A civcation Elon offers buildings, equipment,- and,
capable of answering practically any educatio^l
Jesides good location, and adequate literary facilitit _
le development of the human body is a vital interest of
the college. Football, basketball, tennis, and other ath
letic sports have found a well-deserved place m the pro
gram here at Elon. Our student body is proud of its ath
letic teams; and is always ready to give them its most
iieaity support. For those who are not physically nt for
strenuous athletics, the college has provided excellent
gymnasia and physical instruction.
We have mentioned only a few of the advantages
present on our campus. But we extend to prospective stu-
‘ dcnUs everywhere a cordial invitation to visit our college,
to talk with our students and faculty, and to answer from
their own observation the question, “what does Elon of
fer the prospective student?” The paramount interest
here is the preparation of men and women for future cit-
^izensbip; and in seeking to cope with this interest the
college has, in so far as possible, duplicated on this cam
pus the situations of actual life as men and women must
live it when the brief four years at college have passed.
THE SECOND MILE
The -etudent body has had a hard workout dur
ing the last few days, warming up for the student-faculty
’ rece which began today. We refer to the race as be*
•ginning todav because, up to this time we haven’t done
much running. In reality, it started last September; but,
in order to play fair with the faculty, we have given them
a good lead; and now we’ve got to sprint, and sprint hard.
The race will end next Tuesday, and the results will be
published later.
But there is another mile; and the Bible admonishes
that, when a man asks you to go with him one mile, go
with him two. The faculty wants another chance, and
of course the student body is going to give it to them. But
there is one thing which the student body is not going to
do in this second mile: it is not going to give the faculty
another lead. We are going to keep right up; and next
R])ring. when the finals come ofF, anybody who beats us out
is going to have to do some tall running. And so “on your
jnark! got set! ready, go!’’
(This article was written by one who flunked all his
midterm exams.)
Dissertation On
Woman Reveals a
Bizarre Mixture
Bhe's an angel In Iruth, a d«moon
in fiction: a- woman’s the
greatest, of all contradictions.
She's afraid of a bug. she’ll scream
at a mouse, but she'll tackle
a husband as bf; as a house,
"’e'll take him for better and
take him for worse, she'll
split his head open, then be
his nurse, and when he Is
well and can get out of bed.
she’ll pick up a teapot and
throw at his head.
Bhe's faithful, deceitful. keen-
sighted and blind: she's
crafty, she's simple, she's
cruel, she’s kind; she ll lift a
man up. she’ll cast a man
down; she’ll make him her
hero, her ruler, her clown.
Vou fancy she’s this, and you find
the la that.
For she’ll play like s kitten and
bite like a cat;
fn the morning she will, but in
the evening she won't, and
you’re always expecting she
do?^, but she don’t.
‘DER YELIAB”
On Sunday. February 16, 1914, at
exactly 2 minutes to 10 o’clock there
was given birth of the family of
Der Yeliab a daughter, . horn they
christened “Der Yeliab.’ Prom a
child she proved to be intelligent
and superior to her playmates—
outranking them In all Intellectual
contests—until now she ha^ become
one of the outstanding figures in
her college. There seems U> be no
question of importance, or any
problem of complexity that she can
not answer. In fact, many educa
tionalists have placed her in a
field by herself.
We thiiik it only flttmg that we
take this space to acquaint our
readers with one so noted. A!)
those who should be interesting in
having a conference with this 'In
tellectual genius' may do so by
coming to Room 61—1 nm sure
that they can there receive valu
able information as to "socializing"
on the campus.
TREATMENT INCOMPLETE.
Wife; "Here's a bill from the op
tician ’
Husband: “Tell him I can't see
my way to pay him ”
liimates are experts in nisicry. iii/er*
ature. Journalism, phlloeophy, com
parative philology, science and re
ligion. We have college-trained
lawyers who usually ar« glad to
give legal advice to the other pris
oners. and doctors who Informally
prescribe for minor ailments of
their fellow-lnmates. We once had
an unfrocked clergyman; a brilliant
scholar he was. too. One of these
highly educated men said to me;
•Chaplain, you don’t class me with
the rest of the prisoners here, do
you?’ 'No.' I answered, ’I place
you far below them. They did not
have your training, your opportun
ities. your general background. So
1 consider that you are much more
to be condemned than these other
poor fellows who never had the
chance in life that you did.’
"It is seldom, however .that our
college men show such a conceited
spirit. On the contrary, they seem
to feel the disgrace of their convic
tion and imprisonment more in
tensely than any other group of in
mates, Usually ,too. .iiey ijliink
back of the punishment to the crime
for which it was inflicted. But
however much a highly educated
man may feel the disgrace of Im
prisonment and shrink from the
associations of prison life, his su
perior intelligence prompts him to
accept quietly the exigencies of hts
new situation, and as a rule our
college men are model prisoners. In
fact, disciplinary measures among
them are practically unknown.
•'For cconomy of prison admin
istration, among other reasons, they
are not often put to such menial
tasks as sweeping un refuse, but axe
assigned work for which their pre
vious training especially fits them.
So they arc to be found in the
prison library, or doing clerical or
secretarial work in uor m^ny offices.
The present chief clcrk in the cen
tral office is a college-trained ex
pert accountant who turned to
forgery. Other college men work
in our well-equipped hospital wards
or in our clinics and laboratories.
Many of the instructors in the
schools a?« also college men—
among whom Is one of the most
remarkable teachers I have ever
known; and many others are as
signed as advisers to the inmates
who arc taking advanced studies
through correspondence courses.
“To the best of my knowledge, we
have not had any school-teachers
or college professors among our
prisoners. Whether this Is because
such men do acquire a real educa
tion at college, or because of some
thing connected with the essential
altruism of tlislr profession, the
truth remains that those who make
teaching their life work do not
come to Sing Sing.
"How does it Iwppen that so
many of them are in prison? Why
should men who belong to what is
popularly considered our most priv
ileged class make such a failure of
life that they have to be shut up
behind the bars? A college man
now at Sing Sing Is Inclined to lay
tho blame on social and economic
conditions. He says that in periods
of financial depression the propor
tion of highly educated men who
are in prison should be expected to
Increase, because, in the first place,
a depression hits earliest and hard
est those who are holding white-
collar Jobs, and in the second place,
these men are used to living better
and more expensively than laborers
or mechanics, and so, when the
crisis comes, they are less able and
willing to adapt thenuelves to a
lower scale of living. I have not
yet been able to get uy statisUcaA
such‘'‘a'‘'wry''that''''hlg experieuccs
there will not head him toward a
state prison. First and forem^t,
see to It that he has a home that
always faces life squarely and hon
estly without foolish pretenses, un
convincing evasions or over
emphasis on suoerflclallties. A home
tliat Is less than fully honest In
lt« attitude toward what may seem
very Inconsequential matter® makes
it easier fOr its children, later on In
life, to be dishonest in what the
law considers very important mat-
Jl»rs. S live within your income,
even if that does entail some sac
rifices. Do not pretend to be what
you are not. or to have what you
do not have,
"Very early In life begin to (ear
your boy financial responsibility,
and the essential relation between
money and work. Give him the
largest allowance that you can af
ford and that it seems wise for him
to have, and then make him keep
rigidly to It—but do not tempt him
to He by Insisting on his account
ing for every last cent of it. If he
really needs more money than you
can afford to give him, show him
how he can earn it himself. If you
want wh»t Is pretty nearly a 100
per cent insurance against his ever
going to prison, let him earn at
least a part of his college expenses.
"Do Dot baby him. Treat him
like the man that he already thinks
he is. Encourage him in his awk
ward and often annoying attempts
at self-expression and self-de
termination. When he gets into
trouble because of his immatude
judgment, do not pull him out so
quickly that he falls to connect
cause and efiect. Do not spoil him,
and do not nag him. The one is as
bad as the other. Give him ever-
increasing freedom while he Is liv
ing v/lth you —with the burdens
and responsibilities and hard knocks
that are inseparable from any true
freedom—and he will not misuse
the larger independence of the col
lege years."
VOU CAN'T TELL.
“Good-night. Mother."
"Daughtre, are you coming in or
going out?"
Worship ihcme: fatnways to his
Presc.nce. '
Call to worship; 'The Pathway
of Purity."
Hymn.
Scripture lesson; Mark 2;23-23.
Prayer.
Talks:
■'Customs and Traditions."
■'A Happier Sabbath.”
"Enemlea of the Lord's Day.”
■•No Sabbalh in the Heart."
Closing hymn.
BenedlcUon.
COURSES ELON
IS TO OFFER
THIS SUMMER
KEMPUS
GOSSIP
ways oi doing tnw. une is oy
force. It has been asserted that
Arherica can do It only by obedl-
cnce to the laws of the land and
lo the laws of God. The other
method Is by the strategy of good
will."
Education 22s—Primary methods.
Education 21bs—Grammar grade
methods.
Education 23—Classroom man
agement.
Education 31—Educational psy
chology.
Chemistry 11-12—General Chem
istry.
Art 24—Drawing and Industrial
art for elementary grades.
English 40-42—American litera
ture.
English 47—Advanced sentence
structure,
English 24—Children's literature.
French 11-12—First year college
French.
Geography 21—Principles of geo
graphy.
Geography 22—Geography of
North America.
History 13—United States up to
1865.
Education 24—Child psychology.
(All of the above named courses
carry regular college credit)
Penmanship.
High school mathema’tlcsi
(If there Is a sufficient demand
additional courses may be sched
uled.
The Juniors, not lo be outdone
by the Seniors, decided to give ora
tions. The subjects for these ora
tions are as follows:
Knglibb.
Tlie Master's Strok*.
Contributions of Ccilege Life.
Perseverance,
Mother.
work.
Loyalty.
Power of Mother s Influence.
The Greatest of the Great.
Success.
Psychology.
Mental Development of Infants.
Self Control,
The Power of Concentration.
Overcoming the Fear Attitud*.
The Psychology of Doubt.
The Psychology of Reading
The Importance of Self Mas
tery,
Ili«lory.
Friendship.
Old Glory.
What ?rlce Victory
Tl»» '.merican Tariff.
Th» New Political Order
61- ^r>^.
The Citlsen and tlie Law.
Pbystca.
Discovery of Radium.
The Romance of the Eleclron.
Time.
An Impossible Requirement,
Boslnc«f Administration.
Is Technocracy a Mean to An
End.
Technocracy.
Future of Agriculture.
Development Toward World
Peace.
The Depression.
Chemistry.
The Chemistry of the Automo
bile.
Romance ol Chemistry.
History of Medicine.
Biology.
The Modern Quest of Youth,
Science In Man.
Phy*iral Education.
Playing the Game.
Work and Plav.
Oiblr
Necessity of Christian Education.
Character.
Music.
The Musician—Yesterday and
Today,
Anyone In need of a new sole, see
Firpo Latham.
Every campus has a Joe college,
but we have the original one in
Lloyd Johnson.
We understand that tbie girls’
motto over in West dormitory Is;
“You scratch my back and I'll
scratch yours.'’
Bab Armacost can’t decide which
he likes best—red heads or bru
nettes.
Everyone is woirying whether or
not they will pass—well. It’s too
late now.
We agree that Miss Chamblee
takes a swell picture. How about
it (?) (?)!
In public speaking cl*£6. Miss
Pitzhugh wanted to know what key
loosens the tongue—well, we would
say whls-key.
What would happen if;
We have reviews for exams.
Everyone passed all their exams.
Professor Snuggs gave an easy
exam.
We had fried chicken on Friday
night.
Lights stayed on ail night.
George Chandler didn't talk about
Portsmouth.
Miss Fltzhugh didn’t turn In a
cut.
Everyone went to church.
School closed for a week.
Professor Martin did not make
you laugh.
We think it would be lime to
"kick the bucket."
We wonder how Dr. Clarke got
ro many stars on the collection
chart.
We wonder why Connie Jones
fell down the stairs.
J. T. Chappel, who frequents
West Burlington, has at last de^
cided to stay on the campus.
We wonder what Fay Nichols did
with the poetry she wrote.
We understand Wautifl Lam
beth and Maxine Covington have
taken up Interior decorating ? ? 7
Many enjoj-ed their exhibition Mon
day night
wonder why Bing Miller
spends so much time in the Me
chanical Drawing room.
Favorite number on the campus
—Ninety-Thj-ee.
We understand that Jape Rawls
Is planning to open a Seafood bus
iness in Elon.
"A wUe old owl sat in an oak
The more he heard, the leas he
spoke
The less he spoke the more he
heard
Why can't we be like this wise old
bird."
C U next weeit.
Gleanings
Of Wit
Dr. Smith pulled a good Joke the
other day. He said that he want
ed a good meal, so he came to
the dining hall.
'Voiccs in the dead o{ night in
the dorm;
■'Wake up. quick, wake up"
"Can’t."
"Why not?”
“Ain't steeping."
Ritt and Dr. Powell were out
In the w'oods and Ritt slopped and
picked up a chestnut burr.
“Dr. Powell,” he called, "come
here. I've found a porcupine egg.
Kimball: "Brothers and sisters,
you all want to be ready, to Jump
hen you hear Gabriel blow that
horn."
Jamaneau; "My goodness has he
got a car too?"
SEPARATION
Hands off steering wheel,
Arms a;-ound girl—
Acrors the fence Willie-
In the ditch Pearl.
One advantage a dumb animal
has is that he doesn’t have to give
lake, advice.
Dramatic Club to
Produce ‘Cat-o-
Nine Tails’ Here
The Elon Playmakers will pro
duce a mystery play. "Cat O' Nine
Tails." by Philip Barry.
The play has been ordered by
the director and work will begin
upon it immediately after exams.
Jam ary 6 the formal inatalU-
tlon of the chapter of Delta PsI
Omega will take place. Mits Flta-
hugh. the director, will be Ir
charge of the ceremony.
THE UPWARD ROAD.
I Will follow the upward road today,
I will keep my face to the light.
I wiU think high thought* as 1 go
my way,
I will do whtt I know is right.
I will look for the flowers by the
side of the road,
I will laugh, and love, and be
strong.
I will try to lighten another's load.
This day as I fare along
CI LTIVATE FRIENDS.
No man or woman who has a real
friend is wholly miserable. It U
only the lonely who are utterly des
olate. Make friends so that you
may have companionship and sym-
patliy. so that you may have aome
one to rejoice with you in your
Joy and weep with you when you
weep, for a friend doubles our Joy*
and halves our sorrows.
selflshness.
These times are really revealing
the kind of people individuals are.
Character la revealed by one’s atti
tude toward hla money. When on«
falls to minister to others less for
tunate than he. he is selfish. When
he does minister lo others, even
though he has little, he has the
attitude of Chrl.U,
One’.t attitude toward govern*
ment, and tho changing function
Of government are subject to Just
criticism. The increasing expense
of the government and the de
creasing Income make the burden
heavier. Both government and
private charity are to the breaking
point. Unless something is done to
bring about Justice, a revolution,
either by orderly or disorderly pro
cesses. is certain. Each individ
ual’s relation to the problem, and
that relation spread about to his
fellows will bring about relief lo
these conditions.
Studying As Art
Topic of Address
Prof. Robertson
Prof. J. R| Robertson, former
superintendent of Alamance coun
ty schools, gave a chapel talk to
the Elon student body on Wednes
day morning. January 18th. His
subject. “How to Study,” was a
most Interesting one, as that dif
ficult problem is on the minds of
the students Just at this particular
lime, that one Immediately pre
ceding examinations.
Prof. Robertson stated that »
student who acquires the art of
studying while he Is in college has
not failed during his school career.
A child Is born with the instinct
of curiosity. Curiosity leads to in
terest: interest leads to attention;
and attention leads to study. Con
trolled attention is a most vital
condition under which studying
done. Finally, study leads to
knowledge.
These are some hindrances lo
study, according to Prof. Robert-
Ron; The student hales to begin.
By Just ttrlttlng his teeth and be
ginning this can be overcome. An
other hindrance to studying la the
fact that the mind wanders. One
must get the obstacles out of Uie
way and keep his mind on what
he is doing, Alw. failure to or
ganise thought is a great hind
rance.
One of the finest things about
examinations, said Prof. Robertson.
Is that it makes the student re
view. organize, and integrate the
parts of the course inlo a unlnefl
T'hole.
Buffet Supper is
Given in Honor
of Pi Kappa Tau4
Amonc the oaslandlnf^
evenU of the
w°"SraCT
when Mrs. J.
Uined the members
pa Tau Sorority at h^
^ Members ^
howiuuly
M nuib
Shaw, Marjorie Joplf-
B*mey.
Kno*. and R«tli