SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1946
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE
Day Student
Sketch^Eook
Personalities
By
CATHERINE COOPER
and
JOYCE SMITH
EZELL
“Ginny” might well be nominated
for neatest woman student, cause she
is always spick and span. With her
brown hair piled high on her head,
lier smooth baby complexion, her
clear green eyes, that Phoebus woman
is a delectable dish. She’s 5‘2”, weighs
114 pounds.
This junior biology and chemistry
major is well named for she loves
her native state. But more than that
she loves H. Reid, a charr.cter who in
habited these parst last year. Her
pastimes are lieeplng a scrapbook of
Reid’s newspaper articles and reading
Reid’s letters. As an index to her
personality it should also be mention
ed that she likes fried chicken, cho
colate ice cream, French-fried pota
toes, Duke Science Bldg. (she hon
estly sleeps on third floor West but
between nights she may be found
there) Elon, William and Mary, “My 1
Buddy,” dressy clothes that are not |
too frilly, skirts and sweaters, whop
per socks, and saddle shoes, and Tree
No. , beside which the moment
ous question was popped March 24,
1945. She dislikes only study, biog
raphies and mysteries.
“Ginny” now serves as president of
the Spanish Club, vice-president of
the Pre-Med Association, secretary of
the Council, circulation manager of
M. & G., and a member of the S. C. A.
Cabinet, Pi Gamma Mu, and Beta
Omicron Beta sorority.
And if you think “Home for Keeps”
pinups are cuddlesome, you should see
the real, live snapshot that graces
her trunk-top!
By DALE HENSLEY
Now that exams are over and we
can all breathe easily again for about
three months, it’s time to get back in
the “groove.” Is everyone ready
(Don’t answer that!); and did you
have a nice vacation; or did you lielp
with spring-cleaning as yours truly
did? Anyway, it’s nice to see every
one again, and here’s a big welcome
to all the new comers!! We’re really
glad to have you; we’ll have fun to
gether—just give us time to get bet
ter acquainted; but some people need
no more time—they catch on fast!
Have you noticed the gleam in Lois
Dean’s eyes? It seems that she’s met
some new guy who seems to be quite
Interesting to her. Come on, Lois,
lon’t be so modest; tell us all about
it. We want to hear some good gos
sip, see?
I guess one person did do some
thing exciting during the holidays,
didn't you, “Wally Mac”? How was
Ohio—lotsa fun? It couldn’t top Elon
though, could it? I still think Cuba
was a better idea than Ohio, for that
one week anyway.
Jolin William Clapp seems to be
keeping his interest on the same
‘ Wreafi.” Could be the real thing,
and I don’t mean spring fever either!
After ail, spring fever doesn’t work
on a person for an entire year.
Have you heard the latest? “£^-
pie” was informed that she is going
to be married soon. It’s nice to have
someone to look out for you isn’t it?
Just leave everything to the “eager-
beavers” and they will really fix you
up. (I didn’t say in what way though.)
But “Simpie” is a mighty sweet “gal;”
she’s lotsa fun, crazy and a Home Ec
major, so when that rumor becomes a
reality, some guy is gonna be mighty
lucky!
Setty Somers always has a big smile
just before a week-end. I can’t blame
her tliough; it must be nice to see
‘ Old Faithful” every week-end.
I think Helen Cobb has about the
biggest load of any Day Student and
I don’t mean the biggest load of work,
but the biggest load of students. Have
you ever watched them load or un
load? It makes one wonder just how
they all get in. I don’t suppose a mere ]
spectator will ever know though, but
it reminds me of a can of sardines.
Kathy Young seems to have gotten I
ambitious—she’s now the lab instruc- | he likes just about everything and
tor in art (and a good one, too) and ■ everybody including all women . . . |
she says she even started walking out steak
to see me one day, but it rained; start Elon.
THE MAN WHO PRINTS THE MAROON AND GOLD
Charles Broivn, who is pictured above, is head Linotype man
and printer jar the Maroon and Gold. He is a resident of Elon Col
lege and a loyal community citizen. Without his efficient work we
could not go to press. He has oftett ivorked overtime to help us
make the deadline. Meet the man who does the printing and is a
genuine friend to the college, and to everyone on campus. Mr.
Brown is regularly employed by the Burlington Daily Times-News.
The Veterans'
Viewpoint
By BILL WILLIAMS
“Maroon And Gold” In Twenty-
Seventh Year Of Publication
HOWARD:
Sandy hair . . . bewitchiqfg blue
eyes . . . just 168 pounds of a dream!
man . . . that’s him . . . Who? Why j
“Link” Howard of course. Naturally, I
in the past he was called Cpl. Len-
nings Howard of the U. S. Army . . . 1
Can’t you just feature this 5 foot 11'
I inch veteran in a uniform with two
stripes on the shoulder? Wow!
Before returning to Elon, Link was
in the Cavalry Unit of the 12th Arm
ored Division for 33 months . . . ten I
of these spent in Northern France, ^
Germany, and Auetria. |
Now a senior majoring in Business
MANY CHANGES NOTICED
SINCE 1919
again, Kathy.
I’ve had no applications turned in
to fill the “want-ad” for Jimmy Rob
erts. What’s wrong with you Day
. . old sentimental tunes . . .
Dislikes pipe-leg pants . . .
zoot suits . . . train chains . . . un
friendly people. Greatest ambition is
to someday own a cozy little house
with all the accessories ... a job
Students, don’tcha know how to make j with some Business Machine Company
cherry pie? Don’t let that bother you, |. . . instead of joining a soup line, he
from all indications he’ll teach you [ wants to dish out the soup,
all about it, won’t you, Jimmy? | it seems that once “Link” was sup-
Those wedding bells are ringing for; posed to meet some certain people in
Irene Beckom. Remember her? She’s a city in France . . . showing up the
the cute girl who rode to school with next morning, he confessed that he
Earl last ’year, and she’s Mary Ruth’s^ had been lost, wandering around the
“big sister,” too. city for eleven hours. (For this story
Just how do you expect me to ^ we are indeed grateful to a few faith-
write the dirt about you when you fui friends of our roaming Casnova)
keep it so well hidden? Let some-, it has been rumored that as hall
one in on what you’ve been doing,
who’s “wolfing” whom, and all that
stuff. If you will, it will help an
awful lot, so how’s aboot it? Huh?
BOOK REVIEW
By IDA MARIE PARKER
Fighting Liberal. The Autobio
graphy of George W. Norris. New
York: The MaMillan Company.
Norris not only thought of liberal
ism as an ideal for himself to follow,
but also as a thing for all Americans.
It was liis faitli in the people of
America.
However great their differences
were in background, Norris and Roose
velt have been compared in tlieir be
lief in the common man. 1
The Saturday Review of Literature j
says, “The book is the testament of Sometimes he won a fight in congress
as
proctor of North, he goes down the
hall reciting poems by Walt Whit
man to keep his boys straight . . .
doesn’t like to wear neck ties because
a fortune teller once told him he
would die by hanging . . . feels that
he has some very close friends in
Jimmy Roberts, Lawrence Paige, and
Ivan Oliis. (Better watch ’em tho).
They were all in school togeljier in
1943 . . . left together . . . were with
the same outfit . . . received discharg
es and returned to Elon together
(quite a record).
“Link”, don’t ever try to squeeze
tooth paste back in a tube ... al
ways replace the cap . . . keep that
friendly smile . . . You'll come out
plenty okay. (P. S. When he first
returned to Elon, everybody thought
he was a ministerial student . . . can
you imagine?)
It was back in the fall semester of
1919 that the students of Elon be
came conscious of the need for a col
lege paper. Of course the idea had
been in the minds of students before,
but never before had they been able
to succeed in producing a paper. The
first staff consisted of four members,
with Percy E. Lindley (now the dean
of High Point College) as editor-in-
chief. The problem of a name also
had to be considered. Several names
were submitted, but the school colors.
Maroon and Gold, were finally select
ed as a name. After much hustle and
bustle Number 1 of Volume 1 was pub
lished and distributed to the student
body.
Aw the years went by the paper
steadily increased in news value', and
subscribers until the beginning of the
depression in 1929. After this finan
cial conditions became so acute that
the staff was compelled to disco.iiti'^ue
regular issues of the paper. From
about 1930 until 1936 the paper was
printed only when financial conditions
permitted.
A Journalism class was organized
in 1936 when Dr. Fletcher Collins
came to Elon as head of the Depart
ment of English. Shortly after his ar
rival the college purchased a flat-bed
press for the purpose of printing the
Maroon and Gold. This is the same
press that is used today.
Provided that the Publications
Board approves more than one candi
date for the editorship, the student
body selects its own editor, but the
paper has attempted to run with as
little influence as possible from cam
pus political activity.
For the past four years Dr. C. R.
McClure has capably served as facul
ty advisor, and with his help the
Maroon and Gold has become one of
the foremost college newspapers in
the State. Shortly after the begin
ning of World War II, the paper adopt
ed the policy of placing the names of
all former students who were in the
armed services on its mailing list, if
their addresess could be secured. This
is still being done, though the list is
considerably smaller than it was dur
ing the war years. It was hoped that,
in this way, those boys who had ans
wered the call of duty would have*
contact with the Alma Mater to which
they someday would return. The
Maroon and Gold has also kept an
active exchange program with other
college papers.
With the exodus of student printers
three years ago, the assistance of
Charles Brown, of the Burlington
Daily Times-News, was secured, and
since then the paper has been appear
ing with clocklike regularity every
other week, frequently expanding to
six pages. It now ranks high in the
college field.
First we would like to take this op
portunity to say “hello” to all the
new veterans here at Elon. We know
from experience that you will like it
here, fellows, because no other school
has a more friendly atmosphere than
Elon possesses.
The second point we want to get
across is that this column is for the
vets here at Elon and serves as a
voice for the Association of Veterans
of Elon College.
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It certainly made all of the student
body (especiall^-the females) feel good
to see so many men on the campus
Monday morning, even though we did
feel like strangers ourselves.
* * *
Red Shield of Burlington fell be
fore the Elon Vets Club for the sec
ond time this season at Elon by a
43-19 score. Perry Ayscue led the
attack with 11 points and also got the
majority of the rebounds on defense.
Howard and Mulford chimed in with
10 points apiece.
Link Howard went on a scoring
spree a fewjiights later against North
Carolina State Guard 17 as the Vets
stopped them, 44-i4. Link rang u# 16
points. Mulfdl'd also scored in double
figures with 12. King shone in this
game setting up most of the scores.
Scoring at will, the Elon Vets then
won their fourth game of the season
by overwhelming the Ossipee Weav
ers, 41-11. Ed Mulford scored 16,
A1 Burlingame 8 and Perry Ayscue 7.
Bill Clay tor shone on defense.
The string of wins came to a close
at Greensboro in the Piedmont Open
tourney when Vets bowed to White
Oak 46-36. Roney Cates outscored
Bunk Leonard, 16 points to 14, but
all the Elon lads seemed off their
game. Cates with 16( and Claytor
and Mulford with 6 led the scoring,
but Anderson, Ayscue and Burlingame
played the better defensive games.
Johnny Hill and A1 Valderrama help
ed out also.
+ * *
FLASH! . . . The Veterans Club
will hold its long'-awaited stag
dinner on Friday night, March ZZ.
Arrangements are being made by
George Bullard, Ed Carson, and
Marion Chase, the dinner commit
tee members. All veterans plan
ning to attend should infoHn the
committee not later than Tuesday
night, March 19.
CHAPEL CHECKEU3 NAMED
FOR SPRING QUARTER
The seating arrangement for chapel
attendance has been posted and check
ers for various sections named, ac
cording to a recent announcement
from the Dean’s Office. The chapel
checkers this quarter are Alene Clay
ton, Virginia Ezell, Ida Marie Parker,
Ethalinda Griffin, Kathleen Young
Mary Coxe, Betty Benton, Louise
Clayton, Hazel Coie, Margaret Rawls,
Joyce Smith, Tom Hoffman, Keister
Glascock, Carl Neal, Bill Clapp, Jack
Sunburn, James Westmoreland, Len-
nings Howard. Harold Siler, Nathaniel
Wilson, Marion Chase, Daniel B.
Harrell, and Bill Copeland.
With the month of March and St.
Patrick’s day blowing over the horiz
on the Inquiring Reporter tucked a
shamrock behind his ear, kissed the
Blarney Stone and went out to find
the answer to this question “If you
could have one wish granted, what
would that wish be?” Should you
ever have one wish granted may the
luck o’ the Irish be with you to choose
the right wish.
Anne Byrd, Delta U pledge: “I’d
wish for a ready-seady boy friend.”
Edna Tuck, Commercial Student:
“To pass all my exams—and to be a
good stenographer ... if that’s pos
sible!”
Mary Coxe, Duke fan: “To be al
ways happy.”
Edna House, Ice-berg: “I’d wish for
my brother to come home.”
George Bullard, Post-graduate stu
dent: “Don’t put that!”
Mary Garrett, East Dorm resident:
“Go-o-shI I don’t know!”
“Ruse” Everette, Dean’s assistant:
“You know what I’d wish—my s. p.
to HAVE!’'
Jack Sunburn, Connecticut Yan
kee: “I’d wish for Milly. (Mildred
Johnson: Don’t you dare say that!)”
Ann Ashley, Chuckler: “My S. P.”
Tommy Foust, Newcomer: “Hm-m-
mmmm I’m satisfied.”
Ruth Weisener, Baylor’s girl-friend:
“I’d wish Margaret Abbitt’s man
would come home . . . soon.”
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a plain man with a kindly soul.”
A picture of the works of congress
over a forty year period is presented.
Happenings almost forgotten make the
story complete.
TVA is a lasting physical mark of
the life of Norris.
Party machines were not to his lik
ing. Although he came into office on
the Republican ticket and renounced
the stand of his party leaders, he con
tinued to use his own judgment.
To express it as he does, “ . . . I
cannot be anything but myself. If I
attempted to do so, I know in advance
that I would make a complete failure
of it.”
iThe same feelings were his from
the beginning on a poor Ohio farm.
and sometimes he did not. He was not
bitter. That was the true spirit in
him.
Yet, fight as he might for a bill
he sometimes changed his mind. Nor
ris voted against war last time and
for war this time.
Norris remained a strong man. He
spoke on the floor of the Senate of
a man getting into office because of
his wealth. An auction was the name
given to the election. The man who
had won was the highest bidder. This
man was laughed out of office.
Simple language, truth, and strength
of character along with his fight for
his own ideas made him the man most
often pointed out in the Senate^ Manj^
sought his counsel.
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