Volume Vn, Number 22
Elon College, Elon College, NC 27244
Thursday, April 16,1981
Ralph Scott gives Elon $100,000
Former Senator Ralph H.
Scott, a member of the Elon
College Board of Trustees,
has made a $100,000 gift to
the college in memory of his
wife, Hazelene Tate &ott.
The gift was made during
the recent semi-annual meet
ing of the Board of Trus
tees.
The funds will be used to
construct a plaza at the
front of the campus off
Haggard Avenue. The mall
will feature bricked walk
ways, a large fountain, and
will be known as Scott
Plaza.
“We are delighted that
Sen. Scott, who has served
Alamance County and Elon
College with such unselfish
ness for so many years, has
honored Elon College in
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such a tangible and mean
ingful way,” said President
Fred Young. “His gift will
do much to beautify the
campus and create an inspir
ing environment for stud-
dents.”
Scott, who has been a
member of the Elon College
Board of Trustees since
1960, served in the North
CaroUna Senate for almost
30 years.
The Senator is a member
and past president of the
North Carolina Dairy Asso
ciation, president and trea
surer of Alamance Frozen
Foods, and past president of
Melville Dairy, which he
established and operated for
40 years. He has also served
on the boards of directors of
several other firms.
He now serves as chair
man of the board of direc
tors of Carolina Casualty
Company and is a member
of the board of directors of
First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Bur
lington, Copland Fabrics
and Mid-State Tile of Lex
ington.
Banquet to honor Greek champs
The annual Greek Week
end held at Elon College
April 9-12 featured 34 events
for th^ fraternities and soro
rities.
The Greek organizations
gained points for such
events as the swimming re
lay, chugging relay, bike
race, softball tournament.
and chariot contest.
The competition of the
weekend was planned by the
Greek W'eek Committee,
which is headed up by Kathy
Gilliaip and Kevin Riley,
co-presidents. Each frater
nity and sorority also has
two representatives on the
committee.
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A banquet will be held
at 5:30 to announce the
winners ofj the Greek Week
end competitions. The Greek
of the Week and the Greek
ofj the Year will also then
be announced.
Next week’s Pendulum
will publish additional pho
tographs and news of Greek
Weekend.
Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon proudly show their Romu
chariot as part of the men’s theme for Greek Weekend.
Photo by Chris Christopher
Dance group to premiere
The Construction Com
pany, the new dance com
pany at Elon College will
make its debut on Tuesday,
April 21, at the 9:30 college
program in Whitley Audi
torium.
■^he Construction Com
pany offers students “crea
tive freedom” which the
dancers transform into en
vironmental dances. The
performance is choreo
graphed by students accord
ing to the environment
through dance, style and
type of music, as well as by
the number of people per
forming.
Easter celebrates resurrection
of Christ with joyous symbols
Zeta Tau Alpha prepared this saddle-o*ford shoe float with
U»eir fifties theme in mind. Photo by Chris Christopher
Easter is celebrated by
Christians around the world
to commemorate the resur
rection of Jesus Christ.
The story of Easter origi
nates in the Bible, although
the name Easter comes from
Scandinavian legend. Accor
ding to the gospel, three
days after Christ was cruci
fied, his body disappeared
from its tomb. An angel
came to anrtounce that
Christ had risen.
Several symbols are asso
ciated with Easter. The cross
symbolizes the resurrection
of Christ and his victory
over death. Special cakes
called hot cross buns are
often baked for Easter.
Once baked, icing forms
crosses on top of the buns.
Lambs are another sym
bol. Lamb is a traditional
food dating back to the
passover supper of Jesus. At
this meal, Christ’s people ate
lamb and proclaimed him
the “Lamb of God who
takes away the sins of the
world.”
Another symbol is light.
Candles and bonfires are lit
in homes and churches. Of
ten one candle is lit and then
used to light others in a
house or church. Easter
hymns are often sung
around bonfires.
The egg is also associated
with Easter. It represents the
new life which returns to
nature around Easter. Early
Christians in Mesopotamia
were the first to use eggs
at Easter. They colored them
in bright shades and gave
them as gifts. Today, hard-
boiled eggs are dyed and
placed in Easter baskets.
The last symbol of Easter
is rabbits. Children believe
that an Easter bunny brings
them eggs. How the Easter
bunny became associated
with this festival is inclear,
but there are several stories.
First, it is said that during a
famine, a German woman
dyed some eggs and hid
them in a nest for her
children as an Easter gift.
When the children found the
eggs, they saw a rabbit
running away. Another story
says that the ancient Egyp
tians saw the rabbit as a
symbol of birth and new life
because rabbits reproduce so
quickly.
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