Hge two MABOON AND GOLB Thursday. March 12. 19S9 Maroon And Gold Entered »s second cl«s« matter a* the "PcMst Office at F.lon CoHeRe, N. C., under the Act of March 8, 1879. Delivered by mall, J! 50 tte college year, 30c the quarter. Edited and printed by sUidcnts of Elon College. Published bi-weekly during the college year under the auspircE of the Board of Publication. KDITORIAL BOAR» Waller Edmonds E^tor-in-Chief Diclc Lashley Assistant Editor Ann Joyce AsBistant Editor H. Reid - Alumni Editor Pete Curtis Staff Photographer Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor BUSINESS BOARD Phillip Sexton Printing Advisor David Horn Press Operator REPORTERS Robert Bennett .... - WiUinm Mullins Tony Carc^terra William Reece James Fogleman Gene Rhodes John Frost Ronald Scott Carl Fuller - Darrell Shue Virgil Howell Elisabeth Updyke Edward Hughes - Earl Vickers Fred Lloyd Ted Webster Robert Lowe Fxlward Wilkes | around with square bj SQUARE EDMONDS ' Relating To Church History Historical Collection Is Interesting One of the most interesUng; Among the general meet- oo,r,. «rp the writings Of JameB; Christian Wade Montgomery Lafayette Wilkins THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1959 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT The National Education Association is sued some eye-opening figures aimed at one of America’s national blind spots— paying for good schools. It's a matter of values, rather than wealth, says the NEA. We have the money •to pay for education, but we have to de cide whether it’s worth as much as new cars or late-model hi-fi's. We put more of our tax money into education 25 and 50 years ago than we do today, according to the report. In 1902, education's share of all taxes was about 17 percent, and in 1932 it was 25 percent. Yet today, with tbe cost of education ex pected to double in the next 10 years, only 12 percent of our taxes go for tbe schools. Right now, the federal government wtth its efficient, streamlined collection system brings in almost three out of every four tax dollars. Y’et, despite the national im plications of our brainpower race with other nations, it pays only four percent of tbe cost of public schools. Local and state governments pay 9C percent. Looking over local and state tax struc tures, the NEA doubts their ability to handle the 10 percent increase in the cost of education over the next decade. Local and state debt hfrs risen 182 percent since 1948. In addition, states are hamper^i by competitive tax exemptions and other de vices used to attract industry. Unless the federal government assumss a reasonable share of school costs, here’s what the report says taxpayers have to look forward to: A 5J to 90 percent increase in real estate in thousands of communities. A two to four percent increase in sales taxes in some states. An increase of 4 to 8 cents in cigarette taxes in several states. An income tax jump of 2 to 5 perceot in fome states. In terms of wealth, the leaflet asserts, America can afford belter schools. It points •to these statistics: The value of all goods and services pro duced by the nation in one year is now $440 billion. That's 70 percent over what it was in 1948. Our national income is up 63 percent since 1948 and our personal incomes after taxes and our personal saving have in creased drasticaUy. Since 1948, according to the leaflet, we were aWe to afford $110 billion for new and used cars, $181 billion for alcoholic bevera^s. tobacco and cosmetics, and $127 billion for recrea tion. In the same period, we gpeol only $78 billion for public elementary and secon dary schools.—SELECTED. POINTED PHRASf^ A conference is the confusion of one man multiplied by the number present, • • » ♦ * An installment plan is a system by means of which you can doll up on a dollar down. * * • > > A wife doesn't mind her husband’s claim that he can read women likt a t>ook. so long as he does his reading at home. • 4 • > * The poltical pot is the place where old applesauce is warmed over. • * « * * The girl who would make a fine catch has to wait for some man to make a pitch. » * » • » It takes a raft of money to keep a faio- ily afloat nowMla>a. « • • • 9 Old politician* oerer die — they Ju«t fun (met too often places on the Elon College cam- College are the writings , ““■“.'ince 1800 are in the room pus is tbe Church History Room o’Kelly, who in ITffi . complete collection of min- from the Methodist Church and and " Convention became a leader in the formaUon! utes of the houiaera ^ Nothing ventured, nothing gained is a proverbial expression which prevailed around this custom-saturated campus two weeks a«o as tlie winter quarter climaxed. The much controversial, misunderKtood academic ruling certainly took its toll. At this time I do not know whether I should txprehS an' eulogy or jump into tbe old, hollow ■circle and bellow "I tojd you so I really shouldn't even mention it' for the ones the ruling applies to are all gone: so I'll let the above just serve as a reminder ilo those still here. CHANGE; Truttees recently approved of the new semester proposal. The semes ter system begins in the fall of this year, and it will put a real damper on those “week-ead warriors”. You know tbe ones whohave a touch of ‘'suitcaseitis”. The real question in mind is this. Will they still serve ■‘those” bag lunches at the Sunday noon meal? MAY DAY: With the coming of grass, we around Elon ready ourselves tor such activities as afternoon baseball games, sun Ians acquired on the intramural field, chit-chatting on the dorm steps, and of course the spring dances. Bergman and Company have acquired the renowed band of "Pec V/ee” Hunt for the annual May Day dance. CWTio in heavens’ name is be). There wall be plenty of gripes when I sug gest the wearing apparel should be strictly formal. One formal dance a year is not asking too much of the students. MORE SUGGESTIONS: How about a new projector for the weekly movies in Whitley Chapel. The sound is sometliing like that in the hey-day of Tom Mison. This is one of the two mediums we stu dents around Elon enjoy, tbe other is, coa- versin^g with the coeds around West Dorm. It would be drastic if we lost either of them . . . COME DANCE WITH ME: Would be nice to have the Champions back for another session here at Elon. Just a good way to ■break the monotonous trend, and have an «?vening of '‘Terpsichore ’ . . . NAMES: It’s that time once again. The lime to expose the “bafoons”, who have entrenched themselves in the middle of the road screaming ‘‘Take me to your reader." This type of readership is a real pain in the neck, but it is so popular with the students I must keep them happy, I could pick one of the trio I’ve selected this issue at random, but to be only fair let's keep it alphabetical. JOE E, LEWIS; This ^uy is strictly ob jective to humanity. You know the type, a "Can you top this” kind. No matter where you've been or what you’ve done, he’s the guy who discovered the place and laid the foundation. The Maroon and Gold has joined the benevolent society and has tried to use the college publication as a means to make him popular DA. MANGRUM: This is the fellow, •who tried to drop kick East Dorm out into Highway 100 last year. A real attention- seeker, who is currently out for baseball. The only known pitcher in organized base ball, who throws ground balls from the mound . , . IX)N Si^YDLIK: Last but far from being least this specimen is one of much general controvery, Tbe questionable issue is, "Is he lazy or just plain Ured?” It i* a known fact, that he is the only living person, who can stumble over a pattern In a rug. He is always the life of any party, along with Dale BarnweU of course, Ed's Note: If you kDow what 1 mean . . . CROWDED: Since this is a newspaper of togetherness. I think it fitting ana only proper to mention that togetherness can set out of hand, especially in the sUirways of Alamance BuUding. I understand that this the place where particular people con- pregate and ‘throw the bull”, but conges tion is sometimes overbearing. Why couldn’t one of the many committ«?es around thi.'i ptace ins^all a ONE WAY system for the overcrowded stairways, Ifg very simple plan. Have arrows pointing UP one flight of stairs and DOWN the other. Nu£f Said' PARTING SHOT: It is time for me to climb back to my perch in my little white, ivory tower and say good riddance to some more bad rubbish on the second floor of the coUegc library, in which are stored many important historical writings and relics of the SouUiem Convention of 'Congrotational Christian Churches. An interesting feature on the room was - ritten recently by Glenn Keever, Burlington news paper writer, and much of that article is presented here. A major project of the Histori cal Society of the Southern Con vention of Congrc^^atioial Chris tian Churches, the room already contains niany priceless items of Christian Church history. The Historica Society was or ganized in 1956 in a meeting at Union Ridge Congregational Chris tian Church while the Southern Convention was' celebrating its 100th anniversary. Elon College offered the use of .a room in the college library to be set aside as a Church His tory Room, The process of col lecting and bringing together his torical items about the church be gan i^Timeuiately. Many items already were on hand at the college in various rooms, but they had never been brought together. Other items were in the hands of individual churches and members. Mrs. W. W. Sellers of Burlington was named the first president of the IDstorical Society, and Mrs. Oma U. Johnson, librarian at Elon College since 1928, was appointed curator of the Church History Room Since the room was established hundreds of historical items and relics have been d»posited there The room is fast becoming a ma jor center of Christian Church History. _ k I nf the Congregational Christian “o';: STS”;;..«. i E." Ch'rW o. u..d an Alamance County resident who in his'travels as a circuit nums- was known as the "White Pil grim” because he always wore garments of pure white while ily readible ter as well as his personal jour nal, yellow with age but still eas- RANDOM THOl’GHTS A show-off is always niown-up in a show down. ♦ » * » » EvolDtien First he was a tad-ipole. Beginning to begin. Then be was a frog. With tds tail tucked la. Next be was a monkey Id a bamboo tr*e. Now h«'c • ftwdeat, S««kias a tesr«e. slates. In the room is an origin.il copy of the "Herald of Gospel Liberty,” founded in Portsmouth, N. H. in 1808, tbe “first religious journal printed in America.” Also there is the first issue of the "Christian Sun,” the religious weekly of the Southern Conven tion of the church Tne room contains a photograph of Antioch College, founded ' in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, by Horace Mann. This was one of the first colleges in America to admit women and men on equal iooling for degrees. The early records of Old Providence Church, from which Elon College' traces its history. back as the early 1800’s and many records of the church dur ing the Civil War are available. In short, the small room at Elon College is fast becoming a center of Congregational Chris tian Church history, one of which all members of the church can be proud. The reason 'or the history room was summc-d up by Major W. E. MacClenny of Suffolk, Va., his torian of the Southern Conven tion from 1922 to 1946, .vhen be said: "No people, church nor nation lias ever grown great until it had a history familiar to its people to which the rising generations could be pointed for in^iration. are included in the collection in . v. i, voi-v the Church History Room. The We, as a church, have ve^ bell that was in the old Graham slow to recognize this truth and Institute, which began in 1852, is included in the collection. Also on hand is the bell that was salvaged when Elon College burned in 1923, Handwritten jour nals by Rev. Christy Sine and other pioneer ministers of the church are included in the col lection. Many of the personal posses sions of Rev, J. W. (Uncle) Wel- lons are on display in the room. Rev. Wellons lived to be 101 years old and made his home in an Elon College dorm. He preached a ser mon on his lOOlh birthday. for this reason we have greatly neglected our church history . . .” As documents pile up and his torical items are brought into the Church History Room here, it will be more and more evident that the Congregational Christian Church is no lon'ger ignoring its history. Perhaps someday the "broad minded man of the church” whom MacClenny envisoned writing the history of his church, will draw upon materials in the Church Room here for most of his facts. Seen From The West Watchtower It’s mighty hard for a country gal to get broke in to these here new-fangled city ways. When 1 left my home on the farm my pa warned me that things would be different down yonder in the City of Elon College. He said he'd heard tell of a lot of strange things down in the cily. He said he’d seen pictures in a mail order house "wishbook” of cookstoves which were run by electricity. Said they claimed that you didn’t even have to split kindling or saw logs to fire them. According to my pa I would see women in this new country who ran around in cars with cigar ettes hanging from their mouths and that some of the words leaving their mouths would •shock any lady. Pa explained to me that in case I was looking for the powder room, it would l>e on the interior of city build ings. Gosh!! These things and more he told n« which he had gathered from a conversation with our neigh bor, Atr, Livenext, It seems that Brother Livenext gained his amazing knowledge of all the modem conveniences when he visited his daughter, Sarah, who w-as married up and living in Richmond. Neighbor Livenext even brag ged about the fact that there Were little do-dads in Sarah’s house which made the room get as light as day when they were flipped, even if it was midnight. Course I felt at that time that Brother Livenext probably got so excited about these automo biles scooting around that big tcrwD that he, well . . . er . . . well, imagined all these things. Why, he used to primp up in clean overalls every Saturday and (trut to the general store, no's be could ten folk about how Sarah’s busbaad was mak ing $1.09 in one of those town industries. Even if his daughter was living in such luxury, he really shouldn’t ought to have did so much boasting. Well, back to my story. When my pa was preparing me for this city life, one thing which he told me stood out in my mind like a Black Angus heifer in a cotton patch. It was that I would find hollow metal poles running into folkes houses with water in thp middle. Fresh water, too. Why they said all you had to do to get water was to turn little tricks over a wash bowl which was hung to the wall and had a hole in the bottom. Imagine!!! I reckon H was mighty close to being the hard est thing for me to picture that I'd ever beared tell of, I guess that was just natural, consider ing as how I’d got my raising in the country. All the things pa had warned me about shore were true and mort. When I got to college and started putting up in the dor mitory vrilh girls from all over the country, I realized right away that here was a whole herd of experienced society dames, I couldn’t let them know how dumb I was. I was too proud for that. So I knew I'd have to learn by watching, 1 waited around until 1 saw one of tbe girls who looked like she might be headed for the powder room, I tagged along be side her pretending to be so in terested in our conversation that 1 couldn’t put up with Miis in terruption. 1 eyeballed all these new facilities with aw«. I knew that when .cupper time came I would plead not hungry and stay in the dorm so's 1 could try out all of them cute little do-jig- gers. Wen, far's I know, my foUow- lhe-le»der plan worked out tol erably w*U, 'Whj before this writing, 1 doa’t think of tb« girls in the d«raa have realized By ANN JOYCE how really green I was when I first came to this here institu tion. I know I'm still not too much educated, but there is one or two of these new ways that I just can’t seem to understand. I'm sure there must be some logical explanation if I could just bring myself to asking some one about them. It is that 1 have never understood these pumps in everybody's powder room. Somelime you can turn them shiny litUe handles and water will run into the deep trough (especially for washing) just as pretty as you please. Other min utes it spits and sputters like a spreading adder. I shore don't understand it. Now when I was real young, we toted our water from the spring down the hill from our bouse. For our Satiu'- day bath and for dishes we heat ed it in a big pot on the Home Comfort Range. Course things went modem before I growed up and come off to college. Then we had a real honest to good ness water weU in the backyard with a wooden box and a wind lass which was used to wind water from the deep weU in a tin bucket tied to a rope. 'You had to be careful not to turn the handle of the windlass loose or you’d get your noggin cracked. Otherwise it wasn't too bad. At least you always knew that you could get water if you had enough spunk about you to get out there and wind it and build a fire and heat it. Just before I come to college -wt ere» got a woodstove which had a water tank on one end. As long as the tank was filled and the fire was going you had hot water. Right fancy, huh? But, you just can’t tell about this cantankerous water system at this college. For instance. I shall recall a little iBcidenee whicfr occurred yesterday. I was in the bath trough washing my here and there DICK LASOLEY EXAMS ARE OVER! Once again we stu dents can settle down to our favorite pis- times of reading comic books, going to the movies, sleeping, and finding excuses not to study for three whole montlis! At the end of that time we can once again try to cram a whole quartar's work and sup posed learning into the space of the six or seven daj^s before exams begin, (Jett kinda monotonous, doesn’t it? Speaking of exams, it’s nice to see th»t so many of us survived them. From the looks of the list that was posted in the dean’s office, some of our number weren't quite as lucky as those of us who remain to pursue our “intellectual goals.” Founders’ Day Well, Oaks (that’s English for Eloa) ij now 70 years olds. As usual, its birthday was celebrated with our annual Founders’ Day ceremonies in Alumni Memorial Gj^m- nasium. The feature of the morning wjj an address by Dr. Walter J. Peterson, deui of the Graduate School of North Carolina State College. There was a pretty good student body representation at the ceremonies, biU not nearly what it should have been. It wouldn’t hurt any of us to be more active and in terested in tbe extra curricular actiritiej of OUT school. Wha’ Hoppened To The Lights? Here 'n There was very pleased awhile back to see the electricians installing new flourescent lighting in the class roans. They worked very industriously putting them up in the administrative offices aid a few of the classrooms on the second floor of Alamance and in the Library. But, all of a sudden they ain't here no more. Wonder where they is? Oh well, break out the spectacles again stoodents, the "dim out” is still in effect in some quarten. More Gripes Wouldn’t it be nice if we students really knew just what subjects were going to be taught and when they were going to be taught? Wouldn't it be nice if the seniors were notified during the sutniuer preced ing their senior year as to just what sub jects and hours they would need to grad uate with the rest of their class in the spring? IT SURE WOULD, BROTHER, IT SURE WOULD! Here ’n There wishes it could offer some suggestions, but that is a job for someone else, and yours truly just hopes that all us seniors can step up and get those di plomas ou June 1st. 0 New Union Soda Fonntain Here 'n There is still in the dark as to when installation is going to begin on the new soda fountain for the Student Union. However, from the amount of equipment stored in the Union, it looks as if old Les lie is going to really have himself a “cor ner drugstore." All kidding aside, the prospective plans for our Student Union reaUy sound swell. The students in the years to come will really have a Union they can be proud of and also a nice plat® to take their guests. Here ’n There lips its hat to those responsible for a proposed better facilities over on the ground floor of Mooney. Elon Community Church The newest addition to our college com munity is well underway and nearing co®" pletion. The steeple framework for fte Elon College Community Church has been fixed in place (as all you well know), and tlie masons are already at work placiaj the brick facing around it. It looks now as if it will be ready for student worship for the 1959-60 school year. Phi Psi OH The Phi Psa CU is nearing completiot and the annual this year should be one the best ever. The co-editors. Linda Sifflp" son and •Martha Langley, have really be« doing some hard work, trying to design a» annual that will be really swell. If everything goes according to schcdufc we can look for it .to be distributed aroum the last week in this quarter. ConstitDUoD Bevislon Our Student Body Constitution is revised! The revision is under tbe d»rectiM of Linwood Hurd. According to aB ^he Constitution needs revision badly, it is hoped that the new one wlU ^ more benefit to all concerned, namely students. ^ (If anyone has any suggestions changes or revisions, talk to Linwood. ■ knows, he may even listen and use J suggestions.) No offense Linwood, ^ (Coatinued Ob Page Feiir) ding. itodW* All of us should be proud of our s ^ government. The students who work are really sincere In tbcir jobs aJid always to do what is best for all of can repay them for their efforts by P' them more coopersfloa.