THE LANCE
OFFICIAL PUBUCATION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ST. ANDREWS
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
^ 9. No. 18
jT. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1970
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Hart Inauguration Day
Qasses Cancelled Friday
I Dr. Donald J. Hart will be
uugurated as the second pres-
lent of St. Andrews Presby-
trian College on Friday, April
|4. Board of Trustees Chair
man Thomas M. Belk of Char
lotte will officially Induct the
lew president during cere-
lionles beginning at 11 a.m. on
Ihe DeTamble Library terrace,
br. Hart will deliver the prln-
lipal address.
] Classes will be dismissed for
(he day at 10 a.m., according to
1 announcement by Dean R. F.
tavidson. College offices wlllbe
|losed from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
) allow full participation in the
|vent.
Presiding at the inaugural
lonvocation will be Halbert
jIcN. Jones of Laurinburg,
lloderator of the Presbyterian
lynod of North Carolina, and
Vce chairman of the St. An-
Brews Board of Trustees. The
Inaugural ceremonies will be
parked by simplicity but will
Include the traditional and
colorful academic procession.
Approximately forty North
Carolina colleges and univer
sities and Presbyterianinstitu-
tions in the South will be repre
sented in the procession.
Others in the platform party
will include Dr. Harold J.
Dudley, executive secretary of
the Synod of North Carolina;
College Pastor Vann Joines; and
a representative of the faculty,
student body, and alumni, each
of whom will speak briefly.
Speaking for the faculty will be
Dr. Carl Bennett; for the stu
dent body, newly-elected Stu
dent Association President Wil
burn Hayden, Jr.; and for the
alumni, Robert C. Shaffner '66,
Winston-Salem bank officer.
“We have deliberately plan
ned an event that acknowledges
the traditional relationships in
the academic world”, ex
plained J. Bruce Frye,Director
of Development and chairman of
the i n a u gu r a ti 0 n committee.
“The simplicity of the event is
Major Initiated
I Tuesday afternoon the faculty
fpproved the addition of a major
11 American Studies to the cur-
Hculum at St. Andrews. The
jtourse outline and proposal
J»as drawn up by professor Dr.
|Cliarles Joyner of the history
ppartment.
The avowed purpose of a
|major in American Studies is to
American civilization as
|Jn Integral phenomenon by ex-
BiJining the relationship be-
|t*een its political, economic,
Isocial, religious, intellectual,
Md esthetic aspects”.
I«ie major will be under the
IHrection of a chairman ap-
Ipolnted by Dr. Hart on recom-
Pwdation from Dean Davld-
r® 2 Steering Committee
I'spresentlng the American
fields of participating divi
sions, i. e. Behavioral Scien
ces, History, and Social Scien
ces, Language and Literature,
and Religion and Philosophy.
The requirements for an A-
merican Studies major include
History 201,202 and a Senior
Seminar and a minimum of se
ven other courses including at
least one but not more than two
winter term courses. The
specific courses in the major
will be decided by the indi
vidual s t u d e n t in conjunction
with the Steering Committee.
The only new course to be of
fered for the American Studies
major next year will be a Sen
ior Seminar. Current catalogue
offerings which probably will
apply to the major are:
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designed to make the inaugura
tion most meaningful to those
most directly involved in the
everyday life of the college:
the faculty and students, to
gether with other employees of
the college. Their relationships
to the alumni, to the trustees,
and to the church is pointed up
in the program”.
Frye made specific mention
of the selection of spokesmen
from the faculty, student body,
and alumni; the decision to
have the presidential address
as the only major address; se
lection of the Moderator of Sy
nod to preside; and the invita
tion only of North Carolina and
Presbyterian-related colleges
and universities to send dele
gates.
Dr. Hart took office last July
1, succeeding the retiring Dr.
Ansley C. Moore, who had ser
ved as president since I960.
Publication
Forum
For Monday
The Quill and Scroll, made
up of the editorial and business
members of the staffs of the
Lamp and Shield, Lance, and
Cairn met Monday night to
consider methods of selecting
new staffs for the campus pub
lications.
The group decided to conduct
a referendum for information
purposes on the feelings of the
student body on the selection
of the staffs of publications. The
students through their vote will
decide their preference for di
rect, student-body election of
staffs or the delegation of that
responsibility to the Quill and
Scroll. The referendum will be
used next year in determining
how selection will be carried
out.
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Ecology Action Sets
Earth Day Teach-Out
For Scotland High
BY CHARLIE PRATT
The local organization of
Ecology Action has begun to
structure amulti-areaattackon
the problems of population and
pollution, along with their mul
tiple side issues. The purpose
of this group is to make people
more aware of the problems of
the environment and get people
Involved on all levels of the
problems. It Is thus not only a
knowledge bank but also an ac
tion group open to all students
in virtuallyall areas of interest.
Within the organization, there
Is a breakdown into committees
of persons who are concerned
with very specialized areas of
ecology. There is a committee
specifically to gather informa
tion and keep files for speed
writers. There is another group
working on local projects with
emphasis on high schools and
community awareness and ac
tion. Still another group con
stitutes a speaker’s bureau
which sets up speaking arrange
ments with various community
organizations and writes letters
to Congressmen and other In
fluential individuals. There is
an attempt to praise positive
action on the part of individuals
as well as to criticize negli
gence and irresponsible acti
vities. But there is room for
anyone within this organiza
tion to use his talents In writ
ing, speaking, organizing, or
any other Interests.
Dr. Miller mentioned that
the Ecology Action group would
place more emphasis on in
forming the community rather
than St. Andrews, because on
the whole, St. Andrews is more
aware of the problems Involv
ed than most campuses. Be
cause of the major emphasjs
on ecology in STMS, and In
senior C&C, exposure to en
vironmental problems Is almost
total on this campus. Thus SA
can be spoken of as being In
Phase 11; that Is, a provider
of information and persuasion
rather than a receiver.
Earth Day therefore is going
to be directed toward outside
functions as a teach-out rather
than a teach-in on campus.
There will be a teach-in at the
local high school to stimulate
Interest there in setting up a
similar ecological action group.
Also, Dr. Barnes will give a
speech emphasizing the major
problems and solutions to the
environmental problems.
Dr. Miller Is giving the major
address for Earth Day at Sou
thern Methodist University In
Dallas, Texas. As well. Dr.
Pedigo will speak to Richmond
Technical Institute students.
Dr. Miller emphasized the
fact that “Earth Day should not
be a brotherhood Sunday-type
spectacle; but only a day of
interest. ’’ It is by no means aji
end in Itself, let along a be
ginning since much work has al
ready been done prior to this
day. Much more still needs to
be done on the educational level,
on the scientific level, and on
the action level. Anyone In
terested in working In any area
of ecology should contact Sam
Watkins tor more Information.
Imperialism Abroad
Oppression at Home
A rally sponsoredby the Pro
gressive Coalition in response
to Imperialism abroad and op
pression at home was held In
front of the Student Center this
morning. The meeting was in
spired by the spring anti-war
offensive which is being car
ried out all over the United
States and is a direct part of
the Coalition’s efforts at edu
cational work.
Representing GIs United A-
gainst the war in Viet Nam,
Jim Seiler, aGIfrom Ft.Bragg,
discussed the role of GIs
United in the anti-war move
ment and impressions of army
life.
Todd Davis brought perspec
tive to the anti-war movement
as he outlined briefly its his
tory. Originally, the charges
brought against Viet Nam were
those of immorality and geno
cide. People began to realize,
Todd pointed out, “that we
weren’t in Viet Nam to give
anybody democracy, but we
were there because of Viet
Nam’s natural resources,be
cause of Viet Nam’s stategic
military location in Southeast
Asia, because Viet Nam was
another place we could spell
out manufactured goods, and
another market we could con
trol, and basically because the
United States was actively en
gaged in a foreign policy that
goes by the name of neo-colo
nialism or imperialism.'’
Stopping the war in Viet Nam
will not wipe out the United
States Imperialistic role, as is
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Seniors To
Meet Monday
There will be a meeting of
the class of 1970 Monday night
at 6:00 p.m. in the main lounge
of the College Union building.
A run-off election for Senior
class speaker at graduation will
be held all day Monday in the
College Union building, it was
announced by a memtier of the
Graduation Committee. The
vote will determine whether
Fred Teichen, Kemp Gregory,
or John Everett will speak.