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Andrews Presbyterian College The Lance OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE Laurinburg, N. C., Thursday, Feb. 29, 1968. Vol. 6. No. 19. JUDY CAMPBELL, NSA representative The Right To Abolish By PETE COOK “This summer when you are watching the eleven o’clock news on T.V. and you see nig gers tearing up streets, burn ing down houses and rioting, call your parents and grand parents and brothers and sis ters into the room. Turn down the volume so you can't hear it. When you’re sure every body’s watchin’, read this a- loud: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are en dowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these, are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted a- mong men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it. . ’ ‘■When your grandm other faints, and after your parents leave the room, think about it—and you’ll understand why it’s happening.” St. Andrews students attend ing the National Student Asso ciation convention in Atlanta, Georgia, this past weekend heard this and other frightening comments in a speech given by Presidential candidate, Dick Gregory. Mr. Gregory was the main speaker at the four day conven tion, attended by schools from all over the Southeast. His topic was not merely civil rights, but on the broader topic of Ameri can society. Many attacks were leveled against President Lyndon John son, He frequently described the President as a criminal, re ferring specifically to Viet Nam and to his attacks on crime in the U.S. "We always hear about how great our democracy is,” said Gregory, “but if it is so great ivhy do we have to go 13,000 miles away and force It down people’s throats with a rifle? If we are so dedicated to de- niocracy, where were we when democracy fell in Greece?” He accused President Johnson of being controlled by the “Syn dicate,” referring to the Pre sident’s State of the Union mes sage. “He condemned the use of LSD,” said Gregory, “Why didn’t he talk about POT or heroine or opium? The syndi cate controls them, that’s why. When they get control of LSD, you’ll never hear of it again, either.” In the area of civil rights, he asked Americans not to agree with Stokley Carmlchaeland Rap Brown, but to “understand” why they are doing what they are doing. He pleaded sympathy for their cause because “they were two young kids and they were consistantly beaten. They see no other way. The courts gave them no justice, so now they are going to take it,” he said. He challenged today’s college students, telling them that it is up to them. “You have to make right 400 years of injus tice,” he said. He said the Ne gro didn’t want more civil rights legislation. “It is an insult. We will now take what is ours!” Mr. Gregory charged white Americans to “take care of the poor whites, because in a short time, we won’t be below them-- nobody will—and they’re going to do what the black man is doing now.” He likened America to a ci garette machine in the Atlanta Airport. ‘ 'If you put in 30 cents and don’t get what you want, you’re a little upset. After you’ve tried all the selections and you don’t get any cigaret tes, you go to the counter to get your money back. The lady says to call the number on the ma chine. The man is in Boston, Massachusetts. As you get to the phone booth, your flight is announced. Not having time to make the call, you return to the machine and give it a good swift kick. But, baby, if that machine ever kicked you back, you’d forget that flight and pro ceed to tear It apart piece by piece until you got your 30 cents back. And, baby—it’s happenin right now! Gregory was asked to speak, along with Senator Strom Thu^ mond. Mr. Thurmond sent ^ apology to the convention. He wouldn’t be able to had to stay in vote against the C v Bill. Mr. Gregory’s spe®ch, a mong other things, emphasized the immediacy of the problem. Delegation Attends NSA Conference, Cabinet Weighs Membership Decision Should St. Andrews join the National Student Association? This is a question that has been asked on campus for the last two weeks. In seeking an an swer, the Student Association sent a delegation to Atlanta last week-end to attend a meet ing on Educational Reform sponsored by this organization. The following Monday, Feb ruary 26, the NSA sent a staff member to St. Andrews to fur ther our knowledge of this or ganization, as well as help stu dent government with some of its problems. From these meet ings the following Information has been gathered about the services that NSA offers to member schools. TRAVEL AND TOURS ABROAD - ThroughNSA’s Edu cational Travel, Inc., students can take low-cost summer tours of Eruope, find summer jobs Siegal Exhibit Opens Tomorrow Beginning Friday, March 1, the Vardell building will display fifty-five paintings and draw ings by Assistant Prof. of Art, Sidney Siegal. Many of the works have never before been exhibit ed. Twenty to twenty-five are in color—mostly water color, some oil on paper--and the others are black-and-white drawings. Though the bulk of them was done In 1960-1961, their dates range from 1955- 1965. The works will be num bered, and the Vardell secre tary, Miss Roberta Dunbar, will have a price list. If you are interested in making a pur chase, contact Miss Dunbar or Mr. Siegal, whose office is no. 20 in the Liberal Arts Building, the exhibit will continue through March 31. ARTIST SIDNEY SIEGAL Mehta Performs Dady Mehta, pianist at St. Andrews College, appeared in recital Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. His varied program included works on Bach, Chopin, Haydin as well as contemporary pieces by the American composer Earle Brown. abroad, and get practical travel information. INSURANCE - NSA’s low cost life insurance plan for students offers $10,000 worth of coverage without physical exams and convert from term to whole life, even for military service. NATIONAL STUDENT DIS COUNT SERVICE - The national office has obtained discounts on lodgings within the U.S., and with NSA’s new American Stu dent Discount Card, students can now get retail and service discounts available before only in local areas. INTERNATIONAL IDENTI FICATION CARD - NSA is the sole U.S. agent for the In ternational Student I.D. Card, good for very large discounts on travel, goods and services in Europe. DELEGATIONS - All stu dents at member schools are eligible to apply for NSA’s full- scholarship international dele gations. SUMMER SERVICE - NSA publishes a national directory of summer openings in anti poverty and community action projects. SPORTS - Through NSA American athletes have par ticipated in the World Univer sity Games, the student Olym pics of the International Uni versity Sports Federation. STUDENT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE - NSA answers 1,000 requests yearly for information from the nation’s largest lending library of program ideas, research, and program reports for stu dent governments. PUBLICATIONS- NSA’s pub lications list includes over 50 titles devoted to student govern ment problems and programs. CONSULTATIONS - NSA staff members, each a specialist in some area of studentgovern- ment interest, are available for correspondence, con ferences and individual con- sulatations. WEEKLY MAILINGS - Mem ber schools get regular mail ings describing current national programs and offering sugges tions to help student govern ments improve their own pro gramming. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES - During the past twelve months NSA has sponsored more than 50 meet ings for student governments on subjects from student e- motional stress to academic policy. LEADERSHIP TRAINING - Through the Student Body Pre sidents Conference, the NSA Coordinators Conference and the Congress, NSA helps stu dents acquire useful Infor mation and skills. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISITORS SERVICE - Under this program, some 30 foreign student delegations were brought to dozens of U. S. campuses during the past year. COOPERATIVE EFFORTS - By joining together student governments can have a signi ficant effect on educational and social problems. In the last year. Books for Equal Educa tion aided skimpy college li braries, the Thanksgiving Fast for Freedom helped hungry people help themselves, and the National Student Film Festival publicly honored student film makers. “My Fair Lady” Pageant Theme Saturday evening, March 2, 1968, will bring the 7th an nual Miss Lamp and Shield Pageant to the St. Andrews campus. The theme for the pageant this year is MY FAIR LADY. Its organizer, director, operator, and most indispen sable person, Mary Key, will then be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Mary has busily been working away on many phases of the pageant these last few days, getting all the contestants of the pageant and their spon sors in order was one of her final duties. Yes, she was indeed, putting her best into making this, the '68 pageant, the greatest yet. Certain people on the sidelines, such as Betty Baldwin, editor of The Lamp and Shield, said that Mary could be guaranteed success, considering the amount of work and time and talent she had spent on rehear sals, stage building, and staging itself. As Mary’s eyes glanced back down at her piece of paper, she started filling in the blanks. Albemarle Dorm had selected Scottie Scott, Atlanta Georgia, and Judy Slauson, Miami Florida for its representatives; Concord chose Todd White, Le noir, N. C. and Nancy Sch neider, Chatham, New Jersey; Jean Templeton, Hickory, N.C. and Sue Prescott, Florence, S. c. were the belles from Gran ville; votes in Kings Mountain had elected Jo Ellen Schild, Denver Col, and Mary Lou Kruthoffer, Hintington, W. Va.; Mecklenburg chose Becky Sud- dreth, Lenoir, N. C. and Elliot MacKethan, Fayetteville, N.C.; the guys and gals from Orange chose Marion Davis, Winston- Salem, N.C. and Lesley Quast, Bloomfield, Conn. to represent them; Wilmington selected Peggy Alexander, Shelby, N. C. and Patty Hickey, Weaver- ville, N.C. for their finalists; Linda Monroe, Macon, Ga. and Lyn McClaughry,Bluemont,Va. will proudly represent Winston- Salem. Competition heightened as the Circle K sponsored Judi Law son, Winston-Salem, N. C.; the Traffic Council-Nancy Abbitt, Appomattox, Va.; the cabinet Margaret Offterdinger, Lynch burg Va.; The Lance—Nancy Hammond, Tappahannock, Va,; the Inter-dormitory Council-- Betts Hunter, Aiken, S. C.; and the Intramural C^)uncil— Joan Bollln, Rock Hill, S. C.
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