November 4,1976
The Pendulum
Page Three
Dean Long stresses student
involvement and participation
Elon College Outing Society enjoys the outdoors during their
first trip.
ECOS First outing is
called Huge Success
by Doug Durante
Student involvement has
been a controversial subject
over the years in both large
universities and private
colleges alike. Before you put
this paper down thinking this is
another blast at student apathy,
count to ten and read on.
In nny work with the
Pendulum I have had the
opportunity to talk with and
meet many members of the
faculty and administration in
out-of-class situations. During
this time the realization that
these people are actually people
has gradually dawned on me. I
think it is unfortunate that
more students do not get the
chance to meet the people
(whose salary we pay) on a more
relaxed basis because they
really aren't bad.
In a recent interview with
Dean William G. Long, I was
able to catch him in a very
reflective mood, and the
question of student
involvement was foremost on
his mind. I want to stress the
word involvement rather than
apathy because I really don't
think students are apathetic,
it's more a ease of being
lackadaisical with a touch
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being pre-occupied and maybe a
pinch of underestimation.
Dean Long is a professor of
political science as well as Dean
of Student Affairs, and his
involvement in the recent
campaign prompted him to
reflect on where students are
heading.
"What worries me," says
Dean Long, "is that there is
such little concern displayed
over the major issues facing us
today."
Dean Long is not knocking
students and, as a matter of fact,
he praises them saying that if
you took 2200 random citizens
they would not be as educated
and informed as the students at
Elon.
"But we can do better," he
urges. "Colleges are institutions
of higher learning and they
should lead the way of the
society they are in."
Another thing that bothers
Dean Long is that the students
do not realize how much input
they have in administrative
decisions.
'1 believe the college needs
student views to be presented.
This year we made an extra
effort to involve students
through various student-faculty
When shopping, students will
find a tax added to the cost of
their purchases or services, a
value added tax or v.a.t. This
tax, imposed by most European
countries, adds 8 per cent. In
shopping for clothing, they will
find differences in words: a
sweater is a "jumper," and one
that buttons down the front is a
"cardigan." Pants in England
are underwear; the outer
garment is trousers. A vest is
underwear; what the U.S. calls
a vest is a "waistcoat." The new
jumpsuits are "boiler suits;"
pantyhose are "tights." Shoe
sizes are about one and one-half
sizes smaller than in the U.S.; a
6 '.2 English is an 8'U.S. shoe.
Most measurements are in the
metric systeni.
Talent Show Is Saturday
Part of the activities for
this weekend, Parent's
Weekend, includes a talent
show. Groups from all
around the campus
community w?ill be trying to
grasp the $100 first place
prize. Be sure not to miss out
on all the excitement and
talent.
committees but the response
has not been good."
Dean Long feels that the
students are not interested and
that when they do sign up they
don't show up. He also says that
if students never said a word,
his and other administrator's
jobs would be easier but that's
not the way it should be.
Believe it or not, most of the
people who work for Elon
College are genuinely
concerned about the welfare
and betterment of the students.
College should head the way,
but the students are the college
and they have to do the leading.
Dean Long feels that students
at Elon are all good people and
after being at Kalamazoo
College in Michigan, at N.C.
State, and at Chapel Hill, he
feels he can honestly say Elon
students are the nicest he has
encountered. He only wishes
they would realize their
potential.
Parents Weekend
(Continued from page 11
Saturday. Officers will be
elected £uid, according to Mr.
Bass, all pcu«nts should attend
this meeting, the only official
meeting of the year.
Following the morning's
activities, a picnic lunch will be
served in front of McEwen
Cafeteria, weather permitting.
The price of the picnic lunch is
$2.
At 2 p.m. all parents are
encouraged to see N.C.'s only
undefeated football team in
action as Elon's Christians take
on the Newberry Indians. The
game will begin at 2, and
everyone should arrive early to
avoid heavy traffic.
The highlight of the weekend
will come at 8 p.m. when
students, organizations, and
fraternities will sponsor a
talent show. Parents will sec
some amazing talents among
students, according to Mr. Bass.
On Sunday, worship services
will be held in all community
churches. Anyone is welcome.
Following lunch, the Elon
College Concert Band, under
the direction of Prof. Jack
White and Dr. David Bragg,
will present an hour of concert
music. Following the concert,
Elon’s jazz band, the
"Emanons,■■ will present a
program for the entertainment
of all.
"The weekend is full of
activities, and it is hoped that
parents will enjoy their visit to
Elon College," concluded Mr.
Bass.
by Sam Moore
"Oh Eddie, Eddie, it's a bear,"
she screamed kicking the
seemingly comatose,
sleeping-bag-encapsulated
figure l^ing on the other side of
the tent. Everyone laughed
until he cried when Woodrow,
one of the other folks' dogs,
came bounding through the tent
door. Banu pouted for a moment
and then joined in laughing
with the rest of us.
That's the kind of weekend it
was, with students, faculty, and
administrators, enjoying the
beautiful Black Mountains near
Mt. Mitchell, N.C.
The food was great, if you like
char-bumed hotdogs, and the
company could not have been
better. The first Elon College
Outing Society Trip was a
dream-like success.
The group hiked about four
miles on the ridge of Mt.
Mitchell Saturday, taking in
by Dana Hill
"Michelangelo and Politics,"
a recent lecture given by Dr.
Georgio Spini, Italian historian
visiting Elon and the South for
the first time, viewed
Michelangelo in a different
light from the one in which
most Americans see him. Most
of us know that Michelangelo
was a painter and a sculptor,
and to a lesser degree an
architect and a poet. Dr. Spini's
lecture gave those present a
peek at a lesser known side of
Michelangelo's nature.
Michelangelo was more than
an artist. He was a citizen of
Florence. As vividly portrayed
by Dr. Spini, the majority of
Florentines of Michelangelo's
day had little or no political
rights. Such luxuries were
limited to the well-to-do elite.
Michelangelo, being the son of a
merchant, had little to worry
about here. He believed any
attempt to deprive people of
common property by the elite
was an act of embezzlement.
When Michelangelo showed a
propensity for the arts at an
early age, he was scorned by his
family for not taking an
interest in business, which w£ts
honorable in the minds of the
Florentines. However, as Dr.
Spini noted, Michelangelo was
quite shrewd when it came to
financial matters. He was a
the striking colors of the lower
forest and the contrasting
starkness of the Canadian
foliage zone at the top of the
ridge. It was a time when
conversation was at a
minimum, and thoughts of
nature took hold of one's soul.
Later in the afternoon, the
group went back to camp and
relaxed, or some fished in the
icy stream not far away.
The rains came Saturday
night, but everyone stayed dry
and cozy, only to arise with the
grey, rainy dawn. The rain was
messy, but it made leaving the
picturesque forest a lot easier.
Thanks for the success of the
trip go to ECOS president
Gary Parrish, for planning it,
and to thike Holmes, and Yuri,
the Wonder Dog, for
entertainment. ECOvS meets
every other Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
All who love the outdoors and
people are urged to attend.
typical merchant's son in this
respect.
In 1502, a compromise
government of upper and lower
classes was formed in Italj.
Michelangelo served as a sort ol
artist-in-residence for the
government. Here, he was first
able to integrate his ideas of art
and politics. During the time of
the Florentine republic
Michelangelo took a political
office in which he served as
designer of the defense plans for
Florence.
Dr. Spini also had some
opinions on American politics to
contribute in a post-lecture
interview. He feels that Mr.
Csirter would be the man best
able to return America to the
post-World W’ar II greatness
that it then enjoyed. He also
believes that Mr. Carter's,
promise of putting an end to
secret foreign policy decisions is
a step in the right direction. Dr.
Spini believes that many
Italians view President Ford as
being permanently connected
with the Nixon administration.
It is Dr. Spini's opinion that
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt was probably the
greatest American in the
modem history of our nation,
and he, like most Italians, still
thinks in the Democratic
(party) tradition of instilling
freedom in all nations.
Concert scheduled at WHS
The Alamance County
Recreation and Parks
Department and the city of
Graham will sponsor a concert
on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. in
the Walter M. Williams High
School auditorium in
Burlington. The concert will be
open to everyone.
Appearing will be Doc and
Merle Watson, The Blue Grass
Experience, and The Green
Valley Ramblers and J.B.
Prinze. The 2400-seat
auditorium will begin to fill at 1
p.m. for the event.
Tickets are $3 in advance, $4
reserve and $4 at the door. In
Burlington, tickets Etfe on sale
at Stereo 'Village in Holly Hill
Mall, Clapp Bros. Furniture,
downtown, the Municipal
Building in Graham, and the
Campus Shop on the Elon
Campus.
For further information
contact Tony Stanfield, Graham
coordinator, Alamance County
Recreation and Parks
Department in Graham. He can
be reached at 228-0506.
In London, it’s ‘‘pants”
and “vest” for undercover
Michelangelo ‘Hinveiled”