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  • THE CULLOWHEE YODEL THE CULLOWHEE YODEL TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS When in Cul'iowhee, Sylva, or Asheville, patronize those who patronize us. Read our advertisements. NOTICE? TO SUBSCRIBERS We are exceedingly anxious that you re- rious times during and after the terms of the summer school. In addition to these outdoor recreations, the Summer School authorities are planning a variety of programs, such as addresses from notable speakers, plays, musical entertainments, story telling, moving pictures, etc. While every precaution will be made to prevent recreations from interfering with real work, plays and sports will be recognized as having a legitimate place in the summer school program. CLIMATE AND RECREATION To the student who considers climate and recreation as important in selecting a place to attend summer school, Cullowhee offers decided advantages. The school site itself located on an elevation of over two thousand feet is surrounded by some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the Appalachian Highlands. The altitude and mountain breezes render the climate delightful throughout the summer with temperature mild during the day time and always cool enough to have the blanket drawn at night. Provisions have been made for a variety of outdoor recreations, such as tennis, volleyball, basketball, and baseball. Swimming is also a favorite sport for the summer students. Not infrequently scores of students and faculty members may be seen in the afternoons of the summer days enjoying a good swim in the cool waters of the Tuckaseigee. Swimmers should not forget to bring their suits with them. Mountain climbing and sightseeing furnish means of recreation for all. Some of the noted peaks which may easily be visited at week-ends without missing any classes are: Pis- gah, Whiteside, Eagle's Nest, Panther Knob. Other places of interest to those who find pleasure in outdoor life are: Balsam Range, Tuckaseigee Falls, Cullowhee Falls, Cashiers Valley, Fairfield Lake, and the Lake Toxaway Country. To these might be added still other places of national reputation within a few hours' drive from the School, as Mt. Mitchell, Chimney Rock, Grove Park Inn, Biltmore Estate, Indian Reservation. Groups of students and faculty members make week-end visits to practically all of these places every summer. Camping parties to the. Tuckaseigee Falls, and to Whiteside Mountain — considered by many as surpassing in grandeur all the other noted mountains of Western North Carolina — will be conducted at va- has stood for ideals of noble manhood and womanhood. It also shows the results of a great training agency in fitting men and women for a life work, of making the finished product out of the raw material it deals with year after year. May such a spirit never die, and may the usefulness of such an institution never wane! More Evidences Of The Cullowhee Spirit In last week's issue of The Yodel the editor was pleased to comment on a letter handed him by a citizen of this community, himself a former student of Cullowhee Normal, from an old student who attended school here many years ago, but who had never forgotten the splendid healthy spirit that prevailed here when he used to darken 'the doors of the school building. Ha(d this been the only expression of this kind, perhaps many of us would have thought little of just what a profound impression an institution of this kind can make upon the life and character of those who identify themselves with its own history. But it is from the multitude that fact or prophecy is most vividly impressed upon us. Following are some excerpts from a letter of an old student to one of the teachers, who was himself a student of the school at the same time and who remembers the writer of the letter as a typical country boy struggling to acquire an education: " "I have a boy that has been going to school to me that is planning on going to Cullowhee next year. . . . "His father wants to know if there is hazing in that school. He has a son that went to college in that had some trouble when the boys continued to haze him. I told him that things had changed at Cullowhee since I went there if they hazed. "Business before gossip. Well, here I go. Did you know that I am married? I am and have a boy twenty months old. Judging by my record at Cullowhee, you would think that such a thing could not have happened. But you will remember that I went to Cullowhee for other business. Since then Cupid caught "I have taught ten schools since I left Cullowhee. I have a five teacher school for next year. My salary will be $130.00 per month. . . . "I have heard many good reports concerning the boys that I knew when I went to school out there. "I shall appreciate your granting the above favor. "I am, your old friend, ANNUAL SPEAKING CONTESTS ARE HELD FOR MEDALS Such a letter speaks for itself. It is typical of numbers of others that come to us time after time. Its significance is twofold. It shows the undying spirit of an institution that The Erosophian Literary Society held its annual debate on April 12th, and its declamation and recitation contests on April 18th. Competition and enthusiasm were not lacking among the contestants, and the contests showed the best quality of work done in several years. The query for debate was: Resolved, That The Inter-Allied War Debt Should Be Cancelled. The affirmative was represented by Max Hooper and Mitchell Plemons, and the negative by Homer Wike. The following speakers entered the declamation and recitation contests, giving the 'selections indicated: Thomas Roberson, The Confederate Dead; Fred Allison, The Southern Negro; Ernest* Phillips, Life's Lesson; W. H. Bryson, Spartacus To The Gladiators; Clyde Wright, The Old Plantation; Jonnie Penny, The Sisterless Scheme; Leona Gabriel, What Liquor Does; Naomi West, The Little Fellow; Helen Saunders, The Swan Song; Enola Arrington, Ain't Going To Cry No More. The winners for first and second places of the different contests were as follows: Debate, Mitchell Plemons and Homer Wike; Recitation, Helen Saunders and Jonnie Penny; Declamation, Thomas Roberson and Ernest Phillips. Those winning first place in each contest will be awarded a medal by the Society. No decision was rendered, since the purpose of the debate was not for the decision of the question, but for the purpose of judging individual speakers. The judges, President H. T. Hunter, Miss Elizabeth Grigsby, and C. H. Allen, declared the winners of first and second places to be Joe Hayes and Frank Lefler, respectively, to whom medals will be awarded. These young men will also represent the Columbian Society in the annual commencement debate held between the two literary societies. Several members have entered the declamation and recitation contests, which are to be held about May 1st. Medals will also be awarded in these contests. COUNTY SUPT. COMMENDS YODEL Extract From Letter Received Recently. "Enclosed you will find fifty cents to pay my subscription to The Yodel for one year. I congratulate you on the paper you are getting out. It is a credit to the Cullowhee Normal and to the educators who are backing it. Our section of the State needs just such a paper." — Homer Henry, Superintendent of Schools, Madison County. COLUMBIANS HOLD THEIR ANNUAL DEBATE The regular annual debate of the Columbian Literary Society was held in the society hall on April 5th. The query, "Resolved, That the United States should grant adjusted compensation to all who served in its armed forces during the World War," was defended by Helen Moses, James Parton, and Frank Lefler. The negative was upheld by Joe Hays and Walter Taylor. This proved to be the hardest fought debate of the year, and gave evidence of much work on the part of the speakers. SPRING FEVER SEIZES A NUMBER OF THE STUDENTS Careful Investigation Fails To Reveal Any Cases Alarming. May 1st, 1924. Dear Editor: • In compliance with your request of recent date I have made secret investigations among the students and am now prepared to give you my candid opinion based on a careful study of certain members of our group. First, let me state that I, too, had noticed the sudden change, the absence of levity, mirth, laughter and song, which once made the campus the playground of carefree boys and girls. When the change came I was at a complete loss to understand it. Why should students be jovial and mirthful for several months and then all at once become stern, dignified and in many cases melancholic? What reasons could be advanced? Certainly the Cullowhee spirit still lives, for everyday evidence is manifested that all are still loyal. No new rules have been imposed, and in fact no discord of any kind has arisen. There is but one possible cause left, and that is sentiment. Did you ever watch a boy polish his shoes until they shone like radium ? Did you ever see him wrestle with a collar, a size too small, as Jacob wrestled with the angel ? These are symptoms of love. Did you ever observe his hair combed and parted perfectly and smelling of "camp- meeting draps?" Then you may know Cupid's arrow has pierced his heart, and love's sweet venom has done its work. When you see him wandering around on the campus alone and muttering to himself; when you hear him openly admiring the moon, or mentioning the beautiful wild flowers on the neighboring hills, he is hopeless. Advice from teachers is no longer taken. His reasoning powers have vanished, and there remains nothing save visions of dreamy eyes and enchanting smiles. To him the whole world is changed and Paradise is regained. This is typical of the Cullowhee students at this time. Love has written a name in every heart and in every one there is a love story. Of course there has been the usual amount of this throughout the entire term, but not until commencement and leave-taking were mentioned did (Cont'd on page 6)
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