THE LANCE
Official Publication of the Student Body of St. Andrews Presbyterian College
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 5 _st^drews Presbyterian college, laurinburg. n.c.
Dileimna of Security
The accessability of me
dorms and the measures being
taken to tighten security were
the main issues discussed
during the Student Life Com
mittee meeting of September
27th. Dr. Leon Applegate told
the Lance of some of the
measures discussed and ac
tions that are planned.
All the entrances to the
women’s dorms will be closed
from darkness and limited
access through one main door
will be provided. Visitors will
have to pass through the lobby
where a work study student
will be stationed at the main
desk. If the student recognizes
the visitor, he will not be stop
ped. If the person is unknown,
however, he will be stopped
and questioned. The person
who he came to see will be
called on the box to come
downstairs. The combination
locks and doors will always be
accessible to the members of
the dorm.
Dr. Applegate says that
these measures are “not in
tended to harass,” but to “in
sure a degree of privacy and
safety” The women’s dorms
will be secured first and the
men’s dorms later. “I share in
the concern over the present
security situation and would
feel responsible if one of our
students got hurt”, added Ap
plegate.
Security has been hampered
in the past by a lack of com
munication. Apparently all
calls have to go through
Hamlet and then are relayed
to SA mobile units. Emergen
cy calls for Hamlet have
priority over SA, forcing the
situation of students reaching
security officers to be one of
hope rather than one of depen
dability.
One problem on campus oc
curs between the hours of
11:00 and 12:00 when Mr.
Reville is making the rounds
locking all doors. Because of
this he is not immediately
available if he should be
needed. The switchboard is
also closed after midnight
making an emergency call dif
ficult by forcing it to go
through Hamlet.
The Student Life Committee
hopes that our security will be
improved by new measures
they are trying to introduce.
Said one participant, “Each
student should do his part by
locking the door to his room
and using the combination
doors at night. If everyone
cooperates, we will all be
safer here at St. Andrews.”
Epicure Provides Service
Dr. Donald J. Hart, President St. Andrews
Hart Gives Address
The Student Senate action to remedy a misunderstanding bet
ween the St. Andrews Business Office and the Epicure Food Ser
vice was successful last week. It was first announced two weeks
ago, that the cafeteria would not be open for meals over tall
break (reading days), because St. Andrews had not contracted
with the food service to supply meals on these dates. This left
those students staying here to pay for their own meals. Since the
Saltire stated that the cafeteria would remain open, the Senate,
led by member Julia McCalmn, moved to insure the operation of
the food service at no expense to the students.
Although the official College Calendar, pages 5 through 7 of
the 1973-74 catalog, shows that the cafeteria will be closed
during the fall break, October 20 through 23, arrangements
have been made to continue food service at the snack bar for
those students who remain on campus.
The reason for the change from the printed schedule is to
overcome difficulties which may have been caused by a con
flict in communications. The Saltire shows a schedule which
calls for the cafeteria to remain open during the October
Break. The College will thus provide the service which is called
for by the Saltire. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9, lunch
from 12 to 1, and the evening meal from 5 to 6 p.m.
For the balance of the academic year, however, the cafeteria
will adhere to the schedule printed in the College Catalog. The
cafeteria will be closed during the remaining recess periods, as
follows:
Recess Period Cafeteria to be Qosed
Thanksgiving Nov. 21 thru lunch, Nov. 25
Christmas Dec. 20 thru lunch, Jan. 2
Winter Feb. 1 thru lunch Feb. 4
Spring March 23 thru lunch, March 31
Regular food service will end with the evening meal. May 22.
However, for graduating seniors and certain students with
Commencement duties, service will continue through the noon
meal on Sunday, May 26th.
Old faces in new jobs, new
faces in old jobs is the name of
the game at Student Persormel
Services for the Fall Term.
Dr. Robert Urie, who has
traditionally identified
^th the Rehabilitation
Program, continues that task
but also serves as head of the
Counseling Services. “You
don’t need wheels to see Dr.
as he is well equipped
|o aid students in working
trough a wide variety of per
sonal problems. As previously
Reported in The Lance, Cathy
^Ighman serves as a full time
associate of Dr. Urie in Coun
seling Services.
Newest of the new staff per
sons are Katherine WeiU and
Dianne Mclver of the Health
Center staff. With the help of
three part-time nurses, Kathy
and Dianne practice the
healing arts in the health Cen
ter, temporarily located in
Albermarle Residence Hall.
Dan Salzler is new to the
staff taking over the duties of
Tom Tomlinson and in part,
the duties of Bob Chaiken. As
assistant director of housing
Dan works with Dean McNair,
resident directors and
resident hall officers. Picking
up part of Bob Chaiken s
assignments, Dan will serve
as advisor to the College
Union Board.
HIGH RICES FOR SOY
DEAN? on LOW
PRICES FOR MEAT?
In response to rumors
floating around the campus.
The Lance decided to in
vestigate the Snack Bar.
Many students have wondered
about increased food prices
and the quality of meat used.
In talking with Dewey Hum
phries, Director of Food Ser
vices, we found some in
teresting answers. As for the
increased prices m the Snack
Bar, food prices on a whole
have gone up 30 percent in
recent months, but Snack Bar
prices increases have not
begun to approach the in
crease in wholesale prices.
Rumors about “soy bean”
burgers turn out to be true in
part, but not to the extent
believed by some students.
During the summer, for a two
month period the food services
did indeed use some ham
burger consting of 60 percent
soy bean meal and 40 percent
ground beef. But this was the
only during the squeeze on
beef which affected everyone.
The only soy bean meal in
hamburger so far this
semester has been one ship
ment of 2 percent soy bean
meal and 98 percent beef sent
by mistake from the meat-
packers. This small per
centage of soy bean sup
plemented meat was not the
fault of the food service. Mr.
Humphries has since contact
ed the beef suplier and regist
ered a complaint, calling only
for 100 percent beef.
Due to the overall situation
with food in this country,
every one has felt the pressure
of increased costs and lower
quality.
In a move to explain reasons
for the current financial
problems and proposals to
meet them. President Hart
spoke to the Student Senate
Thursday night. The basic
problem, stated Dr. Hart, is
ujai uic uuiicge iiaa iiiduc: CA-
cessive budgetary com
mitments in view of its resour
ces. Dr. Hart compared St.
Andrews with 22 other private
colleges in the state. He stated
that St. Andrews ranked 18 out
of 22 concerning the success of
financial operations and were
number one out of 22 in net
gain in auxiliary operations.
Expenditures per student
ranked St. Andrews fourth.
This amount was $4342.00 per
student, 52% more than the
average of the other 22
schools.
Dr. Hart stated we had a
7.2% loss in enrollment, at
tributed to a depression in
higher education. Dr. Hart
said our main problems in
clude: a declining enrollment
in the face of plans for an
enrollment of 110^1200 studen
ts by 1973, a reputation as a
party school, continuing in-
Reynolds Grant
St. Andrews Presbyterian
College has received a grant
of $64,700 from the Kate B.
Reynolds Health Care Trust
to help meet construction
costs of a model facility to
provide health care and
rehabilitation for han
dicapped students. An
nouncement of the grant for
the Health and Rehabilitation
Center now underway on
campus was made by Dr.
Donald J. Hart, president of
St. Andrews.
The grant will be used as
part of the approximate
$115,000 St. Andrews shares of
the cost. The balance of the
$450,000 total cost of the
building and equipment is
being provided by state and
federal funds through the
North Carolina Division of
Voctjonal Rehabilitation.
crease in costs not covered by
the increase in tuition, and a
rather small endowment in
comparison with other
schools.
These facts paint a very dim
picture, but Dr. Hart says
school is going to push harder
in admissions and in the
development office and an ef
fort will be made to reduce the
budget with as little effect on
the program as possible.
Although no real answers
were provided, the mood was
optimistic about St. Andrews.
“If we all work together,
we’re not about to fold”.
Counselor
Urie J\ow
Dr. Robert Urie is now in
charge of counseling at St. An
drews. Before taking over this
job. Dr. Urie channeled his
unique talents into the job of
director of rehabilitation. His
achievements in this area are
many and praise-worthy - but
perhaps his crowning ac
complishment was with the
assistance of Dean Decker in
the designing of the new
health center. It is the only one
of its kind in the country, and
it will give a comprehensive
dimension of health care to SA
students and a chance for
severely handicapped studen
ts to achieve a college
education.
Now Dr. Urie has expanded
his innovative talents to the
counseling of all St. Andrews
students. He is a quiet man -
but not reticent; he does not so
much advise students as he
does listen, carefully and with
intent interest. He is a good
listener to all problems -
large or small. He gives when
the time is right and when the
troubled student wants it,
mature and understanding ad
vice. He is always willing to
help. He has been with S.A.
since its inception and he is
keenly aware of and genuinely
interested in the problems
that students here are faced
with.