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MAROON and GOLl
Wfdneeday, AprD 8, 1053
Elon Players Present *^Hasty Heart’
As Final Show Of Current Season
CAMPUS EVENTS
Kenneth Utt, president of the!
Elon College student body in 194~. j
I wlio is now connected with CBS!
Board Of Trustees Chairman Gives
Elon 825.000 As Memorial To Wife
The Elon Players will close out ’
another successful year of dra-;
matic work when they present,
John Patriclc’s heart - warming
Bioadway show, "The lla-l..
Heart. ■ in Whitley Auditonuin on
Thursday, April 30th, and Frjd;.
May lit. The play will Iciin liiit
prelude to the annual r?’ia> Uai
weekend.
The play, which has its setting
in a British Army hospital in Bur
ma. might be called a comcdy-
drama. for it has the elements of
both comedy and tragedy, inter
mingled in a manner that is sure
to please the audience.
To most people the difference
between a comedy and tragedy is
that somebody dies at the end of
a tragedy, instances being Shake
spearean tragedies in which half
the cast may be dead at the fir.:;l
cuHain The same people wouid
demand a gicat deal of laughter
and a happy ending for a comedy.
Using those definiticns or des
criptions of tragedy and comedy.
-The riasty lltait" could be either
one. for there is a death in the
play, and yet there is a great deal
of laughter too. with some senti
mental moments that may leave
a lump in the throats cf the spec
tators. and the audience knows
that in the end one of the lead
ing characters is sure to die soon
‘•The Hasty Heart" is the story
of an over-proud Scottish Ser
geant, Lachien McLachlen, and his
conflict with his fellow patients
i.i tl.c Burma hospital. Desperately
lonely. Lachien does not know
how to accept the Iriepdship of
fered him by an American, an
Austialian, a New Zealendcr and
a Cockney Englishman,
They many nationalities offer,
too. a fine study in accents, rang
ing from the Scotch burr to an
American scuthem drawl, all of
which gives the play something in
common with an international
caucus at the United Nations.
David Crowle, of Glcndolden,
Pa,, will apear as Lachien McLach-
Irn, the lonely Scottish .sergeant,
while Bertie Lewis, of Wilming
ton. is the only girl in the cast,
appearing in the role of Margaret,
the nurse,
•Other patients in the British
military hospital are Jerry Loy,
of Graham, as an American called
Yank: Joe Branklej^, of Skipwith,
Va., as a tough Australian known
as Digger; and E, B. Moore, of
Reidsville, apear jig as an irrepres
sible English Cockney,
Others who have lesser roles
than these in the forthcoming pro
duction are Joe Morris and John
ny Bolt, both of Burlington: J, B
Pickard, of Greensboro; and John
nie Meadows, of Jacksonville,
j television htadciuarters
LEADING ACTORS NEW SHOW
Neu I
York City, was a visitor on the
campus last week. He was accom-
panied by his wife, former j
Miss Angie Henry, and their small,
son, Mrs, Utt is also an Elon alum-,
mis, Utt, who won a student repu-
itation as a singer and actor sang
the lead role in "Carousel" and:
'Iher shows. He stated that he
!ieaid the Elon Choir sing at
Columbia University in March,
and he declared the Elon chorus
the best he has hoard except for
Bob Shaw’f professional group.
HONORED BY MEMORIAL FLND
DAVID CROWLE BrRTIE LKHtS
Appearing in the two leading rcles in "The Hasty Heart," final
Flcn Player show of the yeaf, w-ll be David Crowle (left), who
enacts the part cf a stubborn and lonely Scottish sergeant in a
military hospital in Burma; and Bertie LeWiS (right), who iS the
Coach Doc Mathis, Elon basket
ball mentor, was featured speaker
at the annual basketball banquet
at Beulah High School last Fri-
I uay night, .'^piil 17th, He was ac
I companied to Beulah by Dee At
kinson. Elon’s sophomore center.
Aas returned to the scene of his
"igh school cage exploits as an
honor guest.
I The student Home Economics
I Club was represented at the State
I Workshop Convention at East Car-
i ;;ijna last weekend by Elizabeth
only girl in the show, playing the part of Margaret, an army nurse, |ward and Lou Knott, club presi-
who falls in love with and marries the desperately ill Scottish jdent and secretary. They were ac-
soldler. Their love affair furnishes the romantic interest in the | companied by Mrs. Maiy P.
'orthcoming show, which is scheduled April 30th and May 1st, i Shockey. club advisor^
Mrs. W. H.
basj;ball gamfs
(Continued From Page Thrcti
, single, double and triple, while
Thompson had a single and
double. Cacroll Reid had three^
;tolen bases
R. H, E.
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Sion . 060 013 x—10 9 2
Hamm, Philgam and Moore;
longer and Jones
ELON 2. A.C.C. 0
Charlie Swicegood had his big
lay in tie second game of the
May Day Rulers Of Days Gone By
(Continued From Page Two)
Other May Dty Ruler?
Kuling over the 1939 May Day
festivities as Queen was Mildied
Craven, new a teacher in her na
tive Ramseiir, and her royal con
sort that year was Galloway Wal
ker. now an automobile dealer in
Rockingham.
Edna Fitch, of Burlington, still
a well known figure on the Elon
campus, was the May Queen in
1940. She is now secretary tor the
1948
Jrnt cf East Carolina College. Hazelton, Pa.. -
The King that year was Edwin' Ruling as May Queen in
VVatts. now of Greensboro, brother was Fiorine Chandler, of Burling-
of Mrs. Jo Williams, present see-;ton, now Mrs. Thomas Foust, of
iplaiy to President Leon E, Smith,'Elon College, and Ralph Edwards
The 1944 May Day festivities, j a former president of the Elen
staged under the title of "Play ^ student government from Burling-
Day” saw Hazel Walker, of Elon ton, ruled with her as King, Mrs,
College, ruling as the May Queen, Jack Russell, of Burlington, the
SEEING SPORTS
(Continued From Page Three)
louble bill with Atlantic Chris
t;an, letting the Bulldogs down | Convention of the Con-
without a hit as Elon defeated
the visiters 2 to 0. It was Elon's
fcurth shutcut win of the year,
Swicegood struckout seven and
walked only one during the game,
in which he faced only twenty-
three battein. Two visitors reached
first by errors, but both were pick
ed off on the bases. The fourth
man w'as on base on a fielder £
choice,
Carroll Ri id was the only Elon
batter to get two hits as Harold
Beacham turned in a neat five-hit
mound job. Speedy Langston s
triple was the only extra-base hit
of the game
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Elon 000 Oil X—2 5 2
Beacham and Strickland; Swice
good and Jones. McDaniel,
! gregational Christian Church
She is known to all Elon College
students today ior the pleasant
I manner in which she performs
her duties in the business office
of the college. The May King rul
ing with her was Earl Farrell, now
ESSO PRODUCTS
COLLEGE STATION
JAMES W. ANDREWS, Prop.
Roiid Service General C.ar Care
Elon C>Ilege, N. C.
which maintains its offices here at ^ minister in Cypi^ess Chapel, Va.
Elon. The Kin^ that year was
Charlie Pittman, now a resident of
Richmond, Va.
The 1941 May Day saw Dorothy
Edwards, now Mrs. Davitl Lee
Spaulding, of Baltimore Md.. se
lected for May Qiieen, and ruling
with her as king was John Henry
Pearce, now of Dayton. Ohio.
War Time Observances
Last of the war time May Days,
which almo&'t came as a celebra
tion of V-E Day that ended the
war in Europe, saw Eliza Boyd,
now a teacher in her native Hen-
derscn, as the May Queen. Gem*
P(*e. cf Rockingham, now a min
ister in Brewton, Ala., was May
King that year, and the Maid-of-
Honor was Jeanne Hook, daughter
World War II interrupted manyi®^ Prof. and Mrs. A. L. Hock. She
college activities but the Elon May '^® Mrs. D. B. Harrell, of Elon
Day was net one of the casualties I
of the conflict. Eetty Hoyt, of Wal-I Post-War May Days
pole. Mass., now Mr?. W. J. O'Con-i^ Margaret Rawls, of Suffolk. Va..
nor, of Washington. D. C., was the now Mrs. George Bullard, of
first war l^me May Queen, ruling Mebane. ruled as the first pcst-
over the 1942 pageant, along with war May Queen in 1946. Ruling
Maurice M. “Molly” Craft, the with her as King was Ld Daniels.
May King. His last kncwn address Virgilina. Va., and the'Maid-of-
was Beverly Hills, Calif, I Honor was Elizabeth Holland. nov. jRgita Durham, now Mrs. Larry
Helen Me.ssick, row Mrs, Fred- Mrs, John Claytor. of Shelby, I Gaither, of Atlantic, George Ether-
erick Willets. cf \ViIm;..gton. wa- The 1947 May Queen was Betsy jidge, of Norfolk, Va,. was King
the 1943 May Queen. She is the Smith, of Altamahaw-Ossipee. now; in that program, with Jane Peter-
daughter cf Elon s forcner Dean * Mrs. Fred Albright, cf Whitsett. I son, also of Norfolk. Va,, as Maid-
Messiek, who ;s now pT‘,i-'^he King was Steve Castura, of of-Honor,
former Elizabeth Smith, of Suf
folk, Va,, was Maid-of-Honor that
year.
The 1949 May Queen was Mil
dred Johnson, now Mrs, Graham
Erlacher, of Wilmington. The May
King that year was Steve Walker.
Elon baseball star from Milton.
Recent Royal Rulers
Nina Wilson, now Mrs. George
Patterson, of Richmond, Va., ruled
over the May Court festivities of
1950, with Jim Elkins, now an of
ficer in the Marine Corps, sharing
honors as the King. Mrs, Jame.«
Parker, of Sunbury, t''c former
Dorothy Jones, was Maid-of-Honcr
The Queen in the IS.'il May Day
festival was Flora Gilbert, of
Dunn, with Pete Marshbum, at
present a coach and teacher at
Ramseur. as her royal partner.
'•Ia;d-of-Honor was Mrs, Wayne
Taylor, the former Tessie Zimmer
man. of Reidsville,
The ruler one year ago over
the 1952 May Day pageant was
J, D.
There you have a short sum
mary on our minor sports, but, for
a better opinion, why not drop out
some day and see a golf or tennis
match for yourself. After all these
boys are representing you. so why
don’t you support them?
I The gift of $25,125 to Elon Co’.-
Jege by Dr, W. H, Boone, of Du"
lham, chairman of the collegi. •
board of trustees, was announcc.l
this week by Dr, Leon E. Smith.
Elon College president. The gift
v^ab made as a memorial iund la
honor of Dr, Boone's wife, the late
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Moring
Boone.
' In making the gift to the col
lege, Dr, Boone directed that the
;und be known as the "Annie
Elizabeth Moring Boone Memor
ial Fund," along with the sugges
tion that the' income from the
fund be used to promote the pur
poses of the Departments of Fine
.^rts and Music, He also expressed
the hope that he or other mem
bers of his family would be able
to add to the fund in the future.
In suggesting the use of the fund
for fine arts and music. Dr, Boone
was following up a lifelong in-
'erest of his wife. She attended
Elon College and held a diploma
from the .^rt Department, and .she
was interested in both art and
music throughout her life. Dr.
Boone himself graduated from
Elon College with the Class of
1894, He has been a trustee of
the college ■■ince 1913 and chair
man of the board since 1934,
Both Dr. and Mrs. Boone have
i^ng been members and leaders in
t h e Conslregational Christi.nn
Church. Mrs. Boone was a daugh
ter of the late John M, Moring,
at one time speaker of the North
C^yjllna Hou=e of RepresV>nta-
tives. Dr. Boone is the son of the
late Rev. Atlas Boone, a minister
in the Christian Church.
Elon’s one-man track team, none
other than Mai Bennett, should
really set some new records when
the annual North State Confer
ence meet rolls around. One day
last week at a track meet over in
Burlington. Mai entered five
events and won four first placcs
and a second place Not bad for
oerson who works out on his own.
Keep up the good work. Mai. and
here’s hoping that your good work
will be rewarded by victories at
the Conference cinder meet.
Paii-Aiiierica Day
In commemoration of Pan-.^mer*
ican Day, the Spanish Club held
its monthly meeting on Tuesday,
-4pril 14th, at the home of Dr and
Mrs, W, W, Sloan, Games in Span
ish were enjoyed, and deliciously
different refreshments were serv
ed by Dianne Ataddoxf the club
president Several of the group
then sat around the open fire
place, discussing an examination
schedule for the following morn
ing.
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