May 12,1989
Page 1
Volume 27
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Number 8
Edgerton, Terrell Speak At Graduation
Mark Powell
Approximately 167 sen
iors are expected to receive
their bachelor degrees from
St. Andrews Presbyterian
College on Sunday, May 14,
in the college's 28th com
mencement.
The ceremony is sched
uled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on
the DeTamble Library Ter
race on the St. Andrews
campus.
Traditionally the St.
Andrews Senior Class
chooses a Senior Class
Speaker from among their
ranks, as well as choosing a
member of the faculty to
deliver the Commence
ment Address. This year,
the Class of 1989 chose
Clyde Edgerton, author
and associate professor of
English and Education at
St. Andrews, to deliver the
Commencement Address
and James Terrell, a senior
philosophy major from
Charlotte, N.C. to be the
Senior Class Speaker.
Edgerton is the author of
three books—"Raney,"
"Walking Across Egypt"
and "The Floatplane Note
books." The critically-ac-
claimed books published
by Algonquin Press of
Chapel Hill, N.C., have re
ceived rave reviews in the
national media.
The Washington Post's
review of "Raney" said the
book was "what James
Thurber might have writ
ten had he lived in North
Carolina." Edgerton's first
two books are now in pa
perback. His latest, "The
Floatplane Noteboks,"
published in 1988, is
"sharply etched...wildly
hilarious...gripping," ac
cording to Publishers
James Terrell will be the
Senior Class Speaker
Weekly.
Edgerton has also had
short stories published in
the Pembroke Magazine,
Forms, Old Hickory Re
view, Descant, The Lyricist
and Just Pulp.
A former U.S. Air Force
pilot, Edgerton was
awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross for rescue ef
forts. HeflewF-4'sandOV-
lO's in Japan, Korea, the
Phillipines, and Southeast
Asia.
Edgerton is a graduate of
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
with a B.A. in English Edu
cation. He also holds a
M. A.T. and a Ph. D. in Eng
lish Education from U.N.C.
He was recently named a
Guggehehim Fellow.
Terrell has been a singer
with the St. Andrews Cho
rale, played on the soccer
team, and was the Student
Government's Assistant
Attorney General in 1987-
88. He was also a tutor for
the college's core curricu
lum—SAGE.
Terrell also studied
abroad at Sterling Univer
sity in Scotland and Greece
during his four years at St.
Andrews. He also interned
with Butler Manufacturing
Co., Inc.
The College will also
make its annual presenta
tion of the Margaret Walker
Bowen Award for Distin
guished Service in Chris
tian Education. And the
College will also recognize
recipients of the Algernon
Sydney Sullivan Award,
sponsored by the New
York Southern Society.
St. Andrews will also
' honor four outstanding
contributors to society and
the college with honorary
doctorates during com
mencement.
St. Andrews will have a
Baccalaureate Service for
its graduating seniors at 8
p.m. on May 13. Carolyn
Kizer will be the featured
speaker at the service.
Kegs Possible for Next Ganza
Michael Roberts
Editor-in-Chief
According to Dean of Stu
dents Cynthia Greer, St.
Andrews will apply for a
p>ermit that will allow the
college to serve alcohol at
next year's Extravaganza.
Greer said that besides mi
nor incidents that Alcohol
Beverage Control represen
tatives saw, there were no
major problems with stu
dent behavior. This played
a crucial part in deciding to
apply for a permit next year.
Greer explained that the
situation of serving alcohol
at a college function was
closely examined because
she and the college assume
liability. Greer also stated
that by the college acting as
host, and by her signing the
license, they were more li
able than if the party were
"b.y.o.b." If St. Andrews
can correct things that ABC
representatives voiced con
cern about, then there
would be no problem in
obtaining another permit,
according to Greer.
Greer said tliat as Dean of
Students her main concern
is that people are safe, and
not out of control. She said
that students should be al
lowed to have fun, as long as
others' rights are not vio
lated. She stated that people
should not be getting so
drunk that they are causing
harm. Greer also said that
she can think of no other in- '
stance where kegs or a teer
truck would be allowed on
campus. She explained that
a significant number ot
people over twenty-one
come to St. Andrews spe
cifically for Ganza and
Alumni Weekend.
The new alcohol policy
will not allow anyone to
consume alcohol m public
areas, such as Granville
Beach, except during ap
proved social events, such
as Ganza. It does allow
drinking in main lounges
and courtyards for other
events, such as Gamville s
Halloween party, however.
Dean Greer stated that de
spite popular opinion she is
not against alcohol con
sumption, and Ganza was a
testimony to that. "I just
think that if someone is
going to drink, they should
do it responsibly," she said.
She added that one can en
joy alcohol without abuping
it. She also admitted that
she feels that too much em
phasis is placed on alcohol
consumption. "I think th^t
people assume that because
you're in college, this is a
part of it, and you have to
drink to have fun," said
Greer. She pointed out that
functions such as the "Elec
tion Night Bash" were suc
Dean Cynthia Greer
cessful, and did not involve
alcohol. "I believe that in a
learning/teaching environ
ment students must
drink responsibly," she
said. She added that people
getting so drunk that they
are falling down and acting
stupid is not something the
college should encourage.