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VOLUME XIV
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ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
FRIDAY, DEC. 1“:, I9."9
NUMBER SEVEN
1)0 I KICK THE PROP?[Elon Students To
Work In Burling'ton
Ouringr Holidays
Special to the students who are
going to work in Burlington dur-
] ing Christmas! Mr. West, wh« is
the business manager of Elon Col
lege, said that the school will be
closed up completely, including all
dormitories, during Christmas. He
gave several reasons, stating that
the students are not charged for
their rooms during Christmas,
water and heat runs into money,
and that the buildings are sator
when closed, although, there wili
be a watchman on the job all the
time.
This order will effect about
thirty students who will be work
ing in Burlington during Chriisi-
mas Holidays. Below is a list of
students and stores where they
will be working. Don Slitter, Hig
gins, Joel Day, Jim Fritts, and
Max: Mother, the bread is! Wesley Holland will be woiking
burnt and my egg is cooked too at Belks Department Store. James
hard. Why don't you watch more Dillinger, Virginia Oakley, Nina
‘Old 97” Presented
I By Ballad Singers
LEADS CHRISTIANS AGAINST
MORRIS--HARVEY TONIGHT
Dyer-E^nnett Ends Program
With Old Folk Songs.
“Romeo and Juliet”
Presented By
Shakespeare Class
3jr 0«Bn J. D. Messick
carefully when preparing the
food? Only yesterday the roast
Jones, and Isley will be working
at The Charles Store. Kennath
was so tough I could hardly cut! Register, Clif Coble, Blanchard
it with a knife. And that steak!
Where did you buy it? Can't you
cook it like the maid does when
she has it so tender that it can
be cut with a knfie? It seems to
me that you have been cooking
long enough to prepare my food
like I want it. You don't even
have pie for me but once each
day, and frequently do not have
my favorite foods to eat at all.
While I'm talking I just as well
finish what is on my mind. , You
don't iron my shirts well. The
collars appear as if they had been
used for a dishcloth. The sheet on
my bed is wrinkled. And 1 a -
Watts, Nathan Cooper. Ivan OHis.
Edwin Watts, and James Rogeirs
will give their time to the United
Dollar Store. Bill Stewart, J. C.
Coble, and Menna will be at the
A and P. Charles Jones, and
Maurie Collier will work at Pen
ders Grocery Store. Tom Bass
will give his service to Penny’s.
Sfeymour Goldbloom will be at
The Burlington Shoe Market. Cur-
ties Jones will be selling suits at
Rosenblooms, and Henry Capillary
A'ill be affiliated with the Mebane
Shoe Store.
These students are working here
not only to help pay their way
Student Body Will
Be Given Banquet
most forgot to say that you failed | through college, but to get valu-
to press my best suit last week.jat)le experience in selling, and to
It seems to me that you would ap-1 pleasing personalities
preciate me more than you do, be
cause after all I am your son.
Mother: Son, you have been
very hard on your mother in thej
.statements just made. You, no
doubt have heard of the young
man and young woman who were
strolling along a beautiful wood
ed lane, lined with fragrant pines
and green firs. Nearby ran a
slowly moving and putrid stream
(ii muddy waier. ihe young wo-
l^^an delighted in the
On the evening of December 14.
the Sophomore English class pre
sented to the Elon College Little
Theater audience a very unique
evenings performance. A double
feature was the attraction. The
ballad play, "Old 97", was climax
ed by a concert of fo'ik. ballads
presented by Mr. Richacci Dyer-
Bennett
The original ballad play, "Old
9T,"' written and produced by the
Sophomore English class, was
based on David George's ballad,
"The Wre«k of Old: 97.'"
Very capable acting, support
'd by exceedingly realistic scen
ery an£ «)uiid effects, produced a
play that was not only entertain
ing but also educatiooa.L,
In nrevious years such plays
have- been produced' by tiJie Sopho
more English class but none have
‘jeen so successful as this one.
There are great opportunities for
ballad plays of this type in our
country tod:ay> and the efforts of
>hese students will not only bene
fit themselves, but, perhaps, the
Idea will spread to our neighbors
giving them materials for crea
tive productions.
The very appropriate folk bal
lads presented by Mr. Richard
Dyer-Bennett immediately after
the play were enjoyed greatly b.y
the entire audience.
The presentation by Mr. Dyev-
Bennett concludes his concert tour
in the East. On this tour he had
given concerts in the larger cities
of the East, presenting both Eng
lish and American folk ballads.
After a brief stay in this vicinity
he will return to his home in
Berkeley, California.
The annual Christmas bancfuet
arranged for the students by the
faculty, will be held in the col
lege dining hall December 13,
1939.
Guests for the occasion will in
clude Dr. and Mrs. Smith, Dean
j and Mrs. Messick, Professor and
fragrant 1 Mrs. Hook, and Mr. and Mrs. West.
J.' oma emitted by the pines and | The program has not yet been
firs. The young man remarked ^ announced,
only of the offensive odor coming
from the loathsome water. You!
see that both the beautiful and - make a list of items you approve?
hideous were present. They Are there not many splendid
usually are to be found in close meals? Do I not perform many
proximity. The vision to seel things for you to merit commen-
■either depends upon the person-; dation? Study that side a little
ality of the individual. When one | more to see if the ledger isn't
looks for faults he can be assur-: balanced in my favor. Be practi-
ed that they are ever eminent, but cal, just, and honest, son, in all
if_ he is looking for virtue it can of your analyses and evaluations,
be located almost anywhere. ! Another idea occurs to me.
Yes, the accusations you make Have you taken an inventory oi
-are sometimes true. For policy's your own activities to see if you
sake let’s say that they are abso
lutely true. However, there is
another side of the picture tha;
_you may not have noted quite so
carefully. There are many chil
dren in our family and with the
immense amount of food I have
to prepare it cannot always be
• cooked just right. It would de
light me very much if I could be
able to give everyone of you just
•what you want when you want it,
but there would be such a variet.v,
that the idea is impossible. In
fact. I should like to see all of my
children provided for adequately
in every way, but again, the mem
bers and the amount of mone.>
available render this somewhat
difficult. Remember, son, that
you are demanding first class ser-
*vice on third class pay. And yet.
you are not able to pay more and
so I am doing my best to make up
the deficit.
Just now I related the story o
the young man and young wo
man. She could see the beautiful.
To him, this was not apparent.
You have listed items of which
_you disapprove. Cannot you also
are a worthy son. Do you merit
more consideration than you are
at present receiving? Are you
using your influence with the
other children in the proper way?
Are you careful with the furniture
in the home? Do you try to do
your part in making this a happy,
a loving, a peaceful, and democra
tic home where the "Golden
Rule" is applied? See yourself
through these questions, and then
let s see tne whole pioiure as one
^reat cooperative effort,, and not
first the one side which places ali
',he blame on me. I'll admit my
faults and do my best to remedy
them and thus Decome a worthy
mother, but I shall be happier if
I can see you grow into a m.ore
considerate and wholesome per
sonality too.
Max: Mom, I believe you have
something there! Perhaps I have
been a bit selfish. I do appreci
ate what you have done for me. It
will probably be sometime before
I realize fully what benefits I an
deriving, but I promise one thing
you may expect a loyal and co
operative son on my part from
Phipsicli Work
Well Under Way
With the shipment of the glos
sy prints to the engraver for
plates, the 1940 Phipsicli com
pletes the first lap of its racc
toward publication. All por
trait and football photography
has been completed and some
group pictures have been tak
en. Also, the complete model
layout and cover design have
been approved and much of the
literary work has been started.
June Leath, editor of the
Golden Anniversary book, re
ports exceptionally good coop
eration from the staff, most of
whom have had previous experi
ence in annual work, and pro
mises the presentation of a
yearbook "that we hope the
students will find interesting
and enjoyable" shortly before
final exams.
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Basketball Schedule
Midnight Riders and
Maroon and Gold Boys
Say Goodbye to A1
(Editor's note: Occasionally I|
meet a fellow who can take and
give, wear a smile without show
ing the burden that is upon him,
one who knows his way around
without telling you so, and can
make friends and hold them.
Such a man is A1 He has
decided to enter something bigger
and better, and he will succeed.
A1 you are a great guy and a man.)
‘■I take this means of thanking
the many friends I have n'.ade in
Elon College during my stay at
C. T. I. For seldom have I seen,
collectively, a nicer group of
people. The one thing I am going
to miss is the coffee and pie at
midnight. All I can say is good
bye and good luck. This is to the
acuity and student body."
Pat Allen
A basketball schedule of 22
games for 1939-40 was released
here today by Horace Hendrick
son, athletic director of Elon Col
lege.
One game, that with Louisburg
College, was played Tuesday,
opening the season for the Chris
tians who won 17 out of 23 games |
last year and 19 out of 21 Hen-1
drickson's first year here. I
There are 14 con;,ests with'
North State confeience foes on ■
the card. Other notable games in-!
elude a game with Wake Forest's I
Old Men, the bewhiskered House:
of David Wizards, Randolph Ma-I
con and one with Act Parker's I
Portsmouth, Va., Gridiron club. I
The complete schedule follows; |
Dec. 12 — Louisburg, here
Dec. 15 —- Morris-Harvey, here
Jan. 5 — Wake Forest's Old Men.
here
Jan. 6 — Guilford, there
Jan. 10 — House of David, here
Jan. 11 — Portsmouth Gridiron
club, there
Jan. 12 — Naval Apprentice, tliere
Jan. 13 — Randolph Macon, there
Jan. 15 — Open
Jan. 20 — Open
Jan 23 — Lenoir-Rhyne. there
Jan. 26 — Lenoir-Rhyne. here
Jan 27 — Western Carolina, heie
fan. 29 — Atlantic Christian, there
Jan. 30 — Atlantic Christian, then.
Feb. 1 — High Point, here
Feb. 9 — Appalachian, there
Feb. 10 — Catawba, there
Feb, 13 — Appalachian, here
Feb. 14 — Guilford, here
Feb. 17 — High Point, there
Feb. 20 — Catawba, here
Feb. 21 — Western Carolina, there
A modern dress version of
I “Romeo and Juhet" is to be put
on by the Shakespeare class on
December 14 and 15, immediately
before the Christmas holida.vs. Tlie
^cast has been selected and two
; rehearsals have taken place.
There is a long standing hatred
! between the Montagues and the
' Capulets, two leading families of
I Vei'ona, Italy. Romeo Montague
j (Bob Truitt) crashes a party giv'en
i by the Capulets for their daugh-
i ter. Juliet (Angie Henry). The
j two young people fall in love at
I first sight. A little later they
are secrctly married by Reverend
,-aflrence (Jimmy Rogers).
Romeo and his two friends,
Meicutio (L. W. McFarland) and
Benvolio (Stafford Peebles) meet
lybait (Jack May), a cousin of
luliet's on the street. Tybalt kills
Mercutio and Romeo in turn kiiis
Tybalt. This turns the Capulets
all the more against Romeo, and
although Juliet loves Romeo, she
cannot teli her paients that she
dpes.
Mr. and Mrs. Capulet (Jimmy
Hamrick and Christine Eaves)
plan for Juliet to many Count
Paris (Howard Brown). Juliet
realizes that she can't marry
Paris, but she also can't tell her
parents that she is married to the
fleeing Romeo. Therefore, she
goes to Reverend Laurence, who
gives her a potion that will make
her seem as if dead for a certain
length of time. The rest is his
tory. Romeo could then come
and lead her out.
The chief comic role is that of
Juliet's nurse (Viney Rigney).
Other roles in the play are Mr.
Montague (Louie Hubbard/; Mrs.
Montague (Catherine Law.son;;
Chief of Police (Andy Fullei);
ers are making a pre-holiday tour Stewait) Druggist (Joe
Hall); Friar Johns (John Lee Ed-
MORRIS-HARVEY
!
Elon's crack basketball team,
apparently headed for a top notch
season, runs into one of the tough
est teams it will meet all year to
night, meeting Morris-Harvey at
8 o'clock in the gymnasium.
For the second consecutive
year the Charleston, W. Va., cag-
wards); Page of Paris (Marjorie
Hunter); Cops (Hall Brooks, John
Bruce Bell, and Ernest BricK-
iiouse); Men About Town (Ernest
Brickhouse, John Edwards and
Joe Hall); Sampson and Gregory,
servants to Capuiet (Henry Capil
lary and Carl Jones); Baltiiasar
and Abraham, servants to Monta
gue (Clifton Ck)bie and Roland
i^ongest); Stenographer to Capulet
(Irene Hook); Musicians tEion
,3wmgsleis.i; and Danceis (others
of the cast).
WBIG Secures
Dr. W. Raymond Taylor
To Read “Carol”
SENIOR CLASS EXPRESSES
THANKS FOR COOPERAlIO^i
now on. Let's work together and
all of us will be happier. Good
night.
WBIG. in Greensboro, N. C.. has
again secured the services of Dr.
W. Raymond Taylor, director ol
dramatics of the Woman’s College
of the University of North Caro
lina, to present on Christmas
Eve at 11 p. m., a reading of Dick
ens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Dr. Taylor has a national repu
tation as a director of dramatic?
and heads the famous PLAY-
LIKERS of the Woman’s College
of the University of North Caro-
hna. His reading of A CHRIST
MAS CAROL over WBIG Christ
mas Eve, in 1938. was one of the
feature programs of the year and
created much favorable comment.
of North Carolina. Last season
tiie Golden Eagles made the cir
cuit of North State conference
teams and wound up b ydefeating
Appalachian, Lenoir-Rhyne, Ca-
lawua, Guilford and Eton on suc
cessive nigiiis. Ajja.n tiie Morris-
Haivey live is touring the con
ference. ihe visitors opened by
losing to Appalacnian Monday
nigiit by a 42 to ol score. Since
then they have played Lenoir-
Kiijne and Catawba.
Elon students and fans will be
inteies^ed in lonignc s game for
several reasons. lopmost is the
aesire for revenge. 'Ihen there
ij: the fact mat lom Power, tor-
iiieriy assistant coacn neie, now
--Oxus ti'ie same position at Mor-
.is-tiarvey. Anoiner reason is
chat Joe Daher, brother ol Eion s
^^uiiiie uaiier, is coacn of the Gol-
..cn t-agifS. Daner tooK over the
.L-iiii lais season, succeeuiug i^op
/v'erner. tormer Uuxe star, uanei
is a giaduate of Juniaia coiiege.
*ieie lie was a three letter man.
rie was with the Pittsburgh Pi-
■ dtes in 1933 and 1934 but has
oached in Pniladelphia since that
time, compiling an excellent rtc-
With this holiday issue of
I'hree seniors, one junior, and| .'fAROON & GOLD, we extend
>ne freshn.an will oe in tne siart-, best wishes for a Merry Chris:-
ing lineup for Morris-Harvey. mas season.
.till Pauiey, wno, with his broth-j , orget the sterner aspects of
, Doc. pia>ed an importani part: school, of diplomatic and economic
.n beating Elon last year, is back., relations, of personal diffeieiices
,xe aiong with Bob Starrett are and enjoy the jovial holiday cele-
.le experienced stars of tne invad- brations. Be of light hearts and
I good cheer, remembering that th:a
Elon's five, whic hopened Tues-| is the brightest hour of the year,
lay night against Louisburg, ap-jthe hour when hopes rise anew
;arently has rounded into sliape'and the spirit of love and good
[Uickiy under the direction of' fellowship run high.
-oach Horace Hendrickson. LSst: We say most sincerely. Merry
cars veteran five of Captain Christmas to you one and all.
Lloyd Whitley, Jack Gardner,' " The Staff
lohn Henry Pearce, Lincom Man-, -
zi, and Max Zyvith apparently Morri|-Jif»T*y Pos.
The Senior Class publically
expresses its thanks to Miis
Whate, the waiters, the coat
check girls and the kitchen
staff for their assistance at tha
Senior-Junior Banquet. Their
ouritoui service made possi
ble a banquet which ranxi
among the best ever held on tha
Eion campus..
MERRY CHRISTIVIAS
.vill again form the first string Paul«y
•quad. W. L. Hobson, Ed Potter,! Taylor
:5ud Kuhn, Ray Cessna, and Pres- Adams
on Towns are at present running iar;e,t
n the second five. Sellars
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