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5. 1965
THE LANCE
PAGE 3
COMMENTS
Aunirocmj
By BOB ANDERSON
vunoed on most coins that flov
the mint in Washington,
one^viU find the words, “In
■ H"\ve Trust.” Though the
irch and State have tradiUon-
remained separated in
; erica, there is stiU this re-
our country nas re-
j Its spiritual heritage.
■■ vfever, this is often as far as
" lotto
irueJ on a coin and placed in
Se pc^ket. very seldom does one
L a motto Nvhich has been in-
‘ eri'oed on ‘-hearts," rather than
petal or cloth.
Maybe there are several rea
sons why people fail to promote
iie words and creeds by which
jiey say their lives are guided. To
-epeat or say a motto or creed is
ine thing - to live it day to day is
mother.
There are t^'o dominate possi-
biUties for the loss of meaning in
a motto or creed; first, it maybe
such a matter of tradition that
people have stopped making seri
ous study of it, or second, it may
be of such scope and dynamic
authority that people cannot find
the initiative or courage in them
selves to face the challenge or
responsibilities delegated.
It seems that some questions and
problems that have been brought
forth at St. Andrews in the past
feu weeks, makes one wonder if
snidents really take a concern for
the mottos and creeds stated by an
institution they apply to enter or
the doctrine they profess to be
lieve. - A high standard of con-
luct" can be interpreted in many
■ ays, depending on the place and
individual situation involved.
However, when these words are
lound in a “Christian context,”
there should be little doubt as to
the meaning implied or the stan
dard expected. Maybe this‘•'mis
understanding” is the red light
to warn of a misunderstanding far
deeper. This misunderstanding
could exist in the meaning of
Christianity as it applies to the
daily life on and off campus. Is one
a Christian within the bounds of
St. Andrews, only to drop the term
is soon as the gates are out of
si;ht? Does Christianity provide
tie ‘’better life,” or does it
rrierely provide the social cover-
up necessary to remain an ac
cepted. member in society? Is
Christianity just a tool of social
Kest;:'e, or in life, is Uiis faith
I'r'jiesse'J to be believed, reflect-
t'l in day today action? How many
P^'jple v.ould ans'.ver •■yes” if
i; they v.ere Christian, yet
hov ri.ariy '.vould show this aflir-
niati'jn in their lives?
In the case of St. Andrews, an
often forgotten motto might serve
as a reminder of tlie “high stan
dard” to which each student
should at least be aware of, if not
striving for. This is, ‘•EXCEL
LENCE FOR CHRIST.” This
motto calls forth the best every
student has to offer - it often calls
forth more than most students are
willing to give. To live in accord
ance with such a motto would re
quire the shouldering of quite a
burden - a burden most young
adults would prefer to leave at
home in the family church. The
question of personal conduct is a
question which can only be an
swered in the heart of each in
dividual. When specific problems
arise, student leaders can only
point to the guideposts which have
always been available, but so
often passed by without notice.
Students should not blame the Ad
ministration if they take a wrong
road when the right one has been
clearly defined in numerous col
lege publications.
As a society must enforce its
laws to remain in an orderly
state, so must a Christian school
stand by its doctrines and rules in
order to fully provide its students
with the caliber and quality of ed
ucation and social life expected In
a “total college experience.”
If the question of “a high stan
dard of conduct” should arise in
your life, maybe the correct road
can be found in remembering the
guidepost set forth in the school
motto, '“EXCELLENCE FOR
CHRIST.”
limbo
By BABY■
Babes—it’s about this letter
that “The Guy»» sent us last
time—seems that I»ve got to
watch my phraseology —he's
right-the source rule Itself
hasn’t changed—just the enforce,
ment has undergone a great meta.
morhposis. And I'm not saying
there is anything wrong with this
(as some were misled to believe).
What I meant was them that
sweats about it are them that will
probably (or would probably) get
in trouble anyhow—got me? I
gess, as usual, I was somewhat
incoherent as far as all that was
concerned. All right, soothed
everybody?
I am again without a major sore
SDot this week but there Is svre
one thing I (and a lot of you babes,
too) would like to get clear on,
and that Is the rumor about the
signing out bit? Now, I’m aware
that you’re supposed to sign out
for places you’re going and all,
and that you have to be at that
place and all, but gee, I mean
as long as you are there and no.
body and nothing gets hurt in any
way, it’s your own business,
right? I mean I’m not saylngour
morals and all that are being con.
fined or anything (after all, every,
thing seems to boil down to the
bag, right?) I don’t think they ARE
being tampered with—I just don’t
understand the black and white of
the thing, if there is any. What
about house parties and motel
parties (sans chaperones)? Are
they over and done with? What I’m
asking for is either a release
from the Office of Student Affairs
Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor;
On behalf of the executive of
ficers of the Student Center
Board, I would like to express ap
preciation to all the students who
through their planning, work, and
participation made Fall Fling
such a success. Anne Covington,
chairman of the SCB dance com
mittee, merits special recogni
tion for her directionof the whole
weekend.
In view of the favorable response
to Fall Fling, the Student Center
Board anticipates sponsoring a
variety of campus-wide dances
and social events throughout the
years. The Board welcomes sug
gestions on bands, concert
groups, novel themes, etc. How
ever, such suggestions are need
ed now in order to be incorporat
ed into plans.
Please give your suggestions to
a member of the Student Center
Board (Ted Foy, Judy Lawson,
Bill Wyatt, Anne Covington,
Brenda Cochrane, Judi Kline,
Lynne Terry, Yibbett Phillips) or
your dorm social chairman.
Sincerely,
Evann Rowe
President of SCB
Dear Editor;
As a student at St. Andrews for
the past tu'o years, I must say that
I am a bit discouraged bv the con-
tinued stream of drivel that is al
lowed to appear bi-monthly in
several of the Lance’s feature
columns.
1 am speaking more specifically
of two such columns - “Fresh-
majj Feelings” and “Limbo.”
“Freshman Feelings” has con
tinued, as in past years, to ex
press principally the “feelings”
of its two authors, who, through
their verboseness, persist in in
sulting the intelligence of their
classmates by writing on the
mentality level of an average ten
year old. I find their columns so
utterly clever and witty at times,
that I forced to hold my stomach
to keep from getting sick. In all
seriousness, I feel that the duty of
“Freshman Feelings” should be
to attempt to honestly present the
valid and researched opinions of
their class. This column should
act as the soundingboard of
Freshman interests here at St.
Andrews, rather than a bi-month-
ly journey into a never-never land
of “Granny’s over baked
goodies,” and trite, adolescent
cliches.
As for Baby Limbo's five-hun
dred odd word dissertation on ab
solutely nothing in your last
issue, I think that he pretty well
writes his own critique, “if this
hunk of sound and fury is printed,
St. Andy's foremost newspaper is
really hard up.” This don't-give-
or a letter or article in the next
issue of THE LANCE explaining
exactly what is coming off. For
once, the old handbook doesn’t ex.
actly tell all—there are a few
things that don’t quite click into
place. I’m not exactly griping
about anything, I just want to know
when I’m safe and when I’m not.
O.K., babes — about got It for
now?
1 The only thing that is bothering
! me is the fact that this weekend
Us gone. Since there probably will
not be any mention probably of one
of the year’s greatest parties in
the paper. I’ll designate myself as
social writer for a minute and say
that it was an absolute blast and
that the Animals are to be con.
gratulated—it’s not an easy thing
to get going and keep from com-
ing out muchly, in the hole. Baby,
when you sit down and think about
it, these guys are responsible for
some of the best times we’ll have
tliis year, no?
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a-damn attitude reflects not only
the apparently disinterest of the
writer in the quality of material
he presents for publication, but
also a similar attitude on the part
of the paper (mainly the editor) in
printing this sort of tripe. My
point is, that if you don't have any
thing worth saying, then don’t say
anything at all.
Sincerely,
3ob Devlin
No school, including St, Andrews
?oes out to change the ideals by
'*hich an individual conducts his
personal UJe. The standards by
which a person should gauge his
• Conduct should have t>een formed
long before a loot v.as ever set
tfie college campus. Personal
behavior is a personal matter as
long as this behavior does not
jeporadize the standards of the
l^nimunity, society, or college of
^lich the individual is a part,
lerefore, u is tlie obligation of
e individual, before seeking ad
mission tfj an institution of the
urch, to fully understand the
requirements and stanrlards in
‘ch a Christian community
strives Uj function.