Editorials
The Student’s Role
Today’s college students are playing ever increasing
roles in the assistance of running a college. Some stu
dents have a voice in faculty selections, curriculum
and other phases of administrative decisions.
At Elon there are moves to include students In some
decision-making such as the curriculum committee,
which has two student members.
However, student opinion could be gauged on a larger
scale and with more diversification. This could be done
in the realm of student-faculty departmental meetings.
Each department could hold a meeting of the faculty
and majors within the department to discuss problems
of the major and some curriculum suggestions. In this
way, students could offer their suggestions to the de
partment as to what courses could be developed and
organized.
Another reasonfor such meetings would be to allow the
students and faculty to know one another better and
hopefully to create an understanding that faculty mem
bers are human. Also, it would reveal that there are
students who are concerned as to what degree of edu
cation they wish to acquire.
It is hoped that this concept will be tried and de
veloped so that students can be included in decisions
that concern their educational training.
Tau Zeta Pledges
National Sorority
The sisters of Tau Zeta
Phi were pledged Febru
ary 10 to Sigma Sigma
Sigma (Tri-Slg) National
Sorority, after 16 years
as a local.
The decision to go na
tional was made about a
year ago. President Pam
Sauvain said that the so
rority decided on Tri-
Slg because “the ideals
and standards of TrI-SIg
were most closely like
those of Tau Zeta Phi,
and the friendliness and
cooperation of visiting
TrI-Sig officials great
ly impressed the sis
ters.” According to Miss
Sauvain, most of the Tau
Zeta alumni are pleased
about the sorority going
national, and many have
expressed a willingness
to help.
Miss Sauvain stated
that she felt “that there
would be a new feeling of
unity and strength among
Greeks at Elon if all fra
ternities and sororities
were to go national.” The
sisters expect to gain
full national status in late
April.
DR. RICHARD G. KRAUS
NOTED SCHOLAR
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graduate of College of the
City of New York. He re
ceived his M. A. degree
In Recreation Education
from Teachers College
at Columbia University
and his Doctor of Educa
tion from Columbia.
In addition to conduct
ing two graduate pro
grams in Dance and Rec
reation Education at Co
lumbia, Dr. Kraus is al
so a leader and consul
tant for various public
and voluntary agencies In
the field of leisure acti
vity and social service.
Water Soluble
Containers Tested
\\ ater-soluble containers, an
answer to the litter and trash
disposal problem, might be
available for consumer prod-
ucts within five years.
This prediction was made
recetitly by Dr. S. F. Hulbert,
h{'U(l of the division of Inter
disciplinary Studies at Clem-
sDti I'niversity, in testimony
l)t'fore, the National Commis
sion on Product Safety. Re
search on water-disposable
containers is now being carried
out. he said.
One of the containers being
tfsted is .said to be made of
watcr-.soluble glass with a thin
impervious coating. To dispo.se
of thi' container the consumer
would break the outer coating
and di.ssolve the rest of the
structure in water.
This talk about “a new
source of revenue” simply
means tapping the same old
taxpayer in a brand new place.
— Ed Kummer, The Eaton
(Colo.) Herald.
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Drama Class
Ends Local
Road Show
By BETTY ANDERSON
After a local tour of
the high schools In Ala
mance County, the dra
matic class enrolled in
winter-term, opened with
the play, “Playboy of the
Western World” in Moon
ey Little Theatre.
The play, written by J.
M. Synge, Is concerned
basically with Christy
Mahan’s supposed killing
of his father and the sub
sequent change in his life
until his father reappears
alive, though somewhat
bedraggled.
The main characters of
the play included: Stevie
Cowden as Peegan Mike,
a publican’s daughter who
fell in love with Christy,
portrayed by Dale Kauf
man, Jim Gillespie who
played Regan, Mike’s fi
ance, and Jacqei Lye, the
widow Quinn.
Minor characters,
though especially well
portrayed, were Steve
Myrick, Jeff Vaughn, A1
Watson, Sara Draper,
Sue Laud, Annie Show-
han, Cathy Albair, and
Bill Shaver.
The addition of music
and excellent setting in
creased the atmosphere
of the play. Although the
acting was well done, the
play Itself seemed to be
lacking In entertainment.
Intermission on opening
night found a number of
the members of the au
dience leaving. This how
ever, was undoubtedly due
to the length and content
o' the play rather than
the performance of the
actors.
Attendance
Earns Credit
Students can still earn
one semester hour’s cre
dit by attending program s
of a religious, cultural or
Intellectual nature, ac
cording to the office of the
Dean of Instruction. Elec
tive academic credit may
be earned by attending a
minimum of 30 such e-
vents.
Remaining programs
which students may re
ceive credit for attend
ing include weekly chapel
programs, Visiting
Scholar lectures, Lyceum
programs, Elon Player
productions. Founders
Day, Palm Sunday Ser
vice of music, and the
band concert.
IBM cards must be
turned In after each of
these programs in order
to receive credit.
Comprehensive
Exam
Discontinued
On Friday, January 30,
1970 the faculty voted that
comprehensive examina
tions be no longer a re
quirement for graduation.
This action, according to
Dean Theo Strum, Is ef
fective immediately.
‘It’s easier to break a New
Year’s resolution than a
habit.”
February 26,1970
Bill Shaver and Jacquel Lye In “Playboy of the West
ern World”.
Loy Seeking Unity
A mong ElonS tudenti
By AL ZINK
Although this year is
quickly drawing to a
close, the new Admini
stration of the SGAIs just
beginning to get some of
its programs Into work
ing order. In an inter
view recently, SGA Pres
ident Lee Loy outlined
plans for the remainder
of the year.
“My main objective
is to number one, bring
unity among the students
of the college, and num
ber two, make the SGA
really representative of
the entire student body.”
Loy was asked how he
plans to accomplish this
goal. “First we must
learn the students needs
and wants. We hope to
accomplish this by con
tinuing the circulation of
polls as we did in the
Winter term.” (The poll
during the winter term
basically asked the stu
dents to what extent they
wished to become involved
in SGA affairs. About
one-third of the students
wanted to become involv
ed, and the remaininj
two-thirds were either
Indifferent or showed
no Interest in serving at
all.)
"And secondly, weare
trying to open relations
with the college Aditiin-
istratlon. Wehave agreed
to annual Spring audit of
the SGA funds, and ii
turn the Administration
has agreed to insure the
collection of SGA dues.
We need each other’s
help. This isn’t atimefoi
antagonism, we have had
enough of that here al
ready,” said Loy.
The SGA is nnakiiij
progress, and It is work
ing for the student. It
will, however, require
student Involvement. The
SGA can only be what the
students want to makeit,
commented Loy.
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