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fAGE TWO MAROON ANP GOLD Monday, Ncvtmber 21 Maroon And Gold Etlitcd and prlntrd by student* of Elon CollcKe. PubliKhed bi-wcekly during the colleKP year under the auftpices of the Board of Publication. KntcM-ed as second claw matter at the Post Office at Elon College, N. C. under the Act of March 8, 1879 Delivered by mall, *1.50 the college year, 50c the quarter. editorial board Gary Thompson Ann Stoddard Charlie Oates Gary Thompson Judith Chadwick Neil Johnson Reuben Askew Luther N. Byrd Editor-in-ChicI . AssisUnt Editor . Feature Editor . Feature Editor Music Editor . Art Editor Staff Photographer . Faculty Advisor business BOARD Jack Lindley Business Manager Ann Stoddard Circulation Manager Carl E. Owen Printing Advisor Worden Updyke Press Operatoi SPORTS STAFF Bill Walker Sports Editor REPORTERS Whitney Bradham George Hall Doris Chrismon John McGowan Walter Edmonds John Fuquay Yvonne Winsted Margaret Stafford Girleta Vestal Dot Perkins MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1955 MORF THAN THANKSGIVING Seldom if ever has our nation’s colleges had more abundant reason than it has this month for public acknowledgement .ind thanks to God for great blessings. Mercifully, after a year in which inter- natk>nal diplomacy has often been tense and dif/icult, we are still at peace. Through- uut the land there is abundance. There are ominous clouds, but for another year we have been marvelously kept, and our needs have been bountifully met. Yet in prosperity a college like ours is In a very real sense more perilously situat ed than in adversity. Colleges as well as individuals can be "luke warm" before (;od. And they, like individuals, can say: "1 am rich and increased with good and have need of nothing," not knowing that they "are wretched and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. Only God knows how abjectly poor we are as a college family today in righteous ness and faith and love (or our brother stu dents and spiritual vision. Thanksgiving thi.« year should be not only an occasion for giving thanks to God. but a time of earnest intercession for our college, which is so utterly needy in the things that mat ter most. —GBT PRESIDENTIAI, CONKERENrE How would you like to be in on a presi dential conference? The kind where Im portant far-reaching discussions are held which set the stage for the kind of Amer ica we'll have tomorrow? You can call your own presidential con ference today, and while the nation's chief executive will not be able to be with you In person, you’ll be taking part in a ser ies of conferences on the very topic he hae- chosen for wide discussion during 1955—Education. Just look at these facts: Today the largest enrollment in our public schools' history Is squeezing into rvercTowderi, understaffed schools. We’re .•;horl 124.480 qualified elementary teach ers and 370.000 classroom.s. On top of this, the next ten years will bring twelve mil lion more children to the schools, strain ing the facilities further. Do these facts startle you? They do President Ei.senhower. So much so that he called this year on each Governor to hold a state-wide conference on education on November 28 to December 1. The White House Conference on Education will look *t^e problem from the national angle. This means that the states and the fed eral government will be trying to find out how they can help the schools But we can say the real deci.sions must be made im the level of today’s colleges. Facts show that less than 10 per cent of College students are preparing them.telves for the tcarhing occupation. THE COI.I.EGE STU DENT MUST AWAKE TO THE F.\CTS that ARE FACING THE PUBLIC SCHOOI„S A STRONG AMERICA IS (INXV AS STRONG AS ITS SCHOOLS. This is why colleges are joining Presi dent Eisenhower in calling conferences on education. The National Citizens Commis sion for the Public Schools, a non-profit oiganization which has long urged com munities as well as colleges to wake up «o their schools’ dilemma, has Joined hands with the National School Boards Associa tion in promoting a conference on educa tion in every college and community. A conference on education in every rommunity wxmld be a big step toward Better Schools we must provide for today’s and tomorrow’s school children • And there is no time like the present to sit down and talk schools.—GBT the quidnunc By GARY THOMPSON CAMPUS LEADERS IN NATIONAL HO?IOK GROUP THE 23RD QUALM Elon is my master; I shall not rest: It maketh me to lie down in cold dorms, It leadeth me through chill rains. It consumeth my time; it leadeth me in the paths of scholarliness, for its name’s sake. \ea, though I walk through the Valley of the Office of the Dean, I will hold no hope; his rules and his staff, They confound me. They prepareth an exam before me In the presence of mine enemies; They adorneth my papers >nith red; My grades runneth lower. Surely homework and misery should follow me all the days of my life, I shall dwell in the hall of Elon forever. » » » • • NOTE. With exams beginning Monday, the above literary effort seems quite ap propriate. Incidentally, please take it as a bit of humor, for it isn't intended to be sacriligious. ♦ » ♦ » « It’s a sad state fif affairs in our dining hall, for we have people on our campus who think the other students owe them something. 1 am speaking primarily of the practice of breaking chow line. Those stu dents seem to think they are so very im portant. This scribe thinks that the proper tuthorities should look into this matter and act accordingly. Everyone talks about the breaking and cutting in line, but NO ONE ever does anything about it. While we are on the dining hall subject, I think that our breakfast time is too short. We all pay for our meals and should have lime to eat them. Fifteen minutes is way out of line with a proper and feasible al lotted lime. WTiy don’t they just chop it down to ten or even five minutes; Or bet ter yet, don’t even have breakfast. This would suit some of us, for we do not have enough time as it is to make the morning meal. In conclusion. I’ve received numer ous complaints about this sad condition. Our students are just not satisfied with such a short breakfa.st period. Ol’R THANKSGIVING Without thoughtfulness and remem- biance of mercies, there will be, there can be, no true thankfulness. God’s complaint ever has been. ‘ My people doth not con sider." And without that sense of obliga tion which inspires thanksgiving, there can ’oe no spirit of obedience to God. There fore we find, both in the Old and In the New Testament, that thoughtful remem brance of mercies is enjoined by God, and provision made for its expression. In our personal, individual thanksgiving we confess God—we acknowledge Him as the supreme object of love and service, the source of all the blessings of life. In our family thanksgiving we acknow ledge Him as the Head of the household, the great Father, the Author and Builder of the family, who "hath set the solitary in families," and on whom the happiness and prosperity of the home depend. In our national thanksgiving we recog nize and acknowledge God as the supreme Ruler of nations, and the Author and Giver of every good gift—the God of the rain, the dew, the snow, the wind—the God of the harvest, who "giveth food fo the hungry',” and "whose tender mercies I are over all His works” In all our thanksgiving our God stands supreme, above and beyond all gifts, grac es and blessings, as the one object of ador ation, love, service and praise. —The Evangelical • • • • • Prof. Tom Fox has accepiea a position in the nation's capital, and he is to check out from the Elon campus on November 23rd. We are sincerely sorry to see him leave . . Seems as if we could have a truly enthusiastic pep rally for our final game of the season . . . Carlton House’s .Krt Pitts scheduled to take flying lessons. Hope that he doesn t fly so low that he buzzes the campus . . . Saddle up! Exams are near. South Dorm has ponies for sale ... A bit of cameraderie. Another gem of witticism on your candidate and mine. "Comrade" Jerry Moize. It seems that the ■ Commie" was trying to get out of a tight ly parked car. and he was having trouble squeezing his narrow frame through the narrow space. Moize was asked by a pa.ss- ing person. "What'i holding you back?" The Veep artfully replied. The books.” . . . Concluding memo to my roommate. Put two hot dogs in the bucket.” . . . Smile. The fourteen campus leaders named from Elon College for for "rhe ^eiril^left to right, ■ Who’S Who In American Colleges and Universities ' are are Lois Scott, of Elon College; Ann Puckett, of Burlington: Ann , charleston S ley Cox, of Elon College; Meryle Mauldin, of Winston-Salem; Nannette Matchan^of Charge t^o^^^^^ C.: and Margaret Johnston, of Tryson. The boys, also left to right, are Nick of S. C.; Pat Chandler, of Fayelltville; Homer Hobgood, of Oxford. erry ' ’ Moseley of P.each, Del.; Jerry Moize, of Gibsunville; Billy Ginn, of Charleston, S. C., an Columbia, S. C. ^ ilh Varwd Student Careers ... Fourteen Are Named In ^Who’s Who The fourteen Elon students named | for places in collegiate "Who's ^ Who" this year have had inter-1 esting and varied careers on thej Elon campus. All have been ex- j tcllenl students and have been ac tive in many student programs and organizations. Sketches of each are given below in tabulated form, listing first their present home town, followed by lists of activities and honors, with fraternity or sor ority listed last. Figures, if given, indicate the year of such activity or honor. PAT CHANDLER. Fayetleville, N. C.; Vice-President, Sopho more Class. 2; President Student Council, 3, 4; Varsity Football, 1: Student Manager, All Sports, 2, 3, 4; Ministerial Association 1, 2, 3, 4; President 3; Treasurer 4; Student Christian Association loan Fund 2; President North Dorm 2; President Inter-Dorm Council 2; Commencement Mar shal 3. SHIRLEY COX. Elon College. N. C.; Secrelary-Treasurer Stu dent Government 3; Secretary Stu dent Council 4: Orientation Com mittee 4; Day Student Organiza tion 1, 2: May Court 3; Elon Choir 1, 2. 3. 4: Band Majorette 2, 3: I’rui Zeta Phi Sorority. TERRY EMERSON. Lewes Beach. Del.: Junior Class Legis lator 3: Senior Class Legislator 4: Secretary, Student Legislature 2. 3; Parliamentarian, Student Leg islature 4: Student-Faculty Rela tions Committee of Legislature 3, 4; Assistant Editor Phi Psi Cii 2; French Club 1, 2, 3.; Varsity De bater 1, 4: Philosophy Club 2; N. C. Student Legislature 1, 4; Stu dent Marshall 3: Pi Gamma Mu 5»ocial Science Fraternity, Sigma Mu Sigma Fraternity. BILLY GINN, Mount Pleasant. S C.: Orientation Committee 4; Intramural Basketball, Football. Volley Ball 1. 2, 3, 4; Elon Choir 1. 2, 3. 4; Librarian for Choir 1. 2. 3. 4; President 4: Soloist 3; Touring Choir 1, 2; Elon Band 1. 2. 3, 4; French Club 1; Student C hristian Association 1, 4; Treas urer 1: Co-Chairman Religious Lile Commission 4: May Court 3: iiomecoming Court 3, 4; Music Department Assistant 1, 2, 3, 4: Kappa Psi Nu Fraternity. HOMER HOBGOOD. Oxford. N. C.: Student Council 3; Varsity Football 1. 2, 3, 4; Captain 4; All- Conference 3; All-State 3; Varsity Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; All-Conference 3; ’E” Men's Club 2, 3, 4; Sigma Phi Beta Fraternity, MARGARET JOHNSTON, Try- on, N. C.; Women's Inter-Dorm Council 2. 3, 4; President 4; Dorm President 4: Phi Psi Cli Staff 1. 2; Student Christian Association 2. 3. 4; Secretary 2: Vice-Pres ident 3; Ministerial Association 1 3, 4; Spanish Club, 1, 2; Worn ep’s Athletic Association 1; Com mencement Marshall 3. NANNEETTE MATCHAN, Char leston. S. C.: Student Legislature 4; Inter-Dorm Council 2; Phi Psi Cli Staff 2; Intramural Volley Ball Champions 3; Elon Choir 1, 2, 3 4; Band Majorette 2; Elon Players 2, 3, 4; Orientation Chairman 4; Alpha Psi Omega Dramatic Soror ity; Delta Upsilon Kappa Sorority. MERYLE MAULDIN, Winston- Salem, N. C.; Student Legislature 2; Honor Council 3; Student Coun cil 4; Feature Editor Phi Psi Cli 4; Elon Choir, 1, 2, 3, 4: Elon Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Elon Plaj'crs 3: Ministerial Association 3. 4; Stu dent Christian Association 1. 2, 3, 4: Student Christian Associa tion 1. 2, 3. 4; President 4; French Club 1. 2, 3; Beta Omieron Beta Sorority. JERRY MOIZE. Gibsonville, N. C.; Vice-President Student Gov ernment 3; President Student Leg islature 3; N. C. Stud^t Legisla ture 3: French Club 1, 2, 3. FURMAN MOSELEY, Colum bia, S. C.; President of Student Government 4; Student Legisla ture 3; Varsity Football 1, 2, 3. 4; ‘ E” Men’s Club 3. 4; Chief Com mencement Marshall 3; Kappa Psi Nu Fraternity. . iContinued On Page Four) For These Things By PAT TERRILL During this season of the year the thoughts which arise in the minds of most people are those of the traditional stuffed turkey with all the trimmings, which is the customary menu of the day, along with thoughts of the mean ing of this holiday in relation to our national heritage. Enough can never be .said about the former to the typical .Amer ican boy, who.se stomach knows no certain depth. His supreme desire is to flee home from school or college at the end of this first quarter in order to consume that holiday feast that has been pre pared by Mom's loving hands. Enough will never be said about the heritage handed down to us by our forefathers, but there seems to be one phase of Thanksgiving that has been neglected in the celebration of this autumnal holi day. Perhaps, last summer at the '(each you arose one morning at dawn just to see the sun rise. Is there a more captivating sight than that of the minature fishing I'oats, skimming their way over an ,i2ure sea. kissed by the mellow- gold lips of the rising sun? As the fresh, briny air ruffled your hair while you stood in the sand rnd gazed at the distant, multi colored sails, a surge may have passed through your being, and suddenly life was good. Has there ever been a moment in your life when it seemed as if all the world had abandoned you? Have you at some time felt that even your most intimate friends had lost confidence in you? Just as the last ray of hope seem ed to fade, a playful puppy may have caressed your fingers with his pink tongue or nuzzled his shiny wet nose in your hand, and ill at once you felt wanted, need ed. In this season of the year when our lives are keyed to a lively, almost reckless pace, we should pause from our tasks long enough 1o observe the beauty around-us.- Is it really the touch of glisten ing dew upon the scarlet and orange world of the autumn that causes the sky to appear just a shade deeper than usual, or could it be that we long to discard our responsibilities into a whirlwind of leaves and become children again, free to tramp carefree through the crunchy, crackling world of nothingness: We may outgrow our rights to flee from care, but the right to dream for a moment in the fairyland of na ture is ours forever. The silent beauty of falling snow, the hearty laughter of chil dren at play, the gurgling of a ■tiny stream as it wins a path through beds of stones on its long trip to the sea, the lump in your throat and the feeling of tran quillity which comes when some one you love smiles or touches your hand—all these are incidents of life which mean so much. Some men are thankful for the holiday feast, others are thankful for our Pilgrim fathers, but I am thankful for these things. What gives one this feeling of security and being loved? Some men call It fate; I call it God. person to person By CHARLIE OATES Happy days are here again, and let ae say here and now that Thanksgiving is one of the holidays that mean something special to students in college. When *e think about Thanksgiving, we are aware of several things to look forward to and only a few things to dread, such as tir.aj exams. The best part of it is that as soon as exams are over, we are officiSiUy into out Thanksgiving holidays. That means we are out of school for one weekend and two days besides. Some lucky people are fin ishing exams early and getting off for three days. These few days that we get at this time of year always seem to come when we need them most. With all the activities that o^ cur in the fall quarter, along with the cur ricular work it takes to get "readjusted,'’ it is no wonder that it is impossible to just "take it easy." Now, instead of looking backward, »e can think of the wonderful season we ex pect for our basketball team. There are so many veteran cage men on the squad, that we can see only a successful cam paign. Since we are looking forward to and wish to enjoy our Thanksgiving holidays, it is quite easy at this particular time to get peeved and fussy when we are being lorcd into something that we don't want at this particular time. We have often felt this way after Thanksgiving, but it has .hit us even earlier this year than it usually does. What we are referring to at this particu lar time is the ill-timed Christmas promo tions that started even earlier than usual this year, and we want to lodge here and now our protest against the "dollar-hogs,” who are trying to rob us of our Thanks giving in order to extend the Yule season shopping spree and thus garner a few more dollars for their yawning pockets. When we start seeing these "Shop Early" signs and hearing those catchy slogans that tell us how to avoid the rush, whether we realize it or not, we are having ideas shoved at us, and we realize more than ever the commercialized groups have come to define Christmas tn notliing more di vine than dollars and cents. So many ol our merchants today are rushing the sea son, fearing that delay may enable the competitors to get ahead of them. As I said, it is worse than ever this yea/. Almost two weeks before Thanksgiving, Christmas music could be heard on the radio, and it is actually reported that cu- tain church chimes in one North Carolina community were sending out the tones of a Christmas carol on the night air more than two weeks before Thanksgiving for a church festival and holiday that was more than six weeks in the future at the time. W'e have heard much criticism of the greediness that forces Christmas and Christmas shopping into focus by the day lollowing Thanksgiving, but it is entirely too much to digest when even the church es- start pealing forth Christmas carols full six weeks in advance. It has been more or less a tradition that Yule season i.'iusic should be reserved until after the Tuikey Day feasts, but traditions are tak ing il on the nose this year. Not even old Scrooge, symbol of greed in the famous Dicken’s "Christmas Carol, could have stretched his reach for shop ping dollars full six weeks ahead, and it would seem that merchants would be as hamed to put up “Merry Christmas" signs and the familiar red and green lights be fore the Ides of November. How many times have we heard clerks in the shops and stores mutter on Christ mas Eve that they were so tired they had long since lost the spirit of Christmas, anil the same is true of many of the shoppen. who have battled through the crowds, but I fully expect to hear the same clerks this year declare that they are so tired of tide shoppers that they are physically able to be thankful on Thanksgiving DW- f^r, perhaps it may be just one more thing for which they can be thankful, tli*' Thanksgiving has brought a much-needeil surcease from Yule-season toil. Certainly, as holidays become more and more commercialized, they lose more and more of their true meaning. Let us thcB forget Christmas for a few more days an furn our thoughts to Thanksgiving what it really mean.s. Let us be thankful for what we possess and the good fortune* that have befallen us. Let us realize that Thanksgiving is one link of celebration connecting our faith in our country our faith in our religion.
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