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PAGE FOUR MAROON AND GOLD FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949 Students Vote To Give Money For New Gym Sloans Leave For Sweden At End Of Semester Here Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Sloan will leave Elon immediately after Com mencement May 30 to spend four months in Europe this summer, studying and traveling on their own as guests of the governments of the Scandanavian countries. Both trips across the Atlantic will be made by air. The tour came out of an invi tation extended to Dr. Sloan by the Swedish government to travel in that country, at government ex pense, in order to gather material for lectures which could later be delivered in this country. Later Norway and Denmark joined ^ As a means of contributing tow- Sweden in offering free transpor- ard the construction of the new tation within their boundries. i Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, Arrangements for their tourj^ijg student body last week voted abroad, including a conference ^ miantmously fo increase the stu- with the Crown Prince of Sweden,! activities fee from $5 to $10 have already been relayed from next five years. Europe. , studenF Strfion should make A tentative itenerary, as out-1 approximately $20,000 in lined by Dr. Sloan, includes travel five-year period, a tremendous and study. After spending several | according to Alumni Sec- weeks in Scandanavia, they '"'ill | jimmy Darden, in the face travel south through Germany to recent price increases on build- Switzerland. At that point Mrs.' j^jg materials. Sloan will part company'with heri _ , . j r _ , ^ I Darden, who appeared before husband on July 17 to go to the ,, , , . ■ ^ . I the students m Chapel on the University of Madrid in Spam • ^ , -j ^ , , . , morning the action was taken, said where she will study from July 211., , Ithat prices have gone up since un ugus . es'timated cost of the build- Dr. Sloan will himself return to jjjg ggj gj. $125,000 three years Hoyt Patrick Taylor, lieutenant governor and president of the sen ate of North Carolina, will be the commencement speaker here Mon day, May 30, at 10:30 a. m. ago and that outside help was needed now. After the motion was discussed and passed, Claude Manzi, presi dent of the “E” Men’s Club, pre sented Darden with a check for A gal may wear shorts when she can’t play tennis, a bathing suit when sjie can’t swim, but when sh puts on a wedding gown, she means ' business. I Sweden to study at the University of Uppsala from August 1 to Aug ust 20. They will meet again in London August 21 and spend nine days touring England and Scot land before boarding a plane in Glasgow for the return trip home.V'Vi $100 to get the ball rolling. Dr. Sloan says he came to the attention of the Swedish govern ment through the recommenda tion of a professional lecturer who heard one of his addresses on the Palestine situation delivered at Shorter College in Rome', Ga. All students wishing to do self- help work at the school next year are requested to place ap plications in the office of Paul Plybon, field secretary, immedi ately. All applications should be In beforg' the end of this semester. NOTICE Spring Semester Exam Schedule Friday, May 20th, afternoon— all afternoon classes. Monday, May 23rd, morning— 11:30 MWF senior classes. Afternon— 11:30 TTS senior classes. I Tuesday, May 24th, morning— 8:00 MWF classes | Afternoon— 8:00 TTS classes. Wednesday, May 25th, morning—! 9:00 MWF classes j Afternoon— 9:00 TTS classes i Thursday, May 26th, morning— 10:30 MWM classes Afternoon)— Friday, May 27th, morning— 11:30 MWF classes (other than sen.) Afternoon— 11:30 TTS classes (other than sen.) Examinations will be held at 9:00 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. All classes will continue through Saturday, May 21st. There will be no classes on Mon day, May 23rd. Carolina Featured In The June Issue Of ‘Holiday’ Mag The University of North Caro lina is featured in the June issue of Holiday as the institution which has earned Chapel Hill the label ‘'Capital of the Southern Mind.” A 4800-word article, written by Jonathan Daniels, describes the University as “a place with ard- er for romance and for reform.” Even during Civil War days, says Holiday, the University’s combin ation of “high ideas and hilarity” brought it the next-to-largest stu dent enrollment in the counti-y. The article points out that the University’s purpose is people and not merely students. Walls Of Gym To Be Erected In IS ear Future The latest report on the progress of the Elon College Alumni Gym nasium shows that the foundation has been laid, the contract for the steel erection has been given, and that the cornerstone of the struc ture will be laid by the Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of the State of North Carolina at high noon on Alumni Day, May 28. Of the estimated cost of $200,- 000, $80,000 has been raised in cash and pledges. Concerning the unanimous vote of the student body to increase the student ac tivity fee in order to contribute to the unraised amount, James Darden, Alumni, Secretary, said: “It was a magnificent gesture on the part of the students to vote to increase their student activity fee, and I feel that tSTs will have a very good effect on the Alum ni.” According to the proposed sched ule, the gym will be ready for basketball by Jan. 1. It is planned to have the waUs finished and roof on the gym by Sept. 1, and th/e inside of the building will be fin ished and equipped during the fall and early winter. Dr. Harold A. Bosley, dean of the Duke University Divinity School, will deliver the Baccalaur eate Eermon Sunday, Fay 29, 1949, at 11:30 a. m. Three Classes Elect 15 Student Officers For Duty Next Year CONSTITUTION AWAITS Continued From Page One Arthur Fowler, Todd Ferneyhough, Jeanne Meredith, Wallace Chand ler,Bill Wilkins and Dalton Har per. Jim Widenhouse, leader in the student campaign for better stu dent government all year engin eered the most vigorous cam paign to rock the campus in re cent years, pointing toward May 3, when the students would ap prove or disapprove of the pro posed new constitution. Students approved the consti tution by a vote of 396 to 177. EAT AT THE ELON GRILL STEAKS - HAMBURGERS SANDWICHES Elon’s Prof. Albert Coble Named Group Sec.-Treas. At a meeting held in Chapel H ill two weeks ago, Prof. Albert Coble was elected secretary-treas urer of the Mathematics Section of the North Carolina Academy of Science. By virtue of this elec tion, Prof. Coble will automatica lly become chairman of next year’s annual meeting. This organization ijs made up of most of the matft professors in the state. Its purpose in meeting is to hear research papers and con sider the problems of teaching. The term of office is for one- year’s duration, and as secretary, Prof Coble will also serve on the program committee of the organi zation. The next meeting of the Mathe- matrcs Section of the North Caro lina Academy of Science will be held at Woman’s College, Greens boro. This is one of two such or ganizations in the state, the other being the TSTorth Carolina Section of the American Mathematics So ciety. Prof. Coble has recently received an extract of an entry on him self which will be included in the new edition o'f “Who’s Who in the South and Southwest.” This publi cation is by the same publishers that put out “Who’s Who in America.” Monroe Award Will Be Made At Graduation Mr. W. L. Monroe, an alumnus of Elon College and a landscape gardener in Atlanta, Ga., has es tablished awards here for the boy and girl “making the most im provement” during the college year. The awards which are to be made during graduation exercis es, will be $50 to each boy and girl. Last year was the first year the award was presented. Winners were Mrs. Lucy Everette and War ren Johnson. On Wednesday, May 18, the fol-l lowing class officers were elected ,■ for the forthcoming year. Rising Senior Class: Richard; Painter, President; Billy Matz, V. i Pres.; Vance Reece, Treas.; Marion I Sugg^ions are made by each Adams, Student Legislature; Del-1 member of the faculty, and a fac- mos Core, Sec.; Dr. F. E. Reynolds, Class sponsor. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Continued From Page One in fine art to Tempie Allene Stall ings, Dorothy Sutton S h o w e, Stephen Edward Walker and Alma Kathleen Young; diplomas in voice to Nola Jeanne Meredith; diplomas in piano to Mary Elizabeth Brown ing and Wayne Thompson Moore; diploma in organ to Wayne Thomp son Moore. Certificates for mem bership in Who’s Who Among Stu dents in American Universities and Colleges and certificates in Secre tarial Practice will aso be awarded. ulty committee selects from the 'list the most deserving boy and ARTHUR MIZELL Continued From Page One Rising Junior Class: Howardig.^^ information University of North Caro Hodr^ett, Pres>.; Bob Oldham, V. Pres.; Maxine Abercrombie, Sec.; William Harper, Treas.; Bill Mob ley, Student Legislature; Dr. W. M. Brown, Class Sponsor. Rising Sophomore Class; George Etheridge, Pres.; Joe Jernigan, V. Pres.; Virginia Latta, Sec.; A1 Eubank, Treas.; Bill Barger, Stu dent Legislature. The Rising Sophomores have not elected a class sponsor. presented. Faculty decisions were filed Tuesday of this week. Know the true value of time, snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. The Largest And The Best Elon College Graduating Class, '49 FOR FINE SHOES THEY TALK about BURLINGTON, N. C. A welcome Awaits You At ACME DRUG, Inc. AND MAIN ST. DRUG. Inc. BURLINGTON, N. C. S0tCROSLEY IfM ffce "HtW LOOK”! b«rel Tba improved Crot* l«f with the gteaming “new look”!' Here's fine car smort- Desf at a low price, luxury ridhig at 35 to 50 miles on a gallon of Pegtflar gaso line. Come in. See the smart, roomy, easy-driving Crosley models with more styde than ever out front( fL fine CJCUL, See JACiC SNYDER Room 30G Mo«ney Bldg. and arrange for demonstration Stanford Motor Co. Phone 6-5525 1219 Church St.-Burlington, N. C. Burlington, N. C. Sales — Crosley — Service Edward Marshall Alderman Verna Kernodle Ayscue Ema Carter Bailess Garnett Mitchell Beamer Herbert Sylvester Blalock Zolly Llewellyn Bowden Gordon Mathew Bowers Floyd Thomas Boyce Oabe Bray Cora Alice Brewer Dorothy Jane Brinkley Curtis Woody Brown, Jr. Paul Daniel Brown Mary Elizabeth Browning Jack Melvin Burch Thomas Lindsey Burton Mary Griffin Butler Doris Lucille Cannon Everett Dinnerson Caudle Frederick Malloy Chandler Wallace Lee Chandler John Elvis Clayton John William Cobb John Addison Coble Guthrie Colvard Vance Edward Cox Verona Daniels Danieley Norma Jean Edwards Warren Leacester Ellington Samuel Homer Euliss Wade Columbus Euliss Mills Robert Everette Edna M. Falweil Thomas Albright Faust William Todd Ferneyhough Clyde Lee Fields Dewey Moran Freeman, Jr. Raven Lenelle Fuller Robert Bivens Furr Meir Sion Gabbay John Max Garrett, Jr. Ed Thomas Gentry William Harvey Godfrey Gennelle Tucker Graham William Joseph Hancock Mildred L. Haney Richard Dalton Harper Robert Edgar Harris, Jr. Barbara Ann Haynes Elmer Keith Hensley Charles Albert Hilliard Fred John Hoffman Charles Stanley Hollander Luther Earl Holt Carl Hudgins Donald Clyde Iseley Frederick Cobb Jackson William A. Jobe Mildred Geraldine Johnston Donald Reid Kernodle William Henry Kernodle Verdery Alonzo King Michael Kozakewich James Albert i^assiter Jerry Edward Lea John David Lea Charles Neri Lentz James Olin Leonard William'JDuncan Little Dave Ftank McClenny Walter William McCullock, Jr. Harold Alexander McDiarmid Nola Jeanne Meredith Calvin Coolidge Milam Jack Arthur Moody Wayne Thompson Moore Willard Glen Moore Robert Wayne Morton, Jr. Edwin Thomas Nash Max Edniond Neese Robert William Neese Marion Pike Nicholson, Jr. Well^e Huffman Owen George Theodore Parker Ellen Eugenia Parks Percy Ashford Price Charles Wesley Randolph Hugh Franklin Rankin Elizabeth Jernigan Register Mary Frances Rush Floyd Edward Scott Fred Tull Shoffner Dorothy Sutton Showe John Lacy Smith Ellen Rebecca Spivey Willie Ransome Stafford, Jr. Tempie Allene Stallings Bobby Jack Storey Conor Max Storey William Charles Tedder Carolyn Joan Thompson Frederick Jones Vaughan Jesse Burel Vaught Isham Hailey Vickery, Jr. Malcolm Forrest Walker Stephen Edward Walker Clyde Maxwell Ward James Cummings Washburn, Jr. Joseph Henry Westmoreland James Baker Widenhouse John Craig Wigington William Poole Wilkins Clarence Eugene Wyrick FOWLER TO HEAD Continued From Page One 160; Bob Wright, 73; A1 Eubank, 56; Earl Short, 56; Buford An drew, 53; Theron Gilliam, 49; Helen Jackson, 39; Jack Wayland, 24; Martha Veasey, 19. Honor Council Senior Class: Jim Hailey, 215; Evelyn Moore, 154; J. W. Blanchard 153; Lou Savini, 153; Bill Matze, 128; Jim Muray, 98; Jim Hines, Legislature were as follows; lina student, within a few min utes after business got underway and presided over most of the meetings. At these annual meetings, each school is allowed to present two bills. If a bill passes, it is present ed to the State Legislature as a resolution expressing the senti ments of state students on what ever public issue it concerns. The Elon delegation presented a bill to provide for election of County voters in each county, and it was passed by an overwhelm ing vote. The Elon delegation to the stu- 78; Deward Hooker, 68; J. C. Mc Cormick, 19. Junior Class: Bily Cook, 270; Sara Foster, 232; Mac McCracken, 164; Bill Kivett, 159; Bill Mobley, 124. Sophomore Class: Carl Woods, 198; Virgil Money, 160; Charlotte Rothgeb, 159. Ministerial Student; How are the collections at your church, Dr. Dollar? iDr. Dollar: Well, we’ve never had to stop in the middle of a col lection to empty the pate. FLOWERS FROM Trolfinger's BURLINGTON. K. C. Mizell, Gerald Chandler, J. W. Blanchard, Raymond Hayes, Virgil Money, Thomas Wolfe and Arth ur Fowler. PHI PSI CLI EDITOR Continued From Page One gress. For four years she has been a member of the Elon Singers. With all her activities, Jeanne has made the Honor Roll for four years, a phenomenal record, and was this year elected to Who’s Whi Among Students in American Uni versities and Colleges. This year’s edition of Phi Psi Cli is already being called the best in the school’s history. HUFFINES GROCERY PLAIN GROCERIES FANCY GROCERIES FRIEND, WE GOT ALL KINDS OF GROCERIES STOP FOR A REST AND INVEST IN YOUR COLLEGE BOOK STORE COMPLETE OUTFITTERS FOR THE STUDENT Burlington Born Burlington Owned Burlington Managed
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