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■' St. Andrews Presbyterian Colleg,
VOLUME 17. NUMBER 8 ,
__ LAURINBURG. north CAROLINA
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CIRCULATING ON CAMPUS FOLLOWING STORMY MEETING
Much Support For Effort Claimed
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CT. ANDREWS’ CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, left toright: (Back row) Dean Ruff, Jim SomerviUe,
Gary R^ey, Bob Pelon, Tom Asch. (Front row) Bill Langford, Mark Anderson, Jay Mitchell, Ed
bomerviUe and Bill Brennan. Not pictured is Curtis WaU. (Rioto by Mike Snider)
Cross Country Ends Season
The St. Andrews Cross Country team started off this year’
season with a vision. That vision was one of a series of wins,;
large and enthusiastic team, several shattered records, and
eventually a trophy . . . THE trophy. This past Saturday, after
a whole season of wins, shattered records, and enthusiastic
participation, eleven men crossed the finish line despite heat
and humidity to make their dream come true. There before
them was the trophy, and with the assurance that it would bear
the name of St. Andrews College once again they gave
themselves up to the kind of celebration that conference
champions deserve. We won.
Garry Ramey, the Secret Weapon, crossed the finish line
iret for St. Andrews with a time of 26:55, only five seconds
“I his previous record of 26:50. Garry has consistently
oeen the number one man for St. Andrews and has broKen
wuree records not only here at home, but also at Elon and
ethodist. His terrific speed and endurance have been one of
e cornerstones of the toughest cross country team ever
assembled at St. Andrews. Garry’s first place wins him the
title of All-Conference runner.
across the line next for St. Andrews was captain Bob
e Lon” Pelon with an excellent time of 28:02 and third
P ace in the meet. Bob, a master of mental preparation, was
psyched for his last meet as a member of the Knights. His
eermination paid off with his second All-Conference title,
i th* '^®^cation and enthusiasm have played an essential part
e making of a great team, and he will be sorely missed in
the seasons to come.
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Kennedy Assassination
To Be Examined:
Was There More Than
One Person?
Daniel E. O’Toole will be
on campus Tuesday,
November 15, to present a
program entitled “The
Assassination of John F.
Kennedy: The Facts Re
examined. The program will
be presented at 7:00 p.m. in
the main lounge of
Mecklenburg Hall.
O’Toole, the National
Director of the Youth Federal
Union, is a law student at
Wake Forest University, who
has done several years of
research into the 1963 slaying
of the President in Dallas. He
will be showing a registered
print of the Famous Zapruder
film of the assassination that
has figured so prominently
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BY STEVE NEWTON
THE LANCE has learned
that there has been since
yesterday, a circulating
petition among the student
body, calling for the im
mediate resignation of
College Union Board
Chairman Ed Wilson and
Vice-chairman Shannon Huff,
as well as a complete
reorganization of the Board
by the Student Associatior
Senate. The petition, which, if
has been reported by reliablt
sources, garnered close to one
hundred signatures on the
first day it surfaced, seems to
have been sparked by an
attempt by the C.U.B. to cut
its Film series in half at its
Tuesday evening meeting,
and has been actively
promoted by the Social
Chairmen of Mecklenburg
and Winston-Salem Halls, as
well as a number of Senators.
Classic War Film
To Be Shown
Sunday night’s film, falling
two days after the 59th an
niversary of the end of World
War I, is the most famous
motion picture ever made
about that war, “All Quiet On
The Western Front.” Based
on the anti-war novel by Eric
Remarque, “All Quiet”
stands as a monumental
indictment of the folly of
armed conflict and stars Lew
Ayres. It will be preceded by
a short CBS documentary
entitled “turn of the Cen
tury,” which uses rare, pre-
1914 fihn footage to set the
stage for the war-and the
film. The program begins at 7
p.m. Sunday in Avinger
Auditorium. Admission is 25
cents.
PHOTO SESSIONS
END TOMORROW
Tomorrow is the last day to
have group pictures taken for
the 1977-78 Lamp and Shield.
This year you have a chance
to see the photo for real in a
yearbook, so don’t miss the
opportunity. Details are
posted outside the cafeteria.
The motion to cut the films
was made by College
Christian Council
Representative Curtis
Leonard, after a budget
report had informed the
Board that it was in serious
financial difficulty. A general
debate enused, without the
presence of Film Series
Chairman Lin Thompson,
during which a number of
charges against the movies
were made. It was alleged by
several members that the
series had already spent
$3,600 from a $3,000 budget
and that only an average of 25
people were attending each
movie.
Before the motion came to a
vote, Mecklenburg Social
Chairman Jim Cresimore
demanded that the Board at
least hear a rebuttal from
Thompson before the decision
was made. “It’s the most
ridiculous thing I’ve ever
seen,” Cresimore told THE
LANCE. “Here we were,
ready to virtually eradicate a
$3000 program without even
allowing its coordinator to
speak.”
Thompson, who is just over
a week’s bout with a cold, had
elected to skip the CUB’s
dinner meeting as, he later
told THE LANCE, he’d not
been feeling “up to par” and
planned to retire early
Tuesday evening. Summoned
from his dinner to the
meeting in the President’s
Dining Room he opened to
refute the charges made
against his series. He ex
plained that there had been
an average of 70 people at
tending each film, and that,
contrary to earlier con
tentions, he had spent only
about $1,000 of his budget. “I
couldn’t really say exactly
how much had been spent,”
said Thompson, “because I’ve
only received one incomplete
print-out from the Board. As
for charges of overspending
my budget — that’s
ridiculous. I’ve committed us
to $3,400 worth of movies
which I pay for one at a time,
as they are shown. And I
thought I had made it clear
that the twenty-five cent
admission fee would cover the
costs in excess of the $3000 I
was allotted.” He further
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THURSDAY - Volleyball: NCDIAW Tournament in Raleigh,
November 10-12.
FRIDAY - Career and Personal Counseling Center: Lifes les
and Life-Planning, 3:30 p.m.
SUNDAY - Movie: “All Quiet on the Western Front”, with
Lew Ayres (1930). Based on the novel by Erich Remarque, the
most powerful and accalimed anti-war film of all time. 7 p.m. in
Avinger, 25 cents.
MONDAY - Monday Night Art Series Presents:
Elsworth and Lee Kesselmen Recital. 8:00 p.m., Vardell.
TUESDAY - Dames Meeting. 8:00 p.m., Vafdell.
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WEDNESDAY - CCC: Worship Service, 6:15 p.m. Orange
Lounge; The Women’s Series Presents: “Our Bodies and
Ourselves” with speakers Maxine McNeill and Cheri Miller. An
indepth discussion on various medical concerns of women today
including birth control, cancer, and others. 7:00 p.m.. King’s
Mountain Lounge. All are welcome and urged to attend.
Happening In November:L Vardell GaUery - Bronze And
Aluminum Sculpture By Anne Woodson Until November 24th.
Children’s Theatre: Bedouin Folktales Directed By Jim
Bumgardner.