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r*T Let’s Start This 1953 Baseball Season VVitli A Win MAROON AND GOLD Success To The Golf And Tennis Teams Too VOM'ME THIRTY-TWO FXON COLLEGE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1!)53 NUMBIiK ELEVEN Church Youth Of North Carolina Meets Here Sunday ENJOYABLE MOMENTS AT ELON'S ANNUAL SPRUNG FORMAL nfiftttiiiwunu M m & Pilgrim Fellowship Groups To Hold Annual Qatliering On Elou Campus Spring Forma! On Friday Proves Highly Successful Eloti Faculty Is Breaking Into Print Elon College faculty niemoers ave gaining i ecogiiition far bsyond ths bounds of tlie campus this year through the products of thair LC..J Two f:ici;!ty ii'embers wera winners in a re cent poetry contest, one has com- p!eted a book that is to be pub- li.-hed this summer, and othei'S have had articles published re cently in various publications. Mrs. W. W. Sloan and Prof. John F. West were two of the winners in a poetry contest con ducted this winter by the Na tional Poetry Association, which chose 400 poems from more than S.OOO submitted, the chosen poems a-e to be published this summer in the National Poetry Anthology. Mrs. Sloan's winning poem, writ- ir. Africa last summer, was en titled "Drums of Destiny," while Prof. West's poem was entitled “Poet.” Dr. Ferns E. Reynolds, of the Religion faculty, has recently com- i''eted a new boolc, entitled “An Allventure With People," which leals with teaching in the church ^ ool. It is to be published this ^mmer by the Christian Educa- lon Press, of Philadelphia, and ■ will be used as a text for courses adult education in the churches, r. w. w. Sloan, also of the Jjgion faculty, has had a num- pj articles published, and oth- • are w appear soon. The fea- in the forthcoming Century kl'own religious edu- Dr SI a product of a-koH been to write two articles for “^ Journal of Bible and Re- '■ official magazine of the cf Bibte In- «ev. H. P. Bozarth ha: freed^'*' Use Of Featuring an enjoyable week end on the Elon campus was the -U'.nual Spring Formal, which at tracted student dancers to Alumni Memorial Gymnasium last Friday evening, March 20th, from 8 un til 12 o'clock. The gymnasium it- 'clf was attractively decorated in a SL'mmer theme, and opinion j;i the campus this week hailed the event as the best dance in Sion's recent social history. Musij for the even was by the "I’ka Ambassadors, the same dance band which played for the Governor’s Inaugural Ball in F.a- leigh earlier thi.i year. Tho b:;;id featured Jean Tew, Elon student from Durham, as a vocalist, whose songs v,iere heard with pleasure by the dancers. The dance figure, which was presented during an intermission, was given by officers of the Elon student body and their dates. Those taking part included Lynn Cashion, student body president, with Sophia White; Phillip Mann, student vice-president, with Jo Dillard; Walter O'Berry, student treasurer, with Marjorie Weldon; Joe Durso, of the Men’s Inter- Dorm Council, with Judith Ing ram; A1 Ludwig, of the Student Council, with Hilda Richmond; Sob Tucker with Joann Newman, of the Honor Council; and James Clyburn with Laverne Brady, chairman of the Student Dance Committee. The annual Spring Formal, staged in Alumni Memorial Gym nasium here last Friday night, March 2Cth, was one of the most -successful social events of recent years. The scene aljove portrays a view of the dance in full swing » stu’er.t couples dancing to the music of the Duke Ambassa :ors, watted oat from the band stand at the extreme right, Jean Tew, Eioii student, who was fea tured as vocalist with the orchestra, is .■;hown at the mike on the front comer of the band .stand. Sales Director Co'oiiiig Friday Offering Jobs To Sludeiits The possibility of jobs, either part-time or summer vacation em ployment, looms for students of Elon College when the national sales director of the Vita Craft Corporation pays the Elon cam pus a visit on Friday of tliis week. He wiU be in the Psychology Classroom on the first floor of Alamjncte Building at 12:25 /clock Friday. The advance agent for the or ganization was on the campus last week, and he pointed out ^that Itis cqrporation will offer students a cliance to make as much as $100 per month for part- time work during the school year and up to $75 per week during the summer, with all students who A’ill take part-time work guaran teed sumiiier jobs. T’lc coniyaiiy also offers a :;chularship plan that will net from ?100 to $400 per year. It was poi.ited out that exper ience is not neces.sary, since each person employed will get a com plete training course. The repre sentative al.io stated that persons doing well this .summer will also have jobs through next .school year if they desire. He stated that T.T per cent of the regular sales force of the company today started work while in college. Choir Siii«s III Cantata Sunday Niglit The Elon College Choir will present its seventh anual rendi tion of "The Seven Lust Words oi Christ,” famous Easter cantata bj Theodore Dubois, in Whitley Au^:- itorium at 8:lo o'clock next Sun day, March 29th. The organ pre lude will begin thirty minute^ earlier. The Dubois masterpiece, which is based upon the scriptuiai s;.or> jf tne suffering.s of Christ cr. the cross, has become an outstand ing fe«ture of the Lenten season in tills area, and each year its jrejeutatioii attracts one oi' int .arge.:'t crowds of the year to tht Elou campus. Music lovers of this area h.ave ■eained to love the highly dra matic climax of the cantata, which follows the singing of the final 'Word " by an organ interlude ana the formation by the chjir of a lighted cross in the darkened aud itorium. The seventh annual program vill be directed by Prof. John Westmoreland, with Jerry Lowder, a student organi.st from Burling ton, playing the accompaniment as well as the prelude and interlude. Seven student soloists will be featured in the program on Sun day night, according to Prof. West moreland, who announced a group that includes Annie Laura Albright, of Mebane, and Juuith Ingram, of Greensboro, sopranos; Jerry Smyre, of Greensljoro, Ken neth Lambert, of Northfolk, Va., and E. B. Moore, of Reid.sville, eiiors; and Jimmy Rhodes and Ronnie Black, both of Burlington, bass soloists. Several of the group are .seniors and will be making their final appearance in tlie an- umI Easter program. NEW YORK MUSICIAN HEAKD AT ELON F West Is Speaker At Club Banquet Prof. John F. West, member of the Elon College EngUsh faculty, returned to liis junior college Alma Mater on Tuesday, March 10th, when he was the featured speaker at a banquet meeting of the Scriblerus Club at Mars Hill College. The club is an organiza tion of English majors The banquet gathering was held in the social lounge of the Edna Moore Dormitory at Mars Hill, with about seventy-five per.sons in attendance, including the presi dent and a number of faculty members of the college. Prof. West was introduced by Prof. J. A. McLeod, who taught the Elon faculty member dur ing his student days at Mars Hill. West spoke on the subject Sym bolism in Philosophical Poetry" and the idea.s behind such poetrj-. He ilustrated his talk by readmg Bondage’’ in the ■ ^"‘form Quarterly. alpha psi omega in''T initiated recently • Ipba Psi Omega, honorary fraternity, included Ann V, Suffolk, Va.; Dianne of Cincinnati, Ohio; Crowle.of Glendolden, Pa.; •anam Heath, of Elk Park; J. B. I selections from ‘Up Ego.” his own '«ard, of-Greensboro; and Jack book of poetry which was pub- of New York City. | lished last year. One of the outstanding musi cal programs of the year on the Elon campus was the appear ance in Whitley Auditorium on Monday evening of this week of Alton Jones, well known New York pianist, who appeared un der the auspices of the Eiott M'usic Department. One of America's distiugu- ishedpianists, Jones received his musical training at JuUiard School of Munic in New York, where he was an outstanding pupil of Edwin Hughes, world famoiis artist teacher. Jones Ifniself has sX.ice iaught years at Juillard. After an auspicious debut in N(;w York several years aga, Jones has tcj^red extensively through thi» continent and Eur ope both as recitalist aud guest si3ist with major fwrnpsr.i/ orchestras. He has played fre quently at New York's Town Hail, and recently he was guest soloist wit'.i the New York Piul- harmonic at Lewisolm Stadium. The New Xork arti.^t, who is a former teacher of Praf. Jona than Sweat, of the Elon music faculty, was a member of the summer school faculty at Wom an’s College in Greensboro dsu*- iug the summer of 1950,at which time he was presented m re cital there. His program here on .Monday night, wliich featured the works of Haydn, Beethoven. nehus.sy, Chopin and Norman Dello Joio, W'as received with enthu.sia:»m ■SJ3A0I oisnoi uoia£2. NICK PIEDI.SCALZI Nick Piediscalzi, native of Chi cago, 111., who is president of the National Pilgrim Fellowship and active in youth work of the Con gregational Christian Church, will he the principal speaker at a statewide youth rally to be held on the Elon campus next Sunday ifternoon and evening. Next Play er Show To Be ‘’Hasty Heart’ Tlie Elon Players will present "The Hasty Heart,” a three-act drama by Quentin Patrick, as their next show, according to an announcement this week by Mrs. Elizabeth 11. Smit.'i, wlio .stated that the show will probably be presented on Thursday and Fii- day, April 23rd and 24th. Tlie new play lias its setting in a convale.'-cent hospital where sol diers of various nationalities meet and highly dramatic situations arise. Its story centers about a gruff Scotchman, wlio covcrs his real feelings with a' gruff ex terior. ~ The soldiers find out that the Scotchman is about to die and try to be nice to him, but lie only gets mad and bitter. There is an interesting love twist to the story, involving the Scotcliman and the nur.se. Tlie cast for the play includes David Crowle, of Glendolden, Pa.^ as Lachi, tliie Scotchman Jerry Loy, of Graham, as Yank; E. B. Moore, of Reidsville, as "'omniy; J. B. Pickard, of Grcen.s- boro, as the Colonel; Joe Brank ley, of Skipwith, Va., as Digger: Johnny Meadows, of Jacksonville, a? Kiwi; Joe Morris, of Burling ton, as the orderly: Johnny Bolt, of Burlington, as Blossom; and \nn Wilkins, of Suffolk, Va., as Margaret, the nurse. • President Smith On Florida 'IVip Dr. Leon E. Smith, Elon’s pre.si- dent, returned recently from a irip to Florida, combined busine.ss with pleasure on the visit to the ■iunshine State, during which he lontacted many alumni and friends of the college in the inter- .!st of the great $2,500,000 fund- .aising campaign. Leaving Elon on Monday, March -nd, ho addressed a meeting of Zion alumni in Jacksonville on ■ne of the first slops of his trip. He later visited other Florida cities, contacting parties in St. Peter.sburg, Miami and Palm Beach. Several hundred young people from Congregational Christian churches in all p.irts of North Carolina are e.vpected to visit the ."’i.'ii campus next Sunday, March -Mh, for tho tliird anual state wide convocation of Pilgrim Fel- lowaiiip groups. Similar sessions of young people from churches throughout tho state were held here last year and the year before, with ap proximately six hundred persons in attendance, and President Leon E. Smith and officials of the Con gregational Christian Church ■lope to surpass tliat figure with -he 1953 meoting. Plans for the 1953 gathering Acre announced last week from -he Southern Convention offices, vliich liaE laid plans for tlie meet- .ng with the cooperation of Phil- • ip Mann, Elon junior from Cy- jre.->s Chapel, Va., who is presi dent of the Youth Fellowship or ganization for the entire South ern Convention. The delegates for the Sunday gathering will come from churches in each of the three divisions of the Congn&gatioiujl Christian Church in North Carolina, includ ing the Western Conference, the ciastern North Carolina Confer- -ence and the North Carolina- viiginia Conference. Featured .speaker for the oo- ^asion will be Nicholas Piedis calzi, of Chicago, 111., president of the National Pilgrim Fellowship, A’ho now makes his headquarters .n Bo.ston, Ma.ss., and travels from coast to coast in his present job, addressing groups of young people m all .sections of the nation. Nick, as he is better known to Congregational Christian young peiple all over the United States, was bom in Chicago, 111., and graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa with the Class of 1952. He will enter the Yale Divinity School this fall to start theolojji- cal training. - ■ * The youthful speaker declares that he has found in his travels over the United States that "the teen-agers are seeking somethi^^ ■Tiore tlian excitement and good times. They are seeking a mature faith to live by. They are seeking themselves. They are searching for God.” Young Piediscalzi goes further and declares that "a church must ilways bring people into a living relationship with God and serve the religious needs of the com- .■nunity.' He says that the true purpose o the Church is to join men in redemptive follow- iliips where the living Christ is net face to face and heart to ■leart." The youth groups will arrive )ii the Elon campus .shortly after ipon on Sunday and will register it 2:30 o'clock. The first ses- iion. .scheduled for 3 o’clock, will ipen with devotionals by the Bur- ington young people and with ’reelings from pylon's President '.^eon E. Smith. There will then ie introductions of the Conference officers. Tho siieaker will be introduced iy Phillip Mann, Southern Con vention leader, and the address )f the afternoon will follow. This vi)l be followed by a solo by Lacy ’ogleman, Elon student from Iroensboro, with the benediction )y Rev. H. P. Bozarth. The visitors will then be taken 11 a tour of the Chri.stian Orphan- 'ge, after which a picnic supper vll be served. The supper will be ’ollowed by another session in Whitley Auditorium, which will feature presentation of a play, en- itled 'Release," by the Elon ’layers.