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MAROON AND GOLD
Monday, November 23
I
Maroon And Gold
Edited »nd printed by gludent* of Elon
SoUege. PubUihed bl-wfeeUy during the
eollege year under Uie »usplcei of the
9oard of Publication.
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Post Office at Elon College, N. C., under
the Act of March 8. 1879. DfMrered by
mall, $150 the '•ollei’e year. 50c the
quarter.
KDITORIAl. BOARD
l.ivcrnc Bi .-dy Jarni i
f.i Kditc
Tom T..I ’tt Editor
I’urt Wflbornr ^ iciate Kditor
( nopor Walker Ar* P.dilor
Uciitu-n A>ki-w . . Staff I’hotographer
Luther N. Uyrd Faculty Ailvisor
Bl'SINKS.S BOARD
Jack I.indlcy Businc^ M.maucr
Bill Burke ?:;rrulation Manager
Call E Owen . Printing Advisor
UouRlas Edwards I’rcs-. Operator
SHORTS SiaKF
Gary Sears Sports Editor
Mil«- Kauseo A'st Sports Editor
Carlton Langston Intramural Sports
REPORTERS
Reuben Askew Staff Photographer
Luther Barnes
Frank Bonds
Winfred Bray
Stanley Bunch
I)(iri> Chrismon
Ann Kearns
Ronnie McIntyre
Thoma^ Madren
Don Pennington
Louis Hangel
Bill Simmons
Arlene Stafford
Wayne Vestal
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1953
( I.EANLINE.SS IS NEXT . . .
Why Is It that a college campus can
; ct so littered as. this one of ours? Every-
vhere one liMjk^ there are cigarette butts,
milk cartons and other paper:, of all ",:rts.
Whii ■ fault i;. it that the camput is in
»uch a me ■’ Largely the fault lies: with
the .students, student? who have never
'earned to put a scrap of wa.»te paper into
their pocket instead of on the ground
where It bt-.omes an eye.soie: .students who
will not tak. three ^tep.^ out of their way
to place th' waste in a trash can; students
who take bottles from the Book Store to
varicui arr s of the campus and leave
them in every nook and cranny.
But there are other factor.', at work,
too, or not at work as the case may be.
The trash caji situation is deplorable.
There are six .:;utdoor containers for this
entire i .ijius. Severil efforts have failed
to produce any more trash cans.
It appears, too, that the Book Store
would lose money by leaving the bottles
around until they are broken. With a lit
tle more effort from this quarter, things
mlaht Improve.
We can have a clean campus if every
one will work to get it clean and then
keep it that way.—BRADY.
STOP .•VMin THANK.S{;iVING HUSTLE:’
TIII.NK ON GOD’S BLESSINGS
Are you among the countless millions
who .see nothing in Thank.-:givlng but a
holiday: a time to visit relatives: a time
when the first quarter closes: or a time
when a delicious turkey dinner is served^
If so. I.' it not true that the real signifi
cance of the occasion is hid from view.
This fieasnn of the year is alwuy; marked
by confusion, noise, bustle, and trenzj.
Have >ou ever thought just what the
real meaning of Thank.sgiving is? In George
Washington s First Thank-giving Procla-
; mation we read that "It is the duty of all
nations to acknowledge the providence of
Almighty Gcd. to obey His will, to be
I grateful for His benefits, and humbly to
implore His protection and favor."
Both Houses of Congrc-K had, by their
joint committees, requested Washington to
“recommend to the people of the United
States a day of public thank-,(;iving and
prayer, to be observed by acknowledging
with grsteful heart,' the ni,iny ,,nd ;,ignal
f.ivors of Almi.;jhty God. especially by af
fording th.-m an opportunity peaceably to
establish a fmm .:f novernmeiit ftr thpir
safety ^nd happiness
And thuF he rr-rommended .tiid a'=k>n-
ed Thusrday, the 26th Day of November
to be devoted by the people of these
States to the service of that great and
glorious Being who is the beneficent auth
or of all the good that was, that is. and
that will be . And also that we may
then unite in most humbh offering our
prayers and supplications to the great Lord
and Ruler of Nations ... and ..nerallv
to grant unto all mankind such a degre'e
of temporal prosperity as He alone knows
to be best".
In this time when so many are celebrat
ing a holiday, may we. in a true Christian
spirit, acknowledge the providence of AI-
rnl^ghty God. obey His will, be grateful
for His benefits, and humbly implare His
protection and favor.—WAGGONER,
the
moving toe
. . and having kicked,
stumbles on.
By CURTIS WELBORNE
Walter McGrav. iu; u. aed the other day
that ' -'11 pie way to get rid of the Prt,-
ident if uch rihould ever be our desire
-is to get him on Arthur’.^ TV program
.-nd have the good Lord Godfrey lire him
on the spot. That way we could all part
I’ood friends.
After all, impeachment trials bring out
too many me sy facts Fact‘S are net near
ly a-- dramatic and. besides, some of them
lun the lisk of being substantiated tr de-
niel. Summary dismi als are always
cleaner and nicer: you don't have to go
through all those time-wasting frivolities
of appeal and oview and other such ri-
dicul'.us technicalities.
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THE UNKINDEST CUT
A three-quarter-act play in one revolt
ing scene.
Place; Where else?
Time; Sometime next quarter, 7:55 A.M.
Chaiacters: Two characters!
Russel Borje.s; Think I'll cut this morn
ing, Ken.
Ken Jacob: Cut! Don’t you know they’ve
got rule.- against that sort of thing now?
Rufs But I was up all night last night
studying for a test and I’ve gotta have
sleep.
Ken: Then sleep in class,
Ru.s^ But the seats are so hard—
Ken: Just part of the price one must
pay for a worthwhile education.
Rus-: But I’ve got a splitting headache.
Ken: Split, but don’t cut.
Ruts: But 1 think I've got pneumonia.
Ken: Suffer on your own time.
Russ; But all those germs!
Ken; Oh, it's all right if they cut,
Russ: But I think I have a ruptured
appendix,
Ken: Then arrange with your surgeon
to operate in the lecture hall during your
free period. The Jacob Classroom Stretch
er-Bearing Service will see that you get
to all your classes on time—for a nomi
nal charge, of course,
Russ; But today's my brother's wedding
and I’m best man. ^
Ken; Bring 'em on in. Weddings are per
formed in Whitley during breaks between
classes. W'e've got enough preachers
around here to keep all breaks covered
—with alternates.
Russ: But—but—etc., etc.
(The part of Russell Borjes was played
-in his absence—by Louie Newton. The
part of Ken Jacob was played by Ken
Jacob.)
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bullets
in the
bull's-eye
WA
YORK BRANNOCK
Noticed last week that the Indiana State
Textbook Commission was mulling over
■i woman member's request that the Robin
H'lOd stories be banned from that state's
school books. Seems this lady says Robin
was a red, although she didn’t specifiy
whether her ciiarge was based on his com
munal way of life in Nottingham Forest
or robbing the rich te give to the poor.
If this eager lady wins her first battle
to rid Indiana textbooks of the red influ
ence. :he might want to tackle a few more
bits of red propaganda currently still on
'he approved list, obviously overlooked by
the book-burners. Hare are some of them
—merely suggestions, of course:
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; Lineal
descepdant of Robin Hood, and brash
enough to had added "Red" to family name.
RED RYDER; Not featured in text books,
hut in comic books. Even more widely
read by innocent children,
GOSPEL OF SAINT MATTHEW- Con
tains account of Je..,s and his foUcwers
filching corn. And on Sunday too'
book OF ACTS: Should be banned for
its sympathetic treatment of the story of
the early Christians' communal Uving ar-
langement under the guidance of that
Saint Peter.
After she polishes these off, the lady
frcm Indiana might do well to start an
investigation of the Red Cross. Has a j,m-
lor chapter right in every school room'
PHILLIP MANN
LAVEKNE BRADY
GALLERY
OF
WHO’S WHO
pictured here are the eight
Elon College students who were
named for places in the new
edition cf “Who’s Who In
.'VTOerjcan Universities and Col
leges”, each being identified by
the name beneath the picture.
Brief skctchs of each are given
on Page 1 of this issue of Ma
roon and Gold.
KOGER PHELPS
GAEY SEARS
WALTER O’BERRY
JUDITH INGRAM
WOODY STOFFEL
To Europe As A Work Camper..,
By LAVERNE BRADY
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This :s the
final insftallment of an inter
esting account of experiences in
Europe this past sununer, told
by Laveme Brady in excerpts
from letters written home dur
ing the trip).
MONDAY: Tcday we followed a
pattern that is to be a guide for
he rest of the time here. The old
alarm goes off at 5:30 o’clock. At
6 o’clock we get some coffee and
Oread, followed by a larger break
fast at 8:30 each morning. This
,ives us a break before going
hack to the ditch to work until
noon. There is free time from 1
until 4 o'clock, at which time
there are discussions and lectures.
After some bread and chocolate at
S o clock, it s back to work foi
two hours, and then a late supper
at 8 o'clock. The meals are reall;
at odd hours, but we work to avoid
the sun. Wednesday. Saturday and
Sunday evenings are to be free.
The ditch we are digging is to
•onnect the college dining hall
line with the town sewage line.
The Eewage now drains into an
open four-acre field. The line will
^Iso be available for a new hous
ing project.
This housing project sounds
good. The town is very tourist-
i^inded in the summer. The pro
fessors rent their homes for nine
months of the year and then move
out for three months, because the
rent is increased five-fold.' A
roup of professors and local lab
orers who want better housing for
themselves are almost ready to be-
s;in to build their own homes on
a cooperative scheme
TUESDAY; This afternoon Mr.
Tasse, one of the co-founders of
Le College Cevenol, spoke to us.
This college has really seen strife
I and is still in need of money for
expansion. It was organized in
1938 to fill a definite need here
ior a Protestant educational cen
ter. The founders have gone out on
5 limb many times to see that the
.lecessities for education continue.
the present time they have one
building paid for, but another
building has just been completed,
■nd they are heavily in debt for
t. The girls' dormitories are in
^-’’-ge houses, which are rented
■ear by year. The boys live in
•larracks, which get terribly cold
n the winter. The World Council
or Churches feels that the college
li doing a worthy thing, and it
-.as sponsored an ecumenical work
: «xnp here for six years.
There are fifteen American
campers and fifteen non-Ameri
cans here this summer, and I am
sorry there are so many Ameri-
cr.ns. Otherwi.se we would be
;crced to speak French.
SUNDAY: This is another week
and I can now do a creditable
days work, for my muscles are
building. Last night I brought out
the pop corn that I had lugged
all over Europe, and we had all
we could eat. Two of us popped
t and carried it up to the hill to
■'here the others were sitting and
■'nging in the ligl,t of the full
•noon. It was a lovely evening
It was the first pop corn that
no,t of the group had ever seen
and eaten, and I must confess that
M disappointed that
hey failed to express more a'maze-
ment over the popping process
Today we took a bus trip to
ome nearby mountains. We ate
supper near a lake which wt
formed bv sn
W'is crater hole,
Was that ever funny! You see cur
very hard, especially the crust
They played with it for fifteen
mmutes, and you couldn’t tellihe
difference. However, v/e avoided
eat:ng that particular piece,
THIRD ’V/ESK; The ditch is very
nearly completed. You may n'Jtice
that I do not describe the work
very often. However, I do have z
feeling of yatisfaction as each
week ends, and I take time to con
sider what it is that we are ac
complishing.
It’s not only the manual labor
that we do that's important, bui
the ccntact3 that we are making
W’ith others, iou know. I’m begin
ning to believe that you can go
to conferences and seminars for
a long time without really know
ing the people who are there, but
in work su:h as this you soor.
know eveyone's personality trr.it;
and the way they think. It’s re
flected by tile atiitude they take
towards work.
FOURTH, WEEK; Some of the
Europeans are leaving camps now
to retui.'i to their regulp.r work
They could not get off for the full
duration of the camp. It was reaUy
hard to tell them good-bye. I know
I must get back to Europe some
day and renew these friendships.
FIFTH WEEK; We closed the
camp w;th a communion service
and dedication of the work we
have done to God. I have the feel
ing that I am completing a sum-
'ner which has been very weU
’Pent. I don't suppose I can ever
•■'.dequately thank the people in the
church at home who have helped
With the finances, nor Rev Bo'^-
arth and the SCA at Elon, nor you
my parents, who so very, loyally
support me in all I undertake
I must close this letter now and
linxsh my packing so that I’ll be
^ca,.y to leave for Paris in the
mcrning on the first lap cf my
journey home.
Love
— Laverne
By TOM TARGETT
The Players’ show, “The Glass Menager
ie", was a first for the Elon stage ... The
effect of the skim curtain was excellent
. . . The concert of the young violinist
Harry Shub, was well attended . . . One'
cf our new profs has obtained a new kit
ten to add to his household . . , Naaijj
it "Elon” . . . 'When the lack of water oa
the campus curtailed the frequency of
.showers for the students, the sales of deo
dorant increased in the Book Store
The modern girls aren’t so slow . . . Slie
knows all there is to NO . . . The vespers
services in 'Wfiitley are well worth attend
ing .. . The yearbook staff is still busy
working . . . Woody Stoffel and Holland
Taylor attended the North State Confer
ence Student Council meeting at Jataw-
ba . . . Sigma iVlu Sigma is pledging new
members . . . The table cloths on the chow
hall tables really add something ... it
was good to see the cheerleaders at tlie
Elon-Lenoir Rhyne football game in Hic
kory . . . Lenoir Rhyne staged a fine dance
after the game with a student band called
the Kampus Kats ... It was a terrific
■ dance . . . Did you know that . . . Only 52
per cent of the people of the United States
ever read a book after leaving school ,
The Delta U’s are redecorating their sor
ority room . . . Deepest sympathy is ex
tended to the “Hi-Po,” High Point College
newspaper ... It seems they have trouble
getting their paper printed . . . Perhaps
they need to follow Elon example and es
tablish a stop for their paper . . . Higii
Point College in the past year has estab-
li-hed three national fraternities, and tiiey
plan to add three more this year . . .
ATTENTION ALL GIRLS ... The boys
at Carlton House are having a phone in
stalled . . . Check with Gary Sears for tbe
liumber ... It is hinted that the next
show for the Players will be George Ber
nard Shaw’s "Pygmalian” . . . Sigma Mu
Sigma is seeking a frat room for its meet
ings ... If you have any suggestions see
Jerry Smyre . . . 'Volley ball seasor in in
tramural circles underway . . . East Dorm
men claim they will win it . . . Marriage
licenses, ^ike hunting licenses, limit you
to one dear at a time . . . Alpha Pi is con
sidering holding the annual Christmas par
ty for the orphanage kids again this year
... A couple of new courses have been
added to the curriculum for the winter
quarter . . . Here’s congrats to the eigiit
Elon students named to collegiate “Who's
Who” ... A farmer put up this sign;
“Hunters, please don’t shoot anything oa
my place that isn’t moving. It might be
my hired man” . . , Mary, the dining hall
cook, was fifty-three last Monday . . . .^t
Elon our motto is “Safety First” . . . Men,
if you are suddenly awakened at one in
the morning by a practice fire drill . . .
Do the following;
1. Wear hard-soled shoes.
2. Wear heavy coat.
3. Grab two towels, (one for head, one
for face).
4. Take a blanket (It might be neces
sary to spend the night out).
5. Take wallet with money (To pay fire
men).
b'. Take Student Activity Card (Just an
other campus function).
7. Take one hatchet (To break down
locked doors).
8. Don’t remove furniture (Notify Dean's
Office first).
The Messiah is scheduled for the first
Sunday night in December . . . This is a
traditional performance worthy of attend
ance by everyone . . . Players considering
going on road with a show . . . Nomina
tion for May Court comes up soon . . . Tau
Zetas are finishing decorating their room
. . . Holland Taylor and Mary Lee Farlow
are tuning up for the canasta champion
ship . . . The intramural football games
wound up With North Carlton as champs
• • . All-Campus team to be announced
soon . . . Marine Officer i^rocuxement
Team coming to campus December 1st and
2nd . . . FROM THE LEES-McRAE ’’BOB-
CAT” COMES THE FOLLOWING:
Nuts And Bolts
My back’s all aching,
And my muscles are sore,
My arms won't work
But one way anymore.
My eyelids droop, «
And my pulse is slow.
^ m just a wreck,
And my legs won’t go
J’ve got little pains ' i
That shoot all around. ^
iiight now I feel '
I should be underground.
So hereafter and forever
I now do declare
III watch gym classes
From a safe wheel chair.