Page 4, The Carolina Journal, 1969
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Communication: The Technical Side
By Bud Stewart
The concluding program in the
University Forum’s day of
activities was the speech of
Kenneth G. McKay (pronounced
to rhyme with “sky”). Dr. Seth
In listing the amount of
advancement that has taken place
in the field of communication. Dr.
McKay pointed out that the
United States has one telephone
for every two people as compared
with Russia which has only one
i ’Vfi.t« w. i
Magical Marianne
Ellis, substituting tt>r telephone for every 25 people. He
Marianne Faithful has a way of
sneaking up on you. At first, she
sounds like a very sexy female
who has decided to use her sultry
voice to sell records. You stare at
the long-haired product of folk
and rock on the album jacket and
read the liner notes again and
again as you sip your drink. By
the time she has run through “As
Tears Go By” and “This Little
Bird,” you get the feeling that she
is talking to you personally. Then
she streaks into “Summer Nights”
and you, too, feel the “magic in
the air” and the absence of cares.
You reach out for her. Her
“Scarborough Fair” is a refreshing
change; she sings it in a Baroque
fashion that bears almost no
relation to the Simon Garfunkel
version. You begin to think that
the girl really has something to
say. “Monday Monday” enters the
scene and dispells all doubts.
Side two begins, and you pour
two drinks - one for you and one
for her. “Come and Stay with
convinces you that an
Me”
everlasting bond exists between
the two of you. As she glides
through the lyrics of “Is This
What 1 Get for Loving You?”, you
find yourself apologizing and
promising that never again „„
“Yesterday” just adds more fuel
to the fires that are already red
hot. As you sip your drink and
listen to “Tomorrow’s Calling”,
you want to take Marianne’s hand
and lead her away from the world.
To be alone together is all you
desire. The soft-voiced blonde has
captured you. While she sings “In
My Time of Sorrow,” you protest
as best you can. You want to
protect her from everything and
everyone. As she voices “Go
Away From My World,” you
protest loudly: “Don’t send me
away. Don’t Marianne!” But she
does. You sit back and down the
other drink, waiting for the next
enchantress to tear at your soul as
the rain slips and slides down the
leaves outside and taps at the
window. Another night, another
bottle, another dream. Alone.
Vice-Chancellor McEniry opened
with the greetings to those
attending and introduced John J.
Ryan, Vice-President and
General Manager of Southern Bell.
Mr. Ryan in turn introduced Dr.
McKay,
Dr. McKay opened with a
stipulative definition of
“Communication” saying that the
“human animal exchanges
information through sight and
sound.” He continued with the
thought that there is an
extraordinary range of
possibilities within electrical sight
and sound and that it was not
what has been done but “what
probably will be done that is the
key question.”
noted that in Russia the telephone
is rearely used for private affairs.
In speaking of the present use of
the telephone he said that it was
like we were living in the world of
the blind.
Three modes of use for
electrical communication
equipment were given by Dr.
McKay, private, entertainment,
and instruction, these he said were
the most extensively used. In
referring to the TV, Dr. McKay
pointed out that there are
presently more TV’s than
telephone in the U.S. and that one
“need not be literate to derive
sustenance from TV. This
extensive use of television and
other communication facilities has
YAF Meets Today
Young
Americans Eor
Freedom will hold its final
organizational meeting
Wednesday, March 12, in room
C-102 at 12:00.
A Strange Feeling
Engelbert Humperdinck is a
funny name, but he can sing, so
the label doesn’t really matter.
Bliakley’s “Love Can Fly” has not
received as good treatment as EH
gives it. It is a spirited ballad
about love and its memories sung
by Engelbert at his best. At places
in the song, he sounds a little bit
like (but don’t tell him I said so)
Tom Jones. “Love Was Here
Before the Stars” is another fine
tune that is just suited to EH’s
style of vocalization. It promises
to be the next Bacharach- Davis
tune to become a standard.
Another fine sound on the Parrot
recording entitled ENGELBERT
is “Les Bicyclettes de Belsize.”
This tune is rapidly becoming one
of the most popular of pop songs
to appear on the scene this year.
Humperdinck’s rendition conveys
the mood that is reinforced by the
lyrics - cycling through the
countrysidearound Versailles and
Paris. It really carries meaning for
people who enjoy that sort of
thing. “Through the Eyes of
Love” is a bit more tender and
subdued than the rest of the
album, but it somehow doesn’t
seem out of place. “The Way It
Used to Be” goes deep and pries
at the private memories that
everybody tries not to think
about. “A Good Thing Going,”
composed and arranged by
Engelbert, is a tribute to the past
and that part of it that carries
over into the present. It is also a
very melodic tune. The rest of the
selections on the album are not
really profound or extremely
beautiful, but they all contribute
to the particular mood that
surrounds the entire disc. The
mood is at the same time desirable
and feared, an ambivalent sort of
vague emotion. One doesn’t know
whether to mourn the days past
because they are gone or to just
be content that they were once
real. It’s a pleasant melancholy.
YAF is a national organization
wth headquarters in Washington,
D. C. Its purposes are to act in
matters of mutual interest to
conservatives and to promote the
presentation of the conservative
viewpoint. The Chapter of YAF
being formed here will be called
UNCe Chapter of Young
Americans For Freedom, and will
be most active in matters
pertaining to students in their role
as citizens of the United States,
and as free individuals on this
campus with the right to be free
from the restrictions of arbitrary
force by any group.
The Constitution and By-Laws,
as well as the National By-Laws
have been submitted to the proper
persons and approval of the
chapter is expected within the
next few weeks.
The March lOtli issue of U.S.
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT,
in its article. “Moderate Students
Tell Their Side of the Campus
Uproar” gives some indication ot
YAF activities at the University of
Wisconsin.
While strongly conservative,
YAF’s credo is broad enough to
include students of both political
parties, and of varying political
emphases. Any student interested
in the development of a
conservative action group on Ibis
campus is invited tottend, ask
questions, and place mcnibersliip
in the organization.
“significant consequences” on our
society when we are “engaged in a
war which can be observed nightly
in the living room.”
Dr. McKay discussed many
future uses of the picture phone
combined with computers. This
type of system would allow us to
"cope with bank accounts, figure
out income tax, get ski reports
along with the chance of bad
weather, get stock quotations" all
by calling your "friendly
neighborhood computer." The
obstacle to this kind of system, he
said, would be the cost of
gathering information.
The picture phone would be
used first in businesses then in
residents. He said the cost of lace
to face communication would be
“substantially more expensive”
because of the necessary amount
of equipment needed in order to
produce the pictures. He added
that picture phones would have a
button to switch on the picture so
that "milady can choose to be
seen.’’Dr. McKay pointed out that
the increasing number of
developments in the electrical
communication field allowed tor
many new inventions which are
now beyond speculation. He
added that it would be the cost
which would be a major block in
the private use of these
inventions. This cost he said is a
challenge to the entire electrical
industry to provide household
equipment at a reasonable price.
The present educational system
ignores the use of electrical
communication systems in most
of its instruction Dr. McKay
noted. He slated that it could be
of beneficial use to the
overcrowded conditions in our
education centers.
In conclusion Dr. McKay
pointed out that these innovations
are there, but “we must choose to
have them."
Authenticity and Creativity in Coaching
Great Experience
GOLDEN UNDERGROUND, a
collection of recent hits played
and sung under the direction of
Cam (“Danny Boy”) Mullins, may
be misnamed, but the inaccuracy
does not concern the word
“golden.” The hits on the disc are
a real strong representation of
what’s happening in music today.
The chorus begins with a rousing
version of Paul Simon’s “Mrs.
Robinson.” The tender strains of
“Theme from Valley of the Dolls”
pour out next cut on the record.
The strings and reeds combine to
give this hit from the motion
picture a touch of creditability.
Back on the pop side, “Young
Girl” is well handled by both
chorus and orchestra on this
Monument album. Bacharach and
David’s “This Guy’s in Love’’
comes across real smooth,
followed by a spirited rendition of
the Union Gap's “Woman
Woman.”
Side two starts off with a vocal
of Chris Gantry’s "Dreams of the
Everyday Housewife” and jumps
to another Simon and Garfunkel
hit - “Scarborough Fair.” This
traditional ballad is performed
with all the sensitivity and
understanding that was written
into it. A sultry introduction on
guitar is quietly followed by a soft
clarinet. Then the strings make
their subtle entrance, followed by
“Remember me to one who lives
there” by the chorus. It’s good.
Tlie mood shifts with the chorus
and orchestra combining to
interpret Lemmon and
McCartney’s “Lady Madonna” as
a light, jaunty tune. The next
song, “Theme from a Dream” sets
a misty, midnight mood with its
piano solo at the beginning. NOr
is the string follow-up bad. The
best and last cut on the plastic is
another Bacharach-David hit -
“Look of Love.” This energetic
pledge of emotion is brought off
quite well by a female chorus; it
sounds as good as it did in
CASINO ROYALE, where it was
initially performed.
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importantly, 1 owe so much to
athletics. All through high school,
where I participated in varsity
baseball, sports kept me off the
streets and introduced me to some
great guys.”
Eventually, his exploits on the
baseball field earned him a
grant-in-aid scholarship to the
University of Cinneinnati.
At Cinneinnati, Paul met a man
who greatly influenced his life -
baseball and wrestling coach Glen
Sample.
“lie was and still is a fantastic
man in so many respects. A great
coach, a good family man, and
just a great person. I’m still very
close with him.”
One day, in a physical
education class, a development
occurred that was to shape
Fleming’s athletic, and
subsequently, his coaching life.
“The coach who was teaching
the class said the wrestling team
needed a lightweight. 1 joined
thinking that it would be a good
conditioner for the baseball
season that was approaching,”
From this very inauspicious
beginning, Paul went on to
become a championship wrestler,
accomplishing all this without any
wrestling experience. He climaxed
his grappling career by being
named captain of the team and
attaining a 30-9 record. He was
also regular second baseman on a
baseball team that won three
straight championships. He knows
what it is to win.
Fleming graduated from
Cinneinnati in 1962 and
immediately began to coach at the
largest high school in his home
town. In his four years there, he
took on tasks ranging from
student counselor to biology
teacher.
He moved from there to coach
at his alma mater for a year. He
received his master’s degree from
Cinneinnati in 1966.
Desiring to move on to aiurthcr
school in which his wrestling
squad would not have to compete
with the enormous popularity ol
basketball at a school such as
Cinneinnati, Fleming learned of
the recent establi.shincnt of the
University of North Carolina at
It- %
Charlotte and of the possible
opportunities in the physical
education department. He came
to Charlotte for an interview, was
enticed by the potential of the
physical education building under
construction at the moment, and
took the position. Even though he
was leaving an establishment
university, he considers his move
to UNC-C an advantageous move
for him.
“In the new building there will
be some of the best wrestling
facilities in the country. There
will be features that any coach
would want to give his right arm
for.”
Coach Fleming has some
interesting insights in comparing
the two sports he is most
proficient in.
“Wrestling truly makes a man
out of you. It teaches you
discipline, will power,
self-confidence and self-reliance. 1
have seen wrestling mold more
men out of boys than any other
sport. I like to hold to this saying
tirat once you wrestle, everytlriirg
else seems easier. In my mind,
wrestlers are the torrghest
athletes.”
His coaching and leaching
philo-sophy is simple and direct.
“I try to be artiheitlic. Athletes
and students will always respond
to authcirticily. I believe that
authenticity forirrs the basis for
crrnrrnunication.”
“When coachiirg a team, 1 do
not run a deirtocracy. I am the
dictator. Also, I always try to
maintain that fine line that
preserves the coach-athlete
relationship and does not pcrinil
it to become a buddy-buddy
thing.”
“Of course I arrt prejudiced in
this next trtaltcr, but I honestly
believe that in the sports world,
wrestling coaches and wrestlers
arc the most underrated,
dedicated, and underappreciated
people.”
Fleming’s creativity can be
displayed in a relatively novel
coaching aid he instigated this
past wrestling season. Instead of
screaming encouragement and
criticism to a wrestler during a
match when the boy probably
won’t hear him, Fleming calmly
sits on the sidelines and
broadcasts a play by play of each
of his wrestlers matches into a
tape recorder. Then, cither
immediately after tire match oral
the next practice session, Fleming
and his team can sit down in an
atmosphere conductive to
learning, listen to the tapes and
identify the wrestlers’ strengths
and weaknesses.
Upon taling to some of the
athletes that have performed for
Fleming, one unmistakably
derives a great amount of respect
and admiration for the man.
Paul Fleming. A physically
small man thought of in a big way.