Wednesday, November 11. 1953
*^CE TWO
Moroon AjuI Gold
Ed.t£d tEd printed ty ftu-^tDU of Eon
•Colie**- Publlihed bl-wfcfkly during the
year under ‘.he si:sp;cet of the
Board of PubllcaUon
Entered a* second class ~r,‘ter at the
Post Office at Elon College. N. C., under
the Act of Mirch 8, 1879, D.Hvered by
mail, 1: 50 ’re Jeue i a.', 50e the
quarter.
r.uiToKiAi
Liiver~c Di.il,. - ''
c-.-t ••
TonT.irs:tU A-
Curt Vr'eitnr-c Ar . ' .M'.r
Cooper \VaH' r -i ; . i-i
‘Uuben A ' ■ w Sti-ff PV.utoj rapher
i.uU'iI 1;, ■' ■
Ki '-ivr.s'^ Ro^rn
J; . ! ■, • ■'
B.'l y. V ■■ ■'/ " ■
C:.:l ^
'..aiils i ’nrator
SI’ORTS SiAtF
Cary Sr-i> . Kditor
Mike Kiuseo A*tt. >pon^ Editor
Carltcn Ltngvtin Irtrp- i.ial Spcrtt
REPORTERS
Reuben Atkf# Stall Photogiapher
l.uther r.ames Rtn^ie 'U-Intyre
Krank Bonds n.-cin
Winlred Bray Don Penr,ington
StEnley BLnch Lou Rangel
I'l l - Ci ri'rrcn Bill ■■■•nmcn'-
Am Kcrrn-, Ajlcne ‘/i.ffoid
Wa;..-.e Vt.-.’al
WLIJM SDAY, NOVEMBEB li, 1903
MAROr,N AND
OF SIMMER IN' FXROPE
jottings
from here
and there
By J4MLS W f;
, i. i:.j Ahy not cheer up? Ynur looks
\\
dire„*. r. V .jU
■I: J • ll
J {■’. .7 TiVr:-'!",
.n
ri
‘A \l ^ 1
*> MiiUn I it ail
I
U;tJ, i! and t
-I 'Lni-^nLV i.t-1 . - .: ■ ■
t • ly bPtru;5e ..t* ' r,
j\ a 0 :;!.ege !:?'■
-w It 's eviiJtnt '.“at me
' i.jig A'n a i>e:'
, ■ .. :! or.e., sutfc* ■
n ..i.t is up ;
Ullf-.l. HU'At VtJi.
: ;n,:n
it 1-
V : h i-i
rr.a ■ »l
‘ •ii
ri
■L e .
•;t force
• f
CLASS ATTENDANX::;
Why is it th i! an ciiucation “ the one
thing for which itudcnts are willing to
p.iv without receiving anything?
The rc(nt action cf the fncul'y iti'ard-
Ini; class attendance wa;; a mcvf rp.ide to
rori)bit ;ut-itii," a disease th.it is near-
fatal to soirtt tturients.
Cutting hat the di.'‘cct eftt\t ; lowering
the academic rcccjds o ti-v liege. In
the ;rra of acadeTnJc Mandart^, there it
much that needs to Le dcn- . all parties
roncenx d. By ^ me 11^ m * i !e on cuts
l« t«=?(ird*-il a- a 'tab in th- dar-nc-^.^ that
now prevails.
In .tome more liberal schc .)!. in thi
country and in many European schools.
.itudti!t>. fi-e nrit required to atti^ J classes.
Karh -tu !'nt .lOrks on hi- cv.n level, or
speed, nrui a'-k- f >r an e\-:i;ii:Fiat;on when
he !et l> he i' roady lor it.
Evulently. the faculty was not misled by
the record' «.f M,mc of the ,\,r-cutting
rtui!en(s to ;,‘umi that i'lon x-,u lent.s are
f(ill A "U thi'- plan of study.
It mijjht be wi'*-, nowev.r. Tor jome
faculty mi-mbers to re-e\. -i,; e sii- ir meth
ods of cntation and fi- i ■■ t if the
courses in are ; on-inter-
estjng ard ;.u . to facilitate
iion-fltt* nd,i- 7iBRAD'i’
f.if
By LA VERNE BRADY
(EDITOK S NOTE: This is a
second insialment of inter
esting account of experiences in
Europe th ^ past summer, (old
by Laverne Brady in excerpts
from letters written home dur-
inr the trip).
Paris, France
Dear Folks,
We find Paris an interesting
place. Frances and I were walking
Triomphe, when we met a gi’Oup of
students who had .iust completed
their baccalaureate exams. The
students, who were about seven-
|teen to twenty years of age, were!
!h;;ving a riotous time.
r^v
■At the time we saw them they
LOVE
If I '.'•-■k in 1‘ic t-,!.;uc- of Phillips
Brc.oks (,r Krn, rM>n ;.nd 'n-.e not love. I am
n cianginK cung or a no.s- cymbal. And
thcuph I ha.e the gift of all A', with hon-
erv. and under all logic and system, and
II I h;,ve all faith so as to ^kiri chapel or
lfs-e«. liut have not love, I ;m nothin^;.
And ;‘:ngh I give all my time to extra-
rurriciii.i. activities, and deliver my body
to t e u fd for all that stands for good, but
I'avi- net love. I ^ain nothing.
L' i.s patient .'ind kind to teachers,
rIai.smiiVv j,nd roommates: love is not
I't'a-l'ul .f athletic ability or jealous of
camp-.is fjme, it is not arrogant or rude
I'l facultv nr housemothers. Love never
Ins .u , i(. resentful
or irnublc during examination week it
never rejuc- eheat^ng but
rrjoices in the nght. l.Ae t;.arv .,'1 results,
accept, all cor structive criticism, takes
«dvantH-e of all ,;ood things, e-dures all
bad urrak=;
Lov, --cv, r : but 'or athletic .stand
ing. ,t will f,.(Je away; as for honors, they
than ,„r knowledgf, it shall van
ish au ,v \V!en I was a child. I ..poke a.s
« child. I understn,«i as a child, I thought
M • child, but when I became aware of
the f.ict of becoming a potential man. I put
away chiliUsh wav^ For now we apprehend
faintly, but then in thr lip!,t of wiwlom.
Now ae are apt to know enough to get
by our quarter e>,a;ninations; then we
shall un-!trstard have
been f;illy under*1tH«i And now .ibide
fame talent, love, these three: but the
eatest of these is love.—WAGGONER.
■-■_,eiy robs i!s of health, ::,n‘.iort, per
sonality, inaividuslity arid -ell. And ai'!-:
u lobg fs ol inoH -.-hrtraLter trfeiis, it gives
.n riri-om ;■ .'keUt jn ;c a smile.
ji:,, --.,.ifty U' r...A i.. :-at, what
to eat, what to wear, hov. long we should
sleep, ohere to go, v.hat tigani?" 'jns lo
join, how to think, .’.hat to uunK and what
to Believe. Observe, if you please, that by
f rty we mean ‘he neutralizing eliect
^ f avtrage men and things.
Why dent ..e find the center of our
own being and develop our own tempera
mental mood and make it permanent? Why
eat onions if they don't agree with you?
VVny listen to music that doesn't thrill
;,ou? Why live in a narrow circle that will
Jinally cIo.se about you? The ant seeks food
and iinds it. This tiny creature knows what
i.e wants and isn't satisfied until he gets
Why not express your likes ;.na un
likes? Why spend time in fads, lashions,
ames and sports which lind in you no
response?
-.ach of us is possessed of dual natures—
the Dr, Jekyll and .vir. Hyde elements—
and one will dominate. The pessimist is
I positive that something is going to happen,
and he doesn t care what happens "so
; long as it does not happen to him. ’ Poor
, fellow, he's afraid to put his money in
the bank, for he is positive that the bank
president ithe crook' will do everything
, he can to get his money; he's afraid to go
to the grocery store, for he knows the
^ grocer just wants his money and doesn’t
I care whether he dies of poison or not. He's
afaid to plant a garden, for he knows *ri the direction of the Arc de
nothing will grow. In other words, nothing '
is going his way, so he never tries any
thing. Pcor guy, he needs a shot of Op-
, timism.
Overwork brings depression, and depres
sion results in pessimism. Remember
every ship has its load line, and there's
danger when one sinks below that load
line. Loss of sleep is cause for depression,
for sleep is nature's medicine. Over-feed-
mg is another depressing trait, for a dull
, fire IS usually the result of too much fuel.
I Over-eating means under-thinking.
I On the other hand, optimism is that
1 character trait that makes one expect the
best, hope for the best, work for the best,
^ and believe always that the best will come
, to pass. The fact is substantially true
that "the same sun that make the op-
: l.mist's grass grow makes the pessimist's
. v eeds grow faster, "
What can be more intelligible than for
us to gather in carpets of character that
pave the way into every phase of campus
life.' Time has great value. Duty always ap
pears with obligation. Perseverance de
mands success. Example always leaves an
mfluence. We must be sure we are right
••‘nci then stand, stand fast, stand firm
s'nnd erect, stand alone. Where there's
no progress, there's retrogression;-where
there's no light, there's darkness: where
there is no hope, there is despair.
Ambition, cheerfuless. concentration
determination, enthusiasm, honesty, refine
ment. self-reliance, tact, wisdom, zeal;
the can t-give-up. never- surrender spirit'
the hustling habit: and their kin are the
cobblestones of character that pave the
road to success.
We must seek to develop the best that
1.' in us. We must strive to attain those
nualities without which our progress will
be retarded. We can know always that
"hen we have prepared ourselves to the
fullest, we can be victorious over any task
that is set before us. Emerson says, "He
who thinks success, has turned his back
on failures." Let's aim high and cheer
up, for it's net as bad as you think.
■ . a D'e-ant and in^ resting summer are presented ::bove from the collection which
^.ver-"' i j; -'1c: f le' .npanyine article, brought back from her trip to Europe dur.ns
tbP .a-:t simmer. Upper left is a group of tentmate Birls snapped against a f
■le tents, including 'left to right! Mary a 2P-year-old nurse from Ergland; Henriette, a
Trench gTl who hopes to leach Gre'ek and Latin in college: Laverne, Elon s contribution to the gioup.
Phoebe, a senior from the University of California. Top right is a shot taken during an cvernignt
•rip, during which the group slept in the haymow of this stone ba;n. Ann, a Dutch girl, brings oul
:!e bread: Helen, from New Jer ey, aids in the Tjreakfast preparation: Carl, from Switzerland, ap
parently has nothing to do: and Cathy, from Wilmington. N. C., is busy with her sleeping bag.
Lower left is a picture taken du ing a trip to Florence. Italy, with the Florence Cathedral providing
the tackground for five American work campers, including ileft to right) Laverne from Morth Caro
lina, Charlotte from Iowa, Jinny frcm Michigan. Betty from Kansas and Frances from Illinois, with
,'inny and Frances being travelling companions of Laverne through most of the summer. Lower
right is a ;hot cf Laverne. who tried to line up the camp director's children for a "family portrait,’
only to find that the youngest one would not come from behind the post.
To Europe As A W ork Camper •..
were engaged in a fracas with the ■
policemen, and the poliicemen'
were acting as juvenile as the
kids. They flailed anyone w'hol
came near with their capes. One
of them grabbed me by the arm
.-^nd pushed me out of his way.'
The students would taunt them*
so the cops would give chase, ami
•he eirls were also as active as
:l.e boys.
When we learned that the stu
dents -v^ere headed in the same di
rection as we were, Frances and
I changed our minds about cross
ing the city and returned to the
i.afety of our own room.
Rome, Italy
Greetings Again,
It was beyond my hopes that I
would get to Rome, but Frances
and 1 left cur luggage with Jinny,
and we had a day and one-half in
Rome.
We went first to the Colosseum,
and 1 was really thrilled as 1
stood looking around at the place
where Nero sat, the cross erected
in honor of the martyrs, the places
tor the lion pits, and the magnifi
cence of that portion of the struc-
lure that is still standing.
We moved on to the Appian
Way and stopped at the St. Sebas-
;ion Catacombs. There were nine
miles of underground passage
ways where people were buried,
pnd we saw the place where Peter
and Paul were buried for fifty
years before their bodies were
moved.
We asked the guide whether
the Romans of old knew that the
Christians were having their meet
ings in the Catacombs, and he told
us that surely they did, but that
^ihere was a Roman law at that
it>me which forbaoe any police ac-
Itivity in a grave yard,
i Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France
•Again Hello,
I After a lovely trip through the
Italian and French Rivieras, we
are now at camp. We were the first
to arrive, and v,e were glad for the
opportunity to v.ssh clothes. I
washed everytiiing I had except
the things I was wearing.
This is Saturday, and today we
began our first day of woik. The
work went surprisingly well for
jthe first morning. The weather
iwas nice and cool, and we hit
no rocks. At three we returned to
work, and it was tiresome this
time.
SUNDAY: We went to church in
the village. The people dress
r,ither strangely for church. With
few exceptions, everyone wears
v.hat he wore during the week. I
I don't know whether this is due to
poverty or indifference. There
; were several tourists attending in
: shorts.
(To Be Continued)
Another Kind Of Menace
The enthusiast apSaJse fol o Zern ^
lowing the recent chapertalk bv Ian Tr 'I'’ ■ it
' mean when we sing God Bless !would be good for the country
t.TwTknnl "rr intentional identification of
nat we know what we mean when Socialized medicine with "un
we call a thing "un-American."
For example, a current epithet
i'-. "creeping Socialism." This is
always identified with un-Ameri
canism. Socialism is indeed un-
If the^sppaker'^hnrf r ithe sense that our
:...»i,».7r.iX “;rs ‘.'“r.
—-o idiK oy
the speaker purporting to have as
his mission the saving of America
from the "gigantic Conununislic
conspiracy” should serve as a grim
emindei that we had better be-
-’in . making our judgements on
the basis of fact rather than on
meaningless epithets.
—- Ui
urt, what and who is involved in
this conspiracy, what is de^iigned
to achieve and what, specifically,
■'e can each do to thwart it, w'e
'II could have agreed, disagreed
>r gone home and thought it over,
lepending upon the cogency of his
Jiesenlation and it relation to our
iwn thoughts and experience
The essence of the speaker's re
marks was, "1 Icve America and I
■ate Communism " On this we are
dl in solid agreement. Or are we?
if that statement means, "I love
\erything about America and
ate everything about Commun-
■"m, chances are we would all
ii^agree, for no two essays on
What America means to me’
\ould be exactly alike. Ditto for
treatises on Communism. For this
... ucciueuiv
not un-American in the sense that
certain Socialistic ways of doing
things are unconstitutional or op-
.oosed to the American way of life,
if this were the case we would
throw our Social Security pro
gram out the window and place
he postal service in the hands of
’r’vate business tomorrow.
Another good example of the
'ay some people discredit things
■Vhich they personally don't like
's the irresponsible equation of
-ociahzed medicine with "ereep-
ng Socialism" and thence to Com
munism and un-.Americanism. This
method IS resorted to regularly
only by those whose vested
-terest would be jeopardized J
s prograni of Socialized medicine
ut whose only ob-'
mericanism. • which is repeated
by many thousands w'ho haven't
really thought about it at all. has
t>ecome so rampant that manv
people think that to advocate such
a program is to play directly into
he hands of the Kremlin!'.As a
matter of fact there are still a
few quite-respectable Americans
who sincerely believe Socialized
medicine to be one of the natural
goals of an enlightened democracy.
Please do, not construe this as
an appeal for Socialized Medicine,
per se. This article appeals only
■or the universal recognition of
the constitutional right of everv
American to voice whatever ideol
ogical opinion he might sincerely
hold.
The danger in branding things
ve don t like as "un-American"
that If enough people come
to agree on their dislikes, they
v.'ill not oppose the removal or
squelching of " un - American"
^eop.e or things by extra-consti
tutional means. This has happened
(Continued on Page Four)
bullets
in the
bull's-eye
By TOM TARGETT
Sigma Phi really led the cheering at .'le
Catawba game in Salisbtrry . , . The stud*
ent body treasury show's a bs’iKn^e of
$203 as the end of the quarter nears .
l.ou Knott, the only pledge of Tau Zcia
sorority, left the campus for home oecause
of an ailing -back. . . Hope she's back in.
school in time for initiation in the spring
... A certain prof., in calling the roll aft.r
chapel period, queried, "Where's every
one?” . . , From the back of the class
came the loud and clear reply, "They're
still sleeping,” . . . The be.st initiation s'.jnt
v>as pulled by Alpha Pi , . . Their neo
phytes -.vere telling life insurance policies
not payable upon death . . . The music
department has been cele'orating National
Frito Week . . . Helen Craven ,vas pro
motion manager . . . The Elon Choir is to
have a "Parent's Day ’ on Sunday tor
parents cf members of the choir ... De
spite the snowy weather last TUtlisiay
evening, there was an excellent crowd
present for Prof. J. Sweat's recital
If you w ant to hear some hair-raising tales
about the problems of teaching, then talk
to Mary Lee Farlow , , . Ann Wilkins, ivho
has the leading role in the Elon Phyer
Production of “Glass Menagerie." is en^
gaged to Stan Bunch . . . Judging from the
reports . . . Homecoming weekend was the
biggest in recent years . . . From the !;:ks
of the parade, there appeared to be over
i'100,000 worth of convertibles . . . The
Day Students won first prize for the best
float . . . They became first owners of
the trophy given by Sigma Mu Sigma . . .
Woody Stoffel has the appointments to
Chow Hall Committee ready . . . Remem
ber, one dollar fine for each violation . . .
Better watch that breaking line . . .
The fire drill scheduled for West Dorm
at four in the morning was called off . ..
Reason: Snow ... Sadie Hawkins da.nce
was outstanding . . . Laverne Brady as
Mammy Yokum would have made .A1 Capp
proud . . . Her get-up consisted in pirt cf
Glenn Varney's boots and Holland Tavlji's
curved pipe . . . Have you seen the gold
dust quartet on the campus? . . . Many
fine books have been added to the hbraiy
from the private collection of the late P".
Robert Lee House . , . He was long promi-
r.ent in affairs cf the Southern Conven
tion of the Congregational Christian
Church . . . Was editor of "The Christit.:!
Sun” . . . The Philosophy and Religion De
partments are establishing a seminar room
on the second floor of Carlton Library . . ,
Congratulation to York Brannock on win
ning the Ned F. Brannock award . , .
Dr, Smith is now serving his Alma Mater
lor the twenty-third consecutive year as
president . . . North Dorm really came
through with the best decorations among
the men s dorms . . . Plans are in the
making for an inter-frat bid night v.eek-
end . . , What do you think about a winter
dance? ... A cleverly written suiiinioni
lor Helen Craven was placed on the choir
bulletin board by a certain John Meb
Frito . . . Prof. John Westmoreland was
qui , u .-.-1 . . . He 'l-elitvcri it wis i.:.o3-
sary to bail someone out ... It appears th.-it
Meb is the cause of quite a few tricks . .
The lights are on in the gym at nignt
r-Ow . . . Coach Mathis is getting another
championship cage squad ready . . - Vv'e
hope . . . Those at the Homecoming Ball
"ere interested in seeing representatives
of many of Elon’s early graduating classes
■ ■ Y ou should have seen Dr. Ned Bi'Lin-
nock. Class of ’99, having his picture "teok ”
with Norma Roberts, Class of '53 . . .
There has been some mention of hang
ing flags from the various North State
Conference colleges in the gym for the
basketball games . . . "Twould add a bit
of color at least ... A good project for
those concerned ... Be sure to see the
Elon Players’ first show of the year . ■
It promises to be well worth your time . . ■
There were certainly hosts of old grads
back on campus for Homecoming . . ■
Everywhere you turned you saw them . ■
DATING AT ELON
(It Ain't What It Usta Be)
There appears to be quite some con
fusion concerning the procedure to be
tollowed in securing a date with one of
the fair sex. I have it from good author
ity that the young men DO NOT NEED to
do the following:
1- Have fingerprints taken,
2- Produce photographs (either profile
Or full face,
3, Submit a Loyalty Oath to Senator Mc
Carthy.
4. Show a credit rating.
5, Submit a birth certificate (being pres
ent is prima facie evidence of birth).
6. Submit letters of recommendatioB
from the Dean of Men.