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Elon College, N. C.
PERMIT No. I
VOLUME 50
Elon College, N. C.
Return Requeeted
Thursday, May 7, 1970
NUMBER 21
Spring Week-End
THURSDAY, MAY 7TH
Movie — “Wait Until E>ark''
Free admission
FRIDAY, MAY 8TH
Dance, Band — “The Peregrin Took”
8-12 pm Free
SATURDAY, MAY 9TH
Picnic, Under the Oaks, West Dorm
Concert — “THE HAPPENINGS” —Gym, 7-9 pm.
Free with I. D,
SUNDAY, MAY lOTH
Concert — “The Iron Butterfly” — Gym 2-4 pm.
Free with I. D.
Two Profs Will Receive
Ph.D. Degrees In June
iNew cheerleaders: (ieit to right) standing, Debbie Mackins, Chris Jewel,
Jo Ann Dean, Jane Klger, Ann Sprinkle, Carolyn DeLuca, Debbie Jenkins, Kathy
Croye, Dale Short; kneeling, Susan Reider, Gena 0’Berry.
Cheerleaders Chosen
For 70-71 Year
Elon College has chos
en its new cheerleaders
for the coming academic
year. At tryouts In the
gym on April 22, the
girls were each tested
in three jumps and two
cheers and one extra
feature that they chose.
The following girls
were selected: Gina O'-
Berry, head cheerlead
er, Sue Reider, co-head
cheerleader, Chris Je
well, Debbie Mackins,
ConcertBand
To Perform
The Elon College Con
cert Band will present
their annual spring con
cert tonight at 8 p.m. in
Whitley Auditorium.
Included in the program
will be “Ceremonial
Sketch” by Tyra: “Con
certino” by vonWeber;
Colas Breugnon Over-
ture” by Kabalevsky;
Merope” by Oldham and
H^le; “Concerto for Two
irumpets” by Vivaldi;
Metropolitan Scene” by
Beebe; and “Palomar”
oy Pearson.
Jon White and John
fark will be featured
>n the “Concerto for
iwo Trumpets.”
The Concert Band is
directed by Prof. Jack O.
White.
Kathy Crory, Carolyn De-
Luca, Jane Kiger and Ann
Sprinkle. Dale Short, Jo
Ann Dean and Debbie
Jenkins were chosen as
alternates.
Mari-
Coach
two stu-
^oming Events
10
Spring
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Weekend"
Band Concert
rj3iLi8_- Reading Day
MaUlr^Exami
Mav
Alumni Day
21c Baccalaureate
‘'1 Commencement
The girls were chosen
by three faculty mem
bers, Dan Euliss,
lyn Spencer and
Don Kelly, and
dents.
Brief Meet
For Senate
The Student Senate held
a brief afternoon meet
ing on April 30 to clean
up some old business be
fore the new senate con
venes in May.
They first passed a bill
which was introduced last
January. The bill estab
lished the legality of
dissolving an SGA com
mittee which overspends
its budget. After the
committee has been noti
fied by the SGA Presi
dent, Vice - President,
Secretary, or chairman of
the finance committee, it
has two weeks to make
up its deficit or it is au
tomatically dissolved.
Bob Lane was chosen
by the members of the
Senate as the outstanding
senator of the year. After
accepting the honor. Lane
thanked the Senate ana
the SGA for their co
operation in making the
Liberal Arts Forum
Week such a great sue-
C6SS*
SGA President Lee Loy
also took the floor and
congratulated the Liberal
Arts Forum for the out
standing job they had done
to make the week long
event a success.
Campus Encounter
Campus Encounter
would like to thank all
those people who contri
buted to its ARTS AND
CRAFTS ANDCREATIVE
WRITING EXHIBIT to
help make it successful.
An invitation is extend
ed to everyone to attend
the last Discussion Night
for this year. It will be
held May 13, Wed. night
at 7:30 in the large lounge
in the Student Center.
The topic tentively
scheduled will be ELON;
A YEAR IN REVIEW. We
hope that everyone will
come and experience a
Discussion Night.
Two Elon professors
will receive their Ph.
D.s in June. George Trox-
ler and James Elder,both
members of the history
department, have com
pleted requirements for
their doctorates.
Professor Troxlerwill
receive his degree from
UNC at Chapel Hill. His
dissertation topic was
“The Homefront in Revo
lutionary North Caro
lina”.
Prof. Troxler has pub
lished an article in the
JOURNAL OF PRESBY
TERIAN HISTORY called
“Eli Caruthers: A Silent
Dissenter in the Old
South.”
Professor Elder, a
native Burlingtonite and
Elon graduate, will re
ceive his degree from
UNC at Chapel Hill.
His dissertation topic
was “Henry Coventry:
Statesman and Politician
in the Reign of Char
les II.”
Prof. Elder is the fa
culty advisor for the Lib
eral Arts Forum, di
rector of the “London
Studies” course for Win
ter Term, chosen as the
“Outstanding Profes
sor” at Elon in 1968 and
he has published several
reviews in SOCIAL SCI
ENCE.
the original ^David'statue
by Michaolangolo in the Acad
emy of Fine Arts in Florcnee,
Italy?”
The slatue of the biblical David
was commissioned by the city of
Florence in 1501. When completed,
it was installed at the Vecchio Pal
ace where it stood until 1882. It was
then removed to the Academy.
Elon Sorority Goes National
By Roger Oliver
Tau Zeta Phi, a lo
cal Elon sorority for 46
years, faded from being
as it became Delta Beta
chapter of Sigma Sigma
Sigma national sorority.
It is the first Elon so
rority to become nation
al.
Pre-installation cere
monies took place Thurs
day, April 23. Friday
and Saturday individual
installations, which took
two days, were held.
These two days were con
cluded with a banquet on
Saturday evening.
At the banquet, the
chapter was presented its
charter. Those in attend
ance Included four na
tional Tri - Sigma offi
cers, six members of
the installation team from
Gamma Beta (ECU) and
two from Gamma Chi
(Tenn. Tech) . Dean Ber
ry, the college’s repre
sentative, welcomed Tri
Sigma to the Elon cam
pus.
Also, at the banquet
was Mrs. Jo Williams, the
sorority’s faculty spon
sor, who was most in
strumental in Tau Zeta’s
going national.
As symooib of their
initiation, the sisters
wore white dres.=!ps anH
white and purple ribbons,
Tri-Sigma s colors.
Saturday
installation
cers.
also saw the
of new offi-
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Tau Zeta President Ham bauvain receives iri-
Sigma charter from the national alumnae secretary,
Mrs. Emily Lee. Looking on is Gail Daniel, presi
dent of the sorority for the coming year.