■•tGE TWO
Maroon And Gold
Edited and printed by itudent* of Elon
College. PublUhed bl-weekly during the
college ye«r under the auspices of the
Board of Publication.
Entered as ?econd class matter at the
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the Act of March 8, 1879. Delivered by
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quarter.
EDITORIAL BOARD
James Waggoner Editor-In-Chief
Tom Targett Associate Editor
Ann Stoddard AsslsUnt Editor
Charlie Oates Feature Editor
Judith Chadwick Music Editor
Nell Johnson Art Editor
Reuben Askew . Staff Photographer
Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor
BUSINESS BOARD
Jack Lindley Business Manager
Bill Burke Circulation Manager
Carl E. Owen . Printing Advisor
Douglas Edwards Press Operator
SPORTS STAFF
Douglas Edwards Sports Editor
Joel Bailey Asst. Sports Editor
REPORTERS
Larry Barnes Sherrill Hall
Doris Chrismon Robert Summerall
Anita Cleapor Gary Thompson
William Frederick Lewis Winston
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1954
MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, November
10,
1954
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Students have frequently discussed the
various needs of our campus, and many
have commented on the need of extra
pencil-sharpeners and a convenient water
cooler.
Instead of commenting and complaining,
why doesn't some organization tak; up
this need as a special service project? We
have approximately 30 student organiza
tions on campus: if each group would just
purchase one pencll-sharpener, we would
see 30 new pencil-sharpeners in our build
ings.
As for the water-cooler, this looks like
a good project for the complete student
body. Giving can be enjoyable and it
doesn't cost very much. Each of us can
profit by both projects. May we give care
ful consideration to the above suggestins.
—WAGGONER
EXTRA-CURRICULAR BENEFITS
While doing research in the Elon arch
ives, it Is interesting to note how many
times one finds the same students partici
pating in varous types of actvity. This was
true in former years, even as it is today,
and one surmises that there has likewise
been a great many students in each per
iod who never take part in any extra-cur-
rlcular activity.
It is regretable that so many students
pass up in their college years the great
opportunity that is open to them through
the medium of campus activities such as
dramatics, music, publications, debating,
student organizations, and siports, all of
which offer wonderful chances for Improve
ment of the individual In leadership and
the ability to mingle with others.
Not all of a college education is found
In books, and students who grasp the op
portunities that are theirs in such extra
curricular activities often find in after
Ife that knowledge gained from varied cam
pus activity is quite as valuable as that
which was gained from between the covers
of the textbooks.—WAGGONER.
STUDENT COURTESY
The following editorial comments were
gleaned from an old l.ssue of the Maroon
and Gold for November. 1935, pertaining
to student chapel behavior and student
courtesy, and portions of the article apply
equally as well today, full nineteen years
after the comments were first written.
"The student body as a whole is to be
commcnded on its fine courtesy
Guests on the campus are usually met
with a friendly smile or pleasant kind-
r.rsses, and visiting teams and student
groups receive this same courteous treat
ment at the hands of our students.
"Naturally there are some students
whose actions are exceptions to the gen
erally fine attitude of the student body,
and It is unfortunate that some people
seem to judge only by the exceptions and
not by the whole group. The courtesy of
the majority, however, augurs well for the
future, for students with such courteous at
titudes must eventually make tbeir ideas
felt by the unsocial exceptions."
jottings
from here
and there
By JAMES WAGGONER
BRUCE BARTO.N SAYS ABILITY TO*
SI'EAK LACKING IN TODAY’S
COLLEGE PEOPLE
A modem philosopher once remarked:
"You might build a barn along side of St.
Paul's Cathedral and put Phillips Brooks
in the barn, and there would be no ques
tion as to the result—the Cathedral would
be empty and the barn would be full.”
Brooks’ ability to speak were an asset
to him for his words were as subtle as
radium In the rock, as distinct as the light-
nmg in the cloud, as strong as current in
the sea and as tenacious as the lingering
notes of unforgetable music, able to oper
ate on the human mind for instruction,
entertainment and Inspiration.
His instrument was his voice, which stir
red, aroused, and quickened those who
heard him. Articulation was his tool, giving
clear enunciation to each word. And his
vocabulary wes hh> armor, giving weight,
color, size and atmosphere to every word.
But how many of u» are as well-prepared
as Phillips Brooks? In Bruce Barton’s
father’s day one of the most Important
courses In college was public speaking. It
was compulsory for every boy—no excep
tions.
"There were also literary societies whose
meetings were devoted principally to joint
debates. No boy was considered fit to grad
uate unless he could stand up on his feet
and express himself in clear, forcible Eng
lish.”
“Today,’’ says Barton, “I would say that
public speaking is the most neglected phase
of adult education.
Dean Paul S. Andrews of Syracuse Uni
versity Law School, said recently: "Law
schools find a very large proportion of col
lege graduates insufficiently grounded In
English. Most are grammatical, to be sure,
but few can use English accurately, forc
ibly, happily, with any pretense to style,
with any sense of the importance of search
ing for the right word which carves the
biggest chunk out of the raw material of
thought.’’
"But English and thinking (formulated,
reasoning thought) are identical. You can
have feelings or emotions without words.
But not abstract concepts, not reasoning.
A meager vocabulary means an unfurn
ished mind.”
Norman Lewis, who is a member of the
faculty of C.C.N.Y., has several good books
out on vocabulary building, which every
college student should have in his library.
"Word Power Made Easy”, "The Lewis
English Refresher and Vocabulary Build
er,” “Power With Words,” and "Thirty
Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary,”
which Is written in collaboration with Dr,
^^ilftt?d Funk, noted lexicographer and
doctor of letters, are to name but a few of
them.
Barton continued that businessmen, by
and large, are inarticulate and hence often
at a disadvantage in their dealings with
labor leaders, all of whom are trained
to talk well.
And he reminds us that in poitlcs, of
course, the ability to speak agreeably and
convincingly is the biggest possible asset,
F D R. was not a profound thinker, but
there was never a human voice with greater
power to move minds,
■Emerson, who was a skillful writer but
an imperfect speaker, exclaimed, as he
listened to Wendell Phillips rolling out
his well modulated sentences, with point,
polish and precision: "If I only knew his
secret,"
The colleges," adds Barton, "would do
a much better job if they would cut out
enough of the so-called social sciences to
reinstate the most important of all social
assets the power to communicate thought
in language precise, pleasing and per-
suasive."
STUDENTS OF 1943 PRESENTED SHAKEPEARE
0
A group of the student actorsin Shakespeare’s “Henry Fourth, Fart One,” which the Players pre
sented in Mooney Chapel in February, 1943, are shown in the above scene. Left to right, the actors
are Miller Basnight, as Falstaff: Nancy Fowlkes, as a tavern lass: Ivan Ollis, as the Earl of Wor
cester; Jeanne Hook, as Lady Mortimer: Herbert Spivey, as Bardolph: Edna Truitt, as Poins: George
Bullard, as Prince Hal: Mary Dean Brown, as Dame Quickly; Earl Farrell, as King Henry IV; Dor
othy Galloway, as Kate, wife of Hotspur; and James Darden, as Hotspur. This play is recalled as
one of the better costume shows of a decade and more ag'
Of Plays And Playmaking At Elon
In the above comments Bruce Barton was
speaking of American colleges and college
people as a whole, but he might well have
been speaking of Elon College as a par-
icular unit, for it is always difficult to
fmd enough student speakers to place a
debating team in competition.
Attempts have been made several times
in recent years to organize a live and activ*
debating unit on the campus, and it has
been impossible to keep enough studenU
active long enough to finish out a regular
forensic schedule.
Dr, James Hess devoted time to debating
here during his service at Elon, but he
got little student interest and cooperaUon
We undersUnd that efforts are underway
to place debating upon a more active basis
s year, and It Is to be hoped that the
new efforts will prove more successful
than they have been in the recent past.
By JAMES WAGGONER
"All the world’s a stage, and all
men and women merely players;
they have their exits and en
trances; and one man in his time
plays many parts, his acts being
.“■even ages."
So said the Bard of Avon, and
history proves that ’tis only
human to love make-believe and
to be interested in plays and the
stage. Such interest dates back to
the Greeks, and such interest has
long been present at Elon College.
Few records have been found
concerning dramatics at Elon Col
lege before the 1920’s, but the
students were interested in plays
and the making of plays in that
earlier period, although work in
that field was usually referred to
under the name of "Expression"
and not "Dramatics,”
As early as 1913 Miss Ethel
Clements was listed on the faculty
as "Director of Physical Culture
and Expression,” and there were
ten members of the Expression
Class. Two years later Miss Bessie
Urquhart was instructor in "Ex
pression and Physical Culture,"
and there was a Dramatic Club
v;ith no less than twenty-three
members. One of the members
was Oma Utley, now Mrs. Oma
Johnson, who is Elen’s librarian.
Societies Gave Plays
The first definite records as to
plays date back to 1920, when the
three literary societies sponsored
plays. The Phllologian Society, a
men's group, presented “She
Stoops To Conquer;” The Pslphel-
ian, a women's organization, pre
sented “The Princes;” and Clio,
another men's group, presented
Nathan Hale,” a drama in four
acts. The 1921 annual tells of
the Phelia Dramatic Club, which
sponsored dramatic activities. Its
president was Essie Mae Truitt,
v.ho that year became Elon’s first
May Queen
There is no record available for
1921-22, but the college year of
1922-23 again saw plays presented
by the three literary groups for
campus entertainment, "Betty's
Last Bet,” a farce comedy in three
acts, was presented by the Psi-
phelian Society: "Over Here," a
drama of American patriotism,
was given by Clio; and "Drift
wood, ’ a drama in four acts, was
presented by the Philologian
Society,
A new literary society was
formed in 1924. called Psykalean
which staged a mystery comedy
late in April of that year, en
titled "Am I Entruding," During
this same year the PsipMelian So
ciety presented " The Lady of the
Library," and Clio offered "The
Hut,” The Philologian Society pre
sented a variety show as its dra
matic contribution for the year.
Four Plays In 1925
Four plays were presented dur
ing the 1924-25 college year.
Come Out of the Kitchen” was
given by the Psiphelian Entertain
ers; " The Charm School," a de
lightful comedy, was presented by
the Psykaleons; ’"Dulcy,” a three-
■ct comedy, was given by Phl-
logian Society; and "A Regular
FIRST CHAPTER
This represents the first of
two installments of an article,
which sketches in some detail
the story of student dramatic
activities on the Elon College
campus. The result of extensive
research, the story begins more
than forty years ago and brings
the stage activities down to the
present.
After digging through the
musty files of the Maroon and
Gold, checking the pages of the
earliest Phi Psi Cli volumes and
interviewing persons who have
spent many years on the Elon
campus, the playmaking story
has been unfoWed from the
dim recesses of the past. The
concluding portion of the ar
ticle will appear in the next
issue of the Marooon and Gold.
Scream” was the offering by Clio,
It is interesting to note that Wil
liam B, Terrell, later an editor of
the Maroon and Gold and present-
day president of the General
Alumni Association, was a mem
ber of the cast for "Dulcy.”
The season of 1925-26 brought
four additional plays, all by the
literary societies. The Philologians
gave “A Marriage of Convenience”
on November 26, 1925; the Psyka
leons presented ‘The Whole
Town’s Talking,” a three-act farce,
on January 18, 1926; the Clios gave
a drama, “The Dust of the Earth, ’
on February 26, 1926; and the Psi-
phelians presented "The New
Poor,” a three-act farce, on April
■3, 1926,
During the 1926-27 term the
four literary groups gave pro
grams, but there was no record of
real dramatic offerings. The Ma
roon and Gold for that per
lod reveal that the Dramatic Ex
pression Department, under the
direction of Miss Emily Johnston
took over the stage activities, and
partial files reveal that the only
plays given were "The Patsy,” pre-
■^ented on December 9, 1927, and
^Secoij^d Childhood;’ presented
.Way 23, 1928 to a large crowd
The records for the seasons of
>928. 1930, 1931 and 19^ are
farce, and there is no definite
record of student stage work, al-
hough there is a mention in the
Maroon and Gold of the presenta
tion of Boomerang ” by the Ex-
pression Department on March'l,
Dramatic OrganizaUons
A newly organized dramatic
Club, the Playmakers of Elon c^
ege, made its appearance in 193g
and on December 6th of that year
the group presented “You and I”
a comedy in three acts, as its
initial performance. This was un
der. the direction of Miss Virginia
it2hugh. Other offerings by the
Haymakers that year included
"’■he Delicate
Child, Lima Beans," and “The
Return of Buck Gavin," Also
given that year was “Polly With a
Past,” but complete data was
lacking.
The Playmakers failed to re
main active for long, and the Ma
roon and Gold in the fall of 1934
carried a story of a reorganization
for dramatic activities. The story
stated that “realizing the need of
an active dramatic organization on
the campus, a group of students
under the direction of Miss Floyd
Childs met in September, 1934, to
reorganize the inactive Playmakers
cf Elon College.”
The story stated that “at the
first meeting the name was
changed to the Elon Players.”
First officers of the new Elon
Players included'Rebecca Smith,
daughter of Dr. Leon E. Smith,
who was named the first president
of the group. Other officers of the
Flayers that first year were Dick
Kimball, of Manson, and Marcell
Ackenhausen, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
On November 22nd that year
the Elon Players gave their first
performance. It was “Her Hus
band's Wife," which was presented
in Whitley Auditorium, The sec
ond performance of 1934-35 came
on March 21, 1935, when a bill of
three one-act plays was presented.
The bill included Christopher Mor-
ley s Thursday Evening,” Susan
Glaspell’s "Suppressed Desires,'
and The Valiant,” great one-act
tragedy by Hall and Middlemass,
The Players also gave a com
mencement play in 1935, choosing
Sidney Howard's famous comedy,
"The Late Christopher Bean.”
Ibsen Play Presented
The Players were once more
I'nder the direction of Miss Childs
for 1935-36, and they chose It)-
sen’s “A Doll House” for their
first show of the year. Outstand
ing in the cast was Sara Virginia
Hook, daughter of Prof. A, L,
Hook, who was listed as ’"heading
the cast for the play,” The Ma-
^ roon and Gold recalled that she
, had taken the lead in previous per-
'formances of “Polly With A Past”
O' My Heart” and that
she had a prominent part in “The
Late Christopher Bean.”
It seemed that dramatics at Elon
that time were a cooperative
project, for the stories stated that
costumes for “A Dolls House” had
been made by the Home Econom
ics Department, which was di
rected at that time by Miss Laura
Howard, A complete new set of
for the
Sh the ‘h', ‘hemselves,
, ‘ Of Alfred Apple
hen the superintendent of build-
bullets
bull's-eye
By TO.M TARGETT
The hospitality shown to the Elon cam
era men during our game with the Cata
mounts during the first half of the game
is to be commended . . . However, Bill
Burke noticed that with each touchdown
Elon made it became less and less
News from our European correspondent:
Bob Rogers, Tim and Teresa Holt have
spent weekends with Luuk Groot in Am-
sterdam . . . Did you know that there were
baby sitting courses being offered to Elon
students on Thursday night during the fall
quarter? . . . Richard Newman, the week
end after his auto accident in front of the
gym, slipped an engagement ring onto
Grace Bozarth’s finger . . . Doc Reynolds
is teaching a seminar course in Semantics
on Wednesday nights . . . The basketball
team is planning to start the new season
off in a flashy manner by sporting some
new uniforms . . The Maroon and Gold
now has a competitor on campus . . . The
Spansh Club’s news sheet “El Periodico”
. . . Noel Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit"
is a good show . . . Student Activity cards
will be valid for admission . . . The show
opens Thursday night . . . The Education
Club has a weiner roast in its plans for
the future . . . Kappa Psi after its formal
initiation had a “smoker” at Tom Barron’s
... A baby girl was bom to another of the
tenants in Vets Apts—the Phelons
Charlie Schrader has recently been pro
moted to lieutenant at Quantico, Va, . . ,
Attention all girls . . . This is the news you
have been waiting for (that’s what Larry
Barnes told me) . . . The telephone number
at Carlton House is Elon 9831 . , . South
Dorm is in the process of creating a den
in the dorm . . . The fraternities’ intra
mural teams will be sporting new uniforms
this year . . . Horst Mevius, the inter
national student from Germany, scored 34
points for Club House in the intramural
track meet . . . Have you noticed the four
maples planted on the walk to the post of
fice . . . Attention Seniors: There is a file
in the dean’s office on fellowships and
scholarships available to this year’s grad
uates . . , Joe Harvey, 54, was on campus
a few days before returning to the army
at Aberdeen . . . Peg Miller to wed Chuck
Michaux during the Thanksgiving holidays
. . . Congratulations ... A baby boy was
born recently to the Mellburgs ... The
Deta U’s are thinking of applying to the
government for disaster aid . . . The radi
ator broke in their sorority room and
flooded it . . . The Field Secretary Office
is working on a new 13 page pictorial bul
letin . . , The Halloweeen party in West
Dorm parlor was a huge success . . , The
hit of the party was the fortune teller
and the witch . . . The girls’ WRA is really
on the ball this year . . . Elon has many
of her sons helping Uncle Sam at Camp
Gordon, Ga. . . . James Clyburn, Ronnie
Black, Roger Phelps, E, B, Moore and Leon
Long are all serving time . . . Last week, I
forgot to congratulate Hugh Citty and
John Allen as the new members of the
cheerleader squad . . . Congratulations to
all those who were elected to Who’s Who
• • . Last Sunday evening. Rev. W. J, Andes
was formally installed as the pastor of
the Community Church . . What has hap
pened to "Square Head’s” front truth? . . .
The North State Student Council to meet
soon at Lenoir Rhyne ... A Canasta Club
has been formed at thi Vets. Apts. . . ■
An official of Sellars Department Store in
Burlington spoke to the Marketing Class
• ■ , Dr. Brown has recently received a cita
tion from the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.
n the Maroon and Gold spoke
praise of the work of two
youngsters in the plav
.. -p.,
that "‘lit^^ declaring
coic.ougj%r;sif“r/"r
two years, played the role of e”?
(Continued On Page Four)
V^SITY* HUMOR
A woman, explaining a traffic crash to a
policeman, concluded: “ . . . and then I very
Clearly signaled that 1 had changed my
mind.” ,
♦ » » ♦ •
As the young man entered the church at
a wedding an usher asked, “Are you related
to the bride or groom?”
Came the reply, “No, I’m the defeated
candidate.”
• ♦ » * •
To bb successful, find out where the
money,is and get there as quickly as you
can, and when you get there get all you can
get a»d then get out of there with all you
can get out of those who are there before
ose who are there get out of you all
hat you got there after you got there, ^
Teacher: “Define deficit.”
Student: “That’s what you’ve got when
you haven t got as much as you had when
you had nothing.”
* * * ♦ ♦
A husband is a man >vho is spouse-
oroken.