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VoL V No. 26
Eton College, North Carolina
May 3, 1979
May Day
Graves scholarship up $350
by Joy Hamilton
“It was a big success; we
had a good turnout. It was
something everyone could get
involved in and we had a
good time doing it,” said
Dave DeClark, member of the
Johnny Graves Scholarship
Fund Committee. Roughly.
S350.00 was raised for the
fund.
The excitement on campus
near 3 o’clock was quite
noticeable, and grew to a
climax as the top 40’s group
“Zoom” rocked the campus.
The May king and queen were
Herbie Spruill, sponsored by
the Black Cultural Society,
and Marcia Green of ASA.
They were crowned Tuesday
night.
Various booths were spon
sored by organizations on
campus. By far the most
popular was the “Shoot Your
Favorite Teacher or Adminis
trator.” Professor Fields was
heard to say, “This is refresh
ing; you missed a spot. I
think the wTiole school’s
wet.” The Civinettes sponsor
ed this booth.
Prof. Edith Brannock’s
homemade ice cream and
lemonade stand was a pop
ular niche. The home econ
omic classes combined their
efforts for May Day. The
faculty wives’ food booth
raised nearly one-half the
money.
Other booths included the
SUB booth, “Guess how
many suckers are in the jar,”
and the Black Cultural Soc
iety’s “Heads or Tails.” Tri
Sig sorority didn’t seem to
have many takers for their
kisses.
The Daytrippers with large
pictures of Superman and
Wonderwoman, and the
American Gothic, had stud
ents stick their heads behind
and have a picture taken that
would make their “dream
come true.”
ASA ^rority had a bean
bag toss. The SUB also had a
grab bag of goodies.
According to Blair Thomp
son, chairman of the Johnny
Graves Committee, “I feel
the community played a big
cont. on p. 5
Students elect White SGA-VP
J. King Wklte, ncwty elected SGA vice president. White
plans to pursue an open-door policy during his term. Photo
by John Hurd.
by Craig Harris
“I have a lot to learn yet,
but 1 feel capable of doing
the job,” says J. King White,
newly elected vice president of
the Elon SGA. A junior from
Salisbury, Md., White comes
Awards given
Students, professors tapped
by Joy Hamilton
Many Elon students were
recognized at the Elon Col
lege Annual Awards Day
Tuesday morning. The awards
day was sponsored by Omi-
cron Delta Kappa.
Receiving the Algernon
Sydney SuUivan Award for
fine spiritual qualities demon
strated in daily living were
Herbert D. Spruill, Mary
Robin Moser, and the late
Dr. John Galloway Truitt.
Kerrii M. Brown received
the American Association of
University Women Scholar
ship for leadership. Harry
John Johnson was presented
the Burlington-South Boston
Ministerium of the United
Church of Christ on the
n.erits of being a ministerial
student possession all-around
excellence and promise.
Mrs. Shena M. Stadler won
the Delta Kappa Gamma
Award presented to a rising
senior who is an outstanding
prospective teacher and a
native of Alamance Coimty.
Laurie Alcon received the
English Scholar Award. Caro
lyn Smith and Bob Braden-
burg captured the P.E. Major
Awards, awarded on achieve
ment in scholarship, partici
pation in the P.E. program,
and professional attitude.
The Pi Gamma Mu Scho-.
larship Award was presented
to Prof. Edith Brannock. Ju
liana L. Watkins and Joseph
G. Leak received the W.L.
Monroe Christian Education
and Personality Awards. The
awards are given on the
merits of citizenship and de
sire to help otners.
Meri V. Ford was presented
the Marcella Rawls Saecker
Award for citizenship exem-
pHfying the goals and philo
sophy of Elon College. Jenny
L. Snook won the Shackley
Award for showing the most
improvement in piano during
the year and Samuel Shaw
Jr., received the Shackley
Award for most improvement
in organ.
Nan Pearson received the
Ella Brunk Smith Award for
making the greatest contribu
tion to the moral and reli
gious life of the campus. An
Eastern High School senior,
Dwayne Janey, received the
Tessie Z. Taylor Memorial
Scholarship Award. He will
enter Elon in business edu
cation in the fall.
Receiving the Dudley Ray
Watson Memorial Award
were Mrs. Matha Jo Hall,
and Mrs. Juha Ewing. They
are outstanding seniors ma
joring in business adminis-
cont. on p.5
'to the. job with plenty of ex
perience in leadership.
An English major with a
communications minor, White
has served as secretary of his
fraternity. Kappa Sigma, and
is currently a member of the
SGA senate. “The first re-
sponsioble job I had was
being secretary of Kappa Sig
ma,” says White. He was
elected “Brother of the Year”
by his fraternity brothers this
year. This award is usually
reserved for graduating senior
brothers.
White was elected in a run
off, competing with John
Sadler, editor of the Psi Phi
Ch. Only 366 people turned
out to vote, selecting White
194 to 172. Citing this
apathy. White stated, “We
need to get more input into
the senate, to make it more
responsive to student needs.
Once we have that input,
obtaining support for those
policies that have been de
cided on by the senate is very
important.”
White plans to uphold an
open-door policy and to be
“very accessible” to the stu
dents and to all interested
persons. Regarding the job
itself, he says, “I have ex-
oerience to back me up, but
I realize that the vice presi
dency is a big job.”
Regarding his opponent, he
says, “John was a worthy
opponent. I’m sorry that only
one of us could win.”
Alunmi, friend to be honored
Edited by Keith Nelson
Four alumni and a special
friend will be honored for
their accomplishments during
Alumni Weekend to be held
at Elon College this weekend.
Awards will be presented to
Dr. Frank Hayes and Dr.
Marvin Moss, distinguished
alumni; Carolyn Little and
Dr. Gerry Oxford, young
alumni; and Roger Gant Jr.,
a specif friend of the college.
The awards will be presented
Saturday, May 5, during a
banquet in McEwen Dining
Hall. Elon College alumni
who have not registered for
this weekend may do so
by calhng the alumni office.
A 1969 graduate of Elon,
Dr. Gerry S. Oxford, 28, has
established himself in the field
of physiology arid related
fields.
Carolyn Little, who holds
an A.B. degree in mathe
matics education from Elon,
is the first woman mayor of
Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
Roger Gant Jr., president,
treasurer and director of Glen
Raven Mills, Inc., is the
recipient of this year’s citizen
service award. Though not a
graduate of Elon College,
Gant has long been an Elon
supporter and is currently
serving on the board of
trustees of the college. He
also is chairman of the de
velopment committee.
Dr. Marvin Moss has
achieved world-wide recogni
tion in the area of nuclear
non-proliferation and has
worked with such projects as
SALT and Nucler Weapon
Test Bans. Dr. Moss, a 1954
graduate of Elon College with
degrees in physics and mathe
matics, is associate director
for energy research in the
U.S. Department of Energy.