PAGE 4 MAROON AND GOLD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15^ 1957 WORK IS STARTED OJV ELOPI'S f^EW STUDENT LiriNC-DININC BVILDim The huge new living-dining complex, which is due to be opsned next Steptember to furnish accommo dations for 200 women and 100 men, is pictured above. The ground-breaking for the new double structure to be located north of the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium as the first unit of Elon’s new North Campus was held on the Friday night of the annual Homecoming Weekend in late October, and workmtJn have now started preliminary construction work on the project. Completion of the structure has been promised for next summer, making it possible to house 1,000 students on the campus for the 1968-69 college year. LR Five Tops Elon • Cheers! Be it said, among other things, of Randleman, N.C.’s distinctive con tribution to Elon, Ken Hollingsworth, that he stands tall as benefact or. He has just enriched my life by forwarding a copy of Campus Crier, Vol. VI, No. 1. I am reminded of a splinter publication I modestly report was created and edited by one old H. Reid back in his neanderthal days at Elon. It was an August paper. Mainly, because it was issued during August. It served as summer school communication. The name of it was Chanticleer. I admit such was nothing to crow a- bout, but the college liked it well enough to pay our bills,and we had a happy time. I suspect we just may have liked our world better than today’s crowd— and, yes, we had a little war going on then, too. Anyhow, I am indebted to my friend Hollings worth and to one of his journalistic comrades, David Johnson, who on Pages 2 and 3, raises a provocative point: Should pep rallies and evaluation of students be bound to enthusiasm ex hibited for athletics? For years. I’ve chafed at a lapse of attention in the press for academ ic endeavor. In my own paper, one of somewhat larger circulate and more regularity of output than the Crier, 1 try like ev erything to play up the kids who win science fair prizes, who gain Elon Players roles and who make dean’s list. John son, young man. I’m with you. I’m hoping, though,none of you makes the blunder of doing away with foot ball rally bonfires. Ra ther, light ’em bigger and show up for em. They can be one of the more memorable mo ments of campus life. True, uttering chants in cadence around a confla gration may be one of our more pagan campus mores, but then it is no more far fetched custom than to press one’s lips against those of opposite gender. I understand that, too, is practiced at Elon. If this is true, 1 am glad dened. It’s nice to know you younger folks per petuate one of my lega cies. Anyway, for what it’s worth, I agree the pro per equation between sports and studies. You know, the academic bunch might just consider more effective exploitation of its own pursuits rather than to persist with a negative potshot at the sporting types. And now we come to Page 6 of the Crier,bear ing a quaint query: “The ARTS-FLOWERS (Continued from page 2) the Scherzo No. 2 in B- flat Minor , Op. 31, which requires the utmost in virtuosity and control. The program concluded with Leonard Bernstein’s satirical 1944 song-cycle “I Hate Music,” Here Miss Rothgeb was in fine voice throughout; she ob viously enjoyed this work as much as the audience did. I am told that she was suffering from the flu that day, which may have been responsible for her gene rally poor singing. How ever, I need make no ex cuses for Mr. MacDonald, whose playing provided the highlights of a most uneven concert. A closed mouth gathers no foot. Danieley (Continued from Page 1; to them and their genera tion to use their superior scholarship, intellectual achievement and good moral character to create a better tomorrow and to lead the world from doubt and division into faith and unity. The new members in ducted into the Order of the Oak during the cere monies were Edna Gail Brantley, of Lattimore; Larry Durham, of Bur lington; Shirley Faircloth of Burlington; Sandra Maxine Isley, of Burling ton; Carol Ann McKin ney, of Bakersville; Ger ry Stephen Oxford,of Elon College; Linda Bowland Thompson, of Burlington; and Linda Jane Wesley, of Roxboro. $64 question — who or what is H. Reid?” Okay, Messrs. Hollingsworth and Johnson, I’ll tell you. H. is a superannuated alumnus who didn’t leave his interest for your well being when he left Elon So you know about old H. Gentlemen, that just cost you. Send me my 64 bucks. Stolen balls and rugged rebounding proved key factors as the Lenoir Rhyne Bears turned back the Elon Christians 68 to 48 in a Carolinas Confer ence basketball battle on the Bruin court in Hick ory on Wednesday night, December 6th. The game, which mark ed the third straight de feat for the Christians after they had won their first three games of the year, proved to be a close one through the first half, with the homestanding Bears holding a scant 30 to 28 margin at the break. The Christians came back after trailing by the two-point margin at the half and moved quickly to a 35-30 advantage, but Lenoir Rhyne brought senior forward Joel Car roll off the bench to pace a Bear comeback through the remainder of the game. The Lenoir Rhyne sub stole the ball four times and chipped in with two field goals and five of eight shots from the charity stripe, and his 9- point total figured heav ily in the Bruins’ winning drive down the stretch, for his fine play seemed to fire his Lenoir Rhyne mates to super play in the final portions of the game. Mark Lamoreaux, LR’s 6-8 center, topped both teams with 16 points for the night, and Dana Ol son hit 14 and Bill Davis 11 for the winning Bears. Henry Goedeck and Tom McGee each had 13 points to lead the Elon attack, but no other Christian players could reach dou ble figures. Sport Spots (Continued from Page 3) Other members of the Elon mat squad include Jack Shirley, Mel Alli son, Phil de Risi, Jac- que Giordino, Bill Frank, Don Holiday and Tom Caldwell. THE LINE UPS: Pos. Elon (48) L,Rhyne(68) F. Bowes (9) Daugherty(6) F. Davis (5) B. Davis(ll) C. Goedeck (13) Lamod 6) G. McGee (13) Olson (14) G. Marshall (2) Wells (9) Half - Time: Lenoir Rhyne 30, Elon 28. Elon subs — Caddell 5, McGeorge 1. LR subs— Carroll 9, Holleman 2, Bridges 1. Why Is IT? (Continued from page 2) they normally would not have taken. Professors teaching these courses stated that in their be lief a majority of the students did better than they would have if the regular letter grading system had been in effect. I have no idea of any pat solution to this prob lem, but I do feel that as long as the present grad ing system is in use, the problem of course and professor selection will continue to prevail as a possible determining factor for a student’s fu ture job opportunities. Elon Players (Continued from page 1) Final play of the ser ies of four is “Rough Draft,” written by Cliff Harville, Jr., and direct ed by Jay Wilkinson. The cast, listing only two per sons, features Bill Brad shaw and Judy Rankin. AND SAVE! Enough for the whole family FOR HOME, SCHOOL OR OFFICE They cost so little OlVlSlON or Waterman BALL PENS To Wri/e First Time— Every Time, Medium Point Reg. 19 each Only $1.98 Dozea Fine Point Reg. 25( each Oniy $2.49 Dozen The Campus Shop

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