never in one da ything; 2, and then | woulc st ready for higt again.” ler sisters througt]! whenever | wantec e out. You reall espect a guy lik ig “Doc” teaches gh the son, LaRussa hac d innings. giving ned runs for an ).00. However, 4 would term “harc 5 won-lost recor -O all season, as wins,” team “SUP The Master Art co. Post Office Box 444 Maumee. Ohio 43537 grow: you,, It’s the ONLY T-shirt endorsed by THE INTERNATIONAL STREAKERS ASSOC. only 32 each OR 2 for 625 pest paid Williams to speak at commencement Dr. Jack K. Williams, president of Texas A&M University, will speak at ECU’s annual commencement ceremony Sunday, May 26. Approximately 2,000 ECU undergrad- uates and graduates will receive degrees at the commencement. Dr. Williams spent more than 18 years on the staff of Clemson University, S.C., leaving as academic vice president. He has also been academic vice president of the six campus University of Tennessee System and chancellor of the University of Tennessee's health education campus in Memphis. He was also Texas’ first commissioner of higher education, serving from 1966 until 1968. A native of Galax, Va., Dr. Williams is an alumnus of Emory and Henry College, with advanced degrees from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. He also holds honorary doctorates from the University of Florida, Austin College and his alma mater. The author of the book “Vogues in Villainy’, he has published numerous papers in American history and educational administration. Dr. Williams is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies and is current chairman of the Southem Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission of Colleges, and president of the naiional Federation of Regional Accrediting Commissions of Higher Education. In addition, he is chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and chairmen of the Council of Presidents, Public Senior Colleges and Universities in Texas. $3.95 each tax $6.95 fer2 | incl ZIP Total Can Continues Lowry the grass. grass-cut earlier, a around tl overhand. buildings hour a da The mowers u Lowry. Tt to trim are most trou teachers a Seconc mowers th Finally used in tl fields. Caldwe to cut clo: 7:00 and 8 used noi t building | together.” Ten me crew. Fort mowers of facilities C grass cut o The onc situations, done only when all 12 condition. With all of the worki grass on al cut. “It takes cutting gra Caldwell. WO Along grass-cuttin schedule u break. The r at 7:00 a.m afternoon. Even witt are not used the set 7:00 effect accor Caldwell. Respondi schedule of afternoon hc Lowry said “ Act would tal (the workers) a few hours o on the job lat =_ = ARE Who we visit or place tl operate dollars jeak ment president of eak at ECU's nony Sunday, J undergrad- ve degrees at han 18 years fersity, S.C., resident. He president of f Tennessee University of 1 campus in ommissioner ) from 1966 . Williams is nry College, rom Emory also holds University of d his alma “Vogues in ! numerous story and of Phi Beta or societies ve Southern 1d Schools’ president of f Regional of Higher nan of the ee of the Universities chairmen of iblic Senior 3xas. FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 Campus noise... Continued from page one. Lowry explained the skeleton schedule the grass-cutters are asked to follow. “The grass-cutting crews come in an hour earlier, at 8:00 a.m. They get the areas around the parking lots where the cars overhand. . .and get close to the academic buildings with small mowers. But one hour a day is just not enough.” MOWERS There are three basic types of mowers used by the crew, according to Lowry. The small hand mowers are used to trim around the buildings and are “the most troublesome as far as students and teachers are concerned.” Secondly, there are the Yazoo riding mowers that “cut fairly close,” said Lowry. Finally, the large tractor mowers are used in the wide open spaces such as fields. Caldwell also commented that “we try to cut close around classrooms between 7:00 and 8:00 but it just can’t be done. It used not to be so difficult, but they kept building classroom buildings closer together.” Ten men make up the grass-cutting crew. For those men there are 13 available mowers of all three varieties. With these facilities Caldwell attempts to get the grass Cut once a week. The once-a-week cutting is under ideal situations, says Caldwell. This can be done only when weather permits and when all 13 mowers are in good working condition. With all 10 men cutting grass each day of the working week eight hours a day, the grass on all parts of the campus can be cut. “It takes a 40-hour week of ten men cutting grass to get it done,” said Caldwell. WORKING SCHEDULED Along with other ECU workers, the grass-cutting crew has gone to the new schedule utilizing a 30 minute Junch break. The men who come in to cut grass at 7:00 a.m. now get off at 3:30 in the afternoon. Even with the few afternoon hours that are not used, schedules which vary from the set 7:00 to 3:30 cannot be put into effect according to both Lowry and Caldwell. Responding to the idea of a split schedule of both moming and late afternoon hours with no mid-day work, Lowry said “the Federal Wage and Hour Act would take a dim view of letting them (the workers) come in in the moming, take a few hours off at lunch time, and be back on the job later in the afternoon.” THESE ARE THE feet of ECU student Bobby Myrick or couldn’t you tell? Flip-flops are back in style with the recent 70 degree weather. But the, even, would it be fair to blast the ears of those with 8:00 and afternoon classes? And what about those people who have labs until 5:00 and 6:00 in the evening?” Caldwell has also had ideas for other schedules, none of which are practical for the work that has to be done. “We tried cutting grass at night once, even. We hooked up lights on the tractors for use in the larger areas with few obstacles. But that didn’t work. A lot of times there was a large stick that couldn't be spotted well by the lights, or a piece of brick or rock. It was really more dangerous, and the next day we could always find a strip that had been missed simply because we couldn’t see it. The expense that it would have taken to outfit all the tractors with lights just wasn't worth it,” he said. “We also looked into the possibility of electric lawnmowers. They're noiseless. The only sound you'd hear would be the grass falling. But they’re just not practical. The electric riding mowers are too expensive, and they'll cut for only three hours befor they run down. Then they have to sit overnight to recharge for 16 hours.” For those who like the look of grass on campus, it seems the lawnmowers will always be around. ARE YOU THE ONE STUDENT IN FOUR Who would like to live in another country? Even if you merely wish to visit or work in another country for a while Australia is an even better | place than before. The Assisted Passage Scheme to Australia still operates for many applicants. Opportunities abound. Send two i dollars for invaluable information to: Ppo J P.O. box 25183 Char. N.C. 28212 Name esearc i “We could replace all the grass with astroturf,” one person commented, “or have an all-concrete campus and paint parts of it green.” For those who prefer real grass it seems that Dr. Wang’s thoughts are most appropriate, “It’s not that I'm against cutting grass. |'mall for natural grass, and when you have grass, it has to be mowed.” Outstanding educators named Thirty-six faculty members at ECU have been named Outstanding Educators for 1974. They were selected by ECU officials, including administrators and departmental chairmen. Those selected from the professional schools at ECU are:-Lloyd Benjamin, Gerald Johnson, Dorothy Satterfield, Tran Gordley, Marilyn Gordley, Wesley Crawley, Edward Reep, Donald Sexauer and Normal Keller, School of Art; Vila Rosenfeld and Alice Scott, School of Home Economics; Louise Level, Walter Creekmore, Patricia Daniel and Elsie Eagan, School of Education; Harold Jones and George Knight, School of Music; Founder 9915 EAST CAROLINA | ‘FISH HOUSE COUNTRY‘ GA PIRATES IN WASHINGTON Drive a Little and Eat a Lot! ALL YOU CAN EAT Bettie Hooks, Helen Koldjeski and Bonnie Waldrop, School of Nursing; and Robert Leith and Thadys Dewar, School of Technology. Named from the ECU College of Arts and Sciences are: Fred Regan and Lala Steelman, history; Robert Woodside, mathematics; Erwin Hester, English; Donald Clemens, chemistry; Wendall Allen, biology; Gregory Ross and Richard Inguardia, philosophy; Robert Tacker and Rosina Lao, psychology; and Thomas Sayetta and Pal Varlashkin, physics. Administrators cited were Assistant Provost Susan McDaniel and Dean of Admissions John Home. C1" 6 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 Editorials‘Commentary Quiet unrevolution | The front page note about publications doesn’t tell all - the full story will appear in Thursday’s Fountainhead. What happened is simple: only one candidate showed up for GY CBr OAnNY GOL ATER the Rebel editorship, one for Fountainhead, and none at all for the Buccaneer. If President Eisenhowers 1957 Last Spring’s screenings had at least three candidates for each editorship.in fact, this budget was—as | charged at the time— a newspaper had five people pitching for the job. Screenings before that were generally “dime-store New Deal,” President Nixon’s mobbed, with the Fountainhead editorship as the center of power and recent budget proposal is a giant controversy: people really wanted the job and stopped short of mayhem to get it. conglomerate of those old deficit-spend- From that, we've all descended to this point - no Buc candidate, the present Rebel ing messages offered by F.D.R. in the editor making sole bid for his own job, and one Fountainhead candidate. Are students 1930s. afraid of the jobs or afraid they won't get them? You're miserably wrong if you think all The spending program estimated by editorship candidates are a cross between Joseph Pulitzer and Dostoevsky - chances are the Administration for fiscal 1975 is an that you’re better off in comparison. There have been times when the Board had to unbelievable $304 billion. The Eisenhower choose the least damaging of the dregs simply because timid, potentially good budget | got so worked up about amounted candidates failed to show. to a mere $71.8 billion. So what happened to the clamor for publications editorships? We at Fountainhead Even allowing for enormous inflation, like to think we’re worth fighting for, and consider the small number of candidates a there is no way acomparison can be drawn grand insult. between thse two fiscal programs. Being more amenable: congratulations to Philip Arrington, Rebel editor for next year | was not crying “wolf” when | charged (and this year), and to Diane Taylor, who will assume Fountainhead’s editorship in that Ike’s budget would set a course that September. Both Philip and Diane are smashingly rational people with excellent senses eventually might put the United States out of humor and massive quantities of experience - and let’s face it, when you're in —_— of business. | not only called >*tention to publications, the need for humor often outweighs the other two. a denial of Republican camp: n pledges So now where are all the Buccaneer candidates? If the Pub Board has to keep and an appalling rate of peacetime federal begging for Buc editors as it did this year, getting one in mid-year to put out a $40,000 expenditures but | warned abou! a trend in yearbook: God save the Buccaneer. If no one is interested enough to edit it, the vote-garnering process which | felt cancellation micht be the only alternative. could destroy America. Can any reasonable observer doubt the truth of that warning in light of conditions today? How are we to obtain the money for this Nixon budget without destroying the national economy? The money does not exist now in the Treasury, and | doubt whether a huge tax increase would be accepted by the Congress or the people. We are in real trouble with our monetary system, our fiscal affairs and our attempts to maintain the private enterprise system as a free and unhampered segment of society. This was understood perfectly just two years ago (before the Watergate disclosures) when President Nixon’s 1973 budget bristled with proposals for putting the federal government back on a sensible fiscal track. That budget proposed the reduction or abolition of unnecessary social programs financed by the taxpayers. It envisioned liberal use of the presidential veto on spending measures. It promised rigorous enforement of spending ceilings and the the Democrat Congress. All of these good resolutions of the past are gone. The 1975 budget calls for a drastic “change of a change” in direction. Some liberal columnists have accused the President of playing up to congressional conservatives in the hope that they might fight his possible impeachment. They base their case on the , appointment of one of two people to federal jobs who can be identified as conservatives. In view of the $304 billion budget and the concessions it makes to the entire liberal philosophy of “handout” government, this accusation is downright laughable. President Nixon in his latest budget message has drawn a blueprint to solve national problems by “throwing money at them’--a tendency he used to ridicule and condemn. Is America’s middle class being pushed to the wall? Is it in danger of losing its status as the most powerful and important group of American citizens? This question would have been laughed off the financial pages by acknowledged economic experts just a few years ago. Today it is being given serious attention. Prof. John C. Raines of Temple University is one of the latest experts to “Do you know because | tell you so, or do you know...” Gertrude Stein EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/Pat Crawford MANAGING EDITOR/Skip Saunders BUSINESS MANAGER/Rick Gilliam AD MANAGER’ Jackie Shallcross NEWS EDITORS/ Darrell Williams Diane Taylor SPORTS EDITOR/ Jack Morrow ADVISOR/Dr. Frank Murphy FOUNTAINHEAD is the student news- paper of East Carolina University and appears each Tuesday and Thursday of the school year. Mailing address: Box 2516 ECU Station, Greenville, N.C. 27834 Editorial Offices: 758-6366, 758-6367 Subscriptions: $10 annually for non students. Return of FDR. | _ municipal bonds. impoundment of monies unwisely voted by - question the staying power of the group which calls itseld “middie” in the American economic equation. Prof. Raines says the American middle class is going nowhere and “neither are its kids.” The debate has been going on since the ravages of inflation began seriously affecting the non-rich. But the latest discussion goes right to the heart of the question of economic class tenure—to the problem middle-class Americans now encounter in attempting to pay for their children’s college education. Raines, in an interview with Robert J. Donovan of the Los Angeles Times, put it this way:? “The idea has taken hold that part of being middle-class parents means they are going to send their kids to college. But, increasingly, people who are middle class cannot finance their kids’ college education and are doing it on loans. But they can’t even get federally guaranteed |) loans after their income rises above a | certain level.” Few economists and certainly no } middle-class Americans with college-age } youngsters will argue with Raines’ facts. But when he offers a solution he becomes the center of controversy over American tax policy. He believes the way | to preserve the “middle-class” is through a fairer distribution of wealth. Taking it a step further, Raines believes | such a distribution is dependent upon a more equitable sharing of the nation’s tax |: burden. He contends that taxes and other | benefits are rigged in favor of “the | ownership class.” To prove this point, Raines argues that taxes on wages and |: salaries (practically the whole source of middle-class income) are much higher than captial gaines taxes on stock, to say nothing of tax-free revenue from state and The professor views the tax structure as an “exploitation of the middle-class.” Business economists insist there is no “tax rigging” in favor of any class, that capital gains are taxed at a lesser rate than ordinary income. The reason, they insist, is to enable all citizens to use their capital | for investments—the establishment of | business enterprises which provide jobs | and a productivity so necessary to meet | the wants of all citizens. \ T FOUNTA To Fount In res disagree law_ perté principal goes at | bicycle. | amount c has the matter o rights. A sympathe automobi betweeen As a protectior headlight provide th the persc bicycle ar During two clic bikers. Tt iences. Fi calls. | am nothing n the road graze m approxime pedestrian Since automobil same rest rider does creamed 4 considerec them will : | hope the utmo violation is bicycle rid law. Smc To Fountai | read w Harry Youn on “Smoki trying to co smelling si one of the habits in th smoking in of their c classroom \ truly incor people whc that there s! in the class is a very € really! The wer of the group middie” in the equation. Prof. an middie class is ther are its kids.” going on since the began seriously . But the latest ) the heart of the | ass tenure—to the Americans now } to pay for their tion. 3w with Robert J. eles Times, put it hold that part of ts means they are ; to college. But, ) are middle class | college kids’ it on loans. But prally guaranteed ; e rises above a | 1d certainly no with college-age | 2 with Raines’ rs a solution he controversy over believes the way lass” is through a Ith. r, Raines believes | 3pendent upon a f the nation’s tax t taxes and other | favor of “the | rove this point, 5 on wages and | whole source of re much higher on stock, to say le from state and the tax structure middle-class.” insist there is no any class, that a lesser rate than son, they insist, use their capital stablishment of | ich provide jobs | cessary to meet | FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 / "FOrUM FOUNTAINHEAD invites all readers to ex- press their opinions in the Forum. Letters should be signed by their authors]; names will be withheld on request. Un- signed editorials on this page and on the editorial page reflect the opinions of the editor, and are not necessarily those of the staff. FOUNTAINHEAD reserves the right to re- fuse printing in instances of libel or obscenity, and to comment as an independent body on any and all issues. A newspaper is objective only in Proportion to its autonomy. Bicycles To Fountainhead: In response to Cathe Toohill, | have to disagree with her opinion concerning the law pertaining to lightless bikes. | am principally an automobile driver. My auto goes at least three times the speed of a bicycle. It weighs over 100 times the amount of a bicycle. However, a bicycle has the same rights as an auto. As a matter of fact, it probably has more rights. A court is going to be more sympathetic to a bicycle rider than an automobile driver if an accident occurs betweeen the two. As a result, there should be some protection for the automobile driver. A headlight and good reflection on a bicycle provide this protection. | would hate to be the person to have an accident with a ‘bicycle and have to say “| didn't see it.” During my two years here, | have had two close calls with unlighted bikers. They were not pleasant exper- . iences. Fortunately, they were just close calls. ! am also a_ pedestrian. There is nothing more disturbing than to walk in the road and have an unlighted bicycle graze my fanny. A bicycle goes approximately 5 times the speed of a pedestrian. Since bikes have the same rights as automobiles they should also share the same responsibilities. Even if a bicycle rider doesn’t care whether he or she is creamed all over the road, it should be considered that the preson that creams them will suffer much psychologically. | hope that the law will be enforced to the utmost at ECU. The penalty for violation is small compared to the risk the bicycle rider runs by not abiding by this law. Let there be light, Gary Salt Smoking | To Fountainhead: | read with great interest the letter from Harry Youngblood who stated his feelings on “Smoking”. Sitting in the classroom trying to concentrate on a test while rotten smelling smoke is invading your lungs is one of the most annoying and disgusting habits in the world. | don’t mine ANYONE smoking in their dorm, or in the confines of their own home, but when in a classroom with other students this habit is truly inconsiderate. | am one of those people who is allergic to smoke and feel that there should be a law against smoking in the classroom. | can understand that it is a very enjoyable habit to some, but really! The air is certainly dirty enough as it is, so next time please, smoker, make sure you are not infringing another's right to breathe clean air when you light up a cigarette. Harry Youngblood said it best when he said, “Not smoking is or should be aright wherea: smoking is or should be no more than a privilege, at the proper time, in an appropriate place.” | would truly appreciate some consideration on the part of all you ECU smokers. Thank you. An annoyed victim from Fletcher Hall THIS PHOTO of a tollet printed below. To Fountainhead: | hope you had a swell evening last night. Even if it wasn’t the greatest blast you ever had, at least you were constructive. Just look at all the art work floating about our town this moming. Who could help but notive white weeping willows where once stood lofty green elms. As for that orange Muncho’s bag | found, that added just the right accent of contrast. And how elemental of you to remember the empty beer bottle, the finishing tough of your collage. Oh, by the way, what is the name of your artistic endeavor? Is it “litterbug Lazy”, “Garbage Avant Garde”, or just plain “Trash”? Please forgive me if | sound a Toughing it out By TRISTRAM COFFIN : THE TOUGH QUESTION - In a new turn of the screw, Washington faces the real question, the tough one. Can the US Stand three more years of Richard Nixon? Nixon has convinced himself, at least, he can tough it out - using the courts and Republicans on the House Judiciary ~~ at Paper-strewn building was sent to FOUNTAINHEAD with the letter a bit upset when | ask why - why it was necessary to pollute our enviornment with your party - not that I’m against parties, people or play. But | am against wasted energy, especially today. Just think of all the bottoms that could have been wiped, the bleeding feet that could have remained whole, and your own money that could have gone for another party - if it hadn't had to pay the taxes towards out state’s litter fund. Thanks for reading, Cathy Davis P.S. When you're through reading the . Paper, please don’t forget to recycle it. Committee to delay impeachment, “a strategy filled with grave portents,” as columnists Evans and Novak put it. The tactic - refuse to give key information to the Committee, and force it into legal battles, “a blocking, stalling, delaying action in the most blatant tradition of a smart lawyer's play for time.” Our forecast is this strategy will fail, and GOP Congressional leaders, in panic, “ will serve an ultimatum on Nixon. He must resign or face a strong Republican vote for impeachment. No one can predict ‘what his answer will be; it may depend on so fragile a factor as his mood that morning. The perils of Nixon filling out his term can be listed. *A collapse of what any government needs, public trust, and a disillusionment with the system of democratic government and private enterprise. A Maryland suburban housewife asks in agony, “What do! tell my children?” In other words, how do you create and hold faith in democracy, honesty, and hard work when the Administration makes a daily mockery of it? A Chicago housewife tells Newsweek, “We have become a nation of sheep and we are being screwed at every tum...The President pays laughably little taxes... Your rich landlord probably paid less than you. Cpaital gains, write-offs, loopholes. “Everyone acknowledges that only the middle-average-poor get the tax shaft.. .| am tired of being hopelessly debt-ridden while the rich and super-rich and the politicians go skiing (did you notice our new Vice-President happily giving interviews on the snowly slopes of Colorado?)...Why, if indeed there is a shortage of gaoline, were the huge oil companies allowed to raise their prices to compensate for the reduced supply?. . .We are fools because we have uncompiaining- ly let the big-money interests take over the country. . .If we elect almost an ‘ordinary’ person - that is, not a millionaire - to high office (like Agnew), he winds up with his hand out for money; and if we elect millionaires, how can they know or care about the ordinary needs of ordinary people?” Potomac magazine quotes an angry business man who couidn't get a cab on a rainy night, “The only way this is going to end is to take all these guys out and cut their throats.” If this mood erupts into violence, President Nixon will use repressive measures, and Washington will be a mirror of Moscow, Athens and Saigon. THE DOMESTIC SCENE - *A further collapse of government decision and service seems inevitable. It has ignored economic troubles, with Nixon pouring out soothing syrup. “The economic forecase is grim with Nixon in office, for public confidence is needed for an uptumn. The prospect would be for inflation and unemployment doubled, a monetary “fire storm” says the Economic Behavior Institute, more shortages, long and hard strikes as labor tries to recover buying power, and small investors wipes out in stock market losses. George Meany says workers will ”’ need “at least a ten percent pay boost to keep up with inflation.” 8 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 THIS SHOT CAPTURES i deiaiaseitaan tas types of force used in spring farming - 1S AYVS AS 4 abi ee a If you like to “boogie down”, if you like to “let it all hang out”, and if “pure soul” is your bag then you will not want to miss the show and dance with the Communicators and Black Experience Band. This show and dance which is being scheduled in conjunction with the Black Arts Festival + will be held in Wright Auditorium on April 27, 1974 at 10:00 p.m. The group combines two elements in their performance that has placed them in great demand. First of all, they are a vocal group. The vocal group known as the ‘ Communicators blends harmony and outstanding rhythmic steps to create a powerful sound and outstanding show- manship. The second distinctive element ’ is the Black Experience Band. The funky sound of the rhythm section has been " known to make you get “into the groove” and “on the move”. These two elements combined make for a soulful experience “ that will long be remembered. The Communicators and Black Experience Band is an old but new group. The members have been playing * togeth.r for a number of years, but they’re relatively new to the recording world. The 2° : Communicators recently released a double “WANTED” Sales personnel to sell the hottest item ever to hit the man and machine. Some call the dusty image in the background progress. Physics shop High school physics teachers who wish to become familiar with the Introductory Physical Science (IPS) and Physical Science II (PS-Il) curriculum materials are invited to attend a special institute at ECU ‘June 17-Aug. 9. The institute is sponsored by the National Science Foundation which granted the ECU Department of Science Education $56,969 to implement the program. Forty-eight high school teachers from the southeastern U.S. will be accepted as participants. Participants may elect to attend either or both of two four-week sessions, and may earn graduate or certificate renewal certification. Each participating teacher will receive up to 1600 to defray living or traveling .. expenses. Further information and application forms are available from Dr. Moses M. Sheppard, IPS/PS II institute director, at the ECU Dept. of Science Education, Box 2792, Greenville, 27834 SHONEY'S BIG BOY UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT This Coupon Good for one slice freshly made Strawberry pie with any combinationor dinner order Expires April 30. market! in National magazines and newspaper. thousands af leads furnished upon request. ’: ‘Soul “bands plan jam: ‘= Black Arts festival hit single that will purely make people take notice. Their hit single “One Chance” is a soft moving, soulful melody, but the flip side “Is It Funky Enough For You”, is a driving piece of rhythm and blues at its best. It is this kind of variety that has made this group so popular. The reportoire ranges from rock to Bach but their speciality is soul. The Communicators and Black Experience Band have been compared to many groups including Kool and the Gang and the Temptations. The group realizes that these comparisons are unrealistic. Their styles are similar, but the Communicators have not yet reached this stage of musical development but they’ re well on their way. As the name of the group would indicate, the Communicators try to communicate a message, and that message concerns the black experience. Their medium is music, soul music, music which moved you to respond, driving music. The “jam session” is being sponsored ff by the Special Concerts Committee and is f free. If soul music is your bag, then come | out and do your thing. “KEEP ON STREAKING” stickers advertised Thousands and Retails for 50¢. Your cost 30¢ each in lots of twelve or more. Send check or money order to: International Advertising Agency 3723 Catherine Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71109 KEEP ON SER ANG SPECIAL SPRING OFFER FOR ECU STUDENTS This coupon good for 1 Free Skate Rental (with college ID) at « « Phone 758-2525 220 E. 14th St. Greenville, N.C. Offer Good Mon., Tues., Wed. till May 5 anc ds.” The meiss. It is a pat it has | f Malcolm X | ast Thursday } ye Black Solt Dr. Hurs nderstanding ailure of our aid. “Cynicis ught not be s Hurst feels | filiation. Mc hight trying to Dr. Hurst hrough Wom “Integratior acify blacks, uit worryin: What make ¢ will sh no wo! Proven $2.00 f make people take One Chance” is a lody, but the flip Ih For You”, is a and blues at its variety that has > popular. The rock to Bach but rs and Black een compared to oo! and the Gang re group realizes ; are unrealistic. nilar, but the yet reached this yment but they’re Ye group would iicators try to age, and that lack experience. oul music, music respond, driving being sponsored Yommittee and is rbag, then come ff By KATHY KOONCE Staff Writer eology students find unusual boulder The huge rock at the end of Graham building has caused quite a bit of interest om students and nearby citizens. The oulder which was delivered to the ECU ampus exactly one month after its find by e Geology Department came from a rock luarry near Princeton, North Carolina. On March 16, a group of geology wofessors, graduate students and several dergraduates visited the quarry owned y Nello L. Teer Company. It was here ey discovered this unusual boulder. They decided to rescue the rock ecause it had = several unusual atures. According to Ed. Slagle, a ology graduate student, it is unique ause it has “roundish splotches and ands.” The rock is a porpharobastic meiss. It is a metamorphic rock meaning Rat it has been changed by heat or By HELENA WOODARD Staff Writer Dr. Charles G. Hurst, former president f Malcolm X University, spoke on campus ast Thursday on “Educational Revolution: ye Black Solution.” Dr. Hurst blamed the lack of nderstanding of blacks by whites on the ailure of our educational system. “The nedia perpetuates feelings of white luperiority over black inferiority,” he id. “Cynicism on the part of blacks ught not be surprising.” Hurst feels that the young blacks today ire the ultimate hope for black ationality. Blacks are constantly divided ith irrelevancies. As an example, he ited Floyd McKissick, the black founder f Soul City and a staunch Nixon pporter. Hurst felt that blacks ought not fe concerned with McKissick’s party fiffiliation. McKissick is working day and fight trying to build a city, he said. 1 Dr. Hurst said that white women Rhrough Women's Liberation) were at this Hoint, in the great advantage to take riorities toward equal rights. He did not laborate on this point. “Integration is a gesture of tokenism to acify blacks,” he said. Blacks should uit worrying about integration he pressure. “A good time to look at the rock is during the rain,” Slagle said. “This is a good time because the rains makes seeing the bands easier.” Before the boulder was transported to campus it was weighted at the quarry. The boulder weighs six tons and measures eight feet by four feet. After the initial decision to rescue the boulder, Mr. Dillard Teer, Vice-President of the Company, which owned the quarry, donated the boulder and provided its transportation to Greenville. When the Geology Department obtained the permission of the administration the boulder was moved from the quarry to Greenville. Slagle said the boulder may be pushed over on a different side so that its texture can be better shown. Plans are to have a plaque placed on the boulder with the date and place of its findings. Presently no one has come up with a name for the boulder. Continued, and worry about our alienation from each other. Dr. Hurst, however, does not want an all black state or black separatism. He feels that blacks should be economically independent. “William Shockley has said that all blacks with IQ’s under 100 ought to submit to sterilization for money.” Shockley contends that the government should be willing to pay blacks the money since they (the blacks) were not responsible for their inferiority. Dr. Hurst called Shockley “a new kind of red neck - an example of an intellectual bigot (he holds a Ph.d.).” Dr. Hurst pointed out the need for more black physicians. He rendered statistics showing that more than 50 percent of all black doctors today are over the age of 50. “There is one black doctor for every 4,000 white doctors.” There is one black lawyer for every 16,000 black people, he pointed out. Dr. Hurst called white attempts to get blacks to accept the melting pot theory while still discriminating is cultural imperalism. ‘Whites go out of their way to get other groups to behave like them.” How do we change things? “Violence is not the way - we don’t have the tools to start a revolution. Once again, he cited Floyd McKissick as a strong hold for a new black politics. He is FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 . THIS SIX TON BOULDER recently located in front of Graham buliding measures 6 X 4 feet. It is a porpharobastic gneiss but the Geology people want to give it a proper name. Any suggestions? involved in_community_ building. “There must be a strong component of blacks in the democratic and the republican parties.” Blacks are fighting for the same things within these parties. “We must have the capability to love and respect each other. We must have Navy’s sky now. 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Most require little or i no work on your part. All are easily applicable to you situation. Proven methods, successful tried by past college students. Send $2.00 for entire information package to: udent Opportunity Researc Services, P.O. Box 25183 Charlotte, N.C. 28212 Name Address cil iinet oe et eee a ee es ee ees ees eee el as FLASH Continued from page two. Sigma Xi elevated The ECU club of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America, will be elevated to chapter status in formal ceremonies May 2. Dr. Linton E. Grinter of The University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., national president of Sigma Xi, will install the local unit aS a new chapter following an academic procession at the A.J. Fletcher Music Center. A reception at the home of ECU Chancellor Leo W. Jenkins will follow the formal installation ceremonies. The local Sigma Xi unit which approximately 100 members from ECU and the local scientific community becomes the fifth Sigma Xi chapter in North Carolina. The society has approximately 200 chapters and 300 clubs nationwide. The Bisplinghoff award presented annually to the person judged to have done the most outstanding scientific research at ECU will be announced at a banquet on the evening of May 2. Dr. James A. Miller of the Max Planck Institute, Germany, will be the banquet speaker. Officers of the local Sigma Xi unit include Dr. Irving Lawrence, president; Dr. Prem Seghal, president-elect; Dr. Carolyn H. Hampton, Treasurer; and Dr. Charles Bland, secretary. Grants received A total of $180,071 in grants was received by five ECU departments during the month of March. ' Primary source of the grants was the National Science Foundation which will support four institutes and research projects in mathematics and science education. Other grants were awarded the ECU Department of Biology, the ECU Department of Health and Physical Education and the ECU School of Business. Dr. Stephenson ‘Dr. Richard A. Stephenson, director of Coastal and Marine Resources at ECU, spoke to the recent annual meeting at the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America in Atlanta. He spoke on “Beach Profile Changes on Bodie Island, N.C.” in a session which included other reports on nearshore transport. Dr. Stephenson's presentation showed that while there is a loss of beach sand during the winter high energy periods, there is a build-up of sand during the low energy summer periods. However, there is an annual net loss of sand, but this loss tends to decrease toward the inlet, which is migrating in a southwesterly direction. THING . PNITE PEOUTE + re Sy \t Ong GREEN’ Currently thru May 15in the Gallery Prints and Collages by Gerald Johnson FacultyECU School of Art and Shelley Spaulding Johnson pe ECU 1973 School of Art Graduate THE MUSHROOM 10 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 Dr. Alice Scott, chairman of the ECU Department of Food, Nutrition and Institutional Management, is one of two North Carolina nominees for “Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year,” an annual award given by the American Dietetic Association. Eligible for nomination are active members of state dietetic associations who are 30 years old or younger and who have demonstrated leadership in profes- sional work. North Carolina’s other nominee is Nancy J. Kennon. Dr. Scott is an alumna of ECU, with advanced degrees from UNC-Greensboro and NCSU. She has been chairman of the ECU nutrition faculty for four years. Her research background includes work in the areas of hormonal effects on levels of serum fatty acids and a_ nutritional survey of the ECU campus. She has published several research reports in professional journals. At present Dr. Scott is president of the Eastern District Dietetic Association and is an active member of the North Carolina Council on Food and Nutrition. She is also a member of Sigma Xi, Delta Kappa Gamma, Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omicron honor societies. She is cited in the 1972 edition of “Who's Who in Outstanding Young Women of America.” ATTENTION! JUNIORS SENIORS SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN NUCLEAR PROPULSION FIELD RECEIVE A MONTH DURING YOUR SENIOR YEAR (maximum of ten months) Applicants must be male, U.S. citizens, 19-26 2 years old, and have completed a minimum of one year of college physics and math through integral calculus. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE: LT. G.A. LEWIS, USN NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT P.O. BOX 2506 RALEIGH, N.C. 27602 PH. 919-832-6629 African workshop African Foods and Dance Workshop will be held on Wed. April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the coffeehouse in the Student Union. It is sponsored by the African Studies Committee and the Student Union. The following events are a part of the workshop: -Mr. Andy Adiele Jr. (W. Africa) will give a demonstration of W. African foods and discussion of W. Africa customs. -Mrs. Jo Saunders (P.E.) will teach two West African dances. -Dr. Robert Bunger (Sociology and Anthropology) will demonstrate Kenyan food and will teach an E. African dance. Initiated Tau chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity formally initiated ten new brothers last Friday. They are: Glenn Clark Moore, Christopher Hay, Robert R. Qualheim, Larry Crandall, Jimmy Honeycutt, Stanley Sams, David Durham, Larry Logan, Wilbur Charles Overton, Donald Foster. Recently, Glen T. Eure was granted an honorary membership in the fraternity. 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By DAVE ENGLERT Staff Writer Saturday afternoon at Harrington Field the East Carolina baseball team moved one step closer to the Southern Conference pennant as they scalped William and Mary, 12-2. With the University of Richmond dropping a doubleheader to Davidson, the Spiders plummetted to third place with a 6-4 league record. Appalachian swept two from the Citadel, upping their mark to 7-3, but still behind the Pirate’s 9-1 first place position. Three home runs one each by Ron Staggs, Bobby Harrison and Johnny Narron, led a 13 hit attack by the Pirates. Dave “Doc” LaRussa saw his Call 758-5948. | 758-2814. TRAITS by Jac position with mone 2ekends. Has 7 yea equipment, includir 752-1515 after 6 p.m ANAGEMENT. F ts. Utilities includ mounts. Stove a 1. Rent is based tween 10-6. earned run average increase to 0.66, still one of the best in the nation. The entire ECU staff continued to be among the country’s best. A four run first inning explosion off _ Indian starter John Mileson got the afternoon off to a fine start. Geoff Beaston led off the game with a single up the middle, Russ Smith doubled and Staggs doubled to drive them both in. Mike Hogan followed with a single to send Staggs plateward. Harrison then singled, with Hogan scoring as Harrison was caught stealing second base. William and Mary cut the Pirate lead to 4-2 in the top of the third inning when a short blooper landed just fair in short right The season begins anew today in the Intramural softball as the top 24 teams begin playoff competition. Winners of the eight league races have drawn byes for the opening round. After today’s action, winners in successive games will be determined by best two-out-of-three series. The campus championship this year will be a best three-of-five affair. Many teams deserve mention as contendors for the campus crown. Among POPPA EPPA, the early betting favorites are Herb's alike Pirates scalp Indians field, sending a pair of Indian baserunners home. ECU regained the four run margin in the home half of the inning. Hogan walked, and after Narron flied out, Harrison clouted a two-run home run over the left-center flald fence. This made the score 6-2. In the fourth inning Beaston blasted a ground rule double to left and scored on a single by Staggs. The Bucs increased their lead to 7-2 in the fifth thanks to a solo blast by Narron and added another in the sixth on a round-tripper by Staggs. The final three runs of the game were tallied in the seventh by the Pirates. Rick McMahon walked, and Tommy Fleetwood entered the game as a Courtesty runner. * high, hard one. Charlie Wall singled and Jack Elkins walked. Fleetwood then scored when Staffs reached on an error. Hogan and Elkins then scored for the last two runs of the game on a single by Hogan, making the final score 12-2. The Pirates were without the services of regular shortstop Carl Summerell who was in New York attending a meeting with the NY Giants of the NFL. The Pirates return to action Wednesday at Richmond as they take aim at the Southern Conference title. A doublehead- er is scheduled at VMI Saturday, and the Bucs return home on Monday, April 29, to play The Citadel. Intramural softball continues Superbs, the Royal Shafts, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi, the Camels, and Phi Epsilon Kappa. The intramural tennis tournament will be held next Monday. The golf tournament, hosted by the Ayden Golf and Country Club, will also begin on Monday. The cost is $2 per person. Only four-man teams will be allowed to enter the 36-hole event. Both individual and team trophies will be awarded. FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 ] ] Klas paces top notch By STEVE TOMPKINS Staff Writer Despite frustration in two relays the East Carolina track team had its finest day this season in the prestigious Mountaineer Relays in Morgantown, West Virginia. Trophies were given: to the first five places and the Pirates returned with a lion's share of them Saturday night. Coach Bill Carson commented on the trouble in the two sprint relays. “In the 440 yd. relay we could have run a 41.0 if we hadn't blown the first two baton exchanges, and we still took second. And in the 880 relays we ran 1:28 despite being disqualified for running out of our lane on the baton exchange. Maurice Huntley ran a tremendous 220 leg of the half mile relay.” Carson also noted the performance of Larry Malone, who led off the 440 relay team and finished second in both the long and triple jump at 23'8 1/2” and 48’ 1/2” respectively. Ivey Peacock, probably the greatest weightman in ECU track history, added more luster to his senior year. The prospective medical student won the discus with a heave of 148’ and finished third in the shot at 47'6”. Tom Watson, the indoor Southern Conference shotput champion, finished second in that event with a throw of 49’6” effort by trackmen and fourth in the discus at 143’6 1/2”. Gerald Klas won the three mile ina tight race in a time of 13:57.1, setting a new meet and track record. To qualify for the NCAA championships Klas needs a time of 13:50, and Carson sees his best chance later in the season. Carson said, “Jerry wasn't really pressed by the field though a West Virginia runner ran 14:00. | think May 11 when we run in the Pitt Invitational in Pennsylvania he'll qualify. Up there 45 schools are entered and he’ll have to run 14:00 just to qualify for the finals.” Al Kalamaja won the steeplechase for the Pirates in 9:28.3, placing him among the finest times in the state this year. ®° Sam Phillips finished second in the 120 yd. high hurdies in 14.3. Phillips was leading the race until he hit the right hurdie which cost him the race. Other Pirate trophy winners were Al McCrimmons’ fourth in the high jump at 6'6", Willie Harvey's third at 23'7 1/2” in the long jump and fourth at 44’4” in the triple jump, and Glenn Russell's fifth in the triple jump at 44’0”. The Pirates face national power South Carolina Saturday in Columbia in preparation for the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships May 3 and 4 in Richmond, Va. Offense makes Dye smile Offense put a smile on Pat Dye’s face Saturday as East Carolina completed its third week of spring football Saturday with 2 a90 minute scrimmage on “Kids Day.” 9) Dye was smiling because “we showed nh : S some improvement offensively.” The gel ree wey oe Q Pirate offense moved the ball consistently pe es ade Se sx behind the quarterbacking of three prospects - Mike Weaver, Tom Chipok and Bob Bailey and the running of a host of backs including, Don Schink, Jesse Ingram, Tom Daub, Ray Jones, Bobby Myric, and Jimmy Howe. “By improvement, | mean we executed a little better and in the first half didn't make as many mistakes in bal! handling as we have been. “The second half was a little disappointing because we did make some mistakes - fumbles and penalties - and got a little tired on offense.” “I think it is just a matter of growing up,” Dye said. “We did not have a lot of leadership on the field and we acted tired when we shouldn't be tired.” “I'm not saying that the defense looked bad, I'm just saying that the offense Netters drop match The humiliation of defeat continued to bedevil the East Carolina tennis team as they were exorcised by the Davidson Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, 9-0. The Pirates failed to capture a single Set against the powerful ‘Cats and they managed to take only one set past the sixth game. The setback dropped the Bucs’ season record to 3-7 overall. They were scheduled to meet the University of North Carolina- Wilmington yesterday. Le] Fell with mine angels from a far better place. 1 coaching clinic next conjunction with the Saturday scri ; Further information can be obtained by contacting the football office in Scales showed improvement. Our offense takes a lot of work and repetition because there is so much to learn. The defense has been playing well and are a little bit ahead.” “As far as mentioning people, | would rather wait until we view the films. | will Say that there were some people out there who really caught my eye. I'm kind of anxious to see the films.” The Pirates have two weeks of practice remaining before the planned May 6 Purple-Gold in Ficklen Stadium. Seven actual practice sessions will be scheduled in the next two weeks with four sets this week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The Pirates apparently escaped the serious injury jinx which has plagued the tough spring practice sessions. No injuries were reported Saturday other than the always present bumps and bruises. To date, Pete Conaty, Nelson Strother and Gary Niklason have been lost for the spring with various leg injuries while several other players are playing but nursing practice hurts. Banquet tickets available Tickets to the Purple-Gold game and tickets to the East Carolina Football Banquet will go on sale this week at the Minges Coliseum ticket office and through Pirate Club members throughout the area. The guest speaker for the May 6 banquet is Clemson University’s Frank Howard. More information will be released later in the week. Coaching clinic planned Coach Dye and staff are planning a Saturday in Field House at 758-6330 or 758-6447 ban 1 2 FOUNTAINHEAD/VOL. 5, NO. 48/23 APRIL 1974 McMahon serves as spokesman East Carolina University’s Pirate oaseball team returned home last Monday night a weary, forlorn group. At first glance, it would appear they had every ‘ight to be such, coming off a 1-3 road trip Juring the Easter holidays. Rick McMahon, the Buc catcher and ‘eam spokesman on the field, did a bit of speaking of his own off the field recently concerning the fiasco, and his comments seemed to be justified. McMahon said the team’s position in the Southern Conference standings has an important extra meaning, in that being on top, “it just isn’t as easy to get up for the non-conference games as before.” “We may not be as ready to play the non-conference opponents now,” said McMahon. “With the added importance now on conference games, now that we're on top, | really wonder if we're as ready to dlay...because the conference games nean so much more.” McMahon, a 5-11, 185-pound senior, is four-year letterman for the Bucs. He has aught all but two innings in the Pirates’ rst 21 games. But the extra duty doesn’t other the Vienna, Va. native. He likes satching for a variety of reasons. “You can do things catching that wouldn’t be possible at other positions,” Lady Netters defeat UNC-G The girls’ tennis team made a successful spring debut at Minges courts Thursday, easily defeating UNC-G ’-2. ECU captured four of six singles natches as well as all doubles competition. SINGLES 1. Genny Deese (ECU) d. Dale Adams, 61, 6-3. 2. Cynthia Averett (ECU) d. Nancy Leonard, 6-1, 6-3. 3. Jo Ann Messick (UNC-G) d. Ellen Warren, 6-3, 6-3. 4. Ann Archer (ECU) d. Margaret Malcolm, 6-3, 6-2. 5. Jane Davenport (UNC-G) d. Lynn Schubert, 7-5, 6-2. 5. Bobbie Morrill (ECU) d. Zambarger, 7-5, 6-3. DOUBLES Jane 1. Deese-Averett (ECU) d. Leonard- Adams, 7-5, 6-3. 2. Betton-Schubert (ECU) d. Messick- Malcolm, 6-2, 6-2. 3. Warren-Morrill (ECU) d. Yader-Kannan, 6-1, 6-1. The triumph boosted the girls’ combined fall-spring record to 11-0. ECU also participated in the annual statewide tennis tournament recently, finishing fifth among 15 entrants. Ginny Deese in singles and Ellen Warren-Cynthia Averett in doubles each progressed to the quarterfinals before bowing out. The final match of the spring season is slated for Thureday at St. Mary’s. Given this command to watch o'er our “friserable sphere, Fallen from grace, called on to bring summer rain, Occasional com from my oversight grew. McMahon explained. ‘Catching, you contribute a lot to the pitching staff. And after all, isn't pitching 75 or 80 percent of the game?” McMahon admitted that he was prone to indulge in “mind games” while preparing for a coming game. The physical part of catching has become easier as a senior, McMahon said, since the coaches have kept everyone in shape. However, in every new game, there still comes that one basic battle that makes baseball a great game: hitting. McMahon's contribution to the team can be found in looking at pitching statistics, which show the Bucs to have given up only 20 earned runs in 177 and one-third innings. “t feel that the skills involved in hitting a baseball are among the most challenging in any sport,” said McMahon. “Not only do you have to hit a sphere being thrown at you at around 90 miles per hour with a two-inch surface of a cylinder, but you have to hit it somewhere besides where nine people can catch it.” McMahon, laughingly, said he was not offering the technical explanation as an excuse for his .232 batting average; rather, in keeping with his own personality, he said his concentration comes in handling the Buc pitchers. “Every pitcher, as well as every player, is a different case,” said McMahon. “A catcher who has the perception on how to handle pitchers effectively can make pitching either a pleasure or a pain.. .it just depends on the individual.” After his college days are over, which will be in May, McMahon will marry Miss Shirley Bledsoe, and is set to go to work teaching andcoaching at Southern Nash High School. In class, he will teach sociology and psychology, and will work as assistant football coach, and more importantly, head baseball coach. This, too, should sult McMahon. Because as he put it “there’s nothing in the world like being able to make a positive contribution to someone's life.” “It’s usually hard to help someone when you get so used to just worrying about yourself,” said McMahon. “But since l’ve been in school, I’ve had a handful of instructors that have influenced me in a positive way. I’m glad I’m getting the chance to do the same for someone else. That's the type person I’ve always admired; one who can give joy to others.” One of the instructors McMahon spoke of, Tom Eamon, is now president of the Young Democrats Club of North Carolina. McMahon had an introductory political science course under Eamon, a move which furthered the Buc catcher's interest in the educational opportunities at ECU. “| had been interested in politics, coming from the D.C. area,” said McMahon. “Up there, though many don’t think about it, the news is both local and national at the same time.” McMahon, who came to East Carolina University because of the reputation of the baseball program, sald he found an additional benefit upon arrival: a school of the right size, and people of the right mixture. “| would sell East Carolina in terms of the size, and In terms of getting a chance to meet people from all walks of life,” said McMahon. “Here, you get the closeness of a small school and the variety of a larger one. As team “spokesman” for the Bucs on the field, McMahon said he felt one of his chief duties was to pep the team up when “in a hole.” In 1975, when the Buc ironman backstop is gone, the Pirates will have an even larger “hole” to fill; the one behind home plate. When you enroll in Air Force ROTC you can get more than a chance ata scholarship and a chance at free flying lessons... OU. geta tax-free monthly personal allowance of $100. Interested? Contac t CHAIRMAN, AEROSPACE STUDIES DEPT: at WICHARD BLDG: ANNEX, ROOM 111, OR CALL 758-6598 You'll find more than a scholarship in the Air Force ROTC. Seas e "e SR econo > a8 |