Elon's Progress and Plans Are Sketched
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Non-Profit Organization U. S. POSTAGE PAID Elon College, N. C. MAROON AND GOLD PERMIT No. 1 RETURN REQUESTED VOLUME 47 ELON COLLEGE, N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1967 NUMBER 10 Elon’s Progress And Plans Are Sketched ELON DELEGATES ATTEND STATE STUDENT LEGISLATURE Founders Day Speech Given By Danieley The great growth of Elon College during the past ten years and plans i for future expansion of the college were outlined by Dr. J. E. Danieley, Elon’s president, as he addressed stu I dents, faculty and friends of the col lege at the annual Founders Day con vocation held in Elon’s Alumni Mem orial Gymnasium on Monday morn ing, March 13th. In sketching the decade of growth. Dr. Danieley cited increase of day- class enrollment from 924 to 1,348 since he assumed his presidential du ties in 1957. At the same time he cited annual income increase from $659,000 to $1,700,000; increase of endowment from $525,000 to $1,300,000; and in crease of the college’s total assets from $3,600,000 to $6,800,000 today. He also cited the great growth of Elon’s physical plant, citing the fact that since 1957 the college had com pleted Smith Dormitory, which was already started at the beginning of the decade, that New Dormitory for wo men and the Barney, Brannock and Hook Dormitories for men and the William S. Long Student Center have been built, and that construction is now in progress on a new library. Other physical improvements since 1957 have included expenditure of more than $1,000,000 for renovations, repairs and improvements, included Members of the Elon College delegation to the recent State Student Legislature in Raleigh, which gained fine have been pavement of streets on two recognition for its legislative proposals, are shown above. Those shown left to right in the picture are as follows: sides of the campus, curb and gutter Players Will FRONT ROW—Carol Lupinacci, Francine Gifford, Sandra Bueschel and Nina Martin. BACK ROW—Don Tarken ing for three sides of the campus, new ton, Fred Moon, Noel Allen, George Scott, Stuart Adams. Dale Morrison and C. V. May. Not present for the paved parking lots, new tennis courts, picture was Grainger Barrett. a new campus heating system, a new Enter State gymnasium floor and removal of out moded buildings such as North Dorm, Drama Event Ladies Hall, Carlton House and Club Student Legislature Group Is Honored House. The Elon Players will compete in Speaking of projected future im the annual statewide dramatic festival The Elon College delegation to the of Representatives and considers leg the Elon delegation received a trophy provements, Dr. Danieley told of the in Chapel Hill tomorrow, entering annual State Student Legislature in islative proposals in the same manner to bring back to the campus. Another Raleigh from March 1st through as the official body, thus giving the honor for the Elon group came when planned completion of the renovation August Strindberg’s "Miss Julie,” a of the Duke Science Building and ma one-act production, in the competition March 4th was honored when its bill students valuable experience in law Noel Allen, of Burlington, was ap pointed to the chairmanship of the jor remodelling scheduled for the with other student stage groups from to provide for modification of North making procedures. The Elon College bill, which was Legislature’s Agenda Committee for Mooney and Alamance Buildings and throughout the state. Carolina divorce laws was judged the the coming year. the Whitley Auditorium. He also stat This play was presented along with best bill presented by any of the small- proposed to the student assembly early in the session, was entitled “An act The student delegates began ar ed that, after completion of the new “The Man Who Would Not Go To college delegations to the meeting. to make mutual consent a ground for riving in Raleigh on Wednesday library, the present Carlton Library Heaven” in a program of two one-act The Student Legislature, which divorce and to provide for an inter March 1st, and that night they were will be renovated for use in fine arts productions in Mooney Chapel The draws groups of students from prac locutory decree.” The bill was quick guests at a reception in the home of instruction. atre here on the Elon campus for two tically all institutions of higher ed ly approved by both the Senate and Chancellor Caldwell, of North Caro He also told of future projects that nights this week. ucation in the state, is a mock-legis- House. lina Assembly and state government include erection of a new gymnasium The same two plays were also pre lative body that is modelled after the Because their bill was chosen as the officials. with full physical ed facilities and a sented by the Elon Players in a dis North Carolina General Assembly. It best from the small-college groups. The Student Legislature began its heated swimming pool, new housing trict festival at Catawba College in is organized with a Senate and House lawmaking sessions on Thursday, for married students and a new class Salisbury on Saturday, February 24th, March 2nd, and that evening its room and office building. Each of the and at that time “Miss Julie" was members were guests at a party that (continued on page 4) given a “Distinguished” rating by the Elon Singers To Present night at the Embers Club, when en judges and thus became eligible to be tertainment included a program by presented at the state festival. “The a combo featuring the Embers. There Vacation Starts Man Who Would Not Go To Heaven” Easter Program Sunday was a full-day of legislative action won an “Excellent” rating at the fes for the students on Friday, March Next Wednesday tival in Salisbury. The Elon College Singers will pre The program this year will again 3rd, with the four-day gathering clos The annual Easter holidays for Elon sent their twentieth annual Easter sea be presented under the direction of The Strindberg play, “Miss Julie, ing on Saturday, March 4th, with College students and faculty will get son performance of Theodore Dubois Prof. Wendell Bartholf, with Prof. is a short tragedy with its setting laid presentation of awards. underway at noon next Wednesday, in Sweden in the 1880’s. It features a famous cantata, “The Seven Last Fletcher Moore again playing the Students making up the Elon dele March 22nd, and the majority of the cast of only three persons, including Words” on the afternoon of Easter organ accompaniment. The Elon Sing gation included Fred Moon, Burling students and many of the faculty will Sunday, but the annual program was ers will feature a chorus of forty or Wayne Seymour, of Sanford, who is a ton, chairman; Noel Allen, Burling get away from the campus that day switched to Palm Sunday afternoon more voices, with three guest soloists. veteran of numerous Elon Player roles ton, co-chairman; Stuart Adams, Gar for a week on long-anticipated relief when the college began scheduling its The guest soloists this weekend will in past seasons, appearing in the role den City, N. Y.; Grainger Barrett, from the grind of daily class work. spring vacation for Easter weekend. include Mrs. Edward Pilkenton, of of Jean; Kathy Copeland, of Norfolk, New York, N. Y.; Sandra Bueschel, The holiday period will come to an Elon College, soprano; Charles Ly- Va., as Miss Julie; and Pat McCaus- The Dubois cantata, as perhaps no Graham; Francine Gifford, Norfolk, end on the following Wednesday, nam, of Greensboro baritone; and land, of Wantaugh, N.Y., as Christine. other does, tells the story of the first Va.; Carol Lupinacci, Stamford, March 29th, with regular class sched The second play, “The Man Who Easter and of the suffering of Christ William Kirkpatrick, of Burlington, Conn.; Nina Martin, Jacksonville ules due to get underway at 8 o’clock Would Not Go To Heaven,” featured on the Cross. The cantata is scrip tenor. Lynam and Kirkpatrick have Fla.; C. V. May, Jr., Burlington; Dale that morning. The resumption of class the cast in showing here this week as tural in background, telling of the been guest soloists for the past two Morrison, Lynchburg, Va; George schedules will signal the final drive appeared when it was presented in seven great speeches of Christ dur years, but Mrs. Pilkenton makes her Scott, Suffolk, Va.; and Don Tarken- down the stretch toward commence Catawba College festival with eleven ing bis sufferings on the cross. first appearance with the Elon choir. ton, Chesapeake, Va. ment and graduation for the seniors. members of the Players taking part..