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With One Semester Gone, It*s Ob 1st* tto mi , J VIAROON AND GOLD And Lrt's Mikr Th« Nfw Sprlnc Term A Good One 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.