THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1971
PAGE TWO
THE LANCE
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Blessings. . .Pope
I have a confession to make, and I really don’t know how to
state it.
But I was always told to just come out and tell the truth, so...
My freshman year I joined the Young Republicans on campus.
In know you must have lost faith in me by now, but please stay
with me. I am certain 1 can come up with a good reason...
How about Hubert Humphrey? Course that is no reason, it's
just an excuse. Nixon was on the other side.
But I never really expected him to win. Had hoped no one would
win that year and we could give ourselves back to England.
Well, that was my freshman year and it only lasted until No
vember.
Now, as a senior I see the light. Wonder if England really
would take us back?
Anyway, I still receive unsolicited, I swear it, material from
the national organization. The latest included a pamphlet adver
tising a book about winning elections. They suggest if for all
Republicans who want to win.
Think I’ll order a copy and send it to a Democrat.
The ad says that the book will make the difference in winning
or losing an election and if the Democrat didn’t win he could al
ways sue.
* * *
So much for true confessions.
Since the semester is almost over, think I’ll say something
about the Business Office. It’s been a while.
They do read the “Lance,” cause every time I go in there
now, someone makes a point of smiling at me.
Wonder what they are really thinking?
* ♦ *
I think it is wonderful that we have the exam period again.
Since everyone is giving take home exams. I’ll be able to leave
on Friday for Christmas.
For this reason, I am awarding the Blind Hog of the Month
Award to the committee that made this decision.
Keep up the good work guys, we all love you.
* ♦ *
Last week the “Lance” asked the question, “What sort of man
reads the “Lance.”
In their answer they mentioned that Playboy magazine is widely
read and the “Lance” is not.
Could it have something to do with the quality of the pictures?
♦ * *
I just want to squelch one rumor.
It is not true that the SA security force showed up this week in
response to the fireworks.
Come on gang, have a little faith at least.
* * *
That takes care of things at this end until February. I leave
you with one thou^t: “Whether you live a good life or a bad
life, the government is still going to get you in the end.”
Maturity And Sport
Monday afternoon, there were
signs posted in the student cen
ter saying, “11 you are not
apathetic, come to the basket
ball game tonight.” At the game,
no one could call the St, An
drews fans apathetic, yet there
should be a question asked about
the manner in which they ex
pressed their support for our
team. The enjoyment of a very
exciting game and a good team
effort was lessened for some
by a segment of spectators
booing the opposing team and
harassing their Individual
players. This harassment was
typified by chants like “1-2-
3, Kill the referee!” This ac
tion seems to us to exemplify
irresponsible high-schoolers,
rather than non-apathetic col
lege adults. In the future, we
hope students will show en
thusiastic support for our team
without badgering the referees
or the opposition.
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE
TRICIA SMITH
DAVE BEALE
CHIP FRENCH
MRS. CAROL LUDLOW
SUZIE MOYERS
SCOTT BRECKENRIDGE
RON BAYES
MIKE McQUOWN
Apathy Of Senators Leads
To Senate Ineffectiveness
Dear Editor:
From the point of view of
an outsider looking in on the
activities of the Senate this
year, I have become increas
ingly perturbed by the inef
ficient and nonchalant attitudes
shown by a number of the Sena
tors. Every meeting is dom
inated by those few Senators
who have bothered to do the
homework which came along
with the job. The remaining
members of the group seldom
bother to add their comments
except on such pressing mat
ters as ... which food machine
is MY dorm going to have?
or, how are we going to divide
up the causewalk so that it may
be used by both bicyclers and
pedestrians? Admittedly lliese
Issues do have some importance
for the SA community, but It Is
difficult to establish how they
could possibly be top prio
rity in a student government
which conceivably has hi^ po
tential. Time and again I have
heard the priority argument
(is this actually what the col
lege needs most?) applied to
administrative action, but the
Senators do not seem to be
able to apply this concept to
their own business. I have been
told that the Senate really
needed to deal with these small
Issues so that concrete actirai
could be realized over a brief
time span, and in such fashion
the Senators would alleviate
the apathy and be able to go
on to more significant accom
plishments. I have some dif
ficulty In accepting this atti
tude considering the Senate’s
record on controversial and
hi^y Important issues in the
past. With enou^ student pres
sure and continual effort such
things as open dorms and the
Code of Responsibility have be
come reality at SA. The Sen
ate can do the same job with
new problems if each member
is willing to take the interest.
After the Senate President,
Scott Breckinridge, threaten
ed to resign his position due
to the unsuK>ortive attitude of
his Senate It would be expected
that the turnout at the Senate
meeting this week would have
been substantial. Not so. . .
Three dorms were totally un
represented, meaning that there
were not enough members pre
sent to constitute a quorum.
Since Dr. Hart had come to the
meeting to present the plans for
the school’s chapel, the group
heard him but dismissed im
mediately thereafter because
they were unable to handle any
business in an official capacity.
I cannot help but feel that this
lack of Interest indicates a
severe lack of responsibility
and It should not be Mr, Breck
inridge who contemplates re
signing, but rather members
of the ^nate themselves.
It is the official responsibility
of these Senators not only to
get “feedback” from their
dorms but also to initiate ac
tion on matters about which
they are more knowledgable
than other student body mem
bers. This is by no means to
leave all the responsibility to
them, because tf the student
body as a whole would demand
effective action from their
Senators the elected repre
sentatives would have no choice
but to attend the meetings and
participate in the discussion.
Work in the student govern
ment does not bring notoriety
and at times those Involved are
the outstanding objects of un
warranted criticism. However,
I do not feel that this is the
case in Mr. Breckinridge’s
criticism of the Senators and I
hope it is not in mine. Some of
these officers seem to be en
joying their figurehead posi
tions without being willing to
put forth the necessary work on
matters of consequence. Ad
mittedly, much of what is done
by this group is completely
imknown to the average out
sider simply because the very
nature of the work requires
hours of research. Nonethe
less, I am continually im
pressed by the fact that Mr.
Breckinridge deserves both the
vote of confidence and active
support which he is seeking and
some of the Senators deserve
neither.
Tricla Smith
SA Activities Contradict
Claims Of Student Apathy
Dear Editor -
“Class action case taken to
court”
“Prose and Poetry finalists
chosen”
“Guerillas fi^t battle though
ideology uncertain”
“ZPG builds birdhouses”
“SA basketball Defense . , .”
“Wrestler’s hopes up. .
“Band performs in L. A. A,..”
“Committee reports given . .”
“Peace Corps awarded . .
“Choir to sing on T. V,”
Then look at the Lance staff
and contributors sections and
start thinking about the 50 odd
other organizations on the cam
pus, like: The Lamp and Shield,
The Cairn, The College Union
Board, The Highland Players,
The Gun Club, The Radio Club,
The Riding Club, The Sailing
Club, ZPG (above also), The
Cabinet, The Chorale, The
Chamber Singers, The people
with workships. The 20 or 30
committees \rtiich have student
representation (and even some
action). The Bicycle Club, The
Young Democrats, The Soccer
Team, The Baseball Team, The
Track Team, The Cross-Coun-
try Team, and even the people
who have jobs driving the teams
to their games
And that ain’t all. ., there’s
Intramural sports, occasional
mixed tournaments, the Pakis
tani Relief drive, the inter
collegiate sports tournament
coming up; which reminds me
of parties and movies and the
big week coming up in the
Spring, plus. , . the motor
cycle enthusiasts, the several
academic clubs (like the busi
ness competition club), and then
there is the Golf Team and that
little crazy, fun band that plays
at some of the games, and The
Christian Council, and the dia
logue which is used occasionally
and even letters to the editor
written by someone to say that
there is a lot of apathy on this
campus. ..
Then there’s the academic
aspect of St, Andrews which
people participate In feirly fre
quently. But we find that class
es more often than not get in
the way of a few of the things
listed above,. .and this isn’t by
any means the end of the list.
There are those Psych, and Soc.
people who put those question
naires in our mail boxes asking
us our height, weight and sex...
after they just addressed the en
velope to John or Sam or
Mary. ..
The only people I know who
think this campus is apathetic
are the people who are trying to
recruit other people for a new
club, group, project, march,
rally or happening only to find
out that everyone is too busy.
And when you consider that
there is more going on than is
listed here, you begin to under
stand why everyone you ask to
help you Is too busy.
After a normal day at St, An
drews, the only thing you have
time for before you go to bed Is a
brief comment to your room
mate on how much apathy there
is at St. Andrews.
Sometime during the day you
like to take time to eat one,
two or three meals and of course
complain for five minutes
about the food Service. If you
take a shower, brush your
teeth and do some other things
nature demands, you still
haven’t finished. If you keep
fish you have to feed them and
then there is the all-important
beer about seven o’clock to help
you work up the courage to
start your term paper. . .that
is of course after you come back
from the library trying to And
the sources someone else
checked out the day before.
Sometime during the month you
have to buy a new record for
your collection, stop by the Sas
sy Lassie to thumb throu^ the
new posters and go by the Party
Shoppe to find out which new
exotic beer or cigarette Dave is
selling. And don’t forget to in
clude twenty minutes a month
for a “radical -vs- conserva
tive” argument in the suite
lounge or a hallway in the L.A
By now you must admit that
there is a little bit to do at St.
Andrews and someone is doing
it. So, the next time you decide
that apathy is running ram
pant. . .impress yourself with
that Idea and let the rest of us try
to keep up with the multitude of
things we have to do.. .one of
which is not reading countless
complaints about student ap
athy, or even writing rebuttals
to that complaint, or even tak
ing time to read the rebuttal.
Oh Yeah. . .there is also Far
rago, the Bowling Team, honor
society, graduation committee.
Student life committee, etc.,
etc., etc.
Chip French
Editors Note: We cannot help
but wonder how many of these
organizations are carried by the
efforts of a few. Also, we won
der how many students are In
volved for their own entertain
ment rather than because of
an active concern about the
community.