THE LANCE
A Weekly Journal of News and Events At St, Andrews Presbyterian College
1961—Fifteenth Anniversary Year—1976
VOLUME 16
LAURINBURG, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1976
NUMBER 1
Convocation Ceremonies Tonight At 7 P.M.
Bumper Crop
of Freshmen Arrive
Marking a 42 percent in
crease over last year, 208
new students moved into St.
Andrews’ dorms this week,
and President A. P. Parkin
son says he hopes the col
lege’s long enrollment de-
.dige is at an end.
Registrar James Stephens
states that total enrollment
this year should be about 40
more students than a year
ago, when a low of 544 was
reached.
Last year only 146 new
students were on campus, but
a hard working admissions
staff, under the leadership of
Dudley Crawford, brought
about the sharp rise in new
students for this fall
semester.
New students began their
orientation program last
Saturday morning on the
campus, while more than 200
parents were learning more
about St. Andrews and its
educational program at
special programs presented
to them by various college of
ficials, and were given ample
opportunity to visit all areas
of the campus and to ask
questions about the college.
During Saturday afternoon
parents first heard from
President Perkinson and
Dean Ronald Crossley about
the college in general, with
new students also present.
Then in a second session
parents alone heard faculty
and alumni discuss the
academic program and its
impact. In a final afternoon
meeting, parents moved into
small sessions with the
faculty-student team which
their students will meet in St
Andrews Studies.
Marion Cannon
... to read next week
(Photo by Billy Howard)
Dean Crossley
... featured speaker
Writers
Reading
Schedule
Announced
Four writers familiar to St.
Andrews audiences of the
past few years will open the
1976 Writers Reading
Program, says St. Andrews’
Writer-in-Residence Ron
Bayes.
Opening the series will, in a
three day visit, be Charlotte
poet Marion Cannon. Mrs.
Cannon whose past ap
pearances have captivated
the St. Andrews community
and led her to dub the college
her “adopted atoia mater”,
will give a reading of her
works Wednesday, September
8 in Granville Hall at 7:30
p.m.
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CALENDAR NOTICES. “This
Week” is a front oaee svnojv
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LAURINBURG, N.C. - The
Grandfather Mountain
Highlanders, a pipe band from
Charlotte, will lead the first
academic processional of the
year at St. Andrews across the
causeway Thursday evening
at 7, as the Fall Convocation is
held on DeTamble Terrace.
President A.P. Perkinson,
Jr., will preside at the colorful
ceremony, which will include
traditional banners and
academic regalia worn by the
faculty.
Dr. Ronald C. Crossley,
Dean of the College will be the
principal speaker on the
program with his address
titled “Malforms, Monsters
and Mysteries.” His remarks
will be taken from religious
traditions and folklore, as he
is also a member of the
religion faculty of the college.
The invocation will be given
by the Rev. Frank Covington,
college pastor. Dr. Carl D.
Bennett will speak briefly on
“Perspective,” after which
Suzanne Hogg, chairman of
the orientation committee.
will present the freshman
class to the college.
Responding to the presen
tation will be Maria Santa-
Maria, Dean of Students, and
Student Association President
Paul Baldasare. The benedic
tion will be given by Dudley
Crawford, Director of Ad
missions.
The St. Andrews Choir will
be directed by James V. Cobb,
and will sing one anthem and
lead the group in the “Alma
Mater.”
Dr. Rodger W. Decker is the
faculty marshal, and student
marshals are Beverly D.
Beck, chief, Charles R.~
Ballance, Margaret G. Beal,
Laura L. Drumfelter, M. Ann
FerreU, Elizabeth I.
Floweree, Robert W. Gillen-
water, John E. McNair, Linda
K. Montgomery, Hunter Pat
terson and Elizabeth B. Phip
ps.
A resident’s Reception
wiU be held immediately fol
lowing ttie service in the
VardeU Building to honor the
class of 1980.
London Company
To Perform Shakespeare
On Wednesday, September 7, there will be two performances
of works of WUliam Shakespeare by the Mountain View TTiea-
ter School of Lcmdon in the Liberal Arts Auditorium.
The traveling troupe will present Shakespeare's "a iviia-
summer Night’s Dream” in the afternoon, and George Bernard
Shaw’s “Heartbreak House,” in the evening.
There will also be a late, late night performance of the Shaw
piece, as well as a morning acting workshop.
Cast members are fourth year students at the school.
Committee Nominations
The Student Association Cabinet has opening’s for
appointments to the following positions:
Faculty Standing Committees:
Educational Policy -1
Student Life - 1 freshman
Campus Planning
Space Utilization - 2
Libarary-2
Publications -1
Special Events-2
Student Canmittees:
Campus Sffvices -
Elections Board - 3 seniors
Judicial Canmittee -4
(1 from each class)
Traffic Court - 5
Nominations or self-nominations should be submitted to Box
401 by Tuesday, Sept. 7. TTie Saltine contains descriptions of
each of the above-minetioned committees.
Will The Corps of Engineers Kill The Lumber River?
Raft Race To Focus Attention
On River’s Plight
As the opening salvo in the Race start mg
fight to save it from the Army
Corps of Engineers, the Lum
ber River Raft and Canoe
Race is all set for Labor Day,
September 6.
There will be 2 divisions of
the event-homemade and fac-
Channelization A Threat To Environment
cveni-nomemaae ana
tory made vessles. Two age
groups will compete - ages 16-
29 in the Junior Division and
those age 30 and over in the
Senior Division.
2:00 PM at the Highway 401
Wildlife Access Area to Lum
ber River. The race entrants
mustbeatttiesitebyl:OOPM.
The finish line will be at River
ton Park.
Special timer ctocks have
been prepared for the Race by
McGraw-Edison of Laurin-
burg. ,
Anything that floats will be
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By Tom Higgins
The Charlotte Observer
Don’t look now, river-
resucing fans, but...
No sooner have you
delivered historic old New
River from the dam-building
devices of a Virginia power
company than another threat
arises. .
Developers have their
designs on the Lumber River
and one of its major
tributaries, Big Swamp Creek.
The U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers and U.S. S(h1 Con
servation Service are pursing
plans to dredge and chan
nelize at least 16 miles of the
scenic stream and maybe
much, much more.
“We are aware that such a
proposal is under study and
have asked the Corps for data
on it, but so far we haven’t
received a response,” Charles
Stew, executive director of
the N.C. Wildlife Federation,
said Friday.
“When we find out precisely
what’s going on, then our
coalition of con^rvationists
and sportsmen will be in
terested, I’m sure. It’s doubt
ful if there are many areas in
the state richer overall in
wildlife resources than the
Lumber River and its ad
joining wetlands.”
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