Saturday, May j, 1941
MAROON AND GOLD
MARCELLA RAWLS ELECTED
PRESIDENT EDUCATION CLUB
Christian Association
The members of the Student
Christian Association met on
Tuesday, April 5, and elected of
ficers for the coming year. Mary
Walker, president for uie past
year presided ovor the
and the following were elected:
Tom Sniythe, President; Whitie
Dobbs, Vice-President; and Char
lotte Housted, Secretary and
Treasury.
The installation of these offic
ers takes place some time in the
near future during a regular Ves
per program, on Sunday night.
Marcella Rawls, a junior was SlHVtlie ElCCtcd
.0 head .he Elon College president of Studcnt
education club next year at the
last meeting of the organization
Thursday night, April 24. She
succeeds Jack Foushee who has
served during the past school
year.
Other officers chosen at the
meeting were Angie Henry, vice
president; Charles Donato, secre
tary, and Jack Boone Treasurer.
Outgoing officers in addition
to Foushee are Margaret Penning
ton, vice president; Dorothy Cole,
secretary, and Christine Eaves,
treasurer.
The main address of the ses
sion was brought by Mr. Frank
Warren, a graduate of Elon with
the class of 1910 and at present
iuper^titendent of the Durham
city schools.
-.Ir. Warren presented his idea
c. the ways and means of secur
ing jobs when the seniors fmish-
ea college. He pointed out that
a toacher must have an interest
in the profession to succeed, and
V. arned against entering the pro-
fesj-on if there was not an in-
terosL.
lae speaker advocated person-
^ in let views rather than letters
seeking positions. He said this
was aojolutely necessary.
In _'oncluding, Mr. Warren told
uie group that if health, happi
ness and humor were not present
iji his makeup, the individual 1
could not expect to make a suc
cess of teaching school.
'DON’T BEAT ME, FREDDIE-'
Home Economics Girls
Attend Fashion Show
Rabbi Sandmel Speaks
To Elon Etudents On
Keligion of the Jews
During last week’s chapel series
Last Thursday Miss Lida Muse
and her home economics class at
tended the Textile Fashion Show,
sponsored by the Textile depart
ment of State College, as a part
of the annual Textile Exposition.
Many schools and colleges in the
state were entered. A grand prize
was given to the winning school
and also a first, second, and
third prize for each of the individ
ual schools entered in the exposi
tion.
By a very close decision Mere
dith college was awarded the
grand prize with Elon running
second.
The prizes for the Elon Class
were awarded to Elmer Wil
liams, first; Pansy Miller, second;
and Jewell Kerns, third.
The fabric from which the
dresses were made was designed
POLEY McCLINTOCK wept as he turned over hia drums
to Fred Waring on the "Chesterfield Pleasure Time” pro
gram, but Waring got a big bang out of it. He’s no pitcher
but he has a high baton average. Waring’s Pennsylvanians
were bom when Poley and Fred Waring played together in
a Boy Scout band back in Tyrone, Pa. Now they do radio
audiences a good turn five nights weekly on N.B.C. stations.
Elon’s Weather Bureau
Is Now In Operation
Elon’s official weather bureau
has now gone into operation and
a fairly accurate idea of what is
in store or what is happening at
the present time can be secured
from instruments located in the
bureau beside the Science build
ing.
Included in the equipment is
an anemometer, which measures
to them later by
school at State.
the
Textile air; a wet and dry bulb thermo-
I meter; a barograph which records
Every one was taken for a tour the variations in barometric pres-1 Club and students, now in the
through the entire school, and j sure for a period of a week, and | French Department, are urged to
the force or velocity of the wind;
and woven at State College. At: anemoscope, which indicates the
the beginning of the year sam- r j j
, 1 . .u u „i.. ' direction of the wjnd; a dew
pies were sent to the schools, the
, girls selected the material theyjpomt indicator which indicates
a point of growing concern in re- to and it was sent the amount of moisture in the
lation to the understanding of the
Jewish people and their religion,
was clarified in a talk by Rabbi
Samuel Sandmel. Rabbi Sand
mel spoke on '‘Personal Religion
in Judaism,” in the course of his
talk he explained the basic prin
ciples of the Jewish religion and
philosophy. He also explained
the difference of the Jewish cal-
ander and the Christian calendar,
and what the New Year meant to
the true follower of Judaism.
Following chapel service, Rabbi
■Sandmel spoke in the little chapel ^ y/^gt and examine the dwel-
M»etinP‘ of
French Club is Held
DRAMATIC CLASS PRODUCES
THREE MORE ORIGINAL PLAYS
Pratt and Moore To
I One of the most ambitious dra-
. „ .. „ _ ' matic programs ever attempted at
i\.tteno Convention Ol lElon, had^et another phase on
Music Clubs Next Week
On Thursday, May 8, Professor
Stuart Pratt and Professor Flet
cher Moore, faculty members of
-he Elon College Music Depart
ment, will attend the annual con
vfention of the North Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs, which
opens on May 7 and continues
h rough May 10.
On Thursday evening Profes
iOTs Moore and Pratt will render
a selection, “Variations on
rheme by Beethoven” by Saint
oaens, at the convention.
Also featured on musical pro
grams for the convention will be
The Davidson College Little
Symphony Orchestra, the Char
lotte Male Chorus, the Catawba
tenor, of the University of Nortli
Carolina faculty, and John Evers-
man, concert Violinist from Ashe
ville.
On Saturday evening. May 10
Professors Moore and Pratt will
give a concert at Meredith Col
lege in Raleigh. The program
will consist of the same selections
already given in concerts at Win
ston-Salem, High Point, Asheville
Wilmington, New Bern, Graham
and Elon College. Some of the
outstanding pieces are: “Rondo in
C” by Chop.n, “Variations on
Theme by Haydn” by Brahms,
“Festivals” by Debussy, and
'Blue Danube Waltzes” b;,
Strauss.
The French Club met Thursday
evening, April 24, in the Y. W. C.
A. Further plans were made for
the page to be sponsored in the
1941 Phipsicli by the German
and French Clubs. French games
were played and new French
songs were learned by the group.
Mrs. Hirsch, wife of Dr. Hans
Hirsch, Head of the Language
Department at Elon, was to speak
to the group, but due to a slight
mishap, she was unable to meet
with the club. She will, how- Irvin Somers was elected Presi-
ever, speak to the club at their dent of the Elon College Minister-
next meeting on Thursday, May ial Association for next year at
All members of the French g pall meeting last Tuesday after-
Ministerial Association
Elects Irvin Somers
President for Next Year
other officers elected were;
was shown the various phases 'n a thermograph which records | be present when Mrs. Hirsch Scott, vice-preSident and
the designing and making of .emperature for a period of a | speaks, for the club feels that John Reese, secretary and treas
cloth.
week.
, all will benefit from it.
WEST DORMITORY SWEEPINGS
( We come upon Sarah Rice’s ine Rimer. Catherine says noth- pass by her door we see her iron-
This week we are going to m- room on our way out. This quiet ing when we ask her about love ing away. She is getting plenty
vade the sanctity (?) of girl is standing before the mirror and such, but her knowing smile of practice from the home mak-
— - I floor West and examine the dwel- j » . 1 » *
to members of the Sociology, 1 We ascend the stairsher hair. She smiles dents to plan not to return to er s angle and is an expert press-
Bible, and Medieval History | cautiously, peering around to see sweetly at us as we pause for a and downward glance are enough er-upper. Leaving Jewel, we
Classes. In this discussion he those thumping, grunting minute. Now we come to the for us. Nancy is openly curious, turn in at the corner, intendinj,
ferred to the persecution -of mean. A wrestling match, Henry-Corbitt - Miller - Williams and we suspect that Catherine'to visit Frances Cochrane and Ed
Jews in Russia and Germany. | wonder? A mattress is spread suite. We find Angie alone look- opens up and ’fesses in private na Barrier. Their light is out
He then spoke to the last period j middle of the floor. Two ing sad and desolate because Sarah confidential talks with her. We j but music and voices buzz from
classes of Ethics and Psychology, are sprawled up has gone over to the cottage to won’t insist, Catherine. Down the room, and we know they are
Ihe entire period was carried on ggajrjgt the wall on their heads, stay for the rest of the term, the-hall a step or two lives Vir-|in bed listening to the radio. Of
in informal discussion, as a result ^ggt waving in the air. G0I-. Pansy and Elmer are over there ginia Fitch. She is the studying-‘ course, there is just the chance
subjects varied far and wide, Morris accidentally kicks too, while Rena Black and Minnie^est gal we have ever seen, sit-
liowever, the mein staff of his '‘uttle” Kerns in the face, while Belle Frye have come over to take ting at her table morning, noon,
talk being the difference and sim- gyjjice Winbon yells from the, their place. Things are quite dif- and night. Incidentally, Virginia
ilarities of the two religions sidelines, “Keep on, Goldie, | ferent down at that end of the is such a rapid basketbaU player Stephens are not in their room,
Judaism and Christianity. Rabbi you’re doing better all the time.”, hall now. Angie refuses to be that she makes her guard seem to' but we know where to look for
Sandmel emphasized that ethic- Lavinia says, “Watch out! Give cheered up, so we move on down be rooted to the floor. | them. Coming from the next
ally both are the same and they plenty of room.” They get up to Lillian White and Marjorie Across the hall (if you aren’t'room is a low hum, punctuated bj
merely differ in pattern and de- all scramble out of the Copeland’s room. It is empty, punchy from so much crossing | cooing sounds and murmuring,
gree. A very interesting ques- while graceful Lillian White but we think we know where to back and forth) are Nan Under- Mary Deane Brown is telling
tion was asked, “Have the Jewish performs. She does a perfect find Marjorie. wood and Lib Scott. Lib is hang- Shirley Powell all about the
people been persecuted and driv- handstand and follows it with a We hear that Betty Bell has a ing up clothes. We hear a voice cleverness and accomplishments of
en out of their homes during their cartwheel. Mary Ruth McDade new roommate—Mildred Winfree chirping close by and a splashin^ her two and a half weeks’ old
entire history, and if so w'.iy? ’. rushes up and goes into a hand- Wise Betty smells a mouse .^s we sound that make us rea.ize it is baby brother. He already knows
Rabbi Sandmel clarified this spring, while we all stand by ad- enter. She looks searchingly at Nan’s wash-day night. Well, here her, she says and it took the com-
po.nt by relating to European his- niiringly. Then one of the girls us and says, “O. K., what are yoi; are Mary Claytor and Evelyn bined efforts of the rest of the
lory which gave reason to ex- goes down on her hands and knees going to put in the paper about Holmes—excuse us, just Mary family to pull her away from him
pect the Jewish people to be the the others do handsprings me and—(need we say?)?” “.Tust Evelyn is over in the gym work- after vacation.
first to be persecuted. He also over her. Ruth Koontz appears for that, Betty, we exc’aim, “We ing out May Day dances, while Now we take a deep breath and
made clear that the dates of suddenly and surprises us by won’t be specific.” Mildred is a Mary industriously grades papers plunge in the next door. What’s
persecution are the only ones men- leap.ng over the “frog” with the nice roommate, Betty tells us. We She’s going to be a school ma'rm this, a party? Clothes, books.’^ allow the prospective teacheis
1 TT _ Vir»TYir\_ 1. 4. 1 t r\f TitMQ TV^ni'TiVi’ vmi Mir'Knlc QnH onrl nir’le ot-q f itO See a typiCal City SChOOi in
that they are discussing the fu
ture and making “plans.”
Betsy Russell and Lila Bjdd
Wednesday, April 23. On this
night there was initiated the first
in a proposed series of experi
mental playproduction in the
Little Chapel Theater.
This program was completely
new at Elon. The entire produc
tions were created by students
taking English 38, or as more
commonly called, “Dramatics.”
The three plays produced were
all one-act plays, written by
members of the class, and they
were produced and cast from
within the ranks of the class. All
settings, lights, makeup, and cos
tumes were in charge of the class,
under the direction of Dr. Col
lins.
But this program, though am
bitious, numbering as it did not
one but three plays, differed
from other original plays pro
duced at Elon in one great way.
At the conclusion of each play,
the audience was invited to dis
cuss and criticize each feature of
the play which had just been
performed.
The very sizable audience join
ed whole-heartedly in this dis
cussion. The playwrights, all of
whom, save Allen Isley, per
formed in their opuses, listened to
the suggestions offered and by
receiving ideas from such a large,
diverse audience, gajied a Jiew
prospective on the excellency or
short comings of their creations.
Considering that this was tlie
first attempt at such an experi
mental production at Elon, it
seemed to be greatly succes-sful.
Both audience and actors enjoy
ed this informal program, and the
majority present expressed hope
that another suoh ibill be pre
sented in the near future.
As for the piays themselves,
,liey were composed of the fol-
owing: “Joseph” written by Joe
Blanks with the lead beinj* play-
d by Bill Hilliard. The second
play “He Who Is ixjst” was writ
ten by Charlie Walters. The idea
xor this composition was from the
itory of the prodigal son foimd
in the Bible. The third play was
a comedy by the name of “Caesar
oees lier.” This play was origin-
jlly written by Allen Isley, but
.vas rcv.sed by Sid Krukin and
jeymour Goldblum, ahis was a
piay of wise cracks, many com-
ig from the wise cracks that are
eard every day on tiie campus.
*he leads were played by Eion's
two siap-happy comedians, Sey-
...our Goidbluxn and Sid Krukin,
A'ith Kenneth Herbert coming in
iOr his share of the fun. Of tlie
nree plays the last one appealed
o the audience most because of
the broad farce and screwball
dialogue.
With the conclusion of this
production it brings the number
o s.x original plays that have
jeen produced tl.is year. This is
the largest number ever produc-
■-d before in a single season at
:.'Jon.
Future Teachers Tour
City School System
Elon College’s future teachers,
comprising all Education classes,
left Thursday moining for a tour
of the Burlington School Sys
tem.
The purpose of this visit was
tioned. He stated that homo- greatest of ease. pause at the door of June Murph; you know. Amerith Nichols and and girls are scattered and lymi;, ri h ■
£eneous living with their fellow y/g regretfully leave the scene and Helen Schwob’s room and Nancy Copley are nice neighbors all over the room in every posi- routine and to give the Siu-
ncighbors has been far greater of these gymnastic antics and open it slightly. There is a lump They mind their own business tion. You can’t tell one fron. teacLers an opportunity to
tiian the mis-conception of perse- -v^-ork our way around to Hazel lying on the bed that we knov make you welcome if you come tc another; the door is jammed and observe veteran teachers at thcir
cution that the documents of His- 0in and Katherine Armstrong s is Helen. Although she doesn’t visit, and keep their room attiac they are even sticking out Jit usual tasks. The advice of sucn
loiy convey to us. ^ room, needing a map to guide us need it, Helen-is sure to get ro! tive and neat. window. We do manage to picl is undoubtly of great
ihis understanding of the Jew- through the turns and passage- beauty sleep every night. Jim" We find Dot Edwards sitting ir: out Lila, Betsy, Marjorie Cope ^ beginner and
ibli people is very important to ways. Hazel is pulling off her might be anywhere. We can't bed studying, but she has time to land, and Inez and Velma Trip ^nendships formed on such a
t " Chiist an ideal at a time coat, and Jinky Deese is sitting on keep up with her. ask us in. Marcelia shov/s us her lett. Screams of laughter greets visit might prove hcipful wikh
«uch as tlie present when we come the bed trying to keep up with a| Doris Weldon and Jane Wilson lovely new evening dress. We us abpve the music of Guy Lom- prospective teachers seek ga.nful
m direct contact with so many lyric soprano over the radio, are at home. They are sitting at would describe it for you, but bardo. Uh-oh—was Lila telling employment upon graduation,
trat know the harm of falsified Jinky has had only five room-'a table opposite each other, each will let you see for yourself when the one about—well, you’ve prob
propaganda that endangers the mates this year, every few days, with a typewriter in front of her she wears it. We journey over ably heard jt before this issue. k/ided into several
btaOility of a nation. ^pulling up anchor and moving'Lucky girls, even if they had . n- to see Thema Chase and Vivian That rounds up all the occu- each group visited
"kabbi Sandmel came to Elon, elsewhere. At the time of our ly one between them! Doris ■•'.d Overton. Both are busy concen- pants of third floor—such as they
■rm the University of North visit this wandering roommate is mits that she gets at least tv'O trating on thcir commercial work are. Seriously, they are a quiet.
from the University
Carolina, where he is stationed,
through the courtesy of The Jew
ish Chautaugua Society.
keeping Hazel company, while letters a day from Someone It surely keeps them busy most peaceful group of girls. If you
Katherine prolongs her spring va-'Across the hall from these girls of the time. 'don’t believe it, ask the ones who
cation at home. | live Nancy Fowlkes and Cather-] Poor Jewel Kerns! When we live under them.
The Education classes vvere -d -
grouj'S d
some pa I.:
^ar school. Among the sch^- s
taking part in this project werr;
The Broad Street School, 3ro
Fisher Street School, and The
Hillcrest School.