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On And Off Campus by Gill Rock me After receiving several com ets concerning the N.S.A. I ! pn,mpted to try to further Iain my hesitations concern- ’’ this organization. To he eligible for N.S.A. mem- shiP a college or university L have a student govern- !nt elected by the student jy out of the 2011 schools 378 have membership the organization. N.S.A. laims to represent the Ameri- college student with a lembership of less than 20% f the nation’s colleges. N.S.A. geographically divided into regions with 2 representa- ves from each to serve on a national Executive Committee fjEC.) Also serving as mem- ers of the N.E.C. are five stu- ents elected frcxm the National longress. All executive officers from this body. The re- ponsibility of this committee is 1 its implementing policies ap- roved by delegates at the Na- onal Student Congress and to lake “emergency” policies in etween meetings of the con- ress. These emergency powers Iso include the accepting or re- ecting of all resolutions pro- osed by the congress, which it self was not able to conclude to lack of time. Of the 83 resolutions adopted the 1962 National Student ongress, 55 of the resolutions 65%) were never considered by session as a whole. Instead hey were adopted by the N.E. sometimes with a few as 10 lembers voting on a resolu- i. Likewise, back in 1960 out 97 resolutions considered by congress only 13 were de- ated and acted upon by the ongress. The remaining 84 reso- itions were determined by the .E.C. So the voice of a million stu dents who send their delegates actually the voice of a small compact executive committee. In many cases the N.E.C. will make "emergency” resolutions such as the one concerning the sit-in in 1960. The N.E.C. passed a resolution supporting the sit- in movement and issued it as the feeling of all American stu dents, i.e its members. Many of its members had in the mean time gone on record as opposed to the sit-ins. These schools were not informed of the N.E. C.’s action and did not find out until it was released in their local papers. Some other political positions taken by the N.S.A. in the name of American students are: 1. Condemned the involve ment of the United States gov on Family PHARMACY Prescriptions Our Specialty Laurinburg, N. C. Free Delivery to St. Andrews Member National Congress of Motor Hotels ernment in the Cuban refugee invasion of April, 1961. 2. Opposed the Cunningham Amendment which prohibits the distribution of Communist pro paganda through the maUs at subsidizel rates. 3. Strongly urged that the House Un-American Activities Committee be abolished. 4. Repeal of the McCarran Act which regulates the activity of the Communist party. These positions were strongly supported by Daniel Rubin, edi tor of the Commimist View Point, who says in his october ’62 edition, “The Congress indi cated that U.S. students as a whole are moving leftward and are beginning to cut through some of the worst cold war pro paganda. As N.S.A. moves in this direction, the most active and hberal students understand their stake in N.S.A.’s continued growth." I feel that we can question the validity of Mr. Rubin’s con clusions that the leftward move ment and the resolutions out of such a move as mentioned above are going to end the Cold War. It is further questionable if these resolutions and similar others represent the ideals held by all N.S.A. members or St. Andrews Students. N.S.A. Service to Member Schools I mentioned in ON AND OFF CAMPUS (May 7), that one of the services offered by the N. S.A. is an information bureau where member schools could write for information. This all sounds good, but in the mass organization of the N.S.A. or ganization appears to have been lost, when a member college writes for information concern ing class government and 6 months later receives his reply. Jim Grosse, president of the Student Body at Ohio State, holds tiie same position that I do in that a greater efficiency and cooperation concerning col legiate problems can be reach- Jfe cordially invite the students and fac' ulty of St. Andrews to come in to see us, to shop or browse. You are always weh come here! R. L, McCabe Bob’s Jeweb*y Shop THE LANCE ed in regional organizations Commenting on N.S.A., Jim says that “his admmistration received little information of value from N.S.A., although many constructive ideas were implemented as a result of par ticipation in the Big Ten Stu dent Presidents Conference. No one can deny the need for some type of student organiza tion where different schools can pool their problems and sugges tions. In our case the N.S.S.G.A. is the best possible organization for St. Andrews to be affiliated with. We share the same region al problems, and can maintain a closeness among members which can greatly facilitate a working organization. It is un likely that we will ever have the same problems as, say, the University of California or the University of Portland, which are both thousands of miles away. What then can we receive from N.S.A.? The national po litical resolutions passed by the N.E.C. that will speak for St. Andrews. The information we might receive within 6 months. In joining an organization there must be a purpose. Either you gain something from it or you feel that you can give it something. It is clear that we would be giving one thing to N.S.A. and that would be money. But as for receiving any true utilitarian value from this or ganization only a negative an swer can be given. LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED In the near future lights will be installed on the rest of the tennis courts. This is being done in answer to the many requests for more space for tennis at night. Beauty Fair Styling Salon Everything’s New! Our just opened salon’s decor is fresh up-to-the-minute — its styles tiie ultimate in modish cMc. What better place for You to g«t a new look? 1408 South Main Street Phone 276-0859 next to: Brooks Super Market Laurinburg Bakery Dial CB 6-0686 Specialists in Wedding & Birthday Cakes Party Cakes Pies Donuts “We Serve To Serve Again” THE MUSIC CENTER Featuring Records! We have or can get the very latest! — Plus — The Top One Hundred (Letter, con’t.) of their clothes and furnishings at home, quite naturaUy; and if you give to the church, that too goes to the one back home as a rule. A small college itown can be a very lovely thing, with an atmosphere and a certain feel about it, quite lacking in oth er small towns of like size. However, this does take time, and mutual respect. Pray God that the citizens of Laurinburg can overlook your continuing snide remarks, and that the de spised OLD GRADS (who do noit mix in college affairs ex cept to serve as a link with your past as a college, going back to 1896- whether you like it or not and ito help irecruit better students and raise mon ey for St. Andrews) - that they also may not feel too let down by your remarl^ and publications to continue their efforts in behalf of an institu tion that will some day be “old and hoary” as you will be; full of tradition, built by your suc cessors, and predecessors, as well as by youi«elves. Most of all, I hope that the much maligned “administra tion” you talk about so much, be granted the continued pa tience and good sense to work with you demanding young sters; and more and more that you, as a student body, show maturity and understanding enough, and even admiration for ithem, for you to give the “Devil his due” when you speak or write about your advisors. In conclusion, let me say that for me personally, the accident that I am classed as an alum nus does not at all account for my own concern with St. Andrews. I am, first of all, a Presbyterian, and am interested in our church-relaited colleges wherever they are. As a gradu ate student of Columbia Uni versity’s vjraduate School of English; as a former student Of both the University of North Carolina and Duke; as well as a member of the Dean’s staff at Northwestern University, doing a major in Psychology, and with 'the equivalent of two gra duate degrees, I am quite free from any petty clinging to the colleges that make up your college. You owe them much more than I do[ Look forward by all means; but look backwards a little too, that you may know “the met tle of your pasture’ from which St. Andrews sprang. (Shakes peare; King Henry V, Act HI, Scene D- Sincerely and concernedly. Ye Hoary Olde Grad. THIS WEEK-END Take a break irom Exam Studies, and see the movie that is: "Funnier than No Time for Ser geants, & infinitely more clever" -New York DaUy Mirror PRIVATE'S PROGRESS Saturday, May 25, 1963 L.A. Auditorium’s wide-screen 50c-for one person 85c—for two people Shows at 3:00 and at 7:30 U.S. reviews called it: ^‘the funniest movie of the year/’ but the British War Office fear ed that it ‘‘might harm British prestige in the United States!’’ In Laurinburg It’s BELK'S Ladies! Come in and register every day for a new prize! Nothing to Buy! Winner announced every morning at 8:15 on the radio. PINE ACRES MOTOR LODGE & RESTAURANT Member International Diners Club On U.S. Route 15 & 401 Telephone CR Pine Acres Motel offers you and y«ur g:uests the very best in accommo- *tions, services, reputation, and assures of our continuing efforts to make your stay here a most pleasant and re- ^ U s. routes 15 & 401 Greeting to the St. Andrews Students We wish you a happy and fruitful year and extend our cordial invitation to you to come out and see us at any time we may be of service. phone CB 6-1531 6-1531 The Pine Acres Restaurant invites you to make us your dining: headquarters! The Pine Acres Restaurant has long been known for its excellently prepared and served meals, not only in the area, but throughout the nation wherever it’s sat isfied customers have traveled. See us for the finest in foods and at mosphere. LAURINBURG, N. C.
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