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THE LANCE
OCTOBER 5, 1962
EDITORIALS
Here We Go Again
Song of ’60 ... Ha Ha Ha, Hee Hee Hee,
Goodby Flora Mac, and to Hell with P.J.C.
Time has passed and the second operating year of St.
Andrews Presbyterian College has begun.
There were preparations — a seemingly infinite number
of hours spent by the faculty and administration in evaluating
last year’s operation and in planning for this year’s there
were the student leaders, summers cut short, hurrying from
one meeting to another in an attempt to learn more about their
new duties and how to fulfill them: Finally there was the
studentry itself, which returned in mass to face the organized
chaos of registration and the job of re-orientation toward aca
demic pursuits.
There were also some changes — some apparent at first
were, a new dorm; a hundred twenty eight more students, al
most a score of new administration and faculty, including a
liberal sprinkling of Ph.D.’s and a new student government con
stitution and Handbook.
As time passed, we found other changes also — not so
apparent perhaps, but much more significant. There is a change
in the texture of the St. Andrew’s Student body. Caused in part,
perhaps, by the number of the “Old Gang” who didn t make it
back, in part by the number of new students who are here. At
any rate, there appears to be a willingness to work together
attitude on campus that has overcome the highly vocal ani
mosity that prevailed last year between the alumni of P.J.C.
and the alumnae of Flora Macdonald.
Socially, too, there have been changes so great as to be
almost revolutionary — we seem surer of ourselves for one
thing. All of the dances on campus so far have been highly suc
cessful. We have had probably the most important social event
in the school’s history already this year when we showed
abundant talent and originality in making the talet show and
dance an unprecedented success.
This, coupled with the numerous individual efforts by tal
ented students have raised the distinct possibility that St. An-
rews is becoming a producer rather than just consumer of the
entertainment arts.
The Student organizations and clubs have also accepted the
challenge of exceeding last year’s accomplishments. This spirit
of striving for improvement, exemplified by the adaption of
ambitious programs by such clubs as the Highland Players
and the International Relations Club, are designed to not only
bring culture to the campus, but to provide a creative outlet
for the member students. Even as we view the potential prom
ised by these early accomplishments we must not allow our
selves to become complacent, though we have achieved much
in many areas and have gone a long way toward obtaining a
well rounded and progressive campus, there remain areas in
which there are a great number of complex problems, which,
if left unsolved, pose a real threat to the intellectual and
spiritual values of school, both now and in the future.
We can still find apathy, underachievement, and even dis
honesty among some of our students: mental laziness and a
lack of imagination and objectivity among some of our faculty;
and bigotry and injustice among some of our rules.
With God’s grace and our own initiative we can diminish
our problems and heighten our successes.
Lets try.
W.A.P.
Editor-in-chief Bill Patterson
Managing Editor M. Preston Stone
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News From The
Traffic Council
The traffic council will be in
operation this year as it was
last year. The committee is
composed of Terry Shirah,
Norwood Maddry, vice chair
man, Margorie Rehn, secretary,
and Sandra Summerfield.
The council’s function on the
campus is to handle all matters
pertaining to automobiles on
campus, in parking areas, and
violations.
It is advised that all students
check their handbooks concern
ing regulations concerning au
tomobiles. Special note should
be taken in areas of parldng
particularly concerning the
traffic circle, visitors parking,
ii'd speed limits.
There are two fulltime stu
dents in charge of giving out
violations to delinquent stu-
ients. The first violation costs
"I.CO, while all subsequent vio
lations double, hence $2.00 for
tlie second, $4.00 for the tliird,
etc.
The traffic council asks the
students to check the bulletin
boards, and other means of
publicity concerning traffic
problems.
The council meets Thursdays
at 5:00 p.m. in Mr. Hiott’s of
fice in the student center. All
violations are to be paid
through his office within 72
hours are the violation notice
is served. All appeals are to be
handled at the regular Thurs
day meetings.
Student Activities
Clubs Offer Ambiiious '63 Proorani
Freshman
Impressions
The first impressions I had
at SAC are either too confused
or too outrageous to be men
tioned in The Lance. I shall not
write on first impressions.
I do sim,ply adore the beau
tiful white swans gliding on
the glassy lake. The go cart
provided for me as I cross the
causewalik every morr^ng is
the heightli of luxury. And I
think that the pink lemonade
in the fountains is sweetened
perfectly. Besides which, the
red carpets are so soft to roll
in while waiting to get my
meal. The elevators with soft
music and cocktail lounge are
absolutely fabulous. It took me
two hours to get down to the
dining room yesterday.
Oh, the aqua tile in the
sunken baths makes the water
so silvery and inviting after a
long ten minutes course in
“Underwater Basket Weaving.”
And the blue diamond-shaped
soap fits my hand perfectly.
How I love Chanel No. 5 scent
ed Persian towels right after
my batli! It is heavenly!
I almost forgot about my
maid service. The only thing
wrong with my breakfast in
bed is that I have to hold my
tray. The maid does wipe my
mouth off after each bite
though, that is some consol
ation. She is an excellent
cleaner, when I can get her to
stop chattering like a jaybird.
She always says, “Ma’am, does
your boyfriends like good ole
corn muffins wit fat back? I
can shore make dem turn out
good.” Then she opens the re
frigerator and hollers, “Miss,
where did you get these here
drum sticks? I shore does lub
them in cat soop.” I guests she
does deserve to be fed once a
day anyway.
The greatest thing is the au
tomatic food machines. '4 could
stand and push buttons .'^1 day
just to see what comeA out
next. This is, I could 11 my
money held out.
Hifijhland Players
The St. Andrew’s drama club,
the Hiehland Plavers, have
been highly successful in their
drive to obtain new members
and have embarked on an ac
tive program to present good
drama on camous according to
Player’s president Charles El
lis.
The recent drive netted the
nlayers 44 new members, bring
ing the total membership of the
club up to 70.
“Problems? Sure we’ve got
them.” EUis said, “We need
more mature male players. On
ly 11 of the new members were
men, and we shall be putting on
plays with primarily male
easts.”
“For another thing, we could
use some money. We have no
performing or practice area or
oven storage space of our own
and we are quite limited in our
equipment.”
“We are not really too bad
off though,” Ellis continued.
“There is a lot of enthusiasm
among the club members for
their work as well as a good
deal of real talent. As for the
quality of the students, well,
the president, vice-president,
secretary, and treasurer, and
class senator of the senior class
and the president, vice-presi
dent, and class senator of the
junior class are members.”
“Where we are really lucky
though is in having an excel
lent directoral staff in Profes
sors Johnson and Stirewalt.”
The Highlanders, who suc
cessfully staged “Our Town”
last year, will put “Arsenic
and Old Lace” on for the stu
dents approval this semester,
and another play, to be decid
ed on later next semester.
LR.C.
By CAROL GALLANT
“For a club to be good it
must be active and it must
have a purpose.” Bearing this
in mind, the International Re
lations Club at St. Andrews is
busy planning for meetings and
projects for the coming year.
The purpose of the club is to
study problems of world inter
est and to attempt to foster
among the members a closer
conception of international fel
lowship througli world peace.
The officers, Gil Rock, presi
dent; Mildred Buck, vice presi
dent; Jewell Deanne Love, sec
retary, and Linda Patterson,
treasui’er, are interested in the
International Relations Club be
ing more than just a meeting
once a month. Therefore, ar
international c o r r e spondence
program is being set up. Thi;
w'ill be a six week project un
der the direction of Beth Schul
er.
A list has been composed
thirty foreign universities, (in
eluding Oxford, University
Paris, University of Panama
Cambrdge, University of Mexi
CO, etc.) The idea is that eacli
member pick a foreign univer
sity to correspond whh
Through doing this, it is hope(
that a world-wide correspon
dcnce program between inter
national relations clubs can b(
carried out, and that those pai
ticipating will be able to see thi
viewpoint of students arouni
the woi'ld on subjects of import
a nee.
A second project of the I.
C. will be to have an assemblj
on foreign affairs. This wil
bring about in high school stu
dents a greater interest
world affairs
For Christmas, a proposec
project is to present a dona
tion to some international or
ganization that can send fooc
to foreign countries.
The first meeting of the
R. C. will be on Tuesday, Octo
her 16, 1962 for those intereste(
in joining. At this time, a rol
will be set up and dues for th«
coming year will be decided.
FOOD SERVICE COMPLAINX
This summer the Food Com
mittee worked closely with Mr
Fisher and Mr. Copeland of th(
Prophet Company, and a grea:
improvement of the food has
been the result. Of course therj
is always room for improve
ment and for this reason w«
are making available to the stu
dent body a Complaint Report
It is hoped that the studen
body will use these forms fo
all their legitimate complaints
Complaint Reports may be so
cured in the cafeteria and turn
ed Into the box which is als(
provided in the cafeteria. Eacl
complaint will be carefully con
sidered by the Food Committei
and the representatives of th
Prophet Company; the actioi
taken will be reported to you
The Complaint Report has beei
provided to give you an oppoi
tunity to have your complain
heard, it is the hope of th
Food Committee that you wil
take advantage of this oppof
tunity.
The Mississippi Muddle
Well, folks, tlie good ole U.S.A. has done it again. Thi
troops are in Oxford and so is James Meredith. Fifty years froti
now, the “objective” history books will point to the James Mere
dith incident at Old Miss, and teach our grandchildren how thi
progressive forces of civil rights and freedom triumphed ove
the reactionary forces of prejudice.
Perhaps they did. If indeed any form of segregation is dii
criminatory, as the Supreme Court has said it is, then there i
certainly a moral obligation to integrate in order that all me:
may be equal.
At the same time there is just as certainly a moral obliga
tion to handle the situation differently from the way it ha
been. To ignore the sociological context in enfoi'cing an inova
tion which though legally valid is opposed to the prevailing morel
IS to invite the violence which has occurred.
What is needed is wise leadership which can withstand
the pressures of radical groups on either side of the race ques
tion; leadership which takes into account the fact that often
man has no more control over his prejudices than he doe:
his race. There should be a policy of discretion and interi’acia
preparation so that integration, which appears inevitable, rnw:
come peaceably and the dignity of both peoples maintafeiec
Unfortunately, neither the leadership nor the policy apparentl;
are involved in the James Mei’edith incident.