IT'S
TOURNAMENT
TIME!
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Published By And For Elon Stud^ ts
KEEP
THE CAMPUS
CLEAN!
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VOLUME XXI
ELON COLLEGE, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1947
NUMBER TEN
DAY STUDENTS TO GIVE PARTY TONIGHT
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PIANO DUO CLOSES SERIES MARCH 14
Final Canicert
By Braggiotti,
Chaikin Team
The popular fall and winter concert
series sponsored by the American
Business Club of Burlington will
come to a close in Whitley auditorium
on the night of Friday, March 14, with
the presentation of Braggiotti and
Chaikin, internationally famous piano
duo. Starting, time is scheduled for
8:15.
One of the country's most accom
plished keyboard teams, Braggiotti
and Chaikin have drawn wide acclaim
for their masterful technique and
fingering in every kind of music
ranging from the classic works of
Bach right down to today’s boogie-
woogie. Among their widely ap
plauded interpretations expected to
be offered during their Whitley ap
pearance are George Gershwin's nie-
lodious ‘Rhapsody in Blue" and
' “Concerto in F,” They will also pre
sent many of their own delightful
and humorous improvisations
Previous programs enjoyed this
season by the patrons of the platform
series were f^ven by the Westminster
Choir, the Footlight Favorites quar
tet and Warren Simms, topnotch
American magician. The series is
sponsored each year by the American
Business Club for the promotion and
development of athletics in Burling
ton City schools.
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ELON CHORAL EXSEMELE which traveled to Suffolk, Va., thi:
weekend, to «ive special concerts for rarioitf churches, includes ifrrti;'
row. left to right) Miss Lucille Morgan, Miss Violet Blackmon, Jack
McFajden, Emery Gilliam, Kirmit Inman, Dick Tuttle, Miss Jessie
Ree Doughtie, Miss Ella Mae Morgan; back row) Misi Jeanne
Meredith, Miss Dorothy Jones, Fred Easter, Mike Copeland, Baxter
Twiddy, Warren Johnson, Bill Scott, Miss Elizabeth Johnson, and
Jane Lewis- Miss Dorothy Shepherd was not present when picture
was made. Accompanying the group were Professor Fletcher Moore
(seated at piona, left) and Professor John Westnwrela^id (extreme
righ, of the music faculty.
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“COLONNADES” SPONSORS I
CONTEST i
ELON COLONNADES, the college'
literary magazine, today announced ]
that, beginning this spring, it will
conduct an annual writer's workshop \
competition for students of junior
colleges in the state of North Caro
lina. with the first-place winner re-
«eiving a tuition scholarship from the
college
three kinds: Poetry, prose essay, or
short story.
Professor G. A. .Johnson of the Elon
faculty will offer two supple
mentary prizes, and another donor a
third.
Final date for acceptance of manu
scripts to be entered in the contest
will be April 1.
Fine Cast Shows Talent
In Giving Mystery Play
On Wednesday night of this week
the Elon Players scored another dra
matic triumph with their presentation
of “Night Must Fall," an absorbing
melodrama which captivated the audi
ence from the first moments of the
play until the final curtain. Each
member of the cast gave a fine per
formance, but special mention should
be given to Mrs. Elizabeth R. Smith
and Miller Basnight. who co-starred,
and to Miss Beryl Force, who played
the top.supporting role. Mrs. Smith,
who portrayed a tyrannical old hy
pochondriac, allso directed the play.
BaSnight is remembered by many of
the students at Elon tor excellent per
formances in previous Player produc
tions, and presently is at Chapel Hill,
where he is studying at the University
of North Carolina. His portrayal of
Danny, the egocentric killer, was well
received. Miss Force’s commendable
performance was her first for the
Players. Previously she has been ac
tive in assisting with the Dramatic
Club productions.
The intensely dramatic atmosphere
of the play was felt by the audience
and was relieved only by occasional
nervous laughter during lighter mo
ments of the action. The large audi
ence gave its enthusiastic approval of
the Elon performance. A matinee
presentation was scheduled for high
school students yesterday and final
performance is to be given in the
Burlington city hall next Friday night,
February 28.
Besides the main characters, other
capable iqembers of the cast include
Delmar Brown, as Hubert Laurie;
Miss Kathleen Young as Mrs. Ter
rence; Bob Furr, as Inspector Belsize;
Miss Jeanne Parks as Dora; and Miss
Irene Rummage as the nurse. Much
time and work was spent by the Play
ers in making this the best of their
season’s productions. Cues and en-
ttances were well-timed, and if any
were missed they were not at>parent
to the audience. The stage was skill
fully designed and fully appropriate
to the atmosphere of the play.
Amy Campbell did an excellent job
as stage manager, assisted by Arthur
Dickson and George McCaughrean.
Other committees connected with the
play deserve commendation for their
work in helping to make “Night Must
Fall" successful. The players’ next
major production will be "Ah Wilder
ness," which will be given in May.
NOVELTY TRIO
BRINGS TUNES,
FUN TO CAMPUS
GREEK SOCIETIES
ADD MEMBERS
THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCE
This is Miss Beryl Force, whose bril
liant portrayal of Olivia Grayne, the
youngr spinster in Elon Players’ pro
duction of “Night Must FaU,” won the
plaudits of enthusiastic audience in
Whitley auditorium last Wednesday.
jPlay appears in Burlington Friday
jHight.
The ghost of vaudeville was resur
rected in Whitley auditorium on
Thursday night, when the Alexander
Novelty Trio, three highly versatile
entertainers, performed for the Elon
student body. The program of one
hour was filled with, music, humor,
drama , and original novelty acts,
which kept the audience tittering and
laughing throughout.
Mr. Alexander, the male member
of the trio, did everything from play
ing “Sioux City Sue” on a bicycle
pump to giving an amusing exhibition
of ventriloquism with the aid of his
dummy, Chester. His talents includ
ed producing recognizable tune from
a toy balloon, giving bird imitations
on the Spanish guitar, and playing
such other instruments as the ocarina,
saxophone, ukelele, and musical saw.
Mrs. Alexander doubled at the saxo
phone and piano; and Miss Miller, the
youngest member of the act, played
the saxophone, banjo, and violin, and
offered some songs and dances, mon
ologue, and pantomime. The audience
was especially pleased with the trio’s
“singing doll” act, in which Miss
Miller portrayed a mechanical doll
which walked and talked—until it ran
. S''feLUnC
Thirty-three men and twelve wom
en accepted bids to Elon's eight
Greek letter social clubs on bid night,
Saturday. Februarj' 8, and have been
initiated into the societies as new
members.
The following men were admitted
to the school's tour fraternities: Al
pha Pi Delta—Lonnie Askew, Gordon
Bowel'S. Tom Fulghum, Bill Jobe,
Jack Meredith, Charles Robinson,
Ernest Schenk, Wesley Troy, Rucker
Turner, James Widenhouse; Iota Tau
Kappa—Paul Causey. John Duhl, De
ward Hooker, Harold Parks. Jack
Kussell. Clarence Swinney, J. P.
Thompson, Arnold Melvin. Malcolm
McCracken: • Kappa Psi Nu—Max
Neese. Wayne Smith, John Somer
ville. Brantley Wall: Sigma Phi Beta
—Bob Barrett, Delmar Brown, Mike
Copeland, Mills Everett. George Mc-
Caughre.an. Wally McCullock, Ed
Nash. Harvey Rawls. Lou Savini, and
John Watson, j
New sorority members include the
following: Delta Upsilon Kappa—
Betty Baker. Frances Branson, Doris
Peedin, Verona Daniels; Pi Kappa
Tau—Amy Campbell, Ganelie Sut
ton, Norma Jean Edwards: Tau Zeta
Phi—Betty Jo Chilton, Nancy Eller.
Shirley Joyner, Mary Schuster, Pat
Steinmetz. Beta Omicron Beta, the
fourth sorority, took no pledges.
EXAM SCHEDULE
ANNOUNCED
The following schedule has
been announced by Dean Bowden
fi9r the winter qnarter examina
tions: :
Wednesday , February 26,
morning exams for ail 8 o’clock
classes; afternoon; exam for all
afternoon classes.
Thursday, February 37, morn
ing exams for all 9:30 classes;
afternoon; e.«am for all 10;30
classes.
Friday, February, 28, morning,
esam for all 11:30 classes.
IMPORTANT; All English 1?
daises take exam on Wednesday,
February 26, instead of hour nor
mally scheduled. For further in
formation regarding this, see
your instructor, .
Vacation begins officially at
noon, Friday, February 28, and
classes will convene to start the
spring quarter at S a. m., Monday,
Macch 19.
Entertain|mi@nt
Tio Be Offeired
In Society Hall
Day Students Organization of Elon
is sponsoring an informal party—skirt
and sweater, if you please—tonight at
8 o’clock in the Society Hall of the
Alamance building. As their theme
the Day Students will stress George
Washington, in commemoration of
our first president’s birthday today.
Elaborate plans have been made by
the various committees of the spon
soring organization, including decora
tion scheme, musical entertainment,
and refreshments.
Heading the entertainment com
mittee is Wade Lowe; in charge of re
freshments are Mrs. Lois Dean Casey
and Miss Hilda Neese; chairman of
the 'decoration committee is Miss
Kithy Young; chairman of the finan
ce committee, WaUy Mack; in charge
of publicity. Miss Helen Cobb; and
clean-up supervisor. Max Neese.
This years' officers of the _ Day
Students Organization are Miss Dale
Hensley, Elon College, president;
Miss Helen Cobb, Burlington, vice-
president; Max Neese, Elon College,
secretary; and Wally Mack, Burling-
tdn. treasurer. The organization is
sponsored by E*rofessor G. A. Johnson
of the business administration depart
ment.
Tonight’s party is for the entire
student body, and the Day Students
cordially invite everyone to attend.
PROFESSOR JOHNSON
ADDRESSES J. R. C.
' The International Relations Club
; members were afforded the pleasure
, of having Professor Johnson of the
I Commercial Department speak before
them Monday night, the 17th. Speak-
i ing on "Europe's Boundaries." Profes-
! sor Johnson held the viewpoint that
’ man-made boundaries are not as ef
fective as. but more dangerous than,
, those created by nature. Among the
i examples that he cited was the geo-
; graphical settlement in the post-war
period of 1919 and 1920. Following
j the address, an open discussion was
I held, during which questions were put
forth by the attending members
‘ Members of the club are remindedfc
. that, because of exams, there will ba
1 no meeting on Monday, the 27th, but
'the I. R. C. will convene on Marcl*
i 10th. I
GUILFORD UPSETS
CHRISTIANS, 49-39
Calamity befell Elon’s basketball
team Thursday night, when the Chris
tians went to Guilford for a return
engagement with the underdog Quak
ers. whom they had defeated last
v/eek, 55-48. This time Guilford scor
ed a stunning ten-point upset, 49-39.
to knock the Christian quintet from
any mathematical chance of drawing
down the top position in next week's
North State tournament.
Elon held a 22-17 halftime advant
age, and Roney Cates, leading scorer
in the south, added 17 more points to
his already huge total; but Guilford
just wouldn’t be licked.
Elon’s regillar season ended last
night, Friday, against Atlantic Chris
tian at the college gym, and the year
will be completed with the playing of
the tournament, which starts Monday
at High Point.
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IN CONCERT SERIES in Whitley audi
torium on March 14 will be Braggiotti afid Chaikin, jrictured above,
ititernationally famous piatw dtu>. Offering a program varying
from Bach to boogie-tvoogie, they will bring to a conclusion the
American Business Chib tenter concerts for this year. jkj—u