Let’s Give
Elon’s Old Grads
A Warm Welcome
MAROON AND GOLD
And For
The Catamouiittr
A Hot Reception
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rXON rOLI.EGE, V. c.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1953
NUIVIBEK 3
Plans Complete For Great Homecoming Event
Sponsors Are Asked Baol
For Former Eloii Classes
TO RULE OVER FESTIVE WEEKEND
A new featui-e at the annual
Hf lecni-v.ng Ball on Friday night
he the presentation of class
sponsors for many of Elon grad
uating classes of the past sixty
vears. They will be honored in a
cpecial ceremony at one of the
intermission* of the event in Alum
ni Memorial Gymnasium.
Invitations were sent to repre
sentatives of fifty-nine classes be
ginning with the Class of 1893.
The May Queens for each class
that staged a May Day program
were asked to represent their
classes, and other sponsors were
ciiosen by a special committee.
Each sponsor will be accompanied
by husbands, wives or other es
corts.
Acceptances have already been
received from a number of those
in', iieci. promising that the new
Homecoming feature will be a
success. Among those invited were
the following, listed in order of
classes:
lii93—Mrs. W. P. Lawrence, Elon
College.
1894- Dr. W. H. Boone, Durham.
1895—S. M. Smith, Bay Pines,
Florida.
Mrs. J. M. Saunders, Dur
ham.
1897—W. J. Ballentine, Fuquay
Springs.
1899—Mrs. W. A. Harper, Black
Mountain.
1900—W. H. May, Buidington.
1902—Mrs. T. W. Chandler, Vir-
gilina, Va.
1903—Mrs. D. L. Boone, Durham.
1904—D. R. Fonville, Burlington.
1905—Mrs. J. C. Robertson, Rich
mond. Va.
1906—Mrs. R. J. Kemoldle, Dur
ham.
1907—Mrs. Leon E. Smith, Elon
College.
J908—John T. Kernodle, Rich
mond, Va.
1E09—Alton T. West, Martinsville,
Va.
1910—Mrs. A. C. Hall, Greensboro.
1911—John J. Ingle, W'instcn-
Salem.
1912—Mrs. Russell Campbell,
Gettysburg, Pa.
1913—Mrs, W. A. Fonville, Wil
mington.
•!^14—Mrs. Bunn Hearn, WiUon.
1915—Mrs. Samuel R. Gay, Lynch
burg, Va.
1916—Miss Ruth Johnson, Raleigh.
1017—Mrs. H, C). Lineberger,
Raleig:;.
'Continued on Page Four'
ELON BAND MAKES
TRIP TO CATAVi BA
The Elon College band took to
(he road for tlie first time in
several years when the musical
group made the trip to Salis- ■
bury last Saturday ni?ht tor the
grid battle with Catawba.
The trip was made in full
itrenglh, with the bar.d mem
bers travelling by chartered
I.US, and it proved a real thrill
for tj;e present generation of
Elon students to see the col
lege thus represented for the
first time during their college
years.
Res^.lendent in its white and Yirjrinia Jerneijail
gold uniforms, the Elon band " ™ '
made a fine appearance on the
field, and its presence added ;
much to the spirit of the Hon j
supporters. Many fans from both i
Elon and Catawba were '.eard
to express pleasure that the
band was present and partici
pating in the half-time cere- ,
monies. I
Honiecoiuing Queen
Ruling as Homecoming Queen
over the festivities of the com
ing weekend on the Elon cam
pus will be Virginia Jernegaii.
a senior from Godwin. She will
be attended by Yvonne Buff,
a first-year student from Bur
lington, who will be maid-of-
llenor. The Queen and her chief
attendant were chosen by tlie
siudents in an eleotion held re
eentjy. Coronation ceremonies
v.ill be an outstanding feature
cf the Homecoming Ball in
.\Uimni Memorial Gymnasium
11 iday evening, with sponsors
for various campus orgainiza-
lirns as members of the royal
court. The royal group will also
I’c presen iDd at half-time of
the Saturday night football game
w'ith Western Carolina.
Many Old Grads Return
To Campus For Weekend
Yvoime Buff
IMaid-Of-Ilonor
In Biirli/igtoii....
Singing In ‘Passion Play
CO-EDITORS rSAMEI)
I'Oli SCIiOOI. PAPER
Laverne Brady, a senior from
Robbins, and Jan es Waugoner,
junior from Bu! li’.i'rioi
came co-editors ot the Maroon
and (iold with t :i>i issue, suc
ceeding to the post vacated by
the resignation of Tom Targett.
of Braintree. Mass., who has
edited he Campus newspaper
since the opening of school.
Targett was forced (o give up
his duties as cdiior-in-chief of
the paper becau' - of the pres
sure of his work in the college
bookstore. He will continue his
connection with the paper as
associate editor and will write
his regular column, "Bullets
In The Bull's Eyt.”
Miss Brady, o'le of the new
editors, has been active in m.iny
phases of cam;ius life since
coming to Elon. Waggoner, a
transfer junior, formerly edited
(he campus paper at Temple
College, f'hattan loga, Tenn.
Siveat W ill Be Presented
In Faculty Recital Series
The Elon College Music Depart- nno v.;'.’'. Alton Jones and cham-
ment v/ill inaugurate its 1953-1954 1music with Robert Huffstaier.
series of faculty recitals w*th thel 1952 he was awarded a
presentation of ^““^an, ,„„tract with the Yeung Artists’
Sweat, pianist, in Whitley Audi-1
torium at 8:30 o’clock on Thurs Concert Management and made
day evening, November 5th. These] several tours under its auspices,
recitals by members of the music.ms concert v/ork included both
faculty are an annual fea!,ure of
the crmp-js ent^‘5rta;"ment pro
gram.
Prof. Sweat, who is a native
:i".th, Miss., joined the facul- tribute to Prof. Sweat’s playing
Scicnti said of him that
sclo and ensemble assignments.
Silvio Scionti, the eminent com-
Doser ar.d critic, paid high
of C
ty of t'.ie Elon music department
last year, and since tl'.at time he
has gained hign acclaim froir^
music lovers of this vicinity for hi.=
ability as a pianist.
He had his undergraduate col
lege t.-aining at Vanderbilt Uni
versity and also studied at Ward-
Belmont and at the Memphis Col
lege of Mtisic. He later studied
an honorary scholarship stu-
:-!i;i;ty.
•‘fl? can play both sensitively and
brilliantly. He is mature ani at
’/'n'.e in every style.” Other critics
were equally hig'a in their piaise
of the work of the young artist.
The recital here next week re
presents part of the contribution
of the Elon Music Department to
as an noncrary scuuimomi-
dent at the Julliard School of .cultural entertainment m t.ie com-
rJuslc in New York City, where
he received the Bachelor of
and the Master of Mjsic
ScienCi
degrees.
While at Julliard lie studied pi-
munity. There is no admission
cliarge far these programs, and
neighboring communities are cor
dially invited to attend.
DUKE AMBASSADORS TO PL4Y FOR HOMECOMING BALL
, 'lusic for the annual Homeco
‘ ‘ evening, will be furn
Ir.-t spring for the Governor’s I
'’.nol'i, made its first appearance
great hit with the students. J
'■^ih the group. She is pictured renter in the picture.
-n’ Ball, which is scheduled fo ■ AV:
hed by tl'e Duke .Ambasadors. r pr
-1 last year and proved
;in Tew, cf Durham
Gi..ins,sium
d:;nce oand *''t p!iyed
which is s;:o.vn in the above
who was an TClon
: tu'lent la :t year, is vocalist
The Elon College Choir, which
las long ranked as one of the
op musical organizations in North
Carolina, is singing in the famous
P.lack Hills "Passion Play,” which
opened last night for a three-day
aland in the auditorium of the
\Valter Williams High School in
Burlington. Other performances
will be given tonight and Thurs
day night.
The college singers appear in
compositions of some of the
greatest masters, whose musical
works play an important part in
the presentation of the “Passion
Play." Both religious and non
secular compositions are fused to
form a unified musical back-
round for the famous Biblical
dramatization, which depicts the
last seven days of Christ on earth
in twenty two inspiring scenes.
The Black Hills version of the
famous play, which makes its only
North Carolina stop in Burling
ton under the auspices of Radio
Station WBBB, is an outgrowth
of a drama that had its origin in
1242, when it was first presented
by the Benedictine monks at the
Cappenberg Monastery at Luenen,
Westphalia, Germany.
The play was first brought to
the United States in 1932 by Josef
f.Ieier, who, aside from portraying
the part of Christus, is the pres
ent producer and director of the
Black Hills group, which ha.s
gained a world-wide reputation in
he past twenty years.
Meier, the seventli of his family
10 participate ui t.ie "Pa..; . .
Play," has been in the cast since
he was ten weeks old. He first
relayed the Christ child in the
iian.ger, later the 2-year-old yout'
n t!ie temple, then tiie role o.
11 im the Disciple, and finally t’.'-.-
role of Christus.
Tons of .scenery are used in the
iroiiiiction, necessitating use ot
.11 available stage space frpm th-
.'i f-it curtain to the back wall, anr
marvelous effects have been at-
sined through the use of modem
■’?.y methods and equipment, giv
ing an impressive atmosphere to
ii'.e greatest story ever told.”
PL'eserving in ancient beauty
and spendor the age-old story o:
Christ on the Cross, the produc
tion flows smoothly and withoul
lause between scenes for two anc
►one-half hours. This is accomp-
ished through effective use of a
itage within a stage, so that while
>ne scene is presented, another
cene is being readid.
Campm Groups Announce
Sponsors For Homecoming
Ingram, of
Serving as ladies of the court | Mini.sterial Assn.—Hazel Sherman,
f ^ 11 on s l^m. ccming Quet n
this weekend will be a bevy of
beautiful girls, who will appear
as sponsors for more than twenty
campus organizations in fe.stive
'!vents that are scheduled Friday
and Saturday.
Tlie sponsors, who will rcp'e-
sent dormitories and various cam
pus x)i ganizations, will attend the
queen and will be presented a', the
ot Oxford.
Elon Choir—Judith
Greensboro.
Alumni Association—Diane Mad
dox, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Day Students—Shirley Strange, of
Burlington.
North Dorm—Nanette Matchan, of
Charleston, S. C.
^outh Dorm—Janet Johnson, of
Hundreds of old grads will come
flocking back to the Elon campus
Ibis weekend for the annual Home-
coming Day observance which
promises to be the greatest event
i:f its kind in the history of the
I olh-.i'.
Several new features have been
Hided to the Homecoming pro-
■nam, which has been formulated
by a student committee, working
with the cooperation of Mrs. Scott
Boyd, alumni secretary. New fea
tures include a luncheon for for
mer Elon students who are now
iT.gagrd in school work and also
the presentation of sponsors for
the old classes at the Homecom-
Ball.
The festive weekend hits full
' swing Friday night with the
Homecoming Ball and will con-
(inie throughout Saturday, with
judging oi tho decorated dormi
tories on Saturday morning, the
lunc’ieori for alumni teachers at
1 o’ctork, a gigantic Elon parade
!!\rOugh Burlington and Gibson-
ville that afternoon, a pep meet
ing in Burlington and the Elon-
Western Carolina football game
on Saturday night.
The Duke Ambassadors, popu
lar dance band which played for
tl;e Governor s Inaugural Ball last
spring, returns to the Elon cam
pus to furnish music for the Home
coming dance, which will be mark
ed by the coronation of Virginia
Jernegan, senior girl from God
win, as the 1953 Homecoming
'?.'.;een. Her chief attendant will
be Yvonne Buff, first year student
coronation ceremony, to be iield
at intcrmi.ssion of the Homecom
ing Ball on Friday night. They will
also r'de in the parade Sati:-day
afternoon and will be presented
again at half-time of the football
game Saturday night.
Orgarj’zations pa.rtieipatij:g and
their .-ponsors include j
Horae Ec Club—Clara Sharpe of
Elon College. . . > '*
Frcncn Club—Lyndalu Ten Haut-
e’\ of Paw Paw, Mich.
Education Club—Barbara Carden,
of Burlington.
S C.A.—Lavenio Brady, of Rob
bins.
South Boston, Va.
East Dorm — Helen Craven, ofjuoni Burlington, serving as Maid-
Ramseur. of-Honor.
Carlton House—Peggy Miller, of
Fayetteville
Club House—Mary Wi.sseman, of
Greensboro.
"E” Men’s Club—Barbara Hughes,
of Fayetteville. '
Beta Chi Epsilon—Charlotte Paar,
of Tampa, Fla.
Alpha Pi Delta—Mr . Ke.l
of Elon Ccl'j'ge.
Kappa Psi Nu — Jane Lucs, of
Riverhead, N. Y,
Several hundred former Elon
students who are now tcache;’s or
administrators )\\ the public
schools, along with some who are
teaching in college, are expected
to attend the luncheon in the col
lege dining hall on Saturday and
most of them will remain for the_
football game on Saturday night.
There will be an informal social
lota Tau Kappa-Arlene Stafford,. hour and dance in the Student
of Burlmgton. ^ Union immediately after the foot-
fCont:nu“d Ci. Page Fourl ball game on Saturday night.
TROPHY IS OFFERED FOR BEST HOMECOMING FLOAT
.
■Tf^*
A tr. - *y to !:«“ prr-.riited for ti c ■!. t .- ling in the Elon Homecoming parade on Satur
day afterr 'cm was pi->viJed v ■ , v- h / t;:e Si rti'i Mu Sigma 'raternity. The Sigma -Mu Sigma
Uri>up, which is a c -'e iij'.e of the ^ io ionic Ordsr, is dedicated to campus service, and the
trophy was donated with the idea of ;tii ir‘.c! .i?‘ded i.itere.st in the Ilomecomiiy; activities. Jerry
Smyie, president of the fraternity, is .?iiov/n above presenting the trophy to Mrs. Scott Boyd, Elon s
alumni secre'ary.-^.ooking on wi'li approval aie Phil ?.lTim iloft) and Gary Sears fright), co-chair
men of the Honi'.coming committee.