ss ARIE SPORE ire Fountainhead EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5 NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 ——_. Mini-calculators ease thinking By JIM DODSON Staff Writer With the advent of the age of the computer, modern technology is con: tinually devising mechanical means by which our lives are made simpler, even by replacing the most significant of all human exercises--the process of thinking The results of this technology are beginning to be felt in the college classroom as well, as students and teachers alike are turning to the latest time-saving’ mechanized toy of the computer revoiution—the mini-calculator A few years ago the only types of electronic or mechanized calculators available to the students weighed anywhere from three hundred to a thousand pounds and cost well up into the thousands, thus making-owningone, and carrying one to class, at the least, considerably impractical. Sucn is the case no longer however as today the mini-calculator has surged forth onto the American market with a price that makes a ing studied by the SGA and geograpny classes. it quite attractive and accessible to the consumer Anywhere from ten to twelve companies now produce their own models of the “mini-whiz” as witnessed by the incredible growth in its popularity and the report of booming sales by retail distributors this past Christmas. Its convenient size, arithmetic precision, and marked efficiency as compared to the slide rule, make it the hottest-selling item on the college campus The mini-calculator is becoming such Bicycle paths are planned here By CAROLYN DAVIS Initial plans for bicycle paths in Greenville and on the ECU campus should be completed by Feb. 21, according tc SGA President Bill Bodenhamer Twc najor path systems are now nder study in a two-fold class project for winter and spring quarter. The project is Dr. William Hankins of the planning partment in ECU's geography depart ment and the City Manager of Greenville W. H. Carstarphen As _— originator of the proposal Bodenhamer has placed SGA cabinet member Bob Lucas in charge of arranging plans for the paths The paths will be dual lane 18 inch asphalt strips for one travelling in each firection,” said Bodenhamer t's just now gotten off the ground aid Bodenhamer. “It'll be about three more months before things can really yegin, because it's so expensive The approximate cost of $75,000 to $100,000 will be jointly financed by the ty of Greenville and SGA funds x0cording to Bodenhamer This quarter's class study of the paths ynsider a route circling Greenville perhar cluding the section of the new 64 by-pass behind women’s dorms or am The tudy wil minate next quarter i a icentration of an ECU path te resembling a wagon wheel and entering around the new student union with the main spoke near Joyner Library According to the traffic department there are approximately 1,395 bicycles registered on campus. Bodenhamer esti mates there are 2,500 bicycles in use by students r transportation The paths will strive to organize this transportation On Campus It'll help in getting to classes Bodenhamer said, “but the main thing is itll organize transportation The first concern of the ECU path will be getting students to Minges and Allied Health and back to the main campus according to Bodenhamer This will be the first section of the path to be completed We're trying to move quick enough to nclude it in the Charles Street project so they can just expand the road 18 inches on each side,” said Bodenhamer Since the bicycle traffic is so heavy the paths should offer new directions for cyclists The law considers a bicycle as it does any vehicle,” said Bodenhamer. “Legally they can’t be in that street in front of the CU This. traffi a1ong with that of the hazardous section behind Austin will be erouted to an area behind the biology building and Rawl where pedestrians aren't 3( imerou according to Bodenhamer BY GUY COX The paths will be the first step in revamping the rules and regulations oncerning bicycle’ transportation on ampus More bicycle racks will be installed on ampus and cyclists will be expected to follow parking and traffic regulations They won't be patrolled, though said Bodenhamer These rules will be introduced for organizatianal and safety purposes To help protect the cyclists the SGA will continue to offer bicycle insurance to ECU students. Policies may be obtained by contacting the SGAoffice a popular item that the December 17th issue of Newsweek magazine reported that on some compuses as much of 75 percent of the students in business science, and mathmatics own their own calculators Now that they are becoming a more commonplace aid to the student, many questions have been raised by professors and administrators alike as to the significance of its role. Is it a tool, by which the student may bypass the tedious basic calculations of working a problerr or is It a crutch upon which the student relies to do most of the work and in doing go become mentally lazy? At this point the questions are unanswered, yet the arguments in favor of its use as well as those against offer some interesting insight into its practicality There are a number of reasons offered by professors against its use in the classroom. Basically, they feel that it becomes a too! upon which th mes to rely upon too heav escaping the ACAad: tic In¢ nat kee e mentally shart With this mind a mber f stit t forbidden the se by the Jent, causing him to rely pr y le anc Juick mind f e answer ther point ir e controversy whe t calculators are toa Fic that some ca to the essential question—cost: he ts f r cket jlators, as they are popularly referred to as, are as varied as the variety of models presently offered, and may range anywhere from sixty-f to four hundred jollars depending on what the model feat Since costs are essential, more students are inclined to buy the less expensive calculators, somewhere in the sixty-five to one hundred dollar ategory. These calculators are equipped to handle most any basic mathmatical problem inciuding addition, subtraction multiplication, division, square roots, and square root keys. The cheaper models san. generally perform the more basic mathmatical functions, lending merit to the question of whether or not the relatively small amount of work the less expensive calculators do justifys the expense of Owning one Certainly as any new_ innovative product on the market, eventually the cost should decline somewhat as they become more prevalent. Until then, the student is faced with deciding whether or not to invest a considerable amount of money into one--money that often is used to Continued on page three. MINI-CALCULATOR 2 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 Or emmintntiientnntntindhhtntaindn teat tatndnaenatnctntintndnecmentntnemintels news F/4SHFIASHFISAFLASHFIASHFIASH : Attention ATTENTION: Winter Quarter Graduates ANNOUNCEMENTS Delivery Date February 5, 1974 Place of Delivery Student Supply Stores CAPS AND GOWNS Delivery Date February 5-7, 1974 for caps and gowns (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Place of Delivery Student Supply Stores Auditions Only a few days remain for young singers in the eastern Carolinas and southeastern Virginia to apply for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at ECU. Dr. Cylde Hiss of the ECU voice faculty, District Director of the program, said all applications for the auditions must be at the ECU School of Music by January 28. The ECU auditions are part of five such programs in the southeastern U.S. which are scheduled before the Metropolitan Opera National Council Southeastern Regional Auditions in Atlanta March 1. District winners will participate in the Atlanta auditions, and winners in the Atlanta event will be eligible for semi-final auditions at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Candidates must have a voice with operatic possibilities and must have some musical training. Audition participants must be sponsored by a school, college, music club or voice teacher. The purpose of the Metropolitan Opera’ National Council auditions is to help discover new operatic talent and to aid new singers in their careers. Interested applicants should write to Dr. Hiss at the ECU School of Music, Greenville. Chem seminar Dr. Robert E. Lyle, visiting professor of chemistry, University of Virginia, will present a seminar on “Stereochemical Studies of Nitrogen Heterocycles” Friday, January 25, 1974 at 3:00 p.m. in room 202 Flanagan Building. Coffee will be served in the conference room. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. pe lf SS ESSE Sn SS ELSI SRR RS ae Contents Spaghetti The brothers of Phi Mu Alpha are sponsoring a spaghetti supper, Wed. Jan. 30, from 5:30 until 7:00 in the lobby of the Music Building. Price: $1.50 per plate -- includes salad, bread and tea. Advance tickets only, available in Music Building lobby. Sorority chartered Delta Theta Chi Service Sorority was chartered into the National Service Sorority, Gamma Sigma Sigma. Ther ceremony took place on Saturday, January 19 at Stratford Arms Clubhouse. Guest speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Leo Jenkins, Chancellor of ECU. Chris Tomezak, Gamma Sigma Sigma National Expansion Director conducted the ceremony. Following the chartering, refreshments were served. Elected Ann Stephens Watson, librarian in the cataloging department of ECU's J.Y. Joyner Library, has been elected president of the Eastern Carolina Diabetes Association. A member of the library staff since 1968, Mrs. Watson is a 1961 graduate of ECU. She is a native of Mount Olive. Sigma Xi meeting Dr. David Rosenthal of the Chemistry and Life Sciences Laboratory,Research ' Triangle Institute, will address the ECU chapter of the Society of Sigma Xi Thursday Jan. 24. Dr. Rosenthal’s topic will be the use of gas chromatography mass spectroscopy in biomedical research. The meeting, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Auditorium, is open to the public. A brief business session will be held immediately before the lecture. PRCS meeting The PRCS will meet Mon. January 28 28, 1974, 8:00 at Friar Tucks. At this time members will be able to purchase T-shirts before going on sale to the public. CALCULATORS AND BIKE PATHS... WHITE BALL... .. .page three CHILDREN OF GOD... .. .page four Alpha Phi Gamma H. Clifton Blue, editor and publisher of The Sandhill Citizen in Aberdeen, N.C. and The Robbins Record in Robbin, N.C. will be the guest speaker for the Alpha Phi Gamma _ journalism fraternity meeting which will be held on Thursday night, Jan. 24, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 301 Austin. Blue, a Moore County resident, is a former Director, V-President, and President of the N.C. Press Association. He is Chairman of the Board of Sandhills Community College in Southern Pines, N.C. and is a member of the State Board of Higher Education. Blue is a very active political figure in N.C. serving as Moore County's Representative to the General Assembly for nine terms. During this time he has held such posts as Finance Chairman and Speaker of the House. Also, as a well known leader of the N.C. Democratic Party, he has served as a state president and as a national convention delegate. All members of Alpha Phi Amma and other interested persons are urged to attend this meeting to bring questions and ideas for Mr. Blue to listen and respond to. The public is cordiaily invited to attend. Judo lessons The ECU Judo Club has started a new beginners class. It’s not too late to join. Free lessons Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 Minges wrestling room. New club A Psychology Club is being formed. Members will attend lectures, go on field trips and work on Psychology Department committees. Anyone interested in psychology should attend a meeting on Thursday Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in EP 129. Psi Chi meeting Psi Chi will hold its regular meeting on Thursday Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in EP 129. New members will be initiated, Dr. John Lutz will speak on “Psycho-linguis- tics, not verbal behavior,” and the Buccaneer picture will be taken. All members are urged to attend. GREENVILLE CLOTHING. .... .page five REVIEWS... .. .pages six and seven EDITORIAL/ FORUM/COMMENTARY. ... .. .pages eight and nine HOME EC CAFE’...... page ten KOHOUTEK. .. .. .page eleven HOMEMADE OIL... .. .page tweive GREAT DECISIONS. .. .. .page thirteen SPORTS. .... .pages fourteen, fifteen and sixteen Extended schedule In response to students request for an extended bus schedule, the buses will run until 5:15 p.m. the week of January 28-February 1. This is a trial extension to determine whether this system is necessary. If you will need this extended service, please plan to support this schedule next week. VA benefits ATTENTION: Veterans Eligible for VA Benefits The Registrars notified: 1. Enrollment dates at beginning of year. 2. Student drops below full-time or withdraws 3. When student returns after absence of or more than a quarter - Office must be Canticle On Saturday, January 26, 1974, starting at 7:30 p.m. The Canticle Coffeehouse will present our second in a series of local shows. Four acts have * been scheduled to perform. We will also allow an hour afterwards for anyone who would like to audition for future local shows. Take the steps-up to the Canticle for evening of personal entertainment. Menu: coffee, hot tea, cookies. Admis- sion: |.D. plus $.25. inductions Chi Beta Phi inducted 27 pledges into its membership on Friday, January 11. Fraternity members are elected from the general student body because of their high academic record in one of the science areas. The class pledge project was the collection of money and items of food, clothing and toys for donation to the Salvation Army prior to Christmas. Dr. Thomas C. Sayetta, a National counselor for Chi Beta Phi, was present at the induction. Also Dr. Wendall Allen of the Biology Dept. was inducted as an honorary member. The object of this organization is to promote interest in science and to give recognition to scholarly attainment in science. The national fratemity was founded in 1916 and the local chapter at ECU was founded in 1953. Soccer Anyone interested in participating in playing soccer is invited to meet at Minges Soccer Field Sunday, January 27 or any following Sunday at 2:00. See any varsity soccer player for further information. | {- Cc Continued cover _ the textbooks. Many s to purchas access to when sp imperative. whether th fair to stu the means the probler sell calcul: ten dollars There | question 4 and facult; use of the survey of b an —tuden whe was | use, altho mouified p use should and exercis Tilton L and financi their use is “| very. by the stuc use them business w high schoo to use then Wilcox | can afford c use it. He calculations reached thi: leamed hor In agree Terrence M said, “The | to be an in more and m well as bus they would student invc are being us advanced st There is cut out so mathmatics expensive r memory bs capabilities possibility | success de them. Dr. Tore economics | classroom s cut down on they are not the person | only gives be because a st he or she mistake. As some to hav say | think tt want to be a In almos professors, science stu most conclu calculator is some studer that they wer should be examinations have the ben Out of { business anc were surpris own calculat relatively hig! to the fact t appeal ry est for an 2s will run f January tension to stem is 1d service, adule next ible for VA must be ig of year. I-time or ibsence of 6, 1974, Canticle xcond ina acts have > will also lyone who ture local e Canticle rtainment. s. Admis- pdges into January cted from se of their e of the ge project d items of onation to istmas. 1 National present at Ii Allen of ted aS an tion is to vd to give inment in { FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL.5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 3 partenariat amet tamrntaat mneeta rte ttt tt nin te en eee Calculators .. . Continued from page one. cover the expense of textbooks. Many students may find it impossible to purchase a calculator and may not have access to one on tests and final exams, when speed and accuracy are so imperative. This raises the question of whether their use in class is ethical and fair to students who simple do not’ have the means to own one. To help alleviate the problem somewhat many rerailers who sell calculators also rent them for about ten dollars a month. There does not seem to be much question about the feeling of students and faculty of East Carolina toward the use of the pocket calculator. A sample survey of business and science professors an —(udents failed to turn up one person whe was significantly opposed to their use, although some professors took a mouified position in concluding that their use should be confined only to homework and exercises other than tests. Tilton L. Wilcox, professor of finance and financial management concluded that their use is an inevitability: “| very definitely encourage their use by the student. | mean they are going to use them when they get out into the business world anyway. | think that even high school students should be allowed to use them as well.” Wilcox further added, “If the student can afford one | think he should be able to use it. He only uses it to do the basic calculations anyway By the time he has reached this level he certainly must have learned how to work a problem without In agreement along the same lines Dr. Terrence McEnally, professor of physics said, “The use of hand calculators seem to be an increasing trend. We find them more and more in science related areas as weil as business and economics. | think they would probably be more useful to a student involved in mathmatics, but many are being used in laboratory work by more advanced study.” There is no question that calculators cut out some of the “busy” work of mathmatics, yet some of the more expensive models come equipped with tuition and memory banks, and more advanced capabilities that theoretically reduce the possibility of human error. Often their success depends on the person using them. Dr. Tora M. Larsen, professor of economics who favors their use in the classroom suggested, “They certainly do cut down on the tedious calculations, but they are not error-proof, or should | say the person using it is not error-proof, it only gives back what you put into it. Just because a student uses one doesn’t mean he or she isn’t going to make a mistake. As for whether it is fair form some to have them and others not, | can say | think the class should decide if they want to be able to use them.” In almost total agreement with their professors, a number of business and science students were contacted, and most concluded that the use of the pocket calculator is not an unfair advantage for some students. Some did add however, that they were hesitant as to whether they should be allowed to use them on examinations if other students did not have the benefits of one. Out of the many students in the business and science departments there were surprisingly few who owned their own calculators. This may be due to the relatively high expense of owning one, or to the fact that they are a new product that is still rather scarce. In Greenville there are a number of businesses who carry pocket calculators. Prices range anywhere from $69.95 to $119.95 depending on what the model features. Pair Electronics, Carolina Office Supply and Taft Office Supply all carry models in the $70.00 range, and even have some as low as $59.00. More recently some of the larger chain discount and department stores have also begun to stock calculators, anticipating a greater surge in their populatiry. There is only one place in Greenville that rents calculators, Creech and Jones Business Machines Inc. Unfortunately, retailers warn of small supply and suggest that prospective buyers call ahead to check on their availability. In choosing a calculator Consumer Reports suggests that the buyer should check the amount of time the machine will hold a charge. Also important is considering the ease in which its digits can be read. Perhaps it would be a bit premature to attempt to evaluate the possible long range affects mini-calculators may have on our educational system, yet it is clear some sort of reaction within the learning process is inevitable. Whether it aids the students by reducing time spent on tedious basic cal- culations or hinders by reducing the thinking process remains to be seen. One thing is for sure, the ramifications will surely be far reaching. Far reaching enough perhaps to change our whole concept of education and the leaming process in the future. One day perhaps the mini calculator will take its place along side pen, paper and blue books. Maybe someday as well modem technology can_ ingeniously devise some electronic miracle for the rest of us not fortunate enough to be involved in business or science—like a mini, pocket size termpaper computer! BY GUY COX UNSEASONABLY WARM JANUARY weather [70 degrees plus] prompted this student to. pretend it was Spring. White Ball gives aid By KATHY ROBINSON Staff Writer The annual White Ball Award will be given Saturday, January 26, at halftime during the ECU-VMI basketball game at Minges. Each year the APOs sponsor this event in order to raise money for the rehabilitation of Pitt County Crippled Children. Most important is that the money raised stays within Pitt County. All sarvice clubs in the county are urged each year to participate, but in the past only the Greeks have worked. This year is unique from past years in that the workers are not. allowed to solicit donations from door to door. Instead, they must seek contributions from .be present to congratulate the workers. ‘businesses and other organizations. The group that raises the most money for the project wins the award, and the girl they sponsor accepts the title of White Be'l Queen. This year Governor James Holshouser will be present to crown the Queen. Over the past three years, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity has been the recipient of this award and has donated over two thousands dollars of community raised” funds. This award carries prestige for the very fact that it reveals the winner's desire to help the community. After the game and awards Saturday night, there will be a reception at the Ramada inn for the top three finishing organizations. Governor Holshouser will has hardly ng Winas or ! | |. fenure _—_— 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 patna tanettntntinecnettntncintamatemtndiatiiatndtnedmmmamtnian masts it te eee Association states Is (CPS)--The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has issued a statement labeling tenure quotas as a dangerous approach to the problems of faculty staffing, and a threat to academi freedom. s . The tenure quota system is a proposal to establish a limited number of tenured positions at a college or university, with . much of a school’s faculty remaining untenured and thus uncertain of a position from year to year. The plan is being openly considered by many administrators across the country as a means of giving colleges more felxibility in determining staff size from year t year, as a partial remedy to widespread financial problems in higher education. In its statement, the AAUP wamed tenure quotas could produce situations where a nontenured faculty member, however excellent he or she might be, would not be able to obtain tenure . because of an arbitrary quota. “Foreclosing promotion to a tenured position because of a numerical quota is unacceptable,” the AAUP statement declared. “Establishing fixed quotas may deprive the profession of a large part of a generation of scholars and teachers which currently populates the nontenured positions at our colleges and univer- j sities.” AAUP suggested a gradual approach Model I1’s Shop in the back... WILL’S AUDIO Stereo- Imports One Time Special! Loudspeaker Design Corporation Ezikiel Speakers Regular $400 pair Now Through Tues. Jan. 22 $260 pair Still With 5 yr. Warranty!! MORE While you’re there, visit Will’s Import Tapestrys & Bedspreads You’ll find ‘‘Righteous Prices” at WILL’S AUDIO! 318 Evans St. SALE EXTENDED THROUGH JAN. 31! ‘dangerous’ to the problem by tightening standards for tenure over the years, which would cut down the proportion of tenured professors at colleges, but would not completely close the possibility of tenure to any one person arbitrarily. It also pointed out that the general proportion of faculty on tenure at an institution can have an important long range bearing on the nature and quality of the school. Whether or not its suggestion of a gradual increase in tenure standards is acceptable, the AAUP insisted that whatever solution is formulated to the . problems of limited growth and financing, the burdens of the situation should be “shared to some extent by all academic generations.” : There is a new and interesting way around the problem of scarce student jobs. Any student between the ages of 17 and 27 can obtain a temporary paying student job in Europe through a new mail application system. Jobs, working” papers, room and board arrangements and other travel documents are processed in advance. The work is done on a non-profit basis Dasne ES SPEAK as loudly PICTUR ae 7, € “AoA 4 as words. This photo says something positive about the oe e- .Salvation Amny. It is Included in a new book, “Help Your Community. . . through Photography,” published by Eastman Kodak Company. Summer jobs available in Europe by the SOS-Student Overseas Services, a Student run organization specializing in helping American students in Europe for the past 16 years. SOS also provides a brief orientation in Europe to insure each student a good start on the job. Standard wages are paid in addition to the profitably advantage of free room and board which is provided with each hotel, resort and restaurant job. Most jobs are in Switzerland, France, Austria and parts of Alpine Germany in ski resorts during the winter months, and in lakeside and city resorts, hotels and restaurants during the spring and summer months. As inflation and unemployment increase, so does the attraction of a temporary paying student job in Europe. Recently raised wages in Europe not only offset any dollar devaluation loss, but a few weeks work in ' Europe—a personally broadening experi- ence on its own—repays most of the trip cost a few more weeks work earns ample money for traveling around Europe. Most TST SBD SVD VV TW WW ST STW WW BV WT WW WWW WWW VAD VAVAG HAPPY HOUR at CRAZY COUSIN’S 119 E. Fifth St. All Day Thurs., Fri., Sat., Jan. 24, 25, 26 GRAND OPENING jobs do not require knowledge of a foreign language (but what an opportunity for language students!), and willingness to work, adaptability and maintenance of an open mind count more than experience. Applications should be submitted in time to allow for processing the job, working papers, room and board arrangements and other travel documents. Students can cut processing time by obtaining and holding until requested, 3 passport size photos and a letter of recommendation from a teacher or former employer. Interested students may obtain an application form, job listing and descriptions, and the SOS Handbook on eaming your way in Europe by sending their name, address, name of educational institution and $1 (for postage, printing, handling and addressing only )to either SOS-Student Overseas Services, Box 5173, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93108, or to S.O.S.-22 Ave. de la Liberte, Luvembourg, Europe. FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 8 nheForum FOUNTAINHEAD invites all readers to ex- press their opinions in the Forum. Letters should be signed by their author(s); Women who seek to “free” themselves from the assignment God gave them, as wives and mothers charged with rearing representative ot tne tack of essential ethical conviction and value judgement ability on behalf of those individuals associated with the formation of “the mankind itself. We are responsible to, as well as for ourselves and both “essential ethical convictions and value judgement abiility’ should be directed toward the o-* a le ed povdedieg . pe ee sn a the next generation in good character and Student Council for Exceptional Children” fullest development of all human ( eck orial oe oh de canons of the righteousness, fail to understand their there is a good reason for these potential. Rather than declaring what | We were i torial page nensecatiy thts ol true destiny. individuals to be classified as Exceptional must be good or bad, or attempting to pluesday’s Fo pl gala y Children. In the Education Department identify the concept of normalcy we must _| '7aintained th 7 arve In all respect to Mr. Jorgensen’s male this title means these children need special took u all persons with favor simp! - are, we feel gong oe ego, | hate that statement. | think Mr. attention or Special Education. The ° for Ml ply tom ‘little’ mi dive”, a musi fuse printing in instances of libel or obscenity, and to comment as an Jorgensen ignores the basic HUMAN right of individuality. The destiny of ALL classification does not direct itself toward forcing these children to be normal. Spe- A major goal of SCEC is to become involved at many levels (campus and local a| «ar more impo independent body on and all omen is not to be wives and cial Education is the means of muni wide) with the °° Second, w issues. A newspaper is objective only in mothers. For most wives and mothers “individualizing” education. The gifted pergcionti? n 0, of all ..tiat women a proportion to its autonomy. marriage and children are an important © need special education. It has been exceptional persons. Inevitably this ine | litters on this part-but only a part-of life. proven that the regular classroom tends to volves providing others with information | ‘Ome persons If the woman's only “place” is the bore this individual and tum him away about current trends, views and use of iystead. And : Re . Wo home, theri as a woman who is gettinga from his natural abilities. “Special —_ terms in this area. «Created mothe . man college education and trying to expand Education” is directed toward the There have been many developments . 4st. If they ar my horizons beyond domestic territory individual. As the years pass on the in the area of education in recent years, -+f ee will at all To Fountainhead : and safety pin security, I've already Education Department will probably see reflecting the great changes in society's |! the case of flunked “the assignment”. | can only say an increase in Special Education because attitudes toward the exceptional person. can men be sé With no malice in my heart toward N.M. Jorgensen, | state what Ralph Waldo Emerson stated over 100 years ago, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” I'm glad God also gave free will and thanks to the Feminist Movement women are no longer prisoners of the chastity belt. individual and should be treated as such. However, that dream of individuali- zation can not come through until we recognize that there is no “normal” or condemnation of any individual or neglect of any person’s potential. Our SCEC is organized to encourage and become involved with positive all changes. The | a? Reiger Teese Spaghi normal persons are made In Or for us sioeray, [The follow after six children, years of changing ae aps aaa how people Sarah Mickey _|" © program of pina nag pec ll: Baler Base Please do not think that the education SEED Viet ere Yeah, I’m and waxing floors, she had better for her 2 system or we “concemed students” 2 _ term. Sure, | li own moral and emotional satisfaction find Exceptional see Henig pes agg fgg the Scruggs review vite eae 4 justification for those years. If she were out...the fact that they are superior and so sure. The r pining hing ee heen perl hal To Fountainhead: a reply to John O. do not conform to current social To Fountainhead : but nobody n This is not to discount the importance Monta, Gre. Shaders, Dap. of Feriysias canoeing ig Pigs past cited When | read the reviews in the Jan. 22 pill x ; ; unders ex - ! i room. She = Fo society Someone a Subject: Exceptional Children children helps us to recognize this gifted [sue of Fountainhead, | was amazed: J handed in ay “biology is destiny.” But where does it child a8 an individual who we wish to COME | Tanded "wrting. The two “fm cout say that having babies and being wives Dear John, Nae Herein Se i aed Mi iy H wo} didn't belong ir are women’s only roles? Would you waste Thank you for your time. We at the pine sb m9 vp sew —— 14 Yeah, it wa half the intellect and potential of a On the surface, your concem SCEC have much more information for Tite ote se te Avenue and =? intelligence tes society? | have never seen the regarding the definition of exceptional you if you're interested. Please contact a ae were as backward = — first | thought assignment sheet with God's signature at children seems to be one of “status”, us, (maybe just to talk). 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A substantial number of her lines were said a senten to the back wall and her actions and old man is cary relegated to women secondary monotonous! onaee andto ae more power i =n than once as | translated onl a ventas ge pid \ house in four y your letter. 'yailroad track! ° TC a ais: But | would like to suggest to those To Fountainhead: pee : Neg Mags ag og the.) ut NO on ever Talcott Parsons, states “it is quite clear disgusted by your surface concem (as | vate tiara an ania t Aufl ona yiilled the rest uf that in the adult feminine role there is am) that perhaps the harsh implications of In response to John Mentha’s recent Coca look pe ue inark! | read so quite sufficient strain and insecurity so your letter—that mentally and physically letter to the Forum conceming a technical Kin cot boy fi ee et tefore the time that widespread manifestations are to be disabled persons are somehow lower, or aspect of our campus Student Council for the prs How Mi phd these tein’ hurried all expected in the form of neurotic '@8S valuable than the intellectual Exceptional Children (SCEC) | would like atetie Wie | pad = tO | nee i ise elite-are indicative of a deeper, and to ‘further clarify our position as an ree rte api taag laos By the adult feminine role, Talcott justified concern: | sense that you might organization. FP 8 waa by to give another %* meena the satus of women as “her (Te bee the tape of “subtle The SCEC was devised to provide | angela al of the Earl Scruggs husband’s wife, the mother of his subversion”-~attempts to make you adhere college and university students with an Bein tf iliar with j aides.” to the standard conformity. | “hear” hurt opportunity for professional development. 317 po Prat aol Ae th the type of Do you know b Gren. et think a benevolent God would i Your words, and | am sorry with/for our ECU chapter has determined to be a Show. | feel oo ae ee assign a life of neuroticism to any YOU service organization of students involved = a7 ain' wii ati creature on this earth, and lastly to a | hope that hag hurt and rage will - in providing opportunities for all Not only did she he EDITOR-IN-CHI creature as intelligent, compassionate prevent you from “association with” some exceptional children. To quote Professor amateurish i lee praise f di | Ct aS een eas var, beautiful people. We may have more to Samuel A. Kirk in his derivation of the Flatland ss >t gi sae i ‘MANAGING ED tc ee my Gece, we Gets | a fom one minds than we — meaning from the statement ‘All men are Gave unbiased, h Bis opal Hoo BUSINESS MAI assignment. suspect...They are top instructors in created equal’, “equality of opportunity Ean scruggs Bhp « ad AD MANAGER’ matters of the heart. implies educational opportunity for all The pu a Ceci Band it NEWS EDITOR! Respectfully, children--the right of each child to receive ay dered song after ie iad grating 4 : { Connie A. Hughes pat Bons help in preset to the limits of hiS the audavity to make feeble attempts at a ee ul capacity, ther that ity be small ’ SPORTS : oan capecity couple of Earl s famous numbers. ‘ADVISOR/Dr. F An d m or e We must not label, classify or Also, Miss Hinton’s comments about aon segregate persons according to diction- crowd reaction were off target. Why FOUNTAINHEA More res ponse ee ee ary definitions. We cannot afford to ever Would a crowd demand a double encore if | paper of East C © Fountainhead : become rigid in our views of and attitude bi were patent a pears each Tue i towards individuals. It is inappropriate to am greatly disappointed In the review school year. To ogee 1 nee @ we lie About Children” by John O. refer to individuals as accidents and writing of the Jan. 22 issue of Mailing addres: ; ntha. dregs, just as it is impossible for Fountainhead. | wish Miss Hinton much » Greenville, N.C Jorgenser’s letter on the woman's place egs, j po (Jan. 22, 1974). Contrary to your belief that ‘“the- tii Me sn “= earthy: “te ee oe” 7 pay bray nsen says: teed ‘ i is productive, good or bad, et or even : lerry ‘on : Mr. Jorge ¥ classification of exceptional children” is rational. The liability of _ mankind _ is students. Data NO OOO — AR RAE IED APE |. 1974 ee ed nsible to, as th “essential e judgement toward the favor simply s to become us and local ) with the on of all bly this in- information and use of Sincerely, sarah Mickey ce-President FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 Ediforials/‘Commentary About the Forum v We were rather gratified to receive responses to two letters which ran in this past #]uesday’s Fountainhead. Both responses to the “exceptional child” letter - which e- | f‘om ‘little’ minds that we suspect. . raintained that gifted and disabled children should not be placed in the same category - are, we feel remarkably eloquent. We side with Ms. Burke that “We may leam more ” The article printed below, taken from “Saint's / tive”, a musical, should give some insight. Somehow, we feel that understanding is als ar more important than categorization. +* Second, we are equally gratified to have received supportive response re: the fact .«t vat women are capable of being more than mothers if they so desire. While both litters on this topic state their cases clearly, we'll add this editor's some persons praise creation via childbirth, many others prefer to develop talents iystead. And since intelligence, talent and free will all come from the same God who opinion that, while «(7eated motherhood, we see no reason why the first three are any less sacred than the -«f ee will at all — « 41st. If they are, obviously God made a massive error in giving anyone of either sex any we should have been pre-programed to reproduce, act submissive (or, 41 the case of the male) dominant, and die without deviation from the norm. Tell us, {The following excerpt is reprinted from tte program of “Saint’s Alive”. Yeah, I’m in the special class this term. Sure, | like it all right. We have lots view ~!‘Of fun and work's got some sense to n the Jan. 22 vas amazed. atant display g. The two atsy Hinton) J Avenue and as backward n praised the r of Second perb” and ound annoy- performance the show. A 8s were said actions and jonotonously y as if she pve that the ratf actors, ake Imogene C very well. the star of nm failed to Jive another ari Scruggs the type of crew for the mn is wrong praise the ormance of ut she also nents about mercilessly d even had gaia al about ‘arget. Why le encore if 's music? 1 the review issue of Inton much ver skill at derton mpusiapags 7 it. Why did | get put in there? Well, | ain't so sure. The report said | had a low IQ, but nobody noticed it 'till last Spring when | couldn't get along in Miss Brown’s room. She gave me the test and when | handed in my paper, she looked at it and said, “Just what | thought. | knew he ) didn’t belong in here.” 3/48 4“ Yeah, it was something they call an * intelligence test. It was awfully funny. At "first | thought it was just a joke, but it tumed out it wasn’t. You had to put crosses on pictures and circles underem ree lines around’em and dots overem intil | got sorta mixed up; so | just drew a ted "fine first through the middie of all of em. There was sentences to write yes or 4no after-sentences like this: ‘A carpenter builds houses.’ | wrote no because my { old man is carpenter and he ain’t built a \ house in four years! He’s working on the failroad track! The boy that set near tome « put NO on every other sentence and then ‘'illed the rest up with YES. He got a syell -inark! | read so slow | only got four done tefore the time was up. | get so tired tein’ hurried all the time. #* r Z ——— ee ae ou know. . y -G. Stein | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF /Pat Crawtora ‘1 ‘MANAGING EDITOR/Skip Saunders . BUSINESS MANAGER/Rick Gilliam AD MANAGER/ Jackie Shallcross NEWS EDITORS /Detrell Williams Diane Taylor REVIEWS EDITOR/Steve Bohmulier SPORTS EDITOR/ Jack Morrow «| *ADVISOR/Dr. Frank J. Murphy ? | EQUNTAINHEAD is the student news- paper of East Carolina University and ap- pears each Tuesday and THursday of the school year. Mailing address: Box 2516 ECU Station, + Greenville, N.C. 27834 Editorial Offices: 758-6366, 758-6367 Subecriptions: $10 annually for non- students. can men be satisfied! only by being fathers? If so, let them abandon employment and careers as well, and we can all vegetate together. -The exceptional child Look at this! A tree, a fish, a cake of ice! That was so funny | tore out the page and kept it. It said, “See three pictures—a tree-a fish-and a cake of ice! Then it said, “John is ten years old and his sister Mary is eight. If John is not Mary’s brother, draw a line from the fish to the cake of ice. If Mary and John are twins, write your middie name under the tree and if you have no middie name, put zero there. If they are not twins, print your last name on the tree. If Mary is younger than John, write the Roman numeral eight in the upper left hand comer. If they both go to school, write your full name at the bottom of the paper.” I’m not sure just how to spell all my name so | didn’t even try this one. Miss Brown didn’t like it because | asked questions. She thought | was bein’ fresh, but | really wasn’t. There’s a lotta things | want to know about. | never got mad when she asked me the questions all the time. | answered them best | could. I’ve got lots of answers-but they always seem to fit the wrong questions. Anyway, everything’s changin’ all the time so what’s the use of leamin’ a lotta things today when maybe they won’t even be true by tomorrow? | know heaps of things that Mss Brown doesn't know--like where to find a bird’s nest, and how to fix a leaky pipe, and what the baseball scores are. She has to send for the janitor when the lights go out or a window shade tears. | can do lots of things if | don’t have to read how in a book first. Sure, I’m glad I’m in the special class. | get lots of attention. Seems like if you're what they call “normal” they just leave set, but if you're awful smart or awful dumb, they do a lot for you in school. | heard the school psychologist-that’s the man that comes in just before promotion time and tells the teachers that they're not promotin’ us-he told Miss Brown it was on account of my grandfather and the rest of my ancestors. She said wasn't it kind of late to do anything about it now, and he said it was, but | must have the proper training so I'd be a good ancestor. Gosh, | don’t wanna be no ancestor. I’m goin’ta be a plumber! Supboenas and frills By JACK ANDERSON WASHINGTON - The powerful House Ways and Means chairman, Wilbur Mills, has been promising tax reforms for two years. In 1972 and again in 1973, he promised to make this his first priority - next year. Two next years have now come and gone without any noticeable improvement in the tax laws. On the contrary, each “Christmas during the scramble to adjourn, new tax benefits hace been hung on the Christmas tree for the special interests. Each new benefit has cost the rest of the taxpayers a few more million dollars. But now the taxpayers are up in arms. They have discovered that Presi- dent Nixon paid no more taxes on a $250,000 annual income than an ordinary worker with the same size family pays on a $7,500 income. Other millionaires are using loopholes and shelters to avoid paying their fair share of the taxes. The oil companies, for example, are paying only token takes in the United States on soaring profits. Some of the oil giants get away with a tax rate less than three per cent, compared to 50 per cent for other corporations. Probably no other group in America collects more benefits from Uncle Sam and passes out more favors to politicians than the unbelievably wealthy oil barons. We were able to trace $5 million from oil sources into President Nixon’s re-election campaign. Millions more went to congressional candidates, _ including members of the House Ways and Means Committee which writes the tax laws. The little taxpayers don’t have the money to make big campaign contribu- tions. But they have the votes. Now they are letting their congressmen know their votes this year will go to those who fight tax reforms. impeachment Deadline: House Judi- ciary Chairman Peter Rodino has privately assured House Republican leader John Rhodes that the presidential impeachment inquiry should be concluded in April. My own check with committee members and staffers indicates Rodino will have trouble meeting that deadline. The committee hasn’t yet obtained the special subpoena powers necessary to secure important evidence. Meanwhile, committee sleuths have been spending their time studying the work of other investigations. Little or no independent digging has been done. In some cases, documents tured up by other committees haven't even been requested by the Judiciary staff. Some of Rodino’s investigators have been passing the time playing cards. In order to meet the tentative April time schedule, the staff would have to complete all of the necessary background work during the month of February. Hear- ings would have to begin no later than March, with the conclusion in April. Realists on the committee doubt that a verdict can be reached in April. The timing, they say, will depend on how much independent investigating the committee staff can complete. Chairman Rodino, meanwhile, is more committed to a thorough investigation than a tentative deadline. Professional Amateurs: The public will probably never learn the whole story behind the whistles, rattles and hums on the Watergate tapes. The President’s spokesmen and lawyers have tried to give the impression that people in the White House are amateurs at tape recording. But there is evidence that the White House communications experts are far too professional to have produced the garbled mess they eventually tumed over to the courts. We recently reported, for example, that the White House is preparing to spend $200,000 for a recording system to tape the crooners and comedians who appear in the East Room. The specifications provided to bidders were prepared by the President’s communi- cation men. These specifications are incredibly detailed arid highly sophisti- cated. Nearly two years ago, Nixon’s communications men installed a sophisti- cated sound system in hangar six at Andrews Air Force Base, where the President’s plane is kept. Contractors worked around the clock to get the job finished before Nixon retumed from his Moscow trip. They built a completely portable, highly professional loud speaker system - complete with back-up units - and they did it virtually ovemight. (Inci- dentally, it cost the taxpayers $70,000. Yet Nixon didn’t use it when he arrived home from Russia.) Every other sound system the White House has constructed, in short, works perfectly well. Why, then, do the Watergate tapes reveal little more startling that the clatter of the President’s coffee cups? Too Many Frills: There has been an almightly how! from the Pentagon about the need for more millions to meet the rising cost of defense. Ominous wamings have been issued that the Soviets are overtaking us in strategic power. But a comparative study of the American and Soviet military budgets shows that a far greater share of the U.S. expenditures goes for fritls. Most Soviet soldiers are combat troops. Most American soldiers are engaged in providing services to make military life cozy. The U.S. armed forces have also become top-heavy with brass. The number of flag officers has actually gone up, as the number of fighting men has gone down. At the height of World War Il, a mere 20 four and five star generals and admirals commanded a total military force of over 12 million men. Today, the armed services have 39 generals and admirals of this rank commanding only i.vo million men. The brass hats complain over cutbacks in missiles, pianes, ships and tanks. But they scream much louder over cutbacks in their chauffeur-driven cars, golf courses, swimming pools, club facilities and other privileges. The loudest howl has been over the squeeze on military fuel. This is vital, they say, for national security. Yet the generals and admirals continue to be driven and flown around in government cars and planes. They also don’t mention one of the chief causes of the oil shortage. During the height of the Vietnam bombing, our B-52s alone guzzied nearly two-and-a-half million gallons of fuel a day. FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. ml GLENDA ALBERT AND SUSAN WOOD prepare food to be served In the Home Ec 328 course. SGA-now offers bicycle and off-campus tenant insurance By CAROLYN DAVIS Staff Writer Bicycle and off-campus tenant insurance for students is now available through the SGA office. The insurance was designed by National Student Services, Inc. from Oklahoma. “The company concentrates on providing quality insurance programs at a reasonable cost for college students and other young adults,” the policy states. The cost varies for the amount of coverage desired. For bicycle insurance, policies ranging from $50 to $200 are offered for the student cost of $10 and $30 respectively. The bicycle policy also includes a money back guarantee if the student is not fully satisfied with it. Under the policy a bicycle is insured against theft and damage. It is not insured against normal wear or mechanical breakdowns, loss resulting from the bicycle being worked on, war, riot, or nuclear weapons. To be insured the bicycle must be registered with the university and must be chained or locked at all times when unattended. Bicycle insurance is available to any student, faculty member, university employee and their family members. The off-campus tenant insurance is available to students only. This policy is an “all form risk” insuring personal items against theft, fires, smoke, water, wind, storm, explosion, riot, vandalism, and more, according to the policy. It covers clothing, electronic equip- ment and photographs not used in the operation of a business, personally owned furniture, books, musical instruments, hobby equipment and other personal property. Items not covered are bikes, billfolds, checks, currency, auto, boats, contact lens, artificial teeth and limbs, and merchandise stored for resale. The policy covers only those items kept permanently in the student's resident, and will not cover any loss from a holdup. Coverage is exempt from loss from deterioration, earthquake, natural flood, war or nuclear reaction, and from unattended property in public areas. This policy is available to married and single students living off-campus. Stu- dents living in fraternity and sorority houses are also eligible for insurance. Policy applications are provided by the SGA. Students desiring an insurance policy or further information may contact the SGA office, Wright Building. National Student Services, Inu. also offers personalized life, health and hospital indemnity programs. For information on these policies, call or write: National Student Services, Inc., Box 1240, Stillwater, Okla, 74074, phone: (405) 377-1186. Home Ec ‘restaurant’ has student planned meals By SUSAN QUINN Staff Writer “The Home Economics dining hall is a place where students can actually manage a restaurant,” said Dr. Alice Scott, professor of dietetics at ECU. Home Economics 328, a quantity foods course, is a required course in the department of Food Nutrition and Institutional Management, Dr. Scott explained. “The course allows students to plan menus, prepare and purchase food as well as serve and clean-up under the supervision of a faculty member, Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt,” she continued. One student each week is in charge of planning nutritionally balanced and economical menus and buying all of the food supplies needed to _ serve approximately 100 plates. Jill Wagoner and Janet Barbee, students of the quantity food course, explained that students take turns filling the ten positions of the dining hall staff: manager, who plans the menu, buys the food and assigns duties; assistant manager who serves as hostess and cashier; head cook, who cooks the main course; assistant cook, who helps the head cook; bus boy, two waitresses, dessert cook, salad cook, and baker. “It's just exactly like a restaurant,” said Mrs. Wagoner. “Our dining hall serves 50 guests, cafeteria-style on Wednesdays and dining room style on Thursdays,” she continued. The dining room is in room 120 of the home economics building. The red carpeted room contains 15 tables that seat four people each. The class serves lunch from 12 noon to 12:30, plates are $1.35 and guests must call 758-6917 for reservations by 11 a.m. Wednesday or Thursday. “| think it’s a great experience. You get to know the viewpoint of all positions of the staff of a restaurant,” said Miss Barbee. She explained that you get to know the feelings and pressures of the dishwasher and waitress as well as the manager. Miss Barbee further explained that the meals are seasonal, considering avail- ability of seasonal foods, and well balanced nutritionally-always containing, bread, meat, a vegetable, salad, dessert, and tea or coffee The dining hall’s sanitation grade level is frequently checked and must maintain. the strictest grade “A”. “We even wear hair-nets,” Miss Barbee said. “Our menus are planned by market conditions and because the dining hall is totally self-sufficient, a manager must be careful in planning and buying,” said Mrs. Wagoner. She explained that the class is not allowed to buy in quantities so they check the newspaper grocery advertisement bargains each week and buy accordingly. Each plate must cost under 55 cents. Suppplies are bought and student laymen or dishwashers are paid out of the remaining 80 cents per plate cost. Comment cards are placed on each table of the dining room so_ that customers may give helpful criticisms and suggestions. Most comments have been favorable but the guests are frank and do express their likes and dislikes such as “to much salt” or “too little dressing.” ° Menus are posted in the dining room and on official bulletin boards across campus. Old fashioned beef stew, bake cello ham, and chicken marengo are some of the main dishes to be served within the - next two weeks. The dining hall will feature calorie conscious lunch menus in a EAST CAROLINA “FISH HOUSE COUNTRY” : 60 PIRATES IN WASHINGTON Drive a Littt: and Eat a Lot ! aA - CAN EAT 415 West Main St. + - + a e “perience. You »f all positions nt,” said Miss «4 jet to know the he dishwasher . manager. lained that the sidering avail- ** Js, and well ~ « ys containing, *# salad, dessert, ion grade level must maintain. .. We even wear d. ed by market 2 dining hall is nager must be ing,” said Mrs. > class is not ;so they check + advertisement y accordingly. st under 55 nt and student paid out of the | e cost. ole aced on each om so that criticisms and nts have been e frank anddo _, slikes such as ydressing.” * e dining room boards across ef stew, bake engo are some ved within the: °¥ ving hall will -« unch menus in -* FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. ee 1 4 ee Met books outside to study. STUDENTS ARE TAKING advantage of the unseasonably warm weather by taking . AVY Ally AG ® College Entrance exams new scores are lower By CURT KOEHLER (CPS)--College-bound students who took the College Entrance Examination Board’s (CEEB) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) last year scored “markedly lower’ in both verbal and mathematical ability than the seniors of 1971-72, the CEEB reported in December. The board also reported that students with higher family incomes tended to score higher on the aptitude tests and that women, though receiving higher academic grades than men, expressed lower educational and career goals than their male counterparts. These and other findings were the result of the CEEB's annual survey of more than one million college-bound high school seniors called the “National Composite College Bound ATP (Admissions Testing Program) Summary Report.” Mean scores on the verbal part of the test fell from 453 for the 1971-72 seniors to 445 last year. The mean score on the mathematics dropped from 484 to 481. The drop continues a ten year trend that has seen the mean score on the verbal test fall 33 points and the mathematical score fall 21 points. The board said successive forms of the SAT are “carefully equated” to insure that SAT scores have the same meaning from year to year. “The most immediate conclusion that people are drawing is that students are being less adequately prepared,” said Dr. T. Anne Cleary, chief of the board’s program services division. “We have no evidence to support that at all. The total drop over a period of time has not been very large, but it has been consistent, and ohoutek ‘fizzles’ out (CPS)--The comet Kohoutek has proven to be somewhat of a disappointment for many people this winter; predictions ofa spectacle fifty times brighter than Halley’s Comet proved to be premature, and Kohoutek has been difficult if not impossible for most people to see. Scientists were not disappointed. De- spite its dimness, Kohoutek has given them reams of data which once assimilated should reveal more secrets about the physical nature of the universe. A third group of people have also found Kohoutek to be of maximum significance. To these people, the comet is an omen of bad, even catastrophic times ahead. Foremost among this group are the Childen of God, whose spiritual leader, Moses David, sees the comet as a warning of the impending destruction of the United States, the start of a chain of events which will lead to the Second Coming of Christ. Prophets of doom have existed even longer than Christianity, but the predictions of the Children and the idea of Kohoutek being an indicator of the pending and inevitable doom is catching on with many devoutly religious people. One of the primary reasons for this is that many prophesies concerning conditions prior to the end of the world in the Bible currently exist. According to the Bible, the end has been possible ever since the establish- ment of the Jewish state of Israel, beginning of a traumatic period. Other events predicted to follow the establish- ment of the Jewish state have already occurred. Scholars note the international — conditions that make the earth ripe for destruction include constant “rumors of wars” (Matthew 24:6), hellish instruments of war (Joel 2:3-5), earthquakes (Matthew 24:7 ) and increasing world conflicts accompanied by pestilence and famine (Matthew 24:7 and Isaiah 13:4-5). Specifically, the Children view the Comet as a warning of events to begin at the end of this month. Though they are not certain what these events will be, collapse of the economic system, an energy panic, or a war, it is nonetheless the beginning of the “collapse of America,” leading eventually to the establishment of a one world government ruled by the antiChrist, followed by the Second Coming and the purification of the earth by fire. Moses David theorizes that this will occur in 1986, coincident with the next appearance of Halley's Comet. The Children maintain that Halley's Comet has often brought bad times in its: appearances throughout the centuries, hailing such events as the Crusades, the Magna Carta, Genghis Khan, establish- ment of the Order of St. Francis, the Renaissance, the Great Black Plague of Europe, the Reformation, the discovery of the new world, the rise of America, and most recently World War |. In addition the Great Comet of 1882 appeared within about a year of two men “upon whose teachings both the fate and the faith of a Godless world now hangs’—Charles Darwin and Karl Marx. Such ideas have caused a lot of people some worry. Enough congresspeople were bombarded with mail on this subject that the Library of Congress was recently ordered to do painstaking research on the historical effects of comets. Evidence was found that appearances of comets historically are accompanied by concem and even panic over the significance of the comet’s appearance or proximity to earth, as is the case now. The last time Halley's Comet passed in view, the earth swept through its tail and many hid in cellars and caves because the tail was supposed to ignite all the hydrogen in the atmosphere. After extensive study, the Library concluded there is no correlation between comets and large scale tragedy. Another school of thought advanced by, among others, the incarcerated Tim Leary, is that the comet is a signal of impending communication with earth by extraterrestial beings. Other theories sail off into the depts of human imagination. However, the ultimate reaction to Kohoutek seems to be centered in Duluth, Minnesota. A group there called the “Stop the Comet Citizen’s Action Group” is so upset by the possible disastrous implications of Kohoutek that they have asked the government to shoot it down with a Saturn 5 rocket. The last time this comet was here, the group’s newletter explains, it caused the extinction of all dinosaurs. because it has been consistent, it is interesting,” Cleary said. The drop in test scores has produced a rash of possible explanations - for example, the extensive television viewing has had a negative impact on students’ reading ability - but mo conclusive answers. Cleary said two specific shifts in testing patterns have occurred: more students are taking the tests as juniors, and fewer students are taking them more than once. She termed any explanations after these as “speculative.” One possible explanation is linked to the increasingly broadened socio-econo- mic background of the college-bound as higher education opens its doors to more and more poor and minority students. Historically, minority and low-income students do not do as_ well on standardized tests as middle-class whites. The board profile relating family income to SAT score tends to bear out this thesis. The average family income of those with scores between 750 and 800 was $22,425, compared with $15,240 for those scoring between 400 and 499, and with $7,659 for those scoring below 250. Cleary said, however, that the relationship was “far from perfect” in specific cases because significant numbers of students from each income group perform well on the tests. Another possible explanation relates to the changing nature of traditional education - that there may have been a decrease in “academic discipline” in learning basic skills over the years. “Stu- dents write less in high schools since ‘mini-courses’ or ‘relevant’ courses in film or astrology or social sciences have displaced the basic disciplines,” said Richard Mall, Bowdoin College Director of Admissions. Terming some of the studerits admitted to his college “functional illiterates”, a Bowdoin professor said, “We get too many flower children from Scarsdale who aren't taught anything, at home or in school. They're the culturally deprived ones. They can’t do anything except maybe weave baskets.” A third explanation posited by Time is that spiralling tuition fees and a growing disaffection for higher education may be discouraging able and thus high-scoring students from applying to colleges that require SATs. Overall, the optiona) nature of the test and the variables of increasingly varied nationwide curricula and college-bound have prompted one board official to term the tests and surveys “a_ Statistician’s nightmare.” What is clearer, however, is the discrepancy between scored achieve- ment and career goals of men and women. In each of six measured areas—Eng- ligh, mathematics, social studies, foreign languages, physical sciences, and biological sciences—the average high school grade for men was lower than the average grade for women. At the same time, more than half the women planned to seek only a bachelor's degree. Similar- ly, over twice as many women as men said they planned to seek only a two yoar ree. The Board reported, “With respect to , their intended fields of study, nearly half of the females chose education, nursing and social studies as their first choice, while more than half of the males chose - biological sciences, business, engineer- ing and social studies.” predicted in the book of Mark as the 1 2 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 Farmer makes oilfrom manure While the rest of us shiver through the coming months and worry about gasoline rationing, at least one Indiana farmer plans to be cozy this winter without using any fuel oil at all. Richard Shuttleworth, of Redkey, Indiana, has constructed and is now operating an ingenuous device that simply and automatically transforms ordinary cow manure into “homemade fuel oil” and ‘homemade gasoline” with which he can run an automobile engine, power a gas stove, fuel lamps, operate a gas refrigerator, and fire a space heater. According to the Mother Earth News, Shuttleworth has built a methane generator, a large composting unit that turns organic waste of any kind--plant, animal or human--into —nitrogen-rich fertilizer and methane gas. Methane is the major component of the natural gas that is commonly used to heat houses and fuel industrial processes. The idea is actually an old one that has been used extensively in fuel poor countries such as India for a number of years. Until Shuttleworth put together his Officers are free to search (CPS/LNS)-The Supreme Court, voting 6 to 3, ruled on December 12 that law enforcement officials can search indivi- duals arrested and that any incriminating evidence, whether it relates to the original arrest or not, is admissable in court. According to the New York Times, “the decision appears to empower any policeman to search any suspect he has taken into custody for any kind of completely unconnected incriminating evidence, even if the original offense was so insignificant that he could have given the accused a ticket instead.” The court ruled that once the police have an individual in “lawful custodial custody” they do not need to justify searches in pockets, collars, trousers waist-bands and socks as authorized by standard police regulations. Custodial custody means that the individual must be placed under arrest as opposed to being given a ticket. In addition, the court ruled that the police officer need not fear for his own personal safety to proceed with the search. That was the guideline under which controversial “stop-and-frisk’”: legislation was passed a few years ago. In a concurring statement to the majority statement by William Rehnquist, Lewis Powell, also a Nixon appointee, said, “an individual lawfully subjected to custodial arrest retains no_ significant interest in the privacy of his person.” The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution bars “unlawful search and seizure”. Four Nixon appointees to the court, Rehnquist, Powell, Burger and Blackmun, were joined in the majority decision by “swing” justices Stewart and White. The dissenters were Justices Douglas, Brennan and Marshall. Marshall, in his dissenting opinion noted that the ruling “raised the possibility that a police officer, lacking probable Cause to obtain a search warrant, will use a traffic arrest a a pretext to conduct a searct unit, however, little of practical value had been done with the concept in the U.S. Now that a working generator has shown that it can produce usable quantities of high-grade fuel on a Hoosier cattle spread, though, it might not be long before a sizable number of U.S. and Canadian consumers start clamoring for the commericial marketing of digesters. At a recent press demonstration on the Shuttleworth farm, a throng ate eggs that were freshly fried on a gas stove fueled by methane and enjoyed soft drinks and beer cooled in a methane-fueled gas refrigerator. A gaslight, a small space warmer, and a water heater, all powered by methane, were also displayed. The star of the show was a 1948 Chevrolet automobile engine mounted on a portable welder. Shuttleworth started the powerplant once on regular gasoline just to prove that the engine was stock and had in no way been ‘modified. He then started and ran the engine several times on methane piped directly from the waste digester through a length of oridinary garden hose. The spectators could clearly see the methane generator’s collection “bonnet” slowly lower as the vapors inside were fed to the internal combustion powerplant. The appropriate questioning of the actual physical and economic practicality of the device was answered by L. John Fry, a former South African pig farmer who was flown in for the session. Several years ago, Fry designed and built one of the bio-gas plants on his 1,000-head pig farm south of Johannesburg. The installation cost approximately $10,000. While his installation costs were clearly high. Fry harvested more than $16,000 worth of methane gas from waste produced by his livestock in just the first six years. In addition, he estimates that he saved approximately $20,000 in manure handling costs and he reaped an additional windfall of nitrogen-rich fertilizer worth at least another $20,000. So on his_ initial $10,000 investment, Fry estimates he received $56,000 or more in return during the first six years. On hearing Fry’s story, one farmer in the Indiana crowd reported that he runs a 5,000 head cattle and hog feedlot. “The government just made me spend $25,000 to build a settling pond for all the waste those animals produce. That’s money |’ll never see again...but if I'd put that $25,000 into one of the composting units, I'd more than get it back every two years.” “We've already simplified the unit’s design considerably and almost any average home craftsman should be able to build one of the generators,” stated Shuttleworth’s son, John. “We may even make a tie-in with one or more manufacturers during the next few months and, if we do, you'll be able to purchase a prefabbed digester than can be installed on a farm, in an apartment house, or in a home’s utility room as easily as you now install central air conditioning. The unit will operate just as automatically too. The waste you flush away or pour down the kitchen disposal today will be the gas that fuels your range or powers your yard lamp--at no cost--next week.” A representative of the U.S. Bureau of Mines has already trekked to the Hoosier farm to see homemade methane in action ind at least two delegations of gas representatives have tested the fuel brewed from cow manure. When questioned about the flame produced by the Indiana farmer's bio-gas plant, one of the gas company officials said, “It's a hotter blaze than you'll get from the - 4 ct LY A FFP FAL PA PPA SASS SS PDS DDD SSS SS Shoulder Bags 25% ., DENIM CAPS Yo Price Group of Short Sleeve TOPS l) Price soem rn awa natural gas we sell.” For more information, call collect: Steve Weichelt or John Shuttleworth, Mother Earth News, Hendersonville N.C. 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Current issues program starts rae GRR NN WOLEM AN “Great Decisions - 1974,” a program of Many CU faculty members have Decisions” in general was judged the 10 =p “ NA if Ht collect: discussions of current issues, will be expressed interest in helping ‘Great most outstanding of state programs LE: “ ff uttleworth, sponsored by ECU's" Division of Decisions” groups by appearing for one or throughout the U.S. Wille. N.C. Continuing Education again this year. more of their discussions and acting as Last year 5,200 North Carolinians : resource persons to answer questions and The program is offered by the Foreign —_ participate in discussion at the group's Policy Association, a private non-profit request. and non-partisan organization which participated in 215 groups, including 700 teachers who received renewal credit for their involvement in “Great Decisions.” works to develop through education an ECU is eastern North Carolina's Further information about the program informed and articulate American public COOrdinator for the program. Last yearthe — is available from Richard Morin at the opinion on major issues in world affairs. Foreign Policy Association judged the ECU Division of Continuing Education, ; area’s program as the most improved in Box 2727 The basic requirement for involvement the nation. The North Carolina “Great eogiann’ Ceenvill: OF telephone in the program is at least five interested persons to agree to meet once a week for eight weeks and discuss the topics covered in this years “Great Decisions” booklet. Topics include Western Europe and the U.S., the President vs. Congress, the Soviet-American Detente, Cuba and the Panama Canal Zone, the Energy Crisis, Israel and the Middle East, the People’s Republic of China, and “People, People! How Many Can the Earth Support?” The “Great Decisions” program can be used for personal development, for political club activities, for civic or church groups and for teacher certification credit. ‘4 The only cost of participation is the price of the “Great Decisions” booklet. No professional discussion f1.28-FEB.3 =a leader is required, since all information STEVE MILLER BAND $6 98 LIST needed is given in the booklet. 4 The UNC television network will carry weekly programs related to the series Ips beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13. Groups who wish to use the television programs as an additional resource should consider scheduling their series then. The Joker STEVE MILLER BAND $7.96 LIST Band on the Run , Accounting society e ae has. volunteer tax a service for students The ECU Accounting Society will again sponsor this year the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program which is under the auspices of the Internal Revenue Service, will be staffed entirely by the accounting society members. Although there will be no IRS representatives present, there will be income tax material and guidebooks available as well as the student assistants. Several other changes have been made to insure a more effective system of instruction. VITA will be in operation from February 1 through February 15 and March 5 through April 15. A break will be taken during exams and between quarters. Hours of operation will be from 3 to 6 Monday through Friday and from 10 to 12 on Saturday in room 305 of Wright Annex. In addition to the student assistant and guidebooks, there will also be a toll free number to the IRS offices in Greensboro for extra assistance. The accounting society members are being instructed by Mr. Gorman Ledbetter, ECU accounting professor, in preparation for the VITA program. Miss Gwen Potter, advisor for the Accounting Society and chairman of the accounting department is also working with the program. The assistants are authorized to sign income tax forms as VITA assistants although they may refuse to sign certain forms. For example if a person has a tax form with over a $10,000 income, the assistant would refer the person to the IRS or tax assistance office. The VITA program is free and designed primarily for the students and staff rather than the faculty since members of the faculty can usually afford to seek assistance elsewhere. $5.98 LIST Music by JERRY GOLDSMITH Ips $6.98 LIST This sale includes all STEVE MILLER! Record Bar PITT PLAZA 10-9:30 mon.-sat. Sports Whitcomb eyes conference title By BROWNIE WILSON Staff Writer One of the most physically demanding sports on the collegiate ievel is wrestling, “it requires dedication and much hard work to compete successfully. Ron Whitcomb has shown so far this season that he has the ability and desire to meet all of these requirements. In action this year Whitcomb has never finished worse than third and won two of his matches over highly rated opponents. East Carolina wrestling coach John Welborn describes Whitcomb as a very tough individual both mentally and physically. He feels he possesses the talents to become one of ECU's top wrestlers. “Ron is still improving with every match and I’m sure this trend will continue,” said Welbom. “Some of Ron's matches were very close, | think this will help him later because he'll leam how to win the tight ones,” Welborn went on to point out. Whitcomb, a sophomore from East Rochester, N.Y., has very definite ideas about his goals for the season. “My main objective is to win the Southem Conference title this year so | can go on to the nationals later,” he said. Wrestling in the 167-pound classifi- 14 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 cation, Whitcomb sees his toughest test in the conference coming from William and Mary. A hard earned victory against powerful West Chester earlier this season gave him the confidence needed to compete for the conference title. “The win against West Chester was my best effort of the year because everything seemed to come together and work right,” said Whitcomb. The advice of several friends led Whitcomb to East Carolina and Coach Welborn’s wrestling program. They knew what they were talking about it seems, each was a former wrestler for the Pirates. “| came to East Carolina because of the excellent record and program that has been built under Coach Welbom,” stated Whitcomb. “There is also a great team spirit and attitude here that is so important to winning.” As a matter of fact, Whitcomb has grown to enjoy almost everythino about Greenville and the school in general. The climate and atmosphere around East Carolina are especially pleasing to him. However one thing seems to be missing in his college life that is very hard to replace. “There's one very special girl back home in New York,” said Whitcomb. That statement explains itself. Swimmers bow to State The North Carolina State swimming squad virtually did it all Tuesday evening in Minges Natatorium. The nationatly fifth ranked ‘Pack gave the sparse crowd a small song and dance routine, charmed the fans with their witty poetry, sang the “National Anthem”, and then proceeded to swim and dive their way to a 65-47 victory over the Pirates of East Carolina. The Wolfpack won nine of the 13 events en route to their seventh straight win of the 1973-74 season. The Pirates took only four events as their season record dropped to 2-3 for the yéar. The 47 points scored were the most points that an East Carolina team has scored on North Carolina State in a very long time. Lady gymnasts excel at ASU A small band of women from East Carolina took to the mountains of North Carolina this last weekend. Their purpose was not in skiing. These women were representing ECU as the school’s women’s gymnastic team. The girls came away with a respectable showing for the two meets they participated in. On Friday night the girls visited Boone, N.C. to compete against the girls’ team from Appalachian State. ASU defeated the Pirate girls 62.6 to 54.6 Gail Phillips and Joan Fulp were the top performers for ECU. Miss Phillips placed third in three events, the vaulting exercises, the uneven bars, and the floor “exercises. Miss Fulp won the uneven bars and placed second in both the floor exercises and the balance beam. On Saturday the girls invaded East Carolina winners were Paul Schiffel in the 200-yard backstroke event, David Kirkman in the 200-yard breastroke, Jack Morrow in the three-meter diving competition and the 400-yard freestyle of Bobby Vail, Steve Ruedlinger, Jim Hadley and Ross Bohiken was also a winner. Schiffel, a junior from Charlotte, swam a tremendous race for his victory. He just did hang on to edge State’s heralded Chris Mapes by a mere second. Morrow, atoning for his poor showing on the one-meter, reached a score of 290.00 to qualify him for the NCAA Championships to be held in Long Beach, Calif. in late March. The Pirates will next face another ACC opponent in the tough Maryland Terrapins on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Minges Pool. Cullowhee, N.C. for a meet with Western Carlina, Furman and Gardner-Webb. The ECU team placed second behind Western Carolina. Furman was third and Gardner- Webb was fourth. Miss Fulp again led the girls with a second place finish in the balance beam and a third on the uneven bars. Miss Phillips placed second on the bars and Linda Lane placed second in the vaulting exercises. The ECU women will travel to Chapel Hill this Friday to compete in a meet with UNC-Chapel Hill and Winthrop College. Public speaking in all weathers, A knighthood from a queen. Cagers beginning to jell The recurrent pre-season and early season theme in East Carolina basketball circles was “The Whiz Kids’”--youngsters vaulting into the college basketball ranks against the likes of Duke, NorthCarolina State and Davidson Now, after a horrendous road schedule, long automobile rides, a two-week break without so much as a practice, the basketball theme in Pirage cage circles is best echoed by a former “Whiz Kid” whose only remark is “we're breaking on top now.” Breaking on top means a 7-6 record (not counting St. Peter's game of Jan. 23). But more important, it means a 4-2 conference record, good enough for second place and a possible month long struggle with conference leader Furman, an East Carolina visitor next week. “We are stable now, if you can understand that,” Coach Tom Quinn says. “We are becoming a fairly intelligent ball club. By that, | mean we can now cope with game situations in the most pressure type of circumstances. At the start of the year | was very worried because we had such a young group and we were playing such a tough schedule. | was afraid we would be routed in one of those road games and that such a setback would hurt the young players. But after seeing this team work in practice and in a pre-season scrimmage, | decided we had a pretty stable group of young men and that belief is beginning to show through now.” The Pirates have been involved in five close games in their last six starts. The first two were losses—one to American University in overtime and the other to Richmond at the buzzer. Since that time, East Carolina nipped V.M.!. by one-point at the buzzer, beat Appalachian State on a cold shooting night by dropping in two free throws with 19 seconds to play and clipped William & Mary 70-67 in another road game. “If anything,” Quinn thinks, “those close games had a uniting effect. Throughout the December schedule, the team was learning about each other, about the coaches and about the league. You have to get around to the different gyms before you know what’s going on. Now, we have eight to 10 players who know what the pressure is like and they know what has to be done whether they start or come off the bench. “We are in a good spot conference- wise even though it is much too early to think about it. We play a great deal of our remaining conference games at home and that includes Furman Monday night and then Furman again the following Saturday in Greenville, S.C. Our team is still very young, but we are growing and strangely enough, | don’t feel we are anywhere near realizing our potential—especially on offense because we have spent so much of the year working on defense and rebounding. think on any given night we could have four and maybe as many as six players in high double figures. “You have to credit ‘the entire team for our rise because | don’t think that many people expected it. All the coaches have been extremely pleased with the play of Nicky (White). He has truly been a team player because he has worked hard on defense to help balance his scoring and his rebounding. And, Donnie Owens, our point guard. He came to our school and into our league and inherited the toughest position—point guard. He still makes some sophomore mistakes but he always seems to have a big play when you need it-he won the V.M.I. game with a jump shot with four seconds left and then the clutch one-and-one free throws at William & Mary with only a few seconds remaining. He came into a new system and had to operate at full speed while learning the system. He’s getting better with each game. “Really, | could mention the entire team—Reggie Lee, Robert Geter Tom Larry Hunt, and Roger Atkinson. Every- one is playing and ,contributing. As a team, we are becoming more and more Stable.” EAST CAROLINA SWIMMERS Bobby Vail [top] and Charlie Hart [bottom] work hard in recent practice for upcoming meet against ACC foe Maryland. The meet will be held in Minges Natatorium on Sunday at 2 p.m. It | Carolin drubbir Cheste Pirates time, particu charge Sat Welbor Appala in a matcht The there. coach before East Welbo Steve Appale “nt? back ¢ are the it com to Eas Thi aware and h winnir travele defeat 0 early to deal of our home and night and 9 Saturday 5 still very | strangely where near cially on - SO much ense and 1 night we any as six 2 team for hat many ches have e play of na team hard on ring and wens, Our shoo! and toughest FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. ol 5 aT a memmmnathnanennuinnnmmnuthnnninsnntr-acmeaetfanarstatignije Sati Grapplers travel to Appalachian It has been two weeks since East Carolina’s last wrestling match, a Jan. 10 drubbing of then nationally ranked West Chester State. Now, it is time for the Pirates to swing back into action and this time, Coach John Welborn has a particularly strong motive for wanting his charges to start back on the right track. Saturday, the Pirates travel to Boone, Welborn’s home town, to battle Appalachian State, Welborn’s alma mater, in a_ pivotal Southern Conference matchup. The “homely” conflicts don’t end there. Welborn served as an assistant coach at Appalachian State for two years before becoming head wrestling coach at East Carolina in 1967. In addition, Welborn’s former high school coach, Steve Gabriel, is now the coach at Appalachian State. “It’s no secret that | would like to go back and win big. My family and friends are there, but | have no compassion when it comes to wrestling. All my loyalties are to East Carolina.” The Mountaineers are already well aware that Welborn does not allow family and hometown ties to interfere with his winning ways. A year ago, the Mounties traveled to Greenville and were soundly © defeated, 35-7. But pride is not the only factor behind Welborn’s desire for a big win. Appala- chian State along with William and Mary, are picked as strong contenders to challenge the Pirates’ two-year domi- nation of Southern Conference wrestling. The Indians of William and Mary visit Greenville Feb. 8. By defeating Appalachian State, the Pirates can take step No. 1 toward asserting themselves as favorites to defend their title. Step No. 2 comes Feb. 8. Lady cagers down Camels By CONNIE HUGHES Staff Writer The ECU women cagers overcame Campbell College 51-43 Tuesday night at Buies Creek. A low scoring first half saw ECU leave the court with a slim 21-18 advantage over Campbell. The third quarter was also rather sluggish with ECU retaining its lead. Both teams came alive in the fourth quarter when Campbell pulled within one point. It was a_ high scoring quarter during which the Pirate women scored 21 of their total points. The women shot 33 per cent from the floor and hit 52 per cent of their free throws. ECU had a disappointing 17 tumovers to Campbell's 12. High scorer for the game was Campbell College’s Laura Reynolds with 16 points. Scoring honors for ECU were shared by Susan Manning and Sheilah Cotton who both had 13 points. ECU had a good night under the boards, claiming 35 rebounds to 19 by Campbell. Top in this category was Lu Ann Swain for ECU with 12 rebounds. The ECU women take the court again on Saturday at 1 p.m. when they meet UNC-G at Memorial Gymnasium in Greenville. A J.V. game will precede the varsity contest. BY GUY COX PIRATE 134 POUND WRESTLER MILT SHERMAN breaks down his ECU 28-10. John Welbor’s mat men retum to action Saturdey West Chester State opponent in a dual match January 10, won by against Appalachian State at Boone. Sports Hall of Fame is proposed - A coordinated plan to establish an “East Carolina University Sports Hall of Fame” has now evolved to the stage of requesting nominations for the first selection process. The “East Carolina Sports Hall of Fame” organization is now an official part of the East Carolina Athletic Department and its activities will be funded by the Athletic Department. The objective of the organization is to honor those individuals who have by direct participation in East Carolina intercollegiate athletics have brought outstanding recognition to themselves and to the university. To be eligible, a person must not have been connected with the university in the capacity in which the nominee is being selected for a minimum of five academic years. Thus, for the first induction planned this year, connections of possible nominees must have ended no later than the 1968-69 school year. Nominations for the first and all inductions are invited from committee members and most important of all, the general public. In this first nomination and selection process, nominations should be submitted no later than March 15 to Bill Cain, Chairman of the Hall of Fame committee. Mr. Cain's address is Minges Coliseum, East Carolina Univer- sity, Greenville, N.C.27834. Elections will be held during the Spring Quarter of each academic year. To -be elected, a nominee must receive a Women swimmers take on Volunteers The women swimmers, presently 4-1 on the year, will take on the University of Tennessee in a dual swimming meet at Minges Natatorium on Saturday moming at 11 a.m. favorable ballot from at least 80 per cent of the selection committee. Inductions into the “East Carolina University Sports Hall of Fame” shall be held annually during Homecoming activities in the fall. The five-man selection committee consists of Mr. Cain, the Chairman ; Woody Peele, sports Editor of the Greenville Daily Reflector; Do Farley, former athletic director and coach at Rose . High School and former East Carolina coach; Clinton Prewitt, athletic commit- tee member and Dr. Ray Martinez, former East Carolina swimming coach and now physical education department _ staff INTRODUCTORY OFFER! The Acapulco Dinner Tippy's Taco House (Best Selling Dinner) Enchilada, Tamale, Beaas, Rice, Chili Con Carne, Testades, Meat Tace price. You must present this coupon to be entitled to this spec ial_introauctory This coupon may be used for 2 people. 206: BY-PASS (BERRI PEPPT'S PIZZA. DER) 16 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 29/24 JAN. 1974 Buc’s Sam Phillips: an artist at work By STEVE TOMPKINS Staff Writer Stepping over an object in one’s path is generally a menial task; but when said object is 42” high, you’re running at top speed and trying to beat someone doing the same thing the task becomes a bit more terrifying. Sam Phillips, ECU's premier hurdler, describes running the hurdles in terms of an art form. And winning bronze medals in both last years indoor and outdoor conference championships and being an art major gives his opinion even more substance. The 60-yd high hurdles indoors and the 120 HH outdoors are like the 60 and 100 yd. dashes in that they are run by sprinters. There's one major difference. In the sprints you explode out of the blocks and see a distant tape. In the hurdles you explode out and before you is a forest of obstacles. The hurdle is 42” high, or on a six foot man it comes to about an inch above his navel. There are five hurdles in the 60 and 10 hurdles in the 120. Phillips in high school was state champion in the 180-yd. low hurdles his sophomore year, state champion his junior year in the 120 HH and took silver medals in both events his senior year. Highly recruited by such schools as Florida State, Maryland, Michigan and Georgia, Phillips chose ECU because of its highly regarded art school. Phillips described his beginning at Union Pines H.S. in Carthage, N.C. in hurdling. “| was pushed into running the hurdles. My coach saw | was tall and had some natural speed so he put me in the event. My freshman year | spent learning C G. Moore satisfied with NCAA decisions Clifton Moore, newly elected chairman of East Carolina University’s Faculty Athletic Committee and Athletic Council, is satisfied with most of the actions taken by the delegates of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at its recent San Francisco convention. Moore, who represented East Carolina at the gathering along with ECU Athletic Director Clarence Stasavich, said he was “personally pleased” with the con vention’s vote to relax the N.C.A.A.’s stance on amateurism. The delegates voted by more than a two-thirds majority to permit athletes with professional status in one sport to compete on the college level in other sports. “It only makes sense to me,” said Moore, who is East Carolina's vice-chancellor of business affairs. “Why should an athlete lose his amateur status in all sports simply by competing professionally in only one sport?” “A good example of the effects of the old rule might have occurred if Carl Summerell (ECU quarterback in 1973) had elected to sign a professional baseball contract upon graduating from high school. He would have lost his college football eligibility automatically.” “As the rule now stands, since it goes into effect immediately, Carl can sign a professional football contract and still maintain his eligibility to play baseball for East Carolina next spring.” Buc track schedule poses challenge A tightening up of East Carolina's 1974 indoor track schedule makes the season ahead tougher, if anything, for coach Bill Carson's cindermen. The updated sche- dule reads: Jan. 26 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke; Feb. 3 at Newark, Del., vs. West Virginia, Delaware, William & Mary, St. Johns and Catholic University; Feb. 8 at Columbus, Ohio vs. Ohio State and Notre Dame; Feb 23-24 at Southern Conference meet ir Lexington, Va. March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor Championships in Detroit, Mich. Passage of a proposal to determine the number of initial football and basketball grant-in-aid issued by each school on a head count basis also met Moore's approval. “This will prevent schools who give partial grants from cheating on the number of full scholarships they give,” said Moore. Under existing regulations, the N.C.A.A. permits member schools to give up to 30 football grants and six basketball grants per year with a four-year maximum of 105 in football and 18 in basketball. Moore, whose committees act in advisory capacities to East Carolina Chancellor Leo Jenkins and Athletic Director Stasavich, voiced displeasure with the convention’s failure to pass a proposal which would have prohibited recruiting of high school athletes until after their senior year had begun. “That's what the N.C.A.A. is all about, the protection of the student athlete,” said Moore. “Why — shouldn't the N.C.A.A. extend the same courtesy to high school coaches that it expects from the professional football and basketball people?” 1973-74 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Jan. 26 VMI H Jan. 28 Furman H Jan. 30 Old Dominion H Feb. 2 Furman A Feb. 6 Buffalo State H Feb. 9 William & Mary H Feb. 11 Appalachian State A Feb. 16 Davidson A Feb. 20 Richmond H Feb. 23 The Citadel H Feb. 27 So. Conference Tourn. A Feb. 28, Mar. 1-2 (Feb. 27-Mar. 2) Bold type denotes home qames 1973-74 SWIMMING Jan. 27 Unvi. of Maryland Feb. 1 Richmond Feb. 2 Univ. of, Virgina Feb. 16 Catholic Unvi. Feb. 21 Appeolachian Feb. 23 VMI Feb. 28, Southern Conference Mar. 1,2 meet how to run them, getting used to running over a barrier. To win a letter you needed 15 points, and all | ran for was fifth place so | could pick up one more point.” Phillips ran a 13.7 in high school in the 120 HH, a 49.8 440 and broad jumped 23' 2 1/4”, confirming the notion of the versatile skills required of a hurdler. “The hurdles are a race that only a particular kind of person can run. Ones with form, coordination and really the guts to go over them. You need a knack for running them. You can’t just jump in and say ‘Hey, I’m a hurdler.’ ” Premium hurdlers go through a rugged training schedule in preparation for their specialty. “| practice like a quarter miler, doing over distance work and weights. In the fall | was running 2 miles cross-country and then stepdowns (Interval training where an athlete runs an 880, 660, 440, 220 on down in sequence with pauses between each). On the week-ends | was doing about 15 miles of distance work. During the season | stick to interval work and concentrate on hurdling.” Phillips sees his goal this year as winning gold medals in both conference meets. To do this he must defeat William and Mary’s Charles Dodson, who last yer ran 13.8 to Phillips’ 14.1. “The difference between Dodson and me is that he ran in races where he was pulled through. What | mean by that is he competed against stiffer competition that | did, so his times were better.” Phillips considers his competition not only challenging but a great teaching experience. Through his opponents he learns different styles, forms and techniques. In 1976 the Montreal Olympics will be telecast around the world. That same year Sam Phillips graduates from college. So tune in, you might see an artist at work. $1.40 Served with meat sauce, Parmesan cheese, and Grecian bread. 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