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MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, February 14, 1951
Maroon and. Gold
Edited and printed by students of Elon
College. Published bi-weekly during the
college year under the auspices of the
Board of Publication.
Entered as second class matter at the
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the Act of March 8, 1879. Delivered by
mail, $1.50 the college ye..r, soc the
quarter.
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Edward Engles Editor-In-Chief
Robert Wright Associate Editor
Justyn Carter Music Editor
J. B. Pickard Feature Editor
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Joe Spivey Sports Editor
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ART STAFF
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Happie Wilson
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 •
HIGH SCHOOL DAY
Those of you who hate crowds would do
well to stay in bed tomorrow, for it will be
the most crowded day of the year at Elon.
And not only will it be the most crowded,
but also one of the most itiiportant, if not
the most important, days in the school
year, both from the standpoint of Elon
College and of the thousand-odd high
school seniors who will converge on the
campus for the annual High School Day.
The day is a red-letter one for the col
lege, for this is our opportunity to show
off our campus to prospective college stu
dents. Now, more than ever, Elon needs
new students. This is our chance to show
the delegatin of high school seniors the
advantages and pleasures of acquiring a
college education. . -
For them tomorrow is important because
many of them will be continuing on to col
lege, and, of course, some of them will be
coming to Elon. This is their opportunity
to see for themselves what we have to
offer them, in extra-curricular activities
as well as curricular. What they see and
do here tomorrow may decide their future
and will play a large part in building the
future of the college.
So to those of you who do not stay in
bed to avoid the crowd, get around among
the visitors, help them along whenever you
can, show them the friendly spirit that
characterizes Elon College, give them
every opportunity to sell themselves on
Elon. This could and should be an even
bigger and better High School Day than
the one we observed last year.
the
yankee peddler
By BOB WRIGHT
THE FUTURE STARTS NOW
It is interesting to note the results ob
tained by open forum discussions held
last week in Professor Struhs’ speech
class. The subject up for discussion was
the bloody and strife-torn one of Civil
Rights, and students’ offerings were, to say
the least, gratifying and full of hope for
the future of the South.
Professor Struhs himself came out of
the forums, which were held in three sep
arate classrooms, one for each facet of
the subject that was under discussion, with
pleased phrases 'like “. . . . surprising
amount of liberality . . . practical thinking
. . . common sense” on his lips.
We are happy that Mr. Struhs was
pleased, but the “surprising amount of lib
erality” comes as no surprise to us, for it
seems to be always true that when a group
of serious minded, intelligent people get
together on a controversial subject and
make a real effort to be objective and try
to forget their built-in prejudices, the re
sult is the same. They find that they are
convincing themselves that many things
they had accepted as true simply because
they were always told they were true do
Contributed Statistics
Taken From March, 1948, Figures
Population of U.S.A 135,000,000
Population 65 or older 37,000,000
Balance left to work 98,000,000
People 21 or younger 54,000,000
Balance left to work 44,000,000
People in Gov’t work 21,000,000
Balance left to work 23,000,000
People in Armed Forces 10,000,000
Balance left to work 13,000,000
Local officials 12,800,000
Balance left to work 200,000
Hospital and Asylum inmates.... 126,000 '
Balance left to work 74,000
Bums and non-workers 62,000
Balance left to work 12,000
Persons in jails 11,998
Balance to work 2
That leaves two—you and me to run the
country. A revised s«t of figures would
probably show that there is no one left
to do the work of the country. If you
don’t believe it, take another look at the
situation.
* ♦ ♦
We have just read the weekly feature
story and wish to commend the Biology
Department for their temerity in allowing
the skeleton in their closet to be photo
graphed. Few people would allow theirs
to be discussed, let alone be pictured.
* * ♦
7 A. M. In The Dorms
When the frost is on the blankets
And one’s nose and ears are chilled
There’s a marrow-aching tremor
And it’s not because we’re thrilled.
We listen to the whistle shriek.
Think of coffee steamin’ hot,—
And wish the radiator
Had the heat it hasn’t got.
* * *
The Elon cagers seem to have adopted
a new hair-do, as anyone can see with half
an eye. We’ll be looking for the burr
heads to add laurels to those shorn pates
at the Statesville tournament.
After experiencing the vagaries of the
weather in this “southern” state, we re
tract all past comment about New England
weather.
Those sick switchmen can’t be as sick
as we are looking into an empty post office
box twice a day.
♦ ♦ *
Headline Hopping
“Fire Sweeps Leaksville Theater.” Won
der why they didn’t use a broom instead.
“Flood Control For Pee-Dce Is Backed.”
A typographical error here would have
been disastrous.
‘After 28 Semesters Father Of Three To
Get Degree.” It couldn’t have been a
bachelor’s degree.
not stand up under close inspection. They
find that once they have thought .he mat
ter out clearly they can no longer pros
trate themselves before the altar of illog
ical prejudice. They find that thinking
produces more satisfying results than ab
sorbing someone else’s ideas.
These discussions may not have solved
any important problems; they certainly
are not of any earth-shaking portent. But
if the seed can be sown and nourished
properly, the harvest will be good. When
ever anyone learns a truth he automatic
ally becomes a teacher.
It is little things like this discussion
that give us hope for our future and the
future of the world.
of
cabbages
and kings
By ED ENGLES
What’s this I hear about the Ministerial
Society makmg plans to enlarge their fa
cilities to accomodate the expected influx
of members that will come after the show
ing of “Outward Bound?”
-But you don’t have to be a ministerial
student to enjoy the show. Matter of fact,
you don't even have to be a student. Come
one, come all. It is one of the best shows
of the year, and if you didn’t get to see it
Tuesday night, why, come tonight.
* * *
Bob Devoe, the friendly new face at the
Campus Shop, has an idea that the invet
erate coffee hounds should appreciate. He
is thinking of selling tickets that will give
24 cups of coffee for the price of 20. He
is interested in getting your reaction to
this.
While we’re on the subject of the
Campus Shop, we would like to extend a
hail and farewell to Bob, the new owner,
and John Sturdevant, who left this, our
campus, for the ivy covered colonnades
of dear old Korea. Good luck to them
both.
To Whom It May Concern: May you
roast in hell for poisoning my cat, one
' harmless little white creature named Vir
ginia. You are also to be congratulated
on the excellent results you obtained on
the neighbor’s cocker pup, equally harm
less, when you made him sick almost unto
death.
If you think the weather is too cold
around here, you should try Wisconsin,
where weather reports . have been read
ing something like this: Fair and some
what warmer tomorrow, with an expected
low temperature of -30, and high of -18.
And that is almost balmy weather when
compared to the almost 60-below that has
struck the northwest. Makes this seem
like swimming weather.
+ +
I hereby wish to withdraw the ad I
placed in the last issue for a feature edi
tor. As a matter of fact, I am sorry now
that 1 inserted it in the first place, for
lo, we got one. And, also lo, he’s going to
do us both out of a job.
As if to prove his versatility. Dirty Dick
(a rare name) Levine, one-time electrician
and now stage manager for the Players,
dabbler in scholarship and major in pino
chle, small game demolition expert, is
now taking a whack at play producing and
directing, in collaberation with a has-
been actor named Jerry Allen. Their
first production, “Curse You Jack Dalton,”
starring anybody they can get, is eagerly
awaited by Elon playgoers.
Two other one-act plays will also be pre
sented about the same time (which has
not yet been definitely decided on), are
“The Valiant,” directed and produced by
Bob Walker and Virginia Davis, and “The
Rope,” by Jack Goodwin.
Our night life reporter (a rare job) in
forms us that the Correct Time Inn has
finally repaired its clock, thereby making
available not one, but two precious com
modities to an eager public, the latest one
being, of course, the correct time.
Then there is the story of the English
teacher, half of whose students were fail
ing. When she publicly expressed the
sentiment that perhaps she wasn’t doing
too good a job with them, one gallant lit
tle man stood up and said, “1 don’t know
how the rest of the class feels, Miss ,
but I think you done your share.”
It’s beginning to look, at long last, as
though the Colonnades, Elon's supposedly
annual magazine, will finally be printed.
Under the capable direction of Professor
V/est, material is now being gathered for
consideration and possible publication in
the magazine. All ye who have an idea
for a short story, a poem, or an essay of
some sort, why not sit down and write it
out rfor him? Material used will be se
lected on the basis of quality and quality
alone.
Reading from le't to right rrd then back to the center, we have IJrofesscr Pai l S. .leadish.
Dr. Richard M. Haff, and an uridentified friend, who smiles prettily for the cameraman.
Et Tu, Homo Sapiens?
j By J. B. PICKARD
What is this thing called
Science? An attempt to answer
t’nis question led to my taking a
j guided tour through shadowy
halls and obscure corners, where
scenes seemingly lifted from old
'F/rankehotein” movie slj-ts are
in jum'oled juxtaposition with
those from “The Life of Louis
Pasteur.”
Instruments, equipment and
tools that would have brought a
look of envy to the ever, of a me
dieval torture expe'-’t; bones, bats,
butterflies, bird', Mrcksnalces and
beetles that tl'e v.i:ches ol old
Salem would have died to possess
for the brewing of potions, pois
ons and rp-ilti-cs th:; m?ds
feared by the:'" r'nt"r"pc>’''. "i'''—
all this and more is here in abun
dance.
Where are these things found?
Have the authorities heard of this
menace? Who are. the dabblers
in black magic w’ho while away
their hours in this legalized char
nel house? These and other things
are about to be exposed to the
bleary, bloodshot eyes of our
semi-literate readers.
With the complete cooperation
of Dr. Richard M. Haff and Pro
fessor Paul S. Reddish, I made a
cUrsory inspection of some of the
more unusual things found in
their department. If by any
chance you should ever want to
buy a horse’s skull, a human brain
'don’t all speak at once, kids), a
preserved human hand, the jaw
bone of a porpoise, a jellyfish en
cased in plastic, or any other lit
tle articles for use as a paper
weight or door-stop, you are here
by recommended to one or the
other of these gentlemen.
In one room 1 found two stu
dents learning, old adage to the
contrary, that there is one and
only one way to skin a cat. One
student was at work with a look
different conditions. A very sim
ple thing, it would be easy for you
or I to use it. It consists of a
couple of gizmos that go around
and around, another that sticks
out and scratches a smoked paper,
and then, after a transparent sort
of a fixative is applied, you have
a record that proves something
positively.
I was grabbed at this point by
Dr. Haff and dragged, kicking
and screaming, through a small
exhibit hall that had row upon
row of bottled everything. Every
thing, that is, except what one us
ually expects to find in a bottle.
All sorts of erstwhile life rests
there, each in its own jug, iar, or
bottle, immersed in a preserva
tive. More edifying than appetiz-
,: ing is the delightful display of
several human embryos, plus
railed f.ie micrQtome, which isj^j^^^^
•ised to slice specimens for micro-i preserverfor careful ^tudy
icopic examina
sound ~o I'll
"he final fact.
of grim c'.ctermjjiaticn on a cat
she called, with much affection,
S;im. Sarji received his name af
ter Prof. Reddish had commented
that perhaps Minnie was a bit
improper for this particular speci
men.
I walked to the opposite end of
■he hall, turned left at a barrel of
i’rogs (no kidding, a v.'hole barrel)
and came upon a new project.
Here a group of students is build
ing an aquarium. This particular
aquarium is composed entirely of
things found in this immediate
vicinity.
Prof. Reddish ?n led me into
vet another room, which contain-
'"d several devices that would lead
til ihi'-i; perhaps Rube
~r,''>' cTC a member of our
icn. This may not
Vrl ^.;.dl I is a detached, slightly aeter-
Thi.v gimmick will, second-hand hand, genus
slice a specimen into bits as thin homo, and a brain of the same
as one twenty-five-thou?andth of j genus, which was purchased by
an inch. Prof. hastened | the Science Department to .ulfill
c assure me that the thing is,3 ion«-fel; need.
by the pre-med students. Here
.'.ever loaned out to ihe maljers of
‘ho'' ptrf ''abncated sandwiches
one foolishly purchases at athletic
contests, picnics, funerals, and
other festive occasions.
Directly across there is yet an
other miracle-making machine.
This one is designed to grow big
ger and better plants indoors than
can be produced in outside gard
ens, and in a fraction of the time
required by nature. This minia
ture hot-house has built-in heat,
water and sunlight, which enables
Dr. Haff then led me back to
his own office, and it was here
that I met the ring snake, which.
Dr. Haff announces, not wdthout
pride, has been his close compan
ion for the past three and a half
years. I might drop a hint here
for anyone who might be border-
lining a subject under Dr. Haff
and mention the fact that his poor
snake hasn't eaten a thing for ten
weeks now. and this has them
both a little worried. If any such
student as I just mentioned should
the plantst o grow on an around- ^ mice
the-clock basis. This makes little V ... , ^ .
. , , , . . to give the snake, I am sure that
acorns mto mighty oaks in a min
imum of time. the snake and Dr. Haff
And here is the kymograph. appreciate it, although I do
This little contrivance is used to not feel qualified to speak for the
record muscles in action under mice.
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And here are biology students Joan Summers and Doug Roane. Doug i". presumably takx
ing a reading of Joan’s blood pressure. What she is doing to his blood pi^ssur" one c."n only,
conjecture, but then, biology students are supposed to know about that sort of thine loo. Thijj
is- not what biclcgy students do all the time.
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