October 9.1975
The Pendulum
Page Three
Key popped the top
Updyke’s story is told:
Will you love her in May?
by Mary Ellen Priestley
This year of Bicentennial
celebrations may be as good as
any to look into the origins of the
American anthem. "The Star
Spangled Banner. " Every school
child knows that Francis Scott
Key wrote the words to this
rousing song, but what abtiut the
tune?
Most versions of the anthem
attribute the music to John
Stafford Smith. The Encylopedia
Britannica says, "The Star
Spangled Banner, words by
Francis Scott Key (1814) to the
tune of J. Stafford Smith’s song,
"To Anacreon in Heaven.’”
Who was Mr. Smith? And how
did he happen to team up with
the Baltimore lawyer, F.S. Key?
A little investigation reveals
that Smith was an 18th century
Englishman w'ho frequented a
pub called the Crown and Anchor
at the corner of Arundel Street
and The Strand in London. A
group of men who belonged to
the Anacreontic Club met at the
pub. After a few beers they
usually joined in the old pub
songs, but Ralph Tomlinson, thf
president in I7.S0, thought the
club needed its own song. He
wrote the words to "To
Anacreon in Heaven" and called
upon John Stafford Smith for a
tune. Smith complied. The new
song caught on and spread from
the Crown and Anchor to other
pubs and halls and, along with
the immigrants, to the" New
World. When Francis Scott Key
wrote the words to ' The
Star-Spangled Banner," a
brother-in-law suggested the tune
of the well-known drinking song.
So it was that the pub song
became the national anthem.
At the Library of Congress, a
former head of the music library
reference section collected 8.5
sets of words which were set to
this tune before 1820. In fact.
Key used the same music for an
earlier poem he wrote, “When
the Warrior Returns from the
Battle Afar."
The Crown and Anchor, where
it all started, burned down in
18.54, and on the spot today
stands a modern building where
telephonic equipment is sold.
II herbs and spices.
The complete line of sundry
sandwiches and a breakfast menu
remain the same from last spring.
Doug reminds us that he also
carries all of our favorite
beverages.
To avoid a price increase, he
has instituted a S.2.5 delivery
charge and will deliver to all
dorms and fraternity houses.
The quaint atmosphere and
good company create a warm
feeling for those lucky enough to
have discovered this nearby
shop. Regardless of your choice
of time or meal, from 6 a.m. to 11
p.m.. from fries and coke to
pizza and liquid sunshine to go.
Garrison’s is rii’lit. When you
walk in the door say hello to
Doug and his gang — they’ll be
’sure to return your greeting.
(ironically, good spirits were
apparently already in most
everybody).
Everyone regrouped
immediately and then all were on
the attack at Sloan. An excellent
choice, to say the least, or so it
appeared at first. Panties flow'ed
down like manna from Heaven.
In fact, there was one ingenious
girl who put panties on a string
and lowered then enough just to
tease the gentlemen. The scene
resembled a pack of jumping and
howling wolves fighting for food.
When the night almost seemed
fulfilling, the grumpy gals began
pouring buckets and buckets of
water upon the innocent young
men below. Once again, with
fear of losing everyone for good,
the brilliance of the leaders was
shown as they huddled together
and declared vigorously. "To
Staley, to Staley!” Riddled with
injuries and desertions, the band
still stood strong and in a loud
uproar responded in agreement.
It was easy to tell the men from
the boys by those who made it
running all the way to Staley. It
was a great way to end a great
night w'ith almost everyone
getting their fair share of panties.
(In fact it w-as that evening that
some lucky sould got a bia!)
As mentioned before, there
The wicked witch ot West. (Photo
by Lance Latane)
by Cathy Henley
For many of the women
students attending Elon, the
dormitory has become their
home away from home. One
plus that the men students
don't have is Mrs. Leona B.
Updyke, head resident adviser
of West Dormitory. She is the
guardian of Elon s ‘little
angels.'
What exactly makes Mrs.
Updyke tick? Perhaps some of
her personal background will
help to answer this question.
She is the eldest of her
family, two sisters and a
brother. Married to a
Presbyterian minister in
Watertown, N.Y., where they
lived with their two daughters
for 23 years, she enjoyed
The first college program of
the year was to deal with student
apathy. However, no one could
be found to plan the program. It
is a shame too because the
possibilities would have been
great for such an affair. The
silent majority could have come
and slept right through the
activities.
The master of ceremonies
would have been old what’s his
name, you know, the person who
being with young people. It
was clearly evident to friends,
after her husband's death and
the marriage of both
daughters, that her two years
working in a library didn't
agi;ee with her style. She left
that position and took a more
promising job at the Good
Samaritan Hospital (nurses'
quarters) as the housemother.
It was here for six years that
Mrs. Updyke began her career
of housemothering, known as
the "Jack-of-all-trades.''
Mrs. Updyke has enjoyed
her stay at Elon. As with
^ anyone, she has had her ups
and downs. For example, she
said just last week, "I went up
three flights of stairs, helped
one freshman replace a
doorknob, and came right
back down." It was the third
time that day.
Mrs. Updyke feels that the
visitation rules at Elon are
well suited for West Dorm.
With her apartment on first
floor, it is very convenient to
visit with both male and
female students. It might be
added that one advantage of
being a housemother is that
Kappa Gamma Nu: Roland
Wilson; Tau Kappa Epsilon:
Fabin Covington; Sigma Psi
Epsilon: David Bordeaux; Alpha
Psi Rho: Sam Stevens; football
team: Wayne Williams, and
basketball team: Thomas Moore.
by Laurie Hafner
SGA President
After the cold I’ve had and all
the cough syrup I’ve drunk, this
should be called Hafner's
hangovers.
For those of you in doubt—the
Student Government is alive,
well, and active. We are working
on several plans and proposals;
among them dorm government,
establishment of a PIRG and
limited open visitation.
House government elections
will be held Tuesday, October
14. There will be elected council
people from each hall and a
president of each dorm. If you
are interested in running, please
pick up a registration sheet at the
SGA office and if you have any
questions, please ask. Final
registration for this is October
thinks The PenJiiliiiii is in
England on Big Ben. The
highlight of the program was to
be the announcement of Apathy
Student of the Year, it would
have been a tight race among
some thousand students, but
early predictions slated the clear
winner as Irving Shwartz.
Allhiniyh Irving has been at Elon
for six years, (going through on
collegc programs), he has yet to
see the insiik of the Student
she meets a lot of guys. This
fact doesn't go unnoticed
either. She goes to the “Open
Houses" of many of the
fraternities on campus and has
an escort to and from the
parties. How lucky can you
get?
Mrs. Updyke does have a
special style about her. It
doesn't take much to be
captivated by her. Maybe it's
that look on her face, or that
gleam in her eye, chalk it up to
whatever you like, but she
always gets her way with the
students. Much of this comes
from the respect she deserves
but doesn't demand. She says,
"I have very much respect for
the young people today, for
their integrity and their
honesty. I don't demand
respect from them but try to
be deserving of it."
The lady is talented too.
Her poetry is as good as her
home-made cookies. Her
poem ‘‘Wicked Witch of
West" appears in West Dorm
Parlor:
Will you love me in May
As you did in September?
You will—unless you fail to
remember...
No dogs in the lounge
No sleeping on floor
Feet off the sofas
We won't have no more
Soft drink cans in the basket
Cigarette butts in a tray
We'll have a good year
If we do it my way.
So beware.
Hafner’s
Hang-ups
13.
I would like to urge you all to
help support the PIRG
referendum today. I really do
believe in this.
The big thing for the fall Board
of Trustees meeting is open
visitation. I’m hoping you all will
support me in efforts to get
limited open visitation on
campus.
I’d also like to wish everyone a
happy Homecoming — Parents
Weekend (well, as happy as it
can be for the situation) and may
the prettiest girl or man win
Homecoming Queen. (Right on!)
In closing I’d like to thank all
of you who keep me going with
your support and help. To the
Peiuliiliini staff I’d like to say
"Htwty hoot!"
Y’all come see me sometime.
Center. He should check his mail
soon, however, because his box
is full of old C>iiimiini( (ilt>r.\.
Apathy Student of the Year
could become a traditional event
with a trophy being passed from
winner year to year. (Whtwps!
No one picked up the trophy.)
Well, maybe this is a good
idea—the students will finally get
involved. Everyone will be trying
to become Apathy Student of the
Year.
Cruisin’ around “
Elon College
by Bob Walker
Elon alumnus Doug Thomas
has made some substantial
changes at Garrison's Soda Shop
since last spring. First he has
added a new line of submarine
sandwiches including hot
pastrami and cheese, pastrami,
salomi, cheese, bologna, and
ham. Possible additions to this
new line are meatball sub, pizza
sub, and steak and onion sub. All
of these sell for S1.2.'5.
Still the best pizza place in
Elon, Garrison’s no longer has
the only pizza in town. The price
range for Doug’s pizza is from
Sl.M for a small cheese to .S4.40
for a large combination pizza.
Customers may select from
pepperoni, sausage, hamburger,
mushroom, onions, green
pepper, or Italian peppers. EX>ug
uses a blend of five cheeses w'ith
Tradition keeps panties flying
by Mit(e Christie
Tradition was followed twice
this year on Elon’s campus. The
freshmen have stirred up two
panty raids so far.
The first raid was more
successful than the second as
evidenced by a couple of guys
spotted with four or five pairs of
white panties and one person
with two pairs of flowered
underwear. (It is common
knowledge, of course, that
panties with designs are w'orth
much more than plain whites.)
The raid on that memorable night
of September 1.5 began as usual
between Smith and Carolina
dorms where the raiders
mustered around 10:30. After
about a half hour of preliminaries
to get as many participants as
possible, the platoon was ready
to break camp.
The planned strategy, which
Was almost followed to the letter,
was to run through Alamance and
^hit Virginia and West dorms in
that ordei'. The troops were split
to get maximum use from
everyone — half to Virginia and
half to West. There was an
emotional letdown among the
group after few panties were
lowered. Quick thinking by the
leaders saved the night and kept
everybody in good spirits
Tri Sigma announces BMOC
Tri Sigma sorority is once
again sponsoring “The Big Man
on Campus” contest. In
conjunction with Homecoming,
voting for contestants will be
held in the student center during
the week of October 6.
Donations of a nickel will be
counted as one vote towards a
candidate. The person receiving
the most votes will be announced
the winner at the Homecoming
football game.
All proceeds will go to the
Robbie Page Memorial for
crippled children. The nominees
are Kappa Sigma: Joe Harrison;
Iota Tau Kappa: Gus DeSimone;
was a second raid on September
30, but unfortunately, it was
unsuccessful. It was a scheduled
double-header, but the giris jock
raid also proved to be a disaster.
The reasons for both of these
annual social events failing
differed slightly. For the panty
version there was lack of
initiative and for the jock, there
was a lack of support (which
does seem ironic).
It was written earlier that the
panty raid was a freshman
extracurricular activity. This
statement is true but really it was
the skill and experience of the
upperclassmen raiders that were
needed to make the raids
triumphant.
“Apathy Student of the Year” is named