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VOLUME VIII.
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1927.
NUMBER 5-
ELON CLOSES BfllLLmijT
SEASON OF BASE6IIIL
Statistics Show Good Average For Team.
WON 14 GAMES AND LOST 4
AN EXCELLENT ARRAY OF
OFFICERS WILL BE HEAOS
Elon has just gone through the most
successful baseball season in the his
tory of the school. Unfortunately three
of the four games in the lost column
were dropped tc teams ■within this
state. This, of course, means that our
chances for highest state honors are
about lost. However this does not mean
that we w'ill not head the list next sea
son. With the probable return of the
entire pitching staff and five other regu
lars, we can expect a team which will
bid high for the coveted “State Cham
pionship. ’ ’
The members of the 1927 varsity are
to be commended for the record they
have made for the college. They have
been loyal to the Coaches, to the Col
lege, and to themselves. May the men
who' receive the coveted be as
proud of it as we are of them.
The following figures show the work
of the team and players:
Fielding Averages
Po. A. E. Av.
H- Shepherd 0 7 0 1000
- Gilliam 192 9 2 990
Fowler 8 31 1 975
I). Shepherd 97 16 6 950
Braxton 33 1 2 944
Walker 11 11 923
Slaughter 3 7 6 2 920
C. Crutchfield 11 0 1 917
li-.Crutchfield 21 52 9 890
Hoyle - 21 24 8 849
Harrington 20 44 16 800
Brown 0 3 1 750
Sims 39 0 7 730
Clark 0 0 2 000
Team 455 216 61 917
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Judging From Enthu^asm With Which
New Officers Are Entering Upon Their
Work Great Things Will be Done.
BASEBALL MEN KONOBEO
FOR THEIR SPLENDID WORK
Varsity Players Presented Sweaters as
a Token of the Student Body’s
Appreciation.
The members of Elon^s victorious
team were amply rewarded for their
\vork on the diamond this season at the
last chapel service of the year last Fri
day when they were presented w’ith gold
sweaters bearing the coveted large
maroon Preceding the presenta
tion, Graduate Manager C. M. Cannon
read out the names of the winners of
letters and monograms in fo-otball,
basVntball and baseball. The sweaters,
symbols of the appreciation of the stu-
lent body for the stellar work of its
diamond artists, were presented by
Major.'J. J. Henderson, the author of
the deep-toned “Play Ball" often
heard at Comer Field. Major Hender
son, a college letter man himself, made
a short arid interesting talk on good
sportsmanship and the place of clean
athletics in college life. He stated that
the hard, clean player and not the pro
fessional or the “wo'ofer”, is the true
sportsman. He also declared that at the
X^resent time his “W” from Ohio Wes
leyan gave him a thrill that his degree
ftom that institution did not. Captain
Braxton spoke in behalf of the team,
thanking the student body for its back
ing and co-operatioii.
The seventeen w'inners of these re
wards of merit are: Captain Braxton,
Briggs, Brown, Clark. Cooper, C. Crutch
field, H. Crutchfield, Fowler, Gilliam,
Harrington, Hoyle, D. Shepherd, H.
Shepherd. Sims. Slaughter, Walker, and
Manager M. G. Stanley.
E. W. McCauley w'as chosen by a big
majority tO' head the Student Senate
for next year. “Mac" came to Elon
in the fall of 1924 from Oak Ridge.
Mac" has been a student as w’ell as
a leading athlete and one of our all
round men. He will head the Semite
well, just as he led the “Fighting
Christians’’ as captain of the football
team.
Representatives from the classes to
the Senate have been elected as follows:
Sophomore. P. S. Baines and G. Jack
son; Junior, David Shepherd. C. J.
Thomas, and G. D. Kelly. Senators for
the Senior class have not been elected.
The girls chose Rosebud Kimball for
their president by a big majority. Miss
Kimball is one of our most capable girls
and the student body is sure that the
work of the Council will be done very
efiiciently with Miss Kimball at the
head.
The following class council members
hpve been elected; Sophomore. Malva
Hight; Junior, Sara Deaton and Alma
Rountree; Seniors, Ruby Braxton and
Margaret Moffitt.
The Junior class elected officers for
next year’s Senior class as follows:
Paul McNeil, president; Frank Alex
ander, vice president; Ruth Kimball,
secretary; and Minnie Johnston, treas
urer.
The Junior class will be headed by
R. pj. Sims. Tom Strader will be vice-
president; Jewel Truitt, secretary, and
G E. Ring, treasurer.
The Sophomore president is Vernon
Briggs. Mildred Arledge is vice-i>resi-
lent; Atarj’’ Wilson, secretary, and
Brock Jones, treasurer.
Officers for another very important
or^nization have been elected, the
Religious Activities Organization. They
are as follows: Carolyn PoTvell. presi
dent; Paul McNeil, vice-president; Gra
ham Rowland, secretary; and Ruth
Kimball, treasurer.
R. E. Brittle w'as chosen as superin
tendent of the college Sunday school.
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PEAHEAD WALKER
MEETING OF N. C. C.
P,A.RELDATN.C.C,W.
5, 6,1IS27
Hook and Kipka. Editor and Managing
Editor. Respectively, attended En
thusiastic Meeting.
“PEAHEAD"WSLKER CHOSEN
COACH OF MAJOR SPORTS
Has Had An Excellent Record Both
as College Player and Coach.
Elon College. May Hi.—The announce
ment that Coach D. C. Walker will take
charge of the coaching of the three
major sports at Elon College next year
has been made officially by the faculty
athletic committee. 'This announce
ment is favorably received by the stu
dent body and the various alumni
groups because of the success of the
teams with which Coach Walker has
been ri550cl;itcd iii tj.v past, du-d be-
cause of the firm coiiviction of those
who know him that his success, will be
continued .with the teams representing
Elon College.
Coach Walker is familiarly known in
North Carolina as Coach “Pea Head"
Walker of the “Little Christians,"
formerly coach at Atlantic Christian
College but now in professional base
ball with the Wilson Bugs of the Vir
ginia, league as shortstop.
He will report at Elon as chief
mentor witn the opening of football
practice next fall. His outstanding
success as a player and as a coach well
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The thirteenth semi-annual meeting
of the North Carolina Collegiate Press
Association was held at Greensboro, N.
C., May 5, 6. 7, with the North Carolina
College as liost. Paul G. Hoo'k, editor-
in-chief and C. W. Kipka. managing edi
tor, were the Maroon and Gold's repre
sentatives. The meeting opened with a
banquet at the 0. Henry hotel. From
that minute until we left the pretty
girls of N. C., with their pleasing per
sonalities, their buffet luncheons, sup
pers and their receptions proved to be
very hospitable and excellent entertain
ers. The guests enjoyed every minute
of their stay. They also remember the
excellent luncheon given by G. C. Col
lege.
The Maroon and Gold applied for
membership and were accepted as mem
bers of this association. This is a long
stride forward and will mean much, in
the future, to the Maroon and Gold.
In the group meetings the discus
sions were lively. The address given
by the president. Mayor Jeffres, a mem
ber of the Daily News staff and a mem
ber of the Winston-Stalem Journal staff,
pertained to all publications. These
iw'ere listened tc with interest and were
beneficial to all. Meetings of this char
acter broadens the mind of the students,
I creates L-losor companionship between
'students of different colleges, makes
them more capable to fill their positions
on the staff and aids them in many
other ways. We’re prediciting more and
better publicatio'ns for next year. What
da you say, “embryonic journalists"?
Let’s go!
MANY RECITALS AHE HELD
DOBING PAST FEW WEEKS
MBS. W. A RABPER ATTENDS
CONVEKTION III CIIICAGO
Gives Addresses at Both State and
National Conventions.
The college community is proud that
the recent session of the North Carolina
Music Federation re-elected !Mrs. W. A.
Harper president for a term of two
additional years. It is also gratifjang
to note the growth of tlie music work
of the state under Mrs. Harper’s presi
dency. Her address as given at the
High Point Convention and her report
were favorably commented on in the
public press.
Mrs. Harper also attended the bien-
iiial session of the National Music Con
vention in Chicago, where she made an
address on the work that has been ac
complished ill North Carolina for the
past two years.
The Music Lovers’ Club of the col
lege is a member of the State Federa
tion and also of the National Federa
tion. Mrs. Harper has been active in
the w’ork of the local club since its
organization and Maroon and Gold
' congratulates her and the college on her
good work and distinction in this im
portant field of culture.
Music Students Appear in Very Interest
ing Programs Which Highly Enter
tain Those Who Attend.
BEAR CATS HAVE A VERV
SUCCESSFDL SEASON ALSO
Reserve Team Vies With Varsity by
Winning Five Out of Six Games
Played.
Elon produced her second winning
baseball team for the season when the
Bear Cats," under the tutelage of
Coach VanCleave, won five of their six
contests with fast high school nines for
a percentage of .883. In doing this,
tliey outscored their opponents more
tlian twice, tallying 5(3 runs to- their
victims’ 27. These men have received
valuable training in the national pas
time and should prove to be valuable
assets in Elon’s race for the state
championship next year.
The men who composed the Bear Cat
squad are; Pitchers—Hunt, Cox, Dea
ton, Corbitt, Smith, and Loy; catchers
Kelly and Lankford; infielders—F.
Caddell. Corbitt. Smith, W'ylie, Bo-ck,
Harmon, Braxton, and Lankford; out
fielders—Duncan, Harmon, Parker, Cog
gins, Ring, and Kelly.
Their record is as follows:
Elon 6 Gibsonville 2
Elon 9 Hub 4
Elon 12 Elon High Schoo'l 8
Elon 19 - Hub 2
Elon 9 Mebane 3
Elon 1 - Greensboro 8
On Saturday evening. May 14, 1927,
al 8 o’clock, Miss Mary Addie White
and Mr. David Brown Harrell rendered
the finest musical program of the sea
son. Miss White’s performance on the
o'jgan was wonderful, and showed that
she has been a faithful and diligent
student. Mr. Harrell held his audience
entranced by his wonderful interpreta
tions of Beethoven and Liszt. It was
decidedly the outstanding feature in
music at Elon this season. The Girls’
Glee Club was greatly enjoyed, show
ing some talent of marked ability.
On May 11. 1927, at 8 o’clock. Misses
Pauline Shoffner. pianist; Mabel Alex-
ande]' nn I Lucy Boone, sopranos en
tertained their audience in the Whitley
Membrial auditorium very successfully.
The certificates awarded to each were
amply earned.
On May 4, 1927, at 8 o’clock. Misses
Kathleen Paschall and Ella Keyser play
ed and sang to the delight of their
listeners. Miss Keyser’s voice is in
dicative of a brilliant future.
On April 28, 1927, at 8 o’clock, Misses
Mary Stout and Bruce Reid Cates gave
a recital. Miss Cates’ voice thrilled
and held her audience. The per
formance of each was a treat to music
levers.
Elon College feels proud of the fact
that she has such an accomplished
teacher as Prof. Velie in her music de
partment. The recitals .were a marked
success in every respect.
THIRTy-SEVENTH ANNHAL
COMMENCEMENT OF ELON
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Speakers of Note Are Appearing;
Commencement Program Is
Interesting.
The thirty-seventh annual commence
ment of Elon College will begin on Sat
urday evening, May 21. w’hen the Choral
Society will present the oratorio. “The
Rose Maiden." under the direction of
Prof. Velie, and will continue through
until Tuesday, May 24th, w'hen the 54
seniors will receive their degrees. The
graduation class this year is the largest
to' finish so far in the history of the
college.
On Sunday morning the baccalaureate
sermon will be given by Dr. Robert M.
Hopkins, of St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Hop
kins is the chairman of the Executive
Committee of the International Sunday
School Council and president of the
United Christian Missionary Society of
the Disciples of Christ. He stands in
the very forefront of Christian leader
ship in America.
Sunday afternoon at four o’clock
Prof. Velie will give an organ vesper
service.
Sunday evening at eight o’clock the
president will give the baccalaureate
address. The subject announced for th»
occasion is, “Some Fundamental As
sumptions." On Monday morning the
class day exercises of the cla.ss of '27
will be given, and Monday afternoon
the society representatives w’ill speak.
The society representatives and their
subjects are: Psvk.ih'on—Susie Elder,
subject, “The Real Unreal;" Rosebud
Kimball, subject, “Brotherhood Through
L^nderstanding. ’ ’ Philologian—J. Paul
McNeill, subject, “The Stream of
Life;" Paul G. Hook, subject. “The
New Soutli." Psiphelian—Nannie Gra
ham, subject, “Noble Discontent;"
Caroline PoTvell, subject, “The Art of
Arts." Clio—^F. H. Alexander, subject.
‘Unfinished Tasks;" D. B. Harrell, sub
ject, “The Call of Life." Monday
night the alumni oration w'ill be given
by Mr. J. L. Crumpton, of Winston-
Salem. of the class of ^17. Mr. Crump
ton is an insurance man who has made
good in Iiis profession and he appreci
ates the value of insurance for financing
higher education. His subject will deal
with this theme and it is expected that
he will tell his fellow alumni some
things that will be especially enlighten-
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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
MEETS MONDAY. MAY 23
At six o’clock. Monday evening, the
Alumni Association will have its annual
banquet. At eight o’clock in the audi
torium. Mr. J. L. Crumpton, Ph. D., ’17,
will deliver the alumni address. Mr.
Crumpton will speak on “Life Insur
ance and College Finance."
Immediately after the address a busi
ness meeting of the association will be
held. At this meeting a Constitution
and By-Laws will be presented for
adoption. The committees, which were
appointed last fall to co-operate with
the college, will report on their "work.
There are five of these committees: on
Administration, on Instruction, on
Finance, on Athletics, and on Mem
orials. The work of these committees
will be more fully defined and members
for the next year elected. The associa
tion will have under advisement the
election of a Field Secretary to give
either full or part time to the work of
the association. This will probably be
one of the most important meetings the
association has ever held^