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iHaroon anb #olb VOLUME III. ELON COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 31, 1932 NUMBER 29 euskine and furiiaii go DOWN BEFOREELON Lenoir Takes First Game of Col legiate Season From Maroon and Gold The past few lays have resulted in tR'o victories ainl one defeat for tlie Ulon nine. The team is rapidly getting on good form and an envious record is cxp6cted of it. Lenoir On a slippery field and in a drizzle of rain, Elon lost to Lenoir College in the first game of the season here last Mon- tlay by the close score of 4 to 3. Jones, pitching superb ball for tlie visitors, held the Elonites to four hits. Luke, opening the gajne for the Chris tians, held the visitors until the fourth inning, in which inning they connected ■with his delivery for four hits in succes sion, sending three men across the plate. Barker relieved Luke with two down and two on base and succeeded in re tiring -the side without further scoring. Elon came back in her half of the fourth frame and pushed two runs across, when Stoner was safe on Rudi' sill’s error, and came home on Mar lette’s two-bagger. Another • error by Hawn let Marietta score. A hit apiece bv Allston and Cheek netted Elon an other run in the seventh, thus tying the score. (Continued on page 2) ELON WINS BATTLE By PHI'S IS ABOVE AVERAGE G. C. Crutchfield Talks on “What Constitutes Successful Life” Unusually Good Debate R. S. RAINEY Retiring Editor, Maroon and Gold When Mr. Rainey assumed his duties as Editor of Maroon and Gold, the pa per was bordering on collapse. He threw iiimself into the making of a real paper for Elon, and under his lead ership the Elon College publication has forged ahead, rapidly taking its place in the foremost ranks of state college publications. At all tiniies Editor Rainey has fear lessly spoken editorially his opinions on all current topics of interest to the stu dents for whom he wrote. 'He has made it his chief effort to shape the thinking of his readers in line with what he con ceives to be the real Elon spirit. As Mr. Rainey remarked at a reception for the retiring staff given by the sponsor of the paper Wednesday evening, he be lieves thnt the Elon spirit is a real thing, a broad-minded liberalism; and at all times and on all issues which have presented themselves to the students his editorials have squared with this idea. As Mr. Rainey retires from office he carries the gratitude of every one for his most efficient work in the sanctum. Debate Ends in Unanimous De cision for Elon—Negative Also Victorious The inter-collegiate, debate held here last Friday night with Guilford Col lege ended in a uzianimous decision for the Elon team. At the first of the contest it appeared that the argument would be well bal anced, but as the debate progressed the Elonites took the lead in points and left the Guilfordians to their fate. A feature of the debate handicapping the visiting team was the frequent use of manuscript by the speakers. The force of their argument was lost in their inability to speak freely without continually referring to copies of their speeches. H. Lee Scott and R. S. Helms, the Elon speakers, upholding the affirma tive side of the question: “Resolved— That the treaty-making power of the United States should be transferred to the Executive Department of govern ment, constitutionality waived,’' clear ly outargued S. G. Hodgin and J. S. Taylor, Jr., who were upholding the negative side of the argument for Guil ford, and had little trouble gaining a unanimous decision from the judges. (Continued on Page 2) A program of both entertaining and instructive merit was rendered in the Piiilologian hall last Monday evening. Each man showed careful preparation for his particular part of the program. J. N. Denton opened the program by giving the society some well-selected in formation on “Great Chemists.” Mr. Denton was followed by M. I. Crutch- iiekl, who delivered an excellent ora tion, using “Loyalty” for a subject. L. J. Bray then read an original sliort story, which was exceptionally well written and showed the author’s knowledge of the tine points of tech nique in short story writing. Mr. Bray was followed by J. T>. Barber with “Selected Sayings of Josh Billings.” Barber, besides giving a short bi ography of “Josh,” gave a number of well selected sayings of the noted Amer ican humorist. York Brannock gave the society a number of up-to-the-minute current events. He was followed by G. C. Crutchfield, who spoke on “What Con stitutes a Succcssful Life.” Mr. Crutch field said that the same elements do not constitute a success for every man, but that men of different vocations re quire different characteristics for suc- c-ess. He said, however, that education ®nd Christian principles were the basic ^‘lements of all success. Following Mr. Crutchfield was H. E. Crutchfield, who spoke on “The Type of Man That I Admire.” J. H. Dollar gfi’Ve numerous College Cuts, well spiced ^'ith humor, and T. S. Cheek gave a selected talk, choosing for his subject “Why I Don’t Go With the Girls.” Cheek stated that all the girls that he had gone with in the past got mar- almost as soon as he started going ^ith them; therefore, in fear for the safety of bacheldom, he had ceased. (Continuea on page 4) GOLD ENTERTAINS STAFF Mrs. R. S. Rainey Is Hostess to Retiring Staff of the College Paper PSIPHELIAN GIRLS CLAIM VARIETy IS SPICE OF LIFE Program Ranges From Serious Biographies to Humor and Prophecies The iliniiig hall of tlie Yoimg MeB’a Club was the scene of a delightfu! party Wednesday night to a group of the Elon students. Mrs. Grace Rainey, sponsor of the Maroon and Gohl, was hostess to the retiring staff of the paper. Ma roon and Gold colors were used as dec orations, and miniature reproductions of the college paper were used as place- cards. The invitations 'sent out, too, were in the form of a newspaper arti cle and appeared as if it had just been clipped from a copy of the paper. Readings, poems, and songs by S. M. Lynani, W. B. Wicker, Marjorie Perry, Pattie Coghill, and Biniice Rich opened the program of the evening. The fea ture of the evening was a contest of writing by couples a short feature news articlc; Mary Swanson and S. M. Ly nani’s article being adjudged best, they received the prize. The feature arti cle was then read and each couple had to try at writing headlines for it, Jen nie Gunter and L. J. Bray receiving this prize. Refreshments consisting of pineapple salad with strawberries and whipped cream, ijickles, stuffed olives, and ba nana sandwiches, punch, ice cream, cake and candy, were served by Misses Bar rett, Gotten, Perry and Lawrence. Prof. W. J. Gotten, faculty editor and advisor, and Mrs. Katherine Sturm, Dean of Women, were the guests of honor. (Continued on page 4) LLOYD J. BRAY Editor-Elect, Maroon and Gold For the past year Mr. Bray has been connected with Maroon and Gold as Managing Editor. It is in great part due to his untiring efforts and devotion that the paper has matured so rapidly. It was no surprise to the students when Mr. Bray was chosen to succeed Mr. Rainey as Editor of the Elon College paper. Before entering college at Elon, Mr. Bray spent a year at Davidson College. From time to time he has been con nected with the Charlotte Observer, one of North Carolina’s leading dailies, and this work has given him excellent train ing for the work on which lie is about to enter. Mr. Bray knows the newspa per business better, perhaps, than any student on the hill, and is the logical man to succeed Mr. Rainey in the Edi tor's chair. What ^laroon and Gold needs at present is better trained n^en in the ser\ice, and knowing the work as he does. Mr. Bray is the right man to give this training ajid to lead the paper through another year until it is firmly established as a part of the col lege jilan. LOCAL AUDIENCE REARS GREENSBORO MAN SPEAK Hon. A. Wayland Cooke Speaks on “A Useful Christian’’— Hearers Pleased Uniler the auspices of the Sunday school department of the Religious Ac tivities Organization, Hon. A. Wayland Cooke, of Greensboro, addressed the Elon students last Sunday evening. Mr. Cooke spoke on “A Useful Christian,” and was replete with helpful and practi cal thoughts. Mr. Cooke had spoken at Elon in the S. A. T. C. days, and was not en tirely unknown to the students. Prof. A. L. Hook, superintendent of the Sunday school, introduced the speak er briefly. Mr. Cooke, on coming to the floor, caught and held the atten tion of his audience from the begin ning. One of his chief appeals was sense of humor and his quaint way of telling a story. He was in harmony with his audience and his remarks were applicable to student life. Mr. Cooke is an idealist who lias the rare faculty of making his ideals practical. “God and Nature abhor a negation,” he declared, and went on to speak of activity at some length. “A man will never go to heaven by just shunning hell,” Mr. Cooke said with emphasis. “'He must not only be good, but good (Continued on page 4) The program given in tlie Psiphelian liall Monday night was unusually en tertaining. Lf variety is the si>ice of life, the audience received its share of spice, as the program ranged from ser ious biographies to humorous readings, and from the prophecy of the whole class of '24 to a paper that was one good joke after another. Miss Opal Howell "began the enter tainment by giving a brief sljetch of the life and works of Robert Louis Ste venson. Her paper was written in a clear, concise way and the vital facts about this great author’s life were for cibly brought out. Miss Kirkland gave an oral disser tation upon the life and works of her favorite composer, Mozart. People in general know few facts concerning the great musicians, and such a paper as this adds much to the general informa tion of the audience. The third number was humorous. Miss Alice Barrett, dressed as a Gypsy for tune teller, predicted the future of the Class of '24. This was a most unusual prophecy, for it foretold bad as well as good, even predicting unimaginable changes in form and person—regular metamorphosis in human being. One young lady was doomed to the insane asylum. Many of the class will be among our future singers, pianists and readers. Following the prophetic Gypsy, Miss Nettie Harris gave some of the most original humor that has ever been ren dered as society work. Music is always more appreciated when it is sandwiched in between prose numbers of the program. Miss Goff and Miss Lucile Cardwell sang, “Go, Pretty Rose, Go.” In the words of a critic, “this was a beautiful selection, charmingly rendered. ’ ’ (Continued on page 2) JDNIORS ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF SENIOR CLASS Seniors Claim It a Delightful Event—Profuse in Appre ciation to Class of '22 (By Special Correspondent) The Junior-Senior reception is a very important affair each year. It is so im portant in the minds of a number of fortunate individuals that lov'ely new evening dresses make prominent ap pearances, while handsome sjjring suits more covertly appear on equally as handsome wearers. The reception on Saturday evening, March 26, gi\»en by the Class of ’23 to the Class of ’22, was no exception to the rule unless the ex- cei)tion might occur in that it was the best arrangeil in years. The scene of this delightful enter tainment was laid in West Dormitory. A mighty attractive picture greeted the eye at the opening of the evening’s gayety. Some of Elon’s prettiest (and otherwise) maidens and her handsom est (also otherwise) .^voung gentlemen graced the occasion. The attractive decorations of ferns and lovely flowers were enhanced by the bright colors of cari-colored evening dresses of the young ladies. A very informal atmosphere was cre ated by several members of ’23 who conducted jolly games in the various groups. A number of these games were staged and indulged in during the first part of the evening. This was mighty pleasant and every one awoke to the fact that he was having a delightful time. (Continued on page 4) CLIOS DEBATE MERITS OF SECRET LITERARKSOCIETy Lengthy Business Session—Lit erary Program Short—J. M. Farmer Best Speaker On account of a lengthy business ses- sion and due to the absence of several members who were to appear on the program, the Clio program for last Mon day evening was abbreviated to some extent. However, the program as a whole showed good preparation and was well presented. The debate on the query, “Resolved—That Elon College slK)uld elin\inate secret literary ' socie ties, ’ ’ proved especially interesting since it concerned one of the important traditions of the college, and one that materially affects Elon life and activi ties. Messrs. H. E. White and E. C. Brady supported the affirmative, and Messrs. J. M. Farmer and W. C. Elder upheld the negative. Although the af firmative was handicapped by the bur den of proof in seeking to upset the expediency of a long-established cus- toin, it was evidenced by the unanimous decision of the judges that they deliv ered the better argument. The affirma tive contended that to establish open literary societies would be a progres sive step, would give new students an opportunity to better judge the work of the societies which they are invited to join and would encourage better prex)a- ration for jn'ograms because of the fact that visitors might be expected at any time. The affirmative further con tended that open literary halls would promote friendship and mutual assist ance among the societies, and make for better literary work at Elon. The neg ative argued that the spirit of secret literary societies encouraged a lasting friendship among its members, provided better training for timid and backward speakers, and promoted a wholesome spirit of rivalry between the societies. Other good numbers on the program were a discussion of “Life on the Banks of the jN^ewfoundland, ” by H. T. Crock ett, a huinorous sketch by Oscar Atkin- (Continued on Page 3)
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