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VOLUME IV.
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER lo, 1922
NUMBER 10
fflimOON IWD GOLD TEAM
TAKES SCALP OF EMY
AM iNnr III COHFLICT
Elon Machine Experiences Little
Difficulty in Defeating
Virginia Squad.
PHIPSICLI IS DEOICATEO
TO HON. W. F
perienced
RUDD
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Henry
ground by a score
aerial route Elon gained
ground. While on the defensive
held the Wasps to five first downs.
Emory and Henry played erratic ball,
especially in the first half, fumbling
two punts that proved costly, and in
the last period they resorted to passes
in a vai^ attempt to score. Only one
time did they come near to Elon’s goal.
Here came the real test of Elon’s de
fensive. By means of a couple of long
forward passes Emory a*nd Henry plac
ed the ball on Elon’s three-yard line
with first down, but our men lield them
for losses each time tliey made an at
tempt until the fourth down, when they
again tried a forward pass which was
brought to the ground in the end zona
for a touchback.
Elon scored in the first quarter, when
after exchange of punts a fumble by
Emory and Henry gave them the ball
on the 15-yard line. After trying to
break the line which held well, Perry
dropped back and sent the ball di
rectly between the crossbars for the
first points of the game, in the sec
ond quarter, as throughout the whole
game, the splendid spirit and hard
work of Elon was noticeable. McAd
ams intercepted a forward pass and
legged it for 40 yards for a touchdown.
In the line, Whitescll played a splen
did game for Maroon and Gold, break
ing through and holding Emory and
Henry for losses. Barker and Brown
played hard and all through the game
their hard work showed up as fruitful.
Flynn, Elon’s right end, played, as
usual, a hard • and consistent game.
Clark, the other end, held his end of the
line well, receiving the ball in third
quarter behind the line for a touch
down, and in the fourth quarter re
ceived the whirling pig-skin shot from
the sure hand of Perry and made 25
yards for the fourth touchdown.
In the backfield, Fix carried the ball
over in the last period from the 10-yard
line. This seemed to be the outcome
of the hard work which was character
istic of all players in backfield as well
as the whole team. Gantz as quarter
back was substituted for Perry. He
ran the team well.
The last serious attempt of Emory
and Henry to score was in the last quar
ter, when Berry attempted a drop-kick.
The ball hit the crossbar, hesitated and
then glanced under.
The teams apparently were of about
equal weight and both put up a splen-
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Seniors Show Appreciation of
New York Lawyer by Dedi
cation of Annual.
In a recent meeting of the Senior
class it was voted to dedicate the 1923
PhiPsiCli to Hon. W. F. Corwith, of
New York City.
Mr. Corwith has shown a large inter-
st in Elon in a very substantial way.
have been large, and his in
welfare of the college ha^j
ailife^lt,.^ many ways. Mr.
Ipven nfcwx money to Elon
thair''ik^^ far as
records caff'^^’v.
ten thousand
Mr. Corwith is a
and deals largely in real
ties. He is considered one of
title lawyers in America. His prac
tice is one of the largest in the coun
try, and he is well known in high legal
circles. His unassuming manner might
lead one to underestimate him, but
those who have dealt with him have
learned his power and vision in the
truly great things of life.
The American Christian Convention
recently placed him on the board of
Christian Education. His wisdom will
contribute much to the success of this
new venture of the church.
Realizing these things and feeling
grateful for the generous way in which
Mr. Corwith has regarded Elon, the
Senior class decided to dedicate the
Annnal of 1923 tn him.
COACH RETURNS FROM
FUNERAL OF BROTHER
Coacli Corboy and His Mother Are Back
From Gary, Indiana, After
the Funeral.
Coach F. B. Corboy and his mother
have returned from Gary, Ind., where
they attended the funeral services of
the Coach’s brother, Mr. Ralph J. Cor
boy. They left for Gary on November
2 following the receipt of a telegram
informing them of Mr. Corboy ^s death
The death came not as a surprise. Pre
vious telegrams had kept them inform
ed of his serious condition.
Mr. Corboy was 36 years of age, and
left a wife and two children.
SKETHILL TO BE AT
ELON ON HOVEMBERI7TH
Australian Soldier-Poet to Lec
ture Here—Subject to Be
“Russia of Today.”
T-om Skeyhill, Australian soldier-poet
who is to lecture here on the subject of
Russia of Today,” as the next num
ber of the Elon Lyceum course on the
evening of Friday, November 17, at
the Elon College auditorium at 8:00
o’clock, is only 25 years of age, yet
he has spoken on the platform witli
ex-Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, and
before ex-President Wilson.
He has filled to verfiowing all the
biggest and best auditoriums in Amer
ica, including Carnegie Hall, Metropoli
tan Opera House, and Brooklyn Acad
emy of Music in New York; Medina
Temple and the Auditorium of Chicago,
the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, and
the immense auditorium in San Fran
cisco. He has spoken to bigger and
better audiences tlian any other war
speaker.
On the third anniversary of the sink
ing of the Lusitania, he spoke in Car
negie Hall, New York, with Theodore
Roosevelt. At the conclusion of his
address Colonel Roosevelt rushed across
to him and said: “You have the best
story that has come out of the war, and
I am prouder to be on the stage with
you than any other man I know.” On
one memorable occasion the young poet
spoke before President Wilson on Fiftn
Avenue, New York. A tremendous
audience was present, and at the con
clusion of his address, the President
stood up and saluted him.
Last December Mr. Skeyhill went to
Russia to find out for his own satiS’
faction the truth about the Russian sit
uation. He was unable to get a pass
port from tlie Soviet ambassador Mar
tins, and so he made the trip without
one, stealing across the border near
Riga. He visited the main cities of
Russia, studied especially the peasant
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COLLEGE STUDENTS SEE
OEVEIIEyil PLAYERS GIVE
TWO OELIOfFyi PLAYS
“Romeo and Juliet” and “Arms
and the Man” Presented
Before Large Audiences.
On Thursday, November 2, the Dev-
ereux Players presented one of the
best dramatic productions ever staged
at Elon College. The company is of
national fame, having played success
fully over all of the United States.
The company includes in its cast Clif
ford Devereux and Zinita Graf, who
have been playing together for the past
five years, and they have won quite
an enviable reputation for themselves
in the dramaUc world.
Ml;.'’ Graf Aas^ifsstriking personality
and possess«i qualities
which are
stage appear
sical, her express?
true to life, and she n?
stage in a manner which
the audience from the beginning.
Mr. Devereux played the principal
male part in both of the plays given.
He possesses a wonderful personality
and a sympathetic appeal. He display
ed unusual characteristics which went
very far toward making the produc
tions the success which they were.
At the matinee performance the
company gave Shakespeare’s famous
tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet.” The
actors held the attention of the audi
ence from the very beginning until the
curtain fell^t tlie end of the last scene.
The rendition of the much-loved bal
cony scene was of the very highest
order of acting.
At the evening performance they
played “Arms and the Man” by George
Bernard Shaw. The scene of this play
is in Bulgaria, and is a satire on war
during the years of 1885-86. The play
was full of humor and was truly a laugh
from start to finish. The love story
that is woven into it, added interest to
the performance. The play was staged
to perfection, the actors bringing out
every detail.
Elon feels fortunate in having the
Devereux Players appear on its pro
gram this year. It is hoped that they
will return next season.
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COLLEGE CHURCH LETS
PARSONAGE CONTRACT
Much Needed Parsonage to Be
Erected—Construction to Be
gin at An Early Date.
At its business meeting last Wednes
day night the Elon College church de
cided to let the contract for the par
sonage. The construction of a parson
age has been before the church for
some time. The contract was awarded
to Mr. Wood, and the building will
cost about $6,000.
The idea of a parsonage for the Elon
College pastor occurred to Mrs. W. A.
Harper some months ago, and the mat
ter was taken before the church. It
was decided to leave the matter to the
discretion of the building committee,
then concerned with the erection of a
church. This committee, composed of
Dr. N. G. Newman, Dr. J. O. Atkinson,
Dr. S. W. Cadell, Dr. W. A Harper and
H D. Lambeth, took the matter up.
They secured plans for a modernly con
structed bungalow with all conveni-
ws^^es, and then had a number of con-
tra(?fc^"n to bid on the building. None
of the pleased the committee, and
were reje*^! Later developments
caused Mr, Woo9^ reduce his bid, and
the contract*was awais,‘'d to him last
Wednesday night. ^
Mr. Wood is to construct the bung:
low for $4,134, but the church is t-. m
stall the heating plant and all the ha:
ware. The committee estimates th;
the new parsonage will cost about six
thousand dollars.
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BEAR CATS GET LICKING
AT HANDS OF HIGH POINT
INDEPENDENT GBIO CREW
Jones and Parkerson Star for the
Bear Cats—Aerial Work
Shows Up Well.
MINISTERS LAY PLANS
FDR ACTIVITY DF YEAR
Homiletics Are to Be Stressed—
Church Problems Studied in
a Practical Way.
ANNUAL CLASH BETWEEN
ELON SAT.
Hard Fight Anticipated — Last
Years Battle Ended in
a 0-0 Draw.
By C. M. CANNON
Cone Park will be the scene of Greens
boro’s second intercollegiate football
game Saturday when the elevens of
Guilford and Elon College will clash
in their annual Armistice Day classic
Ancient rivals and with teams of
about the same strength, the represen
tatives of these two colleges^will go to
Greensboro to fight the thing to a fin
ish, and a battle royal may be expected.
It will be remembered that on Armis
tice Day a year ago these same teams
battled to a 0 to 0 draw at Greensboro.
A tie game is not looked for this year,
however, as reports from the respec
tive campiises of Guilford and Elon
both expect to be returned victor.
At Elon Coach Corboy has been en
couraging his men on the field, and
driving them ahead in special prepara
tion for this game. Grady Brown, who
sustained an injury in the Hampden-
Sidney game to the extent of a broken
collar bone will b» out of the line-up
Saturday. His presence in the line
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At a meeting of the Ministerial As
sociation of the college last Wednesday
afternoon the association discussed
plans for the year’s work. Since the
organization of the Religious Activi
ties Organization the ministers have
been devoting their energies to the oth
er- work, and have neglected the work
of their band. They feel, however,
that this should be changed, and at
the meeting Wednesday plans for the
work of the year were laid.
During this college year the associ
ation is to meet twice each month, and
their meetings are to take the form of
a homiletic class. The ministers have
long felt the need of this particular
training, and they are now arranging
to provide it through the association.
Church problems are to be discussed,
and much study will be given to the
solution of definite and practical prob
lems which confront the minister on the
field.
The problem of church supply work
was also touched upon, but no definite
action was taken. It is thought, how
ever, that the association will later
work out a system through which pas-
torless churches of all denominations
may be supplied so long as they are
in reach of the college and desire the
services of the association.
W. T. Scott, W. B. Terrell and G. C.
Crutchfield were appointed on the com
mittee to arrange programs for the
semi-monthly meetings. These men
will provide speakers and helpful pro
grams for the meetings.
The program as outlined at the Wed
nesday afternoon meeting is the most
definite and practical which the asso
ciation has ever had. It is expected
that much interest will be aroused in
the work.
The Elon Bear Cats went down be
fore the High Point Independent eleven
last Saturday to the tune of 24 to 7,
but they caused the High Point men to
struggle as never before. The sensa
tion plays were held in balance by
Schultheiss, Sheets, Farley (an old Elon
man), and Raper, for High Point, and
by Parkerson and Jones, of Elon.
The game started when High Point
received Elon’s kick-off. After ad
vancing only a short way they were
held. They kicked and the Bear Cats
came back with plenty of vim. The
pig-skin changed hands often for a
while and kicking only seemed to gain
ground. But a pass was intercepted by
Jones, who, by much zig-zagging, made
60 yards before the Independents were
able to >ptop him. Elon now had the
ball on the opposing team’s 20-yard line
but here were held for downs and be
fore the first quarter ended the ball
was again on Elon’s territory.
The second quarter began without
and remained so until Von Sheets
Point made a 35-yard dash to
line. Elon was penal-
holding. This
pTSW4^ n-45-v' d line.
FronJ
line
drop for the extr^
broke it up. The other '
in this period was by Redding
Point, who carried it by an end run'^
15 yards.
Early in the second half Elon tried a
drop-kick from the 48-yard line, and
although it was broken up, Elon recov-
ever the ball, but was held and they
were forced to take to defensive play
ing for a while. Another touchdown
was the outcome of a completed for
ward pass by Groome of High Point.
The fourth score was made by Schult-
heiss following a march down the grid
iron and a 20-yard run by Farley. After
this the High Point eleven lost her
fight and Elon Bear Cats came forth
in all of their splendor. They broke
through the Independent line time aft
er time and by consistent playing they
marched, down near the goal where Par
kerson, Elon’s right half, was given
the ball for a short time and he show
ed his team where he wished the ball
to be. Tlius the only touchdown of the
fighting Bear Cats was made. Jones
followed with a clean drop-kick, mak
ing the seventh point.
MRS. GREENWOOD ACTS
AS HOSTESS TO NEVELES
Members of Club Have Rouhd-Table
Discussion of Books Now
Being Read.
The Faculty Nevele Club met in its
bi-weekly session Tuesday evening with
Mrs. W. F. Greenwood at West End
Hall. All members were present ex
cept Mrs. Alice Corboy, who was away
attending her son’s funeral in Gary,
Indiana.
The order of the evening was a
round-table discussion of the books the
club members are reading and current
events. The art of conversation may
be generally disappearing, but the Ne-
veles in their meetings do not know it.
After a delightful two hour social
session, the hostess served delicious re
freshments of “rinktum-diddy,” espe-
cialy designed for the occasion, dough
nuts, and hot chocolate. Two weeks
hence Miss Moffitt and Miss Hill will
entertain the club in West Dorftiitory.