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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ST. ANDREWS
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
VOL. 8. No. 2.
ST. ANDREWS. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1968
Freshman March
Against Litter
Once again St. Andrews’ robust, clvlc-consclous freshmen did
their part for Laurlnburg, by hiking to town and picking up
trash. Equipped with paper bags and upper classmen “guidance,”
the freshmen picked up trash for the local Chamber of Com merce
and the Annual Freshmen Walk Into Town.
Laurlnburg really came alive Saturday with the spectacle of the
St. Andrews’ brigade of decorated trucks and frantic freshmen
scrounging for scrapes of rubbage. Each dorm sponsored a
truck, decorated with
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Three 8^4 College Staff
Receive Doctorial Degrees
by JOYCE FRYAR
For three senior members of
the St. Andrews community, this
summer proved very reward
ing. Rodger Decker, dean of
students, and Charles Joyner,
lilstory professor, received
their doctorate degrees. Grace
Overholser, assistant dean of
students, was awarded her Mas
ters of Arts in Teaching from
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Decker received his Ed. D.
from Columbia University in
New York City on August 9.
His dissertation dealth with the
administration of higher educa
tion in the Synod of North Caro
lina. Traveling 700 miles every
Thursday of the summer was not
easy according to Decker, who
commented that he was glad it
was over.
The University of South Caro
lina presented a doctorate in
history to Charles Joyner fol
lowing the completion of his
(ilssertatlon, which covered the
writings of John Dos Passosand
the writer’s involvement in the
First World War.
Joyner, who was graduated
from Presbyterian College in
Clinton, South Carolina, said he
felt ‘'like a free man again with
Ms Ph.D. work behind him”.
The last three summers for
Dean Grace Overholser were
devoted to the achievement of
her Master’s degree. With no
Intentions of pursuing a Ph.D.,
the assistant dean commented
that the "experience was well
worth It.” She continued to say
that she "feels that this ex
perience will enable her to l>e
more sympathetic to the voices
of the St. Andrews student
body”.
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DR. CHARLES JOYNER
streamers, signs and enthus
iastic upperclassmen. As each
freshman filled a paper bag, he
presented the prize to his dorm
truck so that his contribution
could be recorded.
The Class of '72 proved tol)e
our most energetic. They man
aged to collect the most trash
In the history of the annual af
fairs. No one knows this better
than the upperclassmen who
were embedded in mounds of
assorted trash.
The Freshmen Invaded all
alleys and avenues, con
fiscating all available loose
trash. The trucks were emptied
several times before the final
destination was reached.
The freshmen were well
compensated for their efforts.
Thanks to the generous co
operation of theHandscom-
mlttee, headed by Miss Betsy
McNeill, the police department,
and many of the towns’ mer
chants, the freshmen were
treated to free cokes and valu
able gift certificates.
The biggest trash collectors
of the afternoon received an
even greater surprise. Jeff
Erickson was awarded a dinner
for two at Ye Olde Worlde a-
long with a kiss from “Miss
Laurlnburg.” Miss Muffle
Sprunt, second place winner
from Wilmington Dorm won a
five dollar gift certificate. Dave
Bunn, third place winner, re
ceived ten gallons of gas with a
bonus kiss from “Miss Laurln
burg”.
The Orientation Committee
wishes to express its gratitude
to all the merchants and towns
people who helped make this the
best walk ever. The St.
Andrews’ Student Body is
proud to welcome a most en
thusiastic freshmen class.
While enhancing S.A.’sJmage
In Laurlnburg, the energetic
freabmcn also provided a muc^
appreciated public service.
Two Co-Eds Return
From Highland Fling
by
LINDA SUSONG
at
Just back from a year at St.
Andrews in Scotland, Betsy
Mason and Martha Ann Magill,
are now re-orienting them
selves to life at St. Andrews by
the (lake) water.
Both seniors this year, Betsy
and Martha Ann spent their
Junior year studying and tra
veling in Europe. Although the
two girls traveled together
from New York, they seldom had
a chance to get together
Scotland’s oldest university.
When asked what the most
drastic change from living in
the states was, Betsy was quick
to say the food. “The food is
horrible, the sweets are good
and the meat „ Ann were Impressed by the for-
Livlng next 0 the North Sea
was evidently no mild ex
perience either. St. Andrews
Is located so far north that
there are only five, nours of
daylight in mld-wlnter and five
Pedigo Sees
Education As
Key Factor
“Man changes society,
society does not change man.”
So spoke Robert Pedigo at the
opening convocation last Thurs
day in the Harris Courts. Work
ing from this assumption,
Pedigo presented his Ideas on
contemporary education “from
a biologist’s point of view”.
To substantiate that education
Is very intimately related to the
most crucial world problems,
the chairman of the Mathema
tics and Sciences Department
pointed out that the population
growth rate is greatest in the
“have-not” nations, the na
tions which are not making
educational advances pro
portional to the population In
crease. Moreover, he says, na
tions such as Red China are
using their population growth
for power, a weapon which al
ters the traditional approaches
for solving political and inter
national struggles. Dr. Pedigo
suggested that the solution to
this problem lies in our ability
to make a collective effort. He
stated that our concern should
be for the human species rather
than for the United States as a
nation.
This concern has already
been voiced by the young people
in this country with a resulting
change in American political
attitude, according to Dr,
Pedigo. Further awareness of
these problems would demand
political recognition and hope
fully greater attempts to Im
prove world-wide education,
Pedigo emphasized that the
ultimate tool for solving the
problems caused by overpopu
lation Is education.
hours of night in mid-summer.
The students wear heavy red
gowns over their regular winter
coats to stay warm and also to
help keep from being blown off
their feet by the sea wind.
When asked about the social
life, both Betsy and Martha
small tea parties, formal In
vitations were sent to guests.
(continued to page 2\
Lamp and Shield
To Take Portraits
LAMP AND SHIELD
portrait pictures are
scheduled September 16-
20 and 23-27 from 9 till
12 and 1 till 5 in the t. v.
room ot the student cen
ter (behind the trophy
case). Students are asked
to sign up on the rosters
which may be found on
the bulletin board down
stairs in the student cen
ter. The sitting fee is
$1.25.