THE LANCE
QJ-'J^ICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN
yOL 9- No. 5
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C.
THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1969
(photo by goodson)
THE JETS, Ron Wllkerson, Hunter Watson, David Dolge, Bill Johns and Steve Point rehearse
one of their scenes from West Side Story which opens Wednesday night. (See story on page 3.)
SASA Plans SA
Peace Talks
BY CHARLES PRATT
Activities for the October 15
Moratorium on the War are
still tentative, but there are
three proposals for considera
tion.
First, there will be a special
Chapel service conducted by
Van Jolnes. It will beheldlnthe
Student Union. This will be part
of the morning program. Just
after that, there will be planned
speeches devoted to presenting
alternatives to American for
eign policy, the draft, and other
factors relating to the war. It
will also attempt to present how
the black man sees the war, with
respect to the military, and with
respect to racism. In response
to the Student Cabinet’s recom
mendation that there be a public
debate with the Academic Dean
presiding, the afternoon will be
devoted to a faculty debate rep
resenting both sides. It will pro
bably be held in the courtyard
of King’s Mountain dorm.
The final event of the day will
be a film entitled “The Magi
cian”. It is an alegory on war
produced in Poland. Sponsored
by Student Christian Council, it
will be held at 10:30 in the Stu
dent Union.
SASA, the St. Andrews Stu
dent Alliance, is organizing
these activities for educational
purposes. They are primarily
concerned with approaching the
students of this campus, rather
than the Laurlnburg community,
but the members have no inten
tion of isolating their activities
from Laurlnburg residents.
Everyone is invited to parti
cipate.
The activities of October 15
demand complete honesty from
the student body. “If the stu
dent wishes to express his dis
approval of the means and ends
war, he Is asked to take ad-
''Mtage of the alternatives to
^'sss attendance”.
Senate Supports
Mobilization Activities
The Monday night meeting of
the Inter Dormitory Senate was
opened by a proposal from Ed
die Porter that “The St. An
drews Senate supports the
events taking place on campus
on October 15 concerning or
ganized campus anti-war acti
vities and encourages the St.
Andrews student and faculty
community to participate In
these activities”.
After some discussion, the
proposal was passed.
The major Item considered
was a general policy statement
for the Senate which was drawn
up by the Social Welfare Com
mittee . The first statement af
firms the concept of dorm au
tonomy and the second states
that the Senate has the right to
hear from Individual dormitor
ies. Linda Leslie pointed out
that this In effect puts the Sen
ate in a back-up position for any
Individual dormitory’s policies.
The statement was passed by
the Senate and sent to Mike
Ferrell for consideration.
“Recognizing the different
orientations and problems of
each Individual dormitory;
recognizing the ability of each
dormitory to effectively and
responsibly act to meet its own
distinct needs and Interests;
recognizing that to operate un
der the concept of representa
tive self-government, the ap
proval or disapproval of a pro
posal should be determined by
those who will be subject to the
jurisdiction of the proposal; we
affirm the independence of each
dormitory and Its right to demo
cratic self-government.
‘ “The Inter Dormitory Senate,
with representatives from each
residence hall, serves as the
chief legislation body of the as
sociation. ’ ’ *In affirmation of the
strength and virtue of the prin
ciple of democratic self-
government, the Inter Dormi-
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Moratorium Day
Next Wednesday;
Class Optional
“Whereas: October 15, 1969
has been designated as a Na
tional Moratorium Day for the
Vietnam war; and
“Whereas: The college is
composed of a mass of indivi
duals, all of whom have dif
ferent and varying opinion on
the war and other social Issues;
and
“Whereas: We recognize the
validity and integrity of the
opinion of each of the indivi
duals who make up the St. An
drews community;
“Be it resolved that the St.
Andrews Student Association
Cabinet recommend that Octo
ber 15, 1969 be set aside as
“a day of conscience, a day
of freedom from normal aca
demic requirements’'* for all
members of the St. Andrews
community. Each individual
may use this time to review
his own views of our contem
porary problems, and direct his
actions accordingly.
“We further recommend that
a special Chapel service be
held on the morning of October
15 which will be directed to
ward the Vietnam war; and also,
that a debate, using both pro
and anti-Vietnam policy mem
bers of the St. Andrews com
munity, moderated by the aca
demic dean of the college, be
held that same afternoon. “
This is the final recommen-
lation of the Cabinet represent
ing the St. Andrews Student
Association to comment on the
activities that are planned for
this campus on October 15.
It was originally presented to
Dr. Hart with the alteration of
‘ reading day" for “a day of
conscience, a day of freedom
from normal academic require
ments." "Dr. Hart was posi-
;ive’', towards this resolution,
out when it was presented to the
Faculty Executive Committee,
that body requested the change
to preserve the traditional
meaning and function of a
“reading day."
The Faculty Executive Com
mittee met twice on Wednesday
to consider the student re-
soltuion, and Mike Ferrell pre
sented two alternatives:
“ Either the body could Ignore
the resulution and face the in
evitable consequences of that
action, or It could accept it in
principle.”
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Anti-War March Set;
Students Need Bus
BY TOM COCKE
On S at u r d a y, October 11,
G. I.’s from Fort Bragg will
lead an anti-war march in
Fayetteville. G. I.’s United A-
gainst The War In Vietnam, an
organization of a n 11 -war sol
diers sponsoring the march,
has called it a Patriots
for Peace Parade.
The march will focus upon
three major social Issues: the
movement to End the War in
Vietnam--Now; the struggle of
G.I.’s to obtain their constltu-
ABC Store Opens Today
Will Mad Rush Begin?
aaa vhvs as
Rejoice, ye wine-bibbers and
ye alcohol lovers! Relief is a-
head from those long trips
south, and east, and west, and
north for those high proof bev
erages.
Only a short walk across
campus and the formerly well-
travelled 401 south lies the
brand-new ABC store. At this
very moment, bottles are being
sold to thirsty patrons.
The results of February’s
referendum, in which St. An
drews students and faculty had
a large part, have finally come
to fruition.
The store opened for busi
ness this morning at 10, well-
supplied with about 5 50 different
items. Manager Bill Riemer
said the store is receiving ship
ments from 61 distillers, each
of whom handles several types
of beverages.
But stop! All is not as rosy
as it may seem. Although some
members of the campus could
very easily see a stream of
alcohol flowing endlessly from
the doors of the building, the
store is open only from 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Monday through Sat
urday. Planning ahead is ob
viously essential. Several other
problems arise for certain sec
tions of the campus. The age
limit is 21, and store personnel
are authorized to check proof
of age. Seniors, this is your
golden chance to make friend
ships with freshmen, and fresh
men, seniors are not as un
assailable as they may seem!
Other state laws in effect
state that no checks may be
cashed, and that nothing maybe
sold to those already intoxi
cated or those on probation.
(No, for all you panicky stu
dents, probation does not mean
academic or social probation.)
At the front counter there will
be displayed a list of all items
carried and their prices. A
word to the wise should be suf
ficient.
tional liberties in an authori
tarian army; and the fight a-
gainst racism in the army and
In the United States.
Saturday will be the first time
that an anti-war march has
been organized and led by
G. I.’s; and the first time an
anti-war march has been held
in proximity to a major mili
tary base. In their effort to
have significant and positive
national impact, G.I.’s United
has called upon college students
and other interested groups in
the state tor support. As of this
week, students from St.
Andrews, U.N.C. at Chapel Hill,
Duke, and N.C. State as well as
black people from Fayetteville
have responded positively.
For the last two weeks St.
Andrews students have been
manning an information table to
mobilize support for the march.
Approximately seventy sfudents
have expressed their intention
to march.
Early last week one of the
students Involved in the mobil
ization effort contacted Mr.
Babcock of the Maintenance De
partment to secure permission
for the use of the campus bus.
At that time, he granted them
permission to use the bus.
Today, the students learned
from Mr. Babcock thatDr. Hart
had denied their request for the
bus on the grounds that they
were not an officially sanctioned
college group. According to
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