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Billiard Champion Paul Geini Tuesday, Nov. 15 Jordon Gym 7:30 p.m. Last home football game this Saturday Elon vs. Lenoir-Rhyne at 2:00 p.m. Volume rV Number 10 Elon College, North Carolina Smith and Olsen returned— Nell Snyder elected to board November 10,1977 Mayor T.L. Smith has been returned to office by the voters of Elon College. He held his place in spite of a strong chal lenge by the Rev. Dr. Clydt Fi;lds in Tuesday’s election. Smith received 180 votes to Fields’ 161. Mrs. Nell Snyder won a seat on the Board of Aldermen and becomes the second woman on the board. Shirley White has ?erved one-half of her four- year term. Mrs. Snyder re ceived 174 votes. Robert Olsen, Jr., alder man, was returned for his second term with 174 votes. The two remaining members of the town board are D.D. Atkinson and Dwight Wail, with two years left on their terms. M.E. Campbell, who said he wished to be elected so that he could see the outcome of the law suit against the college, was defeated. Mrs. Snyder, the only new person to join the board, said last Thursday at the town meeting that she believed town and college could live together now and in the future. There must be compromise, she said. No one should be determined to carry one point of view for everyone. “The college has been here since 1879, and it is here to stay,” she said. “We must have mediation.” On the limited tax base of Elon College, Mrs. Snyder said she would like to see the addition of light industry and part-time jobs to widen the tax base. “We have the CETA program for recreation right now, but federal aid could fall through, and we would not have the $27,000 we now have,” Mrs. Snyder said. The wife of the executive director of the Elon Home for Children, Mrs. Snyder has had extensive exnerience in school and church work. She ex pressed concern in her pre-elec tion appearances about the $10,000 budgeted by the Board of Aldermen for attorneys’ fees in the town suit against the college over alleged zoning violations with regard to cer tain fraternity houses in town. Mrs. Snyder said at one point that she thought the suit should be stopped if possible. She also said she sympathized with anyone who lived next cont. page 5 I 9. Don Kelly tallies votes at county election headquarters. Photo by Bill Murphy Walk to raise CROP funds for hungry Candidates answering questions at Thursday’s Town Meeting are Clyde Fields, candidate for mayor; Sid Norton, Mrs. Nell Snyder, and Robert Olsen, Jr., for aldermen. Photo by Doug Hayes Voters approved amendments North Carolina voters have amended the state constitution so that the governor and lieutenant governor have a right to run for second con secutive terms. The victory was slim, but much of the success is attributed to the fact that proponents of the amendment reported campaign finances to the public while anti-succes- sion forces refused to divulge their contributors. Two bond issues won strong Gov. Jim Hunt had worked home, although an exception states that taxes owed must be of the $230 million water and sewer bond and for the $300 million road bond. Gov. Hunt says passage will boost North Carolina’s economic growth and will create new jobs. Amendments 1 and 2 will give widowers the same pro tection now given widows regarding an inherited home and life insurance. Creditors endorsement on Tuesday, ^^ill not be allowed to take the paid, even if it requires selling the house. Both amendments were aimed at eliminating distinctions between the sexes on the grounds that women are often the breadwinners. As in the Elon College voting, less than one-third of registered voters even bothered to go to the polls on Tuesday. Numerous students and sev eral faculty members have iigned up to participate in the Walk for the Hungry on Nov. 19. Sponsored by the Com munity Hunger Appeal of Church World Service (CROP). Fraternities and so rorities are also getting in volved, according to Dr. James Pace, assistant professor of religion. The Walk for the Hungry will begin at 9 a.m. on the 19th at Graham High School. The walkers will follow a 10-mile route which returns to the school. To raise money for the hungry, each walker is en couraged to find sponsors who will pledge to give to CROP a certain amount of money for each mile completed by the walker. Last spring, the CROP fast at Elon College raised $1615. For every dollar available for hunger relief, CROP is able to provide $8.34 worth of food aid. CROP does more than provide relief from hunger since 80 per cent of funds is used for helping persons grow Alex Haley comes to Alamance Nov. 12-13 Qob College defeated Scotland’s national basketball team 107-71 in last Friday nigbt’s exhibition game. Photo by Johnnie Alien by Becky Sharpe Alex Haley, author of “Roots,” will be returning to Alamance County Nov. 12-13 for a lecture and a reunion. The Murray Family Reunion will be filmed in Crossroads Community, and used in an ABC television program, “My Search for Roots.” Haley’s public appearance includes a dinner at the Bur lington Ramada Inn followed by a lecture at Cummings High School auditorium. The Ala mance County Historical Mu seum will sponsor Haley, and will receive the proceeds from the dinner and lecture. The dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. and the lecture at 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 12. Tickets for the dinner are $25, and lecture tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for students, Elon College stu dents may get tickets from George Troxler or from the Campus Shop. According to Dr. Troxler, the topic of Haley’s lecture will be how research was done on “Roots,” in addition to the work he is now doing on a new book dealing with the post- Civil War period. There will be a lengthy question and answer period after the lecture. crops to feed themselves. Students, faculty and staff may register right up to the time of the march. Better still, they may sign up in McEwen or at the Student Center or with any member of the Religious Life Committee. All who go to Graham on the morning of Nov. 19 should meet in front of Alamance at 8:30 for directions. Religion asks questions On Nov. 15 all members of the Elon College community who have campus mailboxes will find in their boxes a copy of a questionnaire prepared by the Religious Life Committee. Commuters may pick up cop ies of the form at the infor mation desk in Alamance. The purpose of this ques tionnaire is to give everyone an opportunity to express his or her needs, concerns, and in terests regarding campus reli gious life. The members of the Religious Life Committee are interested in developing pro grams and worship opportuni ties based on real needs and interests. “Please take a few minutes to give the questions serious consideration,” says Dr. Carol Chase, assistant professor of religion. “Fill it out, and place it in one of the red boxes near each mailbox location and at the rotunda in Alamance. Members of the committee will help you with your suggestions for committee projects,” Dr. Chase said. Members of the Religious Life Committee are, besides Dr. Chase, chairman; Dr. Steve Caddell, campus chap lain; Dr. James Pace, Dr. Frances Marlette, and Dr. George Troxler and students Jill Bennett, Becky Gray, Robert Pearson and Jerry Johnson.
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