The Cage Season
Has Bieen
Truly "Woiidertul
MAROON AND GOLD
May The Baseball
Campaifcn
Be‘Equally As Good
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1956
NUMBER H
Choir Returns To Campus After Northern Trip
Dean’s List Is Announced
For Past Winter Quarter
legislature
Deliberates
Varied Bills
Many and varied were the re
solutions and bills which were pre
sented for the consideratioa of
the Student Legislature at its
most recent meeting, including
erasure of lines in the legislative
journal, conflicting ideas of park
ing rules, possibility of . a bi-cam
eral legislature, filling of legisla
tive vacancies and proposed
changes in the system of nomi
nating student officials.
The first nfw bill proposed for
the legislators’ consideration was
a bill introduced by Robert Orr
to provide a committee to study
the possibility of a bi-cameral leg
islative body. It was brought out
that such would necessitate con
stitutional changes. The bill was
passed.
Another bill, introduced by Ter
ry Emerson, was to provide for a
special election to fill vacancies,
such election to be held within
two weeks of the time such va
cancy occurs. It would also au
thorize the president of a group
needing a replacement to appoint
a temporary representative. This,
bill also passed.
The final new bill of the day
pertained to the present system
of nomiiiations for various offices
of the student governemtn and an
amendrnent to the bill would pro
vide for elimination of nomina
tions in the Student Chapel As
sembly except for members of the
Honor Council. The legislature
went into a committee of the
whole to consider the bill, which
was passed in its amended form.
Of interest was the announce
ment by Ashburn Kirby that a
telephone had finally been install
ed iii the South Dormitory
CHOIR IS PICTURED IN CONCERT AP BURLINGTON
Elon Church
Plans Drive
For Building
The Elon College Community
Church, which serves both the col
lege students and faculty and the
townspeople, is launching within
the next week an intensive fund
raising drive with the purpose of
erecting a new church building
adjacent to the campus. The goal
of the drive is to raise'$80,000 tor
the new church plant.
The campaign will get underway
next Monday night, March 19th,
with a series of instructional
meetings for the church mem
bers, the instruction being aimed
especially at members who will be
solicitors in an every-member
canvass scheduled for Sunday,
March 25tH.
Curtis R. Schumacher, of New
York City, an outstanding Congre
gational Christian lay worker, who
director of the Department of
*Church Finance Advisory Service
■for the Church’s Board of Home
Missions, will be in Elon College
all next week. He will serve first
as Instructor for the members
and will also direct the fund-rais
ing canvass.
This advisory service for
chnrehes who are seeking’ funds
Was inaugurated ' in 1948 by the
Home., Missions Board, and the
service has been much in demand
in all parts of the country
There were one hundred thirty-
eight Elon students who had honor
grades on all subjects during the
Winter Quarter, which came to
a close the first Friday in March.
Their names are included on the
new Dean’s List, which has just
been released from the office of
Dr. J. E. Danieley,
Those on the “A” honor roll,
listed in alphabetical order, in
cluded Robert Baxter, Gwen Beck.
Shelby Bennett, Janie Burch, Wal
lace Butler, William Carter, John
Cox, Sadie Dickerson. Peggy Dor-
sett, Carolyn Duncan, Terry Emer
son, Steve Gibson, Mary Jane Haw
kins, Patricia Hogan, Kenneth
Lambert,
■ Patricia Martin, Nanette Match-
an, Janis Mateer, Dwight Moore.
Frank Pattishail, Ann . Puckett,
Margaret Recoulley, Joseph Ryals,
Mary Ann Smith, Ronald Somers,
Beverly Stockard, Marie Tomlin
son, Michael Tuniclifft, Phyllis
Wallace, Dorothy Ward and Louis
Wilkins.
Those who had no grade lower
than “B” included Carolyn Aber
nathy, George Aldridge, Howard
Arnold, Jo Ann Atkins, Ferrell
Austin, Cecil Bailey, Nancy Bain,
Gurney Baines, Larry Barnes, Jim
my Bell, George Benolken, Rob
ert Bergman, Richard Brasher,
Golda Brady, Edward Brown,
Jimmy Calhoun,
Phil Carter, Charles Cassell,
Pat Chandler, Hugh City, Anita
Cleapor, Jean Coghill, Pat Cog-
hill, Shirley Cox, James Daniel.
Donald DeSarro, Thomas Dixon,
Rebecca Dodson, Clark Doffle
myer, Kenneth Dudley, Lucille
Edwards, Michael Fargis,
Betty Fogleman, Henry Fogle-
man, Curtis Fretwell, John Gar
ner, John Harden, Harold Har
ris, Thomas Hawthorne, James
Henry, Troy Holt, Robert Hult-
man, Alice Hunt, Wallace Jerni-
gan, Betsy Johnson, Dan Johnson,
Gaye Johnson, Clyde Johnson,
Neil Johnson.
Willis Jones, Bill Joyce, Ben
Kendall, Guy Lambert, Kenneth
Langley, William Lasley, Nancy
Lemons, Fred Lloyd, Judith Long
est, Robert Lowe, Paula Loy, Ger
trude McEwen, Leslie McEwen,
Tracy Maness, A. J. Martin, Mer-
yle Mauldin, Jerry Moize, Zane
Moore, James Mullins, Edgar
Singing Group Appeared
In Churi'hes And Schools
The Elon College Choir is pictured above in the midst of its concert at Burlmgton’s First Con
gregational Christian Church. The appearance at the Burlington church. . which occurred on tr.day
night March 2nd, was the initial one of nine church programs which the Choir presented during
its annual northern tour. The singers, instead of wearing their traditional choir robes in the tour
programs, appeared with the boys wearing tuxedos and the girls vcaring^identKa^ evening gowns.
Busted Bus And Ditto Zipper Fail
To Mar Pleasures Of Choir Jaunt
Not even a broken-down bus nor
a broken zipper could mar for
long the tun that characterized
the eighth annual northern tour
of the Elon Choir, a jaunt which
got underway on Saturday after
noon, March 3rd, and came to an
end last» Sundays night, March
11th.
Of course the bus break-down
—it should be plural, for there
were two of them—did bring
groans of dismay from some of the
thirty-four singers who warhled
their way to New York, but most
of the group took advantage of
the delay or delays to get in some
much-needed shut-eye. And, too,
one of the break-downs came right
in front of the home of one of the
choir members, and that was ex
cuse enough for a visit with the
home folks.
Then there was that little mat
ter of the busted zipper — that
[ could have been disastrous — just
las one of the girls had started
i'llo the church for one of the
I programs. A quick grab with both
I hands saved the poor girl from
[complete embarrassment, and
Prof. Westmoreland proved to be
a splendid tailor, or seamster, or
whatever it is.
The trip got started in fine
style, with plenty of candy and
cake for everyone, thanks to kind;
friends, and only a shower of rain
marred the trip to South Boston, i
where two old maids got the thrill
of their lives in playing hostesses,
for two of Elon’s better looking
boys. There was quite a party,
too. after the program, given by
the aunt of one of the singers.
A late arrival at Newport News
left time only for a quick snack
at a “drive-in,” and the two wait
resses almost fainted in the rush.
A lost coat and lost pocketbook
meant lost time, but both were
found; it looked at one time like
the Choir's Romeo might stay at
one of the high schools in his quest
(or a teen-age Juliet.
’Twas a rough ferry ride at
Norfolk, and some folks were not
the beet of sailors, but not even
the rain could keep some parties
off the deck. It was cold in Mary
land, too, with a temperature drop
of 30 degrees, but that hot time
in lil’ old New York made up
for it all.
New York! Words fail. Taft Ho
tel. Crowded but fun. Who want
ed to sleep anyway? Prof. Moore
made a wonderful guide, and it
was lotsa fun seeing old friends
like Wayne Moore, Jerry Lowder
Judy Ingram, Laverne Brady and
Claire Cox. Some party, believe
us! Plenty o’ sights, including the
“Cat On A Hot Tin Hoof.” Shop
ping and seeing, but no sleep. Back
home, and everybody says “Wo-o-
o-onderful!”
Murray,
Alton Myers, Joyce Myers,
Richard McCarthy, James Ms-
Pherson, George Nall, Chuck Oak
ley, Carol Page, Dalton Parker,
Margaret Patillo, Polly Payne,
Raeford Roberts, Rex Roberts,
Marquita Robertson, Bobby Rob
ertson, Richard Routh, James
Sears, OlUe Seawell, John Sharpe,
Linda Simpson, Joseph Smith,
Larry Smith, Mary Wade Smith,
Curtis Stadler, Ann Stoddard
Shirley Strange, Otis Stultz, Mar
jorie Sutton, Rex Thomas, Mary
Ann Thomas, BetheL Trent, Mar
tha Walker, Mary Frances War
ren, Faye Waynick, Gladys Whit-
teniqn, Ann Wilson, Bernard With
erspoon, Joyce Yancey and Violet
Zarou. 1
Student Actors Please With Three
Showings Of Great Mystery Drama
Inaugurate Love
For New Office
Jackie Love, of BurUngton, is
now the Deputy Secretary-Trea-
surer for the Elon College Stu
dent Government. This post is
a new one, set up by the legis
lature to relieve the reeular sec-
retary-treasurer of the pressure
The new ofttclal was formal
ly inaugurated and assumed her
duties at a special session of
the Student Legislature. The
oath was administered by Pat
Chandler, chief justice of the
Student Council.
By PROF. JOHN F. WEST
t
(Guest Critic)
The Elon College Players gave
hree creditable and entertaining
lerformancei last Thursday, Fri-
lay and Saturday night in Mooney
Chapel, when they presented as
their third show of the year Fred
erick Knott’s detective thriller,
“Dial M For Murder.”
In reviewing most mystery
plays, one must be careful not to
reveal clues and parts of the plot
that would spoil later perform
ances, and Prof. Melvin E. Woo
ten’s latest drama is no exception.
Now, since the show is over, it
is safe to disclose that the vil-
lian, Tony Wendice, is a suave re
tired tennis champion, who has
married one of his fans for her
money. Ironically, his wife, Mar
go, learns to love him only after
a brief interlude with Max Halli-
day. and American writer of TV
mysteries who is visiting in Lon
don, the city which offers the set
ting for the play
When Halliday returns to the
United States, he and Margo Wen
dice correspond briefly, though
she breaks off this communication
eventually and burns all of his let
ters but one, an especially mean
ingful one. This all takes place be
fore the play opens and is reveal
ed in dialogue flash-backs
Th^ plot for “Dial M For Mur
der” revolves around this letter,
which has mysteriously disappear-
rd along with Margo’s handbag at
a railroad station Other impor
tant clues are two blackmail let
ters, a house key and a blue bag
containing a considerable amount
of money.
Norman Riddle played the part
of the TV writer convincingly and
naturally figured in the apprehen
sion of the villain in the climax
of the play. Ann Stoddard was
Margo Wendice, looking the part
of the sophisticated though some
what naive wife and acting it well.
Roger Rush, who gained plaudits
tor earlier comedy roies, out-dld
all his previous performances in
playing the part of a stream-lined
Peter Lorre.
The other characters were Cap
tain Lesgate, played well by Cur
tis Young, the necessary and de-
"serving victim of an Intrigue that
back-fired; Inspector Hubbard
performed professionally by Bill
Watson, a persistent detective whc
was wiser than his brusknesj
would indicate; and another detec
tive, played by Prof. Clyde Mc-
Cants, who appeared as more than
just a disembodied voice just be
fore the final curtain when a high
ly climactic ending brought the
viewers erect in their seats with
gasps of surprise and loud bursts
of applause.
Prof. Wooten managed to keep
his play entertaining, even in the
opening scenes, when the situa
tion developed through an over
plus of conversation with little ac
tion. The murder scene itself was
realistic to a horrifying degree,
and the conclusion was logical,
evolving from clues the audience
.should have discovered and did
not; and one was left with the
pleasing conviction that crime
does not pay — except for those
who want an evening of excellent
entertainment) watching a good
murder mystery.
The Elon College Choir retiirn-
ed to the campus on Sunday night,
bringing to a successful conclu
sion the group’s eighth annual
northtrn tour. The singers appear
ed in no less than twelve con
certs in churches and scliools dur
ing the trip, which carried them
as far north as New York City.
The tour itinerary got underway
on Friday evening, March 2nd,
when the Choir sang for the “home
folks” in a program at Burling
ton’s First Congregational Chris
tian Church. The prograni proved
to be well received and an aus
picious start for the tour.
The singing group, wlrich in
cluded thirty-four students, was
accompanied by Prof. John West
moreland, director, and Prof.
Fletcher Moore, accompanist. It
hit tho open road by bus on Sat
urday afternoon, March 3rd. and
moved to South Boston tliat night
lor the first road appearance at
Center Congregational Chrlalian
Church.
An early Sunday morning jump
was made to Richmond, were the
group sang at 11 o’clock in the
morning, and then on to Newport
News, Va., where a Second con
cert was presented at 8 o’clock
Sunday night. In each instance
the appearance were in Congre
gational Christian churches.
There were three other eastern
V'irginia concerts, one at Holy
Neck Church near Holland, Va.,
on Monday night; one at Cypress
Chapel Church near Suffolk, Va.,
on Tuesday night; and third at the
Franklin Church at Franklin, Va.,
on Wednesday night. The students
were entertained in the homes of
the various communities where the
concerts were presented.
A speciel feature of these three
days included day-time programs
at the high schools in Suffolk,
Holland and Frankhn, and in each
case the Elon singers were re-
ceived with enthusiasm by the
high school students.
A long jump on Thursday car
ried the choir to Havre de Grace.
Md., where there was a program
at Webster Community Church on
Thursday night.
It was on to New York City
early Friday morning, and there
were two days and two nights for
sight-seeing and amusement on
the part of the students. This fun
came to an end. late Saturday
night, and an all-day ride Sun
day brought the singers to Dan
ville, Va., for a final concert at
Moseley Memorial Methodist
Church this past Sunday evening.
The return to the campus came
immediately after the Danville
program.
'‘Last Words’"
To Be Sun^
Sunday Ni^ht
The Elon College Choir, which
has presented ‘'The Seven Last
Words Of Christ'’ during the East
er season for the past nine years,
wil offer its tenth annual rendi
tion of the famous Cantata in
Whitley Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock
net Sunday night. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
In announcing the presentation
for this weekend. Prof. John West
moreland pointed out that the
Dubois masterpiece is being of
fered this year in observance of
Passion Sunday! somewhat earlier
than its usual Easter date. The
cantata has long been an outstand
ing Lenten feature in this area,
and capacity crowds have heard
it in recent years.
Many niusic lovers hear the pro
gram year after year, and those
who have heard always look with
anticipation to the highly drama
tic climax. In which the singing
of the seventh and last "Word”
is followed by an organ interlude
and the formation by the choir
of a lighted cross in the darkened
auditorium.
The program Sunday night will
be presented once more under
the direction of Prof. John West
moreland, with Prof. Fletcher
Moore at the organ. Solo roles
will be by student singers.
The student soloists who will
sing Sunday night include Mary
Anne Thomas, of Greensboro,
Golda Brady, of Ramseur, Har
riett Talley, of South Boston, Va.,
and Laura Seamon, of Hender
son, sopranos; Jerry Smyre, of
Greensboro, and Jerry Batchelor,
of Wilson, tenors; and Donald Mc
Daniel, of Fayetteville, Tommy
McDonald, of Greensboro, and Bil
ly Ginn, of Mount Pleasant, S. C.,
baritones.
EuroIIiiienl High
For New Term
The enrollment for the new
Spring Term, like that for the
two previous terms this year,
represents a rcord for Elon Col
lege. A brief report from the
office .of Miss Hazel Walker,
rtgistrar, Indicates that the num
ber of students In school this
spring lacks only five of being
equal to the number enrolled
during the winter.
in reporting on the new quar
ter, Miss WalMer stated that 60
new students were rerlstctred
this spring. Including 11 who
were here in the fall, 15 who
were here In former years, 17
transfers, 14 new students and
3 specials. There were 65 stu-
dnts who did not return who
wefe here during the winter.
Included Hn that group were
eight who completed griiduatlon
requirements at the close of past
term.
Dr. Emerson
To Address
Cliem Club
Dr. Fred W. Emerson, director
of botany at the Carolina Biolo
gical Supply Company, will ad
dress the Elon College Chemistry
Club at its March meeting, which
is set for 8 o'clock tonight in the
lecture hall of the Duke Science
Building. The speaker for the ev
ening was announced by Jimmy
Bell, club president.
Dr. Emerson, a graduate of
Earlham College, received the M.
S. and Ph. D. degrees from the
University of Chicago. He has
taught in Indiana, Kansas and
Iowa and was for twenty-one
years head of the Department of
Biology at New Mexico Highlands
University. He is a member of the
Botanical Society and the Ecolo
gical Society and was long active
in the New Mexico Academy of
Science.
Included in Dr. Emerson’s ex
tensive research activities have
been studies of the subterranean
organs of bog plants, the origin
of mesophyl, and the vegetation
of the white sands. His writings
include a standard college text
book in biology.
The Chemistry Club Is com
posed of chemistry majors, but it
is pointed out that any students
or others on the campus who may
be interested are invited to hear
Dr. Emerson's address tonight.