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MAROON AND GOLD
Tuesday, February 23, 1937
MAROON AND GOLD
OF ELON COLLEGE
Elon College, N. C.
Editorial Offices
Alamance Bldg.
Telephone
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Published weekly throughout the college year by the
students of Elon College.
STAFF
Bernard Lilien
Editor-in-Chief
Paige Holder
Managing Editor
EDITORIAL STAFF
Frank X. Donovan
SportK Editor
JaTte Causey
Feature Editor
Francis Goodwin, Mildred Craven Society Editors
Martin G. Noon
Joke Editor
Prof. J. W. Barney
Faculty Adviser
Mi-s. S. C. Howell
. Faculty Adviser
REPORTERS
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Gwendolyn Tillmanns Minah Muir
Beatrice Winkins
Johnson Boyd Joe Hilgreen
Hilda Heatwole
Sue Odessa Galloway Tom Williams
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Joe Caruso
Mary Rollins
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by G. LAWRENCE FARRELL
WHO’S WHO ON
THE CAMPUS
FLUNKING FINES
The University of Oklahoma re
cently inacted a new method to reduce
flunks in that University. It was an
nounced that starting January 30, of
this year, any student who fails a
course will be obliged to pay a fine
of one dollar for every semester hour
of that course. This rule has been
adopted as President Buzzell explains,
only in an attempt to lift student
grades and not to further the income
of the university. It seems that many
are opposing this method of cutting
down on fines. (Quoting from an edi
torial appearing in the January 31 is
sue of the Northeastern News.):
‘Regardless of the good intentions
of the proponents of the scheme,
however, it is not practicable. It is
against the slacker or drift-wood
that the penalty is directed. Unfor
tunately, however, the fine is a feeble
weapon to use upon the college loafer.
A student of this type has no thought
of becoming scholastically prominent,
and the fact that he will lose a cer
tain sum of money will not suddenly
make him see the error of his ways.”
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937
PAYING THE STUDENT TO STUDY
Wonderful and devious are the ways by which educators lure
students along the path of knowledge. Each year sees some other
Utopian ideas proposed to brighten the pictures of college life.
Recently a new plan was brought forward, designed to at
tract students to a certain school of higher learning. The proposal
was that outstanding men be paid according to the excellence of
the records they made for themselves during their college years.
Scholarship and extra curricular activity were to be taken into
account in refunding tuition, and in special cases the student was
to be paid for the time he spent amassing grades and keys.
Apparently the possession of a degree, with its attendant in
dication of scholarship and definite knowledge, is not worthy of
effort any more. We must be paid to learn, else we refuse to im
prove ourselves. The desire to earn money, as soon as possible and
as much as possible, seems to outweigh every other consideration.
Why waste time learning useless mathematics, or Milton’s
poems, or the dates of the Crimean War, when such knowledge is
obviously useless in the world of business? No. Either we ignore
this useless accumulation of facts, or we must be given a good
round sum to learn them and keep a board of trustees and its col
lege busy.
This, it seems, is the idea of the creators of the new plan of
paying students according to the amount of good work they do in
college. It might be taken as evidence of a sad state of affairs, a
state of affairs general throughout America. On the contrary, it
is absuru. Good work is still done for the sake of acquiring knowl
edge, and nothing else. Students still go to school with something
more than the idea of merely making money later on by means
of the facts they acquire in the classroom, and there are many,
very many, who will think this latest method of attracting schol
ars perhaps the most worthy yet proposed.
Dean Charles W. Reeder of Ohio
University bemoans the influence of
love on grades. He maintains that
students who are lazy can be prodded,
and sick ones nursed, but he has no
hope for those in love. Students in col
lege are just at the right biological
stage for falling in love and there is
no way to stop them. Many of these
affairs are more serious to students
than their studies, and no person can
devote themselves to two things at
the same time with much success at
either. May the best man win!
A University of North Carolina co
ed, who was taking a course in edi
torial writing, used the following ex
pression in one of her papers, “As I
rise from the arms of Morpheus in
the morning.” Unfortunately, she
spelled Morpheus the same way in
which Murphy is spelled. The profes
sor, at the next meeting of the class,
demanded of her, “Who is this Mur
phy out of whose arms thou dost arise
each bright morn?”
A L. S. U. history class was in
session. On the scene appeared a late
comer. Slowly he walked up to the
professor’s desk. From under the
books in his arms he produced
shiny red apple, which he offered to
the lecturer. “Getting close to exam
time, huh, Prof,” he drawled. The
class roared, whereupon the kind-
hearted professor dismissed the class
THIS QUEER BIRD, “THE COLLEGIAN”
Queer~creatMres indeed are we collegians. For four years,
perhaps, longer, we sojourn at so-called institutions for higher
learning. At the end of that time we are rewarded, ostensible for
scholarship attainment, with the doubtful distinction of the moth-
eaten Title of Arts Bachelor and an elaborate sheepskin, termed
a diploma.
In the majority of cases our parents are making sacrifices
in order to furnish us the wherewithal to pay our room rent, our
tuition, our board, and our sundries. Many of us are working for
very small wages during hours which should be spent in study,
in order to supplement the funds that we receive from home. Per
haps an even larger number of us borrow comparatively large
amounts of money, the repayal of which will be a decided handicap
during the first few years after we graduate.
Why, then, do we go to college? On the face of things there
should be a very strong incentive for a college education, in order
to account for the huge enrollments of recent years. Perhaps this
incentive may be explained in terms of the exaggerated impor
tance attached to a college diploma by many business men and to
the glamour surrounding the college man in the eyes of the mod
ern female. But the honest collegian admits, to himself at least,
that the actual benefits accruing from a college education are at
best highly over-estimated.
Yes, strange birds, we collegians. We go to bed at inordi
nately late hours. We regard classes as a necessary evil, and cut
as many of them as the generosity or indifference of the profes
sors allow. We applaud the democratic atmosphere that is said to
prevail upon our campuses, but w’e participate in the most un-.
democratic of “frame-up” politics. We exhibit the ultimate of
snobbishness in our attitude toward men who are not fraternity
members. If we aspire to a good scholastic record, we confine our
selves to “crips,” steering clear of those courses on which it is
difficult to make high grades, however, much we may realize
their desirability. We are habitually late to everything, including
classes. We develop an almost human capacity for indolence and
we may contract most of the bad habits known to mankind, but
A “No Bumming League” has been
formed on the campus of L. S. U. The
member of the league promised not
to bum or to be bummed from. Bum-
mling of “drags” is permitted. It is a
shame that a league of this nature
was not formed on our campus before
our “pal” graduated.
An emphatic “No” to the recent
proposal that St. Mary’s College
turn co-educational is the answer of
the Collegian, weekly student news
paper at the Moraga institution.
In the leading editorial in its cur
rent issue, Editor Philip Quitman
calls the idea “absurd” in no uncer
tain words.
“We chose St. Mary’s because we
want to go to a man’s college! There
are ample co-educational facilities in
the immediate region for those who
must constantly be with the weaker
sex. For those students who must
have ‘company,’ transfers to co-edu
cational institutions can be obtained,
he blasted.
Quitman called St. Mary’s “the last
real stronghold of masculinity in the
region.” Authorities of the college are
sounding out sentiment on the pro
posed admittance of women students
in the future.
Mr. Tommy Earp had as his week
en4 guest, Mr. Eugene Gordon, Wood
row Piland, Bobby Hinton, Jack
Neese,
Jones.
WOODROW W. PILAND
A native of Suffolk, Virginia,
Woodrow Piland graduated from
Holland High School in the spring
of 1933. He came to Elon College in
the next fall, and since then he has
been active in many campus concern
Among his positions in the past
has been his membership in the Stu
dent Christain Association Cabinet.
At present he is serving as Business
Manager of the Phipsicli, as a mem
ber of the Student Senate and as
president of the Pan-Hellenic Coun
cil. He is a member of Kappa Psi
Nu Fraternity. He is working to se
cure his teacher’s certificate, and
expects to enter the teaching pro
fession next fall.
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With this long-delayed edition of the Maroon and Gold we welcome the
chance for a little “Mud-slinging” and “Bouquet throwing.” We’ve been
waiting for a chance to sympathize with the long-suffering Dr. Dickinson.
We wonder that he can ever work after the incessant “leg-pulling” Mina
Muir administers unto him. Between Mina and the hard-tack it is enough to
render his food indigestible. And while we’re talking about the dear Doc,
we’d like to ask how he’s doing with Mattie (we don’t mean Mattie Pickett
ether). Fysal would like to find out the answer to this little query, also.
At random: The S. G.-S. B. affair is definitely out (Lea-Morris’ advan
tage) ... Is “Did” just reminiscing with Rusty? . . . Who, or what, has been
playing cupid for Ruth Page and Farrell? They’re together again! . . . What
girl was seen coming from east campus around 10:00 P. M.? . . . Nomma-
tion for campus’ most eligible bachelor—Lloyd Whitley . . . Longest s
theme song—“Shoe Shine Boy” . . . Will nothing come of this Shelton-Loy
affair ? . . . Two votes for the campus “couplette”—Flory and Pickett . . .
We hear that three couples put a “ringing” on the High Point “victory(?) ’
bell. “More Kreugers to ’em” is what we say . . . The most evident and dis
gusting love affair—Ellingsworth and Collyer—Conyes and Lasser. Can t
something be done about it? ... The love-bug has “Ace” Parker completely'
in his power . . . We wonder why Woodrow Piland doesn t put a bug in his
sister’s ear . . . Elon’s Stoopnagle and Budd—Greenwald an Puglisi . . . Heat-
wole an her Eveready are headed for a surprise ... We wonder why they
don’t pour Bob Wendley back in the bottle . . . Burrows must be O. K.; even
the students term him “the good Doctor” . . . Why is it Miss White has to go
to a street-corner to turn around? We know, ask us! . . . Who s ahead in t e
Hardy track-meet? ... It appears like the Stimson twins and the Foushees
ought to hit it off pretty well ... Why in the world did the problem child
have to come back to school ?
Now for a little concentrated bouquet tossing: Congratulations to Lan-
don Walker and his band; the wrestling team; Ins Shepherd; Dean Hus
band; the basket ball team for its various successes, especially the High Point
victory; the powers that be for bringing the Salvi Quintet here; C. T. I. for
managing to survive the Sourfaces era. • ■ •
If Mary doesn’t watch her step she is going to lose Milt to a certain
Burlington lass whose initials are M. S. . . . “Squattie” Caruso says he’ll take
anything and everything. What do you mean “Squat”? . . . This column
wants to know why all the colds are shy of Hal Bradley.—and speaking or
Bradley—did you see the beautiful valentine he received from a certain co-ed ?
Rudy Walser is sure looking for a place to spend future winters--do
you think you’d like Florida, Rudy? . . . Causey and Collyer have both taken
a back seat since Grantland Holder came back to school. Stick close Bugsy-
Wugsy and Jake and you’ll learn something about newspaper work . . .
According to our beauty contest last week, if you didn’t have that svfing
you couldn’t get a thing. Nice work “Did” . . . Wonder why our editor does
all his shopping at the Charles Store in Burlington? . . . Our own Rev. Jim
Cook wishes all students to know that he has authority to tie that matrimonial
knot for all interested—and his rate is cheap . . . That’s all for now so until
next week, adios . . .
I do not feel that this column is
complete without a little spice gath
ered from here and there. So here
goes.
A little advice to the secterial stu
dent:
Many a girl these days goes into
an office looking for a position and
finds herself in a situation.
A recent survey shows that while
old folks prefer mild winters, young
married couples like nice springs.
Marrying a man to reform him is
like drinking liquor to destroy it.
Women are like cigarettes: They
come in packs; get lit; go out un
expectedly; leave a bad taste in the
mouth, and still they satisfy.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue—
There’s nothing else
And now I am through.
Dear Editor:
A while ago I happene.d to pick up
an old Maroon and Gold—a copy
which came out just before we left
school for Christmas holidays in 1935.
We’ve come a long way from then ’til
now, and I was wondering if our Open
Forum had noted the vast amount of
improvement made by the Elon stu
dents since that day. Then, we were
doing all in our power to close down
our school—remember! We were run
ning water all night to try to make
the shortage reach the danger point.
But today one finds a large crowd of
boys and girls spending more hours of
their time in the library, the behavior
in the library is realy splendid, com
pared with former years. T'he campus
as a whole appears more serious-
minded—more intently working upon
a fixed purpose.
The conduct in chapel is very fav
orable; every one is interested in some
phase of our chapel committee’s work*.
The open-mouthed attention paid to a
recent speaker who talked on eti
quette one Monday morning showed
our enthusiasm for the better things.
I heard a girl remark recently, “More
of the boys are becoming gentlemen;
I never open a door for myself any
more.”
And have you noticed that not
nearly so many people are complain
ing about our dining hall food? We’re
really getting to be good sports! May
be we’re pausing to consider those
that have to feed us, with the rising
prices compelling them to serve
cheaper food.
There is also-that Elon spirit be
coming more pronounced every day.
We speak to each other all the time
without even stopping to consider
why. Have you seen more people smil-
inging recently? Have you heard
more gay little bits of favorite tunes ?
Of course, we are happy when we are
doing our best.
I repeat: We’ve come a long way.
Let’s keep on going! What do ya say?
MARGARET J. EARP.
IHASIKS,
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