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THE LANCE
THE LANCE
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, N. C. 28352
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Drugs — Where's The Problem?
Dean Decker, in speaklngbe-
fore Wilmington Dorm Tuesday
on the problems of drug usage
strcxigly Implied that a failure
within student government had
at least partially contributed
to the situation now before us.
That Is, public knowledge of
drug usage at St. Andrews as
well as the Increasing number of
students involved in drug abuse
have led to a concentrated pro
gram to eliminate the problem
and to notify students exactly
what the college’s position Is.
This Is a necessary step for
the protection of the school and
students. But I would raise two
questions about Dean Decker’s
statement. I would strongly deny
his Implication that student
government has failed to meet
the problem. The college’s past
policy was very general: all
civil laws are to be obeyed.
The general impression left
the student body and student
government was, if you use
drugs, be discreet and don’t
get caught. There was no ex
plicit demand for cessation of
drug usage from the college.
Student government could not be
expected to enforce what Stu
dent Affairs could not even
state. Neither could Student
government be reasonably ex
pected to legislate on a matter
like drug usage without some
knowledge that their previous
assumptions were incorrect,
e.g. that the unstated policy
was not simply one of discre
tion. Student government can
not be blamed for Student Af
fairs’ failure.
Decker, as well, called for
students who had or knew of
drug problems to consult the
college counselors --Daven
port, Overholser, Jolnes. While
these three are exceptionally
competent people and coun
selors, there is strong doubt
whether any of them have used
drugs or have had lengthy con
tacts with those who do. Here
they’ll pull the maxim that you
don’t have to be sick to be
a doctor. But experience with
people who are stoned or trip
ping is Invaluable In trying
to help put their heads to
gether later on. If students on
this campus do have a "drug
problem” there should be an
alternative to the suite sys
tem (which usually isn’t much
help) or college counselors who
owe aUeglance, after all, to the
school Itself. 'The only alterna
tive available now for students
is the Laurlnburg/Scotland
County Drug Alert. How about
a student group to perform the
same kind of function?
The "New" Saga
with this business of marking
through letters on the back of
ID’S and allowing no entrance
through the exit door, SAGA
has reached its final absurdity.
These elaborate security pre-
cuatlons would do Justice to Ft.
Knox or a maximum security
prison. They are Just plain
silly here.
Obviously, there Is a pro
blem with off-campus students
and visitors mooching off the
student who pays for his meals.
Just as obviously, however, Is
the fact that many paying stu
dents miss meals that they are
not reimbursed for. We are to
assume then that SAGA’s con
cern Is to feed as few students
as possible (and this generally
takes place in as long a time
as possible with the poorest
possible food offered). Some
thing needs to be done. Sug
gestions often given are meal
tickets, possibly transferable,
or direct payment for Individual
meals. Although, granted, this
does not offer SAGA planning
or financial freedom, we doubt
If the food, service or serving
time would deteriorate and at
least there would be less has
sle and fewer sets of paranoia
among people In line.
Environment And The Student
What Can The St. Andrews
Student Do To Protect The En
vironment?
1. Become Informed, con
cerned, and active.
2. Plan to have a maximum
of two children and adopt more
If you wish; encourage your
friends to do the same.
3. Ride bikes Instead of drive
cars for trips of five miles or
less.
4. Use only lead-free or low-
lead gasoline.
5. Use soap flakes and wash
ing soda Instead of deter
gents.
6. Encourage your Congress
man to support aborUon laws
and population - control mea
sures.
7. Turn off all unnecessary
lights. ^
8. Keep the grounds free from
trash.
9. Boycott non- degradable
plastic containers.
10. Petition for the use of
bottled soda.
THURSDAY, FEB. li,
Beale Explains The Background
Of His Speech On Drug Experience
1971
BY CHARLIE PRATT
David Beale addressed the
local Jay-Cees In an Impromptu
speech Monday night. His topic
was his own drug experiences,
how drugs had affected him,
and what feelings he had about
drug usage. He was Invited to
speak Informally on his ex
periences with drugs when his
brother Norman was unable to
participate In the program. Jim
Hardee, who Is minister at
Caledonia Baptist Church, In
Laurlnburg, Invited Beale to
speak, along with himself, on
the drug Issue of today.
During his talk, Beale spoke
about his personal experiences
with LSD and mescaline —
how, until last July, he had
had periodic flashbacks In re
sponse to his first experi
ments with LSD. He described
his feelings and actions, as best
he could, with the emphasis that
drugs made him act "Im-
maturely” and not like him
self. He decided that drugs
were not for him. In addition,
Beale mentioned a friend of
his who had begun with mari
juana and finally wound up using
heroin. "He did not have the
strength of character to re
sist taking up the heroin.” h
As a sequel, Beale said, "a
lot of people whom I know
used drugs on a regular basis;
It is equivalent to having an
Packwood
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with special reference to his
deep distrust and dislike of any
legislation that would demand
compulsory population control.
The Senator then opened the
rest of the time alloted to
questioning. During that time he
stated his support of the vol
unteer army legislation, but
noted he would not end con
scription. He Justified thlscon-
tradlctary stand by optimls-
tlcallv affirming Defense Se
cretary Laird’s statement that
In 2 1/2 years the draft call
would be zero. However, In
answering a question by Dr.
White he stated that conscrip
tion was not a characteristic
of democracy.
Dr. Pedigo was Insistent a-
bout getting a response from
the Senator as to why he would
not support legislation that
would Include compulsory pop
ulation control. Sen. Packwood
responded by restating his firm
stand on the rights of Individuals
and then noting that even the
more conservative methods of
population control were still
untried.
Senator Packwood said that
the actions of the Vice Presi
dent during the recent election
hurt the Republican Party. When
asked II he would vote for
Edmund Muskle in 1972 he re
plied that he would exercise
his right of the private ballot
box, thus leaving open the ques
tion of whether or not he will
vote for Richard Nixon.
The Senator, though showing
an astute awareness of the pro
blems facing the nation, par
ticularly in the area of pop
ulation, showed an unwilling
ness to support compulsory
population control.
Contributors to this Issue:' '
Kris Gilbertson Bob Davenport
Denny Dodson Paddock Smith
Janet Moses Dudley
Ralph Nesblt Ken Mehrllng
Lanl Baldwin
Mike McQuown
Larry Street
occasional beer, with different
side-effects. Drugs are avail
able for people who want them—
at the high school, In the com
munity, at the college.”
Speaking with this reporter,
Beale related that “the Jay-
Cees were most Interested in
my personal Involvement with
drugs. They were too ready to
back up their myths with sta
tistics.” He went on to say
the fact that, although statistics
show heroin addicts used
marijuana previously, there are
only insignificant statistics re
vealing the number of marl-
juana users who eventually
move on to heroin.
In regard to a question whe
ther his speech reflected pooriv
on the school, he said, -S
mean « to be; the speech was
an impromptu affair, not apre.
pared talk. The purpose oliTe
speech was to fill in people»
the knowledge of drugs m
said anything about any ban
(drug) users on this campus I
was relating everything to my
personal experience, not to any
one else, or to the college"
During his speech, Beale said
that he made no accusations a-
gainst anyone or any group, ''i
didn’t mention any names, nor
did I Imply any failure on the
part of the school administra
tion to control drug usage on
campus,”
NSA Peace Treaty
With Vietnamese
On February 20th and 21th
1971, GI’s United Ft. Bragg
will sponsor a conference on a
treaty negotiated by Vietnamese
and American students to end
the war in Vietnam. The con
ference will be held at theHay-
market Square coffeehouse In
Fayetteville and anti-war
groups and individuals from
throughout the state are invited.
The “Joint Treaty of Peace
Between the Peoples of North
Vietnam and the United States”
was recently negotiated in North
Vietnam, South Vietnam and
Paris by representatives of the
United States National Student
Association and the South Viet
nam National Union ofStudents,
North Vietnam Union of Stu
dents and the South Vietnam
Liberation Student Union.
The Conference Is being held
In an attempt to draw publicity
to the treaty and to Inform
Individuals of its specifics. This
will be the first step in gather
ing popular support for the
treaty.
Be It known that the American
and Vietnamese people are not
enemies. The war is carried
out in the names of the people
of the United States and South
Vietnam but without consent.
It destroys the land and people
of Vietnam. It drains America
of Its resources. Its youth and
Its honor.
We hereby agree to end the
war on the following terms,
so that both peoples can live
under the joy of Independence
and can devote themselves to
building a society based on hu
man equality and respect for the
earth.
1. The Americans agree to
immediate and total withdrawal
from Vietnam and pubhcly to
set the date by which all A.
merican forces will be re
moved.
The Vietnamese pledge that
as soon as the U. S. Govern-
ment publicly sets a date for
total withdrawal:
2. They will enter discussions
to secure the release of all
American prisoners, including
pilots captured while bombing
North Vietnam.
3. There will be an immediate
cease-fire between U. S. forces
and those led by the Provisional
Revolutional Government ol_
South Vietnam.
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Campus Drugs
(Continued from Page 1)
changing the “drug problem”
do exist and are not being used
fully. Noting that the continu
ance of St. Andrews as the in
stitution It Is may be endanger
ed by drug usage Decker called
for a return to the roommate,
suite leader, dorm officer chain
of discussion as well as to the
wide variety of counseling ser
vices available to students. He
also noted the absence of any
further policy statement on
drug usage from theCommlttee
for the Implementation of the
Code of Responsibility.
Valentine Candles, Cards
Studio One Posters
Rod McKuen books
Mugs (and mug racks)
Fondue Pots and Cook Books
Books by Kahlil Gibran
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