Thursday, January 29, 1970
Maroon and Gold
Page 3
Last-Second Losses for Elon
Coach Bill Miller's
Elon cage quintet is now
beginning its stretch
drive through the second
half of the season with
great anticipation for the
upcoming conference
tournament in Winston -
Salem Feb. 26 - 28.
The Christians, who
were the victims of a
minor slump during the
middle of January, can
now only point to the
tournament in hopes of a
shot at the NAIA finals
in Kansas City in early
March. A tournament vic
tory would greatly en
hance the Christians’
chances for such a berth.
The Christians have
been playing good basket
ball, but good fortune has
not smiled on them as of
late. Two good examples
of how things have been
going were a 67-66 last
second loss to Catawba
and a 74-73 last second
loss to High Point. The
Christians just haven’t
been getting the breaks.
However, a convincing 75
-58 victory over a good
Cam obeli team on Jan. 19
could signal the beginning
of better things to come.
As of presstime, the
Christians are sporting
an overall record of 10-
5 and a conference record
of 5-4. Thus far this sea
son, the Christians have
been paced by the fine
overall play of Sophomore
guard Tommy Cole, for
wards Richard McGeorge
and Robbie Hicklin, cen
ters Larry Trautwienand
Pat Berry, and backcourt
men Noble Marshall and
Tom McGee.
With so much riding
on the rest of the season,
look for the Christians to
really open up. They play
an exiciting brand ofbas-
ketball and are well-
worth the trip to see them
play. So, let’s get out and
support the Christians
during this final half of
the season.
Remaining Games
Jan. 31 Western Carolina
*Feb. 7 Newberry
* Feb. 9 Guilford
Feb. 11 Pfeiffer
*Feb. 14 Western Caro.
Feb. 16 Presbyterian
Feb. 26-28 CC Tourna
ment
*home games
Bayliff shows
Shop skis
Campus
Scoreboard
3-B
*Elon 100
Western Carolina 86
*Elon 77
Guilford 71
Elon 64
A. and T. 72
Elon 91
High Point 78
Elon 74
Lenoir-Rhyne 77
Elon 86
Atlantic Christian 81
♦Elon 103
Concord 73
*Elon 67
Pfeiffer 56
Elon 78
Lenoir-Rhyne 83
Elon
Campbell (rescheduled)
Elon 117
Atlantic Christian 86
Elon 66
Catawba 67
Elon 73
Pfeiffer 61
Elon 59
Guilford 62
Elon 73
High Point 74
Elon 75
Campbell 58
*Invitational tournaments
Center Larry Trautwein
Environmental Teach-Ins Planned
(Continued from page 1)
2100 “M” Street. N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20037.
The aim of the Nation
al Teach-In is to encour
age students across the
country to take the initi
ative in organizing April
22 environmental teach-
ins on their campuses,
and associated efforts in
their communities.
Successful teach - ins
on all campuses on the
same day will have a
dramatic impact on the
environmental con
science of the nation.
They will be immensely
N,C.Resorts Bring Skii
Down South
ng
By GARY DEAN
The skiing boom that
has overtaken the state of
North Carolina in the last
seven years is beginning
to make inroads at Elon
College according to Mr.
Don Kelly, head of the
Elon College physical ed
ucation department.
The boom, which began
with the opening of the
Blowing Rock Ski Center
in the winter of 1962, is
now in full swing with
North Carolina boasting
sight ski areas. These
areas, all first - rate
sla centers, are located
within a 50 - mile radi
us of Boone in the west
ern North Carolina moun
tains. Besides Blowing
Rock (since renamed Ap
palachian Ski Mountain)
the other resorts are
Beech Mountain, Seven
Devils, High Meadows,
Hound Ears, Sapphire
''alley, Sugar Mountain,
and Cataloochee.
These areas, which are
open to the public from
mid-November to mid-
pPril, have grown rapid
ly since their inception.
Many improvements in
Mese facilities such as
improved accomodations,
’'ew and better equipped
sld shops, and lights for
''Ight skiing, have been
made in hopes of creating
an even greater interest
in the sport.
The efforts of the re
sort operators to in
crease participation are
becoming more evident a-
cross the state every
year. Many new ski clubs
are springing up in the
cities and schools, re
gardless of their proxi
mity to the centers.
Mr. Kelly stated that he
knows of at least three
schools that have gone as
far as organizing ski
teams for the purpose of
intercollegiate competi
tion. These three schools,
Appalachian State Uni
versity, Western Caro
lina University, and Lees
-McRae College, have
created much interest and
participation since their
start.
Although the three pre
viously mentioned
schools are located near
the resorts, Mr. Kelly
feels that this should not
be a prerequisite in form
ing a ski club. This is
why he is trying to re
organize the ski club Elon
had last year. The club
had to disband last year
because the new 4-1-4
school calendar created
too much conflict.
Since the disbanding of
the club last year, Mr.
Kelly has gone to great
lengths to renew interest
for this year. He has
taught some skiing prin
ciples in his physical ed
ucation classes, shown
movies on skiing to in
terested persons, pur
chased a ski simulator
for the physical educa
tion department, and con
cluded an agreement with
Mr. Buck Bayliff of the
Campus Shop for the rent
al and sale of ski e-
quipment to Elon College
students. This agreement
with the Campus Shop
gives every student at
Elon a chance to discover
the sport; a chance they
have not had until now.
Mr. Kelly further stat
ed that the sport was not
as difficult as one might
anticipate; it just takes
practice like everything
else. However, before be
ginning one should ob
serve three basic rules.
According to Mr. Kelly
these are; 1) Get the body
into good physical shape,
2) secure the appropri
ate equipment, and 3) re
ceive the fundamental in
struction from a quali
fied instructor. “After
accomplishing these
three things, the rest
should be fairly easy/’
said Kelly.
Mr. Kelly did point out
one drawback to skiing
though: the cost involved.
Included in the costs are
such things as transpor
tation, equipment, and ad
mission fees to the
slopes. If these costs are
spread out over a period
of time, however, this
shouldn’t hamper those
who are really interested.
How about it, anyone
for skiing?
February 1, 1862 — “The
Battle Hymn of the Republic"
published anonymously in the
Atlantic Montlilij.
February 4, 1902—Charles
A. LindberKh, American avia
tor, born at Detroit, MichiKan.
February 8, 1802 — Simon
W'illard received a patent on a
banjo clock.
February 10, 1932 — First
international ski tournament
held at Lake Placid, New York.
February 11, 1812—Massa
chusetts Governor Gerry’s i>as-
sage of a redistricting bill
started the term “Kerry-
mander.”
February 16, 1857 — First
school for higher education of
the deaf, National Mute Col
lege, was oi>ened.
effective as an educa
tional effort in arousing
public opinion concern
ing necessary steps to
protect our environment
and establish QUALITY
on a par with QUANTITY
as a goal of American
life.
There is no question
that in the long run, the
environmental challenge
is the greatest faced by
mankind. Distinguish
ed scientific authorities
have been warning for
years that mankind is
rapidly destroying the
very habitat on which he
depends for his survival.
In addition, population
continues to increase
worldwide - - while
scientists warn that we
may have already pass
ed sustainable population
levels. All across the
country, and worldwide,
increasing numbers of
citizens are voicing the
same intense concern as
has been so eloquently
expressed by the ecolo
gists and other environ
mentalists.
Yet, many are still not
aware of the environ
mental problems being
created by our advanc
ing technology. Federal-
financed projects — such
as the supersonic trans
port plane —raise grave
questions about possible
new environmental dan
gers. Many respected
scientists and national
leaders have indicated
that although some posi
tive steps have been
taken, toxic, persistent
pesticides are still ac
cumulating in the world
environment, wreaking
destruction on fish and
wildlife - - and threat
ening man himself. Is the
price we pay for these
products in terms of their
effect upon our environ
ment worth the benefits
we obtain from them?
Winter Term Figures
(Continued from page 1)
ege which began January
13. Of this figure, 853
are living on campus with
481 commuting.
Two groups are taking
courses which involve
study and travel in Euro
pe. Twenty - three stu
dents are presently in
London, England and four
students are in Paris,
France.