fAGE TWO '
Maroon And Gold
Entered as second class matter at the
•?OSt Office at Elon College, N. C. under
the Act of March 8, 1879. Deliverod by
mall. Sl.SO the college year. 50c the
quarter.
EDITORIAL B0.4RD
Chuck Oakley Editor-in-Chiei
John Biggerstaff Assistant Editor
Walter Edmonds Assistant Editor
James Humphrey - Staff Photographer
Jo Jones — — Staff Typist
Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor
BUSINESS BOARlJ
James Biggerstaff - Business Mgr.
Phillip Sexton PrinUng Advisor
Worden Updyke Press Operator
REPOETEES
Mai Bennett ..... - Jo McQuade
Vincent Bujan — Elizabeth Morris
Lucille Burgess — Johnny Oakes
Ladson Cubbage John Phillips
Frank DcRita Dean Robertsou
Charles Foster -- Jane Robinson
Lewis Fowler — Jerry Shouse
Ruth Geary - Jack Suttou
Nancy Greene Ray Thomas
Ann Joyce Barbara Tapscott
William Joyner — — Faye Weaver
Jack Kester - Nancy Williamson
Don Kimrey - Jack Wrenn
Richard Lashley Yvonne Winstead
WFJ3NESDAY, APRIL 23, 1958
MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, April 23
1938
With Annual Pageant Set. . .
SUMMER JOBS
Almost before the ink dries on final exam
uapers this spring, college students by the
hundreds of thousands will be going to
work at full-time vacation jobs.
Travel, adventure, profit and experience
aie the payoffs for ambitious students wno
join "The Great Summer Gold Rush," re
ports Don Murray in the May Reader's Di
gest.
For many, the EUir.mcr jobs will be
curtain raisers to full-time ca.'^eers later.
Scores of companies design vacation work
programs as basic training for permanent
post-graduation jobs. Such programs enable
companies and student employes to get tj
know each other’s personalities and po
tentials.
Money is the magnet which draws many
of the tyros, and which makes resort juba
by far the most popualr. Bell boys, "the
aristocrats of student workers," can easily
clear $1000 at a good resort. Waitresses
average $600-$700 a season. Such jobs of
ten amount to "paid vacations."
Foreign travel is a “bonus” collected by
the few most fortunate students. I'or ex
ample: Alexander H. Ladd of Columbia
University worked last summer as a grease
monkey in a Mobilgas filling station — in
Lagos, capital of Nigeria! Emory Brundy,
University of Washington, spent his sum
mer as a missionary in Yucatan, Mexico.
^ Others fin^ (h?ir ow^, back yards equally
adventuresome — and profitable. Mary
Sanders of Simmont College, BostCn, for
instance, made $1000 teaching neighbor
hood children to swim in her back yard
pool.
Summer earnings are beiag put to excel
lent use. According to a U. S. Department
of Education survey, students today art
paying a greater part of their college-edu-
cation bill than their parents! Much of the
cash that goes for tuition, room, board and
"extras” is saved from Summer salaries.
Almost every state boasts agencies to
help young people find jobs. There are
outstanding U. S. Employment Service pro
grams in many states. The 3200 chapters
of the Junior Chamber of Commerce ru;i
a "Jobs for Youtth" campaign from the
Chamber s Tulsa, Oklahoma headquarters.
State and college employment services are
frequently helpful.
Skilled advice for the student in search
of a summer job comes from Dr. Frank
Endicott, Northwestern University’s place
ment director: "The iest jobs go to stu
dents who have developed marketable skills
—the ones who have learned to do special
tasks and do them well.”
under
the oaks
With
CHUCK OAKLEY
History Of Eloii’s May Day Is Told
FACING ADULTHOOD
Today, society places certain responsibil
ities on people. There are certain laws that
are just not violated and if they are. the
consequences must be paid.
The laws placed on adults are sometimes
hard to understand. The matter of grow
ing up is the hardest task ever attempted
by man. Sometimes there is a rebellion on
the part of individals to hold back the
time when they must accept these laws and
responsihilties — But it is all in vain. One
thing for sure, we must grow up.
There has never been a set pattern to
follow in this matter of growing up. Man
with all his knowledge somehow hut over
looked this all important step in life. One
thing for sure, there are no short cuts —
it has to be met squarely in the eye.
Yes. being and acting like an adult is
sometimes hard but we must. Perhaps the
best motto to follow would be:
"Hold your head up high, look the world
In the eye. and you will never be alone.”
—CLIPPED
May Day festiviUes are drawing near.
It you are planning anything other than
attending, you could be missing a week
end of fins entertainment. It should be
an enjoyable week-end to spend on cam
pus. Highlight of the event will be the
crowning of Miss Pat Chrismon, of Reids-
ville. as May Queen. She will be escorted
by May King, Bob Kopko. Incidentally the
couple will be married in early summer.
Congratulations and best of luck to both
of you.
Baseball team is still looking good with
hitters such as Watts, Carcatcrra and
Frye coming through. Keep it up.
Track team is also making a fine show
ing.
Elon Players had a successful season with
the presentations of "All My Sons” and
"The Crucible.” Credit should be given to
Wayne Rudisell for starting the Thursday
evening entertainment.
Chit-Chat
Here at Elon a woman's only qualifica
tion for being worshiped is that she be
a female > . . Turner Winston has been
turned down on campus so much he has
turned his interest to W. C. ... If you
think you're seeing double these days when
>ou see Wayne Taylor — you’re not —
Tommy Lewis is back on campus . . . John
Sheppard has received the royal order of
a sharp purple lance from a young miss
at W. C. . . . Who put up the Turkey Sanc
tuary sign between the campus and Miss
Newman’s? ... It seems that the larger
ones on campus are dieting — except Lloyd
Farthing. HINT . . . Hank Carmines has
2 cup in his room with the engravement,
"The World’s Greatest Lover.” How much
did you pay for it? . . . Jerry Creech has
received an invitation to a costume ball.
Too bad he has to wear Khakis. Have fun,
Jerry. The “nature walks” may last for
two years . . . Attention, John (King) La
tham and Steve Mauldin; Have you two
ever thought of rooming together next
year? Since both of you consider your
selves the greatest lovers and best tennis
players on campus, you do have quite a
lot in common. By the way, John, you will
be notified of the next open house in time
to get out your blue bathrobe . . . Bob Blan
chard wants to dateMary Q. of W. C. so
much that he will probably offer a sum
for anyoje who can fix him up . . . Cheer
up Bill Cloud! You can always get a room
at Heartbreak Hotel . . . Ferebee Abbott
may have a chance to catch her man — if
Winnie Ann Watson transfers. Don't sweat
it, Winnie — no compet'liion . . . After much
confusion and red tape. I^rry Gregg end
ed up with a date for the Kappa Psi ban
quet . . . Barbara Ellis had originally plan
ned to commute from Burlington this past
quarter — so she could sit in the Union and
sip from her punch cup and yell, "Tur
key" at late hours . . . Joe Medlock_was
very disappointed at Chapel Hill recently
when a certain young miss didn’t arrive
until he had departed . . . Cheer up, Billie
Faye, since spring is here ROSES will be
blooming . . . Reynolds Van Cleve pur
chased a station wagon over spring holi-
tJays. He was quite exhausted after having
driven it back. He had to wrestle the steer
ing wheel as if he were fighting bear all
the way from Pennsylvania. He was lucky
tthat he didn’t get stopped for driving a
road block . . . Zac Walker will not have
to date his mother to the Kappa Psi ban
quet, a young miss at W. C. broke down
and gave him a break . . . Gordon Yancey
says he is taking exercise. The most weight
he will ever lift will be an overloaded spoon
to his mouth . . . The trouble with Jimmy
Fentress and Bill Branch is both of them
want to be another Jerry Lewis. Take your
wise cracks back to high school—they may
find them funny . . . Foy Craust's favorite
card game is Crazy 8. It is the only one
he understands ... It would pay Dick
Guite to rent a room in Burlington. Sav
ings on his gas bill would probably pay
next year's tuition . . . Beverly Bentley
displayed her Kentucky talent in the beau
ty contest in Burlington . . . Barbara Mc-
Cool and Louan Lambeth displayed their
childish instincts recently by entertaining
the public with a bubble gum blowing con
test on the front steps of West. Why not
paint your noses red and join a circus?
How about it, June Jarkson? Give Steve a
break and let him have the next dance
Speaking of dancing, they offer lessons in
Burlington, Ferebee.
Chock's Charkles
SUMMER: The time of year when the
highway authorities close the regular roads
and open up the detours.
PEDESTRIAN: A husband who didn't
think the family needed two cars.
CASSEROLE: A method used by inge>-
ious cooks to get rid of leftover leftovers.
Observance of May Day as Elor
College students know it today is
a comparatively recent thing in
the long history of the college, for
the annual May Day pageant ha?
been staged only twenty-five time;
in the sixty-eight years Elon ha.'
been in operation.
Extensive research through Elon
records and interviews with a
large number of former students
revealed that the first May Day
observance was held in 1921, but
dancing in any form was strictly
l3bc3 on the Elon campus at that
time, and so many hands were
thrown aloft in holy horror at
the sight of the girls dancing
£round the May Pole that no other
spring festival and pageant was
attempted for ten years.
Ruling over that first May Day
festival in 1921 as Elon’s first May
Queen was Essie-Mae Truitt, sis
ter of Dr. John G. Truitt, who is
now Mrs. Essie Truitt Simpson
of Summerfield. Her maid-of-hon-
or was Lucy Eldridge who is still
unmarried and is now associated
in New York with the Youth Divi
sion of the Missionary Education
Movement for the National Coun
cil of Churches. That first May
Day pageant was staged on the
c=mpus in front of West Dormitory
under the direction of Miss Ruth
Hawk, who was teacher of voice
and expression at Elon that year
Pageants Start Again
The next May Day observance
came in 1931 under the direction
of Miss Jeannette Neiderlander,
also a teacher of voice and expres
sion here at Elon. She directed
and staged May Day pageants for
two years in 1931 and 1932, but
they Wiere gollawed by another
break of three years before the
observance was resumed a third
time in 1936. That spring program
in 1936 became the first of a
continuous series which has con
tinued without a break each year
since that time.
■nembers of her royal court were spring was Galloway Walker, lo-
Ann Rawls, now Mrs. J, B. New-'cated some years ago as an auto-
an, of Burlington, and Sue Watts, : mobile dealer in Rockingham.
,ow Mrs. George D. Colclough,' Edna Fitch, of Burhngton, s .11
f Elon College. They recaU that ^ a well known figure on the Elon
he 1931 May Day was marked by I campus as she goes about her
mseasonable cold, which caused work as a secretary in the South-
nuch discomfort to the girls in ern Convention offices of the Con-
hcir evening dresses. Igregational Christian Church, was
The 1932 May Day was ruled | the May Queen in 1940. Ruling as
by Mary Elizabeth Rogers,!king that year was CharUe Pitt-
Mrs. Paul Cobb, of Burling-1 man, now a resident of Richmond,
on Her chief attendants as maids- Va.
of-honor were Dorothy Bowden,, The 1941 May Day saw Dorothy
now Mrs. William L. Shoffner, of i Edwards, now Mrs. David I^e
3urlington; and Jennie Frances Spalding, of Maltimore, Md., se-
Walters, now Mrs. J. K. Snyder, lected to be May Queen, and her
of Winston-Salem. There were no escort and fellow ruler was John
Henry Pearce, a brilliant Elon
ver
,ow
male students in any of these ear
liest May Day pageants.
First King Takes Part
A May King was introduced in
to the scheme of the Elon May
:ourt when the continuous obser-
ance was started in 1936. Rulers
over that 1936 May Day were
athlete, who now resides in Day
ton, Ohio.
Wartime Observances
The World War II interrupted
many of the college observances,
but the Elon May day was not a
war casualty. Betty Hoyt, of Wal-
Ssther Cole, now Mrs. John Rob- pole, Mass., now Mrs. W. J. O’Con-
ert Kernodle, of Burlington, as i'or, of Chevy Chase, Md., was
the May Queen, escorted by Wil-1 Elon’s first wartime May Queen
liarn W. Kimball, now of Wilson, i in 1942, ruling along with King
s the first May King. Maid-of-
ionor that year was Helen Bar
ney, now Mrs. E. L. Smith, of Elon
College.
Blanche Wagoner, of Brown
Summit, now Mrs. C. H. Shoffner,
of Burlington, was the May Queen
in 1937, and ruling with her was
Leon Newman, of Virgilina, 'Va.,
whose most recent known address
in the alumni files was Spokane,
Wash.
Naurice M. Craft, whose last
known address was Beverly Hills,
Calif.
Helen Mesaick, now Mrs. Fred
erick Willetts, of Wilmington, was
the 1943 May Queen, a daughter
of Elon’s former dean, J. D. Mes-
sick, who is now president of East
Carolina College. The king that
year was Edwin Watts, now a resi
dent of Wheaton, 111.
The 1944 May Day festivities
The 1938 May Court was ruled saw Iftizel Walker, now Elon’s
over by Nell Loy, of Alamance,
now Mrs. Jasper Clapp, of Salis
bury. The king that year was Le-
Grande Moody, now a Methodist
minister ip Spartanburg, S. C.
Chief attendant and maid-of-honor
was Margaret Earps, »now Mrs.
Kesley E. Friend, of Pikeville.
Ky.
Other May Day Rulers
I Ruling over the 1939 May Day
Ruling as May Queen in 1931 festivities as May Queen was Mil
was Johnnie Sharpe, of Elon Col-|dred Craven, of Ramsuer, whose
lege, now Mrs. Hinton Rountree, latest alumni address was her na-
of Greensboro, and among the Itive town. Her royal mate that
registrar, ruling as May Queen
The May King, ruling with her
that year was Earl Farrell, now
a minister in 'Varlna. (
Last of the war-time May Days
came as almost a celebration of
'V-E Day which ended the war
in Europe, with Eliza Boyd, of
Henderson, now teaching in her
native town, as the May Queen.
Gene Poe, now a minister in Ala
bama, was the May King that
year, and Patricia Hook, daugh
ter of Prof. crd Mrs. A. L. Hook,
(Continued on Page Four)
Around With Square
By W.\LTER EDMONDS
Before dipping down into the
ole barrel of causUcism and ex
ploding my short tirades in the
face of certain tepid people on
campus, I must be fair to "you
all”. Excuse the southern jar
gon.
The students of Elon should
take a much deserving bow for
the fine way they have backed
the baseball up to the date of
this printing. Team work can
do wonders, but there is a lit
tle factor called “team support”
and the solidarity of the Elon
rooters should be commended
here and now, and let yours
truly tip the old chapeau to
"you-ins”. Excuse the northern
jargon, but we must be fair to
all.
WHIMSY SIDE: It takes no
creative endeavor to expose Bob
Willet as a narcissist to the oc
cupants of Carolina Hall. His
soliloquies can be heard at most
any time . . . "Boo Boo" Pitts
has been in and out of so many
institutions of learning that he
has a card which reads: "Have
Transcript, Will Travel” . . . My
Roget’s Thesaurus defines “mil
quetoast,” pronounced (milk-
toast), as a per.son of shyness
and timidness. Perry Poly
chromes is the living, breathing
homo sapien who fits definition
to the tee . . . Guy Davis is^so
"ivy” that it is said he does not
even have to hang his clothes
up at night, they just cling to
the wall . . . I just cannot un
derstand why one of my com
patriots in journalism of the Ma
roon and Gold keeps inserting
my name in his thrill-packed
column, but let this be under
stood, if I see my name in his
readership once more I will be
forced to play his silly litUc
game, and I will not have to
acquire the permission of BUIie
Faye . . .
FLASH: The sun is shining
in Elon College. Miracles never
seem to cease . . .
THOUGHTS WHILE THINK
ING: Recently in Augusta, Ga.,
the annual Masters Golf Tour
nament was the site where five
former Big Four golfers dis
played their talent to millions
across the U. S. Arnold Pal
mer, formerly of Wake Forest,
copped ton money, trailed by
such capable competition as Art
Wall, Jr» and Mike Souchak,
Duke, and Harvie Ward, U. N.
C., and Billie Joe Patton, Wake
Forest. The latter being the top
amateur with a 288. Palmer won
the tournament with a blister
ing 284 . . .
ADD THOUGHTS: GU Watts
is enjoying a successful year at
the platter. Gil is currently hot
ter than the old proverbial pis
tol . Also heard he was mak
ing great strides in his dance
sessions: so sorry. I meant dance
lessons . . . Beta Omicron Beta
and Kappa Psi Nu recently held
their annual banquets. Each
were reported as complete suc
cesses . . . Sigma Phi Beta and
Iota Tau Kappa have their re
spective dates set. The former
being May 10th and the latter
May 16th ... I must pass a
■“plug” along to thfe Dugout,
employment site of the fabulous
“Boo”. The pizzas are fine, and
the atmosphere likewise. A new
delicacy has been added, they
being "Hogies". Have you had
one? If the answer is negative,
then I must urge you to do so
as soon as possible . . . Ageless
with
’n’
Woody Brown, but truly a per
son young-at-heart, recently
spent the holidays in D. C.
How’s Beatrice these days Meth
uselah??? . . . Now that all the
Oscar and Emmy awards have
been handed to the so deserv
ing, Elon’s own Hank Carmines
received an extra special award,
that being for the World’s Great
est Lover. Yes sir, loving cup
and all, he’s got it to prove it . . .
I’ve been told for years that
baseball was America’s favor-
its pastime. This doesn’t seem
to be true at Elon for the third
floor girls have discovered a
new sport—Leapfrog—from one
end of the hall to the other . . .
Spectal orchids to Joyce Yan
cey, Pat Chrismon, Nancy Ste
phenson and Shirley Sorrel], who
colsed the gala games
their 'interpretation of rock
roll, known as shake ’n’ shake.
Who wears short shorts?? It
seems that the new trend today
is the wearing of the “sack
dress”, and what they call the
"trapeze”. These two apparels
■seem to have attracted the wide-
eyed glances of the entire male
population throughout the U. S.
A. Now I ask you. Are we going
to be so old fashioned, that we
are going to prohibit the wearing
of Bermuda shorts for the ump
teenth time?I agree that cer
tain restrictions should be put
upon them, such as in the chow
hall, in chapel, in classes, and
the library, but in leisure time
it is very appropos. Note to the
administration: They wear them
at Duke and Carolina . .
PARTING SHOT: Once again
let me tip the old chapeau in
the direction of Jerry Loy and
Co. for a job well done. I’m run
ning short this time, so let me
bid you a temporary farewell
until the next time .
on the
campus
iOHN BIGGERSTAFF
Welcome back to the campus of El, ■
after what I hope was a most joyous anii
happy leave of absence from those books
of knowledge and classes fillrd in;,],
lect and the budding wisdom of professors
Thai Final Step
Elon being no different from mc,iiy o;i„
institutions in that some of its stuitnts
have found life partners within iu
daries, the college pastor. Rev. W. J
des, saw the need of marital counselling,
not only for the students who were coik
'templating marriage but aUo for those of
the Elon Community who were already
married.
Three years ago several couples met wiu,
the college pastor, and discussion groups
were held in an informal manner, so that
free questioning could take place. Last
year, new interest and enthusiasm led Rev,
Andes to conduct the second such-type
class purely on voluntary basis.
The latter part of March of this year
saw the conclusion of the third annual
session, with eleven couples finding out the
pros and cons of marriage and what wa»
hoped to be a much broader and clearer
prospective of home and family life with
the fears, duties, and obligations encoun
tered as well as the love, joy and happiness
that is derived from marriage.
With the aid and assistance of Dean Mar
jorie Hereford, a well-organized program
was presented with local physicians ap
pearing as guest speakers on several oc
casions. The meetings were conducted on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 9:30
o’clock until 11:00 o’clock, open to all, with
no race, creed, or faith barriers.
The two main requirem.ents were to be
engaged, with marriage planned within the
next six months, and the taking of self-
inventory tests administered under pro
per supervision.
Each couple received the textbook, Har
mony in Marriage, by Leland Foster Woods.
Thus an eight-point program was initiated
consisting . of the following topics:
1. Individual’s background.
2. What do you bring to mariiage?
3. Economics and budgeting.
4. Planning a family.
5. Religious life and particular faiths.
6. Wedding service and its meaning.
7. 'Visiting new homemakers.
8. Social services that are offered.
Many thanks are due Elon College, its
faculty sponsors and Rev. W. J. Andes in
realizing and trying to meet some of the
needs of young college men and women
that may not be covered in the school cur
riculum.
Could This Be You?
The Elon Players wil lhave their sprin,
■awards banquet on April 24th. Instead of
“Oscars”, the trophies are "Eppies”.
Did anyone see an Easter bunny go by
■with “Ronnie” written on it?
There were no lights available for re
cent sorority meetings of Pi Kappa and
Delta U. Maybe the school is saving on
its electricity bill.
Ruth Geary has been entertaining a stu
dent from D.T.I. Wonder what could de
velop . . , any suggestions?
Dan Porter's twin brother from Florida
has just "blown in. " Striking resemblance
to a coconut!
Flash! Becky Mathews has discovered
a new and revolutionary way to serve
whip cream.
Seems like some typical Elon weather
blew into the “Sunshine State’ (j^ing
spring vacation. What happened to the
glorious tans, Judy, Pat, Nancy, Sac and
Kaye?
A new couple has been seen on campus.
They both are the proud possessors of
blue eyes and curly blonde locks.
The ending of Spring vacation united
one more many lonesome campus coupto-
Y’ou lonesome gals be patient, spring fc''®
is very contagious.
How is Household Physics these days^,
Woodie? We hear that Cape "Cami'sl
is on the lookout for such talent as jours.
Who knows, you may be the first man to
reach the moon!
Wonder what is so appealing across tht
tracks to Earl Murray? Could it be
taken a new interest in Home Ec ?
Did you know that Ann Mintpr
diamond. It seems the Bunny deli'^f
“carats" instead of eggs this Easter. ^
date is set for June 8th.
What is all this about last Sunday
Tweetie? Did you trade your bird
in for a bottle? Can you prove you didnl-
Why all the olives, Tom? How many
you eat between Elon and Penusyl'^^