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MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, April 14, 1948
Maroon and
Gold
Edited and printed by students of
Elon College.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor - in - Chief John Watson
Managing Editor .... Hal McDiarmid
Sports Editor Ed Mulford
Assistant Sports Editor . Rocco Sileo
Fraternities Lewis Lawrence
Society Editor Allene Stallings
Day Student Editor Max Storey
t BUSINESS BOARD
Business Manager Evelyn Moore
Circulation Manager .. MarthaVeazey
Adviser R, l. Dunlap
Photographer Ed Moss
Printer Jennings Berry
Pressmfin Worth Womble
COLUMNISTS
Ted Parker Jackie Gaskins
REPORTKRS
Ed Nash. Phil Gearing, Meir Gabbay
Jolin Gilliam, Evelyn McNeil
The Editor’s Woes
W commence this editorial with p
bit of pessimism. Not about the world
situation, which is entirely secondary
within the realms of our comprelien-
sion, but because of the lack of app
lications for the editorial chair of this
thriving newsp?;Der. However that
may be, we shall continue in our pres
ent occupation until we are made a
martyr of. Ah, me! We fear that won't
be too long. But enough of that. Edit
ing has its good points.
During a recent week, after we had
spent numerous hours in the press
office balancing the books and repair
ing the machinery, a young lady ent
ered with volumes of poetry to submit
for the much coveted praise of the
editor who, incidentally, is known to
be an authority on the subject. The
poetry had been criticizd favorably
by most of the faculty, and the editor
was so favorably impressed that he
refused to publish any of it, insisting
instead that she submit her great
works as an entire volume to the
editor of the Colonnades, or publish
it in book form. She obliged.
Such is the life of an editor. Some
one is always coming around to get
something printed, and occasionally
they succeed if the editorial is not too
lengthy. Then there are some very
interesting interviews with aspiring
young journalists and laymen also.
Practically no time ago, it was. that
another lady entered the sanctuaries
of the M and G office to complain
about an article in the paper thhe pre
ceding week. Attempting to divert lier
attention from that subject to some
article the editor had read in the same
pciper, he questioned her in a bio-
grapliical manner and learned much
about her that would ordinarily not be
believed by the masses, but the editor
cannot be termed as a member of that
vulgar groupl Albeit, the conversation
wa'. extremely interesting.
It seemed that she had lived in a
great number of places and that she
was more than usually versatile about
many things that are without the
scope of the ordinary. Her parents
were more or less extremists. They
had moved from an area of the state
where they determined the age of
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For No
Good Reason
By Frank Orringer
If you have ever had an urge to
write and think that you would like
to learn more about journalism, the
■Vlarcon and Gold is interested in
hearing from you. We are anxious to
conimue our twofold purpose of cov
ering the campus and developing
latent writing ability.
how do you know you can’t write?
Have you ever tried? Has your crea
tive writing experience been limited
to brief notes pased to Sadie Sawblatt
m the sixth grade? Do your class
mates snicker when you ri-je hesi
tatingly to read a personal essay from
the Encyclopaedia Britannica? Here is
your chance to discover just what you
can really accomplish.
First, let’s make it plain, that you
do not have to be able to write before
you join the M and G staff, Vve train
you from the ground up. We start you
copying sentences from a first reader.
At the end of two montlis you will be
copying sentences from college his
tory texts. You will not only be able
to write, but to read as well. Yours
will be the joy of seing your writing
in iprint and the thrill of working or
the best college newspaper in the two
Carolinas.
Before joining us, one of our ace
reporters never receivd better than
an F in his themes. Now he consis
tently gets a D minus. Of course, the
rate of improvement varies with the
individual, and we cannot guarantee
success in all cases.
A former reporter had difficulty in
cutting his thoughts on paper. (He
punched right through the sheet.)
\fter two years on the Maroon and
Gold staff he could turn out such
lolished poetry that several com
panies bid for his services. His latest
success is:
The Queen of Hearts now loves the
Knave. i
The Ki'.ig ran out of Burma Shave.
Look over the opportunities listed
below and decide which one will best
fit you for a career in journalism
Then come in and talk over your am
bitions with us. Call at the press room
any afternoon after two.
Inquiring reporter. The last man
who handled this job had his nose
broken in two places. However, you
can stay out of those places. If you
like to pry into other peoiple’s busi
ness, thi'i job will just suit you.
Society writer. Perhaps you feel
that you do not have the vocabulary
to cover a dog fight. Don’t worry. We
start you off by sending you out to
report any dog figh;s you may come
across. We even arrange dog fights
to gj’ive you more (practice.
Floor cc^mpositor. Do you prefer in
door work? Do you like to get to the
bottom of things? Then this job will
interest you. You don't have to
write—in fact, it's better if you can't,
IS then you woi’t' get ideas. The
work is not difficult Starting on the
loor level, you distri'->ute all type
found there with the aid of a special
printer’s tool called a broom and a
small lightweight galley with a
handle. The skills you acquire here
ire not confined to the printing trade
■Vlany former staff members now do
this type of work in banks, offices
ind department stores. You will be
trained in such techniques as speed
in the strai.ghtaway, close work
around table legs, and rate of pick up
Seriously, if you think you would
like to write, stop in and let us know
about it.
It Says Her&
By ED Moss
It must have been rather confusing
for the listeners last Sunday when the
nlot of a Sunday afternoon dramatic
program suddenlv changed from
’)lans for a surprise birthday party
to a scene which told of the hero
being locked in his bathroom. One of
the local stations carries the program
which is transcribed as a weekly ff»at-
ure. It was obvious, after the first
few minutes of the second half of the
program, that the wrong record had
been put on the turntable. There was
no indication, however, that the sta
tion was aware *f the error.
Tfs possible, though, that the change
was intentional—perhaps to see if any
one was listening. What with new
nersonnel, new policies, and new pro
gram changes, anything may be forth
coming. At least, it’s a novel way of
putting on a program. You can write
your own ending for the first portion
of the drama and write a beginning
tor the second portion. Thus, you get
twice as much entertainment for
your money and a little diversion be
sides
, , . . This is the age of speed, and
even our youth are not immune to its
influences. A news item tells of a
man being struck by a tricycle and
dying from the injuries received. The
name of the operator was not ob
tained: so, apparently, no charges
preferred. . . .
.... Cigarettes are harmfui. Take the
''as° of a young lad from Lewistown.
Pa. He tried to throw a cigarette from
a moving automobile and was him-
ielf thrown from the vehicle. He sus-
stained slight injuries. . . .
. . . Consic’er the case of Alf Ution
if Aztec. N. M. He started out to drill
1 w’ell and hit oil. He continued dril
ling and hit gas, then water. All he
needs is a building, and he’ll have s
complete service station. Too bad he
^ldn’t strike an air pocket so he’d
'lave free air too. . . .
.... A Negro man of Tennessee is su
ing another for biting his lip off in
1 fight. I guess the defendent will
think twice before he takes any “lip’
'lom anybody again. . . .
.... Did you know that from 1925 til’
1930 Winston-Salem had a residen'
stock company with weekly ch*nge
in the program? Now the South i;
practically a no man’s land as regards
recognized stock company tours. Rich
mond and Atlanta are exceptions, o'
course.
Letters to
The Ec itoi
Dear Editor:
It seems that in our midst we have
a prowler or, might I say, a thief.
Since the beginning of the fall quar
ter there have been on numerous
occasions things missing frc?m the
clotheslines and rooms in our dorm
itories. On one occasion $85 and ?
wrist watch was taken from the foot
ball dressing room.
Whether this person is one of oui
own “big family” or an outsider, he
.should be discovered and asked to
leave our campus. It seems that be
fore this year there have been fev
thefts committed on the campus of
Elon College. This being true casts
an unoleasant shadow upon the fresh
man class because it could very likely
be one of us. We are the most
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The Anfhem
Rendered
Or Offered
By James R.* Hailey
W'onderfull It was wonderful. Yes,
my dear collegiates, it was a wonder
ful rendition. Y"o_i hav2 developed a
fine sense of harmony. The volume
is certainly adequate. You are to be
highly commerded on therich quality
of expression and tone. But, is there
something lacking? Do you really feel
like you have accomplished all that is
expected of a choir of this calibre
when you sit down? Let's just talk
this over and see if we are missing a
point anywhere
Do you know what the little blind
girl said to her boy friend when he
started to kiss her? She said, "I know
vhat you’re fixing to do to me, I can
feel it just as plain, ’ Ah. that's it!
Feel, feeling, that’s what it is, I most
■aertainly could not call you on spirit.
Why, you have plenty of that, and
then some. I want you to know I think
that is one of the finest attributes a
choral group could have. In that res
pect you are not far ft-om the '‘King
dom." Maybe if we analyzed the sit
uation a little, we may arrive at a help
ful conclusion.
The anthem, as you know, is a sac
red composition set to music: a tri
umphal song. Now what does that
imply? Simply this, that it is a piece
of sacred literature which has been
set to music. It was written by some
one who was in^ired to pour his
heart out to God. When set to music,
its purpose is to be rendered by a
choral group as its part of a worshio
service: or, is it to be offered? That
is the question: Is it to be rendersd,
or is it to be offered?
No one would question music as a
very important part of the worship
service. Of course, you would not ex
pect to hear boogey-wooeey or jazz
from the choir, nor would you ex
pect it to arouse within you a feeling
of frivolity. What you would expect
though, is that it would inspire you to
a spirit of reverence, to a feeling of
the awe and majesty of God, Then,
■^^he mood of the worship service is
highly dependent on this function,
't directs the mood.
Since you can see that the tempera
ment of the service is centered around
this one feat to a large extent, doesn't
■t put a question in your minds, “Just
what is expected of the choral an-
‘hem? Let us take for example the
I21st Psalm set to music. “I will lift
up mine eyes to the hills, from
wherce cometh my help." As your
ministerial duty, you would proceed
to render it in a dignified and sophis
ticated manner. We can see the poet
IS he shades his eyes from the sun in
'Tis upward gaze. It is an important
bins to make us see that. Ys, the
■■endition lets us in on his upward
climb, as he seks the spirit of God.
But are we satisfied at seeing the
poet merely climb and grasp? It is
not the complete mission of the choir
to climb up and grasp some of the
time and take it away from the morn
ing sermon. The choir was called upon
to make a contribution, not merely to
fill up space. As the worship service
is the total response of the group to
God, a self-giving in adoration, then
';he anthem must not stop here. To do
so would be the equivalent of leaving
the poor seeker down in the dismal
valley.
But the poet reaches the mountain
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