V
Maroon and Gold
Published By and For Students of Elon College
YOLiniK XVI
ELON COLLEGE, N. C. SATDIJDAY, MAiK'il 7, 1942
Z 5:30
NFMliEK Kl.HVEN'
Elon Cvilian Defense Forges Ahead At Full Speed
Presenting
TOM SMYTHE
Final Election Jo
Be Held Mar. 17
Photo By John Pollard
Thomas James Campbell
Smythe, Tom to yoxi, the pride of
a section of Syracuse, N. Y. has
thrown his hat into the political
race as can_didate for the office of
President of the Student Body.
The residence of- this colorful can
didate is beautiful “Oak Lodge”
the former home of^)ean J. D.
Messick. Here in the solitude of
his sii}^Ie~rooin Tom contempiatt;?
;Ji€ated race against his friend
and fellow debater Bob Sellers.
"‘Eollicking Tom” is an ex
tremely colorful figure on our
campus. He is associated with
such societies as Dr. Johnson s
Ijiterary Society, The Sigma Phi
Beta fraternity, the Student
Christian Association (of which
lie is president), the Ministerial
Association and various intranui
Tal clubs. His tireless energ>-
has amazed all who know him
and his flashing smile and cheer
ful personality have won him
many friends and admirers.
Although not a very husky fel
low, Tom seems to have an abun
dance of reserve strength. He
maintains two Episcopal Cha-
jK.‘ls, is active as a memk^r ot tlie
“V” for victory club, and makes
two triT)s a year on the debatii^
team. The name “Smythe is
consistantly found on the honor-
roll, and on the roll call oi the
JSTational Honorary Society, i i
iGamma Mu. .
Closely associatetl with lom
:are his witty humor and dry
jokes. One of the most famous is
A-eealled when during a debating
ttrip he remarked to Dr. Merton
Prench, who was waiting for ii
stop light to change, “Iley Doc,
J don't mind sitting hero if you
don't but that light ain’t going to
net any greener!”
This year at the State Capitol
Tom was active as a member of
Ihe Elon delegation whoso pur
pose it was to put a First-Aid
bill through the vStudent Mo!k
^’oiigress. It was largely througii
liis speeches and enthusiasm that
the bill passed both houses.
There is no question but that
Tom is one of our most capable
students and has proved by p^t
action his ability to handle the
iijQat j^aitigns.
Our nation is still a democracy
as shown by the primary election
of last Tuesday. Nearly everyone
voted and showed interest in the
candidates they deem best to hold
the student offices. Of course
some of your candidates were de
feated, but don’t give up. Your
vote, in the finals' can help your
candidates and others to upholil
the Elon tradition, ot always
having good men and women in
the student offioes.
Two of the major offices, the
tditorship of the Maroon and
Gold and the editorship of the
PhiSiCli, will not be contested
this year because there is on ly
one student elegible for the Phi
Psi Cli, John Pollard and Ed
Watts is the only candidate whose
name remains in the race for the
Editor of the Maroon and Gold.
Remember this is only the pri
mary, and the finals come next
Tuesday. So cast your vote for
the men and women you think
best to hold Elon student offices,
and who will uphold your col
lege in all their actions.
The results of the Primary
election are as follows:
Student Pody Offices: Presi
dent; Bob Sellers, Thomas
Smyth. Vice - President; John
Pollard, Billy Johnston. Secre
tary; Max Garrett, Dwight Ker-
nodle. Treasurer; Lillian Dyer,
Marvin Walker.
Rising Senior Class: Presi
dent ; J immy Darden, A. D. Cobb,
Bernie Askins. Vice - President;
Billy Johnston, George Bullard.
Secretary; Luvene Holmes, Peg
Galloway. Treasurer; Mary
Dean Browne, Bob Lee. Senate
Representatives; Lennings How
ard, Harry Stolte, Ivan Ollis,
John Poilard. Council Repre
sentatives ; . Mary Dean Browne,
Peg Galloway.
Rising Junior Class: Presi
dent; Claude Comer, Keith Har
ris, Miller Basnight. Vice-Presi
dent; Ray Day, Elroy Hooper.
Secretary; Ralph Edwards, Char
lotte Husted, Lucille Blalock.
Treasurer; Rachel Crowell, Leo
nard Miller, Senate Representa
tives; Elliot Schmidt, Bob Pitts,
Ray Kerns, Jesse Meredith. Coun
cil Representatives; To be elected
by the Day Students.
Rising Sophomore CUass: Pre
sident; Charles Jones, Jennings
Withers. Vice-President; Dwight
Kernotlle, Ered Hoffman, John
Geoi^rio. Secretary; J eanne Hook,
J'dna Rumley. Treasurer;^ Tex
Lisman, John Gilliam. Senate
Jlepresentatives; Sylvan Routh,
Nelson Snyder. Council Repre
sentatives; Liza Boyd, Paye Tho
mas.
Senate President; George Bui'
lard, Richard Casey.
(Council President; Luvene
Holmes, Amarith Nichols.
It Isn't Too Late
Yet
It’s time to wake up, Elon. It’s later than you think. Civilian
Defense officials, and your own common sense, are warning you to
prepare for enemy air raids in this community. The raids may come
any day, any night, from now on. Elon (’ollege is in the middle of
an area which is practically certain to exjx.‘rience hit-and-run raids.
Military objectives and war production plants are all around us, one
of them only four miles from the campus.
Strenuous plans for air raid protection and an organization to
'tarry them out are now underway on this campus. Before the next
issue appears we hope to see the minimum of preparations established
and familiar on the campus. But the job of preparing is a large one,
and cannot be done by a few students and faculty members; it needs
desperately the enthusiastic work of all students. With support by
the campus citizenry we can take the precautions which will save the
lives of hundreds when the air raid comes. Without such support you
face a terrible tragedy. Do what you can, and do it now.
Dr. J. U. Newman, Beloved Faculty
Member Succumbs After Illness
Death came to Dr. J. TJ. New
man in his home last Tuesday fol
lowing serious illness of two
years. With his passing Elon not
only lost one of its original fa
culty members but one of its best
friends and loyal supporters.
Dr. Ne-wman devoted his entire
life to teaching and preaching. It
was not until the spring of 1940
that he gave up his position here
at Elon. He had been here since
the beginning of the college. At
the time of his resignation he was
the head of the department of
Bible and Greek. During his
years of teaching he became one
of Elou’s most loved professors.
There is hardly a state in the
Union in which -former students,
of his do not hold pulpits; nor a
pastor in the Southern Convention
of the 'Congregational-Christian
Church that has not felt his guid
ance.
Dr. Newman was born in
Portsmouth, Va. He was 83
years old on January 29. He was
gradyated from the University of
North Carolina and received his
Doctor of Philosophy from the
University of Chicago. Later he
received ithe honarary degrees of
Doctor of Literature from La
Divinity from Union College.
Before coming to Elon, he
taught at the University of North
Carolina, Antioch College in
Ohio, and at Graham Normal
School, which was the immediate
ancestor of Elon College. While
teaching at Elon, he went to Yale
on a fellowship where he taught
one year.
Tributes were paid Dr. New
man in special chapel services on
Wednesday of last week by the
President of the College as well
as by fellow faculty members
who have worked with him during
his long years of service at the
College. The speakers told in
brief messages just how Dr. New
man had influenced their lives
and how much they had learned
to depend upon him when in need
of advice or assistance.
The funeral was held on Thurs
day at 3:00, in the Whitley Au
ditorium. Dr. 1^. E. Smith was in
charge. Assisting him were Dr.
IL S. Hardcastle, of Norfolk, Va.,
Dr. J. H. IJghtbourne of Bur-
lineton, and Dr. II. Shelton Smith
of Duke.
Friends and relatives of Dr.
Newman came from all parts of
North Carolina as well as Vir-
Grande College and Doctor of ginia to pay a last tribute to him.
SNAP^^HOT CONTEST
TO CLOSE
Get your pictures in to the Phi
Psi Cli picture contest. Many pic
tures have been turned in and yo\\,
will want yours to have a chance
too. This contest closes on Fri
day, March l.‘Uh at r> p. m.
Take ])ictur(“s to the PhiPsiCIi
office on the third floor of the
Library building.
On W«lnesday and Thursday
of this week, Mr. W. F. Cudding-
ton, the Phi Psi Cli phott^apher
was on the campus to take the re
mainder of the pictures for the
year book. The annual is pro
gressing rapidly and should be
cpmpleted within a.taoiy^
Collins & Vickers
Pushing Program
Mr. Pete Davis, captain of the
Burlin^on police force and chair
man of the committee for Civilian
Defense in Alamance County,
presented to a group organizetl by
the campus V-For-Victory Club
many very important and interest
ing things concerning defen.ie in
case of local air raids. Dr.
Fletcher Collins introduced Mr.
Davis as a real authority on air
raid precautions in Alamance
County. t
Elon College is less than one
hour’s flying time from either the
North (’arolina or the Norfolk
shipyards, thereby making it
quite possible for Elon to be bom
bed. There arg also important
military objectives in our neigh
borhood, including the Fairchild
Airplane plant in Burlington.
Enemy planes, in particular the
German planes, caVry twenty
baskets of incendiary bombs, each
basket having thirty-six bombs in
it. The bombs as they land gene
rate 5500 degrees fahrenheit and
will, by the momentum of their
fall, penetrate any ordinary
roof. The bombs should be put
out as soon as possible, because
they very quickly start fires and
because they li^jht up a target for
more bombs. The heat of the in
cendiaries is so intense that they
burn through from one floor to
the other very quickly.
Mr. Davis said that the best
way to put out incendiaries is to
throw sand bags on them. These
bags should weigh about fifty
pounds, thereby making it possible
to pitch them several feet. Mr.
Davis said, there should be two
bags in each building, two on the
third floor and two in the attic.
It was suggested by Mr. Davis
that student air raid wardens be
appointed, at least one for each
bnild^g and several for each dor
mitory. Dr. (yollins working witfti
the V-For-Victory club and Chief
Air Raid W^arden Vickers, hatj
already taken steps to appoint air
raid wardens for each building
on the campus. A committee ap-
pointtnl for the collection of bags
in which to put the sand has al
ready turned in twenty-five bags,
all of which were put in place
yesterday. AncHher committee has
nearly completed plans for effi
cient ways to clear dormitories
and cl.assrooms, and conduct stu
dents to the air raid shelter. These
plans, when (completed and ap
proved by president Smith, will
be announced to everyone on the
campus.
After much exploration of the
campus it was finally decided
that the stacks of the Library
would make the b«‘st air raid sh(>l-
ter. Mr. Davis advised the student
wardens that only a direct hit
woull damage the iktsou in the
stacks. The chanc‘, of a dire(!t
hit arc very small. The sta(;ks
will accomodate alKmt four hun
dred and fifty ]HH>ple, that taking
care of all campus students, day
students and faculty. An air raid
is more likely to comc at night
than during the day.
The Burlington Police Depart
ment will be glad to train four
or more Elon boys in the essen
tials of auxiliary pqlice work, so
they can cooperate with Mr. Vick
ers for the enforcement of the law
in and around Elon during an air
raid, Mr. Davla said.
Presenting
BOB SELLERS
Photo By John Pollard
Emory Robinson Sellers, Bob
to you, tlu^ “Fiery Senator” who
has rec«mtly been so active as
General (Jhairman of the “V” for
victory club has become a lead
ing candidate for the office of
President of the Student Body,
running opposite bis friend and
fellow debater Tom Smythe. Bob
started as a spark three years ago
and has since become a flamo
afire tfirough sucx^essful cuirtH^'*
butions to our campus. Almost
any afternoon he can Ih; found giv
ing his time and efforts toward
the buildi^ of our recently
formed military unit, having in-
trtnluced tlie idea before the Stu
dent Congress at the State Capi
tol twtt years ago. It is not gen
erally known, but it was largely
through his efforts that Elon was
(he first College in the State,
perhaps the nation, to intro^c8
the idea of Voluntary Military
Training on the Col^c^e Cam
puses.
During his three years as a
student, “fighting Bob,” as his
friends call him has won many
honors. During his fr(!shman
year he was President of the
Photography Club; his sopho
more year found him stepping out
in front as a member of the House
of lA!gislature at the Studi-ut As
sembly held each year in the
State Capitol at Raleigh. His
siuxjessful legislation resulted in
the passage of EIon’s bill for
Military Training and he was
elected the following year to be;
Speaker Pro-Tem of the House.
Sellers was the spark of the De
bating team last year and held
the position of Vice-Pres. of Dr.
Johnson’s Literary Society. As a
Junior, Sellers has been out
standing as Prmident of Dr.
.lohnson’s IJterar.y Society and as
GencTal CUiainnaii of tlu^ “V” for
Victory club which has met with
!rrt;at success since it's conception
by him.
Pliysicallv speaking, 15ob is
small'in .•j|ze and gi-eat in s|)irit.
lie. Ims a |)erfec( scon; for attend
ance as !i member of the Student
Senate, and is known by other
meinb(!rs of the senate as being
true to the ideals of justice and
the Democratic spirit. His re-
TOrd speaks for itself as far as be
ing capable re concerned and his
creative ideas are an asset to any
college.