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The Pendulum
Thursday, March 14, 1985
Volume XI, Number 20
Trustees honor board chairman Thad Eure
By Vicky Jiggetts
Student Affairs Editor
Thad Eure has been chairman
of the Elon College Board of
Trustees for 30 years. He was
elected as Secretary of State in
1936 and has been successful in
the office in each succeeding elec
tion, He was honored here last
Wednesday when the “Thad Eure
Chair of Political Science” was
established for him at Elon Col
lege. Royall Spence of
Greensboro, vice-chairman of the
board, said that the chair should
be “occupied in perpetuity by an
outstanding member of the col
lege faculty."
Eure graduated from the
University of North Carolina
School of Law in 1922, then
began a prestigious career in
public service. He has been in
public office longer than any
other North Carolinian, and has
been dean of the National
Association of Secretaries of State
for almost 25 years. In 1923, he
was elected mayor of Winton and
Thad Eure
held that office for five years.
Eure served one term in the North
Carolina House of Represen
tatives, and was later appointed
principle clerk of the North
Carolina House.
He was an important speaker at
the North Carolina Democratic
Convention in 1950 and served as
permanent chairman of the con
vention in 1962. 1978, and 1982.
Eure also served in World War
I. is a member of the American
Legion, the 40 and 8, the Elks
Club, and Thata Chi.
Elon College awarded Eure the
Honorary Dcxtor of Laws degree
in 1958 and the Citizens Service
Award in 1980.
Other awards include the Cita
tion for Distinguished Public Ser
vice by the N.C. Citizens for
Business and Industry, the Award
of Merit from N.C. State Univer
sity, and the Distinguished Ser
vice Award from the American
Legion and N.C. Elks
Association.
Photo by Ann Cralidis Photo by Ann Cralid
Sunbathers left to right, Stacey Cain and Lisa Alley watch the clock to be sure of even tans while David
Rich (on the couch) doesn’t seem to mind the passing minutes.
Time to turn over!
Trustees review PRIDE II, loan cuts, hotel funds
By Vicky Jiggetts
Student Affairs Editor
Fine Arts Center investments,
reductions in student aid, and in
vestments in the Vienna Hotel in
London were topics discussed
during the Board of Trustees
meeting on March 6.
The State Department of
Revenue is considering the sale-
leaseback proposal to determine
what the property tax status of the
Fine Arts Center will be after in
vestors buy it and Elon leases it
back, Elon’s legal advisers are
hoping that the plan will be ap
proved within the next few weeks
and that sales to investors could
start by June 1, 1985. The
Federal Tax Reform proposals no
longer pose a large threat to the
sale-leaseback proposal. The
worst possible effects of the pro
posals would be to cause uncer
tainty among potential investors
and to decrease college revenue
from S2.5 million to $2 million.
There will be enough funds to
construct the total Fine Arts
Center if the sale-leaseback pro
ject is successful. If the sale-
leaseback is unsuccessful, there
will be sufficient funds to con
struct only the music wing of the
building. Debts could reach $2
million if the board decides to go
ahead with the project and the
.sale-leaseback is unsuccessful.
Elon could possibly handle such
a debt if the enrollment remains
stable.
See Trustees page 2
Elon alum
speaks out
p.5
Student spends
winter term
in New Zealand
Winning streak
Baseball team
wins 6 in a row
p. 9