The Pendulum
Page Three
Daniel: love for people, beauty
by Cathy Henley
"My art is a way of life for me,
but teaching classes here at
Elon means my students come
first,” says Prof. Ed Daniel of
the art department. No wonder
his students come first; he is the
only professor in the
department. Of the 13 courses
offered here, ranging from art
education and metal-enameling
to painting and sculpture, he
alone teaches ten courses each
year.
The tall, shy bachelor with
the southern accent is from
Virgilina, Va, and it was here
that Ed IDaniel’s introduction to
art began. One of seven
children, he was greatly
influenced by his mother and
artist grandmother. "They
encouraged my love for people
and beauty,” Mr. Daniel says.
Elon College became a part of
his life when he received his
undergraduate training here.
Mrs. Lila Newman, an art
teacher at that time, influenced
and inspired him in an £ut
career. He received a B.A. in
business administration and a
degree in art. From here, Mr.
Daniel attended the Abbott
School of Conmiercial Art in
Washington, D.C., with a
diploma in commercial art in
mind. He won three
scholarships on a competitive
basis while there and decided to
get his degree in Fine Arts
(B.F.A.) He exhibited his work
at Morehead Planetarium in
Chapel Hill at this time.
Hafher’s hang-ups
by 8GA president, Laurie Hafner
Well, this is it folks — my final hang-up and it deals with, what
else, but Elon College?
Reflecting over my four years as a student and as one who has
been involved in many types of student activities, I have troubles
praising the virtues of Elon College. At this time when I should be
marked with sadness for leaving, I find myself resentful of Elon; its
ways, its action, and its being. The hypocrisy and ignorance of the
institution makes me almost afraid of the future within the college.
It’s as if a constant battle rages — the students vs. the
administration, the faculty vs. the administration, and worst of all
the administration against administration. With these petty but
realistic gsunes and encounters, it’s amazing to me that we can even
get on to the job of providing a college education.
Yes, I do sympathize with what it takes to r\m a college, and to
keep things going at a steady pace; but when you have to face a
damn bureaucracy at this level and at the size of Elon, we are in
trouble. The silly power politics game here is halting the move for
better education. If only some could realize the futility of playing
such a game at this small and insignificant level. It is indeed a
shame when we have to politically maneuver decisions rather than
having what is right and good for the students and the educational
programs.
It’s time too that we stop making excuses for Elon by blaming it
on the location, the church, and the whatever else seems relative at
the time. Let’s face it, there is too much passing the buck, and not
enough concern for a liberal arts college institution to be anything.
It’s when we let good college professors and administrators pass by
because of the lack of incentive for them to stay and we drive the
good students away because of the same reasoning and drive those
who do stay batty because of the ridiculous games, we are failing as
a college.
I hope that Elon will sit back and assess herself — face the truth
however much it hurts and work toward making Elon a finer
educational and social institution.
In closing, there are a few things I want to say about the SGA.
This year we worked our butts off for you, the students. The
achievements have only been marred by lack of student interest and
caring. I am convinced that the students could control and
maneuver Elon if the interest was only there. Everything from the
establishment of PIRG to the organization of the house government
could be a useful tool for achieving our needs as students if we could
only release ourselves from our apathetic ways. Please, next year
give Sammy and Bill your support and take an interest — after all
this is your school, your money, and your life the college is playing
its games with.
Finally, I want to thank everyone who has stood by me, helped me,
and even occasionally patted me on the back. One of the true good
things about Elon is its people and to them I give my thanks and my
love. My final hangup is in leaving these friends and acquaintances,
but maybe someday our paths will cross again.
Thank you and good-bye.
Skills Lab
The Academic Skills Lab of
Elon College will be open
during the 1976 summer
school sessions. This
program in the past was
created to enrich the student
■n ^ basic skills of reading,
'^'ting, and arithmetic. The
summer hours will be posted
on first floor Moonev. The
Academic Skills lab will be
open to students in the fall
semester.
Notice
Bound copies of the
campus and community
newspaper. The Pendulum.
will go on sale exam week.
This is the perfect way to
have all the year's activities
collected in one complete
volume. Issues will be sold
until the end of the first
summer session. Tables and
signs will be at various
locations next week.
From Washington, he went to
Richmond where he attended
RPI in order to receive
certification for teaching in
Virginia schools, and then
taught in Roanoke at the Fine
Arts Center. In Richmond, his
works were exhibited at the
Valentine Museum and in
Norfolk at the Irene Leach
Memorial Museum.
In the fall of 1963, Ed Daniel
returned to Elon as an assistant
professor in the art department.
Two of his paintings had been
accepted at the North Carolina
Museum of Art at Raleigh. One
painting was chosen for the
travel show. He also attended
UNC-G in 1972 and received
his Master of Fine Arts degree.
He exhibited at the
Weatherspoon Gallery which
then sponsored him to represent
m
Art professor Ed Daniel (center) presents an exhibit of
student art work each spring. (Photo by Ken Toda)
North Carolina artists and visit
New York’s museums and
exhibitions.
His philosophy of life is
incorporated into his art. He
feels "it is very satisfying
because it provides a person
with an extension of himself
and exp^resses one’s feelings
toward his environment.”
Are women finding good jobs?
by Cathy Henley
Ladies, wake up and liberate
your college major. 'Today’s
women college students may
risk unemployment in the
future, if they continue to
pursue their traditional areas of
study,” says Eva C. Galambos in
College Women and the Job
Market, 1980, published by the
Southern Regional Education
Board. You may find yourself
employed in a job unrelated to
your major and often that’s only
if you’re lucky.
Traditionally, women college
students have chosen fields
such as elementary and
secondary education which in
the job market are now
becoming increasingly scarce.
The SREB says that women
are over-represented in the
fields of: social work, physical
therapy, medical lalraratory
technology, library science,
occupational therapy, medical
record librarianship, nursing,
£md dental hygiene.
Instead of choosing majors in
psychology, fine arts, letters,
education or foreign languages,
the college women of to^y
should branch out into fields
where they are
under-represented.
Women, according to the
SREB, are under-represented
and "demand exceeds supply” in
the following areas:
engineering, dentistry, hospital
administration, veterinary
medicine, medicine, public
administration, business and
management, accounting,
planning, and computer
sciences.
Other fields also
under-represented by women,
but where "supply exceeds
demand” are: law, biological
sciences, social sciences, and
communications.
College choir ends busy year
by Pat Temple
Performances on May 2 at
First Presbyterian Church and
May 9 at J^cedonia Lutheran
Church brought to a close the
busy 1975-76 schedule for the
college choir. Under the
direction of Prof. Richard
Apperson, the choir has had one
of its most successful years.
Beginning early in the fall
semester with a performance at
the Graham Presbyterian
Church, the choir has
maintained a very active
schedule which included
performances at the first
annual "Pops” concert, a
football half-time show with the
band, a choral vespers service,
and an appearance at the First
Christian UCC Church. These
were followed by the annual
presentation of Handel’s
Messiah and the traditional
Christmas Candlelight Carol
Service in December.
The spring activity for the
choir began with a performance
The Elon College choir has completed a full and active
year of performances. (Photo by Joe Chandler)
at Front Street Methodist
Church followed by
participation with the choirs of
Catawba, Livingston and
Mitchell colleges in the
performance of (Jounod’s St.
Cecilia Mass with the Salisbury
Symphony Orchestra.
Plans for the coming year are
-Letters- (From Page 2)
wouldn't have found out how
good the sleeping conditions in
the Alamance building are
("some of the softest floors I ever
got a backache on.’’)
As for giving us of Third
Carolina off-campus housing,
we must thank the
administration for the exercise
we got for all the "run-around"
they gave us. Elon owns a
lovely, roomy house (next to
ZTA House) slated for
off-campus living next year
with room enough for 20 people.
Thankfully, the administration
refused to let 12 guys from our
floor use it. Now we are
crammed into existing
on-campus housing.
Thanks a heap,
A Refugee
-Leadership-
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including the University of
Colorado, the University of
Kansas and the University of
Michigan, the University of
Massachusetts where he
received his doctorate.
now m the making, and it
appears that 1976-77 will be
another exciting and busy year
for the Elon Choir. All students
of the college are eligible to
participate in the choir which
not only provides an
opportunity for learning
excellent choral music but also
the privilege of sharing this
musip with the school and
community.
ALCOA has good
paying JOBS '
fcall Robert McCormick
at 227-3006 ^
or226-%71 
after 8 p.m. (