Friday, December 1, 1957
MAROON AND GOLD
Dedicated to the best Interests of Elon College and
its students and faculty, the Maroon and Gold is puD-
lished weekly during the college year with the excep
tion of holiday and examination periods at Elon College,
N.C. (Zip Code 27244), publication being in coopera-
don with the Journalism department.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Don Brown Co-E^tor
Paul Bleiberg Co-Editor
James Payne Associate Editor
Ken Hollingsworth Associate Editor
David Johnson Entertainment Editor
Eddie Osborne Sports Editor
Joe Lee Sports Editor
I-j_ Reid Alumni Editor
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Claes Alexanderson, Peggy Beale, Percy Benton,
Nancy Boone, Charles Boroody, Barbara Bugg, Bobby
Bulla, Tom Campion, Sandy Carrington, Janice Car
ter, Cathy Collins, Monty Duncan, Pete DeVault, Robert
Halstead, Keith Handy, Holly Hollingsworth, Barbara
Ippolito, Gary Jordan, Lloyd Kanipe, Jim Lunsford,
Glenda Lutterloh, Jim McClure, Lynn Michael, Robert
Monacelli, Richard Moon, Donald Morrison, J.W. Pace,
Jeannette Robinette, Rosalind Shoffner, Larry Small,
Ike Steele, Malcolm Sullivan, Ronnie Tugwell, Bill
Turner, Charlie VanLear, Tom Ward, Claire Webb,
Rebecca Whitaker, Bob Williams.
ARTS AND FLOWERS
(A Review)
By DAVID JOHNSON
Aside from the human
voice,the piano is prob
ably the most beautiful mu
sical instrument known to
man. It can be used (in
the hands of someone like
myself) to inflict torture,
or it can produce very
glorious sounds. Fortu
nately, the latter aspect
was evident during the re
cent concert given by Fred
Sahlmann, who is —need I
mention it?—also an Elon
Alumnus.
Following a trend among
Lyceum pianists, Sahlmann
opened the program with a
trio of Scarlatti sonatas
which themselves formed
one overall conventional
fast-slow-fast sonata. He
performed these well e-
nough, but I am convinced
that only the harpsichord—
the instrument for which
these works were com
posed—can do justice to
them.
Haydn’s infrequently-
heard “Andante with Var
iations in F Minor” fol
lowed, revealing a more
pensive and serious com
poser than the stereotyped
‘Papa” Haydn of the “Sur
prise” Symphony. This
portion of the program con
cluded with Schumann’s
massive “Fantasy inC Ma
jor,” a cornerstone of
early romantic music. Ex
cept for several instances
of erratic tempo and wrong
notes, Sahlmann’s playing
fulfilled the virtuosic de
mands required for any
successful performance of
this work.
The second half of the
concert began with four
brief Preludes by Debus
sy, including the familiar
“La fille aux cheveux de
lin.” These were played
with a distinct understand
ing of the so-called “im
pressionistic” style. Sahl
mann concluded with a bra
vura performance of the
Sonata for Plano by Alber
to Ginastera, a contempo
rary Argentine composer.
If not the best selection
on the program, this was
at least the most interest
ing. Ginastera’s inspira
tion lagged noticeably in the
Adagio section but suc
ceeded in the three fast
movements through sheer
rhythmic drive. The work
certainly owes more to
Stravinsky and Bartok.than
to any South American in
fluence; it is a difficult
piece, but Sahlmann car
ried it off splendidly. For
his well-deserved encores
he chose a selection by
Soler (a Spanish composer
and student of Scarlatti)
and an Improptu by Schu
bert.
Also that week the Elon
Players presented “Arms
and the Man,” George Ber
nard Shaw’s satire on love
and war. Frankly, I thought
the Players would be handi
capped this year without the
talents of Laura Rice, Ben
Bayol, Wayne Seymour and
other former stars, but
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Elon Player
Stage Crew
Is Praised
Along with the words of
praise which have been giv
en to the actors in the Elon
Players presentation of
George Bernard Shaw’s
“Arms And The Man,”
commendation is also due
to the members of the stage
crew for their very fine
work in the presentation of
the initial show of the year.
For many weeks prior to
the six showings of “Arms
And The Man, the mem
bers of the stage crew
under the direction and
leadership of Sam Robert
son worked each afternoon
and occasionally straight
through the night, and the
stage sets contributed
much to the shows.
These stage crew mem
bers, without pausing for
rest, have already turned
back to the job of pre
paring scenery for the next
Player showing of four one-
act plays set for Decem
ber 12th to 15th.
THANK YOU!
On behalf of the band and
myself 1 would like to pub
licly thank the school for
the Saturday night after the
Lenoir Rhyne game. To en
lighten the students, one
has to recall my article
concerning the band miss
ing dinner after the Cataw
ba game.
Well, whoever made this
blunder has been reinstated
in the eyes of the kids in
the Band. After the Len
oir Rhyne game the Band
stopped at one of those fif
teen cent hamburger joints
and believe it or not,eacfi
member could order what
ever and how much he want
ed. Once again we thank
you.
Paul R. Bleiberg
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Why
Is It?
By JAMES PAYNE
Why is it that four years
ago the word “oak” was
somewhat synonomous with
Elon but that today the
terms “Sidewalk City” and
“Concrete Jungle” seem to
be more appropriate?
Broadly speaking, it all
boils down to progress.
In the past four years,
the “oaks ’ have seen the
erection of Barney, Hook
and Brannock dormitories;
Long Student Center; anew
library (still under con
struction); two new park
ing lots; the paving of
Smith, Carolina, Virginia
and New dormitory park
ing lots; the re-modeling
of Duke Science Building,
Mooney, and Alamance
Buildings; the addition of
an elaborate History Sem
inar Room (that some say
cost $20,000.); a new net
work of sidewalks; the
demolition of East Dor-
Campus
Comment
By Don Brotvn
It has come to our at
tention that too often in the
past we have been neglect
ful in reporting the pro
ceedings of the Student Sen
ate. Let us first say that
the cause of this past over
sight has not been because
of a disregard for that
body or for its work. It
is, we think, the most im
portant organ of student
affairs on campus.
The main cause of our
lack of senate coverage
has been due to deadline
limitations. Often by the
time we could publish that
body’s deliberations, they
were already over two
weeks old.
We must also say that
the legislative process is
often a tedious and boring
one. It is the unusual case
when a legislative meet
ing produces exciting news.
It is rather the results of
the material the body con
siders after that material
leaves them which is of in
terest. These results nor
mally find their way into
print.
With this in mind we shall
devote the rest of this col
umn this week to some of
the more important actions
of the Student Senate over
the recent weeks.
Perhaps one of the most
controversial bills of the
year was one which was de
feated at the November 8
meeting. The bill proposed
that if a husband and wife
were both enrolled in the
college only one of them
would be required to pay
the Student Government
Association fee.
To us this seemed a fair
proposal. Alleviating some
strain on the young mar
ried couple’s budget does
not seem at all unreason
able. Evidently though the
members of the senate do
not think that two should
live as cheaply as one.
We might suggest that if
only one member of a fam
ily did pay his SGA fee,
then the possibility of the
other being excluded from
The persons who did not
pay his SGA fee would be
excluded from voting in
elections, but then this has
been a privilege not many
have taken advantage of
anyway.
We understand also that
a bit of controversy has
arisen out of the change of
the senate concerning its
operating procedures. The
senate has changed from
“Sturgis” to “Roberts”
rules of order. Now the
senate is asking that the
text of the Parliamentary
Procedure course be
changed in like manner.
The object of using rules
of order it would seem
could be accomplished by
either text. The differ
ence indicated to us is that
“Roberts” is more widely
known.
Two hundred and seven
ty-five dollars has been ap
propriated to the Pep Com
mittee for the purchase of
new uniforms for the
cheerleading squad. While
this might seem a rather
large sum, we must re
member that the uniforms
must be of durable qual
ity and must be purchased
for around ten cheerlead
ers.
We recently received a
letter from ex-SGA pres
ident Jerry Cameron.Cam
eron, in the service in Tex-
as, read our column when
we discussed the gymnas
ium acoustical system.
He explained in detail
the history of the project
and offered any further help
we might require. We pass
ed the letter on to Dale
Morrison in the hope it
might clear up any ques
tions on his part.
Morrison is currently
working on the problem
with administration offi
cials and hopes to have a
solution soon.
any social activity is slim,
At any function we have
attended this year, the pre
sentation of only one card
per couple was necessary.
mitory; and the opening of
four fraternity houses.
While her walls stand
erect and bulging, Elon’s
progress continues with the
recent ground-breaking of
the new living-dining com
plex. Plans are also un
derway which call for an
addition to the Athletic
Building and the erection
of new apartment buildings
for Elon married students.
Considering all this, no
wonder some students have
becom^e to think of Elon as
the “Concrete Jungle”.
(Yet, better a » “Concrete
Jungle” than another Par
sons.)
Students have complain
ed about how the new net-
\vork of sidewalks detract
from the looks of our cam
pus. Yet, many of these
sidewalks could have been
eliminated if students had
just refrained from taking
short cuts through the
grass. I’ll have to admit,
brick sidewalks look better
than dirt paths.
Other students have talk
ed about how the addition
of the new staff parking
lot near Whitley Auditor
ium has also detracted
from our campus. This may
be true indeed but with the
increase of students, and
faculty members in the last
four years, the college
parking problem has also
increased. Many colleges
and universities have faced
this problem in the past
and one way they have elim -
inatd their parking prob
lem is by not allowing
ffeshmen and in some
cases even sophomores to
keep automobiles on cam
pus. It is not for academic
reasons as many would
think, for it has been prov
en through various studies
that on the average, fresh
men with automobiles on
campus make as good as
or better grades than
freshmen not allowed to
have automobiles on cam
pus, but I am only using
this as an example to show
the parking problem that
Elon has and why there arc
two new parking lots on the
campus.
Yes, concrete and bricks
have replaced much of the
grass on campus, but with
this change comes a new
era, a new look, and a bet
ter Lion.
After studying her
son’s latest examination
results, the mother tolc
him that he shov/ed every
sign of becoming a com
plete moron.
The boy nodded agree-
ment. “What,” he aske ,
“do you attribute it to—
heredity or environ
ment?”