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THE LANCE TION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE VOL. 10. No. 14 ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1971 Attrition Report Proposes New Degree, No D, F Grades “In St. Andrews first decade we made much of our Innova tive programs In the humani ties and sciences. These have served us and our students well. But If Innovation were the need for the sixties, it is our con viction that the needs of students in the seventies will be best served by Increasing flexibi lity.” As a result of their study of “the kind of academic oppor tunities that would reduce (our) attrition rate,” the Committee on Academic Enrichment pre sented phase one of a project ed two phase report on how to prevent students from leaving St. Andrews to the College Council on Tuesday. The Coun cil approved fourteen of the recommendations made by the committee and recommended or referred them for consid eration to appropriate faculty committees such as the Edu cational Policy, Admissions and Financial Aid, and Publications, as well as to the President and Dean of the College. The College Council has ask ed the LANCE to release the committee’s report in its en- tlrlty so students will know “that substantive changes in our program are being pro posed and debated.” I. The committee recom mends the creation of a Bach elor of Philosophy degree pro gram. One of the problems faced by the able student at St. Andrews Is the large and restrictive series of requirements for eith er the B.A. or B.S. degree. These requirements fall into two principal categories— 1) the core program and 2) the in dividual major programs (En glish, History, etc.) The able students at St. Andrews ought to be mature enough to have some significant voice in the creation of their own degree programs, and the B. Phil, offers this possibility. St. Andrews is committed to the idea of a liberal education and has articulated Its concept of the range of a liberal educa- Folksinging Preacher To Speak And Perform Next Wednesday Will D. Campbell of Nash ville, folk-slnger, song writer, and civil rights activist, will pick, sing and preach at Far rago Wednesday, March 24 from 8 til. Earlier In the day he will speak In Twentieth Cen tury American History class and C&C 402. Campbell Is a Christian radical whose com mitment to the reconciliation of warring persons has taken him from Little Rock where he led the first black children into school, to Klan rallies where he picks and sings in an effort to address himself to a con sciousness he knows too well as a poor southern white man. But none of that says who Will Campbell is. The song he was singing tells about a man who left Mississippi on the Illinois Central railroad, met a woman in Chicago and vowed he was never going back. In a Te? Ritter - style talking verse. Will tells what happens then: She say, "Where you from, sport, Mls’slppl?” Say, "Yea, that’s ri^t. Mls’sippi,” She say, *‘Why ain’t you going back? You like the Nigras or the Kluxers?’ 1 say, "I like the Nigras and the Kluxers.” She say, “What are you, some kind of a liberal?" Say, "No, doll, I ain’t no liberal. I just like everybody. And the Nigras and the Kluxers is some body.’ ’ He sings the refrain, and then picks up the story again; She say, "Hold on, sport, what about when you dead? You goin’ back then?” “Yea, goin’ back then. Goin’ back home!” Say, ‘‘They gonna love me when I’m dead.” She say, "No, man. They ain’t never gonna love you. You better stay up here and lie beside me.’ "O yea. They gonna love me when I’m dead. They gonna come in from miles around - that old Hartmann Fun- eral Home in McComb City, stand ’round my coffin all night. An’ they’ll say, ‘Ole Will was a good ole boy. He just had some crazy Ideas.’ ” The refrain is a little dif ferent this time: Then that Mississippi mad ness, be Mississippi magic again. Yea, that Mississippi mad ness, be Mississippi magic agin. ’Fore we was born we was ALL KIN. When we dead we’ll be kin folks again. Senior Poll Results Seniors voted Tuesday to spend five dollars of their gra- luation fees as a donation to charity. With 66% of the stu- tes listed as seniors voting, final talley was 87 votes tor the gift to charity with 22 saying no. Around a thousand dollars will be available for taation. No decision has been made on where the money will so. The vote on the location for the graduation exercises was almost evenly split with 57 votes for inside and 55 votes for outside. The GraduaUon Committee will make the final decision in consultation with the administration since the vote was so close. Twelve names were sug- gested for a senior class speak er for graduation. Voting on these names is going on today. tlon In the core programs. Therefore any degree program at St. Andrews must Include the core program. A strong case for greater freedom can be made within the area of requirements for a major. In the first place the idea of concentrating on a “ma jor” subject is contrary to the Idea of liberal arts. By insis ting that a student declare a major in a given area we are in effect demanding that he pursue some sort of acade mic goal which will get him into graduate or professional school. For the student who Is not interested in specialized post-graduate education, the requirement that he declare a major In meaningless. This is particularly true for the able student who has no overriding Interest in a particular field. There ought to be some de gree program which would allow him to build on the liberal back ground of the core programs and expand rather than nar row his areas of interest. The bachelor of philosophy degree is designed to do just that. By freeing the student to create his own program it would let him decide on his own interests within the context of course of ferings in the college, and It would help to make the student responsible for his own educa tion. In addition the bachelor of philosophy degree would meet the needs of students who wish to develop programs in areas not directly covered by the college. For instance, a stu dent could create for himself an Interesting course of study focused on the idea of theology in literature, or the relation of ecological concerns to eco nomics and politics. Increas ingly, professional (in contrast to scholarly-graduate) educa tion in law, theology, manage ment, social work, etc., can be well or better prepared for in such a broadly defined pro- (Continued to page 3) Bacchanalia Set Yes, Virginia, there is a Spring Fling — only they’re calling it Bacchanalia this time, which, if you remember, was the name of the very suc- cessful student - sponsored party last spring. And Bac chanalia this year is going to try to capture the best of last year’s party, plus the standard Fling activities, and then some. The order of events is yet indefinite, but here Is an ap proximate idea of what will be going on between 2:00 p. m. on Saturday, March 27, and 2:00 a. m., on Sunday, March 28: There will be four activities involving student participation fairly early during the twelve- hour perlod--a tug-of-war (for which a challenging team is still needed to vie for a prize), foot races, motorcycle races, and a softball tournament. Prizes cannot be named, but it is known that they wiU be bottled and will be given away by the half-dozen. Maggie And Tere Onstage "Fresh, Unsophisticated" I-Interviewer M-Maggie T-Terre I - How did you get Into folk music? M - We’ve been In it for about five years. T - We were playing for the Democrats at Park Ridge. I - Together? T - We’re sisters. I - Were you for McCarthy? T - I was for Kennedy, but I didn’t really do that much read ing on it or anything. M - I didn’t want anybody. 1 - What Instruments do you play? M - We Ixjth play 6 string guitar. T - We write our own songs. I - Does one of you do the lyrics and one the music? M - I write the music and the lyrics and I’m Maggie. I - What do you think about Women’s Lib? (laugh) do we have to answer that? I - Where are you from? T - New Jersey. M - It’s near New York City. I - Have you played in the Village a lot? T - Yes, last year especially. We played at the Gaslight a couple of times. I - Do you known any of the big stars? T - We are big stars! I - How old are you? For March 27 The afternoon will be made a little hlghter by twenty or more sudsy kegs, which will be served from on into the night as long as they last. Dinner will consist of several bar becued pigs with the customary picnic Items and soft drinks. (And for those of lesser capacity for the suds, the soft drinks will be on hand the whole time as an alternative.) Band arrangements are in complete at present, but should be made public soon. A blue- grass band--something called the Edge City Wonder Boys-- and a folkslnglng duo are sche duled, and negotiations for a rock band are under considera tion. The whole affair is to happen (and we do mean "happen"!) on the Granville end of the dam road a week from Saturday. There won’t be an admission charge. The College Union Board extends its Invitation to everyone to join the fun— and the more fun, the better! M - I’m nineteen and she's seventeen. I - Did you go to school? M - I went a year at Bard College. T - I have a year to finish. 1 just send my work through the mall. 1 - Have you traveled far’ M - We went to the Midwest and to Louisiana and New Eng land. I - Do you like any section best? T - Different things In different cities. This is the prettiest school. I - Have you ever t)een in any demonstrations? M - Well, we went to Washing ton for the Moratorium. I - What do you want to do later on in life? M and T - What we’re doing now! I - Do you play any other in struments? M - I play a little bit of piano In one song. I - What other artists songs do you like to perform? M - A few Simon and Garfunkel songs. T - We like doing our own stuff best. The Interviewers reaction was that to really understand these fresh, unsophisticated singers you have to listen and enjoy their show. They’re play ing at Farrago through Satur day night. Bring your own beer. IN BRIEF Professor "Skip” Holmes was seriously injured in an automobile accident yesterday on Rt. 401 near the school. He is currently Inthe Moore County Hospital for treatment. All seniors wanting to take GRE’s this spring at St. An drews must get applications from the Student Personnel Services and return them by 5:00 p.m. March 25. The final GRE will be administered April 24. Applications are now t>elng taken for sumflier aides for handicapped students. Work- ships will be one hundred fifty dollars per semester. Interest ed males or females should contact Mrs. McKenzie or r- Urle, ext. 306. E 1 e c tlons will take place Monday from 11:00 until 7:00 In the dorms. Day students may vote from 11:00 til 5:00 in the Liberal Arts Building.
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