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Vol. xlve
The Maroon And Gold
GLON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRl’ARY 15,
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XUMBEU FOrRTEK
1‘t'BLISHED EACH WEEK BY S>. UDENT BODY OF ELON COl 1 EGE
Social Clubs Pledge Twenty- Seven Members
Basketeers Battle Appalachian Five
In Conference Scrap Here Tonight
Christians Are|^
Seeking Fifth
Loop Victory
JIARK HOFFMAN WllJj
GIVE VESPER RECITAL
Gnine This Evening Will Be First
Meeting Between Tlicse
Two Rivals
For the first time in the history
of athl.etics at Elon college the
local basketball five w.iU take on a
cage team from Appalachian Stat-j
Teachers collegre when the quin
tet from Boone invade Ithe cam
pus for a North State conference
battle here tonighlt. The game s
scheduled for 8.00 o’clock in the
Alumni building gymnasium.
Appalachian will be bringing a
strong club here for the first bat
tle between two major sports
teams for the two colleges and
plenty of excitemen't is promised
when Ooa«h ‘‘Peahead” Walker's
boys tackle the boys from Boone.
So far this season the Appalachian
tive has male a good showing
within the Norfth State Loop and
are considered a dangerous club.
Coach Walk«r's club has been
playing Irregular thi« season. So
far tihe Christian cagers have
turned in some fine performances
while some of the tiks 'have de
veloped some erratic performances
on the part of the local five. At
the time of thig writing the club
wi-s on a two-game trip to Hick
ory and Salisbury and the record
for games preceding this series
shows a result of seven victories
against five defea/tis. North State
loop champions last year the
Ch,ristians will probably relinquish
this title to High Poinit this season,
as a result of a couple of loop de
feats at the hands of the Purple
Panther five.
Nevertheless Coach Walker ihai.s
a strong outfit on the floor under
the Maroon and Gold and the lo
cal five is expected to come
through with a fine showing
ygainst the Appalachian boys in
the battle here thig evening.
Tihe local mentor will have a
lineup that is composed of veteran
performers available to pit against
tihe invading Appalachian team
tonight with lettermen ready to
f.fart in every position. Capt. Earnle
Askew and Howard Smith wall
probably get ithe call for the two
forward posts. The center position
will be filled by one of the great-
ei.stt centers in >the loop this season,
Hal Bradley, sophomore, who has
been doing some brilliant work at
the center position this year. At
the two guard posts. Coach Wal
ker will very likely start a couple
of vetera;n stars, Paul Royie and
Paul “Letty” Cheek. Roye is onf
of the best performers within the
lO'Op and Is leading the local club
in scoring this season while Cheek,
haja been one of the greatest of
fensive men in the conference for
the past two seasons.
Mark Holl'niau, director of
.scliool cf music of Greens-
bci*o college, «ill ai>ijcar in
recital at the .Sunday after
noon vesi)er servlets to bo
held In Whitley Meiiiorijil
auditorium here toinoi'row
at 4:3(1 o’clock.
Mr. Hofi'nian l.s lu'ad of
the music department at
Green«:toro colleige and is
|)rofCHsor of piano nntl theo
retical music. Ife has had
extensive study in the liekl
of music, attending- the Uiii-
vc;-sity of Rochester, Ntnv
York unlversily, and stuly-
iiij,’ under Rudolph Iteuter,
in Chicago, anil Earnest
Ilut; hason, in New York
City.
In the rck’ital hero Mr.
Hofl’man will he a.sijstinl by
Mildrel Town, organLst, aJid
Blanche BurriLS. piaiiLst.
Miss Town is professor of
piano, organ and theoretical
music at (ilrt'cnslM>i'o college,
and MLss Burrus Is associate
picfessor of piano and the-
oreti-a I music.
II TO ilE
PfflEDIflE
, FIIUAr Eeii
•iiiguKline Smith Will Direct Pres
entation In Auditorium With
Sixty-Two Performei-s
MGIAL gyESW
IS CMPEL lOPIC
Dr. Jieittel, of Guilford College,
And i‘rof. l»rlor Talk At
AsseiuWles
The student body of Elon Col
lege was very fortunate to have
two outstanding authorites from
the Elon and Guilford college fac
ulties speak at the chapel hours
on Wednesday and E'riday. As it
was the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln, both speakers expounded
o:i the racial question.
Prof. G. T. Prior, head of the
Elon HLstory Department, spoke
Wednesday on Lincoln'is attitude
toward the racial problem. Prof.
1 rior stressed the point of Lin-
00 n's attitude and belief toward
On February twenty-first, . Au-
Ki-ictine Smith will present a pag-
Oiint at Elon College in Whitley
'.iemorial auditorium at S o’clock.
'!'he cast consists of sixty-two
l-eople, of whiclh our local talent
i.s presented. Chosen as the best
: peakers on the campus to take
rartis in the pageant are the fol
lowing boys: Charles Ephland,
W alter Fonville, W. Kimball, I^an-
son Gringer, George Gordon, John
Col Iyer, and Walter Sloan.
IVIr. Smith is a great hymnolo-
ga?r and has served for a number
of years as head of the music de-
PiM'tment at Boston University.
His c/hief aim is the knowledge of
sacred music, and he has edited
r-.oro hymnals than any other man
li' ing. He has written and con-
oucted- pftg-eants In niany foreign
f’ountries, and he also gives lec
tures in sacred art connected with
sacred music.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this performance. We
ran assure you of an enjoyable
evening spent for your benefit.
Literary Club
Holds Session
The Dr. Johnson Literary So-
o-’t,(y met Wednesday night for the
first active meeting in the second
semester of the school year.
In the business session the so
ciety elected Isiah Sears as pr^.si-
dent, Clyde Rudd as vice-president,
Eugene Gordon as secretary, and
Kenneth Regii.ster as treasurer.
James Parker, Walter Fonville,
and Emmanuel Hedgebeth were
LEADS SYMPHONY
THOR JOHNSON
LOCAL CLUBS
CJVE OUT BIDS
DURING WEEK
Many New Members Accepted A“
Soi'orities and Fraternities
Hold Pledge Week
GOEJI liEIIE
I niversity tit’ Michig-aii Ijittlo Sym
phony ,\ldel Lyii^'uin Coui'se
For Febmary 2!»
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Appearing for the first time at
Elon College, the Little Symphony,
of the University of Michigan, un
der the directi'on of Thor John
son, will present an unusual con
cert in the Whitley Memorial au
ditorium here Saturday night,
Februai-y 29, according to an
nouncement by Prof. Dwight
f'teere.
The Little Syimphony will be
brought here aa the extra number
on this season’s lyceum course
program. Prof. Steere, head of the
iiion college department of music,;
stated.
The group was organized in the
fall of 1934 at the school of mu
sic of the University of Michigan
for the purpo.se of gaining exper
ience in ijrofessional concertizing
•Tnd also to acquaint the musical
public with the calibre of this in-
Twenty-seven new members were
pledged by five social clubs as the
annual fraternity and sorority
bid-week was held ihere during the
past week.
With three fraternitiea handing
out bids to the men students and
two sororities taking in new pledges
for the co-eds, the Elon social
clubs opened the annual pledge-
week and began the mid-year in
itiation period. The two sororities.
Delta Ui>sil'on Kappa, and Tau
Zeta Phi took in a total of 13
women students as new members
while the total number of pledges
for the fraiternities were given to
14 men students.
The initiation period for the
fraternities and sorrorities will
last throughout the current week
and will be completed Monday.
Each night during the week the
cluls hold the initiation periods
and the new members of the or
ganizations must respond to the
willii of the veteran members.
Tti0 ^complete list of pledges for
the five social organizations ia
given below:
Delta Upsilon Kappa Sorority;
LaVerne Porterfield, Haw River;
Frances Boland, Burlington; Scot
ty Andrews, Burlington; Julia
Dameron, Star; Ina Futrelle, Rich
Square; and Marguerite Blackmon,
Haw River.
Tau Zeta Phi Sorority: Elizabeth
Fowlkes, Yanceyville; Verna Mc-
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Marcy and Cromlish were pret
ty lucky this pa,st week-end. Jape
turned up for Marcy's benefit and
last year's “Dletee” came to Red’s
rescue.
FELLOWSHlPjiCOMMITTEE TO
EMPHASIZE RACE RELATIONS
The World Fellowship Committee
of the Student’s Christian As.so-
ciation has chosen the month of
February to bring the question of
I a ce relations before the student
body and to emphasize the rela
tion of the negro to his white
brother. The committee has plan
ned an adequate and interesting
program for presenting the ques
tion during this month. Dr. O. T.
Biskley of Raleigh was the speak
er at the Vesper on last Sunday
right. Professor G. T. Prior spoke
in Chapel Wednesday on the sub
ject of the political aspects of race
relations. The following Friday,
Dr. A. D. Beittel of Guilford Col
lege, Spoke concerning the Sociol
ogical aspects 'Of race relations.
These speeches were all very in
teresting and presented the ques
tion clearly.
For the remainder of the month
the committee has provided some
very interesting events and speak-
er.s. Dr. H. L. Snuggs of the En
glish department is to speak in
Chapel on The Contributions of
the negro to Literature. The En-
i-',!ish club has consented to devote
its program to the reading and dis
cussion of negro literature. On
Sunday there is to be a panel dis-
cu.ssion in Sunday School by some
of the faculty members. Their dis
cussion will be centered around
the negro and present day life.
On the last Sunday in February,
^ ^-l:e studentis will have the privi
lege of hearing the Sedalia Sing-,
31 s in a musical program. They
will present their program at the
Vesper hour. On the first Sunday
in March, the studentisi will 'have
the privilege of hearing Dr. Bink
ley again. This time he will lead
a general discussion among the
students on race relations. The
program outlined for the month
is most acceptable and should
clarify the idea of race relations
to a great extent.
The committee has placed
pJimphlets on the catalogue in the
Horary and is going to see that
books pertaining to this question
f?re put within easy reach of the
students.
ALUMNI GROUP
HAS BANQUET
/Vliimaliee County Chapter Meets
In Burlington; Dr. L,. E.
SniiUi Gives Talk
In spite of the raw weather,
more than sixty enthusiastic al
umni met in the Christian church
at Burlington, Tuesday evening.
February 11. Prof. M. Z. Rhodes,
vice-preisident of the organization
presided 'over the meeting.
Dr; J. H. Lghtbourne, who Is
not to graduate of Elon, but-holds
an honorary degree from this In-
stitutSon, made the main speech
of the evening. Talking along thi
line of Loyalty to one's Alma Ma
ter, Dr. jjightbourne, told why it
is the duty of every one to lovi
and labor for his or her college
Prea. L. E. Smith made a short
talk about the college. J. O. At
kinson, Jr., spoke about the work
Lhe alumni association is trying
•o do and insisted that all who
can attend the mid-year meeting
Feb. 15. Other sihort talks wero
made by faculty members and
trustees after which the officers
for the coming year were elected
The following ofHcers were
elected for the coming year: M
Z. Rhodes, Pres., C. C. Fonville,
Vice-'Pres., Miss Dorothy MSIler,
Sec.-Treas., Miss Sadie Fonville.
chairman of the Social Committee,
with power to appoint her assist
ants.