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.