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• TWO MAROON AND GOLD Friday, September 30, iggj Maroon And Gold Entered M second claa* matter at the Port Office at Elon College, N. C., under the Act of March 8, 1879. DeUvered by maU. »150 the coUege year, 50c the quarter. Edited and printed by rtudenti of Elon College.. Publiihed bi-weekly during the eoUege year* under the auspices of the Board of Publication. editorial board Doris Faircloth Editx>r-iB-Chief Don Terrell •. — Assistant Editor Ann Vickers — Assistant Editor John DalCin SporU Editor David Marshburn Intramural Sports Judy Burke Girls Sports jj Reid Alumni Editor James Waggoner Alumni Editor Luther N. Byrd Faculty Adviser TECHNICAL STAFF Carl E. Owen Linotype Operator Louis Jones Linotype Operator Grant Hall Press Operator reporters Linda Butler Howard Little Bob Collins -- William Long William Cordes Tony Markosky Wayne Gardner Jerry Nance Ralph Gilbert - Robert Payne Thomas Harris Kenneth Smith Jackie Holmes John Simpson S. J. Irvin Gary Teague John Koenig --- Esther Walker WUUam Libby ^ Dean Yates the chatter box New Members Of Elen’s Faculty FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1960 CLASSIFY YOURSELF One of the most pertinent and appropri ate of recent addresses heard in the daily chapel programs on the old Elon CoUege campus was the remark* made by Presi dent Danieley when he talked to the Elon College upperclass groups on Wednesday morning of last week, for his remarks furn ished food for thought for all who heard him. ' In speaking to the upperclassmen—and it is a pity that the freshmen did not have a chance to hear him too—he called at tention to certain categories of Elon Col lege students, and certainly it seems a good time for each and every member of the campus community to conduct a self-study »nd to classify himself or herself in one of the categories. Pointing out that he himself first came to Elon in 1941 and that he had seen twenty freshman classes come and go. Dr. Dan ieley chose first to name a class which he called the gripers, students who seem to be happy only if they are unhappy and whose chief pleasure lies in describing how displeased they are. Such persons, who don't like the teacher or the text, don’t like to study or go to chapel, don't like to get up in the morn ing or to go to bed at night, don't like lunch or dinner or the football score, fit the description of persons "who act like they •were bom in crab apple time and raised on sour pickles." President Danieley de clared that this class is few in number, but certainly they are all too numerous. A second group which he listed was the sophisticates, a group of persons who feel that they must impress others by such sophisticated habits as profanity, smoking end drinking, persons who feel that they ■must depart from such long-standing home interests as church going or regular study. The speaker took the optimistic view when he declared that such persons are few in number and that most of them will dTorsake membership in this group, at least by their junior year, and wil grow up and shed the veneer of sophistication. A third and final group which Dr. Dan ieley named was the MAJORITY, the Elon itudents who are aware of the bountiful ‘Jlessings which they possess and are grate ful to God and to their fellow beings who liave made these blessings possible, those who are conscious of certain standards of goodness and the need for regular worship, both at church services and at the regular chapel convocatioas. Certainly, it is to be hoped that all Elon students, both upperclassmen and fresh men, -will study these three categories and will seek to place themselves through word and acOon with the MAJORITY of tnUe nen and women of Elon College. GLOOM CHASERS Overheard in the bus: “Yon know I woulda't say anything about her unle«« it’* food and, oh boy, is this good" • • • • • Th« b«st Way to sare face i« to keep the lower half shot • • • • • VaUier—The parent whe get* hie daact>- ter off his bonds and thea has to get bis Mo-io-law OD his feet. • • • • • l*be Ids taitt at the office i« the Uttle By DORIS FAIRCLOTH Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and these long summer months have real ly made the old campus seem a more bea utiful place. It's’ surprizing for one to fmd oneself yearning fr a textbook as the sum mer nears its close, and it does happe^ But most of us are back to normal y n as we once again start dragging out our old, worn exscuses for putting off e brainwork. Elon is a different place each year. Its strange to leave a place that is a second home to you and return just three months later to find so many changes. It’s hard to realiie that school has really begun, for there seems to be a great big empty , hole that needs to be fiUed. One wonders about this feeling of emptiness unUl the exatement of the new'school year and of the new faces seen on campus dies down; then he t>egins to think of all the old faces that he has failed to see back at Elon. The absence of many of the faculty mem bers and of the students who either grad uated or just didn’t make it back, all of whom had seemed to belong to Elon, and Elon to them, are responsible for the empty hole. Their days at Old E. C. have ended, and here we are. those of us who have made ourselves or are beginning to make ourselves a part of the Elon life, left alone to bear the responsibiUty of carrying on the old tradiUons and main taining Elon as a school in which to take pride. I was once told of a very intellectual and highly developed young Oriental gentle man who stated that he never tried to get too close to any person, because being a travelling person, he felt that friendship only brought regret upon parting, and be cause of the sadness that lingered long after the departure, it proved to be a draw back on one’s self-development. His reas oning may be sound, because nothing can be more painful than to say goodbye to dear friends with the realization that one may never see them again. But there is also joy in Jtie rememberance of those that have taken another road, and some of the emptiness caused by their absence may be filled by the memory of having shared with them. And soon the spot left empty by the absence of an old friend will be filled by the making of a new one. Speaking of making new friends, rush week is just around the corner. For the benefit of you freshmen and transfer stud ents who are unfamiliar with the term, rush week is the week in which the social sororities and fraternities on campus stage parties to familiarize the eligible students with the members of these organizations and to acquaint the members with the elig ible students. Freshmen are not eligible for the fall rush unless they have attended college prior to this session. The four soc ial fraternities on campus are Alpha Pi Delta, Iota Tau Kappa, Kappa Psi Nu, and Sigma Phi Beta. The social sororities are Beta Omicron Beta, Delta Upsilon Kappa, Pi Kappa Tau, and Tau Zeta Phi. (Sigma Mu Sigma, the national fraternity on cam pus does not hold its rush week at the same as do the other organizations.) In the coming weeks, you will be hearing more about these organiztions. It is a very isound policy, one which has been adhered to by most of the eligible students in the past, to attend the parties of all the soror ities or fraternities to which one is in vited, so as to become well enough ac quainted with each organization and its members to make a sound choice. The Elon College football team started the season off with a bang at Greensboro on Saturday night. September 18. in its play against the Guilford Quakers. I’d say that we have a football team of which we can really l»e proud. And we mustn’t for get that much of the credit goes to E3oo's new coach. George ’Tucker. It was quite a thrill at the end of the Elon-Guilford game »o see the football squad toting him off the football field on tbeir shoulders. *^*re’g hoping that in the coming months the student body will give the team the sup port th»t it deserves. It’s going (o take > large attendance and a lot of cheering to fulfill that bill, so let’s get behind the Christians and give them plenty of reason to win. PROF. RA\ »AVIS MRS. JANIE COUNCIL HSKM.A.N I'UOF. MISS URSULA KOENIG MRS. BETTY GEHOW PROF. DAA'ID FEE PROF. ALFRED RHYNE PROF. TULLY REED MISS BEETHA LOWMAN PROF. DUDLEY WATSON PROF. JAMES TONEY MISS NANCY WITHERS From The Watchtower By ANN VICKERS BKA86 TACKS No brain is stronger Qiaa its weakest thiak. • • • • • Don’t worry about what others think of you, they seldom do. • • • • • Hash and romance are beat enjoyed when the customer doesn't give too much thoHgbt to wh«t's in ’an. A cautious, shy appearing appearing freshman entered one of Elon College’s administrative offices during the recent regis tration periovi. 1'he expression on this freshmans ff.cc showed that he, like mtns bf hib peers, bad very tired let: tni. that his fondest hope «a> ih t il;is was the last long line IKt : he must endure. The freshman looked into the (ace ol Uie >-ecretary behind the desk and ber«n ap prehensively: "Dr. So-aodSo, are you the next oue (o iign our cands?” With a chuckle, the sec retary reassured the freshman t'ai there "tie fdine ioik around who didn’t have to be addressed as "Doctor” or “Pro fessor.” Although registration for noany freshmen and upperclassmen was a headache, every one seems to have forgotten already the many steps made in futile attempts to locate certain facul ty advisers, and the painful ex perience of waiting in lines for many hours. Most students seem to have gotten "back to the books." Wc have been .surprised to see so many students using the library leading room sc early in the semester. Speaking o f registration. couldn’t we have some sort of sj-stem in which the first day of registration is used by students and advisers to get all the neces sary forms filled out and signed properly. ’The second day of registration could be divided into parts, with students regis tering alphabetically according to a strict time schedule. If Johnny. Ap,ple forgo; that the A’s were supposed to ragistet between 8 and 8:iC> t.m.. tncn Johnny vtouid h£v; lo wait lor late rtgiFtration ^.nd pty the tecefraiy Ule fee. Those per se ri'i w".( ;-( '„hKred to pre-regisler wcu^ti bf.ve Kaf- fer the consequences should iContiOued oii Page rour. a voice from the corner By DON TERRELI. We of the Maroon and Gold would uitj 'j extend a welcome to all Elonites. To the Freshmen and transfer students, a special • na initial welcome and a sincere hope that your college life at Elon will be an enlight- ining one. For the returning upperclass men, a few changes are to be noted around campus. By now most of you have become familiar with *he new Slater system cur- lently operating our cafeteria. Also, new culty faces were here to greet our ar- ival, since the college has added 15 new .eachers to our staff. Freshman Elections Coming up soon are the Freshman Class elections. From the class will come a presi- I dent, a vice-president, a secretary-treas- urer, five representatives to the Student Senate, and a representative to the Honor | Council. Until last year, student elections and j campus polities had not received sufficient I support from students willing to run for I office. Many campus elections were won because there was only one candidate. Last year’s Freshman Class ignited the I ilame of interest with a roaring campaign. I The walls were decorated with posters and I placards urging support of the first-year I L-andidates. The fervour from this Fresh-1 man action carried over into the Student I Government elections, and last year wai I quite a milestone in Eton’s political history, [ I certainly hope the interest of this year's | ,'reshman class will be as intense. In college, past glories are forgotten, j students, whether active or conservative I :n previous extracurricula activities, sre I an an even plateau from which an almost I . ow life can be molded. Little do you lino* I ' each other’s past accomplishjuents ot| capabilities. Success is to be gained by j ;i’.ose who seek it. Several students have I unofficially announced their candidacy. Bel r;i active participant, and your college He | , .11 mean so much more to you. Fraternities And Sororities Invariably during college life, a studentl laced w'ith the problem of pledging a| aittiiity or sorority. Should 1 join, ;0, which one? This is a question mostl of US have to answer. Naturally ejcti t the grcups v.'11 answer in favor ot them-J £-’\ e^. ISefore .vou seriously consider a !ra tcrniiy or sorority, be sure that you havll carefully observed all the groups first, and! select the one which you think can mejj|| the most to you. The Elon Players The first Elon Player production lofi this year will be "The Curious Savage" lijJ John Patrick. It is a comedy in three acts.1 Piofessor Day, our director of dramatiel arts, plans to present the show on Noven>l bf'r 2nd, 3rd and 4th. I would like to urgel each of you to participate, either by tafcl jng an active part in the productions oti by attending the shows. Drama on the col-l lege level is vastly different from tlutl whicn is usually produced in high schoolj Debates Professor Day is very interesting in I init.aiing a debate -team for Elon. Wakel Fortit College has invited Elon to partid-l pate in that college's annual novice debatel tou: .-lament in October. There has tell some interest shown so far. and interested! students should contact Mr. Day. If enougkl enl..usiasm is aroused, a competitive ()*'l bate team can be organized to compeie| witii other colleges and universities. Football Games Cur football team, with its new staff coaches, is really looidng sharp this jca' i iWe are confident of an extremely prosp«r'| ■ous season, and I urge you all to contiouti full support at the contests. At the Guilford game, the Freshmen di>| played a great deal of good rich spirit '*1 can’t imagine until you see it how thesP’l pearance of a group of yelling, beanietUdj students can rouse the enthusiasm of entire crowd. This is a good thing for so keep up your support. Dorm Space So far this year, every nook and crannfl of available dormitory sleeping spact l>**| been occupied by three and sometiw*! four students. This is due, to some on miscalculations concerning constructs® I of the new building for women and I*'* I renovation of East Dormitory for Some students have been housed blocks from campus in a two-story (ra®*| building known as the Cox House. TlK*^| dition of a few new l>eds has made the si'f I uation a little easier on the tempera®l^| It is hoped that, when the present struction activities are completed, wil be running somewhat smoatiw, sleeping Mill be a bit mere -I only hope the board of admlssieEf iW] not over do themselves. ' Well, for now, toough. Until ned tine there will tie a- qtietness from the oi>a»
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