THE LANCE
Official PMcaaon of the Student Boa, of St. Andrea. Presby
Tolume 13, Number 13 ST. Andrews Presbyterian college, laurinburg.'
Conservative Columnist
To Speak On Watergate
terian CoUe^f
Thursday, March 14,1974
Kevin Phillips, former
Special Assistant to John Mit
chell (1968-1970), and presen
tly a knowledgeable and in
teresting nationally-syndicat-
ed columnist (appearing in 100
newspapers), and a leading
advocate of Republican Con
servation, will be speaking on
“The Impact of Watergate
and the Future of American
Political Parties,” Wed
nesday, March 20, at 8:00 p.m.
in the Liberal Arts
Auditorium. Phillips’ speech
is being sponsored by the St.
Andrews Politics Department
under a grant from the S&H
Foundation.
Called “one of the GDP’s
brightest young strategists,”
Riillips at 33 is considered by
some to be the most con
troversial political analyst of
the right. His detractors have
portrayed him as a “quack, an
absurdly misprogrammed
human computer filled with
sawdust,” and as “a bump
tious ass, an insensitive Nean
derthal with almost sadistic
social concepts.”
Much of the criticism is
aimed at Phillips’ contention
that “political success goes to
the party that can cohesively
hold together the largest num
ber of ettinic prejudices,” a
circumstance that now favors
Republicans. Phillips asserts
that “in practically every
state and region, ethnic and
cultural animosities and
divisions exceed aU other fac
tors in explaining (political)
party choice and iden-
tificaticm.” He believes that
these ethnic, regional, and
cultural loyalties, which con
stitute the principle dynamics
of American voting, can be
graphed, predicted, and ex
ploited. Phillips expounded
these ideas in his book “TTie
Emerging Republican
Majority”, written in early
1968 and published in 1969.
Kevin Phillips is no novice
in the realm of politics. At 20,
he joined the staff of
Congressman Paul Fino (R-
MY) and became the youngest
legislative assistant in the
House of Representatives,and
in 1965 at 23, he became the
youngest Administrative
Assistant in the House
(working for Rep. Fino).
Early in 1968, Phillips showed
a shortened version of his book
to some of Nixon’s campaign
officials, and was offered a
Special Assistant post by John
Mitchell; he became the prin
ciple political and voting
analyst of the Nixon cam
paign. (It has been said by
many that his book was used
as a blueprint in the 1968 elec
tion.) After the Nixon Ad
ministration took office,
Phillips was selected as a
Special Assistant to Attorney
John Mitchell. He served in
this capacity for sixteen mon
ths, and in 1970 resigned to
become a syndicated colum
nist.
Phillips believes that Con
servatism “must become an
activist philosophy based on
recognition of human
limitations,” and that “Con
servatism must evolve its own
positive approaches to
housing, education, unem
ployment, productivity, and
the rest of our national
challenges.” Phillips admits
that “a great philosophic and
political opportunity has been
staring the Nixon Ad-
Highland Players
Present Edward II
“Edward n”, the Highland
Players’ first presentation of
Spring season opens
tom^t in the Liberal Arts
Auditorium. It will continue
trough Sunday, March 17.
wntten by Bertolt Brecht,
rected by W.D. Narramore,
Edward II” concerns the
[f'®n of a corrupt king of
ngland (played by Danny
J*«ell), and his political and
sexual troubles.
■nie play opens with Ed-
"^as coronation as King of
England. Edward is married
;ff^®.(Aurelia Huff), sister
fflieKmgofFrance,butitis
marriage,
i,-first royal act
]. ‘"8 back his banished
(Clark Ein-
unnaT revelation of this
mpH ■ ^ason causes an im-
cnr! at the
ultimately
^ts in civil war
Edward’s entire court, even
These peers succeed in cap
turing Gaveston and finally
hang him. Appalled, Edward
caUs for peace, but when the
rebels return to court, the
King’s soldiers fall on them
and take them all out to be
decapitated. One of the
noblemen is spared, however-
Mortimer (Bill Peterson). He
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ministration in the fact, and it
has lacked the competence to
grasp it.”
In his book, Phillips
declared that the United
States will witness an
inevitable cycle of Republican
dominance that would begin in
the late 1960’s and prosper un
til the beginning of the 21st ‘
century. In 1970, Phillips
stated that “whatever
catastrophe might befall
Nixon, and I don’t think any
will, it won’t help the think any
will, it won’t help the
Democrats. Their string has
run out.” Phillips said this
before Watergate exploded on
to the national scene;
Watergate is now a political
reality
In his book, Phillips
declared that the United
States will witness an
inevitable cycle of Republican
dominance that would begin in
the late 1960’s and prosper un
til the beginning of the 21st
century. In 1970, Phillips
stated that “whatever
catastrophe might befall
Nixon, and I don’t think any
will, it won’t help the
Democrats. Their string has
run out.” Phillips said this
before Watergate exploded on
to the national scene;
Watergate is now a political
reality that must be dealth
with. Kevin Phillips’ speech
March 20 will present a con
servative Republican’s views
on the impact of Watergate
and the future of the
Democratic and Republican
parties.
CONSERVATIVE KEVIN PHILLIPS, former assistant to John
Mitchell will speak Wednesday, March 20 at 8 p.m. in the LAA.
Rathskellar Tabled
The current Rathskellar
proposal has been tabled in
definitely by the Student Life
Committee who felt it was un
feasible at this time. The ef
fect of this action is that this
proposal retains the approval
of the faculty, so that if a
space is ever available.
Student Life can reconsider
and act.
The proposal came from the
President as a response to the
previous student proposal for
drinking permission in the
main lounges. Student Life
Committee had adopted an ex
perimental program for the
main lounges to be initiated in
the spring. President Hart
Black Mt. Mementos
■Die latest Black Mountain
exhibits of Josef Albers and
Charles Olson are currently
displayed in the Vardell
Gallery and the window case
outside the Registrars office
respectively. Two of the ex
perimental college’s three
major rectors, Albers and
Charles Olsen succeeded John
Andrew Rice, co-founder of
the college. Albers succeeded
Rice in 1939. Albers in turn
was followed in 1951 by
Charles Olson. Olson con-
Curator To Lecture
his
Chassi
brother.
Kent (Steve
on), turns against him.
George Butterick, curator
of the Charles Olson Archives
and lecturer in English at the
University of Connecticut,
wiU speak on Olson tonight in
the College Union as part of
the Black Mountain Festival.
Currently teaching a course
entitled “The Black Mountain
Poets,” Butterick arranged
the Olson exhibit now
displayed in the L.A. Among
his other literary activities,
he has edited several of
Olson’s works including
“Poetry and Truth” and Ad
ditional Prose”, as well as
“Olson”; Hie Journal of the
Charles Olson Archives.”
With Donald Allen, he isjiow
editing the correspondence
between Olson and Robert
Creeley.
Butterick studied with,
Olson at the State University
of New York while working on
his Ph. D. Contributing editor
of the literary magazine
“Athanor,” Butterick is the
author of “The Norse,” a
book of poems published in
1973.
tinued as rector until the close
of the college in 1956.
The Olson exhibit, on
display in the L.A. is a collec
tion of some of Olson’s per-
sonal documents,
photographs, and books. It is a
fascinating assortment of
items which has been lent to
St. Andrews by George But
terick, the curator of the
Charles Olson Archives.
Included in the exhibit is
Olson’s passport which he got
in 1957; and because he never
had enough money to go
abroad, he used the passport
to jot down notes for poems. Of
special interest because^ of
Creeley’s recent visit* is
Olson’s will. Written on a
cheap A&P pad, appointing
Robert Creeley as executor of
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sent his disapproval to the
resident directors, student
government and Student Life
near the end of winter term.
Student Life Committee’s
proposal for the experimental
main lounge policy was that
the question of drinking within
the outside walls of the dor
mitory was to be settled by the
dormitory council and any
other areas by Student Per
sonnel Services.
The President presented the
Rathskellar proposal to
Student Life, as a substitute
proposal. His position was that
the main lounges are public,
not private areas, in contrast
to the student proposal which,
in effect, considered the main
lounges private. President
Hart pointed out that the legal
position of the college was en
dangered by trying to call a
public area-private. Also, the
allowance of drinking in the
main lounges is in con
tradiction to attempts being
made to build a more positive
image of the school.
There were various
sidelights to the Rathskellar
proposal, such as Mark
Smith’s agreement to super
vise design, new tables due to
arrive, student members wan
ting to discuss the issue with
their constituents, etc.-so as a
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Hugh Kenner, scheduled to
speak at St. Andrews this
week, as part jf the Black
Mountain Festival, has can
celled due to Illness.
TTie Student Association Cabinet has formed a new sub
committee called the Faculty Affairs Committee. The com
mittee shall investigate and report on all faculty affairs
which have direct bearing on students at S.A. The committee-
wili consist of three students, two faculty members and one
administrator, and will be chaired by a cabinet member,
Keith Gribble. Self-nominations wiU be Wednesday through
Friday. Contact Phil Bradley or Paul Finger, or send a note
to either box 528 or 781.