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TO SWING OR NOT TO SWING
BY CHARLIE HAMRICK
What is swings anyway? Some say it’s a
nice diversion. Others say it’s everything in
music. The long-haired critics utter agonizing
moans when the name is mentioned. On the
other hand the modem jitterbug responds by sur
rendering himself to something in the order of
an ecstatic convulsion.
But regardless of the various opinions, it
is definitely a part of the American public and
always will be. We are living in an age when
everj^hing is carried to the extreme. Striking
examples other than music are: religion, realistic
literature, progressive education, commercial
ism, government, and women’s hats. All of
these things have a tendency to border on sure-
alism.
As I see it, swing and jitterbugism are
merely an emotional outlet. So is classical music
for that matter. The only difference is that
classics are usually a result of sadder emotions.
Of course, the latter type of music is better and
at the same time displays more beauty and deep
er inspirations, but that doesn’t disqualify the
lighter and happier emotioiis.
Many of the Puritanical minds of today
throw up their hands in holy horror and cry wolf,
snake, Satan, or some other ghastly word ex
tracted from their slang vocabulary, when a jit
terbug contest or swing session is about to -be
called to order. They consider such actions as
supreme vulgarity and wonder why our youth
can’t content itself with the nobler music of
Strauss, and trip the light fantastic to one of
Beethoven’s minuets.
Here is a possible solution. Some famous
psychologist whose name I don’t remember (for
getting the names of f am jus psychologists hap-
I^ns to be a pet hobby of mine) has advanced the
theory that it isn’t mentally healthy to have the
emotions stirred unless you have an outlet for
the resulting reactions. A composer can be ear
ned off into another world of emotional ecstacy
by listening to a string' symphony. But he must
have an outlet to release the emotional pressure.
Naturally, he turns to his creative talents and
corr'poses something for himself. If the average
ywth listened to the same sjTnphony, he would
probably want to gnaw the roots of trees or mur
der somebody.
What can stir the emotions more deeply
than for modern youth to reach the age of adoles
cence, totally unarmed, uninformed and unpre
pared to meet one of the most important of life’s
problems? My deduction, then, is that jitterbug-
Mw is nothing more than an outlet to the emo-
uons, and I think it is a swell outlet.
pliea received, anvthin* can hap- J*”* ^
pen during leUure time. ; ‘^’*5
_ “ , .... I under tha oak treea are for the
The queatimt yo" aquirrela, CleUe, not ■ for you.
spend your leisure tune. | Kenneth Utt has an eye for beau-
The apiwera; (Supposedly a ty . . . and speaking of beauty,
crosa aaction of the campus) ihave you seen Helen Rhod'-s?
iCaxT Ctojrtofi "Day dreaming Why June, we thought you knew
and loitering in the Ubrary.” better . . . another ITK-BCB af-
Clauda I^wraacai "Talking to fair and we can hang our wash-
tha “gals”. I ing out in style.
Buddy HaydMU “Puahing that The library is, at last, going
trombone.” i modem on ua — all the latest fic-
Marr Hato* Chaaaat “Sitting tion. Peg Galloway, just as we
Dear Editor:
Can't aomething be dona about
tha telephones on thia campuaT
tura is becoming a Ladies Man jij^ybe you upperclass fellows
Now everybody can enjoy
Little Willie’s humor — he's writ-
have gotten uae to it during your
stay here, but Tm just a fresh-
UUiaa WUlai
studying History.’
Maaaa (PubUdir)
"Sleeping."
Halaa Behwobi “I
any leisure.’
' more than one man on the siring
CniiehfiaMt .. . l. W ia the chief topic of con-
I versation: i* he married or ia he
don’t have not? Angrie ilenry is in the
know . .. Divers insists upon keep-
WllUa Arcbari “Studying.” j ing his roomie lucked out . . .
Fera FUsgaialdi "Bangmg on Adair gets our vote for the best
the Ladies’ Hall piano.” I dancer, but Joe Bagley is giving
Blanks aad FonvlUai “Nothing” him a run for the title.
Jolaa HoUi “Going to Burling- Baby Jane Kean belies her
on to the show.” I looks . . . her attitude is anything
mf glrU? c ‘h® Quite Alter a whole month on the
Curt Jpam, "ShooUng U>e__,buU And we hear that°Bob Hamilton's^
ing a column which we predict can’t quite aae the fua
wiU be one of the highUghU of i„ „cing from Publishing House
this rag. (Wes and June insist that to North Dorm for a call that has
we call it a “noble publication”), been withdrawn becauae the op-
Rush season again, and aU the grator thought I wasn't even in
popular lads and lasses have that North Carolina, judging from the
well-fed look usually accompany- time taken to arrive at tha tele-
>"* phone.
Truitt can even pull gags at jf ,the administration really
breakfast smart nun. But not ,^^ts to make Elon a better place
so smart are the fish who bite, to live, and keep the students from
Maxwell is contemplating a sta- complaining all tbe time at>out the
tion wagon to haul Lilly’s fan disadvantages of Elon, I suggest
maU . . . We hear there are tev- that they insUll a telepl
The cost
, , . , wouldn’t bankrupt the school, and
watch yourself when you think no ^ould certainly never be jues-
one is looking; that s when they tioned if entered in the books
do the works. , imder “mudh needed improve-
Edna Fitch must have a joy ments.”
motor tucked away somewhere—I Please see what you can do
she's always smiling—and we about this.
musn’t forget to mention the most I " B P A
attractive grin of Kent Dennon's
. . . The Triplette twins aren't so ——
bad, either . . . Parkerwizn (nev- ipj',
er could finish his name) writes ' •
After a whole month on
around. Hey, what is tWsT had suspected, is ji'st another, eral candid camera fiends getting gach S*the'"dormitories*****°"*
“Ironing and CaUoway which means she keeps material for the PliiphicU, dormitories.
and sleeping.
Spac Townsi "Sleeping
courting.”
Jack Basnight:
something to do.”
Margaret Naahi
Virginia fever can l>e cured only
the P. O. for my letter.'
Jea Golombak: "Reading, lis
tening to music and biking.”
Eloisa StapbansoBi ‘Talking to
the boys.”
Raymond D’Antonioi “A Little
jf everything.”
Helen (nursa) Clodfaltari “Im
personating Florence Nightingale”
Rabat Shaw: “Acquiring a
Southern Accent to take back
home.”
Pansy MlUari "Singing crazy
songs.”
Julian Forllaasi "Looking after
my little sister, Sara.”
Duana Vora: "Trying to avoid
work.”
Ida Mae Piland: "Well, now, I
just don't know.”
***^ by returning to Elon. The
will become cffectivc soon.
‘Trying to find Flash! Flash! the Looney flash
light mystery has been solved.
“Trotting to Griffin HoUand can't prove that
the present swain . . . Make up to study.- Will you suggest
your mind. Shorty. The suspense * place?
all his “interest” is founded on
frat-sorority friendship . . . Mary
B. (Jitter) Hall falls for Navy
tradition, too . . . along with sev
eral other frosh who didn't know
Charlie in his Elon days.
Typical coeds: Nan and Nell.
And even our strong silent Cas-
is maddening to us as well as to! Mrs. Johnson says that the lib-
the little freshwomen. [ rary Reading Rooim is a place to
The after-dinner affairs in the ^ trading and research
YW are about the biggest forward agret with her), the
*‘>tep, socially speaking, that has ro ms are not avail*
been made around here lately . . . non-n.embers, the class
just hope we can keep it . rwms are inadequately lighted at
Chapel News
Last week Dr. Lightboume,
from Burlington, brought to us
some interesting and beneficial
chapel talks. In one of his talks
he said: “We say that we should
like to see someone do away with
Hitler; yet the thing that should
be done is to to educate the Ger*
Here we lay down our pen, ' dormitory is a
remembering that it may be Bedlam. We canoot study
mightier than the sword, but that radios going full tilt, a track
editors can’t blue-pencil the sword practicing in the hall and
marks. | above moving all the
furniture about their room. If
sponsored by this organization. Iquiet, well lighted
man people that they will „ot
allow themselves to be dominated there is any method
by one man.” Another interest- ‘ ■ a dorm reasonably
ing point which Dr. Lightboume,tell our proctor,
brought out was this: "We talk Yours truly,
of the wrongs of other nations, |
and that something should be done i own wrongs.”
about these wrongs, yet we are not I This week was
doing our part in ironing out our S. C. A. week.
A Student
set aside as
ELON DAY BY DAY
With the ghost of Pasteur, Stienmetz,
Curie, Gould and others riding behind the eyes
of the new colts in the paddocks, the freshmen,
aspirationally wend their ways toward the great
grab-bag called future. As a peace loving indi
vidual I extend my sincere wish that their guar
dian angels guide them toward such destinies
and not to a candle-snuffing battle field.
I do believe that the most versatile man of
the week is Geechy Bryan. Thursday night
Geechy was arous^ from a deep slumber and
informed that his car was on fire to which he
calmly replied, “No foolin’ is it?”, then turned
on his side to resume his slumber. After a brief
lapse of time he leaped to his feet shouting,
“Where’s the fire”, and went charging out the
door ready for action. The fire was brought un
der control by the capable crew of the Publishing
House, Noon leading the bucket brigade with
glasses full of water.
The legendary mystery that has been talk
ed of some time is rumored toward a close: 'The
famous sheep of Ldttle Boo-Peep are wagging
their tails toward our pastoral landscape.
Whether they have been recruited for the pur
pose of saving the wear and tear on our mo'ving
machines or as an incentive to the future grad
uating classes I do not know. Whatever they be
fur. I’m sure they wool look mighty purty.
There was once a man with a magnificent
old copperplate hand who displayed his ability
with much pride and offered his service to WTite
name cards for those who admired his writing.
Each afternoon walking slowly down the walk
from his home to the town he would stop and
be there: he has gone away.
I trust that the readers of this column, if
there be any, will please bear with Mrs. Reid’s
little boy William and remember that he is striv-
ing hard to pass a course in journalism, so . . .
DAY STUDENTS’ DOING^^ ~
Well another two weeks has passed and
here we are with another column. Now that foot
ball is in full swing our team needs the support
of every day student, so let’s do our part to make
a successful season. Wonder what a certain
football player means by the word ‘uncouth’
My but these day students just naturally rate.
Wonder wny the faculty has so much trouble
^ping ^ys out of the day student parlor? . . .
^ Ray told some of us the other day that she,
didn t wear a dre^ all summer, listen now, don’t
get this wrong: Flo was a councilor at the Girl
Scout camp Mary is back, but where is Jake?
XT student boys savs thaf
fte United States enters the war they’ll have to
b^rn the woods and sift the aches S fS h^.!
Wouldn t ypu Jike to go to a good circus one of
the^ cool evenings? Well, so would we Some
Mai'aret S" Hetn" you to meS!
pass the time of day. I am sure that many eyes
will be unconsciously looking for him. He won’t
seems to have been wel/i^'JJesented at^T^
Si BeTl ‘Zes
We miss seeing the Cadillac this vear hnf
an.'way 1 tnink its seen its best days sLms
funny but most every day student girl pl’avs^mp
musical instrument. Come un fn oif,
time, and we’ll play you a tun.
always glad to welcome you back ' S't’
our party a grand aff«i»* An t' ’' make