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I leave you v/lth this food for montal munching; Can Greta Ganoocho, a
queen from a baby burg callod Eooshvillc, N.C., bo happy in the limelight
and grandeur working behind the counter of the Doughnut Dinette?
LETTERS PROH STUDENTS ,
Dear Editor;
First of all I would like to commend the efforts of the members of the
Publicity Committee and others who have been responsible for THE CAMPUS
CRIER. I think this is a fine means of communication for the students, and
we have needed a paper in which it is possible to express our views.Thanks
to all those who are spending so much time and effort on this publication.
Nov/ I v/ould like to consider a question which I feel is quite perti
nent to many of the decisions that are being made now and that will be
made in the future by the administration and by the Student Senate. V/hat
arc ir^ responsibilities as an adult?
You may wonder what possible connection this would have with the rules
made to govern us here at Elon, but actually this should bo the basis of
the rules which are made. The four years a young parson spends in college
are of no value whatsoever if he is not prepared to meet the demands of
everyday life with a mature attitude.
In college the students should be allowed the freedom to grow as
individual citizens as v/ell as scholars. Of course there must be rules
mr'de by the administration to govern certain general phases of cam >us life
just as there are laws made by our government to govern society. The laws
which arc made though, should have a purpose. The purpose should be ex
plainable. Life cannot be outlined with only a handbook for a guide.Adults
are expccted to Jiiake decisions, and how except through practice can students
formulate a personal hierarchy of values? It should not be expected that
students, who supposedly possess "intellectual curiosity", will stand by
unaware of existing conditions and accept without uestion regualtions
which hinder their freedom to think and to make decisions.
What type of attitude should one have toward the laws we make? Are
they binding restrictions that should bo ignored, avoided or criticized?
Which is the most important—respecting our rules, or not getting caught
for breaking them? Am I my brother's keeper? If so, do I have to lock his
cage?
The Sonet;^ sub-con;nitt es are now considering two bills that will
greatly influence decisions that should be ersonally made by the student.
The first is a bill initiaing a point system for extra-curricular activities
. The stated reason for this measure is to control the number of non-scho
lastic activities of a student. It would thereby limit an individual so he
would be imalbe to "take too much upon himself." If it is important to a
student to bo very active in extra-curricu activities and ho neglects
his school work, there arc other limitations. To run for a SG office, one
must have a "C" average, and if academic probation doesn't serve as a war
ning, wo may not have to worry about these individuals for long. In planning
time to include duties other than scholastic achievements the individual'
learns to budget his time and therefore matures as he learns his limitations
and capabilities. If this bill passes, would wo not be depriving ourselves
of many services that might bo rendered to us by the abovc-avorage student?
Would wo not be restricting personal achievement?
The second bill concerns the payment of late SG fees. The bill states
that all individuals failing to pay SG fees by a certain time will be
punished by the Honor Council. Does it not seem possible that by deeming
such petty laxities as Honor Council offenses, we may thereby condemn this
court to ridicule?
The failure to pay SG foes is an irritation to SG officials becauso it
makes the planning of a budget more difficult. Also, usually during exam
time when these officials should be studying, they have to be on duty to
collect lo-te fees. There must be a way to collect fees before the end of
the semester, but to me trial by the Honor Council seems unnecessary. A
bill presented several weeks would have levied a dollar fine for late fees.
I feel this action would have been suffcient, but it was not passed.
After college there will be no point system or Honor Council to
discipline a person. It will be up to the individual. If we as students
allow restrictions to be placed uopn ourselves by other students simply by
ncglecting to express our ideas, who can we complain to—the administration?
A Student Senator