maroon and gold
Wednesday, November 5 ]«.,
1952
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Maroon And Gold
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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1952
IS VOTING A RIGHT OK DITV?
The small number of people voting in
the election of last week Is no different
from any other election here on campus.
When a person is given the privilege of
vot ng, why not exerci.se the right? Of
course, there is no difference in the elec
tion here on campus and the national elec
tions for president. In the 1948 national
election only 52 per cent of the eligible
voteis In the United States exercised their
right to vote In the early thirties only
a small number of the people of Germany
went to the polls. They were the few
who inaugurated Nazism with Hitler as its
leader. If the majority of the population
of Germany had voted, in all probability
this would never have happened, and
possibly the second World War would have
been avoided.
In this country the majority rules. This
is one of the main spokes in the wheel of
Democracy. This spoke is needed Just
as much as freedom of religion or free
dom of speech. The flat-sided wheel rides
rough, so oiir government does not run
smoothly when this privilege is disregard
ed.
There Is also no room in voting in a
democracy for frivolity. Such practical
Jokers as the ones who vote for non-exist-
»nt candidates should have this privilege
taken away from them. Our freedom has
been too hard earned with “blood, sweat,
and tears" for people to take lightly.
Then there are the sore-heads who re
fuse to cooperate if the candidate for
whom they voted is not elected. They con
tinually gripe and complain about how the
country is going to the dogs and how
much better off the nation would be if
their man had come out on top.
When a hoy becomes eighteen he is re
quired by law to register with the Selec
tive Serviae Board in his hometown. When
he reaches nineteen he is eligible for draft.
This means he Is old enough to fight, and
perhaps to make the supreme sacrifice for
his country. Vet the majority of our
country believes that he is too young to
have enough Judgment to vote in a nation
al election. If a person is old enough to
serve his country in the armed forces,
w’hy should he be denied the right to vote
for his Commander-In-Chief?
Unity Is achieved only through the sin
cere and wholehearted cooperation of every
cltiien of our country. Let * everybody
back our new president for the betterment
of our country and of the world.
"United, we stand. Divided, we fall.”
—Rhodes.
cash
on the
spot
By LYNN CASHION
The most interesting thing that has hap
pened on campus in the past two weeks
was the Student Body Pojitical Poll, which
brouKht about much serious thought in
the minds of our students as to the pres
ent political situation. Many of us thor
oughly enjoyed discussing and debating
past issues of our national government
ind giving campaign arguments for our
favored candidate for President.
As you all know by now, Adlai Stevenson
won in preference over Dwight D. Eisen
hower by thirteen votes. Approximately
56 per cent of the student body actually
\oted, but there were many more who en
tered in the debates, and many of them
ere still debating the issues. Fifly-six per
centage voting does not look too good,
but we have to take into consideration
that half oT the students here are under
twenty-one years of age. The percentage
of citizens, voting in the national election
of 1948 was 52 per cent. Statisticians are
predicting 56 per cent will vote in this
year's election. Therefore, we at Elon
College, by some coincidence, voted the
exact percntage predicted for this year's
election.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank
the Student Body for the fine cooperation
and interest in helping us to sponsor this
election poll on our campus. But 1 wish
to remind you that even though our po
litical poll is over, we are not to drop na
tional affairs and politics from our way
of thinking. We are the ones who will in
the very near future be playing an import
ant part in our local, state, and national
government. Now is the time for us to
start preparing to be good citizens.
• « *
When I walk through our college camp
us, 1 not only take the time to notice the
beauty of our college grounds and the
stately old buildings that have been 'home’
to our college generation, and many gen
erations before, but 1 take the time to do
a little eavesdropping on my fellow stu
dents to see how they are getting along
here at Elon, and to what degree of satis
faction they are living with their fellow
students. Thus far this year. 1 have found
from observation that the school spirit of
our student body is in a definite upward
trend. Cooperation and interest of stu
dents in our Student Government is at a
high peak, and is still in progress.
We have much to be thankful for here
at Elon, including one of the finest well-
rounded student bodies in the state. First,
of all, we are a small college where every
one knows the other, and that in itself is
an important factor In that we are close
together, in work or in play. It is also
an essential factor in the progress of our
students as a whole, for we have found
that by working together we can accom
plish any goal we so desire.
Of course, there wil be times that the
going will be rough. Nothing worth while
is ever easily gotten. There will be those
who disagree with campus issues and
campus movements, but that disagreement
is to be expected. Does disagreement not
arise from competition, and is competition
not one of the basic factors of our democ
racy? Competition stands for progress
and advancement. It is through differenc
es of opinion and beliefs that we arise at
new ideas. It is this method that we de
termine the right course for advancement.
And it is through living and working to
gether here on our campus that we have
learned to respect each other s opinions
without getting mad and ohiding childish
/rudges against those who disagree with
our way of thinking. This training in so
ciology that we are now achieving daily
will be Ane of the most important phases
of our college education.
Whenever you feel that your life here
on campus has become confused, or that
''e are a miserable failure, go to one of
.\our Student Government officers and
just let your hair down. Talk over your
can 311 he
would better our environment. And too
you feel that you are not getting tci
contribute your share to your Student
Body s program, and progress. Just go
i the Student Government office and re
quest something to do. There is plenty
you could do, and even more for you o
do. Who knows, your ideas may be just
"hat we need. Each and every oL of our
contributions count up. Just as U Lke^
pennies to make dollars, and the more dol-
ars we have the happier we will be. Know
ing each other and living together with
respect for one another is what makes our
campus "Just one big happy family^^^
Camping In The Carribean
• • •
By LOUISE BEMIS j
I shaU never forget the exper
iences 1 had last summer while at
tending an Ecumenical Work Camp
in Puerto Rico, a small but beau
tiful island that is often calleci
the “Key to the Caribbean.” The
purpose of the camp, which was
sponsored by the World Council
of Churches in Geneva, was to
give life, socially and economical
ly, to a small, rural mountain
community named Jerusalem.
The campers consisted of three
girls from the United States,
Kamy Williams, Virginia Bush and
I; eight Puerto Ricans: and one
boy from the'Dominican Republic.
Of course all except we three
American girls spoke Spanish,
but we all helped one another to
learn both languages, and before
the summer was over we got along
very well.
Our living quarters consisted of
an abandoned three-rcom house,
like those in which the peasants
live, located a mile and a half up
the mountain. The kitchen was
an old shed behind the house, it
being raised four feet off the
ground There was no furiture,
electricity, running water or re
frigeration in either the house or
the shed, and the walls were char
coal black from the smoke of prim
itive cooking fires.
Our first few days were spent
in building furniture, cleaning the
house, arranging a system of rain
barrels as a source of water, con
structing a porch with a roof of
palm leaves and digging ditches
?o that the rain would not wash
us off the mountain.
Cooking was our main problem
nt first, because we had to pre
pare our fcod as the peasans do
There was a sand-box on legs in
the kitchen, topped off with three
large stones, between which we
built our fires and over which we
cooked. Eventually we acquired
a little two-burner oil stove, but
it was never adequate for pre
paring meals for fifteen people.
Our daily diet consisted of
Puerto Rican rice and beans, cafe
LOUISE BEMIS
* * *
con leche, bananas, cocoanuts,
pineapples, oatmeal. Spam, pow
dered milk and various native
fruit?. The food did not appeal
io me at first, but I learned to
tnjoy even the powdered milk.
Washing clothes was an experi
ence that was actually fun. We
carried our laundry down to the
mountain stream and were taught
by the Puerto Rican women how
to twist and pound the clothes on
the rocks. I thought my clothes
would never survive, but they al
ways turned out sparkling clean.
We also bathed and swam in the
cold, clear water of the river.
After breakfast we held worship
services, which gave us courage to
overcome the inconveniences and
made us feel the importance of our
work. We would read the Bible
and sing hymns in both Spanish
and English, and we had a feeling
of closeness to God on our moun
tain lop.
Following the devotions we
would hike down the mountain,
clad in dungarees, shirts and
heavy shoes and carrying picks
and shovels. Our job was to build
a cobblestone road up the moun
tain to replace the donkey pass
that had been there for many de- ourselves.
cades, hoping thus to teach the
mountain people that they could
improve their community and
mode of living.
We worked every morning on
the road, and little by little, we
noticed a more friendly attitude
on the part of the people. Women
began bringing us refreshments
while we worked, children helped
us carry stones, and the men even
tually started working with us on
weekends when there was no
work in the sugar cane fields.
We spent our afternoons in
classes, where government agents,
doctors and ministers spoke to us
about the economic, social, relig
ious and political problems of the
island. The lectures were given
in Spanish but were translated
into English for us. We learned
much and began to under the
people better.
We spent some of the afternoons
in vi.'iting homes and on tours.
We called on families far back in
the mountains and discussed their
problems with them. The tours
included visits to San Juan on the
Fourth of July, to the tropical rain
forest of El Yunki, to a sugar re
finery, to a progressive prison
farm, to Luquillo Beach and a
three-day trip around the island
to the larger cities and the de
nominational mission centers.
We attended chflrch services six
nights each week at a small church
on top of the mountain, where
the boys of our group took turns
holding services. They were all
seminary students, and this was
excellent experience.
The close of each day found us
exhausted and achjng in body but
happy in heart, and we tumbled
into bed, tied up our mosquito
nets and slept the sleep of con
tented people.
Being in Puerto Rico, and liv
ing with people of a different cul
ture, race and tongue, was indeed
a grand experience for us. We
helped break down some of the ill
feeling of the Puerto Rican peo
ple toward Americans and at the
.same time found a new spirit of
Christianity and love of God in
Elon Students Are Of Varying Origins
Figures from the office of
Prof. A. L. Hook, Elon CoIIepe
registrar, reveal that there are
seventeen states, one foreign
country, and eighteen different
religious denominations repre
sented on the Elon campus this
year. The states range from
Connecticutt, as far south as
Florida, and as far west as Ar-
kansas.
As might be expected
Carolina leads all the
with 465 as compared with 365
last year. Virginia is second
with 70 as compared with last
year's 79 students. South Caro-
Hna has nine and Penns,ylvania,
North
states
New Jersey, and Massachusetts
a re next in line with seven
Other states represented by
one or more students, listed in
alphabetical order include Ala
bama, .Arkansas, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Maryland, Michigan, New
York, and Washington, D. C.
Luuk Grout is from Holland.
Despite the fact that Elon is
o perated under the auspices of
the Congregational Christian
Church, (hat denomination is
third in the number of students
here. The Methodists lead the
way with 134 students compared
with 94 last year. The Baptists,
who were first last year with
123, dropped into second place
this year with 130 students. The
Congregational Christian re
main in third place with 121 stu
dents compared with 81 last
year. The Presbyterians are in
fourth place with 57, and the
Catholics are fifth with 25 rep-
resentatives.
Other religious organizations
represented include the Church
of Brethren. Church of Christ,
Christian Science, Church of
God, Disciples of Christ, Episco
pal, Greek Orthodox, Lutheran,
Mormon, Nazarene, Pilgrim Hol
iness, Reformed and Quakers.
A Line 0’ Type Or Two
Rliodes.
■By PATSY MELTON
it. H
and
the
Every year about this time,
as the weather gets colder and
the radiators get more finicky,
1 get a longing to go to Africa.
Just think of all those beautiful
animals, and the warmth,
the exotic landscape, and
w’armth. and the fabulous nat
ives, and the warmth ... I just
don't see how nudists stand the
winter.
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Aren't you proud of the Elon
Band? Wouldn't you like to see
it grow? Don't you think the
uniforms are snazzy? Then for
Pete s sake, if you can play an
instrument, join the Bandwagon
and fill up those extra uni
forms. You II be helping your
school, you'll be getting a lot of
valuable experience, and' you'll
have a lot of fun. The line
forms to the right of Jimmy
Well, the great election is
over but not forgotten. Gone
is the back-biting, the mud-
slinging and the name-calling.
Let’s all get behind the winner,
whether he's your candidate or
not. The next four years are
very important ones in all of
our lives, and we can t afford to
work against each other while
outside forces are pounding away
at us on all sides. Let's help
each other by giving full coop
eration and respecting the views
of others. If you didn't get out
and vote, I don't want to
you mention politics,
ally, 1 went Pogo!
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Remember the beautiful storm
which struck Elon a few weeks
ago. • Yes, the one that carried
away the trees on the west lawn
I came across a poem, written by
A. Nonny Moose, which de
scribes that performance of The
Greatest Show On Earth pretty
well. I though you might like
hear
Person-
Here tis:
STORM
Summer died last night
■ With a roll of Mighty drums
Fipm a celestial symphony
In concert before God.
Summer died last night.
And angel's tears fell for her.
Spreading a grey velvet mantle
About her as she died.
Summer died last nigbt.
And in tribute to her great-
ness
The elements all showered her
With opals, diamonds, and
pearls.
Great was Earth's mourning,
And trees bowed low in grief
As the wind sang a dirge
Before her funeral pyre.
♦ * ♦
That story which appeared in
this space last issue was not the
work of ycurs trulv. I heard
It somewhere and just thought
you might enjoy it. i think it
a positive masterpiece.
the
moving finger
writes
By MATT CUREIN
THE COLLEGE STUDENT A.VD
AMERICAN POLITICS
By Hon. Clyde R. Hoey,
U. S. Senator From North Carolina
(Editor's Note: The following article
was written especially for this column
by United States Senator Clyde R. Hoey
from North Carolina and former Gov
ernor of North Carolina.
The college student occupies an in.
creasingly important position in our whole
economy. One reason for this is that
there is a very greatly increased num'ner
of college students in North Carolina a
tile United States. Another reason is that
college students are better informed today
about general questions and have deciit.
ediy keener insight into our processes oi
government than obtained heretofore. This
is made possible became of the broadenel
curriculum of our various colleges anj
universities and because of the means (
communication available to college stu
dents such as radio and television added
to newspapers and magazines which have
been available over the years.
Politics is a subject of consuming inter,
est. This is true especially in a democ
racy and applies to all people, but witli
special force to the college student by vir
tue of his superior opportunities and priv
ileges. The college student should be a
leader in his community when his cclleje
days are over, and therefore it is essential
that he acquaint himself with the politicsl
philosophy of the various parties and that
he adopt that philosophy which in his
judgment would mean most for the devel
opment of our country and the guarantee
ing of the perpetuity of our free institu
tions.
A great many college students get the
idea that to be an intellectual and be con
sidered free and independent that one
must become an extreme liberal. Sora.'-
times in colleges and universities this
question of liberalism is completely over
worked. I am in favor of liberalism wtiicli
expresses itself in tolerance for the views
and opinions of others as well as their
action and conduct. I also believe in a
liberalism which seeks io find and know
the truth and is willing to make tlie nec
essary investigation in order to ascertain
the real facts and then deal with the situ
ation without prejudic* or bias. That is
commendable liberalism.
Howevr, there is another form oi libei-
f-lism which is rampant in this country,
which is synonymous with radicalism and
embraces evfery new theory and every wild
scheme that is proposed and this tends
to bolshevism, in that it undertakes to
discredit the established order in every
walk of life and has a cynical appioaci
to all customs and traditions which havi
been honored and revered througli tlit
.vears. This extreme liberalism or radical
ism is dangerous for the college student
Youth naturally looks for new things anJ
is attracted by fantastic propositions. To
discount the forms and metho.is whit,
have ordinarily obtained is regarded liv
some as an evidence of superior wisdom
whereas in many instances it amounts to
disregard of the wisdom and experience
of those who preceded us and established
the great principles upon which our re
public was founded which have been re
sponsible for its growth and power.
I have seen so much flaunting of so-
called liberalism and radicalism that I
feel that college students should
carefully the various philosophies wliicli
may be presented to them most attractive-
l.v, because a radical is generally an
Ihusiast and usually is able to present
plausibly his theories, however impractical
they may be.
The country needs sound thinking
the part of the college students, colleS®
professors and the whole public. In
time of great crises we need to review tlie
fundamentals of our government and to
adhere to the true and tried policies wliiclt
time and experience have proven to
wise. It is a mistake to accept every M*
proposition and hail it as a panacea W
governmental Ills, largely because It “
something new. It is likewise unwise
reject constructive suggestions for changss
merely because they are new. The college
•student, as well as the average citiz®
needs to at!ain a balance in thinking, as
the salvation of our nation in the futurs
depends on the judgment, wisdom
patriotism of those participating in
tics and those voting in elections. Every
citizen, .^s well as every college student,
should take a lively interest in politiis
and a wholesome interest in elections.