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MAROON AND GOLD
M(iroo/i And Gold
Entered as second class matter at Ine
Post Office at Elon College, N. C. nnder
the Act of March 8, 1879. Deliverod by
mail *1 SO the college year, 50c the
quarter.
editorial board
Chuck Oakley Ed>tor-in-Chief
John Biggerstaff . Assistant Editor
Walter Edmonds Assistant Editor
James Humphrey - Staff Photographer
Jo Jones Staff Typist
Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor
THiSINF.S.-n BOAltl)
James Bii;v,"rsta!f . Busine Js Mgr.
Phillip Sexton Printing Advisor
John Avila Circul;uion Mgr.
Worden Updyk- . Pret'. Operator
SfOP.TS STAFF
Bill Walker .. Sports Editor
RF:FOKTr.RS
Gayntlle Branton Vincent Mari.iii
Janet Burge Shigrmi Morita
Stewart Cass Roger Nardelli
Robert Hall Jo McQuade
Paul Heath Robert Orr
Ann Joyce Gene Rhodes
William Joyner Bob^y Riley
Doi .ald Kimrey William Turner
Louan Lambeth Paul V ■. .'ii-rfield
Richard Lashley Loui^ Wilkin?
Donald Lichok Yvonne Winstead
Jerry Loy A1 Wittfcuhen
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1957
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WHY NOT STUDY?
Several students eating dinner in the
dining hall earlier in the week carried
on an interesting conversation, a good
part of which was concerned with the same
question that stands out every year—How
do I go about studying^
Seems that one student there was con
cerned with how some students could
spend a lot of time on outside activities
and yet make good grades, while others
could not do *o. Several good suggestions
were offered.
One idea brought up concerned the
value of conversation topics around the
dinner table at home. What you discuss
at home, one said, influences to a large
degree how well you do later in school.
That may be true to some extent, said
another, but it’s not always so. At his
home, the topics discusscd were of tech-
nisal and mechanical things. Matters pol
itical land hi*;orical were rarely ever
talked about, he said, indicating thus th=it
this idea would not be of much value to
him in literature or history courses he
might take. i i
A third student came up with the idea
that it wi.i fairly easy to read through
material the^ night before a quiz and make
a good grade. In his case, he said, he
could quickly glance over a page in the
textfcook and spot the most Important
things without having to read it all. He
could, he said, easily go through 300 pages
of history in that way.
Maybe so. But after numerous attempts
—which failed more often than not—at
trying to outguess the professor by using
much the same methods as described above,
we’ve decided-tiiat, as far as we’re con
cerned. the only way is to keep up daily
with the subject and do somethiag the
night before a quiz to relax. We have the
Idea that cramming is more of a hin-
dranci than a help in making good grades.
And likely as not, however, we’ll join you
at final exam time with an all night study
session, aided by twenty-odd cups of cof-
Ice, and take the exam the next day with
the usual tired mind.—CKO.
NEWS POLICY
There is sometimes criticism from some
quarters that college newspapers publish
old news, but one fact must be kept in
mind always in considering the news policy
of the Maroon and Gold and other similar
campu.ii newspapers. The fact is that they
are only published at semi-monthly inter
vals and are not competing with daily
newspapers or even weekly papers in the
matter of spot news.
Dafly newspapers count items old when
they are two days past, but weeklies count
an item new if it has occurred within a
week. By the same token, the Maroon
and Gold counts anything in the way of
campus occurrenc\s new if it has hap
pened .since the last previous issue
Under such an interpretation an^ mind
ful of the fact that the Maroon and Gold
a? official organ of Elon College, has an
obligation to campus posterity as well
as to the present students, the first issue
of the paper each autumn always goes
back and picks up items of importance
which have happened durtng the summer
The past summer months were partic
ularly eventful ones, with the outstanding
event being the accession of a new presi
dent at Elnn College, along with the addi
tion of a large number «f new members
to the Elon faculty. It U vWth pleasure
that the Maroon and Gold reanrds these
significant events and the beginning of
a new and flucceiuful year on the Elon
campus.
under
the oaks
With
CHUCK OAKLEY
We re back! We’re back! was the popu
lar outburst of upperclassmen in retuin-
ing, and nothing was more evident around
Carolina Hall when everyone gathered o.i
the second Iloor, with tales of their sum
mer ventures. The contest was on. no
could impress who? Credit goes to tne
tidewater clan, who are known c;.mpu.^-
wiile for tlieir fairy tales.
V.elcome Frosh! I hope by now you
have some idea of what Campus life i»
like UNDER THE OAKS. I thinlT we have
a swell group of newcomers. By your
coar'i .y and friendliness, you have made
^n excelUnt sho\sing around campus. Ketp
it upl—And best wi.-ihes for a pleasant year.
Summer Nuptials
ALPHA PI DELTA S Tom Harris tied
the knot in late summer . . . DiiLTA c a
Mary Sue Hughes wed David Thomas
of Giaensboro, piesident of the student
body at Amherst, Mass . . . ITK’s Frann.
Di'Kr.a united in late summer . . . Clark
Doffelmeyer and Tau Zeta's Marie Stone
tied the knot . . . Paige Stout and Shir
ley Ray of Burlington joined in hoi;
matrimony. . . . KAPPA PSl’s Wayne Tay
lor was married in early summer tOv Ju.ie
Allen. June is now working as secretary
to the dean of men . . . Leslie Johniton
and Mary Ann Thomas were wed in late
fcummer . . . Arnold Duncan and MarquiUi
Roberison were united ... PI KAPPA'S
Emily Hay and Tookie Lee of Burlington
were married early this month . . . Be’ly
Jane Smith and Ferrell Cobb of Burling
ton were united . . . presently living at
Fort Bragg . . . SIGMA PIH's Larry
Earncs, yesteryear’s president of the stu-
aent body, and Delta U's Evelyn Frjtts
were wed in Lexington, N. C. . . . Sonny
Martin and Margaret Stafford were wed
111 Fayetteville . . . Harold Long was
finally united . . . SIGMA MUs Bob
Bergman tied the knot in Connecticut . . .
Anita Brothers and Harold Austin united
. . . Anita was a one year comracrcial
Around The .Campus
“The Happiest Days of Your Life’’ a
delightful farce is looking good in the early
stage of rehearsals ... It is certainly
something to look forward to come Oct
ober 10, 11, 12 . . . Homecoming is the
same weekend, so you can be thinking
ol the girl you would like to represent
your dorm or organialion ... it looks as
if we’ll be well represented in the North
State Conference football contest this year
... so turn out for all the games and
Jet's give ;hem our wiioie-hearled suppj.i
... In the past few years school spirit
has not been too high . . . The Student
Christian Association is having good par
ticipation this year but should be even
larger . . . They meet each Sunday even
ing at the Parrish House . . . look iOi
the hour posted . . . The Veteran’s Clu*!-
will be meeting each Tuesday at ten o'clock
in Whitley Auditorium. All veterans desir
ing to become a member, plea.se notify
a member or attend a meeting. You do
not need an invitation . . . Are you inter
ested in a reading club on campus, if so
please notify the editor . . .1 think every
one seeing the talent show thoroughly e.i-
joyed it. 1 would like to see more enter
tainment of this sort on campus . . .
Chit-Chat
Authur Pitts after spending two week’s
vacation on his Virginia plantation returned
to the fine soil of Carolina. Pitts was
elected president of Carolina Hall upon
his return . . . Bob Blanchard looks more
interested in the majorettes than ciie.;!'-
leaders . . . Dick Guite and Vince Bujc-n
have open house every night for those who
don’t like to go to bed early . . . Kopko
finally threw the rock that Pat has been
waiting for . . . The king, LEWIS, is back
but not active this year . .. . Bobby Orr
and Carol Earle are going steady . . ."
The two strange t.toking creatures on
campus at the beginning of the quarter
are still here . . . They look more Uke
actors now instead of animals . . . Tom
my Bedsole joined the Air Force . . .
Janice Alfred had plenty dates on cam
pus this summer. Ask her who . . . Harold
Harris is dating but not in public .
Louan Lambeth looks lonely without Jo
Ann Atkins . . . She’s not the only one . . .
Dot Perkins is working at the radio sta
tion in Roxboro . . . Mary Ann Turner
reems to think an awful lot of a certain
freshman . . . Who’s the wise guy that
goes around putting ’possums in dormi
tory rooms . . . Zac Walker looks like
melted butter «very time he sees a cer
tain freshman blond . . . Lester (the nosei
Brewer is still shooting the br*eze, as
usual , . . Freshmen—careful of what
you say—some of these professon have
oars like radar sets . . . That’s all far
two weeks!!
JONATHAN SWEAT
Associate Professor
!Mrsic
B.\SIL SHERRILL
Lecturer
Business Law
ALBIN LINDQUIST
Associate Professor
Business .Administration
WILLIAM ARCHER
Associate Professor
Modern Lang^uages
MRS. WAYNE TAYLOR
Associate Professor
Business Education
MRS. WILLIAM ARCHER
Associate Professor
English
NEW
FACULTY
FACES
Other phol'-s of ncu' far-ulty
members are to be found on
Page 1 and Page 4. A summary
story, listing all faculty and staff
additions w.ll be found on Page
1, with continuation on Pa?e 1
of this issue of the Maroon and
Gold.
JAMES L. S.ARTIN
Assistant Professor
Economics
MRS. JOHN WILLIAMS
Associate Professor
Mathematics - Statistics
ROY EPPERSON
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
MRS. M. E. WOOTEN
Supervisor
McEwen Dining Hall
RAYMOND DOWNING
Assistant Professor
German
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ALFRED HASSELL
loK tractor
BusineKS Edocatlon
JENNINGS BEREY
Instructor
English
GEORGE BENOLKEN
Instructor
Mathematicg
Wednesday, September 26, igjj
on the
campus
jOHN BIGGERSTAFF
Welcome to the Son Campu.^!, old stu
dents, transfers and a veiiy special ws..
tome to the graduates of 1961. This is
ycur chance of a lifetime. Come, join in
and leave your mark upon this old green.
Ahead Is a busy road of joy, hopes and
ambitions. Yes, for some it wil; be one
...th sorrows, heartaches and diMppoin;.
ments, but each you should set a goal
i-V.d it is up to you to climb h'.ghor e;;h
day toward that goal.
This might well be the college of hard
knocks, but Rome wasn't built in a day
jnd neither is- your life lived and ended
in one day. The road is bumpy, very bum
py, but as college freshman, you can smooth
the bumps out. So 1961 graduates, get
started now and your goal will be reached
very soon.
Sincere congratulations to you, Dr. J.
E. Danieley on your accession as president
of Elon College. Under your guidance and
inspiration, we expect an eventful and
prosperous year. To you, Dr. Danieley,
liest wishes for success.
Jerfy Loy has certainly put his "all”
into Elon as its 1957-1958 stuednt body
ni'esident. Now it is up to us to pitch in
and do our best. I am sure that constnic-
live criticism will be appreciated, but
along with those c6mments, let's apply
a little elbow grease and get down to a
jear of hard work.
Class Rings, Anyone?
Seniors, juniors, anyone desiring claES
lings, make it a point to get in touch with
the president of the Senior class.
Interesting historical notes on the class
ring. Have you ever wondered how old the
class ring is?' We just wonder how many
of those who wear them know how the
custom of wearing a class ring started.
Like many things we have grown accus
tomed to, we take such rings for granted,
but did students always wear them? Did
George Washington have a class ring? How
about Tom Jefferson?
Well, so far as we can discover, the
first class ring as such was authorized
from West Point in the year 1835. So the
custom has a 119 year history. However,
such rings were limited for the most part
to large colleges with a long tradition.
For instance, it wasn't until after the Civil
War in 1869 that the United States Naval
Academy designed its first class ring. Many
a change has been wrought in that famous
Midshiipman’s ring. In fact, the ring design
changes each year. So important are the
changes, that Josten, creaters of the Naval
Academy ring, assign their top artist to
spend a week at Annapolis drafting the
design under the watchful eye of the
ring committee.
The class ring of today . . . admittedly
the greatest jewelry value in America . . ■
has come to mean fair play, sportsman
ship, achievement, pride ia accomplish
ment. It can be anything the student or
ders, from plain gold to fancy stone set,
with mother of pearl or gold inlays. It
can has personal initials, class numerals,
mascots, mottoes, crests, and engraving
inside or outside. It can be super size or
miniature, thick or thin, gold or silver.
Competition has put all these features
within reach of every student..
But since 1835 when the first ring com
mittee met at West Point to design that
first class ring, one idea has not changed
Every class ring . . . plain or fancy . . •
says one thing: “I'm proud of my class,
proud of myself.”
Unguarded Moments
Louann — A perfect set up for you this
summer—pre-honlemaWng training—io
you agree?
L.L. — They serve such wonderful food
at the Plantation.
Bob Orr — Planning a trip to the East
sometime soen.
Doc Alston — Why the sudden concern
about wantin? X-Rays taken? What could
your trouble be diagno.sed as?
Bob Blanchard — What a life—Saiiio?
South for the summer—i)ring back any
souvenirs?
Walter Scott — Chaperoning freshnsB
out on the campus, What a chaperone! Oh,
Walter!
Barbara Ellis — What’s this about run
ning out of gas on the railroad tracli£.
Was a train coming?
It seems that a certain SENIOR
really snowed a certain freshman. .'Vny cow-
ments?
Aan Minter — Did .vou pay the postage
I on that card from Greece?
Kay Tyson — Who’s going stead*; wiU'
who?
Lew — You looked great oa the
Show last week. Any left over autographs-
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A CLOSING THOUGHT: Lovers are
fools, but nature makes them so-