®l|e Jpeniulum
Volume VD, Number 24
Elon College, Elon College, N.C. 27244
Thursday, April 30,1981
Voters elect three
Omicron Delta Kappa
recognizes students
DAN DALY
President
Dan Daly has been elected
president of the SGA, with
the final results of the
election at Daly, 392 and
Keith Ebert, 271.
Daly is an accounting, busi
ness, and economics triple
major from Eden, N.C.
His duties will include
acting as chief administra
tor for the SGA and center
of communication through
out the various student or
ganizations.
Daly hopes to have a close
working relationship with his
officers during his term.
Some major goals Daly
will strive for are to get
more students involved with
activities and eliminate
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PAUL AIELLO
Vice President
apathy, and to increase com
munication with student or
ganizations. Daly will also
try to have more varied
entertainment and make
events more accessible to
students.
Paul Aiello was elected
vice-president. He is a junior
EngUsh major.
Aiello says, “I believe that
my most important ideas
concern the senate.” He
continued by saying, “Next
year’s senate will be dyna
mic; it will make its presence
known to the student body.”
Aiello’s goals for the se
nate include an examination
of SGA’s structure and a
New phone system
installed on campus
MARY e. WATSUN
Treasnrer
revision of the constitution,
policies and procedures.
The elected treasurer is
Mary Watson, a sophomore
accounting and business ma
jor from Woodstock, Va.
Looking toward the as
sumption of her new posi
tion, Watson says, “I will
take a watchdog approach to
the SGA budget and a more
specific earmarking of
funds.” She added, “I will
make myself and the books
accessible to all students.”
ATTENTION! Ejections
for senators in the various
precincts on campus and
for class officers will be
held Friday and Monday,
May 1 and 4.
VOTE
On Monday, the new
telephone system on campus
went into operation. The old
system of rotary dialing has
been replaced by a new form
of telephone communication
called “Dimension,” a mini
computer operating 24 hours
a day by touch-tone dialing.
“Direct-inward dialing”
means that every station
(including fraternities and
sororities) can be contacted
day or night. The main
number to the college, 384-
9711, remains the same.
Former extension numbers
have been given full 584
numbers. Contact can be
made by Hialing the last
three digits of the new
numbers.
The installation was made
by Southern Bell, which Jim
Pollack, Elon communica
tions counselor, called “a
fantastic cut-over, they
worked well.”
Ron Klepcyk and PoUack
both worked hard with Sou-
tem Bell engineers to bring
this convenient form of
communication to Elon Col
lege. Any questions regard
ing the new system should
be directed to them.
Another feature of direct-
inward dialing is three-way
conversations, an added con
venience. Any person may
have calls forwarded to ano
ther number on campus.
Also changed is the number
to get an outside Hnc; in
stead of 8, it wiU now be 9.
The Elon College Circle of
Omicron Delta Kappa pre
sented various awards to
students on Tuesday, April
28, in a special college
program.
The Algernon Sydney
Sullivan Awards were given
to Leona Updyke, Linda
Payne and Samuel Loy.
These awards were given to
people at Elon who have
demonstrated spiritual quali
ties in their daily living.
Mildred Lynch was recog
nized by the American Asso
ciation of University Women
for excellence in scholarship
and leadership. She was
given an initial membership
in the Alamance branch of
the association.
The Basnight Award was
given in memory of the late
Stein H. Basnight to Wendy
Ford, as the outstanding
Bible student.
The Burlington-South
Boston Ministerium of the
United Church of Christ
presented a cash award to
Michael Sykes for being the
ministerial student who
possesses all-around excel
lence and promise.
Wendy Ford was also the
recipient of the American
Bible Society Award for her
seriousness of purpose, dili
gent preparation, and persis
tent study of the Greek New
Testament while preparing
for the Christian ministry.
Paul Aiello was chosen as
the English Scholar of the
Year b^use, in the opinion
of the English faculty, he
has best demonstrated super
ior qualities of scholarship
and character during this
school year.
The Physical Education
Majors Awards were given
to Woodrow Wall, Jr., and
Mary Toy. These are award
ed on the basis of each
student’s achievement in
scholarship, participation in
the P.E. program, and pro
fessional attitude.
Lydia Tickle was pre
sented the Pi Gamma Mu
Award for outstanding work
in the division of social
studies.
The W.L. Monroe Chris
tian Education and Persona
lity Awards were given to
Drew VanHorn and Sherri
Nunn. They were provided
cash awards because of their
citizenship, modest economic
background, qualities of
good common sense, desire
to help others, and improve
ment of the whole person.
The Marcella Rawls Sae-
cker Award was received by
Marion Parker for being the
senior girl who best exem
plifies the philosophy and
goals of Elon College.
William Thomas was cho
sen as the student showing
the most improvement in
piano instruction during the
year, and Donna Phillips
was the most improved stu
dent in organ. The Shackley
Awards were then presented
to these two students.
Vennecia Bynum was gi
ven the Ella Brunk Smith
Award. This cash award is
presented to the young wo
man, who in the judgment
of the faculty, has made the
greatest contribution to the
moral and relixious life of
cont. on p. 10
Book prize awarded to senior
Barbara M. Crook, an
Elon senior majoring in his
tory, was awarded a book
prize for the best paper in
her session at the regional
meeting of Phi Alpha Theta,
international honor society
in history, on April il.
Ms. Crook’s paper at the
Wake Forest University
meeting entitled, “Elton’s
Cromwdl and the Question
of Tudtw Despotism,” was
written for a seminar in the
history of Tudor England. It
surveyed the controversy
surrounding Thomas Crom
well, ?ulviser to Henry VIII,
focusing on the revisionist
interpretation of G.R. Elton
and criticisms of Elton’s
work.
Speakers at the Phi Alpha
Theta meeting were Dr. Gil
bert C. Fite, and Richard B.
Russell, professor of Ameri
can history at the University
of Georgia, and vice presi
dent of Phi Alpha Theta
international. His lecture
analyzed the farmers’ tractor
protests of 1977 and 1978.
Students presenting papers
in the four sessions came
from Wake Forest, Pfeiffer
College, Meredith College,
Winston-Salem State, UNC
Asheville, Appalachian
State and Eiut Carolina Uni
versity, as well as Elon.
Also attending the meeting
in Winston-Salem were She
lia Bumgarner and Dr. Car
ole Troxler.