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Firm As The Oaks We Stand Maroon and Gold Published By And For Elon Students Won't You Come Out, Sorority Go Is? VOLUME XIX ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1945 NUMBER NINE SORORITIES PLEDGE EIGHTEEN NEW MEMBERS ^ if if ^ if if if Jf if if if if if if ^ Jf if if if Jf If if if if if if S. a A. SPONSORS FUND FOR WORLD SERVICE Drive For Relief Foreign Students Gets Underway Sophomore Officers The World Student Service Fund drive is now being sponsored on cam pus by the Student Christian Asso j ation, Miss Iris Boland, S. C.- A. pres ident, recently announced. Elon stu- i tients first learned of this foreign ' student fund from the recent visit of Miss Judith Austin, W. S. S. F. rep resentative, who addressed the stu dent body in chapel January thirty- first. The drive ror funds began last Wednesday and will continue through- The Student Service Fund sends di rect aid to scholars who have been victims of war. In China, Belgium, and France the need is great. Chi nese students have lost all personal equipment, most of their textbooks, and have been forced to move to the interior of their country. The W. S. S. F. is an educational and fund-raising organization which From left to right: Emerson Whatley. Ulah, vice-president; Patricia Hook, Elon College, secretary; Virginia operates primarily in and through uni- 1 Ezell, Phoebus, Va., treasurer; and Fre Register, Sanford, president. versities, colleges, theological semin- j aries and preparatory schools. Fur ther announcements concerning the | drive will be madi; by the officers and members of the S. C. A. as the I work progresses. | Initiations Proceed In Traditional Manner Alumni Discuss College Problems Memorial Service Held Friday Evening Capt. John Z. McBrayer Receives High Honors To Capt. John Z. McBrayer, who grad uated from Elon in 1938, has iHefcnfly received the Distinguished S\ vice Award, given annually by the Shelby Junior Chamber of Comrlarce to Phelby’s outstanding young man of the year. Capt. McBrayer, now back in civilian life, suffered the loss of ' a leg last April in China when a ■ propellor of his plane came off and j crashed through the cabin while he was on flight. i He has had sixty-eight combat fly ing missions in the Asiatic theater of war and has received the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Captain McBrayer was an outstand ing student while at Elon. Elon joins Shelby in this recogni tion of a gallant American, one of the army to whom we owe so much. Hiss Jeasisae Direct Cast Of Delta Psi Omega Miss Jeanne Hook was elected di rector of the Elon College cast of Delta Psi Omega, national honorary dramatic fraternity, at a reecnt meet- f.he recorganized cast in the Little Theatre. Kathleen Young was made sub-director and Tom Horner, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith will be sponsor for the fra ternity. • The cast, composed of those who have starred in dramatic productions, includes Elizabeth Braddy Lem Allen, Gene Poe, Ann Strader, Frances Peg- ram, and Ruth Webster. Among the new members to be initiated into Delta Psi Omega are some who star red or assisted with the production of Playerj' recent presentation, “Out of the Frying Pan.” First Man To Take Jap Prisoner On Friday evening, February six teenth. a memorial prayer service far Gold Star patriots and their comrades in arms was held in Alamance Audi torium. The Elon College and St. Mark’s churches united for the occa sion, the joint assembly being held on World Day of Prayer. The pastors and members of both congregations took part in the im pressive and beautiful candle-lighting ceremony, and in other parts of the program. Prayers were offered by Reverend John C. Peeler of St. Mark’s, President L. E. Smith, Dr. D. J. Bowden, and Dr. G. O. Lankford. Musical numbers were presented by a chorus, by Jack Sunburn, and by Miss Margaret Whittington. The entire program, in which many people par ticipated, was offered in tribute to our men and women in service, and to those who have given their lives in devotion to the cause of Christiani ty and liberty. According to records of February 5, the following are the former Elon College men who have died in service in World War II; Joe Bagley, Frank Bragg, Sanford Friedman, Hugh S. Garrison, Joe Hardison, Keith Harris, ■ Vernon Hayden, Adrian Hoffman, j Dewey Hoope^^Joe Hopkins, Vincent I Kazlow, Van Kennedy, Jack May, Mil- ; lard Piberg, T. J. Pickett, Joe Puglisi, 1 Preston Townes, Douglas Tucker, 1 Stanley Yonkoski. Ensign Robert Truitt Writes Textbook For Isagineers Ensign Robert Wesley Truitt, of Greensboro, Elon class of ’41, has written a textbook, “Intermediate Aerodynamics,” for use in technical and college engineering courses. De scribed on its jacket as “a sound text emphasizing the practical emplojTnent of the aerodynamic theory,” the book was published by Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York. The twenty-four year old author is now on leave from a post on the faculty of the aeronautical engineer ing department of State College, Ra leigh, serving on active sea duty in the Pacific theater as an ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve. Ensign Truitt took graduate work at State College and had taught there over two years before entering the service last August. At Elon Ensign Truitt was a member of the Kappa Psi Nu fraternity. His wife, Mrs. Frances Truitt, is a student here now. The mid-year meeting of a special group of the Elon Alumni was held in Society Hall on February 10 at 2 p. m., at which time the current col lege problems were discussed. Be cause of the absence of H. Lee Thom as, president of the Alumni Associa tion, Prof. J. W. Barney presided. “Securing students for the College” was the first topic of discussion. George D. Colclough, executive sec retary, mentioned that numerous work jobs and scholarships were . available for worthy students. Dr. IL. E. Smith acknowledged the fact I that most of our students come from I a radius of fifty mues of the college, I suggested that we attempt to broad- I en our field and draw more students I from other states. Mr. Colclough ^ stated that we should seek to regain and to hold on our mailing lists many of the former members of the Alumni Association and who have lost con tact with the college. It was revealed that the board of trustees plans, after the war, to employ a full-time ex ecutive secretary of the Alumni As sociation. The closing discussion concerned ’“Athletics.” It is hoped that the col lege will soon be able to give a major in physical education and that inter collegiate football will be resumed. No definite commitments can as yet, however, be announced. | Among those attending the meet- | ing were President L. E. Smith, Prof. I N. F. Brannock, Dr. D. J. Bowden, \ Geo. D, Colclough, Rev. Millard Ste vens, F. C. Lester, Prof. A. L. Hook, L. E. Fesmire* W. F. Burton, Mrs. Rhetta Newman Burton, Mrs. Mabel Hinton Fesmire, Miss Ann Watson, Miss Lucille Johnson, Prof. J. W. Barney, and W. B. Terrell, former editor of this publication. Eighteen girls were extended bid* into sororities last Saturday night on the second and last bidnighf of the year. The four Greek-letter sor orities are Beta Omicron Beta, Tau Zeta Phi, Delta Upsilon Kappa, and Pi Kappa Tau. Bidnight was ob served in the usual manner, with the exception of the presence of the brother fraternities. The sororities feasted, sang their songs, exchanged ! the names of pledges with each other, I and on Sunday morning attended church in a body. Beta Omicron Beta pledged five: Paige Eaves, Lucy Truitt, Faye.Rick ard, Maxine Cole^ and Helen Scott. Tau Zeta Phi received two: Ella Mae Morgan and Sara Yarborough. Delta Upsilon Kappa received six new mem bers: Pal Faulkoner, Frances Detrick, Betty Benton, Frances Pegram,, Doro thy Holland, and Kathleen Young; while Pi Kappa Tau pledged five: Betty Sue Lloyd, Ruby Braxton, John nie Boone, Ermine Davis, and Patsy Wrenn. Initiations, which have been pro ceeding according to tradition throughout the week, will end Mon day night. CAPTAIN S. T. WOODSON FLYING FROM ITALIAN BASE Samuel T. Woodson, of Burlington, and a former Elon student, was re cently promoted to the rank of Cap tain. Captain Woodson, a I5th AAF Mustang pilot, has been attached with a combat flying squadron at an Silian base since last July, and has com pleted 50 missions over Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Italy. IT. WADE LOWE HOME ON LEAVE Lt. Wade F. Lowe, bomber pilot, who has been in England and France for the last year, is at his home in Burlington, for a three weeks leave, after which he will go to Miami, Fla., for reassignment. He has completed 63 missions while on overseas duty. Lt. Lowe is a former Elon student. Instructors Who Will Join Faculty CAPTAIN PAUL C. PLYBON, who se ved i\om Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal and Tulagi, enters Elon a a pre-law student. Publications Committee Ms For Candidates For ’45-46 Editorships Department Serves Trustees Luncheon Students who wish to be considered 1?) candidates for the editorships of Phipsicli or Maroon and Gold should send a letter of application to Mr. McClure for presentation to the com mittee in charge of approvals. To be eligible, a student should have high scholarship, be a member of the class of ’46, and have had ex perience on the staff of the publica tion. It is also desirable that the candidate shall have com.^eted the .'ourse in Journalism. It may be nec- jssary, because of war conditons, to modify these requirements. But all ;andida£es will be considered with a /iew to upholding the customary standards. j _ t A five-course formal luncheon was served on February 13 to the Board of Trustees by the Department of Domestic Arts. Spring flowers were used for the decorative motif. Miss j Lida Muse, head of the department, I directed the catering and arrange- ' ments. Waitresses and others who assisted at the lunheon included Misses Jo Earp, Marie Costen, Erma Graham, i Betty Blue, Dottie Lamb, Ethelinda j Griffin, Edna Clapp, Ellen Parks, i and Mrs. Kathleen Schoffner. The serving of dinners and lunch eons is a part of the practical educa tional program of the department. Students complete all details of cookery and service in the well- equipped domestic arts laboratory in Alamance. ' Testimony of Thad Eure North Carolina Secretary of State, and that of other distinguished guests, is that training at such tables will make an epicure, and that they will be willing to assist again anytime. SENORITA ATALA CHEGWIN eroiita Atala Chegwin of Barran- uiTla. Cclcm';ia, S. A.„ who is now I MISS PATTIE LEE COGH'LL i RTiss Pattie Lee Cogljill, of New j 'iork City and Henderson, N. C. Miss Coghill is a graduate of Elon and "■if Id secretary of the Missions Coun- Congregational Christian on campus, will teach Spamsa nex- -,u,ch. She will join the Department I of Religious Education as a visiting quarter. . I -■.iu.ei' ar.d teacher.
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