Draniatic Action In Student Stage Production In Mooney Cliapel Theatre
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Congrats To Players
For A
Fine Moliere Show
MAROON AND GOLD
And I^t’s Gfl Brhind
Klon's Cagrn
In Late Season Play
VOLUME 41
ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1961
NUMBEK g
Northcutt Lecture Next
Lyceum Series Program
The Rev. Cecil Northcott, Brit
ish theologian, editor and a world
traveler in ecumenical interests,
will be on the Elon College camp
us as a Danforth Visiting Lectur
er on Thursday and Friday, Feb
ruary 16th andlTth.
His two-day visit here is made
possible by a project sponsored
jointly by the Association of Amer
ican Colleges and the Danforth
Foundation. The purpose of the
program is "to strengthen the
intellectual, the religious and tut
eultural aspects of liberal educa
tion in the United States."
While here at Elon, Northcott
will give a public lecture on
‘‘World Prospects and Problems of
the Christian Faith Today,” with
tlie lecture set as one of the feat
ures of the Elon Lyceum Series.
At a student convocation, he wiU
spealc on “Africa; Continent of
the Twenty-First Century.” In two
informal seSsians with students
and faculty, he will discuss “World
Revolution in Print and Paper”
and “More Mouths to Feed, More
Minds to Educate.”
The visiting lecturer, a Congre
gational Christian minister, is ed
itorial secretary of the oldest ecu
menical publishing organization in
the English-speaking world '— the
United Society for Christian Lit
erature of London — and is editor-
in-chief of the Lutterworth Press.
He is also a member of the Lit
erature and Information Commit
tee of the World Coimcil of
Churches. He was a delegate to
the Amsterdam and Evanston
,World Assemblies, and wiU also
be a delegate to the Third World
Assembly which will meet in New
Delhi, India, later this year.
Following his education at Cam
bridge UniversJty, where he at
tended Fltzwilliam House and
Cheshunt College, Northcott was
graduated from the London Uni
versity School of Oriental and
African Studies. He then did three
years of social work in the East
End of London. From 1935 until
1950 he Was home director of the
London Missionary Society— the
society which sent Livingston to
Africa. The following two years he
Was general secretary of the Unit
ed Council for Missionary Educa
tion.
In 1958 Northcott received a
I "esearch award and was a Lever-
Foundation Fellow for
I study Africa. He has visited
Africa "foiu" times, and is now en-
, g»ged in worK “ major biog-
I *aphy of Robert
era African pioneer. ,
He was Religious Liason Ov
for the British Information Serv^'
iees in New York in 1944. He has
spoken and lectured on Christian
World affairs in thirty-eight states
and has been a visiting lecturer
at Union Theological Seminary in
(M\o^ aSej uo panuHHoO)
F.P./. Prof
Is Speaker
On Campus
Professor D. H. Pletta, head of
Lhi' en;;ineering faculty of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg, Va., was a visiting speaker
on the Elon campus on Monday
and Tuesday, January 30th and
31st, appearing as a chapel speak
er in chapel on the former date
and appearing before faculty and
student groups at other times dur
ing his visit.
Professor Pletta visited Elon un
der the auspices of the American
Society for Engineering Educa
tion, a program similar to the
one which promoted visits to Elon
of outstanding scientists in other
areas during the past two years.
While here Professor Pletta ex
amined the Elon pre-engineering
instruction program, which is op
erated under specific 3-2 agree
ments with both Duke University
and North Carolina State, and he
made suggestions to the college
administration designed to make
the pre-engineering program more
effective.
Professor Pletta, native of South
Bend. Ind., was educated at the
University of Illinois. Univei.sitv
of Wisconsin, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and Columbia University.
He has taught at the University of
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SEEN AS PLAYERS PRESENTED GREAT PLAY
The beautiful costuming, which eatured the Elon Player present tion of MoUere’s “The Doctor in
Spite of Himself” in a three-nl«ht performance last week, is illiLstrated in the scenes from the show
al the top of the page. In the scene at the left Is shown the reunion of Luclnde and Leandre, with
those pictured left to right including Tony Markosky, as Lucas; Carol Tragesor, as Jacqueline; aill
Troutman, as Sgnarelle; Richard Milteer, as Leandre: and Judy I lllott, as Lucinde. In the c-nter
picture, which portrays the doctor making a diagnosis, those shown left to right, are Sam White, as
Gerante; Carol Tragesor, as Jacqueline; Bill Troutman, as Sgnarelle; Judy ElUott. as Lucinde: anii
Tony Markosky, as Lucas. The doctor is convinced in the scene at right. thoM shown left to rlht,
those shown left to right being Rosalie Radcliffe, as Martine; Lariy Biddle, as V^lere; Bill Troat-
man, as Sgnarelle; Frank CiamelU, as Robert; and Tony Markosky, as Locas.
flayers Score Triunijih ^
With Moliere Production
Alpha Psi Installs Five New Members
Five Elon students have been
recently selected to the Lambda
jOmicron cast of Alpha Psi Omega,
I international honorary society for
excellence in dramatic arts.
' The students are Etta Britt, of
Burlington; Tom Kelly, of Hender
son; Richard Milteer, of South
Norfolk, Va.; Jane Morgan, oi
Greensboro; and Don Terrell, of
Richmond, Va.
Etta Britt appeared in “The
Lyiiam Chairman
For Committee
Prof. Charles Lynam, of the Elon
music faculty, chairman of an
Elon faculty committee which will
plan the college’s participation in
the Carolina Tercentenary observ
ance, to be staged in 1963 on the
three hundredth anniversary of
the Carolina colonial charter.
Other members of the commit
tee serving along with Professor
I Lynam include Prof, Franke But
ler, of the English department;
Coach Gary Mattocks, from the
physical education department;
and Prof. Luther N. Byrd, director
of publicity. They will plan events
to be held on the campus during
the tercentenary year.
Heiress” and designed her own
costume for her appearance in
“Angle Street” last year. She
was awarded the Eppie as “Best
Actress for 1959-60” for her bril
liant characterization of Mrs.
Manningham in ‘‘Angle Street."
Tom Kelly was last seen as the
l)Oss man in “Pajama Game.” He
previously appeared in “Our
Town,” and was awarded the Ep
pie as “Best Supporting Actor in
M.'nor Role for 1959-60 ' for his
work in “Ah Wilderness! ’ last
season.
Richard Milteer’s work has al
most entirely been confined to
the technical aspects of theatre.
Out front, he was seen in “Othel
lo.’' “The Christmas Stranger,”
and more recently in “The Doctor
in Spite of Himself.”
Jane Morgan, popular Elon voc
alist, received the award as ‘Best
Actress in Musical Role for 1959-
60” for her fine portrayal of Babe
Williams in “Pajama Game.” She
also appeared in “Othello” and
h?s worked on communitv
productions in Greensboi„
Don Terrell was seen in ‘'uedi-
pus Rex”, “Ah Wilderness!," and
("Pajama Game,” the role which
I ',’ on for him the award as “Best
I Actor in Musical Role for 1959-
60. ' He is tentatively scheduled
lo appear in “Night Must Fall”
later this year.
The selection of these students
brings the Lambda Omicron cast
total memi>ershlp to eight. Other
members are Sam White, of Pitts-
boro, president; Margie Miarsh-
inan Reynolds, of Elon College:
and Millie Fletcher, of Glenolden,
Pennsylvania.
Cuiiiiiiigliam Is
Named ‘General’
Dr. H. H. Cunningham, dean of
#he college and chairman of the
Elon history department, has just
been named under a “Confeder
ate Commission” as commanding
general for the Alamance County
detachment of troops to partici
pate in the reenactment this sum
mer of the Battle of First Man-
lassas.
Named with Dr. Cunningham
'V. CUff Elder, Burlington in
dustrialist and EUon alumnus, who
will serve as colonel for the troops
which will participate in the mock
'.cattle in northern Virginia in
Tulv Aoplications are now beint
accepted for service with the de
tachment to go from this area
Ten Students
Get Practice
In Teaching
Ten Elon College seniors re-
-ently completed practice teach
ing assignments in the publi.
schools of this area, according to
Dr, Arnold Strauch, who directs
the college’s cadet teaching pro
gram. They were assigned to
schools in Burlington and in Ala
mance and Guilford counties.
The student teachers spend part
of their semester in taking
methods courses, learning in class
the techniques which they apply
in the classrooms. They are then
assigned as cadet teachers to va
rious schools, where they do ac
tual classroom teaching under the
supervision of experienced teach
ers, ,
The seniors who completed their
classroom training during Elon's
fall semester included seven girls
and three boys. The students, with
their home towns, schools in which
they worked and their major
fields are listed in the following
paragraphs:
Glenda Baumgarner, of Burling
ton. taught ninth grade English
m Burlington’s Broad Street Jun
ior High. Others working In that
school were Chloe McPherson, of
Burlington, who taught ninth grade
mathematics, and Linda Pente-
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Elon Pan-Hellenic Group Selling Tickets Foi" ‘S 'an Lake’ Ballet
Some Idea of the beauty of the
movie version of Tschaikowsky’s
beautiful “Swan I-ake” ballet,
which will be shown at Burling
ton’s Paramount Theatre In
matinee and evening perform
ances on Thursday, February
16th, is shown in the accompan
ying picture, which portrays a
sort of flower-like formation of
the tremendous choms that feat
ures the show. The fraternities
and sororities of F.lon College,
handed together in the Pan-
liellenic Council, are Jointly
sponsoring a special ticket sale
for the movie presentation of
the ballet, hailed by critics a*
the most beautiful ballet of all
time. The various Elon Greek
letter groups will share in the
proceeds from the ticket sale,
and student government officials
urge an students to plan now to
attend the movie. The movie
version of the ballet will be pre
sented in lavish color, starring
Maya PIisetk)aya and Nikolai
Fadeyeehev.
By DON TERRELL
Chalk up another triumph for
the Elon College Players! They
h.ive done it again! This time they
scored a smash hit with a very
funny old play.
Those who saw “Inherit the
Wind,” “The Crucible,” “Annie
Get Your Gun,” “Ah Wilderness!”
or “Pajama Game” at Elon in re
cent years were pleased by the
usual outstanding productions pre
sented at the college. The latest
success was “The Doctor in Spile
of Himself.” Mollere's hilariously
funny renaissance period play full
I of rigorous everclse in pure acting
seldom seen in modern drama.
The story of the show was that
of a woodcutter, who, through the
spheming of iiis wife, is forced
into becoming a doctor. The man
ner in wiiich he is persuaded left
jthe audience laughing freely. The
[woodcutter was then persuaded to
help a damsel in distress who ap
parently had lost her speech.
The truth behind the young
lady’s lack of speech was love. Her
father had overruled her choice
•and had selected in his place aa-
other who owned a great fortune.
Our doctor solved the problem by
assisting ia an elopement between
the true lovers, only to find his
own neck in danger as result.
All-in-all, the play was acted su
perbly in the round of Mooney
Theatre, It moved quickly and was
powerful In its caustic wit and ro
bust action. The beautiful cos
tumes ^dded quite a bit of color
to the show, and the modern lang
uage adaptation by Barnard Hew
itt brought the comedy lines closer
to the audience and continuously
stimulated peals of laughter.
Bill Troutman, of Lewisburg,
Pa., who is remembered by those
who saw him in “Ah Wilderness”
last year, was nothing short of
terrific a* Sganerelle, the wood
cutter, His performances have
been well established here at Elon
as real talent, Rosalee Ratcliff, of
Arnold, Md , was as funny as
could be as Martine, the wife of
Sganerelle.
Tony Markosky, of .Mahonoy
City, I’a., was probably the most
comical of the characters as Luc
as, the big, awkward, slow-wit.
Tony was s* completely in the
play that he kept the audience
laughing all the time he was In
the arena. Carol Trageser, a fresh
man from Arnold, Md., was cute
and spunky as Lucas’ wife, Jac
queline. This girl was .singled out
along with the above mentioned
three as being “outstanding” by
the local newspaper. She obvious-
I.v has quite a future ahead on
the Elon stage.
Sam White, of Plttsboro, was an
extremely laughter-provoking fath- ~
er, Geronte. The timing of *•
lines, especially in wishing ten
daughter back to her dum*’ ^ out
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