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PAGE TWO THE LANCE — ^ Earthy Modern Society race ‘Clear and Present Danger THURSDAY, APRIL 23. iQ7n THE LANCE $1. Andrews Presbyterian College Laurinburg, N. C. 28352 Staff Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Associate Editor Jim Pope Sara I^e Charlie Pratt Mike Keech Sports Editor - —■■■■ „ Layout Manager - Tom Harbe 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 The Tables Are Turned Dick Gregory Speaks It Is at once odd and sad that both blacks and whites in America today are just beginning to realize the high price one must pay for the privilege of apathy and silence. History seems to have a way of turning the tables In Its repetition, and those who choose to Ignore the horrors of one historical era can al most expect to be the victims of the same horror the second time around. In the black community today, one hears the repeated ob servation, “It looks like this country Is flxln’ to practice geno cide”. That observation merely Illustrates that ignorance knows no color distinction. Just go up to the Indian reservation some day and ask my redbrotherhowlongthls country has been known for its ability to not only practice but enforce genocide. America has always practiced genocide. She Is now merely “flxln to expand her group. And the sad truth of the matter Is that black folks sat by for years and watched this American system oppress and destroy the Indians without raising a voice of out raged protest. If black folks did nt protest the system’s genocide against the Indian, they can hardly be surprised when the same system becomes openly genocldal against blacks. One must pay a hl^ price for being sUent. SUence Is the friend of oppression, and when the silence Is broken in the name of justice, the oppressor will always seek to restore It by repression and Imprisonment. I Imagine there were many good thinking Germans in Germany during the days of Hitler’s rise to power, who stood silently by and watched the Nazis have a field day because they were afraid to open their mouths. But one day they looked up In the sky and saw the bombers open up on Berlin. It must have been a terrible realization that not one of those falling bombs was labled, “For bad Germans only”. White folks In America are just beginning to fully realize the terrible price one must pay for sUence. Twenty years ago, when the crime syndicate was restricting Its dope pushing activity to black ^ettos, black parents cried out to white America, “Please stop those syndicate hoodlums from pushing reefers and heroin to young black kids”. But white America looked the other way. Little did white America realize that if it per mitted the syndicate hoodlums to push dope to young black kids without fear of reprisal, it would only be a matter of time before the same hoodlums would be pushing dope to young white kids. Now It Is white America’s turn to live with the tragic results of an earlier silence. Newspaper editorials and magazine fea ture stories are finally recognizing the terrible problem of narcotics—now that young white kids are becoming ad dicted. Some of white America’s most prominent families— in government, in the entertainment Industry, in high so ciety—have been touched by narcotics addiction. Yet it is odd to notice that narcotics addiction in the black community has decreased during the last decade according to statistics of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A decrease has resulted in spite of the silence and apathy of the white community. It is also ironic that dope addiction has traditionally been a problem only in the most Impoverished black communities. Middle and upper middle Income black families, those who benefited from hl^er education and good jobs, seldom had to worry about their kids being hooked on dope. Black kids who suffered most from addiction were the children of poverty stricken, uneducated black folks. Now that it is white folks’ turn to be plagued by the horrors of dope addiction, it is the children of upper Income families who are getting hooked. Young white kids In Appalachia are not turning on and getting high. Odd, Isn’t it, that when It comes to dope addiction at least white folks’ “best” seems to equal black folks’ “worst”. When the tables of history turn, those who have been silent cannot seem to comprehend the consequences of their silence. For years, white folks stood by In silent approval as buses were used to transport white kids “and” black kids in the interest of maintaining segregated schools. Now that busing is being used as a strategy to promote school integration, white folks act like black folks “Invented” buses. President Nixon extols the virtues of the silent majority and, in his inaugural address, urged the nation to lower its voice. Vice President Agnew condemns loud voices of protest and Attorney General Mitchell tries to sUence them. Daniel Patrick Moynlhan urges a policy of Tsenign neglect’ and a shroud of si lence over the race issue. But if silence does prevail, one cannot help wondering who will prove to be history’s ultimate victims. by LOUIS SWANSON The actions of Earth day and the continued actions of many other groups are aimed at curv ing the ‘clear and present’dan ger our ecological system Is facing. Man lives aboard a space ship which has a limited amount of resources and a very specialized life support sys tem, commonly known as na ture. We also live with the be lief that man has dominion over nature, and such a belief has lead man to take advantage of the forests, oceans, minerals, and air and to use them for his own needs without attempting to cor rect the imbalance created in the ecological system. The recent Apollo 13 set back demonstrated the difficulties a life support system can have when vital resources become low. On earth one of the biggest threats to the consumption ofvi- tal resources is over popula tion. This includes the effect of over population relative to the food supply and to the con sumption of non-renewable goods. Last year it was esti mated that 4 1/2 million people died of starvation or of diseases caused by malnutrition, most of these people lived In under developed countries. The U.S. population is the largest con sumer In the world, and It by itself is the greatest threat to the biosphere. The U.S. suf fers from populution (popula tion X consumption =Populution), It now consumes 40% of the worlds non-renewable goods Profs Plan Six Trips to England a study of the performance of and attitude toward church mu sic In Great Britain today. Andean Civilization; “From Pre-Inca to the Present,” which will be held in South America by Lee Dubs. The course will be a study of the Andean Civili zation with travels throughout Peru, Ecquador and Colombia, David McLean will be taking a group to Mexico to study Meso-American archaeology. A seminar will be offered In Athens to study the “Golden Age of Greece” by Richard Prust. It will l)e a study of fifth century B. C. Greek in tellectual history through its literature and art. Roger Decker will take group to Great Britain to study “British Education and Cul tural Change”. The students will analyze and appraise the British national system of edu cation. A study of traditional English, Scottish and Irish folk music and its relation to the history of the British people will be taught by Charles Joyner. A study of the political struc ture and culture of the United Kingdom will be led by Neal Bushoven. The main focus of the course will be independent research projects on aspects of British politics. Gentry Wade will lead a study of the European Economic Com munity with visits to Washing ton, D, C.; London; Rome; Bonn Amsterdam; Brussels; Luxem- bourgh and Paris. For general Information on the international course offer ings contact Professor Arthur McDonald. and then throws them Into Its waters and on its highways at a fantastic rate. It took England more than a decade of strict pollution control before the fish were able to return to the Themes, it may take the U.S. even longer. One could quote statistics forever, but one has only to breathe the air in L.A. or swim In the Mississippi to see the danger man has placed the environment In. Recognizing the solution to the problem is simple, man must learn how to live on a space ship, achieving this solu tion Is almost impossible at this time. Within the present sys tems of the underdeveloped countries there are indication that attempts are being made to curve the population explo sion, however, many scien tists fear that these efforts are not In time to escape mass starvation (Est. 50 million peo ple by 1984), and such a con dition would present a threat to world peace. Neither do the Western na tions offer effective ways of solving these problems. At its present rate the U.S. will consume 110% of the non-re newable goods by the year 2000. Congress, being a bulkey and slow animal, does not have the internal tools to meet effec tively and in time the ecological problems the country faces. Sen Rlblcoff echoed this with the conclusion that private In- dustry will not undertake self, initiative in stopping their portion of pollution, that they must be pushed and pressured into action. However, the big gest problem In the U.S. is not so much the timidness of Con gress, as It is a state of mind. The American seems to Iden tify himself and others by the goods he consumes. The Amer ican almost lets money rule to the point where profit is para mount to human needs, ie, Viet nam war in comparision to the poverty that exists in this na tion. Man today has not devised a system which will meet the needs required to survive on a space ship, though many of the younger social sciences are struggling to meet the crisis. If conditions are not rectified It Is safe to assume that the starving people of the under developed countries will seek continuous revolution In their desperate search for life. The Western consumer, frus trated by his own pollution and eventual lack of access to new non-renewable goods may also look for a new system. The pro blems of the ecological system and problems resulting from them represent a clear a pre sent danger to man. Man must use all of his resources and knowledge to go along with maximizing his energy and time to meet this crisis. New Staff Election Under Consideration BY CHARLES PRATT It has not been apparent to the student body, but there has arisen very much conflict and confusion within the publica tion’s staff represented on the Quill and Scroll, the literary board on this campus. The con flict resulted from the desire to change the way editors and other paid positions are se lected from year to year on the "Lance”; the “Lamp and Shield”, and the “Cairn”. Pre viously, the Quill and Scroll, made up of the editors and busi ness managers of each publi cation, had the responsibility of electing people to these posts, A new method for select ing the paid positions on each publication has been suggested. The student body would have the right of a public election to determine who will be on each staff on a year to year basis. As a result of the possibility of a general election, the stafi of the “Cairn” decided to with draw the “Cairn’s” member ship from the Quill and Scroll and assume the responsibility of selecting staff members through their own organization, Thus there are three alter- (Contlnued to Page 3) The New Flowers By David FEATURING RED & YELLOW ROSES, SPRING ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHERS We Welcome St. Andrews Students Phone 276-6544 Cronly St. Laurinburg
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