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f PAGE TWO THE LANCE DECEMBER 5, 1961 EDITORIALS Our Choice - Bed or Dead? If you read the newspapers today about the situation of the world, or as it is sometimes appropriately called, the “world mess” you are probably trembling from head to toe. We seem to be on the verge of jumping from the frying pan into the fire, and what is so frightening is that all we can do is just sit and Avait to find out which way we will go. At present the all too gruesome choice seems to be be tween communism and annihilation. “Red or Dead” the British philosopher Bertrand Russell has labeled the alterna tives. But can this really be our situation? It hardly seems possible, for the choice is too limited. Whatever happened to the good sensible type of world where a man was a man, not just a cog and where death was a natural occurence But this is not yesterday, and we must cope with what we have. But what do we have? We have a world which is po litically divided, with each side trying to impress upon any curious onlookers that it has the greatest ability to produce and consume or to kill. The world reeks of childish crys such as “I’ve got more megatons than you!” In the rapid pace of today most people are barelj- able to com prehend plain tons and plain bucks much less this outrageous version of reality. Mot of us find ourselves in the position of merely looking at what is going on rather than participating in it. Yet we do participate in present-day history. It is real; it is happeiaing to us! The real danger today seems to be in our not distinguishing realty from make-believe. We, must keep vip with the news of the world. We must relate our selves to the events. Most of us either are or soon will be voters, and as such it is in our power to exert some influ ence in the shaping of events. If, in the final analysis, we find that the only alternative is death, maybe it will be a little more acceptable if we’ve had a hand in choosing it. E.W. Tension, Quest, and Fullillmeni Recently the upperclassmen were reminded by Dr. B. Frank Hall, the chapel speaker for last week,, of the three jnain ingredients our education here at St. Andrews should contain. They are all equally important in the learning pro cess,, yet each builds on the one before it. We must siic- cessfuily complete one phase before the next can begin. First we w^ere confronted with the interesting statement that our education Avas not to relieve the tensions in our livens, but rather, it was to create more tensions. We are not to be smug and complacent with the tinj' bit of knowl edge that we have acquired. Knowledge should create ten sions in our lives, and these tensions should lead to the next step. This second qualification then is the quest, the quest which is an outgrowth of the tensions. AVe must constantly search for the answers to the questions that our studies have raised. Professors, Dr. Hall stated, are not here to answer all questions; they are here to inspire us to think for ourselves and arrive at our own beliefs about these questions, problems, and ideas. When we know the joy that comes from solyuig, learn ing, and stating our beliefs then we have the third quality, the fulfillment. Perhaps this is the hardest and the least accomplished of the three qualities. But anyone who has known the feeling of an assignment well-done will agree that this is a quality worth striving for. These three quali ties if applied, could make a great change in the standard of education of each of us. iiielance Editor-in-chief Elaine Ward Business Manager Vivian Dutton EDITORIAL STAFF Assistant Editor Charles Quick Feature Editor Joyce Hellekson Co-Sports Editors Lib Baxley, Jim Bunnell Fine Arts Editor Betty Daniel Art Editor Harriett Otten Staff Writers Ed Benjamin, Rebecca Carter, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Elizabeth Falls, Tom Farinholt, C. R. Graham, Richard McCord, Diane McDonald, Sue Shannon, M. Preston Stone Martha Walsh BUSINESS STAFF Circulation Manager Mellie Nelson Assistant Circulation Manager Ann Stradley Typists Bea Smith, Leon Keith, Linda Kelly, Jean Pigott, Mary Louise Robertson General Staff Kay Barber, Patsy Lackey, Audrey Hartsell, Sue Stephenson Bob Zeh, Jean Wasson, Faculty Advisor Mr. Ramon Veal Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor and In signed columns appearing on this page are not necessarily those of The Lance. Only the editorials are the official opinion of the newspaper. The Lance is published every other Tuesday except during holidays and vacation periods. Offices In the Student Union. Subscriptions $2.00 for the remainder of the year. SGA Activities Profitable Meeting Held Tiie.. Nov. 28 The Student Council met on Nov. 28 with president Annie Duke presiding. A policy was established as to the Student Center Board’s power in Judicial matters di- •rectly concerning the Student Center. Any disciplinary mat ter involving a breach of the Student Center’s regulations will be passed directly to the Honor Council on the recom mendation of the Board. The Student Government has accepted an invitation from the North State Student Govern ment Association to attend their convention at Atlantic Christian College Dec. 3-4. Delegates to attend were Annie Dulce, Nancy Grey, fenet Askew, Larry Fow ler, and Wayne Farmer. The Student Government re quested that free nights out be granted lor basketball games. This request was honored by the Faculty Executive Commit tee and involves the suspension cf closed study. Action Taken By Honor Council On Nov. 15 the Honor Coun cil took action on six students. They recommended to the prop er college officials that one stu dent be suspended for one week, and that the remaining five be placed on disciplinary probation for two weeks and stand the loss of five merits. The week’s suspension in- v.o 1 v es complete restriction from the campus. The rule in fraction was of the personal purity regulation involving gen eral conduct, and of the rule concerning being intoxicated on campus. The other five were charged with an infraction of the same rules. Disciplinary pro bation restricts the individuals to their respective suites from 7:00 to 7:00 for the 14 days. Penalty For Water Fights To Be Established Soon Acting on a memo from the Dean of Student’s office the dormitory councils were asked to establish a penalty for un sanctioned water fights. Ac cording to the administrative memo, any intended water fight must be cleared at least a week in advance through the Dean’s office, and must follow a set procedure. They must be conducted in certain places es tablished for this purpose and must be adequately chaperoned. The respective dormitory coun cils were asked to suggest a fitting penalty for unsanction ed water fights; this to be stan dardized by the executive com mittee and released at a later time. It is believed that the penalty will involve a period of house arrest and the loss of merits. Aitenlion The Lance is initiating an open coluirui offering to the student body a means of ex pressing their opinions in print. The column is to be informal and open to any subject, complaint, or debate submitted in article form. We reserve the right of cen sorship in the interest of ?ood taste. wOAT)§ OH-h-h - . . Conservatory Comments by BETTY DANIEL B e ginning Sunday, Dec. 3, and contin uing through Wed nesday noon, Dec. 20 there will be on exhibit in the conserva tory twenty- four recent prints by North Carolina artists. All students are invited to view these prints at their convenience. The “North Carolina Print- makers” exhibition was assem bled by the North Carolina Museum of Art and appears n touring galleries, museums, and schools throughout the Slate on loan from the Muse um. The display of original worlv by contemporary North Carolina printmakers includes representational, abstract, pur ist and impressionistic prints. Artists whose prints appear in the display include: Joseph Albus, Black Mountain; George Bireline, Raleigh; Ed Shew- make and Ann Carter Pollard of Winston-Salem. Grove Robin son, Mars Hill; and Earl Muel ler, Rachael Roth and Robert Broderson. all of Durham. There was a student recital November 29 in the Choral Re hearsal Room. Those who par ticipated were Barbara Dixon, Mary Elizabeth Cobb, Judith Collms, Anne Rogers, Joan Langdon, Mary Jane Bigger and Diaime Kearns. The next recital s scheduled. for December 13. Noiice THE LANCE plans to have a literary section in the Dec. 18 issue of the paper. All st'.idents and faculty are in vited to submit their contri butions for this. This is a service that many stiideats have requested, since, as yet, we do not have a lUerary magazine. All contributions should be turned in to any staff mem ber or placed m the staff of fice, basement of the Student Center, before Dec. 13. Basketball Games (Continued from Page 1) The Campbell College team from Buie’s Creek, N. C. in vades the Knight’s domain with last year’s Junior College bas ketball crown under its belt, and a current unbeaten streak for this year. Campbell, which has only this year moved up to four year college competition, forms a tough but definitely not unsurmountable obstacle in St. Andrews’ schedule. Letter To The Editor There have been many ques tions raised concerning student government. Students have ask ed how they can express their ideas or if there is any provis- ■on for their participation. There is not only provision, but also a request for student par ticipation. Any student or group of students is welcome to meet with the Student Council to present ideas. Due to sched ule conflicts the council does not have a regular time for meeting, but the meetings ro tate from Monday through Wednesday. Beause of this ir regularity we ask that students wishing to meet with us con tact a council member in ad vance. The Student Council is trying to help the students, but we leed your help in return. Please bring your ideas to the council, but further, please bring constructive ideas. We know that our system of gov ernment leaves much to be de sired in many instances, but please do not limit your ideas to pointing out these weakness es. Go one step further and bring a better system Discus sion among friends is good, but if you are earnest in your concern make the extra effort to share your concern with your student leaders. If we can not help, at least we are in line to refer it to those who can. By all working together we can make this a good year. We sincerely welcome your ideas and equally sincerely, we ask for your support. Most cordially yours, Annie Duke, President Student Government Association. A
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