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MAROON AND GOU>
Friday, October 2, 1964
Maroon And Gold
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REPORTORIAL STAFF
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Stanly Boune . Grover Huffines
CaroLe Boyle Ann Jennings
Rebecca Brandt Judith Jones
Roy Brandt Kay Lewis
Kenneth Broda Bonnie McEvoy
James Brown Bert Morrison
Lynwood Brown Barbara Price
Alex Burnette William Rice
Joe Cote Barbara Rix
Terry Cox Andrew Rohrs
Susan Ferguson Gay Saunders
Roni George James Self
Louise Grabenstetter Dolan Tolbert
Kenneth Harper Ken Woodruff
Richard Hedrick Diane Woolard
Scott Zimmerman
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1964
A CERTAIN FRKSHMAN
A certain Freshman entered the college of
his choice to prepare for Life.
Now this Freshman, as most Freshman,
was filled with a desire to prove himself—
to show the folks at home that while he
had act done his best in high school he
bad the ability within him to do better and
be would dig in and make the grade.
And this Freshman, as most Freshmen,
had ideals. He had come from a home in
which love was to be found. He had great
bopes. great dreams, great ambitions.
"Don't take Geology from Dr. Rock," they
said; “he's hard'"
"Don't get Dr. Atom for Science, if you
can help it,’’ they said; "he'll split you!"
"Watch out for Dr. Propkicker in Re
ligion." they said; "if you flunk the final
you'll flunk the course.”
"You'll never make it in E>iglish under
Dr Keatson," they said; "if you split a
comma you’ve had it.”
"Beware of Math under Dr. Thagoras,"
they said; 'he'll reduce you to a simpler
term — like zero!"
In due time, this Freshman, as most Fresh
men, began to doubt his ability. After all,
"the\ i^id.” and they were upper cla.ssmea.
They knew'
In a strange environment this lonely home
sick Freshman, as most Freshmen, sweat
it out for two weeks. He was ripe for the
killing. Old Scuttlebut was doing its job.
And tl«m one day, this Freshman, as most
Freshmen, decided to confide in someone^
the Dean, his Advisor, the President of tln
Junior Class or the Campus Pastor—and
thi.s Freshman laid his fears on the table.
"Isn't it strange. " .said hi$ couns«lor. "that
these upper classmen pre still here?”
"What do you menn?” asked the Fresh
man
"Well.’’ replied the counsellor, "if Dr.
Rcx^k is to hard and Dr Propkicked flunks
everybody who flunks the final, isn't it
strange that so many Freshmen pa.ssed
last year'’’’
And then this Freshman, as most Fresh
men, said, "You n>ean . .
And hii counsellor replied. "Yes, never
let an upper classman scare you. This is
the worst form of hazing we have in this
college. To be sure, the cour.ses are not
easy. But you didn't come here for easy
courses. You came here to prepare yourself
for Life and Life is never easy. To be sure,
you'll hifte to study as you never did in
high school, but you know that. Any student
who can enter this college can graduate
Irom this college if he works at it."
And so this Freshman, as most Freshmen,
realized (hat the day of the left-handed
monkey wmch, the knibblin pin and the
snipe hunt wa.H not over and that he had
been taken in. And he buckled down to
work and passed everything!
And the next year, this Sophomore, as
most Sophomores, said to a lonely Freshman
waring the dink. "Don't take Flycasting from
Dr. Baits You'll surely flounder!"
And that Freshman — as most Freshmea—
fought it out stayed—CLIPPED.
or Wbdom
Triumph is just "umph” aded to "tiy."
Too many people quit looking for work
when they find a job.
Don't worry about finding your station
in life. Someone will lell you where to get
off
It often shows a fine confunand of language
to say nothing.
To make a long story short, there's noth
ing like having the bo^ walk in.
k
a view
from
the oak
By
MELVIN SHREVES
Politics On Campus
Between now and the General Ejection
in November, the Elon campus, like the
entire naiton, will be as lively as a bee hive
in the middle of the honey season. Friends
will argue among themselves; roommates
will maintain their distance. Politics will
be in thi- air.
The Maroon and Gold and its staff will be
busy too We plan to cover the activities of
the Young Democrats and the Young Re
publicans as closely as possible, but we too
will maintain our distance.
During the campaign, the Maroon and
Gold will follow a non-partisan policy toward
the candidates, the issues, the platforms,
and the parties. But we are not going to
just stand still while the parade goes by.
Together with the Public Relations Bureau,
the Student Government Association, and
Dr. H. H. Cunningham’s Political Science
49 class, the Maroon and Gold will intro
duce The Oakland Survey. The survey will
publish the results of campus samplings
on political preferences among three major
groups on campus: the student body, the
faculty and staff, and the Poly Sci 49 class.
The survey team will be under the lead
ership of Oscar Fowler, a junior from Whaley-
ville, Virginia. A story explaining the survey
appears in full on page one of this issue.
On behalf of all involved in this survey,
the Maroon and Gold respectfully requests
the cooperation of everyone approached to
help compile the results. Unless the answers
given on the questionaires are sincere, there
efforts will be fruitless. So please cooperate.
One more thing about the campaign. The
question now is "Who will be the next
president of the United States?" In 1787 the
question was different. One hotly debated
question before the Constitutional Congress
was "Should we have a president?”
The Congress finally decided to have ;i
president. Now we must decide who will b-
the next president. What can you do in
this nresidential year to help elect the next
president?
As part of our campus-wide “get out tli
vote" campaign, the Maroon and Gold sw
gests this five-point program: d) know th’
candidates and the issues: 2) enroll in •
party and support it: 3) make a contribu
tion of money or time to your party —
your donation and those of others can kc-
your candidate on the campus campaiii
trail; 4i be a “campaign committee ■'
one” — talk up your candidate to your
family, roommate, classmates, friends, an'l
co-workers, and remind them to vote. Bii'
do not listen to or spread unfavorable rumor
about any candidate: (5) finally, don't you
fail to vote. Remember, when you go to
the polls this November, you’ll be an em
ployee choosing the best man to handle
on«- of the world’s toughest jobs — President
of the United States.
A Few Changes
On the non-political scene. Elon has chanp
ed a little during the past four months. A
new "dornvhou.se " has been added, the din
ing room has been air-conditioned, a bell
with an academic tone has replaced th?
siren with the air raid shrill, there havi'
been some administrative changes . an.i
new faces, both faculty and student, now
grace the interior of our oaken campus. II
looks as if all the changes are for the good
Orientation
I think that most people concerned with
the orientation of Freshmen this year will
agree that things went off fairly smooth
Those who have worked with orientation
before know what a pain it can be.
The freshmen seemed to be impressed too
The new folder was quite attractive and very
helpful during these first hectic daj-s. It
also helped the office staff since it contained
many thin)*s which at one time were handed
out during registration one piece at a time
The handbook was colorful and had been
revised. A new Student Handbook of Cliih-
and Organizations was also made availabl"'
through the Student Government Associ.n-
tion, and it will be a big help throughou:
the year.
Thase placement tests we had to go through
in years gone by have been eliminated
this year, and this was a time-saver. too.
It also shows that Elon is selecting higher
quality freshmen for admission — those who
do not need remedial courses in English and
other courses.
The YMCA party sponsored by the Student
Government As.sociation was a big success,
and received words of praise from fresh
men. orientation leaders, and administrators
alike The event was well worth the money,
and it helped to introduce the freshmen to
the BurKnginn community.
ITS ‘VOTERS CHOICE’ — SO TAKE YOUR PICK
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The cartoon above is symbolic of the Titanic political struggle now in progress in the United States
and in North Carolina, and no public event in recent years has seemingly attracted greater attention
on the Son campus, where students loyal to each of the political parties have ateady perfected their
organizations and are campaigning in enthusiastic style for their favorite candidates. The Maroon and
Gold is cooperating with the Student Government Organization and with the Political Science classes in
a compuswide student opinion survey and later in the staging of a mock election.
Newcomers Join Elon College Faculty
(CoBtioued From Pace Oae)
!rom the L'ni\er'itv of North C.ir
nil nnd the master's degree fron
East Carolina College. In additit
to high school teaching, h^- h
'•! !’•; ;tty jane
History
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taught as a graduate feUow at E^t
Carolina.
Prof. Lewis R. Drumm, who join
ed the Elon faculty as an assistant
professor of natural sciences, holds
the A. B. degree from Susquehanna
University and the master’s degree
from New York University. He has
had long experience in the public
schools of New Jersey and as an
instructor at Panzer College.
Prof. John P. Gerlach, a gradu
ate of Center College in Kentucky
and holder of the masters degree
from Wake Forest College, come
to Elon this year as an assistant
professor of mathematics after hav
ing served for two years as a lab
oratory instructor at Wake Forest
Prof. Vincent Lamphier. who aisc
came to Elon as an assistant pro
fessor of mathematics, holds the
A. B. degree from Manhattan Col
lege and the master’s degree from
Wake Forest. He has also done ad
ditional graduate work at the Uni
versity of Michigan and was a com
puter programmar for the Inter
national Business Machines Cor;x)r-
ation.
Prof. Blair H. Plunkett, who wa.'
.lamed assistant professor of Span
I^OBtiBtted M rase FouTi
PROF. VINCENT L.-VM.MIZ
Mathematics
MRS. JEANNF, S. BRIDGEWATER
German
PROF. LEWIS R. DRUMM
Natural Science
PROF. BLAIR II, PLU.VKEi:
Spanish And French
over
the
bar
HKOF. DONALD B. CATES
(ieography
Mathematics
PUCr. JOHN p. C.'^KLACH
MRS. M.^THA s. SMITH
English
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PAUL ROBINSON
A man will die without air, water or
food. For this reason most men rank these
natural elements as fundamental necessi
ties for life. But by also being a creature
of rational endowment, he evaluates per
petually each act within his physical experi
ences. Man avoids touching fire and swal
lowing acids because these actions inflict
pain. On the other hand he eats candy,
goes to the beach, and watches movies be
cause these experiences are pleasing.
Physical experiences, therefore, are easily
evaluated, the standard being our inclina
tion for pleasure and our particular intoler
ance for paia There are also prevalent
within our realm of living many non-material
yet equally affecting experiences. These are
events that arouse man' emotions They
touch on his passions and prejudices. They
are abstract and intangible. Love, hate
jealousy, faith, morality and honor are but
a few that are prevalent within our every
day experiences. The latter abstract noun
serves as the cornerstone of this column.
In each issue a particular element of honor
will be discussed.
Man is older than honor itself, for it is
a product of his more highly developed mind,
perhaps finding its origin in the age of the
Neanderth Man. Honor is often a dominant
emphasis in various religious writings, yet
honor in itself is an abstraction and cannot
be tasted, felt, touched, seen, nor smelled.
What, then, is this concept which lasts down
through the ages of civilized man and wtich
acts as the lighthouse guiding much of man's
literature and conservation. The following
is what several great men have said about
honor:
"Honor is the moral conscience of the
great.” — Sir W. Davenant.
"Honor’s a lease for life to come.” —
Samuel Butler.
"Honor — The strong idol of man’s mind.”
— Sir Phillip Sidney,
"If I lose my honor, I lose myself." —
Shakespeare.
“The purest treasure moral times afford
is spotless reputation; that away, men are
but gilded loam, or painted clay.” — Shake
speare.
“Honor is like an eye, which cannot suf
fer the least injury without damage; it is
a precious stone, the price of which is less
ened by the least flaw.” — Bossuet.
“And as the sun breaks through the dark
est cloud.«, so honor peareth in the meanest
habit.” — Shakespeare.
“Now the man is thought to be prud who
th;nks himself worthy of great things . . .
If we consider him point by point we shall
see the utter absurdity of a proud man who
is not good. Nor again would he be worthy
of honor if he were bad; for honor is the
prize of virtue and it is to the good that
it is rendered.” — Aristotle.
If the thoughts of these several great
men can be accepted as evidence, then
honor itself can be readily accepted as an
important a consideration in our moral
lives as air, water and food is in our
physical lives.
Some have been heard to say that man
must eat first and worry about religion,
morals, social custom and honor secondly.
In a primitive society this order of prefer
ence is acceptable, because physical ex-
istance was the sole necessity of life. Twenti
eth century man, however, lives in a com
pletely different environment. We live in a
highly developed culturie which is totally in
terdependant where every citizen has an
obligation to contribute his share of effort
in an ever increasingly specialized manner.
Being so highly dependent as each of us is
on everyone else doing his share of work,
it becomes necessary for certain standards
to be established to guide the total organiza
tion of Society. If an individual violates a
statute he is apprehended by professional
policing agents and tried before that society’s
court. A murderer is charged, a speeder loses
his drivers license, a thief is sentenced to
a prison term and so on. In each case the
violator is punished because he broke a
law, but reflecting further we can say that
he has acted dishonorably. He has in effect
injured his society. A man without honor
cannot be allowed to live freely in society
at the expense of all of his fellow citizens.
His freedom is not only unfair to everyone
else but it also threatens the stability of the
society itself.
For the college student these are unique
years. While on campus he is living outside
of the mainstream of the greater society of
American living, but at the same time he
is living in niany respects in a miniature
of that same greater society. It is d'lring
these sampling years that our destinies will
be defined.
Academic excellence can lead to great op
portunities later. Athletic adeptability may
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