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fAGE TlfC MAROON AND GOLD Friday, May 21, 1965 Maroon Anti Gold Delic»led to the be*t interest of Elon College and its student- and faculty, the Maroon and Gold is published during tl*e college year at Elon QiUege, N.C. (Zip Code 272441, publicatioo being m co operation with the journalism department. koitorial board Melvin Shreves Editor-in(Aief Kichard Gunkel AssisUnt Editor Thomas Corbitt Sport* Editor June Reaves Sports jj Rgy AJumni Editor Luther N. Byrd Faculty Advisor Bob Wicker Staff Photographer TKCH.MCAL STAFK Louis Jones Linotype Operator trry Holmes I^ess Operator RKI’ORTORIAI. STAFF Jerry Barnette James Gilliam jLv.elle Bais Rebecca Graves Stanles BK)ne Cecil Gwaltney Carl ^vender Marion Haffey Hoy Brandt Raymond Harris Branson Kichard Hedrick Kenneth Broda Diane Hendrix Adrian Bromirski Carlton Highsmith Larry Brooks Arthur Klaff J;mu-s Brown Pamela McLauchlin Lynwood Brown Thomas McLean AUx Burnette Rachel Manning Mary Earle Click Tom Masten Jack DeVito Richard Miller (ieorge Dickson Andrew Kohrs Susan Ferguson J“"ies Self Jeanne Fiorito Dolan Talbert Virginia P'ogleman Scott Zimmerman FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1965 BKTWKKN CI,AS.SKS In all the hurry and scurry and the hurly- burly pressire of the present education sccne, the significance of certain words and phrases has changcd greatly from the meaning of the same words in days past. A recent ar ticle in an educational magazine presented some interesting thoughts on the phrase “Between Classes." Being considered both entertaining and worthy of thought, it is presented below: Between classes . . . In a quieter and more leisurely time— when the world wasn't so charged up to get there and back by sundown — that phrase "between classes” was full of meaning for the high school or college student. It nu-ant — as it must now — many things. It was a blessed reprieve when you were called upon just as the bell rang and when you were unprepared. It was rushing down halLs that in those days smelled of oil, talking too loudly, l>igging too many books because lockers weren't considered neces sary then. It was a chance to get in a last few min utes of study for that history test, a time tao dash off the final paragraphs of the English theme due next period. If you had scored the winning run the afternoon before or pitched the team to victory, it was a time to loll lazily against a wall, the center of an admiring group of the less than great. Somewhere along the line, it became the beady minutes when you I tamed to Uilk to the first girl, when lugging her books from class-to-class became .i sought-after chore, when you finally hiked up your cour age and ask^ for that first date. Probably it is still all of these things to the high school or college student, although a littk- more lension-|)acked, perhaps. The world — after all is no longer quiet anil leisiirel), and neilhor i.-. school There are more .scholarships io be wcm now; grack-s mean a great deal more, and - whether we like it or not^lh.re Ls more to be learned ami lime Is short But the real change has come in the new (I mcii.sion that has Uvn nddo.l to the ol;| and familiar phrase — Ix-tw.'en (l:i.,.ses We live in an age when the accumulated store of knowle(l;;e is doubling and redoub ling when ye.sterday's .skillel craftsman is replaced by tomorrow's machine, when to- daj s melhful is ilisprn\ t'd toinorrou and when the best trained engineers, doctors, and teachers are often those jusl graduated from college. And in such a time, is it any wonder that we are all - if you really think about it— probably just "between classes'’" ‘"nilRTY" Each year, when commencement time roils around and wht'n the college \ ear draws to a clav. the Maroon and Gold also closes another year of publication, and it is the privilege and duty of the Maroon and Gold staff to write the symbol “30 " to indicate that another task has been fini.-.hed. The ■ ,10 " signature is used to indicate the end of a story or article, and it is equally filling a,^ the symbol of the en l of a year, of thi- (ourse the end of a year means parting for many friend.^, but il also meaas ta.skv .! ni»i|)li.sh«'d for many persons. So here is a farewell for those with whom we p«ul iini congr.i''ilaiion' to th« se who are finishing a task successfully at this time Rt!) LKiHT - ;h' , lacr wlure you catch up with the motorist who passed you at 75 ri.li'-- an hour a mile back. a view from the oak By MELVIN SHREVES Spring Weekend When the administration of former Presi dent Fred sti .ihenson turned over the reins of th' to President Jerry Cameron's administration, ihf morale of the .student boiy wa- probably at one of its highest points of recent years, and this was because of the great success of Spring Weekend. I, for one, was very much impressed with the quality of entertainment that had been made pr.iible by Al MacDonald and hi> committee and with the smoothness with which Saturday's activities went off at the carnival. Of course, credit for the carnival goes to Tim Gifford and his able committee members. Although not all of President Stephenson's policies and plans met with the approval of everyone, I am sure that no one was dis appointed with the Spring Weekend, If I may speak for the student body, 1 would like to thank Mr. Stephen.son for the most successful weekend of the year. The New Adminlstraiioa The new officers and senators have taken over the SGA affairs for the coming year, and already they are finding out about what they have been told many times — “You’ve got a lot to learn." But I feel quite sure that the SGA will continue on the right path under the new officers. I have hear 1 a few of the plans for next year, not yet ready for the press, which sound very promising, and a few plan.^ that could "put Elon on the map. " if I understand Mr. Barfield correctly. F'inal Column As you probably know, this will be th^ final issue of the Maroon and Gold for the school year of 1964-m, and this is the final printing of the column headed “A View FVom The Oaks '’ This will end four years and one summer term I for me at Elon, and three years as writer of this column. I have enjoyed being a part of Elon and filling this space on the editorial page. For the past several months, I have thought about what I could write for the last issue. 1 could have jusl written a regular column, but there are many thoughts about Elon that weigh on my mind that I think should be brought to the front. When I first came to Elon I was skeptical of church schools because 1 had attended a "church-school" for eight years previously and did not think that the church should run schools Mast of the policies at Elon College which meet with objections from many students are those which I think were instituted by the church, or at least by influential church members. And. although the financial sup port which Elon receives from churches proper is small, the influence is great. There are many policies that I disagree with quite strongly, but I do not hold this against the people who are entrusted with upholding these policies — they have a job to do. and their families depend for their bread and butter on the jobs. When I leave Elon College. I will know that Elon College did try to educate m.* 'although I did not help them too much' through books and experience, but I freely admit that the greater part of my Elon education, and the part that will be of greater help to m.* in life, came not from my IxKiks .*ind teachers in the classrooms, but from pt'ople, both faculty and stud.n's outside the cla.ssroom. 1 .shall never forget some of th ■ I in human nature that I have 1 arned in t'l offices of Dr. Danieley, Dean Moore or "Papa .John, " or from across the seat of the bus while talking over a drink. These lessons I have learned because they were neces.sary in order to survive. ■Some will sa> that I may not have learned even these lessons well, but I will surely remember them longer than quotes from Shakespeare, or how many nerves are in the left foot of an elephant, or what a demonstrative pronoun is. Four years is long enough for any person to stay at one college, whether he has com pleted the qualifications for a degree or not. I came to Elon initially because no othi-r college I had applied to would take me. When I got myself established here, I made up my mind to .set" my goal at gettin : a four-year education, which did not neces sarily entail getting a degree. I have my four years of Elon’s indcKtrin- ated education, and I don"t have the degree. I hope to get a degree somewhere, some time. But, in the mi intime. I will u.se what education f have gotten from my friend^, Mh student ind faculty, in m;ikinf. m, notch in lifr. ind m;iybe someday even help someone else make a bigger and more use ful notch. 'Vs a final word. I want to thank my fam ily and my friends for helping me along and for putting up with me. I hope I don't lot anyone down. i:l()\ sn [)i:nts aki: honorkd at aw ards day if '.i'll r (■■•i ;J t \v ;. nr college'.s annu:il Awari' D ly pro ■: on May .5th w . i’ i.t . ■■ -h./.vn 1 e. T'' and the field in wlii^h th .7 '11-d. :.s follnw; F'tO I’ I. ", .i.i . Burlington, dramatics; :>.;!;.n Kent. G, 1 ;i.e F !!-. ■ /■chol-ir.'h/-': ian education: Betsy ’’.rl ■ . >; ii‘;m1 mc ■'lernic cx: lii‘n'e; .niid Naiicv Thoms. OND FtOW: Fred .Sic, hjii on, a ill,', i .sl idj.'.i govenim.^n'.: Mel in bhre governnientgovernmyct, Philiij La I I. M ii.U':i, Conn., Study: Da' id \n;1es, >/ essay and graduate fcH I'.v. Iii;): -i'> ." l i.i M cD i . st,ci;il .science and history. Harper, Henderson phy.si'.;il 'ili'; i'll)- .1 m , son, Graham, graduate scholar r Leaksville, graduate .schol.u- liip: '.il'Al'n ' ii-hK-ss. Not present for the pi .l son. winner of the o'itstin'!’:i ' ■ ' l i 1 elisious Col!-'; K?ni’.eth Bram:ner, Group Honored A- Awards Program (Coiitinaed From Onel ^ campus government as a non-elect i ive officer. 1 The Pi Gamma Mu Scholarship Award, given each year by the Elon j chapter of the honorary social sci ence fraternity, was presented by Prof. Durward Stokes to Alan Mac donald, of Falls Church, Va., who was chosen this year as the out standing Elon student in the field of social science and history. The Shackley Awards in music, given each year in memory of the late Dr. George Shackley, of St. Petersburg, Fla., were presented by Prof, Walter Westafer to Melba White, of Meban'., as the student showin;; most improvement in piano this year, and to Nancy Thomas, of Builin^ton. as the student showing .'-.I jt im ro'.ement in organ. Th > I'hysical Education Majors Club Award, given annually to the ouLst.oiidin.i> .senior major in the field nf nhy-.-ical education, was pre sented by ,Ioe Dawson to Kenneth Harper, of Henderson, who has serv ed as manager and head trainer for the Elon football team and has twice been president of the Th'' ical Ed Majors Club. The Somers Essay Award, gi'.en each year by Chaplain and Mrs, Lester 1. Somers, of the United States Na>v, was present 'I Ferris E. I'eynolds to David Andes, of Elon College, for his outstan i: 1 research essay in the field of phi- li'- ani religion. .1 i- v D.ilton Strader Awards, given each year in memory of th? late Jerry D. Strader, for many years a leader in religious, educa tional and civic affairs in Burling ton, were presented by Prof. John S. Graves to Janet Lamm, of Bur lington, for outstanding work in Christian education, and to Laura Rice of Burlington, for outstanding in the campus dramatics pro gram. \ new Wall Street Journal Award, given for the first time this year for outstanding work and potential In the field of business, was pre sented by Mrs. Jeanne Williams to Stephan Snider, of West Palm Beach, Fla., who completed gradu ation requirements at midyear and is already working i'a a t'-aine^: > ,.;ram in New York. The Dudley Ray Watson Award. :lso given for the iirst time this year and presented l;y th? Business Club in memory of the late Prof Dudley Ray Watson, a former pro fessor in the Business Department, was presented by Prof. Jamas Toney to Allen Beals, of Annapolis, Md,, in recognition of outstanding rfork in the business field. Ill addition to these special awards, recognition v.as also given by department heads to several seniors who have already been given scholarships, fellowships or grants for graduate study. DaviJ Andes, of Elon College, has re ceived a one-year fellowship to And- over-Newton Seminary. Leslie Don ald Johnson, of Burlington, has been given one of the Reynolds Scholar ships for medical study at Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Jack Brammer, of Leaksville, has a re search grant in textile chemistry at Clemson. James Watson, of Gra ham, has a grant in physics at the University of South Carolina, and Evelyn Kent, of Granite Falls, and Sollie McDuffie, of Portsmouth, Va., have graduate fellowships in biol ogy and chemistry respectively at Appalachian State College. ACTIVITIKS DIJRIN(; ' fON’S SI»R1N(; WEEKEND S^SSSSm ♦ %f a parting view By RICHARD GUNKLE The purpose of this column has been to delve into the honor system and examine what an honor system imposes upon the individual. I have stated that the main goal of the honor system is individual bet terment. It is taken for granted that an effective honor system can only exist where those governed by it possess maturity, ii- t.lligence and guts. Fear is present throughout life. It is the fear of being alone, the fear of the unknown, the fear of failure, the fear of death, the fear of being unloved that causes us to look for the Little Man Who Isn’t There. , . We all secretly wish for someone to stand by us in our troubles as if this imaginary indi- \ idual could make our troubles vanish. Our heart seeks to look for the Little Man. but our head tells us that it is our own efforts that will subdue fear and its daughter cruelty. We must, if we are to succeed, stand up on our own two feet and be count ed. We must see the world as it is — its beauty, its good, its ugliness, its bad: and not be frightened by it. We can only over come our problems through the use of in telligence and not being overcome by terror of the mysterious or the unknown. We live in the present, we can remember the past, and we only speculate of the future; but it is only in the present that we can control ourselves. If we put away our petty prejudices, fears and day dreams, then knowledge, kindness and courage will follow. Some of us at one time or another in our lives will be perceptive enough to see that we are going to have to stand back and look at what we are. Some of us are not going to like what we see. Still others will not see anything; perhaps this is the safest way to go through life. If one cannot per ceive, he is not aware; therefore, his situa tion is not tragic. For those who do perceive and do nothing, they have only themselves to blame. How can one be self-respecting if he subvert himself. In effect, he is saying he is contemptible and not worthy of respect. Elon is a small college, and in some respects this is good, but it exerts a power ful tendency for the individual to conform to the group. When an individual conforms to such an extent that he submerges his identity, he is in effect seeking the imag inary allies that he hopes will stand by him. When this false illusion fails to conform with validity, the individual is confused and em bittered. We are fools if we follow the group, for we are subverting what we know should be done to a group of people whom we will never see again after we have graduated. We have the ability, but we must have the desire before th honor systm can suc ceed. As college students, many of us are search ing for something that will make us mean ingful. As we mature and explore things on our own, we should keep our minds open and not take offense if someone else shows us that he is right and we are wrong. We ought to accept criticism in good faith. If we objectively stand back and evaluate our selves, we will become stronger for it. The goal of this column and of The Ju dicial Observer, which has been a companion feature, has Ix-en to try to convince students that personal honor is sacred and is im portant enough to cause us to change our attitudes. This change w'ill not be easy for some of us. If some of us were to become honor able we would lose many of our friends. This tear of social chastizement ha;, caused some of us to ignore the system. As long as we seek the Little Man Who Isn’t There, we will be chasing illusions. It is better to come out into the real world and try to control our destiny than to hide in a make- believe world. Test of Sanity The sanity of the man on trial was being questioned. “Have you ever noticed if the accused was in the habit of talking to him self when he was alone, " asked the counsel of a witness. “I have no idea,” was the reply. “No idea? But aren’t you his closest friend?" ‘ Yes, but I never was with him when he was alone." 1- Failed Again -■V high school boy took home from the library a book whose cover read, “How to Hug, ’ only to discover it was volume seven of the encyclopedia. Wisps of Wisdom What will today’s children be able to tell their children they did without? Politics has gotten so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat. Children seldom misquote you; they repeat what you shouldn’t have said word for word.
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