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MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, December li.
1965
iMarooii And Gold
I, in' h M inten- I of Ellon
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Marcxjn ;ind liold , published .si.'mi-monthly
during the collc;}e year at Elon College, N.C.
■fTij) (Hif 27244), publication being in co-
oixr.il.i.n with the journalism department.
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: F''Oulty Advi* ir
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Jurry Bjn.i-Ue
Ifcjw.iiJ HI inchard
Martin Chandler
F;ileen
\lex Cook
J ihn CrtKi/
It" '.T Crc.uK,,
Gn.ver ( . ut hfield
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Jeanne !• lorii.
Virginia hogleiium ...
Kaymond Harris
Diane Hendrix
Judith ilillcrg
Thomas Jeffery ..
Louis Johnson ..
Tim Kempeoa
Charles Kernodle .
Arthur Klaff
William M:icey
Itachel Ml intyre
Pamela McUiuchliii
Thomaj McLean
Italph iMizelle
William Moore
Philip Pagliarulo
Judy Quinlin
Owen Snieldo
Stephen Sink
Wayne Sinith
David Spri^ht
Thomas St. Clair
William Stile.".
George Weber
Ilay Wilson
Dianne Wyrick
Helen Yoho
FRTOAY, DECEMBER 10, 1965
Ii'dl.MCAL .STAFF
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I’erry Williams Pres . Operator
r.’:i*OKTOHIAL STAFF
SELF SCRUTINY
Much time has been spent here at Elon
and in other Insttiutions in recent years in
»elf-8tudy programs, seeking to improve
the curriculum and instructional programs,
and such self study or .self scrutiny can
also be advantageous to individual as well.
One nationally known columnist wrote
and published recently some interesting
observations on such individual self-scru
tiny, and it may be interesting to Maroon
and Gold readers to have the observations
of the columnist repeated here. They
follow :
When young people ask, as they often
do, about the best way to understand them
selves and others, I usually refer them to
a maxim of Goethe, which at first startle^
them, because it seems upside down.
"If you want to know yourself, observe
what your neighbors are doing," he said.
“If you want to understand others, probe
Wltliin yourself.”
Most of us do exactly the opposite. We
obgervv oar ni i ;hhors in ordci- to under-
st.'iid thfui; and we probe .vitliin our
selves, in order to undcrst:), ! ourselves
better. But neither can be do e in these
obvious ways.
This Ls because we normal' look at
others objectively and lool> a cu-s--i c,
subjectively. We see other.-i i.i tii,’ cool
li;'ht of sanity and realism ^ we
their flaws, their weaknesse.s, their m If
diceplion-s, their prejudices m..squerading
a.' priiu iple,^.
iihc'ii we probi' within our.ielves, we
’annot . t-e the ^.ime distortions, for the
personality's am!le of vision di>es re
fract this far. We .'.'■e only our own good
i..cell. u).IS. imr willful dreams and hopes,
our hiJden fear- and deepe-it needs and
oiir ujireini'iin;' calls for love and appre
ciation
'•'VI ; v.lien we try to be self-critical,
ii • :iui in ilie same way in which others
.'K'' III iL^. For it is not really
ji: •'■■I- waul, for ourselves, but mercy
on lop uf it.
I ii>oue - except, perhaps, the
lib d fiels thi.s same way
i ' 1: ’\iin v.i’ prol)e wilhi i our-
» th ! - '* > 'mo elf.:.'t -t * lini'
' a' : fUri' of otli. rs. J ■;
*1 . 1" , : h a
' ' ',.1. iiir w, can nali/e how
> , I (,f. ■ \vi- mu-'.i :-i'i'in to
tin : ;
II 1. no :ii l idt nt lluii the mo.st saintly
nif.i a.id women mr.Niderod tlir-.'uselvos as
'-Iwliik' lovmi; thi- icst .ii-
m;. . I iir !!:i, i: precisely what makr.^
a ,iiid distinguishes him from the
I t ol US lii. inok , at ottiers I’ly.
ai >1 a: l.iiiisi'lf objwtively. He judges him-
sei ...ii ■ .1 jii. ll e, :iii'l . iliers with
wa: . . > : i 111,it ;lu.‘ir major faults
seer • • '' ''i U's, '1, ,i |ik own
minii‘ ii,i.
M, . . - ;'.-.:T-ii
anyvi! 'P
evcr\ . i'
befor. (r for it, w • turn into
a nt ■ ! I
is w. Ir,:. - m v.ho v,,;il!s to lie
as.' ‘ ! ■ , . ' i!'' r.i't; ■
St: ri/ ' ; ■ i . 'I if i|s
end 1-1 Hi ii ' liiv rlf.” Inlro.j’t (li'in Is
not li' ;ir .■ s : I
famous iiijuiuiiiin; lor we can know our
selves onl> h\ into tlie other,
and wc can know the other only when
we appr.iist I,mi b\ Me -rci.- merciful
standards we apply to the self.
a
glorious
feast
By
KK ILAKI) HUT( HKNS
- . : ,,ii J :;tateb during the la.st dec-
aut tii, t;'i... ..iiie."-.-. to a good deal oi
11 1.; , ij.., ...a iiiitorical legislation. The
Loniiori-.aiai ei(,hty-ninth Congrn.., thai
a ,.)u - 4 jiiii rtcenlly ib very evident
Oi u I: : ity. More legislation was
paMitd HI ihi.s particular session than in
the tamed ’ Hundred Days” Congress of
Frankbii D. Hoosevelt.
Tiii \arn>us bills that have been_ signed
iiiio i w uun.i^ liie past few years have,
for tile iiius. iJcirt, been reaiisUc and neces-
sar>. .Many vs the sponsors and support
ers oi ilie .(• bills have been thoughtful
and ! on.-.lentious in their ideals. There
are other followers of this liberal trend,
however, who are shallow and iminformed
in their opinions of issues facing our gen
eration. These status-seekers are many
limes liie direct cause for widespread
skepticism toward the very programs they
so vociferously support.
An excellent example of such a detri
mental element of our society can be
found in a recent article in the "Saturday
Evening Post." The writer has evaluated
Ronald Reagan, the latest conservative
hopeful, and the following is a statement
made in the article:
"If Ronald Reagan wins, the effective
ness of the ‘Good Guy Image’ will be dem
onstrated beyond doubt. Then a nice smile
and a winning manner will become more
important to an aspiring politician than
political experience or a talent for gov
ernment."
No one will avow that Mr. Reagan has
a "talent for government" or any great
amount of "political experience.” The com
plaint with the above statement made by
Stuart Alsop is that it is not only shallow
but also mundane and thoroughly biased.
It would not be entirely out of order to
say that the number of presidents who
HAVE NOT been elected for the "winning
smile” and "nice manner” could be count
ed on the fingers of one hand.
John F. Kennedy was the recipient ot
millions of women’s votes for those same
characteristics, yet, oddly enough, Mr. Al
sop supported the late president. The truth
of the matter is that many influential writ
ers see only through liberal lens. To many
of these editors, a conservative, regard
less of the truth or falsity in his platform,
is a character to be defamed or ridiculcd
V’hile wazing inconsistent warfare
a'ainst '■o-alled "reactionaries” and
"ri ;ht winders," .such ptomaine-tongued
cri'ies find very little time to say anything
of substance. Insttad, one is confronted
v’iih a ptriantic style of writing that leav-
i s lucid implications but nothing of any
factual value. Practically the only benefit
ived from reading such articles and
editorials is the knowltKige that if one
ever finds himself at a pseudo-sophi.'^ficate
party, he should not wear an American
Legion hat.
It is admitted that Barry Goldwater
brought such jaundiced journalism on him
self, but Ronald Rea;'an has not done so.
It seems that at least the possibility of a
few con.servatives h.iving a genuine Inter
est in their country could be considered
before putting the blindfolds on and diving
headlong into a scurrilous report on the
politician’s latest remarks. It certainly is
a shame that so many men with influence
similar to that of Stuart Alsop have sue
cumbed to the factions of their own gen
erations. Tragic al.so is the fact that the
public is so often deprived of objective
and non-partisan reporting.
In summary, the fact that in most po
litical issues the liberal premise or prem
ises usually prr^ent a more beneficial ideal
to the most concerned i.s true. This column
would use more proof of this fact, how
ever, and loss of the haughty diatribes
against those who do not particularly like
Hubert Humphrey.
To all my ?:vid readers- blissful and
rcwardin.si holiday r eason. Dis-entlng opin
ion? Box 1339.
TIIKY Li:AT) IN SOl’HOMORi: CLVSS ACTIVITIES ^
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Thw three students who lead the activiJ^. 'he sophomore class at Elon this year, all of
them chosen by vote of their classrnntes at iiie ai.v;;.’ ■. .-i i/iH eb'’.: n h 'ri last spring, are pictured
above. Left to rirht, they are Paulette \Vi-i!pha' of niston. Vir inia, ; > retary-treasurer: Demp
sey Herring, of \Vhi*e'ille. presid'nt: and Susan Jager, of Pawtucket, R. I., vice-president.
Errand
'Vi;!
A small lib ral arts coll.iee ha~.
shall we say, many virtues. How
ever, thcr-' ■ e r.ot necessarily
as many a. are cla;."ned fo ’
I ii i.T pro..', tij 1.: ' lecc i;s jy col
lege presidents and public
tions offici ils. Tlie small
such aj ! ijb-.
reh
und'f tvVj
Tap f”--;
c;ill til'
e::
b ir'i' T
bein' h. ■■
be c.' !led
I- t!: 1 ■■v'.'.a' .j ij migh
,h't 0; ■ .
n-j'iiie 3 has a tend-
1 i I'.) .11
.!.;r eaucdli ;n. tiia
,;ortunity of what mjy
'■le a'l-i '.iporia't ai'd
't ’■’’I'.lous idea of intellectua'
intercourse among stii^e.it who
from envi.'onmental ne;e-'ity, dif
fer widely ;.i th.'r profio.i.Vi
dreams or aspirations, perso.ia
Interests and basic philosofjhical
beliefs.
This e'er present broadenin';
exp.'riitice . net oily a persona'
as.'et to t* siade.it bit a socii!
;fc Si . ''“‘r- ’?'.v idsfa of .'!iarp
eni" , of . ioai-) i ,'a! '■o'lfll ! and
t’.ie p.'o r" .i .e , iv> r 'jiu-e ,er..i
-.''I by C. ;he "!'vo cult
ure.s." .‘reeiii to make roore irn
portant th; n ever the r'-e-tabliih
iiitii 0 'a'' :'.”ier.;ta'i 
in'’ a •’.> e(*'J?3'td people, teach
:rs p ;. as, ‘oho'a.s and ad-
mir:i.s;r'i o s. If thi- sp rk 1- no
ki"iil("! i'l ihe early years of c^i].
le ';', !' m ly nev r be kind'oH
and ill IS 'o;ir y- ars in college
wa'td.
Th ■ sfev'ond disadvanta'o seem'
'ij a-i e: i--.nt to stem from the
firjt, but .’iiOie in regard for th.
.•.•■k'h.'rs. ..n ins'.itution of higher
■ Juca'ior u.iless ”.o Is hT e
;-A ..h-ir meaning, must
conbi"( ' . tarch, the pursuit o'
d_L with teaching, the dis
inalion r! knowledge. In the
l ant words of a penetrating criti.'
j higher edu.:'ation in England
,.1 'iii.’t, i.y wiihoat research
’.voukl be nothing but a siip"''
secondary school.” The hallmark
of educated persons, not merely
I hose w’ho made a career o' re
starch, is to be a see':er afte:
tru.h. The fostering of this all
important attitude .seems to b:
tlic prim? motive of higher edu
’-.t'O 1, at leist it should be. It i=
ho ever, a goal is difficult to
Itri.n when the teachers them
!a.?’i\ the means and ii
- i.e tj scholarship, which s«d-
. cPDiigh is often the case.
This is a hanh state.m^nt con
r:-’''g a purely undergraduate
coHe e where students are num
be red in the hundreds and whose
faculty may not reach t!i.'e? fig
u:es i:-' n'lmber nor five figure'
in salary: al o in an atmospher,.
whjre the college income is bare,
ly sufficient to keep the institu
tion on is fee*, let alone furnish
i'll; the ncce . ary laborator>’ and
libra-v ta'iliiies needed for pres-
ent-day research Th^s issue, ho'-’
e.er. '-.i',i?t be f ’c. J by any col-
'e roL coitpi't with being solely
a "super- e.'''’;.da'y school.”
This problem will not always
•.itkl to the formula of our cher-i
i fund rai-ers that there is
iiotiiiii' that money cannot cure.
It does, however, have its eco-
"0':!c aspects. Thus, second only
1 I he importance of doing a good
)■:' :! desirability and need
'3: do! 'g it efficiently. Many of
our colleges today could hardly
pass an efficiency test. This leads
one to the idea that they could
do better economically as well as
a.aJemically through coopera-
■•1.1, as illu ‘rated here in the
Piedmont University Center. But
why stop here. Other small schools
’’ave not and are functioning bet
tor as " result.
This successful attempt to join
the intimacy and solidarity of a
small st^i'-io! with the scholarship
of a univ.,ri;i;y is . een in the col-
I:'7iate system developed at Ox-
fo'd and Cambridge, where each
college is a social and residential
unit wi;hin the confines of the
larger body, which is the uni
versity. This idea shares the
teaching function of the entire
unit but not the degree-granting
function of the university.
X modified form of this situa
tion has been found to work in
American universities and exists
now in the Claremont College
commnnity, -Ithough each mem
ber re'ains its individual small
n?ss and grants its own de^'rees.
This .solut'on, however, may bo
''Hulu
on ici:rs vmo lkad elon freshman class
">1- f ’Vivttom
If :rr ■ i. :i’: ' . lit ill ■ In >,'r c .it their
I' ' - ! I ' ■ . - t . lit they will o\v-'
,lb.Ill' - : ■’ 'in'i
i' '■■ ■ : src !.• "I a i ' tif cc
: I. i '
hoou idea to e!i -ck ii.c
i.!,l w.
tale-
v.ho
often ibout younger Iw..--1
rt;* ^iuLiLi.^j V ^0 u :i- oli ct^xi oarlijr ;!;^i
iin^ thoir fellc'v 'Y,!:n:tn th'ou=h th i; fir
They are. left to right. President L ,
; ;-'..ithy Copeland, of .Norfolk, V'a.; and Vice-P
' anri
1 College campus are pic-
ach, Va.; Secretary-Treas-
■"nston.
blasts
and bravos
By
.MIKE WYNGARDEN
BR.WO NO. 1: Hail to the swingingest
man of sound, Prof. Jack 0. White! Hur
rah also for the Elon College marching
band! The bravo may come a little bit
late, but nevertheless it is fitting. Four
years ago a swinging fella by the name
of Jack 0. White came to this campus
to build up a marching band. This, most
obviously, he ha« done with great vigor.
Year after year the improvement oi our
band has been most remarkable. And to
observe this marching band observe is to
see in action the end result of many hours
of intense and dedicated work. Certainly
each and every time the maroon-jacketed
marchers covered the field, they gave
strong evidence of outstanding spirit geti-
erated by their director. Indeed, the very
thing which gave the band its most dis
tinguishing characteristic was its good col
lege spirit. Even when observing the
game from the stands, the fine spirit pre
sented by tliis band overshadowed the
spirit of other spectators. The students of
Elon College should be very proud indeed
of such a fine organization as the march
ing band. However, Elon should be even
more proud of its Professor of Swing.
Good leaders are hard to find.
BRAVO NO. 2: Cheers to Jerry Camer
on, president of the S.G.A. In four years
at Elon, I think it can be said safely that
there has never been in the S.G.A. a
president who with such great spirit and
understanding has attempted to make the
student government into a well-working
machine. Very conscientious and under
standing, Mister Cameron has attempted
to form the S.G.A. into a unit which works
entirely for and with the students, A
great advocate of efficiency and order,
Jerry Cameron has done away with many
needless committees and red tape in an
effort to conserve money and time. Fur
thermore, he puts in more time in his
office than is generally known to the
average student . . . this being done, of
course, strictly for the benefit of the stu
dent. But the amazing thing is that, un
like politicians, Mr. Cameron has with
great vitality attempted to carry out each
and every “promise” made during last
year’s political campaign. And, as he
promised, he is doing everything possible
to make Elon College a genuine academic
community.
BRAVO NO. 3: And what about our
administration? Bravo!! Two amazing
steps have been taken during the year
to aid the student. The first one was the
I. D. cards. Needless to say, the employ
ment of one card, complete with serial
number, home address and picture( mine
was gross) — to be used at plays, athletic
functions and the lunch line — is indeed
much better, more orderly than having
to paw through one pocket for your lunch
ticket and another pocket for your activ
ities card. There can be no excuse for
forgetting your lunch card, and also some
of the good-natured ticket punchers at the
athletic events can no longer look at you
as if you are some sinner who has bor
rowed an activities ticket from your room
mate: Your picture (be it bitter or be it
sweet) is there for all to see.
The second great brainstorm was just
realized at the time of the writing of this
article. That is, there has been an innova
tion in the rigorous process of registra
tion!! It isn’t much, but still those who did
it should be commended. Now the innova
tion amounts to not having to have your
schedule hashed, rehashed and mulled over
if (1) You wish to take more th.3n 18
hours; (2) If you have split courses: or
(3) If you have a slight error in your
schedule. If any of the above are present,
you will be notified after registration that
a change has to be made, th 's i"’"
much time in the nrocess. Just think, no
more standing in line to have one ot the
administrator,-? certify an overload. It will
still have to be verified, but a time will
be set more con'’erient to both t*ie ad
ministrator nnd the "tudfnt T'lir -t
is one which the students w ” ::r. ■ •■ -V
;:'i')reciate, both in terms of reci-' r-inj
and consideration to the student ■' ‘^0
■idministration. Bravo!! Bravo!! Bravo!!
No it’s ,T curioL"^ thing how '
"articipa'e in the whole when tlir '■ :.i"-
nf I’Htg pprfs will form that
'’■■■ 'f'l: ■ a'd f'nsy to get alon ••
^''ii'over, aHminisfrators must ev: ■ ' ■'
to rear't disfav'orablv tn va’’i'1'i
,‘^'iidents have done thi'- ver^' 'i' "
the students at Edinburgh dr'/iif'-
dead fish on the professors during 1
ation ceremonies to students at Whim
Wham University protesting a?ain.«* the
rules of wearing pink toupees. Many times
students just gripe for the sake of griping.