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viAKOnv AND GOLD
Tuesday, November 24, 1955
REID this/
Most of you undergraduates
won’t get too much out of this one.
I'm not certain I would have,
cither—even as much as a week
or so ago.
Until you’ve been to an alumni
meeting, you just won’t under
stand.
I always figured alumni meet
ings were terribly dull affairs
where somebody got up and gassed
away for hours. No laughs. No
sex. Not even Mickey Mouse.
Well, the alumni meeting I took
in at Norfolk batted one for three,
anyway. There were plenty of
laughs.
Yet, the best part of it was see
ing people who were a part of
New Records
Set During
Grul Season
The Fighting Christians' 195f>
football campaign, which proved
disastrous from the stand-point of
wins and losses, saw six new in
dividual Elon College grid records
established, all of which bettered
the best previous mark in the
Elon's football annals. Reflecting
the disastrous trend of the team
mark in wins and losses, there
were also four negative records
set and one tied by the 1959 team
Charlie Maidon, ace quarterback,
accounted for four of the new
individual marlcs, setting two new
season records and two new in
dividual career marks as a resuit
of his fine performance in throw
ing the ball. Bob Overton, junior
fullback, and Mike Little, fresh
man kicker, got the other two in
dividual records.
Maidon threw 160 passes dur
ing the season, far surpassing Lou
RocheUi’s old season mark of 126
ALL SET,TO RECEIVE MAIL IN ELON’S NEW POST OFFICE
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your very own lives, day after , _
day. in your struggle to make ^^^l. The Cary Comet
m
worthwhile your old man’s subsi
dizing your education at Elon.
You simply can’t fathom the
charge old Reid, here, got when
he looked over three or four ta
bles of Elon erstwhiles to find the
guy he roomed with a long time
ago in the Clubhouse. In the 12
years since I'd seen him, Hobe
Rawls has advanced to Dr. Har
vey Rawls and to 80 or so more
pounds. The >kid from Suffolk is
now a highly respected man In
Norfolk.
Maybe, right now, you’d not
figure out what your reaction
wculd be at seeing one of your
hish school teachers after so many
years—17 years, if you’re curious
about my situation. Yet, there was
Pearl Tuck, one of the nicest on
the faculty of Norfolk Maury High
School. To show you how bright
I was in high school, I didn't know
she’d even gone to Elon.
It was good to see Dr. Leon Ed
gar Smith again. He and I went
to Elon together. He was presi
dent and I was a junior under
graduate. Doc Smith looks good
now that he’s out from under It.
He’s still harping on wasting time.
Lose a dollar and you can make
another, he says, but lose a minute
and you can never replace it
How many times have I napped
through that in chapel? This strike
you as sUly?
It would have me until I went
to that meeting.
Then I realized that we humans
do have memories. That’s how
we’re supposed to differ from
trees and goats and all. There
isn’t much point of having a mem
ory if you don't use it. I am mine.
You'll be surprised at what
you'll regard as valuable when you
go to your own alumni meeting In
10 or 15 years. Things you feel
are inconsequential now will be
good for laughs later.
Yes. even the pUght of this year’s
*'>otball team.
completed 76 passes, which top
pled his own previous record of
63 completions that was set last
fall. Winding up four fine years
©f play, Maidon showed 361 pass
ing attempts in four years, top
ping Rochelli’s old record of 323
between 1949 and 1952, and Mai-
don’s mark of 170 completions in
four seasons topped RochelU’s old
1949-52 mark of 182 completions.
When Bob Overton broke away
for a 7^-yard touchdown sprint
against Lenoir Rhyne on Novem
ber 14th. it was the longest scrim
mage run in Elon annals, topping
the old mark of 71-yards set by
Revell Morrison against Catawba
In 1953. Mike Little punted 39
times this fall, eclipsing the old
record of 34 kicks by Bill Black-
stone during the 1951 season.
The Elon team ran 60 rushing
plays against Western Carolina to
tie an old mark, but Elon oppo
nents set four new marks against
the Elon team defense this fall,
with Presbyterian intercepting 6
Elon passes for a new single game
mark, and all Elon opponents
combined for 253 points, 137 first
downs and 2,253 yards rushing, all
of which were new records. High
est previous opponent team totals
were 224 points in 1924, 119 first
downs in 1952 and 2,055 rushing
yards in 1955. One single-game
opponent record was tied when
Lenoir Rhyne had 172 yards in all
kick returns against the Chris
tians, knotUng the old mark by
Emory and Henry In 1951.
Lenoir Rhyne
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score, with George Wooten kick
ing the point that put Elon ahead
15 to 14. Overton's dash was tlie
longest run from scrimmage in
Elon history.
Elon held this 15-14 lead until
the last two minutes of the half,
but Lee Farmer scored twice with
in one minute twenty-one seconds,
going 50 yards the first time and
38 yards the second time. Farmer
also ran over a two-pointer to
give the Bears a 28-15 half-time
lead.
The Bruins chalked three touch
downs in the final half, with Far-
mpr getting the first of two third-
quarter markers on a 5-yard run
and Odell White the second on a
35-yard runback of a pass inter
ception. Tony McClamroch tallied
the Bears’ final touchdown on a
32-yard run in the fourth quarter.
The Elon eleven threatened on
two other occasions, driving to
the Lenoir Rhyne 10-yard marker
each time, only to fall short. The
first Christian threat came mid
way the first period when a Mai
don fourth-down pass was incom
plete. The final Christian drive
came in the closing minutes of
the game, with Maidon complet
ing five of seven passes in a drive
from the Elon twenty to the Le
noir Rhyne ten as the final whis
tle sounded.
Marilyn and Carolyn Carr, twin sisters from Clinton, are pic
tured above as they try out the newly installed student mall boxes,
which were installed on the Elon campus this fall and which will
go into service in the near future. That’s Marilyn trying the com
bination which unlocks her box in the Student Union, and the smile
on her face indicates that she is already anticipating the letters
which her box may hold in the future. In the other picture at the
right it’s Carolyn on the left and Marilyn on the right as seen in
a “letter’s-eye view” from inside a pair of the boxes.
Professor Plays
With Symphony
Prof. Patrick Johnson, o|
Elon music faculty, who dire^
both the Elon Choir and u,,
Elon Band, appeared as giM
artist with the Greensboro Syia.
phony in a concert at the Gile
City's Ayecock Auditorimn
Sunday night.
Also appearing with the Gale
City Symphony was Jenj
Smyre, an Elon music gradnatt
who is now a member of tl»
music faculty at Guilford Col-
lege. Smyre, who was for foj,
years a student soloist with tl«
Elon Choir was a tenor vocalist
In addition to Symphony jp.
pearances, another honor cam*
recenUy to the Elon music d^
partment when Lacy Foglenm
a 1956 Elon graduate, now teach
ing at Elon High School, won ,
statewide talent contest with 1
bass solo at the state meeting ol
he North Carolina Farm Bureai
He and his accompanist, VTyia
Riley, Elon music major, will ap
pear in a national contest at
the National Farm Bureau meet,
ing in Chicago in December.
Two Teams All Tied Up
Tag Grid Year Ends
As
Meet Elon Cage Play ers
Volley BaU
(Continued from Page Three)
week, for the schedule will con
tinue through the first week after
the annual Thanksgiving holiday
vacation, with . games carded for
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of
next week.
Results of this week’s battles
were not available as the Maroon
and Gold went to press with its
annual Thanksgiving edition, but
games set for the week after
Thanksgiving are as follows:
MONDAY, NOV. 3»
Delta U vs Tau Zeta.
PI Kappa vs B.O.B.
Day Students vs Second Weit
West Va. vs Third Virglala.
TUESDAY, DEC. 1
Delta U vs B.03.
Tau Zeta vs Second Weit.
Day Students vs West Va.
(Continued from Page Three)
weight to weather the rugged ac-
t'on of college basketball. He is
expected to develop into a good
player.
ANDY JOHNSON — Johnson »s
a 19-year old sophomore from
Charlotte, where he compiled a
fine prep record. He is 6 feet 3
seasons of eligibility. He is 22
years old. stands 6-4 and weighs
205 pounds. He had a fine record
at Kentucky's Metcalfe County
High School and then won All-
The strong Carolina One and
Smith One squads finished in a
deadlock for top honors in the reg
ular season play in the Campus
Tag-Football league, with each
team chalking eight wins against
two losses. The two teams were
slated to meet this week in a
play-off game to determine the
championship.
The final week of the campus
grid play produced a number of
thrilling battles, with high scor
ing in evidence on several occa
sions as the gridders got their of
fenses rolling in high gear.
The Carolina Two outfit upset
the loop-leading Carolina One by
a 37 to 30 count in one of the
hardest-fought batUes of the sea
son on Monday, November 9th.
Somers and Boyette each counted
two touchdowns for Carolina Two,
with Gary Henson on the pitch
ing end of three TD passes. Art
Ivey and Supplee were outstand
ing for Carolina One.
Carolina One rebounded two
days later to win a thriller of its
own, turning back Kappa Psi Nu
19 to 18 by virtue of an extra
point pass from Bill Troutman to
Tyler. Troutman counted one
touchdown himself and passed for
two more to lead the winners.
Bruce Olson and Bob JeUen
Smith One Wins
Play-Off Battle
The Smith One gridders top-
Of Plays And Playmaking
(Continued on Page Two)
and “The Valiant,” great one-act
tr.'igedy by Hall and Middlemass.
The Players also gave a com
mencement play in 1935, choosing
Sidney Howard's famous comedy,
“The Late Christopher Bean."
Ibsen Play Presented
The Players were once more
under the direction of Miss Childs
for 1935-36, and they chose Ib
sen’s "A Doll House” for their
first show of the year. Outstand
ing in the cast was Sara Virginia
Hook, daughter of Prof. A. L.
Hook, who was listed as "heading
the cast for the play.” The Ma
roon and Gold recalled that she
had taken the lead in previous per
orable reviews and described u
characteristic of the fine work of
the group. Miss Floyd Childs wji
still directing the Players that
year.
During the school year of USJ
37, there were few records avail-
and -Peg O’ My Heart” and that Dr. Fletcher Collins took
she had a prominent part in “The ,. . ,
T 1 ^1. • T 1- T. .. over as durector m 1937. One of
I Late Christopher Bean.
I It seemed that dramatics at Elon | offerings that year was The
at that time were a cooperative .Taming of the Shrew.” given by
; project, for the stories stated that
I costumes for "A Doll’s House” had
I been made by the Home Econom-
|ics Department, which was di-
I rected at that time by Miss Laura
j Howard. A complete new set of
scenery had been made for the
ped Carolina One 9 to 6 in the iformances of “Polly With A Past”
play-off for the campus tag- ’
football crown last Wednesday,
copping a tight defensive battle
by margin of a safety and a
point after touchdown. The two
teams had tied for the leader
ship in the regular season. The
game was a contrast with the
high-scoring tilts that had mark
ed the final week of play.
Ed Stone, after faldng a pass,
raced 15 yards for the Smith
One touchdown, and Bruce Ol- I play by the Players themselves.
then the superintendent of
ings.
The review of “A Doll’s Houk"
in the Maroon and Gold spoke
with praise of the work of twi
youngsters in the play, payini
tribute to “Patricia Hook,
year old daughter of Prof
Mrs. A. L. Hook.”
On March 19, 1936, In Whitley
Auditorium, the Players presented
two one-act plays entitled “Joint
Owners in Spain” and “Flnden
Keepers,” which were given tsv-
inches tall and weighs 175 pounds, won All-State high school honors
Moit points ever (cored bjr an
Elon College basketball team In
a single game is 124, a score
chalked up against DuPont of Uar-
tinsvUle during the 185S-'S6 seaaoo.
He is a good Jumper, which should
make him an excellent rebound
er. Johnson was a member 01 the
Christian squad last winter, but
he played only as a reserve.
JOHN NEIDIG — Neidig, tall
est man on the squad at 6-7, Is an
18-year old freshman from Fort
Branch, Ind. He weighs in at 205
pounds and is a fine shot and
great rebounder. The big boy, who
made All-Sectional and All-Reg
ional in Indiana’s hot high school
basketball play, can jump close
to 11 feet and can cram that ball
down through the bucket.
BILL PALKOVICS — Palkovlcs,
who is one of two seniors on the
Elon roster, came to Elon last
winter after winning honors at
Edward Military Institute In the
North Carolina junior college
loop. He is 6 feet 1 inch in height
and weighs 175 pounds. He is _
fine shot and has shown up well
in practice this fall, but he needs
to develop added confidence In
his own play.
KENNETH SMITH — Smith
who halls from Edmonton, Ky., is
a Junior transfer from Campbells-
ville Junior CoUege, but be did
not play the cage game In his first
Junior college year, so he has three
two years in Kentucky, hails from
Corbin, Ky.. where he played with
Lynn Camp High School. He play
ed forward in high school, but
Coach Miller has transferred him
to guard, where he shows well on
both offense and defense. He is
18 years old, stands 6-3 and weighs
170 pounds.
STEVE WALL — Wall, who
hails from Greensboro’s Bessemer
High, is a sophomore letterman
guard, who saw much service with
the Christians last winter. He was
■an outstanding scorer in high
school, but he never really hit
scoring stride last season, and he
needs to sharpen his shooting eye.
Wall is 18 years old. Is 5-10 In
height and weighs 165 pounds.
He was a regular outfielder in
baseball last spring.
CECIL WRIGHT — Wright, win.
is a 2S-year old junior lettemuux
guard, hails from Newport N*xs,
Va., where he won All-State h«a-
ors in high school. One of tiK
deadliest shots on the squad,
possesses every atribute for ■.
great player except speed. Wrlg!
is 6 feet tall and weighs 11
pounds.
State Junior College honors at
CampbellsvUle. He is a deadlyJeUen
shot and a rugged rebounder. f
GARY TEAGU‘— Teague, who '
n— All l:-, . . . South Hall 225 to 6 on Wednes
day, November 11th, keeping their
team in the running for the title.
South Hall then came back the
following day to grab a free-scor
ing 46 to 38 victory over Carolina
Two. Holder counted four touch
downs for South, two of them on
passes from Myers and one each
on passes from Todd and Duncan.
Smith One knotted up the titu
lar race with a lopsided 54 to 19
victory over Carolina One on
Thursday, November 12th. Ed
son added the extra point. Ol
son also tagged Bill Troutman
in the Carolina One end zone
for the safety. The Carolina
outfit got its lone touchdown on
a pass from David Tyler to Ed
die Cairk, but the try-for-polnt
failed. The play-off battle cli
maxed one of the most succes-
ful campus grid campaigns of
recent years.
[With the help of Alfred Apple,
the Shakespeare class.
(Continned Next Issue)
The Elon individual record tor
most basketball points in a single
season is 607, scored by Don
Haithcox in 36 games during the
1951-52 season.
STANDINGS
(Final Regular Season)
W.
'-jjrolina One 8
ixaith One 8
Carolina Two e
Ktppa P»i Wit 4
South Hall 4
Smith Two . 0
L.
2
2
4
6
6
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Stone counted two TD's and threw
four touchdown passes to stand
out in the Smith One victory.
South Hall closed out the regu
lar season action with one of the
highest scores of the season in a
65 to 19 win over Smith Two on
Friday, November 13th. Bill Reece
scored two touchdowns and passed
for two to play the standout role
for the winners.
Charles Sommers, of Carolina
Two, finished as top scorer for the
regular season with 52 points, but
he was pushed for the honor by
Bob Jellen, of Smith One, who
counted 49 points, and by Tommy
Hawkins, of Carolina One with 44
counters. Others in the top five
were Bill Troutman, of CaroUna
One, with 38 points and Tommy
Oliver, of Kappa Psi Nu, with 37
marker*.
Ed Stone, the Smith One pass
ing ace, was way out front in
number of touchdown passes
thrown during the regular season
with 16 scoring tosses to his cre
dit. Max Clayton, of Kappa Psi
Nu, Gary Henson, of Carolina Two
BiU Troutman, of Carolina One
and John Munick, of Kappa Psi
jNa, were aU four tied for runner-
Sup honors with 6 touchdown pass-
jes. Gary Henson was tops in ex
pra-point passes with 7 to his ere
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Carolina One 19, Kappa P.si 18.
Smith One 25. South Hall 6.
Kappa Psi 1, Smith Two 0. (ForfeK idlt Ti^'
Carolina Two 37, CaroUna One 30.
rr.ii _ __ point tosses were Art Ivy, of Car-
.olnia One, Leonard Riddle, of Car-
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Soath HaU 48, CaroUna Two 38.
jSmlth One 54, Carolina One 19.
[Sonth HaU 65. Smith Two 19.
South Hall 19, Kappa Pel 6.
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