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Maroon and Gold
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1939
MAROON AND GOLD
Dormitory Sweepingrs I Fraternities Discuss Themselves
FdJted and printed at Elon College by students of Journali::m. ' residents of the Trollinger' We're going to find out whether a fraternity pin is good for
Published Semi-monthly during the college year. | Avenue Apartments, the palatial something besides a present, when a group of fraternity, non-frater-
Tdiior ' "across the tracks" come nity. and anti-fraternity men get together on the CBS Bull Session
Co-Edilor Wesley Hollard j lo the front in the sweepings of this Saturday at 10 a. m„ EST. The boys are going to discuss "Are
’ . I College Fraternities Worthwhile?"—with no holds barred.
June L.ealh I ihe week.
.T^encging Editors Marjorie Hunter and Steve AJliro:
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' BOSTO* • Los AllCELCS • S%« FAMCISCO
IS IT REALLY A HOLIDAY?
Most of the students are eager and over anxious for the Christ
mas holidays to come. Stop and think, is it really a holiday for most
students?
Dear Editor;
Some time ago you published
a letter from a student regarding
Because of the recent magazine articles stressing the hi-de-ho the telephone situation here at
Scene I: Trollinger Avenue > s'de of fraternity life, the paddle and the cold spaghetti are certain
Apartments (Publishing House to o be dragged out of the closet and givn a good going-over. The Boys
!rom the Chapter Houses say they're ready for it, and are going to
prove that all the stories about what 'happens to pledges are just
Sound effects: Chaos ;n general j cooked up for the benefit of high school readers.
(As the curtain rises voices j
of p«ople stumbling and milling i
in the smoke, are heard) '‘Which |
way did they go?'’ "Who's hurt? 'i
youse guys).
Time: Most any time.
"It's the furnace again.'' "Rogers,
Rogers." (From the black comes
a mournful, choking reply) "Gee
whiz, fellows, cantcho behave? "
CVoice from above) "Hold the
water, Rogers, it was only the
smoke wagon slipping through the
night." (The tall, stalwart Rogers
musters up his courage and with
malice toward none (we hope) be
gins his round of investigation.
He pushes his smoke-filled way
to the door of the Mallard broth
ers.)
(Knock, knock) Voices from
within; "They've found us were
saved.'’ The brothers Syl and
Walter are seen picking cinders
from each other's eyes.
Rogers; "Is every thing all
right?"
Giving the fraternity side of the picture will be Walter Loe-
1 man, Delta U from Bowdoin; Bob Siviter, Beta from Florida: Julian
Blodgett, Deke from U. C. L. A.; and Jack Ryan, Phi Delt from North-
v/esiern. G. Herbert Smith, chairman of the undergraduate inter-
lalernity council, will speak for the alumni; while Sidney Wood-
Cahusac representing Princeton, a non-fraternity campus, and a Col- telephone installed in each dormi-
Elon. What has been done about
it? As far as we know, nothing
has been done to remedy the de
plorable situation. We still have
to run from Publishing House to
North Dorm or oecasionally to
West to take our phone calls, and
we still don't enjoy it.
If you have any influence with
the administration, please have a
■jmbia student and a Dartmouth alumnus are expected to maintain
,r,at you don’t have to be a Greek to get a diploma that's written in
Latin.
The Bull Session isn't rehearsed, of course, and a hot discus
sion is expected. Lyman Bryson, Adult Education prof at Columbia
tory.
A Student
We vrould like to assure the
writer that whatever influence
we can use would be behind such
. niv- sity's Teachers College, will referee and try to keep out of the ® situation- The rub of the situa-
line of fire.
LIBRARY COLUMN (BUT WE’LL HAVE
„ , SANTA CLAUS
By Jane Keane
In Virginia one of the most in
teresting and newest forms of
lion is the utter disregard of some-
of the students for public prop-
' erty, its safeguard and proper use.
j 11 the administration were as
sured of such proper respect and
appreciation lor such, we are cer
lain they would consider this mal-
ler seiiously. — Ed
Dear Editor:
I'm getting good and tired of
That so familiar counter around
Library service is the Circulating Christmas time, the toy counter,
Library. There is an article in swiftly becoming the center of
November's Wilson Library Bulle- attraction. Children are pointing I to put my shirt on the
tin about how it was started in Santa Claus just wnal thcv {’*^side, to wear a collar and tie to
HT ,, J N ..TT , .lAppomotax County for the bene- , , r-u * u i I dinner and being told on every
Mallards (in fhorus) How did,,; i .u rpu want for Christmas while thei ^ ^
K •>” fit ot the public schools there. The occasion to look neat and^
we ge in i s urg. • library is financed on a coopera- folks listen with a critical why should we
This ,.or, ,eni„g h^v • Don't ask S.nt. our Sunday be« tor din-
our shoes when
to Askew s roonii he knocks tut! c' * * a j v.. • • much dear " thev cauLion i -i- t
f It was first started, how it is op- uedi, uiey cduiiun. nolish
no response. With alarm he‘ ^ , .^ ox
^ h?.i this vacation begins most of you go home flat broke, and j scampers (sans dignity) to the
no response. With alarm hei bo^h; had a hard year with the war and| on"this'’campu7''go’
r „j o V, ui * J ° T — IT" ■vi'jivc, ciiu I scampeis (sans dignity) to the| everything, you must remerrfbcr Lir,„„u s,o „.o9
Lad. even though able to, doesn t exactly relish the idea of just hand-jdoor of Askins and Zyvith (again and Negro schools was . ,, ,, i sloppy as v^e
mg out about ten bucks for your shopping and holiday sodas. So' Knock, Knock)
‘.written by Violet Ramsey. Miss *^^at he has to go to see all those outside looks
as
No shiit on the
worse than these
I .sually it is up to the individual whether he hunts down a job or
C'oes V. ithout that cash. Usually one ends up by working and so be
t-ns the helter skelter ” of the holiday rush.
■ Ramsey is the librarian at present. children who live in thosesweaters with pushed up
Hey z.yvitn, gel out magazine, Ruth countries where there is war too. | sleeves. I think a boy without a
Askins;
of bed the joint's raided. ’
(they
make for the door onlv to be con ^'^^un has taken a few notes; But in this pack he has put | tie looks a darn sight better than
Most likely the job requires you to be at work early and dur-! fronted by Rogers) i Library Literature (of which'yreat machines capable of hurling; a girl with all the bangles and
ur hour for lunch vou bolt down vnnr innrh i,. .Ko..* Rogers- "Have you seen Les ® member of the editorial tons of metal for unbelievable dis-|si]ly jewelry around her neck. If
■ j staff) and tells about library ex- 'tances. Instead of the wooden j we have to wear coats to dinner
rr:inutes then spend the remaining forty-five minutes chasing all over kew?’ , „ . .
town looking for presents for Dad, Mother and the Girl friend You Zyvith- “No Say what’s that^ ^ ^ Germany and Poland, soldiers that we have watched pa-1 why cah't the girls be made to
just can't seem to find the rigM present for either one, that is one! guy got,'everybody ’seems to be^^^ interesting to note how litera- rade so many times on Christmas | wear dresses and hose? I wouldn't
that doesn't cost too m.uch, so you put off buying and chase all’over ‘ looking ’for him-’ ” I changed m these two morning, Nick has taken from his; mind — m fact. I'd enjoy dressing
again the rext day. i Rogers- "A swell es« like him'during tne course of the pack millions of men—human bo-1 tor dinner if I knew that the girls
The night comes you go home tired and mad because you had ! is always in demand " “ i German libraries reflect ings— and set them marching ov, r ! at our table would appear dressed
to stay and work overtime to get the stock straight for tomorrow.! (Along the way Rogers picks Germany s war attitude and Polish; the lands of our neighbors, leav- like ladies, but until they do I
Instead of re.sting then most likely you look up the "old gang" and Joe Bagley as a guide to the ^p-^ Germany. . ing destruction and death behind won't.
r ake the rounds of the night life group. Gosh! it's sure good to see: stairs section.) " ‘ | ^ /^ey carry, not tne - B. A. C.
;■:! of the old gang again, first time since last summer. I (The door to room of the mem- ^ unpublished The Time gun and the tunny lace mask that; We wonder if Ihe writer has
This is somewhat the sum total of what goes on in your lifeibers of the Rip Van Winkle Club P««tcd m the play so great a part in the games considered the fact that if he were
night*^' ^ ' - ' lor>om hcciio rkt IKciotov Ar-tc? +V>/^ A v-^ ^^ i... a_ « ... ..
after the holiday
rest. Again I ask is it really a holiday or just a change of atmos
phere?
during the Christmas vacation, and you return to schooll is open) (shh, shh—Bagley speaks)! tssue of ^^eater Arts, of the American youth,
lidays glad to be back so you will get a little sleep and 1 "Ford and Roberts keep steady Sarayan talks about the lack stead, they march with
T 11 , I r>T I m a ai n atir^n anri nt’oa 11 \7C» unilif-u- /rm-. /%*-» «
ARE COMPREHENSIVES AND
THESES WORTHWHILE?
Which are you doing, writing a thesis, or taking a compre-
liensive? This'is the well known chatter this time every year among
the seniors. From the beginning of November when the thesis topics
;ire due until that fatal day of reckoning, the seniors live more or
Ifss haunted lives. Therefore, we have a question; Is a thesis or a
toriiprenensive exam beneficial to the student? Personally I don'tf cats,
think so. In the first place, it makes the student worry and concen
trate on that one thing in particular and neglect his or her current
touises. In the case of the comprehensive, a student who comes tO: ly cleans up; for reference see
college for four years and hasn't learhed all of the essentials for a j the local laundry."
college degree can t cram four years work into one and then pass the I Bagley. "A new passing com-
»xaifi. '
In the case of a thesis; what good are they anyway? The
student picks a subject in his field and then hunts material over
but, in- lo properly allire himself he
a miglity' might cause many feminine hearis
competition to see which can U^e'®^ i^magination and creative abilUyJgun on their shoulders and a ,-_.s; .o flutter, thereby creating the
deepest root to his mattress. ’ ! ^ wor o ay. e says is mask on their face. occasion for their primping Ihem-
Rogers; "In' this department ecause we are a in uence -V^ii] the little Finnish girl go “P benetit.
Boudoir Barnett is no slouch, ex-; ^ sleep on December 24 and dream —Ed-,
cept during his lectures of aqua- f*', ®cause mos o us are a rai ^ (Jq]]? Or, will the Editor:
tics. And when it comes to Jump-^ ° rea is ic. ven boy dream of a new bi-: Recently one of the chapel
in’ Jive, Father Hubbard and hisi®."’ surrealism, some- No. Instead, thev will sleep speakers mentioned a course
aecipies, Gaydawg McCotter, Yock|“."^®® w c ^^e hqrror of a terrible nigtit-! caught in almost every college ex-
Malloy, Saecker the Elder, Hot- typical ot William Sara-i^^^^^ constant prayer! ^ept our own, a course which is
lips Stevenson, and J. H. Piece: Th^ upon their hearts; ' vital importance and interest
set a mellow pace for the swing-i^'^ ' ® nove « "Oh God, protect me through thiS every young man and woman.
In fact they keep me run-|°" Harcourt, Brace, j a course in marriage relations is
ning of a Sunday afternoon, j ^ Protect me from the shells, the ^ sP^^aking of.
There's one boy up here who real-|^“"^ Fontanne as
thev j
bombs, the hell and might; | ^ led to believe that this
bination has been uneartiied in
Shrew"*” | But, if they should come before I would broaden up and
Ih^rfithtT Ur I pray the Lord my soul to take.''-^ piQlession. I have noticed
While w^ Americans are eniov- Phrase in the
school catalogue
our midst. Apple and Bass take! mg youi idle moments in the explosions of fire-crackevs, I‘^ays that opportunities are
^ ; -- turns passing and receiving, using! f of people are hearing cx- the students to gam a hu-
l ericd of time and nine times out of ten copies the sayings and ideas I Whittaker and Tulchmsky as pig- , ootbail m . the warring nations understanding ot ourselves
*. i some author. Most anyone can do this.
Personally, I believe if the professors of the department in | pigs, l ulk).
v.-hich the student is getting a major would meet with the student
and summarize the work, this would be more successful than either
a comprehensive, or a thesis.
-A.t any rate something should be done about it. What do you
suggest?
A Student
skins, (pardon the reference to | Ionian s Home people as well as
You know, Rogers, Iwritten by Alberta
’ ** M \XT^U^ T* 4.1-- ..-J-
of
TxIE GREAT INDOOR SPORT
To apple-polish or not to apple-polish, that is the question
There's no getting around the fact that a college student will-
r.illy must o5casionally bump into a profe.ssor. Professors seem to be
nn unavoidable part of college traditions, and since they are unavoid-
rbie It is best to decide how to handle them.
The decision as to which line to hand them depends upon the
j articular student's purpose in coming to college. Only the student
wiio wishes an invitation to leave can overlook the professor entirely
For the vast majority of men who come to get a diploma a;-1 Bowden must have forgotten to
put those m.oth-balls m his hair
ast summer; the moths have done
quickly as possible, a little discreet apple-polishing is not a bad
policy. There's always a certain amount of apple-polishing neces-
lary in the business world to get a raise; practice in college will de
termine the right amount which does not ard'use the victim's suspi-
c;ons or the dislike of fellow-workers.
The dig had better just stick to his studies and get an A b\
liard labor. It takes a sense of humor to know the finer points of thr
fojishing art.
The seeker-after-valubale-contacts'should polish up a breeze
Professors are handy people to know. Get interested in their hobbies
read the same books, ask for advice. An intelligent question will makt
them jump through hoops. Practice an animated expression to hide
boredom.
But watch that apple-polishing doesn't boomerang. When you
f.nd that you really are interested in a professor's boring subject,
jiou may Liiow that—horrors—you are actually growing up.
The Duke Chronicle. | vicinity. The old Southern R. R,
wohi I* J but, the pleasure is replaced Isn t such a course nec??-
Mansfield and Krukin are ai I the horrors of destruction, agony, ^ary for a huir,an undersianding? \
couple of sociable £uys who really! death. A happy marriage is one of the'
deserve a spot on your orchids; jP . . _ As the children of our narive' objectives of College stu-
to you list. I and our own furnace creaie a land watch with much delight th'M^ have discussed this ob--
(Rogers thinks aloud) ''Hat-, wonderful effect" igeese feathers float through ;he''^'itii a number oi’ siuQc"’'"
cheil and Oxd still remain ourj Rogers; (changing the subject), cold December air, in this world ^ share my opinion
deep mystery. All we know is^-I wish someone would take timejof ours there are more childr'^n ^hy couldn't we have such a
that one IS a tiddler^d the other! out to thiow a bunch of orchias just as'innocent as ours, who ;ue'^t would not necessarily
drowns him out with the radio,] ^o iV.olly Craft. He's a real lad watching the same sky, but for a! *’®''® to be a credit course 'r
pernaps he should become a: who made good his freshman year: different reason. They are watch-i'^°tild suggest that the editor in-
and of w^m we expect big things^ing for air raiders, waiting, ten.se ! ^tiire how many stuaents are in
this year." j afraid of the rain of bomios and! such a course
(for his real jolts Rogers-slip- shells that are likely to fall
ped into Suite No. 6, wnere he them at any time.
sat in for a session between ^ The joy of the season is in giv-' relations cannoi be
Geechy Bryan and ^raveiihroat! ing, and there could be no textbooks nor can
Wilkinson. These boys really'er gift than for all nations to la. I*’"'"®" understanding. ■ Exoeii-
gave him a jolting time.) down their guns and shake tli» I b^sl teacher." TMs
Rogers; (to Bryan); "Paul "jit-, hand of fellowship. “I" '
terbug " Willard, so far as a room-1 "Oh Santa I want nn iry.r^ i
a rather complete job^ He should | mate is concerned spends manyj fruits, no candv bars ’
I "Kreml " Hall, i weekends alone. I hear that his j want no Christmas ' '
when Hall has a little free lime | roommate, Eari Bell, is negotiat- dlls
from under his vintage car. " i ,ng with the Southern R. R. for Dear Sant^ bnne
fluter)".
Rogers; "How about" Jones and
Rollins? They'd seem lost with
out their records and I don't mean
Accounting records. A voice from
afar; "fiey Rogers, how about
aving this joint fumigated? Zolly
Sincerely,
A student
down
adage has been handed
llirough lime and so far as we
know has been very successful.
' ^'‘"e courses which
broaden our knowledge. They
Bagley; I see Ray Cessna, our'a cut-rate commutation ticket be-
promoter, is getting his boy Fon
ville in shape for the annual meet-
ng ot the Mattress Rosters. Lea
gue."
Voice from the Smoke: "No
me no horns, no i fna^ and sound Ihink-
drums, no soldiers tin; ! °_7 practical bul as in-
n ° latest result of their Tve seen onlv nno •
wonder Progar, Visokey, Toman-i combined creative eenius that 1 ^ mgazine yet
chek, and Castura have never! As for us - wef] l^vou wait ‘ ^^hrist-
really been home-sick for atmos-j till Noon time to Reid this it will Orpaee*^3257t^'f American.
Phere since leaving^Pittsburg andj be okey with us. ot/mfriclVirt^:^
THE END this year. Read it!
tu.en here and Portsmouth. " : But, dear Santa bring me ..peace I ^ The ability ;oiTve wi"h
As the curtain falls we find on earth, good will’towa d I ‘he aptitude for
Dupont Rawls and "Arsenal" men. ” ^a.d making friend.3, the ability lo be-
Saecker blowing themselves to - | -°me leaders, all these and more
are afforded you as an individuL
n a world apart from that in
which you have been living.
However, when such a course is
needed we feel sure that you as a
group can do much more lhan we
as a voice.
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