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Petiliulutn $IJB meeting tonight at 7, in second floor Long Student Center page two—I Iranviewpoint page three—Kyle Volume VI No. 13 Elon College, Elon College, N.C. 27244 Thursday, November 29, 1979 ‘Owr Stand is not one of violence’ by Joy Hamilton “I’m here to show concern for the American hostages being held in Iran,” said Tim Dallas, Elon College student and one of two organizers of the Tuesday noontime rally. Frank Kiser, the co-organizer said the pro-American rally was organized but not ini tiated by members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and displayed a variety of vocal student and faculty re sponses. Bryant Colson, SGA presi dent, said, ‘The voice of the American people must be raised in nonviolence; let us not forget the 49 who remain in Iran, for we have some thing in common with them— all of us are Americans.’* Colson added, “Elon College has followed the national trend. Our stand is not one of violence-- our stand is the echo of many generations past. Moses made this same appeal to ‘Let Our People Go.’” The rally, never lacking in enthusiasm, started rather slowly but accelerated in speed and student interest. Ed Spigle, media technician at the Learning Resoiu"ces Center, said, “All Americans enjoy basic freedoms and these freedoms are being denied the hostages in Iran; this is a grave matter.” He added, “A peaceful settle ment would be great. Through Christ in the New Testament, we are taught to turn the other cheek. Let us stick with the Bible and what it teaches.” Dean David Joyce and the Rev. Dr. Thomas Hamilton expressed these sentiments also. Hamilton said, “You are rightly alarmed because cont. on p. 3 £■ Frank Kiaer [with sita] and Bwaey Baractt slwwed their sapport for tiw reic«e of the 49 American hostages in Iran. The rally had about 400 students and faculty members partidoatins. Photo by Craig Stanfleld. Artley to conduct ‘Messiah’ Town Grows PSO system in works The 47th annual “Messiah” performance at Elon College will be held on Sunday evening, according to Dr. Walter Westafer, chaim\an of the Fine Arts I^partment. The performance, which is the largest traditional Christ mas singing of Handel’s oratorio in Alamance Coun ty, will be held at 8 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Gynma- sium this Sunday. The “Messiah” is open to the public without charge, and as many as 800 area residents are expected to attend. Soloists for the perfor mance will be Denise Pleaswt Joines, soprano; Anne Woodard, mezzo-soprano; James Glenn, tenor, and Jefferson Ishee, baritone. Glenn, instructor in music at Elon, and Ishee, a Greens boro baritone, sang in the “Messiah” last year. Miss Woodard is assistant profes sor of voice at Greensboro College and has toured with, several groups, including the ]Robert Shaw Chorale. Mrs. Joines, who was Miss Bur lington in 1977, is a graduate of the School of Music at UNC-G and has taught pri vate voice lessons. “The quality of the singers Theme to center on blacks by Becky Kimbrell The Drama Club and the Black Cultural Society wiH- co-sponsor a play Thursday and Friday night. For Colored Girls Who Consi dered Suicide When the Rain bow is Enough, a choreo- poem written be Ntozake Shange, a black playwright, poet and dancer, will be ]presented in Mooney Thea-, ter. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Lisa Foster, a drama stu- SSent, will direct the play, and Marsha Hughes, another drama student^ will be student producer. Dr. Andrew An- gyal, assistant professor of English, ^is executive pro ducer. ^Students will be admitted free both Thursday and Fri day night, and college pro gram credit will be given on Thursday night. Cast members include Vicki Blackwell, Doreen Spaulding, Vennecia Bynum, Vanessa Howard, Anna Mc Kay, Karen Godsey and Tawanna Williams. indicates to us that this year will be a memorable perfor mance of ‘Messiah,’” Dr. Westafer said. “The soloists are among the best in the state, and each is an exper ienced performer in his own right.” Dr. Malvin N. Artley will conduct the performance which will include the Elon College Community Orche stra. Professor Glenn will conduct the chorus during rehearsals. The oratorio was written in just 24 days, from Aug. 22 to Sept. 14, 1741. The text is taken entirely from the Scrip tures. It was first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742, under the direction of the composer. When the Hallelu jah Chorus was heard for the first time. King George II and all the audience, swayed by an irresistible impulse, rose spontaneously to its feet, and audiences for .two centuries have continued to do. “I think I did see all Heaven before me, the great God Himself,” said Handel when writing the Hallelujah Chorus. The oratorio was first performed in America in Boston on Christmas Day, 1818, by the Handel and Haydn Society. The town of Elon College will double its area and add about 600 persons to its population on Dec. 1 as a result of annexation of resi dential and industrial areas to the south and west of town. I The Board of Aldermen of Elon College voted on Nov. 13 to approve an annexation propose after a petition by residents, a survey of wells and septic tanks by the Public Health Department and a public hearing. To be added to the town are areas lying south of Orange Drive and incliidihg the Burlington Handbag Co. plant, the residential areas along South Williamson (to |but not including Greene Street), Sunset Drive, Wood land Drive, Ball Park Ave nue, the area known as Morgan Placej Lynn, John-i son, Cleveland stress and west almost to Cook Road near Gibsonville, an area which includes the Sunoco Products plant. Town services will be pro vided to the area aimexed and will include police and fire protection, garbage collection on Mondays and Thursdays, street maintenance and lights. The town will extend a trunk water main and sewage trunk line into the area. At a special meeting of the |Board of Aldermen Tuesday mght, the public safety offi cer concept for fire and police as well as emergency medical treatment was discussed at length. Ralph Seagroves, new po lice chief, told of his exper- lience with the PSO system in Diu'ham. Chief Seagroves became convinced of its economies in time and per sonnel and the advantages to the citizens. John Hetzel, chief of the Elon College Fire Depart ment, said his firemen were enthusiastic about the PSO idea. Alderman Sherley White made the motion that the board authorize the chief of poUce, the fire chief and the .town administrator to bring detailed procedures and bud get for the public safety officer system to the board for its Dec. 11 meeting. The motion was approved unani mously. The new board will be inaugurated on Dec. 11 and will consider this matter. Mrs. Beth Hetzel, town administrator, has an nounced that gubage collec tion for the town will be changed next week from Tuesdays and Fridays to Mondays and Thursdays.
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