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OCTOBER 24, 1961 THE LANCE PAGE THREE Truth And Beauty In Mosaic Act Mosaic Conveys Story Of Nan by TOM FARINHOLT Since the completion of the colorful mosaic in the Liberal Arts building, a great deal of discussion has arisen as to the meaning of the symbolism. Studying the mosaic from left to right, we first see darkness out of which comes the hand of God symbolizing the crea tion of man. It is very import ant here that we observe close ly the colors used and the pro gress of light and darkness in order to better understand the meaning. The fire and wheel bring to mind man’s two greatest early discoveries and his first moves toward civilization. The spear and building further depict man’s progress from Stone Age to the Bronze Age, with the de velopment of tools and the con struction of shelter. The pyra mid shaped building illustrates man’s ever increasing progress while the spear stands for his never ending search for food. Next, the tablets represent the Ten Commandments and the scroll represents the Torah. The two together further rep resent the age of law and pro phecy. Up to this point the colors are very subdued and pale, but beginning with the tablets the colors brighten as if the mosaic is coming to life M^ith expec tancy. -The bright orange and yellow colors lead directly to the en circled star of the Incarnation, symbolizing together the birth and resurrection of Christ. The star shines its light of hope upon the world. The three crowns and encircled cross sym bolizes the man of all ages that have sought to follow the star, beginning with the wise men of old and going up to the Dis ciples, represented by Andrew. The ideals of education are represented by the three im pressions near the base of the mosaic, symbolizing the Arts, Literature, and Science, with mathematics as the basis of all sciences. After the star of the Incar nation and concluding the mo saic is the banner of the Chris tian church. If you have kept 'n mind the importance of the brightness of the colors, you will notice that at this point they become more subdued and darker. Could it be that this represents the challenge to the Christian church to stand up against the immorality, corrup tion, and violence that besets it in our world today? Eight plaques around the walls of the lobby carry educa tion still further by represent ing the eight fields involved: teaching, music, homemaking, healing, scientific research, technological invention, chem istry, and the atomic world. The Men worked and the Students watched. A ‘Do-It-Yourselt’ Mosaic by ED BENJAMIN As Craftsmen of the Willet Stained Glass Studios erected the colorful mosaic on the cen ter wall of the Liberal Arts building Oct. 10-14, the “ooh’s” and “ah’s’’ of student approval no doubt meant to them, "an other job well done.” For the installation of the 35’ by 9%’ pattern at St. Andrews is the climax of six months of care ful planning and oonstruction. After the design was agreed upon, colors were selected and created. Since the mosaic is made of enamel, a vitreous sub stance, the colors were develop ed through variation in the mineral oxides of the material. Some colors are more costly than others. Red enamels, for example, require a small quan tity of gold to reach the desir ed shades. Placing the small enamel chips into the sections of de sign required great care and meticulous work. In the instal lation of the mosaic, the sec tions were put together as piec es of a jigsaw puzzle are solved. The Men worked on . . . The sections of enamel were applied to the wall with a thin mortar known as grout. Be cause of its quick drying na ture, this material can only be spread on a small area at a time. DR. SAMUEL HILL, JR. Baptists To Convene St. Andrews Baptists are in vited to be among the 1,000 college students gathering in the Forest Hills Baptist Church of Raleigh for their Fall Convention November 3-5. “The Living Church in a Revolutionary World,” theme of the week end convention, will be developed by the fea tured speakers of North Caro lina and surrounding states. Approximately 30 pastors, col lege teachers, and religious leaders of the Raleigh area will lead in workshops. Dr. Samuel S. Hill, Jr., newly elected chairman of the Depart ment of Religion at the Uni versity of North Carolina, will be the speaker on Saturday morning. The trip has been ap proved for St. Andrews Stu dents. Freshmen who wish to attend the convention will be allowed to “borrow” one cut in advance of the first grading period, according to the Execu tive Committee of the Faculty. Upperclassmen will take cuts. By Monday, Oct. 30, a one dollar registration fee should be given to Lib Baxley, acting BSU president, Dianne McDon ald, or Jerry Temple, to assure complimentary housing in the homes of Raleigh families. One car will leave at 2 p.m. and two at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3. This transportation will be provided without cost to the student whose only expense will be his meals in Raleigh. KENNY’S SUPERETTE Fan^ Groceries S. (Main St. and Mike watched. LEGION DRUG STORE, Inc. Prescriptions carefully compounded Dial CR 6-0833 Laurlnburgr, N. C. FIRESTONE HOME AND AUTO SUPPLIES Sporting- Goods Headquarters 105 Main St. Laurinburg, N. C. Find Your Losi All lost and found items are to be turned in to the Social Director, Miss Brown, at the Student Center. Items will be i^eturned to the rightful owner upon proper identification. About mid-spring all items that have not been claimed will be auctioned off at a special program in the Student Center, and the proceeds will go to the Student Center fund. Fashion Fabrics Center 114 S. Main St. Dress fabrics for all occasions and wide ’selection of drapery fabrics. New Gibson Theatre Laurinburg, N. C. Tues., Wed., Oct. 24-25 Gregory Peck and David Niven “THE GUNS OF NAVARONE” Thurs., Fri., Sat., Oct. 26, 27, 28 Tommy Sands and Fabian “LOVE IN A GOLDFISH BOWL” Start Sunday, Oct. 29 Carol Baker “BRIDGE TO the SUN” Start Nov. 2 Vincent Price “THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM” Start Nov. 5 Natalie Wood “SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS” Center Theatre Laurinburg, N. C. Wed., Thurs., Oct. 25-26 Audie Murphy “TO HELL AND BACK” Start Oct. 29 Jo Andrew and Mark Stevens “SEPTEMBER STORM’ In Laurinburg It’s BELK’S The Smart Shoppers Headquarters Who’s Your Who’s Who? All students and faculty members have the opportunity to present nominations of jun ior and senior students for list ing in “Who’s Who Among Stu dents in American Universities and Colleges” for 1961-62. Bal lots have been distributed to students and faculty through the Student Center Mail Boxes and should be returned to the Office of the Dean of Students no later than 1:00 p.m., Wed nesday, October 25, 1961. Any junior or senior in good standing is eligible for nomin ation by his or her fellow stu dents and faculty and staff at St. Andrews. Ballots provide space for 12 nominations; how ever, a smaller number of nominees can be presented The joint student and faculty com mittee in charge of the selec tion of Who’s Who will check records with the Registrar to determine eligibility as to class standing. The ballots provide for each nominee to be rated along lead ership and citizenship lines and final selection of nominees for certification by the Executive Committee of the Faculty will be based upon these leadership and citizenship ratings together with the academic records of those nominated. All ballots will be secret in that none need be signed. Stiuipnl^s who do not have Center Mail Boxes were sent ballots through the regu lar U. S. Mail medium. (Continued on Page 4) Conservatory Comments by BETTY DANIEL Did you know that the “conserve’’ has ,^a new arrival? lit is a beauti ful Schantz or- M^^an. It arrived ; on October 17 ' and was instal- -- ■- led in John Williams studio. This organ which was made in Orville, Ohio has four ranks and two manuals. On Sunday, December 10, the St. Andrews College Mixed Choir together with the St. An drews Community Chorus will give a joint presentation of Handel’s “Messiah.” There will be an afternoon performance with local soloists especially for students: there will also be an evening performance for the public at which time guest so loists will appear. Many students have inquired ibout the use of the music li brary which is located in the :onservatory. This hbrary is available for the use of all stu- ients. All albums and single records are ko be used inside the library. There will be no circulation of records at any time; the music scores may be checked out for a period of two weeks. There will be a fine of two cents per day for over due scores. Music periodicals must be used in the -music li brary room only and for non- :urrent issues one should check 7ith the person on duty. Be ure to return periodicals to he secretary’s desk or the stu- lent assistant’s table. Those persons using records or scores '.re asked not to re-shelve these naterials but should return hem to the student assistant. The library hours are 9 a.m.-5 i.m. and 7-10 p.m. Monday hrough Friday; 9 a.m.-12 noon jn Saturday.
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