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Hhose cowbells? Yes, it’s the
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'®” here on Sunday, Feb. 21,
Auditorium. The dynamic
Whose three-miilion selling
**iree hit albums, and string
j'^k'out nightclub stints has
career of the Friends of
to the proportions of an
’'hient-industry “forest fire.”
“•■oup has been making a dis-
i[| indelible—impression on
coilege audiences from
Vegas, from Nashville
Hills. Three hit singles,
jjljh the Grass,” “You’ve Got
Vb 'n Circles,” and “Love, O
® Lonely” and three hit al-
lt(5;'’®zin in the Grass,” “Highly
5(’ and “Real Friends” are
V reason. Their unique
’'fallow, jazz—spiked, up-
l^art of the reason.
Appeal goes beyond their
• and beyond their hits . . .
ij^Ppstage impact: an electric
af three distinct images . . .
magic recomposition of
separate personalities
ijl^'Pd of solid, together sound
I you think they’ve been
o'asether from the cradle.
Magnetic paradox of the
® 'heir name says, they’re
Pen
and they’re three totally
banalities.
“main men” Floyd Butler
S|J Elston have been best bud-
® childhood In San Diego
s|° Paralleled each other in
’■ ®'hg and music industry
I^P'' the last several years.
®av6s was a good personal
Symposium Focuses on 93rd Congress;
Tydings, Kilpatrick Analyze Progress
friend of Butler and Elston long be
fore she auditioned for the group.
How do the Friends preserve their
musical rapport, their business part
nership and their personal friendship
... all at the same time? “We each
do our own thing when we’re not
performing,” says Harry. “Sometimes
when we’re on the road we’ll all go
bowling or swimming, or we’ll get
together and have one of our on-the-
road picnics. But the best way to
keep the relationship strong on all
levels is to spend healthy amounts
of time away from one another, doing
our own things.”
Floyd attributes the strength of the
relationship to honesty: “Harry and I
are like brothers; we’ve known one
another since we were something
like 5 years old. We’re best friends
. . . but we also argue more than any
two people alive. And that’s good for
our friendship. It keeps things up
front and honest, out in the open. It’s
a healthy sign that we can argue
freely—and it helps to clear the air,
so that no resentments are built up
by disagreement.
The Friends’ penchant for honesty
and up-frontness extends to the ulti
mate friendship as well. Says Floyd
about what he looks for in a woman:
“I like a woman who thinks for her
self ... a woman who has a strong
mind of her own and isn’t afraid to
use it to express herself. I don’t like
women who are easily manipulated,
women who ‘yes’ you to death.
Harry agrees: “I’m looking for a
strong head-communication with a
Cont. on P. 3
Spring Symposium, Feb. 22-25,
features two speakers, Mr. James J.
Kilpatrick, a syndicated columnist
and Senator Joseph Tydings, former
U. S. senator from Maryland. Speak
ing on the theme “Reform and the
Status Quo- the 93rd Congress, Two
Views,” Mr. Kilpatrick will represent
conservative contentions while Sena
tor Tydings will represent liberal
views.
Mr. Kilpatrick will speak Monday,
Feb. 22, at 8:00 p.m. at Moore Audi
torium. The title of his address is “A
Window on Capitol Hill.” During cha
pel the next day a panel will discuss
Mr. Kilpatrick’s address.
Senator Tydings will speak Wed
nesday, Feb. 24 at 8:00 p.m. in
Moore, his address being “Legisla
tive Reform in the Senate.” A panel
will discuss his address in chapel the
following morning.
In recent years Symposium has
featured as many as five lecturers
during one week. This year the Sym
posium Committee decided to have
only two. According to Mr. Joel Steg
all, chairman of the committee, some
speakers in the past have been greet
ed coolly by the students. He attri
buted this to the appearance of un
knowns or less than first caliber
speakers.
According to Mr. Stegall, the Sym
posium Committee felt that both Mr.
Kilpatrick and Senator Tydings are
close to the power network in Wash
ington and could thus enlighten their
audience as to the direction being
taken by this country.
Mr. Kilpatrick lives near Washing
ton and has been called “the only
conservative with a sense of humor.”
He is well known for his stimulating
political judgments. His column.
which appears in 165 newspapers, in
cluding The Asheville Times, is called
“A Conservative View.” Before be
ginning his independent column In
1967, he had served as a reporter
for the Richmond, Va. News Leader
for 26 years. He writes for a variety
of magazines and occasionally ap
pears as a questioner on “Meet the
Press.”
Senator Tydings was elected to
the U. S. Senate from Maryland In
1964, following a long and successful
career as an attorney. During his term
he was renowned for his chairmanship
of the Senate Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. He advocated re
gistration and licensing of guns and
presented a no-knock provision in
one bill. When he advocated birth
control for Washington, D. C. resi
dents, some blacks accused him of
genocide. He was defeated at the
poles last November by Conservative
Republican J. Glenn Beall.
Both speakers will entertain ques
tions from the floor after their
addresses. A reception will be held
for each speaker in Fine Arts Build
ing’s Edna Moore Parlor.
Senate Endorses Proposed
Bill for State Subsidies
by John McNutt
SGA President Danny Ray opened
the Feb. 4 Senate meeting in McCon
nell 3 with a suggestion that the
Senate endorse a proposed North
Carolina bill to subsidize state stu
dents at private colleges and univer
sities. A vote was taken and the re
solution was unanimously approved.
The Senate next discussed the pos
sibility of charging an admission to
the showing of “Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid”. The measure was
approved after a short debate.
President Ray presented the re
signation of Defense Attorney Ruth
Gelderstedt.'The Senate accepted her
resignation and approved the nomi
nation of David Gelber to fill the post.
Senator Whisnant next presented
the Budget Committee report. The
budget consists of $3900 to be ap
propriated in the following ways: $950
for operating expenses, $900 for stu
dent publications, $200 for the Pep
Club, $700 for Volunteer Services,
$700 for activities, $250 for Officers
Scholarships, and the remaining $250
for the Reserve Account. The Senate
approved the Committee’s report.
Continuing in the reading of the
proposed Constitutional amendments,
reports were given by Senator White
for the Judicial Committee and by
Senator Whisnant for the Legislative.
The Senate amended and approved
the reports.
Following the reports, the proposed
Honor Code was discussed. A recom
mendation suggesting that the pledge
be deleted from the code was ap
proved by the Senate body.
Service-Learning Internship Expands
Camp Concentrates on County Children
As a continuation of their 1970
summer internship work with the
Community Development Institute,
seniors Morris White and Barbara
Whisnant are planning a youth camp
to be held during June and July. The
purpose of the camp—to bring an
opportunity for fun and recreation as
well as some educational experiences
to the children of Madison County—
has been expanded to include chil
dren from rural Buncombe County,
and inner-city Asheville.
Last year the camp, first in the
county’s history, was held at Camp
Pisgah, near Brevard. Due to the en
largement of the 1971 program, Mor
ris and Barbara are presently seeking
a larger camp.
Due to start in late June and run
for two to three, and possibly four,
one-week sessions, camp activities
Include: mountain folklore studies,
swimming and canoeing instruction,
and classes in handicraft, hygiene,
grooming, first aid, and leadership.
The leadership classes are to pro
vide some social awareness and to
provide children with Ideas on how
to become responsible citizens. The
camp agenda will include time for
open discussions concerning pro
blems the campers may have in re
gard to school, families, and friends.
According to Morris, sophomores
Kay Huffman and R. L. Lail, who will
work as interns on the camp project,
will hopefully continue to work on
the camp in the future. Both Morris
and Barbara will graduate in May.
Morris and Barbara are hopeful
that their efforts will lead to the
establishment of a permanent sum
mer camp in Madison County.
Camp operation depends entirely
on donations from interested persons
and organizations. No charge is made
for camp attendance because many
families could not afford to send
their children for a one-week ses
sion.
A number of efforts are now being
launched to solicit items for camper’s
use during their stay at camp. These
items include toothpaste, soap, wash
cloths, and flashlights and batteries.
Other Items are also being solicited
and, after use this summer, will be
stored for eventual donation to a
permanent resident camp in Madi
son County. These Items range from
blankets, linen, bunks, and mat-
teresses to pianos and quite literally,
kitchen sinks.
About the possibility of this par
ticular project being continued by
MHC students In the future Barbara
said, “We think the project is a
worthwhile one and offers a great
service to the county. An informal
approach to education— like a camp
kind of approach—might contribute
to an answer for the problem faced
by the schools in the county, that of
offering the nkid of courses that kids
in this community need and then
keeping the kids In school long
enough to learn them. The camp cur
riculum could quite feasibly evolve
into a program that could compliment
the college tutorial program, by of
fering ‘follow-up’ courses in home
economics, art, mechanics, etc.”
A number of volunteer counselors
are needed for the camp. Anyone in
terested in counseling or participat
ing in any other phase of the program
should contact Morris or Barbara in
the old Office Building.