SATUHDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1941
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE Five
A LITTLE HEARD OF BUT VERY
ACTIVE GROUP, MINISTERIALS
College Owned Farm In Operation
Elon Debaters Attend
Conference At Duke
Did it ever occur to you that seniors for the association:
Elen trains ministers? It does year are: Ernest Brickhousc,
and trains them well. These Stanley Burgett, O. D. Moore, “What should we do about the
students, the ministerial students, Kenneth Register, Ellis Clark, starving millions in Europe? ',
often pas.5 us unnoticed because McDade, Bob Cox, and this was the vital problem in
as a group they are quiet but Newton, who is the one
congenial. These students spend only girl,
a great deal of time in the Reli- This one and only girl, “Lib”
^ious Education building where daughter of a ^ Duke University to discuss. Spoii
vou will also find their guides ^^^*ster and is from Luray, Va. sored by the S. C. A., Elon had
_ _ ® ~ Ovv—1 j t~% .
which representatives from south
ern colleges met last Tuesday at
and instructors. Dr. Bowden and ® Senior, has done Practice; four representatives at this con-
Dr. French. I teaching in high school, and hopes
These ministerial students form; religious education
a ministerial association. There, after graduation this Spring,
are twenty-five members now i The married members of the as
sociation are: Lonnie Johnson,
now,'
twenty-four boys and one girl.
Every Monday afternoon at two ^®®ac Terrell, Kenneth Register,
o'clock the association holds its D. Moore and Ellis Clark,
weekly meeting in Dr. Bowden’s' After graduation from Elon
ference, Elliot Schmidt, Miller
Basnight, Louis Adair, and Bob
Sellers.
Previous to this conference,
Herbert Hoover, in a nationwide
broadcast explained the food
classroom. Kenneth Register is '"ost ‘*^ese students will go to European de-
President for this year, James ^ Divinity School or Theologicalj mocracies, and presented ths
McDade is Vice-President, Joel Seminary for further study. They | Present plan now underway
Scott is Secretary and treasurer just plain ordinary human be-; help t^Se starvmg nations. Thej _
and Dr D J. Bowden is Advisor. an unselfish purpose jn| Proposed plan will be of no mm- Gnrr?SOn Completes
Some oit the most outstanding men and they are worth knowing! i ^ry advantage or disadvantage to
in religious education work in Hats off to them, they are
the state and South, members of Srand bunch of students,
the' Faculty, and outside minis-j
ters speak to them. They have Want Ads
recently adopted a new plan for
CHARLES GARRISON
.SSRiite)* !
OTHELLO GIVEN cli/^iii rj ciippi y a
ON CHAPEL STAGE bUPKL/ A
The presentation of Othello,
VARIETY OF FOODS
one of Shakespeare's greatest'
tragedies, on last Thursday and
Friday evenings, was certainly
the highlight of the current year!
as far as the Elon Players arc
concerned. It was termed by
TRUSTEES APPROVE PLAN
FOR FARM
In the recent meeting of the
Board of Trustees, the p^an for
, . 1 carrying out the college farm was
n:any 01 the audience as the great-. ^ This farm was for-
est Shakespearian production ever ^ ^
witnessed here at Elon. : ir.i ■ j j * j
u ,■ .u X Atkinson and was donated to the
Superb acting on the part of „ u » • j i.
,, ,. , , ... , college by a friend, a man who
the entire cast and especially of ■ ^ . i
, , . * -ui j j wishes to remain unknown,
the leading characters blended
together with a gigantic amount DONATION MADE
of preparation, resulted in the This friend became interested
production of a drama that will a farm as a part of the school
long be remembered by those project and made a cas.i dona-
who saw the play. tion of ^,250. This made it pos-
Othello, the Moor of Venice, sible for the school to acquire ihe
who was portrayed by Kenneth Atkinson farm of 143Vj acres
Utt, turned in a real exhibition lying north of the college on the
of dynamic acting opposite the Ossiiqjee Road about two jniles
(^OIirSP Af Ann^mnllc lovely Angie Henry, as his wife, from the collcge. This piece oi
a England, or Germany. Accord- vyvui ^hese characters land is well watered and wiii
ing to Mr. Hoover, these sma^l /- ^ i plus the subtle interpertation by make an excellent cattle farin i-.j
unfortunate countries, havt* vharhe Garrison, the younges. jruitt as Cassio, and Rob- well as a grain farm. The coUe^j
enough gold already deposited in son of Mrs. W. J. Garrison of Cox, as the villian lago com- now has in its possession about
save
"Pop'
programs in which they will ask Wantadt
each member of the association
to be responsible for one pro
gram. This is a wide-awake or
ganization that really accomplish
es things on our campus even
though the average student does
n’t hear much about it. The as
sociation is divided into commit
tees such as Program committee,
prayer, publicity, and social, and
they have reports from these
committees about once every two
weeks. The program committee
Someone to wake
i the United States to pay for tha Burlington, Route 3, graduated bined with the remainder of the two hundred acres of land entire-
niuch needed food; we have cer- from the United States Naval cast completely carried the au- ly paid for which will serve as
boys in the Carlton House and surpluses at preseni. Academy February 7, 1941, re- dience away from reality and the beginning of an enterprise for
there are ships available to ceiving the degree of Bachelor cf back to the days of Shakespeare the college.
‘"“SSLms oboanize
me the
Messick.
trouble. Dean
Wanted: A more efficient law |
dred graduates out of an original
From the!
ON FARM
and order denartment for Elon I class of five hundred- and ninety- first few moments of the play,' xhere are tour boys, students
.... P 'bodies have been picking Mi five. the plot began to unfold, showipg ^t Elon at present, working on
has already worked out a new bouncer for
program plan this year, the Pub- Johnson,
licity committee is responsible for
this article, the social committee
sees that Elon’s “Preachers” get
really entertained about three
times each year. She social com
mittee is appointed only for these
occasions. The Prayer commit
tee is, perhaps, the most active
at present since they are attempt
ing to work out a plan of mid
week prayer service for the stu
dent body.
■ • ! Hoover’s ’food-flag’. This confer- Before going to Annapolis in the villianoua lago in his attempts this farm. It will take these iaas
boy friends except gnce of southern colleges, wa.- July 1937, Garrison graduated to seperate Desdemona and Cas- years to graduate instead oi
Harold and if they are found the first major step in this sec from Burlington high school and sio from the affection of the since much of their tin.i.- s
please return mem for a valu- tion of the country to organize then attended Elon for two years Moor. His treacherous plot sue- required on the farm. These
able reward. Kal Armstrong the colleges in helping push i. Here he was a member and offi ceeded only too well. Othello, in sh:ann»n Morgan Ai-
Wanled: Something to go with program to feed the innocent cer of the Alpha Pi Delta frater a raging fit of jealousy, for he Swindell, Vivian Harreii jjid
the two rolls we get m our sack starving millions of Europe. 'Ih. nity, a member of the Student had been led by lago to believi Marvin Langston. Mr. Zeb
lunches. The Student Boc/. Elon representatives who attend Senate, and president-elect of the that Cassio and his wife were
Dr. Smith Attends
Conlinued from page 1
they had enrolled in college
should be permitted to complete
that particular year’s work and
certainly should not be withdrawn
in the midst of a semester or
quarter according to the system
used by the school affected, and
that perhaps all students enroll
ed in medical, dental and engi
neering courses should be per-
For Sale: A small shovel, a chain,
and rubber ball. Marjorie
Hunter.
Wanted: Somebody to help Sid
ney find me something more to
eat. John Carmichael.
Lost: One important girl some
where in the vicinity of Elon
College. I will give a valuable
reward for information con-
I cerning her whereabouts. John
, Fowlkes.
For Sale: 1840 printing press in
I good condition. Reasonable
{ price. Maroon and Gold.
Lost: All senses of where the
theaters are in Burlington.
Frances Cochrane.
ed the conference at Duke wi;
introduce the program on th-
Elon Campus.
Lynch of Mebane, N. C. was tiu-
Ministerial Group
Plans Oyster Supper
Day Students organization. H-* having an affair, killed his wifv ployed by the college as the : m
has been commissioned with tht a® ®^e lay on her bed. Later ii overseer and director. Mr, Lynch
rank of Ensign and has been as the plot he learned the tru'. j, jyited for this job, as i.t
signed to the battleship U. S. S about the matter, and after stab- j^as had much experience aioii^
New York, a member of the At- l^>r>g lago, killed himself. jjje Agricultural line,
lantic Patrol Force, on which he Other characters who added Produce To Be U*ed in
will take up his work about much to the enjoyment of thej
March 1. production and who certainly
should have their share of the
glory are: Whitie Dobbs, as Emc-
lia, wife of lago; Jack May, a:
Montano, formerly governor o _ _ _
•ni. » -1 A Cyprus; Roger Inman, Charles students of Elon wiui a
The Ministerial Association wU' Jones, Ernest Bnckhouse, anc
a group given to each member of hold its annual oyster supper James Hamrick, as the Firs',
the senior cabinet, with the un- Monday evening, February 24, at Second Third and Fourth Gentle-
derstanding that each member oi 6 o’clock in Swepsonville at the men of Cyprus; Stanley Burgess,
the group will be personally con- joint apartments of Isaac Terrell as Roderigo, a gulled gentlemar; Coliec^had in its possession
tacted and his support solicited and Ellis Clark. All ministerial and Harold Maxwell, as Gratiano large farm which ^ppiied th^
in the drive. students are invited. a nOble Venetian. ^ut due to tfa^
depression of a decade ago, it
Dormitory Sweeping — This Time That Hall Of Fame - Ladies Hall Board of Trustees and Adminis
tration of the college have Jooi:-
Better Sportsmansihip
Is Sougrht By S. C. A.
The Student Christian asso
ciation is sponsoring a ‘‘Better-
sportsmanship” drive on the cam
pus. The entire membership ot
the Student Christian Association
has been divided into groups and
Dining Hall
The produce obtained irora this
farm is to be used in the coLege
dining hall. The farm will sup
ply meat, veget^les, and miik
for college use. This will pro
vide the students of Elon wiui
higher quality of food as well
quantity.
Faxnung In The Past
A number of years ago, £lon
a
f 11, ■ fh n oh tViP Grant gathers up some dirtj we peep in the door and find Margaret Carroll and Dot Chap- ed forward to the day when the
door^oleTse not ^’the”^ wfndow Bradshaw’s and Taylor’s room „ian aren’t in their room, and college could agam obtam a
’ P •’ • f it>tte is still talking when we empty. From the next room we r'aiir^u^ov unA Vikuo vufat ^®rm for its use.
, • place IS so quiet that we re , dicamv iook in her eves hear “The Java Jive” nlavinff on galloway and Avery have vacat- Students AUo See Need
mitted to complete their courses j confused—not at all like the f uicamy icwk in her eyes, hear the Java Jive P^y*ng on their’s. Where is everyone?
in college since in the event of Hall we used to know. ^ ^ From 16 we hear a low hum so
war. experts in all these fields Freeland abode,_ empty, and also room^ but this room is _also emp-
From room one we hear strange Mendenhall-Thompson room ty. From across the hall we hear
we open
ij araot titim- ” ~ ■■■f me ivienaennaii-xnompson rouni ly. rrom across me nan we near — —
^^ould be required in great iiu **p3rle7-Vous ^ a u h ^ .j here they arc a Drjdge fWp nppH s poIIpp'p /arin ^or
, frt hp hilt souHos rariez voui> . . . jg empty. Across the hall thn an uproar, so we look in and find r-oi neea oi a couege larm lor
bers. There seemed to suis” . . . “oui” . . . etc. Gosh, is door is ooen so we look in Cora a real bull session tak’ne olacp progress. Margaitt Cai- time. It is quite obvious
little room for any kind of sug- prance or Elon’ We peep in , u ? k 5 ^ ^ roll. Peg Galloway Celestial Me- maioritv of the students
_ ♦hor, thnsp that rrance or r.ion. vYc ii Worsley s turning somersaults m Lib Muir and Mavia Gurley seem vtorair. Mitn majoruy oi me siuatnis
^ ad Miss Bussell reading And niiddle of the room while to be having opyen house with - ■ ®t this institution come from rural
. - u- » Tt no pink, blue and green card.” - - ■ • - - -
ministration in Washington, it =m.,nd_Mrs. Johnson
Of A College Farm
The students at Elon, as well
as the administration, have seen
would be acceptable to the ad- J wi.ue oe . avii.g wuu knocking themselves out r "gT ■ . . , ,
wochinntnn Tt no pmK, Diue ana green Ldra& die jjg^g Phillips is watching hei practically half Ladies Hall pres- .-lomc Kr-ii “omes smce jwon is iocaiea in a
Washingt . _ ivinp around—Mrs. Johnson has bidding grand slams (ha. ho.), rural area. Yet, there is no cir-
strauon in vydbiu.iBiu... around-
suggested rather positively ^ ®
, with a resigned on her face. ent. Maude Taylor and Edith ^
rural area.
fuss “ ““—‘ "”r“ rj" ricular inducement here for thi
like Margaret is talking about the prospective farmers, and no i-'ni-
bas- she plans to spend in agricultural interesls
reaay laia ing through the door we see Lu- room and we nearly fall over dead ketball, but maybe we're mistak- ^for^ slwuhT'we fiiven. Everyone agrees that
expressed hiSf cil^ Blalock leaning over a fry- (and we don’t mLn deadbeats) en. Grace Bradshaw is wishing CelSa adTs Agriculture is a basic c«ncern .f
, oSLu” ing pan while R™ Wi.i.,i« i. „ ,,„d Ni« ,o .he »uld ^ de.r -ol.' Suflolk.
hp tprmpd the creation of any packing her clothes. (Not a gag know that somebody studies Carolyn McClemiy, her useful between nuns is talking about— * Student* Sugge«t»i»
in this nro- this time.) Nell Breeze and around this “quiet” dorm. smiling self, is telling about her . Anv- _
was moved! iYou get used to it after a while, Thomasson are having a
H tr?rv to L r^euSnfat Sniff, sniff! Steak cooking!! We j gueL. about something - soLds
ready"laid down by the govern- hurriedly cross the hall and crash-, xhe Dyer girls are in theii they said something about
kind of special class in this pro_
oh shucks—it’s a secret.
national Hffense con- -ouic aic o— From Ollie Fallin’s and Geral- last night’s date, while Lib is To English Class of 1939, the advan-
tendine that the fact that a young can monopolize the conversation, jine Kelly’s room we hear Ger- talking on a “Major” subject — chTpman gives her a black look a college farm and an
tending that the laci i ° nnp pvp on Lucille niiic ni or,/? mpan “Mair>r”i “Val- '-napman gives ner a DiacK imk agricultural curriculum for Eion
and goes over to put up the discussed in detail. They
window because she says she s
the
roan in coUege should not affect I'iSl keeping one eye on Lucille aldine expaining to Ollie al. and we do mean “Major”:
his relation to the government in and the steak. about how to fly a plane—Progai entine” Freeland is telling
Ibis emergency in the least. ! We wander in another room influence, probably. IncidenUl- gang all about her first graders,
“It would seem to the writer and find Elizabeth Hill surround- ly to all you students except while Sally “GUmour Gal” Avery
f-iat the contentions of the ones ed by her day’s mail—six pack- freshmen, the screens in this roon is looking over her new
in authority at this conference ages and twelve letters—no less! are intact and have been
lor immediate and complete com- Must be great. Virginia Coone, year!!
Dliance with the government’s her roomie, is standing before the Across the hall we hear Ro mmded "friend”. Eula Mae Mon-
leauest on the part of college mirror reciting her poem “My berta Hamrick getting ready to roe just hstens (for a change',
s'udents would be justified if we tove” to herself, (no one’s will- go call her roommate in, talkm But someone is missing m the
Tyere actually at war and man- ing to listen to it anymore) to Eloise Duke meanwhile. Ana conversation. Oh, there she is—
power in great force was re- That being too much for us
burning up. Mary, better known students an in-
records- Wilkinsons monopoly, is lymg opportunity to meet their
ai she geU five at once some times— .f financial obligations by work n«
must be great to have a musically * f. . .. the farm From toe pomt of
so need it be said that the sai^j
Stretch,” Potter, Bill, Lody and student health, the iann
a half dozen more. would provide good exercise and
Frances Creef comes rushing in plentiful food for the dining hall
the room to retrieve her most ^t a low cost. In addition to
Mavia is over in the comer read- precious possession, her never practical benefits, the pro
wonder who it’s I’* without”, her greatest conso- gram would be of great value to
K.,t wp arp not ac- we meander across the hall, only roommate is Helfen Yarborougl ing a letter- , • . cv . -
tiwlW at war and are simply to head Fern Fitzgerald singing, and that she is standing on th from? She certainly seems happy prospective tifachers ui rural
calling these young men for one “So it’s rah, rah Carolina. ’Lina.” steps out front with Sal? If you about it!
year's%nilitary training, that the Must be a change of heart or didn’t know, then you’ve nevei
governjj^nt in interest of pre- somethin’. Grace Goode practi- passed Ladies Hall!
paredness before the war, during cally knocks us down trying to Quietness Broken
the war and particularly after the get to the music build ng. Back up the hall we go ant-
‘ Housled Talks cautiously ascend the sta rs t>
Back of the stairs we open the the top floor of this palatia
-war, could arrange for young men
\^'ho are to enter college either to
take their year’s military training door (not the stair door, kids, abode. Oops! Did we say th* to change the record on the p.ck there’s,another fire
ioliowjng graduation from high and find Charlotte Housted ta.k- place was quiet when we cam. up to “Anvil Chorus at the re- diet that with this bunch of th^r
school or following their gradua-jing about her approaching wed- in? V/elU ^’ve changed ou qu^t of a screaming bunch of mamacs, there Ube^other one. aged
tion from college. td.ne (another eag) while Harriet minds. At tlie head of the stairi girls. , P. S. No hard feelings, girls, f,c b
J d:ng (another gag)
it up and gazes adoringly, while schools, to church workers m
Off Again the girls' all moan. rural communities, and wou-d
Mary Frances comes running ' This knocks us out so v^re run contribute to all students a
down the hall in her flying out- out on the porch, stand up on a broader outlook on life. (2) To
fit—off to the field again. Must bench and jump, only to be farmers and farming in this : -
be great to be a celebrity! Gloria caught in a fireman’s net— gion, a key to the improving of
comes running out of her ro'-.-i. they’re playing safe in case the economic conditions. S k;-
■and we pre- dents planning to make farming
vocation would be encour-
aiKl given practical, scienli-
help with their ambitions.”