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/ PAGE FOUR THE LANCE OCTOBER 24, 1961 Speaking Of Sports Baxley and Bunnell A Certain Blindness The aim of the intramural sports at St. Andrews is to develop our student body physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. The primary function of the sports program is to promote, organize, and administer a broad program of competi tive and recreational activities for the voluntary participation of the student body, both men and women. Through the wide variety of activities one may sample any number of activities in which he or she is interested. Women can be skilled and enthusiastic partners in recreational sports as well as in social activities. This program will also help in making new and lasting friendships that cannot be developed in the classroom. The student body has already been divided into six teams that will participate in the program. It is hoped that all the students will participate, although this is strictly voluntary. The men students and Mr. Hackney met together on the evening of Oct. 10 in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. Each per son was given a sheet with the names of the people on each team. The men were divided as evenly as possible, and the better players have been placed on separate teams. The pro gram for men includes touch-football, basketball, softball, and other sports. The rules for touch football were carefully ex plained. It is to be a type of powder-puff football in that all and any kind of bodily contact is illegal and will be penalized. In deciding the champion of each sport a complicated point system will be used. A team will receive points for the num ber of teams it fields in each sport. The standing of all the teams of that particular sport will be taken into consideration in deciding the champion. For example, if one team entered three teams that finished second, third, and fifth, they would finish higher than another team which finished first, fourth, and seventh. This would be on the basis of the better over-all record. It is hoped that each team will divide its better players as much as possible among the teams which they plan to enter. In this way competition will be much more intense and in teresting among the teams. Most often this blindness of which I speak shows Itself whenever we are intolerant of the activities and things which give joy to others. These things may seem entirely meaningless and evea useless to us, but an other individual may derive great pleasure from these very things. Here we see the prob- 'em of imposing upon others ’:he world as we see it, and ex- oect him to see everything in the same perspective and light that we do. If another does not or cannot see things in our way, our blindness takes over and we become intolerant and fail to understand why every one does not see things as we do. Who is our neighbor? Who is this other fellow of whom I have been speaking? A passage by Josiah Royce best tells us: What then is our neighbor? Thou hast regarded his thought his feeling, as somehow differ ent from thine. Thou hast said a pain in him is not like a pain in me, but something far easier to bear. He seems to thee a little less living than thou; his life is dim, it is cold, it is a pale fire beside thy own burn- •ng desires ... So, dirtily and by instinct thou hast lived with thy neighbor, and hast known him not, being blind. Thou hast made (of him) a thing, no Self at all. Have done with this il lusion, and simply try to learn the truth. Pain is pain, joy is joy, everywhere, even as in thee.” Due to our blindness we can hardly pronounce immediate judgment upon what is right and good for others. One must seek to find the perspective in which the other fellow views the world and attempt to un derstand. One never sees the whole picture — there is al ways that portion seen only by the other person. I by CHARLES QUICK W j_l 1 J„a m James w r ites of “A Certain B1 i ndness in Human Be ings,” a para phrase of which I have 8Hu s e d in the cha:rles heading of this article. This “blindness,” briefly, is the in^ sensitivity of individuals to the ambitions, hopes, and desires of others. It seems that today more people are afflicted with this blindness but are often un aware that they are. But more specifically, how does this insensitivity of indi viduals to the inner emotions of others take form? Intolerance is one way, plus a lack of genu ine efforts to understand oth ers. Through these two vices we fail to see the importance of another’s hopes and desires; we fail to see these things in the light in which they are seen by the other individual. There can be no contesting of the fact that joy is neces sary for the existence and sur vival of the individual I do not mean only the joy that is shown by smiles and laughter; but an inner joy as well. Through our blindness we may stifle this joy or even make it impossible for the other per son to seek his happiness. Who’s Who (.Con’t. from Page 3) The student and faculty com mittee, appointed by the Dean of the Faculty and the Dean of Students, will supervise the se lection process and will publi cize the final nominees in keeping with instructions fro-m the Faculty Executive Commit tee and the Who’s Who Home Office. RGH Say Cheese The following group pictures will be made for the college yearbook, Lamp and Shield, on Wednesday, October 25, 1961. Section Leaders: (In individ ual dormitory main lounge) dress casual. Granville Hall, 6:30 p.m., Mecklenburg Hall,, 6:45 p.m., Orange Hall, 7:00 p.m., Wil mington Hall, 7:15 p.m., Albe marle Hall, 7:30 p.m.. Concord Hall, 7:45 p.m. Big Brothers and Big Sisters: 8:00 p.m., Student Center Dress: Boys, coat and tie. Girls, black skirts, white blouses and tartans. Student Council, 8:15 p.m., Student Center. Dress: Boys, coat and tie. Girls, di-ess and heels. College Center Board: 8:30 p. m., Student Center. Dress: cas ual. Christian Association Officers and Cabinet 8:45 p.m. Student Center. Dress: Boys, coat and tie. Girls, dress and heels. Note; All applications for Lamp and Shield club pictures must be submitted before No vember 1 1961. If your club has not applied for space in the 1962 Yearbook, blanks may be secured in the staff office from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Freshmen Feelings by M. Preston Stone It’s probably bad journalistic etiquette to start off a column with an apology but forgive me if you will. The apology goes to Bob Zeh, Joyce Clanton, and Lonnie Mann whose comments were originally scheduled for this column. If they will for give me and also if Chickie isn’t too upset then we’ll call it even. O.K? Perhaps you are wondering why the last.minute change in plans. It's like this — the other night I was reading about all the problems the “college fresh man” is supposed to face. You know the kind of thing: adjust ing to the first experience away from “the folks,” budgeting his time, and just getting into the swing of things generally. This started me thinking. What problems. I? Ever think about it? Well I don’t know what your answer is but as for me the answer is “no problem!” Oh sure there are some small things: for instance the chaos created by 16 pyeople trying to use 3 sinks, 2 showers, etc. and still finish breakfast be fore 8:00 classes. Maybe you’ve got a roommate who reads all night or the people next door are Homer and Jethro fans. These problems aren’t hard to overcome — throw rocks. Per haps you can’t go through a language lab without breaking a tape or jamming a machine or maybe you didn't know Abraham’s home town on the Christianity and Culture test. C’est la vie! If you can’t play bridge with Charlie Goren — try Robert Noll. Enough of this, but I hope you get the point. Maybe your view is different but I wonder? Think about it for a while. Try reading one of these articles and finding out what kind of problems you’re supposed to have, you’re liable to come up with the same an swer I did. What? Problems? Meet Your Friends At McNAIB’S THE McNEILL SHOP Ladies Beady-To-Wear SCOTLAND DRUG CO. . 210 Main St. BARRON MILLS Young Men’s Clothing Store BROOKS’ SUPERMARKET 1408 S. Main Groceries, Meats, school supplies, and notions Shop at Rose’s 5-10-25c Store and Save Completely Modern and Self Service Everything in music, books, and Bibles Rogers’ Store 117 Main Scotland County Memorial Library, Mon.-Fri., 10:0,0-6:00, Tues. & Thurs., 7:00-9:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00-5:00. VARSITY LANES It Open 7 days a week i mile from the college Spectator Area — Snack Bar — T.V. Rooms STUDENT LEAGUES WILL BE ORGANIZED OCT. 23-28 Plan To Join Men, Women, or Nixed Leagues Nonday and Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Student Leagues ANF Automatics $1.50 For 3 Games
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