22 Days Till
Spring Weekend
Volume rV Number 19
Elon College, North Carolina
Dany Bass and Carl E. de
feated the team of Bill Sharpe
and Herby Spruill to win the
annual spring SUB spades
tournament.
March 16,1978
Spring symposium, April 11-14
Forum commemorates 20th year
The Liberal Arts Forum of
Elon College will celebrate its
20th annual Spring Sympos
ium this year when “Myth,
Dream and Archetype” will be
explored by critical thinkers in
their fields.
The symposium will be held
on campus April 11-14 and is
open to the public.
A special feature of this
year’s symposium will be the
presentation of “Noye’s
Fludde,” a medieval Chester
Miracle Play set to music by
the eminent 20th century Eng
lish composer Benjamin Brit
ten and directed at Elon by Dr.
Walter Westafer, chairman of
the department of fine arts.
The Liberal Arts Forum is a
committee composed of Elon
College students. Founded in
1958, its principle function has
been to foster mtellectual and
cultural interests. Forum
events tend to concentrate on
the humanities in the widest
sense of the term.
Dr. John G. SuUivan, chair
man of the philosophy depart
ment at Elon and faculty
adviser to the organization,
said the Spring Symposium this
year promises to be one of the
most interesting in its 20-year
history.
“In living, we act out life
stories,” Dr. Sullivan ex
plained. “Our life has the
quality of ritual. In seeking to
understand, we tell stories to
explain what makes our form
of life worthwhile.” These
stories, he said, have the
quality of myths. Myth isn’t
seen as a fiction which is
dispensable when science ad
vances. Myth is seen as a
way of perceiving the deep
I truth of the human journey.
Today, we are recovering
this deeper sense of myth,
along with a respect for
dreams.
“Our dream-hfe somehow
complements and sheds light
upon our waking-life. The
world of dreams, of the deeper
layers of the unconscious.
begins to appear far more
cosmic than our parochial
plans and daily tasks. The
dreams put us in touch with
realities deeper than we know,
he said.
Modern man is also recov
ering a respect for arche
types, those universal, recur
rent patterns that stand as
interpretation of the journey
of every person who comes
into the world. There are
archetypal themes, such as the
search for identity and the fall
into knowledge-sex-guih. There
are archetypal images, such as
the young hero and the wise
old man, or the earth mother.
These images and themes
emerge in our dreams, remind
us of the most ancient myths,
resonate in our art and poetry,
and give universal significance
to our deepest dreams.
“In exploring myths,
cont. p. 3
Commuters voice discontent
with new election bill
by Victoria Huffman
A commuter meeting held in
Long Student Center last
Thursday morning reflected
the general frustration of com
muters concerning the recently
passed SGA election bill which
revises election procedures of
the college.
Charles V. Hopkins, senior
class president, was on hand to
discuss the bill with the
day students. Sylvia Buckner,
representing commuters, said
that commuters at Elon have
no identity. Ms. Buckener
stated that since commuters
have no base from which to
work, they are expected to
“tag along” under the new
election bill with candidates of
dormitories, fraternities or so
rorities.
Other commuters expressed
their reactions to Mr. Hop
kins’ statements that perhaps
commuters are not so con
cerned about the college elec
tion precedures since they are
not active in attending SGA
meetings and the like. Mr.
Hopkins asked the question,
“Why should we (the SGA)
have to come to you (com
muters) with information?”
He said that it is the re
sponsibility of concerned stu
dents to find out information
for themselves. To these re
sponses, commuters explained
the difficulties of finding baby
sitters in order to attend
evening meetings, the respon
sibility of students who are at
work when meetings are held,
and the difficulty of traveling
great distances back to the
college to attend meetings after
class hours.
Finally, it was brought out
that there is no effective com
munication for commuters
since information bulletins are
not placed in various buildings
, on campus. A request was
I made that information bulle
tins be placed in several build
ings in order that all com
muters have a chance to be
informed on matters of in
terest.
Since commuters are at
tempting tQ organize into a
unified group, all commuting,
students are urged to become
involved in the meetings held
in Long Center every Thursday
morning at 9:30.
a
Elon graduate, Paige Garriques, elected to a two-year board
term
Two new trustees elected
Elon to host AAUP legislative seminar
Two new trustees were elect
ed to the Elon College Board
of Trustees during the annual
Spring meeting on Wednes
day, March 8.
Miss Paige Garriques, a
1977 graduate of Elon, was
elected to serve a two-year
term on the board. Maurice
Jennings, president of Biscuit-
ville. Inc. of Burlington, was
elected to a four-year term.
Both trustees will take office
on July 1.
Jennings is a native of Bur
lington and attended public
schools and Elon College. He
is a prominent civic and church
leader and a member of the
First Baptist Church of Bur
lington where he serves on the
finance committee.
A native of Potomac, Md.,
Miss Garriques now lives
in BurUngton, where she is a
social worker trainee for the
Alamance County Department
of Social Services.
She was graduated Magna
Cum Laude with a double
major in philosophy and Eng
lish. While at Elon she was
editor of the campus newspap
er and co-chairman of the
Liberal Arts Forum. A student
government senator and liter
ary magazine staff member.
she was chairman of the fine
arts committee and a member
of the student union board.
Elon College President Dr.
Fred Young said the diverse
backgrounds of the two new
trustees should bring an added
measure of dynamics to the
board.
“Miss Garriques is very out
going and will be a good rep
resentative of student opin
ion,” Dr. Young noted. “Mr.
Jennings’ business background
is expected to add a measure of
experience to the financial
management of the institution.
I think we have found two fine
people to complement our
board of trustees.”
In another event during last
week’s board meeting. Secre
tary of State Thad Eure won
re-election as chairman of the
board. Other officers elected
were Royall Spence Jr. of
Greensboro, vice chairman,
and T.E. Powell III of Bur
lington, secretary.
The trustees also approved a
$5.8 million budget for the
1978-79 fiscal year. The in
crease will be reflected in a
$120 boost in yearly tuition
and $55 in board. No increase
in room rates was necessary.
“Prospects for Higher Edu
cation” will be discussed at the
annual legislative seminar of
the North Carolina Conference
of the American Association
of University Professors being
held today at the Burlington
Hilton. Hosts for the con
ference seminar are members
of the Elon College Chapter of
the AAUP.
The seminar has been ar
ranged by the AAUP state
committee on legislation,
chaired by Prof. Henry Ferrell,
history department. East Caro
lina University, to allow facul
ty members, administrators.
and legislators to discuss issues
of mutual concern in higher
education.
The seminar will be divided
into two panel sessions, one at
4 -p.m., with Dr. Ferrell as
moderator and with panelists
Harlan Boyles, N.C. State
Treasurer; James Ferguson,
chancellor of UNC-G; Grady
Love, president of Davidson
County Community College;
Sen. Ralph Scott of Alamance
County; and Roger Marshall,
representing the administra
tion of Duke University.
After a social hour at 6 p.m.
and dinner at 6:30, the group
of 50 to 60 will reassemble
for the second session when.
Ms. Bethany Sinnott, English
department, Catawba College,
will moderate a discussion led
by panelists Sen. Roger Sharpe,
Morganton; Rep. Carl Ste
wart, Gastonia^ speaker of the
house; Rep. John Gamble,
Lincolnton; Rep. J.P. Huskins.
Statesville; and Rep. Henry
Frye, Greensboro.
■Notable guests for the semi
nar include President William
Friday of the UNC; Dr. Came
ron West, N.C. Association of
cont. p. 3
Senate passes
by Bryant Colson
The SGA Senate, being
more consistent in attendance,
met last Thursday for its first
session in March.
During this meeting three
bills were introduced and
brought on the fioor for
voting. First a bill was passed
unanimously to allocate
$125 in travel expenditures
for the member of the National
Supervisory Board of the
National Student Association
from Elon. Senator Robin
three bills
Moser currently serves on
N.S.B.
A bill to approve the revised
SGA budget for 77-78 was
approved. Also a resolution
passed to request a crosswalk
on Williamson Ave. for stu
dents.
A resolution to improve the
safety at two entrances to NC
100 was introduced. The res
olution asked that the first
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