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MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, February 7, 1964
Maroon And Gold
Dedlcalid to the best interest of Elon
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EDITORIAL BOAR!)
Melvin Shreves Kditor-ln-Chlef
gy Hall Assistant Editor
William Whittenton .. Assistant Editor
Thomas Corbitt SporU Editor
DeeU Welch Girl* Sports
H. Reid Alumni Editor
I.uther N Byrd Faculty Advisor
Jack I.ambeth Staff Photogra;)l.>T
TECIIMCAL STAFP
\Villi:im Ba.skervill Beverly Fowtll
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f.orilon ('(IX B;irH ira Rix
Terrv (Vi\ P;"il Kuliin.son
.J*'hn !>»minifk *‘nn S^nclfrs
Hunt' r !■'>'•’'
Ttnni .... Thn»
D'lii Hinton Jerry Tillmnn
Marty Hogenson '‘arol TrT^o'fr
Joyce Howell Bobby West
Ada Miillis Ken Woodruff
Luke O'Hara George Wooten
(;ene Wrenn
nUDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1964
INTKKNATIONAI. I.ANOL'AOE
Is Kngli.sh rapidly becoming '‘the" inter
national language?
Student.s who have sweated through their
language requirements in French, Spanish,
Germin or other languages foreign to them
would probably welcome an affirmative ans-
wt-r if it meant they no longer needed to
study one of thosa; other languages, but they
might not be so enthusiastic if they were
natives of another country and had to study
Rnglish as their second language.
At any rate, many students may be in
terested in the growing import.mce and usage
of Rnglish as brought out in a .series of
three articles in the January issii? of OVER
SEAS Magazine, with the articl«*s exploring
the development, teaching and testing of
English as a second lan(>uae“ The Insti
tute of International Education publishes
OVKRSE.\S. described as a magazine of ed
ucational exchange, from .September through
May
Melvin Fox. as.sociate director of the Ford
Foundation's International Training and Re
search Program, described the growth and
role of English as a .second language as a
"factor in the educational, social and eco
nomic development of an increasing number
of countries"
Fox states that it is as neccssary for the
llnited States. England and other Engli.sh-
speaking countrie.s to assist developing na
tions with programs to teach Rnglish as a
second language, as it is to gi' e them tech
nical aid He emphasizes the need for co
operation between government and academic
communities in furtherinq srholarlv devel
opment ,nnd technical assi.stance In this field.
In the second article. Clifford Prator WTites
abotit the trends in the m"thoHs of teaching
English to foreign students. Dr. Prator is
professor of Engli.sh and vice-rhairmnn of
the Department of English at the University
of California. I-os Angeles
The radical new Ennlish proficiencv t^st
for foreign .students, soon *o b" initi.nt>d over
seas. is the subject of the third specini ar
ticle written by Dr David Harris, oropram
director of the National Council on the Test
ing of English as a Foreign I in-'in't"
rrrTi RAi. opportimty
Shakespearean drama in highly enjoyable
form will visit the Elon campus each week
through much of this .spring term, for the
WIINC-TV began this week a new .series
of award-winning television showings of cer
tain of the historical plays of the Bard of
Avon.
TV new series, which began on Monday
and Tuesday of this week over Cliannel 4. is
entitled "An Age of Kings" and is based
on seven Shakespearean dramas Tlie TV
shows, produced by the British Broadcasting
Corporation, covers eighty-six years of tur
bulent British history and chronicles the rise
and fall of seven monarchs from Richard II
to Richard III.
During the introductory and concluding
remarks In each of the fifteen parts of thie
series. Dr. Frank Baxter, professor of Eiig-
lish at the University of Southern California,
comments on the genealogical, geographical
and historical relationships of the plays to
British history for the benefit of Americana
who are not familiar with either British his
tory or the plays that are shown
Each o( the weekly shows may be seen at
one of two showings over Channel 4 from
CTiapel Hill The first showing each week is
at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoons, and the
second i* at 7.30 o'clock Tuesday nights.
a view
from
the oak
By
MELVIN' SHREVES
The Parking Problem (II)
In Iht M ; ih/r 11th i.-sue of the Maroon
' '. i|ii ihis (iilumn pointed out that the
■ ''.i. ■littec was in the process of
nil iate ---ime of the parking
.; 'low exist on our campus. At
‘ . ' '.UMilii like to point out a few
th- ■ ommittee i> trying to do.
■ 'mJ)er, Ocie Murray, chair-
’■ :ing (’ommittee and Defense
Honor court, drew up a
' ' I Ilf ■ Kiili ' and Rr 'Illations Con-
''i' Op'jration of Motor V'ehicles" on
■Ti II T'le main part of the bill dealt
• 'l l ' 1-1 - IlliliiOiiS.
■ month of ^tudy by two Senate com-
it W’ found out that the Sen-ite
;nnk" nil(, concemini’ thi virkin'
jmhkTTi-
’ '’nat« then sent a resolution to th ■
‘ ‘Aff.nrs Committee on December 11
'(•nii''s|io 1 that they look over the bill. wi*‘’
> r.- and study the existing park'n^
■r.:U|om At th’ir Jnnuary meeting (the Stu-
''1* •■ff-'i t rnmmittee meets onlv once a
month at the present), they agreed to dis-
the req'iest at their February meetin?
►rch was yesterday. At the time of thi-
wriiing, the results are not known, but
nm" of the problems most likely discussed
were as follows:
The present situation's main character
istics are decentralization, obsolete rules, and
general chaos. The rules as stated in tho
1963-64 handbook are few and inadequate.
The niles state nothing about parking be-
''■■wn the painted lines, parking in the mid-
dl" of the lots, who can park in what lot ]
•' H oth?r problems. The present "rules"
-MTiVr four: H' "All students, employees,
’pH f.ieiiliv who drive vehicles to the campus
■' '11 roqister on a form provided at regi-stra-
'ion ;’nd will be given a numbered sticker
■vhich must he prominently displayed on
• h" nnnronri.ite vehicle on the right front
windshield or ventilator." (21 “Anv student
'vSo does not register his car will incur a
fine of $5.00." 13) "Parking is restricted in
the lots of the Northeast and Northwest
'■'irners of the campus as well as the parking
lot iust north of the Alamance Building." i4)
"Parking on gras.sed area.s is strictly pro
hibited."
Each of these rules has at least one fallacy.
In rule one, "all vehicles" could also mean
the registration of bicycles. If thi« is the
intent, then there are illegal bikes on campus.
T'nder rule two, a per.son who does not
regi.ster his pick-up truck (there is one
'■''gistered' or motor bike may be liable to
more or less than a five dollar fine. The
■ ird ''Restricted" in rule three is very
vague and might be interpreted the wrong
wav. Rule four is pretty clear, but does not
set forth any punishment as in rule two.
The Senate bill on motor vehicle niles
contained provisions for desianation of park
ing areas, general parking rules, special per
mits. organized and orderly regi.stration. dis
playing registration decal, operation of motor
vehicles on campus by students, a responsi
bility clau.se. penalties, enforcement, and ap
peals.
As it stands now, the faculty is given the
right to establish the parking rules The re-
' ision of these rules has been neglected for
some time. Ttie Director of Student Person
nel was appointed by the President of th»
College to enforce these rules. He does this
with the help of his secretary, w'ho's re-
'oonsibility it is to distribute the registra
tion stickers, and two student members of
th« Parking Committee, who give out tick
ets for violations of the rules.
I/efs follow a "case" through the various
stages of the parking game. A student comes
to Elon with a car, and registers it. A Park
ing Committee member finds his car parked
on campus in the middle of a lot obstnicting
traffic. Upon giving him a ticket, he sees
that the numbered sticker has been altered,
.so he puts down the license number and
charges him with altering his sticker and
improper parking. Several days later the
"ticket man" returns to find the car in the
same place and finds out that the car is
di.sabled, so he gives the car another ticket
for being disabled and obstructing traffic.
When the ticket man goes to the Student
Per.sonnel office to check the license number,
he finds no such number ... the new li
cense has been issued and only the old
number is recorded. Now he must write the
State Department of Motor Vehicles to find
out the license number.
Upon getting all the information, the Park-
failing to pay fines for the before-mentioned
offense. The student says he wants to ap
peal, so to the Student Council they go.
(Continued 00 Page Four)
:: F ROM PLAYER SHOW OF BY-(;ONE DAYS
A
Pictures are lacking of the ea:li?sl si * ■■■ p ^ut i-'-- pic‘’ir? above portrays
a see” ' from iT_' of the gre-lor Pl .yer . '’,‘i,vi 0 Ti is ■ "C?ne from ''.edea ^
one of the greatest of old Grsek tr;igedi?s. Siiow’. k:r- linf> in (he forjgroii.id is the late Ed En?lss, who
died some years ago in Louisvillj, Ky., of a h ■ ■J .• I-■ '' recll^d as one of the g'^eatsst of all Elon
student actors. In this play he had'the roh of Jison. Others pictured, left to right, are Roger Wilson,
now of Providence, R. 1., in the role of Aegeus: Nancy Vaughn, now living in Texas, playing nurse to
the small sons of Jason and Medea. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, then directing student stage work at Elon
played the title role of Medea in the Greek play.
The Story From The Ho^iuuinyi, . . .
Of Players And Playmakiiig At Elon
".Ml the world’s a .ntnge, “n I ••’'I
men and women m-’rely nloyrr;
they have their exits and en
trances: and cno man in his tir"'
•jItvs m iny parts, his acts beinc
'n "
So said th" Rir 1 rf '
historv nr.i e.s thnt ‘‘is t'.!-’ hii
-m ir, In- e m 'i“-He|j?ve .nnd to
intrr-'-* H |n nlivs .nnd the stage.
Such interest dates hack to the
Greeks, and such interest has long
been present at Elon College.
Few records have been found
concerning dramatics at Elon Col
lege before the 1920's, but the stu
dents were interested in plays and
'h'- —nf It’S in th"’* onrl'
neriod. al'hough work in thit field
wi- usu^llv i-eferred to under the
1" finl not
1 "Dramatics”
I As early as 1913 Miss Ethel
Clements was listed on the faculty
as "Director of Physical Culture
and Rxpression. and there were
ten members of the Expression
Class. Two years later Miss Bessie
\ Urquhart was instructor in "Ex
pression and Physical Culture,”
and there was a Dramatic Club with
no less than twentv-three members.
One of the members was Oma
FIRST CHAPTER
III this "Diam'ind Aiiniv’rsnry
y^nr” of Elon College, it is both
:inl i"’tpresti'.(; to
l.nk hTkward at the aotiviti“;
■ ' irh ha-e featured enr.ipis lif '
■t ’^I'^n r'liring ihe past S“venty-
■; o ve-'rs. No nhase of eampas
!!'■ has be"n more interesting
*h:in dramatics. This is the first
chapter of the story of student
stage activities at Elon, compiled
after extensive research by a
former editor of the Maroon and
Gold. This chapter tells of the
beginning of Elon stage plays
full half a century ago and brings
the story down to the late 1930's.
The later story will be told in
succeeding installments.
* * •
now Mrs. Oma Johnson, wh^
"Kired some years ago as Elon
librarian.
Societies Gave Plays
The first definite records as to
plays date back to 1920, when the
three literary societies sponsored
olays. The Philologian Society, a
men's group, presented “She Stoops
To Conquer:" The Psinhelian.
- •' niiati'n. presented
Til Pi'n-’-'s," ".11J Clio, another
?ri)u \ ;>rcsont?:l "Nathan
•Tijo" ^ fir.irm in four acts. The
rnnunl trll; of '.ha Pholia Dra-
mnt:c Club, which sponsored dra-
icti' itiQS. Its Dresid"nt was
Essie Mae Truitt, who that year
became Elon first May Queen.
> i -'0 record available for
.- -o college year of
l922-!>3 agflin saw plays oresentec!
by the three literary grouos fo'-
campus entertainment. “Bcttv’'
Tst R“t." n farce comedy in three
acts, was presented by the Psi-
phelian Society: “Over Here," a
drama of American patriotism was
given by Clio: and “Driftwood."
drama in four acts, was presentei-'
by the Philologian Society.
A new literary society was form
ed in 1924, called Psykalean, which
staged a mystery comedy late in
April of that year, entitled “Am I
Intruding." During this same year
the Psiphelian Society present^f'
“The Lady of the Library.” an
Clio offered “The Hut." The Phil
ologian Society presented a variety
show as its dramatic contribution
'■pr *he v"ar.
'ontinued cn I'aee ^ 1 -
Syde Lines
By SY HALL
Iitin Amer.ca. a constant hot
spot in world affairs, has erupted
igain. On January 9th, violence,
bloodshed and destruction were
brought about by angry Panamanian
•nobs. Tension has been building
'ip in Panama since 1903, when
control of the canal was given to
the United States. Since that time,
there have been numerous confer
ences, minor mishaps and several
■evisions to the original treaty.
The Panama situation is a very
embarassing one for the United
States. Actually, the United States
is controlling and practically own
ing a strategic location in a foreign
country. The Canal Zone was leased
from Panama after the U. S. vir
tually forced Columbia to grant in
dependence to Panama.
The United States control of the
zone dates back to 1903, but it was
not until 1960 that the United States
^gave Panama flag rights, and it
j was not until last year that Pres-
idena Kennedy allowed the United
States and Panamanian flags to fly
Ode by side.
The Panamanians are crying for
ustice. Panama feels that the year
ly 1.9 million dollars it receives
froTi th'' tTnited St.ntes for the canal
is little comoensation for what the
oeonle of Pnmmi believe to be
I'i^htfullv th"irs. Panami now want'
UnitH States out of the Canal
■^one and wants to take complete
control of the Canal.
In my opinion, the Panamaninn"^
do have a legitimate complaint
■’’’.Tin.st the United States. .America
has withheld certain rights which
should be given to Panama. How
ever, the United States cannot and
should not turn over control of the
Canal Zone to Panama. The canal
occupies a tremendously important
"ommercial and military location.
'Hi'' naval fleets of the United
States are separated by huge land
masses, and if it were not for the
canal the defense of America would
be considerably weakened.
Since the canal is so important
to the free world, and since the
United States is presently in a po
sition to defend and maintain the
canal, then the United States should
be prepared to make concessions,
with the exception of relinquishing
control of the Canal Zone. The
trouble would probably end if the
United States gave Panama ten
million dollars instead of 1.9 million,
take the fence down which sepa
rates the Canal Zone from Panama
and start treating the Pahamanian
people as our hosts, giving them
the respect they deserve.
f’ ..j France ha'’"
decre.-isins steadily for th“
'■'St ('>0 vears. However, the recog-
-lifinn nf china by France was
T nro-,1 surnrise and a terrible blow
to the western nations of the world
The door to the United Nations has
ir.v onened to the belliTPren»
Chinese Communists. Many nations
throughout the world have denounc
ed France, but most of them, like
the United States, are just keeoine
a watchful eye on the situation.
France implied that her reason
for recognition of Red China was
an attempt to regain some of the
old French influence in Southeast
Asia. For some rea.son. France
feels that it is rapidly becoming
second-rate power in the world,
and by defying the nations of the
West, France feels that she will gain
renewed respect and prestige. I*
reminds me (rf that old saying,
"Only a fool cuts off his nose to
spite his face.”
TTie world is full of tense and
dangerous situations. Every day
people are being kiUed in Viet Nam.
Africa, South America, Cypress and
other troubled spots. The newsoa*-
ers tell us the stories, but what
are we to do about if> Probably
nothing except to try to keep in
formed on these important devel
opments.
(Contiauad on Page Foor)
this
\
and
that
By
IMA SUBSTITf TE
I'm a s(ihstit'ite. and 1 d/)n't wait:
When a column’s not ready, I'm not late
Let somebody miss a news deadline;
I'm ready to give some views of mine
If my i-ieas seem not wise nor cute.
What can on? expect from a substitute?
TO BE OR NOT TO BE?
"To be or not to be? That is the ques
tion.”
Why of course that is a question; who
ever doubted that it is a question. But.
let us look closer, for most questions de
serve sturdy.
If we are to be. then what are we to
be? What all can we be? The “to be" is
,ill-inclusive. Yes, we can be many things.
One could be a bee. But, what is a bee?
Webster says that a bee is an insect, but
h-- also says that a bee is a neighborly
gathering of people engaged in united labor
fcr the benefit of one individual — as a
quilting bee or a husking bee.
But a quoting bee or a husking bee
would nec?ssarily be a working bee, and
who wants to work? Perhaps the terms
"quilting bee" and “husking bee" furnished
the source of that expression, “to be as
busy as a bee." But, if a bee is too busy,
then he mi;ht grumble, and grumble rhymes
with bumble.
That's it I We will be a bumble bee.
Webster says that “to bumble is to bungle,”
and a bungler is very likely to fumble,
stumble and tall.
But, if one were to fumble, stumble and
fall, then that wouldn’t be funny, and funny
rhymes with honey, and honey Is produced
by the honey bee. Honey bees must have
somewhere to store their honey, and that
brings up the question of where one is to
be if one is to be a honey bee.
W'ebster also goes further and speaks of
“a bee in the bonnet” as a favorite expres
sion of many people. But who wants to be
a bee in a bonnet, because that brings up
the question of whose bonnet one would be
i? One could be in a bonnet with a blue
ribbon on it, like in the song. But blue rib
bon reminds us of beer, and who wants to
he a bee in a beer? Besides, beer can cause
one to fumble, stumble and fall!
Aw heck I Who wants to be a bee anyhow?
NOW IS THE TIME!!
Now is the time for all good men. Of
coiu'se! It is always the time for all good
men. The question is what about the good
men, now that it is the time? Naturally,
it is always the time, but let us consider
the words “good men!” What might we say
makes “good men?” Obviously the answer
is being good. Although sometimes women
try to make good men.
Now that we have disposed of the “men.”
let us dwell on the adjective “good.” What
is “good?” This is a relatively difficult thing
to ascertain. We sometimes hear the word
used negatively. For instance Good ‘n' lousy.
Good ‘n' dirty, etc., etc. This makes it dif
ficult to properly define good, and it is
imnerative that good be defined in order
to know what we mean by “good men” in
the above phrase.
Perhaps we are taking an incorrect tack
when we separate “good” from “man!”
The phrases "my good man," and “he’s a
good man" lend substance to this line of
thought. On the other hand it is possible or
at least probable, that all things being equal,
now is not the time for all good men.
If this he the case, what are we to dcr
with all good men if this is not the time?
Statistics show that there is a surplus of
women and a shortage of men; so it would
seem to indicate, previous conjecture not
withstanding, that this is the time. It also
substantiates the aforementioned proposition
that some women try to make a good man.
It has also come to our attention that some
men try to make a good woman. We have
often wondered why we have never heard
the phrase, “Now is the time for all goo(f
women.”
Before we leave this line of reasoning,
let us not omit the word "time” from our
conjectures. This brings to mind many en
ticing thoughts. “My Time Is Your Time,”
“All the time in the wt>rld,” "time after
time," and “Time to retire.” Taking the last
thought as a cue, because my time is not
your time, and you probably do not have
all the time in the world; we shall take
this time to retire. If you decide that this
is the time for all good men, if you can
determine what comprises a good man, then
have a good time. Go right ahead!
DAFFTNmONS
PEDESTRIAN: A husband who did not
think the family needed two cars.
CONFIDENCE: The feeling you have
before you know better.