The Lance
Michael Greene Editor
loma WWtaker • Assistant Mitor
aif Fitzgerald Sports Editor
Sheikh Jagne Risiness Manager
Mark Powell. Advertising Manager
Ed Neely Events Coordlnawr
Mickey Richey External Circolation
Riifns Poole Internal Circulation
r»r w T {.irftns Advisor
Teresa Chavis Pat McNeeley Woltom
Beth Cleveland Gibbs Moody Slierr
ChetNaiman C. 0. Spann, Jr. Woody Shepherd
Holly Allen Graham Disqne Sheila McAllister
Wynne Segal Arflrar Goodwyn
EUzabeth Snively Steve Lowery Earle Roberts
Steve Kmdde Tony Ridings
Anne Kimrey Yana Banks
EDITORIAL
An Explanation
Opinions and letters on last week’s editorial indicated that
the attenpt to get across a certain idea both succeeded and
failed. An idea did get across but, regretfully, the wrong one.
Much of the confusi(»i undoubtedly arose from the poor
wording of last week’s editorial. Clarification of the whole
editorial is necessary.
First, no personal attack on the foimer editor was intended.
There was instead an attempt to indicate disagreement with
some of the former editor’s policies. While there is a very fine
line between a person and his policies, a distinction can be
made. Policies are only inadequate reflections of the person
himself. This is true of everyone’s policies. The “knife in the
back” was not premeditated; it arose from the inappropriate
wording of the editorial. The former editor was a good friend
and it is hoped that he will cwitinue to be one.
Second, when the editorship of a paper changes, there is
always a change in some policies simply because the old editor
and the new are different people. This is not to say, however,
that certain policies cannot remain if it is the desire of the
majority. Instead if indicates that there are always dianges in
some policies.
In cfflidusion, no belittlement of the former editor was
intended. He and his staff worked hard at getting THE LANCE
off the press. There is, however, disagreement with some of his
policies. Realizing that the editorial was worded very poorly,
and that the line between the policies and the person is a very
fine one, an apology is offered to the former editor and his
staff, for the “knife in the bade.”
Bacchanalia
Festival
This week has been no
ordinary one on the St.
Andrews campus! Monday we
were entertained by canoe
races on Lake Ansley Moore.
Tuesday the more aquatic
members of the St. Andrews
community were involved in a
water-logged display of
chicken fighting. Wednesday,
wheelies risked their lives in
the obstacle races by the lake.
Today we have the egg toss
and baUoon races at 5:45.
Finals will take olace Ihis
Friday, beginning also at 5:4
5. All this will come to a
climax with “Brice Street”
playing Friday night at the
Student Union. Further
entertainment will be
provided by fifteen kegs of
beer. Bacchanalia festivities
will come to a close Saturday
night with the Laundiing,
which will take place on De
Tamble Terrace and features
“The Seventh of May.”
Mixers and ice will be on sale
at the dance. Tickets are now
on sale at lunch and dinner at
the Student Union. This.
However, should be of no con
cern for seniors, since they
will be admitted free of
charge!
Election
Results
Dblge, Dr. Spann, and Bubba
McAllister. Competing for the
senior positions on the
Faculty Appelate Board are
Benny Cox, Earle Roberts,
and Casey Middleditch. Unop
posed for the junior position is
Jon D. Rossi.
The many candidates for
PIRG are: Jim Conyers,
Weatherly Hardy, Cheri
Shapiro, John Patton, Kathie
Devane, Lin Thompson, Carol
Wall, Peg Kays, and Cathy
Davidson.
Elections Board Chairman
Stuart Swain said that the
voting will take place in every
dorm lounge today from 9 to 5
p.m. At this point the vote will
be counted and taken to he
WSAP station where they will
be rechecked for accuracy
and the final results will be
tallied.
Live election coverage of
the election resuls begins at 7
pjtn. on WSAP, 640 AM and
M.lFM-cable.
LETTERS
^Crusty’
Old Ideas
Inappropriate
To The Editor:
I was more than a bit upset
by the editorial published in
the LANCE last Thursday. I
felt that the comments made
were completely unfair anu
thought that the LANCE had
rid itself once this year of this
type of closed-minded
audacity. It seems, however,
that a certain spirit has
mysteriously resurrected it
self.
I do not wish to concentrate
entirely on the incapacity
displayed by the new editor,
but to express my feelings
concerning the previous editor
It is my opinion, and I share
this opinion with others, that
John Patton did a great job
while he was the editor. John
Some In Return
Dear Editor,
I was very disappointed in
your editorial, “LANCE Prin
ts News Again” of April 14.
The way to start a new job is
not to strengthen your own
position by belittling your
predecessor. This is a low and
conniving trick used by
politicians and advertising
Perhaps the paper did tend
to stray from the SAPC news,
but this does not mean what
was printed was not news.
Those “canned homilies of
a fading counter culture guru”
and “trivialities of self-
indulgence of an SAS class”
are news. The only difference
is between the values and
criterion placed on what is to
fill the newsprint. As for the
SAS happening, it was an
event drawing everyone at
lunch ttiat day together. It
was an expression of
creativity and freedon^ which
are reputed to be vital to this
college.
In “This Week” I saw no
mention of the cultural even
ts, such as the Translation
Festival or 6% cent films. The
events here are not all
athletic.
Here’s a little hell for you!
Sincerely,
Wynne Segal
Science Center
When We Begin to Probe the
Brain?” At 8 Thursday even
ing, Dr. Donald Huisingh, a
North Carolina State Univer
sity biologist, will talk on
“Environment and Energy.”
Friday afternoon from 2:30
to 4:30, the St. Andrews
Associates will meet in
Avinger Auditorium to hear a
program on “Interaction of
Science and Government and
Its Impact on Liberal
Education.” The principal
speaker for this will be the
Hon. James G. Martin, a
North Carolina congressman
and one of two members of the
U. S. Congress with doctorates
in a physical science . Martin,
a resident of Davidson, has a
Princeton doctorate in
chemistry and had been a
college professor before gbing
to Cffligress.
was open to new ideas and
published a paper which was
constructed on a broad base;
providing our community a
sensitive picture of the diver
se activities occurring within
the community. John was
able to break away from
“crusty” old ideas and made
an effort to seek out and
report on the kinds of ac
tivities which presented a
more complete picture of St.
Andrews.
It is disturbing to find this
type of creativity being
criticized by a feltow worker
and student who is beginning
to expose his own lack of
openness and about whom
there is a shadow of doubt
being cast on his own
originality.
I hope that you, as editor,
will reconsider your ac
cusations and begin to focus
on ideas other than those of
“crusty” old pubUshers and
editors.
Sincerely,
Johnny McNair
More
Imagination
Needed
To the Editor:
Your editorial in last week’s
paper passed the bounds of
decency and propiety. You
accuse the previous editor of
not printing news. You accuse
the previous editor of not
printing news. Is that any
worse than filling an editorial
column ith the sensationalism
of libel and outright rudeness?
I, for one, considered the
paper worth more than
“someting to wrap fish in.” I
also enjoyed the viewpoint of
the Farm News Service.
Your slur of “fading coun-
ter-cultural guru” was an un
necessary cut against a set of
values which many people on
this campus-myself included-
-are trying to hold on to. I
suggest that if the new editor
had more imagination, and an
appreciation for anything
beyond the status quo, he
would have realized flie late
paper’s contribution to St. An
drews. There was, ad
mittedly, less news than
previously, but there was in
stead a refreshing air to the
paper that a pure news for
mat misses. If the Lance
really aspires to be an in-
teresting, creative
newspaper, it would do well to
integrate some of John Pat
ton’s insight with the
traditional news reporting.
Elizabeth Scott
GET A Funding
Funding for a $63,740
project to train 18 unem
ployed persons as attendants
for handicapped and/or ill
people has been made
available through the Com
prehensive Employment and
Training Act (CETA). Vice
President for Development
Bruce Frye announced the
project confirmation earlier
this month.
The educational program,
directed and coordinated by
the Burris Rdiabilitation Cen
ter at St. Andrews, involved a
consortium of health care in
stitutions in Scotland County
(continued on page 3)
Expressive
Art Important
To The Editor:
Because of my respect f„,
an open, creative paper i fj
It IS necess^y to respond s
the editorial which was nrin.
ted in the previous Lan»
John Patton took over thp
editorship of the Lance aftei
Lin Thompson resigned for
reasons such as not gettb
enough recognition for his ef.
fort. No student in a volimtan
post in the school is given suf.
ficient recognition for ftj
hard work he or she may pm
in, and I’m sure that kk
receive no more than Lii,
John was concerned
however, with involving
students in flie paper and in
using the paper as an outlet
for the creative expression ol
students.
For the first time in several
years the Lance, under the
direction of John Patton, was
open to the creativity to whicli
the printed word can erpand,
On a small canq>us apapet
does not necessarily have to
conform to the traditional
ideas that “crusty olJ
Michigan publishers in the
last century” set down for the
running of a paper. It can
transcend the political and
athletic informative aspect
and become a work, not on!;
of news, but of expressivt
art. This I feel was ttie ideal
of John Patton. The back'
stabbing, slanderous crap
that is implied in saying tht
paper wasn’t worth “wrap
ping fish in” is totally outnl
context with responsible jour
nalism and I, personal
would not wrap fish in it.
Billy Howard
Alumni Daj
April 30
Alumni Day, a rite of
Spring on the campus, is plan
ned for Saturday, AprO 31,
when it is hoped many alumni
will come to St. Andrews to
renew friendships and to
revitalize their relational
with the college.
Mini-courses with St. An
drews professors are being
planned, and members of tht
Qass of ’67 are makins
preparations for a Satunlsj
evening dance in the tradition
of their days on campus.
Robert Anderson
president of the alunnj
association, will preside s
the business meeting, wW
will be a part of the luncheon
program this year.
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