September 23,1976
The Pendulum
Page Three
Two Elon students visited
Alaska during summer
by Doug Durante
As the days grow shorter and
we begin the routine of another
semester, the memories of the
summer of 76 will be bright for
many Elon students. The
summer, to most students, is a
stepping stone between spring
and fall; a time for travelling,
work, in-depth study or just
taking it easy.
Les Hall, a senior from
Salisbury, Md., decided the
Bi-centennial summer was a
good time to see the country we
live in. Les and Rick Coradi, a
fraternity brother and now Elon
graduate, set their sights on
Alaska, detenrined to go to the
northernmost point of the
United States.
They travelled in a jointly
owned van that slept two,
housed a cooler, a stereo and
two spare tires. A CB radio
completed the rig, and as Les
said, It helped keep us awake
during a lot of night driving."
Experiences during the trip
included seeing tornadoes in
Wyoming and a six-inch
snowfall in Yellowstone park.
Les felt that the camping sites
were not only economical but
also enjoyable during the
evenings sitting around a fire
and talking to new people. After
a stay in Canada they entered
the gateway to Alaska, the
dreaded Alcan highway, a
grueling 1200 miles of gravel
road where at times speed was
limited to 15 miles per hour.
Fighting the oil rigs and the
generally poor conditions of the
road they crossed through the
tundra which Les said was
spooky because of the lack of
trees and the dwarfed
vegetation.
After three weeks in an
atmosphere that Les described
as "pleasantly cool," Rick
decided he wasn't ready to come
home, so they sold the van for a
$400 profit and divided their
belongings. One of the
lowpoints of the trip for Les was
his 24-hour hitch-hiking
attempt returning on the Alcan
highway.
'1 stood at one point on the
road for 24 hours,he recalls.
'The only thing 1 saw were wino
Eskimos going to and from the
liquor store. I guess nobody
wanted to give me a lift because
my pack and gear would have
added too much weight."
Les eventually did get a ride
and made his way to Seattle
where he caught a plane back to
Maryland. Rick went on to
California and is currently in
the San Francisco area. Les
smiled as he recalled his trip to
our 50th state and said, "Alaska
was really an experience; the
people were great, and the
interesting thing is that
anybody who is there is there
because they want to be. They
wouldn't want to be anywhere
else."
NC-PIRG offers consumer reports
The Elon College Chapter of
the North Carolina Public
Interest Research Group (NC
PIRG) has several PIRG
publications of immediate help
to students in orienting or
re-orienting themselves to their
Elon College surroundings.
hems available in the PIRG
office in Long Student Center
include pamphlets on the best
buys in bicycle chains and
cables and information on how
to recover housing deposits. A
report on the cost of eyeglasses
in the Elon College area helps
one shop wisely for a key
student item. Also available at
the PIRG office is the
comprehensive North Carolina
Tenants Handbook, a must for
all student-tenants.
As students move to assert a
mature presence in state and
local politics, voter information
is essential. This summer, NC
PIRG studied the N.C. General
Assembly and ranked all N.C.
legislators on 20 key pwlicy
votes. The PIRG Legislative
Scorecard should help student
voters compare campaign
promises with past
performances. In addition,
up-to-date information on
student voter registration and
absentee voting has been
prepared by NC PIRG
attorneys. All this material is
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available at the local PIRG
office which contains many
other examples of PIRG work,
"in the public interest."
"As students, we have many
more contacts with the real
world of consumer policy than
we may imagine," said Bruce
Boyd, PIRG chairman at Elon
College. "Our daily life as a
student, as a consumer of
education, etc. is directly
affected by local and stale
policies.” In NC PIRG, Elon
College students and PIRG
professionals work together to
improve the quality of life in
this area and the state.
"Through project work we
demonstrate the vital
connection between student life
and the real world," added
Boyd.
For further information
about PIRG and PIRG s first
fall meeting at Elon College,
contact Bruce Boyd or Fleet
Bagley, NC PIRG office. Long
Student Center
Mr. Fingers, renowned magician, will perforin in Whitley on
Sept. 29.
Harper says registration
by mail was total success
by Sherry Summers
Pre-registration by mail
proved to be successful to people
who prepared and participated
in the program. It is an effective
method that will be used in
later ye£u^, according to Ken
Harper, registrar.
Pre-registration is selecting
courses you plan to take when
you enter college. In this
manner you have the
opportunity to select carefully
the courses you are interested
in. If you completed registration
which was the next general step
after pre-registration, your
schedule would be mailed to you
which would alleviate some of
the complications that arise
when you reach the campus.
Of the 1,943 students actually
participating in this program,
1,152 could proceed to their
classes when they reached
campus. The main goal of the
administration was to raise the
number of students that could
go directly to their classes.
The students of Elon College
consider this method e.ffective.
Many students had the chance
to spend one or two more days at
the beach because they had no
reason to linger in the lines of
drop-add day. The freshman
were not aware of the methods
that had been used previously
but were happy because it
eliminated some of the tension.
One freshman said, '1 have no
idea what methods have been
used in previous years, but I am
pleased to know that this
method was established because
it relieved me of some of my
anxieties.’’
Although preparations for
pre-registration took a little
more time, the registrar feels
that the time and effort proved
to be worthwhile.
Renowned magician
appears at Elon
Mr. Fingers, who is appearing
in Whitley Auditorium on
Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 8:00, is
more than the usual magic act.
Mr. Fingers has received the
skills of great vaudeville
performances by studvine the
acts of such greats as Houdini,
Thurston, Malini, and Cardini.
Once a teacher at Chavez
College in Los Angeles, Mr.
Fingers has been a speaker and
entertainer in clubs, but he now
aims his show at college
audiences. Mr. Fingers says, '1
tell of the Houdini life and my
thoughts on ESP and
predictions of the future.. .and
when I show them what a card
cheat can do, they really flip."
An interesting part of Mr.
Finger's act is the opening of a
box mailed several weeks ago to
Bill Sharpe who has guarded it
with his life. The box contains a
written prediction of the
present day's news headlines.
Yet, this box has been in Mr.
Sharpe's office for weeks!
Outing Club
Attention, nature lovers!
Interested in mountain
climbing and rapelling, cave
exploring, canoeing,
backpacking, or camping and
day hiking? The Elon College
Outing Society is for you! There
will be an organizational
meeting on Monday, Sept. 20 at
8:00 p.m. in the large lounge on
second floor. Long Student
Center.
S. A.M. has definite plans for
a more productive club year
The Society for the
Advancement of Management
of Elon College have begun
their activities for the new
school year. Faculty members,
prospective S.A.M. members
and old S.A.M. members
gathered to have a coffee and
cake "get-together"’ last week to
open the year. President Gary
Spitler enlightened the
audience on the plans for the
new year. The officers were also
introduced. They included: Jim
Cozart as v-p, Marilee
McPherson as secretary, and
Belinda Spence as treasurer.
Mrs. Janie Council, professor of
accounting, will be the new
adviser for the group since Prof.
Clouse has left the Elon faculty.
Spitler told of several new
plans and ideas. "We will be
publishing a student directory
in the near future as well as
other little money-making
ideas. We will have a banquet
in the fall and a really big
banquet in the spring when
business awards recipients will
be the honored guests.” Spitler
concluded, "I plan to have a
successful business person as
speaker at the spring banquet
as well as having speakers and
tours throughout the year.”
'1 have one goal which must
be carried out to make this year
one of the best ever,” Spitler
noted. "We MUST increase our
membership. Before last year,
the club was the largest on
campus. Last year, membership
dropped to half or less than half
of the previous year. To have a
really successful organization,
you must have interested
members.’’
S.A.M. is a business oriented
organization which gives the
students a broader insight into
management and business
outside the classroom. The
national chapter works with the
Elon chapter to help students
get the most out of the club.
Elon's chapter was honored
with an article which appeared
in S.A.M. News International
this month. The article was
written by Gary Spitler and
Mrs. Janie Council. Copies of
the article will be displayed on
the bulletin boards later this
month.
Anyone interested in joining
the active business organization
should attend the next meeting.
Meetings are held every
Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in
Alamance 303. Additional
questions may be answered by
writing Gary Spitler at campus
Box 5349 or calling Ext. 346.
Damon Dalvin
Family Fish House
2699 Ramada Road
Burlington
Damon Dalvin demonstrates
some of his unique methods
while performing. (Photo by
Brad Clapp)
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be a ballerina but I couldn't
quite make it.”
Damon said he has been
playing the guitar for the last
eight years. His first teacher,
according to him, a bald
headed flamenco player,” after
a month of trying to teach
Damon to sight read, suggested
he take up singing, but after
hearing Damon sing, the
instructor decided it was best
for him to stick to the guitar.
The songs Damon will be
performing at The Back Door
are partly his own compositions
and partly the work of others.
No one will want to miss this
colorful character; after all, it’s
only 50 for three hours of
music and comedy, from 8:30 to
11:30.
So, I’ll expect to see everybody
there, and to receive many,
many letters to the editor from
irate staff, if any Eire there, over
Damon’s song Love Your
Mother. It seems Damon was
inspired to write this song when
in Florida he was having a
rather difficult time finding
girls. Freud would have had a
blast with Damon. Who knows,
if Damon had lived in Freud’s
time, many might display the
Damon complex rather than the
Oedipal.
Elon Events
Sept. 25 Football game at
Lockhaven State —1:30 p.m.
Sept. 26 Movie — "Green
Berets”
Sept. 29 Magic show with
Mr. Fingers — 8 p.m. —
Whitley
Oct. 1 Pre-Homecoming
Dance —Greensboro
Oct. 2 Football game at
Mars Hill —7:30 p.m.
Oct. 3 Movie — "Sacco and
Vanzetti”
Oct. 7 Back Door (music &
comedy) presents Damon
Dalvin -8:30-11:30.
Oct. 9 Football at Elon vs.
Wofford —HC —2:00 p.m.
Oct. 10 Movie — "Brian’s
Song”