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THE LANCE
NOVEMBER 7, 1961
EDITORIALS
An Enjoyable Evening At Home
Halloween night brought the first real sign of life on the
campus. Students began to act as a student body and not as
individual groups. This is a good beginning to our becoming
a unified group. It was great fun and all that, but . . .
The situation was well handled in that there were no seri
ous consequences of the “fun” as there have been on many
other campuses. Those involved were aware of what they were
doing, and they conducted themselves wisely.
In all activities, and particularly in activities of this kind,
we must be prepared to accept the responsibility for our actions.
There are three major points to consider in this: personal
dignity, damage to property, and individual rights. It is impor
tant to be aware of what repercussions will result from our
actions and conduct ourselves in a manner that we will not
regret.
Consider The Candidate
Elections are to be held in three days — elections to fill a
number of positions in the Student Government Association.
Have you considered for whom you will cast your vote. If not
it is indeed time that you began to decide. Consider each candi
date carefully in light of the qualities that are necessary to
fill this office. Personal friends may really be fine people, but
they also may not be the best qualified person for the job. This
is not a popularity contest. As has been said before, everything
that we do is setting a precedent; every rule made and every
decision reached by these groups will have far-reaching effects
on the life here. Therefore we want the very best people in these
offices. We want people who intend to take these jobs seriously,
and who are willing to give much time and thought to the
problems that will arise. Think carefully so you will vote
wisely, and be certain to cast your vote.
A Plaudit And Complaint
Thanks to the administration for the organization of the
Student Life Committee. It is good that they have already be
gun work, and we wish them the best of luck in accomplishing
the purposes outlined for them. While we are on the subject of
committees, what about the Traffic Control Commission, The
plans for this organization were outlined in the second issue of
The Lance one month ago, and very little has been done to
advance this commission. If rules are announced then they must
be enforced, or soon the entire regulation system will become
a joke.
Attitude Important At HC
It must indeed be a strange feeling to be on the campus
of your alma mater and not know your way around. This is
the situation that will face the many alumni coming to our
first Homecoming from the consolidating institutions. They
will be, as the theme so aptly states, coming to see if we are
the school they can call home. Tlhose people on the planning
committees for the Homecoming activities are looking to the
students and faculty to convey the friendly atmosphere of the
campus to these alumni.
Regarding Letters To The Editor
We have established a policy regarding the printing of
Letters to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 50-100
words and relatively free of grammatical errors. Be certain to
have them proof-read before turning them In. The deadline for
each paper is every other Tuesday night. Have articles typed.
Student Life Committee - A Reality
The student life committee
was organized October 30 un
der the direction of the office
of the president. Dr. Moore se
lected and appointed a com
mittee composed of six stu
dents and six faculty mem
bers. The student members
are Annie Duke, Cecil Chew-
ning', John Hamrick, John Mc
Guire, John Snowden and Di
anne Monroe while the facu
lty group is Mr. Rufus Hack
ney, Mr. Lewis Hoy, Mrs. Don
ald Miller, Miss Wallace Mims
and Miss Catherine Neylans.
Dr. Ralph Hester, dean of stu-
mittee. Its function is to be, in
the words of Dean Hester, ‘‘a
catch-all and a sounding
board.” The committee is to act
as a laison between the student
body and the faculty, being
composed of both, and repre
sentative of both.
It is, among other things, to
absorb conflicts in student gov
ernment, t o handle com
plaints from both the student
body and the faculty, and to
act as a guide to the policy
board. In this capacity the
committee’s power is to be on
ly suggestive and influental.
There is to be no voting with
in the committee, as com
mittee policy will be decided
by a concensus.
The first meeting was held
November first, and the com
mittee faced such problems
as the selection of a school
ring and the consideration of
various club petitions. In the
immediate future is the consid-
eration of an appropriate
school song.
We believe that the organi
zation of this committee could
be an important and vital ad
dition to our campus. In its
formative stages, as it is now,
there will be a period of ex
perimentation and of setting
precedents for later policy. We
ask that the student body take
this into consideration and
give the committee a little
time to accustom itself to its
job.
The committee is basically
a body in which students
and faculty will have the op
portunity to discuss any sub
ject more or less unofficially.
They have no constitutional
power, but they could be very
influential in campus affairs.
They are not i^estricted in
their opinions, and need have
no reservations in expressing
them. The committee is with
out doubt a representative
group, containing representa
tives from PJC and Flora Mac
donald, as well as transfer
students and a freshman, all
these from different groups,
classes, and of different grade
levels. The faculty is also a
representative group, making
this a true cross section of
the student body and faculty.
It looks gr«:at on paper. It
must also have the student
body’s resipect to function, and
it remains only for the com
mittee to gain that respect.
Let’s hope they do.
Bubbling Betsy
By HARRIETT OTTEN
Tell me,
who is the
girl with the
ever ready
smile? Don’t
you k n o w?
She is Betty
Ruth Barker,
this issue’s
feature p e r-
sonality.
Betty Ruth is the President
if the St. Andrews Christian
Association Cabinet. All the
hard work behind the past
Services for Christian Growth
was done by Betty Ruth, the
Cabinet, and the student com
mittee.
Christian Association work is
not new to Betty Ruth. While
at Flora Macdonald, she serv
ed as Treasurer and Vice-Presi-
dent of the FMCA. In recog
nition of her diligence, the stu
dent body in 1961 unanimously
selected Betty Ruth for their
CA President. She also served
on the FMCA Deputation Team
last year. This team planned
and presented programs by re
quest to the nearby commun
ity churches.
A senior from Reidsville, N.
C., Betty Ruth is majoring in
Bible and Christian Education.
We feel sure that her efficiency
shown as this campus will con
tinue as she enters her career.
Vance Packard-Or Was It?
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the remainder of the year.
Vance Packard spoke last
week to a group of interested
people representing St. An
drews and Laurinburg, on the
general- subject of our society’s
increasing social ills.
The group was smiling and
eager, anticipating a real ex
perience with this outstanding
author whose voice has been
raised in anger in many pow
erful and thought-provoking
books. Sure enough, he was
there.
He looked quite impressive in
his tuxedo with the little pearl
buttons, telling us of the ter
rible waste prevalent in our
society on frivolous and unnec-
cessary things, gadgets and
luxuries, incidentals and exces
ses, and numerous others. I
wonder what kind of house he
lives in and what make of car
he drives?
He seemed to be standing
with his back to a cliff, repre
senting the things he was
speaking about. One actual
word of condemnation and over
he goes.
All in all it was an enter
taining little talk, and funny in
places, as Mr. Packard cut at
the advertising profession and
other similar institutions with
a rather dull knife, and true
maybe, but certainly there was
no sure sign of a deteriorating
society. Only a little social
consciousness and an extra in
dulgence or two that we can
easily afford.
It was an interesting way to
pass an evening, and a diver
sion to break the monotony of
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md were therefore experienc
ed at this sort of thing, be-
tjan to gain an advantage. Ex-
oerience wan out finally, as
the Mecklenburg group put on
7ne final rush that was too
much for the freshmen, who,
ifter a valiant fight, retired to
the comparative safety of their
dorm. Their sanctuary was re
spected, and the proceedings
came to end wj.th the appear
ance of Mrs. Hasty as a sym
bol of truce. The victorious
upperclassmen then retired to
their dorm, happy in their
victory, tho’ a little battle
•scared, (wet). The ravages of
war were quickly repaired,
with some mopping up.
There were some “supervis
ed” activities later in the eve
ning around the women's dorm
itories, and of these, suffice it
to say that the endeavor was
a success and the prize was
won.
There was a little water spill
ed, but no blood and the rites of
Halloween were observed. The
freshmen learn something new
?very day.
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