advice and go away for a long rest. My forwarding address will be the
Dinwiddie Health Farm. Greenapple, Virginia.
Sincerely,
Gregg Craig
Fortunately. I was successful in finding another partner. Mr. Dvvight
Davis. Mr. Davis assured me that he did not even know the meaning of
the word "fear?" of course, this was due to ignorance rather than brav
ery. For our first article together we have gone beyond the boundaries
of Elon (which isn't hard to do) to touch upon a national problem. t
seems to us that the standard draft notice now being used shows a piti
ful lack of imagination and excitement, so we have designed our own:
CONGRATULATIONS 1
YOU have joined a select group of men chosen this month to repre
sent your country abroad. After eight memorable weeks of vocational
training at lovely Fort Bragg, North Carolina ("Variety
you will have your choice of overseas tour of duty in South Viex. Nam.
There you cind your buddies will sample a different way of life, take
many interesting hikes and field trips and meet many unforgettab e Ori
ental people. This is your chance to become a good-will aitibassac.or
your country, which is providing this opportunity free of charge.
Sincerely,
Your Friendly Local Board
R.S.V.P.
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Recently we were asked to judge the annual Elon College Festival of F^^e
Arts which shows how low that event has become. Mr. Davis, who uhinks
"popular music" means Bartok's Piano Concerto, stayed in the music de-
while I judged paintings. In the "Weird & Grotesque" cata-
^ry I fiund a striking entry by Slater Food Service: a pop-art
en-titled •^Breakfast" which was so gruesome and realistic that.I coul
bear to look at it. Anotlier picture which impressed me was a black-
and-white work--called "The Eve of Destruction," which.on closer e:r^in-
ation turned out to.be a photograph of Carolina. Beach during the Azalea
Festival. In tlie corner of one rather primitive attempt at paiiu.ing,
I noticed Dr. Danieley's signat'ore.. .this picture, of-course, .received
First Prize.
Meanwhile...Dwight was forced to listen to' music composed.3yTEIon" stu
dents and faculty. One such example was the ^^certo
Orchestra" by Mary Lou Spinstaxr; another vas'^of. Byron Wha^^t
"Esso Symphony," scorei for three gas pumps and a Clean RestTire
music for this composition was rather, hard to follow,.^since i
written in-the form of a road map... for that matter,
ran out of gas before the end. First Prize for music^went to Norton
Ghoul's "Vciriations on .a. Theme By Stravinsky” altliough the theme
has not yet been found.
THINGS TO COME DEPT. _.We have bGen asked to announce some-of the plans
for next fall's Orientation Week for the benefit of those .
connected with the program. To help the incoming rreshmea ^he^^ad^
istration has prepared several enlightening pamphlets, ■
Study is Good For You," "Slater Food: Your Best Friend, and What to
Do on Saturday Night." The Enterts-inment Committee will show a movie,
"Frankenstein Meets the Mummy*s Uncle" and sponsor a dance featuring
Sam Butane and the G^F;!=;=rs, a local conODO. In concert Thursday nig
will be folksingor Dylan Pii-V'- singing his-new version
of "Don't Let the Stars Get in i:our Eyes" ("Don't let the Klan gee in
life p.crJt, put the hood on your head..."). From this skptrhy xn~
forntoLion!' you cau easily see thtxt this v;-: 13 b^ u-.o, ojricntation to end
all Orientations...and it may do just that.