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Coach Jo Ann WIN lams
This issue is dedicatBdin memory of Roger and Coach Williams
December Fire Not The First in Granville
Flashback from The Lance Archives
As Reported by Eric English
September 30,1983
Joel Oppen-
heimer
Baseball
Poem Contest
Deborah L. Kelly
"Baseball nut all his life." Ron Bayes
said of the late Joel Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer, a Black t\/lountain poet
and adjunct professor of literature, had
some of his works published by the St.
Andrews Press, including those that
dealt with baseball.
In honor of his memory and his love
of baseball, a contest has been
announced. Poems about baseball
should be submitted to Ron Bayes by
April 1.
Poems should be single-spaced and
not exceed 100 lines. Name and
address should be on every page. If
the author wants the poem returned,
then a self addressed-stamped enve
lope must be included.
The contest will be judged by one
off-campus judge who like Oppen
heimer, is a "baseball nut poet."
The winning poem will be featured in
an upcoming St. Andrews Review.
A fire in Granville Hall's laundry
room on September 19 raised some
serious questions about fire safety and
preventiveness at St. Andrews. A
small group of students noticed smoke
in the laundry room about 10:30 p.m.
No one seemed too concerned and it
was a few minutes before anyone
notified the authorities? How would
you call the Fire Department? I dialed
911-no answer. I dialed zero...at last!
An operator connected me with the
Laurinburg emergency service (not the
Fire Dept.). However, the switchboard
operator promised to notify the Fire
Department.
The fire was out by the time the
authorities arrived. Bill Hill described
his heroic deed to Fire Chief Jim
Lytch, "...There was a blaze in electri
current{?)...flames about knee
high{!!!). I held my breath, squirted it,
and it went out."
Security officer Nell Flowers was
notified along with Mrs. Brown, R.D.
for Concord Hall who both helped
calm the gathering crowd.
Seventeen firemen responded to the
emergency call within minutes. Fire
Chief Lytch expressed concern over
the pedestrian traffic blocking the
direct path to the dorm since they had
difficulty driving through the parking
lot. The men probed around for 45
minutes. Chief Lytch was informed
then that the dryers had been acting
strangely for weeks. Chief Lytch asked
me, "What was the normal procedure
for reporting this type of faculty
appliance?"
"I told my resident director two
weeks ago," I answered. Now for a
few questions: When were the laundry
rooms last inspected by maintenance?'
By the Fire Inspector? Where are the
electrical fire extinguishers? Where
are the sprinkler systems? Or the
smoke detectors? Where were the
emergency telephone numbers
posted? (If there are no emergency
numbers in your suites or lounges
contact security, they will get them for
you; or will they?)
In regards to the fire Chief Lytch
said, "It started behind the dryer," and
the reason for the blaze was, "Indeter
minant!"
As the chief walked back into the
night and flashing lights he turned and
added, "Tell your folks that's not a way
to get a dryer!" How do you "want to
get a dryer", folks?
DeTamble: Testing
Automated Catalog
Elaine L. Franz
DeTamble Library Needs Your
Help! Students are asked to stop by
the DeTamble Library from Monday,
February 20 to Sunday, March 12 to
experience the BiblioFile Intelligent
Catalog that is'being considered as
part of the automated system for the
library. The denronstration model is
not based on DeTamble holdings, but
on one of a similar size.
After using the automated catalog
located by the reference desk on the
first floor, students are asked to
complete the questionnaires to help
the library staff in their evaluation.