9. No. 13 THE LANCE publication of the student body of ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ANDREWS PRESBYTEEIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C. THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1970 art Comments On Recent Campus Issue In ray judgment, the recent ;sue of the Dialogue is based in some incorrect premises, is that institutional re- Itraint on personal behavior Is iiitomatically and only a re- Ifction of an “in loco paren ts” focus. It isn’t. Personal Irecdoms necessarily—and al- lays-are limited in any group liitution. This is true in a fam- l),^ in a college, or In any ilher social organization in- Ivolving the Impact of an In- Jividual’s action upon others the group or upon the group as a whole. Personal freedom, there- lore, is conditioned by the goals i the group (s) of which an jdlvidual is a part. To put it another way, the degrees of in- ividual freedom that are ad- lissible in a human organiza- lon (in this instance, the col- Icie) relate to the degree of Interdependence that Is neces sary to achieve the purposes for which the organization exists. This obviously relates to a second premise that seems to underlie the Dialogue state ment; namely, that individual conduct has no effect upon the college community. As for doing what one wishes in a room that has been ‘‘paid for" can one drive as one wishes in a “paid for” car? Comparing the col lege dormitory with a city apartment is mixing oranges and turnips. All of the occu pants of a college dormitory are continuous associates in the total education effort that per sists 24 hours a day, for months at a time. Unlike the casual in terpersonal contacts that might or might not occur among a- partment dwellers, the neces sarily close and frequent con tacts on campus cause indivi duals' conduct to evoke re sponses, attitudes, reactions. SA Security Force Adds Two New Men BY SARA LEE The campus security force has been beefed up by the ad dition of two new security ot- flcers—Chief of Security Jac ques ReVllle and Mr. Lacy Gay. Both men are sworn deputies ot the Scotland County Sheriff’s Ottice with arrest powers coun ty-wide, while Mr. Jackson Is an elected constable of Stewarts- vllle Township. These three men, along with student wor kers, are responsible for the security of the entire campus, (or student safety as well as the physical buildings and cars. The men run shifts almost a- round the clock, chalking up nearly 150 miles a day In car patrolling alone. They also pa trol on foot, especially in the causewalk area during the even ings. Besides campus patrol, the security force Investigates campus larcenies and Issues some traffic tickets. As well, they are available to advise and help students, not specifically as police officers. Currently the force has two- way radios in use with main tenance department as contact. Plans are underway for a di rect phone line to be Installed in the regular patrol car. Al so foreseen in the near future are badges for Identification and armed patrols. Mr. ReVille pointed out sev eral pertinent facts about the campus security situation. In his opinion, “Your room is your home. The only time we can go In without permission is when we have direct knowledge of a felony committed in that room. Otherwise, we go In at the re quest of college officials”. However, ReVille pointed out that a search warrant issued by local police can be used to gain admission by other offi cers, although it is preferable that they work through the SA security force. Mr. ReVille requested that larcenies be reported to the security force who file a re port in their office as well with Dean Decker. He also noted that his home telephone number is for twenty-four hour a day emergencies. Thus, If unable to contact an on-duty security of ficer, call Mr. ReVille at 276- 0173 rather than the Laurln- burg Police or Dean Decker un less the emergency warrants It. Mr. ReVille, raised in Wil mington, N.C., served from March, 1959 to November, 1969 on the Laurinburg Police Force. Holding the rank cf lieutenant, (Continued to Page 3) and concerns that unavoidably generate either effective or In- effective interpersonal re lationships in the academic op erations of the college. This is the appropriate context of the “integrity and honor of St. An drews”, and of “individual freedom exercised with re sponsibility”. Responsibility does not exist in a vacuum. It is acceptance of accountability to someone for something. In a college, the responsibility of students, fac ulty, administrators, and staff Is to each other, to the end that the entire effort of the campus community (in and out of class) can be maximally productive In attaining individual growth and development and Institutional strength for succeeding gen erations. The college, there fore, does not focus upon in dividual students for the pur pose of being ‘ ‘parents, police men, or conscience” for them. Rather, the college’s focus is upon sustaining a total campus environment that is most con sistent with its educational ob jectives. It is this overriding requirement that conditions and limits the personal freedom of students—and of the faculty— and of the president. (Continued to Page 3) DANIEL NAGRIN, who was featured in a recent edition of Saturday Review, will dance here at the Avant Garde Festival. SA Prof Enters County Election St. Andrews professor Bill Winn recently filed for public office in Scotland County. He Is hoping to be one of the six county commissioners who are the highest local authority In governing the county. As a Democratic candidate for the Stewartsville Township seat on the Ixiard, Mr. Winn will face Incumbent Paul Harris in the May primary as well as a gen eral election in November. Winn is well-known through out the county tor his Initiation of the petition which resulted in the establishment of a state ABC store in Laurinburg. The major concerns which Winn will be stressing during the campaign are centered a- Fernandez Elected VP Tony Fernandez was elected vice-president of Mecklenburg Dormitory yesterday. Fernan dez won by popular majority of 46-31 over his opponent Jim Klein. This election became necessary due to the withdrawal of Sandy Talmadge, previous dorm vice-president. Fernandez will be recom mended to Mike Ferrell for fi- approval. The final vote nal was: Fernandez Klein Breckenridge 46 31 3 write in votes ReVILLE round making the most of county potential. As well as support ing a more equitable tax sys tem for county properties, Winn pointed out that a large propor tion of revenue from the ABC income which goes to the coun ty could be used for greater quality education throughout the county. Mr. Winn stressed the available "people power” inthe county, noting that businessmen would be particularly helpful In conducting a study of the coun ty’s various programs for a economic analysis as well as being an educational process for them. Winn also would like to see more professional and humane means of dealing with county employees, citing two Incidents which had caused this concern by the firing of long-time coun ty employees. Greater activity of the county Planning Com mission was also stressed. ‘‘1 would particularly like to see greater dialogue between the education folk and the local community”, Mr. Winn said. “It would be an opportunity for both to learn from the other”. Winn has already begun an active campaign throughout the county, in contrast to previous elections which have been based on a rather low-keyed approach. Prior to his Arrival at St. An drews in 1967, he was a mis sionary teacher in Rangoon, Burma. Mr. Winn has been ac tive in several organizations In Laurinburg since his arrival and (Continued to Page 2) St, Andrews Prepares for Avant Garde Circle February 20-22 on your calendar for an exciting trip Into the avant-garde. The third festival in the 1969-70 Artist’s Series at St. Andrews will feature electronic music, electrifying statements through dance and poetry, and a mlnd- expandlng mixed-media pre sentation. Vladimir Ussachevsky, com poser of electronic music, will perform February 20 to open the festival. On Saturday afternoon William Mathews, called “a mo ver and shaker in the field of modern American poetry” will read his poetry In Kings Moun tain Dorm. Saturday night will see Daniel Nagrln, dance solo ist, perform “The Peloponnes ian War” “playing all the peo ple affected by war” and mak ing a comment on society through modern dance interpre tation. The festival will end Sunday after the mixed-medla presen tation by Herbert Gesner with his Envitron—twelve slide pro jectors, 1200 slides, six tape tracks, a series ot electronic musical notes, three fixed oscillators, a sound synthesi zer, a reve rberation-delay system, a dimmer-control dis solve unit and a partridge In a pear tree. His intention is to “open up experiences to the limitations of your mind, rather than the limitations of the med ium”. Tune in, turn on and drop into the most exciting and intensive experience available In con temporary terms. / /

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