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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1946
MAROON AND GOLD
iDay Student
Sketch-Book
Did ya’ hare a nice vacation, and
aio ya' glad to get back to work? (All
right. bO it is a dumb question; well,
I don't want a dimib ansv;er. Tiia".
goes i jr you, too, “Pop.") I didn't
liav? to calcii up on thp holiday
gc.isip. Init no doubt there is plenty to
be i-”own
Remember Ri-'hard "Lovelorn" Ho-
-le i:-oy v h ■> . a w.im.nn
hater? He's ftie guy who's marrying
Marie Wagoner on Decera';)e'r 21.
ric u. ' a coiiiiv:ereial student up here
last year, remember? Congratula
tions, you two, and more power tu
you. iHow about letting me in on
the art of hov, to do things like that'?)
It seems that the library book,
“Marriage and Family Life" is becom
ing rather popular. Did you like it,
“Petey" Boyles? If you did, maybe
I'll try it. Who knows?
Would you like, a course in letter
writing? If so, just find Bill Hancock;
he'll give you a few lessons. We can’t
say jUst v.hat effect his course will
have on you, btit we can assure you
that there will be some kind of ex
citement. If you doubt my word, just
ask him what happened when ke
wrote a letter to Trinity.
Know the Morse Code? Of course
you do, WHO doesn't know all those
DOTS and dashes?
Frank Moses wants to know if there
are any veterans, who live in Burling
ton, who play pinochle. If you are
available on Tuesday night, drop
around to 413 North Main street for
a game.
I don’t blame anyone who went
home for Thanksgiving, but you real
ly missed a wonderful game. I didn’t
say that I liked it as well as I did
the one with E. C. T. C. (we won that
one, remember?), but we were mighty
proud of our boys because Chey did
some swell playing against Guilford.
After the game, Miss Lila said that
she thought the students made a mis
take in their election of cheer-leaders,
after watching Dr. Smith, Dr. John
son, and Dr. Scott in action. They
certainly let everyone know they were
from Elon, and that they were giv
ing the team all the support possible.
Jimmy Hines seems to have part in
terest in the Graham Cafe. No, that’s
wrong; it’s the owner's daughter, Car
ol. She is kind of ALL RIGHT!
This isn’t ALL I know, but if you’re
interested in knowing it, see me later,
’cause A1 says I talk entirely too much
(he doesn’t have space to print it all).
Don’t forget that it isn’t long be
fore Christmas, so get busy and do
your shopping, (I'm not hard to
please!) And I hope Ole Santa Claus
is very good to you.
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" It’s human nature for everybody to
: ipe now and then. Perhaps some
II. do more than our share, #,ut none
MS are completely innocent of a
.:i!)la:nt once in awhile. Somehow
we feel better after getting them off
■ IT chest, even though they seldom
Dring results.
V.'e are ignoring the . justification
aiisle in this article, giving voice only
to your particular complaints. Here
are your answers to the question:
' '.' 'o.-it gripe concerning Elon do you
have';'"
Zv ■ II Ivloore: “Can't they arrange
the schedule so' I can get ‘Moore’
sleo')?"
Charles Hilliard: "It is said that the
heat is being saved till winter—can't
we give them a little warmth over at
South Dorm now?
Lewis Lawrence: “I love the place!
No complaints!”
Roy Perry: “Ordinarily I wouldn't
mind going to chapel services, but
v.hen it becomes compulsory, some-
iiiing in me rebels! Can’t they let
us use our own judgment?” j
Andre Saltoun: “The courses are
easy and simple. I don’t have
enough difficulties to overcome.”
Charles Nichols: “There should be
more milk served at the meals. This
v.ould add more to the meals than
anything.”
Alton Wright: “There is definitely
a lack of recreational facilities here
V Kion. Couldn't this be improved?”
Keen: “I know it’s an imnos-
. iV>i’ry, but I wish there wvre some
’ ay I could get out of grading my
Stallings: “A law should be
■; lequiring a!! boys to shave
r.r^v and then!” ,
Lela Mae Dixon: “I don't have
en.'i;;;!. dating time during the week;
It s downright cruel.”
■V'era Williamson: “I think some-
fiiing should be done about the school
spirit—rather the lack of it.”
“Little-bit” Isley: “These weekends
are too dull! Why can't there be
ii ire fi::i then?”
Frances Branson: “The mail ser
vice is too much like the Army.”
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ELON DRY CLEANERS
'VIEW OF ELON’S CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. Dr. Ned Faucette B rannock, head of the chemistry de
partment, whose association with the college dates back more than fifty years, poses beside his original equip
ment—thlBty bottles (near Dr. Brannock's elbow). Bottles on shelves are part of modem equipment which makes
Elon laboratory one of finest in North Carolina.
IF WE PLEASE YOU
TELL O THERS
IF WE DON’T
TELL US.
Personalities
ROBERTS
“Well, hello! It’s none other than
James ‘I slay the women’ Rimmer
‘They slay me’ Roberts!”
“Yeah,” Jimmy admits, “it’s me.”
And that’s the lad this column is
about.
Although mafciy of this self-styled
Romeo’s activities haveJ quieted him
down, and he dtps only occasionally
into the whirlpool of romance this
year, last year was an entirely differ
ent story. This friendly, blond-hair
ed, chernbie personality from Lemon
Springs (suburb of Jonesboro, we
hear), N. C., has led a varied and in
teresting life which belies his dis-
armingly innocent appearance. Yes,
James has Seen quite a bit of life in
his twenty-odd years.
A transferee to Elon from Pfeiffer
Junior College in September, 1942,
Jimmy packed his duds in Mal'ch of
’43 and left for the Army. He was a
fighting member of the 7th Army in
Europe, saw enough of the continent
to realize that there’s no place like
home, and returned to Elon last Jan
uary.
As to his special likes, pretty girls
and steaks with French fries rate
four stars on his list. Basketball and
“sack duty” don't come far behind.
On the side of his dislikes, Jim
holds conceited people to be worst,
but he also doesn't think much of
women wko don't like to cooperate
toward having a good time.
As a campus personality, Jimmy
Roberts is a definite asset to Elon.
He is secretary of the Veterans’ Club,
an active member of the I.T.K. fra
ternity, and has been a member of
the Student Senate. Business admin
istration is his major subject, and
someday soon we expect to hear of
Roberts’ Five and Dime store on a
comer of Moose and Goose streets.
Dr. Brannock At Elon
Over Half A Century
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Around the campus he is known to
all as “Uncle Ned,” and he’s as much
a part of Elon as its buildings. A half
century of association with Elon Col
lege is his proud record. He is Dr.
Ned Faucette Brannock, head of
Eton’s chemistry department and a
native of Alamance county.
Dr. Brannock was born only ten
miles north of the college campus, so
it’s a small wonder that he seems so
much at home when you encounter
him in the classroom or among the
colonnades. As a youth, he witnessed
the laying of the cornarstone at Elon,
and ever since he has followed, or has
been associated with, the growth and
progress of the i»etitution.
It was in 1892 that Ned Brannock
entered the preparatory department
of Elon, and in 1899 he graduated as
a chemistry major. During the next
nine years, he taught chemistry in
schools of North Carolina and Geor
gia, and it was in 1908, that Dr. Ned
Brannock became a member of the
faculty at Elon. In that year he ]
organized the school's original chem
istry laboratory. At first, the chem
istry department was housed in a
tiny room, with only thirty bottles
and a scant handful of chemicals "at
the young instructor’s disposal; but as
the years went by, under Dr. Bran
nock's guidance, Elon’s chemistry
laboratories waxed and flourished,
until now the department is recog
nized as one of the most excellently
organized and best-equipped in the
state.
As a student or a member of the
faculty. Dr. Brannock can boast as
sociation with the college under all of
its five presidents. He entered Elon
as a student during the presidency
of the late W. S. Long, graduated dur
ing the term of Dr. W. W. Staley, be
came a faculty member during the
incumbency of Dr. E. L. Moffitt, serv
ed as an instructor during the presi
dency of Dr. W. A. Harper, and is
presently serving under Dr. L. E.
Smith.
Besides his teaching, Dr. Bran
nock's chitef personal interests are his
family i»nd his home. Whenever ffe
finds time from his duties at the col
lege, he can usually be seen at home
in the gard^. Gardening is his
hobby.
Back at his desk in the chemistry
department, if you should question
him about the atom bomb, he will
say; “Scientists have developed a
deadly weapon. If the energy is
used properly, it will prove invalu
able to the progress and comfort of
civilization; but, if we fail to control
our atom findings, we’ll not only de
stroy ourselves but our civilization.”
If you remain a minute longer, he
will probably add, in characteristic
good humor: “The students believe
that all they have to do to pass a
course is to laugti at my* jokes, but
some of them do not laugh at the
right time."
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