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VOLUME XVIII
Z 530
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1944
NUMBER SEVEN
PRESIDENT SMITH ANNOUNCES MILLION DOLLAR DRIVE
New Senior
S. C. A. Cabinet
Is Elected
The Senior S. C. A. cabinet held
its first meeting of the new year
Thursday, January 6. At that time it
was decided that the cabinet needed
revision, for several of its members
are no longer in school here, and a
number of members have not taken
their responsibilities as members of
the cabinet. If the organization is
to function and be an active one, it
must have the cooperation of its mem
bers. A new cabinet has been select
ed, and the members will assume their
new duties immediately.
The committees chosen include
Junior deacons, Clarence Biddix.
Gene Poe, Leon Gibbs, and Emerson
Whatley; Vespers, Alma Rose Sprinkle
Spike Harrell: Christian Faith, Mark
Andes, Walstein Snyder, Shannon
Morgan, Earl Farrell, and William
Meacham; Social actions, Edna Reit-
zel, Leon Gibbs, Florine Braxton, Vir
ginia Jeffreys, Lucille Blalock, and
Martha McDaniel; Publicity, Ed Dan
iels, Virginia Wheeler, Mary Ellen Mc-
Cants, and Faye Thomas; Music, Eva
Carpenter, Mary Ellen McCants, and
Lucille Morgan; Program committee,'
Jeanne Hook, Mary Worren, Doris'
Chandler, and Bob Lee. Theirs is the |
task of carrying on the major activi
ties of the S. C. A.
James Parker First Elon
Man In Service T o
Contribute To Drive
Since this is the first issue of
dent a New Year’s resolution. Start
1 944, the Maroon and Gold is taking t he liberty to suggest for each stu-
with plenty of “get up and go” and give Elon some real Elon Spirit for ’44!
DR. JOHNSON LITERARY
SOCIETY HOLDS DEBATE
Colonnades Request
Material For '44 I ssue
Here’s to Elon.
H. Z. Rhodxs.
Air, trio, “Onr Director.”
In their weekly meeting the Dr.
Johnson Literary Society held a de
bate on the question “Man is more
"moral as an individual than as a
group.” It seems that the affirma-
"tive won out on this subject. Excel
lent points were brought out by V. B.
Harrell, Gene Poe, Shannon Morgan
as well as Leon Gibbs, and John Ros
si. The affirmative stated that in
order to be at your best morally, one
must not be in groups, for a person
who is easily influenced, can be sway
ed by the mass of people. There
fore, when you are alone your moral
standards are not as easily broken
down. We agree that this is true but
the fact that strikes (Shannon, please
note) are started by an individual
and the driving force of this individ
ual is what causes the strikes, not the
group, for the social structure of man
is not so that groups can be immoral
without some hidden motive force.
This force is always an outstanding
individual.
The sergeant at arms was quite busy
this week with none other than
“Spike” Harrell, Mr. Davis, and
Mr. Steed were well “taken” care
of also.
Plans for the banquet will be
brought up at the next meeting..
PI KAPPA TAU SORORITY
ENTERTAINS CADETS
On Sunday afternoon, January 8,
the Reception Hall of West Dormitory
presented a lovely setting for the de
lightful tea given by the Pi Kappa Tau
Sorority in honor of the group of avia
tion students who recently arrived on
campus.
Assisting in entertaining were the
officers of the other Greek sororities.
Mrs. Vickery furnished music in the
-form of the most popular tunes of the
day, which added greatly to the en
joyment of the guests.
Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostesses during the
afternoon.
HOUSEHOLD ART CLUB
TO MEET JANUARY 20
The ELON COLONNADES, our lit
erary magazine, will be published in
May. Poems, one-act plays, essays,
and short stories are solicited from
students and faculty members, and
may be given to Mr. Barney or Mr.
McClure, pending the appointment of
an editor.
It is intended that an increasingly
larger group may contribute to the
Colonnades. Submit a copy of your
best work now. It may be that a re
write will make it better than you an
ticipate.
The best way to learn to write is to
write, to rewrite, and again to re
write. Only by experimentation do
we learn the values of “words and
their ways.”
Last year’s COLONNADES con
tained the play “Sweet Genevieve,”
which was the joint product of James
Darden and the Elon Players, and
which won an award for literary ex
cellence from the Carolina Play-
makers, and was presented in the one-
act play contest at Chapel Hill. The
1943 COLONNADES also contained
Miller Basnight’s “Ecentric Star
dust,” the poem which later became
a prize winner at Duke. Basnight is
now in the Marines, and Darden is an
ensign.
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Pictured above is Leon Edgar
Smith, president of Elon College, who
is working for an endowment and
other improvements for the college.
The proposed endowment is to be in
the name of Atkinson, Newman, and •
Staley.
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EMIL LUDWIG TO LECTURE
HERE JANUARY 31
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men, Who’ve come and gone,
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January 27, 5:00 p. m.: Student
recital.
January 29, 8:00 p. m.: Freshman-
Sophomore reception.
January 31, 8:30 p. m.: Lecture in
Whitley, Emil Ludwig.
Weekly Meetings
Monday. 5:30 p. m.: Ministerial as
sociation: 7:15 p. m.: Band rehearsal.
Tuesday, 8 p. m.: Senate.
Wednesday, 8:00 p. m.: Dr. John
son Literary Society; Panivo Literary
Society.
Thursday, 7:30 p. m.: Household
Arts Club; 9:00 p. m.: Senior S. C. A.
Cabinet.
Movies
Whitley Auditorium
January 14-15:
Air Power.”
January 21-22:
“Hull of a Mess.”
January 28-29:
teen.”
“Victory Through
“The Powers Girl,”
“Stage Door Can-
REITZEL TAKES OVER DUTIES
AS PRESIDENT OF PANIVO
President L. E .Smith has announc
ed the beginning of a million dollar
campaign aimed at raising enough
money to increase the endowment of
the college to one million dollars and
the spending of $400,000 for improve
ment on the campus.
A few improvements to be made in
clude a new modern dining hall to
replace the one destroyed by fire in
January. 1942, a gymnasium for young
men and women, a day student’s
building with the recreational facili
ties. bookstore and soda shop, com
pletion of the athletic field, and build
ing and improving the dormitories.
The present curriculum of Elon
College is a liberal arts curriculum
and it must remain predominantly so.
However, Elon is anxous to be ready
to meet post-war demands and is ar
ranging to revise its curriculum to
include such departments as there
might be a demand for by students
after the war. Among these are a
department of Christian education
department of transportation and
communication, department of peace
department of health, and department
of human relations.
James Wesley Parker of Ports
mouth, Virginia, who attended Elon
in 1935-39, was the first Elon man in
service to contribute to the campaign
with a $250 subscription. Parker vol
unteered for service in the United
States Navy before Pearl Harbor He
expressed the wish that other Elon
men in service would join him in the
contribution.
President Smith will be glad to hear
from any alumnus interested in help
ing with advice or financial aid in the
campaign. It is thought that the cam-
paign might last for five years. It
TnS f "f^e®sary for every alumnus
nd friend of Elon to cooperate to his
utmost in order to assure the success
ot the campaign.
DR. BOWDEN SPEAKS
IN CHilPEL
Members of the household Arts
Club will hold their monthly meeting
Thursday, January 20, according to
Polly Whisnant, president of the or
ganization. The program for the
meeting will be an educational movie
relating to the field of home eco
nomics.
Emil Ludwig, nationally and inter
nationally known lecturer, author and
biographer, will give a lecture in
Whitley Memorial auditorium Mon
day, January 31, at 8:30 p. m. The
lecturer will be presented under the
auspices of the National Artists and
Concert Association of New York ‘
City. i
Ludwig is regarded,as an important
figure among literary circles by crit- j
ics, and Elon students are fortunate I
to have the opportunity of hearing
him. Among his latest books are
BEETHOVEN, LIFE OF A CON
QUEROR, SAGA OF A SEA and
DOUBLE HISTORY OF A NATION,
the story of Germany’s rise to power.
Although full plans for admission
have not as yet been completed, it is
thought that students will be admit
ted to the lecture if they have their
season book given them at the busi
ness office. Outsiders and townspeo
ple will be charged an admission fee.
ELON MAJOR HEADS
BOMBING COMMAND
NATIONAL TEACHER
EXAMINATION SCHEDULED
MARCH 17-18 AT W. C.
Elon's only major in this war, Ma
jor James Gillespie, is now stationed
in England, where he is head naviga
tor for the entire Eight Bombing Com
mand, which is bombing the continent.
Formerly Major Gillespie was the
chief navigator for his squadron in
Polestic.
Graduating from Elon in the class
of 1939, he married another Elon
student from Virgilina, North Caro
lina, the former Miss Frances Lee.
They now have a son, whom Major
Gillespie has never seen. The major
is also a native North Carolinian, his
home' being in Haw River.
Major Gillespie was a member of
Sigma Phi Beta Fraternity when he
attended Elon.
I An examination center for the Na
tional Committee on Teacher Exam-
I inations has been established for the
state of North Carolina at Woman’s
I College in Greensboro, N. C., accord-
' ing to Franklin H. McNutt, head of
the department of education there.
, The next examination is scheduled for
I March 17-18, 1944. Application blanks
I must be filed with them by February
19, 1944, in order that they may have
time to prepare for the reception,
! housing and feeding of such students
as may come some distance.
; Dean Messick advises that all sen-
iors interested in teaching take the
' examinaion for it wil add to their cre-
I dentials an evidence of great im
portance. It provides especial op
portunity to those who wish to teach
I in schools outside North Carolina.
Members of the Panvio Literary So
ciety held its first meeting of 1944
Wednesday night at 8:00 in Society
Hall. At this meeting Edna Reitzel,
new president, was sworn into office
by Coleen Browning, outgoing presi
dent. The meeting was turned over
to the new president who in turn gave
the oath of office to Edith Hall, vice- '
I president Athleen Buckner, secre-
i tary; and Hilda Neese, treasurer. |
i The organization also made plans
I for the new year which include a Val- I
entine party. A program of popular I
i music was presented by Evelyn Har- ]
I relson and Sarah Wrenn. j
The Society held its annual banquet
at the Alamance hotel in Burlington
just before the holidays. Edna Reit- j
I zel acted as toastmistress for the oc- j
' casion. Others on the program in- i
I elude Florine Braxton, Ruby Brax- j
ton, Evelyn Harrelson, Mrs. Irving D. j
Bartley, Earl Farrel, Gene Poe, John
Westmoreland, and Bill Meacham.
The program included speeches, jokes,
music, and games. Miss Wilsie Bus
sell and Mrs. Bartley served as chap-
j erones for the group.
Dr. Bowden brought out the point
n his chapel talk Friday, February 14
Sfh n '" ® succe-ssful
and thnlhng adventure, must contain
three definite foundations; thought by
not
H •! »nder-
nn. u that in youth
one seeks adventure and in old age
one seeks security. There are certain
obstacles that a person has to over-
achievement of a
goal after overcoming these same ob
stacles gives a person a thrill in doing
prJblemT'^®*: “Thins
problems out, work hard, and have
pride in living from day to day.”
ANDES SPEAKS TO
MINISTERIAL ASOCIATION
The Ministerial asosciation held its
fjst meeting of the calendar year on
Monday, January 10. Spike Harrell
opened the program by leading the
group in a song. Eari Farrell follow
ed with the scripture from the Bible
and a prayer. The highhght of the
program was a talk on the way a mini
istenal student should conduct him
self on the campus as a member of
the student body by Mark Andes.
During the business meeting, the
members decided to have a social
hour at the Dean’s home for their next
meeting.
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