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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTORIAN COLLEGE
VOL 9. No. 3.
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, L4lURINBURG, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1969
Black Arts Festival
Opens New Season
EDDIE PORTER AND TOM COCKE man the peace table set
up last Monday afternoon at the College Union.
Fall Offensive Against
Military Recruiters Opens
CHARLES PRATT
Captain Harmon is a career
officer In the United States
Marines, working as a Marine
recruiter in this area. He feels
it is his business to fight for the
protection of the nation. That is
his reason for being in a uniform
today. And in protecting the na
tion, he is maintaining the peo
ple so that they may be free to
protest.
Asked for a personal impres
sion of the demonstration set
up near his desk in the Stu
dent Union on Monday^ he re
marked, “it must be rather ob
vious, I disapprove.”
He disapproved of the reading
of war dead, because he knew
“they didn’t die in Vietnam in
order to have their names read
here.”
Also he gave several reasons
why he felt the demonstrators
were there. One reason was that
some people involved had a per
sonal conviction to be there.
Another was “just for the hell
of doing something;” still a-
nother was that they were taking
what rights were made avail
able to them and taking advan
tage of them in the extreme.
Captain Harmon said that it
was a proven fact that most of
the leaders of such demonstra
tions are linked with com
munist affilllates, SOS, or other
left wing organizations.
He gave reasons why he felt
there was such Interest in the
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Todd Davis, Eddie Porter,
and John Lawson, representa
tive of students who organized
the protest demonstration Mon
day, feel they have definite
commitments to inform the stu
dents on this campus of the
viable alternatives to the pre
sent activities of the U. S,
government both at home and
abroad.
The purpose of their demon
stration was not so much to
antagonize as to reach the stu
dents of this campus and talk to
them of another side which
would not be represented with
out their demonstration. They
would present an entirely new
world view, toward alternative
answers to the draft, toward
alternatives to an American
imperialism which is unjusti
fied under international law, to
wards a realization of exploita
tion of blacks, toward a true
understanding of the problems
of America which produce the
symptoms of war. It was plan
ned as educational experience
for both the Marine recruiter
as well as the student body.
The information which they
provided partially spoke for
them. It covered a variety of
problems, including the plight
of the G. I. within the military
service. In part they hoped to
support the G, I,*s who have
organized G. I.’sUnited Against
the War, a group formed to
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Folk Singer Scheduled
For Parents Weekend
The 1969-70 artists series
at St. Andrews will open this
weekend with a Festival of Black
Artists, according to Prof. Ar
thur McDonald, head of the
drama department and chair
man of this year’s Season of
Festivals at St. Andrews. Sev
eral special events have been
planned, in addition to the festi
val program.
Featured in the Festival of
Black Artists scheduled for
Sept. 26-28 on the college cam
pus will be Miss Gwendolyn
Brooks, who will read selec
tions from her own poetry for
the opening program scheduled
to be held Friday evening at 8
o’clock in the Liberal Arts au
ditorium.
Miss Brooks was nominated
for the national book award, in
poetry in 1968 for her collection
of poems, “In the Mecca”, pub
lished by Random House. Among
her many honors, including the
Pulitzer Prize in 1950, she has
been designated as the Poet
Laureatress of Illinois. She has
received an award from the A-
merlcan Academy of Art and
Letters and two Gugenhelm Fel
lowships.
The second black artist to be
presented in the series will be
-Miss Loretta Pauker in a con
cert of African poetry and pan
tomime entitled “The Voice of
Khalam ’ ’ on Saturday at 8 p. m.
in the college gymnasium. Her
troupe consists of an image
“I hope for the better, but
continue to see the dishearten
ing reflection of those in the
jungle living around me, I truly
cry out for people to care about
things, other than themselves,
when communicating with
others. I believe that one can
actually find oneself in letting
down and being open with
others. ’
With this as his credo. Hod
David walks center stage and
presents two hours of enter
tainment that encompasses all
that Is good in music today.
Hod’s fervent belief is that
truth, truth in music and truth
in relationships, is still a com
modity that the college students
of America are eager to hear.
Born in Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin, Hod’s first memories in
clude an early appreciation of
beauty; beauty in art, music
and literature. It was also ap
parent, at an early age, that
Hod was an excellent all-around
athlete. His pre-college achie
vements include participation in
the Junior Davis Cup, three
early musical instruments
(tuba, piano and violin) and a
music scholarship to study with
the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The search for “his” in
strument finally found the gui
tar, which he now plays with
Senate Passes Budget;
Amendments Defeated
unique sensitivity.
As his background indicates.
Hod’s style has been influenced
as much by Brahms and Kurt
Weil as by Paul Simon, Jim
Webb and Miles Davis. The re
sults of these influences and the
combination of those elements
in music which have been able
to go beyond their historical
contexts and are still able to
give meaning and joy to many
ages and generations, are the
essence of Hod’s performance.
Hod is able to put these ele
ments into specialized material
which will be understood by a
modern audience, thus enabling
them to enjoy an experience in
meaningful entertainment.
At the Interdormitory Senate
meeting Monday night, the ma
jor business was the considera
tion of the budget for the Stu
dent Association. The amend
ments to the Constitution pro
posed by the Student-Facuity
Appellate Board were voted on
without discussion and de
feated.
Jimmy Stephens, Treasurer
^ the Student Association, pre
sented the proposed budget.
Jhis was originally made out
irom requests from the various
organizations under the Stu-
ient Association. The allot
ments were then considered by
Lindsay Thomas and the Busi
ness Office with Stephens.
Stephens told the Senate that the
total $26,450, was assured by
the Business Office and that
several organizations were cut
as far as they could be.
There was some discussion
about setting up a special com
mittee to look into the various
allocations to organizations
with the power to reallocate
money among them, but a motion
to that effect was defeated.
The IDS then approved the
total without any specific
recommendations for changes
in individual divisions.
John Turner was appointed
by Mike Ferrell and approved
by the IDS as Day Student
Representative. The Gradua
tion Committee, membership
which was also approved by the
Senate, consists of John Tur
ner, Dixie Fulton, Rick Walker,
Jane Johns, Suzy Hyde, Kathy
Van Gorder, and Craig Barton.
It was suggested that the In
ter dormitory Senate set by
bylaws to regular their proce
dures. This will be considered
at a later meeting.
APPROVED STUDENT
College Christian Council;
dancer, a khalam player and two
percussionists. A khalam Is a
three-strlnged African instru
ment.
Miss Paukerappeared for two
years as “the queen” in Jean
Genet’s “The Blacks” and
toured colleges and universities
with her concerts of African
poetry. She was given the Torch
of Freedom award tor her per
formance at the United Nations
and received a standing ovation
at Lincoln Center of the Per
forming Arts when she appeared
there.
The third and final program in
the series will be held Sunday
at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and will
feature a full-length film en
titled “Black Girl” and a 15-
mlnute film, “Barom Sarret”,
both directed by OusmaneSem-
bene. The longer movie Is a
splendid example of the new
African cinema, described as
“an authentically Sengalese
work, one which could only be
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GWENDOLYN BROOKS
ASSOCIATION BUDGET
Expenditures:
$1525
Peace Corps
100
Publicity
500
Ministry Fund
175
Dialoque
125
Secretarial Pool
$2425
Student Center Board;
Expenditures:
$390
General Mis’I.
180
House Committee
5550
Dance
260
Publicity
210
Special Events
1000
Farrago
775
Arts
$8365
Inter Dormitory Senate:
Expenditures:
$2000
Dorm projects & activities ($250 per dorm)
$2000
General Supplies;
Expenditures;
$200
Secretarial Supplies
$200
Cabinet:
Expenditures:
$150
Various dues
110
Retreat
1000
Association Conferences
$1260
Womens Recreation Association;
Expenditures: NCARFC Banquet
$50
Men’s Intramural Sports;
Expenditures;
$350
Awards and Trophies
100
Mis’l.
$450
Cairn;
Expenditures: printing (two issues) (publishing
$1000
costs, paper, cover, photos, art)
Lamp and Shield
$8465
Lance
$2235
GRAND TOTAL
$26,450.