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m We Cw«nM*ta Omt UM O^U- Chaavteui MAROON AND GOLD VMCW « rl.OX 001.LKG1!. p». C. TBTSSnAr.HAT U. MM Student Govei nment Leaders Installed In Chapel Prograi rf-r^ T Requirements For Degrees Are Changed Thre« ck*age8 in requlremenU for « degree a«d diploma trom Elon CoUege have Just been an- J nounced by Dr. H. H. Cunning- ' ham, dean of the coUege, who al so tinted out that the college will change from the quarter sys tem to the semester system when ♦ the 1959-60 term begins in Sep tember Tbe college has added six se mester hours to the requirement jn the field of social science. In addition to the current require ment of six semester hours in history, candidates for a degree -will now be required to take an additional six semester hours m ' social science, to be chosen from the fields of economics, sociology,! political science or geography. : Also added to the degree re quirements are two hours in the fiae arLs field, and at the same time EUon has reduced by two i semester hours the physical education service courses. Each of tliese three changes were made ■with the aim of balancing the de-i gree requirements in the major! fields of study. Tbe change-over from the quar-j ter to the semester system hasj necessitated tbe rewriting of the; hours required for a degree and diploma. In recent years Elon has required 189 quarter hours for graduation, and tbe new system will call for I2fl semester hours. Based on the two for three ratio, this means no change in the num ber of hours of study. Tke new schedule of require ments calls for 32 semester hours in the humanities, including 12 hours in English, 12 hours in for eign language, six hours in reli gion and two hours in fine arts; 12 iiemester hours in the mathe matical and natural sciences. 12 hours in the social sciences, in cluding six hours in history and six in other social science fields; four semester hours in physical education, hygiene and orients- ROYAL COURT WHICH RULED OVER A>\UAL MAY DAY EVE^T 1 y¥,- Linda Simpson, senior giri from Elon CoUege. who ruled as Queen over Elon May Day festivities Saturday, May 2nd, ceRter above in the midst of the royal court. Those standing, left to right, are James Humphrey, Southern Pines; Jean Loy, Elon CoUege: Larry Gregg, South Norfolk, Va.; Ronnie Bergman. Uncasville, Cotm.; Louann Lambeth. maid-of-h.)ru>r. Brown Summit; Rich ard Lashley, May King, LeaksvUle; Sylvia Sims, Winston-Salem; Ralph Carqjines, Portsmouth, Va.; Kay Hughes, Elon College; and Kenneth Rogers, Sanford. The tiny tots seated in front of the que^n are Ray Bell, crown bearer, a 'i ■ U II. fl.i ■ ■ .;i.-. . of Gibionville. Sahlmann Piano Recital Is Feature Of Alamance County Arts Festival Elon Shares III Monies For Colleges tion, including two hours in phy sical education and one hour each in hygiene and orientation; and 66 hours in the student's major field or electives. Elon College drew the largest •ihare ais twenty-six North Caro Ima coUeges shared in a S306J50 fund at the spring meeting of the North Carolina Foundation of Church-Related Colleges held at Winston-Salem on Tuesday, April 28th. The Foundation is a coopera tive fund-raising grt»up, which comprises both senior and junior coUeges in the church-related field in the state, and the total of $306,- Dean Of College Asked To Speak At Army Post Dr. H. H. Cunningham, dean of Elon College, has just be«o invit ed to deliver the address at the graduation exercisas of the class of doctors and dentists at tbe Army Medical Services School, Brooke Army Medical Center, fort Sam Houston, San Antoalo, Texaa, on July 24th. The invitation to speak at the medical aervlee school ceremoines comes as a recognition of the con tribution which Dr. Cunningham made to military medicine with the pubUcatlon of his highly ao- clalm^d w»rk on the C*nlederate medical services during the Civil War, a book entitled "Doctors In Gray." The Elon CoUege dean will also appear as a guest speaker at a Unner meeting of the Korth Car olina EpsUan Chapter of PI Oam- Mu, honorary social science tratemlty, which is to be held •t the Daniel Boone Hotel In Boone on Thursday. May 14th. The Epsilon chapter of tiie fra ternity ia operated the au- sptcea of the Appalachian Stata 350 was conttlbuted in recent months by at>out 200 business firms in the state. Administrators from each of the twenty-six member coUeges wort together in soliciting the funds, and the total gift sare then divid ed among them. Sixty per cent of the Foundation funds are di vided equally among aU the col leges, and the other forty per cent is divided on the basis of enroUment. The Foundation has raised a total of $8i5,605 in the six years since it was organized In addition to dividing this year’s funds, the Foundation also elected officers for the coming year, naming Richard G. Stock ton, of Winston-Salem, to a third term as president. J. H. Roun tree, of Greensboro, a memt>er of the Elon CoUege board of trus tees, was named as a director In drawing the largest share this year, the Elon CoUege por tion was $18,822.70. UtUe MltcheU CoUege at StatesvlUe, amaUest of the members, drew $8,376.57. Other coUeges and their share* in the fund were Aflantlc Chrl*- tian, $15,731; Belmont Abbey, $11,- 160; Brevard, $9,697; CampbeU. $13,603; Catawba, $13JJ58; Chow an, $10,290; Flora McDonald, $9,784; Gardner-Webb. $10756; G^nsboro. $10,T88; Guilford. $16,775; By PEOF. CLYDE MeCANTS (Goesi CrMc) Prof Fled Sahlmann, piaaist and momber of the Elon CoUege music facilty. was preseutcd in recital in Whitley Auditorium on Tuesday niiht. May 5th, in one of the annual series of facul^ music programs The recital -iU-» served as a smit in the annual Alamance County Arts Festival. The art of the pianist is a com plex one in which a vist catalogue at frequently cEfftcult technical devices is only part of the per former's great concern; for these devices must be at the constant service of the artistic mind, which not only ihapes the work of the cnmposer into a unified whole, tmt also brings oat that basic expression of the composer, tem pered with the artist’s own intel- ligencB and perception. Brof. Sahlma«i'i recital was proof that this is an art which he* understands and has mast^-red. an^ he demonstrated in tile arief span of two hours the fuU range ■ ver'-‘'nilv and depth availa^>le :) th* tnifure pianist. He choie an exacting and dif ficult program, opening with i performance of Bach’s ItaUan Con certo wliich was clear, crisp and Itsplayed ui admirable sense of line and balance. A.s the recital progressed, there were other and numerou-i examples of Prof. Sahl- iDiann’s art. Meadelssohn’s Varia- fjoiLS Serieuses sounded in this t?»cellent performance like a much less superficial work than it ac tually is, a fine example of the performer triunrphing In spite of hbi material. Tins feat 'nms accomplished, even though the- Mendelssohn Var iations followed an exciting jod dr«i»atic performance of Beetho- ven'a Sonata in E! major. Op. 109, one of the outstanding works of the piano repertoire and one which eiuits Prof. Sahlmann’s talents to perfetti-Ki. This is great music, and he played it with perception ;ujd brtlliaBce. (Continued m Paje Four> Annual Commencement Program Is Announced The plans are nearing comple tion for the annual commence ment program tor Elon’s 1953-59 coUege year, with the exercises scheduled to get underway on Fri day night, May 2»th, and contin uing through the weekend to cli max with the graduation exercis-; es on Monday morning, June Ut. according to an annou«sement from President J. E. Danleley The weekend program will open on Friday evening, May 29th. when the a»ual alumni reception and dance wlU be held in the Alumni Memorial Oyjnnaslum at 8; 30 o’clock. The reception and dance wiU be staged in hono! of the graduating Class of 1959. The annual AJumnl Day program on Saturday, May 30th, wlU be an aU-day event, beginning with the alass reunion breakfasts to be held Lb McEwen Memorial Dining HaU i^istration Is /et For June H Many ^iudentH prr-ce^ h»r Ja.fir ooaa'srM C >r first sttcmer trhinh underway w Jan** Kth aJOfi con- Uiros^h July nth, but they vn not jnmptet^ itvrir rttf' IsiriUioo until they have pa^s«d through the off.ce oo Mon(la7» Jmie Wx^ aocordiDf to an annotmcemeatf from admin istrative offlcialbc. The bvsiness office will be 4peo both in the day jnd even- stadeots of both day and nixht -itivdenti of both and nicrht classeH to conij>let** rejcistrjtioo. Ttie office will ahw be open on Jtme 9th and well accitpi pay ment and complete irtvdeat ref- Utmtionji at that bat a late re^tration far* *^11 h** ch^rT*Ni for thoH«^ deia.iina nnfcil Impressive Ceremony Held Monday, May 4th The recently elected officers ot tie Elon CoUege Student Govero- meot Association officially took over Itoeir duties for the li>tW40 term at iastalLation ceremonies held in Whitley Auditorium oo Monday morning. May 4th. The installatloa ceremonlos, wtilch were the feature of the weekly stadeot chapel session, oi»- ened with a hymn and with a pray er by Kenneth Rogers, of Sanford, president of the Ministerial Ajso- oiatioiL Ronald Bergman, of UacasvtUa, Conn, retiring president of tha Student Government Association, th«»n addressed the students, after which Dr H. H. Cunningham, dean of the college, administered the oath of office to the mcomiag officers of the general organiutloa. Officers wbo took the oath at that time were Llnwood Hurd, New Britain, Conn , president; Vic tor Hoffman, of PhUadelphia, Pa„ vice president; .ind Etta Britt, of Burlington. secretary-treasurer, Hurd then delivered his inaugural address. Also mom mto office at the time were the memtjers ot both the Honor CouncU and the Stu dent Council N«w aKmben of the Honor Council are Joha Clayton, of Rox- boro; PhyUis Hopkins, of Reids- vUle; Jean I.oy. of Elon CoUege; Kenneth Rogers, of Sanford; and Beverly Ward, if Rockport, Cona. Members Installed for the .Stu dent CouiTdl are Martin ColUas, of New Yt>rk City; Mildred Fletch er, of Glenolden, Pa., Lane Kidd, of Timberfake; Marjorie Marsh- man, of Autfenreid, Pa : and Rob ert McLean, of Rucldngham. Vi'tors Get Awards For Stage Work The Elon Players paid honor :u seven of their most talented actors and actresses at their an- lual awards banquet In McEwen Banquet HaU on Saturday night. ^^ono^ed with "Epptes” for top performances in leading roles dur- ig the year were Rosanna Gant 3urlmgton, as best leading a»- ress for her portrayal of the ti le role in “The Heiress," and Joe Med Lock, of TobaccoviUe, as he best leading actor, tor his role )[ the defense attorney In "In- hefit The Wind." Awards for major supporting roles went to Chris Fayle, of Bui>- lington, for her performance as L^nora Fisk in "Ladles In Re- irement, " .ind ta Jamau Gross, if Sanford, for his work as The Gentlemen Caller in “Glass Men agerie." Chosen for minor .supporting roles were Lois Kidd, of Seaford, Del., far a fine performance in "Ladies In Retiremeat." and WU- Uam Bane, of Burlington, tor bis exceUent work in 'Inherit The Wuid.“ Tbe “Bppie" for the best play of tbe year went to “Inherit The (Wind," the dramaUc portrayal of the famoos Scopes "monkey trial" of thelS2Ts in Dayton. Tam A ,'peclal awwd was presented by Prof. M. B Wooton to Ikey Tarle- ton, of Oorham, as the "Most Useful Elon Player” of the j>ear. The awards program at the ban- eluded Dr James HoweUy D»\ quet was interspersed with brief skits from several Elon PTayer shows of the year. The judges who chose the reci pients of tbe annual awards in- Jamet! Hess. Prof Fred Sahlmaaa, Prof. Clyde McCants, Dr Robert Benson, Dr: Richard Haff, Mrs. Jack Sanforrf, Ronald Bergnaan and WiUlam Watson. Elon Players Conclude Stage Season Three Showings Of ^Our Town’ castle, of Chackatnck, Va. Thirteen of Elon’s graduating classes will gather on the campus that day for class reunions Groups which have scheduled gatherings on the Alumni Day program are those cla.sses which graduated in 1894, 1899, 1904, 19«9, 1914, 1919, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1939, 1944, 1949 and 1954 Their reunions will be staged under the direction of W B. TerreU, alumni secretary. IVfiuisterial Ashq. Lists Offieers Of (doming Year Hew officers 5>r the Elon Col lege Ministerial Association were InstaUed recently in a service •which was directed by the retir ing president, R»x Tbuma*. of S.mford, The InstaUatlon was hlgt- Ughted by a brief addisss by Dr F E. Reynolds, chairman of the Department of Philosophy and ReUgten. The ad-lre^ entitled ■C'>nsider Your Calling", brought forth sey The baccalaureate sermon, set 'eral questions to be considered by mgh Point, $15,027 Lees-Mc ' at 9 o'clock in the momtag. Th^ Dktrr. «14. 'wUl be foUowed by a picnic lunch- Rae, $9,705; Lenoir Rhyne, $1^'"( ahimnl btisiness 639; Loulsburg, $10,2*7; Stars Hill, ^ eon ^tley Audltortum at AludBl Bsaquet In Mc&^ Ban quet H»U al 6:30 o'clock t^t er- ealng 3pe*>“'' Bannuet wUl b« Dr H. S Hard- $14,576; Meredith, $12,362; Mon- treat, $8,511; Peace, $#.9»3; Pfeif fer, $12,140; Presbyterian, $8,645; Salem, $10,495 ; 8t. itary’s, $9,009; Warren WUaon, $6,438; aad Win gate, $13,004. for 11 o'clock on Sunday, May Slst, will be delivered by Rev. Lil- Uan Gregory, of Chicago, execu tive secretary of the National Fel lowship of Congregational Ctaris- tiaa Women; with a vesper music recital set for 4 o'clock and the Choir’s presentation on Brahms “German Requiem" at 8:30 o’clock Sunday night The commencefflent program will close with the graduation ex ercises at 10:30 o'clock Monday motniag, June 1st. when Dr Ber nard Boyd, James A. Gray Profes sor of ReUgion at the University of North Carolina, scheduled to deUver the oommeocement ad dress. both the new and retiring officers The question of "Whst makes the calling to the ministry different?’’ was raised by Dr. Reynolds. He described the ministry as a caU to opportunity for service, to self- dlscipllne. to truth seeking, and to growlfc Kenneth Rogers of Sanford, as incoming president of ehe Minis terial Association, accepted tbe Ught of leadership from the tblng president In an impressive candle light service The other new efflcers lor the 1999-60 term are Beverly Ward, of Rockport, Conn., vloe president; Wayne Gardner, of Suffolk, Va., treasurer; and MlUle Flatcher, of Olen OUen, Pa., seoretary The Elon Plsyers condone their campus stage season wtth three presentations of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” one of the real clav iics of onodem America stage an nals. in the newly remodelled Moo ney Chapel ’Thestre on Thursday Friday and Saturday nlghU of this week. Acclaimed as one of the fine*>t modem dramatic authors, Thom ton WUder won the Pulitier Prize for 1938 with this plsy, which was first presented on February 4 that year in Henry MiUer’s Theatre In New Yerk and continued to drsw capacity crowds for 336 perform ances, somethin* of a record for those post-depression days of the late 'Thirties "Our Town” created something of a sensation in that initial sea 0on, not only for the warmth and tenderness and the Illuminating characterizations of the play it self, but because It was staged upon a perfectly bare stage that represented an entire American town and a crose-sectlon of that town’s cltlienry. Pro Clyde McCants, of the elon College English faculty, ap pears in the aU-lmportant stage manager role La the Player pres entation this week, and be works with a cast that includes some ot the most outstanding student dra matic stars of Cion's recent stage Others wko appear In leading roles of tbe play Thursda\ Frl- d.iy and Saturday nights .ire Da vid Horn, of Philadelphia, Pa , aii Dr. Gibbs. Mary Ann HartweU, ot West Barnstable, Mass , as Mrs. Gibbs; Ikey Tarleton, of Dnrham, as Mrs Webb; Dan Porter, of Fayetteville, as Geor*e Gibbs; Marjorie Marshman, of Auden- reid. Pa , as Rebecca Gibbs; and Rosanna Gant, of BurUngton, as Emily Webb Other members of the cast arc Richard Sisson, Hampton, Va , as Howie Newsome, Prof Roy Kp- persoa, Elon College, as Mr. Webb; Prof. Pat Johnson, Elon CoUege, as Simon Stlnsooi Chris Fayle, e( Burlington, as Mrs. Soames; Tom KeUy, Hendersoa, as Constable Warren; AJ Von Doenhoff, Hamp ton. Va.. as Sam Craig; Ways* Gardner, Suffolk, Vs., as Joe Stod dard; Victor Hoffman, PhUadel phia. Pa , as Prof WUlard; Mar tha Brittle, Snftolk, as Lady; Mrs. Clarence Carson, Elon Col lege, snd MUlie Hetcher, Gleaot- den, Ps„ as women, and Bobby Bennett. Durham, and John Mea dows. Jack-sonvlUe, as baaeball players Three chAd actors, aU trom Bur- liagton, who appear In the plajr are Robert Benson, Jr.. as Joe CroweU; David Apple, as 31 Crow- all; and Joe Fowler, as WaVy Webb.
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