MOV. 22. 1991
The Lance • St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Page 3
Campus & City
SA Offers Drivers Ed to Disabled Students
John Cohen
^taff Writer
One of the many vinique
features about St. Andrews is
the wide range of services that
itprovides to disabled students.
One such feature is a driver
training program that enables
disabled students to obtain a
North Carolina driver’s license.
The program is conducted
by Dr. Elbert Patton, director
of the Career and Personal
Counseling Center. Originally
designed for the St. Andrews
(disabled) population, the
program now accepts some
applicants that are referred by
the Division ofV ocational Re
habilitation. It was established
in 1968 by Dr. Patton, and he
has been the driving instruc
tor and program coordinator
ever since.
According to Dr. Patton,
the program is a lot like other
driver education programs in
that it provides “hands on ac
tivity” Dehind the wheel and
that the student will be licens-
able upon completion of the
program. Instruction is highly
intense, and is specially de
signed around each student’s
needs.
The equipment used for
instruction would vary de
pending on the needs of the
student. For example, paraple
gic students would use a cur
rent model car, adapted to their
needs, while quadriplegic stu
dents would use a van
equipped with hydraulic
equipment. More than 20
pieces of special equipment are
available in order to meet an
individual’s needs.
To apply, contactDr. Patton
at ext. 5210, or at 276-3163,
or stop by the Career and Per
sonal Counseling Center any
Monday through Friday, from
9 a. m. to 12 p.m. or from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. All applicants
must undergo a behind-the-
wheel evaluation prior to be
ing accepted so that the Center
can determineiftraining is fea
sible, the type of equipment
needed, how much time is
needed for training, and the
cost to the Center. For stu
dents, the program costs are
$35 for initial evaluation, and
$35 per hour if the applicant is
accepted for instruction.
Chip Neal, a senior from
Winston-Salem,, had used the
program and obtained a driver's
Hcenseuponcompletingit. Neal
reports having liked the pro
gram a lot, and vns especially
pleased with the way Dr. Patton
“tries to work you around his
very busy schedule.”
For more information and/
or an application, contact Dr.
Patton at the numbers men
tioned above.
Jewish Chautauqua Society Sponsors Class
at St. Andrews this Winter Term
SA. Communications
Contributing
Rabbi LawreiKe N. Mahrer
will teach an introduction to
Judaism in America at St.
Andrews’ this spring, under the
sponsorship of the Jewish
Qiatauqua Society.
RabhiMahrer,ri)biofTemple
BethlsraelSynagogueinFforerxE,
S.C, was ordained at Hebrew
Union College of The Jewish In
stitute of ReJgion in Ondimati,
Ohio. In addition he holds a
master’s degree in educationfrom
the University of Missouri in St
Louis, Mo.
The Jewish Chatauqua Soci
ety is the educational arm of the
National Federation of Temple
Brotherhoods, which is com
prised of400 Temple Brother
hoods with over 60,000
members in the United States,
Canada and abroad. In addition
to endowing courses, the Soci
ety donates books of Judaica to
libraries,, distributes a large film
collection, and sponsors Inter
faith Institutes for Christian
Qetgy in its goals of improved
interfaith relations.
The 1991 spring term will be
Rabbi Mahrer's seventh aca
demic session at St. Andrews as
the Jewish Qiatauqua Society ad
junct professor (rfjudaic Studies.
Rabbi Mahrer’s course, en-
tided The Jewish Experience in
America, will explore from the
inside the history of Judaism in
the United States from 1600’s
to the 1900’s. By reading and
discussing documents produced
by eyewimesses and persons
who have written the story with
their lives, students will get a
feelfor whatit has been like, and
is like today, to live as a Jew in a
dominantiy “Christian” society.
According to Dr. Carl
Walters, the Wamer L. Hall
professor of religious studies and
chairperson of the department
of religious studies. Rabbi
Mahrer is making a significant
intellecmal contribution to both
the curriculum and the campus
community.
“The students respect Rabbi
Mahrer and enjoy his teaching;
he represents topics ''n a lively,
direct, respectfiu and receptive
fashion,” Walters said, l^bi
Mahrer’s course is free (on a
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The course includes a visit to
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“Many smdents, who would
otherwise know lit^ or nothing
about Judaism, are gaining a
knowledge cfthis tradition and its
cultural manifestaticHis in acnoge-
nialacademicsettingwhichischar-
acterizedbyobjectivityarxi mutual
respect,” Walters said. “We are
very pleased that the Jewish
Qiatauqua Society has honored
St. Andrews by the renewal of this
endowment”
For regularly enrolled stu
dents at St Andrews this course
will carry three academic credits
and may be taken at the 290 or
the 390 level. It will meet each
Tuesday, 12:30-2:05 p.m. at
St Andrews College. Qasses
begin February 11, 1992. For
fiirther information, or to regis
ter for the course, contact Dr.
Carl Walters, department of re
ligious studies (277-5326) or
the registrar’s Office (277-5221)
at St Andrews College.
On a different note, since coming to St Andrews, I often feel
like I’m on an island, an oasis in the dry, boring desert of
Laurinburg — only surfacing for that recommended dosage of
hamburgers and tacos.
The first time I left campus to go to Harris Teeter, seeing all
of the townies was quite a shock to my sheltered system. I hadn’t
seen a non-student or a grocery store for so long I was almost in
shock. Of course I’m exaggerating a tad, but you get the general
idea, right?
You know how we’re in an Institution of “higher learning”?
Well, the first couple of weeks I was here were so hectic that I
didn’t get a chance to look at TV and thus the news. My friends
and I had no idea what was going on in the world. We acmally
swiped a Fayetteville Observer off a bench in front of the Belk
Center and read it from cover to cover.
I worry. I’m a freshman and sometimes I worry-my friends
too. We get out of this place in four years — where are we going
and what do we do? What happens to a guy with a philosophy
major, Latin minor? Will he end up flipping burgers —
overqualified, but for what?
I asked some seniors if they’re to graduate and they’re like,
“Yeah, can’t wait,” but as a freshman-freshperson, I think I
would be scared. Of course I can’t wait to start really living my
hfe and starting my career — but what about all the adults who
say “I wish I was still in high school/college. Life was so simple,
so carefree...” What in the world is out there waiting for me-for
us, meaning everyone, but especially my freshman class.
And what does the future bring for the class of’95? Some will
drop out, or flunk out, others vnll transfer and somebody will get
pregnant Somebody will get killed (sorry, but that’s the stats),
and somebody will become famous.
I guess I’m still growing as a person, still learning, still curious
about life. I have so many questions and a thousand yet to come.
Yes, college is a different world, but I believe I’m ready for a
change. And as far as the future is concerned.. .we can only hope
for the best days of life...why, I feel like yelling Carpe Diem
(within reason of course).
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