MAROON AND GOLD
Published By and For Elon Students
VOLUME 12
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
Wednesday, May 19, 1948
NUMBER 15
Elon Downs Baccalaureate Speaker
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A.CC, 4-3
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Elon College took over sole pos
sesion of second place in the North
Slate Conference by virtue of a 4-3
victory over Atlantic Christian Sat
urday afternoon at the Elon College
Park.
Jack Andrews and J. D. Thorne
hooked up in a stubborn pitcher’s
duel; although both were in consist
ent hat water, the ace righthanders of
their respective clubs were compari-
tively stingy with runs. For Andrews
who gave up nine hits including
three of the infield variety, it was
his sixth conference victory against
three defeats and gave the veteran
twirler a 7-3 rcord for the season.
Billy Matze opened the Fighting
Christians’ half of the initial frame
with a single and scored moments
later as Dick York drove a double to
right.
The Bulldogs came back with two
in the second to go ahead as Jones
and Bain hit successive singles and
Pitcher Thorne blasted a long dHve
to the left centerfield wall, scoring
both runners.
Elon loaded the sacks in the second
with one out on hits by Bill Anderson
and McSwain and a walk to Andrews
but Thorne was equal to the occasion,
forcing Matze and York out to short
stop Ward.
Then Ed Ellis, first batter to face
Thorne in the third, hit a terrific fly
ever the right field fence to tie the
score at 2 all.
Atlantic Christian did not threaten
again until the sixth, when they load
ed the bases on two hits and an error,
but Andrews fanned Thorne to re-
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Music Dept. Will Give
Two Programs Sunday
The music department announces
two concerts Sunday as a part of the
commencement week program.
(Sunday afternoon at four o'lock
there will be a vespers recital. Those
taking part include Jeanne Meredith,
soprano; Jack Castle, tenor; Norma
Jean Edwards, pianist; Elizabeth
Russell, mezzo-soprano; Mary E.
Browning, organist; Jane Lewis, so
prano; Helen King, soprano; Ann
Truitt, soprano; Jack McFadyen, bari
tone; Fred Sahlmann, pianist; Dolly
Ree Foster, organist; Dorothy Shep
herd, soprano; and Wayne Moore,
pianist.
All of these young artists have re
cently given recitals in Whitley Aud
itorium.
Sunday evening the Elon Singers
will present Rossini’s oratorio, Stabat
Mater.’ Soloists are Beatrice Donley,
contralto, Raleigh; Exine Anderson,
soprano. New York; Jack Smith, ten
or, Greensboro; and Brooks Bynum,
bass, Winston-Salem.
Commencement Speaker
Congressman Walter H. Judd of
Minnesota, who will preach the Bac
calaureate sermon Sunday morning
at 11:30.
Governor William M. Tuck of Vir
ginia, who will deliver the commence
ment address Monday morning at
10:30.
Courses Listed For
Christians Defeat
Summer Terms lO'’
A total of 54 courses will be offered
in tlie two summer sessions, according
to a schedule issued hy the office of
the Dean of the College. The first!
session begins with registration on
Tune 7 and continues for six weeks
0 July 16. The second session is from
luly 19 to August 27.
The classes to be organized in the
first summer session are as follows:
8:00—Vertebrate Zoology, Kcono-
mics, Shakespeare, American Lit
erature, Geology, History of Anglo-
American Civilization, Algebra, I’hy-
sical Education, Elementary Spanish,
Intermediate Spanish.
9:3o—Administration and Supervis
ion in ICducation, Freshman English,
English Lit. Elementary French, Geo
logy, Ethics, Pliysical Education, Psy
chology, Science ' Survey.
11:00—Genetics, Biology, Methods for
High School Teachers, French Lit.,
Economic Geography, Surveying, PhiL
osoph}' , Bible, The Family, Elemen
tary Spanish, Advanced Spanish.
Following are the courses listed for
the second session:
8:00—Comparative Anatomy, Econ
omics, Shakespeare, American Lit.,
History of Anglo-American -Civiliza
tion, Trigonometry, Personal Hygiene,
Intermediate Spanish, Elementary
Spanish.
9:3o—Audio-Visual Aids, Freshman
English, English Lit.., Elementary
French, Aclministration of Physical
Education, Psychology of Childhood,
Science Survey.
11:00—Biology, Problems of Second
ary Education, French Lit., Surveying,
Logic, Bible, Elementary Spanish, Ad
vanced Spanish.
Many of the courses listed (for the
second session are a continuation of
first se.ssion courses of dhe same name.
1 Special courses in art will also be
offered.
Members of the Summer School
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The Fighting Christians journeyed
to Hickory last Tuesday and defeated
Lenoir Rhyne 10-7 in a North State
Conference arc tilt ,which was exten
ded to 10 innings.
C. K. Siler did a masterful job for
four stanzas, yielding but one single
while holding the Bears scoreless,
but the fifth proved fatal for the
freshman speedball artist, who was
touched for four hits and gave a
couple of free passes, which all a-
mounted to five big runs for Lenoir
hhyne and the showers for Siler.
Jack Andrews played the relief ar-
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Commencement
Plans Complete
The Class Day program, which will
start Saturday morning, will mark the
beginning of graduation exercises to
be held at the college this weekend.
In conjunction with class day there
will be a reunion of former classes.
P’ollowing the Saturday morning pro
gram there will be a luncheon on the
grounds for the old grads and the
class of 1948. Saturday afternoon
will be devoted to a reunion by
classes and an Alumni business meet
ing.
At 5:30 Saturday afternoon Dr. and
Mrs. Smith will give a reception hon
oring the reunion classes and the
graduating class. An Alumni banquet
wil be held in the cafeteria at 7 o'
clock,
Sunday morning the graduation
exercises will continue with the bac
calaureate sermon. Congressman
Walter Judd, of Minnesota, will de
liver the sermon. In the afternoon a
vespers recital will be given by the
students of the school music depart
ment.
One of the highlights of the grad
uation program will be the presen
tation of “Stabat Mater” an oratorio
by Rossini. The Elon Singers, who
received wide acclaim for their ren
dition of this beautiful oratorio last
year, will repeat their performance
this year.
The last phase of the program will
come Monday morning when Gover
nor Wiliam M. Tuck, of Virginia, will
give the literary address and award
the degrees. Earlier in the morning
the Board of Trustees will meet to
approve the degrees.
New Student Officers
The .newly elected officers above lave assumed their duties and are
laying plans for next year’s activities. They are Don Kernodle, president,
Altamahaw; Lou Savini, vice presi .'ent, Wayne, Pa., Sonny Shearin, sec
retary, Roseboro; and Jeanne Meredith, treasurer, Virgilina, Va.