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Yea, Football Team! Let’s Keep Up The Good Work! MAROON AND GOLD Hey You, Musicians! Why Haven’t You Joined The Band? VOLUME 29 ELON COLLEGE, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1949 NUMBER 1 Eton College Opens Its Sixtieth Annual Session Student Legislature In First Meeting Of Term MAROON AND GOLD DATED V/EDNESDAY The Maroon and Gold will be issued this year on Wednes day morning instead of Friday. The change was necesary be cause the paper must depend upon the Burlington Times- . News for a linotype operator and other mechanical help, and such help could not be obtained for a Friday issue. The change of date may, how ever, prove to be a blessing in disguise, since a paper issued on Wednesday will be better able to publicize campus events scheduled for the following weekend. NEW MEMBERS ARE ADDED TO ELON FACULTY The Elon College Student Leg islature held its first meeting of the year at 7:30 o’clock; on Wed nesday night, Seutember 21st, the meeting being held in Society Hall. Arthur Mizell, vice-presi- dent of the student body and speaker of the legislature, presid ed over the session. Officers elected for the year include Joe Kent, speaker pro- tem, Joan Summers, clerk, Mar ion Adams, parliamentarian, and Bob Smithwick, sergeant-at-arms. It was voted to give the speaker power to appoint two special com mittees, one to study the budget submitted by the student body treasurer, the other to draw up necessary rules to govern proced ure of the legislative body. Art Fowler, president of the student body, addresed the Leg islature briefly, stressing the im portance of the work of the group. He emphasized the necessity for cooperation with the administra tion and with the students as well, stating that the function of the Legislature is to represent the students and to serve as a link between them and the adminis tration. Dean Bowden was also present and spoke briefly. He reiterated previous statements of Speaker Mizell, saying that much authority has been placed in the hands of the legislators and that authority carries with it responsibility. He further declared that the final outcome of the Honor system and every phase of the new govern ment may very well rest in the hands of the members of the stu dent Legislature. The legislators voted to hold a second meeting tonight (Wednes day, September 28th), and on each second Wednesday thereaf ter. The speaker was granted au thority to call additional meet ings whenever they are deemed necessary. The members of the Legislature for the 1949-1950 school year in clude Ed Drew and Ira Cutrell, Veterans’ Apartments; Fleetwood White, Oak Lodge, Zeta Grogan, Jackie Gaskins, one of the co- Ladies Hall; Charlotte Rothgeb editors of the Maroon and Gold and Jeanne Pittman, West Dormi- jggj- yggj.^ jg getting married Sat- tory; Leroy Howell, Vet s Court, uj-cjay. She is to marry Herman Dewaid Hooker, Carlton Huose; gcott, a former student at Elon Fred Amos, Cedar Lodge; Vance ceremony to be performed in (Continued On Page Four) ' Churchland, Va. ON BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STAFF m Concerts Are Planned For Elon Campus A series of five outstanding musical programs will be offered the students of Elon College and residents of the college commun ity during the year, according to Professor John Westmoreland, who announced this week the in dividual artists and musical groups to be brought here for the annual civic music concert series. The attractions to be offered, with the month of presentation, v.'ill include Alba Bogin, pianist, during October; the National Male Quartet, in November; Jean Dickenson, soprano, well known as a radio singer, to come in Feb ruary; the Triest Trio, featuring violin, cello and piano, also in February; and Floyd Worthing ton, baritone, scheduled in March. Exact dates will be an nounced later. All concerts will be presented in Whitley Auditorium, and all Elon College students will be ad mitted to them upon presentation of their student activity cards. MRS. SADIE D. LILES Three new members of the Elon faculty are Mrs. Sadie Drummond Liles, Dean of Wom en; Dr. Elihsa P. Douglass, Jr.. of the History faculty; and Miss Louise Ramsey, who is teaching Home Economics. Mrs. Liles, who is a resident of Spartanburg, S. C,, came to Elon from the Florida State, DR. E. P. DOUGLASS, JR. Teachers College, where she was house mother and counsellor last year. Dr. Douglass, who hails from princeton, N. J., graduated at Princeton with the Class of 1939. He received an M. S. Degree from Columbia University School of Journalism in 1941 and an M. A. Degree from Yale University in MISS LOUISE RAMSEY 1946. He was awarded the Ph.D. Degree at Yale this year. Miss Ramsey, whose home is at Dawson Springs, Ky., is a gradu ate of the George Peabody Teach ers’ College and received ar VI. A. Degree from Columbir University. She has also pursued advance studies at the Universitj of Tennessee and the University jf North Carolina. Elon Student Sustains Fatal Hurts As Auto Overturns Near Burlington PROF. ALLEN C. SPANGLER 3Sfew members joining the teaching staff of the Department of Business Administration this year were Prof. Allen C. Spangler and Prof. James C. Hodgetts. Professor Spangler, a native of Pennsylvania, attended Bowling Green Business University in 1932 and then graduated from Ohio XJniversity, Athens, Ohio, in 1936. He was awarded the M. A. De gree from Ohio State in 1948 PROF. JAMES C. HODGETTS With long experience in business education, he came to Elon from a post in Newark, Ohio. Professor Hodgetts, who is from Louisville, Ky., graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1947 and was a teaching fellow at the University of Florida for one year. He was awarded an M. A. Degree in Business History by the University of Louisville this year, ey Auditorium New Union Is Liked By All The Elon Student Union, locat ed on the first floor of the Mooney Building, is fast becoming a cen ter of student life at Elon, and already its influence for a better school spirit is being felt on the campus. Upper classmen, as they enter the spacious new Union, recall the days when the college book store was located on the first floor of Alamance in the room now used by the Hygiene classes. They recall, too, the crowded con ditions which made fractured ribs and abrasions a irkely price for a coke between classes. There are no such hazards now, and the Elonites of 1949 have found the Union an ideal place to meet and chat over a bit of re freshment and to listen or dance to the muisc of nanie bands, which is furnished by the juke box (for a nickel). They have found, too, that the “new” airplane seats of fer ideal comfort for bull sessions or catching a cat-nap when not in class. of catching a cat-nap when not in The freshmen have been seen eyeing the strange characters that adorn the doors about the opposite ends of the Union. One of the youngsters was heard to remark, “It’s all Greek to me,' and so they are to everyone, for the doors open into the fraternity and sorority rooms. The Book Store, which stocks everything from soft drinks and tobacco to jewelry and clothing, is the center of attraction in the Student Union. Tt is managed by . Harry Keaton and operated with the assistance of Jake Blanchard, A1 5?*1janks and Mrs. Henry Kea ton, all except Mrs. Keaton being students. All of this is new to most stu dents this fall, but it was first op ened for business at the begin ning of summer school. The Union grew from complaints a^atrist crowded conditions and came ihto being under the able direction of Professor Hook^ who directed the renovation of Moon- Roger Fogleman, 21-year-old special student at Elon College, | I was instantly killed about 1:45 o'clock on Su.:day morning, Sep tember 18th, when his car over- Better Band In Prospect New Spirit Prevails As 1949-50 Term Is Begun CHOm SS STILL TAKING MEMBERS The Elon College choir is still accepting members for this year, according to Prof. John Westmoreland, who-stated that about sixty-five are now re hearsing for the eighteenth an nual presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” and also for the twelve-day northern tour, which has been set for March 3rd. Choir rehearsals are held each Tuesday and Thursday night in Wliitley Auditorium, and any student wishing to join the group can report to Profes sor W’estmoreland at these meetings. (Photo Courtesy Anglin) ROGER FOGLEMAN turned on the highway just north of Alamance bridge. The wreck occurred when the right rear tire of his Chevrolet convertible blew and threw the car out of control Fogleman, who graduated from Oak Ridge Military Institute, at tended Elon during the fall of the 1947-48 term and had returned to register as a special student this year. He resided at Alamance and was driving south from Bur lington at the time the fatal acci dent occurred. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Fogleman of Ala mance; three sisters,, Mrs. Mar garet Rowe and Mrs. Martha Har ris, of Alamance, and Mrs. Gor don Malone, of Burlington; and by two brothers, Clarence Fogle man, of Liberty, and Richard Fo gleman, of Alamance. Funeral rites were held from the First Reformed and Evangel ical Church in Burlington at 2:30 o’clock on Monday, September 19th, Rev. H. A. Fesperman offi ciating. Burial was in Forest j-,awn cemetery in Greensboro. Plans for a bigger and better Elon College band are in progress j under the direction of Prof. Eu gene M. Jacohowsky, who comes to Elon this year as band directoi I and as instructor of string, wind ■ I and pei’cussion instrucents, and the band prospects have been a subject of great interest to both faculty and students. Rehearsals for the band have been underway since tlie opening of the term, but Professor Jaco- bowsky has been handicapped so far by the small number of stu dents who have expressed a desire to join the band. Latest figure on the band membership showed only twenty-three candidates for the group, obviously not enough for a marching unit. Professor Jacobowsky, com menting on present and future plans for the organization, de clared that present hopes are for a good marching band that will play and sound well together. He further expressed the wish that such a marching band might l)e- come the nucleus of a large sym phonic orchestra through the ad dition of a good stringed section. In keeping with the desire for a bigger and better band, the di rector has already added a num ber of new instruments, including a bass tuba, two French horns, two trombones, a flute and a pic colo. New music has beerl order ed, and uniforms are already cm hand. The new band leader, a gradu ate of Julliard School of Music, received an M. A. from Teac>.ers’ College of Columbia University, with a ipajor in violin. He is working lo stimualte interest in the band and in a future symphon ic orchestra and is offering priv ate lessons in stringed instru- mertts, as well as group instruc tion for members of the band. He is still accepting new members for the band. Elon Alumnus Writes Book Of New Verse Dr. John Galloway Truitt, an ^Jon alumnus, recently appointed uperintendent of the Christian 3rphanage here, has just pub- ished an enjoyable collection of loems, entitled “Across the ifears.” Two copies of the worl» ire now on the college library shelves. In commenting on the book, the luthor says that ‘.the poems were lever meant for publication, but :hey began to find their way into friendly letters to shut-in mem bers. It was thus there grew from among well-meaning friends the demand that a collection of them be put into book foi'm.” Dr. Truitt graduated from Elon in 1917 and later received his de gree in Tiieology from Princeton University. He was pastor of the Christian Church in Suffolk, Va., for sixteen years, and has also had work in Dayton, Ohio, and Norfolk, Va., prior to accepting the orphanage post. A survey of Elon alumni rec ords reveals an astonishing num ber of married couples, whose ro mance budded and grew during student days. No doubt Senior Oak could tell some mteresting stories of plighted troths beneath its sheltering boughs. Elon College is off to a great start on its sixtieth annual ses- sicm. A revitalized spirit appears evident upon the campus, and in dications are that the 1949-1950 term may be the greatest in the history of the institution. With a student body enthused and hopeful over its new student government, many new faces and new ideas in the faculty, a fresh coat of paint on many of the buildings and a football team that promises a rebirth of Elon football glories, the Maroon and Gold colors are waving high, toss ed on a breeze of optimism. The new session got underway with the first faculty meeting on Saturday, September 'olti. At that time President Leon E. Smith vvelconied both new and old fac ulty members to the campus for ihe new term, and plans were mapped fpr the annual period of i-egistration of students. The freshmen began arriving jn Monday, September 5th, and the new class was guided through a period of orientation on Tues day and Wednesday. There were the usual placement tests and physical examinations, with ad dresses by faculty memoers and student government officials to acquaint the first-year studerlts A'ith the customs aifd traditions of Elon. Registration of freshmen was virtually completed on Wednes day, September 7th, and the most of the upper classmen were reg istered the following Say. Reg ular classwork was initiated on Friday, September 9th. The opening week of the term was featured by a number of so cial events. !T>*STuent and Mrs. Smith entertained the faculty and faculty wives aitri husbands at a watermelon feast on Sunday, Sep tember 4th, and also at a dinner in the college dining hall on the j following evening. Tlie annual faculty reception for all students was held in the social hall of W'est Dormitory on Friday evening, September 9th, followed by a dance in the Society Hall on the third floor of Ala mance Building. There was also a student social in the new Stu dent Union in Mooney Building on Saturday, September 10th. JOIN STAFF OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT MISS VIRGINIA GROOMES If new notes are wafted from the muaftc department over ir Whitley this year, they may be attributed to Miss Virginia Groomes or Prof. E. M. Jacobow sky, who were added to the music ■■“acuity this year. Miss Groomes, a native of Melno, Iowa, graduated from Simpson College and then receiv ed her M. A. Degree in Musi( from the Teachers’ College of Co- PROF. E. M. JACOBOWSKY lumbia University in 1946. Since that time she has served as musle cuncillor in a summer camp and has taught public schol music. Professor Jacobowsky, whose home is in New York City, receiv ed his music degree from Julliard School of Music and his Master’s Degree from Teachers’ College of Columbia University. He will di rect the Elon Band and specialize in stringed instruments.
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