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VOLUME XVIII
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ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY. APRIL 15, 1944
NUMBER THIRTEEN
McCANTS NEW EDITOR OF MAROON AND GOLD
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May Day Exercises Are Scheduled For May 5
May Day To |
Be Observed |
Friday, May 5 I
AERIAL GUNNERS
With an array of colorful costumes j
and spring festival dancesr the annu- 1
al May Day celebration will be held j
on Friday afternoon. May 5, 1944, in
traditional fasliion.
Main event of the festivities will be
the crowning of the King and Queen
of the May, Earl Farrell and Hazel
Walker. Members of the court, Vir
ginia Jeffreys Darden, Lucille Bla
lock, Eliza Boyd, Elizabeh Holland,
Mark Andes, Spike Harrell, Walstein
Snyder, and ClaEence Biddix, with the
king and queen, will be entertained ^
by a group of physical education stu
dents. Under the direction of Mary
Warren and Edna Rumley, the girls
■will present a number of traditional
folk dances, acrobatic stunts, and a
Patriotic May Pole Dance. Other en
tertainment for the afternoon will
include voice selections by Jeanne
Hook and Piner Kenyon. Helen Mar
garet Mos" who ixign.:,! as Elon’s
Queen-of-the-May last year, will assist
with the celebration as accompanist.
Rumors are being spread to the ef
fect that there may be a gala party
following the coronation festivities.
May Day, 1944, promises to be a
day long remembered on Elon’s cam-
EL'iJABETH HILL GIVES
Elizabeth Hill, organist, gave an in
teresting recital Thursday night which
Included all schools of composition
from Bach to the contemporaries such
as Seder, Jenkins, Bartley and Fred-
«rick Stanley Smith.
Miss Hill is to be commended upon
her daring in exploiting the four-
manual organ at her disposal to the
fullest. The changes in tonal color
were always meaningful and the vari
ous shades of expression were not
lacking in the softer numbers. The
artist’s pedal technique was thorough
ly sound and showed good training
and muscianship. “The Chapel of San
Miguel” (Seder) was one of the most
striking numbers presented, in which
the actual bells of this historic chapel
of Santa Fe, New Mexico, are play
ed on the chimes.
Other numbers on the program
were Tocata in F (Bach), Arioso (Bach)
Sonata in F minor (Mendelssohn),
Cantabile (Franck), Dawn (Jenkins),
Night (Jenkins), Jubilate Deo (Silver),
Canon (Bartley), Introspection (Fred
rick Stanley Smith) and Piece Heroi-
que (Franck).
lEVAN AND BARLEY TO
GIVE TWO-PIANO RECITAL
Lila LeVan and Prof. Irving D. Bart
ley will give a program of two-piano
numbers consisting of piano concertos
Thursday evening at 8:30. This is the
second two-piano recital that Miss
LeVan and Mr. Bartley have given this
year.
The progrYH will be as follows:
Concerto in E minor, opus 11—
Chopin, Largheto, Rondo—Mr. Bart
ley.
Concerto in A Minor—Schumann,
Andante grazioso. Allegro, vivace—
Miss LeVan.
Concerto in E flat—Listz; Allegro
maestoso: Tempo giusto; Quasi adagio;
Allegretto vivace; Allegro marziale
animate—Mr. Bartley.
New Editor To Take
Over Publication Of
Paper April 29th
Snyider To Head J
Student Christian
Association
Pictured above ar^ the Cadets who have been ^ansferred from the Air Corps to Gunnery School. Front
row: L. R. Misters, Sumner, Peters, N icoles, Oliver, Shomos, Scarmentz, Sauter. Second row: Sams, Sherwood,
S. H. Smith, Rogers, Neudorfor. Third row: Harvan, Sobach, Mozdierzes, S eltz, Gulley, Roberts, Rossander.
Fourth row: Parsons, Connor, Rad ^no, Roseman, Robbins. Fifth row: Streeter, J. J. Smith, Shipka, Pop-
rick, Shenk, Little, Dillon. Also lea ing for gunnery school but not pictured are O'Rourke, Sher, Sitskorn
Rosser, Schuessler, Merrill.
INTERESTING RECITAL
Li. Si
imonson
And
An nual Senior Di
Na ncy Caddell To
Be Wed Tonight
At 8:30 tonight, in Whitley Audi
torium, Lieutenant Louis Simonson
and Miss Nancy Caddell will be mar
ried as the culmination of a war-time
romance. The public is invited to at
tend the ceremony. Dr. Leon Edgar
Smith, President of Elon, will offici
ate as the couple are united in marri
age. Dick Caddell, brother of the
bride, will give here away.
Miss Caddell is a graduate of Elon,
a Delta U, and is well-known in this
community and in Burlington where
she has been teaching. Lt. Simonson,
of Petersburg, Virginia, is a grad
uate of William and Mary, and was a
member of the college athletic staff
there prior to being commissioned in
the army. He has been tactical officer
of our Air Service Detachment this
past year, and has won the respect of
the entire command. His many friends
congratulate him and wish him and
his bride much happiness.
This will be one of the most color
ful of the season’s weddings. It had
been intended to have the ceremony
in June, but the probability of a
change in military assignments has
brought a change in plans.
The matron of honor will be Mrs.
Kenneth Hughes, sister of the bride.
William Arthur of Wythefield, Virgin
ia, will be best man. The bridesmaids
are to be Mrs. H. Lee Scott, of Farm-
ville; Va.; Mrs. Powell Caddell, of
Greensboro; Mrs. Dick Caddell, Rocky
Mount, Mrs. Jimmy Caddell, Stanford;
Miss Eloise Simonson, Petersburg,
Va.; and Miss Laura Mae Holt of Gra
ham. The ushers will be Fred Cad
dell, Camp Wheeler, Ga.'; Kenneth
Hughes, Elon; Lt. Mercer West, Mem
phis, Tenn.; and Harold Dinges, of
Charlotte. Miss Kay Hughes, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hughes,
of Elon, is to be the flower girl'.
inner
Is Given By Dr.
And Mrs. Smith
Coach Pierce
The members of the Senior class
were entertained at a formal din-
I ner at the home of President and
I Mrs. L. E. Smith Friday evening,
I April 14, at six o’clock,
j White lace and red roses made the
central theme in the decorative motif.
Cocktails were served to the guests
upon their arrival. The menu of the
main course consisted of fried chick
en, fresh green peas, carrots, and
potatoes. The cake was decorated’
with red roses and its cutting was
I the hir'.’ight of a happy evening.
1 Coffee was served in the living room
I with the after-dinner quips and con-
ersation.
At 8:30 Dr. and Mrs. Smith took
' their guests to a theatre party in
I Whitley Auditorium where “North-
I ern Pursuit” was being shown.
It was a lovely dinner and a grand
occasion for the class of 1944. To the
‘ host and hostess the seniors wish to
I express again their appreciation.
BODFORS TO APPEAR
IN PIANO RECITAL
Franz Bodfors, pianist, will appear
in recital Monday night in Whitley
Auditorium at 8:30, as the third num
ber of the concert series being spon
sored by Elon College. Students will
be admitted upon showing their ac
tivity tickets.
Mr. Bodfors has studied piano of
Artur Schnabel, Rudolph Ganz and
Alfred Cortot. His scholastic training
inrfuded study at Beloit College and
Northwestern University.
To Keport To
Navy April 23
Coach J. L. Pierce has received his
commission as a lieutenant (jg) in
the Navy and will leave Elon April 23
to report to Hollywood, Florida, April
25. There he will receive his training
at an indoctrination school.
While here, Pierce was director of
physical education for the college stu
dents as well as the aviation students.
He is discontinuing his work in that
capacity today.
^ However, Coach Adcox, who has
assisted Coach Pierce this year, will
take over the duties vacated by the
lieutenant. He will serve for the re
mainder of the year provided Uncle
Sam permits.
Coach Pierce has been a definite!
addition to our campus life, providing
an interesting physical educational
program for the students. His ab
sence will be felt by a large number.
According to the coach, however, he
is planning to return to Elon after
the war and continue his work here.
The Student Christian Association
'■leld its regular weekly meeting on
Thursday night, April 13, in Profes
sor Barney’s classroom. Walstein
Snyder, newly elected president of the
organization, presided over the meet
ing. The other officers for the com
ing year are Iris Boland, vice-presi
dent, Bob Graham, secretary-treasur-
er.
It was c»ecided at the meeting that
the new officers will be installed in
the traditional manner at the Sunday
Ve.'iper program April 23 by the out-
joing president, Jeanne Hook. Char-
'otte Husted served as president of the
roup until her graduation at the end
)f the winter quarter; at that time
Miss Hook, vice-president, took over
he president's duties and has carried
on efficiently. Gene Poe was the
1943-44 secretary-treasurer of the S.
C, A.
A new senior cabinet will be chos
en by the president from members of
:he S. C. A. Members of the cabinet
will have charge of vesper programs,
morning watch, junior deacons, and
memberhip. It is also their duty to
vrite letters to the incoming fresh
men and acquaint them with func
tions of the S. C. A. and other or-
anizations on campus. These new
nembers will be informed of their
ppointment before Thursday,' April
21.
The senior cabinet is planning a pic-
lic for next Thursday night at the
home of Dr. Bowden. Leon Gibbs and
Emerson Whatley were appointed to
make arrangements for this social.
The new officers are well qualified
to take over their new duties. Wally
inyder is a ministerial student and
has several churches in the vicinity.
Iris Boland has been active on the
lenior cabinet and will carry out
"ler duties well. The new secretary-
treasurer is also a ministerial student
and active in the freshman S. C. A.
The staff wishes them a very success-
ul year in 1944-45.
This issue of the MAROON AND
GOLD is the last one under the pres
ent staff. The next issue of the paper,
scheduled for April 29, v.'ill be edited
by Mary Ellen McCants, of Anderson,
S. C,, who is at present serving .as
feature editor of this publication.
Miss McCants has selected her new
staff and is ready to take over the op
eration of the paper. She will have
working with her as associate editor
Alma Rose Sprinkle of Pfafftown,
N. C., and Gene Poe of Rockingham,
N. C., serving again in his present ca
pacity as managing editor. Emerson
Whatley, of Asheboro, N. C., will con
tinue to have charge of the sports de
partment. The new editor is adding
an art department to the staff, and Ed
Daniels will be in charge of this.
Mary Coxe, of Washington. N. C.,
who came to Elon last spring to work
in the business office after a year in
a business college in Raleigh, is well
J qualified to assume the duties of
business manager of the paper. Anne
Bigby, of Tampa, Fla., has been ap
pointed circulation manager for the
I coming year.
j The production staff will remain
the same as that of this year, includ
ing, C. R. McClure, adviser; Charles
Brown, linotype operator; Dr. Merton
French, staff photographer; and Spike
Harrell, press room. The reporting
staff will b made up of Mary Elizabeth
Wright, Iris Boland, “Pee Wee” Wes
ton, Virginia Wheeler. Elizabeth Brad-
dy, Anne Frink, Thomas Horner, Flo-
rine Braxton, Elizabeth Holland, and
John Rossi.
Miss McCants has selected a very
able staff, and the present staff
wishes them all the success possible
in editing the MAROON AND GOLD.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TAU ZETA PHI SORORITY
TO HAVE CHARGE
OF MONDAY CHAPEL
The Tau Zeta Phi sorority will have
April 17. The program committee
April 17. The prorgram committee
consisting of Iris Boland, Nell Cren
shaw, Jeanne Hook, and Mary Ellen
McCants has planned a community
sing in order that all may participate.
Shannon Morgan, president of the
student body, has asked any person
or organization that is willing to take
the chapel program any Monday be
fore the close of school to please see
him and he will arrange the date.
:;IVIL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SPEAKS TO PSYCHOLOGL CLASS
A representative from the Civil
Service Commission spoke to Dean
Kraft’s psychology class at 9:00 Friday
morning concerning the opportunities
’’or jobs with the service. All sen-
or girls interested in permanent jobs
ind those juniors seeking employment
or the summer were invited to con-
lUlt him until 12:00.
According to the representative,
'/omen are needed to assist research
engineers in wind tunnels, tank, and
light testing of army and navy air
craft. Also there is a need of mathe
maticians. artist illustrators, scientific
aides, and computers to work with
he aeronautical research at Langley
Field, Virginia. The salaries for the
positions range from $1791 to $2433
per year.
Saturday, April 15, 8:30 p. m.: Wed
ding: Simevison-Caddell nuptials in
Whitley Auditorium.
Sunday, April 16, 10:00 a. m., Sunday
school; 11:00 a. m.. Church service
in Whitley, Rev. M. T. Sorrell, of
Danville, Virginia; 7:30 p. m., ves
pers.
Weekly Meetings
Monday, 7:15 p. m.. Band rehearsal;
8:00 p. m.. Ministerial Association.
Tuesday, 8:00 p. m.. Senate; 8:30 p. m..
Freshman S. C. A
Wednesday, 8:00 p. mT Dr. Johnson
Literary Society; Panvio Literary
Society.
Thursday, 7:30 p. m., Household Arts
Club; 9:00 p. m.. Senior S. C. A.
cabinet.
MOVIES
Whitley Auditorium
April 21-22: “Bridge of San Luis
Rey.”
April 28-29: “This Is The Army.”
MRS. JOHNSON VISITS NIECE
IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
“Mr§. Johnson’s back?” Yes, that’s
right. She returned yesterday |rom
her belated Easter vacation, which
lasted from April 7 to Thursday, April
13. During that time she visited Lt.
Commander and Mrs. John Andrews,
her niece, in Washington, D. C.
While in the capitol city, Mrs. John
son visited several former Elon stu
dents, including Mrs. Viola Robbins
and Stewart Hoslins She returned to
Raleigh by plane and thence to Elon.
“Gosh, and I didn’t know she was
■jone. I was just as quiet in the li
brary as if she had been there.”