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MAROON AND GOLD
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TNC KfMPUr KET
GREATER ELON DAY
Yesterday, January i8, was a holiday known as GREATER
ELON DAY. Let us look back beyond the year 1923. We see
Elon, a small college, very similar to hundreds of others throughout
the country with insufficient physical equipment to keep abreast of
modern education. It was on the morning of January 18, 1923, that
the students awoke to find their administration building going up
in flames, and they realized that it would be a few hours before their
main building would be reduced to ashes. It was a sorrowful
spectacle, yet after the blow each and every individual put his
shoulder to the wheel, and it was soon evident that this was not a
destruction but a “beginning.” Our Burlington friends held a mass
meeting and it was decided that Burlington: and Alamance county
would construct one building of the greater Elon group. Our faith
ful president, W. A. Harper, soon proved his ability as a leader and
organizer. Before much time had elapsed there was a scheme laid
for a much greater Elon. Today this' is realized. In place of the
one administration building, we now have five beautiful modern,
brick, fire-proof structures which enables Elon’s physical equipmeitt
to rank among the best in the land. This gives the professors in
the various departments a chance to make their courses much more
interesting and beneficial and also adds much to the interest and
quality of the work that the student engages in. This has resulted
in a substantial increase in the number of both students and faculty.
Today there are 425 students in place of 316 in 1924. This material
increase has been made possible by the generosity of our many
friends throughout the country, and we wish to express our pate-
fulness to them, especially to the Orbans, the Dukes, the Whitleys,
the Carltons and the people of Alamance county.
Today, five years after the fire, Elon lacks only three things to
make her up-to-date in every respect. They are: New dorinitories,
a new gymnasium, and a new power plant. The present facilities of
this nature are inadequate for the present needs and do not compare
favorably with her other buildings. W^e hope and predict that be
fore another five years roll around that some, if not all, of the sug
gested improvements will have been made and Elon will be still
advancing toward her ever-rising goal.
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CONTRASTS
We notice some very peculiar contrasts just now. The cry is
peace, peace, and still the sound of bombing operations in Nicaragua
is very loud. Our president tells the Havana Conference that all
matters must be submitted to arbitration and settled without war,
yet we notice a great naval building program. Now some advocate
the 20-year building program to cost four billions. That is even
worse than the proposed five-year program. The question is, “Just
what do all these contrasts signify?”
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HOSPITALITY
Next week we shall have the privilege of entertaining a conven
tion of the ministers of the Christian church. This gives us an op
portunity to appear in our best form. Of course we will be friendly
but we should be especially hospitable to these men w'ho are our
guests. Many of those who will attend haven’t been on this campus
for ten years. They are unfamiliar with the present buildings and
therefore will have many questions to ask. Remember that it is
only courteous, regardless of how busy we are, to take time to answer
any question or give any direction desired. Possibly some of the
guests will be from our own homes. If so, look them up and make
their visit an enjoyable occasion.
“May I print a kiss on your lips,”
Thomas asked.
Perry nodded her sweet permission.
So they went to press
And I rather guess
They printed a large edition.
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Greedy Smith: The secret of good
health is fast eating.
Eugene Talley: But how can fast
eating be kept a secret?
Mildred McPherson (raving on): My
pa ain’t no count; my ma has tO' keep
him up.
Jewell Truitt: It’s a shame your
ma hasn’t a place to keep you up too.
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It’s enough SAID when you ask
Frances Sterrett about her asparagus
patch.
Mrs. Newlywed Thompson: I tell
you I am tired and sick of married
life.
Mr* Newlywed Thompson: So’s your
old man.
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Eva Sykes: Why, Anna, I am dead
bro'ke. What will you give me for my
French Walking Encyclopedia?
Anna Johnson: Why, I guess I’d
give you one dollar.
The trade was made.
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Lillian Underwood: My face is my
fortune, sir.
Hoyle Timothy Efird: Yes, and as
such it should be the medium of ex
change.
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Prof. Martin: When Madison stood
up to talk, his legs looked like tobacco
sticks.
(Flourish among the ladies) Well. 1
see you young ladies know what I mean
by tobacco sticks.
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Percy Hudson wishes to announce
that his grades on “bull” will be an
nounced in next week’s issue.
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Again the Observer of Women runs
breathlessly into the office and pokes
this under oxir nose:
What Women Desire
Some clothes.
A thrill.
Some clothes.
A good time.
Some clothes.
Good things to eat.
Some clothes.
A man.
Some clothes.
10. Any man.
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Bashful Andrew's: Don’t t-tell any
one I brought yoTi home from the vesper
services.
Timid Cotney: Don’t be afraid; I’m
as much ashamed, of it as you are.
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Miss Ann hung a wisli-bone over the
door the other day. She said the first
man that passed beneath it was going
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.address is to be printed in full m
Christian Education.
The Council of Church Boards met at
Atlantic City, beginning January 8th
and concluding on the 11th. FoUowing.
this meeting, the session of the Asso
ciation of American Colleges, of which
Elon is a member, also w’as held at
Atlantic City, our president officially
attended and representing our college.
On Thursday and Friday. January
12th and 13th, there was held in Balti
more, Maryland, the first American
conference of the Christian Unity
League. The sessions were held in the
First Presbyterian Church of Balti
more, Maryland. On Friday morning
Dr. Harper presented a paper entitled
“Christian Education and Christian
Union.” Other persons who appeared
on the program of the Christian Unity
Conference were Dr. Finis S. Idleman,
Dr. John M. Moore, Dr. Frederick
Lynch, Dr. Robert Bagnell, Dr. W. A.
Guerry, Dr. Geo. W. Richards, Dr. Wm.
Adams Brown, Dr. Robert A. Ashworth,
Dr. Robert A. Hume, Bishop Francis J.
McConnell, and Dr. Charles C. Mor
rison. Dr. Harper’s address will be
printed in the Official Proceedings of
The Christian Unity Conference.
other sections, let ' us be partieularlv
careful to note and absorb this dietinc
tive Southern grace.
What thought are you putting into
your campus course? It is writtea of
certain apostles that the people “took
note of them that they had been with
Jesus.” What stoxy of your
tions does your life tell?
X-Ray.
AEE YOU FLUNKING
YOUR CAMPUS COURSE?
Swearing off” is a special amuse
ment of the new year season, but we
should remember that such mulish balk
ing at the commands of Satan will
never get us to heaven; there must be
positive steps in the right direction. It
has been said that the part of college
experience which does most to build
us up is not the study of text-books
but the personal contacts with fellow-
students and faculty members. Let ua
consider the matter more in detail.
Admittedly the bookworm is not an
ideal student, but he may suffer less
from his unwise love of books than does
companion from unwise love O'f
friends. The influence of a companion
is more vital than is the influence of
a book. It W’ill shape one’s life more.
As the old Romans said, “Bad apples
speck good ones.” If it is suggested
that Christ set the example of asso’ciat-
ing with all sorts of persons, it is like
wise true that He was strong enough
to lift all these people without being
pulled down by them. If you are not
sure of your strength and purpose while
associating with some attractive person
whose influence is negative, remember—
“Ah, better than FoTtune’s best gift
Is wisdom in the using,
And sweeter than anything sweet
Is the power to put it aside.”
You would use your best judgment in
the selection of a suit of clothes, and
would not select it just because of some
trifle like ornamental buttons. This
type of judgment is exercised when one
selects a friend as suggested by the
words of the song:
“She’s the very best what is
And I need her in my biz.
Just because she made those goo-goo
eyes. ’ ’
Not long ago a “careless” young
man was rejected by a young lady who
deserted him for a cripple who had a
Ford. An old man said, “If a fellow
has a ear, he doesn’t need, a character
or anything else to stand in with the
girls.” This unfair generalization sug
gests that some girls are letting un
important factors decide their choice of
friends.
After one has chosen friends who are
true-blue, and may be depended on in
all kinds of weather, it is worth while
to make a deliberate study of these
friends to see what qualities they have
to be her husband. For a joke Miss ! which may be copied in one’s own life.
Savage sent one of the colored janitors
to come in and fix something just foi
an excuse.
DR. HARPER HAS RETURNED
FROM EXTENDED TOUR OF NORTH
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Indianapolis, Ind., and Dr. James E.
Clarke, Nashville. Tenn.
Dr. Harper also made an address be
fore the Council entitled “The Growth
In fact it is worth, while to make such
a study of all lives around us. Man
was made in the image of God, and no
human life can be found which does not
show some of the divine nature—some
graces worthy of the emulation of
others.
We Southerners need to forget some
prejudices of the ante-bellum days, but
the courtesy and gallantry of such
Southern gentlemen ag Robert E, Lee
must remain to form one characteristic
of the ideal social life which man hopes
I to develop. Without closing our eyes
of the Teaching of Bible and Religious
Education in American Colleges.” This ’ or hearts to fine qualitiee in"person/of
BEHIND THE SCENES
To each and every one of us thers
sometimes comes the desire to see “be
hind the scenes.” to know rooTe in.
timately the processes which go on un
seen by the pleasure-seeking audience
yet which are so indispensible to the
smooth rendition of the photoplay, the-
drama, or the concert.
Who has not, at some time or other
wished that he might know something
of the thoughts and private life of the
actor or the musician before him on
the stage? It is interesting indeed to
imagine the background of the artist’s
life and weave a powerful web of eii-
cumstance about him.
The other evening Fate was so kind •
as to allow me to verify my conjec
tures in such a case; and what a
romantic revelation of adventure was i
unfolded to me. In response to the in- ■
terested and sympathetic questioning
of a friend of mine, a simple story was
told in broken Englisli by a Russian, >
that gripped our imaginations and gave i
us an insight into the hearts and livei
of a group of men. exiled as' it were
from their own homeland.
Th© story begins in Russia, the lani ‘
of contrasts. In 1920 we first see the
characters of the story in Serbia where, :
under the leadership of Sergie Scroloff,
they organized a chorus for the purpose
of earning a living until they can re
turn to their homes. There are some
fourteen of them having wives and chil
dren in Russia. They can not return
to their homes because they are Cos
sacks, and: it is not safe for them to be
ir> Russia while the Soviet government •
rules. But they hope that they can
soon return to their loved—anfts an
write that they will be gone only a
few months.
However, as time goes on, conditions i
are no more favorable to their return;
and in the meantime, reports of their
fame have spread far and wide in
Europe. So they accept engagements
in Italy. They sing in Rome, Milan,
Florence, and other cities with great
success. Still they wish to return ti>
their homes, but no; they can not.
They go farther and farther from '
Russia, By now^ they are known over |
all Europe and are sought by Paris,
Madrid, and the greater musical centers
of the continent. They cross the At- j
lantic and tour the Central American
Republics with w^onderful success.
They are sought by North America.
They give a concert in Chicago that
is hailed as the oxitstanding musical
feature of the season.
It is now seven years since they last
saw their homeland; still they can not
return. They try in every way pos
sible to bring their loved ones to
America, but they can not secure pass
ports of the Soviet government to get
them out of Russia. Still they continiis
tc* sing the songs of their own coin*
try. songs that they have known from
childhood and which represent to them;
Russia. With what a mixture of effiO' ■
tions they must sing them in a strange
land where they can not speak Dor
understand the language! Yet, by their
songs, they can picture to those
can not understand even one word
Russian, the grandeur, the pathcs anS
suffering, the mighty power and long’
ing, the vied beauty of the Russian li^®
and spirit.
It was just a queer, but to me a
fortunate, turn of Fate by which it
possible for me to hear these Cossacks
sing. It was even a more fortiina|^
turn of Fate that I should be told tbi^
story in the broken English of the lo
tepreter. “And what do you pl^-’’
do? Are 3’’0u going to try to return
Russia?” my friend asked.
“We do not know,” was the answerf
“we shall sing next year yet, but ^
ter tftat "
Harold L. Barney.