and how "wonder­ State Teachers' College, President; Mr. J. E. the ugliest of Mother Ignorance's monstrous ful" the doctors and nurses were, though he Lacy, of Hampden-Sydney, Secretary-Treasurer. brood, -exists everywhere. Indeed, evangelists was forced to speak at short intervals punctu­ The publications winning awards were: are still preaching that unless the congregation ated by silences caused by pain. Newspapers: Class A-The 17irginia Tech, accepts their particular interpretation of the "Another equally young boy from West first place; The William and Mary Flat Hat, scripture, they will never see the pearly gates. Point was heard to say not long ago, 'Weare honorable mention. Class B-The Radford S. From this may be drawn the first criterion by all just praying for war!' When asked why, T. C. Grapurchat, first place; Mary Baldwin's which to test an 'education: the ability and he said, 'Because we would get our degrees Campus Comments, honorable mention.' Class willingness to do one's own thinking. An without having to go through our last year in C-The Virginia Episcopal High School educated person," said Dr. Poteat, "while he colle~e!' II . Meteor, first place; The Intermont Cauldron, admits others' rights to their opinions, forms Thus Miss Berner concluded her address honorable mention. his own convictions and is able to hold them with the admonition: "Make peace as glorious Annuals: Class A-The Helianthus, Ran­ because he has arrived at them by medita­ dolph-Macon, first place; The Calyx, Washing­ and exciting as war sounds to people away tion. from it. Peace has been so inglorious, deadly, ton and Lee, honorable mention. Class B-The "Domition booted the philosophers out of Blue Stocking, Mary Baldwin, first place; The monotonous. Would you end war? Create the city, in the second place, because they great peace! Give man a hard piece of Briar Patch, Sweetbriar, honorable mention. taught people to love things worthwhile. Many Class C-T he Sampler, Sullins, first place; The creativity. Set him to work, not to create things schools now try to fit students to occupy a but men. Intermont, Intermont College, honorable men­ utilitarian place in society hy training them tion. "Build machinery against war, yes! But for vocations instead of training them to live create a great peace that there may be life, Magazines: T he Hampden-Sydney M aga­ richly. Boredom," Dr. Poteat stated, "is the zine, first place; Cargoes, Hollins College, leisure, chance to create the personality of a cause of much of the consumption of liquor, social order which at this moment hangs in honorable mention. not to speak of the general restlessness prevalent Comic Publications: The F. P. I. Skipper, the bal~nce!" to-day, Therefore, the second result of educa­ ------~o~------first place; The Randolph-Macon Old Maid, tion should he a true type of culture, an ability honorable mention. to enjoy the worthwhile things in life. . o~~~~ Senior Class Holds First "These philosophers of whom Domition so Miss Mary Jane Cox is heartily disapproved, also taught that man has Forum on Wednesday an obligation to his fellowman. There is more Mathematics Substitute sorrow and suffering in the world than happi­ The first Senior Forum of 1931-32 was held ness," continued Dr. Poteat, "and it is up to at a tea given on November 18th in the Y. W. The administration of Hollins College has the educated person to eradicate it. The effect C. A. rooms. The objects of these forums, secured the services of Miss Mary Jane Cox of sorrow, pain and darkness upon an indi­ held four times a year, are to furnish social as a substitute in the Mathematics Department vidual may thctn be a third criterion by which contact ,and, by means of discussion, to during the temporary absence of Mr. Dickinson. to test his education." encourage creative interest in projects beneficial Miss Cox received her B. S. in mathematics at According to Dr. Poteat, education must to the entire school. To this end the class is the University of -' Virginia and last year inspire altruism, an interest in the welfare of divided into four groups to lead in these dis­ finished the work for her Master's Degree less fortunates. In fact, the final question cussions of campus problems. The subject for there. She was teaching in the high school in to ask oneself is: Has the world become a the recent forum, led by the president, Catherine Manassas this fall when she was called to better,' cheerier place because you have lived in Wits' hen, was: "The Senior's Place on a Col­ Hollins. I it? lege Campus." 2 HOLLINS STUDENT LIFE, NOVEMBER 21, 193 1 HOLLINS STUDENT LIFE, NOVEMBER 21, 1931 3 itself into a choice between doing both very I I The Debating Society badly or doing only one. STUDENT FORUM Enjoy English Singers III REVELATIONS II Hollins Stub ... t IiI. T he cause of such a situation is, in ou r .On. Hollins Campus ..l!;; ======!.I_ Holds Convocation Published fot'l1lightly during the college op inion, twofold. In the first place, many I.!,;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:;;.!J s:udents have not shown themsel ves inteIJige~lt With the performance of the English Singers At Convocation Wednesday night, Novem­ year by a staff composed eTllireLy . enough cr interested enough to employ their THE PUBLIC N UISANCE of students on November 2d, the Hollins students ex­ Eager to hear the further "revelations" ber 18th, Miss Catherine Witschen, President leisure time wisely. For example, if the te~cher s It is necess ary for this column to descend perienced a new type of educational entertain­ romised by Mr. Turner about people, pictures of the Debating Society, presented that organi­ STAFF should take into consideration the capacity of :rom its standard of dignity and inveigh ment. This consisted of a program of Eliza­ ;nd places connected with the history of Hol­ zation to the College. Miss Witschen then the average student and dema~ded ~nl y t~e against that menace to lecturer and lecture­ bethan music. Madrigals, Motets, Folk Songs lin we pursued ' him to his office one introduced the following officers of the society: E dilor .. .. , ...... BEVERLY CHALKER amount of work more in keeping With thiS goer alike-the gum chewer. From years of and Ballads. be;utiful afternoon. We had long been anxious Sylvia Susseles, Vice President; Virginia Mess­ N e'Ws Editor .. , ...... ELi ZA BE'l'H \V ARI NG capacity, the aforementioned group would I d t' s sad, experience, it has Since this music is polyphonic in style and, to know the stories connected with the pictures b bl . . h dong an some Ime more Treasurer; Jean Hartsook, Corresponding Feature Editor .. •. . .. ELI ZABETH COLEMAN pro a y waste the extra time given t em, an b d" d th t it is a physical impossi- consequently, particularly difficult, the English which we had often seen in the business office Secretary; and Frances Mears, Chairman of I . . rades een Iscovere a Business Manager . ... . ,JEANNETTE BAUER {I o on y so muc h as to In su re passing g . , bil it , for one to chew gum (Spearmint, Den- Singers are especially to be complimentc:d on and now found to be hung together on the Program. Miss Witschen, in introducing Miss Managing Editor . .. . M ARGA RET SOCKW ELL f er there are always those. who v.:ou~d tak~ tyn/ or what have you) without either audible their finished performance. The most creditable walls of Mr. Turner's office. As he walked Parmenter as speaker for the Society, recalled advan.tage of the decrease tn reqUire ~' or _ or ~isible consequences. As a result, anyone feature of their singing was the execution of about the room, he disclosed the following the splendid cooperation given by the faculty by gOtng .on an vnreasonable nu~b~r of v.eek within a radius of two or three aisles can de­ sustained harmony for their releases, attacks information, illustrating his story with pictures to all student undertakings. R eporters ends, seetng every tr:tshy movie tn Roano~e t t th he 'er .The lecturer moreover looks and phrasing wer: exceptionally exact. taken from these walls': Carey Kurth Miss Parmenter spoke briefly on the history Claire Backs and pl.aying. bad bridge. in Kellar. .So, ~lllS i~~o ae ~ea,\\~t of intelJjge~t faces, but of As the music of this period had no measure "The beginning of the present community of debating. She pointed out that interest in Lillian Burns Clare Stone group IS partially responsible fer .the SituatIOn. rythmically moving jaws-jaws rotating in lines 'each voice followed the other in regular may be said to have been the sulphur spring. Margaret Weed college debating in proportionate to the efficacy Betty Cole But the fa~ulty, too, are. not wUhout blame. undulation dizz 'ing enough to cause mal de succ~ssion. Another characteristic of the songs The story goes that the spring was discovered and importance of oratory and public speaking Mabel Dyer Susan Wood For one thlllg, they realized that last year, h kY w'as the way in which the music interpreted in the bed of Carvin Creek, named for William Beth White flld ' bf 'd ' mertotespeaer. in the world. Miss Parmenter mentioned the Sara Gilliam most term papers , e ue Just e ore ml ) cars. N h e er not even the lecturer the meaning of the text. For instance, when Carvin, who 'settled on the land. in July, I 74~. present revival of interest in college debating Mary Alice McConnel T I ' • II . tt mpt to do o. one, ow v , IllS ye.ar, 111 a. ~e -meanlllg a e himself, would deny that certain trick kinds the "sighs arose" the music went up. Likewise, On a later inclusive survey spectfic reference IS which she thinks partly due to the influence of away With the ptllllg up of papers at the end of audible chewing do require talent. But, in when the words said, "the hum of the bees," made to this original Iso-acre tract, 'including the radio, because the radio is creating a of the term, they an!1o,!n~ed that they would be turn no one will grant that the Littl'e Theatre, the music expressed the soft droning sound. a small sulphur spring.' listening public-that is, a public which forms T he editorial staff of STUDE NT LIFE reser'V es due before ~han.ksgl vlllg! .Each pr~fcssor, Cha~el or lecture room are the places for the Interest in Elizabethan music is being re­ "In j 820 Charles Johnston built the Bote­ opinions through hearing rather than reading, the right to 'Withhold from publication any moreover, conSidering her subject most Impor- . h'b't' f h rowess The merely visible vived. Because of this, Madrigal Societies are tourt Springs Hotel, which was famous in i~s . I' I f h d t ex I I IOn 0 suc p , . as was the case when the newspaper first ap­ artide 'Whi ch it dee ms necessary)' also it do es tant, tnes to get a Itt e more out 0 er stu en S variety of chewing, on the other hand, is an being formed throughout the United States for day, and in 18H John H. B. Latrobe, of Balti­ peared. this purpose. The English Singers are indeed more, visited there. Mr. Latrobe was an no/ assuml' th l' rl'sponsibility for the opinions than the other. faculty members do. In con- indication of neither artistic nor molar skill. Miss Parmenter next traced the history Of sequence, the girls are made. the. brunt of the There is something bovine 'about just chewing good ambassadors for this cause. . engineer, an artist and a man of broad culture. the Debating Society from its founding in exprl'sSl'd by cOlltributors of siglled artidl's. tendency of the teachers to vie With each ot~er -something reminescent of the cud. Hence the In one of the chapters of a book (John H. B. -----~~~------~ 1929 and recounted the founding and sub­ in de~a!1?ing more a~d. more ~?rk. 1 he chewer should consider the impression she Latrobe and His Times, 180]-lar)/) by J. E. sequent abandoning in 1916 of the two earlier responsibility for the eXisting conditIOns rests, . I s to convey to those within the field of Semmes) which contains many of his writings, literary societies on campus. The method and therefore, upon the shoulders of both students ~i~1~~'. Cow or human-which? And if the Becoming Internationally. there is a charming account of his visit to . object of debating has changed since that time. Q UANTITY OR Q UALITY? and !aculty. ' . choice be cow, it is hoped that the persistent Botetourt Springs. It is fittingly illustrated The no-decision debate is the accepted form S1I1ce the cause IS twofol~, the remedy must chewer making this selection will take to the Minded at Hollini with a quaint water-color painting of Mr. to-day and the object is to analyze the Question There has a ri sen here an imperati,:e ne~d come from two sourc~ s: firstly, .the. teachers field s for the enjoyment of her cud. Latrobe with the Claiborn family, it being a.nd then formulate the chief points clearly. for the in auguration of som e system wlllch w"l must make some prOVI SIOn that Will lllsure an Next Monday morning, on the back campus recorded that 'the charming Miss Claiborn was appropriate amount of leisure time to . the Finally, Miss Parmenter defined the aims of enable students to master their studies instead bulletin board, N. S. F. A. 'Will place a map really the attraction' at the Springs." The copy intercollegiate debating as: first, to awaken ·student. They must also cooperate with each of the world. There will be a thumb tack of this water color of Miss Claiborn which of having the studies master them. For the DATES! interest in really great issues of the day and, past month the really serious members of the 'lther in order to prevent extra assignments sticking in the name of each city and in the Mr. Turner produced, was evidence of her being due at the same time. Another remedy second, to bring about better relations with Senior and Junior Classes have been sla~es to A recent article in a student publication of center of each portion of the map where some­ charm. other colleges through debating. might be to omit class assignments during the thing of world interest is occurring. Attached their work, ever d ri ven b~' the necessity of a neighboring men's college should serve to "There is another picture equally quaint," Miss Witschen then presented the aims of reading for papers, prepanng . for p.ops, oral two weeks, for example, in which the students bring to the attention o.f Hol.lins students. a to each thumb tack will hang a string which of that course are preparing a paper. Secondly, Mr. Turner continued, "which does not appear the Debating Society at Hollins: first, to foster quizzes, as well as doing the da"y a S ~lgnments. deplorable situation. ThiS article, purport.tng leads to a clipping on the ' board that will in the book, but hangs on the wall of my ~ he students themselves should not abuse any deeper appreciation and study of the form and The feeling on campus, therefor~, IS t~at a to be a warning to all freshmen at that IllStl.tu­ describe the events in that pai'ticular locality. concessions made for the benefit of the group. office. This is a representation of the sulphur technique of debating; second, to give to the remedy must come and must come Imm~dla.tely. tion against the horrors of the Green -!Jrawtng Those who are becoming daily more inter­ I f they prove to be truly conscientious the spring as it appeared in 1832. High rail fences college an enjoyable yet valuable activity; and Such reform cannot take a slo~, CirCUitous Room criticizes in most uncompillnentary nationally-minded will be much interested in necessity for daily assignments will disappear surrounded it and in the background, about third, to create interest in intercollegiate debat­ course through the hands of a curnculum com­ terms,, ou r system, of entertatnlllg.. d ates. ""'.' h'lI. e this novel method of keeping up with world where one of the hockey goals is now placed, altogether. news of the day. ing and further its place on our campus in the mittee, only to be put into effect n~xt year ~r the criticism is deficient in many respects, It IS, stood a log cabin almost surrounded by the future. second semester. It must be a tiling of this But whatever the remedy, it must be im­ nevertheless, obviously an. expression of opinion The N. S. F. A. Committee has also attained mediate. For, in the opinion of the majority woods. Certainly some of the trees near the The Society hopes to have more debates moment to be put into effect no'W. and as Stich must be considered.' the signatures of all students to the petition for spring are still standing, as several are over of students who have come to college for the World. Peace, sponsored by the club women of open to the students and announced the first Such' immediate reform is obviously. nec,es­ The humiliating truth is that the majority one hundred years old. There are many open meeting for next Friday night, after sary when it is realized that as. the SituatIOn purpose of becoming a little wiser, the of boys dislike to have evening dates here. America. This document will be sent to the academic conditions here are rapidly defeating references in Mr. Latrobe's story to Tinker chapel. exists no\\', the courses at Holltns rest on a We know it, complain of it, but accept the Disarmament Conference to be held at Geneva Mountain and to the Tombstone Graveyard their o\\'n ends. ------~~~------foundation that is purely one of grades. In situation. . in February. Hollins is proud to contribute where, it seems, he became engaged to Miss order to pass in their courses, students are re­ So this is the time for deeds and not for ·Now however our pride is challenged. We her share toward this movement for World words. Steps mllst be taken to better a situation Claiborn." A rather strange place, we thought, duced to the point of doing as much as they must a~t. Let us' revere our wealth of tradi­ Peace. but each one to his own taste--or opportunity. that is quickly becoming pernicious. -----~~~- Plans Made for Annual can (which is in some cases, only "enough to tion; let us esteem 1842; but let us proclaim "In 1839, Botetourt Springs was sold and get by") wi~hout going .deeply or pr?foundly this year of our Lord, 193 I! opeped as a school-the Roanoke Female Thanksgiving Celebration into any subject. Thus, IOs~ea.d of b~lOg able (T his is 1I0t a staff cOlltribution) Mr. Edgar C. Raine Seminary. It was operated by a nephew of THANKSGIVING DAY to study intensively, the maJonty of gl~l s have the Charles Johnston who had built the hotel; The annual celebration of Thanksgiving, found it necessary to ru sh through their. w o ~k The Thanksgiv ing season is lovely here. to Speak on "Alaska" namely, Edward William Johnston. The as is customary, will begin with the Thanks­ with the all too futile hope of completlOg It. Thl' big Odd a-nd Even game is, of course, TRAFFIC JAMS AND WARFARE charming St. Memmin of Charles Johnston and giving Service at 10:00 A. M. in the Chapel. As a result study has degenerated mto some­ exciting, and Thanksgiving Day itself is so On November 23d, the faculty and students the framed photograph of it hang on a wall of The Rev. W. P. Binns, of Roanoke, will thing superficial and hu~rie~. So it is that ~he After all the. pacifist propaganda that has are to have the opportunity to hear a lecture delightful that everyon'e should stay on campus been spread around campus, it seems rather in­ the entre-salle." Now we know the identity of officiate. There will also be a special program quality of work is detenoatlllg as th~ quantity to enjoy it to the fullest. There is always an on Alaska by Edgar C. Raine. Mr. Raine this prominently featured gentleman. "A of music by the Hollins Choir. increases. Then, too, at the pres.ent time, there congruous that a. miniat.ur.e war takes place probably knows more of Alaska by actual ~on­ impressive service in the morning, a delicious three times a day tn the dtnlllg room. And war picture of his nephew, Edward William, taken All during the day parties of girls will is no Questi on of any student dom.g extra. wor.k luncheon at noon and at night, an unsu rpassable tact than any man living. He has spent the late in life, together with a photograph of it is, for one finds it almost impossible to walk past thirty-three years there, during ten of leave campus with their families and friends for a course. No matter how IIlterestmg .It banquet. The girls who have been here before Hezekiah Daggs, who operated B.otetourt to attend the annual V. P. I.-V. M. I. football might be, the v ery idea of anything extr~ IS from the entrance to the back part of the which, as representative of the United States naturally wouldn't think of missing any of dining room without literally fighting her way Springs from 1833 until 1839, hang on a wall game in Roanoke. At one o'clock, there will dismissed as impossible because of the weight this. But to the new ones who might make the Treasury Department, he has visited every of my office. Another interesting document on be special buses going to the game, and re­ of everyday assignm.ents, te~m papers . and there. Of course there are arguments in favor town, once a year. On these trips he has fatal mistake of staying in town to eat a of the "fight method." It undoubtedly increases this same wall is a flourishing advertisement turning to school immediately after the game. periodic writtens. It IS becomll1g mcreaslOgly forlorn dinner of cold turkey at the S. and W ., collected hundreds of pictures, some of which of Botetourt Springs, which appeared in a hard for the really interested s.tudent to under­ one's appetite. Then, too, it might be said to he will probably show. The general ' criticism At 6 :30 P. M. the annual Odd-Even Hockey we issue a warning-don)t /ail to be here for a Richmond paper on May 3, 1825. Banquet will take place. The Odd and Even take any outside source work Ju~t for. the love take the place of Danish gym in so far as which Mr. Raine receives is that his lectures tastl' 0/ H ollills' T hanksgi'Villg c!teer! contortional value is concerned. But ~rom the "More interesting than all of these, how­ teams, the coaches and the officials will as­ of a subject. The reason for this artses fr?m STUDEloIT LI FE wishes to extend to the are unusually clear-cut, instructive and enter­ ever, are three lovely silhouettes of girls in the fact that her time is entirely taken up With standpoint of our supposedly peace:lovtng pro­ taining. semble in the drawing room between 6:00 and students and faculty the very heartiest wishes their 'teens who were students here in 1839. 6 :30 and march into the dining room, which regular compulsory as s ignme~t s . . pensities, su~h beh~vlo~r .IS .certatnly .out of ----i~)---- for a happy holiday. It is hoped that. if you keeping. BeSides belllg tndlcatlve of belltg~rent "There is yet another picture of Edward will be decorated in keeprng with the season. As this is true of academiC work, ~o doe.s !t go to the game the side you bet on WillS, and William Johnston, a silhouette taken in 1'840. hold for individual and extra-academic ac.tl.vI­ tendencies, it is undignified! It is embarrasstn~! The features of the. banquet are the reading of that your beautiful c hry santhemum~ don't start Imagine the confusion of one who find s It Music Board Announces On the same page there are also found the the football scores, the awarding of the cup ties. Such a thing as leisure ~ i me for wrttlllg to wither before Sunday at the earltest. an article for Cargoes) readll1g a novel or necessary to disentangle her hair from a nearby quaint silhouettes of Gennaro Boz Kaotra, an to the captain of the incoming hockey team, the cuff button in order to bow her head for the Purchase of a Radio Italian music teacher at the Seminary, and of awarding of individual trophies of various current magazines does not exist under the Monsieur and Madame Villegrande, a highly present co nditions. To cite another of many grace. 'Murads inacc~ ss ibl~, how can sh.e be kinds, and the announcement of the Varsity APOLOGY nonchalant? Nor is thiS fictIOn, for, many times, The Music Board announces that a radio cultured couple who taught French there. Hockey Team. ' , examples, the noticeab~ e decrease in the nUl1!ber has been bought for the Board room in Presser of girls riding has as Its cause al so, the assign­ STUDEN T LIFE dee ply regrets a state­ due to the congestion in aisles betwe~n tab.les, Feeling that he had "revealed" enough for These celebrations have been going on at ment 11/ade ill the last iSSlle to the eff ect one is forced to dive under a neighbOring Hall. With this acquisition both students and one day, Mr. Turner stopped us then, but he Hollins since the introduction of basket ball. ment of too much work. Matters have reached faculty will have the opportunity of hearing a deplorahle state when time cannot found that Fl l'allor IVilson 'Was a member 0/ arm. So, to avoid .fights, embarrassment and promised to tell us next time about the Henry On the completion of the gym in 1924, however, b~ classical music and educational programs. Clay letter, a letter to Mrs. Breckinridge, the for exerci se. The re sultant problem faclllg ~he the Philadelphia Hockey T eam. She loss of hai r (not to mention temper) let us all basket ball was moved indoors and made a guard against anything approaching a traffic Everyone is cordially invited to make use of rules and regulations of the Roanoke Female winter sport and hockey took its place as the student who wants to do justi ce to her studies 'Writ es that hl'r positioll 'Was that of a this privilege at any time. and yet take part in outsid e activities resolves substitute for that particular gam e. I jam in the dining room. Seminary. favorite outdoor sport for fall. •

HOLLINS STUDENT LIFE, NOVEMBER 21, 193 1 4 HOLLINS STUDENT LIFE, NOVEMBER 21, 1931 5 discuss very frankly political topics chosen I. S. S. Bulletin Offers N S F A NEWS ?eforehand by students and professors. The Hollins Represented at I • • •• . II Idea of confronting in discussion two students Many Interesting Facta T L T I Quadrennial Convention I.:::======;;;;!.J._ of opposite political opinion has proved ex- II cellent, achieving a very clear and logical de- In accordance with the plan of the N. S. F. The Eleventh Quadrennial Convention of WOMEN BECOME CRITICAL velopment of the two standpoints. The pro- A. Committee to bring the American student After long weeks of practice the final 7-5. Sophomore doubles vs. Freshmen doubles, fessor leading the discussion takes part in it . . h the Student Volunteer Movement of the United A group of women students at the Unl' _ I h tnto . contact WIt her European sister STUDENi tournaments have at last begun. The Odd­ won by. Sophomores, 6-1, 6-1. Junior doubles States and Canada will be held at Buffalo, N. on y to t e extent of saying some impartial L bl' hi' Even Archery Tournament was the first on vs.. Selllor doubles, won by Juniors, 6-3, 6-2. versitv of Southern California have agreed to d f' d d IFE pu IS es g eanings from the InternationaL . Y., from ~ecember 30, 1931, until January 3, J wor.s o. tntro uction an conclusion, and of S d S' . the sports program. The Evens were victorious SentOTS vs. Sophomores, sin~les, won by Sopho­ Pay the full cost of dates I'f thel'r escorts can k eeptng It on the original subject. Gtu ent erVlCe. Bulletm. With offices in 19p. Holhns College will be represented by measure up to their standard of " the perfect eneva, thIS paper keeps in touch with the and Margaret Sockwell, Even, was high in­ mores, 9-7, 6-1. The followtng matches remain Elizabeth Dawson, a member of the present man." II II II students throughout the world and is therefore dividual scorer, while Anne Coale Odd had to . be completed: Juniors . vs. Sophomores sin­ Y. W. C. A. Board. second indi vidual scoring honors.' , Here's how the model man will be rated by , "At S . ' an organ of international influence. ' , gles; Seniors vs. Freshmen, doubles ; S~pho­ The program of the conference will center the girls: intelligence, 20 per cent. ; cultural " ~arthmore, we SUbs~lt.ute hard wo~k The ~. S. S. convention meeting at Mount mores vs. Freshmen, singles. about the phrase, "The Living Christ in the 1 The class hockey tournament was the second background, 15 per cent.; personal appearance, for d!SClplllle ~~ that. the brtlhant student IS !f0lyoke.1I1 August, 193 , considered the follow- event of the fall season. Friday, November 6th The qdd and Even hockey practices World of To-Day." It will endeavor to show 15 per cent.; personality, IO per cent.; physical kept lIl~erested. PreSIdent Aydelotte has been IIlg reports and recommendations : "That the the Juniors played the Freshmen to a tie th~ started Fnday, November 13 th. The season the whole social milieu in which the Christian fitness, 5 per cent.; clear understanding of the d~,,:eloPlllg the honors course syst~m. ~nder Ge~eva offi<;e serve as a central agency through final score being I-I. Saturday a double-h~ader is to be unusually s~ort this year, with less than way and the Christian organization find them­ meaning of the word " no," 5 per cent.; social w hlch c~pable s~u~ents are allowed IIldlvldual whIch foreIgn students will be assured of was played. 1n the first game the Seniors de­ two weeks of practtce. ielves, a! well as to disclose tht move- poise, 5 per cent.; dancing ability, 5 per cent. wor~ WIth a mtnlmum of supervision and a participation in summer camps and work maxImum of encouragement. colonies. feated the Juniors, 4-1, while in the second the The Evens, victorious in the last encounter !""ent of. India and Japan, headed by Kagawa, Sophomores defeated the Freshmen by the same are working hard to polish up a seasoned tea~ tn creattng fullness of life for others. II II II "That the special committee be appointed under th.e leadership of Janet Stirling. The Each of the preceding ten conventions of the to meet after the conference to consider the score. Monday the Seniors beat the Freshmen 5-0. Tuesday the Sophomores defeated th; Odds,. WIth Kay Locke as captain, are trying Stu.dent Volun~eer Movement has presented the The quarterly bulletin of the Association of Students at the University of Southern Cali- possibility of student activity in connection to butld a strong team by filling in vacancies claIms of Ch~lst ~nd the needs of men every­ with the problem of disarmament. Juniors, 3-0. The final game of the season American Colleges contains one of the most fornia have formed a Cinema Club to promote and by far the most exciting, was that betwee~ left by their big sister class, '3 1, with members w~e~e for HIm 11l terms 0/ the wprld then comprehensive surveys of prog·ressive college the study of the movie industry. The club will "That the conference ask the Assembly to of their little sister class. The game v"ill take (,x.lS/mg. In view of this precedent, the com­ consider the possibility of holding the · next the Seniors and the Sophomores for the Class projects to be found in any recent publication. produce its own skits, newsreels and film place the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at , mttt~e on arrangements for the coming con- annual conference in Czechoslovakia." Hockey Championship. This is the third time This publication also includes an article by library. Movie studios are offering several in four years that the Class of '32 has held 3 :30. ventton ieeks to make this Quadrennial even Archie M. Palmer on "The College and World fellowships in connection with the work. In recent years the Y. W, C. A. pilgrimage more. productive, dynamic and far-reaching to Europe has offered to many students the the Championship, their ooly defeat coming Affairs." Copie! of the A ssociation's bulletin ll)-- --- last year at the hands of the Class of '3+ whom A than Its predecessors. may be secured for 75 ¢ eack from the Associa- opportunity of seeing Europe and of meeting . nother feature of Thanksgiving this rear '1'1 i I T· I under exceptional conditions European students. they defeated in this year's final. ' IS to be a game between the Alumn~ and the l,e l e egates will come together to work tion of Ame~ican Colleges, I JJ Fifth Avenue, I rlang e Chapter Presents Last year the group was not large on account C!dds and Evtns. This is to be called at nine ~~Ye~;i~e~l~e accomplishment of the following New York CIty. "EI· b th th Q " Thursday, November 12th, was the date II II II lZa e , e ueen of the financial crisis. This year, however of the Individual Swimming · Meet. High o clock Thursday morning. The Odds will " () TIle '11 ' . . the additi?n of. a trip to the Balkans shou!d play one half against the Alumnre the Evens of th/ world ( d'l se~kl' a. comprehensIve view . scoring honors went to Ted Tidwell, Class of the other. Among thos t b k " . 0- ay wit 1 Its momentous forces Elizabeth, the Queen was presented on the prove an tncentlve. . d GERMANS THINK TOO MUCH '32, and Jerry Garber, Class of '33, with II Eleanor Bra D . e expec e ac ' are -social, intellectual, economic and spiritual- evening of November 13th at the Little Theatre " In preparation for the General Disarma­ points each. Second place went to Cynthia Marian Spe1den ea~id'JyebWb, 'IRosabellde . GDl~uld, \~hich everywhere cOFldition and color human "American people have much more common by Miss Elizabeth Risdon ' and an excellent ment Conference a new magazine, Disarma-' Webb, Class of '35, and third place to Adria , I son an . IIlny life sense than Europeans when they get through supporting cast. The performance was ment, is being published in Geneva in three Kellogg, Class of '34. Rath. The Alumn~ will also calJ on the ;, () Th '11 . languages. The purpose is to give as true an services of Mary Van Turner and an . hcult . 2 ~y WI . consIder the extent to college," is what an exchange student of sponsored by the Triangle Chapter of the · Beal1ti.f\~1 muscular contro) was displayed impression . as possible of the movements of members interested in playing. Thi~ gVam'e tl y \~' hlch Jdesus dIS 3lttr.acttng to Himself the atten­ Temple University says. "People over there Alumn~ Association, by special arrangement Ill. the dlvtng and form SWImming by 'red first of its kind at H II' . b: ,le tlOn all a mtratlOn of the world and is are always thinking, thinking, thinking-about with the T.heatre Guild of New York. Max­ opinion in different countries upon this subject." TIdwell, who won first place in the fermer and · , 0 1I1S IS e1l1g eagerly demon t t' I-{, . --~· ~O . anticipated by the student b' d ' . .s ~a 1I1g IS untqu.e power to bring life philosophy, or some such thing. We have not well Anderson's witty, sympathetic story of s e c~r.d in the latter. A second place in the o y. to tndlvlduals and to socIety. many sports nor extra-curricular activities," "the strangest love affair in history" was a Y. W. C. A. Opens a racIng back crawl gave her the last two of ------1ll:f----- . " ( 3! They will consider how that power she lamented. stage success. last season in New York, starring he.r total of eleven points. Jerry Garber flashed IS. findIng e~ective expression in the world- "1 saw my first football game here. It was Lynn Fontatne and Alfred Lunt. Miss Ris­ Browsing Room Here \\'Ith her usual speed to \vin the forty-yard Freshman Cc,mmission is WIde enterpnse of Christian Missions marvelous. Do you know what I thought they don will be remembered by Hollins students fr ee style by a fraction of a second from · ted by Y. W. C. A. " (4- ) . Finally, .they will attempt t~ discover were doing when the players all stood together from former appearances in The Strange Inter- At last Hollins has a browsing room! The Cynthia We?b, who placed second. Then Jerry Appom wha~ thIS enterprtse must become in the im- at the beginning of the game? I thought they lude and The Doctor's Dilemma. . . Y. W. C. A., recognizing the need for a place proceeded WIth remarkable ease to win in form medIate future and what they as individuals Queen Elizabeth lived again in Miss Ris­ in which to delve at will into books, pamphlets, were having a prayer." swimming. A third place in the plunge brought . The Y. W. C. A. has announced the follow­ .m~s~ be, an~ what they must do to deepen its don's interpretation of that proud woman who newspapers or magazines, has for that purpose her total to eleven points . . tng members of the Freshman Commission: Splrtt and dIrect its progress." loved, and who sacrificed her love to her pride furnished a room in connection with their Other firsts were won by Adria Kellogg in Charlotte F1et~her, Isabelle Knight, Emily If not the heart of the convention at least and her country. In addition to her own ex­ quarters in East Building. There rocking chairs the breast stroke, Susanna Turner in the plunge one of its most vital parts will be the Round OVERWORKED FRENCH STUDENTS PI~mmer! ~artan Walker, Emmy Lou Wilson, tensive and intelligent study of Queen Eliza­ and lamps have been invitingly placed to in­ and Cynthia \Vebb in the twenty-yard back EdIth Wlggtns. Tables. These can easily degenerate into lec­ duce the weary to pause a moment and to Public opinion in France has been greatly beth, Miss Risdon followed, to some extent the crawl. . . This ~ommission, directed by Mary Creech, tures on one hand, and discussions which are stirred by the supposed plight of her students. splendid P?rtrayal by Lynn Fontaine. By the become "internationally-minded." There too R esults of Each Event VIce PreSIdent of the Y. \V. C. A., has com­ !""e~e e?,changes of prejudice, on the other; but It has been alleged that the whole generation sheer quahty of her dramatic ability Miss are writing desks and a typewriter which rna; It IS stncerely hoped they will not! Between be used even during quiet hour. Twenty-Yard Brea~t Stroke: first place, ~Iete charg~ of Morning Watch and Devo­ under 20 is menaced by overstudy, with its Risdon enabled her audience to follow the in­ tlOnal~ durtng one week each month. The ~we.nty and thirty leaders have already been attendant ills-tube~culosis, meningitis, typhoid most thoughts of that queen, who sometimes No excuse remains now for unanswered Kellogg, 15.6 seconds; second place Graham tnvlted to conduct the Round Tables. Each . Form Swimming: place, Garber, ~ullettn Board and supervision of the Brows­ and cerebral anemIa. Newspapers, magazines forgot to be a queen and became a woman­ letters, or ignorance about the latest news con­ fi~st 2~.6 ~as. s,!bmi~ed