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Commencement Week Edition By New Staff Patronize Maroon and Gold Adveriisers Maroon and Gold Complete Community and Campus Coverage Published By and For Students of Elon College VOLUME XIII Z 530 ELON COLLEGE, N. C. SATURDAY, MAY 20. 1939 NUMBER SIXTEEN SENIORS READY FOR GRADUATION EXERCISES Maroon and Gold Questionnaire Giving Valuable Information Indicate College Newspapers Are Good Training Medium The Maroon and Gold has been receiving quite a batch of mail lately (for a change). These let ters are in response to a question naire or survey sent out to the weekly newspapers in the Caro lines and Virginia. The survey was sent out only two weeks ago and all ready the answers are pouring in with every mail. A general review of their answers .to some of the questions are giv- 4.en in the next few paragraphs. , ila answer to the question if they had rather train a newspaper man or trust one with a college education they replied, in the ma jority, that they preferred a col lege journalist. They agreed that the weekly newspaper has possi bilities for development and be coming a vital influence in Ameri can life and that the country pa per fulfills its purpose better than the city daily. Most of them said they still en joyed their work, although some of them had been in the profes- .sion nearly fifty years. They also stated there was a great demand lor local news. They agreed that country news papers have a great future if un under the right supervision and give the public what they wanted in the line of hews. They also agreed that on the ■whole college newspapers are -very interesting and well made up, and under good leadership. These results promise to render •valuable information which will be beneficial in carrying on the future journalism classes here at 4he college. The Maroon and Gold would like to take this opportunity to thank these papers for their whole hearted, sincere cooperation in making this survey a success. Final Examinations Starting Today With Seniors Leading Off Flash! It won’t be long now be fore we’ll all be burning the mid night oil again in order to pass those reamers. Regular exams start on Tuesday and end up next Saturday. Senior exams start today. The schedule is as follows: Senior Examinations. May 20, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 1:30 Senior Classes May 20, at 2 P. M. — all Tuesday 1:30 Senior Classes May 22, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 11:30 Senior Classes May 22, at 2 P. M. — all Tuesday 11:30 Senior Classes Examinations for all Students May 23, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 8:00 Classes May 23, at 2 P. M. — all Tuesday 8:00 Classes May 24, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 9:00 Classes May 24, at 2 P. M. — All Tuesday 9:00 Classes May 25, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 10:30 Classes May 25, at 2 P. M. — all Tuesday 10:30 Classes May 26, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 11:30 Classes May 26, at 9 A. M. — all Tuesday 11:30 Classes May 27, at 9 A. M. — all Monday 11:30 Classes May 27, at 2 P. M. — all Tuesday 1:30 Classes 71 Seniors Scheduled To Receive Degrees At Commencement Several Who Completed Re quirements in Summer School Are To Receive Diplomas. Campus Calendar Today, May 20 Movie, “Boy’s Town” to be shown in Memorial Auditorium, 8:00 p. m. Senior examinations begin. Sunday, May 21 Sunday school, 10:15 a. m. Church, 11:00 p. m .Vespers, 6:30 Monday, May 22 "Senior examinations resumed Meeting of all Fraternities and Sororities, 9:00 p. m. Tuesday, May 23 .Second semester examinations for .all classes begin Saturday, May 27 .All examinations end! Sunday, May 28 ^ccalaureate sermon, 11:30 a. m. Vesper recital by the students of the Department of Music, 4:00 p. m College Choir, “Vision of Sir Launfal,” 8:00 p. m. Monday, May 29 Class day exercises, 10:00 a. m. Alumni Day Address by Mrs. E. P. Bryant, 11:00 a. m. Garden Party, Pres, and Mrs. Smith receiving, 5:00 p. m. Alumni Oration, Hon. John J. Ingle, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. May 30 Board of Trustees meet, 9:30 a. m. Graduation exercises, 10:30 a. m. Ijterary address by Jonathan Daniels, editor of News and Ob server. Monday, June S Summer school begins Well, once more another school year is winding up with seventy seniors graduating this time. Those receiving sheepskins on May 30th are as follows: Mavert Arnold, Ina Andrews, Thurman Bowers, Edith Brannock, Cleve Campbell, Ruth Page Clark, Horace Brannon, Mildred Craven, Richard Cromlish, Helen Dailey, James Day, Melvin Dollar, Frank Donovan,' Tommy Earp, Lucille Farmer, Walter Fonville, Tom Furness, Jr., Tonmiy Gay lord, Jimmy Gillespie, Charlie Hamrick, Jesse Harrington, A. W. Haynes, Emmanuel Hedge- oeth, Harris Hendricks, Thomas Holmes, Christine Holt, Lester Howard, Lloyd Huffines, Graham Hunt, Ben Hurst, Archie Israel, Melvin James, Joy Jean, Bill Jones, Vincent Kazlow, Roy Kidd, Leslie Manchester, Elizabeth Markham, A1 Mastro, Beatrice Mashbum, Martha McDonald, Woodrow Mclnnis, Jack Neese, Dr. Stanley C. Harrell Why Printers & News- Paper Men Go Nuts At An Unmellow Age Beiderbeck Production Herald As the Best Ever Witnessed At Elon After weeks of rehearsals and really hard work by the Drama tics class and the other members of the cast, the Bix Beiderbeck play was finally staged in the Little Chapel on the past Wed nesday. A success on the cam pus, this play was herald by many as the greatest production ever witnessed on the campus by the students. The play was something new on the campus, consisting of music through out, along with a story that would interest anyone. It was written and staged by the Dramatics class, with major roles including Tom Perry as the Commentator, Juanita Waugh as the Commentator’s girl, Ben Stev ens as Bix, Louis Hubbard as Smoke, the members of Charlie Hamrick’s band, and several others. A musical, true to life, drama, it followed the life of Bix Beiderbeck, the ace trumpet play er for Paul Whiteman’s band, with tragedy in the end due to the early death of Bix. This production, following the Play Contest by Isaiah Sears’ Mill Village, climaxes a year of Dra matic progress at Elon. Jonathan Daniels Choir Tours To Sanford, Aberdeen, More Trips Scheduled Next Year Climaxes a Year of Progress Leaving early last Sunday morning the Elon College singers took the last of their sacred con cert tours to Sanford and Aber deen, N. C. They presented their program Sunday morning at the Sanford Christian Church with Dr. W. C Wicker conducting the services At the conclusion a picnic style dinner was served by ladies of the church. During the afternoon the mem bers of the choir visited Pinehurst and Southern Pines. The choir gave an evening ser vice at the Aberdeen Methodist Church. This service was in charge of Lawrence Farrell, a for mer student at Elon. Earlier in the evening a buffet supper was served in the Parish House of the church. Next year the concert music will be given to members of the choir early in September. This will make it possible for them to start their tour early in February. This year the choir has given concerts in Reidsville, Burlington, Greensboro, Sanford, and Aber deen, N. C. Employment Survey Conducted by Comm. A survey of the possibilities of employment for Elon students is being conducted by a faculty com mittee, of which Dr. D. J. Bow den is chairman. Questionnaires have been compiled, to be pre sented to approximately one hun dred fifty business men located in the vicinity of Elon, or in Ala mance County. The plan was re cently presented to the service clubs in Burlington. Their criti cism and reaction to the plan was noted. WE UNBURDEN A DESERVING MAN This is the beginning and the end. This if the last issue of the Maroon and Gold for the school year and for the present staff. It is alsc the first edition for the new staff and the begin ning of a new year in newspaper producing or the Elon campus. We wish to congratulate the outgoing staff for their fine work during the past year We only hope to do a fair job, but plenty of wort is the only method by which this may be done The new staff is all set to give their best in writ ing and other forms of hard work in order to givf the student body the best Maroon and Gold pos sible. The student body has shown its apprecia tion and given its support to the paper. The pape: has in turn done its bit to brighten the student]^ hours every other Friday night. The new staff it not predicting a brilliant future for itself, but it believes that with the proper support it can bt a good influence. If you feel like writing to the open forum, coming around to talk, cursing u& out about something, offering suggestions, or ir j any way feel that you can help us don’t hestitatc ' to do so. If at any time we can help you we wiF be only too glad to try. By Wesley Holland You have aU heard of the great Job of the Old Testament days and of how he was connected with the disappointment business. This boy, whose patience was tried, had nothing on me. I am the Job of 1939. Since the day that I was elected plans for my first paper have occupied my mind con- inuously. The new staff was ap pointed, and they were ready to begin work immediately. After that time things started happen ing. We were to print eight pages, and intended to run about fifteen pictures. Everyone want 'd the commencement issue to look swell. Then we found that it would be impossible to get all the pictures we needed, so we de cided to alter our plans and run six pages. When I went home to see my father who was ill last week-end, much of the copy was not in and it was Tuesday before it left by bus for the printers in Yanceyville who linotype it. When the first batch of type came back we discovered that some of our original copy had been returned unset. We sent it back Thursday, but it was lost on the way. The printer at Yanceyville made a trip to Danville to try to trace it, but it was no use. Some of the best and most important articles were in that lost batch of copy. It was finally located late Thursday in Lynchburg, Virginia. For the first time in ten years I really could go somewhere and cry. We hope you like these six pages because they have a story behind them that grieves us. We have our heart and soul in this Maroon and Gold, and nothing pleases us more than honestly to think that you are getting your kicks out of it too. To all of you who wiU return next year, we promise you an honest-to-goodness school paper. If you will excuse me I would like to go make frog houses on some sand pile where there are lots of little children, and it will be impossible to say bad words. Full Week Of Varied Programs SPEECHES AND MUSIC ARE FEATURE EVENTS Ballad Singers GLve Performance Of Plays \t Burlington High The Freshmen Ballard Singers, vho gave their series of plays jarlier in the year, gave their sec- >nd performance to the students of Burlington High School. Several :hanges were made in the plays nd a new one substituted for “The Charleston Merchant”. “Barbara Allen”, a love story jvith a tragic ending was the first presentation. Barbara was player ly Angie Henry; Sweet William jy Hubbard Laws; Barbara’s nother by Helen Long; Barbara’s ather by R. D. Apple; servants 3y Julius Clayton and Douglas VIoss. “The Mermaid”, the story of a vreck at sea, had as its lead Albert Progar as the Captain of le doomed vessel; the cook was )layed by Bill Palantonio; and .ailors by Jack Boone, Link Manzi Charlie Donato, Curry Bryan, W. i. Hobson, Max Zyvith, Paul Pitt- lan, Hoyt Lindley, Talmadge \bemathy. “The Jealous Lover of Loni ^reen Valley” was also a tragical Jnding ballad. The Jealous Lover •vas played by Millard McDade and Florellen by Virginia Neal. Followed then a “tall story” ‘old very comically by Paul Wil lard. Official plans for the 1939 Commencement Program have been completed. As several changes in the original schedule have been made and new fea tures added, we present the fin ished program. “Mill Village”, original prize winning play by Isaiah Sears, scheduled in the original plans for Saturday evening. May 27, will not be presented. No dramatic production is included in this year’s Commencement activities. The Baccalaureate Sermon on Sunday, May 28 at eleven-thirty, is the opening feature of gradua tion exercises. Rev. Stanley C. Harrell, D. D., President of the Southern Convention of Congrega tional and Christian Churches, Secretary of the Board of Trus tees of Elon College, and Pastor of the Durham church will deliv er the sermon. Music for the service will be by the Elon Col lege Singers. Sunday afternoon at four ’clock, a Vesper Recital will be presented by the Students of the Department of Music. The Elon Singers present “The Vision of Sir Launfal” by Leo Sowerby at eight-fifteen Sunday evening in the Whitley Memorial Auditorium. The choir of fifty voices is under the direction of Stuart Pratt, A. B., Mus. M. He will be assisted by Robert Mor gan, Mus. M, organist, and Helen Boone and Margaret Felton, Pian ists. Soloists are; Margarette Godwin, contralto, Thomas Ed wards, Mus. B., tenor, and Walter Vassar, Mus. M., baritone. Monday morning the Class Day exercises, under the direction of Jesse Harrington, president of the Senior Class, will be given at ten o’clock, followed by various alum ni activities during the remainder of the day. The address by Mrs. E. R. Bryant of Franklin, Va., is scheduled at 11:30, the picnic luncheon at one o’clock, the regu lar business meeting at two-thirty. President and Mrs. Smith will en tertain at tea at five o’clock. The band concert, under the direction of Charles Hamrick is at seven o’clock, immediately preceding the regular Alumni address by the Hon. John J. Ingle, A. B., LL. B., of Winston-Salem, N. C. which is to be at seven-thirty The Alum ni Banquet honoring the graduat ing class wUl be at eight-thirty Tuesday will be devoted to the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Graduation Ex ercises, The Board will meet at nine- thirty. At ten-thirty the Com mencement Procession begins in the rotunda of Alamance and the Graduating Exercise follows. ’Three anthems by the choir are included in the program which features a literary address by the Hon. Jonothan Daniels, Editor of the News and Observer and au thor of “A Southerner Discovers the South”. In addition to the senior diplomas, certificates, cial awards and honorary degrees will be conferred.
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