BILLS AND BUDGET
On the fourtaeenth bf March, the Elon College Student Senate met
in the senate chambers of the William S. Long Center to discuss three
bills and to approve the newly revised Student Government Association’s
budget.
The bills and budget are as follows:
I. The senate approval of an alternate Justices, two agents and a
clerk of court
Lee Sauvin — Alternate Justice
Denise Patton — Alternate Justice
Agent — Gerard Carboni
Agent — Barbara Sawyer
Betsy Wolf — Clerk of Court
This bill is a product of the investigation of the Honor Court
by a special committee appointed by the S. G. A., and was
passed.
II. The approval of two non-student members of the Board Of
Student Communications Media. The two members would be
Norman Young and Howard White.
This Board has authority over the communicator, student news
paper, and radio station (WELN, which will start broadcasting this fall,
hopefully.)
The Judical Committee was given this bill for review.
III. A bill to give the S.G.A. President the power to make expendi
tures without first consulting the Student Senate, and these
expenditures will not exceed $200. at any time. The total of
which shall not exceed 1000. In a school year, was rejected.
The new SGA budget that was approved by the finance committee
of the SGA on Wednesday, March 13th, was also approved by the Senate
on March 14th. A complete copy of the budget follows this report. The
total budget for the year 1973-1974 is $61,454.06.
One other important item brought up was the deadline for filing for
SGA and Class Officers and the dates for the elections. The dates are:
Deadline for filing for SGA and Class Officers is April 1, and elec
tions will be April 8. The deadline for filing for Senator is April 15, and
the election will be April 22.
Remember all SGA Senate Meetings are open to the students. So
come by 2nd floor of the Student Center: next to the pool room, every
other Thursday, at 6:00. Or if you can’t make it read the SGA Bulletin
Board on 1st floor of the Student Center.
In the Student Senate
March 14, 1974
A Bill to Approve a Revised Budget to the 1973-74 S.G.A. Administration BE IT
ENACTED THAT:
ARTICLE I: THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE THE BUDGET FOR THE S.G.A. ADMINIS
TRATION
HOMECOMING
CONCERTS
Fees to Entertainers
(Sound Systems Included)
Lights for Concerts
Stage Setup, Cleanup, Guards
and General damages
Tickets
Publicity
FOOTBALL GAME
Crown for Homecoming Queen;
Flowers for Queen, Court,
and Escorts
Sub-total
SPRING WEEKEND
CONCERTS
Fees to Entertainers
Lights for Concerts
Stage, setup, cleanup, guards
and general damages
Tickets
Publicity
Sub-total
ENTERTAINMENT
Welcome back and Freshman Orientation
program
Miscellaneous Entertainment
Travel for Entertainment Chairmen
Sub-total
LIBERAL ARTS FORUM
HONORARIA AND OTHER LECTURES
$18,336.21
361.05
847.59
56.16
480.00
$21,078.02
10,520.00
500.00
700.00
30.00
250.00
260.77
950.00
40.00
$12,000.00
$ 1,250.17
Fees to monthly lectures and programs
3,200.00
TRAVEL
Long Distance (Lectures only)
350.00
Local
70.00
ENTERTAINMENT
Receptions (Public)
350.00
Luncheons at McEwen
250.00
Dinners
600.00
OTHER
Brochures, etc.
215.00
Phone
50.00
Stationery
20.00
Posters
15.00
Restricted for Publication
1,000.00
Sub-total
OFFICE EXPENSES
SECRETARIES
Office
Honor Court
OTHER OFFICE EXPENSES
Machines
Office supplies
Audit
Bonding of Officers
Telephone
Phi Psi CM
$ 6,120.00
200.00
75.00
100.00
200.00
300.00
87.75
40.00
40.00
Sub-total
COFFEEHOUSE
Movies, Programs,
Sub-total
and running expenses $ 2,200.00
$ 1,042.75
$ 2,200.00
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Fees for Lecturers
Local Travel
Lodging for lecturers
Receptions (Public)
Dinners
Phone
Flowers
Sub-total
FLOWERS
SGA
Sub-total
RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT
Pool Table
Ping Pong Table
Sub-total
PEP
Comemrclal Bus
Expenses for Cheerleaders and advisers
in Shreveport, La.
Contribution to Dinner-Dance for Football
team
Sub-total
EQUIPMENT FOR HONOR COURT
Recording Equipment
Sub-total
AWARDS
Sub-total
RADIO STATION
Restricted for Developing Station
Sub-total
SCHOLORSHIP
Restricted for SGA Scholarship
Sub-total
PETTY CASH OR EMERGENCY FUND
3,000.00
15.00
50.00
100.00
165.00
10.00
10.00
100.00
50.00
30.00
$ 3,350.00
$ 100.00
$ 80.00
500.00
100.00
200.00
200.00
150.00
$
8,000.00
500.00
300.00
Sub-total
EXTENSION OF STAGE
Sub-total
EXPENSES OF 1972-73 ADMINISTRATION PAID
Sub-total
NEWSPAPER
458.40
700.00
Sub-total
CARRY FORWARD FOR POST ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
1,295.66
Sub-total
TOTAL AMOUNT BUDGETED
INCOME
Receipts Consist of:
Homecoming Ticket Sales 5,558.50
Elon College (Public Affairs) 1,500.00
SGA Dues 42,000.00
Cash on Hand at beginning of year 12,395.56
TOTAL INCOME
800.00
200.00
150.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 300.00
$ 458.40
$ 1,920.79
$ 700.00
$ 1,295.66
$61,454.06
$61,454.06
CRYSTAL
“I took life for granted, then I
realized that I didn’t have every
thing,” said Crystal Catlett, a
sophomore at Elon College, who
is suffering from what doctors say
resembles Mississippi Valley Fun
gus, a strange and different sick
ness which has left her legally
blind.
Four years ago, as the result of
a basketball injury, she lost com
plete vision in her left eye. How
ever, because of her love for out
doors combined with her excel
lence in sports, she entered the
field of Physical Education when
she came to Elon from Youngsville,
N. C. in the fall of ’72.
This past August a change oc
curred in her vision. Her right eye
was weakening. Through examina
tions, doctors found that the scar
tissue from her left eye was moving
into the area of the right eye.
In October of last year, doctors
at Duke University Hospital in Dur
ham declared her legally blind. She
said that “The Blind Commission
recommended that I leave school
and go to the Raleigh Lion Club
Clinic for the Blind.” There she
went through a week of examina
tions that concentrated on the use
of hands. “Like taking bolts and
separating them and putting them
into containers,” she said. She
rated superior on all examinations
and learned sign language in three
days. “I felt like that I didn’t need
to separate bolts—I wanted to get
the hell out of there,” Crystal said
of her first reaction to the Clinic.
After spending a week at the
Clinic, Crystal left for the National
Institute of Health in Bethesda,
Maryland. There doctors stated that
they had never seen anything like
it before. They were puzzled as to
how someone who had never been
to the Mississippi Valley became
infected with Mississippi Valley
Fungus.
Because of this handicap, her
life has taken a complete turn
about. Crystal cannot read, sports
are now taboo, and she laughed
as she said, “I have to practically
sit in the T.V. to see it.”
She is now considering Religious
Education for her major and hopes
to obtain a Master’s Degree in
Counseling. Crystal feels that,
“being handicapped myself, I will
be better able to relate with and
help other handicapped indivi
duals.”
Crystal tapes all lecture classes
and she has tutors to read to her.
Not being able to read braille is her
biggest handicap at the present
time. However, she is now taking
braille instruction from the Ala
mance County Social Service
Department. Because of her de
termination, she has so far main
tained a B average.
Unless there is a new medical
break through. Crystal will remain
blind. She thanks the students of
whom she says, “they are my big
gest help—they accept me as Crys
tal—as if nothing is wrong.”
In summary. Crystal stated that,
if somebody would ask you today,
what is going right in life, you
couldn’t answer. If they asked you
what was wrong in life, you could
give them a whole list. I ask you
to find the answers to the question
what is right in life. You can find
the answer through God with the
help of your friends.”
By: Jennifer M. Somers