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MAROON AND GOLD
Friday. April 13, .g^'
Maroon And Gold
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Bobby Lawson Editor-In-Chief
Jimmy Elder Assistant Editor
Doris Falrcloth Assistant Editor
John DalCin Sports Editor
H. Reid Alumni Editor
Luther N. .Byrd Faculty Advisor
TECHNICAL STAFF
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Bobby Bennett Press Operator
REPORTERS
Thomas Ayers Jimmy Jones
Dale Barnwell Pete Jones
Dean Coleman Bill Libby
James DiPerna .... Steve Mauldin
Tommy Elmore Kirk Moser
Oliver Gilliam Rex Moser
Marlon Glasgow .... Leroy Myers
Harrison Harding Joseph Pulliam
William Hassell James Shart
George Howey John Simpson
Malcolm Jackson Zac Walker
Cecil Wright
FRIDAY, APRIL 15. I960
FOUNDERS DAY, 1960
(The following remarks made by Dr.
J. E. Danleley on the occasion of Eton’s
annual Founder’s Day seem worthy of
thought and preserrattoiij
It was seventy-one years ago on March
11, in 1889, that the legislation was rati
fied by the State of North Carolina, char
tering Elon College. The College Is now
in its seventieth year as a teaching insti
tution. It Is appropriate to pause on this
occasion to honor the founders of the Col
lege and to give some thought to the his
tory and traditions of this institution.
We are deeply grateful for the vision
of those who saw that the church needed
lan institution to educate those who would
occupy the pulpit and the pew. We appre
ciate their labors and their sacrifices. We
ire mindful of the fact that the road has
at times been rough. During certain per
iods of the history of the College the
future seemed very uncertain but thanks
the vision, the courage, thel eadership,
d the labors of those who have been
•enly interested in Christian higher edu
cation in general and in the future of Elon
College in particiular, we have come to
thi sgood day. It is an appropriate time
to give thanlcs and express appreciation
for the heritage which is ours.
Over a period of several days as I have
Ulought about this occasion 1 tried to think
of an appropriate scripture selection. Cer
tainly the 38th verse of the 4th Chapter
of the Gospel according to St. John would
be appropriate: "Other men labored, and
ye are entered into their labors”. We are
indeed the recipients of the fruits of the
labors of those who have gone before us.
But somehow this did not spell out clearly
enough for me the direction for the future.
I kept thinking of the 13th and 14th verses
of the 3rd Chapter of Philippians. You will
recall the King James translation which
has the Apostle Paul to say "But this one
thing I do. forgetting those things which
ar« bahind, and reaching forth unto those
things Vvhich are before. I press toward
the mark ..."
Somehow this did not seem to say what
wanted to say on this occasion. Secretly
1 kept wishing that Paul had not said “for
getting those things which are behind".
Surely, this is not what we would want
to do. Then It occurred to me that maybe
«:ome other translator might have given
us some insight into the n^eaning of the
passage. Finally, in Phillips translation of
the Letter to the Church at Philippi I
found these words “But I do concentrate
on this: I leave the past behind, and with
hands outstretched to whatever Ues ahead.
I go straight for the goal . . . ”. This trans
lation seems to speak directly to us in
our day.
We are ever mindful of our heritage;
we are grateful for progress wihch has
been made by our Alma Mater through
the years but it would be fatal to the life
of this Institution were we to decide to
Jived in the past. Rather, we, in the spirit
of what Paul taid to the people at Philippi
must leave the past behind, stretch our
hands to whatever lies ahead, and go
straight for the goal.
But what Is our goal? For more than one
year now Elon C(rilege has been engaged
in a serious self-study. We are making a
conscientious attempt to evaluate the work
^vhi^h we are doing in relation to the over
fill purposes of this insfituUor.. As the re
sult of the.'se studies we expect to be able
on
campus
By
BOBBY LAWSON
Today is the day that everyone has oeen
looking forward to ever since we came
back from our Christmas vacation. Just
think, a week away from the old grind;
what will we ever do with ourselves?
Politics
Politics have been upon us both thick
and thin for the past two weeks. A great
deal of political campaigning originated
out of our Student Government elections.
Posters were plastered everywhere for each
candidate. In chapel last Monday there
were speeches made by each candidate
running for office in the student govern
ment.
And now It’s congratulations to each new
officer of the Student Govrenment Asso
ciation. When we come back from Spring
vacation we will have the Student Senate
election. If you have not filed already,
please do so today. This is one of the most
important elections of the year. The peo
ple that you elect for the Senate will be
your mouth-piece for next year.
Board of Eleotlons
Hats off to the Board of Elections for
a job well 'done. They have worked to
gether this year in every election. I thank
them personally for the splendid job they
have performed throughout the year.
Apathetic Attitade
It is quite disturbing to note the degree
of academic apathy on campus. However
there is another aspect of apathy which is
disturbing at Elon. This Is the surprising
fact that the students are even apathetic
toward extra-curricular actlvltiee.
A good example of this is the Student
Government election. In spite of the ac
tive campaign, about one-half of the stu
dent body took enough interest in the elec
tions to vote. This would seem to point
out that about one-half of the students
here either have not taken enough inter
est in student government to find out
that they are actually governed by it, or
they know it and just don’t care.
It seems that anyone who must spend
$10.00 each academic year on student gov
ernment activities would become interest
ed in that government, if only to see that
he got full value for that money.
As bad. if not worse, than this situation
is the fact that only a very small number
of students participate directly in student
government and related activities. It is a
fact that the Elon Players have knocked
,themselves out to give Elon audiences ex
cellent entertainment, and then only a
small percent of the students have attend
ed. Furthermore, the freshman dance was
called off because of lack of interest on
campus.
Several student government activities
have fallen through because of the lack of
Interest on the part of the students. This
is your government and it will be just what
you make it. You get out of it just what
you put Into tt.
Elon Choir
A word of thanks to the Elon Choir, its
excellent student soloists, and Professors
Moore. Johnson, and Lynam for their won
derful interpretation of that inspiring Eas
ter Cantata, “The Seven Last Words of
Christ." This recent performance was their
crowning triumph, and they have never
done better.
News In The Making
Now that the college is bubbling over
with extra-curricular activities, both cul
tural and social, we appeal once again to
officers of the campus organizations to
submit to us the happenings of their
groups. Do not hide yourself behind some
screen of false modesty. If your organi
zation has done something which is worthy
of publicity, then let us know.
Our ears are pretty long but we are
not always in a position to gather news
worthy material when groups appear to
want to remain selective and apart. We
do not subscribe to the thesis that any
particular happening here at Elon College
is not for the information of the student
body. Tell us Of your activities, and we
will give you the merited publicity.
to develop a program of progress for the I
College for at least the next decade.
The specific objectives for the next sev
eral years will be determined on the basis
of the self-study, but we are confident
that our basic objective of a renewed em
phasis on our Christian commitment and
our mission as a Christian CoUege and
« determination to continually strive for
academic excellence will be paramount.
(Continued on Page Four)
Under Walker And Hendrickson..
Elon Added To Her Honors In Baseball
By JAMES WAGGONER
The coming of Coach Douglass
Clyde "Peahead” Walker to Elon
in the fall of 1927 signalized the
beginning of a golden era in Elon
College baseball history, for the
inimitable “Peahead” in nine sea
sons up to 1937 chalked 106 wins
against 46 losses in total games
and won fNe titles in the “Little
Six’’ and North State Conference
races. His North State Conference
lecord which began in 1931 stood
at 47 wins and only 14 defeats.
The Elon team which had 14 won
lid 4 lost in 1927 gained even I
EDITOR’S iMOTE
This Is the second chapter
of the Elon baseball story, one
which tells of the honors gained
by the Fighting Christians dur
ing the halycon years before
World War II, a period that
saw the Maroon and Gold col
ors wave high In all major sports
for many years. Included is the
account of Eton’s greatest single.,
record of 20 wins and 1 defeat
in 1941.
more steam in its first full sea-1 brought to the Elon campus iden-
son under Coach Walker in 1928,jucal records of 10 wins and ^ j " t^e Quakers.
ing started in 1931. John Reiber,
who has umpired many Elon base
ball games, was a member of that
squad.
Win Over Carolina
A double-steal in the second
game of the 1933 season gave Elon
something to boast about as she
claimed a 1 to 0 victory over the
Har Heels of the University of
North Carolina to highlight the
season, a campaign which also
brought Elon her second consecu
tive North State Conference title.
'The Christians had a 12-6 season
lecord and a 7-1 Conference rec-
)id. Uheir only loop defeat being
ingle loss to Guilford out of
when the Christians compiled a I losses for the two-year period
record of 17 wins and one loss. I Dick Caddell captained the 1929
Four big hitters and two ace pltch-| squad, which saw Elon getting
ers from the 1927 team formed sweet revenge at the expense of
a nucleus for Walker’s great 1928 Wake Forest who had blotted the
combination, among them being
Earl Sims, Norman Clark, H.
Crutchfield and Paul Braxton,
with pitchers Art Fowler and
Vernon “Lefty" Briggs.
Elon wound up the 1928 baseball
year with the best record in her
history up to thait time, losing only
one game of 18 played, and the
lone defeat was a 1-0 setback at
the hands of the Demon Deacons
of Wake Fores.t. Not only was
this the best record made by an
Elon athletic team to date, it was
also a record that Coach Walker
could be proud of for his first
near perfect 1928 record. The
1930 season, captained by “Lefty"
Briggs, brought home the “Little
Six” title. That team was led by
second-sacker Fred Caddell and
catcher "Monk" Holt, who boti
hit the ball around .500.
The 1931 baseball season was
also a succesful one for the Elon
nine. The team, handicapped at
first by lack of experienced pitch
ers, fettled down to finish the
season with a record of 8 wins
and 5 losses in total games, while
chalking up a 2-3 mark in the
newly formed North State Con-
year as coach of the team. “Red” ference. Norman Waters bore the
Smith led the team in hitting with
a brilliant .441 average, followed
closely by Earl Sims (.397) and
Howard Briggs (.394). It Is Inter
esting to note that in only one
game did Elon make less than
six scores, and in one game against
Winston-Salem locals saw Elon
men cross the plate 26 times. The
Fighting Christians averaged 11
runs per game, while holding their
opponents to three per game. Cap
tain Art Fowler pitched his best
game against Ersklne, with a bril
liant one-hitter. Victories over Da
vidson, Pennsylvania State, V. M.
I., and the University of Richmond
highlighted the year for the Ma
roon and Gold squad.
Champions in 1930
The seasons of 1929 and 1930
heaviest part of the mound duty
pitching seven of the 13 scheduled
games, posting a 6-1 mark on the
mound. Other winning pitchers
were Latham and Mann. Captain
Zeb Harrington led the Fighting
Christians with a .474 batting av
erage, followed by “Pete” Wil
liams who finished second with a
.333 mark. Harrington played with
the St. Louis Cardinals after leav
ing Elon.
Norman Clark, hard-hitting right
fielder, led the 1932 team with a
lofty .450 batting average. The
squad, captained by "Pete” Wll
liams, won 11 and lost 5 games,
including a 9-2 record in Confer
ence play—which led the Chris
tians to their first North, State
baseball' title, the Conference be-
RufuE Abernathy was the team
captain.
Lawrence Tuck (.449), star cen
ter fielder, and John Griffin (.365),
team captain, along with Paul
Lefty” Cheek, first-sacker for the
squad, led the Christians to their
third straight North State title
1934. Cheek and Tuck were
named to the All-Conference team
that year. The season record went
n o the books at 15-6, while the
Jonferer.ce mark stood at 9 wins
and 3 losses.
Fourth Consecutive Title
Coach Walker won his fifth Con
ference title and his fourth con
secutive North State title in 1935
with a team which won 10 and
lost 2 in the Conference and boast
ed a mark of 11-5 for the entire
season. “Lefty” Cheek and Horse
Mewborn were sparkplugs for the
winning nine. Six Elon athletes
were given All-Conference rating,
including Webb Newsom, Paul
Roye, Paul Cheek, Horace Mew-
bom, John Griffin and Ralph
Newman.
The Elon Christians, who had
been Conference champions for
four consecutive years, were head
ing for their fifth crown in a row
in 1936 until late In the season.
With only two Conference games
remaining In the schedule and
the Christian nine leading the
race, two defeats at the hands of
Lenoir Rhyne halted the four-year
reign and gave Catawba the Con
ference title. Mike Briggs cap
tained the team, which concluded
(Continued on Page Four>
The Chatter Box
By DORIS FAIRCLOTH
a
No
Well, the big day has finally
arrived! Most of us are all set
for the long trip home now to
begin the long-awaited, much-
needed vacation away from the
intellectual part of college life.
It’s tunny how relieved one feels
when a test is all over with;
even though the passing of It
is quite doubtful, it’s as if
great load has been lifted
doubt we all had tests today.
Teachers should be psychologi
cally very well adjusted human
beings, for they have a neat de
vice for ridding themselves of
their aggressions. But then
again, I guess they are trying
to make our leaving Elon more
welcome.
This is Good Friday, in more
ways than one. But forgetting
for a moment the joyous occa
sion of laying our books to rest
for awhile, let us turn to the
true meaning of this day and of
the coming Easter Sunday. In
the hustle of getting our new
Easter outfits all fixed up for
Sunday and In setting up the big
Easter egg hunt for the kids,
many of us tend to forget or
push to the back of our minds
the true reason that we cele
brate these days each year. I’m
going to try to remember not to
forget to let Him celebrate with
me this year. Sacrificing a little
sleep to go to Sunrise services
on Easter Sunday won’t be too
bad; they say it's a great ex
perience!
Did I hear someone say lome-
thing about West parlor? When
they’re not raising the roof over
there, they’re bringing down the
ceiling. I don’t think the boys
mind too much now not being
able to go into the parlor in
the afternoons, or any other
time for that matter. We were
hoping to have the celling mend
ed during Christmas holidays,
but Santa just 'didn’t make It
around to old West parlor. So
we’ve got one slim hope left for
this school year—the Easter
Bunny. Wonder If he’s had any
experience In sealing ceilings.
Words can’t express the joy
derived from standing by and
watching things go as they have
on the Elon campus for th? past
two weeks. It’s quite a thrill to
look over the campus and see
all of the campaign posters,
a thrill that one cannot fully
appreciate unless he or she was
here last year when election
week was hardly noticed by any
student other than those few
who took the Initiative to run
for an office.
Looking over the slate of can
didates for student government
offices, we can be very pleased
to see that several people are
running for each office. What
has made the big difference be
tween this year’s and last year’s
el^on campaigns I do not
know, but I do know that it
is a very welcome surprise to
see that the students of Elon
College are taking an active in
terest in their student govern
ment. I have faith that this out
burst of Interest Is he begin
ning of the making of a strong
and successful student govern
ment. If only the toUl number
of electoral votes prove an equal
ly strong Interest by the entire
student body, we may be as
sured of good student govern
ment at Elon College next year.
This is not to say that those
who ran for offices last year
Were not worthy of the jobs
that they were seeking; but
when one gets into an office
because he had no one running
against him, he Is not likely to
be half so conscientious as he
would have been had he been
elected to that office by popular
vote. Nor is the student body as
likely to support an officer that
It did not elect. This theory has
been proven In recent years on
the Elon campus.
Challenge Is a great device for
bringing out one's strongest de
sires and abilities to do well;
thus, when one feels that he
has been honored by his fellow
students by being chosen from
several other students to main
tain an office, he is bound to do
his utmost to uphold the trust
that has been placed in him and
in his abilities by his fellow
students. Naturally he will do
much better work than he would
have had he obtained the posi
tion merely t>ecause no one else
wanted the responslbilty of It.
A competitive election is the
ONLY kind of election that will
bring about a strong govern
ment. And. thanks to many stu
dents with much initiative, that
is what we are having this year.
Let’s hope that this election
time will set a pattern for all
of those to come.
’Time once again to close this
chatter box and wish you a safe
trip home and many peaceful
hours during your stay. And. a
very Happy Easter to all!
'iwixt
and
between
By
JIMMY ELDER
The political complexion on the Elo. c •
pus has experienced a sharp transiuoot
from one of acute pessimism to one j; ^
precedented optimism. Perhaps the v.gor"
ous student body election warrants ihe
new outlook. At any rate, there is genera]
satisfacUon regarding the recent poUic;]
enthusiasm on the campus.
But let this be a warning to the new ofli.
cers of Student Government. You tiavt
just witnessed a year of dormant p..,.nn
activity and one of Impetuous deciauas
and policy making. A vigorous campai^
and election ultimately has little be^no.
on how well your responsibiUties aii mei
and handled. It is hoped that this raais-
sance of political optimism will be ten.
pered with realistic planning and peispec-
tive On your part.
You are charged to conduct the aifaji
of Student Government with incentive aui
imagination, which has characterized yout
campaign, and I trust conduct them wiii
some aplomb. The state of student affiiii
awaits you. Your task is not a pleasant
one. We treasure some hope that you will
incorporate in your scheme some semblact
of honesty, frugality and respecUbilitj,
Best wishes.
• • * * •
Spring brings on new paraphernalia'in
the way of clothes—generaUy a clamor In
Bermuda shorts, everywhere that is ei-
cept Elon College. It has been my iinei>
Uon to write on the subject of dress m
eral times this year; a number of people
have expressed their views to me, ai... 1
do not dissent at all from their views
There are many who feel that dress ..
the campus should be more formal, w.ji
it being compulsory for men to wear coaa
and ties. This tradition is a part of m,.Bj
graduate and undergraduate schools-tlie
University of Virginia and Georgetown Ini.
versity for examples. Besides being an 15.
set in establishing tradition, there are .
number of other benefits which could be
seen if such action were taken.
First of all. and most obvious, is the
matter of appearance. No one can quti-
tion that the general appearance ol tiie
student and ultimately the college ca>,
pus would look neater. Blazer, white sii...
and tie with khakis are not only comfort
able but casual. Yet a whole new atmur
phere would be created If aU men studenu
would wear this or a similar outfit, ^more
respectful and respectable attitude could
consequently be achieved. Ortainly a per
son who Is relatively dressed up beliavus
in a more dignified manner.
There is, of course, the matter of ex
pense. At first glance it would appear that
such attire would be considerably more
expensive. This Is not necessarily the case
though. With careful planning it could be
quite a bit cheaper. White shirts are less
expensive than sport shirts, and the neeJ
for sweaters could be greatly minimized
There are other results which, while
they may have little intrinsic value, might
come about eventually. For instance, a
more conscientious concern about etiquette
land good manners and perhaps even more
diligent study habits. Too, it might b« a
selling point to attract new students.
If the faculty, adminstration, board of
t^’ustees or the student body does not ap
prove of such a plan, then the ban pro
hibiting Bermuda shorts is contradiotoiy.
If. lor in.'tauce, Bermuda shorts are not
-iii ■111.... j.icl are offensive to some peo
ple, arc not levis and tee shirts and worn-
01.; Khtalcis the same? I have yet to see a
pair ot Bermuda shorts which did not look
at least as neat as the khakis or levis whicli
most students wear. It is very provincial
suppose that Bermuda shorts for men have
not become customary and acceptable
tire.
There is, of course, the argument that H
men students wear Bermuda shorts, the
^men students wiU do the same. Ber
muda shorts for men are considered, how
ever. apropos at time and places where
they are not so considered for women, and
it is doubtful that women students would
object to their male counterparts wear
ing Bermuda shorts.
The matter is not highly significant. Tlie
real objection is that the student body has
no prescribed regulations as to what to
wear, only what not to wear. It would I*
preferable, at least as I see it, to require
coat and tie dress for reasons previously
mentioned. If not, why not Bermudas?
Pointed Phrases
■^ere may be a destiny that fjbapa' 60s
ends, but our middles are of our o»n
chewslng.
• * • * ♦
Ifs always a good idea to keep your
^ soft and sweet, because ywi never
loKiw when you’ll have to eat them.