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Patsy Sebum
David Webb
Idalvla HarrU
Repf>rterf: Brent Hill, Ray Fisher,
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Ekiitor
A'sistact Editor
Sports Editor
Makeup Editor
Business Manager
Photographer
Kent Conner, John Bejuoids,
Griffin, Kathy Traylor. Floyd
and Gl-~nn Griffin.
February 14, 19M
The Light Of Life
The par sin« of Mrs. Doris C. Holsworth came as a great shock
to all that knew and loved her. True she was 66 years old young
*-ould be a better word^ and had hved a full and purposeful life,
but all of ui; who worked undtr and with her expected her to live
many more yearf of a life characterized by vivaciousness, driv
ing energy, and a deep love and enjoyment of young people.
Her life, accomplishments, and the memories that she left
behind will serve in the years to come as monument to her dedi-
cati<jn and devoted loyalty to Atlantic Christian College; her own
Alma Mater, Mount Holyoke College; the students she taught and
the associates with whom she worked; her community; and her
country. To each -ihe gave erf herself mon than she ever asked
for or received in return. To each of these relationships, she
gave her zeal f>-r life, for life to her was a precious gift not
to be w,i^ted.
A; our civilization becomes more complex and impersonal, as
we become more and more concerned atx>ut status, security, and
the "Good Life,” lot ur sincerdy hope that we shall always find
room for persons like Mrs. Doris Campbell Holsworth who mani
fested that which all men seek--Lumen Vitae—“'Ihe Light of
Ufe.”
Hatten Hodges—Alumni Director
Ijfihvls: CiHiservalive Or Liberal
Today, in politics, there is a trend, or so it seems, a neces
sity, towardi the labeling of each political candidate. The two
nruiiit predominate labels now are "conservative” and “liberal.”
niis, in if.' -If, is not an ideal system of identification for many
reasons. One label carniot represent the entire scope of any can-
didate'.-> political philosophy, nor do we even use the words '‘con
servative” and "liberal” in the same way that they have been
used through American history.
The conservative is .sometimes accused of trying “to turn
back the clock.” TTiis statement implies that all the political prog
ress today comes from liberals. Somehow, for the liberal, all
change is con-sidered progress and attempts to maintain limited
constitutional government are considered old-fashioned and naive.
Going back into history we find the liberal as the champion
of human freedom who feared and disliked the idea of govern
ment which deprived individual rights. The Boston Tea Party
was the work of liberals; Patrick Henry was a liberal; and even
Thomas Jefferson was considered an extreme liberal with his idea
of the separation of church and state and the idea “that all men
are created equal.” In these days the conservative considered the
power of the government to be the normal thing, and it was the
liberal who felt that government should be controlled by the in
dividual citizens. We seem to have taken many of our freedoms
for granted and had now better heed the words of Thomas Paine:
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dear
ness only that gives everything its value.”
Over the last thirty-five years, Americans have voted for
many chiinges in government which have created an enormous bu
reaucracy. Has America after so many years of relative free
dom, lost its fears of big government? Have we been satiated
with all the "benefits” and "services” to the extent that we are
no longer aware of the new taxes, controls, and regulations that
mu.st nece.ssarily be "gifts” from the federal bureaucracy. This
road leads to decreasing economic freedom, and finally, to the
lessening of personal liberty.
It is very strange, indeed, that today the liberal wants more
and more .jovemment, as America had before 1776, while the
conservative is the William Dawes or the Paul Revere who warns
of coming danger.
It seems, rather, that the liberal is the one who wishes "to
turn back to clock.” The liberal of today thinks more govern
ment is the answer to all problems, regardless of the over-spend-
ing or the ever-enlarging bureaucracy.
The modem conservative warns that we must af^eciate our
freedoms unless through apathy and bad leadership, we again
fall under the strong wave of government rule in which the in-
dividiial is drowned.
Throughout history, mighty nations have fallen when pe<H5le
kxAed upon the government as an institution offering for noth
ing. The government cannot grow without the dimini^ung of the
individual. As John M. Lupton has said:
"In the days of Rome, it was ‘bread and circuses’; today it
is the myth of ”free federal aid’. You might call it 'seduction
by subsidy’.
"Socialism and state planning are not modern ideas; they
are centuries old. Tliere will be men in every age who seek
power over others by offering security in exchange for freedom.
"It is today's conservative who is the triie progressive, for
he favors limited government in order to give unlimited oppor
tunity to every man.”
Truly, there has definitely been a diange in the meaning of
these two words: "conservative” and “liberal," and it is vital
importance that we well understand tiiis change.—AGG
By T.O.D. JOHNSTON
He had been working on it for
a couple of da>’s. It tsd reallj
taken shape. Once it h^d been just
another young tree; now it was a
straight and strong spear. He had
pealed tlje bark off. and car\ed it
it had dried and was light. It was
pretty thick at the pointed end
and tapered nicely. It was strong
and smooth, and he Liked tlie way it
felt in his hand. He felt big with it;
he couM defend himself against any
thing He liked to be in the woods
alone — he fe!t safe with it He
carried it with him ever^-where that
he could. He liked to run with it.
When he walked he sometimes used
it as a hiking stick — but it was
more than that. He felt warm in
side when he had it ti^tly gripped
in his hand — when he felt its
smooth weight. He took it where
he and a friend met swnetimes —
under a bridge. It was funny under
the bridge with rocks and all kinds
of small trees; there was also a
polluted stream »ith dear-grey li
quid running. Once he had built a
dam in the stream — it didn't last
long, niis time his friend wasn’t
there — two other guj s were. They
were big guys: thej- looked mean to
the little bo%- with the spear. The
fat guy had a knife; he was cutting
at bushes with it. He had been
running and got close to the fat guj-
before be noticed him. The fat guy
grabbed the spear, and pushed and
pointed his knife at the little guy.
The other big gu>- told him to leave
the kid alone ITie little guy wanted
his spear — he was scared; be felt
aU alone. A great big smile came
over the fat gu> 's face as he broke
the spear. He broke it ri^t in half
over his knee, and threw the pieces
on the ground. ’The little boy grab
bed the pointed part and started
running. He was confused; he did
not know what to do. He couldn’t un
derstand. . .He just couldn’t under
stand why that guy had broken it.
He knew he was angry, but v.'hat
could he do. He kept running, and
as he ran he kept blinking; he
couldn’t see very well — his eyes
were blurrj- and his cheeks were all
wet. His mouth had a funny taste
in it. The little boy running with the
pointed half of a spear rightly
griM)ed in his hand was crying, and
there was no one to tell him why.
Campus Calendar
Chapel And Assembly
Tues. 25th — General Assembly
to announce candidates for Execu
tive Board officers.
Thur. 27th - Advisee Meetings for
all students.
Other Events
Mon. 24th - Peace Corps represen
tative John McGinn will visit A. C.
Thurs. 27th - Government Account-
Telegraph interviews - contact Mr.
Wiggs for appointments.
Thurs. 27th - Govemmene Account
ing office interviews - contact Mr.
Wiggs for appointments.
Thurs. & Fri. 27th & 28th - Navy
College Visitation Team - Lobby at
Classroom Building.
Sat. 29th - Freshmen Masquerade
Ball.
Music Bulletin
Solo celioist Leonard Rose of tiie
Houston Symphony will mdie an
appearance at Reynold’s Coliseiun.
TTjere are fifteen free tickets avail
able to A. C. students in aie music
building. TTie concert is sponsored
by the Friends of the College.
else-
by jeeeall lopp
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, and again that evening at 8:15,
Karen Duke captivated an overflowing audience of Atlantic Christ
students and Wilsonians with her charm, her striking personal appe,.
ance and her IjTieal voice. Miss Duke, whose father is famed-con,'
Doser John Duke, divided her program mto three main topics: I
d^g- n Young Love; IIL Marriage and related subjects, in -
songs of wandering, the long haired beauty included Scotish sows
some which were about the wanderings of a gypsy. Some ofll
songs were very Li^ht and humorous such as, “The House Where Grand
ma Dwelt.” Also included in her songs of wandering, was a song that
Miss Duke wrote which stressed the universality of suffering, especial,
ly the suffering of children and the fact that if it can happen
where it can happen here.
The second area which Miss Duke’s songS asked for audience pjf,
ticipation in a Yiddish love song in which the lovers ask riddles of
each ofter. The final area contained songs of marriage and related
subje«ts. Most of the folk songs in this area were of a Hght comical
nature, and usually described some area of conflict between an elder-
ly couple.
Miss Emke exhibited a good range, and a fine interpretation of a
diverse selecticm of sMigs. Her strongest point seemed to be the lyicaj
qualitj- of her voice on the lighter selections. Miss Duke’s interest in
folk singing stems from songs she heard as a child and from hej
interest in the guitar. Her professional background is great and in-
eludes everj-thing from opera to U.S.O. shows. All these things have
contributed to the make-up of a fine artist and entertainer.
from the eye of the fly
BY JOHN REYNOLDS
James Baldwin is possibly our most introspective literary-political
essayist. On the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation he wrote a
letter to his smaU nephew, James. Originally published in The Pro-'
gressive of Madison, Wisconsin, the letter may again be foimd in his
latest book, “The Fire Next Time.” I find it interesting to substitute
tenses in the letter, and in place of the 3rd person insert the 1st or
myself. I offer these now personal excerpts:
■ . . . This is the crime of which he accuses his countrj' and his
countrj-men, and for which neither he nor time nor history will ever
forgive me, that I have destroyed and am destroying hundreds of lives
and do not know it and do not want to know it . . . But it is not per-
missable that the authors of devastation should also be innocent. It is
the innocence itself w^hich constitutes the crime . . . This innocent
countrj' set him down in a ghetto in which, in fact, it intended that
he should perish ... He was born where he was born and faced the
future that he faced because he was black and for no other reason.
The limits of his ambition were, thus, expected to be set forever. He
was bom into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in
as many ways as possible, that he was a worthless human being. He
was not expected to aspire to excellence; he was expected to make
peace with mediocrity. Wherever he has turned he has been told where
he could go and what he coiHd do (and how he could dot it) and where
he could live and who he could marry . . . The details and symbols
of his life have been deliberately constructed to make him believe what
I say about him . . . What I believe, as well as what I do to cause
him to endure, does not testify to his inferiority but to my inhumanity
and fear . . . There is no reason for him to try to become like me
and there is no basis whatever for my impertinent assumption that
I must accept him. The really terrible thing is that he must accept
me. He must accept me and accept me with love. For I have no other
hope. I am, in effect, stm trapped in a history which I do not under
stand; and until I understand it, I cannot be released from it. I have
had to believe for many years, and for inniimerable reasons, that he
is inferior^to me. I know better, but, as he will discover, people find
It vep^ difficult to act on what they know. To act is to be committed
and to TC committed is to be in danger. In this case, the danger,
m rny mind, is the loss of my identity . . . The black man has function
ed m my world as a fixed star, as an immovable pillar: and as he
moves out of his place, heaven and earth are shaken to their founda
tions . . . And if the word integration means anything, this is what it
means, that he, with love, shall force me tx> see myself as I am, to
from reality and begin to change it . . .
lie knows that the country is celebrating one hundred years ot
freedom one hundred years too soon. He cannot be free until I am
free ...
fK offerag these excerpts in revised form, one might easily assume
that I am trymg to pass on a little guilt. 'WeU, inmates . . .
A Matter Of Dignity
A
We have noticed lately that the number of people cutting up
In the cafeteria lines has been increasing. This is unfortunate,
and it must be said that it is in vain to hope that this problem
could ever be completely erased, A look at human nature tells
^ that, no matter what, some people are going to completely
disregard the rights of other people.
H<wever, the problem of cutting up was brought under con-
siaeraton by the Executive Board. The discussion on this t<«)ic
brought forth a proposal which would be quite effective for the
M vi^ of this problem. It proposed that when a student entered
me Dmimg HaU, he would be given a ticket with a number on
or wluch ever line he chose to enter. When he reached the
^rvuig bne, he would turn in his tickeqt, and if it was not in
the proper sequence of numbers he would not be served.
^ method never has to be put into
N^ess to say it would be a blow to the dignity of evary
Hrx ♦ Hall. However, if this problem con-
tinues to worsen, our dignity will no longer be considered.-DW