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THE LANCE
THE LANCE
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, N. C. 28352
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Sports Editor
..Sara Lee
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Charlie Pratt
Wayne Warren
Mark Kleber
Lonnie Burrell
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“We are constantly open to, and actively seek, articles which
will be controversial and searching. The LANCE alms alms
only for a channeling of news to students, not for exclusive rights
to determine the entire content of the paper. Our primary con
cern is for relevance and timeliness and openness.”
The above statement is reprinted from an editorial run last
spring which is even more appropriate In a new year and a
new context. We freely admit our short comings. Our budget
has been drastically cut. Perhaps our paper is not "good” In
the sense of news worthiness, lucidity or even "relevance
and timeliness and openness.” But perhaps that Is the fault more
of what we reflect on than the reflection Itself.
The St. Andrews campus Is not Ideal; It too has Its short
comings and even occasionally admits them. (And even less
often laughs about them.) And yet the potential Is almost
overwhelming for a creative existence for all members of the
St. Andrews community.
There are many opportunities and challenges for meaningful
ness that are still undiscovered by upper classmen and even
by faculty. The standard plea for Involvement and participation
is valid, not only for what is accomplished in terms of goals
but as well in strengthening the Individual. Obvious areas here
are college-oriented organizations, — student government.
College Christian Council, various clubs, and dorm life — as
well as more general social and political Interests.
But these are not the only sources of participation nor of s
creative life In Its fullest sense. The most overlooked and yet
most opportune area for growth Is In confrontation, rapping,
dialogue, whatever you want to call It. Give and take, a free
exchange of Ideas, bullshitting. Most students have already
discovered that drom life almost imposes this condition upon
them. And yet — what about across the lake? We challenge
you to talk with professors, to question, proble, analyze,
deny. We challenge you to be open and honest as you approach
any member* of the St. Andrews community. We challenge you
to be opinionated, to debate and respond. And, after you know
where your head Is, have the guts to back it up with action
Thoughts are beautiful; action gets things done. (A profound
statement, that) And we hereby urge you to enjoy it — to
utilize your time at St. Andrews not only to grow academically
and socially, but to develop your awareness, to sense, and feel
and do. It may be your last chance
We’ll l)e rapping here In the Lance about Ideas and actions we
hear about. Coming up wUl be reactions to library hours
campus military recruiting, book fees, the budget, administra
tive actions. And, further, comment on national political, social
Md economic events. If, as you respond to new Ideas, you
f^l strongly about specific Issues, we urge you to come to
the Lance to express them.
Write on!
THURSDAY. ggPT iq
A Beginning
BY CHARLIE PRATT
This Is meant more to be an in
troduction to the entire year’s
effort than a serious article.
As a reporter of sorts, I have
often wished I could stir peo
ple from their complacency,
but I realize I can’t. The rea
son I think Is that the re
porter is as much a product
of the American way of life
in his ability to saturate totally
the market of information with
exhortations for this and that
and the other. Numbness sets
in long before the Idea sinks
In. It is impossible to intimi
date people any more from so
far removed a place as a news
paper. I feel some reporters
are lost before they start lie-
cause their most Important goal
In writing is their own catha
rsis. Their Ideas do not reach
beyond themselves.
I hope to take a different ap
proach to writing. Instead of the
direct pleas for action, I want
to set a mood from which ac
tion will derive. This Is not
going to l)e easy suid I just
may fail, thus following long
standing tradition. All I can
say is that I am not writing
for my own benefit alone, nor
do I claim to be imminently
right. That’s a mood.
There are a few guidelines
at this point which I hope will
be followed in reporting this
column. It is already pretty
clear that the theme of this en
tire newspaper is to be dia
logue. It can not be emphasized
more. This column’s purpose is
to provide dialogue by creating
a setting for it. Dialogue is a
beautiful thing only if some
thing happens because of it, in
the mind or through action. My
emphasis will be on events and
issues that are happening rather
than what will happen. The fu
ture is never predictable.
About the present—there is
much that ought to stir people
merely by its existence. John
Lindsay verbalizes a major as
sumption which I hope to de
velop this year:
"Something is very wrong in
America. Growing numbers of
our citizens are convinced that
the American dream is a cruel
illusion or a hypocritical night
mare.”
Whether the American dream
ever had potential reality or
not is a viable question today.
The system and the people
evolved from that dream fall
very short of that dream’s vi
sion.
Next week begins a series on
revolutions.
Letters To The Editor
Contributors
to this issue:
Kathy Kearney
Jerry Briggs
Melanie Smith
Stevie Daniels
Marshall Gravely
Rod Bayes
Jim Pope
Art McDonald
Janet Moses
Photographers:
Nick Griffin
Larry Street
Mike McQuown
TO the Editor of the Lance;
In planning the Freshmen Or
ientation for this year we had
to make all of our plans a-
round our experiences with past
.classes. This year’s class was
different from last year’s class
so a few of our unannounced
plans were discarded. On the
whole I feel the freshmen want
ed to be left alone and given
time to adjust individually and
not herded around like sheep.
Maybe next year's committee
would be wise to learn from
this year, but still keep on
eye in the future.
In closing I would like to
thank Dean Decker, Peggy Tapp,
Twiggy, BUI, Jen, Sid, Sara,
Carolyn and Louis for all they
did this year. Aisa, the City
of Laurlnburg deserves much
appreciation for all it did.
Sincerely,
Jim Pope.
Dear friends.
We see as hypocrisy the ex
travagant celebration of Christ
mas when there Is no peace on
earth. So our group feels it is
time for a Christmas boycott.
We are not going to buy pre
sents this year, nor are we
going to receive them. We will
do without decorations, and may
be fasting c» Christmas day
Instead of feasting.
Instead of spending we will
work for peace on earth by glv-
hig our money to help make a-
mends for the sufferlngwehave
caused — such as by financially
adopting a Vietnamese child,
and by giving our time to stop
the war. We are calling for
people to put peace back in
Christmas — what better way to
observe the birth of Christ than
to bring an end to the war this
year?
We are counting on college
groups to do most of the local
work. Here are some possible
approaches for organizing the
boycott:
1. Contact local clergy —
many should be receptive to tak-
ing commercialism out of
Christmas and putting peace
back in.
2. Organize picket lines at de
partment stores and shopping
centers.
3. Do guerilla theater on the
sidewalk in front of large
stores. Dramatize the horrors
of war or the contradictions in
the thinking of the military.
4. Leaflet at hi^ schools,
train stations, churches and
shopping centers.
5. Urge fellow students not to
go home for vacation unless
their parents agree to par
ticipate in the boycott.
We would welcome any criti
cisms and suggestions readers
might have of this proposal.
Westport Citizens for Peace
P.O. Box 207
Saugatuck Station
Westport, Conn. 06880
Pre-
Dawn
Pre-Dawn, an independent
radical newspaper composed
of articles written and ed«ed
by St. Andrews students,
make its first apperaace ofHt
new academic year in a ie»
weeks. All students interested
In writing articles for Pre.
Dawn are encouraged to do so,
Help, through your writing ti
educate people to the proWens
that confront all of us by tlUs
suppressive societyl (You may
even become the leading iite.
rary figure of the revolution
and Just think-Pre Dawn gaw
you your start.) Please contact
David Aired ext. 338, Todd
DavlSj or Eddie Porter.
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cut.
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stances, the delivery of the
1970 Lamp and Shield has been
delayed. The yearbook should
arrive for distribution within
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