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PAGE TWO THE LANCE DECEMBER 19. 1961 EDITORIALS Let's Put Our House In Order As is indicated in another article in this issue of The Lance concei’n has been expressed the faculty and ad ministration about the general untidiness of the buildings, particularly the academic building. This is a subject that has been discussed at great length in this column and by student leaders on the campus. It seems a bit trivial that this problem continues occvir- ring. You would think that we as almost grown men and women could keep this campus, our home for the school year and our alma mater forever clean. It would seem logical that we would treat it as we would our own home. As you see by the accompanying article the faculty means biisiness. If there is not an immediate change made in the general appearance of the buildings, there will be a drastic change in the smoking procedure and places around campus. It is hoped that the faculty will aid us in this effort to “keep clean.” Superlatives - What Do You Think? What' do yon think about superlatives? You remember the high school elections for “Best-All-Around,” “Best Look ing,” and other s\ich titles indicating that one had excelled in a particular area of life ? Do you think this is needed here at St. Andrews? This is an earnest effort to get students to think about just what they want to do along this line. Those Avho have been considering this matter have been trying to think of the campus 10 years from now when perhaps “superlatives” would sovind a bit ridiculous but there should be a method of recognizing those students w'ho have worked hard for their class and their school through out their 4 years. Would these be the same people recognized in AVho’s Who or would it be an entirely different group of people? Should they be called superlatives? Would a name such as “Outstanding Seniors” or “Spirit of St. Andrews” be just as effective ? What do you as a student body think ? Opinions and suggestions are encouraged. An Individual Matter Kecently we read in a Charlotte paper the thought of a liutheran minister who, in an effort to avoid the commercial ization of Christmas, proposed that the date of the observ ance of this holiday be changed. lie suggested that we do away ^vith the established date of Dec. 25 and declare Jan. 6 as Christmas. He claims that this will do away with this effort by merchants to make Christmas purely a time of giving and getting presents. We feel that this is a rather ostrich type approach to this Avhole problem. Doesn’t the man realize that this will not keep the commercialization out of Christmas; it will only cause the merchants to extend the “Shopping Days Before Christmas.” This problem can only be solved from ^vithin each indi vidual. When each person is able to remember in his own heart and make active in his own life the true meaning of Christmas. For “there is but one Christmas, one observance, one recognition within each individual heart that long, long ago, in the simplest of surrotuidings, in Bethlehem there was born a Saviour who lived the life of expreme example and who died that others might find everlasting peace.’- May this true spirit of Christmas abide in the hearts of all, for now, and for all Christmases to come. E.W. SGA Activities Council Met Dec. 6 The Dec. 6 meeting of the Student Council was called to order by the president, Annie Duke. A report was made by the delegates who attended the Stu dent Government Association Convention in Wilson. A re port of this is contained in an other article in THE LANCE. The Student Council recom mended to the Executive Com mittee that the night before a holiday be granted a free night out. Some of the reasons for this recommendation were that this would promote better stu- dent^faculty relations, that stu dents need time to pack, and that the atmosphere is not con ducive to study. Carol Brooks made a report on the budget. It was decided that flowers be sent to Dr. Moore. “The Student Council is rec ommending that the Honor Council investigate the drink ing problem on campus 'and in particular Mecklenburg Dorm.” Editor-in-chief Elaine Ward Business Manager Vivian Dutton EDITORIAL STAFF Assistant Editor Charles Quick Feature Editor Joyce Hellekson Co-Sports Editors Lib Baxley, Jim Bunnell Fine Arts Editor Betty Daniel Art Editor Harriett Otten Staff Writers Bill Campbell, Rebecca Carter Tom Farinholt, C. R. Graham Dianne McDonald, BiU Patterson Sue Shannon, M. Preston Stone Martha Walsh BUSINESS STAFF Circulation Manager Mellie Nelson Assistant Circulation Manager Ann Stradley Typists Bea Smith, Leon Keith, Linda Kelly, Jean Pigott, Mary Louise Robertson General Staff Kay Barber, Patsy Lackey, Audrey Hartsell, Sue Stephenson Jean Anderson. Bob Zeh, Jean Wasson Faculty Advisor Mr. Ramon Veal Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor and in sisned columns appearing on this page are not necessarily those of The Lance. Only the editorials are the official opinion of the newspaper. The Lance is published every other Tuesday except during holidays and vacation periods. Offices in the Student Union. Subscriptions $2.00 for the remainder of the year. The Students Speak Honoi’ Council Ruling Upheld The Honor Council met on Dec. 7 to consider the case of a student found in violation of the college rules. The charge originated from the Dean of Students office and went directly to the Honor Council. It concerned the stu dent’s misleading the coUege by signing a parent’s name to an official college form. The punishment involved the deduc tion of ten of the student’s mer its. With this, in accord with dormitory regulations, the loss of ten merits brings the stu dent before his individual dorm-' itory council for action. Since the student is a non-resident and there is no governing body for day students, this passed di rectly to the Honor council who ruled a week’s room ar rest. The student chose to appeal the case to the executive com mittee, but the committee up held the decision of the Honor Council, despite a minority re port. The last issue of The Lance announced the initiation of an open column for student com ment, opinions and suggestions. As a member of the freshman class I would like to exercise the right to do just that. Upon arriving at St. Andrews we were, in general, highly im pressed with the campus, ad ministration, and student lead ers of the school. This view point is still generally true. The freshman class has now been given the opportunity to elect their class officers. The method of election prescribed, though, is far from democratic or I should say, far from Chris tian. I will not attempt, how ever, to quote any scripture. We have been told that any one seeking a freshman office must: 1. Be a member of the fresh man class. 2. Not be on academic proba tion. 3. Have a petition with signa tures of 50 people. Rule 3 carries, however, a few stipulations. They are: 1. State the office the student is seeking. 2. State the classification of the student. 3. State his (or her) campus residence status. 4. The petition for a class sen ator may be signed by any member of the student body. No two petitions may carry the same signature. 5. The petition for class presi dent must be signed by 50 fresh men and no two petitions may carry the same signature. It would be absolutely impos sible for more than four people to run for the office of fresh man president and highly im probable that even four people would be able to secure enough signatures for their petition. It is also rather unfair for mem bers of other classes to sign the Correction To Lance Article On Water Fights It has been pointed out to The Lance that the article ap pearing in the last issue in ref erence to “unsanctioned Water fights” contained a small inac curacy. This involves the fact that there was no memo from the administration and there fore absolutely no grounds for the article. The Lance was mis led in receiving the information and inaccurate in reporting it. There is no stipulation on rec ord for any kind of water fight, much less a sanctioned one, nor has there been any penalty set up. It is believed that there was some discussion concerning wa ter fights in the dormitory councils, but no definite action was taken. The Lance can only recom mend that extreme care be tak en in the management of fu ture water fights. It’s hard to say what might happen. The hope is that we have out grown the need for water fights, and there is no need to establish the penalty. Administration Recommends Cleanliness Smoking and casual atten tion to tidiness around the cam pus have been viewed with mix ed reactions. For convenience to smokers, smoking in the foyers and hallways has been permit ted on a trial basis. It is hoped that sufficient concern among students and faculty wiU be forthcoming so that a complete ban on smoking in such areas will not be necessary. The Faculty, through the Dean of Students, has request ed that any ruling be delayed and that the Student Life Com mittee, the Student Council, and others help in promoting concern for better housekeep ing through use of the recep tacles in the hallways and en trances of the academic build ing. There is hope, too, that a similar concern for tidiness in the Student Center will help al leviate the problem of careless disposal of cigarette butts and other items in that area. In the latter instance above, the “other items” involving empty Coke bottles, snack wrappers, and other trash be deposited in containers provid ed for such purposes. Cooperation of all is essenti al if the convenience of smok ers and the concern for the problems at hand are to be worked out satisfactorily and considerably. RGH petition for a freshman sena tor. I, as a North Carolinian, lo not think that I would like for a Texan to be voting for •ny reprsentative in the Senate ->t the United States. As I understand it, the peti tion is merely supposed to be a method of endorsing the ibility of a student for the of fice he is seeking (that is; a petition as we use it). I did not think that it was to be used as a machine that would limit the number of people to run for office. I am not endorsing the use of the nominating committee and I hope that we will never use it again at St. Andrews. I also hope that certain sections of the school constitution that call for one will be quickly scratched. I also feel that the entire elec tion of freshmen officers and representatives should be post poned until the beginning of the second semester. After be ing here only 90 days I hardly know the first names of 50 of my classmates and I certainly do not know the character and ability of even that small num ber. Please, Madame chairman of the election committee, give this your complete and unbias ed attention. Fellow freshmen, please show your concern in this and other matters that we face daily. See some member of our SGA and let it be known that you are interested in our school. ^ ■Sfe WILL someone please take note. The stoles that are worn over the choir robes in chapel are soiled. They really meecl cleaning. It also might be good to notice that they have stamped on them “F”. “M”. A.re we forced to face the con tinued existence of “Flossie Mac” in our ohapel services too? Flora Macdonald Was a great school. St. Andrews, how ever, is a much greater school and theoretically is the only one of the two still operating. * * * Editor’s comment: Is this the voice of the freshmen? We hope these comments will inspire some thought and per haps some answers. Alpha Phi Frat. Formed There was a new social group formed at St. Andrews last week. Its new members were informed of their selection to *^his elite organization through the mail. The criteria for en trance involves “notable” "'chievement in scholastic activi ties. The groups’ social activities will involve absolutely nothing between Monday and Friday. The letters Alpha Phi, liberally translated, signify “Academic Probation.” This, of course in volves the inconvenience of re quired study hours Monday through Friday, but there is some solace in that an individ ual who retains his member ship in Alpha Phi for more than two consecutive semesters wont’ have to worry about it anymore. There was no joy in the faces It the 274 who were honored, ■“ither for overcutting or actual :lasswork, but a sort of grim determination. They know now, md it’s not a pleasant place to ‘ be.
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