fAGE TWO
MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, November 9
^Maroon And Gold
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EDITORIAL BOARD
c:ary Thompson Editor-in-chief
Ann Stoddard Assistant Editor
Charlie Oates ... Feature Editor
Clary Thomipson Feature Editor
Judith Chadwick Music Mitor
Nell Johnson Art Editor
Reuben Askew . . SUff Photographer
I.uthcr N Byrd . Faculty Advisor
BUSINESS BOARD
Jock Lindley . Business Manager
Ann Stoddard Circulation Manager
Carl E. Owen Printing Advisor
Worden Updyke Press Operatoi
SPORTS STAFF
Bill Walker Sporte Editor
REPORTERS
Whitney Bradham George Hall
Doris Chrlsmon John McGowan
Walter Edmonds Margaret Stafford
John Fuquay Girleta Vestal
Yvonne Winsled Dot Perkins
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1955
PRACTICING THE PRESENCE
Why Isn't God real to most people? Dean
Inge suggested one reason when he said.
"It is quite natural and inevitable that if
we spend sixteen hours daily of our work
ing life in thinking about the affairs of
this world, and five minutes in thinking
about God . . . this world will seem two
hundred times more real to us than God.”
The more we think about God the more
real He becomes to us. And the more real
He is in our lives, the more radically He
will be able to change us. The kind of
transformation of outlook and character
that the Gospel promises is possible only
in this way.
Jesus, the great Christian teacher, acted
on this premise, for the record says, "He
chose them that they might be with Him.”
The world saw the results of it in the lives
of the early disciples, and "took knowledge
of them, that they had been with Jesus."
Paul stated it as an exhortation, "Pray
without ceasing." The radiant and effective
Christians through the centuries—dhose of
4he "luminous trail", as Rufus Jones called
it—have "practiced the presence of God."
They have discovered the secret of the
abundant and victorious life. THE WORLD
MAY NOT HEED THKIR MESSAGE. BUT
IT IS ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE
QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. Through the
magnetic attraction of these Christ-domi
nated personalities people are drawn to the
Cross for the answer to their deep inner
needs. They are light in a dark world.
—G.B.T.
CONGRATl'LATIONS
To Mrs. Ruth Boyd, the dance committee.
Ihe parade marshall, the football team, and
■11 students and alumni who made Home
coming of 1955 such a successful event, the
Maroon and Gold congratulates you enthus
iastically on your work.
The annual Homecoming Ball with its
"Gay Nineties" theme, was indeed an out
standing feature of the weekend The
Queen with her royal court, music of Paul
Zimmerman's Orchestra, and the decora
tions all proved quite Impressive!
One of the finest things of the entire
weekend was the parade through the city
of Burlington. The attractive floats, the
convertibles, the charming girls, and the
spirit shown was noticed by all.
To climax a perfect Homecoming, the
Fighting Christians turned in their best
performance of the year and broke a six-
game losing streak.
Again and to all. congratulations'
VETERANS' DAY
Observance of Veterans' Day—formerly
' ' Armistice Day— is set for Friday of this
Week, and tls indeed a pity that the cele
bration cannot be staged in a world com
pletely at peace.
There have been very few intervals,
however, when the world has been without
war somewhere. This fact was stressed in
impressive manner by Rev. W. J. Andes
In his message at the II o'clock hour last
Sunday, a message which everyone on the
camp*« could have heard with profit.
The minister cited research which shows
fhat in ofu- period of 3,357 years of the
world's hl»tor>-. there were only 227 years
of complete peace, and he pointed out too
tha the Intervals between wars in this
modern age seem to be getting shorter
and shorter. It Is worthy of much thought
haf so much of fhe world's treasures are
wasted in conflicts between men.
—CONTRIBUTED
the
quidnunc
By GARY THOMPSON
STAMPS FOR HIS HOBBY
JAPANESE YOUTH HAS
Give me the football battle.
The captain's signal call.
The rush that fills the heart with thrillE.
The line that's like a wall.
Give me the hard-fought scrimmage.
The joy almost divine,
When bke a rock we stand the shock
And tackle 'hind the line.
* » « * •
Congrats are in order for the Christian
pigskinners’ recent football exiploits.
There's nothing like a victory or two to
brighten up one's tpirits. And while we
are passing out posies of praise, 1 would
likt to commend the Homecoming Commit
tee for a fine dance. It was the best these
orbs have seen during four years stint at
this institution.
* ♦ * • »
Don't fail to see the Elon Player version
of "Out of the Frying Pan." It is time
well spent . . . Jane Everett, 'Gator’s filly,
a recent visitor to the sod of Christianville
. The sons of Dean Danieley and Prof.
brashear were christened recently in the
Elon College Community Church by Rev.
Andes . . . Andy Griffith, from this here
state of N.C., has got his name in lights
at the Alvin Theatre in New York. His
debut on the stage was a hit . . . They
should change the title of “No Time For
Sergeants" to "Fine And Andy.”
Yackety Yack
"Pea Turkey" Scarl>orough is another
Mark Fallon when it comes to playing
"Rook." 'Tis said he possesses X-ray vision
in his eyes . . . Kappa Psi's Gordon Ward
to wed Dot Mauldin later this month . . .
Dean J. E. Danieley, Dr. Paul Cheek and
two Elon students, Jimmy Bell and Jack
Cale. attended the southeastern regional
meeting of the American Chemical Society
in Columbia S.C., last week . . . Church
services on Sunday mornings during Nov
ember are being aired by Radio Station
WBBB
"The Burning Cross" ? ! ? ! It seems
that Guilford had a couple of her students
to visit us recently, a visit during which
they painted a few signs on the entrance
to Whitley Auditorium and then decided
to burn a cross In someone's yard. Guess
whose yard th«| mistakenly chose? None
other than Elon's police chief. Needless to
.say they were apprehended immediately.
Did everyone notice the Club House's
outstanding float in the Homecoming par
ade? Many who saw it thought it to be ex
ceptionally clever, and there were re
marks that favoritism was shown in the
awards . . . but not to the Club House . . .
Glad to see all the old grads who visited
Alma Mater for Homecoming weekend . . .
Intramural volley ball scheduled to start
in the very near future . . . And let's all
head for Hickory this weekend to see the
Chri.stians upset the Bears of Lenoir Rhyne
. . . 'Twould be nice to see All-Conference
Bob Stauffenberg back in Elon's football
line-up for that game . . . According to
announcement by Prof. John West, the
C olonnades will be published this year . . .
"Rebel Without A Cause," starring the late
James Dean, explores the jungle of juve
nile delinquency. A must for the movie
lover.
*****
Good F"or A Laugh
The moon was yellow.
The lane was bright;
She turned to me
In the autumn nTght.
And with every glance
She gave a hint
That what she craved
Was real romance.
I stammered, stuttered.
And time went by.
The moon was yellow,
. . . And so Was I.
• * • * *
A salesman, stranded in a small village,
asked one of the natives if there was a
movie In town.
"Nope. " was the reply.
"Any poolrooms or bowling alleys?"
"Nope."
■’What flrm of amusemeiit dm you
have?" asked the exaasperated salesman.
"Wal. come down to the drug store.” said
the old man. "There's a freshman home
from college."
*****
A conscience is a killjoy!
It takes away the fun
You had in doin' somethin’
Yo' shouldn't oughta done.
*****
Chaucer and I wrote a dirty stor>',
Bawdy and lewd fi-om the start.
But mine, people said, was pronographic.
And Chaucer's was classical art.
*****
'Tis the end for now, lorer!
When Shigemi Morita. just plain "Joe" to most of the Elon students, came to the Elon campus
this fall to continue his program of education, he brought with him at least one of his old hobbies,
that of collecting sUmps. The Japanese boy, who came from the faraway city of Kyota, feels that
he has learned much from his collection of stamps from all parts of the world, for he always tries
to learn something of the nation from which his philatelic treasures came. The Maroon and Gold's
roving photographer caught "Joe" in a moment when he was studying and arranging his collection of
stamps from more than fifty countries. In the accompanying story Gary Thompson tells something of
"Joe" Morita's life in Japan and since he came to America, not forgetting to tell of the Japan
ese youth's reaction to American education. "Joe" has already found a real place in the life of
fthe Elon campus and in organizations like the Student Christian Association.
Ils Shigemi Morita In Japan, But....
He’s ‘Joe’ To Elon Fellow Students
By GARY THOMPSON
The first twelve years in the
life of Shigemi Marita, who joined
the ranks of Elon students this
fall, were spent in the picturesque
old city of Kyoto, Japan. Gradu
ally, however, he became aware of
the life beyond the mountain-
walled town, but it was the rude
shock of World War II that broke
into his life and sent it speeding
down channels foreign to his per
sonal existence during his boy
hood.
Shigemi's father, a medical doc
tor, was sent to Manchuria by the
Japanese government to do gov
ernment medical work, and in his
absence the family moved into
another home on the outskirts of
town where Shigemi's mother had
spent her girlhood days and
grown up. It was a peaceful spot,
through which the River Leki
flowed on its way toward Lake
Riva, and the placid surroundings
were reflected in the contented
spirit of the people.
It was there beside the River
Leki that Joe. as he is called by
his American friends, enjoyed the
quaint customs and the various
traditional feats and holidays of
his native Japan, days such as the
summer festival with its huge bon
fire and fireworks.
C;oes To High School
When Joe was fourteen years of
age he was sent to Kyota City to
complete his higher education, and
!here he went to Doshisha High
School and Doshisha University.
In both high school and college
Joe was a leader among the stud
ents. and he was president of the
English Speaking Association both
a*, the high school and the uni
versity.
Finishing his freshman year in
the English Department at the
University in 19.’>4. friends made
it possible for Shigemi Morita to
come to American for further edu
cation. He first went to the South
ern Union Junior College and
graduated last May. coming on
EDITOR’S INOTE
This article on Shigemi Mor
ita, Elon student from Japan,
is the first of a series of stud
ies of foreign students enrolled
as students at Elon College this
year, giving something of the
background of the Japanese
youth and of his Impressions of
American schools and American
students after a year and a half
of stateside schoolin,g. Other
articles concerning other stud
ents from foreign lands are
planned for the IVlAroon. and
Gold at intervals during the
1955-56 college year.
' of girls’ dormitories, beyond which
I “no men and dogs are allowed.”
I
American Frankness
Another thing that struck
but also in the routine aspects of
the American way of life.
American college life, as Joe
sees it, is featured mainly by class-
oom informality. Joe can recall
how he drew curious eyes of his
classmates when he stood up and
bowed slightly in an Oriental man
ner at the sight of an incoming
professor, who seemed puzzled at
loe's "unusual" action. That was
J year ago.
Wise To Informality
Nowadays, Joe is quite "infor
mality wise." No longer do his
eyes pop out at such stunts by
some professors as perching on
the table and chair-rocking in
merry-go-round fashion.
One thing that seems unusual
to Joe in American classrooms is
the disagreement of hair color
among students, and also the large
proportion of left-handers, who
ran take notes at Jet-propelled
speed.
"My eyes rolled when a couple
of co-eds called me ‘you kid.’"
Joe remarked, "but my surprise
was even greater when I heard the
students calling each other 'you
guys,' "
friend of Joe's in his home
after that to enter Elon College spent a couple of
this fall with mixed emotion and •*’ the States, advised him
great expectation. "atch his language in dealing
During the summer of 1955 the * American girls, but this
Japanese youth attended a work; greeting made him
camp conference in Massachusetts I ft-** • language tension.
Convention ' think
and two Southern
that the
camps, all under the sponsorship! Wausf consists
of the Congregational Christian “Lems .alkinr-
"’«“cal conversation."^^ suteT
■As I have said, their conversa
tion is always the Hey you guys'
type.”
Our subject can well under
stand how American students en
joy their dates, which usually wind
up With endless ,tgood-byes on
and around the "38th Parallel"
Europe for this type of work be
fore he returns to his home
country.
An Interview with Shigemi Mor
ita convinces one that after almost
seventeen months of study in
America. Joe has become "wise”,
not only In the academic field
I
I Shigemi M!orita strongly is the
openness and frankness of Ameri
can people. "They say 'no' when
they feel that way," Shigemi
stated. "They express their feel
ings without restraint." he went
on. "this way may sound quite
a natural thing here, but it is not
always so in Japan. We are often
more concerned with the other
person's reaction than with frank
ly stating our own feelings." Joe
does not exactly know what caused
such tendencies, but he feels that
the old feudal system which Japan
had for so long may have had
something to do with it.
"I do feel that we Japanese
should change this habit." he
pointed out. "However, frankness
can be almost rudeness if it goes
too far, and at the same time
there is some merit in reserve,
if it springs from the genuine
desire not to* hurt other people's
feelings. I like the informality in
Americans if it is due to simplic
ity and not to sloppiness."
Joe has begun to understand
what the freedom of the individ
ual, independence and eventually
democracy, can really meSn. He
had heard these words frequently
jn Japan, especially since the
American occupation, but it is
only recently that he has begun
to understand these things as part
of his living experience. He feels
that, despite a tendency to con
formity in this country, the con
cept of freedom and independence
of the individual is strongly rooted
in .American culture.
Dislikes The Ads
Nothing in America is so sick
ening to Joe as the frequent inter-
luption of radio and TV shows
by spot ads. Commenting on news
paper ads, he says, "1 think I have
become completely anesthetized
during the past year."
Mail-order catalogues of various
I department .stores offer foreign
! students such as Joe up-to-date
[knowledge of terms which can
i hardly be found in the diction
aries, and he says that these cata
logues are going over big with
foreign' students.
America as seen and under
stood in 3-D fashion was one of
the main (Outcomes of my 17-
months study that has just come
a close,” Shigemi Morita con
cluded, "and I am now wise enough
te tell root beer' from real beer’
and .cheesecake’ from the kind
of cake on the coffee shop menu."
person
to
person
By CHARLIE OATES
SUCCESS! That is the story of the 1955
Homecoming weekend, and no small facuit
in the success of the weekend was the grid
battle with Western Carolina's Catamounts,
which yielded the Christians a 19 to 6 win.
Atlhough victory is quite a tradition for
Elon's annual Homecoming games, this
victory over the Catamounts came as a
real treat to some 1,500 fans who had
been waiting all season for a win. The
Elon team seemed siparked by the Home
coming festivities that had been in pro
gress prior to the game.
The turn-out of students, old grads and
other Christian fans was something short
ol tremendous, but it was quite satisfying
In view of the ill success in early season
and it is only a proof that Elon spirit
can live and support the team in both vic
tory and defeat.
Fans Do Help
'Tis likely that the support from the
Elon stands had quite an influence in the
victory, for the Catamounts were far from
their mountain lair and had very few sup
porters in the stands. It was just the op
posite of last year’s contest at Cuilowhee,
where Western Carolina had its own Home
coming crowd for support. It almost
worked, too, at least for one half, for the
Cats were leading 20 to 0 at half-time of
that game. Remember that Elon ‘‘come
back,’’ however, which netted a 20-20 tie
at the final gun.
Only tough break of the entire weekend
was that the half-time ceremonies were cut
short by rain, for the Elon Band had al
ready started things off in spectacular
style, and the crowd missed a treat when
the downpour halted the presentation of
the Queen and her royal attendants.
However, there was nothing to mar the
beauty and enjoyment of the dance that
opened the big weekend, for the gym was
really a thing of beauty. The dance com
mittee really outdid itself in the most
beautiful set of decorations these eyes
have gazed upon at Elon College, and the
music by Paul Zimmerman and his Band
was mighty easy to listen to, especially
that vocalist.
Many Alumni Spotted
Many old grads were back on campus
for the Homecoming events, and distance
meant little to some who returned this
year. Woody Stoffel, a former Student
Body president, came from New Jersey;
Dave Hardy, of "bring-em-back alive"
fame, came from Baltimore; and Dave
Maddox, last year's basketball scoring ace,
was back all the way from Alabama to get
in on the fun and excitement.
Ted Webb, once a well known "Spider "
about the campus, and his wife, the former
Aleane Gentry, one-time cheerleader, came
back from Wilmington; and seen with them
wasa Raleigh Ellis, one-time co-captain of
football, and his wife, the former Carolyn
Abel, who was one time chief cheerleader.
Another couple—and still anctiier cheer
leader—on hand was Tommy Matthews and
v.'ife, Jane Peterson, from Norfolk.
Mike Moffo, once an All Conference cen
ter in football, took time off from his
coaching duties at Suffolk, Va., to join
the fun here; and Nat Burwell, another
^ footballer, was with the gang. Nat has
given up on his coaching for an industrial
post. Another coach on hand for Home
coming was Joe Bryson, who tutors foot
ball at Bessemer; and Clay Brown dropped
over from Yanceyville for the game.
Has Own Radio Show
Curt Welborne, a Greensboro friend of
mine and an Elon graduate of a couple of
years ago. is now MC on his own record
show, which he calls Curt’s Caravan. H>s
program, one of the most widely heard in
the Greensboro area, is on the air for sev
eral hours each evening. During his El®''
years he wrote for both the Maroon and
Gold and the Colonnadens.
Curt went on from Elon for a whirl ol
graduate work at Duke Other Elon men
now in graduate schoo': at Duke are
Bill
Simmons, George Barron, York Brannoct
Matt Currin and James McDonald. Possibly
others.
Painters Wanted
Friend of mine from Guilford asked last
week if anything unusual happened on the
Elon campus on Halloween Night. I could
give him no definite answer, but I thought
he might be referring to some of his
ford friends who answered a recent siS®
on the bulletin bojrd in Almance. The
sign read, "PAINTERS WANTED. "
It seems that the Guilford boys either
saw or heard about that sign, so they
came down and went to work.
'Tis said, however, that they failed^*®
count on the alert .presence of Elon s
Law,” who happoned on the scene
interrupted the job.
Mr.
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