May 3, 1979
The Pendulum
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Letters to the editor - cont. from 2
Dylan in Budokan
cease to look for the meaning
of life any further distant
than the turn of your own
hand.
It is now ten o’clock. Do
you know where you are?
Memories
Bound copies of the Pendu-
inm will be available during
exam week for a nominal
price.
lOnly a few copies will be
on sale, so interested persons
should make plans to get one
as soon as possible. They will
be an excellent way to recaU
the events of the past year
forever, as the paper will not
“ Old age
A Duke University Medical
Center sociologist who be
lieves fears about growing old
in the United States are con
sistently exaggerated has com-
pilied a documented list of
what he calls the “advantag
es” of aging.
Writing in the April issue
of “The Gerontologist,” a
professional journal. Dr. Erd-
man D. Palmore cites five
benefits of aging to society
and nine benefits for the
individual.
“Most people seem to have
difficulty thinking of any ad
vantages of aging,” observed
Pialmore, who is a senior
fellow in the Duke Center for
the Study of Aging and Hu
man Development. “This is
true of gerontologists as well.
The leading texts and journals
are filled with the problems
of aging, but have little or no
turn yellow or become crisp.
Back copies are also avail
able.
SGA broke?
Dear Editor,
I’m currently a senior at
Elon College. Every previous
year except this year I’ve
looked forward to Spring
Weekend on the campus. But
this year there has been no
such weekend. What is the
reason?
I’ve heard all sorts of rum
ors that the SGA is in bad
financial shap>e. If this is true,
why haven’t the students been
informed? Where has the
money gone the students pay
mention of any advantages.”
“The advantages to society
include the facts that the aged
are more law abiding, are
more politically active, tend
to increase their participation
in voluntary organizations,
tend to be better workers and
are better at certain kinds of
visual perception,” he said.
Benefits to the elderly in
dividual include less criminal
victimization, fewer accidents,
social security and other pen
sions, supplemental security
income and lower taxes.
Others are Medicare, free
services and reduced rates,
freedom from child rearing
and freedom from work.
“The aged are better citi
zens also in the sense that
they vote more frequently, are
more interested and informed
about public issues, contact
public officials more often
as part of the tuition?
From what I’ve seen this
year every SGA sponsored
concert and dance have been
a failure. Remember the Hall
and Oates concert, the pre-
Homecoming Dance, the Fat
Ammons concert, and the
fifties dance? All of these
events have fiopped. As I
see it, the reasons were bad
publicity and poor date selec
tions.
In closing, I hope next year’s
seniors won’t have to suffer
like this year’s seniors as far
as Spring Weekend goes.
Grayson Whitt
P.S. Let the students know
if the SGA is in bad financial
shape.
and more often serve inpublic
office,” Palmore said.
After age 45 and at least
until ages 75-80, the large
majority of older persons
maintain or increase their
participation in a variety of
non-paid organizations like
churches and civic groups, he
said.
Palmore said it has been
estimated that when taxes and
transfer payments are taken
into account, those over 65
receive more of the nation’s
personal income — 14 percent
— than their proportion in
the population, 10 percent.
“This, does not deny that
there arc many aged in poverty
or suffering from reduced
income, but it does indicate
that as a category, the aged
do have economic advantages
over other age groups,” he
explained.
“AWARDS" from 1
tration. James H. Coble was
the recipient of the Dudley
Ray Watson Scholarship
Award in the Department of
Business Administration and
Economics.
Ronnie Lee Farrington won
the Billy Crocker Jazz Schol
arship, choice of the
Emanons. William C. “Bill”
Zint, manager of WSOE,
captured the Student Com
munications Media Award for
his contribution to the ad
vancement of conMnunications
on the Elon campus.
Carol Ann Spence was the
recipient of the Elon College
Mathematics Award for out
standing scholarship and inte
grity. Professor Albert West
received the Human Services
Award for academic acMeve-
ment, character and service to
others.
Margaret L. “Peggy” Gray
was the recipient of the pres
tigious Presser Scholarship,
for academic and musical ex
cellence.
by Jeff Batts
Four long months after its
release. Bob Dylan’s live al-
bimi has been released in the
United States. The album.
Bob Dyaln at Budokan, was
'originally pressed in Japan
and was only available as a
/very expensive import.
A^ Budokan is not the same
show so many witnessed in
Greensboro. However, the
show in Japan was eight
months earlier than Greens
boro and four months earlier
than his previous album.
Street Legal.
Dylan’s tour of ’78-79 was
quite unlike anything he has
ever done. He seemed to have
abandoned folk music for
rock and roll. This is shown
on the album in the trans
formation of his folk classics
such as “Blowin’ in the
Wind” and “Mr. Tamborine
Man,” from easy going pro
test songs with soft acoustic
Final concert
by Joy Hamilton
The Elon College Concert
Band presents their final con
cert of the year this evening
at 8. The band is directed by
Dr. David Bragg, professor of
woodwinds.
Of the numbers to be per
formed, “Second Suite for
Military Band in F Major”
by Gustav Holst, is by far the
most difficult. The mmiber is
in four movements and fea
tures clarinetist Carol Foley in
the second and fourth move
ments.
“African” by Holesovsky,
“MAYDAY“ from 1
role in the success of Johnny
Graves Day. There was a lot
of enthusiasm this year.”
The highlight of the day
was “Zoom.” The band con
sists of John Miles, Tony
Miles, Donny Williamson,
Darris Pinnix, Steve Burong,
Jim Clendennon, Joey Rick
man, Chris Christopher, Rus
ty Miller, and Pat McDoweU.
Steve Morris is the sound
technician. According to Rus
ty Miller, co-manager of the
group, the band originated
only two months ago and has
already played at the Ramada
Iim.
FOOD from 4
been made.
There is no easy answer to
the problem. Perhaps if the
ARA budget were increased,
then quality food and quality
workers could be obtained. If
quality increased, then per
haps student protests would
fall to the wayside and meal
tickets would pose no dra
matic problems.
guitars to rock and roll with
blaring guitars and a saxa-
phone.
Dylan’s new style is still
very original. It holds a uni
queness that only Dylan can
create. The only influence
that can be attributed to this
new style would be that of
early sixties great Buddy Hol
ly. “It’s All Right, Ma”
sounds somewhat like “Not
Fade Away” with its repeti
tious rhythm and screaming
vocals.
The only song that sounds
like the original is the most
famous Dylan song ^ of aJ
“Like a Rolling Stone.’ The
only real difference is the
saxaphone.
Dylan at Budokan,strives to
prove one thing — Dylan is
changing again and his fans
and critics may as well accept
it. The music he is making
now is the sound he will carry
into the eighties.
to be held
African tune, and “Dream
Journey” a modern song by
Bob James, both feature the
percussion section.
The highlight of the even
ing is the “Grand Serenade
for an Awful Lot of Winds
and Percussion,” by P.D.Q.
Bach. The selection should be
humorous, to say the least.
Other selections include the
“National Emblem” March
by Bagley and “Psalm 46” by
^echlik. All students, faculty
and members of the commun
ity are cordially invited to
attend the concert. Dr. Bragg
says.
CULTS from 3
mandated to fully describe
their identity and the nature
of their activities before ap
proaching schools or commun
ities.
The psychiatrist is quoted
in the journal: “The whole
question of the First Amend
ment and what it does and
doesn’t protect bears closer
examination as the result of
the cults. Many of otu’ most
prominent legi philosophers
are already beginning to take
a look at the issues involved
and are considering what are
the legal rights of families
within our society.
“If unethical cults are per
mitted to proliferate un
checked,” Dr. Singer says
“more families could be
threatened and we would have
more people accepting totalis-
•ic and totalitarian methods
of group living without being
aware of exactly what they
are involved in.”
“See what he did Frank?” Frank Mianzo comes to life where-
ever there is a camera. Photo by Bill Murphy.
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