THE Lance
Volume 19 Number
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Thursday, April 16,1981
Dickey Speaks At S.A.
BY MAUREEN INGALLS
James Dickey, renowned
poet and author of the
popular novel “Deliverance”
visited St. Andrews Tuesday,
April 7 th. He read selections
from a collection of poems
entitled “God’s Images”.
These included personal
glimpses into Dickey’s in
terpretation of biblical oc
currences, i.e. Jonah’s ex
perience as he realized that
he was swallowed by a
whale. The poems dealt with
the biblical characters
themselves as well as the
message that they attempted
to present.
Dickey was born in
Atlanta, Georgia in 1923. His
early childhood was also
spent in Atlanta. He attended
Clemson University for one
year and then enlisted in the
Air Force in 1942. After flying
over 100 combat missions, he
was discharged. Later on, he
fought in the Korean War
after completing his
education at Vanderbilt and
accepting a teaching ap
pointment there. In 1956,
after once again being
released from active duty, he
accepted a post at University
of Florida but was then
forced to resign because of a
controversy involving a poem
that he had written. In 1961,
Dickey won the Guggenheim
award for his excellence in
writing. Six years later, he
received one of the highest
honors given to literary
giants-Dickey became
Poetry Consultant for the
Library of Congress. He held
this post for two years. Over
a period of many years,
Dickey has had many
teaching positions. Some of
these include Reed College,
Rice University, San Fer
nando Valley State College,
and the University of
Wisconsin.
Through his literary skill,
Dickey attempts unite man
and native thorugh their
“meaningful relation to
experience.” Besides his
many poems that have
gained significant attention,
his novel “Deliverance” also
greatly illuminates his varied
talents. The “emphasis upon
sheer physical sensation” of
the characters’ experiences
makes the novel stirring and
thought-provoking.
Dickey is currently poet-in-
residence and Professor of
English at the University of
South Carolina at Columbia.
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Jonathan Webster
Peace
The 60’s returned to St.
Andrews briefly last
weeklend April 10-12. The
occasion was the return of the
pace rally, which was jointly
sponsored by the C.C.C. and
the Americans for
Democratic action. The idea
of the peace rally was to
provide the St. Andrews
student body on facts con
cerning today’s movement
toward violence. Speakers
included Bruce Cameron,
who spoke about the unrest in
El Salvador to local favorites
such as Neil Bushoven, Dick
Prust, and Frank Covington.
Several groups of musicians
took there time to play for the
rally. The hostages playes
Saturday after dinner and one
could hear peace songs
echoing in the air late
Saturday nigth played by the
Peace Band. All in in all the
Peace Rally was a learning
experience and very in
formative for those who
visited and listened.
New Staff Outlined
JUSTIN OSTERMAN
Joanthan Webster
Recently the ad
ministration at St. Andrews
set into effect a program to
expand the college’s science
and mathematics depart
ments. In accordance with
this expansion program, St.
Andrews is in the process of
acquiring ten new profesors.
Thus far, only two new
professors have been hired,
one in the mathematics
department and one in the
science department. In an
interview with Dean Ronald
Crossley, the Lance learned
that Dr. Allan Dotson and Dr.
Bruce Hednan wiU be the two
new additions to the St.
Andrews faculty next year.
Dr. Dotson is an associate
professor of physics who
hails from Badin, N.C. Dr.
Dotson earned his Bachelor’s
degree at Wake Forest
University and his Ph.D. at
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr.
Dotson is also a member of
the American Association of
Physics Teachers and is
presently a faculty member
at Western Michigan
University.
Dr. Hednan is an assistant
professor of mathematics
and computer science. He
finished his undergraduate
work at the University of
Washington and has three
degrees from Princeton,
which include a Ph.D. and a
Master of Divinity. Dr.
Hednan is also the former
minister of the Calvary
Presbyterian Church in
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
At present, the St. Andrews
administration is unsure
exactly who will fill the
remainng eight openings on
the faculty next year.
However, Dean Crossley has
assured the Lance that
should any of the openings be
filled, the names of the new
faculty members will be
made public.