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Page two Maroon And Gold Edited and printed by students of Elon College. Published bi-weekly durlnR the college year under the auspices of the Board of Publication. Entered as second class matter at the '’ost Office at Elon College. N. C. under (he Act of Marrh 8, 1879. Deliverod by mail SI ^‘1 Ihe college year, 50c the quarter. rOMORIAL IU)\IU) Chuck Oakley Editor-in-Chiei John Biggerstaff Assistant Editor Waller Edmonds Assistant Editor James Humphref - Staff Photographer Jo Jones Staff Typist I.uther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor HL'SINESS BOARD James Biggerstaif business Mgr. Phillip Sexton Printing Advisor John Avila - Circulation Mgr. Worden Updyke Press Operator KEPORTCRS Mai Bennett Jo McQuade Vincent Bujan Elizabeth Morris Lucille Burgess -- - Johnny Oakes Ladson Cubbage John Phillips Frank DcRita Dean Robertsoii Charles Foster Jane Robinson Lewis Fowler Jerry Shouse Ruth Geary . Jack Sutton Nancy Greene Ray Thomas Ann Joyce Barbara Tap'cott William Joyner Faye Weaver Jack Kester Nancy Williamson Don Kimrey Jack Wrenn Uichard Lashley Yvonne Winstead WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1958 MAROON A^D GOLD Wednesday, March AN ELON TRIl'.MPH The inauguration program for Dr. J. E. Danieley, wliich proved highly successful in Its every aspect, may safely be record ed as a distinct triumph for Elon College jnd all conceined. Pechaps never .n all the history of the college has any event or series of events proven quite so successful nor satisfying. Through almost a full week the program continued, and there were always congra tulatory remarks after each event. From the faculty piano recital on Thurs- tliy night, through the inaugural ball on Friday, the various Sunday programs, the sludent convocation, the banquet, the final inauguration and then the inaugural lunch eon, only one word can be adequately de scriptive. That word is "Successful!" Especially gratifying to everyone here at Elon was the presence of so many rep- ires«>itatives from otheir in:tti^itioas of learning, for nearly two score colleges and universities sent official delegates to rep resent them and to pay tribute to Elon College itself and to Elon's new piesident. FXECTIONS CP-rOMIN(i It is almost that time again when the students of Elon College will be trekking to Ihe polls to name their student leaders for the coming year, rnd in i.:csc election days is an exxellent time to con- ,sider some of the things which have pla gued student government on the Elon cam pus in the past. A necessary precedent to any election is the nomination of candidates, and in those nominations in past years have arisen many of the problems which have handi capped Elon student government. In other words, too many nominations have been made without due thought and coniidtra- tion. It Is true that efforts have been made within the past year or two to improve the nominating system, efforts to secure a more able slate of candidates, but in prior times there were too many nomina tions made in somewhat jesting manner. Then, in too many cases, ballots were cast without due thought. As the 1958 campus elections draw near, each and every student should think and think seriously before proposing candidate^ and then think still further before voting. Too many students seek office for the honor the office entails rather than for the earn est desire to render service. That condition underlay the problem en countered in the Student Legislature dur ing the recent Fall Quarter, when more than one legislative meeting fell flat be cause of lack of a quorum. It was a case of legislature members who acceptcd their membership without realizing their respon sibility to be present and represent their constituent groups at all meetings, or at least at the majority of the meetings. It is very important that all students in vestigate the previous records of candi- tiates who seek campus officers in the forthcoming elections, checking up to see whether the candidates were present and on the job when they were expected and needed in past offices before voting for those same candidates for another position. Some weeks remain before the 1958 elections will be held, but the time will be .at hand all too soon, and there is certainly not loo miKh time for thought.—CONTRI BUTED. under the oaks With CHICK OAKLEY Inauguration Day Inauguration Day! It was truly an im pressive and historical event which came to a close last week when Dr. James Earl Dai..tic> became officially the sixth pres ident of our college. We, the students of Elon College, wish to you. Dr. Danieley, all the succevs possible to one wno holds the post you have. Inauguration Day pro vided a memorable eveni. lor all concern ed, especially for the generous and expert advice from numerous friends and col leagues from other colleges and univer- biiies. Special congratulations are due to the committee which prepared the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium for its use as an auditorium for the oicasion. In other words, it’s congratulations to the gymnasium dec oration committee, and we al.so extend to one and all congratulations to other committees which helped to make the :nauguralion event a success, and it quita definit^y was a success in that Elon pre sented her best loot forward to the press, radio and television and to the visitors from other institutions. New Look The Elon campus takes on a new look with the coming of parking lots between the dormitories. It was a considerable amount of improvement, and it definitely provides a more modern look for the Elon landscape. And, if the campus is looking better, sc is the baseball team. In fact, the Elon diamond squad looks better each day. Most of the lettermen are back, and I see no reason why we should not once more take high honors in the North State Con ference. School spirit has been sadly lack ing in all major sports this year, and per ennially the students display less interest in baseball than in the other major sports. Such being the case, it s a time for im provement! Let's improve the spirit by giving to our baseballers the support they deserve. The track and tennis teams also show new talent this spring, so let's get out there and support our teams! How about it? Chit-Chat Horse-shoe pitching season came to a ■brief h.aU when the players were told to cease the sport immediately. They were tenaciously accused of tearing the ter- rarp ... It is. rumored that Frank Har rell has been known to table-hop in or der -to get a dale. His friend, Lacy Slay ton, fixed him up with a county •'Miss ' on one occasion. Tne question is who did Lacy end up with on the same occasion? ■ Zac Walker may be looking for a date for all the spring events. He decid ed not to get married becau.se of a child- labor law . . . Jack Kester was seen on tne tennis courts yelling "Next," and then came along a high school junior who beat him . . . Bill Davidson has given up his guitar for golf clubs ... Kay Tyson will never have to worry about money, for she can always scrape it off and sell J to Max Factor ... 1 understand that some guys, when dating to a movie, park their cars back of the State Theatre and cut through an alley ... All because they re ashamed to walk down the street with what they have ... In producina a play a leading actor or actress often lalk for tne other lead. Could this be said^ of Joe Medlock in "South of the Bor- • . . Gator " will surely get a spe- cial award for wearing the best-shined shoes to Sunday Chow . . . Winnie Ann ^atson does not mind workmg in the dining hall so long as we have the present has left us to prepare for the future, but A e promises to come back for all The Crucible performances and all the Tau 2^.a parties ... It is believed that Gor! rion \ancey swallowed the letters Z and Q in a scrabble game to keep f:om S Jig . for the very latest in men's wear >ou can just contact Reynolds Van Qeve . ■ ■ Price and Wayne Taylor i^^sisu that before the hostilities are all he will cut Mr. Taylor down to his ini? n ' ■ hobby is collect- ^ ir„.i, ® “P smoking until after the t.ack season ... And sMll he bums TpaJk a day . . Ken Dudley has no trouble in finding way. lo express hi, “Simplicit- t^ess . Dumb lookin? guy in the wit ness chair . . . And his lawyer is saying lo the jury: "Gentlemen, just look at this defendant. Does he look capable of pre meditating?" Hasta la vista! PJJESIDENT DANIELEY RACK IN CHEMISTRY CLASSROOM In ail the hustle and bustle of Inaugurr.ion Week ceremonies. Dr. J. E. Danieley, Elon presi dent. was still not loo busy to (clurn to the classroom far a whirl at his beloved chemistry. When Dr. Paul Cheek. Elon chemistry picfeisor, was stricken ill. President Danieley immediately stepped in to pineh-hi; for his colleague in daily 8 o’clock classes. He is pjctursd above with two of his chemistry students, Nancy Goforth, of Hendersonville, and Larry Nichols, of Burlington More Than Atmoftphere ... Aeadeiilie Gari> Has Special Meaning The sober dark gowns and brightly colored hoods worn by Elon College faculty mfnbers and other academic guosts at the inau guration ceremonies lor Dr. J. E. Danieley represent more than aca demic atmosphere for the occa sion. The various layers and linings of velvet and silk indicate just which members of the as‘=einbla?e should be addressed as "Doctor" and which answer lo the title of "Professor." The student who knows his col leges can also distinguish, from the mass of color displ.iyed in the hoods and tassels, which colleges or universities each professor gra duated from and with what area of learning each it associated. Tradition has it that this code, as embodied in Ihe various gowns and reg.'lia. reaches back into the Middle Ages, when the universi- ; ties were under the control of the Church and most of the students were monks, priests or other I churchmen. I The unheated college buildings of that day could not keep the chill jfrnm the shaved heads and the j cold bodies of the monks, and ! ;t wa: found that gowns were nec- jessary for bodily warmth and that the hoods served as insulation for ithe tonsured heads. I Added Colors i Colors were added in later years ;al the Universities of Oxford and j Cambridge in England, where the I academic costume, as such, came jinto existence. I The British liked thwr colors niixed, and each university adopt ed or created its own special cos tume, with colors and styles pe culiar to each one. Sometimes each university would have thirty or more different styles of robes. The American system of gowns dates from the 1800’s. In 1895 an intercollegiate commisssion met to form a code which would sta bilize the mass of robe styles so ;hat one might tell al a glance what each garment signified. The rules formulated by that commis sion are still in existence, except for a few minor changes made in 1932. and those rules govern the type of gown and hood worn by each faculty member and aca demic guest at the Klon inaugural gathering. Some Worn Closed The gown fcr the bachelor’s de- ,?ree is worn closed and is pri- Continued on Page Fourl Aroiind With Square By WALTER EDMONDS There are two types of report ers in the field of journalism today, the extrovert is the leg man (an outside reporter, one who walks about gathering the news), and the introvert is the rewrite, that is a reporter who gets news by telephone or ra dio from reporters out on as signment. I presume I would fall under the former, for I must tramp the cla.ssic shades of Elon and ' perceive the tid-bits of news and gossip and hope that somewhere in this jumble of readership someone maybe sway ed to our side, ipso factor, the right side. I am possessed once again with Ihe urge, the urge to light one lousy candle. I could begin with a few fall acies about the school, but I am afraid they would not make print. Take for instance the col umns which support the Chow Hall. They're hollow. My col umn is more solid. Take for ex ample the water situation at times. Now that really gripes me. Think .about it. You pay all that money to go to school, and what do you get? No water and hollow columns. The power of th« pen can do many things but I hardly think it can alter matters. Only you, Ihe student, can alter them. That is where the topic of my column comes info the picture. The topic of student government. Ah! Stu dent government, what a won derful asset to a college, but it can become a tool of discord if not properly employed. It is your student government. A gov ernment by the students, of the students, and for the students is what we want, and ONLY this. If we cannot attain this type of government, then let’s abolish it and turn things and problems over to the adminis tration COMPLETELY! BLAH: Well we have lost a few more dear friends through lackness ot academic require ments. Ah! but Bucky is here, good ole soul, we couldn’t do without him . . . There seems to be a couple of controversial questions on cam pus. W’hen do we get out for spring holidays? Well for those who are interested, the date is April 4, and no fooling— What happen to the flicks on week ends. Promises, promises, noth ing but promises— PLAUDITS: Prof. Jonathan Sweat’s recent concert in Whit ley Auditorium was a little out of my comprehension, but for one to realize the marvelous value of Prof. Sweat’s touch on keyboard is evident and mas terful— JUST JUNK: Gossip left me from this state of obscurity. Of course it takes the right know how. One must know how to serve up gossip with the pro per trimmings. Well that leaves me out once again. Take these incidents at hand. What is the real reason for Janet Burge’s rash? What causes Bev Bentley to change her mind like the tide? Chuck Oakley can find out these things, why can't I? Take the case of Bob Stauffen- berg: you can set your watch by him. I wonder if that "certain p?rty ’ will see fit to his going to the beach during spring hol idays. Come, come, Bob, I don't mean "Bubbles”— Take for in stance the essence of humor is corn; the main part of corn is the kernel, the colonel stays a colonel if he is friendly with the general; the general re mains a general if he’s known in the Pentagon; a pentagon has five sides; a page has four sides; on some four-sided pages the writing runs out and a space- liiier is needed; This is space- niler and I must readily admit It is corn— Now you see what It takes to make up joQrnalism, one of the seven lively arts. So I heartily recommend, you fo read "Under the Oaks” or Campus Notes”, if you want to escape this nonsense. You dear readers see that my favorite topics of print are vacationing. hen I slate this premise, I mean the likes of "Woody” Brown, H^rry Faust, Buck Fle ming, and Woody Woodhouse. have departed for a brief stay ■ ■ . Hurry home boys. MEMOS: Buddy Way, ITK recently signed a 1958 contract «ith the Milwaukee Braves. Bud dy IS due to report to the Braves framing camp in Waycross, Ga this week . . . Elon’s .AAU con tenders suffered a first game elimination in the recent Caro- lina A.A.U. tournament at Ashe- boro . . FINIS. It s that time once again. This is yours truly, bet- *er known in smaller circles as “Square”, bidding you all a temporary fare thee well on the campus jOHN BIGGERSTAFF With the new Spring Quarter now full swing here on our Elon campus [ have asked Dean Hereford and Dean Co' icy to express their views of studcr.i and activities on the campus. I offer you Dean Colley’s ciminents below, and will present Dean Ilcrerords expressions in the next issue cr the Mj. roon and Gold. In presenting them, [ would like to thank each of them for uieir response to my request. Dean Colley en titles his comments What Is A Student? Every college student is—or ougiit to be —acquainted with Noah Webster’s fam ous book titled "New Collegiate Dictioa. ary." It tells me that a student is "one who studies.” The word student comes from the Latin verb "studeo, ’ wliich rneanj "I study,” and the noun "study ’ comes from the Latin noun ‘ studium," whicli means "eagerness, interest, zeal, " accord ing to my litle Latin grammar. College professors have been known to state that some of their students did not know how to study. Some college students have been known to admit that they them selves did not know how to study, and no doubt there is a quantum of truth in many such statements. It has been this writer’s frank opinion for some years that many college stu dents did not know "why” to study; or knowing why, they do not see cause for sufficient study. In their own ways many of these students know how to study, even though study is not too effective. The chief cause for failure by entirely too inany students in college is that they do hot know “how long ’ to study. Success in any worthwhile enttrpriise comes from enthusiasm, zeal, application. One does not prepare an assignment o£ college calibre in history, French German, mathematics, biology, physics, chemistrj'. English, or any other of the relatively difficult subjects in a period ot passive, casual study that lasts thirty minutes, t takes two hours or more for each subject, and a student carrying three subjects ought to have al the very least six hours of preparation per day, while four sul>- jects would entail eight hours of jood, hard and faithful study. In recent decades we have heard a Sreat deal from tne Progressive Movement in Education. One of the favorite slogans of the Progressives is "learning to do by doing.’’ Accepting this slogan as sound and valid, we could safely say that one learns to read by reading; he learns to study by studying: he learns algebra by working algebra problems. His professorj cannot learn for him, regardless of the high interest of some of their lectures. This is the ideal time—if it is not al ready too late—for college students at Elon College to take stock of themselves —to ask themselves some very pertinent questions, such as “How many hours per day have I been studying? How many hours per day should I study tiiis euarter? ■What kind of grades do I want on my pst' manent record here? How many hours have I been wasting my time in all these afternoon naps? How much time have I wasted with my automobile? How many hours do I waste for myself and others— if I'm in a dorm—by running radio anil TV too late and too loud? How much time have I been wasting by visiting dorm mates? What caused some three dozen so-called students to flunk out of college last qoai- tetr? Did I contribute to or cause theii^ failure?”^ A little self-analysis never hurt anyone- Socrates was .button-holing people on the sstreets of Athens twenty-four hundred years ago and telling them, "Know thy self.” One of the British poets talked about leading life to "sovereign power,' Si'S' gesting "self-reverence, self-knowledge and Self-control ’ as means of leadership. Are you—each of you—willing to cut the percentage of failures at Elon College this quarter by studying long enougli? toai and hard study may make you a big STUDENT: short and easy study may make you a little student. What dc you plan in life—BIG SUCCESS or little success? Y’our decision is being written on jo'*'" permanent record in the Registrars Of fice and the Dean’s Office, quarter after quarlcr. ‘
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