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Thursday, April 9, 1970
NUMBER 17
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Francis Jackson
guest organist
Lyceum Sponsors Organist
On Campus Sunday Night
Dr. Francis Jackson,
internationally famous
organist, will appear at
Elon April 12 at 8 p.m.
in Whitley Auditorium.
A native of Malton,
Yorkshire, Francis Jack
son was a chorister at
York Minster from 1929
until 1933. In 1937 he
became a Fellow of the
Royal College of Organ
ists and a Limpus Prize
Winner.
Recognized as one of
Great Britain’s leading
organists, he has ap
peared in many cathe
drals, has tourned the
continents of Europe and
Canada, and has played
with the BBC Northern
Orchestra,
Dr, Jackson is con
ductor of the York Musi
cal Society and the York
Symphony Orchestra and
has composed music for
organ and the church. He
gave the opening recital
Faculty Bylaws Are Proposed
of Westminster Abbey on
the occasion of the Inter
national Congress of Or
ganists in London in 1957.
In 1960 he was install
ed as President of the In
corporated Association of
Organists, an office which
he held for two years.
Dr. Jackson is also ex
tremely interested in or
gan design and is on the
advisory committee of the
Central Council for the
Churches in London.
Seen Any Funny
Buttons? They
Represent Ecos
Ecos is an inter
national organization for
informing people of the
importance of our sur
roundings. A movement
on campus has started by
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By AL ZINK
A committee composed
of eight members of the
faculty and administra
tion recently proposed a
draft of Elon College
Faculty Bylaws which
may eventually restruct
ure some major facits of
this institution.
The committee, called
for by the Board of trus
tees and elected by the
faculty, had as its ob
jective, “to enable the
faculty to engage In con
scious, deliberate, and
purposeful cooperation
with the Board of Trus
tees and administration
personnel so that each
Encounter
Sponsors
Discussion
Campus Encounter
would like to extend an
invitation to everyone to
attend a Discussion Night
Wednesday, April 15 at
7:30 p.m. in the large
Student Lounge, Student
Center.
The topic tentatively
scheduled will be on
Drugs.
Little
Opposition
In Races
By ERNIE WILKINSON
The filing for Student
Government Association
offices ended March 24,
There was only one real
race in the executive
offices ended March 24,
There was only one real
race in the executive
offices, the office of Vice
President, York Poole
and Alex Vardavas, both
rising juniors filed for
the office. In other exe
cutive offices, Lee Loy
was unopposed for the
Presidency and DeanMc-
Brayer filed for the
Treasurer’s office.
The Sophomore class
By ED BAKER
Dr. Albert Gminder,
ead of the Department
I Foreign Languages,
nas announced his candi
dacy for seat No. 2, North
^arohna House of Repre-
entatives, in the upcom
ing November elections,
prompted to run as “a
atter of conscience,”
^ plans no political ca-
but to begin the
u statewide reforms
• to “turn the re-
elL ”someone
Included in the main
f 1,°^ liis platform are
‘ne following:
1. Balancing the tax
structure, “which is now
weighed in favor of those
with influence.”
2. Improving the quali
ty of the public school
system, including teacher
salaries.
3. Improving the effi
ciency of the state gov
ernment.
4. Improving and insti
tuting laws governing
ecology.
5. Updating the North
Carolina state constitu
tion.
6. Upgrading the state
retirement system,
especially for teachers
who are living on pensions
under $100 per month,
7. Giving more home
rule to the counties and
cities, because the state
legislature is overflow
ing with local bills.
Dr. Gminder, running
on the Republican ticket
for the 21st House Dis
trict, does not feel that
his party affiliation will
injure his chances for
election in the legendary
Democratic South, but
says, “The Seventies are
likely to be Republican
years.” The present cir
cumstances, according to
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may most effectively con
tribute to the growth, de
velopment, and func
tioning of Elon College.”
Two important proposi
tions concern the forma
tion of an Academic Coun
cil, and student partici
pation on standing com
mittees.
The Academic Coun
cil, as proposed, will as
sume many of the re
sponsibilities now in the
hands of the President
of the College, The Coun
cil’s duties include the
following: “The Council
shall deliberate on any
matter within the pro
vince of the Faculty for
the purpose of formulat
ing the general policy for
the approval or disap
proval by the Faculty,
Such matters may in
clude the development of
new programs and cur
ricula, standards for
faculty promotion and
tenure, and evaluation and
improvement of instruc
tion. “B - The Council
shall act in an advisory
capacity to the President
of the College.” C- “The
Council shall develop,
maintain, and publish
upon adoption by the Fa
culty a set of profession
al standards.” D-“The
Council shall serve as a
hearing committee, if a
hearing is to be held, in
cases involving the cUs-
missal or suspension of
a faculty member or
charges of unprofessional
conduct against a faculty
member.’
The second most signi
ficant issue was a de
offered the greatest a-
mount of competition as
far as class officers go.
Perry Crouch and Terry
Harker sought the office
of President, Kathy O’
Conner had no opposition
for the Vice President
spot. Carolyn DeLuceand
Penny Wynne ran for the
office of Secretary
Treasurer.
cision to involve the stu
dent body and to open
membership to many of
the standing committees.
In order to qualify to be
part of these committees,
‘student members shall
be fulltime students,have
at least a 2,0 cummula-
tive average, and unless
otherwise provided for in
this article, be appoint
ed annually in May by the
newly - installed Student
Government Association
President.”
The proposal calls for
students to serve on eight
standing committees.
Curriculum Committee,
two students; Library
Committee, two stu
dents; Lyceum Commit
tee, four students; Stu
dent Affairs Committee,
three students; Teacher
Education C o m m i ttee^
two students; Committee
on Religious Life, four
students.
The entire proposed
draft must be accepted
by the faculty; the draft
will then be sent to the
Board of Trustees for
final acceptance. If the
draft is passed, there will
be in effect a large re
structuring of policy and
action.
Lee Loy
Gminder Runs for State House