PACE TWO
Mayberry, R.F.D.
It had originally been the intention of the editors of Veritas to make
all our editions examples of moderation in journalism. Indeed, in
our first edition I had hoped to merely state the purposes of the pub-
lication, explain the reasons for its incipiency, and to outline the
essentials of our editorial policy. However, certain disquieting oc-
curances have "compelled this writer to neglect the above points .to
order to comment on a question of real importance to the students of
Elon,
There a^ipears to be evidence that the town of Elon College has
made serious preparations to handle any disturbances, such as stu
dent riots, that might occur. Moreover, In the event of an emergency,
the Elon Fire Department, the Highway Patrol, and even the National
Guard can be employed in this community, and in the latter case with-
out direct orders from the governor. Certainly, it is no secret that
the town of Elon has hired more deputies, appointed auxiliary deputies,
and, until of late, allowed Its policemen to enter the main campus of
the college. Indeed, one of these officers usually has readily avail
able, the two classic we^ons of riot control; mace, and a sawed- off
shotgun, which he carries Inhls car. Finally, the town of Elon College
is enforcing a state ordinance which compels “loiterers” to l)e off
the streets at “unreasonable hours”. Of course, the town has in most
instances Interpreted “loiterers” to Include students, and the “un-
reasonable hour” to be eleven thirty o’clock. SevM^ Elon students
have actually been threatened with arrest for merely walking the
streets at such an ungodly hour. All this makes it curious that a town
IS small as Elon should suddenly feel compelled to adopt such unusual
^iieasures, measures which too often appear to be directly aimed at
the students of the college.
At this point it would be wise to note, that in no way should this
Interpreted to mean, as 1 suspect it will, that this editor, or this
newspaper eschews the value of a police force, or for that matter the
right of the town of Elon to maintain an adequate police department.
However, that trite expression, “law and order” which continues ad
nauseam in daily politics and conversation has created a bogeyman
far more dangerous than all the rioters, and all niliillsts, and all the
anarchists we have seen thus far. Indeed, the grim tragedy of Chicago
is perhaps the most compelling reason for a greater sense of respon
sibility on the part of our police force.
Lastly, it Is suggested that the administration of Elon College pub
licly clarify Its position in this matter. If only to quell the rumors that
It too has taken precautionary measures to prevent disturl)ances at
the school. If a member of the administration would care to comment
on this point, he may certainly use this newspaper as a platform.
In light of the above, this editor heartily encourages the Student
Government to take appropriate measures to overcome the impasse
that now exists between the students and the town, stressing to the
town fathers that we bear them and the community no malice, but that
we will not tolerate what seems to be approaching police state tactics.
If perchance, they still do not take us seriously, they should remember
the economic survival of this community rests. At least they
ve been warned. B C S
Publicos
It Is becoming increasingly ap
parent that the American voter
is faced with an unfortunate
choice of Presidential candi
dates,
Mr, Nixon promises vague so-
lutlons to end the misery of the
black ^ettoes, Vice-President
Humphrey promised a gradual
withdrawal of American troops
from Vietnam but later retract-
ed that statement because of his
deviance from Administration
policy. Finally, Mr, Wallace of
fers too many unacceptables,
simplistic solutions to complex
problems.
In his acceptance speech at
th Republican Convention, Nixon
proposed encouraging individual
initiative throu^ private enter
prise, Throu^ private enter-
prise, according to Nixon, the
poor and oppressed black people
In the ghettoes will miraculous-
ly obtain this heavenly initiative
Mr, Nixon suggests.
For the past five montlis Nix
on has refused to issue a policy
statement on Vietnam except for
the usual "peace-with-honor”
cliche. This columnist is begin
ning to think that Nixon will waltz
into the White House without
taking a stand on one of the most
vital issues in this campaign.
The American people want an
“honorable” end to the war In
Vietnam^ .but, so far, Nixon has
not offered any type of solution
to the people,
Vice-President Humphrey,un
fortunately, has been identified
with the instranglent war poll-
cles of the Johnson Administra.
tion. The 'Wee. President may,
if elected completely stc^ the
bombing of North Vietnam but
he has given no indication of
doing so thus far In the campaign,
Humphrey Is cau^t in the mire
of supporting the President’s
By EARL WHITE
poUcy or Initiating his own solu-
tions to the war, Humphrey will
continue to support the
dent’s Vietnam policy during the
campaign. Neither Humphrey nor
Nixon realize that peace in Viet
nam will not be accomplished
without a stricter limitation on
the bombing of North Vietnam,
Both candidates increasingly em
phasize their “law and order”
themes in the campaign but cries
for law and order and synony
mous with the threat of force
to ghetto dwelling black people.
This campaign, as other Pre
sidential campaigns tefore it, is
based not upon the Issues, such
as, alienation of the citizen to
his government but on personal
attacks of the candidates, Hum
phrey and Nixon both have dif
ferent plans for dealing with
proverty, inflation, and riots.
Each candidate needs the Negro
vote in the large metropolitan
cities. Each candidate offers
various programs and promises
to the black people in order to
get their votes. And if elected
each candidate knows that, as
President, each would have to
make compromises in order to
relieve the despair of city life.
But how long are the ghetto-
dwellers going to wait for the
candidates’ promises to be ful
filled?
Neither Humphrey nor Nixon
offers a solution to the Vietnam
was other than the promise of
an honorable settlement, uliat-
ever that means. Neither Hum
phrey nor Nixon can offer a
solution for the endless poverty
and despair of the slums. It is
also questionable whether aNixon
or a Humphrey administration
can restore American prestige
abroad. Each voter must make
his own choice, but do the people
really have a choice?
Alamance Imponderables
f
On Oct. 1, the administration proclaimed that chapel credit would
be granted for attendance only at those programs sponsored by the
schooL This, of course. Includes Chapel, Sunday Vespers, Lyceum,
the Visiting Scholars program and, "The Messiah”. The proclama
tion did not, however, include those programs which are financially
supported by the students, either through the Student Government
Association or other student organizations on campus. It should be ob
vious that this system Is grossly unfair to the student body and, more
over, it does not appear to have any truly logical grounds for its
preservation.
Those programs supported by the S. G. A cost in excess of $11,000.00
of which every cent is paid for by the students. These Include the
Liberal Arts Forum and its new foreign films series, the Contempo-
L ’•ary Affairs Symposium, the Fine Arts Festival, and theS.G.A.’s
Religious Life Committee’s speaker. Not only will student Government
functions suffer, but also other organizations, such as the Ionian
Society, and PI Gamma Mu, both of which bring eminent scholars to
the Elon campus. As for the quality of S.G.A j^upported lectures,
there can be little room for debale, for some of the finest scholars in
the world have appeared under the auspices of this student body.
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Culture High *
By DAVID SPICER
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In today’s complex and sys-
temetlzed society young artists
are exploring new horizons that
hardly existed five years ago.
The reason for this is that young
people are becoming truly con
scious of their culture, and thus
are reflecting their attitudes to
ward It by means of the arts.
This can be seen by anyone 'vrtio
ventures to an art g^lery, a
theater, a movie, or a rock music
concert. At these cultural cen-
ters one can find Campbell soup
cans, productions of HAIR,
ULY^ES on the screen, or
The United States of America
performing electronic rock mu
sic. All of the above reflect
the involvement of the young
with American life today.
Thus, with this In mind, it
is the purpose of this column to
discuss these attitudes and
trends, to criticize and comment
on them. This will be done main
ly by reviewing the latest In the
avant garde of musical record,
ings, movies, theater produc-
tions, and artistic creations such
as paintings and sculptures. An
attempt will be made to re
view every possible facet of the
“new arts,” but it is obvious
ly impossible to do so. Thus
it would be highly appreciated
if the readers would render sug
gestions as to possible sub
jects for review or criUcismp
and comments on this column.
Today’s young blues musicians
are shrugging off the old, tra
ditional style of singing alone
with a guitar. They have become
more Involved with the blues,
using different vocal patterns and
more instruments - almost to
the extent that their music may
not even be considered “blues”
by many music scholars. Take,
for example, the case of Janis
Joplin In her new album, CHEAP
thrills (Columbia, KCS 9700).
She sings in her own vocal style,
sounding as though she had razor
blades In her throat. This is best
seen in “Summertime,” a Ger
shwin Brothers song. She
screams and hollers her blues,
singing like a tormented slave.
The other high points of the
album are “Take a Piece of My
Heart,” a driving, convincing
plea for seduction; “Turtle
Blues,” an original rinky-dink
blues composed by Joplin and
accompanied by the piano play
ing of John Simon; and "Ball
and Chain,” an original eleven
minute blues by “Big Mama”
Thornton. At the end of this song,
Joplin displays her capacity to
hang on to a song, doing it so
well that the audience (this song
was recorded at the Fillmore in
San Francisco) cheered her.
Another musician that “ lives”
his blues is John Mayall, who
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,
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editiorial staff
co-editors
barton c. shav^
randall s. spencer
sports editor
charles t. butler
lay-out editor
raymond y. sorrel I
associate editors
david spicer
earl white
advertising manager
linda 1. long
reporterial staff
ri chard beam
jay fisher
tom harris
cheryl hopkins
kathy mangum
denny mcquire
edward meg inn is
john mcconnell
carrol mckinney
morrow miller
ann peterson
nancy reger
barbara wough
linseywyatt
publisher
noel alien
is considered to be the best white
blues musician in England. May-
all and his band, theBluesbreak-
ers, is superb in BARE WIRES
(London PS 537), his newest al.
it
bum. He controls the musicians
with the utmo^ proftessionalism,
getting tight p^Hormances from
the horn players, violinist (yes,
violinist!), drummer, and guitar-
ists. The album is at its best,
however, when Mayall performs
himself, moaning his original
blues and playing excellent har-
monica, piano, harpsichord, or.
gan, and harmonium. His sing
ing and playing the organ com
bine to make the title song a
haunting experience for blues
enthusiasts. (The only flaw in it
is its brevity.) Also, in "No
Reply,” a fun blues, the use of
the wah-wah pedal is the best
I’ve heard since Jimi Hendrix.
If Mayall seems so excellent,
so professional, the reason for
it is the studio, where musicians
can play and replay their mater
ial. One exception to this studio
technique can be found in SUPER
SESSION, in which Mike Bloom-
playing yrtiatever they feel like.
The results reflect the quality
of the musicians, who prove that
they are among the best in today’s
jazz-blues rock. Stills andKoop-
er’s organ and vocal. The otlier
side of the album Is almost com
pletely instrumental - it shows
field (formerly of the Electric
Flag), AlKooper (of Blood, Sweat,
and Tears), and Steve Stills (oi
the now defunct Buffalo Spring
field) just get together and jam,
Bloomfield’s adeptness at the
guitar, the adeptness that di^
tinguishes him from other gui
tarists. His guitar almost sings-
it is played that well. It is never
lost; it knows when to express
itself, therefore contributing the
vital part to an already excep
tional album.