On Your Marks Girls
Slart Runnin' Boys
Today is Sadie Hawkins Day
Maroon and Gold
Published By and For Students of Elon College
VOLUME XV
Z 530
For News of The Band World
Head "Jolts and Jars"
On Back Page
ELON COLLEGE. N. C. NOVEMBER 2, 1940
MARRYIN’ SAM HITCHES TWO MORE
ELON TROUNCES HIGH POINT, 18-0
Doc Dickie As Marryin’ Sam Ties Knott For Caruso And Worsley In
Sadie Hawkins Day Ceremony.
That Fatal Day^ Sadie Hawkins
Day, Is Here; Tacky Party Tonight
Girl Must Tag Boy For
Him To Attend Party
If October 29, 1940 was so im-‘
portant a day for the yqung men
of Elon, then today, November 2
is doubly important. Doubly im
portant, and definitely more tra
gic, for while the effects of the
draft are but for one year, to
day’s activities may change the
whole course of a young man’s
future.
For November 2 — oh, black
est of block days is hailed by all
feminity as “Sadie Hawkins
Day”; on this day, the male and
supposedly dominant of the spe
cies changes roles with the female
and becomes the pursued, rather
than the pursuer.
But first, a few words of ex
planation. Sadie Hawkins day is
an ancient and venerable tradi
tion. It originated years ago in
the small town of Dogpatch, Ken
tucky. It has flourished and
grown with the passing years.
Today it rates as one of the out
standing social events of the year.
Outstanding, that is, for the girls,
but sheer torture for the boys.
The very mention of Sadie Haw
kins day is enough to bring ter
ror to the hearts of all men, —
men. the strongest, the brave,
quail and shake with fear at the
sound, or even the thought of this
dreaded day. j
On this day, to make a bad sit-1
uation short — painfully short —
each and every male on the cam
pus is subject to capture by any,
female on the campus. Capture
and imprisonment for the dura- ‘
tion of the day, and the evening
as well.
Any male, romantically
tached or not is fair play,
can be snagged by any girl.
From then on it’s every
for himself, and devil take
hindmost. But run, it’s a known
fact that you can’t win, and
you won’t either. For after you’ve
been caught, you will be tagged
by “Marrin’ Sam”. This tag, plus
25c tax, to be paid by the girls—
Praise Allah—will admit the
couple to the official Sadie Haw
kins Day Party to be held to
night in the Gym.
All couples must be attired
Dogpatch style for the party.
Music will be furnished by the
orchestra, and prizes will be giv
en to the most apporpriately at
tired couples. First prize will be
two tickets to the show, and
second prize is — aha — you’ll'
find out. Dean Oxford and Doc
Dickinson will be the judges of
the costumes and the judges de
cisions will be final. i
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Rules For
Sadie Hawkins Day
1. No boy is to be treated
by a girl until after the race;
then he must be tagged before
eligible.
2. All boys and girls taking
part in race must be dressed
similar to the Dog Patch style.
3. All Daisy Maes are to
show due respect for all Little
Abners throughout the day.
The girls must be respon
sible for all expenses while the
date is in progress, yet the boys
are requested not to impose on
the girls good nature or pocket-
book.
5. The rules and regulations
for dating hours an c-places are
to remain the same as on other
days.
6. Positively no kicking, no
pinching, no biting in the clin
ches nor jealousy thereafter.
boys REQUEST: Girls,
please do not be bashful. Wise
upl
Athletic Association
Discusses Plan For
Lighted Football Field
Initial plans for the construc
tion of a lighted football and
baseball field for Elon were for
mulated at a meeting of the Elon
College Athletic Association Mon
day night.
Two sites were discussed as a
prospective stadium, one being
Comer field and the other being
the large field behind Club house.
A committee composed of W. C.
Elder, chairman, George D. Col-
clough and C. C. Fonville was ap
pointed to investigate the prob
able costs of preparing each of
the two sites for use as an ath
letic unit. This committee will
present its report at a meeting
called for November 7.
Tentative plans call for erec
tion of 4,000 permanent seats at
the south end of Comer field
where the football gridiron, run
ning east and. west, would be lo
cated. Temporary bleachers
would be placed on the north
side of the field so as to be re
movable for baseball games. The
baseball diamond, under plans for
Comer field, would retain its pres
ent location.
Plans advanced for construc
tion of a field behind the Club
house provide for construction of
separate football and baseball
fields.
Lights for both football and
baseball will be provided if plans
go through as proposed.
Freshmen S. C. A. Club
Meets and Organizes
China Traveler To
peak Tn Chapel
Next Wednesday
, al
and
man
the
Panhellenic Council
Meets, Elects Officers
The first meeting of the Pan
hellenic Council was held Mon
day, October 21, for the purpose
of electing officers. Wallace Ker-
nodle was unanimously elected
President, and Edna Barrier, Sec
retary and Treasurer.
Those serving on the Panhel
lenic Council this year are; Angie
Henry, Pi Kappa Tau; Edna Bar
rier, Beta Omicron Beta; Mary
Walker, Tau Zeta Phi; Mary Clay-
tor. Delta Upsilon Kappa; Wallace
Kernodle, Sigma Phi Beta; Cephus
Hook, Kappa Psi Nu; Robert In
man, Alpha Pi Delta- and Todd
Taylor, Iota Tau Kappa.
TWELVE GfflLS TAKEN INTO
PANVIO LITERARY SOCIETY
The Panvio Literary Society is!
going to do a good piece of work j
this year. At least it is making a '
good start by taking in new mem-'
bers at their regular meeting Wed
nesday night.
I The society had formal initia
tion of all their new members.
I The following girls became mem
bers; Cora Elizabeth Worsley,!
Rachel Earp, Ollie Fallir, Grace
Goode, Gloria Barfield, Lucille
Blalock, Ruth Coble, Edna Bar
rier, Frances Cochrane, Magenta
Rountree, Esther Ruth Kelly, and
Lillian Walker.
Those eligible for membership
by attending one more meeting
are: Mary Lee Dameron, Mildred
Shook, Nora Summey, Helen
Margaret Messick, Jeanne Cannon
and Sarah Rice.
The Student Christian Associa
tion under the leadership of Mary
Walker is fortunate in having
Paul Mortiz on the campus next
Wednesday. He will speak at the
Wednesday period and will prop-
ably speak to other groups during
the day.
Paul Mortiz is a young man of
twenty-four, serious minded and
interested in youne people. He
graduated from Kansas Univer
sity in 1939. Mr Mortiz has spent
most of his time abroad since his
graduation. He attended the
World Conference of Christian
Youth at Amsterdam and then re
turned with the Chinese delega
tion to China. He spent his time
in China as American Christian
‘^itudent’s goodwill embassador
He visited a large number of
unversities and colleges while in
China. Paul Mortiz should be able
to give us an interesting talk on;
Chinese conditions. He will pro
bably speak on one of the follow
ing subjects: “Our War in China”,
“China’s Christian Leaven”, “Edu
cation in a Chinese Dugout”,
“China—^Bulwark of D-emoc»’acv”.
The reports from Herbert King,
associate secretary of the South
ern region of the National coun
cil of Students Christian Associa
tions are: Paul Mortiz wil be in
the Southern region from Novem
ber first to the twentieth. He will
begin in Virginia and attend the
schools that want him. Mr. King
says Paul Mortiz is liked by stu
dents where-ever he goes. The—
Elon students should hear this
speaker because he will be of in
terest to all. I
The chapel speaker for the week
of November Eleventh is Lanson
Granger. He is an alumnus of
Elon, finishing here in 1935. He
then went to Yale University. He
is pastor of a Christian church at
Ashboro. He is an interesting
speaker and should interest the
student body.
The Freshman Student Chris
tian Association club was organiz
ed on Thursday night of last
week. At this first meeting, led
by Irene Hook and Dick Staten,
the officers for the club were
elected. They are: Elliot Sch
midt, president of the club; Helen
Margaret Messick, vice president;
and Charlotte Housted, secretary
and treasurer.
In past years the Freshman
class has been represented in the
S. C. A. by a Freshman cabinet
elected by members of the Senior
cabinet; however, the plan for
this year is different. All the
freshmen who signed S. C. A.
membership cards during mem
bership week will form a club
for the purpose of assisting the
Senior cabinet to promote reli
gious activities and attitudes on
the campus. The officers elected
will officiate at meetings to be
held every Thursday night at 9
o’clock. The officers of the
Freshmen and Senior cabinets in
collaboration with Irene Hook
and Dick Staten-to-chairmen of
the freshmen committee — are to
meet in the near future to elect
the committee chairmen for the
club.
On Sunday afternoon at 4:30
t) clock the club sponsored a com
munity sing in Whitley Auditor
ium for the entire student body.
Dr. Bowden led the group in
negro spirituals. It was decided
not to have another sing but the
club will be sponsoring various
other activities throughout the
year on the campus.
Mary Walker, president of the
Student Christian association
says, “We have a very enthusias
tic freshmen group this year, and
I believe they will do some very
worthwhile things during this
year.”
I
YankowskI ,Stafjn, and Bohensky
Score Touchdow )s On Short Runs
A MESSAGE TO DR. SMITH
The Maroon and Gold wishes
at this time to extend their
sincere regret and sympathy to
Dr. Leon Edgar Smith in the
death of his sister, the late Mrs.
Virgil Dollar, of La Grange,
Georgia, who died there at the
Piedmont hospital about two
weeks ago.
Phipsicli Completes
Photography for Book
BULLETIN
Hish Pointy N. C., Nov. 1.—
On the rebound from last
weeks stinginj bifzal Elon
showed exceptional power Kcre
in defeating the High P°int Pan
thers. The same was played on
[an extremely wet field which
marred the play of both teams
Elon Senators Make
Name For Themselves
One major huddle was com- j *
If XI. . Prepared to match wits with
pleted this week for the Phipsi Lu^ * ..
J , , I best that other coUeees in
cle staff, as the photographers North Carolina could produce, six
packed to return to New York j Elon Congressmen set sail last
city on last Tuesday. The stu
dent body individually and co!
lectively have been on the fir
Friday for the fourth annual Stu
dent Legislature, at the State
capitol in Raleigh.
This mock assembly first ori-
Foushee Chosen To
Head Education Club
The Education Club was or-
1 ganized Tuesday, October 22, in
the Education class-room. The of
ficers of the new club are: Presi
dent, Jack Foushee; Vice-presi-
dent, Margaret Pennington; Sec
retary, Dorothy Cole; Treasurer,
Christine Eaves. Shirley Powell,
Ralph McLean, and Angie Henry
were elected to serve on the pro
gram committee together with the
officers.
It was decided that regular
meetings would be on every third
Thursday night of each month.
An outside speaker will be heard
at most of the meetings, and
will speak on the subject of Edu
cation.
Most of the members of the
club have joined the North Caro
lina Education Association. These
students receive the “North
Carolina Education” magazine.
re-
Soloists For Messiah
Have Been Announced
I On December 8 at eight-thirty
o’clock, Handel’s Messiah will be
presented by the Music Depart
ment of Elon College. The chorus
'consists of the Elon choir and a
. few talented outside singers;
; these together make up the Elon
Singers. The soloists consist of
Julian Gardiner, tenor — mem-
|ber of the Elon Faculty; Walter
I Vassar, baritone — member of the
Greensboro College faculty; and
Mrs. Siddle, soprano — from Ra
leigh. These soloists will be ac
companied by Professor Fletcher
Moore at the organ and Miss
Helen Boone at the piano. Pro
fessor Pratt, member of the Elon
College faculty, will direct the
choir.
ing line for the past week. Bat- Ljn Tn , ^
, f, uu lu u g'nated in 1936, under the direc-
tenes of flashbulbs have been tion of Professor Edwin M. Paget,
exploding from all angles. The forensics director of State Col-
results of all this activity will beM^ge. Heading the assembly at
back in about three weeks, butU^is session were Brice Ratch-
not in the usual proof style. This ^°rd and Roland Carey of State
year a folio of four finished eight College, president and Secretary
by ten portraits will replace the respectively of the Pi Kappa Del-
previous common proofs. These ta forensics fraternity, which was
finished portraits may then be host to the legislators,
bought by the students. Twenty-two bills were on the
The photography for this year’s K^lendar for the consideration of
annual is being done by the the legislators. Among these
.'^peda Studio of New York. This were bills for more aid to China
company made the official World’s and Great Britain, increase in our
Fair pictures this summer. The I f^a^ional defense, retirement with
Apeda Studio does the work of a'muities for public school
many large northern universities, teachers at the age of sixty, a
Elon has been the first institu- uniform nine months school term
tion in North Carolina to attain with 12 grades standard through-
their services. Mr. Dwight Lank- out the state, compulsory auto in
ford, who was in charge of the surance, two terms for the gov-
work on the Elon campus, was ernor of our state, veto power for
quite popular during his stay. He jour governor, and Elon’s own sub
sidised college military training
bill.
The bill introduced by the
Elon ‘Senators’ was passed at the
first reading in the Senate, but
when it reached the floor of the
house, it was a different story.
Members of R. O. T. C. colleges,
plus a few other objectors, defeat
ed the bill by a narrow margin,
after twenty minutes of heated de-^
bate. From the house the bi!l
went into a committee composed
of members of the House and
of the Senate. After some very
successful politicing throughout
the house and the committee, the
bill was passed in the house after
it had been returned from the
joint committee. The only
amendment made to the bill
while in the committee was to
made it national, instead of
state supervised, as introduced
by Elon.
The bill introduced and passed
by Elon provided for natic^nal
supervised voluntary military
training for all college youth
not affected by the draft. Sec
tions of the bill provided for the
national government to furnish
arms and military experts for the
training of the volunteers. It was
intended that this military train
ing would take the place of the
present gym classes, and would
help to develop the participants
in the fundamentals of military
procedure, so that in case of our
involvement of war the college
youth would not be ‘softies.’
The two parties caucused at
noon Friday. Ralph Brummitt of
Wake Forest was elected presi-
will be back in January for
takes of particular pictures.
The Phipsicli staff in charge of
producing the year book for this
year is lead by Dot Edwards,
Editor; Edward Shaw, Business
Manager; and John Pollard, Chief
Photographer. Other members of
the staff include June Murphy,
Associate Editor; Seymour Gold-
bloom. Sports Editor; Rachael
Crowell, Margaret Pennington,
and Marcella Rawls, typists. The
make-up to be used this year is
the major issue now up before
the senior class.
Twelve Flying Students
Have Soloed
According to latest reports
twelve of the twenty Elon Aero
nautic students have already
made their first solos after many
hours of grueling work. General
opinion is that the little cub is
an awful large ship when you’re
alone with it. And the thrill of
their first solo is really a “spine
tingler”. But none would say
that he would take anything for
his experience.
H. M. Austin blazed the trail
with the first solo and was fol
lowed in the next few days by
eleven others: Bruce Cauthen.
Keith Clapp, Hoyt Lindley, Mil
lard Piberg, A1 Progar, Frank
Bragg, James Ferris, Voigt Mor
gan, Cephas Hook, Ivan Fagan,
and Mary Stamey.
Those who have not soloed, in
a short while, will have made
their solo if no severe cases of
solo-itis result. So far only one | dent of the senate and Clarence
case has been experienced and it Hope of Mars Hill was elected
is well in hand now.
It is a custom for each student.
speaker of the house.
A joint session of the
senate
after he has made his first solo, to and the house was held on Fri-
set up, at the soft drink stand, day at two. After hearing ad-
all who are present at the time. (Conliiiued on Page 6)