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MAROON AND GOLD
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949
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 Office at Elon College, N. C., under
the act of March 8, 1879% Delivered by
mail, $1.50 the college year, $.75 the
semester.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Managing Editor Bob Wright
Campus Editor Jackie Gaskins
Sports Editor Rocco Sileo
Assistant Sports Editor .... George Stanley
Staff Photographei' Harvey Foushee
BUSINESS BOARD
Advisor Hoyle S. Bruton
Printer B. G. Frick
Press Man James L. Lewis
' COLUMNISTS
Ted Parker — A1 Godwin
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FRIDAYPMAY 20, 1949'
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Intercollegiate Press
PROMETHEUS UNBOUND
Since the last time we sat in front ol a
typewriter for the purpose of expressing an
editorial opinion, monumental events have
rocked our campus.
Circumstances have conspired to prevent
us from expressing our opinions through
this medium while the events were hap
pening, but at least we have the chance
to be a Monday morning quarterback.
The lid of repression has finally been
blown off campus government, and the
fresh air of real self-government has start
ed to permeate the scene. All this has re
quired herculan effort, and no small de
gree of temerity on the part of many con
cerned persons.
If the task of accomplishing all this has
been great, the task of making good our
gains will be even greater. Prometheus has
ben unbound, but the bonds have not
been destroyed. The way in which we as
sume our new responsibilities will be under
constant scrutiny.
There were many fine-sounding phrases
proclaiming our ability to assume respon
sibility and to conduct our affairs, as ma
ture persons. Now we are faced with the
task of giving the proof of our claims.
It must be assumed that every person
who voted for self-government and the
honor system did so without any mental
reservations. Any person who voted for
the honor system with his fingers crossed
is a traitor to the best interests of the stu
dent body.
The school year which will start next
September may very well be the turning
point toward the greater Elon College
about which we all dream. We must make
it work!
—B. W.
ADIEU
The guy that’s strolling around the press
room with the yardstick tells us that we
can use two or maybe three inches of copy
to deliver our “last words.”
With no further ado, but with type
writer on the desk and an inch ruler in
hand, we tell you what pleasure we, the
editorial staff, have derive from giving
you the Maroon and Gold for the past five
months. We have tried hard to make it a
paper that you would be proud of and
enjoy reading. If you have experienced
any enjoyment or felt one iota of pride
in your paper, we have had our reward.
—J. G.
truth and travesty
By TED PARKER
With a hey-nony-nonny! Farewell,
farewell, adieu, ta-ta, etc. Parting is such
sweet .. .. well, you know and we both
know all the old cliches and platitudes con
cerning one’s leaving someone or something.
Then, after all the triteness has gushed
forth, one must, according to tradition,
shed a covert tear.
So, with a most covert tear, let us all
depart this special existence and, with
aching heart, throw ourselves sobbing
upon the nearest beach.
Ah, that we might find our lost youth
once more! Joyous spirits all, we should let
ourselves be wafted where the winds and
the extent of our purses should take us
instead, we must creep forth in
search of .. .. horror of horrors .. .. work!
Have you heard (sounds gossipy, what?)
Jack Moody’s joy is unbounded these days
becouse of a certain re-arrival near school
.. .. connected with this same item is
the rumor that North is again planning to
attack South.
John Watson let it be known that he
is the victim of a vicious cycle. Just about
the time, says John, that he has taught a
group of newcomers the rudeness of enter
ing a room without knocking, they grad
uate and he has to start all over again.
It was inevitable that Buford “Oo-ooga”
Andrews find a sombrero in the dining-
hall and entertain the queue with a hybrid
bolero-tango-Mexican hat dance.
Someone once said they thought Bob
Whitmore was “cute ’' Was it ‘cute” or
“acute?”
The west side of South dorm looks like
a small section of a summer resort on
these warm days, with all the hairy torsos
bared to the soothing rays of the sun. The
lads are trying to get a Jump on the other
tourists when they make the perennial
beach-head.
Talk about splitting hairs — a musical
can’t be given in Whitley becaues it con
tains dancing—if only dancing were the
least of things that have happened in Whit
ley.
“Jonesy” (we've never been able to find
out his real name) Jones is working hard
to become Eloh’s ace jitterbug, to the dis
comfort of his dormitory mates. Could you
expend your energy on something more
worthwhile, such as rummy or solitaire,
Jonesy?
We’re invaded! The juke boxes are drip
ping with the moans of Mel Torme and
the expected local imitators are groan
ing in emulation, while yours truly feels
the urge to regurgitate.
“Lover” Herring isn’t really asleep on
his feet. He just looks that way. Anyhow,
“Lover’ gets plenty of sleep in class.
Oh, for the quarter system and those
long week-ends^ But what if we have Sat
urday classes even then? Heh! Heh!
And who dares to say that Parker (G.
T.) wil not graduate? He defies you who
would so slander him—^he tweaks your
nose, he slaps your wrist and challenges
you to a duel of dirty words and foul oaths
at three paces—Ha! He will graduate if it
takes three more years—Nyaaah!
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By AL GODWIN
Well, since this is the last issue of the
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paper that will go out this year, I would
jlike to tell everyone just how much I have
enjoyed working on the paper this year
and express my thanks to those of you who
have made suggestions about my column.
It has been a great pleasure working with
Mr. Bruton and I am sorry that all of you
have not had the plasure of doing same.
We here in the Maroon and Gold office
have said since we started working with
him that he is definitely tops in his field.
After our trip to the N.C. Collegiate Press
Assoc, meeting in Raleigh, we were thor
oughly convinced that he is tops. Like to
tell you a little story. It ain’t in line with
the other things that I have been writing
(griping) about. I am not going to criticize
today. I got my window shade, and if the
people here^at Elon are satisfied with it,
I sure am.
Well, last year, at the beginning of the
last quarter, I moved into one of the front
rooms at Oak Lodge. There hanging at
the window was a ragged window shade.
I stuck it together with Scotch tape, but it
would still pull apart everytime I touched
it. It was in a pitiful state.
Now, I asked the proctor to give me
a window shade, and I didn’t get it. I asked
the business manager for a window shade,
and I didn’t get it. What else could I do?
I was broke. I put up with it for the rest
of the year and went home.
I returned to school this year, and what
do you think I got? My same room and
my same window shade. Well, I started
early this year and asked the proctor for
a new shade. I didn’t get it, so I asked
the business manager for one. I didn’t get it.
Then I sort of had a feeling that I didn’t
want to get rid of my window shade aftei
all. I just let it keep tearing everytime i
tried to pull it down.
Finally, when the shade was in shreds,
I just let it hang there aiTd didn’t try to
pull it down anymore. I just knew that one
more pull would be the last one. I woudn’t
let a soul that came in my room touch it.
It had a certain place in heart. I realized
that the shade had been in the house since
the first family moved there and I hvfd no
right to try and tear this poor, torn shade
from its home.
I k«pt my window shade until two weeks
ago, when I decided that it was high time
for me to get another. I took my little
shade down and put it on Mr. Jimmy
Hayes’ desk with a little note. Nobody was
in the office so I went and asked Dr. Smith
for a new window shade. He told me that
he felt sure I could get one. I did. Of
course I had to go back to Mr. Hayes’
office twice more before he gave me a
shade.
Taking my precious new shade, I thank
ed Mr. Hayes and joyfully strolled to Oak
Lodge to hang same. I hung it! I pulled it
down, and I do mean down, for the shade
itself was not tacked to the roller. I con
templated my new shade lying in a heap
on the floor. It was in almost as bad a con
dition as the one returned to Mr. Hayes.
Well, I ain’t hanging it no more. I’m ju*
going to let it lie there on the flObr. I
wouldn t hurt it for anything, because now
I think I am getting sentimental over it.
When you go around to different sports
arenas, you see signs that read something
like this: ‘Sportsmanship Before Victory.”
People are always talking about sports
manship, but when the sports results are
published, do the writers mention sports
manship? Very seldom. The papers made
the 15 to 0 sciJM of the Elon-High Point
game look bad for High Point. Nothing
was said about any sportsmanship there,
however, there was one man who played
in that game that stood out. I’ll have to
hand it to HP’s Painter. He is one of the
best sports I have seen in any ball park.
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I would like to make just a couple of
suggestions before I leave the paper this
year. Why don’t somebody move the old
cafeteria counter that has been outside
the dining hall since last year? Why don’t
somebody go out in the woods next fall
and dig up a few dogwood trees and
plant on the campus?
Well, that’s la for the year, gang. It
has been a great pleasure writing for you,
and I’ll see you next year.
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The Elon College Singers are pictured above singing for the Sunday evening Centennial Sen-ice on
May 16. Under the direction of Prof. John Westmoreland, the Singers were featured in the Service
held in the Burlington Stadium.
Elon College Singers And Musicians
Are Acclaimed AtHome And Abroad
The close of this semester will | at home. During the Christmas ist, Fred" Sahlman, pianist, and
bring the Elon College musical' season they presented Handel’s Roger Gibbs, baritone, won the
organizations to the end of a busy “Messiah” for the 17th consecutive State Musician's Contest at Elon,
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and distinguished year. Their ef- year, and at Easter they sang the sponsored by the National Feder-
forts have ranged from the ex- ‘Seven Last Words of Christ.” by ation of Music Clubs for North
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tened tour made by the Elon Sing- Dubois, with Sharon Black, so- Carolina, and then went on to win
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ers througli North Carolina, East-'prano, and Jack McFayden, bari- the South Atlantic District finals
ern Virginia and the New England J tone, soloists. in Athens, Ga.
States to personal appearances by
individuals of the music depart
ment in this immediate area.
As part of the commencement
Wayne Moore, as pianist this
program they will be heard singing time, was in the finals of the “Stars
Faure’s “Requiem.” The soloists on of Tomorrow” contest sponsored by
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At every appearance, the Elon this occasion will be Roger Gibbs, station WPTF in Raleigh. Roger
Singers and tin soloists in the de- baritone, and Anne Truitt, oprano. * GflBbs, baritone, also walked off
partment have consistently won Guest soloist will be Miss Marian with top honors in the Greens-
acclaim for themselves and the Perly, harpist
college. As a result of their con
cert tour, the choir has had offers
of more bookings than they can
possibly handle next year. In in
dividual competition soloists have
won widespread fame and honors.
For the past three years a regu
lar Sunday afternoon feature of
station WBBB has been a half-hour
program of devotional music sung
by the Elon College choir. These
programs are given with a student
The Ejlon music department has announcer and scripture readings
had the benefit of distinguished | by either Dr. Smith or Dr. Bowden,
outside lectures this past year. [ As usual the choir is under the
Robert Shaw, one of the foremost direction of Prof. Westmoreland,
choral directors in the country, with Prof. Fletcher Moore at the
conducted a rehearsal of the choir organ,
while visiting here. Dr. Edwin
Stringham, Composer and musicolo
gist, was a guest lecturer in the
j During the past year the music
department has presented 18 solo
I and joint-student recitals. In ad-
department. Lilia Bell Pitts, pro-, .... * j ^ -
_ |dition to this, students from the
music department have given pro-
fesor of music at Columbia Uni
versity, who will receive the hon-
grams for civic clubs in the area
orary degree of Doctor of Music at
this year’s commencement, will de-' qugtg
liver a lecture to music students
while she is on the campus.
It seems to be the regular thing
for memebrs of the Elon music de-
Along with the 18 full-length partment to walk off with the top 'Depa^ment of Elon College are
looking to next year to perpetuate
concerts the Elon Singers pre-^iionors each time they meet other
senfed on their spring tour, they young artists of the state in open
have performed with distinction competition. Wayne Moore, organ-
boro appearance of Horace Heidt’s
nationally famous talent contest
show.
At the National Federation of
Music Clubs’ convention in Ashe
ville, Wayne Moore and Fred Sahl
man were judged to be the most
outstanding student musicians in
the state, and were each awarded
a $75 prize.
Perhaps {he most outstanding
appearance of the talented young
artists was their appearance as
duo-pianists with the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchestra. Moore
and Sahlmann were the featured
soloists of the concert, playing
the Mozart Double Piano Concerto
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in E major K.365 with the orches
tra.
Not being content to rest on
the laurels they have won this
year, the members of the Music
the fine work they have done dur
ing this college year.
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