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PAGE TWO THE LANCE TUESDAY, MAY 21. EDITORIAL Once upon a time, long ago in a faraway land there was an ugly little man “who by sheer charm, character, and intelligence attracted about him a group of the most brilliant young men of his city. His method was not to lecture but to ask questions, demonstrate the logical fallacies in the answers and then ask more questions, thus forcing his own disciples to clarify their own ideas and define what they meant by concepts such as tem perance, courage, justice, right and wrong. In addition he was extremely social; he delighted above all in company. He was everything except what we might normally expect a teacher and philosopher to be. This teacher taught that the iarst thing was to know about one’s own self, otherwise he would be a fool in all else. He said, in rejecting dogma, “The wise are doubtful.” This lack of dogmatism is strange even today, as we are so accustomed and devoted to authoritarian utterances and arbi trary statements. TTie older folks of thds town, however, decided that his ques tioning of accepted dogma and variance from the accepted characteristic of the teacher of the day was dangerous to their young folk. He was charged with impiety and with corrupting the youth of that town, tried, convicted, and put to death. When they tried the teacher, they warned the people to beware his eloquence. In his own defense the teacher replied, To say this . . . when they were certain that I was anyfting but a great speaker is false — “unless by the force of eloquence they mean the force of truth.” This is a true story. It happened to Socrates in 399 B.C. Thank goodness we have come so far. We have completely stopped killing people who are different or ask ego-damaging questions, or don’t yield to some authoritarian’s dictum. In this enlightened day — this year — 1963 — WE JUST TRY TO QUIETLY SHOVE THEM OUT TO KEEP OUR IMAGES SPOT LESS, AND OUR CONFORMITY-LOVIiNG CONSCIENCES SUP PRESSED AND PROTECTED FROM INDIVIDUALISM. Once there were “Three Angels.” Come graduation there wm be only one, and soon after that there may be NONE. On ISSA The Roving I By LONNIE MANN I am twenty years old. Two^ decades yet!! I am reasonablyj sane. I’m saying these things because a few days ago, I found myself doing something which caused me to wonder about my sanity and years. I was gingerly tripping a te dious path around some chairs in the middle of a paved road in broad open daylight for all to see. About half (way through the exercise it dawned on me why I felt so ridiculous — the whole thing was ridiculous!! All kidding aside, we all real ize the importance of physical fitness tests to determine what ever has to be determined about our whatever it is that has to be determined about. It is neces-' sary to test us at the beginning and end of every year so the results can be compared and thus show the amount of deterio ration a year of college can pro duce. A Final Word by Faye Hooks Having attended the 15th Na tional Congress of NSA at Ohio State last summer, I was es pecially interested in the in formative anticle on the Na- .tional Student Association which appeared in the last is sue of The Lance. Indeed, the St. Andrews student must ser iously consider both the nega tive and positive sides of the issue before making a decision, but how can he see both sides if only one is presented. Mak ing a decision without knowing the favorable aspects as well as the unfavorable is like walk ing out in the middle of a mov ie and then attempting to write an analysis oif the movie. The National Student Associ ation, established in 1947, is made up of student bodies in every part of the country who are associated to consider ques tions of mutual concern. Our democratically elected student government represents us and our views in ibhe Association. NSA is a non-partisan, non sectarian, student-run education al association representing over one million students. At their two week national convention in August the students issued mandates: 1. Urging the establishment of a National Youth Service Corp or an “at-home Peace Corps” to improve such condi- tions as lack of educational ad vancement, low economic op portunity, social maladjustment, and inadequate health services; 2. Urging all member schools to make more aggressive at tempts at meaningful and re sponsive participation in form ing academic policies in their own schools 3. Congratulating the Alger ian students on the courageous role they played in achieving national independence; 4. Declining any invitation to attend any part of the World Youth Festival because it is financed, organized, and con trolled by communist forces; What can such a large or ganization offer to St. An drews? It offers to our stu dent government assistance in programming t)hrough letters, information, and visits by na tional officers. St. Andrews can get to know not only colleges in North Carolina but also those in South Carolina and Virginia through NSA’s reg. ional organization. NSA can help us with plans for fresh men orientation, with the hon or system, and with “campus awareness” projects. Through NSA foreign students and cul tural groups will be brought to our campus; we can express campus opinion to the college community, national leaders, and the American public. NSA offers to you and to me ithe opportunity to receive scholar ships to national and interna tional seminars, low-cost trav el to all parts of the world through NSA Educational Trav- (Con’t. on page 4, col. 3) Mitor-in-chief Charles Quick A. McQueen Assistant Editor o. , Managing Editor Sports Editor Faculty Advisor Mr'. H.’Leon Sat^^^ pearing on tttr*paprar^norrie'c6ss°arilv* those' columns ap- torials are the ohiim o^infon "o7?he"‘eVsXer ^ remainder of the ye^ ® Student Union. Subscription $2.00 for the Another advantage, peculiar to the year-end series, is due to its proximity to final examina tions. Nothing excels vigorous physical activity crammed into one day for mending the ills of a year of comparative inactivity. The exercises relax the body and loosen the muscles permitting greater flexibility and freedom of movement. When one feels good and is not in pain, one studies more efficiently. After the tests, about one day for most of us there is little w-hich affords such a feeling of well being, get up and go, than the feeling one gets promptly after trying to grope out of bed. , The tests provide an excellent opportunity for socializing. Stu dents meet one another on a more informal basis, greatly needed at St. Andrews where there is so much emphasis on proper form and manners any way. Standing out in the scorch ing sun on the melting asphalt in our sharp well-tailored P. E. uniforms, groups of students found ample opportunities for hours of converation. Single file lines stimulate real discussions. What better use of one’s time is there than good conversation and gnat swatting? The culmination of the after noon’s activities was the indoor phase of the testing. Exhausted, goaty, and sweaty, but happy young ladies and gentlemen sprawled on gritty, infested “rassUn’ ” mats. The darkened, temporary gym has been with us only two years, but happUy it has already acquired the characteristic essence de gym so much in demand among the smart set. Where else can one see (and hear, etc.) the campus beauties with their hair matted, their faces red, lying flat on their backs gasping for breath? Nowhere, we hope. One leaves tlie tests—with a sense of accomplishment? IRA’S Smart Clothes Ladies! Rockingham, N. C. Letter To The Editor (Editor’s Note: While it is not the policy of The Lance to print anonymous articles or letters, the unique nature of the fol lowing letter led the editors to feel that printing it would pro duce some reactions on the part of St. Andrews students. Per haps the author, since in his own words “I do not sign this letter for I speak for many,” will reconsider the implications and assertions in the letter and realize that all of those for whom he speaks may not com pletely agree with all that he has said.) I have been following with real interest the articles sub mitted by varioius members of your student body at St. An drews to The Lance which, as you may know, reaches miany substantial supporters of St Andrews. In ithe last two is sues in particular I note a new tone in the various exhortations to “Be Good”, by some of your apparently very much in earn est, dependable students, as well as ithe same remarks re peated by others who are ob viously dissatisfied and highly critical otf ithe campus, its staff, and the community in which you are located. I assume these latter would be misfits any where. It is no new thing for stu dents to grouse; in fact, it is considered an inescapable con sequence of dealing with im mature youth; (you really are, you know!) and administrators and staff do their best to be foiTward-looking and under standing. In fact, I ihave heard many of them say that the ma jority of you are way ahead of the generations who preceded you, and in which we grew up, both in general maturity of out look and in socjal responsibility: all of which makes ithe ex ceptions look twice as bad by contrast. I am personally appalled at the amount of entertainment you demand (and are provided with). Even if you pay (for it all yourselves, your immaturity shows in the very fact that you are miserable, and dissatisfied, and critical, even with dance after dance, parties, and bands galore. Apparently you expect a country club atmosphere and not an Institution of Learning. With your present-day home and high school environment, it is not entirely your fault that you have the wrong perspective on such an Institution. I might point out that c h u r c h-related Presbyterian colleges have liberalized their rules on dancing and smoking, dating, going out sans chaper ones, etc., within your own life span to an almost unbelievable degree. From the beginning. The Lance, directly or indirectly. has been highly critical of va, I advisors who have one of most difficult jobs I can ine. They are between Scyifl and Oharybdis in attempting *1 •satisfy your insatiable appetitJ for freedom from all restraint I and at the same time, goverJ an institution /that Presbyteriaj!! generally, and your parents ini particular, will feel confidence! In as to your well-being oversight. I notice that the stafil do not defend themselves. ThevI could not begin to. Nobody buJ they can possibly know the ut-l ter frustrartion they must ex'] perience in dealing with reguia. tions and dependability of chari aoter have failed to measurel up to that of the student body] in general. They must fee]! wonderfully rewai'ded in theirl work by the understanding few| (or many; I have no way tol judge by The Lance) who give) them respect and cooperation.I Where are itheir plaudits and| defenders in your columns? The new tone in your last! issues began with, “Don’t let! an alumnus of 1905 write ourl Ahna Mater.” i see your point-1 it sounds if St. Andrews were, L in your opinion, primarily yourl own hunting preserve and OLD I GRADS of P. J, C. and F.I M. C. should not be considered! a part of you. Remember, quits! few of you will be “OLD I Grads” in a few weeks and] without the endowments of ithel merging institutions, there] would be no St. Andrew's, and no cash to make up the cost of your education- you and your parents only pay a part of what it actually costs the college to educate you. This isj true at most colleges. The financial help for SAP] College comes from some very old grads indeed; men and wo men in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70S| even—^many of whom are giving I as churchmen, but who gradu-| ated from entirely unrelated in stitutions of learning. Quotes, such as “Tarzan vs I the Laurinburgees” (is thal what you call them?) and “the Puny Monster that Devoured I Laurinburg” must make the citizens of that community, small as it is, that raised three I million dollars to start St. An-I drews, (think highly of St. An drews students. The mill work ers in that town gave over j $110,000 out of their piece work and hour wages to build you| a college. Nor does the community ex-1 pect to “make a killing” out of any of you. It is a known fact that students buy most j (Letter, con’t. Page 3) SCOTLAND DRUG CO. 210 Main St. Hypnotique and other Max Factor Products COMMERCIAL STATE BANK CR 6-2211 Beside the Post Office Lam-inburg, N. C. LEGION DRUG STORE Prescriptions Carefully Compounded Dial CB 6-0833 Laurinburg, N. C. Free Delivery and complete, modern Prescription Service MrL/VURIN-MoARTHUR CHEVROLET CO. Sales and Service Dial CR 6-1821 Laurinburg, N. C.
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