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VOLUME 41
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
MONDAY, JANUART S3, 1961
number 7
Elon Players To Offer Moliere Play In Mooney Theatre
Elon Group
On Practical
Rules Project
The class in parliamentary pro
cedure for the fall semester, which
has been taught by President J.
E. Danieley, has received practical
experience of unusual significance
through working as individuals
and as a group in helping write a
set of working rules for the
Churchmen’s Fellowship of the
United Church of Christ.
Dr. Danieley, long an active
leader in laymen's work in the
Congregational Christian Church
es, is a member of the committee
named to formulate the set of
rules for the new laymen’s organ
ization, which is to be a combina
tion of the Laymen’s Fellowship
of the Congregational Christian
Churches and the Churchmen’s
Brotherhood of the Evangelical
and Reformed Churches.
Since he himself was working
on the rules, he passed the pro
ject on to his parliamentary pro
cedure students, and each student
prepared his own set of rules, giv
ing references to standard works
on parliamentary law, and Dr.
Danieley spoke in complimentary
words of the work done by the
students.
Dr. Danieley will take the var
ious suggestions from the students
and combine them into a final
version for submission to the joint
committee from the two denomina
tions when the group meets this
fall. The joint denominational
group will then prepare a final
draft for submission to the nation
al convention of the United Church
in the usmmer of 1962.
Students who were members of
Dr. Danieley’s class and who
worked on the project included
Edwin Boelte, Charles Hall, Clif
ford Hardy, Victor Hoffman, Ken
neth Inge, Henry Johnson, Daniel
Jones, Suzanne Myers, Jerry
Nance, Lloyd Plaster, Rosalie Rad-
cliffe, Fred Shull, Don Teirell,
Allen Tyndall and William Wil
liams.
PEACE, BROTHER! . i S WONDERFUL!
Dramatic Group Plans
Are Set For Showing
with one of the most outstand
ing casts In Elon Player history,
Professor E. R. Day. will present
Moliere’t “The Doctor in Spite of
Himself”, in Mooney Chapel The-
iitre in Ijhree performances on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
night, February 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Bill Troutman, who will be re
membered ■ by those who saw him
for his fine performance in "Ah,
Wilderness!” last year, is cast as
Perhaps a lot of peopel have w .ndered what one college football coach said to another when they
meet, and the inquisitive ones co ;ld have found out if they had been in McEwen Memorial Dining
Hall when the alMve picture was napped, just as Elon’s Coach George Tucker gave a warm liand-
shake of welcome to Guilford’s Coach Herb Appenzeller. Just maybe they might have said, '‘Peace,
brother’ It’s wonderful,” for both were in a quite peaceful mood on the occasion of Elon’s annual
football banquet, which featured Coach Appenzeller as the guest speaker. And just maybe, they will
not be in quite such a jovial mool when their rival Christian and Quaker elevens lock horns in foot
ball next fall in the renewal of a bitter rivalry.
Guilford Football Coach Is Guest
At Banquet Honoring Elon Gridders
George Wooten, Don Szydlik,
Burl Clements and Charlie Ray
burn received trophies for out
standing football achievement as
the Elon College football team was
feted at its annual banquet in Mc
Ewen Dining Hall on Thursday
night. January 7th.
Herb Appenzeller, football coach
at Guilford College, was the guest
speaker.
In his talk to the group. Coach
Appenzeller made a plea for con
tinued athletic competition among
the nation's colleges.
“Today,” he said, “there is too
much soda shopitis and hotroditis.
With world conditions as they are,
America needs a way to build
bodies and minds. There is no sub-
irtitute for competition on the foot
ball field.
After the invocation by Rev.
John S. Graves, Robert Baxter,
JJ,N,C. Prof
Is Speaker
For Forum
Dr. George M. Harper, member
of the English faculty at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, was
guest speaker on the Elon campus
on Wednesday night, January 11th
in the Mooney Chapel Theatre, ap
pearing under the auspices of the
Elon College Liberal Arts Forum.
He spoke on "The Vanishing Hero
Contemporary American Fic
tion.”
The Arts Forum, which is a
project of the Elon Student Gov
ernment organizatisn, was formed
to provide outstanding speakers
*nd other cultural programs for
the campus. It operates under the
direction of a joint faculty-student
Wmmittee. of which Prof. TuUy
Reed is chairman tWs year.
Dr. Harper, who is a native of
Missouri, is a recognized authority
the poetry of William Blake
^ don the works of William But
ler' Yeats, the Irish poet and play-
wri^''t- He has a book scheduled
for poC'lication in May, the title
being “TK® Neo-Platonism of Wil-
-tiam iHhiihg'*
' Ws work
at the University of
ceived his doctorate the Um-
versizy of North CarbUna, wWrfl
he has been a member of the fac-
olty since 1950. He has held sev
eral faculty offices there and is
9 former chairman of the Compar
ative Literature Section of the
South Atlantic Modem Language
•Association.
Danieleys Host Elon Faculty
And Students At Reception
President and Mrs. J. E. Dan
ieley were hosts to Elon College
faculty and students at an open
house at their home adjoining the
college campus as a feature of
the Christmas season on the cam
pus. They were assisted in enter
taining by faculty members and
student government leaders.
The Elon students were guests
in the afternoon, when guests were
greeted by Ed Boelte, president of
the student government, and were
invited to the dining room by Cliff
Hardy, student vice-president. Af
ter receiving plates from Miss
Susan Sandefur they were direct
ed to the table by Mrs. Thyra
Swint.
Mrs. H. H. Cunningham and
Mrs. Roy Epperson poured punch
and coffee as the guests moved
throsgh the parlor, where Mrs. R.
D. Fultz and Miss Faye Danieley
were hostesses and to the living
room where Miss Nancy Withers
was hostess.
The faculty guests in the eve
ning were greeted by Dr. and Mrs.
Danieley and were invited to the
dining room by Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Ginn, where they received
plates from Miss Pauline Lowman
and were directed to the table by
Mrs. W. E. Butler.
Dr. Frances Muldrow and Miss
Josie Uverman poured punch and
coffee, after which the guests
moved into the parlor where Mrs
W. D. Florance and Miss Faye
Danieley were hostesses and to the
living room where Mrs. Virginia
Johnston and Rev. John Graves
greeted them.
From the lighted candles in dec
orated hurricane lamps, which
stood at the sidewalk entrance, the
guests found the porch framed m
blue lights set in greenery. Two
huge pink candles and reindeer
decorated the mantle in the gue.st
bedroom, which is done in dark
blue and white. The center of in
terest on the bedroom chest was
an arrangement of flowers and
fruit in a crystal epergne, which
was a gift to the Danieley from
the faculty and staff.
A garland of holly, tied with rib
bon, was on the stair in the hall
way, and a huge white bell with
red balls made an arrangement
for the hall table. Christmas cards
were effectively displayed on the
hall door against a green felt tree
background.
The dining room decorations
were red candles set in greenery,
and the mantle in the parlor was
in white, featuring a Madonna
surrounded by a crescent on each
side with white lights. The Christ
mas tree was in the living room.
In addition to punch and coffee,
refreshments were Christmas
cookies and fruit cake balls roUed
in tinted cocoanut.
master of ceremonies, welcomed
the team, cheerleaders and guests.
Coach Appenzeller was introduced
by Coach Tucker, who in turn
recognized cheerleaders, trainer
Bob Boyette, managers and assist
ant coaches Johnny Wike and Gary
Mattocks. Wike introduced line
men, and Mattocks introduced
backs.
Jane Morgan, accompanied at
the piano by Mary Murphy, pre
sented a medley of songs.
George Wooten, soph quarter
back. was named the Most Im
proved Player on the Elon squad
during the past season. Don Szyd
lik was presented a trophy as Out
standing Lineman. Burl Clements
fullback, was named the Outstand
ing Back, and Charlie Rayburn
who along with Tony Markosky
also received a trophy as Co-Cap
tain, was awarded the team's
Sportsmanship trophy
Dr. Rol)ert Watson was present
ed a plaque by Elon Head Foot
ball Coach George Tucker in rec
ognition of services rendered the
football team.
Senior jackets, which had not
arrived last night, will be present
ed later to gridders Bill Faries,
Tony Markosky, Jim McClure, Bob
Overton, Don Szydlik and John
Koenig.
yprecuUive
Group Hears
Concert Here
The North Carolina String Quar
tet was heard by an appreciative
audience when it appeared in
Whitley Auditorium on Tuesday
night, January 10th, as one of the
programs of the annual Elon Col
lege Lyceum series.
The group, which plays its con
cert appearances from the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, has been playing to
gether for eight years and It dis
played a high degree of precision
and teamwork. Those who heard
the concert were struck by the
rhythmic clarity and appealing
quality of tone, along with sympa
thetic interpretation of numbers
from classical to modern in style.
Edgar Alden, first violinist, a
professor at the Univereity and
a-ssociate conductor of the Uni
versity’s symphony, was assigned
during World War II to entertain
American troops both at home and
abroad wHh his violin. Dorothy
Alden, his wife, who played viola
with the quartet, often appears
with her husband as a duo-violin
team.
Other members of the quartet
in its appearance here were Jean
Heard, second violinist, whose hus
band is dean of the graduate
school at the University of North
Carolina, and Mary Gray Clarke,
cellist, who is a part-time instruc
tor in the University music depart
ment. The concert here at Elon
was only one of a large number
the Chapel Hill musicians will play
in North Carolina colleges this
year.
Sgnarelle. the most prominent
character. Rosalee Ratcliff, a
transfer who is a member of Delta
Piii Omega, junior college hon
orary dramatics society, makes
her Player debut In the major
role as Martine, the wife of Sgan-
arelle.
Robert, the dignified, stiff
necked "holier-than-thou.” is por
trayed by Frank Clamlllo, who
makes his first appearance on
Elon’s stage a comical one. Sam
White, the most experienced Elon
Player still active plays Geronte.
the most comical at the characters.
Judy Elliott, Is the charming
Luclnde. the love interest, and
Leandre, who is much interested
in Lucinde’s love, is played by Al
lan Foster, another newcomer to
the Elon stage. Lucas, described
as ‘'big. awkward, and slow-wit-
ted”, is acted by Tony Markosky
Fighting Christian football co-
captain. Carol Trageser, an im
pressive freshman, is cast as Jac
queline, a young and naive lass
Larry Biddle is very effective as
Valere, the sharp and well edu
cated servant.
The play is typical of the panto
mime style which soared Moliere
to fame in France many years ago
It was probably one among those
which Moliere produced with his
company in the Paris tennis courts
and in the courts of royalty. The
characters within the play perform
APOI,OGIES
Here's apolofies for the Ma
roon and Gold rominc out lair
for this Issue, but Illness and
mechanical torubles helped to
delay the printlnf Into eiam-
Ination time, and then the pres
sure of examinations did the
rest. Here’s hoplnx for better
luck next time.
Esso Grant
To College
Is Announced
Elon College was one of 374
American colleges and universities
which receivi-d cash grants in mid-
December from the Esso Education
Foundation, the total amount given
out by the oil company organlza-
t'on amounting to $1,609,695.
The reception of the Elon grant
of $2,000 was announced by Dr.
J E. Danieley, president of the
college, who expressed his apprec
iation for the gift, which repre
sents an example of the growing
interest In higher education by
American business groups.
The gift was the subject of a
statement from Herbert R. Dowd,
division manager for the Esso
company, who pointed out that
seven other North Carolina col
leges also received grants, among
them Davidson, Duke, Guilford,
High Point, Pfeiffer, Queens and
Wake Forest. The grant ti) Wake
with the assistance of "the audi- capital expendi
tures, while all others were unre
stricted.
Commenting on the grants to the
North Carolina colleges and oth
er!" all over America, Dowd point
ed out that the oil company and
its affiliates contribute to public
education through taxation chan
nels, while it takes the cash grant
method of supporting privately en
dowed institutions.
He cited the fact that most of
the grants are unrestricted as to
use, declaring that the Foundation
officials feel that the college and
nlversity authorities can best de
cide the most effective use of the
funds.
Since 1955 the Esao Education
Foundation has donated grants to
494 colleges and universities, the
grants totalling over $9,000,000.
The number of schools which have
been assisted during the life of the
Foundation includes nearly half of
the regionally accredited four-year
undergraduate institutions in the
contry.
ence to whom they plead for help,
share their woes, and reveal their
schemes
Moliere left his study of law to
cast his lot with a traveling troupe
of actors. This was during a per
iod when actors were classed with
thieves and vagabonds. He began
to write plays for the troupe, and
with his background in th» Ital
ian pantomime the commedla dell’
arte, he produced comedies which
appealed to the audiences. He was
the leading actor in the company
as well as being it’s playwright.
He acted almost until his death,
being stricken on the stage while
playing the lead in his “The Imag
inary Invalid”.
This will be the first major ElAn
Player production for the year
and for Elon’s new director. Pro
fessor Day. The hilarious com
edy will be produceo- "In-the-
round” in Mooney Theatre. A real
treat is In store for those who
take the time to take in this
«ho«r.
Elon Dean Gets
Officer’s Post
Dr. H. H. Cunningham, Elon Col
lege dean and history department
chairman, has just assumed duties
as secretary-treasurer of the His
torical Society of North Carolina.
He was named to the five - year
term at the recent fall meeting
of the society.
At the same time Dr. Rosser H.-
Taylor, of Western Carolina Col
lege, as elected to a one-year term
lege, was elected to a one-year term
is composed of historians who
through tbeir published writings
have made a substantial contri
bution in the field of history. Mem
bership in the society is by elec
tion.
Szydlik Is Awarded Trophy
In Campus Speech Contest
Don Szydlik, Elon College sen
ior from Natrona, Pa., who has won
his greatest laurels on the football
field, stepped out in a new area
of endeavor when he won first
place and a gold trophy In the first
annual speaking contest held un
der the direction of Prof. E. Ray
Day and in connection with the
course in public speaking.
It was the second honor for
Szydlik during the month of Jan
uary, for he was also the recipient
of a trophy at the annual banquet
for the Christian football squad
at which he was named the out
standing lineman on Elen's 1960
grid roster.
His victory in the speech con
test was won over a fine field
which included five other very cap
able speakers, among them Ger-,
aid Allen, of Wlnston-Salem; Ron
nie Bell, of Leaksvllle; Tony Mar
kosky, of Mahanoy City, Pa.; El
len Burke, of Graham; and Edythe
Sanford, of Elon College.
In announcing results of the first
campus speaking event. Prof. Day
stated that he hopes to expand the
DON SZYDLIK
Speech Winner
program into a full-scale Speech
Festival, in wihch all types of
speeches and readings will be of
fered.
Alumni Meet
In McEwen
This Week
The Elon College alumni from
throughout this area will gather
on the campus on Wednesday night,
Jnnuary 25th, when the Alamance
County Chapter of the Elon Alum
ni Association will hold Its an
nual banquet in McEwen Memorial
Dining Hall. The banquet is set
for 7 o’clock that night.
Dr. J. Earl Danieley, president
of the college, will be the featured
speaker lor the alumni gathering,
which will also feature several
musical selections. There will also
be a brief business session, during
which the election of officers will
be held.
Fred K, Gilliam, Burlington ac
countant, Is president of the Ala
mance alumni group at this time.
Other officers are Rufus Aber
nathy, of Graham, member of the
Southern Alamance High School
faculty, vice-president; and Miss
Edith Brannock, of Elon College,
member of the Turrentlne Junior
High School faculty, secretary-
treasurer.