February 9, 19^3
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I Edited by |
I G. 0. DONOVAN, ’17 |
^ I Alumni General Secretary |
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from cherry blossom land
By J. Clyde Auman, ’18
Pear Elonites;
Tli«* General Secn'fary of the Aluiimi
Association has asked that I write an
article' oollefre papt'r. If tins
recjuest had come immediately after my
first four weeks in .Tapan 1 feel that niy
task would have been easier, and the
work of niy pen more interestin.i^-. The
■filings whicl) attracted my eye first have
hec'Oiiie more or less commoiijjlace. How
ever, 1 suppose it is the commoiiplaCH
things i)Ossil)ly that would be of most
interest to my readers, if 1 could but
j>resent them in an interesting form.
A year a^o the 2?ttb of tliis last
December Mi-s. Anman and I arrived in
Japan. The thing's whidi caught our
eyes first was the mud, for it was rain
ing wiien we arrived, ilie little two wheel
bujrffies pulled by men: nud ouv ears,
the clatter of (he woo(1(»n shoes on the
hard pavement, for we soon found tliere
some places free from mud wh-‘ro
we could walk. The first thin^r our
noses cau.irht were the many smells wliich
ijreeted xis on eA'ery hand. ^lajiy of
them alto^rether new to us. It is said
that if all of Yokohama scents made dol
lars. no other (fity on the globe would
be able to equal it in wealth. However.
I do not know that this is any more
true of Yokohama than any other city
in Japan. But it is rather wonderful
how the conditions are as good as tliey
are wht^i the people ai'e so crowded into
a big city, witliont any modern sewerage
system. The abo\e conditions in the
larger -cities will not last much longer
because the sewerage system is being
put in.
Having lived in Ja[)an for one year
we are becoming more acquainted with
the Japanese mode of life. We have
learned to like Japanese food, but to
sit on our feet like the Japanese do.
without feeling our rlieumatism is not
in our line, tf we are asked to eat with
chop-sti*ks instead of with a knife and
fork we are quite willing. Keally. we
do not enjoy our Japanese food unless
we have ebop-sticks. 1 lo not know
what IJr. Wicker would say about this,
any\vay we think if is true. At tirst
we did not think our conscience would
permit us to ride in a two-wheel buggy
pulled by a man. but there are times
wlien we are caught in a rain which
soon i)roduces mud. and w(» gladly turn
to this method of travel. Iteally. it is
a more comfortable way of traveling than
in an automobile, unless yon are in a
gn*at hurry.
One of the most p)j)u]ar things in
Jai»an is the street car. And if one
comes by that is not crowded to over
flowing you will know lliere is a fire
down town. Where 1 lived last year a
little house not much bigger than a rich
tuan’s dog house cauyhf »n lire. 1 sup
pose two or thre^ thousand people
crowded the streets to sei* that lire. Many
of them went away without seeing the
not kno>S^^lh-r il is fortunate
or unfortunate that 1 canu" to Japan.
For my height fui'uishes a side-show lor
the j)eopIe who are so low in statue.
1 bear on every luind. fokoi hiio (high
person) or iiw.sldri} hito interesting ]ier-
Ron». In lliis sense I havj.* become more
attractive than my wife sin«‘e coining
here. Ueccmtly 1 bad an occ.isiou to be
in a snmller town where foi'eigners had
never lived. Slopping at stores, the
l)eople w*)uld congregate about me to
look uu‘ over and to hear what 1 would
more interest is taken in it tlmn in any
other time of the year. This being the
time they must get ready to live another
year. Hy Xew Year's morn all deiits
must be paid and bills collected if the
Xew Veai- is to be full of success and
luck. Each member of the family must
have a new kimono and shoes if the
money lasts. All during the Xew Year
season gifts are passed between each
ocher. Es|)ecially must the employees
give gifts to tlfflr employers,
'Phe spirit of (.'hristmas is growing in
(he hearts of the Japanese. The (’hris-
rian (’hurch throuiiho.ut Japan commemo
rate ('hristmas seemingly with as much
enthusiasm as do the churches in the
home land. In this way the churches
are influencing the conununities wliei-e
they are located. Many of the shops had
Sant;i (Mans in their winlows. Some
think that Santa Claus ;yid Jesus t'brist
are the same personalities. This year a
lady of my aciuaintance was asked by
one of the members of the lmp'‘i‘if^l
household to teach the true meaning of
('hristmas to her chililren. This is th
lirst time such a thing has taken place
insidt* of the Talace grounds. These
-hildren are the nephews and neices of
the present Kmp»“ror. This is only an
example of what is hai>pening all ovei
Japan. The people are inquiring into
the "wliy*’ of things. I have been asked
liard(‘r (piestions since coming here about
Things 1 believed than I had ever l)eeu
jisked at home. Although many of them
simjile yet bard to answer especially to
a peo))le who lo not have a Christian
history behind them.
If you will, pardon me I will add this
pei-sonal eleiuent, as to where we would
be found and what- we would be doin
if some of you should .suddenly decidf
to come to Japan. At present Mr^
Auman (who is also an Elonite) and I
are studying the language in a school
especially organized for this purpose.
In this school will be found students
from the following countries: Tvussift
Switzerland. Australia. Canada. Ireland
ICngland and the Ignited States. "I he
methods used are those used in the study
of most any language. Only we study
it more from the stand j)oint of being
able to speak it. We find we have a
task which will last us a life time.
With the best of ^^•ishes for the stu
dents of Elon. 1 trust you are keepin;
the si>irit which made Elon go when tlu'
class of 'TS held the fort.
J. Clyde Auman. 18.
2 Aoyama (xakuin. Tokyo. Japan.
.Ta unary 5. 1022.
MAROON AND GOLD
versify. Accordingly, about ten thous
and of us who could produce evidence
that we had had as much as two years
of college work were distributed about
in fourteen different French universi
ties.
On the fourth of March. 101!), 1 de
trained at Montpellier, France, with the
permission of the United States to be
come a student at rUniversite de Mont
pellier. \Mien 1 stepped into the court
yard of the famous old university locat-
‘d in this beautiful French city, which
was once I he center of religious wars in
France, and the present stronghold of
I’rotestantism in that great Homan
('atholic country, a very familiar sound
came to my ears and a familiar sight
gj-eeted my (>yes. The sound was the
voice of onr own I>r. H. Shelton Smith,
and th(> sif*bt was the long stringy neck
>f that same lanky divine. He was
then a cha])lain in the Fnited States
Army. A boy from home I A son of
Elon to greet me in a foreign land! 1
had that well known feeling that o\u'
friend Krigi-s so aptly describes in his
cartoons.
Our life at the university socm be-
i-ame not inilike the average st\uleiit*s
.Vn\e)'ican college. (’haplain
Smith, as our s]»iritnal leader, soon had
ihe outfit well organized along religious
ines. 'rii“re was a V>ible study class
and other things similar in many re
si)ects to what we have here at lOlon
lie was also made chief entertainnienf
(tfficer f(U‘ c»ur detachment. A band, an
orchestra, and a glee club were organised,
'rhese including some of the best musical
talent that followed our Hag across the
sea.
One day Smith called a bunch of us
in and we discussed the desirability of
])utting on a real honest-to-goodness play,
'riie result ^vas that in a few days we
were staging a drama entitled ‘Me M’en
I-’iche*’. ('haplain Smirh. Private J. B-
Lackey and myself were the authors.
The thing was mostly action, but the
conversation was half in English and
half in French. With the excellent
musical talent from which we had to
draw, the thing cmid not help beiiii
success, since its authoi*s wisely—if I
do say it mysolf-^introduced only those
scenes in which this talent could be
utilized.
(To be continued.)
Page Three
soldiering in A french
UNIVERSITY
By R. S. Rainey, ’22
FOR YOUNG MEN, COLLEGE MEN, STUDENTS
We’ve Got the SUITS and
OVERCOATS for YOU
Tot” and “Dover” WiU Suit and Turnlsli You
HEADQUARTEES FOR COLLEGE MEN
Coleman-Heritage Co.
Burlington
North Carolina
To The Whole Business—Student Body and faculty
We,wish you success and happiness in this the
New Year, and if there is anything that we may
do to help make it so—
PLEASE COMMAND US
Freeman Drug Company
The REXALL Store J- P- BRADLEY, Mgr.
MANHATTAN
SHIRTS
SOCIETY BRAND
CLOTHES
Semi-Annual Clearance Sale
lono!
800 SUITS AND OVERCOATS
in this sale at
TWENTY PER CENT REDUCTION
25 DOZEN MANHATTAN SHIRTS AT
ONE-FOURTH REDUCTION
Well, folks, liOJ-e Kops. 1 was oiu'O ;l
nuil>-KliiiuifT ill the Amei-k-an Kxpetli-
tiimiiry Forces in Fnuice. And. l),v Hie
VVM.V, UiMt is tlie lowest rank I ever held
in any concern, unless you ^unt the
incidental .jobs I once held such as
••(Ji-ease Monk" in a railroad shop, print
er's dexil in a )niblishing house, or a
prep here at Elon, The highest posi
tion I 1‘ver held was .janitor in Klon's
old Adiniuistr.ation HjiiWii'S recently
cremated. But. 1 started out to say
soinethint;- about France. -Vnd, kind
reader and fellow alumni, iii case ,\on
are bored \\itb the story herein related,
please place responsibility where it be-
lon.i^s—on the Alumni (J^nieral Secretary
ho save me a subject.
When tlie great World War made ns
all hap|>y by coining to a successful, or
say to the shop-keeper. However, it is | otherwise, couclusion. there were, as you
interesting for me also, especiall,v when
the kiddies crowd around me, I begin
to (•omit them one by one in .Tapanese.
They do not know what 1 mean so tbej-
run away.
'I’liis time ot the year which is tlie
New Year season, universally observed
by the .Japanese nation, and I suppose
know, some several of I'licle Sam'
ni’pbews iiut out of employment and left
a long way from home in France, The
gods and n few Y, JI, A. secretaries
l>iit the haiipy notion in the head of a
certain superior at general headquarters
that it might be well to send some of
these fellows to school in a foreign uni
WERE YOU HERE WHEN—
—K, A. Campbell, ’11, taught second
year latinV lie called the roll by saying,
■‘nameV’’ “nameV" while the students
down the rows gave their names and he
checked them off. One morning when it
came one young man's turn his voice
cra-ked and he shrilly whispered, "W.
E, Heale," Then to better it he said,
"W, 10, IJeale," in a deep bass voice.
Prof. (’ampbell. busy with the roll book,
e.Kclalmed, "One at a time please,”
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WHO AND WHERE
Mrs. U. O. McDonald (nee Msittie
.\rtt-lia/l)nwsoiO ,‘IS. moved from
P»!ilrimov«\ Md. to Tampa. Florida. Her
new address is ;!17 W. Francis Av(\
U. Cox. XKi. is superintendent of
Mt. (xilcad (rraded School. Mt. Gilead,
X. (,'. Tlie hi?h school has jiToNvn under
his lcaderslii]>. Siucc takiiijr this l)osi-
l i(.n the hi^h school has had forlT
ates. rhii’ty-six oi: whom have entered
college. Prof, ('ox holds his position
the .vear round, teachin^r during: the sum
mer in the county summer schools.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Anman's address
will shortly cliausr- to 4;? (’hokynji.
M a ch i. N n jroy a. J a pa u.
Ucv. 11. F. Krown. ’li;. has left colnm-
l)us. i:i.. to tulii* up work at Pleasant
Hill. Ohio.
llostcr Stuart. cerliti:
cute. ’IT), is niakiiij; a splendid record
as otlice secretary t
eral Secretary North
School Association. Jialeijjh. X.
L. M. 'auuou. has establi^ied an
athletic jioster service. Orders ^re com-
iufi in from many eastern scIkooIs'.
('. B. lliddle. ’10. is confinenl to his
haue in U^lin,irtu with la rii)})e.
B. A. Sellars & Sons
Style Headquarters >:
BURLINGTON ------ NORTH CAROLINA ij;
ELON COLLEGE
ALMA MATER
For Full Particulars Address
PRESIDENT W. A. HARPER, ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
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It Doesn’t Take !♦!
THE DIGESTIVE POWERS OF A BILLY GOAT |
for one to enjoy our food. It, is well prepared and served.
COLLEGE CAFE
>*
l>. \V. Sims. G^n-
1 Carolina Snwday
Be Sure and. Stop at
i©
When in Burlington
ALL FOOD IS HOME-COOKED
It is located over Freeman’s Drug Store
MRS. S. W. SUMMERS MISS SARA SUMMERS
Proprietresses
Messrs. Guy auo Have Miller^ and W.
Kin^ were here for a siyort time
\V(>dnesday. :
Miss Madge Moffitt spent ti'ie week
end at her home iti IJamseur.
Boone’s
Men’s Shop’’
BUBIiINGTON, n. c.
Headquarters for
Spalding Sporting Goods
Office Supplies, Books and Stationery
Wills Book and Stationery Co.
GREENSBOEO, N. 0.
You will find a complete line of
social stationery—including that
The College Store has fresh | with college and society seals—at
fruits, candy, cold drinks, etc. the College Store.