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VOLUME 31
ELON COLLEGE, N. C„
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IS, 10S2
NUMUKH 7
Student Selective Service Status Is Clarified
New Kitchen Now In Use
To Replace Burned Unit
The new kitchen wing of the Elon College dining hall, which
replaces the structure tliat was left in a smoldering ruin after a
$35,000 blaze roared through+hat portion of the college struc
ture early last fall, is now in use
The college students found the campus culinary artists oper-
ting in the new kitchen upon their return from Christmas holidays
n Thursday, January 3rd, although final stages of the construction
"re still in progress and a portion of the new equipment is yet to
e installed.
The kitchen blaze was discovered about 9:30 o'clock on the
night of September 29th, while virtually all students and faculty
“lemhers were away from the campus attending the annual Elon-
ppalachian football game, and the fire was already under control
hen the crowds returned from the game around 10:30 o'clock.
Temporary arrangements were
Pi Gamma Mu
Chooses Ten
New Members
ade at that time to continue
he dining hall in operation, and
he south wing of the dining area,
which was untouched by the fire,
as used through the remainder
f the fall as a temporary kitchen,
leantime, construction of a new
itchen was started at once on a
‘hurry-up” schedule.
To name only a portion of the
new and modern equipment which
is found in the new kitchen,
here are two 40-gallon stainless
teel steam-jacket kettles, two
deck ovens, a Magic Chef range,
an automatic ice-maker, an ice-
ream maker, an electric potato
peeler, new stainless steel sinks
with another on the way), and
lenty of kitchen utensils such as
nives, pots and pans.
One of the modern features of
he new kitchen is a large alumi-
um canopy over the battery of
stoves, with a 42-inch fan over
head for the purpose of carrying
away steam, odors and stale air.
It is stated that all furnishings
and installations in the newly con
structed kitchen were bought with
the idea that they would be trans-
Jferable to the new dining hall,
'Which is to be constructed in the
future.
“KOOKING IN THE kOLLEGE KITCHEN’
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The North Carolina Alpha
Chapter of the Pi Gamma Mu
honored ten Elon students just
prior to the Christmas holidays
when the group was chosen for
membership in the organization,
which is a national honorary so
cial science fraternity.
Membership in Pi Gamma Mu.
is a distinct honor, for a student]
must meet high requirements for
admission. He must have no aca
demic failure in any subject on
his college record, must have a
minimum of twenty semester
hours in social science and must
be in the highest twenty per cent
of his class. There are at pres
ent over 100 active chapters, and
the Elon chapter is the oldest in
the state of North Carolina.
The ten honor students chosen
for membership this year in
clude Bill Blackstone, of Jackson
ville, Fla.; Clifford Cherry, of
Draper; Matt Currin, of Burling
ton; Jack Gibson, of Burlington;
Murray Holland, of Clinton; Wal
ter Jenkins, of Elon College;
Pearlman Johnson, of Burlington;
Warren Matthews, of Greensboro;
Daniel Motley, of Reidsville; and
Gene Young, of Martinsville, Va.
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Activities in Elon’s now kitchen, which was occupied following Christmas holidays, are shown in
the above picture, which displays much of the new equipment that has been installed to replace that
destroyed by fire late in September. The completion and occupancy of the new kitchen marks the
concluding chapter of the fire story, which was chosen for the Number One spot in a review of the
big stories that broke on the campus during 1951.
A nnual High School Day
To Be Held February 6th
Elon College will stage its third
annual “High School Day” on
Wednesday, February 6th, and
the college hopes to have as guests
at that time a large group of high
school seniors from all parts of
North Carolina and Virginia.
Plans for the day are nearing com
pletion, according to Mrs. Judy
Burns, field secretary of the col
lege, who is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
The college initiated this annual
observance in the fall quarter two
years ago, when more than 1,000
iiigh school guests were on the
campus. The observance was
changed to the winter quarter
last year, and nearly 1,700 hign
school seniors and faculty mem
bers were here for the occasion,
which was climaxed by an Elon
victory over Lenoir-Khyne that
night in. basketball.
A varsity cage contest between
Elon and Appalachian State will
climax the entertainment for the
“High School Day” Uiis year, but
Ihe committee is once more lining
Up a program designed to ac
quaint the 1932 high school grad
uates of this state and Virginia
»ith the educational advantages
that Elon has to offer them.
The plans call for the visiting
eroups to arrive on the campus in
Ten Big Campus Stories Of 1951
Selected In Review Of Past Year
Draft Director Explains
Regulations For Colleges
(Special To M. and G.)
Washington, Jan. 15—General Lewis B. Hershey, director of
Selective Service, pointed out today that 1951 amendments to the
Selective Service law provides for students to be deferred instead
of having their induction postponed and that students have ample
opportunity to enlist in the service of their choice without previous
30-day deferments at the end of the school year.
He pointed out that under the Selective Service Act of 1948
students persuing a full course satisfactorily might have their in
duction postponed until the end of the academic year, provisions
under which the students became liable for induction at the end of
the year; while the 1951 act provides that any student pursuing a
full-time course would, upon receiving induction notices, be de
ferred in class 1-S until the end of academic year, with one such
deferment
“Bid Night’
To Be Held
February 9
The annual winter quarter “Bid
Night” for Elon's Greek letter
fraternities and sororities will be
held on Saturday night, February
9th, according to an announce
ment this week from officials of
:the Pan-H).Ilenic Council.
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The bidding this quarter will
follow the regular form, with a
series of rush parties by each
group, and acceptance by a pros
pective pledge of ail invitation to
I the final “Bid Night” party con-
Disaster, progress and accom- progress was a great story of spread out through the year, was
plishment vied for first rank pa.st accomplishment, which ra
the early afternoon for a complete
tour of the college, with each and
every department in the college
expected to provide special exhib
its that will illustrate class activi
ties and student work.
The high school group will be
guests of the college for the eve
ning meal, after which there will
be a special program in Whitley
Auditorium by the music and
(dramatic departments. At that
meeting, too. President Leon E.
Smith will welcome the youthful
visitors to the Elon campus.
Topping oft the entertainment
for the guests will be that meet
ing of the Elon Christians and
the Appalachian Mountaineers in
beautiful Alumni Memorial Gym
nasium, a contest that is expected
to show the high school groups
some top-flight basketball and
also display the excellent physical
education facilities of the college.
Members of the committee on
arrangements includes represen
tatives of both the faculty and
the student body. In addition to
Mrs. Judy Burns, chairman, the
committee includes Prof. J. H.
Brashear, Mrs. Jacqueline Mat
lock, Alumni Secretary Carl
Woods, and Roger Gibbs and Matt
Currin, the last two being from
the Student Government
among the important news stories
that broke on the Elon campus
during the twelve months that
made up the year 1951, stories
that were played up in the col
umns of the Maroon and Gold and
which attracted interest both on
and off the campus.
The staff of the Maroon and
Gold, following the example set
by larger newspapers and such
news agencies as the Associated
Press, has reviewed the year just
ended and chosen its own ‘Ten Big
Stories of 1951.”
This choice of the ten biggest
stories that graced the columns of
the Maroon and Gold during 1951
was made upon the basis of
campus importance and with at
tention to the effects on Elon Col
lege and Elon students. News
interest and space allotted were
factors in selection of the ten
stories, which are listed below in
order of their ranking.
1. THE KITCHEN FIRE. The
tire which destroyed the kitchen
wing of the dining hall on the
night of September 29th, with a
loss of more than $30,000, led all
events on the campus in the sheer
drama and “spot news” interest
The excitement and inconvenience
that it occasioned made it the
Number ,One story of the year.
2. NEW FUND RAISING
CAMPAIGN. If a disaster such
as the kitchen fire claimed first
spot, then the idea of Elon pro
gress in the future embodied in
the great new Fund Raising Cam
paign, which was launched at a
banquet session on Tuesday, No
vember 20th, ranked next. This
campaign, designed to raise $1,-
250,000 for Elon’s future develop
ment, is yet to reach its most ac
tive stage.
3. PRESIDENT SMITH'S AN
NIVERSARY. Companion with
the stories of disaster and future
suited when Dr. Leon E. Smith
completed on November 1st his
twentieth full year as president of
the college, marking another
milestone in a fine record of de
velopment and improvement.
4. ATHLETIC CHAMPION
SHIPS. This is a story that ap
peared in several installments dur
ing the spring quarter, although
the climax of each installment was
reached in May when the Elon
baseball team clinched its third
con.secutive North State Confer
ence title, the Elon track team
ran away with the Conference
cinder crown, and Dave Mondy
shot his way to the individual
links title in the annual Confer
ence tournament.
5. HIGH SCHOOL DAY. No
event during the year brought
a larger crowd to the Elon Col
lege campus than did the second
annual “High School Day,” which
was staged on February 15th.
Thei-e were nearly 1,700 high
school seniors and faculty mem
bers from sixty-one different high
schools in North Carolina and
Virginia who accepted Elon's in
vitation to visit and inspect the
college campus and facilities.
C. WESTMORELAND TRIP
AND HONORS. World honors
came to Elon College when Prof.
John Westmoreland, of the Elon
Music Department, journeyed over
to Europe last summer for a peri
od of study in his chosen field of
music under Nadia Boulanger,
world-famos teacher and director
at the Fontainbleau . School of
Music and Fine Arts in France.
While there, the Elon man won
first honors in conducting and a
first mention in sight-reading,
both in competition with some of
the finest musicians from all parts
of the world.
7. ELON CHOIR EXPLOITS.
Another big story, and one which
the exploits of the Elon College
Choir. This group
made Elon known to a host of
people in the Eastern States and
New England during an extended
tour last spring, and then the
singers gained additional honors
for Elon during the fall with ap
pearances at numerous meetings
and with six successful rendi
tions of Handel’s “Messiah ’ on
the campus and on tour.
8. COMMENCEMENT. The
graduation of another large class,
which was marked by the appear
ance of outstanding speakers, the
award of honorary degrees to out
standing men and all the fanfare
and ceremony of commencement,
made this an outstanding story in
two May issues of the college
paper.
9. M. AND G. WINS AGAIN.
It was a big story for the news
paper staff and one which brought
statewide attention to Elon Col
lege when the Maroon and Gold
won for the third straight year the
top ranking in North CaroUna
among college newspapers of the
bi-weekly class. The honor was
won at the annual college press
meet in Raleigh in April.
10. ANNUAL CAMPUS ELEC
TION. There was once more great
interest in the campus political
contests during the spring, and
the Maroon and Gold gave ample
coverage in the event, with re
sults of the election on April 17th
given to the campus in the Ma-
rfoon and Gold columns within
one hour after the final results
were counted.
OTHER STORIES: There were
a number of other stories, too,
which attracted campus attention
and which pushed for a place in.
the “Big Ten” for the year. In
eluded were r,ne dramatic activi
ties, the appearance of The Col
onnades, May Day, the re.signation
of Jimmie Darden as alumni sec
retary, the football honors of Sal
Gero, the annual Homecoming,
the Religious Emphasis program
stitutes an agreement to become
a member of that group. Fresh
men become eligible tor bids this
of singers quarter, providing they averaged
a “C” or better on the fall quar
ter work.
The four fraternities preparing
for the semi-annual rushing sea
son are Alpha Pi Delta, Iota Tau
Kappa, Kappa Psi Nu and Sigma
Phi Beta. The four sororities are
Beta Omicron Beta, Delta Upsilon
Kappa, Pi Kappa Tau and Tau
Zeta Phi.
Dr. Smith Attends
Washington Meet
Dr. Leon E. Smith, Elon’s presi
dent, represented the college at
the annual meeting of the Amer
ican Association of Colleges,
which was held in Washington
last week. While in Washington
for that meeting, he attended the
annual gathering of the Commis
sion of Christian Higher Educa
tion of the National Council of
Churches of Christ in America.
The sessions were held at the Ho
tel Statler in Wa.shingtJn.
to each student.
Hershey pointed out too that
any student entitled to 1-S deter
ment must be ordered for induc
tion before he can be deferred by
the local board. The law says
that he shall be deferred “upon
presenting the tacts” that he is
satisfactorily pursuing a full-time
course, which means that no stu
dent should be panic-stricken by
an induction notice. Instead, he
should request his Dean or Regis
trar to give notice to the local
board of his student status and
that such work was actually com
menced prior to the date the in
duction notice was mailed.
The law requires each registrant
to keep his local board advised of
his current status, so General
Hershey urged each student to
have his college send notice to
the board as soon as he is notified
that he has passed his pre-induc
tion physical.
The draft law which provides
for 1-S determent, also authorized
the President to prescribe such
other regulations as deemed nec
essary, and the President later
prescribed a Class II-S student de
ferment plan, which resulted in
the rule for deferment of students
in upper brackets of their classes
and those scoring 70 or better on
the draft tests. Hershey points
out, however, that this is only
general policy and final decision
rests with the local board.
Students who meet either re
quirement in class rank or draft
test score have a right to appeal
if their local board does not defer
them, and Hershey reminds stu
dents that they may appeal to the
State Appeals Board within ten
days from the date the local board
mails him notice that he is in
Class I-A. -
In case the State Appeal Board
upholds the local board by a split
decision, Hershey pointed out
that the student then may appeal
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Ministerial Group Plans
Banquet Meet Saturday
and selection of ten Elon students
for collcgiate Who’s Who.
The Ministerial Association,
composed of student majors in re
ligion, will hold its annual ban
quet at the Bliss Restaurant in
Greensboro on Saturday evening
of this week, with Vaughan Beale,
of Franklin, Va., a prominent
churchman, lawyer and former
FBI agent, as the principal speak
er.
Pre.sident L. E. Smith and the
members of the religion faculty
will be special guests at the af-
air, which is expected to be at
tended by about forty members
and guests.
Max Vestal, president of the
group, states that the therpe of
the banquet will be ‘The South,”
with decorations to carry out the
idea and in keeping with the date,
v/hich is the birthday of Robert
E. Lee.
Legislators Hold
Regular Meeting
Members of the Student Legis
lature were complimented for
tlieir attendance this year by
Speaker Matt Currin at the ses
sion held last Thursday. Currin
pointed out that there had been
100 per cent present at two meet
ings this year and an average of
about 90 per cent at all meetings.
The meeting last week saw
three bills passed by the student
lawmakers, including one per
taining to employment of a col
lege nurse, a request tor repair
of floors in the Science Building
and a request tor fire escapes on
three campus dorms. The group
asked that all bills be read in
chapel the following Monday.