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Two MAROON AND GOLD November 4, y COLLEGE EDITORS MEET IN TWO DAY CONFERENCE Thirteen Colleges Represented At Conference of Press Association The third semi-annual conference of the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association opened its session at the North Carolina College for Women Fri day, October 28, with representatives from thirteen colleges of the state-. At the opening meeting Miss Anne Can trell, editor “The Carolinian,” who is president of the association, welcomed the visitors to the- college, and Prof. E. C. Lindeman talked on ‘‘The Func tion of the College Newspaper.’’ The main session which took place Saturday was taken up with a discussion of col lege publication problems and a report from each of the college publications on methods pursued and special prob lems encountered. At this meeting invi tations from the several different dele gations for tlie association to hold its next session at their respective col leges were presented. Largely on ac count of the eloquent and cordial way in which the invitation from Wake For est was presented by J. F, Hoge, the association voted to hold its spring ses sion at Wake Forest. About 30 delegates were in attend ance, and many others attended the various public programs. Saturday eve ning was the time for the election of officers, but as a change was made in the constitution of the association that officers should hold office for one year, all officers were re-elected. They are as follows: Anne Cantrell, N. C. C. W., president; Isabel Spear, Salem, vice- presideut; Emeline Goforth, N. C. C. W., secretary, and Lloyd V. Bray, of Elon, treasurer. The discussions during the main pro gram Saturday were entered into heart ily and brought forth many lively ques tions. W. A. Gamble, Jr., of the David sonian, gave an interesting discussion of methods use-d at Davidson and dis tributed papers and style sheets for the consideration of all. R. S. Rainey, of the Maroon and Gold, caused a little merriment by claiming for his paper the distinction of being the only one in the state with a married editor. He said that his paper laid special stress on honesty in athletic write-ups and endea^’0^ed to make its sentences so simple in structure and articles so interesting in style that the ‘‘most slug-gi’sh mind in college can read to the end and not get tired.” R. D. Ware, of Trinity, plead for a liigher standard of journalism for all the college papers of the state. The exchange news items between the colleges was again approv ed and some institutions came in for a scolding for having failed in this duty. Most of the college publications showei encouraging signs of improve- nie^nt. Most of the college editors were of the opinion that college credit should be given for work on a college paper— this credit to be held within certain bounds. Several colleges reported that they already received credit for this work. Systems of reporting, handling copy, writing headlines, securing adver tising and other problems came up for discussion. One of the most valuable talks of the whole conference was made by Profes sor Lindeman, N. C. C. W. He con fined his talk to the college newspaper, which assumes the function of carry ing news of the college community. He said he qualified as an expert in jour nalism be-cause he had started a pub lication which failed. “Until you have started a publication which failed,” he said, “you don’t have any authority to speak in the field of journalism.” Professor Lindeman listed 12 func tions of the colege newspaper, as fol lows: (1) chronicling college events of timely interest; (2) creating college spirit; (3) promotion self-expression among students: (-4-) helping solve the difficulty in getting students to write; (5) setting higher standards of compo sition; (6) creating a distinct college newspaper technique; (7) furthering interesting state, national and interna tional news by epitomizing news stories of general interest; (8) furnishing an opportunity for sane criticism of col lege affairs; (9) maintaining a high edi torial standard; (10) affording oppor tunities for humor; (11) training future newspaper writers; (12) expressing stu dent views and sentiment. The general ignorance of American students of international affairs Pro fessor Lindeman emphasized especially; he thought college newspapers could as sist materially in overcoming this ig norance. He thought it would be bet ter if the newspapers were not depend ent on advertising and he advocated college credit for work on the newspa pers. Professor L. B. 'Hurley, of N. C. C. W., discussed the field of the college magazine. He felt that it often tended to become something dead because of an exaggerated idea of what consti tutes literary values. It should treat more themes of a social or economic nature, and should interpret questions of interest to students. Tt should espe cially represent the thought of the stu dents on various questions, and should stand for as finished writing as possi ble. Lenoir Chambers, of the Greensboro Daily News, gave the college editors a practical discussion of the organiza tion of a typical North Carolina daily. The afternoon was spent on an auto mobile ride, planned by the staff of the college magazine. The Coraddi. The delegates wliile in attendance were gusets of the N. C. C. W. The banquet Saturday was a most enjoyable occasion, and formed a fit ting climax to the convention. It was held in the Y. W. C. A. hut. Short talks were made by Profs. R. H. Thorn ton and E. C. Lindeman, of the North Carolina College, and by Misses Anne Cantrell, Helen Bunn Creasy, and Ma rie Bonitz, all of the college. The following stude-ntst were in at tendance upon the conference: David son, J. H. McKeithan, W. A. Gamble, L. D. Mahood, C. R. Cornelson; Wake Forest, C. S. Green, J. F. Hodge; Trin ity, R. D. Ware; Lenoir, J. D. Tickle, W. 0. Bolick; Elon, Lloyd Bray, R. S. Rainey; University of North Carolina, Mr. Turner; Salem, Isabel Spears, Ra chel Jordan; Meredith, Bert Moore, Katherine Brown; Queens, Frances Boyd, Lois Rogers, Florence Chubbuck; Greensboro College, Lenna Newton, Al ta Debnam; N. C. C. W., Anne Cantrell, Hazel Mizelle, Emeline Goforth, Maie Sanders. FATHER OF MR. HELMS DIES AT HIS HOME Mr. R. S. Helms was called to his home last Tuesday night on account of the serious illness of his father. Mr. Helms left immediatelj-^ for his home in Monroe, N. C. A telegram on Wed nesday afternoon announced the death of his father, which occurred at 7 a. m. Wednesday. Mr. Helms has won for himself a big place in the hearts of the Elon student body since his entrance in the fall of 1920, and the hearts of his fellow stu dents go out in sympathy for him in- this his hour of sadness. It is hoped that Mr. Helms will soon return to his work at Elon. During the latter years of his life, Schumann, the gre-at composer, was ob sessed by the note A. He declared that it rang in his ears day and night, and to escape it he more than once attempt ed suicide. There is scarcely a man or woman who has not one shoulder a little lower than the other. The low shoulder is renerally the right, for the droop is caused by using one hand and arm more 11 an the other. As a general rule roots extend on each side of a tree to a distance equal j 1o thf- height of the tree itself. VILLAGE SOCIETY HAS HALLOWE'EN PROGRAM In accordance with the festive* Hal lowe’en season, the Young People’s Missionary Society of the village gave, an interesting and enjoyable program Tuesday evening at the Elon High School auditorium. Tins program con sisted of a box-party, musical selec tions and re-adings. Among the spec:al features of the entertainment were the beautiful vocal selections rendered by Misses Marion Lee Newman and Allye Brown. Miss Mabel Hinton played the accompaniments very sweetly. Mu sic was also rendered by the college or chestra throughout the evening. An other especially enjoyable feature of the entertainment was the readings by Mrs. L. M. Cannon. They were really splendid selections and were give-n in Mrs. Cannon’s inimitable manner. The boxes were sold by Mr. Banks Garmon, auctioneer, who in his clever and original way made the sale quite a success. The proceeds of the sale and admission fees were given to the Missionary Society. Many people expressed themselves as being gratified with the splendid spirit of co-operation that exists be tween the students and people of the village. Since they have a common interest in the high school in which so many college students do practice teaching, this spirit is likely to con tinue. HAMPDEN-SIDNEY NEXT FOR THE ELON ELEVEN The Elon College football team was given a rest Monday as a reward for the stellar game played by the team in Saturday’s contest with Trinity. The men showed the marks of having been through a real contest, and those who witnessed the game at Trinity are of the opinion that it was the best game of the season on Trinity’s field. Work was started Tuesday to get the team in shape for the game with Hamp- den-Sidney at Farmville, Va., tomor row, but as Elon plays Guilford at Cone park, Greensboro, on Armistice day, it is quite likely that Coach Corboy will work the Christians more with that game in view. The outcome of the Trinity-Guilford game* will be watched with much in terest by Elon, for it will give a more up-to-date idea of the respective abil ities of the teams. Hampden-Sidney has an excellent team, and one which has beaten Uni versity of Richmond, which team play ed a tie game with the rejuvenated Davidson team Saturday. This game will to some extent mark Elon’s chanc es against Davidson, which will be played at Davidson November 18. The Christians showed more in their game with Trinity Saturday than they have at any time this year. Their for ward pass was the best that has been shown this year, and it looked to be very hard for Trinity to break it up. The proi^er distance between the eyes is the width of one eye. The Ja^ianese cultivate crysanthe- mums in 269 varieties of colors. Salmon, pike and goldfish are said to be the only fish that never sleep. Moonshine, it is said, has a marked effect on stammering. People so af flicted stammer most at the full of the moon. Chinese josp-pnper and joss-sticks, used by the Chinese for sacrifices at religious and family celebrations, are produced of bamboo. The vision of most serpents is poor, the boa-constrictor, for instance, being able to see no farther than one-third of its own length. MRS. STURM DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINS NEVELE CLUB The parlor at We«t Dormitory was a scene of much merriment and fun when Mrs. Katherine Sturm entertain ed the Nevele Club Tuesday evening, from 7:30 till 10 o’clock. The hours were spent in delightful fellowship, while much progress was accomplished with the fancywork. When it came to stealing Mrs. Ring’s dish towels Mrs. Kirkland proved to be the most competent “thief,” and was awarded fifteen rahs for her deftness. Mrs. Sturm was assisted by Miss Fisher and Mrs. Corboy in serving a most tempting olive-naive sandwich and chocolate course. The parlor had been beautifully dec orated with obelias for this delightful occasion. A good assortment of Pillow Tops at The College Store. COLLEGE CLASSES ELECT FACULTY SPON801 In accordance with the new sysfc of the college, the classes have recen- elected their class sponsors. The Senior class selecte-d Prof«| A. L. Hook as their sponsor. sor Hook has charge of the physics ( partment, and is one of the most po| lar members of the faculty. Prof. N. F. Brannock was chosen the Juniors as their sponsor. Proj sor Brannock is head of the departut of chemistry, and in accord with; Class of ’d3. The Sophomores w^e last to a sponsor. Their choice was Prof. G Alexander. Professor Alexander is charge of the department of voice, With these sponsors leading, i three classes are expecting to \m most successful year. Every cent of profit ftt The College Store goes I athletics. BASON ca, BASON We are always ready to show you something NEW and PRETTY if it is MILLINERY We Have The Newest and Best If It’s EMBROIDERY MATERIALS We have ROYAL SOCIETY—this means the newest and most attractive. A Specially strong line of children’s hats. WHEN YOU ARE IN BURLINGTON ENJOY YOUR MEALS AT THE WASHINGTON CAFE 207 MAIN STREET PHONE 8 MELETIOU- BROS. I ELON COLLEGE PHARMACY ‘Prescription ‘Druggists I EVERYTHING IN DRUGS I CIGARS AND SODAS it: TELEPHONE68I2 >] The Store For Young Men AGENTS Society and Stein-Bloch Clothes Vanstory Clothing Company GREENSBORO. N. C.
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