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VOLUME III
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., JANUARY 27, 1922
NUMBER 20
SIATE TAKES GAME AND ELON AVENGES IT
BY LICKING WAKE FOREST ON HER COURT
Maroon and Gold Warriors Divide Games With Wake County
State Comes Out With Three Points to the Good—
Baptists Lose By A Four Point Margin
Invasion of Wake County by the Elou
basketball team last week netted a win
and a loss out of the two games i)layed.
With the State College Friday night in
Haleigh the score went against the Ma
roon and Gold quint in a nip and tuck
battle which resulted in the score of
34 to 31, but the following night on
the Wake Forest floor fortune changed,
and Elon had an easy win over the Bap
tists to the tune of 29 to 25, replacing
the entire tirst team with substitutes
for part of the game.
State Game
As the score for this game w'ould in
dicate, the final result was in doubt un
til the whistle blew. Beginning with a
rush, Elon piled up six points before
the hoine team got started, but were
overtaken near the middle of the half.
The score was knotted then at four dif
ferent times, but rallying at the last
of the half. State took the lead by eight
points. Entering the second half eight
points behind, Elon steadily closed the
gap between the scores, allowing State
to make only six points during the last
half, but w'hen they were within three
points of tying the score the end of
the contest shattered any hopes of vic
tory.
Ability to shoot fouls played an im
portant part in the result, both sides
being adept. Grooine, for State, caged
four out of five tries, all of which
came in the first half. Captain L. Perry
caged nine out of fifteen chances, his
good work keeping the team in the run
ning. Elon committed no fouls at all
iu the second period, and only five in
the first, while State's total was fifteen.
The first half of the game deserves
rate as a top-notch exhibition of basket
ball, but both teams traveled at a slow
er pace in the second half.
Groome was the outstanding player
for State, scoring sixteen points, and
playing an excellent court game. For
Elon Fix was the leading scorer from
the field, caging the ball four times for
CLIOS DEBATE SDOJECT OF
TEACHING BIBLE IN SCHOOLS
THE OLD DOMINION PROVES WATEBLOO FOR
MAROON AND GOLD MACHINE ON THEIR TODR
Society To Give Annual Enter
tainment February 22-
Good Program
eight i)oiuts, but his effectiveness in
shooting was somewhat offset by indif
ferent work on the court, and New
man, Brown and Captain L. Perry all
show’ed more all-round ability.
Line-up:
N. C. State (34) Elon (31)
Position
Curtis Newman
Left forward
Long Fix
Right forward
Groome Brow^n
Center
Homewood McAdams
Left guard
Park. (Capt.) L. Perry (Capt.)
Bight guard
Summary: Substitutions for N. C.
State, none; for Elon—Walker for News
man, S. Perry for Fix, New’man for
Walker, Fix for S. Perry. Field goals
—State, Curtis 3, Long 2, Groome 6,
Park 4; Elon, Newman 3, Fix 4, Brown lln this composition, the life and influ-
Due to the fact that revival services
■vv’ere being held here last week, the
Clio Literary Society postponed its lit
erary session for January 16. A full
literary session was held last Monday
evening and a good program was ren
dered in spite of the fact that several
of the leading literary men, who were
to appear on the program, were excused
in order to begin practice for the an
nual Clio Entertainment w’hicli w^ill be
given on February 22.
E. S. Parkerson, w’ho was the first
speaker to appear on the program, gave
a biographical and historical sketch of
great men of the South. Among those
mentioned w^ere four of the South's
greatest leaders during the Civil War,—
Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, “Stone
wall’’ Jackson and J. E. B. Stuart. A
paper on famous Southern poets and
their works ,by R. S. Helms, w’as deliv
ered in good style by 'H. Lee Scott.
Elon Quint Suffers Unmerciful Licking At The Hands Of Wash
ington and Lee—Lynchburg Elks Also Came In For
Their Share Of Spoils—Brown Hurt
2, L. Perry 2. Referee—Doak, of Guil
ford.
Wake Forest Game
Wake Forest credits the loss of their
game- to their inability to shoot foul
goals, and in a measure this is true,
though Elon made ten field goals to
their nine. Perry, for Elon, caged eight
out of eleven chances, which was a bet
ter record than the Wake Forest foul
goal tossers.
In this game again Elon began with
a rush, scoring nine points before the
opponents could draw' blood. With a
nine-point lead and the Maroon and
Gold five looking far superior on the
floor to the Baptist players, Coach Cor-
boy substituted an entirely new' team
on the floor to carry-on with the game.
Walker went in at center, S. Perry and
Barker as forwards, Marlette and Ken-
nedv as guards. But w'ith the new team
on the floor it seems that the Ba-ptists
were the only side that “carried on,”
for Maroon and Gold tallied one more
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BENSEL AND WHITE WILL
APPEAR HERE IN CONCERT
Two Noted American Artists
To Appear In Fourth Num
ber of Concert Course
The fourth number of the conceit
and lecture course being brought to tlie
College by the Music Lovers’ Club will
he presented in tlie form of a joint
recital by Miss Caryl Bensel, Soprano,
and Mr. Roderick White, Violinist, on
the evening of February 1 at 8 o’clock
in the College Auditorium.
This will be a rare treat for all. Both
MEMBERS OF FACULTY GIVE
MRS. HARPER SURPRISE PARTY
ence of Edgar A. Poe, of Henry Tim
rod, of Paul H. Hayne, of A. J. Ryan
and of Theodore O’Hara were discussed
iind a characteristic poem from each
was delivered.
Ferald Rawles gave a carefully pre
pared and interesting paper on ‘ ‘ Cur
rent Events,’’ and G. S. McCormick
gave a masterly discussion of “The Un
employment Situation.” Following Mr.
McCormick’s discussion, M. F. Hayes
gave a historical paper on “Famous
Volcanoes and Their Eruptions.”
The final number on the program was
a debate. The query was: Resolved—>
That the Bible should be taught in pub
lic schools. The affirmative w’as up
held by W. L. Hazlett and V. M. Ri
vera, while the negative was supported
by G. A. Pearce and L. W. Jennings.
Tliose supporting the afiirinative con
tended that religion was an essential
to education and civilization, and there
fore the Bible should have a place iu
the regular curriculum of school work.
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The Maroon and Gold quint, fresh
from its victory at Wake Forest, ven
tured up into the Old Dominion the first
of this week to pit its strength against
two of Virginia’s very strong teams,
the Lynchburg Elks and Washington
and Lee. In both instances Elon met
with severe drubbings. Here is the tale
of woe:
Lynchburg Elks
Poor passing and slow’ness on the
part of tlie Elon team in their first
game of the Virginia series Monday
night at Lynchburg gave the Lynch
burg Elks the victory by the score of
36 to 18.
The Elks, playing in their best form,
fought a hard and rough-and-tumble
game. Their passing, too, w’as superb.
Both teams guarded closely.
Robert Brown sprained his ankle in
this game and had to abandon the trip,
returning home Tuesday.
Line-up and summary:
Elks (36) Position Elon (18)
Jolinson (Captain) New'man
Left forward
Wood Fix
Right forward
R. Shaner Brown
Center
Nelson McAdams
Left guard
Smith Perry (Captain)
Right guard
Goals from floor: Johnson 4, Beasley
1, Wood 2, R. Shaner 4, D. Shaner 1,
Williams 4, Newman 1, Fix 3, R. Brow'n
1, L. Perry 1,
Goals from fouls: R. Shaner, 3 in 4;
Johnson, 1 in 1; Holmes, 0 in 1; L. Per
ry, 4 in 9; Fix, 2 iu 4.
Substitutions: Beasley for Johnson,
Williams for Wood, D. Shaner for R.
Shaner, Holmes for Smith, Barker for
NeAvman, L. Perry for Fix, Walker for
Brown, Marlette for McAdams, Ken
nedy for L. Perry, Newman for Barker,
Fix for S. Perry, McAdams for Mar
lette. Referee—Offterdinger.
Washington and Lee
With Robert Brown out of the game
Washington and Lee swamped the Ma-
ron and Gold quint in the second game
of the Virginia series by the one-sided
score of 63 to 19.
From the start the Generals had
things their ow^n way. Under an ava
lanche of goals from the floor, Elon
emerged from the melee at the end of
the first half on the little end of a
33 to 5 score.
The Generals out-passed the Elon
quint in both halves, w'hile their shots
w'ere more accurate. Lake, of Wash
ington and Lee, secured 10 field goals.
Newsman led in the scoring for Elon
with three field goals.
There is one item, how^ever, in which
Elon w^as not outclassed in this game.
Perry shot five foul goals out of nine
tries, while Washington and Lee shot
only five out* of 11 tries.
Line-up and summary:
Elon (19) Washington and Lee (63)
Position
Fix Lake
Right forward
Newman Hines (Capt.)
Left forward
Walker ; Glenn
Center
L. Perry (Capt.) Thomas
Right guard
McAdams Cameron
Left guard
Scoring: Field goals, Elon—Newman
3, S. Perry 2, Walker 1, Fix 1; Wash
ington and Lee—Lake 10, Hines 9,
Glenn 8, Thomas 1, Cameron 1. Foul
goals, L. Perry 5 in 9, Hines 5 in 10,
Snively 0 in 1.
Substitutions: Elon—Barker for Fix,
S. Perry for Walker. Washington and
Lee—Arbogast for Thomas, McDonald
for Cameron, Snively for Lake, Sturm
for Higes. Referee—Leach, V. M. I.
Mrs. Kirkland Heads Party of
makers Who Celebrate
Hostess’ Birthday.
Joy*
Tlie young faculty group on Tues
day evening gave Mrs. W. A. Harper
a siir])rise birthday party.
A dozen of the faculty entered si
multaneously at her residence at 7:00
0 Vdock in the evening under the lead
ership of Mrs. Janet Kirkland. From
then until 10:00 o’clock a gay festivity
party made happy the annual recur
rence of the birthday of the hostess.
Rook and conversation were the social
activities of the occasion.
lmi)rovised refreshments, consisting
of fruits, candies, and nuts, were served.
are consummate artists, having given program the host-
coiicerts in all the i>rincipal cities of
the country and received the best of
press notices.
Miss Caryl Bensel is fast bringing to
distinction another remarkable Amer
ican voice which has been trained en
tirely within native borders. She has
studied under F. X. Arens, George Ham
lin, and Frank La Forge. She is a typ
ical American prima donna, and her
voice has repeatedly been referred to as
“the most beautiful voice outside of
ilctropolitan Opera.” it is indeed a
remarkable organ, full, warm, and free
in production, wide in range, and bril
liant. 'She is capable both of intimate
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ess was assisted by Misses Hawk and
Landis.
Those ijarticipating in the surprise
party were Mesdanies Kirklftnd, Sturm,
Vaughan, and Kennett; Misses Hawk,
Landis, Fisher, Hendricks, Corey and
Kirkland; and Professors Betts and
Everett.
UNCLE WELLONS IMPROVING
Uncle Wellons has been severely sick
for the past w'eek, but is better now
and seems to be alowly but steadily im
proving.
Uncle Wellons is a prominent figure
on the Hill; and when he is ill there
is deep concern among his friends.
OR.LANKFORD’S STDOENT
LIFE INTERESTINGLy TOLD
“Alabama Coon” One Of
Popular Students In Old
Days—Member Class of ’07
(By E. S. Rainey)
“Alabama Coon” would indeed seem
out of tlie way as a nickname for Dr.
G. 0. Lankford, who last week con
ducted the evangelistic services at IClon.
Wild, hilarious and spectacular revival
ists sometimes acquire sobriquets ‘‘not
inapplicable to their person.” Yet
those who have listened to the simple,
pure, sw’eet gospel which Dr. Lankford
preaches know that it is not the spec
tacular kind. But whence the “Ala
bama Coon”? Any one who attended
Elon during any of the four years
prior to the Jamestown Exhibition
ought to know' and does know—it was
Dr. Lankford’s nickname w^hile a stu
dent at Elon. It w'as given him soon
after his arrival on the hill and it stuck
to him through ^our years and more.
Dr. Lankford must have enjdyed his
life here as a student. First of all it is
known that he was quite a ladies’ man
and suffered the little inconveniences
incident to being such. The girls at that
day and time, before West Dormitory
was built, roomed in East Dormitory.
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NEVELE CLUB DELIGHTFULLY
ENTERTAINED BY MISS LANDIS
Rook in Vogue—Dr. Harper Is Guest
of Honor—Domestic Science
Girls Serve.
On Monday evening, January 23, Miss
Laiulis entertained the Neveles in her
department. Rook again w'as the order
of the evening, needlew’ork having been
set aside since the holidays. Mrs. Haw'k,
who does not pl?iy> was elected official
scorekeeper.
At about H o’clock the door connect
ing the tw'O rooms of the department,
which had been kept mysteriously closed
all the evening, opened, and tliree love
ly maids in black, uniforms with wdiite
ai^roi^s and caps brought in the most
delicious refreshments, which they
themselves liad prepared. The service
w'as very formal and the young ladies
deserve great credit for the manner in
■which everything was done.
The lionor guest, Dr. W. A. Harper,
who was unearthed from his den across
the hall, wnth his jovial manner added
much to the success of the evening.
PERHAPS TO SEE IDAHO
Dear Georgia:
When Arkansaw' Delaware her New
Jersey, I’ll bet he couldn’t keep his
Iowa. And, by the way, w^here has
Oregon? Sincerely,
Virginia
FIRST LITERARY MEETING
SINCE HOLIDAYS RY PHIS
Lynam Tells Interesting Story
Of Work Of The Blind—
Debate Good
The first program in the Philologian
hall since the holidays was rendered
last Monday evening. The Society has
had a number of interruptions, and the
members w’ere anxious to have a real
program.
Several interesting current events
w'ore mentioned by Mr. I. O. Hauser
in his usual quaint style. This w'as fol-
low’ed by a brief sketch of the life of
Mark Twain by W. E. Graham. Mr.
Graham had an interesting paper, and
his estimate of the w'ork of the great
humorist was especially interesting to
the Society.
J. D. Messick in a very lucid man
ner gave a concise statement of the
w'ork of the arms conference up to
date. He was well qualified to speak
on this subject, having given it much
careful study. One of the best collec
tions of humor was brought to the
Society by J. L. Hyatt. His jokes were
fresh, pointed, and altogether the best
told the Society for some time.
W. K. Hood impersonated a mem
ber of the faculty in such a way as to
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