Campus Elections
Mean Much
To Student Life
MAROON AND GOLD
Everybody Out
To Vote For
Student Officers
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ELON COI.LEOE, C.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 1955
Nl'MBER
dominations Made For Student Government Posts
Ajid
:hapel Seat
Svsteni Set
ijystematic regulations concern-1
n^parking of automobiles on tlie
ampus and the seating o£ stii-
ients in chapel were announced
n chapel on Monday morning,
,larch 28th, and officers of the
allege administration request
nd urge complete cooperation of
'll sludeni'i with the regulations.
The parking regulations set
•ide a portion of the area north
f Alamance building, including |
le spaces immediately facing the |
r.orthern entrance to Alamance.;
a reserved section for visitors
and ior members of the college:
, drainistrative staff and faculty.
That portion of the regulation
as a change from previous ar-
i angements, but the “no parking"
,'gulation for space around the
rluiibbery was only a restatement
]..[ an old rule. It was pointed out
; hat adequate parking for stu-1
Ident cars is available on the oval
■jrth of Alamance Building, on
!(ie parking lot adjoining the gym
nasium and along the streets ad-
ijcent to the campus.
The new regulations pertaining
:o seating of students in chapel,
'vhich provides that the students
fhall be seated alphabetically by
■.lasses, was adopted as a means
■■.0 provide more rapid checking
if student attendance and to en
able the students to vacate Whit
ley Auditorium more quickly at
he close of services. Both aims
have been realized in the first
days in which the seating arrange
ment has been used.
VI A
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Primary Balloting PlamuMl
Next Tuesday^ April 12th
The nomination of candidates for various Student Cioveinment
■uftices in chapel on Monday moi ning of thib. week was the open
ing gun in the annual campus political campaign, which will con
tinue with the primary balloting on Tuesday of no.xt week and
conclude with the final election the following Tuesday.
I'ifty-seven candidates were nominated for the various executive
posts in the Student Gevernn^ent and for positions on the Honor
I our.'cil and the Student Counci 11, but four withdrew their nanK■^,
I'nd twelve others were barred because they could not meet the
scholastic requirements, leaving a total of forty-on' in competition,
'i'he rising sophomore, junior and senior classes will n.ime can
didates for class offices on Thu;sday folowin;; the primary elec
tions.
College Group
Takes Part
In TV Show
A group of students from the
Elon College dramatic department
jnited with the choir of the Webb
Avenue Methodist Church of Bur
lington, presented “The Triumph
of the Cross,” a Lenten cantata
hy H. Alexander Matthews, over
Greensboro’s WFMY-TV last Sun
day afternoon. April 3rd.
The Webb Avenue Choir, di-
Tected by Mrs. E. Leonidas Smith,
ang the entire cantata, and scenes
from the musical score were pre
sented in pantomime by the dra
matic group that included a num
ber of Elon students. The pan-
■Omime scenes were staged un
der the direction of Prof. Charles
W. Cox.
The Elon students who appear
'd with the dramatic group in-
luded Stewart Cass and Edward
lobbins, both of Greensboro; and
'nne Stoddard, of Braintree,
ss. Prof. Cox also had one of
lie pantomime roles.
The Elon College Choir whic i always attracts large crowds to its Christmas rendition of Handel's “Messiah ” was well received
l~st Sunday niSfn iU nTnth an-ual presentation of Dubois' Easier cantata, ■ The Seven Last Words of Chrisy The student musK.l
Golda BrLy, Marion S'pryor, ^rVeTal a^d" a^^^ TOIHD ROW Mary
Nanette Matchan, Ann Wi on, S-.ewart Cass, A Wittschcn, Kathleen McDonald. Retha Morris, Lois
ICrCreech.Tobert Gam^ Willt;m'Turner, Vernon Joyner and Joe Morris. Not shown at the ends of the second row because of
camera limitation were Jerry Sm're and Donald McDaniel.
Special Observance Marks Holy Week
Eijilil (ira(liiaU‘l
l[i Wiiilt r I'eriii
Eiaht Elon College students
completed requirements for
graduation at the close tlie
recent Winster tjuarter. aceord-
inR to an announcement today
from the office of the collese
roRistrar. Members of the Rrimp
will receive their diplomas and
de."ri''s at iihe reRuIar com
mencement exercises late in
May.
AnionR those finisliinR their
deftree work were William ,\rm-
field, of I^aksville; (irace Bo-
zarth, of Yankton, S. D,; Billy
Chilton, of Bennett: Joan Dar-
linR. of BurlinRton; Ned Jones,
or Erankin, Va.; Iloyt Kennedy,
of BurlinRton; Philip Phelon, of
Ciranville. Mass.; and WriRht
Williamson, of Norfolk. Va.
Eloii l^layers
Will Present
Moliere Show
Cantata By
Elon Choir
Given Praise
Choir Sings At
Durham Church
The Elon College Choir, in the
first of its Easter season appear
ances, was heard at the Congre
gational Christian Church in Dur-
i>am on Wednesday night, March
30th in the presentation of Theo
dore Dubois’ Easter cantata, “The
Seven Last Words of Christ,”
Additional interest in this ap-
tearance for Elon College peo-
rle lay in the fact that Rev, Wil-
T. Scott, Jr., a graduate of
'on and son of Dr. W. T. Scott,
■perintendent of the Southern
invention, is the recently in-
slled pastor of the Durham
•'■urch.
The Elon Choir, which present
ed its ninth annual rendition of
“The Seven Last Words of
Christ” in Whitley Auditorium last
Sunday night as one of the high
lights of the pre-Easter obser
vance, was the recipient of high
praise by a large audience
The famous Easter cantata, one
of the musical masterpieces of
Theodore Dubois, has been one
of the outstanding features of the
Lenten season in this area for
sevieral years, and each year it
attracts oiie of the largest crowds
of the year to the Elon campus.
Those who have heard the can-
tata several times have learned
itp love especially the highly dra
matic climax, in which the sing
ing of the last “Word” is fol
lowed by an organ interlude and
(the formation of a lighted cross
by the choir in the darkened au
ditorium.
Presented this year under the
direction of Prof. Laurence Hedg-
peth, with Prof. Fletcher Moore
as organ accompanist, the solo
roles were sung by student mem
bers of the Choir.
The student soloists for the
Sunday night program were Mary
Sue Colclough, of Elon College,
Harriett Talley, of South Boston,
Va„ and Mary Anne Thomas, of
Greensboro, sopranos; Kenneth
Lambert, of Norfok, Va.. Donald
McDaniel, of Fayetteville, and Jer
ry Smyre, of Greensboro, tenors;
and Lacy Fogleman, of Greens
boro, William Ginn, of Charles-
Iton, S. C.. and Jerry Lowder, of
Burlington, baritones.
EASTER WEEK CALENDAR
The following calendar lists thhe student activities in observance
! of the final days of Holy Week, b eginning with services tonight.
I WEDNESDAY—“DAY OF SILENCE"
' 8-30 p. M.—Service of meditation at the Parish House under lead
ership of Dr. Ferris E. Reynolds. Music by College Choir.
THURSDAY—“D.\Y OF FELLOWSHIP”
7:00 A. M. Devotional services in Whitley Auditorium.
8-30 P. M. The Office of Tenebrae with The Holy Communion
at the Parish House. Music by Collt^ge Choir.
FRIDAY—“DAY OF CRUCIFIXION”
7:00 A. M.—Devotional Services in Whitley Auditorium.
10:00 A. M. Chapel Services in Whitley Auditorium.
8:30 P. M. Good Friday service in Whitley Auditorium, conduct
ed by Rev. W. J. Andes.
SUNDAY—"DAY OF RESURRECTION”
6:00 A. M. Sunrise service on South Campus, with Easter play,
"The Glorious Crown.”
10:00 A. M.—Church school.
11:00 A. M.—Easter service of worship.
Early Service
Will Be Held
At Sunrise
l-’ivc were nominated for the p
residency of the Student (Inv'crn-
mcnt. including Alton .Myers, of ^
Lexington; Curtis Young, of Dur-
jaia: Ti-rr,\ Knu'rson, of Lewes
Hoach, Del.; Furman Moseley, of
liai lesion, S. C.. and Hilly Ginn,
.)!' Charleston. S. C.
C'andi(!iite> for the vice-jircsi-
den; of tlie Student Government
are Jerry Moi/.e, of C!ibsonville;
Don Johnson, of Dunn; and I’at
Cafasso, of Cedarhurst, L.I., N.Y.
’riuise-nominated tor the po.st of
I eretary-treasurer of the Student
Government are Ann I’uckett, of
Burlington: Margaret Patillo, Of
Burlington; and Whitney Brad-
ham, of Sumter, S. C.
Fifteen w e r e listed as candi
dates for five positions on the
Honor Council, with two seniors,
itwo juniors and one sophomore
to be chosen. Next year's fresh-
meii will name their member next
fall. Rising .'eniors nominated in
clude Lois Scott, of Elon College;
Henry Flythe, of Graham; William
Frederick, of Clifton Forge, Va.;
James Calhoun, of Norfolk, Va.;
Carolyn Abernalhy, of Graham;
and Bobby Green, of Brown Sum
mit, Rising juniors listed are
Shirley Womack, of Olivia; Don
ald McDaniel, of Fayetteville;
Joyce Perry, of Siler City; and
Larry Barnes, of Portsmouth, Va.
Rising sophomores nominated are
Dot Mauldin, of Winston-Salem;
The Elon Players will climax
the campus dramatic program for
the year with the presentation „ . „
^ j c- ... .1..., nth Richard Bradham, of Sumter, S
Friday and Saturday, May 13th ^
Contract Bids Invited
For ISeiv Elon Buildings
Contractors have been invited, Construction will begin as soon
■0 submit bids at once for the con- as the contract is let.
strucUon of two new dormitories j The new structures, all of which
and a new dining hall on the Elon Will be built upon the present
College campus, according to an' main campus of Elon College, will
announcement issued this week by 1 include one new dormitory for
nr Leon E Smith, president of | girls, one new dormitory for boys,
land a new two-story dining hall.
the college.
Dr. Smith stated that the arch
itect, William Henly Dietrick, Ral
eigh has already mailed tfomplete
plans and specification to a list of
contractors, giving them the right
and privilege of bidding. He stat
ed also that interested contractors
who have not received an invita
tion for a bid may apply to the
architect for a set of plans.
It has been requested that all
bids be submitted not later than
April 19. with Elon College re
serving the right to canvass said
bids and reject any or all of them.
with space for banquets and col
lege social activities on the sec
ond floor.
Construction plans also call for
ithe complete renovation of the
present West Dormitory, which
now houses women students on
the Elon campus. The new boy’s
dorm, to be named Carolina Hall,
is to accomm-odate 123 boys; while
the new girls' dorm, to be named
Virginia Hall, will house 80 girls.
The renovation of West Dorm is
to provide accommodations for 40
additional girls.
The observance of Holy Week
on the Elon campus, which got|
underway with the presentation
of the Dubois cantata, “The Sev
en Last Words of Christ,” last
Sunday night, will continue with
P series of special services
through the week and will con
clude with a sunrise service on
Easter morning.
The sunrise service, which is
flo be held on the South Campus
at 6 o'clock next Sunday morn
ing. will feature a presentation
of a religious playlet, entitled
• The Glorious Crown " The play
let will be produced by students
under the auspices of the college
dramatic department.
The playlet itself is based upon
the experiences of a Roman of
ficial immediately after the cru
cifixion of Christ during the first
Easter season nearly two thou-1
sand years ago. It finds its set
ting in the period after the body
of Christ has been taken down
from the Cross.
The cast for the special Easter
morn production, announced this
week by Prof. Charles W. Cox,
includes Nick Theos, of Charles
ton, S. C., as Caius; Leslie John
ston, of Holland, Va., as Aurelius;
William Walker, of Durham, as
Holsus; and Anne Stoddard of
Braintree, Mass., as Mary Magda
lene. Music for the occasion will
be furnished by the community
choir.
This sunrise program climaxes
a series of services which have
been keyed to the closing days
of the Lenten period.
and 14-th, of Moliere’s great farce
comedy. "The Imaginary Invalid.”
This was announced by Prof.
Charles W. Cox, director of stu
dent stage activities, who also
listed at the same time the cast
which has been chosen for the
production.
The play, by one of the gre^t-
,est dramatists of French history,
was first written about 1673 and
finds its setting in the period of
Louis XIV. It has been produced
many times, both in the original
French and in the translated ver
sions.
Written for the purpose of lam
pooning doctors and the medical
profession, the story revolves
Ronnie Mazilli. of Brooklyn,
N. Y.; Bobby Sharpe, of Burling
ton; and Frank Pattishall, of. Bur
lington.
F'ifteen were also nominated for
five posts on the Student Council.
Candidates for the tiwo men’s
posts are Nick Theos. of Charles
ton, S. C.; Homer Hobgood, of
Oxford; Phil Carter, Liberty; and
Ray Whitley, Winston-Salem, Wo
men’s candidates are Meryle Maul
din, of Winston-Salem; Sylvia
Smith, of Henderson; Nanette
Matchan, of Charleston, S. C,;
Shirley Cox, of Elon College; Sis
Beckwith, of Morristown, N. J.;
and Marie Tomlinson, of Swep-
sonville. Candidates for member-
at-large are Ann Dula, of Durham;
fbeut a man who imagines that jack McKeon, of Burlington; Pat
he is ill and who tries to marry
the daughter of a physician in
order to obtain free medical
treatment.
The play will feature one of
the largest casts of student actors
to be seen on a local stage this
year, most of the cast being com
posed of newcomers to the Elon
stage.
Chandler, of Fayettevile; Betty De-
lancey, of Reidsville; and Claudy
Fowler, of Burlington.
Dr. Smith (ioes
To Valley Meet
President Leon E. Smith repre-
■ sented Elon College last Thurs-
The cast, announced by Prof. annual meeting of the
Cox, will include Nanette Mat- Virginia Conference of
Congregational Christian Church
es. The meeting was held at the
Bethlehem Church near Harrison
burg, Va.
Accompanying Dr, Smith to the
meeting was Dr. William T.
Scott, superintendent of the
Southern Convention of Congre
gational Christian Churches; and
Dr. John G. Truitt, superinten
dent of the Elon Christian Or
phanage.
Outstanding action of the west
ern Virginia churches at the Con
ference was the approval of a
plan for Virginia’s statewide cam
paign to raise $150,000 to be used
toward the cost of Virginia Hail
the new dormitory for girls.
chan, of Charleston, S. C., as Toin
ette; Mary Anne Thomas, of
Greensboro, as Angelique; Jan
Williams, of West Point. Ga., as
Beline; Judy Clark, of Durham,
as Louison; Edward Robbins, of
Greensboro, as Orgon;
William Turner, of Greensboro,
as Beralde; Stewart Cass, of
Greensboro, as Diafoirus; Mark
Garrison, of Burlington, as Tho
mas; James Howard, of Ports
mouth, Va., as Fleurante; William
Walker, jjf Durham, as Purjon;
Tom Lewis, of Chadbourne, as
Bonnefoi; and Jerry Smyre, of
Greensboro, as Cleante. Assistant
to the director will be Rebecca
Stuckey, of Graham.