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MAROON AND GOLD
November 14^
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JAKE BLAKE
SAYS:
Some 0’ dese Elon orators
must ’a’ walked too soon
w’en dey wuz babies. Dey
orter wear skirts ’stead o’
spike-tails on de stage.
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MUSIC
We realize that we are unini
tiated in the arts of music, but
we feel that we understand the
great worth of it to others like
ourselves. It is true that all of
us could not be musicians. Many
of those enrolled in the various
departments of music all through
this country will never be musi
cians. They know it, but they
know, too, that if they can learn
enough to carry the simple melo
dies into their homes, those
homes will be happier for it.
“Music hath charms’’ may be
old and worn at the edges, but it
is so true. The governments of
the W'orld realized it when they
faced the most overwhelming task
in the world’s history. They saw
by every possible means to create
singing nations. They knew, as
so many before them had known,
that the men and women who sing
cannot be defeated. It was not
an unwise choice that Athens
m.ade when from all the generals
of the time she turned away and
secured a half blind singing teach
er to lead her armies against
Sparta. He sang the Athenians
into victory. It is a significant
fact that in no piano manufactur
ing plant there has ever been a
strike. Music hoists men from
the common quagmire to a purer
air and a broader view.
“Let me write the songs of a
people, and I care not who writes
their laws” was well said. Our
ideals are born, not in our laws,
not in our teaching, but in our
songs. Noble songs will turn out
noble men. Those boys and girls
will be better able to cope with
the problems of life, their souls
will be richer and fuller, who have
had the environment of music.
Music may lead up or down.
It may bear men down to grovel
in the dirt, as did the hymns of
hate, or it may bear them up in
to the presence of light, as many
of our old hymns do. Words are
with double meaning fraught,
when set to melody.
It is well spent money when a
city government has sufficient
vision to employ a man to give
his entire time to the musical in
terests of the city. It is a fine
investment for the business men
of that city. A singing city will
be a happy and prosperous city,
and to such a city men like to go.
It was our privilege to meet a
prominent saleswoman some time
ago. .She commented on the vari
ous cities of the state, and she
mentioned the atmospheres which
pervaded those cities; and invari
ably she selected as wholesome
and uplifting those cities which
had a singing people.
We have an excellent depart
ment of music Here, but vve won
der if the students not registered
in that department get the rich
ness and sweetness from it which
ought to be theirs. We wonder
if we appreciate it as we should.
Music is unobtrusive, and it does
not seek to carry itself to the
front by storm, but it waits to be
invited into the hearts of us out
side, and we think too many of
us fail to giye it a place.
Some years ago a movement
was started to inaugurate a com
munity sing here. It failed mis
erably, and we believe the college
lost inestimably from that fail
ure. We believe that we would
be safe in sayiiig that a commun
ity sing would be better for the
spirit of a college than a “pep”
The latter lea\es in its
v/ake a heritage of hate which
does not pass with the game, and
is so easily carried over into oth
er fields, while the former has
only an enriching power for the
souls of men and women. ^ It
would be a genuine contribution
to the spirit of the college could
those in charge of the music de
partment find time to lead the
whole of us into a singing world.
The world is storm-swept and
luibulent, and we who are now
ill college .shall go forth to battle
with the storms and allay, if it
•^lay be, those turbulent waves.
It would be a fine thing if Elon
could—and she could if she would
—send her sous and daughteis
forth to their ta.'^k with a song
up'n their li])s. It is as easy to
sing good songs as bad, and a
co’iege should take care U; guide
its siudents into a knowledge of
\\h:;t is best in music, and so to
moiild their ideals, for ii' whole
some ideals there is fulne-s of life.
THE SILENT SONS
To Elon Men who were claimed by the
World War
Quietly rippling the ocean patli,
Seered they come by war’s red wrath:
Come not in rnnks, but one by one,
Scoiidngly forever, from sun to sun.
Elon, your sons in silence wait,
Gallant and brave, beside their fate:
Caressed at last by native sod,
They nwnit the reveille of God.
D., ’17.
ELON ALUMIS STieS
CONFEREICE HEIIS
Rev. Stanley C. Harrell Addresses Body
:n Session at Church Near
Elon College.
The 98th nnnual session of the North
Carolina-Virginia Christian Conference
is in session at Bethlelieni Christian
eliurch, Alamance county, N. C.
Rev. Stanley C. Harrell, pastor of
the Durham Christian church and an
alumnus of Elon, delivered the con
ference sermon. Mr. Harrell spoke on
The Goal of the Christian Church,
anil emphasized the fact tliat there was
but one goal of the church which he
ieclareil was the bringing of sinners
to Christ for their salvation. It was
a strong sermon, and stirred the large
number of delegates present for the
opening session, Tuesday night.
Many other Elon alumni and students
are scheiiuled to take part on the pro-
granh Misses Lucy M. Kldredge and
Pattie Coghill will deliver addresses
before the body. Dr. Harper will speak
at the Wednesday evening session.
Dr. W. S. Long, the founder and first
president of Elon C'^'llege, is attending
the conference. Dr. Long recently cel
ebrated his 84th bi»-+hday. He stated
on the conference floor at the first ses
sion that he joined the conference 62
years ago.
Many delegates and ministers have
arrived and many others are expected
to arrive by the opening session bn
Wednesday. The conference ^ives
promise of an excellent meeting. '
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CoinnientiTig- on the Eloii-Guilford
game played in Greensboro last Sat
urday, every newspapei' in the state
points out the good sx^ortsmanship
shown among the players during the
game. It was a real hard fought bat
tle, but we managed to score a touch
down and were returned victors by a
close score. A word of praise must be
said of tlie Quakers. They played real
hard clean football, and even though
defeated, gained many friends.
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Miss Eula Lincoln, one of the mem
bers of the class of '27, was initiated
into the birthday club during the past
week. Miss Lincoln failed to appear
;it the regular time for meals.
While on the train cn route to Elon
Saturday night from Greensboro we
met a number of the Trinity footl)a
men. We were iliscussing different
players, and a very prominent mem
ber of the “Blue Devils” remarked
that John Smith is the best tackle play
ing football in this state. We have
known this for quite a while, but this
statement, coming from an outsider,
convinces us that John should be placed
on the all-state selection.
Sometijnes it is nnt always pleasant
to have a chaperone accompany the
young ladies to the football games, but
Madge Woods and Helen Rhodes need
one at all times. Probably not a chap
erone, but they do need someone who
can find their way in a large city. It
is said that both of these young ladies
became lost in the 0. Heniy hotel, and
it was some time before they could get
their bearings. Girls, watch your step.
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The football season closes this Sat
urday with the Wake Forest game.
Let’s do everything possible to close
the season in a blaze of glory by hand
ing a defeat to the Demon Deacons.
Wake Forest has been piling up cpiite
a good record'this season, and from all
nppearances are supposed to defeat the
Fighting Christians by a comfortable
margin. We have just as good a chance
of beijig returned victors as they do,
so let's j)ut our all into this one and
last game of the year. Let’s go!
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J. B. Gay, Harry Thurston, Dwight
Martin and Joe Sansone left last Thurs
day to spend the week-end in Eastern
Virginia. All the boys returned ex
cept Joe Sansone, and it is rumored
that Joe is in Norfolk takijig care of
his dad’s onions. Joe is scheduletl to
return to Elon soon, so all the fellows
come to Joe’s room and help devour the
onions that he is bringing with him.
“Banker” Hainer ])roved to be a
star’in the Elon-Guilford game. “Bank
er” repeatedly broke through the Guil
ford line for long gains. Kirkland also
featured by his good work in carrying
the ball on end runs. These two boys
are primed to do their stuff against
the “Demon Deacons,’’ and we predict
a busy day for the preachers from
Wake Forest.
CORBOY MACHINE VICTORIOUS
OVER GUILFORD QUAKERS IN
ANNUAL GRID FIGHT SATURDAY
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machine with the same stubbornness
that they had shown in holding Elon
away from the goal line.
McBane showed that he is an artist
at the passing game. His passes were
brilliant and were lengthy, but his
llank-men were not speedy enough to
chase down the field to grab the ball
from mid-air. How'ever, Block Smith
did receive several of these passes.
Smith and Babe Shore played a great
game for the Quakers. Those starring
for Elon were Kirkland, Hainer and
Allston. John Smith, Elder and Eich-
ardson played well in the line.
Lineup and summary:
Elon Guilford
Position
El(ler C. McBane
Left end
Whitesell E. McBane
Left tackle
Austin Neese
Left guard
Braxton Warrick
Center
Barker Harrell
Right guard
Smith Shore
Right tackle
Richardson Smith
Right end
Kirkland Knight
Quarterback
Sides Casey
Left halfback
Hainer English
Right halfback
McAdams Lassiter
Fullback
Score by periods:
Elon 0 7 0 0—7
Guilford 0 0 0 0—0
Elon scoring: Touchdown—Hainer.
Try for point after touchdown, Rich
ardson. Elon substitutions: Harrell for
Sides, Sides for Hainer. Guilford sub
stitutions: Pate for E. McBane, E. Mc
Bane for Pate. Referee, Whittaker.
TTmpire, McAlister. Head linesman,
Johnson. Time of periods, lo minutes.
LEAKSVILLE TEAM DEFEATS
BURLINGTON ON COMER FIELD
Leaksville High School defeated Bur
lington High School. 9 to 0, on Comer
Field at Elon Tuesday afternoon in
the high school championship elimina
tion games. Leaksville had the edge on
Burlington in line plunges and end
runs. Leaksville’s score was the result
of a field goal in the third quarter by
Barksdale from the 15-yard line. In
the latter part of the last period Hill
intercepted a forward pass and ran 30
yards for a touchdown.
Officials were: Referee, Corboy; um
pire, Smith; head linesman, ^IcAdams.
Miss Mamie Sockwell visited her sis
ter at Bethlehem, N. C., during the
week-end.
THE “Y“ IN PORTO RICO
By Manuel Rodriguez
(Read before the Y. M. C. A.)
Porto Rico is a part of the U. S. A.
It is located in the Caribbean Sea and
is the leader among the Antilles. It
will be the mediator between Saxons
and Latins because is possesses both
languages and understands the ideals
of both races.
It covers 36,000 square miles, with
a million and a half inhabitants, two-
fifths of whom are mixed races and
three-fifths pure Spanish stock.
Because it is a part of the Union
we should consider the fact that it has
only one Y. M. C. which is located
at San Juan, a city of about 60,000.
The Y. M. C. A. is preparing leaders
to extend the work in the island. There
are two students in Y. M. C. A. College
in Chicago, Manuel Bueno and Frank
Campas. There are other men prepar
ing to be secretaries of the
other colleges.
The Porto Rican youth expectg
great deal from the Y. M. C. a ti,*
island needs Christian young mgjj *
direct politics, etc. The San Juan
lias lielped already and it is backed t'
ovcry influential member and
)-rominent man. The native youth'
a great admirer of nature, as a reauj.
of the beauty of the islands. Twelvf
months of the year a man can liyj
outdoors, so that the youth is a
lover of athletics. This is the grej.!
opportunity for the “Y” to reach th|
people and evjingelize the island.
Ponce, with about 55,000, has no \'
M. 0. A. The city bears the name
Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Plonjj^
As. an act of gratitude we should senj
Y. M. C. A. workers to Porto Rico for
what Ponce did for the United Stat«
Miss Sudie Gordon spent the
end here with Miss Creola Wagner '
Miss Grace Brewer spent the week,
end at her home in Holly Springs Nf
Miss Lois Hartmann spent the week-|
end in Greensboro, N. C., with rela
tives.
Miss Lillian Harrell spent the week
end in Burlington, N. C., with fricD(li.|
Misses Mary and Wiley Stout speiit|
the week-end at their homes in Sau.j
ford, N. C.
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