A Happy Vacation
To Each And
All Elon Stndents
MAROON AND GOLD
And We’ll See Ton
At Elon Wben
September Comes
VOLUME 29
BLON COLLEGE. N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1950
NUMBER 15
Elon Plans Annual Commencement May 27-29
ISeiv M. And G. Awards
Go To Five Students
EMINENT MEN TO FEATURE THREE-DAY PROGRAM
The new Maroon and Gold
award keys were presented to
four seniors and one junior in
chapel on Monday morning for
their outstanding contribution to
the success of Elon’s student
newspaper this year. Several
other student members of the
staff were given honorable men->
tion for their work.
EdItor-in-Chief Bob Wright,
who had also served as editor for
one semester last year, was the
only junior to receive a key.
Wright has written a regular col
umn, many of the editorials and
a heavy volume of news matter
-and has helped direct the publi
cation policy.
The other recipients, all of
them seniors, included Evelyn M.
Craham, business manager for
two years and in full charge of
advertising; Rocco Sileo, sports
editor for two years; George Stan
ley, assistant sports editor and
responsible for all boys intramur
al sports for two years; and Fred
die Williamson, who contributed
many cartoons and also led the
entire staff this year in news stor
ies submitted. Williamson grad
uated at the end of the winter
quarter, but returned later to do |
much work on the special April
Fool number.
In announcing these awards.
Prof. Luther N. Byrd, faculty ad
visor for the paper, expressed re
gret that he could not give more
awards, and he gave especial men
tion for outstanding work to Wil
liam Sinclair, columnist; Edward
Engles, feature editor; Alvin Pate,
staff cartoonist; Joe Spivey, sports
writer for football and baseball;
and Wynona Womack, circulation
manager. None of this group are
seniors, and all will have another
chance at the award.
Mr. Bj’rd also expressed his ap
preciation to paid members of the
Maroon and Gold staff, including
Walter Graham, staff photograph
er; Jack Steele, press operator;
and B. G. Frick, linotype operator
from the Burlington Times-News.
Tribute was then paid to the rest
of the Burlington paper personnel
for cooperation that made the
Maroon and Gold possible.
EXAMS TO START
TUESDAY, MAY 23
Final examinations for the
spring quarter will get under
way on Tuesday afternoon of
next week, according to the
schedule released from Dean
Bowden’s office. The tests will
be spread over a period of four
days, coming to an end on Fri
day, May 26th. All exams are
set for 9 o’clock in the morning
or 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
The schedule calls for all reg
ular afternoon classes on Tues
day afternon, all 11:30 senior
classes on Wednesday morning,
all 8 o’clock casses on Wednes
day afternoon, all 9 o’clock
classes on Thursday monring,
all 10:30 classes on Thursday
afternoon and all 11:30 classes
except senior couses on Friday
morning.
SCA Sponsoring
Boy’s Club Work
A small group of students, work
ing under the auspices cf the Stu
dent Christian Association, has
operated a successful youth pro
ject this year and hope to in
crease its scope next year, accord
ing to officials of the organiza
tion.
Plans for a boys’ club to be oo-
erated in a vacant store building
liere were cancelled earlier in the
I year when the building was
leased for other purposes. How-
I ever, there has been a club in op-
jeration, worldng along the same
lines as the Boy Scouts and simi
lar groups.
Activities have included athlet
ics, hikes, fishing, nature study
and the showing of a feature mo
vie every two weeks at the Chris-
I tian Orphanage. Attendance was
not always as great as could be
! desired, but both student leaders
'and the boys have benefitted.
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College Is Nearing Close
Of Successful Session *
The
three key-speakers for Elon’s 1950 commencement program are shown above, portray
ed against a background of the Alamance Building’s classic south portico. The speakers are Dr. I.
W. Johnson, of Suffolk, Va. (left center), veteran Congregational Christian minister, who will deliv
er the alumni address at the annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday evening, May 27th; Dr. Rockwell
Harmon Potter, of Hartford, Conn. (upper right), dean emeritus of the Hartford Theological Sem
inary, who will preach the baccaalureate sermon on Sunday morning. May 28th; and the Honorable
Ralph Bradford, of Washington, D. C., (upper left corner) executive vice-president of the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United States, who will deliver the baccalaureate address on Monday, May
29. Dr. Leon E. Smith, president of Elon (lower right), will guide the institution through its six
tieth commencement.
SUMMER SCHOOL
TO OPEN JUNE 5
The 1950 summer school will
get underway on Monday morn
ing, June 5th, giving exactly one
week of rest after commence
ment for the students and fac
ulty members who plan to re
turn to the campus for the sum
mer session. The summer term,
as usual, will nm for two ses
sions, with the first term end
ing on July 15th. The second
term will operate from July 17
until August 25.
The latest schedule for the
summer session lists a total of
sixty-two separate courses. In
cluded in the list of subjects to
be offered are anthropology, art,
biology, business administration,
dramatics, education, English,
French, geography, German,
history, mathematics, philoso
phy, photography, physical edu
cation, psychology, religion,
science survey, sociology and
Spanish.
Art Major Plans
Painting Exhibit
The fourth and final art exhibit
of the 1949-1950 term will be on
display to the faculty and students
of Elon, and to the general public
as well, in the Music. Listening
Room on the first floor of Ala
mance Building next Monday and
Tuesday, May 22nd and 23rd, ac
cording to an announcement from
Miss Lila Newman, head of the
Art Department.
The final exhibit features the
work of Raymond Poteat, gradu
ating senior and a fourth-year art
student, who has been assistant to
Miss Newman for the past two
years. The display features four
years of work and includes some
exquisite pieces of China paint
ing. The young artist, who hails
from Blanche, N. C., will receive
a diploma in Fine Arts as well as
his A. B. Degree.
The sixtieth annual session of
Elon College will come to a for
mal close on Monday, May 29th,
when the presentation of diplo
mas and degrees will climax a
three - day commencement pro
gram, which is scheduled to get
underway on Saturday, May 27th,
with an allday alumni gathering.
The largest class in the history
of Elon will graduate this year,
with a total of more than 150 sen
iors scheduled to be awarded di»
plomas and degrees on the final
commencement program. The
college will also present honirary
degrees t six eminent men at that
time, men long prominent in ed
ucational, religious, and business
activities.
Dr. I. W. Johnson, of Suffolk,
Va., veteran Congregational Chris
tian minister, will deliver the
Alumni Oration this year to cli
max the first day of the com
mencement. It marks the second
time that he has had this honor,
for he also delivered the address
to the old grads in 1905, barely
seven years after his graduation
with the Class of 1898.
Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter,
of Hartford, Conn., Dean Emiri-
tus of the Hartford Theological
Seminary, well known to Elon
students for previous appearances
on the campus, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon on Sunday
morning, May 28th. The Sunday
program will also feature musical
vespers in the afternoon and the
presentation of Haydn’s “The Sea
sons” by the Elon Choir that eve
ning.
The address to the seniors on
graduation day will be delivered
by the Honorable Ralph Bradford,
of Washington, D. C., executive
vice-president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States,
an outstanding authority on the
economic problems of the nation.
Statue Given
To College
By Sculptor
The college has recently receiv
ed a gift of sculpture from Mrs.
Helen Huntington, known as
America’s foremost sculptor of
animals and animal life. The gift
is a beautifully executed aUigat-
OT, and the piece is valued at $300
by national authorities on sculp
ture.*
The announcement of the gift
followed the showing of the I?unt-
ington Exhibition of Sculpture,
which was on display in the Mu-
.>6JC Listening Room here in March.
It was made known to Miss Lila
Newman, head of the Art Depart
ment, through the officials of the
Studio Guild, an organization
^founded in 1923.
In making the gift to Elon, Mrs.
Huntington expressed the hope
that it' would aid the college in
starting an art museum. The col
lege already has a number of
paintings, with the promise of
others in the near future. The
alligator piece is now in Presi
dent Smith’s office and will be
placed on pubUc display later.
MORE THAN 150 SENIORS WILL GRADUATE
More than one-hundred fifty
graduates are expected to receive
degrees, signifying completion of
their courses at Elon College, on
Monday, May 29th, in the final
exercises of Elon’s sixtieth annual
commencement program. This
number includes forty students
who completed their work in sum
mer school.
This is by far the largest class
in the history of Elon College, and
its members, at least, will argue
that it is the finest class ever to
receive diplomas and degrees
from the institution. Included on
its roll are many members whose
studies were interrupted by mili
tary service in World War II, and
it is possibly the last class to be
composed of so large a percentage
of war veterans.
The roll of students who have
completed their requirements dur
ing the regular 1949-1950 term
or expect to complete them by the
end of this quarter, includes the
following.
Lucius Adcock, Oxford.
Cecil Albright, Jr., Burlington.
Barbara Bailey, Springfield,
Mass.
John Bason, Burlington.
Jennings Berry, Elon College.
J. W. Blanchard, Burlington.
E. W. Brafford, Robbins.
Donald Brande, Reidsville.
Wallace Brooks, Reidsville.
Paul Causey, Greensboro.
Fred Claytor, Hillsboro.
Delmas Core, Erwin.
Eugene Cox, Burlington.
Francis Curling, Elon College.
Ira Cutrell, Fairfield.
H. B. Daniels, Jr., Beaufort.
Jefferson Davis, S. Norfolk Va.
Rocco Donato, Waterbury, Con.
Edward Drew, Portsmouth, Va.
Burley Dunn, Roxboro.
Jim Elkins, Siler City.
Graham Erlacher, Woodmont,
Conn.
Lucy Everette, Elon College.
Calvin Faircloth, Lincolnton.
Gerald Ginnings, Greensboro.
Evelyn Graham, Elon College.
John Graves, Burlington.
James Hailey, Leaksville.
John Hall, Elon College.
Jack Hanel, Elon College.
Nash Hardy, Jr., Reidsville.
• Glenn Harrison, Burlington.
Carlos Hart, Salem, Va.
"Raymond Hayes, Mount Airy.
Deward Hooker, Schoolfield,
Va.
Frank Hope, Burlington.
Clinton Horner, Alamance.
Matthew Howell, Chuckatuck,
Va.
Oliver Howell, Sanford.
Gordon Huffman, Burlington.
Jack Hunley, Burlington.
Wendell Isley, Burlington.
SENIOR PRESIDENT
Richard Painter, of Luray, Va
t the president of the senior
class of 1950 and has guided the
class through a highly successful
year. An excellent student, he
was one of ten Elon students
named for a place in “Who’s
Who In American Colleges” this
year.
Warren H. Johnson, Jersey
City, N. J.
Shirley Joyner, Franklin, Va.
Leo Kampman, Portsmouth, Va.
Harry Keeton, Schoolfield, Va.
Joe Kent, Graham.
Walter Ketner, Burlington.
Joseph Knight, Leaksville.
John Lackey, Greensboro.
Max Littlejohn, Schoolfield,Va.
Eldridge B. Lloyd, Elon College.
John McAdams, Reidsville.
J. C. McCormick, Mount Airy.
James Mclver, Burlington.
Harold McLendon, Burlington.
Claude Manzi, Upper Darby, Pa.
William Matze, S. Boston, Va.
Arnold Melvin, Greensboro.
Donald Melvin, Greensboro.
James Merritt, Burlington.
James Mitchell, Burlington.
Arthur Mlzell, Windsor.
Reid Montgomery, Rgidsville.
Faye Moody, Burlington.
Robert Moore, Asheboro.
James Murray, Hillsboro.
Ralph Neighbors, Burlington.
'Richard Painter, Luray, Va.
Dorothy Parker, Elon College
James Parker, Elon College.
Reid Pattj^, Burlington.
James Peeler, Burlington.
Elon Col-
I William Perkinson,
|lege.
Bill Perry, Chapel Hill.
Wayne Phillips, Bennett.
Raymond Poteat, Blanche.
Elizabeth Price, Elon College.
Elizabeth Raines, Harrisonburg,
Va.
Vance Reece, Draper.
William Rich, Graham.
Joe Robinson, Reidsville.
Maynard Royster, Reidsville.
William Rudd, Reidsville.
Lou Savini, Upper Darby, Pa.
Frank Sherard, Burlington.
Charles Sheridan, ReidsviUe.
Earl Short, Burlington.
Rocco Sileo, Waterbury, Conn.
Herman Smith, Jacksonville.
Jack Snyder, Norfolk, Va.
George Stanley, Greensboro.
Gaynelle Sutton, Seagrove.
Reid Thompson, Burlington.
Joseph Tomanchek, Elon Col
lege.
Jane Transou, Winston-Salem.
Jackie Troxler, Elon College.
Ann Truitt, Elon College.
Blanche Truitt, Burlington.
Baxter Twiddy, Norfolk, Va.
Ireland Upchurch, Sanford.
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Music Major
To Appear
In Recitals
The Elon Music Department is
now in the midst of a series of
student recitals, which brings to
a close another successful year of
work for tlie department and its
students. The schedule for the
recitals, some of which have been
presented already, was announced
by Prof. Fletcher Moore.
Five students have already been
presented, including Geneva
Cooper in voice on April 26th,
Fred Sahlman in organ last Sun
day afternoon, Dorothy Parker in
voice last Sunday evening, and
James Clyburn in piano, and An
nie Albright in voice on Monday
evening of this week.
Five other students will appear
in a joint program in Whitley Au
ditorium at 8 o’clock tonight
(Wednesday). Those on this pro
gram include Dick Brady, Martha
Berry and Elizabeth Hoffman, all
in piano; and Lacala Wilkins and
Roger Wilson, both in organ.
Other recitals are those of Dol
ly Foster in organ, on Thursday
night; Elizabeth Hoffman in or
gan and Charles Lynam in voice,
next Sunday afternoon; Fred
Sahlman in piano, next Sunday
evening; and Jack Castle in voice,
Marion Turk in piano, and James
Clybum and Jane Dougherty, both
in organ, next Monday evening.