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Maroon and Gold
Thursday, January 29
1970
Editorials
A New Decade
A new decade has begun. What changes
are only known to those Jeanne Dixon s and the lilce.
The sixties became one of the most turbulent dec
ades in our history, filled with hope 1" *e beginning
and degenerating to assassinations and despair at the
end,
A man named Nixon ran and lost ^960 what he
has now gained and still has in 1970, the ppsidency.
What sort of man will he be to lead us into a new
decade? Time and history will be the judge.
Back here at Elon, campus life has undergone many
changes over the past few years. Physically,
new buildings have blossomed on the campus while
spiritually and academically Elon is In the winter of
growth.
Dr. Danieley has presided over the past decade at
Elon. Looking back over his record of accomplish
ments and actions, one wonders what sort of innova
tions he will bring to Elon during this decade.
Hopefully, for the good of the country and for the
good of the school these two leaders will listen, hear
and respond to the needs, opinions and ideas of those
they try to lead.
Drama: Pressed for Space
by KATHY DAVIS
Few audiences ever
have the chance to ac
tually see the real pro
duction of a play.
The audience, rather,
sees the results of hours
spent in construction of
props, perpetual learning
of lines, dress rehear
sals, brief arguments,
complaints, constructive
criticisms, application of
make - up numerous
times, re-sizing of cos
tumes and continual re
hearsal, and the final
whispering of lines under
the breath as the semi-
nervous actor, pre-occu-
pied with his role, the
audience and other
characters, makes his
entrance on stage. There
is continual preparation
even down to the time of
the first curtain call.
What the audience sees
is the finished pro
duct: the results of fruit
ful labor. Such is the
Till. ^
At rehearsals and before plays the make-up room is like Grand Central Station
say actors.
Closing the Gap
Two Worlds: College,Business
By AL ZINK
A college education is
organized to prepare the
student for the fast mov
ing world of a profes
sional life. This exper
ience includes both the
time spent in college and
the last step from col
lege into an occupation.
It is the professor who
has the duty to perform
both of these tasks. He
guides the student through
a part of the learning
process, and in doing so
has a great part in de
ciding the success of the
student in his or her fu
ture as a professional
worker. I question the
professor’s ability to
perform either of these
tasks well.
Most college profes
sors have never been re
quired to meet the de
mands of the outside
world. Let’s face it, the
educational community is
a world unto Itself and
unlike any other. The pro
fessor comes into this
world from high school.
graduates from college,
and probably attends
graduate school. This
chain of events may be
interrupted by military
service or some other
temporary withdrawal,
but it is his main inten
tion to remain in this
community. Yes, he may
have caught glimpses of
the “other world”, but
he was never forced to
make this his world.
The student is not al
ways the best judge of the
professor, but many no
tice that the younger pro
fessor seems to be more
aware of activities out
side of the educational
community, and at the
same time seems more
interested in what is hap
pening in a world other
than his own. Those who
have cast their lives to
be professors and have
been in that position for
a number of years, seem
to retire deeper and deep
er into their own worlds.
It is not my intention
to criticize the college
professor; most do their
job well. On the other
side of the fence, very
few businessmen or wo
men know about the cur
rent world of education
other than the events of
the last PTA meeting. It
is not their job; neither
is it the job of the college
professor to keep up with
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Crowded conditions hamper the making and altering
of costumes.
case with most play pro
ductions and such is the
case with productions
presented by the Elon
College Drama Depart
ment. The plays, as most
students will agree, have
accomplished their pur
pose — entertainment.
The plays, too, have
allowed the general cam
pus to see the potential
talent that is molded and
channelled into future
creative directions. The
Elon Theatre gives num
erous students a chance
to work with drama in one
aspect or another.
The audience that views
productions presented by
the department Is gene
rally unaware of what the
student actors, pro
duction people and pro
fessors have to contend
with. One of the major
problems concerns
space. Make - up and
dressing rooms are ex
tremely small and clut
tered with articles that
don’t belong, but are there
because of lack of space
Furniture is crude and
the lighting service
able, but poor.
The actual theatre
needs enlarging to ac
commodate larger aud
iences and also to allow
stage people to move
more freely. For the “Oh,
Dad, Poor Dad,,.” pro
duction numerous people
were denied seats each
night due to lack of seat
ing accommodations.
Even more desening
of attention is the crowd
ed workshop which allows
a very limited amount ol
work and workers during]
prop construction. The
workshop measures ap
proximately 20’ x 20’ ani
is always congested even
when no theatre activities i
are going on. The prob
lem stems from lack of-
storage areas for equip
ment and used props.
The annual budget foi
the department is approx-,
imately $4,000 whlck'
must cover all equipmeni,
supplies, and expenses,
The total box office re
ceipts for the 68-69 year
was $50j certainly a mea
ger amount, but definite
ly linked to the space sit
uation,
‘ ‘Appropriations are
fairly good”, said Prof,
Sandy Moffett, “but the
space situation is the
most pressing problem a:
the moment,” There is
a definite need for new
lighting and technical
equipment, but these
items play a secondary
role as compared to the
space problem, accord
ing to Moffett,
The quality of plays
presented and the time
element involved merit
better conditions in the
department. It is obvious
the space problem must
be alleviated in the neai
future if the drama de
partment is expected to
continue presenting
quality plays.
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