CIORY VOLUMN XVII Maroon and Gold Published and For Siudanlt of Elon College CTORY Z 530 ELON COLLEGE. N, C.„ SATURDA Y, OCTOBER 17, 1942 NUMBER TWO Reserve Board To Visit Elon Campus Next Week Twenty-Three Pledged By Greek Clubs Twenty-three Elon students will be a good deal more happy when this week comes to a close, for that many students accepted bids to fraterni ties and sororities last Saturday night, when h'ds were formally pre sented in the presence of the many alumni the organizations attracted. During the past week this years crop of neophities have been undergoing their initiation period according to specifications set up by the various greek letter groups. Those that ac cepted bids to the sororities are as follows: Pi Kappa Tau; Rebecca Watson, of Morven, N. C.; Julia Ann Mathews, of Portsmouth, Va.; and Nell Breeze, of Hurdle Mills, N. C. Beta Omicron Beta: Rita Messick, Washington, N. C.; Alfreda Baker, Carthage, N. C.; and Ruth Koontz, High Point, N. C. Tau Zeta Phi: Doris Chandler, Bur lington, N. C. and Mary Warren, of Staley, N. C. Delta Upsilon Kappa: Hilda Fra sier, Virgilina, Va.; Louise Kingsland. of Burlington, N. C.; Maxine Smith, of La Grange, Ga. The following men accepted bids to Elon’s four fraternities: Iota Tau Kappa: Wade Huffman, Burlington, N. C.; Charles Pohl, Ken- more, N. Y,; Joe Kidd, Carthage. N. C. Alpha Pi Delta: Bill Meacham, Dur ham, N. C.; Warren Ellington, Reids- ville, N. C.; Max Garrett, Julian, N. C.; Tony Festa, Vineland, N. J.; Tracy Hussey, Carthage, N. C., and Hugh Bradshaw, Marion, N. C. Sigma Phi Beta: Arthur Dickson. Mineola, N. Y.; Jesse Meredith, of Fancy Gap, Va., and Joe Whitaker, of Bennettsville, S. C. Kappa Psi Nu: Ivan Ollis, of Ashe ville, N. C.; Joe Tom Stevens, of Roa noke, Ala., and Nelson Snyder of Charlotte, N. C. Dr. H. L Smith To Speak Sunday Dr. Henry L. Smith, of Greensboro, will be the speaker at the regular church services of the Elon Commun ity Church, in Whitley Memorial Au ditorium, Sunday morning at 11 a. m., it was announced by Dr. L. E. Smith. Dr. Henry L. Smith, who is presi dent-emeritus of Washington and Lee University pays an annual visit to the Elon Campus, and has been an ardent Elon supporter for many years. He is well known throughout the nation, as lecturer and educator, as is exem plified by his listing in Who’s Who. V'7 Students To Receive Instruction Army, Navy, And Marine Representatives To Be Present IN MEMORIAM Pictured above are the fresh man class officers for the year as selected by the class in a re cent meeting. Left to right, they are Harry Merrow, Treasurer; Gene Poe, President; Margaret Rawls, Vice-President; and Fred Grey, Senate Representative. Poe hails from Rockingham, Rawls from Suffolk, Merrow from Bristol, Conn., while Grey comes from Charlotte. Photo by John Pollard Mrs. Bartley Speaks To Lit Society On Wednesday night, Oct. 7, Dr. Johnson's Literary Society had as its euest speaker Mrs. Irving D. Bartley. Mrs. Bartley spoke on New Mexico, where she had lived for a number of years. ^ During her stay there she learned much about the customs of the people of New Mexico. Mrs. Bartley also exhibited some of the paintings, pottery, jewelry, and wood work she received ti-om the New Mexican'Indians. Prior to Mrs. Bartley's talk the so ciety held its regular business meet ing. Plans for erecting a flag pole were discussed by the group and a committee was appointed by Presi dent Joe Stevens to find out how much this project would cost. The Society is definitely interestted in promoting a financial drive toward securing a flag pole. At this meeting the Society also discussed new membership. Any boy who wishes to improve his public speaking ability and expresses his de sire to become a member of the So ciety is elegible for entrance. Joe Tom Stephens deserves a sa lute as the new president of Dr. John son's Literal^ Society for his efforts to make this organization an integral part of our campus life. All Or Nothing Campaign Success As an aid to Naval Reserve V-7 students enrolled at Elon, Professor A. L. Hook Monday night began a class in Morse code in order that these students might have the advan tage of already having been acquaint ed with a portion of their required subject matter before entering the navy. The V-7 enrollees are taking the communicatioiis course along with the Civilian Pilot training group Elon has eight students enlisted in this branch of the service, all of which will enter Naval Reserve offi cers’ training schools immediately after graduation. They are Jimmy Darden, Richard Casey, Ed Watts. Bernie Askin, Kent Dennan, Roy Mansfield, Charles Rippey, and Hen ry Huff. This program is one of the several that Elon is sponsoring in its speeded up wartime curriculum. PAN-HELLENIC HEADS NAMED The Pan-Hellenic Council, com posed of one representative from each of the eight fraternities and so rorities on the campus, elected its officers for the ensuing year at its last regular meeting. Ed Watts, of Kappa Psi Nu was elected President; Rena Black, of Tau Zeta Phi, Vice- President; Amerith Nichols, of PI Kappa Tau, Secretary; and Billy Johnston of Sigma Phi, Treasurer. The Council serves as a mediating group between the various fraterni ties and sororities and the remainder of the campus. It governs all activi ties in which the greek letter clubs are concerned. Other members of the Council in clude "Peggy” Galloway of Delta U: Sal Festa of Alpha Pi; Judy Holoman of B. O. B., and Ray Kem of I. T. K. The "All or Nothing” campaign, which has come to a close except for the collection of a portion of the peldges yet unpaid, was a great suc cess. Not only was the campaign a success in pledges, but up until this time, the college debt has been ac tually reduced from $105,000 last September to $40,000 at the present. This $40,000 has been pledged aqd will be turned over to the Virginia Trust Company as soon as it is paid. President L. E. Smith will have served Elon for eleven years come November 1. During this time Elon has made much progress in the field of education. He came to Elon at the beginning of the 1931.-32 school year at which time the enrollment of the institution was less than three hund red. Three years ago the enrollment reached nearly the seven hundred mark, and no doubt, would be there now were it not foe the fact that the war has intervened. In addition. President Smith has played no small part in the current “All or Nothing” drive. In this campaign Elon students last year pledged a total of one thou sand dollars. Thus far about thirty- five per cent of this amount has been paid. Although students have not kept pace with alumni and others, it is felt that once the students get settled in their year’s school work pledges will start flowing in. This program has been an excel lent example of student, faculty, and alumni cooperation throughout its entirety. With the spirit as has been exhibited during the past year, Elon need have no fear of its support and backing. ^ Student Officers '^or th“ Fflst feif years politics have played an important part in the lives of the greater politicians on the campus and everybody in general. Each spring elections are held for the purpose of electing the leading officers for the following year. In order to better acquaint you with these officers, they are listed below; Student body officers: President, Billy Johnston; Vice Persident, John Pollard; Secretary, Dwight Kernodle; Treasurer, Buster Butler; Editor' of I Maroon and Gold, Ed Watts; Editor of Phi Psi Cli, John Pollard; Presi dent of Senate, George Bullard; Pre sident of Council, Luvene Holmes. Senior Class: President, Bernie Askin; Vice President. George Bul lard; Secretary, LuVene Holmes; Treasurer, Robert E. Lee. Junior Class; President, Miller Bas- night; Vice President, Elroy Hooper; Secretary, Rachel Crowell; Treasurer, Lucille Blalock. Sophomore Class: President, Nel son Snyder; Vice President, Dwight Kernodle; Secretary, Jeanne Hook; Treasurer. Tex Lisman. Freshman Class: President, Gene Poe; Vice President, Margaret Rawls; Secretary, Bonnie Davis; Treasurer, Harry Merrow. Wednesday afternoon E. W. Vick ers, known to us as "Vick”, left Elon College on a bus headed to Roanoke, Virginia to purchase a station-wagon for the college. Just south of Mar tinsville, Va. a truck loaded with a tractor crashe^d into the bus killing Mr. Vickers and injuring two others. To those of us who knew and loved "Vick", this was a terrible blow. For eighteen years "Vick" has held a position with Elon College; for ten years he was superintendent of the town's power and water department. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Woodmen of the World, the Congregational-Christian church, and was president of the local church bible class which he organized. "Vick” came to Elon as a student hailing from Douglas, Georgia. While at Elon he was popular among his fel low students, taking part in many col lege activities. He earned his way through Elon by working in the po wer plant and upon his graduation he accepted a full time position at Elon. He was a member of the Kappa Psi Nu Fraternity and maintained an in tense interest in this organization un til his death. The memory of "Vick” will be with us as long as the me^mory of Elon. To him Elon will forever be indebted. No one can ev^er take his place in the community or in the college. To Mrs. Vickers and her two children We ex tend our sincere sympathy and leave with them the thought that to us at Elon "Vick” was truly a Christian man and an example to every one of us. His memory will live with us al ways. CLASS ABSENCES Messiah Rehearsals Now In Progress Choir rehearsals arc already under way for the annual Messiah to be pre sented the first Sunday evening in December. Choir Director Bartley, although not having as many voices as in past years, expects to give a good program. The Messiah is the feature presen tation of the music department in the school year. On Saturday, October 24 a joint Army-Navy-Marine Corps Presenta tion Board is to visit the Elon campus for the purpose of enlisting college students in the reserves of one of these branches of the service. The Board will consist of five officers, one representing the Army in gene ral, one the Army Air Forces, one the Navy in general, one the Naval Air Arm, and one the Marine Corps, who will give students an opportu nity to learn the details of each en listed reserve plan. The objective of the joint plan is to channel into the armed services a continuous and regulated stream of college-trained manpower. Students who enroll in the enlisted reserves are actually members of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps. While they maintain an inactive military status for the time being, they are regarded by the services as cooperat ing patriotically in the fulfillment of an important phase of the over-all war effort, for they are being quali fied to fill definite needs. Although it is not contemplated that they be called to active duty until they have been qualified by their college train ing, they are subject to call at any time if the exigencies of the war si tuation demand it. This is specifi cally explained to them, as well as the fact that any student in the enlisted reserves is subject to call to active duty as an enlisted njan if he fails to graduate with his class or to meet the standards set by the respective ser vices for officer material. It is expected that a goodly num ber of Elon boys will look into the plan and enlist next Saturday. S. s. O. Sponsors Chapel Program Dramatics Club Elects Officers To direct their program for the year, the members of the Dramatic club elected Ray Day President, Mil ler Basnight, Vice-President, and Virginia Jeffreys, Secretary-Treasu- rer during their meeting October 8. Dr. McClure, head of fce English De partment, is advisor to the culb. Afterward activities for the year were discussed. Among these are plans for the presentation of the first part of Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Try outs for parts in this production will begin today. The cast Includes six teen male and three female parts. Various readustments have been made in the number of unexcused ab sences from church, chapel, and classes one may have without loss of credit. These are necessary because of the change from the semester to the quarter system. According to Dean Messick, three unexcused absences will be permitted each quarter for a class meeting five times weekly, while only two are al lowed for those held three times each week. For each additioanl two ab sences, one quality point will be de ducted. All students are required to attend chapel services. However, seniors may have six absences during the quarter without loss of credit. All other students are allowed four. Attendance of Sunday morning church services is required of all dor mitory students. Three cuts are per mitted each senior, but underclass men may have only two. Chapel or church absences over the limit, un less approved by the proper Dean, will reduce student quarter hours one hour for each three chapel absences and one hour for each two additional church cuts. The same rule applies to freshmen attendance of Sunday school. 180 quality points will be required for graduation in addition to 180 quarter hours of literary credits. A grade of A gives two quality points for each quarter hour; B, 1 1|3 qua lity points, and a grade of C, 2|3 qua lity point. And long may it wave— O'er the land of the fjee. and the home of the brave! A call to arms, or to be more speci fic, to initiative, was Issued in Cha pel Monday, by the Student Service Organization to all students on Elon campus. If the student cannot help to fight the battle this country is engaged in on the battlefront, then he can aid at home in many other ways. The Stu dent Service Organization has defi nitely established itself this year on a basis to help our government in this national crisis. Classes are being established for students to take First Aid, and to learn about the caring of homes and children. The S. S. O. has asked for volunteer Air Raid Wardens for Elon. For students who wish to aid their government by becoming blood donors it has been made possible for them to go to the Greensboro hospi tal for the proper treatment and care. There will also be a group rolling bandages for our armed forces. Since such a large percentage of the Elon Student Body signed up in these differ^t catagories, it appears certain that the Student Service Or ganization will have great success this year in this new phase it is sponsor ing in behalf of the country. Smith's Prayer To Be Aired A prayer for the nation was sub mitted today to the Mutual Broad casting System, by request of the re ligious editor, Miss Elsie Dick, by Dr. L. E. Smith. The prayer will be pre sented on the daily feature of the Mutual Coast to Coast network, “One Minute of Prayer for the Nation”, at a future date to be announced by Mutual. Each evening at 6 p. m. all the member stations of the Mutual net work pause to devote one minute of their broadcasting day to a prayer to the nation, which Is submitted by the leading clergymen of the country.

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