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Action And Characters From Eloii Player Production Of iVIaxwell Anaersoii Tla Iller (See Cutlines Bt*low) Welcome To All The Founders’ Day Visitors To Elon MAROON AND GOLD *.nJ R'*st Wishes T« All Of Klon's Spring Sports Teams ?OLU>fE 43 ELON COLLEGE, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1%3 NUMBER 9 Elon Will Hold Annual Founders Day Event Next Thursday ESoii Student Is Found Dead In His Dormitory Murderous Gore Flows Fively lii Player^s ISew Dramatic Production Tragedy struck the Elon College campus last weekenc as Robert J. V.'illit;, 22-year-old Elon College sen ior from Beaufort, was found dead in his dormitory room about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. He had apparently been dead about six hours when the body was found. , His death was discovered when two other students who roomed on the same hall went to his room after they missed him at both break fast and dinner in the college din-, ing hall that day. His roommate: was away from the campus for aj weekend at home. | The college authorities, who were | notified of the discovery at once, summoned Alamance County Cor oner Carl Crabtree, who stated the middle of this week that exact cause of death was still unknown, pending completion of laboratory tests which are being made in con nection with an autopsy examina tion of the body. Willis was found lying on his bed as if asleep, dressed in trousers, sports shirt and socks. His shoes were on the floor, where he had apparently placed them before ly ing down. Two aspirin bottles, an empty one on a dresser and a par tially empty one on a table near the bed, were the only indications as to cause of death. Contents of a waste basket indicated that he had been nauseated during the night He had recently suffered an at tack of flu, but he was reported (Continued On Page Four) D Till,} A5) ‘BiV/ Spf Satiirflay ' The annual spring term “Bid Night” for Elon’s Greek letter fra ternities and sororities will be held on Saturday nigkt, climaxing an intensive period of rushing, during which the various groups have entertained their prospective members with a series of parties designed to woo them into ac cepting bids. The first of two “Bid Nights” for the year was held in the fall, but there is always added interest in the spring ceremonies, at which time members of the freshman class become eligible for member ship in the fraternities and sorori ties, among the groups being Al pha Pi Delta. Iota Tau Kappo, Kappa Psi Nu, Sigma Phi Beta. Beta Omicron Beta, Belta UpsdM Kappa and Tau ZeU PW. ROBERT J. WILLIS Victim Of Death There will be thrills galore and also murderous gore flowing when the Elon Players present their new full-length stage show. Maxwell An derson's "Bad Seed," in Mooney Chapel Theatre on Friday and Sat urday nights of next week. The play, which was adapted from ‘.illiam March’s novel, drew high nraise and large crowds when it was presented on New York’s “Broadway stage, with one critic .-rmparing it with "Dracula" and leolaring that "it sometimes sets ■ ”r spine tinghng and chilling.” 'i’he new play, to be presented un- ler the direction of Prof. E. Ray Day, will feature Gay Yule, of Bluff- ton. Ind., as one of the most charm ing and unbelievable little m«r- ’-'rers who ever bumped off a vic- im. Appearing as Rhoda Penmark, ;he is sweet and full of the old- ’shioned graces, loved by her par ents and admired by all her elders, but there is an under-current of Alarm for her mother, portrayed by June Biddle, of Dover, Del. There’s plenty of mystery at- iched to the drowning of one of little Rhoda’s schoolmates at a pic- lic, and theatre-goers will have to ;ee the show to believe that the Jazz Cornho Will Appear In Whitley The “Emanons,” an Elon College stage band, will present its first annual jazz concert in Whitley Aud- torium at 8 o'clock tonight, ac cording to an announcement by ’rof. Jack 0. White, who will both lirect and play with the 15-member tudent musical group. This jazz combo, which is com- [josed of members of the Elon Col- ■ chairman of the campus lege band, also participated, ajong' board, who stated that the date had been moved up this spring SCENES SEEx\ (See Pictures Above) Some of the things seen in the Elon Player presentation of Max well Anderson’s “Bad Seed,” which is set for Mooney (’hapel Theatre next weekend, are shown in the pictures at the top of this page, (lay Yule, who has the role of Rhoda Penmark, a darling lit tle murderess, mUkes her best curtsy in the picture at the left when her mother, enacted by June B’ddlr. introduces her dau‘/hter to a famous criminologist, enact ed by Ken Scarborough. In the center picture. June Biddle, as Mrs. Penmark, interrupts a fight l)etween (lay Vule, her daughter, and Ken Rovere, who appears as Leroy, the janitor. At the right, another dramatic moment is seen as Olivia Corder, in the role of Monica Breedlove, unaware of murderous happenings abmit her. protects Gay Yule, as Rhoda Pen mark, from Carol Trageser, ap pearing as Mrs. Daigle, mother of mall leading actress could have one of little Rhoda’s victims. made way with the youth and also lii.it .-;hj could deal death to oth?r ictims. In addition to Gay Yule and Ju::- Biddle, others in the cast arc I’.nil Robinson, of Fairfield. Conn , i Col. Kenneth Penmark; Olivia Cor der, of Graham, as Monica Breed love; Frank Rich, of Burlington, ,; Emory Wages: Ken Rovere, of Wayne, N. J., as Ix!roy; Peggy Do'! son, of Liberty, as Miss Fern; Kon Scarborough, of Wilmington, Do!., a Reginald Tasker; Carol Trageser, of \rnold, Md,. as Mrs. Daigle; Paul Ic'huoiimaker, of Tyrone, Pa., as Mr. ;) >i",lo; and Melvin Shreve, of Blo.v om. Va., as Richard Bravo. Staging for the play will be di rected by Tyrone Rowell, of Hend erson, who heads up the technical crew. Others on the working crew include Jimmy Graham, of Ham let; Buddy Cabaness, of Conover; Ronnie Bell, of Leaksville; Becky Shepard, of Greensboro; Jackie Smith, of West Springfield, Mass.; Sharon Smith, of North Merrick, N. Y.; Karen Helm, of Annapolis, Md.,; Jane Farmer, of Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Nancy Butler, of Tariffville, Conn.; John Halgh, of Silver Spring, Md.; and Judy Hil lers, of Silver Spring, Md. Ciitsrcii Official Will Be Speaker For Ohservaiiee SPEAKS IIEKE DR. BEN M. IIRRBSTER Founders’ Day (iuest Annual (knipus Election Set Ajiril .5: Moved IJj) To Avoid Spring Vacation The annual election for Student Government officers on the Elon campus will be held on Friday, Ap ril 5th, according to an announce ment made this week by Bob with another college group from Concord CoUege in West Virginia, in a stage band clinic at Gamer High School near Raleigh last Saturday. Along with the two college bands from Elon and Concord, there were seven North Carolina high school ^tage groups appearing on the clinic program. In addition to Professor White, other members of the “Emanon” musical combination are Jack Lam beth, Mike Griffin, Garth Hudson, Pat Kelly and Wallace Long, all of Burlington; Grame Shull, Charlotte; Tom Brady, Raleigh; Bob Simonds, Hinsdale, N. H.; Dave Hosmer, Wor Chester, Mas.; Mike Bryant, Win- ston-Salem; Tom Lawry, Oakton, Va.; Turley Higgins, Summit, V. J.; and Bert Morrison. Portsmouth, Va. have fallen during the spring vaca tion. In announcing the election date, Saunders cited the fact that the Student Government Constitution calls for the spring elections on "Tuesday after the third Monday in April.” This constitutional date would have been on Tuesday, Ap ril 16th, and the students will be away from the campus at that time for spring holidays. He also cited another factor in holding the 1963 election earlier, pointing out that the earlier bal loting would enable the newly-elect ed officers to attend the North State Student Government Association ;Tieetings. which will be held on the Elon campus during the week end following the end of the vncq- tion period. He also pointed out that the earlier election would give new officers a longer period to meet with the old officers and thus make the transition from one ad- due to the fact that the normal | ministration to the other an easier date for the student balloting would I one. ' New Dates Named The general election will be held on FYiday, April 5th, with any ne cessary run-offs being held the fol lowing Monday, April 8th. Filing of candidates for these offices will be gin on Monday, March 25th, with filing to close for all offices except those of Senate members on Wed nesday, April 3rd. Candidates will have an opportunity to address the student body at the group’s regu lar monthly meeting on April 3rd. Filing for positions as senator will be held on Monday, April 8th, and anyone who has been defeated in a race for another office will be eligible to run for a senate seat Tho balloting for senators will be held on Wednesday, April 24th, with any necessary run-offs coming on Friday, April 26th. Special class meetings will be held on Monday April 22nd, to allow .senate candi dates to speak to their clas.ses. The installation of the newly- chosen Student Government offic ers will be held on Monday, May 6th. at the regular student body session for May. At that time the transition from the old administra tion to the new will be completed Other Announcements .\ number of other rulings in con nection with the upcoming election.^ were also announced by the elec tion board chairman, who staled that no candidates may begin cam paigning for any of the campu: posts prior to the acceptance by the chairman of the Board of Elec tions of the candidates who file ap plication. He also pointed out that no canv paign materials may be placed on (Continued On Page Four) Short Story •/ Contest Will End April 19 ■’Iv' attention of student author: m the Elon campus is once more •■111 d to the first annual short stnry conlosf. which has been sponson ihis year on the Elon campus by he Burlington Writers' Club, The deadline for submission of itories in the competition will be April 19th, with judging of entrie to be completed in time for pre sentation of prizes at the annual Elon Awards Day program in May. The contest provides two cash awards of $,50 and $25 for the tw.i best entries, with a certificate of honorable mention to go to the writer whose entry places third All Elon students are eligible for the contest, including those who took Prof. Manly Wade Wellmann’s creative writing course last fall. All entries must be original and not previously published, but stories ac cepted for the 1963 edition of The Colonnades literary magazine will be eligible for the event Entries should be n»ailed to Mrs. Edmund Gant, 712 West Davis St., Burlington, N. C. Further informa tion may be had by contacting Prof. Tully Reed, chairman of the Elon E;iglish department. Dr. Ben M. Herb-ter, of .N.w York City, president of the i.'nii -.l Church of (’hrist, will be the feat- .n ed speaker for the annual Elc i oiliMie Founders' Day ob.servance, hi:;i', is sclicduled on the campus ■'> Thiir.drv, M;irch 21st, begin- ' fh'’ I’i'm';:'mmoration of the eventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the college. The Founders’ Day program hn. been an annual event on the Elon campus for many years, usually being held early in March in ob .servance of the issuance of the Eion College charter by the North Carolina legislature, an event which occurred on March II, U)89. In re- ent years it has also served as an inniver.sary of the inauguration o( Dr. .1. E Danieley as Elon's sixth I'resident, an event which occurrf-.- March 11. I'Bfi. The observance next week really takes place near the seventy-fourth anniversary of the Elon charter, but it marks the beginning of Elon’s seventy-fifth year of service in the field of higher Christian education. Observance of the seventy-fifth an niversary year will continue throughout the coming months with other events of significance to the college and its faculty and students. The 1963 Founders’ Day program will center in the annual convoca tion in the morning, but it will also include a luncheon to be held in McRwen Memorial Dining Hall at 12:45 o’clock that day. Visitors to the campus will then be invited to tour the campus, beginning a* 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, to view interesting campus activities. (Continued On Page Four) RirhtK^- To P/f/v MfirrJi 28 Dr. Thomas Richner, eminent New York musician, a member of the music faculties of both Co lumbia University and Rutgers University, will appear in a piano recital in Whitley Auditorium at 8 o’clock on Thumday night, March 28th, as another In the series of Elon Lyceum programs. The guest arttot, who is recog nized as one of (he world’s out standing authorities on Mozart and the Mozart works, is equally at home at the keys of either piano or organ. The Pennsylvania native has appeared at Kloo nit- merous times in the past, and hH return will be hailed with delight bv music lovers of the entire area.
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