Hearty Greelinss
To The
\ew Stiident Off.cers
MAROON AND GOLD
And May They Have
A llUhly
Successful Regime
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ELON COLLEGE, X. C.
WEDNESDAY, Al’KIL 20, 1955
NI MRER IS
Moseley Elected President Of Student Government
MAY DAY LEADERS TALK PLANS FOR PAGEANT
1
Students LIkmisc Leaders | STUDEINI’ l.l']AI)EI{
In Annual (^anipus Votin«
Miss Louise Moseley, head of the women's physical education program, is shown seated center
above, discussing plans tor the 1955 May Day observance with student chairmen for the various May
Day committees. Standing left to right, are Clyde Bosewell, of Chatham, Va„ entertainment chair
man: Frances Knight, of Sanford, art chairman; Wade Garrett, of Liberty, decoration chairman;
,Io Williams, of Elon College, reception chairman; Lewis Robertson, of Martinsville. Va., properties
co-chairman; Arlene Stafford, of Burlington, costume chairman; and Ronnie McIntyre, of Burling-
torr. properties co-chairman.
(liiaiius Is Made
In Player Cast
A switch of two members of
the Elon Player cast for Mol-
iere’s farce-comedy, “The Imag
inary Invalid." was announced
this week by Prof. Charles W.
Cox. who is directin? the pre
paration of the great play for
campus presentation on Friday
and Saturday, May 13th and
14th.
The change in the cast in- May Day pageant.
‘"Peter Pan’ Characters
Selected For May Day
Members of the cast for “PeterlJohn; and Anita Cleapor, of Bur-
Pan," the playlet that i^ to furn- lington, as Michael,
ish the background theme for the Miss Moseley also announced
1955 May Day observance on the,that the narrator for the playlet
Elon campus, were listed this week j and the entire May Day pageant
hy Miss Louise Moseley, director I will be Tom Targett, of Brain-
of the women's physical education .tree, Mass. The student diiector
program, who is also to direct the j for the pageant will be Margaret
The Elon College students, cast
ing ballots yesterday in the col
lege's annual campus-wide election,
named Furman Moseley, a rising
senior football player from Char
leston. S.C.. as president of the
;;tudent government organization
for the coming liJSS-.'ifi college
year.
SUaleiiLs
r) l\(‘‘ilals
Shirley Co.x, of Elon ColleRe.
and Gwendolyn Coyner, of Bur
lington, will be presented in re-
ritals in Whitley Auditorium as
oiitstandinK features of the
Music Department's sprins re
cital proRrani. Miss Cox will ap
pear on Friday evenins, April
2!)tli, while Miss Coyner is to
play on Saturday, .April 30th.
Each recital is set for 8:15
o'clock.
Four other student-s who arc
majors in the Music Department
will be presented in a group re
cital next Monday evening, .April
25th. They are Mary Sue Col-
clough, soprano, of Elon Col
lege; Ann Wilson, pianist, of
Durham: Al Wittschen, of Char
leston, S. C., pianist; and Eddie
Robbins, of Greensboro, tenor.
This recital is also set for 8:15
o’clock.
volves William Walker, of Dur
ham, and Eddie. Robbins, of
Greensboro. Walker, originally
cast to perform the role of Pur-
jon. will play Orgon. Robbins,
originally oast in the part of
Orgon, will enact the role of
Purjon.
Preparations for the play,
which will be the final full-
length presentation to be given
by the Elon Players during the
present college year, are report
ed to be moving ahead in fine
style.
Jayne Jones, of Burlington, will
appear in the title role of Peter
Pan, w*ith Marion Lorimer, re
cently chosen as “Miss Burling
ton of 1955,” slated to have the
part of Tinker Bell. They will be
Patillo, of Burlington. Accompan
ists for the playlet and the dances
will be Mary Ann Thome, of
Greensboro; Jackie Love, of Bur
lington: and Nanette Matchan, of
Charleston, S. C.
The Peter Pan story, which pro
central figures in the immortal vides excellent opportunity for
story that has been a favorite inja
number of dance groups, will
all parts of the world for many I feature choruses of Indians, pir-
yggrg ates, fairies and elves, and Miss
Others slated to appear in the Moseley stated that two couples
cast are Kathleen McDonald, of,will be chosen from these groups
Elor: College, as Captain Hook: I to perform the traditional May
Barbara Carden, of Burlington, as]Pole dance.
Wendy; Jane Davis, of Raleigh, as
Elon Graduate Will Appear
In Campus Recital^ April 28
Fred Sahlmann, one of Elon’s
most accomplished mu.sic gradu
ates. will come back to the scene
of his student triumphs on Thurs-
iay night, April 28th, to appear
in a piano recital under the spon
sorship of the McDowell Junior!
Music Club of Burlington. The
■■ecital is set for 8;15 o’clock that I
night in Whitley Auditorium. i
Sahlmann. a native of Charles
ton, S. C., was recognized early |
for his ability as a pianist, being
chosen while still in high school to
Play with the Charleston Sym
phony, and he continued to win |
praise and acclaim during his stud
ent days at Elon College.
Considered by professionals as
^ brilliant pianist, the Charleston;
boy was chosen by Dr. Benjamin
Swain for five consecutive years to
^>6 a featured artist with the North
Carolina Symphony, playing in
Burlington, Greensboro, Durham,!
Winston-Salem and other cities. '
He received his A.B. degree in j
PIANIST RETURNS
FRED SAHLMANN
1952, climaxing a campus career j which he entered the United
■bat included first place in the j States Army, in which he has
Student Musicians Artists contest served for nearly two years. He is
n piano for the state and also presently assigned as a chaplains
irst place in the South Atlantic assistant at Fort Jackson. S.
district. w'here he will complete his tour
After leaving Elon he went to of duty this fall. Following his south facade of
York and received the M.A. discharge, he plans to continue '’•^YamaLe Building.
degree in music in 1953. after musical studies in Vienna, Austria. Alamance Buii
She listed members of the Pir
ate chorus as Margaret Boland,
of Elon College: Betty Garrett, of
.Norfolk, 'Va.: Frances Knight, of
Sanford: "Yvonne Winstead, of
Roxboro; and Miriam Guy, Carole
Morrison, Martha Walker and
Nancy Rogers, of Burlington.
Members of the Elves chorus
will include Betty Sue Ammons
and Jo Ann Davis, of Burlington;
Katrine Frye and Onita Frye, of
Snow Camp: Kathy Lambert, of
Bennett: and Betty Hedgpeth, of
Graham.
Dancing in the Fairies chorus
will be Shirley Strange, Gail Strat
ton, Rosaling Toney and Barbara
Fairchild, all of Burlington; Mary
Sherrad, of Bennett: and Ann Wil
son, of Durham,
The Indians chorus will include
Dot Keck and Jenny keck, of Bur
lington; Jean Coghill, Patricia
Coghill and Sylvia Smith, of Hen
derson: Doris Gaddis, of Ashe-
boro: Polly Payne, of Swepson-
ville; Dot Mauldin, of Winston-
Salem: and Ruth Lloyd, of San
ford. Indian squaws will be Shir
ley Womack, of Olivia: Anne Stod
dard. of Braintree, Mass.; Jane
Elliott, of Oxford: and Nancy Bain,
of Oxford.
The Elon music department will
cooperate with the women’s phys
ical education department in stag
ing the May Day pageant, and
plans call for musical numbers by
the Elon Choir in the program,
which is to be presented on the
Foreiji!! Service
Fesls Selieliiled
The United States Department
of State has just announced a
series of tests to be given in 65
American cities on June 24th, with
persons successful in passing the
(tests becoming eligible to apply
for State Department positions in
the foreign services.
In announcing the tests, State
Department officials declared that
they hope to obtain not less than
300 new career diplomatic work
ers this year. To be eligible to
take these tests, candidates must
be between 20 and 31 years of age
and be American citizens for at
least ten years.
Starting salaries in the posi
tions range from $4,000 to $5,,000
per year, depending upon the
age and experience of the person.
Applications to take the tests
should be filed by May 2nd with
the Board of Examiners of the
Foreign Service, U. S. Dept, of
■State, Washington, 25, D. C.
(Jther ftudent body officers
chosen at the same time were
.lorry Moize, of Gibsonville, vice-
president: and Margaret Patillo
■jf Burlington, secretary-treasurer
Chosen as members of the Slud-
ent Council were llomer llobgood.
of Oxford, and Nick Theos. ol
Charleston. S.C., men's repre.sent-
atives; Meryle .Mauldin, of Win-
^ton-Salom. and Shirley Cox, of
Elon College, women's represen'.-
■itives: and Pat Chandler, of Fay
etteville, representative-at-large.
Selected members of the llonoi
Council for the coming term were
.lames Callioun, of Norfolk, Va,
■ind Carolyn Abernathy, of Gra-
liam. reprt'.senting the senior class:
Larry Barnes, of Portsmouth. Va
and Joyce Perry, of Siler City,
representing the junior class; and
Robert Phelps, of Lexington, rep-
lesi'nting the sophomore class.
The incoming freshman class,
which will enter college in the
fall, will choose its Honor Council
member in October,
Jack Garber, of Cadillac. Mich.,
was elected president of the rising
-enior class. Other senior officers
include Phil Carter, of Liberty,
vice-president: Barbara Carden,
of Burlington, secretary: Jo Ann
W'right, of Burlington, treasurer;
and Terry Emerson, of Lewes
Beach, Del., class representative
to the Student Legislature.
President of the rising junior
class is Edward Davidson, of
Fl'RM.AN M»)sr:i,i',v
Furman Moseley, a rising sen
ior from Charh-ston. S, i.s
the new presi^hMit of the Elon
College sliident government or
ganization. lie was chosen yes
terday by vote of the students
in annual campus elections and
will succeed to the post held
during the present college year
by Jerry I.owder, of Burlington.
Moseley was the winner yes
terday over .Alton Myers, a jun
ior baseball star from Lexing
ton, the two having be chosen
from an original field of four
in the primary election a week
earlier. 'I'lie new president, a
graduate of Mount Pleasant High
School near Charleston, has
been a member o{ the Fighting
Christian football sciiiad for the
past two seasons after injuries
sidelined him ihs freshman year.
Bils Received Yester day
For Thi •ee New Buildiiijis
Sixteen construction contractors '
submitted bids here yesterday for
the building of two new dorm? and
a new dining hall on the Elon
campus. The bids were submitted
at a joint meeting of the execu
tive and building committees of
the college's Board of Trustees,
which was held in the office of
President Leon K. Smith.
The King-Hunter Construction
Co., Inc.. of Greensboro, was the
Brackenridge, Pa. Other junior!low bidder for the contract sub
leaders are Earl Stone, of Went
worth, vice - president: Evelyn
Fritts. of Lexington, secretary;
Frances Foster, of Ruffin, treas
urer: and Leslie Johnston, of Hol
land. Va., class representative to
the Student Legislature. ^
Leading the rising sophomore
class as president will be Doc Al
ston, of Reidsville. Other sopho
more leaders are Rick Barbee, of
Rurington. vice-president; Judy
Clark, of Durham, secretary; Ann
Dula, of Durham, treasurer: and
Grover Biddle, of Dover, Del.,
class representative to the Stud
ent Legislature.
All the newly elected officers
will be inaugurated according to
constitutional provision, the fourth
Monday in April and will assume
their duties for the remainder of
the present college year. This per
iod in the spring serves as an op
portunity for the new officers to
acquaint themselves with the
duties of their respective offices
while their predecessors are still
available for consultation.
Varney And Hook Sj)eak To Alumni
Coach Sid Varney was the chief
speaker at a banquet meeting of
Elon College alumni held in Dur
ham last night, and Prof. A. L.
Hook will be the featured speaker
at a similar alumni dinner session,
which is to be held in Sanford next
Tuesday evening. April 26th.
This was revealed in announce
ments concerning the alumni gath
erings, which were released from I
the office of Mrs. Ruth Boyd, who j
is executive of the Elon College j .,
Alumni Association. She stated [ *’•:
that an excellent meeting was held ;
in Durham last night and that a
record attendance is expected for
the Sanford meeting.
The Durham meeting was held
at the First Congregational Christ
ian Church in that city, while the
Sanford banquet is to be held in
the beautiful new cafeteria of the
Central High School in that city.
Dr. L. E. Smith was also slated
to attend these alumni meetings
and to extend greetings from the
college and the Elon faculty to the
former Elon students in the Dur-
COACH SID VARNEY
Pan-American
Day ()l)serre(l
With Program
Hi.'-tory and social science maj
ors on the Elon College campus
who are members of the Alpha
Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, na
tional social science honor society,
staged one of the most interesting
chapel programs of the 19.54-55
college year in observance of the
annual Pan-American Day.
The Pan-American Day observ
ance, which is celebrated annual
ly by more than three hundred
million people in various North
and South American nations, falls
on April 14th each year, but the
t:ion group staged its program in
chapel on Wednesday, April 13th,
which fell exactly mid-way the
annual "Pan-American Week.”
The program, presided over by
Kenneth Lambert, of Norfolk, Va.,
featured brief talks by Terry
Emerson, of Lewes Beach, Del.,
who spoke of the peoples and re
sources of the Latin American na
tions; and by Robert Phelps, of
Fort Smith, Ark., who discussed
the United States-Latln American
relations. A musical salute to each
of the twenty republics to the
south was given by a male quartet.
Also as a feature of the pro
gram, Lambert read a message of
greeting from Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles and a state-
iment from Congressman Carl T.
Durham that stressed the import
ance of Latin American nations to
the United States.
Greetings also came to the Elon
College chapter of Pi Gamma Mu
from the Mexican government,
taking cognizance of the program
presented in chapel. The greeting.s
came in the form of a telegram
from the Mexican Foreign Secre
tary. In Spanish, the greeting
reads as follows;
“Con motivo dia Panamericano
COmo Instituido para conmemorar
los fraternales lazoes que unen. a
los Estados Americanos y que con-
stituyen la mejor garantia para el
mantenimiento de la paz y segur-
idad continentales coma complaz-
come en enviar un cordial saludo
en nombre senor presidente de la
I Eddie Robbins, Bill Turner and republica y en el mio propio a los
senores professores y alumnos de
mitting a figure of $578,771 for
/the construction of Virginia Hall
a dormiitory for girls, Carolina
Hall, a dormitory for boys, and the
McEwen Memorial Dining Hall.
In announcing the low bidder.
President Smith stated that a full
meeting of the Board of Tru.stees
of the college has been called at
1 o'clock next Monday, April 25th,
for the purpose of awarding the
contract. This meeting will be held
in President Smith’s office in the
Alamance Building,
Exact date for beginning of
construction is not known, but the
terms of the bids submitted yes
terday called for completion of
the three buildings within 365 cal
ender days from the date the con
tractor receives tKe “Go Ahead "
signal. College authorities have
expressed the hope that building
operations may get underway well
before the close of the present
term, which woultf mean that the
buildings would be complete be
fore the 1956 commencement.
M
PROF. A. L. HOOK
ham and Sanford areas.
A special musical feature at i Stewart Cass, all of whom hail
each banquet was or will be the i from Greensboro. Smyre, who has
presence of a barber shop quartet | studied at the Paris Conservatory
from the Elon College music de- of Music in France, also sang solo
partment, including Jerry Smyre. numbers.
esa institucien educativa. — Luis
Padilla, Nerva Secretario de Re-
leciones Exteriores.”