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August I, 1923 MAROON AND GOLD Page Three THE EFIRD CHAIN SFIBD CHAIN STORES AT Ckarlette. K. C. Concord, N. 0. Gastonia, N. C. Wlnston-Sal«B, K. C. Bock Hill, S. 0. Dniham, N. 0.: Columbia, S. 0. Socky Mount, M. 0. Salisbury, N. 0. High Point, N. 0. Anderson, S. 0. Baleigh, N. 0. GreenTill*. S. 0. Monroe, N. 0. Greer, S. 0. Spartanburg, S. C. Lauriaburg, N. 0, THERE IS AN EFIRD STORE IN A TOWN NEAR YOU Take Advantage Of The Buying Opportunity It Offers You EFIRD’S BFIBD CHAIN STOBES AT Lexington, N. 0. Greenwood, S. O. Burlington, N. 0. Luaiberton, N. 0. Itincolnton, N. 0. Shelby. H. 0. CherryviUe, N. Forest City, N. Lenoir, N. C. Wilson, N. O. StatesYiUe, N. 0. Danville, Ta. Sumter, 8. 0. Wilmington, K. 0. Goldsboro, N. 0. Albemarle, N. 0. 0. 0. NEAR POSTOFFICE BURLINGTON, N. C. A STUDENT LOOKS AT THE AIiUMNL By The Editor. I have wanted to write this sort of an article for a long time. For sev eral years now, I have been more or less acquainted with the Elon alumni in my relation to the “Maroon and Gold.'’ As a rule I have found the alumni interesting people. They are a genial hunch of souls, but thinlcing little of their college, and, sometimes I have thought, caring less. This is only when I have not slept well or have over eaten at a feast. They care, but they are slow to show it. It’s a hard thing to write literally hundreds of letters and never get an answer to them. It’s a real test of good humor to ask the alumni to sub scribe for the only agency which can keep them in touch with their college, and get say a dozen replies. These things are bad, but a bunch that won t even criticize after the paper is given them is far gone. We try to get sug gestions, complaints, anything, but they don’t talk these Elon alumni. If they were as silent during their college days as they are now, it was a quiet campus in those days. Almost as silent as it is when the mid-night runs on July 10th or some other summer’s night. I came on the paper as a cub report er. I had the little stories to write, and the editor’s cussing to take, if the alum ni failed, and they failed. Then I rose, rose to the alumni editorship of the pjfper, and the alumni failed again and I failed. That year I must have been the star reporter. I wrote everything from a bug fighter's tale to Dr. Sum- merbell’s lectures. That was a great year, but the alumni didn’t function. They never have anywhere in this world, and I am inclined to think they never will. That year passed somehow, and I got myself elected managing editor of the sheet. That was a bad move, but an Alumni General Secretary was provided which saved the day. It took all his time, but he did fill the space I allowed for that department, and a good bit more sometimes. The alumni stirred in in their sleep, and some of them talked in it. They couldn’t stand that ever lasting prodding from the Secretary, it disturbed their rest, and so they let the college let him go without a murmur, unless it was a prayer of thanksgiving. In the meantime, somebody some where had elected me editor, and I pro posed to continue the “Road to Yes terday ’ ’ column through the summer months. I did until now, but the last of it is gone, and the editor has an op portunity to talk about the Alumni as - he has come to know them. I think they’re kindly souls, and tolerant as a rule, but Rip Van Winkle ain't in it li^de Bome of them. That boy was a wide awake American citizen. This sounds like a criticism, it aisn’t nothin’ else ’cept, but I started out hopin’ to arrive somewhere. I have about arrived. I want to say that I want to know what you folks want to to fill the alumni columns of the paper with next year. The space is yours. I want you to use it. We are interested here on the hill, and the students read what you write for those columns. They are yours, and they make the paper mean something to you. We need you, and I am still egoistic enough, in spite of the fact that I have been sat upon recently, to think that you need us. I hope you do. Together we can make “Maroon and Gold” the best college paper in the South, separated, we can make it the grandest failure in history. You know as well as I do that all to gether, we’ve no strength to lose. In spite of what I know of the Elon alumni, I believe in them, and I be lieve that they are loyal, and may be depended upon. That faith prompts me to go on with the columns hoping for enough material to fill them. That material the alumni must give, and they will. VANSTORY Clothing Co. Greensboro o WHO AND WHERE Miss Pattie Cogliill, ’23, has definite ly begun her work as Field Secretary of the Young People’s and Women’s Work under the Mission Board of the Southern Christian Convention. Miss Minnie Edge, ’23, became the bride of !\rarshall W. Hook, ’22, on August 2. Mr. Hook is the new Presi dent of Bethlehem College, Wadley, Ala. and Miss Edge was chosen head of the English department of the new college. Mrs. Hook, it ie thought, will continue her work with the college. They will make their home at Wadley. DR. W. A. President of Dr. Harper has been the le.iding spirit in the great rebuilding jirogram of the college. At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on January 24tli he was made acting head of the bliuergency Fund Committee, and his work in this capacity has been unsurpassed. Dr. Harper was born in Norfolk County, Va., and has for the past twelve years served as president of Elon College. Under his leadership the college has made rapid strides forward, and those who know Dr. Harper feel iVlodertt ClotHiers I ELON COLLEGE GLEB CV^JB HABPEE, Elon CoU6ge. i that the progress has but just begun. Dr. Harper is an eminent authority on Religious Education, and his books in that field have had a wide circula tion. He is the author orf “The Mak ing of Men,” “The New Layman for the New Time,” “The New Church for the New Time,” “The Reconstruc- tio'n of the Church,” and the latest of his works is “The Church in the Present Crisis.” Besides these volumes, Dr. Harper is the author of many articles in leading papers and period icals throughout the United States. He was graduated from Elon College in 1899, and studied at Yale from 1903 to .1905 receiving his M. A. in the lat ter year. The degree of LL.D. and Lit.D. have been conferred upon him. Since his graduation from Elon Dr. Harper has been closely identified with the educational work of the states of North Carolina and Virginia. In con nection with his work as college presi dent he holds many important positions. ITe is General Secretary of Christian Education of the American Christian Convention, and Editor of the “Journal of Christian Education,” the official organ of that department of the church. He is also the associate Editor of the “Christian Union Quarterly” and is the North Carolina representative of the Religious Education Association. The marvelous success of the build ing program now going on at Elon is largely due to the untiring efforts of this devoted president. He is a recog nized leader in the church, and is known as one who stands for the highest prin ciples in the state. He has won for the college many loyal supporters, and throughout the length and br^dth of the 5Lati*n he has many friends. ELON OFFERS FINE TEftGHEII TRAINIIIG (Burlington News) Our people do not know what splen did opportunities Elon offers for train ing teachers. For one year ‘spent in the teacher training department, ten dollars is added to the teachers’ salary and a state certificate issued. Two years brings a corresponding increase. We wish to call special attention to this two-year course. Some young peo ple preparing to teach do not feel they can spend four years in college, so they go to a training school. Elon offers all such opportunity to take a two-year training course and if later they can return they can graduate in two years. W« hope all the standard colleges will soon make this arrangement. Four years at Elon gives the high est teachers’ certificate the state is sues. The least salary an El'on gradu ate can receive is $100 a month. The Elon graded and high schoel is the Elon practice school. This it seems to us, is an ideal arrangement. We hope Alaniance young people will train in our own- college. Elon teach- eirs kave made good and we expect t® continue to hear of their success. In our own city a number of Elon gradu ates are employed as teachers. We have no better teachers than these, says our able superintendent. When yo4 build up Elon you build «p Alamanee county.
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