Elon University - Phi Psi Cli Yearbook (Elon, NC)

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' hi Psi Cli . . . It ' s yours to enjoy!

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Welcome to Volume 69 . . . The Fun and Games edition is meant the 1983-1984 for just that! Welcome to the 1983-84 edition of the Phi Psi Cli! Many grueling hours of nail biting, pencil- sharpening, typewriting, and camera-clicking have been put into this year ' s book and we, the staff, hope you will enjoy all the Fun and Games in the pages to follow. Back in April of 83, members of the annual staff were throwing around ideas for the 1 984 book, Several appealing suggestions came up, but none caught on the way we knew a good theme would . . . Reflections — No, we did that in high school, — Seasons — Bore- dom. How about Fun and Games? That one really spurred us on to be confident that we would be making the best yearbook ever. We Picked Fun and Games for many rea- sons. First, this is 1984 — yes, the year of George Orwell ' s famous sci-fi book. It is the predictions of this classic that may become reality before our very eyes. Second, this is an Olympic year; this year ' s game will be more important than ever in light of the existing politi- cal problems. Can countries put aside their grievances and endure a fair fight on the field, slopes, track and in the swimming pool? Third, Fun and games go on all over the Elon cam- pus everyday. We all know there is so much more to college than classes, organizations, events and parties. So, shouldn ' t the yearbook show more than just that? As you turn the page, look at the pictures but also go back and read the stories, for they have been written to bring out the best (and some of the worst) times of your life here at Elon College, Now. LET THE FUN AND GAMES BEGIN . . .

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Preface Reprinted with permission from The Pendu- lum 9 8 83 By Dr. J. Earl DanJeley On Monday evening, May 23, 1 stood for two hours at the north door at Ala- mance Building greeting friends who came to pay their last respects to our depart- ed friend and colleague, Dr A. L. Hook, The flags were at half mast and his body was lying in state in the rotunda just outside of the room where he had his office for many of the years dunng which he was the registrar of the college. His passing marked the end of an era in the history of the college. He came to Elon Col- lege in 1909 and, except for time away for graduate study at the Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, was always at Elon. I knew Professor Hook for almost 42 years. I ' d like to share with you some of the ways in which I knew him. He was a family man. One of the joys that all Elon people exper- ienced was the strong bond of respect, love and affection which he shared with his wife, Jessie. They celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary in August, 1982. Their four daughters, their 14 grandchildren, and their 17 great-grand-children were a source of great pride and joy for them. He was a lover of nature. His keen interest in beekeeping, his satisfac- ALONZO LOHR HOOK, A.B. Faint heart ne ' er won fair lady. Philogian; Class Treasurer ' 11 ' Society Debater ' 12; Chapel Monitor ' 13, President of Y.M.C.A ' 13; Business Manager of Athletic Association ' 13; President of Self-Government Board ' 13; Baseball Manager ' 13; Class President ' 13; Senior Debater Junior-Senior Debate ' 13; Business Manager of PHI PSI CLI ' 13 tion in tilling the soil and bringing in the pro- duce from his garden and his fruit trees were interests which we had in common. We en- joyed sharing our experiences and he fre- quently shared with me his ideas and the results of his labors. He was a teacher. Although I had the physics course with an- other teacher, I did have the pleasure of hav- ing him as my teacher in calculus, meteorol- ogy, navigation, civil air regulations, and gen- eral maintenance and service of aircraft. The latter four courses were taught by him for students who wanted to qualify for the private pilot ' s license. I took all of these courses without having actually boarded an aircraft. I served as a lab instructor for him in the general physics course. Since he was the registrar of the college he would sometimes be a few minutes tardy in coming to lab. I looked forward to his tardi- ness, because it gave me the opportunity to explain the lab to the students and this was something I was really enjoying doing. He sensed that desire on my part and began to plan to come in a few minutes late in order to provide me the practice teaching expe- rience which I enjoyed so much. It was hi keen insight into my thinking and his desin to encourage and assist me toward my goc of being a teacher that motivated him to cc operate with me in this special way. i His classes were interesting, stimulating and thought provoking. He had a specie knack of asking the right question, of leadinj you in your thinking, of assisting you to learn He was a model teacher. He was a churchman. He was named to the Board of Deacons o the Elon College Community Church in 1921