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ilaroon mh (iolb VOLUME VI. ELON COLLEGE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924 NUMBER 16 Elon Debaters Fall Before Emory and Henry Teams In Third Intercollegiate Meet O Held Friday Night Discuss Power of Supreme Court to Declare Acts of Congress Unconstitutional. VIRGINIANS GET VOTES peei and Hook Represent Elon at Home, WMle McCauley and Hainer Go to Emory and Henry. The Sui*reine Court of tlie United States was sustaine'd in its power to de- dare acts of Congress unconstitutional in a decision handed down here Friday night by the judges of the Elon-Emory and Henry intercollegiate debate, which decision w'on the debate for Emovv and Henry. The questioiuas framed was that the Constitution should be so amended as to deny to'the Supreme Court this power. B. M. Hook and Henry A .Peel repre sented Elon on the aftirmative side and T. L. Williams and C. W. Nash w'ere the speakers for Emory and Henry, up holding the negative. The- decision was unanimous in favor of the negative. The affirmative team contended that the framers of the constitution intend ed that Congress should havo all law making power, but that now' the Su preme Court judges are virtually the law makers of this ■e-o-w^try, and that this is opposed to the fundamental prin ciples of popular government. The nc'gative side undertook their argument from the viewpoint that the present system i?. and luis for 135 years been satisfactory, that the court is jus tified in exercising this power, that the judges fire competent and their deci sions wise. This was tlie third annual intercolle giate debate between these two colleges, and completes a three year contract. After the debaters had finished speak ing, !Mr. Xash on behalf of his college ■brought greetings from the students and faculty of Emory nnd Henry to the students and faculty of Elon and expressed the hope that the present friendly relations would continue in the present between the tw'o colleges. President W. A. Harper presided over tiie debate, and Professor J. W. Barney served as tiine-keej)er and secretary. The judges for this occasion were W. T, Ward of Graham, H. J. Rhodes of Burlington, and A. B. Owen of Gil)Son- ville. J. E. McCauley and II. C. llainer, rep resented Elon’s negative team at Em ory and Henry, and lost by a vote of three to nothing. Their opponents were L. B. Tate and ls\. S. Kincheloe. MRS. HARPER’S MOTHER CONVALESCENT AT ELON Mrs. Walker, Mrs. W. A. Harper’s mother, is now convalescent at Mrs. Harper’s liome here at Elon. Her con dition is much improved at this w’rit- ing, and it is felt that she is now out of danger. Mrs. Walker was very sick for several weeks and was a patient at a Guilford county hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Harper spent some time with her while she was in the hospital, and made several trips until she was brought to their home here. Tliis news will be a source of pleasure to all Mrs. Harper ’s friends and those who know Mrs. Wal ker. DR. IMIIPER iNOIIEDlBY MEETIi IN AILANIII On Program of Federal Council of Churches. Unable to Attend, but Sends Speech. Will be Printed in Federal Council Bulletin. Tlie Federal Council of Cliurchcs, the largest body of Cliristian w’orkers rep resenting all the evangelical denomina tions of America, met in Atlanta, Ga.. the lirst week in Becc-mber and re mained in session for a week. Dr. At kinson attendt'd from Elon and gave.an account of the session at the Sunday morning service here last Sunday. Dr. Harper was also scheduled to at tend this great meeting and was given a ])lace on the program for one of the noonday devotional addresses on Per sonal Religion. His subject was Per sonal Religion and Public Righteous ness.’ Tlie serious illness of !Mrs. Har per’s mother kept him from going. He sent the copy of his address to the sec retary, Dr. S. M. Cavert, who announced that it will be jirinted in the next is sue of the Federal Council Bulletin. Elon students appreciate the higli honor thus conferred upon their presi dent, one of the highest honors that can come to a Christian layman. And there is deep regret that Dr. Harper was unable to attend. The students look forward with real pleasure to see ing his address in print. TO PHOTOGRAPH SUN S ECLIPSE FROM PLANE The army air service has instraeted the commanding officer of McCook field. Dayton, Ohio, to assist Dr. David Todd, of Amherst College, in attempts on January 24 to photograph from an air plane the eclipse of the sun. Plights by army pilots to photograph such eclipses have been made in alti tudes ranging froju 13,000 to 18,000 feet. At such heights, aviation photog raphers point out, atmospheric dust docs Jiot hinder the making of the pictures. In experiments at Miami such intense- cold was found at the high altitudes that the oil which lubricated the cam era froze. In Dr. Todd's flight it is planned to lubricate the camera with fllcohoJ. PROF. SUN«, BENNEIT_ SPEAKS A! CLIO MEETING Good Program is Also Given. Many Different Topics. During a t-row'iic*!, regular busi^iess session of tlie Clio Literary Society last Tuesday evenjiif^, ilr. G. C. White aud Mr. 1). L. Ham'll were elected junior coniniencenient orators. Tliey arc quite- able to till these pl.'ices of honor. The literary session was as follows: Onrrent Events—Clyde Hawn. J[r. Haw'n in his events took into coTisideration conditions at home as well as those abroad. Tn his tactful way he presented news of universal interest. Original Sl.ort Story, “The Strange Stranger”.—S. K. Abell. Tn this story Jlr. Abell presents a pathetic picture, a synopsis of which is here appended: “On a cold winter day a stranger came to the home of Mr. Gordau. All kindness was shown (Continued on Page Four) We are soon to sei>arate for the holidays and a brief period of happy association with loved ones and the hallowed scenes and places of home. Such love’s renewal is for college men and women the charm of the Christmas tide. May each student enjoy this high fellowship to the full! May we garner its each ripe and rich experience in the spirit of Him for Whom the season is named. The fall semester of our College work has been marked by a splendid spirit of growing comradesliip and co-operation of stude-nts and College authorities. This is a situation devoutly to be thankful for. Life in the Christian sense is not conflict, not competition, but harmony and co operation. Elon can serve the bouyant young life that foregathers to her campus in no finer way than in inculcating the spirit of such brother hood and fellowship! In the years of active life, her contribution in this direction will be recalled by each faithful son and daughter as the most priceless inlieritance of the College life and experience. More valu able even than the mental culture received for the College man and w'o- man is the spirit of Christian fellowship-our Mother Elon has set be fore her as the goal of her relationship with her sons and daughters. Let us therefore be merry in glad association and good fellowsliip dur ing the Christmas seajSon! Let us return in the spirit of those happy experiences to add still further luster to the spirit of harmonious co operation w'hich has characterized our life together these i^ast four months! \ NATIONAL PARK MAY RE ESTABLISHED IN STATE A Merry Cliristmas^to you! W. A. HARPER. Senators and Representatives Taking Great Interest. May Be at Blowing Rock and Linville Falls Section, Misses Walker, McLean and Matlock Receive Honorable Mention. The Psiphelians held their regular meeting last Wednesday and after the business had been disposed of the fol lowing program w’^as rendered; Life of Prank Capatosro—Ruth Ly- erly. ]\Iiss Lyerly’s i>aper was well con structed and she gave many interesting facts about the jnaii’s life. Ways to Work Out Your Own Mind Cure—Foy Matlock. Miss Matlock gave many excellent suggestions of how this might be done. The Psiphelian girls realized the trutli of her statements and felt that they would be benefited by follow'ing them. Fashions—Doris McLean. Miss McLean’s suggestions as to the kind of costumes which are most suit able for street, afternoon, and also evening wear, were especially interest ing to the girls. A Unique Wedding—Kathryn Roney. From the description given by Miss Roney, the wedding was indeed a uni que one. Her work was very good. Current Events—Louise Caston. Miss Caston gave some very interest ing events and some wdiich we all should know. Humor—Corinna Walker. ]\[iss Walker’s jokes were well se lected and very humorous. She gave them in n very pleasing manner. The judges decided in favor of Misses Walker, McLean, and Matlock as the best three on program. TRINITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL CONSIDER DUKE OFFER AT MEETING ON DECEMBER 29 The board of trustees of Trinity Col lege will meet December 29 to consider whether or not the college will accept the terms of the Duke trust fund. Tinder the terms of the trust Trinity must change its name to Duke Univer sity to receive a $6,000,000 buildin: fund and a large share of the income of the $-1:0,000,00 trust fund. DR.t A. HARPER GIVING ILLOSTRATEO LECTORES Slides Show Progress of Christian Church. Includes Elon. Richmond Paper Speaks Favorably. Here in January. Dr. Harper has been giving an illus trated lecture on “The Enterprises of the ChristiaJi Church” at several con ference's and churches this i^all. The Religious Activities Organization has arranged to have liiui give this lecture here on the second Sunday night in January. Prof. Hook prepared the slides in his Physics Laboratory of Photogra phy. The li-'Cture depicts for the eye the liistory and progress of the Chris tian Church, including Elon College. This will be looked forward to with high expectation by the students and faculty, as well as the people of the community. The lecture was given at the Richmond Christian Church on last Sunday night. The Times Disjiatch of that city made very favorable comment on the pictures and the spirit of prog ress and development that was revealed. PHILOLOGIANS PROOOCE NTERESTWG PROGRAMS ^Senators aud Representatives in Con gress from North Carolina are taking a great interest in the proposal to es tablish in this State a new National Park, probably in the Blowing Rock and Linville Falls section of the Blue Ridge Mountains. But they believe that every organized activity in the State should get to w’ork, and that every individual of forward-looking mind should do all that can be done at once, and quickly, to see to it that the new National Park is established in North Carolina and not some other State. • I The recent visit to Wasliingtou of the committee created by the legislature has had a good effect in Washington and is appare-ntly bearing fruit, to judge from the remarks being made. But Virginia, Tennessee, and other states are actively organizing their campaigns to obtain the National Park for their states, and Senators aud Rep resentatives of North Carolina believe that the whole population of the state should get behind the efforts of the committee appointed by the legislature, and that North Carolinians, irrespective of section or community, should lend their heartiest support to the commit tee, aud otherwise interest themselves iu accordance with whatever opportu nity they Jiave or can create, to see that the Park is created in North Caro lina. The announcement made by Senator Simmons of North Carolina a few days ago, to the effect that North Carolina should have the park, because the state is already equipped with a magnificent concrete highway system, because there is no other section of the country east of tlie Rockies which can compare in natural scenic grandeur with that of North Carolina, and because of accessi bility, has created interest among Sen ators and Representatives, and a num ber of them are inquiring as to the prospect suggested by Senator Simmons that he will aid in organizing a large group of Senators and Representatives to visit the state, to view the proposed sites for the park. Preliminary drafting of the report of the committee, headed by Congressman H. W. Temple of Pennsylvania, to re commend to the Secretary of the Inter ior a suitable site has begun, and it is certain at this writing that the claims of North Carolina are to be very care fully considered and fully reported on. Are Getting Down to Real Work After Their Annual Entertainment. On last Thursday evening the Philo- logian Literary Society held its regu lar meeting and after the business ses- sioJi a program of high quality was presented. The first number on the program was a talk on The Industries of Guilford County, by W. C. Coley. Mr. Coley gave some very interesting facts in regard to the industrial importance of Guilford county. The second number was a trio by P. G. Hook, Gordon Crymes, and J. H. Dol lar. This number Avas an interesting diversion from the regular order. Paul Walker then spoke on Bessemer High School, giving nn interesting ac- (Contonued on Page Two) AMERICAN SCHOOL UF ART IN FRANCE MEETS WITH SUCCESS The success of the American School of Art of Paris, a branch founded three years ago by the American School of Art of New York, lias been such that another school is to be opened in Flor ence. ELere advanced students, from December to April of each year, may continue their studies in architecture F.nd decoration courses. From the school in Florence trips will be made for pur poses of study to Rome, Naples, Peru gia, Assisi, Bolgna, Venice, Verona, Milan, and Padua. The Paris school specializes in dec oration, architecture, costume design, stage design, illustration and advertiso- ment designing. The turkeys arc hoping that the axOv; won’t do their Christmas chopping 1 early—Greensboro Daily News.
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