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MAROON AND GOLD
March 24, 1522
flparoon anlj C5oltj
Member of Tlie 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. Bub. Mgr.
Wm. G. Stoner Circulation Mgr.
Wm. T. Scott Asst. Cir. Mgr.
Margaret Moring Asst. Cir. Mgr.
John Brooks Ady. Mgr
Worth Wicker Asst. Adv. Mgr.
S. M. Lynam Editor for Alumni
E. C. White Publicity Editor
Advertising Rates Upon Bequest
Wheli you have reason to dis
agree with something said in this
paper, look up at the head of this
column and see who is to blame
for it.
Lynam, old top, it seems that
you have put yourself in Dutch
with a certain portion of this
town. Can’t you imagine how the
editor-in-chief gloats over the fact
that he can lay back and right
eously “pass the buck”?
THE PHIPSICLI
A college annual is more near
ly a correct history of the college
life year by year than is anywhere
else brought together. The an
nuals of our four years in college
will be valuable to us all our
lives, and the men who work
them (3ut ought to have our heart
iest thanks.
The PhiPsiCli will soon come
from the press. We want to urge
everyone who wishes to secure
an annual to place his or her or
der at once with the Business
Manager, H. G. Self. The annu
al this year promises to be one of
Elon’s best, and we owe it in
great measure to the faithful ser
vice of Mr. Hauser as editor and
to Mr. Self as Business Manager.
Every student ought to be the
possessor of an annual for each
of his four years in college, and
there is but one chance to secure
one for this year—that is now.
We hope that just as many stu
dents as possible \vill place or
ders for the PhiPsiCli. and all the
alumni who care to keep up with
what the college is doing year by
year.
ALL HONOR TO THE
LADIES
The girls who originated the
idea of a Y. W’. hut at Elon de
serve a great deal of credit. The
Y. M. has a nice place to use for
reading, loafing, and for holding
religious services. The girls of
the college have long felt the
need for something similar. The
boys practically had their hut
given to them, and all they had
to do was furnish some of the
equipment; but it seems that the
young women are having to fur
nish everything as they go. They
have made a good start. Their
idea is to build a hut up-to-date
in every respect.
The “county fair” held in the
gymnasium last .Saturday was
certainly a good start toward
raising the necessary funds for
the erection of the hut building.
Too much praise cannot be giv
en the fair ones who thought up
this unique method, and w'ho
pushed it through so successfully.
The person who visits the
North Carolina College for Wom
en at Greensboro is always more
impressed by the Y. W. hut there
than'probably by any other sin-
gJe thing connected with the in
stitution. The young women
there took up the splendid notion
of building a hut with their own
hands, and a very charming edi
fice indeed did they erect. In so
doing they reflected credit upon
their college and put a feather in
the cap of womanhood’s modern
efficiency. It seems that the
young women of Elon are going
to distinguish themselves in like
manner.
The student body at Elon is
small, and it must have required
considerable nerve on the part of
the girls to undertake this little
building program. W^e congratu
late you, ladies, and wish for you
much success.
SOPHOMORE WISDOM
The idea exists that Sopho
mores are universally ignorant
and indiscreet, and to ridicule
them we usually refer to them
sarcastically as being wise. A
new kind of Sophomore has been
unearthed at Elon. Within the
week an event has taken place
here that has shattered our for
mer notions of Sop'homoric wis
dom. That event was the elec
tion by the Class of ’24 of next
year’s Maroon and Gold staff. It
was one perfect election, if there
ever was one.
Of course the two big offices,
that of editor and managing edi
tor, which went to L. J. Bray and
S. M. Lynam, respectively, were
allocated as every one expected.
Thes two faithful journalists
were just made for the positions
which they are to hold next year.
But when it comes to the other
offices, no one ever expected a
mere Sophomore class to take so
much pains and use so much judg
ment. Even the least of the posi
tions on next year’s staff are to
be filled by students Who seem to
be especially suited.
The retiring members of this
year’s staff have a great love for
this little old dog-gone paper, and
we shall ever feel grateful to
those Sophomoric sons of Solo
mon for passing this journal—
the pride of our college days—on
to such competent hands.
PLEASE USE REASON
We are not going to criticize
Mr. Lynam, nor are we going to
defend him. Our sole aim is to
lambast those who used so little
reason as to try to fix the respon
sibility for the “Threatening
Cloud” editorial in last week’s
Maroon and Gold on the college
authorities. Some of the more
unthoughtful went so far as to
state positively that Dr. Harper
himself planned this masterpiece
of perdition. Now', folks, let’s
use a little reason about this mat
ter. Don’t you know that this is
a student publication? Do you
think that the members of the
staff of this paper are so weak-
minded that they have to procure
the services of the faculty when
it comes to writing editorials?
Let us tell you a little story.
The staff of this paper is notori
ously know'n on the campus as
being extremely radical. We have
w'orked consistently to keep all
matters possible in the hands of
the students. We are among
those students who are known as
“anti-faculty.” It has been the
policy of the present staff to keep
the paper entirely out of the hands
of the powers that be. We are
conscientious in our policy, for
we believe that we can never build
up a successful publication if we
have to work under the handicap
of a faculty censorship. We be
lieve that college students, of all
people, should be allowed to ex
press their opinions fully, for in
so doing they are able to arrive
at the fundamentals. Hence our
policy, and many schemes have
we had to work to carry it out.
Now, when some good citizen
of the town reads our paper and
says, “Ah ha! The college author
ities are to blame,” we must con
fess that it riles our fighting
blood. Neither Dr. Harper- nor
any other kind of doctor writes
our editorials for us. Please get
this clear in your minds.
It would require considerable
coaxing to get us to tell you
whether we approve of Mr. Ly-
nam’s editorial or not; but gratis
we tell you in plain terms that we
most heartily disapprove of the
unreasonable accusations that
have been made agajnst Dr. Har
per and the college authorities,
and of the insinuation that we can
not produce our own editorials.
Admitting tihat Mr. Lynam should
have signed his article, yet the
fact that he did not does not war
rant the assumption that it was
the work of the college authori
ties.
Note: Should you like to know
the writer of the above remarks,
his name is RALPH “SOCRA
TES” RAINEY.
A TALE
“Farewell, my one and only son,'’
sobbed the fond father, as the apple of
his eye stood on the depot platform,
awaiting the arrival of the eleven-sixty-
one. '
“Farewell, my one and only father,”
echoed the weeping youth, who was
pulling up his skates and setting forth
into the cold and cruel world to dear
old Elon.
“Be a good lad at collicj,” sniffled
the old man, as the time of parting
drew nearer and nearer, sadly wiping
his eyes on liis suspender buckle.
And now the eleven-sixty-one came
roaring down the track, like a railroad
train, and as the bereft parent drew
his boy to his bosom for the last time
in many moons, he whispered these
parting words of advice into his eager
ears; “Always remember to spit on
the dice before you set ’em, and every
time you start to draw to an inside
straight^ remember the mortgage on the
farm. Tar Baby.
(Editor’s Note: We are glad that the
Tar Baby came to our rescue. This up
sets the dope of Old Gold and Black,
of Wake Forest, which accused the Elon
males of pink teas and sewing circles.
You see, now, we have real men at
Elon).
JUNIOR SPEAKING AT DAVIDSON
(By Collegiate Press Association)
Davidson, March 18.—The big time
of the whole year for Davidson College
is fast approaching. At present it is
called by the title of Junior Speaking,
but there will probably be less of speak
ing than anything else, in spite of the
fact that the sixteen men who are to
speak have already been chosen. The
Juniors are planning to have a carnival
on the night of the 24th; Saturday
night, the 25th, will be given over to
the Dramatic Club. Many other minor
items have been arranged by the Junior
class for the entertainment of those who
will be on the hill at that time.
THE SILENT PLACES.
I do nob like to walk alone,
And turn to human faces,
But on the way that I must go,
I pray for silent places.
A place for prayer, a place for love
In God’s great open spaces;
The lasting lessons taught to men
Are taught in silent places.
In life come times when we have need
To turn to angel graces,
And God speaks best and angels come
Most in the silent places.
In some still nook the checkered shade
A pathway interlaces;
The road to happiness and God
Begins in silent places.
SION M. LYNAM.
K KNOCKS AND KNOTIONS «
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SLANG
“Going some,” “Stick in there,”
“Can’t hardly wait,” “Nothing differ
ent, ” “ Atta boy, ” “ Shoot ’em a line ’ ’
—wlio does not hear these expressions
on the campus or in the buildings every
day? They seem to be characteristic of
Elon life. Perhaps the student does
not want to express it in any other
way, or perhaps he does not have a suf
ficient vocabulary to clothe his thoughts
in more beautiful words. Each is bad
enough, but it is worse to be able to
use good English and not to do it.
One author says, “Slang is speech
consisting either of uncouth expressions
of illiterate origin, or of legitimate ex
pressions used in grotesque or irregular
senses.” If we would seriously con
sider the first definition, slang would
immediately become repugnant.
One reason we use slang is because
we hear a friend use a slang expression
and it seems to suit our taste. We
force an occasion to use it. We like it
because our friend used it. When in
Rome we like to do as Rome does. We
like to imitate, but we should love to
imitate only the best that we see and
hear.
Some people are too slothful to go
around slang. They do not feel enough
inclined to manipulate their tongue to
use the English language. We find them
everywhere; the college is no excep
tion. It would probably be a consola
tion to these people if the world would
use the language of the deaf and dumb
—if they did not have to manipulate
their fingers.
There are those who do not know any
better, and the stamp of ignorance is
usually placed on those who use slang.
This goes back to our first definition.
It is a mark of an insufficient vocabu
lary. But our thinking is limited by
our vocabulary. How many times have
we heard people say, “I know what
I want to say, but I just can’t say it.”
That is like the little boy who was
asked to define a vacuum: he had it in
Ids head, but he could not define it. We
do not think in words: we think in sym
bols. But to convey our thoughts we
must use language, and those who do
not know language consequently cannot
use it. Tliey must take the shorter
route or any other route they can use.
But the longest way around is the
sweetest way home.
Of course there are those who up-
iiold the use of slang, and sometimes
it satisfies a real need and becomes es
tablished in the language; but in most
eases it lasts only a short time. We
may instance any comic opera song that
was popular a few years ago. Only a
very few slang expressions find their
way into good literature. Shakespeare
used* a few slang expressions, but we
understand those today chiefly by the
annotation at the bottom of the page.
The use of slang may become a habit,
and the only way to break a habit is
not to repeat the act. Someone asked
a young man if he had sworn off from
smoking. He answered, “No, I have
stopped entirely.” The best way to
rid onesself of slang is to stop it en
tirely. R. H.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
CONDUCTING CHAPEL SERVICES
Students continue to be actively en
gaged in the chapel exercises of the
college each morning. For some time
now students have been conducting
these exercises, and this week the Min
isterial Association has this work in
charge. Next week the Y. M. C. A.
members will lead chapel.
The central theme for this work is
“Lessons of our Failures.” Monday
morning W. M. Clem, president of the
Association, began the series of talks.
Tuesday M. I. Crutchfield continued thi;
theme, and following for the rest of the
days of the week J. D. Messick, J. H.
Dollar, J. T. Harrod, and G. A. Pearce
will speak, using Some topic of the gen
eral theme.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH PLANNED HEEE
(Continued from page 1)
The editorial in Maroon and Gold of
last week has caused quite a sensation
in this otherwise peaceful, though noisy
town. The idea seems to have gained
headway that the college authorities are
in some way responsible for its publi
cation. This idea so far as this reporter
has been able to determine is wholly
unfounded. There is, however, consid
erable opposition on the part of some
of the leading people of the town to
the proposed erection of a Methodist
Episcopal church here. They base their
opposition on the belief that it will tend
to introduce denominational strife and
rivalry, and contend that the college
chapel, which has been used for relig
ious services for many years, is suffi
cient as a house of worship. These peo
ple think that the money which is to
be used in building a new church could
be put to a better purpose through some
charitable agency. One of the most bit
ter against the new movement has this
to say: “Elon was built in a forest as
far away from any town as it could get.
Tlie main idea was to get away from
denominational strife, which was then
at its height. I consider it a calamity
that denominationalism should be intro
duced into our little town at this late
date. ’ ’
The promoters of the new church eon-
end that Mr. Lynam, who wrote the edi
torial which has caused all of the com
motion, puts the wrong construction on
their motives; and that by writing his
“radical” comment has himself intro
duced the denominationalism which is
causing him so much anxiety about the
‘ ‘ progress of the Kingdom. ’ ’ And in
defense of their movement, they say
that Elon has long needed a church
house. Mr. Daniel Humble seems to
express what the new church advocates
desire in the following remarks:
“There is a solemnity about the
house of God that can not be found else
where. The college chapel is all right
for the regular week-day exercises, but
on Sunday folks want to go to church.
The citizens of this town will never feel
as free to worship, and will not attend
as regularly, at services in tlie chapel.
It is not so much that we want a Meth
odist church as it is that we want a
church building which shall be set aside
for jio other purpose than that of di
vine worship. Our services will be ia
the afternoon and will in no way inter
fere with the morning services at the
college. ’ ’
One of tlie humorous developments
of the situation is that Mr. Lynam did
not sign his editorial, and in conse
quence, all, except the few who hold the
college authorities to account, blame R-
S. Rainey, Maroon and Gold’s editofr
for writing it. The truth of the matter
is that on account of illness, R. S. Rai
ney had nothing to do wutli the make-up
of last week’s paper. The wrath of half
a town surged high against him until
a kind friend informed him that he
was the marked man.
One student philosopher takes this
optimistic view of the whole, matter:
“In six months all hands will have for
gotten that there ever was a bone of
contention. And even if we do our
worst in the way of kicking and scratch
ing, I expect the earth to continue turn
ing on its axis.”
HON. J. M. BROUGHTON, JR.
UNABLE TO SPEAK HEKE.
Hon, J. M. Broughton, Jr., who
to have spoken here Sunday, March 26,
is quite ill with influenza and will not
be able to be present.
Mr. Broughton writes that it is with
regret that he will be unable to speak
to the Elon students.
The meeting of the Religious Activi
ties Orga'nization on March 26 will be
held under the auspices of tho Sundaj
School and will be in charge of A. L'
Hook, Superintendent. Prof. Hook I'fis
also secured Hon. A. Wayland Cooke
for a speech on Sunday evening.
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College Store.