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MAROON AND GOLD
October 24,
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JAKE BLAKE
SAYS:
Dem Maroon and Gold
idiotors pats me on ,de
back to keep me talkin’
but dey ferglts me w’en
do circus tickets- oomes.
THE COLLEGE PRESS
The college newspaper and per
iodical are becoming a distinct
factor in the national life. It
would be diiBcult to estimate the
power wielded by the college
press. It may not at present Be
so evident, but it is shaping the
ideas of the future leaders in
every phase of national life.
'I'hrough collegiate publications
the young people of the present
age are finding expression, and
they are speaking their minds on
many subjects.
Dozens of college publications
come to our desk, and we receive
only a few of the multitudes of
papers issued by the students of
this country. There are student
press associations and there are
organizations for the dispensing
of college news to the daily press.
This news will in a large measure
be written by college students.
. Intercollegiate publications like
“The New Student” are becom
ing more popular.
These publications are in many
instances fretting under faculty
supervision, and in many cases
they have broken loose from it
altogether. As never before col
lege students are clamoring for
self-expression, and they are find
ing a medium in the college press.
Many of the ideas which find
their way into the college publi
cations are immature. Some of
them are extremely radical and
would seem to indicate that col
lege students have gone far from
the conventional thinking of a
few decades ago, but it must be
remembered that these are the
thoughts of a generation strug
gling in the throes of birth into
a new world and a new age.
Problems are being thrust at the
youth toda}r which were present
ed to only the select few in the
not far distant past. The college
student is forced to face and to
grapple with these problems. It
is a wonder that so few extreme
ideas find their way into print.
The college press ofi^ers a place
for the practice of journalism.
There are 176 colleges in this
country now offering courses in
journalism. It is ceasing to be
a vocation and becoming a pro
fession. The time was not so
long ago when even such men as
Horace Greeley felt that a col
lege education was not essential
to a journalistic career, and many
still think so. Few of the editors
in chief, it is true today, are col
lege men, but the tide is fast
turning. College trained men are
being demanded for positions in
the journalistic world, and the
college press is offering the first
training for these future news
paper men. It is no longer true
that the man who would be an
editor “must sleep on newspapers
and eat ink.” He is being train
ed for his work as for any other
profession. It is little wonder
that the newspapers of the coun
try were regarded as so much
pcJison, when the printers’ devils
had become editors. “The news
paper government is with us,
remarked the historian Rhodes,
“and we must reckon with it.”
Years ago Wendell Phillips
said that if he could make the
newspapers of the country he
cared not who made the laws and
the religion. If it were true then,
it is infinitely more true today.
Not one person in ten reads books
but all of us read newspapers and
periodicals. With fifty million
newspapers and periodicals liter
ally thrown at us every year, we
can not help becoming innocu-
lated with the sentiments which
they express. There is no greater
power in the world today, and
what is journalism now, and what
will be journalism in the next
quarter of a century, will be lit
erature a century hence. It is
all important, therefore, that the
standards of the college press be
set high, and that the colleges
and universities offering courses
in journalism should instill whole
some ideals into those who shall
wield the pen for the coming gen
eration.
It is a significant fact that Rob
ert E. Lee remarked that the
young men of the South ought
to have something more powerful
than the sword to wield, and in
accordance vvdth that idea he in
troduced into the now Washing
ton and Lee University the first
course in journalsm to be taught
in any.American college. Through
the newspapers, e.dited by ideal
ists trained in our departments of
journalism, history, sociology and
economics, the world will be led
to a permanent peace and under
standing.
The college press will play a
powerful part in this and will lay
the foundations of idealism on
which the public press of the
world will build a future world
harmony and peace.
oooooooe
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o lotta junk
O By “JACK BABBIT”
Booooooooooooa
Chalk up another win for the “Fight
ing Christians.” Hampden-Sidney was
real hard football team to defeat,
but the Elon boys had the “do or die”
spirit in that game Saturday, and that,
coupled witli the wonderful school spir
it shown by the students, was largely
responsible for the victory. Tliere w'ere
no individual stars in Saturday’s fray,
but each and every man worked in
unison. Each man knew' he had a part
to play, and he played it well.
** *.*
•*« ••
We are x)roiul of you students here
at Elon. We apologize for even think
ing that we questioned your school
spirit. You showed last Saturday even
ill tlie face of defeat that Elon was
your team and you were going to stick
by it until the end. The boys are espe
cially commended for the part they
played in . getting the field in shax>e to
play. Let’s keep this spirit and turn
out strong next Saturday to help the
team defeat Emory and Henry.
Basketball seems to be getting an
early start this year. Quite a number
of boys are working out daily in the
gym with grim determination to be in
first-class condition when the call for
practice is issued. Jt is rather early
to-pick the men vvlio have a chance for
the Varsity, but there are a few men
in the freshman class whose chances
look exceptionally good. Keep plug
ging, fellows, it’s a long hard road to
travel.
BE “THE NEW STUDENT”
“Arousing studen+s to think” — a
task whichj though perhaps not impos
sible, is pretty difficult. How are stu
dents or anyone else to be “aroused”
to thinkf Put obstncles in their way
and they walk neatly around them or
convince themselves that they never
did care to travel along that road. Nor
are people’s minds so much material,
which^ when shocked or stimulated, will
react according to a prescribed formula.
People either do “think’’ or go their
own sweet ways until something- un
foreseen blocks all retreat.
But, customary as it is to lump the
American student into a generalization
and say he is pretty much of a numb
skull, that too is no way toward a more
satisfactory way of educating our
selves.
Undoubtedly there are students who
“think” or are trying to. They are
f'.eeking to understand many questions
which a chaotic world has placed be
fore them: Why are we in college:
how is it lielping us to make our lives
fijier and truer? Are we being filled
with a dry intellectualism, or reacting
to it in the form of a liot-air radical
ism, or are we working out a sane idea
of our own life and its relation to oth
ers?
But often the searcli of such people
may end iu mere baffled perplexity be
cause of a lack of stimulation or con
icct with others wlio too are question
ir.ig and wondering. For them “The
New Student’’ exists. It is published
every two weeks and has readers in
30 colleges. We want it to be, more
then ever, a forum for American stu
dents, a clearing house of ideas where
{' oung thinkers bring their thoughts to
light ,and try to evaluate them. Stu
dent opinion must not remain inarticu
late; if it is wortii hearing, we want to
hear it. If you have anything to say,
write to the The New Studeiit, 2929
Broadway, New York.
LENORE PELHAM.
Having witnessed Prof. John Smith
traveling around the campus in liis
golf uniform, we have to admit that
he is “the berries.” We wonder when
Texas Bajiks will jump the traces and
buv one of those outfits. “Sweer mam-
Many former students were back on
the Hill last Saturday to witness onr
opening game at liome. We are glad
to have them here. It gives us the
feeling that the alumni are for us
strong. We know they are. “Happy”
PeTry, Elon’s "most f0,mous 'alB.let-?,
the man we all love, talked to the
squad just before the game, and the
things he said were greatly appreci
ated. “Happy’ is coaching the high
school team at Mount Olive this year,
and with the fighting spirit tliat char
acterized his play while at Elon in
jected into them, they will be a hard
team to defeat.
Miss Savage, the Dean of Women,
would like to have an explanatioii from
Arthur Combs as to last Sunday’s mix-
up. Arthur, it seems, had liis dates all
messed up. He had a date with Miss
Savage, but was seen talking to Ruth
Crawford. Now, Artliur, can you en
lighten our minds? We are sort of
anxious.
All right, 0. C. Let’s have more
“pep” meetings. Let’s keep this Elon
spirit at its highest pitch. Get those
voices tuned up for Emory and Henry
and then—Trinity.
Dr.Wicker Delivers
Illustrated Lecture
MANY STUDENTS ARE PRESENT
“Our Government” is Theme of Ad
dress—Motion Pictures Aid in
the Explanation.
On Wednesday .evening Dr. W. C.
Wicker, Educational Field Secretary of
the Masonic fraternity, gave a lecture,
illustrated by motion pictures, in the
chapel. The theme of the lecture and
picture wa,s “Our Government.
The picture told (the story -of a
voung man from Europe, called Joe,
who came to America and learned of
the many privileges our government
makes it possible for Americans to en
joy. Joe’s old friend, Frank, met him
at the station and then began the rev
elation of what our government does
for its citizens.
Joe could not rest well that niglit
because the lights shone in his window.
Frank explained that the government
provides lights for the safety of the
people. Jt also furnishes water. It re
quires that milk be pure and that a
loaf of bread be of required weiglit.
Wiiile walking^ with Joe about the
city, Frank showed him several mag
nificent churches of different denomi
nations and explained to him that
Jews and the Catholics are allowed as
much freedom of worship as anyone.
Joo saw’, in amazement, the schools, the
public library, the theater and the fac
tory where children are not allowed to
work. He tliought it must take a for
tune to go to either the scliool or the
theater.
The hospitals and the parks were
also sources of wonder to Joe and help
ed to convince him of what the Ameri
can government is doing for its peo
ple. He was astonished to see a po
liceman stopping the trafhc to let pe
destrians cross the street.
Frank explained further that the
enormous | mount of money it takes to
finance the government is raised by
taxes, each property holder paying his
share; and that not even the president
could enter Frank’s house without per
mission unless he has a search warrant.
Moreover, Americans do not have to
take off their hats or bow before any
official. They take off theli' hats only
to the American womanhood, and to
Old Glory.
Dr. Wicker's lecture brought before
tlie minds of his audience the many
tilings that the government is doing.
These things are taken for granted,
and a lecture like Dr. Wicker’s makes
one appreciate them more fully.
HAMPDEN—SIDNEY TlGEEg Afit
VICTIMS OF CONSISTENT El,o\
PLAYING ON COMER FIELD HeJ;
(Continued from Page One
Emerson Sides played a^great game
Cartf:|
of the home team, and thus ended t|,
game.
The aerial attack of the visitors
woefully lacking. Nine forward pj
were attempted -with only one bein,
completed, whereas Coach Corb(
men completed six out of seven
tempts. Thirteen first downs were
istered for the home boys against i
of the Tigers. Elon was on the aj
gressive side of the play three-quarter
of the game, the one exception beis,
the third period when the visitors
the upper hand for a short time. Hani|
den Sidney, however, did cxcell in
department. Their punts always (j,,
ried farther than those of Elon a»(
their ends were always down under IV
punt ready to clip the receiving Eijj,
its. Fumbles and penalties were costlr
to the Virginians, and at many timfl
during the game they lost ground t,
fumbles and erratic playing.
Line-up and summary:
Elon Hampden-Sidatj
Position
A, Brown
Loft end
Whitesell
Left tacklc
Allston Fuqul
Left guard
Braxton Venal;
Center
Barker Golij
Right guard
Smith Sajr|
Right tackle
R. Brown Hin^;
Right end
Kirkland Bunami:
Quarterback
Sides Aiikii'j
Halfback
riarrell Smyiji
Halfback
McAdams Har[
Fullback
Score by periods:
Elon n 0 0 6-1:
Ilampden-Sidney 0 0 7 0-'
Scoring: Elon — Touchdowns, Sidp^
Kirkland. }lamj.‘dj3n-Sidney —Stnitl:,
point from try after touchdown, Ca:l
ter.
Substitutions: Elon — Cardwell
Ali(^ton., Hampden-Sidney—Richards«|
for Venable, Ott for Carter, Carter foj
Harper, Nance for Gold, Fuquay fr
Nance, Tyson for Adkins.
Referee, Sampson (St. Albnng). l’»
]iire, Rowson (Georgia). Head
man, Rowe (Gettysburg).
Three Students To
Represent Elon C. E.
AT CONVENTION IN GREENSBORO
Let Dick’s do it better. Dicki
Laundry Co., Greensboro, N. C
The College Store, Agents.
I i
The
R. H. Gunn and Misses Lela Johnson
and Ruby Rowland Chosen
as Delegates.
At a called meeting of the Religious
Activities Organization delegates were
elected to the State Christian Endeavor
Convention. The Convention meets in
Greensboro this year beginning Friday
ill tlie baekfield against Ilampden-Sid-1ooiitiiuics thi-ougli Sunday.
ney. Stick in there, Sides, continue
the good work. Keep up that fighting
spirit. We will need lots of it in the
future games.
NEVER REFUSE GOD ANYTHING
Florence Nightingale, looking back
over a long life, said: “If I could tell
all, you would see how God has done
all and I nothing. I have worked hard,
very hard, that is all, and I have never
refused God anything.” “Never re
fused God anything”—there is the se
cret of the life of service she lived. Tf
our lives as Christians are not wholly
a success, it would be well to test them
by Florence Nightingale’s test, “J havo
never refused God anything.”—Ex.
“The greatest mistake you can make
in this life is to be continually fearing
you will make one.”
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Guilford Hotel Corner
GREENSBORO, N. C.
ly
R. H. Gunn, who is president of tlie
Student C. E. Society, and Misses Ruby
Rowland and Lela Johnson were chos
en to represent Elon. The delegates
will leave here Friday in time to be
present at the opening session that
afternoon. The sessions of the con
vention will be held in the First Pres-1
byterian church, althougli some fea-j
tures of the convention will be held;
elsewhere. There is to be one meet
ing at Guilford College.
The Christian Endeavor Society here
has been doing splendid work under
the leadership of Mr. Gunn as presi
dent, and his competent division lead
ers.
A great meeting' has been planned
and Greensboro is making prepara
tions to take care of the Endeavorers
who will attend. Many things that will
be of interest to Christian Endeavorers
will come before this gathering.
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