'■Wave a magic wand; v;s v;ant it now'" Life does not happen this way.
-•'ogi'ess marches slowly, and those who are best served by progress are
those V7ho recognise progress when they see it and inarch -,vith it, helping
it along.
Elon Ic not perfect — not by a long shot. And I an glad. I rejoice
in seeing challenge and roora for progress. Discourag^jment and despair
might bo poL’siblc if there were no indication of progresc? but objectively,
honestly, and ca2.mly a student should loolc at the situations surrounding
him. Is there no indication of progress? Is there no hint that soraeone
cares about the students? And he must realize, as he looks, that his view
of thxngs 2.3 necossar .ly limited. Does he really Icnov/, for ercample, how
lilon compares wiL'h the- v;ay it \;as ton or twenty years ago? Has he been
intimately associated v/ith at least a half do?;en other snail colleges so
that he can have a 3:oal b.iois for comparing the status of Elon to real
situations at othe;.* colleges? Does he really know how tuition and other
charges at Elon compare with charges at other institutions? Does he
really have concrete evidenc:e that the officials of L:ion are failing to
do everything ti"ia.t x::: possible .■’.n the interest of students? These ques—
cions are just a few that ir-^ght sucgar;t that va3.id crciticism must be care
fully deve loped ^ Crx'icj.rrv. an'i complaint can be st?muli-.ting, and at Elon
there is aJ-ways more than one c'ar open to listen to cx'iticism; in fact,
many oi the ideas for progress and iinprovement have originated in sound
criticism from people \'ho ^;oliovcd in E:lon and had fnith in its stndont, -
faculty, and administrative ieeders.
Obviously, a have permitted nyself to broaden my comments so that they
apply to more than the above article„ I suppose I am trying to satisfy
a desire to say to you, the reader, that the facalty and administration
have faith in you, and we like to Toelieve that you have faith in us and
tiiat we are working toward one goal — your education.
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by Ken Hollir.gsvTOrth
This is the .ti.rst of a series of articles dealing with the activities of
the executive corrivi■'•tees of the S„ G. A. The series will attempt to give
the reader a glimpse of the plars and projects of the committees.
Our committee's function is to publicize the achievements of the students
on this campus xn the student’s hometo'vjn r'ewspaper. Gar first objective
iS to do more than was done J.ast year," These statements were made by
Roger Wood, chairman of the Public Relations Committee. He revealed some
of his plans for the coirin;ittee as proof that he does mean to activate it.
Wood admitted that hi.s membership on the Homecoming Committee had prevented
his giving m.uch attention to working the Public Relai:ions Coiran.ittee at
this time„ Wood cited the first big project as publicizing the newly
elected members of I%o’s V^bio. Olie selection of I'Hio's Who will not be
announced until several weeks after Homeccmingo
"‘.?he College liac statistical cards on every student,” Wood e::piained. "When
a student has received an award or some other t^Tpe of recognition, the '
committee will write-up the story, puil the student=s card, and send the
article to the newspaper v/nic'n the student has indicated on the card to
which he wants the article sent."
Wood noted that all studencr- corld ho.Tp the comraittee function m.ore effici
ently. J-u wou-.tl gr^'^r.cly a.‘.d in p>ubl:'oxzing rore students here at Elon
if a student wi.'.i nocxi^y us when he receives an awazo. citation, or is
involved in some nev;3'.-.orthy activity. Of courre, the coiriuittee Vi/ill be aware
of the main recoonitions cuch aa I'Jhov^i Who, De.-n’s V.ist, football awards,ete.