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hree ■ Pay Commencement Activities Begin Sat. June 2
St. Andrews
To Launch
Firsl Fifiynine
MAY 29, 1963
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BEV. JAMES E. FOGABTIE
The Rev. James E. Fogartie, | pastorate since November,
Sitor of Myers Park Piesby- 1S55. Among previous pastor-
rlan Church in Charlotte, will ates he served as supply min
ister in the St. Andrews Pres
byterian Church, W e m bley,
England, during the summer of
1952.
deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon in the Armory Sunday,
June 3, at 8 p.m.
(A native of Brookhaven,
Miss., the speaker was educat
ed at the University of Texas
#iere he received the B.A. and
M.A.degrees. He was awarded
e B.D. degree at the Austin
esbytei’ian Theological Sem
inary in Austin, Texas.
jRev. Fogartie received the
Master of Theology degree
om Union Theological Semin-
y of Virginia in 1954.
has served is his present
Rev. Fogartie serves as a
member of the Board of Trus
tees of Queens College and is
a member of the Executive
Committee. He is chairman of
the Committee of Christian Ed
ucation for the Synod of North
Carolina.
Sevei'al Christmas s t ories
written by Rev. Fogartie have
been published.
The three day long com
mencement activities will begin
Saturday, June 2 with an Al
umni Day Luncheon at 12:30
p.m. in the Student Center. Mr.
A. G. O’Dell will be the speak
er. That evening, there will be
a concert by students of the
Conservatory of Music in the
Liberal Arts Auditorium at 8:00
p.m., followed by a reception
in the foyer of the Liberal Arts
building by the Student Center
Board.
At 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3,
there will be a concert by the
St. Andrews Presbyterian Or
chestra, conducted by Frank
lin West, in the Liberal Arts
Auditorium. The commence
ment events will continue that
evening at 8:00 p.m. in the
Laurinburg National Guard
Armory with the Baccalaureate
service. The chairman of the
committee of Christian Educa
tion for the Synod of North
Carolina, Rev. James E. For-
gartie of the Myers Park Pres
byterian Church in Charlotte.
The commencement exercises
will climax on Monday, June 4,
at 10:30 a.m. when the 59 grad
uating seniors will be awarded
their diplomas in the Armory.
Dr. Samuel Reid Spencer, Pres
ident of Mary Baldwin College
at, Staunton, Va., will deliver
the commencement address.
dr. SAMUEL E. SPENCEE
Weekend Is Success
-he students of Saint An-
d^ws launched another tra
dition the week end of May
18;20 as the first Saint An-
dr^w’s 'College week end be
gan with a carnival on the
c^sewalk and selected spots of
Student Center. The v^arious
^'elties of the carnival were
by a very cooperative
Candied apples, a raffle
3-fishing booth, a slave auction,
an archaic juke-box, and even
a I legal device for drowning
y^ng co-eds in water, rice, and
leal were the interesting
alpactions on the causewalk.
fortune teller was located
■ya tent on the peninsula as-
SKted by local gypsies. A pho-
^raphy booth allowed many
memorable snapshots to be tak-
The “multitudinous myster-
of the universe” were dealt
^ by the Delphic Oracle
from heaven knows
™re. An informal dance,
Jioh Was held in the main
'’fnge of the Student Confer,
Jowed the carnival. The B. S.
^^bo played as the
cers twisted and even tried
other types of dancing.
Saturday after classes the
festivities began again with a
concert on the lawn between
the library and the lake. The
Catalinas and the Olypics team
ed up and presented a fine pro
gram of modern music for the
enthusiastic spectators. Fol
lowing the “jivy” afternoon, the
hungry students quickly cross
ed the campus for the Hawa
iian Luau complete with roast
pig, iwhich was prepared by the
Prophet Company. The food
was very attractive as were
the gu'ls who served it. A
special hula was perfoi-med by
some of the talented dancers
in grass skirts.
After the luau a feeling of
exipectancy descended c^/er the
dormitories as the campu.?
made a shift from the infor
mal mode to the formal. A lit
tle before eight the young wo
men in beautiful gowns and the
gentlemen of Saint Andrews be
gan to leave for the National
Guard Armory where they
found a spring dance of sym-
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Local Girl Wins
111 National Contest
Reed & Barton Silversmiths
of Taunton, Massachusetts have
just announced that Myrna
Ivey has been awarded one of
the 100 “Starter Set” prizes for
her entry in the silver firm’s
1962 Silver Opinion Competi
tion from nearly 13,000 univer
sity women who entered the
contest this spring. She will re
ceive approximately $50 in ster
ling silver, fine china and crys
tal.
Her patter selections were as
follows: Reed & Barton’s “Ta
ra” sterling silver, Royal Doul-
ton’s “RicheUeu” china and
Fostoria’s “Patrician” crystal.
Dr. Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.,
President of Mary Baldmin Col
lege, Staunton, Va. will give the
commencement address at 10:30
a.m., Monday, June 4. His ad
dress will be entitled “Com
mitment to Freedom.”
Dr Spencer is a native of
Rock Hill, S. C. where he was
born in 1919. He attended Da
vidson College where he re
ceived his B.A. degree in Eng
lish. After World War Two in
which he was assistant Profes
sor of Military Science and
Tactics at Davidson from 1941
to 1943. He served as Replace
ment Company Commander
during 1944 and served with
the Air Administration and In
telligence 1944-45. Dr. Spencer
received his discharge with the
rank of Major.
During the years immediate
ly after the war Dr. Spencer
received first his M.A. and then
his Ph.D. from Harvard in the
field of History. He received
his Doctorate in 1951.
Dr. Spencer’s academic hon
ors include: A.B., suimma cum
laude; Phi Beta Kappa, Omi-
ci’on Delta Kappa; and num
erable fellowships.
Dr. Spencer has served as
assistant to the President at
Davidson College; Dean of Stu
dents and associate Professor
of History at Davidson College;
Dean of Students and Professor
of History at Davidson Col
lege before accepting the posi
tion in 1957 as President of
Mary Baldwin College.
Dr. S p e n c e r’s published
works include: “Decision For
War, 1917” and “Booker T.
Washmg1;on and the Negro
Place in American life.
Hiott New Admission
To SAPC Administration
MYENA rVEY
Mr. John M. Hiott, now serv
ing as Dean of Students at
Gardner-Webb College, will
join the St. Andrews Staff
about June 5. He will serve as
Assistant Dean of Students, re
placing Mr. Lawson W. Alien
who has resigned to accept an
administrative position with
High Point College. Mr. Allen
will leave for his new position
about June 15.
Mr. Hiott, a native of Pick
ens, S. C., is a graduate of
Gardner-Webb College, Baylor
University and New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has served as Dean of Stu
dents at Gardner-Webb since
1959. Mr. and Mrs. Hiott have
two sons and one daughter.
The Student Affairs Office,
to function under the supervis
ion of the Dean of Students,
will be established in the Stu
dent Center to coordinate the
residence life programs and re
lated activities and services.
Until Mr. Hiott reports, Mr. Al
len who is now serving as Co
ordinator of Student Services
will coordinate housing from
his office. Miss Mims, whose
office will remain in the Liber
al Arts Building for the remain
der of the year, will assist with
the transfer of records and
with arrangements for Summer
School programs related to the
out-of-class activities and serv
ices during the summer.