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MA^nON AND go; D
Friday, October 20, 1981
Maroon And Gold
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quarter.
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toUege yeari under the auiipke* of the
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EIIITORIAI. BOARDI
D«i Terrell Editor-In-Chief
Dorli Faircloth AsaUtant Editor
Nancy Johiuon . Aaiiatant Editor
David Marahburn Sport* Hditor
Leonard Kiddle Intramural Editor
Berta Faye Johnson Glrlf. Sport*
H Reid Alumni Editor
Jamei Waggoner Alumni EdHor
Luther N Byrd Faculty Advlson
TECII.NICAI. STAFF
Carl Owen* Linotype Operator
LouU Jonei Linotype Operaloe
Dick More Pres* Operator
R»;PORTERS
Howard Brlggt
Marvin Crowder
Nanc> Ellington
Roger Fletcher
Hamlet HardlnK
•Mclver Henderson
James Holmef.
Etta Howerton
Johnny Week*
Wayne Mahanes
William Martin
John Moore
Frank More
. Earl Murray
Jerry Osborne
Charles Rayburn
Tommy Sparkman
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1961
WEIXOME HOME
Welcome home' Such Is the greeting
which the Maroon and Gold extends to the
hundred! of Elon alumni who will return
to the campus for the annual Homecom
ing weekend, which loom* barely one week
In the future
f)nce each year Eton *tages this Home-
comlnu event, and always it 1* with Joy
that the students and faculty of the col
lege greet the returning alumni, and it
hoped that the returning sons and daugh-
'•rs of Elon this year will l>e in greater
».umbers than ever before.
The oak-dotted campus within the brick
walls was home for thoee returning alumni
for an Important period of their lives, and
it I* always our wish that they will return
to Elon as they return to their family
homes, and may they always find some
thing good and new about the campus when
they return.
NEWS POIJCY
From time to time It is necessary u> re-
peM the news poUcy of the Maroon and
‘ i» geared to the idea
taal the Elon College newspaper is a
semi-monthly publlcaUon. which Im not com
peting with dally newspapers, nor even
with weekly newspapers in the matter of
spot" news.
^,1. Old
When they ,re two days In the past, but
Weekly newspapers count anything as
new which ha* happened within the past
week By the same token, the Marooa and
G^d must account everything „ news
which ha* taken place within the fortnight
or longer period between Issues
The Maroon and Gold, as the official
newspaper of Elon CoUege, has an obllga-
tJon to campui posterHy at well as to the
present generation of studenU, an obllgs-
tion to record event* that transpire on the
campus and within the student bedy and
f.culty That obligation I* „« .Uered bj
f.c, ,h.t „orie* of such evenU may
ave previously been pubUshed In dally or
weekly newspaper, of the area
ath^!l!^ ** Parucular to
events, dramatic presentations and
Then 0' ‘h* area
when they oeeur. but all of them must be
recorded In the .-Baroon and Gold for the
benefit Of thoae who may ,n ihe luZl
history of the Institution.
Such a policy explain. Just why the first
^ue of Uie Maroon and Gold for the im".
« term reached backward into the sun>-
^r vacaUon for stories which may h.^
^IveJEIon diplomas and degrees, then that
ka. ,.w . "hich
^taken^ace since the I... p„vious
-^of the p.p^r U con«dered news-
the
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SENIOR OAK IS LANDMARK ON ELON CAMPUS
By
DORIS FAIRCLOTH
Congratulations to Elon's 1961 Home
coming Queen, Eleanor Smith, and her
Maid of Honor, Dlan Clary. There is no
doubt that we will all be proud on Home
coming WeeWend to present these two
young ladies as representatives of our
school.
Eleanor u-- known by many of you through
the work that ihe has done as Secretary-
Treasurer of the Student Body. Although
Eleanor has been a full-time student at
Elon only -.ince last fall, she has already
gained the classification of Junior, with
a double major of Math and Music. She
is beginning her second year as a cheer
leader. ii a member of the Tau Zeta Phi
Sorority, and at present is an avid foot
ball fan
Dian. who also is a Junior, was quite
active last year £is a member of the Dance
Committee. She also is beginning her sec
ond year of cheerleadlng. Dian spends most
of her day in the Home Economics lab:
however, she is quite interested in the
extra-curricular aciivjtles of business maj
ors.
The choice of these two young ladies to
ihare the limelight on Homecoming Week
end is proof that this year’s Homecoming
parade and dance will not be lacking for
beauty in the line of representatives. Since
this Is the biggest event of the year, let's
all make a point to attend to enjoy the
weekend and to see the new queen crown
ed. This win certainly be an event you
won t wish to have omitted from your scrap
book of college days.
• * * « »
Who was the little girl sitting in the Elon
stands at the Elon-Guilford gaiiK that
cheered each time Guilford made a gain?
Seems she carried on In this manner till
close to the half, when she began to won
der about the lack of school spirit of the
other student* in the stands. When the Elon
team really started proving its potentials,
*he became quite ashamed of the enthus
iastic shouts and encouragements of the
students around her and sat in perplexed
silence. Then, U> and behold, she was sud
denly enlightened after great and lengthy
mental activity: Elon'g team doesn't wear
gold and black uniforms. Surely she
was a freshman! We understand that the
same Uttle hen was quite fascinated at the
Appalachlan-Elon game by the Appalach
ian majorettes' boou. It doesn't take much
to keep some fftlks happy.
Wlth^ Elon College having received Its name from the Sturdy oaks that stand on its campus,
one thing can more aptly be called a true Elon landmark than the * Senior Oak . the gnarled and
bent monarch which reigns supreme over the southwest comer of ‘iio campus. Since Elon s earliest
days, the "Senior Oak" has served as a rendezvous for generations of Elon students, and it still
serves as a meeting place for couples with a romantic turn of mitid. It would be interesting indeed
if one could only know just how many times an Elon guy or girl has said, "I’ll meet you at the
Senior Oak.”
Short Saipa
A ™.n is getun, ^
* food Instead of the wai*res*
• • • . .
Erery man oe«l. Hve wive, _ . „ovle
"eart, ,n t^ush v.let. . hotel chef
MtenlWe aydl«^, . tr,i,eS nur^.’
Has anyone visited the jungle at the west
end of the campu* lately? If* found with-
in the walls of that place they call New
Dorm, where trunks grow In lounges in
which the seeds of good old easy chairs
die without the proper fertilizer, which is
^een and rarer than last year's hot wat-
Perhaps some of you have viewed the
jungle animals creeping about the campus
on the various occasions that they de
part from their natural habitat. The larg-
T aU Is the
cImLn'V' “ ‘he
Campbell Soup Kid when she's within the
Ue The tur
tle, nicknamed HelMon by her victims is
really quite a harmless little creature when
s^ s safely drawn up in her shell, which
consisu of several blankets and a pillow
under w^ch she is completely hidden
elgm hours , night and sev«al hours a
The PIjjsqueak, which is the smallest sn-
her surprisingly and extremely voci-
erous, particularly when she re^nt^. Ue
SLT «
/•IM® extremely rare spe-
cesL, P«rrot. whose ^
thTTunale 1" *‘ea">-heat
w^rquranr'k.rru th^h
ta sUtches. The middle area of the Jungl^
IS ou the Pa^rS
test tub^" ‘ information eoncernlng
-can Elonl."n.‘”r^rari.r
known as' tT"Cl^“*'
TV. HaveyouseenLlUy’i"
The N*se. whieh U a rarltv
oOdlty among known sp^c^V“s
‘.rrderir'fro”' ^ - - -
i-ble curio^y „ p,.dom”l^*"^
-n>e perfect lure for taring this
U« e creatu* *bi*pen.g ,„d secrecy.
But capture mus, be made fi^m the rear
for one .wift FapV the Nose's »o.e wiu’
'CoBtinued on Page pomr)
With Campus Service As Aim
Sigma Mu Sigma Boasts Fine Record
~ t
The Sagma Mu Sigma Fratern- the initial of the Square and Com- there were fifty-seven collegiate
llty. t^ollege student affiliate of pass. No person who is familiar'squares or capters estabUsed. with
the Masonic Order, has had a with the Masonic organization and I the
Masonic emblems will fail to rec
chapter on the Elon College cam
pus since 1950 and during that
eleven-year interval has had a
history of outstanding service to
the Elon student body and the
Elon studen: body and the htmf
Elon campus in general.
The Sigma Mu Sigma Frater
nity was established on the Elon
campus under the sponsorship and
direction of Dr. William M. Brown,
who was a member of the
Elon College faculty from 1948 un
til 1961 and who is recognized as
one of the outstanding members of
the Masonic organization in Amer
ica.
T*e group wa.o first established
at Elon under- Ihe fraternal name
of Sigma Alpha Chi. the Greek
letters of Ihe name standing for
composite group
ognize the Square and Compass
as the joint emblems of Masonry.
In the interviewing years since
1950, the Sigma Alpha Chi has
been transformed into the Elon
chapter of the Sigma Mu Sigma
Fraternity. The group has had
among its members some of the
outstanding members of the Elon
faculty and the Elon student body.
Surveyed from a historical bas
is. the Square and Compass orig
inated as a club of Master Masons
at Washington and Lee University
In Lexington. Va.. in 1897. The
group received a charter of in
corporation from the State of Vir
ginia under the name of the Square
and Compass fraternity in 1917,
and during the next eleven years.
initiating
about 5.000 members. Included
among the initiates were fifteen
college presidents, many Grand
Lodge oJficers and imiiortant pub
lic officials.
The Sigma Mu Sigma Frater
nity was founded at Tri-State Col
lege. Angola. Ind., on Good Fri
day of 1921 by a group which in
eluded three Knights Templar,
■who with nine Master Masons re
ceived a charter from the State of
Indiana. The fraternity received a
national charter in 1924 in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and during the
following five years there were
nine oollegiate chapters establish
ed.. In 1928 the fraternity was ad
mitted to the National Inter-Fra
ternity Conference, and at the
Continued on Page hour)
QuiU At wm
By NANCY SMITH
In these tnnes so "square"
according 10 the standards of
some), amidst the web of every
day life in our society, we come
upon the individual who refuses
to compromise with rules and
customs Imprinted in our every
gesture and thought.
One such non-comformist is
the Bohemian, of which there
are many types. This term can
be applied to a member of the
-kxrt generation." the hipster
commonly known as the beatnik-
another Bohemian type is the
expatriate artist. who seeks
inspiration in a place where he
•an find himseU ... a pig*
called Bohemia—be it abroad or
*0 miles away from the last
somewhere embarked f»m and
labeled Squaresville; the ‘part-
time" Bohemian is the latest aeb-
el to make the scene
Though poverty and an inter
est in the Arts were at one time
the passwords to the life of the
souT-searching Bohemian, today
rents for garrets and cover char
ges at coffee houses have forced
many to suffer through a five-
day-a-week job to be able to af
ford the privilege of donning a
turtle-neclc sweater on the week
end.
Among the pastime indulgen
ces of the modem Bohemian we
find, in most Instances, a spark
of intellectual participation in
the world of creaUvity. In meag- Here's _ .u..._„neu
er surroundings in which the ™ultramiscroscopiesiUcovolcan
luxuries of li/e are cast aside. oconiosls. This word of 45 letters!
DOW Ihp 1nn7A»4 .i_ .. ^
ways, bongo drums, and beard
ed face have been laughed at
and scorned, is on his way out.
From the looks of some of the
crazy clothing being worn on
campus it seems that the spirit
of the hipster is stiU with us.
Though the Bohemians will con
tinue their quest for whatever It
is that they are searching for,
many are realizing that one
doesn't have to be an adventurer
in Bohemia to be creative, for
everyday life can be creative.
a voice
from the
corner
By
DON TEBKEU.
Try to tap a mind deflated of ail literary
ideas for inspiration enough to produce a
readable column is getting to be more ot
a job each time, so I’U just have to take
off on one extensive spiel of luck.
I had hoped that being selected Home
coming Queen would swell the head o£
blushing, (but nosey) Eleanor Smith to ttte
extent that she would start smoking M&rl--
boro's, but such is the luck. Congratula--
tions to a sweet, purty, and charmin®
Mr. Day is directing Arthur WilmurfV
American version of "Noah,” which is
scheduled to open sometime in November.
Tom Kelly, Elon’s newest Bill Troutman,
is to star as the aquatic hero, Noah. Al
though, from W.C. reports, he should have
been cast as the Wolf I'm sure he will do
a splendid job. I'm still on the outs with
Mr. Day, because he promised me the role
as Jackass, and then gave it to Tom Carl-
berg. Thar really ain’t no sech animule in
the show. Good luck to the Players and
their new undertaking.
A new organization has arrived on the
scene at Oak U. The students in the De
partment of Business Administration have
come forth with a Business Major’s Club,
and I’m certainly glad to see it start. Bob
McKinnon is its charter ipresident, with
Tom Carlberg and Ginny Moorefield as
vice-president and secretary-treaturer re
spectfully. They are currently in the pro
cess of setting up a series of interesting
programs tor this year Under that lead
ership, how could they miss?
Leon Smith just doesn’t look right with
out his beanie. Isn^t there some legislature
we can pass to make him put it back on?
I’ve been told he was the cutist thing oa
Veteran's Row!
What goes 99-ker plunk, 99-ker plunk? In
East Dorm, it’s either Durwood Robinsoa
or Allen Foster. 99-ker plunk? 99-ker plunk.
Steve Wall, Jimmie Holmes, Jack
Moore, and Leroy Myers are sure making
It rough on some of the gals over on the
feminine side of the campus. Who’s lead-
ing the race, guys?
The Lyceum Committee has been busy
with skull-sessions outlining a series of
enjoyable fine arts programs. The first
scheduled event is a piano recital by our
own Professor Sahlmann. I'm sure those
who have heard him before will return to
hear him play. Participation at these pro
grams is an essenUal part of a Uberal ed
ucation. I sure hope attendance will be
better this year than it has been in the
fh . opportunity is yours, and it
should be seriously considered.
Dozens and dozens of orchids to Roger
Bednanck, Larry Biddle and Wally Sawyer
"lake this year’s
Homecoming the greatest ever. They
w^keni
into
the 7th
ing this veai- i* “*ver for Homecom-
weekend. campus for the
will rub tfro^^thr^*’"*'^'"
stnicting the Hom in con-
originality, hard ^rk and~"l‘’n?“°"
nique. It takec a 1 i skillful tech-
«;nes pays off in tE 1^7^,
of little feet i, r Pitter-patter
scampers arounrt h ^ as everyone
Congratulations "to The
k'fact ^ ttte n^wlv
a space filler—pneumo-
newly elected
In a run-off elec-
ifi-o to the
tion, B^bby'^WesTT” 1" ^
and Russ Kyle w== ? ®i®cted president,
Kathy Sand'efur had alr^rf '^ce-president
chosen
it will
•as
-eta^easurer. B^e ^
be Ume again
to select the five senators
Intense discussions of music,
art, literature, drama and other
such cultural topics eiiiven
weekend ef the "part-Ume
hemlan. If greatly enthused
whot ke sees and hears,
haps he too wUI try his hand at
producing something cr««tive.
The beatnik, whose skivemly
the
Bo-
by
per-
now the longest word in the dlc-
Uonary, is a medical term for a
lung disease afflicting miners.
Congratulations to our Home-
«oming Queen, Eleanor Snrith
a Tau Zeta, by the way! It won’t
be long intll colorful displays,
(Cootlnued on Page Four
legislative '
year for the Class of '65.
‘'-Oind her new LTur^^
''hen yeu understood
stone on hpr . "’Section to the
Jlations t* SJ** Congra*-
«ns t* Susan Condolonces tn cum ^
Anyone for a party?
'I'hiff said'> I sunr>« . ■ -w jff*-
- ‘-Writer, see ya in "Z