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jHaroon anh #olb VOLUME III. ELON COLLEGE, N. C„ APRIL 14, 1922 ms. MOItliILL SPEAKS TO MISSI9NARV SOCIEIT Mrs. W. A. Harper Hostess to Local Organization—Mrs. Newman Presides Tuesday afternoon Mrs. W. A. Harp er, President of the Women’s Board for Home and Foreign Missions for the Southern Christian Convention, was the agreeable hostess to the local members of the Missionary Society and the la dies of the village in general. The oc casion was to meet Mrs. M. T. Morrill, of Defiance, Ohio, President of the For eign Missionary Board of the Amer ican Christian Convention, who is at this time on a tour of tlie local churches of the Southern Christian Convention and speaking on the plans of the wo men’s missionary societies w'ith refer ence to meeting the obligations to the foreign missionary enterprises, particu larly in Japan and Porto Rico, and with further reference to initiating imme diately new work in China. Promptly at 3 o’clock the guests as sembled in the home of Mrs. Harper, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion w^ith lilacs. The hostess was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Paul S. Kennett and Mrs. Janet Kirkland. Mrs. X. G. Newsman, president of the local Missionary Society, presided through out the gathering, w'liich was attended by practically every woman of the vil lage, taxing the residence to accommo date those who came. After a delightful devotional service Mrs. Morrill was introduced and spoke a most soulful message of inspiration (Continued on page 4) STHTE TAKES TWELVE OF FOURTEEN FIRST PLACES Elon Loses First Track Meet- Hainer and Marlette Win First Places Securing tw’elve out of fourteen first places/State College was. declared the winner over Elon here last Monday by the score of 105 1-4 to 20 3-4. The largest individual scorer of the day was Homewooil, w'ho wounl up the afternoon with a total of 17 points. The score does not indicate how closely each event was contested. Hainer and Marlette were the best for the Maroon and Gold team. Marlette winning the niile in four minutes and 50 seconds, ^liile Hainer won first place in the half- niile. His time w'as 2 minutes, 8 3-4 seconds. Tlje meet proved that Elon has plenty of material, and with the proper coaching would be able to put a team in the field that could compete successfully with any other college team. Summary 100 yard dish—Morris, Bynum, Close. Time 10 2-5 seconds. 1 mile—Marlette, Scott, Elliott. Time, 4 minutes, 50 seconds. 220 low hurdles—Clark, Brockett, El- Time 28.4 seconds. High jump—Homew^ood, Parks, Mc Adams. Height 5 feet 7 inches. 220 yd. dash—Morris, Byrun, Woody. Time 24 sec. Half mile run—Hainer, Roberts, Hay- ''‘ood. 2 niin. 8 3-5 sec. 120 yard high hurdles^—Homew'ood, Clark, Johnson. Time 18.8 sec. Broad jump—Crater, Parks, McAd- ^nis. Distance 20 feet 7 inches. Pole vault—Corpering, Harrod, Home- ''ood. Height 10 feet 2 inches. (Continued from page 1) I NUMBER 31 KAPPA PSIS ENTERTAIN LENOIR DEBATING TEAM Informal Reception in Honor of Men Representing Lenoir in Debate Held Here Following the Elon-Lenoir debate last Wednesday evening, the Lenoir debat ers were the guests of the Kappa Psi Nu men in the “Y” hall. The men of the club did not attempt to get up anything elaborate, but made it a very informal little reception. Pro fessors Brannock and Cotten were pres ent, and with the delightful humor of i rofessor Brannock the occasion w'as one of continuous smiling. Messrs. W. E. Moon, M. Z. Rhodes, P. D. Rudd ani H. Lee Scott enter tained. These men had prepared a de lightful amount of refreshments which were fully appreciated by those pres ent. They served sandwiches and Mr. Rhodes presided at a well-filled punch bowl. This was followed by a course of ice cream and cake. Throughout the evening the men made their best efforts to get their best joke (Continued on Page 3) FACULTY NEVELE HOLDS FIRST APRIL MEETING Mrs. L. W. Vaughan, Jr., Hostess—En joyable Music Program Features the Evening—Refreshments Tuesday evening the Faculty Nevele (’lub met in its initial meeting for April in the West End Hall with Mrs. L. W. Vaughan, Jr., hostess. This session of the club w'as note worthy from the fact that the hostess and Miss Fisher, of the Voice Depart nient of the College, enlivened it w’itii a beautiful group of duets suitable to spring and the joys of fellow'ship wdiich always characterize this club in its reg ular sessions. Followiug the musical program, rook was x>layed for half an hour, follow-ed by a period of delightful conversation. The regular rules of the club were sus pended requiring that absent members should be the subject of special com ment, and the topics of the day were substituted for those whose obligations in other directions necessitated their absence. At 10 o’clock the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Janet Kirkland, served delightful and tempting refreshments, and thirty minutes later the members withdrew with grateful appreciation to their host ess for a delightful evening. LENOIR LOSES NEGATIVE SIDE OF DEBATE TO ELON DR. GEO. W. YOUNG Dr. George W. Young, known as the ‘‘silver-tongued orator of Kentucky,” will speak in the Elon College audi torium on Friday, April 21, at the reg ular hour of the chapel exercises, 8:45 a. m. His subject on this occasion w^ill be “A World Crisis—the Duty of the Hour. ’ ’ Dr. Young is a Southern orator and Chautauqua lecturer of wide fame, and his visit to the college is to speak for law enforcement in America. He has been an active worker in the Anti-Sa loon League of America, and it is under the ausi^ices of this organization that he conies t6 the college. Dr. Young is the “Old Man EIo quent” of the Prohibition movement; the hero of a hundred battles fought and w'on against John Barleycorn. But his cheery heart, sunny face and vic torious faith make him one among the youngest men in the movement. Jn fact, he will always be “Young.” Elon Team Loses Negative Side at Lenoir—Both Teams Argue Well lyNAM WINS PRILOLOGIAN SOGIETIf ORATOR’S MEOAL J. N. Denton Wins Second Place —W. T. Scott Third—Seven Entrants for Contest MUSIC LOVERS ATTEND LAST MEETING OF YEAR Dr. Amick Added to Membership of the Lyceum Committee—Refresh ments Served Meeting for its last time this school session, the Music Lovers’ Club of the college was largely attended Tuesday evening, practically every member be ing present. This meeting w^as held at the residence of Dr. T. C. Amick, w'ith Dr. and Mrs. Amick, Dr. Newman, Miss es Marion Lee Newman and Ruth Hawk as hosts and hostesses. The evening proved an entertaining and interesting one, both from a social and musical standpoint. Dr. T. C. Amick w'as added to the committee on Lyceum Numbers for the concert course next year. A musical program of especial qual ity was given. At the close of the evening ice cream, i-ake and mints were served to the mem bers of the club as a finishing touch to the verv successful year that has been enjoyed by this club. (By J. D. Messick) The orator's medal of the Philologian Literary Society was won by Sion M. Lynam, a Sophomore of the college, in the annual public oratorical contest of the society held April 10 in the college auditorium. ‘ ‘ Hello, Charlie, How’s the Baby?” was the subject of Mr. Ly- nani’s oration. Seven men entered the contest. J. N. Denton w^as awarded second place, and W. T. Scott W’as adjudged third best. The purpose of these contests is to stijHulate the society members to de velop their ability in thinking and speaking. The contest of this year showed mark ed improvement over previous years. M. L. Patrick opened the contest with ‘‘The Individual in Unity.” He por trayed beautifully the part each indi vidual should assume in relation to all others. And that place can come only through the correct education of both the part and whole of civilization. Mr. Patrick acquitted himserf well, proving to the audience that he is a real think er, with a debating style of presenta tion. “The Four-Squar^ Man” was the subject of W. T. Scott’s speech. In this he depicted opportunity, purpose, ambition, and character as being the required attributes of a leader; using Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for examples in leadership. Mr. Scott's method of delivery is that of the old school of oratory, and his voice is splen did, helping him to attain to his ideal way of delivery. (Continued on page 4) The Lenoir-Elon intercollegiate de bate held here last Monday night re sulted in a unanimous dceision in favor of the Elon team. Both teams presented good argument on the question, “Resolved—That the federal government should own and op erate the railroads,” and the fact that the Elon team received a unanimous de cision does not prove that the debate W'as a one-sided affair. The Lenoir team, and especially Mr. Rhyne of this team, gave the speakers for Elon a merry and hot time in answering their arguments. The good speaking of all four men was the outstanding feature of the de bate. Each speaker demonstrated that he was an orator and debater of ability. M. L. Patrick and H. G. Self upheld the negative side of the query for Elon, while J. L. Norris and H. J. Rhyne (Continued on page 2) COMMENCEMEIITS KEEP FACULTT ROSr SPEAKING Drs. Wicker, Amick and Newman Return From Visiting and Speaking Tours DR. HARPER HAS MANY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Commencement Engagements of Presi dent Begin April 16—A Very Forceful Speaker As the spring of the year makes its appearance, there also appears on the desk of the President a volume of in vitations to speak at commencement exercises at various schools. Dr. Harper is a forceful and inter esting speaker. This fact, together with his prominence in educational cir cles, is responsible for the many re quests tliat he receives. The xjresident’s engagements this year form an almost complete program from the middle of April to the second week of June. These engagements are as follows; April 16—Angier State High School. April 25—New London State 'High School. April 27—South Buffalo High School. May 6—Kernersville City Schools. May 15—Presbyterian Hospital, Char lotte. May 19—La Grange Graded Schools. May 22—Mt. Pleasant Collegiate In stitute. June 6—Galax (Va.), High SchooL The Elon College faculty members have been busy for the past several days making commencement speeches at the high schools in nearby counties. Dr. T. C. Amick has just returned from a visiting and speaking tour through Person County. On this trip he spoke at the Helena High School, the Bushy Fork High School, the Bethel Hill High School, aud also spoke to the negroes at Bethel Hill. He also visited for ])urposes of inspection the Allens- ville High School, the Negro School at Olive Hill, and Dr. J. A. Long’s school near Roxboro. Superintendent J. A. Beam accom panied Dr. Amick on his trip through the county. Dr. Amick reports that fine things have been accomplished in this county in the w'ay of educational achievements in the last few vears, as also in road building. Dr. N. G. Newsman gave the com mencement .address on last Saturday at the Shoals, N. C., high school. Dr. W. C. Wicker has also just return ed from a trip of speech-making into Chatham County. Siler City, Sanford and Moncure were his points, making addresses at the Siler City and Mon- cure High Schools, and visiting the San ford school. The first tw'o weeks in April is the time set by the Association of North (Continued on Page 2) DR. CHILD DELIVERS RIS L LECTORES HERE Well Known Divine of Connecti cut Lectures to Students and Faculty NEW CATALOGUES HAVE ARRIVED FROM PRINTER Few Changes Made Except in Govern ment—Slight Increase in Expenses The new Elon College catalogues have arrived. The students have ;nanifest- ed considerable interest in these cata logues, as a number of changes were anticipated. There are some changes, but not so many or so important as were expected. The expenses for the coming year, are somewhat increased, especially in the departmental tuition. Room rent has also been increased slightly. In speaking of these changes Dr. Har per said that he hoped to make Elon no more expensive that the other col leges of the state. Great care has been taken in working out these increases in the expense account, and the college authorities feel sure that all the pres ent students and the prospective stu dents w'ill understand the situation. During the w'ar other colleges made signal increases in their expense ac counts, while Elon’s remained unchang ed. In view of the increased price of (Continued on page 4) A course of entertaining and instruc tive lectures was given here during the past few days by Dr. Frank S. Child, of Fairfield, Conn. Dr. Child, who is w*ell known to Elon students, is a lec turer of ability. Dr. Child has been a regular visitor to Elon for the past twenty-five years, and alw'ays a W’elcome one, bringing w^ith him, as he does, a series of lec tures such as college students are sel dom privileged to enjoy. Dr. Child is gifted W’ith a rare power of descriptioi , which, combined with his emphatic clearness and agreeable delivery, serve to hold the attention of an audience to the last word. He has visited all the ]jlaces which he chooses as subjects for his lectures, and is able with his rare descriptive powers to make his audi ence see tiieni as he himself saw them. Beginning the series Saturday morn ing, Dr. Child lectured on “Four Old I’niversity Towns.” In this lecture he tracel the beginning of learning back to the Egyptian university of Heliopo lis, which flourished before and during the time of Moses. However, he first mentioned Harvard, the oldest univer sity of our countrj', and next, Cam bridge, the oldest of England. Then he went back to Athens, to the school of F’lato, Demosthenes, Pericles and other famous Greek scholars. But old er, far older than this was t)ie ancient university of Heloipolis. He said that ]\roses W’as in all probabiltiy educated there. Plato spent fourteen years there. The teachers and philosophers were the priests, for. Dr. Child said, “Knowl edge is fostered by religion.” He also (Continuert on page 4)
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