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p‘ PAGE TWO MAROON AND GOLD Wednesday, October 1956 'Mttrooti 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, Dellvcrod by mall, $lf>0 the collcge year, 50c the quarter. editorial board I>*irry Barnes Editor-in-Chief Chuck Oakley Assistant Editor Ix)uis Campbell Staff Artist Norman Riddle Staff Artist Eddie Robbins .... Staff Photographer James Waggoner Alumni Editor Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor BUSINESS ROAKI) Carl E. Ow^n Printing Advisor nobert Somers Pre.ss Operator SPORTS Sri AFF Walter Edmonds Co-Sports Editor Bill Walker Co-Sports Editor REPORTERS Dorothy Apple David Fry Jack Crockett Glenn Gairett Ed Davidson Joseph Ryals Bill Drummond James Sanderson Joyce Barbour Sue Walters Yvonne Winstead miM Sounding Off ‘ By LARRY BARNES Of Days And Years Long Gone .. When Elon Football Was Beginning WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1956 ITP-COMING presidential ELECTION This should be a big year at Elon and an even bigger one on the national and International news fronts. If the past month or so gives any sort of indication, the month of November will be crammed with hap penings of importance. By now the national presidential cam paign is in full swing, although election fever is noticeably absent. It is early, yet the '52 fervor appears to be lacking. The campaign buttons seen thus far are few. In spite of Republican unity there seems to be little spirit within the party as a whole. They seem to cast a smug com- pl.icency whereas the Democraeic Party Is much more lively. Adlai Stevenson is being rather general in his political speech es and waging a Trumanistic mode of war with a semi-cultural coating. The Demo crats. however, are finding it a hard task to combat the fact that the nation is wal lowing in an era of prosperity. On October 31, the Elon campus will resound to the rjng of student oratory as the case for the Republican and Demo cratic parties is presented in the Wed nesday chapel assembly. Student speakers from the class currently being taught in the History of American Political Parties by Dr. H. H. Cunningham will be on the platform. Jerry Loy will speak on the behalf of the G. O. P. and Jerry Moize will orate for the Democrats. Dr. Cunningham will serve as modera tor of the program which will consist of speeches delivered in support of each of the parties. These will be followed by short rebuttals. On the following day an elec tion for the United States Presidency and Vice-Presidency will be held. The ballots to be used are an exact facsimile of the official ballot to be cast in this state on November Gth. The assembly program and the elec tion is sponsored by the class in the His tory of American Political Parties and is spearheaded by the local chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, national Social Science hon orary fraternity. The purpose of this pro gram and the election that follows is to arouse interest in the national political scene. Flamboyant posters will be placed at vital spots on the campus. You, as Elon students and American voters, are urged to take an active and in- terepted part in the up-coming presiden tial elections. You are the potential lead ers upon whom this country must rely on in the future. Vote November Gth! . . . LEB NEW DINING IIAI.L PROCEDURE The Siudenl Council of Elon has just put info effect a plan to eliminate the horserace during dining hours for dormi tory students. In order for this plan to work It must be supported by the student body en masse. The plan was put into effect in order to alleviate the strained conditions around McEwen' Dining Ilall. Much student criti cism has been overheard in the past three weeks concerning the situation. Now Is the chance that something can be done. Below are listed several changes in the former system (?). Lunch — To start .serving at 12;15 in- rlead of 12;30. Alfowing those students who work or have afternoon labs to eat with the athletic teams. Dinner — Everyone eats by classes. Col ored cards to be issued to the various classes. Seniors cat first. Juniors second, etc. The rest is up to the .student body en tirely. If the majority of students desire It, the plan will operate sufficiently well. LEB. Loose Bits I,ast year’s football captain Homer Ilob- good and spouse. Sylvia, took in the Chris- tian-Apprentice pigskin contest. Ilomer left for the Marine Corps at QuanUco, Vir ginia Monday last . . Betsy Watson, Mar jorie Englebright, Whit Bradhain. and Woody Brown spent the summer carhop- ping at a Hot Shoppe in the nation’s capi- tol . . . Vets Club just about organized. If you haven’t joined do so now. You'll be benofitting' yourself . . . New dining hall plan will function properly only if you. the students, wish it . . . Bid Night has been set back until Ncverhber the 10th. That’s the night of the Elon-Lenoir Rhyne soiree , . Quick Henry, the Flit! Here conies that Square looking for a cigarette . . . Frank Jackson reported to be headed for an appearance on that top TV show, ‘‘I ve Got A Secret”. Seems like he let someone jn on that little deal and ’tis no secret any more . . . Attention Juniors and Seniors! If you haven’t placed your order for class rings, you may do so by contacting Don Johnson, Senior class prexy . . . Frats, sororities, dorms, and campus organiza tions—it’s time to get those Homecoming sponsors elected . , . Let's make this one of the best Homecomings ever . . . Jane “88” Davis is now tipping the threshold ot a lusty 89 lbs. See Chuck Oakley’s col umn for further details . . . ’5fi alumnus Phil Carter now working in the fair city of Greensboro . . . Fleur-de-lis to the hard working yellers of the Fightin’ Christian cheerleading squad. Give them youi ut most support . . . Evelyn Fritts, Cleve Gayle, Jean Cannady, and Sylvia O’Con nell appeared in a fashion show recently put on by Kings in Burling of femme salon fame. . . The Christian seen runing around at the football fray Saturday night was A1- the football fray Saturday night was Al pha Pi Delta’s Bob Blanchard. Good work, Bob. Ditto, Pirate with the Beak . . . Very successful pep rally and dance Friday night. Let's keep up the good attendance . . . Sigma Mu Sigma has set a fine ex ample for all fraternities and soi’orities to follow. They donated their time and mon ey to put up those lights leading up to the Alamance Building . . . Won't be long now until the parlor in West dorm will be leady. Be patient, steadies . . . Sorry to hear about Andy Morgan's home burning down . . . Understand one of the grills across the way is going to start serving pizza pies . . . Seen this summer at the American National Red Cross aquatic school at Brevard were Sigma Mu’s Bob Orr and Sigma Phi Beta’s Charles Foster . . . Hedonist (Comrade) Jerry Moize think ing about organizing a Philosophy Club. More Of The Same Virginia and Carolina Halls are due to receive telephones in the very near fu ture. . Television sets are being considered for these two dorms too . . . Quick Henry, the Flit! Here comes “Brawther” Arthur looting for ends on that cigaroot . . . Con stitution of Elon may come up for revi sion this schools year . . . What happened to last year’s Phantom? . . . Here are a few of the campus dorm phone numbers. Carlton House 9831 Ladies’ Hall 98,'5i North Dorm 9271 East Dorm 98B1 Student Union 9401 Correction Dept. — Under threat of suit, I will have to retract Wayne Taylor’s name as the white leviathan of "Moby Dick” . . Reader’s Digest is offering $41,000 in cash and scholarships as prizes in an Oc tober contest open only to college students and faculty members in the United States . . . Ran through an interesting article in an Issue of RPI’s Proscript recently. It dealt with the changing of the mandatory freshman theme li't In Fnglish classes. In stead of the usual ‘‘HOW I SPENT MY RUMMER VACATION”, “AN INTEREST ING PLACE I VISITED LAST SUMMER or (and I quote “shudder”) “MY HAP PIEST DAY THIS SUMMER”, the writer was dr.slrous of substituUng the more mod ern titles, “HOW TO SPONGE OFF YOUR PARENTS FOR A SUMMER”, “HOW I RAMMED MY MOTORCYCLE THROUGH A POLICE ROADBLOCK”, or 'WHY I STEPPED ON ELVIS PPRESLEY’S BLUE SUEDE SHOES COMING OUT OF HEARTBREAK HOTEL CRYING HOUND- DOG” . Delta Upsilon Kappa’s Francis Knight and Kappa si Nu's John Carver were married in Sanford over the week end . . . That about covers the campus beat of Elo for this issue. Will be back with more of the yellow journalism in two weeks. By JAMES WAGGONER Over the past half centui-y, hun dreds of events have been record ed In the annals of Elon College, and none have attracted greater attention than the exploits of Elon gridiron warriors who have car- * * * 4 FIRST CHAPTER James Waggoner, twice editor of the Maroon and Gold, did much work in the history of bas ketball. baseball and physical lUtl V/II ***• AJiJ ried the colors of the college into educaUon in his student days pigskin competition with other in- and wrote histories of stitutions of learning. There is no better starting point for a recounting of Elon College football than that 1909 season, when football made its first ap pearance on a competitive basis. The memories of students of that era indicate that the young men of Elon may have been booting the pigskin and playing football on an informal basis prior to that time, but the autumn of 1909 was the first time for an Elon team to take the field against outside competition. Dr. Leon Edgar Smit.h, presi dent of the college, was a mem ber of that first Elon football squad, and he recalls that among members of that team were M W. McPherson and Russell Camp bell, ends; Joe Pointer and Joe P Farmer, tackles; Grady Foushee and Sipe Fleming, guards: Ben Joe Earp, center; W. W. "Bill” Elder and Henry Fleming, halfbacks; J W'. Barney, fullback: and “Red Rowe, coach and quarterback. The late C. C. Fonville, a former^ Bur lington businessman, was manager of that first team. Henry Fleming an Alamance native, now deceased was captain of that team. Prof. J. W. Barney, long-time member of the Elon faculty, says that the first game was played on the present lawn in front of West Dormitory and to the south of the new McEwen Memorial Din ing Hall. Elon lost her opener to each never found time as an under-grad uate to do the story of Elon foot ball, so this year, as an alumni contributor while teariing and residing in the college commun ity, he is winding up the task which he started and is record ing the story of Elon football for piesent and future Elonites. This is the first installmeat of the story of Fighting Christians on the gridiron, ♦ * * Members of that 1919 team were L. M. Cannon, squad captain; Hap Perry, “Johnnie" Johnson. Dick Odom. Wade Marlette, Bill Stoner John Smith, Bill Pennington, Har vcy White, L. H. Fogleman, Lonnie Sides, W. H. Livesay, Grady Brown. Park, Crockett, Catiier, and Reavis. Coach Johnson left at this time 10 do graduate work at Yale and later to coach at the Univeisily of Colorado until his career was cut short by death. Corboy Regime Begins Frank B. Cortoy assumed the coaching reins for the 1920 sea son, and he directed the team to three victories in its scheduled seven games. Although exact scores are not available, the Chris tians won over the Lexington Ath letic Association, Chapel Hill and Atlantic Christian College, while they'lost to Furman, Wake Forest, 1 Trinity (now Duke) and Guilford. I I sheer determination to give Trin- lity a real battle, although sports writers all over the state had an- Iticipated a 60 to 0 victory in favor oI Trinity. When the game was over, however, as one newspaper printed it, “Elon upset all dope here this afternoon and drew Trin ity out to a scoreless tie. L. J. Perry in the backfield, was Elon’s right-hand man. He ran the team and did most of the passing. Sup porting him in the backlield was Captain Johnson. In the line John Smith won honors at right tackle. Star of the team that season ar.d one of the great players Oj all time at Elon College was L, J, “Hap” Perry, the quarterback, who directed the team, did iiiost of the passing, and was sensational in an open field. There were other great players that year including L S. “Johnnie” Johnson, John 'vVhitesell, Frank AUston, Gordon Kirkland, John Smith, and Marii McAdams, In the opener of that 1921 sea son Elon triumphed over Lenoir Rhyne 39 to 0 and won her second game from Lynchburg, the score cf that game being unknown. The third contest was lost to Wofford 20 to 7, with the victors held to a standstill during the second half Randolph-Macon won over Elon, but the score was also unavail able. The Christians were barely defeated by Hampden Sydney in a hard and bitterly fought con test by a 7 to 0 score, held Guil ford to a scoreless tie, were de feated by Davidson 47-0, and then closed out their season with thrilling 7 to 0 victory over the Quakers from Guilford on Thanks giving Day. Elon’s team had a better-than- average season in 1922. with five victories, four defeats and one tie. Greensboro High School, 60 to 0,'™, c»/\r» "tw captain and quar- and the Christians were defeated " w 1 by a 12-5 score by the Bingham" “'°*",boy said, “Personally, I think that Military Academy at Mebane. Elon I j ■, ^ iv/r ' season was a success, not so J- Wade Mar- and lost, lette, B. B. Johnson, Dick Odom,|j^^f „neiring efforts Flarry White, Fred Garvey, Joe f^rth by the team to do its ewman, L. M. Cannon, George even under adverse condi- tcok the third contest from the Keidsville Seminary, 22 to 5, with “Red” Rowe directing traffic at quarterback and Barney scoring one touchdown. The Christians won the next two 6 to 0 and 16 to 11, from the Dur- ham YMCA and the Bingham Mil itary Academy respectively. These two games were played at Harden Park in Burlington, in the vicinity of the present Calvary Baptist Church, and more commonly known as the old Burlington Fair Ground. Prof. Barney recalls that touchdowns counted only five points then. Football came to an abrupt end ing at Elon College during this 1909 season, not only because the game had been tagged ‘brutal,” but due to the fact that the fau ulty felt that the squad members were missing too many classe^ That ' last contest was played against the wishes of the faculty, thus resulting in football being abolished at Elon completely for the next ten years. That 1909 sea son. however, had ignited a spark which has since given Elon a long and successful football history. 1919 Football Revival After the close of W’orld Wa: 1 football made a comeback at Elon College after a drying-up period of ten years. The revival of football had been one of the fondest dreams of Elon athletes for a number of years. The re organization of a varsity squad with full equipment set the stage for some great moments and some little ones, some happy events and some sad ones. They all have gone together to make up the interest •enthusjiism, and drama of the fai: .oport on the Christian campus. On the football scene in 191,' arrived some of Elon’s all-time performers, including such pla, as L. J, “Hap” Perry, E, S. “John nie” Johnson, and John E. Smith Coached by the late C. C. “Jack' Johnson, husband of Mrs, Oma Johnson, the Fighting Christians won one game and lost two that first year. At the start of the year, Eloi, met and defeated the Lexington Athletic Association 7 to 0 at Co mer Field, now the Elon bsse- ball field. Lynchburg College won over the Elon eleven 23 ;o 6, and Guilford College edged the Chris tians 7 to 0. Uudjrwooc'l Bill Erbner, E. S. ■Johnnie” Johnson, John E. Smith, i^d Hoi Clark were among the even tions.” The Elon eleven lost to David son 24-0, Wake Forest 7-0, Roa- larters on that first Corboy ele- (score not available, and Ran- VPH 1 ■ , , idolph-Macon 12-0: but it defeated - outstanding event of,Lenoir Rhyne 48-6, Hampden Sid- ney 13-6, Erskine 10-0, Emory- Lnnity C^lege, now Duke Uni- 29-0 and Guilford 20-6 in versity, e Fighting Christians jiyg straight victories. The last ad journeyed to Durham with ^ g to 6 dealock with I Lynchburg. This was one of Elon's EARLY GRID COACH best offensive showings of its ear ly football era. Usual starters of the 1922 ^quad included "Hap" Perry, quarter back; Gordon Kirkland, halfback; McGee Fix, halfback; Mark Mc Adams, fullback: Archie Braxton, center: Pat Flynn and Hal Clark, ends; Grady Brown and John E, Smith, tackles; and John White- sell and Seba High, guards. : The fortunes of football in 1923 were great, not in the matter of wins and losses, but in hard fought I contests. Davidson'took the opener jfrom Elon 19 to 0, Elon took the 'econd 3 to 0 on a 25-yard field 'goal by substitute “Tiny ’ Rich ardson. King College routed the Christian eleven 54 to 6, but Elon >'on the next twCKin a row. topping rfiampden Sidney 12 to 7 and,then taking Emory and Henry 6 to 0 Trinity held Elon scoreless in a '9 to 0 contest, but the Fighting -hristians, in the banner game of he season, barely lost to the Dea- 'ons of W’ake Forest 9 to 6 in a ?ame in which an inch decided the victory. Mark McAdams body lay on the goal line in that last-min ute, fourth-down play, but the of ^icials said that the forward mo tion of one of the Deacons went cross the goal. This game was -onsidered the most stubbornly ought contest in Elon's history ip to this time. Wake Forest was -ated second best in the slate dur ng that 1923 season. Members of the 1933 team were Mark McAdams, fullback and cap tain of the squad; Gordon ‘Chub- a great coach ’T Catawba, rir'v Archie Braxton, who '-ad played every nmute of every contest for the econd straight year; R. Basher, ’uard; Frank AUston, guard; Lem Harrell, halfback; C. E. Sides, half- (Continued on Page Four) COACH C. C. JOHNSON Coach Clyde Carney Johnson, better known to his friends and co-workers as Jack Johnson, was Flon's first coach of foot ball, A former Finn sports star of the days before World War I, he remained at Elon as assis tant coach and laf>r as the col- Icice’s first director of physical education. In that capacity he n as head coach of (he Elon foot ball team of 1919. Jie later did graduate work at Harxarct. Co lumbia. Yale and Noire Dame and hen went to the University of Colorado as head coach of baseball and assistant coach of bfsketb.ill and football. He was taken by death while coaching at Colorado. His n!fe. '-!rs. Oma U. Johnson, also an Elon grad uate, returned some years after his death to the Elon campus and has continued to serve the college as librarian until this time. under the oaks With CHUCK OAKLEY Here we are with the nip of October in the air . . .a wonderful time ot year which offers the year's most vivid colors. Heie at Elon the huge oaks are begin- ning to b^rst into a brilliant gold, orange fnd red. • The weather is demanding a chance in clothing as campus students dig out iheir latest flannels styled in the authentic League manner. As the World Series ends in an excit ing climax, football dominates the conver sation of the ever-faithful spectators, and here at Elon the Fighting Christians are living up to the expectations of their sup. porters. The gratifying thing about this is the support of the student body in the stands with- the competitive drive strnwn by the entire football squad and the spirit shown in the stands. This combination in itself win prove a noticeable challenge to any opposition. The appearance of the Elon College Band at halftime is truly fine entertainment that we will be looking forward to at ; home games. A new organization had been lormed, membership of which is composed entirely of veterans. All veterans are urged to gain membership into this organization. We irill be under the capable leadership of Joe Steelman, the newly-elected prexy. Practice teaching has taken some fam iliar faces from our campu.?. They are Shirley Presnell, Betsy Watson, Wilma Morgan, Paula Loy, A1 Hassell, and Bill Watson. To these expectant graduates goes my sincerest good luck in their cho.sen endeavors. Anonymous In the bedlam of hysteria at a recent football game, one Stump was seen in an embarrassing situation searching for his upper most prize possessions . . . TEETH; K. R., a member of the football team, was seen going into the Librarj’ to , BORROW SOME INK. On January 1, 1957, June Driver will take the solemn vows of matrimony. Con gratulations, June! ‘‘88 ’ is no longer . . . she now weighs 89! Due to the generosity of a potato server in the dining hall . . . will she attempt 90S Sal Scordo, the New York flash, is keep ing the Carlton House supplied with his tales of the big city. Frances Knight and John Carver were married this past weekend in Sanford. Becky Murdock will take the Big Step around December 26. Harold Long recently slipped a sparkler on the third finger of his favorite girl. So date has been set, I hear. Gary Dean has finally found himselt a mate and tcok adv,antage of it. He wa married this past weekend. Good luck, Deany. Dig the “crazy” music our president is playing over Cornbread Matinee. * • * » » On The Brighter Side He was cooing, She was chewing, ’Mid the dazzling of bright lights; ’Twas distressing No caressing— The crowd is too big orwsuch nights. ♦ » * ♦ ♦ No second missing With hugging, ki.ssing, Their loss was made up in the darl The Gods had mercy With poor Percy— The lights died out and left no sparks. * » ♦ » * Alas! their kissing, By electric hissing. Was suddenly turned into glum— Like clouds in thunder, They broke asunder, Tied by a string of chewing gum. Here sat impatiently two folks. Stringing chewing gum Under the Oaks. went CLIPPED FILL-INS Teacher —- “When I say ‘I have "enf ■'■''hat is wrong with that .sentence?’' Johnny — Ifs wrong; you ain’t yet.” * * * * * Elon Professor — “And now. Mr. Jo!'*'- \'hat do you knpw about French syntax, Male Student — “i didn’t kno"' they had to pay for it.” ' • * » • ■ J Professor “Think carefully, and state the number of tons of copper exported from the United States in any given year Student (thinking carefully) — ' year 1492 _ nene,”