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PARTY FEBRUARY 19
VOLUME XVIII
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Published By and For Students of Elon College
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1944
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NUMBER NINE
WALKER AND FARRELL ELEGED MAY QUEEN AND KING
Elon War
Casualties
It is with much sorrow for the
loss of these, our comrades, but
yet with infinite pride in their
valor, and in hope upheld by the
knowledge that the nation and
the cause for which they courag
eously and willingly gave their
lives will be worthy of them, that
we now place their names on Free
dom’s Roll Call of Honor.
To all who love them we bespeak
our symnathy and friendship and
our faithful and continuing belief
that God, in his all-envisioning
wisdom, has accepted their great
sacrifices. Elon, and the Cause
of Human Freedom, owe, and shall
always pay to them, the utmost in
honor and devotion.
Joe Hopkins
Student here: 38-39, 39-40, 40-41.
Killed in collision of two planes
while training at Maxwell Field.
First Elon man killed after the
war was declared.
Lt. Vincent Kazlow
Graduated: 1939.
Pilot.
Killed in action at Casablanca.
Stanley Yonkcski
Reported killed in action in Pacific
Lt. Joe Bagley
Bombardier
Student here: 39-40, 40-41
Killed over Northern Europe, Jan
uary 10, 1943.
Lt. Dewey G. Hooper
Lost since December 11, 194^ in
Pacific.
Lt. Van Kennedy
Student here: 1940.
Killed in action in North Africa.
I Lt. Millard Piberg
i Student here: 39-40, 40-41.
Pilot
Killed in action in the Pacific.
Lt. Hugh S. Garrison
Air Force
Killed in accident around June 12,
1943, in North Africa.
Lt. Sanford (Sammy) Friedman
Killed in accident at Maxwell
Field.
Lt Douglas Tucker
Raleigh, N. C.
Killed in a plane crash off the
coast of California.
Capt. Vernon (Buddy) Hayden
.n Air Force
Killed in action Southwest Pacific.
Aeronautics To Be Taught Under
Direction Of Science Departments
Courses Announced By
Professor Hook
Plans have been completed for the
continuance of the civilian flight
training program under the direction
of Professor Hook. The sucess of this
program will be of general interest to
the public.
A large number of the Elon men
now in the Army Air Corps began
their training here. The airport fa
cilities are excellent, and the careful
and intensive instruction, both at the
college and in the air, is under the
guidance of an experienced person
nel.
Men and women over sixteen years
of age are eligible. Ground school
work for two quarters is required
for the private pilot certificate; for
the commercial pilot certificate three
quarters of ground school work are
equired.
Courses include Civil Air Regula
tions, General Service of Aircraft,
Navigation, Meterology, Internal
Combustion Engines, Theory of
Flight, and Aerodynamics.
Eight hours of dual and thirty-
eight hours of solo flying are re
quired for the private pilot certificate.
Two hundred hours of solo are nec
essary for a commercial license.
Further information may be secur
ed from the college upon inquiry.
With the great future of aeronau
tics so obviously to be an important
part of the progress of the next cen
tury, no one needs to be told that this
offering is being made as a unit in the
May Court Attendants
Chosen In Campus Election
larger educational program being con
templated for the post-war era. As
has been previously reported. Elec
tronics will probably be the center of
research in the coming curriculum of
science.
But, in any case, student interest in
flying is now intensified by the war
and by our constant watch upon our
men at the front. The demand for
a course in aeronautics has been
shown to be larg.e It will grow, es
pecially now that training for women
has been announced.
The dangers of training have been
almost entirely eliminated. The de
partment here has been carried on to
date without accident for several
years, and the new planes are easy to
handle. Care and vigilance and new
safe-guards make preliminary train
ing safer than an equal time spent
driving a car in traffic.
Council To
Sponsor Party
Saturday, Feb. 19
The Woman’s Council is sponsoring
a party Saturday night, February 19,
at 8:00 in Society Hall. The invitation
is extended to the entire student body
and the 325th College Training De
tachment, and it is hoped that all will
ittend the affair.
The committees for the occasion
have been appointed and plans are
well under way. The program com
mittee will be directed by Margaret
Rawls; the refreshment committee, by
Elizabeth Parker; and the decoration
committee, by Faye Thomas.
There will be games, dancing an en
tertaining program provided by stu
dents and cadets, and fun for every
one. Get some of that well-known
Elon spirit and come to the party.
Day Student
Organization To
Give Da nee Feb. 26
DR. HIRSCH GUEST SPEAKER
AT DR. JOHNSON BANQUET
• Members of the Day Student organ
ization are making plans for a dance
to be given Saturday night, February
26, according to Jeanne Hook, presi
dent of the group. The party will be
for everyone on campus, the aviation
students included.
Committees have been appointed to
carry out the plans of the group.
Those chosen to serve in the various
capacities are Nell Crenshaw, Ruby
Dale Hensley, Jack Walker, William
Marlette, Edna Rumley, Richard
Stanford, Jimmy Westmoreland, Dot-
tie Lamm and Ella Rae Miles, decor
ations committee; Mary Moser, Jean
Scott, Catherine Cooper, Peg Light-
bourne, and Edna Truitt, refresh
ment committee; Henrietta Yoder,
Nellie Gray Mann, and Elizabeth
Simpson, publicity; L. W. Riley, Rob
ert Weston, Iris Boland, Faye Young
er, and Lib Braddy, publicity commit
tee; Bunk Satterfield and Joe Franks,
finance committee.
The details of the dance have not
yet been worked out, but as soon as
plans are final, there will be posters
to furnish additional information.
S. C. A. Sponsors
Book Collection For
Prisoners Of War
Members of the Dr. Johnson’s Lit-
■erary Society held their annual ban
quet at 7:30 Friday, February 4, in
the Blue Room of the Alamance hotel
in Burlington. The affair was semi-
formal.
Earl Farrell, president of the organ
ization. started things rolling by giv
ing the welcome address. Miss Faye
Thomas responded to the toast. Then
J. C. Smith, secretary, called the roll,
to which each member answered with
a bit of poetry. Many witty, as well
as a few corny sayings, were contrib
uted to the occasion. After this Spike
Harrell led the boys in their society
song.
At the close of the meal. Dr. Hans
Hirsch, sponsor of the organization,
spoke to the group on “Germany Lit
erary Masters.” He gave a very inter
esting as well as educational talk
which reminded those present that
Germany has contributed a great deal
of beautiful literature in the past.
Following the talk, Earl Farrell dis-
m’ ised the group with the benedic-
lion.
MISS CARRIE WILSON SPEAKS
TO EDUCATION CLUB
“The personality of the teacher is
the thing that counts most in teaching
school,” declared Miss Carrie B. Wil
son, supervisor of public schools in
Burlington, when she spoke to mem
bers of the Education club, Tuesday
evening, February 8.
In her talk Miss Wilson stated that
a good teacher is a kind and court
eous person who knows that she
knows something, but also knows that
she doesn't know all there is to know.
A teacher does not teach, rather she
provides a situation in which learn
ing can take place.
“Teaching makes a person know
there is plenty more to learn and a
good teacher is willing to admit her
weakness,” was another point brought
out by Miss Wilson. The teacher
should above all else teach the pupil
to be a good citizen.
In cooperation with the World Stu
dent Service Fund, the Senior S. C. A.
cabinet is sponsoring a book collec
tion drive in order to obtain books to
send to student prisoners of war. Stu
dents and faculty members interested
in aiding post-war reconstruction can
begin now by sending books to these
students who are the builders of to
morrow.
These books will go to student pris
oners of war in Germany, Japan, Can
ada, India, the United States; to ref
ugee students in France, Switzerland,
India; to students who are disposses
sed of their universities in China,
Russia, and Spain
Although the W. S. S. F. needs thou
sands of books, it can use only those
which meet certain specifications. I
Some of the types of books needed in- ,
elude college text books in any sub- I
ject, preparatory school books, stand- ^
ard works in English literature, lan
guage study books for any language,
I and books for professional subjects.
All text books must not be published
more than ten years ago and must not
include any technical information on
electricity, aviation, radio, chemistry.
Also the books must be free of mark
ings and in good condition.
If you have any books to contrib
ute to this cause won’t you please
take them by the bookstore and leave
them. They are badly needed.
Emil Ludwis
Advocates Repression
German Militarism
Madame Hussa
GivcS Rectial
COLCLOUGH ASKS FOR ALL
AVAILABLE 1943 CATALOGUES
George D. Colclough, Field Secre
tary, has announced that because of
the paper shortage the college will be
unable to publish a general catalogue
this year. Therefore he has asked
that any student who has a copy of
the 1943 catalogue to bring it to the
Field Secretary’s office in order that
it may be sent to some prospective stu
dent.
GEORGE DEMOTT ENTERTAINS
ELON STUDENT BODY
George Demott, comedy juggler, en
tertained the student body at chapel
Friday, February 11. His was another
in the series of entertainments under
the management of the Southeast
School Assemblies. Mr. DeMott
amazed the audience with his skill and
dexterity.
Emil Ludwig, one of the most fa
mous of living biographers, who was
forced to leave Germany when Hitler
began his rule, lectured to a capacity
assembly in Whitley Auditorium on
January 31. The college corpmunity
and many visitors from Burlington
and nearby points attended, and were :
entertained at a reception in West
Dormitory after the lecture. j
The speaker presented both a warn
ing and a plan of action. The warning '
was that we should expect a de- '
feated Germany to protest her inno- |
cence, as in 1919, and to seek again ,
to turn the peace to her own advant- |
age by playing upon our sympathies,
and to repeat her effort at world ^
conquest within a quarter of a cen- I
tury. I
The plan to prevent such a loss of
world peace was specific, and Dr. Lud- |
wig pointed out the fact that, since ,
the downfall of the Nazis could bring |
no personal gain to him, his opinion !
might be considered to be relatively
impersonal and fair. He fears not
the fact that the German race lacks
a capacity of good, but the peculiar
phenomenon of their military caste,
the Prussian Junkers, and their in
fluence.
The German mind, he pointed out,
is by long conditioning, receptive to
the trappings and symbols, the uni
forms and the demand for blind obed
ience, which are an essential part of
the panoply and show of militarism
and war. The German, unable to com
prehend democracy, made but a feeble
effort in this direction after 1919. He
preferred obedience to liberty. And
so much was German psychology
bound by its old habits, that even
Hitler had to attain to office by means
that appeared to be, although it was
not, lawful: There was no revolution
in Germany when the Nazis took over.
Germany, for 300 years, has had
no great spiritual leaders. The uni
versities and the church made no ef
fective resistance to Hitler. The peo
ple themselves have been to blame
more than we like to think. Ger
many has produced good generals but
poor political leaders. At all times,
even when Hitler’s power was great
est, the generals sought to use him
Madame Maria Hussa, soprano, gave
I a recital Wednesday evening in
I Whitley Memorial Auditorium which
I was considered by many to be one of
the outstanding vocal recitals that has
taken place recently on the Elon Col
lege campus.
The artist’s rendition of her higher
notes were nothing short of glorious
—powerful, yet never forced. Madame
Hussa has the faculty of carrying the
audiences away with her and of mak
ing them realize that music is not only
for those highly initiated in the art,
but that it holds thrills for every in
dividual whose soul is at all sympa
thetic to music.
Hazel Walker and Earl Farrell will
reign as queen and king over Elon’s
annual May Day festivities May 7.
They were elected to head the court
in a campus wide election last week,
according to Shannon Morgan, head
of the electoral committee.
Tradition allows eight attendants
for the royalty, four from the junior
^lass and four from the seniors. The
attendants this year from the junior
class will be Lib Holland, Eliza Boyd,
Clarence Biddix, and Walstein Snyder.
Those elected from the senior class
were Lucille Blalock, Virginia Jef
freys, Mark Andes, and Spike Harrel.
The other members who served on
the electoral committee with Morgan,
who is chairman by virtue of his of
fice as president of the student body,
were Mary Louise Little, Edna Truitt,
Faye Thomas, and Rebecca Watson.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
A quick glance at the news as we
go to press indicates that, on the
whole, allied arms continue on the
road to victory. In the Pacific, the
Navy has enabled men of the Army
and Marine Corps to take the import
ant Marshall Island atolls at little
cost to us, but with great loss to the
Japanese enemy. The Jap remains a
hard and fanatical fighter but at times
q stupid one; and he is now, for the
first time in the reign of Jap mili
tarism, meeting forces prepared for
"eal action.' Hitherto, the little yel
low men have fed their egotism by
™asy victories won from the unpre-
"lared. They are outgunned now,
however, and their weaknesses begin
‘o show. Their confidence is be
ginning to shake. Hide it as they will,
*^hey can not much longer deceive
themselves: they must know that
TTncle Sam is going to take Tokio, and
that theif cruelty and barbarism will
wail nothing. *
Our Russian ally is strong, and the
NaTiis fall back before them all the
way from the edge of Finland to the
Madame Hussa s perfect control of southern end of the long battle line,
the voice on the most delicate pas- I And out of Jugoslavia has come
sages as well as the more robust tones i another force to join the battle for
w'as enviable. Her stage manner was
one of perfect ease, lacking in affecta
tion and yet one which projected the
proper mood, and well bespoken oper
atic training. If an adverse criticism
f’-eedom and justice. Amazingly, Tito
has built from nothing an army 200.-
000 strong. He has fought clear of
a great Nazi effort to entrap him, and
he still holds much territory.
Only on the Italian beachhead does
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of her voice were advanced, it might' issue hang in the balance. Given
, , weather, our men will yet make
be a certam unevenness of quality . that foothold good.
from one part of the voice range to [
another, the middle range at times i
having a tinge of the metallic.
The interpretaions of Madame |
Hussa were sound and proved her
thorough grounding in music. Madame
Hussa has been in this country for
five years and in private is Mrs. Senia
Greve. Mr. Greve is a voice teacher.
Whereas the program numbers
were so carefully designed to please
the average audience and it would
be difficult to choose her outstanding
numbers, special mention should be
made of the three songs which
Madame Hussa sang in Czech, her na
tive language: “Songs My Mother
Taught Me” (Dvorak)), “Gypsy Song”
(Dvorak), and “Hope” (Stepan).
Songs which particularly showed her >
voice to good adv£mtage were “A j
Dream” (Grieg) and “Devotion” ■
(Strauss). Madame Hussa conclud-
Weekly Meetinfrs:
Sunday Morning, February 13, at
11 o’clock: Dr. W. E, Harrop, pastor
of the Graham Presbyterian chuhch,
will be our speaker.
Monday, 7:15: Band rehearsal; 8:15,
Ministerial Association.
Tuesday, 8:00: Senate; 8:30, Fresh
man S. C. A.
Wednesday, 8:00: Dr. Johnson Lit
erary Society; Panvio Literary Soci
ety.
Thursday, 9:00 p. m.: S. C. A. Cab
inet.
Movies
February 11-12: “Squadron Lead
ed her program with “At the Well” er X.”
(Hagemann), a feat which both sing- | February 25-26: “Mr. Lucky.”
er and accompanist proved them-1
selves thoroughly capable of accom- j
plishing with honors.
Madame Hussa was admirably sup-!
ported at the piano by Miss Beverly I
Watts, a young accompanist who did j
not hesitate to play with the great
est abandon when the occasion de
manded, and who, despite her youth- i , , „
ful years, sensed the meaning of every ’’^^Ketball games applied only for one
offering on the prograni. j night, the night of the concert. Please
The next number on the Concert observe this fact and accept our re-
Series wil be Serenadaires Male Quar- grets for the error. The reporter was
tette on March 23. not intentionally at fault.
CORRECTION
We found out after the press run
. on page three had been made that the
I prohibition on girls’ attendance at
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