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VOLUMN XVII
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Published By and For Students of Elon Cpllege
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.., SATURDA Y, ^ECEMBER 5, 1942
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NUMBER FOUR
I. T. K. - KAPPA PSI FIGHT TO THIRD SCORELESS TIE
Nichols And Holoman
Vie For Council Prexy
At the regular Monday morning
chapel of Nov, 30, nominations were
made for the Presidency and Treas-
urership of the Student Council. Also
at this same meeting a permanent
electorial committee was elected.
Judith Holoman and Amerith Ni
chols were chosen as candidates for
head of the co incil. Those nominat
ed tor Treasurer were Charlotte Hus-
ted. and Eliza Boyd.
Helen Margaret Messick, Peggy
Galloway, Ed Watts, and Ivan Ollis
were elected to serve on the pe.nia-
nent electoral committee of which
Bill Johnston, President of the stu
dent body, is chaimran. This com
mittee will serve throughout the
year.
presidency of
came about
former Presi-
for a diploma
quarter,
held Tuesday
of the elec-
The vacancy of the
student Council
vhen Luvene Holmes,
dent, finished her wo*k
at the end of the first
The election will be
under the supervision
toral committee.
S.C.A. Presents
Impressive Program
Thanksgiving was observed with
reverence and patriotism by the en
tire student body on the morning of
November 26 in the student chapel
period.
The inspirational program was un
der the sponsorship of Helen Marga
ret Messick, President of the S. C. A,
Those who participated in the pro
gram were members of the Senior S.
C. A,
The program opened with a pro
cessional of the choir and raising of
the American flag. Thanks were
then offered by singing, “Come Ye
Thankful People, Come,” as baskets
of fruit were carried to the altar.
Helen Messick continued the program
by giving a reading for Thanksgiving.
The most impressive part of the
program was a candle-lighting cere
mony by girls dressed in white. Each
candle represented a blessing for
which America should be thankful.
After the girls had assembled on the
stage, they sang “America The Beau
tiful.”
The program was concluded by
Elon this week graduates its
second class of Civilian Pilot
trainees during the current
school year. The program has
been under the direction of Pro
fessor A, L. Hook, head of the
Department of Physics and Re
gistrar. assisted by Dr. Bowden
and Frank Hayes.
Last night the group was feted
at a banquet in the college din
ing hall attended by Dr. Smith,
Professor Hook, Mr Lovett, Frank
Hayes, Dr. Bowden, and the class
of C.P.T’s.
Pictured above, left to right,
first row, are Joseph T. Brown,
Gus Sapos, Hosea M. Wyrick,
Professor Hook, Paul Ireland,
and Earl McCrary.
Second row: Hugh J. Rozier,
Lewis A. Holt, Linwood K. Ste
phenson, Wiley R. Cox, Junius
P. Lennon. and William M. Allen.
Third row: Douglas Cecil, Sa
muel I. Stewart, George W. Ross,
John G. Harris, Paris C, Nuc
kolls, Thomas H. Gilmore, Irvin
A. Williams, and Charles F.
F.dens. Photo by John Hook
Elon Festival Chorus
To Present Messiah
The Elon Festival Chorus under
the direction of Irving D. Bartley will
present Handel's “The Messiah ' Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock in the Whit
ley Auditorium. The chorus, com
posed of college students and towns
people, will number about seventy
voices.
Soloists for the occasion will be
Hilda Somers, soprano; Mrs. James
Clark Cornette, Jr„ contralto; Prof,
Frederick C. Loadwick, tenor; and
Walter Vassar, bass. Accompaniments
will be furnished by Mrs. Frederick
singing the National Anthem with i C. Loadwick, organist, and Prof. Her-
reverence to the American flag. i bert Donaldson, pianist.
Literary Society Picks
Next Quarter Officers
Ivan Ollis replaced Joe Tom Ste-
•phens as President of the Dr. John
son's Literary Society after elections
were held on Wednesday night. James
Parker followed Jesse Meredith as
■Vice President and Frank Brinson
kept the job as treasurer. The job
of secretary was taken over by Shan
non Morgan, that of Parliamentarian
by Miller Basnight, and Gene Poe
fills the Sergent-at-Arms position.
At this meeting the Society also
discussed new membership. Any boy
who wishes to improve his public
speaking ability and expresses his
desire to become a member of the
Society is eligible for entrance.
Study Of Modern Lansuagzs Is Of Vital Importonce In War Effort
“Escribe Vd. los ejercicios" or “E-
tudiez la lecon" are some of the
sounds you hear as you pass the class
rooms where French. German, and
Spanish are being taught. “Hmm,
you think. “Sounds interesting. Let's
investigate"
“To require or not to require Hno
■dern languages in high schools and
colleges", has long been a controver
sial question among educators and
intellectual leaders. There are argu
ments pro and con, and Elon is strict
ly pro. This college has a well plan
ned and well executed modern lin
guistic program which includes the
teaching of French, Spanish, and Ger
man, and which requires that each
student have at least two years of
foreign language sometime during his
.■scholastic career.
Talking to Dr. Hirsch, head of the
language department, concerning his
field proved an interesting expe
rience, According to him there are
many values to be derived from the
study of languages. In studying a
foreign language one can get acquain
ted with his own language and rea
lize just how little he really under
stands it. There may be those who
do not feel the study of languages
necessary on the grounds that most
everyone speaks English at present.
However, because of modern trans
portation method.? the world ha^
shrunk so one can travel in a short
time from one continent to another.
A knowledge of languages will make
travel more enjoyable.
There will be a great need for a
knowledge in the post-war and re
construction period. We will have to
send our experts and teachers to the
five corners of the world w’here they
will be badly needed.
Dr. Hirsch and Miss Marion Hoch-
ridge are at present holding the fort
in the language department which is
rapidly expanding. For the first time
in the history of Elon a four year
course in German is being offered to
those who wish to make it their majo’'
field of study. There are translation
courses in German and French taught
for those students who wish to enter
that field in the civil service system
or our armed forces. It is possible
to expand the department to include
not only French, German, and Spa
nish, but Italian and Russian should
such a need ever arise.
Dr. Hirsch, who teaches Frencl
and German, has a most interesting
background. He was educated in
Southern Germany, and he attended
the Universities of Heidelberg. Vien
na, and Frankfort-on-the-Main and
received his Ph, D. from the Univer
sity of Munich in 1930.
Pi Gamma Mu Offers
Bids To Twenty-Seven
Then Dr. Hirsch became editor-in-
chief of an art magazine. He taught
and lectured on Linguistics, History
of Literature, History of Fine Arts,
and History in Munich, Mannheim,
and other places. He has been a
writer and as such is especially in
terested in lyrics and short stories.
His writings were published in many
magazines and newspapers through
out Europe until Hitler came into
power, when he and his wife migra
ted from Germany to the UnitJ d
States.
Soon after his arrival here in
America this writer-editor began to
lecture in New York in 1938 and then
came to Elon in 1939.
In conclu.sion Dr. Hirsch stated
“Foreign languages, no matter how
they are neglected at present, are
just as important in the war efforts
as are sciences and mathematics. It
is just as important to know the lan
guage of your enemy as that of your
friend.”
From New York comes Miss Marion
Hochridge, who is taking Miss Wil-
sie Bussell's place for the year. Miss
Hochridge, who teaches French and
Spanish, received her B, A. degree at
Smith College, N. Y,, and her M. A.
at the Middleburg French school in
1935. She also studied at the Univer-
Pi Gamma Mu. National Social
Science Honor Society, this week is
sued bids to twenty-seven Elon jun
iors and seniors.
There are two chapters in North
Carolina; the Alpha chapter at Elon
College and the Beta chapter at Duke
University. For a person to become
a member of Pi Gamma Mu, he must
have twenty hours of social science
with an average of B.
The purpose of Pi Gamma Mu is
the inculcation of the ideals of scho
larship, and social service in the
study of social problems. It aims to
instill in the mind of the individual
a scientific attitud.e toward all so
cial questions. Its particular purpose
is to send out from colleges and uni
versities young men and women im
bued with social idealism, trained in
scientific thought, and encouraged
to help others to be scientific in their
thinking on social questions.
The students who are eligible this
year for Pi Gamma Mu are Eleanor
Barnwell, Mary Deane Browne, Bus
ter Butler, Christine Crutchfield,
James Elder, Johnson Griffin, Char
lotte Husted, Virginia Jeffreys, Bill
Johnston, Mary Louise Little, Betty
Lynch, Weldon Madren, Edith Mc-
Dade, Helen Margaret Messick, Shan
non Morgan, Lewis Nance, Amerith
Nickols, Virginia Oakley, Bill Rippy,
Elliott Schmidt, Annie Laura Tate,
Keron Walekr, Edwin Watts, Evei’ett
Vaughn Wood. Salvatore Fest.i. r.Irs.
Elsie Coble Holt and James Darden.
Neither Team Is Able To Mustar
Power To Overcome Defense
As the final event of the Fall Sports
Festival held on Thanksgiving Day
the football teams of Kappa Psi Nu
and I. T. K. met in the championship
game. For the third time the two
teams fought to a scoreless tie. II
was an exciting game from beginning
o end and played hard, determined
and clean. Because of the great de
fense of both teams neither was able
to muster enough punch to drive over
a score.
The two teams came up to the fi
nals after upsetting teams in the se
mi-finals which had beaten tliem dur-
■ng the season. Kappa Psi defeated
the East Eagles and I. T. K. defeated
\lpha Pi. Also, the two teams had
played two thrilling games to score
less ties and each was determined to
break the deadlock.
In the first quarter Kappa Psi
made an attack that seemed touch
down bound, but it bogged down on
the 22 yard line of I. T. K. Askin,
kicking for 1. T. K., kicked off and
Hooper receiving ran it to his own
2t. From there Nance running be
hind interference from Pollard ran
fifteen yards to the 40. There Nance
oassed to Hagood for thirty yards
and a first down. Nance then ran
for a gain of four yards but Kappa
Psi lost the ball on downs on the 22.
On the third down Askin booted to
the one yard line. The teams ex
changed kicks and on the last play of
the quarter Walker intercepted a
pass from Nance intended tor Hagood.
At the beginning of the second
quarter a pass from Askin to Howard
was batted down by Hooper which
would have been touchdown bound.
During the rest of the quarter the
teams surged up and down the field
with Kappa Psi making a first down
just before the half ended on a com
pleted pass from Nance to Hagood.
The third and fourth quarters were
filled with pass interceptions by both
teams. Watts and Hooper intercept
ing for Kappa Psi and Askin. Walker
and Kern for I. T. K. No great gains
were made by either team as they
see-sawed across the field.
Early in the fifth period I. T. K
tried for a goal with Askin kicking
but it was short. Kappa Psi took
over and started to roll on a pass froir
Nance to Hooper. First down was
made on a fifteen yard penalty
against I. T. K. Nance running on
the next play made another first
down for Kappa Psi but they lost the
ball on downs before a score could
be pushed over. In the closing se-
Holmes And Shook
Finish Work At Elon
Luvene Holmes of FnNkliiitor,
C.. and Mildred Shook of Banner Elk,
N. C., completed the work required
'or graduation and took leave of
Elon last week. The girls will re
urn in June to receive their dip
lomas with the spring graduating
class.
Luvene was president of the Stu
dent Council prior to her resignation
November 23. Among other things^
she was also secretary of her class, a
member of the Tai; Zeta Pni soro-
ritv. and junior May Cour: itlendant.
Milderd Shook was a member of the
Pi Kappa Tau sorority. Both of the
girls plan to teach in their major
field, Home Economics.
Minnie Belle Frye of Carthage, N.
C., has met all the requirements for
graduation with the exception of a
course in English which she plans to
take by means of a correspondence
course. She is also a Home Econo-
imcs major. Louise Stevens of Bur
lington lacks only her senior music
recital to graduate. Her major field
is music. These requirements will
be met ..in time for them to receive
their diplomas in June.
conds of the game Nance intercepted
a pass but the game ended on the
next play.
Nance's running, passing and kick
ing was the sparkplug of the Kaph'.”
Psi team. Pollard played a great de
fensive game and was the main part
of the blocking on Nance's runs.
Hooper, Basnight and Hagood were
pass receivers and Hagood played a
hangup defensive game. Askin and
Walker were the backbone of the
I. T. K’s. with Askin passing and kick
ing and Walker receiving.
The lineups:
1 Kappa Psi
I. T. K.
^ Kernodle
LE
Allen
Johnston
LT
Albright
Basnight
C
Pohl
Darden
RT
D’Antonio
Hagood
RE
Walker
Hooper
QB
, Askin
Pollard
HB
Kern
Nance
HB
Casey
Watts
FB
Howard
Subs.: Kappa
Psi—Ollis, Gilliam.
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Dec. 17 To Jan. Fifth
To Be Days of Paradiee
According to an announcement by
Dean Messick. the Christmas vaca
tion will officially begin at 1:00
o’clock December 17. The last meal
served In the dining hall will be
breakfast the following day. Then
after almost three weeks of rest,
classes will be resumed at 8:30 o'clock
on January 5, The first meal will be
sei^'ed In the dining hall on the even
ing of January 4.
Each person cutting classes preced-
slty of Grenoble and the Sorbonne Ing or following the holidays will re
in Paris. ceive double cuts for each class.
The autumn sports season
came to a dramatic climax on
Thanksgiving afternoon as the
Department of Physical Educa
tion sponsored a Fall Sports Fes
tival, an occasion which is to be
come an annual affair in the fu
ture.
Highlight of the program was
the play-off for the Intramural
football championship in which
I. T. K. and Kappa Psi played to
a scoreless tie for the third suc
cessive time.
Shown above in a mad scraTi-
ble for a blocked kick are mem
bers of the two teams. Albright,
I. T. K. end, broke through to
block a delayed Kappa Psi punt.
The ball bounded Into the air and
was recovered by Kappa Psi for
a first down at mid-field. Al
bright, Allen, Pohl, and Casey of
I. T. K.. and Gilliam, Nance, and ;
Pollard of Kappa Psi are iden- I
tifiablc in the picture.
Photo by John Hook