HIGHaCRES collegian
ROCK N* ROLL
The rock'n'roll craze is dying a slow, p ra ternities, in general, charge a
shrieking death, pangling as it goes. roonthly ho usebill including room,
And yet calypso tunes already appear as soc . al faes . varies
a replacement, and a welcome form of to 95 dollar® per month, depends
seclation. . cm, f oo d quality, services, nfimber of
One need only to examine the true rck months Mll ±g rende red, and several
<n* roll audience to fully savor the • othsr va riab i e s. Thus for the normal
group dimensions. Loveable children they, , ;academlc yaar> a fraternity may be
fuil of a youthful exuberance that breaks ch -.tween 600 and 800 dollars a a
windows and builds fires. And bless them, £ a *ue«rly hnitiated fraternity
the little ones do have artfully Jinltl3 t «on feo of 50 to
voices, always maintained at the decibel IQQ dQllarg wMch covers u fs member
level that is sure to make the eardrums and other i (pins,
snap, crackle, and pop. Endowed with a , subscription, etc.) Costs hav.
complete Anglo-Saxon vocabulary, these h “ dto t whsre frat3 rnities
uninhibited legions have successfully econom , cal than the university
escaped the repressions against which dorms
psychologists have constantly counseled* Efforts of varying degrees are made
Here they are, todays mo orcyc e the fraternities to advance the
riders who are the leaders of tomorrow, academ . c achle vement of their members.
America must consider itself lucky 0 Study hours, tutorial or faculty advis
possess youths so vital, so forceful, o hflp study for pledges, and
eloquent* Indeed, tnis may well be the systematic checks on achievement are
nations secret weapon. among the techniques used by a number
The leaders of this starry-eyed band of cha pt 3r s. At the same time, new
are of equal calibre any race^ that has a students should understand that frater
man with the name of Fats Domino as one living usually makes some demands
of its chief tans is worthy of genocide* Qn and effort wh ,; chj < n general,
Lest we forget, there is the great pelvic tend to lower academic achievement. 0:
god of the cult, E. Presley. Mr. Presley, other hand, greater opportunities
who sings as though suddenly seized with or developing social shills are pro
an attack of appendici tes, easily char- , dad . —Assistant Editor,
acterizes the refinement and gentle culture • Highacres Collegian
of the sect. Urgently in need of hearing Office of Dean of Men
aids, they have a volume and pitch that --Tntorfntorni tv Council
could easily bring the dead buzzing back
to life again. Self-control is an elusive
quality with these gentlemen'- who seem
anxious to make the walls of the musical
world come tumbling down*
Rock *n* roll has a beat, if nothing
else. This music is frantic, not romantic
and could easily be bottled and sold as
"instant noise"* _ "This is strictly between us," said
Thus death will come as i mus ° first old grad, "but once or twice a
fads. As rock »n‘ roll marches off into month y can , t help hnt ,- ng the bottle
the distance, playing its own. dissonant n 0 Qne Byer knows and T roal ly look fo:
funeral march, let us stand silently, ward to it." ( continued on page six
heads bowed, eyes glistening with tears*
INFORMATION ON FRATERNITIES (continued)
Four very sucessful college alumni
got together at their class reunion fo:
a bull session, and as it usually does
the conversation finally got around
to faults and fobi las.
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