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L:OTTERS PROH STU]1*S (cont'd.)
Dear Editor
Af't^r pcc'.ding "tiiG rciport; froiii "fclic Coiuinuiii'ty Rolo.'bioi'is Cor/un it "toe in
tliG IcP.st issue of TiLii CiiiiiUS CRIjjR, I tliijiic i:;hcy deserve riucii ■*3roisc for
all the v/ork they liF.ve- dono. ¥c as a collogc should do all wo can to
establish good.rclationsdhips with our surrounding coinmunitios in order
to bojrccognizod end for the .xchnngo of mutual h...ncfits. ’ '
Lost of the projects now being v/orked on by ,this'coniinittcc seem to
be quite worthwhile, but it is my opinion that riuch ,consid...ration. be ''
given to the idea of a. radio program. The idea sounds'"ap oca ling v/hen first
hcard--and Elon radio program.' But looking into the matter further, thpre
. arc rnaiiy loopholes. First of all, this need for taoing eciuiomont is an
expensive undortrking whon v»c don't know whothcr the'program* would be''d'
^ success. -Could v/o really got enough good talent ‘week aftor week to pfoV
duee an interesting p'rogram? Is student interest in the projoct strong'
enough to add up to s'H50? If the program flopood, what would be done v7ith
the recording equipment?
I don't think this whole idea should bo tabled for good for several
.reasons: . _ . ...
1. A radio station \irould give us good publicity.
... 2. The radio people have ^ of fcred us something for nothing—or
■ •. so \7Q thought.
3. If we don't produce a program, v/e will not have roved our-
capa.bilities (?) to the townspeople. . ; ■■
Would it bo possible to have .live programs or programs ta.ped at the
stations instead of having to tape the .rograms on camms? .Tiaybe we
could just make a short stop forward 'with’a brief program involving
crm us nows and the_publicizing of activities. Then we could move on to
radio plays, interviews v/ith students, atletes, etc., and,talent. I '
feel that we should do some experimenting of some type to test public
support and program possibilities before being foree'd to'later become
ta.pe rocordc;r enthusiasts. ' ; ■
A ,1'iember of the Junior Class
Dear Editor:
. I am a Sophomore Iic.-re at Elon College. Sincc I hav> been here', I
have had a, totsil of thirteen professors, ill of these toachors have at
least an ii.A. Degree. They have all been to school for many y2c. rs.They
have t.-,kcn ma.ny tests as students. I \7ond..r just hov/ maaiy of these
toachers have enjoyed waiting for as I'-ng as three or four 'vveeks to get a.
test or theme graded and returned': I am a student who is ' interested in
my progress at the present time, not in work completed three v/coks ago.
In most ca^scs tea*,ching is a full-tim.o job, but somo’ of our teachers
don't haiv/’c time to gra de their pa/oors because "television was grCat last
night." Sure television was groat? but if a student has’V/ritten a.theme
or prepared for a tost on time, it seems to mo that our teac,hers sliould
got our work back to us in a. respectful lengtli of time. I realize that
somobiiios a prof..ssor he s a. grca.t deal to do during a. p^.rticular week a.nd
Cc,,nnot get tne pr.-,]D:jrs r :turno to the students v/ho have to sit and vva.it
to find.out.the results of their work. It seems to me that* a professor
could time his test and iiis activities so thct they V7on't coincide. Two
.weeks whould be 'olenty of time for a professor to keep the student's
paper-. ,
I am not complaining about the majority of our f: cultyr it is the
minority thrt gripes me. Teachers, think about what I have'said and
J.-L /;SE return our papers.
An Anxious Student
Dear liiditor - ■
/ The first issue of TH ■ GAK.US CRIER was great.' . I certainly hope
■that we continue to see this fine-^example of freedom of the press for ' '
many years to come. '." ■ -
At the present time, I think, many students arc quite concerned .
about the freedoms we have at Elon. For example, one’freedom .that has
recently b..,.en abused is-the freedom from harsh or \;umsual punishment ,; It
is my understanding that a recent verdict, to su.spond a student from Elon
was not the first choice of the Honor Council. Could this moan a change
of policy towards"Student" Goveri-uaent?
A Worried Student