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Page Two MAROOX AND GOLD October 4, iHarflnu mh PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF ELON COLLEGE Entered at the Post-Officc at Elon College, N. C., as Second-Class Matter. Claude W. Kipka D. Palmer Barrett, Jr. STAFF Editorial Staff Clyde Foushee Ray N. Moses E. E. -Kipkji L. C. WilliaiTis Jewell Truitt Alma Kimball Dan A. Nortlicutt .... Levi P. Wilkins George D. Colclough MSSOt Editor Business Manager Mauag;ing Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor Assistant Spo’rts Editor Social Editor . Assistant Social Editor Exchange Editor Joke Editor Alumni Editor Business Staff Tazewell D. Eure William H. Ellis Delos Elder Robert Boyd Tom Lowery Kenneth B. Hook J. W. Barney Romie G. Davis Advertising Manager Assistant Advertising Managers Assistant Business Manager Circulation Manager Assistant Circulation Manager Faculty Advisor Reporters T. R. Benton Howard Smith Marjorie Moore X-Ray Sermon Spiritual Evolution LITERARY SOCIETIES It will be only a matter of a few days now" before rushing time for candidates for literarj^ societies. Becoming a member of one of these organizations will be of untold advantage in equipping one self to enjoy both literary and oratorical development. There are few things in college that will be of more benefit to the student in training him to be a finished speaker, either in public speaking or in extemporaneous talks. Learning to coinince your audience in a clear and decisive manner will s|)ell untold success for you. The matter of selling yourself to your listeners is one of the important features gleaned through real literary effort. New men and new women, by all means join one or the other literary society. Of all the money that you will spend at Elon Col lege. this will be the most profitable. Of all the hours of time spent on studies and other activities, time: spent in society work will be of the greatest practical value. Remember, tho’, that your interest must never wane, for if you start slipping, only heroic effort can bring you back. CHAPEL HOUR The chapel committee consisting- of four students and four faculty members has been functioning admirably since the creation of that organization. The question now arises whether the new time element is in keeping with the mind of each student. There has been some dis cussion as to the desirability^ of changing chapel services from tt to ID o’clock, and also of having only half an hour's time in which . to do it. First, it might be mentioned that the short length of chapel has played havoc with the meetings of the difTerent student organiza tions. The over lapse t)f time has caused numerous tardies to be marked against students, even causing' a total loss of the hours’ in struction. Should this continue, it may cause the student to become disinterested in, that particular class after chapel and also break into his orderly scheme of procedure from day to day. Chapel service should give students “Food for Thought” in their daily program of life. Lecturers are brought to Elon from time to time to talk on the complexities of life. These famous speak ers give us food for thought whereby we might adjust ourselves in this great scheme of things. When chapel is over, new looks of understanding seem to shine from the students' faces as they march down the stairs and to classes. ' It is embarrassing to ha\e to tell the si)eaker of the morning that he has only so many minutes in which to talk. It cramps his style and he may not get his pomt across clearlv. As a matter of suggestion, let’s move back to the old time and have a whole hour in which to dispatch college activities in a more thorough way. As it stands now. we are having only two hours a week of chapel periods, with Wednesdays open for meetings. Let’s have three chapel days a week of an hour each, holding Tuesdays and Thursdays open for meetings. The Dean’s office force will take care of posting all notices on the bulletin boards for the two open days. PARTY POLITICS From reading various columns in college ]iublications it will be noted that a student ]iolitical campaign is being waged. Last vear a lot of time and space in college papers was expended to find out which was the most popular man to head this government. It seems that the biggest factor in the present political campaign is popularity and the keenest publicity strategist will win, for both parties are about on the same level on the major issues. There arc going to be radical changes in parties in the near future, such as the development of “Blocks”, such as the farm bloc, labor bloc, wet bloc, dry block, big business bloc. In fact these blocs are now becoming more noticeable and the disintegration of the two old parties is not far in the offing. The question which confronts the writer, is, wdiy should college publications, use up so much space in their paper for something that means nothing to the individual student? Why cater to College Humor, when that periodical portrays student life in such a sug gestive manner? 09 and 44/100% of the students are not affected with ‘MOON,” “DANCE, ’ “JO\'RIDES,” etc. The majoritv are at school to obtain knowledge, because they realize that as their understanding is increased, so is their capacity for enjoyment in creased. ‘‘The kingdom of heaven is within you.” When Christ said these words, He was teaching inen a now iilea of God's government. What i? this divine government like? For answer we naturally turn to the One in whose life this government had full control. Outstanding characteristics of Christ’s life were vision, love, and courage. He had vision to see the needs of humanity and a way by whicli these needs could be filled; He had love that would not let him forget these needs; and He had the courage which enabled Him to fulfill the plan of life- service by which He became the Savior of men. As we appreciate the glory of Jesus ' life, we may feel discouraged. Is not such perfection too high for our human ncture to attainf --The kingdo'm of heaven is witliin you.” “The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, wliich a man took, and sowed in his field.” The divine kingdom within you has every quality that was revealed in the character of Christ. If your character is poorly developed, it still has all the possibilities of chafUge that are in the seed. As the mustard seed grew to be a plant that furnished a nesting-place for the birds, yoiir life may evolve into something which will give joy and strengl^h to the lives around you. But how can we cause our righteous ness to grow? The fact that the mustard seed was sown in a field instead of a wilderness suggests that it was to have some care. Again, how can we insure the development of cmr spiritual lifef Are we to worry about the mat ter and try to grow by force of will? “Which one of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?’’ There are conditions governing spirit ual development just as surely as there are conditions necessary for physical growth. As a young man could never qualify for the football team if his chief foods were pies, cake, and candy, it is equally certain that the Christian can not prepare his soul for the strenu ous game of life if his chief mental food conies from cheap magazines, love sick movies, and weak conversation. A football player grows strong by learn ing methods of exercising and then putting these into actual, continual practice. The Christian can never de- \elop worthy character by merely stujy, ing Truth if this Truth is never pat into practice in his daily living. .If it is important for the player to train for the gridiron contest, how im- portant is it that we train foT the gams of life! As we meet the conditions of spiritual life, we shall develop, shall evolve to something different from what we now are. As we grow more like Christ, w? gain deeper and clearer visions of -what He is, and these visions are a challeiiTe to continued development. “It dofij not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. Y. W. C. A. HOLDS ANNUAL GOODWILL PICNIC AT MOONELOK (Continued from Page 1) that disappeared. This alo-ne proves that every one had a jolly good time Certainly every one, enjoyed the walk back to the campus in tJie silvery light of the moon that had just come over the tree-tops. So Do All of Us “What did you get on your birth day?” ‘ ‘ A vear older. Electricity opens a new era of ocean travel Miraculously quiet and vibration- less, luxurious and swift, the nev/ electrically operated S. S. Califor nia, largest American-built pas senger ship, has opened a new era in ocean travel. so Electricity drives the Callforni efficiently that the fuel bill for the initial coast-to-coast trip was even less than the Canal tolls. Electricity mans the winches, bakes the bread, makes the ice, polishes the silver. And electricity cools the cabins and provides passengers with the comforts found in the finest hotels. Complete electrification makes the California an engineering marvel and a commercial success; it is booked far in advance, a sister ship has just been launched, and another is under construction. On sea or land, in every walk of life, electricity is in the van of progress. Undreamed of yesterday, the electric ship is a symbol of the electrical in dustry’s part in modern civil ization and a prophecy This monogram is found on great motors that drive the California, and on a rnultitude of electric Ol PVPn crrpp^'f'r apphances which contribute to the CVCIl ^ICciLCi dC cornfort of her passengers. It is an emblem of skilled engineering and high manufacturing quality. complishment. GENERAL f. •Cxitrr.AT _ 6-27DH CENERAL ELEC trig COMPANY
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