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EIjOX COIjLEGE. N. C., SATURDAY, DECEMKEK, 7. 193ri
NTOIBER NIXE
ELON &RIDOERS CLINCH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Harvard Grad
Lectures On
World Peace
sir. Benzamlne Appears Here in
Addresses Before Assembly and
Social Service Club
Monday, the Elon students had
tl'iC priviioge 'Of he'aring two time
ly addresses on world peace by
lur. Benjamin, a free lance lec
turer.
jii'. Benjamin advanced the
„l.euiy oi complete disarmament
on the part of all nations and an
international federation with a
I'OiiCe l6rce consisting of volun-
1C1.1S trom all countries, at the
Lhapel period Monday morning-.
'L'liis force, ihe stateu, wovild mai.e
vv'ar practically suicidal. He ex
pressed also the idea of world
government for world peace; he
advocated a perfected I^eague, a
bigger and better Ceague, or even
an entirely different organization
with representation baaed on pop-
viation. The only plausable w'ay^
to world peace, he holds, is
ihrough the super-imposition of
democratic principles on all peo
ple through world affairs. He
Lhinks that the U. S, should be
long to the League, and in the
open discussion at the Social
fccience Club meeting' Monday
night, he discussed in detail the
advantages and disadvantages of
a strict neutrality policy on the
I'art of our nation during the
next war. Of course we all know
that any dream of Utopia such as
the one Mr. Benjamin possesses
irList go far before it can be real-
■*rj! ad:- . vi- . ue. tj-
step aow,a;rd international po-op
eration is a step in that directon.
Mr. Benjamin is a Persian by
birth. His parents were exiled to
Kussia during the period of the
Mohammedan upset, and; later,
he came to America where he re
ceived his A. B. from Harvard in
1U35. There he majored in gov
ernment and philosopihy—a rather
peculiar combination. As a lectur
er he is purely a free-lancer. He
has traveled extensively, speaks
live languages, and says that he
hopes the coming year will find
him in Oxford.
CAGE CAPTAIN
Messiah Will \Coach Walker’s Eleven
Be Presented
Sunday Night
Elon^ Festival Clionis Tto Give
Famous Oratorio In Wliitlej'
Memorial Auditorium
EHNEST ASKEW’
CLASS OFFICERS ARE
LISTED FOB COLLEGE
Lioadei*s ol' Four Classes Here lor
'I’liis yoar givou for Students
SERM GIVEN
im F»EIIC»
Dr. Merton French of the Re
ligious Education department of
Elon College preached Sunday
morning, December 1 in the Whit-
lej' Auditorium.
Dr. French’s sermon dealt with
the application and interpretation
of three matters of antiquity. The
first one, “Know Thyself”, he
said was the cardinal point of
Cocretes. Only by knowledge of
curselves can we recognize our
strength, weakness and the moti
vation of our acts.
The second motto, “Control
Thyself,” stressed, the rules of
life and correct living.
The last motto “Deny Thyself”
brought out the point that we
should live a moral and expansive
life, denying ourselves things det
rimental in any way of our own
egos.
While scouting around the cam
pus to find out the various offl-
ctrs of each class, this writer
finds that there are many stu
dents who do not know the officers
of their respective clsases. Al
though all the students helped
elect the best boy.s and girls on
the campus to these honors, most
ot the students have forgotten
I onefit of the student body and
the alumni of Elon College, here
are the names of the president of
the student body and the officers'
of each class. |
President of Student Body, W.
W. Kimball, Mansoon, N. C.; Offi
cers of the ■ Senior Class, Charles
Holmes, president, Caldwell, N.
C.; Luther Boyd, vice-pres., Hen
derson, N. C.,; Elmina Rhodes,
sec.-treas., Windsor, Va.
Officers of the Junior Class:
John Cameron, president, Jones
boro, N. C.; Marcella Ackenhauser,
vice-president, dinclnnatti, Ohio;
Margaret Chason, sec.-treas. Dum
ber Bridge., N. C.
Officers of the Sophomore class:
Joseph Pointer, president, S,emora,
N. C.; Alex Lineberger, vice-pres.,
C'harlotte, N. C.; Mary Alice Sloan,
secretary, Jonesboro, N. C.; Hat
cher Story, treasurer, Courtland,
Va.
Officers of the Freshman Class:
I-onald Hamilton, jiresident, Char
lotte, N. C., Eleanor Stone, vice-
president, Burlington, N. C.,; Ruth
Paige Clark, secretary, Wilson, N.
C.; William T. Jones, treasurer,
Holland, Va.
1>RESIDENT SMITH ATTENDS
DECEMBER SESSION OP
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Dr. L. E. Smith attended the
December meeting ofl the Sou
thern Association of colleges and
secondary schools during the
week, the meeting being held in
Douisville, Kentucky.
The Elon College president was
away from the campus for several
days. He went first from Elon to
Xlichmond, Va., on a business
trip before going on to Louisville
for the meeting. He was in Rich
mond for a short white and then
attended the conference at Louis
ville,
EDUCATION WEEK
PROVES SUCCESS
Doctor J. D. Messick, Dean of
the College and Head of the De-
l,artment of Education had charge
ot Education Week w'hich was ob
served at Elon College. Speakers
from off the campus were brought
in for special addresses. Doctor
Albert Coats, Director of the In
stitute of Government of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, was the
first speaker. Doctor R. W. Mac
Donald, member of the State
Legislature and candidate for gov
ernor of North Carolina, gave a
very helpful address. Dr. R. B.
House, Dean of the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill branch,
was one of our speakers. Mr. H.
M. Rowland, Superintendent j|of
Burlington City Schools, gave a
very interesting address. Mr. Row
land has spoken to our students,
and faculty on a number of oc
casions and is aUvays enjoyed.
Doctor Kenneth Clarke, head of
the Department of Biblical Lang
uages at Duke University, was
our Sunday' speaker. This vi^as
Doctor Clarke’s second visit. His
message was helpful and enjoy
able.
On Sunday, December 8th, at
i:00 P. M. in the Whitley Mern-
orial Auditorium, the Elon Festi
val Chorus, assisted by the Caro
lina Ensemble, and tour soloists,
will present Handel’s Messiah. The
performance will be conducted
Ly JJw'ight Steere, head of the
Music Department at Elon Col-
l€ge..„
This is the annual production
of tlie Messiah as presented b,y
ihe Elon t'estical Chorus. Each
J-ucceeding year has seen notable
advancements made in presenting
this great oratorio and the 19 35
liiodtiction promises to be unique
in several respects. In the first
piace, the chorus, which number
ed about 85 voices in the last
performance', will consist this year
of approximately 100 singers. This
is unquestionably the largest chor
us ever assembled at Elon for any
musical jjreseiitatibn. Added to
this, the chorus will be accom
panied by the Carolina Ensemble,
an organization of skilled musi
cians numbering about 20. The
soloist selected for this year are
all artists of high rank and repu-
t:ttion, thoroughly capable of
rendering the great vocal solos
ol the work. And finally, the
v.ork, as presented this year, has
been onriched by the addition of
new choral and solo numbers.
The Chorus this year will be
ington, Elon College, Graham,
Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
For the- past several weeks. Pro
fessor Steere has been drilling
this group on the different chor
uses of the Messiah, and recent
rehearsals have promised that the
final performance w'ill be indeed
inspiring. Members of the . chorus
have been working ihard and are
looking forward to the final pres
entation w'ith the certain convic
tion that they are going to con
tribute a great deal toward mak
ing it a memorial performance.
The soloists this year will be
as follows: Helen Chamblee, so
prano, teacher of voice at Elon
College; Evelyn Barnes, contral
to, well-known singer from Dur
ham; Paul Gyles, tenor,
irom Greensboro; and Walter
■■'asser, bass, head of the Voice
^’.epiartment (at Greensboro col
lege.
Miss Chamblee 'has /been the
fi.prano soloist for the Elon Fes
tival Chorus’ presentation of the
Messiah for all of its previous
performances, and her appear
ance in the same role this year
will see her in a part that is ad
mirably suited to her talents. Her
work is always exceptionally fine.
Miss Barnes is a newcomer to
Elon College, and people are
looking forward to her presence
with great expectation.
She is well known in Durham
music circles and has sung
the contralto solos in the Messiah
r, number of times before.
Paul Gyles has appeared in the
Messiah here on several occasions
and, is a popular favorite in this
section. He is a veteran oratorio-
singer and is thoroughly capable.
His performances have always
been extremely gratifying in the
1 ast, and the Chorus considers
itself fortunate to have Mr. Gyles
back again this year.
The bass soloist this year is an
other newcomer, Walter Vasser,
new head of'th'e voice department
at GreenSboro College. Mr Vasser
w-as recently an honor graduate at
the Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia, and is a singer of
rare ability. He has already made
hmsell-known by hi's~radio work
over WBIG in Greensboro, and
by his concert work in variou.'^
parts, of the state.
The Carolina Ensemble, which
will accompany the Chorus this
year, is a symphony orchestra
from Chapel Hill, consisting large
ly of a group of professional mu-
Wins Third Loop Title
DR. >IESSICK DEIJVERS
.\DDRESS DURING WEEK
Dr. ,J. I). Meswijtk. detail
(>;■ mon, Kiive two interest
ing- twikis: /diiriug II10 iKih't
week before im|)ort^uit or-
i>':iiii/,a.tloiis in ott'-cainptis ad-
di-e,SNCs. Ill talking' befoi’C
the Burlington l{otai->- Club
at a nieet-'ng in Biirlins’ton,
D«in Mcsslck spoke 011 tlie
topic of “Hobbies.’’ He ad-
viscHl tiuit every ix;rson
slioiild have a hobby so that
he can broaden hiin.self and
lM>conie more tolerable. “Hob
bies should 1)0 so selected
(hat it will Invigorate one
spiritually and mentally,” lie
slated. The second talk ot
the week wa.s doliverwl b}
Dr. Messick Thurstliiy even
ing- befor? the Whitfsctt Par
ent - Tc4K‘hers Association
nieetliig’.
I' ighting (’hrlstmns Close Succese-
! fill Sea.son; Perfect Record Is
Made in Conference
Young Actors Are
Praised for Work
Y oiingsttTs VVTio Api*eared Here
In “A Doll’s House” Compli
mented tor Perrorinances
the adult actors in “A Doll’s
House” recently presented on the
campus, but many wish to take
their hats off to the three young
sters who gave a superb perform
ance in that production.
Four year old Donald Castor,
eon of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Castor
who are visitors in Elon from
Tampa Florida, played his role
as a veteran of the stage.
Patricia Hook, eight year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Hook, showed a great deal of her
s.ster’s talent in portraying the
l.art of Ivad. We believe and
hope we have another Sarah Vir
ginia in her.
Little red-iheaded Mary Sue
Colclough in spite of her only two
years, played the role of Emmy
as one long acustomed to the
footlights.
According to Miss Hook, none
were more tireless than these 1
small tots during the long prac
ticing. Each expressed disappoint- ]
men when the last performance
was given in Burlington. Miss
Hook 6aid that she was still call
ed upon quite often to go through
their parts with them.
We recommend these young
actors for membership to the
Elon Play-Makers.
Climaxing the year with a bril-
hant 6 5 to 0 victory over Guilford
in Greensboro, Elon College-’s
I^'ighting Christians football club
tailed through one of the most
highly successful gridiron seasons
111 the history of the local Insti
tution for the 19 35 pigskin cam
paign; a season that saw the
third consecutive North State con
ference football championship
brought back to the local -cam
pus.
From the opening gam© of the
season, back in September, to th«
very last game ot the year, the
annual tilt in Greensboro’s Mem-
oi.al stadium with the Guilford
college Qu/aker eleven Saturday
afternoon, November 23rd, the
Fighting Christians exhibited a
well-rounded out eleven tha;t per
formed in fine style, combined
with a mighty fighting spirit that
Vi^as hard to conquer at any time.
Under the ever able and capable
leadership of a fine director.
Coach D. C. (Peahead) Walker,
and Assistant Coach Ellis Fyaal,
the 1935 edition of the Christian
eleven proved one of the strong
est football squads ever produced
at Elon college and came through
with one of the most brilliant rec
ords of any athletic team here.
Opening the campaign against
one of the state Big Five outfits,
the Davidson college Wildcats, the
Lfhristiap.4 iird^rtook one of *-hi*
'■iRiiiJBKt' svrneutireS- m TtooloCiI hlS-"'
tory here and came through the
gridiron year with a fine showing-.
The season’s record shows a re
sult of seven victories against
*hree defeats, of the the 10-game
card. For the 10 games played a
total of 200 points were chalked
up for the Elon club while the
record for the opponents shows
only 29.
In clinching the third consecu
tive title within the North State
conference the Christians also
came through with a great rec
ord. In the three conference
games Elon scored a total of 117
points against non* for the op
ponents. Lenoir-Rhyne was beat
en 20 to 0, Catawba by the gcore
of 32 to 0, and Guilford by the
count of G to 0.
In compiling the individual ac
complishments for members of the
squad the records reveal that Jack
(Continued on Page Four)
NORTH DORM RATS WIN
OVER HIGH SCHOOL FIVE
IN BASKETBALL SCRAP
Scoring almost at will through
out the entire contest, the North
Dorm Rats, basketball five trim
med the Elon high school cage
outfit in a contest on the floor of
the college gymnsium here last
Wednesday night, the collegians
coming out on top with the larger
end of a 52 to 28 score.
The Rats got off to an early
start over the high schoolers and
sts,yed in the lead throughout the
game. The Dormitory five was
composed of several former high
school cage stars with John Bar
row, "Toar” Hartsell, and Harry
Stallings, playing forward; Cox
at center; and James Abbltt and
Amos Shelton, at guard.
(Continued on Page Four)
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watts, Jr.,
of Washington, D. C. announce
the birth of a daughter, Martha
Joann, born November 18th. Mr.
Watts received his education here
and is now employed ■ by the
United State Government in the
Agricultural Department at Wash
ington.
Edytbe Ernest
Vesper! Speaker
On Sunday evening, December
1, Miss Edythe Ernest, a member
ol the Junior class spoke on the
Unity of Religion. Miss Ernest
firt^t read Passages from the
Bibles of the seven great reiiglons
showing that each contained
some form of the Golden Rule.
She then told of four great
discoveries which have compelled
the reorganization of old beliefs.
These were: The discovery of
Copernicus which put an end to
the old geocentric theory of the
earth and changed the idea of
man’s importance; the discovery
of the Sacred Books of the East;
Li'ell'a discovery concerning the
antiquity of the earth; and finally
Darwin’s work on the nature of
man.
Miss Ernst stressed the point
that through the discovery of the
Sacred Books of the East, the
Status of Christianity as the one
great religion was changed and a
sci)ence of comparative religion
grew up. By this science, a growth
of a universal religion could be
accomplished which would lift
Us above petty things and make
for the victory of truth and a real
religious fellowship on earth.