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FRESHMAN NUMBER laroon ant #oll) FRESHMAN NUMBER VOLUME IV. ELON COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 3, 1922 NUMBER 9 FRESHMAN CLASS MEETS TO PERFECT ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMING COLLEGE YEAR Harrell, President; Jones, Vice- President ; Miss Hamil ton, Secretary. PROF. POWELL IN CHARGE Class Votes to Plant Pecan Tree on Campus During Fresh man Year. Wednesday was a rod-letter day for the class of 1926. Promptly at four o^clock the freshmen assembled in the chapM for the purpose of organizing the class. As is the usual case, excite ment was running high and every mem ber was enthusiastic over the business ihat was before them. Prof. T. E. Powell had charge of or ganizing. At the beginning of the meeting he gave a talk to the class, asking them to vote for the person best fitted for the office in question. He pointed out the folly of displaying soci ety spirit, and showed them the wis dom in electing the person of ability to fill the position. Contrary to the usual custom, the secretary was the first officer to be | elected. Those placed in nomination were Ruth Crawford and Lois Hartman. When the vote was taken Miss Hart man received a majority of the votes. Nominations were then placed for president. D. L. Harrell, Jr., and Mil ton Wicker were the nominees. Mr. Harrell was elected by a large ma.ior- Ity, the vote being almost two to one in his favor. Mr. Harrell comes from Suffolk, Ya. He is a prominent young man and is lield in high esteem by his classmates. He will undoubtedly be a capable loader for the class. The names placed in nomination for vice-president were Lanier Jones and J. B. Gay. Mr. .Jones received the hon or of being clccted to this office. The nominations for treasurer were Misses Nellie Hamilton and Bertha In gle. Miss Hamilton was chosen. The class decided to wait until a later date to elect the remaining offi cers. They considered it wise to dis- (Continued on page four) DR. BOHN SPEAKS I)r. William E. Bohn, a lecturer on the Swathmore Chautauqua cir cuit, delivered a brief address to the students at chapel Saturday morning. The speaker discussed the importance of encouraging the . development and growth of indus trial enterprises for the national welfare. Dr. Bohn was filling an engage ment in Gibsonville and accompan ied Mr. Lance Jennings to Elon Saturday morning, where he was asked to speak briefly to the stu dents. MISS HUMBLE BECOMES 6BIDE OF C. H. ATKINS A BOOKIE GIVES A BACK STAGE VIEW OF FRESHIE Anecdotes of Freshmen, Hereto fore Unknown, Made Public in Interesting; Manner. Wedding a Quiet Affair on Ac count of the Illness of the Bride's Aunt. The hoinc of T). A. Humble, of the village, was tin- seono of a quiet home wedding Woiliu'sday night, when Miss Mary Evelyn Humble becamc the bride of Mr. Charles Ilonry Atkins. The bride is the daughter of Rev. W. B. Ilumble. of the Eastern North Carolina Meth odist Conference. Dr. N. G. Newman, the college pas tor, performed the ceremony. The wed ding was very quiet owing in part to the illness of Mrs. Humble, the aunt of the bride. IMrs. H. D. Lambeth and Mrs. J. F. Reynolds were the only ones present outside the family. Mr. Atkins has long been connected with the college as custodian of t|ie building and grounds, and is very well known to all the students and many of the alumni of the college. He had been married before, and his youngest child is still with him. Mr. and Mrs. Atkins will reside in the new home recently constructed by the bride’s uncle, and Mr. Atkins will continue his work with the college. The many friends of the couple wish for them many years of happiness. PEDRO IS SUBJECT OF AN INTEBESTINGINTEBVIEW Lizard Who Traveled With Ha- genback-Wallace Circus Takes Up Habitat at Elon. Since there have been many inquiries made of late as to the state of health that the lizard of noble lineage, named Pedro, was enduring, the correspondent has deemed it his duty, as one convers ant with all the facts, to inform the public that this same chameleonic quad ruped is enjoying the best of health; that he is, in fact, very frisky. An interview with his lizardship is rather hard to obtain as he is of a mod est and retiring disposition. He spends most of his time in the retirement of his boudoir, and does not seem to en joy at all the publicity that has been tlirnst upon him by an admiring pub lic. When the correspondent called he had just finished a hearty meal of a few lumps of sugar and several of the lit tle buzzing winged creatures that the correspondent hates to name, but which no one of the genus homo likes to see in his glass of water, or cup of coffee. When asked about this, Pedro laughed in the manner peculiar to all lizards of noble lineage and remarked carelessly that it was nil a matter to taste. “I dnre say,’’ he continued, ‘‘that T would feel just as ridiculous after eating two or three pounds of beef steak as you would after one of niy meals.’’ The home occu])ied by this distin- ^niished lizard is one of innate culturr^ and refinement. The rooms occupied ])v his lizardship are furnished as would be expected to l)e found in the home of such distinguished quadriipeds; A few words about the biography of Pedro would probably not be amiss just here. The exact locnlity of his birth ij> not known, but is -a much disputed point among several localities, each of which wish to allow the honor of being the spot of his birthplace to de volve upon them. It is known, how By A. aREEN HORN The freshmen are usually considered by the upperclassmen as being the most ignorant bunch of empty walking ency clopedias of humanity that ever dark ened the threshold of our beloved in stitution. It must be admitted that this is true to a certain degree, but in order that we may alleviate the adverse atrocities which have been heaped up on our heads and elsewhere by the som nambulists of the upper classes, allow me to' draw the curtain and present to you the budding innocence of the so- termed empty walking encyclopedias with a few specific illustrations. Percy Super-Six, having been accus tomed to happy country life, left the water running all night during the first few nights here in order that the run ning water would produce a noise sim ilar to that of a spring branch. Percy is a very good natured fellow and nev er lets his wrath overcome him except on occasions when he is mistaken by strangers for Seba High or Dan Ire land. It is said that Robert Loy’s father had very much difficulty in getting him off to school. He- finally succeeded by filling Robert’s shoes full of sand and putting plow' handles on the rear car of the train headed for Elon. Mr. Huey from Alabama can give only one excuse for being hpre. He followed a pig wagun all the way from his home tow’n trying to find out why the rear wheels, being so much larger, never caught up with the front ones. Hoyt and Guy are upholding the class in,football. Coach says they have the ideal literary physique of future foot ball stars. We are glad they are mak ing good. Runt Moore doesn’t understand why he cannot blow out the electric light.s with three tries. Jack Corbitt would never shave until he received the following poem from a certain young co-ed: “Ticklej tickle, little hair, How I wonder what you air. T'p above your lip so brave— Why the devil don’t you shave?” Xow Jack shaves every day. “Rudolph Valentino” Pierce wants to know the name of the “arena” in (Continued on page two.) FRESHMAN CLASS ORGANIZER Professor Thomas E. Powell, Jr., of the science department, who recently met with and organized the freshman class. Professor Powell is one of the most popular members of the faculty. He is a graduate of Elon and has stud ied in the University of North Carolina and Cornell University. It was Pro fessor Powell who advocated and fos tered the idea of planting pecan trees by the members of the various classes this month. In the future each class will be expected to plant a tree on Thanksgiving of its freshman year. N. C. COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATmil MEETING Meredith College Delightfully En tertains Young Newspaper People of State. Meredith College was hostess to the North Carolina Collegiate Press Associ ation in its fifth semi-annual session. The association convened October 26 al 8:30 p. m.,’with Miss Alice Lowo, the president of the association, in the chair. Roland F. Beasley, editor of the Goldsboro paper, addressed the college news writers. He told them many of the things needful in the making of a newspaper writer. He declared that he did not like to speak of this great (Continued on page four) ORGANIZATION STAGES A HALLOWE’EN SOCIAL Students, Faculty, and Villagers Mingle in Merriment on the Night of Spooks. ALUMNI SECRETABY HAS BEGUN RIS FIELD WORK G. C. Donovan to Organize Alum- ni/in Local Units and to Assist in Other Work. By W. A. HARPER The Elon Alumni have for years felt the need of a General Secretary through whom tliey might function in a helpful way for their alma mater. The alumni holding degrees now number more than 400. The total alumni membership, which includes all former students, whe- tlier they graduated or not, amounts to several thousand. All these now have a secretary through whom they can ex press their devotion for Elon in the per son of Mr. G. C. Donovan. The duties of an Alumni General Sec retary are many and varied. He is to be host to visiting alumni when on the Hill. He is to assist any alumnus to get a location. He is to publish in the college paper, Maroon and Gold, infor mation relative to alumni, so that those of former days may keep up with each other. He is to visit alumni in their homes and to organize them into local units, so that those geographically con tiguous may on stated ocasions get to gether for a Incheon, speaking, singing, and the general renewal of their old days as w^ell as to lay plans to aid alma mater in her larger undertakings. Mr. Donovan began his work in June. During the summer be aided in the cam paign for students and assisted in the office work. Since the college opened he has been installing his office, collect ing information, writing for Maroon and Gold, welcoming alumni, titid get ting acquainted with the student life of the campus. He also prepared the Elon exhibit for the American Christian Con vention. He has now taken the field. On Octo ber 31 the Eastern Virginia Conference met w’ith the Johnson’s Grove church. Mr. Donovan was there. Immediately (Continued on page two) Maroon And Gold Squad *Def‘eai4: ErsKJne Ejle^den Perry Stars, Making the lo Points That Won Game for Elon—Hard Fought Contest Was Staged at Charlotte—Neither Side Scores in First Half. The enjoyment nnd mystery was great ound the Alumni Building Tuesday ever, that at an early age he began to I night when ghosts and witches ai')pcar- travel with a circus of great renown, | ed from every nook and corner, namelv, Hagenbeck and Wallace. He j The delightful Hallowe’en social in company with several others of his which was given in the Gymnasium race had started on an extended tour with this famous circus ■when he was discovered by a distinguished gentle man who, at once perceiving the noble qualities inherent in this young speci men. at once conceived the idea of bringing him to a college environment. Since that time he has been in a Chris tian college. He has entered with great zeal into the activities of college life. He has attended classes regularly; his favorite subject is French. Though he is only a freshman he is showing re markable brilliancy and talent. He says that he expects to continue his (Continued on page four) from 7 to 10 o’clock jruesday evening for the students, faculty and a number of the citizens of Elon was given under the auspices of the Religious Activities Organization. The gymnasiuin was beautifully dec orated in Hallowe’en colors, with au tumn leaves and flowers arranged along the walls. The corners were filled with corn stalks and the floor covered with leaves. The lights were covered with orange crepe paper, which made every thing look “spooky.'* The costumes represented witches and ghosts, Spanish and Dutch maid (Continued on page four) The !NIaroon and Gold eleven in a clean and hard fought contest won the first game played w'ith Erskine College last Saturday at Charlotte by a score of 10 and 0.' Perrv, acting captain of Elon, was the individual star of the game, mak ing all 10 of the points, while Brice, of Erskine, played him a close second all the way through. But for the good de- ft'nsive ]day of Brice the score would have been higher; and yet when the touchdown was made it wont by the way of John Smith, Elon’s tackle, over Brice. The touchdown came in the last (juar- ter, after two minutes had elapsed, and Perry promptly kicked a goal. Again the Christians had a chance to score but were held for losses, and with only 10 seconds to play Captain Perry booted a drop-kick through the posts from the 25-yard line for the final points of the game. The game ended on the first play following the kick-off from the field^ goal. Neither side could score in the first and second quarters, though each had the ball well within striking distance more than once. Perry tried a drop- kick in the second period and missed by a few inches. Elon tried 10 forward passes and suc ceeded in six, three passed in a fow. Perry to Clark in second quarter, car ried the Corboy eleven 40 yards down the field, and an end run by Perry land ed the ball on Erskin’s 10-yard line; it was advanced to the two-yard mark, but Erskine held and the ball was punted out to safety line. The celver head-work of Perry in his punting was the main factor that defeated Erskine. Ijine-up: Elon (10) Erskine (0) Position Clarke Boyd Left End Brown Brice Left Tackle Whitesell Hood, C. Left Guard Braxton Caldwefl Center High Pressley Right Guard Smith McDonald Right Tackle Flynn Hood, W. Right End Perry (C) Kennedy, W. (C) Quarterback Kirkland Stuart Left Halfback Fix McCarley Right Halfback McAdams , Kennedy, R. Fullback (Continued on page three)
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