Non-Profit Organization U. S. POSTAGE PAID Laurinburg, N. O. Permit Number 3 THE LANCE Official Publication of the Student Body of St. Andrews Presbyterian College VOL. 8. No. 22. ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN (()LLE(;E. I.AURINBURG. N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969 1969 Arts Show Opens With “Hamlet” Student Creativity Headlines Third Festival ONE OF THE many Imaginative aspects of the Highland Players production of “Hamlet” is the strobe lighting effects that appear three times during the 2 1/2 hour show. “Hamlet” is the first of many programs in the 1969 Contemporary Arts Festival, (photo by Junod) Board Names New Emeriti; Doubles, Joyner Promoted Honors to three retlrmg members of the St. Andrews College and promotions for two others have been voted by the Board of Trustees. Announce ment of the board’s action was made by Dean Robert F. David son. Dr. Ansley C. Moore, re tiring as president of St. An drews Presbyterian College on June 30, will be the recipient of a new title by action of the Board of Trustees. Also in store for him and his wife is a more concrete expression of the board’s appreciation, a trip around the world. Thomas M. Belk, chairman of the board, announced thatDr. Moore will become president emeritus upon his retirement. “President Moore has worked long and hard in the planning, opening and develop ment of St. Andrews,” Belk commented. “The emeritus title is one measure of the trustees’ official recognition of his leadership. To be designated as emeri tus (honorary) members of the faculty at the end of the cur rent academic year are Dr. James E. Carver, professor of in of English,andMlssEthelBate man, a s s 1 stant professor physical education. Promoted to the rank of as sociate professor from assis tant professor were Dr. Mal colm C. Doubles and Dr. Char les W. Joyner. Dr. Carver Joined the fac- culty here in 1962 In the col lege’s second year and for three years served as chairman of the language and literature di vision. Dr. Carver is listed “Who’s Who in American Ed ucation” and the “Directory of American Scholars”. He Is a member of numerous profes sional and honorary organiza tions, among them the Mo dern Language Association, Mediaeval Academy, Linguistic Society of America, and Pi Delta Kappa. Miss Bateman has served as assistant professor of physi cal education since the opening of the college in 1961 and earlier served on the faculty of Flora Macdonald College. A native of Sumter, S.C,, Miss Bate man received her B. A. at Winthrop College and earned an M. A. at Columbia Univer sity. She has done additional President Reflects On Past Moore Exemplifies Future Faith BY LINDA SUSONG Dr. Ansley C. Moore, out going President of St. Andrews, reflects the kind of deep per sonal faith on which St, Andrews was founded. “The Synod of North Carolina dreamed of es tablishing a quality college with a distinctly Christian theme when St. Andrews was in the planning stage,” stated Presi dent Moore on Tuesday morn ing, “and this is what we now have”. It is the dream of the N.C. Synod that President Moore has carried out during his years of being President of the College. "We got the opinions from the best qualified educators In the country to help us make plans for establishing St. Andrews. Students from the merging col leges of Flora Macdonald and Presbyterian Junior College and Peace College met with us for long hours to discuss what kind of college they would like to attend if they could begain again. Even the architecture represents the faith in the fu ture which the curriculum re flects”. Dr. Moore emphasized that St. Andrews was established by the church to reflect the Christian commitment which is taught in c.RjC, “If St. Andrews pulls away from the church, it will loose large support and will stray from the founder’s dreams,” Dr. Moore said when questioned about the future of St. Andrews as a private col lege. When asked about his feelings on the leftest movement among students. Dr. Moore responded. “I am in sympathy with those students who offer constructive criticism, and I believe In giving responsibility to responsible people.” But he is also dis turbed about the failure of the people who are unable to cope with their new freedom. “How much freedom a student Is able to handle is not an easily deter mined decision”. Dr. Moore argued that the quality of stu dent St. Andrews Is now ad mitting is much better able to cope with personal responsi bility and academic demands than previous incoming fresh man. “Students are impatient with the Administration in deciding policies”. Dr. Moore explained when asked about how he felt about student representation on such committees' as the fac ulty-executive and Admissions. "The Administration sees a different picture from the top than the student sees from his room,” explained Dr. Moore. “But I have always been open to every opinion the students offered.” Dr. Moore continued to say that “this generation of students is much better pre pared and more knowledgeable than any other, but I question the wisdom of these students.” “The test of students'sincerity will be their attitude five years from now,” he said, (Continued to page 2) Features Themes In Music, Art, Poetry BY JOE JUNOD An eclectic myriad of crea tive productivity spotlights Ihe 1969 Contemporary Arts Festi val, forthcoming on the St. An drews campus. The Festival opened last night with the premiere of Director Arthur McDonald’s texturedin- terpretatlon of “Hamlet”, and will continue for thirteen days. McDonald commented that the Festival Is aimed at student Involvement because of ‘ the fact that we have so many students who are able to do quality work. Their creative abilities are clearly evident In art, poetry, sculpture, dance and acting, “This Is the third of such affairs on the campus, and stu dent work and Involvement penetrates this Festival far more than the previous two”. Following the final perfor mance of “Hamlet” Saturday night, the activities fire Into high gear. The Joyce M. Bryant Flute Recital Is planned for Sunday at 4 p,m. In the Var- dell Building, Miss Bryant will perform pieces penned by Telemann, Von Weber, Bloch, and Beethoven, Karen Clarke, Doris West, Jennie Lamb and Bill Compher will accompany the female flutist. That night at 8 p.m. the Col lege Choir will fix their eyes on their tuxedoed director, Ro ger Lamb, and sing the choir Hayden, Holt Seek Communication On Campus Through Student Gov't. work at NYU, '.Vlsconsln and Duke and attended the Yale In stitute of Alcoliol Studies. Dr, Doubles, who will be come associate profes.sor of re ligion and philosophy, has been serving as chairman of the freshman Christianity and Cul ture program since Joining the faculty here in 1967. A graduate of Davidson Col lege, he earned his B. D. at Union Theological Seminary and Ph.D. at St, Andrews Univer sity in Scotland, He also studied at the Faculte Libre de Theologle Protestant, Mont pellier, France, and was a Bod- lean Library reader at Oxford, England. Promoted to associate pro fessor of history, Dr, Joyner ioined the faculty here In 1966.. With a professional Interest in folklore as a means of in terpreting American history, Joyner also has become a pro ficient performer on the banjo and dulcimer and has appeared on numerous campuses as a folk music artist, A member of na tional and regional historical groups, he also holds member ship In the South Atlantic Mo dern Language Association and the American Academy ofPolI- tlcal and Social Science, BY CHARLIE PRATT As most students who 'ust become Involved In student government, Wilburn Hayden and Cheryl Holt, two of the first black students to play a signi ficant part In student govern ment, are still feeling out ttelr roles as members of this group. They approach student gove n- ment unsure of its purposes,its power, and its influence. Eich still sees his responsibility as an individual who has defiWte broad goals in mind, but is not sure whether student govern ment has the structure to ful fill their personal goals. Wilburn waj^t.s g-?t IDC-Senate in order to see exactly what power exists with in, and use It effectively. He has no specific goals, but he wants to work for more com munication between all factions of the St. Andrews community, blacks and whites, students and faculty, radicals and conser vatives. “There is no meanlngftxl communication between these groups, and what there is, is rumor”. As an example of the rumor system, Wilburn men tioned that there were no In tentions for an all black suite In Orange next year. In fact, he disagreed with having all black suites because of the poor re action that black dorms have had in other colleges. He does not want to create any bar riers to communication if at all possible. Wilburn feels that Orange Dorm is well qualified to begin meaningful communication be cause it is a melting pot of peo ple and ideas on campus. He would begin in Orange to help people understand themselves as a unit there, by means of forums, dorm meetings, de bates, etc. He will help plan social events around the dorm to bring it closer together. From this base, he will expand this concept of communication to the entire campus. In addition to his activities on campus, Wilburn also plans to continue his work In the black communities in this area. This year he feels that there were too many things going on at once, e.q,, tutoring in Laurel Hill, Upward Bound, and recreation programs, that blacks would do better to con centrate their efforts and work towards blacks tutoring blacks to teach blacKs, Cheryl Holt also expresses an Interest in student govern ment and wants to become in volved, Again it is a personal interest In how and if student government works, and in the desire to make it better through her participation. Judiciary Board was one means to this end. She realizes the respon sibility that the Job entails, enough so that she knows she needs more experience. She feels her role as a black person in student government Is one of beginning communi cation between the different groups represented on cam pus. Just as Wilburn, she wants to provide the means for this communication. An example of the method she would use Is one which the Black Cats u- tllized to unify the blacks on campus. The black cats sat down with the black students and listened to their differences of opinion, mediating and moderating be tween then. Once the dif ferent points of view were es tablished, then they could work more closely with each other knowing how each felt, (A mean ingful communication between faculty and student would be of Immeasurable value, especially on the faculty executive com mittee). As a member of the Judiciary Board. Cheryl Holt hopes that the honor code acts as a guide to the actions of the individual In the community, and she wants to strengthen it by means of stu dent Interest. Judiciary Board cannot do It alone though. There is nothing unusual In what each says about student government; in fact It Is trivial unless you realize that they both have the Inherent capability of getting things that they want done. This Is what wUl be un usual. program. They open with two Renaissance pieces and follow with an ‘a capella’ Interpreta tion of “The Reproaches”. Lamb commented that this year, for the first time, the sacred music has been balanced with the secular. Whether It Is sacred or secu lar, the highlight of the choral program should prove to be the student created “Visionof W.B. Yeats,” John Lawson Inked the poetry while Chuck White added the musical arrangements. The piece runs for seven min utes and Is divided into three sections: “Olympia”, "Cal vary”, and “Eden”. Taken di rectly from Yeats’ work “Vi sion”, the periods correspond to the three 2,000-year cycles of humanity that the famed Irish poet developed. Lawson and White describe their piece as ‘a capella’ choral, atonal, and a Juxtaposition of rhythyms and chords. The sole Item listed for Tues day, May 6, is the showing of the French film “Last Year At Marlenbad”, Directed by Alain Resnais, this “mosaic oftlme” was tagged by one French critic as an experience of the total cinema. “The film dismantles and reassembles the chronolo gical continuity of events so that the effect Is that of ex periencing the story in every aspect simultaneously”. It will be screened at 8 p.m. in the LAA, Wednesday’s slate encoun ters a presentation of modern dance under the direction of Miss Jo Ann Williams at 8p,m. in the LAA. Following this, Mary Key, a senior Theatre ma jor, will present “TsUra”, an liiienl in conteiiipuritry theatre. Key, now starring as Gertrude In “Hamlet”, de scribes “Tsltra” as a futuris tic approach to the theatre. “It Is a dance drama, handled In a symbolic free form with little or no dialogue. Essentially it is an allegory of a religious quest.” The director hopes that the use of mixed media (pro jection, music and strobe light ing) will accentuate the futuris tic concept. The players in “Tsltra” are Nancy Young, Sara Bell, Dawn Taylor and Gayle Baldwin. Examples of student creativity reach their peak on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Thirteen student writers will read their work Thursday night in the Vardell Building. Read ing are Jack Liggett, Lynn Cansler, Doug MacLean, Carol Dugger, Mike Ehrlnghaus, David Trosper, Jane Talley, Joe Junod, Terry Jaywork, Scott McCrea, Blair Turner, Jeff Alhelm and Anne Savllle. Yet the apex of the night will be a program entitled “Sylvestre and Doris at the Movies, presented by the Phlegmlsh (pronounced Flem- mish) Collection”. The Collection, at present, is hoarded by John Lawson, Todd Davis, Ames Arnold and Chuck White. “Sylvestre and Doris” Lawson says “is a response to the obvious popula tion problem and its implica tions for the future. We are scared by these facts of popu lation growth and the inevitable problem they present”. Their show consists of a mix ture of poetry and music. Law son sees the music as slmplls- (Continued to Page 3) ' TWO BLACK STUDENTS who have recently been elected to posts in student government. Twiggy Holt who is a sophomore representative to the Judicial Board, and Wilburn Hayden, president of Orange Hall, discuss the campus communication problem. New Faculty Announced Three Departments Gain DR. MOORE chats with Linda Susong alxjut his past eight years at St. Andrews. Dr. Moore is retiring at the end of this year and Dr. Donald Hart will take office on July 1 as his successor. Retreat Planned Every student Interested in Student Government is invited to the Student Association spon sored retreat this weekend at Camp Monroe, Just outside Laurinburg, Buses will be leaving early and later in the afternoon on Saturday for the overnight camp-out. All that Is needed Is sleeping equipment; accommo dations will be in small cabins and all meals will be cooked campstyle by the seasoned veterans, Sunday will be a work day, with the discussions on student power, the campus Involvement of black students and student academic Involvement,Dr. Hart will try to be present and Dean Davidson and College Council have been Invited. This week end promises to start off Stu dent Government with a strong push. Be there If you can! Subscriptions Box 757 $1J0 Per Semester Several new faculty mem bers have been appointed for next year. They will replace faculty who are leaving and will help strengthen the Language and Literature, Politics, and Science departments. In the Language and Litera ture department, four new pro fessors have been appointed: Mr. Kobert E. Carllle, Mr, Chris L. Dubs, Mr, Jeffrey T. Gross and Mr, Jeffrey B. Harrold. Mr. Carllle will be an Assis tant Professor of English. He received his B.F.A. and M.A. from the University of Florida and his Ph.D. work is in pro gress at the Uni v e r slty of Georgia. For the past three years he has been teaching at the University of Georgia and he has a wide background in English and Humanities. Mr. Carllle has published several articles, among them "Great Circle: Conrad Aiken’s Musi- co--Llterary Technique,” and “Musical Analogues In “Look Homeward, Angel”. He Is mar ried and has two children. Mr. Dubs has been named as Assistant Professor of Spanish. He received his B. A. from Carthage College in Wiscon sin, his M.A. from U.N.C. at Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. work Is In progress at the Univer sity of Kentucky. He has been an Instructor In Spanish at Centre College In Kentucky dur ing the past two years and he also spent two years In Peru with the Peace Corps. He is married and has one child. Mr. Gross will also be an Assistant Professor ofEngllsh, He received the B. A. degree frorii the University of Chicago and the M. A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Mr, Gross taught at U. Va, while working on his Ph.D. and Is considered by the faculty there to be one of the ablest grad uate students In recent years. He is not married. Mr, Harrold will be an In structor in German, He re ceived his B. A. and M. A. from the University of Ten nessee and did graduate work at the University of Vienna. He has also studied in the Univer sity of Tennessee’s Intensive Summer School of Russian Language and Area Studies and spent some time in Soviet Russia. He Is married and has two children. The History and Political Science department has a new appointee from Duke, Mr, Cor nelius Bushoven. He received his B. A. from Davidson, and his M. A. and Ph.D, from Duke, An instructor at Duke for the past year in Political Science, Mr. Bushoven also spent a year at the University of Ghana as a visiting lecturer. He has a special interest In African Politics and Comparative Government, and he has been active In working with students at Duke. It Is probable that he also will be "dorm daddy” in Mecklenburg. The science department has two new professors this semester, Mr. John C, Clausz and Mr. James F. Stephens and (Continued to Page 2) s

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