SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1947
Day Student
Sketch'Eook
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE
Cracks by Dale, and Corn by Cornish
You’ve probably heard the saying
that two heads are better than one;
well, that’s why Cornish and I
^ot together to “compose” this one.
This particular time always comes;
there’s nothing that can be done
about it; unless, perhaps, we make
our professors remember the time
that they had to face the same ordeal,
You know what I’m talking about—
EXAMS!!! Can’t you take a hint,
Mr. Coble? Remember, it hasn’t been
very long since you went through the
same thing.
Along with the holidays come some
things that aren’t too pleasant! Such
things as not seeing Hilda Neese and
Min Riddick around to brighten
things and make Hhe slsy seem just
little more blue merely by their
presence. Min is going back to Ala
bama,, and Hilda graduates this quart
er. Congratulations, Hilda, but we
really are going to miss you,
Jackie Pierce reports that Cornish
made a gross overstatement (hyper
bole, Miss Keen.) Jackie says
“There’s a vacancy,” not. “Sorry;
taken!” There’s your cue, Biddle.
That tall, dark, and shapeless
character you've noticed lately is
Wade Lowe; a swell guy to know.
Guess what! Warren Wilson went
out with a girl the other night. What
gave you the ner\^e and how did ya’
do it?”
“Dub” Brown reports “No COM
MENT”!
I wonder if Wrightenberry is still
writing those sugar notes to that cute
cheer leader in Miss Keen’s English
cl^ss?
Richard “Stupid” Moore’s theme
song: “Whatcha Know, Jo?” (Ask him
how he acquired that name. It’s
really quite an interesting story, eh,
Kichard?)
Kathy Young is going ’way down
in Alabamie for the spring holidays.
Have lotsa fun, Kathy; and be sure
to tell Kenneth to make certain that
he sends you back AND with the
stars still shining as brightly in your
eyes.
If you want to have some fun, ask
Korma Jean Edwards what her new
name is, and just how she “picked it
up.”
I want to take time out to let the
ball team know how proud the Day
Students are of them—just as every
one who loves Elon is.
Earl (Ty-Ty) Short is a regular fan
of Charlie’s Wildroot creme oil.
Haven’t you noticed that “Maiden
Swoon Sweep” that he spends hours
on every day?
Bad news! Cornish plans to trans
fer to at the end of this
quarter. We'll really miss you and
the splendid personality that you so
easily display. (It seems that his
real reason for leaving is to study
human anatomy by the Braile meth
od!) Good luck, wherever you go.
Now, here’s hoping your exams are
the easiest ever—or rather, that you
know them better than ever; and have
fun during the holidays.
See you later!
I DALE.
NEWSPAHER
By
“PAT" PATTERSON
LOOKING AT THE BUDGET
Of utmost importance to thinUng
Americans at the present time is the
controversy over the proposed GOP
slash in the 1947 national budget.
President Truman has asserted that
thirty-seven and one-half billion dol
lars would be required to keep the
wheels of the federal government
machine rolling for another year.
On the other hand, however, Re
publicans of the joint budget com
mittee, ever mindful of campaign
promises to reduce individual income
taxes, maintain that six and one-
half billions less would do the job
just as efficiently.
A cut of this size would, according
to our top ranking naval and military
officers, seriously impair the ability
of the armed forces to carry out their
job of backing up outstanding U. S.
world commitments. Also the Vet
erans’ Administration would be an
obvious vicitim of withheld govern
ment .funds.
Another inconsistency apparent in
such a reduction would be a propor
tionate weakening of U.S. diplomatic
power at the conference table. In
view of a lack of satisfactory inter
national control of atomic energy, and
an approaching vital Moscow con
ference. would it not seem wise to
reinforce the bargaining power of
the United States by strengthening
our armed might? To do this, there
must be sufficient funds. Would a
smaller budget solve the problem?
Our congressmen will answer this
pressing question in the near future
—an answer upon which might well
1 depend our nation’s history.
RECENTLY APPOINTED as editor of the spring issue of
“Colonnades,” Elon College student literary magazine, was Edward
Ray Day, Norfolk, Va-, shown here with Miss Clegg Miller, Winchest
er-, Va., who was selected as associate editor. Day, a senior, has been
a regular contributor to MAROON AND GOLD, both as a columnist
and a poet, and is well qualified for his new post.
Students Are Amused
But Confused At Opera
Personalities
SPRING FOOTBALL
PRACTICE BEGINS
Muscles are aching and backs are
creaking fhese days, now that spring
(Brrrrr) football practice has begun.
Three more weeks of hard work will
face the boys immediately after the
spring (Brrrr again) vacation. Coach
Perry is working hard with the team
and has high hopes of a good shoft'ing
next season. , A practice scrimmage
was held with Burlington High
School’s Mallorymen on Tuesday,
and some of the boys showed promise.
Next year’s schedule will open at
Davidson in early September, and
close December 6 at Savannah, Ga.,
against the University of Georgia (Ex
tension).
Compliments Of
ELON
SODA
SHOP
NEESE
Once upon a time in the year 1947,
there was a blue-eyed, blond-haired
girl at Elon College . , . Hey! wait a
minute—this is the year 1947, .and
that very same girl with the azure
orbs and “yaller” tresses is still here.
But; alas, not for long, because
Hilda Gray Neese Is going to grad
uate from ^on at the end of the
present quarter, on February 28.
Hilda, a day student who is prac
tically a “day-night” student because
she is seen so often on the campus,
lives only a little way down the road
from the college and owns a last
name that has been familiar to Elon
folk for years and years.
Along with the color of her eyes
and hair come the green and gold of
Tau Zeta Phi sorority and a major
subject in home economics. She
also bears a big appetite for sizzling
steaks and chocolate cake, loves her
fraternity brothers almost as much
as her sorority sisters, and dotes on
semi-classical music, the song “The
Old Lamplighter,” dressy clothes in
her favorite blue, .football games,
gardenias, physics class, and Pro
fessor Hook's jokes.
During her four years at Elon, she
has been singing every Sunday in the
choir, has been a member of the
Household Arts club. Panvio Literary
society. Pi Gamma Mu, Day Students’
organization, and goodness knows
what ^Ise. Last year she was presi
dent of Panvio.
One of the things she likes to tell
people about is a plane ride she took
from Danville to Norfolk. She said
there was no air sickness, but the
take-off was “like a big whiff of
ether.”
Another event she feels is really
important is her becoming a frend
of Richmond authoress Louise Mc-
Graw. Hilda seems to be interested’
in writing, herself—after four years (
she has finally gotten up enough:
courage to treat M. & G. readers to
one of her poems. If you haven’t read |
it already, just take_ a glance at the j
opposite page. You’ll know Hilcfa
better after you do. 1
By CL.IUDE COMER
Confusion was the predominant
factor in Whitley Auditorium a week
ago Wednesday, at the matinee per
formance of the New York Civic
Opera Company, An estimated au
dience of 350 people, most of whom
were inexperienced opera fans, sat
through almost half of the company’s
presentation of “La Traviata” before
it became apparent to them that they
were not observing a performance of
“Rigoletto.”
The mixup came as a result of the
lack of operatic educaton among the
students and townspeople who at
tended the matmee. and because of
the New York Civiv Opera Com
pany’s faulty publicizing of its day
time performance. Local newspapers
and advertising posters had announc
ed that “Rigoletto” would be the aft
ernoon prodi|ction of the company.
To make matters worse, at the
entrance of the auditorium, “Rigolet
to" programs were available, and
librettos were on sale. A majority
of the unsuspecting opera-goers pur
chased what they thought were lib
rettos for “Rigoletto” but, on reach
ing their seats, were confused to find
a description of “La Traviata” con
tained therein.
Slowly, as the singers proceeded
blissfully with their arias and duets,
word pSssed through the audience *y
the “grapevine” route that it was
“La Traviata” which was being pre
sented instead of the previously an
nounced “Rigoletto.” As the realiza
tion dawned, confusion subsided, and
the listeners finally settled back to
enjoy the rest of the performance
Happily for all concerned, the Civic
Opera group’s evening attraction,
which had bee# advertised as “Car
men,” tufne4 ^out to be “Carmen”
and not “Barber of Seville."
One Sunday the little daughter of
a great publisher came home from
Sunday school with her illustrated
text card in her hand.
“Wljat’s that you have there?” ask
ed her father.
“Oh, just an ad ahout Heaven.”
Pop: “And that, my son, is how the
first world war was won.”
Son: “Pop, why did they need all
those other soldiers?”
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There’s an old Latin saying. “De-
gustibus non est disputandum," mean
ing there's no argument about taste;
so respecting each person’s opinion,
whether or not we agreed, we pre
sented the question of the week:
“Whom do you consider the most
handsome man or the most beautiful
;irl on the campus, and why?” These
are some of the answers we received;
Paige Eaves: “Bob Gaskins—I think
he’s cute!”
Mack Paul: “Why, Gayle, of course.
Have you seen that new haircut?”
Fred Shoffner: “I think Jack Mere
dith would be a better authority on
the subject than I.”
Jack Meredith: “I don’t want the
girl to have the satisfaction of know
ing anyone thinks she’s the best look
ing, so I won’t name her.”
Shirley Woods: “I’ll get murdered
if I say it!”
John Watson: “If I told you who is
the best looking girl, it might cause
somebody else to feel hurt; but if
you want to know who is the most
handsome man. it’s Tom Fulghum—
he told me so himself ”
Jake Thompson: “I don’t know her
name, but she hails from Florida and
lives in the same house as Mr, John
son.” (Ed.—It's Betty Hill, Jake.)
Carolyn Monsour: “It doesn’t mat
ter who he is—if you love him, he’s
the most handsome.”
Anne Byrd: “Anything I say will be
held against me.”
Bill* Scott: “Just put me on the
Betty Hill bandwagon. Why? Have
you had your eyes examined lately?”
Jeanne Meredith; No answer. (Just
blushed at the thought of handsome
men.)
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Jack Meredith approached Mrs.
Johnson in the library the other day
and asked for a copy of Young’s An
alytical Concordance to the Bible.
When sh^ returned from the one-day
reserve stacks witli the dusty old
volume, she opened the back cover
and removed a yellowing card.
“Why!” she exclaimed, “You’re the
first person to take out this book in
fifty years.” As she handed him the
volume, she added absent-mindedly.
“Be sure to return it in the morning
—son»eone might want it.”
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