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The Lance ^ Lin Thompson Editor Michael Greene Managing Editor Shekh Jagne Asst. Editor/Business Mark Powell Advertising Manager Billy Howard Photo Coordinator Dr. WJ Loftus Advisor Printing by the Laurinburg Exchange Company POLITICS . . . Political years always seem to see St. An drews people involved in the goings-on. This year has been no exception. In the Democratic primary for governor August 17, St. An drews benefactor Ed O’Herron (he built the indoor pool) ran second to Lt. Gover nor Jim Hunt. Since he’s wor th $22 million, O’Herron’s $628,000 campaign bill was mere chickenfeed. Hardest hit by defeat was the number three finisher, George Wood. Father of SA grad Natt Wood, Wood ^ent $998,000 of his own money; he listed his net worth at $1.7 million...Lillian Woo, the 1975 graduation speaker at SA, has forced State Auditor Henry Bridges into a runoff, his first since being elected in 1948...Locally, math professor Bill Morgan is in a runoff for reelection to the county com missioners. Morgan finished six votes ahead of challenger Laroy Marks. AH you Democrats hustle up the vote for our man September 14...Keeping local politics honest is Elections Board hon cho Donald Barnes, on SA chemistry professor. OTHER KINDS OF POLITICS...Displaced by the relocation of the Devetopment office in the LA Building, Ar- chaelogy professor David McLean drove a hard bargain, not only does he get a new of fice in the Science Building, he gets a museum room and a storage room for miscellaneous artifacts. Professors getting ready to renegotiate contracts should consider retaining McLean as a consultant. Alterations Underway In SAS Program EDITORIAL Fledgling Traditions Worth Keeping As the new year gets under way, there are a number of in stitutions under scrutiny as a consequence of the long range planning study done over the course of the summer. We have been scrutinizing a few ourselves, and have a few in mind which look to be in danger of dying away or at best being sadly neglected. 1. High Tables. TTiese gatherings over dinner were begun by former Dean of Students Malcolm Doubles, who imported them from his days at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. They were generally well received during the time the Dean was here to encourage them; it would be well to keep them going as much as a tribute to Doubles and his mark on St. An drews as for the social value they have. 2. Dinners in the dorms. These were a sort of Son of High Table, on a more frequent and regular basis. They were most often employed in Granville, where they were prized as a means of getting the dorm together and keeping the feeling of clo.seness the members have enjoyed over the years in spite of their peregrinations about the campus. Some sort of problem arose last year and the price was raised to a rather prohibitive level; it would be good for there to be negotiations to see if the practice could not be restored, perhaps with a supplemental appropriation from the Cabinet or the Senate to offset the in creased cost. 3. Town Meetings. These were the brainchildren of a group of last year’s seniors and were lost in the mass of meetings on the Smith tenure case. Their intent was to provide a forum for the discussion of issues of importance to the students and the college, and it was a well-conceived idea. For new group to assume the aegis for these would be a salutary contribution to the climate of public discussion at St. Andrews. 4. Presidential meetings. This is one that never got off the ground. The President offered to meet on a scheduled basis with the Cabinet or the Senate or both shortly after he got here. No action was ever taken by either body to indicate they were interested, if indeed they were at all. Still, the idea has merit, and deserves to be put into effect if th President is willing, but rather as a public forum in which the entire college community could participate. The beauty of these things is that they can produce good results without costing much. We hope that the St. Andrews community will take a look at keeping them going. Between The Lines A five point effort to restructure the St. Andrews Studies pr(^ram will bring about a major increase in student participation in the direction of the three year core course, under a plan devised this summer by newly appointed SAS director Neal Bushoven. Under the plan, the SAS program will be directed by a Steering Committee, to be composed of seven students and eight faculty members. The faculty members will be the six SAS chairmen (one for each term of the SAS program), one at-large faculty member of the faculty with no assigned duties, and Bushoven. In addition to ser ving as members of the Steering Committee, the students will serve as the en tire membership of the SAS Evaluation Committee, charged with responsibility for monitoring the per formance of the program in achieving its stated goals. Bushoven, a professor of politics, was chosen in mid summer to replace Ron Crossley, who was appointed last spring to become Dean of the College. Crossley suc ceeded Victor C. ArnoU, who is currently serving as an academic consultant to the administration. In his August 13 report to the faculty on the state of the SAS program, Bushoven set forth five goals for the short term operation of the program. These goals, in ad dition to calling for more student involvement in the program, would bring about: 1. Establishment of a three stage preocess of decision making (planning, im plementation, and evaluation) for all levels of the SAS con cept, from modules, tutorials Cannon Following Cannon by a week will be Duke University professor Wallace Fowlie. World renowned for his tran slations of the French poets Jean Cocteau and Arthur Rimbaud, Fowlie’s most recent work in print is a collection of his correspon dence with author Henry Maier published by the Grove Press. At 7:30 p.m. on Sep tember 15, Fowlie will discuss “New Views of Marcel Proust” in Granville Hall September 22 will feature the works of poet Anne Deagon, who read ^t St. An drews for the first time last spring. Appearing on the 29th will be author Lewis Leary, who will discuss .“Mark Twain’s Sell-Out.” Both even ts wfll take place in Granville Hall at 7:30p.m. The Writers Reading program will double as the first four events in the Whet Wednesday series, a weekly forum held by members of Granville Dorm under the direction of Neal Bushoven. Things The Lance Can Do For You (Continued from Page 1) sis of the coming week’s ac tivities. Your event can be listed there if you’ll let us know the facts. Contact Ed and seminars total program. on up to the 2. Sponsoring a varietyy of regular programs of educational interest to the college community along the lines of the Common Ex perience programs of the last two years. 3. Raising fectiveness program. the of overall ef- the SAS 4. Increasing the familiarity of each member of the SAS faculty with all aspects of the program to improve their in dividuals teaching per formances. (For example, seeking out those members receiving high student evaluations as a resource in strengthening courses getting lower ratings). The Bushoven report went on to indicate those areas in the 100, 200, and 400 levels of the program which are in need of improvement. SAS 200-201, the Sophomore Disciplinary Studies, came in for the most criticism for not receiviing the full efforts of its team members. “A great deal of student unhappiness with SDA,” the report noted, “and their concommitant reduction in effort might be a response to their sense ot the depth of the faculty com mitment and effort. We may be putting SDS too far down our list of teaching priorities and relying too much on “winging it” to encourage a vigorous student interest”. Bushoven told THE LANCE that so far progress in reaching his goals has been good and that faculty respon ses has been positive. Signs of unrest have been spotted among members of the SAS faculty, however, over what one called “the authoritarian tone” of Bushoven has loosed since the constant flow of memoranda assuming his past, and his tendency to gauge everything in terms of statistics, without considering the “unmeasurable human elements” of teaching. Whether or not the two points of view wQl come into public conflict remains to be seen. NOW PLAYING 8TERE0-j|inn40initi ALL S£/ITS daily 3-S-7-9 SAT.-SUN. 1-3-5-7.9 LATE FLVCK SAT. PAM GREER “THE ARENA”.R ADVANCE TICKETS Sl.OO AT DOOR 276-2244 DOWNTOWN UUHttinG NOW PLAYING DAILY 7&9P.M EVERYDAY Nealy in 321 Mecklenburg. The same deadlines as for classifieds apply. EVENT COVERAGE. Want a reporter at your event? Con tact Managing Editor Michael Greene in 324 Mecklenburg as far in advance as possible. NED'S WHOLESALE BEVERAGES 1019 S. MAIN ST. We Have The Best Prices In Town On Beer And Wine - Stop By And See For Yourself an EXXON DEALER "We Sell For Less!"
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