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VOLUME XX
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1945
NUMBER TWO
S. C. A. DRIVE PLEDGES 300 MEMBERS
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STUDENT BODY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION
Many Changes
Are Included In
New Handbook
The constitution of the Student
Body, which was first approved by
the faculty in 1919, has been re
vised arid made into a new constitu
tion, which was approved by the stu
dent body at the regular assembly
Monday morning. September 24.
Under the leadership Of Dean D. J.
Bowden and Dean Ida M. Greenfield.
The old constitution was revised by
Emerson Whatley, president of fthe
student body, E’/zabeth Parker and
Hilda Malone, president and vice j
president of the Student Council, re
spectively, Junius Peedin, presiaVnt
of the Student Senate. The new con
stitution is printed in the 1945-46
edition of the Elon Handbook, which
was edited by Dean Bowden.
There has been a rearrangement of
of some parti of the pai|.,s of the old
constitution. Some sections were
changed while others were added.
There are, in the main, four new ele
ments. The first is a Residence Coun
cil shall be formed for each dormi
tory consisting of a hc\jse president
and four otiier resident students.
This couno.l shall, assist in admin
istering dormitory regulations, but
it shall not be a judicial body. |
There is one eligibility change. The
president of the Student Body, the
Senate, and the Council must be a
member of the rising senior class and
now must have a scholastic average
aof “B" or better.
Another addition is the required
meetings of the women’s branch of the
Student Government Association
which are held on the first Tuesday
of each month at the regular chapel
hour.
For the first time the Student Gov
ernment Association is having annual
dues. These dues will b« one dollar
per year, payable at the opening of
the fall term to the treasurer of the
Student Body.
The Constitution was formerly di
vided into two sections—one for men
and the other for women, kjut now
both the men and women come^undei’
the same constitution.
The regulations for women are
now a little more lenient. The fresh
men and sophomore girls are allowed
more town, off campus, and overnight
privileges per week. The upperclass
men girls now do not have to have
the permission of the Dean of Wom
en to go to town in the afternoon.
The men students now have only
two primary regulations. The men
shall not remain in the vicinity of
the women’s residence halls except at
times when dating is permitted. Also,
men students will be expected to
dress neatly at all times, especially
so for dinner.
The regulations governing the May
Court are now under a separate head
instead of being a part of the consti
tution.
There are a few new features in
the Handbook.. One feature is the
section called “Activities at Elon”
which discusses the Student Govern
ment, religious organizations, literary
societies, honorary societies, profes
sional clubs, musical organizations,
athletic clubs and social organizations.
Other sections include religious in
terests, the intramural program and
a section entitled “So Here’s To Dear
Old Elon” which discusses the history,
accomplishments, the faculty, and
places of special interest of Elon
College. The two remaining features
are Where, When, and Who’s W'ho at
Elon.
The credit for the last feature must
go to Bill Clapp who sketched the
maps of the Elon Campus‘and the
main highways around Elon from
High Poat t« Durham.
Y.M.C.A. Representative
Addresses Joint Group
Sororities To Celebrate
Bid-Night Next
Week
SENIORS WHO HEAD THE MEN AND WOMENS' JUDICIAL BODIES, a r.d who assisted in the writing of the
new constitution. Pictured above from left to right are: Junius Peedin, Glendon, president of the Student Sen
ate; Elizabeth Parker, Sunbury, president of the Student Council; Hilda Malone, Prospect Hill, vice president of
the Student Council; and Carl Neal, Belews Creek, newly-elected vice president of the Student Senate
New Members Added To
Music Faculty
E. Arne Hovdesven, who will re
ceive his Ph. D. degree from the Uni
versity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,
in June, has recently been appointed
head of the Department of Music at
Elon. He received his B. A. and B
Mus. degrees at St. Olaf College,
Northfield, Minn.; and has studied at
the Julliard Institute of Music and
Columbia University, New York City;
Fontainbleau Conservatory, Fontain-
bleau, France; and the Southwestern
College of Music, London, England.
Before coming to Elon he was connect
ed with the faculty of the North Texas
State Teachers College, Denton, Tex
as.
Another addition to the music staff
is Miss Christine Honeck, who will be
an instructor in voice. She received
her B. S. degree In music from Bowl
ing Green State University at Bowl
ing Green, Ohio, and her M. A. from
the University of Michigan, Ann Ar
bor, Miehigan.
Both Mr. Hovdesven and Miss Hon
eck have traveled extensively in the
United States and Europe.
Neal To Head
New Organization
I Future Missionaires Address
Student Body
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Lewis John-
Four Greek-letter sororities will
celebrate their semi-annual bid night
Saturday, October 13, at 11 o’clock.
Rush parties were begun this week
by the Beta Omricron Beta, Tau Zeta
Phi, Delta Upsilon Kapp. and P. Kap
pa Tau sororities. Only women stu
dents of second quarter level or
above having at least a “C” average
are eligible to receive bids.
Former members from far and
wide have been invited to join in the
festivities, which include a magnifi
cent “spread.” the awesome pledge-
taking and welcome by older sisters
on the stroke of midnight, the sere
nade of the sorority songs from bal
cony to balcony, announcement of old
members present, and introduction of
; new pledges. The most recent “scums”
' are promoted officially, and new
pledges begin their trying “Hell
Week” of initiation.
Sunday morning the sororites at
tired in their sorority colors breakfast
Three hundred students responded
to the 1945 membership drive of the
Student Christian Association, which
lasted from Wednesday morning, Sep
tember 26, until Friday noon, Sep
tember 28. The drive, which was one
ot the most successful that the organi
zation has ever sponsored, was led by
Jack Sunburn, New Britain, Conn.,
president, and Martha McDaniel, An
derson. S. C., vice president, and was
under the auspices of the Senior Cab
inet of the Association. Pledge cards
were signed and membership badges
v.ere worn by both the new and the
old membeil during the drive.
At the first joint meeting of the
entire organization last Tuesday ev
ening President Sunburn welcomed
the new members and introduced Roy
Cooper, a representative of the South
ern Regional Council of the Young
Men’s Christian Association, who ad
dressed the _group at that time. Mr.
Cooper outlined the government of
the Student Christian Association on
college campuses, the Y. M. C. A.’s,
and the Y. W. C. A.’s throughout the
nation and the world, which make up
the World Student Christian Feder
ation. There are 122 colleges in the
South that have active Student Chris
tian Associations on their campuses.
Mr. Cooper pointed out that the col
lie student bodies are different now
from the student bodies of the past
two or three years. There are more
For the fellowship of those students squ missionary appointees to Shaowu, together at reserved tables and at-
on the Elon campus who are planning Fukien Province, China brought in- j tend church services in a body. This
to enter the medical profession, the spirational messages to the student ^ vvill be the third year that fraternity j young men entering college today with
Pre-Medical Association of Elon Col-1 t>°dy at last Wednesday morning’s J brothers have been absent from their I the thought that they are going to
lege was organized recenly. At the I
, . „ , , I at the mornmg church service m
first meeting of the club, Carl Neal | Auditorium, tomorrow.
was elected president for the year. I Mrs. Jackson told of experiences
Virginia Ezell was elected to be the leading to their decision to become
vice president and W. D. Little, sec- , missionaries to Shaowu, a mission es-
pews, but rumors are that fraterni
ties will return to the campus soon.
retary-treasurer.
There are twenty-two charter mem
bers of the organization, which will
tablished in 1918 by the American
Board for Foreign Missions. Mr.
Jackson spoke of the need for Chris-
meet every other Monday evening in , tians in the modern era with a grow-
Lecture Hall. Virginia Ezell, chair- [ ing, intelligent conception of relig-
I man of the program committee, will i ion.
I be assisted by Jimmy Westmoreland ' Rev. and M(rs, Jackson, formerly of
Ministerial Group To
Have Social Supper
“MESSIAH” PKiACTICE
BEGAN MONDAY
and Helen Scott.
Elon Players Make Plans
For "Moor Born"
Te Elon Players met last Thursday
for a brief business meeting to make
further plans for the next production,
“Moor Born.” This performance is
expected to be given November 15.
Betty Benton was elected secretary
of the organization. She will take the
place of Ruth Webster, who is now a
Practice for the Christmas oratorio,: cadet nurse.
“The Messiah,” by Handel began last | plans were discussed to raise a
Monday evening, under the direction i fu^d to use for the decoration of Mrs.
of John Westmoreland of the music . Smith’s classroom. This room will be
department. There was over a hun-1 used for all meeting of the Players
dred persons present for the first | jqj. meetings of the dramatic
practice. j fraternity. Delta Psi Omega.
Waverly, Virginia, will begin langu
age studies this fall at Yale Universi
ty and expect to l*ave tor Shaowu in
1046. They will be supported by the
Southern Convention of Congrega
tional Christian Churches, which in
cludes all churches of this denomina
tion in North Carolina and Virginia.
FALL ELECTIONS TO
KT. HELD TUESDAY
The regular fall elections, which are
held to fill the offices left vacant by
those who did not return to school
this year and to elect the freshman
class officers, will take place Tues
day morning, under the supervision
of the temporary eleitorial commit
tee. The election of the secretary and
treasurer of the student body, the
president and vice president of the
Sophomore class will be held in Dean
Bowden’s office and the freshmen will
elect their officers in the Little The
atre, under the direction of Emerson
Whatley, president of the student
body.
Candidates for secretary of the stu
dent body are Kermit Inman, Betty
Benton, and Anne Griffin. Candidates
for the treasurer of the student body
are Mary Coxe. Hazel Cole, and Thom
as Hoffman.
remain in college until graduation,
and not be snatched out by war.vJA
large percentage of the discharged
veterans are reentering college, or
entering for th first time, and the
Student Christian Associations now
have a greater opporturVy to direct
The Ministerial Association made 1 Christian influence and -fellowship on
plans last Monday evening, October 1, j compsses than ever before,
for a social at the home of one of its! “We are a branch of the church,
sponsors. Dean D. J. Bowden, on Mon- | but not subject to the church,” Mr.
day, October 21. All religion majors. Cooper reminded the group. “We are
including dormitory and day students, undenominational groi#s and are
have been invited to be present with concerned with the social needs of the
individual as well as the spiritual
needs, no chain is as strong as its
weakest link.” Since we are a part
of the World Student Christian Fed-
erafion we must not allow our organi
zation to be a weak link. Mr. Cooper
suggested the following definition of
the Y. M. C. A. to the audience: “We
are a group of men and boys united
in the fellowship of Jesus Christ in
dates. President Fred Register ap
pointed Catherine Cooper and Allen
Hurdle as a food committee for the
event -
New members welcomed into the
Association this term are Flseta Mof-
fitt, Doris Gtlosrihn, Virginia Rebick,
Helen Cobb, Oabe Bray, and James
Madren. Three of the new members
hope to become foreign missionaries.
Officers of the organization include 1 developing a Christian personality and
Fred Register, president; Jack Sun
burn, vice president; Catherine Coop
er, secretary, Thomas Horner, treas
urer; and Ann Rader, pianist.
E. ARNE HOVDESVEN, head of I MISS CHRISTINE HONECK, In-
the Department of Music. 1 structor of Music.
MRS. PAUL C. PLYBON
JOINS FACULTY
Mrs. Paul C. Plybon, formerly of
Hithcock. Oklahoma, has recently tak
en over her duties as instructor in the
department of Business Administra
tion. Mrs. Plybon attended Oklahoma
College for Women, Chickasha, Okla.,
where she received her bachelor of
,cience degree in business. While
attending Oklahoma College for Wom
en, Mrs, Plybon was assistant to the
registrar and a honor student for four
years.
building Christian character.’
After the message the upperclass
men were dismissed aad the freshmen,
under the leadership of Fred Reg
ister, elected the officers for their or
ganization this yei|-. Larry McCauley
was elected president; Marjq^ie Moore
was elected vice president; Floyd
Boyce, secretary-treasurer; and Jane
Warren, pianist. Under the leader
ship of these officers, the Senior Cab
inet is expectng the freshman to
have a large and influential organiza
tion on campus this fall.
Virginia Ezell Elected
President Spanish Club
EMERSON WHATLEY, Ulah, pres
ident of the student body, who is
chairman of the electorial committee
which will supervise the make-up elec
tion Tuesday morning.
Under the direction of Seniorita
Atala Chegwin. Spanish instructor,
several students me^ Thursday, Oc
tober 4. to organize a Spanish club.
In the first meeting officers were
elected and the beginnings of a con
stitution were drafted.
Virginia Ezell was elected to head
the organization as president, and
V erdalee Norris w^as named vice pres
ident. Louise Clayton was chosen
secretary-treasurer.
Miss Chegwin is the sponsor of
this new organization, which has as
its purposes the furthering of the
Good Neighbor policy and socializing
in Spanish.