St*ry Weather
For Newberry,
Christians Threatening!
MAROON AND GOLD
Let’s Start
Getting- Ready For
Hamecoming!
-VOLUME 29
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949
NUMBER 2
Drive For $100,000 To
Finish Elon Gymnasium
HELP A FRIEND IN NEED!!
The “Big Push” fer the comple
tion of Elan’s magnificent new
gsmnasium is scheduled for the
first week in November. At that
time the college will launch a
eampaign in the home county of
Alamance to naise funds that will
make possible the finish work on
tlie structupe.
The new gymnasium, which
will mean much to the students of
Elon College, and to the peopje
of Alamance County as wafl, is
already well underway, but an
other $100,000 will be needed to
finish it and furnish it for use.
The goal is tD have it ready for
use during the coming basketball
season.
The gymnasium was designed
to cost $225,000, and over half of
that amount has already been
subscribed. The facultp and stu
dents paid oT subscribed about
$50,000, and the alumni of the
college added . another $75,000.
The .NoveiiSber campaign will
give the people of Burlington and
Alamance County an opportunity
tc contribute.
College officials, as well as the
students, have long reaUzed the
great need for a bigger and better
gym at Elon, and the first step
toward realiziog their dream
came last May when the corner
stone of the structure was laid.
When completed the new Eloi
gymnasium will be one of the
best in North Carolina. It is de
signed to seat 4,250 persons a
basketball games, and it is thus
exceeded in size by only three
others in the stato. The only
ones larger will be those at
Carolina, Duke and State.
Plans are almost com*)lete for
the $100,000 campaign in Novem
ber. “Easy” Jones, Burlington
radio man, is to be general cha-ri
man for the drive, and individual
solicitation will be in charge of
Royall H. Spence, Jr., president
of the General Alumni Associa
tion of Elon, and James V. Simp
son, president of the Alamance
County Alumni chapter.
Radio Club Has
New Equif merit
The Elon College Amateur
Radio Club became the proud
possessor last week of two trans
mitters, each capable of deliver
ing 300 watts of power. Presi
dent Ray Hayes stated that the
transmifiers are lacking in some
parts and that the club members
wiU gain both pleasure and
knowledge in building the power
supplies and modulators for them.
Other equipment has* also been
obtained, and actual class instruc
tion in the International Morse
Code is expected to get underway
today. President Hayes stated
that the club is still receiving
members and issued ah invitation
to any student to join “the world’s
greatest fraternity.”
Hailey Leader
Of Ministers
The Ministerial Association,
composed of Elon students major
ing in Religious Education, Is off
to a fine start on its new year,
with moer than thirty members
enrolled. Meetings are held each
Monday night at 8 o’clock in Mrs,
Haff’s classroom.
Jim Hailey, who halls from
Leaksville, is the president of the
club this year. Other officers
are Warren Johnson, of Jersey
City, N. J., vice-president: Helen
Jackson, of Winston-Salem, secre
tary; Oliver Howell, of Sanford,
treasurer; and Fleta Moffett, of
-ireensboro, deputation team
■hainaan. ^ .(iZmL
SEEKING FUNDS
ROYALL H. SPENCE, JR.
Royall H. Spence, Jr., of Bur-
ington, recently elected presi-
lent of Elon’s General Alumni
\.ssociation, will be in charge of
general solicitation in the forth-
:cming campaign of funds to
complete Elon’s new gymnasium.
He will be assisted in this phase
of the drive by James V. Simp
son, president of the Alamance
County Alumni Chapter.
Elon Players
Give Show In
Three Weeks
For their first production this
season, the Elon Players will pre
sent the farce comedy, “Room
Service.” The play will be offered
in Whitley Auditerium on Tues
day and Wednesday, November
2nd and 3rd.
Try-outs have been held, and
“Room Service” is now in rehear
sal. This play has had a notable
history for getting laughs, both
as a play and as a Marx Brothers
movie vehicle.
The play revolves around a
shoestring theatrical producer,
played by Robert Rubinate. He,
with his director, Ken Jacob, and
the director's handyman, Robert
Walker, is trying to produce the
great American drama, “God
speed,” which is written by a hay
seed author, Nash Parker.
Unfortunately, the producer
has his cast living on doubtful
credit in the WhiiV Way Hotel,
which is managed by the produc
er’s brother-in-law, John Vance.
Barging in on the group and dis
covering the $1,200 bill owed to
the hotel, Robert Wright, as a
hotel examiner, locks the actors
out of their rooms.
While the hotel examiner
rages, a backer for the play puts
in an appearance with $15,00 to
invest. This angel is played by
Roger Wilson. The problem fac
ing the producer is that of stay
ing in'iiis hotel long enough to
close the deal with the would-be
backer and thus keep from losing
author to a rival producer,
^’urther complicating matters,
the director and his handyman
are evicted from their lodgings
and are forced to move in with
the producer. This shrewd trio
the nuse every devious method on
record to keep their room in the
White Way Hotel.
In addition to these characters.
Sue Edwards will be seen as the
secrefafy who is hoping to star
in “Godspeed,”" and A1 Pierce as
the waiter who has played in the
Moscow Art Theatre. Fleta Mof
fett plays the part of the hotel
manager’s secretary, and Jerry
i\llen will appear as the hotel
doctor. A1 Godwin will be seen
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“Cliip '®!! For ‘Chips!”
Such might weH be the slogan
for a three-day campaign, which
Elon's varsity athletes are
starting on the campus today to
raise a fund to help Chips Cha-
balko, former EJon basketball
and golf star, who is now bat
tling for his life at his home in
Norfolk, Va., against a ra«e and
strange virus disease.
Chabalko (known in Norfolk
as Robert Ward, since his father
changed the family name) en
tered Elon College after his
graduation from Norfolk’s
Granby High in *i947, and he
soon gained a place for him
self on the campus, where he
was a member of both the
basketball and golf squads.
He went home from Elon last
May and was stricken ill, sup
posedly with pneumonia. Af
ter fifteen days in a Norfolk
hospital, he was discharged.
Later in the summer he be
came paralyzed and retarned to
the hospital, where he remain-
ttd for six weeks. He failed to
overcome the virus, wiiich was
draining his vitality, and the
Navy flew him to Johns Hopkins
in Baltimore, where specialists
worked on his case in vain, and
he was returned recently to his
home to continue the fight for
life.
Chabalko's family is not a
wealthy «i»e, and his parents
are said to have Hsed up all
their savings and even sold the
family automobile to meet the
mounting Ttospital costs. They
have recently been trying to
sell their home to save th«ir
son.
One of the Norfolk civic clubs
has recently started a drive for
funds to help Chips Chabalko
(Ward) and his parents in their
fight for his life, and the cam
paign that starts today on the
Elon campius parallels that one.
Chips’ fellow athletes, mem
bers of the “E” Men’s Cluh of
Elon, are spoMsoring the drive.
To stert it dff they kave voted
a donation of $50 from the
CMb treasury, and now they
appeal to all Elon students to
join the effort. All remember
the gay courage and convpetitive
spirit which Chabalko displayed
when he wore the Maroon and
Gold, and they have planned
this effort to bolster that cour
age for the biggest and tough
est fight of all.
The drive will get underway
today and will continue through
Thursday and Friday, according
to plans revealed by Pete
Marshburn, prosident of the ‘E’
Men’s Club. A booth will be
set up in the rotunda of Ala
mance, manned each morning
by one of the club members,
and all monogram men will
wear thear letters throw,»h(jut
the drive in an effort to stir in-
Watermelon
Gives Score
An ordinary North Carolina
watermelon gave Ireland Up-
churcli the fright of his life on
Sunday night, October 2nd, when
both he and the watermelon were
involved in the wreck of Marion
Adams’ car a short distance east
of Graham.
Upchurch was riding in the
front seat with Mr. and Mrs.
Adams when the car went out of
control and catapulted the water
melon from the back~seat and
burst it over his head. He did
not feel the impact, but when the
car came to rest he felt carefully
to see if he was hurt.
The examination in the dark
ness revealed the fact that some
thing liquid was flowing down the
side of his head, and his first
thought was of blood. Trying to
get out of the car, he dropped his
hand to his side and felt some
thing cold and clammy, and his
next thdught was raw flesh.
It was almost more than he
could stand, and he was relieved
to find that he coujd still leap
from the car to the ground. He
confesses that, for one time, he
had water on the brain—and not
bloodl
NEW HISTORY PROF
PROF. R. F. HUNTER
■^of. Robert F. Hunter, of Rich
mond, Va., is one of two new men
added to the staff of the History
Department this year. He is a
native of Charleston, West Va.,
and was graduated from Washing
ton and Lee University in 1942
After serving in World War II as
a naval aviator, he entered the
Uhiversity of North Carolina and
awarded the M. A. Degree there
in 1947. He has since pursued ad
vanced study at Columbia Uni
versity, and he is now a candidate
for the Ph. D. Degree from that
institution.
Hiorh School
Day Planned
Plans are virtually complete for
a special “High School Day” here
on Friday, Novev'jer 4th, when
Elon will battle the High Point
Panthers in the annual “Home-
Coming Day” football game. In
vitations will be extended to all
seniors in a great number of high
schools, and several hundred high
school youngsters are expected to
attend.
The plans are being formulated
under the direction of Prof. J.
Earl Danieley. The high school
guests are expected to begin ar
riving on the campus early that
afternoon, and they will be con
ducted on a tour of the college
and given a chance to observe stu
dent life. They will then be guests
at the football game that night.
The plan was introduced at the
regular October facutly meeting,
which was held on Monday night,
October 3rd, it being pointed out
that such an event will give the
high school students of North
Carolina and Virginia an oppor
tunity to become better acquaint
ed with the educational advan
tages which Elon CoUege has to
offer.
The various departments of the
collge will plan special exhibits
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Religious Campaign To
Begin Here On Sunday
KERE NEXT WEEK
DR. AARON N. MECKEL
Dr. Aaron N. Meckel, eminent
Congregational Chuistian minis
ter, will inaugurate a series of
evangelistic services here on
Sunday, with worship scheduled
wice daily through next Friday
n annual observance of Religious
'Cmphasis Week. Dr. Meckel has
been for two years pastor of a
arge church in St. Petersburg
Ha.
College Band
Enlists Many
New Recruits
THREE NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO ENGLISH STAFF
PROF. WILLIAM H. STRUHS
Three new members have been
added to the staff of the English
Department this year. They in
clude Professors William H.
Struhs, John F. West and Willi
am S. Osborne.
Professor Struhs is a native of
Charleston, S. C., and he attended
the College of Charleston in that
city, graduating in the Class of
1946. He received his M. A. De
gree from the University of Iowa
in 1948, and last year he taught
at the South Dakota State Col-
PROF. JOHN F. WEST
lege. While ifi college he par
ticipated in glee club, dramatics
and sports.
Professor West, a native of
Western North Carolina, attended
Mars Hill College and then grad
uated at the Universitp of North
Carolina. He received his Mas
ter’s Degree at the same institu
tion this year. Much interested
in creative writing, he has had a
number of works of fiction pub
lished in popular magazines and
has also some poetry accepted for
PROF. WILLIAM S. OSBORNE
publication.
Professor Osborne is a native
of New York state, but he came
South for his college work. He
first attended Atlantic Christian
College and then graduated from
the University of North Carolina
in 1947. He returned North and
received the Master’s Degree
from Columbia University in
1948. While an undergraduate he
was active in both dramatics and
on the college newspaper.
With thirty-eight members al
ready enrolled and an unofficial
goal of sixty members set, the
prospects for the Elon College
band h«ve assumed a rosier hue,
and indications point to a musi
cal and marching organization to
rival the best in the state.
Prospects took a definite up
ward trend last week when prac
tically every resident of the Club
House joined up as the first step
in a student-conceived drive for a
bigger and ever better band. Fif
teen new members were enrolled
in three days, and one of the orig
inal members cqme back to swell
the total to thirty-eight.
Prof. Eugene M. Jacobowsky,
in announcing the increased
membership, exprescd his appre
ciation for the rising interest and
declared that any student inter
ested will be welcomed, whether
the student be boy or girl. Full
band rehearsals are held on Mon
day, Wednesday and Thursday af
ternoons from 4:30 until 5:30
o’clock, and ensemble clases for
the wood winds, brasses and per
cussions meet on Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday
from 3:30 until 4:30 o’clock.
Original members this year in
clude Jack Castle, drum major;
Doris White, secretary; J. Maurice
Prevette, librarian; Roy Berry
John Hall, BiU Kivett, Albert
Lake, Andy Meredith, Robert S.
Moore, Frank Moses, Jr., Ray Mc
Kenzie, Page Painter, Charlotte
Rothgeb, Jimmie Scott, George
Shackleford, Paul Shepherd, John
M. Sturdivant, A. C. Sutherland,
Lois Walker, Don Wiles, Roberta
Winstead and Graham Momack.
The new recruits and returnees
include Dallas Berry, Hlranj Co
ble, Carlos Harte, Jack Hunley
Ed Mercer, Arthur Mizell, Ralph
Neighbors, Emmett Nesbitt, Rich
ard Painter, Alvin Pate, Jimmie
Rhodes, Earl Todd, Moon Tolley,
Dorothy Vernon, Bob Williams
and Roger Wilson. These mem
bers join Director Jacobowsky in
urging other students to join the
Big Parade.”
The annual observance of Re
ligious Emphasis Week will get
underway at Elon Collega next
Sunday. October 16th, whan Dr.
Aaron N. Meckel, pastor of the
First Congregational Church of
St. Petersburg, Fla., will Inaugur
ate a series of evangelistic serv
ices in the WhKley AuditOTium.
Dr. Meckel will open his series
of services with 11 o’clock wor-
^ship next Sunday morning and
will continue with two services
.each day through Friday, October
21st. He will speak at 7:30
o'clock on Sunday evening wid at
the same hour each evening until
the following Friday night. He
will also speak at 10 o'clock each
morning from Monday through
Friday.
The Elon College Choir, with
Prof. John Westmoreland direct
ing and with Prof. 5'letcher
Moore at the organ, will sing at
both morning and eveming ser
vices each day.
These services, which offer a
collegiate version of the old-fash
ioned “revival meeting.” form
part of an annual and nation
wide program, for similar meet
ings are held at some time dur
ing the year in all American col
leges and universities, including
including those sponsored by the
state as well as church-supported
institutions.
Dr. Meckel, who is noted for
the inspiring quality of his mes
sages, was born in Luverne,
Minn., one of five minister sons
of Rev. and Mrs. Carl Meckel. He
received "Sie B. A. degree from
Mccalester College, the B. D. de
gree from the Andover-Newton
Theological Seminary and the
Doctor of Divinity from North
land College, Ashland, Wis.
He was formerly pastor of the
Clark Memorial Church at St.
Paul, Minn., the FanueiT Congre
gational Church in Boston, and
of the First Congregational
Church in Boston, and of the
First Congregational Church in
historic Braintree, Mass. He has
held his present post in St. Pet
ersburg, Fla., since January, 1948,
and there he ministers an average
congregation of 1,500 persons
from all over the United States
and Canada. A member of the
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Did you ever notice that Dr.
Smith’s “go-buggy” doesn’t have
an Elon College sticker on the
windshield? All together now . .
three cheers for Elon!
Johnson Named
Frosh Leader
Charles Johnson, of Suffolk,
Va., is the president of Elon’s
new freshman class, having been
chosen to that post by his class
mates at a meeting held in Whit
ley Auditorium on Tuesday, Sep
tember 27th. The election was
held under the direction of Art
Fowelr, president of Elon’s stu
dent government.
Other freshman officers,
chosen at the same time to direct
the Class of 1953, through its ini
tial year, include Bobby Leigh, of
Hampton, Va., vice-president;
Cristel Burns, of Siler City,
Route 3, secretary-treasurer; and
Anne Strole, of Chadbourn, as
freshm;«!i representative to th»
Student Legislature.
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Book Store To
Levy Sales Tax
The long arm of the state rev
enue department has reached out
to tap patrons of the Elon College
Bookstore, according to an an
nouncement by Harry Keaton,
manager.
Starting this week it will be
necessary for students to pay the
North Carolina sales tax on aU
purchases in the Bookstore.
When asked for comment,
Keaton acknowledfeed “You can’f
beat death or taxes.”