were nominated are Junius Peedin.
Glendon, and Jesse Thurecht. Eliza
beth City.
The nominations were made by a
committee of faculty members and ap
proved by the newly-organized Stu-
dent-Faculty committee. The selec
tions were based on achievement in
leadership, scholarship, and charact
er.
The candidates were carefully con
sidered and their qualifications dis
cussed. Those nominated are all
?ctive in campus life, showing lead
ership in extra-curricular activities,
and are each outstanding in some
special field—in student government,
scholarship, literary, or religious
work.
Lt. L. A. Simonson
Writes From India
I’ORMER TACTICAL OFFICER AT
ELON SENDS REGARDS
short comedy skit.
The Dramatics Conimittee of
the faculty is reading a n’oup of
plays from which one will be
chosen for the first major pro
duction of the Players. Tryouts
for this will be held the first week
in December.
Admission Tue'^day evening
will be fifteen cents.
Student Senate Is
Renderins Service
Clubs Holds Piedmont
District Meet At Elon
Lt. Louis Simonson, former tactical
officer of the Elon College Air Corps
Training Detachment, whose wife,
Nancy Caddell Simonson, is an Elon
resident and a graduate of the col
lege, has reported a good many in
teresting circumstances in a recent
letter to Dean Bowden. Sending his
best to the campus community, he I l^iougJit before the Senate,
says his convoy group had a fairly' Maroon and Gold commends Presi
j:ood Uip over, but the coldest day Cent Peedin and the Senate for act-
was the one when they crossed the ing in such a way as to promote ord-
Student government is no new
thing on the campuses of America, i
a became popular about the year
1915, although it is much older than
that. The movement began in the
United States as a means of prepar
ing within our schools a background
for intelligent citizenship and partici
pation in government. That objec
tive still makes the plan desirable
Of the many forms of constitutions
which have been tried, the one adopt
ed here has proved to be among the
most workable.
Junius Peedin of Glendon is the
1944 president of the Elon Senate.
His leadership has resulted in the
skillful handling of numerous diffi
cult problems. He has followed cam
pus tradion In acting forcefully and
quickly when violations of the gen
eral code of citizenship have been
The
Pi*'dmo’^t District of the North
Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
held its eighteenth annual meeting
November 8th in the Whitley audi
torium.
The senior grrfup met'at'10 a. m.,
opening their meeting with the sing
ing of their Federation Hymn under
the direction of Miss Margaret H
Whittington, of the Elon faculty. In
vocation was given by Dr, D. J. Bow-
tien. dean of the college. Mrs. J.
Kenneth Pfohl, state president, led
the Federation Collect. Dr. L. E.
Smith, president of Elon College wel
comed the Federation to the Elon
campus; and Mrs. Mark Hoffman,
president of the Euterpe Club of
Greensboro, gave the response in be
half of the Federation. A short busi
ness meeting followed.
Miss Doris Marshall, mezzo il-prano
from Leaksville, opened the musical
program with "Tu Lo Sai,” “The
Seguedille.” and “Billy Grimes.”
Clarence O. Southern, baritone, of
Burlington, sang. "O God Have
Mercy,’ Mendelsohn’s "St. Paul", “The
Post" by Schubert," and "TaFly Ho"
by Leoni. Sgt. John Sealy. tenor,
Army Air Forces, O. R. D.. Greens
boro, was a guest vocalist. Sgt.
Sealy sang, “Think on Me,” Scott, and
“Go, Lovely Rose,' Quilter.
equator. This was the longest voyage
made by U. S. Troops. In India there
are beggars everywhere, people sleep
ing on the sidewalks m the middle of
the day, snake charmers with their
cobras. The natives live in poverty,
as a rule. They have no modem tools.
Everything is done by hand—yet most
of them manage to be happy. '
Children, as is the case usually !
where our men go. beg for candy, j
cigarettes, gum. or money. Natives
bargain and haggle, first asking three
times what they expect lo get for
goods sold. The Lieutenant writes; |
We are in a camp in the hills. Rath
er beautiful area, but we eat buffalo
meat and wish their ancestors had
come back to the world in some other
form. Have found a good Chinese
restaurant, though. Found Lux soap
and a flashlight made in Germany
in the shops. Expect to leave here
soon Will write again. Enjoyed my
stay at Elon as much as any place I
have ever been. Enclose a rupee note
worth 33 1-3 cents. One anna equals
iwo cents, sixteen annas equal one
vupee Regards to your family. Pres
ident and Mrs, Smith, the college
facully and students, as ever, Dick.
0576289 APO 16312 B care P M,
York. N. Y.
erly democracy an/3 good will at one
and the same time.
John Rosri is vice-pre Idcut and
Emerson Whailey secretary-l. .a:.urer
of the Senate. Its members are Wal-
stein Snyder. Tom Horner, Joe
Franks and Carl White.
organist. Elon College; Mrs. W. E,
Cook, pianist, Mebane; Miss Anne
McClenny, pianist, Elon College; and
the Guilford choir under the direction
of Dr, Ezra H. F. Weis.
Luncheon was held at I in Mooney
Hall. At this time reports of the
district committees were given.
The afternoon session was devoted
ana uoid stair, and Frances De
tick. sponsored by the choir.
There were fifteen ffirls in the
contest who were sponsored by all
four classes, the sororities, the
publications, literary organiza
tions, and the law-making bodies,
the council and the senate.
LEON GIBBS AND JOE FRANKS
CALLED TO SERVICE
Leon Gibbs, junior and major in
mathematics and physics, of Reids-
ville. and Joe Franks, sophomore and
to the junior division of the tedera-1 pie-Iaw student, of Elon and Bur-
tion. Miss Nell Clapp, district chair- j lington. have received orders to re
man. presided. The meeting was ■ port for military duty within a week,
opened with the Federation Hymn. Gibbs has requested naval duty, and
The Junior Collect was led by the
Mendelssohn Club of Burlington. Pro
fessor Irving D. Bartley, of the Elon
faculty, welcomed these active jun
iors to Elon, Miss Sarah Ann Slawt-
Franks has registered with the Army
Air Corps. Both these men have
been prominent in dramatics for the
past two years, and have been pop
ular in many ftampus activities. Good
er, of the Nancy Ann Harris Club of, going to you; yoTi join the many who
Winston-Salem, gave the response, carry our best wishes and the hopes
The Junior musical progra»>i was of this nation, and of our Alma Mater,
made up of piano, vocal, and violin
solos, and one vocal ensemble. Each
group registered at this meeting had
someone on the program.
Groups represented were Mozart
MESSIAH FESTIVAL CHORUS
DECEMBER 3
Club. Greensboro; Juvenile Echeia
Club. Greensboro; Burlington Ju
venile Club. Burlington: Dean Shirley
Club, Winston-Salem; Miller Club.
Lexington; Junior Euterpe Club.
Greensboro! Nancy Ann Harris Club.
Winston-Salem; McDowell Club. Bur-
Ington
After Ihis program the juniors were
Others on the program were Miss received in the parlors of West Dor-
Florence Olga Kivett, pianist. Gib- mitory by the Elon Singers,
sonville: Mrs. H, B, Halpern, pianist. Elon Singers who ushered were Lu-
V/inston-Salem; Mrs. Made Money, cille Morgan. Jane McCauley. Edith
vocalist. Lexington: Ii-ving D. Bartley, Hall, and Ann Strader.
, New
DR. MERTON FRENCH TO TEACH
OLD TESTAMENT IN MIAMI
WEEK NOVEMBER 12-16.
STAFF SERGEANT BREVITT HOOK
I AWARDED AIR MEDAL i
The Elon Festival Chorus, un
der the direction of Miss Mar
garet Whittington, will present
Handel’s "The Messiah" Sunday
rvenivg. December 3. at 8 o clock
in \Vhitley .\uditorlum. The or-
atiol is shaping well in rehearsals
which are being held weekly on
Tharsdays at 8 p. m. and Sundays
at 4 p. m. Soloists will be an
nounced later. Accompanists are
to be Miss Anne McClenny. pian
ist. and Irving D. Bartley, organ
ist.
Dr. Jesse Dollar, pastor of the
Christian churcli at Newport Nf»ws,
Virginia, will be the guest evangelist
during Religious Emphasis Week No
vember 19-24, Chapel and evening
services will be announced.
Dr. Dollar was graduated at Elon
in 1925, His Divinity school was
Vanderbilt University, and he has
been made a Doctor of Divinity for
outstanding services as a Christian
minister. He is a native of Alabama.
Under his leadership the Newpoit
News church ha.> shown more pro
gress than any other Coiigregatioual-
Christian church in the Southern Con
vention during the past five years.
This applies to increase in member
ship. financial growth, extension of
church plant, and support of all re
ligious agencie>.
He held pastorates in North Caro-
iiita. Georgia and Alabama prior to
his graduation from Vanderbilt. We
welcome him to the campus, and hope
that he will find the progress his
j Alma Mater has made since 1925 con-
I dJjJ gt/Ou ocv
I
I STVDENT-FACULTY COMIHITTEK
FOKMED ON C.A.Ml-La
Staff Sergeant Brevitt Hook, of
! Capon Bridge, West Virginia, has been
: in 15 missions over Hitler’s reich and
Leaving Elon November 10, Dr. ' has recently been awarded the Air
Merton B. French will be at Miami, Medal for bravery in action
Florida, for one weeli as an instruc- Two years ago we were seeing his
tor during the session of the Chris- smile on the Elon campus He is
tian Workers' School at the White at present in a rest camp. Sergeant
icMiple Methodist chuicn. | Hook, who is a cousin to Professor
This is the first interdenomination- Alonzo Hook, has written that his
al Christian Workers' School held in flight has bombed Vienna and points
cooperation in Miami. The primary j over Germany proper, and that the
jjuipose will be to instruct parents, | going is still tough Plenty of flak
pastors, teachers, and church officers holes in his plane, but still going
in religious work. Dr, French will When the mails from home don’t come
teach a course on The Old Testament, in, Brevitt says the days seem long- ■
its contents and values. I er. He’s counting the missions to go'
This course will emphasize the before that magic "50" which spells
JUNIUS PEEDIN. Senate President
teachings of the prophets in rela
tion to their own day and the prob
lems of today. Books to be discussed
will include Amos. Hosea. Isaiah.
Jeremiah. Jonah. Ruth and Ezekiel.
Dr, French will preach in the Con
gregational church in Miami Sunday
morning. November 12.
a trip home. We'll be counting with |
you “Brev.” How's about some of j
you pin-up girls writing him a letter, I
He asks whafs doing on the old cam
pus. His address: S-Sgt. Brevitt Hook.'
35755789, 767 Bomb, Sq, (H) 461 Bomb.!
Grp. (H) A P O 520 care P. M.. New
York. N, y.
ELIZA BOYD, editor of Phi Psi CU
.\ccoiding to Article XI of the Con-
^uiuiion of the Student Body, a
Committee was organized m President
Smith's office on Novemoer 8 for the
purpose of improving existing con
ditions on the campus and planning
for the betterment of the student
>ody as a whole. This administrative
group wili discuss campus problems
and make recommendations to stu
dent government and college offici
als.
Dean D. J. Bowden and Junius
Peedin were elected co-chairmen of
I he committee and Dorothy Foltz was
chosen as secieiary.
Faculty members of this ne viy-ji-
^anized committee include those on
the administrative committee of the
college; Dean bowden. Dean Mary L.
Fhares, Professor A. L. Hook. Dr. Mer
ton B. French, and Dr, Clara Bartley.
Student members are Jeanne Hook,
president ol the student body; Junius
I’eedin, president of he Senate; Mary
Warren, president of the council;
hree representatives from t!ie Senate
.nd three Irom the Council, appointed
their respective presidents; and
John Rossi. Walstein Snyder. Emer
son Whatley. Doris Cliandler. Dorotliy
oltz, and Fiances Guuter.