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THE LAKCE
THE UNCE
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, N. C. 28352
Staff
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Joe Junod
ASSCX:iATE EDITOR Linda Susong
ASSOCIATE EDITOR . David Wagner
SPORTS EDITOR Scott McCrea
NEWS EDITOR Sara Lee
BUSINESS MANAGER . Jim Bouck
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THURSDAY. MARCH 13. 1969
(Continued from page 1)
the slate supported schools
which are much lower In tui
tion costs.
Dean Atwell also stated that
tor practical financial reasons,
the admissions office often
loosens Its admittance require
ments Just to get the student and
his tuition. It's a fact of life,
colleges can't operate and pro
fessors don’t get paid if there’s
no money coming into the school
treasury. However, Dean At
well did say that already, outo
a goal of 300, more students had
been accepted for the fall term
than had been last year at this
time, and their academic stan
dards on the average were
higher than before.
The admissions standards
here are basically, that one has
to be In the upper one-half of
his class and have a C aver
age. And although there are
many students here with lower
than a C average, the average
of this year’s freshman class
falls at about a B-.
Dean Atwell pointed out that
his recruiters have been able
to reach and obtain students
from 29 states, and also noted
that 65% of all St. Andrews’
students are from out-of-state.
Dean Atwell explained that
"the better student you go after,
the tougher the competition,”
and St. Andrews cannot com
pete on the money level. Yet hd
did note that St. Andrews is
trying on both levels, as he ex
plained that 44% of the present
freshman class Is receiving
financial aid and the average
grant-ln-aid is $1,216.
The crux of the matter whlct
Mr. Atweu sees as basic pro
blems for recruiting academi
cally talented students Is;
1. The location of St. Andrews.
2. The cost of St. Andrews.
3. The reputation not yet es
tablished because of Its youth.
4. Competition from state In
stitutions and the widening gap
in costs of state supported
schools and private schools.
5. Few alumni to help In aid
In publicity.
6. No large Increase In col
lege student applicants na
tionally.
The blame cannot be all
placed on the Admissions Of
fice. Dean Atwell is Just as dis
tressed as the rest of us are.
The answer to the problem will
have to come from the stu
dents themselves. What can we
do to keep St. Andrews from
folding?
First of all, we can approach
the problem with a united ef
fort and get Involved. We can
make sure that valid professor
evaluations are made available
and public. Also, every St. An
drews student can be his own
recruiter. When you know
someone from your hometown
who has been accepted at St.
Andrews, call them and talk to
them when you are home. In
vite them over for an informal
party or get-together; explain
C&C to them; tell them about
the social life here.
And then, open your eyes to
what is offered here. St. An
drews offers Its students a
chance to est abli sh their
Identity. There are more op
portunities open for students to
do their own thing than at any
other school in this area.
Bs.sic Sci6nc6 L6Ctur6 Policy student, Faculty work win
Criticized in Note to Pedigo Appear in Literary Magazine
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ O'' Sue Ahhott Rovd Chancellor of the National Federation of
Apple Turnovers And Other Things
Turnovers. One thinks of the apple turnover and smiles.
But St. Andrews’ own brand leaves a sour taste. Faculty
turnovers at St. Andrews are as much a part of this college
as the critical essay, Miss Dove, scant track teams,
Rodgers and the dam.
Faculty faces come and go, but they don’t mention
Michelangelo. Usually they speak of disillusionment.
Dr. Burris heads for the state capital and a Dean’s
Job at Meredith College following graduation in May.
Dr. James Carver will gather his books and vacate the
LA Building during the summer. Not that the loss of these
two men Is enough. Dr. Jerry Williamson picks up his
novels and heads for Wallace country and a Dean’s po
sition.
In the past two years alone the English department has
gained and lost three young and capable professors. Andy
Oerke, Ken Kramer, and Walter Eggers weregoodfor this
place--they were exciting--each in his own way. Their
absence Is missed by anyone who appreciates good teaching.
Of the 900 students at St. Andrews, how many are really
interested in attaining an education? Not many. This place
is a crossroads for the young man or women looking for
a suitable mate, hiding from the draft, and wasting time,
money, and personal pride.
St. Andrews is the school of the half-student, unfor
tunately. Admissions policy for the C student; that’s what
they told me In May i960 and from all reports, remains
the case today. It should not be the school of the C student;
nor the A student. Grades are not gods. The student that
has the potential enthusiasm for learning is the one St.
Andrews wants. If they stay on their present course,
professors, the good ones, will bid their adieus to SA.
Admissions Problem
*5
RAYMOND MASSEY will be on campus next week, completing
his period as one of the Visiting Scientists. He was here this
past year. He will speak on the future of the white and the Negro
together in a single society.
The Answer Is Brockwell
The staff of The Lance would
like to make a recommendation
to those persons Involved In the
hiring of administrative per
sonnel. With the recent an
nouncement of Alan Atwell’s
Jaywork Noted
For Articles
To the Editor;
Dear Sir:
I would like to commend Mr.
Jaywork on his series of ar
ticles In the Lance on his Ideas
of Student Government, and even
though I disagree with some of
his statements, I think It is the
closest thing to a stand a Lance
staff writer has ever taken. I
am glad to see he attributes so
much to the proposed changes In
Student Government by the Sen
ate; after all It Is the only thing
they have done all year. Maybe
it Is not the fault of the struc
tures of the Senate that keeps
things from happening In Stu
dent Government, It could be
the senators themselves . . .
Ted McCormack
Fat Society
To Have Meeting
Students for a Fat Society are
slowly on the move. Their first
meeting is planned for Tuesday
night in the LAA. The subject
will be "Fat; Their Beauty
and Art”. For fear of over
loading the auditorium, all fat
students are asked not to attend.
*
pr. Pedigo;
My purpose in writing this letter is primarily concerned
with an action taken by you last week regarding the public lecture
given by Dr. Bright. Excuse me for making a few broad assump
tions as to the reasons tor your action on this matter, but
I (eel some of your reasons have not been made clear.
You awarded 20 points to those who attended the public lecture
given by Dr. Bright last Tuesday, March 8. This was to be added
on to the previous hour examination, after a grade scale had
been set.
I assume you did this because of poor attendance at this
particular lecture. I also assume by this action you hoped to
promote better attendance by offering such a reward. Likewise
I assume you felt this action was necessary because of the time
I and money spent on the visiting scientist program. Might 1 say
j| that I am in complete sympathywlth your feelings on this matter.
However, I feel your action is not justifiable.
Primarily, I don't see what a student’s attendance at a public
(lecture has to do with his academic achievement on a prior
examination. After all, the material concerned in Dr. Bright’s
lecture had nothing to do with the material covered. Is It fair
to measure a student’s ability by his attendance at a following
public lecture? Wasn’t it enough to include questions from the
context of the lecturer’s talk on the following examinations?
Secondly, If It is so vitally important to a student’s education
in Basic Science to attend these public lectures, why haven’t
you substituted It for a regularly scheduled class lecture?
As I emphasized before, I am not clear on your reasons or
I your action. But this is the general consensus among the Basic
; Science students, and 1 am sure this cannot t>e the whole story.
I sincerely hope this matter can be cleared up.
Cline Hodson
YEARBOOK COMPLETED
certain at this time if the
book will be delayed«in coming
back. Original plans called for
the book to be here about the
middle of May. and the proofs
coming back from the printers
indicate that it is going to look
as good on paper as it did In our
minds.
Sue Abbott Boyd, Chancellor of the National Federation of
Poetry Societies, editor of South & West literary quarterly,
has announced that that magazine will do an “area issue’’
concentrating on poetry, prose and criticism of student and
faculty writers of St. Andrews College. The issue will be
compiled this spring by guest-editor Ronald H, Bayes, writer-
in-residence at St. Andrews, and will appear one year hence
as South & West's Spring, 1970 issue.
During her reading and lecture at St. Andrews this week,
Dr, Boyd also presented the South & West Certificate of Merit
to Mr. Bayes for “Recognizing the value of the Arts to the Human
Spirit.'’ She said that this is fourth such award made by her
Foundation’s Board of Directors since its founding seven years
ago. Dr. Boyd, who also is publisher of the Tulsa Poetry
Quaretely, Voices International and the critical annual, Dis
courses On Poetry, has just received the Hatshaker Award
for her new volume, How It Is (Olivant Press, 1968).
Leatherwood on Love
To the amazement of many,
especially the staff, the 1969
Lamp and Shield went to the
printers this week. Due to un
foreseen complications, the fi
nal deadline was missed by
approximately ten days; it is
retirement as Director of Ad
missions, a strategic vacancy I
among the college staff opens |
up.
We would like to recommend
that Benjamin B. Brockwell,
Jr. be given the opportunity
to work at St. Andrews as Di
rector of Admissions.
While Mr. Brockwell was em- I
ployed by the college as a ]
recruiter and financial aid di
rector, he displayed an Inatej
skill and understanding In hlsE
dealings with the prospectlvej
student as well as with the en
rolled student.
To enlist the services of Mr.
Brockwell in the capacity of
Admissions Director would be
an action well worth the ap
plause of every member of the
community. His merits have
already acknowledged by this
publication. His insight Into the
affairs of young men and women
qualify him for the job as Di
rector of Admissions.
Davenport Receives
Grant For Study
At Vanderbilt
Robert Davenport received
notice this week that he is
the recipient of a $6,000 Dan-
forth Campus Minister’s Fel
lowship. He will be attending
V anderbilt University where he
will be doing graduate work in
late adolescent and early adult
psychology with minor em
phasis on the history and prac
tice of American higher edu
cation. He will be gone tor a
year and expects to receive
his Doctor of Divinity.
LEAVING NEXT YEAR for Meredith College is C. Allen Burris,
professor of history and politics here.
Delegates Attend
Student Conference
This is St. Andrews fourth
year at the SSL. Of the two
bills that St. Andrews has taken
up, both have been passed by
the Student Legislature, and one
has become state law. The pro
posal tnat became law dealt
with bettering the conditions ol
migrant labor camps.
Six delegates from St. An
drews attended the State Stu
dent Legislature in Raleigh two
weeks ago. It is the oldest stu
dent legislature of Its kind in
the nation and delegates from
small and large colleges alike
come from all over the state.
For three days and nights
the delegates presented bills
which they felt should become
law In North Carolina. The
setting was completely au
thentic, from smoke filled
rooms to log rolling and fili
bustering.
by Dudley
Yesterday morning, at tne
suggestion of my Edltor-ln-
Chlef, I took part in a most
enjoyable conversation (It was
too informal to call an inter
view) with Alan and Lisa Lea
therwood, the Coffee House Cir
cuit entertainers currently on
campus. The following Is taken
ver batlm from several of the
high points of the dialogue,
which was far too long to print
In Us entirety.
Asked about their marriage
partnership, Alan told me;
“We’ve been singing together
now for about two and a half,
three years. We've been buddies
lor three and a half years. She
was singing blues and I was
singing sort of burdy suuur-
Dr. Burris New
Meredith Dean
Meredith College has an
nounced the appointment of Dr.
C. Allen Burris, professor of
history at St. Andrews College,
academic dean of this Raleigh
college. The 39-year-old Laur-
Inburg man has been a member
of the faculty at the Laurinburg
college for the past three years.
Dr. Burris has been close to
college campuses most of his
life. A native of Wingate In
Union County, he is the son of
the late Dr. C. C. Burris who
for many years served as presi
dent ol Wingate College. Alter
attending Wingate, he earned
his first college degree at Wake
Forest University. At South
eastern Baptist Seminary he
was awarded his bachelor of
divinity degree and took his
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Duke
University.
Before his association with
St. Andrews, Dr. Burris was
a member of the faculty at
Gardner-Webb Junior College
In Boiling Springs. He Is a
veteran of four years in the U.S.
Navy where he served as an offi
cer.
Mrs. Burris is the former
Jane Russell of Mt. Olive. They
have two children. Dr. and Mrs.
Burris have made a host of
friends here and admit they find
It difficult to make the move
to Meredith. '
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blan rock, l Inally we went up
to a hoot one night and sang
together — we sang ‘For Lov
ing Me’ and the club said, ‘Hey
you kids are really good; you
want to sing here for a year
every weekend, for seventy-five
dollars for the two of you?’
And I said ‘Yeah.’ At the end
of the year we decided that
harmonyls really a g r o o v y
thing,”
Me; “And you got married
shortly after you teamed up?”
Alan: “No, at first we were
breaking up all the time; then
we went out to L.A., ‘Well,
okay, let’s get married.’ ”
Alan, concernmg a publicity
questionnaire I mentioned;
“Besides playing the guitar and
singing, I can chug a can of
beer In three seconds -- two
and a half when I’m reallygood.
I haven’t got many things I
can do well; that’s one of them.
I have two navels, but It’s
really just a quirk of nature.”
Me; “What varieties of mu
sic are these?” I was refer
ring to the stacks of recorded
tapes the couple travel with.
Alan; “Well, my roots are
Buddy Holly, Elvis, the Everly
Brothers; then Beatles, Dylan,
Tim Hardin, Gordon Llghtfoot,
Fred Neal. . .Old Donovan,
not new Donovan — I don’t
care for his self-ordained Mes
siah complex right now ” And
to Lisa; “What do you like,
Babe?”
She was quiet for a moment,
then spoke timidly; “Tina Tur
ner, Aretha Franklin. . .Oh,
and Dionne WarWlck. And Dusty
Springfield.”
Alan; “I don’t care about
being a performer, I just want
to sing my music. I figure If
whatever we do revolves around
music. It can’t be bad, because
music Is the thing that’s still
relatively free. I dig reading
about things that you can’t see
or can’t touch. 1 read this
one book that’s got the theory
that the earth is a living or
ganism — everything on it’s
a cell. If you look at the way
things are going right now, it’s
pretty sick in areas. Down here
it’s not so sick, it’s just green
and smooth and beautiful. But
I’m just watching It all go down;
I really feel bad about It. I
don’t like the way the world’s
going.”
One amazing statistic about
the SSL Is that 46% of the bills
passed by the students are re
commended to the State Legis
lature and becomes N.C. State
law.
Delegates this year were
Cline Hodson, chairman, Mac
Crosswell, Ray Killian, Sally
Edmonds, T e r r y Hatch and
Valerie Hastings.
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