Friday, November 3, 19«l
UAROO?^ AND GOLD
the
chatter
box
Bf
•OUS HAI»CLOTH
u quiet In the Jungle except tor
of . roower »Dd «ever«l doi
the crow of « rooner ~
barluni ouulde the Jungle »nd Inside the
wall* of the old oak campui
The Chatter Box would like to employ
thee few Unei for the correction of a
printing error in lait U»ue i Mar»n and
G.ld--The two blood anlmaU In the mia-
dl« region of the Jungle are Dcgowmd».
not "dogwoodi • Sorry, Chip and Hot Lips,
no Impllcatloni. of .Inillarlty were intend-
rd by the management
An amazing thing: Did yo« kaow t^
Chlck«i Llttle i father own* a hatchery
• • • • •
Kveryone 1» well aware of the friction
if
/eryone » wcii — *• -
that hw engulfed Ue canapus for the pait
few week* We are alio weU aware of the
cauae of thU frlcUon. but the cauie of
the cauie If not quite a» discernible. It
may be admitted that some student ac
tion* have brought about the need for cor
rection. but it *eems that the restrictions
that have been placed on the student body
are too strenuous for and greatly exceed
the bounds of fl>e crime, for the restric
tions seem to answer in the negative the
question of whether college sludents are
to be considered adult*.
Most of the students in colleges today
are between the age* of eighteen and twen-
ty-two—at this age, the majority of young
people who Jo not attend college are eom-
pletely on their own, working at adult
jobs and maintaining responsibilities as
effectively as any other adult. They can
do this because they have been placed In
a position In wTilch they experience re-
iponsdbllity and Independence.
One leaves high school and becomes a
college student, which he generally re
mains for four years. During these four
years he should beoome mature enough to
accept the responslbiVtlea of life, if he has
not already done so. If he Is not allowed
to make his own choices, right or wrong,
during the time that he Is a student, when
will he learn to choose for himself?
After graduation, he becomes a small,
but Important part of a vast, independent
world, and if he Is ignorant of the ways of
choice and independence, he is lost. One
cannot walk down the aisle at graduation
a dependent child and become an in
dependent adult the minute the diploma is
placed In his hand, to go out into th« world
as a leader In some field, whether it be
teaching, business, politics, or homemak-
Ing
Laat year the students of Elon College
could honestly boaat of a strong and well-
fumrtlonlng Mudent ^vemmetit run by
mature students who were interested in
the welfare of the student body a* a whole.
„ This student government was backed up by
t ■ * studerfl-faculty committee which seemed
3 ® *ccept the studenta as adulU and which
was willing to listen to any and all prob
lems. complaints, tr suggesbons of these
student representative*.
It seemed that the administration was
aatls/led with the work that the student
tovemment was doing and with the con
duct of the students as a whole, and the
student* were satiafleA with the knowledge
that they were being given the right and
responslUllty of self-government, and they
were willing to do their best to uphold
the truat that was Invested in them This
i, year we have many of the same competent
! student government worker* and many of
the same Student Faculty Commitlee mem
ber*. hot K seems that the policy of trust
has been done away with The guestion In
the students' afitnds is. why?
We cannot over-emphasize the import
ance of an active student government oo
•>e Klon CoUege campus. It has been ef
fective if it is allowed to grow If a per
son’i potential* and his freedom of choice
ia stifled by stiff rules and regnlatiooi,
and If he is not given the opportunity to
1 exerciae the element* in his being that
strtve for right, liKle can be expected a/
him when he is foreed to use his own choice
I and discrelloo, for he will be ignorant of
' experience that is gained through trial
' and error
ba* been said that one goes to col
lege stn^y for academic purposes, and
i not for aoc^al aeavttics This writer wanU
I beg to diaaeoi. TTie elaaanom yields
I • very small per cent of tha learning that
, !• to be gained in college College U the
j place in which one leama to get aJun«!
with othen; it la the place tn which ane
Warns seM-dtociphne and diacretion and,
^ ^ place in which one develops tais
IrndersUp abilities. If we are to be Icad-
--•rs toaurrow. we mmt the op«»
jlenee ct leadership today in order to build
^•pon our poteotlala and our knowledge of
^ wbal right and beat for ourselves aad
Mher*
Maroon And Gold
Enteied a* second clasa Biatter at the
Post Ottlce at ®lon College. N. C„ under
the Act *f March 8. 1879. Delivered by
BaU, »1 90 the coUage year. 50c the
quarter. «
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NEW l'AKS()NA^ils^X)W’l.ETEU NEAR CAIHPUS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1961
AMERICAN IDOLS
The American people were indicted by
religious and educational leaders of var
ious denominations at a recent inter-de
nominational conference held in New York
as worshippers of idols and false Gods, and
certainly the comments of those outstand
ing theological thinkers are worthy of con
sideration.
The theologians declared that all sorts
of false dieties are being worshipped,
among those cited 1>eing "financial secur
ity,” "social status.’” "our Western way of
life," "material progress," "the welfare
state”, "sex", “prestige" and "self". Por-
tfWi.s of a news account of the conference
are given below.
"The false gods are obvious," said Dr.
Reinhold Neibuhr. or Union Theological
Seminary. "The primary one is physical
power and comfort."
In most cases, the chureh scholars point
ed generally to men's belief in their self-
sufficiency—in their own skills and pos
sessions—as the basic illusion to which
they bow.
'The dvlllzed man, unlike tTie 'primtive",
dispenses with the Intermediary image and
makes himself directly the sole object of
his own concern,” said Prof. John H. Get-
ner, of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
But the self-centered modem “gods"
were described in the survey, taken by the
Protestant Journal, CHMstianity Today, as
bearing various names.
"The gods are many, but no matter how
they are called. Zeus or atomic power, Ven
us or libido. Mars or war, they are nat
ural powers and they are always the same"
said the Rev. Gusta\r» Weigel, a Roman
Catholic thealogian,
"They cannot save, no matter in what
era Ihelr aid is sought.*'
America's "standard oi living" was sin
gled out by Prc» W. Stanford Reid, of
McGill Universtty, as the ‘'principal false
god of our time."
"We are so concerned with material pos
sessions that we forget they are the gift
of God and that there are other things
more important." he aald.
In the survey, 25 theologians, represent
ing a wide range of denominational views
and institutions, offered their analysts of
present-day idols.
Inniiaotlal Swiss theologian Kart Barth
said the church itself harbored false gods.
"The false gods of jur age are scientism
communism, and political democracy," said
Dr. Carl F H. flenry. editor of Christian
ity Today. "All trust man's warped pas
sions to shape a paradise on earth."
We live in a democracy; and, as charity,
democracy begins at home Elon is our
home (or the four years preceding grad
uation. therefore Elon is the place in
which we mii.^t learn of democracy and
responsibility. Our iutire depends upon «ur
actions hi the present, and in our future
^^ere will be no one to make our ehoices
for us Knowledge is a result of learning,
and learning Is the result of experieaee.
Every Elon .^udent realiies that com
plete Independence in social aetlvrties,
class attendance, etc.. is impossible, but it
IS possible and coDducive to the goed W
«n to be able to work with the leaden of
the coUege In establishing rules and regu
lations. to govern ouryelves with the guid
ance of thoae more experienced than our-
selve* and those concerned for the welfare
of the students as a whole, and to under
stand thraagh this guidance (he reMMu iw
placing certain limitatioDs oo oursetve* m
our activities. With a system such as this,
^ no doubt that the studanta would
be catiafied with their inttopendence aid
the leaders of the college would be sat^
fled with the resohs of their trust
(Continued Kiom Pace One'
For several years prior to his
retirement from active teaching,
in addition to his work in geology.
Dr. M,ather taught a course in
Harvard's General Education Pro
gram on "The Impact of Science
on Modern Life" He was a found
er of the Boston Center for Ad
ult Education and served for a
time as president of the Adult
Education Council of Greater Bos
ton At present he is especially
concerned with ways in which
science can contribute to the in
telligent organization of peaceful
world on a just and durable basis
Dr. Mather has long been active
in the Baptist Church, and is a
aiember of the General Board of
te National Council of Churches
of Christ in the U. S. A. His
religious beliefs and his scienti
fic training make him unalterably
opposed to any „ dictatorial regi
mentation of society.. He has given
a great deal of thought to the
problem of preserving intellectual
freedom and personal liberty
while seeking national security in
the midst of international ten
sions.
Almost every year since 1947,
Dr. Mather has been overseas,
participating in scientific, educa
tional and religious conferences,
and visiting regions of particular
interest either from a geologic
or a political point of view. He
has had unique opportunities to
"feel the pulse of humanity the
world around" at such meetings
and conferences in many nations.
Dr. Mather was educated in the
public schools of Chicago and at
Denison University and the Uni
versity of Chicago. He has receiv
ed honorary degrees from Colby,
Bates, Union and Beloit Colleges.
He is president (1957-61) of the
American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and has also served as
pr^ident of the American Assoc
iation for the Advancement of
The new parsonage of the Elon College Community Church,
s;; ,*r,r
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way for construction of the new church edifice three years ago.
Mather To Sjjeak For Elon Students
Science, and the National Coun
cil of the Young Men's Christian
Association.
From 1957-eo he was represen
tative of the World Alliance of
YMCA's at the United Nations.
Dr. Mather has been a Senator of
Phi Beta Kappa since 1952, and
has lectured for that organization,
He is a Fellow of the Royal Geo
graphical Society, the American
Geographical Society, the Geo
logical Society of America, and is
the author of numerous books and
articles.
The teaching career of Dr.
Mather began at the University of
Arkansas where he was instructor
and later assistant professor. Af
ter a year as fellow at the Uni
versity of Chicago, he was assoc
iate professor of geology and pro
fessor of paleontology at Queens
University, Ontario. He then ser
ved as professor of geology at his
dlma mater, Denison University.
fk>r ■^ix years.
QuiU At wm
By NANCY SMITH
Rising to the surface after
after a visit to the world of
Neptune last Saturday night,
many of those who spent much
time and effort in preparation
for the weekend feel waterlog
ged with assignments along the
academic line. assignments
which had accumulated during
Homecoming preparatians.
A lot of "busy-ness" went into
the makings of decorations,
floats and displays. Tiiose hust
ling beovers who spent minutes
ours, and even days investing
Wme and energy In Homecoming
are to be corameftded.
In as much as my stretch of
words had *o be "in" before the
game with the Catamounts last
Saturday, it left me ne oppor
tunity ta comment on the out
come. I wffl give insteed a first
imprea&ion of football as seen by
good friend Sh* Nuff McOuff
f»om South Georgia.
Se said it was hinda acciden
tal Khe. 'cause she bad been on
her way home from the annual
bazaar, and she was thinking
about Important things—like.the
time she was thinking ^>eit ha
time she got her first store-
boaght shoes.
Suddenly the cool, crisp night
air was electrified wHh ezctte-
ment m people came from all
directlens, walking, hanging ev
ery which-a-way from can, and
riding cute little ole scooterbugs.
^roi» the shouts of the crowd,
Sho^ 'Nnff cecld tell iftht quick
like that there was going to be
a tar n' fealheilng, a ^aching,
or something, ’cause them fotts
was yelltag best ‘em aad sUo
’em iMve; aad she knew that
this weren't going to be no Sun
day sclKxd picnic.
Then someone let it sbp that
the "pigskin" would be carried
clean over the line, and she
came to the conclusien that there
was to be a mass hag-kiklling
over the county line.
Once inside the fenced off
area where everybody gathered,
Sho 'Nuff was shoved and push
ed until she finally fell onto one
of the wooden planks lined up
on two sides of a simply gor
geous green field marked eff
by sweet little lines. A little
man was going around selling
hotdawgs and hamburgers—
they mast have slaughtered cat
tle and dav«gs earlier. How grue-
sorae can you get! Being a g«n-
tle southern belle at heart,, Sho
Nuff felt that this was just too
much
Just as she was about to get
up and leave, her attention was
cauifht by a line of noarvelous
young men in brightly colored
shirts with numbers on them,
who oame t*ottin^ ®ut onto the
fielcV *he srowd opposite her
let out servants such as she had
never heard. Another stream
of young men came daski^ out
*om the other end of th^ Field
to the delight at the people
arwBd Sho 'Nuff. All thoughts'
of a bMital nature leA her nrind
Gi«is, as may as Sho 'Nuff
coufd eount on her ftngere. dan
ced up and down io gay tx^cfcs
in fKwt ef the rows of wooden
•••nhs, ttimed somersaultfl, and
chanted to the crowd. Once is a
»*ile the crewd, too, chanted
wMi the girls. During the eoiirse
of the evenkig Sho ■'Nnlf, heard
yo«»ng referred to
*> "cheerleaders'.” but she could
from the language around
VI lhal these pe«|^ weren't be
ing cheered-up at all!
Some young men from the two
different sets lined up about
half way down the green field,
facing each other as if ready
to charge. An orange object
shaped like an egg was placed
into position by one of several
men in striped suits, who were
talking aimlessly about. Teet-a-
tetes ceased in the crowd, a
whistle was blown, and that
odd-k>oking egg was kicked into
the aid. Then, by goali, one man
eaught it but was immediately
thrown down by one of those
facing him. That was against all
rules of southern chivalry And
to top it all, the one who cau^t
the egg willkigly gave it up to
one of the men i> stripped cloth
es, and the scraalble over the
egg began all over again
Being a eoimtry girl from a
large plantation, Sho 'Nuff knew
that no egg oould be worth fight-
itig over, eveo though she bod
never seen as egg to th* Ukes
of this one. And when the scrai#-
hie was over for the evenng,
the two groups weren't con^
•ened any longer about the
egg. However, one group of
cheerleaders must have succeed
ed, for their crewd was auch
more Cheerful tkan the crowd
on the opposite side of the field
—and that must ’'mean sora^
tUng!
Alh I tome to the teth para
graph,'in my cehunn I dithcov-
er my typewriter hath one f
mitMng «r broken letter. Gueth ^
which one it ith? With thith in ’
mind, pluth the fact that I’ve
juth about reiinviith my thup-
ply of evet loving oil far my
thweet midnight laai|), i thee that*
1 thall have to Ifeay "Ibo to»g-
for new.
a voice
from the
corner
By
don TBBSELl-
laie Homecoming weekend was again
this year a grand and glorious event! Mis
sing, were^the traditional after-dance 5;&r- f
ties Which^wgre usw^Uy: sponsored by- aj
fraternity or a grot*’ oi,^aternities. TIfcsei
dvere stopped by tbe*tilmg that only ontt *i
event shaU take position on the college
calendar for a given date These parties,
were once a topper for a big social ^eek.-
end at Elon. ' ' ' “
Commendations of the highest caliljei
are in order for tlie people responsible for
producing such a grand weekend. There
was much work and much activity during
khe week prior to Che occasion. Larry Biu-
dle is to be congratulated for the tine
spirit and quality of precision with which
this weekend was executed. His commit
tee did a splendid job under his capable
and hard-working leadership. Not to be for
gotten when orchids are handed out will
be Roger Bednarick, chairman of the
Dance Committee. Roger, iiaving a gift
for making people work, produced an ef
fective setting in the gym for the dance
and brought in the popular Duke Ambas
sadors for music atmosphere.
The parade, again under the leadership
of Mr. Riddle and his group featured
many interesting and amusing sights. The
campus displays were evident of a high
spirit of fervor mounted against the in
vaders from Western Carolina College.
Prize money, reward «f hand work and
original ingenuity^ fattened the treaswry of
several organizations for use during the
activity of the year.
The circulating manifestos and critical
poetry which were popular a lew days ago,
and the orderly demonstrations were cer
tainly good signs rather than threatening
attempts. There was evidence of a tinge of
maturity whicTi felt that it was not being
given opportunity to grow. It may not be
capable of growing without a complete
iguidinig hand, but then again, it just might
grow a little more straight if it's allowed
to make moral decisions for itself.
The series of events which have occur
red during the past several days have
shown an increase in spirit and aware
ness of campus affairs. Whether or not this
has come about as a result of supression
or a rejuvenation of interest and aware
ness has not been answerea in all minds.
However, the important thing is that this
type of thing proves that the college peo
ple of our society are not the phlegmatic
beings some “observers" would have us
be. The "campus of the oaks" is not ex
empt from this same feeUng, which is
felt by the wohle of our college youth and
expressed by an entire nation of demo
cratic people.
Ft. Mable hae been experiencing the
regular flow of retruits from the campus
this fall. It seems as though the Fresh
men, are more willing to take this course
in order to fulfill their military obligation!
What do you get out of college? Ina C.
Brown, professor of Anthropology at Scar-
ritte College put it this way, Yoh do not
get an education in college. If you are for
tunate, you do get the following. 1. An
■awareness of how little you know. 2. An
understanding of how much there is to
learn. 3. A frame of reference within
which to organize what you learn. 4. A
basis for deciding what knowledge is im
portant to you. 5. A desire to continue
teaming the rest of your lite.
Do you know the difference between The
Underclassman and the PH D? According
to Academic Spotters Guide the Under
classman can be spotted by a great var
iety of costume deleting no status what
ever, little better than a layman, and he
IS addressed as “Hey, you,” or "Say, Boy '
The PH.D, now this is a different ques
tion entirely! These are the elite and chos-
the guardians of the Grand Medieval
Aaademic Tradition. The scJendid gown
d^tes honer, dignity, erudition, prestige,
a preferential status on the salary sche-
“ ® *'■ • > SOW markings on the hat.)
^e hood markings agaii proclaim the
academic area and aiiversity of the wear-
gree candidates are careful to se-
ect areas and schools where colors harm-
A man of taste would not teleot
*s*ge greea) where the echool
*>®by blue Bright colors are much
n. ^ ooHfege idfflinistratori to
Md the prqper note of color and ritual
» cemmencement. Addaess them as 'doc-
wr^m a reverent, subdued and^mbl.
now, we'll see yaM
just about two Mteeks. ^ ^
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