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Show THE DIXIE OUT THE DIXIE OWL Published Monthly by Students of Dixie Normal College SUBSCRIPTION Students Free; Others RATES: 60 cents the Year EDITORIAL STAFF Annie Gardner . Louie Woodbury Bliss Ivins Walter Cannon ... Keith Seegmiller Will Pulsipher ... Katharine Miles Kate McQuarrie Editor-in-Chi- ef Assistane Editor Assistant Editor - - Athletics Local and - Society Philosophy HOUR PASSES not mean rushing thru a thing speed quality is the turn of quantity. Slow accuracy is better than rapid error. Let us ask ourselves each morning as we arise How does yesterdays work appear today? and let us profit by the honest answer we give ourselves. With the work for the rest of the veai there must be some play. Happy, healthy enjoyment will brighten our labors. Let us go into the social life wholeheartedly, but always with a watchful eye on that shadowy flu apparition, that he may not again emerge into the light. Let us keep our social life clean, and avoid the pleasures that leave a burnt sienna taste in the mouth. The gay who would be counted wise, think all delight in pastime lies. Nor heed they what the wise condemn, whilst they pass time, time passes them. L M. J. we do at Time was, is past; thou canst not it recall: thou hast; employ the portion small: Time future is not; and may never Time is, be NTl i: li HISTORY OF THE FLU Business Managei Debating January 20, 1919. THE She left a vacant place in the hearts of all who knew her. As school was closed at the time of her death, the college as a whole, was unable to do anything to show its respect and love for Jessie; therefore we take this opportunity of showing our esteem for her. We feel that she has been loyal to our school, and worthy of its appreciation. : Time present is the only time for thee. Already the hour glass in the hand of Father Time has sifted past half of the golden moments of our school year. Three months of that time the doors of our institution have been closed, with the dreaded apparition of the liu" guarding the entrance. Now at last the apparition has into the shadowy distance and again we greet our teachers and fellow class mates. How are we going to employ the time that remains? Shall it be in idle pastime or in earnest, steady, concentrated work? The test of a mans character comes in a crisis; and the test of a students sincerity comes in just such an emergency as we are facing. The one who says I can, will win. break-nec- k We, of the Staff, wish to extend our appreciation to those who contributed in poem or prose to this issue. 'Tis not alone the work we do, Especially do we thank those members of the faculty, who, with But length of time we do it; Brings out the worth of me and you their excellent advice have helped us out of many difficult places. Where other folks can view it. What is good is difficult; no man ever reaches the top of the ladder of On Nov. 6th, 1918, a former stusuccess by sitting aside and wishing. dent of the Dixie Normal College, We all yearn and aspire toward our Jessie Hunt, died of pneumonia, folgoal, but few of us determine to lowing an attack of influenze. Jessie reach it. We may scheme and dream had been a student of the D. N. C. connive and contrive until our hair during the school year 1917-1and whitens, but we will never find a sub- the news of her death saddened the stitute for hard work. By hard work many friends that she had won there. 8, BUG The influenza bug is a cross breed between a Clown Squince and a Kaiser. The little bug, like the above It cannamed, is very troublesome. not be captured by the use of wire entanglements, but is very easily caught by the use of gauze entanglements hung from the bridge of the snoot, encircling the chin peak, mainly supported by the ears. These entanglements are called gauze masks, and are well liked by the soldiers on account of their handiness of boating shaving for inspections. Shaving is easily avoided while wearing the masks, and it is not easily detected until the whiskers grow through. The disadvantages of the flu rag are many. It is recommended that tobacco chew-er- s d wear masks for neatness. They are very effective in drinking seedy lemonade or bony In sleeping, they keep the sou). flies off the nose, and prevent the swallowing of many. Although they are not as good as a Mexican silencer, they quiet snoring to a certain extent. There have been all kinds of camouflages made in the present war, but the latest camouflage hung on the human being in the flu mask. It camouflages shaving and the cleanYou may easil ing of the teeth. beat the grocer out of 20 cents for he would not know who you were. At one time you would be arrested and put in the boosgon as a highway robber if you wore a mask nowadays you will receive the same khaki-colore- , out-door- s; treatment if you are caught outdoors without one. Sergt. Brie A. Allen. Bessie Me. I consider, Wayne, that sheep are the stupidest creatures living Wayne my lamb. (absent-mindedl- Yes. |
