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fl^aroon and (Bolti
Member of the North Carolina Colle
giate Press Association
Published Weekly by the Students of
ELON COLLEGE
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lege, N. C., as second-class matter.
Two Dollars Per College Year
Lloyd J. Bray Editor
Sion M. Lynain Managing Editor
R. H. Gunn Business Manager
P. D. Rudd Ass’t Business Manager
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C. H. Thomas Ass't Circulation Mgr.
Freda Dimmick Ass’t Circulation Mgr.
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Herbert Scholz Editor for Alumni
M. Z. Rhodes Publicity Editor,
Advertising Kates Upon Bequest
Does the bell whistle or does
the whistle ring for the changing
of periods?
MAROON AND GOLD
January 26, 1923
MAROON AND GOLD FIVE DIVQe
HONORS WITH VIRGINIA TEAMg
(Continued From Page One)
Elon . Carson-Newman
I' Holt
E. Brown F Higgij,
A. Brown C Bebi
Perry, G Hntchim
McAdams G Blackstock
Substitutes: Elon—Barkfer, G., F.*
Marlette, G. Scoring: Elon—Fi-x 4, A
Brown 2, Perry 2; fouls—Perry 4 out
of 8. Carson Newman—Holt 8, Hig.
gins 12, Bebs 14; fouls—Bebs 6 out of
12. Eeferees: Smith (Tuscaloosa), Loq
(Mercivall), King (Carson-Newman).
EIon-Emory and Henry
Elon upheld her reputation by defeat
ing Emory and Henry 39-32. This was
the first game to be played on the floor
of Emory-Henry new gymnasium. It
was a clean game throughout. A. Brown
was not able to play in this game on
account of sickness.
Line-up:
Elon Emory-Henry
Fix F . Hutchins
R. Brown F Bailey
Perry C Jones
Barker G- Graham
^M'CAdams G Showers
Substitutes: Elon—Marlett, G.; Em
ory and Henry—Lawrence, G. Scor
ing: Elon—Fix 10, R. Brown 16, Perry
G; fouls—Perry 5 out of 6. Emory and
Henry, Hutchins 12, Bailey/12, Gra
ham 4; fouls, Hutcliins 1 out of 4; Bai-
Jey 0 out of 3; Graham 3 out of 6.
Referee: McDane (A". P. L)
Freshmen, now is the time to
start keeping a memory book.
Get one of those beautiful ones
at the College Store.
high schools athletics are neg
lected. In some cases this is due
to the inability of the authorities
to secure coaches. The training
that men in colleges are receiving
now, however, will greatly rem
edy this. And w'e hope the day
will soon arrive when' high schools
will be in a position to develop
good athletes.
History Elon Music
Lovers’ Club Given
Organized In 1916—Represented at Con
ventions of State Federation l)y
Mrs. W. A. Harper.
All college students are divid
ed into two classes: those who
practice on musical instruments
and those who cuss them.
It seems to be the unanimous
opinion of the student body—co
eds included—that gym classes
might well be suspended. We feel
that our physical gymnastics can
be supplied by the changing of
classes. From “Dr. Johnny’s” to
the Masonic hall is a “long, long
trail.”
In.the words of President Har
per, “the students are playing the
game beautifully." Let us con
tinue to do this. It is a grand
and glorious feeling to know that
someone is trusting you and that
you are not betraying that trust.
A GREATER ELON
W'e are reminded of Dr. L. E.
Smith’s message on the day of the
fire, “Ofttimes misfortunes are
turned into blessings.” We were
heartbroken and sad when the ad
ministration building \vent up in
smoke and flames, and the mem
ories still linger. But already we
see a greater Elon than has ever
been known.
The response of the friends of
Elon has been slich as to inspire
us to even greater and nobler
achievements. .Mready there
have come volumes of letters and
telegrams of sympathy and of as
surances of financial support. All
has conie unsolicited, and onlv
those who are directly connected
with the college can fully appre
ciate the inspiration it lends.
W'ith the blessings pouring in
as they are, we cannot but feel
that Dr. Smith was right when he
said, “Ofttimes misfortunes are
turned into blessings.”
ELON HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS
During the week we have seen
three different high school bas
ketball teams in action on our
floor. Each of these teams ac
quitted themselves admirably.
Among the teams playing w'as
the Elon High .School team. This
quint is being coached and man
aged by an Elon student, William
(Bill) Stoner. Mr, Stoner is
coaching and managing this team
under the auspices of the Social
Ser\ ice Department of the Relig
ious Activities Organization, He
has trained the high school lads
in the rudiments of the game and
has developed a team of which he
might well be proud.
\Mth the e.xpert coaching
which athletes are receiving at
Elon under Coach Corboy, they
are being placed in a position to
do much for high school athletics
in this state, ]\Iany Elon gradu
ates are novi- engaged in coaching
in the state high schools. No less
than a half dozen men are being
graduated this year who are qual
ified to coach any high school
team in the state.
.Athletics are here to stav, and
it is well that they are. In many
'.I'he AliiKic Lovers’ Club of Elon Col-
X. C., was organized January 20.
li»10, with Miss Mnbel Harris, president
iiiid Miss Anha Mary Baker, secretary-
treasurer.
The object was set fortli in the con
stitution as “the ndvaucement and de-
v'elojunent of its nh^ng musical
lines.”
At first the programs of the Club con
sisted of voluntary contributions by
tlie lupiiibors present at the meetings.
Beiiinning with September, 1917, pre-
p;\red programs )inve been rendered
nionlldy. Those programs have gather
ed nroiind a central theme for a year,
such, for example, as the best known
Oratorios, French music. American com-
]iosers. Indian music, and similar themes.
For this particular year the programs
ar*» seasonal.
For three years now tlie Club has
sponsored an Artist Course of five num
bers, thus !*eaching ont in its effort to
ad\ance music to the entire community
and not limiting itself to its members
as in the beginning. The Course this
year includes Marie Tiffany, Devereaux
I’hiyers, Skeyhill Lecture, Tollefsen Trio,
and Alfred Mirovitch. It has been the
lusltiiu of the Club from the beginning
to make its monthly meetings not only
instructive, but thoroughly enjoyable.
C'ousequently the Club has meet from
month to month in the homes of its
merntxTs. 'I'he prepared program fol
lows a brief business session. The even
ing is concluded with a social hour.
'I'hree years ago the Elon Music Lov
ers’ Club joined the State Federation
of Music Clubs and has alwaj^s been rep
resented at the State Conventions, its
president being a vice president of the
State Federation.
CARD OF THANKS
W'e wish to extend our heartfelt ap-
i)reciation to those wlio in any way ex
pressed their sympathy for us during the
illness and death of our sister and
daughter. Addie Maie.
W. M. McCauley and Family.
lOlou ('ollege. X. C.
NEW BUILDING PROGRAM TO
BEGIN IMMEDIATELY—THREE
BUILDINGS TO REPLACE ONE
(Continued from page one)
Throughout tlie church there is a
spirit of loyalty being manifested never
before seen in the history of tiie church
and college. It is a certainty that out
of the smouldering ruins of the burned
Iniilding will ari.se a greatM- college with
a larger capacity for soi-vice to the
ehureh and humanity.
The following men were a))pointed by
the hoard to have charge of the raising
of the six iumdrod thousand dollars, and
are to be known oflicially as the “Emer
gency Fund CommitteeCol. E. p].
ITolland. chairman : J. B. Gray, Col. J.
E. West. Dr. E. L. Moffitt, Dr. W. W.
Staley. I*. .J. Carlton. Dr. J. O. Atkin
son. Dr. W. IT. l^oone. lion. K. B. .John
son. Dr. F. Smith.
Dr. W. A. Harper will head the build
ing committee which the board has ap
pointed. Dr. R. M. Morrow, D. R. Fon-
ville. K. L. Holt, F. L. Williamson,
and Chas. D. Johnston will assist Dr.
Harper in this woi’k.
Thei*e are to be three buildings erect
ed. Of these the administration build-
in;- will be first. It will he a “U” shaped
building with a double entrance, one
from the campus and one from the high
way. The auditorium is to occupy the
ground floor, and the building will be
three stories high, containing offices and
recitation rooms. The auditorium is to
have a seating capacity of one thousand
besides the stage which will be deeper
than the old stage and equipped with
electric curtains and other modern facili
ties for staging any production. The
curtains recently purchased by the three
literary societies were destroyed by the
fire, but the scenery, which was the ex
pensive part of the equipment, was
saved and will be used in the new build
ing.
A library building is to be added im
mediately, and a science building four
stories high will also be erected. The
libi'ai'y will have a capacity of one hun
dred thousand volumes. The science
building will house the department of
physics on the ground floor, chemistry
on the second floor, geology and the prac
tical arts on the third, while the fourth
will house the biological and herbariau
department. -Vll the buildings will be
fire proof and built of the best material.
At a meeting of the building committee
next Monday the architect will be .select
ed for the work', and the program begun
at once. The architect is to lay out
the campus for the future growth of
the college in addition to his work of
building. Everything is to be done with
a xiQW of rapid development, and so far
as possible every emergency is to be
cared for in the plaus.
LOVELY PARTY IS GIVEN
GIRLS OF SENIOR CLASS
(Continued from page one)
JAKE BLAKE
SAYS:
Nature sho’ly am won
derful. What am mo’
beautiful dan fat chick
ens on de roost?
At last the ^ door was opened and
Msses Lillian Harrell and Mamie
Moore entered and served a delicious
repast consisting of sandwiches, pickles
and hot chocolate, followed by a tempt
ing fruit jelly with whipped cream and
cake. Not until the last course was
served was the mystery solved.- Cards
bearing the inscription, “Nonnie and
Minnie,’’ were on the plates. No one
can imagine the surprised look on every
guest’s face and the expression of
amusement on Nonnie’s and Minnie's.
The girls realized that in every-day ver
nacular they had been “spoofed.” And
if the hostesses continue to “spoof”
as well in the future as in this case,
no doubt is felt about their ability to
“get by” in any undertaking. How
ever, in view of this delightful party,
the “spoofing” was forgiven and a
toast was read expressing the guests’
sincere appreciation to the hostesses.
Everyone declared it was the most orig
inal, unique, and entirely enjoyable par
ty ever attended. Misses Bailey and
Edge were declared as most charming
hostesses and everyone felt it was won
derful of them to give this lovely party
to their classmates just at the time
when all hearts were bowed down be
cause of the recent disastrous fire here.
Those present to enjoy Misses Bai
ley’s and Edge's gracious hospitality
were Misses Lois and Mary Nell Hol
land, Margaret Moring, Irene Goff, Pat-
tie Coghill, Annie Laura Phillips, Elise
Caddell, Margaret Homewood, Berta
Crutchfield, Agnes Whitt, Mary Swan
son, and Mrs. Helen Cannon.
fxA ZJA^GZSrS FIRST
MODEL 22V FLIGHT}-^
The way of an Eagle in the air”
[ ENTURY after century
men broke their necks
trying to fly. They had
not troubled to discover
what Solomon called “the way oi"
an eagle in the air.”
In 1891 came Samuel Pierpont
Langley, secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution. He wanted
facts. His first step was to whirl
flat surfaces in the air, to measure
the air pressures required to sus
tain these surfaces in motion and
to study the swirls and currents of
the air itself. Finally, in 1896, he
built a small steam-driven model
which flew three-quarters of a
mile.
With a Congressional appro
priation of $50,000 Langley built
a large man-carrying machine. Be
cause it was improperly launched,
it dropped into the Potomac River.
Years later, Glenn Curtiss flew it
at Hammondsport, New York.
Congress regarded Langley’s
attempt not as a scientific experi
ment but as a sad fiasco and
refused to encourage him further.
He died a disappointed man.
Langley’s scientific study which
ultimately gave us the airplane
seemed unimportant in 1896.
Whole newspaper pages were given
up to the sixteen-to-one ratio of
silver to gold.
“Sixteen-to-one” is dead polit
ically. Thousands of airplanes
cleave the air—airplanes built
with the knowledge that Langley
acquired.
In this work the Laboratories of
the General Electric Company
played their part. They aided in
developing the “supercharger,”
whereby an engine may be sup
plied with the air that it needs for
combustion at altitudes of four
miles and more. Getting the facts
first, the Langley method, made
the achievement possible.
What is expedient or important
today may be forgotten tomorrow.
The spirit of scientific research
and its achievements endure.
Gener al^Elecflric
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