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IVIAROON AND COLD
Dedicated to the best interests of Elon College and its students and fac^ty,
the Maroon and Gold Is published semi-monthly durmg the college yea
the exception of holiday and examination periods at Elon College, N.
(Zip Code 27244). publication being in cooperation with the journalism
department.
EDITORIAL BOARD
.. Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Editor
Robert Model
Faculty Advisor
Luther N. Byrd
REPORTORIAL STAFF
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ELON STUDENTS ARE HONORED AT AWARDS DAY
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The Elon College students who were honored at the annual Awards Day program in Whitley Auditorium, pictured
left to right above, are as follows: Front Row—Willa Campbell, Burlington; Sharon Cable, Graham; Sally Ann
Caudill, Burlington; Nancy Thomas, Burlington; Linda Ann Hardie, Elon College; and Anita Rich, Burlington.
Second'Row—Sam Troy, New Britain, Conn.; Russell Schetrons, Natalie, Pa.; Fred Busick, Reidsville; David
Johnson, Orlando, Fla.; Ray Wilson, McCall, S. C.; Thomas Conally, Burlington; and C. V. May, Jr., Burlington
Back Row Fred Moon, Burlington; Don King, Burlington; Sam Rankin, Charlotte; Larry Mixon, Jacksonvillt,
Fla.; John Nicks, Durham; and Pete Jarvis, Burlington.
Twenty Elon Students Are Paid Tribute During Annual Awards Event
Twenty Elon College students were
presented with trophies, cash awards
or scholarships at the annual Elon
College Awards Day program, which
was held in Whitley Auditorium on
May 15th. In addition, two other stu
dents were honored as recipients of
graduate fellowships for next year.
Linda Ann Hardie, of Elon College,
was the winner of the John W. Barney
Scholarship, a cash award given each
year in memory of the late Prof. John
W. Barney, member of the Elon Eng
lish faculty for 33 years. The award
was presented by Dr. J. E. Danieley,
who also presented the two Basnight
awards.
These awards, given each year in
memory of the late Stein H. Basnight,
of Chapel Hill, longtime member of
the Elon College board of trustees,
are for excellence in Bible study and
athletics. The Bible study award went
to Russll Schetroma, of Natalie, Pa.,
while the award as Elon’s outstanding
athlete of 1966-67 went to Pete Jarvis,
of Burlington.
The Ned F. Brannock Scholarship
for excellence in chemistry was pre
sented to Thomas Conally, of Burling
ton, the presentation being made by
Dr. Paul Cheek, chairman of the Elon
chemistry department. This award
honors the late Dr. Ned F. Brannock,
for 50 years a member of the Elon
Faculty.
The William Moseley Brown Award
given each year by Sigma Mu Sigma
Fraternity in honor of the late Dr.
William Moseley Brown, of St. Peters
burg, Fla., was presented by Roy
Drinkwater to Don King, of Burling-
‘THIRTY’
Club Award, presented by the club to
the outstanding senior who is major-
I ing in physical education for achieve-
Each year when commencement jj, scholarship and professional
time rolls around when the college presented by Sandra
year draws to a close, the Maroon R^y Wilson, of McColl,
and Gold also closes another year of Carolina.
The Dudley Ray Watson Award,
given in memory of the late Prof.
Dudley Ray Watson, formerly of
the Elon business faculty, was pre
sented by Prof. James Toney to Willa
Campbell, of Burlington. This award
is given under sponsorship of Elon
chapter of the Society for Advance
ment of Management, and Prof.
Toney also presented an award from
that group to Fred Busick, of Reids
ville, who has served as SAM presi
dent this year.
The Pi Gamma Mu Scholarship
Award, given by the Elon Alpha
Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, which is
an honorary society in the field of
history and social science, was pre
publication and writes the symbol
“30” to indicate that another journa
listic task has been finished, the story
of another college year has been
written.
That “30” symbol is used by repor
ters at the close of stories and articles
they write, and it is equally fitting that
it be used as the symbol and signature
to indicate the end of the year too.
Like all years on the Elon campus,
this 1966-67 term has brought many
fine accomplishments on the part of
both students and faculty, and to each
of those people the Maroon and Gold
extends a word of congratulation.
There have been moments of sad
ness, too, in the passing of persons
closely tied to the life of Elon Col
lege, but those stories of sadness as sented by Prof. James P. Elder to
well as the stories of success are part Larry Mixon, of Jacksonville, Fla
ELON REMINISCENCES
of every newspaper year.
Just now, there looms a moment of
triumph for the Elon seniors who are
soon to receive diplomas and degrees,
and to each of them the Maroon and
Gold extends congratulations and best
wishes for the future.
And now, with this mixture of
pride, sadness and best wishes, the
Maroon and Gold closes its Volume
47 by writing “30” the final sentence.
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student government program as non-
elective officers. There was also an
ton, who served this year as editor of, other award for Fred Moon, who was
the Maroon and Gold in addition to presented the Senator Award as the
being active in other phases of student
government.
The annual award of the Presi
dent’s Plaque, given by the Student
Government Association, was present
ed by David Johnson to C. V. May,
Jr., of Burlington, who served as pres-
idnt of the SGA during the 1966-67
term that has just ended. May him
self then presented other SGA awards
to Vice President David Johnson, of
Orlando, Fla., Secretary Sharon
Coble, of Graham, and Treasurer
John Nicks, of Durham.
In addition to these awards to the
retiring elective officers of the cam
pus government group, C. V. May,
Jr., also presented two SGA awards
to Sam Troy, of New Britain, Conn.,
and Fred Moon, of Burlington, for
*'ieir outstanding contribution to the
most outstanding member of the
Student Senate this year.
The Shackley Awards, given each
year in memory of the late Dr.
George Shackley, of St. Petersburg,
Fla., wre presented by Prof. Walter
Westafer to Anita Rich, of Burling
ton, as the student showing the most
improvement in organ during the year.
The Jerry Dalton Strader Awards,
given each year in memory of the
late Jerry D. Strader, for many years
a leader in religious, civic and educa
tional affairs in Burlington, were pre
sented by Prof. John Graves to Sally
Ann Caudill, of Burlington, for out
standing work in Christian education,
and to Sharon Hepburn, of Southwick,
Mass., for fine work in the campus
dramatics program.
The Physical Education Majors
who was named the outstanding stu
dent at Elon in the division of social
sciences.
Cheerleaders
Are Selected
Seven new cheerleaders will be
joining the Elon College pep corps
when the 1967 football season rolls
around next September, with Captain
Sandy Bergman and Co-Captain Ce
cilia Cobo leading a group of four
members of this year’s squad which
will be back on the cheering line
Captain Bergman, who hails from
Uncasville, Conn., and Co-Captain
Cobo, who comes from Arlington, Va.
will be joined by Betsy Patterson, of
Burlington, and Jo Nelle Skipper, of
Madison, other members of the 1966-
67 group. Other members of this
year’s squad are either graduating or
elected not to try for next year’s
squad.
New members joining the cheer
leaders are Kathy Copeland, of Nor
folk, Va.; Gail Porter, of Wilmington,
Del.; and Connie Theodore, of Bell-
more, N. Y., as regulars. Alternates
will be Martha Kellam, of Spencer,
Mass.; Nancy Myers, of Ossining,
N. Y.; Julia Treece, of Concord; and
Linda Wesley, of Roxboro. All of the
By DON KING
As June 5th draws closer, I tend to
reminisce more and more. I can re
member my first days at Elon, full of
excitement and expectation of college
life. How different my conceptions
and philosophies of college life are
now from those I hid when I first en
tered the gates of Elon, Just like ev
eryone else in this Class of 1967, Elon
has made its mark on me.
It has taught me that there is more
to college and life than just the aca
demic society. Even though academics
is the most important phase of this
stage of our lives, it is still just a
small part of college life. There are
cultural opportunities, student activi
ties, sports participation and social
events and many other things that
make up the life of any student.
A student does not have to be over
ly active in any of these phases of
college life, but he should be exposed
to all of them to some extent, for
these things allow him to communi
cate with others, no matter what his
race, color or creed might be. Con
stant communication with other peopit
is an excellent stimulus toward a M'
and rewarding life.
Some students believe that thex
various phases of college life shoalil
I be handed to them “on a silver plat
j ter.” They must now realize that Ikti'
j can no longer rely on others f«
everything, for they will now tt
forced to much work on their own so 1
as to acquire the things they want
During my four years at Elon, 11
have learned that you get out of anv
thing only as much as you are wDlinj
to put into it. Therefore, each studtni
should set a goal for himself andtiy
constantly to attain it, but never o«'
should he sacrifice his beliefs or ideik
in working toward achievement of hi!
goal.
These are the things that Elon to
taught me and the things I will alwaj!
remember about my four years
in these walls and under these oab
For these things I am grateful, anilll
say in closing, “Here’s To Dear OH
Elon.”
ADVOCATUS DIABOLI
By TOM PEARSE
The end is in sight; soon the mem
bers of the senior class will take their
first unsteady step toward service,
business or teaching.
In many respects it has been a
prosperous experience, but in other
ways it has been very disheartening.
It is pathetic to see a student body
which is so intimidated that it is
afraid to breathe. We are to rock the
boat even a little bit.
But, even so, there are some
people on this Elon campus who do
merit recognition for trying to work
for the betterment of Elon College.
First, Dave Johnson for his timely
comments at the Awards Day pro
gram.
Next, Dale Morrison for attempting
to right an injustice of Elon’s double
standard.
The students named above do not
make the campus, for there are some
professors who have indeed influenced
the students: Prof. John Graves, in
guidance: “Doc” Reynolds, for his
lively classes at 8:00 in the morning;
group will return to Elon early in
September to practice for the opening
football game with Guilford.
Prof. James P. Elder, the lesser
of the Dynamic Duo for the Wlil,
fallacy and his interesting stories d|
English history.
Nor must we forget Prof. P*,
Sebo, whose class runs from the tpj
culous to the sublime. But this i
needed on the campus, the blowing il|
the Sebovian Trumpet.
Recognition should also go to Pt®
Baxter, for it was he who worked S|
closely with the students with
“Ball of Fire” class. The other ad.
ministrator due mention is Dean *
J. Berry caught between the devil ai'
the deep blue, over worked and unde'
paid. Prof. Andrew Beale also dt
serves the “Golden Egg” recogniti®
for he has seen the light and is mato
that great transmigration.
Finally, I would like especially ‘
recognize Prof. Byrd, who has allo'*'*
me to write these articles. It has be®
most enjoyable to be able to expt®*
certain views which are held.
In the end, I would like to thai
the students and the faculty who ba*
read this column. I have receive*
many comments and have taken tht®
to heart. It is my hope that some g°''
will come of them.
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