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April 29, 1966
Lroxler tos 73 Hour Record
Lance and Yearbook
Have New Editors
The Publications Board met
last week and made official ap
pointments for THE LANCE and
lamp and shield for next
year. Ed Butterworth is editor
of Tffi LANCE: Mary Fisher, as
sistant editor; Brian Weger,
managing editor; and John Ap-
person, business manager.
Mevelyn Fraser is editor of
lamp and shield and Athos
Roston, business manager.
Ed Butterworth is president of
the sophomore class and a co-
captaln of the Bowling Team.
He has worked with the sports
columns of THE LANCE for the
past two years and also worked
In this capacity with his high
school newspaper.
Ed is majoring in mathema
tics, Ifls plans after gradua
tion from St. Andrews are in
definite. A rising junior, he is
I irom Richmond, Virginia.
Mary Fisher, a rising sen
ior, is president of Granville
Hail and head of the Deputation
Team. She is a member of the
Christian Council and the Inter-
Dormitory Council. Mary has
worked on THE LANCE her
I freshman and junior years and
was news editor of her high school
I inewspaper.
Next year she will also work
with Mr. Abernathy with the col
lege news and publicity. A re
ligion and Christian education
I major from Badin, North Caro
lina, she plans to attend Caro
lina’s graduate School of Journa
lism at Chapel mil and to en
ter the field of church journa
lism and publications.
Brian Weger, managing edi
tor of THE LANCE, is a mem
ber of the Soccer Team and
member of the Letter man’s Club.
He is majoring in history and
plans to enter the ministry. Next
year will be Brian’s third year
as managing editor of the news
paper. He is arising junior from
Baltimore, Maryland.
All three editors of THE
LANCE have been on the Dean’s
List.
John Apperson, rising senior,
recently elected president of the
Marketing Club, is a member of
Phi Beta Lambda. Last Friday
he was installed as a senator.
John is majoring in economics
and plans to go into banking or
business. He is from Cha.
lotte. North Carolina.
These four newly-selected
persons are responsible for the
current issue of THE LANCE
and will be responsible for the re
maining one issue this semester,
Mevelyn Fraser, a rising sen
ior, has been social chairman of
Granville IMl and a member of
the Women’s Chorus. She is ma
joring in English and plans to at
tend the graduate School of Jour
nalism at U.N.C., Ch^el Hill,
after graduation from St. An
drews.
This year Mev is co-editor
of LAMP AND SHIELD, She is
from Summerville, South Caro
lina.
Athos Rostan is a member of
the Golf Team and next year will
be president of the Letterman’s
Club. He is majoring in chemis
try and plans to go into dentistry.
A rising senior, Athos is from
Shelby, North Carolina,
D.J. Bill Troxler breaks old record
SAChoosesClass
Officers 1966-67
Engineer Arrives
LAURINBURG, N.C. — Last
week Harold C. Babcock assumed
the duties of campus engineer at
St. Andrews Presbyterian Col
lege, coming to Laurinburg from
a similar post at Northern Mon
tana College.
Babcock has been superin
tendent of the physicial plant at
Northern Montana, located in
Havre, since 1953, He holds the
master of education degree from
Montana State College, and has
also taught technical courses.
A pilot in the Air Force during
World War II with service in Eu
rope, he has served in various
National Guard units since 1949,
He holds the rank of major and
was regimental communications
staff officer and pilot for the Mon
tana National Guard.
He was vice-president of the
Havre Kiwanis Club, and a mem
ber of the Chamber of Commerce
as well as other professional
groups. He was a member of the
Havre First Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Babcock is a ballet teach
er, and they have one daughter,
age 13.
A1 Thomas has been elected
as president of the Senior Class
for next year, A1 has served this
year as vice-president of the
North Carolina area of SUSGA,
He has also been a senator.
Ann Covington presently dance
committee chairman of the
Student Center Board, is the
newly-elected Senior Class vice-
, president. Carol Crawford is
secretary-treasurer of the class,
Carol has worked this year as
Concord dorm social chairman.
Tom Bower, vice-president of
the Sophomore Class this year,
is the new Junior Class presi
dent, Beverly Black, an active
member of the choir, is the
newly-elected secretary-treas
urer.
Leading the Sophomore Class
will be Danny Beerman, a mem
ber of the Freshman Class exe
cutive committee representing
Kings Mountain dorm.
Vice president Scott McCrea
has also served on the execu
tive committee of the Fresh
man Class, Joyce Lowdermilk
will begin her second year in the
secretary-treasurer position.
Senators for 1966-67 and the
dormitories they will represent
are Albemarle - Anne Bottoms,
Julie McDowell; Concord - Glo
ria Bell, Eloise Ristau, Frances
Stroud: Granville -MevelynFra
ser, Ellen Moss, Lii Tandy; Kings
Mountain - Frankie Reid, Don
White, Jim Wilson; Mecklenburg-
John Apperson, Michael Cotton,
Art Gatewood, Tommy Trow;
Orange - Ruth McClaughry, Rob
bie Tatum; Wilimington - Ellen
Clarke, Pam Neal, Angela Stron-
ach; Winston-Salem — Norman
Blanchard, Pete Peery, Bill Wy
att.
Ann Covington will represent
the Senior Class; Scott McCrea,
the Sophomore Class; and Lau
rence Smith, the day students.
Student Government Workshop Set
The spring Student Government
Workshop will be Sunday, May 1
at Camp Monroe beginning at 2;30
p.m. Old and new Student Associ
ation officers are expected to at
tend, as well as members of the
Student Life Committee, the
Deans of Students and Rev. Dav
enport.
The agenda is presented at the
April 6th Cabinet meeting is as
follows: Call to order. Tommy
Beason; Opening prayer. Rev,
Davenport; Welcome and ex
planations of purpose of work
shop, Tommy Beason; Introduc
tion of speaker, Bob Anderson;
Address by Harry Smith, Cam
pus Pastor at U.N.C.; “Free
dom of the College Student and
the Responsibility That This En
tails”; Schedule for remainder of
day Minnie s Kelly; Individual
meetings (4:15 p.m.); Gab Fest -
entire group, questions, com
ments, ideas; SUSGA, A1 Thomas
Adjournament,
Particular concerns to be con
sidered during the retreat are
honor, morals, communications,
and tiie potentiality of Student
Government extending beyond the
limits of the college,
St. Andrews is grateful for the
interest and assistance given in
arranging the recent Dalton Art
Exhibit to Mrs, Novice Sigmon,
secretary to Mr, Dalton,
Thanks also to Mr, John Dahl
for transportation and arrange
ment of the exhibit.
By BARBARA BOY
April 22, 1966 — 5:00 p.m. Bill
Troxler started a three-day as
sault on the single-handed broad
casting record set at 48 hours by
Penn State in March. The mara
thon signed on the air with the
, strains of the St, Andrews Alma
Mater.
President Bill Shomo then took
I the mike and introduced “Willie
, T” to the students in the Snack
Bar and the listening audience.
“It’s yours, Bill.” And so it
started.
For several weeks members
of the Radio Club had been pre
paring for the big event, A new
console was built just for the oc
casion and painted bright green.
Almost the entire radio station
was moved to the Snack Bar for
the production. On the cobweb
bulletin board which hung behind
Bill were various items — FCC
Licenses ofRadio Club members,
good luck messages, and a clock
that ticked off 73 hours the hard
way — backward!
During the first hours all the
kinks were ironed out and the
routine was established. At 5:00
p.m. Saturday, Bill was greeted
with encouragement as students
gathered to see the 24th hour
completed.
With members of the club near
him at all times. Bill was never
allowed to sleep. According to
David Henderson, engineer for
WSAP, eating or, as Bill put it
“comering”, was invaluable in
keeping him alert. Needless to
say hot tea and Coca-Colas were
consumed in abundance.
Sunday at 5:00 about 300 stu
dents gathered in the Snack Bar
as Willie T broke the single-
handed broadcast record. His
voice, still full of the vitality
with which he had started 48
hours earlier, was almost com
pletely drowned out by the cheers
which went up.
Excitement again mounted
when it was announced that Bill
had received the cuts necessary
to continue broadcasting.
The hours Sunday night were
long ones, but Bill’s indomitable
spirit pulled him through, 6:00
p.m. Monday marked 73 hours
of continuous solo broadcasting.
Dean Hester, along with some
500 St, Andrews students, was on
hand to congratulate Bill,
Along the way there was some
misread copy, a few unintended
announcements, some errors in
cuing records, and lots of yawns.
After his three-day stint at the
console. Bill was treated to a
steak dinner which he definitely
was not too sleepy to eat.
The examining physician re
ported that Bill was in fine shape-
he just needed some sleep.
Within a few hours after the
sign-off, the remote set-up had
been dismantled and carted back
to the studio, BUI was “dormir-
ing,” and the Snack Bar was re
turned to normal.
But the feelings of pride and
success still remain with the stu
dent body, and “Willie T” is go
ing to be a VIP on the St, Andrews
campus for a long time to come.