Self-nominations End;
Election Races Begin
The wild and sometimes
bizarre race for campus-wide
officer has gotten under way
full steam this week as the
number of candidates for
office proliferated daily, with
this credentials and appeal
running the full spectrum
from wide to non-existent.
Candidates have appeared
running both in the usual,
apparently disinterested,
manner of years past, and
actively pursuing the offices
nominated for.
To date the office of
President of the Student
Association seems to have
engendered the most par
ticipation, with a full slate of
five candidates now posted
for the office. The first officer
seekers’ name appeared last
Thursday when transfer Alvin
Haywood of Mecklenberg
appeared smiling on the front
window of the College Union,
and began to appear smiling
all over campus at about the
same time.
Aside from the normal
sweetness and light of a
Presidential nominee,
Haywood has been touting his
ability to work with other
people and his intention to
exert whatever efforts
necessary to unfreeze the
immobile Presidency of
recent years.
His first competition ap
peared late in the week with
the shifting of Junior and
Fellow Mecklenburger
Richard Durham from nm-
ning for Attorney General to
President. This game im
mediate rise to speculation
that the reputedly solid Meek
vote ^over 90% united in the
last Presidential elections)
might well be split by internal
political division.
But rumors of political
division began flying hot and
heavy in another direction, as
Tuesday morning, found
Granville with not two but
three aspirants for the highest
office available. First filing
was made by Junior John
Green, the current Vice-
President of Granville.
Rumors of Green’s candidacy
began to flow prior to the
weekend, and Green’s
campaign briefly appeared to
be catching on in many areas,
but encountered suddenly
rough going on Tuesday
morning when fellow Gran
ville residents Bill Brennan, a
junior, and Jeff Walker, a
sophomore, both had their
names posted.
The devleopments led most
observers to assume that
there was now a significant
split of opinion brewing as
well in the normally united
Granville-Wilmington block.
Looks like a real horse
commented one casual
reader at the self-nominations
board. “This is ridiculous ”
said another. ’
Meanwhile, outnumbered
only be Presidential can
didates, potential Vice-
Presidents began coming out
into the open last week until
four candiates has posted by
Wednesday morning. For
several days it seemed that
the post would go to the
winner of a one-on-one match
up between Sophomore Steve
Kimkle and Junior Randy
Dinkins. Viewed as another
horse race between the ex
perienced Kunkle and the
popular Dinkins.
Tuesday morning saw the
population explosion hit Veep,
also, however, as Junior
Debbie Kauffman and
Sophomore Vivian Bikulege
entered the lists. While
Coffman, an off-campus
resident, brings to mind no
immediate constituency, the
other three candidates seem
to have strong appeal in their
own home dormitories,
Kunkle in Granville, Dinkins
in Winston-Salem, and
Bukulege in Wilmington.
Speculations runs high that
both the Presidential and
Viq^Presidential races are
now essentially elimination
heats for inevitable run-offs.
Few if any are willing to go
out on a limb far enough to
call the winners.
.One race which certainly
won’t have to wait to be
decided by a run-off is that of
College Union Board
President. Sinc6 last Thur
sday the two contenders,
Craig Withrow and Scott
Robertson have apparently
scared off all other potential
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Surface Named
Jerry Surface, Admissions
Counselor and 75 Alunmus of
St. Andrews has been named
to replace Paul Baldasare
Assistant to the President,
THE LANCE has learned,
when Baldasace resigns the
post this summer to attend
law school.
“The job Jerry will actually
be doing,” President
Perkinson told THE LANCE,
“will be a little less involved
than what Paul has been
doing.” He noted that the
Synod Campaign was well
under way and that Surface
would continue to work part
time with the Admissions
office.
The President also com
mented that he did not expect
the job to continue on a
permanent basis, but that the
position had been extremely
valuable and had more than
justified itself in the early
stages of the Campaign.
THE
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Andrews Presbyterian
APR 25 1978
Coffeffi
LANCE
Weekly Journal Of TVeuis And Events
St, Andrews
Thursday, April 20, 1978
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Volume 17, Number 27
Four Honorary Doctorates
To Be Given Tomorrow
Dr. James L McCord
McCord
To Speak At
Convocation
Dr. James L McCord,
president of the Princeton
Theological Seminary and a
leader among world
Presbyterians, will come to
the campus of St. Andrews
Presbyterian College Friday
morning as the principal
speaker during the spring
honors convocation and
dedication.
He has titled his remarks
for this occasion “A Calvinist
Eyes a Permissive Age.”
Dr. McCord nioved to the
Princeton post in 1959, after
spending 15 years as dean and
professor at Austin Seminary
in Texas.
Last August he became
president of the World
Alliance of Reformed
Churches, in its centennial
consultation at St. Andrews,
Scotland. He has been a
member of its executive
committee since 1954.
In addition he has been
chairman of the faith and
order committee and
chairman of the national faith
and order colloquium of the
National Council of Churches,
and is a member of a similar
group of the World Council of
Churches.
He travels extensively
around the world, has served
as a visiting professor
abroad, and is the recipient of
19 honorary degrees.
Dr. McCord is chairman of
the editorial council of
“Theology Today,” and has
been an editor or co-editor of
five books
By: Steven J. Kunkle
St. Andrews will be
awarding four honorary
degrees as part of the Honors
Convocation to be held
tomorrow. There have been
only five such degrees
awarded in the history of the
college.
The four to receive the
honorary doctorates are
Marshall Scott Woodson,
Lawrence Wendell Bottoms,
Thomas Milburn Belk, and
Reynolds Price.
Marshall S. Woodson will be
awarded the honorary degree
of Doctor of Divinity.
Woodson was instrumental in
the creation of St. Andrews;
he supervised the early stages
of college building,
curriculum planning, and
faculty recruitment. Also, he
served the important post of
St. Andrews’ first president.
A Doctor of Divinity will
also be bestowed upon
Lawrence w. Bottoms. Bot
toms is deserving of this
honor due to his splendid
accomplishments in the
Presbyterian Church and of
his leadership throughout the
years.
Thomas M. Belk will be
receiving a Doctor of Humane
Letters. This honor is merited
because of his contributions
on the advancement of
humane letters, and of his
special interest in the field of
education. Belk is a past
chairman of the Board of
Trustees of St. Andrews and
has devoted much effort to
the success of St. Andrews.
Reynolds Price will be
receiving the honorary degree
of Doctor of Literature. Price
has established himself as a
major author, critic, and
interpreter of literature. He
has contributed to the St.
Andrews Review and has
visited St. Andrews eight
times in the past ten years,
including a recent week’s
residence.
St. Andrews has never
bestowed more than two
honorary degrees at one time.
The unusual number of
degrees to be awarded are
due to the long lapse of time
since the fifth St. Andrews
honorary degree was given in
October of 1972.
Short Items:
Scapino Opens
The Highland Players open
Moliere’s Scapino this
weekend, and rumor has it
that this is going to be one of
the treats of the season.
Outrageously funny, the
production merits the at
tention of all.
Book Sale
Discarded books are now on
sale in DeTamble Library. An
amazing assortment of paper
backs to hardbacks is being
displayed and sold for 10
cents until the supply is
depleted. Come over and
browse and see what you can
use. The price can never get
cheaper.
Classes Tomorrow
The Faculty has approved the following class schedule to be
followed on Friday, April 21, 1978 (the day of the Honor’s
Convocation).
CLASS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 21,1978
8:30-9:20—Qasses will meet—8:30-9:05
9:30-10:20—Classes will meet—9:15-9:50
10:30-11:20—Classes will meet—1:30-2:05
11:30-12:20—Classes will meet—2:15-2:50
12:30-1:20—Classes will meet—3:00-3:35
1:30-2:20—Classes will meet—3:45-4:20
2:30-3:20—Classes will meet—4:30-5:05
2:30-5:20 (Labs)—Qasses will meet—4:30-5:30
This
Week
APRIL 20, THURSDAY - Tennis: At Greensboro College;
BasebaU: vs Methodist, Doubleheader, 1:00 p.m.; Women’s
Tennis: NC A.AW Tournament at Winston-Saleni.
AAPRIL 21 FRIDAY - Alumni Week-end April 21-23 Honors
invocation’ and Dedication of the WUUam He^ Belk^Uege
Center, Carol Grotuess Main Room and Kathenne Whitner
McKay Belk BeU Tower, 10:30 a.m. at front entrance of college
APRIL 21 FRIDAY - Buffet Luncheon: On vess patio off Belk
SeS; p.m. 2:»
Associates, Avinger Aud.; Alumni Poetiy Readm^
TBA; Highland Players present: Scapmo ™ ;
APBTi 99 SATURDAY - Track: vs Voorbees, 1.00 p.m.,
S Newport 10:00 A.
Ser; Wilmina« Dorm Party. BYOB. 50 oenB Adm
9:00
p.m.; Highland Players present: “Scapino”, LA Aud.
APRIL 23, SUNDAY - Scotland County Soccer: vs Randolph
County, 2:00 p.m.; Highland Players present: “Scapino”, 8:00
p.m., LA Aud.; Movie: “My Little Chickadee,” W.C. Fields and
Mae West, TBA, 25 cents
APRIL 24, MONDAY - Women’s Tennis: vs Greensboro
College, 2:00 p.m.; Golf, DIAC Tournee; Tennis: DIAC
Tournament at Averett; Monday Nite at the Arts presents:
“Scenes” from the advanced acting class, 6:30 p.m., Vardell
APRIL 25, TUESDAY - Baseball: vs Campbell, 3:00 p.m.;
Orange and Winston-Salem Dorm Party: Music by “Eastern
Seaboard” M a.m.; Movie: “Olympia,” first of two, time and
place TBA, 25 cents.
APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY - Advanced registration for faU, NO
CLASSES