FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1967
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MAROON AND gold
Dedicated to the best Interests of Elon College and
its students and faculty, the Maroon and Gold is pub
lished weekly during the college year with the excep
tion of holiday and examination periods at Elon College,
N.C. (Zip Code 27244), publication being in coopera-
Lion with the Journalism departm ant.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Don Brown Co-E^tor
Paul Bleiberg Co-Editor
James Payne Associate Editor
Ken Hollingsworth Associate Editor
David Johnson Entertainment Editor
Eddie Osborne Sports Editor
Joe Lee Sports Editor
j-I_ Reid Alumni Editor
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Claes Alexanderson, Peggy Beale, Percy Benton,
Nancy Boone, Charles Boroody, Barbara Bugg, Bobby
Bulla, Tom Campion, Sandy Carrington, Janice Car
ter, Cathy Collins, Monty Duncan, Pete DeVault, Robert
Halstead, Keith Handy, Holly Hollingsworth, Barbara
Ippolito, Gary Jordan, Lloyd Kanipe, Jim Lunsford,
Glenda Lutterloh, Jim McClure, Lynn Michael, Robert
Monacelli, Richard Moon, Donald Morrison, J.W. Pace,
Jeannette Robinette, Rosalind Shoffner, Larry Small,
Ike Steele, Malcolm Sullivan, Ronnie Tugwell, Bill
Turner, Charlie VanLear, Tom Ward, Claire Webb,
Rebecca Whitaker, Bob Williams.
FROM COACH TO STUDENTS
WRITES ARTICLE
It is very difficult to
write a letter of this type
without stepping on some
one’s toes. However, this
letter is written in a con
structive vein.
On Friday evening, Oc
tober 27th, two well-plan
ned occasions were on
docket for the students of
Elon College. Ground
breaking ceremony for
the erection of a fine
new dormitory was held
along with a picnic and
pep rally and bonfire to
liven things up for the
Homecoming football
game on Saturday after
noon.
Needless to say, both
occasions were nothing
less than a miserable flop.
Other than the fact that
the faculty members,
band, cheerleaders and a
handful of students made
their presence felt, the
majority of the student
body was conspicuous in
its absence.
Without a doubt, the
student body at Elon Col
lege is the most apathet
ic ever witnessed by the
writer of this letter. It
behooves me to think that
an overall student body
of some 1400 strong (over
700 campus students)
could care so little for
the overall activities of
this fine institution.
The football players
need your loyal support
more than you can real
ize. The squad this year
has already defied the
odds of prognosticators
by presently being in sec-
THIRTEEN SPADES
Dr. Ferris Reynolds,
Elon faculty member, who
is an enthusiastic bridge
player, drew a perfect
hand of thirteen spades
ten days ago while playing
a game at the Student
Center,
His partner at the time
was Randy Warren, and
needless to say that the
Reynolds - Warren pair
“Grand-Slammed” their
opposition, consisting of
Hector Hannum and Mike
Rascou.
ond place in the tough
Carolinas Conference. It
has played spirited foot
ball in almost every game
and has possessed a fight
ing spirit of “Never Say
Die” when the chips are
down.
When the team is on
the road, the players do
not expect much support,
and they ignite their own
enthusiasm from within.
But to think of the support
given our boys at that Fri
day pep rally and during
most of the game with
Western Carolina on Sat
urday was little less than
chaotic frustration.
May I personally appeal
to you for an all-out ef
fort to help our boys be
instilled with student body
spirit.
Sincerely
S.S.“Red” Wilson
Head Football Coach
DR. DURWOOD STOKES
Stokes Has
Article In
Magazine
Dr. Durward Stokes, of
the Elon College history
faculty, has recently had
published a highly inter
esting article on the life
and work of the Rev. Hen
ry Pattillo, one of the
most oustanding mini
sters in the history of
the Presbyterian Church
in North Carolina.
His article appeared
in the fall issue for 1967
of “The North Carolina
Historical Review,” and
it presented considerable
details concerning Pattil-
lo’s life from his birth
in Scotland in 1726
through his long ministry
in central North Carolina
and until his death in 1801.
It was due to Dr. Stokes’
great interest in the life
of Pattillo that he was in
vited to be the principal
speaker at ceremonies
held on October 29th
which marked the unveil
ing of a historical mark
er at the old Henry Pat-
cillo homesite located in
Granville County near the
little town of Stovall.
Why
Is It?
By JAMES PAYNE
Why is it that the 1967-
68 Elon College catalog
continues to list courses
that are not offered? I
believe one reason to be
that of an inadequate num
ber of faculty members.
However, can this prob
lem be eliminated without
hiring more faculty mem
bers? A step has already
been taken by the admini
stration in that direction
and I refer to the newly
established seminar sys
tem set up in the fall of
1966. Under this system a
student aid is provided
for the professor. The
professor lectures two
classes per week and each
student is required to at
tend one afternoon semi-
Campus
Comment
By Don B roum
A change has recently
occurred on the Elon Col
lege campus. It is not the
kind of thing one sees
immediately as he looks
about himself. Rather it
is a change in the atti
tudes of Elon students.
Call it what we may; pep
vitality, or school spirit,
it is tile same thing, and
it is improving.
The last two years had
seen a decline in the pride
of the student body which
left us wondering if there
ever had been such a
thing as school spirit at
Elon. We were told that
it had indeed existed,and
was now just waiting for
the right combination of
events to bring it out. We
now know this to be true.
We see a change in the
general attitude of stu
dents not only at big cam
pus events, but in every
day activities as well. E-
lon students seem to be
excited about everything
that is going on at their
college.
What has caused this
sudden turnabout? Many
say it is simple the fact
that we now have a win
ning football team. We
think it is this and more.
A victorious team does
make a difference. We
have, however, seen the
“Fighting Christian” go
down in defeat more than
once this year. Even in
defeat though they have
been a team filled with
pride. Even then we have
been proud of them.
One person can be cre
dited with the new team
attitude. Coach Red Wil
son has instilled in his
charges a pride and will
to win second to none. We
need only remember the
come from behind victor
ies of the year, and the
exciting final minute of
the homecoming game to
be assured of this will
to win.
The new life is not con
fined to the athletic field.
Even more important is
the fact that it has been
carried over to the rest
of the student body.
Thanks to the Interfra
ternity Council new vital
ity has been put into the
fraternity-sorority sys
tem. We are now witness
ing a semester of un
precedented w'ork and ac
tivity on the part of the
Greek letter organiza
tions on campus.
We only recently saw
the result of the fine work
being done by the Student
Government Association
in the form of Home
coming weekend. This is
only the first in a year of
exciting events promised
by President Dale Morri
son. With more helpers of
the caliber of A1 Warlick,
and Dice Wyllie, and many
others who helped with the
recent events, Morrison
should have no trouble
making the year of enter
tainment a reality.
The college admini
stration and Board of
trustees have not been In
active in the new look
which has come over the
college either. In the
changes wrought by them
has come the physical
difference in Elon Col
lege. We need not run
through the entire list of
new and renovated build
ings to realize the dif
ference in the campus
from two years ago. Two
years from now even
more facilities will have
been added to the physical
plant. The Elon College
student has a modern
campus with a natural
beauty of which he can be
proud.
Students are proud of
their campus. They have
a football team with a
will to win for them. They
have an SGA working for
them and their enjoyment.
In short they have a rea
son for their pride, and
in that pride they have
found a new spirit.
With the continued hard
work of those who already
have done so much for
the college the spirit
should continue to rise.
The Red Wilsons and the
Dale Morrisons cannot do
all the work needed by
themselves, however.
They need ^e help of ev
ery student at Elon Col
lege. Perhaps this help
in itself is the largest
part of the high spirit
we want and need.
nar conducted by the stu
dent aid. In this after
noon seminar, discussion
takes place on previous
classroom lectures and
various discussion topics
that are brought forward
by the student instruct-
tor. The afternoon semi
nar also proves to be
helpful as a review for
upcoming tests.
Under this type of sys
tem, the enrollment of
larger classes is possi
ble and professors are
relieved from such paper
work. Yet, I feel this sys
tem needs to be stepped
up considerably. The ad
dition of more students to
seminar courses is need
ed and more seminar
courses should be set up
as an example. I believe
it is feasible to place all
History 111 students in
one seminar course thus
eliminating five or six
section of History 111
i'rom being taught. This
way, professors will have
more time available to
teach upper level courses
and also a greater selec
tion of upper level cour
ses could be offered.
A large enough class
room could be a problem
but one that could have
been eliminated during
the remodeling of Ala
mance and Mooney build
ings. Here arrangements
could have been made for
some classrooms large
enough to accomodate
some 150 to 200 students.
Where there is a will,
there is a way. This can
be seen in the classroom
assignments made at the
beginning of the semester
because of the remodel
ing taking place in Ala
mance and Mooney build
ings. (I know of one class
that had to meet in New
Dormitory.)
Therefore if the semi
nar system could be in
creased, more upper-
level courses could be
taught, thus giving the
Elon College student a
greater choice of “offer
ed” courses and not list
ed courses in the coHcgc
catalog.