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To Elon’s Old Grads
MAROON AND GOLD
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VOLU.\fE 43
*LON COLLEGE. N. C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1962
number 2
Students Plan Annual Homecoming Observance Tomorrow
Elori Student Studying
In Gernuiny This Year
Walter Grom, Elon College junior from West Fulton, N. Y., is
taking his junior work in Europe this year, although he plans to re
turn to Elon for his senior year and to receive his diploma and
degree.
The New Yorker was here at Elon for his freshman and sopho
more years, but he was chosen last spring a participant in a “Jun
ior Year Abroad” porgram. a pro-gram in cooDeration with Heidel
berg College, Tiffin, Ohio, whichenabled him to study at Heidel
berg University in Germany thisyear.
Prior to his departure from Elonlast spring, arrangements were
I made for Grom to write and mail
back to the Maroon and Gold per
iodic accounts of his experiences
while in Europe. This is the first
of his reports since he left America
in the late summer to prepaere
for his year of study in Germany.
His account, which bore a date of
October 3rd. follows:
Greetings to all the students,
faculty and friends at Elon Col
lege from Heidelberg, Germany. I
am writing this column in the Ma-
roon and Gold so that you may
' 1 share some of the many exper-
^'iences which I have encountered.
' Our group consists of 32 stu-1
dents. We are from colleges all I
over the United States sponsored
by Heidelberg College of Tiffin,
Ohio, under the direction of Dr.
C. M. Prugh. The purpose of this
program is to have undergraduate
students study two semesters in
their junior year at the University
of Heidelberg.
We can study In our major fac
ulty and at the same time acquire
knowledge of the German language
and culture. All of our courses are
taught in German by many well-
known professors. We are to live
under an environment of "acad
emic freedom.” (I shall elaborate
upon this subject in a future ar
ticle.)
We departed from the
1962... Homecoming Royalty... 1962
QUEEN
Old Grads Will Return
For Weekend Programs
Its Homecoming time at Elon, and many groups of students are
digging in with last-minute preparations for the biggest and best
Homecoming Day program in Elon College history tomorrow, with
indications that a large group of the old grads will be back in the
scenes of their college years for a weekend of festivities
The observance gets underway tonight with a hu^e pep gathering
on the new athletic field, which will get underway at 7 o'clock with
students cheerleaders and band on hand to whoop up fighting
The Elofl Homecoming paradeents. Something new in pep rally
features will be a chariot race that Is to Include entries from differ
ent men’s organizations on the
Duane Powell
WALTER GROM
. Walter Grom, an Elon College
junior from West Fulton, N. Y.,
who is taking his junior courses
in Europe tliis year as a student
at famous Heidelberg University,
make his first report of exper
iences in this issue of the Maroon
and Gold. Other reports from
Grom will follow in later issues
this year.
Oscar Fowler
Leads Frosh
Oscar Fowler, of WhaleyviUe,
Va., just elected as president of
the Elon College freshman class,
will lead the activities of the first-
year students during the 1962-63
term.
Fowler was elected by ballot of
his freshman classmates earlier
this month, first balloting being
held on October 8th, with a run
off vote necessary on October 10th.
to give the final choice for presi
dent and for the class representa
tive on the honor council.
Other freshman officers chosen
the class voters were Denny
Parker, of Norfolk, Va,, vice-pres-
Irient; Diane Hancock, of Hamp-
IContinued «a Page rour)
Jaiiel Faulkiier
Mail Of
Honor
Grouj) Formed For Honor Students
In Effort To Improve Scholarship
the S. S. Nieuw Amsterdam. Our
States on the 31 of August upon
sea voyage lasted seven days ar
riving in Southampton, England.
After spending two days in London,
three days in»Paris, and a day
each in Cologne and Bonn we ar
rived safely but very travel weary
in Heidelberg. We all needed about
a week of rest and adjustment in
order to feel at home.
Now. we are being prepared
through special classes and lec
tures to pass the entry examina
tions given by the university dur
ing the first week in November.
We are all looking forward to a
rewarding year.
By the way. as I was walking
in the “Poet’s Corner” of West
minster Abbey. I met Dr. R. M.
Haff gazing at>out with his wife.
We were l)Oth very surprised and
happy to see each other.
It’s a small world.
"Aufwiederschreiben”
(Picture on Page Two)
Fifteen Elon College students The students listed for charter
with outstanding academic rec- membership include Jo Ann Brax-
ords have just been named as ton. Graham; Barbaaros Celikkol.
charter members of the newly- Adanas. Turkey; Annie Cleapor,
Burlington: Loretta Hall, Elon
College; Paul Holsenbackk, Bur
lington; Leroy Horwath, Burling
ton; Paul Hyde, Chicago, III.; Amy
Litten, Burlington: Paul May, Bur
lington; Leroy Miller, Burlington;
Joohn Reed, Fairfax, Va,; Helen
Rogers. Burlington; Eelanor
Smith, Winston-Salem; Glenna
Smith. Burlington; and Carol Tra-
geser, Arnold. Md.
The purpose of the group, as
set forth in the constitution is
formed Order of the Oak, a cam
pus honor society which was plan
ned by the faculty last year and
United]which comes to life for the first
time this fall.
The charter group of members
made its first appearance on the
campus on Wednesday, October
10th, when the honor students were
guests of the college at the an
nual trustee-faculty luncheon, held
in connection with the annual fall
meeting of the board of trustees.
“to recognize superior scholarship,
to encourage intellectual achieve
ment. and to foster the liberal and
critical mind.” To be eligible for
membership, a student must be
of at least junior standing and
have a cumulative average of 3.3! *>our in the lounge on the second
on
campus, with teams that feature
six men pulling two-wheeled char
iots.
The full program of events to
morrow will get underway in the
morning with the judging of the
dormitory and organizational dec
orations on the campus. Attractive
prizes are offered for the decora
tions which best exemplify the
Elon spirit on the occasion of the
annual Homecoming observance.
The Eoln Homecoming parade
will be staged through the main
ibi'siness section of Burlington at
12:30 o’clock to«iorrow, featuring
gaily decorated floats, cars and
Imarching bands. Plans call for
about fifty units, among them four
five marching bands. Prizes are
offered for the best floats or units
entered in the parade by the var
ious campus groups.
One of the highlights of the en
tire observance will be the annual
North State Conference football
battle between the Elon Christians
and the Catawba Indians, which Is
set for Burlington Memorial Stad
ium at 2 o’clock tomorrow after
noon. The Homecoming Queen and
her royal curt will be presented
during the halftime intermission of
the football game.
There will be an alumni coffee
(iKKRTKH
floor of the Mooney Building im
mediately following the football
The plans for the Order of the game, but the climax of the entire
Oak were made last year by a' Homecoming program will be the
on all courses. Good character is
al.so a requisite for membership.
faculty committee, which includ
ed Dr. Frances Muldrow, chair
man. Mrs. Betty Gerow, Prof.
David Fee. Prof. Gilbert Lathxun
and Prof Fred Sahlmann. The
(Continued on Page Two)
Elon Enrollment Comes From Varied
Geographic And Religious Backgrounds
Student Senate In Busy
Program As Year Opens
The members of the Senate have
en very busy since the beginning
the 1962-63 term with many
pes of legislation involving the
Students of Elon CoUege.
I The first piece of legislation this
year was the proposed budget
which was drawn up by President
Jim Buie. The budget showed an
increase of some $4,500. which
Was due to the increase of Student
Covernment fees. The budget was
s.'-ed without opposition.
|| Another bill which passed
ough the Senate was one ree-
mending that the Administra-
repair the Colonnades as soon
•s possible. The Senate passed the
to introduced by Sen. Melvin
■■‘'vei. and passed it on to the
inistration for their coasider-
e
Govi
t:
t
everal appropriatioo bills have
been presented to the group. Bills
appropriating money for buses to
the football games were passed,
and a bill, introduced by Sen. Bob
Saunders, was passed to appro
priate $50 for the purchase of rec
ords for the dining hall.
One bill, introduced by Sen.
Shreves. to appropriate money for
the employment of some student to
keep the Student Union clean on
week-ends, was voted down by the
Senate at the recommendation of
the Finance Committee, headed by
Sen. Jim Shirley.
At the present time there are
several bills in committee. One in
volves the appropriation of $1,750
for acquiring the “Lettermen” for
the Concert on May Day weekend.
Sen. Wally Sawyer is the author
(Continued oa Pago
The Elon College students for the
1962-63 term come from varied
backgrounds, according to a re
port compiled and released from
the office of Prof. Jennings Berry,
college registrar. The information
from the registrar includes final
enrollment in various classes, a-
long with the home origin and re
ligious affiliations.
The report shows that the col
lege enrollment for the fall se
mester is 1.262 students, of whom
827 are men and 435 are women.
The figures also reveal that 1.015
of the students are enrolled in
daytime classes, while 247 are reg
istered in the Evening school.
As might be expected the larg
est enrollment is found in the fresh*
man class, for 390 of the daytime
students, or almost 40 per cent,
are in the first-year group. Other
class memberships include 276
sophomores, 150 juniors and 140
seniors. These class memberships
figures do not include the fresh
men. sophomores, junior and sen
iors enrolled in the Evening
School.
In each of the four classes, men
are in the majority. The freshman
class includes 228 men and 162 wo
men. the sophomore class 171 men
and 105 women, the junior class
110 men and 50 women and the
senior class 99 men and 41 wo
men. The Evennig School student
body includes 210 men and 37 wo
men.
An interesting feature of this
report, just as it was last year,
is the fact that more than half of
the daytime students and almost
half of the total enrollment are
now campus residents. This con
tinues the trend of increase in the
number of campus students attend
ing Elon, as compared with those
who commute to classes.
The actual figures on campus
and commuting students shows
that there are 595 students now re
siding on the Elon campus, among
them 358 men and 237 women.
There are 420 daytime students
living at home and commuting to
classes, among them being 259
men and 161 women. As would be
expected from the nature of the
enrollment, all of the students in
the Evening School
classes.
which are among the leaders are
Virginia with 167. New York and
Ckinnecticut with 31 each. New
Jersey and Maryland with 26 each,
Pennsylvania with 24 and Mass-
annual Homecoming Ball, which
will be held in the Alumni Mem
orial Gymnasium at 8 o’clock to
morrow night with the popular
Embers dance band from Chapel
Hill under decoraUon of Bob Hoss
furnishing the music for the oc-
casion.
Ruling over the entire weekend
will be Elon’s Homecoming Queen
on 1962, Duane Smith, of Smith-
field, Va.. attended by Janet
Faulkner, of Elon College, as her
maid-of-honor.
The arrangements for the Home
coming activities have been made
under the direction of Allen Tyn
dall, of Fayettfeville, as general
chairman. Also among the leaders
in formulating the proigram have
W. B. TEHRELL
Serving as official greeter for
the returning Elon College alumni,
who are expected back on campus
for the annual Homecoming to
morrow, is W. B. Terrell, secretary
of the Elon College Alumni assoc
iation. He has been working with
student committees in planning the
weekend festivities.
achusetts with 18 students.
These states furnished 94 per heen Wally Sawyer, of Portsmouth
cent of the Elon enrollment, withlVa., as chairman of the dance
the other six per cent coming from committee; and Ken Broda, of
16 other states. Turkey is the onlyj Fair Lawn, N. J., as chairman of
foreign country represented on the the entertainment committee.
Elon campus this fall, compared
with five foreign nations that were
represented a year ago.
Within North Carolina, one
finds 52 of the 100 North Carolina
counties represented by students.
Alamance County furnished 312
students, other leaders including
Guilford with 47, Rockingham with
31. Randolph with 30, Durham with
25, Forsyth with 24 and Orange
with 21 each.
The varied religious member
ships and preferences show that
commute to'.there is a total of 23 different de-
I nominations represented. As usual
Also of interest is the widespread the Methodists and Baptists are
geographic distribution of Elon stu
dent body includes reprnentatives
from 24 states and the District of
Columbia, along with one student
from abroad.
Quite naturally, the greatest
number of students comes from
North C.irolina, which shows 609
students for ffl per cent of the
entire enrollment. Other states
tops in student representation.
There are 234 Methodists, 221
Baptists, 190 Congregational
Christians, 108 Presbyterians, 61
Episcopalians, 43 Catholics and 28
Lutherans. These religious groups
furnish 89 per cent of the Elon
students, with the remaining 11
per cent coming from 16 other de-
nomin ations.
Trustees In
Fall Meeting
Plans to construct a new home
for the Elon College president fur
nished the chief item of businesH
as the Elon College Board of Trus
tees gathered on the campus on
October 10th. for its annual fall
meeting.
Although plans for the new pres
idential residence are not com
plete, the trustees heard a report
from Mrs. J. H. McEwen, of Bur
lington, chairman of the special
committee which has been work
ing on the project.
Trustees also heard routine re
ports from the president, business
manager and registrar of the col
lege, alon with reports from
standing committees of the board.
Committee reports were made by
John A. Boland of LaFrance, S. C.
for the business committee, and by
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Elon Players Will Offer
First Plav In November
The Elon Players, student dra
matic organization, wUI open its
1962-63 dramatic season with the
presentation of Moliere’s great
play, “The Imaginary Invalid,” to
be presented in Mooney Chapel
Theatre for three nights in mid-
November.
Actual presentation dates have
been announced by Prof. E. Ray
Day, faculty director of dramatics,
for Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, November 15th, 16th and 17th.
He also announced that the Play
ers will present Maxwell Ander-
‘Bad Seed” as the group’s
other full-length drama in March.
Frank Rich, of Burlington, will
appear in the leading role as Mon
sieur Ardin, the imaginary inva
lid, while Peggy Dodson, of Lib
erty, plays the role of his shrewish
wife. Marie deJong. of Roselle,
N. J., appears as Angelique, the
Ardin daughter, and George Diaz,
of Great Neck. N. Y., appears an
the young doctor. Thomas Defois.
Others in the cast include Carol
Tragesor. of Arnold. Md.. as Toi»-
ette; Thomas Lula, of Hillsboro, as
Monsieur de Bonnefoi; A1 Baer, tl
West Springfield, Mass., as
Cleante: Tyrone Rowell, of Hend
erson, as Monsieur Defols; Gay
Yule, of Bluffton, Int>.. as Louis,
John Autrey, of Buzzard's Bay,
.Mass., as Beralde; Frank Harris,
of Ruffin, as Monsieur Fleurante;
and Paul RoMnson. of Fairfield,
Conn., as Monsieur Purjao.