PAGE TWO
MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, March is, 1953
Maroon And Gold |
Entered at lecond cUu matter at the |
Post Office at Elon College, N. C , under ;
the Act of March 8, 1879. Delivered by i
mail, $1 SO per college year, 75 centi' tiie
•emcx'cr.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Don Terrell
Melvin Shrtves
H;nion MIkell
David Marsbbum
Sallie McDuffie
H Iteid
Lu'hir N. lisrd
Eclitor-in-Ch:e(
A ':tant Ediior
Af'.i'lant Ediiir
'r.ur- Ldior 1
Girlj Spoit* j
Alumni |
Faculty Ad.i.^ur
shades Passjiig Of A Laiuliiiark On Campus
0/
elon
TEf II.MC AL STAFF
V N Tiiompson Linotvj t- Operator
Kimi lh Harper 1':. , Operator
REPORTERS
By
HINSON MIKELL
All materia! fnr th* Colonnades, campuf
II 'ln- ,y If you have
' C ■ ■ ‘**^ jtOf- '
■fitnjlinii fron th r r your notebook
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T; ■ V .f tis^ '"illor^ . . .
It'
John .Mien
Jo>c;
J(X- btTtliih
Jerry Byrd
Jami'5 Uailiy
Arthur Uavi.s
Ron.ild Deniiari
Jf!rr> Drake
Jani't Kaulkner
Shirliy Fimkett
Sally Gershengoren
Danny Mall
Cameron Little
Eugene Mattiniily
rr;v
•fohn .M:nns
Jiimci Moore
John N'iciioU
Barrj OpelJ
1!;'.! Pi^catelli
Fr,mk nifh
.. J( !iy Rowe
Kli-anor Smith
frank Spoer
Richaid Thompson
Allen Tyndall
- T«rry Vlnlng
Aileen Webster
Willian Whittenton
Di. Winfrey
KHIDAY, MARCH 15, 1963
KLKCTIONS COMING SOON
Elsewhere in thi.s i.ssiie of the Ma-oon « .1
fiold there is puh|j.shed announcement of a
change in the datrs for the annual campus
elect lon.s. which have been moved to an
earlier date than i.s provided in the Student
Body (on.stimtion. the change of date becom-
inK n.'ievsary becau.se the regular ballotinp
fell during the period of the spring
’•^Kation
This announcement of the new election
d.itr^ niiMn.s that date is .Timost upon us
when the students of Klon College must once
moif determine the route which their campus
government will follow during the coming
year, for it i.s now barely ten days until
the filing of candidates for general officers
of the Student Ctovemment .sets the election
machinery In motion
(In Monday after next tho.se students who
have iimfiitions to become* gewral officers
of the Student Oovernment will begin filing
as c;inlidate‘'. and such an event means that
each membjT of the Klon student i:roup,
whether be has ambitions for office or not.
•should p.uise for a moment and give .serious
thoMghl to fli'* r\i-nfs of the next f"w u'-c-v
If student government is to function in as
efficient manner aa it should, it is necessary
th*it b»th thoM* who run and thosi* who vote
should approach the problem with the proper
spirit, realizing that good officers must have
in a strong degree the qualities of leadership,
.‘■(■holarshii). character and willingness to
.er\e lo the fulU-st at all times.
It is always commendable that a person
-should have ambition to become an officer
(if any group of which h** may be a member,
but ambition is not enough. Good candidates
should rc.ilize that ambition for office must
carry along with it a full realization of the
obligations that go with the office
It Is a .sad fact that many times in past
years there have been officTs nhosen for
posts in the Elon Student Government who
did not fulfill all the obligations of their post.
Perhaps thi.s has been tnie to a p eater de
gree among members of the Senate than in
other posts, for all too frequently in years
gone by many .senators have oft-n been
absent when meetings of the Senati- were
held
Perhaps this problem has been less t evi
dence this year than in years gone by but
there have been times in previous y ars
when the Senate found itself unable to act
on needed measures (hie to lack of a quorum,
and certainly such a condition should not
exist Attendance at meetings is definitely
the easiest of all the obligation to meet, and
persons who accept any office .ind then
fail in attendance should never have filed
in the first place.
Students who are considering filing for any
of the campus po.sts for the coming year
Rhould. then, ask themselves first of all
whether they tnily want to serve It Is not
enough that they are ambrtious for a student
government title to place beneath their names
in the annual.
In that respect, it is the prospective candi
dates who need to think well prior to the
upcoming date for filing, but all students
must join in the thinking as they prepar*
to cast their votes for various candidates,
seeking to vote carefully and well for persons
whom they know to have the qualities that
go with capable and efficient service.
The battle of the sexes will never be woo
by either tide; there is too much fratem-
Izinf with the enemy.
--.c.i. . ■■ -w
::i;; : - ir 1 r-
! ■•iiimn. T'iis col-
Ko.n. ■■■:; \ Hicn
Collegf 'lioir >nci its rec^-.oir which lyt':-;
secular music. One per.son hs: s.>.ked n-,
.vh it I to accomplish, frankly, I d-j:'. '
! ' will ciiangc arvthing.
or at ]asl 1 vv.is so inforrw-d Whv !n
on- my n t-k .so of'.cr,' Pr,b.:iiily I' s
I •. 3u=c I like fr*'=h . . Bids to iratem-
■ - .11:1! -ororitics %o out today. To tho.‘e of
.1 . ir. ri'cipicnis, you'll expect me to
advis.- that you be certain it's the right fra
ternity for you. A week ago I would ha\e
iust that but it is too late now. After
;iic initial fii-- of the typical rush ■■cmc-VT
has taken place, most students know what
■ .rial cliih" they would lik" to join. Con-
■ralulations to those of you who are receiv
ing bids today: To Demus Thompson: I'm
o.ne of the 'majority" who heard your letter
read and appreciated it. The wording was
excellent. . . Have you heard about the stu
dent government radio programs? They are
beinu .M. C.'d by Paul Robinson 'WBBB' and
Mike Bryant 'WBAG- and are to leature pop
ular music, interviews, news from the camp
us and similar material. Our student senate
ha- allocated $400 for the purchase of a tape
recorder to facilitate programming. The first
broadcast has tentatively been set for to
morrow night over WBAG. Will you listen '
. . Ha\e you ever had the experience of
being billed for a nickel’ It happened to
me last week when I received a notification
from the Charleston County tr'^asurer saving
that my check fo rautomobik? taxes vv'as re
ceived and was .short five cents. Since it
cost them that much just to mail the bill,
the matter seems unbelieveable, but it's
tnie. I have decided to .send them the pay
ment wrappt*d securely in .several boxes with
newspa|)ers. and to hind the package with
string and insure it. This way, the county
employees will spend at least five minute.s
of county time opening a package for the
collection of county taxes. . . Why is it that
I hear the same people complaining about
the dining hall food always. There are
I among my acquaintances certain consistent
gripers, with whom I'm reluctant to sit in
the c’.ifetoria. Obviously it is not good man
ners to snicker and make otherwise re
pulsive gestures concerning the food. To my
way of thinking this type of behavior is the
mark of one who is exceedingly ill-bred. Such
a situation is deplorable and seems ironical
for this rea.son: by complaining, the per
son whose background and manners are lack
ing satisfies a natural impulse to be pre
tentious. He strives to give the impression
of indignance, whether the food be good or
bad. Thi.s indicates in most cases a pseudo-
altimp! to cover up for something. Think
■ 1; . ut It g. ipers: try not to spoil other peo
ple s meals with your "superior" tastes.
Speaking of complainers. who is the culprit
rumored to have talked thus freely: "One
has to be a genius to come out of that
course retaining what he knew before he
went in." Then there is the newest thought
that Shorthand is slowly becoming pre-
requisite for some courses on the Oaken
Campus — students al.so have been known
to come out of these courses short-a-hand."
These ideas have not been proved definitive
but they certainly imply that the two R's,
Retnling and writing, are .still being taught.
Also, many ambitious students at Elon be
lieve that stimulation is afforded by a per
sonal acquaintance with the "prof" and the
attainment of his banner of approval. In
many such cases this banner has begat a
flag in the final. . . Have you heard the
rumor that Tau Zeta Phi Sorority is con
sidering changing its name to Tau Zitter?
Chances are they’ve been eating too much
candy after their recent project. . . Inci-
^ntaUy. have you ever heard any 0/ the
folk lore of East Dorm? I ha»e recently
added tu Jii.s massive volume "A Tale of a
Rug", based on my personal experiences Mv
roommate and I had wall-to-wall carpeting
unUl last week when It fell through a crack
m the floor. This crack provides rather good
ventilation but we both have vertigo, which
makes us anxious about the situation; this
is because the crack is almost wall to wall.
Our downstairs neighbors who have become
a veritable trash can aren't loo happy either
Help: The End,
Ki inf.' jf h-idmdrk
th(' hJon Ctyii: (;-r;;'jut i.s
:n ihL s tvi- ;: . ;ur. ’ ■ ' th: h's
Soric  ;irl'i>n Hru-'’. whii:h jij.st
!nen r';n'.> \ lo in:;k ' room for
ihe jii’H' hom>' : ^ E.ja's [^r.sident.
The pic;:;., aixjve shows the old
Carlt'in in other days, when
the white frame .structure at the
corner ol H•li^ilrJ and O'Kelly
Streets wa.s being used as a dorm
itory for moji :..ii:','nis-
One I7ii";it .'iln^jsl say in oth:;r
and happier days, for the f::o; thai
the picture itself portrays the old
liuusc- ."^aily dccorated for an
.'l.,rmc'jming vvc-okond. wouU! iiul -
-a.e th.!-, at the particular tiru ■
• '.v;.': >'liety and joy preva'!-
int Nvithin it, f,.ur a„jd vv.i;:-,, 1^:.
:iuch a gala spirit .seems alv. e. , ,
.1! 4e the .students at the time
f tli- annual autumn jubilee.
The picture below portray,- th ■
I otri.u-'ion ot the old hou.se, whiei’.
■arou^h more than seven decades
■i;:d played a part in the life o!
-ion College, with only a portioii
of its stark skeleton and the old
chimney's standing against the ad-
■:i ol progress which is repre
sented by the forthcoming erection
I'I a new and modern brick home
to hou.se the college's president
The Carlton House was originally
buiit ir. k;91 by the late Sam Craw
ford, who moved to Elon College
to more conveniently educate his
children. It later served as a home
for several Elon faculty families
before being transformed into a
student residence, and then in its
final days of usefulness it became
an office for the doctor who served
the college.
I
A V^iew From The Oak
Hv MELVIN SHREVES
Last week when the Board of^
tnistees of the college met on the!
Elon campus for it.s annu'^1 spring!
meeting, a number of active par-j
ticipants in Student Government'
were invited to dine with the board
members.
In my opinion, this was a verv
enlightening experience, for both
the board members and the stu
dents who were present. The stu
dents were very interested in the
welfare of the student body, and
they discussed with members of
the board many of the problems
which the students face on the
campus.
The students got a chance to air
their complaints and grievances
with the "Big Boys," and the mem
bers of the board got a chance to
feel out the opinions of the students
on various subjects.
There are very few colleges that
' give the students and the trustees
a chance to meet with one another
and talk over problems with which
both parties are concerned. The
students 0/ Elon are fortunate in
that respect, but so are the tnis-
I tees.
There ;;re loo many institutions of
..ehcr learning in our .state and our
nstion in wh.ch the Board of Trus
“vS. or whatever such a group may
>e called, is too impersonal. In too
■m my cases, they come, they talk,
they leave; and then they forget
■ibout what has happened until the
•ijxt meeting.
I'm sure that this is not true of
‘he Elon Board of Trustees. These
ratn and women are dedicated to
this college, and they do whatever
they believe is bst for the school,
they believe is best for the school,
comings, and the Board of Trustees
of EUon College is no exception.
N'o person can fully realize the
effects of Communism unless he
lives where Communist conditions
exist. One cannot fully realize the
effects of a tax cut or increase
unless he pays taxes.
In like manner, no person can
fully realize the food or dorm prob
lem unless he eats in the cafeteria
or lives in the dorm. One cannot
fully realize the trials and tribula
tions of the science department un-
less he is working in that depart
ment, nor can he fuUy realize the
worth of a teacher unless he has
that teacher for a course. And no
one person can fully realize the
value of fratemrty life unless he
h.is shared this experience.
The faculty or administration can
not fully realize the many prob
lems of the Student Body, because
they are not members of that body.
The Board of Trustees cannot fuliy
realize the many problems which
Elon College faces, because its
members do not live or work at
Elon.
But you can't ask the administra-
tive officials to stop their work live
m the dorms, go in the classrooms
or eat in the cafeteria just like
members
of the faculty and administration do
eat in McEwen occasionally.) And
I k!” j members of the
M^rd to stop their work and spend
•their time at the college.
So what can you do'’
El^ has taken a step Wward
m tetter acquainting the board
members with the studente and vice
vei-M by the dinner that was just
Wh •, if® ®‘°P here
Why can t the board take a tour
of the campus that its members
can see the conditions which exist
and talk with more students so
that a better understanding of the
students and the school can be,
gained?
'ConUnued on Pag, Four) !
a Yoiee
from the
corner
By
DON TERRELL
The old calendar ha? finally flipped enonoh
pages to land us smack dab in the middle
of rush season. Paddle packin' pledges will
soon be seen meandering hither and thither
doing the dingy deeds of the real meanie
scum masters.
The following is a comhinat'-of tti*  ■
ative "genias” of John Biggerstaff, Maroon
and Gold assistant cd'for in 19.57 and v . -;
truly.
Pledge’s Dictionary
KAPPA — A pair Example: Those
are a kappa loosers.
PSI — What they do during a dramatic
performance. Exam-le: He heaved a psi.
NU — Recent. Example: What’s nuT'
T.\U — Carolini;in footwear. E^amole-
She's a tau heel.
ZETA — Contraction. Example: Zeta fra
ternity pin you’re wearing?
PHI — Another contraction. Example: Phi
ketch ya. I'm gonna whop ya:
MU — Love sonL; of a cow. Example: Mu
moo.
GAMMA — Baby talk for Grandma Ex
ample: What big teeth vqu have. Gamma.
DELTA — Used in cards. Examole: He
delta hand of poker.
SIGMA — Part of a warning. Example:
Watch out. or I'll sigma dog on you.
CHI — Slang for man. Ex.nmple: He's one
heck of a chi.
EPSILON — A laxative. Example: Go get
me a nickels worth nf epsilon .salts.
LAMBDA — A pugilistic phrase. Example:
So I lambda guy on da snoot.
XI - Dialect. Example: Xi in love'’ I is
dat!
♦ ♦ * •
In previous i.-'ues. I have made remarks
concerning conformity and over-conservatism.
Since I am currently quarantined to the
limiting confines of my room, I would now
like to quote a few statements I recently
rend in Hugh Hefner's “Playboy Philoso
phy.”
We have tried to show in previous issues
how an improper emphasis on security and
conformity stifled thi.s country for a genera
tion and we h:i- p pointed to signs that sug
gest to us that initiative and the individual
may .soon agsin be receiving their pro)jer
due. But there has been another stifling in
fluence in America — far more insidious -
that has pervaded our culture since the na
tion's beginnings, yet most of us are only
vaguely aware of its continuing effect on
every facet cf r'lr laws and our lives.
PURITAN]';^' — as stultifying to the mind
of man as communism, or any other totali
tarian concept — has been a part of the
American culture since the country's '','>rlipst
settlers landed on Plymouth Rock, or there
abouts. For it matters little if a book is
burned because it contains an uupopular po-
itical idea or an unpopular moral or re
ligious one - the book has been burned
tust the sam« — and society is a little poorer
tor having lost perhaps just one small voice,
one difference of opinion, one divergent
thought or idea.
We must never forget that this democracy
raws its matchless strength from the con-
iniious free exchange of differing ideas and
V wping open the channels of communica-
wn or even the most unpopular points of
view. Our founding fathers made the oro-
ection of every minority and every mmority
opinion of paramount importance in both
our Constitution and the Bill of Rights, They
recognized that down through history great
men and great ideas have been unpopular
in eir own time. Man learns slowly and
cu ura changes that might otherwise take
years require generations while those that
mig retjuire generations sometimes take
centuries Socrates, teacher of Plato, and
r^ognized today as one of the great philoso-
p ers 0 history, was accused in his own
ime 0 eing without fixed principles and
^ encet to die by drinking poison hemlock:
og . the brilliant and prolific imore.s-
liftj-* paintings during his
mad by despair and
tu T ■ Galileo was twice tried by
the ”^“‘®'^'on for daring to suggest that
th^h revolves around the sun . .
of requires the exchange
Bv k^n better ones,
in niir communication
L - no -matter
culiar Perverse, improper, or pe-
to be ch II' to be considered,
Itt or to be ac-
or bv snm by society as a whole
Portant adt^Tage‘’St”l‘‘f h*"'
J^pr^Mabhshed dogma, is chained to the
P^int^ rS J?