the lance
5/12/1977
Security Letter
security office window and
across the lawn to Mecklenb
urg Dorm. There was no
security officer available
when the students being
i chased were seeking help.
[There was no security officer
[ around when the fight was in
progress or when Bill was
taken to the Health Center.
Finally after three calls by
i students on the security radio,
an officer did arrive in time to
hold the doors for the amb
ulance attendants. This is not
to cast any aspersion on the in
dividual security officers,
they each perform to their
best ability, but when one man
; has to patrol as large an area
us this campus, and there is no
one to man the base station or
I dispatch him, when the comm
unication system is so
haphazard that 90% of the
time you can’t call home let
alone call security, certain
inconveniences like being
stabbed or having your $300
bicycle or stereo stolen will
have to be tolerated.
Over the past week and a
half, numerous thefts,
predominantly bicycles, have
occurred; some have been
stopped in process but most
have not. There have been an
unusual number of
unauthorized off-campus
vehicles cruising the campus
lately. The vehicle involved in
the stabbing has been seen on
campus again and the news
that of the four involved only
one was charged ( and he is
1 out on $300 bail) is not a
I thought to inspire a feeling of
-safety. Three students were
I harassed and threatened and
then chased by six young inen
in a car, while walking to the
i Holiday Inn for dinner Saturd
ay evening. I am not trying to
scare you, nor am I making
these things up. I simply men
tion them as matters of fact
for your information.
Remember that we have
been assured that “things are
being done,” and that “next
year these problems will not
exist.” I hope these bring you
some comfort, indeed I am
sure that the serious deficienc-
es in both Health and Security
Services are well on their way
to correction, if that is any
comfort to you. The point is,
however, that these problems
aren’t new, they didn’t just
come up, they have been
problems a long time. Why did
someone have to be seriously
injured to finally wake people
ip? It is only by the greatest
streak of luck that someon
hasn’t died because of glaring
irresponsibility and almost
criminal negligence with
which these departments have
been handled. I personally
know three people who, had
they been solely dependent on
the services of security or the
Health Center would be dead,
jut just ill, dead today. This is
SERIOUS, people. Let your
voices be heard. We are all
partially to blame for
tolerating such rampant
mismanagement in the first
place.
This being exam week, no
one has time for crusades,
least of all me; but we are
dealing with matters of grave
urgency. Life and death are
serious business, they deserve
some attention. Let the people
in the administration know
how you feel, they ’U listen, but
they can’t read your mind.
You have to let them know.
PLEASE?
Walter Mark Six
President, Mecklenburg
Dorm
BASEBALL
Getting Better By The Year
It has been said by many
that St. Andrews baseball is
■not what it should be. If you
nk that, then you should be
: thankful you weren’t a
^baseball fan two years ago
when the baseball team
folded. Last year was better
Kthan that with three wins and
s year was even better with
six wins, four being in the con
ference. Come on fans, lets be
[optimistic. St. Andrews is
looking forward to at least
four propsects next year, an
outfielder, pitcher, catdier,
and a third baseman.
There were really no strong
lints to write home about but
;there wasn’t anything to cry
bout either. John Ferrell and
hur Bowman led the team
ost of the way this year.
,, John Ferrell lead the team at
lll 'the plate with two homeruns,
nineteen RBI’s, and six
doubles. John also hosted a
batting average of .392.
owman contributed strongly
th his batting average of
i298. Arthur also led the team
th eighteen stolen bases. Ar
thur had six doubles and two
pies. Rick Scott, one of the
many freshmen standouts,
iven RBI’s, four doubles and
j,*as tied with Ferrell and Pitt-
r .l^man having five stolen bases.
.^^Rlck’s batting average was
•275. Butch Keller also con
tributed at the plate with nine
RBI’s and a batting average of
•265. Rick Bland had a good
year at the plate with a batting
average of .246 wifli two
doubles and two triples.
Bland’s speed also led to four
stolen bases. Tom Stoecker,
who carried a great deal of the
weight on the mound, also
filled the designated hitter
spot most of the year.
Stoecker had a batting
average of .243 and one
homerun. Duane Dosal and
Tom provided hits when
necessary with six and seven
RBI’s respectively.
Let’s not forget that fearless
freshman Jim Worley, who’s
arm (and grin) pitched fifteen
games and a total of sixty-six
and two-thirds innings.
Worley was credited with
three wins. Jim plans to work
hard this summer and “come
back strong.” Tom Stoecker
collected two wins. Craig
Withrow was credited with
one win but little else. Craig’s
enthusiasm was a big boost to
the team throughout the
season. Jon Barber and
senior, Richard (Goat)
Massey also had strong in
fluence on the S. A. hurlers.
Behind the plate, freshman
“Bo” Pittman added perhaps
the biggest boost to the S. A.
ball club. Bo’s accurate arm
was credited with throwing
out at least ten would-be
stealers. Bo had many bruises
to show for his fine defensive
play behind the plate. Bo was
held by Rick Gamble who
started in the outfield. John
Ferrell and Butch Keller
should not be forgotten for
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Let’s Keep
Curtis
To the Editor:
“St. Andrews Presbyterian
College is a four-year. Co
educational, liberal arts
college. It was established in
1958 by the Presbyterian
Synod of North Carolina as an
affirmation of the continuing
relevance in higher education
c(f the Christian concern for
truth, justice and personal
worth. Founded as a response
to contemporary problems in
society and higher education,
the college is committed to
the formulation of innovative
and conte mporary programs
which seek to meet the needs
of students living in a con
stantly changing world. Firm
ly rooted in the liberating
challenge of a liberal arts
curriculum, the programs are
designed to encourage the
development in the individual
of skills and sensitivities app
licable to the world beyond
the classroom.”
The above quote is taken
from the St. Andrews catalog,
and yet I have a great deal of
difficulty, as a graduating
senior, in believing all that it
states. My doubts basically
arise from the departure of
one of our finest teachers,
Raymraid Curtis.
Dr. Curtis is one of the few
professors innovative enough
to teach his senior SAS class
how to cope with the “real
world” ... the life one is
thrust into upon graduation
where we become active
members of society, no longer
harbored in the umbilical-like
security of St. Andrews
College.
In his SAS class, a very
popular course that became
too quickly filled. Dr. Curtis
taught necessary things like
how to take out loan^ how to
fill out resumes, how to buy a
used car, how to read and un
derstand the fine print in ren
tal contracts, and how to
pertinently fill out job appli
cations. Dr. Curtis is m-
tCrested enough in his stu
dents and how they are after
cojjege, that he took the trou
ble" to invite two men from
LOF Glass to come to his
class and pose an interview
session as they would in an
Actual job application, show
ing students exactly what
they will be up against when
Remembering A Friend
Tuesday night 50 or so of
Jeanette McClelland’s friends
got together in Wilmington
Hall to remember her in a
mingling of tears and
laughter.
Jeanette, who graduated
from St. Andrews a few years
ago, and was employed in
Alexandria, Virginia, was
found murdered there last
Thursday. She was 24.
While at St. Andrews,
Jeanette distinguished herself
as a writer. We tend to think
of her as a poet, but her
works ran over into prose as
well, and she was a valued
contributor to THE LANCE.
She was a leader with “Ihe
Cairn”, had a collection of her
writing published as an Alan
Bunn Memorial Chapbook,
and was published in a
variety of otoer magazines as
well.
Jeanette McClelland was
more than a writer, though.
She was a fascinating person
and a friend of all who knew
her. Many of those who
gathered to mourn Tuesday
had enjoyed a visit with her a
week earlier when she had
come down for Alumni Day.
Her death was a senseless
evait, and we are all the
poorer for her lo^ss. As Dean
Crossley remarked at the
memorial Tuesday night,
memory is a fragile thing, but
surely Jeanette McClelland’s
legacy will be an enduring
one in the hearts and minds of
the St. Andrews community.
hunting tor that important joD
after graduation.
Dr. Curtis is known
throughouut the student body
for always having time to
help with a problem, whether
it be academic or personal,
and this is an extremely imp
ortant attribute for any
professor and too often
lacking in many of the
teachers on campus.
St. Andrews is correctly
concerned with the Christian
concern for truth, but it would
seem that in this matter of
letting Dr. Curtis go, double-
talk has replaced truth. We,
the students of St. Andrews,
need to know the truth as to
why Dr. Curtis, a teacher who
motivates learning and inter
est in all aspects of his
teaching, will not be with us
next year for the many
students looking forward to
taking courses with him as
their leader. There are so
many teachers that do not try
to motivate or stimulate the
student due to their tenure
security, that should leave the
campus prior to Dr. Curtis,
that we fail to understand this
move on the part of the adm
inistration.
Since St. Andrews is ready
and willing to admit we live in
a rapidly changing world, and
that innovative and conte
mporary ideas are necessary
in order to keep pace in such
an environment, perhaps St.
Andrews is also willing to
reconsider Dr. Curtis as a
valuable and deeply sought
after member of the 1977-78
staff, that is ... if they
believe in their own words.
John Copeland
PIRG Elects New Officers
The St. Andrews chapter of
The North Carolina Public In
terest Research Group
(PIRG) ended up the year
last week with a trip to the
State Legislature and the
election of new officers.
Outgoing chairman
Elizabeth Scott, new
treasurer Knight Chamber-
lain and John Patton traveled
to Raleigh May 4 to testiiy
before a legislative committ
ee in favor of a biU which
would ban non-returnable
beverage containers.
Earlier in the week officers
were elected for 1977-1978.
Chosen as the group’s
representative to the State
PIRG board was David Swan-
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CETA Aides Irresponsible
Dear Editor:
Rumor has it that Maria is
taking over management of
Highlands/Rehabilitation dor-
m. As a handicapped student
that doesn’t have to live
there, but is well aware of
what poor management and
impossible conditions have
arisen around there this year,
and particularly this
semester, I find this very
refreshing news.
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Ceta people were hired to
aUeviate conditions, but when
they first run a bath and then
open the door to place the
handicapped person in, thus
allowing all the water to flow
on the floor, because they’re
totally untrained in handicap
ped bathrooms, one is not inc
lined to think anything has
been alleviated.
And when Ceta people are
allowed to drive the highly
coveted handicapped van,
without members of the
school staff aboard, have a
driving problem that throws a
fellow Ceta worker on the
floor making St. Andrews
responsible, when it never
should have been tolerated . .
. one doesn’t believe any con
ditions are being alleviated by
there presence. But perhaps
their drinking in the parking
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