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PAGE TWO MAROON AND GOLD Thursday, December jgjj Maroon And Gold Entered as second «l»ss «i*tter at the Post Office at Elon College. N. C., under the Act of March *, 1879, Delivered by r»ail. $1.50 tiie tollege year, 50c the quarter. hditorial board Walter Edmonds Editor-in-Chicf Dick Lathley Assistant Editor Ann Joyce Assistant Editor jj Reid Alumni Editor Robert Danials .. Staff Photographer Luther N. Byrd .... Faculty Advisor business board James Bi^geiwtaff Business Managci: Phillip Sexton Printing Advisor David Horn Press Operator reporters Tommy Andrews . ■ Thomas Liverman William Brooks Robert Lowe Judy Burkholder Becky Matthews Morris DeMatteo .. Dick McCarthy Loib Foor Tommy McDonald Katrine Krye John McLsuchlin John Frost Wade Montgomery Carl Fuller Gilbert Gales - John PhiUips Douglass Hartsell Paul Radford Arthur Ivey Skinner William Jackson Leslie Starr Lois Kidd .. Edmund Thompson Donald Kimrey Elizabeth Updyke Marvin King Patrick Winston THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1958 CHRISTMAS WISHES The happy Christmas season is with us once again. Even if we had not known it by the gaily lighted streets in town and by the signs in the store windows, wt would know it by the spirit of joy and anticipa tion that glows upon the faces of both students and faculty here at Elon. Perhaps the spirit has glowed the bright er this year because of the s»ows that have covered the campus within recent days, hiding the ugly drabness of late au tumn and early winter and bringing all the beauty that seems to go with a "White Christmas." As the students and faculty prepare to turn their faces homeward this weekend for the mid-winter vacation that always seems the most jojous period of all the year, may we extend for the Maroon and Gold the heartiest good wishes for a Merry Christmas and jsl Happy New Year and also for a safe return when the holidays are gone. STUDENT OBSTACLE Today's college student finds himself confronted with a difficult obstacle, that obstacle being to complete his college edu cation. for there is no question but that the colleges are becoming institutions of aelect clientele. This premise s based on the fact that the college gates are no long er open to the average high school grad- ua4e. but only to the ones who are well- rounded in sound academic courscs. Perhaps the reasons for this situation may be find in the high schools themselves, one of them being in the smaller high schools that Just do not have the person nel to offer today s high school students a) well-rounded academic curriculum, and it appears that the answer to this is the consolidation of these small schools. Another reason lies in the integration problem, which is seemingly bringing a uecline in the educational system. Schools are being closed, and cessation of state aid is threatened, leaving the secondary preparation to the private school or the TV classroom. Once again the students are deprived of a sound education. But the real problem may lie in the administration of the high schools them selves, where many teachers lack sound teaching methods and classroom work is sometimes a "hit-or-miss" affair. When I say this. I admit that I may be conjectur ing a bit, but talks with several high school teachers convince me of inefficient methods of teaching. Many high school students miss out on things expected of them in college, a case in point being in research work. Too many high school students have little opportunity for research work and training, compre hending only the facts given them by their teachers and missing many facts that the college professors expect of them. This might be remedied by more attention to re.search projects in high school, with such projects as perennial things and included in secondary education from the very be ginning. It appears that too many teachers of today are guilty of "sof pedagogy,” some of which may be due to over-use of new trends in audio-visual aids. One wonders whether teachers, in plain every-day lan guage, are letting machines take the teach er's place in the classroom too much. If so. the standard."! might go lower from year to year. To quote an age-old cliche, "Experience is the best teacher,” certain ly when it comes to the education of to morrow’s college students. —MWE. around with square by SQUARE EDMONDS In this readership, I hope will be some thing akin to rapier-iike thrusts, and first off I wouM like to lay waste the most un- kindest of all committees around Elon College, the water committee. This thing can be carried too far. Please let’s keep the water hot constantly. We ll even give up our dessert for a week . . . How about getting up a committee to lorm an assimilation committee for the poor unfortunates around Elon? WHAT’S IN A NAME: A recent visitor approached a bewildered student on this campus and said, "Take me to your cam pus leader. Bud, so 1 . . . ” “Leader? What's a leader?” the student interrupted. ‘ Are you sp«aking in refer- encti to tiie leader of the band? Or we’ve got a guy who lead's the coeds on, how al>out him?” “No, man. I'm speaking about the leader on the campus. Every campus has a cam pus leader.” ■'Gee whiz, I didn’t know tkat. Now 1 know how it feels to be in the deep, dark depths of obscurity, " the student stam mered. ■'Well, you poor unfortunate soul, let me enlighten you,” the visitor said. ”A leader is a unique person, or at least a member of a unique group, and in turn this individual or group stands head and shoulders above the rest of the student body.” Then he continued, “They show you how to put your best foot forward, not omitting any part of campus life. After all there are other things in campus life be sides educational lore. I believe they call it extra-curricular acth'ities. This group of select persons voice their opinion when ever possible and aid the college to the fullest measure. They are never oblivious to humanity, and they are conscientious at all times. Now that I have given you the general idea, tell me where your leader is, man.” "Who? Me?” the still completely con fused student uttered. “Oh, forget it! Show me to your head man and go play with your hula hoop, the visitor dejectedly said. CHRISTMAS GREEETINGS: It's begin- ning to look like Christmas and just as commercialized as ever. Seems like we ar« losing the real meaning of the joyous time of the year . . . Ditto for Thanksgiving, for we give thanks one day of the year and complain the other 364 . , . WHIMSY PARADE; Elon College has lost its most "eligible” . . . Ooops! I mean its most "eldest” bacholor, that one being W’oody Brown. Woody recently wed with Miss Anita Liles, of Atlanta . . . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A’ell, my point was accomplished. When I hear those verbal responses to my little puns and proclamations, I know that my ob jective has been completed. Good or bad, mind you, I love to hear those repartees, and I still stand as a spectator on the human scene, screaming, “Excelsior! Ex celsior.” Lift us from this high level of mediocrity . . . TOT TIME: The recent snow provided a wonderful setting for Elon’s reenactment of the 'VaUey Forge encampment. The freshmen were all out playing in the snow as usual. And this, too, shall come to pass . . . JUST JUNK: What's the answer to the recent visit of Joe DelGais to the do main of the justice of the peace? ... I wonder how many students realize what IS going on when the Student Legisla ture holds Its bi-monthly meetings. It would be worthwhile if you students would visit those meetings and take part in the legislative proceedings. I've heard reports that the administration does, so I think it only fair if the students should take part also. It's your student government and not the administration's . . . ADIEU: Well I must depart now with my “fabricated hiccup" and all . , , How does that song go? "Why don't yiu go home for Christmas, so I can have a Happy New Year?” 1958 WHO’S WHO AT ELON COLLEGE .... 1959 I. xryr' I The twenty-four Elon College students who were selected for places in the 1958-59 edition of "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities” are pictured a ove. Arranged in alphabetical order from left ta right in each liie, they are as follows: TOP ROW — Douglas Albert, Lahore. Pakistan; Ronald Bergman. Uneasvllle, Conn.; Nicholas DiSibio, Inwood, L. I., N. Y.; Kenneth Dudley, Hagerstown, Md,; Carol Earle, Burlington; James Elder, Burlington; Kay Hughes, Elon College; and James Humphrey, Southern Pines. MIDDLE ROW — Linwoo 1 Hurd, New Britain, Conn,; Gay Lambert, Newport, R. I.; Louann Lambeth, Brown Summit; Martha Langley, Staley; Richarj Lashley, Leaksville; Steve Mauldin, Winston-Salem; John McLauchlin, Burlington; and Way- land Medley, Greensboro. BOTTOM ROW — Joyce Myers, Philadelphia, Pa.; Linda Simpson, Elon College, Tommie Bol'and Sparks, Elon College; Ikey Tarleton, Durham; Rex Thomas, Sanford; Gilbert Watts, Lauirnburg; Clyde W’elch, Burlington; and Peggy Zim merman. Elon College. Candid Comments Recently the Student Legisla ture of Elon College undertook the burden of culturally educating the student body of Elon College. It seems that someone or some one group in the Student Legisla ture felt that the students of Elon College needed encouragement in thefc appreciation of the finer things in life. To further this end a bill was introduced in the legislature au thorizing the removal of $1,000 from the dance fund to be used in a program of cultural educa tion. At a later special meeting of the legislature this bill was re scinded, and another similar one was passed which authorized the use of $500 for the purpose ol instituting a liberal arts forum. This money is to come from stu dent body fees. An arts forum program is all good and well, but let us look at the facts. In the first place. RANDOM THOUGHTS The dog has his day, the tom-cat his night and the American motorist his Sun day afternoon! » * « ♦ ♦ The only folks sitting on top of the world these days are the Eskimos. ♦ » * • » A strapless bathing suit is a compromise between the law of decency and the law of gravity, ***** Everybody should learn how to drive a car — especially those who sit behind the steering wheel. By J. REX THOMAS do the students of Elon Cfollege really desire such a program and ^ would they participate in it if it existed? The members of the Stu dent Legislature wouldn’t know the answer to this question, be cause they had not bothered to consult the student body to see what its wishes are. Assuming the shident body would partici pate in this program—and it is my belief that - the majority wouldn’t—the Administration has already instituted a similar pro- ijram this year on a trial basis and AT NO COST TO THE STU DENT. However, the crux of the mat ter is not whether or not you, the members of the student body, want your money spent on a pro gram which will benefit only a small minority, but the attitude of the Student Legislature in the - -'•■A , . ask those whom they were repre senting what their wishes in the matter were? Obviously they did not. Did the legislators appoint a committee to investigate the gen eral attitude toward such an arts forum program? They did not! Is this representative government? It is not! Obviously, some members of the Student Legislature think that when we elected them to office that we gave up all right to any voice in any matter and intrusted them with the power to make any and all decisions without bothering to find out what we think about it. It is our duty, as citizens in a democracy, to relieve our legis lators of this misconception of their duties. From now on, when a matter affecting the whole stu dent body arises, let us be sure and instruct our legislators how to vote so that we may be truly represented. Seen From The West Watchtower By ANN JOYCE As we enter the Christmas season, we hear and see many things which illustrate the true, good Christmas spirit. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all re membered to show' the Christ mas spirit of .good will toward our fellow men all twelve months of the year? There are some ways that we might ex hibit such spirit on campus. At a recent meeting of the Klon College Student Legisla ture a bill was introduced which proposed the appropriation of $35 for the recreation of the older children at the Elon Col lege Orphanage, According to the stipulations of the bill, a portion of the money was to be used for rent ing a bus to transport the chil dren to the Elon-Lenoir Rhyne football game. The bill suggest ed that the remainder of the $35 be used for providing refresh ments for the children at the game. W’e were shocked and deep ly disappointed when several students rose in opposition to the bill. The contentions of part of these objectors were that the children were too young to ap preciate the sport, that attend ing the game would keep them up past regular bedtimes, that we should give the children something materially beneficial if we were going to spend our money, and that the children probably would get nothing from a football game anyway. Besides, said some objectors, could we afford to take $35 of our miscellaneous funds for this questionable cause? Certainly we have never , heard as much concern expressed over the ben efits of a dance which last ap proximately one and a half hours and costs considerably more than $35 of student funds. And the proposed $35 was to come from excess funds. Our faith in humanity was boosted considerably when the bill was approved by the Leg islature. Then we happened to sit next to the orphanage group at the game, and we would like to say to those who doubted the advisablility of the bill that we consider the time and money well spent! The group enthusastically backed the Elon team all even ing. How happy many of the children obviously were as they devoured candy bar after can dy bar and excitedly discussed the game with their friends. We wonder what material thing we could have spent $35 of our miscellaneous funds for that w’ould have brought the group of children half as much pleasure and social experience. We doubt that these* children (who have never had parents to accompany them to public func tions in most cases) will ever forget this experience of at tending their first football game. While we’re talking about gofd 'will toward our fellow man, perhaps it would be well for us to pause for a word of praise for the Elon College foot ball team. We are distressed be cause of some of the remarks we have heard concerning our team members. It seems that some students have an idea that football play ers are big, privileged charac ters who cheat, who do not have to work for their grades and who are back of the majority of bad ’ things which occur on acmpus. They have been given a collective label of "bums” by some persons. We understand that some freshmen girls have been informed by upperclass men that football players “just aren t the best date possibilities on campus for nice girls.” Now We believe it is com- ^Continued on Four) here and there By DICK LASHLEY By the tkne this edition of the MaroM and Gold hits Uie campus we’ll be just about ready to pack our old kit bags and head for home to see what Santa Claus ’orung. (If you’re on the probation list. I’ve got an idea what he didn’t brung, and what you’re going to get.) Anyhow, itH be (lice to get away from books for a cou ple of weeks. Those of you who didn't hear our Eloa choir in its annual presentation oi Han del’s "The Messiah” missed a .real musi cal treat. The choir, composed of nearly 50 voices, really did a swell job, and the attendance was very commendable, too. The auditorium was filled downstairs, and quite a number of the seats in tiie balcony were needed to seat late comers. The Elon choir isn’t the only student or ganization on campus that has been in the spotlight. The Elon Players have jus: finished their latest production, 'The Heiress,” Performances were given in tlie Mooney Chapel Ttieatre, and the tragedy of it was, that so few students elected to see it. By now, it is old news about the day students losing some of their seats in the student legislature. However, it is possible that some of us may not know the reason for them losing their seats; so, "Here ’n There” will endeavor to explain the “why" of this action. In our student body constitution, undw the section labeled "Elections”, there is a paragraph stating that members of the legislature will be “elected, ’ The mem bers of the d.^y students that were ousl3d were nominated, not elected. 1 could refer you to the exact article, paragraph and page number concerning this ruling, at the time of this writing I didn't bin access to a student handbook or the con stitution. Students wifh cars had better watch ou for our "campus cops.” They're writing parking tickets so mueh now-a-days that they're getting writer's cramp. However, all of this is for our own good and to improve the parking facilities on our cam pus; so we shouldn’t gripe. Too, the money collected from us students who are goes into the student body fund for ou/ own use. If you aren’t too anxious to p2y a buck for illegal parking, "Here There’s” only advice to you is to watch where you cut the switch off. Sure would like to know what aU Ihe little holes that are being dug in of Alamance and beside McEwen arfi By the time this bit of literary .ness ap pears I’ll probably know, but I'm dering now. They’re either for shrubbeiT. or we’ve got an awfully big dog loolM for an awfully big bene on the campi»^ (Continncd wi Page Four)
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