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W*io»BtF T» Tfce Old Grads MAROON AND GOLD I^t’s Mak* Tlm.1 H«ine«oiminc lihr Best Mur Ever VOLUl« 42 ttON COLLEGE, N. C. PBISAT, OCTOBER S*. IMI NUMBKR I Students Plan Annual Homecoming Observance October 28 Senate Group Has Bill On Plagiarism Penalty Clarification of the penalties for plagiarism imier the Canpus Honor Code was most important of a variety of bills which have appeared on the agenda of the Student Senate this tell. This biB is reported this week as being still in oommittee for final action. The bill on plagiarism, introduced at the October 11th meeUng, points out that plagiarism hasbeen considered differently from eheatiag in the past, but it de-clares that thore is no differeace in the two in principle, and the pen-alty is prescribed as the same as that for cheating, lying and steal-ing. This penalty is dismissal fromfflon College for a period no less than one calendar year, and there Hardy Lists Members Of Committees Completing the machinery of Student Government for the 1961- 62 year, Clifford Hardy, ei Frank lin Park, N. J., president of the student body, has just made pub lie the rosters of a number of im portant campus committees. The Dance Committee, which is working with the Homecoming committee, in plans for the forth coming Homecoming observance is under the leadership of chair man Roger Bednarik. Others on the dance group are Pete Fisk, Larry Biddle, Paul Yentis, Ada Hsrnandez, Shirley Fosket, Fred dy Chinchello, Judy Maness, Bruce Emerson, Tom Brady, Bruce Emerson, Tom Brady, Jerry Hol- landsworth, John Knight, Mclver Henderson, Jimmy Rosser, Cary Keogh, Amy Litten, Nancy Smith. Carol Cookenbach, Art Joye, Russ Phipps, Susan Ferguson and Myra Blake. The ntertainment Committee, also working with the Homecom- inrg plans, will plan various cam pus efttertainment features during ' the yetf under leadership of chair man Wally'-Sawyei*. Other mem bers of this group are Carol Trag- esor, Dian Clary, Brooks and Kath ryn Thomas. The Student Affairs Committee, lead by chairman Tom Brady, in cludes George Raiser, Tom Carl- hiirg, Lynn Ryals, Fred Shull and Frank Lawrence. The Parking Committee, which supervises the thorny problem of proper parking of automobiles on the campus, is led by chairman Bill Piscatelli Working with him are Bob McKinnon and Jack Al bertson. The Lyceum Committee, with Larry Fuqua as chairman, also in cludes Dick Apperson and Gerald Allen. A committee of one to work with foreign students is Thomas Crandell. is a further provision that a stu dent wko commits a second of fense against the Honor Code will be dishonorably and permanently dismissedfrom the college Other offenses under the Honor Code include gambling, drinking, mak ing of debts except as stated in the college cliarter and hazing in any form i Also introduced in the Senate on October 11th was provision (br the election of the May Queen, May King and attendants. Candi dates for these offices will be nominated by the Student Body in general assembly on the first Mon day in March, with choice by vote^ of the students by Australian bal lot, with a primary scheduled for Tuesday after the second Monday in March. The Student Senate at iU final September meeting had provided for our chose of new uniforms for the Elon Cheerleaders, withh an expenditure of $150, and the Senate followed up at its October 11th meeting by appropriating money to pay one-third of the ex penses of the cheerleader group for the trip to the Elon-Tampa football game. Another bill reported as passed by the Senate at its meeting on September 27th was an appropria tion of $25 for purchase of new records for use in the McEwen Dining Hall, with the provision that at least one member of the Senate aid in selecting the records. The provision was also inserted that new records bought should be those suitable for use during a dining period... In addition to the new bills on plagiarism and choice of the May Day royalty, another mea sure introduced on October 11th and reported still in committee, provides that the Student Gov ernment treasury will provide mil age reimbursement at the rate of six cents per mile for students who are required to travel to other points as official representatives of Student Government organiza tion. QUEEN tSLS'^ t,' Cast Named For Opening Player Show Tom Kelley, veteran actor in Elon Player shows, will appear in the title role when the Elon Play er* present Arthur Wilmurt's “Noah” in the Mooney Chapel Theatre on November 9th, 10th 3nd 11th, marking the opening of *^otber campus dramatic season. Sharing the lead roles with Kel ly will be Marty Monroe, appear ing as Mama in the family that inde the Ark. She is a newcomer to the Elon stage, as are other members of the cast. Others in the cast are Robert Boone as Sen. Albert Baer as Ham. Reese Fowler as Japet, Nancy Okerstrom as Nonna, Ai- •«en Webster as Sella, Ellen Stan ley as Ada and Art Joye as a lavage man. Animals In the cast wiU be named latw. EJeanor Smith Dian Clary Maid Of Honor Old Gro4ls Will Return For Weekend Programs The biggest and best Homecoming Hay on the Elon College cam pus m yeans is set for next Saturday, October 28th, when a large group of old grads will return for a weekend of festivitiei that will feature tvw dances, a parade, a football game and a contest for the best in caaipus decoraUons. The weekend program will getunderway with a dance in the ball room on the second floor at Mc-Ewen Dining Hall on Friday night. October 27th, when a n^usicaleombo from the University of North Carolina will be on handto furneh the miKic. This will be followed on Satur- day morning, October 28th. by I the judging of the dormitory and SPEAKS HERE CEDRIC FOSTER Cedric Foster, internationally known news commentator and analyst, was a visitor to the Elon College campus on Monday, Oc tober 16th, when he appeared as a speaker at a meeting of the Alamance County Executives’ Club, which was held in the ban quet room of McEwen Memorial Dining Hall. Completing Senate Roster . .. Freshman Class Selects Officers To Lead Group During First Year After more than two weeks of napolis, Md. The president, vice-' Officers of the junior class, all balloting, the new freshman class president and secretary-treasurer iwmed last spring, are Tom Brady, completed its choice of officers to!of the class join these five senators of Durham, president; Jerry Hol- guide the group through its first to form the class delegaUoa in the landsworth, of Danville, Va.. vice- vcar nn *ho Rinn PniWo campus legislative group. I president; and Judy Maness. of The sophomore class, confront- ] Ramseur, secretary - treasurer, ed with a vacancy among its of-1 They join a junior Senate delega- firers and a vacant seat in thejtion that inclu.des Becky Stephen- Senate, has also been balloting, l son, of Suffolk, Va.; Bob Saund- year on the Elon College capus, picking Bobby West, of Durham, as president, after a spirited cam paign. Chosen at the same time as of ficers for the class were Faye Everette, of Henderson, vice-pres- ident; and Kathy Sandefur, of Charleston, West Va.. secretary- treasurer. In one of the series of elections, the freshmen named Dianne Binkley, of Winston-Salem as the class representative on the Honor Council.. Following the election of the reg ular class officers, the first-year students went to the polls in an other balloting to name five mem bers to the Student Senate. Those chosen were Karen Fischer, of Arlington, Va., Art Joye, of Wil mington; Hal Pittard, of Oxford; Peggy Saunders, of Chuckatuck, Va.; and Bonnie Seltzer, of An- naming Gail Bond, of New London, Conn.. as secretary-treasurer. Oth er sophomore officers, chosen last fpring, are Lynn Ryals, of Dur ham, president; and Gerald Allen, of Winston-Salem, secretary-trea surer. These three officers join the slate of five sophomore senators in the Senate. Four of the sopho more senators, named last spring, are Roger Grimson, of Durham; Doris Ann Morris, of Standards- ville, Va.; Carol Tragesor, of Arn old, Md.; and Valorie Spangler, of SiSlver Springs, Md. The fifth sophomore senbtor, just elected to fill a vacancy, is Wally Sawyer, Portsmouth, Va. ers, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Jim Buie, of Datfington, S. C.; Rog er Fletcher, of East Hartford, Conn.; and Amy Litten, of Burling ton. The senior officers, also elected last spring at the annual general elections on the campus, are Fred Shull, of Burlington, president; Walter Bass, of South Boston, Va., vice-president; and Mclver Hend erson, of Columbia, S. C., secre tary-treasurer. Joining with them to form the senior senate delega tion are John Knight, of Sanford; Don Rankin, of Miami Beach, Fla.; Bob McKinnon, of Burlington; Hel en Wright, *f Greenville, S. C.; and Jane Morgan, of Greensboro. Total Of 1,301 Students .. • Elon EnroUment Comes From Variied Geographic And Religious Sources organizational decorations which on the campus. Attractive prizes are offered tor the decorations which best exemplify the spirit of this ^nuai Elon Homecoming celebr!ation. The annual Homecoming pa rade will be staged through the main business section of Burling ton at 12:30 o'clock on Saturday, featuring gaily decorated floats, cars and marching bands Prizes- are also «ffered for the best floats or units entered in the parade by N'arious campus groups One of the highlights oi the ob servance will be the annual North State Conference football battle between Elon Christians and Wes tern Carolina Catamounts, which is set for Burlington Memorial Stadium at 2 o’clock Saturday af ternoon The Homecoming Queen and her royal court wil be pre sented during half-time intermis sion of the football game There will be an alumni coffee hour in the loun^ on the second floor of the Mooney Building im mediately after the football game, but the climax of the entire Home coming program will be the an nual Homecoming Ball, which will be held in Alumni Memorial Gym- nasium at 8 o’clock Saturday night with the Duke Ambassadors furn ishing the music for the occjsion Ruling over the entire weekend will be Elon’s 1961 Homecoming Queen, Eleanor Smith, of Winston- Salem. attended by Dian Clary, of Lawrenceville, Va.. as Maid- of-Honor. The two were chosen for the royal honors by vote of the students in a special campus elec tion held last week.. The arrangements for the Home coming observance are moving ahead under Wie direction of a sudent Homecoming committee, which includes Larry Biddle, as chairman, along with Roger Grim son, Bob Young, Laura Barnes, Wendy Cowell, Wally Sawyer, Bob West, Roger Bednarik and Valerie Spangler Many Groups Will Select Hl^ Spoiiisors No less than twenty-nine differ ent campus groups have been in vited to be represented by spon sors in the annual Elon Home coming observance, which is set for Friday and Saturday, October 27th and 28th, and which promis es to be the top event of the en tire fall term. Larry Biddle, of Dover, Del., who is chairman of the studeat HomecomiBg committee, this week listed the groups or organizatioas which have been requested to se lect sponsors. The list of groups exipected to iave sponsors, along with the par ticular groups committee member in charge of the selection, are as follows: Phi Psi Cli, Doris Faircloth; Sig ma Phi Beta, John DalCin; Sig ma Mu Sigma. Fred Shull; Kappa Psi Nu, John Munich; lota Tau Kappa, Jug Irvin; Tau Zeta Phi. Helen Wright; Beta Omlcron Beta] Leatrice Overby; Pi Kappa Tau, Mary Ann Hepner; Alpha Pi Del ta. Charlie Somers; Delta Upsilon Kappa. Nancy E^Uiogton; Elon Players. Rosalie Radcliffe; Ministerial Association. Jimmj Rosser; Woman's Atheltic Assoc iation. Nancy Elltagton; Women’s Dorms. Cary Keogh; Student Christian Assoeiation. Betsy Car den; Choir. Pat Jones; Sophomore Class, Gerald Alien; Junior Class, Jerry Hollands worth; Senior Class, Fred Shull; Physical Edat^ation Majors’ Club Nancy Ellington; Chemistry Club. Prof. Roy Epperson; German Club, Walter Grom; Apha Psi Omega, Richard Milteer; Pep Club, Carol Tragesor; and Ma roon and Gold. Don Terrell Both Smith Hall and Carolina Hall are expected to have sponsors, but no committee representative had been named. The Elon College students' for the 1961-62 term come from var ied backgrounds, ac(;ording to a report compiled and released from the office of Prof. Jennings Berry, college registrar. The in formation from the registrar in cludes enrollment in various class as well as home origin and relig ious groups. The report shows that the col lege enrollment for the fall se mester is 1,301 students, of whom ■901 are men and exactly 400 are women. The figures also reveal that 968 of the sta4ents are en rolled in daytime clases. while 333 are registered in the Evening School. As might be expected, the larg est enrollment is found ta the freshman clase, for 413 of the daytime students, or approximate ly 40 per cent, are in the {irat- year group. Other class member ships include 336 sophomores, 143 juniors and 137 seniors. These ing on the Elon campus this fall, class figures do not include stu- among them 357 men and 218 wo- dents from freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classification in the Evening School. In each of the four classes, men are in the majority. The fresh man class includes 231 men and 182 women, the sophomore class 171 men and 71 women, the jun ior class 105 men and 38 women and the senior class 89 men and 48 women. The Evening School student body lists 292 men and 41 women. An especially interesting fea-1 ture of the report this year shows' men. There ar^ 393 daytime stu dents living at home and com muting to classes, among them 252 men and 141 women. As would be evident from the nature of the enrollment, all students in the | Evening School are commuters. Also of Interest is the wide- i spread geographic distribution of the Elon students, tor the student body includes representatives from 23 states and the ^istrict of Columbia, along with students from five foreign nations. >uvw3| Quite natarally, the greatest that more thaa half of the dst'time ^ number of students comes from students and nearly half of the | North Carolina, which shows 606 total enrollmeot are now campus | ■‘^''esentatives for 62 per cent of residents. This marks a distinct the enrollment. Other states which LEADS EVE\T increase of campas students |h recent years. 'The actual figures oo campus and commuting students shows tiiat tbere are 57B studeata resid- are among the leaders are ir- ginia with 154, New York and New Jersey with 29 each, Maryland with 23. Pennsylvania with 23, (OMHiUMd om P»te Foun W. B. TERREL W. B. Terrell, secretary of the- Elon College General Alumni As sociation. is the leader in plans for the annual Homecoming ob servance, which is set for next weekend He is working in co operation with the various student committees- which are preparhig for the event Elon Aliimnos Writes Book On Railroads Latest Elon alumnus to break into print as author of a book is H. Reid, who has meant much to the Maroon and Gold in recent years through his service as aa alumni editor who has contribut ed the "Reid This” column to the campus newspaper. Reid, a,student at Elon in the middle 'Forties, who is now on the editorial staff of the Newport News Times-Herald, recently hit the book shelves with a complete and well-done history of the Vir- ^nian Railroad, which traverses Virginia from the mountains te th^ sea. The book has drawn much far- orable comment for iU thoronrt presentation of the story o# the railroad's development, a Mon ^ Plctut*. ■^b«k clearly reflecu the Uto- later«t wWch the a« h«4 1. rauxo,,, u,, ^ opment..