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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 department.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Don Brown ...Co-Editor
Paul Bleiberg Co-Editor
j0S P3.yri0» ■ Associ3.tc Editoir
Ken Hollingsworth Associate Editor
David Johnson Entertainment Editor
Eddie Osborne Sports Editor
Tnp I pp Sports Editor
H. 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
Ipp;ilito, 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.
EDITS ANNUAL
Mathatians Active
Groups Of Students
By JOAN RIGGAN
The Mathatians of Elon
College is a group of
students who plan to en
ter into a full-cime ca
reer of Christian work,
along with any other stu
dents who are interested
in participating in some
aspect of Christian ser
vice while living in the
campus community.
The word Mathatians,
official name of the stu
dent group, is derived
from a Greek word which
means disciples or fol
lowers. Until last spring
the Mathatians group was
known as the Elon Mini
sterial Association.
The purpose of the or
ganization is to offer each
member a meaningful as
pect of Christian service,
to provide useful train
ing and experience for the
future work of its mem
bers, to benefit the col
lege and its surrounding
community and to pro
mote Christian fellow
ship.
Membership in the
Mathatians is achieved by
submitting a written
statement listing reasons
why the student desires
to become a member of
the organization. Candi
dates for membership
will be considered at reg
ularly scheduled meet
ings, and they will be
come a full member upon
approval by two-ihirds
vote of the members pre
sent at the meeting in
which the membership
petition is considered.
The Mathatians hold
regular meetings at 7:30
o’clock each Thursday
night, with programs
which include guest
speakers, film strips and
group discussion of var
ious topics. The organi
zation is responsible for
morning devotions held
at 7:40 o’clock from Mon
day through Friday morn
ings each week in the
Prayer Room at Ala-
mancc 212.
The officers for this
year include Joan Ander
son, of Winchester, Va.,
president; George Can
non, of Newport News,
Va., vice-president; Joan
Riggan, of Macon, secre-
tary-treasurer; Lindsey
Wyatt, of Wilson, chap
lain and parliamentarian;
Johnnie Massey, of Bur
lington, historian; and Dr.
Ferris Reynolds, faculty
sponsor.
During the year the
Mathatians participate in
various outside projects.
Every first and third
Wednesday, members of
the group are responsible
for vespers at the Child
rens’ Home, and early
this year plans were laid
for the Mathatians to of
fer tutoring for children
at the Childrens’ Home
with their school work.
Plans were also mapped
for the Mathatians to
sponsor recreational ac
tivities for the Child
ren’s Home group.
Plans are in the mak
ing for a spring tour for
members of the Matha
tians organization. Last
year the group journeyed
to various churches in
Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania, where they
presented several wor
ship services.
New members of the
Mathatians are welcom
ed at any time during the
college year, so all stu
dents wishing to partici
pate in Christian service
projects are invited and
urged to apply for mem
bership.
After studying her
son’s latest examination
results, the mother told
him that he showed every
sign of becoming a com
plete moron.
The boy nodded agree
ment. “What,” he asked,
“do you attribute it to—
heredity or environ
ment?”
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,1967
So What’s
New?
By PAUL BLEIBERG
BARBARA HUDSON
Hudson Is
Editor Of
Phi Psi Cli
Barbara Hudson, of El
kin, is the Editor-in-Chief
of the Phi Psi Cli, Elon
College annual, for the
1967-68 college year,
working under the direc
tion of Miss Marilyn
Spencer, newly-named
this year as director of
publications, who has tak
en over the supervision of
the annual publication.
Leslie James, of Rox-
boro, is assistant editor
of the annual; with Susan
Heatwole, of Alexandria,
Va., and Dawn Leland,
of Southern Pines, as art
editors. Barbara Bugg,
of Annandale, Va., is copy
editor; and Amy Thomas,
of Burlington, is business
manager.
Others serving on the
editorial staff include
Sharon Cable, of Graham,
as sorority editor; Larry
Mabe, of Star, as fra
ternity editor; Delna
Lineberry, of Alamance,
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Choir Tour
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the gatherings.
The first stop on the
itinerary for this Geor-
gia-Florida trip of the
Choir will be at the chap
el of the Emory Univer
sity School of Theology
in Atlanta at 7:30 o’clock
tonight. After the per
formance at Emory Un
iversity, members of the
Choir will be guests in
the homes of Atlanta res
idents for the night.
On Saturday, December
16th, the student singers
will travel to St. Peters
burg, Fla., and in that
area the Choir will per
form Christmas anthems
during the 9 o’clock and
11 o’clock Sunday wor
ship services at the Pass-
A-Grille Community
Church in Pass-A-Grille,
Fla., on Sunday, Decem
ber 17th.
On that Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock and that
night at 7:30 o’clock the
Elon singers will perform
“The Messiah” in the
, . Congregational
Church in St. Petersburg.
^ The 1967 season for
I he Messiah” will close
with a presentation in the
Ortega Methodist Church
in Jacksonville. Fla ar
7:30 o’clock Monday
night, December 18th, and
the Choir will return to
the campus by Tuesday
night, December 19th.
A couple of weeks ago
everyone received mid
term grades. This was
the biggest farce of the
year. Why does Elon go
through all the trouble
of putting those slips out?
It is only a waste of time
and besides, who needs
all the aggravation they
can bring about.
Don’t get me wrong,
it is nice to know how you
stand, but it could be
done differently. For the
freshmen it is necessary
to give them their grades
and also send them to
their parents, but this
seems senseless for up-
per-classmen.
I think only condition
als should be sent to the
upper-classmen and by
no means should they be
sent home. What 1 mean
by a conditional is any
grade below a “C”. It
would also save a great
deal of time for the pro
fessor. By doing this, if
a student didn’t receive
any conditionals he would
know he was doing
average or above average
work in his classes.
So maybe the system
of mid-term grades will
never change, but is it
necessary for cuts to be
on the slip? Absolutely
not! Some of the profes
sors do not keep accurate
records anyway.
This brings up another
peculiar situation; the
cutting of classes. I must
admit Elon is very liberal
com pared to other schools
about cutting classes.
However, there are some
professors whose outlook
on the cutting of classes
is outdated, old fashion
ed, and totally unfair.
If a person has enough
intelligence and is cap
able of understanding the
material of the course
without attending classes
why should he have to go?
Some professors even go
as far as to shade points
off of a student’s aver
age for too many cuts.
And to go one step fur
ther, there are some who
have been known to drop
students a whole letter
grade.
Such actions are com
pletely ridiculous. Now
if a person was a bor
derline case and cut class
frequently, naturally, he
should get the lower
grade, but if he has the
solid mark it should not
be dropped.
Maybe you agree with
me and maybe you don’t,
but the fact still remains
that mid-term grades
leave a great deal to be
desired. I am not insin
uating that the school does
a ppor job of letting a stu
dent know how he has
measured up so far for the
semester’s work. 1 am
only pointing out that
there needs to be some
revisions made.
By KEN HOLLINGSWORTH
Elon is fortunate to
have as its President, a
man who is willing to lis
ten to student problems
and usually acts upon
these problems. At the
same time, the fact that
in a school of over 1400
one man has to be contin
ually resorted to for ac
tion indicates grave weak
nesses in the administra
tive system.
Why is it that the girls
must go to Dr. Danieley
to get a response on their
complaints of prowlers?
Why is it that the school
chaplain refers students
who are concerned with
campus religious life to
Dr. Danieley? Why is it
that Dr. Danieley is left
the responsibility of sol
ving the problems in the
campus mail system be
cause the switchboard has
been moved to the rotun
da? Why does the Presi
dent preside over facul
ty meetings instead of the
Dean? Why is the Presi
dent in charge of chapel?
What is wrong with the
proverbial “chain of
command?'’ Is it too in
definite? Are the lesser
administrators afraid to
tackle some unusual
problem, because they
may be accused or usurp
ing power?
The more this column
comes into contact with
Dr. Danieley, the more
resf)ect we have for his
many talents and the job
he tries to do; however,
we do seriously doubt that
any one can spread him
self so thin as to be
come an expert in the field
of crime prevention, rc'
ligion, mail deli very,and
any other unrelated topic
which might come up.
we do have such a genius
as President of Elon Col
lege, may it be suggested
to the Board of Trustees
that they hire two or three
more secretaries and do
away with all other ad
ministrators. It woul^
make things much simp
ler and more economica .
The approaching Christ"
mas season intensifies
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