Here’s A Big Cheer
For Those
Victories Already Won
MAROON AND GOLD
And Let's Back Those
Christiaas To
A ChampioiLsIup Finish
VOL’JME ol
EI.ON COLL'^GE. N. C„
NUMBKU 10
Elon Choir Leaves Friday For Northern Tour
Elon Players To Be Busy j
During 1952 Spring Term
[presentation of two fuU-iength
plays, entry of a one-acl play la
a I sectional contest and possible
jfepresentation at a South Atlantic
dramatic conference are all in
cluded in tiie ambitious program
*ihicli the Elon Players have map
ped out for the coming Spring
Quarter.
|Those were the plans revealed
Ust weekend by Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Smith, who directs dramatic ac
tivities on the Elon campus, and
the proposed program promises to
keep both Mrs. Smith and mem
bers of the college theatrical group
^eeedingly busy from the end of
spring holidays until near the
«lose of the present school year.
iThe next play to be oifered by
the Elon thespians will be a three-
.act comedy of the Pennsylvania
Dutch, entitled "Papa Is All,” and
Mrs. Smith has announced that
tryouts for parts in this produc
tion will be held on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. r»e-
hearsals for this play will get un
derway upon return from spring
tacation, and it will be presented
on Whitley stage about thi mid
dle of April.
iThe action of “Papa Is All" cen
ters around the life of a Menno-
nite family in the Pennsylvania
Dutch settlements, iTi which a rig
idly religious father uses his re
ligious beliefs as a whiplash to
keep his family in order. It will
offer an interesting picture of
flimily life, in which all modern
conveniences are passed up while
the family money is invested in
land and cattle. The plot works
out in interesting style the ef
forts of the family to gain some
degree of freedom from the tyran
nical father.
The second full-length produc
tion on the Players’ agenda for
e Spring Quarter is to be
;Medea(,” a modjern translation
cf the original Greek play from
pen of Robertson Jeffers, the
poet and well-known dramatic
rriter.
Present plans call for Mrs.
.Smith herself to play the lead-
ig feminine role, marking the
.rst appeai^ance on tlie local stage
in several years for the popular
:*layer director. Other members
^cf the cast will be announced fol
lowing the try-outs in April. Pre
sentation of this play is to be
ibout the middle of May.
The Players will be one of a
lumber of college dranaatic groups
present one-act plays at Salem
^ ollege in Winston-Salem during
'the annual Twin City Arts Festi-
'al, which is scheduled fot April
;nd and 3rd. The Elon entry in
;his one-act play event is to be a
iresentation of “Red Key," a very
ramatic piece of work. Unusual
interest will center in this num-
ler on the Players’ program,
;ince it will give au opportunity
or a comparison of the local
itage efforts with ilio.vj in oihei
[institutions.
Mentioned last in the story but
coming first on the program is the
[possibility that the Elon Players
[Jnay be represented by a number
j«f delegates at the Southeastern
Theatre Conferenc;, whicli is to
be held in Augusta, Ga., on March
i6th and 17th. This is of special
interest to individual members of
the Elon dramatic group, since the
conference sessions offer a chance
ior individual auditions in com
Iljetilion for work with Barter The-
*itre and roles in “The Lost Col
uny" and “Unto These Hills," the
two summer shows that have been
"Jig features in North Carolina in
recent vacation periods.
Cliom SPEEDS HOLIDAYS ON CO.\CEKT 1’OIJR
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Singers To Offer Eleven
Concerts On Long Jaunt
Ameiidmetit Is
Voted Down
By Students
The proposed amendment to the
constitution of the Elon College
student government, which would
have opened the presidency of
the student body to all day stu
dents as well as campus resi
dents, was defeated in a special
election held on Tuesday, Febru
ary 19th.
There was a total of 332 votes
cast in the special election, and
the count showed 178 votes in
favor of the proposed amendment
to 154 votes that opposed it. This
was a plurality of 24 votes in fav
or of the measure, but the count
fell far short of the necessary
two-thirds majority that woul.
have made the change in the con
stitution.
The amendment, as first passed
in the Student Legislature and
proposed to the student body ii-
chapel, included a provision that
day students residing within a
ten-mile radius of the campus
would be eligible for the chiet
executive post, but the proposed
amendment was changed by the
student legislature to eliminale
the ten-mile provision.
The amended bill, as voted upon
in last Tuesday’s election, thus
included no territorial Umit and
would have made all day students,
regardless of residence, eligible to
run for the student presidency.
Failure of the amendment to pass
left intact the origmal provision
which was written into the consti
tution when it was adopted in
1949. That provision reads that
■‘the President of the Student
Jody shall be a member of the ris
ing Senior Class and shall be a
i resident of one of the dormitor-
|ies of Elon College (in order to
I facilitate his duties.)
The Elon College Choir, which leaves on Friday of this week Cor a spring holiday toui of
Northern States, is shown above. In the foreground is Prof. John Westmoreland, (.standing), who
will direct the group in its prog ams; and Prof. Fletcher Moore (at the piano), who w.ll be ac
companist for the student singer. Members of the choir, left to right in the picture are as fol
lows- FRONT ROW—James Clyburn, Ben Stephenson, Judith Ing am, Mary Sue Colclougli, Della
Crutchfield, Emma Jean Clayton, Helen Craven, Helen Jackson and Grace Bozarth^ SECOND R(3\.
—Robert Peters Jen? Lowder, Charles Crews, Miss Virginia Groomes. Barbara Cnapman, Shirley
Swank Annie Laura Albright, Eli-.abeth Hoffman, Patsy Melton, Margaret Shoffner, Dolly
Westmoreland. THIRD ROW—Roger Wilson, Hiram Green, Thomas Madren. Joe Morris, Richard
Brady, Phillip Mann. Ralph Pugh, Charles Lynam, Lacy Fogleman, Jimmie Rhodes, Ronnie Black,
Wayne Vestal and Cooper Walker.
HOLIDAYS TO BEGIN FRIDAY
The dark cloud of examina
tions hangs heavy over the
heads of Elon College students,
but those same students will ad
mit that every cloud has a sil
ver lining, for shining just be
yond the three days of e.\amina-
tions is a whole week of spring
holidays, which in most case>
mean home and fun.
The spring holidays will begin
officially at noon on Friday, al
though lucky students will bo
permitted to leave the campas
as soon as tiiey have completed
their exams, and there has been
plenty of excitement around the
djrints all the wee't as tiie stu
dents planned for the final vaca
tion period of the 1951-52 term.
The vacation period will cover
two big weekends, with regular
classes for the spring quarter
scheduled to get underway
promptly at 8 o'clock on Mon
day morning, March 10th.
BETA CHI EPSILON HAS ANNUAL BANQUET
I
The roving photographer caught just a few of the gay crowd that enjoyed ttie first annual baa-
auet of the Beta Chi Epsilon at the Alamance Hotel in BurUngtm on Thursday mg,it, I'Cbruury
14th Ann Shoffner is Lated alone at the end of the speaker’s t .hie, while Mrs W. N. l uff^ of
Burlington, who.se songs and skits featured the program, is facmg the camera, along
Thomas R Fox. In the foregrou id i.s Joan House, and at the right llallie Rag.sdale and Do ores
Hagan watch with fa.scinated eyes and open mouths as Ralph Pugh cats unconcernedly througli it
all. Other guests in the pictur.^ are unidentified.
B.X.E. Meets
In Burlington
For Bampiet
Beta Chi Epsilon, recently or
ganized group of Elon College
commercial students, held its
first annual banquet in the Green
Room of the Alamance Hotel at
Burlington on Thursday night,
February 14th, with more than
Lweiity-five members, faculty ad
visors and guests in attendance.
The decorations were in the Val
entine theme, with the centerpiece
of the speaker’s table featuring a
large heart of red carnations.
Featured on the program was
Mrs. W. N. Huff, of Burlington,
who sang "Roses” and “Will You
iiemember? ’ She aiso gave sev
;ral dramatic skits. Also appear
ing on the program was Judy In
gram, of Greensboro, student in
the Elon Music Department, who
iang ’“My Hero," "Night and
Day, ” and ’I Can Dream, Can’t IV ’
They were accompanied at the pi
ano by Helen Craven, of Elon
College.
Guests in addition to those ap
pearing on the program included
Annie Lou Huffines, Sue Morton,
Betty Stafford, Barbara Thomas,
Sybil Walker, Dolores Hagan and
Hallie Ragsdale, of Burlingion;
Sylvia McAdams, Betty Jo Siiep-
herd, Ann Shoffner ajid Doris
Cornell, of Graham; Doris Chris-
man. Iris Matkins, Jean Penley,
Maris Buck and Helen Craven, of
Elon College; Joan Hou.se, of
Gibsonville; Mary Chance,' of
Ruffin; Bera Edwards, of Staley;
Nancy Hodges, of Yanceyville;
Patti Moore, of Whiteville; and
.Vlary York, oi Saiiloiu.
Al.so pre.sent were Prof. Thoina:,
R. Fox, of the Commercial De
partment faculty; and Ralph Pugh,
a student instructor in the de-
p-iitment.
The Elon College Choir will
leave the campus at 1 o’clock Fri
day afternoon, February 29th, for
its fifth annual northern tour, an
extended personal appearance
trek that will take the Elon sing
ers through the Middle Atlantic
States and as far as Boston in his
toric New England.
Thirty - two members of the
Choir are slated to make the long
jaunt northward, traveling by
chartered bus. They will be ac
companied by Prof. John West
moreland, who will direct the sing
ers in their programs, and by
Prof. Fletcher Moore, who will
serve as accompanist tor the group
in a total of eleven concerts.
The first engagement for the
Elon Singers will be at South
Boston, Va., where they are to
sing on Friday evening, February
29th. This is the first of a total
of eleven appearances in four
eastern and northern states and
in the District of Columbia.
The group will sing in Windsor,
Va., on Saturday in,.;, .VUrcti
1st. followed by three concerts on
Sunday, March 2nd, The three
Sunday appearance;: will be in
Holland, Va., in the morning, at
Suffolk, Va., in the afternoon and
at Newport News. Va., in the eve
ning. The Choir lus sung fre
quently in these Virginia cities
A long jump is on schedule for
Monday, March 3rd, when the
singers will journey all the way
from Newport News to Rahway,
N. J., where they will render a
concert on Monday evening. An
other long jump will then be
made on Tuesday, March 4th, for
the singers will journey into the
heart of New England for a Tues
day evening concert at East Wal
pole, Mass.
Two other appearances are on
schedule in Ma.ssachusetts, with
the Elon singers to appear in
Lynn, Mass., on Wednesday eve
ning, March 5th, and at Ipswich,
Mass., on Thursday, March Gth.
The singers then start the long
swing southward by returning to
Providence, R. I., for an appear
ance on Friday evening, March
7th.
The climax of the trip for the
choir members will come on Sat
urday, March 8th, with a whole
day in New York City, followed
by a Sunday jump to Washington,
D. C., for a concert on Sunday
evening, March 9th. The appear
ance in the National capital will
be followed by another full day
of sight-seeing, with the return
to Elon .scheduled for Monday
night, March 10th.
Charles Lynam, baritone, and
Mis.s Virginia Groomes, member
of the music faculty, will be fea
tured soloists, but other soloists
on various progiams include An
nie Laura Albright and Judith
Ingram, sopranos; Patsy Melton,
contralto; Charles Crews, tenor;
and Jimmie Rhodes, baritone.
Choir members slated to make
the tour include Ralph Pugh,
James Rhodes, Richard Brady,
Roger B. Wiliion, Ben Steplienson,
Bobby Peters, James Clyburn,
Charles Crews, Jerry Lowder,
Hiram Greene, Charles Lynam,
Cooper Walker, Wayne Vestal,
Ronnie Black, Philip Mann, Helen
Craven, Margaret Shoffner, Dolly
Westmoreland, Patsy Melton.
Elizabeth Hoifman, Joe Morris,
Tommy Madren, Lacy Fogleman,
Sliiiiey Swank, Barbara Chapman,
Annie Laura Albright, Della
Crutchfield, Helen Jackson, Grace
Bozarth, Mary Sue Colclough, Ju
dith Ingram and Miss Virginia
Groomes.