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PAGE 2 the lance DECEMBER 2, 196 Ed Butterworth EdItor-in-Chlef John Apperson Business Manager Glance Mary Fisher Associate Editor Bryan Weger Layout Manager Cafeteria Defended Veal cutlet, Swiss steak, and Italian ravioli—better known to students as “mystery meat,” “leftover hamburger,” and “Imported canned goods.” Complaints are one Item that every campus has in abundance, and the one organization that receives an unjust amount of these daily gripes is the cafeteria committee. Does a student ever consider the planning and the budgeting that such an organization must draw up? Does he realize that such organiz ing takes place far Inadvance of any given semester? Does he know where the financing for such a budget originates? The entire cafeteria budget stems from the student’s board fee, $515 a year from freshemn and $485 from upperclassmen. This is the equivalent of 72 cents a meal, three meals a day, seven days a week per student, but also pays for supplies and wages of employeeg. Unlike many college cafeterias, St. Andrews Is dependent upon the school for Its salary. In other words. It Is not a profit-making organization. It is here for the sole purpose of aiding the student and meeting the student's demands. These requests are transmitted to the management of the cafeteria by the Senate Food Committee. This committee represents all the students' opinions about cafeteria programming and policy. Recently a list of suggestions for the improvement of cafeteria foods was forwarded to the management by this committee and already results have been secured. Such sugges tions were for corn dogs, pizza, honey and pickles, and for less hot sandwiches at the lunch hour. A major student complaint is “why doesn’t the cafeteria prepare enough of a certain course to last throughout the entire meal hour?” This In Itself is a difficult commandment. An estimation of the correct quantity must be made In advance and only through trial the management can learn exactly what foods are the most popular. The quality of our cafeteria’s food has also often been questioned. Again through trial, meats and produce are being Improved. Why don’t they open two service lines on weekends? The cafe teria staff, too, needs a weekend break. Comparing an average weekly expenditure of this year with last year, it will be found that cafeteria staff Is receiving $2390 as compared to $2145. This in crease is to be expected if the quality of service Is to Increase also. Again In comparison on the average week, it can be noticed that an Increase of $200 is being spent for meats alone. In a survey of 340 schools, St. Andrews was among four which allowed seconds to be served for all Items on the menu. We have a unique system, an efficient staff, and contrary to minority belief, excellent food. As a result of “grade A” service, the cafeteria this year Is oper ating In the red. For instance, on a Thursday night steak dinner a good deal of money Is lost. The steaks alone cost 71 cents of the allotted 72 cents per meal. Students ask, “Why doesn’t the money that results from students who miss their meals pay for such occasions? When the budget is drawn a figure of 30% of the student body is estimated as not at tending each meal. It is this left-over portion of the budget which finances steak nights and buffet dinners. If a greater percentage of students were to attend each meal, the board costs could rise as much as $165 per student. It is because of this tight budget that the cafeteria does set up its few standards of procedures such as no food or servlceware leaving the cafeteria. Such items must be replaced out of student funds. If you feel that the cafeteria service Is Inadequate to meet your needs, then tell your Senate representatives. Or if you feel that the food Is not up to par, do like the caption suggests; “eat somewhere else.” STAFF Joe Junod Sports Editor Peggy Gamble Student Association Debbie Harper Academic News Elizabeth Parker Drama and Music Margaret Parrish Dormitory Linda Susong Administration BUI Barry Sandy Harris Photographers Jim cyBrion Circulation Manager Business Staff; Charma Walker, Bege Miller, Beth Anderson, Buzz Rogers, Todd White, Marian Haley, June Stockbridge. Contributors this issue: Natalie Daniel, Julie Jones, Molly Matthews, Lane Gillespie, Karen Baird, Linda Curtis, Sally MacLeod, Beverly Brewer, Art Crosswell, Rick Johnson, Kitty Blllman, Betts Hunter, Emily Homes, Spanky Hancock, Vann Taylor, Jim Slrbaugh and Linda Peel. Letters To The Editor: Senate, Slams And Slammed; Students Show Sincerity dear EDITOR: There has been much criticism lately, directed toward the Senate as a body and toward the Senators as representatives of their dorms. For the most part, I can say that this criticism is welcomed by all who are in any way connected v/ith the Senate, and by those interes ted students who are concerned about student government. This criticism is good for se veral reasons. First of all, it is quite possible that some Sena tors are unaware that their posi tions require more than just per sonal concern for student legisla tion, and it is also possible that being human beings they have made errors. Thus the criticism can keep Senators "on their toes.” But this criticism also has further Im plications. It shows that students are taking a more active Interest in the Student Government. Fur thermore, I think the Senate itself deserves some credit, for this year it has already presented con troversial matters, matters that concern the entire student body. Can one honestly say that the re presentation of Senators has chan ged, for the worse, from last year and the year before that? I think not. But because the Senate is more active, the Senators are In the spotlight. Now, what responsibilities and duties do Senators have? There are two extreme schools of thought concerning the role of the Sena tor, nelghter of which is practical or plausible; one Is that the Sena tor takes It upon himself to use good judgment on bills passed and Ideas presented on the floor; the other Is that the Senator reach each student individually, getting his ideas and opinions. The work able deflnatlon is mid-way bet ween these two extremes. It is my personal (pinion that the Senator shoud take the ini tiative. This could be done by dorm meetings or suite meetings, during which Ideas that concern the stu dent body should be presented and opinions obtained. After this, the responsibility is put upon the'in dividual student. If he wants to discuss the issue further, he should then see the Senator, since it would be physically impossible for the Senator to contact every stu dent in the dorm on an individual basis. One final word: the Senate min utes are posted in each dorm, not to be neglected but to be read. And If they do not satisfy a per sons curiosity, the Senate meet ings are always open to anyone. Sincerely HELEN HUDSON DEAR EDITOR: Thank you for calling attention to the two major problems ofwhich the Senators have been well aware since our election in May. I also Invite you to attend the Senate meetings so that you may better judge whether or not your sena tors “stand up and defend their fellow students’ feelings.” I feel that perhaps then you will be in clined to retract such an unwar ranted accusation. May I remind all students that when senators were elected last spring, they were elected to re present your opinions, and they were also entrusted with the po wer to vote as they consider best for the majority of their constit uents. They were not elected to take a student poll on every motion and recommendation mentioned on the Senate floor. Therefore I urge you to make your opinions known to your senators, thereby increas ing their efficiency. Perhaps in not seeking out stu dent opinion before voting, the se nators are making much the same avoidable error as the editor when he wrote the editorial of Novem ber 18 about the Senate before seeking out the truth of the situa- tlpn. Robbie Tatum Senator Orange Dorm DEAR EDITOR: I would like to express my op inions on the work of the St. And rews Senate. After reading your editorial in the November 18 issue of THE LANCE, several of us were interested In seeing if the Se nate, In actuality, was a “sheep ish organization”, and after an hour we had heard a considera ble number of “baa’s ” from the Senate floor. At one point the se nators voted upon a motion only to find afterwards that some of them were unaware of what they had passed. A major portion of this meeting was spent In a confession by Senate President Joe Overton of his bad judgment In holding back the late-hours bill. Mr. Ov CAFeTeRl A ‘ir erton also expressed his regret over the fact that he did not know who had written the editorial in the last issue of your paper. He was promptly read THE LANCE policy concerning editorials (which appeared directly below the edi torial in question) by one of the senators. The Senate, If I am correct, is concerned with student welfare; however, I question this policy when after three months of the school term, only once has a sen- ator informed my suite of what is going on and asked my op inions and suggestions. I re cently overheard a senator say that his function was to use his own judgment and not to consult his fellow students on Issues con- cernlng them. Am I wrong in as- suming that the senator’s duty is to ask the opinions of the stud ents rather than guessing what the students want and then padding it with his own ideas? My complaint Is not that I am uninformed about what goes on at Senate meetings, but I find it dis tressing to read of major Senate rulings knowning that my opin ions have not been represented properly. Sincerely, Linda Peel id} OOIAFLAIN ABOUT mB fOOp EveKY pay why pon't You euee ?" DEAR EDITOR: Rumors and unauthorltatlve re ports have led many students to be lieve that our Senate Is an inef ficient organization filled with and led by uninterested. Incompetent students. With further investiga tion, however, any student can dis cover that such is not the case. Instead, there Is Interest and ambition heretofore unequalled in herent In our most fully represen tative faction. Through the able and tatlve faction. Through the able and responsible leadership of its president and concerned members, the Senate is moving progressively closer toward the student It re presents. Granted, there still ex ists a gap between the students and the Senate; but this gap has deceased from the considerably deeper chasm which prevlouslj existed. An Increasingly larger per centage of students are being made aware that there Is a student-rur legislative body on our campus, whose purpose and desire is tc work with and for the entire stu dent population. As students, feel that we owe a deep debt of gratitude to the enthusiastic lea ders, especially the Senate Pre sident, whose devotion and loyalty to their cause has effected In us this awareness. For those students who are dis satisfied with the inadequate role you feel the Senate Is playing, I suggest that you examine your po sition fully. Diagnose the particu lar reason for your disapproval, and single it out for reprimand; don’t criticize the entire organi zation. Talk to those senators whom you feel are not adequately filling the positions to which they were elected or appointed. I, too, feel that our Senate Is general and our senators in parti cular leave much to be desired. There are numerous areas in which improvement is needed, but this year’s Senate has already ini tiated a strenous dumb toward renovation and revitalization. Let’s not stifle their effort, in stead, let’s give them credit where credit is due! Most Sincerely, Betty Baldwin
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