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PAGE TWO the lance EDITORIALS New Writers THE LANCE welcomes the addition of Joe Chandler, Jr. and Robert Ham as regular columnists. They will bring to THE LANCE readers views and analyses of local, state, national and Inter national affairs. wr uuaam tumt JANUARY The Roving I On And Off Campu By JOE CHANDLER, JR. Thanks-SCB, Prophet Co. THANKS Our thanks to the Student Center Board and the employees of Prophet Food service for providing coffee and donuts during exam study nights, and for the unique Polynesiaijiptyle luncheon on Sun day during exams. Panama-Reflection of the American Revolution? The recent upset in the Republic of Panama has gained attention in the United States, The 1 "thmus of Panama and the Panama Canal — places that one is hardly aware of. Places one reads of in History books. But what was the origin and cause of the yet vague disturbance in Panama? Did it grow out of the question of flying both the American and the Panamanian flags in the Canal Zone? (The right was granted in 1959 by President Eisenhower to fly the flags side by side .at one of the locks In the Canal.) The superintendent at Balboa High School in the Zone had chosen to fly neither flag since there was question whether to fly one or both. Did the flame of revolt grow higher when a. 17-year old stu dent led a group who placed an American flag of the school mast? Then there was the matter of an unidentified person ripping up an American flag, and an equally indistinguishable person ripping up a Panamanian flag. The flag incidents are undeniably a part of the unrest in the Republic, But they are only a part. The economic disparity between the Americans and the Panamanians who work on the canal is great. For equal work the Panamanians are paid less. Is this not helping to maintain the destitution which exists so widely in the Republic? The buying power of the American dollar is ample in the Zone but the American Zonians are treated to low-rent housing, low-cost medical care, and can buy low-cost food from commissaries lo cated within the Zone, Add to this an extra amount of money received as “hardship” compensation, the hardship being that of living out side the U,S, The situation is that the Canal Zone is a neat, clean strip which ribbons across the Isthmus, surrounded by squalor and poverty. Economic plurality of the American Zonians adds to social isolation on their i5art. The majority of the Zonians do not even attempt to learn the language and customs of the people around them, inie presence of the U.S. in the Republic has not been all bad. The U.S. has built most of the best roads. Presence of the Canal provides employment and a market for Panamanian goods. The Alliance for Progress, while not a direct outgrowth of the Canal «^)es.help to lift the Republic from the depths, .«ere is no single answer to the question of restoring and bettering relations between the Panamanians and the Zonians. Part of the ans\TOr does lie in working to create more economic equality among the Canal workers. The Zonians should strive to learn more of the customs and ways of the people of the Republic, and consequently come to view and respect them as a people and nation in their own The disturbance in Panama has been accounted for by some In- ^ i outgrowth of emotions building up concerning the coming presidential elections In May. , They answer that someone or something must be attacked — why not Uncle Sam? if ® adequate answer or explanation? Did not the voune United States in the 1700's begin requital against England supposedly o er certain taxation and commerce rights, but before it was all DnfnVf taxation with representation was only a starting point for other matters more deep-lying? It is With a healthy respect for the standard set by the previ “HOW’S YOUR HEMOGLOBIN? author of this column that I have agreed to write “On and””* Campus” during the spring semester. The column has, ibeu a good and firm tradition. It Is good for the discussion of is*" that it fosters. It’s tradition of respectable, reasonable anar* of politics and policies on and off the St. Andrews campus f believe, a firm, meaningful part of THE LANCE. Analyses of n!'^ sonalities, issues, and events will continue. These things will' change. ' The last time the Red Cross bloodmoblle visited St. Andrews about 130 people donated blood, less than 13 percent of our total enrollment. The mobile Is sched- uled to return again In the near future. Many people do not have the vaguest Idea of how this program Is conducted nor of Its Immediate Importance. I, who am extremely puny, In spite of the P.E. de partment’s valiant effort, felt not the least maleffect after giving blood during the last visit. The process Itself is quick and painless. One simply prostrates oneself on a comfortable couch and has a constriction bandage put around the arm. The needle Is Inserted by the Red Cross nurses In such a sklUful manner that it Is virtually unnotlceable. Its direct and after effects are unbelievably painless because the needle does not penetrate muscle tissue as do hypodermic Injec- tlons such as the typhoid series. It Is further believed by many people that they are physically unfit to give blood. This Is an ticipated by the Red Gross, and technicians are careful to check each donor’s blood pressure, type, hemoglobin, and weight be- fore permitting a perspective donor to give. Many donors have found themselves grateful to the Red Cross, for this thorough check-up has called the attention of more than a few donors to a blood disease of which they were unaware. A medical doctor Is always on hand to answer any questions donors may have. 4881^^1^ EDITOR ^obTb editor WSINESS MASAOm ADVISOR CEUftLES QUtCK JOSEPH McKKNNEY - COURTNHT SHIVES ROY WILSON - JACK ABERNATHY ^ PoblisheTevery second FWday except during holidays and siunmer vacation. Offices are on ^er floor of the Student Center. Subscription $2.oil p®* y6ftr. ^ expressed fai letters to the Editor and in ^d«ol»^^not necessarily those of The Lanoe. I^tten to 1|ie rator ^ould be brief and must be sim- Names be withheld iqx>n request. A pint of blood Is negligible compared to the total amount In the body and is usually re placed within a few weeks* time. About a week after one donates he receives a card which informs him of his blood type. It Is Important that one carry this card In his wallet at all times so that If a transfusion should be indicated, time will not be wasted ascertaining his blood type. This card further entitles one and his immediate family to “blood credit.” This is a little understood policy. The Red Cross never charges for blood, although a hospital may charge for administering it. One is simply under a moral obll. gatlon to reciprocate or have his friends and family replace the amount he has received. The Red Cross will not deny blood to anyone in need. Why give blood? Because blood saves lives. Only a human can produce blood; it cannot be man- ufactured artificially. Only a hu- man who feels a love for life and his fellow man can readily see the significance of blood donations. I was happy to learn that my last pint of blood was used to save the life of a little three year old girl, who, after heart surgery, will live a happy and normal life. Blood donation is a rewarding experience. You will walk away knowing that you have given of yourself in a very real sense to help a fellow human. If anyone has any question per taining to blood donation I urge them to call Lonnie Man at ext 59. ENGLISH RIDER HERE HIALEAH, Fla. (AP)-English Frankie Durr hopes to do better riding at the Hialeah meet-' ng Aan last year’s effort by famed Lester Piggott. Piggott rode only two winners here las' y 63r • Since “On and Off Campus” has also been purposefully re flective of its author’s own per spectives, it may naturally be expected that opinions expressed In the column are subject to Comission Met With Students Seven student leaders met last week with two members of the Danforth Commission on Church College and Universities. Drs. Manning M. Pattlllo and Donald MacKenzle are part of a two- and-one-half.year study of church colleges being conducted by the Commission. The student leaders met with Dr, Pattlllo and Dr. MacKenzie for lunch and held an Informal discussion concerning a number of aspects for life at St. Andrews. There were no faculty members present and the opinions and ideas expressed were the stu dents’ own. The Commission representa tives were interested in the aca- demlc, social and religious life at St. Andrews, as well as ideas for changes and improvements that have been expressed by stu- dents. Those who met were Rebecca McLeod, editor of The Lamp and Shield; Janet Wooten, president of the Student Center Board; Marjorie Rehm, president of the senior class; Joe Chandler, senior class senator; Ned Brown, ing, vice-president of the Student Association: Walter Barefoot, treasurer ofthe Student Christian Council; and Charles Quick, editor of The Lance, The Danforth Commission on Church Colleges and Universities is a division of the Danforth Foundation, a philanthropic or. ganlzatlon interested in higher education. change. Comments and coi structive criticism, negative positive, as well as suggestio for a better column wiu course, still be much ' predated, ♦ * * Rather than addressing speciti issues in this column, i pjj fer to try to set forth the pa spective from which all my com ments hereafter will be project ed. This perspective involves t» items. Firstly, there are linn of responsibility which defineH attitude and perspective of anyoj writing such a coiumn as thij This responsibility is to repo items of fact clearly, truthfullj These facts should be clearl distinguishable from theauthor' personal interpretations of thes facts. These interpretatlo should likewise be obvious, an hopefully, defendable. Int^ri in, such a favored position a columnist before the publi demands such a degree honesty. Secondly, it is appropriate scan the context we’re worki with. It is literally the world or more precisely parts of. We must not forget, however, th the two do relate: the whoie an the parts. And since in column virtually all that 1 written about is in contempora America, we need remember th the same responsibility deman attention here, too. Wemustexa mine specific events while keep ing one eye on our common ideals In our democratic society wear always In search of a bs'ance hopeful of someday finding th proper relationship for all ou institutions, our social customs a ^alance between daring experi mutation and wise tradition. These are the disciplines' which I shall attempt to write I shall concentrate more o analysis, less on personal inter pretation. I trust you shall che me. NEXT TIME: Politics, Parties and Platitudes: the Campus Seen Foreign Languagefieciio VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, The following cbsipanies ar interested in foreign language majors from colleges: Parke, Da' il’ Kordlte Corporation, New York; Vickers, Inc, Milwaukee; International Institute, Milwaukee; Radio Free Euro it Corning Corp., Midland, Michigan; Colga w International, Detroit; Le Drlen anrf’ Chemical Co., Phillipsberg, N,J.;Dewe Chemical, Cambridge, Mass.; McNeill Laboratorle PhUadelphla; Rand McNally and Co., Chicago; Travelers’ Insuranc Hnoc ® American Airlines, Chicago; Carlbbean-Atlantic Air lines, Puerto Rlco; Pan-American World, N. Y. UNIV^flTY^OP^ COLLEGE OPENS AT TH ^ tof plcmc ^ STOCKTON. At the Unlversll It is the first «!na t College opened In September North imerSi " on eLnomlfs mathematics and science ing. The college ^‘^ministration, and on teacher train from North Ameri,. ®"roU a third of Its 250 student lSJ, Amlrict^^ ,f ?H * well, a third fro and a third from Latln^Ar^ needing complete financial assistance ThP r Americans with means. he was a U S°^Amha came from Robert Woodward whe French to his friends and Ger Italian to his mlstresse (Evidently, he didn't soeak Wsdogs; he prayed In Spanis language NEWSLETT?^ (TENNESSEE FOREIG
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