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The Young Men’s Christian Association.J. W. Bergthold . . . . . .

But She Changed Her Mind. A. W. Taylor, ’12Thomas Edison Walt Mason .Founding of the Y. M. C. A. News and ObserverPretty Fair World, After All. H. P. thtted, 12 .Student Department, Y. M. C. A. J. W. BergtholdMontreat. J. W. Harrelson, ’09Concerning a Penny. (Poem)Am I a Normal Man? George R. Ross, ’11Clean Living. J. H. Brown, ’11To Give is to Have. (Poem) . . .Why They Did Not Marry. H. L. Taylor, ’ 1‘2 .Membership. H. B. Oates, ’11 .Religious Meetings. W. H. Davis, ’11Bible Study at A. & M. C. L. Cruse, ’12Mission Study. T. D. Harms ’11 .Mid-week Meetings. J. H. Brown, ’11Treasurer’s Report. K. Bryan ’1Y. M. C. A.’s Good Work. News1and ObserverRedemption of the Piedmont Soils. H. R. Oates, ’11Association BriefsEditorialsAthleticsLocalsComicsExchanges

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VOL. XII. WEST RALEIGH, N. C., JAN., 1911. No. 5.

THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.By J. W. BERGTHOLD.

“Judged by growth, which means life; judged by service,which is worth while; judged by variety of service, in itsadaptation to various kinds of peOple; judged by the testi—mony borne by others who have seen its work—the YoungMen’s Christian Association is a vital factor in the life ofmen in this world.’’—A. E. Marling.

ORIGIN.On the night of June 6, 1844, at the invitation of George

Williams—a young clerk in the drapers shop of the firm ofHitchcock & Rogers, of St. Paul’s Churchyard, London—tenof his fellow clerks and one from another shop met in roomNo. 14—his sleeping room—above the shop for the purpose“of forming a society, the object of which shall be to influencereligious young men to spread the Re‘deemer’s Kingdomamongst them by whom they are surrounded.”

In this “upper room,” with twelve young men present onthis night, was laid the foundation for the Young Men’sChristian Association which has since become a world—powerand has done and is doing such practical things for the youngmen of the world. Its first meetings were held in a coffeehouse amid surroundings which the modern association. withits splendid buildings has done so much to remedy.

GROWTH.The founder meant the association at first to serve only

the employees of large retail establishments where hundredsof young men were employed, but in the subsequent sixty-six

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years this organization, which sprang from so lowly a begin-ning, has developed until it now touches every class of menwith its magic influence. Associations are now in operationfor the city men, city boys, railroad men, soldiers, sailors,cotton mill employees, college men, preparatory school men,high school boys, country men and boys, colored laborers,colored students, and there are association buildings with sec—retaries ministering to the needs of men in all the civilizedcountries of the globe. Each individual association has eitheran employed secretary or a president who communicates witha man who has general supervision over all associations in thecountry which belong to that class. These international men,although having charge each of a different department ofassociation work, are united into one committee—the Inter-national Committee—under one head. Thus all the depart—ments, although complete in themselves, yet co-operate withus and are a part of the great world movement.

NATURE.The Young Men’s Christian Association is an undenomi-

national organization. Members of all churches as well asmembers of no church may become members, the only dis—tinction being that only members of evangelical churches mayvote and hold office.

LINES OF SERVICE.Since its work is so widely distributed and promoted among

such distinctly different classes of men, its lines of specialservice vary according to the class of men among whom it isat work, always seeking to gain first the interest of young menin some legitimate way and then leading on to definitelyreligious interests. Generally speaking, the service of theassociation is along

SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS LINES.The city association seeks to create an environment around

the young men in its field which is similar to that of the

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Christian home. Good books, inspiring lectures, healthfulamusement and recreation and, above all, good, clean, manlymen are brought together for his associates. The cotton millassociation in a similar way seeks to interest the men in itsfield during their leisure hours, besides stimulating interestin cleanliness, home-building and community service by help—ing in every possible way to make beautiful the surroundingof their homes by planting vines, flowers, etc. , and variousother devices.

PHYSICAL.A thing of interest and service to every normal young man

is the physical service rendered by the association. A well—equipped gymnasium with a competent instructor—who doeshis work not because he is paid to do it, but because he isinterested in the welfare of young men, knowing that a soundbody is one of the essentials to success—is a point of contactwith nearly every young man, and if he is not always made aChristian through it he is always helped on in his fight forexistence.

EDUCATIONAL.Most city associations have an educational department

which, at the very minimum cost, offers opportunity for aneducation along all practical lines that enables any aggressiveyoung man to secure an education. Other associations con—duct night classes, and all classes of associations promote, asone of their chief objects, a systematic study of the Bible.

RELIGIOUS.Through these Bible study classes, the regular and special

religious meetings conducted by the association and throughpersonal work by its members and officers a large number ofmen are annually won to the Christian life.

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TRAINED VOLUNTEER WORKERS.The greater part of the work of the association is done by

volunteer workers, although, wherever practicable, a generalsecretary is employed who has general direction of the workand acts as coach and adviser to the volunteer workers, thusenabling the association, through trained committeemen, tomuch more efficiently and intelligently to carry on its variouslines of activity.

RESULTS.It is a difficult task to enumerate the good results of the

efiorts of the association just as it is difficult to say just whatservice the church does in the community. Outstanding,however, are the following:

1. A large number of men won directly or indirectly to leada clean, moral Christian life.

2. A large number of volunteer workers on committees andin Bible classes trained to do actual service in the communi—ties in which they spend their lives.. 3. Through systematic giving to foreign missions and otherworthy purposes, men are taught to use their money for thecause of Christ.

4. The spirit of unselfish service, of tolerance, of concernfor his brother, the spirit which. was also in Christ Jesus,taught to the men when they are most easily taught.

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BUT SHE CHANGED HER MIND.A. W. TAYLOR, ’12.

“I hate men, and professors in particular,” asserted the.girl emphatically.Her companion laughed. The man in the next seat ahead

stirred, started to turn around, changed his mind and resumedhis reading. ,“Why, Hazel,” said the girl’s companion; “what has caused

all this animosity towards men, and professors in particular?”“Oh, men are so tiresome. They think that a girl must be

head over heels in love with them when she wants to be merelyfriendly. All they think about is love, love, love! WheneverI’m congratulating myself that an exceptionally nice youngman and I are getting to be real friends, what must he do butspoil it all by asking me to marry him. And they all getangry when I refuse them, and say I have ruined their lives.Just as if I could help it!” (indignantly.)

“As for professors,” she resumed, “they are a sissy lot. Ifthey’re young, they’re stoop—shouldered and wear spectacles,and blush if you look at them. If they’re old, they are absent-minded and crabbed. They are all effeminate creatures.Teaching is no job for a man. You never see a big, broad-shouldered, good-looking man trying to teach something hedoesn’t know himself.”

All of which, of course, was extreme, to say the least; butHazel Jennings was only eighteen, and was apt, as girls ofthat age are, to go to extremes, especially when her feelingswere aroused. She was still smarting under the disappoint-ment of losing her best friend only the day before in the wayshe had just clearly stated. In Hazel’s opinion, a good friendfor a poor lover was a bad exchange.

During this tirade the man in front had grinned until hisface threatened to crack. He could scarcely refrain fromlaughing aloud. “I wonder why the professors have fallenunder the ban of her displeasure,” he thought to himself.


“But what brought professors into your mind?” asked BellAllen.“Why, haven’t you heard Miss Young’s place in the Eng—

lish department is to be filled by a man ?”The grin on the face of the man in front subsided.“You don’t say so !” exclaimed Bell.“Yes. His name is Phil Brown, and they sa ”But whatever “they” said was never divulged, for at this

juncture the man in front rose hastily and went out on thefront platform, presumably for a breath of fresh air. Theeyes of the girls, unconsciously admiring, followed him. Hewas tall, broad-shouldered and well set up; and as he turnedon the platform they could see that he was undeniably hand-some.He did not stay long on the platform and soon came down

the aisle again. The girls, after one furtive peep, which con—firmed their previous decision, looked out of the window.The man did not stop at the seat he had before, but passedby the girls, and as he did, took a good look. He almoststopped in his tracks, breathless, for he had seen a vision.Somehow he stumbled on down the aisle and dropped into

a seat. She was, he told himself, the prettiest girl he hadever seen. Of course “she” was Hazel. He could tell that bythe direction in which her voice had come. VVhew! but shewas lovely! He put his hand in the region of his heart.Yes, it was still there; he had half fancied it might be miss—ing.

“But she’s not for the likes of you, old man,” he told him-self; “remember what she said about ‘men, and professors inparticular.’ ” And he grinned at the recollection. He didnot wonder at her loss of male “friends” ; nor could he blamethem. “But,” he continued, “perhaps she may be prevailedupon to change her mind. “Anyway,” he concluded, “I thinkMiss Hazel and I will see more of each other in the future.”\Vhereupon he grinned again, but ruefully.

In the meantime the girls were discussing in puzzled under—

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tones the reason for the “man in front’s” rapid departure andchange of seats. Their previous conversation was not renewed,for in the midst of their vain conjecturings the train whistledfor the station at which Bell was to get off.

She and Hazel were both seniors at the Greenwood Univer-sity for women and were returning, after the Christmas holi—days, for their last half year at that institution. Bell wasgetting off at the station before the one that they generallyused, in order that she might spend the night with her aunt.She would then drive to the college the next morning. Thegirls bid each other good~bye affectionately, and the trainsped on.

In less than five minutes Hazel was alighting at her ownstation. She saw that the “man in front” had already gottenoff and was making for the only hack in sight. The girl’sheart sank. She had missed the train she usually took, andnow it was almost dark and growing darker every minute.She hastened over to the agent, who was piling trunks for themorrow’s delivery.

“Bill,” she said, “where are all the hacks 3”“The Green’ood hacks, miss,” said Bill, respectfully touch.—

ing his hat, “were all filled up by the last train’s load andhaven’t gotten back yet, ’ceptin’ that un, of course,” he added,pointing to the solitary vehicle which the stranger was nowengaging.

The girl was at a loss what to do. Looking up she saw thestranger approaching.

“I beg your pardon,” he said, hat in hand, “but the cabbyinforms me that the other hacks will not return to—night.May I offer you mine 2”He was rewarded with a most bewitching smile.“0 thank you so much,” she said gratefully. Then doubt-

fully, “But what will you do ?”“Oh, I can walk.”“Five miles! And at night!”

238 THE RED AND WHITE.“I don’t mind it.”“No,” she said, “I can’t take it.”“But I insist.”“I won’t (resolutely). But,” she began, doubtfully, then

hesitated, then began again, “would—would you consider itunwomanly if I suggested, under the circumstances, that weboth take the hack?” (timidly.)

“Far from it,” he said promptly. “It would be exceed-ingly kind of you.”He picked up her suit case, carried it over and put it in the

hack, helped her in, and then got in himself. The hack droveaway rapidly.The first mile was covered in silence. As the carriage

swerved around a sharp curve the girl was thrown almost intothe man’s arms. He gasped with sheer delight. For thesecond time that day he almost parted with his breath, buthe struggled valiantly and finally regained it.

“Gee! I thought I had lost it,” he asserted solemnly.“I beg your pardon,” she said.“I said that was certainly a sharp turn back there.”She agreed that it was.They then entered upon a conversation that was a delight

to both. She found him a most engaging companion, seem-ingly overflowing with quaint anecdotes and curious infor—mation. For his part, he reveled in the tones of her voiceand the sound of her low happy laugh.

Suddenly, in the midst of this, the hack stopped, almostthrowing them on their faces. Someone was addressing thedriver in no uncertain tones, but the words were unintelligi-ble. The man arose and poked his head out of the side win-dow, but jerked it in again rapidly; and, putting his fingerto his lips to enjoin silence, slipped softly out of one door justas the other was unceremoniously pushed open. A pistol wasshoved almost into Hazel’s face, and a stern voice comingfrom behind a. black mask commanded, “Hands up!” Almostmechanically her hands went toward the top of the hack andshe shrank back into the corner.

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“Hello," said the mask, “nobody here but a girl, and a‘purty’ one, too,” in admiring tones. “All right, little girl,hand over your valuables, and then maybe I’ll collect a kiss.”

Hazel shrank further back into the corner, if such a thingwere possible.

“Quick! Get a move!” began the man, when somethingattracted his attention. He turned, but before he could move,the hack started forward with a bound, the wheel knockedhim over, passed over both legs, and the vehicle shot forwardinto the night, the horses galloping madly.\Vhen Hazel’s companion looked out the window he had

seen one man guarding the driver, and another approachingthe window. He slipped softly out, quickly stepped aroundthe horses, came up behind the man who was engrossed inwatching the cabby, and before the man was aware of hispresence he had grasped both pistols, jerked one from himand had rapped him severely over the head with the butt; hethen jumped for the seat by the driver just as that worthystarted the horses at a furious pace.As soon as possible the man had the horses stopped and he

descended and took his old place in the hack. A look of reliefpassed over the girl’s face when he entered.“What did you do 3” she asked eagerly.He told her.“Sir, you are a very brave man,” she said.“Thank you, Miss Haze ,” he replied, “merely to hear you

say so is sufficient reward.”“How did you know my name 2” she asked, surprised.“I don’t. That is what is worrying me,” he answered;

“but I could not help hearing the first half on the train today.”“Oh!” Then he had heard after all.”“Are you not going to supply me with the other half ?” he

asked, persuasively.“Jennings,” she said after a pause.”“Thank you,” he replied. “My name is Phil Brown.”“Not— !” she turned a startled face in his direction.


“Yes,” he concluded for her, with a smile, “I am the newprofessor of English.”((Oh I77A long, long silence.“I beg your pardon.” Then in a very small voice: “Is it

necessary ?”“Yes. I said ”“I heard what you said,” with a laugh, “and no doubt

there was some truth in it. But all I ask is a chance to provethat there may be an exception to your ruling. If you letme be your friend, I will promise to be your friend always,until you will want my friendship no longer. May I ?”

“Yes,” very gently.Just then the carriage stopped in front of the university.

Phil alighted, assisted Hazel out of the hack, and saw hersafely in the college. He then was driven to the police station,where he got a couple of policemen and took them to the sceneof the attempted robbery. The men were easily tracked andwere soon found. The one, weak from loss of blood, stagger—ing along with the other, both of whose legs were broken, uponhis back. They were taken to the city on the next train.

The acquaintance thus began between Phil and Hazelripened in the next six months to a very close friendship; atleast that was what they called it, and we don’t care. Longtalks and long walks, long drives, flowers, suppers, matinees,bonbons~oh you know how it goes. Phil, however, was trueto his promise, and never mentioned a word of love. But,oh, what his eyes, and the accents of his voice, and the touchof his hand, told!As graduation approached, Hazel was visited with the most

alarming sensations. What was this nervous fluttering thatpossessed her whenever Phil approached? What was it thatmade her so lonely when he left? What made her so happy,and yet so shy, when he was near? And what meant thesevery frequent sighs when he was away? Indeed, Hazel didnot know, moreover, she did not try to find out. In fact, shewas afraid to.


It happened on the night of the ball that closed the gradu-ation ceremonies, Phil found her leaning against the trunkof an old elm that had stood on the campus for two centuriesat least. The pale moonlight shone down upon her, all clothedin white, and made her more beautiful than ever.

“Hazel,” said Phil, “I promised long ago to be your frienduntil you wanted me as a friend no longer. Will you not tellme that the time has now come ?”“Why do you wish to break our friendship?” asked Hazel

with downcast eyes.“Because, dearest one, I wish to cast aside the role of

friend for that of lover.”“And cannot the two exist at the same time ?”“No. It must be one or the other.”“In that case, Phil,” she said tremulously, but looking into

his eyes with a heavenly smile, “our friendship must ceaseimmediately.”And then he took her into his arms.What did he care if the moon did laugh.

“Yes,” confided Hazel to Bell the next day, as they rodeaway from Greenwood, “I think men are just grand, andprofessors in particular.”

Bell laughed knowingly. “The last time I heard youropinion on that subject, it was just the reverse,” she saidteasingly.

“I know,” said Hazel, with a happy smile, “but I havechanged my mind.”And the train wheels said, “Just like a woman! Just like

a woman!”


THOMAS EDISON.You talk about your great big men! This man—who

tinkers in his den, and tackles problems weird and queer, andsprings a triumph once a year—is such a mighty figure thatthe highest terms of praise seem flat. If I should toil forfifty years in sweat and agony and tears, and if some kind,well—meaning friend «should come and tell me at the end thatI had baled as much of hay as Thomas bales in half a day,that speech would surely make me yell with happiness toogreat to tell. The great inventors who are dead, each had onenotion in his head; and when he put that notion through,there was no more for him to do. He just sat around anddrew his pay, and shrivelled up and blew away. One bigachievement was the stuff ; one great idea was enough. ButEdison, that wizard weird, don’t» sit around and raise a beard,or gossip at the corner store about the days that are no more.No sooner does he lift our hair with some invention strangeand rare, than to his noisy, smoky shops, with tools in handhe gaily hops, and fashions with his sledge and rasp something that makes the whole world gasp. Though small andthin, he weighs a ton; he’s twenty great men rolled in one.—Walt M(1,8072. (Copyright, 1902, by George Matthew Adams.)


FOUNDING OF THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIANASSOCIATION IN NORTH AMERICA,

DECEMBER 29, 1851.The Young Men’s Christian Association in the United

States, which has come to be a world—wide organization forthe uplifting of young men, socially, morally, intellectuallyand physically, was organized in Boston on December 29,1851. This was the outcome of a similar organization startedseven years earlier in London. Within the first three yearsfollowing this Boston association, forty Young Men’s Chris—tian Associations were organized throughout the country, andthe first international convention was held at Buffalo, N. Y.,on June 7, 1854:. At this time a confederation was formed,with a Central Committee and an annual convention, whichlasted until the Civil War. The war greatly diminished themembership, and the organizations that survived workedchiefly among soldiers in the field.At a special convention of the Northern associations held

in New York in 1861, the United States Christian Commis~sion was formed. It received the practical sympathy of theChristian public, sent 5,000 helpers to camps and hospital,and distributed over $5,000,000 in money and stores. Theassociations in the South did similar army work and in anequally effective way.

After the war the association entered upon a period ofgrowth. Leading business men consented to serve in officialpositions. Employed officers increased in number and muchmore in experience and efficiency. Carefully planned build-ings were erected, and great improvements in equipment wasrealized.

The London association was formed on June 6, 1844, asthe result of religious effort among dry goods clerks by GeorgeWilliams, then one of their number. From London, as acenter, associations were propagated throughout the UnitedKingdom and many other countries. Some organizations

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claiming an existence prior to, or independent of, the Lon~don movement, became affiliated with it later. The first of aseries of annual British conferences was held in 1858, andthe first association building was erected in 1866. A NationalUnion for England and Wales was formed in 1882 and forIreland in 1884.

Organizations of a similar character for young men werestarted in Germany prior to the American organization, andassociations were organized‘in France in 1850. The firstworld’s conference meeting in Paris in 1855, and notable forformulating a “basis,” since universally adopted, gave im—petus to the French. societies. The present National Alliancewas formed in 1867.The existing movement in Sweden began with the organi—

zation of the Stockholm Association in 1884, after the modelof those at Paris and Berlin. A few associations were formedquite early in India, but vigorous growth began with the com-ing of American and British secretaries. Calcutta andMadris have excellent buildings. The Tokio building is animportant center for the national work. The general secre-tary and all the officers are Japanese laymen. Several usefulassociations have long existed in the South African andAustralian colonies.A similar work for the physical, social, intellectual and

spiritual life of young women was started soon afterwards,with the organization in London of the first Young VVomen’sChristian Association in 1855. The first association in theUnited States was formed in Boston in 1865. The Interna-tional Board of Women’s Christian Association of the UnitedStates and Canada was formed in 1891.

In 1909 there were in the world 7,942 Young Men’s Chris—tian Associations, of which 1,939 are in North America.The total membership of these North American associationsis 456,927 ; they occupy 681 buildings of their own, valuedat $46,872,630.

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PRETTY FAIR WORLD, AFTER ALL.H. P. WHITTED, ’12.

The vastness of this world is certainly beyond our concep—tion. It claims the east and west, the north and south. Itis amid changeable conditions, and things of different orders.

In this world there are many colors and many hues, all tobe seen from different points of view. \Ve look at time, andget unlike impressions, and others form ideas that may noteven be comparable, but when all of these are balanced, eachwith each, and each compared, things look pretty fair. Somelook at the world in a cheerful way and find this to be true,sooner than those who are always looking on the darkest side.Men seem to fret and worry because things do not go their

way, but when they have considered the reasons for this, andtheir speech has been finished to the last word, they areobliged to admit the world to be pretty fair. They areobliged to acknowledge the world to be getting better. Weought to be contented with the consolation of others. Thisis that contentment can seldom be found, and that there isbut little that is perfect beneath the sky. Faults cannotalways be created by others alone. Sometimes we ourselvesmake work a little harder than it really is. We credit thefault to» the world.

There are given an unlimited number of privileges in thisworld—privileges which may be broadened into many more.Few things happen that could not have been worse in theirway for the people. Likewise there are happenings that areunnecessary and could have easily been avoided by just alittle caution and care. This being true, there is an oppor-tunity for every one to make the best possible conditions pre—vail. The world then is not compelled to be in such a badstate of affairs. The world is darkened by clouds and rockedby earthquakes. The seas roar and take in the living, intend—ing never to give them up again.

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After everything has been quieted and peace reigns, lightshines from somewhere, if it is but from the stars above.The brightness of the world on one side overbalances thedarkness on the other. When these two, at any rate, aremixed together, there is surely not darkness, perhaps notbrightness, but fairness. We speak in many languages theselatter days, and find more fault to find than good to praise,but soon the “esperanto” may put an end to it; people willtalk the same when they so desire.

The actual color of pure gold is something which compara—tively few people have ever seen, because it is alloyed in theforms in which. it is applied to practical uses. Worldly hap-penings are likewise alloyed with one another, the most promi—nent generally being the most effective. The largest percent of worth and value in the long run stands for good, not—withstanding the fact that sometimes it is not seen.

In the light of the history of the world; in the light of theworld itself and what has been accomplished in it, and in thelight of the conditions that now prevail, it must be prettyfair after all.

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THE STUDENT DEPARTMENT OF THE YOUNGMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

Most statistics are tiresome, but the following is the short-—est, most impressive way to express the progress made byone of the departments of the Young Men’s Christian Asso—ciation, the Student Department, in North America alone.

There were last year—758 Student Associations in operation.

60,000 members of these associations.181 employed secretaries.12,118 men being trained on committees.

9,133 men engaged in the study of missions.3,957 men engaged in definite social service.

28,562 men studying the Bible in courses conducted by theAssociation.”

5,061 of these men were fraternity men.6,156 of these men were not Christians.4,377 students had sailed for mission lands by January 1,

1909.4,000 students (and over) were won to the Christian life

during the past year.28 employed secretaries in all of the Southern States.

Just before the holidays Mr. Bergthold, the General Sec—retary, sent to all the alumni, parents and friends of thecollege the following letter, and a similar one is to be issuedquarterly hereafter :

NEWS LETTER.(Published by the Young Men’s Christian Association.)

ATHLETICS.Never before in its history has A. & M. had as good a

football team as this year. The eleven men on the team wereall of the brilliancy of stars, yet you couldn’t pick any par-ticular star because one was as good as the other. They


worked like a well-adjusted machine. Each man was only apart of the powerful and victorious whole. To this teamwork, which was the result of Eddie Green’s efficient coach—ing and the hard work and consistent living of the individualson the team, we credit the following record:

Georgetown . . ......... 0 A. & M., 0Villanovo . . ........... 6 “ 6Eastern College ........ O “ 22Richmond College ....... O “ 50Wake Forest ........... 3 “ 27V. P. I. ............... 3 “ 5

By this record the team has won for itself the undisputedchampionship of the South Atlantic States, while from amongthem D. A. Robertson, left half—back; D. W. Seifert, leftend; JohnB. Bray, center, and D. B. Floyd, left tackle,were selected by the authorities for the South Atlantic team;while T. H. Stafford was mentioned for substitute quarter—back, and some papers select Cool as right halfback. Forthe coming season, T. H. Stafford, quarterback, has beenchosen captain, and A. T. Bowler manager of the team.

The V. P. I. game was, of course, the crowning event ofthe season, and was won altogether by the merit of the team.No fluke was responsible for the victory. It would havedone your heart good to see that game. It was hard fought,but absolutely clean, and that was its greatest virtue.

Since its return from Norfolk the team has been treatedroyally. A mammoth celebration, which was participatedin by all Raleigh, and a. most enjoyable exhibition of collegespirit, followed on Monday night. Prof. and Mrs. Riddickhad the team to a course dinner. The Young Men’s Chris-tian Association gave them a smoker, and Prof. and Mrs..Teffreys a reception. The entire team, with the exception ofJohn Bray, will be back next fall, so we are confident of asgood a team next year as we had this year.


The faculty cup for class champions in football was wonby the Sophomores. The scores of the series follow:

Juniors . . Sophomores. . .. 16Freshmen . Sophomores. . . . 6

The latter of this series was so evenly matched that itwould be hard to predict which would be victorious shouldthey play again.

The Inter—class Basket-ball League had to postpone someof its games until after the holidays on account of the Thanks—giving Day interruption and several rainy days. They aredoing all their playing on the old athletic field, since wehave no floor.

BUILDINGS.The new Engineering Building will be ready for occu—

pancy soon after the holidays. It is a beauty, too, the pret-tiest building on the hill.We are hoping to complete the new dormitory within the

next year. You will remember that the wing on each endwas left off on account of lack of funds. When completed itwill accommodate ninety more students.

SOCIAL.One thing which, to my mind, is a very promising feature

in the life of the college is the fact that some of the facultyhave opened their homes to the students for social. occasions.Dr. and Mrs. Roberts, Prof. and Mrs. Reimer, and Mr. andMrs. Jeffreys have each entertained a Bible group in theirhomes, while Mrs. Bergthold has had a group at the houseeach Tuesday night for a number of weeks. Other membersof the faculty have announced that they will open theirhomes after Christmas.

GENERAL.The Glee Club, under the direction of Prof. R. B. Owen,

of St. Mary’s, is preparing a popular concert to be givenearly in the year in the Academy of Music. \


An orchestra of nine pieces was organized among the stu—dents. They have made several public appearances withcredit.

The band is the best we’ve ever had; it makes most excel.—lent music.The literary societies have experienced a revival of interest

this fall and are doing excellent work.The fraternities have organized What is known as the “Pan—

hellenic League,” which prohibits any fraternity from ap~proaching or initiating a freshman before the first day of thesecond month of the second term, and requires a high stand-ard in scholarship by the candidate. Unquestionably anupward step by the fraternities.The students have just left for the vacation, to return on

January 4th. For the benefit of about twenty boys who hadto stay we are giving a Christmas tree in the Y. M. C. A.room Christmas eve, so that we all hope to spend the holidayspleasantly.

I wish you all a happy Christmas and a bright New Year.Yours sincerely,

J. W. BERGTHOLD.

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MONTREAT.J. W. HARRELSON.

Each year the school and college Young Men’s ChristianAssociation of the South hold a conference at Montreat, NorthCarolina, known as the Southern Student Conference. Thepurpose, of course, is that of any other conference, to reviewthe work of the past year and to plan the work for the com-ing year.The membership of this conference is composed chiefly of

delegates from school and college Y. M. C. A.’s, although itis not limited to these only. Delegates going directly fromthe Y. M. C. A.’s are elected by their respective associations,and generally have some agreement with that association in,regard to expenses. This by no means limits those attend~ing to the delegates elected by the Y. M. C. A.’s, but a cor—dial invitation is extended to members of the student bodiesand faculties of the schools and colleges. One requirementis made of those attending, and that is that they attendclasses and lectures.

Aside from the conference there are offered several courseson the leading characters of the Bible, religion and missionwork. These courses are conducted for the purpose of train—ing Bible class leaders for the following year. Also manylectures are given on these subjects by the leaders of theY. M. C. A. work.

The morning program last year was completed each dayby a platform address. This part of the program was eagerlylooked forward to and was exceedingly well attended becauseof the inspiration and instruction in every address. Theseaddresses were by no means dry sermons, but were of suchlatitude as to be enjoyed by any body of well—thinking men.All of these addresses were delivered by prominent collegepresidents and professors.

The afternoons were taken up with out-door sports, such

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as baseball, basket-ball, mountain climbing, swimming, etc.For baseball and basket-ball a series of games are arranged,and the champion team in each series is awarded a pennant.The location of Montreat makes it almost an ideal place

for mountain—climbing—only one direction to go withoutgoing up a mountain. The mountains are not as rugged assome parts of North Carolina, but the views are grand.Many high peaks are within one and two hours’ walk. Mt.Mitchell is only fifteen miles away, which makes a goodtrip up one day and back the following. Those who go toMt. Mitchell go in a party under the direction of a guide,on the day following the close of the conference.

Reviewing the whole, it is the most pleasant ten days ofone’s vacation. It is not a vacation of idleness and extrava-gance. As before stated, you are expected to do some work,but there is a marked difference between this work and yourschool work. The change of study and associates are suchthat you never notice the little study requirement which ismade. All are interested and enthusiastic, and things nevergo better than at the conference.One comes in contact with the highest type of men who

are interested in school and college work, from the presidentto the undergraduate——men who have done and are still doingthings; students who are preparing to take part in all theactivities of life all there trying to help and get help inorder that they may be more efficient leaders. No matterwhat your conditions are now, or what you expect to followfor life, at this conference you are made to view many thingsin a broader way by men who are not merely instructors, butactors.

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AM I A NORMAL MAN?GEO. R. Ross, ’11.

Yesterday as you lay in the College Hospital, cut off fromyour work, friends and pleasures, you waited anxiously tohear the doctor’s remark after he had read the delicatelygraduated glass tube that had measured your degree of tem-perature; and how quick you were to ask, “Doctor is thatabout normal ?’ ’ Physically, you were normal only whenyour body heat was about the ninety—eighth mark, yourbreathing was steady and regular, with some eighteen strokesto the minute, and your heart was causing the blood to receivenew energy to the tips of each artery more than seventy timesper minute, or throbing in your pulse oftener than once ineach second.

Just as the physician places you in the normal columnwhen every organ of the body is playing its part accurately,so does the world about you recognize your ability and stampupon you the seal of your worth, only when your actionsprove themselves the best that your manhood can afford.Too often, ’tis true, we allow our abnormal selves to so domi—nate our lives that finally the world knows us not at our betterselves, but existing in a state of fever over some side lightthat has gained a window into our soul when we were weak—ened by some part of our bodily machine having given wayto an overworked passion. It is not the maximum nor theminimum that counts in the final average, but the “happymedium.” ’Tis said that a hundred persons may guess atthe number of peas in a pint tin, and if their varying guessesare averaged, that this figure will practically correspond withthe actual number of peas. This is known as the “law ofaverages,” and many scientific truths are proven with it.Likewise with the individual young man, he has not maturedinto his final average; he is not to be judged by his largestfault nor the smallest good habit that can be found in him,


but he does have some base line upon which his nature natur-ally rests him, and as he varies here and there from hisnatural self, he is only playing the “worser self” ; he is deal-ing with the abnormalities in his spiritual and mental life,and need-s to lie in the hospital of self-control and ask thequestion, “Am I my normal self?”You and I stood on the side line at the football field a few

weeks ago and saw our team work through the first quarteras though they were one nicely made machine, but the secondquarter there was something wrong it seemed; the samespirit was not there; the quick plays seemed to lag; ourboys were working against hard luck. But the few minutesbetween halves gave them self—control; they had had time tostop and think; to take courage for the future and determineto overcome the past. Each of those players, as each of us,has found himself working against odds in the class—roomsand in the social circles, and it was not until we found ourbetter—self that. we checked the roller of discontent thatseemed to be smoothing the ground about us.Man is a machine, obeying the laws of nature as do the

experimental apparatus in our physics laboratories. Over-work this machine and it heats trouble; feed it with the wrongkinds of lubricating oils and it becomes congested. But restit, smooth and clean away the troubles, and again natureplays within its wheels, and rays of light shine out to onesnear by. Man is only filling his field of usefulness when hecan play his part in the activities of life. But still thereare few of us but find ourselves in the dark, and it is attimes like this we need to seriously ask ourselves, “Am I myaverage self ?”

There is no complaint in the nature world if a plantbleaches and dies when shut in a darkened room; there is nocry of injustice if the young calves fail to thrive on earedcorn and cured hay. As little reason have we to complainin after life if our “wild oats” leave scars upon our man—hood, which reform cannot erase. Then at each instance of


action let us our best manhood display—not hid in the dark-ness nor checked by the wrong companions that we mightsicken or die, or that we might stunt our life of usefulness,but so act that when the law of averages asserts her authorityand places the final figure of worth upon our lives it may bethe plus and not the minus quantity.

TO GIVE IS TO HAVE.I.

Give to the world the best that you have,And the best will come back to you;

And the man is refreshed that doethl this,As the flower from the fresh fallen dew.

II.A deed of kindness to some one

Is like a boomerang cast;It will travel in a very wide circle,

But will come back to you at last.III.

There’s joy to be found in that thought——That it doesn’t travel in one straight line;

But is a blessing to many othersWho drift helplessly on the tides of time.

IV.So bread that is cast upon the waters

Shall be found again in due time,And shall fit us for a higher life-—More holy, more noble, and more sublime.

—-Anon.


CLEAN LIVING.J. H. BROWN, ’11.

“Get right with God” is an injunction which, if heeded,would make us stronger men. \Vcak men are abundant;strong men are rare. The world is beset with many evils,crimes, vices and degrading acts which lower the moralityand pure living of all men. Some people are professionalsinners——those who barter and. trade with their business—who very often escape the bitter criticism of public senti—ment because they are hidden behind a mask; others sinagainst God, their fellow men and themselves, and this sordidlow-living is pointed out by the finger of scorn and held upfor inspection by every one. And it is right that sin shouldbe pointed at in derision and greater effort should be madeto expose all sin to the gaze of the public. “Get right withGod” is then a royal road to better living and less sinning.

There are big sins and little sins; “some are more heinousin the sight of God than others.” A great many small sinscontinually aggravated will finally terminate into very bigsins in the individual. Among these small things commonlythought of as bad habits are selfishness, a proud heart, talk—ing evil about one’s neighbor, a revengeful spirit, envying,deceit and boasting. A great many boys are ordinarily verygood, but are guilty of some little thing which mars theirlife very seriously. Some one fault or bad habit will hurtvery much. It may be that failure in life will depend uponone fault

In place of lives degraded by bad habits, there should beclean lives. No business man will keep an employee whohas a bad habit if one can be secured who leads a blamelesslife.To have a clean life attention must be paid to right living

in early youth. A boy in college makes habits which willcling in after years. Therefore, it is all-important that the

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college life should be a clean life if the individual ever‘ ' expects to be free from vice and bad habits. Good books and

‘ good associates are the most powerful aids that. can be‘ I brought into play to secure a blameless life. Companions of

questionable habits will quickly drag a boy down into the‘ mire of sinning. Filthy books eagerly read will fill a boy’8mind with low ideals. Every thought which courses throughour brain, every word spoken and every act committed must

i I be pure if we would have clean living.

CONCERNING A PENNY.

A penny saved is a penny earned;A penny spent is a penny burned;A penny “blown” is a penny squandered;A penny lost is a penny wandered;A penny banked is a penny working;A penny hid is a penny shirking;A penny “j ewed” is a penny pinched;A penny made is a penny cinched;A penny mailed is a penny fleeting;And a penny swallowed is blamed poor eating.


WHY THEY DID NOT MARRY.H. L. TAYLOR.

“0—,” and then he stopped, showing by the expressionof his face the inadequacy of the English language, eitherordinary or submerged tenth style to express his feelings.The reason of his disgust was apparent to the most casualglance, said glance disclosing the following scene: A mostexceedingly rustic bridge, spanning a stream which was notlarge enough for a river, nor yet small enough for a creek.As to its name, it is needless to state that the inhabitants ofthat region designated it as “the river.” Half way acrossthis bridge sat the author of the above unfinished ejacula—tion, with his legs hanging down. In his hand was a long,willow stick, at the end of which was a string, at the end ofwhich was a hook, upon which was a worm—in short an ordi—nary country fishing pole. This, however, was not the causeof ire which, in all its totality, was caused by three small,erstwhile denizens of said “river,” their offense lying intheir smallness.

“I’ll try one more throw, and then I’ll leave this place,”he muttered, and without caring in the least where it landed,he threw the string to its full length, and the next momenttook as pretty a header in the stream as could be imagined.

The cause of this impromptu immersion was a gracefullittle canoe, propelled by an athletic—looking member of thefair sex, who, nevertheless, did not appear mannish in anysense. As he had mused, the canoe had glided beneath thebridge just in time to catch the hook, and by the unexpectedjerk had overbalanced him and caused the disaster.When she had perceived what she had done, she swung

the canoe around and saw with relief that he was easily keep—ing himself afloat.“Hang on, and I’ll tow you ashore” ; and without waiting

for any answer, bent to the paddle, and in a few minutes

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reached the bank. He scrambled out, not a bit cast down—nay, he was even smiling as if an involuntary ducking were adaily occurrence with him.

“Oh, mercy! you are dripping,” she said in tones whichshowed her concern. “Come up to the house this minuteand get dry.”

Obediently he followed her, and when they had reachedthe house, she led him to a room with a warm fire in it,and told him that he could dry his clothes there, and that ifhe would tell her where he lived she would quickly have dryclothes brought.

In the course of a half hour he joined her in the library.He thought that some speech was necessary, and volunteered:“My name is John Maitland, but nearly everybody calls

me ‘Jack.’ ”“Well, then, I guess I’ll call you Jack, too. My name is

Martha Vincent, but my friends call me Miss Martha, andI guess you can call me that, too.”With this as an introduction, the conversation went on

apace until an hour had passed.“Can’t you stay to lunch with me ?” she asked.“Why, yes, Miss Martha, I’ll be glad to stay.”So they had lunch together and a happy time they had,

but like all things it had to end.“Well, I guess they will want to know what has happened

to me.”“No, that’s all right, my messenger told them what had

happened, so why not stay for the afternoon? I am mostexceedingly lonesome here, and you haven’t anything especialto do, have you ?”He hastened to assure her he had not. For one entire after-

noon they enjoyed themselves rowing, fishing, talking, andhaving a general good time. During the conversation ittranspired that he had seen her often, but sad to say shehadn’t noticed him. And by no means an inquisitive manner,he asked her concerning her father and mother, and suddenly


felt very sorry when he saw tears in her eyes, and she toldhim that both had died but a few years before. Seeking tocomfort her, he took her hand and squeezed it sympatheti-cally, and received a pressure in return.

Later on she pressed him to stay to supper, but he refused,saying that he couldn’t possibly, but he could come oversome time next day? She answered that she would be gladto have him come, and accompanied him to the door. Therethey both stopped.“Do you like kisses,” she asked.“Well,” he replied, “some kinds. I like mother’s kiss

and sister’s kiss, and —”“Mine ?” she hazarded, anxiously.“Why, yes,” and he looked at her very seriously, where-

upon she smiled; and then she suddenly clasped her armsaround his neck, and drawing him close to her, kissed himtwo or three times. But it must be acknowledged he mether half—way.

“I think you might kiss me of your own free will,” shesaid gently, with an anxious look on her face. Instantly hehad both arms around her neck, and kissed her three or fourtimes. He then released her and slowly descended the steps,looking back from every step. She blew him a kiss at thegate and watched him out of sight.The next morning she was cutting roses in the garden,

when hearing a step, she turned around and faced him.“Good morning,” she said.“Good morning. Am I too early ?”“Why certainly not. I’m just delighted to see you, and

not having told you, I was afraid you would wait too longand not come until late in the afternoon. But haven’t youanything you want to give me 3”

“I was afraid you wouldn’t like it.”“Well, come here now and do your duty.”And in a minute their lips met in a most decided smack,

and another day was added to their happy memories.

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Their acquaintance ripened so rapidly that whenever theypassed people smiled.

About the first of September they were sitting together inthe same porch rocker and she, casting a tender glance athim, said:

“Jack, I have bad news for you.”He turned quickly and looked at her.“What is it 3”“I am going away to—morrow and will not see you until

next June.”“What have you got to go away for 3”“Listen Jack, dear, I really cannot explain to you, for

you would not understand; but I will not come back then.”“But nine months is such a long time. I don’t see why

you can’t stay here.”“I am just as sad as I can be, but you’ll write to me, will

you not 2”“Sure I will, and I’ll answer your letters just as soon as

I get them.”“All right, then, I guess we had better say good—bye now.

Give me a real tight hug and some kisses and then go.”Then he hugged her until she could hardly breathe, and

then kissed her a dozen times, said good-bye in a chokedvoice, turned away and walked down the road, never oncelooking back. ‘ '

She watched him until he was out of sight, and then witha tender look on her face, went into the house.

0 V. .\L :L : - . ._ : - . '_7: 7. 4. l. 4’. ). I: .\On a winding country road, somewhat back from the road

itself, stood a prosperous looking country house. On twosides it had large porches and was painted in quiet, har—monious colors. All around the county appeared cultivated,and the land covered with growing crops, sleek cattle, andall of the things that a prosperous farmer of the: better classhas on his farm. On the porch just at this moment sat alady in a comfortable rocker, and seemingly enjoying a book.

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However, it was only seemingly, for she was musing over 3.

her fiance confide to his creditor what he would do when hewas married. Since then she had led a secluded life, seeingno one, going in for out—door sports, and spending her timeeither out—doors or in the library. She was now about thirty— ‘3‘five years of age, and her name was Martha Vincent.

Looking up an instant from her musings, she saw a little

t‘l rich lady who lived about a mile from her and of her life.She had been raised without ever having known the value of 1‘

3;” money in procuring false friends, and had had her heart é3,12“ broken and faith shattered at the same time by overbearing f;a

lad of about ten years coming up the path with a woe-begoneexpression on his face. 4

“\Vhatever is the matter, honey? Come and tell mother.”“\Vell, mother,” (and here in spite of himself two great

tears rolled down his face) “Miss Martha’s going way.”“Don’t worry Jack, dear, she will come back and you will

see her then.’ " _r_é.}r..4-x_);_-.,And they passed into the house.

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MEMBERSHIP.H. R. GATES, ’11.

\Ve are proud to say that the number of students enrolledin the Young Men’s Christian Association this year is largerthan ever before. This is principally due to the efficientwork of our General Secretary, to the increased interesttaken in the work by the upper class men and to the goodwishes and hearty support of the student body as a whole,which has taken decidedly more interest in the work than everbefore. We now have a total enrollment of two hundred andforty—three members, with one hundred and eighty-sevenactive and fifty—six associate. Practically every man in thesenior class is a member, and a large majority of the juniorsbelong. Not only is the membership larger than any preced—ing year, but decidedly more interest is being manifested inthe work. The attendance has been good, both at the mid—week and Sunday evening meetings, and the association hasa higher standing among the students than ever before.

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RELIGIOUS MEETINGS.W. H. DAVIS, ’11.

The religious meetings of the Y. M. C. A. are held everySunday evening at (3.20 in Pullen Hall. The meetings forthe past four months have been well attended, and we thinkthat some good has come from them. The average attend—ance has been about 140. Say, fellows—you that have notbeen attending, why not come out and make this averagelarger?

About the first of October the Religious Meetings Com—mittee held a meeting and decided to have the followingspecial subjects discussed during the fall term: Clean Ath—letics; The College Man’s Sabbath; The Morning \Vatch;Missions; A Character Study of Amos; The Irreverence ofProfanity; The Evils of Gambling, and Impurity. Thespeakers selected to discuss these and other subjects wereprominent men from the city, and from the faculty. Thefollowing men made talks at these meetings: Hon. R. N.Simms, Lawyer, from Raleigh; Mr. Z. V. Judd, CountySuperintendent of Public Instruction of Wake County; Dr.T. P. Harrison, of faculty; Prof. IV. J. Eerrall, of Meredithfaculty; Mr. J. Y. Joyner, State Superintendent of PublicInstruction; Rev. H. M. North, Pastor of Edento-n StreetMethodist Church; Dr. Ray, of Department of Agriculture;Mr. H. C. Moore, Editor Biblical Recorder; Rev. A. J.Moncrief, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church; Mr. N. B.Broughton, of Edwards & Broughton Printing Co.; Dr. Al—bert Anderson, Physician in Raleigh. All these talks werevery interesting, and we feel that they have done good not 'only to those that heard them, but to our college as a whole.

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BIBLE STUDY AT A. & M.C. L. CRUSE, ’11.

Never in the history of A. & M. College has there been sogreat interest taken in Bible study as in the fall just past.We are glad that the feeling—that no one but preachers andlawyers need to study the Bible—no longer exists in thehearts of the boys as it once did, and that they are begin-ning to realize that no one should leave college with a diplomawithout knowing something about the Bible.

The Bible study work was begun last spring before theclose of college, when the committee secured several busi—ness men of Raleigh, and several professors of the collegeto deliver a series of lectures on the characters of the Bibleand how to lead a class. This was followed up early this fallby a strong address by Hon. B. N. Simms, of Raleigh, on“The College Man and the Bible,” after which 83 men wereenrolled in the systematic study of the Bible, under leaderschosen from the men who were in special training classesand attended the lectures in the spring, and classes with fromtwo to five men besides the leader were organized and askedto increase their number by soliciting new members. Inconsequence one of these classes has grown so fast that itwas necessary to divide it three times, making four classesof approximately ten men each. Most other classes havegrown to about ten to twelve members. There were beforeChristmas 22 groups, with an average attendance each weekof 157 men or 90 per cent of the total number enrollel. Sev-eral of the classes had perfect attendance. We have oneclass among the faculty of which we are proud. It consistsof thirteen professors and instructors, and is doing much toencourage our efforts among the students. The class main-taining the best percentage of attendance until the close ofthe course will be awarded a Bible study pennant.

Since all the leaders are students, and have themselves not

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had a great deal of Bible study, we have arranged for specialcoaching classes for them, all the leaders on one course meet—ing once a week with one of the professors, who go over thenext week’s assignment with them and give advice as to lead—ing as well as to bring out the main points that are to betaught in that lesson. Two courses are being studied: “Menof the Old Testament” and “The Life of Christ according toMar .”Of course we did not come up to our expectations so far

this year, for we were aiming at a star, but we are comingback from our rest during vacation with renewel energy andspirit to work for better results. We are going to start nevx7classes and enroll a number of new men.We are not unappreciative of the help of the general sec-

retary and the faculty in giving sociables to some of theclasses each week. This has been a great factor in main-taining the excellent attendance among the classes.

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MISSION STUDY.T. D. HARRIS, ’11.

The Y. M. C. A. for the past few years has had a MissionStudy Committee, but heretofore it has been hard to get thestudents interested in this part of the work. This year, how—ever, after Rev. Mr. Little gave his illustrated lecture on“Negro Life in the South,” there Were over a hundred boysWho joined the class in this branch of Home Missions. Underthe able leadership of Dr. Harrison this class has beenthoroughly interested, and after finishing the text—book onthe subject they intend to study the life of the negro asfound in this community.

Besides this class, there is a class studying Foreign Mis-sions With an enrollment of seventeen men. Prof. Withersis in charge of this group, and the book used is entitled “Ser-vants of the King,” giving brief accounts of the lives ofvarious foreign missionaries. From this class we expect todevelop some leaders for next year.

It is our plan to devote one regular meeting of the Y. M.C. A. each month to some subject concerning missions. Asthis is the first year that mission study has been organizedin the college, we have cause to be encouraged by the progressmade.


MID—WEEK MEETINGS.J. H. BROWN, ’11.

The mid-week prayer meetings have a distinctive placeto fill in the workings of the Young Men’s Christian Asso—ciation. It is distinctive because it is the only opportunitywhere the members can meet for mutual talks and prayers.The meetings are made as informal as possible, each indi-vidual being given a chance to express himself on any sub—ject; to ask questions for his own information, or to bringout any thought that might be helpful to all.

During the scholastic year the meetings have been better,at least in attendance if not in quality, than during any pre-vious year. The average attendance at the meetings for thefirst term has been 84, which alone shows what interest hasbeen manifested. Full programs have been carried out eachweek, and the talks made by the leaders have shown thor-ough preparation. The following subjects were discussed:“Why Study the Bible 3”—R. W. Graeber, C. L. Cruse.“Faith in Friendship”—P. D. Davis, L. L. Dail.“The Value of a Man’s Time”—H. L. Joslyn. R. M.

White.“Wlhy Study Missions ?”—T. D. Harris, L. A. Ammons.“Our Debt to our Neighbor” «T. M. Sherman. W. B.

Stover.“The Power of Prayer”~—H. l). Whitted, R. L. Sloan.“The Bigness of. Little Sins”——H. R. Cates, E. B. Nichols.“Manliness in Athletics”*~—T. H. Stafford."Character-Shaping”—D. L. Allen, E. D. Bowditch.“Loyalty to A. & M.”—\V. H. Graham, J. B. Steele.“Mother”—R. D. Goodman, T. R. Parrish.“Christ Jesus the Ideal Man”—Geo. R. Ross.“Honesty is the Best Policy” *J. P. Quinerly, W. B.

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TREASURER’S REPORT. 0K. BRYAN, ’11.

On account of the fact that the treasurer of the Y. M.C. A. for the present scholastic year did not return to thecollege last September, it was decided that I be chosen to fillthe vacancy.The following is an estimate of the receipts and expendi—

tures of the Association for the entire college year:RECEIPTS.

Membership . . ........................... $ 400.00Faculty . . 275.00Alumni . . 100.00Parents . . 250.00Trustees . . 40.00Calendars . . 200.00Hauling trunks ............................ 55.65Hand-book . . 80.00Bible Study books sold ...................... 50.00College appropriation . . 500.00Raleigh . . .

Total . . ........................... $2,250.65EXPENDITURES.

Bible study .Mission study .Social committee .Foreign work . ........................... ':Religious meetings .........................Printing and stationery .....................Postage .Calendars .Hand—book .

*Arbitrary.


Hauling trunks ............................ 33.15Reading—room . . .......................... 10.00Telegraph and telephone .................... 35.00International committee ..................... 25.00Interstate committee ........................ 50.00Salary . . ................................ 1,000.00Conference expense ......................... 50.00lncidentals . . ............................ 50.00

LIABILITIES.Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. ............ 78.24:Stone Printing Co. ......................... 48.20Arrears in salary .......................... 85.07Typewriter . . ............................ 45.00

Total . . ........................... $2,254.66Credit must be given to J. LI. Sherman for the very at—

tractive calendar got out this year. It is by far the bestcalendar ever published by the Association. They are almostall sold already, and are still going at a lively rate. Thesale of these will net the Association a small profit this year.The Association handles the trunks to and from the depot

at vacation time or at the beginning of a new term, and thusreceives considerable financial aid from that source.The hand—book is published by the Association chiefly as

information for new students, and is furnished to thesestudents free of charge.

The budget is to be raised in three ways: First, the treas-urer will collect the faculty subscriptions and membershipdues. It is confidently expected that these items will beeasily collected before the close of the present term.

Second. The six members of the advisory committee wholive in the city have assumed the responsibility of raising


$300.00 toward the budget, and one of them very liberallystarted off the canvas by writing his personal check for$25.00.

Third. The moneys from the parents and alumni are to beraised by mail by the general secretary. These two items arethe only ones that seem a trifle doubtful.

The Association tenders its sincere thanks to all the friendswho have so generously supported the great work, and it isour earnest opinion that those who have supported the Association will never find cause to regret their generosity.

Up to the present time—January 14th——the finances standas Jfollows:

RECEIPTS.Hauling trunks ............................. $ 22.50J. W. Bergthold ............................ 8.75Social . . . ................................ 1.00Bible study books sold ....................... 32.75College appropriation ....................... 200.00Membership dues ........................... 245.00Raleigh . . . ............................... 111.50Printing sold .............................. 11.60Hand-book “ads.” .......................... 38.00Mission books sold .......................... .75Parents . . . ............................... 116.60Calendars . . . ............................. 171.87Faculty . . . ............................... 87.00Alumni . . . ............................... 2.00

Total ............................. $1,049.32

DISBURSEMENTS.Postage . . . ....................... $ 46.72Reading—room . . ................... 8.20Social ............................ 42.95Bible study . . ..................... 60.33


lneidentals . . . .................... 19.48Typewriter . . . .................... 20.00Telegraph and Telephone ............ 19.50Printing and stationery .............. 79.60Liabilities . . . ..................... 45.00Mission books, etc. .................. 40.80

. General secretary . . ................ 393.47 ‘ ,Calendars ......................... 4.44 {(lash on hand ...................... 268.83

Total ............................. $1,049.32For explanation, I will say that. although we show $38 col—

lected on the hand-book we owe for the printing of the same$44, and while we have received $171.87 from the calendar,our printer’s bill for the same is $187, accounting for thelarge amount of cash on hand.


Y. M. C. A.’S GOOD WORK.This month the State Convention of the Young Men’s

Christian Association will be held in Raleigh. The delegatesto this most efficient agency—outside of the churches—for theuplift of the young men, and the strong right arm of thechurch in reaching young men, will receive a cordial welcomeby Raleigh people.

It is a matter of sincere regret that when these progressivemen come to our city they will find that Raleigh enjoys—no,Raleigh is humiliated. Humilated because it has the recordof being the only State Capital in America that has no YoungMen’s Christian Association. We refer, of course, to the cityof Raleigh, for there is a flourishing and useful Y. M. C. A.organization at the A. & M. College. But Raleigh has neg-lected the duty of providing their necessary modern adjunctof a good city by failing to erect a suitable Y. M. C. A. build-ing. But the sentiment in Raleigh, long dormant as to manyand indifferent to the few, is becoming aroused, and it is tobe earnestly hoped that the coming of this State Conventionto Raleigh will stimulate this interest and result in helpingto commence a successful movement for a Y. M. C. A. inRaleigh.

The good work of these associations can hardly be over—estimated. Indeed so valuable is this work that they are oftenbuilt in a town before a church, coming as the precursor ofchurches and the best help of the progressive minister of theGospel.

In the last issue of The World To-day, Mr. Edward A.Halsey tells a story showing one side of the efficient workbeing done by the" Y. M. C. A., as true of that story thisextract is taken:“On an Illinois farm, at the time of the war in the Philip—

pines, lived a farmer. He had just reached his majority.His father’s farm of several hundred acres of rich land wasone of the best in the country, and the father was rated as a

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rich man by his neighbors. The young man found life brightand full of interest, as he and his father worked together infull sympathy, the mother and sisters completing the family iicircle, in which there was naught but perfect accord. But '73suddenly some trifling difference of opinion as to his conductcaused a break in his relations with his father, and, in a hastyanger, he left home, went to Chicago, enlisted in the army,and almost before he knew what he had done he was on boarda United States transport bound for Manila. In the Illinoisfarmhouse there was deep sorrow. The break was so sudden,the circumstances were so trying, the trouble was so needless.In the young man’s heart there were also disturbing reflec—tions. The memories of the home—life came vividly into hismind continually. His conduct did not commend itself tohis judgment as he looked back upon it during the long hours

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of the sea voyage, when there was plenty of time for quiet ireflection. But he had acted and he had no chance now toturn back if he would.

“The story of the sudden departure of the young man wassoon known in the community; it came to the ears of the cor—responding member in the nearby village; he reported the caseto the State office in Chicago. A letter went out at once tothe Young Men’s Christian Association’s secretary workngamong the soldiers at Manila; the mail traveled faster thanthe soldier, and when the homesick young fellow from theCentral Illinois farm landed at Manila he was soon foundout. by a friendly visitor, who brought him word that the placein the home was open for him if he would come back. Corre-spondence followed; his discharge from the army was securedin due time, and he returned to the old home to fill his placein it, and to occupy a responsible position in the community.He was saved from starting into life the wrong way, whichcould hardly have resulted in anything else than a wastedlife.”—Editorial in News and Observer, January 1, 1911.

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REDEMPTION OF THE PIEDMONT SOILS.H. R. GATES, ’11.

The general use of commercial fertilizers is only of recentyears, and the value of leguminous crops for the gathering offree nitrogen from the air was only discovered in 1887, andwas not demonstrated to the farmer until several years later.

The general methods of farming practiced in North Caro—lina until recent years were such that no mineral matter orlumus was returned to the soil, and no rotation of crops waspracticed. As a result, after a field had been robbed of itsfertility by the constant growth of such crops as corn, wheat,cotton and tobacco, it was left to grow up in scrub pines, andtermed “worn-out land.” Land was plentiful, and when onefield became unproductive another would be cleaned up andgo through the same process, until to—day practically all theavailable lands of our Piedmont section has at one time beenunder cultivation. It is only since the increased population.and the advanced prices of our agricultural products hasbrought hordes of people from the towns and villages backto the farm and made the land more valuable that the redemp—tion of these “worn—out” fields has been undertaken.

It is much easier to retain the fertility of a productive soilthan to make fertile an unproductive one ; but with the properrotation of crops, deep, thorough cultivation and dexterousapplications of commercial fertilizers and farm manure, bothmay be accomplished. The majority of the soils of the Pied—mont section are in need of more lumus, deeper and morethorough cultivation.

Very few people realize the value of keeping enough livestock on the farm to consume the grain and hay grown there;but when we remember that 80 per cent of the fertilizer valueof a feed is returned to the soil through the manure, we canreadily see the economy of keeping live stock enough to con-

' sumc this feed on the farm, and then dispose of the stock for

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a better price than the feed would bring instead of selling thefeed direct. Most farmers fail to recognize the values to beattained from farm manure, and the majority of them selltheir grain and hay on the local market, thereby robbing theland of 80 per cent. of the fertilizer value that should bereturned to the soil.

Another predominating factor in the conservation of thefertility of the soil is the use of cover crops. During therainy winter months, if the land lays fallow, it has beenshown by numerous experiments that more of the fertilizingelements will be lost by leeching and by dentitrification thanwould be removed by a heavy crop of grain. Not only does acorn crop prevent leeching and denitrification, but the rootshold the soil particles more compactly together, and if theproper crops are used large quantities of nitrogen may berestored to the soil. After wheat or corn, the land shouldnever be allowed to lie idle through the winter months. Ifit is not seeded in some main crop it should by all meanshave a cover crop. Crimson clover or vetch seem to be themost satisfactory, as they act as a cover crop and at the sametime restore quantities of nitrogen to- the soil, but they do notmature until late spring. If the land is wanted early in thespring, rye may be used to advantage and turned under whenthe land is needed. Such crops as crimson clover and rye areideal for forage crops in the late Winter and early spring foreither swine or cattle and meanwhile will conserve the fer-tility of the soil and prevent leeching and washing duringthe winter months.

In every rotation, leguminous crops should have an im—portant place. It has been shown by verified experimentsthat as much as 200 pounds per acre of nitrogen can berestored to the soil during one season by the growth of aleguminous crop. This nitrogen, if bought as a fertilizer,would cost 25 cents per pound, so $40 worth of fertilizer maybe restored to the soil While a profitable crop of hay is beinggrown. \Ve have leguminious crops that will fit in most. any


space in a rotation, and they should be more generally used.Probably the most valuable plant to the Piedmont farmer ofto—day is the cowpea. Not only is this a grass nitrogen—gather-ing crop, but it is a quick grower and occupies the land onlya short time. With a liberal application of farm manure andcommercial fertilizer it will grow and thrive on poor land,and is one of the best nitrogen gatherers we have. The cow-pea is also one of our most valuable hay producers. Averageland will produce more than a ton of-hay per acre, which willsell for $20 per ton on the local markets.Most of the cecil clay lands of our Piedmont section have

been exposed to the shallow methods of cultivation until thepotash salts in the few inches of cultivated soil is practicallydepleted, but underneath this lies an unlimited supply of themuch-needed element that has never been reached. With afew inches of deeper cultivation this may be made availableto the plant, and the physical conditions and moisture-retain-ing power of the soil also improved.

The average soil of our section of the State is in need ofonly these fertilizer elements, namely, phosphoric acid (P2O5), nitrogen (N), and potash (K), and since nitrogen maybe supplied in every case by the growth. of leguminous cropsand application of farm manures, and since the potash willusually be supplied by simply deeper plowing and this samemanure, we can readily afford to supply the necessary phos—phoric acid and restore these worn—out fields to their formerstate of high productivity, and consequently be getting largerreturns every year. With such simple and inexpensivemethods as these it is folly to continue growing corn on landwhich produces only 14 3-10 bushels per acre (average yieldfor North Carolina), when, with a little forethought andprecaution, the same land may quickly be made to yield threetimes that amount.

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A. L\'. M. ASSOCIATION BRIEFS.SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER, 1910.

Total religious meetings (two each week), 29; total attend—ance by count, 3,252; average attendance each meeting, 112;average attendance each week, 224.

Total members of the association. “245; active, 186, asso—('i ate, 59.

Bible study groups, 22; total attendance, 1,579; averageattendance each week, 157 ; per cent. attendance of total en-rollment, 90.

Enrollment in “Negro Life in the South,” 113; averageattendance on class, 66 per cent.

Socials to entire student-body, 2; banquet to North Caro-lina Bible Study Institute, 1; smoker to football team, 1;Bible study groups entertained by the faculty and secretary, 9.Number of visits to the hospital, 95.

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Entered in the West Raleigh Postofiice as second-class mail matter.Students, Professors, Alumni and friends of the college are each and

all invited to contribute literary articles, personals and items. Allcontributions. accompanied by the writer’s name, should be sent tothe Editor-in-Chief, and all subscriptions to the Business Manager.

Advertising rates are furnished on application. Advertisers mayfeel sure that through the columns of this magazine they Will reachmany of the best people of Raleigh and a portion of those throughoutthe State.Charges for advertising are payable after first insertion.

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Although it was rather an unusual thing to (lo, we felt nouneasiness Whatever in turning over this number Of our maga—zine to the Y. M. C. A. We feel sure that the material inthis issue will be Of interest to others than Y. M. C. A.

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enthusiasts, because the articles are by no means all confinedto religious subjects. In other words, don’t be afraid you aregoing to have a “Red and White” sermon thrust upon you.

Mr. Bruce Craven, a lawyer and educator of much worth,commenting on the right of the Church to dictate to the State,calls attention to “the fact that many professors are neglectingto educate the students morally. He also asserts that thereis not a faculty, with a male school, in our State but has oneor more members that do not believe the divinity of Christ.It is our regretable mistake that not until the last few yearshave our boards of trust deemed the establishment of build—ings and equipment important for such moral organizationsas the Young Men’s Christian Association. And it is to beregretted for time to come that a great institution like Trinity,with; all its financial backing, has lent no encouragement tothe establishment of a like building or the maintaining of ageneral secretary.

Cur student-body, alumni and friends are proud of thespirit that has ever been present at A. & M., but which hasgrown so rapidly in the last few years, strengthening the linkbetween the faculty and the students, and it has in a largemeasure been encouraged by the various social, religious,athletic and Bible and mission study groups and meetingsthat have been conducted by the Y. M. C. A. with both stu-dents and leaders volunteers. These meetings not only bringthe student and the professor together under a different atmos-phere from that of the classroom, but it is here that the ex-change of free thought actually puts the man to thinking forhimself.

Men are often joked at in any line of work they may beinterested in, and many times they are very unjustly criti—cized, but it is too often that we take the leader of some

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Christian movement for our patient to lay upon the dissect-ing table, and with our tongues, as variously shaped instru—ments, we carve them to pieces. But we have yet to see theman who was proud of his work with any good cause who wasnot respected by his fellow students or his fellowmen. It isthe college man who takes his side of a question and proveshe has convictions that way, that the young men appreciateas the older men in the world of commercial and political

. strife appreciate an honest man.

For the last five years the Young Men’ s Christian Associ—ation has annually published a souvenir calendar containingVieWS of the college, the athletic teams, etc., representing thecollege in its entirety. This year the committee in charge de-cided to get out a more costly one, even at the risk of goingin the hole on it, believeing that we could sell a good one at ahigher price easier than an ordinary one cheap. The calen-dar is far the prettiest, most representative, and therefore themost valuable one ever published; and not only have we paidout on it, but we are able to put a little money into the treas-ury by its sale. We have sold out. A number of them havebeen sent out by mail to alumni of the college who saw noticesof it in the paper and sent the money requesting it sent tothem. This is a fine showing—to my mind, a significant one.While every purchaser received his full money’s worth, yetI believe that some men bought it because it was a collegeenterprise. The time is coming when every student will feelthat it is a part of his college course—that is, his duty, tosupport any worthy college enterprise. When each man of uswill feel that we are (I am) the college, and that any collegeenterprise helps the college, and thus us, then we will havereal college spirit.

Our law—makers are here now, and without a doubt we arein a better condition to make a good impression than ever be-fore. \Ve trust that they will fully appreciate the good work


that is being done and the marked improvement that has be 311made in the past three years, and help us to better things bya big appropriation.

We are glad to see the number of new men that have. comein since the holidays. Some are winter—course students, andsome enter the regular classes. All over the South AtlanticStates A. & M. is growing in popularity, and as the numberof students increase, we begin to think about more room. Mayour legislators come to the same way of thinking!

ATHLETICS

At the beginning of the year a committee was appointedto develop the minor athletics—basketball, tennis, etc—atA. & M. College. The committee, with the aid of Mr. Berg—thold, arranged a basket—ball schedule of ten games to beplayed by the five classes. Five of these games were playedbefore Christmas, but on account of bad weather and finalexaminations the remaining five games were postponed untilafter Christmas. The games played resulted as follows:

Juniors, 16; Seniors, 8.Sophomores, 10; Freshman, 8.Seniors, 27 ; Short Course, 10.Juniors, 12; Sophomores, 10.Freshmen, 11.; Juniors, 9.The remaining five games will be played as follows:January 17——Freshmen ”U8. Short Course.January 19——Seniors vs. Sophomores.January 24—Juniors vs. Short Course.January 26—-Seniors «vs. Freshmen.January 31—Sophomores vs. Short Course.After January 31, any games postponed for any reason, or

any ties, will be played off. The winning team will beawarded a championship pennant.

The committee called a meeting of all men interested intennis. About thirty men who attended the meeting organ—ized a tennis club and elected Mr. Johnnie Beal, president;Mr. Logan Thompson, secretary and treasurer; and Mr.George Trotter, business manager. Owing to the promptaction of Mr. Logan Thompson, enough dues have been col-lected to put two courts in condition. When the remainingdues are collected, two more courts will be made. The clubexpects to send out a team to represent A. & M. in this formof athletics.


BASEBALL.Prospects for a baseball team have never been brighter than

they are now. Practically the entire team of last year isagain with us. The only men we have lost are Black, Sextonand Bost—all good men, Black and Sexton especially but itis thought that there will be just as good men to take theirplaces.On first, Robertson will be found when not pitching; second

will again be held down by Speer; third is open and will behotly contested by several good men. Judging from reports,Cool will make someone hustle for it. At short, Hartsell willin all probability again be found. For outfielders, Ross,Brown and Freeman are again here to show the public whatoutfielders A. & M. can turn out. Stafford and Robertsonwill be the main pitchers. Tucker, and probably some more,will work hard for a position on the pitching staff. Seifertwill be behind the bat, and may as well have no competition.Much is expected from Cool, the speedy halfback of last year’sfootball season. Williams, a new man, will in all probabilitymake someone hustle for a position as outfielder, infielder orpitcher; he is known to be a good baseball man and will behard to keep off the team.We are fortunate in securing Coach Thompson to again

turn out the best team in the South. Although one of theboys, Frank knows baseball and can get just as much, “andthen some more,” out of the boys as any one we could havesecured.The schedule will be published in a few days. On the

schedule will be some very interesting and hard—fought games.Wake Forest will again strive to defeat us, and they say theyare confident they can do it since Sexton is away. Guilfordhas already made the bold statement that it would not be atie this time, as it has been the last two seasons. We say thesame. Davidson will be prepared to give us a hard gamealso. The University of South Carolina is on the schedule,

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‘ I and a very interesting game is expected. \Ve will also go upagainst our Virginia football rival—V. P. I. It is naturalfor them to endeavor to turn the tables on us after the defeatof their football team on Thanksgiving. Washington andLee will also be included in the schedule, and all of us willlook forward to this game as a very exciting one. Some ofthe other interesting games are LaFayette, Amherst (the onlyteam that defeated us last year), Swarthmore, PhiladelphiaNationals, University of Tennessee, Delaware College,Georgetown University, Catholic University, and others.

LOCALS

\V. F. Pate, of the ’01 class, has taken Professor Hill’splace as Instructor of the Clinical Laboratory.

Mr. C. T. Marsh, of the ’08 class, was married during theChristmas holidays to Miss Pearl Burden, of Aulander, N. C.Mr. Mash is now a lieutenant in the United States Army andis stationed at Fort McKinley.

Mr. A. K. Babington, of the ’ 10 class, was a most pleasantvisitor on the campus for a few days last week. Mr. Babing-ton was editor—in-chief of THE RED AND WHITE last year.

Senator 0. Max. Gardner visited the college for two dayslast week.

Senator Sigmon, from Burke County, and Mr. Moore, aformer student of the college, were visitors last week andseemed to be especiallyinterested in the agricultural worknow being carried on.

About fifty-five winter—course men have been enrolled sofar, representing five States, namely, Pennsylvania, Virginia,Ohio, New York and North Carolina; they are very much in-terested in the work.

The Executive Committee of the college met on December22d, and, among other business transacted, they decided tohave the old barn painted and brightened up, and also agreedupon the report that was to be made to the Legislature thisyear.

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Hon. Charles Ross, Representative from Harnett County,{ visited his brother here on January 11th.

On \Vednesday, January 11, at the Edenton Street Metho-dist Church of Raleigh, Mr. J. O. Sadler, of the ’08 class,was married to Miss Ray LaMonte Brown, of Raleigh. Imme-diately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Sadler started on atour through the Western States, and upon their return theywill reside in Jackson, Ky., where Mr. Sadler is engaged incivil engineering work.

Dr. A. Rudy, Professor of Modern Languages, gave all asurprise on Tuesday, January 9th, by getting married. Hisbride was Miss Ray Preuss, of New York City. As is char—acteristic of most Germans, she is very charming and attrac-tive, and Dr. Rudy is to be highly congratulated.

Dr. George T. \Vinston, now of Asheville, N. C., and for—merly president of this college, was a most pleasant and wel—come visitor here last week. Dr. Winston expressed hispleasure and gratification upon the rapid growth and progressthe college is making.

Mr. A. E. Escott, of the ’06 class, who is now Secretary ofthe Raleigh Cotton Mill; Mr. L. B. Gilbert, of the ’07 class,now overseer of carding and spinning at Caraleigh CottonMill; and Mr. C. V. Black, Superintendent of the Chester—field Manufacturing Company, of Petersburg, Va, were mar—ried during the Christmas holidays.

Mr. \V. S. Deans, of the ’09 class, who was then presidentof our Y. M. C. A., now holds a position as Instructor ofCarding and Spinning at the Mississippi A. & M. College.

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At the regular meeting of the Biological Club on last Wed—nesday night, we were favored to have as speakers Hon. Chas.Ross, Representative from Harnett County, and Professor.T. L. Burghas, State Agronomist.

Mr. J. M. Gray, of the ’10 class, is soon to take charge ofthe Boys’ Corn Club work of this State.

Hon. W. H. Hagan, of High Point, who is chairman of theExecutive Committee, visited the college on January 12th.

“Stunt Night” was the best exhibition of college spirit wehave yet had at A. & M. Every organization was representedby a good live stunt, and the students and faculty, includingthe latter’s families, all saw, heard and “screamed” with en—joyment. A decided score for the Y. M. C. A., by whom itwas gotten up.

Mr. J. C. h‘lyrick, of the ’06 class, visited the college lastweek.

Mr. M. H. Terrell, of the ’09 class, who is now employedby the Piedmont Electric Company, was married on Decem-ber 22d.

One of the most welcome visitors that we have had recentlywas Mr. F. H. Brown, of the ’08 class, who is now Represen-tative from Jackson County.

The third of the college Lyceum entertainments was givenin Pullen Hall on last Friday night, but proved rather unin—teresting.

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The eighth annual Interstate Convention of the CarolinaYoung Men’s Christian Association will be held in Raleigh

. 2 from January 26th to 29th. The students are invited toW attend the sessions.

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Dr. Mchnry, of the Division of Animal Industry, UnitedStates Department of Agriculture; and Mr. McClaine, of the

b Division of Dairying, United States Department of Agri—‘i culture, gave lectures to the winter-course students last Sat-

.' urd ay.

\Ve were glad to see our friend L. A. Higgins, of the ’10class, on the campus last week. Lyda has had a very severeattack of typhoid fever for the past two months, but has nowreturned to his work as Assistant State Dairyman of NorthCarolina.

DANCE.

The January dance of the Thalarian German Club wasgiven Saturday night, January 14th. It was one of the most

‘ enjoyable events of the season. The dance was gracefully ledby Mr. C. A. Stedman and Miss Gris-selle Hinton.

Those dancing were as follows: N. S. Lanchicotte withMiss Marguerite Rogers, Mr. H. R. Holding with Miss“Patsy” Hinton, Mr. D. Jeflreys with. Miss Evans, Mr. R. L.Morrison with Miss Green, of Wilmington; Mr. J. M. Bealwith Miss Elizabeth Thompson, Mr. W. R. Sanders withMiss Annie lhrie Pen, of Smithfield; Mr. ‘Nrightson withMiss Ruth Lee, Mr. J. W. Harden with Miss Edith Pou, Mr.E. J. Jetl'rcss with Miss Lillian Skinner, Mr. G. T. Rothwith Bliss Daisy Haywood, Mr. John Bray with 'Miss NarnieRogers, Mr. Harry Hartsell with Miss Gillam, of Tarboro; .Mr. L. B. Knight with Miss Juliet Crews, Mr. G. H. Anthonywith Miss Nannie Hay, Mr. “Rat” Jackson with Miss Lillian

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Fountain, Mr. L. L. Merritt with Miss Nannie Lee, Mr. \V.A. Holding with Miss “Betty” Elizabeth Russ, Mr. F. D.Poisson with Miss Minnie Moring, Mr. N. \V. LaGrand withMiss Anne McKimmon, Mr. J. M. Sherman with Miss Mar—garet l’leKimmon, Mr. E. E. Hedriek with Miss Lena Swin-dell, Mr. Teddy Blount with Miss Mildred Hall, Mr. F. G.Tueker with Miss Simmons, of New Bern; Mr. “Boo” A. S.Laehieotte with Miss Duncan, Mr. G. XV. Ross with MissElizabeth Johnson, 111'. A. T. Bowler with Miss MildredHolding, Mr. Thornton with Miss Gladstone, of \Vilson; Mr.G. W. Gillette with Miss Gene Thaekston, Mr. E. V. Freemanwith Miss Emma Swindell, Mr. J'. A. Chambers with MissLizzie Lee, Mr. Buck Harris with Miss Louise “Wight, Mr.Ralph Long with Miss Josephine Boylan, Prof. Smith withMiss Mary Grimes Cowper, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thompson.Stags—Moody, T. W. Thorne, Harvey Hill, J12. E. R.

McCraeken, O. M. Sigmon, “Pat” MeKimmon, A. B. Suttle,of Shelby; Mr. H. B. MeBrayer, of Shelby; L. J. Andrews,of Roanoke, Va; J. (l. Murchison, Phillips, Franklin, Prof.Latane, Bill Etheridge, Frank Thompson, T. G. Riddiek, Mr.Staples and Mr. Blair, of \Vilmington.Chaperones—Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Russ, Mrs.

P011, Mrs. Latta, Mrs. W. M. Holte, Miss Irwin Lacy. MissDaisy Thompson. Sarah Burkehead and Dr. Tucker.

COMICS

J)“PASSING IT ON.The College President~

Such rawness in a student is a shame,But lack of preparation is to blame.

The High School Principal—wGood heav’ns, what stupidity! The boy’s a fool.The fault, of course, is with the grammar school.

The Grammar Principal——O, that from such a dunee I might be spared!They sent them up to me unprepared.

The Primary Principal—Poor kindergarten blockhead! And they callThat preparation! Worse than none at all.

The Kindergarten Teacher——Never such lack of training did I see;What sort of person can the mother be?

The Mother——You stupid child! But then you’ re not to blame,Your father’s family are all the same.

——News and Observer.

Fresh—“They tell me there is a man in the show with twoheads on his shoulders.”Soph—“Well, that’s nothing new. I had two on mine last

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Prof. [JR—“Mr. Brown, what is the difference between‘vision’ and ‘sight ?’ ”Brown—“W’ell, I called on two young ladies last week——

one was a Vision of loveliness, but the other was a sight.”

Why are all angels beardless? Because the men have sucha close shave to get there.

(After chapel) “The longer he spoke, the greater the tire.”

Lie/ut—“I‘H'eshman, didn’t I tell you to represent the battlewith crossed sabers ?”Fresh—“Yes, sir.”Limb—“Well how do you represent an engagement?”Fresh—“Mlhy, with a ring, of course.”

Sop/z..~—“I wonder why they didn’ t put this table cloth onsquare ?”

Junior~—”l would rather have them put on a square meal.”

1)’7'0f.“—“Nothing produces starch except those things thatare green.”Fresin—“Professor, do we produce starch ?”Profi—“Yes, certainly.”

Prof. Richardson. (trying to explain the theory of limits toDick Mullen)——Mr. Mullen, you stand up. Now walk halfthe distance to me and stop. Now walk the remaining dis-tance. Now, Mr. Mullen, What are you approaching as alimit 2”

Dick AIuZlen—“Zero.”(Note—Mr. Mullen received his daily average of zero.)

Balm—“Hop, What have you found the hardest work sinceyou have been in college?”

Hopkins—“These propositions in solid georgemetry”(geometry).


“Smiley” Lcme (to postmistress)——“If any mail comes tome during the holidays, please send it home.” (He left noaddress.)

She laid the still white form beside those which had gonebefore. For a moment all was silence. Suddenly one: longcry rent the air. Silence again. After a moment, anotherlong cry coming from the very heart. Then she turned andwalked away. .To-morrow she would return to lay anotheregg.

Mr. Harrelson (to friend in grocery store, pointing to abasket of hickory nuts)~——“I wish I had those in my room forthe holidays.”Friend—“How would you crack them—0n the radiator?”Mr. Horrelson—“No, I’d wait till my old lady (Mr. Mor—

ris) had gone to bed and then crack them on his noodle.”

There was a young lady named Fitch,Who heard a loud snoring, at whichShe took off her hatAnd found that a ratHad fallen asleep at the switch.

—Exchamge.

Pat—“Mike, an’ did yez know that every dollar bill hasten million germs on it 3”

Mike—“Faith, Pat, an’ if any of them creetures expect toget on top of me endurin’ the time I have a dollar bill, they’llhave to step lively.”———Selected.

Prof. Parker (buying a pair of pants)——“Mackie, how isthe warp and filling in that piece of goods 2”Mache—“Professor, I don’t know anything about the fill-

ing, but I’ll guarantee the goods not to warp.”

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Of the number of magazines which have reached us at thistime, just fifty per cent of them recognized the greatest annualevent known in history. Many of the Christmas numberswere splendid issues, with appropriate matter and specialcovers.Many of the special numbers did not reach their subscribers

until after the holidays were partly over. This is a great mis—take, for I take it the purpose of a special issue is to prepareour minds for the coming event, and certainly any monthlyperiodical should reach its destination during the first weekof that month.

“7e acknowledge receipt of the following magazines: TheStudent, College Messenger, Palmetto, Slivirmisher, Randolph—Macon, Trinity Archive, Georgetown Journal, Uancept, P. S.Gazette, Pine and Thistle, Chisel, University of VirginiaMagazine, Isaqueena. State Norma-l Magazine, Lenoirian,N. P. U. Journal.

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