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“Reserve your room before
you leave for home.”
MAROON and GOLD
Published Each Week by Student Body of Elan College
“Wishing you a happy vaca
tion and hoping to see you
again in September”
VOLUME IX
ELON COLLEGE, N. C, MAY 14, 1936
NTMBER 24
PRESIDENT SMITH
GIVES OBJECTIVES
CAMPAIGN PLANS
Elon Debt Is Already Reduced
From $704,000 to $160,700
in Recent Months
ESTHER COLE IS QUEEN AT ANNUAL MAY FESTIVAL
CITES COLLEGE GROWTH
Fund Will Enable College to
Further Endowment From
"Large Interests.
Seek
By Dr. L. E. Smith
Elon f'ollejxe iins nevor lKH*n without
its fiuniu-inl prolilonis. It had its bc-
giiiniiiK ill a rich exi>ori(*iK*{? but with
but li'.tle innney witli which to exjuvs^
that experience in a concrete way. Tlie
membership of the churcli was conse
crated but seriously lacking in finan
cial ability. It is .surprisinjj: how far
a few dollars went in the first efft>rts
to buihl an institution of liijrher learn
ing: for the denomination. Many i>€Oitle
made sacrifices for the collejje. These
sacritices were blo'^sed. Others fol
lowed their example and a campus with
buildinjjs was the result. The church
has steadily grown in numbers, in
wealth, and in ])restige since the found-
inj; of the college. Ministers and lay
men have be(»n trained for leadership
in the juilpit and in the iiew. A traim‘d
leadership always results in develop
ment and growth. With no endowment
even though tlie natural constituency
of the college was increased, the insti
tution was inevitably to face financial
problems even more serious.
The Standardization drive in behalf
of the college was by far the most suc
cessful financial etfort in the interest
of the college. Members of the church,
alumni, and friends of the college re-
sp(mded genenmsly to the appeal. Be-
twe‘n and was sub
scribed and paid in. This was a suc-
ce*«sful campaign. The amount received
was gratifying but by no means suf
ficient to meet the needs of the college
and make it secure from a financial
s:andiK)int.
Fire Was Calamity
The disastrous fire that destroyed the
administration building and the various
departmen;s of the college housed
therein was a calamity. Again the
ohurcli. alumni, and friends of the col
lege gave, and gave generously, that
the present beautiful eiuipment might
be prepared for the convenience and
help of the college. The gifts however
generous, were not sutlicient to meet
the demands. Through the years the
administration was hindered and the
whole pntgram of the college was handi
capped for the lack of funds. A large
deb; and increased demands in the
mid'*t of a great financial depression
put the college in a distres'^ing and dis-
HON. C. MORRISON
TO BE SPEAKER AT
COMMENCEMENT
Plans Are Laid for Observance
of Forty-Sixth Annual Com
mencement Exercises.
Above is a scene liiken at the annual Jiay Da/ festival held at Klon Friday, ]\Iay 1. The pictnre sluiws tlie Queen together with her eonrt
who are, reading from left to right: ^laitha Suttcn, Wcodrow I’ikind, Esther Iloppjnstedt, Ralph Newniiiii, l^ouise Uoyals, Calvin Hrantley,
Blanche Wagoner, Hatcher Story. Helen BHrncy, m,-id o:' h.onor, F,sther Cole, (lueeij, William Kimhall. king. Lanson (iranger, Rebecca Smith,
William Cooper, ilargaret Chiison. Ijeon NewiKan. Anita Smith, .Tamej Parker. (Jerakline Jlangura, and Carl Cooper.
GRANGER, STEVENS
CONDUCT CHAPELS
Ministerial Students Hold Two
Final Chapel Exercises
as Close Nears.
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
Editors Campus Publications
With the completion of the chapel
progj'am for the school year drawing to
a close, the last two programs will he
given by members of the student body,
who are sfudyhig for the ministry. La’i-
.s(m (Granger will condu -t th * Wednc'*-
day chapel prograhi and Millard
S;evens will ctmduct the chapL-*! i)ro-
gram for Friday.
During the year b ith of th'*se gentle
men have spoken in various churches of
our neighboring towns.
Mr. (iranger will tr.v to bring honu*
to the student body the necessity ot
Jesus in our social and econ(mii:- life.
Mr. (iranger feels that the character
of .Tesus, his model of life as a solution
to our own dire despair and far-flung
licfeals. AVe feel sure that Mr. (iraug.^r's
talk will bear thought and carry weight
as we leave Elcm, some of us not to
return, others to carry on for another
year.
The Maroon and (ioLo staff wishes
at this time to extend to Mr. (iranger.
Mr. Stevens and their colleagues su *-
cess iii their future work in the service
of God.
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(Continued on Page Four)
Annual Goes to Press
The edition of the ('ollege An
nual. The Phiiisicii has b.en sen. to
press. It is expected back from th,^
I)rinters on the fifteenth of this month
when it will be distributed to all stu
dents who have their budget paid. The
}*hipsicli will he sold for .$5 to alumni,
and to Ihe students who have not paid
their budget.
Alumni Are Organizing
For Development Program
In a spirit of ardent devotion to their
Alma Mater in her hovir of need, alinimi
of Elon in all parts of North Carolina
and in nian.v centers outside the state
are throwing themselves in.o prepara
tions for the Development Program
with insi)irins zeal, many of them -sac-
rifloinK ba«ines9 and home time to
serve a cause that is dear to them.
In more than a score of cities alumni
are forming organizations for the cam
paign which will open May 2(1. Where
they are more wattered the former st\i-
dents will be reached in other ways.
The districts in whicli organizations
are being formed and the chairmen or
committees so far obtained were an
nounced by J. O. Atiiinson Jr., alumni
chairman, as follows:
High I’oint district, including Thom-
asville; M. L. Patrick, chairman: Miss
Ijucile Johnston and Mrs. J. C. White-
sell, all of High Point.
Siler City district, including also Ben
nett, Pittsboro, Bonlee and Moncure;
A. L. Combs. B‘nnett, chairman.
Asheboro district including also Sea-
grove. Farmer, Kamseur and Liberty ;
J. M. Green, Seagrove, chairman.
Sanford district, including al.so
Broadway. Lemon Springs, .lonesboro
and Olivia; M. A. McLeod. Broadway,
chairman, Jliss Margaret McI>eod,
Broadway; Mrs. R. A. \Vats(m, Jones
boro ; Mrs. L. E. Brice, I>emon Springs;
Miss Frela Dimmick, Sanford, and Miss
Mary Addie White, Sanford.
Green.sl)oro district, including also
Brown Summit, Summertield, Stokes-
Above is pictured Dan Watts, Editor of tlie Phips-icli, college an
nual. and Ben Lilien who has been elected as Editor of the Marck)n .and
Gold for ne.xt vear.
ALAMANCE COUNTY WILL
OPEN CAMPAIGN MAY 18
Dinner for 200 Workers Is Planned
in Burlingtcn Church on
Opening Night.
GROUP TO REPORT AT SUPPERS
dale. Guilford College and JIcLeans-
ville: L. E. Fesmire. (Jreenshoro chair
man.
Durham district, including also
Chapel Hill and ('reedmoor; J. L.
Crumpton. Durham, chairman.
Keidsville district, including also Ruf
fin and \ anceyville: C. II. .Slaughter, | [,y teams ot si.\ members
The intensive campaign to bo held in
Alamance county in connection with the
El(»n College Deve''opment pr 'gram will
open Monday night, Ma.’ 1,S, and .con
tinue until Wc'dneMlay nigh:. May 21,
R. Homer .Vndrews, conn y chairman,
announc-ed t(id:iy.
The org inizati n of som - L’(KI work rs
now being built up iu Burl'.ngton a'ld
the remainder if the county will laun h
its effort with a dinner in the First
Christian chur h at o'cl.ick on the
opening night. Report nippers will be
held in the chur h the evenin ’s of
Wed It'S l;iy, May 2(1: Friday. May 22;
Monday. Ma.v 2.'>, and \Vcl;iesday, May
27, The progress of ;he campaign will
b? recorded (m a huge chart in the
churcli social hall.
The m^als will be .served by the I.11-
die.s' .Vid so iety of the church of which
Mr-’ J. 1). Strader, of 414 North .Main
street, is iiresident.
In Burlingtou the campaign will be
Keidsville, chairman.
Raleigh district, inclndlng also Cary,
Morrisville, Wake Forest. Zebulon. }ar-
ner, Clayton. Fuipiay Springs Holly
Springs. Varina ; W. U .\nderson, Ra
leigh, chairman.
Henderson di.strict. including al.so
Franklinton, Klttrell, O.xford, Louis-
burg, Youngsville, Manson and Warren-
ton ; II. j;. \Miite, Henderson, chairman,
Lillingtou district, including also Kiii-
ling Dunn, Erwin, Coates, Angler and
Mamers; Prof, J. A. Walker, I>illington,
chairman,
Winston-Salem district, including also
W'alnut Cove, Salem Chai>el, ISelew
Creek, Siloam and Kernersville; John
J. Ingle, Winston-Salem, chairman,
Salisbury district, including also I^ex-
ington. Concord, Kannapolis, Rockwell
and Mooresville; Norman J, Ingle,
Salisbury, chairman.
Charlotte district, including al.«o I)a-
vid.son, Newell. Matthews. Shelby, Gas
tonia, Failston, Huntersville and Mt.
Holly; W. D. Ixj.v, Charlotte, cbairnian.
Fayetteville district, including also
Wade and Godwin; A. F. I’erkins.
Fa.vetteville, chairman.
Troy district, including also Candor,
Biscoe and Wadeville; Don I*. Steed
chairman.
each, divided into three divisions. The
area on.side the city will be organized
in II districts, centering around the fol
lowing communities: Union Uidge,
Snow Camp. Saxapabaw, Mebane, H)iw
River. Graham, (Jlen Raven, (Jibscm-
ville, Elon College, Altamahaw and Ala
mance. A committee is being formed in
each district.
CAMERON IS ELECTED
TO IMPORTANT OFFICE
In the recent meeting of the officers
of tlie Young .Men-Young Wcmien’s
Christian asswiations of the colleges of
North Carolina John Cameron, a junior
in our college, was elected secretary of
the North Carolina Council of Students
Christian Associatloas for ne.'ct year,
Mr, Cameron is also president of the
Elon College Students' Christian asso
ciation for next year and is president of
Ihe present Junior class. He is well-
e(inipi)ed for such an important office
and plans to further his education In
Christian leadership by attending Blue
Ridge, a ten-day conference for stu
dent leaders in the south, and also the
President’s Summer School in New
York city for six weeks.
Senior and Other
Exams
MAY 16-23
Seniors
.May 111—
!)-12a.ni .Monday's class
1 :.'^0- 2 :30
2- 5 p.m. Tu sday's cl iss
1 :;;0- 2:;!(!
.May 18—
11-12 a.m, Monday's class
11 :.'!0-12 ::iO
2- 5 p.m. Tuesday’s cla.ss 11 :.’;(l-12;:!()
Everybody
Miiy i;»—
!*-12a,m. .Monday's class
8:00- !):(K1
2- .Ip.m, Tue.sday's class
8:00- 0:00
^lay 20—
!»-12 a.m. Monday's class
!t:(i0-10 :(K)
2- .") p.m. Tuesd.iy's class
0:00-10 :(!0
•May 21—
!»-12a.m. .Mo;id:l.v's class
10 :.S0-11 :.'i0
2- ."ip.ni. Tuesday's class 10 ;i;(l-l 1
■May 22—
11-12 a,ill, Monday's ola.ss 11 ;;iO-12 :,‘!0
2- .-) p.m. Tue.sday's class 11 :.'!0-12 :,'!0
.May 23—
0-12 a.m. Monday's class
1 :.‘!0- 2
2- .■jp.in, Tuesday's class
1 ::iO-, 2 ;30
MESSICK ASSISTS
IN ED. CONFERENCE
Dean of Men at Elon Helps
With State Department
of Education.
ALAMANCE CONFERENCE
Dean J, D. .Messick is assisting the
State D.'partmeiit of Education in sikhi
soring a Character Education for .\la-
manc« and surrounding counties to be
held at Elon College. Ma.v 12. fmin 10
a. m..until 4 p. m. The following sub
jects will be (liscUased:
"Setting Up (ioals of Education,"
"-Vdaptation of Education to Every
day Living,"
“Home and School liela.lons in Youtli
Gu dan- e,"
"The .Vdolescent and Leisure 'I’ime."
"The Youth and the Church."
"(iroup Planning for Character Edu
cation and Vocational (Juidance."
"Possibl > Contributions of Adult
(Jroup Organizations to Yiuith Develop
ment." ,
"School and Public I.ibrar.v and \Viok
Service During Summer."
"Dramatics for lyeisure Time."
Dr, J, II. Uiglismith, Dr, Clyde
Erwin. Mrs. Bess N. Rosa. Mr. Charlie
I’billips. Dr, J. II. Lightbourne, Mrs,
C. I). Dougla.s, Misis Margaret (iilbert
Miss .Mary l>eringberger, Mr. R. S.
Proctor anil Sup., II, M, Rowland have
been asked to le.-id discussion groups.
IS TO BE HUGE AFFAIR
Number of Important Speakers Will
Appear on Prop^ram Opening
Here May 22.
AX ERROR
We wish to correct an error about
the May Day festival that was in the
last i.ssne of the Maroon and (4oli).
This year’s May Day *eh'hratioii was
not the first hehl on Klon campus. It
ha' bevn an annual affair until five
years a^'o wlu‘n if was (lis:-ontinued.
(lu;* to la«'k of interest by the student s.
Mon. (’anieron .Morrison, iwie of the
most not(‘l men in th* state of North
('ar lina, will h»liv(‘r the c(»mnu*nce-
nient address at Klon (’o'Icse at the
trradua;hiK exercises finals to lu‘ held
h(*re W(‘dm*shiy, May 27, as the clos-
inj; event »f the 4(>tli annual connnenec-
ni(‘iit proj;ram.
Th* pn);;ram of events fc»r this year
includes a variety of activities and a
number of hi^hly-famed speakers. In
addition to Hon. (’ani(*ron Morris-in, Dr.
(’harles K. Myers. i>astor of tlu» First
1‘iewbyterian church in (Jnn'usboro, will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sun
day morninjf. May 24. at 11 :.'U) o'*Iock ;
Dr. L. K. Smith, president of the col-
le^'e. will jxive th(‘ baccalaureate ad
dress that eveniiJ^f: H. Shelton Sndth,
outstandini; h*ader in rclij;lous educa
tion field, and now a professor at Duke
university and a distiuKuisIiod Klon
alumnus, will deliver an adh*ess at
the Alumni Day assembly, Tu(‘sday,
May and Dean 1\ K. IJndley. of
Ili^di Point colIey:e, will deliver the
Alunnii address.
The complete pro^jram for the com-
nieucenKMit events follows:
For*y-Si‘xth Annual Commencement of
Elon Colleg^e
May 22-27, 1936
Friday, May 22—Smitli Oratorical
C'ontest, 8 p. m.
Saturday, May 23—I*laymakers of
Klon (’olle;je, 8 i>. m.
Sunday, May 24—Morning worship:
Haccalaureate Sermon, Dr. ('harles F.
Myers, 11 a. ni. Vesp(‘r Recital—
D(‘j)attment of Music. 4 p. m. Kvening^
worship: liaocalaureate address—Presi-
d(‘nt Ia K. Smitli, 8 p. m.
Monday, May 2r>—Class Day exer
cises, lO:,‘i() a. m. Kxhibits, .‘t to 5 p. m.
Musical proj^rain—Department of Mu
sic 8 p. m.
Tuesday, May 2(^—Alunmi Day. As
sembly, n a. m.: II. Sheltcm Smitli.
Kuncheon, 1 j). in. Alumni busini'ss
mee.in^;, 2 p. m. Garden party:
I’resident and Mrs, Smith, receivings
5 p. m. (,’oncert by the Klon Colie^^e
band. 7 }). m. Alumni aldress: Dean
r. K. IJndley, Ilijjh Point college, 7:30
p. ni. Alumni March, Alumni liiiiKiuet,
8 :3(> p. m.
Wednesday, May 27—.MH*tin^? of the
Hoard of Trustees !»:30 a. m. (irad-
uatin^ exercises: Literary address—
Hon. (’ameron Morrison, 10:30 a. ni.
L. Farrell Is Freed in
Moc\ Court Trial Case
CHESHIRE ELECTED AS
PRES. LITERARY SOCIETY
Parker Ib Elected Vice-Pre»ident
Dr. Johnson Society Holds
Annual Elections.
Dr. Johnson's Literary society held
its se'cond annual election last week.
Milton Cheshire succeeds Clyde Rudd
as president of the society and the other
officers are as follows; Jane Parker
vice-president; Hernice Ile.ster, secre
tary ; and Gordon Sloan, treasurer.
The Literary society which started
out with only three charter nienilH'rs
has developed into an outstanding or
ganization on the campus. The present
membership, which totals 17, are as
follows:
Jlilton Cheshire, Myron Wright, Ber
nice Hester, Tom Perry, Victor Mur
chison. James Parker, Vernon Braxtcm,
Walter Fonville, Emmanuel Hedgepeth,
Kenneth Register, Jordan Sloan, Clyde
Rudd, Lsaiah Sears, Jonathan MeKown,
Ixifton Harris, Eugene Gordon, and
Leon Newman.
A nuich-impressod jury returned a
verdict of not guilty for .Mr. L. Karrell,
(lel'eiidant, who was sued by Mr. J,
I'^dwards, last week. The trial was the
second on the lOlon Mock Court sirring
calendar.
Edwards, as plaintiff in the suit al
leged that he had parked his automo
bile at a parking lot, o'K‘ratel by Ear-
rell on ,he morning of the fourth day
of January. Returning for Ills car at
noon the former discovered it missing.
The attorneys for the plaintifl’,
Hughes and Lilien, asserted and con-
tendeii that the defendant was the
owner of a public business; that
the defendant re(iuest'd that the keys
b* left in the l ar; that the plaintiff
received an Identification ticket \vhieh
entitled him to protection. The advo
cates for the defendant, Maness and
Montefalco, denied all staleinent.s in the
de laration, and skillfully proved to the
.iury tlie falsity of the declaration.
Judge Cameron oiiened court at 8
p. ni., Tue.sday and called forth the
case of Edwards vs. I-'arrell. A jury
was selected consisting of students and
Dean Messick as chairman. The
declaration was read by Attorney
Hughes and counsel for the ilefendant
repliel. Hughes then called forth Ed
wards as his first witness. He simply
had the witness state the story in his
own words. The sei-ond witness called
was Mr. Pointer, who added little to
the veracity of the first witness’ stories.
The veracity of the stories was ulti
mately destroyed upon cross-examina
tion by .Montefalco, who shrewdly took
advantage of the .slow-working minds
of the two witnesses, (.'onstant 'lmckles
could be heard as he cross-examined the
e.xcited \\'i(nes'ses. High comedy was
attaliH'd as Montefalco constanti.v re
ferred to the court minutes. Ills at
tempts to comsore written to oral state
ments were me; with much diltlculty,
for the court stenographer. Miss Holt,
while trying to follow the case, re
mained under the overwhelming person
alities of the counselors for the plain
tiff who were seated facing her.
'I’he next witnesses called were those
of the defendant. Farrell was called
first and then .Miss Ha.vnes. 'I'hey were
skillfull.v examined and cro.s.s-examined
by Hughes, Lilien and Maness, resiiee-
tlvel.v.
The procedure had reached a high
pitch, and the confusion of the attor-
ne.vs for the plaintiff already sealed
their doom. The coolness and unwav
ering jiersonallties of the advocates for
the defendant almost secured complete
victory.
Attorne.v Lilien dellvennl his plea for
the plaintiff and failed to stress that
the business was a riuaxl public bu.sl-
ness, Maness, who pleaded for the de
fendant. took advantage of the situa
tion and delivered a most effective plea.
■\ffer the pleas were given Judge ('am
eron instructed the Jury as to the
law and issues to be con-sidercd. and
asked them to go and return only when
a Just verdict had lieen reacliwl. A
verdict had tieen reached in several
minutes. Foreman JIe.ssick declared
that the Jury found J’arrell not guilty.