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December 23, 1921 MAROON AND GOLD Three fl^aroott and (^olti Member of The North Carolina Collegiate Press Association Published Weekly by the Students of ELON COLLEGE Entered at the Post Office at Elon College, N. C., as second class matter Two Dollars Per College Year Ralph S. Rainey Editor Lloyd J. Bray Managing Editor David Miller Business Manager T. H. Andrews Asst. Bus. Mgr. Wm. G. Stoner Circulation Mgr. Wm. T. Scott Asst. Cir. Mgr. Margaret Moring Aset. Cir. Mgr. John Brooks Adv. Mgr Worth Wicker Asst. Adv. Mgr. S. M. Lyman Editor for Alumni E. C. White Publicity Editor Advertising Bates Upon Request Students at tlie University of Chicago are to wear kiiickerbook- ers. We knew all the time there would be competition. No, my dear co-ed, they simply will not be out done. Now that the All-American half backs, fullbacks, ends, pruards, cen ters, et cetera, have been selected, we are going to try our hand at selecting an All-American cheer leader. Santa Claus, you get the lionor. “You tell ’em. kid; got home just in time to see Dad make the last payment on our new car, and mother put the fruit in a hundred- pound cake.” V,-rites a student from the city. “By Heck, got home just in time to see the Irish Setter Dad got for me and see the old turkey gobbler strut his last mess before doing a high dive into the pot,” writes a student from the country. "We got home just in time to realize that it will be two more whole weeks before we have to get out another paper. Oh boy, ain’t it a Merry Christmas? With Chinamen doing our laun dering, Irishmen our police duty, Greeks running our restaurants. Englishmen doing our butler work, Japanese our valet service, Italians our mining, Jews our merchandis ing, Assyrians our peddljng, Irish women onr scrubbing, Swedish girls our cooking, French beau ties our maid service, Norwegians our hired work, Russians our bomb throwing, Germans our propagan- ding, bootleggers our moonshining, and the United States Senate our politicking—small wonder so many real Americans are out of a job. Taking everything into consid eration, we flatter ourselves by stating that we believe that the Maroon and Gold has had a suc cessful career of it tluis far this year. We have had our failures, ’tis true, but our readers have been longsuffering and generous, and have given us the kind of encour agement that helps. We thank Lthem, and wish for them all the jblj,happiness that the Christmas sea- fiiJson can bring. As foi- ourselves, P'*'i«i-e know we are going to have a Wit, Jerry Christnms, for it will be “•"'(li/o more whole w-eeks befoi'e an- ’“'kojher issue of this paper goes to '■'"'•timess, and besides, we catch the p*'B(Xt train for home. The prospects I loii the good things we expect from r'^oiijie “Old Folks” at home are j'"'Wough to make any one happy. I *H(Ififteen snappy rahs for Christmas I ifid the glad spirit of the occasion ! UNTO THE END We- always feel sorry for a stu dent who thinks he is unable to re turn after the holidays. There is an adage, of doubtful truthfulness, that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. So many may think it is better to have started and dropped out at Christmas than not to have started at all. Now, this scribe regrets to disavow his belief in this piece of jugglery. To our mind, it is a very decided disadvantage not to round out a college year begun, no matter what the cost. It creates an nnwdiolesome im- pre.ssion in one’s home commmiity. Peo{)le w'ill assign all sorts of rea sons for Torn’s dropping out or Mary’s failure to return, and these reasons, however ill-founded, have their weight with some people. Now it may be replied that these remarks affect only the rejjntation. True. But reputation goes a long way toward hanging a fellow. Char acter witnesses always count tre mendously in any court. Again, the friends met at college get a false impressioii of those who drop out. These friends hi the years to come will meet us in the most unexpected places, and al- w'ays the false impression we gave them will haunt us like a Banquo’s ghost. Our college friends can make or mar our future to a very con siderable extent, and we should go every limit to create in their judg ment a w'holesome and favorable view of ourselves. From the standpoint of intellec tual attahiment the case is even more deplorable for the student dropping out. It is like the man in the parable who set out to build a house which he had not the funds to complete, or like the king de claring war against a neighbor king whose army far outnumbered his own. College courses are given for the year. In our own college, and wisely so, a course not pursued for a w'hole j-ear is “ N. G. ” The same courses, except in rare instances, are not given in consecutive years. Then again, to rettmi a year hence throws us in another class, w'ith hallowed associations gone—such a strain as most of us are not willing to bear. We know the times are hard, but a wise bu.siness man lays his foun dation of future success in just such a situation. It w-ill be a far wiser thing to borrow money and continue in college, so that when prosperity does come you may ride in on the crest of its wave. Let us say finally that education is not a luxury, but a necessity— not an item of current expense but a sane investment, an investment in self, whose dividends will be a perpetual source of income through the years, blessing us and enrich ing through the service of our lives those with whom we labor and as sociate. Take our advice, old top, and stick to your year in college. You will jiever regret it. ELON ORPHANAGE We asked Mr. Johnston of the ,Blon Orphanage, to say something about the little ones under his care and let us put it in M.vroon and Gold. We hope that when you and the home folks read w'hat is print ed below you will take heed to what this big hearted gentleman has to say about his sweet little folks. This is wdiat he said: ‘ ‘ The little children at the Chris tian Orphanage look forward to Christmas with as bright and hap py expectations as any other chil dren do. They all expect “Old Santa” to come and fill their little stockings with something that will please them and make them happy. They are always satisfied with whatever they' get, whether it be a costly present or something of lit tle value. It show's to them that somebody has thought of them and that somebody cares. When we think about the little fatherless ones who have no father or mother to bring happiness and joy to their little lives on Christmas morning, it ought to bring us in closer touch with them and cause us to think how easily w>e could make some lit tle fellow happy and joyful by spending perhaps a quarter or half dollar for some little toy or pla}'- thing that a little child w'ould ap preciate, and send it to the Or- I'hanage to make a little child happy. “We lose many opportunities in life to make others happy when it would be a very small sacrifice to us. We lose the joy we would reap by failing to grasp the opportuni ties we have. “We should all be interested in our Church and denomination. We ought to be interested in all its in stitutions and be willing to sacri fice for their success. We must stand by our college in order that our people may be educated. We must stand by our Mission Board in order to help our mission work at home and abroad. We must stand by our Orphanage, and give of our means that onr little orphan chil dren may have a home and be fed. “It is our opportunity and our privilege.” A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER Former students are thoroughly familiar with the reftuirement of the College that all students regis ter on the opening day after the Christmas holidays, which this year is January 4. If you do not regis ter b\’ 6 p. m. that day or before, you are compelled to pay an addi tional fee to register. The rule is (|UOted here for the benefit of any w'ho may not have read it on page 63 of the Catalogue, w'hich reads as follows: Every student is required to reg ister within twenty-four hours after his arrival, and not later than 6 p. m. of the opening day after the Christmas holidays. For failure to comply with this regulation, the student will be charged an extra fee of $1.00 per day for such delay, provided that not more than $5.00 extra shall be charged for late registration, or may be debarred' from registration at all, at the option of the Faculty. There is no exception to this rule. It applies to the late registrants of the Pall Semester as well as to those after Christmas. It also ap plies to all departmental students. You can get your Kodak supplies at The Colleg e Store. A CHRISTMAS THOUGHT The glistening snow, the golden glow Of stars that shijie above, The music low, the mistletoe Weave magic spells of love. The softened beams of candle gleams Make- halos in your hair. It ever seems my fairest dreams Are true wlien you are there. The mellow chimes of Christmas times Were meant for lovers’ lays. I make no rhyme« of other climes In Christmas holidays. I would not miss the stolen kiss Beneath the mistletoe; There is no bliss so sweet as this With love-words whispered low. The shaded lights on long, long nights Bring back the years we knew Ero fancy’s flights had suffered blights From things not half so true. Forget the years, forget the tears, And know but Christmas bliss; The sunset nears, but why the fears? In Heaven we still may kiss. —Sion M. Lynam. TO MOTHER Your eyes are as bright as the rays of light That trail their way through the north ern skies; Like the sun they’re encircled with a halo bright That casts its rays in your soft blue eyes. Your lips more charming than sweetest rose, That God in His garden has planted with care; Should tlie angels e’er se-ek a place of repose They’d want for a pillow the locks of your hair. Your voice is ns calm as the breezes of night, And each time you sigh the angels seem near, And Heave-n seems open w^ide to my sight. Oh, how lonely ’twould be without you. Mother, dear! —Lloyd Jone Bray. HARD-EARNED WAGES ♦ An artist who was employed to reno vate and retouch the great oil paint ings in an old church in Belgium ren dered a bill of $67.30 for his services. The church wardens, however, required an itemized bill, and the following was duly presented, audited and paid: For correcting tlie Ten Command ments $ 5.12 For renewing heaven and adjust ing the stars 7.14 For touchiiig up purgatory and restoring lost souls 3.06 For brightening up the flames of hell, putting new tail on the devil, and doing odd jobs for the damned 7.17 For putting new stone in David’s sling, enlarging head of Goliath 6.13 For mending shirt of Prodigal Son and cleaning his ear 3.30 For embellishing Pontius Pilate and pu'tting new ribbon on hio bonnet 3.02 For putting new comb and tail on St. Peter’s rooster 2.L0 For repluming and regilding left wing of the Guardian Angel .. •'‘.13 For washing the servant of the . High Priest and putting car mine on his cheek For taking the spots off the son of Tobias For putting earrings in Sarah ears .3.20 For decorating Noah’s ark and putting new liead on Shean . . . 4.31 Total $67.30 —English Weekly. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS The grand New Year is coming fast, giving the olden days their conclusions, and we should make it better than the last by forming a thousand and one resolutions. Oh^ if we would fill this life with fun and pep, we must aspire to the great and true; resolving to bet ter our last year’s rep, and to make all meanness taboo. If we’d make this a better place, and speed up the opti mistic plow, we must light up every face by announcing our resolutions here and now. And so each day I some new resolution spring, evolved from last year’s wrongs; each day I add a new one to my string, and continue with my New Year songs. Next year I’ll love my fellow student, he’s a credit to this institution; I’ll never say he is impru dent, if 1 can keep my resolution. I have been unreasonable all these years, not seeing the good in my college chums; but now^ I vow through salty tears, I’ll love him now till the King dom comes. So I begin to eulogize Tom, Dick, John, Jake and James; and when they die they’ll not call me all kinds of ugly names. And so I’m mak ing the trouble cease that used to jar my nerves; and the fellow who lives in peace must emulate my curves. And so when the New Year shall arrive, bringing trouble with no solutions, we must make our people thrive with our New Year resolutions. But yet my heart is sick with grievous woes, and I am surely filled with doubt; for I think everybody knows that I’ll never carry them out. SCOFF. TO OUR TEAM ‘‘Football games are over”—that’s mighty hard to say. But they couldn^t last forever, there are other sports to play. We’re proud of our team, and the good work it has done-, Though few games were lost, while many were won. We admire them, we love them for playing square, Beating their rivals but beating them fair. It may seem easy to tag along behind, But it takes a real man to stay in the line. So here’s to our team that has a rep; Here’s to our manager who has the pep. Here’s to our coach, who can coach football; And here’s to the fans—we love ’em all. —Member of ’22. THE COLLEGE DOG-ROBBER He wasn’t much at football, In truth, he didn’t play at all For he was so slim and thin That a scrimmage with him in It would have ended tragically. He couldn’t play a game Of basketball—alas no fame For him in this swift art— The doctor said—“weak heart. He was eliminated automatically. Hero worship was not for this Lad of little joy or bliss Who even among the ladies, Like a saint in hades, Was out of joint socially. But when students wanted rhymes, Or pretty words for special times Write-ups of unusual events, Resolutions of malcontents— These were this bird’s specialty. He composes college songs, Writes speeches free for throngs Of students who are late In preparing—“Oh, Lord-debate” And helps them out forensicly. If his case ^•e diagnose. And his true status expose, We find him one of the common herd. Who alone can find the word To express our thoughts accurately.
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