March 17, 1975
The Pendulum
Page 5
Alamance and Caswell
Counties Now Offer Help
About Town
Elon Escapes Disaster
By Patsy Lynch
Someone you know or
possibly even you may need
help in problems which seem
impossible to cope with. But
the question of where to get
help may prevent any concrete
action. The Alamance-Caswell
County Mental Health Clinic
can be the place where help
may be found.
The primary purpose of the
Alamance-Caswell center is to
promote and preserve the
mental health of the community
through consultation and edu
cation, diagnosis, referral
services, and treatment. There
are many kinds and degrees of
emotional difficulties, just as
there are many types of
treatment, for either physical or
emotional problems depend on
the nature and extent of the
condition. Seeking help as soon
as possible can often prevent
any situation from worsening.
There are five basic services
of the Alamance-Caswell Cou
nty Mental Health Center: (1)
Out Patient Services: Outpa
tient services are provided for
both children and adults.
Treatment may consist of either
short-term individual treat
ment, treatment with family
members, group therapy, or
day hospitalization. (2) Day
Hospital Services: The Day
Hospital at the Alamance-Cas
well County Mental Health
Center offers treatment for
those patients who do not need
24-hour supervision and care
but who do need more services
than can be offered on an
out-patient basis. (3) Inpatient
Services: Inpatient services are
provided at John .Umstead
Hospital, Butner, Memorial
Hospital of Alamance County,
and other medical centers
Students Feel Pinch
No Tax Breaks Here
By Vicki Moeser
As in other parts of the
country, inflation is being felt
at Elon College. More students
than before are supplementing
their allowances with part-time
jobs.
According to 50 students
polled, most receive on an
average $65 a month, either
from parents, jobs or both.
About $30 is spent on
food—eating out, buying colas
and raiding the candy mac
hines. Many students wait until
they go home to ask their
parents to buy their personal
items. However, for incidentals
during the month, students
may spend up to $10.
“This is my fourth year of
college. My parents have yet to
realize that as inflation rises, so
should my allowance," one
male student reported.
For entertainment, including
movies, concerts, liquor and
beer, students spend about $20
a month. About $15 is spent on
travel and gas.
With gas prices rising,
students are cutting back on
trips home, and visitng less
often at other schools. More
people are staying on campus
on weekends.
"I've been broke since
Christmas, and I’ve managed
to live fairly well for two and a
half months. You just have to
be available to pick up an odd
job at any time,” said Doug
Durante.
Eating out, formerly several
times a week, has now'
diminished to once every few
weeks. One student said, “It’s
almost a treat to be able to
afford a McDonald’s hambur
ger these days.’’ Hungry Bull
and a few other local
restaurants offer a 10%
discount to Elon students
showing their IDs.
The common problem among
college students is not being
able to budget themselves
properly. “1 have no control
over my spending,’’ said Dian
Heinrich. “1 have to have my
roommates hide my money
from me.’’
Off-campus students Mary
Lou Kilroy and Faris Blevins
stated, “Meat prices are so
high, we've both become
vegetarians." Alan Wilson
said, “My biggest expense is
going out and having a good
time. When you’re having a
good time, you naturally spend
more money.’’
Ways to save money can
include: eating in the cafeteria
more often, car pooling when
possible, and taking advantage
of college-sponsored activities.
Everything You^ve Wanted To Know
About Pipe Smoking, But....
By Stan Stigall
Pipe smoking can be a real
joy if one learns to appreciate
and understand the art of it.
Getting started right can make
the difference between real
satisfaction and disappoint
ment in a pleasure so many
others seem to enjoy.
When smoking a pipe, don’t
smoke too fast as if smoking a
cigarette. To enjoy a good
smoke, you have to smoke
slowly and in rhythm so you will
get the full flavor of the
tobacco. If a pipe goes out, it
offering psychiatric services.
Center staff will help with
arrangements for admissions,
arrangements for admissions.
(4) 24-hour Emergency Service:
Cases involving temporary
emergency care are handled at
the Alamance County Hospital
and Memorial Hospital. Pro
fessional consultation and
back-up services are available
for emergencies. (5) Consulta
tion and Education: The
purpose of community consul
tation and education is to
prevent mental illness. The
Mental Health staff is available
for related programs and
consultation to other commun
ity agencies.
Any resident of Alamance or
Caswell counties who feels the
need for help may be seen at
the Mental Health Center.
Referrals may be made
through a family doctor, school
personnel, minister, or others.
The person seeking help is
encouraged to make his own
appointment. Fees are based
on the individual's income and
ability to pay, and he or she will
be charged for each session.
However, no one is refused
service because of inability to
pay.
By Lance Latane
“It could have been very
bad,’’ Elon Police Sergeant
Garland Thomas said while
envisioning Williamson Avenue
filled with three overturned
locomotives. Up the rails,
dangerously close to Hook-Br-
annock and Barney dorms, a
chaotic line of burning and
exploding boxcars and tankers
lay twisted.
The Elon campus would have
been damaged, the extent
unknown. Explosive chemicals
and gas pass through Elon
College with almost every train,
the Sergeant said.
This accident was not
realized because the observant
engineer of the mile-long train
noticed that the white paint on
a spur of switch sign across the
parking lot of the Student
Center did not have the
standard reflectorized finish.
The Southern Railroad train
was traveling west at about 25
miles an hour when it passed
Elon at 2:40 a.m. on February
20.
Sensing danger, the engineer
clamped on brakes, jarring cars
loose near Magnolia Cemetery
at Oak Ave. The slow, fully
loaded train safely made the
grade down off the spur and
halted 400 feet away near Holt
can be re-lighted without losing
the flavor of the tobacco. To
avoid your pipe going out, keep
the tobacco packed down
because the heat from the
burning tobacco causes the
tobacco to rise.
The longer you smoke, the
better your pipe will taste
because it forms a crust and
becomes mellow. This is called
“breaking in.’’ If you follow
these tips and enjoy the smell
and taste of good tobaccos, you
can have many pleasing hours
smoking a pipe.
Street.
“We re just lucky it was
going slow enough. Had it been
going any faster it would have
derailed when it switched on
the spur line," Sergeant
Thomas said.
Evidence indicates that the
lock protecting the spur switch
was broken and the main lines
were engaged to the spur rail.
The red warning sign which
warns engineers that the tracks
are switched were painted
white; the color indicating that
tracks are clear.
Sergeant Thomas is concern
ed by the disregard of hfe
shown in the incident. Besides
the quarter million dollars train
and cargo, the lives of its crew
and the many residents in the
dorms and homes facing the
tracks were threatened. He
doubted whoever was responsi
ble realized the consequences.
Because the crime involved
interstate commerce. Southern
Railroad detectives notified the
FBI. With the SBI, they are
investigating to gain evidence.
Southern Railway Company
has posted a $250.00 reward for
■‘information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the
person(s) responsible for at
tempting to wreck a train.”
Good News
In Good Food
By Diane Costa
With the recognition given to
the various non-academic
functions of the college, it is a
wonder that the traditional
dishes of ARA’s food service
have been slighted.
The incredibly edible foods
range from the one-time hit
tacos, to the old standby bongo
burgers and meatloaf. Being a
former cafeteria worker en
abled me to capture the secret
behind ARA's number one
treat: meatloaf. Did you ever
wonder where the last ten
hamburgers from lunch, the
fifty end pieces of bread left on
the salad bar, the remnants of
last month’s corned beef, the
antique bongo burgers, the
hardened rolls from Harden
and the miraculous muffins
from McEwen went to in their
reincarnation?
Every good cook knows the
secret is in the sauce. ARA's
well-hidden secret lies not
within the sauce but within its
competent workers. Last
spring, a calamity overtook
McEwen cafeteria moments
before it was slated to open its
noontime doors. The food truck
driver, in an effort to hasten
delivery and insure full potency
of his cargo, hit the loading
dock and the fire alarm affixed
to it. Precariously cautious as
the cafeteria is, there is not
merely a sprinkler system
rigged to the alarm but a
flourish of C02 foam and
powder.
In true conservationist tra
dition, the ARA management
ordered all workers on hand to
start washing the food
decorated by this unfortunate
accident.
By the time the students
Choosing Your Major
Why should a student study
political science? What good
will it do him or her in later life?
Will it help in getting a job?
What careers are open to a
political science major?
In answer, the first objective
of any political science
curriculum in a liberat arts
college is education for
citizenship. If “eternal vigil-
ence is the price of liberty," an
understanding of the complexi
ties of modern government and
politics is as necessary as
"eternal vigilence.’’
Political science is a
comprehensive field and pro
vides a wide range of areas of
study. A student interested in a
career in the many areas of
government—federal, state or
local-should have a degree in
politcal science. Careers in the
field of public administration,
public law, commerical law,
and international law would
find a major in political science
an advantage. An under
graduate degree in government
would be most helpful to one
seeking a career in the
expanding field of community
social services, health, law
enforcement agencies, housing
and real estate, urban
planning, communications, jo
urnalism, and the mass media.
A degree in political science is a
good pre-professional degree
for many worthwhile careers.
Elon College is fortunate in
having an international faculty
in its Department of Political
Science.
A major in political science
requires the following basic
courses: An Introduction to
Political Science; United States
Government; State and Local
Government; An Introduction
to Political Theory; and a
Seminar in Political Science.
The student is required to
select an additional 18 hours in
the area of political science
which will broaden his
understanding of the role of
politics in the world community
of national states, the grovrth of
international organizations
such as the United Nations, a
study of American foreign
policy, and a knowledge of the
political institutions of Britain,
France, Germany, and the
Soviet Union.
In addition, a political
science major must have
completed two courses in
American history and six
semester hours in one of the
social science disciplines such
as History of Western Civiliza
tion; the Principles of Econom
ics; Geography of the United
States, Canada and Europe;
Introductory Sociology; Social
Problems: and Anthropology.
eagerly snatched up their trays
of goodies, nothing was amiss.
No one even took note of the
situation, except those workers
who had washed the food and
subsequently fasted for weeks.
Recently, the cafeteria has
undergone a significant change
of image. Two soft ice cream
machines now produce little
yummies to satisfy to the
student’s desires of not only
filling his rumbling stomach _
but tickling hi^taste buds. But,
do not fear, lovely Harden and
McEwen dining halls, we still
remember and know the real
you.