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Maroon and Gold PublUh«d Br and For Studcalt of Cion CoUest VOLUME KVII Z 530 ELON COLLEGE. N. C.. 9ATUHDA Y. FEBRUAR / 27. 1943. NXnmBEH NINE CADET CONTINGENT TO REACH ELON POSSIBLY IN APRIL Election Results Prove Interesting "Hear ye! Hear ye!”—and the ring ing of a tremendous bell could be heard all over the campus in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Feb ruary 17, 1943, as the long-awaited re sults were announced uniquely by the electoral committee twosome — Ed Watts and Bill Johnston. The most important offices on the campus, the Student Body officers, and the honors of present interest were won as follows; President of the Student Body next year will be none other than illustrious Miller Basnight, Avho came through the finals with fly ing colors. Handsome Buster Butler will hold the vice-presidency, with the other executives being Margaret Rawls, secretary, and Eliza (Southern- drawl) Boyd holding the job of treas urer. President of the Senate will be Paul Ridge next year and the Student Council will be headed by Rachel ‘Crowell The annual May Day has given way for Play Day this year, and the King and Queen reigning over all festiv ities will be George Bullard and Helen Margaret Messick. The Play Day court will consist of; Senior Repre sentatives, Ivan Ollis, Joe Tom Ste vens, Keron Walker, and Helen Tru itt. Buster Butler, Elroy Hooper, Vir ginia Jeffrys and Rachel Crowell will represent the Junior class. Congratulations to all of them; may their term of office be a successful one! >C.^- Pres. Smith and Senator Reynolds Negotiate Plans With War Dept. ELON PLAYERS PRESENT SHAKESPEARE’S HENRY IV iiics uepai uueiii Critics present commended highly shown above. Left to right they are: ti,e direction of Dr. McClure, brought the Shakespearean .production and Tmitt' to a climax its winter activities Thurs- especially lauded the merits of the Jeanne Hook, Spivey, Edna ^itt, T i*tio Thontrp actors. who Carried on superbly. Bullard. Mary Deane Browne, Watts, The greater portion of the cast is Peg Galloway, and Darden. The Dramatics Department, under with the production of Henry IV. CHINESE SPEAKER HEARD IN SERIES OF LECTURES JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET HELD IN DINING HALL 1 The Chinese scholar and lecturer. Mr. Baen Chu. made a visit to the Elon campus last week. Mr. Baen Chu was a former Y. M. C. A. direc tor in Shanghai. China, before he came to this country. He has been in this country since October 1941, studying at Brown University and at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. At the present time he is traveling in the interest of the Student Volun teer Movement, visiting numerous colleges in the South. His wife and two children are in occupied China, and he hopes to return to free China as soon as possible. Mr. Baen Chu spoke at chapel on Thursday and Friday. He addressed several classes and held informal dis cussions; he also spoke twice at the high school and preached on Sunday before he left. Mr. Baen Chu's popularity as a speaker was due to a variety of topics and the excellent presentation of his material. He did not speak on re ligion only, but he covered many top ics in which the students were inte rested. Friday chapel was the best chapel that has been presented at Elon. Mr. Baen Chu discussed the condition of China and made an appeal for help Irom this country. Forgetting the Fraternity and So rority banquets which have been a part of the week-ends for the past month, the Juniors and Seniors proved last Saturday that it wasn t necessary to move off the campus to have a successful banquet. The Jun ior-Senior banquet was held in the local dining hall, resulting in a gala affair. Bemie Askin, president of the sen ior class, acted as toastmaster. Music was furnished by Helen Margaret Messick, Miller Basnight, and James Dardej the latter tv.o presenting their own compositions. Guests of honor included the Fac ulty, class sponsors, and Dr. and Mrs. Smith. Dr. C. R. McClure was the principal speaker of the evening. Dr. Smith also made a short impromptu speech. After the banquet, the Seniors pledged themselves to pay a dollar a year to the Living Endowment Fund, which was started by Edward Shaw, president of. the Senior class of 1942. The evening was concluded in the society hall, where the entire student body was invited to the social which was sponsored by the Junior and Senior classes. Literary Societies Hold Banquet Perhaps the largest banquet of the year of any of the social organizations on the campus was held last night at the Alamance hotel in Burlington. This was the Joint banquet of the two leading organizations on the campus, the Dr. Johnson’s and Panvio literary societies. Approximately 50 people were present at the banquet, includ ing the Sponsors of each society and guests of honor. j This is an annual event and is just as much a part of the societies as the debates, orations, and impromptu speeches which characterize the week ly meetings of the organizations. Dr. Schultz, sponsor of the Dr. John son’s literary society, Mrs. Schultz, and Mrs. Johnson, sponsor of the Panvio. were guests of honor at the banquet. Additional guests included some of the members of the original literary societies ofi the campus. TO HONOR SERVICE MEN TAU ZETAS AND SIGMA PHIS STAGE ANNUAL BANQUETS The Tau Zeta Phi sorority held its twenty-first annual banquet February 13 in the Wedgwood room of the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro. The Wedgwood Room is a blue room vith mirrored walls. The Tau Zeta colors, yellow and green, were used as the theme for decoration. The Tau Zetas and their escorts ■went to Greensboro on the morning train and spent the day there. They l ad lunch and saw a movie in the af ternoon. The Sigma Phi Beta fraternity held its annual banquet in the Blue Room of Alamance hotel in Burlington, February 13. Bill Rippy acted as toastmaster. A very interesting program was given, topped off by a splendid address by Lieutenant Marlette from Chapel Hill. The evening was beautiful, the pro gram delightful, and the occasion will be one of memories to be treasured in the years to come—years when have brought again some measure of liberty for humanity Tomorrow morning, a special serv ice in honor of the Elon men in serv ice will be given in the Elon commu nity church. A large number of peo ple are expected to be present for the service. Dr. J. H. Lightbourne, of the Bur- 1 i n g t o n Congregational Christian church will preach the sermon. Dr. Lightbourne served as a chaplain in World War I. Today he has a son serving in War II. The honor flag will be unveiled by Sigma Phi Beta Fraternity. Special music will be rendered. Lt. Claude Lawrence, a graduate of Elon who was wounded in Africa, is back in this country, and is expect ed to be here. Other Elon men on furlough will be back for the service. President Smith will preside. HOUSEHOLD ARTS CLUB ACTIVE The Household Arts Club has done M & G Suffers Staff Shakeup As the quarter comes to a close, the Maroon and Gold staff undergoes an over-all shakeup. Judy Holoman, who has served diligently for the past two years as Co-Editor of the publi cation. is leaving school to take a job as a result of graduation. Judy has made an outstanding rec ord while at Elon, and her shoes will be hard to fill, especially by the Ma- roon_and Gold. Roy Mansfield, production mana ger since early in the school year, departs for officer’s training in the Navy. Roy is an ex-editor of the school paper and distinguished him self in the field of journalism during his undergraduate days at Elon. Lacy Hagood was recently placed in the Sports’ Editors’s chair, making the third sports scribe to be installed this year. Lacy is particularly well qualified for the position since he, himself, is well known in sports circles and has been an active participant in this field. Mary Denson will replace Judy On Thursday evening, in the college Little Theatre, the Elon Players gave an excellent interpretation of the chronicle-history play, “Henry IV,” using a two-hour adaptation cut from the lengthy original. This was an ex periment in production which events seem to have justified; it was first an experiment in staging the whole with four sets designed for a small stage—and it was also an experiment in tempo and action with all entries and exits made from the side. James Darden and Dorothy Gallo way gave fine characterization to the swift-moving scenes in which Hotspur and his wife Kate are carried into the revolt against the throne, and to Hot spur’s tragic death. Miss Galloway was swiftly* entrancing in her change of moods, and Darden convincing in a role that calls for fine acting to show Hotspur’s impetuous nature, his swift imagination, his gallantry and humor. The tavern scenes, always effective when well done, make the heart of the nlay; and they were particularly well done on this occasion. Miller Bas night caught the comedy spirit of the Rumors, a dime a dozen hereabouts a few days ago, have finally been sub dued by “persons of high authority” concerning the part Elon is to play in our war-training program. Ru mors current when we last went to press had the WAACs installed here by the end of the present quarter with all “civilian" students ousted for the duration. Although little credence was given these rumors, It had been reported that Elon had been chosen as a WAAC training center. How the WAACs made such a quick entrance and exit is still a military secret. Plans discussed last week by North Carolina’s junior senator, Robert R. Reynolds, and Dr. L. E. Smith provide for the training of Army Air Cadets here at the college. Number ing a grand total of 350. they are ex pected to arrive in contingents of 70 each, with the first group arriving about the first of April. The approx imate training period for each cadet will average five months. Curriculum will include units in Aviation, Math ematics, Geography, History, Physics, English, and Physical Education. Dr. Smith has stated that the nor- rogue-clown Falstaff; Mary Deane ^ mal curriculum of the college will not Browne gave a timely turn to the in terpretation of the Dame Quickly; George Bullard and Edna Truitt as the Prince of Wales and his compan ion; Herbert Spivey as Bardolph, clownish satellite of Falstaff, and Nancy Fowlkes in the role of Fran cis, gave splendid interpretations of their parts and kept a tempo of action •well suited to the story. Miss Jeanne Hook, as the Welsh lady, wife of Mortimer (played by Tom Stevens) played a small bit up into one of the finest moments of the action. Her voice and song, and her clever handling of the dialogue, war rant the assertion that she is gifted with a fine natural capacity as an actress. DARDEN’S PLAY TO BE PRODUCED AT CHAPEL HILL some splendid work this year. Sarah holoman as Co-Editor, and, as such. Rice is President; Christine Crutch field, Vice-president; and Lucille Bla lock, Secretary-Treasurer. Through the club adviser. Miss Lida Muse, the organization was able to se cure Red Cross material, out of which the girls made twenty-five utility bags for the boys in the Armed Forces. These bags were turned over to Mrs. Ruth Rogers, who is head of the Red Cross Unit here in Elon. The programs each month have been varied and interesting. These include a play entitled. “Information. Please.” a discussion of wartime foods, , and a movie, “Ever Since Eden. automatically becomes a member of the Publications Board. These changes make an almost com plete switch of the Maroon and Gold Masthead since the beginning of the school year. The only position other than the Editor’s that has remained unchanged has been that of the Man aging Editor. MRS McADAMS IMPROVES Mrs. J. C. McAdams, who has been suffering from a fall received some time ago, is now home after staying in Alamance General Hospital for a With the aid of Miss Muse, the girls , few weeks. She continues to improve, have covered the white field of the and we wish for a speedy recovery. Service Flag with blue stars designat- She returns to the hospital Monday, With the name changed to "Sweet Genivieve,” and with some final re vision of the action. The Elon Play ers will take James Darden’s one-act farce-comedy to the Carolina Play- makers Festival to be held at the Uni versity on March 25-27. No official notification has been re ceived as yet concerning the place given the play in the competition Judged for literary excellence alone; but from the news release, and from letters received, it is believed that the play has been awarded second place. Judgment on the acting award will be made at the festival. The play will be given at Elon be fore being taken to Chapel Hil. Parts have been tentatively assigned to Miller Basnight, Mary Denson, How ard Cates. Kent Dennan, Edna Truitt, and Fred Grey. Dr. McClure and Darden will direct the staging. Den nan will arrange the set and scenery. be interrupted under this proposed program. It is understood that no girls dormitories will be taken over for war purposes, and that male stu dents not affected by military training will be provided for. Although many of our present male students will not be with us next quarter, this is good news to those who plan to continue their wartime studies. It i.' understood that Elon is better equipped to take care of this number of Air Cadets than they would have been the large contingent of WAACs that were originally considered for training here. The college at present is having a new well dug to supple ment the present water supply which when finished should furnish an ade quate amount both tor the Cadets and for the regular students. Whether this program will include the CAA-War Service which Elon has at present or whether it will be abol ished has not been announced offi cially as yet. Elon now has ten uni formed C. A. A. trainees on campus and has had larger contingents in the past. Elon is one of six state institutions which were recently chosen by the War Department for use by the gov ernment in its war-training program. It is the second college chosen for training of Army Air Cadets. As usual, Elon is in the lead with extended cooperation to the govern ment and for any movement forward in the interest of service. Elon, with the nation, moves forward to victory. ing the number of Elon men in the Armed Forces, and have put in five gold stars for those who have died in active service. March 1, for treatments, but we hope she will be able to come back home that day and be in her store again in the near future. Elon Is Site Of World Premiere Of Music Evenf Elon College has had the privilege of being the site of an American pre miere, February 17, when the Vien nese prodigy. Miss Hilde Somer, pre sented in the Elon College Chapel a hrilUant piano recital which was highlighted when she presented for the first time to an American audi ence, Carmine Duannis’s “Dance of the Red Cape." Miss Somer early showed an apti tude for music, and at the age of 11, she made her public debut in Vienna, where she gave a recital in which she played Mozart's A Major Concerto, She then proceeded to acquire a string of concert triumphs all over Europe. Her concert prestige rose these days of war and struggle shall | to its greatest height in the latter part of 1936. when she was the great soloist of the Vienna Symphony Or chestra, with whom she rendered a spectacular performance from con certs of Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Liszt. Upon arrival in this country she immediately renewed her studies at the Curting Institute of Music, where she took special work under her close Iriend and adviser. Serkin. She won a scholarship and pursued a general music course from which she grad uated in 1941. Miss Somer made her American debut at New York Town Hall, where she immediately won the praise of critics as one of the finest pianists of this age both in the semi-clasical and classi cal fields. Although she so far has had a tendency to adhere to the light- ‘ ator. MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS Mrs. Leon E. Smith. Sr.. received at tea on Saturday afternoon. Feb 13 Production will ge under way as i from 3;30 to 5:30, honoring her son's soon as the new quarter begins. The play has excellent acting possibilities, and the ghost scene will be worth watching. SENATOR REYNOLDS PAYS ELON A VISIT Elon College was honored Saturday afternoon with a visit by Robert R. Reynolds, North Carolina’s junior sen- Reynolds is chairman of the er work, she can easily compare with Kitan and Rachmaninoff in the heav ier or more serious works. Her program consisted of works by Chopin, Gershwin, and other art ists. During her performance she amazed her audience with her beauti ful technical command of the piano. Her music was such that one almost imagined he was in the presence of one of the old masters rather than a girl of college age. Miss Somer is truly one of the finest artists that has appeared in these Lyceum con certs that are being presented by the Elon College Music Club and the Senate Committee on Military affairs, and as such is the most influential member in Congress, with the possible exception of the Senate majority leader. He was here to confer with Presi dent Smith concerning Elon’s part to play in the Army Air Cadet train ing program. He was accompanied by his wife, the former Evalun McLean. In her American tour she is un- I Burlington Community Concert As- veiling herself as a true gem of music, [ sociation. EVENT OF IMPORTANCE For seven days drilling has been going on beside North dormitory as the new well for the college water sup ply is being etsablishsd. The work men announced they have reached a iepth of 175 feet. v.ife, Mrs. Leon E. Smith. Jr., of Spar tanburg, S. C., and Miss Maxine Smith, of LaGrange, Ga.. a senior at Elon. Mrs. Smith was here for the week end with her husband. Corporal Leon Smith, who has been at Camp Croft for more than a year. He is now serv ing as a non-commissioned instructor. Miss Smith is a niece of Dr. Leon Smith, president of the college. She v.'ill graduate with the class of'43. Mrs. Frank Hayes, Mrs. George Colclough and Miss Lila Newman as sisted in receiving. Mrs. Harold Schultz and Mrs. Herbert Donaldson presided at the tea table. They were a.ssisted in the dining room by Miss Eliza Boyd and Miss Margaret Rawls, sorority sisters of Miss Smith, and her roommate. Miss Elizabeth Hol land. The home was simply but pleasingly decorated. A large tray of American Beauty Roses in the center of the living room. The dining room was lighted with white candles, and on the tea table was an arrangement of white lilace, snapdragons and gladioli. About fifty people were received during the calling hours.
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