Some of iis sat iri iil' '
Dll New Vcur's ovc to si‘(> the
“old iirrTnit and the new ooiiip
in”,'Imt Klon students also
oxpericnee the old and the
new in April.
Roy ilansfield hands his
'lierish('d )>ositiou as Editor
of the Maroon and Gold to
the capable hands of Ed.
Watts. Hov has (Tone a note
worthy joh and should be
ponniiendcd on his w.mk.
Even thon.ii'h he worked un
der a handicap iiart of the
year, the series of i)ai)crs that,
he prc'sented were excellent.
'Fho famous “Jolts and
■lars" columnist, John I’ol-
lard, recefvf's .June Murphv’s
position as Editor of the Phi
PsK'li. Although the annual
hasn't appeared as yet, we
can Dromisj' you that June
did a ver'- cxci'l'ciit ioli in
I'utfiii"- this book out \nd that
it will be (piite different from
anv annual eyer present(>d
 'oiivratulations to both
the outgoing and incomiui;-
ViuJiJications heads; they de
serve it.
Reailin"' from left to right
they are June ;^^urphy, Roy
-Mansfield, Kd Watts, and
John Pollard
May Day Celebration
Slated For May 2
'I'he date for May Day Cele
bration as previously announced
has been set for ilay 2, and will
b(“ held in front of West Doruii-
torv, at 4:15 o’elofk.
There will be numerous danee.^
mil ike any that have ever been
given on the Elon campus. 'I'he
;',rrangcments are being nuuh; by
Rachel Crowell, who is instruct
ing the (lancers. Pianist will be
ll( len Mar'raret Messick.
The Alay Court is made up of
l’>('rty Iloyt, (^ueen; Plannee
Craft, King; Edna Barrier, Whi-
tie Dobbs, Angie Henry, Jimmy
J.ightbourne, Charlie Walters, and
Boyd Clapp, Senior attendants;
Peg (ralloway, Judy Iloloman,
Luvene Holmes, (Jeorge lJullard,
Jimmie Darden, and .)oe Toman-
click, .junior attendants.
Graduation Exercises
To Be Held May 16-18
Commencement begins ^lay IG
—Baccalaureate Sermon, ^lay 17
—and Graduation Exercises, -Mav
18.
All seniors have In'cn measured
for their caps and gowns (oi
should have Ixien). To wear these
caps and gowns, we, first, have to
(|ualify for them; then, we I'iave
to jiay that rental fee. Also, we
have to i)ay for that goixl ole'
sheepskin.
Tlie rental fee is $1.7.‘i and the
])rice of the diploma is $1 ().()>
plus four years of good, bard
work, 'i'he total amounting to
$11.75. 'I'his has to be paid at
the business office by ilay 1. Ix't’s
he sure and get this in so we won't
be left out.
Military Drill Group
Makes Own Weapons
When the members of the Elon
Military drill class (h'cided that
they had mastered most of the
steiis that are used in our regular
army, they decided to learn how
to handle the rifle. I'he drill
class of course had no rifles and
no way to get them. So they de
cided to do the next best thing
and make themselves some. Tlie
onteonie of this enterprise was
l)leasing to most of the boys. 'J'be
school furnished the material and
the boys pr(X'eeded to make their
own weapons.
The guns are aKuit forty-eight
inches long and weigh about
eight or nine pounds. 'I'hey are
composed entirely of one i)iece of
oak wcxxl and the parts cannot be
separated. Of course there are no
triggers, firing i)ins, or magazines,
but they are effective and serve
the purpose for which they wervi
made.
I'he sini))le fact that these guns
were made by the individuals goes
to show that they are reallv in
earnest about military drill and
want to get every thing out of it
that they can, even if thev do have
to put jT little time and effort
into it. Instructions on how to
handle a gun ijriny style and how
to march with it have been given
ifiir the last two weeks.
Exam Schedule
SE.XIORS
Saturday, May !•—it:!!!! .M(m-
tlay's 1 :;5(i classes. 2:00—Tues-
dav's 1 :oO classes.
ALI. STl'DE.XTS
Monday, -May 11, i) :00—^loii-
day’s eight (I’clcx’k classes. 2 :00^—
'I'uesday’s eight o’clock classes.
I'uesday, May 12, !•:()()—ilon-
dav's niTic'^’chx'k classes. 2:00—
Tuesday’s nine o’clock classes.
Wednesday, May lo, 9:00 —
^londay’s fen o’clock classes. 2 :0(i
— rucsday's ten o'clock classes.
Thursday, May 14, t) :00—
-Monday's eleven o'cl(K-k class(s.
2:(iO — 'i'uesday’s eleven o'clo'k
chis'cs.
Fridav, .Mav 15. 'J:00—.Mim-
dav's two o‘cl(X’k classes. 2:00—
Tuesday's two o‘cl(K-k classes.
All-Or-Nothing Pledges
Will Be Due May 1
We feel that each student who
signed a pledge card to th(“ Elon
(\)1 Ieg(> All Or Nothing Cam
paign did it willingly and with
good intentions, but are von aware
of the fact that it should he ]>aid
by ilav 1.
We know that it is hard for
some srud>nts to get money, but
then we realize that you feel yon
owe sometb.ing to Elon (^ollege,
or the i/ledge would ncvi'r iiave
been made. Although the pledge
may be small it will mean a lot
to l-'loii as well as to you. So we
are again urging vou to pay your
pledge. Immediately.
Little drops of water.
Little grains of sand.
Makes a mighty ocean.
In the pleasant land.
S. s. O. Will Sponsor
New First Aid Course
'I'he S. S.' O. will 8i>onsor a
first aid course which will be open
to all students. 'I'he class will
start in June with the summer
Quarter and a new course will be
given next year as the fall |uarter
begins.
'Fhe American Red ('ross has
promised to furnish an instructor
if eu(mgh .students are interested.
The course will he for 20 hours
with complete instruction on first
aid given.
It will he necessary that enough
students sign up /or this coursc
and those interest(“d should see
Elliot Schmidt at once.
Maroon And Gold
Published By and For Students of Elon College
ELON COLLEGE, N C. SATURDAY, APRIL 2.5, 1042
VOLUME XVI
Z 530
NUMBER KOURTEK.V
Elon W ar Effort Opens
Strong As Seven Projects
Are Cleared By S.S.O.
S. S. O. Headquarters
Open Downtown
^'our Elon Student Servi(!e Or
ganization will maintain its liead-
(juarters downtown in the office
next to the-lrug store. 'I'his will
be the central operating point of
tlu^ organization. 'I'liose of you
who offered your services in main
taining office hours w’ill be called
np(m in the early future.
At the head(tuartcrs will be
someone to register many of yon
who did not offer your services
for oth(“r activities. At ])resent
vou can offer your services in se
ven capacities, namely: Sale of
War |-)onds and Stamps, Jilood
Donor, Farm Labor, Day Nur-
serv 'I'rainiiig, First Aiil, W ood-
woi'king, and aid in the mainte
nance of the lleadtiuarters Office.
As the weeks go by, many other
activities will arise, and give op
portunity for many students to
offer aid.
The IIea(hpuu'ters Office will
act as the coordinating ))oiiit for
students, as well as for many
others in the county, t,o give and
receive aid. For instance; a near-
b\ faiiiicr, whose sons have gojivi
to the army, needs assistance in
the planting and harvesting sea
sons. lie applies at the Ehm Stu
dent Service Oragnizatiou Ilead-
i|uarters for aid. Then the llead-
(|uarters office notifi(‘S those stu
dents who are registered under
farm labor, and they in turn go
out and hel)) the farmer. 'This
is only one example of the niayn
and varied types of activities that
will be offered.
Many War Stamps
Sold By Debate Team
New Student Body Officers
To Be Installed On Monday
Perhaps the most ini])ressive
ceremony to l>e witnessed this
year will Iw the installation of
the student body and government
officers for the coming year. Tho
oaths of office will be adminis
tered in Monday morning chaj)el
amid a flurry of promises, re
grets,- ambitions, and other emo
tional expressions of love and
duty toward Elon and her studem
body. 'riirongh the traditional
))roce(hire of one removing his of
ficial rol«- which distinguishes his
liosition, Kenneth Utt, 1’resident
of the Student l>ody, Louis Adair.,
President of the men's Senate,
Aiiiiie Ileii^v, President of the
iiirl's council. Roy ilansfi('ii
Edilnr of the .Maroon and Gold.
Hid June Muridi.v, lOditor of the
L’hiPsiCli, will surrender their re-j
simnsibi lities, duties, but not
their loyalties to the incoming of
ficers who are to lie as follows:
Thomas Smythe, President of the
Student Body; George Bullard,
President of the Senate, Luvene
[lolmes. President of the (’ouncii;
Edwin Watts, Editor of the ^la-
r(Kin and Gold; and John Pollard,
Phil’siC,ii Editor.
All in all, we believe that
jhis has been a very successful
vear and that our officers of ])ast
and (iresent are made of that kind
■ if ■•stuff" which knows no defeat,
iior yield to any obstacles. 'Flu
•vholehearted supiairt of the en-
ir" student IhxIv is l_H‘hind the in-
•oming officers one hundred per
•ent as it has been in the past. We
vi.-h tlii’ni all the suc(tess in th.c
ivorld in their new positions of
resiKinsibil itv.
Crowds rushed to the corner of
Main and Davis streets last Sat
urday aft«rn(X)n to witness, so
they thought, a fire. 'I'he usual
pr(H'edure took place, that is t,o
say the big red engine clanged
down the street and stop]ied before
th(; Security National Bank, the
bull-dog who is tlie mascot, yanked
the huge fire bell by pul ling the
rope wdtli his teeth, and the local
j)olicemen cleared the parking
si)aces to make way for the fire
engine and the chief's car. Instead
of the (’hief’s car, 'I'oni Smyth(“‘s
and Bob Sellars’ cars slid to the
i curb. Closely behind screamed
I the fire engine making more noise
! than the |)Ower-house whistle dur
ing an Elon blackout, and instead
of the expected finunen, the truck
was loaded with beautiful PUon
co-eds. Louis Adair was |)laying
“(J(h1 B1(‘ss America” on a cornet
and 'I'oni Smythe, Bob Selbirs,
and Elliott Schmidt were yellint;
to the crowd that it was not the
bank that was on fire, but the Na
tion, 'I'he Fnited States of Anier
lea that was burning! .\ great
wooden gun was displayed to show
wbv such incidents as Dunkirk
and Pearl Harbor were ))ossible,
proving that the ,\!lies ne(>d
e(|uii)ment. 'I'heii after two choi-
nses of ‘ily Country 'I'is of 'I'Ihm ’,
the voung ladies .Misses Vates,
Moore, Smith, and D\cr lost
themselves among the crowd to
emi'i’ge five hours Inter with on.-
hundred dollars in bills and
lorty-six dollars in change loi'
wliich they had exchanged “War
Stamps".
'i'he Elon Student Service Or
ganization, although still in its
infancy, has already niov(>d from
the stage of organization into the
field of action. Extensive work is
now under way on its seven-fold
front and a great deal has been
done to fnrtlier its basic idea—to
see that the students of Elon do
‘heir j^rt toward winning this
war.
'I'he lu'ogram is to be continued
throughout the summer and ex
tended into the succeeding vear.
according to its present plans as
announced after its last meeting.
I ts various committee beads will
be on the Elon campus for the en
tire session of summer s‘hool to
carrv on the work already begun.
The organization has Ikumi en-
tirelv on a voluntary basis. Its
success so far has been attributed
to the fact that the Student I!ih1v
as a whole lias finally come to the
ri'alizatiou that it has a definite
pai-t to pla>; and a specific bit to
contribute toward the winning of
this war
Day Nursery Course | Student Farm Help
Offered To Elon Coeds Swings Into Action
(lirls have found an excellent
place for service in the Day Xui-
scry Conrs('. Miss Elsie ('lapp
of I'Jnrlington will come ov(>r on
Monday and Wednesday after
noons at 2 o'cl(K-k and I'hursdav
('venings at 7:30 to hold classes.
'I'he grou|) will be divided on
Monday and 'I'bursday but the en
tire class will meet together on
Wednesday. 'I'his course will
continue through the summer and
has po'isibilities of being one of
the most profitable extra-curricu
lar courses ever offered here.
Miss Claiip will give lectures
to introduce the course. One of
its purposes is to train girls here
so they can go into conininnities
and take care of the children
while mothers of pre-school age
children work on defense jobs.
Dr. Donald E. Robinson, pe
diatrician in Hnrlington, is to talk
I'll health aspects. Lectures on nu
trition will later h(‘ shared with
the class. 'I'o conii)lete the course
iliss ('lai)|> will take the group
over to Burlington to observe'tln'
Elks Day Nursery in that city.
Members of the class are: Ani-
erith Niehol.s; Marcella Rawls,
Louise Hauser, Mildred Shook,
June Murphy, Elsie Iknme, Lil
lian Dver, Frances Hayes, Eve-
Ivn White, Charlotte lluste(l.
Julia Ann ilatthews, Eliza Boyd,
Virginia Lassit('r, Marjorie Reidt,
Sara Lon Warren, Xell Hreeze,
Alary l']llen MeCants, ^laxiiw-.
Smith, Faye 'I'homas, and Rebec
ca Watson.
Opportunity To Give
Blood Will Be Given
'I'he college .student, in an act- '
ive way, is doing possibly less to
ward winning this war than anv
other collective groii)). Vet we as
f(air-year vacation at Elon.
I he time is ripe for us to do some-
a whole are sup|)osed to 1k‘ a cross-
section of the brains, iniatiative,
and leadership ol this countrv.
thing other than gripe about tlie
Draft Board for cutting short oui-
'I’he in-odiietion of farm goods^
in wartime is just as e.ssential and;
vinil as manning a warshi|v lia.i-
d.ling a lairsnit |)lane, or o|H*i’ar-
ing a tank. 'I’he demand for fnrm
labor is growing greater everv
day, due to its exploitation bv the
armed foi'ces and war industry.
_ I'lilly realizing the seriousness
of this situation, the Elon Stu
dent Service Organization reeent-
Iv undertook the ta.sk of replen
ishing farm labor in 'Alamance
County through the efforts of vo
lunteer workers from the Eloii
student body.
I he results are astounding. 'I’he
tanners o] |he eonimnnity look on
the program as a life-saver in the
:'iirent busy iilanting season.
A great iinmlx'i' of viilunteers
have already nsjionded. Others
■ire being added daily as addition
al stuednts register at Student
■'Service Head(|uarters.
Elon Woodwork Shop
To Be Put In Service
y(air bl(X)d can save the lives
of many front line defenders
the men who are giving their all,
their lives, so that we might en
joy those iirieeless liberties and
heritages that we now have.
Already many lives have been
saved by the use of bl(K)d i)lasnia
since the Fnited States entered
ihe present world conflict. I'here
are manv reporteil cases from the
lieroic 8truggl(> of the Philippine^
in which the .Medical Corps ha.-
used blood jilasniii to save the
lives of woutided men. As we!
continue to broaden our activilicsl
^n al 1 war fronts there wi I 1 be a
irreat need for more bliKxl. Vour
own brother, vour sweetlieai;}, and
even vour father mav lie one who
i 1 1 need vour b Ujod.
It was an inspiring sight to see
so many student.- offer their blood
after last week'-- chapel program
campaiun. It was an act that
i'.l'in 'Miid'i|!r-' will never fururi.
Ihc l)lood Diiiiiir (’oiiiinii'-'e
has made investigation and will
'I'he (iovernnient of the Fnited
States has sent ont a call for all
home-eraftsnien to registei’ so that
their skill and machinery may Ix^
used in the war of jinHluetion.
I'don College has heard this call
and is offering its services in an^
wa\’ possible to the (iovernnient.
Elon has some e.xeellent wood
working maeliinery that could bo
used in this effort. In chapel on
April K) volunteers were regis
tered to work in this slioj) when it
is started. Others iiiterest(‘i]
register at the office of the Sta-
dent Servii(‘ Organi/.atii>n!s hcad-
(|nartcis in downtown Idon.
Plans foi’ this works'un»,*iW-
ijileted, but if if is pns";ibjc-}(
jiractieable tor the Governmenr
and the col lci;c to establish a
workshop here we will do small
jobs which will aid in speeding
U|) the a'Seniblv line of produc
tion. Production wj 1 1 iiroliablv
;i't under way here during .Sum
mer School
have the use of the e(|ui|)ment of
the Pie(lmont Hospital of (Ireens-
boro when the Armv .Medical
Ci.ri!- give- the hospital proper
anthoi'ization.
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