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Volume Vn Number 3
Ellon College, Elon College, NC 27244
Thursday, September 18, 1980
Frampton to play
concert Sept. 30
The first Lyceum program
this fall semester will feature
a combination of jazz, rock,
and classical music per
formed by Mac Frampton.
Not only is he an im
mensely talented pianist but
people who have seen him
perform before know that he
is also a first class showman.
No one ever leaves a Mac
Frampton concert without
having heard something sty
listically to his liking.
At the age of three. Mac
began playing the piano.
Today he is currently one of
the hottest young performers
on the international concert
circuit. His show features his
dazzling keyboard acroba
tics, fine intricate drum
work, and a driving percus
sive bass.
Over the past six years.
Mac and his group have
played nearly 600 concerts in
the United State, Canada,
Europe and the Near East.
Wtih six successful record
albums to his credit. Mac
Frampton is rapidly rising to,
even higher nationid stardom.
His concert will be held
Thursday, Sept. 30, at 8
p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.
The general public is invited
and college program credit
will be given to Elon stu
dents.
SGA team pulls together
By Joy Hamilton
“We are closely knit and
work well together— we’re
looking forward to a good
year,” says John Sadler,
current SGA president.
The three elected officers
of the SGA for the 1980-81
school year are John Sadler,
president, Norman Whitting
ton, vice-president, and Dan
Daly, treasurer.
John Sadler is a senior
from Baltimore, Md. HE is
a resident counselor at Smith
dorm. John’s major is bio
logy with minors in history
and chemistry. He is also on
the reaacreditation commi
ttee, the inter-fraternity
council, and an active mem
ber of Sig Ep fraternity.
Norman Whttington, SGA
vice-president, has been at
Elon for three years. He is a
business administration ma-
for from Crisfield, Md. He
also is a Sig Ep member, bu
says, “We’re here to repre
sent everybody, not just
frats— we’re trying to get
everyone involved.”
The SGA treasurer, Dan
Daly, is an accounting and
economics major from Eden,
N.C. Dan is a transfer stu
dent from Duke University,
and is a resident counselor
at Smith. Daly says, “I
adhere to basic aqcounting
principles and an adequate
auditing system. The books
are prepared so that any
student on campus at any
time may examine them and
know the current status of
books— I want them to
know where their money is
going.”
The new accounting sys
tem was set up this summer.
Sadler says, “We must keep
the books correctly or the
SGA funds could be turned
over to the supervisor of the
school. An accountant from
the college reviews what Dan
Mac Frampton will be the lyceum program performer on
Thursday, Sept. 30. He’s been playing the piano since the age
of 3.
Execs meet
Twenty college presidents
from North Carolina met on
the Elon College campus last
Thursday. The meeting con
sisted of the executive and
legislative committees for the
North Carolina Association
of Independent Colleges.
According to President
Young, the meeting was
“routine but important,’ he
said. “We tried to formulate
the legislative program for
colleges in the upcoming
general assembly.” Terry
Sanford of Duke University
presided.
does. He will definitely be
an example that all other
SGA treasurers will have to
foUow.”
Also, during the summer,
new policies and procedures
for the SGA administration
were revised and updated.
Sadler says the SGA is
looking for quality students
who really care about Elon
College. Applications for
freshman officers are availa
ble from the SGA office.
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New firm
in Elon
A Chicago-based manu
facturing plant plans to cre
ate a $5 million plant in
Elon College and to employ
nearly 300 people by 1983.
RegO Company, which
makes industrial gas valves
and regulators, will purchase
the 91,000-square-foot build
ing off Highway 100, west
of town, formerly owned by
Kardon Industries, according
to RegO president John R.
Morrill.
Members of the Elon Col
lege Town Board have been
invited to lunch today with
President Morrill and three
officers of RegO to hear of
the company’s plans.
Mr. Morrill has said that
his company chose Ala
mance County over other
sites in the South because of
its stable labor climate,” the
availabiUty of trainable men
and women for its compli
cated machines, and the
good schools and hospitals.
In addition, the company
liked the building which
would allow them to start
rather quickly. Actual hiring
of employees will begin in
January after training
through the Technical Col
lege of Alamance.
Thomas J. Policastro, di
rector of the Office of
Economic Development of
the county, played an impor
tant role in getting ReO to
Elon College. “They are a
fine industry,” Policastro
said. “And I think they’re
going to bring training to
the people of Alamance
County.”
Mayor Tim Parker of
Elon College and members
cont. on p. 7
SGA offidab [1-r] Norman Whitington— vice-president, Jolin Sadler— president, and Dan
Daly— treasurer make up a winning team for the ’80-’81 school year. Photo by Whitmore.
Offices of freshman class
president, vice-president, se
cretary, sophomore class
president, and three fresh
man class senator positions
are open in the Student
Government Association.
Applications for candi
dacy and instructions for
filing may be obtained from
the SGA bullentin board
located on the second floor
of Long Student Center.
All applications and peti
tions of support must be
turned into the SGA office
by Monday, Sept. 22. Elec
tions will be held Wednes
day, Sept. 24.