PAGE TWO MAROON AND GOLD Wcdneeday, January 15 ^Maroon And Gold Hntered as second das* matter at the Post Office at Elon College. 1*1. C onder the Act of March B. 1B79. I)riiver»d by mail. $1.50 the college y«ar, 50c the quarter. EDITORIAL BOARD t,arry Barne* Edifor-in-Chjef Chuck Oakley Atsistant Wiwr John BiBgerstalf Assis'.ant Editor Louis Campbell Staff Artist Norman Kiddle Staff Artist Kddie Robbini Staff Photographer Jami’s Waggoner Alumni Editor Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor prSIN’ESS BOARD Janu-f Biggerstaff Bu.Mntss Mgr. John Arila Circulation Mgr. Carl E. Owen Printing Advisor Robert . Somers Press Operator SPOETS STAFF Walter Edmonds Co-Spcrtt Editor Bill Walker Co-Sports Editor REPORTERS Dorothy Apple Jack McKce Joyce Barbour Shigemi Morita Ed Davidson Bobby Sharpe Bill DrummoDd James Taylor (ie»» Duncan Sue Walters Tommy King Shirley Womack WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1957 STUDENT SPIRIT At the beginning of last September. 1 saw at Eloo a school spirit that out-classed that of sevMSl colleges of its eiie. If reach ed a b^icht and then slowly declined. Ev erything went along fine until we kw( a i'aiw or two. and then we l>egan to lose fans, or should 1 say members of our tiam -the rtudeot body—for we are all ooe team united into one body. College is not merely a preparation for the field in which you choose, fiiit ii i» life W»eH, and if you live il effectively you will participate in Ks activities. ]By rioing this you will play an effective iwtt Ifot only in college life but lay the fo&tida- i(6h for a meaningful life in future years. You win derive from it the qualities ot fool sportsmanship and co-operatioui—the ability to work as a member of a team. It will help you to achieve a status on eampus and at the same time you will be making a contribution lo the prestige of 'your college. If jour ietere&t lies in one particular ' •rganiwtivn, it wiB be hard for you to keip the friendly relationship with the inidividua) of another unless you affiliate 'yourself in some way with bis otgaoiza- tion. Only through participation in seve ral campas activities can a person devek^ • well-ixHHKled personality suitable to pleaoe the naiority of students. There are students complaining about nothing to do for entertainment, tnahy of whom do not attend the games we have. We have, Ih my opiniob the l>est basket- Isall team to the North State Cenference, and It's a pitj that our studeol body hasn't the initiative to give it the support it de serves. Surely, a crowd turned out for tbe Lenoir-Rhyne game, but why? Because they were both undefeated. W-hy support them in a climax it you can't ^iVe t^na the supfx>rt that leads to such a climax? You csB walk through the dorms and hod "Bull" sessions and card playing go ing on while there Is a game being played. If these people have school spirit, briiif it out where ft can he useful. L*t’s show the tiiin t^t we appreciate the hours they sp^ practicing by giving our whole-heaned kUpport. —CKO OF MODERN MTSIC Hort 'n' Ron, says a Harvard Nociolo- »l»t, "is not, as many people »ay, the faji- tasy of craay teen-agers, but a symptom of a decaying art form in America.” As for ooe of its chief ek'ponents, Bvi* Presley, the man said, be «» be summed up as "wild DK>dem music in general." These view* were expressed by Dr. Piti- in a panel discuwion of fine arts at tl&e meeUng of the Association cf Amerieah Colleges. Sorokin said a new creative day Is coming, but meanwhile, "we are living through the descent of our art forms into the social sewers inhibited by all kinds of dehuma«Liied and pathological human ani mals ” The real promoters of "arUsUc odditie.c ’ such as rock 'a' roll, he continued, "are fhr vast commen-ial interests well orgar>- f/ed into a powerful machinery of expMten •Bd falsifie's of art values. Teen-agers are merrly tbrir vicUdm. "Today w* live in a world of creaUve irldg«s This creative sterility is partic ularly vi.sible in soap operas, plays, shows and literature skaged ia the movitf and on rcdlo and tele\i*ioB.’' He (aid the fnture of American art rwts largely with the colleges, but added Ih^ musi re>eet "sham art and sham beauty.” If Ihey ju-e to nurtui^e a renaissanc* In ttiis cent«ry.—LEB THEY KEPT ELOIS CAMPUS HOPPING WITH MUSIC Sounding Off By LARRT BARNES Christmas has come and gone, The goose has been et. And that certain person Ain’t got no cigarettes yet. Annum '57 has now en'^ulfed us in its magical swir] of events. Let u‘^ dov glance at present, past, and future happeniitgs on the red sod of Elon Colleee. INTRAM I'RALS ‘ Intramural sports program has plenty ot room for improvement. Reports have it some teams play two games in ct>e day, sr.metimes one right after the other. Also h lack of basketballs to practice with. Par ticipants in the program are much dissatis fied.” This was taken out of Gary Thomp son's “Quidnunc" column of Wednesday. February 23. 1955. This quote is no longer applicable to the intramural sports pro gram of Elon College. Time has wielded a change. Intramurals are an integral pro gram to any college or universities’ school lile. From my personal observation, it is now at its highe.st peak since my eiktrance to school here. Now the participating teams are supplied with jerseys for the contests, ^n adequate supply of basketballs, foot balls. etc. are on hand. Specific rules have b^n drawn up to form a tightly knit or ganization. and the rules are adhered to strictly. Pinig pong tables and shuffle board have been added to the facilities al the college gymnasium. What does this all add up to? It means that we now have an intramural system that is a pleasure to participate in. Thank« to Director of Athletics Sanford! Bam>-lM Linwood Grant, local chem major, tnrned this in to me last week for your edifica- tioii. Without forlher ado, here it is. It seems that, as a subject for qualita tive analysis, girls are a new chemical twist. Tfcit may never make the scientific jo'unials but from the viewpoint ot the ptudenf cHeihist the report yHtlds some interesting glances as to h«w the females of the spMlft shape up. Svitfje^; Woman Symbol: WO Accepted Atomic Weight: 120 Pfcysical Properties: Boils A nothing and freeees at any minute; mcKs when ^proper-. ly treats; very bitter if liol well usrt. “ Occurrence: Found wherever man exists. Cheinical Properties: Possesses great af finity for gold, silver, platSlium and pre*. cibus stones. Violent reaction If left alone. Able to absorb a great amount of food matter. Turns when placed beside a better looking specimen. Uses: Highly oniamental; useful as a tonic in acceleration of low spirits, and an equalizer of (be distribution of weaKh. Is probably the most effective income-reduc ing agent known. Caution; Highly explosive lo intaperi- tnced bands. Oitega Mucho engagement rin^s were distribut ed campus-wide as a result of Santas yearly visit. See Chuck Oakleys space tor the pai'- ticulars . . . Host of Klonites called in by Uncle ' to take G. 1. physicals. Auosg them are Lynn Newcomb, Pat Cafasao, Ashbum “Forensics" Kirby and .Skippy MargiotU. It seeans that Skip has been having difficulty with hi.* back lately What a coincideDce- . . . Current plans of the Dance Committee, headed (juite capably by Janet Crabtree call for a lavish ■«*lentioe Dance, February 15. Bob Rick- over wUI design K . . . Starting with tbe Spring quarter, students ot Elo' will be able to attend the State theater in Bui^ lington at a special student rate . . . Nom inations for May Queen for 1957 and her court »re upcoming. Who wiU il be? It’3 up to the student body so get out and vote . . Hi, Boo! Have you seen Foo?—or Sue? . Japan s Joe Morita spent the holiday* in New York and in Washington visiting Mike Ehrlich Dick Guite seen moning loose aroui>d West Dorm these days. How's Nancy? . . Spring holidays stabilized fol- the end of this quarter ... It would be nice if the new boys’ dorm to arise soon could be named Smith Hall af ter President Smith who is retiring. It couldn't receive a wortheir or more ap- Wopriate name .... jjip YOU KNOW DEPT.: Coach Sid Vamoy wiis a second-team Al] AmeriMB cMtcber daring *»s playing days al the Urtversity of North Carolina Jerry Loy used to be the proad po.sse.sor of a hrilKanI Pugilistic rec ord. He Js a past veteran of ninety-five fights, cf which he emerged the winner •f eighty. He once won tbirty-twc KO's ill succcAsion. Drop in again about tw« week: tToca One of tbe Elon College bands which kept the campus hopping with lively rnusic ^ casions w4s the 1920-1921 group, which is pictured above. This band incladed a num who are well kno«-n to Elon stu !ents today, especially Dr. W. T. Scott, of the Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches; and Dr. ^ , , , ,, member of the Elon faculty, wh, is now president of East Carolina, 19«.21 ban«d left to right in tbe picture, included the following: FRONT ROW - Grady A. Brown, T. Shields Cheek, president of tbe band, K. R. McCalman, vice-president, P. A. Penny, Ralph O Smith, and . ^ "Country” Gorman. SECOND BOW — M. Z. Rhodes, director, John D. Messick. L. J. Ingle, Vict M, Rivera. WUliam T. Scott and W. W Worley. BACK ROW - Ben W. Everett, Harold W Johnson, B H McCann, secretary.treasurer, and M. F. Hayes. H. E. White was not present for tbe picture^ Beginning Half Century Ago... Elon CoDege Band Has Long History By JAMES WAGGONER The Elon College baad was or ganized in September, 19#7, and that pioneer musical group struck a chord that faraway autumn which has furnished band music to tiie Elon campus for tbe past fifty years. Elon’s first band director was Bussell Arndt Campbell, an EloD alumnus 'who is now resident of Gettysburg, Penn. Dr. Moffit was president of ^he college at that time._ Campbell recalls that tbe firsi group started with practically no experienced players, each hav ing to leam his respective part and instrument from scratch. How ever, he states that the members all applied themselves diligently and were able to play a complete concert in the Old Chapel by tbe following March. Cantpu Cmeerts That initial concert in the spring of 1908 was an evening periorm- ance, and from memories of Elon students who were in school at that tiDM, it was recalled that ev eryone in the college and com munity wbo couM possibly do so attended. The concert was quite successful, inspiring tbe members to still greater effort. Members of that first band in- FIRST CHAPTER Tbi« i« ibe first of two inatall- menlft which tell the story ol band masie on the Elen College eampos, ■ story vbicb had Its beriBDings back in 1907, tsU half a ceatory ago. In comiriUBg Uw ctory, tbe aatbar was able to contact tbe first two band di rectors and to secare a aaBtber of pietares. Tbe 19M-2.1 band is pictwwd above, aid an rvea ear lier irictBre of tbe baad at 1909 Is presented oa Page 4, alone with aa iadiridaal photo of one •f tbe early Eloa band director^. eluded Russell Campbell, director; Marvin McPherson, Grady Miller, Jose Garcia, Bill Huff and C. C. Howell, clarinets; Jim Dickey, pic colo; Dr. W. C. Wicker (faculty member). Garland Huffman, Jun ius Reitzel. and Willie DuRant, Comets; Jesse F. West, Jr., and Jknnings Lincoln, horns; J. W. Barney and John T. Kemodle, trombones; E. T. Hines, baritone; Orlando Barnes, tuba; Herndon Moffitt, snare drum; and Vernon "Beef" Isley. bass drum. In ad dition to the concert the follow ing spring, the band played for the baseball games—and also did its stint in connection with the Commeocement exercises of that first year. Dvrtng tbe following years the band played for basketball games arid still later for the football games. Members of the >group met twice a week and played at prac tically all public functions of the college, pointing th^ir efforts more especially to the Commencement season. Land Sale Mosie Campbell .recalls further that the members were able to pick up a little extra money by playing for land sales, which wert popu lar throughout North Carolina at that particular time. A group of men interested in real estate development would buy up a tract of land Jiadjacent to one of tbe various t^’ns and cities of tbe state, then th^y would cut it up into building lots. After considerable adverti^g and pro motion a day was set on which they would “auction oft” those lots to the highest bidder. That sort of operat'ion 4t that time called for something- to pep the crowd up a bit when biddihg ^Continued On .Page Four) On The Camp U8 By JOHN BIGGERSTAFF "On Tbe Campus*’ Is a column to acquaint the students with tbe Uiiferent ertianizations on the Elon Campus, spiced with a thought, and a little humor. Today's column la covering tbe Student Legisla tor*. Speaker of the House, Doc Al ston, rapped tbe gavel 0 bring tbe iirst meeting, (or tbe new year of the Student Legislature, to or- ^r. The 1U7 a•ssi•I^ was con vened with prayer, this was fol lowed by tbe finaacial report giv en hr Miss Pat Chrisman. There being ao old business, James Biggerstaff, RepresenUitive for Day Students, moved that $200 t>e appropriated for four dances >ja succeed home ba.sketball games. Thij was passed by uivanimoos vote. Also, Mr. Biggerstalf requested that the Student Legislatim b« thinking about going on record as being in tavor of jackets for tbe cheerleaders. Jerry Moize, Parliamentarian, istroduced a bill to tbe effect that a stranger attcading a legislative meeting and wishing to speak must first have tbe rules of older suspended, after which be may spoak, and then be may ask ques tions directly without first asking ptrmis.sion thi'ough the Speaker of tbe Hoase. This was passed by a unanimous vote. The suggestion of changing spring holidays to the week of Easter w«s made by Jerry Loy, Kepresentiig Day StudenU. In re lation to this suggestion Robert Kopko, Proxie HepresenUtive of North Dormitory, gave consensus that .students from tbe nonh 'would prefer tbe spring holidays is scheduled. dUe t« tbe number cf times they get to go home a year. It was also staff'd by James •ompton. Represenutive. that choir members would have to take five cuts from class if the holidays were changed. A resolution asking for a two day reading period prior to exarns is ta be submitted to Dr. Smith and the administrative committee bj’ Student legislature menibers. This group is to be headed by Bill Stanfield and Jerry Moiae. The final issue ot the night was a question by Mr. Moize direated to Miss Janet Crabtree concern ing tbe amount ot money to be spent on the Valentine Dance. In answer to the question Miss Crab tree gave an estimate of the an ticipated amoartt to be spent. A hearty thanks to Bob Rickover from the Student Legislature in securing acUvity cards {or the students to atotnd the State Thea ter. With no further business, a legislator moved that tbe meeting adjoucB and the gavel rapped tbe se.sSon closed at 9:00 pm THOUGHT FOR TODAY VALUES — A Jaugb is worth •ne hundred groans in any market —Varies Lamb. Best wishes lor a prosperous Now Year. under the oaks With CHUCK OAKLEY Hi Everyone! The holidays arc far in the past and another year has gone down in the recordf. Here at Elon, everyone is baclt in the swing of his daily routine . . . whether it be to the grill, under the oaks, sacls hounds or the few that actually manage to g« to class. *. And th^ there arc these who just can't seem to adjust themselves back to college life, so they sit and daydream or slare al a "rock” and reminisce of the momeni they received it! Take Louan Lamlwtli, for example . . . after 7 long, hard-work ing years, she finally gets one' 1 wondn how long she will be getting to the altar? A nice-sized cut went to Margaret Hor.ey. cutt. Crump was making sure she didit get left out. Bobbie Jo Everett and Deaaie Riley also joined the Glitter Club. Thjy are contemplating on a girls’ quartet ,. THE FOUR SPARKLES. It seems that the only two left out wett Evelyn Fritts and Jo Ann Atkins, b« don’t feel bad, girls . . . journalists disc-jockies cannot afford to spend la\i4. ly! Why doesn’t Elon have a weighlJifiit| team? The number of participants outnu*. her those of any other sport. He t4iTjlt Hupfer course is ‘cheaper than the Charlet AUas course, however. I can hardly vriii to review Sal Seordo In the role of JuHw Caesar . . . neither can be. I’ll even PAY to see this one. It’s my . opinion that from the looks ol several people in the morning, a few 8 M classes should meet at the Grill! Robert Hall cam« up with this solutioi for married couples wbo often disaiTN. When your wife starts an argument, hart her a pencil and a piece of paper and tell her to write it all down and that yoa'B look over it to see if fl’s worth discussisj. Larry Barnes suggests that we build up tbe school spirit by having more “HAY” rides! I understand that “Hilda” was bopin( to get what "Hope” gAt for Clirislina! from Tough Boy Carmines. Stuart Toms, after a quarter and a hall in colIe:ge, has awakened to fact that tb« sun rises in tbe cast. Ob, wel^' live learn. New Tear’s Resolutions Earl Stone — Promises to wake up Ibf girls every morning on his way to brtal- fast. (They wonld appreciate it if you would omit Sundays). I w>onder wbo let the >it out of your tires for revenge, Earl? Shirley Womact — Resolves not to tat another Baby Ruth this year . . . that i!, for a week or two; anyway. Marie Stbnc ■— Reflolves to put Stauffet bergers on her mcau more often . . . Tt heck with a diet. Toutlo Bolaad — Pronisee to »ik( class bn time and' to be present io mild as well as body. Dottie Apple —* Resolves to keep b« mouth shut while in ciasf . . .it foes wiUi- out saying . . . she broke it in her first claB»pcrio4. Richard Bradbam — Promise! to stud; German 4 hotirs a lay. Ha! Larry Gregg — rNmisee not to borrw any more money. Tbe Basketball Team — Resolves not tt lose another game . . . (We’ve got fk« best . . , let’s give It «ur support). 1 oiply made one — To get my e«lum io on time and already I’ve broken itl PUT IT THIS WAY I enjoyed four days in Mjamt ^ asked Janet Crabtree how it felt to speid lour weeks there. Glamour Girl Ac* Winter is. recuperit- ing^ from an eye operation. She can M longer be call«d a Jbllnd date. Dot Perkins is giving instructions is smoking (or beginBers. H^» first pupil- Betty Jean Roberts, evidestly didi’l instructions as sbe should have. After fi** cigarettes, she gave up the ide.a. and il- most her dinner. Somo people should watch their ■weiji'* ■ . . after all, they bave K out front wkert they can see it. For example, Arthur Pi*‘» let hie holiday thirst put him out of sbsp*. Mixing his egg-Bog is a washing machiw didn’t help any, ^ Agnes "Peanut” loves to cook and at the preseat time sbe can’t thftk ar.yone she would rather ■serve it to s certain football player . . . Baturally- Italidn. Harold Harris Is thinking seriausly «l getting married. (Whiali one?) Chow-houndr*ss of tbe Week: Harleni Howell. Juvenile Delin«|ucb; of the Montk: SiC O Connell. W««t-y«a ever learn, Gtf? , Chris Peterson sb«I licsiie Johnston ^th pino«j over the holidays. THAT'S TUK WAV IT GOM!