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Elon College, N. C.
PERMIT No. 1
VOLUME 50
Elon College, N. C.
SGA To Join War Protest
Thursday, October 9, 1969
Return Requested
Number 3
By A1 Zink
On Sept. 25, SGA Pres.
William Cominaki sent a
letter to the Elon Col
lege faculty requesting
their support of a boycott
of classes Oct. 15 as a
protest to the war in Viet
nam.
The National Office of
the Vietnam Moratorium
Committee will begin a
series of anti-war acti
vities on Oct. 15. Ac
cording to a report issued
by the committee, more
than 500 colleges and uni
versities across the
country will participate
in the demonstration.
The report urges a per
iodic moratorium on
‘business as usual’ in or
der that students, faculty
members and concerned
citizens can devote time
and energy to the import
ant work of talking the
issue of peace in Viet
nam to the larger com-
m unity.
In response to Comi-
naki’s request. Dr. Dan-
ieley wrote a letter to the
SGA Office stating that,
"Elon College will con-
Danieley: ‘No interrup
tion of classes’
tinue to operate on a nor
mal schedule on Oct. 15
with all classes and lab
oratories meeting as
scheduled....,We will not
attempt to interfere in any
way with peaceful, order
ly demonstrations or pro
tests which do not disrupt
the normal activities of
the college,”
New Committee Discusses
Plans of Future Activities
The Campus Encounter
Committee, a committee
organized during the Re
ligious Life Retreat,held
its first meeting Sunday,
Sept. 28. The purpose of
this meeting was to fur
ther discuss plans involv
ed in the “Campus En
counter” project.
The project involves
entertainment, special
interest areas and other
proposed items. The main
goal is to create a new
spirit on camps through
interrelationship between
students, faculty and ad-
ministration.This is to be
done on an informal basis.
The entertainment area
will hopefully include the
‘Days End’, combo on
campus. Jack O. White
and his Emanons, the
Choir singing secular
music, a dramatic pro
duction, fashion show and
a talent program.
The special interest
areas includes an arts and
crafts exhibit, to which
anyone can contribute and
participate in the areas of
art work, hobbies, crea
tive writing, etc.
Other plans include a
swap shop and an area
for soap box orators. A
picnic is also planned.
This event is planned
for April 11 and will be
held in the area of the
campus pond.
It is hoped that this
event will promote unity
among students, faculty
and administration.
Pres. J. E. Danieley
has given this project his
enthusiastic approval and
has promised cooperation
from the administration.
Preparations are being
made to gather informa
tion on the various in
terests of the students
faculty and administra
tion. Questionnaires will
be distributed in the near
future. It is hoped that
everyone will cooperate
and fill these out.
Comments, sugges
tions or questions should
be sent to Campus En
counter Box 3149.
Players List
Show Cast
Professor Edward Pil-
kington. Director of Oh
Dad, Poor Dad...., has an-
iiounced the cast for the
show. It is as follows;
Madame Rosepettle, Nan
cy Wilkinson; Jonathan,
Jim Gillespie; Rosalie,
Stevie Cowden; Commo
dore, Dale Kaufman; Head
Bell Boy, Bill Shaver;
Bell Boy 1, Jeff Fields;
Bell Boy 2, Dan Miller;
Bell Boy 3, Henry Buck
ner.
Dice Wyllie and Dave
Scudder will be in charge
of the technical aspects
of the show. Jacqueri Lye
will be in charge of the
costumes.
Rehearsals for the
show will begin on Thurs
day, October 22. The
dates of the performance
are November 19-22.
Comninaki, at a student
body meeting Oct. 2, out
lined tentative plans for
Oct. 15. From 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. group discus
sions will be held near
the college pond in front of
the new dorm complex.
Comninaki hopes that
speakers will come from
the neighboring commun
ities to speak on subjects
pertaining to the war in
Vietnam. In the evening,
a candlelight service will
be held in Whitley Audi
torium in memory of
those who have given their
lives in Vietnam.
Viet Moratorium is
Nationwide Move
WASHINGTON - (CPS)
Nearly 300 student body
presidents and editors
have now signed a call
for a Vietnam Morator
ium — a nationwide anti
war class and work boy
cott.
The call, sponsored by
the new “Vietnam Mora
torium Committee,” is
for a one-day boycott of
classes at all U. S. col
leges and universities on
October 15 to call atten
tion to two days in No
vember, three in Decem
ber, adding a day or pro
test each month as long
as the war goes on.
The Moratorium hopes
to involve the community
as well as the colleges
in cities and towns across
the country. Workers and
business men are being
asked to boycott their dai
ly routine at least for a
short time during the
moratorium days.
The new Mobilization
Committee Against the
War in Vietnam has plan
ned a national rally in
Washington November 15
to coincide with the sec
ond month’s Moratorium
days.
(See Oct. 15 Protest Pg. 4)
Kingsley Plans
Improved Service
By Ed Baker
Complaints about in
stitutional food are a cur
rent topic of conversation
at many colleges. In a re
cent interview, Loren
Kingsley, manager of the
dining services and an
employee of ARA Slater
SGA Pres.
Impeachment
Defeated 9-7
The Student Senate held
a special meeting Mon
day, Sept. 28 to consid
er Student Bill 69-1.9.
This bill was to enact
impeachment proceed
ings against SGA Presi
dent Bill Comninaki.
Under Article 10 of the
SGA Policies and Pro
cedures the President can
be charged with non-per-
formance of duty andmal-
administration.
Senators Bill Walker
and John Paisley, who co
authored the bill, brought
seven counts under these
charges.
Under non-perform
ance of duty, Comninaki
was accused of not ap
pointing an SGA secre
tary, not stating his rea
sons for vetoing a sen
ate bill, failure to enact
a poll passed by the Sen
ate and not upholding
the oath of office.
Under mal - admin
istration, Comninaki was
accused of mis-appro
priation of funds, using
SGA stationary for per
sonal letters to the fa
culty and for making a
stated stand on the Viet
nam war moratorium
without the approval of
the Student Senate of the
student body.
After much debate, the
bill was brought to a vote
and defeated.
Food Service, said that
every effort is being made
to answer complaints
about the food at Elon and
to provide pleasing
menus.
Kingsley has been with
ARA Slater for 10 of his
15 years in the food bus
iness. He was connected
with St. Norbert College
in De Pere, Wise., be
fore coming to Elon and
says that from personal
experience based on
friendliness, Elon stu
dents are far above aver
age.
When asked in a Maroon
and Gold interview how he
would compare the pre
sent food with that of last
year, he said, “I can’t
compare because I wasn’t
here last year, but I do
hope it is better.” Al
though there is no school
dietician, the Elon cooks
prepare food from menus
sent out by the Slater
home office in Philadel
phia. According to Kings
ley, these people who plan
the menus are qualified
dieticians and, perhaps,
the best in the business.
Food at Elon is prepared
“as close as possible”
to the time the cafeteria
doors open for each meal
in order to preserve
freshness.
The Elon cafeteria sys
tem is given a budget each
semester from which,
Kingsley stated, “we do
all our own buying, pay
our own bills, including
employee wages.” When
told that sources say
there are 1104 dormitory
students paying a total of
$207,000 per semester
for cafeteria services
and asked how much of
this amount is given to
the cafeteria budget, he
replied, “If I knew, I
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Elzey Gives Views
Chapel Attendance Very Poor
By John Park
Since chapel is no long
er mandatory. Dr. Will
iam Elzey, in an inter
view discussed the new
chapel system that is in
effect this year.
When asked if the new
chapel system this year
was an improvement. Dr.
Elzey replied, “it has
not proven itself to be.”
Continuing, he said that
the nerve of the chapel
system which was once
the element of cohesion
has ceased and the at
tendance this year has
diminished.
Friday mornings,which
Dr. Elzey said are the
best, seven or eight peo
ple attend while on Thurs
day usually three people
DR. ELZEY
attend. Dr. Elzey also
added that the faculty and
the administrative staff
attendance has been al
most non-existant with
the exception of Dr. Hurst
^nd several others.
In regard to the feel
ing of satisfaction of con
ducting chapel. Dr. Elzey
said that last year he
felt the element of fear
because he knew the stu
dents rejected the idea of
being forced to go to chap
el. The larger number of
participants, however,
gave him a satisfaction of
knowing that he was able
to speak to a group of
that size.
This year Dr. Elzey
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