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PAGE TWO MAROON AND GOLD S3WHT 30A»I SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1946 “Are We Going To Have A Spring Formal Or Ain’t We?” We know this is mighty early to even mention any thing such as the topic of this editorial suggests ... but it’s like this; you’ve got to have some social planning done by someone around here or things just don’t get done Example; Many students wanted a pre-Chnst- mas holiday student body formal, similar to the one given last year, which was a big success and one of the largest and best given at Elon in many a year. But this plan was counterattacked by the desire of others to =ling a bigger one in the Spring, because of the fact that the idea for the pre-Christmas affair wasn t hatched until after Thanksgivng and then there wasnt time enough for planning. BUT . . . who is going to give the “go-ahead ’ signal for the Spring formal and who is to do the planning? In other words, there are, at the present time, no provisions in the student body organization set-up for a Social Activities Board or a Social Planning Council, et cetera. We do not say for a minute that there are not enough activities, social or otherwise, on the Elon cam pus, because if there’s a place where there’s more to do and less time to do it in than this place we’ve yet to'see it. There are thirty odd organizations on campus half of which meet weekly. Yes, and there is plenty of social life too—everything from banquets oft down to weiner roasts. When one of these organizations plans a social it must register the date of the social on the Dean's calendar and this prevents conflict with the socials of other organizations and allows eligible stu dents to attend the affairs of one group or club without missing out on the doings of another organization of which he is a member. But still, many problems arise, which the Dean, who is busy with jjrobl/ms of admin istration. cannot know, and is too busy to know; the needs, problems, and wishes of the social activities of the students at all times. And then there is the original problem of this Spring formal—a problem which is for the students themselves. There are vari ous groups represented on the campus now. There are the sorority girls and the non-sorority girls, there are the fraternity veterans, the non-fraternity veterans, and the non-fraternity-non-veterans; there are the dancers and the non-dancers; there are the proletarians and the patricians; we could go on all day ... What we advocate is this: That a Social Activities Board be set up with representatives from student gov ernment, faculty, Greek-letter clubs, and other campus units, to order social activities, to discuss the students’ social problems, to be responsible for social planning, and to serve the student body faithfully and for the good of all. Let's Goooo Elon! The Maroon and Gold cagers are beginning a sea son of victory, the neatly dressed guys and gals on top of the front page are leading the cheers, and an enthu siastic student body and college community are backing coach and team. The bleachers are packed for every game and “So Heri^j To Dear Old Elon!” is swelled at every half, as Asheboro’s mighty McCrary Eagles have bowed to the Elon five. Never before has the Elon spirit been more well ex pressed. At times it has lain dormant, sometimes it was still, but never dead. But now it is soaring to the skies under the banner of maroon and gold and to the tune of “Fight, team, fight!” Nineteen forty five gave us victory and peace . . . sweet peace . . . and every thing going back to normalcy again, and now nine teen forty-six must give us Elon’s greatest year. There are vets entering every day—some former students, some new. And with increased enrollment originate ■new activities . . . campus life “pepping up . . . demand for more social life . . . more spirited elections . . . But through it all we must remain united behind ONE COLLEGE SPIRIT. Student body, team, faculty, all. working together for one thing—“the Greater Elon!” The building program is beginning this year and the college spirit is at its height. Let us retain that spirit and plug it for all we’re worth. Our year—1945—and nothing less than “the Greater Elon” is our goal. Let’s gooooo Elon! . Should there be some problem concerning which students would like to voice their opin ion, letters submitted to the MAROON AND GOLD will be printed if signed. (However opinion expressed in these letters is not nec essarily editorial, but is rather that of the au thor.) Please mark the communication “Letters to the Editor” and place in the MAROON AND GOLD box outside Mrs. Huffines’ offfice in Alamance Hall. Unsigned letters will not be printed. And through the blue depths of the sky the bird flies, but the tips of its wings are never strained in it. Morever it is written—that with ' faith a man thinks. Faithless he cannot think. ; And he who worships God as the great King ' milks heaven and drinks it day by day. His i food is never exhausted . . . “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that ' bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf [ also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” For life is like a tree growing forever! —Paul Green Science In The News By BILL CLAPP Britain’s web-footed “frog men” performed one of the most difficult operations of the war. Working com pletely underwater they swam from rubber boats in rubber sfuits and neutralized mines, flattened under water obsta(|es, 'and in general took some of the teeth out of Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” They swam as much as five miles to complete some of the underwater opera tions. Their equipment included breathing tanks, oxygen tanks, helmets, rubber suits, insulation, web feet, and tools. So equipped they could stay under water for hours. Optical crystals of large size are “grown” in plat inum crucibles from common salt by melting and then carefully controlling temperatures during cooling. The crystals are used for special gtnsights and for spectro scopes in infra-red spectro copy. Large natural crystals are scarce and are seldom perfect. Crystals of sodium chloride, potassium bro mide, and lithium fluoride are used for certain work because glass does not satisfactovily transmit infra-red light. “Yehudi” is the army’s automatic radio pilot. He is an excellent suicide pilot, and doesn’t seem to mind in the least. During the war obsolete fortresses were sent plunging pilotless into important targets in Ger many, well almost pilotless, “Yehudi” was at the con trols. The co-pilot of another plape, flying safely at 30,000 feet had a little aluminum control box on his knee. With these controls he had guided the plane to the target and could send it plunging in with no chance of missing. Poet’s Column ELON KNIGHT’S TALE Bow to the right, sashay left. Gotta be light, smooth and deft. “Dancin’ Ed’s” on the floor; Little Eva’s at the door. Sees her man with that new gal. (O-ho! Eva’s even. Get a new pal.) Ed goes down; smoke goes up. Shot that clown in the wickiup. There’ll be mournin' In th’ Old Dominion, But Eva’s leadin’ A new cotillion. Same since Eden—woman’s wrath Keeps men speedin’ de graveyard path. Elon's knight goes failin’ down My fair lady iBy Trim-m-Burr!! “RESOLVED” I’ll not lament A youth misspent Instead I’ll tilt the cup The drink may bring A bitter sting But still I'll ‘bottoms up’. E. R. S. cmi SNIP SNOOfe — "the. Itei^hole accourrt of camp' IU.S everrts.... Nope, we didn’t do it! You thought we were going to resolve to keep our collective noses out of other people’s business, didn’t you? But that would mean that we didn’t have a job, and even though this one is. a rung lower than the low man on the totem pole, it is a job . . . anyway now that Christmas is over various and sundry articles are reposing in the Elon dormitories that heretofore were not present . . . you can call Mary, “Cobra” Coxe from now on, and if you are the intellectual type borrow her latest book from Raymonnd . . . Clegg Miller got a George, not the G. M. B. variety, a pink elephant ... if we weren’t being blackmailed we would mention Margaret Rawls here, but since we are we won’t say a word . . . lately seen “Wolf” Anderson and “Queen” Ashley ... . Dot and Pep, the long and short of the matter; someone has suggested Vigaro—by the way they have a couple of good friends named Charlie and Priscilla . . . Carrie Stanford and Doris King were “ringed” over the Christ mas hop . . . just to be sure you read to the middle we saved this—isn’t it wonderful—all the men ! ! ! in the drugstoVe, the bookstore, behind the trees (opps, slip ped. just everywhere—step right up ladies and gents for the most ferocious man-hunt in history—these cats hf'Ve been starved by four years of war . . . and how about Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mortimer Mulford lit . . . Arlene Stallli cVme back wHth wings, but we don’t know whether or not she is any more angelic . . . ask Hazel Cole-about her Christmas date . . . nice to see Poe and Flo together again . . . sorry to report that Dale Burkhead isn’t back yfet . . . wish someone would explain Nancy Jordan’s love affair to us . . . What’s the name «of that song you like so well Burch “Jeal ousy”? . . . Joe WestmortVand .fad BriAkley still are . . . that soda shop deal looks nice, so does Bill Claytor . . . the basketball trip last week-end left a lot of grass widows, or is that the phrase we mean on campus . . . Carl Neal and Doris Glosson have went and done it . . ditto Eleanor McPherson . . . Ginny saw Reid over the holidays, hmmmmmmm . . . overheard—“G. I’m happy!” by an Elon coed . . . saving the lastest for the bestest: We come to “Boodle Baby”—interesting sub ject, isn’t she—seems Bobby is head man in the relay race . . . and closing, we leave this with you: “It is better to have dated “Cuddle-bait” than never to have dated at all” (with apologi!f;S>>' some poet.) MID-WINTER BOUQUETS To Coach Adcox and the team, an armful of Amer ican beauties for putting gthe old college try back on the hardwood court in a real sporting fashion. We’ll be "thar” to see you taking in the scalps. And more of the same with a yara of ribbon: To Warren Burns and Judy, for being just right. To Steve Castura, for that wide and wholesome smile, and for bringing a bonnie lassie to Carolina with him. To Professor Hovdesven. for adding so much good will and quiet efficiency to our campus life. To Fletcher Moore and all the men who came back, for showing us something fine in the art of living as well in the realm of the fine arts. To Tom Horner,and Charles Brown, for daily ef forts to improve the format of the Maroon and Gold. To Dr. French, for a couple or three pitcures every week, and all done with good grace and technique. To Margaret Rawls, for being a Queen; and to George Bullard for letting us say so. To the Lion Tamers of North Dorm, with a bit of wishful thinking—that maybe some day they will themselves become tame. To the North State Conference, which we expect to see fried in "bar grease” and sizzlin’ hot if its mem bers can top the pace we aim to set. OVER THE SHOULDER By JOYCE SMITH Did you ever stop to think just what you would best remember about “Ye Ole Elon” when your name is no longer listed among the various files in Dean Bowden’s offices, and never again will you be called in for a conference for over-cutting some class? Unless we are bad judges of human nature, you will remem ber things such as, first and foremost, the students themselves along with the faculty. Then how ’bout those classes you though were so terrible . . . term *3apers . . . exams . . . home w’ork . . . grades . . food that everyone griped about . . . Now really, it is all a lot of fun isn't it? . . . Even to that getting up every morning at ten past seven and trying to make break fast by seven fifteen ... (It can be done—experience no less). Registration . . . learning what the word “Matricu late” means . . . standing in lines . . . wondering why you had to pick Elon in the first place and when in the heck people around this joint eat . . . and speak ing of the touchy subject of food, how about those rare Christmas dinners when we really had turkey . . . Sat urday night movies . . . basketball games . . . cheering . . . party in West . . . teas on Sunday afternoons . . . packages from home? Remember? Dr. Smith coming down the walk with that very dignified .swagger of his . . . Mrs. Smith’s new hats . . . Prof. Barney’s brief case . . . trips to Bur lington . . . that special out-of-town date and a late permission . . . house—mothers . . . Miss Hardy and her “Someone’s talking” . . . endless lessons . . . week-end away from school . . . holidays . . . excitement over now engagement rings and new brides. . . ? And—Mr. McClure’s Journalism class . . . (hence this article)— Maroon and Gold office . . . rumors of all kinds and about everybody . . . long-distance phone calls . . . unexpected guests . . . Monday chapel . . . practice teaching . . . ? Could you ever forget those dormitory rooms filled with pin-ups of boys (and girls—with all due respects to North) “Back Home For Keeps” pictures . . . the one and only man (or men) . . . cigarette butts on the floor and the ash trays clean . . . numerous decks of cards . . . everything not needed under the beds . . . two room ma'tes who are never in the mood to clean up unless rooms aie going to be checked . . . and finally, at least one book stuck around some palce . . .? How about those “hen” parties at Ladies’ Hall . . . the “Hubbas” . . . returned veterans . . . worrying about the male and mail situation . . . jeans under trench coats’ » . . confer tnces with the dean . . . rainy days . . . Sloppy Joes . . . plaid skirts . . . Senior Oak . . . dirty saddles . . . blowing fuses . . . that one un forgettable time when we had as many boys on cam pus as girls . . . bull sessions . . . Miss Lila . . . the library . . . ivy-covered walls . . . dances . . . clean-up- day . . . book-store dancing . . . snow . . . P. T. . . . D.J.B. . . . C.T.I, MAROON & GOLD, Then also May Day . . . squirrels . . . the “GREEN HORNET” . . . the eternal triangle . . . house meetings . . . Dr. Bowden and yellow slips ... a certain blue convertible . . . good-nights on the dormitory porches . . . friendly atmosphere . . . Elon in the moonlight . . Sundays . . . quiet hours . . . and finally graduation? LITTLE U#5 ■ !,iTTLE BIW So many nicknames have been pinned on me in the last few weeks that I am becoming rispre than a schizophreniac. My dual personality is now so mul tiple that writing a column is exceeding difficult. My parents gave me a nice, simple, Christian name like Verdalee Grey Norris to prevent my being nicknamed, and may all you people who spoiled their plans turn into centipedes with ingrown toenails, or rabbits with the earache. When Ray IVfcDonald, B.T.O., N.R.O.T.C., D.U.K.E, arrives for a date with Mary “Cows-are-such-useful- creatures” Coxe, he looks like the cat who is going, to swallow the canary Page from my own biography: Excerpt from “Little Bits” in an October issue of the MAROON AND GOLD: “Hal Foster writes that he is returning—so all you girls be prepared.” Footnote; I shoulda’ taken my own advice. This week for their quiet, prompt, and polite ser vices in the college bookstore, one crate of cokes and a night off go to tlie Griffin sisters, Anne, Dixie, and ]\Iarian. Dot “Anybody-got a-step ladder” Shackleford and I would like somebody to settle an argument for us before we break up a beautiful friendship. She claims “Pep” Watkins owns the best-looking legs on the bask etball team and I maintain that the best pair of gams belong to Bobby "Hubba-Hubba” Harris with Steve “He’s-married-girls” Castura as runner-up. Accord ing to Dot, “Pep” is a regular pin-up boy and my comment is “Yeah, look at his pins and give-up.” Out of the confusion of sounds that float in from Senior Oak, we heard these words the other rainy night, “Gosh, this tree leaks.” Me-thinks somebody should see the college ijsaintenanoe department, they could patch it up. Elinor Argclnbright contributed this—well, it isn’t exactly humor, but anyway—she says more time is wasted in Italy than other countries because every- time you look you see a Dago. Eddie Mulford says he first knew he loved Sarah when he began to stay awake in classes thinking about her. In spite of what Ben Kirby, Harold Siler, Cy Kirby, Calvin Milam, Everette KiveA, “P^” Watkins>. Hal Foster, Jack Burch, and the other feather-brais»^ who call me things like “Boodle-baby,” “Lover,” and “Cud- dle-Bait” may claim I did not wnlte this. A reader (yes, there are some) contributed it. MEN ARE A MESS If you smile at him, he think’s you’re flirting. If you don t flirt, he thinks you’re an iceberg. If you let him kiss you. he wishes you were more reserved. ^ If you don’t, he’ll seek consolation elsewhere. If you flatter him. he thinks you’re simple. If you don’t, he thinks you don’t understand him. If you let him make love to you, he thiiS^s you’rt? cheap. If you don’t, he’ll go with a girl who will. If you go out with other joes, he thinks you’re fickle. If you don t he thinks no one will have you. Men Bless them!—don’t know what they want. Maroon and Gold Edited and printed by students of Elon College. Published bi-weekly during the college year, under the auspices of the Board of Publication. Entered as second class matter at the Post Of fice at Elon College, N. C., under the act of March 8, 1879. Deli’frered by mail, $1.50 the college year, $.50 the quarter. Thomas Horner Business Manager Mary Coxe EDITORIAL BOARD Co-Editor Verdalee Norris Managing Editor Betty Benton Associate Editor Catherine Cooper ports Editor Emerson Whatley Feature Editor j^y^e Smith BUSINESS BOARD Circulation Manager Virginia Ezell Ass t. Circulation Mlanager Hazel Cole - O R. McClure Photographer Merton French Charles Brown REPORTERS—Ruby Braxton, Jo Earp, Marjorie Reidt, Dorothy Salmons, Ida Marie Parker SPORTS WRITERS—A1 Burlingame, Steve Otistura, Kd Mulford COLUMNISTS—Bill Clapp, Verdalee Norris, An« Rader represented for national ADVBRTI8INO BY National Advertising Service, Inc, College Publishers Rep, esetMative 420 Madison Ave. new York N r C»IC*SO . BOSTO, . los ANGELtS • SA, F.AHcI.cJ Office—Room 1, Duke Scie^^^TB^iiin:;^
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