THE LANCE
rMnrroTAT —
VOL. 9. No. 11
°’’ STUDENT BODY Or ST. ANDM W!; PRFSBYTEMAN COLLEGE
Campus Safety!
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1969
How mamy incidents must it
take before total campus sec
urity is instated? How many In
cidents must it take before we
realize that one man alone can
not possibly protect this whole
campus?
The security problem has
become critical after the pro
blems of last night, very criti
cal! The Lance feels that It
nothing is done immediately
to obtain proper personnel, a
note must be sent home to all
parents describing the poor
security situation on this cam
pus. It is the responsibility of
this college to protect its stu
dents, no matter how many dif
ficulties must be overcome.
This college will not function
without protection for students
who must be away from their
dorms after dark.
Organized security is neces
sary; there must be a co
operative effort to patrol this
campus on a meaningful basis.
If Mr. Jackson, along with the
maintenance department, needs
additional manpower to help se
cure this campus for the im
mediate future, many male stu
dents have expressed their wil
lingness to help walk this cam
pus in order to assure safety
for students. This is no longer
an abstract question—It is a
matter of utmostpracticality.lt
will take a concerted effort on
the part of Mr. Jackson, stu
dents and the Laurinburgpolice
to work together to coordinate
a total security for full time
campus safety.
Concord Girl Assaulted
Last Night Near Vardell
nvcADi T '
by SARA LEE
The St. Andrews community
was shocked and panicked last
night by a series of incidents
illustrating much too vividly
the breach in campus security.
(The action that is related in
the following story is as ac
curate as this reporter could
make it after checking several
sources.)
About six o'clock last night,
three students walked across
the causewalk toward the cafe
teria. One girl separated from
them and headed to Granville
over the sidewalkAiridge often
called the “nun’s walk”. Near
the bridge she was confronted
by an exhibitionist. When she
Mobe Draws Huge Crowd
For D.C. Vietnam Protests
by SARA LEE
The vocal minority, those In
tellectual "effete snobs’’ we've
heard so much about came to
Washington this past weekend
nearly a million strong, in a
community of feeling about the
Viet Nam war. They were and
are against it. There were many
angles of dissent expressed:
those who support the Pro
visional Revolutionary Govern
ment of South Vietnam, those
who support North Vietnam or
the Viet Cong, the “contingent
in Solidarity with the Viet
namese people”, and most e-
speclally those who oppose U-
nited States intervention on
moral grounds.
Approximately seventy St.
Andrews students and faculty
attended at least part of the
Moratorium/Mobilization acti
vities. As well, there was a
large contingent of St. Andrews
grads around-Joe Ingle, Scott
McCrea, Gray and Jean Clark,
Art and Betts Gatewood, Tom
and Carol Wood, Ellen Clarke,
Ginny Dwyer, Blanche Morri
son, Bill Wilson, and others.
There is actually no way to
express the emotions engen
dered by nearly a million peo
ple united in one cause. Every
one was friends. As one attender
put it, you might start off by
being poked in the ribs in the
crowd, apologize and end up
hugging the offender. People
shared food, blankets, and warm
drinks with perfect strangers.
The variety of people was
eye-astounding. Aside from the
sheer numbers, the spectrum
ranged from the Youth Alliance
for Christ to labor unions rep-
I'esentatives to Viets against
Vietnam and GIs for Peace,
from babies in back packs to
little old ladies tottering be
hind
a cane, from relatively
'straight” college students to
every kind of ‘ beautiful peo
ple” around, from Timothy
Leary to Charles Goodell,from
he Communlsty and Vie tcong
flag wavers to proud American
"ag bearers.
Approximately 50,000 parti
cipants arrived Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday to take
part in the March against Death-
A Vietnam Memorial. Begin
ning Thursday evening, mar
chers met on the edge of Ar
lington National Cemetery for
orientation, receiving a card
board placard bearing the name
of a victim of the Vietnam war
or a Vietnamese village de
stroyed. Walking in a continuous
stream for 36 hours, often
through the rain or dark, parti
cipants covered the four mile
trek in near silence stopping
briefly to call out the victims
name at the White House, and
then passing in front of the
Capital to deposit the placard
in a simple wooden coffin In a
lane of flower and flag draped
coffins.
The March against Death
ended Saturday morning im
mediately before the Mass
march.
Perhaps a word should be
added about the marshals.
Themselves Governing a broad
spectrum, they were unified by
their desire for a peaceful
march. By acting as liasions
between worried policemen and
the happy crowd, marshals hel
ped direct traffic, keep the
crowd moving and contain any
unruly elements during the
March against Death and The
Mass March. Several St. An
drews students wore “Mobe
Marshal” tags and played a part
in this highly successful group
as they came on duty by seven
Saturday morning to keep con
trol and direct the crowd.
, Perhaps the most amazing
sight was Saturday morning as
thousands of people poured into
the March assembly areas. Be
ginning well before dawn, the
first of nearly a thousand buses
from cities such as Detroit,
New York City, New Haven,
Connecticut, and many col
leges and smaller towns.
The marchers heard a brief
address from Senator McCarthy
before settingoff down Pennsyl
vania Avenue past the White
House. The street was jammed
for over three hours as the
parade moved to the rally sit
under the shadow of the Wash
ington Monument. Marchers
carried signs, flags, or parap-
henalla, chanting everything
from Hare Kirshna to Ho, Ho,
Ho Chi Minh to a simple Peace
now. Assembling in a huge field
dwarfing the stage for the rally
leaders at one end, and the as
sorted hog dog stands and first
aid stations, the participants
created a huge crowd, perpe
tually shifting and growing.
The rally began shortly after
noon with speakers, singing, and
prayer. Perhaps the most
moving part of the day was as
the crowd arose, and swaying,
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CUB Lists
Results of
SA Poll
The college Union Board con
ducted a survey last week to
see what concert group the
Students of St. Andrews would
like to have here for St. An
drew’s Spring Fling Weekend.
Every student gave his 1st three
choices and in tallying the vo
tes, a point spread of 6-2 was
given for l-5th place respec
tively. Of the 400 ballots re
turned the top ten choices were
as follows;
Fifth Dimension 850 votes
Blood Sweat & Tears 700
Jefferson Airplane 456
Dionne Warwick 385
Creedence Clearwater 308
Jerry Butler 243
Iron Butterfly 242
Crosby Stills & Nash 214
Smoky Robinson & The
Miracles 213
Sly & The Family Stone 207
The College Union Board Is
aware of the desires of the
students and will try to do its
best to satisfy the students’
wants with their first choice.
screamed, he started runningup
the walkway toward the acade
mic side of campus. The girl’s
two companions reappeared and
saw the man, later described as
white, brown-haired, 5’8” to
5’9 " heavy-set but not fat with
a southern drawl, andwearlnga
gray sweather with dark trim.
The girl involved called Mr.
Jackson immediately upon her
return to the dorm. He came
over to the ca mpus and
“checked the causewalk, the
Vardell building, and the LA
building' for anyone answer
ing the general description. Re
turning to the dormitory, Jack
son was given a more complete
identification by the girl. He
then went to the Student Center
and to the gym to check. Sev
eral sources Indicate he spent
approximately forty-five min
utes in the gym watching a pre
season basketball scrimmage.
On his return to the patrol
car around 9, Jackson received
a call notifying him of an at
tack on a female student on the
causewalk.
Beth Valentine was walking
from the Vardel 1 building a-
cross the lake, Jackson stated
she told him later, when some
one hit her from behind, “like
something falling out a tree”.
Apparently there was a struggle
in which the man, wearing a
light jacket with a fur collar,
first hit Beth on the forehead
with a blunt instrument, (not a
knife, Mr. Babcock affirmed
later); then after shebithim, he
hit her on the back of the head.
Beth broke loose and ran across
the causewalk where Charlie
Thompson Intercepted her and
brought her to the LANCE of
fice, The assailant disappeared
in the direction of the Vardell
building.
Later, around midnight, it
was reported that a man
answering the general descrip
tion of the attacker had inter
cepted and followed a girl a-
cross the causewalk from the
Vardell building as far as the
dorm edge of the causewalk.
The latest word is that Beth
has been taken to Duke Hospital
for plastic surgery. However,
she is doing as well as can be
expected.
Mr. Jackson stated that he
did not call the Laurinburg po
lice after the initial incident be
cause he was checking it out by
himself. In cases such as this
where in all likelihood, the of
fender has escaped, there is
very little a police force can do.
Jackson also pointed out that
exhibitionists in most cases are
relatively harmless and rarely
physically attack anyone. “I’m
not a real conservative,” Jack
son said, “I think I’m pretty
liberal. But extended hours for
girls worry me with girls wan
dering all over campus”.
Questions still arise. How
could three such incidents at
three hour intervals “before
midnight” have “not” resulted
in some sort of apprehension of
an attacker? Obviously, there is
no clear-cut pattern except for
the orientation toward the Var
dell building. The attacker, or
attackers, may be students,
townies. Fort Bragg guys, or
itinerant travelers. How could
the second and third incidents
happen after protection should
have been in full force? Even
after ten o’clock, when police,
Mr. Babcock, and Mr. Jackson
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Best Dressed Coed
Contest Extended
As announced in last week’s
Lance, the hunt for the best
dressed coed is in progress on
the SA campus. One problem--
the nomination period was open
until 5 p.m. yesterday, and as of
that time only one nomination
had been made; the Lance’s.
So, in order to give other or
ganizations an opportunity to
nominate candidates, the con
test has been extended until next
Monday. If no nominations come
in, the Lance will run their
candidate in the voting which
will take place on Tuesday after
Thanksgiving.
Again we list the qualifica
tions in selecting the Best Dres
sed Coed.
1. She must look good in what
she wears.
2. She must be involved in
extracurricular activity.
The national winner Is not
selected on how much money
she spends on clothes, or her
grades.
So, once again, with high
hopes of defeating the ever
lasting apathy on this campus,
please turn In all nominations
to Box 757 by 5 p.m. on Mon
day. Dorms are allowed two
candidates, and organizations
one.
To All Dorms
and Campus
Organizations:
The Lanee urges
you to sponsor girls
for the
Best Dressed
Coed Contest.
Their Names MusT^
Be in Box 757 by
5 p.m. on Nov. 24