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Dunne Stated:
Death Can Be Proud
The Pendulum
Drugs Are Poor Mixers
By Lanna Peavy
One of America's top
theologians, John Donne,
spoke on death in Whitley
Auditorium on Feb. 26. Dr.
Donne, is professor of theology
at Notre Dame University.
The topic Donne chose was
"Death and the Life Story."
The speech was centered on
attitudes towards death in the
different stages of life,
beginning with childhood. This
first stage is the "immediate
awareness” of a child when
death is not a part of the child’s
consciousness. Donne's second
stage deals with the existential
awareness of the early
adolescent. At the stage of
puberty, life is a problem
because one doesn't know
which way he will go, and
thoughts of death are becoming
a part of the person more
frequently. Donne's third stage
is historic awareness or a more
mature awareness of death.
This stage gives rise to a larger
By Mildred B. Lynch
Need $1,000 to help meet the
rising cost of education?
Why not meet your own
financial needs while doing
something really rewarding and
worthwhile for someone else?
The Cerebral Palsy Associa
tion of Montgomery County in
suburban Washington. D.C. is
offering a unique opportunity
for service to 18 eastern United
States college students.
Those selected will live in
housing provided by the
association, share cooking,
cleaning, and shopping respon-
‘‘Feeling Good." a new
prime-time series on health
care for adults, presented on
the 250 stations of the Public
Broadcasting Service Wednes
day nights for a full year. (8
p.m. EST, 7 p.m. CST)
The experimental series has
been characterized as televis
ion’s most ambitious attempt to
both inform people and
motivate them toward healthier
living. The show will employ a
variety--a magazine format
using animation, song, dance,
comedy and documentaries to
treat priority health topics:
alcohol abuse, cancer, child
care, exercise, dental care, the
health care delivery system,
heart disease, hypertension,
mental health, nutrition and
prenatal care.
Several informational and
behavioral goals have been
developed for each topic. The
aim is to inform people about
systems and methods of
avoiding' various health prob
lems and to motivate them
take some actions in ;j .-'t
their occurence or to (' 'r*-
their danger.
course of human awareness.
One begins to relate to his own
life and begins to relate to his
inevitable death.
After Dr. Donne explained
the three stages of awareness
of death, he asked the question.
"Is there a deeper life that can
endure death and survive it? "
He answered this question with
a "yes " by explaining that
there is a surface rhythm of life
and death. The deeper life, or
as he called it. "an
undercurrent. " is a spiritual
life which has a deeper rhythm.
Donne said that people
sometimes think of death as an
outside force. To them, life is
like the plant earth, and death
is some distant start outside our
being. Donne stressed that if
these two forces, life and death,
could come together then we
could reach this deeper rhythm
of life. Dunne said, "When a
person makes friends with
death, he makes friends with
life too."
sibilities and establish their
own regulations.
If no pay. a small weekly
allowance for personal needs,
and a $1,000 scholarship for
your future education sounds
interesting to you, then you are
the one they are looking for.
You may also earn up to 24
hours of college credit during
the year (school year 1975-76).
Further details and applica
tion forms are available in the
campus library. Ask for the
booklet. "Helping the Handi
capped.”
The underlying philosophy of
"Feeling Good” is that the
people have more control over
their health than they realize.
The show will point out some of
the fundamentals of good
health and then will pinpoint
how people's actions play an
important role in the kind of
health they enjoy.
Gift Brings
47,000 Volumes
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Royall Spence. Sr. was in the
automobile business in Bur
lington before going to
Greensboro following his pur
chase of the Canada Dry
Bottling Company, a firm that
he and his son, Royall, Jr..
have operated since 1952.
Royall III, a graduate in the
class of 1970. is employed with
his father and grandfather in
(ireensboro. His wife, the
former Pamela Sauvain, ia also
an F^lon graduate, having
received her degree in 1971.
By Mildred B. Lynch
Talc, quinine, sucrose and
baking soda are commonly used
to adulterate heroin. When
these substances are used in
conjunction with a non-sterile
solvent and non-sterile inject
ion technique, foreign mater
ials and bacteria are introduced
into the bloodstream.
The user may receive
traumatic injuries such as
fractures of teeth and jaws or
mutilation of gums or tongue
because of a friend s misguided
attempts at first aid by vigorous
slapping and stimulation of the
By Debbie Cochran
Steak dinners with all the
extras are now being served to
graduating seniors at the
Crumpton Estate as part of the
Senior Preparation for Alumni
Responsibility (SPAR) pro
gram.
"Elon College is one of the
three colleges in the nation to
receive a grant from the
Levis-Strauss Foundation to
make this program possible.”
said program director. Tom
Bass.
The objective of this program
is to present the realities of the
private liberal arts college
situation and the importance of
recruitment and alumni giving.
"Elon has an obligation to its
seniors. They should be aware
of the power structure of the
college and how it operates
By Debbie Cochran
Political science major and
senior Barry Bradberry was the
only North Carolina student to
participate in the Virginia
Internship Program held in
Richmond Dec. 20, 1974
through Feb. 22, 1975.
The Virginia Intership Pro
gram. a unit of The Virginia
Program is the coordinating
agent for a voluntary consor
tium of Virginia higher
educational institutions, public
source agencies, and business
establishments, which fosters
opportunities for students to
enrich their education and
serve the Commonwealth.
Bradberry worked for Donald
H. Rhodes of the 40th district of
the Virginia Beach House of
Delegates. "I researched bills.
face. Medical and/or dental
treatment may be necessary.
If the victim is a sporadic or
intermittant narcotics user and
if he does not inform the
attending doctor of the
possibility of bacterial presence
in his bloodstream, he may not
th^ necessary rej^imen
of penicillin or phenethicillin
that is needed to prevent
lesions of the heart valves.
All drug users should protect
themselves by providing the
dentist or physician with a
complete history before any
treatment is begun.
before they leave,” explains
Tom Bass.
Transportation is provided
for the students who meet in
front of Alamance on Wednes
days. The evening begins with
a tour of the $125,000
Crumpton Estate, the steak
dinner, and then a brief
discussion on recruitment, fund
raising and general administra
tion of the college.
"I think the SPAR program is
a good way to learn about
different aspects of college
needs and the dinner was
informal and fun for all.” said
Patsy Lynch.
"All seniors have been to
these dinners or will soon
receive an invitation before the
end of the semester.” Bass
said.
handled all mail, met with
lobbyists, substituted for Rho
des at various meetings-I did
everything but vote for him,”
Bradberry explained.
Interns are paid as state
employees. "Profit is definitely
not what you get out of this
internship, stated Bradberry.
"1 learned more from this
experience than anything I’ve
done in my life, and that
includes any classroom experi
ences.”
The program’s goals for
political science majors are:
(1) integrate classroom
instruction with life experien
ces;
(2) ac(juire role-related
competence through experi
ence in actual situations and in
close association with practi-
March 17, 1975
Grads Face
Drab Spring
By Pamela Bradley
P'Jon grads face a drab
spring.
According to the College
Placement Council's annual
winter employer poll, there will
be a four percent drop in job
openings this June compared to
a year ago. It will be the first
overall drop in four years.
Although the engineering
field looks bright with seven
percent more job offers than a
year ago. only four percent of
the graduates in the humanities
and social sciences are likely to
find jobs in their major fields.
If you are planning to go to
graduate school, you may want
to reconsider since the Ph.D’s
will be getting 17 percent fewer
job offers the June than last
year.
Are You Worth It?
By Mildred B. Lynch
Your body is worth more now
than it was a few years ago.
Inflation has raised the value of
the human body from 98 cents
in 1936 to $5.60 today, says Dr,
Donald Forman, a biochemist
at Northwestern University. Dr.
Forman estimates the amounts
of all inorganic elements and
compounds in a 150 pound
human body and figures their
worth based on current prices
from chemical catalog.
Poets Come March 20
By Lance Latane
The Liberal Arts Forum and
the English department, to
gether with the Alamance Arts
Association, have scheduled an
evening of poetry on March 20
at 8 o’clock in Whitley
Auditorium.
Funds to present the poets
were obtained from the North
Carolina Arts Council. Their
grants help North Carolina's
poets gain exposure and
recognition. Three have been
selected for the recital - Charles
Eaton of Chapel Hill, James
Bardson of UNC-Greensboro,
and Emily Sargent Councilman
of Burlington.
James Bardon’s work has
been published in Coraddi, The
Above Ground Review. Sou
thern Poetry Review and other
magazines.
cing professionals;
(3) acquire skills, knowledge
and values essential to the
effective delivery of public
source.
"I think this is such a great
program because the people
involved will be far from green
if and when they do hold some
political office.’’ said Brad
berry. "I have made so many
friends and connections and
plan to continue working with
Rhodes this summer.’
Students who are interested
in such internships whether in
North Carolina or Virginia
should contact Dr. F. Watts o
the political science depart
ment. Anyone who wants to be
an intern should start early
making contacts, filling out
applications and so on.
Meet Rising Costs by
Helping Handicapped
TV Show Promotes Health
Students and administration seem to enjoy steak dinner at
Crumpton Estate (Photo by Dave Shuford)
Hungry Students Served
Steaks: Rare^ Med.^ Well
Bradberry Worked in Virginia Internship Program