PAGE TWO
Alaroon And Gold
Edited and printed at Elon College by stu-
J. nt ■ f .T..:'in,ilism. PubliBhcd Li-\veckly dur-
fl'O college yfur.
—KiU'fCltlTAL STAFF—
Kuy ]\ri.nsticld
niinter ilana^in"
Judy Holoninn ‘ ^
—BUSINESS STAFF—
Bob ScifcTs Business :Mana?cr
Ji,ninic Klder u°’\ i
Dr. Fletcher Collins Faculty Advisoi
—NEWS EDITORS—
Lucv Atwater ^
]I. M. Austin -T«f
Howard ('ulbreth liStu
Dimron James Tritchelt
Chick i'amro'i
Forrest Hall
wTiloiZ
JuJj Ilolomai. h.cli.rd Wcldou
^Marcella Rawls
—PRODUCTION STAFF—
Roy Mansfield . . ;
Philii) C.carinf' A'lqistaut
John Pollard Staff Photographer
Entered as second class matter November
10, 193C at the postoffice ’
under the act of Con^nress March 3, 18(9.
mpMSINTIO PO« NATIONAL ADVIKTI^INO BY
National Advertising Service, Inc.
CoUctt PMishtn Represtxialtvc
420 Madi»on AV«. New York. N.V.
cmctmo • Mlton • Lot AWJILlf • !»« FMUCIfCO
MAROON AND GOLD
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 10^2
TO THE STUDENTS OF '42-'43
SNIP AND SNOOP
Looks At The Books
This wpfk a year a"o, our predecospor, Roy
;^^i^li.fi(■ld, t'iMlc over as your (*tlitor. Ri-p'itP'^'y
{^Kid, a>; he must have been to rate your choice, he
has, without fail, lived up to hi.s every compli
ment. It is with this realization lu mind that we
step, into Roy's shoes.
We will not use his record as our p;oal, nor
his achievements as our aspirations, however wor
thy they may lx>, but his memory will serve as a
propelling force, as an inspiration, as a driving
momentum to push us onward. And when the
road seems rugged and rocky, or the guuling
gleam faintly flickers we will neeil only to re
mind ourselves of our associations with his regime
to be uplifted.
Your Staff will be composed of a group of
veterans of exjierience along with an injection of
new blood. We would not have it otherwise, ihey
have been carefully selected on the basis of ]our-
nnlixtic ability and each rates tops in his particu
lar field.
Our problems will be your problems. In the
ensuing year we will be confronted by many. At
any time that we fail to cope with them in a man
ner not suitable to you, we invite your criticism.
'I'lie ifaroon and Gold belongs to you—-it is your
publication and your right and duty to keep check
upon it On the contrary, if for one moment you
should shirk your duty, we warn you, that in
spite of all the supposedly altruism oi college
newspapermen, your i>aper may become an organ
of prejudice.
We of the IMaroon and Gold Staff look for
ward to a banner year. Our hearts are dedicated
to the future of this publication. If you, the
Student Body of 1942-4:5, will lx>ar with us in
our task, we promise you the best that is in us.
A SECOND WARNING
AU REVOIR
It was with this same feeling of mixed em^
tion and ..nthusiasm that one year ago we wrote
(he first, and now we write the last, of our Md
roou uiul CJoId editorials.
Then our ambition was hitched to a star and
I'O- possible.conhlJ^ai _
^rcoal We werelo,>king to a banner
vear under the guidance of our advi^
i)r. Collins, ami with the cooperation ot oui statt
und the journalism class.
It was not decreed in the iH-giiming that'the
life and work of mankind should i)r(x-eed in its
natural course without meeting obstacles. Man is
triumphantly successful only when he overcomes
these barriers and uses them as stepping stones .o
liigher ideals.
Surely we have had our share of the burdens.
The life of a college editor at any school is not oiw
«,f leisure onlv. 'I'here is work that must 1)0 done
and it is the editor’s resiKinsibility to see that eacli
task is completed as it should be.
At times when the way has seemed too rough
nnd hazardous we have thought of throwing up
our hands in despair and disgust. Alwa>s lio>\
cvcv we have thought better ot it, for theie has
iH'cii that guiding light set by our predecessors
♦ hat halted us. Last year we proniiseil to ti.> to
live up to those standards. We have tried, we
have not done our l>est,nve do not chum that, hut
tried we have in our own humble way to keep tlie
l^Iaroon and Gold going. It has not been as we
would have liked it to U>, but we have gone on the
assumption that a paper is better than no paper
at ail. ,
This is not a hard luck story; we have work
ed under some handicaps, but we do. not feel tliat
it has Ik’CU a complete failure. In years to conic
when w(- are recalling our days ‘'t
.iiiie spent working on the Maroon and Gold will
be among our most enjoyable memories.
So it is, rei-lining here in our chair tliinknif^
over events of the past year, it is with a sigh of
relief vet mi.xed with iiaiigs of regret that we pass
on to Kd Watts the i-^n that syml>olizcs tho :^la-
rcK.n an.l Gold ami what it stands tor. i o you,
Kd, we wish all the luck in the world an niav
YOU carry on, as we have futUely
true tradition of the .Maroon and (.old. \ on
haven’t g*H an easy job, but knowing that you are
fullv aware of this fact, and having eomiilete
faith in vour ability as an editor, we iK-lieve that
you will make the Ix'st editor that the .Maroon
mid (>i>ld has ever known.
To vou the student Ixaly of Flon, as one e(li-
(or trudges toward the s-tting sun in the west sil
houetted onlv as a departing shadow, turn your
face toward the Fast where another editor is sil
houetted airainst the rising sun as a coming figiiie
(rive this editor vour faith, your courage and
above all c.H>]«'ration. With these tools plus the
tools he himself possesses yon will receive a i.aper
next vear that is plentiful in i>ages and 3U]>erh in
. flualitv. With the.s*' departing bits of advice inay
we sav we have truly enjoyed k'lng editor of the
old if and G and to yon the Flou student boil>,
and all those associated with the ilarcwn and
Gold, thanks a million for your invaluable aid.
Au Revoir and Bon Voyage.
The :Mondav before last Elon rose to its feet
in chapel and yelled “We’re back of you, Lnclo
Sam”, and we meant it. The i)rogram was one
of the most impressive of the year.
The trouble now is that some of us are still
standing just where we got up, while others have
sat down again and settled back for a little sleep.
Can’t we get it into our lieads that this is no time
for standing stills The fire is burning and all
hands are needed on deck. If the ship sinks \ve ail
goTiown n'riiirit-. T^-i'^rje.UP on dcck and ’[Hit your
shoulder to the oar. We proved iirchi.,ieLthat we
can get in and pull. Now let’s keep on pul iirtg.-
There will never l>e enough on the ,iob until we
nil get to work. There will never be enough done
until all of us give every ounce of our strength.
This is not idle talk. This cani]nis as well
as tho nation needs to wake up to the full gravity
of the peril that confronts us. We need to get
away from the comforting feeling that w-hile we
may lose* at the start we must win in the end. Only
fools think thus. AVe need to understand how
badly we have been b(‘aten in the last few nionths
and to realize what can happen if we don’t w'ork
together. Only when we are fully awake to the
existing facts will we do our utmost. I’ray God
we know it now. There is not much time.
Things on our campus are not as bad as we'
have tried to make them seem. There are many
of ns who arc giving much of our time to the cause
but this is not enough. The word “many ’ must
be changed to the word “all” before it can be said
that Elon is really back of this war effort.
We know now what we can do. It is as plain
as the nose on our faces. All we have to do is
wake up and do it. Any one who is asleep now
has only himself to blame. France had its sleep
ers, too many of them. Now they cry for a place
to sleep or even a decent place to die. ^We look
at France in scorn for being asleep. Now let iis
not do the same. We at Elon were awake once if
only for a moment. We must awake as a whole
SO \vc with GoVs help ciiu stiiiid us one with the
nation in victory.
REELING ALONG
The wagging of tongues and -tbe like again
bring you Sinp and Sii.wp and time' marches on,
or giioiild we say, Aprils on. And as for who 9"
some gossij), 'well, here ’tis folks and accept it i
you will.
. Have you noticed anything different about
Kent Dennan lately ? .
There doesn’t seem to be as much anxiety
over couples strolling after dinner since it stays
light until eight o’clock these days.
We sec that Bowden and P^velyn have been
reconciled. Wish credit would be given to this
column. . „ 1 -r.
What has happened? Betty and Ray are
agreeing and everykxly is pleading that they not
let us down. _ .. ,
Wonder when Isley is going to confirm the
rumors t.hat have been circulating.
Wonder which of our tennis stars will get to
play the girl of the High Point netters. iheir
number 3 mihi is a girl. , . , i
What we would like to know is -whose candy
was ]Vlary Ellen carrying around last week ^
Liza is doing all right these days. She^s get
ting to know more and more about tenuis, is it a
love game ? , ■ i ■ i • i
Who was the professor who said in his class
room, that when a lady and gentleman are walk
ing on a foot path, the lady should walk inside the
gentleman? ^ ^ , -»r
Congrats, Orchids, and Boucpiets to Marv
Agnes D6dds! She is the first one to start Doc
Phillips on the road to romance after four years
at Elon. ^ • *1 „
We know now why Dick Casey won t give tho
Elon girls a break; it is because of a petite lassie
from his hometown, and, boy, is she cute!
Wonder w'hat happened to Garber? vVe hear
that he is plaving Hard-in to get along with.
Bflb Sellars says that the “lag” in our na-
tioii’s offensive drive is due to the fact that the
Japs caught us with our plants down.
Jack Wilkerson, U. S. Army, replied when
asked atHTOt the “fire power” on the newest army
bombers, “We ha.ve two forward sling shots and a
B. B. gun on the wings, a roman cannon protects
our rear and in cases of emergency, we use^a four
foot pea shooter to strafe troop transports.
Jackie, it seems that you have a standing
date on Thursdays lately. The DcSoto rides swell,
doesn’t it ? But how about the Freshman 1 aukee
.... doesn’t he rate anymore?
It seems that if some people don t start re
turning that ladder that they have been borrow
ing, that certain somebody is going to get hurt.
We don’t mind your using it but for goodness
Sakes, let us use'it during the Air Raids.
Culbreth sez’ in 1950, we will probably find
him still president of the Draft Dodgers Club
of 1942. . ,
The girls really go for these cute tennis play
ers, don’t thev Bob and Bill ?
]\lary Hill Byrd believes strictly in freedom
of speech. . , , ,
Ask ,Iohn Barney who is the best player on
the tennis team. I assure you tliai his answer will
be the unexpected. . t • •
Have you noticed the difference in Lizzie
lately. She has decid?(l to go glamorous and she
is calling herself Gladys now. Her idea is w’ork-
ing too. -»r 11
Tcll us the secret of your success, iioUy.
Three banquets all in one year; Whew!
Wonder if that worried look on Kenneth
IJtt’s face could have been caused by the new bass
discovered during W ednesday s chaj^el program.
W'ell, folks, keep your noses to the griiidstone
and in a couple of weeks, we’ll be back with all
the things that w’e know about John Smith and
ilary Jones. And for no\v, Au Revoir.
In this column we have Ix'cn talking all year-
abinit tliis book and that. Now we feel we should
say something about the importance of all books,
that are worth while today.
Conflicting, confusing stories reach us from
the vast struggle^ on the Russian front, where a
whole people have risen to defend their country
from brutal invaders. Suddenly, thousands of '
Americans are reading Tolstoi’s ‘War and Peace..
Hitler’s invasion of Russia has. made Napoleon
seem real again, and Tolstoi’s great story of Rus
sian resistance seems to throw light on this latter
resistance to the Germans. This book draws fronx
the past something of what is lacking in the cen
sored news we get today.
News is not enough to satisfy our curiosity-
as to life behind the scenes. Certain books have:
helped us, though, such as “The Secret History
of the American Revolution”, by Carl Van Doreii,
which opened our eyes. Most of us have never
known how numerous and dangerous traitors may
be. Shocked^ by present happenings, we recall the:
Benedict Arnolds, and so realize that under-cover-
historv reyjeats itself. What we had thought was
a story ended long ago rises up to be a valuable
w'arning for 1942.
These are public matters. But in all kinds of
private matters books do the same for us. They
extend our range of vision, and fill out our frag
mentary opinions about mankind. We find out
through books that we are unlike some people, but.
remarkably like most.
In war-time, books are worth even more to ua
than before. They keep our minds calm, and giver,
us a. quiet feeling. They are a mode of communi
cation. They are a way by wdiicL we speak to-
each othe.r, by which we hold each other’s hands.
Books, too, are symbols of our war aims. The
Nazis burn good boofe'; they ban the Bible. W&
treasure good books, and reverence the Bible.
WHien we cease to read, to be moved by vvhat w&
read, we move a step nearer to the mindless,
trance-like condition which Hitler hopes for as-
the future state of mankind. But we can still
read, and it’s not over yet. Perhaps some day soon,
agaiii (iermany and Japan will be reading books,,
instead of buiiiing them. God grant that it ba
soon.
Wring Out The Old
WANT ADS
you.
Tonight one of the most soul-inspiring pic
tures of the year came to the Klon ^Iovit‘s.
name of the movie is “One Poot In Hea\en ,
starring Frederick ^larch and ^lartlia Scott. The
story told bv the picture is the life of a ^lethodist
minister. Frederick ilarch, as a medical student
feels the call of religion and l)ccomes a minister.
The iiicture starts out very slowly and you
are ai>t to think vou are seeing just another ave
rage picture, but as the story unfolds you realize
that this is a real picture yoivare seeing and that
it will cive .vou something to think about and en
joy for days and months to come.
On ^May 1 and 2 the picture that was the sen
sation of the vear will be shown .here, Orson
Welles’ “Citizen Kane”. This picture is different
in every w-av. The photfvgraphy is different from
anvthng you have seen, and the picture is more
l)rogressivc than anv movie tlutt has ever come out
of Ilollywooil. Orson W’elles gives a splendid per
formance in the leading role. The boy wonder
who was a sensation on the radio has done it again
on the screen.
Attention: Professors, Students, or who have
Wanted: Steoiigraphie or clerical work by se
cretarial certificate candidates. We can take dic
tation, w-e can type, we can straighten out your
bank account, arrange your personal bookkeeping
and help with your budgeting. We also know a
liflle English. Remuneration — Only the expe
rience Signed by—■ Service Commercial Depart
ment Club. Dial—Telephone—Commercial.
Wanted: Everybody to stay for Commence
ment this year and show tho alumni what a swell
student boJy we have. ..
Wanted: An example of a collective noun.
Answer; A garbage Can. ^ t i-
Wanted: I’o know why the people of India
are divided into casts and outcasts ? , i
W’anted: To know if Africa is called the Dark
ContincHt because the negrcx's in it are black i
Lost: All interest in Chapel; Please help me
find it before it is too late. ' .
Wanted: Some I's for the linotype machine
so that we won’t have to use one’s. ,
Wanted: Information as to how' Buddy keeps
those good tires on that station wagon with all tho
good-lookin’ gals around. , „ , ,
Wanted: Four new tires for Ray s car when
the ]iresent two wear out.
Wanted: More dating time on the campus;
The Student Body. -
Wanted: ^More runs, more hits and less er
rors. Coach Brunansky.
Haven’t we hid fun this year? Aren’t the
boys and girls at Elon about the swellest grouv>
that you ever saw? Haven’t you made friends-
/this year whom you will never forget ? Isn’t thera
a feeling down tleep inside each one of you for-
every building, every ijrofessor, and even every
blade of grass ? 1 think that we all will agree
that the school in itself is a great place, but wa
all know that the people are what really make a.
lilace ... or break it. And while you are in a nicwd.
for listening "about people, I want to drop a hint
of an idea which may or may not be met with fa
vorably by you.
The past eight nionths have passed so quick
ly that it is a bit difficult to realize that gradua
tion is looming into view and that the new stu
dent body officers will soon Uke oyer. In th&
rush and excitement of changing officers there is
usually a tendency to overlook the officers who aro
going out. I'his time, however, we should not for
get. The entire student body should thank Ken
neth Utt, pi«.‘sideut of the Student Body, who has
led us successfully and efficiently throughout the
year; Angie Henry, president of the Women’s
Council, who has worked steadily and conscien
tiously to keep the girls in hand; Louis Adair,
president of the Student Senate, who has main-
taineil disci)jline and guided the boys; and to all
other officers who have contributed to the success
of our year, we should express our ^incerest ap
preciation.
Tell them about it! Tell them that it has been
fun; tell them that they will be missed; tell
them that you are really grateful; tell them any
thing—only tell them—and watch them have
grace enough to blush.
* * »
What is going to happen to Elon next year ?
Will Elon become a “School for Young Ladies” ?
It is a certainty that long pants will be conspi-
cious by their absence. The male element of the
student body will either be under twenty or near
fifty.
One girl, when told of this was not to be con
soled. In a few brief syllables she voiced the la
ments of her sex. “Under tw-enty, too inexper
ienced. Over forty, too much experience.”
Seriously, though, students must realize that
this is probably tKe last time for most of the Elon
men to have an opportunity to study at Elon.
Wherever they may be, on land, sea, or in tha
air, you may be sure that they won’t forget Elon..