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MAROON AND GOLD
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1943
Maroon and Gold Over The Shoulder
Edited and printed at Elon College by students of
Journalism. Published bi-weekly during the college
year.
—EDITORIAL STAFF—
Faye Thomas Editor
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Mary Ellen McCants Feature Editor
Shanon Morgan Sports Editor
—BUSINESS STAFF—
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Charles R. McClure Faculty Adviser
—NEWS EDITORS—
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Elizabeth Braddy Alma Sprinkle
Elizabeth Holland Virginia Wheeler
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Quiet, Please!
Emmons once wrote that “Habit is either the best
of servants, or the worst of masters.” It is true that
habits can be advantageous or they can be detrimental
to a person. There are countless habits which fall in
either category. Needless to say those which detract
from a person should be discarded; those which cause
him to be a better citizen should be cultivated. And
one habit which might fall in the servant class is that
of study.
How one studies is more or less up to him, tor
it is much more difficult to teach a person the best way
to study than it is to teach him how to read. He should
have enough ambition to realize himself what form of
study habit best meets his individual needs. How
ever, there are numerous ways by which fellow students
may aid each other.
It is rather pitiable that students who have
reached the college age can not study, and apparently,
have no respect for the needs and desires of those who
wish to study. Regardless of how good the study
habits one may have formed, he can’t very well accom
plish much with the radio across the hall blaring
forth or a rip-roaring party in progress next door. A
majority of the students come to college with a defi
nite purpose in mind and a goal in view. Those in the
minority should not be permitted to deter them from
their course.
The constitution of the women’s association sets
aside two hours each night, from 8:00 to 10:00, as quiet
hours, during which time students are supposed to study
or remain quiet. It is true that some are fortunate
enough to have the afternoons in which to prepare their
assignments, but it might be well for them to remem
ber there are some who have to work or some other
activity and must leave their studying until night.
Enforcement of quiet hour regulations have been lax.
It is up to members of the Council regardless of their
position, to reprimand those violators in the prescribed
manner.
There has been no rule to that effect set up in the
constitution of the men’s government. There have been
numerous complaints from the boys that they are not
able to study in their rooms in the dorm becanse of the
excess amount of noise. To solve this situation, it
has been suggested that the boys Observe study
hour also. The Senate is now working on a
program whereby boys will be expected to maintain
quiet in their dorms during a set time in order that
those boys who wish might be able to study. The
members are seeking the cooperation of all the boys in
this project. It is an excellent idea, and one which
requires no real restriction on the part of the students.
A Christmas Letter
TO ELON MEN AND WOMEN:
The tremendous events of the war remSnd us of
the fact that Elon men and women are serving under
the flag in many far-distant areas. To them all we of
this new generation of students send greetings and
good-will for Noel. Christmas in war-time is always
strange, and doubly so when one contemplates the fact
that the nation which has most disturbed the peace of
the world gave to us many great rpen and works of art,
and among them the most beautiful of Christmas songs
—“Silent Night, Holy Night.”
But however emotions may be stirred in nostalgic
or sentimental emotionalizing, there is a task to per
form. Let us be about our share in the work. This
Is a moment for realists, for people who get things done.
No grimmer war has ever been fought. The issues of
right and wrong were never more clearly drawn. There
must be no quarter to evil.
Wherever you are, your Alma Mater knows that
you will be giving the cause your best with heart and
courage high. Peace and good will shall come again.
At Christmas, even though you must line up the sights
on the enemy, you may do so with clear conviction that
you battle in the cause of the Prince of Peace and
Right, and that some day the old Christmas—the day
of good will—shall again become the birthright of lit
tle children in a world where Freedom shall have been
restored to humanity.
PERSONALITY POP-SHOTS
Geraldine Kelly: Daint . . . petite . . . sweet
. . . lovable . . . teacher . . . believes in “Early to
bed and early to rise” . . . works hard . . . long golden
hair . . . Oak Lodger.
Gene Poe; “Joe” . . . mighty sporty with those
drape shapes . . . full of fun and hot air . . . “Preacher”
. . . Miss Moore’s problem child . . . really likable jerk
. . . lady’s man . . . has what it takes . . . class president.
Hazel Walker: Grand-looking red-head . . . com
mercial teacher . . . studies hard . . . beautiful hair . . .
chic clothes . . . our new vice-president . . . her heart’s
on leave of absence while serving in the U. S. Navy
with Tony.
Bonnie Davis: Little girl doll . . . long black
curly hair . . . “Shorty” . . . charter member of the
H. C.’s . . . taking home ec . . . “Pee Yee,” or is it?
. . . mischievous . . . cute . . . devlish . . . rooms with
Betty Bob.
Bob Gaskins; Lady-killer . . . regular Fred Astaire
. . . Book Store cow-boy . . . Hilda on his mind . . .
good-looking . . . one of those freshmen “Speed Dem
ons” . . . frequents Oak Lodge.
Virginia Jeffreys: (?????)
Faye Thomas: Jeffrey’s roommate . . . ’Nuf said.
Virginia Wheeler: Mighty attractive, even though
she is a Yankee . . . blackhair . . . dark eyes . . .
usually giggling . . . nursemaid for two adorable lit
tle boys . . . dramatically inclined if you haven’t heard
her recite “The Highwayman” . . . 'very artistic.
Lib Holland: Sociologist (?)... black curls . . .
tall . . . looks good in purple . . . slightly “Frenchy”
. . . Ladies’ Hall, 2nd floor . . . more fun than a bar
rel of monkeys.
Don Miller: Like Miriam, he uses Irium for that
Pepsodent grin . . . head-waiter . . . friendly . . . Ann’s
admirer . . . little shoes and Teddy Bears . . . Yankee,
almost converted.
Bill Meacham; Poet . . . Big-time waiter . . .
parson . . . believes in fairies . . . worries Miss Moore
. . . Modem “Mother Goose” . . . the “Great Lover,”
... a wondering Cassanova . . . side burns . . . wolf.
Joyce Matthews: Jitterbug . . . female-wolf . . .
full of fun and jive . . . speaks her own language . . .
good-looking clothes on a good-looking gal . . . O. K.
by us.
Who’s Who?
What! A Yankee! Yes, a real live Yankee way
down here in the South. Have you any idea who it
might be? That’s right, it’s Charlotte Husted and a
mighty good-looking Yankee at that.
When Charlotte came to Elon we learned a few
personal things about her that we would like to pass
on to you. First of all, we found that she was bom
in Cedarville, New Jersey, on July 31, 1922, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. Warren Husted. She attended school in
Cedarville until she moved with her family to Long
Island, New York, where she graduated from Riverhead
high school in June, 1939. After taking a post grad
uate course there for a semester, she obtained a job
with the Harry Lee Publishing Company in Riverhead.
Charlotte entered Elon in the fall of 1940 to major in
the field of Home Economics. Her record here has
been an exceptionally fine one. She was secretary of
the Freshman S. C. A- and secretary of the Senior Cab
inet in her sophomore and junior years. This year
she is president of the organization and, needless to
say, is doing splendid work with the group. She was
assistant editor of the college yearbook her junior
year, and this year is treasurer of the senior class.
A member of the Tau Zeta Phi sorority( Charlotte
lias been active in all phases of campus life. Incident
ally she is also a honor roll student. She will
graduate at the end of the second quarter and take
leave of Elon To a swell Yankee, all of us South
erners say, “Best of Luck.”
Had You Heard?
Well, we haven’t. Glad you told us.
We the students of Elon are deeply grieved by the
loss of one of our dear friends. It is not known at just
what hour the dearly beloved passed into the unknown.
Her name was always on our lips and very few days
went by that we didn’t sing to her glory and praise.
It was just at opening of the school year that we
became attached to her. There are rumors that there
may never be another one like her. We were delighted
to know that during her career she made her debut
on the Hit Parade. Her national fame will long be
remembered.
Many were the nights when we sat up until the wee
hours, boasting of her great accomplishments and
worthy attributes.
The only uncomplimentary remarks to be made
about her to date are that she was drinking beer in
a Cabaret and spying on a blonde.
“PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA,” we salute you.
We came across this little poem the other day
and thought you might like it. We would like to dedi
cate this ode to the cadets. Hope you haven’t heard it.
MY CADET
He’s as brave as a lion
As strong as an ox
As fearless as a tiger
As sly as a fox.
As cute as a teddy bear
As gentle as a dove
As wise as a hoot owl
When It comes to love.
But any talk of marriage
Fills him with loathing
He’s strickly a wolf
In Uncle Sam’s clothing.
—Borrowed from Richmond County Journal.
-'SM\P'iJ‘aNOOP^
Did You Know?
Well, here we go again, gossips, and that means you
and you and you . . . Just everybody . . . We'll give
you a good start to buzz about, and you’ll have to make
the most of it, (or maybe the least of it).
Now what you want to know is . Who’s just wild
about Harry? . . . What Ladies’ Hall belle chimes
“I Just Kissed Your Picture Good Night” before she
ges to bed? . . . How heavy is the mail bag from Nash
ville? . . . Does Martha believe there’s safety in num
bers? . . . What Cadets have changed the title of one
of the popular favorites of the day to “I’m Dreaming
of a Tight Christmas”? . . . Was it from Aunt Dinah’s
quilting party. Wally was seeing Nelly home? . . . Well,
McCants, which one are you remaining faithful to,
or are you? . . . Johnny, Boy, why do you spend so
much time and money on see-gars instead of giving us
girls a break? . . . What do those girls who come in
the library every afternoon from 2 to 3 study? . . .
But has anyone met Elon’s “Pistol Packin’ Mama”? . . .
What attracts the Burlington Hot-Shots back to Elon
after class time? . . . Isn’t there a gas shortage? . . . And,
incidentally, have you heard that a kiss which speaks
volumes is seldom a first edition? . . . Have you been
close enough to Faye to see her wings?—Angel wings?
... Is Rawls still "Old Faithful”? . . . Why are there
so many good-looking blondes in the Cadet Corps to
conluse so many co-eds? . . . Who’ll be enrolling in the
course for Living Alone and Liking It this quarter . . .
Liza, Lou and Jessie? . . . And isn’t it funny how Spike’s
mail comes addressed to “Miss Vivian Harrell”? . . .
Does J. R.’s wife want an educated husband? ... Is
“Joe” Poe going to find his “Who’s Who” and get to
wear the pretty little pin? . . .
Ann Frink, will it be true next time? ... Is
Florine remaining tied with a ring now? . . . Ann
Bigby's tonsillectomy was quite a success in more
ways than once, wasn’t it? . . .
. . . Has Mildred forgotten Campbell so soon? . . .
Is Josie Burt Mahon’s “Honey”? . . . Please let Snip
and Snoop in on this—Does anyone know that cute
blonde caded named Bud . . . Don’t Arnold and her
little soldier make a darling couple? . . .Are Jaunita
and A-S Thompson still “on ’de ball”? And have we two
sets of Becky’s and Johnny’s now? ... Is it tme that
Hilda Roberts is in love? . . . What makes Ray Mc
Donald so hard toooo get? . . . What we want to know
again this year is “Who’s Going To Milk Old Betsy?”
since Basnight and Darden have gone? ...
. . . Doesn’t Jack Walker have cute dimples?
. . . Gee, but don’t we miss Wennie? . . . Has Owen
scuttled the Navy for Lib Hill, or did Faye’s and Jef
freys’ room produce a favorable atmosphere over
Thanksgiving? . . .
Does “Pee Wee” know about the “Shiek”? . . .
Why do they call the boy from Pennsylvania “Cali
fornia”? . . . When is somebody going to create some
gossip worth printing? . . . Who is next on Joyce’s list?
. . . What is this we hear about Jeffreys and George?
. . . Who is Theo Strum’s devoted admirer? . . . Why
have the trees lost their popularity this year . . . Who
shot who? . . . What’s the price of eggs in China?
. . . Screwy, ain’t we? . . . Now, what you really ought
to know is "Who writes Snip and Snoop?” . . .
And isn’t J. C. the ladies’ man when those gals
start cutting in in the Book Store? . . . We wonder who
those three men were and who they were visiting here
last weekend? . . . My, but hasn’t the Navy worked
wonders for Edwin Watts? . . . Will we be happy
when Christmas holidays come, or do some of us hate
to leave the Cadets? . . . How is Senior Gibbs doing
with the women these days? . . . Does anybody read
the MAROON AND GOLD?-—-don’t answer this . . .
Would someone like to write a letter to the editor?
Don’t do that, either . . . Have you ever been lonely?
. . . Tough.
P. S.: Snip and Snoop extends its humblest apol
ogies to Lucille Morgan. It was merely tpyographical,
honest, it was. P. S.. Jr. Have you read this far? . . .
Well, then, have you heard the one about the man who
drank eight Coca-Colas and burped Seven-Up?
Scanning The Pages
BY EDNA TEUITT
The library, in cooperation with the ministerial as
sociation, will have charge of National Bible Week
here on campus. National Bible Week will begin
December 12. A display of Bibles and books about
the Bible will be shown in the library. Mrs. Johnson
has asked that all students who own books which they
would like to have on display to see her.
Several new books have been ordered but, as yet,
not all of them have arrived. These books are being
bought for your benefit, so it will be to your advantage
to read them at your leisure.
Two of the better ones recently received are
“DAVID,” by Duff Cooper and “MOTHERS OF THE
SOUTH,” by Margaret Jarman Haygood.
Duff Cooper tells the fascinating life of David,
King of Israel. From Cooper’s pen, David emerges as
one of the most richly gifted and complex characters the
world has ever seen.
"MOTHERS OF THE SOUTH” is a portraiture of
the white tenant farm woman. It is based primarily
upon case records of more than 100 white farm tenant
mothers living within a selected North Carolina sub-
regioni but comparisons are made with an equal num
ber living in the "Deep South”—Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana. The body of the text dis
cusses these mothers—their work in the fields, house*
keeping, child-bearing, and community participation.
Case material is scattered throughout the book, while
two cases, which serve as types are reported in full.
Students interested in sociology will be concerned with
reading this book.
BY GENE POE
Did you know that during the last World War Elon
had an army program set up on the campus? It was
very different from the program in which we are now
engaged, but nevertheless, it was striving for the same
goal that we today are striving for. And that of course
is to obtain an everlasting victory.
We would like to give you the exact words of
the paragraph that opened the college bulletin in 1917
and 1918. They are heart-stirring words that should
long be remembered. “The College year 1917-1918 was
a memorable one. An atmosphere of unrest and heart-
searching characterized it throughout. A new emphasis
was given to life, and a deeper meaning. The ex
planation is the World War in which we find our
selves arrayed.” These same words could easily be
used to explain just how we feel and respond to the
setup that we are a part of today.
From information that we have gathered here
and there we have pictured in our minds a fairly visible
picture of how the school program was carried on
during those days of unrest. It was early in the fa I*
of 1917 that the men of the College adopted a “Col
lege Man’s War Creed,” that attracted wide and fav
orable attention. These young men wanted to serve-
their country and at the same time they wanted to
further their education; and so they volunteered to-
become a part of the United States Army. In a few
months’ time the Military Instmction and Drill Work
was under the supervision of the War Department. The
work was put on regular army basis and those making
good were given proper rating with the Government
when they were called by order.
W would like to picture to you the contrast in
the set-up during the last war and this one. This time
our students were drafted and sent to other schools
and training camps. In the last war the members of
the male student body remained on campus as a part
of the army program. The training, both physical and
mental in the first army detachment was much the
same as it is today.
The women on the campus did great work too. They
adopted a College Woman’s War Creed. In the open
ing they stated, "Since this is a war for the masses and
not for the classes; since it is a war of the race and
not of a sex; since we who remain at home have our
part in its winning, by rigid economy, stem elimina
tion of waste, and every possible effort to keep the
liome fires burning, we the women students of Elon^
College do hereby adopt our own War Creed.” And
so they did and a great piece of work grew out of it
too. Girls, this is another challenge to you to con
tinue playing your part in the war effort. They
did it before; you can do it again!
It is said that Elon was the first College to lose
by death, in the National Army, one of her noblest
sons during the last war.. However tme this story may
be, we are proud to know that again we are serving as
before to give the American boy the best training in
the world.
Poet’s Corner
LAST LIGHT
Days spent in pining
And remembered touches
Washed high on the shore
Of thought
Come.
The memory
of
The last light
The early dew
The scented breeze
And the Colour
Of evening fading
On leather tan
Cheeks—.
The couch creaks
And a great Persian cat
Purrs forth the stars.
-Bill Meacham.
THE VANISHED HOUSE
The labour spent
And the house was built
To insure lives
Against storms to come toward
But not to.
Its luxuries were overt
During the- early green spring
The long sunny summer
And the purple-hazed autumn.
But then came
Ice-toothed winter
And the house i
Was cmshed
Under the shadow '
Of a vanishing
Snow flake
Never to rise again.
—Bill Meacham.
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THE KINGDOM
Beyond the twist,
the broken thought,
the thought continued toward.
The past
and beyond
the bmised mouth
the broken bone
And tom body
the Kingdom is.
-Bill Meacham,