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MAROON AND GOLD
Published Each Week by Student Body of Elon College
VOLUME XI
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.. TUESDAY, MARCH 23. 1937
NUMBER 3
Elon Termed As Ideal Small College
Cheshire And
Story Chosen
In Primaries
Two Popular Men Selected To
Run For President Of Stu
dent Body.
IMPOSING CAMPUS SCENE AT ELON COLLEGE
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED
Much Interest Is Shown As
Students Hold Spring Pri
maries For Elections.
Much interest on the part of the
Elon students was ^ shown in the
Spring Primary Election which took
place last Thursday, March 18, in the
office of the Dean of men.
The polls opened at 8 o’clock in
the morning and closed at five in the
afternoon. Supporters and backers of
many candidates were out campaign
ing and the first floor of the Ala
mance Building looked like Tammany
Hall on the day of New York elec
tions.
The final ballot, which will be vot
ed on the first Tuesday in April, will
consist of the following candidates
and the offices that they are seek
ing: President of Student Body—
Story, Cheshire; President of Stu
dent Senate — Cameron, Bradley;
Cheerleader—Fesmire, M. Galloway,
Morris; Secretary of Council—Gallo
way, Chason; President of Senior
Class—Cameron, Caruso; Vice-Presi-
dent of Senior Class—Williams, Mac-
Brayer; Treasurer Senior Class—
Harris, Fowler; Phipsicli, the Col
lege Yearbook—Lilien; Senior Sen
ate Members—Day, Fowler, Mac-
Craw, Horton.
President of Junior Class—Parker,
Jones; Vice-President Junior Class—
Tillmanns, Walker; Junior Senate
Member—Hurst, Sloan, Taylor, Sat
terfield; Junior Council Member—
Miller, Stimson; Maroon and Gold^
Farrell, Holmes; President Sopho
more Class—Whitley, Neese; Vice-
President Sophomore Class—Odom,
Fuller; Secretary Sophomore Class—
Graves, Fitch; Treasurer Sophomore
Class—B i g e 1 o w, Hyram; Senate
Sophomore Member: Beebles, Long
est; Sophomore Council Member—
Walters, Fogelman.
The King and Queen for the May
Day festivals was chosen at the
Primary. Chosen as May Queen is
Blanche Wagoner, and May King,
Leon Newman.
pan
Rated As One
Of Country’s
Best Equipped
Spacious Campus Layed in Nat
ural Setting With Buildings
Modern In Every Detail.
LOCATION IS PERFECT
Three Dormitories For Men
And Two For Women Pro
vide (!ood Living Quarters.
Plans Announced
For Conservatory
Work Next Year
Oldest Professor
Course In Varied Degrees Are
To Be Offered In This De
partment.
SERVES MUSIC NEEDS
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
RATES HIGH AT ELON
Since 1919 the student body at
Elon College has been under student
government. While it cannot be said
that it is so efficient as it could and
should be, it certainly does provide
a means and inspiration for self-gov
ernment that could not possibly be
attained if every student were not
girded with the actuality that he is
expected to be straight and honor-
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By Prof. Barbe
While it is difficult in the extreme
to foretell with any degree of accu
racy what will develop in the Con
servatory next year, we can, never
theless, set forth some of the goals
which we hope to attain. An enroll
ment in the Conservatory of approxi
mately fifty full time students is ex
pected, these being divided about
equally between vocalists and instru
mentalists. Plans include the forma
tion of a Little Symphony orchestra
of about twenty-five instruments
which will give several concerts and
will furnish the accompaniment for
all the oratorios given by the choir
and for all senior recitals. It is also
hoped to be able to take this group
on tour.
Two choirs will be developed, one
for concert and advertising purposes,
and for the presentation of great cho
ral music and one for chapel and
Sunday services.
For Thanksgiving, Christmas, Eas-
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Elon’s President
.V
J. U. NEWMAN
SMITH
DR. L. E
Geology, Biology
Courses Will Be
Given Next Year
Classes To Be Offered In This
Department For the 1987-’38
Season.
HAVE GOOD FACILITIES
Dean Messick Outlines Curricular
Offerings Noiv In Effect] At Elon
By Dean Messick
The Curricula offerings at Elon
College are very extensive for a small
college. Here one may pursue ma
jor courses for the Bachelor of Arts
degree in Biology, Business Adminis
tration, Chemistry, English, French,
Greek, History, Mathematics, Music,
Physics, Religion and General Sci
ence. Minors may be obtained in
Applied Mathematics Domestic Art,
Education, German, Sciences, and So
cial Science. The Bachelor of Music
degree may be secured by completing
a prescribed schedule from the out
line of courses as set up in the De
partment of Music. These courses
include work in band, piano, public
school music, orchestra, organ, vio
lin, voice, and theory.
The college carries a one and a
two year course in commercial sub
jects, either of which when com
pleted, prepare a student for book
keeping or secretarial work. The one
year course is the equivalent to a
one year course offered at the best
business colleges. The Bachelor of
Arts degree in commerce, including
requisites in the Commercial Depart
ment, qualifies one for a North Car-
Psychology Dept.
Offers Variation
Courses Under Dean Messick
And Dr. Bowden Provide
Students With Wordly In
terest.
olina teacher’s certificate to teach in
commercial departments of the high
schools of the state.
The subjects given at Elon College
are such as will prepare one to qual
ify for a North Carolina teacher’s
certificate, Class A, in any chosen
subject. The Elon College public
school is used as a teacher-training
department, and teachers are pre
pared for high school, grammar
grade, or primary grade work.
For those who do not desire to
teach, a broad program is offered for
the regular Bachelor of Arts degree in
almost any major subject desired. In
addition to that, one may pursue the
pre-law course, the pre-medical, or
pre-dental course, the two or four-
year course leading the profession of
civil engineer, the four-year course
for those anticipating the profession
of journalism, and the four-year
course leading to chemical engineer
ing or electricalengineering.
A special coaching course is given
every year for baseball, basketball
and football by the director of ath
letics. Not only all coaches but all
teachers and qualified commercial
students as well, were placed in po
sitions the past two years.
By Dr. Bowdin
The department of psychology at
tempts, through the courses that it
offers, to help individuals better to
understand themselves, their person
alties, and their actions. The rela
tion of the brain and nervous system
to the mind, the nature of emotions,
the learning process, etc., are consid
ered in detail. In the second semes
ter, educational psychology is offered
for prospective teachers, and social
psychology for those who are inter
ested in the psychological grounds for
religion, government, social progress,
etc.
BEATRICE WILKINS IN
CERTIFICATE RECITAL
The Elon College Depatment of
Speech, under the direction of Miss
Floyd Childs, presented Miss Bea
trice Wilkins in a certified recital,
March 18, at 8 P. M. Miss Wilkins
was assisted by Miss Christine
Young, pianist, who presented three
much-enjoyed piano selections, “Af
ter a Dream,” “Arabesque No. 1,”
and “March Op. 33 from L’Amour
des Trosis Oranges.’
Miss Wilkins gave a diversified
program of four readings, “From
the Cabby’s Seat,” “Patterns,” “Al-
miry Ann,” and a one-act play, “The
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Firm Background
In History Dept.
Courses Under Dr. Dickinson
Stress Practical Or Cultural
Purposes Of History.
By Dr. L. C. Dickinson
The History Department of Elon
feels that it offers to students in
terested in that subject a firm back
ground for further study and an
adequate foundation for the prac
tical or cultural purposes of history.
The “new history” is kept constant
ly in mind and students are not ex
posed to a rehash of the same ild
facts of hjstory which have accom
panied them up through the grades
and high school.
In all the survey courses offered
yearly such as the ..United States
since the American Revolution, Mod
em Europe since 1500, and An
cient and Medieval History from
earliest time to 15.0, the em
phasis is unabasedly placed upon
the social, cultural, economic and
intellectual phases of the mat
ter and the political aspects are
treated only in interpretative refer
ence or neglected entirely. As Elon
College takes special pride in being
a church school, the history depart
ment also lays special stress upon
the religious implications of past as
well as of current events.
In the specialized subjects for the
more advanced students the stress is
laid upon the practical value to those
^planning to teach and the require
ments for teachers’ certificates are
always held in view. It is for this
puipose exclusively that North Car-
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By Dr. Burrows
For the beginning students there
will be a course in General Biology.
This course is devoted to a study of
plants and animals, about two-thirds
of the year being given over to ani
mals, and to a study of the natural
laws applying to both plants and ani
mals. Those who continue with biol
ogy for a second year have a choice
of two one-year courses: Botany and
Comparative Anatomy of Vertebraes.
The Botany course deals with the
anatomy, physiology and distribution
of plants. The Comparative Anat
omy course, which is required of
those students planning to enter med
icine, dentistry, and science teach
ing, deals with the structure of the
higher animals as well as that of
man.
Students who take a third year of
biology and those who are majoring
in Home Economics have two one-
semester courses offered to them:
Bacteriology and Physiology, on di-
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Termed by Dr. Robert Kelly, sec
retary of the American Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
as the best equipped small college
in the country, Elon opened tht‘
doors of its fine equipment to ap
proximately 500 students—including
the largest freshman class in five
years—for its 47th season this past
fall.
The country’s best equipped small
college, located on State highway
No. lOA, four miles west of Burling
ton, consists of a spacious oak-cover-
ed campus, on which are located 10
buildings devoted to the work of the
institution. Five of the buildings
have only recently been completed and
are modern in every detail. The Ala
mance building, named for the coun
ty in which the college is located,
contains the offices, classrooms and
Fine Arts, Home Economics and
Business Administration Depart-
ments. This structure is one of the
new buildings and is situated in the
center of the campus.
The Carlton library building, an
other of the newest structures, is lo
cated west of the Alamance building
and houses the college library of
more than 21,000 volumes, the facul
ty study rooms, a large reading and
student body room and other
branches of the library. The Audi
torium and Music building, .rofenyy ^
erected, situated w'est of the Ala
mance building and south of the li
brary building, contains the auditor
ium in which chapels, church ser
vices, and other meetings are held. In
this building are found also facilities
for studying practically all phases of
music.
East of the Alamance building is
located the Duke Science Hall, south
of which is found the Student Activ
ities building. Both buildings were
erected recently. The Student Activ-
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CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY
GIVEN FOR FRESHMEN
When young men and young wom
en come to Elon College it is the de
sire of the administration of the col
lege that the greatest safeguards
possible be provided for their envi
ronment. It is realized that many .
them are away from home for the
first time, sq far as being removed
for any period of length is concerned.
Therefore, upper classmen in an or-
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Department Of Mathematics Under
Impressive Direction Of Dr* Wicker
The student body of Elon College
is very fortunate to have at the head
of its department of mathematics a
man as capable as Dr. W. C. Wicker.
Dr. Wicker, who is highly educated,
takes pleasure in helping all students
who need his assistance, either dur
ing or after class. His unique meth
ods of explanation transform even
the most difficult problems into the
very easiest ones.
In the mathematics department
college algebra and trigonometry are
given to freshmen who desire to study
mathematics. The algebra includes a
rapid review of the fundamental prin
ciples of elementary algebra, followed
by a careful study of quadratic equa
tions, ratio and proportion, and oth
ers. Trigonometry includes the so
lution of right and oblique triangles
both with and without logarithms.
There are three hours of class work
and three hours of laboratory work
each week. The laboratory work is
a new feature of the department and
will be extremely beneficial to the
students.
Solid mensuration and analytic ge-
ometery arf open to the sophomores.
Solid mensliration, in which each
solid is defnied and illustrated, is a
course whose properties are stated
and formulas to it are given, with
carefully chosen problems relating
to familiar objects of every-day ex
perience. Analytic geometry includes
a treatment of the straight line, cir
cle, other conic sections, special plane
curves, and transformation of coordi
nates. Three hours each week con
stitute the class work during both
semesters.
Differential calcalus is a course
offered to Juniors and required of all
students majoring in mathematics.
T'his course is devoted to the study
of the differentiation of functions,
with simple applications of the de-
riratives to rates, length of tangents,
normals and the like. It closes with
a drill on curve tracing. Integral
calculus, including integration, the
constant of integration, and the def
inite integral, is given during one-
half of the year. In addition to the
study of the subjects mentioned, the
student is given a thorough drill on
the methods of integration.
A course in differential equations
and applied calculus is given to Ju
niors and Seniors only. Both the or-
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