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E. C NEWS LIBERATED PRESS VOL. 2. NO. 1 Eton College Friday, September 26, 1969 Administration Seeks "Somethinff Rotten’ By DAVID BOWDEN During the past summer while most students were busy working, one self-proclaimed defender of justice by the name of Bill Wal- ter vras wreaking havoc amongst the upper echelons of the Stu- dent Government Association and the college administration. Wal ker, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented a petition to Dr. Danieley calling for an audit of the S. G. A. books. According to Walker, this posi tion was signed by close to every, one on campus; which amounted to some 20 to 30 sutdents. Upon receiving this petition Dr. Danieley talked to the ex ecutive committee of the Board of Trustees. Their reply was that no S. G. A. fees could be col lected until the audit was com plete and a report was written. Dr. Danieley then proceeded to notify Bill Comminaki, President of the S. G. A., of this decision. President Comminaki's immedi- ite reaction was a mixed one. He felt that the idea of an audit was good as it would protect the S. G. A. and the student body as a whole. Yet, he resented the fact that Walker had pre sented the petition to the adminis tration instead of the S. G. A. Itself. President Comminaki stated “it displayed a lot of distrust in the S. G. A. and the student body.” When Dr. Danieley questioned President Comminaki as to the earliest date on which the audit could be taken. President Com minaki replied that he would wait until September 8th which was when fellow officers and aides would be returning to school. As expected. Dr. Danieley found this answer to be unsat isfactory. President Comminaki then refused to turn over the books. Although President Com- minaki’s refusal might be con sidered somewhat rash, he ex- planied that it was unprecedented for the administration to demand the S. G. A. books. It is gener ally assumed that the S. G. A. is capable of handling its own affairs without the direction of supervision of the adminis tration. On August 17th, Dr, Danieley set up a committee with Mrs. Council of the Accounting De partment as its chairman. Mor row Miller, Treasurer of the S. G. A., turned the books over to the committee on the 25th and Roy Apple, a Burlington CPA, was hired to do the audit. He submitted his preliminary re port the night before registra tion. It was decided that S. G. A. fees would be collected but that all money would be held in a special bank account until the committee submits its final re. port to Dr. Danieley and Presi dent Comminaki. This report will l)e a comprehensive analysis of all S. G. A. spending within the year and will include many re commendations for changes in operating procedures. Mrs. Council said that it looked as if the S. G. A. “had been with in their budget but that there was a lack of internal control.” She believes a more specific and detailed budget will solve many problems and will be for the good of the students, expecially considering that close to $40, 000 is involved. At present, the S. G. A. has no money whatsoever. All fees collected so far are expected to be made available no sooner than the first week in October. One immediate and disturbing result of having the S. G. A. money locked up is that no group has been signed for Homecoming, November 1st. The Entertain ment Committee cannot make any contracts because they are not able to pay a deposit to any group. Another controversial fact is that Walker intends to intro duce a bill in the Senate which would require the S. G. A. to reimburse the school for the cost of the audit which is estimated to be $750.00-$800.00. During the compilation infor mation for this article, this re porter attempted to obtain a copy of the petition presented to Dr. Danieley, It seems that Presi dent Comminaki never received one; Walker, who wrote the pe tition, did not keep a copy for himself. Dr. Danieley was not available for questioning and bis office could not su;^ly the ori ginal copy of the petition. ONVVARP CMfil'S'TlAH fOLOICRS- I Protest The War Oct. 15! iMiss Spencer Heads .Muroun Aiii Gold By RICK BURNELL Miss Marilyn Spencer, newly Appointed Director of the News Bureau at Elon, has announced plans for a campus newspaper of broadened scope and interest. This year’s Maroon And Gold will feature editorials and let ters to the editor and will pro vide adequate coverage of cam. pus activities. As writing is not restricted to her jcurnallsm stu. dents. Miss Spencer welcomes anyone who is interested to join the staff of the paper. Miss Spencer h^ recently been involved in arranging a weekly program for Elon on Burlington radio station WBBB. The con tent and production of this pro- gram will be organized by Elon students in an attemp to ad vertise campus activities and to present to the people of Bur lington a summary of events occuring at Elon College. The program format will consist mostly of round table discussions among students and faculty. Having previously been Direc tor of Publications at Elon in 1967-68, Miss Spencer assumed her new position as of July 1 of this year. She bolds a B. A. degree In journalism from U.N.C. in Chapel Hill and is a native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Players By MARK SHOCKLEY Beginning Wednesday, Septem ber 24, 1969, the Elon Players, under the direction of Mr, Alex ander Moffett and Mr, Ed Pilk- ington, will begin the 1969-70 theater season. On that night, at 8:00 p.m. in Whitley Auditor, lum, a combination of the Elon Players and Alpha Psi Omega will stage a variety show written by Dale Daufman in coUabora. tion with Jim Gillespie. On Thursday, Sq)tember 25, at 7:00 p.m. in second floor Mooney, tryouts will be held for their first play, “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You In The Closet And I'm Feeling So Sad.” Their first production oftbeyear will be “Cosl Fantutte”, a Mo. zart comic opera \^ch will run October 24 and 25. During the winter term, “A Man For All Seasons” is sche> duled. During this time two cour ses in dramatics will be offered, 241 and 341. These classes will stage the production. For the Spring Semester the Players will be offering Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming", on March 18, 19, 20, and 21. They will wind up the year with Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, which will run April 29, 30, and Itoy 1 and 2,
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