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Pasre Two MAROON^AND GOLD Tuesday, March 23, 1937 MAROON AND GOLD OF ELON COLLEGE Elon College, N. C. Editorial Offices - Alamance Bldg. Telephone - 2562 Published weekly throughout the college year by the students of Elon College. STAFF Bernard Lilien Edifor-in-Chief Paige Holder Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Frank X. Donovan Sports Editor G. Lawrence Farrell Exchange Editor Francis Goodwin, Mildred Craven Society Editors Martin G. Noon . . Joke Editor Prof. J. W. Barney Faculty Adviser Mrs. S. C. Howell Facility Adviser REPORTERS Louise Brendler Gwendolyn Tillmanng Minah Muir Beatrice Winkins Johnson Boyd Joe Hilgreen Hilda Heatwole Sue Odessa Galloway Tom Williams Sara Neese TYPISTS Catherine Campbell Iris Abernathy Joe Caruso Mary Rollins BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Jim Cook Business Manager John McBrayer Asst. Biisiness Manager RKPRCSCNTKD roR NATIONAL ADVKRTISINO BY National Advertising Service, Inc. CoUegf Publishtrs Repr*sentat{pt 420 Madison Ave. New York. N. Y. Chicaoo - Boston - ban Francisco *^s ANQctKs * Portland • scattl* SUBSCRIPTION Jl.OO PER YEAR Entered as second-class matter November 10, 1936, at the post office at Elon College, N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879 MERELY MEANDERING By TOM WILLIAMS WHO^S WHO ON THE CAMPUS 1 PM •’ SM\p-J-'mo? A®.. SIX “DO MORES” Do more than exist, live. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1937 YOUR FIRST YEAR IN COLLEGE To be a senior in high school is an occasion. To receive a diploma certifying graduation from high school is thrilling. To anticipate a college career is alluring. Every ambitious young person wants to take all necessary steps to realize that ambi tion completely. Usually a college career bridges the chasm from high school to success. Every young man and young wom an has some idea about the kind of college he or she prefers and some of the things that he or she anticipates in college. The college that does its best to meet these ambitions and to help the student realize his anticipations is making itself in- dispensible in the field of higher education. At Elon College the students come first. The college is here and the faculty is employed that the students may be guid ed in their quest for an education. The thoughtful student wi.shes a full life in college—not all play, not all amusement, not all work—but everything that goes into an honest college ca reer, he expects. Elon College has anticipated student require ments for a time like this—opportunities for acquaintance, fa cilities for sororities and fraternites, intramural sports, inter collegiate contests, literary societies, intercollegiate debates, music, art, dramatics—in addition to the regular college courses, with mature men and women who, themselves, are thoroughly and adequately prepared to instruct and guide the students in their studies, classroom exercises, and research work. Our cur riculum is sufficiently broad to allow ample opportunities for elections and sufficiently technical to encourage concentration. Elon College offers to the freshmen and to upperclassmen about as much as can be expected on a college campus at about as little cost as can be expected. It specializes in Christian Education and puts proper emphasis upon religion. » It is a good place to come and a safe and healthful place to stay. —Dr. L. E. Smith THE SMALL COLLEGE The size of a college is not necessarily determined by the acreage of its campus, the number of its buildings, or the size of its student body; but more correctly it is determined by its ideals, its atmosphere, its standards, its curriculum, and by its products. “By their fruit ye shall know them” is applicable to colleges as well as to individuals. A college limited in possessions and in students may be unlimited in its purposes and in its hopes. Choice fruits in training and character may be borne on the campus of the small college as definitely as achievements may be wrought in a great university. In fact, there are decided advan tages of a so-called small college. So far as the individual stu dents is concerned, the college is only as large as his circle of ac quaintances. In a college with a student body of four to five hundred, the student who cares may know personally every stu dent in school by the close of the first semester; and the average student does know the entire student body in a college of this size. Whereas, in a student body that numbers into the thous-, ands, he is content with the intimate acquaintance of a very small | group and to him the student body is small. In a small college, the | student is also brought in constant and direct contact with mem-1 bers of the faculty from whom he receives not only inspirations, | but personal assistance and guidance. In such a relation many of the evils of college life are frowned upon and literally driven out. He finds himself face to face with principles and high ideals made posible by faculty members themselves. Either con sciously or unconsciously he finds his principles and ideals ap proaching those that have been held up before him, and before he realizes it he is lifted to a much higher plane in student ac tivities.. On a college campus numbering from four to five hun dred there develops quickly a bond of friendship, a mental under standing, and worthy ambitions that encourage and lead on to ward the higher goals of life. In the small college there is not the attitude of “take it or leave it, stand on your own feet or fall” but a very definite spirit of cooperation and of intense interest in Do more than read, absorb. Do more than hear, listen. Do more than listen, understand. Do more than talk . . . say something. » » * The drug store and compulsory courses here at Elon should be rated the best in the state. * • » BEING FRIENDLY Being friendly is a privilege Some hurried folks forget. Being friendly is a tonic. Which the more you give you get; Being friendly is a duty. Often to the four winds hurled. As the great creator planned it. This should be a friendly world. * * * SOUND ADVICE It’s great to be alive, my lad, It’s nice to live and do. Tasks well done bring joy and fun, And satisfaction too! Be honest every time, my lad. No matter what rouges say: Dishonesty . . . however concealed Will come to light some day! Choose your friends with care, lad. Be sure they’re square and true. What the world thinks of your friends. It also thinks of you! * * * HAPPINESS I’ll thrill today with happiness If worry I exclude. Life will be smiling if I smile, ’Tis all in attitude. ♦ » * IT’S EASY It’s easy enough to be pleasant When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while, Is the man with a smile When everything seems dead wrong. “Frequent water drinking,” said the specialist, “prevents you from be coming stiff in the joints.” “Yes,” says the co-ed, “but the joints that we go to don’t serve wa ter.” Villian: “Ah, my proud beauty, you are in my power at last.” Heroine: “Well, what are you waiting for?” Ben: “Gosh, Jake, I wish I were a camel.” Causey: “Why so?” Ben: “They don’t get your wind.” “Is that a genuine bloodhound?” “Sure! Oscar, come over here and bleed for the man.” A modern young lady of Pisa, Plucked her eyebrows all out with a tweeza; And when they were gone She painted more on, ’Cause the ones nature made didn’t pleasa. An excited female voice came over the phone: “Two boys are trying to break into my room through the window.” “Listen, lady, you’ve got the wrong number,” answered a voice. “This isn’t police headquarters, this is the fire department.” “I know,” she answered, “but my room is on the second floor, and they need a ladder.” Dr. L. E. Smith, president of Elon College, has announced the purchase of a printing press by the college, to be set up in the science building here. It is planned to set up a print shop on the campus, with a prob able view to inaugurate printing classes for next year. A regular course in printing may be added to the college curricular for next sea son. MILTON CHEHIRE Pictured above is Milton Cheshire, the outstanding member of the Junior Class and who, at the present is a candidate for President of the Elon Student body for next year. Milt, who is a native of Sanford, N. C., has been known to the students for his sincer ity, good-naturedness and his mag- natic personality. Among the many offices that Milt has held on the cam pus are President of the present Jun ior Class, past president and present secretary of the Dr. Johnson Literary Society. He is also a member of the local chapter of the Iota Tau Kappa Fraternity. SUMMER SCHOOL The Elon College summer school will open June 1 and run through August 31, giving a nine weeks’ term. The six weeks’ term will end July 10. It will be possible in six weeks to earn six semester hours credit, and in nine weeks to earn ten semester hours credit. Academic courses for students and educational courses for teachers will be offered. Excellent accommodations will be afforded by the college for the en tire term. For further infnrmation, address your inquiry to Dean J. D. Messick, Director of the Summer School. 31 WOMEN WRITERS AT WHITE HOUSE Among the 750 newspaper men and women working in the nation’s Capi tal, 31 women are included in the 333 members of the White House Corre spondent’s Association who only are eligible to attend the President’s bi weekly press conferences. The Liter ary Digest reports. A survey of news communications reveals that the Washington corre spondents every day dispatch 260,000 words by telegraph and radio and 500,000 words, as a minimum, by mail. Unless you are a Rip Van Winkle you probably are awake to the fact that there is something in the air (besides rain). In case you are a Mr. Winkle I’ll let you in on the news. There is a hot presidential (plus some minor officials) campaign here in our midst. In fact this Christian insti tution has become a politicians playground. All we lack is the cigars. Ben- teniess and Bouquets to the victorious and Bees for the politicians! Have you gotten your daily letter, Ben . . . The perennial freshman—Hal Watts .... Elon’s cutest playboy—Dean Messick .... Is victory as sweet without competition. Ask “Beaty?” .... Passes' do come in handy, don’t they Causey, Holder and Losser? .... Will Causey and Burgaw never get together? TTie prevailing question is “Do they think I am dumb?” . . . We think this Piland kid is really quite swell . . . Well, Inky, it seems you have competition. But I think these two new canines have it all over you when it comes to living in trees .... The Windley-Stephens are running the Colliers-Ellensworth a close race in the live-together marathon. (What arc your objections to this, Buggs?) . . . Have you noticed the date girl ? A bit of sweetness there, boys! .... Your interests are nicely distributeJ, Abbitt, so there won’t be any hair pulling .... Second floor. West Dormi tory has a budding opera singer .... Paging Freddy Tysor. Why so bash ful son? Take a tip from Snip and Snoop, the girls really admire you .... Who was the visitor over at the publishing house last week? .... Not a roughneck anymore Fuller. (He eats with the Dean) .... Poor Melbon seems to be warring over a dame. No, she’s just a kid! .... The new choice isn’t bad, Cleve. She really looks nice .... Is there something down at State, Rountree? Trips to Greensboro and steak suppers .... No more heir, Bradley. By the way, what is Beatty going to say about Sunday night ? One P. H. is furnishing us with our Mr. Elon .... Go home and grow up. Mutt . . People are beginning to realize that Blanche is really good-looking .... Keep her out of ditches Fesmire .... Nice assistance, Hilda .... Declare yourself, Jean .... Becky is about to break up this friendship between the two russet-top Yankees. What is going to happen. We can imagine .... Watch the Ford go by (the drug store on Sunday). . . . Denotion—a license to Archie .... We see Jimmy is doing a little church work .... Bonnie has found something of interest on the Elon Campus. She is thinking of becoming a dormitory girl .... Have you heard about Duane ? . . . . We wonder if the spring fever has got Dr. Dickie, or does he really like to run around the campus exercising Dickie Jr? .... Although Effie doesn’t live here any more, she comes back quite often. Eh, Dr. French? . . . Bennie has completely recovered from one but there is another close on his heels .... Is there no refuge for Art even be hind the soda fountain . . . What is wrong with our two little cut-ups. Have they run out of ideas to get into mischief or are they remaining stagnant for a while so as to come out with more force with the coming of spring. That reminds me, Spring has come—Winter’s went—Evidently it was an accident. LIBRARY NEWS YOUTH’S INEVITABLE QUESTION: “WHAT SHALL I BE?” Unless the Elon student 'body is a very exceptional one, there are those helping to compose it, who are still a bit bewildered as to what profes sions they shall choose as their life work. Perhaps, there are those who would welcome, or even feel the need of, aid in making this all important decision. Even if there is no hurry in making a definite decsion just yet many are probably thinking about the matter. Is it not true that it is pos sible for a person to think more in telligently about any matter after he has read or made observations along the line of his thinking? Although we don’t expect or desire others to shape our destinites for us, we may profit by the experience of those who have gone before us in the various professions. In other words, after we have taken a panoramic view of “what there is to be.” Many books have been written for the purpose of giving intelligent and wholesale guid ance. They attempt to give informa tion about what may be expected in various fields of work; what the pos sibilities are, and what one’s qualifi cations must be, if he shall succeed. Our library, though somewhat lim ited, has a sizeable collection of books and other material which was bought for the guidance of our students. Our newest acquisition in the field is a selection of ten CAREERS, pub lished by the Institute of Research, Chicago. Students in the Deartment of Business administration are mak ing good use of these, and they will gladly share them with others. A collection of books which we hope may be helpful to many bewildered men and women will be placed in the case in the rear of the reading room for your erusal. After one week, these may be taken out for the usual two- week period. “. . . the loathing of all pursuits is simple and solely the cause of the loathing of life.” THE COLLANADES AND OXELLEY MONUMENT each other, a sense of loss when one fails and an expression of gratitude when all succeed. On the campus of a small college in the South, religion is not forgotten. The Bible is not put on the shelf with the an tiques, but a very definite place is given to the things that really count. If Christianity has a contribution to make, that contri bution should be made in the making of the life, and at what period is the life more definitely made than that period that is spent in the quest for knowledge and for mental development? Elon College is seeking earnestly to provide the best for the young men and young women of today who are just completing high school work, and most earnestly invites all of college age to give thoughtful consideration to what we have to offer when selecting their college, the institution that is to be their Alma Mater. —Dr. L. E. Smith I
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