Don’t Forget The Freshman
Sophomore Party Tonight
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Published By and For Students of Elon College
VOLUME XVIII
Z 530
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1944
NUMBER EIGHT
EMIL LUDWIG TO LECTURE IN WHITLEY JANUARY 31
"K-
Topic, ^‘What Kind
Of Peace Shall We
Make With Germany
Pictured above are the freshman clas officers. Reading from the left, Wayne Taylor, vice -president; Joe Franks, president; Mary Elizabeth Wright,
secretary! and Margaret Ann Clayton, treasurer. They will play host at the freshman reception tonight.
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Emil Ludwig. His books were
burned at Hitler’s command.
PANVIO GROUP TO
WEAR EMBLEM
Freshmen To Entertain Sophomores
At Reception Here Tonight
COLLEGE BAND PLAYS
FOR MOVIES
■MUSIC STUDENTS
■GIVE RECITAL
Students of the Music Department
•gave a recital Thursday afternoon
(January 26) in Whitley Auditerium. |
College students who participated !
•on the program were Margaret Cox, :
Jeanne Hook. Edith Hall and Eliza
beth Hill. '
Junior students who appeared on
ithe program were Sylvia Lottick, Dor
othy Mae Dabbs. Karen Martin, Jane
McClure, Mary Sue Colclough, Susan
Randolph, Lavonna Barber, Sylvia
Wyrick, Caroline Umberger, Joyce
Phillips, Wanda Kerr, Emma Lou
Sockwell, Becky Allen, Joan Newman
Marguerite Hudson and James Cowan.
The next student recital will be
held Thursday afternoon, February 3, j
at 5:00 p. m. The public is cordially
Invited.
HUSSA TO GIVE RECITAL
Madame Maria Hussa soprano, will
give a recital Wednesday evening,
February 9, in Whitley Auditorium, as
the second number in the Elon Col
lege Concert series.
Madame Hussa has been associated
with the Metropolitan and Chicagv
Opera Companies of this country, " as
a member of the State Opera hi Ber
lin for two years, and of the State
Opera in Hamburg for six years.
Madame Hussa has given numerous
concerts with the great composer
Richard Strauss, at the piano, and has
Sling before Queen Wilhelmina of Hol
land, as Eva in “Die Meistersinger”
and as Sieglinde in “Die Walkure.”
Madame Hussa has sung roles iv
thirty-seven operas and thirteen ora
torios. Beverly Watts will be the ac
companist.
All students will be admitted to the
recital on their student activity tick
ets.
TAU ZETA PHI SORORITY
GIVES TEA
The Tau Zeta Phi sorority enter
tained members of the student body
Saturday evening, January 22 with a
tea dance in the reception hall of West
Dormitory. All students and cadets
with dates were invited. Coffee and
doughnuts were served. Dean Kraft,
Mrs. J. D. Messick, and Mrs. D. D.
Vickery were chaperones for the occa
sion.
Members of the freshman class are
planning a gala affair to ontertain the
sophomore class at the annual Fresh-
man-Sophomore reception tonight in
Society Hall at 8:00. The highlight of
the festivities will be the crowning
of the King and Queen of the sopho
more class, their identity to remain
undisclosed until the time they are
crowned.
The freshman class has worked dili
gently making plans for the affair. At
a recent meeting of the class the com
mittees were selected. They include
Dot Williams, George Davis, Bacil
Steed, Etta Hooper, George Ramseur,
and Athaleen Buckner, decoration
committee; Marion James, Alice
Cross, Bunk Satterfield, Lucile Mor
gan, Janie Murphy, and Dot Holland,
refreshment committee; Eva Carpent
er, Jack Sunburn, Fred Register, Max
ine Jackson , Tom Horner, Joyce
Matthews, and L. W. Riley, program
committee.
All upperclassmen are invited to at-
terd the party, but it was decided by
the class that no cadets would be per
mitted to come. Girls are to come
iressed in their formals. It is the de
sire of the class that all students at
tend the reception and help make it
a success.
JAP ATROCITIES
ANGER OUR NATION
The College Band, E. F. Rhodes, di
rector, played several selections Fri
day evening as an overture to the
movie “Stage Door Canteen.” This
is the third public appearance of the
Band this season.
WEST AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE
REPORTS ON UN-AMERICANISM
Captain D. D. Vickery, commanding
officer of the 32.5th College Training
Detachment, has issued a request that
myone, soldier or civilian, hearing
anything un-patriotic pr un-American,
or seeing anything suspicious report
it to the proper authorities immediate-
V. Since the beginning of the war
ov'er ten thousand enemy agents have
been seized within the country. It is
necessary to the defense of our coun
try that this element be eliminated
as nearly as possible.
Lt. Mei'cer E. West, intelligence of
ficer, has been designated as the au
thority to receive such reports in this
vicinity. Hiss office is room 204 in
Mooney Hall and his phone is 100.
The release by government author
ity of the news that the n»n of Ba
taan and othef war prisoners of the
Japanese hare been starved and mur
dered in remorseless and inhuman
manner has struck suddenly home to
us. Most of us were fearful that such
news might come, but we had hoped
against whato ur judgments fore-
baded.
Reaction the nation over is a mighty
surge of anger; but the anger is tem
pered by a reasoned coolness. Since
this is what we must fight, we know
what to do. The enemy is beyond the
"■ale. Yet we shall pursue our war
plans as our trained military men
shall with cool and reasoned strategy
direct. The enemy has shown more
of ignorance and barbarity than we
had thought possible; but the results
*0 date show him to be, in reality, less
strong than he though himself. We
have reason to place complete confi
dence in McArthur, Halsey, Chen-
nualt and Stillwell, and in the men
they lead. Our task is now both
sterner and clearer. The menace to
civilization demands that we meet
ruthlessness with an equal ruthless
ness. From now on, there will be
little quarter given. Yet we are still
resolved not to degrade our people.
Where justice and mercy remain a
human possibility, we shall not be
lacking.
Immediate steps have been taken to
see that our own prisoners of war, in
cluding the Japanese, are protected
and treated as in the past, according
tri international law. It will be diffi
cult, perhaps, to keep hot blood from
demanding reprisals: but this we are
bound by our natio/ial honor to do. We
shall not for one moment consider a
return to barbarism. In battle and in
war not of our making, we .shall re
turn destruction to them a hundred
fold. And there will be justice for
war criminals in the end.
Our sympathies and those of the
nation go to Maywood, Illinois, and
to Harrodsburg, Kentucky; two com
panies of men, almost entirely re
cruited from these small communities,
were on Bataan.
An orchestral ensemble has been
newly formed uner the directorship j
of Prof. Bartley. At present the or- |
ganization consists of French horn. |
two clairnets. violins, alsto saxaphone !
^»nd piano. The purpose of this or- !
ganization is to play music for vari- ;
ous occasions such as entr’acte music
for dramatic productions and the like.
Edna Reitzel, president of the Pan-
vio Literary Society called a special
business meeting of the group Tues-
.Taniiary 25. at 7:00 p. m. in So-
Hall
Tt wa! ripoiiied bv the members of
tbp oroani/ation that the new Panvio
emblem, a red scotty doe f^hould be
\TTovn Viv the rn°mlv>rs. with the red
nnrt white Panvio colors, on Wednes-
Havs. Also at this meeting, three new
members. Ann Strader. Janie Murphy,
and Inez Johnson, were taken into the
eroup. These three will he the first
n\°mbers who will be reauired to un-
df>ri?n Initiantion. which is to become
a cmstom for the socity.
Plans are now underw^ay for a Val
entine program to be given during the
February meeting.
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I Emil Ludwig, national and interna
tionally known German-born writer,
! will deliver a lecture on the subject,
“What Kind of Peace Shall We Make
With Germany,” in Whitley Memorial
auditorium Monday, January 31, at
8:30 p. m. He will appear under the
management of the National Concert
and Artists Corporation in New York.
Ludwig recently outlined for the
j Foreign Affairs committee of the
1 United States Senate a program for
I administration of Germany and other
I enemy territories after the war. He is
I suggesting that Germany be divided,
that we let the northern warrior race
of Prussians be politically free from
the southern part which gave the
world such men as Beethoven.
Born in Breslua. Ludwig who began
writing plays and verse at the age of
15. studied law and entered business.
He was in his early thirties before he
began writing serious prose. His first
attempt was a biography of Bismark,
and since that time his analytical stud
ies of lives and destinies of many
international fame. Among his better
known works are studies of Napoleon,
Lincoln, Goethe, and Stalin.
r ENTERTAINS
WITH PARTY
j Fled To U. S. In 1940
1 During a lecture tour of the United
States in 1936 Ludwig predicted that
a world war was imminent. After the
' outbreak of the war in 1939 he ad
vocated a United States of Europe. In
1940 he returned to the United States
to give his services for the defense
savings program among the foreign
language groups. Following the Pearl
Harbor disaster, he «ndertook a dol-
lar-a-year job in Washington to con
duct propaganda to the Germans from
the United States.
I Students will be admitted to the
lecture by their season pass books
obtained from the business office. Ad
mission for townspeople is fifty cents
for adults and twenty-five cents for
children.
ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS
FILM PRESENTED ON
JANUARY 18TH
A film showing orchestral instru
ments was presented Tuesday, Janu
ary 18th, in Whitley Auditorium. Ex
cerpts from symphonic music were
olayed. such as Schubert’s Unfinished
Symphony and Ballet Music from
“Rosamunde”. William Tell Overture,
“Tannhauser” Overture and Mendels
sohn’s Violin Concerto.
The oercussion and wood w’ind sec
tions of the orchestra were shown last
Tuesday night.
RIDNIGHT TO BE OBSERVED
ON MARCH 18
Members of the four Greek letter
, sororities. Delta Upsilon Kappa, Tau
I Zeta Phi. Beta Omricon Beta, and Pi
I Tan observe the second
! bidnight of the year on Saturday
night. March 18. according to a report
from the Pan Hellenic council,
j It was decided by the Pan Helleni
council that those students making
i their averases at the end of the winter
quarter will be eligible for member-
shin in a sorority.
j The Pan Hellenic council is com-
; posed of representatives from the four
' groups, with Dean Kraft, Dean Mes-
; sick, and Dr. Smith as advisers. The
members are Virginia Jeffreys, Goldie
1 Morris, Grace Towery. and Frances
Gunter. Complete plans as to hours
and other regulations for the occa-
I sion have not yet been made.
Under the direction of Lucille Bla
lock, chairman of the social commit
tee, the Student Christian Association
save a party in the reception hall of
West Dormitory Friday night, Janu
ary 21. Special guests for the occa
sion were the members of Flight E ot
^he 325th College Training Detach
ment.
Leon Gibbs, directed the games ana
dancing, Mr. Apel, business manager
of the college, introduced an “ice
breaker” which proved fun for all and
livened the party.
Chaperones for the occasion includ
ed Dean Kraft. Mr. Apel, Mrs. D. D.
Vickrey, and John Westmoreland.
S. S. O. HELPS THE
ELON RED CROSS
CAMPUS CALENDAR
January 31, 8:30 p. m.: Lecture in
Whitley Hall, Emil Ludwig.
February 4. 8:30 p. m.: Board of
Christian Education.
February 5. 8:30 p. m.: Mid-year
\lnmni Association meeting.
February 8,8 :30 p. m.; Board of
Trustees meeting.
February 9. 8:30 p. m.: Madam
Hussa (Concert Series).
Weekly Meetings:
Monday, 7:15 p. m.: Band rehears
al; 8 p. m., Ministerial Association.
Tuesday, 8 p. m.: Senate.
Wednesday, 8 p. m.: Dr. Johnson
Literary Society; Panvio Literary So=
ciety.
Thursday, 9 p. m.: S. C. A. Cab
inet.
Movies
Whitley Auditorium
January 28-29: “Stage Door Can
teen.”
February 4-5: “Dixie.”
February 11-12: “Squadron Leader
X.”
Once more the proverbial Elon
Spirit has come to the foreground and
shown _jnembers of the Elon com
munity that Elon students can do. The
Elon Red Cross was about to close its
doors because of the lack of workers
which made it impossible to fill the
quotas. At a call meeting of the Stu
dents Service Organization, the prob
lem was discussed. A new schedule
for work at the headquarters has been
made out which will be more conven
ient for the college students. The Red
Cr6ss room will now be open on
Tuesday afternoon and evening and
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
A large number of girls have be
gun work, and any others wSlo would
like to help prove that Elon is back
ing her men may see Ann Frink, pres
ident of the S, S. O. The two aims of
the organization are “A Successful
War Bond Drive” and “A patriotic
spirit to back it up.”
DR. JOHNSON’S GROUP TO
HAVE BANQUET FEBRUARY 14
Members of the Doctor Johnson
Literary Society held their regular
meeting Wednesday evening in Dr.
French’s class room. Earl Farrell,
president of the organization presided
over the meeting.
Following the usual business of the
roll call and the secretary’s report
plans were made for the banquet
which will be held on February 4.
Bob Gaskins and Don Miller were ap
pointed to make reservations for the
affair.