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WILIi WE SEE YOU AT DAVIDSON? ilaroon anb #oli) r - . y) ") i- ^ ^ 1. • MISS FRANCES TURNER WINS $1.00 VOLUME IX. ELON COLLEG, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927. NUMBER 7 Carolina Federation Of Music Clubs Met In Statesville, Oct. 7 MRS. W. A. HARPER, PRESI DENT, PRESIDED, Prof. Velie Made Interesting Talk. Hospitable Atmosphere Felt by Every Member. Last Friday n meeting of the Execu tive Board of the Nortli Carolina Fed eration of Music Clubs was held in the new Womau's Club House in States ville. The attendance was exception ally goT)d and prospects for the year’s work are fine as shown by enthusiasm at the meeting. The meeting was presided over by the state president, Mrs. W. A. Harper, In her message, Mrs. Harper presented a very interesting and worthy outline of work to be done during the year. The Federation feels fortunate in having so eftieient a president as Mrs. Harper and values her efforts highly. Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas, president of the South Atlantic district, was present and gave an interesting report of the Chi cago Biennial. This report was favor ably accepted and appreciated. The keynote of the session seemed to be in behalf of better nmsic for our churches. At the closing feature of the meeting a short recital was given by Mrs. Lucas, pianist, and Mr. Stimpson, organist. The hospitality extended to tlie visit ors by the women of Statesville is un surpassable. A delicious luncheon was served, and every one felt a warm friendliness existing between guests and hostesses. At the luncheon Prof. Velie gave a short, but very interesting talk. President W. A. Harper accompanied Mrs. Harper and Prof. Velie to States ville. Speech Of W. E. Sharpe At Banquet Wonderful Tribute JohiL Urqiiliart Newman, A. B., M. A., Ph.D., Litt. D., I). D., born Januarv 29, 1860. Yale 1906-07. Chicago 1917-18. Professor of Latin at Antiocli, Oiiio 1885-86. Professor of Latin anil Greek of Gra ham .Normal College 1886-90. Professor of Biblical Language and Literature. Elon College from 1890- Served as an assistant in the English Department in tlie University of North Carolina, 1882-83. Instructor in New Testament and Greek at Yale 1906-07. DR. J. U. NEWMAN What One Student, Out of the Hundreds of Students That Dr. Newman Has Had, Thinks of Him. REPRESENTED AT ELON rourteen Denominations Are Represent ed by One or More Students. Chris tians, Methodists and Baptists Lead. A tabulation has just been made of the religious affiliations of the Elon College students in the Regist)'ar’s of fice and it is found that of the 422 students wlio liave registered for the fall terra 164 are from the Cbriitian denomination, which denominatioa sup ports Elon College. The Methodists are the second largest group of the students numbering 79, and the Baptists third with 46. Other denominations represented are Presbyterians 38. Methodist Protestant 29, Lutheran 9. Holiness 2. Reformed 2, and one each from the Friends, Church of Christ, Catholic, Moravian, United Brethren, and Free Will Baptist churches. Forty-seven of the students here this year are not now church mem bers. Twenty-thi’ee young men of the stu dent body this year are studying for^ the miiiistry, and a number of young’ ladies are iireparing themselves for i directors of religious education in church work. Thirty-four students come from the home of ministers. These statistics concerning the religious i affiliations of the students at Elon this year compare favorably with the per centages of former years, the registrar states. CAPTAIN DACE JONES “Red” has been the victim of circum stances, in the form of hard luck and mishaps. The second day of practice he sprained his ankle, and it seems as if it will not get well. But with his cheery smile and sunny disposition he is instilling into his team that old fight and determination to win. N. C. P. a. TO MEET IN RALEIGR OCT. 27 State and Meredith Will Entertain H. L. HESTER. DUKE U. PRESIDENT PROMISE GOOD MEETING Misses Estelle Kelly and Marion Nalle were week-end guests of Miss Frances Turner at her home in Reids- .ville, N. C. The North Carolina Collegiate Press Asso'ciation will be held in Raleigh, Oc tober 27, 28, 29 with N. C. State Col lege and Meredith as host and hostesses. This semi-annual meeting promises to be the best that has ever been held in tlie history of the association. Accord ing to the announcement from Miss Frances G. Gibson, secretary, several prominent speakers are scheduled to speak. According to custom, there will be the usual discussion groups for the betterment and advancement of college annuals, magazines, and newspapers. Entertainment and social events will be many and varied, such as: banquet, buffet luncheon, seeing Raleigh, and watching the Carolina-State football game. The officers of the association are: H. L. Hester, of Duke University, Presi dent; David Carroll, of U. N. C,. first vice-president; Ann F. Johnston, of Queen’s College, second vice-president; Frances G. Gibson, of N.' C. C. W., sec retary; A. L. Aydlett, of N, C. State, treasurer. During my school life I have sat un der a great number of teachers. Some of them I liked, and others, I will frank ly admit, that 1 did not like. Some had a vast fund knowledge and knew how to impart it, while others seemed imable to express what they knew. Then there were a few that a little more acquaintance with their work would not have hurt at all. Of all these teachers that T have had there is one who, in my opinion, embo'dies all the qualities that a professor should have. The man of whom I speak is Dr. J. U. Newman, Professor of Biblical Language and Literature at Elon Col lege, North Carolina. As a teacher he is exceptional for a number of reasons. Everything he does or says performs a function and drives something home. All of his illustra tions serve to teach a fundamental truth, a truth which will sink into the mind and remain there. When he strays from the subject of discussion, as he sometimes does, the things he has (Continued on Page 2) ARE YOU AMBITIOUS? WANT TO BE A REPORTER? Mr. Morgan Stanley, ^27, was a week end visitor on the Hill. Miss Margaret ^^Bob^^ Corbitt, ’25, visited Elon on the week-end. Students from all classes are eligible to become reporters for the Maroon and Gold. Are you ambitious? Send in an article (not later than next Monday) so that the staff will know how to find out who are interested in newspaper reporting. There will be nine students chosen, and a Reporters’ Club organized, hav ing a place in the paper, and being recognized as part of the Maroon and Gold staff. This is a wonderful opportunity for students who are desirous of getting ahead in the world. It isn’t exactly what you learn and get credit for at college, but that which you do and don’t receive credit for on the college bo'oks, which often is the determining factor of your success in life. Think it over, scholars! WHAT ELON MEANS TO ALAMANCE COUNTY Dr. Harper, Our President, Prais ed For His Part In Making Elon What It Is Today. Elon's Value. In Dollars and Cents, Over a Million. “ZAC” WALKER “Zac” hails from Birmingham. He is an athlete and a scholar. His general ship in handling the Fighting Chris tians shows that he is a leader of men. His brilliant work at quarterback on oiir footbaU team is worthy of our highest praise. E TO BATTLE THE WILDCATS A Matter of Speed and Brains the Deciding Factor. WINNING ARTICLE After a week’s layoff without a game the Christians of Elon College are prim ing for the invasion into Davidson ter ritory. Heartened by the strong stand made against the Baptists in their last game the “Maroon Horde’’ under Coach Walker’s direction are hard at work this week polishing up their play in a determined effort to maintain the excellent brand of football displayed on the Baptist gridiron. With Zac Walker at quarter position for tlie Christians, good generalship and snappy play may be expected in the game with Davidson. Elon’s line average only 173 pounds, and the back- field 156 pounds. Davidson also has a light team this year; and with two light teams depending on speed and head- work for the game, the fans will no- doubt get the thrills for which they are looking. Davi Irrn 1 ns won from Elon regularly ill the })nst, l.ut tlie Elon supporters feel their team will be battling on more even terms this year with the Wildcats than ever before. Coach Baldwin of Wake Forest has paid our team and coach the compliment of saying that the state teams would find Elon a dif ferent problem this year, and advised them to watch their step in the games with the Christians. This is a big subject and needs more time than we can have here today. Like the “mile a minute” mule. Elon was charted by the Legislature ALnrch 11, 1889 and opened its doors March 2, 1890 at Mill Point, with Dr. W. S. Long president from lS90-189-t. They had five professors and the i)resi- dent, and less than 100 enrolled first year. I have here the 1893-1894 Catalogue showing 10 in the faculty with 130 en rolled—91 from North Carolina; 39 from Virginia. W. H. May is among this 130, also Dr. L. A. Walker and Corney Wliitesell. They had two buildings, the one that burned and a 25-room building for girls, as the Catalogue says—“mak ing a haiidsome and valuable property.’’ 1 don’t know if Dr. Harper was press agent at that time or not. Another item of interest, for young men. expenses, including tuition, board, room rent, fees and washing, $125.00 per annum. Dr. W. W. Staley, Pres. 1894-1905; Dr. E. L. Moffitt, Pres. 1905-1911: Dr. W, A. Harper, Pres. 1911- I also have the 1927 Catalogue, and by comparison, I note 37 members of the faculty and an enrollment of 400, which is their limit. These come from 19 states and three foreign countries. There are in the United States 607 colleges and universities. 400 are de nominational. but 60% of the students are in non-denominational schools. Elon’s money value is $1,243,137.14, with an endowment of $533,000.53. Davidson College was organized in 1837. '- (Continued on Page 2) SACRED CONCERT GIVEN RV MUSIC DEPT. A SUCCESS The Skinner Organ Played By Prof. Velie. a Work of Art. The winning article in the last issue was headed, “Alamance County Artist j Course Promises to be Best in History of School” and was written by Miss Frances Turner, a member of the Senior Class. Misses Lois Adamson and Luverne Cotney were week-end guests of Miss Ollie Stadler at her home on Holt street, BurlingtoTi, N. C. Sunday they were delightfully entertained at a luncheon given in their honor. Miss Lucy Boone was also a luncheon guest. The Alabamians expressed themselves as being delighted with the Tar Heels’ hospitality. The Sunday evening service of Octo ber 9th was in the form of a sacred concert, in charge of Prof. Velie, organ ist, assisted by Miss Fisher, soprano, and Mrs. Velie, contralto. The main part of the auditorium was filled to ca^Dacity. These concerts, given b\ the Music Department, are increas- ing in popularity from week to week. The sacred atmosphere created by these splendid performances in the beautiful Whitley auditorium, has added greatly to the spiritual upbuilding of the com* nj unity. The programme for the Sunday eve ning service was as follows: Scripture—Psalm 98. Prayer—Dr. W. M. Jay. Largo from “New World” Symphony —Dvorak-CIongh-Leigter. Chanson—Candlyn. Evensong—Martin, (by Prof. Velie). My God and Father—Marston (by Miss Fisher and Mrs. Velie). Song of India—N. Rimsky-Korsakow, (by request). Love Dream—Liszt. Ronde Francaise—Boellmann. Grand Chorus in D—Spence (by Prof. Velie.) Hymn 268 (Congregation standing). Benediction.
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