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PAGE 2 Abbey Road By LE5A MEYERS All muslclaiis strive toward perfection. As artiste ^ dream of conquering the insurmontable summit of men^mult face the hopelessness of the task they uncter- take Every man has limitations which allow him to climb ^ S^lSil^en he has at last managed to att^dn ^ p^. he can at best hope to rest upon it for some time. The have become obUvious of this natural law. Having cal peak somewhere around RUBBER SOUL, they have neverthele^ continued to improve, going from great to better yet. Now there is You Want To Know A Secret?” ABBEY ROAD is so good that it»s worth the extra money one h^ to shell out in to Sta now instead of waltingfor record mark-dowM in a few montte. This new album follows an evolutionary ^rnwiu^^^ ^ e^ ceUent pitch at SGT. PEPPER. The MAQCAL MYSTERY TOUR album was mysteriously less impressive, but the which followed made up for the lag ten times ow. the Beatles at fteir versatile best. ABBEY Apple release predecessor in it's menagerie of . far superior to it techinically. Sometime be^n these two Beatle greate, John Lennon seems to have decided that his voice carries far more appeal to the average Sometime between the productions of these two Be^le John Lennon seems to have discovered that for peal, his voice carries more weight than te cover of the new album, he appears fully clad in a white Edwardian suit, leading the rest of this foursome in a procession across Abbey Road. ,^ u . The song that opens the album is definitely worthy of it's task of reminding old Beatle fans of their passion, and of setting the of the music to come. The title, “Coming Together," is awr^riate only to this one song, but to all of them. On this record tte ^tles demonstrate a remarkable unity throughout. Their abiUty to flve this closely together is a talent that has been at best hinted at on previous albums. “Coming Together” is a loosely narrative song that is chanted, with tte voices blending together exquUitely, and executing a remarkable degree of dynamic control. “Something," the second song, is something. It ^ George Harristm-well written. Although he is less proUfic than to partners, Lennon and McCartney, he deserves equal bllUng on tMs album for composiUon, This song is perh^ one of the most beauti- tul of all Beatle tunes, and the best of the numbers on the record. The next song. “Maxwell's Silver Hammer", is reminiscent ^ two ottier Beatle hite. The honky-tonk piano sounds like it was played in the same saloon that Rocky Racoon frequented, and the beat of the music brings back memories of “When I’m 64.” This song h^ however a polish that neither of it's audial sound ^kes had. Another of the numbers on this side that strikes a familiar chord (Continued on Page 4) VERITAS Where Does The Thursday, November 6, 1969 Black Contemplations I By RALPH MOORE In order to understand Black men yon must undei stand your- mItw. You must first understand tlMMe forces through which you relate, or do not relate, to Black men. SacoiKfly, you must under, fltead yon: relationship to those forces. I have in the past made num* eroos allusions to the subject of “racism in America",and will cootimie to do 80 in the future. Radsm is what this country is all about. We as Blacks are ttie object of your radsm Uius we are more conscious of is ex istence. Yet racism is so much a part of your dally lives you probably are not aware of it. This article will try to make yon a little more conscious of racism and its effete on you; to see ite effect on Blacks just look around you. The remainder of this article is excerpted from Gene Marine's excellent book. The Black Pan thers. All quotes used here are from whites. I say this to con- diaon you to ttie &ct that mem bers of your own race who have studied tte problems of racism are reporting here and not just militant blacks trying to “de stroy tte stability of tte Amer ican Instltatlon.” Daring tte murder trial of Huey P. Newton, sociologist Ro. bert Blaimer stated, “. . .ttere Is objective racism, racism that is bi^ Into the society in which we live, and sujective racism, whldi is a matter of personal attitudes. In an objectively ra- Authority Lie? I Dawji’s Early Light cist society such as ours, it is not possible for white poeple to be free of subjective racism." Mr. Blauner goes on to point out a four.point plan by wtiich racism can be overcome. He said wtiites **. . .should know something about black history and culture; he should have lived a life more equalitarian than seg. regated, one which includes ex perience with black and other minority people; and he should be actively concerned with changing tte racist structure of his society, not in his spare time, but in his daily life." It was tten pointed out, for tte sake of objectivity, I imagine, that there are Black racists also. Blauner replied “. . , it Is tteoreti- cally possible, but that objective racism in our particular society gives whites a monopoly," (Allow me to insert here that Mr. Blauner stresses tte need for Black history programs as a basis to understwding Black ex periences.) The problem now lies not in racism iteelf, but in tte neg ative connotations it has been given. The auttor concludes his book by devoting an entire chap ter to this very concept The problem to be dealt witt now is the difference between racism and bigotry. Acte of bigo try are overt and are therefore more readily understandable. . . .to be bigoted is to hold, often through ignorance, incor rect opinions about black people, (Continued on PAGE 3) There is present at Elon an overwhelming authority- ana- uttortty which directe without giving reasons. An authority which makes far-reaching dece. sions without considering tte far. reaching effecte. The question is who is this quthority, is it Pre sident J. Eart Danieley or is it the Board of Trustees. The center of autliority on ♦hig campus is becoming too powerful The authority acte for tte sake of personal face.saving wittout regard for welfare of the college of ite componente. When authority acte so very hastily, ttere must be an abscence of thou^t so me where. Decisions can be made, but can also be revoked. An authority should never feel it's power is so in. fallible that it can not be ques tioned or clianged. If an authority Is to be re spected, it must be emenable to sugg^on. There is no respect for tte authority here. Advocacy of a dissolution of authority is not tte purpose of this discus. Sion. No authority should com- man an over-awing respect for Ite dictates. Respect yes, but a reason for tte respect te re quired. An authority which show a use of intelligence and re- tionale deserves respect. What use is ttere for an au thority to dictate to closed ears. This is what is happening. The auttoritarian directives here are being ignored because ttey do not deserve to be heard. The most infamous example of auttority overstepping ite bounds is tte actions taken last two weeks by an authority. Yes, tte Presi dent of tte college has tte ri^t and the duty to do irtiat he feels is right for the academic com munity. No one is dteputing ttis fact. But otter college presi dents did not feel that a sus pension of classes for one day would impair tte academics of their colleges. The decteion could have possibly have been made be cause of fear of a violent dem onstration but tliis is anachronis tic considering tte indifference of most of tte student body. Or the decision may have been made because of personal convictions on the moratorium. Whatever tte reasons it is inconsequentiaL The question is whether it was ri^t for this academic community. By RANDY DAVIS In this so-called “age of liberation", or what some think to be descriptive of a time when women are allowed to talk politics, the subject of female liberation as a sexual-political movement is being recieved as quite an amusing subject of wit and conversation. The trouble te that tte true movement for tte human dignity of tte female is being confined to this sort of reception, as discussion is being ' used to replace the consideration of true liberation as reality. There are however, a few women that are not only thinking about it but are actually demanding their human freedom. The female liberation movement, although presently limited in tte scope of political organiiation and mobilization, is growing however, and justifies serious consideration of the left. Before considering any possible proposals for uniting this movement witt otter coalitions, however, the basic nature of the cultural attitudes that contributed to the repression of women must be expected. Anyone familiar with tte commercialization of tte female sei as found in tte current genre of the “Playboy".Madison Avenue media can understand tte grievances. The females sturggling for liberation are aware of the roles they have been forced to maintain as sexual objects, submissive to male supremacy, and perhaps of more value to tte broader leftist movemente - of the role they have been forced to play in the fosmetic culture of capitalist sys. tem. The political consciousness of these women allows for the realization that true liberation will be gained only when tte basic exploitive nature of male-dominated social institutions is changed. It is this political consciousness that may open possibilities of coalitions of female liberation witt other movemens of political struggle. The idea is really not so new in view of ttis cenhiries’ achievement of having allowed women the ri^t to vote, hold pro. perty and even attain an education. Realizing however, tte distance between women’s suffrage and legalized abortion, ttere are dif- ficulties. This was illustrated when the subject of female libera, tion was proposed at tte June convention of the SDS, wherein one gentleman relied that “the only position for the woman in the re- volution te on her back.” This brand of male chauvinism, al. though shown as an isolated example, illustrates the reality of ite existence even within the left. In conclusion, tte time is coming when the “fairer sex” will demand more than just equality in employment and such, and may provide a potential base of si^ort for tte left in significantly r»hanEnc a society which is presently characterized as exploitive. Letters To The Editor October 22, 1969 Letter to tte Editor: We are so grateful that Elon has built tWs beautiful Harper Center Complex for us so that we may pay additional money for so many extra advantages. Some of ttese advantages are listed below. 1. They tell us we have air conditioning but we are still wait ing for tte cool air. 2. The heat is turned on in tte middle of 80 degree weather so ttat we won’t catch cold. 3. The celling is removed from the halls so as not to interfere witt the dripping- of the leaky pipes. For thrae majoringin Me chanical Engineering, ttis is ad- vantageous to tteir studies, 4. We are so lucky to have three pay phones for 200 girls for use in long distance emer gencies. However, emergencies are only allowed between Mid- nl^t and 7:30 A.M. 5. When venturing downstairs for a drink, a resident must wear Continued on Page 4 NOTICE Even more important is tte step taken by our authority in tte repercussions of the mora torium activities. The decision made concerning Prof. Smitt may well destroy any academic free- dom possible in student and fa. culty circles. The directive con cerning participation in mora- torium activities aimed at a stifl ing of this freedom for ttis one particular day but the decision on Prof. Smith may very well de. stroy it forever here. It seems witt the reluctance of so many faceless blobs to exercise this right, that tte authority whom ever it be here would want to stimulate ite studente. Perhaps tte stimulation has occurred, un intentionally, witt the suspension of Prof. Sinitt. Whether he is dismtesed or not dtemissed, tte suspension by an authority of a professor who exercteed his con victions shows a strong exerctee of authority which should be questioned. L- L. L. Classified advertisemente may be purchased from Veritas for $1.00 per column inch. This is approximately 30 words. Con- tact Ann Claybrook, Ext. 307. 5TRFF co'cditors: linda 1. long randall s. spencer advertising ann claybrook manager; cartoonist: william y. comninaki lay^out'cditcr; rick burnell photographer: jay fisher driver: k. morgan howell associate ralph moorc editors; randy davis lisa meycrs research: mark a. shocklcy david bowden ed Conner joan riggan sheila clendcnning typists: sheila clendcnning joan riggan pornographer: modinc gunch Unsigned articles are the opinion of the staff collectively
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