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MAROON AND GOLD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25,1969
CLIBORNE AND FRIESINGER TOP ELON HITTING AT MID SEASON
Mel Cliborne (left) and Jimmy Frlesinger (right) are the top hitters for the Fighting Christian base-
ballers and Coach Jerry Drake’s squad passes the mid-season mark of this 1969 campaign. Cliborne, an
All-Conference outfielder, is topping the Christians with the stick after 13 games with 16 hits in 43 times at
bat for a .372 average; while Friesinger, who has also won All-Conference honors at second base, is
pushing right behind with a mark of 14 safeties in 41 trips to the plate for a .368 average. These aver
ages were good enough on April 15th to place the two Christian stars in the top seven hitters in the Con
ference among players who had been at bat 30 timss or more.
Cindermen Defeat Camels Rules Changes Sought
(Continued from page 2)
Train Of Thought
On Christmas Eve of
1896, the spirits of Elon
College denizens leaned
more to complaint than of
good cheer.
They sent a greeting to
the North Carolina Rail
road Commission:
“This is a petition ask
ing the commission to
make an order requiring
the defendant, the Sou
thern Railway, to build a
new freight and passen
ger station at Elon Col
lege. There is only a
small building now, whol
ly Inadequate for the de
mand of passengers and
freight service at that
point.”
Santa Claus brought the
complainants a hearing
for May of '98.
One of the college's
professors that spring
day warmed up to his
subiect wonderfully:
‘ The present build
ing," he said, “was
erected several years
ago, before any school or
business houses were
established. Now there is
a college building with
more than 125 students;
a town of 200 inhabitants,
several stores and 25
nice, handsome residen
ces. Gentleman, passen
gers are put to great in-
convenicence on account
of the small accommoda
tions furnished."
The teacher had a wind
er-upper:
“That other stations a-
long the line, not doing
near the business that is
being done at Elon Col
lege, are furnished with
much better accommoda
tions, I do not under
stand."
The state agreed and
even the Southern did, as
well. A new depot was
constructed, one that
lasted until my under
graduate times. When the
station was demolished in
the Fifties, it still bore
the class numbers I paint
ed on the slate roof.
For some time after
the razing of the struc
ture, passenger trains
would stop at that field
like space between the
grade crossing warning
lights.
A goodly church woman
from Chicago, at Elon for
a conclave, worried about
how she’d get away from
i±e place.
“There’s no station,"
she told Dr. Earl Daniel-
ey.
“Oh, the train will stop
for you," he said.
“Really? Why nobody
on that train knows who
I am,’’
“Come on. I’ll carry
your suitcase over to the
tracks^ That train will
stop for you. Our trains
don’t bypass church peo
ple."
She didn’t believe Dr.
Danieley, of course.
I'he train came bar
relling on into Elon and
there was Dr. Danieley
waving his handkerchief
The Christian track
squad chalked its third
victory of the year on
April 16th when Coach
Jerry Tolley’s thinclads
toppled the Campbell Col
lege tracksters at Buies
Creek by a 73 to 72 score.
It was the second time
within three days that the
Christians had taken a
one-point win over Camp
bell.
Once more the Chris
tians clinched the victory
with a win in the mile
relay, with Joe Freve,
Phil Cook, John Austin
and Bruce McFerrenrac-
Music Dept.
Plans Opera
Mrs. Terrell Cofield,
who joined the Elon music
faculty this year, announ
ced this week that Mo
zart's opera, “Cosi Fan
Tutte," will be present
ed by the music depart
ment next fall, with the
show to be in English.
The title translates as
“Women Are Like That."
Tryouts for the roles in
the great Mozart opera
were held under Mrs.Co
field’s direction on Mon
day night of this week, and
the names of those who
won parts in the produc
tion will be announced in
the next issue.
with the gusto of a boy
scout learning wig-wag.
Surely, the train halt
ed — the door of the
coach right in front of
the church secretary.
Right here, the story
really should stop, also.
I mean the next sentence
kills it all:
Dr. Danieley had al
ready phoned ahead at
Burlington to be certain
and stop that cotton pick
in’ train.
ing to a 40-yard triumph
in that event.
The Christians also
won both first and second
in the quarter, the half-
mile and the discus,but
Campbell made clean
sweeps of all three places
in the one mile, three-
mile and high hurdles.
Ronnie O’Brien and Dan
Linker both won two first
places for the Christians,
with O’Brien winning both
sprints and Linker taking
both shot and discus.The
summary was not avail
able when the paper went
LO the printer.
Camel Nine
Downs Elon
In 5-1 Tilt
The Christian base-
ballers dropped their
second decision of the
year to Campbell College
nine at Buies Creek on
Friday, April 10th, going
down by a 5 to 1 count
in the non-conference tilt.
Campbell had won the
earlier meeting at Elon
by a 6-5 margin.
Jim Ramsey worked a
beautiful mound game for
Elon through the first six
innings as the Christians
and Camels battled in a
scoreless duel, but the
Camels got to Ramsey
and to reliefers Tom Jer-
nigan and Keith Brewer
for all five Camel count
ers in the seventh. Joe
Rinaca homered for
Elon’s run.
The line score:
R. H. E.
Elon 16 1
Campbell 5 7 2
Ramsey, Jernigan (7),
Brewer (7) and Brady;
Moody and Hagen.
Allen and me to study the
honor system has includ
ed in its report proposals
to clarify the drinking
rules. Mr. Allen will pre
sent the report to the stu
dent body at an early date
for consideration and ac
tion. If the report is ap
proved by the students, it
will be presented to the
faculty; if it wins faculty
approval, it will be sub
mitted to the Board of
Trustees for final rati
fication.
In concluding his state
ment, Dr. Danieley point
ed out that Elon College
was chartered for the
purpose of “offering
Christian training and in
struction in the liberal
arts, sciences and/or any
specific field of higher
education and learning
that may appear exped
ient or useful."
This statement of pur
pose indicates that the
college has a special
orientation which differ
entiates it from many
other institutions of high
er education. Although the
Board of Trustees has full
responsibility for the op
eration of the college and
the charter vests in it
the authority to set the
policies and to determine
the regulations for the
government of the col
lege, the trustees must
discharge their respon
sibilities consistent with
the provisions of the
charter and in keeping
with the philosophy and
objectives of the college.
He further declared
that it is the aim of the
college to be a liberal
arts, church - related,
Christian college. In this
role Elon has rendered
significant service in the
past, and we believe that
it will continue to serve
effectively within this
framework. We hope that
students and faculty will
come to Elon because of
the college’s character
and orientation and that
the very nature of the
college will enable many
of our students to find
their college experience
enriching and meaningful.
There are undoubtedly
many students for whom
the church-related cam
pus is not the best possi
ble choice; it may well be
that they cannot achieve
their educational goals in
an institution which open
ly and unapologetically
professes and seeks to
be Christian. No college
can be all things to all
people; Elon is no ex
ception. We are prepared
to serve in a special way
those students who accept
with us the aim3, objec
tives and philosophy of the
college. We are pledged
to serve such students to
the best of our abilities.
I repeat what I have
said on many occasions.
We believe that differ
ences of opinion are heal
thy. We welcome sugges
tions and recommenda
tions for change. There
are many areas of life
of the college which need
to be changed; there are
many other traditions,
policies and practices
which are worthy of full
support. The long-range
improvement of the col
lege requires the best
efforts of the trustees,
administrators, faculty,
students, alumni ana
friends. This is a task to
which many of us are
deeply dedi(^ated.
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