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The Pendulum
March 11,1975
Shr Ifimliulutn
Paige Garriques & Lance Latane
Ciary Spitler
Mark Sauer, Ed Adams
Dave Shuford, Joe Chandler
Fraiiii ralle\
Staff
Marybeth GIvnn
Cathy Henley
Stewart Mullin
Fred Candle
Janie McGann
Reporters
Co-editors
Sports editor
Cartoonists
Photography
Typist
Brooke Irving
Kay Raskin
Rick Sherlock
Tom Graupmann
Joe Chandler
Adviser, Dr. Mary Ellen Priestley
Published by the Communications Media Board of Elon College in
conjunction with the Student Government Association. All
correspondence and articles; Box 5272, Elon College.
Throw your hat in!
Between March 15 and April I, applications will be accepted for
editorships and the manager of the radio station, as announced in an
article in this issue. All positions in the Student Government
Association will be open to eligible students. Many committee
chairmen must be named; work has to begin this spring for next fall.
Some people say a shortage of leaders among students here has'
reached crisis proportions. Too few experienced, intelligent men and
women throw their hats into the political ring of SGA. Too few come
foi'ward to apply for jobs as editors and managers, assistant editors
and committee chairmen. Why? Out of the more than 2000 students'
at Elon, there must be a few potential leaders for 1976-77. I
I his year's leaders have worked hard. Yet, we sense that Laurie
Hafner in her column today is deeply depressed. We hear that the
yearbook editors have sent off the i976 Phi Psi Cli but they are
exhausted; the editor of Colonnades got slim pickings for publication,
considering the size of the college, but she has announced delivery of
the bx)k before April. Only two students have announced their
intentions to run for SGA offices. Here at the Pendulum we find often
well-intentioned persons fail to stay with us right down to press time;
so the work falls on too few. What can be done?
First, rec:ognition should be given to all who have worked
consistently and well to run the student government and all the
segments of student life. Many of these people are not known by their
fellow students, the faculty, and administrators. A job well done is the
chief reward of creative people, but a public “thank-you” caii help,
t(K).
Second, just as sx)n as editors, managers, and SGA officers are
named, workshops and conferences should be held so that this year's
leaders, faculty advisers and others can give some orientation to
incoming leaders at every level. No little parties — this should be a
serious attempt to train, inspire, and assist these new people.
1 bird, the students and the administration most responsible
(Vice-President Moncure, Dean Long, and Mr. Sharpe) should see
that workshops and conferences for leadership training continue next
year. Part of our present problem may lie in student apathy and
ignorance of the required jobs, but part surely lies in a lack of
leadership training, both in general and specific to each office. loo
many would-tx- leaders do not know how to lead other people, how to
build enthusiasm for the job, how to promote excellence. Probablv
nothing could be more important to one's future career and success.
Hafner’s hang-ups
by Laurie Hafner, SGA president
By the fact that in my four years at t.lon College 1 have served on
many conunittees, been involved in many organizations, and have
lx.-en a |jart of a so-called decision-making body, the S.G.A., I feel 1
have^ ' 'Kht to talk on the state of Elon College.
1 he schiKil hm potential, it even has possibilities of becoming a very
fine academic ancl social institution. But when are we going to allow it
to Ix-come such an institution? How long can we pretend that the
students are but children nwding parental guidance and constant
control? How long can an institution drop out of contemporary times
ancl exist in a world so different and so sheltered before it collapses?
These arc questions that 1 don't know the answers to, but I do know
that w itlKHit some change and without some touch with reality we are
failing as an educational institution.
Just how much i-espect do you think the Elon College students have
foi the institution when there must be offered two college progi ani
cretlits lor the students to attend a Founders' Day program? 1 submit
to you, not nnich. I he\ still preferred to lie out in the sun or to sleep
than to |>ay their respects to our founding fathers.
How |x>or it is that we have to reaffirm our belief in the academic
ancl intellectual ability of our faculty by seeing them march in their
acaciemie regalia.
How IkkI is it, when half the students don't even vote in the
referendum mi chinking because they kn»w it won't do anything but
waste tlK-ir tinK- and the lead in their pencils.
How many UKite times can we as students tolerate taking up a
|>i-o|M>!>al that advixsHcs our i ighis as-adults to drink but find again we
are sh»t cIohii?
Why is ii iliat tlK- senior ciass again has decided ncM to give a gift to
tiie scImmiI?
Frankly, KIcmi. tlic siudcnui dcMi'l give a damn.
High Surf at “Virginia Beach”
Letters to the editor
‘Terrified in Staley”
Dear Editors:
A certain phenomenon within
Elon (and a letter in the last
Pendulum) has prompted me to
write. It seems that a number of
students are concerned about
our high Christian standards. I
am too. The temptation to sin is
great, but we are slowly and
surely overcoming it. The males
of this institution are also
concerned about those among
our ranks with unusually high
libidos.
Our noble administrators,
omnipotent though they are (to
borrow a phrase from a Mr.
Carmichael), have failed in
adequately providing for the
safety of our fairer sex. 1 have a
suggestion which may be
nnitually acceptable to both our
administration and our ladies:
sell chastity belts in the Campus
Shop. This would provide
protection at a profit. Better vet.
it would eliminate those less
desirable females by closely
watching who does anct does not
buy. And natinally, the belles of
F.lon would no doubt assist bv
ostracizing those daughters of
Five who have straved.
“Sonn^"
reference to us as “half crazed
sexual deviants" is bl^wh
completely out of bounds. Even
though our majorettes are
enjoyable to watch, the sexual
excitement derived from their
‘provocative dancing and their
slinky outfits" can be termed
almost non-existent when
compared to the pleasure that
many get from viewing the
porno mags, books and flicks
which are accessible right here
on campus.
So, to you who are terrified,
my suggestion is that you refrain
from attending any games in the
future or hire yourself, a
bodyguard while on this
maniac-infested" campus.
Not Fwisted, Only Normal
Dear Editors:
In resixHJse to “Terrified in
Staley," 1 would like to sav that
even though the letter was
l)robably written merely as a
satirical joke, it was a rather sick
aijproach.
Sure, many a chuckle was
enjoyed, but what alx>ut the
majorettes? Does an\one realize
the time spent bv them
preparing f o r such a
production? It takes more effort
than niany would like to admit.
For this. I would like to thank
them.
As a male niemlx-r of the
student Ijcxly, 1 think that the
Dear Editors:
In resix)nse to the letter about
otn- "provoc ative" majorettes, we
would like to say it was totallx
unfair!
Who gave the writer(s) that
wrote that letter the right to
judge the effect of that dance? If
they found it sexually
stimulating, obviously they are
the sexual deviants because as
the saying goes "it takes one to
know one."
^ It seems that they are
implying that their Christian
outlook is the correct one, but if
our memory serves us correctly,
in the Bible, judging your fellow
man is piohibited. From theii'
letter ^ they are judging the
majorfettes. If was imfair to make
the statements they did about
our majorettes, because in doing
they piaitically pinned a
scarlet letia” on them, with
who will y.'aja to marry them
now?"
F.lon stuctciMs need to stick
together aitd brag about our
school rath*T than dc?stroying its
name as thev have tried to do.
Johnnie Allen
Charlene Mathew s
Fearinafrat
Dear Editors:
At a recent college concen an
Elon professor and leader of on,
of the performing groups was i«
front of evei^one. Upping i,i,
foot in a very suggestive manner i
I could see the girls around me'
becoming uneasy niih‘
excitement. As if this professo,
were not doing enough with his’
tapping, he had the immoral
nerve to yell out obscene words:
such as “Vea!” and "(jo, go' '
The girls were about to brcal;
Lucky for us guys this part of the
show was soon over, and the girls
had time to calm down bs
listening to some other dude.
My point is the men ot this
campus have no protection from
the women. The men's dorms
have not one push-button loci
or even one guard at the doors
The men have to eat all their
meals at a place that makes them
walk past the women's dorms,
many times being undressed bv
the eyes of these women. 1 fet|
that the men that live in thei
dorms are safer than those who
live in the frat and sports houses *
The streets are dark and lonely j
with many places a young man
can be abduaed, thus his life;
ruined. “Who will marry him?' |‘
plead to the women of Elon'
College, think before you strike'
The man you attack may be your|
brother. “Fear in a
Reader’s reactions
Dear Editors:
1 would like to complimenif
you on the produaion of a fine,
well-rounded newspaper. The
newspaper is always up to date
and is consistent with the lop
new stories. The features that I
appreciate most are (1) Flafner's
Hang-ups — Being in the
S.G.A., 1 am aware of the hard
and tremendous job
president is doing and this keeps
her fellow students well
informed. (2) The Letters to the
Flditors — this really gives the
students the right of free speati
I have not always agreed with all
of the letters, but I respal the
right of the persons who write
them to express themselves, (3|
News of up-coming events -
again 1 would like to complinieiir
you and thank you for a job well
done. Morris Boswell
A good idea
Dear Editors:
T hank you for th(
photographs of Flngland in the
2-26-76 issue. The photograpte
gave those w ho did not get to go
to England during winter teriiu
glimpse of Fjigland's sceneiy. |
Karen L. Ciftj
Night-life
Dear FLditors:
I am now singing the prais«
of the administration. They art
responsible for putting me in i
three-hour night class. 1 love it!
F>eryone should have iiigl®
classes. It deters one from il'f
morally degrading inediJ
otherwise known as television
Who carc-s aliout Maude.' KW
Little isn't funny either —Ik’s*
coinnnniisti
If everyone had night tlasscS'
F.lon could approach nwi’j
sanity. No more Ixer blasts. «iW
parties, or Hilton caravans,
might add that most students^
at their alertness [jeak at
Don't tell iiK- you haven't noiitf"
the zombies re|X)rting t>
o'clocks.
It's safer to Ix: in a night cia®
My class has two gun-n>*w8,
officers of justice. With tTinic‘*|i
the strcx’ts, we are safer in t ^ ,
And it's gcKxl for coniiiiuic’“'I
have a night ch ivc. Inipro'C"
eyesight! 200)^