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rvGE TWO Maroon And Gold Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Elon College, N. C. under the Act of March 8. 1879, Delivered by mail. $1.50 the college year, 50c the quarter. Edited and printed by students of Elon College. Published bi-weekly during the college year under the auspices of the Board of Publication. EDITORIAL BOARD Gary Thompson Editor-In-Chief Ann Stoddard Assistant Editor Charlie Oates Feature Editor Gary Thompson Feature Editor Neil Johnson Art Editor Reuben Askew .... Staff Photographer Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor BUSINESS BOARD Jack Lindley Business Manager Ann Stoddard .... Circulation Manager Carl E. Owen Printing Advisor Worden Updyke . Press Operator SPORTS STAFF Bill Walker Sports Editor REPORTERS Judith Clark John McGowan Walter Edmonds Dot Perkins Glenn Garrett Girleta Vestal Sylvia Grady Louis Wilkins George Hall Yvonne Winstead WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1956 THOUGHTS ON CHAPEL I have been asked by the Editor of the "Maroon and Gold" to .submit an edi torial on a very prominent problem on our campus. This problem is the general behavior of the Student Body of Elon College during Chapel periods—both Stu dent and Religious. First of all I would like to state that I realize that it is not the larger part of the Student Body that causes the confu sion, but only a very small "group". This group, as strange as it may seem, is com posed almost entirly of Upper Classmen. By all rights it should be freshmen, but this rule couldn’t be farther from wrong in this instance. As a matter of fact many of the under-classmen—both Dorm and Day students—have expresed great con cern over the lack of common courtesy “ihown by the upperclassmen. I agree that some of the Chapel .speak ers are not the greatest, but they still have their convictions and have given of their time to come to Elon to speak in Chapel. Even if you are not interested: the least you can do it be quiet and show mutual respect to the speaker and to your fellow classmates. I also agree that the Monday Student Chapel is far from interesting to many of you, because you are not really inter- I ■ited in the least in anything that takes place on and around campus. However, to the small group that is interested, your behavior i.-, over-stepping their rights. If you are not interested and do not want to participate in any way except to gripe —then out of consideration o your fel low students be quiet so that "THEY" can take notice and take care of the business at hand. Don't make a fool out of YOUK- SELF and YOUR school by trying to make a joke out of everything. I'd like to thank the Editor for this op- portunily to let you know exactly the way I feel and the way many of you act in re gard to Chapel. And in closing I would like to fay to those of you who .Yink that this editorial i. really "Gung Ho " and that it makes you Mant to say "Who does he hink he is?" th.:‘ thi.^ editorial is written especially to YOU. Furman Moseley, President of the Student Body MAROON AND GOLD Wednesday, March u, 1956 MARRUGE ,4ND COLLF.GE CAN GO TOGETHER There's been a lot of talk about the ad vantages 6( getting married while still in rollece So. we pass along these obser\a- tions by Professor Ralph Dakin of the Sociology (|'partment at Kan^s State. They were reprinted in the Syracuse iN. V i Dally Orange. Marriage and college can mix, accord ing to Professor Dakin. He says that mar ried students usually make higher grades. Dakin believes this is due to the increased security and responsibility. Students seem 0 feel that marriage actually holps their cilJege work. And, in opposition to many studies, Dakin said the divorce rate for college marriages is lower than for the comparable highly educated persons. Commenting on the same subject, a lo cal minister has said that college marriages ' sre much morf dependent on the couple's level of maturity, the degree to which thy want to make a go of marriage, and Iheir own common interests than upon the influences of college life. In other words, the success of a college marriage depends upon th same factors and influ ence any marriage. GBT. Sounding All-Tourney . . . Personal Fan...Hot Action i Off By LARRY BARNES Lenoir Rhyne Left behind; New quarter’s begun, And spring’s sprung. Presbyterian, ’tis a pity, We're going to Kansas City; New quarter’s begun. And spring’s sprung. Affairs of a vet ■Must be met; New quarter’s begun. And spring's sprung. The above lines of “poetry" sum up the latest occurrences on campus since the last issue of the Maroon and Gold hit the streets. The commencing of a new quar ter brought forth balmy pleasant weather, but we are primarily interested in the grand finale of last term. As the curtain descended, Elon was the proud holder of its first North State basketball tourney bauble since 1947. The tournament was a success as students turned out at Lexing ton in droves. School spirit reached an all time high at Elon. Never have I witnessed such a display of cheering, and that in cludes this citadel of education or any other college. One could find conclusive evidence of this_ the next day. Many stu dents of Elon had hoarse voices and some aficionados could not even talk. While the recent dribble derby is being discussed, there are some students who should be singled out for their fine sup port. These people have set the example throughout the season. They have con sistently followed the athletic fortunes of the Fightin’ Christians. If we had more like them,.there would be no question as to our school spirit. Not only did they at tend home games but also most of the away contests. They are Carolyn Aber nathy — Joyce Perry — Don DeSarro — b’ucky Fleming — Roger Nardelli — and Bobby Orr. (Don’t be surprised if he should turn up in Kansas City' • » ♦ » • The Good And The Bad Since we are throwing bouquets around, we cannot overlook our worthy opponent in the finals. They should receive some sort of recognition. I am referring to Le noir Rhyne. Not only do they possess a fine basketball aggregation but have an outstanding student body. They have a student body of which their school offi cials can be justly proud. It was very im pressive the manner they accepted defeat and dejection. A bitter defeat was cast upon them, and they took it standing up. During the game with us, the Bears were often behind and they never gave an inch in cheering. In fact, they appeared to yell a little harder when the score was in our favor. They did not concede defeat until the final buzzer. What was the most im pressive thing about Lenoir Rhyne’s fine sport.^manship? That is an easy question to answer. It came about after the contest was over. Trophies were to be given out. The loud speaker called the Bruins first to receive their runner-up awards. Lenoir Rhyne s student body gave its team a well deserved cheer. When the Elon basketeers were called. Lenoir Rhyne’s fans let out with another roar for their opponents. How many schools have you seen do that? As I have stated before, not only do they possess a fine basketball aggregation, but also have an outstanding student body. As a marked contrast to the fine sports manship shown by the Bears. Presbyter ian was not nearly so cordial in their con duct. The Christians defeated the Blue Hose in the NAIA finals at Clinton. S. C.. last week. As is the! usual custom, the win ning team is allowed to cut the nets. That i.s. at schools other than Presbyterian. The Christians attempted to accomplish this feat, and a near riot ensued. Their stu- lents swooped down on the court and proceeded to take a few pokes at our squad. Maybe they should take a few lessons from Lenoir Rhyne on the subject of cordial sportsmanship. • * • • * A Boost For The Vets At present there are three bills before Congress requesting a much needed in crease of education and training allow ances for veterans pursuing a college edu- caUon. It comes under the Veterans Re adjustment Assistance Act of 1952. These three bills ask for a substanUal increase in the allowance the veterans are now receiving. The following list gives the proposed increase. L From *110 a month to $145 (single student pursuing a full college schedule) 2. From $135 a month to $175 (married student pursuing a full college schedule) 3. From $160 a month to $205 (married student with children pursuing a full col lege schedule) ALL-TOURNEY — The Elon Christins set a new North State Conterenoe record when they placed three of their stars on the first All-Tournament five af ter the recent mieet in Lexing ton. The Christian All-Tourney stars pictured above are Ben Kendall, Ed Juratic and Dee At kinson. PERSONAL FAN _ Co-Cap tain Ray Whitley, though not the only married eager on the Elon squad this year, was caught by the roving photographer as he got a bit of encouragement from his “personal fan," Ray's charming missus was "Miss North Carolina" of a couple of years ago, HOT ACTION — There was plenty of hot action seen during the Conference tournament at Lexington, and certainly one of the hottest moments for East Carolina's Yogi Plaster was when he found him.scilf surrounded and hemmed in by Dee Atkin son and Earl Stone, a pair of Elon’s towering tossers. »mmm z the quidnunc By GARY THOSIPSON Taking my shears In hand to clip you folks a “collum," I find that a lot of other folks do seem to think of the cleverest things. Of course, a lot of us have clever thoughts too, but bjts of wit seem to flit £way when one sits down to a typewriter All of which adds up to the fact that ye ol’ Quidnunc was caught short on this the very first week of the new quarter So, here’s mucho thanks to that fellow wlio invented shears and paste. In The Spring . . . If a young thing’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, then it might be worth while to think over these bitsy witti cisms . . . Courtship is the short interlude between lipstick and mopstick. Not being able to understand women wouldn't be so bad if they didn't under stand men. The honeymoon is over when there are more bills than coos. Marriage is like a three-ring circus — there’s the engagement ring, the wedding ring and the suffering. % ^ ^ 41 Pet Peeve She was peeved and called him "Mr." Not because he up and kr. But because, just before, As she opened wide the door. This same Mr. kr. sr. i(r « 3)1 ifi >|c Lost Youth I am fully aware that my youth has been spent, That my get up and go has got up and went. But I really don’t mind, when I think with a grin. Of all the grand places ray get up has been. * « * * Lord’s Prayer ^ The Lord’s Prayer has had to withstand considerable abuse, especially from chil dren trying to learn it from poor enuncia- tors or from mumbling congregations. One litle’^oy was heard to pray, "Harold by Thy Name.” Another begged, Give ut this day our jelly bread.” A third cliild, resident of New York, petitioned "Lead us not into Penn Station.” And there was that small boy who said, "Forgive us our dents as we forgive our dentists.” » ♦ ♦ ♦ » Of Economics A recession is a period in which you tighten up your belt. In a depression you have no belt to tighten up —• and when you have no pants for a belt to hold up, that’s a panic. A money-grabber is anyone who grabs more money than you can grab. 'Tis quite true that money doesn't grow on trees, but limbs have a way of attract ing money. * * * * ^ Amazing Facts Tis nothing short of amazing the in formation that a professor is able to glean from freshman themes, bits such as . . . ■‘The Greeks believed in and worshipped many Gods, while the Hebrews believed in one God and the ten commanders. " ‘‘A pullet surprise is given in America every year for the best writing. " * * * * Wright Good And here's another gem for which we must give thanks to Bob Wright. It's one of the best he left with us in his student "ritings while editing the M. and G. . . . A bunch of the boys were whooping it up at the Elon College Grill. Not a soul in the crowd had a nickel, so the music box was still. The Cola Kid sat in a corner, wrapped up in a cokey dream. And the rest of the campus spendthrifts were reading magazines. The place held a deathly silence in spite of the blazing lights, But nothing was expected to happen — it was Elon on Saturday night. ♦ ♦ * » * Another Championship Congrats are due to Coach Doc Mathis and his Fighting Christians for their dou- hle titular victories in the conference tour nament and in the NAIA play-offs at Er- skine and Presbyterian, but there’s at least one other championship of which Elon can be proud. One Tar Heel news paper writer, doing a special feature col umn On the tournament at Lexington pick- ^ Elon s fans as the "champion yellers.” e reported that "the Elon cheerers emerg ed the winner by a margin of three hoots and half a holler.”
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