Kicrry CKrisfnias And
Happy New Year
Maroon and Gold
Fitblislied By A)id For Ehii Students
Baskcfball Scheduls
Page Three
VOLUME XJX
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1944
NUMBER FIVE
President Smith Organizes Foundation
Buriington Chamber
Of Commerce Elects
Mr. Colclough Secretary]
Dr. And Mrs. Hirsc'n
Appointed Counselors
Of Hazen Foundation
Elon’s Pin-Up Guaens Non-Stock Organi2,ation
GEORGE D. COLCLOUGH
George D. Colclough, for many
years director of public relations and
field secretary at Elon College, was
recently appointed executive secre
tary of the Burlington Chamber of
Commerce and IWerchants' Association
by the boards of directors in joint
session.
Mr. Colclough is to succeed Thrus-
ton Cates, who has resigned to take
a similar position in Macon, Ga., Col-
clough’s appointment becoming effec
tive January 1.
A native of Durham county, Mr.
Colclough is an Elon graduate, class
of 1926, and has been a resident of
Alamance county for 26 years. In
addition to his college duties, Col
clough IS at present mayor of Elon col
lege, executive secretary of the Gen-
«ral Alumni association, and editor of
Dr. and Mrs. H, E. Hirsch have
been named as the Elon counselors
for the Edward W. Hazen Founda
tion of Haddam, Connecticut, an as
sociation which specializes in advice
leading to the moral and religious de
velopment of university and college
students. The most important phase
of the work of this foundation is in
character development by personal
contact with faculty and administra
tive leaders. This plan has now been
in operation for over fifteen years,
holds summer conferences, and is con
stantly enlarging the scope of its ac-
tinties.
The foundation makes a small an
nual grant to associates In counselling,
relying upon their judgment as to the
way of using the sum to the advant
age of the students. The purchase
of helpful books, home entertainment,
and week-end retreats and camping
trips have been found to be useful.
We are certain that this appointment
has been made wisely, and that Elon
students will receive from it the fullest
advantages made possible by the
foundation.
NINE ATTEND RALEIGH
STUDENT LEGISLATURE
ROSSI ELECTED HOUSE
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Nine Elon studejits were present
at the Eighth Annual Student Legis
lative Assembly held in Raleigh on
Left to right: Margaret Rawls, Peggy Morris and Frances Detrick.
Messiah Sung By
Brilliant Chorus
On Sunday evening, December 3,
the Festival Chorus sang the “Mes
siah” in Whitley Auditorium. There
Kalter of the San Carlo Opera Com
pany. New York City; Sergeant John
Sealy. O R D. Greensboro, tenor: and
Formed At Meeting;
O
Snip And Snoop ]
Wins Maroon &
Gold Campus Poll
SNIP AND SNOOP, the beloved
gossip column, won out by a large
majority over the other MAROON
AND GOLD features, in the recent
campus poll. The staff had predicted
that this feature would take first
place- SNIP AND SNOOP has
"snooped to conquer” the hearts of
the students.
COLLEGE HUMOR and CAMPUS
PERSONALITY tied for second place
If Reid captured third honors with
his humor column. REID THIS
while WHAT'S WHAT by Emerson
Whatley and Gene Poe’s YOUTH
STEPS OUT followed close behind
The editorials turned out to be more
popular than we expected.
The purpose of the poll was to
find out which features the students
prefer and those columns which they
v.'ould like to see appear in the forth
coming issues We were surprised to
find that the personality stories are
rated so highly; there will be more of
these "who's who” features in the
future. Some students would like to
have more poetry, others suggest more
science news, and the day students
clamor for more “doolings.” The
staff is always willing to hear sugges
tions from students, but our space
limits our desire to please.
HELEN NEWSOME HEADS
NEWEST ORGANIZATION
The Art Club, consisting of thirty-
one students of the Fine Arts depart-
At a meeting held November 14,
1944, a non-stock organization was set
up ‘ to foster and promote the growth,
piogress, and welfare of Elon Col
lege." The idea of the foundation is
unique in that it is sepaiate and apart
from the college—although set up for
the benefit of the college—and will
raise funds and acquire properties
that will, at the discretion of the
foundation’s board, be used to im
prove the college’s physical plant, pro
vide additional chaijs of instruction,
allow scholarships to students, serve
as a loan and source for needy stu
dents, provide equipment for research,
and help in any other field of use
fulness that may serve the college.
J. H McEwen, Burlington hosiery
manufacturer, was elected president
of the foundation. Vice-president is
Julian Price, president of the Jeffer
son Standard Life Insurance Com
pany, of Greensboro; and secretary
and treasurer. Thad Eure, of Raleigh,
North Carolina Secretary of State,
Informal suggestion has been made
that the purpose o^ this foundation is
to raise $1,000,000 for the support, de
velopment. and expansion of Elon Col
lege.
Board of directors of the foundation
are named as follows: two by the
college board of trustees; the college
president is automatically a director;
the president of the southern conven
tion of the Congregational-Christian
church is automatically a member;
the chairman of the board of trustees
for the college is a director; and four
are to be alumni or former students
of the college recommended by the
alumni association.
In addition to these this board se
lects six directors from amon^ per
sons regardless of residence or ties,
or lack of ties, with the colleee or