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VOLUME XIX
Maroon and Gold
BANKS IN HIGH
SOCIETY—Page Four
Published Bf and For Stud«Dts of El*a College
ELON COLLEGE. N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOB'^R 28, 1944
NUMBER THREE
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAE^ PiaPTSON TONIGHT AT 8:00
Captr'fr James
'39, Ret
Aft^r the astounding total of SR'*
missions in the Air Corps Troop Car
rier Command over Italy, Burma, and
India. aptai;i James Abbitt is back
liome f’..' a lest period.
CalJi.i Abbitt was considered the
giea'est back ever to wear the Maroon
and Gold. His feats on the gridiron
V. ere legendary. His war record re
veals that he has lost none of his
fOol ability and power. .i triple-
thrcat in his football days, he is now
one of the men uhom Hitler fear«
We send him our loyal best, and
iiotje he 11 fir.d opportunity to visit our
campus again. It would be great to
see him His last reported address
was 921 Broad Street, Tampa. Fla.
I T. KEITH HARRIS. OF THE CL\SS
Ol- '44. REPORTED MISSING I .
ACTION OVER RABAIL
Dean Bowden has received word
fiom Mrs. C B. Harris, of Kittery
I n-.t, Maine, that her son, Keith,
has been reported missing since Feb-
n.'ary 22 He failed to return from
a mission over Rabaul.
Lientenant Harris was In Marine
Corps Air Service. No final official
confirmation of the report has been
made. His parents and friends are
5*ill hoping that he may be one of
those who come back. He was last
seen heading the second echelon oi
his squadron in a dive bombing attack
on Rabaul.
Lieutenant Harris entered the ser
vice before his cla^s was graduated,
he was a member ot the Sigma Pbi
Beta fraternity and was a popular and
respected man We salute him and
his comrades, and pray for their re
turn. To his parents and friends in
Maine, Elon expresses her sympathy
and the sincere hope that the report
will be found to be an error.
HALLOWE EN
Abbitt,
urns To States
i4aiioween Party
Is Scheduled For
Tuesday Nisht
All Hallow's Eve is the season
When folks do a lot of teasing
According to word from the office
of the Dean of Women, ghosts and
witches will be on the loose next Tues-
dav niaht- October 31. Plans are now
in orc'^r for an all school social which
promises to provide a grand big time
for every collegc student Hallov/een
night
Festivities are scheduled to begin at
p m with a fea«:t consisting of
the goodies and the extras of Hal
loween flavor in the college dining
nails This is to be followed by an
hour and a half of gala activitie.s in
the gyninasi’am, at which time the
regular scheduled volleyball games
will be played, the players dressed
in colorful costumes. Other enter
tainment for the affair includes skits
pie'^ei.t'^d by each of the four classes
—freshmen, sophomore, junior, and
senior—and* an extra special treat
from the faculty members. The re
mainder of the time will be spent in
dancing and in playing various games.
Everyone is urged to attend for fun
and frolic and to wear costumes typi
cal of the occasion. If possible, wear
complete costumes. If not, be sure
to wear some type of disguise. This
promises lo te a big night, so let's
all be there.
Immediately following the party.
Miss Whittington wishes to meet with
the choir for a regular rehearsal be
tween 8:15 and 8 30 o'clock.
: '
I NEWS ENGRAVING OF A PIECE OF ROMAN SCULPTURE DISCOV-
I ERED IN A FOXHOLE IN ITALY MA-JOR JOHN W PHILLIPS AND
SENT AS A GIFT TO THE COLLEGE.
jPrcsidcnt Smith And Faculty Members
Attend S ate Conference At Greensboro
President L E Smith, Deans Bow
den and Phaes. Professors Hook and
Hirsch, and other faculty members
were in attendance at the 24th An
nual Meeting of the North Carolina
Conference of Colleges,
At the evening session. heH at the
O. Henry hotel on October 25. Dr.
To Be Held In Society tiall;
Upperclassmen Are Invited
Maroon And Gold
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Campus Schedule
Dales Of Issues—1944
September 30.
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January 6.
January 20.
February 3,
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March 3.
March 17.
March 31,
April 14
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rounded development of the whole
man. He demanded that education
Include the education of the heart
and will as well as the development
of the mind
Reverend Cuthbert E. Alien, of Bel
mont-Abbey College, and president of
COLLEGE calendar
First quarter—Sept. 18-Dec. 1.
Second quarter— Dec 4-March 9.
Third quarter—March li-May 26.
Commencement—May 26
Thanksgiving—Thursday only after
11:00 a. m. services.
Christmas—-Vacation from Decem
ber 15 at noon until 8 00 a. m Janu
ary 2.
Easter—No vacation.
Publication of the COLONNADES:
April.
Ater giving the freshman class a
rather stiff initiation, the sophomores
are ready to turn the tables and give
out with one of the gayest socials of
the year tonight October 28, at eight
o'clock This, the annual Freshman-
Sophomore Reception, will be held in
the Society Hall, and all students of
the college have been extended an in
vitation to attend.
Among the outstanding events of
fhe cccasion is the cro\rning of tlie
King and Queen of the Freshman
class. Students to receive the
honor have already been elected by
the Sophomore class, but names will
)e withheld from the public until the
moment ton i ht.
Those re.>ponsible for the fun and
fiolic are as follotvs. Program com
mittee. Emerson Whatley, chairman.
Dot Williams, Virginia Ezell, and
Fred Yarborough; refreshment com
mittee, Marion Griffin, chairman.
Bessie Smith, Shiek Riley, and dec
oration committee, Lois Green, cliair-
man. Opal Stout, and Bob Graham.
The receiving line will consist of the
officers of the sophomore class and
their dates. Fred Register, Emerson
Whatley, Virginia Ezell, and Patricia
Hook, the officers of the freshman
class and their dates. Daniel Banks,
Bill McIntyre, Ruth Webster and
Frances Detrick and the chaperones.
Prof. A L Hook, sophomore class
sponsor, and Mrs. Hook and Coach
L. B. Adcox, freshman class sponsor,
and Mrs, Adcox.
This promises to be one of the most
outstanding social events of the
school year and is the first in the
series of class entertainments. When
the grand march starts, let's all be
there.
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