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VOLUME 41
Greek Letter
Groups Add
New Pledges
The Greek letter fraternities and
sororities, which staged their an
nual spring "Bid Night” ceremon
ies on Saturday night, March 11th,
pledged thirty-eight new members
at that time, and the pledge cere
monies were followed the next
week by initiation of the new mem
bers into full fellowship of the
campus social groups.
The four sororities added twenty-
ALPHA pi delta, with eleven
active members, added three jis
pledges. Active members include;#
Kobert Bialousz, Richard Doenhoff,
Hugh Gravitt, William Jones, Rob
ert Jones, Robert Kittinger, Don
Lauver, Gordon Lee, Lester Mc-
Caskill, Carter Nute and Tom Wig
gins. New pledges are Richmond
Gage, of Mount Airy; John Reed,
of Fairfax, Va.; and Robert Saund
ers, of Birmingham, Ala.
IOTA TAU KAPPA, with fifteen
members, added four pledges.
Members include Eddie Burke, Ed
die Clark, Pat Cobb, Buddy Br.ggs,
Ham Hardin, Byron Ingram, S. J.
Irvin, Jim Leviner, Charles Maid-
on, Tony Markosky, Jerry Os
borne, Frai.k Purdy, Jim Short,
Frank Spoer and Dean Yates.
Pledges are Barry Hodge, of Bur
lington; Richard Kraycirik, of Bur
lington; Charlie Strigo, of Gra
ham; and Willie Tart, of Dunn.
KAPPA PSI NU, with twenty-
three members, added six pledges.
The members are Rogert Bed-
narik, Ed Boelte, Bill Branch, Tom
my Carlburg, Jim Davenport, Bill
Deck, Allen Foster, BiU Hassell,
Vic Hoffman, Jimmy Holmes,
Henry Horton, Tom Kelly, Frank
LawTence, John Munich, Earl Mur
ray, Tommy Oliver, Alf Plaster,
Ken Price Carson Smithwiek, Tom
my Sparkman, Don Terrell, Aub
rey Utz and Mike York. Pledges
are Tom Brady, of Raleigh; Jerry
Hollingsworth, of Danville, Va.;
Doc Knight, of Sanford; Jack
Moore, of Summerfield; Wilson
Teal, of Aberdeen; and Paisley
Gordon, of Greensboro.
SIGMA PHI BETA, with twenty-
one members, added four pledges,
members are Tom Breese, Frank
Ciamello, John Clayton, John Dal-
Cin, William Diggs, William Far-
ies, Mark Foster, John Gozjack,
Charles Hawks, Thomas King,
Roger Knapp, John Koenig, Wil
liam LaCoste, William Long, Alan
Lyerly, Dave McIntosh, Wayne
Mehanes. James Moore, Bob Over
ton. Charlie Rayburn and George
Wooten. Pledges are George Dias,
of Douglaston, N.Y.; Cameron Lit
tle, of Roanoke Rapids; Thomas
Hasten, of Roxboro; and Terry
Vining, of Charleston, S.C.
beta OMICRON BETA, with
twenty members, added eight
pledges. The members are Carolyn
Apple, Charlesanna Briggs, Mary
Glenn Briggs, Linda Butler, Betsy
Carden, Judith Coggins, Sylvia
James, Barbara Jensen, Ruth Lem-
•nons, Leatrice Overby, Pam
Rhodes, Lulu Roberts, Nancy
Rountree, Teddy Standley, Sara
Summers, Kathryn Thomas, Esther
Walker, Julia Walker, Linda Way-
niek and Brenda White. Pledges
■are Helen Baker of Elkridge, Md.;
Peggy Carter, of Burlington;
Rachel Dobson, of Burlington;
Peggy Hardesty, of Chevy Chase,
Nancy Hobart, of Washing
ton, D.C.; Jean Ray Martin, of Gib-
sonville; Aileen Webster, of Pitts-
^ro; and Brenda Woodward, of
East Brisbane, Vt.
D£;LTA UPSILON kappa, with
Seventeen members, added five
pledges. Members are Ferebee Al
len, Deanna Braxton, Judy Burke,
Norma Campbell, Mary Lou
Chandler, Flranceie Clark, Lucy
Clark, Nancy Ellington, Jane Harp
er, Edith Kopp, Virginia Moore-
field, June NaU. Gayle Patterson
Lacala Patterson, Barbara Reid,)
Becky Stephenson and Kim Stew
art. Pledges are Laura Bames, of
Elon College; Barbara Black-
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elon college, n. c.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24. 1961
M MIU:U II
yUAUTET NAMED TO NEW FACIIL I'Y POSITIONS
Duke University Professor Auiteai's
At Elon As Pi Gamma Mil Lecturer
DR. H. H. CUNNINGHAM
R.su'.nes Teaching
PROF, FLETCHER MOORE
Dean Of College
PROF. ALFRED HASSELL
Student Services
Four Faculty Members
Given ISew Assignments
PROF. JENNINGS BFkRY
New Registrar
Ekn
nt
To Qiieago
Sarah Lackey, Elon College
reshman from Burlington, is one
of two lucky college students from
the entire United States, to be
awarded an all-expense free trip
to Chicago, where they will attend
the annual national convention of
Ihe National Association of To
bacco Distributors, which wUl be
held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel
on April 9th.
The Elon winner, who is a grad
uate of Walter M. Williams High
School in Burlington, won this
rip and also received a scholar
ship that applies on her attend
ance at Elon, in an essay contest
which was conducted by the tobac-
distributors’ organization las!
The other winner is Earl
B. Boyanton, a studen* at the
University of Texas.
The free trip and the college
scholarships are part of the na
tional grant-in-aid program of the
ational Association of Tobacco Dis
tributors, who point out that the
trip to the groups national con
vention will give each of the stu
dent guests an insight into how the
American system of free-enter-
prise business works. "
New administrative assignments
or tour members of the Elon Col-
fcge faculty were announced re
cently by Dr. J. E. Danieley, pres-
'lent of the college, following the
'imual spring meeting of the Elon
^ollege board of trustees, which
as held on the Elon campus on
Vednesday, March 8th.
Dr. H. H. Cunningham, who has
erved as dean of the college for
he past four years, was relieved
if the deanship at his own request
ind was allowed to resume full-
me teaching duties in the newly
-eated position of William Si.
I. ong Professor of History. In fili
ng the newly-endowed chair of
li.story. Dr. Cunningham will also
erve as chairman of the depart-
mcnt of social sciences. The trust-
■os passed resolutions of appreci-
ilion to Dr. Cunningham for his
ervices as dean, with special
mention of his work in raising aca
demic standards and in connec
tion with a recently completed self-
study program.
Prof. Fletcher Moore, who has
for years served 4? chairman of
he department of fine arts and
music, was appointed dean of the
ollege, succeeding to the post va
cated by Dr. Cunningham. A nat
ive of Burlington, Professor Moore
CO
year.
WINS TRIP
is a graduate of Elon and has
been a member of the Elon music
faculty since 1937. He is to receive
the doctoral degree in music from
Columbia University this spring.
Prof. Alfred S. Hassell, who has
held the position of registrar and
director of admissions, was named
to a newly created post of director
of student personnel services. In
this position, which replaces the
old post of dean of students, he will
work principally with admissions,
guidance and placement. Hassell,
who is a native of Durham, is a'
graduate of Elon and holds the
master’s degree from the Univers
ity of North Carolina.
Prof. Jennings Berry, who has
served as assistant registrar, was
appointed registrar, succeeding to
the position vacated by Hassell.
Under the new administrative or
ganization of the college, he will
work in conjunction with the dean
on registration, scheduling of
courses, student records, trans
cripts and attendance. Professor
Berry, who is a native of Altama-
haw-Ossipee, is a graduate of Elon
College, has advanced study to
ward the master’s degree at the
University of North Carolina. He
will continue part-time teaching
in the department of English.
Spriiij; Vacalioii
Set Wediiestlay
Aloiig^ with the spirit of Kprin^:,
there is an air of expectancy
evident amonK: both students and
faculty this weeic as all look
forward to the annual spriiiK
vaciition. which will pet under
way next Wednesday. March
29th. when most of the students
and many of the faculty will get
aay for full week of holiday en
joyment.
The holiday peviod will be one
day over a full week, since the
spring: recess wiill continue
through the following Wednes
day April 5i\u with regular
class«s to be resumed on Thurs
day. April 6th.
Elon Election
Schedule Set
Plans are complete for the an
nual campus elections, according
r a schedule of election events
made public Uus week by Ed
'oelte, president of the Elon Col
lege Student Government, who
urges all students to participate in
he elections either as candidates
or voters.
All students who plan to be cand
idates for any of the general cam
pus offices will be required to tile
lotice of candidacy beginning on
Thursday, April 6th, with the fil
ing period continuing until Friday,
April 14th.
The official campaigning will
get underway with a student
chapel convocation on Monday
morning, April 10th, and the fol
lowing Monday morning, April
17th, the candidates for president,
vice-president and secretary-treas-
urer of the Student Government
will have an opportunity to ad
dress the students. The general
election itself will be held on Tues
day, April 25th.
Following the general election,
candidates for the Student Senate
will file notice of candidacy on
Friday, April 28th, and balloting
for the Senate candidates will be
held on Tuesday, May 2nd.
director of the World Rule of Law
Center at Duke University, who is
Dr. Wallace McClure, consultin,^
also a visiting professor of law
at Duke, delivered the second an
nual Pi Gamma Mu lecture in
Elon's Mooney Chapel Theatre last
night. T*-
Appearing under the sponsor-
.‘^hip of the Elon College chapter
of Pi Gamma Mu, national soci.il
.science honor society. Dr. McClure
.■spoke on the topic of “World Rule
of Law: United Nations Use of
Force.” He has a rich background
of experience and information in
international relations and was
heard by a goodly audience of
persons interested in the subject.
Dr, McClure, a native of Knox
ville. Tenn., was connected tor
more than thirty years with the
United States s;tate department
and has been affiliated with num-
ureus institutions of higher learn
ing. He is a member of the Amer
ican Society of International Law
and a honorary life member of the
Pakistan International Law As
sociation He is the author of num
erous books and articles on inter
national relations.
Officers of the Elon chapter of
Pi Gamma Mu, which sponsors
an outstanding lecturer on the
campus each year, are Robert
DR. WALLACE MeCHIRE
. Dr II II. Cunningham; Dr.
onsiaiitinas Avizonis; Prof. Rob
ert Bax;er. Prof. Gilbert Latham
md Prof. E. Kay Day.
The .studeni and faculty mem
bers of ‘Pi Gamma Mu were
chosen for their unusual interest
and apiitude in the study ol the
social sciences, and the organlza-
(l'’n ndertakes to encourage the
Troy, of Burlington, president; Jay ftudy of social science.s both here
Strickland, of Reldsville, vice-pres
ident; and Mary Ann Hepner, of
Philadelphia, Pa., secretary.
Other student members are John
Bede, of Peshawar. Pakistan:
James Dunn, of Gibsonville. Daniel
Gee, of Burlington; Conrad Hard
in, of Asheboro; William Hassell,
of Jamestown; Daniel Jones, of
Haw River; Charles McDuffie, of
Broadway; and Donald Rankin, of
Miami Beach, Fla.
Faculty members of the group
at Elon and among the students
and faculties of colleges and uni-
veisities throughout the world
The appearance of Dr. McClure
here this week was part of that pro-
,gram to boost interest in the social
science field. It being the second
time that the Elon chapter had
sponsored such a lecture on the
campus. Dr. Fletcher Green, of the
University of North Carolina, ap
peared here last year as the PI
Gamma Mu lecturer.
Elon Choir To Present
Easter Cantata Sunday
’The Elon College Choir will pre
sent Johann Sebastion Bach’s
great Easter cantata, entitled
“Christ Lag Todesbanden,” In
Whitley Auditorium on the Elon
Man Of Many Interests ...
Newly Appointed Dean Has Had Varied Experiences
Prof. Fletcher Moore, newly ap-ibccame a member of the faculty
jointed as dean of Elon College, lin 1937, and through the years he
beginning with the academic year I has served as chairman of Elon’s
if 1961-1962, brings rich exper- department: of fine arts and music
SARAH LACKEY
Elon Winner
ience and varied talents to his
levi post, which he assumes after
T)ore than twenty years as a mem-
'oer of the Elon faculty.
An accoifiplished musician and
a successful teacher in that field,
he has had a wide variety of
other interests, for he graduated
from Elon College with a triple
major in music, mathematics and
English, but it was to music that
he devoted his attention when he
went on for graduate study.
He had added to his interests
the field of foreign languages, and
he is one of the few persons in
the state and nation who is recog
nized for his knowledge of the
Arabic language. He added Arabic
to his earlier knowledge of Ger
man, Flinch and Italian as a re-
sultof his service assignment dur
ing World War II.
Native Of Burlington
Professor Moore is a native of
Burlington and received his early
training in the BurUngton City
Schools, going on to Elon College,
where he graduated with the Class
of 1934. He then went on to Colum
bia University, where he received
the Master’s Degree in music in
1935, at the same time doing
special work in music at the Jul-
liard School of Music.
He returned to Elon College and
■while building the department to
outstanding rank among the insti
tutions of higher learning in the
state and the South.
After joining the Elon faculty,
he continued his advanced work
music, spending one year in
private piano study in California
with Guy Maier spending eight
summers and two full years for
doctorial work at Columbia Uni
versity, where he is to receive the
doctor’s degree this year While
studying at Columbia, he was a
member of that institution’s fac
ulty diiring seveyHal summer
schools.
Military Service
While he was working with the
Elon College Choir for its annual
Christmas rendition of Handel’s
•'The Messiah” in 1941, the news
was flashed around the world of
the Japanese attack on Pearl Har
bor, and that event was the signal
for an added phase of Professor
Moore’s career.
When he entered military serv
ice. possibly because of his exper
ience in other languages such as
German, French, Italian and Latin,
he was assigned for one year to
the Institute for Asiatic Culture
in New York for study of the Ara
bic language and subsequent as
signment for duty in military in
telligence.
He spent a total of two years on
foreign duty, serving successively
on intelligence duty in London,
North Africa and in both Naples
and Rome in Italy. For his services
he received a direct commission
as a second lieutenant and was
awarded the Bronze Star medal
and campaign ribbons with three
battle stars for the European
Theatre, the North African The
atre and the Middle Eastern The
atre actions.
Professional Interests
After resuming his faculty duties
at Elon College at the conclusion
of the war, he has gained reeogni
tion as one of the leaders in the
field of music education in North
Carolina, and his interests and ac
tivities have extended far beyond
his teaching on the Elon campus
He has done much to Increase
interest in music in all parts of
North Carolina while serving
lengthy terms as chairman of the
piano division of the North Caro
lina Music Education Association
chairman of the North Carolina
Federation Junior Music Festivals,
as board member for the North
Carolina Federation of Music
Clubs and as a member of the
board of auditions of the North
Carolina Symphony, while serv
ing on the local level as president
■of the Alamance County Civic
Music Association.
He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha,
honorary music fraternity; of Phi
Delta Kappa, honorary education
fraternity; and of the American
Musicological Society, the Ameri
can Guild of Piano Teachers and
the Music Teacher’s Nation As
sociation.
Senate Adopts
IJiie-Break Kule
The Stndent Senate, recofnli-
ing the breaking of lines at Mc-
Ewen Memorial Dining Hall as
one of the most pressing prob
lems of student behavior on the
Elon campus, took action at the
Senate meeting held on March
8th to curb the practice through
the adoption of a new and much
more strict regulation in re
gard to line-breaking violations.
Under the new regulation,
wliich was passed b.v a sub
stantial majority of the senators
present, all students are re
quired to take positions at the
back of the ibie at the dining
hall. First violations will be sub
ject to a fine of *2, with a fine of
$5 for a second violation and a
JIO fine for rach succeee)|lng
violation within one academic
year. The new regulation was
made public by Student Govern
ment officials last week.
campus at 4:30 o’clock Sunday
afternoon of this week, and the
public is cordially invited to hear
the presentation.
The English translation of the
cantata title, which reads “Christ
Lay In The Bonds of Death,” indi
cates the nature of the Bach mas
terpiece, which promises to be an
outstanding feature of the Easter
season in this area.
For several years the Elon stu
dent singers have presented ’’The
Seven Last Words of Christ” as
tnelr Easter program, but the de
cision was made this year to offer
the Bach composition Instead of
the Dubois cantata.
Bach is said to have composec
"Christ Lay In The Bonds ol
Death” for Easter services at the
St. Thomas Church in Leipzig in
1724, a little less than one year
after the great composer had as-
seumed duties as cantor at the
church, some musical scholars say
the 1724 date may have been that
of the first presentation, for they
icite the style of the cantata as an
indication that Bach may have
composed somewhat earlier at
Weimar.
Regardless of the time of compo
sition, music lovers acknoweldge
"Christ Lay In The Bonds of
Death” to have surpassing beauty
and dramatic power, based as it
is upon the text of a Lutheran
congregational hymn that was
written by Martin Luther. The mel
ody, as Bach uses it, originated two
centuries earlier In 1524.
The cantata comprises an Intro
ductory slnfonia and seven verses
which follow the sequence of the
original hymn. In tone, the compo
sition is an eloquent and death-
haunted poem, associating oppres
sive thoughts of death and sin, but
In its conclusion it depicts Christ
as a conqueror over death.