E. C NEWS - LIBERATED PRESS
VOL. 1
ELON COLLEGE Wednesday, November 6. 1968
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view ofa recent threat to members of our staff, the editors of the
V tas have chosen to set forth some information for consideration
k those persons who make such endeavors. Using a public facility
h as the telephone for the purpose of threatening an individual in
? ‘State as well as in most other states, is a misdemeanor, subject
^Investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation or if necessary
He Federal Bureau of Investi^tion. ^ i i
isGAhas promised legal support many such mstances. In addi-
li n the National Student Association will send investigators and
“Jiors to our campus if requested, to extinguish injustices.
. «rsonal threat to any Veritas staff member is certainly an infan.
tiiemction to criticism, and not a very intelligent one in view of the
«,ncMuences Our paper, as we have emphasized, isopen to all types
Seism even attacks. Test us! They will be printed! If we do not
eceive literary criticism or attack, we can only assume that the con
census is that Veritas does not need criticism, or that no one is taking
He time to use Vertias as a mouthpiece. Hasty and heated phone con-
versations do not make it with us. i m.
Barton Shaw
Randall S. Spencer
Radio Lyceum
Station
The S.G.A. Radio Committee
recently announced that great
strides have now been made tow-
aril the realization of Radio Free
Ebn. The committee has decided
to employ a Federally licensed,
edueational F.M. set - up rather
tlm the previously suggested
closed campus system. The new
plan will enable student opinion
and cultural programming to
reach a wide extra, mural audi
ence.
The necessary application pro
cess for F.C.C. licensing which
stionld take approximately four
months ha® ,begun. During this
application period the actual con-
struction of the station will be
toe.
Due to Administration opposi
tion to R.F.E. the station will of
necessity be located off- campus,
MdtheS.G.A. is presently nego-
tiiting to obtain a suitable facil
ity vrtthin a reasonable distance
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The Veritas welcomes all let
ters; however, due to a lack of
space, we reserve the right to be
2s selective as necessary in our
Wee of letters for publication.
Moreover, because of space and
Vestions of litiel, we reserve the
f>?ht to edit from any correspon-
®nce. Those wishing to write to
newspaper should address
™ir letters to: EDITOR, P.O.
1635, Elon College. Brief
communications will receive
Pfsierence and henceforth, they
®ist be signed.
On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the Pa
cific Repertory Company presen.
ted John Patrick’s play, Every,
body Loves Opal, in Miitley Audi-
torium under the auspices of the
Lyceum Committee. This comedy
told the story of a lovable old
woman who befriended three
crooks in search of a hangout to
manufacture bootleg perfume.
However, these crooks decided to
insure Opal for $30,000 and then
murder her. Needless to say, ev
ery attempt at killing Opal was
bungled and in the process the
crooks were conned-- innocently
- - by the charming lady.
On the whole this performance
was a very good one. The actors
captured the audience from the
moment the play started until it
ended. The actress that por-
trayed Opal was by far the best--
her ability to interpret charact
ers was proven when she said
anything (whether it was serious
or funny-.and most of the time
her lines ended up to be the lat
ter). However, she slightly over
did one blocking scene, in which
she walked hurry-scurry from
one end of the stage to the other.
The other girl in the play did not
project to the audience quite well
enou^- - she was not convincing.
All three actors were excellent:
Keith Erickson, who assumed the
role of Rocky, did very well as the
fast talking con man. Charles
Golden, who, besides being the
professor, directed the play, cap
tivated the audiencewithhis deep,
booming voice and his sardomc
humor. Carl Press had a mmor
role, he was almost flawless as a
hick deputy. He reminded this re-
viewer of the typical Dodge City
grit sheriff.
elon players rehearse
NSA Conference
At Durham
By BEA SKIPSEY
Randy Spencer, co-editor of
Veritas, will represent Elon Col
lege at the annual regional meet
ing of USNSA in Durham, Nov. 8-
10. This meeting will tie a joint
effort of the U.S. National Student
Association, the Southern Student
Organizing Committee, and the
University Christian Movement
to bring people of similar atti
tudes together for the first time.
The primary themes of the con
ference are “TheRole” and‘‘Stu.
dent as Nigger.”
Eldridge Cleaver, author of
Soul on Ice, will be the keynote
speaker. Cleaver, presidential
candidate of the Peace and Free
dom Party and minister of Infor
mation for the Black Panthers
Party, is a well-known Black
Power advocate. Topics will
range from “ Educational Institu
tion, as an Agent of the System”
to the “Role of Student Govern,
ment Today”.
Elon College became a member
of the National Student Associa-
tion last spring. Universities such
as Duke, Harvard, and Yale are
members, also.
The purpose of NSA is to sup
port students’ rights. NSA has
backed students, their rights, and
freedom in such cases as chapel
cutting.
Revision Of The
Honor System
A joint student, faculty com
mittee has been appointed for the
purpose of studying the status of
the Honor System and making
recommendations for modifica
tions to increase its effective-
ness. Student members of the
committee include: Denny Mc
Guire, Senior; George Hughes,
Senior; Craig MacCreary, Soph
omore; and Dennis Prye, Sopho
more. Faculty members on the
committee are: Dr. Theo Strum,
Dr, Blake, Professor Alexander,
and Professor CounciL Dr. Strum
and George Hughes will serve as
CO- chairmen, and Noel Allen and
Dr. Danieley are ex officio mem
bers,
Elon Players
On Friday, Nov, 8, at 8:15 and
on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2:00 ^d
5-30 two one act plays and a
mime will be presented in Mcwn-
ev Theatre. These two plays. The
Monkey's Paw and Constantinople
Smith, will be directed by Larry
Sage and Sam Roberson, respe^
tively. The Monkey’s Paw will
star Dave Scudder as Herbert,
Roger Oliver as Mr. White Bren.
da Pritchard as Mrs. White, Md
Jim Gillespie as Sergeant Major
Morris and Mr, Sampson, Con.
stantinople Smith, '^hich^H fea
ture alight show, stars
man in the title role, Janet Syl-
vester as Christina, Rosemary
Chiartas as Reality, and Barb^
White, KathyBamford Dice Wy
lie Sherry Wylie, and Jim Gilles
pie as the dancers. The mime will
feature Jim Gillespie perform-
ing Act Without Words,
The Raid
Ah, yes! Once again the faithful
Elon College male deemed it ne
cessary to prove his superiority
over the female sex on this hum-
ble Victorian campus. All Hal
low’s ‘eve is known as a night for
mystical events, and incredulous
ly enough, there was another pan-
ty raid. This particular one mark
ed a first in that it followed the
first panty raid in a mere two
weeks’ time. According to that
all-time t)est seller, The Elon
College Handbook, there shall be
no more than one panty raid a se-
mester. The occurrence is due to
subversive minds on this campus,
perhaps.
Anyhow, your humble reporter
was roused from his diligent study
around 11:15 p.m. by the howling
voices of discontent^ males. Ha
ving no fear of ghosts and gob
lins, I saUied forth to investigate
the ruckus. I found, gathered in the
Alamance parking lot, a band of
swarthy men calling for a panty
raid. While 1 awaited action, a
moment of truth was decided up
on, and the l)and headed for Sta.
ley Dorm.
Now comes the time for a point
of praise to the leaders of this
raid. It was decidedupon and car
ried out that there would be sil
ence until it was time to remove
such a cloak. Slipping into the
silence of the night like Mosby*s
Rangers, with their faithful scout
car sent ahead to forewarn others
of impending danger (being Dean
Berry and comrade), the boys
arrived at the dorm. They once
again organized and there was a
call for silence. The crowd polite
ly awaited the scout car to arrive
late and then proceded into the
alcove between the two buildings.
Having pursued the crowd tnus
far and now having a moment to
repose, I began to take stock of
those people r^resented at this
gathering. The Veritas editors
were there whom I cordially
greeted. Randy Spencer was gaily
bedecked in the highest of Elon
Fashions, and his cohort, Bart
Shaw, was more satirically dres
sed ^ a mild- mannered College
Joe. Due to the efficiency of the
Veritas Staff, their photographer
was on hand to record the event
on film. But to the matter at
hand, I v^as distractedby the sud
den cry of, “We want panties,”
Taking up the cry myself, I en-
deavored in the roguish sport un
til the crowd moved to the other
side of the dorm where fair re
sults were seen. Your reporter
happened to look up at the appro
priate time to see a fair pair flow
out into the evening breeze. A
scramble ensued, but on the last'
body count, there were no injuries
reported. A grand total of three
pairs met the breeze that evening,
plus the added attraction of one
bra that escaped the hands of some
fair damsel. Moving on still fur
ther around the dorm, more cries
went up for the desired articles,
but to no avail. At this point, a
fair amount of praise is due to the
respectable S.G.A. officers who
were there to represent their
organization and maintain the r^
sponsibllity of keeping the peace.
With only fair results at Staleyi.
the crowd turned away mumbli^
words of discontent. One yi^h
got so brazen as to scream “vir
gins” at thedisenchanted^%cefifl#
the windows. But still talcthg Mfttiw
cross, the band then head^di|or
Virginia, New, and West dormsro.
see what could be wrestled fjr^;
their windows. Midway up thejpith
there was a moment of hesitation,
as the boys could not decide whe
ther to go lack to Staley and try
it again without the aid of Dean
Berry and friends, or to continue
as planned so that Dean Beriy
would not feel left out and neglec
ted. Upon arriving at the afore
mentioned dorms, the cry went
up again for more panties. But,
alas, there were absolutely no
results, possibly because the
number of anxious men had dwin
dled. Although the boys kept
their spirit, it proved to be of
no avail. They were rewatded
with the smiles of fair maidens’
with iron In their heads, the epit
ome of beauty. Slowly the cr6wd
drifted away, but in the mean,
time. Dean Berry and his side,
kick were kind enough to pose with
a big smile for the Veritas pho
tographer. Even our own person,
al “Johnny Law” made It Into a
picture so that his wife would
know that he was on duty and wear^
ing his new uniform.
As for repercussions, it has
come to the ears of this reporter
that some of the girls were, for
ced to suffer the indignity gf, the
cold floors in the hall. Some wei;e
forced to stay ifl) later b^cjiuse
they would not confess to throw
ing a pair to the hungry wqlves
l)elow. 1 also understand that the
girls who did commit soheinlous
a crime did not confess. This
reporter says more power to you
honey! To those girls who did
support our function, we say thank
you and we have hopes for bigger
and better things for the future.
Manuel Rodriguet