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VOLUME 29
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1950
NUMBER 9
CollegeChoirToSingIn Virginia
^And Northern States This Spring
The Elon College Choir, whi ch in recent years has earned rec
ognition throughout the Eastern United States for the excellence
of its performances, will make two personal appearacne tours
within the coming six weeks.
The choir, under the directio n of Prof. John Westmoreland
and with Prof. Fletcher Moore as acompanist, will leave next week
for the first of the two trips scheduled for it, a trip which will carry
the singers into Eastern Virginia
for six performances.
This trip will start next Friday,
February 17th, and will come to a
close on Sunday, February 19th.
The bookings for this trip have
not been announced, but the ap
pearances will carry the singers
into several of the leading Con
gregational Christian churches in
the area about Norfolk, Suffolk,
Portsmouth, Newport News and
Bichmond.
Once this trip is completed, the
leaders and members of the choir
will begin preparation for the
more extended tour, which will
carry the Elon organization on an
eleven-day trip into the Middle
Atlantic and New England states.
This trip will be made during
the annual spring holidays, the
singers being scheduled to leave
here on Friday, March 3rd, and
return on Tuesday, March 14th.
During that time they will pre
sent their musical programs in
thirteen Congregational Christi
an churches in the northern states.
I These two trips duplicate to a
^rtain extent the two tours made
by the Elon Choir last year, and
the group was received with ap
preciation and praise wherever
they appeared at that time. Press
notices were particularly high in
their praise during the New Eng
land trip last spring, and churches
in that area are looking forward
to another appearance of the Elon
musical group.
COLONNADES ISSUE
WILL APPEAR SOON
The new issue of Colonnades,
Elon's: student literary maga
zine, is expected to make its ap
pearance on the campus some
time in February, according to
Mrs. G. A. Johnson, who is
faculty advisor for the publica
tion.
' Mrs. Johnson stated this week
that copy for the publication
is being put into final shape
to be submitted to th^ printers
and that the printing itself will
then require about two weeks.
Melva Foster is editor-in-chief
of Colonnades this year.
iVo Damage
From Paint
, Room Blase
I
A fire, thought to be of sponta
neous origin, threatened the
Science Building on Thursday
morning, January 26th, but it was
discovered in the nick of time
and was extinguished before any
damage resulted.
The blaze, which had caught in
the paint storage room on the
first floor of the Science Build
ing, was discovered by Herury
Hoippe, one of the students, who
detected smoke coming from
around the locked door that leads
to the paint storage compart
ment.
Hoppe sought help from Prof.
J. Earl Danieley, who had the
door opened and entered the
small room with a fire extinguish
er, which proved effective in com
bating the blaze, which was burn
ing merrily away in a pile of oily
mops that lay on the floor.
Professor Danieley stated that
considerable damage might have
resulted if the fire had gone un
discovered much longer, since he
observed that the blazing mops
were very near to a 55-gallon stor
age tank that contained highly
inflammable paint solvent.
Always the true scientist, he
went further and expressed the
opinion that the blaze was prob-
.ably due to spontaneous combus-
istion and explained that heat gen
erated by the oxidizing oil had
jprobably been sufficient to ignite
iShe mops.
Education Club
Hears Of China
At a regular meeting of the Ed
ucation Club, guest speaker Roland
Yii gave a very informative lec
ture on the conditions in present-
day China. He elaborated on the
educational situation of that
country and pointed out that ed
ucational opportunities for the
masses were sadly lacking.
The club’s new constitution was
read to the large turnout, which
accepted the opportunity to hear
Yii’s leture. It was agreed upon
that this constitution would be
approved or voted down at the
Education Club’s next regular
meeting on February 16th. All
members and persons interested
in educational work are invited to
attend.
Barter Play
Well Received
In Whitley
By BOB WRIGHT
Although the Barter Theater
company which presented J. B.
Priestley’s “Dangerous Comer”
on this campus last week lacked
some of the polish we have come
to expect from this group, they(
gave a creditable performance of
this mystery play and were en
thusiastically received.
The unorthodox ending em
ployed by Priestly left a variety
of interpretations of what had
been portrayed in the minds of
the audience, but appreciation of
the drama was shared by all.
William Kemp’s unruffled and
polished acting of his role made
his the outstanding performance,
but Peter Pagan ran him a close
second for acting honors. Kelly
Flint, Virginia Downing, William
Adler, Betty Schultz, and Mary
Perry completed the cast. Miss
Perry, a trouper of long standing,
made her role one of the most
delightful contributions to this
evening of fine entertainment.
After the performance the Elon
Players played host to the Barter
company at an informal reception
held in the faculty parlor of Wejt
Dormitory.
'OUT OF THE
FRYING PAN'
Former Dean Dies
In Florida City
Miss Anna Irene Helfenstein, a
former Dean of Women here at
Elon, died last Wednesday in a
hospital in Sanford, Fla.
Miss Helfenstein, a native of
Iowa, was twice a member of the
Elon faculty. She first came here
as head of the speech depart*
ment, but she resigned that post
in 1910. She later returned in
1922 as Dean of Women
Pictured above are three mem
hit which will be presented by the
are Jeff Allen, who plays a dash
heart during his pursuit of a ca
than bright. What’s her mental
Jean Clayton had about three 11
only talks, but she looks into cry
rough and rocky one as they try
not interested in aspiring young
a capacity audience in Whitley A
both performances.
bers of the cast of “Out of the F rying Pan,” the hilarious comedy
Elon Players on February 14th and 15th. From left to right they
ing young would-be actor who m akes the mistake of losing his
reer. Carolyn Poythress plays a young lady who is a little less
capacity matter, though; her fat her has loads of money. Emma
nes in her last role, but she is making up for it this time. She not
stal balls. These people find the road to thespianic fame to be a
to make an impression on a Broadway producer who is definitey
actors. It is hoped that this return to farce comedy will result in
uditorium on February 14th and 15th. Tikets will be on sale at
EXAMS SCHEDULED
EARLY IN MARCH
With winter quarter examina
tions only three weeks away, a
schedule for the tests was re
leased this week from the office
of Dean D. J. Bowden. The
schedule calls for the first ex
ams on Wednesday, March 1st,
and continuing through Friday,
March 3rd, when the quarter
will end and spring holidays be
gin.
On the menu for the first day
will be 8 o’clock classes in the
afternoon, with all English 12
and all afternoon classes that
morning. The second day’s
exams will be those for B o’clock
classes in the morning and the
10:30 classes in the afternoon,
with the 11:30 classes docketed
for the morning of Friday,
March 3rd.
‘ Two former high school team
mates were opposed to each other
when Elon and Catawba clashed
Tliey were Nelviil Cooper, of Elon,
and BUI Hunsucker, of Catawba,
both former High Point High
stars.
COLD WAR BETWEEN RIVAL
SCHOOLS OVER GRID COACH
The “Cold War” between the
United States and Russia had
notliing on the situation which
arose last week between Elon
College and High Point College,
when a furor of excitement hit
the pages of the state newspa
pers in regard to the coaching
affiliations of Jim Mallory, gen
ial Christian football and base
ball mentor.
The international situation,
with its Berlin blockade, its fre
quent exchange of caustic mes
sages and its threats of severed
diplomatic relations, found a
parallel in the charges and
counter-chari;(ps, the exchange
of newspaper statements and
the threats on the part of High
Point to sever athletic relations
between the Fighting Ciiristians
and the Purple Panthers.
Athletic fans all over North
Carolina watched the proceed
ings with bated breath, and
apparently the several hundred
extra spectators who flocked to
the Alumni Memorial Gymnasi
um here for the Elon-High Point
basketball game last Thursday
night expected to see actual hos
tilities by way of an added
thrilL However, the attack thus
far has been limited to a bar
rage of hard words fired at a
range of thirty-fire miles.
The situation arose from the
High Point quest for a coach
ing successor to Ralph James,
who resigned in December his
post as director of the Panther
sports program. The name of
POINT OF ATTACK
Mallory,chosen “Coach of the
Year” in the North State Con
ference after Elon’s great foot
ball season of last fall, was
linked from the start with the
High Point job.
The rumors persisted until
last Tuesday morning when
Coach Mallory was quoted in the
state press as saying that he
“would definitely remain at
Elon.” This was followed the
next day by a bitter attack on
the part of one High Point
sports writer and publication of
statements from High Point
College authorities that Mallory
had committed himself to accept
the Panther coaching job and
had gone so far as to name his
assistant.
Hi£h Point College leaders
condemned Coach Mallory for
his alleged “breach of proxnise”
and threatened to break off all
athletic relations with Elon so
long as he remained a member
of the Christian staff. Mallory
himself merely stated that there
are two sides to every question
and refrained from any com-
n^ent, except to say that he “is
very happy at Elon,” and that
he has already started winter
football in preparation for what
he hopes will be a fine Elon
team next fall.
Dr. Leon E. Smith, president
of Elon, allowed only one quo
tation in the state press, saying
that “Elon College has never
been approached by High Point
officials in regard to the em
ployment of anyone on its
payroll.” Otl)sr Elon authori
ties comented that High Point
is already under contract for
athletic events through 1950,
and the Panthers appear on
Elon’s 1950 football schedule,
which was released this week.
(Continued On Page Four)
Eh)n Players To Offer
Third Play Next Week
With less than a week remaning until the performance date,
the Elon Players are busy polishing up their next production, “Out
of the Frying Pan,” which will be staged in Whitley Auditorium
on February 14th and 15th.
Returning to the realm of farce comedy for their third offer
ing, the Players have asembled a talented cast for this hit show
which has been tickling the funny bones of audiences ever since
its first appearance on Broad-
Greek Letter |
Groups ‘Bid^
On Saturday
The Greek letter organizations
on the campus, the four fraterni
ties and the four sororities, will
bring the winter quarter rushing
season to a close this weekend
when “bids” will be issued to the
prospective pledges in regular
“bid night” ceremonies.
The rushing season has been
underway for ten days already,
and Saturday night marks the
close of a period of parties, wei-
ner roasts and suppers staged by
the various fraternal groups to
honor the rushees.
The final parties will be held
on “bid night,” and, according to
local custom, the acceptance of an
invitation to a party or dinner of
any particular fraternity or soror
ity on that night signifies an in
tention to accept membership in
that organization.
Acceptance of “bids” also signi
fies the advent of initiation week,
and the rushees during that time
will find themselves transformed
from honored guests to the low
lier status of a pledge, forced to
do the bidding of all the brothers
ahd sisters.
appearance on
way.
"Out of the Frying Pan” tells
of the trials and tribulations of
six would-be stage folk who, by
economic necessity, have been
driven into a communal life in
one apartment. From this over
all situation many moments of
high comedy evolve.
Emma Jean Clayton, Nash Par
ker, Rosamond Bromley, Jerry
Allen, Carolyn Poythress, and
Dink Underhill are the stage-
struck sixsome who carry the
show. They are supported by the
following: Ann Truitt, their land
lady; Virginia Davis, a snippy ac-
t]uaintance who brings the wrath
of an irate father upon them; Rob
ert Walker, the irate father; Ed
Engles, a theatrical producer
whose life they complicate; and
Dick Levine and Bill Kivett, two
not-so-bright officers of the law.
One hilarious situation after an
ther evolves as these young peo
ple progress along their irregular
road to fame and fortune in the
theatre. Their problems provide
an evening of laughter for an au
dience.
While the actors are busy per
fecting their roles, the stage com
mittees are occupied with the task
of creating and executing the set,
asembling properties, and gener
ally getting the technical side of
the production lined up.
“Out of the Frying Pan” does
not come to the Elon College au
dience without critical commen
dation. A few of the remarks
from reviews in the New Cork
press follow: “—A gay bit of non
sense that makes an agreeable
evening in the theatre.”— NEW
YORK WORLD - TELEGRAM.
“—Proved to be one of the mer
riest Broadway events innveeks—
it has an underlying ring of truth
that makes it human as well as
amusing.” — NEW YORK POST.
“It kept an appreciative audience
laughing almost continuously both
for its sheer artlessness and hum
orous situations.”— NEW YORK
JOURNAL AND AMERICAN.
The production is under the di
rection of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Smith
and will be presented on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, February
14th and 15th, at 8:15.
MOST FLU VICTIMS
BACK IN HARNESS
Despite the balmy weather
which has prevailed through
most of January and early Feb-,
ruary, both faculty and student
body of Elon College hare been
hit hard at times by sickness,
with the “flu bug” getting a
nip at more than one In each
groiUp. A quick check, howev^
er, reveals that most of those
stricken have recovered and
are back in the harness of daily
activities.
Hit hardest, perhaps, was
Prof, E. M. Jacobowsky, who
suffered an attack of pneumo
nia some wteeks ago, with a re
lapse slowing his recovery. He
is now reported well on the road
to recovery. Among other fac
ulty members hit briefly were
Prof. J. W. Barney and Prof.
J. F. West, both of whom were
away from their duties only
briefly. Campus reports were
that at one time as many as
foriy studients were ill.
Drama Group
Has Initiation
On Wednesday evening, Febru
ary 1st, four new members were
initiated into the Elon College
cast of Alpha Psi Omega, the
honorary dramatic fraternity, in
the first formal Initiation of this
group.
Bill Hopkins, Rosamond Brom
ley, Kenneth Jacob and Martha
Veazy were taken into the mem
bership of the fraternity on the
basis of credits earned by their
activities in the Elon Players.
Officiating in the intiation were
Robert Wright, John Vance, Eve
lyn Graham, Na^ Parker, and
Robert Walker.
After the Initiatory rites were
completed, a business meeting
was held to discuss further plans
for the fraternity, which include
the project of suitably furnishing
and decorating the office of the
director of College dramatics.
SCA Membership
Drive Successful
The Student Christian Associa
tion membership drive, which
opened with a square dance on
January 27th, has netted a num
ber of new members, according to
President Oliver Howell.
The SCA had one of its most
interesting meetings of the sea
son when the group heard N. Carl
Elder, missionary to the leper col
ony at Carville, La., lecture on
leprosy and the work with lepers.
Mr. Elder had previously been
heard with interest in chapel. He
also showed a film to the associa
tion.
Both in chapel and before the
SCA, Mr. Elder stressed the edu
cational therapy practiced among
the lepers and the fact that lep
rosy is a disease and not a dis
graceful curse.
Sigma Alpha Chi
Asks For Charter
Under the direction of Dr. Wil
liam M. Brown, approximately
twenty students and faculty mem
bers have submitted a petition
for a charter from the National
Square of the Square and Com
pass fraternity, known on many
campuses by the Greek letters
Sigma Alpha Chi.
An outgrowth of the Elon Col
lege Masonic Club, this new or
ganization will be able to offer
membership to other than Master
Masons in good standing.
At the organizational meeting
held on Thursday, February 2nd,
Prof. Allen C. Spangler was voted
the sponsor of this group, which
will be the first Greek letter or
ganization on the campus with
national affiliation, excluding the
honorary fraternities.
Upon approval of the group’s
petition, the Elon College square
of Sigma Alpha Chi will be form
ally installed by Dr. Brown, a na
tional official in this fraternal or
ganization.
Warren Burns, former Elon
cage star, now coaching Burling
ton High, is catching more than
his share of one-point ball games
this year, having won or lost sev
eral by a single marker.