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TWO Maroon And Gold | Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Elon College, N. C., under the Act of March 8, 1870. Delivered by mail, $1.50 tfce college year, 50c the quarter. editorial board Walter Edmonds Editor-in-Cliief Dick Lashley Assistant Editor Ann Joyce Assistant Elitor II. Reid — Alumni Editor Pete Curtis Staff Photographer Luther N. Byrd .... Faculty Advisor BUSINESS BOARD Phillip Sexton Printing Advisor David Horn Press Operator REPORTERS Robert Bennett .. William Mullins Tony Carcaterra William Hcece James Fogleman Gene Rhodes John Frost Ronald Scott Carl Fuller . Darrell Shue Virgil Hov/ell Eli7.abeth Updyke Edward Hughes — Earl Vickers Kicd IJoyd . Ted Webster Robert Lowe Edward Wilkes Wade Montgomery Lafayette Wilkins THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959 V.aKOON ANT) gold Th»rsd»y. April 30 1958 YOUR FUTURE PURPOSE Your destiny is a deep and ever-fresh subject. In the great, seething boiUng-iK)t of lile, your hoi>es, ambitions, and faith a''e mtermixed. From this vital soup emerges a vague, but wonderful thing that man calU dtstinf or will or fate. And fate was of some concern to Greek and Homan cultures several thousand years ago, of such concern that mythology of the time piovided three goddesses who determined the coarse of human life: they are Clotho (Spinner), who spins the thread of life; Lachesc (Disposer of Lots), who determines its length; and Atropos (Inflexible), who cuts H off. To you college students the future wil Ibe determined in a large part by what other people, family, teachers, friends, require of you. Of secondary in>- portance is what your own heart will re quire of you. Of primary importance are the requiremem^ of God found in Micah 6:8; "He hath shewed thee, O Man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of *hee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God." Streaked clay under straining finger tips Warms to Ibe pounding of ponderous hands Reluctantly it becomes palpable. As yet the striving of my soul molds naught But anonymity. Formless, a thing without face, my future 1 Cries out helplessly, hovering be tween Realization and desolation. The lump hardens. If not now, then never To shape a Destiny. The pricelessncss of time becomes too apparent. For each freshman and sopho more time is quickly passing; with it go childhood and home ties. Your good life is your own. Do with it what you will with God’s help But begin now!—SELECTED. BRAT GENERATION So, ours is a "Beat Generation" is it? "This is mo.'^t unfortunate." But don’t wor ry your heads about it. After ail, there will be another, more fashionable, term for the Age of Our Children. And besides, we are so safe and American, We are, at least the comfortable majority of us, "white, Protestant and middle class,” so what can we possibly have to worry at>out? The "Beat Generation.” the hipsters? Why, we probably wouldn’t recognize a hipster if one tapped us on the shoulder and a.sked for a match—or a handout. May be hipsters don't aak for matches—or hund- outs.) He would be just another one of those nameleif "lost souls'* we’ve heard about who eat, sleep, sin and go hungry without the consolation of an afterlife where all men are truly equal and the last Khftll be first. We arc “mature and sensible" people who walk an elm-shaded street to a be-au- trtul chursh in a blackearthed slate in the strongest nation in the world, in the universe, in th« palm of God’s hand. Here in America, the cornucopia of the worki, the home of liberty, equality, de mocracy, Christianity and brotherly love, men rtill without jobs si1 in bars because they can’t face their families; com and ■wheat are burned on the black soli in the midwest while ptgs rot in lime and people in the slums of New Yom, Detroit and San Frajicieco are hungry. One often .hears the story of a Jew who dieil for wbat he believed in, for what he tried to teach. Then there are the vague, the cunfu.^ed, the bipeters, the unemployed, and the huo|^', who don’t know what to fceli^re in—what to live for,—WESTERN CAHOUNIAN. around with square h by SQUARE EDMONDS Greetings from the plastic, personality publication of the old Maroon and Gold, where your time is my time, your business is mine, and the insuKs have yet to de teriorate. Instead 1 believe they are a lit tle more abusive. When I am involved in this epic proluc- t)m I have little time for any constructive ceniuses. (By the dint in me 1 can’t think I'.f any, t.'iat is happening around here.) You had better believe I am far from be ing disreputable, for Elon College "is my essence, and no matter where I go or what I may endeavor, at no time will 1 ever foiget it. This is strictly for the conform- ist.s whc sometimes forget there is humor and drollery in life. column, which is tar from heaven kissing, is for the minority, the group that pacidle.'i in tlie pool of causticism. ni leave the frwecl things in life to the other ladies snd pen'i'-mon of the press. Ever t,o often a per“on or persons will come along with ^ime worthy words of visdom. such as the American Way, con- ti'lnute to a worthwhile and charitable as- f.oc’d!ion, write Mom every single day, and even the clean change of underwear daily; so in the next few lines 1 will turn mimic and offer a v orthy expression or two. Look well to this day, for it is life In it’s brief course lie nil the realities of your exiftance. The bliss of growth, The glory of action. The splendor of beauty. For every yesterday is but a dream. And every tomoiTow is but a vision. But th ■; day well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness. And every tomorrow a vision of hope; Therefore look well to this day. This is the salutation of the dawn. Welcome to the imaginary war of Joe Lewis and yours truly. Let’s see if the old proveibial ’'ex ’ is by your name this issue. If .so, believe you me, there will be no metamorphic change. Scene I A fine spring afternoon adjacent the oval track, locatcd in Burlington, North Carolina, a group of college students, all of whom are males, watch casually as two men are running around the oval track. Joe Lewis, grotesque and physically lazy, is about to conduct his weekly group ther apy cn a ft‘w admirers. It is a small crowd, not a multitude as one might expect. OLD Joe i.s about to lay waste upon some poor unfortunate. Next to them i£ another crowd much larger in size. No! Wait a monMnt, it ks only Wayne Taylor and Jake Chilton. My mistake! Donnie SzydQk, Elon's own Shaggy Dog, is about to speak. Everyone turns away, for what can he contribute to the conver sation? Joe still raves on endlessly pull ing no punches and occasionally bumi.iing a cigarette here and there. The group is somewhat disturbed as Gil bert Gates has just projected a shriek, which can be heard around the oval track, where two nx-n are running. Hank Car mines picked him up by mistake for the javelin and hurled him head first into the turf of the track. Peace is restored once more, and Joe begins once again. Taking time out only fOr a cigarette occasionally. The ironical part Is he is bumming them from Charlie Hawk*. Ba(;k to the setting. The group has de creased greatly, for Charlie Hawks ja«t pot out of eigare'ttes. The whole situation is useless, just as this vmting, for nothing wil] be gained from either. But H does have a moral. Never come out to the oval track, unless you have a carton of cigarettes, for the same two men are still running around the oval track. (Vince Bujan and Tony Markosky). Spring Cnmec Spring comes Gently. aiKl with its conv • ing preparations ape being made for the annual event. Mrs. Jeanae Griffin should feel very proud for'artotber fin« produc tion, of course Ac had the able assisunce of 'liss ^ongraiality of Elon College, Pen ny Fuquay. Help the suctess of the dance by giving your presence on the gala night. Well the old .kpace requirement has caught up with me once again, and I see 1 must close this space filler until tie final issue. Until the next time I’ll be ■writiiig at you. Faculty Wornen^s Group Presents Magnolia Tree For Elon^s Campus There’s a new magnolia tree growing on the Elon College cam pus, planted there last week as a gift from the Elon Faculty Woroen’s Club, and It was quite fitting that the tree was planted by Miss Lila Newman, who has for many years taught art to Elon College students. "rtie only other magnolia tree cn the Elon campus was planted in 1940 by Miss Newman’s father, the late Dr. J. U. Newman, who was one of the members of the original Elon faculty of five which opened the college nearly seventy years ago. That first magnolia tree was planted as part of t.he college’s Golden Anniversary observance, so it was fitting at that time that Dr. Newman as one of the char ter faculty group should have planted it, and it is significant his tree has flourished and grown juf> as the colVge itself has. grown. The tree planted last week un der the sponsorship of the Facul ty Women’s Club was given as a memorial to Dr. Newman and his long service to the college and also as a tribute to continuing interest and service of the New man family. Standing by when Miss Lila Newman shoveled the first dirt about the roots of the new mag nolia was Jack Newman, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Newman, 'Of Burlington and a grandson of Dr. J. U. Newman. Jack, who is 1 la third-generation Elon freshman j tJiis year, placed the second sho vel-full of din about the tree. Mrs. J. E. Danieley, who has been president of the Faculty Wo men’s Chib this year, presided over the tree-planting ceremonies and presented the tree to the col lege in behalf of the club. Presi dent J. E. Danieley received it in behalf of the college. Other officers of the women’s group this year were Mrs. A. L. Hook, vice president; and Mrs. H. H. Cunningham, secretary and treasurer. New officers for the A NEW TREE PLANTED WISPS OF WIgDOlH The greatest fault if to be codscIous of nobe. ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ A jitlerbug is a girl who chews gum and tt wrijley all over. » * ♦ ♦ ♦ An oboe is an 111 wood-wind that nobody blows good. r MISS IJLA NEWMAN. ARTIST WITH A SHOVEL Mis.. 1 la Newman, who normally wields an artist’s brush as the chief tool of her profession, displayed equal skill with a shovel when she placed the first dirt about the new magnolia tree, which was planted la.'st week on Elon South Campus near West Dormitory. It was quite fitting that Miss Newman should have officiated thus in planUng the new tree, for her father planted the only other magnolia which now grows midst Elon s classics oaks, and the new tit'e serves as a memoiral to the ef forts of her father and other Elon pioneers who helped make the college the great institution it is today. coming year are Mrs. F. E, Rey-|the invitation extended to Mrs. W. nolds, pre.'iident; Mrs. Wayne D. p Lawrence, Mrs Taylor, vice president; Mrs. W, D. Florance, secertary; and Mrs. Richard Haff, treasurer. A special feature of the most recent meeting of the club was W. C. Wicker and Mrs. J. W. Barney, wives of former Elon faculty members to become honorary members of the group. • Seen From The West Watclitower Probably one of the least well- known groups on campus is the Student Affairs Committee. Composed of students and facul ty members, th^? purpose of the commjttce is to act as a link between faculty and students. It seems to us that here at last may be our means tor satisfac torily ironing out certain prob lems. As an example of some of the things which the committee is doing, we would like to dis cuss briefly a few of the mat ters considered at a recent meet ing of the group. To one student’s statement that he believed that many stu dents misunderstood the proba tion system, we understand that a representative of the adminis tration explained that the sys tem had been sufficiently ex plained in letters to probation list student* r.nd in orientation classcs. (Personally, we must disap-ee with this attitude. Al though the misunderstandings of many of iis may not be justi fied, they do, indeed, exist, and H would certainly cause less dis content among a lot of students and ferrmer students if the sys tem was more thoroughly ex plained..) One of the main issues dis cussed by the committee was the possibility of initiating a pay- as-you-go siystem in the Hon College dining hall oert year. Further investigation is being made of tills system and of the matter of obtaining a catering jiervice for the dining hall. Also iiscusi>ed by the group was the old controversial qun- By ANN tlon: should students be allow ed to kee_p cars on campus? We bear that the car privilege will possibly be cut out next year for freshmen and all students who are on probation. Someone stat ed that studies have shown that students with cars have poorer grades than those without cars. More and better movie eiuip- ment for next year is another matter with which the S. A. Committee is concerning itself. Discussed also were the mat ters of lack of school spirit and the poor behavior exhibited in chapel by some students. It was suggested that the listening rooms should be kept open more (AMKN) and that containers for cigarette butts should be placed outside the dining hall. Results of this suggestion have been seen already, of course. Some thoughtful person put in a plug for putting campus notices in dorms. The matter of students packing into the girls dormitor ies after meals was mentioned. A member of the administration said that work on the Student Union should be completed in the faH. Looks like from here that thi* little committee has a lot of things on its mind. Possibly someone may di,s*gree with some of the committee’s ideas and decisions and maybe some one has some suggestions for the group. If there is any mat ter which you would like to h»v« presented to the group, we sug gest that you contact one of the members^ among whom are Pete Curtis, John Collins, Jim Humphry, Nick DiSlbio, Sue Fisk or Teddy Standtey. Should someone have missed the announcement, we would like I© mention again th« fact that JOYCE Pee Wee Hunt and orchestra will present a lawn concert in front of West Dormitory fol lowing the May Day program. May 2nd. We would like to present to you the following, unoriginal thoughts: “Marry the boss’s daughter.” —Robert E. Rogers, to the class of 1920 at M.l.T. ■‘W’hat yo« said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank.’’—Liberace, to critics. "What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”—Fortune of the Re public. "I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it *11 to my self. than to be crowded on a velvet cushion.”—Henry David Thoreau. "No man is lont:y while eat ing spaghetti—-it requires so much attention.’'—Christopher Morley. "A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”—Washing ton Irving. "Snobs talk as if they had be gotten their own ancestors.”— Herbert Agar. ■'W tombstones told the truth, everybody would wish to be bur ied at sea.”—John W. Raper. "Men who make no preten tions or being good (» one day out of seven are called sinners.” —ivlary Wilson Little. Genius may have Its Bmita- tions but stupidity Is not thus handicapped.” — Eog^e M. Rhodes. “God looks after drunks, chil dren and Americans.”—James Truslow Adams. "I don't wanna be a mllUon- aire. I just wanna live like one.” —Toot* Shot. here and there By DICK LASIILEX This reporter is going to dispense the usual line of gossip that is common to this column for this once to ‘blow oil some student political steam”. For two years in a row we have nessed the same poltical pictuie here on the campus during our general electioa. Uncontested offices. What the reason foc 'Uis is, yours tiruly can’t say! It could be gross disinterest in student body govern, ment. It could be that there aren’t enough students on our Elon campus who nave enough courage to seek to fill the respon sible offices of cur student government It could be that the majority of the stu dents on the campus th nk that student government is one big joke. It any one of these is the reason for the uncontested offices in our general election, yours truly has deep and abiding sympathy for the students of Elon in the years to come, bfr cause if such apparent deliberate disia. terest continues they arc ^oing to fini themselves without any student government at all. Looking back through four years spent on this campus it is pleasant to remember the REAL Campaigns that were conduct ed prior to our general election, with stu dents hotly contesting for the leading of fices in our student government. As the day of election neared, students at the grill, in the halls, on the campus, and in the dornxitories spoke of nothing but who they hoped would win. Gaily painted ban ners, placed at convenient locations oa the campus, urged students to vote for this and that candidate. The Cow Palace in Chicago at convention time had noth ing on the students of Elon, But, sud denly, through the period of one short summer something left the campus of Elon. That comething was school spirit. It seenu almost unl)elieveable that students who just the year before had been sc enthus iastic about student government affairj could suddenly draw into their "I don't care” shells and just let things drift along. As usual, it’s those who never take part in things that yell the loudest when things don't go to suit them. In other words, the very students uere on the campus who are usually complaining about the rules gov erning them are those wlio have never run for office and possibly arae those who have never even bothered to vote. They know nothing of student government, be cause they have never taken the time to inform themselves about it. They even complain about rules that could possibly be changed by telling their legislative rep resentative about it. However, they wont even bother to do that, possibly because they don’t even know who their repre sentative is. If the students of Elon hope to keep their student government, they must become in terested in student body government. They must be personally concerned with the happening* and activities which concern themtelves and other students on the cam pus. They mu^ seek offices in the stu dent body government and, if they obuin those offic*es, be prepared to accept tlie responsibilities that go with them. Student government is really serious bus iness. It is not something to be taken ligU- ly or laughed at. It is not to be considered as simply a means for a selected group to play at the game of politics. RitiW, it is the body that will make rules and pass laws that will effect the lives of the students on the campus now and those who win arrive tomorrow. It is the mesa* by which students can voice their com plaints and receive action from such com plaints. It is the means by which studeats can enjoy a happier, better lile on the Elon campus. However, this can only 1* true when and if the students of become mature individuals, with eaougli coura'ge and forethought to accept the responsibilties of and be interested in stu- tient govemment. Before stopping, yours truly would Hke to remind you of the great heritage tint is ours thniugb the n»preseDtative form of our democratic national government Would you let our national government f*U apart by not participating in it? U thst should «tart to happen you would *11 ^ up in arms. Kight now Elon’s studeo* government is in danger of falliogsp**^ You are a part of Eton, and Elon it i P*** of you. Will you let your student JOVMS' ment disintegrate? Its success or f»llin* is up to you! SNIPPINGS * The condition of a man is best from what he takes two at a time—^stairt or pills. ♦ * ♦ ♦ » Definition nf a door—something chiWr®* •always get a bang out of. ^
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