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iVifAROON AND GOLD
SA'BURDAY, 0#T0BBR 19, 1946
Maroon and Gold
Edited and printed by students of Elon College.
Published bi-weekly during the college year, under
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THOUGHTS
Few are qualified to shine in company,
but it is in most men’s power to be agreeable.
Jonathan Swift, Thoughts On Various Subjects
Saying is one tiling, doing another.
Proverb.
Once lost, Jupiter himself cannot bring
back opportunity.
Phaedrus
A moment’s thinking is an hour in wovis.
Thomas Hood, Hero And Leander
We’ve Got ATeam-
Let’s Support It!
Every so often something happens which makes us
ashamed of being a member of the kuman race. A few
days ago one of those somethings happened. We sefer
to the failure of the “Pep Rally” so carefully plan
ned and publicized by our recently elected Elon College
cheerleaders.
Ah important game was coming up f®r our Fight
ing Christian football team. Our boys were still re
covering from one of the worst gridiron defeats in the
history o-f the school. They needed to be shown that
their fellow students still had coirfidence in' ?hem.
They needed the encouragement that could be given
only by the solid support of the student body. They
needed that fire in their blood which can come only
from determination to make good—make good for
themselves, their eoach, their friends, their school.
The cheerleaders spread signs throughout Ala
mance building. Announcements weVe made in chapel,
in the dining hall. Everyone knew there was to be a
big rally at nine o’clock that morning.
But what happened?
We watched the cheerleaders pleading with stu
dents outside Whitley auditorium begging, exhorting
them to atten* ^he rally, to show their team what kind
of support they were going to get this year from their
classmates, their girls, their pals. Then we went into
the auditorium. We doubt if there were seventy-five
people there. Some of the cheerleaders were so bit
terly disappointed that they wanted to call the whole
thing off. But finally, showing the spirit to be ex
pected of Fighting Christian men and women, they
■went through with the show.
The few faithful supporters present gave every
thing they had. But seventy-five voices dcwi’t mahe
much noise when you think of the volume that can
issue forth from three hundred inspired throats—the
number that should have been there to make Whit
ley’s walls rock to “Fight, Christians, Fight!” and “Ma
roon and Gold, Knock ’Em Cold!”
Our hat is off to those gallant cheerleaders; to
the coach and our student body president, who gave
fine speeches; and to those loyal Elon men and women
who DID turn out to give their team their wholeheart
ed backing. As to those others, the ones who just
didn’t bother, who “couldn’t quite make it, or who
just didn’t care, all we have to say is: If you can’t do
any better than that, why should we have a football
learn at all?
We’ve got a team—now let’s support it!
Campus life is in full swing again. Happy groups
stroll along the walks, laughing, plamning fun and en
joying life. College, we all agree, is a pretty good
place. It is our home away from home. And we
should regard it ae *uch.
All of us take particular interest in our homes.
We strive to keep them as neat and clean as possible.
Wh*? n*t continue the practice at college?
Tke generous coverage of our campus with bits
of tiesh, discarded candy wrappers, etc., greatly dis
figures the appearance of the potentially beautiful
lawns.
A little co-operation on the part of the students
will easily and quickly remedy this situation. The
resultMig improvement in tke appearance of our CAM
PUS will justify YOUR EFFORT. Really, it takes no
effort. The place for trash is in a trash can. Aim
for one the next time. Hit it.... J. G.
The Other Guy Says^
(The Reader's Opinron)
(The purpose of this column is to give you, the
reader, an opportunity to express your opinion on
topics that'will be of interest to other readers, to
put in your ow* “two cents’ worth.” Naturally, not
all opinions printed will represent the opinion of
the editorial staff of this newspaper; a.^d also
naturally, not all letters received will be printed,
because of space requirements. However, your
letters are welcome, and each will receive careful
consideration.—Ed.)
John Paul Snyder, Jr., says: “Since there are two
sides to every story, I would like to say something
about Ed Moss’ column in the last issue. Just when
did the ‘Do or Die’ spirit go out? Do you read the
papers? It is that spirit that takes many teams every
year through an undefeated season.
“Take Army, Not»e Dame, Navy, or any other
leading team in Wie nation. You mean they don’t have
the ‘Do or Die’ spirit? Maybe you never heard of
Knute Rockne, one of the greatest coaches of all time.
If you have ever read his life and really studied foot
ball, you kave found feat his kind of football was based
on the psychology—or whatever you want to call it—
of that ‘Fight for the old Alma Mater’ spirit. I don’t
say that all coaches use this system, but it IS used
by most of them in high school, college, and ih-o ball.
So you ©an’t say, as you have stated, that it was just
used years ago and not bow. Don’t believe me? Well,
ask some of the boys that play on some of th« other
teams.
“You can’t base Everything by our own Elon team,
as they have- only ^o much spirit th^selves. As for
asking veterans to fight for their school, ask them
what they fought for while they were in the Army.
What were they taught? They were told they were the
greatest fighting force in the world and that the United
States was the greatest country in the world. Yes, it
was ‘Do or Die’ stuff—and it worked, didn’t it?
“And as for wearirtg themselves out in the first
quarter, what kind of a team is that? A good team is
in shape to fight sixty minutes of hard football for the
eld school. They have trained for it, they love their
school and want to win. If this spirit is not there, a
victory is almost impossible. It is the talks during the
half that win a lot of games ...”
Science In The News
By BILL STAFFORD
Day By Day
Keyhole Peepings
THE CURTAIN IS UP. Let’s take a glance at
Elon’s inner stage . . . While most of us are working
for our degrees, Amy Campbell has reeeived her’s al
ready, it’s a MRS. H«r talent as the actcess in “Jim-
ior Miss” awarded her this honorable degree. She
likes her NASH too, that isn’t a c-AR I’m writing about
. . . Verdalee cuts the cards every day e?H)ecting a King
of Hearts but comes up with an ACE every time . . .
“Rumors Are Flying”: With Alice Brewer, ALL’S
Wright . . . Wanted: By the boys of Oak libdge: A
house mother who will make it possible for them
to continue certain activities which were discontinued
last week . . . How and where did Gordon Bowers cut
his fkiger a few nights ago? By the way, Gordon, hew
is the “tar” tape holding out? . . . There’s a Keen
English teacher on the eampus. Let’s give her a fond
welcome, Elonites . . . Butiner’s theory of flight: Give
throttle, go up. Close throttle, come down. Sorta
sounds like his car—hey? . . . Jimmy Pa>rker gave me
some advice about girls the other day: If girls in
terfere with work, quit work . . . News Flash: Edwin
Ellis told me to t*ll you that when better football
teams were organized. Oak Lodge would organize
them. Yeah Oak Lodge!
Personal: Mills Everett (better known as “Moon”),
Bill Draper, and I went to Virginia last week-end. Bill
was discouraged while tbumbing, but it didn’t faze
‘ Moon” because he knew what the rat said to the cat.
Ask him about this and watch “Moon” light up—don’t
wait for the answer, nice people ... I had the oppor
tunity to see the football game between VPI and
Carolina. In the first half. I’m sure VPI was thinking
there was too much JUSTICE; the second half had
Carolina wondering where JUSTICE was . . . Bobby
Harris to Ed Porter: I run a hundred yards in ten
seconds. Ed: That’s nothing, I saw a nudist run a
hundred yards in nothing . . . Haven’t you heard? My
girl friend, 'Wvian, is so beautiful she intoxicates me.
I guess that’s the reason I’m so “dopey.”
Curtain Down,
RAY.
P. S.: “DIG, DIG, DIG—well all right.” Let's have
that dirt.
Entertainment
World
By ED MULFORD
THE FIRST THING IN RADAR! Bats were prob
ably the first creatures to use radar or a system similar
to it. They detect obstacles in their path by an echo
system. The bats emit supersonic notes that are re
flected by obstacles which are in their path. Their
wings are equipped with sensitive nerves that respond
to the reflected sound waves and help locate the source
Bats have the characteristics of mammals and the
habits of birds, but ace not fitted for walking. This
is due to the fact that their hind legs are twisted around
so that t-heir knees bend backward in the opposite di
rection from those of human beings.
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AMERICIUM AND CURIUM—the two newest
chemical elements to be discovered from our recent
atomic bomb research. To the atomic scientists they
are better known as numbers 95 ^d 96. These ele- *
ments are made synthetically from uranium and plu
tonium.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg was confronted with a prob
lem when names were sought for these two chemical
elements. Uranium, element 82, was named for the
planet Uranus; neptunium, and plutonium elements
93 and 94 were named for the next two planets after
Uranus; but then the names of planets ran short and
other sources had to be used for identification.
Dr. Seaborg decided to name Americium, element
95 after the Americas, and Curium, element 96, after
Pierre and Maria Curie.
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Virus found to be responsible for sleeping sick
ness . . . The virus that causes fever blisters and cold
sores has been discevered to be the cause ®f encephal
itis, more commonly referred to as sleeping sickness.
In recent experiments the “cold-sore” virus was iso
lated from the brains of two men who died of ence
phalitis.
After the World War I there was an epidemic of
encephalitis. At that time a few scientists isolated the
sold-sore virus from the brains of various patients, and
came to the conclusion that the cold-sore virus was
the cause of the disease. Many scientists disagseed
with the findings at that time; but today latest experi
ments show that the virus of cold sores and fever blist
ers can cause encephalitis.
Only on rare occasions does this corner find it
advisable to go off the deep end about a musical pro
duction. This is one of those rare occasions. Coktm-
bia 55002 is the number of the record, and it’s by
Benny Goodman. The piece is appropriately named
“Superman,” referring to Cootie Williams, who blows
some of the most sensational trumpei ever recorded, as
well as some of the weirdest. The asrangement is
by Eddie S'auter, who used t® arrange for the old soft-
swin^ng band of Red Norvo, and who is currently ar
ranging for Ray MacKinley. The platter, which als*
contains a terrific tenor solo by Georgie Auld, may be
hard to find in Burlington (Burlington’s record shops
are way behind those of other towns), but it will be
well worth your trouble to hunt for it.
Speaking of Sauter: Most folks rave about the ar
ranging of Sy Oliver, Bill Finnigan, George Handy,
Ralph ftjrns, and others; but we feel that Sauter is
the best of all. Arrangers, incidentally, are terribly
underrated. Tkey make a band what it is.
The “Artistry in Rhythm” reeord which has drawn
so many nickels at the Grill is not the same as Ken-
twi’s “Artistry Jumps,” but is Stan’s original theme,
recorded several years ago.
Sinatra’s “Coffee” number seems to be paying
off on the juke boxes, while Woody Herman’s wild
Fan It, now at the Soda Shop, also is getting plenty
of wear. The fellow who takes those swell sax choruses
with Woody is “Flip" Phillips. Artie Shaw’s “S’Won-
derful” is a treat; ditto Randy Brooks’ “Harlem Noc
turne.” Harry James has a new jumper «ut, plugging
the “Horn’s’' home town, Beaumont, Texas.
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Burlington’s Beee were about our only entertain
ment this summer, unless you were a softball fan. Of
interest to some, then, will be the fact that pitchers
Bryant and Deal, outfielders Sf/fell and Zernial, and
first-baseman Jimmy Blair have all been moved up to
Atlanta. Also, Hank Wilson, who played two years
out at the Elon Park for Burlington, was sold by Way-
cross, Ga., to a class AA club.
“The Green Years” is one of the best in the cur
rent movie crop. Charles Coburn as Grandpa'Gow is
a great job of casting. “Tom and Jerry” cartoons seem
to be ahead of the rest. (Does that make me a
moron. Professor Johnson? Can’t help it; I get a
iaugh out of a good animated eartoon.)
Late flash: Fred Allen returns to the ak- this month.
College Humor
¥s: That’s a good-looking hat you’re wearing.
Coach Perry: Yes. 1 bought it five years ago, had
it cleaned twice, changed it in restaurants thjee times
and it is still good as new.
♦ ♦ * *
An old salt was exasperated over the dumb re
sponse from a green sailor. Finally in d(t>peration
he said:
“Hang it all, man, tell me this. Where is the
mizzen mast?”
“I don’t know,” the sailor replied, “how long has
it been mizzen?”
LITTLE
Lm LE ei
(Editor’s note: We wish to welcome the
return of Verdalee^“Never late with copy”
Norris’ column, after its absence of one issue.)
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Manipulating a typewriter in the close quarters of
this dog-house cramps my writing style, but Burlin
game, the editor, will probably be so floored at my
handing in this little bit, after such a long time, that
he will ignore the style. The simple reason for Little
Bits’ not appearing in the last issue of the “M & G” is
that I did not hand it in on time; but resorting to the
old army custom of passing the buck, I must explain
that Calvin “Oh, I love that publicity” Milam and
Roney “Got nothin’ but trouble” Cates had promised
to guest-column this corner of the paper, and then fail
ed to do so. Okay, Milam; you and Cates just joined
me in these canine quarters—Pass the D.D.T.
Betty “Life could be so simple witiiout botany”
Dalehite says that girls don’t really like conceited men
better than any others—there just aren’t any others.
Where’s Elon’s school spirit? We elected cheer
leaders ,with the accent on LEADERS and they, the
r raziers, or “Moon” Everett are not supposed to do all
the cheering. Come, on Elon, transfer some of that
noise in the dormitories and dining hall to the ball
game. Maybe you. think this little bit belongs in a
pep-rally, an editorial or on the spo-rts page but school
spirit belongs to you and me, and each of us should be
concerned with the noticeable lack of pep at the recent
ball games. Yellk>g is not aH fhe scho»l spirit, but it
helps strangers know school spirit is there.
George “Wish that all that MjacDonald had, had
been a farm” Bullock may not appreciate this solution
to an old problem, taken from “Memory Lane” of
Good Housekeeping magazine but we couldn’t resist
thfnking of him when we read it.
I eait my peas with honey—
I’ve done it all my life.
It mak'es the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on the knife.
“Ace” “The Bunny” Harrell says that even a fish
wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut.
“But,” he adds, “even a fish likes a few nibbles once
in awhile.”
Once in a milllion, and it happened to Norman
Jean Edwards. When the annual picture-taking man
aimed his little gadget, at her. Bingo! the thing broke.
Embarrassed? Yeu should have seen her!
WeH, wotta, ya’ know! D«ke finally won a game!
This week we extend a hand of congratulations, an
other of the sympathy and our best wishes for persever
ance thraugh initiation to the pledges of the social
clubs.
To Whom It May Coacem:
It wasn’t lovelight
Fer »€ in your eyes—
That I knew—
But it was all right;
I was telkng lies
To you too!
(Frances Earfone)
Poet’s Column
CALL OF THE SEA
Weacy I wandered the shore of the sea
Hoping that there I would find a lost key,
The key to bright and happy tomorrows,
The key that would end all worldly sorrows.
And ae I stood overlooking the sea
I heard her murmur and whisper to me:
“Come, come, come unto me.”
The heavens were clear a*d the air was cool
As I stood before that blue restless pool;
The night was filled with the fragrance of spring.
The gulls above ia white glory a-wing—
A great moth floating—the night's low tune—
And far, far up the huge, round, yellow moon.
And as I stood overlooking the sea,
I heard her murmur and whisper to me:
“Come, come, come unto me.”
Out of fhe stiHness of the mournful night,
Came the voice of the Master of Might:
The four winds were stilled in anguish’t remorse
Releasing the waves from their fury and forccv
Only afar the thunder boomed its wrath
And lighteing flash’d in a fiery path.
And as I stood overlooking the sea,
I heard HfM n>ui^mur and whisper to me:
“Come, come, come unto me.”
Alex Schiffelbian.
Ge»rge BuHock staggered up to the ticket agent
and asked for a drink of water. The man noticed he
was deathly pale and asked what was the matter.
“Oh, I always get terribly ill when I ride back
ward on a train,” George replied.
“Well, why didn’t you ask the person on the other
side to change seats with you?” inquired the agent.
“I thought of that, but there wasn’t anj^body there.’*
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He; Darling, will you marry me?
She: Have you seen my father?
He: Yes, but I still love you.