MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, Januarv
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Maroo/i And Gold
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REPORTERS
Doc Alston Ann Joyce
Kob Bell Richard Lashley
Mai Bennett Marianne McEvoy
Ladson Cubbage Jo McQuade
Frank DeRita Ann Minter
Barbara Ellis Ebzabeth Morris
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Charles Foster Robert Rickover
Ruth Geary Jane Robinson
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Robert Hall Her.ry Walters
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WEUNESDSAY, JANU.\RY 2D, 1958
EDt'CATION
In the throes of hysteria brought about
by the recent successful launchings by
riussian of two satellites into outer spacL',
there have been many American writer.?
who h3ve pointed to the satellites as proof
of the e'vellence of Russian scientific
training and education, using the same
thing to make an unfaporable comparison
for the American system of education.
However, at least one writer who^e name
is unknown at this writing bas spoken in
anteresting fashion of the Russian educa
tional plan, which provides a government
subsidy for those students \jho can qualify
on the basis of their school work. This
anonymous writer says—
Despite the recent reduction in the work
load of Soviet students, they must still do
three to four hours of home work daily,
and must face a constant struggle for sur
vival in their classrooms. They are graded
eveiy week, and annual exams decide
whether they can go on to the next grade.
The direct reward for .'uccess in eL-men-
tary and secondary school is a stipend for
going to college, which is the only direct
route to a better job and higher standing
In the stratified Soviet system.
Almosi any student who can pass the
entrance exams can enter college, since
the state S2es to it that he is adequately
supported. In the U. S. on the other i.f.nd,
about a third of the top 25 per cent of
high school students cannot go to college,
cliiefly for lack of money.
For most Soviet students, college class
work demands about double the class time
required of American students. If the stu
dent is successful, his stipend may be
doubled or tripled. If he fails, his stipend
is cut. It would be tragic for m.^nkind if
we sought to imitate or compete with So
viet education on Soviet terms.
Soviet educational achievement has been
accomplished at the sacrifice of freedom
of choice for the'individual. We in .'Vmer-
Ica will stick firmly instead to the central
objective of OC'R society~the fullest de
velopment of each indivdual and not in
a pattern set by the govemmeilt.
Quite interesting in this unkno\;|i wri
ter's comments on the Ru.ssian system is
lii-i reference to the teaching profession.
He writes that there is a saying in Russia
that "if you see a man with a car and a
dog and a woman, he must be a professor,
for only a professor can afford all three. '
29.
under
the oaks
With
CHUCK O.AKLEY
Bang! Bang! Bang! Such was the noise
uDon my door. It frightened me, becau,v
] could sense someone in trouble-deep
trouble.
■ Who is It?” 1 bellowed rather heay.y^
lor it irr.t^tcd me to be awakened a. ^,31
'/clock in the morning.
"llclV Help’. It’s me. Beaky,
necessary to add the iater part
name, because 1 knew only one ' Beaky.
I opened th. door hastuy, and there was a
thin, short, pale-faced youth, and without
a second thought or look 1 kuew it was
;.,e Beaky’ i knew.
Between sobs and gasps, he managed
get out the fact that ‘ Square ’ Edmonds
Of Explosives And .. .
in The Realms Of Chemical Wizardry
1
it wa!:n‘t
of
was giving him a hard time and 'cutting
liim BO deeply that he could no longer
lake it. He was shaking all over, out 1 got
dim to sit down after convincing him that
1 would not let "Square ' in.
1 told him that if there was anything
1 could do to let me
but before I
By JO IHcQCADE
There was moaning and gnash
ing of teeth. Maroon and GolC
Exterminators, Inc., had failed
again and I was still around afle-
my second journey thrj^ugh the
Science Building. So Monday they
^ent me to the TIHRD floor.
I tiptoed hastily up the stairs
past the Physics and Biology de-
oartments, then stood on the dread
threshold of the Chemistry de
partment. 1 opened the door.
There on the wall was a n>an,
grinning down at me. But it was
n't a sinister grin; it was a friend
ly one. And it wasn't a live man
but a picture—a painting, rather
—of Dr. Ned F. Brannock, semi
retired Chemistry Professor, and
better known as Elon's "Uncle
Ned."
Courage revived, I ventured a
few feet down the hall. I spotted
a good-looking student of the mas
culine gender and called, "Hey,
coulri you tell me. . . ’’ My mis-
takel He was a professor.
1 h I "’y mistake, either — my
could get the sentence complete , e re N ^^hat I was
plied. Cut Square in your column^ looking for—an interview victim
His name, he told me. was Roy
Epperson, Professor of Chemistry.
He was twenty-five, single, and a
native of Mississippi. When 1
asked him about brothers and sis
'ers, he said. "Well, I was one of
four. Then my mother remarried
My new father already had a cou
ple children, and more were bom
to the second marriage until now
I am one of ten. We call them
His, Hers, and Ours.’ ”
Professor Epperson attended
Millsaps College, a Methodist Lib
eral Arts school in Jackson, Miss.,
then earned his masters in chem-
CLIPPED BITS
They u.sed to say airplanes for the indi-
\idual eventually would be as cheap as
cars, but now they're working on making
cars aj expensive as airplanes.
• « « • »
A New York taxi driver wound up an
argument with another cabbie, "Aw, you
don't know nothin’! You ain’t even igno>
rant!”
* « * * •
It was once remarked of a venerable
Oxford don who refused to retire that he
had all the Christian virtues except resig
nation.
not quite understand two brothers. I beg
your pardon, 1 mean fraternity brothers,
at each others' throats.
"But 1 have nothing on my friend.
Square,’’ I told him politely. Quickly he
replied, "1 have enough to fUl your col
umn." and he proceeded to use colorful
adjectives to the best,of his ability. For
a moment I thought he was a freshman.
I asked him to skip the tid-bits and get
on with the facts, for I wanted the facts
to protect myself from the other columns.
After gathering e»ough material to cover
the subject, I gave him some "rest-easy '
pills and told him to take two before re
tiring. Then, since I'm told there are two
sides to every sLory, I thought it, only fair
to pay "Square " a visit and hear the other
half of a brotherhood ruckus.
1 knew that ‘Square" would be up, for
it was only 3;30 o'clock in the morning
by that time. Ho greeted me with a friend
ly smile (that Around-With-Square smile),
and 1 asked him if he realised the condi
tion he had ‘‘Beaky’' in. He then informed
me that it was not altogether his fault,
but he was assisted by Johnny Mathis’ new
album, "Warm." He could have been sar
castic and played "Too Young To Go
Steady."
"Square” was coming through with
enough dope to bury "Beaky ’ when his
cliubby roommate, Woodhouse, entered the
scene. He looked like a stuffed version of
Sad Sack, who had a hang-over from eat
ing too many pizzas.
1 then dropped in on an old friend, Ken
Dudley, who was clutching a "Dear John”
letter. It was a sad situation, and I felt
like calling the radio station and request
ing "Tear Drops. ’
Stewart Cass and Bill Turner were mak
ing up cruelty jokes on names with
held to protect the grades of above stu
dents. Then, on leaving the "wild jokers,”
I ran into Charlie Heywood carrying two
bags under his eyes. Some guy down the
hall was raising cain about his grades,
roaring forth, ‘ Dye your hair red and
wear purple if you want good grades.”
I went on to the third floor, and as I
reached the top of the stairs I heard a
loud thud and knew that a chemistry ex
periment had gone over with a bang. I
ran to Chris Peterson's room, but every
one looked healthy, so I continued search
ing for the site of an accident. Hearing
groans in the shower room. I .soon found
tiiat Gordon Yancey had dropped his soap
and slipped on it. I managed to get Gor
don to his feet, but the soap was nowhere
to be found.
Lacy Slayton and Frank Harrell were
discussing the girls on the campus they
would like to date but can't. VanCleve
was putting on his ‘‘Old Spice” pajamas,
He-Man Li5>by was lifting weights. Bill
Reece was reading a novel in Spanish, and
Bob Blanchard was playing with his fiddle.
On the way back to the second floor I
caught John Sheppard burying his girl's
picture beneath his dirty laundry because
she had turned him down.
My watch informed me then it was 5,30,
and I knew I’d better get to bed or I'd
miss breakfast. Then, ring-g-g-g!
It was time to get up. as my roommate
tried to convince me. I just wondered why
he doesn’t get choke-d on a pillow sometime.
I hate to think of getting up and facing
people on the way to wash-up. It's like
.‘talking through .t zoo. Harry Faust looks
like he slept on a bed without a mattress,
Jerry Creech's eyes look like left-over slices
of peppermint, Rick Turner looks like be
got all the fouls in last night’s ball game,
and Dickie Burge can't open hi.? eyes for
the first ten minutes. Thank Heaven, the
other half remains in bed till 7;50.
TOLR C(»1PLETED
still seeking the deep, dark
secrets in Elon’s realiTi of nat
ural science, the IVlaJoon and
Gold's chief explorer climbed an
other flight of stairs in the
Science Building this week and
peered into the darkest recess
es of the Department of Cheni-
lstr>. If one is to believe her
account of adventures in the
realms of chemical wizardry,
she was lucky to escape with
her life after viewing more than
on? of the explosive experiments
that so on in that section of Old
Elo’s campus.
on the
uide my tour of the first half of
the chemistry department, and wc
proceeded to "case the joint.”
We had gone only a few feet
vhen a student came panting up
“Excu'e me. Mr. Epperson, is
that stuff I'm heating explosive?”
■'Certainly", the professor an
swered. "Then would you come
and check on it? It's acting kfltf!
funny. ’ Prof. Epperson excus
ed himself and left me stand there,
.'xpecting any minute to be blown
to China. .
But nothing happeoed and seem
ingly aeons later, we resumed our
‘our.
‘‘Now this laboratory,'’ my guide
explained as we approached a
large room at the end of the hall,
"is for Vganic chemistry and
quantitative analysis. The students
take an ore, run it through num
erous tests, and try to determine
how much of what is in it,”
There were rows of work tables
burners, and more such stuff. Mr
Epperson explained the whole
works to me and it was all very
interesting, except that I didn t
exactly know what he was talking
about.
The "next door we came to was
'.he ‘Unknown Room.'’ Now I was
perfectly happy to pass that one
by but Mr. Epperson insisted. I
took a cautious preview through
the key hole and went on in. All
there were were shelves and
shelves of containers. ‘ On thi,
side are the qualitative unknowns.
We give a spoonful of one to the
itudent, who tries to find out
what's in it. We have records to
decide whether or not his anal.v-
-is is correct."
‘ And on this side are the or
ganic unknowns. Here, take a
whiff.” I did. Ummmni! Cinna
mon. "No,” Mr. Epperson said.
"Cinnamaldehyde. Try this.”
"This” smelled like vanilla. It was
vanillin. Next odorama w'as fin
gernail polish, really ethyl ace
tate.
“Now this." he said. B-u-t-y-r-i-c,
I read to myself. Oh well. Why
not? ... I was half-way up the
A all before he got the lid back
Yagh!
Coming out of the Unknown
Room, we passed a glass-case look
ing thing with a -stove pipe on
top, which, I learned, was used
■n experiments where dangerous
fumes were produced. The thing-
a-ma-jig directed these fumes to
the outside and harmlessly up in
to space.
We saw more equipment, includ
ing a tank of distilled water and
a big hot plate, then went dow'n
, istry at Carolina, where he was a each lined with bottles, burners, hall to the stock room. It look-
graduate assistant. Last summer students, bottles and more bot-
he taught at Campbell, and Sep- ties. Down the center of each ta-
tomber found him here at dear ble was a miniature canal system
ole Elon. He, with tour other into which went all completed ex
young Elon professors, lives at periments.
the Neese House, or. as they af- To one side w’as an electric
fectionately call it, “The Monas- steam bath, not used for over-
- I weight folks but to turn solids
His hobbies are folk and square into liquids. Beside this was an
dancing, music ("mostly listen- oven for drying lab appartus.
ing”), and cake-decorating. Also Farther on, a door led into the
he has been active in youth work
of churches for the past six years.
serving last year as Director of
Drama and Dance for the Wesley
Methodist in Chapel Hill.
His philosophy of teaching is
Analytical Balance Room where
stood rows son rows of glass cases
c-ontaining weighing machines ac
curate to the fourth decimal place.
Back into the laboratory again.
Mr. Epperson introduced me to
that a teacher has two primary, Alton Durham, who works with
objectives. "First, having complete[ouke Power in Durham. He was
devotion to his profession. Second, completing his senior w'ork by
being a friend and advisor to his studying pollution of River Hall,
students. His work table was stacked with
My interviewee then offered to gadgets, meters, bulbs, bottles.
ed more like a glass blowing plant,
though, with innumerable beakers,
florence flasks, Erlen Myer flasks,
Durets, pipets, graduate cylinders,
mortars and pestles, funnels, cas-,
seroles, evaporating dishes, bot
tles. a dewar flask, and more
flasks of many, many shapes and
sizes.
There was a hand centrifuge,
a sodium vapor lamp, funnels to
be used with filter paper, micro
burners, bunsen burners, a volt
meter, drawers of "Policemen”
that people put on ends of stirrhig
rods to chase particles out of
beakers, more drawers of more
stuff, and so on and on and on.
We saw ’em all, then came back
into the hall where Dr. Cheek,
another professor of Chemistry,
was ready to conduct the second
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Around With Square
By WALTER EDMONDS
I could start this column off
by poking a sharp stick into the
side of some poor unfortunate
person like ‘Bucky” Fleming,
but I will put the urge to wield
the rapier-like thrusts to the side
tor the present.
Once I quoted, "It's the spirit
that makes the difference" Well
it might have been purely hypo
thetical on my part, but now it
has become a statement of com
pulsion. Our basketball team is
suffering from one of the worst
seasons I have encountered here
at Elon, and I mu.st timidly ad
mit that is an awful long time.
We have a fine balanced team
with several outstanding perfor
mers and above all the capable
guidance of "Doc” Mathis. The
situation calls for full student
body support from everyone, in
cluding the administration as
well. Let’s get behind the Fight
ing Christians and support them
to the fullest measure.
QUOTABLE NOTABLES: Ka
ren Smith, freshman, recently
received a special recognition of
achievement. I thoroughly agree
with the choice . . . Ann Min
ter merely trills her lament of
‘‘Moonlight and 'V.P.I." . . .
‘‘The Stroll" and ‘‘The Chicken”
have lost their popularity around
the campus of Elon, but not "The
Turkey Hop”, it seems to be the
thing. Especially with the likes
of Barbara Ellis and Doris Gad
dis .. . It finally is Uncle Sam,
whe will take the presence of
Buddy Smith off the sTle. Ole
Buddy has to report for his in
duction sometime next month.
I truly hope he is as successful
in the Army as he is here at
Elon . . .
SHORT TIRADE: “Bucky"
Fleming, a state of confusion
within himself seems to be hav
ing his ““ups and downs” in the
arts or labors of love. Even the
Salvation Army neglected him
Christmas. If 1 were to men
tion the realities which have hap
pened to him in the past few
weeks, it would make a com
plete tirade. He is a firm be
liever in not “robbing the cra
dle”, but any bassinet will do
for him . . .
CUFF NOTES: Oral interpre
tation has not helped Mike Er
lich's voice at all, especially in
the wee small hours. The only
comment I have to offer is.
piercing man, too piercing.”
Betsy Watson made a long
awaited visit to the campus re
cently. It was good to see her
once again; she is familiar as
Senior Oak . . , It's also good
for these orbs of mine to see
Sid Varney’s charges in action
once more , , .
OFF THE RECORD; It was
great to have the roads paved
around the camiius. but I would
rather have a dusty "short”,
than a daily ticket placed on the
windshield. We might call these
citations "true street assess
ments" . . . Mr. Garrison and
Beeky have a conspiracy against
me within the walls of Scrooges’
Inn. “Scrooge” just can’t pick
his partners . . . Roberta Mor
rison has returned to the site
after a brief stay in a Durham
Hospital ... It looks like the
lasses of sorority BOB are the
ones to beat in the girls’ intra
mural league. They have a well
balanced club with such per
formers as follows: Martha and
Katie Langley, Marion Glasgow,
Lannie Wright, Pam Dofflemyer.
Nancy Lemmons, Jean Coghil,
Roseline Toney, and Elizabeth
Morrison. Yours truly wishes
them all the success one can
have on the hardwood ,
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
but for one, who basks in the
realm of mediocrity, when it
comes to journalism, I must de
part from the scene . . . Bye
for two more gossip-seeking
weeks . . .
campus
JOHN BIGGERST.AFF
In Tribute
Here’s to one of the most talented, ver
satile, and definitely attractive group? oa
campus—THE ELON COLLEGE M.\JOR-
ETTES. Tiiey are to be commended tor tlie
excellent job they did this football sesson
Besides adding color and spectaole to the
-games, they were helpful in coiitribuJing
to the spirit of the students.
Practically every afternoon the girij
could be found at the band room working
cut new routines and perfecting the old
ones. Their perieverencc paid oft in tlie
best performances that Elon College has
ever witnessed. The students of Elon have
taken great pride in the majorettes accom
plishments and'would be glad to place them
in competition with professionals.
We salute the majorettes—
BARBARA ELLIS, who is a freshman,
plans the choreagraphy and has been In
this type of work for eight years. She was
chief majorette in high school for three
years.
LAURA LITTLj:, a sophomore, handles
all the business affairs connected wita band
and majorettes. She is an expert baton
twirler and has had three years experience
in band work.
KAY TYSON, who is a freshman, has
just been in this type of work for one year
and has shown surprising talent and adap
tation for it. Superior performance is her
job.
SARAH BARRINGER, a junior has had
three years experience in high school band
work and has 'oeen with the Elon Band
for two years. She is a very talented baton
twirler.
BEVERLY BENTLEY, who is a fresh
man, has had her first experience mth
majoretting this year and has an ability
t perform wnich outsiiines many iror?
"aained majorettes.
MARGIE PUTNAM, a sophomore, has
been with the Elon Band two years and
had the honor of being chief majorette in
her high school. She is a very apt twirler
also.
LULU ROBERTS, a ^eshman, has been
with the band for only one year and has
already made herself an indespensable
member. She w'as in the band in higl
school for four years.
l“ieep up the good work girls. You arc a
credit to Elon College!
Little Bits
FLASH!! Hardhearted Square has finally
got what is known as a "love” problem—
he had a fight with himself.
Wonder who nominated Turner Winston
for Freshman Sponsor? Is he that helpful!
From what is said the answer is definitely
YES!!!
Who's the girl who’s become an avid fan
of high school basketball recently? 'W
comments readers?
Why has Doris Gaddis Siken a sudden
interest in New York City?
Well, Steve, you can relax now that
there's a distraction availablt.
Wonder why Sandy Keith has . '«li •
liking for the music building?
Who is it that listens to the record "When
Sunny Gets Blue” every conscious momcnl
—and why?
Beverly B. has taken a new interest in
local affairs lately—could it be because of
Bob?
Congratulations to Bucky Flemming for
a great cover up job at Garrison's Gti
Tuesday night. Too bad Mr. Willet couW”'
be blessed with the same discretion.
If you're in the mood for a good time,
then stick around January 31st at 8.W
o'clock, for that's the time that the Fresh
men are going to ‘‘show the upper class
men how to have a dance." A good U'"®
is guaranteed.
A Good Feeling
Thanks to Miss Alene Rash, Sigma
Sigma Fraternity, and Elon College f
combining their efforts in promoting t «
"March of Dimes Day” on campi;^ *
those making contributions a hearty
The harvest can be seen in the thousan
of children who are walking and recei'iti^
therapy.
Safety Council
A Safety Council was formed tills
after being officially established by a
of the Student Legislature at it s last =5^
sion. This council will handle problems
parking, fire safety, traffic safety, an^
a program planned to educate stu en
in different phases of safety. The
bers are Paul Westerfielo, Peggy
man, Stuart Cass. AI Wittchen, Dick La-
ley, Barbara Johnsc>n. and Bill Tinner.
Closing TIinuRht
Be yp givers of th? d:n'c snci