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Page 2 The Pendulum Thursday, October 11,1934 Editorials Homecoming Court should be reduced This year’s Homecoming Court was the largest in the history of the college. With 34 nominees, practically every campus orga nization, no matter how significant, was represented. At a surface level, this kind of enthusiasm displays school spirit and participation in one of the year’s biggest events. However, 34 candidates is really too many, and makes it diffi cult for the voter, whose interests will most assuredly be di vided. It used to be, in high school that the entire Homecoming court was usually no bigger than about a dozen girls, and this group was narrowed down to three finalists vying for the title of queen. Elon could benefit by sticking to a more traditionaly approach. Alternatives to the situation should be considered by the Student Government Association for future Homecomings. Maybe a preliminary vote will narrow down the number of candidates. Another alternative could be requiring the orga nizations to have fulfilled certain service projects or contribu tions to the college. This editorial is not criticizing any of the former homecoming queens, any members of the court or the new queen, Melinda Brown. Brown has been involved in the college community, has had several leadership roles, and she like any of the others, equally deserves the chance to represent Elon. But, representing Elon should be the primary goal of this entire competition. It should not be a bloc-voting match or a popularity contest to see which organization comes out on top. •ET —By Loukia Louka Letters to the editor Jim :\ Hocf iS’tkiS “hi Some still ‘watch’ out for others To the editor: I’d like to share with you an experience which has rein forced my conviction that there are a lot of very fine people on this campus. On, Sept. 19, I taught my 1:25 p.m. section of American Gov ernment. In order to be certain that I ended the session on time, I laid my alarm watch on the desk beside the lecture. Absent-mindedly, I left it there at the end of the hour. I didn’t think about my watch until late last evening. Since I knew that another class meets the classroom immediately af ter PS 231-C and that other peo ple would doubtless be in the room later, I assumed that I had seen the last of that watch! Imagine my surprise and satisfaction when I found that the watch was still beside the lecturn! I was pleased, not be cause the watch is of great value, but because a lot of thoughtful and honest people made it possible for me to keep that watch! Too often we assume the worst in our fellow human beings. That’s neither accurate nor fair, and I wanted to share this little incident with you. William G. Long Associate professor of political science Problem solved Library quiet urged The Pendulum Staff Editor Associate Editor Student Affairs Editor Features Editor Photographers Senior Editor Ad Manager Adviser Loukia Louka Penny Thomas Jiggetts Maureen Sweeney Mike Brown Butch Flake Joe Coco Stuart White Jo Craven Mouche Maggk) Robert No¥^ll The Pendulum wekx)mes letters, limited to 250 words, from our readers. Longer material may be submitted as opinion arti- des. All letters submitted must be signed, arxl a phone number given so that the let ters validity can be checked. The editor reserves the right to edit for length, libel, good taste and accuracy. The deadline for submitting material is 2 p.m. Monday. Our office is kx^ted in 102 Williamson Avenue, phone 584-2331 or 584-2467. The paper is published by the Com- munk:atk)r^ Media Board of Ek>n College. Founded on October 14,1974, as the stu dent newspaper serving the Ek>n College community. The Pendulum is published each Thursday during the regular terms except for examination and holiday periods. The Pendulum is printed by The Buriington Daily Times-Nev^. To the editor: Again a gripe about the lib rary. (Have you noticed that although much criticism about the library has been printed The Pendulum, not a move has been made to remedy the va rious problems it presents.)? I feel that the Iris Holt McEwen Library, as well as all libraries, should serve the pur pose of a place to study and to do research. However, the cam pus library atmosphere deters Peanuts* by Charles Schultz such activity. Just last week I had to study for a difficult (aren’t they all?) test. To get some last studying in, I headed to the library at 8 a.m. Anticipating a quiet build ing, I was met with the con trary. A vacuum cleaner blared throughout the hour. Musical chairs-type noise was constant, not to forget the replacing of the bags in the trashcans. This is ridiculous. Why doesn’t the administrative lib- rapf staff do something about this? I would suggest having the maintenance people come in to work an hour earlier. That way the bulk of their work will be finished when the library opens its doors at 8 a.m. As a senior, I have yet to see any step in promoting peace and quiet in the library. Why don’t we start my last year on a good footing? Get it together, gang. Mouche Maggie To the editor: We are writing to address the problem of transportation to the football games at the Burl ington Stadium. We feel that there should be some public transportation to the game for students. If you have friends with cars, this may not be a problem. But if you are a freshman without a car on campus, a ride is diffi cult to find. Aren’t there activ ity buses available for stu dents? If the college can’t get students to the game, maybe the college should bring the game to the students! Criste Flagg Natasha Pappas Jane Smith Editor’s Note: This letter was received Oct. 1. The college did provide shuttle van service to the Guilford game last weekend. I KNOW VOU'RE LONELV I STILL THINK 4t)U SHOULD GET Ol/TMORE, ANPITHINKk'ODSHOULl?' MIX WITH WUR OWN KlNP... I WHV PON'T VOU GET A FEUBIRP5 OF A FEATHER anp flock together7' I / ITUIA5 JUST A V^eSESTlON...
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