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The Pendulum
Thursday, October 27,1983
Volume X, No. 8
PRIDE II kicks off; goal is $5.7 million
Fine arts facility
to be built in phases
By Loukia Louka
Associate Editor
The Elon College Board of
Trustees announced a $5.7 mil-
lion fund-raising project
Wednesday. This project will
include a $2 million fine arts
center, which will be located at
the present site of the soccer
field.
At a news conference held on
the campus, board chairman
Thad Eure. N.C. Secretary of
State, described the announce
ment as a turning point for the
college. He said. “The PRIDE
II campaign is the second
phase of an effort begun over
seven years ago."
PRIDE II means "Providing
Resources for Institutional De
velopment at Elon.” Dr. James
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Elon College campus today is
for a fine arts facility,” Powell
said. “Support for the fine arts
is vital in today’s highly tech
nological society, and a fine
arts facility would provide a
cultural focus for Alamance
County."
Core PRIDE II
Besides the $2 million for the
fine arts center, $500,000 will
go towards improvements to
existing college facilities, $2
million for scholarship endow
ment, faculty and program de
velopment and $1.2 million to
continue annual fund giving at
appropriate levels.
The fine arts complex will
house and further develop the
present facilities for music,
drama, dance and graphic arts.
It will also provide "acilities
for public performances and
lectures. Included inside, the
center are a recital hall, band
room, classrooms, offices and
practice rooms for musicians.
See Powell, page 3
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Photo by Paw* Hams
KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE: Key figures in the PRIDE II campaign
gathered by the Fonville Fountain last Wednesday to make the announcement to
the media. They are (left to right) Elon’s president, Dr. J. Fred Young; trustees
chairman Thad Eure; and Dr. James B. Powell, chair of the PRIDE II steering
committee.
B. Powell, president of Roche
Biomedical Laboratories in
Burlington and a trustee, has
been named campaign general
chairman of PRIDE II.
Eure said that Powell’s lead
ership and experience will be
assets to the campaign. “Jim
Powell is a valued member of
our board of trustees and has
shown remarkable leadership
potential,” Eure said.
“The greatest need on the
Activities fill Parents Weekend
The Elon College Parents Weekend 1983 will be Friday
through Sunday and will feature a variety of events to entertain
and inform visiting parents and students.
The Talent Show will begin the activities at 8 p.m. Friday in
Whitley Auditorium. The show will feature students perform
ing acts ranging from songs to skits. The Alumni Associates are
providing the grand prize of $100. Second and third prizes are
$75 and $50. There will be three student judges and three facul
ty judges.
Registration at 9 a.m. will start Saturday’s events. Parents
may pick up their tickets at this time for the weeks events at the
Scott Plaza by the fountain. If weather is bad. registration will
be inside Alamance.
A parents meeting will be held in Whitley Auditorium at 10
a.m. Dr. Fred Young, president, will discuss the state of the
college.
At 10:45, the faculty will be available in the Iris Holt McEwen
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