Here’s To A Sunny
Saturday For
The May Day Festival
MAROON AND GOLD
And No More Rained
Out Games For
Eton's Baseball Team
VOLUME 31
ELON COLLEGE, S. C„
WSDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 195?/
NUMUEK 14
May Day Festival Is Planned Here On Saturday
Awards Given
Stage Stars
C7
At Banquet
Five members of the Elon Play
rs were honored last week wit!
ndividual awards for their per
ormance and work in tlie Players
lage productions during the yea^
ust drawing to a close. Th{
v\ards were presented by Dr
ames Howell, head of the Elon
nglish Department, at the annu-
1 Players’ banquet held at the
lamance Hotel in Burlington on
riday night, April 25th.
The “Oscar” for the best per-
ormance in a male lead role
vent to Robert Walker, of Kern-
rsville. for hrs fine acting in the
art of Papa Aukamp, which rep-
csented the title role in "Papa
3 All." the comedy of Pennsyl-
■ani» Dutch family life that was
he most recent Player show. Wat
er winds up four years with the
tadont dramatic group this year
nd has taken a job with the cast
f “The Lost Colony” at Manteo
or the coming summer.
The second “Oscar,” given for
he top performance in a femi-
ine lead role, was presented to
oan Wickman, of Burlington, for
Tier excellent portrayal of Janet
Spence, the character who with a
.sycopathic twist of mind furnish-
oj ;s3J3}ut >0[d am JO qonui pa
‘Gioconda Smile,”
The two awards tor the best
vork in supporting roles both
\ent to members of the cast of
|Papa Is All.” Lois W'alker, of
kron. Ohio, received the femi-
.ne award for her enactment of
lama Aukamp, while Joe Brank
ey, of Skipwith, Va., was reward-
d for his performance as Jake
ukamp.
■A special award for all-round
ine work with the Players went
0 Happie Wilson, of Dunn. This
ward was presented by Mrs.
lizabeth R. Smith, who praised
the recipient for her fine services
“both on and off stage during the
ear. Mrs. Smith her’self received
gift of roses from the Player
;oup.
LADIES OF MAY COURT . . . AND . . . THE CHOREOCiRAPHERS
Life 111 Old South To Be Main Tlieiiie
Of Aniiiial Event On Elon Campus
GAEL COLEY
Reita Durham, of Burlington,
who will reign over the Elon
May Day festivities this week
end, is shown in the center
.Tbove, surrounded by her ladies-
in-waiting. Jane Peterson, of
Norfolk, Va„ maid-of-honor, is
shown at the lower Ictt. The
.iiinior and senior class repre
sentatives, reading left to right
from upper left across and down
to lower right, are Evelyn Booth,
of Roanoke, Va.; Carolyn Abells,
of Keid.sville: Mary Elizabeth
King, of Ramseur: and Char
lotte Rothgeb, of Luray, Va.
Shown in the individual pictures
(left and right) are Carl Coley,
cf Burlington, and Lacala Wil
kins Frazier, of Liberty, the
choreographers who have de
signed the dances far the 1952
May Day festival.
LACALA FRAZIER
Casliioii Is Elected Student Body
President For Coming School Year
Music Majors
Give Recitals
Elon Music Depatment is just
ow in the midst of its annual se-
ies of student recitals, and the
chedule of programs, which got
nderway on Sunday afternoon,
pril 20th, is crowded with both
ocal and instrumental recitals
■ntil Monday, May 19th.
Those who have already appear-
d in recital includes Charles
nam, baritone; Judith Ingram.
Dice; Roger Gibbs, baritone;
nnie Laura Albright, soprano,
nd Elizabeth Hoffman, organist.
Others who are yet to appear in
oice recitals are Shirley Swank,
en Stephenson, Lacy Fogleman,
arbara Chapman, Jimmy Rhodes,
onnie Black, Emma Jean Clay-
n. Charles Crews, Jerry Smyre,
lary Sue Colclough and Betsy
attePRon. Those to appear in in-
trumental recitals are James
iyburn. Jerry Lowder, Laverne
rady, Robert Phelps, Jo Ann
arrell, Richard Brady, Dan .Tohn-
n, Emma Jean Clayton, Helen
raven, Patsy Melton, Ray Euliss
! Sahlmann and Ralph Pugh
TELEVISION SET
IN GIRLS’ DORM
The girls in West Dormitory
were in festive mood last Sat
urday night, following the instal
lation of a new television set.
The new set, which features a
21-inch screen, radio and record
player, was installed following a
special ticket campaign staged
by the girls for the Elon-East
Carolina baseball game. The
fact that the game was rained
out failed to halt the installa
tion of the new television.
Rhodes President
Of Day Students
Jimmie Rhodes, of Burlington,
;s the new president of the Day
student Organization of Elon
College, being namgd to the post
jt a meeting held last week. In
Jliat post he will lead the activi-
ies of almost half the entire stu-
.'.ent body which commutes daily
;o classes on the campus.
Other officers chosen at the
same time included Ronnie Black,
of Burlington, vice-pre.sident; Ray
Euliss, of Burlington, secretary;
and Patsy Melton, of Burlington,
treasurer.
Eight representatives of the
Day Students were also chosen as
members of the Student Legisla
ture. They include Ray Euliss,
Ronnie Black, Jimmie Rhodes,
Sachel Garrison, Bill Burke, and
Matt Currin, all of Burlington;
:^ooper Walker, of Elon College;
>nd Mary Elizabeth King, of Ram-
eur.
Lynn Cashion, rising senior Godwin, secretary; Betty Thomp-
from Sanford, is the new president
of the Elon College student body.
He was named to the post in the
annual student election on Tues
day, April 22nd, when the stu
dent voters also chose Woody
Stoffel, of Stratford, N. J., as
vice-president. Walter O'Berry,
of Harrellsville, was unopposed
for the post of secretary-treasurer.
Elected to the Student Council
were A1 Ludwig, Baltimore, Md.,
■and Bobby Stewart, Sanford, rep
resenting the men students; Car
olyn Abell, Reidsville, and Betty
Jean McLeod, Mebane, represent
ing the women students; and
3obby Rogers, Williahiston, repre
sentative-at-large.
Members of the new Honor
Council include Page Painter,
Luray, Va., and Scott Quaken-
bush, Swepsonville, for the senior
class; Dwight Dillon, Martinsville,
Va., and Judith Ingram, Greens
boro, for the junior clas^^; and Joe
WJ.dcSi.Jiield, Winsion-Saiem, for
the sophomore class.
The officers of the rising senior
class are Ernie Gero, Hatboro,
Pa., president; Max Vestal, Ashe-
boro, vice - president; Carolyn
Abell, Reidsville, secretary; Os
car Holland, Clinton, treasurer;
and Husky Hall, Fieldale, Va.,
student legislator.
Junior officers named are Gary
Sears, Portsmouth, Va., president;
Dwight Dillon, Martinsville, Va.,
vice-president; Virginia Jernigan
son, Burlington, treasurer; and
3obby Stewart, Sanford, student
legislator.
Sophomore officers are Stacy
Johnson, Dunn, president; Tommy
Andrews, Gibsonville, vice-presi
dent; Mary Sue Colclough, Elon
College, secretary; Robert Phelps,
Fort Smith, Ark., treasurer; and
Tom Targett, Braintree, Mass,,
student legislator.
List Speakers
For Close Of
School Year
Plans are nearing completion
for the three-day commencement
program, wiiich will mark the
completion of Eton’s sixty-second
■nr.ual session. The commence-
.-nent will get underway on Satur-
.ia.y. May 24th, and wilt continue
hrough a series of programs on
-lunday. May 25th, with, gradua
ion exercises scheduled for Mon
-'.ay morning, May 2fith.
The annual Alumni Day will
open the festivities on Saturday
when a large number of "old
grads” will return for all-day
alumni gatherings. Complete de
tails of the Alumni Day have
iot been announced, but Mrs.
-Hussell T. Bradford, of Norfolk,
Va., will be the "Alumni Orator"
.ind principal speaker for the an-
lual banquet session. Also fea-
ured that evening will be a per-
■ ormance by the Elon Players in
Whitley Auditorium.
Rev. Martin L. Goslin, pastor
if tlie First Congregational Church
n Evanston, Itl., who was for-
■Tierly Professor of Biblical Lit
erature at the Boston University
5chool cf Theology, will deliver
he baccalaureate sermon on Sun-
;ay morning, May 25th. There
-vill be the annual student vespers
>n Sunday afternoon, and the
Sion Choir will climax the Sunday
program by presenting for tlie sec-
>nd successive year the dramatiz-
iticn of Mendelssohn's great ora-
.orio, “Elijah.”
The climax for the entire com-
nencement weekend will be
reached on Monday morning. May
26th, when the Hon. W. Kerr
Scott, governor of North Carolina,
will deliver the address to the
ilon graduating class of 1952.
^ev. W. Millard Stevens, pastor ol
he great Christian Temple in
Norfolk, Va., will have the prayer
at this service; and Rev. Duane
Vore, pastor of the Congregation
al Christian Church in Suffolk,
Va., will pre.sent the Bibles to
the seniors.
Complete details of the 1952
commencement program, including
the tentative roll of the graduat
ing seniors, will be ready for pub
tication within the next two weeks.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS IN CONSULTATION
The newly elccto'l student officers, who were named in the ant. j^il eli'ction to direct Elon\s
>:tMde*iL jvi‘jii]y-ont for the com'n:; y’’ -'', ai'c shown above in c .-i-.ultation over problems tliat
confront them. Left to right, they are V/alter O’Betry, of Harrell.-;\ iHe, secreiary loa; tircr; Lynn
Cashion, of Sanford, president; a d Vvoody Stoffel, of Stratford, N. J., vice jnc.iuei t.
Tlie life of the Old South and the music of Stephen Collins
Foster, sometimes rollicking and sometimes sentimental .and nostal
gic, will form the theme and background for the 1952 edition of
the Elon College May Day festivities, which will be held on the
Elon campus at 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon of this week.
The May Day Festival, which is staged annually by the Wom
en’s Athletic Association, with the cooperation of the music de
partment, will also include all the usual pageantry and pomp that
is tradi’Uonally observed in the coronation of the May Queen.
The climax of the entire program will be the crowning of
Teita Durham and George Etheridge as the ruling Queen and
King tor 1952. Chief attendants will bo Jane Peterson as .Maid-of-
Honor, escorted by Dave Mondy. Senior class attendants will be
Evelyn Booth and Charlotte Rothgeb, escorted by Larry Gaither
and Charles Lynam, while the junior attendants will be Carolyn
Abell and Mary Elizabeth King, escorted by Bill Blackstone and
John Truitt, Jr.
The 1952 May Day program
will be staged under the direc
tion of Miss Ruby Adams, director
of girls’ physical education, who
has been working for weeks on
the plans for the event.
The pageant will open with the
music of “Beautiful Dreamer,”
which sets the tempo and senti
ment for the day, followed by the
singing of “Old Black Joe " and
the entrance of the royal court,
after which the program unravels
■n a series of eleven scenes, num
bered as follows:
I. Scarf Dance, featuring Betty
Comer, Betty Peeler,( Jane Tuck,
Rachel Matthews and Betty Jo
Dillard.
II. “Beautiful Dreamer,J with
altz group.
III. Soft-Shoe Dunce, featuring
Carl Coley.
IV. “De Camptown Races,”
Teatrrirg t> )]> Peters and Lou Ro-
cheili with the Camptown ladies.
V. String Band, featuring music
by Fred Biangardi, Elbert Peters,
Lou Rochelli, Bob Peters and
Charlie Swicegood.
VI. “Jeannie With the Light
Brown Hair,” featuring Singer
Jerry Smyre and Dancer Devera
Field.
VIII. “Here We Come, Father
Abraham,” featuring an all-men
dance group.
VIII. Male Quartet, featuring
fliram Green, Bob Peters, Bobby
Stewart and Dwight Dillon.
IX. “De Colored Brigade,” with
George Barron and Lewis Wiii-
ston.
X. “Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming,” featuring Sing
ers Judy Ingram and Jerry Smyre,
with dance group.
XI. “Some Folks Do,” featuring
fielen Craven and Nat Burwell as
colored boy and girl, with Betty
Comer and Robert Hall eading
dance group.
In addition to those listed
ibove, other girls who will appear
in various dance groups are Betty
Boyce, Grace Bozarth, Laverno
Brady, Ernestine Bridges, Rosa
mond Bromley, Lula Bunker,
IVIary Frances Chance, Doris
Chrismon, Mary Sue Colclough,
Bera Edwards, Aleane Gentry,
Joan House, Peggy Huffines, Vir
ginia Jernigan, Sylvia Jones, Kay
Massey, Anne Matkins, Annie
Vince May, Edith McCauley, Lou-
i.se McLeod, Patsy Melton, Sue
VIoore, Helen Nott, Emma Jean
Packard, Margaret Rawles, Elea
nor Roberts, Josephine Simms,
Hazel Sherman, Margaret Shoff-
■er, Jackie Smith, Emma Lou
-Rockwell, Betty Stafford, Patsy
Tate, Natalie Toms, Elizabeth
Ward, Ann Wilkins, Jeannette
Wilson and Mary Edna York.
In addition to the boys listed
above, others who will appear in
lanco groups are James Akers,
R‘.uben Askew, William Braxton,
Jack Christy, Nelvin Cooper, Joe
Deaton. Dougla.ss Edwards, Cecil
Garber, Bryce Hurd, Ben Kcn-
iall. Gene Laughlin, Mike Moffo,
t'arks Morgan, Jack Musten, Bob
'ieece, Carroll Reid, Bob Rogers,
Rosser, Charlie Schrader and
.'d Woodward.
Di •ama Group
Initiates Six
The Lambda Omicron cast or
chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega
dramatic fraternity announced last
week the addition of six new niem-
jers. Formal initiation ceremon
ies for the six new members were
held two weeks ago at the frater
nity's weekly meeting.
Alpha Psi Omega is a national
honcrai-y organization, which has
for its purpose the development
jf dramatic talent a"nd the art of
acting, the cultivation of a taste
for the best in drama and the fos-
‘ering of the cultural values
which are developed through dra
matics.
The new members taken into
Alpha Psi Omega in a candlelight
eremony included E. J. Claytc.-
of Durham; Della Crutchfield, ot
Hickory, Va.; Tom Targett, of
Braintree, Mass.; Lois Walker, ot
Akron, Ohio; Ed Woodward, of
Waynesboro, Va.; and Roberta
Winstead, of Roxboro.
Old members now active in the
fraternity include Robert Walker,
;f Kernersville; Billie Greene, of
Huntington, West Va.; Dick Le
vine ,of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Joe
Brankley, of Skipwith, Va.; Roger
Wilson, of Providence, R. I.; Hap
pie Wilson, of Dunn; Lynn Cash
ion, of Sanford. . , -
Officers elected and installed
last week for this coming year in
cluded Lynn Cashion, cast direc
tor; Eddie Woodward, cast stage
manager; and Roberta Winstead,
cast business manager. These of-
i’ices correspond to president,
vice-president and secretary in
jther groups. Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Smith, director of dramatics on
'.he campus, is faculty advisor for
the organization.