DECEMBER 5, 1961
THE LANCE
PAGB TBBEE
First Concert
By S.A.C. Band
Set For Dec. 15
With the first down-beat of
director Franlc West’s baton in
the Laurinburg National Guard
Armory Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., St.
Andrews will experience anoth
er first — the “premiere” con
cert of its first band will begin.
Students and citizens from
surrounding communities are
expected to be on hand for the
occasion. Announcements of the
program have been mailed to
all high school band directors
and to most college band lead
ers in the country.
Composed of 35 college stu
dents, local high school bands
men, and faculty members, the
group will wear formal concert
attire — tuxedos and long black
evening dresses.
William P. Latham’s “Three
Chorale Preludes” will open the
evening program. Included in
the selection are “Break Forth,
O Bounteous Heavenly Light,”
“O Sacred Head Now Wound
ed,” and “Now 'Thank We All
Our God.”
“Military Symphony in F” by
Francois Joseph Gossec will fol
low, after which a march, “The
Klaxon” by Henry Filmore,
will be presented. Also on the
program' is a selection. “Three
Songs for Christmas” by Clare
Grundman, including “Angels
We Have Heard on High,”
“Bring a Torch,” and “What
Child Is This?”
After Cesar Franck’s “Panis
Angelicus,” an “American Folk
Song Rhapsody” by Clare
Grundman will be performed.
Such familiar tunes as “My ^
Little Mohee,” “Shantyman’s
Life,” “Sourwood Mountain,” j
and “Sweet Betsy From Pike”
will be heard in this piece.
Concluding the concert will
be R. Vaughan Williams’ “Folk
Song Suite,” which will include
“Seventeen Come Sunday,” “My
Bonny Boy,” and “Folk Songs
From Somerset.”
“I am pleased with the num
ber of good musicians here on
campus and the progress we
have been able to make this
year,” said Mr. West. “We hope
to play a good concert.”
Some members of the Band are shown relaxing during f
break in a rehearsal in preparation fo the Dec. 15 Band Con
cert. They are: seated left to right Charles Quick, Dianne Me
Donald, Bobet Murphy, and Jerry Leigh Marshall. Standing lef
to right, Alex McDuffy and Gerald Temple.
Football, Baseball Etc. Doomed
News Item: They say that if
researchers and statisticians
c o uld actually communicate
with the layman they could
tell us some amazing things.
Traditional Play
Depicts Age Old
Story Dec. 13
On Wednesday, Dec. 13 at
7:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts
Auditorium Christian Associa
tion will present our Christmas
Pageant. Beginning with the
Messianic prophecies of Isaiah
this presentation will tell the
ageless and timeless story of
the birth of the Christ child
Students in the cast are:
Mary, Ann Blumenhorst; Jo
seph, Bruce Miller; Isaiah, Ar
chie McLeod; Traveler, Marjorie
Rehm; Watchman, Charles
Yeargen; Gabriel, Frances Mar-
Icy; Angels, Joan Langdon, Stu
art Neal, Helen Scroggins, Dick
Knowles, Cal LaNeave, Leon
Brown, Bunk Spaiui; Wise Men,
Larry Fowler, Boy Phelps, Earl
Vaughan.
Coming from Pittsburgh, a
very intellectual city. I havr
the opportunity of associatinf
with many of the above men
tioned experts, and recently I
was fortunate enough to run
into him up there. His latest
project was sports. After much
research and study of trends
of organized and professiona'
sports he had come to the ir
revocable conclusion that some
sports were on the way out
and some others were to re
place them. Team sports are
declining, as the emphasis is
toward individual participation-
difficult sports are declining as
tlie emphasis is toward good
food and little exercise: time
consuming sports are out as
there are many activities now
demanding attention: and fin
ally there is togetherness.” It
is obvious that football, basket
ball, and the national pastime,
baseball, are soon to be gone.
They are to be replaced with
such fun games as cricket, cro
quet, jaiali, ping-pong (known
in more sophisticated circles as
table tennis) and the ever-pop-
ular tiddly-winks. Obvious isn’t
it? Very logical. Sounds like
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New Dance Graze Arouses
Much Talk And Enthusiasm
A few brief statements should
suffice to outline the history
of this craze — “Twist banned
at the beach” — “Town of .....
legislates against twisting in
'ublic places” — “Girl from
Appalachian suffers three brok
en fingers and a sprained wrist
while twisting.”
In this, as in almost any
thing new, there have arisen
varied and violet condemna
tions, these causing, in usual
sequence, considerable discus
sion pro and con.
There are comments from
“goodness gracious, what is our
younger generation c o ming
to”? and “what’s that, some
sort of fertility rite”? to “It’s
fine, but I wouldn’t be seen
doing it in public” and “it’s no
worse than the dances my mo
ther wouldn’t let me do when
I was younger.”
There is some speculation
that the twist had its origin
in dark Africa in a sort of rock-
around-the-idol bit, or that it
all goes back to Greek myth
ology with wood nymphs and
elves leaping gracefully from
place to place, but it seems that
the actual originator was one
Chubby Checker, who, since he
can’t sing, had to do something
when he was on stage.
In observing it, it appears to
be rather a strenuous activity.
People have been known to quit
smoking or to start exercising
to get in shape for it and one
must get plenty of sleep and
eat correctly to stand the strain
of a night of twisting. This
would seem to fit in very well
with JFK’s physical fitness pro
gram. It is supposedly also con
siderably more enjoyable than
weightlifting and ccilisthenics.
There is, however, a dark side
to this. Those limps and pulled
muscles aren’t the result of
falling downstairs or running
into doors. As with the girl
from Appalachian, pteople give
it all they have.
Looking at it objectively
though, really, what can hap
pen when they’re three feet
apart. The lights must be on
so that one may see one’s part
ner, (it may be noted here that
a partner is not absolutely
necessary) and finally, as it
has been said, “after twisting
for a couple of hours, who’s
got strength for anything else”?
It is a fad in a society dom
inated by fad. If it is done well
it is not unattractive to watch
and they say that it’s an en
joyable thing to do, also. The
really interesting thing about
it is what’s going to be next?
CRG
C. A. Sponsors Toy Workshop Dec. 4-17
Do you paint a wicked eye?
^ Can you cut an ivy tie?
Are you sharp at gluing
hair?
Can you cure a teddy bear?
Thimble fingers exercised;
Artistry in practice;
Evil spirits exercised
Santa Claus contacts us.
Santa’s workshop came to St
Andrews yesterday in the fora
of the Christian Associatioi
Toy Workshop. Many student
were on hand to begin the te:
day project of renovating oli
and broken toys. Under th
leadership of 'Toni Baxter, th
workshop will be open daily tc
all students wishing to help
with this most enjoyable and
worthwhile task.
The final goal of the project
a Friendship Party for em
ployees of the college, will be
held Monday, Dec. 18 at 2:30
p.m. All members of the Stu
dent Body are invited. At this
Students work to repair toys to be given at the Friendship time the toys will be distribu-
Dec 19 They are; left to right. Garland Jefferson, Toni ted to these parents for thf
Baxter Committee Crairman; Bill Abrams, and Becky Carter. Christmas stockings of theii
’ children.
"'I’"!’'"'
-leanie Aiiaersoii, iTeflaie ihoiiias, Margaret Guy, and Davis
Stevens are enjoying the latest dance craze — the Twist.
“Party OK” Method
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Activities Authorization Forms
is as follows:
a. Pick up the iorm in the
Dean of Students office.
b. Obstain signature of chief
haperone.
c. Obtain approval of Associ-
ite Dean of Students.
d. Record the event on the
'fficial social calendar in the
Dean of Students’ office.
Organizations and individuals
vill be responsible for the con-
!uct of guests whom they in
cite to functions held on cam-
)US.
Social events may be sched-
iled for Monday through Fri-
ay, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.; on Sat-
rdays from 12:00 until 12:00
;.m.; and one Sunday after-
;oons and evenings except dur-
ig church hours.
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