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October 24, 1972 The Wayne Communique Page 3 SNEA Endorses McGovern-Shriver Ticket WASHINGTON — The Student National Education Association, the nation’s largest individual member association of college students, today endorsed the McGovern-Shriver ticket. This is the first time the 80,000 member organization has backed a presidential candidate. Tom Creighton, President of the student NEA, which is af filiated with the 1.2 million member National Education As sociation, announced the endorsement at a news conference here today at the Statler Hilton Hotel. “McGovern has often stood alone in his battles to represent our viewpoints,” said Creigh ton. “His record shows his commitment to our country’s youths and their concerns.” Creighton also contrasted McGovern’s record on education with President Nixon’s, criticizing Nixon for vetoing four pieces of education legislation during his first term. McGovern-Shriver National Youth Director Ed O’Donnell said, “This endorsement by an organization of 80,000 young people is a better indication of new voter sentiment than the recent Gallup poll of new voters in which only 221 persons were inter viewed.” The Student National Education Association Is made up en tirely of future teachers. s u P P THE ESTABLISHMENT IS ESSENTIAL w c c APOLOGY A sincere apology goes to Hazel Broome, pictured left, from the Wayne Communique staff. Broome, elected SGA Treasurer for this year, was out-of-state for the summer. Due to Broomes absence this summer, we were unable to obtain a picture for the pa per. The SGA welcomes Ha zel and looks forward to work ing with her throughout the year. POLLUTION SOLUTION! .... YOU By CARL GRUBER THE FOUNDATION TRIL OGY, by Isaac Asimov, Is one of the best science fiction no vels in circulation today. It is a well thought-out and fasci nating novel that is not only science fiction, but covers the realms of history, economics, politics, and sociology. The story involves a society that attempts to bring civiliza tion and order back to a crumbling and decadent galac tic empire that is very much like Rome in its last days. The society, known as the Foundation, operates from two planet colonies that are at op posite ends of the Galaxy from each other. To accomplish their project of a galactic renaissance, they plan to carve out empires of their own among the stars while the old, corrupt empire’s bor ders recede inward. The Foi)ndation's main tool is psy chohistory, a science develop ed by Hari Seldon, the found er of the project. Psychohistory is a highly mathematical and statistical science that forecasts the his tory of any given culture by complex formulas using that' culture’s art, economy, reli gion, politics, location, and many other factors. By apply ing psychohistory the Foun dation can meet or be prepar ed for any future crises that it might have within itself, with neighboring stellar sys tems, and with the B^mpire it self. Most of the story deals with Foundation 1 on the planet Terminus. This first Foun dation starts out being a small colony on a single planet and gradually gains territory and power by trade agreements, pitting one rival against an other, and manipulating popu lations by altering their cul tures, with religions that it plants among them. As Ter minus prospers and grows, it sends its traders through out the galaxy and rivals the old empire itself. Crises a- rise with rivals and with the old empire and Hari Seldon’s formulas defeat the Founda tion’s enemies Inevitably. The Seldon plan works perfectly for hundreds of years, defeat ing the empire and carving one for the Foundation; until at last, the elaborate formu las of psychohistory fail and are made obsolete by the un anticipated introduction of factors such as mutation. An other major crisis occurs when the first Foundation de velops conflicts with the sec ond Foundation, whose exact location, no one knows. It seems as if right on the threshold of the rebirth of empire and civilization, the Seldon Plan will fail. And for the first Foundation it does, but for the purposes of the second Foundation, whose plans and computations are unknown to anyone, it suc ceeds. We walked and said nothing, The sky full of heavy clouds. We stopped to talk to a puppy, Not a word to each other. A friend passed us on the street - A gay conversation. After the friend we fell silent. Then it came. For an hour it rained While we just walked.. The sky cleared The sun shone And we still didn’t speak The storm had passed Despite its length, cover ing three volumes, and a somewhat straight, scienti fic style of writing, THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY is one of the most fascinating science fiction novels out to day. SGA Representatives Elected The Business, Agriculture, Nursing, and Mental Health Departments elected their SGA representatives on Fri day, September 22, Elections for College Transfer, Engineering, Den tal, Aviation, and Mechanical Vocations were not necessary. In these departments the num ber of petitions turned in equalled the number of seats available. Tuesday Night, September 26, the representatives took the oath of office at the first meeting of the Student Gov ernment Association. The following committee chairmen were announced: Steve Meadows, Activities Chairman; John Pippin, Ath letics Chairman; John Whlte- sell. Communications Chair man; and Bob Stewart, Build ing and Grounds Chairman. Representatives from each department are as follows; Business - Ken Acres, Deb bie Folston, Donald Gregory, and Marshall Minchew (alter nates - Carl Wilkinson and Lisa Herring); Agriculture - James Kornegay, Willy Stein, and Bob Stewart (alternate - William Ralston); Nursing - Joyce Adkins andDebbieNew- some; Mental Health - Marie Cox; College Transfer - Ron ald Edwards, Steve Meadows, Suzanne Turner, and John Prevette; Engineering - John Whitesell; Dental - Cynthia Price and Susan Howard; A- viation - Jarrett Thompson; Mechanical Vocations - John Pippin. Having made many mis takes and needing many re forms, the older generation of today, the “Establish ment,” is essential in advis ing and helping today’s youth. First, the good points of the establishment should be dis cussed. The establishment’s experiences of the past serve as guidelines for the future. It has suffered from its mis takes, hopefully so that young people might not have to. For example the establishment of today has suffered through the Great Depression of the 1930’s, which was caused by its own mistakes, while today it directs our government so that such a disaster as a de pression might not happen a- gain, thus, in a way helping today’s youth. It also helps when young people try to be independent and run into the problem of money. Thus,youth relies on the establishment. Secondly, a close look at to-^ day’s youth is needed. Youths scorn the establishment by picking out all the bad points and needed reforms. They feel that the establishment should reform about issues such as sex, drugs, and long hair, which are generally frowned upon by the establishment. Through these controversial issues young people feel that they can really see the hypo crisy of the establishment. But, if youths are really a- ware of this profound hypo crisy, then why should not they do something construc tive to change it? Why do they continually take advan tage of loopholes in; similar to those of, or resulting from; the establishment? The an swer lies in the fact that they must be shown how to be constructive and recog nize their own mistakes. But, they reject having to be shown how by older, wiser people, people who are members of the establishment. Youths have become per ceptive slowly. They are re viewing the mistakes of the establishment and are slow ly recognizing their own,They are using their knowledge and are becoming perceptive to arising problems. Music Festival Held Mars Hill College had its annual mountain music festi val Saturday, October 14th.' The public was invited. The first folk festival, a tradi tion has been long standing, was in 1928 with the Moun tain Dance and Folk Festival In Asheville. Others followed at the University of JJorp Carolina at Chapel Hill, at Renfro Valley, Kentucky, and at the North Carolina State'^ Fair, “The world’s most authen tic festival of mountain mu sic,” as it has been called, was held in Moore Auditor ium, It is open to perform ers by Invitation only, but those wishing to participate can be auditioned during the “jam sessions,” Jam ses sions were held in tents on the softball field all day,prior to the 7 p.m. start of the fes tival. In addition, Madison County crafts people held demonstra tions during the day and put on a community square dance at 7;30 p.m. Friday, October 13th. HtC 3I>C 31X1= Mg MANY DIE AND MORE ARE RUINED FOR LIFE BY LACK OF DECENT FOOD. The edema (swelling) caused by fluid in the tissues of this youngster is a symptom of serious malnutri tion. For millions like him, CARE food will help prevent permanent, irrevers ible mental and phy sical hunger damage. I WANT TO HELP FEED SOME OF THOSE KIDS HERE IS MY 1 A . 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