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■r . , A STUDENT GOVERNMENT NEWSLETTER ^ c
/olume 1 Numoer 5
Pobruary 13, 1963
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When you pick up the yearbook ,
this year and leaf through the
activities section, you nay cone to
the conclusion that it should bo
titled, "This Is Your Life." For, by
the tine you reach the end of this
section, you will be familiar with
most of the faces. Why? Because,
using a well-known statenent, "the
same people do everything." This is
not a problem limited to our campus,
nor is it a startling now one. There
will always be those with more am
bition, more energy, more interest
than others. There must be leaders.
But, there are a few points worth
pondering, even if vreather-beaten.
This year, there do seem to be
more students really working in SGA
and this may be a result of Mr.
Buie's committee-recuiting plan.
After his election, he posted sign
up lists where all interested
students could indicate their desire
for committee work. Then, he oper
ated on the idea that no student
serve on more than two committies.
So what do we have: small commit
ties? Not exactly, but the "same
student" group has groxm a little
larger. The sad thing is that we
are vfell-supplied at Elon with peo
ple who are capable and industrious,■
but who do not participate in SGA.
This leads to the question ask
ing "Why?", and answer, we usually
get such remarks as, "No tine,"
"Other interests," "I don't care,"
"No ability," "I donjt know how to
get the job" and "I don't know what
there is to’ do." The first four
answers have been replied to by ex
plaining, "informing, cutting, en
couraging and. even begging until
jDlue in.the f§i.ce;i^_Tlae last two ans
wers, we can do something about.
PjndingjQl^t who is interested—com-
nunication—seems to be the problem,
especially with the Freshmen. Com
mittee sign-up lists posted when
initial appointments are formed and
when vacanies occur during the year?
It goes something like this: "Who
do you KNOW that might be able to do
this job?" "Oh, I KNOW so-and-so."
This personal element is too often
the basis. If an interested student
’ doesn't know those who appoint, he
goes unused. Therefore, whose re
sponsibility is it to set up the
introduction agency?
Would it perhaps be a good idea
to have several sign-up sheets post
ed throughout the year? To pass out
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MPi COU/KT, CLfiSS,
OrF iciQCS E L E CTB h
Eleanor Smith and. Jerry Drade
were elected Queen and King of the
May Court in a special run-off
election held Friday. Runners up
were Barbara Burnett, Maid of Honoi;
and Dewey ilndrew. Escort.
The four classcs held meetings
Monday to elect their various re
presentatives and escorts. The
entire group will be presented dur
ing May Day weekend.
Also, elected to class offices
were: Deneysc Theodore, secretary
of the Senior Class, and Larry
Schucher, vice-president of the
Junior Class. They will be sworn in
tonight at the Senate meeting.
/ rreNToN Ho ^bs.
/\JSS6-^ FositiqAJ
At a conclave held at Catawba
College on January 26 and 27, Bill
I'Jhittenton was elected vice-presi
dent of the North State Student
Government Association to fill out
an unexpired tern. Ho will hold
the position until elections are
held for new officers at the Spring
Convention in April.
Ti/hittent; on, a junior from
Reidsvillc, is already active in
Student Governnent affairs being
co-chairman of the Honor Systen
Seminar Committee and the NSSGA
Host Committee. In his new positiarj
Whittent on's primary job will be
that of coordinat6r of the group's
Spring Conference which is to bo
hold at Elon on April 20-21.
Cliff Hardy, President of the
Student Body last year, was the
last Elon student to hold such an
office in NSSGA.
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