founders^ Day Event Is Set For Campus Monday
viAl?S SPEAKER
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GOV. LUTHER HODGES
Let's Give Eton
Grads A Fine
Homecoming Day
North Carolina’s Governor Lu
ther Hodges will be the featured
speaker as Elon College observes
its annual “Founders’ Day" event
in an all-day program that is to
be held on the Eton campus next
Monday, October 15th. Tl j occa
sion will mark the sixty-,eventh
birthday of the college and the
compietion of more than three
score years of service to young
people of the So^-thland.
Plans for the Elon birthday cele
bration are complete, and Presi
dent Leon E. Smith has stated that
the day will be dedicated this year
to the college itself, to its past
growth and its future development.
In previous years the ‘‘Founders’
Day” programs have been dedicat
ed tor personalities, honoring in
dividuals for their service to the
college.
This 1956 “Founders’ Day” will
point up the story of Elon's growth,
to its greatly increased enroll-
Governor Hodges Will Be Speaker
As ]\Iillioii-Dollar Drive Is Opened
ment in recent years and to Tl\e
recent improvements in the col
lege buildings and campus facili
ties, and it will serve too as a time
for launching a new program of
growth and development in that
it is to mark the opening of a new
Million-Dollar Fund-Raising Cam-
paig’',.
First ev-er.t of ?ll-day ^>ro-
gram will be a meetin? of the col
lege's board of trustees in the of
fice of President Smith that nnrn-
iug, but the principal meeting of
the day is set for Whitley Audi
torium at 10:30 o'clock Monday
morning, when Governor Hodges
and other speakers will address
the assembled .s.tudents, faculty.
ulumni and friends of the college.
The program for that convoca
tion will open with an organ pre
lude and the playing of the Na
tional Anthem by Prof. Fletcher
M ore, followed by the invocation
by Dr. Wi't'jam T. Scott, superin-
teniert of the Southern Conven-
ti-^’i of Congregational Christian
Clvur.'hes, the organization under
whose BU:,picos the college has
operated since 1889. "
Appearing at this tmie as rei>-
resentatives of various organiza
tions and groups will be six speak
ers, each of whom will speak tlie
interest of their group in the pro
gress of Elon College.
These speakers and the groups
they represent will include Mar
tin Garren, of Greensboro, for the
Southern Convention; James F.
Darden, of Suffolk, Va., for the
Elon College Alumni Association;
Mills Godwin, of Suffolk, Va., for
the Elun Board of Trustees; Dr.
,Tohn Ribert Kernodl.^, of Burl-
in?t0!%. for the people of Alamance
Cv unty: ?«Iayor Paul Craig, ot Bur
lington, for the people of Burling
ton: and Charles Meyers, of
Greensboro, for indu:;try and the
gr-at foundations.
Hon. B. Everett Jordan, of Sax-
apahaw, member of the board of
trustees, will introduce Governor
Luther Hodges at that time as the
speaker ot the day. The governor
will keynote the program, which
i.« to signal a new .step forward far
Elon College.
All those attending the ‘‘Foun-
dors' Day” program will be guests
oi the college at a picnic luncheon,
which is to be served on the south-
we.st campus near the new Mc-
Ewon Memorial Dining Hall, and
immediately after the luncheon
the group will be conducted on
a tour of the Elon campus, which
will include visits to the Carlton
Library, Whitley Auditorium, the
Alamance Building, the Duke Sci
ence Buildiig, Mooney Building.
Carolina Hall, Virginia Hall and
the West Dormitory, now iii pro
cess of renovation.
At the conclusion of the cam
pus tour, there will be a tea in
the banquet rooms of the McEwen
Dining Hall, at which the wives
of the board of trustees and other
special guests will be honored.
PLANS MEET
MAROON AND GOLD
DR. LEON E. SMITH
And Let's Hand
Catawba \
Real Hot Reception
VOLU.ME 36
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10, 195«
NUMBER 2
Students Plan Annual Homecoming Observance October 20
Elon To Welcome FHA
Groups Here Saturday
THEY LEI) FRESH>L4N CL ASS AT ELON THIS YEAR
HOME EC LEADER
MRS. MARY BUTLER
‘Bid Ni»ht’
Re-Set For
November 10
The annual autumn “Bid Night”
for the four fraternities and tour
sororities, originally set for this
coming weekend, was postponed
until Saturday night, November
13th, by vote of the Pan-Hellenic
Council.
The postponement was decided
in view of the conflict with an
a*ay-from-home grid game with
Pfesbyterian this weekend. The
Dew date falls on the weekend of
the Lenoir Rhyne game. In an-
aouncing the new “Bid Night"
tiste, the Pan-Hellenic Council sta
ted that rush season will embrace
the two weeks just prior to the
new date. That will make nish sea
son begin on Monday, October 29.
Members of the Panf-Hellenic
Council include one representative
from each of the eight Greek-let-
ter social groups. AnK>ng them are
Joyce Myers, Beta Omicron -Beta;
faye Weaver, Delta Upsilon Kap-
PS; Marjorie Englebright. Pi Kap-
Pa Tau: Shirley Wotnack, Tau Ze-
Phi; Bob Blanchard,, Alpha Pi
Clark Dofflemyer, lota Tau
Kappa, Wayne Taylor, Kappa Psi
Nu; and Charles Faster. Sigma Phi
Beta. —
The same rules will regulate the
fusii season and “Bid Night” thatj
i'fevailed at the regular date.
AppFoximately eight hundred
high school girls, all ot them with
a major interest in home econo
mics, will be guests on the Elon
College campus on Saturday when i
the college Home Economic De
partment plays joint host with the
Elon College High School to a dis
trict rally of the Future Home
makers of America.
Mrs. Mary G. Butler, head of
the college’s home ec program, will
join with Mrs. Paul Everett, home
ec instructor at Elon College High
School, in directing the all-day
rally on the campus.
The rally is to draw delegations
from more than 60 high schooU
in six counties, according to the
local directors. Counties to be rep
resented include Alamance, Cas
well, Chatham, Guilford. Ran
dolph and Rockingham.
Interviewed in connection with
the event, Mrs. Everett, who is a
graduate of Elon College, stated
that the rally was held last year
at the Cobb Memorial High School
near Reidsville, with a total of 688
girls in attendance. She expects
about 800 girls and adult advisors
(o be present on Saturday.
The program for the all-day ses
sion will get underway with regis
tration of delegates, to be held at
the south entrance to the Whitley
Auditorium at 10 o clock Saturday
morning. The morning session will
include a report from the national
FHA convention, held this summer
in Chicago, and also a number of
skits to be presented by clubs.
These skits will illustrate the
steps necessary for an FHA mem
ber to progress through the three
degrees in the Future Homemaker
organization. These degrees, in or
der of rank, are Junior Home
maker, Chapter Homemaker and
State Homemaker.
There will be a picnic luncheon
served on Eton’s southwest cam
pus near the new dining hall at
noon on Saturday, to be foUowed
by an afternoon session that wiU
feature a fashion show of dresses
,nd other items of apparel '
Chief speakers for the occasion
include Mrs. Faye Coleman
Raleigh, state advisor for FHA
Chapters; and Miss Louise Lowe,
home economics instructor at Wo
man’s CoUege. Student representa
tives are also slated from Woman s
College and from Greensboro Col-
l6§0.
Officers of the host chapter at
Elon College High School are Pen
ny Fuqua, president; Della Vic
kers, vice president; Amy Litten,
-.ecreUry; and Brenda Marlette.
treasurer.
Old Grads Invited Back
To Elon For W eekend
William H. “Buddy” Touchberry, of Burlington, seated center in the above picture, is the
president ot the new Elon College freshman class and will lead the first-year class in its activities
this year. Recognized as an outstanding leader in his high schocl years at BurUngton’s Williams
High School, he was chosen freshman president at a recent class nr eeting held on campus. Other of
ficers of the fpsshman class, pictured left to right in the picture, are William Byrd, of Durham,
treasurer; Dale Barnwell, of Pleasant Grove, secretary; Margaret Honeycutt, of Durham, representa
tive to the Student Legislature; and Bob Skinner, of Suffolk, Va.. .vice pre-sidcnt.
Neic Actors And Student Director
To Feature ^Rainmaker’ Production
Many new actors and a new di
rector will characterize the Elon
'Players’ production of N, Richard
Nash’s “The Rainmaker." which
is to be presented in Mooney Cha
pel in November as the second
major production of the dramatic
group this year.
The new play will be directed
by WilUam Watson, of Sanford, an
Elon senior, who wiU have charge
of producing the great Bi-oadway
play as part of his requirements
for a major in dramatic arts. He
will, of course, have the advantage
of Prof. Melvin Wooten for con-
jultation and advice, but the re-
sponsibiUty for the success for
'The Rainmaker” will belong to
the Sanford senior.
Watson, who has starred in a
number of Elon Player producUoas
since his enrollment at Elon, will
interpret the play and wiU direct
the actors. He wiU also design the
settings and supervise their con
struction and will lead a campaign
to sell as many tickeU as poMible
outside the student body.
Aithougb the cMt f*r “The Bala-
maker" will contain a number oi
.seasoned and familiar actors, it|
will also list a number who are
new to the Players’ growing au
dience. Jerry Loy, of Graham, as
BUI Starbuck, the male lead, is
not new to the Elon stage, but
this will be his first appearance
since he returned this tall from
cwo years of military service.
Lloyd Farthing, of Mocksvilte, a
transfer from Appalachian, will ap-
oear for the first time on Mooney
stage as H. C. Currie; Sam White
of Pittsboro, is making lli« tww
to the Elon audience as File; and
Eddie Robbins of Greensboro, af
ter more than a year's absence
from f.ii-'i stage, will be seen a.s
Jim Curry.
Other characters in the new play
will feature actors who tiad major
roles in Player productions either
this year or last. Margaret Sharpe,
of Bear Creek, magnificent in her
port.rayal of ftegina in “Tlie Lit
tle Foxes," will have the female
lead as Liztle Curry; Prof. Clyie
McCants, EIm Ucultf member,
fresh irom triumphs in ■ II«fvcy
•ind "The Tempest,” wi.) .ean
a.': Noah Curry; and Bo Riddle, of
Burlington, seen in 'Dial M for
Murder,” will be Sheriff Thomas.
Tliose who have seen early rehear-
iiiLs of “The R.ainmaker" have
oredicted a choice bit of enter
tainment for the second week in
November.
The play itself is a romantic
comedy that has its setting at the
time of a paralyzing drought In the
West. Heroine of the show is a
girl who.se father and two brothers
jre worried as much about her
becoming an old maid as they are
about their dying cattle. The
truth is that Lizzie Curry is a
plain girl, and the brothers try
every possible scheme to marry
her off, but without success.
Nor is there any iign of relief
from tlie dry heat, and then sud
denly there appears out of no
where a picaresque character with
a mellifluous tongui? -and the most
grandiose notions a man could ima-
gihe. He is a rainmaker, and he
promisee U> bring rain, for $100.
(Continued On Page Four)
Despite tbs lack of a regular
ilumni secretary this year, pre
paration? are well underway f^rj
what can well become the big
gest “Homecoming" celebration in
the history of Elon College, for
the college student groups are
joining hands under the leadership
of Student Body President Larry
E. Barnes to carry on with an
event that has become traditional
each year.
The festivities will get under
way on Friday evening. October
19th. when the annual “Homecom
ing Ball” will be staged in Alum
ni Memorial Gymnasium. Advance
plans will make this dance a royal
welcome to the old grads return
ing to the campi’
Students were to ballot this
week in choosing a “Homecoming
Queen" and a maid-of-honor, each
of whom will be presented during
I lie weekend celebration more than
once. Coronation of the queen will
be held at the ball on Friday night,
and she will again be presented at
the time of the annual parade
through the streets of Burlington
on Saturday afternoon and at the
half-time of the football game on
Saturday night.
A fuU-day of festivties is ;>et f'..i
Saturday, beginning with judging
of the “Homecoming” dormitory
decorations on Saturday morning.
Additional judging will be on deck
'or Saturday afternoon, when spe
cially designated judges will select
the winning floats from those
showing in the parade.
A large number of .student or
ganizations, including all of the
campus fraternities and sororities,
most of the clubs and the dormi
tories, hava already signified their
intention to enter floats or decor
ated cars m the parade. Practic
ally all groups will choose spon
sors to serve as members of the
queen’s court at the Friday night
ball and at the Saturday game.
Student committees designated
to work with the Homecoming
preparations include the dance
committee, headed by Janet Cral>-
treet; publicity committee, by Bo
Riddle; invitation committee, Ma
rie Stone, and Carol H^arle; decor
ations committee, with Jane Davis
and Doris Gaddis as co-chairmen;
lighting committee, headed by Bill
Walker; committee on sponsors and
flowers, by Linda Simpson and
Margaret Patillo; refreshments
committee, led by Tommie Boland
and Dot Keck; and master of cere
monies, Chuck Oakley. The parade
commi^ae includes Prof. J. R.
Brashear, Mrs. Jeanne Griffin,
Carl Burke, James Biggerstaff and
John Biggerstaff.
I'LANS HOMECOVIING
LARKY E. BARNES
S(^A Begins
Active Year
With Meet
‘Christian Ways For College
Days” was the theme for the first
weekend retreat of the Student
Christian Association, which was
held recentlj} in an over night
gathering of college students at
Moonelon.
The discussion, ba.w>d upon a
book of that same title, was led
by Prof. John Graves, who became
SCA advisor after joining the col
lege faculty for the first time this
fall. He had been youth worker
for the Southern Convention for
some years prior to joining the col
lege faculty.
The SCA has also been featur
ing a series of interesting pro
grams at its Sunday evening meet^-
ings. Joyce Myers showed slides
portraying her trip to the National
Student Fellowship meet at La
Foret, Colo., and Rabbi Rippins,
eminent Jewish leader from
Greenst>oro. was another speaker.
Douglass Atbert Is to speak at
a joint meeting with the Woman's
College group, which is planned
for next Sunday night. This meet
ing is expected to continue the
World-Wide Community theme that
was the subject the SCA chapel
program aa‘Oct44>er 5tb.