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MAROON AND GOLD
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948
Student Veterinarians Lose Valiant
Patient—Injured Campus Squirrel
ELON PLAYERS TO PRESENT FIRST SHOW
By JOAN BOLWELL
Four pre-med students had an op
portunity to test their skill last Fri
day, and their patient was not an or
dinary one. Friend Henry, campus
squirrel and friend of the student
body, had been injured by an auto
mobile.
In the “accident” ward of the bi
ology lab, four serious faced young
doctors proceeded to get ready for
their patient. The operating table
was ready and Henry, the patient,
was ready. An anesthetic was not
available, but the operation had to
be performed anyway.
Two of the young men confronted
Henry, who was screaming and
struggling with excruciating pain.
His two hind legs were broken.
The two fractured legs were put
into splints and taped together. Our
little friend failed to rally, and soon
fell into a troubled sleep. Since the
private rooms were filled, Henry
was placed in a ward with an owl
and a king snake.
Five days later our loveable little
bushy-tailed ipatient passed into the
land of nut trees and halos. He was
so weak from lack of nourishment
that his little heart just stopped. Or
maybe it was broken—^for what fun
would there be for a squirrel who
couldn’t lead a happy, nonchalant
life of dashing up trees and eating
nuts?
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Elon Players Elect
Year's Officers
Officers for the year were elect
ed in a meeting of the Elon Players
last Friday in Mooney Chapel.
After some discussion, the group
decided that the officers of last
year should be reinstated “in view
of their past record of superlative
work.”
The reinstated officers are: Ed
Nash, president; Floyd Boyce, vice-
president; Evelyn Moore, secretary;
'and Bill Hopkins, treasurer.
A motion was passed that a per
manent social committee be ,ap-
'pointed. Those appointed to the
committee were: Bill Hopkins,
chairman; Jackie Wentz, Pat San
ford, Joan Bolwell, Robert Wright,
and Nash Parker.
John Vance was appointed pub
licity director for the year, and Bob
Wright was appointed as assistant
publicity director in addition to be
ing put in charge of the Players'
Scrapbook.
Ed Nash, re-elected president,
will take the character part of Mr.
Ferguson in the forthcoming play,
“What A Life.” A Senior, Nash
entered Elon in March, 1946. He
has been a member of the Elon
Players since Sept., 1946, and has
taken part in the following campus
'plays: “Junior Miss,” “Best Foot
Players Scheduled To Give
Benefit Performance To Orphans
The play, “What A Life,” first
production for the year of the Elon
Players, will be premiered in a ben
efit performance for Elon Chris
tian Orphanage, November 3, in the
afternoon.
Last year, much interest was shown
by Elon College students in making
the lot of the orphanage children
more cheerful. The children, because
of the relative inaccessibility of the
orphanage and the lack of organized
transportation, have little opportun
ity to enjoy outside amusements.
This state of affairs, coming to the
attention of the student body, caused
a wave of interest, whereupon the
various social clubs and dormitories
instigated a Christmas party with
gifts which may become traditional.
In keeping with this feeling of be
nevolence, Mrs. Betty Smith, direc
tor and advisor to the Players, dis
closed that in the future she hopes
many benefit performances may be
given for the orphanage chillren.
John Vance—Assistant Principal
Robert Rubinate—George Bigelow,
High School Campus Shiek
'What A Life' Curtain
Rises Nov. 3 And 4
Henry Aldrich, one of the most
human and vvell-drawn characters
of the modern stage, will come to
life Nov. 3 and 4 on the Whitley Au-
'ditorium stage in “What A Life,’ a
play that has literally made theatri-
ral history.
Produced on Broadway by George
Abbott, one of the leading produc-
prs in the business and the man re
sponsible for such great hits of re
cent years as “Best Foot Forward”
,and “Pal Joey,” “What A Life” had
a run that threatened never to end.
It is the play that made Ezra Stone
iamous. . _|
Three road companies have done
the play all over tiie United States.
‘One of those companies, sent out by
Abbott himself, starred Jackie Coop-
gan and the Players' director, Mrs.
Smith.
'Ftom beginning to end, Mrs.
Smith will tell you, the play touches
certain basic chords that make it
universally popular. “I have seen
'the show done before all types of
audiences,” she says, “and it w^iu
always a hit.”
Even the small parts in the play
are gems, Mrs. Smith declares. “One
of the parts, the gym teacher role,
has only two lines,” she says. “Yet
I have never seen those lines fail to
get a laugh.”
Faculty Houses Soon
To Be Occupied
Seven new faculty residences are
Nash Parker—Henry Aldrich
Forward” and “Claudia.” With the
Burlington Little Theatre, he work
ed in the comedy “Hay Fever.”
Floyd Boyce, vice-president,
comes from Jackson, N. C., and has
&lso been with the Players since
1946. Boyce has served as picdl-
current president of the Science
dent of the Sophomore class auJ is
Club.
Evelyn Moore, secretary, is from
Suffolk, Va. A Junior, “Sugah”
has been with the Players for some
time, and among her other activi
ties on the campus, she plays in the
College band and vocalizes with the
Elon Singers.
Bill Hopkins, treasurer, from
Hampton, Va., was active in high
school dramatics and served as a
member of the National Thepsians
Society. A sophomore. Bill is in
his second year with the Players,
and took part last year in “Best
Foot Forward.”
SC A To Raise Money
At Halloween Party
For Student Loan Fund
Elon’s Student Christian Associa
tion will sponsor a big Halloween
party at 8 p. m. Friday, Oct. 29, in | being built in he western sec
the gymnasium, according to an an- [ qj Elon College township. At
nouncement made by Todd Ferney- their completion, there will be
hough, SCA president. Proceeds three two-story and four one story
from the party will be used to estab- ■ homes.
lish a loan fund for students. | Built from seasoned lumber ob
Booths which are to be sponsored tained from the surplus at Camp
by the various fraernities and soror- Butner, the building was begun the
ities will be set up :n the gym. Each latter part of last summer and
booth will feature some sort of en- should be completed within the
ticem\nt to separate students from month.
their loose pennies, Mr. Ferneyhough ' The faculty members who will
says. : inhabit these new homes are Dr.
A main attraction of the party is Ferris Reynolds, Prof. Joshua Col-
to be the election of a king and ley. Coach James Mallory, Mr.
queen. The Halloween royalty will Harold J. Pope, and Mr. Jimmy
be determined by vote, each vote Darden.
costing a penny. Prizes will also be ;
offered for the best costume, and
some special award will be made to
the best dressed couple.
The idea of the loan fund, Mr. Fer-
Ineyhough says, is to make available
for needy students loans of five dol
lars or more. Eligibility for the
loans will be determined solely by
need, and the only security required
will be the students signature.
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SENIOR OAK
forth, causing the bell to ring all
night. The next morning the boys
were pulled outo f bed to clean up
the mess in the beU loft.
FOWL STUFF
“What are you doing in the cel
lar?” demanded the rooster.
“If it’s any of your business,” re
plied the hen, “I’m laying in a sup
ply of coal.”
THOUGHTS OF LOVE
We know a fellow who was so
much in love with a girl that he
worshipped the ground her father
discovered oil on.
GIRLS WILL FOLLOW ANY MAN
WHOGETS A CLIPPING AT
ELON BARBER SHOP
The White Mule
Year after year, a stock trick of
pranksters was leading an old white
mule into the office of Elon's Pres
ident, where he would be given the
run of the place during the night.
In the morning, the President
would be greeted by a snort or the
sight of the old mule looking at
him over his desk.
ANSWERS TO MAROON AND
GOLD QUIZ
1. Saturday, Oct. 23.
2. Will S. Long.
3. Elon Jayvees, in a game with
the Jayvees of High Point College.
4. Siler, Annas, Lee and Davis.
5. March 1, 1949.
6. 1941.
7. A picture of the display will
be printed in the "Alumni News,”
and possibly in “Phi Psi Cli.”
8. They will perform In the dark
■with lights on their caps.
9. Henry, the squirrel.
10. Children of the Elon Chris
tian Orphanage.
Jeanne Parks—Miss Shea
Henry Aldrich himself, the enthu
siastic director declares, is such a
thoroughly human character that he
immediately wins the sympathy of
any audience. His troubles are the
moi^ universal, she says, because
they arise in a large part from his
own innocence.
Trouble starts fdr the poor boy
when he gets a notion to take Bar
bara Pierson to a 'Qance— and is
without the nec«Kary two dollars.
To get the money, he has to prom
ise his mother to make the highest
grade in history.
That, says Henry, is impossible,
for it is an unwritten law that three
other students always make the high
est grades. Hoever, Henry makes
an effort—and complications set in.
Not only is he accused of cheating
on the exam, but by the end of Act
2, he is accused of staeling band in
struments.
Poor Henry had had his heart set
on Princeton, but the school princi
pal sees no such bright future for
the boy. Henry’s choice, the prin
cipal tells his mother, is between
trade school and reform sahooL
'“Princeton’s out,” he says, “It was
out the day he (Henry) was bom.”
Nash Parker, Mrs. Smith says, is.
doing a fine job in training for the
role of Henry. The Mickey Roo’ney
type, Parker is a natural for the
part.
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