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VOLUME 48
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15.1967
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NUMBER 11
Glorii to God in the Highest, and on earth peace,
good will towards men«
Danieley Speaks For Academic
. , . i-v/-»c!aihifs Hpnpndinff on the
Induction
Speaking at the annual
autumn installation of new
student members of the
wder of the Oak, Elon
(-ollege academic honor
society. Dr. J.E. Daniel-
*^y told the assembled
group of campus aca
demic leaders that this is
ne age of the protester
not the age of the pro-
testant.
The installation for the
^on College honor group
held on Tuesday
gnt, December 5th, at
a dinner
5th, at
held in
Memorial Din-
M:Ewen meeting held in
ing Hall, with eight out
standing students induct
ed into the Order of the
Oak, which was founded
“to recognize superior
scholarship and encour
age intellectual achieve
ment.”
President Danieley,
speaking to these eight
new members and to thir
teen active members who
were also in attendance,
described the present age
as one both advance and
primitive, both exciting
and depressing and either
best of all or the worst
possible, depending on the
opinions of the persons
who view the current
trends.
He called it a sad com
mentary on the times
protesters can
bricks to gain na-
attention from
press and TV, attention
which may be denied to
groups who labor and give
time to constructive pro
jects, and he deplored this
emphasis upon the de
structive rather than the
constructive activities of
modern society.
when
throw
tional
Turning then to what he
called the “need of so
ciety today,” Dr. Daniel
ey declared that people
are needed who will de
clare what they are for
and not what they are a-
gainst, people who will set
themselves to right the
wrongs rather than to
simply tell what is wrong
with the world.
Speaking in particular
to the student academic
leaders before him. Dr.
Danieley declared that he
looks with hope and faith
(Continued on page 4)
Elon Players
Offer Four
Short Plays
The Elon Players offer
ed pleasing entertainment
last night and will pre
sent the same entertain
ment menu in Mooney
Chapel Theatre at 8 o’
clock tonight with the sec
ond performance of four
one-act plays, presented
under the overall title of
“Three Smiles And A
Tear.”
The one-act shows,
produced by members of
the class in play pro
duction, are presented
without charge and offer
a variety of types in dra
matic entertainment.
Overall production stage
manager is Sam Robert
son, technical director is
Suzie Smith, and the light
ing director is Larry Sage.
Opening the show is a
play entitled “Not Enough
Rope,” written by Elaine
May and directed by Allen
Bush. The cast, includ
ing only two persons, fea
tures Jack Gotten and
Carol Angiono.
The second play, en
titled “The Golden Axe,”
is written by Margaret
Magorga and directed by
Peggy Ferguson. Mem
bers of the cast are Neil
Henning, Bob Bridwell
and Dotty Talley.
Third in the series of
short plays is “No Why,”
written by Robert Gaisan,
with a cast of five per
sons that includes Pete
Fleming, Roberta Young,
Jeff Taylor, Bill Knight
and Jim Gillespie.
(Continued on page 4)
Yule Holiday
Will Begin
On Tuesday
The annual Christmas
vacation for the faculty
and students of Elon Col
lege will get underway at
12 o’clock next Tuesday,
December 19th, accord
ing to an announcement
from the office of Prof.
Fletcher Moore, dean of
the college, and already
the oak-shaded campus is
agog with the spirit of
anticipation.
The Elon holidays will-
be exactly two weeks this
year, for the vacation be
gins and ends in the mid
dle of the week and thus
cuts off the extra week
end which has been added
to the vacation period
when classes are discon
tinued at the end of a
week.
The holiday period will
include the day following
New Year’s Day, thus
making it unnecessary for
the students to travel on
the holiday In returning
to school. Regular class
schedules will be resumed
at 8 o’clock on Wednes
day morning, January 3rd.