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Maroon and Gold
Thursday, April 23, 1970
Editorials
Parking Problems
By BETTY ANDERSON
Spring is here and the weather is beautiful. It’s
just the time of year to take a drive in the country IF
one could get his car out of the typical Elon College
parking lot!
Most of the female dormitory dwellers who htve
cars have indicated that between commuters (who park
in the small lot between West and Virginia Dorms
and New Dorm) and that sprawling oak, the parking
situation in that particular facility is impossible. The
situation isn’t aided any by those who park there during
meal hours.
Realizing that the school cannot provide more park
ing spaces without eliminating trees and part of the
campus beauty, one wonders why restrictions cannot
be made concerning the privilege of having cars on
campus and concerning the commuter problem.
Of course, there are those who feel that college
freshmen should be given equal privileges as upper
classmen but where not other solution can be found,
could not the school forbid first semester freshmen
from having cars and perhaps sophomores unless they
have a certain grade point average? There are other
colleges which have adopted this system and it works
quite well.
Also, perhaps those who live within a certain distance
from campus could be refused parking facilities.
The biggest question, however, concerns the purpose
of the ‘ Killer Oak” in the girls’ parking lot. This
tree makes it impossible to move one’s car since
many people park in front of and behind the tree and
block those cars parked in the legal zones. This tree
also makes it impossible to maneuver one’s car when
the parking lot is full.
Not only does lack of parking facilities make it in
convenient to find parking places but it also creates
dangerous driving conditions. When commuters line
the wall surrounding the campus with their cars it
becomes quite tricky to enter the street without being
able to see moving traffic.
We feel that the college should study the parking
situation and not only try to provide new spaces but
Improve those already existing. Though there is con
struction on campus which hinders the situation, it
has become the responsibility of the students to obey
the rules and it is the college's problem to enforce
these rules.
Mid-Term Grades
By RICHARD YOUMANS
Midway through each semester, each student, re
gardless of class, is given a blue slip of paper with
midterm grades printed on it.
The midterm grades are supposed to be an indi
cation of where the student stands in each class.
These are all right for face value, but what happens
the day after the student receives the midterm grades?
They become obsolete, since many things, even one
day after the midterm grades come out, can change
the given grade completely.
There are several changes which could be con
sidered by the administration and offered to the stu
dents. First, do away with midterm grades entire
ly for juniors and seniors. By the time a student
becomes an upperclassman, he knows exactly where
he stands in his classes; but keep the midterm grades
for freshmen and sophomores, since the first two
years are the most critical in college.
The second alternative could be to give either a
“P” or “F” to students, rather than actual letter
grades.
Third, do away with midterm grades for everyone
and have each Individual professor inform the students
if they are doing unsatisfactory work only. This al
ternative would be the most feasible, since it would
take away much of the paper work from both the ad
ministration and professors, and at the same time, the
student would know if he is in danger for that parti
cular course.
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To The
Editor
To the Editor:
This past weekend (Ap
ril 12) I had the op
portunity to observe some
Elon fraternity boys get
ting their kicks. The idea
was to drive around and hit
people with water bal
loons. I guess it must
have satisfied their need
for excitement because
after they drove up behind
a girl there, and hit her
in the back, they drove
off screaming with plea
sure.
It takes a lot of cour
age to hit somebody In
the back, especially a
girl. The Elon fraterni
ty system should congrat
ulate itself on being re
presented by such highly
intelligent and brave peo
ple, It should be proud in
its achievement to choose
with such discriminating
taste those people who
will live up to the stand
ards of the Elon fra
ternity system. And may
be in all the fanfare of
backpatting and ear
scratching the students of
Elon, and of the frat sys
tem will wonder just how
far out of it they really
are,
Thomas Vass
UNC at Chapel Hill
Guest Lecturer
^Steps on Toes
Makes You Think
By KATHY HOWELL
Religious Emphasis
Week has passed. It left
rather quietly too for
most of us, excepting
those who took the time
and opportunity to hear
the guest speaker. Dr.
George Schweitzer.
Those of us who caught
one of his lectures or
question and answer ses
sions between that Wed
nesday and Friday Indeed
had an enriching experi
ence.
Even though several
students were present,
the majority of his
listeners consisted of
faculty and member of
the administration. There
was an abundance of in
terest stirred that Fri
day morning and the ques
tions flew as quickly as
the hour. After his lec
ture on the world situa
tion that evening, there
seemed to be many doubt
ers in the gathering. One
after another challeng
ed Dr. Schweitzer s
sources of information.
This reporter felt that
the speaker, due to the
topic and his hard-driv
ing presentation may have
stepped on a few toes.
His viewpoint and solu
tions to our modern di
lemmas seemed logical,
though stark at times.
The speaker was obvious
ly a knowledgeable, act
ive, involved figure and
had the backing through
his wisdom and authority.
An impressed member
of Dr. Schweitzer’s list
eners compared the
man’s visit to a well-
known figure: he came,
was loved, followed, and
as soon as he started to
teach, was crucified.
There’s hope in his re
turn.
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Dale Kaufman as Hamlet, to be presented by the Elon
Rehearsals In Progress
For Elon Players’ ‘Hamlet’
"Hamlet,’’ one of Shakespeare’s well-known, widely
studied plays, is in rehearsal and will be presented
April 30. May 1 and 2 by the Elon Players.
This is the last production of this season and will
be performed in Whitley Auditorium, This is also the
last play to be directed by Ed Pllkington, professor
of drama, who has been a faculty memberfor the past
four years.
Many of the major characters are veterans of the
Elon Players such as Dale Kaufman and Jim Gilles
pie. Sandy Moffett, professor of drama, who has been
member of the faculty for a number of years, is
playing Claudius. Professor Moffett has also direct
ed many of the plays presented over the past couple
of years.
The play will begin at 8:15 and there will not be
any reservation requirements. Seats will be based
on a first come first serve basis. All Elon Faculty,
staff, and students will be admitted free.
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