WE GOTTA TAKE GUILFORD
Maroon and Gold
HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING
Published By and For Elon Sttidents
)LUME 12
ELON CeLLEGE, N.C.
Saurday, November 22, 1947
NUMBER 5
Elon Players
Performance Of
‘^Claudia” Tops
From the land where all good plays
go, shades of the histrionic past
trooped silently into Whitley audi
torium last night to add silent appro
val to a spontaneous ovation which
■was given the cast of “Claudia” as
the final curtain went down. The^
inner glow of satisfaction which
comes from doing a thing well was
shared by an audience which saw
one of the best performances ever
given by the Elon Players.
Sharing top acting honors were
Frances Branson and Ed Nash as
Claudia and David. Their swift
transition from comedy to pathos
was handled with infinite ease. The
play moved from scene to scene with
professional swiftness. It is diffi
cult to single out any one performer
for outstanding mention. Those play
ers who were on the stag« when the
curtain went up started the play mov
ing and from that moment on it trav
elled along of its own accord. '
An outstanding supporting cast of
seasoned performers contributed
much to the success of fehe play. Joan
Baldwell and Henry Richards gave
creditable performances as Bertlia
and Fritz, the Swedish hired help.
Irene Rummage handled her role as
Mrs. Brown very well. Delmar Brown
made a most convincing “other man”
in Claudia’s life. Jean Parks and
Betty Hill had small but effective
parts which they made the most of
in a manner which was pleasing to
the audience.
With due respect to the perform
ers, much of the credit for tlie suc
cess of “Claudia” should go to Mrs.
Elizabeth Smith, who directed it. It
is on nights like last night and Wed
nesday night that one begins to ap
preciate all over again liow fortun
ate the Players and Elon College are
to have such a person as director of
©ur dramatics department. It would
be very difficult to find a person with
comparative training who would de
vote the time and energy to the de
partment that she has.
A final word must be said aboi4
the stage set, which was of original
design, constructed and painted by
r-e-'bers of the Players, many of
whom were in the play. It was the
finishing touch to a successful pro
du«tion.
Work Begun On
The Colonnades
Chicago Little SympliOny To Play Here
As a successor to the happily re
ceived Barter Players, the Chicago
Little Symphony will appear Wed
nesday, December 3rd, in Whitley
Memorial Auditorium.
The Chicago Daily News has char
acterized this instrumental ensem
ble as “having a splendid degree of
polished intensity.”
The conductor, George H. Shapiro,
was formerly associate conductor of
London's Royal Albert Hall Orches-
i tra on tour with Henry Wood and Sir
I Landon Ronald, with appearances in
! such European centers as Vienna,
I Brussels, Munich, Rotterdam, Berlin,
and Leipzig.
j Dr. Shapiro is an inspiring conduc
tor. His readings were sensitively
wrought, showing most exquisite
phrasing, perfect balance, an astound
ing gift for achieving romance in
tonal coloring and an innate feeling
for rhythmic subtleties and contrasts.
Student activity cards will be good
for the performance.
Twelve Named To Who’s Who
The names of twelve Elon students
whose biographies will appear in the
1947-48 edition of “Who’s Who
Among Students in American Col
leges and Universities,” have just
been released by H. Pettus Randall,
editor of the publication.
Each year this publication recog
nizes slmdents from approximately
600 colleges and universities in the
United States and Canada. In seleRt-
ing students to be recommended, the
campus nominating committees are
asked to consider outstanding effort
and accomplishment in academic van Roscoe Routh, Franklinville,
work, extracurricular activities and IN. C.; Dorothy Ann Shackelford,
service to the school. To be eligible Phoebus, Va.; Danny Wayne Taylor,
a student must be a junior or san-' Efland, N. C.; Robert W. Wooldridg?,
ior and have a scholastic average of
“C” or better.
Chosen for inclusion this year are
Lemuel Carl Allen, Bunnlevel, N. C.;
Elizabeth Curtis Benton, Norfolk,
Va.; Ralph Plummer Edwards, Hen
derson, N. C.; Warren Leacester El
lington, Reidsville, N. C.; Philip
James Gearing, Bristol, Conn.; D.
Bryant Harrell, Mt. Olive, N. C.; Syl-
Norfolk, Va.; Alton Wright,, Jones
boro, N. C.; John I. Watson, Engle-
hard, N. C.
During the school year certificate
awards will be presented to all of
those selected. In connection with the
honor program, a placement is pro
vided through which members may
be recommended for employment.
STRICTER RULES APPLY TO
VETERAN WHO ‘DROP OUT’
OF COLLEGE PROGRAM
Eion’s yearly magazine, the Colon
nades, to be edited in the Spring, is
now being compiled. The editor
Lewis Lawrence, and associate edi
tor, Jack Holt, were elected by stud
ents on Tuesday, November 4th.
The purpose of the magazine is the
publishing of the best literary en
deavors of the student body and fac
ulty. These writings may include ori
ginal essays, short stories, poems,
sonnets, or other worth while liter
ature.
Colonnade's editors are anxious
that as many as possible contribute
material, and not to withhold any
manuscript through lack of self-con
fidence or vague thoughts that his
■or her effort might be “no good”.
The faculty is cooperating in collect
ing this material.
Formerly, it has been the custom
• to hold a workshop to aid students
in revising, clarifying, or otherwise
helping prospective vsTiters who
might be suffering under the first
pangs of self expression. This prac
tice will continue immediately after
the Thanksgiving holidays. The
meetings are to be held at 7 o’clock
on Wednesdays in the library build
ing. 3rd floor, Worth side.
The editors hopefully suggest that
many may find time to express their
literary aspirations during the slack
periods between bites of turkey.
Veterans who drop out of college
before completing their course will
have to comply with more strict
requirements to obtain a supple
mental certificate of eligibility to
reenter school in the future, the
Veterans Administration said to
day.
Effective immediately, according
to the VA, a veteran who of his
own volition interrupts his school
ing at a time other than the end
of a term or semester, will not be
issued a supplemental certificate
until he establishes satisfactory
evidence:
1 — That his interruption re
sulted from good cause, i. e., ill
ness, economic conditions, or other
circumstances beyond his control;
2 — That the institution which
he was attending is willing to re-
accept him as a student.
Several Lionites
Win Recognition In
Forensic Debates
Campus Loses Friend
Elon students and townsmen lost
a friend today when Major, the great
Dane belonging to Ralph Edwards
'ad to be destroyed by a Burlington
veterinarian.
No one knows how Major received
^he hurt that eventually brought
about his death. He was evidentally
the victim of a hit-and-run driver and
'n the accident received a broken hip.
The veternarian, after examining the
dog, diagnosed the case as such and
said there was nothing that he could
do to help him.
Major’s man friends will mourn his
oassing and the staff joins in sym
pathy with Mr. and Mrs. Edwards
and young son “Butch” in their loss
>f a loving companion.
For the first time since 1941 Elon
has a debating team. The team is
composed of Baxter Twiddy, Nor
folk, Virginia; James Washburn, Elon
College; James Widenhouse, Kanna
polis; and Robert Wooldridge, Nor
folk, Virginia.
The debating team entered ^he
Eighth Annual Appalachian Mountain
Forensic Tournament and Confer
ence on Current Affairs at Appala
chian State Teachers College in
Boone, N. C., Fxiday and Saturday.
Nov. 15 and 16. Certificates of award
were presented in chapel Monday,
Nov. 17 to Baxter Twiddy for win
ning first place in the tournament
in the men’s division of impromptu
speaking: to James Washburn for
winning second place in the poetry
reading contest and first place in the
men’s division of after-dinner speak
ing. James Widenhouse placed fifth
in extemporaneous speaking. Other
contests included: radio anriouncLnj,
oratory and debating, the latter two
which Elon did not enter. Certificates
were awarded by J. E. Danieley who
accompanied the team to the tour
nament.
Debating activities are under the
direction of the faculty committee on
debate. Headed by Dr. G. A. H. John
son, the committee consists of Mrs.
Vera Hirsch, Mrs. Elizabeth R. S;nith,
Prof. J. W. Barney, Prof. R. L. Dun
lap and J. E. Danieley.
A full program of intramural and
intercollegiate debating activities is
being planned for the year begin
ning with a debate in the early part
of December with just the members
of the Elon team debating. Thi.-i wiil
be followed with practice debates
with other schools. The full program
will be announced in the Maroon and
Gold when it is completed. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend these
debates. The question for debate this
year is, “RESOLVED, that a federal
world government should be estafo-
lished”.
Messiah To Be Presented By
Music Department Dec. 3
The date of the fifteenth consecu
tive annual performance of Handel’s
oratorio “The Messiah” has been an-
aounced by Dr. Leon Edgar Smith,
president of Elon College, for Sun-
iay evening, December 7th, at 8
o'clock.
The Elon Festival Chorus will be
composed of sixty college students,
joined by 30 prominent singers from
the surrounding community, and
will be under the direction of John
Westmoreland.
Miss Exine Anderson of Minnea
polis and New York City will make
her fourth appearance as soprano so
loist with the chorus. Miss Anderson
is soloist at the Collegiate Church
of Ft. Washington and is currently
appearing over NBC in a series of
Saturday evening programs conduct
ed by Arturo Toscanini.
The contralto solos will be sung by
Miss Evelyn Hodgens of the college
music faculty.
Brooks Dunbar, a native of Phil
adelphia and a prominent soloist in
leading churches throughout New
York, including the Riverside Church
will be the tenor soloist.
Clarence O. Southern, choirmaster
of the Front Street Methodist church
of Burlington and director of the
Southern Music Studios, v/ill sing
the bass solos. Mr. Southern is re
membered for his outstanding work
in last year's performance.
Fletcher Moore, head of tne music
department, will accomnany at the
organ for his tenth performance of
this oratorio with the Festival Cho
rus. His rendition of the Overture
and Pastoral Symphony are always
two of the most beautiful numbers
of this great work.
Wayne Moore, an outstanding
young musician in his own right, will
be at the piano. Wayne is a member
of the Junior class.
A capacity audience is always pres
ent for this program, which will be
one of the major musical events for
this section of the state.
“As You Like It”
Shown In Mooney
Shakespeare’s great comedy, “As
You Like It” was presented as a mo
tion picture, Tuesday, Nov. 4, i«
Mooney Chapel starring Lawrence
Oliver. It was cast with excellent
English actors: however, the char
acters could have been better cast.
Celia was in the original play, a tall,
slender girl; whereas, in the moving
picture, she is shorter than Rosalind,
who is supposed to be tall and is in
the motion picture.
Shakespeare’s aim was not to have
the girls as affectionate as was por
trayed on the screen. The acted af
fection took from the play the ori
ginal feeling and substituted it with
naive farce.
The setting was perfect; the faked
forest background created a genuine
effect upon the audience, and the
costumes ritstingulshed the setting
considerately.
The play presented comedy which
was quite natural with so witty a
character as Touchstone, the fool. In
fact Touchstone was the most hand
some of the leading male characters
and he favorably impressed the spec
tators with his costume, lines, and
actions. He is as an atractive char
acter in the play as one may never
have the luck to meet elsewhere. Ir-
resistable humor was presented in
the scene where Touchstone courts
Audrey, the milkmaid.
In the play there is little or no plot
interest. From the beginning one may
be sure that Rosalind will get her
lover, and the banished Duke will re
gain his throne.
The motion picture was not as in
clusive in detail as the original play
of Shakespeare; but, assuming that
the auditor had read this play, he
would have been able to fill in with
his imagination details as to costumes
and setting.
ELON NOW UNDERDOG FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY CLASH
The Elon football team became an
underdog for the annual Thanksgiv
ing Day clash Thursday when Guil
ford battled the highly favored Ca
tawba Indians, who hold a 38-0 Win
over us, to a thrilling 20-14 decision.
Although Catawba won, it was a
moral victory for Guilford.
Our Majorettes On The March
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Pictured above are he newly elec- tians in their games this fall. They
ted majorettes of Elon College who are, left to right: Mary Alice Browne
have helped lead the Fighting Chris- of Bennett, N. C., Virginia Rebick of
Franklin, Va., Edno Lois Burke of
Pittsboro, N. C. and Neal MacLon-
ald of Carthage, N. C. ^