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MAROON AND GOLD
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1945
What's What
By EMERSON WHATLEY
MOANING AT THE PRESS
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No GolJen Gloves this year. With
a team frorn Elon all ready to go, it
1;as been announced that the annual
Golden Gloves boxing tournament has
1 een canceled. The Elon team, under
the managership of “Honest John”
Rossi, was just getting organized and
was about to, get down to the regular
grind of training. Those planning
definitely to take part were Jimmy
L.yon, Fred Chandler and Whatley.
Others had made plans but nothing
had been assured. Thinking of this
makes the older generation at Elon
remember the headlines of a few
years ago when Dick Casey, Lacey
Haygood and Tex Lisman walked off
with practically every trophy that the
Burlington and Greensboro Chambers
of Commerce owned. And then even
further back there was the year that
Joe Golombek went all the way to the
finals in Madison Square Garden be
fore he was defeated.
With spring here and young
-Dien’s fancies lightly turning to
thoughts of baseball and tennis it
seems that the girls are more inter
ested in bowling. At least the girls’
intramural teams are showing up for
their games. At the first scheduled
boys’ ^ame the only people who show-
f'd up were two upperclassmen. The
next time a boys’ match was sched
uled two freshmen were the only
people there. The alleys are for our
use: let’s make the most of the op
portunity.
Although the tennis courts are not:
ready for games yet, some boys have |
been lu^hing the season a little bit i
and have found time to set up the '
net in the gym. Among those noticed
on the floor were “Mule” Chandler,
Joe Dunn, P. (No-kin-to-H.) Reid, and i
Junior Jenkins. Who knows, there
may be a Tilden or a Budge in the lot
at that. I
A different sport . . . Not exactly i
a sport but still /about the most en- I
joyable thing found yet . . . The most
j peaceful feeling in the world is found
when you are about 2,000 feet up in
WITH THE ARMED FORCES
an airplane. Up there you don’t seem
to have a worry in the world. The
trees that are beginning to show the
first signs of spring really do look like
something that God made. At dusk
j the night creeps over the ground like
I a slow moving stream that fills the
I valleys first and then gradually cov-
I ers the rest of the earth. The lights
I that wink in the distance appear to
be fairy candles and the long even
rows of street lights look like an in
candescent checker board where God
makes all the moves. The next time
’ you get all down and out go out to
I the airport and fly. Just for a few
minutes even. It does something to
you way^down deep.
LETTER FROM TEX LISMAN
Hello Prof.:
Well I have just about gotten set
tled down here at my new base. I
believe they call this sunny Califor
nia, but it rained the first four days
we v.’ere here. It is hot in the day
time and cold as hell at night. We
use two blankets and still get cold.
As for _pur training here we get
combat exercise such as twenty mile
hikes, swimming, and bayonet train
ing. They give us platoons to train
and instruct. I see that they are
go: I g to get US in'good physical con
dition.
Tell all the gang hello for me and
tell Edna that I will write her pretty
soon. I really enjoy reading the
MAROON AND GOLD.
Your pal,
TEX
Lt. M. O. Lisman
7th Troop Leaders Class
Inf. School Bn.
M. T. C. Camp Pendleton
Oceanside, Calif.
Girls Sports
By EDNA REITZEL
In Coach Adcox’s office the fol
lowing information concerning team
standing and number of points won
was obtained;
Volleyball
Ladies’ Hall, 2nd place, 8 points;
Day Students, 3rd place tie, 3 1-2
points; East,* 3rd place, 3 1-2 points;
2nd West, 3rd place, 3 1-2 points; 3rd
West, 1st place, 12 points.
Tennis
Ladies’ Hall, 2 points; Day Students,
2nd place, 5 points; East, 1' point; 2nd
West( 1 point; 3rd West, 1st place, 6
points.
Table Tennis
Ladies’ Hall, 3rd place, 6 points;
Day Students, 3rd place tie, 2 points;
East, 2nd place, 4 points; 2nd West,
5th place, 1 point; 3rd West, 1st place.
6 points. l|
Basketball
Ladies’ Hall, 4th place,1 point; Day
Students, 5th place, 1 point; East, 1st;
place, 12 paints; 2nd West, 2nd place, j
4 points; 3rd West, 2nd place, 8 points.
Foul Shooting |
Ladies Hall, 4th place, 2 points; Day
Students, 4th place tie, 2 points; East,
3rd place, 3 points; 2nd West, 4th
place, 2 points; 3rd West, 1st place, 6
points.
Those students entering the table
tennis tournament which was com
pleted reecntly were Mary Warren,
Edna Rumley, Marie Gamer, Lib Hol
land, Ann Strader, Jessie Thurecht,
Betty Blue, Margaret Rawls, Faye
Rickard, and Hilda Malone. The finals
were played by Marie Garner and
Margaret Rawls.
Those entering the Foul Shooting
contest were Helen Boone, Irma Can
ady, Vallie Paige, Edna Rumley, Mary
Warren, Hilda Malone, Helen Mc-
Bane, Hazal Johnson, Margaret Rowls,
Dot Pierce. Margaret Rawls won.
Thus far in the shuffleboard tourn- ^
an-1 -t East defeated 2nd Floor West; ||
Ladies’ Hall over 3rd West; East over ;
Ladies’ Hall; 3rd West over Day Stu
dents. . /
In bowling East defe/ted Ladies
Hall; 3rd Floor defeated Day Stu
dents; East over 2nd Floor West, and
Ladies’ Hall over 3rd West.
LETTER FROM HARRY TURNER
Dear Dean Bowden:
I received your letter fnd was
really glad to hear from you. I felt
sort of bad not writing to you first
after the swell way you treated me at
college. You gave me all the breaks
any guy could expect. I don’t know
of any person I had rather have for
my dean. I hope after the war is over
I can come back to Elon and study
under you.
I am out of the hospital now and
back to duty. You would get a big
kick out of me if you could see me
drilling and especially with our rifles.
This is one place I can’t cut up and
get into michief.
I would appreciate it very much if
you would let me know when the an
nual comes out. I would like to write
for one.
I have met some swell fellows here
but not like the ones at college.
_ As always,
HARRY
Pvt. Harry G. Turner, Jr.
44060079
2nd Pit. Co-A 26th I.T.B.
Camp Croft, S. C.
rid myself of the “assistant” before
both my cargo and gunnery titles. It
certainly is a great setup and I feel
that as soon as things get squared
away I'll be enjoying my work.
Fred Hoffman writes from Ireland
^ that he Ts dead set on returning to
i the Elon campus to spend a few years
' after the war.
We have moved about seven or
eight miles to a much calmer an
chorage, and the natives are within
300 yards of our ship. They are
isolated on two islands, but every
once in a while we get over close by.
The few words of English they speak
are strictly hospitable ones, but as
yet no one on board has ventured into
their atolls.
I’m waiting patiently for Charlie
Walters’ next edition of Sigma Phi
News for it surely is swell to hear
about the boys. Well, Doc, I had
better drop anchor here and give you
the green light for a while.
Sincerely,
HANK BEAUDUY
Ens. H. L. Beauduy
U. S. S. Elk 1x115
care Fleet IJ.' O.
San Francisco, Calif.
Chaplain D. N. Vore
Naval Unit, M. S. Bloemfontein
care F P O
San Francisco, Calif.
Someday, when all patience ends,
the faculty advisor will have his little
say and depart for balmier and barm-
ier climes. Someplace where the bells
ring like they used-ter. When that
day comes, the editors who are ab
sent when its time to go to press will
larn that, in reality, that little blurb
about a paper “by and for the stu
dents” is sentimental bosh.
At this sad moment, again the ques
tion of the hour becomes “What’s be
come of Whatley, the big-game hunt
er?” Sports page lacks copy, blankit,
and that blank sports editor has gone
to the happy hunting grounds or
somewhere in search of an oak shad
ow. Woman,in th,e case? No doubt.
Cherchez la femme and you’ll find
Emerson. But never in the Print
Shop when his page Is rolling. The
title of this column, pray note, is
moaning at the'ntess.
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LETTER FROM JOE WHITAKER
Dear Dr. (Dean) Bowden:
Thought it about time to write so
I’ll take time out and do so. This is
strictly on Navy time as I am on
watch. It is a hard life ... all I have
to do is answer the phone and it does
not ring often.
Was out to see Leon Gibbs yester
day and I sure am thankful I got in
the Navy. He should be at Elon soon
as he was to ship out tomorrow.
As I told you I had taken the tests
for flight training and passed ok.—I
hope my luck is good and I get sent
to Chapel Hill. Hope to see you soon
if my orders come through.
As always,
JOE
J. F. Whitaker
V B 4; O 8 W 2
NAAS No. 1
Jacksonville, PTa.
Now that spring is here aAd-^ young
man’s fancy turns to what girls have
beenthinking about all winter, we
approach the Elon Casanova’s with
the question, “What do you look for
first in a girl?” As usual the replies
were various and sundry, and per
haps they might be of a little inter
est to the co-eds who are interested
in woo-ology:
Casey Jones: “How she carries
herself.”
Tommy Wolfe: “Legs.”
Lem Allen: “Likewise.”
Bill Copeland: “Ditto.”
Junior Jenkins: “Personality.”
Phil Reid: “Curves.”
Carl Neal: “Physical features.”
Ed Daniel: “Outstanding features.”
Jack Sunburn: “Knowledge.”
Ed Mulford: “I want one who is
dumber than I am.”
A1 Burlingame: “Two arms and two
legs.”
Emerson Whatley: “What kind of
books she reads.”
Bill Clapp: “It's hard to explain
in wor3s.”
Tom Horner: Truth . . . because
without it there can be no beauty.
Bob Foust: “Nothing so long as it’s
a woman.”
Jimmy Lyon: “Red hair . . . Good
figure.”
Hal Foster: “Virginia accent.”
H. Reid: “Sincerity.”
We would have a.sked Jack Burch
but Benton says that he leaps before
he looks.
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LETTER FROM HANK BEAUDUY
2-26-45
Enroute to Maila
Dear Dean:
Well Doc Bowden, first let me tell
you how happy I was to hear of your
new position and responsibilities; and
second to thank you for your contin
ued interest in my welfare and as al
ways that of our grand fraternity. I
00 have taken on new work since I
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