PAGE TWO
THE LANCE
September 5, 1968
THE
LANCE
ST. ANDREWS
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Editor-in-Chief
Joe Junod
Associate Editor
Linda Susong
Associate Editor
Dudley Wagner
Sports Editor
Scott McCrea
Layout Manager
Pete Cook
News Editor
Sara Lee
Business Manager
Jim Bouck
Assistant Business Manager Stu Harris
Advisor
Mr. Fowler Dugger
Drinking Question Placed
Into Code of Responsibility 4th Party Movement
The following statement on the drinking proposal decision
by the St. Andrews Board of Trustees was handed to me Tues
day by President Moore. It Is hoped that this will signal the
beginning of Improved communications between students and
administration.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL.COMMITTEE
1968 a proposal known as
CODE SEEKS TOTAL UNIFICATION
The Trustees have met and acted on the drinking bill.
Their formulation of the Code of Responsibility does two
things. First, It slows down the passage of the single item
of drinking In favor of the total ethical code for the college.
As they studied the possibility of drinking on campus, the Trus
tees no doubt were very careful to consider the $30 million
campaign drive that opened last spring. If placing the bill to a
straight yes or no vote was overruled because of the campaign
drive, then I believe the action was not the fullest measure of
the Trustee’s position.
Secondly, the action of the Trustees recognizes for the
first time that it Is feasible to combine the various elements
of the college campus under a single Code of Responsibility.
Dean of Students Rodger Decker commented on the subject.
They (the Trustees) did not choose to pass rules regarding
student behavior but rather move to unify the membership of
the campus community through the development of a Code of
Responsibility which would Involve students, faculty, adminis
tration, Board, and publics of the college.”
The Implications are clear. For the first time In the history
of this campus, the Board of Trustees, or any member of the
administration, Is placing the student body on the same level
of social responsibility as the faculty and all other members of
the community.
If the faculty can drink on the campus, then the student body
will be able to do the same and vlca versa for all matters that
fall under the guidelines set down In the Code.
DECKER ON DRINKING
It Is most Important to understand the total picture with regard
to the action of the Board of Trustees of St. Andrews related
to the so-called "Freedom-to-Drlnk” BUI on August 20, 1968.
First let me assure you the Board responded to the business
of the called meeting with a high degree of seriousness. They
Interrupted vacations, pressing business duties and personal
commitments to come to Laurlnburg. Attendance was good,
members had studied the materials which had been mailed to
them discussion was constructive and sincere.
Second, the presentation of Mr. David Betts was well prepared
and presented with skill. Mr. Betts succinctly stated the
fundamental Issues facing the student leaders, outlined the
background of the problem and reported the actions of the St.
Andrews Student Senate.
Third, the Board clearly understood the unique problems we
face and Is constructively concerned to seek a solution. The
recommendatvon tor the establlshni.ent ot a commUUe or
"Commission” to develop a “Code of Responsibility for the
total campus community represents a significant and positive
position. They did NOT choose to pass rules regarding student
behavior but rather movedtounlfy the membership of the campus
community through the development of a Code of Responsibility
which would Involve students, faculty, administration, Board,
and publics of the college.
I hope that a unit of student governn^ent (possibly the Senate;
will be constituted as an advisory board to the students appointed
to the Commission. The time has come to clear the air once
and for all—to unify our campus community—and get on with
the task of building a great college.
There Is nnuch work to be done, data to secure, facts to
consider and decisions to be made. Funds have been provided
lor consultants and travel expense. We have within our grasp
the opportunity to make a giant move forward through coopera
tive action.
It Is my very great hope that the work of the Commission
will receive the support of each member of the St. Andrews
community.
Rodger W. Decker
EFFORTS REWARDED
1 applaud the action taken by all members of the college
community concerning the new women’s hours. The efforts of
Helen Hudson, Gloria Bell, and Dean ofWomen. Grace Overholser
have been rewarded. The hours for all co-eds are now set
at 12 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 1 a.m. Friday, and
2 a.m, Saturday. In Its final form, the new hours system re
flects two things of primary Importance. First, the realiza
tion of the new closing times Indicate that the administration
and faculty are willing to consider and act quickly on student
proposals. Second, by Implementing the proper channels of
communication, the young ladles who spearheaded this cam
paign displayed a student responsibility that the administration
and governing boards should have, and did, recognize.
The speed with which the Senate, the Cabinet, the Inter-
dormltory Council and the Student Life Committee acted In
supporting the measure represents a movement away from the
‘■passing the buck” attitude that has held up the drinking bill
for so long. If the passage of the hours measure sets down a
margin for this year’s possibilities, then certainly the road for
action Is as wide as St. Andrews has ever embarked upon.
YELLOW JOURNALISM
IN CHICAGO
Chicago. The strong armed flefdom of Mayor Richard Joseph
Daley. Or so the national television networks would lead you to
believe as they splattered Mr. Daley and Chicago’s finest Into
your living room. The crime of yellow Journalism Is the only
fitting sobriquet for the men telling It like It Is supposed to be.
Abraham Rlblcoff, Connecticut’s long time standard bearer for
law and order, declared on Tuesday night, August 27, that
"With George McGovern as President of the United States we
wouldn’t have to have Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago.”
McGovern backer Frank Manklewlcz condemned the brawling
between police and anti-war demonstrators, as he referred to
the “nightsticks and mindless brutality on Chicago streets
and one this convention floor.’’
No doubt Rlblcofrs and Manklewlcz’s reason was swayed by
their emotions and consequently neglected to question as to the
provocation that drew the violence, If any. And so with tho
newsmen. Tear gas, billet clubs, and bladed rifles drew the
viewer’s attention from the convention floor to the disturbances
between the Conrad Hilton and Blackstone Hotels In downtown
Chicago. No mention of the spitting at law officials, of four
lettered words tossed at policemen, of the bottles hurled at the
white helmets. No tapes of these Incidents appeared on the
national circuit at that time either.
Should It be said that Mayor Daley, acknowledged as the last
of the Irish bosses, receive the vicious, unprovoked attacks.
Whoever the Instigator In the street fighting. It was each
reporter’s duty to recognize both sides of the story, and report
It as such.
Gentlemen of the Board;
At your meeting on April 25,
Senate Bill #19 of St. Andrews Student Senate (revision of
drinking regulation) was brought to the Board for Its con
sideration. Because of the lack of background Information
and relevant data the Board asked the Chairman To designate
an appropriate committee to consider the student proposal,
secure relevant data, and present a recommendation to the
Board prior to September 1st.
A committee was appointed by the Chairman and It
has given serious consideration to Senate Bill #19. A cross
section of the campus community was consulted, an extensive
survey of other Institutions of higher learning was made,
additional data was presented by the Dean’s Office, by the
students, by the administration, and other college groups.
With the above as additional background Information the following
recommendation Is made to you for your consideration as per
your Instructions of April 25th.
A. That the Board of Trustees appreciates the concern of
the students, faculty, and the administration In the matter and Is
grateful to them for their efforts In bringing this matter to the
Board’s attention. The Board recognizes that this Is a major
problem for which there lsnoeasyanswer.lt Is a problem which
Involves faculty, administration, alumni, trustees, and other
college publics, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS. Therefore, we
solicit the student’s cooperation, understanding, and patience
as we work together In developing a "Code of Responsibility”
that will be acceptable to all the responsible members of the
college community.
B. The Board recommends that a re-assessment be made
covering all aspects of college community relationships and
that a total “Code of Responsibility” be drawn up and presented
to the Board for Its approval.
C. That the students, faculty, administration, alumni, trustees,
and other college publics be involved In the development of the
"Code of Responsibility.” The committee responsible for de
velopment of the Code Is to be appointed by the Chairman of
the Board of Trustees, and Is to begin work as soon as feasible
after the regular college schedule Is In effect.
D. That the Board authorize an expenditure of $1,500 for
committee travel, legal fees, honoraria and other costs in
connection with the study.
E. That upon completion the Committee make Its findings
available In printed form to the Board substantially ahead of
Its meeting so the Trustees can give It adequate consideration
before Us decision Is made.
Presented, W. B. Beery, III, Chairman of Committee
Adopted as amended by the Board of Trustees
August 20, 1968
Outlook Good
For’72,Class
than ever. Basic science art
C&C are the two outstandtig
core programs. A new typjof
faculty/student advisory group
has been established to assure
a variety of opinions for the un
certain freshman. The winter
term offers the most eiclllng
programs of study ever Intro
duced at St. Andrews. Tutoring
programs within the dorm have
been set up and now new stu
dents will have an organized
system to which to refer when
academic problems arise. Op
portunities abound tor Involve
ment In student leadership. In
activities such as the Peace
Corps, the newspaper staff and
the campus radio station.
Flexibility and opportunity
are synomous with this year at
St. Andrews and the Class ot
‘72 has an open door to make
their years here productive.
Sincere optimism Is the pre
vailing atmosphere, and during
this first week on campus, the
freshmens’ enthuslasmcer-
talnly Is symbolic of the new
look at St. Andrews, 1969.
BY LINDA SUSONG
The freshmen have It better
this year than any other class
has had In history at St.
Andrews.
The Class of ‘72 Is entering
a college community In which
virtually everything Is new. The
out-dated tradition of razing
freshmen has been abolished.
Serf week and the horror of
those few days has been ousted
and replaced with a new kind
of constructive orientation em
phasizing dorm unity.
A more liberal social policy
Is also now In effect. Better
womens’ hours, more open
dorms, more qualified suite
leaders, and new sign out pro
cedures for women are all pos
itive aspects for a better social
situation.
The academic outlook Is also
the best yet. The board scores
for freshmen are higher this
year than In previous years,
which Is fortunate because the
courses are more challenging
Dear Mr. Junod;
Tie Miami fiasco and Its
anticipated counterpart In Chi
cago point up an Inescapable
political reality— a vacuum of
political representation for a
large segment of the American
public. A new political party
Is being created to fill that
vacuum. It seeks to represent
those who now find themselves
shut our of the two major
parties—the 33% who are in
dependents, as well as party
nieinl>ers who have been ef
fectively excluded by the ac
tions of their own parties.
We are writing to Inform you
about The New Party and to
anticipate some of your ques
tions.
Already on the ballot In some
lies. The New Party Is work
ing to qualify In a number of
others. In some states efforts
are being co-ordinated tor a
write-in campaign. The sole
purpose of election laws In
certain states Is the perpetua
tion of the two-party system;
The New Party will engage
In legal suits In several states
In order to challenge these laws.
In addition to running local
candidates, we hope to be able
to attract strong national can
didates for a presidential ticket.
The best assurance of getting
McCarthy Sends
Thank You
Dear Editor,
1 am writing to you In the
hope that you will communicate
my appreciation to the students
on your campus for their
CHOICE 68 votes.
Not only because my candi
dacy was favored In the ballot
ing am I grateful. More slgnl-
llcant than the success or the
losses of Individual candidates
in CHOICE 68 is the partici
pation by one million students
on some 1200 campuses in the
political process. Student
opinion, debated and expressed
■Vivmocratlcally, wllllnfluenae
elections throughout our nation.
CHOICE 68 opinions on mili
tary action, bombing and the
urban situation have been for
warded to me. I note that 55.4
percent of my student sup
porters favor a reduction of
military action In Vietnam and
49.1 percent are for with
drawal. Among students for me,
51.2 percent would stop the
bombing and 28.4 percent pre
fer temporary suspension. I
can assure you I shall keep these
views In mind as I try to de
velop Intelligent responses to
changing International re
lations.
The emphasis of students for
McCarthy on education and job
training In our urban recon
ciliation efforts Is reassuring
to me In a very personal way.
Let us remain together, and I
am confident that our common
cause can change the direction
of our country.
With best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
Eugene McCarthy
“The Black Power Revolt
Receives National Praise
"One of the most meaning
ful tributes to the late Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., has
been action.
"And that’s good. Because
it’s black action. And that’s
what Black Power means.”
Speaking was young play
wright Floyd B. Barbour. Bar-
Ixmr is editor of the recently
published "The Black Power
Revolt,” a collection of 36
essays examining Black Power
as a concept and a movement.
Since publication a month ago
by Porter Sargent’s Extending
Horizons Books, the book has
ieea acclaimed nationally by
reviewers and commentators.
The latest review, by Robert
C. Maynard of the Washington
Post, called Barbour’s t>ook on
Black Power "the best to date”.
In a recent conversation,
Barbour was discussing the
possible Impact of his book on
events now taking place In
America. Since the asslssl-
natlon of Dr. King, a chain of
"black action” events has
caused a faint glimmer of hope
among some black leaders.
As examples, Barbour cited
recent occurrences In Boston,
where the young writer moved
from Washington, D. C. to com
pile "The Black Power Revolt;
-Sit-Ins protesting the exis
tence of parking lots on land that
once held low-lncome housing.
Demolition of existing dwellings
has been halted. Spurred by
Thomas I. Atkins, only black
member of the Boston City
Council, a ‘'confllct-of-In
terest” probe of the P|rklng
lots Is shaping up.
--Formation of aSmall Busi
ness Development Center in
Boxton’s Roxbury section to
aid development of black-op
erated businesses in black
neighborhoods.
—Gift of a former synagogue
and school to Boston’s black
community for development of a
drama and art center. The
facilities—valued at more than
$1 million--were sold by Jewish
organizations to the Elma Lewis
School of Fine Arts for $1.
The scope of the donation and
plans for future development of
the cultural center are be
lieved to c o n s 111 u t e historic
firsts in the nation.
--Announcement by Avco
Corporation of plans to build a
printing plant In the heart of
the Roxbury-Dorchester Negro
section. Employment will be
predominantly black. It Is be
lieved to be the first Instance
of a white-run corporation
building a major branch In a
black community and turning
over management and opera
tion to blacks.
—Black student protestors at
Boston University asking for
higher numbers of blacks among
students and faculty and in
creased scholarship aid for
black students. The University
president called 10 or 11 stu
dent demands "reasonable” and
promised they would be met.
Essays In "The Black Power
Revolt” show just how signifi
cant these events are. For ex
ample, Dr. Nathan Wright, Jr.,
author and one-time freedom
rider and CORE field secretary,
defines Black Power In terms
of community leadership. In his
essay, Dr. Wright states:
"However wise it may be, no
outside leadership has that
crucially significant ingredient
oj that inner drive and urgency
to be free which can come only
from one who is a part of the
oppressed”.
Most black programs, how
ever their particular objective
or appro^'^*'
tills question of leadership—
black leadership with black
support.
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such candidates is to show them
a strong base of support, cover
ing a "broad cross-section”
of the electorate.
Even more Important Is our
effort to organize at the state
and local level. We have begun
at the grassroots level to build
a party that will enable those
who have been effectively dis
enfranchised to recapture their
own political system—the way
the conservatives have captured
the Republican Party In the
1960’s. Our plan also Include
sponsoring local social action
projects and speaking out on
major national Issues. In these
ways, The New Party is a
political effort to offer a recon
structive alternative to vio
lence.
According to a recent Gallup
Poll, the Republican Party has
been reduced to a narrow base
of 27% of the electorate. As It
proved again in Miami, It Is
bound to particular Interests
and refuses to heed the pleas
of persons like yourself who
have begun to understand the
political needs of a very hetero
geneous and changing society.
Can you Identify with a party
controlled by Strom Thurmond,
John Tower, Richard Nixon,
Ronald Reagan, Spiro Agnew,
and William Knowland? So you
belong In a party organization
that continues to grow more
conservative and Inflexible?
The common concerns of dis
sident Democrats, liberal Re
publicans and Independents
transcend lines of party, ideo
logy, race, age, or geography.
These common bonds grow out
of positions on three basic
Issues:
!. FOREIGN POLICY; a
belief that American interests
and human Interests are ser
ved by International economic
development and reduction of
tension, NOT by military and
political Intervention In the af
fairs of smaller nations.
2. DOMESTIC POLICY; a
belief that the problems of po
verty and the cities will be
solved through the pursuit of
social and economic justice,
rather than police repression
and the screams of demagogues
for ‘‘law and order.”
3. INSTITUTIONALRE-
FORM: a desire for decen
tralization of the power that
effects our daily lives and for
debureaucratlzatlon of the In
stitutions that control such
power, particularly the "mili
tary-industrial establish
ment.”
On these vital matters, we
have more In common with each
other than with the Democratic
and Republican parties. The
Democrats have allowed our
cities to decay, perpetuated a
huge and wasteful military es
tablishment, supported a reck
less distortion of priorities and
diversion of resources In Viet
nam, and unnecessarily sus
tained Cold War policies. The
Republicans have complied In
these mistakes and now threaten
a repressive domestic policy.
There are relevant historical
precedents for the TIMELY
success of a new party. The
Republican Party Itself rose to
power In just two years under
the similar circumstances of
domestic crisis and a party
leadership gap that preceded
the Civil War. The Labour Party
successfully challenged the
British system without split
ting that nation into countless
factions.
But our prospects rely not
precedent but upon CURRENT
history—today’s events enable
us to appeal to a broad con
stituency. Across the nation
there Is a growing revulsion
for the Democratic and Repub
lican parties and a transfor
mation that is rejoining the
young people who care and the
older people who are trying
to care again.
The 1968 election is a cata
lyst for this realignment of
political forces. It Is aii op
portune time to reopen the po
litical system--before It Is too
late. If the two-party system
cannot respond to change, we
must change the two-party
system.
We are not a top-down op
eration. All we ask you to do
now is to give serious con
sideration to supporting The
New Party. We eagerly solicit
your thoughts and suggestions.
Write or call our national head
quarters; then we can put you
in touch with The New Party
coordinator In your state.
Sincerely yours,
Marcus G. Raskin,
Chairman
The Committee for the Forma
tion of The New Party, 1029
Vermont Avenue, N.W. Wash
ington, D.C. 20005
7-0WIN6
SERVICE
ft IHW
‘‘IT HAD POWER brakes, power windows, power seats and a Jerk
behind the power steering.
Scientists Speak Out
Against Viet Nam
PREAMBLE
The following statement on
the Vietnam war was prepared
by American members of the
Society for Social Responsi
bility in Science. We who en
dorse this statement are natural
scientists, engineers, and
social scientists. We believe
that the application of our res
pective fields of knowledge to
the war gives us the duty to voice
our Individual and collective
dismay over the tragic course
of events In Vietnam.
OUR DUTY TO SPEAK
First of all we assert our
right and duty to speak on a
matter that some consider out
side the province of science.
We reject the notion of the
scientist as a politically naive
specialized oracle who issues
narrow answers to narrow
questions on demand. We reject
the image of the engineer as a
faithful servant to the grant de
signs of an all-wise political
leadership.
We assert our competence to
speak on the issue of the war
precisely because we are scien
tists and engineers. As such
we speak as educated citizens
who stand to gain no personal
Judgment as an important con
tribution to make. We speak be
cause our understanding of our
professional ethics prevents us
from remaining silent.
Science teaches us to be
skeptical. We have learned to
examine evidence critically and
to mistrust the urge ot leap to
conclusions. Engineering tea
ches us to specify our goals with
care and to be wary of possibly
dangerous side effects ot our
acts. These modes of thought
are surely as appropriate to the
Vietnam crisis as those of the
politician or the military
strategist.
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
IN THE WAR
World War n gave unpre
cedented stature to the tech
nologist as a deviser of wea
pons. Vietnam is now serving
as a proving ground for modern
weapons technology. We who
make this technology possible
feel bound to put forth our
broadest view of technology’s
role In the war and of the
ethics Involved.
We find that science and
technology are btelng exploited
In this war as much to destroy
people and food as to attack
military targets. We find an in-
creasing use of "anti-per
sonnel” weapons, (for in
stance, the newly devised
scatter-shot bombs that are
Ineffective against steel and
concrete, but lethal to living
flesh). Though our government
assures us that all targets are
military, we find disturbing evi
dence that such weapons are
being used against civilian vil
lagers, among whom women and
children are a majority.
We find the science of poison
and the technology of its dis
tribution to be an Important
component of American tactics.
Americans are destroying and
poisoning crops and stored
food supplies and are even
killing water buffalo and other
domestic animals. Eminent
scientists have pointed out that
such food destruction invari
able strikes at the very young
and the infirm; in war, sollders
have first priority on the food
supply. The attack on food is yet
another attack on civilian tar
gets.
Even worse than the im
mediate effects of chemlcaljblo-
loglcal, and other techniques
aimed at destroying food and
vegetation are the long-term
ecological effects. We find the
resulting ruin of the ecology of
one of the earth’s most fertile
regions to be a crime against
nature and against all humanity.
We believe It our pro
fessional duty again to warn the
American people of the likely
consequences of the continued
escalation of conflicts. As
scientists we can predict with
some degree of confidence the
ultimate consequences of es
calating technological warfare,
in Vietnam and elsewhere. We
can foresee an era—perhaps a
brief convulsive era ending In
universal death—of human suf
fering on an almost incompre
hensible scale, whether by blast
and fire, disease, famine,
radiation, or a combination of
these.
WHAT IS THE GOAL?
For what purpose does the
United States perpetrate the de
struction of Vietnam, Its people
and Its ecology? We affirm that
scientific thinking is both re
levant and necessary. We must
examine the evidence that is
used to j u s 11 f y American ac
tions. We must evaluate criti
cally the avowed goals of this
war in the light of traditional
American Ideals.
Women’s Hours
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budget her own time and thus
meet her academic, social, and
personal obligations.
‘‘In addition, the extension of
the operating schedules of the
library, physical education
building, student center, etc.,
provides for more flexibility in
dally living. The Innovative aca
demic program at St. Andrews
demands, a high degree of per
sonal discipline and self-dl-
rectlon. The challenge which
presents Itself is to be In
novative in the student life pro
gram at a pace which keeps
freedom and responsibility hand
in hand.
"I am pleased with the pro
gress we are making and ap
preciate the good work of the
student groups who have worked
on this matter”.
The push for new hours began
In April of 1968 and was spear
headed by Helen Hudson ‘68,
Gloria Bell, ‘68, and Ann Ward
‘69. These women passed a-
round apetltlon among other co
eds and received 278 sig
natures. This total represents
63% of the 440 women on cam
pus last semester. The peti
tion, stating their requests, was
then approved by the Student
Cabinet, the Interdormlty Coun
cil, the Senate, and the Student
Life Committee while being
supported by the unanimous
editorial vote of this paper.
Grace Overholser, assistant
dean of students, commented
that "During the past year
(1967-68) we have heard much
about responsibility and free
dom. I believe these are best
acquired by participation and
through respect for each other.
Student participation opens and
enlivens channels of communi
cation and reinforces personal
self-direction. Our women stu
dents went through all the
necessary procedures to pre
sent their proposal and I be
lieve it represents their con
sidered and serious conclusion
about what St. Andrews women
can live under in our college
community at this time.”
I