By BRIAN NEUENSCHWANDER' Noted journalist and television- commentator Harry Reasoner lectured to a large crowd Tues day night in the Laurbiburg Na tional Guard Armory. Earlier In the evening, a coffee was held for Reasoner in the Student Cen ter, where a group of students gathered to ask questions of him and to hear his opinions on botii domestic and foreign news Issues. RMaonwr, who has been a com- Reasoner, Noted Commentator, Speaks mentator for CBS since 1956,, has hosted such CBS specials as “Hie Fat American,” "'Hie Teenage Smoker,” and “The Other Face of Dbcie.” Through the years, Reasoner has become one of the best known television personalities in the country. He appears on CBS morning and afternoon reports and is host of the Sunday night “CBS Re ports.” Reasoner prefaced his lecture on the failure of objectivity in American journalism with some remarks about the rising tide of cynicism in the world. Ttils cyni cism may be detected in almost all areas of human activity, and It Is this, not disagreement or party spirit which presents In reality the greatest danger to America today, Reasoner cited examples of cynicism In the advertising Industry, In politics, in journal ism and, in family life. Hiere is a growing necessity for bet ter communication between in dividuals - a need for, as he says, “Caring.” Part of the lack of communica tion between individuals or among groups, Reasoner admitted, is the failure of the doctrine of ob jectivity in American news media, Tlie opinions of people are valid only if the newspaper they read presents the facts objective ly - only if the broadcast they listen to is unbiased. Some of the responsibility for growing cynicism, implied Reasoner, rests with the news industry in its failure to report as clearly and fairly as possible. Reasoner expounded four pos sible solutions for this lapse in American news coverage. First, companies can simply admit their biases and continue In that light ' to editorialize. This, however, is a rather poor method because too many people tend to forget this bias and accept the news as objective. Another possibility is to so Involve the reporter In his job that he Is able to re port all sides of an issue with equal enthusiasm and directness. Thirdly, the correspondent may act simply as a “blotter” and relay all stories as he sees them and when he sees them. Hie best possible answer to the problem of slanted reporting, Reasoner feels. Is a “new pro fessionalism.” Reporters must be instilled with a high concept of duty - just as all true pro- v,fesslonals must. Hte must relay events as he sees them, not as he feels them. But bland “stacked fact” reporting can be as mis leading to the public as bias. The reporter must be able to use years of experience and knowledge of news events to pre sent to the news consumer a picture which is not only accurate In detail, but true to the spirit of the event. The spirit of truth, is nearly always illusive. And,' as Reasoner stated, “The secret to the iUusiveness of truth is the illusive quality of caring.” “Caring” Is the strongest wea pon we have In the fight against cynicism. The consumer of news also has his duty in the quest of objectivity in news reporting. He must care enough not to use the news merely as a lever to back up his hostilities and pre judices. Reasoner told of the fear many of his generation have because college students ap parently do not care enough. In ■ closing, he exhorted college stu dents not to fear sentimentality, continued on page 7 VOL. 4, NQ.,7, 1ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLETGE. LAURINBURG, N. C. IFEBKUARY 12, 19C5 IRC Presents Exciting Programs Hie International Relations Club, while perhaps one of the most exciting and most Impor tant clubs on campus, is proba bly one of the least well known organizations. A brief glance at the club’s activities this year will Illustrate its variety and its importance to the intelligent stu dent. Speakers for the programs this year could be divided into three groups: student speakers, cri sis area speakers, and informa tion speakers. Itie first program of the year fell into the first category. In late September Sarah Yancey gave a “Report on Russia,” She had spent a summer abroad gaining college credit as she toured Russia. Her talk helped to explain Russian at titudes and to destroy American misconceptions. The third pro gram, a December meeting on the “image of the American Abroad,” also falls into this category. Mrs. Olga Horn, a faculty member of Swiss origin, and Linda Fisher, a student 'v^o had spent a summer in Switzer land, discussed European feel ings toward Americans In this representative European Coun try. In the second division of “cri sis area speakers”- fell the se cond program of the year, fa November Lt. CoL Driscoll of the Special Forces discussed the American policy and Involvement in Viet Nam. Also in the di vision of crisis came the pro gram of January 14. The speak er was Tshlmbalanga Marc, a quaUlied authority on the sub ject Dr, David McLean acted as teaoslator when necessary, We nest program on a world trouble spot will be in AprH. Dr. Brian Rose will speak on the future of the white man in the Republic (formally the Union) of South Africa, TTie first “information speak er” of the year will address iJie International Relations Club at 7:00 P.M. on February 15 in the small dining room. Col. Jack Carter, formerly of the Royal Marines and now a representa tive In the U. S. of the British Joint Staff, will explain the func tion of a large embassy in a na tional capital. The next program of a similar nature will be at 6:30 P.M. on March 10 in the small lounge when Mr, Wilber Kelly of the U, S. State De partment will speak on how one may begin a career In the State Department. He will meet with interested students In the small dining room that afternoon. But these meetiiigs do not com prise the extent of the activities of the International Relations Club. It is also about to parti cipate in the Great Decisions study program of the Foreign Policy Committee. It may send representatives to the 18th an nual AIRC Conference on April 1-4 at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. TTie Conference will examine U, S. Foreign Policy and the Sino-So- vlet split. IRC members may take part In a six and one-half week study tour of the Carib bean area. lUs analysis of Caribbean history and current politics is worth six hours col lege credit. Hie total cost ificludlng air transportation from New York to San JUan and aU continued on page 7 Knights Revenge Loss To Monarchs Well, Sports Fans, the Lord seems willing and the creek sure isn't rising because the Knights are on the winning trail. The Knights won the second con. ference game In a row Wednes- day night with a 76.74 win over Methodist College. This placed the Knights fifth In the Dixie Conference standings. A win over Charlotte College tonight will place the Knights In a tie for third place. A different and better team took the court Wednesday night as the Knights gained control of the game and held the lead most of the game. Even though the game was a squeaker, the Knights seemed to have the game all the way. One of the major factors in the game was the referees. To quote a fan, “Which, ever team wins this game will have to beat seven other people!” The Knights had five players in double figures as each player would pick up where the others left off. High scorer for the Kn^hts was Benny Brockwell with 22 points. Bryan Ferguson and Roger Dixon were each tied with 12 points. Larry Taylor poured In 13 points before he foul ed out of the game. Vann Taylor came on to make several “clutch” shots for the Knights as he hit for 11 points. Guy Starling had 4 points and Jim Wilson 2 to round out the Knight's scoring. Roger Dixon commented and as it could be seen by every spectator there that the team “played its heart out!" Hw Knights play Charlotte here tonight and a win would place the Knights in a tie for third place. The standings at the end of regular conference play means a lot to the pairing off for the conference tourna. ment play In Rocky Mount next week. Again, the LANCE is happy to congratulate the Knights on their fine victory and wish the best of luck for success in the tournament play. ■HELLO, DOLLYI’ STARTS TRAVELING ; NEW YORK (AP) - Australia is the first overseas country to get a production of “Hello, Dolly!” Starring in the produc tion, which opens March 27, is Carole Cook, a west coast 'protege of Lucille Ball. The hit Broadway musical’s down-under version is being directed by Fred Hebert, an as sociate in Frederick Brisson Productions, who previously staged “The Pajama Game” in Sydney. : Inter-Dorm Council Request The Inter.Dormltory Council is making plans for the second Annual Awards night tentatively scheduled for May 13, 1965 at 7 p.m. They are offering or. ganlzations the opportunity to recognize at this time any out- standing members of their or. ganlzations, or to make any other awards. They would like to have a list of the awards by April 14 In order to complete the plans for the printed pro grams. Kirkham Recital The School of Music of St, Andrews Presbyterian CoUege will present in Junior Recital Miss Edna Kirkham. The recital will be held In the Choral Audi torium of the Vardell Building at 8;15 p.m. on February 17. Miss Kirkham, a junior from Wilmington, is a student of Mr. Lewis Hoy, Associate Professor of Plano. Th^ public is invited to attend. HOME HAIRCUTS IN ATLANTA ATLANTA (AP) — The buyer for the notions section of a big department store says the sale of hair clippers has risen SCO per cent in the past Iwo years. The reason: higher barbershop prices. The buyer reported one store executive’s wife cuts the hair of her four boys and sometimes takes a whack at her husband.

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