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GEEATER ELON DAY JANUARY 18 ELOP COLLEGE LlBRART ELOS imiais. t- BASKETBAUj team, WE’HE PULLING FOR YOU VOLUME IX. ELON COLLEGE, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1928. NUMBER 17. Fighting Christians Defeat The Quaker Aggregation By One Tally Robert Earl “Squire" Sims Chosen to Lead Coach Walker’s Quintet For Ensuing Season. HAMEICK AND NEWMAN WERE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF GAME. The Game Was Fast and Furious Throughout Entire Period. AVcvv! ! ! They’re oif! ! ! The Fight ing Christians blew the lid off their inter-collegiatc basketball season Tues day night by silencing the Guilford ^uakera to the tune of 24-23. The game was fast and close throughout the en tire time. Eloii was handed a surprise in the playing calibre of their op ponents. as the Quakers displayed a sterling game on the floor. Hamrick, a new man. proved liis true worth when in the M'aning minutes of the game, when the feeling of both spectators and players were tense, he '‘shot a long one,'*’ for the deciding- marker to win. This new comer to our ranks also dis played his ability as a handler of the bull, as he continually dribbled the ball in circles around the Quaker defense. Captain ‘'Squire’’ Sims starred on the defense for the Christians as time after time he i:»rcvented a Quaker rally. "HaAvkeye’^ Newman lived up to his title by being the leading scorer. The first half ended with the score 17-11 in favor of the Walker squad. ■Siins and Newman were the leading scorers during the early minutes of the game but in the second lialf “Zac’’ Walker came through. “Zac’’ was slow in starting this season, but he has lljicTiigfi and played, a ■wonderful offensive game. ^‘Tobe” constantly grabbed the ball off of the oppojients’ basket and played a won- Oerful defensive game. “Pill” Cad- dell replaced “Tobe” and played a niighty sweet game. He was a notably aggressive player in Coach Walker’s qiiintet. Tlie Quaker defense tightened in the second half and commenced to bombard the Elon back-board with long range and sliort shots. They soon crawled up and obtained a one point lead. Elon could not get her offense started, so the Fighting Christians re sorted to long range shooting. Ham rick scored a field goal with but a few seconds to go. thus finishing the game in a regular hair raising thriller. Moore, the leaping midget at center, was clearlj'^ the Quakers’ outstanding star, wliile Hawortli showed wonderful ability at long range sliooting, being high scorer for the Quakers. Just before the gaine, the squad elected Robert Earl Sims, Jr.. captain for the ensuing year. ’‘Squire” is a \ cteraii of three years experience and has Ijeen one of the bright lights of the Christian offense since becoming a mem ber of the squad. Well. Captain ‘‘Squire,” you and your team-mates have a long hard road ahead, but the old spirit of Elon is right in back of vou all. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE E ‘f’ REKISES TKEIIi ENGWEERIi COURSES 138 Semester Hours of Work Required For The New Degrees. (C. P.) Tlie announcement was made liere to day by Dean W. H. Wannamaker of the complete revision of the courses in civil and electrical engineering and the offering of two new degrees, the Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and the Bachelor of Sci ence in civil engineering to those com- p^leting these revised courses. While tliese revised courses are effec tive for the class of 1932, the present freshmaa and sophomore classes in engineering may become eligible for tlie new degrees under certain condi tions. The minimum requirement for either of the new degrees is one hundred thirty-eight semester hours of work, most of which is prescribed. About forty semester hours are devoted to' the major engineering group. The need of engineers to have a knowledge of economics and business law is recogniz ee' by requiring six semester hours of work in the department of economics and political science. For the past year the engineering department has been actively interest ed in revising the curricula so that the engineering courses offered at Duke might represent the best as well as the most recent ideas in engineering educa tion. Over 136 engineering colleges have been studied in this process of change. PRESIDENT HARPER WILL GIVE A SERIES OF LECTyRES “What Constitutes a Colle°:e?” Christian The student body and faculty feel that they are fortunate in being able to hear Dr. Harper’s series of lectures on “Wliat Constitutes a Christian Col lege?” Dr. H^per has already given this series of leytures in Virginia and in Kentucky. In Kentucky they were give?) under the '^itle “Christian Edu cation.” The series was well received in both states, and many favorable ccmments have appeared in the news papers about it. The first of these lectures will be given in the Chapel on January 20. Dr. Harper will deliver the second lecture on the Sunday evening following, Janu ary 22, in the Whitley Auditorium. He will continue with one lecture each month until the series is completed. IN MEMORIAM Two Boone Ja]i. 18—Hampden-Sidney There Jan. 19—Roanoke There Jan. 21—Morris-Harvey There Jan. 23—Defiance There sympathy. Jan. 24—State Normal There ■ Jan. 25—Muskingum There Jan. 26—Bliss College There Feb. 2—Wofford Elon Feb. 3—Lenoir-Rhyne There Feb. 4—Davidson There Icb. 7—Catawba There Feb. 10—William & Mary Elon Feb. 15—Lenoir-Rhyne Elon Feb. 16—Wake Forest There Feb. 24—Open Mar. 1—Guilford There of our fellow students, Lucy Liid Albert Weston, have had their homes made sorrowful recently by tlic loss o’f their fathers. The faculty and student body join with the Maroon and Gold in offering their lieartfelt Detroit S. V. M. Convention Delegates Report Very Interesting Meeting SENIOR CLASS HAVE GALA ° TIWEATOELIGHTFULPARTy >AN LONG “HAWKEYE” NEWMAN “Nuf-Sod” THE TCLOS MAKE THEIR OEBUT III HEW SWEATERS III behalf of the football players re- i:^ji\iijg the co\'oied ‘ nl’’ we wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to the faculty and the student body for the handso'me Maroon sweaters given to the team. AVe might say in connection with these words of appreciation something about the spirit and what it means to the student body. Any college, whether large or small, is rated largely by the students’ instrumental in making its athletic sports what they are. Where you find a college or institution with a square, wide-awake faculty and stu dent body there you will find a fine spirit of enthusiasm and students whc are really doing something wortli while. You will find at such a place, a spirit of mutual helpfulness and a desire to fight creditably the great battles of life. 1 know of no school that surpasses Elon in these qualities, recalling that it is not the quantity but the quality. Athletics is one of the big factors that go to’ make, or to give expression to, College spirit; and students enjoy a spirit and fellowship while in College that can not be obtained under any other circumstances. It is gratifying t(' note the way students here take ad vantage of these privileges. And there are reasons for it. Students are in terested in things that give use to pleasant emotions. In other words students back their college teams by turning out to the games in a body cheering for victory. They like the spirit of rivalry as well as the prevail ing excitement. Presenting their team with letters or sweaters is another fac tor that helps the college spirit. In order to give due justice' to tlie student and other activities we would say that such organizations as the Y. W. C. A., Y. M. C. A. and other such organizations are sponsored al most wholly by the students. Students, give thought to our college and the fine spirit, and you will no doubt agree that old spirit is here. So' let us strive to make it better by co-operating and doing our bit. Dr. and Mrs. Harper and Deans Spon sored Entertainment. Friilay night, January 6, the Senior Class enjoyed the hospitality of Dr. and "Mrs. Harper, Dean Savage and Doan Hook at a thoroughly delightful j)::rty. Upo'n the arrival of the guests they pinned white and green caps upon their heads and then the fun' began. A couple of songs were sung to bring on tlie feeling of good fellowship. Later several contests were engaged in. A football game crcated a great deal of enthusiasm. There were four captains: ‘‘Slate” Walker. Monk Alexander, Paul McNeil, and Joe Frencli with Rosebud Kimball, Margaret Moffitt, Graham Rowland and Susie Elder the respective cheer leaders. The rest of the guests were chosen for cheerers. “Slate” Walker proved the successful captain. A newspaper race was en gaged in next with “Handsome” Hook an the winner. Next a cracker race afforded much amusement. Here ilyrtle Tsley and Eugene Watts excell ed. Tlien Dr. Harper presided over a thrilling spelling match which called forth all the wits' and agility of which wo were capable. Dean Hook and Dean Savage were prominent figures in the match. Paul McNeil’s side won in this match. Delicious refreshments were served, after which we sang a beauti ful song which has been dedicated to the Class of ’28. The singing o'f “Good-Night Ladies,” brought to a close a delightfully pleasant evening. 4,000 Speakers and Visitors Present. “co-operation; that’sit y. MANr As a symbol of the spirit of co operation and friendliness that exists between the patrons and the staff of the Maroon and Gold, Mr. Pate, af the A. D. Pate and Company which prints this paper, presented several members of the staff with handsome Christmas gifts consisting of boxes of half a dozen pairs of men’s socks each. Mr. Pate has always been fair and square in his business dealings with usi and has al ways been ready and willing to help v.’hen possible with the paper. It is a genuine pleasure to deal with such a nuui. Our relations in the past with Mr. Pate have been most cordial, and certainly, with this added stimulus, they will co'ntinue to be so. Such things as your gifts, Mr. Pate, make us feel that our work has not been in vain, and we take this opportunity to ex^jress to you our heartfelt appreciation for the sjdendid presents that you gave us. “lljFO”OII OUR OyRLINGTON The Detroit S. V. M. Convention delegates report a very fine trip and a most inspirational and educational convention. The trip on the sperial sliident train enabled the delegates from Xorth and South Carolina, Georgia, anl Alabama to meet former student friends and to get acquainted with many other students. Through the media of de votional and discussion meetings held on the train the delegates were better prepared to enter into the work of the convention. A warm reception awaited all dele gates in Detroit. Tlie Convention met in the new Masonic Temple which pro vided ample room for the 4,000 stu dents and the speakers and visitors I resent. This great building provided room for the smaller discussion groups, for tlie daily music hour, for the daily play hour, for the dramatic productions, for the international teas, and for pri vate interviews with the leaders and speakers. One of the keynotes of the conven tion was struck by Dr. Sherwood Eddy, a former missionary to India, when he said: “I believe the whole missionary enterprise is not only a live issue but that it must take its place once again as vital and central in our thought. The whole world is passing througli' one of the vast transitions of history in our time. We need to' re-think our position, to re-evaluate our scale of values, to re-interpret missions with a new and thoroughly modern apologetic.” Outstanding among the nationals who appeared on the platform were: Dr. Francis Wei, a Chinese educator of the first rank and now President of Central China Christian University; Akintunde Dipo'lu of West Africa, a graduate of Talladega College, Alabama, and now studying in Chicago Theological Semi nary; Max Yergan of South Africa, well known to students; Mrs. Kim of Korea; and Mr. W. Y. Chen, now a student at Duke University. Each of these speakers sounded the call of need from his own country and challenged the youth of America to prepare to answer the call. As gathered from the Convention it is seen that the non-Christian world is looking to America for help. Several references were made to Ghandi’s criticism of American religion as prac ticed today. Both the nationals and tlie Americans at the Detroit Convention agreed that o^ur religious life is fai from perfect, yet the world is looking toward America for Christian leader ship among the nations of the world. A statement by Dr. Edmund Soper, of Duke University, printed before the Convention, sums up tlie many sides presented in the discussion of this ques tion thus: “The American Church has ^Oontinued from Page 3) Elon College is very fortunate in many things, but especially is it well to be so near our Burlington profes sional friends. For some time you have seen their cards in our columns, but it is just now that we are able to show them how much we appreciate their cordial sup port. Our only regret is that we can not give each of them a more extended (Continued on Page 4) FOOTBALL SCHEDULE The football schedule for the Chris tians as announced by tlie graduate nianager includes a schedule of eight games, with one more to be arranged so as to give a nine game schedule. The University of Richmond and Catawba are new comers to the Elon schedule for next season. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 28—State College—at Raleigh. Oct. 6—Davidson at Davidson. Oct. 13—Catawba—at Salisbury. Oct. 20—University of Richmond—at Richmond. Oct. 27—Guilford—at Elon. Nov. 3—High Point—at Elon. Nov. 10—Open. Nov. 17—Emory & Henry—at Emory. Nov. 29—Lenoir-Rhyne—at Elan.
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