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MAROON AND GOLD
Monday, January 23,
Maroon And Gold
Edited and printed by students of EUon
College. Published bi-weekly during the
college years under the auspices of the
Board of Publication. ^
Entered as second class matter at the
Post Office at Elon College, N. C„ under
the Act *f March 8, 1879. Delivered by
nail, $1.W the college year, 50c the
quarter.
EDITORIAL BOAKD
Doris Faircioth Editor-in-Chref
Don Terrell . Assistant Editor
Ann Vickers Assistant Editor
John DalCin Sports Editor
David Marshburn ... Intramural Sp»rts
Judy Burke Girls Sports
H. Reid Alumni Editor
James Waggoner Alumni Editor
Luther N. Byrd Faeulty 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 Toay 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
William Libby Dean Yates
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1961
TRIBUTE WELL DESERVED
Around every college and university, «ne
almost always finds a few persons who ex
emplify to the fullest the spirit of the
school to the fullest, standing as human
landmarks and as guide posts through the
years to the students who pass through the
Institirtion and go forth into the world.
In many cases those human landmarks
■will be in the person of some veteran
member of the faculty. Occasionally they
may be in the person of one of more
humble stature at>out the campus, but al
ways they will be a person who has
known and loved the college through the
years.
Such a person and such a landmark was
Dr. Ned Faucette Brannock, who has often
been familiarly referred to as "Uncle Ned”
by Elon students and faculty, for he spent
the greater portion of his life in the shades
of Elon's classic oaks, and he knew and
loved every inch of the Elon campus and
every Elon building.
More frequently than anywhere else. Dr.
Brannock could be found among his test
tubes and bottles in the chemistry lab, and
I doubt not that he inhaled with pleasure
all the odors and aromas which enxanated
therefrom, but many of us will remember
aa one of the most loyal supporters of
Fighting Christian athletic teams and will
picture him through the years contentedly
munching on pop com and watching an
BUon basketball team get hot down on the
floor.
LINES TO REMEMBER
By J. FARLEY RAGLAND
Have you ever wondered why some peo-
cle worry aU the time? I admit being con-
■rerned about things is a human sensible
trait, but to mope and complain, unreason-
«bly, is a bit on the pathological side!
Of course, life is going to be filled with
a lot of things that are not pleasant, that
are decidingly disagreeable, and things and
situations that require a lot of thought to
work out, but wise meditation is not worry.
It is only when we grope along, hope
lessly in the dark, making ourselves and
everybody around us sick, that we are wor
rying ourselves fooUshly, aimlessly and
needlessly. If we do aU that we ptisslbly
can about something that bothers us, and
then turn it over to a Power higher than
"we are, then we will never worry.
Someone somewhere said this: "God give
me the courage to change the thing,
I can change, the serenity to accept tha
things that I cannot change, and the wis
dom to know the difference." There is a
whole lot of comfort in this.
Some time ago the following lyric* came
to me and I learned the futility of worry
• • * • ,
A whole lot of worry is giUy to me.
And a whole lot of hurry I just can’t see!
A-runnlng and a-ripping with your head
in the air,
A-«Uding and a-«Iipplng and gettln* no
where!
Now, some folks worry from sun to sun;
They whine and they pine, and get noth
ing done!
They worry bout the weather if iff hot
or cold.
They worry bout their ages if they're
young or old.
They worry bout their shoes, ’bout the
clothes they wear.
They wofTy ’bout their hand,s and worry
the
chatter
box
By
DORIS FAIRCLOTH
Vacation’s over, folks! Ol’ exam-poppin'
time has chased the good Santa spirit back
to the North Pole, and the campus cram-
hounds are beginning to howl again from
dawn to dawn. There’ll be no rest for the
weary till the task s’ been done, and what
a task! Some of us aren’t particularly look
ing forward to the rest period, though,
because of fear that it may last much
longer than the five days granted for the
mid-semester break.
It seems that our student handbook has
come into the limelight several times this
year because of campus problems that
nece.seitated a leaning upon the constitu
tion and the regulations of our student gov
ernment. Those few of us who have taken
the initiative to read our Student Hand
book thoroughly have come to realize that
oiir student body has been much too long
without a clear, substantial, and complete
ly fair set of rules and regulations to fol
low. What Elon's Handbook committees of
the past few have been doing i.« a mystery.
Their time coldn't have been spent in read
ing and revising the Handbook, for in its
present form we find an ambiguous, faulty
and outdated book that appears to have
l)cen thrown together hurriedly.
No system of government can be suc
cessfully run when it is based on a docu
ment containing as many flaws as our own
Student Handbook. Naturally, many mis
takes have been made in the past by our
Council in dealing with student violation
and campus problems because of the lack
of any strong and definite rules in this
document. Many regulations which have
been enforced, though they may be proper
when interpreted as their originators meant
them, are constitutionally unfair because
of the poor manner in which they are ex
pressed in writing as we find in ou rHand-
book.
Recently a new Handbook committee was
set up to review thoroughly the old hand
book and to revise completely any part that
IS ambiguous or faulty. Of course it is
the duty of each and every student and
judicial body to review the Handbook and
to suggest any changes that they would
like to see made and any additions that
they would like to see in the new Hand
book. In order to have a handbook that is
suitable to all the students, it is necessary
to have cooperaUon by all the students. It
is hoped that this revised Handbook will
be completed in the near future so that
we may start the next year off with a good,
strong backing for our student government
in written form.
OVERHEARD: On the night of a recent
basketball game, there were several stu
dents in the crowd that spent their time
not in watching the game and spurring
our boys on to victory, hut in observing
^nd cnUcizing harshly our cheerleading
^quad. It takes all kinds of people to make
up a world, but this type isn’t needed
or wanted in any society. Most students
Who are adjusted enough in life not to
feel a compulsion to build their own egos
by tearing down those of others wiU agree
^at we have a good cheerieading squad
cheerleaders
a e lacking some necessary quality in their
Mr I '“™ ““ “““i
their feehngs to a member of the cheer-
IrmZ,""'" ■"
A suggestion to these gripers is that
mTh =»«erleade;: £ve
much to learn and since they know so
much about what the Cheerleaders are
SleXfs^uaranr.- ^ ^
great* aT^^"^^0:1^ S
^ey are unwilling to do this, it is suggLed
^at they sit up in the stands and g^rt^e
m a little support instead of trying to
find somehing or someone to criUc^ " ^
bout their hair.
Now, I never worry—what's Ul’ UM?
« I can’t have steak, 1 have turnip greens
Wi ^ Pork-aL*b«L:
I. JU PI-
‘ weep'
And J* that makes us strong,'
e don t have to worry to get along.
—CLIPPED.
Short Shots
to »>«»uty than
educaUon, because no matter how stu
pid a man may be, he isn't blind.
• * * • *
Salary is an amount of money that no
matter how large it ie some people spend
more.
DK. NED BRANNOCK IN SPOT WHICH HE LOVED
Dr. Ned F. Brannock, whose death was a shock to the entire Elon College Community on Mon
day morning, January 16th, is pictred abdve in the Elon chemistry lab, the one place which was
probably most dear to his heart. He taught chemistry at Elon for more than fifty years, and he
was most at home when in the m idst of his beloved test tubes an d bottles which pack the shelves
of his lab. During many years as chairman of the college’s chemistry department, he guided the
department to a high rank among such departments in the state and nation, and many of his stu-
' dents have gone on to set high m arks in the chemical worl-* »
As Shock To Community ...
.Veteran Elon College Professor Dies
After Illness Of Only A Few Hours
Dr. Ned Faucette Brannock, 87,
a member of the Elon College fac
ulty for more than fifty years, died
in a Burlington hospital at 2:30
o’clock on Monday morning, Jan-
ary 16th, passing after an illness
of only a few hours duration. His
death came as a shock to everyone
In the college community, since
it removed one of the outstanding
figures in the growth and develop
ment of Elon College.
Dr. Brannock was a native of
Alamance County, where he was
bom on November 27, 1873, the
son of the late James Monroe and
Rosanna Faucette Brannock. He
was the husband of the late Mrs.
Mary Lula York Brannock, who
preceded him in death by many
years. She was a granddaughter
of the founder of Duke University.
He is survived by five child
ren, including one son, D. York
Brannock, of Burlington, director
of Burlington's city utilities organ
ization; and four daughters. Miss
Edith Brannock, of the home, and
Mrs. Brinson Rouse, of Burlington,
both of whom are home economics
teachers in the Burlington City
Schools, Miss Madge Brannock, of
the home, and Mrs. D. L. Harward,
of Fountain. Also surviving are
four grand-children and two great
grandchildren.
Dr. Brannock entered Elon Col
lege as a student soon after its
founding and graduated with the
Class of 1899, and throughout the
ensuing six decades he was one of
the college's most loyal alumni
Following graduation at Elon he
later earned and received the
Master of Science degree from
Columbia University and did other
graduate work at both Johns Hop
kins University and the University
of North Carolina.
During the early years after his
graduation, he taught in the pub
lic schools of both Georgia and
North Carolina, but he joined the
Elon College faculty in 1908 and
served continuously and with dis
tinction as a professor in the chem
istry department, which he served
as chairman for many years prior
to his retirement from regular
service in 1955.
Following his retirement in 1955,
he continued to teach as a 'part-
time professor to extend his per
iod of service past the half-century
mark. He also served during his
retirement as a consultant for the
Carolina Biological Supply Com
pany, and he devoted much time
to his hobby as an amateur gard
ener.
In tribute to his ability and con
secrated service in the field of
higher education, he was awarded
the honorary degree of Doctor of
Literature by D^iance College of
Ohio in 1925.
Also as a tribute to his great
service to Elon College and the
world of chemistry, his friends
and students soi»e years ago es
tablished the Ned F. Brannock
Scholarship Fund here at Elon.
Following his death, members of
his family requested that friends
contribute to that fund in lieu of
sending flowers for his final rites.
Funeral services were held from
the Elon College Community
Church at 3 o’clock on Tuesday
afternoon, January 17th, with Dr.
William J. Andes conducting the
final rites. Burial was in Magnolia
Cemetery near the college which
he loved and served so faithfully
for many years.
From The Watchtower
By ANN VICKERS
o«
the
Several representatives of our
Student Goveo^unent Ass^cia^
tion have recently attended con-
fei^nces in various parts
North Carolina.
Ed Boelte, president of
Student Body, and Bill HasseU,
secretary-treasurer, recently re
presented our campus in the
Human Relations Seminar for
Student Leaders in North Caro
lina. This seminar was held in
Chapel Hill on the University of
North Carolina campus. The
group discussed human relations
as they pertain to ’’Problems
and Pronnise in a Changing
South.”
The keynote address was de
livered by Mward P. Morgan,
well-known news analyst Speak
ing of the four Negro school
girls in New Orleans of recent
debate, he chose the subject:
“Goals and Little Girls.”
A panel discussion on the sit-in
movement in North Carolina was
held by the group, and a few of
the conclusions reached by the
group are paraphrased below:
“The world that lies before us
at the beginning of the 1960’s Is
a world of change. The advent
of the new nations in Asia and
Africa and their role in the
United Nations, the continuing
explorations of outer space, the
relative strength and leadership
of the United States, and other
issues raised by our national
elections, and the thrust of the
sit-in demonstrations last spring
are just a few illustrations of the
rapid changes that are occur
ring in the world about us.” In
considering these changes, two
facts became evident to the
group — first, that the South
must begin to consider her role
and responsibility in adjusting
to these changes, and secondly,
that students in the South must
take leadership in helping solve
the problems that will come in
this adjnstment. However, be
fore concerned students can as
sume a leadership orle, there is
a great need to study and discuss
together the complexities and
problems that the South now
faces and will continue to face
in the coming years.
A delegation of five, includ
ing Lynn Ryals, Roger Grimson,
David Plaster, Don Terrell, and
Cliff Hardy, attended the State
Student Legislature of North
Carolina, which Was held in Ra
leigh in December.
The Liberal Arts Forum pre
sented its second program of the
year last week when Dr. George
Harper from the English De
partment of the University of
North Carolina spoke on ‘"The
Vanishing Hero in American
Contemporary Fiction.” The
Forvm is presently considering
bringing some good foreign
films to the campus.
A committee has beea consid
ering the drinking pmblea. Tlie
committee will recommend to
the Senate that anyone caugbt
(Continned on Page Four)
a voice
from the
corner
By
DON TERRELL
Being as Elon College draws its student
working crew from such a small minority
of capable and willing individuals, it seems
only justifiaW* some from among
this crew should 'Jc rewarded fof
efforts. Prior to this yCar, the selectioii
of Who’s Who in American 'Universities and
Colleges had served this purposi? well. The
1960 Who’s Who obviously excluded 'niost oL
the "Who's Who” on our campus.
One of the reasons for these exclusions
was the criteria which demanded a 1,50
overall scholastic average. This would be
all well and good if it was effective, but
it is not. The selection, seen in the last
issue of this paper, did not include any
of the student body officers, the editor
of the newspaper, either editor of the year,
book, or the president of any fraternitj or
sorority. On what basis were those chosen
selected?
It seems to me that there has been an
overemphasis on the student’s academic
average if all of the above mentioned must
be excluded. Who’s Who becomes only an
other honor for the "brain”, who already
had Dean’s List of Distinguished Students
and graduation honors to reward him for
his. diUgence. If all students not maintain
ing a 1.5 average were suddenly ruled
ineligible for participation in extra-cur
ricula activities, you would surely see
sharp decline in the Elon activities or
sharp decline in the average of those elig.
ible to participate.
At EIob, it is so hard to find students
Who are wilUng to work that the built
faUs heavily on a handful of devoted work
ers. These individuals work unselfishly for
the entire student body to help make Elon
College a more desirable and enjoyable
school to attnd. The average honor student
confines himself to his room or to the
library, where he rams in the information
necessary to pass tests with flying colors.
He is rewarded with high grades for his
efforts. Just what has that honor grade
dene for the entire student body of Elon
College? It is good sometimes to be re
minded that only about a half of one’s edu
cation is derived from books.
1 am not criticizing honor grades. 1 think
academic prowess is quite commendable,
but I hate to see all the awards go to this
fellow, while the "work-hard" gets not
even a pat on the back for his efforts.
I believe rew^ding the student who maices
his honors in the curriculum, but let’s
also reward the student who makes his
hoifcrs in the extra-curricula aclivitiM
which benefit us all.
Charlie Rayburn has been an invaluable
part of the inter-dormitory council and
has maintained his average in math in ad
dition to being co-captain of the Fighting
Christian football squad. His outstanding
character and his friendly manner are an
inspiration to many students, yet Charlie
as not cfaosen.
Teddy Standley, editor of the 1961 Phi
si Cb, has put many hours, which could
JJave been used for study, into working on
our annua] and has still maintained a
etter than 1:50 average, yet she was not
chosen.
Ed BoeUe, president of our stHdent body,
eeijed his feUow students unselfishly on
end off campus, this and last year. Few
i*^rk required by his position,
®PP*'eciate it and realize
a is burden is much to blame for Ed's
ineligibility. It’s truly a shame that one
w o works so hard for his school should
go unrewarded.
Jane Morgan, a real asset to Elon’s weU-
served the college in many
Pacities. Truly she is one of the finest
smile-provoking personalities
° **> recent years. Jane has
constantly maintained a better than 1.50
erage. It seems as if her college is al-
coU on her for some chore,
, school isn’t ready to justly Reward
her with an honor she deserved.
in has also served this college
many capacities. He is always depend-
working. Currently, he is
c airman of the Dance Committee, and
ose who have served on this committee
realize its burden. George also headed
the committee which helped bring Elon
College its greatest Homecoming in history,
yet George was not chosen.
Doris Faircloth, Lennie Riddle, Lula
Koberts, Danny Gee, Carol Adams, and
Cliff Hardy are but a few more of the
unrewarding woriking crew.
I honestly believe the most recent setec*
tions were made in too much haste to io-
dude all the really deservk'g students. I
hope, in the future, that we, as a college,
'Will be more thoroughly represented-