THE LANCE
Official Publication of the Student Body of St. Andrews Presbyterian College
VOL. 14 NO. 12 ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, LAURINBURG, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1975
Search For President Narrows
In an unusually well-
attended Common Experience
last Wednesday, management
consultant Charles Nelson told
those present that the seardi
for a successor to retiring
President Donald Hart had
been reduced from literally
“hundreds of applicants” to
roughly a dozen, with a fur
ther screening due this^ week
to further narrow the field to
three or four.
Nelson, a management con
sultant with the nationally-
known firm of Peat, Marwick
and Mitdiell, specializes in
consultative services in the
field of higher education and
heads a team of specialists
who have been reviewing ap
plications for the college’s
Board of Trustees.
In addition to actively
seeking applicatiwis from in
terested perons. Nelson said,
the team has been in contact
with the chief officers of over
two dozen Eastern collies
and universities, as well as a
number of educational
organizations, in search of
names of potoitial candidates.
The theory is that “the kind of
person St. Andrews is looking
for might be perfectly
satisfied where he is; his
name couldn’t be expected to
be floating around on the open
market. This way we can
locate people who would be
good for the college but might
Meek
Reeeives
New Image
MECK LIVES!
Old Meek is getting a new
look. According to Karl Mat
son, Director of the Collie’s
Physical Plant, Mecklenburg
Hall is undergoing a complete
renovatirai this spring after a
decade during which it was
ravaged by students seeking
to add new lore to the chaotic
“Meek tradition”. Matson told
The Lance that with some
eighty percent of the
materials here, some ten per
cent of the work had been ac
complished so far. The
renovation, which includes
everything from replacing
windows and heating units to
reconstructing every
bathroom in the building, will
hopefully be completed by
May. Matson said, however,
that there is a great deal yet
to be done. Matson’s
evaluation would appear to
dash the hopes Jhat Meek
would be repaired in time to
house the hi^ school students
who will be on campus for the
distinguished scholars
program interviews March 14-
16.
(See ‘Meek Lives’ page 2) .
Ansley Moore
need persuading to consider
coming to St. Andrews.”
Nelson declined to name the
candidates, stating that it
could seriously jeopardize
each one’s current em
ployment position. “If word
leaked out that a person was
examing, even out of idle
curiosity, a new collie and
positicoi, he would be, in ef
fect, announcing his
resignation before a) he was
sure he wanted to seek the job,
and b) St. Andrews was sure
Donald Hart
they wanted him. People
would assume that he was
dissatisfied with his job, which
would put everyone on the
spot.” In ^ite of Nelson’s
reticence, however, The Lan
ce has learned that two can
didates are women.
Once the three or four
finalists are diosen, noted
Nelsrai, they will be invited to
St. Andrews to tour the cam
pus and be interviewed by the
various committees of
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trustees, faculty, students,
and alumni. No timetable for
either these interviews or a
final decision .were announced
although it was implicit in
Nelson’s remarks that it
would be fairly soon.
Following his own remarks.
Nelson opened the floor to
questions both from and to the
audience. Asking the audiaice
what they would want a can
didate to know about St. An
drews’ strengths ana
weaknesses. Nelson received
a variety of faculty and
student responses which he
termed “highly useful.”
A new and different St. An
drews competition was an
nounced today by Dean
Doubles. To be called the St.
Andrews RESIDENCE
ENERGY CONTEST, it is
^ing jointly supported by the
Office of Student Personnel
Services and by the En
vironmental Studies program.
Called REC for short, this dif
ferent intramural competition
will pit residence halls against
one another to see which dor
mitory can devise the most ef
fective means for conserving
energy and thus become the
least dependent upon the cam
pus energy supplies.
Commenting on REC, Dean
Doubles noted that “the St.
Andrews campus is a fine
example of the American
pyramid school of ar
chitecture, populated as it is
with buildings every one of
which requires massive
amounts of energy to be func
tional in summer or winter.”
He went on to explain that, sin
ce so much of the United
States is characterized by
buildings of the same type and
since the energy crisis has
raised questions about the
continuing viability of such
structures, he thought a cam
pus like St. Andrews offered a
fine place to experiment both
During a discussion of the
merits and de-merits of the
Selected Topics in Modern
Science program, Earle
Roberts brought down the
house by diplomatically
saying “it is presented in the
most palatable form that a
liberal arts college can
manage.” Another area of
discussion was the presiden
tial profile Peat, Marwick has
been using as a basis for its
evaluations. Adopted in
December, 1974, the profile
according to Dean of the
College Victor Arnold, was a
composite of the profiles
drawn up during the Fall
Term by the student and
faculty advisory committees;
“it incorporates the basic
opinions of both without
sacrificing too much of
either.”
The entire proceedings were
conducted with an air of op
timism that left most of the
audience substantially
satisfied with the route being
taken, an attitude best charac
terized by Nelson’s remark
that “we are ready to do,
quickly and expeditiously,
everything we can to bring a
new president to the college.”
with conservation attempts
and with methods of alter
native energy sources. To this
end the residence halls can
become living laboratories as
well as learning centers for
life in an energy-starved en
vironment.
REC will begin March 1, and
on the last day of every month
the efforts of each dormitory
will be evaluated and rankings
established. At the end of the
term the winning hall will be
determined. Currently all the
ramifications of such a contest
are not clear, but Dean Mc
Nair, when asked about the
housing role in this, stated
that every assistance would be
rendered although any plans
to connect wind-mills or solar
energy devices to dormitory
appliances would require
maintenance approval.
However, he went on to ex
press his support for the com
petition and the whole-hearted
backing of his office. In
vestigations are now un
derway to ascertain the
feasibility of metering each
dorm, and if this is possible
then the contest will be
decided on the exact use of
kilowatts per dorm; other
wise, estimates based on the
plans and practices of each
hall will be used to make
decisions.
PRESIDENTIAL PROFILE
St Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, N.C.
The PijBsident of St. Andrews Presbyterito College should em
body thtose characteristics associated with leadership in a con
temporary, Christian academic environment, and be com
mitted to the formulation of innovative and contemporary
programs which seek to meet the needs of students living in a
constantly changing world.
He or she should :
Hold an advanced earned degree in an academic area or
present equivalent credentials.
Have demonstrated clearly by prior performance the
ability to organize, plan and implement programs through
the proper exercise of authority and delegation of auth
ority to a competent team of administrators.
Be sensitive to the opportunities, problems and trends
existing in higher education while understanding the
traditions and history of colleges and universities.
Be deeply committed to the Christian faith and exhibit
living demonstration of those principles upon which that
faith is founded.
Be thoroughly familiar with the Presbyterian Church in the
United States and with the polity of that denomination
and be able to operate comfortably and effectively within
its framework.
Enjoy good health, vigor and maturity which give promise
to a sustained period of leadership. (Age from 40-55 pre
ferred but not required under special circumstances.)
Possess personal qualities which enable the projection of
ideas and commitments with warmth and dignity.
Understand the necessity of and be able to maintain two-
way communication between various constitutencies in
cluding students, faculty, staff, trustees, and alumni, don
ors, church officials and other colleges.
Have the qualities of charisma, enthusiasm and salesman
ship to elicit support from donors, patrons of foundations
and friends of the college.
Display the kind of openness, forthrightness and intergrity
required to create in the minds of all alumni and other
constituencies the image of a leader and spokesman for the
college whom they respect as their leader.
REC To Begin
March 1