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I Ians Listed For Annual €omn^ ^ncement Exercises
Fourteen Receive Honors
At Annual Awards Event
Fourteen Elon College students
were presented with trophies, cash
awards or scholarships at the an
nual Elon College Awards Day Pro
gram, which was held as a special
chapel convocation in Whitley Audi
torium on Wednesday morning,
May 5th. A total of fifteen awards
were given, but one student was
twice honored.
Betsy Parsley, of Elon College,
was the winner of the John W.
Barney Memorial Scholarship, a
cash award which is given each
year in memory of the late Prof.
j. W. Barney, a member of the
Elon English faculty for thirty-
three years. The award was pre
sented by Dr. J. E. Danieley. The
Ned F. Brannock award for re
search in chemistry was not given
this year due to lack of a qualified
project.
President Danieley also presented
the Basnight Awards for excellence
in Bible Study and athletic.5. two
awards given annually in memory
of the late Stein H. Basnight, of
Chapel H1U, long-time member of
the Elon board of trustees. The
award for Bible study went to Phil
lip Ladd, of Meriden, Conn., while
the award as Elon’t outstanding
athlete of 1964-65 went to Jesse
Branson, of Burlington.
The William Mossley Brown
Award, given each year by Sigma
Mu Sigma Fraternity in honor of
Dr. William Moseley Brown, of St.
Petersburg, Fla., prominent former
Elon faculty member, was present
ed by Kenneth Faw to Fred Steph
enson, of Greenville, R. I., who
served as president of the Elon
College Student Government Asso
ciation during the current college
year.
Fred Stephenson was also pre
sented with the annual president’s
plaque of the Student Government
Association, this presentation being
by Mike Herbert, who served as
student vice-president during the
year. Stephenson later presented
another Student Government Award
to Melvin Shreves, of Elon College,
for his outstanding contribution to
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College To Cosidiide Year
With Till w-Dav Program
tiioii Art Group
\Miis 22 Awards
Prof. Edwin Daniel and stu
dents of his Elon College art de
partment won a total of twenty-
two awards for work in the vari
ous art media during the recent
Alamance County Arts and Crafts
Festival, which was held in Bur
lington from May 7th through
May 9th.
Professor Daniel himself re
ceived no less than eight awards
for his works in drawing, painting
and print making, while Lora
Elder brought back seven awards,
Laura Rice four, Vickie Overman
two and .Arden Taylor one.
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GOV. DAN K. MOORE
DR. Dl'A.NE N. VORE
DR. FERRY LEE GIBBS
Chippy Moore
Is Selected
Spring Queen
chippy Moore, an Elon sophomore
from Richmond, Va.. ruled over the
college’s first annual Spring Week
end festivities, which were held
from Friday, April 30th, through
Sunday, May 2nd, having won the
title of Queen of Spring Weekend in
a beauty contest, which was one
of the features of Saturday activ
ities, along with a carnival and
two dances.
Miss Moore was sponsored by
Kappa Psi Nu Fraternity in the
contest, an event in which the
contestants were judged in both
bathing suits and evening gown.'
and on the basis of poise. Jackie
Smith, sponsored by the junior
class, was first runner-up; and Jo
Warner, sponsored by the Elon
Singers, was second runner-up.
Other contestants in the e'.en*
and their sponsors included Pat
Dean, Tau Zeta Phi; Jane Holler,
Sigma Phi Beta; Bonnie McEvoy,
Delta Upsilon Kappa; Ineke Koom,
Beta Omicron Beta; Donna Ander
son, Iota Tau Kappa; Nancy Hilli
ard, Alpha Pi Delta: Laura Rice,
Alpha Psi Omega; Marty Hogensen,
Senior Class; Ann Stegall, Sopho
more Class; Mary Robertson, Fresh
man Class; and Holt Brown, Busi
ness Club.
I The featured speakers, who wilt appear in the foi thcoming 1964-65 commencement program during the
‘final weekend of May, are the Honorable Dan K. Moore, governor of North Carolina 'left', who will
i deliver the address at the graduation e.xercises on Monday morning, May 31st; Dr. Duane N. Vore, of
East Lansing, Mich., i centeri, chief executive officer of the Michigan Conference of the United Church
jof Christ, who will deliver the baccalaureate sermon oji Sunday morning. May 30th; and Dr. Ferry Lee
Gibbs, of Pittsburgh, Pa., (righti, a sember of the Elon graduating class of 1925, who will deliver the
, address at the annuiiJ Alumni Banquet on Saturday night, May 29th.
LARGE GROUP WILL GRADUATE
New Phi Psi Cli To Be
Ready For Distril)ution
The 1965 edition of Phi Psi Cii,
the Elon College annual, is expected
to be ready for distribution to the
students during exam week, ac
cording to an announcement this
*6ek, and dedication of the book is
planned at graduation.
Lea Mitchell, of Burlington, serv
ed as editor-in-chief of this year’s
annual, with Prof. Robert Baxter
ai faculty advisor, and announce
ment has been made that Alex
Oliver, of Suffolk, Va., will be ed
itor of next year’s publication. He
"'as an association editor this year.
Others on the staff this year
included David Andes, Nancy But-
jw. Jerry Holmes, Linda Johnston,
Mary Faust, Jenette Robinette, Jim
^shall, Susie Kimball, Stan
^Be, Stan Switzer, Alice Mitchell,
^dy Bergman, Ken Harper,
Brenda York, Pat Sandbank, Bob
Wcker and Jimmy Pollack.
As next year’s editor, Oliver has
already named several members of
1965-66 staff, among them Bob
®agnell, Susie Kimball, Laura Rice,
Walker, Linda Johnston, Stan
®®one, Mary Ann Barnes, Sue Jag»r,
Sandy Bueschel and Tom Bass”
8MS Names
I JSew Officers
' Kenny Faw, newly elected treas-
j urer of the Student Government As
sociation. was also elected by Sigma
Mu Sigma Fraternity as president
!of that group for the schrwl year
' 1965^.
Faw, a junior business major from
i Wilmington, Del., has been a mem-
Iber of Sigma Mu Sigma since his
i freshman year at Elon and during
the past year was treasurer of the
I fraternity.
Other officers chosen for SMA
Iwere Don King, senior vice-presi-
Ident; Chip Saunders and Skip Hm-
ishaw, junior vice-presidents; Fred
Bright, secretary: Kent Crim, treas-
iurer; Marcus Bradsher, correspond-
I ing secretary; Jesse Weaver, alum-
I ni secretary; Bob Doolittle, guide,
Adrian Bromirski, guard; Tom
i Payne, historian; Dale Harrison,
I chaplain; Guy Higgins, yearbook
representative; Jack Burtsche, ath-
Jetic director; and Bill Mann, serv-
I ice chairman.
Another large group of seniors
will receive diplomas and degrees
from Elon College with the Class
of 1965 and will move into the ranks
of Elon alumni after the graduation
program of the college’s annual
commencement program, which
will be held on Monday, May 31st
Although the final list of Elon’s
1965 graduates is not yet available,
pending the outcome of the exam
inations on the spring semester aca
demic work, a list of candidates for
degrees and diplomas has just been
released by Prof. Andrew Beale,
the college registrar. There will be
only a few changes in this list, but
it cannot yet be regarded as final.
This group of candidates who are
expected to receive diplomas at the
annual spring graduation will be
swelled still larger by the seniors
who will complete their graduation
requirements during the summer
x’hool and qualify for their diplo
mas at the August commencement
The combined M ay and August
graduating groups will compose the
final membership of the college’s
Class of 1965.
The candidates for graduation rep
resent a varied field of interests as
shown in their major subjects, for
there are no less than sixteen sep
arate fields represented in singles
majors. There are also six different
combinations of two-subject fields
with double majors.
The most frequent major is bus
iness administration, chosen by 21
seniors, but 19 majored in elemen
tary education and 17 majored in
English to push for the lead, fol
lowed by 11 in history and ten in
physical education. Other subjects
with from one to nine majors in
cluded religious education, physics,
biology, business education, mathe
matics, French, home economics,
philosophy, music, chemistry and
social science.
The double majors included five
with physics and mathematics, two
in history and social science and
single representatives for philosophy
and English, chemistry, and biol
ogy, mathematics and French and
for business administration and bus
iness education.
There are twelve different states
repre.sented among the candidates
for graduation, with North Carolina
furnishing more than two-thirds of
the group. Other states with from
one to eighteen seniors are Vir
ginia, New Jersey, New York, Con
necticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Florida, South Car
olina West Virginia and Rhode Is
land.
The candidates for 19K gradua
tion follow:
Douglass Allred, Burlington.
David Andes, Elon College.
Howard Andrew, Snow Camp.
Jewelle Bass, South Boston, Va.
Frances Blalock, Burlington
PRi:SIl)ENT
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I.OWRV SINCLATK
I.owry .Sinclair. I'f I'raiikliii.
va., is president of the senior
class of 1965, which will receive
diplomas and degrees at the an
nual Elon College comencemcnt,
hich starts Ith Alumni Day exer
cises on Saturday, May 29th, and
continues through the graduation
program on Monday, May 31st.
Betty Blanchard, Elon College.
Cecil Bland, Burlington.
Ruby Booty, Graham.
Eugenia Bouldin, Pittsboro.
Carl Bovender, Winston-Salem.
Jack Brammer, Leaksville.
Jesse Branson, Snow Camp.
Kenneth Broda. Fair I>awn, N. J.
Larry Bulla, Asheboro.
Keith Bulla, Burlington.
Horton Callahan, Graham.
Madge Carmichael, Burlington.
Clarence Carter. Burhngton.
Phillip Cheek, Asheboro.
Nellie Cheshire, Hillsboro.
Ruth Chilton, Reidsville.
Frank Ciamello, Oceanside, N. Y.
Edwin Clark, Chapel Hill.
Lindia Clark, Swepsonville.
Diana Clary, Danville, Va.
Joseph Cote, Fall River, Mass.
Vance Couch, Pensacola, Fla.
Terry Cox, Ramseur.
Patricia Dean, Burlington.
I George Dickson, Burlington.
John Dominick, Durham.
! Hunter Dula, Hillsboro.
I James Dunn, Gibsonvllle.
Katherine Ellington, Henderson.
William Euliss, Graham.
I Jerry Faulkner, Burlington.
I Susan Ferguson, Durham.
1 Donald Fogleman, Burlington
Lorraine George, Brooklyn, N. Y
James Gillespie, Burlington.
Louise Grabenstetter, Metuchen, N.J
Roberta Grady, Norwich, Conn.
Kenneth Graves, Burlington.
Richard Gunkel, Baltimore, Md.
.\orman Haithcock, Hillsboro.
James Hamill, Glenside, Pa.
Mary Hardy, Reidsville.
Frank Harris, Ruffin.
James Harris, Elon College.
Richard Hedrick, Lenoir.
Don Hinton, Martinsville, Va.
Marty Hogenson, Lutherville, .\l''
j Jerry Holmes, Burlington.
I Joyce Howell, Suffolk, Va.
Grover lliiffines. Burlington,
rieid Hughes, Burlington.
Wayne Isley, Burlington.
Ann Jennings, Portsmouth, Va.
Clayton Johnson, Graham.
Donald Johnson, Burlington,
lamela Johnson, Mana.ssas, Va.
ludith Jones, Franklin, Va.
Linda Keck, Burlington.
Khonlee Kime, Liberty.
Linda Lee, Graham.
Marcia Leypoldt, McLean, Va,
Samuel Litton, Roanoke, Va.
Bonnie Longest, Elon College.
■lane Loy, Burlington.
Alan MacDonald, Falls Church, Va
Billy Maness, Burhngton.
Edward Mason, Burlington.
Lucia McCann. Mtn. Lakes, N. J.
Sarah McDuffie, Portsmouth, Va
John Minns, Fairlawn, N. J.
Lea Mitchell, Burlington.
Ann .Mixon, Pageland, S. C.
Carroll Monger, Elkton, Va.
James Moore, Turtle Creek, Pa.
Patricia Morbell, Butler, N. J.
Michael Morris, Uncasville, Conn.
Albert Morrison, Portsmouth, Va.
Paul Nance, Burlington.
David Parker. Burlington.
Betsy Parsley, Elon Collee.
Beverly Powell, Arhngton, Va.
'iarbara Price, Su.ssex, Va.
Linda Price, Leaksville.
Glenda Pridgen, Raleigh.
Richard Pruitt, Pelham.
William Rice, Graham.
Coyte Riley, Patrick Spgs. Va.
Barbara Rix, Winston-Salem.
Paul Robin.son, Fairfield, Conn.
Rita Rogers, Elon College.
.Joyce Ryerson, Litchfield, Conn.
Patricia Sanbank, Arlington, Va.
Kathryn Sandefur, Charleston,W.Va.
Larry Schucker, Chesapeake, Va.
David Seidenspinner, Massapequa
Park, N. Y.
Judith Shannon, Gastonia.
James Smith, Greensboro.
Fred Stephenson, Greenville, R. I.
David Stewart, Graham.
Lx)well Thomas, Asheboro.
Annie Thompson, Hillsboro.
Jerry Tillman, Elon College.
Betty Turman, Burlingtcn.
James Watson, Graham.
Annie Ruth Webb, Burlington.
Robert West, Durham.
William Whittenton, Reidsville.
Robert Wicker, Asheville.
'. j William Wilder, Asheboro.
Diane Woolard, Washington, N. C.
. Betsy Wright, Mebane.
Brenda York, Liberty.
Scott Zimmerman, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Richard Zimmerman, Glenside, Pa
l.oaiis .Vvailahle
On .M)I:A Plan
Students noeding financiul us-
sistanre thruugh loans for either
the coming summer school or for
the l965-6(» collcge year shc»uld
rontnct the office of W. K. Hiiiler.
Jr.. business nuKiager of the col
lcge. at once ’oncernhig the pjs-
slbility of securing funds through
•iij* NDKA Loan Funds.
Considerable funds are available
^■or the summer terms, but .n>pli
calion should be made at once,
and applications for loans for the
full I96ri-f>6 college year should be
made to Mr. Butler’s office as
•>oon as spring semester grades
are available. These applications
for next yeiir should In* submifted
not later than June lOih.
These NDKA I^oans are avail
able up to $1,000 per year and up
to a total of $5,000 p«‘r student,
and up tfl half of the loan may bo
repaid by service as a teacher in
either public or private schools.
Information may be had from the
business office.
SGA Leaders
Are Installed
Tn New Jobs
Jerry Cameron, a junior from
Sanford, was inaugurated on Mon
day, May 3rd, as president of the
Student Government Association for
the year 1965-66. Also inaugurated
at the same time were Ben Bayol,
if Alexandria, Va., as vice-presi-
Jent; Eileen Cobb, of Amherst, Va.,
secretary and Kenneth Faw, of Wil
mington, Del., treasurer.
The oath of offices was admin
istered to the new officers by Prof
W. Jennings Berry, dean of men,
in the absence of Dean Fletcher
Moore. President Cameron then ad
ministered the oath of office to
those who had been elected as sen-
:itors and dormitory council mem-
>ers.
Also as a feature of the inaugura
tion cererrvonies, outgoing President
Fred Stephenson, head of the SGA
for the past year, presented plaques
for outstanding work done during
the post year to Mike Herbert, out
going vice-president; Kay Jeffreys,
outgoing secretary; and Cecil
Gwaltney, outgoing treasurer.
The Honorable Dan K. Moore, gor-
crnor of North Carolina, will de
liver th‘ commencement address
on Monday morning. .May 31st,
when Elon iollege closes its llKH-65
college yeiir with the presentation
of diploma.s and degrees to mem
bers of the senior class.
The graduation exercises, set for
10:30 o’clock on Monday morninj
in Whitley Auditorium, will climax
tlk 'Ai ' kiiid c inmienoniK'nt pro-
Hram, wliit.h will start with the an
nual .\lumni I) events on Satur-
' day, May 29th, a day which will be
Ifillt j with i(-ti:i» r. for lh'.‘ return-
'• iu'.: oM graJs.
i The Saturday program will open
with the registration of the return
ing alumni in th.’ Carlton Library
at 10 o’clock that morning, the
registration being accompanied by
,a "Coffee Hour” for the old grads.
^Thers will be a picnic luncheon for
, the alumni in McEwen Dining Hall
at 12:30 o’clock, followed by the
regular alumni business meeting at
Whitley Auditorium at 2 o’clock in
the afternoon.
Dr. Ferry Lee Gtbbs, an Elon
graduate of 1925, now minister of
the Watsoi lYesbyterian Church in
I’ittsliurgh, Pa., will be the featured
s()eaker at the annual Alumni ban
quet, which is to be held in the
banquet room of the McEwen Me
morial Dining Hall at 6:30 o'clock
Saturday night. At that time the
Elon Alumni Aiwociation will pay
tribute to Federal .)»idge Eugene A.
Gordon, of Burlington, a member
of the Class of 1941, who has been
chosen as “Alumnus of the Year."
Fifteen Elon graduating clas-ses
have been invited to return to the
campus for the Alumni Day pro
gram, with special honors for the
Golden Anniversary Class of 1915
and the Silver Anniversary Class of
1940. Other classes asked to return
are those whose graduation years
ended in zeroes and fives.
The commencement events plan
ned for Sunday, May 30th, will get
underway with the baccalaureate
sermon, to be delivered in Whitley
Auditorium at 11 o’clock that morn
ing by Dr. Duane N. Vore, of Blast
Lansing, Mich., who is Conference
minister for the Michigan Confer
ence of the United Church of Christ.
Also set for Sunday night is a
program of music, to be presented
by the Elon College music depart
ment. This program, planned under
the direction of Prof. Wendell Bart-
holf, of the college music faculty,
is set for Whitley Auditorium at 8
o’clock Sunday night.
S|»ring Weekend Event
Proves Great Sueees.s
Honor Group
liulurts Nine
By MEIA’I.N SIIKEVES
I Although the crowds were smaller
i than expected, the Spring Weekend
1 activities, which replaced the tra-
I ditional May Day observance this
j year, met with the approval of most
: everyone in attendance.
, Nine Elon College honor students | starting off on Friday night, Ap-
! were inducted as members of the ^il 30th, the student body was treatr
j college s Order of the Oak, aca-; ed to a dance in Alumni Gymnasium
demic honor society on the campus, t(,e music of Little Anthony
at the group s annual dinner meet- Swingmasters, and there
ing in McEwen Dining Hall on Tues- vvgre about 400 students in attend-
day night. May 12th.
Miss Lea Mitchell, of Burlington,
student president of the Order of
ance for the event.
The activities on Saturday, May
1st, started with an outdoor lunclh
the Oak, presided over the meeting, catered by the Slater Food
which featured brief remarks by service in the huge parking bit
Dr, J. E. Danieley, president of the, jugt east of the gym, and the
college. ^ Dean ^Fletcher Moore,^ ^ luncheon was followed by a beauty
contest in which Chippy Moore, oi
Richmond. Va., was chosen as
Queen of Spring Weekend.
Also an aiftemoon feature on Sat
urday was the carnival on the park
ing lot, featuring booths of fun
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sponsor for the honor society, and
Mrs. Betty Gerow, chairman of the
faculty committee in charge of the
group, conducted the induction
ceremonies.
Those inducted in reward for aca-
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