April 20, 1970
The N. C. Essay
Page 2
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
It is now time, (if it's not too
late)) that you expose the JJ.C,. Essay
Scandal Sh&et to your misfortunate
readers. You are truly to be pitied.
This paper has the potential of play
ing a very important part in the fut
ure of the North Carolina School of
the Arts. Instead, I fear this paper
is one of the major threats to the
school.
To many generous people who are
sincerely interested in the school's
welfare, this paper is their only way
of knowing what is happening here and
how they can help. I have no doubt
that if a problem were expressed
clearly and diplomaticaly in this
paper, help would soon be on its way
if at all possible. Instead, the
only problems expressed in this
paper are highly explosive, slightly
shaded "gripes" that leave the reader
wondering if there ^ a real problem
and what is it, if it's just hot air,
or if it's one of Anthony Fragola's
journalism exercises.
I really don't think anyone
is interested in who is having a per
sonal feud with whom. However, you
seem to feel that by attempting to
disguise a feud in reviews, editor
ials, and letters from the editor,
you have come up with highly ingen
ious and interesting journalism.
You're failing in this attempt, also!
I personally feel there is
enough honest news and honest prob
lems at NCSA that you need not resort
to lying. Does your staff actually
have to lie to make news interest
ing? If so, I suggest you get an
advisor who can lead you in good hon
est journalism.
I only hope those people who may
have been of great help to the
future of NCSA have not given up
on us because they have tired of
vomiting after reading each of your
smut sheets. How does it feel to be
holding the dagger that is stabbing
the life out of NCSA?
Buddy Gordon
STUD€nTS UlSIT
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L€GISLflTUP£
Once upon a Wednesday, three
clean-cut NCSA students ventured
into a mission that carried them
to the Capital of this soverign
state twice in twenty-four hours,
pushed them into association with
the upstanding students of hum-
erous psuedo-liberal institutions
such as Duke University, Wake Forest,
U.N.C. - Greensboro, Wilmington,
Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte,
and East Mongolia, not to mention
near poverty for the course of the
session due to an extreme lack of
communication of above said groups.
The brave American "Artsie
Adventurers" by( due process of
confusion, lack of interest, and
necessity of time, were three Drama
Department students, Suri Bieler,
Alan Toy, and yours reluctantly.
Gene Johnson.
It seems about a week before
the esteemed mission began, Mr.
Hyatt and SGA President David Wood
had received a letter from the
Chancellor of N.C. State University
stating that as a delegation to the
N.C. State Student Legislature we
were invited to a reception for the
Legislature at the Chancellor's
house. Having received the respon
sibility for the outing I quickly
seaiced out company for the trip.
Fascinated by the opportunity of
observing the future leaders of ’
our society first hand, Alan and Suri
accepted the challenge.
As for the actual success of the
~KCSA delegation» though small in size,
jradical in iopinion, absent from
the snack bar, inexperienced in
procedures, nauseated by Roberts Rules
of Parliamentary Procedure at times
even to the point of hysteria, and
regretfully due to lack of funds
one of the few sober delegations
attending, and worse yet> not having
a football or basket ball team to
argue about, we came off as one of
the most popular, active, and alert
delegations in the body.
Suri and Alan were voted by
several experienced congressmen to
be the tupe of energetic opinioned
representatives needed to make a
house relevant and human. The news
media found representatives Bieler
arid Toy controversial enough to
warrant an interview. The honorable
Miss Bieler was drafted to member
ship on the joint committee that
prepared bills passed by the House
and Senate for joint acceptance
at the final session of Congress.
Representative Toy served on a
committee that revised a controver
sial bill by A. & T. University that
had failed in its original form due
to unconstitutionality. The bill
was submitted by the NCSA delegation
to the joint houses in the last
minutes of Saturday afternoon, and
passed by a majority vote. The bill
liriiited law enforcement agencies as
to admittance on campuses without
written permission of the institu
tion's President's office, and
further hold the State, County and/
or Municipality financially re
sponsible for damages caused at their
orders by their designated officials.
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BeflTLGS SPLIT
by Mike Ferguson
The Beatles, generally regarded
as rock's finest group, are no more.
An announcement of their dispersion
came last week when Paul McCartney
stated that he would devote his time
and energies to personal projects.
The split had been coming for some
time, as all members had voiced a
desire to involve themselves in
something other than the group. Since
becoming Yoko Ono's alter ego, John
Lennon has been almost exclusively
dedicated to the "Plastic Ono Band."
George Harrison has been producing
other artists and his own work for
nearly two years and recently
toured (with Bonnie & Delaney). Ringo
Starr has done session work and also
has a solo LP in the works. Paul has
worked with other people, most
notably Mary Hopkin.
Alghough their records are still
best-sellers and critically acclaimed,
it has been evident that interest in
the group, as such, was on a decline.
Lennon & McCartney, once rock's major
songwriting team, began writing
separately about two years ago.
Rumors have been adrift for at least
a year that the group would dissolve.
Primary reasons for the break
up seem to be conflicting musical
interest and directions. It's no
secret that Lennon, McCartney, and
Harrison often disagreed about whose
songs would appear on LPs. Also,
John's involvement with Yoko and the
peace movement caused the group to
spend less and less time together.
The formal announcement came
from New York, where John Eastman,
Paul's brother-in-law, stated that
McCartney would be leaving the group
for an "indefinite period." He
went on to say that it seemed "highly
unlikely that the four would ever
record together again."
After forming in the early
Sixties and going through several
periods of paying dues, the Beatles
broke into pop world in 1964, when
managed by the late Brian Epstein,
they turned the rock world around.
While their music was basic and
simple, it contained an exuberence
that was lacking in the music of the
day. Plus, the Beatles attracted
many with their British way of life,
their long hair, and honest, direct
approach. Their American tours
were huge successes, each earning wep.1
over one million dollars. Although
many other British groups followed
them, none, save the Rolling Stones,
came close to having the effect of the
Beatles.
Later, they stopped touring and
turned toward making use of the studio
as a creative device. During their
"mid-period" they turned out three
LPs which are considered the paragon
of recorded rock music: Rubber SouZ^
Revolver3 and Sgt. Pepper. Utilizing
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