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Turkey And Dressing To You All On Thanksgrivuig Day MAROON AND GOLD And A Grf>at liiR Win Over Guilford For The Elon Gridmeu VOLUME 33 ! LON MONDAY,NOVEMBER 23, Elon Choir Holds First Parents^ Day The Elon College Choir observ ed “Parent's Day” on Sunday, No vember 15th, with more than six ty parents of choir members vis iting the Elon campus to partici- pats in an all-day program. Friends of the choir in the col lege town also participated as -suDstitute parentji” for choir members whose homes were so far away as to prevent their fam ilies being present. The day-lona event got under way with a choir reheaisal at 9 o'clock, followed by a coffee hour for ihe visiting parents in the music listening room of Alamance Hall at 10 o'clock The guests then attended the legular Sunday morning worship services in 'Whitley Auditorium at 11 o'clock. The choir sang two anthems, Saint-Sanes’ “Praise Ye The Lord” and Handel’s “Thanks Be To Thee, O Lord.” There was eIso a solo by Harriett Talley, of South Boston, Va., of ‘Prayer ' by Korntz. re than 150 persons, includ ing choir members and guests, en joyed a picnic dinner on the South Campus at 12:30 o'clock, I and then the Choir presented an informal student concert in Whit- iley Auditorium at 2 o’clock. Student soloists in the concert 'program included Nanette Match- an. Charleston, S. C.; Gwen Coy- ner, Burlir?ton; Judith Chard- ttick. Bedford, Mass.; Judith In gram. Greensboro; Donald McDan iel. Fay: Harriett Talley, South Boston, Va.; Mary Sue Colclough, Elon College; Jerry Lowder, Burl ington: Jerry Smyre, Greensboro; Shirley Cox. Elon Colege; Helen Craven, Ramseur; Lacy Fogleman, Greensboro; and Ronnie Black, Burlington. The day’s programs were car ried out under the direction of Prof. John Westmoreland, but plans for the “Parent’s Day” ob servance were laid by a student committee, headed by Mary Sue Colclough, of Elon College, as 'chairman, and the plans were su- pen'ised by Phillip Mann, choir president, of Cypress Chapel. Va. m3* I m I / Ir J / NUMBER 5 Thanksfrivitip^. .. And Reinemhrance! f l\hen gathered round the festive board,. For blessing home and country too, ’Midst comforts of the modern day. Let’s think of blessings we have known Midst warmth and plenty, peace and love. For e’en those blessings gone before. Recall those Pilgrims in the snow; As friends al)out us we can sec Which Pilgrim forebears had and knew, Where, spite the hardships, they could say. And lift our hearts to Heaven s throne Who thanked ti e Lord in days of yore. “We thank Thee, Lord, and love thee so.” To voice aloud a fervent plea Remember we must thank the Lord For Blessings sent for Heav'n above. “Lord God Of Hosts, Be With Us Yet, Lest We Forget, Lest We Forget.” Appeal To Day Students For Active Campus Life Urging the many day students now attending Elon College to take a more active part in the ac tivities on the campus, one of their own number this week urg ed in particular that -the commut ing students at least become ac tive in their own Day Student Or ganization and make it an influ- «ntial group in the life of the col lege. The appeal, as submitted, follows; ^ Day Students of Elon CoUege, On this the 23rd day of November, M. AND G. IS EARLY for THANKSGIVING lol^wing a policy set in pre- '*ous years, the Maroon and f'Old is being issued under a Monday dateline this week, two ^3j's earlier than usual, in or- , that members of the student fcody nay be sure to get their Psper before leaving for the ■ thanksgiving holidays. Tje earlier publication date means that members of the I'laroon and Gold staff will have the rush of paper work finished time to apply their attentions tp examinations. Therefore, the e'l'.nrlal staff presents the paper 1 t'-^ay with the heartiest wish es to all for a very pleasant Thanksgiving. Thanks ^ivinfj^ Marks End Of Quarter Tlic Thank.sgiving holidays the last of tills week mark a change of term for Elon College, and they mean, too. tliat more tlian six hundred students and the mem bers of the facull* will take a break from the normal routine of scholastic life on the cani)>us. Tliis first holiday season of the 1953-54 school year opens official ly at high noon on Wednesday, and everybody will liave a break of four and one-lialf days before reg ular cla.ss schedules get underway again at 8 o'clock next Monday morning, November 30tli. The fall quarter exams got un der way this morning, and some few lucky students will complete ;:ll their tests by Tuesday after noon, whicli will enable them to leave at this lime and thus get an extra day of vacation. All stu dents with 8 o'clock how ever, look forward to finishing up Wednesday morning. Most of tlie students and many of the faculty will get away from Ihe campus for the holiday per iod, many going to their homes for the traditional Tlianksgiving observance, while others will go to football games or otiier places of amusement. The annual Elon-Guilford foot ball game, which has been a Thank.suiving Day feature for many years, will be played this year on the campus of Guilford College on Thursday afternoon, any many students and alumni in this area will plan to see that con test. In recent years the game has been played in either Greensboro, Burlington or Reidsville. It is now one quarter down and I wo to go on the present school year, and the stage is all set for the beginning of the winter term with its new courses for both stu dents and faculty. Most of the students have already registered, but a few late registrants will v/ait until next week to sign up tor courses and pay the penalty for late registration. As Exams Gel Underway Honor System Is Subject Of Concern I make an open challenge to you. The challenge ... to take an ac tive part in “your” Day Studeat Organization. “You probably are taken aback v/hen I use the term ‘your” Day Student Organization, but all daj* students are a part of it. whether they take an active interest in it or not. This organization came about a.s a result of much hard worK. being formed by those now grad uated to give day students a means to work for day student interests. Today the Day Student Organi zation is at its lowest point, for out of three hundred sudents eli gible for active membership, not more than fifty take 3«;' part at all. During Homecomrng Week, v'hen the Day Student float was being prepared, there were only a few who did anything at alf In cidentally, the trophy was won by the Day Student Organization. This organization of “yours” andi ‘ ours” could be one of the most. important on the campus if all would take part in its work. You only go through college once, so why not make the most of it by taking part in activities open to you. Certainly there is; more to be obtained from college than from books alone, and your' Day Student Organization is a door to opportunity. I challenge you to make the most of it. —A DAY STUDENT. On the eve of Fall Quarter Ex aminations and following up the recent discussion of the honiof code in the Student Legislature, the campus Honor System has been the subject of concern on the part of both students and faculty. Each group realizes the part the Honor System plays in func tioning of student government at Elon, and both student leaders and faculty are anxious that the Honor System itself function to the fullest. It was in this spirit that the Student Honor Council recently addressed a formal reque.'^t to the faculty in regard to tests and ex aminations. The message follows ‘Under the heading of Respon- :-ibility of Teachers in the Student liandbook, it is stated that in the event of a violation of the Honor Code, the case shall be submit- 1 :d to the Honor Council, and the Honor Council requests that this be done. “The Honor Council also re quests that no students shall leave uiass during an hour test, but dur ing an examination a student may oe excu.sed. Students may be al lowed to question the professor in a separate room. The Honor Council also urges that students be separated whenever possible. fand if necessary another room may be used. 'The Honor Council further- nore requests that _the Honor Pledge be signed on every test ad ministered. and that all text books and note books be left out of classrooms during tests, and mem bers of the Honor Council will ap preciate faculty support on these requests." This request from the Honor Council was also followed up by a directive message from the of- tice of the dean to faculty ihem- I’ers in regard to precautions and practices in administering tests ind examinations. GUEST SINGERS WILL RETURN TO ELON CAMPUS MISS LILLIAN CHOOKASIAN Already known to music lov ers of Elon CoUege and vicin ity, two Middle Western concert artists will return to the cam- PU.S this year for solo roles in the Elon Choir’s twenty-first an nual rendition of Handel’s “Mes siah.” The two returning Sing ers are Miss Lillian Chookasian, left, of Chicago, III., who will be singing the contralto role for the second time, and Harold Haugh, right, of the University of Michigan, who will appear as tenor soloist for the fourth suc- ces.sive year. Both of the sing ers have gained wide acclaim from Mid-Western audiences, and both are remembered with favor by those who heard them here in previou.s years. HAROLD HUGH College Choir To Offer ‘Messiah’ December 7th The Elon Choir will present its twenty-first annual performance of Handel’s brilliant oratorio, ■‘The Messiah,” in Whitley Audi torium here on Sunday evening, December 6th. Three outstanding concert sing ers will join a member of the Elon music faculty as guest solo ists in the annual program. The presentation has attracted over flow crowds to Whitley Ajd^itor- ium for the past several years. Miss Lillian Chookasian, of Chi cago, 111., will join witli Miss Eliz abeth Nelms, of Elon College, in two of the solo roles. Mi.ss Chook- .isian will sing the contralto solos, while Mi.ss Nelms will sing the soprano solos. This will mark Miss Chookasian's second appearance with the Elon Choir in “The Me.s- siah,” while Miss Nelms will be making her first appearance this year. Also appearing as soloists with the chorus will be Harold Haugh, tenor from the University of Mich igan, who will be singing at Elon tor the fourth consecutive sfea- jn; and Walter Vassar, bass ar tist from Greensboro, who is al ready a familiar figure to music lovers of this section of the state. Prof. Fletcher Moore, on leave from the Elon College music fac ulty for advanced study at Col umbia, will retuiVi to the campus to accompany the soloists and cho rus at the organ. Prof. John Westmoreland, who will direct the program, states that the Choir will hold its annual ‘ Messiah” banquet on Saturday night, December 5th, when Dr. Howard Murphy, head of the Mu sic Theory Department at Colum bia University, will be chief speak er, More than 100 Choir alumni are expected to return for this banquet and to sing in the annual program. FALL TERM EXAMS ARE IN PROGRESS Final exanLS for the Fall Qtiarter get underway this morning and continue tlirough Wednesday at noon, according to the schedule compiled and announced by Dean J. E. Danicl- ey. A switch in schedule places 8 o’clock class eyim.s last this term instead of the 11:30 class (xam.s, which have been last for several years. The test-s on orientation cours es will be given at 8 o’clock this morning, followed by all freshman English classes at 9:30 o’clock. Exams for 11:30 class es are scheduled at 2 o’clock this afternoon. All 10:30 class es have exams tomorrow morn ing, 9 o’clock classes tomorrow afternoon and 8 o'clock classes Wednesday morning.
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