E. C NEWS
LIBERATED PRESS
VOL. 1
ELON COLLEGE Wednesday, November 20, 1968
No. 6
The Week That Was
For the Elon student body, collectively, this past week has
been one of the most eventful in several years. The events were not
College--sponsored activities nor did the participants receive points
of any kind to ensure the products of Alamance County who “run*’
His institution that we are in compliance. To the contrary, last
leek's events possibly hinted of a student community which at last
IBS a spark of interest in itself and now begins to realize the
strength it has as a body in influencing the course laid down for it to
loUow. Some faculty members are at last gaining respect for the
students here, and this is not at all hard to understand. Something. -
inything to show them that there is an alive, thinking student body
tiereiswell received.
To specifics now, we saw last week;
1, An arousing editorial in this paper (Coming up Roses) written
witli admirable detachment, in criticism of the administration.
2. The loss of the cafeteria's sanitation grading.
i An SGA sponsored “silk assault” with amazing results.
i A walk-out from the Cafeteria in protest of dirty conditions
ind poorly seasoned food.
But underlying these incidents and perhaps growing out of them
is a spirit,--suppose we call it “school spirit”--of an entirely
iferent nature than that seen only on Saturday nights. It is a spirit
Kliicti goes deeper than the ability merely to scream your brains
out at a sports event. After a’l, even if the team wins on Saturday
jiflits you don’t walk away from the game thinking how conditions
at Elon will now surely improve. You don’t feel that Elon students
ire finally inspecting things which they, heretofore, blindly dis-
ipprovedof. But the school spirit here mentioned refers to the flames
olinterest now beginning to kindle in the minds of the students here.
For those who are finding themselves hesitant, and are question,
ing the efficacity of the SGA’s procedures -- a word of assurance.
Despite the many flaws of any establishment, you do need a system- -
callit a government if you wish--to bring your grievances to li^t,
ywr wishes to effect. And for those who question the rationale
behind a demonstration such as last week’s cafeteria walk-out,
the present student government is devoted to diplomacy and ne-
ptiation but only insofar as they are effective. Dale Morrison’s
administration was one of superior diplomacy, and he himself was
a good diplomat. But what came of it? In terms of student satis
faction, inspiring student interest, and giving the Administration
something to deal with- - zero. So fine, you have student govern
ments year after year going down with a reputation of having good
iliplomatic ability. This reputation also belongs to the present
Student Government but it is implemented with an even stronger
regard for getting the things done. The walkout was not destructive,
in fact the SGA stepped in so that it wouldn’t be. It employed a guard
as well to ensure this.
What came of it? President Danieley assured Noel Allen that
il there was no improvement after the overcrowded conditions
*6re relieved, he would take the action necessary for improve,
nent which may mean a new catering service. The co-editors cer
tainly could not withhold congratulations to President Danieley for
this quick and most reasonable decision.
But the SGA can only function with the support such as that
evident in the walk-out and in the silk assault. You have shown
your support and you will see tangible results. Who is to decide
if there is improvement? US, of course--we eat there!
In summary, it seems that Elon students are at last supporting
something. It would be nice if they could support the Administra
tion but this has never been the case. It has only complied. Now,
*ti6n they put enthusiasm behind SGA, they see change -- hope-
My. If they don’t, there is need for more enthusiasm. And the
•iMst thing about it all, is that we are supporting a group which
* a vested interest in us.
R.S.S.
Fashion Shows
On Friiby evening, November
, ’ '“^tley Auditorium from
•*•9:00 the Campus Shop will
Ponsor a fashion show, the
'«eme being; “What they’re
ring in Big “E” country,”
V * of ceremonies will
^ Perkins, with Barbara
Homecoming Queen;
th/n majorette; and
M of the Sorotities
els being the mod-
thu iv. combo will provide
.J ‘’ickground music and spec-
numbers. There will be no
J'ssion charge, and all gar-
worn will be given away
EXTRA-CLRRICLL.4R ACTIVITIES .AT ELON
Senate Meets
BYMARROW MILLER
The Student Senate was called
to order on Wednesday Nov, 13
Besides the bills and resolutions
to be considered, the Senate was
paid an unexpected call by Mr,
Landau.
Mr. Landau resigned as per-
sonal aid to the SGA president
and also as co-chairman of the
President’s Commission to Study
Community - College Relations,
The reason given was that he was
unable to work with the present
SGA administration. He believes
that the SGA is avoiding the im
portant issues. He suggested that
the Student Senate might inves
tigate the entire situation.
After Mr, Landau spoke the
Senate got down to other impor-
tant business. First the Treas
urer of the SGA, Mr, Schetroma,
gave a brief summary of the fi
nancial status of the SGA. Then
the rules were reinstated, and
the Senate began to discuss the
bills and resolutions at hand
The resolutions passed at this
session of the Senate included
the recommendation for a com
mittee to be formed to advise the
President on selection of speak
ers for Founder’s Day and other
occasions. Other recommenda
tions passed included allowing
smoking in the library and looking
into the possibility of eliminating
final exams, and finally the rec
ommendation to keep the library
open on Sunday afternoons.
There were only two bills act.
ed upon at this meeting. The first
recommended that the Student
Government purchase another
filing cabinet for the purpose of
keeping SGA records in the lib
rary. The finance committee sug.
gested that it should be defeated
on the grounds that the necessary
funds were not available, and that
the file in the SGA office was
sufficient. The bill was soundly
defeated by the Senate. The sec
ond bill which will have the SGA
print its own handbooks was pas
sed.
After these bills were acted
upon, theSenateassignedthebills
to their proper committees, and
then adjourned.
to the audience, including jack
ets, sweatshirts, ni^tees, and
campus wear.
All girls who attend will get
free samples of Tussy Cosmet
ics. During intermission, Terry
Stone, the on-campus represen
tative for Tussy Cosmetic will
give a demonstration of the eff
ective use of cosmetics.
Mr Oscar Fowler, manager
of the Campus Shop, has noted
that as far as he knows, this is
totally unique on a college cam
pus, and has never been attempt
ed before.
An Official
SGA Release
It has become apparent that a
number of Elon students were
greatly disturl)ed by the recent
food demonstration staged by the
S.G.A. Unfortunately, it has also
been found that the majority of
these dissentors are basing their
judgements upon incomplete
facts. This is viewed by the SGA
as an unhealthy situation and
therefore this official delinlation
of the occurances of Thursday,
Nov. 14, is offered.
At approximately 1;30 p,m,.
President Allen was made aware
of a food riot scheduled for that
evening. This riot was planned
by a group of about 30 students
infuriated by the occurrance of
bugs in the salads. (The riot was
to involve the dashing of loaded
trays to the cafeteria floor, etc.)
After a thorough investigation,
the report was verified, but it
was impossible to determine the
number of students outside the
basic core group who had t)een
contacted. Therefore President
Allen met in executive session
with available advisors to decide
a proper course of action.
It was decided that to allow this
riot to occur would only be det
rimental to the extensive diplo
matic work already done by the
S.G.A. on the cafeteria prob
lem. It was also decided that to
inform the Administration of the
riot would only make martyrs of
the planners tehind this henious
scheme and possibly aid their
undesirable methods. It was
therefore decided that the S.G.A.
would step in before any violence
could occur with a more sane and
responsible demonstration. The
det^ls were carefully planned to
eliminate any possibility of dam
age and undue inconvenience for
the cafeteria workers (i.e. food
thrown on floors, etc.) Carrying
its deliberation of this vital de
cision one step further theS.G.A.
consulted various faculty mem
bers whose counsel was respect
ed, Everyone consulted was in full
agreement that the S.G.A. plan of
action was the best--if not the
only way to prevent total chaos.
The S.G.A. then contracted a
guard to insure against the out
break of violence.
At 5;20 p.m., President Allen
called upon all students then in
the dining hall to turn their plates
over in their trays and to leave
McEwen as quickly and quietly as
possible. Violence and destruc-
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SAINTS «E PRAISI I)
Through the grape vine
has come the news that the
Campus Crier is about to
go to press, and as usual
the Establishment is trem
bling in expectation. Who
next will realize the depths
of ruin resulting from a
mere stroke of Ed Baker’s
pen? P i c k up this publi-
cation indespensible t o
Elon’s left and find out!