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JERRY LOWDER
SHERRILE HALL
I.Ol’ISE McLEOD
JERRY SMYRE
MAROON AND GOLD
VOLUME 34
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1954
M .MBEK
New Dorms And Dining Hall Are Assured
Church Groups To Raise
Funds For Elon Buildin«
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J, C. DISHER
SUE MOORE
The North Carolina-Virginia Con
ference of Congregational Christ-
'an churches, in its annual session
lield in Greensboro last Tuesday,
voted to join with other confer
ences in the Southern Convention
in a plan that will mean increased
church support for Elon College
and it building and expansion pro
gram.
The plan, which had previously
received the approval of three of
the five Conferences in the South
ern Convention, calls for the Con
gregational Christian churches of
North Carolina and Virginia to
raise $300.00 toward the construc
tion of the two new dormitories on
the Elon campus.
The plan provides that the
churches in the North Carolina-
Virginia Conference, the Eastern
North Carolina Conftrence and the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence are to raise $150,000 toward
the construction of Carolina Hall,
a dormitory for b»ys.
It aso provides that churches of
the Eastern Virginia Conference
and the Virginia Valley-Central
Conference will raise another
$150,000, to be applied on tht con
struction of Virginia Hall, a dorm
itory for boys. Immediate construc
tion of the two dormitories, along
with a new dining hall, has already
been made certain when the fed
eral Housing and Home Financing
Agency approved 3 $675,000 loan
to Elon College for the purpose
Tht church funds, as they are
raised, are to apply on the liqui
dation of that loan.
The church campaign to raise
the $300,000 toward the building
program is part of the long-range
S2.500.00 fund - raising drive,
which has been in progress for
several years. This long-range
campaign has already resulted in
the erection of a new gymnasium,
a new power plant, and a number
of faculty homes and apartments
on the Elon campus.
Several hundred ministers and
layment of the Congregational
Christian churches in this area
were in attendance at yesterday’s
meeting in Greensboro. Similar
resolutions .had already been
passed by the Eastern North Caro
lina. Western North Carolina and
Eastern Virginia groups. Only
group remaining to voice its ap
proval is the Virginia Valley-Cen-
tral Conference, which is to be
approached immediately through
its officers.
HONOR COUNCIL,
RULES LISTED
Since this issue of Maroon and ’
Gold appears during Fall Quarter I
examinations, the Honor Council
has requested publication of the
following rules pertaining to the
Elon Honor System.
1. Any violation of the Honor
Code or Campus Code may be re
ported to any member of the
Honor Council, the Dean of Men.j
the Dean of Women, or the Dean
of the College.
2. The chairmen of the Honor
Council shall notify the accused
of the charge and the time of the
hearing. The accused has the
privilege of requesting assistance
in his defense from any member
of the student body who is not a
member of either the Student
Council or the Honor Council. The
Council shall inform the accused
of his rights guaranteed under
this section at the time he is
notified of the offense charged
against him.
3. At the meeting of the Honor
Council, the evidence should be
reported by the accuser or a
[representative of the accuser, who
may be a member of the student
body or the faculty. According to
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Federal Loan To Provide
Fluids For New Buildings
Two new dormitories and a new
dining hall were assured for the
Elon College campus when Presi
dent Leon E. Smith received con
firmation from Washington some
days ago that the f ederal Housing
and Home Financing Agency had
approved a $675,000 loan to Elon
for the expansion of housing facil
ities on the Elon campus.
Tht notice of approval came to
President Smith in a telegram
from Congressman Carl T. Dur
ham. The telegram read. "Advised
by the Housing and Home Financ
ing Agency of the approval of a
loan to Elon College at Elon Col
lege. N. C.. for $675,000, to be
used together with $50,000 of the
college’s own funds for the con
struction of a dormitory to house
approximately 123 men students
and a dormitory to house approxi
mately 80 women students."
In announcing the receipt of the
telegram from the North Carolina
i Sixth District Congressman, Dr.
[Smith stated that he had been in
negotiation with government au-
I thorities for the ipast ten or twelve
^nionths, hoping to secure ap-
Recent Elon Grad Author
Of Iiiterestinp^ New Book
Newest Elon author is Wilbur ^ tions which deal with Heaven,
S'. Crowder, an Elon graduate of,Purgatory and Hell,
the Class of 1951, now a research | Reviewers declare that the
chemist for Liggett and Myers'theme of the work is dealt with
Tobacco Company in Durham, who | in unusual style, giving an im-
hss just published an interesting I pression that the writing is some-
volume under the title of “Up To what other-worldly in its descrip-
Infinity.” tive passages and dialogue.
It is pointed out that there is
great difference in the speech of
Diomene. who is not mortal, and
that of Tom, who is extremely
mortal and aetually “earthy. At |
the end of the story, when Tom
makes his decision, the reader can-
Many of our holidays had their origins in ancient pagan rites, but there
is one day which is purely American—Thanksgiving Day. And, this one day is
set aside to give thanks for our long-standing heritage of liberty—that, too,
is purely American.
Let us then re-dedicate the day this year in the purest spirit of THA.XKS
GIVING! A free people, with dignity in their plenty and in their peace, should
and must pause to give thanks to God. from whom these blessings flow ....
proval of the loan referred to,in
Congressman Durham's message.
Dr. Smith also staled that addi
tional facts should be known, and
he explained that the new dormi
tory for girls is to house 80 stud
ents ai;d that West Dormitory,
houses girls at present, i.'^ to be
completely renovated and modern-
izea to house a minimum of 40
additional girls.
In addition to these accomoda
tions for girls and the new dormi
tory for boys, which is referred
to in Congressman Durham's tele
gram, there will also be erected a
modern dining hall, which will be
a two-story structure, with space
for banquets and a college social
hall on the second floor.
These three buildings and im
provements will cost more than
the $675,000 contained in the loan,
but President Smith stated that
the college will be prepared to
furnish the necessary additional
funds to complete and furnish the
new buildings.
William Henly Dietrick, of Ra
leigh, is the architect tor the pro
jected buildings, and he was re
quested some weeks ago to com
plete the plans and specifications
that will be necessary for bids.
Just as soon as such plans are
ready, the building operations will
begin.
All of the new buildings will be
erected on the present main cam
pus of Elon College, according t^
Dr. Smiths statement. Final lo
cation and staking of the position
for the three structures will be
done as soon as the architect’s
drawings are completed.
MARY Sl'E rOLCLOUGH
JAMES WAGGONER
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LOLS SCOTT
The book, described as some
thing odd and new in the way of
2 story, is called a provocative
Euide to the restoration of faith
ir God and Man. It is based upon
® highly moral tphilosophic-re-
I'gious code, and it is written with
Sreat clarity and beauty of lin- not help but admire him.
guistic expression. i
The reader is sometimes swept The Elon College Band made its
along by the sincerity and great lone trip of the 1954 football sea-
'trength of the author’s words,; son to Davidson and put on a fine
“fid a wonderfully active iraagi- show at the half-time. The band
f*ative sense is revealed in the sec- made the trip to Davidson by bus.
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Elon Choir Sin^rs ^Messioh'
In Whitley On December 5
The Elon Choir will pre.sent its
twenty-iiecond annual performance
of Handel’s brilliant oratorio, “The
Messiah,” in Whitley Auditorium
at 8:30 o'clock on Sunday evening,
December 5th.
Four outstanding concert artists
have been invited to appear with
the Choir as guest soloists in
the annual program, which will
be directed this year by Prof.
Lawrence Hedgpeth, who joined
the Elon music faculty for the
first time this year.
Miss Catherine AspenaU, so
prano, of New York City, a mem
ber of the voice faculty of Jul-
liard School of Music, known
throughout the eastern states for
oratorio appearances and her work
in radio and television, is one of
the soloists. Another is Miss Bea
trice Donlevy, contralto, of Ra
leigh, a faculty member at Mere
dith College, who has appeared
with the Elon Choir before.
Harold Haugh. tenor, member
of the voice faculty at the Uni
versity of Michigan, will sing here
for the fifth successive year; along
with Chester Watson, bass, of New
Vork City, who is a soloist at the
Marble Collegiate Church in New
York and a featured singer at the
Bethlehem Bach Festival. He has
appeared frequently with the Chi
cago, Cleveland. Buffalo and Pitts
burgh Symphonies.
Appearing in the chorus for the
annual Yule season program will
be approximately sixty-five mem
bers of the Elon Choir, and re
hearsal results indicate that the
^ 1954 presentation will be as im
pressive as those which have
thrilled audiences in the past.