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PAGE FOUK MAROON AND GOLD Tuesday, December MID THIS/ A long time ago—it was 1944— 1 sat down to my writing machine to bat out a Ciiristmas column for the Maroon and Gold. I was a junior student then. I was a junior student majoring in English, but if I’m to hold any body’s interest in this column, some 15 years later, I'd better get the train of thought switched off to something more interesting, like sex, maybe. Okay. So, there’s this junior student and his girl under Senior Oaji. Get, the picture? It is night, with this plump old moon and some nice stars peeping through the baked branches of the oak. This lad is thinking thought other than writ ing a column for the Christmas '44 Maroon and Gold which Dr. Chad McClure—he was the M&G boss back then— is expeclng to show up in the morning. Instead, this enterprising stud ent is saying all kinds of old love stuff. He is also a man of action. And this is about as far as we dnre go about that in this column. Comes the next morning. Well, the hero of aU this is hap py about the whole thing, and the heroine didn't have a short mem ory. either. I mean going steady Christmas coming and some po lite romancing under Senior Oak don't all combine to make for dull students, you know. This is where Doc McClure could have been a real Scrooge. This is where he could have upped and demanded, "Where is that 'Reid This!’ column?” Doc McClure was like a great many other Klon teachers I knew Maybe things have changed since I was at Elon, I don’t know. Most of the Elon teachers I had were equipped with built in memories, too. They remembered that they, too, were young once. I hope the onces there now still do. I hope they’ll give you the same Christ mas present Doc McClure gave me—and we get on with the story to find out what it was. I wondered what answer I’d give when Doc McClure brought up the subject of that column which wasn’t written the night before. Doc didn't say a word about It He just looked at me and grinned. He glanced at my girl, a cute little trick a couple of rows over in class. Doc executed an academic wink before solemnly saying, "Mr. Reid—you may be excused from this English class so as to com plete your column due today for the paper. I am confident other activity prevented you from It last night.” Good old Doc McClure. He was one of those fellows, thank goodness, who thought it more blesed to give in a lltUe than to receive weak excuses. Ready Speaks For N.C.E.A. Meeting Here Dr. I. E. Ready, director of the curriculum study program for the State Board of Education, was the featured speaker here on Thurs day, December 10th at the an nual fall meeting of the North Central district of the Division of Higher Education of the North Carolina Education Association. Speaking to faculty delegates from seven colleges in the state’s Piedmont area. Dr. Ready took as his topic “The North Carolina Curriculum Study and Its Signifi cance to the CoUejges of t),he State.” The college group meeting got underway at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon with a panel discussion on 'How Can the College Better Interpret Its Objectives to the Public?” Paricipating in this panel was Dr. Dennis H. Cooke, of High Point College; Dr. H. T. Bowden of Greensboro College; Dr. Ivy M. Hixson, of Salem College; and Dr. Herman J. Preseren, of Wake Forest College. Delegations attended the meet ing from Woman’s College Greensboro College, GuUford Col lege, Wake Forest College, High Point College, Elon College, Salem College and Oak Ridge Military Institute. OUTSTANDING FIGURES IN PLAYER SHOW elected Students Are Santa Claus For Group The students of Elon College partook of the real spirit of Christ mas last Friday night when mem bers of the student body joined once more in playing Santa Claus to the boys and girls of the Con gregational Christian Home for Children, whose campus adjoins that of the college. The occasion was the annual Christmas party for the children, which was held at 7 o’clock Friday night in Mc- Ewen Dining Hall. This Christmas party for the youngsters from the Horae for Children is not a new one on the Elon College campus, for the 1959 event marked the thirteenth year that the coUege students have played host to the youthful guests and parties of this and past years have proven that the college stud- ents get just as much fun at the j President of the North State Coj. annual event as do their muchiference for the coming year when younger guests. jthe nine-school loop held its an- The first Yule season party was i>ual meeting in High Point oi (Review on Page One) Among the leading characters In the Player presentation of “Ah, Wilderness!” in Mooney Chapel Theatre last week were the five student actors shown above. Seated is Bill Troutman, of Lewis- burg. Pa., who played the role of Richard Miller. Standing left to right are Don Terrell, of Rich mond, Va.. as Nat Miller; Bill Welch, of Elon College, as Sid Davis; Judy Elliott, of Charlotte, as Lily Miller; and Mary Ann Hartwell, of West Barnstable, Mass., as Essie Miller. Elon Group In Program At Raleigh Of Plays And Playmaking Esso Grant (Continued From Page On»> jects, most of which are in the area of the humanities. Such grants amount to $517,440. In its five years of operation the Foundation has assisted over 400 privately-supported, regionally accredited, four-year, undergrad uate Institutions in all of the 43 states which have private colleges and in the District of Columbia. These have included men’s, wom en’s and coeducational colleges, universities and technical scboob. Mr. Holman pointed out that while Jersey Standard and Its af filiated companies contributing to the FoundaUon do not imply that theirs is necessarily the best way to continue their support of edu cation, they do regard the Founda tlon "as a constructive force in helping to ensure the continuance of a strong, independent segment of higher education in the United States." Fifteen Elon College students, members of the Elon Choir, joined student singers from nine other North Carolina colleges to form the chorus for a cooperative pres entation of Handel’s "Messiah” in Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Monday night, December 1st. Professors Patrick Johnson and Charles Lynam accompanied the Elon group to Raleigh. The "Messiah” presentation, un der the sponsorship of the Raleigh Music Club, was given as a cli mactic feature of "Music Day" of North Carolina’s annual cul ture week series of meetings, which was conducted with gath erings of the Roanoke Island His torical Association and the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs. The Handel oratorio was directed by Dr. Earl Slocum, of the University of North Carolina In addition to Elon, the other North Carolina colleges which had students singing in the cooper ative ‘Messiah” In Raleigh were Campbell CoUege, East Carolina College, Guilford College, Mitchell College, Atlantic Christian Col lege, the University of North Car olina and St. Mary’s College. The Elon students who made the trip to Raleigh, accompanied by Prof. Patrick Johnson and Prof. Charles Lynam, were Mary Glenn Briggs, Charlesanna Briggs, Briggs, Charlesanna Briggs, Martha Brittle, Judy Cox, Kay Gerringer, Judith Townend, Jan et Burge, Susan Sandefur, Jane Morgan, Richard Apperson, Rich ard Von Doenhoff, David Edmond son, Wynn Riley, Douglass Scott and William WhiUey. Phys. Ed. Group Attends Meet The Elon College Department of Physical Education was repre- ■sented by one of the largest stud ent groups In the state at the an nual fall meeting ofthe North Carolina Asosciation for Health Education and Recreation, which was held at Duke University from Thursday night, December 3rd, to Saturday night, December 5th. Prof. John D. Sanford and Mrs. Jeanne Griffin were faculty dele gates to the gathering and were accompanied by thirty of Elon’s 121 physical education majors. Mrs. Griffin appeared on a panel which discussed "Present Trends in Intercollegiate Competition for Women.” (Continued fram Page Two) composed by Elizabeth Newton, Tenala Abner, Roger Inman and Boyd Clap, and based on the old ballad of “The Farmer’s Cursed Wife." A third play on the same bill was “Funeral Flowers for The Bride,” by Beverly Hamer. Once more the Players entered the state contest, and "Will of the Lord " received second place in the event at Chapel Hill. Three one-act plays were re corded in the Maroon and Gold for the season of 1941-32, along with a Dramatic Club presentation of "Judy," directed by Marjorie Hunter, Faculty advisor that year was Dr. McClure. The one-act plays given by the class in Dra matic Literature included "The Broom,” "A Japanese Incident," and "Air Raid Drill.” Kenneth Utt was again a star in these produc tions. Mrs. Elizabeth R. Smith came to Elon in 1943 and began a sue cessful ten-year tenure as director while teaching under a felowship. Outstanding during the 1942-43 college year was the presentation of Shakespeare’s "Henry IV, First Part.” Two long one-act comedies were the only plays of record for the war year of 1943-44. They were "Her Majesty, the King" and "Sugar and Spice,” although there may have been other productions. The school year of 1944-45 brought forth at least two plays. One of them was "Out of the Fry ing Pan,” and the other was "The Rock,” a religious play by Mary HamUn, which was presented on May 3rd that year. The cast of that play listed Earl Danieley, now Dr. Earl Danieley and Elon’s present president. Four plays highlighted the 1945- 46 college year. They were "Moor Bom,” a story of the famous Bronte Sisters, “The Passing of the Third Floor Back,” “Mr. and Mrs. North,” and “Zengara,” the latter being an original play from the pen of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Annual Awards Are Given The Players began that year the practice of awarding “Oscars” for top performances of the year Awards for best leading roles went to Kathleen Young for her acting in “Moor Bom” and Mer ritt Burns for his performance In “The Passing of the Third Floor Back. Awards for best support ing roles went to Ann Strader and MUler Basnight, both from the cast of "Mr. and Mrs. North. The Elon Players chose "Junior Miss.” "Night Must FaU” and 'Best Foot Forward” for produc tlon in 1946-47, and top perform ance trophies went to Beryl Force for her excellent work in “Night Must Fall” and to Warren Johnson for his performance In “Best Foot Forward.” Chosen for best sup porting roles were Kathleen Young from "Night Must Fall" and Ray Day from “Best Foot Forward." Only one play was recorded for 1947-48, and that was “Claudia given on November 10,1947. Fol lowing that presentation, Mrs. Smith was on leave of absence for the rest of the year, and there was no record of awards for dramatic leaders. "What A Life” was the first play for the 1948-49 season, other plays later in the year being "Gas Light,” "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "The Betrayal,” the last-nam ed being a sacred play given at Easter. The “Oscars” for leading roles went to Jeanne Parks and Ed Nash, in each case for their acting in "Gas Light,” a cosiime play that was later made into movie under the name of "Angel Street.” Supporting role winner: that year were Dorothy Sharpe and Bob Wright, each being re warded for work in ‘Arsenic and Old Lace.” Wright was later editor of the Maroon and Gold and presi dent of the student body. It was during this year Delta Psl Omega became a chapter of Alpha Psi Omega. (Continued Next Issue) Sigma Mu Gets Sixteen Pledges Slema Ma Sigrma, national Masonic affiliated fraternity had its annual pledge party on Saturday, December 5th, and on the followins Tuesday fifteen freshmen and one upperclass man formiilly pledged the fra ternity. Those pledging are Bob Burts, Reidsville; Jack Cavanaugh, New York City; Jerry Cole, Reidsville; John Currin, Row land; Jerry Drake, Greensboro Tommy Gold, South Boston, Va.; Harold Gray, Pleasant Garden; Grant Hall, South Boston, Va.; Henry Johnson, Burlington; Linn Puckett, Burlington; Dick Purdy, Annapolis, Md.; Bill Reid, West field, N. J.: James Suttenfield, Burlington; John Ward, Na- Kina; Phil Williams, Reidsville; and Mike Winstead, Reidsville. The pledge period will last until February 3rd. Informal initiation starts on February 3rd, lasting for ten days. “Hell Night” will be held on Febru ary 13th, with formal initiation on February 16th and 21st. PROF. A. L, HOOK Prof. A. L. Hook, veteran mem. ber of Elon’s mathematics and physics department and iong-Ume chairman of the Elon faculty con. mittee on athletics, was named Tuesday, December 8th. Pn^ Hook was formerly commissionei for the Conference for a nua. ber of years. Sigma Mu Helps In Bangle Sale Sigma Mu Sigma, Masonic si- filiated fraternity, has had an ac tive fall term and is planninj spring projects for tlie betterment of the Elon College campus, staged in 1947 under the spon Borship of the Alpha Pi Delta Fratemity, with individual credit for the idea going to Ralph Ed wards, who was at that time a member of the fratemity and pres ident of the Elon student body. The Alpha Pi Delta boys have sponsored the party each year since that time. The other fraternities and soror ities on the campus, all of them members of the Pan-Hellenic Council, have cooperated with the Alpha Pi Delta boys in staging the ,. - • party and helping to furnish gifts to a statement from o(- for the children, and this year .^l^ was no exception. Plans for the ' event last Friday were perfected under the leadership of George selling bangles Howie, who is president of the campus and Alpha Pi organization this year. ^urUngton for the Alamance The complete list of Greek let- ;^°““*^ Tuberculosis AssociaUon. ter groups which participated in' effective service the annual party, with their repre- Sigma in this worthy sentatives to the Pan-Hellenic ^^40 was o collected. The T.B. Association Council, are as follows: Alpha Pi j » o, ^ provides students here at Elon Delta, Earl Vickers; Iota Tau -with a free chest X-ray each year Kappa, Hamilton Hardy; Kappa through its portable X-ray uniu Psi Nu, Jim Fentress; Sigma Phi! The faU activities of Sigma Mu Beta, Bob Overton; Beta Omicrom concluded last Fri- T * T u . i wth the annual Christmas Beta, Janet Johnson; Delta Ups.- Ion Kappa, Deanna Braxton; Pi Kappa Tau, Milly Fletcher; and Basketball had its beginning Tau Zeta Phi, Hannah Wise Griffin, Elon more than fifty years a Earl Vickers, of Alpha Pi, is chair- with tne first Intercollegiate man of the council. igames played as early as 1912, at ’Twixt And Between (Continued on Page Two) of making further improvements in the Student Union, perhaps con verting the second floor of Mooney into game rooms, lounges and bridge and chess parlors. The permanent student build ing fund has met with enthusiasm in all comers, and it is to be sup ditional improvements in the Stud ent Union « • « The dance committee provided to those members of the student hody who could spare the money for formal attire a very nice Christ mas Dance in McEwen Dining Hall last Saturday night. The dec orations and the refreshments posed that members of the student; were quite apropriatb for th,e J"""' P™ Jseason and were generally done ject with equal enthusiasm. [in good taste Actually, all of the plans to em- pia„s are on the drawing board ploy the money of the building for a Mid-Winter Dance The fund are good. The swimming pod is needed, and better activity facilities are needed for the stud ents, despite the recent improve ments in the Student Union. If the money is allocated to the latter project, I would hope that a com pletely new activities building would be erected rather than ex panding to the second floor of Mooney BuUding. The time limit would have to be extended, how ever, if a new activities building were desired. The obvious reason is that a $50,000 building would not likely be adequate for future needs. Twixt and Between favors any student building fund of this sort, but it would sUll like to re-empha size as a building project the need for paving all parking lots on cam pus (this would entail repaving those already paved in front of Alamance Building) and utilizing the remaining sum in making ad- dance committee is considering having the George Shearing Quin tet to give a concert on Friday n’ght and having the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra play for the dance on Saturday night. The ten tative date for the Wid-Winters is the last weekend in February. There will be a charge (probably $5) for the entire weekend, which would be staged in cooperation with the entertainment committee • ♦ * Republicans on the campus have jumped the gun on the Democrats m organizing a CoUege RepubUcan Club. The G.O.P. organization is placing its first big meeUng im- m^iately after the Christmas hohdays, with a guest speaker. 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