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MAROON AND GOLD
December 8
1927.
PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF ELON C0L1.EGE
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Entered at the Post-Office at Elon College, N. C., as Second-Class Matter.
TWO DOLIiABS PER COLLEGE YEAR
STAFF
Editorial Staff
Paul G. Hook, ’28 V
C. W. Kipka, ’29 Managing Editor
G. D. Colclough, ’26 Alumni Editor
Business Staff
G B Ring ’29 Business Manager
p' B Sawyer ’29 Assistant Business Manager
W. p. Lawrence. Jr., ’29 Advertising Manager
H. E. Shepherd, '29 Assistant Advertising Managed
Circulation Staff
C. P. Thompson, '29, Manager
Jewell Truitt, ’29 Cecil Cox, ’29
G. F. Womble, ’29 T. B. Brown, ’29
Reporters’ Club
Frances Turner, ’28, President
Esther Brookshire, ’28 David Shepherd, ’29
R. N. Moses, ’30 Margaret Moffit, ’28
R. G. Davis, ’29 Maurice Carrow, ’31
11. T. Efird, ’29 K. B. Hook. ’31
J. W. Barney ■> Faculty Advisor
ADVERTISING BATES UPON REQUEST
All articles for publication must be in the tands of the Managing Editor hy 12:00 M.,
Monday. Articles received from an unknown source -will not he published.
TNE KtmPUfKBT
THE VALUE OF THE CURRENT MAGAZINE IN
THE CLASS ROOM
A current magazine is useful in the class room in enabling the
students to become more familiar with the present day authors, in
affording them an opportunity to compare thei authors of the present
with those of the past, and to' judge how^ closely the author follows
the rules of good English. Many students study the text very hard.
They read Dickens, Scott, Shelly, and others. They become very
familiar with the text, with the lives and works of these great men.
But, if you should ask them to name ten authors of the present day,
they will, in all probability, be unable to comply with your request.
In daily discussions the authors of' the present are mentioned much
more frequently than those of the past; therefore, if the student is
familiar with authors of the present, asj well as with those of the
past, he will be much more capable and desirous of entering into
daily discussions or conversations.
One cannot determine the, worth of an object, either concrete or
abstract, unless he has some scale, some measuremenfl with which
he can compare it. If he is to appreciate either the past or’ present
author he must be familiar with both and compare them with each
other. If he thinks of the deep, hidden treasures of Browning, the
light sordid productions of Sinclair Louis, the polished lines of Keats,
or the gloom and mystery of Poe, he can easily determine the worth
of each. This comparison will aid him in thinking and talking more
intelligently in the literary world.
By the use of the magazine the student can compare the author’s
work with the rules and suggestions of the text used.* He will notice
the sentences, as to their length, construction, and effectiveness?
Does the paragraph have a topic sentence? If it does, is it placed
first or last? Does the paragraph contain unity? Are the transi
tional sentences or paragraphs satisfactory? Does the article, as a
whole, contain unity? Is the subject well developed? These things
and many more will be noted, and the student will profit much by
these concrete examples.
The use of the current magazine adds much, interest to a course
that otherwise may be extremely dull or dry. Topics of timely in
terest. as areonautics, inventions, games, and many others are dis
cussed in an intelligent manner. The student becomes intensely in
terested in the subject and therefore does much better class work,
accomplishes, much more for himself, and acquires more knowledge
than he would by studying a mere set of rules with little direct ap
plication.
This idea has been introduced into our English department here.
The students of the English IV-A class, under Prof. Barney are
using the Atlantic Monthly in their daily class work. We believe
that the method has been highly successful, and, would recommend
it to others. The articles, stories and poems in the Atlantic Monthly
are written by some, of the best informed members of various pro- P. B. Sawyer, fined three dollars for
fessions and by prominent authors and are highly valuable not only unnecessarily loud snaring at three
as models of good English but as sources of current and valuable "’'■'o'''' *
out last year on the mid-term exams. Let s try
number. WE CAN. If each does his or her part, WE WlLl^.
—E C—
No doubt many of the Elon Alumni are aware of the crime com
mitted in the Isle of Wight County, Va. They may also recall that
Hon. George F. Whitley, a former Elon student, and now a member
of the Board of Trustees, is commonwealth attorney for this county.
The article below, taken from the Richmond limes Dispatch, ex
plains the attitude of the thinking people of Virginia concerning his
action in this case :
ISLE OF WIGHT SHAMED
(Eichniond Times Dispatch, Editorial)
Pending a possible appeal in behalf of the Negro man, Winniiigliam, who
has been convicted anil sentenced to death in the Hustings Court of the City
of Richmond for a hideous crime, committed in Isle of Wight County^ it may be
said with all propriety that the verdict of the jury constitutes a further vindica
tion of the Commonwealth's attorney and the sheriff of Isle of Wight and a
further reproach to the voters of that county.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Whitley and Sheriff W. H. Chapman were un
justly and unreasonably defeated for re-election by the voters of Isle of Wight
for the sole reason, apparently, that the voters of Isle of Wight were not satis
fied that these officers fdlowed the due and orderly processes of the law in deal
ing with the case of the man Winningham. Unjustly and unreasonably, the
voters of Isle of Wight County met in mass- meeting and nominated other can
didates for these offices, and then proceeded, by a majority vote, to elect these
nominees of a ruiiip-convention—for that is what the mass-meeting was in
effect.
Their quarrel with the sheriff was that he had iiot apprehended and kept
in custody the Negro before ho committed the bestial crime of which he now
has been, convicted. As demonstrated by the finding of a commission charged
with investigating the mental conditio'n of Winningham and now by the verdict
of the Hustings Court jury, the sheriff was precisely right in the course he
followed. Their quarrel with the Commonwealth’s attorney, so far as it can
be understood was on: the ground that' he had fearlessly performed his full duty
in protecting the criminal, after he had been arrested, from violence at the hands
of a lawless mob.
When the voters of Isle of Wight, in the majority, virtually turned out of
office the two men who liad courageously and in the face of hostile criticism
pursued the line of their strict duty, the voters of Isle of Wight struck a blow
at the orderly administration of justice in their old county.
After the verdict' and sentence of the Hustings Court of the City of Rich
mond, it is difficult to see how the voters of Isle of Wight can avoid jfeeling a
sense of shame. And if the judge of the Circuit Court of Isle of Wight appoints
Mr. Whitley to fill the vacancy caused,by the fine refusal of the rump-nominee
to serve as Commonwealth's attorney, that sense of shame will be intensified.
—E C—
M.eow, wimmin • an’ men. While I
was creeping cautiously about under
an Elon professor’s table, in dire dread
of hav.ing my tail smashed by a No.
14 shoe, and waiting in hopeful antici
pation for the crumbs tliat might
chance to fall, I overheard this wise
‘‘prof.’’ say somethin’ I don’t believe.
He said the greatest water power in
the world is developed by Niagara
Falls. I believe the greatest water
power ini the world is developed by wo
men’s tears. Don’t you agree with me
men? Shore; college “prof.” don’t
know everything.
Hungrily yours.
Oscar.
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P. S. Patronize my advertisers.
—Jokes in boys’ dormitories—
For Sale—sound proof snare mufflers.
Buy one today and save a fine of three
dollars.
P. B. Sawyer, 540-18 Snareproof Alley.
—Beds made up! —
Proceedings of the Student Senate.
Percy Hudson, fined ten cents for
occupying two church seats and thus
forcing Freshman Highsmith to stand
up.
facts.
—E C—
REVIEWING
Examinations are almost here. We believe that there has been
more studying done this year than ever before in the first serrtester.
This is an extellent start, and we hope that the interest will con
tinue. However, the greater majority ofi us need a review before
the mid-term exams. A careful review bring the most important
facts in any course more clearly to', mind. We should have been
reviewing for the' past week; but if we have not, let us start today.
opposite each other in comedy parts;
Red Jones and Fern Lasley plsy
juvenile leading parts; Virginia Harden,
pay the Elon Fire Department, nine who is new in the department, is espe-
cents for being on the Alumni Build- 1 cially admirable in her part; Evan. Ray
. ing at three A. M., and thirty-seven plays the part opposite Miss Harden
You who may be on the border line, make one last intensive effort,' dollars for having red hair. | The first auditorium rehearsal was
and you will be rewarded for your trouble. ' Seven students flunked ^ Cecil Cox, fined twenty-five cents for given last evening, and every actor per-
o’clock A. M.
Freshman Colclough. fined eighty-nine
cont^ for asking E. W. McAulay if he
was a freshman.
*Oop^’ Netherly, fined three cents
for turning in a false fire alarm. When
the fire wagon came, it was discovered
that it was only Little Eed Kipka
snooping around on the Alumni Build
ing.
Little Red Kipka^ fined two cents to
using Paul McNeill’s tooth brush with
out the owner’s permission.
“Slats” Walker and Major Hoople
plead horae-sickness and w'ere let off
with warning to do no more hog calling
during study hours.
‘'*Monk” Alexander, excused for
dropping a bag of water on Senator
Thomas.
—Clean towels!—
One of “Macs” Pretty Girls: How
did you ever learn to kiss like that?
“Mac” McNeill: I play the saxo
phone.
—Floors swept!—
Ella Keyser: Don’t you think red
looks green in the dark?
Mabel Alexander (in a reminiscent
mood): I don’t know, you see Mr.
Copeland didn’t get a chance—papa
was along.
—Quiet!—
When the lights went out in the din
ing hall the other morning. Dean Sav
age called two assistants to help
chaperone Frances Dark and. P. G.
Hook.
—“Shorty” Cummings studying!—
Prof. Barney: Did the doctor call
to see your son yesterday?
Dr. Alexander: No'; it doesn’t take
a doctor to tell what ails him.
Prof. Barney: Well, what do you
think is the matter with Frank?
Dr. Alexander: It is clearly a case
of high blonde pressure.
—^Five bucks!—
“And Moses led through the wilder
ness—where he leads me I will follow,'”
mused Jewel Truitt as she was dream
ing dreams.
—For sitting on bed!—
GIRLS. I want your GOSSIP also.
Yours truly, Oscar.
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formed in a most spirited manner. Th&
cast and. the play are everything neces
sary to an evening’s entertainment.
This is one of the prettiest and most
popular plays of the past few years.
Claiborne Foster has popularized thi»
play all over the country. The story
concerns Patricia Harrington, a girl
who “runs second” to her ouder sister.
She is the “Patsy” who is blamed
w'henever anything goes wrong^ and is
forced to remain in the background in
ordei^ that her sister may be presented
to advantage. Her father, a traveling
man, is on her side and finally declares
hia independence by putting Ma in her
proper place. This brings about
Patsy’s ultimate triumph, and, need
less to say, affords her happiness a*
the bride of the man she loves.
‘THE PATSY” MAKES ITS
APPEARANCE AT ELON
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JUNIOR SPEAKING WEEK
ABOLISHED ATTER HOT DEBATE
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Speaking for this year’s program. An
oratorical contest, an amateur theatri
cal performarrce, and a very informal
reception on the college lawn will com
prise the entertainment.
Alumni and friends will assemble
from all over the south duTing Easter
holidays for these' exercises, and the
opinion is widespread that the attend
ance will not be aflteeted by the chan-g®-