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MAROON AND GOLD
Sriday, February 16, 1862
REID THIS/
When wf used U> pl*y basket
ball over In North Dorm—Alumni
Hall, H your memory is longer
than mine -there was one thmg
about Klon that fascinated me
School spirit
I suppose St-hool Spirit le a sub
ject that's knocked around in high
school I'dilorial* all the way up
to MariKm and Gold columiw It
li a feeling you either have or
don't have, and no editorial ever
written can work up campus en
thusiasm unless the athletic po-
timtlal merits It.
Fancy. It you will, the BurlinK-
ton Timei News pleading with its
subscribers to support the city’s
movie theaters. Run decent movies
and the crowds will buy tickets
When I was at Kloo. we had a
real loser. Thre«- and 17 for the
M-asJn I think we lucked out over
Appalachian twice, which makes
me wonder what the situation was
I at Boone this season.
Yet we had a team that gave
us a good show. They tried Man.
how they tried.
We had school spirit because of
«.
I remember on^ time we went
over to High I’oint. There was a
double header over there. I be
lieve Carolina and Wake Forest
were the main part of the attrac
tion while we Elons and the High
Points served up the preliminary
We lost by around 20 or so points,
but we did score more than 10
during the first half and we out-
cheered the combined fans of High
Point, Chapel HiU and Wake For
est
Yeah, and not only that, we Elons
could be as quiet as we could be
loud That Is one situation I hope
still exists. We were respectful of
the o«her boys making foul shots
If it sounds like I am bragging
about our behavior, then It Is Ju.st
that. We gave the other team a
chance Nor am 1 implying any of
us pushed for sainthood. I’ve
thrown my share of waterbombs
at the opposition In the old gym,
but were quiet Mainly, though, we
gave them respect
Now, about that High Point game
Here Is why we lost High Point
had a girl on the boys varsity
team Our guys fouled out quick
ly
(lalanha (>ain\s
IContlnned from Page TTiret)
home court two weeks later, a
battle which came at the close of
Catamounts
Defeat Elon
At Cullowhee
Rpdhot shooting from both fln.jr
snd foul line gave the Western
Carolina Catamounts a decisive
71 to 48 victory over the Elon!
cagtTS in a Carolina* Conference
contest at Culloyhee on Saturday
Tiiijht, February 3rd
The km eager* rallied after in-
t- rmif .ion and moved within ■six
points at 40-34 and they kept with-
[in shooting range until the lat.-
1 minutes of the game when the
Catamounts tajiilalized on nume-
rouK free throw chances that came
from Elon ' pressing defense
The Catamounts reached tlie one-
and-one status at the free throw
line early and they ripped the nets
v.ith 33 of 35 charity tosses. .Mel
G;bson hit 11 for 11 free throws
and added eight goals for 27 points
for the ictorious Western Carolina
squad
The Chris-tian.s quite distinctly
had one of their coldest nightt on
shots ai they chalked their lowest
score of the year Jef'ie Branson
topped Elon with 13 poinU while
Roland Miller had 12 and Dewey
Andrew 10 counters
The Lineups:
I'os. Elon (48) WCTC (71)
F Branson (13) Murray (17)
F. Davis Seal (6)
C. D. Andrew (10) Laelle (2)
G. Teague "Pharpe (11)
G. Morningstar (2) Gibson (27
Haiftlme: Western Carolina 32.
Elon 22.
Elon subs—Miller 12. Winfrey 8
H Andrew 1, Smith 2, Myers
Western Carolina subs—Gustafen
6. Home 2.
STI DKM OUGAMST TO iM.AY WITH SYMPHONY Christians Top Pivates
In Cage Contest Here
9
Do
an 8
list
^Continued From Page One)
es. Faye Greeson, Barbara Grimm.
Jacob Gudes. Richard Haase, Syl
via Ham. Rex Hardy. Charles Har-,
ward. .Mary Ann Hepner, Ronald
Hodkinson. Jerry Holmes, Phyllis
Hopkins. William Hovatter,
Reid Hughes. Anthony Hurt,
Paul Hyde. Donold Johneon. Jam
es Jones. Winfred Jones, Kay Ken
nedy, Mary Kennedy, Linda LewLs.
Amy Litten, Cameron Little. Lin
da McPherson, Kenneth Milam,
Jane Morgan, Brenda Moore, Earl
Murray, Ocie Murray.
Sandra Neighbors, Barry Opell,
Leatrice Overby, Carolyn Overby,
Robert Overton, Betsy Parsley,
Garland Paschal. Wilbert Paschal,
Edna Pettigrew, Linda Price,
Glenda Pridgen, Linwood Puckett,
Donald Rankin, John Reed, Harold
Rogers.
James Shirley^, Leonard Sim
mons, Nancy Smith, Frederick
Stephenson, Dennis Stewart, Rog
er Stilling, Janice Stovall, Kathryn
Thomas, Mary Zula Thompson,
he Elon examination period The
rival, wpr, Vetterlein, Della Marie
Vickers, Mary Eleanor Wall
(Story on Page One)
Richardson Apperson, Elo„ junior from Newport News, Va,, is pictured above at the console of
the coUege’s newly renovated and enlarged pipe organ, which the student musician will play whe
he appears wlOi the North Carolina Little Symphony in the college’s Whitley Auditonum on on ay
flight, February 26th,
Foothnll Squad
Hard At Work
The EJon football squad, with
20 letterroen slated to be on
hand next fall is in the thick of
winter drills which got under
way early last week anl will con
tinue until about March 10th.
Tentative plans call for the
Christian grridders io meet Guil
ford and Catawba in off-season
games.
Lettermen on hand iior the
Dewey Andrew and Jesse Bran-
son each hit 25 points as the
Fighting Christian cagers rolled
for a 78 to 66 victory over the
East Carolina Pirates in Elon’s
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
here last Saturday night,
Andrew and Branson were the
big guns all the way for the
Christians, for in addition to their
fine shooting the two practically
swept the backboards clean. Bran
son hauled down 22, while An
drew grabbed 14 rebounds ur-
ing the game.
Branson, the big tresman for
ward, also contributed a stellar
show of shooting at the free throw
line hitting on 15 consecutive
shots before missing on his six
teenth try. His charity points tied
the Elon record that was set by
C. G. Hall against East Carolina
in 1956.
Pos, Elon (78) E. Carolina (66)
F. Branson (25) West (9)
F. Davis (4) Bowes (11)
C. D. Andrew (25) Otte (17)
G. Morningtar (12) Lewis (14)
G. Teague (11) WiUiams
Half-time: Elon 36, East Caro
lina 30.
Elon subs—Winfrey Smith. East
Carolina subs—Boyette 3, Knowles
3, Bowen 7, Duke 2, Penny
First Virginia
Wins VB Title
The First Floor Virginia girb
clinched the championship in the
WAA’s annual volley ball con
test which was completed re
cently. Trailing in the second
spot was Second Floor Virginia,
and in third place was Delta
ITpsiion Kappa.
Members of the championship
team included Captain Nancy
Butler. Normal Boswell, Karen
Fischer, Anna Fnlda, Joan Mc
Dowell, Martha Reid and Lynda
Cheyney. Sally McDuffie was
captain of the ruMier-up Second
Floor Vjrginta. while Ferebee
Allen captained Delta Upsiion
Kappa.
Mental Giants
Win Ca^e Tilt
Ooach Johnny Wike's Mental
Giants turend back Coach Gary
Mattock’s Learned Lancers 39 to
35 in the annual faculty cage
battle, which was played as a pre
liminary to the Elon-East Caro
lina varsity battle last Saturday
night.
Prof. Tyler Dierhoi topped the
winning Giants with 17 points,
but Coach Mattocks led for the
garte as he hit 18 points for his
team. Other scoring leaders were
Prof. Wesley Alexander and Coach
Jack Sanford, each with 8 points
for their teams.
rivals were knotted at 67-all
regubtion time, and Catawba .scored
13 points on free throws in the
extra period to win by 80 to 75.
Arthur Davis and Jesse Branson,
a pair of freshman forwards led
the Christians to a 33 to 31 lead
•: Intermission, hot Buddy Pope
newcomer to the Catawba roster,
paced the Indian.-: final half dirve
that Ued the score at the final
whistle
Pope, a former Duke freshman
star, hit 28 points to lead both
1«ams for the game, with Johnson
and Sessoms also hitting double
digits for the Indians
flRST GAME
•*** Catawba (54)
r_Branson (13) Se«,oms (18)
r Johnson (23)
Andrew (17) Garrison (3)
G—Teague (11)
C—Morningstar (7)
Half-time: Elon J4, CaUwhl 24
Elon sub*-MiU*r 10. Winfrey
^ H Andrew CaUwba subab —
Dfw 4, White. ChUdre«
SKCOWD GAM*
Po*—Elo, 475)
^—Branson (18)
P—Davis (19)
C—D. Andrew (IS)
C—Teague (6i
G—Momlngstir (8)
Half-time: Elon 33, CaUw~^''3I
Elon subs—H. Andrew 2, Smith
Miller. Winfrey 8, Myen. Catawba
Bate—Garrison 2, ChUdrvas
High Point
(Continued From Page Threa)
gue and Morningstar aU went out
on fouls, and the Panthers were
home with the win.
Dewey Andrew and Jesse Bran
son each connected for 18 points,
and Teague got 12 and Morning
star 13 to give Elon four man in
double figures: but this was still
not enough to match the Panther
attack, led by Phil Garrison with
29 and Joe Keith with 21 count-
Apps Win
Over Elon
Experiencing their worst shoot
ing night of the entire (-ear. El'.'n
Ciiristians dropped a Carolinas
Conference battle to tlie Appala-
ciiian Mountaineers at Boone on
Tnursday night. February 8lJi, by
a 76 to 45 count.
The Christiahs hit the first bask
et, but the Apps retaliated and
then moved ahead for keeps as
Wayne Duncan and Paul Reynolds
paced the Mountaineers to 28-18
margin at the half-time mark.
Dewey Andrew, Elon’s top scor
er. playing with an injured leg,
saw only part-time duty and fin-
i:ihed the game with 11 points,
about half of his usual game ave
rage. He was the only Elon play
er able to top the 10-point mark.
Pos.'Elon (45) ppalachian(76)
F. Branson (9) Richardson (4)
F. Smith (6) Reynolds (10)
C. D. Andrew (11) Duncan (11)
G. Morningstar Lytton (4)
G, Teague (2) WaU (14)
Half-time: Appalachian 28, Elon
18,
Elon subs—H, Andrew 3, Davis
7, Miller 2, Winfrey 3. Myers 2
Appalachian subs—Haley 2, Dobbs
10, Goff 3, Getting 13, Francis 1.
Steve Wall, Linda Webster, Ai
leen Webster, Gerald Weiss, Shel
by Whitehouse, Valera Whitesell
Robert Willis, Judy Wright, Wil
liam Wright and Richard Zimmer
man.
f’atawb* (8«)
Sessoms (12)
Johnsoa (18)
Pope (28)
Forbis (7)
Snow (8)
5,
From (]oriH*r
'Continued from Page Two)
dents who are planning to become
a part of a social society, to be
extremely earful in your selectivi
ty. See what each group has to
offer. Always remeber that the
group you finaUy choose is the
BEST( and the best is decided
by what is best for you as an in-
individual.
I would definitely recommmend
fraternity or sorority Ufe for any
student. The time I have spent
In a fraternity here, and the ex
periences with which it has re
warded me are invaluable. Some
of my most lasting memories will
bo based around my association
with my fraternity It’s a great
experience. If it happens that you
are on probaUon this rush period,
work a little bit harder, establish
your average, then go into a frat-
cnr>al group For those eUgible
I'd say. the sooner, the better
Since I’lB nich a sleepy iitle
fellow. I think I’ll sign off for now,
and bother my neoninate for a
while
Kappa Psi I^*ads (Campus Cagers
After six weeks of action. Kappa
Psi Nu boasts the only unbeaten
team in the Intramural Cage lea
gue, having pushed aside their
nearest challenger. Sigma Phi
Beta. 52 to 44 in a rough and tum
ble contest last week.
Behind the leader are four oth
er teams, lota Tau Kappa, Sigma
Phi Beta, the Sleepers and Sigma
Mu Sijfma, all ready to step up
if Kappa Psi Nu should falter.
The Kappa Psi got 15 points
from playmaker Mike Graffeo and
able support from Allen Foster as
they beat Sigma Phi, while George
Wooden hit 14 points for the los
ers, mostly in Sigma Plii’s late
rally.
The Kappa Psis also boosted
their standing with a 46-36 win ov
er Sigma Mu last week, moving
out from a 4-point half-time lead
on 16 points by Frank Lawrence
and 14 from Foster. Sigma Mu
leaders were Dick More with 16
and Ken Broda with 11 points
The Sigma Mus bounced back
from this loss to humiliate Alpha
Pi Two by a 94 to 25 margin. Dick
More poured in 40 points, with
Broda adding 31, and the out
come was never in doubt. Dick
Purdy hit 14 points, 12 of them
in the second half, for the win
ners. None of t^ losers hit doa
ble figures.
In other action ITK Two, led
by Charley Strigo's 12 points, ral- 12 counters.
lied to an easy 48-14 win over
Alpha Pi Two, and the Sleepers
got 23 points from Abbott to
breeze past the Gunners 49 to 28
The losers were led by Helfond’s
16 points.
The Ratpark,^ park, paced by
Bill Graham ‘with a 22-point
splurge, topped Alpha Pi One 51
to 15, with none of the losers top
ping 10 points. ITK One. boosted
by the return of Joe Lee last week,
beat Kappa Psi Two 64 to 46.
Lee hit 20 and Eddie Clark 17
for the winners, while Earl Mur
ray, Mike York and Jerry Hoi
landsworth each hit twelve for the
losers.
The Ratpark. paced by
battle royal last week before the
Gunners breezed out to a 42 to
40 verdict over the Satellites. Qay-
ton Johnson sank 19 points for
the lasers, while Helford hit 14
for the winners. Another close
game saw Kappa Psi Two edge
Sigma Phi Two 21 to 20, with
HollandBworth leactiifc tht^ ^in
ners. ^
to lead I’m One over Alphi Pi One
hy a 44 to 30 score Charlie Som
ers 10 points kept Alpha Pi close
untfl midway the last half. Sigma
Phi One sUyed on the heels of the
IT Two 69 to 28. John DalCin led
^e winners with 20 points, while
I^ph Mixelle led the losers with
Symphony Guest
(Continued FroMi Page One)
recently as one of a group of
North Carolina performing artists
to play a program over WNYC,
New York City’s municipally-own
ed radio station. Apperson’s ren
dition of Alain’s “Litanies” has
been taped and will be broadcast
over the New York Station soon.
When he plays with the Sym
phony in its annual program here,
Apperson wiU be playing on Elon
College’s newly-renovated and en
larged organ, which features fif-
drills'inchide John G"ojyack, Dan and a new
and more powerful blower. The
Kelley and Jim Moore, ends;
Howard Amer, Charlie Strigo,
Dean Yates and Don Amos,
tackles; Gene Stokes, Cameron
Little and Joe Berdosch, guards;
George Wooten and Ralph Mill
er, quarterbacks; Wayne Maha-
ness. Bill Mahaffey, Willie Tart,
Clayton J«hnson and Tyrone Mc
Duffie, halfbacks; and Burl Cle
ments, fullback; Guard Ronnie
Bell and halfback Ken Cooke are
missing the drills due to in in-
jwies.
organ in a beautiful new Reuter
console now Includes 2,392 pipe?
and is one of the finest organs of
its size in the South Atlantic area.
’The Elon organist, who is now
in his third year as a music major,
is minoring in English and Ger
man. In addition to his musical
activities on the Elon campus, he
is also organist for the Davis St.
Methodist Church in Burlington.
Elon Downs
Campbell In
Tight Game
A pesky crew of Campbell (Al
lege cagers forced the Fighting
Christians ijiito an overtime before
the Elon quint could grab a 75
to 68 victory in a battle on the
Elon court here on Monday night,
January 2th.
Dewey Andrew scored five points
and Bill Morningstar and Gary
Teague hit four points each to give
Elon a 13 to 4 edge in the ovei^
time, pushing the Christians out
to the 9-point victory after the
teams had tied at 62-alI in the
regular game.
Bill Morningstar, who had eight
clean steals and drives for lay-ups
paced the Christians with 27
points, while Andrew and Bran
son each hit 14 and Arthur Davis
10 points. Mike Reidy topped the
Camels with 17 points,
Pos. Elon (75) Campbell (66)
F. Branson (14) Reidy (17)
F. Davis (10) Smith (7)
C. D. Andrew (14) Bishop (16)
G. Mom'star (27) Jonhnstone (14)
G. Teague (8) Lindsay
Halftime: Elon 39, Campbell 33.
Elon subs—Smith, Miller. Win
frey 2, Campbell subs—Moss 2,
Holland 4. Strickland, Stevenson,
Edwards.
Newman Chosen
(Continued Fn»> Pmzc rtoe)
father’s ties with the college, Dr
Newman had two brothers and two
sisters to graduate from Elon; and
one of his sisters. Miss lila New
man, has taught art at Elon for
thirty-eight years.
His wife, the former Miss Ann
Rawls, of Suffolk, Va., is from
a family of ten Elon alumni, for
her father and mother and seven
of her brothers and sisters attend
ed the college. He and his wife
have four children, and the two
older ones have ,already attended
Elon as third generation students.
Aside from his famUy ties with
Elon College, the new Loyalty
Fund leader has a long record of
active service to the school. Dur
ing his student days he was a four-
sport athlete winning letters in
football, basketball, basebaU and
track. He was also a member of
Kappa Psi Nu fraternity, the Stu
dent Senate and the Philologian
Literary Society, -
4>b
Talking Sports
(Continned from Page Three)
The tournament gets underway
at Lexington next Wednesday. Feb-
™ary 21st, and continues through
four nights to the finals on Sat
urday night, February 24th. Its
less than sixty miles from Elon
to Lexington, and here’s hoping
that many Elon students and fans
plan now to be on hand to
our ChrisUans on to victory
“Ml a ehampionskip.
It would be mighty nice if l
could begin next cohunn with
congratulations to a championship
cage teas.
Lambda Qme^ Rho
8«m ^tarnitki athlMw. Som
TWs fratemtty tet. TtotwOly
bdudisg wsin«n. It has (autieally lo^
ia mare than 100 coaotrica anwei
the wwW. It ha* BO pin and ha oidy ritial h
^ «tople act of anjoyin*
day of the jmt.
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