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MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, September 29, 1954
Maroon And Gold
Editud and printed by students of Elon
College. I’ublished bi-weekly during the
ccllese Vfar under the auspn es o( the
Bof—I of Puljlication.
Entfred as -»’C»nd cla'— m;^iter at the
I- :.it Offlrn at Elon Colleifv. C. undur
the Act of \Iuich 8, 1879. Delivered by
mall, S1.5‘i the college >e«r, 50c the
quarter
EUITOKl.VL
J;.: ' i W .J^nner
T.iin Tin-'- tt
Ann Stoddard
Ciiarlie O.Ucs . .
Judith Chadwick
Keuben Askew
Luther N. Byrd
Editor-in-Chief
. Associate Editor
A.ssisLant Editor
Kcatui e Editor
Music Editor
Staff Photographer
. Faculty Advisor
BISINESS BOARD
Jack Lindley Husinesi Manager
Bill Burke Circulation Manager
Carl E. Owen Printing Advisor
Douglas Edwards Pres-. Operator
Sl’ORTS STAFF
Douglas Edwards Sports Editor
Joel Bailey . Asst. Sports Editor
UKPORTERS
I^rry Barnes Sherrill Hall
DoEis Chrismon Robert Summerall
William Frederick Gary Thompson
Lewit Winston
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBKR 29, 1954
A JOB WF,LL DONE
To Jerry Eowder, president uf the Stud
ent Body, and the Freshman Orientation
Committee, which was headed by Jerry
Smyre, go hearty congratulations for a
splended Job of planning and directing
Freshman Orientation Program. The com
mittee included Jerry Smyre, ciiairman,
Sylvia Eaton, Joan Darling, Lois Scott,
Kathleen McDonald, Harriett Talley, Lewis
Winston, Bill Mercer, Joe Morris, Homer
Hobgood. Jimmie Calhoun, and Jo Ann
Wright. Carolyn Abernathy was chairman
for entertainment.
This is an important phase of college
life, and all freshmen, day students as
well as dormitory students, were required
to be present for the entire program.
Programs, addresses, dinners, social
events, and placement tests were all a
part of getting new students acquainted
with life at Elon College. This program,
which la.sted from Tuesday until Sunday
of the first week, gave the freshman a
panoramic view of the school year, as
v.ell as introducing the student to the
various departments, department heads,
etc.
“Love your neighbor as you do your
self," and you’ll be guaranteed a success
ful year at 'ole Elon!—WAGGONER.
BETTER ASK TEN tiMES
THAN (iO ASTRAY ONCE
Butterflies have ceased to flutter, knees
have quit shaking, and ‘freshman-itis,"
a C'jmmon disease of most new-comers, has
been nearly cured, along with all of the
other common ailments that accompany
becoming a collegiate freshman, as you
have g(Wlen a taste of new surroundings,
nnd a different life away from home. Yet
you are not alone! t.iterally thousands,
throughout the nation, are in the very
fame boat that you are in.
And believe it or not, there's somebody
that can help you with everything from
what to wear to a eiimpus conceit to where
jou c«n iiuy a toothbnisli. E«h freshman
dormitory .student has been assigned an
uppercla.* snian, who has bocn ciiosen on
the basis of persnnality, scholastic rating,
charactel’, friendlines.s. and a sincere will-
iiigne,s to give you a helping hand. These
■ guidin*' uppercla-.,men" are not the only
>nes Hho will endeavor to help Jou. You
will find that our president, dean, faculty,
and administrative staffs are anxious to
help In every department.
Our new system, which is called "The
Student Friend ', has been usod in m;.iiy
college-, and we feel that many will pron;
by this plan, which will work as follows:
Each upi^errlassman has been chosen to
match \i)ur interests and your coui«; of
studv. and • ,ich ha. been matched to your
Interests as near a.' possible. Your 'student
friend cant answer every question, but
he or she c m ri-inmmend someone that
can. Better ask ten times than go astray
cnce.
Freshmen will not only benefit from
this new idea on our campus, but also in
the fact that new buildings are to be built
in the near future, a fact which means
much to you of the Cla ^ of 1958. Happi-
nei* is yours if you want it. You can get
a grea» lirai nut .)■ r-r;!, if you put a
t;jcat deal into it.—WAGGONER.
jottings
from here
and there
By JAMES WAGGONER
Globe Trotters Via Airlanes.. •
Sloans Circle World During Vacation
The enthusiasm now prevailing in the
office's of Uie Xfaroon and Gold is one
v.'hich we hope you will share in the very
I;car future. For now, after three vacation
months, the Elon Press is rolling again,
t;. )»owriters are going, and staff menitjers
a •: once ‘■I'aln churning the old thoug&t-
tank in an effort to give as full coverage
at possible to campus events.
With thif issue the Maroon and Gold
begins its thirty-fourth year of bervice to
Elon':. campus. You make the name, we 11
make the newo!
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‘‘ALPHABETICAL WISDOM"
A room hung with pictures is a room
hung with thoughts.
Busy souls have no time to be busybodies.
Charatter must be kept bright, as well
as clean.
Deleat isn't bitter, ii you don't swal
low it.
Everything happens to everybody sooner
or latef if there s •ime enough.
Fear can keep a man out of danger,
but courage only can support him in it.
God's best gift to us is not things, but
opportunlvies.
Ilow cruelly sweet are echoes that start
\/hcn memory plays an old tunc on the
lieart.
I can usually judge a fellow by what
he laughs at.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Knowledge is proud that he has learned
so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows
no more.
Love, you know, is a funny thing; but
the funniest thing about it is you never
can tell if it is love until you start to doubt
it.
Memory is the diary that we all carry
about with us.
Nothing can bring you peace but a
triumph of principles, ~
Opportunities look bigger going than
coming.
Pessimist: One who sizes himself up
and gets sore abbut it.
Quarrels would no* last if the fault
was only on one side.
Religion is more than a fire Insurance
policy.
Success is getting what you want; happi
ness is wanting what jou get.
The teacher is one who makes two ideas
grow where only one grew before.
Untaught by trial, unconvinced by proof,
and ever looking for the never-seen.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from
vice, but in not desiring it.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill
i;' knowing how to do it.
Xerxes must die and so must I.
Youth is to all the glad season of life: but
often only by what it hopes, not by what
it attains, or escapes.
Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated,
when It encroaches upon the rights of
others.
Someone has said that the eleven ages
of man. in menu style, are:
1. Milk.
2. Milk and bread.
3. Milk, eggs, bread and spinach.
4. Oat Meal, bread and butter, green
apples, all-day suckers.
5. Ice cream sodas and hot dogs.
6. Minute steak, tiied potatoes, coffee
and apple pie.
7. Bouillon, roast duck, scalloped pota
toes, creamed broccoli, fruit salad,
divinity fudge and demi-tasse.
8. Pate-de-fois-gras, Weirder Schnit
zel, potato Parisienne, egg plant a
La Opera, demi-tasse, Roquefort
cheese.
9. Two .oft boiled eggs, toast and milk.
10. Cr.ickers and Mjlk.
11. Milk.
VICTORY
When you are forgotten, or neglected,
or purpo.sely set at naught, and you smile
v.ith your heart at rest—That is victory*.
When your good Is evilly spoken of, your
wishes crossed, your task offended, your
advice ridiculed and you take it all in
patient loving silence — That is Victory.
■When you are , firm in difficulties and
superior to adversiiy, when you lament
not the loss of that which you cannot re
trieve. when you know that each day is
a new life and that yesterday is one hun
dred years old; when you are content with
simple raiment, plain food, any climate,
and .solitude, and interruption — THAT
IS VICTORY.
—Anonymous
1 By CHARLIE OATES
j Around the world aboard forty-
jfour different airplanes, Dr. and
|i\ir>i. W. W. Sloan made almost
|'«ie hundred speeches this sum-
'% on a tour that took them
41,000 miles through many differ
ent countries.
Dr. and Mrs.. Sloan left the
Cireensbofo-High Point airport on
May 31ft and returned arOHndj
midnight of Labor Day. They wc^
c.one ninety-eight days on this
round-tiit'-world tour.
They visited Hawaii, the Fiji In
lands. New Zealand and Australia
during the first part of their tour.
Dr. and ',M.rs. Sloan made sixty
addresses in Australia alone and
many in New Zealand. He spoke
liver a nation-wide radio hook-up
in the latter country, which wa;
probably the largest group of
people to liear him at one time.
He and Mrs. Sloan were making
he tour as good-will ambassa
dors from the churches of Amer
ica to the churches of other count
ries.
After five weeks of speaking,
touring, and making friends in
Australia and New Zealand, the
Sloans were off to new countries
of Asia. Tiiey wcHit to Indonesia.
.Malaya. Ceylon, India, Pondiciierrj
jn'd Pakistan.
Going through Malaya, they
triversed a section too dangerous
for travel, where many people had
been killed by communist gueril
las. In fact, two men were killed
only about an hour after they
had passed this particular spot
on their journey. In one church
where Dr. Sloan preached,- soldiers
marched around the building dur
jng the sermon to guard against
surprise attack.
In Pakistan, they were bus;
with the speaking engagement,
as \^^ell as checking on the re
ligious and political conditions
and learning as much as possible
about the people.
While there and in other part
BROWN GOES .ABROAD
I>r. William .M. Brown, whose
chief duties last year and this
year have been in coMneetion
with the fast-growing Elon Even
ing .School, is another Elon Col
lege faculty member who spent
a portion of the past summer In
Europe.
.An interesting account of Dr.
Brown's trip and experiences in
England, Scotland and other
countries will be presented in a
story on the feature page of
the next issue of the Maroon
and Gold.
time in Egypt as in some of the
other countries they visited. It
had been only two years since
they were there last. The strang
est thing of all about that pre
vious visit to Egypt is the fact
that they left the left the country
the same hour the king did. The
Sloans returned, but the king did
not.
Their visit to Jordan seemed be-
jset with violence, as there was an
uprising against the French going
on while they were there. They
witnessed fighting and shooting
going on over a "no-mans-land
v.hile it; that nation.
Through their travels in South-
,crn Asia, they learned that most
cf the people there oppose com
munism but are afraid of the
United States than they are ol
if India, the were gathering pussia. Although the people ol
.Tiaterial to use in speaking toi^j,gt they could combat commun-
,he churches of North Caroiinajijni easier than they could combat
iiid Virginia this winter. Amer- 'tj,e United States. As a matter of
:can Protestant churches have'jjct, most of the people of South-
hosen Ceylon and India as their'gj-„ Asia would rather remain
mission study subject for tt>is year. ij,pytral if they had their choice.
Adding to the excitement in| Acquaintances with foreign col
Indonesia and making it more j lege students became numerous
larigerous for, them, one of the as they met groups from many
ireas wheVe they visited was be-1 colleges and universities abroad
ing bombed. ’ - Dr. Sloan says that athletics play-
From Pakistan, Dr. and Mrs. ed an important role in all col-
iloan went to the Near East, ^Ses and with most students, but
where they visited Egypt, Jordan, they were told that ahletic schol-
tnd Turkey. In Jordan they werel^rships are unheard of.
he guests of the families of Vio-j This trip around the woild was
let Zarou and Laila Khury, the i the second for Dr. and Mrs. Sloan
'.wo girls from that country who!The first time they went by boat
.re now students at Elon. Next and were gone six months in
o the genial hospitality of thei®'®^*^ the three months they
leople of Jordan, tiie most impres-! summer. Alto-
sive memory is that of the Jordan !geher, Mrs. Sloan has been abroao
ood. Mrs. Sloan, as well as Dr.
iloan, was fond of it and ate many
'elicious Jordan dishes.
Aceordin? to Dr. Sloan, Turkey
much like America and the
six irnes and Dr. Sloan nine times
he having gone overseas three
limes before he met Mrs. Sloan
-\s far north as Iceland, above
tile Arctic Circle in Sweden and
Turks’ ways of living are much Norway and as far south as Tas-
like those of Americans. The
people of Turkey are progressing hundred different coiintiies
very rapidly and have been since ^^o Mrs. Sloan visited
Dr. Sloan visited there before in visited the
1926. I Scandinavian countries; three
They did not spend as muchj (Continued On Page Four)
Home Ec ‘Gals’ Get A Little Practice
If practice makes perfect, then
five of the Elon College home
economics majors should be near
the perfection goal as housekeep
ers after the practice they had
in the Home Management House
during Elon's second summer
school term.
The Home Management House
which was under the direction of
Mrs. Mary P. Shocked, operated
under the auspices of the home
economics department of the col
lege. One term of such practical
work is required of all girls who
major in h'^me economics.
The general theme of study for
he uirU during the term was
irnprovement in home practices
vih spcci:il emphasis upon “Timt
ind ?iIoi!on Study " an(T “Budget
ing as related to the home, and tesses at one dinner for the hus-
the aim was to develop speed,hands of the four married girls
and conserve energy in household|who were taking part in the pro-
' gram of Home Management
Among the special tasks and [House. The faculty and all the
! goals tor the girls were projects students of the college were also
such as ironing a shirt within'invited to an "Open House” staged
Tour and one-half minutes while i by the girls,
in a comfortable sitting position I There were five students who
and how to make beds in fastei ' participated in the program, all
ind neater manner. living in the house throughout
Much attention was also paid'the term. Those taking part were
0 entertaining in the home, and Lu Knott, of Creedrtoor; Dorothy
ne group of skirls had practice in .Tohi;iton, of Burlington- Dorothy
'.his phase of house-wifery when Motley, of Reid.sville: Emma Lou
ley were joint hostesses at a Warrick, cf Gibsonville: and Eliz-
;umber of dinners, teas and other abeth Stephenson, of Elon Col-
ocial functions. jege. The four .last named left
They entertained the foreign heir husbands 'batching" 4n
udents attendmg Elon College order to take part in the Home
t a formal dinner and were hos- Economics project.
HOME mana(;ement house had its
I i 1 :
GOOD iMOMENTS
Five Elon College home econo nics
cn's of the cilleee who were gu
gcmeut Ho e which operated s
Readii.-g left tn right in the pic - --
FRONT ROW—Dorothy Motley, R
Elon College: and Marisa Causs ' \
Emma Lou Warrick. Gibsonville;
students are pictured above
1 the I" :ne -;-: 'n,niics mjj
‘ ‘■ture of th-.- final term of
the aome economics stiiden
:;le; Dorothy Johnston. Bur
royo, Puerto Rico. BACK
Alejandre. Il.wana. Cu-j3; ^
alo.-jg with three foreign stu’.-
■ . at a dinner in the Home Man-
_ College summer school,
s and their guests are as follows;
c Stephenson,
' Soo Kim, Soeul. Korea-
ind Lu Knott. Creedmoor.
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bullets
in the
bull's-eye
By TOM TARGETT
The Tau Zeta sorority began its social
season with a pajama party in Ladies Hall
last week-end . . . Lefty Taylor is a disc
jockey on WFNS on Saturdays and Sun
days . . Religious Emphasis Week is
s'ated for Oct. 17-23 . . . Recent grads who
v.ere seen on campus lately include Fred
Sa'hlmann, Laverne Brady and Phil Mann
. . . Prof. Cox, drama director has an
nounced that the scripts for Noel Coward's
comedy, "Blithe Spirit,” have been ordered,
and try-outs will be underway soon
An observer of freshman “rat week" asked
v^hy the girls were dressed in such an odd
v.-ay . . . Came a knowing reply, that's the
upperclass girls' scheme to make the men
forget how good looking the freshman
girls are!- . . . The vesper services each
Monday and Wednesday night in Whitley
Auditorium are open to all students . . .
The Phi Psi Cli staff will complete plans
for the yearbook in the near futur . .*if
you are interested see Mary Sue Colclough,
who can find a job for you , . . The Student
Legislature met with all kinds of problems
the first night . . . The most important is
^lomecoming on October 23rd . . . Our first
homi; game in football is will East Carolina
. . . Let's all go out and support the team
. . , Our campus is still suffering from
acute Suitcaseitis ... Is there a doctor
on the campus? . . . Registration figures
for the fall quarter are announced as over
900 . . . Something new -— the Day Stud
ent organization collected dues this year
. . . With the increase of students the
parking problem has become more acute
. , . Let's hope the legislature can do
something about it . . . During the summer
Society Hall got a new coat of paint . . .
Once again it will soon be time for the
frats to start their Rush Week . . . Remem
ber Austin Brewer??? ... He had a 10
and 9 record with the Boston Red Sox
this year . . . John Platt hurt his chances
with the San Francisco 49ers when he
injured his leg . . . Elon Wedding Bells . . .
John Platt matrried Charlotte Parr ... Joe
Wyddiefield married Nat Toms . . . Hank
Hamrick married Janet Johnson . . . Ben
Kendall married Marie Winn . . . Cooper
W’alker married Ann 'Kearns . . . Fred
Pryor married Pat Folks . . . Jack Chand
ler married Yvonne Buff . . . Tom Mandren
married Patsy Fuller . . . Reuben Askew
married Joyce Beck . . . Bob Baxter mar
ried Shirley Williams . . . Tom Newman
married Nell Councilman . . . W'right Wil
liamson and Judy Ingram plan to be mar
ried in the Spring . . . I've been wonder
ing??? . . . Louise MacLeod's new nick
name is “Wiggles” . . . The faculty have
joined Kappa Psi in the intramural con
tests . . . Bi-weekly quote from Williamson,
"Rat Week is defined as being a Sopho-
nioric psychological scheme, made up to
destroy any hint of ah inferiority complex."
. . . The music building has taken on a
new look . . . Delta Upsilon sorority is
ordering new blazers . . . Alpha Pi fra
ternity has been cleaning out its new fra
ternity room in the basement of Mooney
• . . There has been a lot of activity going
on in the gym in the afternoons lately . . .
Si.x-footers tossing a ball at a basket . . ■
Heard a let of talk about the new 4 per
cent interest plan. Look out usurers! II . . .
Let's have some good looking floats in
the Homecoming parade this year . . •
Three years ago the student-faculty com
mittee recommended the employment of a
supervisor of grounds and buildings . . •
Action was taken and this year and Mr.
Maupin is filling the new post ... It
is really great to have your rooms swept
-out every day . . . Next ysar they might
surprise us by having maids to make our
beds . . . Alpha Psi Omega, the national
dramatic fraternity, has pledgee) and in-
tiated Wright Williamson and Doug Ed
wards into the brotherhood . . . Dan John
son is in a Baltimore hospital undergoing
surgery on his heart. . . Here’s hoping that
Dan recovers quickly . . . The band has
just purchased some brand new band in
struments ... If you want to partic.pate
in this growing organization see Mr. Hedge-
path . . . We have another international
.‘^tudent on campus this year . . T Horst
Mevius from Lubec, Germany . . . Dr.
Cuninngham is the Kappa Psi Nu sponsor
for the coming year . . . Big question com
ing up . , . Who will be Homecoming
Queen??? , . . Quote from Betsy Watson,
I m looking for a good lookii;£ man," . . ,
Let s all hope that the cry “AIR RAID”
will be used only in freshman initiations
- - - From a page in one of the many books
cf poetry in our library i