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MAROON AND GOLD Wednesday, October 8, 1952 PAOK TWO Maroon And Gold Edited »nd printed by itudent* of BUon College. PubUihcd bl-weekly during the college year under the ausplcei of the Board of Publication. Entered ai second clasi matter at the Post Office at Elon College, N. C., under the Act of March 8, 1879. D«llvered by mall, $1 SO the college year, 50c the quarter. ehitokiai. board Matt Currln Editor-In-Chief I.ynn Cashion Associate Editor .lames Rhodo Assistant Kditor I’atsy Melton Editor Cooper Walker ^*t Editoi Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor lU SINE.SS BOARD Jamc.s KIukIcs . Business Manager Joe Biankliy Circulation Man^^er li f; Frick J’rinlinR Advisor I.ynn Cashion I’rf- Operator SPORTS STAFF Gary Sears Sports Editor Mike Kausco Avst. Sport.-. Editor Don Mcrrimon Rportu Assistant REPORTERS Ronnie Black Joann Newman Doris Chrismon I’aRe Painter David Crowle Bill Renn Ervin Durham Max Vestal WKDNESDAY, OCTOBKU 8, 1052 KEEP THE BALL ROLLING We've ir.ndr a splendid st.irt thi, year as a student body, but th. re 1; still much room for improvement nnd expansion of our activities and projects. Our Student (iovcrnmc-nt has taken a big step in the improvement of our campu*^ life and weekend cntertiiinment, and in launchiny this large scale porgram of activities fintis Itself confronted with new ta^ks every day Your elrrtcd Student Government officials and committce chairman are work- Jny ve y hard and vpending countless hours in planning and preparing activities for yniir benefit. Last week It was requested by Phil Mann, entertainment committee chairman, that all organizations on the campus assist that committee ;n wo.-kii:g tc. . d a broad er entertainment program by assuming part ol the responsibility and sponsoring a profiram for at least one weekend during the year. Thus f.ir a goodly number of campus organizations have rallied to the cauie and have agreed to help the com mittee with its year-long tii-k. All that is fine and takes its place on the shelf of lucceu, and we can cite the entertainment committee as an example of your Stu dent Government functioning at its best. However, there are many other depart ments in our Student Government that are just as Important and should function at top capacity in order to have a well-round ed government, and these departments, along with the entertainment committee, cannot funttMjn v.itliout each and every one of us doing his share. Do not permit the burden of the Student Gov ernment to fall on the shoulders of just a few of your fellow students. We must all join hands and do our individual parts In order to have and keep the kind of Student Government that Klon wants and needs. We can have fun in sharinK the duties and be proud of our accomplish- mcnts j)t the end of the year. \ou m,iy 35k, "What can I do " Well, not all the duties uf your Student Government Is book work. Every committee, every de partment and every bureau needs help in the way of planning, ideas and actual la bor. And even more the Student Govern ment needs your spiritual support. Each of ycur Student Government work ers is Just hke you and me. They appreci ate our complimenting them and urging them on. When they see that we are tak ing advantage of the activities they pro vide for us, that we are enjoying the fruits of their labor and that we are anxious and interested enough to help them, that is when they are really going to work at their best. If you have any .pare time and are in- Icmtcd in a certain pNvi- t-f your Stu dent Government functions, join with that department and do your share to make it more »ucce.s,ful. Don't w.Ht to be called on. but go in nnd do your part with a smile. l,cfs all get u, there and speed the ball up and keep it rolling- Cashion. cash on the spot r.y LYNN CASHION Memories Of Elon’s Yesteryears I.:i I year, the fraternitiet and their sis ters had what we eould call a contest to re which ones could remodel their rooms to look the nicist. The result was that all the rooms underwent a rejuvination whi-.h ^ ifliidtd a good coat of paint, some new furniture, and a good cleaning alto- pether. ; or one time the students were working together toward one common con structive project, :.nd they administered their program more than efficiently. The ultimate li^ult was. that the Greek Letter bxothe.^ and sisters had something that they could ;ay they were directly n spon- -!'.,lc lor and of >.'hich they could be pii;ud. \Vf. ■ , students, have always regarded ll'o itu-’:!nt union, or bookstore, whichever ;.i;u prefer, as ours. We use it to lounge ir bf-v.i "n cla=.-cs, to play in, to dance in, i.nd also L . a place to watch television. All in all, the bookstore is the campus ! L.i'iun loom and get-together snack ' bar. Now this hangout of ours is in pretty i »; I ahi.pL‘. It could ufe an overliauimy I !ike the adjoining fraternity rooms and ■orority rooini underwent last year. If we v,ould all chip in and give a little manual labor, providing we could get the paint from the colle.'re, we could do the same thing to our bookstore that the fra ternities and sororities did to their rooms. The fraternities and sororities could even lead the way for the rest of us in remod eling the bookstore. Each fraternity could l e responsible for a definite period of di recting the painting and remodeling and seeing to it that there were sufficient workers on the job, say two days for each qroup. It would really be a worth-while project for the fraternities and the student body too. We could paint the walls in a week's time, working together and everyone do ing their share, and then we could see what we could do about some new furni ture, lamps, and pictures to make the place look more like a lounge. Might even find some rugs for the floor- It really would look nice when we finished, and, too, we would all feel more like it was ours. There fore, we would feel more like doing our share in keeping it clean and presentable like we would our lounges at home. One side of thie room eould be fixed up for playing ping-pong and other games and for activities like dancing. The other side of the room could be fixed for loung ing, reading, watching television, or even cards. We could make it look a lot more collegiate and homey. It's a shame the way the bookstore is treated and looks now. It's really not too bad, but it just doesn't have the college atmosphere that ♦ it needs to really be appreciated. And too. the girls have a nice reception room in West Dormitory, but there isn't a lounge for any of the boys' dorms. Our Bookstore could serve a two-fold purpose in that we could all use it for a lounge nnd a reception room for our parents and friends. You know, when you do something your self, you are much more appreciative of it and take greater pains in taking care of it. We would all have a part in the remodel ing and in caring for the room and would be anxious to show off our work, and if we all worked together, we would really have something to show off. The greater universities have more than one lounge for the students, but of course, they are sUte subsidized and therefore can afford such. But we are a denominational institution, a private college which oper ates on limited funds. Much of the prog ress and developments for our students . will have to come from within the student body. Many of the times that we, as a student body, will want certain changes and developments, we shall have to take it upon ourselves to carry out the desired projects that would stand for progress in our college. The remodeling of our bookstore is an example of such a project. Think it over, and if you like the idea and want a nice lounge and recreation room, let us know and we will see what we can do to get the project in operation. It may even come about that the fraterni ties and their sisters will take it up as their project and surprise us. If they did. they would do a good job. No doubt nbout that, for we have already seen a sample of their work. Appropriate to ‘ Home Coming Day" and stirring memories of Elon's yesteryears in the mind: and hearts of the returning alumni, the accompanying pic tures of Elon's campus in days long gone came from t!ie :! '■« collection of Prof A, L, Hook, who knows perhaps as much as any living person of the lusi iy and traditions of Ekm during the Piibt four decider-. The ti;.> pi a p-.:i- otamic view of tise Elon campu'i of the early I92'i's. before t'’e. great fire that (!e:troyed the old Alamance Hall, “.Senior O.ik ” was just a junior then, as can be plainly seen, and in the back ground and partially obscured one can see (left to right) West Doimitory, old Alamance Hall and East Dormitory, Second from the top is a view of Elon’s “outdoor commence ment" of 1923, which was forced out under summer skies by the (fire. The speaker is Governor E, Lee Trinkle, of Virginia, •-hiAvn on ' e I'lc.tfo m w;lii tlie seniors. The mi;'.ci!c picture shov.s the tuiniiig of the fir.'^t diit for the Duke Science Building, and F!^:i s‘uc'.-‘nt,5 of tocki.v v.ill re cognize the shovellers (left to righti as Dr. Ned Brannock, Dr. T. E. Powell and Prof. A. L. Hook. The view next to the bottom discloses the laying of the cor nerstone for present Alamancc Hall, part of the walls of the new structure appearing in the foregi'ound. with pail of the ruins of old Alamance showing in the right background. Last picture at the bottom is a view of the new Elon College almost completed, as seen from the South Gate next to the rail road, which was in process of erection at that time. ' I;' ^ the moving finger writes By MATT CURRIN THE LIVELY ART OF HAZING— Your editor has noticed that freshman initiation is over. Next year the class of 1956 will be able to initiate the class of ’57. Here is a proposed initiation program you may wish to follow . . , The freshman is led forth blindfolded from his room to a mysterious place in pitch darkness. Some one blows a horn at his ear (preferably a loud car horn): an inner door opens and a hoarse voice bawls out his name. He is then pushed very roughly forward by a red devil asiisiei) by a living skeleton that gleams phospho. rescently. He is spirited upward in the void. Reaching what appears an eltvation of several hundred feet he is assured the increasing noise that he has finauj reached the inquisitorial chamber. Some one jostles against him, and down he 1 down, down, until he strikes an awaiting blanket. Like Sancho Panza at the inn he is tossed into the air again and again, amid shrieks of “Go to it Freshie," ‘Shake him up,” and “Kill the bum,” until a new candidate demands the attention of tlie tossers. Then he is told to rest himself in a chair, the seat of which lets him into a pail of water, though a large sponge prolj- ably saves him from a bad wetting; head and hands are thrust through a pil lory and he is reviled in the ignoble pose. He is then rolled in a huge squirrel's wheel, a noose is thrown around his neck, and he is placed under the guillotine. Then the bandage is whisked from his eyes, and he sees above the glittering knife of block tin, which falls within a foot of his throat and cannot possibly go further, that is unless something slips. Being thus executed he is thrust into a coffin, which is hammered upon with such energy that he is at length brought to life, pulled out again, and made to wear his coat with the inside outwards as an identification that the ordeal is over. Note: If he gets hungry, feed him a raw oyster tied onto a string- . . ♦ + + * IN YEARS GONE BY No doubt you have by now noticed the pictures beside this column. I spent sev eral hours with Prof. Hook the other eve ning and he showed me a large collection of old pictures, some of which date back to the very early days of Elon College. These pictures which we have used in thi! issue of the Maroon and Gold are some of the better ones. Many of the pictures are so old that it was impossible to reproduce them for the paper. Looking back through these pictures is like turning back the pages of time. lo doing this we realize the great history bf* hind Elon College. Such outstanding peo ple as Prof. Hook, Prof, Barney, Dr. Bran- hOck, Iiliss Lila Newman, Mrs. Oma JoM- son. and Dr. L. E. Smith have given many jears of life to our college. We are gratfr ful to them for all that they have donf’ ithout them Elon College would not h* here today. I want to take this space to thank the' members of the 1952 Maroon and (joltl staff for their excellent co-operation in the publication of the first issue of the paper. To be dependable is a great Qual ity, and the staff this year worked hard and conscientiously in publishing the fW issue. Few realize what really goes into a paper, particularly when the whole pw tess is done on our campus. By the "'3)' did ycu know that the Maroon and Gold is one of the oldest college newspapers in North Carolina, and it is the only college | paper in our state which is actually printei* j on the campus by the college students. ' * * ♦ * Theodore Sills was going from San FrW" CISCO to Chicago by air, and he was en grossed in a book on bridge. A steward ess stopped and looked over his shoulder, Mr. Sills,” she said, “that must be a f*" ^ cinating love story you are reading.” Startled, he looked at the chapter head ing v,>ith fresh eyes— “Free Eesponse* After An Original Pass” ^
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