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Forum To Stage Week-Long Cultural Event By MIKE WYNGARDEN I For the first time in the history] / rlon College, there will be I “ „ted on the campus, begm- jTnext Monday, an entire week «,ed to the studies in the Vanities. The mam theme of Tffeek is “The Changmg Image S’ and it will feature eight „„chpi ^ho'iars from vari- Never before has such fir.( Sla" »" %,f“p"reseSon of this pro^ „ «rill be the culmmation of a 5'« b, th. Elon t liberal Arts Forum. Month ’Lnaration have gone into this in the hopes that such ‘^M^rience will prove benefi- ^iTSe students. faculty and jdministratioH 0? E!on. In sponsoring such a week-long | pvfflt the Forum has the desire to '^" to the Elon College campus • ST very best scholars of all the^ liberal arts disciplines. As a re- ^ Elon will hear lectures by scholars from all parts of toe „- ntrv including pohticians, art critics and historians. Each sec- to of the liberal arts college will ^ represented by its appropriate *^The scholars come to Elon with (he understanding that the paper they present will be original, and these papers or lectures will be coordinated to the main theme of the week, “The Changing Image of Man.” Thus the theme is uni versal and all important to a bet ter understanding of what con stitutes a liberal arts education. The Forum feels that by pre senting an entire week of studies in the nature of man, the students faculty and administration of the college will be offered a rare ex perience. All of the scholars who wiU appear here at Elon have expressed much enthusiasm and look forward to their visit to the von'^ressman Speaks The week’s program will begin Monday morning, when Gerald Ford, the Republican House minor ity le:;der in Congress, will pre sent a Iccture entitled “Develop ing Political Concepts.” It does not evenhave to be mentioned that Gerald Ford is one of the most important young figures in the .lation's poUtical nrena today. A native of the g«"‘«at state of Michigan, Ford received his A.B. degree from the University of Michigai., later going on to Yale to receive me Ll.B. degree. He has been active in politics ever ijince and will present to students of Elon some valuable insights into current day political trends. After his lecture, there will be a chance for questions presented to Ford, who is a most congenial sort of person. The program will continue on Monday night at 8 o'clock, at which time James Johnson Sween- SPEAKERS OCCUPY FEATURE SPOT IN ARTS FORUM !»R0(;RAMS 1NE\T NM- Ek DR. JAMES J. SWEENEY DR. ALFRED ENGSfROM r- r ^ . niTCI! B. ARTZ 0!l. URBAN T. HOLMES DR. PAUL M. GROSS ey, one of the world's greatesj authorities on art, will present a lecture entitled "Art and lmp» tience," The great critic is cur rently the director of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Over the years, this outstanding scholar has filled numerous positions in the world of art, particularly in the area of art criticism. From 1931 to 1932 he was the .\ew York correspondent for the Chicago Evening Post Art World. .\mong many art shows which he lias dirw'ted are the Joan Mir« t;\hibition in 1941 and the Picasso LVxhiUtion in Toronto in 1949, He has served as the provident of the Inlcniational Association of Art Critics and as honorary president of ihe Federation Internationale die Film d'Art. Before going to '')U.'ton, he was director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, .md his many honors obviously ;liow him to be one of the most ii liHjiuished men in the profes- ; ion. After Mr. Sweeney's pre- :-ntation, there will be a recep- i lion in West Dorm Parlor, to which the public is invited, since it gives an opportunity for everyone to : converse with this art scholar. ' Three Speakers Tuesday The Festival Week will continue next Tue.sday, when Prof. Alfred (Contimic'd on I’anr l'«' Congratulations To The Arts Forum For A Very Fine Program MARO( GOLD Non-Profit OrQonlzotton U. S. POSTAGE PAID Elon Coll*0«, N. C. PtRMIT No. 1 ELON COLLEGE. N. C. FRID.W, APRIL 22, 1966 NUMBER 11 VOI.I''F. 46 — Elonf^Uege Is Given Federal Grant For New Library Unit A Players Give New Show Two Nights Next Weel ARCIllTKCT’S SKETCH FOR NK\V Rehearsals are underway for the Elon Players’ upcoming pro duction of Oscar Wilde’s “The Im portance of Being Earnest.” The play, a satire by the 19th century British playwright on the incon sistencies of the Mid-Victorian so ciety that he knew, will be pre sented on Friday and Saturday nights, April 29th and 30th. The cast will be made up of several veteran actors. Duly Winkler, of Hannibal, Mo., a sen ior at Elon, will be in the leading role of John Worthing (Ernest), a gentleman who discovers the consequences of living a life of dual identities. Winkler will m^e this his fourth part and third lead in Player productions this season. He is probably most immedi' ately remembered for his Gen eral Bullmoose in last month’s production of “Li’l Abner.” Also seen in “Li’l Abner” was Ted Obrecht, who will play Alger- non Moncrieff in the upcoming production. Algernon, a friend of John Worthing, is himself inclined toward using two identities. Algernon’s aunt, the society- minded Lady Bracknell, will be played by Holly Raad, a soph omore from Chicago, 111- Holly, an integral part of the Elon Play ers’ technical staff for the past two years, makes this her third appearance on stage during tha time. She was first seen last Spring in the one-acter, short play The Marriage Proposal.’' Linda Sipila, a freshman from Oakfield, N. J., will play Gwendo len Fairfax, the daughter of Lady Bracknell and the object of John Worthing’s affections. Unda is remembered for her Portrayal of Apassionata Von CUmax m t mnnth’.s musical, Li 1 Abner. Isi ■n ^ ** arj This Summer Final approval of a federal grant will be speeded in the fund rai .in? for $‘?75,129 to be applied on con-1 campaign during the next two uu ’ ioi of :i new library build-!months, during which alumni, fac- n on the Elon College campus ulty and friends of the college announced last week by Dr. will be given an opportunity to Da'iieley, Elon College participate in the project, president, after he was notified Architectural plans for the new month’s musical, John Worthing’s ward, the 18- year-old Cecily Cardew, who Uves in the country outside London un- (Contlnued On Page Four) The architect^ drawing of the new Elon College library is shown above, picturing the pro^sec twn-storv brick structure of traditional design that will replace the present 40-year old Carlton Librar. that has long since become inadequate hand,e the needs^^^^^^^^ library will be started during the coming summer, g beeinnine of the 1967-68 collegc J. E. Danieley and will be ^ ^eranrof $275 129 from the federal government, year. It’s construction was made possible throu .h a gra t t raoital fund drive that is now ir with this grant to be supplemented by funds raised through a capital luna progress May h ISew President For Elon Student Body Elon Church Has 75th Anniversary ThP Flon College Community had founded Elon College as a Church l^al unifof the United Christian educationa institution nf Christ celebrated its but the denomination later merged Sventy-fffih aSersal; with spe- into the Congregational Christian nial services and a commemora- Church and a few years ago be tlfe iSon^ast Sunday. April came a part of the new United Icderal officials that the fund ;ad been approved under Title I ,f the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963. fhe $275,129 grant will cover approximately one-third of the •o.'?t of the proposed new library building, and the college is cur rently conducting a capi'al fund.s campaign to raise funds needed 'o.' the project. The total estimated ?ost of the new structure is $n40,- 386, and President Danieley stated that already a total of $355,000 las been pledged or paid toward he college’s portion of the cost. A major contribution toward the' •apital funds drive was a $25,000 grant made recently by the Zach- iry Smith Reynolds Found;ition ■/ith the announcement of approv al for the federal grant, efforts library building have already been completed, providing for a two- story brick structure of traditional design, with a full basement 'hat will provide three full floors of space. The college has engaged the services of Dr. Jerrold Orne, librarian for the University of North Carolina a tChapel Hill, to serve as a planning consultant in the building and equipping of Ihe library. Present plans are to begin con struction during the coming sum mer, with the hope that the li brary will be completed and ready for occupancy by the beginning of the 1967-68 term. The structure will replace the 40-year-old Carlton l.ibrary on the Elon campus and will provide a seating capacity for ( iiiitinurd On Page Fui>. C. V. May, Jr., of Burlington, was named president of the Elon College Student Government As sociation in the annual campus- wide election held on Monday, Ap ril 4th. and will lead the student oroup’s activities during the 1966- 67 college year. Other officers for the Student Government Association, also named by student vote in the elec tion, included David Johnson, of Orlando, Fla., vice-president; John Nicks, of Durham, treasurer; and Sharon Cable, of Trumbull, Conn., secretary. Leaders for the rising senior class include Gregg Knott, of Ar lington, Va., president; Sam Troy, of New Brittain, Conn., vice-pres ident; and Hilda Eason, of Gra ham, secretary-treasurer. Named to lead the rising junior class were Dempsey Herring, of Whiteville, president; Marcia Hen- 17, of Winston-Salem, vice-presi dent; and Ronnie Tug well, of Ar lington, Va., secretary-treasurer. Officers for the rising sopho- iriore class include Noel Allen, of -urlin-ton, president; Tom Payne Vestal N, Y., vice-president, and Susan Heatwole, of Alexand ria. Va., secretary-treasurer. SGA PRESIDENT The church, which has OP^’’" ated in close cooperation with Elon College since the college ^ self was founded, was orgamzed with nineteen charter members nn Aoril 19, 1891. with all the charter members associated in some manner with the college tha^ had opened its doors only a few “ te earlier "e .«ly Charter "lember is Mr^ W. K T awrence now in her yea still 'living in Elon College. ""The church® was organized as the Elon College Christian CV^rch a V ^— Church of Christ through a union with the Evangelical and Reform ed Church. Dr. William J. Andes, present pastor of the church conducted a commemmor^ service at 11 o’clock last Su.iday morning, at which time Dr. Alfred W. Hurst ow minister of the Olivet United Church of Christ in Livingston, J., was the guest minister. Dr. Hurst was pastor of the Elon Col lege church from 1929 until 1932. Following the church services luncheon honoring College campus, with Dr. J. E. Danieley, president i,, Elon College and chairman of ti.> church s board of deacons, presiding over the luncheon ceremonies. Former pastors in addition to Dr. Hurst who attended the an niversary event were Dr. L. E Smith, of Virginia Beach, Va^ and the Rev. Howard P. Bozarth, of Elon College. Greetings were preseiiled from Dr. Jesse IL Do - lar. of Roanoke, Ala , and Dr. S Alexander, of Washington Court Hou.se, Ohio, neither of whom was able to attend. Other former pastors, now de ceased were represented by mem bers of their families. They in cluded Dr. N. G. Newman, by his daughter, Mrs. Carlyle Campbell, Elon Sophomore Killed In Accident At Durham William C. Sanford, 7^-year old Durham about 2 o'clock Sunday cnnhnmnrp f»f DuT- momin? Anril .?rH fmm iniiirtPQ Elon College sophomore of Dur- 1 -.in. died in Watts Hospital at CRASH VICTIM c. V. MAY, Jr. n Sunday, a , . - i;T sF\'rs'RKSERVKD FOR Ni'.Vi I’I.AYKR SHOW ' s.;" rate a policy of ..^he dents, faculty and other per- served” when they P ^ons by calling 584-3111 -- Ex- Importance ot eeing p „ in Mooney Theatre on Friday and Saturday nights of next week, A- a (n a statement this i according to a «cek by prof. Sandy Moffett, i director of dramatics on ! Elon campus. the tension 240 between 2 and 5 o’clock on weekday afternoons or by contacting directly Pro fessor Moffett, Tom Jeffery or Holly Raad. Students and fac ulty will be admitted free as (Continue^ ‘in t'i.i.i tickets for $1 each. Reserved tickets must be picked up at the box office thirty minutes before curtain time. If not they will be distrib uted at the box office. All seats not reserved in advance will be available at the box office at 7 o’clock on the evening of each performance. WILLIAM SANFORD morning April 3rd, from injuries I'.'.tained in a single-car accident 'hat occurred less than an hour earlier at the corner of Trinity Avenue and Buchanan Boulevard I in Durham. Investigating officers stated that Sanford's car apparently went out of control and left the road and 4ruck a tree. Cause of the loss of control was not stated by the authorities. He was a navy vet eran and had attended Elon Col lege for the past two years. Sanford was a native of Dur ham, son of N. P. Sanford and 1 Mrs. Alease Russell Strickland, both of whom survive. He is also survived by a sister. Miss Frances Kay Sanford, also of Durham. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, April 5th, at the Hall-Wynne Fun eral Chapel in Durham, with burial following in New Maplewood Ceme tery at Durham.
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