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;4ichitecl’s Drawings Disclose Beauty Of New Buildings To Be Erected Soon On Eloii (lanipus The architect’s drawings of Klon's new dormitories and of the new dining hall (at bottAm of page) will give students an idea of the beauty of the new structures that are soon to be erected on the Elon anipus. At the left is the drawing of the Virginia Hall, new dormitory for won»-n, and at the right is the drawing of Carolina Hall, new dormitory for men. The new girl’s dorm, to be erected just north of West Dorm, is to house 80 girls, while the new boys’ dorm, to be erected near the northern campus wall and east of present North Dorm, is de signed to house 123 men. ’ E3 B T a P Here’s To The Best May Day Festival Ever Held MAROON AND GOLD Confusion And Defeat To The Fast ('arollna IMrates ELON COLLEGE, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1955 NUMBER 14 May Day Festival Is Set For Saturday Afternoon Story Of ‘Peter Pan’ Will F urnish Theme For Annual (Campus Pageant Mary Sue Colclough, senior girl from Elon College, BXE Group Honors Two At Re(*e|)tion The Beta Chi Epsilon Sorority, (■omposed of commercial students ,il Elon College, entertained at a fception in the parlors of West 'ormitory from 8 until 9:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, April 27th. paying tribute to one of their own umber and to one of the col lege's recent commercial gradu ates. each of whom has been chosen recently for outstanding community honors. The honorees were Miss Marion Lorimer. a member of the com mercial class of 1955, who was re cently named as “Miss Burling- on of 1955," and Mrs. Ernest Is- ley, Jr., a member of the com mercial. class of 1952, who was chosen by Western Electric Com- lany employees as their "Miss Hello Charley" for the current ;>ear. Dr, and Mrs. J. Earl Danieley greeted the guests at the door and directed them to the receiving line, where there were introduced by Jiss Jayne Jones, of Burlipgton. 0 a line that included Prof. Thom- is R. Fox, of Elon's business facul- y: Miss Lorimer, one of the honor- ees: Mrs. W. H. Lorimer, of Bur-, lington. mother of the honoree: ^Irs. Ernest Isley, Jr., of Burling ton, the other honoree: and Miss udy Clark, of Durham, Miss I^ouise Hughes, of Durham, and Miss Pat Chrismon, of Reidsville, officers of the sorority. The members of the sorority •hen directed the guests to the i faculty Parlor, where they were ■ greeted by Miss Joan Elder, ofj Burlington, and Miss Helen King, | exercises has been made by Presi- of Burlington, and were served 1 dent Leon E. Smith, who stated refreshments of frozen punch, nuts, that ‘he commencement program "lints and cookies Those assist-' cookies, inose assist gathering of the old grads on ng with the serving were Miss | May 28th. and will con- 'ackie 'Williamson, of Townsville, j elude with the graduation exer- 'hss Jane Williamson, of Burling-! cises on Monday morning. May on. and Miss Caro Stanfield, of 30th. -Burlington. ^ Scheduled to deliver the bacca- Amnncr *v, 1 » • ji laureate address to the graduating Among the special guests invited May 30th, or the reception were officials L Liston Pope, dean of the and office personnel of the West-^ Divinity School of Yale Univers ity. Dr. Pope has been a member of the Yale faculty since 1938 and, in addition to his duties as dean, also holds the position of Gilbert Stark Professor of Social Ethics. A native of North Carolina, Dr. Pope had his undergraduate train ing at Duke University, from which he received his A.B. degree in 1929 and the B.D. degree in 1932. He later received the Ph.D. from Yale in 1940, the S.T.D. from Boston University in 1950, the D.D. from Duke in 1951 and the L.H.D. from Coe College in 1953. An ordained clergyman of the (:()L(;l()U(;ii to ki:k;> as Kiors s oi may who will rule over the Elon May Day fes tivities on Saturday of this week, if pictured above. The 1955 may v^ueen. who is co-editor of this year's college yearbook, has been active in many student activities during her campus career and was chosen last fall for a place in the new edition of "Who's Who in American Colleges and Univers ities." She will be crowned as the climatic feature of the annual May Day program on the south campus Saturday afternoon. President Smith Names Speakers For ’55 Commencement Exercises Announcement of the speakers for Elon's 1955 commencement Electric Company, members the faculty and student body “f Elon College, and members of Burlington Junior Chamber Commerce. Phi Psi ai Exact date for the delivery of 1355 edition of the Phi Psi CU, •on College annual, has not b€en nnounced, but the editors of the •blication stated this week that ® printers had promised com- 'etion and delivery before th« of tse college year. and is the author of two books, one entitled “Millhands and Preach ers” and the other entitled "Lab or’s Relation to Church and Com munity." He is also a member of number of important national boards for religious and socialog- ical study. The baccalaureate sermon, which is seheduled for Sunday morning. May 29th, will be de- livel-ed by Dr. Rockwell H. Potter, dean emeritus of the Hartford Theological Seminary and honor ary minister of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, in Hart ford, Conn. He is a well known figure on the Elon campus, having appeared here numerous times asi a chapel speaker and as a speaker in Religious Emphasis Week pro grams. He is a former moderator of the National Council of Congre gational Churches and a former president of the American Board (Congregational) of Foreign Mis sions. Named as "Alumni Orator tor 1955" is Charles Cook Howell, an eminent attorney, of Jacksonville, Fla., who graduated from Elon Col lege with the Class of 1908. Long he recently removed to Florida to practice law with his two lawyer 'ons. His alumni address will feature banquet on Saturday eve ning, May 28th. Molierp Play To Be Given By Students Climaxing the campus theatrical season for 1954-55. the Elon Play ers wfll present Moliere's great [arce comedy, "The Imaginary In- v;ilid." in Whitley Auditoriuni on Friday and Saturday nights. May 13th and 14th. The play, which presents an hilarious lampoon of the medical profession, tells the story of a nan who imagines himself ill and Alio attempts to marry his daugh- er off to a doctor in order to ob tain free medical care. Because of its connection with he medical profession, tentative plans are underway at this time to invite Elon's medical alumni, of Ahom there are many in this im mediate area, to attend the play as special guests of the college. Complete plans for this project will be made public later. The cast will include Nanette Matchan, as Toinette; Mary Anne Thomas, as Angelique; Jan Wil liams, as Beline; Judy Clark, as Louison: Edward Robbins, as Pur- jon: William Turner, as Beralde; Stewart Cass, as Diafoirus; Mark Garrison, as Thomas: James How ard, as Fleurante; Tom Lewis, as Bonnefoi; Jerry Smyre, as Cleante; and William Walker, as Orgon. The play will be produced under he direction of Prof. Charles W. Cox, director of student dramatic activities on the Elon campus. As sistant to the director will be Re- lecca Stuckey. Rehearsals have been underway for several weeks, and the prtiduction is expected to be one of the highlights of the student entertainment program for this year. DIHKCIS PA(;KANr MOSELEY MISS LOUISE Kecilals Sclicdiiled By IVliisic Slii(lt*nls Dates have been set for five student music recitals within the next two weeks, according to an announcement from the office of Prof. Fletcher Moore, chairman of the Elon College music depart ment. Each of the recitals will be presented in Whitley Auditorium. The recitals will feature Mary Anne Thomas, of Greensboro, so prano, Friday, May 6th, at 8:15 o'clock: Jan Williams, soprano, and Vernon Joyner, pianist, in joii:t recital Sunday, .Maay 8th, at 4 o'clock: Shirley Cox, organist, Sunday, May 15th, at 4 o’clock; Jerry Lowder, pianist, Saturday, May 2lst, at 8:15 o'clock and Jud ith Chadwick, pianist, Monday, May 23rd, at 8:15 o'clock. MEW OF McEWEN iMEMOKIAL DINING HALL Congregational Church, he held] associated with the Atlantic Coast Sat« in a number of cities | Line Railway as a legal counsellor. Shown in an architect's drawing above is the new McEwen Mem'"''al Dining Hall, one of three new buildings to be erecte'd on the Elon campus. The new dining hall, which will be a two-story structure, is to be erected near the western edge of the campus. It wUl provide a modem dining hall on the first floor, while th ? second floor is to provide facil ties for banquets and student focial activities. Architecture of the new dining hall and the two new dormitories (pictured at top of page) will harmonize with the appearance of other buildings on the campus. The beautiful story of ‘‘Peter Pan" will lorni tlu' theme for the ;mnual Klon College .May Day lPageiii;l. which will be presented on the South Campus on Saturday rfternoon of this week, with Mary Sue Colclough to be crowned a> ! Queen of May in the climax of the ! observance. Ruling with her as king will be Charles Crews. 1 Chief attendants for the royal pair will be Peggy McKee, as maid-of-honor, with Luther Barnes 'aas her escort. Little Elizabeth I Anne Colclough, sister of the queen, will be flower girl; and Lee Williams, cousin of the queen, will be crown bearer. Other members of the May Court will be Peggy Miller Mich- aux, and Arlene Stafford as senior attendants, escorted by J. C. Disher und Stacy Johnson. Junior attend ants will be Jo Ann Wright and Shirley Cox escorted by Nick Theos, and Don Allen. Narrator for the pageant, which is to be staged as entertainment for the royal court, will be Tom Targett, who will announce the "Peter Pan" presentation. Among the features will be dance groups of Indians, pirates, fairies and elves, along with solo dances by the principal characters. In the title role of Peter Pan will be Jayne Jones, with Marion Lorimer as Tinker Bell, Kathleen McDonald as Captain Hook, Bar bara Carden as Wendy, Ann Puck- lett as Tick Tock, Jane Davis as John and Anita Cleapor as Mich ael. Members of the Pirate chorus will be Margaret Boland. Betty Garrett. Frances Knight, Yvonne Winstead, Miriam Guy, Carole Morrison, Martha Walker and Nancy Rogers, -while those in the elves chorus will be Betty Sue Am mons, Joe Ann Davis, Katrine Frye, Onita Frye, Kathy Lambert and Betty Hedgpeth. Dancing in the fairies chorus will be Shirley Strange, Gail Stratton, Rosalind Toney, Barbara Fairchild. Mary Sherrard and Ann Wilson; while the Indians choni.s will number Dot Keck, Jenny Keck, Jean Coghill, Sylvia Smith, Doris Gaddis, Polly Payne, Dot Mauldin and Ruth Lloyd. Indian squaws will be Shirley Womack, Anne Stoddard. Jane Elliott and Nancy Bain. The climatic dance will be the traditional winding of the May Pole, with two couples chosen from each of the above choruses. Director of the pageant will be Miss Louise Moseley, head of the women’s physical education de partment, with Margaret Patillo serving as student director. Ac companists for the choruses wlU be Mary Anne Thomas, Jackie Love and Nanette Matchan, «
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