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BUY
Maroon and Gold
Published By and For Students of Elon College
CTORY
VOLUME XVII
Z 530
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1943
NUMBER SEVEN
Trophies Galore
And How They Fight ’For Em
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In an impressive chapel ceremony
sponsored by the Physical Education
Department Monday morning, the In
tramural Council was presented tro
phies in commemoration of Joseph
Hopkins and E W. Vickers. At
the same time other trophies recently
purchased by the school for intra
mural use were shown the student
bodv.
Dr. D. J. Bowden presented the
Joseph Hopkins Memorial Trophy on
behalf of Coble Sporting Goods com
pany. The trophy in honor of the
late Mr. Vickers was offered by
George Bullard representing Kappa
Psi Nu fraternity. Both were accept
ed by Ed Watts, president of the
men's council.
Later in the program, winners in
the fall sports were honored when
Coach Pierce crowned I. T. K. and
Kappa Psi Nu co-champions of foot
ball. Helen Margaret Messick, pres
ident of the girls’ council, recognized
Ladies’ Hall as volley ball winner.
In the picture, left to right, are
Bullard, Watts, Miss Messick, and
Dr, Bowden displaying the trophies.
At the right, above, Is an action
shot typifying the increased spirit
shown in intramural sports this year.
Despite the sharp decrease in the
number of male students, Elon has
by far the best intramural program
has ever been seen at the institution.
The photo was taken from the re
cent Alpha Pi Sigma Phi game.
Zodda is shown missing a hook shot
while his teammate, Senter, looks on.
i^^wn with the ball comes Hagood,
with Johnston at his siae.
S. s. 0. To Continue Blood Donor Project Throughout Year
Commercial Department Preparing Elon Students
For Vital Jobs Connected With Our War Effort
^^Marriage of Figaro”
Presented As Second
Lyceum Number
From all parts of the country there
comes the demand for secretarial
and business help of various types.
Never has there been such a demand
for office help. The history of the
Commercial Department of Elon
show that for the past 32 years stu-
ients have been preparing themselves
to fit into the business world.
The readiness of Elon to adapt its
program to changing needs, which is
Indicated in so many ways in her
current program, has apparently been
characteristic of the Institution from
its beginning. Among other things,
this characteristic is definitely empha
sized in an historical sketch of the
Comtnercial and Business Adminis
tration Departments. A look into old
College bulletins shows that as early
as 1893, three years following the
foundation of the college, courses m
bookkeeping, stenography, typing, pen
manship, and telegraphy were bemg
offered. These subjects were bemg of
fered in a special department. How
ever, even this was a daring expen-
ence for a liberal arts institution in
those days, inasmuch as classical ideas
still dominated the building and set
ting of standards for college curricula.
In the beginning the commercial
subjects were taught by professors
from other departments and by stu
dents. In 1913 the name of Essie 'Mae
Houchins appears in the college
bulletin as a regular teacher of short
hand and typewriting, and the follow
ing year the name of H. E. Porgen-
sen appears as the teacher of other
commercial branches, inqluding an
additional course. Commercial law. In
1924 the department of business ad
ministration was organized with full
academic standing under the direc
tion Of L. M. Cannon. The courses
offered first in this department were
accounting, management, cost ac
counting, and auditing.
A review of the roster of former
students of the E>epartment of Busi
ness Administration and news con
cerning it from these fellows shows
that they are doing their bit in the
fight of the democracies. Many have
used their preparation at Hon in
fitting themselves into their present
niches. Sam Poushee holds an im
portant office supervisor’s job in the
Office of War Information. James
Parker is supply officer on a sea
plane tender. “Red" Satterfield,
Dwight Gentry and Boyd Clapp do
not reveal their exact duties but are
on the business end of activities.
Dwight deplores the fact that in
the army he has been ordered to
add a knowledge of shorthand to
his business training at the rate
of five hours hard study each day,
when he could have gotten it here
voluntarily and at a more leisurely
pace.
Other fellows from this department
have chosen more daring and dra
matic parts in the air. Among these
are James Pritchett and Fred Gil
liam. Irving Tioxler is lined up with
an Army Air Corps weather observa
tion post.
Favorable comments have been be
stowed upon the Commercial Depart
ment by the war agencies in Ala
mance County for furnishing ^secre-
tarial assistance whenever possible.
This year, in spite of transportation
difficulties, several of the secretarial
students have volunteered to assist
the Local E>raft Board during rush
periods. Commendatory letters have
been received from these agencies
with respect to this cocperation and
the work of the many students.
The Administration was helpful to
the Business Department this year by
providing an equipped laboratory
room for the students to work their
projects effectively. The room,
equipped with modern tables and
chairs will take care of 53 students.
The classes of Bookkeeping, Account
ing, and Office practice use this lab
oratory room.
As head of the Business Depart
ment of Elon, Professor Howell Is
doing a fine work in preparing stu
dents to take their .places In the
business world. He has as his as
sociates Misses Elizabeth Routt and
Violet Hoffman.
American War Prisoners Receive Food Supplies
American fighting men taken prls
oner by Germany or Italy and in
terned Amerlacn civilians receive
regular American Red Cross standard
food parcels and necessary clothing
as soon as the International Red
Cross committee in Geneva Is noti
fied of their capture and camp loca
tion. A total of 5,931 food parcels
were reported dispatched to camps in
Europe during November to United
States prisoners of war and Internees.
Prisoners receive a package a week
and Internees one every 2 weeks.
The American Red Cross food par
cels contain evaporated milk, biscuit,
cheese, cocoa, sardines, pork, l»ef,
chocolate bars, sugar, coffee, powder
ed orange concentrate, prunes, cigar
ettes and smoking tobacco. The con
tents of each package weigh 8 1-4
lbs. The shipping weight Is 11 lbs.
I^rge numbers of these standard
food parcels have been shipped
through the neutral port of Lisbon.
They are carried from Lisbon on a
vessel chartered by the Interna
tional Red Cross Committee, under
a safe conduct guarantee from the
belligerents, to Marseilles, or Geneva,
and from there are sent iby rail
to Geneva. The International Com
mittee aranges .for their transport
to the camps, where they are handed
out by the "man of confidence,”
the camp leader chosen by the pris
oners from among themselves. A
system of receipts in triplicate, and
constant checks by the International
Red Cross Committee delegates who
make periodic inspections of the
camps, assure that all parcels are re
ceived by those for whom they are
intended.
Twenty thousand American Red
Cross parcels were sent last June to
the Far East on the neutral diplo
matic exchange ship, the Grlpsholm.
for distribution by International Red
Cross Committee delegates to Ameri
can prisoners in Japan, Occupied
China, and the Philippines. The
Gripsholm also carried 1,000,000 ci
garettes, 10,000 tins of smoking to
bacco, $50,000 worth of medical sup
plies. and quantities of clothing and
other necessities furnished by the
Army and Navy.
Up to December 9, 1942, Germany
had reported 228 United States pris
oners of war and 1,481 interned
United States civilians, of whom 788
were men and 703 women. Italy
had reported 15 United States pris
oners of war and 21 United States
internees of whom 13 were men and
8 women. Japan had reported 1,-
442 United States prisoners of war,
310 Army, 728 Marine Corps, and
404 Navy, and 1,883 United States
Internees, 1,596 men and 287 women.
Japan holds many times this num
ber of Americans.
THE MARRIAGE OP FIGARO
was presented January 20th, by the
Nine o’Clock Opera Company in
Whitley Auditorium, being the sec
ond of a series of three lyceum num
bers to be presented here by the Com
munity Concert Association.
The small attendance from Bur
lington was offset somewhat by the
unusual interest shown by the stu
dents. The performance was enjoyed
by all and to many it was the first
time they had ever seen an opera.
The opera itself was condensed from
the original length of four hours to
two. The original score was written
in Italian, but was sung here in Eng
lish, which added greatly to the en-
ioyment of the opera
The cast was compased entirely of
former students from Julliard. Mr.
Loadwick, Elon vocal instructor, knew
all of the mem'bers of the company
personally.
Gene Greenwell Is one of America’s
up-and-coming young singers. He Is
well known in musical circles
Hugh Thompson, “Figaro", was the
youngest of the group. His father is
a weM known New York music critic
and has a position on one of New
York’s leading newspapers.
George Britton, “The Coimt", gradu-
Tted from Julliard in ’36, then went
to Germany and studied a year. He
was a puDil of Madame Shoen-Renee;
who, until her recent death, was
recognized as one of the world’s finest
vocal instructors.
Allen Stewart, “The Cleric", has
been singing in New York several
years. He has appeared in several
Broadway shows, and has traveled
with several Gilbert and Sullivan
Companies.
Ruth Cumbie, the accompanist, is
a native of Winston-Salem. She is
an excellent pianist and her playing
was enjoyed by all.
Intramural Councils To
Provide Week-End Enter
tainment For Students
At a recent meeting of Dean Boyd,
Coach Pierce, and committees from
both the boys’ and girls’ Intramural
councils, plans were made to provide
more recreation activities on the
cam'pus during forthcoming week
ends.
Beginning Sunday three faculty
members will have open house for
all students from 4:00-6:00 in the
afternoon. This will continue through
out the quarter with three members
each week taking the responsibility
of entertaining the students. Also,
another form of recreation on Sun
day will be music to the reception
hall In the evening. However this
will not begta until next Sunday as
Jimmie Darden Is to conduct a
campus sing In front of Whitley audi
torium tonight.
Games of various types are going
to be purcha.sed to be placed in the
reception hall and the gym. Satur
days will be taken up by basketball
and volleyball played in the gym.
The gym will be under supervision
of Coach Pierce or one of his assist
ants all day Saturday, and of course,
Intramural ba,;ketball games Saturday
night. The different organizations of
the campus will have charge of some
form' of entertainment after the ball
games.
Later In the season. Coach Pierce
will arrange for an all-star basket
ball game for both the boys and girls.
Members for these all-star teams will
be chosen from each team now en
tered in the intramural program.
These games should be of the highest
quality as they will bring together
the best players on the cam'pus.
ELON SUFFERS LOSS OF
FIFTH WAR CASUALTY
News has been received on the
Elon campus of the death of Lt. Vin
cent Kazlow, who graduated from Elon
with the class of 1939. Kazlow was
killed near Casablanca during landing
operations early in November, and
is Eton’s fifth war casualty.
While at Elon, “Vince” was an out
standing athlete, having played half
back on the Christian football team
for four years. He was also a member
of I. T. K. fraternity.
NO POWER, NO PAPER
Your Maroon and Gold is late this
week due to a lack of power for the
linotype machine and press. Both
machines operate on a high-voltage
circuit, which the local generating
unit does not supply, thus necessitat
ing our delaying publication until
Duke Power Company could repair its
lines.
Through the cooperation of the Bur
lington Times-News we were able to
get a portion of the linotype work
done, but the presswork remained
to be done in our local print shop.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps. Help
conquer the treacherous nations who
would destroy our liberty.
The hlood-donor project which be
gan last fall will continue throughout
the year if the students maintain
enough interest in adding a pint of
their blood to the blood bank, accord
ing to an announcement by Dr. Hirsch.
This campaign, to which approxi
mately 100 students responded, is
sponsored by the Elon Student Serv
ice organization and headed by James
Darden.
This year the organization made
tact with the Greensboro authorities,
and Dr. H. C. Lennon of the Greens
boro Pathological Laboratories vol
unteered to take care of the matter.
Dr. Lennon has since then devoted
each morning of his day to collecting
the blood plasma.
Early in November, Dr, Lennon
came to Elon to give blood tests to
those students wishing to donate
their blood. A large portion of the
students volunteered, and each day
a small grou went pto Greensboro,
where there were sufficient facilities
for taking the blood. The trips, dis
continued during vacation, were re
sumed immediately upon return to
school in January.
Each morning the group, break-
fastiess, starts to Greensboro about
8,30 o’clock. On arrival they are
given a short rest, after which each
person goes through the “ordeal” of
seeing a long needle thrust into their
arm and a pint, or thereabout, de
pending on the person, of blood ex
tracted. Then weak and a little
groggy, they come back—to Elon and
a steak dinner.
This project reached its great suc-
success because of the efforts and co
operation of the administration in
excusing the donors from classes; of
the rationing board in Burlington,
which gave a generous amount of
gasoline to each person who carries
a load to Greensboro; or Mrs. Olson,
who prepares the meals; and of the
carriers who provide transportation.
Dr, Lennon is most enthusiastic
about the response of the Elon stu
dents, for it is the largest representa
tion from any such group in North
Carolina, He also stated that he had
"never seen such a clean, healthy and
strong group of boys and girls as those
from Elon,”
Any students who have not had
' tests, but who would like to donate
^ a pint of their blood, should see James
Darden or Dr. Hirsch and arrange
ments will be made.