^AGE T«n
MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, May l,
Mar(K)ii And Gold
Dadleatod to lb* beit intoreat ol Elon
CoUegt and Ms itudeoU and faculty, the
Maroon and GoM U pubUstaed bi-weekly
during the college year with the exceptico
of holiday periods to cooperation with the
}oumali(m program.
Entered aa second class matter at the
Office at Elon College, N. C., under
ttie Act of March S, 1879. Delivered by
Biail, $1.50 per college year, 75 cents the
seaestar.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Melvin Shreves — Editor-In-Chief
Sy Hall - Assistant Editor
Paul liobin^ion Assistant Hiiitor
Thomas Corbitt Sports Editor
Deefc Welch Girls Sports
H. Reid Alumni Editor
Luther N. Byrd .. Faculty Advisor
Jack Lambeth Staff Photogr>ipher
TECHNICAL STAFF
P. N Thompson Linotype Opsrator
Loui.s Jones Linotype Operator
Kenneth Harper Pref : Operator
RKI'ORTORIAL STAFF
A^illiam B. skorvill Beverly Powell
Jud) Berwind John Reed
■III” Cox Barbara Rix
ferry Cox Paul Robin.son
John l)-)mlnick Ann Sanders
Hunter iJiila Herbert Siner
Roni tieor^e Demu.s Thompson
Don Hinton Jerry Tillman
Marty Hnyen.son f'arol Trageser
/oyce Howell Bobby West
Ada Mullis Ken Woodruff
Luke O’Hara George Wooten
Gene Wrenn
FRIDAY. MAY 1, 1964
KI.ON J AZZ GKOLP HONORED BY I AF{ HEFX GOVEKNOK
.M’PRECIATION NKF.DKD
The need for everyone t' cultivate a bit
of the art of appreciation i? .stres.sed in an
artick- which was written and published re
cently by an eminent clergyman In his com
ments. he cites the fact that too many peo
ple forget to show proper aporociation for
favors or blessing which come their way.
Hi,' article, well worth reading, follows:
Some people ftre never satisfied They are
obsessed with the idea that the world owes
them a living and that somebody must pro
vide for them Too many people today are
looking to the government to do that. They
forgot that we don't get anything out of life
if we don't put something in. We can’t draw
money from the bank if we ha'en' mad»‘
any deposits.
A friend of mine who is quit" an athlete
told me of an experience he had ^ome years
at a seasick* resort He w.X'. standing on
the pier when a small boy fell o\er and into
the water. Tile father frantically called for
help My friend stripped off his outer clothing
and hi.'; .shoes, jumped into the water and res
cu'd the boy. After the excitement died down
the father came and asked. "Where is his
hat'’"
Happinc-s in life i.“. determined by our at
titude towards it Happy people ,nre thankful
people who arc grateful for small f.ivors.
"Thank you" calls for only tnvU"ht and ef
fort but thi.« little oxpres.sion pays wide divi
dends
All yf us like to do things for grateful
,'>»‘yple The business of a doctor and a
clergyman i.n to do things for other peo
ple He recognizrs this when he enters his
|jr(:!p.isinn Both will tell you that the aver-
■jfe [XTson to whom they bring help is not
too «rateful The average patient who re-
eciwd treatment from the doctor, when
he ivts well will not think to write or call
him and tell him with gratitude that he is
well .'n'.iin. He just goes on his way, and
pay; the bill — perhaps.
Gratitude is one of life's greatest vir
tues. Appreciation is an art and should be
studiously cultivated. Expre.ssed. it pays
tremendous dividends to both the recipient
and th- benefactor. Cultivate it. It will bring
you health and happiness
Complaining people are unhappy people.
They are emotionally ill and eventually be
come phy.^ically ill. The Bible says. "A merry
heart doeth -|ood like medicine: but a broken
spirit drieth the bones.’’ U'hat a description!
If you want to enjoy good health, cultivate
the art of appreciation which brings happi
ness Appreciation expressed to God and your
fellowman brings health Most of those ten
sions which make life difficult for us today
are cau.sed by resentment towards other peo
ple and their actions. When nursed and buried
in the mind they bring on di.sease and often
death.
Some years ago I received an insulting
letter from a man who resented something
which I had done and which he had thor
oughly misunderstood. He did not have all
the facts before him. My first impulse wa,«
one of resentment and to write him back
a hot letter. Reflection caused me not to !
do It. Instead I took his letter, went to see .
him, talked it out. Apok>gies were made
and he became a fast friend whom I have
increasingly appreciated through the years
He has done me many favors.
Cultivate the art of appreciation. It will
be a wonderful blessing to you.
EZ
T!.e Emanons of Elon, who are in New York Jiis weekend as a guest musical conibc lor the New York World’s Fair.
■ r. 11; relenting both F^lon College and the entire State of North Carolina. Governor Terry Sanford last week accorded
pccial recognition to the Elon musical group when he designated the Emanons as Ambassadors Extraordinary for North
Carolina when they present their concerts this weekend on the World’s Fair grounds. The recognition came in ceremonies
held in the governor s office, and the picture above shows Governor Sanford with Garth Hutson, of Whitsett; Mdie Harris,
of Cary; and Terry Sink, of Winston Salem, all members of the Elon jazz combo.
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By
MELVIN SHREVES
The new iitfie''rs ! .ive boon el lI d, r.iJ
will be installed Monday morning during u:i
p.s.scmbl' 0. the Stu hnt Body. As of th;.s
time, the new presi.lcnt. I'red Steuh n n,
has not ri- ealed h.s budget for ;!v 1%’.
year, but tbure are indications that several
changes will be made.
As usual, the first Senate meeting of the
new year, scheduled for May 13, will be
interesting in that it will be the first meet
ing of the new president and the new Senate.
.\ny debate over his proposed budget will
give some in'tication as to how f'f f' >
'.r.inches (,f the Stu ient Government W'll
ij-t along during the year.
By this time outgoing ,SGA President Wally
'■^wyer has conferred with Dr. Danieley con
cerning next year’s |>ersonnel in the Honor
Court According to the constitution, the out
going president and the College president must
meet to appoint ju'^ors, the chief prosecutor,
and the chief defen.se attorney for the first
■I'mester of the new year. All student ap
pointees must receive the approval of the
Senate.
Since no one ran for the three positions of
Honor Court Judges, President Sawyer will
either order another election or appoint them
himself with, of course, the approval of tht
Senate. Only one of the judges on the Honor
Court this year will be back next year, and
he has chosen to run for a sent in the Sen.ite
from the rising Senior class, rather than
seek appointment as judge again this year.
.Student Handbook
The SGA will publish a Student Handbook
this summer for distribution next fall. An
appropriation for the Student Handbook came
from the Senate week before last. The pur
pose of the publication is to fill the gap
left between the College catalogue and the
College Handbook. It will include much in
formation concerning the Student Govern
ment As.sociation and other phases of extra
curricular activities on the campus.
Student Art
The 5>tudent Art Exhibit is still on display
on the second floor of McEwen until Mon
day. Some ninety-nine drawings, paintings,
prints, and pastels, all done by art students
of Prof. Ed Daniels, are on exhibit. Eugene
Mattingly, well-known on campus for his
contemporary art, and Lori Elder have ex
hibited some of their works in the North
Carolina College Art Annual Exhibition at
N. C. State in Ri»leigh.
The Emanons
Hie Ehianons, jazz band composed of Elon
students, will begin their three concerts at
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Elon Jazz Group At WorhVs Fair
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signature of ito r-rnor Sanfor! him
self and of Hargrove Bowles. .Jr
chairman of the state’s Board of
Conservation and Development.
The Elon band will play this week-
ena under the leadership of Prof.
Jack 0. White, who directs the
instrumental music program at
Elon College, with the plans calling
for a scries of three concerts at
the Tiparillo Band Shell at the In
dustrial Plaza in the New York
Fair Grounds. There will be two
co:’ - - .1 '■ I. a,; .
, one on Saturday, M xy 2
This i.:7, ■ ■: l ' • •
; .several b-'nd or'-'-inir^atic.i, -.vh'ch
operate at Elon under P-cf-'ssoi
White’s direction. There is also thej
Elon marching band, which per-1
forms at football games and in pa-!
rades: the Elon concert band, which’
includes most of the members of the ^
marching group; and a pep band,
which plays at basketball games
■ nd similar indoor events. '
This jazz band is composed of
seventeen musicians, among them
Mike Griffin and Barney Tysor, of;
liiriinston; Bob Martin, Terry Sinki
and Harold Bjdenhamer, of Winston-
S3l'>m Cra^ntj Shull, of Charlotte;
David Hosmer, of Worcester, Mass.;
Ken Hicks, of Portsmouth, Va.; A1
Garrison, of Srnithfield, Va.; Garth
■'Uson of Whitsett; Bob Walters of
Rural Retreat. Va.; and Eddie Har
ris, of Cary; all of them students at
Elon.
In addition to the student musi
cians, Professor White himself plays
with the group, along with four
guest members. The guest mem
bers are Bill Carruth, of Cary:
Dock Conrad, of Gibsonville; and
Elmo Hatley and Wallace Long,
of Burlington.
Twi.”. City Banker L ds Fine Work
Done By Cliurcli-Su '"ortel Colleges
""ho tremendous importance of the
privately-endowed and church-re
lated college in the field of Amer
ican higher education w'as stressed
by Archie K Davis, of Winston
Salem, chairman of the board of
Wachovia Bank and Trust Com
pany, when he addressed workers
in the Elon College Diamond ,\nni
versary Fund campaign at a lunch
eon meeting in McEwen Memorial
Dining Hall on the Elon campus
on Wednesday, April 22nd.
The Winston-Salem banker and
civic leader was introduced to th"
luncheon audience by Clyde W
Gordon, of Burlington, who is a
mernber and secretary of the Elon
College board of trustees. Gordon,
who cited long personal friendship
with the speaker, described Davis
as a native of Winston-Salem, a
graduate of the University of North
Carolina with Phi Beta Kappa hon
ors and a graduate of the School
of Banking at Rutgers University.
He further cited the visitor’s lonp
connection with Wachovia Bank
'•ri Trust Company, which he joined
■n 1M2 and which he has served as
•■n officer since 193R. Davis is now
chairman of the board of the big
banking concern. In addition to his
vork in North Carolina banking,
he has been active in many other
organizations.
Private Colleges Came First
The speaker pointed out that 194
of the first 118 colleges founded in
the United Slates were church-re
lated institutions, and he cited the
fact that the church-related schools
in North Carolina were founded long
before there were any publicly-sup
ported institutions of higher educa
tion. I
SPEAKS TIEKE
ARCHIE K. DAVIS
He stressed the fine .'irt wh'ch
private colleges play in present-day
higher education in the state, point
ing out that as late as 1945 the
church-related colleges were edu
cating 52 per cent of North Caro
lina’s college population. Latest fig
ures show that the private colleges
are still educating 45 per cent of
the college students in the state.
Although himself a graduate of a
publicly-.supported institution, the
speaker declared his own creat in
terest in private colleges and spoke
of his serv ice as a tru.stee of three
such priv afely-sunoorted schools. He
■tIso snr>-' p- ’ 'th hi interest
n th? .' - ’^n' '''>u"idition of
Church-Related Colleges,
Of this Foundation, which includes
23 of the church-related colleges in
the state, he told of the interest
shov^n by business and industrial
corporations both within and out
side of the state, whose contribu
tions have made possible great
growth of the member colleges in
the past ten years.
H? cited the fact that these 23
'nstitiitions in the North Carolina
'^ound'ition of Church-Related Col
leges have increased (heir com-
'iined annual budgets from $7,539,000
n 1954 to $I9.S«8.000 in 1964 and
Pointed out that it has been gifts
'rom corporate groups which have
made possible the growing student
bodies and increased faculty sal
aries.
Rep'irt On Elon Campaign
The address by Mr. Davis was
in outstanding feature of the third
weekly report session for Elon Col
lege s Diamond Anniversary Fund
Campaign. The report at the meet-
mg showed that a total of $338 386
has been given or pledged toward
an overall campaign goal of $600.-
000. The fund is designed to provide
$200,000 endowment for increased
faculty salaries, $200,000 endowment
for aid to worthy students and $200,-
000 in capital funds for renovation
and improvement of the Elon phys
ical plant.
Special tribute was paid at the
luncheon to the members of the
Elon College board of trustees who
boosted their gifts and pkdges past
the $100,000 mark with a total to
that date of $103,182. There was
also a tribute to the Elon alumni
chapter in Richmond, Va., which
had raised $2,242 from less than
forty member pledges.
the
fourth
year
By
PAIX ROBLNSON
Apathy is a problem which is affecting
every phase of the American society today.
Educators are concerned with its effect on
the attitude of the students toward their
studies. Politicians realize its affects on the
voting public’s consciousnes and pertinent
issues. Religious leaders are concerned with
its effects on the spiritual henlth of their
congregations.
In my opinion Apathy exists on the Elon
campus as much as it does in the rest of
the American society. In stating my opinion
I do not pretend to be making any revolu
tionary statements, for many others have
recognized this same fact.
The platforms of the candidates partici
pating in the recent SGA presidential elec
tions imply that they too are aware of this
problem. Dr. Muldrow is a member of the
faculty who has spoken publicly regarding
this issue.
This writer also knows of several other
members of the faculty and the administra
tion who are aware that this problem exists
and who are seeking in earnest for a solu
tion. The first step which must be taken
toward solving a problem is to prove that this
first barrier has been overcome.
Finding a solution to this problem of cam
pus apathy is not an easy task. Many possi
ble solutions have been suggested and many
attempts have been made toward solving
this problem. The SGA leaders have encour
aged more people to work on committees,
more busses are being sent to away games
in an attempt to stimulate greater school
spirit. Cultural events are being given more
publicity in the hope of arousing more stu
dent interest.
These attempts at overcoming campus
apathy have been somewhat successful, but
this social plague still pervades our environ
ment. Many athletes realize that the Elon
fans are lethargic while observing a contest
involving the fighting Christian, and many
appear to be totally disinterested in cheering
for a victory. The cheerleaders are ac
customed to being a chorus line doing a
solo performance before a disconcerting
crowd of silent spectators.
In a limited way Elon College can be
equated with an ill person. Before any re
medial action can be taken an accurate
diagnosis must be rendered to give the
treatment meaning. The linuted success of
the anti-apathy programs show to this writer
that the problem has not been accurately di
agnosed.
An accurate diagnosis is understandably
difficult, for Elon apathy involves not only
the students but the faculty and administra
tion as well. These three elements act in
an interwoven manner to produce a compli
cated situation.
The solution to the problem is equally com
plicated. and must be handled in carefulj^
calculated steps. Every student must real
ize that the primary purpose of his college
years is toward achieving academic excel
lence. In finding his place in the Elon
society every student must realize his re
sponsibilities to the college, his professors,
his future and his fellow students. Every
member of the factuly must learn how to
communicate with the students. Each fac
ulty member must recognize his responsibil
ities toward the college, his fellow faculty
members and the students. The administrat
ors must ride himself of presupposing de
pravity in the students. He must understand
the mind of the modern student. He must
administrate with the efficiency of the mod
ern world.
It is the responsibility of every member of
every member of the E3on society to ponder
the problems that plague our society. Every
one must admit the role he plays in con
tributing to our problems and then act to
be an asset to Elon rather than a liability.
It is only when each person in our society
recognizes his status and responsibilities to
this society that our actions will be given
direction and meaning.
Big Crop
Two farmers, one from Kansas and the
other from Texas, were discussing poor
crops, each outdoing the other in his pessi
mistic statements. Finally, the Texan said:
Well, it’s been a mighty poor year with
hardly a drop of rain, but still not as bad
as the one year I remember. That year, we
ate 14 acres of com at one sitting.”
■ • • One way to be popular is to listen
closely to a lot of things you already know.
■ ■ . Sophistication is the art of admitting
that the unexpected is just what you antici
pated.
■ • • If nobody knowg the trouble you’ve
seen, you’re not living in a small town.
WHEN A FELLOW begins to borrow trou
ble, he will find his credit is very good.