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Editorials
Military Recruiters
By LARRY SAGb
It appears that this “Christian” college contradicts
itself on many points in what it is supposed to repre
sent and in what it does especially in one area of
ethics.
This concerns the fact that the school allows mili
tary recruiters on campus. According to Christian
ethics, militarism is not a basic foundation as is
the striving for peace and human understanding.
Granted the military can offer a career and opport
unities for college graduates but the military also
teaches the art of war and killing. This is against
Christian principles.
How can a college allow such representatives of
“legalized killing” and all itself a Christian college?
The military recruiters should not be allowed on this
campus, especially in the Student Center.
If the college continues to allow this, then there
should be an alternate table representing the move
ment for peace. Information should be given out about
men who won more by peaceful means than by mili
tary might (ex. Ghadi).
The college, if it continues to call itself Christian
oriented, must stand upforChristian ethics and oppose
the representation of the military on campus.
Apathetic Students?
By AL ZINK
I am afraid that the word “apathy” has been used
so much in the past few years that it has lost its
meaning, and people hearing this word almost feel
insulted if it is directed to them. It is necessary
that we are apathetic towards some things; can you
imagine being concerned with every problem in life
to the extent of feeling as though you just have to
correct it? Life would be plain hell.
But you can go overboard on putting things aside
for the other guy to do, and I believe that this a great
problem on this campus. There are many commit
tees, programs, and organizations which are necessary
to the function of this college, and the students are
a large part of them. Why people refuse to “get in
volved” is a universal question. But this is YOUR
campus, and you will spend or have spent four years
of YOUR life here. If you decide to be apathetic
and let others do the work, then don’t complain;
or If you don’t like the way an organization such as
the SGA is working, keep quiet.
We have approximately 1100 boarding students on
this campus. If each student would give just one hour
per week to some organization, this campus would
be something to be really proud of and respected by
all. There is no way which we can push any student
into action. It must be a real desire to want to make
this college his college.
There are many groups seeking help now; the Ma
roon and Gold needs reporters, people to help with
lay - out, and many other jobs, but please whatever
you decide to do, the college needs your help.
Maroon and Gold
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19 Years Ago - 1950
New Dance Rules for Fraternities
The various Elon sororities and fraternities will be
permitted to dance at their annual banquets, which
are planned for the spring quarter, according to the
new ruling handed down last week by the faculty and
social committee. The permission for dancing came as
an answer to a petition filed recently by the repre
sentatives of the various fraternities. The committee,
after considering the request, recommended to the
administration ±at the request be granted, and the
recommendation was duly approved.
10 Years Ago - 1959
Editorial on Courtesy
“Naturally there are some students whose actions
are exceptions to the generally fine attitude of the
student body, and it is unfortunate that some people
seem to judge only by the exceptions and not by the
whole group. The courtesy of the majority, however,
argues well forfuture, for students with such courteous
attitudes must eventually make their ideas felt by the
unsocial exceptions.”
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The No. 13 hole on Bea
ver Lake Golf Club near
Asheboro Is the game's
longest par five hole in
this country.
There were three U.S.
Presidents born in North
Carolina: Andrew Jack
son, James Polk and An
drew Johnson.
Thursday, November 13
Ptil
By CARL REYNOLDS
About two thousand
years ago a man was
going around the Medi-
terranean area claimint
he knew where it was all
at about this God, Of
course all the people
thought they knew all
about God themselves
This man had some things
to say that twisted up (or
straightened out) quite a
few persons’ minds.
He seemed to thlnkthat
one man should be nice
to anybody he happens to
be associated with. In
fact, he said that each
should love the other guy
like he was his broth
er or somebody. He top
ped all this off by sayinj
that one should love this
other guy as he loves him
self and perhaps rear
range his thoughts about
himself.
Somebody called this
man “Christ” and the
name must have fit be
cause that’s what every
body called him. Most
everyone liked this char
acter and thought he was
some sort of a special
man who had a hot line
to God. He picked up a
few friends here and there
and pretty soon had a good
size mob following him
around. They went all
over the countryside talk
ing to people and trying
to let them know where it
was all at. His main idea
came out to be love and
that’s what he talked about
most of all.
We speak of peace,
freedom, liberty; allim-
plying love directly. Our
country itself is founded
on what this guy Christ
talked about. It really
doesn’t matter if you be
lieve he even walked this
earth.
Take a look at a per
son sitting near you and
see if you can catch the
thought that he is alive and
is probably just as con
fused and scared as you
are. (If you’re not you
ought to run for president
(Continued on page 31
Letters to the Editor
Academic Freedom
Could there be just a
word from the majority
side by a former editor
of M & G?
Particularly I am in
terested in the present
hue and cry about “aca
demic freedom.” The de
finition of the term I find
in the dictionary to read
as follows: “...freedom of
a teacher (or student) to
express his beliefs (poli
tical, economic, etc.)
without arbitrary inter
ference. Now, I have
found no action taken by
the administration of the
College which has inhibit
ed me from expressing
myself as I see fit. The
fact that I was advised
that my regularly sche-
,^£uled Y^^ponsibilities to
■; tye irjstitution were ex
pected to be carried out
in no whit jeopardized
my feedom to express my
self. I see a clear diff
erence between “what”
and “when-where.”
To hold that an edu
cational institution can
satisfactorily meet its
obligations on a basis of
each employee choosing
his own time and place to
perform his function is
obviously to invite chaos.
One wonders how accur
ate is the assessment
which asserts that chaos
IS exactly what Is in
tended.
Howard R. Richardson,
Professor
Note of Thanks
May I offer this as a
testimony of the human
eness and generosity of a
member of the Elon facul
ty? Contrary to what some
students may believe, all
professors are not cold
and impersonal beings.
On a recent journey to
the Southern Historical
Society Convention iJ
Washington, D.C., three
Elon students were fac
ed with a dilemma. They
were at the mercy of the
big city and their car
would’t start. Washington
can be a very friendly
but more often an un
friendly city, so these
students were not wna
one would consider overly
confident. . „
The only alternativ
proved to be interrupts
the meal of the rescue'^^
who upon being appro^^”'
ed proved to be mo
than willing to help “
stranded victims. He of
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