^\GE TWO
MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, December 16.
1953
Maroon And Gold
Entered as : I cl - . rr-.o"er at the
Post Office at Elon College, N. C.. under
the A't if .■'■rch 8. 1879. :>iUrered by
Qudi li-r.
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Moni KN CHRISTMAS
Ij': ,ou * ver ’i-e of : ;hr;^tir--'s
tiuyinf jiui givini- Ihrutt upon i'lu'; We
calt^’i it full in the isce 'om S'^^tember to
Util.:'' s.,1.1 c'.n(?"nH encourage
p, 1. lu ord r j enti in the summer—
. :■ and t 1 'I the Christ.'n?.s rush. '
Whin the ^‘hrHtmas t!ef.orition‘: go up
bi'oie Thank ivini: jnd when a city holds
lls C hnstm.is par,-"''!, on Thankigiving Day,
as Charlotte did recently, it is “tally an
if'urt to take time out for a day of grace
and thanks before j*-Uin(( bark to the good
old fhrlstma*- spirit. Rah! Rah!
1 i« ad onie of a unique Christmas jjift
that a wife gave her husband. He was a
\i :y tood bridge I ' sier, but ho did not
play the eitme. AV’henever he played, &he
liilor r«-:n=ined .:t home or was on the
sodciines. This made him very unhappy.
Ki>r his Christmas :'ift ihe tc>nk lessons
In biidye for the i^ntire fall "e:';:in. On
Christmar. Day told him what she had
done He waf «shamed that hif gift, which
was a new watch, ^o very common
place In his own mind he resolved that
the next Christmas he would leain to
dance or tu understand cla-."ical music,
these being thing.s which his wife enjoyed.
liii'ine^smen would tcream bloody mur-
lfr if all of ub were to give a part of
turvclvis for a Christmas gift in.stead
of using money for a present. Yet, is this
not the more Chri.stian way of observing
t'lr birthday of Christ, the Christ whose
• mire v.iy of living w;;s one of great love
and understanding, the Christ who could
b.'-ing |ji .ICC md salvation to this world
If people would but follow hif teachings?
i hr c.ircl' ui ^end arv a good indicator
of I lie way in which we regard Christm.;.s.
Seldom is it that people other than the
liicr ueneration send card? with a reli
gious motif. Everyone else sends, snappy
cauls with .1 s.inta •,'laus, or a cute little
diii;, or a spri- of hcn'j on the front. The
Im'-kIc mere)', w.ids - Merry Christmas and
3 Happv New ^ tar. ' Sure, ■ ley're cute,
but tlicy re mure cl^ ely a.?iOciated to a
P't.jii iioiici.t'i ti'.in i-i ,i r*?li,7ii)us cele
bration.
It s time to i \Mlufcte what you expect
Christnias to rrp^t ent. Do not continually
be s.M'iii al'nx with thr mob. Have your
OUM ulr.i, .-iiul itp jf thitramp
led Ml, II \.,u with me jr anyone
eNe. that\ ,.11 ;.:;,,t Bui ;.t It st. anal'/.,
the w;.:. f.M:,ke thi-- N n,„st
f>.iu: '.i j Jind ;.'.ur •'mily and
nci;:hl,i,r^ have knn‘'n.—BRADY.
WHAT WOIT.I) IIAPPKV. II' ... ?
More than twenty :,c,;r= fvo. a man
cJopiHd m'„ -p,,ii ,,..T..ur.!nt .'ejr Vil
las, lc,„., to u;,jU, . ,
fal a ijii,. .„r„re F:is • , ,vr,|. He
cr-l. icrl a h ■ , - ..’-vi.-h rd ii„ oi .:.f-
fee. Uhilc waitin,;. I„. ,|ly turned round
J^nd around I-;, w,,cn Uie *
■ rss ict„,„,.| Mth h,- .-..cdv.ich ar.d c.jffre
he immediat.-K- I;. . :n . .,-:ng. H« u>.,k
bllC but be -ll.!.. ! • V
anohcr bite .,nd .'.n ■ o> r-s^.,
C.Tlnily he >.|(, cl LK. ■ • ■-.i cV,,
bread, ih,. i,;ci e .• r> °
' " » *1 .* ’■'I'’ --' ice
^ound
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faid. \\ hnl 3 thr ‘
'I lie ni’ II f • • ,f' ■ . ,
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1 ordered -jnni -.i-mI., : >,. •
*'Ves. sairt tht* I kr.v. ! ■ t .jj.-
“But there k no harn n '
^hjfs the ^tilanatiun'.’”
‘•Yes. I kno« .h;,i r, p. ,,
jUSt the of ‘Jif* .», .
*i nun -.im! T)i> ,. , .
tip and At*nt M-juuip
Jn like manner, hii-\
brale Chri-tings iil;..!,-: ■ r ,'kc
Chris^t out -,| C hrisima- . „d th. r, n!i
real thrislr;i:i V,. , , . , ,5 , ^ ^ .
I^t thr tn.e
WHAT ’.VOLl.D IIAI PIN i( a„ Amtn-
can. .u.ldt.iK .Jttidfd to ,u;,t f!,rist.n„.
a jottings
from here
and there
By JAMf.S \VA(;(;ON!
'With apologies to Clement Moore, we
-ubmit these rhymed jottinss bv a
friend.)
s tl'c v.‘tok before Christm-' and ali
I -ound Klo'.
'rhe ^^irl:; were all standing neath draped
mistletoe.
,;.rr- v/ishing and hoping, but not for a
■oy.
They'd much rather have just a tall hand-
5,0 me boys.
Hut the boys on the campus were pay
ing no mind
T. the mistletoe mis.^es and thin,ss -
: that kind,
j or each college lad knows that a Yule
I ‘-jason kiss
i I'an entangle a guy with a -iift-ii yking
I mibS.
I If he's caught with a maid neath a mistle-
; tn? :.pray,
i Me may live to regret it fore'er and a
day.
With the green overhead and a gal in
1 his paws,
It's a :,ure thing for him; He must play
Santa '.'iaus.
"Did you say Santa Claus? Why there's no
such a thing,"
Says tne King of the campus who's hav-
inji his fling.
He forgets the great fun he hat known
when a boy,
When .Saint Nicholas came with his bag
lull of joy.
Tit; a miracle needed as proof of the
truth
of the beautiful legend he knew in his
youth,
And a miracle twas hit the campus that
night,
At, the fat little Saint gave the sudents
a fright
With a visit which showed that beyond
any doubt
Good ol' Santa still lives and knows what
he'f; about,
That he travels in style, and he's quite
in the mode,
When he steps on the starter and hits the
long road.
All wa,s quiet on the campus that bright
winter night,
No lights at the Club House, and West
Uorm was locked tight.
All the girls in their kerchiefs, the boys
in their caps,
ll:d ju;t settled their brains for some
long needed naps,
Ana tiien over tne campus was heard
such a noise.
It awakened them all, e'en the sleepiest
boys.
All the window; flew open, and heads
hit the air,
An(- ,,ii e.,e,s w. ic- amazed to see what was
t.iL-re,
It Was Santa himself in a jet - driven
sleijih.
Not .1: icindeer In sight, they'd have been
in the VI ay.
Witi: a :,wl»h and a swoop as Saint Nick
cut the power,
■ lis new Sie.m did a loop over Alamance
tuv.er;
Tiien It came to a halt and a landing he
made
■Tu...n the O Kelly Marker and the East
■.ulinnaue.
■li'^'n .banta bounced out like a round
rubui-r ball
io g.x'et all the students by first name
nnu all.
' ho,i he :^pped 0,3 ,le,gh and was
'*j \\-.n a ?woop,
CouIl" hi
':;cy :-im ex
oiii 0;
hn.sms. to Ml and to all
TW O STLDEMS FROM JORDAN. AT ELO ,MH1S \EAR
: ■‘•'A’.'ll Saint Nick
K’';iiim as he flew
^ei^ning -mstead of com-
V3 uiZ.'Dg socializing?
'■ ml3 simple, it ,s. Yet it would
‘1 of prosperity
■ T ' ‘■ ‘•«-..ca ever saw or
- (I , \.r,d It(he only way we can
•' e T>r.!.;.,..ity inaead of retro-
ul“ " a 'ountry,
j „ * ^'™erican- -statesman, sol-
o.c . UMn, s-rnan, student, housewife-
I Md. ( country and in
0 pi- . ch that simple gospel? What
opportunity for lasting ,ecuriyi
—WAGGONER.
In the pictwe above, which was snapped here on the Elon campus are Laila Khury (left) and \io-
let Zarow (right), two girls from iar away Jordan, wlio are attending Elon C:ollege this yeais under
the sponsorship of the Business nd Prcifessional Women's Club of Burlington. They find con i-
tions here at Elon and in the Ln^led States in general far different from those in their native
country. The two girls are from the city of Ramallah. which is located near Jerusalem.
To Elon From Across The World...
By JAMES WAGtiOXEK
'ihemselves to the conditions of
At New York on September 9th,c ■ 1 c ■
. , , Violet h..s chosen Social Science
1-iances Dawson, prcsidciit| , , . , ,
,, , 1 rs ■ iias^ her m jor, since she plans to
Business and Professional' , . , . , ,
do social vork with the refugees
f the
.Voman's Club of Burlington, met
wo Christian .-\iab ^irls who are
lov.' attending Elon College. The
;irls. Laila Khury and Violet Za-
ow, had just arrived by ship after
I 21-day journey from their native
and.
The story of how the girls hap-
lened to come to Elon College
akes us back to the' Middle East
in the summer of 1952. Dr. and
when she returns home. While in
Ramallah she had been teaching
kindergarten.
Laila is majoring in maithe-
matics and plans either to become
a secretary or teacher when she
reurns. She had been the secre
tary 10 the principal of the school
in Ramallah.
The manifest care which they
Mrs. W'. W. Sloan, of the Elon are receiving from their American
lac\ilty, were touring and had sponsors brought them to the
topped in Ramallah, Jordan, to home of Mrs. John R, Hoffman, of
isit Miss Mildred White, princi- Burlington, w'here they are now
>al of the Friend's Girls School, living.
A'hich Violet and Laila attended. Palestin is their country. Al-
Miss White, however, was away though it is also referred to as
vhen the Sloans arrived, and the the Promised Land, Land of Israel
;wo girls were in the office. or Israelites, Land of Judah or
They escorted Dr. and Mrs. iL-c'cali, and the Holy Land, the
Slian around the campus, where "iris like to refer to it as Pales-
evoral pictures were taken of the ine. Today it is called the Hashi-
;irls, and their na'mes were also mite Kingdom of the Jordan. To
aoted by the visitors. jjews and Christians alike, Pales-
Several months after returning tine is "the holy land.” The pro-
‘.0 the United States, Dr. Sloan ;Phet Zechariah once called it by
vrote to Miss White, relative to this name in Zechariah 2:12. Ezek-
le two girls coming to Elon Col- if l -speaks of it as “the ylory of
lege under the sponsorship of the all lands ’ in the twentieth chap-
iiisincss ai'd Profesional Woman's|ter of his book, verses six and
'lub of IJurlington. .A photograph! fifteen.
■f Violet i.nd Laila accompanied! The actual location of Palestine
' H ■ T " the Medi-
ildu lost tilOir naiTif''; u
^^‘I'J'anean Sea, which ii^ sacred
Both Violet and l.aila attendc-; |not only to Christians, but also
^nd £,'r,n(lp,.’od Irom the school in,to Jews and Mohammedans. It is
Ramallah which was established in bounded on the north by the moun-
1886 by the Friends Church of'tains of Lebanon and Anti-Leb-
America for girls of that area. The anon, which separate it from Syria
-chool taught them English at the it is bordered to the south and
a me time they began studying eas by the de.sert, which separatef
rabic, ■lhu,s it made it possible it from Egypt, Arabia, and Meso-
'-'I'l" to readily adapt, potamia: and bounding it on thi
or tt'e
west is the Mediterranean Sea,
The average length is about 150
miles, and it has an average width
of about 60 miles. Altogther it
embraces an area of about 12,000
square miles, less than one-third
larger than that 6f the State of
New Hampshire.
When asked about the condi
tions of their home-land. Violet
replied, “A refugee problem has
resulted from the encroachment
of the Jews upon the territory of
the Arabs.”
She pointed out that on May 14,
1948, the Kingdom of Israel was
established. The next day England
withdrew her armies, thus leaving
the Arabs and Jews at war. Houses
were bombed. People were killed.
Many were chased from their
homes, leaving behind their
clothes, belongings, and even
some members of their families.
Thousands and thousands of re
fugees were forced to live in tents.
Refugees were everywhere. Hun
gry children i-oamed the streets,
many of tiiem from morning until
evening begging for food. Arabs
who left their homes were not al
lowed to return.
The big problem v.hich lliey are
lacing in tiieir country is the
;are of these refugees, and no one
:;nows when this problem will
cease, she added.
Violet and Laila both agree that
there is a vast difference in the
customs and ideas of their native-
land and those of America.
To compare seme of the more
interesting Arabic customs to those
of our country, we find that as a
rule Arab men do not marry un
til they are at least 30 or 40 year^
old. The reason for this is because
'C.'ontinued on Pa ye Four)
( IlUlrt.n OFNATIVTTY MARKS SITE OF JESLS BIRTH
i
. ‘ of tbe in ; ,r Beihl,
.'>',us. I,. pictu;e-l ccrter a'.ove. The t-ver
a famou^ s., of ' , ,hat are he-.rd arrun- '
hem r, located not many miles from Ramalia'i
*rom ,Jordan. “‘"aiia.i
■' -i''’ >■ I'i-.at 0: )'
■' '■ ■= • :ju V,
nome town uf LlIIe
^ij^e site of the birthplace of
hu-ch of St. Catherine, with
of :aO;o. The city of Bethle-
-hury and Violet Zarow', Elon
bullets
in the
^ 1
bull's-eye
By to:m takgett"
Coming in person to the Elon campus
... or Saint Nick himself . . . witii the
help of Alpha Pi Delta’s reindeer .
You can’t afford to mi.ss that Chrivtmaf,
party for the children of the Christiatj,
C'rphanage . . . Guess I haven't mentionei
it yet, hut there's a new piano in West
Dorm parlor , . . Watch Elon go in baslcet-
hall this year . “. . The boys have loolieii
good in their early season games . . , They
might bid high for cage honors . , , Joe
Widdifield, varsity tackle, quickly recover
ed from his knee operation . . . Just
time for winter practice . . . Laverne Bradv
put on a skit at the Choir banquet
Quite a humdinger it was . . . Sr.metiiing
about washing a man out of her liair
Don Swinion to be married during the
Christmas holiday . . . The Club House
was the recent site for "A Horn Blows
At Midnight” ... It seems it al»o blew
during exams . . . Bridge games are oa
the’ upswing now that exams are over .
Bob Rogers back on the campus for a
visit . . . The former varsity gridder is
now serving Uncle Sam in his army ,
1-iurlington High reaUy whoops it up at
their basketball games . . . You should
have noticed at the games they played
last week . . . Elon could use some of that
spirit at the Christian games . . . The Day
Students are planning a post-Christmas
party for the Tuesday after the holidays
. . . Betty Jean Chilton is a new student
this quarter ... If you are interested her
address is West Dorm . . . For that matter
there are over fifty new students this
term . . . The Choir sang “The Messiah'
five different times . . . Sigma Mu Sigma
really brought the spirit of Christmas to
the campus . . . The tree in the rotunda is
a good idea . . . Bowman Small is now
the proud papa of a baby boy . . . Both of
Burlington’s radio stations, WFNS and
WBBB, are carrying Elon’s basketball
games. . . The Ministerial Association had a
Christmas party at Doc Reynolds’ home
last Monday . . . The M. A. is also planning
a spring banquet with all of the old alumni
of the association given invitations . . .
Yearbook staff is quite busy these days...
Could use some snapshots . . . How about
contributing some of yours . . .
* ♦ ♦
’Twas two weeks before Christmas
On a Wednesday night
That old Saint Nicholas
Was to make a flight.
He headed for old Elon,
The Bookstore to be exact,
And he was a guest
Who brought a big pack.
Everybody was there.
Even those of Who’s Who,
To give and to share in
What Santa was to do.
There were many faces,
E-xpectant and bi-lght, >
None were of parents,
It was orphanage night.
But Saint Nick didn’t i:eem to mind,
Nor did his helpers aii about,
For all of them had come to find
The spirit o..e hears so much about.
The spirit was there,
As no one can deny,
^lany thanks to the boys
Of old Alpha Pi.
* * * *
Prof. Brashear conducts his classes in a
newly painted classroom . . . Even the
blackboards were painted . . . Green . ■ •
Frank Splawn is another proud papa of a
hoy . . . Mr. Sweat’s class in music is now
discussing romantic period . . . We liwr
^i.ere's some discussions ... TO WHO.U
IT MAY CONCERN: Folks frequentwig
West Dorm . . . SUBJECT; Cigarette butts
in flower bowls . '. . MESSAGE: Please
lefrain from this practice . . . Recording
cf the choruses of "The Messiah ’ by our
Choir Will be available soon . . . Haven t
seen any new cans for trash on the caiii"
i'Us . . . Wonder where they could be . • •
Good crowd at the Sigmund Romberg con
cert . . , The program was excellent . • •
The SCA is on the Macrh . . . To clean up
their half of the Student Government of
fices . . . The TB drive by Kappa Psi "'a*
a success . . . Another of those go'^
Christmas dinners coming up . ■ •
really goes out all the way . . . Prof. Coxs,
rendition of Orson Welles' “War Between
The Worlds ’ at SC.'i was outstanding ■ • •
Well, here’s hoping you have a Merry
Christmas and a Merrier New Year!