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ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1943.
NUMBER THIRTEEN
FORTY SENIORS TO RECEIVE DIPLOMA^.HERE MAY 24
Elon Commencement Exercises To Be Held May 22-24
F ’on. Clyde Hocy I Class ofj’43 Plans|
To Address Seniors Class Day Program
The senior class of Elon will march
together in a body for the last time
■when they enter Whitley Memorial
auditorium May 24 for their final ex
ercises. Approximately 40 seniors will
receive their degrees of Bachelor of
Arts at that time.
The Honorable Clyde R. Hoey, ex
governor of North Carolina, will de
liver the Literary Address to the
group at 10 a. m. Following this, the
members of the class will be awarded
their diplomas and other depart
mental certificates.
The complete list of seniors, though
some will not be present to receive
their diplomas, includes the following:
Bernard Morris Askin, son of Mrs.
Eerkie Askin of Washington, D. C.;
Rena Gilmer Black, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Black of College Cor
ner, Ohio; Mary Deane Brown, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Brown of
Ramseur, N. C.; George Minson Bull
ard, son of Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Bullard
of Roseboro, N. C.; Christine Crutch
field, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Crutchfield of Graham, N. C.;
Raymond Rinaldo D’Antonio, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Angloe D’Antonio of
"Wayne, Pa.; James Fenton Darden,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Darden of
. Suffolk, Va.;
Irv» Kent Dennan, son of Mr.
Thomas Dennan, White Plains, N. Y.;
Rachael Earp, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. B. J. Earp of Albemarle, N. C.;
James Wytche Elder, son of Mr. W.
W. Elder of Pensacola, Fla.; Salvatore
Antonio Festa, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Antonio Festa of Vineland, N. J.;
Dorothy Galloway, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Galloway of Hamlet,
N, C.; Johnson Linwood Griffin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Griffin of Wind
sor, Va.;
Margaret Louise Hauser, daughter
of Mr. Hauser of Greensboro, N. C.;
I.uvene Holmes, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Holmes of Franklinton,
N. C.; Judith Michaux Holoman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hol
oman of Rich Square, N. C.; James
William Johnston, son of Mr. C. D.
Johnston of Elon College; Weldron
Madren, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Madren of Burlington, N. C.; Edith
McDade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. B. McDade of Burlington; Helen
Margaret Messick, daughter of Dean
and Mrs. J. D. Messick of Elon College
Amerith Nichols, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Nichols of Durham,
N. C.; Margaret Virginia Oakley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Oak
ley of Elon College; John Francis
Pollard, son of Mrs. J. F. Pollard of
Greensboro, N. C.; Reuben Reid, son
of Mrs. Guy F. Reid of Campobello,
S. C.; William Dennis Rippy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rippy of Gibson-
ville, N. C.; Mildred Ada Shook,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Shook
of Banner Elk, N. C.; Maxine Marie
Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
M. Smith of LaGrange, Ga.; Thomas
James Campbell Smythe, son of Mrs.
William Smythe of Syracuse, N. Y.;
Joe Tom Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Stevens of Roanoke, Ala.;
Bryant Tripp, son of Mrs. Z. N.
Tripp of Bethel, N. C.; Mildred Trox-
ler, daughter of Mr. J. H. Troxler of
Elon College; Helen Truitt, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Truitt of Glen
Raven, N. C.; Agnes Ruth Walker,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Walker
of Burlington; Cyrus Edwin Watts,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watts of
Peachland, N. C.; Joe F. Whitaker,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whitaker
of Bennettsville, S. C.
Annual Play Day
^Events Held May 8
Commencement week for the Senior
Class will begin on Saturday, May 22,
with annual Class Day exercises, and
continue until the graduation finals
on Monday, May 24. Approximately
40 seniors will take part in the events,
which include Dr. and Mrs. Smith’s
reception for the Seniors, the Bacca
laureate Sermon, and the presenta
tion of “The Holy City.”
The commencement program will
begin when the senior group presents
its Class Day exercises from 10 to 11
a. m. on Saturday. At that time there
will be a reading of the “Last Will and
Testament of the class of ’43” and
skits given by members of the group.
Any boys now in the service who are
able to return for the program will
take part in the exercises.
May 22nd will be Alumni Day, dur
ing which the alumni will celebrate
the clearing up of the college debt.
The Alumni Address will be deliv
ered by W. J. Bryan Truitt, member
of the class of '17 and at present Prin
cipal of Brambleton High* School in
Norfolk, Va. At 2;30 there will be
a business meeting of the General
Alumni Association in Whitley audi-
tprium.
The schedule for Saturday evening
will include a reception given by Dr.
and Mrs. L. E. Smith for members
of the senior class at 6, and an Alumni
banquet at 7.
On the morning of Sunday, May
23, Dr. Shelton Smith from Duke
University will deliver the Bacca
laureate Sermon to the graduating
group at 11:30 in Whitley auditorium.
In the afternoon the advanced music
students will give a vespers recital.
This will be followed by the presenta
tion of Gaul’s “The Holy City,” a
choral pageant by the Elon Festival
Chorus, under the direction of Pro
fessor Irving Bartley, at 8:30.
The final event of the week will be
the graduation exercises Monday, May
24.
The annual May Day program at
Elon began this year with a review
of the 325th College Training Detach
ment on the college athletic field Sat
urday, May 8. This was followed by the
crowning of Helen Messick and Ed
win Watts as Queen and King of May
by Paul Ridge, Senate president.
The court accompanying the royal
couple was composed of Virginia
Jeffreys, Sal Festa, Keron Walker,
Miller Basnight, Rachael Crowell,
Buster Butler, Helen Truitt, and James
Darden, attendants from the junior
and senior classes. Vivian Franks and
Kay Hughes were flower girls; Della
Marie Vickers and Roy Scoggins,
crown bearers: and John and Jimmie
Powell, train bearers.
After the crowning, the audience
and choir sang the National Anthem.
Then Earl Farrell read the selection,
“We Are Proud,” which was, inter
spersed with music by the choir. Fol
lowing this. Captain Edna Rumley and
her squad of officers drilled for the
court, formed an “E”, pledged alle
giance to the flag, ending with the
singing of the college song.
Then the court moved to various
places where college sports, including
paddle tennis, tennis, badminton, vol
ley ball, and archery were demon
strated by the co-eds. The Play
Day program reached its completion
when the court adjourned to the south
campus to view Retreat.
YONKOSKI REPORTED
DEAD IN JAP CAMP
BURLINGTON ENTERTAINS AIR
CREW STUDENTS AT DANCE
AIR CREW STUDENTS
EAT SQUARE MEAL
The Soldiers Hospitality Committee
of the Burlington Chamber of Com
merce sponsored a dance in honor
of the Elon Air Crew Students at
the Alamance hotel, Saturday, May 8.
The entertainment began at 8 o’clock
in the ballroom and continued until
11.
The dance was under the super
vision of Mrs. D. E. Robinson and Mr.
and Mrs. Wilton Lane, Mr. Lane being
chairman of the hospitality commit
tee. Thirty invitations were sent to
Elon co-eds wishing to attend the af
fair. The girls went to the dance in
the army truck, returning the same
way. Coach and Mrs. Pierce served
as chaperones for them.
The highlight of the evening oc
curred during intermission, when the
air crew group took over the enter
tainment. A. S. Murray Stern served
as master of ceremonies for the occa
sion. Those taking part in the pro
gram were Air Students Vincent Mur
phy, Bill Sanders, Jack Savoy, sing
ers; Air Students Bill Purvin, Charles
Haggerty, Arnold Pearlstein, trio, ac
companied by Air Students “Red”
Weiner, Bob Schuster, and Jack
Savoy.
Stanley Yonkoski, of the class of
’43. has been reported dead in a Jap
prison camp by the New York News.
Yonkoski, who hailed from Johnston,
N. Y., entered the armed service in
the summer of 1941, received his
training at Camp Croft, and from
there was sent across. He fought the
Japs at Java where our boys were de
feated by a superior Jap force.
While at Elon, Stan was a two-letter
man, in baseball and football. Those
who were here remember him for
his 67-yard dash to a touchdown
which he made in the last three min
utes of play against Appalachian and
which won the game. They will also
remember him for the sparkling play
he made at Catawba which broke up
a pitchers’ duel for Molly Craft and
for his gpod sportsmanship.
He has been reported dead, but the
certainty of the fact has not been veri
fied.
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Shown above are Helen Margaret Messick and Edwin Watts, who ruled as
festivities, with their flag-bearers. The group had moved from the throne
with the Air Crew Students.
Queen and King of the Play Day
to the South campus to view Retreat
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
WEEK OF MAY 17-21
The schedule for the final ekamina-
tions has been worked out and an
nounced by Dean Messick. The exams
will take place the week of May 17-21.
The schedule is as follows: The sen
iors will be given their 11:00 examina
tion at 11:00 Monday; the 8:00 class
exam for all students will be given
at 8:00 on Tuesday; the 9:00 class
exam will be given at 9:00 Wednes
day; the 10:00 class exam will be given
at 10:00 Thursday; and for all stu
dents other than seniors, the 11:00
class exam will be given at 11:00 Fri
day.
Any instructors wishing to give
more than one hour to an examination
will give it at the same hour of the
day it is scheduled and on the follow
ing day, except in cases of the classes
coming at 11:00 Friday.
DR. AND MRS. SMITH GIVE
GARDEN PARTY MAY 7
MADREN AND GRIFFIN
SPEAK IN CHAPEL
Tifty new cadets are scheduled to
arrive sometime this month. In or
der to instruct the new underclass
men in the art of eating a “Square
Weal,’ the soon-to-become upper-
,c!ass-men have begun the practice
tliemselyes. Eating a square meal is
^ practice that is common in military
jn^.itutions but has, of late, fallen
into disuse among Elon students.
The regular chapel program on
Wednesday was conducted by Weldon
Madren, senior ministerial student.
Madren spoke to the students con
cerning the fact that commonplace,
everyday things have a great deal
to do with our character.
Since it is the custom for the senior
ministerial students to speak in chapel
before they graduate, Johnson Grif
fin, who has a church in Chapel Hill,
made his talk to the students Friday.
NEWS FROM THE
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
The Elon Festival Chorus will pre
sent Gaul’s “The Holy City” on Sun
day, May 23rd, at 8 o’clock in the eve
ning as a part of the commencement
program. Soloists will be Professor
Frederick C. Loadwick, Clarence O.
Southern, Frances Du Rant, and Car
rie Mize. Miss Lila LeVan will provide
organ accompaniments.
An article entitled “Directing From
the Console,” by Professor Irving D.
Bartley, appeared in the May issue of
the Etude Music Magazine. This is
the third article of Bartley's which
has appeared in The Etude.
Helen Margaret Messick will give
her senior piano recital Thursday eve
ning, May 20, in Whitley Memorial
auditorium. Everyone is invited to
attend.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Members of the Ministerial Asso
ciation elected their new leaders for
the coming year at their regular
meeting Monday night. Mark Andes
was elected president; Walstein Sny
der, vice-president; Shannon Morgan,
treasurer; and Bill Meacham, secre
tary. The members also chose Spike
Harrell reporter and Earl Farrell
parliamentarian.
The organization has been an out
standing one this year. It has done
a great deal of work in nearby church
es. They have also had an active so
cial program, the most outstanding
one being their annual banquet.
The outgoing officers include John
son Griffin, president; Shannon Mor
gan, vice-president; Earl Farrell, sec
retary; and Bill Meacham, treasurer.
Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Smith gave a
garden party Friday, May 7, to which
all students, faculty, army officers,
and air crew students were invited.
The reception took place on the cam
pus in front of West dormitory. This
was the first social event for the air
cadets since their quarantine ended.
The students went down a receiv
ing line composed of Dr. and Mrs.
Smith, Dean Boyd, Dean and Mrs.
Messick, Mr. and Mrs. Colclough, fac
ulty members, Lieutenants Vickery,
Kenton, Simonson, and West, and
Captain Poole. When the air crew
group reached the end of the line,
each was met by an Elon co-ed and
escorted to the table for refreshments.
Then the cadets were shown about
the campus and introduced to the
other students and faculty.
The campus looked lovely for the
occasion with the added attraction of
an iris bed which seemed to spring up
in a few hours. The girls were dressed
in evening dresses, everyone looking
her best. The event proved quite suc
cessful.
HOUSEHOLD ARTS CLUB
CARRIES ON ITS WORK
ANNUALS TO BE DELIVERED
HERE ON MAY
17
Unless some unforeseen bottleneck
develops, the 1943 Phi Psi Cli's will
be delivered on Monday, May 17.
The books will be distributed as soon
as is practical after their arrival. Fur
ther announcements will be made
when the annuals arrive as to where
and when they will be distributed to
the students.
HOME EC CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
LE VAN AND BARTLEY GIVE
DUO-PIANO RECITAL
Miss Lila LeVan and Professor Ir
ving D. Bartley gave a two-piano re
cital Wednesday evening in Whitley
auditorium. The program opened
with dementi’s G major Sonatina, to
which Prof. Bartley had composed a
second part. The remainder of the
program was as follows: Italian Con
certo, Bach-Bauer; Andante and Vari
ations Schumann; Three Ecossaises,
Chopin-Kosakoff; Le Soir, Chaminade;
Rondo, Chopin; Suite, Arensky, and
Coronation Scene from “Boris Godou-
noff,” Moussorgsky-Pattison. For en
cores Miss LeVan and Prof. Bartley
played two short numbers by Bach ar
ranged by Kosakoff; Minuet in D
The Household Arts Club, under the
direction of Sarah Rice, president,
and Miss Lida Muse, adviser, has been
an active, but little publicized, organi
zation on campus this year. All home
economics students are automatically
members of the club, which meets
once a month.
The group began its work this year
with a tea for the freshmen which
gave them an opportunity to get ac
quainted with one another and upper
classmen.
Their next project was making util
ity kits for boys in the service. A
total of 25 kits were made by mem
bers of the club. A study of wartime
foods was made and helpful hints
regarding substitutes for wartime
foods, labels, and food preservation
were submitted to the group.
The Household group also prepared
and served dinner to 38 representa
tives of the Evangelical, Reformed and
Congregational-Christian churches in
April.
The programs of the organization
have included the showing of several
educational films, such as “Ever Since
Eden,” “The Making of American
Homes,” “History of the Use of Ma
hogany,” “Romance of Meat,” and “A
Gift for the General.” Next Thurs
day the members will see “Threads of
a Nation.”
The Household Arts club at its last
meeting of the year Thursday night minor and Musette in D major.
elected its officers to lead the group
in its undertakings next year. The
members chose Polly Whisnant presi
dent, Rebecca Watson, vice-president,
and Elizabeth Parker secretary-treas-
urer. Betty Bob Stone was appointed
reporter for the organization.
Each of the new officers has been
active in the club’s activities this
year. Sarah Rice Is the outgoing pres
ident.
Miss Le Van and Prof. Bartley gave
a half-hour program from 6:30 to 7
o’clock Wednesday evening for the
benefit of the aviation students, who
would otherwise have been unable
to hear the program.
OFFICERS ELECTED TO HEAD
LITERARY SOCIETY
Profs. Leonard, Shepard, and Stoud-
emayer have been added to Elon fac
ulty to instruct Air Students in physics
and math.
The Doctor Johnson’s Literary So
ciety elected their officers for the
coming year at their regular meeting
Wednesday night. Gene Poe has
been chosen to succeed Spike Harrell
as president of the organization.
Franklin McCauley will take over the
duties of vice-president of the group;
Mark Andes, as secretary; Jimmy
Boone, as treasurer; and James Hipps
will assume responsibility as sergeant-
at-arms.
The Literary Society is the largest
organization of boys on the campus,
and has been very active in the social
and literary life of the campus. Its
most recent social affair was a picnic
given at the girl scout cabin.