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iHaroon anb #olb VOLUME IV. ELON COLLEGE, N. C, MARCH g, 1923 NUMBER 25 ELON SEASON CLOSES WITH HOTLY CONTESTED VICTORIES OVER LENOIR AND DAVIDSON BASKETBALL TEAMS Lenoir Loses to Elon 29 to 26— Davidson Yields to Chris tians 39 to 25. GAMES ARE HARD FOUGHT All Regulars in Game for First Time Since Early in Season —Tossing Excellent. The Elon basketball seAsou closed in a triumph of glory, with the Maroon and Gold five winning from Lenoir and Davidson on last Friday and Saturday, These two games were the only ones ii( which all the regulars have played since the influenza crippled the team early in the season. The whole teajij played with a flash in both of these games, and nothing could stop their rush to close the season with victory. The Lenoir game was hard fought and the team played in much better form than they did when they appear ed on the Elon court. The Davidson game was also hard fought and Elon led by only one point at the end of the first half; but the game was never in doubt after the sec ond half was started. Lenoir Game This game closed the basketball sea son at Lenoir and the team fought des perately to close it with a victory over the Christian cagers. The game was fast and exciting and kept the specta tors in a state of suspense throughout the game. The score was tied many times dur ing the contest with first one and then the other team taking the lead. How ever, at the end of the first half Elon was leading 10 to 7. The second half was just as hard as the first, and there was no slackening on the part of either team. The Lenoir cagemen found the basket more readily j in this half and were ahead most of the time. With three minutes to play the score was tied and at the end of the period it was 24-24. It was agreed to play five minutes extra and during this extra period Elon took the lead, which gave Maroon and Gold the victory 29 to 26. In this game one of Elon’s men was (Continued on page four) 18 EXCELLENTiy Honors Are Awarded to Misses Gotten, Aldridge and Smithwick by the Judges. The Psiphelian society rendered a very pleasing program Monday night. The first number on the program was Jokes, by Miss Essie Gotten. Jokes are always enjoyed by the society and es pecially when the local touch is added to them. Miss Rena Smithwick rendered an original story, “The Missing Link.’’ This story was appreciated by all. Miss Marj' Hall Stryker gave a talk on the life of Guido Eeni and an expla nation of his well known decorative paintingj Aurora. Miss Nannie Aldridge favored the ■society with a reading, “The Village Gossip.’' One alwayS enjoys a good reading and this is what Miss Alrid^ gave, impersonating t)ie comical old gossiper almost to perfection. The concluding number on the pro gram was Humor, by Miss Eunice Mor row. Those receiving special mention for the evening were Misses Gotten, Ald ridge and Smithwick. A LARGE DONATION MADE BY FRIEND OF COLLEGE The college lias just received a cash donation of $25,000 from a generous friend who wishes his identity to remain a secret. The wliole financial campaign is progressing nieely, and liberal gifts are being registered daily. There seems to be no doubt in the minds of those in cliarge of the campaign that the amount set as a goal will be reached without difSculty. ELOK STUDENT HONORED BY A First Baptist Churcli Calls H. Lee Scott as Assistant Pastor—Duties to Be Assumed Immediately. A great honor has been accorded a student of this institution H. Lee Scott lias been called to be assistant pastor of the First Baptist church in Richmond, \ irginia. This is one of tlie strongest Hfiptist churches in tbe South. It has a menibershii) of nearly thi'ee rhousand. and in the tnn-ly fall it expects to be iioused in u new cliurch plant, which will cost over n million dollars. Mr. Scott is well qualified for liis new lx)silion. He was nt one tiroe a resi dent of liichmond, and is well acquaiut- (m1 with the people of his church. ^[r. Scott has been very active in college activities since he has been at IClon. lie is a member of the Clio Liter- arj Society, and has appeared before Klon audiences many times. He has been especially active i)i debating, both inter-class and inter-collegiate debate.'?. In this field he has never been defeated. The Kichniond \eivii Leader says of Mr. Scott: “He was born at Eureka. X. C., and attended high school at Wint- erA'ille. X. where a Baptist secondary scliool is located. Upon the completion of his junii)]' year at AVinterville, he entered the Massey Business College. Uiohmond. and grndnated in December, 1915. lie was then employed by the 1-Vdernl lieserve bnnli of Richmond for about two years. *'jt wa‘«! while connected with the bank that Mr. Scott definitely decided to enter the ministry. ^Yhile here he was active in Sunday school and B. Y. r. V. work at First Baptist church, of which he Is a member. ■‘In .Tannary. 1918, he entered Klon ('ollege, and will rec-eive the bachelor of arts degree from that institution in May. lie was unable to attend college for a year on account of hi.s father's sickness and death. “As Mr. Scott is still a student at Elon College he will conduct his pastor ate for the present only during week ends. coming each Sunday to Richmond. He has received numerous honors dur ing his college course, among them being the j)residency of the Y. M. C. A. and Christian Endeavor, inter-class and inter-collegiate debater, winner of the society orator’s modal, and membership in Kappa Psi Xu fraternity. “During the summer vacations he has served the Baptist state mission board of Virginia, and was graduated from King's School of Oratory, in Pittsburgh, in 1921. During the summer of 1922 he attended the summer school of Wil liam and Mary College, and served as supply pastor of the First Baptist church, of Williamsburg. ’ PHIL DTLEV PUCES FIX ON STATE SECOND TEAM High Basketball Record of Fix Merits Recognition on the Part of Wake Forest Coach. It will be of interest to Elon students to know that among the players picked for the All-State Basketball teams by Pliil Utley, Wake Forest coach, Cap tain Fix, Maroon and Gold forward, was selected as a'member of the second team. t “McGee” came to Elon from the Burlington High school, where he wa,'^ a member of the basketball quint. He has played three years of varsity bas ketball with the, Elon team and has developed into one of the fastest and cleverest forwards in the state. Al though playing this year with a team wliicli was badly crippled on account of influenza, and being a victim him self of a slight attack of “flu,” his tenni has turned in a majority- of vic tories. A great amount of this credit goes to Captain Fix^ who has led the Maroon a?id Gold quint in the number of bas kets caged from the field this season. He merits a place on the team for which he has been picked. The following teams were selected by Goach Utley as All-State: First Team Frazier (Guilford) Forward Stringfield (Wake Forest) . . . Forward Carmichael (Carolina), C Center ^^abler (Carolina) Guard Crute (Trinity) Guard Substitutions: Green (Carolina), Bul lock (Trinity), Pegano (Wake Forest). Second Team Simpson (Trinity), C Forward Fix (Elon) Forward Maiize (Davidson) Center Heckman (Wake Forest) Guard McDonald (Carolina) Guard Substitutes: Greason (Wake Forest), Carlyle (Wake Forest), Crawford (Da vidson). BASEBALL PROSPECTS T FDR ELON Forty Men Answer Cali of Diamond— New Material Promising— Important Changes. There are more than 40 in this year’s senior class. About 40 men responded to Coach ('orboy's call for baseball on Monday. 1'hat afternoon saw Comer field taking on tlie aspect of the springtime sport. Regular practice has taken place each afternoon this week, aiul alrhougii the weatiier has turned considerably colder since the call was made, stiff practice has been going on ])ersistentl.v and some thing resembling an organized nine is beginning to take form. Half of the members of the Christian team this year will necessarily have to be new men be cause of the lack of seasoned material. Coach Corboy says the "bunch'’ is a likely looking aggregation of baseball ma terial and that he is confident he can pick from it enough men to compose a good team. In the practice to date there has been several changes in the line-uj). L. .1. “Hap’* I’erry, Elon’s veteran pitcher for three years, has been handed the posi tion of catcher. While Perry has been one of the mainstays on the mound for the past throe years, Barker and Fogle- man are now seasoned men and it is thought will be able to take care of the twirling end, thus releasing Perry, who is an all-round player, for regular duty in the field. Underwood, a star and let ter man, who has been doing the catching for Elon has been sent to first base, and JMarlette. tlie speedy first sacker, has moved down to second. (Continued on Page Two) OESPITE MISFORTUtlES BASKETBALL TEAM HAO A SATISFACTORY SEASON Influenza Epidemic Shattered All Prospects for the State Championship. ELON WON 8 AND LOST 7 With a flash of exceptional form not shown during the early and middle stages of the season, Elon closed its basketball season with wins from David son and Lenoir on last Friday and Sat urday, In the final game of the season with Davidson Elon played better ball than in any other game this year and had little difficulty in snowing the Wild- cats under. Eight wins and seven losses is the result of the fifteen gauies played by the Maroon and Oold quint during the season. Eighteen games were scheduled but three for various reasons were can celled, these being with King College, Trinity, and I>urham “Y”. At the beginning of the season Elon’s team looked good for a championship contender, but before the season had fairly oi>eued the influenza epidemic took first one and then another of the regular l)layers out of the line-up. McAdams and “Alph’’ Brown dropped out for two weeks and before they were back Fix and “Rob" Brown were victims. Then before this bunch of hard luck cleared up both the Brown boys were out again for a season on account of serious ill ness and death in their immediate fami ly. At one time also Perry was out of the line-up, so that not a single player on the Christian team went thru the en tire season. Xot withstanding the dis organization. and with Jones, Barker, and Marlette filling in the vacancies of the regulars, tlje team succeeded in nos ing out a majority of wins, though a bare majorit>- of one game. At the close of the season the regulars were all back on tbe court and the last two games were played in the style that had been first Dronysed all the whole season. The record of the season's scores are as follows: Elou 20. V. P. I. 35. Elon 30, King College 27. lOlou 12. Carson-Newman 40. Elon oO, Emory and Henry 32. I']lon .’{4, Lenoir 18. Elon 11), AVake Foi’est 30. Elon 20, X. C. State 20. Elon 32, X. i’. State 35. 1‘jlon 20, W ake Forest 22. Elon 24, Guilford 14. Elon 24. Davidson 30. I']ion 44, A. C. C. 17. Elon 11), Guilford 33. Elon 29. Lenoir 2G. Elon .39. Davidson 25. ELON CAMPAIGN MOVItlO ■ RAPIOLy TOWABD GOAL Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Already Raised, According to Treas urer Amick. The emergency fund campaign in which the college is engaged to raise $600,000, $300,000 of which will be used for buildings and equipment and the remaining $300,000 for permanent funds, is forging strongly ahead. The raising of $100,000 in Alamance county to erect the administration build ing to be known as Alamance Hall, has given a splendid impetus to the emer gency fund and has made it possible for the fund to move forward rapidly in other places. (Continued on page three) OH. WICKER WILL SPEAK AT MASONIC MEETING Organization for New Work Is Being Perfected—Will Begin Intensive Campaign in June. Dr. W. C. Wicker of the education department has been invited to address two very important Masonic meetings. Dr. Wicker is to have charge of the new educational campaign of the Masonic order, and is working on the organiza tion plans at present. He will address the meeting of the grand commandry in May at its Char lotte meeting. J. J. Phoenix, the grand commander, has invited Dr. Wicker to this signal honor. He will also be the speaker on St. John's day at Oxford, Juue 24th. To deliver the address on St. John’s day is one of the highest honors bestow ed by the order. It is expected that Dr. Wicker will at this titne outline some what fully his plans for the work of the great campaign in behalf of the educa tional movement being undertaken by the order. For years Dr. Wicker has been well known in Masonic circles, and his admir able work with the education depart ment here has brought him into promi nent circles in the educational work. He has done much advanced study in this line, and is well fitted for the honor which the Masons ^f the State have be stowed. His work of organization is going for ward rapidly. Speakers are being secured to address all district meetings, and the campaign throughout will be* made in tensive. Dr. Wicker will not attend the sum mer session of Columbia University this summer, as he will be urgently needed in his new field of work. SLIDES SHOWING NEGRO ^ EDOCATION AHE SHOWN Professor Hook Shows Interesting Views From All Parts of South—Some Local Pictures Included. A mass meeting of the students, fac- vdty and villagers held in the girls’ gym nasium Suuday evening, March 4, com bined into one the three regular meet ings of Y. W. C. A.. Y. J\I. C. A. and (,'hristian Endeavor. The purpose of the meeting was to consider and discuss the educational advantages and status of the negro of today as contrasted with those of the negro a decade or two ago. After the devotional exercises which were conducted by Mrs. A. L. Hook, Miss Freda Dimmick made a short talk introductory to the main topic of the evening. The most beneficial and most interest ing feature of the evening’s program was a series of stereopticon slides por traying the life and education of the negi'o of the past and the present. As each picture was presented Prof. Hook, who had charge of the presentation of the slides, told something of its setting and any items of interest that may have been connectcd with it. There were slides showing the environment in which the negro, from Virginia and North Caro lina, south as far as Florida, and west as far as Loui.sana and Texas, secures his education. Some of the slides show ed old, dilapidated school buildings, very small in size and weak iu structure. Others showed larger, more modern and more substantial structures Avhich had replaced the old, inadequate ones. Xot only the school buildings, dormi tories, and teacherages were shown, but also the actual work of the school chil- (Continued on Page Two)
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