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THE LANCE
A Weekly Journal of News and Events At St, Andrews Presbyterian College
iVOLUME 16
LAURINBURG, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY^APRIL^8jJ9??
NUMBER 20
Tilhon Slides
By Thompson
BY STEVEN J. KUNKLE,
STAFF WRITER
Elections for 23 positions in
student offices took place last
Thursday, April 21. Following
are the numerical counts as
received from Stuart Swain,
Chairman of the Elec
tions Board.
For the office of Student
Association President, Lin
Thompson received 143 votes.
Celeste Tillson 133, David
Strasburger 90, and there
were two write-ins. The run
off between Thompson and
Tilson took place Tuesday,
April 26, and the official
results conclude that Celeste
Tillson is the President for the
1977-78 academic year; Tillson
had 182 votes, and Thompson
had 179 votes.
Student Association Vice
President will be Bob Haley,
who ran unopposed and
received 313 votes, with 9
votes for write«ins.
The new Secretary will be
Cindy Jenkins, who received
206 votes. Her opponent,
Joanie Reback, had 157 votes,
and there were no write«ins.
For the office of Treasurer,
Brent BystryzM won with 197
votes, and his opponent. Bill
Moseley, followed with 166
votes. There was only one
writer.
The new Attorney General
will be J. C. Clarke, who ran
unopposed and received 303
votes. There were 20 votes for
write«ins.
Ed Wilson captured the
Presidency of the College
Union Board (CUB) with 202
votes, with his opponent, Jim
Bumgardner, having 168
votes. There was only one
write-in.
The CUB Vice Presidency
went to Shannon Huff, who
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Values And Expectations In
icience And Technology
The first two lectures in the
jsympoisum Values and Ex-
ipectations in Science and
|Technology were given on
I Wednesday, April 27.
Dr. George Hitchings, scien
tist emeritus and vice-
president research (ret.).
Burroughs Wellcome Co.,
[spoke in Avinger at 11:30 a.m.
on “The Importance of
Irrelevance in Science and
Technology”. He began his
talk by pointing out how our
educational system is
changing, beginning in the
elementary grades, and is
shifting towards only teaching
things that appear to be im
mediately relevant. An exam
ple he gave was that of not
I teaching grammar in the
^ schools the way, or as much
las, it used to be taught. He
II said the emphasis now is on
teaching verbal, not written
communication. So you find
sentences in published papers
you would have gotten an ‘F’
for writing in junior high
! school. Dr. Hitchings went on
‘to discuss the fact that a
discovery which seems in
significant in one field, may
really be important when ap
plied in other areas, although
some might consider the area
of original investigation to be
irrelevant to the area where
the application is utilized. He
proposed that each research
grant or contract should have
some time “built into it” for
the researcher to “tinker
(continued on page 2)
Robert Payton
principal speaker president
of theExxon Foundation
Professors
Receive
Grades
Steven J. Kunkle
and Joey Sherr
This past Friday and Satur
day students were asked to
grade their professors and ad
ministrators on a question
naire sponsored by the LAN
CE.
This grading was done so
that students could give their
evaluations of professors and
administrators, and to make
their preferences known.
During the course of this
project, many students
remarked that this was a very
good idea and should be con
tinued; few negative reac
tions were observed.
Students were instructed to
grade on the current standard
letter grade system at St. An
drews, and use whatever
relevant factors they deemed
appropriate. The results were
then recorded as a grade
(continued on page 3)
Amended Schedule For Friday
The Science Building Dedication on Friday, April 29, 1977,
will necessitate an abbreviated class schedule for that day.
“No classes will be cancelled”. The following schedule has
been adopted by the Faculty Executive Committee and wUl be-
followed on April 29.
Normal Schedule Adjusted Schedule for April 29
8:30- 9:20 8:30- 9:10
9:30-10:00 9:20-10:00
10:30-11:20 1:*^
11:30-12:20 1 = ^ 2:30
12:30- 1:20 2:40- 3:20
1:30- 2:20 3:30- 4:10
2:30- 3:20
.4:20- 5:00
This
Week
3:30- 4:20
THURSDAY, APRIL 28: Values and Expectations in Science
and Technology-Panel Discussion: In Resjwnse to Earlier
Papers-Guest Panelist, Dr. Donald Huisingh, professor,
Division of University Studies, N.C. State University-8 p.m.-LA
100
THURSDAY, APRIL 28-FRIDAY, APRIL 29: Student Art
Show-Vardell Gallery
THURSDAY, APRIL 28: Translation Festival - 7:30 p.m.
Wilmington Lounge - Geffert and Neylans
THURSDAY APRIL 28: Co-ed Volleyball Play-offs
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 - SUNDAY, MAY 1: Canterbury Tales -
FRIDAY, APRIL 29: Dedication of Morgan-Jones Science Cen
ter and John Blue Laboratory-Robert L. Payton, President,
EXXON Education Foundation-10:30 a.m. - Lakeside, Science
Center.
Science Center
To Be Dedicated
The Board of Trustees
of
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
cordially invites you to the
Dedication
of
The Morgan-Jones Science Center
and
The John Blue Laboratory
on the St. Andrews Campus at lakeside
Friday morning, April the twenty-ninth
Nineteen hundred and seventy-seven
at half past ten o’clock
BY STEVE LOWERY,
STAFF WRITER
The dedication of the
Morgan-Jones Science Center
and the John Blue Laboratory
will be witnessed by hundreds
Friday morning at 10:30.
Students, alumni, professors,
and guests will be on hand to
observe the dedication of the
building, which is named af
ter the late Edwin Morgan of
Laurel Hill and Halbert M.
Jones of Laurinburg.
Morgan and Jones were
both instrumental in the for
mation of St. Andrews, and
had also been trustees of
Flora Macdonald College.
Morgan was president of
Morgan Mills, which is now
headed by his son, James L.
Morgan, a trustee of the
college and chairman of the
trustees’ investments com
mittee. ^
Jones is chairman of
Waverly Mills, for many
years was chairman of the St.
Andrews trustees’ building
committee and now heads the
development committee. His
service to Flora Macdonald
also included a period as
president of that college.
The Morgan and Jones
names were further linked in
Scotland Mills and n the
Morgan-Jones line of finished
textile goods.
Blue was a native of Laurin
burg, who became owner and
president of the John Blue
Company, originated by his
father, manufacturing
specialized agricultural
equipment. Blue himself was
the developer of a number of
The laboratory, the student
work area, wUl be named af
ter John Blue, a once
prominent member of the
Laurinburg community and
president of the John Blue
Company.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29: Values and Expectatirais in Science and
Technology-The Honmorable James G. Martin, U.S. House of
Representatives-The Interaction of Science and Government,
and the Intact on Liberal Educationm-and a panel of SA alum
ni and students-2:30 p.m.-Avinger
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 - SUNDAY MAY 1: Canterbury Tales-
LA Auditorium 8
LA Auditorium - 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30: Wheelchair Olympics-Registration
8:30 a.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30: Baseball Doubleheader-Home-Against
N.C. Wesleyan-1 p.m. Last Game of the Season!
SATURDAY, APRIL 30: Track-DIAC Meet
TUESDAY, MAY 3: Women’s Tennis-Home-Against Sandhills
Community CoUege-2 p.m.