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.MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, October 4, 1983
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Melvin Shrpvi’5 Editor-in-> hiet
WUliam Whittenton Aeiistant Editor
Thomas Corbett Sports Editor
Die!/. Welch .. GirU Sports
H Reid . Almnl Editor
Luthi •. Byrd Faculty Advisor
Jack Lambeth Staff Photographer
TKCHMCAL STAFF
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KKPOKTORIAI, STAFF
Howard Andrew Don Miller
Ji.v Berdi;ih .. John Minns
Mao Bowman John Nichols
Gordon Cox HuKh O'Hara
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pi'Uay Dodson .. Jerry Rowe _
'Hunter Dula ‘ Herbert Siner
Shirley Foskeft ‘ L&mar Smith
Mllfon tJrose Jerry Tillman
Cecil Gwaltney ' Carol Tragescr
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Marty HogenSon ’ ’ . Terry Vining
Patricia McAbee Bobby West
George Wooten
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1963
DIAMOND ANMVERSAKY VEAK
This Is the Diamond Anniversary of Elyn
Coll«Ke. a mUestone whjch' marks the
completion of seventy-flvfe years of service
to the youth of North Carolina and the
Southland in the cause of Christian higher
' education.
No year 'In th# history of Elon College
has been more significant than this 1063-
M term, \»hlch his opened so auspiciously
lor all concerned, for It se^m.s destined to
bring new steps forward in the path of
progress for the institution that was found
ed by the Christian Church back in 1889.
If 1/ eJp#clally significant that Elon s
■ itventy-fifth birthday year comes at a time
when outstanding figures in American life
are-recognizing m6rf ' clearly than ever
• the Important part which the prlvately-
• endowed and church-related''college plays
in the Cultural and educationaf development
Leaden to all phases of American life
•re realidng that A'mtrica's traditions of
' academic freedom and her patterns of
Christian education can only survive
■through the efforts of the privately-sup
ported colleges which operate within the
framework of the nation's religious organ
izations
The position of Elon College itself as a
church-related institution was stressed by
President J. E. Danleley as he addressed
the college's new freshman class at a chap
el convocation In Whitley Memorial Audi
torium some days ago.
It was Dr. Danleley’s first formal appear
ance before the new Elon first-year stu
dents, and pointed out for them the begin
ning of the college s Diamond Anniversary
Year and cited the plans that are in the
making for the observance ol tho yearloni;
birthday event.
In addressing the first-year ijroup. Dr.
Danieley cited the three types of colelges
which are now in operation in (he United
States, dividing them Into calegories ac
cording to their means of support He list
ed the state-op«raled and publicly-support
ed. the privately-endowed and supported
and the church-related and church-support-
ed Institutions.
After (ellint; o( the founding of Elon
College by th^ Christian Churches in 1889,
he told the students that periodic fund
raising efforts are necessary if churches
we to adequately support colleges like
Elon, and he announced plans for the open
ing in November of a capital fund cam
paign that is to feature this anniversary
year. ^
In comparing the operation of the state-
supported colleges ,nd the church-related
institutions. Dr Danieley pointed to the
fact that It is possible to attend a state
tastitution at less cost to the students than
la possible at the privately-endowed and
church-operated colleges. This fact he ex
plained U due to th, fact that public tax
funds provide much of the expense for
each Mjdent in state-operated colleges
By way of contrast, he cited the fact
that Elon College and other church-relat
ed insUtutions must rely upon private and
church gifts to supplement the coUege in-
rome each year. He stated that student
fees and tuitions provide only 70 p*r cent
of Elon s annual operational cost, with '.be
other 30 per cent coming from endowment
Income, church gifu and other private phil-
aathropy
iajY/eWr .rvl
from
the oak
By
MELVIN SHRF.VF.VS
Nearly two million automobiles will
■work their way through college this yeai.
Over six hundred of them will worn j
their way through Elon College. :
A survey of the college parking prob
lem indicate- that 44 per cent of the na
tion' 4 5 million undergraduates reporti.d
to clat-'s on whetls earlier this autumn
The ,'iurvey, conducted by a private con-
run .■■-■lealcd ihut the increase since pre-
World War II days in the number of stu
dent autos parked on campus ranges from
300 to 1,000 per cent.
Cnderstandabiy, the daytime parking
pioljUiv,-.lot to be confused with its mid-
nitjht counterpart—is not just a local pro
blem.
Parking facilities are virtually non-ex
istent at many colleges in metropolitan
areas. For example, the 10,000 daytime
students and 14,000 night schoolers at the
Colldge of the City of New York either ride
the 8ubway or race parking meters. A hand
ful of daring faculty members, like our
own Prof. Jackj White, commute through
Manhattan streets on motor bikes.
• In iontrast, Ihe University of .Minnesota
will park automobiles 1.900,000 tinies in
the^ course of the school year. Minnesota
has a "self-supporting" parking setup where
everyone on'campus pays to park.
• Most colleges, unlike Elon, have an an
nual fee, ranging up to $10 at Rutgers,
which claims the largest parking facility
In New Brunswick, N. J. (3,000 spaces) and
operates 26 bus^ -to shuttle students frSm
parking areas to four school areas, t c
Higher education is not necessarily con
ductive to -the fight against traffic ylolal-
•ors. Last year Rutgers passed out 10,000
tickets to fitudents, faculty ‘ members, and
others. Elon has passed out close tb lOO
so far this year.
.Some of the Ivy League .schools, not.ihly
Vah and PrinCetop. do not allow on-campus
parking. Colombia does, ■ but has no park
ing facilities. Both faculty and .students park
on Manhattan streets on a “catch as catch
can" basis.
Dartmouth allows parking, making it eas
ier for seniors and married students by slic
ing the registration fee in half to $5.00. The
college is especially tough on student aijto
- violations. La.st year it.suspended a star half
back because he was caught ownhg a car
while attending the school as a financial aid
student. The player loBt all-east' reJx)gnition
while the football team won nine straight.
The University of Texas, like many insti
tutions, bans freshmen from parking on cam
pus. To all drivers, the university hands out
an attractive four-color map of the campus
—along with a copy of its stringent regula
tions.
Estimates of the number of used cars on
campus varied widely from 45 to 90 per cent
of the total number. Surprisingly, the highest
percentage of used cars was found at Har-
vnrd. generally considered the richest iini-
versitj in the country.
This year's parking committee plans to
present a new up-to-date .set of parking reg-
uhitiors this year for the approval of the
Ci'llege .Administration and the Student Gov
ernment. The overall reaction to these regu
lations could be very interesting.
Frosh Spirit High
Throwing their beanies high into the air,
the Freshman cKiss of 1963 ended the Orien
tation program for the year with a new tra
dition that should have a good future.
The beanie throwing tradition came as a re
sult of the high spirit that has been a prime
characteristic of this year's greenies since
they first assembled together on the oaken
campus.
And from the looks of things, the spirit will
continue in full strength.
Already campaign posters are being dis
played in the Union, the dining hall, and along
the pillars of the colonnades. Candidates are
out digging for the votes in what may be the
most active Freshman election in years.
What brought on this spirit?
It was first exhibited in the participation
showed by the newcomers at the Talent
Show during their first week on campus. The
newly formed Pep Oub is also a good show
of spirit as is the number of FYeshmen play
ing in the Elon College band.
The Freshman Tribunal also displayed the
spirit of this class. When individuals were
brought up for mock trial and found guilty
of outrageous charges, the verdict only
brought "boos from the comrades of the
accused persons.
■Hie Freshman class is sure to bring forth
good leadership this year in its elections, and
with elected teaders, these Freshmen are
bound to g« places fast.
PKOF. RALPH V. AM)2R.Sf)>
Acrountiiig
PROF. JAMES E. At'BREY PROF. WENDELL BARTHOLF
Mod Tn !.anr:uagt*s Music
PROF. tDWIN U DANIEL
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- Ari»
PROF. JAMES P. ELDER i MRS. ELYENA HARRIS
Hfstor;
English
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PROF Ot'Y R. LAMBERT
Librarian
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Members
L963-64
MRS. HELEN MISENHEIMER
Modern Lan^ua^es
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PROF. ALFXAXDEK MOFFETT
Dramatics
PROF. VOIGHT F. MORGAN
Rioiogy
1 ROr. r.V\ RICH
Physics
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PROF. JOSEPH ROBINSON
BaffiacAs Admioifltratioii
PEOF. WALTER WESTAFER I PROF. GERALD WOLFE
Maiir
Oe«crapt>y
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about
this?
By
BILL WHITTENTON
.Another school year is upon us, and for
many students this will be their last. Of
course, for an even larger group, this will
be their first year of college. To these
ficshmen, we wish the best of luck.
They are at a crossroads in their lives.
puB suontctuiE ‘saniBA 'sapnjijiB aiam pu;,
ideals will be templted and, hopefuUy,
tempered; for the years spent in coUege
are the groundwork upon which you build
your future.
Students are offered an amazing oppor
tunity in college. They are offered the op
portunity to choose for themselves the
type of life they want to live and the
type of person they wish to be. We are
offered now the chance of choosing who
and what we will be in ten, twenty and
lorty years.
We all usually have dreams, hopes or
aspirations, and we usually have a niental
image of! what we hope to have attained
at some future point in our life. We usual
ly know what sort of person we hope to
be. and in short, we usually know which
of many potential selves we could devel
op into that we prefer.
Knowing this; we should realize that all
that we will -ever be is but a development
of what we are today, and what we are
today has 'its outermost range defined by
what we were 'yesterday. Therefore, there
iii a. reason or-purpose for doing things to
day in onder (hat we*mdy be better off
tomorrow.-Mao'Tse-Tiing, the Chinese lead
er, has said that ""the'journey of a thou
sand, miles* be'ggins with but one step.”
Too often students become disgruntled
witl) the C6urses that they are taking, and
they speak skeptically of the possible value
of their, courses!'Th^' usual''’remark that
one hears- is'that the student cannot see
aj^ reason to take thefee 'English courses
because he'is going to’be'a farmer; Some
times the-student does *'not see any value
in a foreign language course because he
has no plarts to move to ‘another country.
Sometimes a studeht will scoff at the men
tion of trying te' gef^an 'education, pre
ferring' to "have a good time” before go
ing to" work in'his father’s business.'These
ideas are self-driusrras'-'ilntr^iire danger-
OUS. .'•«* ■ "v ‘
‘ The studewt must realize that*'there is a
reason for an value *fh rhfost and probably
in all of the courses he ^s'refciliired to take.
He must further realize that it is not given
to most of us that might- loaf and move
merely by reaction to the various prod-
dings that life may give us, and still hope
to reach a place that is even remotely
near our life’s goal.
It is possible for a person to reach a de
signated place in his future only by mov
ing toward it every day, and this will re
quire a certain- amount of hard work. But,
life itself is an example that for every
thing you receive you must give something
so we can expect to give up some leisure
'time and effort for the education we
need.
After all, it would seem that we must
accept the system of exchanging some
thing of ourselves for a thing, and we
might well feel that the final authority
that governs our such actions would be our
system or set of values. For we always do
what We really want to do: If we want to
do that thing more than any other thing
that might compromise our efforts.
The problem, then, is to clearly estab
lish to ourselves what is most important
fo us, and in doing so, clearly distinguish
between the long-range goals we have and
the short-range satisfactions we seek. This
is something we all must learn for our-
i'L'lves, and upon our learning this depends
our appiness, our future and our future
appiness. We certainly wish everyone a
lot of luck on this.
* * ♦ ♦
The staff of the Colonnades is to be eon-
^■1 u ated for the issue of the literary
agazine which they compiled. It is cer-
>n y a good thing four our college that
s^Iff magazine. The
bcr Thursday, Septem-
ino ’ fleeted officers for the com
ing year.
whili^T Butler returns as editor-in-chief
itor He moves to assistant ed-
fiction fiction and non-
be Pat i poetry editor will
Mattingly’^wni'L^r®
DC art co-editors, and Ce*
waltney will handle the business man
ger s job. Ann Sanders is the secretary.
The editor states that there will be two
ues of the Colonnades this year instead
of one. Miss Butler expects the first issue
0 be out by the end of the fall semester.
Good luck!