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Tuesday, M'ay 22, 1962 PAGE TWO MAftOOX AND GOLD Maroon Aiid Gold Entered M iecood cl»»i mstter »l >be Poit Office «t KioB CoHcge. N. C., wnder the Aot of March 8. 187* DeUvered by m*ll, tl 50 the coUege ye»r 50c the quarter. r^ii^ and printed hy itudioti of Elon CoDege.. PubUthed bi-weekly durmg the mllege yearj under the auspics* of the Board of Publicatwo EDITORIAL BOAKDI JANE MORGAN CKO^ NED AS ELON MAY QUEEN Don Terrell Don* raircloth Nancy Johnsor David Manhburn Leonard Riddle Berta Fa>e Johuaon H R«d Jamrs WaRgoner . Luther N Byrd TECHMCAI Editor-In-Chief Aiciitant Editor AiMStant Editor Sporti Editor lDtramura«'liditor , . Girls Sports Alumoi Editor Alumni Edrtor Faculty Advibon STAFF P N. Thompson Linotype Operator Cari Owenb Linotype Operator Dick More Frt^. Operator BEPORTFJI.S it By DORIS FAIKCLOTH N‘ Gerald Allen Howard Briggs Eddie Clark tSancy Clark Burl Clements Patricia Crewi Juil> Maaes.' Deaiti Marlin Bohhj Ml Kinnon HoUoii ' kUcr Jack Mo/r« Bill Morningstar I iJjryln Crowder . ..... Jerry O»bora« Dixie Gladsort Nancy Hounliw Rex Hardy Tommy Sparkmai Jace Harpt r Mary Anne H Kim Irvin Ted Lea Wayne Mahanek Becky Stephenson Gene Stokes Denyse Theodore Kathryn Tbomaf Sonny Wilbym I. W. E WUliamj TCESDAY, MAV 22, 19«2 •THIRTY” E^ach year when the commencement sea son draws near and when the coU«(j!e year is drawing to a close, the Maroon and Gold also draws another publication year to an end, and It becomes the privilege of the staff members to write the symbol "30” to Indicate a task that is finished. That symbol "SO" is used In journalistic sign lauKuage or shorthand to indicate "The End." It I.- usually used at Ihc end at a single ne“story, but the Maroon and Gold has always used "30" in a larger sense to indicate the end of another scholastic year. Again this spring, it b thf privilege of tile writer to say that it has l>een a good year for Elon College, for It has been the pleasure of the Maroon and Gold to record for its rtadt f' and for the future the stories 9^ very line accomplisiunents and events. Beyond question, the biggest thing In the way of a ncwi. story which has bit the p'.'cs of the Maroon and Gold this year was i tlif' annual Founder'. Day program, which brought Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson Id Ihe Elun (ampus, and that vi.>it in turn ■arried the name of Elon College to news papers. radio Nation* and television stations in many areas . But there was one event and one news itory during the year which rivals even the visit of Vice-I’resident Johnson, and tliat the anourK-ement that the accreditation j of Elon College had bi-.-n renewed by the Southern A.ssociation of Colleges and Sec- 1 ondary Schools. Indeed when one views the I long-rangt valut ol such c:intinued accred itation It seem: quite loglca Ito call it the j • eatest story of the year. Of course, the renewal of ;>;'creditation i had bc?n ‘-.vpt'cted. for tho.se wh labor here I at Elon CclUge m the field of iijKher edu- > cation have done a iood job. Imt the an- Dounrement last winter came as a happy ending to more lhan two years n; special i^^jrk in an institutional self-study i Thif final Itsue of the Maroon and Gold I Carrie; another big Mory. a story wh,i h will meiin much to all members of the .I'nlor .J.‘s of 1962. That tory tells of the 1962 commeni-aiient, which will brinv diplomas and degrri to the seniors, symbol- of sue- ceasful -.rmination of their years ut effort in college. To each of those seniors, the Marwn and Gold extends congratulations upon Uieir at- »■ taining one of fhe important gitals of their It is with pleasure thai we see those M seniors graduate, iind yet there wiU be a certain .sadness at seeing them depart these ■ oak-shadrd environs Each one will be * m!-»ed. Now at this point, the staff of the Maroon iiid Oflld writes the final word of the pap- €. s Volume Forty-Two, and that final word ’■ THIRTY" At the risk of sounding overly-«enti- mental, I must gay that it is with sincere and di.-p regret that I write this column, for I write it with the realization that thif i iu ma!■^.^. the end of my career’ as a member of the Maroon and Gold staff. One jI the strongest threads binding me to £lon ha'- been tied at the other end to "The Ch.it- ter Box," and 1 will always be grateful for having had the opportunity of gaining the cxp-_r ;-nce that writing the column ht yielded me. For lack of space, 1 cannot expresf fully my appreciation to Mr Luther Byrd, but may it suffice t* say that in every I : .iW .H‘ t ' ;.-t for a better ^ " lor whom to work. He ha* been «racioa=., hel} ful, and uaderstandlng, nbd, as I am sure tilt other columnists will at trying time-s his patience seems to h#»» l>een un- -..(liled, despite the fact that feW others can i;l»iin (0 equally ai full a day as tiJi; m|in. In the three years that I have been a member o( the Maroon and Gold staff, 1 have received much criticism, both con demning and constructive, for things said in "The Chatter Box” and for thirtgs unsaid. For the constructive criticism T Uoula like io thank those of you who showed interest enough to express it to me. It difficult to write a column that is pleasing and at the same time interesting or signifi cant to each reader, but it is my hope that I have succeeded at times in provoking a new or enlightened thought in the minds of most of the readers. o i ' carer: and little Miss Ann The coronation of Jane Morgan as Elon’s Queen of May at the college's 1962 May Day festiva is pic tured above Those .hown left to right are as follows: Fred Shull, of Burlington, royal escort; Har riett Hammond, of Balfours. maid-of-honor; Jane Morgan, of Greensbpro. 1962 May Queen, Jim Buie of Darlington S.C., recently-elected Student Body president, who is placmg the crown queen s he?d and Dean Y.tes, of Mayodan, King of May. The !wo .mall attendants, pictured in fro.t of the queen are Ma*ttr Palgf H Ider IT, o; V.anenton, Va.. th'. c.. Register, of Greensboro, the flower girl. " Your Student Goveniiiieiit posed budget {or the year 1962- Speaker Ryals also appointed 1963 This budget was based on various members of the Senate to an expected amuont of $9,000.00 positions in the Senate itself. Wally SERMONS WORTHWHILE Some people are like blotters: they soak it hH up but Kf-i jT >11 backwards. As the time draws near for graduation, an event which closes behind the Seniors the doors of a very significant phase in their lives. I believe that there are few who arc looking forward to this time without some ,nse of regret. Vtany of us have spent a large part of our four years here complain ing about the various elements of the Eloa life, but perhaps the time will come soon when we will look back and see the good ness in this life that we overshadowed by our complaints. Speaking for the majority of us. the four years at Elon have not been without times of regret, of dissatisfaction, and of unhappiness, but neither have they loeen lacking in laughter, in friendly fun. in the security of friendships, nor in moments of pensive tranquility. They have been years ct extensive learning and maturation, if we have allowed them to be so, for the prospects for growth here are normous: We have had opportunities for spiritual growth, for social growfh, and for intellec tual growth. We have had opportunities to ;irow in understanding and in unselfishness, for what place offers greater chance of learning to understad one’s fellow man and of learning to give of oneself than a college dormitory? If we have not profited from the great number of opportunities that Elon has had to offer to our self-development, it is not because v^■e did not see them—it is, rather, because we turned our backs on them. Many of us face the future outside these walls with somewhat fearful hesitancy, for there is a kijid of security here, a warm strurity in familiar friends and familiar places, which is difficult to leave behind. After several years, the roots of a young tree are deeply imbedded in tlie soil. Most of the Senior Class members have made themselves an integrated part of their surroundings during their years here, and it i.s guile natural that the transplanting to unfamiliar grounds will not be complete- 1> without reluctance. But with the seeds of knowledge implanted in them at Elon. tlicy will soon find their intended places in tlie world and begin to bear the fruit of their efforts. The majority of us entered Elon College as little more tlian children, and soon we will leave to face the future as adults. Per haps we haven't experienced an over- * helming intrinsic change proclaiming us «3 such, but after all. what is an adult ex- ti pt a child who has learned to accept re sponsibility? The responsibility is big, but so has been the preparation. So here's lo that thing of which *p to this point I have little understood the mean ing. that little element which remains a part of us long after our parting—"the spirit of Elon." * • * * Good luck to all on exam Happy Vacation! By MELVIN SHREVES On May 9. at 7:40 o’clock, Lynn Ryals, the newly-elected vice-pres ident and speaker of the Senate opened the first meeting of Elon's 1962-63 Student Senate. At this session, several bills of interest to tilt Elon College student body were introduced. The first four bills pre.sented ere (hose of President Jim Buie appointing persons to serve on var- ! u.=. committees. These committees Pie the Dance Committee, chair- ; by Wallace Sawyer; the Elec tions Committee, chaired by Bob Saunders; Entertainment Cominit- tte, chaired by Ken Broda; and the Orientation Committee, chaired oy Russ Phipps. The other bill introduced by President Buie was that of the pro- Since a constitutional amendment was voted on to change the student body fees from $5.00 to $7.50. an other budget will go before the Senate in September based on an expected amount of $14,500. A sixth bill was introduced by Senator Valerie Spangler for the appropriation of $40 for sending a cheerleader to a cheerleading clinic this summer. The author of the bill explained that it is the hope that t'nis money will help to improve Ihe work of the cheerleaders and to improve the spirit of the Elon student body. All of the bills were! Sawyer was appointed the Senate reader; Fred Stephenson was ap pointed the Parlimentarian; Bob Saunders was appointed to the po.sition of Senate Chaplain, and Melvin Shreves was appointed Sen ate Reporter. After the Senate adjourned. Speaker Ryals expressed a few hopes of the Senate for the coming year. He said that the students will be better informed of Senate ac tivities next year. This column will be a regular feature of the Maroon passed with no opposition and signed by the President that even ing. and Gold and information will be made a.ailable to other newt I media. I 'Continued on Page l"ourl Quill At ^ ill By NANCY SMITH 11 thi In the ‘r/orld were placed lo - 4 .-^ae dope would pull out and to pas: th -m I Old aj;.: hat ”benefits. For :rtance 'you can v.hiiiir as you wash your teeth. Week, and Pointed Phriises Things generally balance out. Other people's troubles are never as bad as our own, but their children are always a whole ot worse. Letter home: Hi ya'U: I wouldn't of writ so soon but I was itching (to tell ya'll bout something that happened to me here long bout two weeks back. Seems there was a rucus over 'n the gymnasium, and. natch- crly, I had to mosey over to in vestigate the beginnings of those blood-curdlin yells that must have stretched somebody’s vocal cords a fer piece. Injuns — all over the place. From the movements and yelps of 'em, which 1 heerd as I poked my left ear in the door, I knew they wasn't Seminoles like in the swamp there at home behind the pig pen. No, these was different. As I crept closer and finally dared myself to put my big toe inside the door. I could see swarms of 'em, all with mean looks and with warpaint smeared all over their muddy lookin’ skin. Apparently, the varmits had plumb taken over the May Day celebration, 'cause at one end of the g>m stood the May Queen and her court as if waiting to be sacrificed. They didn't seem sceered. and neither did the crowd that had accumulated; in stead of amoanin' from fear, everybody rolled in their seats cverytime an injun. the hugest injun possible, clomped around the gym floor, giving out a blood- thir.Tty yelp . . . come to think of it, that critter did make my fun ny bone jump when he like to went thru our gym floor after (ailin’ down while chasin' a little squaw. She outran him; ’cause of her name so I heerd tell—her name's Fooldja . . . that big injun thought she was slow, but she ran circles round him. then said "fooldjal" She might have fooled him, but all he hadto of done was to have flicked the whites of his e.ves in my direction and I would have instantly become stiff, like the scarecrow in ma’s garden. Just as I was drawing in my goosepimples, a string of young braves filed out in the middle of the gym and danced like they meant business. 1 couldn’t ’xactly figure out 'Aihat was ailing them. They was yawnin', yelping, and hopping up 'n down all at the same time. Those drums that were pounding as they danced had probably been keeping them awake at night and they were howling in protest. The crowd ap proved of their prote.'t and ap plauded as they marched off. 1 thought fer sure them cotton- pickin' injuns were planning to bum down Elon. One of them was atrying to scare the livin’ daylights out of us by prancing around with a flaming stick in his hand. Funny thing tho, no body was sceered ’cept me. But. then, the onlyest time anybody up here gets bothered about any- things is when things is dull or duller. Everybody was so unconcerned about our savage visitors that .seme of the students evidently just couldn't stand it and had to get ahold of some of the atten tion that them injuns was aget- tin. Right in the midst of all of them you know who a troop of foreign students (westerners) did what they call a "square" dance. Now I know you all always said I was smart about catchin on to things, but. for the ever loving hfe of me, I can’t figure out why ’ dance, circles. they call this a “square They went around in scooted around each other, and crossed back n forth, but they didn’t anymore dance in a square! Pa, you'd better send me some money pronto quickly. I think I’m gonna have to get specks. A girl got to danein out there on the floor n all I can say is, I don’t see double! There was at least ten of her in a line, akickin up her (I mean their) legs. My ears went bad at the same time, ’cause I thought I heerd some body say “she really can can can.” I know I didn’t hear right. All I got was a dirty look when I asked "can what?” There were several other dances. One was this hip-jerkfir —the twist dance that’s going round like swamp fever. Some injun gals had to get in their bit too. They set up a pole with sick lookin faces carved on it right smack in the center of the floor; bobbin up and down and a yawnin they went around and around that pole. They sure got me dizzy! Have ya’ll ever seen a horse with front legs that walked so fast that the hind legs couldn’t catch up? I haven’t either. That’s why, when I took a gander at this here horse dancing across the flo«r. I decided things had gone ust a little bit too fer. I made tracks out of there. My friends had to do a lot of persuadin to get me to believ ing that Elon didn’t go haywire on May Day. I just want you all to know that those injuns that was here must have been aw fully chicken hearted, ’cause we sin’t seen ’em since. Your ever lovin’ dawter, a voice irom the corner By DDK TEERBLl. For three whole months, there will be no feet stomping above our heads, no rock ing Ray Charles or Tokens eminating loud, but sometimes enjoyable, sounds from mid night ’til dawn, no opportunity to watqlt Aubrey Utz at work, no 8 o’clock classes' to attend, no algebra problems to finish in time for class, no compulsory chapel, no anti-smoking lav.’s at the table, no compul sory coat and tie at meals, no terra papers iio free Sunday night movies, no tricks quizzes to face, no sirens to listen for, no fraternity paddles to carry, no cold showers, no meetings every night, (uless its with the mischief-seeking gang), no monthly tuition payments, fewer restriction on you girls, no laws prohibiting road signs in rooms, no midnight oil to burn, no beer-ban laws, no colums to write—no column to write! What am I saying? This past week, I turned my Senate gavet over to the new speaker, Lynn Ryals. The event took place with mixed emotions, I assure you. In a way, it was quite nice being relieved of the duties and responsi bilities of this position, although I thorough ly enjoyed the experience, and certainly lie- lieve I benefited a great deal as result of the experience and associations connected with the office. Opportunity was given me to travel to two other colleges in our confer ence and to Raleigh for the State Student Legislature of North Carolina. An organi zation in which I would like to see Elon represented again in the future. * * * * I hope everyone will go home or to where- ever the call beckons, and have a refreshing summer. It would be extremely nice if all students would return to the campus avidly seeking an edUMtion, and not just a de gree. Elon could be quite a cultural and in tellectual center if the students would take some initiative to make it such. Regard less of how technical your vocational in tentions may be, it would not amount to '' the slightest harm if you were intellectually informed. The following perceptions are honestly not my own, as any critic of style can easily surmise. They have been offered for pub lication in this un-syndicated area by a brilliant, budding genius of lihe literary Twentieth Century, whose name, for fear of antagonization from Harper’s has been withheld. "Without doubt spring has sprung with all the frenzy of a circus playing a one night stand. The ample abundance of life’s regeneration is enough to incite the least confirmed pantheist into poetic throes of ecstacy. And spring’s arrival is enough to quicken the step, enliven the enthusiasm, and brpaden the grin of the most determ ined iconoclast. Of course, the advent of Warm weather does have its “credits” in the ledger of life (there's a touch of the poet in every man’s soul), God’s littlest creatures organize themselves into armed squadrons and attack the hapless humans with ail the Jury of Billy Graham at a poker table, or Carrie Nation at the local saloon. The rise in temperature also indicated the need for more feminine fortitude to control the added guests of the local Lockinvar, who is firm ly convinced that he is unquestionably th? smoothest, most suave, and most intellect- ua'ly succinct male (with the possible ex ception of Richard Burton) since Eve dis covered that darn fig leaf. There are minor considerations however, whea one considers the more pleasant as pects of the season, which has always in spired the h^art of men, even before Orestes, that gallant Greek, decided his mother had to go. And, although times have changed—nymphs and shepherds, lyers and lutes, etc, being definite Republican mach inations to undermine the Solid South—the magic of the season remains unchanged. Those who delight in lambasting the peri pheral materialism of contemporary society perennially delight in aphorizing Spring 'with the gamut of invectives; cook-out with the Kooldes; move into the great outdoors; bring the beach to your backyard, etc. Let the sardonic cynics have their day. A plea for sincere pessimism is not as scint illating as a roseate May sunset, and if this column fails to enrapture, no matter—after all, tomorrow is another day, and a colunm is a column is a column. BORROHTD BRIEFS A pat On the back develops character— if administered young enough, often enough, and low enough. Variety is the spice of life but monotonp provides the groceries. Man of the Hour: The chap whose wife asked him to wait a minute.