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Show THE DIXIE OWL THE DIXIE OWL Published Monthly by the Students of the Dixie Normal College Subscription rates: Students Freei; Others 75c a Year EDITORIAL Elizabeth Snow STAFF Editor Assistant Editor Crawford Houston, Glen Snow Business Manager Vilate Roundy Literary Marion Miller Local and Society Maurine Whipple Fun and and Lida Cox Philosophy Frank Crosby Athletics Schuyler Moody Debating CHRISTMAS GREETINGS From the Board and President Nicholes Christmas thoughts lead us back to the Great Sacrifice on Calvary and to Him whose deeds and words influence our lives for time and eternity. Christs unselfishness was the master key which unlocked the doors of salvation Gods greatest gift to man. Every milestone on the forward march; every benefaction is marked by sacrifice and unselfishness. He loves and serves God best who loves and serves his fellow man. At the altar of service with thy gift offer thyself. The gift without the giver is bare. He who with his alms gives himself feeds three, himself, his hungering neighbor and Me. E. H. Snow. On earth Peace, Good Will toward Man. This beautiful and impressive message needs to be emphasized with more vigor and earnestness now than ever before. A good way to help to bring this condition about is to refrain from evil speaking of others, and parading their weaknesses and failings before the public, rather seek to appreciate their goodness and ability and magnify their virtues. Avoid slander. Cultivate the habit of saying all the good you can. May the coming year bring each of you, Students and Faculty alike, Peace, Contentment, Happiness and Prosperity in abundance. and Sincerely, Your co-labo- brother, George F. Whitehead. It affords me a great deal of pleasure, in having the opportunity to express through your splendid school paper, the love I have for the Dixie Normal College, for its President, Joseph K. Nicholes, and for all of the Faculty, also for the students and patrons of the same. I have watched with pleasure and great satisfaction the instituof this splendid growth tion during the past nine years. May it continue to grow in the future, even with greater rapidity than in the past; and may you all, have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thos. P. Cottam. My dear Students: The acid test of education is service; service to God and fellow man. The cheerfulness, wholesoulness, and freedom in which you serve measures your culture. The purpose of life, the joy of living, is here Educational opportunities are the keys to these great secrets and blessed are you if you have eyes that see, ears that hear, and understanding hearts. When Christ was asked by the lawyer to recall Israels greatest commandment in the law He gave the world this majestic sumThou shalt love the mary. Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. How wonderful it is to review d the historical efforts of man to make this doctrine his art of living: what an opportunity it is to participate in the greatest world struggle for our new freedom. No one can fail but the to appreciate the decisive victor, and at the same instant, the participator alone can understand the the anxious ann which ticipation, great now in are this epoch undergoing of the worlds reconstruction. The valiant, victorious legions have returned from the battle- -' field with their war trophies but, ungeneraled in the greater service which their conquests have blood-staine- non-participat- or soul-anguis- h, free-me- made possible. Our vision is dulled by the nearness of the focus, we are drunk with new wine. Fellow students, if you have eyes to see and a willing heart which education has trained in gladness of service, will you not take up the torch ? Flanders field is your own home town and the torch is the call for righteous leadership. This is the great commandment that you God serve and fellowman through cheerful self-imposs- ed responsibility. Joseph K. Nicholes. TO BE OR NOT TO BE Id rather be a Could Be If I could not be an Are, For a Could Be is a Maybe With a chance of touching par. Id rather be a Has Been Than a Might Have Been by far ; For a Might Have Been has never been But a Has was once an Are. |
