Everybody Jom ki
Religious
E.-nphasis Observance
MAROON AND GOLD
Each Prosram Oflcrs
Much To Both
Faculty And Students
I LON COLLEGE, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, OCrOr.Clt
NUMBER 2
Religious Emphasis Week To Gel U nderway INext Sunday
Elon Plans Eluhorute
Home ComiiiQ Weekend
Plans are to the making for the,
elaborate "Hopie Coming" j jg L'RGED
obsc-.-vance in Elon College hii-,
toL-y. occasion set for the' STUDEM’ DUES
v;eekend of October 31st and a |
fi'.ll program of festivities to be
gin on Friday evening and con
tinue through Saturday night.
The weekend celebration will
get underway with the annual
•nome Coming Ball,” to be held
ir. Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
from 8 until 12 o’clock on Friday
night, October 30th, with the Duke
Ambassadors to furnish the music.
Tills band is remembered with
pleasure from its appearance at
the Spring Formal last year.
Two special features will serve
to enliven the “Home Coming
Kail," one being the coronation of,
\irglnia Jernegan, of Godwin, as
queen of the festive weekend. She
was chosen at a special election
iield last week, with Yvonne Buff,
of Burlington, named maid-of-
bonor at the same time.
The other feature will be the
presentation of class sponsors and
theT escorts from the Elon gradu-
atir.g classes of years past. Invi
tation?, are being sent .foon to May
Queens of the various classes to
appear as representatives for their
class tliis year, with a committee
to choose and invite sponsors for
classes, that held no May Day pro
gram.
A full program is set for Sat
urday, October 31st, beginning
with the judging of the dormi
tory decorations at 10 o’clock in
the morning. The judging will be
by an alumni committee, to be
announced soon by RTrs. Scott
Boyd, alumni secretary.
The college will be host at a
luncheon at 1:30 o’clock to all for
mer Elon College students who
are now engaged in teaching or
Fchool administration, whether
they be in high school or college
ranks. An effort is being made to
contact as many as possible of the
teachers and to urge their attend
ance.
An invitation is also being ex
tended to members .of the Elon
football squad of 1931 to return
for a reunion and to attend the
Elon- Western Carolina football
game, which will climax the
Home Coming” observance
gigantic Elon parade is plan
ned through Burlington and Gib-
Scr.v;lle for Saturday afternoon as
one of the preludes to the foot-
bsU game, and plans are also in
the making for a huge pep raUy
to precede the game.
The student comnuttee on ar
rangements inofcdea Gary Sears,
of Portsmouth, Va„ and Phil Mann,
Cypress Chapel. Va., as co-chair-
wen; along wit* Woody Stoffel,
SiJatford, N. J.; Nannette Match-
‘^^^rleston, S. C.; Judith In-
g--m, Greensboro; Curtis Young,
’^-ham; Dianne Maddox, Cincin-
'■-ati, Ohio; and Alice Cole, Bur
lington.
The autumn rushing season for
Ibe four Greek letter fraterni
ties and an equal number of
soroi'itie^on the Elon campus
will close on Saturday night
with t;ie traditional “Bid Ni;ht"
At that time the sociai
groups will pledsp new mera-
hers nm among those who
have been rushed for the past
ten days with a series of parties,
suppes-s and other entertain
ment.
Each fraternity and sorority
will climax the rushing season
vith a party Saturday nifht,
and t^e acceptance of an invi
tation to thi.s final gatherinj
of any group will constitute ac
ceptance of a bid to member
ship in that eroup. ’•
PROF, WILLIAM 'S.. .SENGEL
F
EMINElVr CHURCH MF.N TO VISET CAMPl
ffvest spp.■-^kcrs foe t^e ^
annuul Rel.;^ioas Empha.; ,i
Week, to be observed t' e
cjin(iu.? bejfinnv.-:^ Sunday, a>.*e
pictured here. Prof. Wil’iatn E.
Sense! (left) is .1 profeSv^or of
reunion at Radf'^ri State
Tfaoher’s CoUeg:e. Ridford, Va.,
and is also pa:$tor of the Tyler
"•enioria! PresbytersjT Church
ar that city. IJe ^Jia> had emijreiit
success in work with colIe;;e
croups, having led Reli*;i!>us F.m-
l»h^s's observances at
Cata'.vba and otlier ca!le?e.s in
area. Dr. Vi. Millard Stev-
(rf,»ht). who is an alu-mnan
cf ro!le,?e, now pasta *
of tHe ChTistiaT*. Temple in Np'-
f-Ik. Va.. htit I*e formerly Pervi*,d
as pastor in EurlinstJn aid baj
frcptuen^i api^cararfces on
ibe Elon campus.
Daily Serrices Phiiiued
For Finir-Day Period
nil. VI. ,\Kl> SIKVENS
For FirsI .Player Show Of Se‘»iin
I
AUTUMN ‘BID MTE’
SET THIS WEEKErSI)
The Student Government of
ficials are soundinq: the last call
for payment of student body
dues, havinj^ posted a list of
thirty-one persons who have not
yet paid fall quarter dues
They point out that the stu
dent body dues of fifty cents
per quarter are very small, and
yet those dues are absolutely
' necessary if the organization Is
I to carry out its work properly.
It is pointed out that these
individuals dues are the only
. fnconie which tlie campus gov-
I ernment has, and from the scant
funds they provide come the
means of student entertainment
as well as governmental func
tions. Lar.^e items in the student
budget are the Home Coming
observance and the periodic
dances
Aiimial Week’ Proves
To Be Interesting Event
Elon's freshmen were the center lo.hit the dirt, regardless of where
of attention on the campus during they were. Injuries' wet-e laigeiy
the traditional “Rat Week," which |confined to a few bniised elbows,
was staged recently under the di-i Thre were numerous cjse.^ on
rection of the sophomore^, who
initiated the new irosh into the
mysteries of college life.
The boys initiation began i;n-
mediately after a meeting held in
Mooney, where the “rats” were
informed of regulations and were
given thirty minutes in which to
change clothing and return for
further instriictionrs. At tiu^ same
time the “cats” held their meet
ing in West Dorm
It was said that some of the
upperclassmen remained awake at
night to plan tricks, but it was all
in good spirit, and most of the
freshmen tq.ok it with a smile, and
one fr-3shman was heard to re
mark, “Just wait till next year.
They’ll eat dirt.”
The number of boys participat
ing in the “rat” tricks appeared in
larger numbers than did the girls,
but the tide changed near the
end. The “rats” were continually
dropping out as the going got
rough, while the “cats ’ stuck to
the end, evidence that the female
cf the species is .■stronger than
the male.
Th man-hole in front of East
Dorm was worn slick by tlie
“rats” as they ran in and out, and
there was always a big soph there
lO put the cap on the hole as the
“rats” poked their head above
ground for a whiff of air and a
bite of cheese. Another favorite
trick was the “Air Raid call, at
wliich all freshmen were required
TV Talent Sought
On Elon’s Carnjms
docket as the “Rat Court" went
into se'.iion, serving justice to all
violators of the “rat law." The
court for boys met in M.ooiey,
•vhile the ‘Cat Court” for girls
held forth in West Dorm.
Before the “rats” had a chance
to defend themselves, the judge
automatically pronounced • t’lem
guilty. In a few eases tlie culprits
were unexplainably innocent, so
they were '■u.ihed over to We.st and
forced to take a walk witli one of
the girls, after which they found
them guilty of conversing with a
girl and were sentenced.
Eifht boys ventured 1o the
graveyard to collect ten names
from the tombstones, others scrub-
lied the star in Ala)nance with
toctli brushe.':, and otiiers counted
Ijiicks in the buildings or railroad
t.ies.
The girls got off lighter in “Cat
Court.” being given refreshments
and congratulations before being
retired for the evening. Thus
ended an event that provided
Uiucli fun on the campus.
HOLT m GERMANY
Preston Tim” Holt, popular .stu
dent manager of all sports teams
for the pa.st four >ears, is now sta
tioned 1ji Germany with tlie U. S,
,\nny. His address is posted on
t|pe bulletin boards, and he re
lue.'.ts letters from his friends at
Elon.
Four state.-: are re,)i'esented hy
the four .students chosen for the
cait of “The Glass Menagerie,"
whicii t:ie Elon Players will pre-
:?nt ill Whitley Auditorium ii,
November as their first show of
tl'.e 1953-54 sea.son. This was re
vealed when Prof. Charles W. Cox,
director of dramatics, li.sted the
ca.st this week.
Jerry Loy, of Graliam, will play
the part of Tom Wingfield, tlie
son and scion of an old Southern
family and the narrator-chorus
for Tennessee Williams’ I'lay,
v.'hich v.'as a Broadway hit of the
1944-45 season. Loy is well re
inemliered by jilaygoers foi’ his
portrayal of Yank in “The Hasty
Heart” last spring.
Virginia is reiiresented by Ann
Wilkin.s, of Suffolk. Va., wlio is
ca.st as Amanda Wingfield, ma
triarcli of the family, a role w lich
was played in the oiiginal jno
duction by Laurette Taylor, be
loved stage actress, shoTtly oe
fore lier death in 1946.
The New England section is re
presented by Ann Stoddard, of
Braintiee, Kass., who has lieen
selected to play Laura Wingfield,
tragically sby daughter of Amanda,
whose prepossession with her fam
ily of glass animals p]-eci))itates
llie problem of tlie ;>lay.
Robert Walker, a freslnnan froiri
Kiihlin, Ind., who will appear as
lim O’Connor, the Gentleman
Callei, who invades the Wingfield
home with disastrous results
Stourl ¥
Ihind Gets Excellent
or 19^3-54 Se(mm
The name of tin' lilon C-iHegc
■eaibooli. Phi P I C'i ... lHi,"r
from the first part of the naiSM
if tliree litei aiy ..ocietie.s, v. in.-i;
foinierly existed on the Elon Col
lege cainpi: ,.
'I liG' Eljn h.-iiid, which
was r i'ci yaiii i") ! m year after sev
eral ycurs >r iii:i'.-liv(' .status, is
off to an e j.vl.'iil stait on the
new colleg( ,. •ic. as v,as shown
by ils fine v .-il iln- Klon-Ap-
palachian i'ooi.'iiU '.;aine on Satur
day rii);ht, C),' I'i.-i- ;frd.
The ban I :' i> a inembership
of tliii ly-.si>;. ,ii.' .same number
willi which II i.i icai.-ti>'ated last
year. It is in.' • more working
under iho i*i • 'mii dI' I’rof. John
Westm.ii elai'il .'f I lie Klon music
I’acuUy, witi' '.,‘rn;ii(i .(ones, of
Burlington, •. -tud.-iil director.
Jones succe'-'l- .liimny Rhcdes,
ai.so of liurliii 11, who was stu
dent directO' ' I'l year.
The grou)> n 1 Ir- its ,ippear.:nce
a( the Aiijialu' i.i .janip with very
itUo prelimDi It s drill, since the
organi'^alion i.i, tl'o year was not
^'onipU'ted in .riU,- in allow more
lian a veiy In ji marrliing prac-
Lic.'.v Hov,p\>".. its performance
.showed preci.'i and sharpness
ihat did credit. l> l»itli the mem
bers and dire^'i ic.
'riio.ie leadun lli.' band’s march
ing inaneuvoi'.i I'm-- year include
IJeinaid Jono. p! !!nilington, di-
>ectoi, Max ,'r’i ii"> ■. i»r [lurlington,
rhum iii.tjoi. M,i .l,)hii Womiclc
)f .Sf'iifoid f laiuiv Madrid, 0£
•Mliei.iai le, ) il' iai- Meadows, of
lacl:..-nville." I I.inwood Grant,
if Builingl i i. .'1.1; bearers and
;ol;p) guaid
The imjii'--il all of whom
■eived in th- ;nvc lole with the
■and last sc.j . inchide Shirley
'ox, o'’ Elon ill'''e; Ann Kea.'ns
of Asheboro; and Nanette Match-
an, of Charleston, S. C.
The trumpet section includes
Adrian Dailey, Norfolk. Va.; John
Dawes, Roxboro; Judy Chadwick,
Boxford, Mass.: Jimmy Halicheff,
Burlington; Bobby Clement, Bur
lington; and Ben Ellis, Burlington.
The trombone group lists Joe
Morris, Burlington; r'^eryle Maul
din, Winston-Salem; James Brock,
Burlington; Bobby Rhodes, Bur
lington; and Glenn Berry, Eur-
lington.
Playing Frenc'i horns are Earl
Mooneyham, Burlington; Ronnie
Earp, Burlington; and Wayne Ves
tal, Asheboro. The bass section
lists Donald McDaniel, Fayette
ville; and Raymond Payne, Bur-
lli.gton
Clarinetists are Walter Seamon,
Burlington; Billy Ginn, Charles
ton, S. C.; and Dick Simpson, Bur
lington; Donald Rudd, Burlington;
and Bill Edward.!, Burlngton
Drummers ai(e Robert Berg
man, Norwich, Conn.; Jerry Low
jler, Burlington; Ronnie Qualls,
Bijrliiiaton; and Jerry Smyre,
r>'reen.sboro. Othur members and
their instruments ara Charles
Mason, Henderson, cymbals; Shir
ley Chapman, Elon College, bells
Earl Stewart, Burlington, baritone
norn; and Bill Fox and Dave Sur-
att, both of burlington. alto saxo-
ihones.
The annual Religious Emphasis
I Week, which is designed to create
new religious interest among the
siiideii'i; and It.cujty members,
will get underway on the Elon
campus next Sunday evening, Oc
tober 18th, and will continue
through four days, coming to a
close with an evening communion
service next Wednesday evening,
October 21st.
The Student Christian Associ
ation, which is sponsoring the ser
ies of religious services, ha. in
vited two eminent churcli leaders
to tlie campus as guest resource
leaders, and these visitors will be
joined by a number of Elon facul
ty members in directing the var
ious discussion meetings that have
aeen planned.
The guest leaders who will be
:iere are Rev. William R. Sengel,
profssor of religion at Radford
State College, Radford, Va.. who
•s also pastor of the Tyler Mem
orial Presbyterian Church in that
jity; and Dr. W. Millard Stevens,
pastor of the great Christian Tem
ple in Norfolk, Va.
Elon faculty members who will
assist in directing the various dis
cussion groups include Dr. Fer
ris E. Reynolds, Dr. James M.
Hess, Dean J. Earl Danieley, Prof.
C. Gilbert Latham and Rev. How
ard P. Bozarth. The latter, who is
advisor for the Student Christian
Association, has played a big part
m planning the religious observ
ance.
The faculty leaders, along with
Dr. W. W. Sloan, Dr, H. H. Cun
ningham and Prof. John West
moreland, are members of the
Student-Faculty Planning Com
mittee of the SCA, which has
mapped plans for the week. ,
Student members of the plan
ning committee include Laveme
Brady, Sue Moore, Grace Mat
thews, Ann Stoddard, Meryle
Mauldin, Margaret Johnston, Phil
lip Mann, Robert Phelps, Roger
Phelps and Pat Chandler,
Other student committees have
ciiarge of finance, publicity and
hospitality. The committee on fi
nance includes Pat Chandler,
Alice Cole, Gary Sears, Richard
Newman and Nannette Matchan,
Tiiose ill charge of publicity are
Margaret Joiinston, Meryle Maul
din and Douglass Edwards, and
those planning hospitality art?
Judy Ingram, John Womack, Ann
Kearns, Ned Jones and Adolph
Mellburg.
The over-all theme, of the Re
ligious Emphasis Week is entitled
“A Life To Spend,” and cach of
the meetings will have an indi
vidual theme Rpv. William R. Seii-
gel will open the series with a
vesper service in Whitley Audi
torium at 7;30 o’clock Sunday
evening, taking as his theme the
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IN ANNUAL RELIGIOUS ExtlPHASIS WEEK
ELON FM:III;I'Y members WILL assist
Would-be stage and
stars
fered
television |
on the Elon campus are
an opportunity to get into
business by WFMY-TV, the
ttelevisjion station,
^ ich has sent to the campus an
■cvitation for .students to try ou(
a talent show that is to be
soon by that .station.
^ he call includes singer, both
groups, inslruiiic-iital-
'dancers, cofedians, ad lib
' ‘^ts and em,sees. The audition
jr the show is set for October
^'5th, and persons intere.sted are,
asked to contact Bailey Hobgood REV. HOWARD P. ^
WFMY-TV
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DR. JAMES M. HESS
PROF, Gn I LATHAW
DR. FERRIS E, REYNOLDS
PKOF. EARL DANIELEY
Adult Education
Classes Started
The autumn series oradult night
classes got underway this week,
with members of the college fac
ulty offering a number of courses
designed to give either college
degree or teacher crtificate credit,
rii clan.'.es meet for three hours
m one night each week for a
twelve-week period.
The first clas.ses were held last
night, with classes in art by Miss
Lila Newman, in speech by Prof.
Charles Cox and in marriage and
-iimily by Prof. Gilbert Latham,
ither cla;:ses to be given tonight
ncludo an educatihn workshop
jy Prof. J. C. Colley, advanced
grammar by Mrs. Lucy Brashear,
md both elementary and advanced
yping by Prof. Thomas Fox.