Maroon and Gold
Published By and For Students of Elon College
CTORY
TOLUME XVIII
Z 530
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1943
NUMBER ONE
250 Respond To Student Christian Association Drive
Six New Faculty
Meiribers Added
To College Statt
Elon has six new additions to its
ICaculty this year. They are Miss
^ilsie Bussell, Miss Jeanette Brock,
Professor Lacy Adcox, Dean Edna
Kraft, Miss Margaret Whittington,
and Mr. Charles Apel.
Miss Bussell is back at Elon after
■Sl year’s leave of absence during
■which time she has been working on
her Ph. D. at Duke University. She
received her A. B. and M. A. de-
•grees at Duke and did graduate work
at Pennsylvania State College, Alli-
-ances Francais in Paris and Middle-
\)ury College in Vermont. Miss Bus
sell teaches French and Spanish.
Miss Jeanette Brock is the new
commercial teacher. She attended
Alabama College and received her
degree at the University of Tennes
see. Before coming to Elon she
taught in a Florida school.
Professor Adcox is the new addi
tion to the boy's physical education
department. Adcox. who hails fron.
Pine Bluff, N. C„ attended the Uni-
-versity of North Carolina where he
x)btained his deree. He was former
ly a school principal in Rowland,
TSforth Carolina.
Mrs. Fdna Rendall Kraft has been
appointed Dean of Women at Elon,
■She holds an A. B. degree from
"Teacher’s College of Columbia Uni
versity. Mrs Kraft is a native of
Colorado and has had several years
■of experience as an English teach
er and special work in personnel and
-guidance trainiiTg.
Miss Margaret Whittington has as
sumed responsibilities as head of the
voice department at Elon. Miss Whit
tington, a native of North Carolina,
studied for two years with Dicie
Howell in New York and one year
•with Gordon Stanley after receiving
her Bachelor of Music Degree. She
has served as choir director, soloist,
and has served as choir director, so
loist, and has taught voice in other
institutions.
Mr. Charles Apel, new Business
Manager of the college, holds his B.
•S. Degrees from the University of
North Dakota with a major in com
merce and special work toward his
Doctor’s Degree. He has been su
perintendent of public schools, head
of an accounting department, and in
structor in Business subjects at Be
rea College, Berea, Kentucky.
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Senior Cabinet Initiates
S. C. A. Week Oct. 22
Mrs. Leon Edgar
Smith Entertains
At Reception
Shown above are Spike Harrell newly elected president of the Senate, and Frances Gunter, new treas
urer of the Women’s Council. Spike, who is a senior ministerial student, hails from Suffolk, Virginia. He is
an active member of the Ministerial Association and the S. C. A. Frances, who is a Sophomore this year
comes to us from Sanford, North Carolna. Both have takent he oath of office and are now carrying out the
duties of their respective offices.
On Tuesday afternoon, September
21, from four to six, Mrs. L. E. Smith,
wife of our college president, enter
tained guests from Greensboro, Bur
lington, Elon College, and neighgor-
ing cities at a tea in West Dormitory
parlors in honor of Mrs. DeWitt
Vickery, bride of Captain D. D.
Vickery, Post Commander of the
Army Air Corps Training Detach
ment, and Mrs. Edna Rendall Kraft,
Dean of Women.
The parlors were tastefully decor
ated with tall vases of autumn flow
ers, and white candles and a center
piece of white carnations graced the
table. The guests of honor wore
rosebud corsages.
Mrs. J. L. Pierce and Mrs. Oma
U. Johnson poured. Faculty mem
bers and Elon College guests assisted
in receiving and serving. About
seventy-five guests were entertained
and given new hospitality for which
their hostess and our college com
munity are so well known in North
Carolina.
333 Enroll For
College Year 43"44
MAROON AND GOLD LATE
Your Maroon and Gold is .late this
Aveek because of several breakdowns
in the linotype machine. However,
the machine has been repaired and
the staff hopes to meet schedule
hereafter.
The paper is very fortunate in hav
ing Mr. Charles Brown, who sets type
ior the Burlington Times-News, , to
run the linotype and help print the
paper.
Approximately 215 Freshmen have
registered for either the regular col
lege course or commercial work for
the year ’43-44. There are 50 Sopho
mores, 35 Juniors, and 33 Seniors re
turning to the campus this year, mak
ing a total of 118 upperclassmen
Needless to say, the majority of
these are women students.
Other than the regular depart
ments in the curriculum there ace
special courses in art and music for
which about 75 persons have regis
tered.
Nine states of the Union are rep
resented on the campus this year.
North Carolina, as is expected, heads
the list with 300 students. Virginia
places next with 20 students. South
Carolina and Pennsylvania each send
3 to Elon, while 2 hail from Florida
and and 2 from Massachusetts. At
the bottom of the list are Connecti
cut, New Jersey and Maryland with
one from each state.
Because of the increased number
of girls over boys this year, two extra
dorms have been opened to them.
They are Cedar Lodge, previously
known as the Cottage, and Oak
Lodge, which formerly housed male
students but has now been workea
over to suit feminine tastes. Boys are
living in South Dormitory and the
Club House.
Reception And
Cadet Dance
Is Successful
On September 11, 1943, at 7:45
p. m. students, cadets and faculty
members assembled in the Senate
Room on the third floor of Alamance
Building to become better acquainted.
They were welcomed at the entrance
by two members of the Senior class
and from there proceeded through the
receiving line, consisting of President
and Mrs. Smith, the Deans of Admin
istration. and faculty members. Re
freshments were served to everyone.
After the reception a dance was
given in the gymnasium by the Army
Air Corps Detachment. The music
was furnished by their own band and
was very good. The gymnasium was
colorfully and artistically decorated.
Swirling evening gowns and khaki
[uniforms blended in beautifully with
I the surrounding decorations. The
occasion was thoroughly enjoyed, and
we here express our thanks to Presi
dent Smith and the College, and to
Captain Vickery and the Air Corps.
Such an affair as this is sure to
raise to a higher standard the morale
of the cadets on the campus and at
the same time make the college stu
dents feel that they are helping to
make up the morale of our service
men. Let us hope that the students
of Elon and the cadets will continue
with more such activities throughout
the year.
Hook And Gunter
To Head Choir
STUDENT SENATE HOLDS
FIRST MEET SEPTEMBER 21
At the Thursday evening rehearsal
of the Elon College Choir, elections
for the ensuing year took place, the
following officers being elected;
Jeanne Hook, president; Frances
Gunter, vice president; Mary Warren,
secretary; Iris Boland, librarian; and
Ann Strader, assistant librarian.
This year it has been decided to
spend more time on secular music
than heretofore. Tuesday nights
Professor Bartley will conduct the
women’s chorus, which will meet for
glee club work; on Thursday nights
Miss Margaret Whittington, instruc
tor in voice, will direct the chorus of
mixed voices on sacred music which
will be sung at the Sunday morning
worship services of Elon College
Community Church. All students
who wish to enroll for the choir
please see Miss Whittington or Pro
fessor Bartley at your very earlies
convenience. Men’s voices are par
ticularly in demand.
Plans for a choir picnic at the Boy
Scout Cabin were announced for
next Tuesday night at 6:30 p. m., to
be followed by a brief rehearsal at
the cabin.
The Student Christian Association
membership campaign is well under
way with 250 students having signed
the pledge of membership during the
first part of the week set aside as
S. C. A. Week. The drive was plan
ned and carried out by the president,
Charlotte Husted, and the member
ship committee composed of Faye
Thomas, chairman, Elizabeth Holland
and Edna Rumley.
The drive was officially opened
Wednesday, September 22, during
chapel services conducted by the
senior cabinet. The week will close
Wednesday, September 29. Until
that date anyone wishing to join the
organization is cordially invited to
do so. Upperclassmen must sign
the pledge again in order to be a
member this year. The desk was
open from 8:00 o’clock until lo’clock
and 2:00 o’clock to 5:00 the first part
of the drive.
The S. C. A. is an active organiza
tion in both the religious and social
life of the campus. The functions of
the group are carried out by a num
ber of committees. It is the duty of
the vespers group, composed of Alma
Rose Sprinkle, chairman and Spike
Harrell, to see that there is a vespers
program every Sunday night in Whit
ley auditorium. The music commit
tee made up of Elizabeth Hill, chair
man, and Mary Ellen McCants pro
vides music for all S. C. A. pro-
j grams which require it. Then there
I is the junior deacons committee
Doctor Johnson’s Literature Society which provides ushers for the church
services each Sunday. Dwight Ker-
nodle, Clarence Biddix, Bob Lee,
Bobby Johnston, and Gene Poe make
Dr. Johnson’s
Society Meets
held its first regular meeting of this
year on Wednesday night, Septem
ber 15, for the benefit of those who
are here at Elon for their first year, | “P this comrnittee.
this organization is made up of a | V® Ot^pr mem
selected group of boys who are inter- i of Faith an^d ^ther mem-
ested in developing their literary bers are Bill Meacham, Mark Andes
ability. During the year boys will, a”*! Wally Snyder. It is the duty o
be given an opportunity to join Dr. j Gene Poe and Ruth Koontzt to see
Johnson’s Litrerary Society if they | that the Freshn^n S_ C. fu c-
are interested in this type of society | tions properly, Mary Ellen McCants
and prove themselves worthy. and Edwin Daniels provide Publicity
Due to the fact that the vice-pres- for the undertakins of the group. TKe
ident, Frank McCauly, did not come campus living and social actions com-
back this year it was necessary to mittee takes charge of social events
elect a new one, Wally Snyder was j on the campus. It is headed by Lu-
elected to fill this office. With Gene
Poe as head of the organization,
the society is off to a fine start.
The group discussed various plans
that they hope to carry out this year.
These plans will be made public at a
later date when they have been made
more definite.
cille Blalock and composed of Buster
Butler, Martha McDaniels, Virginia
Jeffreys, Iris Boland, Nell Crenshaw
and Leon Gibbs.
THE PANVIO LITERARY SOCIETY
HOME EC. CLUB
ENTERTAINS NEW MEMBERS
SIXTEEN SENIORS TO
DO PRACTICE TEACHING
STUDENT SERVICE
ORGANIZATION TO
FUNCTION THIS YEAR
Pictured above is “Buster” Butler,
president of the Student Body. He is
a member of the Naval Reserve and
will be with us only until he grad
uates at the end of the qarter. He is
proving himself capable of fulfilling
the duties of his office.
The Student Senate held its first
meeting of the year next Tuesday,
September 21 in Society Hall. Spike
Harrell, newly inaugurated presi
dent of the governing group took
charge of the meeting. Other officers
were elected, including Bill Meacham,
vice-president; Gene Poe, secretary,
and Earl Farrell, treasurer.
Other members of the Senate are
Bob Lee and Bobby Johnston, who
is serving until a day student repre
sentative is elected. The Freshman
representative will be electd in Oc
tober. As there were no cases to be
tried, the Senate members discussed
plans for the year’s program. They
will meet every Tuesday night.
The Student’s Service Organization
will meet Monday, October 4 to or
ganize for the year. The S, S O. will
be headed by Spike Harrell this year
with Dr. Hans Hirsch as faculty ad
viser. Last year Edwin Watts head
ed the group. ^
Dr. Lennon, director of the Blood
Bank in Greensboro, has written that
they will be glad to take blood which
Elon students might donate in a
few months. At the present time they
do not have sufficient facilities for
keeping the blood. Dr. Hirsch wants
all students to be thinking about the
project so when the time comes Elon
students will be able to give at least
100 pints to the bank. He also would
like for all interested students to at
tend the meeting on Monday night.
The members of the Panvio Liter
ary Society have expressed a desire
for the interest of the new students
in their organization. The socities
made up of a group of girls, who j
are active in the social and literary
life of the campus, and have as their
object, the improvement of public
speaking, debating, and a better un
derstanding of social life. It is a
companion organization to the Dr.
Johnson’s Literary Society, and one
of the main events of the year is
their joint banquet held at the Ala^
mance Hotel in Burlington.
The organization held their first
meeting of the new school year Wed-
I nesday night and elected their of
ficers. Coleen Browning was chosen
president, Edna Reitzel, vice pres
ident; Stacey Fisher, secretary; Etha
Linda Griffen, treasurer. Plans were
also made for sending out bids, and
a house party was discussed. The col
ors were changed from blue ana
pink to red and white.
The Home Economics club had a
coffee Saturday morning, Sep
tember 18, at 10:30 o’clock for new
members. Plans were made and car
ried out under the direction of Polly
Whisnat, president of the organiza
tion, and a committee appointed for
the occasion.
Under the direction of Miss Mary
Reed Moore, sixteen of the college
seniors are observing in the nearby
high schools preparatory to their
practice teaching. Some are working
for North Carolina certificates, which
calls for 60 hours of practice teach
ing, while others are planning to
teach in Virginia which requires that
they have 120 hours of practice teach
ing and observing in their particular
field.
Those observing the elementary
Guests were met at the door by j „
Elizabeth Parker and Rebecca Wat-! grades at the Elon High School are
son. They were shown to the dining | Goldie Morris, Elsie Boone and Hazel
hall where Miss Whisnat poured cof- j Truitt. Edna Truitt is observing in
fee. Lovina Kern and Margaret j the high school history class. Char-
Graves assisted her in serving sand-| lotte Husted does her obse^i^ing in
wiches and cookies.
COMING MUSICAL EVENTS
The Music Department announces
as a coming musical event for the
near future an organ recital by Pro
fessor Bartley, Sunday afternoon, Oc
tober 3rd, at 4:00 o’clock. Compos
ers represented on this program will
be Bach, Jenkins, Russell, Franck,
Widar and Yon,
A two-piano recital by Mrs. Fred
erick C, Loadwick and Professor
Bartley will be given October 20th,
in Whitley Auditorum. Mrs. Load
wick, a graduate of Kansas Universi
ty, took specal work in piano this
summer with Dean D. M, Swarthout,
of the University of Kansas.
Home Economics down at the high
school, while Lucille Blalock, Lou-
vina Kern and Polly Whisnat make
daily trips over to the Gibsonville
High School where they observe the
Home Economics classes. Elizabeth
Hill also goes to Gibsonville to watch
the Public School Music students.
The English department claims the
largest number of practic teachers
They are Geraldine Kelly, Ruth
Koontz, Mary Louise Little, Rache*
Crowell, and Faye Thomas, who do
their observation work at Elon High
School. Since there is no business
department close . by Hazel Walker
and Virginia Jeffreys make the trip
to Burlington each afternoon and do
their observing in the high school
there.