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MAROON AND GOLD
March 15, 1928.
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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF ELON COLLEGE
Entered at the Post-Office at Elon College, N. C., as Second-Class Matter.
' TWO DOLLARS FEB COLI.EGE YEAR
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Editorial Staff
Paul G. Hook, ’28 EditoT-in-Chief
C. W. Kipka, ’29 Managing Editor
G. D. Colcloiigh, ’26 Alumni Editor
Biisiness Staff
G. E. Ring, ’29 Business Manager
P. B. Sawyer, ’29 Assistant Business Manager
W. P. Lawrence, Jr., ’29 Advertising Manager
H. E. Shepherd, ’29 Assistant Advertising Manager
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. G. Davis, ’29 Margaret Moffit, ’28
H. T. Efird, ’29 Maurice Carrow, ’31
Howard Smith, ’31 K. B. Hook. ’31
J. W. Barney Faculty Advisor
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ARE WE PREPARED FOR FIRE?
The possibility of fire is constantly staring us in the face. Here,
at Elon, this is not an unreal but a real problem, it is not an abstract
but a concrete hazard. We easily recall January i8, 1923 when the
administration building was razed by flames. There in a little pile
of ashes, lay a quarter century’s work of many zealous men. All
was dark and gloomy and it seemed that Elon must close its doors.
We remember the fire of the power house of 1924, the fire of Randolph
Macon and Lenoin Rhyne last year and many others of a similar
nature. These devastating flames destroyed, in a few hours, that
which it required decades to build. Many laboratory specimens,
pictures, records and other valuables were lost. Tradition is a great
asset; to a college, but this physical perpetuation is necessary if the
college is to advance.
What would you do in case of fire? This subject has not been
discussed. We realize that we must act collectively if we expect to
accomplish very much, but without the previous knowledge or under
standing too many would act individually and thereby accomplish
very little. Think just a minute, if you should discover fire in your
room, what would you do? Do you know where the nearest fire
extinguisher is? Do you know how to use it? What would you
remove from your room first? Where would you get additional fire
extinguishers? Yes, many of you know “about” where to find the
extinguishers, but, the loss of a few seconds may mean a great deal.
This is a subject that all of us should pay particular attention to as
our dormitories are not equipped with fire escapes. In case of fire
which stairs would you use? How would you spread the alarm?
This is an opportunity for the Student Senate, the Y. M. C. A. or
some other organization to teach, the students! what they should do
and how to work together in the event of fire.
We wish to call your attention ten a few precautions, some of
which have been suggested at other schools.
1. Educate the students, through the Maroon and Gold and at
chapel, as to the principal causes of fire.,
2. Criticize and punish those who are responsible for unneces
sary fire hazards.
3. Have a fire signal such as a\ series of four short blasts of the
power house whistle.
4. Have fire drills at unexpected times.
5. Make a list of those articles that should receive preference
in salvage work and post them in a prominent place.
6. Instruct a salvage squad.
7. Organize a fire fighting body.
This idea of being prepared for fire, is our duty. We do not have
the right, to neglect it. It may mean far more than we think. Who
knows ?
—E C—
BUSINESS CLASS IN CKEDITS
AND COLLECTIONS INSPECTS
CREDIT BUREAU, BURLINGTON
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dmibt saved thousands of dollars for
them. The bureau docs not limit itself
merely to Burlington and vicinity, but
has established relations with other
sneh bureaus over the State and Na
tion, This enables it to furnish a
greater service to its members.
Mr. Skinner did uot limit his talk to
just the' functions of the credit system
of the Bureau, but also told the class
of the future and possibilities of the
Chamber of Commerce as a profession.
I The writer personally thinks no bet
ter menus o.tu be had to familiarize
the students with business procedure
than the trips and sei-ies of lectures
tliat Prof. Tower has arranged.
I Schedule for business lectures: will be
as follows:
March 14th—Mr. T. D. Blair, of the
Pilot Life Insurance Co.
March 16th—Mr. D. R. Fonville.
Standard Realty Co., of Burlington.
, March 23rd—Mr. O. F. Crowsou,
newspaper man.
March 30th—Mr. C. M. Andrews,
President Merchants Association of
Burlington.
j Watch for other announcements; time
j of lecture will be posted.
THE KIMPUTKET
MEN:
Men: The Pest of the Human' Race.
Sweet Bunch yf Onion Tops;
The wimmin takes great pleasure
in accepting your challenge to tell you
what you are made of. We will use a
little discretion though and not slam
you so much you’ll never get over it.
Men—Who made Adam eat t^e apple?
Beguiled? Bah. apple sauce!
Just because a woman asked him to
is no reason he had to. The men have
no’ constitution and will power of their
own. That is the reason they get in
trouble. We wimmin just ask them to
do things to see if they are “wishy-
washy” enoiigh to do, and, they usual
ly are!.
Men:
Maybe the wimmin did cause “Hand
some” Hook to go crazy and “Cod”
Slaughter to flunk History; but if they
are so pigeoii-toed they can’t stand on
their own feet and use what little gray
matter they have, they ought to go
crazy and flunk too.
Men—“They’re never to blame!”
The men get* caught for socializing
and then sfvy the wimmin are back of
it. Bosh! We wimmin don’t stand in
the Library and plead and beg them t#
come out on the walk and talk to us.
No', indeed! It’s the men, ALWAYS.
And then they get mad and pout a
week just because we don’t go at their
beck and call. Huh? We can’t help
it because we are so pretty and attrac
tive that they can’t stay away from
ua.
Men—Two-faced!
Maybe we do break the men up by
using so much paint, but why do they
tell us we look so well “madeup” be
fore they marry us and then “cuss”
about it afterwards? If tliey don’t
like it. they ought to say so before
hand.
Men—fickle—
A BIG CHANCE TO GET RICH!
Nation’s Traffic, TlUe Guaranty Bldg.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Students and members of the faculty
in all departments of Elon College are
eligible to compete in a $10,000 Traffic
Contest being conducted by Nation
Traffic, the national publication devoted
to street and highway traffic, published
in St. Louis. The contest is intended
to induce newl ideas on traffic control
and regulation and to cut down the
tremendous death toll taken in motor
vehicle mishaps.
The problem of expediting traffic and
making it safer should especially appeal
to engineering students, but there are
subjects included in the contest on
which other students may prepare plans.
Students and faculty members at many
universities have entered plans in the
contest.
Fifteen cash awards will be made.
First prize will be $2,500 and the sec
ond $1,500. The next three awards will
be of $1,000 each, with the sixth prize
$750 and the others ranging in amounts
^ #rom $100 to $500.
Judges in the contest will be twenty
traffic experts o'f national recognition
who will be aided in an advisory
capacity by a traffic conference to be
held simultaneously with the awarding
of the prizes. The contest closes April
30, and the Committee of Awards will
announce their findings in May.
The subjects to be written on are as
follows: Text for uniform traffic
ordinance, plan for regulating move
ment of traffic with signals and signs,
for the solution of municipal parking
problems, typical city plan to better
traffic conditions, curriculum for adult
education, plan for handling traffic
violators, plan for regulation of
pedestrians, curriculum for juvenile edu
cation, plan for reducing railroad cross
ing hazards, plan for tra£S.c police or- ,
ganization. street lighting plan to aid
traffic, plan for motor vehicle registra
tion and identification, and plan for
handling tourists.
A bonus of $100 will be given for the
neatest and mo'St carefully prepared
manuscript and another of the same
amount for the most helpful idea or
suggestion. Information regarding the
contest may be obtained by writing
Nation’s Traffic, Title G-uaranty Buldg.,
St. Louis, Mo.
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIekd
(By G. S. Hunt)
When a feller gits discouraged;
lonesome-like an’ blue.
An’ the other feller’s doing all the
things you’d like to do;
When it seems there ain’t no jestice-
only weariness an’ strife, ’
An’ the other feller’s gitting all the
pleasure out o’ life;
When the world pays no attention to
the things that you have done
An’ instid o’ being friendly
seem to wanta run;
’Tis then a feller needs a friend, an’
needs one pretty much—
Jes’ a kindly word o’ 'couragement a
friendly smile an’ such;
’Twill make a heap o’ diffrunce jes'to
know that someone cares—
’Twill give a feller confidence instid o’
painful fears.
It wouldn’t make much diffrunee if he
didn’t git a crown,
But I tell you what he’d ’predate—a
lift when he is down;
An’ it wouldn’t be so hard for you to
help him to his feet,
’Cause when a feller’s down an’ out a
friendly smile is sweet.
EASTER
PUMPS
With the approaching Easter
Season, just a few weeks away,
you'll be interested in New Shoes
and Hosiery.
We have the finest assortment the
market affords in Honey Beige
Patent, Satin and White Kid,
“We’ll Be Glad To Show You.”
Yes, once in a while we let a man
kiss us, but how many times does the
man sit around and beg us for half an
hour to let him kiss us? We know
they don’t think half as much of us as
they pretend, but we have to do some
thing to- get them to shut up and let
us alone I
Men—Conceited—
Just tell a man he is handsome or
looks nice in his clothes and he will
walk around with his head in the air
as if he might be worth a couple of
million. We will have to admit that
some of the wimmin get the “big
head” slightly sometimes, but they
have something to get it over but the
Men,I paoh, pooh!
Men—Line Shooters—
Some men think they have a line
that, if extended, would reach across
the Atlantic, and they think we “wim-
min” swallow it,—hook, line, sinker and
all. But oh. if they only knew how
tired we get of hearing the same thing
from every man we meet.
“Shakespeare never repeats, hut
there are no Shakespeares nowadays.
Men—Cowards—*
Foster Shoe Co.
305 Main St. Burlington, N. C.
DR. R. A. WIEKTNS, ' “
Dentist
Second Floor Carolina Theatre Building
BUELINGTON, N. C.
Phone 1052
are such cowards they won’t
car with one hand. They’re
Men
drive
afraid they’ll run into a church doing
it.
Some More About the Men
After all is said and done what is
there to a man anyway? Nothing but
a bunch of conceit and deceit.
Men—backseat-*-
Mrs. Martin has at last discovered
the squeak in her car. It was her hus
band requesting from the back seat
that she drive a little slower.
Report of the Condition of
THE ELON BANKING AND TRUST COMANY
At Elon College, in the State of North Carolina, at the Close of Busi
ness, February 28, 1928.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ; $16,135.57
Overdrafts 75.46
Banking Houses, $1,500.00; Furniture and Fixtures, $2.500.00 4,000.00
All other Real Estate owned,. Carroll & Carroll, Attorneys 759.16
Cash in vault and net amount due from Banks, Bankers, and
Trust Companies 3,751.40
Cash Items held over 24 hours 213.00
Checks for clearing, Directors Bond 2,610.52
Less Expenses 1925. 26, 27, 28 5,382.43
TOTAL $32,927.54
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $10,000.0d
Surplus Fund 222.98
Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 199.86
Bills Payable 4,114.33
Deposits subject to check, Individual 16.818.9»
Deposits Due State of N. C. and any Official thereof 224.43
Cashier’s Checks outstanding 2.00
Time Certificates of Deposit, Due on or After 30 Days 638.74
Capital Stock Assessment 681-0^
General Ledger Adjustment 25.24
TOTAL $32,927.5*
State) of North Carolina—County of Alamance. March 12, 1928.
I, MRS. C. M. CANNON, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief-
MRS. C. M. CANNON, Cashier.
Correct—Attest:
A. L. HOOK,
J. W. BARNEY,
THOMAS C. AMICK,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 12th day of March, 1928.
(Seal) C. M. CANNON, N&tary Public.
My commission expires March 16, 1928.