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VOLl ME 44
ELON COLLEGE, C.
KRIOAY, OCTOBER 4, 1963
NUMBER 1
Elon Off To Fine Start For Diamond Anniversary
Newcomers Join Faculty
As (College Year Opens
I Pictures On Page Two)
Fifteen new faculty members be
gan their duties at Elon College
with the opening of the new 1963-64
term early in September, according
to an announcement from Dr. E.
E. Danieley, president of the Con
gregational Christian Institution.
The addition of Dr. James H. Ov
erton as dean of men is covered in
a special story on this page. Four
teen other newcomers, all of whom
are pictured on Page Two of this
paper, are assigned duties in var
ious departments. Listed alphabet
ically, they are as follows:
Prof. Ralph V. Anderson, assoc
iate professor of accounting, is a na
tive of Illinois. He holds the B, S.
degree from Ferris Institute, the M.
S degree from the University of
Tennes.see. a divinity degree from
Northern Baptist Tlieological Sem
inary and is pursuing doctoral stud
ies at the University of North Caro-
liia. He has taught at High Point
College and the University ot North
Carolina.
Prof. James E. Aubrey, who
teaches French and Spanish, is a
native of New York. A graduate of
William and Mary, he holds the M.
A degree from Middlebury College.
He has had extensive teaching ex
perience in high schools of Virginia
and New York and has also taught
at William and Mary, Mississippi
State and Rosary College in Illin
ois .
Prof. Wendell Bartholf, who bolds
both bachelor’s and master’s degrees
(Continued From Page Two)
DEAN OF MEN
Danielev (Chosen
As l^av Leader
Dr. J. E. Danieley, Elon Col-
l‘ge president, has just been re
elected as chairman of the na
tional Council for Lay Life and
Work of the United Church of
Christ. He was chosen at a na
tional gratherin£^ of church lay-
*^en and lay-women held at Clev
eland, Ohio., during the third
Week in September.
Dr. Danieley continues for a
second term the work he be
gan two years ago when the
lay-work group was first form
ed after the union of the Congre-
fcationai Christian Churches and
the Evangelical and Reformed
Chrch was completed to form
the new United Church of Christ.
In the post, he leads all lay
activities 1b the denomination.
DR. JAMES H. OVERTON
Elon Has JSeiv
Dean Of Men
Dr. James H. Overton, Jr., a na
tive of North Carolina, who has had
vide experience in both educational
ind religious work, is the new dean
if nwn at Elon College, having as-
iumed his new duties with the op-
ning of the 196.'i-64 college year.
Dr. Overtoil, who was born in
'astern North Carolina, received his
undergraduate training at the Uni-
ersltv of North Carolina and then
attended the Di\ inity School of Duke
'Jni\ersity, where he received the
T. D. degree. He has since earned
■he doctorate at Duke in the field
)f church history.
He comes to the Elon position
rom Nashville, Tenn., where he has
■)oen with the Board of Evangelism
-f the Methodist Church for the past
three years. He had previously
aught at Lambuth College in Jack-
on, Tenn., had done religious work
■■■ th students at both Duke Univer
ity and N. C. State College and has
held a number of Methodist past
oral appointments.
In connection with his work in ed
ucation and religion, Dr, Overton
'"'.olds memberships in Pi Gamma
',!u, honorary social science group:
International Society of TheU Pi,
honorary niinisterial organization:
.‘.merican Society of Church History
jnd National Association of Biblical
Instructors.
The Elon College Student Got-
ernment Association is operating
this year in a newly remodeled
suite of offices on the second floor
of the library building, and prob
ably no group of campus officials
jn the area can boast of more
commodious and complete accom
modations than can those within
the oak-shaded environs of Klon.
The offices, which are in the same
location as was the Student Gov
ernment headquarters last year,
(See Pictures Above)
have been divided to form individ
ual quarters for three top admin
istrators. and an entrance office
which includes a mimeograph ma
chine and other equipment to make
the campus government function
more smoothly. The views at the
top of the page show parts of the
Student Government quarters and
all of the ciiief officers of the as
sociation. In the picture left above
Wallace Sawyer, of Portsmouth.
Va.. Student Government presi
dent, is shown at his desk in con
ference with Don King, a fresh
man boy from Hampton. Va., The
picture center above shows Melvin
[Shreve, of Bloxom, Va., vice-pres-
ident. with Judy Hudson, of Fort
Bragg, secretary, working at a
desk which faces a display of phot
ographs of all previous student
body presidents at Elon. The pic
ture at the right above shows Mel
vin Shreve, the vice-president, in
conference with Hugh O'Hara, of
Falls Church, Va., who is treasur
er of the student organization.
Saivyer Says: ^Full Steam Ahead'
Wally Sawyer, President of the
Student Government Association,'
said this week that all programs
are going “full steam ahead ’ in I
what is predicted to bo the best
year in SGA’s fifteen year history
on the Elon campus.
“I believe that the Orientation
program, which wa.s headed up for
SGA by Jeep Ingram, v.cnt off'
without a hitch,” Sawyer said
'And Homecoming should prove a
big event. 1 think that more of
our students will show up for the
various events this year than in
years gone by. ”
Lowry Sinclair, a junior, is
heading up the Homecoming Com
mittee, and A1 Baer, sophomore.
is looking after the Dance Com
mittee. Most of the fraternities,
sororities, and other groups on
campus have expressed hopes of
entering cither a display on the
campus, a float in the parade, or
both,
“One thing that has iriipre.ssed
me this year is the spirit that
the Freshmen have shown in their
Flash card section at football
games, in the upcoming elections,
and at the recent Freshman Tri
bunal. 1 believe that this class will
prove to be a great contribution
to the Elon College community.’
The Student Government was al
so busy during the summer months
New partitions in the office on the
second floor of the library build
ing are almost complete, and a
gallery of past president’ll pic
tures is proudly displayed on one
of the office walls.
“We would also like to expres.s
our apprecpiation to the college
for the many improvements that
were made on the campus this
summer. The parking lots are wel
comed by every student who owns
or operates an automobile on cam
pus, and the sports lovers certain
ly appreciate the newly-renovated
tennis courts,” Sawyer said.
Other officers in the Student
Government Association are Luke
O'Hara, treasurer, Judie Hudson,
secretary and .Melvin Shreves,
vice-president.
Iiii|)i'oveineiit!; Are Seen
111 Pro«:i‘am For (]«llejie
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1
Memorial Held For Accident Vietinis
The students and fr-.-iuIty of Elon
rollege joined in a memorial .ser
vice in Whitley Auditorium at chap
el services on Tuesday morning,
September 24th for two members
of the Elon student body who lost
KAREN ANN SWAN
I their lives in late-sumimer automo
bile accidents.
The students, in whose memory
the services were held were .Marion
Dwight Perry, 21, a rising senior
from Burlington, Route 4, who died
in a crash near Pittsboro on Sep
tember 1st; and Karen Ann Swan,
19, a rising sophomore from Mass-
apequa, N. Y., who was killed in
an accident on Long Island on Aug
ust 19th.
The memorial service, which was
nlanned and conducted by Rev.
jJohn S. Graves, Elon College chap
lain, had Dr. Eleanor S. Moffitt, of
the Hon faculty, and Wallace
Sawyer, president of the Elon Col-
tured Robert Gwaltney, student solo-
lege student body, as other partici
pants. Music for the occasion fea-
ist, with Dean Fletcher Moore at the
organ.
Miss Swan, who came to Elon
College as a freshman last year,
was the daughter of Mr. aiKi Mrs.
Walter D. Swan, of Massapequa, N.
,Y. Perry, who came to Elon as a
junior last year after graduating
^rom l.oulsburg Junior College, was
the son of .Mr. and Mrs. I. Dwight
Vri’-. of Burlington, Route 4. Both
were popular members of the Elon
student body last year.
1
MARION DHIGHT PERRY
I)K. WILLIAM T. SCOTT
tleads Church
lielatlonships
Dr. William T. Scott, Sr., an Elon
'.(raduate and former superintendent
of the .Southern Convention of Con
gregational Christian Churches, re
'urned to Elon College during the
ummer to l)egin duties as director
f church relations for the college
After resigning in June from his
.'istoratf at Chuckatuck, Va., Dr
Scott and his wife and son, Jimmie
^ott. rpturni'd to Elon 10 make
their home and are living at pres
ent in the home economics practice
house near the po.st office.
Both Dr. Scott and his wife and
all of their children are alumni of
Elon College, and Mrs. Scott is now
serving as the president of the Elon
ollege Alumni A.ssociation, the first
woman ever to hold that position.
In serving as Director of Church
Relations, Dr. Scott will be work
ing with long-time friends and as
sociates, for he has served the Con
gregational Christian churches in
Tiany capacities. In his new post he
will play a big role in the observ-
mce this year of Elon’s T.lth anni-
'■f-rsary.
Dr. Scott now has his office In
one of the new offices which were
provided in recent weeks on the
ground floor of the Alamance
Building. One of the classrooms on
that floor was divided to form
three offices for administrative
personnel.
t)penin)4 its "Diamond Anniver
sary Year,’’ which marks comple
tion of full three-qartcrs of a cen
tury of service in the cause of
I Christian higher edcation in the
^ South, Elon college is off to a fine
start on its H163-64 term, which
got underway with the arrival ot
the first group of freshmen on Fri
day, Septeml)er 6th.
The Elon faculty held Its firat
convocation of the new term on
the morning of Friday, September
fith, when Dr. J. E. Danieley wel
comed fifteen new members of the
faclty along with the veterans
from previous years of faculty ser
vice. At this meeting plans were
outlined for the orientation and
reKistration of the stdents during
the following week.
Speaking at this first faculty con
vocation of the year. President
Danieley announced plans for a cap
ital funds campaign for the college
as a feature of the Institution’s
"Diamond Anniversary,” at the
same time citing the revision of
the college curriculum with pro
vision for intensified teacher train
ing.
In pointing to the tremendous
importance of the Elon observance
of its seventy-fifth anniversary
this year. Dr. Danieley cited the
relationship of the college to the
Congregational Christian Church,
which founded the institution ig
1889.
Along with plans for the nevi
ter,m he pointed to improvements
which have been made in the Elod
plant during the summer months,
(Continued on Page Kouj.
Totals
For Fall Shown
The first report of Elon C/Ollece
cnrollmcntfor the 196.1-64 term,
released this week from the of
fice of Prof. Jennings Berry, col
lege registrar, shows a total ot
1,248 studentu in the combined
day and evening classes. The to
tal Includes 827 men and 421
women.
Five hundred eighty-nine of
this group are living In the col
lege dorms and residence halls,
while the remainder are commut'
ing students. The records show
that 408 of the students are at
tending Flon for the first time as
either freshmen or transfers.
The students by classes include
.151 freshmen. 272 sophomores,
206 juniors. 156 seirlors and 25
specials.