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PAGE TWO Maroon and Gold SATURDAY, Mar. 4 1939 MAROON AND GOLD Edited and printed at Elon College by students of Journalism. Published Semi-monthly during the college year. Tom Perry Editor Gwen Tillmanns Co-Editor EDITORIAL STAFF I'rank Donovan Sports Editor xioland Longest Assistant June Leath Society Editor Louis Hubbard Radio Editor BUSINESS STAFF Mary Frances Walker Business Manager Tom Furness Advertising Manager Dr. Fletcher Collins Faculty Adviser PRODUCTION STAFF Wesley Holland Production Manager i rank Donovan Assistant Manager James Heritage Assistant — COLUMNISTS — Frank Donovan, Louis Hubbard, Wesley Holland, June Leath —- ASSOCIATES — Allen Askew, Beverly Congleton, Evelyn Lilley, June Murphy, Roy Mansfield, Marjorie Hunter. Stanley Lowe, Vincent Kazlow, Lloyd Huffines, Emmanuel Hedgebeth, Tommy Gaylord, Walter Yarborough. STUDENT GOVERNMENT — OR WHAT TISINO av National Advertising Service, Inc. Colleg0 Publishers R«pr*sentMtiv9 420 Haoison Avi. New York, N. Y. CHWAfto * •oaroa * Lo« a*«ilu • s*n FtAiicitce tntered as second class matter November 10, 1936 at the post office ct Elon College, N. C., under act of March 3, 1879. ARE OUR EDITORIALS READ? We have often wondered if the editorials in the Maroon and Gold are read, and if they are just how much good they do. We have to feel that we are doing some useless crusading and writing. All newspaper editors have reserved that page in their paper for the expression of their own ideas, comments, and viewpoints, tllollege sheets are no exception and their editors some times have ideas too. Sometimes though there are times when it seems as if there is nothing to write about which would be worth the space in which it is printed. We are deeply gratified that some of the re forms which we have crusaded for have come about and like to think that perhaps we had something to do with their being made. If you read our editorials, tell us about it. If you like them, we will appreciate it and if you don’t like them, we like to know that too. STOP GOLDBRICKING At the first of the week there was much dis cussion about the statement from the business office to the effect that there would be a small charge attached to each tray of food which was carried to students in the dormitories. This raised a general cry of protest from the stu dents, which at first seemed justified. There are some students here who like to have their meals served to them in bed, when as a matter of fact, there is nothing what-so- ever the matter with them except extreme lazi ness. This works a very grave hardship on those who are sick and in need of attention and food. Can’t we just remember that there is only one nurse here and when we possibly can, let’s go to the dining hall after our meals. AW — DON'T BE SOREHEAD Have you noticed how many bad sports there are around the campus? Any little thing you might say seems to permeate their thin skins. A person really has to be on guard what they say about such a student. It’s true that a little tact goes a long way, but after all, it's almost impossible for a person to say the right thing at the right time all the time. In all probability the so called “insult” was meant for a joke or for the students own good. Why don’t some of our students think a thing over before they jump to the conclusion that they should act hurt and before they decide the thing to do is to mark that "insulter” off their list of friends? Sometimes a little thought puts the matter under consideration in a new light. Wouldn't it be nicer for everyone concerned if someone who thinks that his or her feelings have been hurt would just laugh off the thrust goodnaturedly? For the most part, this would result in better feelings all around. And that's one of the main things we must learn in life! Occasionally the student senate meets and does something about undesirable situations on the campus, but as being an effective student government organization, it is far from being successful. Perhaps you may not agree with this point of view, nevertheless, it deserves your serious consideration. Our student government organization should be an active force on the campus, not so much as the imposing of so many fines, but making students realize that they are governing themselves and that as a group we should have some semblance of order and control among those who do not consider the interest and desires of others. We need not consider personalities, rather we should realize that we as a student body have slipped into a very serious rut. The attitude of most students is not one of cooperation with the senate or the council, rather it is one of opposition to these groups. We have elected members to the senate, not because of their conscious ness of the importance of student government, but because they belong to our favorite fraternity, and because we feel that if we get into trouble that they will get us out. It seems that there is something wrong with a set-up that will fine students who talk in the library, probably even when it is necessary, and when such things as water-throwing and unnecessary noises at late hours of the night go rampant in the dormitories. There has been nothing done about disorders in the dormitories this year, and they have been worse than they have in several years; yet we fined students who talk in the library when they do not make as much noise as .some of those working in'the library. Probably conditions cannot be improved, however, the need for vast improvement still remains. We sometimes criticize the ad ministration severely for steps that they take which many students think belong within the jurisdiction of our student government. Before we make such criticisms we should realize that we do not make what we should out of the opportunity that we have, and that the administration will be willing to vest more authority in the hands of the student when we show some saneness and sound judgement in the powers that we already have. This is a student problem. What will we as a student body do with it? — A Student “Why can't we have new dorms which wouldn’t cause so much dirt?” This is a question heard often around the campus. Of course, we know it’s impossible to build all new rooming abodes — in fact it would run the college in considerable debt to build one new one. But we can keep the rooms cleaner than we do. Do you sweep and dust every day? Do you wipe your feet before entering the building? Do you sweep the cob webs from the walls and ceilings? We admit that doing all these things won’t make the rooms per fect, but it will certainly help a lot. The boys seem to be much more careless about their rooms than the girls. It is probably due to the housewifey instinct on the part of the latter but it wouldn’t hurt the boys to get a little of this. By Allen Askew Coming to the conclusion that you students might be interested in what is happening at other colleges and universities we have decided to open up and give, in brief, all the dope we can find. Did you know that student romances are the greatest cause of failures? According to Dr. Ray S. Musgrave, professor of Psy chology at Birmingham Southern College, student romances are at the top of the list of reasons for failures to pass courses — with parties, extra-curricular activities, the well-known “grudge against the professor,” and financial worries bringing up the rear. So, if you received a bad mark or a failure, just think and find its cause, whether love or something else and try to smooth it over for next time. “Everything must stop for the pause that beautifies” is the ob vious sentiment of all the girls at Purdue University. It seems there was some trouble over ballot-box stuffing in previous elec tions, so booths were installed v/ith volii! machines. Alas! more trouble was to come. The girls held up ' le election because they found a voting booth was as good a place as any other to use a lip stick. Taking Professor Walter R. Peabody at !'-is word, students in the Rutgers University Economics of Labor class organized a union to put classroom discussion into practice, but the plan seems to have backfired. They now have a five-point program as their platform and demand optional exams, no classes after dance week-ends, lec turers from outside the campus, the returning of all test papers within a week after exams and no taking of the roll in class. Co operation between class instructor is slow but student officers hope an agreement will soon be reached. They point rather casually, though, that the weapons of a union such as a boycott, strike and picketing can be easily employed, if necessary. East Carolina Teachers College at Greenville, N. C., was included on the accredited list of American Association of Teachers’ Colleges for '38. Only two others are included in the state. They are Western Carolina Teachers College and Asheville State Normal. With the approach of rush week at Hampden-Sydney, Va., the Pi Kappa Alpha's are faced with a dire need. They desire to have a good dance but are afraid there will be too many girls and not enough boys, and this happening at just a boys’ school too, imagine! Salisbury, N. C., has a newly completed radio station, Station W. S. T. P. This should be excellent advertising for Catawba Col lege, since an hour program is presented daily. In case you students haven't found it on your radio, it is next to Greensboro on the dial. CAMPUS STUFF - By SANUERS \A/ C/VN A/.V A A |_C^uH0L-«5Tir yCP.VICE— 'Do they call you a scenter because you lean over and smell the ball" Perhaps sometime in the near future paint and oil will be sup plied and then you boys can fix up your rooms to your hearts' con tent. It is worth working for, isn't it? Are you one of these boys who make up these midnight water- throwing parties? Perhaps it is fun to be on the giving end, but how about those on the receiving end? Not only does it make a big mess to be cleaned up by some of the boys, but it causes a big disturbance. After all, some of the boys do study or rather they would like to. Think of the other fellow once in a while! And if you boys only knew what the girls thought of that water-throw ing episode after the basketball game the other night, you’d shrink to half your size! Or don't you boys care what opinion the girls have of you? DAY STUDENTS DAY BY DAY I hear that there are a few people who didn’t like the column last issue. Well, you can’t satisfy all the people all the time . . . Congratulations to all these Day Students who made the various fraternities and sororities . . . I’ve heard several boys say that Betty isn’t a flirt. Maybe Coach Power was wrong! Now are you satisfied, Betty? . . . How simply elegant that the Day Students’ room is being painted and otherwise fixed up! . . . Mary and Jake- must have taken up hiking. Saw them a week or so ago walking toward Elon from out near the highway . . . I've heard that Frances had a stiff neck next day after the Freshman-Sophomore . . . Helen, you looked like little Liza in those cute pigtails . . . Haven’t seen “Jezeboo” for some time. Is it my overlook or did the cold weather get her down? . . . Well, Flo, did your wish over your left “Former Student Mocile” finally got to Wonder if Dr. Clark stood in the hall Won’t we miss Cobbler when he goes? ’Course there’s always Kenny to take his place . . . What’s all this the I. T. K.’s are teasing Frances about? Is Joel bashful, Frances? My mistake, Al’s not as bad as Jack in French class . . . For a really interesting conversation, come to the Day Students’ Room, first floor Alamance . . , Don’t worry, Edna; he was just with her from 12 to 8! . . . Some people do have bad luck with cars . . . All’s quiet in the Cadillac. Wonder if they’re feeling well? . . . Lila’s pretty glad J. C.’s back. I'll let you guess why! . . . Day Students have some good boxers in the person of Frank Hayes and Paul Messick . . . Haven’t seen Voigt for a long time. Or is he still in school? shoulder come true? take her French Exam, while she took it? . . FOR GENUINE SATISFACTION WEAR LAMM’S VALUE FIRST CLOTHES They are Styleful Clothes in the fullest sense. 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