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Getting The Job
Done
Eight years ago the Student Government set out to revise the
Constitutirai of 1963. It turned out to be a laig row to hoe as sec
tions were written and sent around to everyone who had to ap
prove it before it could be presented to the students-the Senate,
the Cabinet, the Student Life Committee, and the faculty. The
problem was that everyone insisted cai tacking on alterations
and amendments, which then had to be sent around and re^-
proved and re-amended. The long-term result was an ever-
expanding mountain of bits and pieces of constitutions floating
about aimlessly. No one was ever able to tell for sure, but a
reasonable enough estimate put out recently held there to be
twenty-one versions running around loose.
All of which contributed mightily to the chaotic elections that
have for the past few years been as certain as hay fever when
spring rolled around. This week the situation became in
tolerable, the government acted decisively, and was able to
produce the long-awaited document.
The new constitution is a good one. It will work. The various
sections of the government have shown that they can work
together if they so desire and have produced a durable text
with whidi to run the Student Associatiwi. Directly the con
stitution will be posted for student and faculty examination. We
urge both to pass it. What St. Andrews needs is a good five year
constitution, and this is it.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10,1975
Letters: In Defense of
Apathy,Sadness
Gertrude Replies
Dear Sir:
I am very sorry I died
before your Gertrude Stein
Festival as I would most cer
tainly have enjoyed it, yest I
I am very sorry I died
before your Gertrude Stein
Festival as I would most cs'-
tainly have enjoyed it, yes I
would, if I can trust all the
things I have been reading
about it. Such lovely
dialogues, and poems, my
what a poem! And who is
Chris Taylor? and who is Skip
Taylw? And is Chris Taylor
really Skip Taylor? And is
Skip really Chris? And are
they both really Neal
Bushovai? And I am cer
tainly “not” a common ex
perience.
Sincere Good Wishes,
Gertrude Stein
Dear Sir:
I would like to respond to
the editorial of 3 April titled
“St. Andrews Students: Ho
Hum.” Once again, it seems,
the editors have deemed it
necessary to deride the
student body for their alleged
apathy, this time in the ar^
of student government. This
is probably the sixteenth
editorial this year on apathy
(being Vol. 14, No. 16), and
probably the sixteenth inef
fectual one. I think, therefore,
that a different approadi to
the problem is indicated.
First, we must observe that
many ^udents at St. Andrews
have dedicated themselves to
a wide variety of pursuits,
both academic and ex
tracurricular. These students
should not be scolded for their
non-involvement in student
government, just as those in
volved in student government
should not be chided for
their lack of interest in, for
example, chemistry. These
are matters of personal
preference and lie within the
realm of individual freedom.
Second, it seems unlikely
that the apathetic student will
respond to repeated attempts
by the editori^ staff to arouse
his guilt feelings. Even if he
does, he will probably
respond in a half-hearted
way, for he is not motivated
positively by his interest or
the desire to do good works,
but rather by his negative
guilt feelings. In fact,
frequent chidings for apathy
are likely to negatively rein
force the student’s attitudes
toward his inactivity. We are
reminded that “you can lead
a whore to culture, but you
can’t make her think.”
I realize that lack of par
ticipation may frustrate those
who wish to organize ac
tivities; however, this
frustration is caused by the
short-sightedness of the
organizers. The student body
should not be held responsible
for living up to their over
expectations. Perhaps lack of
interest in certain activities
right be taken as a popular
mandate for their ter-
minatiMi. Perhaps other ac
tivities should be restructured
into less extensive forms.
Student participation is in
many ways a tacit indicator
of the usefulness of such
organizations.
In conclusion, I defend the
student’s ri^t to apathy; his
right to select his own goals. I
am tired of hearing about
apathy.
Thank You,
Michael Kahn
P.S.: I find it quite ironic that
the editorial on apathy ap
peared adjacent to an
editorial buttling Phil
Bradley for his extensive in-
volvemet in student govem-
ment.
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REVELATION, AN UN-
CONSaOUS CONFESSION,
OR A TOKEN OF
HYSTERICAL LOVE FOR
OUR HONORABLE-PRESID-
ENT«
My fellow students! I do not
know if you would call the
below^nentioned article a sur
prise, but you may be assured
that it has flabbergasted me
overwhelmingly. It was the
last piece of writing I had ever
expected to read in The Lance,
and I probably had never
thought of it being rumored on
the St. Andrews College Cam
pus.
In the last issue of The Lan
ce, Vol. 14 No. 16, Thursday
April 3, 1975, I read an in
triguing article by Lin Thom
pson. Entitled “Farewell
Phil,” Oiis article was un-
beUevable, embarrassing, and
disheartening. I wholehear
tedly lamented, although I
was not even thinking of
coming to this sdiool when the
present officers of our
(students’) government were
being voted into office. In this
article Mr. Thompson com
mented on President
Bradley’s efforts for en
couraging his fellow students
to participate in the
“democratic process.” I do
not consider this wrong as for
as democratic principles are
concerned, but what I do not
understand is a statement ut
tered by Phil Bradley which
Lin Thompson quoted, “Just
sign here, and I’ll fill in the of
fice for you.” For the inflating
interest and concern of the
student body may I ask the
concerned students to explain
the meaning of this quotation
in conjunction with
“democratic process"” This is
an important issue, and the
student body would appreciate
a prompt response to it.
Furth
Furthermore, Mr. Thom
pson’s same article broke my
heart and shattered my hopes
when I proceeded my reading
to his conclusion. He quoted a
petit dialoque between two
fellow students whidi follows:
Student A; “Are you run
ning"”
Student Z: “I don’t know,
Phil hasn’t toldme yet.”
Student A: “Well, if you do,
what’11 you run for"”
StudentZ: “I dm’tknow. He
hasn’t toldme that either.”
I have never been sure why
the students are apathetic
towards thdr government, yet
I have heard and thought of
many reasons. But could
nepotism, favoritism, or frien
dship be the basis of the
existing apathy" For sure
there is a motive, and one
could be convinced that if
“democratic process” has
been and is practically
utilized, there woiid not have
been any need for our
honorable ex-president to
demonstrate his ability to in
spire by begging his fellow
students to “just sign” and fill
in the offices they want. Only
an incompeteent and un
dependable student in a party-
free election (on campus)
would wait to be told by
another student if he should
run for an office, and if so
what office it should be. I do
not think any realistic and
organized human society wan-
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Over Satire
ts to nave a leader who is un-
doubtely incapable and in
competent of executing his of
fice responsibilities. Likewise,
the student body here does
not, I believe.
N. B. Corruption could
easily cause the loss of con
fidence, and if the
“revelation” in the above
dialogue is fit to be
catagorized under corruption,
then I may be right to state
that most of the students had
apathetic feeUngs towards our
government because of their
lack of confidence in the
government’s leaders which
was most probably due to one
form of corruption or the other
that took place sometime and
somewhere.
Therefore, my fellow
students, in view of all this
together with your admirable
consciousness, impatiality,
and immense conscience I am
absolutely convinced that you
have utilized a considerable
time in separating the sheep
from the goats; that you have
seriously contemplated and
eamestiy voted for the can
didates you strongly believe
are the most competent; and
that your votes and mine
would yield a new student
government that is different,
that is concerned, that is in-
dustorious and that truly
represents our interest. At the
time of electiOTis I hoped that
each and every Jack and Jill
knew that our votes were our
trust and investment and our
new government would be our
profit.
Now that elections are over
and a new government has
been formed, I extend my
heartiest felicitation and best
wishes for a successful term of
office to each elected can
didate. I also extend my hum
ble thanks and gratitude to
those students who were con
siderate enough to accord me
their votes. To the unfortunate
candidates I say, “Hail to you
all for your selfless struggle in
the interest of the student
body. Go forward, upward,
and onward and never turn
back, for one fine day you
would reach the highest
stars.”
Abdoulai B. Sosseh, Jr.
(Editor’s note-The article in
question was intended to be
satirical in nature.
During his years at St. An
drews Mr. Bradley has
worked long and hard to raise
the caliber of student govern
ment by enouraging students
he though well qualified to
seek office. Many tend to be
reluctant for a variety of
reasons, in response to which
Phil tries his best to persuade
them to enter the race for the
office he feels they would per
form well in Phil has also
acquired, in his term as
president, a reputation for a
hard-nosed approach to
things, and it was to this that I
referred in the “con
versation” between two
students. My article was an at
tempt to portray Phil’s ac
tivities and impending depar
ture in a humorous vein that
both his friends and detractors
as well would appreciate,
while not interpreting it
literally. For any other
anguish, fear, or loathing the
article caused, I apologize.
These remarks would ad
ditionally apply to the post
script of Mr. Kahn’s letter
whidi also appears on this
page.)
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