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Editorials
On the Moratorium
The Vietnam Moratorium, which has just been held
on our campus, is to be continued monthly on a nation-
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Though it is essentially a community necessity
in that it brings into proper perspective both pro
and con viewpoints of the war, it must necessarily
be considered from two angles before its total worth
can be established.
The student must weigh in his mind the implica
tions of the moratorium. If he does attend, he loses
valuable classroom material and may incite the wrath
of the professor who dislikes any form of protest or
class absence. However, if he does not attend, he
loses an equally valuable opportunity to gain the in
sight and opinions of his peers concerning an ever
present national issue through personal involvement.
The professor, on the other hand, has a professional
obligation to perform in the classroom. His main
purpose in life is to provide intellectual stimulus
and factual material to his understudies. He must
face the duo-dilemma of choosing between personal
and the professional. If he calls off classes for the
day he denies the right of further education to those
students who do not wish to participate in the
moratorium, thus failing to perform his professional
obligation. Yet, if he holds classes that day he loses
the opportunity to participate in a community action
which he may consider a moral obligation.
It is the opinion of the Maroon and Gold that the
war itself and its moral implications are a matter
of individual conscience. It is a necessity that the
college community bring this issue into focus, yet
we feel that the moratorium program could be
altered so as not to necessitate a choice between
classes and absences or personal and professional
obligation.
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PEACE
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A good friend of Elon
College in years gone by,
Alva Martin Kerr, was
for years editor of the
national journal of the
Christian Church, the de
nomination which founded
Elon. In his editorials he
took up subjects of great
moment in the public
arena as well as in the
church. Although he didn’t
limit himself to a cir
cumscribed circle of sub
jects, some matters did
claim his major attention.
One of these was peace.
Kerr put his trust not
in military might but in
a program of world ser
vice to meet human need.
He had implicit faith that
if the Christian forces
of the world would zeal
ously and persistently
articulate the gospel of
the oneness of the human
race, world peace could
be neither impossible nor
long delayed. He insisted
that the way to pay a tri
bute of gratitude and
honor to those who laid
down their lives in war
was to dedicate oneself
to the task of ending war.
By Rev. Alfred W. Hurst
Campus Minister
He believed there were
few more immediate and
pressing problems be
fore the church than the
discovery of methods by
which civilized nations
may work out their differ
ences by peaceful means.
Repeatedly, he expressed
the conviction that either
war must go or the church
and Christianity would
die.
However, Dr. Kerr
realized that ridding the
world of war is infinite
ly more difficult than
many perceive. He felt
nothing could prove more
disastrous to the whole
peace movement than for
its advocates to be de
ceived into thinking that
it is a simple and easy
problem, or one in which
peace treaties and legis
lation will form an ab
solutely reliable control
of human ambitions and
emotions. The waging of
peace is difficult because
here we are dealing not
only with issues and
ideas, but with two of the
most primary and in-
(See Waging Peace Pg. 7)
By MARVIN L. MORGAN
Jesus was quite aware
of the evil that existed
in the world. He regard
ed the sinner as one who
misses the high mark of
the glory of God and con
sequently becomes to
some extent an enslaved
personality and contami
nating influence.
Sin degrades the sin
ner, breeds disease and
fosters habits which en
feeble and often destroy
the body. It nurtures an
xieties and fears which
retard, weaken and break
the mind. It obscures
ideals and drives away
peace and happiness.
Could this (sin) be the
reason why so many young
people and especially
those of college age are
rebelling against the
establishment today? Is it
because for one reason
or another, their peace
and happiness has been
driven away?
Today's college gen
eration, and the more ed
ucated people as a whole
tend to be so pre-occu-
pied with getting ahead,
getting education, that
they fail to realize their
own bodies are infected
with a dreadful disease.
The very mind that they
are trying to develop is
being destroyed. If you
consider yourself a po
tential historian, chem
ist, theologian or biolo
gist, a potential posses
sor of wisdom, then think
logically for a moment.
Exactly, “What does it
prophet a man to gain the
whole world and lose his
soul?”
So many seemingly in
nocent young people go
off to college and are
brainwashed Into thinking
that there exists a so-
called “new morality I”
Under this, and I use the
term very, very loosely,
new morality, they feel
it perfectly all right to
engage in premartial sex
relations, seek kicks in
life through pot, alcohol,
LSD and many forms of
in-crowd recreation con
trary to the teachings of
Jesus. They feel that it’s
no longer necessary to
believe in God because
after all, some very well
educated persons feel that
God is dead, and no long
er exists.
Do you as a student feel
you have it made in the
in-crowd? Do you as an
educated person with ade
quate worldly posses
sions feel you have about
all you need to make it
in life? Are you in the
groove with the “new
morality?. If your an
swer is yes, then I dare
you to re-examine the
facts. When you realize
that the wages of the “new
morality” is death, sin
cerely consider this
passage from the book of
psalms!
“Have mercy upon me,
O God, according to thy
loving kindness; accord
ing unto the multitude of
thy tender mercies blot
By Dr. Robert G. Blake
On Oct. 7 the second
program in the current
Lyceum Series was held,
as Dr. Gratis Williams
presented an evening of
authentic folk ballads. Dr.
Williams is a rare com
bination of acadamician
(he is Professor of Eng
lish and Dean of the Grad
uate School of Appalachian
State University) and
balladeer. He grew up
in rural Kentucky, where
he learned most of the
Appalachian versions of
the old English and Scot
tish ballads which com
prised the greater part
of his program.
Dr. Williams began his
presentation by explain
ing why he was perform
ing A CAPPELA, It ap
pears that these tradi
tional ballads originated
among the folk without
accompaniment, (They
provided consolation to
the singers as they toiled
in the house and the field).
And Dr. Williams was
careful to preserve the
“slides.” ’‘blue-notes”
House Held
For Students
The Society for the Ad-
vancement of Management
held an Open House for
all membership candl-
dates on Thursday night
October 2, in 303 Ala^
mance. Guests were
welcomed by the officers
and faculty and were in.
vited to join S. A. M.
Approximately sixty
students and members of
the business faculty at
tended.
For the first time,
membership in S. A. M.
is selective and based on
two factors; the student
must be a sophomore,
junior, or senior andhe
must have at least a 2.00
grade point average. Let
ters were sent from Bill
Winstead, the Member
ship Chairman, to all stu
dents majoring inbusi
ness administration,
business education, eco
nomics, and accounting
who qualified for mem
bership, inviting them to
join S. A, M. and attend
the Open House.
Officers of S. A. M,
for the 1969-70 year are:
Deen Reed, president;
Bill Winstead, vice -
president; SaundraStev-
erson, secretary; and
Gaylene Boswell, treas
urer. The faculty ad
visors for the club are
Professor James Toney
and Dr. Kenneth Smith.
The first meeting was
scheduled for Wednesday,
October 15, at 8 p.m. in
the S.A.M. Meeting Room
in 303 Alamance. Mr. Joe
Shannon, Personnel Man
ager of Universal Yarns,
Inc. of Mebane was the
featured speaker.
out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly
from mine iniquity and
cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my
transgressions; and my
sin is ever before me.”
Psalm 51:1-3
and “fade-outs,” along
with the somewhat nasal
and flat tone, of the ori
ginal delivery. After this
initial explanation of oral
techniques, which by the
way established imme
diate rapport with the
audience that lasted
throughout the perform
ance, Doctor Williams
“heisted” a hymn which
first appeared in 1842:
“This is a world of trou
ble...,Oh Lord I look to
thee.”
His second song was a
somewhat livelier com
munal hymn, “TheCityof
Four-Square.” Dr. Will
iams’s third rendition—
in rural Kentucky dialect-
was that of an Appalach
ian version of the well-
known “The Wife of Ush
er’s Well,” which in
terestingly enough origi'
nated in this country as
a primitive Baptist hymn,
and indeed its melody was
strikingly similar to that
of the first hymn of the
program. This was fol
lowed by a slow moving
(See App. Prof. Pg- 8)
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