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Page Two MAROON AND GOLD May II, 192^ £Paroon and (Bold Mem'ber of the North Carolina Colle giate Press Association Published Weekly "by the Students of ELON COLLEGE Entered at the Post-Office at Elon Col lege, C., as second-class matter. Two Dollars Per College Year Sion M. Lyoam Editor W. B. Terrell Managing Editor W. C. Elder Business Manager R. W. Utley Ass’t Business Mgr. Curtis Price .... Advertising Manager J. O. Atkinson^ Jr. .. Ass't Adv. Mgr. W. J. Hooks Circulation Manager G. L. Williams ... Ass’t Oir. Manager Kate Strader .... Ass’t Cir. Manager R. D. Clements Publicity Editor C. W. Hook .... Editor for the Alumni Advertising Bates Upon Request THIS WEEK’S POEM By Sion M. Lynam TO THOSE WHO SLEEP Softly I lay you to rest, to rest. Tenderly watch I the place where you sleep, Quietly lie on Earth’s breast, Earth’s breast. Wrapped in lier arms wliere the si lence is deep. Sleep, sleep, and w’ake not till day. Wake not till shadow's are floated away; Lie on Eartli’s bosom and sleep and Mind not us mortals who w^eep and weep. Soon we shall join you in rest, sweet rest, Soon tliey will give us to merciful sleep. Soon we shall lie on Eai-tli’s breast, Earth’s breast, Soon she will wrap us in silence so deep. Siee]>, sleej), and wake not till day. Wake not till shadows are floated away. hie on eartli's bosom, and sleep, and sleep; Mind not us mortals wlvo weep and weep. Dear ones, leparted to rest, calm rest, Lovingly \A-atcli I the place where you sleep, I'lacing a flower on Earth’s breast, Earth’s breast. Kneeling beside you I sing and I weep. Sleep, sleep, and wake hot till day, Wake not till shadows are floated aw'ay. Lie on earth’s bosom, and sleep, and sleep; Mind not us mortals w^ho weep and w^eep. STEALING ELON’S BEST A college spirit is a very real and a very vital thing. It means more to a college than beautiful buildings or the best equipment. It is far greater than endowment, however large it may be. The spirit of a college is the life of the college. By it the institution stands or falls. It is the spirit which permeates, or should per meate those who pass from its halls to the field of life, and fits or unfits them for the giving of their best to the world. A college is no greater than its alumni. It can never be greater than they are, and they will be in a great measure products of the college spirit. They may forget all that they learn from books. They will forget much of it. but they will not forget the spirit of the college,—their college,—and it will shape their lives and help or hinder them in the service that the world calls upon them to ren der. It matters little whether Latin or Greek are learned and passed with flying colors. It matters lit tle whether one makes a valedic torian grade on mathematics or English,but it matters much in all future time as to the kind of spirit which is friven hini as a heritage if the college. We would not discredit the value of things learned from books, but in spite of the fact that in the popular mind books loom largest in college life, we would emphasize the truth that college life and college spirit are after all the best things of a college. We have boasted of the Elon spirit, and we believe that it is still a very real thing here, but we believe, too, that tha,t spirit is in grave danger. We believe that our college is being robbed of the best thing that Elon has or ever will have to give those who come to her for nurture in the great preparation for life. This spirit is being stolen from her—stolen by hands which profess love for her, too, and this makes the theft seem more terrible. We realize that this charge of ours is a grave one, but we be lieve that we have not failed to observe the change, and we could fondly hope that our conclusions were all wrong. We are persuad ed, however, that Elon is having her best stolen here before our very eyes, and would feel our selves unworthy of the truth re posed in us did we not call this to the attention of all those who love and honor the' name and ■w'ork of our college. We know' that things are not as they should be always. We are aw'are that all of us are liable to err. W^e know that those in an thority have done things of which we and the student body do not approve, but we do not know why those things were done. We know, too, that we and the stu dent body have done things which on more mature reflection we do not now approve. We are aw^are of these things, and w'e believe that both students and faculty are uniting in stealing Elon’s best from themselves and from those who are to follow us. We must remember that the college is not the property of an individual. Everyone of us ought to know that every other person is indispensable, if Elon is to be come the college which we wish it to become. Elon is more than the student body. It is more than its alumni. It is greater than its president. It is wiser than its wnsest faculty member. It is greater than all of us; and realiz ing this, we should set ourselves to the task of righting and ad- iusting those things which we be lieve to be wrong. There must be a kindlier under standing between faculty and stu dent, a more sympathetic co-op eration toward a common end. Bickerings and politicing among the faculty and among the stu dents must be forgotten, else Elon will lose her precious heritage,— the spirit without wdiich she is nothing. Students and faculty alike must seek for this understanding. Pride of position and silence born of suppressed feelings which sooner or later wall find vent, must be broken. We, all of us and each one of us, must set ourselves to the task of saving our Elon spirit. We must not steal our Elon’s best from ourselves, but pass it on to others as precious a heritage as it came to us, set thick with add ed jewels of our own. We call upon the faculty and upon the students to seek earnest ly for a solution of this problem. We call upon them to face the is sue squarely, and meeting the problem face to face a solution can and will be found. There has been in the past too much dodg ing the issue, too much compro mising, too much patching over difficulties which left all concern ed feeling the hopelessness of the situation. We call upon,individu als among the faculty and stu dents, among the alumni and church W'hich supports Elon, to forget personal differences, and to give themselves to the larger in- “terests of the college. In that way, and in that way alone, can the Elon spirit be saved to her and to all of us who love it. Shall we cease to steal Elon's-best, or shall we go on cultivating our petty selfishness? A North Carolina Book Review >! THE POETS OF THE FUTURE Edited by Henry T. Schnittkind, Ph. D. (The Poets of tlie Future, volume six, A Colle^^e Anthology for 1921-22, edited by Ileury T. Schiiittkiud, Ph. D., and published by The Stratford Company, Boston. Massachusetts, is a collection of one hundred forty-eight poems, represent- in;j; seventy-eight colleges and universities. The price, cloth bound, is $2.2.') net.) "I tralked in o Korld of youth tonight, The icorld irJtcrc today is tomorrow, The world ivhere pleasure is real delight. ir/KTc sorrow is terrible sorrotc.” These four lines taken from oue of the two poems from ^’assar College ex- l^resses, perhaps as vividly as can be done, the spirit whicli pervades this book. It is the spirit of youth, buoyant with life, radiant with hope, feeling a deep aud vibrating joy in the beauties of life, and experiencing intense, though per haps momentary, pain at life's sorrows. This new edition of “The Poets of the Future” is being received with delight all o\er the United States by readers who are interested in the poetry and youth of the nation. To all those who love poetry it is of interest because, with its wealth of beautiful material and, in some instances, its poetic perfection, it makes a vital contribution to the litera ture of America. To tiiose who are in terested in the youth of the land it is a decidedly worth while book because of its hoi)efalness and enthusiasm, and it may well be considered as prophetic not only of these young poets, but of the entii'e drift of American thought for the next several years to come. Al though it is manii;estly not a creation of poets \^•ho for years have been testing out their skill and perfecting their art, it gives some clear glimpses of real literary talent and poetic skill, and causes one to question the truth of Dr. Schnittkind's opening statemeut in the introduction that literature is a lost art. In some instances in the volume there is a sheer perfection in line, in phrase, and in cadence, which gives delightful evidence that poetry is not a lost art: and, if. as has been said, ecstasy is the test of literature, then this collection of verse is truly literature. There is in some of the pOems a fine rhetoric, and it abounds in a fine tiow of words. As a rule it shows absolute comprehension of meter and of rythm. There is a depth of conception and a fineness of execu tion whicli are rare. While it belongs largely to that group of poetry which is termed the modern free verse it is. however, entirely pleasing. It is probably in its simplicity, its free and easy man ner, that the volume possesses greatest excellency and charm. It contains a freshness and a beauty that are indeed delightful. It is warm, pulsing, and sw'eet. There is a reflection, a contem plation, which colored by the thoughtful and poetic mood of the young artists gives evidence (hat the writer is a think er as well as a poet. Often through the book there is found a note of deep idealism and of unfailing sincerity. This College Anthology for 11)21-22 is of great interest to Xorth Carolinians because of the fact that two Xorth Caro lina colleges, Oxford and Elon. are rep resented therein. The poem from Ox ford College, entitled “The Pear Tree." by Iiuth Adelaide Preston is a simple and cliarming little bit of verse, delightful in its freshness and pleasing in rythm. “Adoration," by Sion M. Lynam, of Elon College, is a beautiful poem in three paits; I Nature’s Adoration: II Man’s Adoration; and III Heaven’s Ad oration. 'I’his is a poem of real merit and gives evidence of the rare poetic ability of its writet-. It is almost perfect in its regard for meter and for melody, and. in its rich lyrical beauty is one of the very best in the book. L. E. A. NEW y. W, CABINET IS ItlSmLLED ON SUNDAr Miss Adams Will Head New Cabinet— Installation Service is Most Impressive. The Y. W. C. A. service Sunday night was very impressive, consisting main ly of the installation of the new cab inet. The old cabinet marched in car rying lighted candles, followed by the new cabinet members who lighted their candles after entering. Mrs. N. G. Newman, chairman of the advisory board, conducted the devo tional exercises, following which the new’ cabinet repeated tlie litle poem en titled, ‘^My Creed.’’ Then the old and new cabinets sang Follow the Gleam. Miss Pattie Coghill, the retiring pres ident, then introduced the new cabinet members, stating whose places they were taking, and the work c'ach is ex- •pected to do. Due to the fact that sev eral of the former members of the cab inet retain their positions, and that the new members are both interested in the work and eager to do it, a successful year is predicted for Y. W. under their management. Miss Coghill is especially hopeful for the Y. W. of next year. Her place as leader of the organization will be filled by Miss Voctoria Adams, w'ho has mark ed talent for leadership, and who is competent to do the work so success fully done this year by Miss Coghill. The meeting closed with a song and benediction. a. C. CRUTCHFIELD WILL LEAD MINISTERIAL BAND (Continued from Page One) GETTING OUT A PAPER Getting out a paper is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are ^iliy. If we don’t, they say we are too serious. If we publish original matter, they say we lack variety. If we publish things from other pa- l>ers we are too lazy to write. If we stay on the job, we ought to be out rustling news. If we are rustling news, we are not attending to business In our own depart ment. Tf we don’t print contributions, we don’t show proper appreciation. If we do print them, the paper is filled with junk. Like as not some fellow will say we swiped this from an exchange. So we did.—Echo, Taylor University. Mr. Crutchfield is well qualified for the position to which he has been chosen. It is expected that under his leadership the ministerial band will take on new life and will make its influence more felt on the campus. The other officers elected to help Mr. Crutchfield carry on the work of the organization are A. H. Hook, vice pres ident; W. B. Terrell, secretary; S. M. Lynam, treasurer; J. H. Dollar, chor ister. These men •chosen with Mr. Crutch field are recognized as leaders in the ministerial organization, and will co operate to make the organization a great factor in the religious work of the college. G. C. Crutchfield succeeds M. I. Crutchfield as president. Under his di rection the organization has been able to accomplish great good. He has served faithfully and his w'ork has meant much to the ministerial band.' Armed guards patrolled the United Brethren Cemetery in Concha City, Oklahoma, to prevent oil men from des ecrating the burial spot of 250 pioneers. The little churchyard stands like an oasis in the midst of a desert of, oil derricks in one of the greatest petro leum-producing areas in Oklahoma. Oil men who came to inspect the graveyard were thrown bodily from the premises by the irate relatives w^ho patrol the graves. A monkey belonging to a family liv ing in the fashionable Quai D’Orsay, Paris, trapped a burglar. When the burglar entered a clothes closet the monkey locked the door, and when the owner returned home the monkey proud ly turned the prisoner over to him. The unexplored portion of Ontario,, known as-the district of Patricia, will yield fortunes to adventurous prospec tors, according to a representative of a Winnipeg syndicate. Bonnie-B hair nets and powder puffs for the girls on sale at the College Store. BOSTON TAILORING CO. Cleaning and Pressing All Kinds of Alterations WORK GUAEANTEED Davis Street Burlington, N. O, JAKE BLAKE ■ SAYS: A steam roller covers a heap more ground than a racing car. CO. SCHITFMAN JEWELRY Leading Jewelers COLLEGE JEWELRY Greensboro, N. C. B BASON & BASON The Ladies Head-Gut-Fitters Burlington, N. C. MILLINERY — ROYAL SOCIETY EMBROIDERIES DOVE UNDERMUSLINS NOVELTIES
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