SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1945
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE F©UR
J. C. SMITH, STATIONED
IN GERMANY, HAS
FURLOUGH TO RIVIERA
J. C. Smith, former student, now
stationed in Germany with the army
of occupation, recently had a seven-
day furlough which he spent in the
French Riviera. Before going into
the service he had completed his
Freshman and Sophomore years at
Elon and was elected to be vice-presi-
dent of the rising Junior class. In
addition to his college studies, he
worked in the field secretary’s office.
The furlough to the Riviera is de
scribed in a letter which we repro
duce below:
21 October, 1945
Bad Tolz, Bavaria
Dear Tom,
This happens to be another very
lonesome Sunday afternoon which
finds me working, supposedly. But be
ing true to our occupation theme
song, "With Time On My Hands,”
would give a more accurate picture of
how I’m to be found at the present
so this being the case decided to take
advantage of same by answering your
last letter and boring you with ex
periences of my recent furlough to
the Riviera.
After sweating it out for nine
months, my turn for furloUfeh finally
came up and 1 was granted a seven-
day furlough to Nice, France, with
air travel authorized. Taking off
from the Munich airport in an army
transport plane, a C-47, used during
the war to transport paratroopers and
supplies, we flew south over the Ger
man, Austrian, Swiss, Italian and
French Alps and landed at Nice. It
was my first time to see Switzerland
and Italy, I really think you can t say
you’ve seen the Alps until you fly
over them. They are breath-taking to
me and although I'm crazy about fly
ing, those charred-rocked peaks didn't
look so good when we occasionally hit
an air pocket and dropped a few feet
towards the earth.
On landing in Nice, we were biUet-
ed in the finest hotels on the Riviera
and from there out were on our own.
Believe me it was great to get away
from army life for even such a short
time. Regulations there are practic
ally “nill” so we wore what we pleased,
slept as long as we pleased—know
ing me, you probably will not be
the least bit dubious when 1 say the
latter was the greatest pleasure of
all to me! Then the atmosphere was
different too. Not only was the whole
city standing and stores open for
business, but the French people were
really swell to us. Will have to admit
that I’ve a somewhat changed attitude
towards the French.
Since there were so many things
to do, 1 went swimming in the Med
iterranean onl^’ once. There were sev
eral conducted tours, most of which
I took. One of them was to Grasse,
the perfume capitol of the world. On
the trip out we passed through sev
eral historic towns and upon arriv
ing in Grasse were conducted through
the Fragonard perfume factory where
making of perfume was explained to
us step by step as we passed through
the factory. Of course the factory
tour ended up in a sales room where
we all dug deep into our pockets. An
amusing thing was that they were
sticking New York labels on the dif
ferent lotions, lipsticks, etc., in the
factory. On the return trip we drove
through olive groves, flower gardens,
the blossoms of which were used in
perfume making, to Cannes and then
along the coast where we saw the
homes of many famous persons back
to Nice.
Another most interesting trip was
the one to Monte Carlo which took us
■within five miles of Ualy. The
Prince of Monaco has placed his small
country off limits to American sol
diers but since it is so small, a pop
ulation of iOOOO, we were close enough
to see the famous casino (Monte Car
lo) from the surrounding mountain
ous terrain.
One night on our way to the Nice
Opera House (I went more out of cu
riosity than love of the music) we took
a short cut through Old Nice. The
place was put off limits to Ameri
cans because before it was so desig
nated several American bodies had
been found over there stripped of
clothing, and been stabbed to
death. The streets are so narrow that
people in opposite flats can reach
across and shake hands. Streets have
no pattern, just wind this way and
that, and in taking the short cut we
got lost. However, we finally found
the Opera House in time to catch the
last half of the concert.
The rest of my furlough was spent
bicycling in(Nice, dancing, going to
the French movies, etc. It was the
best seven days I've spent in Europe
and really hated to leave the place
and return to Bad. Tolz, where bn the
5th of October we had our first snow.
The last rumor has us moving to
RALEIGH ART PROGRAM
PATRONIZED BY
ELON GROUP
THE BRONTE SISTERS, Emily, Anne , and Charlotte, who were the leadin g figures of the Elon Players pro
duction, “Moor Born,” are pictured a bove. Reading from the left they ar e Kathleen Young, Vernon, Alabama,
as Emily Bronte, the famous autho r of WUTHERING HEIGHTS; Doro thy Shepherd, Durham, as Anne, the
third Bronte sister; and Ann Strad er, Carthage, as Charlotte Bronte, th e popular author of JANE EYRE. The
five-act drama was presented to a ca pacity audience in Whitley Auditori um last Thursday evening, under the
direction of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Smi th.
WAXING WISE WITH
EDDIE
By ED MULFORD
Leap Frog—Show Me The Way
Les Brown
The band from Duke has long been
one of this column’s favorites, and a
few times in the past years, on such
tunes as “Mexican Hat Dance” and
“Bizet Has His Day,” it has come
close to hitting the top; but always,
for some reason, it hasn’t quit# click
ed. Yet this time the North Car
olinians really have something in
“Leap Frog.” An ingenious figure
begin the opus, and everytime we
put it on the turn table, half of North
Dorm seems to draw to the room to
listen. It’s Les’s theme, just record
ed, and Ted Nash takes a fine tenor
sax solo. The other side is a novelty,
pleasantly arranged, with an adept
vocal by Butch Stone.
Campus
Personality
Gotta Be This Or That—While You’re
Away—Glen'Gray
The Gray version of “This or That”
ranks among the least interesting of
the already recorded tufies. Arrange
ment is stale and outside of nice piano
is rather a monotonous affair. As
for the reverse, it’s off the beat; ’nuff
said.
Carnival—11:60 P. M.—Harry James
If you go for show pieces all dress
ed up with overflowing rings and
flowery trumpet, then this is your
dish. Not exactly a masterpiece, “Car
nival” nevertheless makes pleasant
listening. The P. M. number is on
all the juke boxes in the district and
needs no comment.
Your Father’s Mustache—Gee, It’s
Good T® Hold You—Woody Herman
This is it! The Herman Herd con
tinues its series of great hot record
ings backed by pleasant ballads. The
j Munich in about three weeks. I only
I hope that something intervenes and
I we may stay here in Bad Tolz. The
excuse for moving is to join the two
echelons now that the' war has ended
but 1 wish we would join here instead
of Munich. There is definitely noth
ing to do or see in that big pile of
rubble!
• I’m anxiously awaiting arrival of my
first issue of the M, & G. Know I
won’t ■’‘be disappointed—what with
this year’s editor! From all reports
I’ve received you’re 'putting out a
swell paper this year. Our mail de
livery has been so bad for the past
two weeks that we’re at a loss to
understand what’s happening to our
mail. Of course the usual grumbling
prevails but that is a poor substi
tute for mail! Am.sure, though, that
in time 1 will receive the M. & G.’s
you’re sending me.
Keep aa eye on my little sister for
me and give my regards to Junius
and the rest. Try to write me again
soon.
Sincerely,
. ,/
HiS: address is:
T/S James C. Smith, 44015755 '
AG Class Sec., Hq. 'Third US Artny,
APO 403, c/o PM
New York, N. Y.
“How about coming down to the
house and getting some ice cream?”
Without another word everyone
knows the person who asked that
question must be a Hook. It really
will seem strange when there isn’t
one of Profesosr Hook’s daughters flit
ting around on campus. According to
Pat one of her likes is Elon College,
so, of course, after she graduates
next year we know she’ll be back
often.
Pat has been a busy girl on the
campus for the past 3 years. Last year
she was secretary of the Sophomore
clc';s and secretary of the Day Stu
dents organization. She is an active
member of the Education Club, Choir,
S. C. A. Cabinet, Pi Gamma Mu hon
orary society, and the Tau Zeta Phi
Sorority.
Pat's greatest assets are her smile
and her pleasing personality. Know
ing Pat one can easily imagine that
she has more likes than dislikes, but
one thing she heartily dislikes is the
type of person who walks by without
saying “Hi.” Other dislikes are fish
and washing dishes. Pat likes to play
the piano, to help in her dad’s office,
and to paint, houses. Ask her some
time what she painted last summer
and what she is planning to do during
Thanksgiving vacation.
This isn’t an advertising column,
but if anyone wants to buy a puppy
just see Pat, who has a dog named
Dopey which seems to have puppies
quite often.
On October 16, 1945 this girl be
came famous. She is now the first
woman to splo off the Gibsonville
airport. Her greatest desire and am
bition is to work at an airport and to
: fly a big plane—one so big that people
1 will tell her that she is too small to
' tly it. A pet peeve of hers is to come
in too high for a landing.
I Her ambitions are mighty big for
' such a little igirl, who is only 5 feet
tall and who weighs only 95 pounds.
(She doesn’t have to take nightly ex
ercises). One can pe downright en
vious of her size 4 shoes.
Pat has spent her whole life in
Elon College so we can easily under
stand why she loves It so much.
I When you hear her sing “Anchors
, Aweigh,” you can easily tell that her
heart belongs to the Navy. By the
; way, Pat, isn’t it nice to have en-
; sign unexpectedly arrive on campus.
; Here’s one girl who has music in her
heart. She loves blues, boogie, semi-
j classical—anything—just so it’s mu
sic.
j Oil, I almost forgot to tell you.
I Her real name is Patricia,
j Even though this girl is small in
size she has a heart of gold.
This last line is strictly off the
record but the Hooks do have mighty
good ice cream and Pat is always
ready with an invitation.
Mustache' tune, which is selling fast
in'the record stores, is well arranged:
a little raucus in spots, it is played
with a spirit of abandon.' As tisual,
Chubby Jackson’s bass' pushes like
a mul6. ' ’The other ’side has a pretty
Frarlces''Wayne vocal and another
nice Herman arrangement. •No“\pon-
der Herman rides the gravy train.
Jhi
^xdmnnsi
The recent issue of THE HILLTOP
records an amusing incident during
the presentation of the play produc
tion “The Barretts,” at Mars Hill
college. Near the >>nd of the play,
Elizabeth Barrett, finally deciding to
defy her father and marry Robert
Browning, was telling his goodbye.
The scene was very emotional, and
the script called for Miss Barrett
to rise and put her hands on her
father’s shoulders as she prepared to
leave the room. Miss Barrett re
mained seated as she said her adieu.
Her long, full length, nineteenth cen
tury petticoat had fallen.
Your “Inquiring Reporter” decid
ed to be in keeping with the season ;
this week, and asked the following |
question: “What do you have on the i
Elon campus to be most thankful for?” ;
Helen Jones: “Just everything.”
Helen Gunter: “One off campus a
v^eek instead of one a month.” j
Erna Nell Carter: “Sammy Glas-1
cock.” j
Erma Graham: “The boys coming !
next quarter.”
Fleeta Moffitt: “Oak trees.”
Charity Wheless: “Eggs and bacon
foi breakfast.”
Perry Ayscue: “Opportunity to
learn.”
Ann Strader and Florine Poe say it’s
the organ.
Betsy Smith and Bill Williams ap
preciate the atmosphere most of all.
Jean Brower is most thankful for
college life and all that goes with
it.
The president holds first place in
Fred Register’s heart.
Gladys Rakestraw chooses the fac
ulty. - I amja
Bill ^urton: “Hard to say.”
Tom Horner; “Just being here.”
Eloise Fischel: “The third floor of
the Music Building.”
Jean Haney: “Dr. Bowden.”
Patsy Wrenn: “My cat (in lab).”
Verna Lee Kernodle: “Week-ends
and trees.”
Nancy Jordan: “The Colonnades.”
Sara Yarborough: “Billie.”
Sarah Brewer: “Dean Greenfield.”
Emery Gilliam: “Professor Hook.”
Frances Truitt: “Memories.”
Don Kernodle: “Chemistry and Bi
ology departments.”
Sam Glascock: “The Christian at
mosphere.”
Anne Ashley: “The Freshman-Soph-
omore.”
Jack Burch: “Dances and dates with
Betty.”
Margaret Webster: “My Freshman
/year.”
Dorothy Dowd: “It isn’t the rainy
weather.”
Jennelle Fuller: “Post office box.”
Ronnie Cates: “Harry Turner.”
The youngest student ever to be
graduated from Yale is Merrill Ken
neth Wolf, of Cleveland, Ohio. Wolf,
who was 14 years of age last August
28, was awarded the degree of Bache
lor of Arts. He entered Yale in
March. 1944, as a sophomore trans
fer student from Western Reserve
University, majored in theory and
composition of music. He also took
courses in German, mathematics, the
social sciences, and zoology.
THE DUKE CHRONICLE an
nounces that Harry Conover, promin
ent New York connoisseur of beauty,
will choose the yearbook Queen. The
forthcoming Queen will be presented
for the first time during intermission
of the Coed Ball, which usually takes
place Thanksgiving Eve.
The Markova-Dolin ballet ensemble
presented at Raleigh on November 12
was witnessed by a party of thirty-
seven faculty members and students
from Elon. Traveling in a chartered
coach, the group left here about four
in the afternoon.
This entertainment was the second
of a series sponsored by the Raleigh
Civic Music Association and present
ed at the Memorial Auditorium. Prin
cipal organizer of this enjoyable pro
ject is John S. Westmoreland, of the
faculty of music. Students are from
various departments, but mainly are
majors in drama, art, and music.
The Raleigh program included se
lections from Chopin’s “Les Sylp-
hides,” a Mozart serenade, part of
Rossini’s “Italians in Algiers,” alid
numbers from Beethoven and Tschai-
kowsky. mi
Second half of the program featur
ed dances adapted from seventeenth
and eighteenth century ballet. A ca
pacity house applauded the excellent
performance of the Markova-Dolin
troup, and particularly the art of the
=tar, Mme. Markova.
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Proposal for expanding the plant
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at least ten new buildings and of ad
ditions to four present structures at
an estimated cost of $3,328,500 has
been announced. During the war
j Woman’s College rose to the top of
the list and was the largest residence
' college in the country. Present en-
' rollment is approximately 2,200.
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