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Vol. 20. No. 12 II
ANOWEWS PRESBYTBUAN COt.LBGe
Fnday. April 16, 1982
Dean Claytor Resigns
By SHARON STANLEY
As he sits comfortably on
the couch in his pale blue of
fice and prepares to end a
busy April day of work,
Dean Claytor wears a ten
tative smile and a navy St.
Andrews tie.
The tie is evidence that
Claytor has supported the
college in ways even beyond
his five years of work in the
Student Life Office. But the
.smile is tentative, and a bit
anxious, because last month
Claytor chose to change his
commitments. He resigned
his position as Dean of
Students.
Qaytor makes tough decision to resign after five years as
Dean of Students.
'Ganza -
A Look Back
By KIM BECKNELL
For as long as Dick Prust
can remember, “there has
been a tradition of having a
big spring party, since about
1970.” The first spring party
was in celebration of and as a
forerunner to Bacchanalia.
Although it was a lot like to
day’s Extravaganza, there
have been many changes.
This big spring party was
the first major S.A. keg par
ty. The party was held on a
farm about three miles off-
campus. Between forty and
sixty people attended the par
ty, which consisted of a pig-
pickin’ and two to three kegs
of beer.
Activities included softball
games and a greased pig
chase. Some of the softball
players were the ones who
started the party. By the way,
these people, now alumni,
still have a softball league to
day.
A few years later, around
1972, the party was moved
on campus because of its suc
cess. Other activities, then,
included motorcycle races
across the dam and a huge
of war.
In 1974, Mecklenburg
For Claytor, his resigna
tion “wasn’t an easy decision
to make.” Claytor says “the
variety of people I’ve been
able to meet, and relation
ships with faculty and stu
dents” in his work have been
fulfilling. He says he has
gained “real satisfaction
with (helping) individual
people where (he’s) seen
some things happen.”
But now, Claytor pro
fesses confidence that his
decision “is going to work
out quite well.” The resigna
tions, says Claytor, is the
resolution of health and pro
fessional concerns, and of
“growing interests” he has
had since last year to become
more active in the Methodist
Church.
In November, Claytor was
hospitalized for heart dif
ficulties. Since, he has
I
dorm was closed down for a
vear to make repairs. Some
)f the residents of Mecklen-
)urg dorm moved to Gran
ville dorm, and brought the
dea of Extravaganza with
:hem. A group of students
discussing" the party decided
upon its name, in 1977,
because it being the biggest
party of the year and an ex
travagant one. The T-shirt
tradition began in 1978.
Wilmington and Granville
sponsored the party, making
it a free event to the rest of
the campus. They raised
money all year in order to
do this.
Continued on page 3
adopted the attitude that
“you say to yourself-it’s
time to read some of the
signs you’re feeling.” Now,
he intends to watch more
closely his health which he
says is “a signal to some of
the frustration, and a lot of
hours and time” associated
with his work as Dean of
Students.
Much of this frustration
has stemmed from his desire,
but inability, to fully incor
porate his major areas of in
terest and training into his
St. Andrews position.
Claytor says that “though at
times I like to sit to work
things through,” he is not
most content as a “constant
administrator or desk per
son.”
“My first thrust in my
reach,” Claytor says, is best
approached “in trying to
Conlinued on pige 3
What was once a sprmg party of 40-60 people has
turned into the most “extravagant” occasion of the year
- this weekend 500-600 are expected to join the fun.
Fifty kegs of beer will keep this weekend’s ‘Ganza
party buzzing as compared to the 2-3 kegs at the very
first Extravaganza.
Global Glance
By COREY INC^OLD
Secretary of State Alexander Haig flew back to
Washington from London Tuesday night, signalling a
possible end to peace-keeping attempts by the U.S. con
cerning the Falkland Islands incident. Aides to British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said that the outlook
is gloomy for a diplomatic settlement even though Haig
is planning to return to Buenos Aires for more talk.
Violence between Israelis-and Arabs continued this
week in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Mayor Rashid Shaua said
the tension was the worst the Strip has seen since 1982.