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PAGE TWO — VEBiTAS —^ Lettew try IhA k(m(yi Approbations And Disapprobations A study ol the past enables man to know Mmself wishes to change nor to uphold all ^ pleased by everything. There has been “d th«rB aW complaints and praises. In the past several wwks events taking place on this campus should be note* 1. demonstrations 2. Liberal Arts Forum Symposium 3.S.G.A. ele ^'The enactment of demonstrations has shown dents whose passive acceptance of all has changed to a ^iHin^ess to ?ct Z.S^ticipatlng student who felt there was sometlung militant and “unnice” about marching to Mr. SloK were as pleased with a few token results as were the Mrtlcipaijts. Demonstrations are healthy for ‘*'® tte administration. It lets the '““'JntS rotoS breathing feeUng student is out there, and not a stilted rotot fo each command. It gives the student an Ition^ timents known. Contrary to some opimon, these are not a sign that Elon is being destroyed by a bunch of long- haired radicals. Even the short-haired c^ervative is not satis fied with everything, if he bothers to thnk ^^t it. In this year's S.aA. elections more people ' The campus actually looked like perhaps something was ?"> with posters every possible pUce Md candidates several nights before the election The students ac tually showed an interest in somethmg. ^tlU. ^ tte stu^rts did Lt vote, though a great deal of concem was stimulated through. °“MorV?miI!.rto7'than either of the ^f^’e Literal Liberal Arts Forum Symposium 1969. As in the Arts Forum provided inteUectual stimulation last week, sacfly onlv for a minority A large number of students can think of nothing worse Ih^ S to hear some “some old stodgy** spe^ on some “stodev” subject Granted, every speaker brought to this (ampus is nSfVinfto emit a lecture appealing to all students Anyone who is here at this .college, with the goal of seeking truth ^ knowledge which should be every student's goal, cm ^t douM the tremendous effect of the Symposium men like Arthur E. Sutherland, Kemp Malone, J.H. Hardison Jr Hubert C. Heffner, Anthony P. French and Alr^ Garvin Engstrom were on this campus in one week is exhilarat ing, Hardly another small college such as Elon has expenenc^ such a gathering of great scholars. The students of Elon should be humble and grateful to these men for coming here. Wliit is so appalling is the lack of interest that many stude ts showed toward the fact that these men were on camPus. TMs is a reflection of the cpiality of person Elon J hesitate to call them students. These are the people whose bluest concern Is what party they will attend on the weekend or who they will date The social aspect of life should not overwhelm you thinking faculties. This type of person rebells against anything smacking of the intellectual. They do not attend the events of Symposium week, but yet jeer and attack the Liberal Arts ^^orum. No other group of students work as hard as the members of the Forum during this one week. They must constantly entertain these men. It is most important that these scholars receive a good im- pression of Elon. , ... . These scholars are brought to this campus for the benem of Elotfs students. During this week, the interested student co^d use his time In no more valuable way than to take advantage of the op- (See NUMBER 4 PaRe4) Publiclis \By EARLE WHITE To the Editors; Death has taken Dr, Konstan- tlnas Aviionis, a long beloved member of our campus com- munity. Into the hear s of many have been interlaced the affections. We had hoped his Ufe would be spared, but it was not to be, The victorious assertion ofthe Judeo-Christian faith, and of most other religions, is that Individual man has a destiny beyond death. This positive view is based on faith in God's care and forgiveness, and the belief that man is created in the divine Image. For most of us, faith in this final possibility isn't equal ly strong everyday, but to have experienced the purity and strength and love and tender ness of a comrade renews the faith that the life element within is indestructible. At this time of natural sadness, I find It good to recaU some classic expression of re ligious faith. "Then the Lord God will wipe away tears from every face." (Isaiah 25:8), “God created man for incorruption and made him in the image of his own eternity." (Wisdom ofSolomon 2:23). “I am convinced that neither death nor anything else in creation will l>e able to sep arate us from the love God has shown in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39). When I told Dr, Avizonis good bye last Friday, he lifted his hand and siad, “God bless you.'’ It will abide as a tender and precious memory. alfred W, Hurst Campus Minister To the Editors and Readers, After several weeks of care ful thou^t and contemplation, I have decided to resign as Asso- date Editor of Veritas, There are three major reasons for this decision, the first one of which is that I feel Veritas does not speak for the majority of the students; it is only a mouth, piece for a few egomaniacal members of a clique who suffer- from a Messiah complex. The staff members speak only their views and often In an imma ture manner. For example, ev. ery issue is crammed with com- pWnts, gripes and criticisms. The editors do not offer construc tive suggestions -• thes just embellish their one-sided editor ials (Note that Veritas has bery In recent months a furor has been developing over the vivid openness of sexuality in the theatre and in literature. Movies, such as “I Am Curious (Yellow)", “The Killing of Sister George," and “The Fox", have revolutionized the film industry with their graphic displays of Lesbianism and explicit scenes of lovemaking. The new frankness associated with these films and plays raises a number of questions. First, are these open displays of sexuality ol)scene? Further, should the foregoing films and plays (e.g. “Che!” and “Hair") be censored? Public reaction to the display of open sexuality in the theatre and stage has been rather mild. There have been no mass arrests across the country or any other attempt, except for isolated ex amples, to suppress public nudity on the stage or the display of the sex act on the screen. This, of course, brings up another question, that is, what ^e long- range consequences of this frankness in the theatre and stage. In my opinion these displays of sexuality are not indecent or disgusting. If sex is a natural part of the relationship between a man and a woman how, then, is it obscene to display it on a movie screen. If art rouses love of country, love of God, and love of humanity, why then can’t art arouse lust? Is this, in itself, obscene? This growing display of openness in the theatre and stage has led to considerations of legal censorship. In recent years the Supreme Court has not enacted solid standards for judging obscenity in the theatre. In fact, the courts have l)een quite ambiguous in defining ot)Scenity and applying it ot the arts and media. To say that a movie is obscene under the law is incorrect. Emphraim London, the law yer who has fought most of the key obscenity cases before *he Su- preme Court stated that “there is a difference between the com munication of an idea, which is common to both books and movies, (See NUMBER 1 PAGE 4) lals (Note that Veritas has very rarely. If ever, given credit to the Administration or ttie Slater Food Service when it was due) with epithets, cute comments, and big words. The second reason I feel I must resign is that I do not wish to associate myself with a poor quality newspaper. Its ar. tides are characterized by an abundant amount of grammati- cal errors (which are usually NOT caused by the printer) and a cumbersome style. This, I think, is due to the fact that the staff members have had no for mal training in the dundamentals of advanced composition, jour- nalism, and creative writing, I am not the only person who feels this way, A professional author I know (who has published over 50 books) stated that he felt Veritas was one of the sorriest college newspapers he has ever read. The third reason I am re- signing is the constant bad taste Veritas displays. The most re cent example is that all of its members collectlvelyaddactive- ly campaigned for one of the SGA Presidential candidates, I had thought the paper expr essed the opinion of all of the studente, not just a certain number that were for ITS candidate. More bad taste is exemplified in two articles in past Veritas issues: “Coming Up Roses" in issue 5 and “FootbaU Woes" in issue 3, These two articles (plus several letters) rashly assassinated characters and backgrounds of respected and well - established members of the Elon College Community, and only displayed the editors' and writers' Ir- responsibility and lack of re- gard for personal feelings. True, Veritas has stimulated much thou^t among faculty and students, but that thought should not be of (me particular tone, but of different tones and out looks, Both sides of an issue should be presented -- this was supposed to have been the pri- mary goal of Veritas. Veritas enabled the students to ignore the complete partisanship of Ma roon and Gold, but it also be- came guilty of the same offense. A newspaper, in ordertobe judg ed as a good, fair paper, should present both sides of an issue and thus enable the reader to decide for himself, wWch is the right side, and not to be brain washed with the same attitudes every week. It was with the above in mind that I have chosen to resign from the staff of Vetitas, This re- lease of my duties will enable me to strive to found and create a new, healthy newspaper for the fall semester of 1969 that will present all sides of every as- pect of Elon College life, plus certain aspects of the immeifiate Elon College Community, One of the specific means by which I Intend to attain these objectives is to adopt a “symposium'* pl^ of editorials. There will be at least two editorials on any one given subject, each one advo. eating an opposing view. I feel that this plan will stimulate more thought than Veritas has and win encourage more students, facul>. ty, administration, and alumni to express tbelr feelings toward certain issues. By civilly dis cussing topics, problems can be solved throu^ compromise, and not by studoit propaganda ana demonstrations or administra tion oppression. This plan will also broaden Elon's intellectual outlook, for the free flowing of all ideas will contribute to make Elon a more respected and en lightening schooL The funds to support such an independent newspaper (wtiich at first will be a four page week ly—at a later date, if at all possible, it will be an eig^t page weekly), bound by no SGA or Administration chains, will be accumulated by s e 11 i n g adver tisements, and patronages to any. one interested. Any student, faculty member, or administrator who wishes to engage in this purely experimen tal, but exceptionally fair (fair to everyone) undertaking may do so by personally discussing the matter with me. The only re quirements one should have is a fairly adequate aptitude for writing and the willingness to work extremely hard and dili- gently. Sincerely, David A. Spicer Dear Sirs, As an avid reader of your sincere efforts to provide a forum for student opinion, I have had to wrestle with my conscience over the merits of criticizing your Veritas editiorial staff co-editors borton c. show rondall s. spencer sports editor Charles t. butler lay-out editor roymond sorrel 1 associate editors eorle white contributing editor ralph moore advertising manager I inda I, long reportorial staff ri chard beam° cheryl hppkins kathy mangum denny mcquire carol mckinney morrow miller ann patterson bea skipsey bruce washbum borbara waugh linsey wyatt photographer joy fisher publisher • s.g.G. publication for what seems a first glance to be aipicayune point. The thou^t of many ol your staff members filling po- sitions at professional jou-a- lism centers in the years to come has led me to disregard mf qualms. Mistakes in grammatical use and in spelling run rampant in virtually every major news paper in print, I find this bet appalling, but I am even more greatly distrubed to find this disregard of the structure of oor langiiggp in a publication pro duced ai'an institution of'Mgher leamiogf." Technical mistakes ^ich occur in the printing pre cis are occasionally exctise- able,_l fihd it difficult to !»• lieW; however, that the major- Ity^'dt mistakes are a result of mechanical error. Yours for a more grammatically accurate pajper Lisa M. Myers Dear Editors, I used to complain overseas mall system it takes less than four for a letter to arrive from rusalem to my P. Elon College, a distance of ^ than six thousand rnJes. W am li^y loin mall system stace ,t days for a letter to ^ my m?il Box Building at Elon you think pigeons are still Sincerely Yours, Peter Shanal A rkf>ACCin done uuD due to a pressing I am not able Spring to ‘Lgtocliai?' efforts you are makings college policy. - uiis perhaps then it j p^e. detachment m ( it. T'’' sent this view; Forget (See NUMBER 5 '
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