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FACrK I VVO SEFTKMBKB Zo, 1961 College Newspaper Staff Editorial Staff Editor-in-chief Elaine Ward Assistant Editor Joe Chandler Feature Editor Charles Quick News Editor Joyce Hellekson Co-Sports Editors Lib Baxley, Jim Bunnell Co-Art Editors Judy Zachary, Hai’riett Otten Conservatory Editor Betty Daniel Staff Writers Ed Benjamin, Carol Lee Chaundy, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Charles Ellis, Elizabeth Falls, Tom Farinholt, Larry Fowler, C. R. Graham, Harriett Otten, Sue Shannon, M. Preston Stone Business Staff Business Manager Vivian Dutton Circulation Manager Mellie Nelson Typists Leon Keith, Linda Kelly, Jean Pigott General Staff Kay Barber, Patsy Lackey, Audrey Hartsell, Sue Stephenson Editor’s Effort It is with a great sense of fright that I undertake this job as Editor of the college newspaper. We realize that so many things done this year will set a precedent for the years to fol low, and we want to publish a newspaper that will always be a vital part of the life of the students of St. Andrews. We are striving to make this paper not a reprinting of all the stale news on campus but an accurate presentation of events already passed and activities yet to happen. We hope to give a true picture of life on our campus to the many other schools where our paper will be sent. We will express the thoughts, ideas, and wishes of the entire student body and not the views of a minority. In all sincerity we request that if any student is not pleased with the efforts of your editor or of any other staff member he will feel free to come to us and complain. It is your newspaper and we sincerely want to print the articles that you want to read. Our staff room is located in the basement of the Student Center building, so feel free to come in and contribute your suggestions. In this first issue we want to think together about the motto of our college. We want to consider its significance for each of us and its relationship to the different aspects of our lives here on campus and in later life. As you have seen from the seal of the college the motto of St. Andrews is “Excellence for Christ.” Let us consider into what fields our efforts to strive for excel lence for Christ should extend. First and foremost on any col lege campus is scholastic excellence. Because of the trust and confidence placed in each of us by our parents and by our friends we must work to be the best students we possibly can. These people are giving of their time and money so that we may have a wonderful -opportunity. Let us make a pledge to study hard when study time comes so that we will feel free to play hard when play time comes. In essence that is what we are trying to say to each student, whether he has experienced college life before or not. Christian citizenship is a part of our effort to achieve “Ex cellence for Christ.” To be a Christian citizen we must all feel a sense of responsibility toward our fellow students. This must be a responsibility which is so strong that we are not capable of doing anything that is against our personal Christian doc- Irines or that would not be wholely beneficial to each member of the student body. As you have seen from the two examples we have given the motto “Excellence for Christ” is one which, if we would but dare let it, could become a moving force on our campus. But if we let it remain only a fine sounding statement seen on the seal of the school and visible only when “visiting dignitaries” are on the campus it will lose all its effectiveness. Hs * * * * St. Andrews is a fulfillment of a dream begun many years ago. It is almost hard to believe that we are really here. This idea has been said many times during the past week, and we feel that now is the time for us all to realize that we are here and we must work together to bring the dream to even a more meaningful reality. We have all come with an enthusiasm not to be found on many other campuses. We, and this includes the students as well as the faculty and administrative staff, have come with a deep desire to make St. Andrews a really top- notch college. We want to establish a cooperative relationship with the members of the staff and faculty. After all we are all striving toward the same goal — this goal being making St. Andrews a “quality college.” As mature students we feel that we are qualified to make many basic decisions about the policies to govern campus life. We hope that we will be given the op portunity to express our thoughts on these aspects of our life here. If we cannot be trusted to decide these little things then how can we ever be trusted to uphold the major standards of the college. Please let us try to work together to make our campus one of the really great schools in the South — a school famous for the close cooperation of students and faculty and for the trust placed in the individual student as a mature Christian person. ****** A note especially to upperclassmen — We must overcome a habit that has been a part of some of us for three years. We must cease to call ourselves the boys from PJC and the girls from Flora Macdonald. We must realize that we are the students of St. Andrews Presbyterian College. This is important to the spirit' of the campus. We should profit by the way we have done things in the past years, but we should not assume that this is necessarily the very best way to do it. E.W^. Conservatory j Comments By BETTY DANIEL Here we are at last at St. Andrews — a long awaited dream come true., we mu sic stud ents are especially proud of the beautiful conserv atory which is located directly across from the academic build ing. The conservatory will be the center of many activities at St. Andrews this year. The Conservatory of Music at St. Andrews functions in a dual capacity; (1) It is considered a depart ment in the liberal arts college. Students may take a Bachelor of Arts with a major in music or they may take music for credit as an elective. They can also study music as an extra curricular activity. (2) The conservatory func tions as a professional school of music and prepares students lor full-time music positions. These students work toward a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree. They major in piano, organ, voice, or orchestral and band instruments. A major is also offered in church music and public school music. Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr. is Dean of the Conservatory and he will be assisted by Dr. Hel en Rogers, theory professor; Miss Anneliese Schober and Mr. Lawrence Skinner, voice professors; Miss Joyce Bryant, flute and music education pro fessor; and Mr. John E. Wil liams, organ professor. There are several new members of the music faculty this year: Mr. Lewis Hoy and Mr. and Mrs. Frank West. Many of the new students already have been introduced to Mr. Hoy through a most enjoyable piano recital which he presented September 18 in the Liberal Arts Audi torium. Mr. Hoy is a native of Jones- ville, Wisconsin. He received his B.A. degree from Drake University and Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; and his masters degree plus a year toward his doctorate at Florida State Uni versity where he served as graduate assistant. While there Mr. Hoy studied under Dr. Dohnanyi and Edward Kilenyi. Mr. Hoy has concertized in the mid-West, Texas, and Germany. Although the students of St. Andrews will know him as a musician, he has other out standing talents and interests— namely, football. At Luther Col lege 1956-1958 he was voted small college “All-American” football player. In addition to this, he was football player coach while he was in the Ar my. He also served as Chap lain’s Assistant at this time. Mr. Hoy will be assistant golf coach at St. Andrews this year. Mr. Hoy and his wife, Diana are residents of Laurinburg; they have one daughter, Kris tie, age two. Oh, yes — if you have been wondering how the pianos, etc., were moved from Red Springs this summer, it was Mr. Hoy who not only supervised but helped do this job. The band and orchestra will be conducted this year by Mr Frank West. Mr. West is orig inally from Winston-Salem, N. C. He received his B.A. in mu sic at- the-University of "North Carolina. His graduate work was completed at Indiana Uni versity. Mr. West has taught chorus and orchestra in the Florida public schools. He was also assistant conductor of the 28th Division Band in Germany. He was formerly first oboist and personnel manager of the Jacksonville Symphony Orches tra. Mr. West was conductor as well as organizer of the Pied mont Youth Orchestra in Char lotte. His honors include two Rockefeller grants for summer conducting study with Dr. Rich ard Lert of the Berlin State Opera and Pasadena Symphony Orchestra. Mr. West also re ceived an award of merit from the National Federation of Mu sic Clubs in conjunction with their “crusade for strings.” Mrs. West will also be on the (Continued on Page 4) Sports Spot By LIB BAXLEY and JIM BUNNELL Mr. Rufus R- Hackney at tended Durham High School A'here he participated in all sports. He played offensive and during the days when they played two-platoon football and was a standout at this position, .le played first-string on the basketball and baseball teams. He was a state champion one /ear in the broad-jump, and Durham won the track event that year. Mr. Hackney went to the University of North Carolina where he played semi-profes sional basketball, baseball, and softball. He also participated in the broad, high and quarter jumps on the track teams. He was the Assistant Director of the Intramurals at the Univer sity under baseball coach Wal ter Rabb. He received his Master’s de gree at U. N. C. and lacked 5nly five courses for a Ph. D. degree in Physical Education. Mr. Hackney accepted the po sition of basketball and ten nis coach at North Georgia College. He was also the di rector of the Intramural Pro gram. His basketball teams usually finished somewhere a- round third or fourth in the eight team Georgia Intercol legiate Athletic Conference. Though his teams never won a basketball c h ampionship, they certainly did ruin a few teams who had their eyes on a particular trophy and pre vented them from winning the championship. Tennis was a completely dif ferent story. Coach Hackney’s (Continued on Page 4) Active Annie Able, busy, courteous, de pendable, earnest... we could go right through the alphabet (with Roget’s help on Q, X, and Z) when we talk about Annie. Annie Louise Duke, our feature personality this week, is all the above and more. Dur ing the past week of orienta tion, she was organizer of much, co-ordinator of many, ‘liaison officer” for adminis tration and student body, and general information booth with the answers to many ques tions. As President of the Stu dent Government Association, these things were expected of her and she did them without complaint. S stands for “serious” and that is the impression many itudents have about Annie. The Student Council works closely with her at scheduled meetings, there they find that her seriousness comes from de dication to the life of the Col lege and the success it will have as it enters the ranks of North Carolina colleges. Some Council members are known to complain about the “spur-of- the-moment meetings” of the group that are efficiently held under Annie’s direction. Even under such pressure she has shown herself to be well pre pared on all details. In all sit uations Annie stands up for the interests of the students, whether she is dealing with the Administration or the Student Body organizations. Annie began her college work at Flora Macdonald College where she held many student body offices. During her Fresh man year she was treasurer of her class, the present Sen ior class. As Treasurer and later Secretary of the Student Council, she proved her worth to such a degree that in 1961 the students chose her for their Student Body President. This past year Annie served on the Steering Committee for student government at St. An drews. She was a member of the Flora Macdonald College Honor Society and the Mathe matical Honor Society. Volley ball also claimed some time and Annie often served her class team. Home is a farm in Kingstree South Carolina. Annie is the youngest child in her family. While in high school, she play ed the saxophone with the school band and will play ^ the band Tiere at St. Andrews. Annie is a Bible and Mathe matics major; she has as yet not decided which field will receive more attention.
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