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PAGE TWO THE LANCE THURSDAY, NOV. 20, igeg THE LANCE St. Andrews Presbyterian College Laurinburg, N. C. 28352 Staff Editor-in-Chief Jim Pope Associate Editor Sara Lee Associate Editor Charlie Pratt Sports Editor — Mike Keech Layout Manager Tom Harbert Business Manager Chip Wright Assistant Business Manager Claire Haines Advisor Mr. Fowler Dugger Subscription Rates $3.00 per semester Advertising Rates $ .90 per column inch Students Need Representation BY CHARLES PRATT The list of students selected tentatively to sit on faculty com mittees Is short. The restrictions now set for student repre sentation on particular faculty committees is the reason for this ack of participation, and thus the restrictions limit the Influence jf those who do take part. It is defeating the purpose of any student representation to limit student effect by reducing their numbers to such a small minority that they are powerless. There is a need to expand the sphere of Influence of students to Include further representation on existing faculty-student committees, and to extend student representation to the Faculty Executive Committee, the Board of Admissions, and the Board of Trustees. East Carolina University has requested that two stu dents be made full voting members of the Board of Trustees, and another college in North Carolina has accepted student representation on its admissions Board. The ultimate goal for students and faculty should be equal representation on faculty committees just as there exists equal faculty participation on the Student Life Committee. The con cept of co-operative operation of the college is appealing for a number of reasons. One of the benefits would be a better faculty-student com munication over a much broader range of intersts. Also, through this communication, conflict of Interest such as the recent misunderstandings over moratorium day activities, and the use of the college bus for off-campus functions, could be dis cussed on a much more organized and structured basis. Student representation on the Faculty Executive Committee would be invaluable for the reason the FEC Is such an all inclusively powerful group. It is responsible for student life; it is responsible for faculty problems, all of which affect and trouble students equally as much as faculty and adminis tration, perhaps more so In some cases. If the FEC insists upon dealing in student affairs, then it must accept the fact that it cannot hope to work in isolation from students, and still maintain any type of objectivity and competence. A reason for student participation on the Admissions Board would be the benefit of using the potential college experience as a basis for admission, rather than purely academic and extra curricular requirements. Also with the new emphasis upon equitabillty in admissions policies, and yet still with the neces sity of coping in this present college environment, the current student is better prepared to advise and judge what type of per son would be better able to survive under present conditions. A variety of people in the student body is necessary for a well- rounded, questioning, and changing experience, at St. Andrews, but as students become more and more involved in the opera tions of dorms and dorm life, they are gaining the ability to judge who would ‘ fit In ’ best. Without representation on the Board of Trustees, student participation on other committees is fruitless. Without any way to communicate and decide student needs at the highest level of control, there can be no viable way of enacting rules and policies which will reflect both student and college in terests. Traditionally, the Board of Trustees concerns itself more with what effect policy changes will have on future financial benefits, for the college, than with student interests. It has little contact with students and student issues. The only way the Board of Trustees becomes aware of student needs is through Dr. Hart. This has been the traditional approach to running the col lege, but it is no longer applicable or desirable today. An es sential part of the college is its students, and as essential part, students should be allowed to add to the total betterment of the college. Therefore, with students on the Board of Trus tees, a whole new and necessary dimension will be opened to this group. The point for student representation Is not power, but contribution. The college should take advantage of its student body. Demonstrators For Peace CONGRATULATIONS To MARY LOUISE WALKER For Being Named Miss Laurinburg ^ for 1969-1770 Also named to her court were two more SA Co- eds: Valerie Hastings and Christyne Duty. (Continued from page 1) sang with Pete Seeger ‘ All We are saying is give Peace a chance”. As the afternoon wore on, the crowd dwindled as freez ing marchers sought refuge from under 35 degrees tem peratures and sharp winds, in cars, the Smithsonian Institute or various coffee shops nearby. The group resembled nothing so much as a huge football crowd, elated by Its unity and sense of victory, yet not know ing exactly what lay ahead. It is difficult to conceive of a group as large as that as sembled last week without any disturbances. Yes, then, there were some disturbances—two of enough importance to gain national press coverage, as reliable or unreliable criterion as that may be. On Friday night, the Youth International Party 0‘Yippies”) and the “Contingent in Solidar ity with the Vietnamese Peo ple” sponsored a rally at Du Pont circle, an interchange of several major streets. It was announced beforehand that, al though a permit was Issued solely for the rally within the confines of the circle, the group was planning to march several blocks to the South Vletnames Embassy to protest the so-called “puppet govern ment”. On the alert, police were Recital Planned An evening of music for oboe and piano will be performed by Stephen Adelsteln, oboelst, and Herbert Horn, pianist, on Mon day evening, December 1, 1969, at 8:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. Stephen Adelsteln, interna tionally known concert oboelst, is a member of the faculty of the North Carolina School of the Arts and plays In the cele brated Clarion Wind Quintet. Dr. Herbert Horn, a member of the faculty of St. Andrews, has taught at the North Caro lina School of the Arts, the University of Hawaii and the University of Redlands. He has appeared as soloist with the Chicago and Seattle Symphony Orchestras. The program will consist of sonatas for oboe and piano by Handel, Poulenc, Hindemith, and Gordon Jacob. Dr. Horn will also play a group of piano solos by Brahms. The recital will be free and open to the general public. surrounding the area to prevent any organized marching. It was fun and games and a good time was had by all for the first several hours as police shot tear gas canisters at the head of various streets to disperse the crowds. In the cold, and windy updrafts, the tear gas rapidly dissipated and masses of people just as rapidly re gathered to watch the action. Tear gas did get to the unpre pared, however, and several people were Involved in minor scuffles. Finally, sometime af ter midnight there was an out break of window smashing. The night of “violence” in the streets drew to a close, and a draw. The other incident took place on Saturday afternoon with a march on the “Department of Injustice”. Several thousand rally-goers moved the end of the field, and across the street to the building, surrounding it and making somewhat futile at tempts to gain entrance-futile, because there were a large number of troops inside the building. The demonstrators were successful, however, in symbolically splashing red paint over the building and in running up a VietCong flag. Other isolated incidents, as well as these, were looked on by the majority of observers with to lerance and a simple allowance of the expression of dlfferelng views. The greater number of marchers came peacefully to protest the war and did not participate In this type of in cident. The most fun came late at night. It was seehowmanypeo- pleyoucancrowdintoaslittlefloor spaceaspossible across Wash ington in homes invaded by hor des of marchers. People ga thered around bottles, t.v. sets or the nearest radiator for Starts Wednesday DUSTIN HOFFMAN JOHN VOIGHET “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” SHOWS 1-8-5-7-9 IN COLOB Gibson COMING NEXT 'THE CHRISTMAS TREE" warmth, comfort, and bed-side analysis. Food was catch as catch can, eaten on the run It was an object of specula tion the numbers of peanut but ter and jelly and bologna sand wiches and hot dogs consumed by any given group. Ovens be came drying ovens for damp clothes rather than a cooking instrument. Bathrooms were subjected to overflow crowds and even to overflow johns. As lights went off and re cord players blared Phil Ochs, thin blankets were spread over hard floors and the prime bed mate was the warmest person around. It was a beautiful weekend. Tired, cold, yet strangely ful filled, marchers straggled home with yet one question re maining—where do we go from here In protesting the war? Incidents (Continued from page 1) had scoured the area, why weren’t there patrols still a- round to prevent the final inci dent? There is a very real need for an organized, unified security force which will be continuously available and which has the strength to carry through Investigations of dis turbances. Dr. Hart, in an interview last nl^t, said that a second sec urity officer had been hired and will be on duty beginning Mon day. The delay was caused by his former job commitments. Evincing concern about the situation. Hart pointed out that student involvement in search ing for such a offender could lead to possible charges of as sault and battery or false ar rest. It is expected that extra maintenance forces will be pa trolling the campus this week end. Starts Wednesday LAURINBURG FILM FESTIVAL “BEDAZZLED" IN COLOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY "DAY OF ANGER" IN COLOB STARTS SUNDAY "The Great Bank Robbery" Center GIFT WRAP at McNAIR’S in Laurinburg
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