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"VOLUME 22
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURjDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1947
NUMBER 2
COLIEGE BAKO M
FULL SWING
Complete with majorettes, Elon’s
l!r.e?t band since the war swooped
.V' "n upon the stadium Wednesday
evening for a practice run.
Under the expert guidance of Jack
Snyder, who has had wide experience
with bands and orchestras, the Elon
College Band has been organized and
developed into a combination outfit
eai>able of inspirational marches and
niodern dance music. Commencing
v.ith nothing the little group origin
ally vollunteering to form the nucleus
made sensational progress, and with
in tv o weeks after the fall quarter be
gan many were trying to become mem
bers.
Director Snyder led his band to
the stadium during a night football
practice recently, and the effect of
ir.uiij on the team was obvious. In
the future, when the team plays on
the home field, they will recieve more
su.; art frora the sidelines than pre
viously.
The majorettes have all that major-
ettesshould; it is not yet certain who
will be the regular majorettes, but
any of the fourteen contestants would
look pretty enough marching with the
ijand.
SfllURDAn PARTY
GREAT SliCESS
OSLO CONFEREl^CE
Mr. Ernest Rueter, of Seattle, Wash
ington, speaking in Society Hall Wed
nesday night, w;as of the opinion that
■itf d States actually gives lip-
service to freedom and democracy
only when our security is threatened
r'd that we regard Europe only as a
diplomatic area and battleground,
synonomous with misery and poverty.
This attitude, he says, presents a real
job for the church and the young
;,.. jple of today.
As ihter-deominational action chair-
rr.an of young people for the Congrea-
t ■■al Church, Mr. Rueter was one
cf the eight chosen to attend the Osio
Confeience, where 71 nations, 3 races
and many creeds represented the
c .uvches around the world. Besides
t conference itself, the represen-
tives were given a tour of Europe
v.hich gave^them a chance for obser-
■ ■d comparison of conditions
in the different countries. This obser-
\ .ition and comparison of conditions
diiferent countries. This obser-
' . pioves tiiat church work in
..upe has been given strength, Mr.
liueter believes, due to the war, and
.acii.g It s real test Now is the
understanding, not because
cur own complacent security is threa-
arid Western Civilazation seems
a folly, but because >t is changing. The,
{juestion for youth is: a-re we great
enough to meet the challenge?
While on tour, the evident attitude
concerHing secularism became ap-
paient in America our attitu&e toward
Secularism is synonoimous with ecoH-
o;r,ic exploitation or interests, while
in Europe secularists ideas became
a faith grown out of the French Rev
olution.. A predominant Nationalism
and matrlism has also invaded many
coun-tries in this regard. In Geiwiany,
where all the bad points of natfton-'
alism were brought out unde-r Hitler,
tue conquerous are now traking over
the aspect of the defeated. There,
pride, hate, prejudice, and self asser-
lijn coriibine collectively and create
e.3aive nationalism in the world.
Faith In materialism has also 1;aken
hold in the world, and is shown as
“lagged individualism” in America
ana uy a planned economy in Europe.
-‘Iliose who arenjt rugged individuals
in-the United States are called com-
ymunists. All types of materalism in
,liurope tends to be bi*-eaucratic, and
The semi-formal party, held in the
gymnasium Saturday night, proved
to be one of the most enjoyable social
functions which has taken place on
Elon’s campus.
Sponsoring the event were Sigma,
Phi Delta faternity and Delta Upsilon
Kappa sorority who decorated the
gym with their colors of black and
gold and green and white respectively.
The decorations showed evidence
of a touch from both sexes. Colors of
Uie two clubs were supplied by stream
banners of crepe paper neatly
wound and draped delicately from
the balcanies: the green and white
jii one side and the black and gold on
the other. Tlie masculi^'.e trend man-
ilested itself in form of a well develo-
.^eu scarecrow and stacks of corn
stalks placed advantageously around
Uie floor. The lighting consisted of
floor lamps and one half moon lamp
suspended from above. An excei-
selection of musixc was contin
uously forthcoming.
Perhaps everyone w'as in the mood
necessary to enjoy a party; it may
..;ve been something else, but every
sLudent present seemed to be having
evening. The student body
was well represented, and many of
..ne girls who came escorted en-masse
Dy the host, found individual escorts
awaiting their arrival. Climate was
opportunity, for some, to appear in
their winter gowns, indeed the tem-
erature may have been responsible
for the liveliness of the occasion. In-
tormally, for a change, the couples
wound their way to the refreshment
'table and partook thereof. Quite
noticeable was the change from the
old line-up policy which entails more
,urK tnan pleasure.
i
I. R. C. ADDRESSED
BY DR. SW
■Tames Darden, the Alumni Secretary of Suffolk, Virginia, is one of the
men who will figure largely in the ex i^ansion of our facilities. Through him
the alumni are able to keep close con tact with their alma mater and render
invaluable support thereto. Jimmie a Iso edits and publishes the Alumni
News, the monthly publication of the Alumni Association.
FI GAMMA MU T8ISDCIAI COMMTTEE
KOID OPEN HOUSE
many groupes are trying to work out
a uiiion Detween communism and
^iiriatianity.
It has been noticed that England
-las a much more stable and cool atti-
-ude than other European countries,
inere is relatively no hate since
.Li^-y were not occupied by the Ger-
aiid can therefore be more an
alytic. The laboring class is also much
more educated and informed than in
,.i.s country. A spirit ef community
-.ibiOusiiess aoounds in England
which is hardly evident in Germany,
land of total moral chaos, where
;i.;tie or no community loyalty is left,
iiie fact that Germans have no peace
,^cai,y leaves them lost. They are no
ji-ser Lfei'mans, or anything, except
yeople living for food. The indpendent
li.uitierent £ iencnman, as the
_icman, spends his time trying to
. lo eat, Duying from the
jiack market, and useuig the cigaretie
as a medium of exchange. A starving,
-iisou nas uo want for cceativuy. oo
che moral order has becoint; u
jlack marSei; un-christian when peo-
As can live no other way?
Where war with Russia is con
cerned, most Europeans feel tnai,
time is short because the U.S. anc
..ussia are building something tnat
will tear the world apart. Tne
may be diplomatic, or more complex
ities may be established to oiisti- i.
iance of power.
Whatever the solution, the begin
ning must come from the individuals
faith, not in man, but in man as a
child of god.
Pi Gamma Mu, Elon’s Chapter of
the National Society in Social Science
will invite those eligible for member
ship to join next week. The first open
meeting of the year will be held Wed
nesday, October 8, in Society Hall
at, eight o’clock, under the sponsorship
of professor C. W. Paskins.
This society affiliated with the Am
erican Association for Advancement
of Science is to the social science
field as Kappa Delta Pi is to the ed
ucational field. No particular ideal-
3gy or brand of views are stressed.
It’s aim is to further the ideals of
>ure and ui^trammled scholarship in
‘.he field of social science, and to have
.eoonized the scholarship of the stu
dents in this field.
During the evening. Miss Fran
ces Muldrow, Professor of Spanish
in the department of Modern Lang
uages, will lecture upon the social,
political, economic, and educational
aspectr of Mexico, as she observed
;hem during her travel in that coun-
;rj last summer.
Two films will be shown, one of
which deals with the democratic ed
ucational program in Mexico, and
ha other a film in Techincolor, con
sisting of selected scenery of that
country.
This cfapter has the destinction
of being the Alpha Chapter of Pi
Gamma Mu in North Carolina. Eligi-
'bility requirements will be explained
) inose who are interested and of
;he Junior-Senior level.
NOW ORGHO
To eliminate dull weekends on cam
pus a Social Committee has been
formed to organize and supervise en
tertainment for students and faculty.
Last year many weekends passed
with no form of entertainment and
they were demoralizing, leaving the
ludent as tired at the beginning of
VIonday’s classes as he had been on
Friday. To offset the recursing of this
situation, the presidents and one rep-
■esentative of every orginazation on
the campus held a meeting Monday
nightr, to discuss plans for the forma
tion of the Social Committee. It was
decided that this committee, composed
of a representative of each organiza
tion would be held responsibe for
providing a party or some type of
social function for the student body
each weekend.
The committee plans to meet once
each fortnight for a short period, to
discuss future parties; how they may
}e improved and new ideas and de-
-•sires of the student body. All organi-
Tations should submit tke name of
their representative to Nancy Eller,
■•ecretary. Other officers are Bob Woo
ldridge as chairman and Verona Dan
iels as vice-chairman.
Professor W.W. Sloan, of the reli
gion department of Elon college, and
widely traveled in the Near East, was
guest speaker at the regular meeting
of the International Relations Club
held in Society Hall last Monday
night. Dr. Sloan, speaking on the
Jewish and Arab problem in Palestine
traced the history of both Arabs and
Jews up to the present day, including
the reasons for foreign intereference
in the affairs of Palestine.
It hardly seems reasonable, pointed
out Dr. Sloan, that for Palestine to
■jecome the national home of the
Jewish People will mean an end of
he strife, since Moslems say their
ancient home is also here. Then, le.ss
hiay be achieved while the land is
.mder domination by the British,
riowever, the Enlish w'ant to stay on
to keep the line open to her far east
ern colonies, and through fear of
Ixussia. Looking ahead, another fear
is the loss of the Suez Canal, due to
change to Egyptian hands around
lf)66, and, while on the verge of losing
ilexaiidria, needs the port of Haifa
■s an outlet for precious Eastern oil.
Another unlevened cake is the ques
tion of progress which Arab, Jew,
and English claim to have made. Each
have made contributions of value,
though tho British rwust be blacked
for retarckng education. In so doing,
ihe masses are kept in confusion as
the real condition of their homeland.
The stunt of requiring a child to pass
Geometry and Algebra in the fifth
grade is one method of doing this.
Today, the intelligent of both sides
have run into troui*^^ when they have
tried to speed progress and education
Wnd make homes fo4- themselves.
Finding no help, they have gone un
derground.
One helpful solution, says profes
sor Sloan, might be the absorbtion of
Jews ink) other countries, since there
are many countries able to do this.
Finally, the most important need is
for people to study and understand
the Jews.
CHRISTIANS BOW
TO MOUNTAINEERS
FRENCH CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. HIRSCh
APOLOGY
To you, Dear Readers, we humbly
submit this copy for what it may be
north to you as stale news. With fur
rowed brow and bowed head, due,
not to shame, but regret that we were
iiiable to cope with our mahhinery
IS time has done so sucessfuUy we
as time has done so sucessfully, we
js we shall eventually come out on
sltedule.
Everyone
ittend.
is cordially invited to
NOTICE
So that you will enjoy having your
picture amoung those of your class
mates next spring, be on time with
tie and coat at the photographer’s
office in the library building third
,loor. This is the last week.
fry to keep the scheduled time as
posted ®n the buUltin boards. If you
are unable to keep your appointment
heck with the photographer for
mother one.
VETERAN’S GLOB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Great enthusiasm was shown at the
ai'ganization-al meeting of the veterans
Tuesday night. Officors were elected,
memtiership and finance committees
appointed, and plans made for th«
coming year.
The newly elected president, Del-
tnar Brown, of Suffolk, Virginia, urged
all veterans to attend the next meet
ing to be held Tuesday, October 7,
at 6:30.
Other officers of the club are: Bill
-'eek. Vice President, of Charleston
S.C.; Secretary Frank McCauley, ol
}lon; and Bus Wigmore, treasurer, ol
Jorfolk, Virginia.
\
In an intimate atmosphere of games
songs short, skits, and conversation,
all in French, the French Club held
it s first meeting Tuesday night at the
home of Mrs. Hans Hirsoh, faculty
sponsor. After much haggling in the
trench manner, officers were elected,
and it was decided that the club would
meet twice monthly. The officers elec
ted were: Clarence Wyrick, president:
Ralph Edwards, vice-president; Anne
Iriffin. secretary; William Rudd,
treasurer.
Toward the end of the meeting, re-
reshments consisting of ice cream and
and cake were served, sending all the
members h«me avec le estomac plien
(with a full stomach).
ON WEST GATE ARBOR
Looking west from Alamance one
is able to note a trem«ndous improve-
nent in the vicinity of the west gate.
The old rose arbor was in it’s time an
attractive feature on the campus, but
)l4e elements aided by the wei^t of
iver healthly vines, had caused the
supporting frames to buckle. The tall
tudents were forced to stoop in order
3 pass under, and some of the short
nes were afraid of the spiders that
/ere tVer lurking in the outstanding
ebs among the roses.
Times-News
Appalachian defeated Elon 21-13
Saturday night in a North State Con
ference tilt before some 2,000 fans
at the Elon College park.
It was a case of too much “T” as
the Mountaineers scored twice in the
second period and once in the third
to lemain undeafeted in three out-*
ings. The deceptive Missouri version
of the clever “T” formation kept the
stalwart Fighting Christians forward
wall buffaloed throughout the game.
Jack Russel carried the opening
kickoff to the Elon 38 and the Fight
ing Christians marched to the Appal
achian 9 yard line before losing the
ball on downs. The drive was high
lighted by Fred Claytor 21 yd. heave
o Claude Gentry who was stopped on
the 9. The remainder of the quarter
was uneventful as penalties for both
sides marred the performance.
Appalachian drew first blood im
mediately after the second quater be-
«an. V/ith the ball resting on the Elon
22, Walters and Ragen carried to the
13, but a Mountaineer offside penalty
brought the ball back to the 18 from
where John Hollars scooted around
end on a passoff from Hoffman for
the touchdown. Boyette kicked his
first of thsee points and the score
read 7-0
Elon came right back as Claytor
carried the kickoff 30 yards to the
Elon 40 where a Claytor to Russell
pass was good for 19 yards to the
Appalachian 41. After a pass intended
for Overman fell incomplete. Claytor
fired one to Jim Huyett who waltzed
over from the twenty with the aid of
some beautiful blocking. Huyett's at
tempt for the' extra jpoint was no good
as the MountaiHeers;. retained a one
point margin.
Before the screaming crowd had
time to sit down the Mountaineer
went off to another score. Murdock
took McClenny’s kick on his own 12
and romped 35 yards to his own 47
yard line. On the very next play, Mur
dock on a handoff from Hoffman went
53 yards off tackle for Appalachian’s
second score. Boyettes kick was good
aAd the Mountaineer went ahead
14-6.
But Coach Perry’s boys would not
lie outdone in this hectic second per
iod and the Fighting Christians sneak
ed in another score before the half
ended as J. Russell flipped to Huyett
W’ho first juggled and hauled in the
ball on the 50 and scampered dowrf
the field for Elon’s second and final
score. Huyett’s attempt was good this
time and the half ended a moment
later with the Mountaineers ahead
14-13.
Johnny Hollars sparked the Moun
taineers to their final TD in the third
period with a 33 yard jaunt that
brought the ball to the Elon 4. Hollars
bulled to the foot line but was stopped
for no gain in the next play by Ed
DePeolo. Mills then lateralled to
Walters around the left end for the
TD. Boyettes kick again split the
uprights making it a 21-13 victory
for the Mountaineers..
The Fightki-g Christians tried to
get back in the ball game in the final
period, as Fred Claytor rifled long
passes to no avail.
The Mountaineers rolled up 12
first downs and 360 yardB while Elon
had 9 first downs and 319 yards of
which 195 yards wer-e via. airlanes.
Appalachian lost 90 on penalities and
Elon lost only 30.
Ralph Walters and Mack Powers
of the Mountaineers suffered serious
kijuries and were removed to the
hospital during the game. Walters had
a broken leg. For Elon, Claude Manzi,
Paul Causey and Hank DeSimone re-
cieved slight injuries necessitating
medical treatment.