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THURSDAY. SEPT. 19. 196« THE LANCE PAGE THREE Josh White Captures Audience MARGARET OFFTERDINGER A “One-Man-Show," Josh White, Jr., captivated an audi ence of approximately 500 people In the first concert of the year, September 14, on the St. Andrews campus. Singing for a little over two hours, Mr. White varied his program with everything from popular music to folk songs, with a sprinkling of political satire. Delighting his audience with his subtle humor, Mr. White quipped, “If you like Hitler then you’ll like Wallace!” Playing the classical guitar. Josh White, Jr. featured songs from his new album titled "The Josh White, Jr. Album,” re leased through United Artists Records. Background music was taped for such songs as “Early Morning Rain,” “Coin’ Out of my Head,” and “Leav ing on a Jet Plane,” Mr. White also sang his new singles re lease, “Susanne.” Responding to a standing ova tion, Mr. White concluded his concert with “The Impossible Dream.” “I felt that Josh White, Jr. held the audience In the palm of his hands throughout the en tire concert. Not only did he Impress me as an entertainer, but also as a person,” stated sophomore Kathy Haygood. Josh White, Jr. had an op portunity to meet the St. An drews faculty at an after-con cert party at the home of Dr. W. D. White. r A Remodeled Golf Cart Newest Device For Transportation For SA Co-Ed Carol White Is no speed de mon, but she will probably turn a head or two when she drives downtown this fall. Carol, a quadriplegic, will be operating an autocar golf cart, a remodeled brainchild of Harold Babcock, engineer for St, Andrews. Her top speed will be ten miles per hour. The 21-year-old sophomore from Havre, Montana, gets a- round campus now In a wheel chair, but her new vehicle will make It possible for her to make an occasional trip into downtown Laurlnburg and will also make It easier for her to travel to dis tant on-campus points. Babcock used an electrical seat operating mechanism from a Bulck for the steering part of the vehicle, which utilizes the usual rudder bar steering mechanism found on most golf carts. Instead of a steering wheel there Is a toggle switch ’67 Graduate^ Bob Coy, Features Art in Motion Bob Coy is a man In motion. His hobby Is motorcycles, his vocation, art, principally metal sculpting. The world of the young artist revolves con tinuously about his art, which too reflects the concentration on speed and vehicles for speed. BOB COY sits in his studio where much of his art leaves the drawing board and becomes art. Teacher Examinations Scheduled November 9th PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, September 16. College seniors preparing to teach school may take the N a t lonal Teacher Examinations on any of the four different test dates announced today by Educational Testing Service, a nonprofit, ed ucational organization which prepares and administers this testing program. New dates for the testing of prospective teachers are: November 9, 1968 and February 1, AprU 12, and July 19, 1969. The tests-willbeglvenatnearly 500 locations throughout the United States, ETS said. Results of the National Teacher Examinations are used by many large school districts as one of several factors In the selection of new teachers and by several states for certification or licensing of teachers. Some colleges also require all seniors preparing to teach to take the examinations. The school systems and state de partments of education which use the examination results are designated in the Bulletin of Information for Candidates. Prospective teachers should contact the school systems In which they seek employment, or their colleges, for specific ad vice on which examinations to take and on which dates they should be taken. The Bulletin of Information for Candidates contain a list of test centers, and Information about the examinations, as well as the Registration Form. Copies may be obtained from college placement officers, school personnel departments, or directly from National Tea cher Examinations, Box 911, Ed ucational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 98540. MERLE NORMAN COSMETIC STUDIO tVe'll give you a FREE ren dezvous with beauty. We’ll awaken your skin the natural way with our THREE STEPS TO BEAUTY. We’ll show you how to select flattering shades in powder base, lipstick, and eye shadow. We’ll give you a complete make-up too. It’s FREE at your Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio. Call today. 229 E. Cronly St. (Across from Courthouse) The Newest Ladies Apparel Shop in Laurinburg MINNIE’S FASHIOKS Minnie Extends a welcome for all girls to come in and see her full line of fashions SIZE 3-24 USE YOUR FIRST UNION BANK CARD OR YOUR GOOD NAME TO PURCHASE ANY ARTICLE ON CREDIT S&H GREEN STAMPS GIVEN Located in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center Four recent Coy creations are totally Involved with motion. A train, the “1825 Steamer of Nebulous Origin”; a motor cycle, “1909 Land Speed At tempt”; a sports car, "Co- Driven To Victory” by Earl Grant in 1916 and a repro duction of a World War I fighter plane are all metal sculptures. They represent what Coy says is a reminiscing about a by gone era in motor vehicles. “I want to capture the art of the early period which does today’s advanced technology. I guess I’m building nostalgia Into my pieces.” The train, the motor cycle, and the sports car, as well as a moslac, were dis played in a Rockingham art show last spring. On display now in the Gallery of Contemporary Arts in Wins- ton-Salem Is a metal piece en titled “Just Hanging Around”. The three foot long, red and black necktie is one of 100 pieces on display. 800 entries were submitted to this art show. Standing on the patio of the new gymnasium at St. Andrews is an eight foot, 800 pound replica of a medieval knight. The massive structure was de signed and built by Coy and SA artist John Dahl at the re quest of Rufus Hackney, in memory of the latter’s father. The Knight Involved 1000 hours and six months labor to com plete and is constructed of a one half inch steel superstructure and 14 gauge steel. The recent graduate of St. Andrews also works in clay, graphics, mosaics, pen and Ink, oils, acrylics, and water colors although he confesses metal scultpturing is his favorite medium. His works enhance private collections in New York, Ohio, Virginia, and North Caro lina. father Is a dealer in foreign cars and has exposed his sons to the finest racing machines built in the world. During his twenty three years. Coy has owned two Austin Healys, a collection of miscellaneous racers and three Jaguars. His Interest does not stop with four wheeled machines, however. The number of motorcycles he has owned stands at about 18. The menagerie of bikes In cludes Zundapps, a Royal En field, a Llllac, a Super Sport Itom, Harley-Davldsons, Hon- das, Gilleeas, and Bridge- stones. Among cycling enthus iasts in the county. Coy Is rec ognized as the finest driver as well as being an excellent me chanic. Vardell Hall recently realized Coy’s artistic talent and dexterity as they offered him a Job teaching art at the girl’s school in Red Springs. rigged to be worked with a gripper held between the thumb and forefinger. This arrangement was neces sary because Carol is para- ll'zed in her arms and hands as well as her legs. For this reason Babcock nade as many automatic modl- f.cations as possible. The ac celerator is operated by the teel of the hand. The blinker signals are automatic for all turns and are triggered by the steering switch. Carol works tie braking device with her farearm. The autocar Is equipped with Ihree contact points to regulate speed, and there are forward £nd reverse gears. To accomodate Carol’s elec- trlcally-p o w e r e d wheelchair, Jabcock added a side ramp vhich can be lowered to the {round or curb height when she stops. Then she simply rolls cown the ramp in her wheel chair. When Carol returns, the ramp rises after she is back In the vehicle. As the ramp rises, a locking panel inside the car reaches a two-inch elevation \thlch braces the wheelchair and Paul Winter (Continued from page 1) dents and $1.50 for adults. Mr. Hawk was asked to find out what had been done in previous years about identifying stu dents, faculty administrators, and staff eligible for free en trance, and to make arrange ments to h a n d 1 e this situation and to sell tickets for this year’s concerts and lectures. Mr. Arthur McDonald was named chairman of arrange ments for next year’s program and the chairman announced that he would be asked to name a committee which would Include possibly two students or at least one on It. Recommendations concerning proposed concerts and lectures would be brought to the Committee as a whole tor final decision. holds Carol stable as she drives. The locking panel like wise drops when the ramp is lowered. The ramp is operated by the motor taken from a Cadillac. Babcock Included just about every safety measure he could imagine in designing the auto car and he is continuing to make Improvements. Where did the golf cart come from? It Is a gift from the Eastern Turf Company of Fayetteville and the Overhllls golf course. The golf course traded the cart In to the turf company with the request that it be given away for some useful purpose. Eastern Turf Is a distributor of lawn and golf course main tenance equipment, and the col lege engineer made his bid for the cart in the regular course of business with the firm. Carol’s condition Is the re sult of a rare form of bone tumor, which, though non-mali- gant, has rendered her almost completely paralyzed in her legs and arms. The illness was first deleted when she was 14 years old and residing in Eu gene, Oregon. She was even more severely paralyzed for a while, and there was a twenty- month period of hospitalization. Entering college then became another problem. Few colleges are equipped to handle handi capped students, and by the time her family learned of St. An drews It was too late for her to be accepted here for the 1966 fall term. Her application was turned down because of lack of dormitory space, but she was accepted for the 1977-68 year. Ninth grade was the last year of formal schooling Carol re ceived for high school. She lost several years during her hos pitalization, but later she was able to resume her high school studies through the Oregon vilEBB FLORAL Say If with Flowers AUMIKING HER MOST RECENT MEANS of transportation is St. Andrews co-ed Carol White. Carol, who is paralyzed in her arms and legs, drives this modified golf cart which St. Andrews engineer Harold Babcock remodeled especially for her use. school system’s visiting teacher program. By coincidence, the position of food service director at St. Andrews opened just as Carol was ready to enter the college. Her mother has training in this field and accepted the job. Mrs. White and Carol live together on campus In a house -near the former temporary gym building on the nortli side of the lake. With her continuing progress and as more imaginative ways open for her, Carol may soon be leading a life more active than she had dreamed possible since she was 14. Bob’s Jewel Shop, Inc. Franchise Keepsake and Columbia dealer 14 kt. Gold Pierced Earrings We welcome St. Andrews Charge Accounts "DAViD, &|!SA' 1023 S. Main 276-1420 AN UNUSUAL LOVE STORY • 7 JANET MARGOLIN KEIR DULLEA Ih^ Center theatre SHOWS AT A native of Chappaqua, New York, Coy has been Involved with motion all his life. His J 5 cjms STm Register here for a free Florida Vacation for 2 7 Days 6 Nights STARTS THURSDAY DEAN Shows At ROBERT NOW SHOWING - “HOW SWEET IT IS” STARRING Debbie Reynolds & James Gardner Gibson Scottish Laundry and Cleaners Where the Gharm of Newness Restored I NO COLLEGE MAN EVER LEFT BARRON MILLS LOOKING LIKE THIS EVER NOTICE? A lot of stores use the back to school rush as an ex cuse to give you hurry-up service and slap-dash, lick-and-a-promise fitting. They hope you won’t noticc that the merchandise isn’t quite up to snuff. That sleeves are too long. Or trousers too full in the seat. NOT US. As far as we’re concerned, every man is different. And we take the time to make sure every one is properly fitted. You might say, we fit each man as though our good name depended on it. And it does. So when you get sick of the crowds, the short-tempered sales people, and the rush, rush, rush, of other places, try Barron Mills, Inc. Our bright, airy store is filled with people who want to help you. And all the time in the world. Pick and choose from our variety. Get the outfit that suits you best. The minute you dress up for that big first dance, you'll know there is a difference . . . YOU TOO We would like to extend a special invitation to you coeds to come in and browse in our ladies department. YOU’LL BE GLAD YOU SHOPPED Barron Mills, inc. 2 Doors from Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.
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