Here’s To A Bigger
And Better
May Day Festival
MAROON AND
And May The Track
Team Win
The 1951 Championship
\OLUME 30
ELOX COLLEGH, N. C.,
W'-OXKSL).’ \ MAY 2, 1951
NUMBER 14
MAY DAY
Maroon And Gold Takes Top Honor
Paper W ins InS tate
Third Successive Year
ELOiS MAY QUEE?^ A^D HER ATTENDANTS
The INIaroon and Gold clinch
■\vithin thr: o years ;it the 1950 co
Collegiate" Press Aroociation. v.hi
Hotel ill R.ileigh on Tlmrsday, Fr
the Elon College paper being sel
sional newspaper men as the best
the state.
The Maroon and Gokl had won
this honor in 1949 at Raleigh and
again at the convention held in
Greensboro last yesr, when the
paper was given top ranking in
Class B. The Class B grouping
is made according to freq;ienc\ oi
publication, incUidi’ig all senior
college p. ;'Ovs in h Caiol.an
'ihat are published not oftener
than every two weoks. The N. C.
State Technii'ian. “The Tcc'iini-
ciatl,” Vvas tops in Cla^s A. w’i Ip
‘■The Hilltop” of Mars Hill
College vinn honors in the junior
college division.
Elon Columnist Wins
Another honor came to the Ma
roon and Gold in the individual
competition, when Ed Engles’ col
umn, “Of Cabbages and Kings,”
was acclaimed the best feature
column in the North Carolina col
legiate press during the 1950-51
term.
This honor was won in “open
competition” with student writers
from all the universities and col-
IcgCo of th.’ state, ii:2arJl'‘SS o£
the frequency of publication of
the paper. The choice of the win
ner was made by a committee of
professional writers of “Coronet,”
popular New York magazine.
In addition it was revealed to
Elon delegates at the convention
that the three-color Christmas
edition of the Maroon and Gold
was barely nosed out by the Old
Gold and Black of Wake Forest for
the honor as the best special edi
tion of' the college year. The
Wake Forest paper won its first
place with its huge “Inauguration
Edition,” Issued at the time of
the inauguration of Wake Forest’s
new president.
Interesting Convention
The Maroon and Gold was rep
resented at the 1951 collegiate
press meet by Ed Engles and Joe
Spivey, editor-in-chief and sports
editor, who left the campus last
Thursday at noon and returned on
Saturday afternoon. They report
ed a highly interesting series of
meetings, which were attended by
approximately 100 college editors
from institution^ all over the
state.
A special feature of the entire
convention was the appearance on
Thursday evening at the opening
banquet of Harold Levine, of
New York City, associate editor
of “Newsweek” and a war corres
pondent of that publication. He
discussed the Korean War in a
frank manner that gripped his
hearers all the way. There were
several other outstanding journa
lists on the program, who led dis
cussions of the problems that be
set the staffs of college news
papers. ”
ed its third state championship
mention of the North Carolina
eh was held at the Sir Yv'alter
■•liy and Satrrday of last week,
(cted by a committee of profes-
bi-weckly college publication m
AIR FORCE TEAM
COMIN G TO ELON
A two-man Air Force cadet
procurement team, headed by
Captain Ralph J. Ferree, avia
tion cadet project officer for
North Carolina, v.iil visit the
Elon College campus on ?.Ion-
day and Tuesday, May 7th and
8th, to .interview members of
t3iis year’s graduating class for
cadet pilot and nflvi,:rator train-
iig. This was announced by .
Dean D. J. Bowden yesterday.
It was pointed out that ap
plicants for cadet training must
be single and between the ages
of 10 1-^ and 26 1-2 years and
must be rtf high moral and
physical stinding. Applicants
for the Women’s Air Forces OCS
will also be interviewed at that
time. Candidates for the WAV
oCfiiV'r tiiaining mitst 1 >■ be
tween 20.1-2 and 26 1-3 years of
age.
Curriii President
Of Day Stiideiits
The Day Student Organization,
which embraces about halt ^ the
Elon student body, named new of
ficers lor the coming year at a
meeting held on Tuesday morn
ing, April 17th, in Whitley Audi
torium. '
Matt Currin, of Burlington, was
chosen president of the group.
Other officers elected at the same
time were Reita Durham, vice-
president; and Mary King, secre
tary and treasurer. Legislative
representatives will be chosen in
the fall.
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SATURDAY
Elaborate Coronation
1
Ceremony Is Planned Jt
Up _
The colorful costuming and the gay music of the 1,890’s wil
blend v\ith the i sual pomp and pageantry of the annual corona
tion ceremony a' the students of Elon College sta.ge their aimua
May Day Festival on the campus on Saturday afternoon of this
v.'cek.
The i\Iay Day pageant, staged artnually by the Women's Athletic
Association, with the cooperation of the music department, wil
feature for li).ol ihe 1' cmo of “Central Park, U. S. .\ ,” and a serie,
of orisinal dances have been designed for the event, by How
'^i'hcr, well-known profes.sional dancer and dance instructor
Climaxing the pageant will . be
the coronation of Flora Gilbert
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
J
FRENCH CLUB
The French Club held its regu
lar meeting on Wednesday night,
April 18th, and enjoyed refresh
ments in the form of a weiner
roast. The students also viewed
French films during the meet.
Special business for the meeting
was the planning of the annual
French Club banquet, to be held
on Friday night of this week.
MRS. PEARL M’DONALD
Mrs, Pearl McDonald, profes
sor of French at filon, has just
been awarded the annual French
Government Scholarship for ad
vanced study of the language in
the summer school at the Univer
sity of North Carolina. She is the
fifth winner of the scholarship
offered by the French Govern
ment, and she will reside in the
French House at Chapel Hill this
summer while pursuing her stud-
Flora Gilbert, who will rule over Elon’s 19.ol i'lay Day Festival on Saturday of this week, i-'
shown septed above with members of her court. Tire attendants deft to ri^ht) are Jane Peterson.
Martha Kllen Johnson, Tessie Taylor Jane Upchurch and Evelyn Booth. Tessife Taylcr will serve
as maid-cf-honor, vvith Misses Peterson and Booth representing‘the junior class and Misses Jo’:inio;;
and Upchurch representing the senior class.
Neiv Edition O f College Literary
Magazine To Appear IVithin W'^eek
'h
Social Science
Gr(int4n-Aid
Gil i^en CoUefic
Elon College has just been
awarded a cash grant of S5,000
for the furtherance of research in
the field of social science, accord
ing to research in the field of
social science, according to an an
nouncement from President Leon
E. Smith, who stated that the
grant came from the Social
Science Research Council, of
Washington. D. C.
The $5,000 grant was one of twen
ty such grants made to small lib
eral ih'ts colleges, not only to en
courage rese?irch, but to aid those
smaller institutions in retaining
their liberal arts faculties in the
face of decreasing enrollments.
Dr. Smith stated that, upon re
ceiving notification of the avail
ability of such a fund, Elon had
filed application and has sjab-
mitted research ijrojects from
both Dr. Elisha P. Douglass and I
Prof. Robert F. Huntei', members I
of the local social science faculty, j
Their projects received approval
of the Research Council, and the ,
grant was awarded to Elon. i
Dr. Douglass, who I’eceived his ,
doctorate at Yale, sumbitted a
propect for a new book on con
servative thought in early Ameri
ca, the book to be entitled “The
Origins of the American Conser
vative 'Tradition;” while Prot.
Hunter submitted a study of “The
Turnpike Movement in Virginia,”
which is the subject of his doc-
teral dissertation and a subject
upon which he has already done
much work. Under terms of the
grant, each of the Elon professors
Vv'ill devote one-third of their time
next year to research.
The only cnlle.^e magazine in
the state that is written, edlte(^
ind published by students will ap
pear on the Elon campus within
he next week when the 1951 edi-
lion of The Colonna les makes its
^ppearnVice, and Prof. John F.
West, i.-iculty sponsor, urges ev
eryone to reserve copies early.
The magazine, v'rhich wijl feature
fiction, non-fiction articles and a
tiumlier of excellent poems; was
edited by Elmer Thomas, with Ed
Ergle^ as printer and publisher.
Sue Edv.ai'ds Andrews, no longer
in school, is business managev of
the pu’'lication.
There are five short stories,
■fcur of t’l-'m written on the Cre
ative Writing class. They are
But the Flounder Was Not At
Home,” a poignant story of those
who live by the sea, written by
’•:r'na Harri-'oji Garri- .'n; ' 7ight-
r's C'loice,” which tells of an
.\merican bull-fightL'r and his
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MAGAZINE EDITOR
ELMER THOMAS
Elmer Thomas, senior from
Burlington, is editor of the 1951
edition of The Colonnades, col
lege literary magazine, which is
to appear within a weeK.
Cast Chosen
For Student
Miisic(d Phiy
The cast is complete, for “Hal
lelujah,” the third amiual student
rau'=ical show to he presented by
■::on students. The 1951 script
was written by Nash Parker, seni
or dramatics leader, who will di
rect the production in two big
'hows to be presented in Whitley
Auditorium on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings. May 15th and
•17th.
The new show abounds in gag
lines and in hilai'iously funny.sit-
«fions that arise on the campus
a typical American college, the
i.-!:in? being in the office of the
'i-“;don^ of that typical institu-
ion of higher learning and yearn
ing.
Robert Walker, star of a nrm-
''er of Elon^ Player producticns,
will play the leading role of Dr.
Faustus, the college president;
while Lynn Cashion is to enact
'.he rcle of Al, the college public
ity man. Dink Underhill will ap
pear as Shylock, the college busi
ness manager.
Other members of the* cast, as
nnounced by Nash Parker, in-
-lude Judy Ingram, as Ruth; Em-
jna Jean Clayton, as Betty; Lois
Walker, as Jane; Charles Lynam,
as Tom; 'Nash Parker, as Henry:
Oscar Holland, as Bill; all of these
being students of the typical col
lege.
Algo scheduled for roles are
Joe Brankley, as Benchy; Ed En
gles, as Slick; Ed Watkins, as
Tiny; Betty Jean McLeod, as Mrs.
Vandersnoot; Harry Farmer, a?
Joe; and Sue Ireland, Peggy John
son, Laverne Brady and Charles
Norfleet, as other voices. Parkei
is lining up a 12-piece band for
the show.
STVDENT BODY FEE
MUST BE SETTLED
The deadline for payment of
student body fees is Thursday
of this week, according to an
act passed by the Student Leg
islature at its wiost recent meet
ing on Tuesday, April 17th. Tiie
provides that students who
have not paid their student body
fees will be refused permission
to take tlteir examinations.
It was pointed out that the
af.nual spring dance cost the*
•f’.idcnt body almost ,?200, and
that there is litMe money left
tor Miy Day and other events
that must be financed. These
needs made it imperative that
sojfne step be taken to enforce
collections of the small fee,
which may be paid in the busi
ness office or^to Ray McKenzie,
student treasurer.
\ Alumni Gym Scene
Gf Spring Fonnd
Dance lovers of Elon College
gathered at the Alumni Mem.orial
Gymnasium last Saturday night,
April 28th, for the annual Spring
Formal, which was an outstanding
event of the sprin? social -eason
on the campus. It was the second,
icrmal dance of the year for the
student body. j
Those present danced against
ri background of decorations in
keeping with the spirit of spring,
consisting of beautiful flywers,
which wore set off by crepe paper
streamers in pastel shades, the
entire scene being enhanced by
colored spotlights that played
over the floor. Music for the oc
casion was by Jimmy Perkins and
bis Orchestra.
A LIMN I ORATOR
and Pcto Marshburn as the ruling
Queen and King over the festival.
The chief attendants will be Tes-
.sie Taylor as Tilaid of Honor, es
corted by Joe Erickson. Senior
class attendants will be Alartha
Ellen Johnson and Jane Upchurch,
escorted by Malcolm McCracken
and Len Fesmire; while the junior
'•la.i.s attendants will be Jane Pet-
■rsou a*-,l Tlvelyn BooiU, escorted
by Ted Webb and Raleigii Eilis.
The complete program for the
ocasion, as planned by Miss Ruby
Adams, director of girls’ pliysical
education, will be carried out in
seventeen separate scenes. The
seventeen scenes, numbered in
order, follow;
I. “One Sunday Afternoon.”
II. ‘Entrance of Court.”
III. “Waltz Concerto.”
IV. “Promenade.”
V. “Hello, IVIy Baby.”
VI. “The Clock Dance.”
VII. “And The Band Played
On.”
VIII. "Barber Shop Quartet.”
IX. “V'^hile S‘,1 ailing Through
the Park One Day.”
X. “Bicycle Built For Two.”
XI. "Little Brown Jug.”
XII. “Put Your Ardms Around
Me, Honey.”
XII. “Woman Suffrage.” ■
XIV. “You Tell Me Your
Dreams.”
XV. “Sweethearts On Parade.”
XVI. “Coronation of Queen.”
XVII. Finale — “One Sunday
Afternoon.”
Girls who will appear in the
various dance scenes include
Rachel Badgett, Shirley Baker,
Martha Berry, Laverne Brady, Er
nestine Bridges, Edna Burke, Faye
Caddell, Lucille Cameron, Betty
Comer, Della Crutchfield, Cath
erine Douglass, Gaynelle Dyer,
Mary Lee Farlow, Ejetty Sue
Fitch, Thelma Garner, Pat Gates,
Aleane Gentry, Zeda Grogan, Bev
erly Hargrove, Daisy Harris, Jean
Harris, Jitter Horner, Virginia
Jernegan, Peggy Johnson, Maxine
feeck, Rachel Matthews, Betty
Jean McLeod, Peggy Ann Mercer,
Patsy Mylam, Betty Peeler, Mar
garet Pruett, Martha Rose, La
verne Russell, Louise Spencfe,
Jean Thompson, Christine Tou-
maras, Jane Tuck, Betty Ward and
Dolly Westmoreland.
Boys scheduled to appear in the
dances include Jack Annas, John
Arwood, Henry Borneman, Branch
: Bragg, James Brady, Jack Cas
tle, Steve Cole, Harry Farmer,
Larry Gaither, Theron Gilliam,
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DR. T. E. POWELL
Dr. T. E. Powell, an Elon gradu
ate with the Class^ of 1919, has
■)een chosen to deliver the Alumni
Oration for the .college’s 1951
commencement. Following grad
uation here he received the M. A
from the University of North
Carolina and the Ph. D from Duke
University, and he was for several
years a member of the Elon Col
lege faculty. He is now owner
and ope,rator of the Carolina Bio
logical Supply Company here.
SPANISH CLUB
Preston “Tim” Holt, of Leaks-
ville, is the new president of the
Spanish Club, having been elect
ed to the post at the April meet
ing of the group. Other officers
chosen at the same time include
Leonard Morgan, vice-president;
Charlotte Rothgeb, secretary; and
A. H. Patterson, treasurer.
The Spanish students, which is
sues a Spanish paper under di
rection of Mrs. W. W. Sloan, fac
ulty sponsor, also listed a staff
for the paper, including Gerald
Massengill, editor; Paul Williams,
assistant editor; and John LaRuf-
fa, sports editor.
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