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Here’s A Welcome For The Fine Spring Weather MAROON AND GOLD Aad Lookinj; Forwadr To A Fine SpriiiK Sports Season VOLUME 41 ELON COLLEGE, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1961 NUMBER -9 Flemming Is Speaker For Annual Founders’Day Observance Committee Visit Marks Closing Of Self-Study The visiting committee of the Commission of Colleges and Uni- veisitits, representing the South ern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, was on the campus of Elon College last week to consult with the Elon admin istrative officials and faculty, in the final stage of an Elon self- study program that was begun in the winter of 1958. The visiting group, composed of faculty representatives from four other member colleges of the Southern Association, Included Dr. G. E, Metz, assistant to the presi dent of Clemson College, Clemson, S. C.; Dr. Cornwell Anderson, department of music of Ca- president of Judson College, Mar- CoUege. ion, Ala.; Dr. Ralph Lyon, dean of Livingston State College, Liv- Eloii Student Organist Is Rated Tops Richard Apperson, Elon College sophomore from Newport News, Va., won first place in a statewide contest for organists of college age, which was held two weeks ago in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury under the auspices of ingston, Ala,; and Dr. Wright Spears, president of Columbia College, Columbia, S. C. The visiting educators arrived at Elon on Sunday night, Febru ary 26, and they were here for three djays reViewihg with the Elon administrators and faculty the results of the Elon College self-study, which was begun two years ago with the idea of plan ning the Elon program for ad vancement in higher education during the coming years. Dr. J. E. Danieley, president of Elon College, set the stage for the visit by the Southern Associa tion committee when he spoke to the faculty and students of the college in a chapel convocation, at which time he paid tribute to the members of the Elon faculty for their cooperation in the two- year self-study program. Dr. Danieley, while stating that the continued accreditation of Elon by the Southern Association de pended upon the results of seU- study, stressed the fact that the lengthy study had brought a new evaluation of Elon’s present posi tion in the educational world and had furnished a springboard from which Elon can plan and project its program for the years ahead. Citing the fact that the self-study idea is new in the Southern As sociation of Colleges and Second ary Schools, Dr. Danieley pointed out that Elon is one of the first group of colleges to complete such a project, and he paid tribute to administrative officials, faculty members, alumni, students and friends of the college who have co operated in the study project. SOUTHERN EDUCATORS VISIT ELON s cAMi'us j Tribute Paid Founders In Program Yesterday For winning the contest, which is part of the program of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs, Apperson will receive a cash award and will also repre sent the North Carolina colleges late in March at a Southeastern contest to be held at the Univer sity of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla. There he will compete with winners from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The statewide contest, which featured the works of Bach, Men delssohn and Messiaen, featured entries from a number of North Carolina colleges, who performed on the new three-manual Casavant organ in Salisbury’s historic St. John’s Church. He further expressed the opin ion that the self-study project, which reached its climax last week, will be valuable in determ ining Eloin’s financial resources and needs, determining just what changes and additions are most needed in the physical plant of the college and additions to the administrative and faculty person nel which wiU most. enhance the Elon program of the future. In connection with the Elon self- study, President Danieley admit ted certain frustrations which he had felt during his three years as president in regard to Eion's phys ical plant, .student body and fac ulty, but he also declared his sat isfactions with the cooperative spirit of students, faculty and ad ministration, with the students who have done outstanding aca- dcmic work and with the progress made in improvement of the Elon| physical plant. He also experssed his high hopes for the future of the college. B Dr. Arthur S. Fleming, newly The quartet of educational leaders from other southern colleges, who visited the Elon campus last week as a committee for the Commission on Colleges and Universities of the Southern Associa tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools, is pictured above. Shown left to right, they are as follows: SEATED — Dr. Ralph Lyon, dean of Livingston State College, Livingston, Ala.; and Dr. G. E. Metz, assistant to the president of Clemson College, Clemson, S. C. STANDING — Dr. Wright Spears, president of Columbia College, Columbia, S. C.; and Dr. Cornwell Anderson, president of Judson College, Marion, Ala. The four visitors were here to consult with local administrative officials and faculty members gas concluding feature of a two-year self-study on the Elon campus. Elon Seniors Get Outstanding Scores On x4nnnal Graduate Record Testing Richner Plays In Joint Piano And Organ Recital Dr. Thomas Richner, eminent New York musician, a member olF the Columbia University music faculty, appeared in a joint piano and organ concert in lUon’s Whit ley Auditorium at 8 o’clock Tues day night, appearing as another and doctor’s degrees from Colum bia University. , He has received numerous dis tinguished awardSj including the Naumljurg, the McDowell and the New York State Federation Awards, and he has concertized in the series of Elon College ly- extensively in the United States ceum programs. Recognized as one of the world’s outstanding authorities on Mozart, Dr. Richn®* featured the works ®f that composer in the first half i>f his program, which was on the piano; but the second half of the Tuesday night concert was on the organ and included a varied program of works by Selby, Bach, Franck, Langlais and Alain. Dr. Richner is a native of Penn sylvania, where he began study ing piano at am early age. After •’eceiving his bachelor’s degree at the University of West Virginia, he continued his studies in New York and received the master s and Europe, where he has done annual concert tours in England, France, Austria, Holland and the Scandinavian countries. In all of those countries, he was received with high praise by critics, with special praise in Vienna for his Mozart recital. In addition to his worldwide rec ognition as a concert musician. Dr. Richner is also recognized as one of the foremost music educators today, and he has also gained ac claim as a writer in the music field for his book entitled "Ori entation for Interpreting Mozart’s Piano Sonatas." May Day Will Be Hawaiian This Spring The annual Elon College May Day pageant, which will be staged on the campus the first Saturday afternoon in May, will follow an Hawaiin theme this year, accord ing to Mrs. Jeanne Griffin, director of women’s physical education, who will once more have charge of the observance. Already, working through her class in rhythms, which is always offered during the spring semest er, Mrs. Griffin has begun prep arations for the event, which prom ises to be one of the most color ful staged at Elon in a number of years. In announcing the Hawaiian theme for the May Day, Mrs. Grif fin stated that William Hughes, a junior boy from Mebane, will be chief choreographer and willj; plan the dance routines for the ‘ program. He replaces Tommy El more, who graduated last year|| after serving as May Day choreog rapher for the past three years Able assistance in planning the dances will be given by Gail Bond, a freshman girl from Gales Ferry, Conn., who resided in Hawaii while her father was there in the armed service, and her per sonal observations and experience will prove of great value in mak ing the Hawaiian theme truly i authentic. | Already Mrs. Griffin has an-j nounced There were a number of Elon College seniors who scored high on the recent Graduate Record Examinations, which were admin- i.otered here and at universities and colleges throughout the United States and which furnish a basis for comparing Elon students with hose of other institutions of high er learning in various parts of the nation. Three of the Elon seniors stood out in the Social Science Division, among them being Barnard Bur- c'T, o;' Elon College, who is maj- irin; in history, and Herberl Hawks, of Louisville, Ky., ,i ohys ical education major, each of ■ hom had a score of 610 on the DANCES WILLIAM HUGHES William HuRhes. a member of number of Hawaiian (he Elon junior class who resides songs which will be featured in the program, among them being “Hawaiian Wedding Song,” "Ha waiian Cha Cha," “Hawaiian War Chant,” "Lovely Hula Hands,” “My Little Grass Shack” and “Sweet Leilana.” In keeping, with the Hawaiian theme and music, the May Day costumes will also be of authentic types, with dancers wearing and using such items as the muumu, the lava lava, the holoku, the poi pounder and the traditional grass skirts. *-■' in Mebane, will serve as chief choreographer for the annual Elon College May Day pageant and will plan the dance routines for the event that is set for the first Sat urday afternoon in May. Although Hughes resides in Mebane, he at tended high school In Haw River and later attended Junior college at Campbell CoUege before enter Ing Elon this year. In announcln* that Hughes will be choreographr er. Mrs. Jeanne Griffin also stated that the May Day pageant will follow an Hawaiian theme. est, high enough to rate them 11 the top 15 per cent in the na tion: and Randolph Williams, of Burlington, a mathematics major, vho had a score of 59$, enough o rate in the top 20 per cent na- .onsily. Burgess also scored well enough ,n the Humanities Division to tie with John Williams, of Virginia Beach, Va., an English major, for the top score of 510, a score which placed them in the highest 11 per cent in the United States. Also icoring high in the humanities '■as Danny Gee, of Burlington, who is a major in history and business administration, with a score of 600 ind placement in the upper 13 er cent in the nation. Completing a truly outstanding record on the series of tests, Eur- ,pss was also the highest ranking -.tiident in the Natural Science Di vision of the tests, making a score i( 700 and gaining a place in the op 4 per cent in the nation. Ken iieth Price of Danville, a., who is a chemistry major, was close behind in this division with a 690 score and placement in the top 5 ■>er cent nationally. There were also six of the Elon seniors who scored high on the advanced tests in various areas. William Parham, of Henderson, was in the upper 18 per cent in aj chemistry; Barnard Burgess, of ■^lon College, was in the upper ”0 per cent in history; Herbert Hawks, of Louisville, Ky., was in the upper 20 per cent in educa tion; Annie Edwards, of Gibson- ville, and Anne Vickers, of Ridge way, Va., were both in the upper 24 per cent in education; and Ken neth Price, of Danville, Va., was in the upper 27 per cent in chem istry. The statistics were compiled and released from the office of Dr. H. H. Cunningham, dean of the college, under whose direction the examinations were administered on the Elon campus. Following a policy adopted several years ago, all members of the senior class at Elon are required U> take the Graduate Record Examination each year. named president of the University | of Oregon, who was formerly Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, used the topic of "The Pursuit of Excellence” when he appeared as the featured speaker at the annual Founders’ Day ob servance on the Elon College campus yesterday. The man who directed the op erations of the United States Of- ■ice of Education in President Dwight Eisenhower's cabinet from 1958 until two months ago, stressed the need for quality in the field of American education as Elon commemmorated the isuance of the Elon College charter by the North Carolina legislature on •March 11, 1889. Although the occasion was not planned for that purpose, the IClon Founders' Day program also ■erved as a third anniversary of Dr. J. E. Danieley’s inauguration as the college’s sixth president, tor President Danieley was Installed in formal ceremonies on March 11, 1958. The principal convocation in the Founder’s Day observance was held in Whitley Auditorium at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, when Dr. Fleming was the featured speaker. The program, which was opened and closed with the invocation and benediction by Rev. Rot>ert M. Kimball, of Burlington, also featured remarlcs by President Danieley, a prayer by Dr. Ferris Reynolds and music by the Elon Choir, which was directed by Prof. Charles Lynam with Prof. Fletcher Moore as accompanist. Among the guests for this gath ering for the buffet luncheon which was held afterward in the banquet room of McEwen Memo rial Dining Hail were members of the Elon College board of trustees, who had iield their annual spring meeting on the campus on Wed nesday of this week. Also attend ing were faculty and students and Elon alumni and friends from tliis area. Three Musie Students Get Scholarships Three Elon College students have just been awarded scholar ships for musical study, according to an announcement from Prof. Fletcher Moore, chairman of Elnn's department of music. Richard Apper.sou. sophomore from Newport News, Va.. and Hin- aon Mikfll, freshman from Charles ton, S. C., have been awarded scholarships, which were granted i)y the Pre.sser Foundation of Pliil- adelphia. Pa., for students pre paring to become teachers of mus ic; and IHeanor Smith, of Winston- Salem, another first-year music major, received a tuition grant from the North Carolina Federa tion of Music Clubs, following her selection as “Queen of Music” for North Carolina. Apperson, who recently won the annual statewide organ contest for North Carolina college students, serves as student accompanist tor the Elon College Choir and is also organist for the Davis Street Meth odist Church in Burlington. Mikeil, in addition to his college work, is organist for the Hocutt Memo rial Baptist Church In Burlington. Miss Smith won her statewide "Queen of Music” title and the Federation scholarship when she was choten by votes of high school senior girls in schools of North Carolina. Dr. Fleming, the featured speak er, was bom In Kingston, N. Y., on June 12, 1905. He received Ills undergraduate training at Ohio 'vVesleyan and earned the Master’s degree at American University, al so holds honorary doctorates from both of those in.stitutions and from no less than eleven other univers ities and colleges. After a distinguished career in journalism with nationally circu lated magazines. Dr. Fleming has also .served as president of Ohio Wesleyan and has held numerous appointive positions with the fed eral government, most recent be ing when he joined Eisenhower's cabinet as secretary of the De partment of Health, Education and Welfare. Dr. Fleming was vice-president of the National Council of Church es of Christ in America from 19951 until 1954 and has served as trustee or director of a large group of institutions and organizations. He is a member of a numl>er of honorary fraternal groups. New Meniliers Initiated Into Dramatics Group The Elon College chapter of Al pha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatics fraternity, has Just held its second initiation of the current college year, taking into its mem bership four additional students who have distinquished themselves in campus stage productions. Those initiated at ceremonies held on February 20th included Roger Bednarik, of Bayside, Va.; Vic Hoffman, of Philadelpiila, Pa.; Rosalie Radcliffe, of Carversville, Pa.; and Bill Troutman, of Lewis- burg. Pa. Roger Bednarik. who is a mem ber of the sophomore class, gave outstanding performances in three appearances on the Elon stage last year. He had roles in "Ah, Wild erness,” Pajama Game” and Othello" Vic Hoffman, who is a senior, has not been active in recent pro ductions, but he had excellent roles in previous ye»r« ia “Our Town,” "The Crucible” and “In herit The Wind.” Rosalie Radcliffe, who came to Elon this year as a transfer »tu- dcnt, already held membership In Delta Psi Omega. She appeared with the Elon Players this year In the one-act Christmas play, en titled ‘‘A Cool Yule”, ijnd she had one of the leading roles in "The Doctor in Spite of Himself.” Bill Troutman, another senior, played with distinction in "The Doctor in Spite of Himself” this year and had previously had star ring roles in "Othello” and "Ah Wilderness,” having been nomin ated for one of the Player "best actor" awards for his part in the latter play last year. The initiation of these four stu dents brings the present member ship of Alpha Psi Omega to twelve. Other members are Etta Brkt, of Burlington; Millie Fletch er, of Glenolden, Pa.; Tom Kelly, of Henderson; Richard Milteer. of South Norfolk, Va.; Jane Morgan, of Greensboro; Margie Reynolds, of Elon College; Don Terrell, of Richmond, Va.; and Sam White, of Plttsi>oro. Prof. E. Ray Day. di rector of dramatics, is visor for the group.
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