The RAM’S HORN
May, 1967
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Students
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By TINA RAVBHHE
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Since
... i until thev have graduated.
May Day” - a day with ^1 sorts ^ ^ year. I really do not unaer^ana
lications around the globe - will excited about. We can get along
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most important tiffnmg ^tat. jyg^ jQok what student governmentdid at Berkeley
fer) history as a . - - -
I am not prone to tease, dear reader, so I will California. Or how they misbehaved in South
level with you: Student Government here has a ^jjen Gen. Westmoreland spoke. The
fatal and permanent case of rigor mortis; like, ^ministration and faculty are perfectly capable
man, I mean it is dead! And it ain’t never gonna student activities here. They are
come alive again.. ., ^^iggj. ^nd have more experience in
This may not be obvious to every one yet, but a ^jjing^ jt is quite possible that
close look will reveal what is happening. On May avoid making some mistakes.
1 “they” think we are? What that means is that student government falls, the newspaper
there were no candidates that “they” be next. It will be easy. There was no April
Who we might choose doesn’t really matter. complaint.
Make no mistake about it. There will never be movies and the Fine Arts concerts will
another election. “They” say next fall, but don suppress.
hold your breath. Next fall it will be “discovered
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Newman Club Organizes At SCC
Will Meet At Sacred Heart
that our beloved constitution requires spring elec
tions, and they wUl be postponed again. Next
spring the word Association will be re-defined; mat
bad word Government will be quietly dropped; a
committee will be appointed; and that will be the end
of that* j,,
It will all be done so gradually that no one wui
notice. ,. .
Don’t misunderstand. I am not accusing the ad-
ministraUon of a plot. As amatterof fact I approve
them out In the open. jx
I suppose open action would have caused trouble.
The sophomores, for some reason, have stror^
Suifi S»t this, so It is »eess.ry to wall
To A Swan
By LARRY MCQUEEN
Gliding along the water.
In a natural state of silence,
The ripples gently tickling the
border,
Comes the Swan in royal mag
nificence.
His head lowered in bowed state-
lin6ss
He looks in the glimmering water.
And continues on in gentleness.
Ah, bird of beauty, you have
grace,
You have what man has sought,
You are content In this place;
Man’s place must be bought.
Continue on your journey,
Because of your beauty,
I want all men to see.
Double Your LeuTning Power
National Magazine Features gasic Russian. A programm^
Article on Programmed Instruc- course teaching reading, writi^,
tion and speaking of Russian. Re-
The April Reader’s Digest fea- q^ij.es is to 20 hours ohly to
tured an article on programmed complete. ...
Instruction written by Wolfgang aviation enthusiasts wim
Langewiesche. The title is “Now j^^ir puot’s licences* “
You Can Double Your vanced Commeric^ S rourse
Power.” In the article, Mr. instrument Rating Cowse.
Langewiesche does an excellent these
job of explaining how pro- companion
grammed Instruction works. H way and shou
also points out that many soon.
are using programmed instruc- - other “goodies” are
tion where classes in speci^lz S ^ay be in by the
subjects are not available or on orde
when they just can’t work aclas time y ijj^j.Q^uctory course in
into their busy schedule. clud decoration, and
“I hope everyone in the school interio j^ggg course, a be-
reads this fine article,” said v^ced . ^ course by Mr.
William Harper, Coordinator of ginner gjj Charles Goren,
oiir nwn ■Drnirrnmmed Materials BridS® ,
Then basketball. If you doubt me, look for the
gym on the new campus. There’s not even a build
ing for phys. ed.
I hope you already know that there will be no
student center on the new campus. That little
play house was taken care of when the library
moved. .
It is pointless to mention such things as year
books and class pictures. Naturally these will not
be terminated.
Let me repeat my own opinion, I approve, even
applaud these changes. With these nonessentials
out of toe way, we can settle down to the serious
business which we are here for - getting an edu
cation. And I believe I speak for the majority of
the students in saying these things.
Incidentally, if you disagree with me, forget it.
For several obvious reasons this is my last column.
It’s too late for complaints.
First Row: Beverly Peacock,
Betty Powell, Dianne Evans,
Frances Brice, Dale Smith, Shar-
ilyn McPherson, Phyllis Wil
liamson. Second Row: Pauline
Brisson, Brunnle Cavenaugh„
Betty Ann Page, Dianne Fon-
vielle, Linda Hayes, Third Row:
Annie Vance, wanda Locklear,
Fourth Row: Barbara Babson,
Jean Watts, Barbara Reynolds.
Fifth Row: Sue Tedder, Judy
ward, Peggy Opitz, Lucille
Crowley, Lela Thompson, Sarah
Hickman, and Eva Sampson,
The Sacrificial Offering
on April 10, 1967 The Newman
Club Of Southeastern Community
College held an organizational
meeting in the college lobby. The
members are Pam Buckler, Judy
Avery, Sara Harris, and Polly
Arena, Father Thomas walsh
of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
is the club’s Chaplain,
It was decided that meetings
would be held on Sunday evenings
at 7 p, m. These meetings wiU
be held at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Whiteville,
An interest was shown in the
leadership conference to be held
in Atlanta. Georgia Aoril Mth-
30th, Due to a lack of funds.
the members were unable to
send anyone,
Pam Buckler talked with some
students from Pembroke State
concerning their Newman Club
activities. It is hoped that our
club may get some ideas from
them and possibly have some
contact with their club.
Miss Nancy Pearson, English
instructor, is the faculty ad
visor, The members discussed
and agreed to invite faculty mem
bers to speak at some of our
meetings. Once a month, the
club would like to have ^1 in
terested students and faculty at
tend our meetings, , ^
Due to the absence of Father
walsh, the club has been un
able to meet for the last two
weeks.
This may be the Rams Publi
cation but where there are Rams
there are almost bound to be
'Lambs’,
Customarily we tend to think
of lambs as meek and willing to
be led and so these lambs are,
very willing and eager followers.
Never have we seen such moti
vation, drive and sacrifice in
order to meet their goal, and what
a goal!
Our lambs also have many Ram
like characteristics; They are
butting their heads acainst a verv
tough wall called “Education”
here at Southeastern.
What is it in the nursing stu
dent that makes them want to
help their fellow man, so much
that they will deny themselvps
and forgo many pleasures to
break down the barriers of chem
istry, anatomy, English, Psy
chology, Micro-biology, soci
ology and Nursing Arts to attain
their ultimate goal—Regis
tration! as a Nurse.
We, their instructors watch
with proud fascination amazing
students— crowding into tlie
frame-work of a college day, the
practice skills necessary for the
fulfillment of their dream.
True, some have become lost
along the way, but very few are
lost, they struggle on with de
termination.
The Associate Degree program
Is not easy. Is the attainment
of anything of great worth ever
easy?
Within the last ten years there
has been a swing from the three
year diploma nursing program to
the two year Associate Degree
Nursing program. We at South
eastern are one of 57 of these
relatively new programs. This
close association of nursing edu
cation now taking place in col
leges throughout the country
makes the nurse a truly well
informed and better equipped
person to carry out the duties
of his career and to participate
In the life of the community.
The college level courses,
combined with the instructor su
pervised hospital clinical labora
tory classes, focusing on exact
planned situations with critical
criteria for each clinical ex
perience and pre and post lab
oratory conferences re-inforc
ing the learning process, are
uniquely new to nursing educa
tion.
It Is genuinely believed that
the national nursing shortage will
best be met by these determined
women upon graduation.
Proof of the success of the
Associate Degree Program Is
already spreading. Our pro
duct is finding her way into
hospitals with such a fine back
ground in depth that she is readily
accepted almost everywhere. The
Associate Degree Nurse makes
highly successful scores in the
state board exams and reaches
her goal a “Well qualified Regis
tered Nurse.”
A Review Of Di** Zhivago
. KeSbaut°o Shlvago ‘‘'ITg^mc^t t?m^^f«
Intermsofshee ^ production departs notably from the tense.
Promoters of the film have taken imaglstic, highly compressed literary plane of
great p^^ to ^arantee public interest in thair Pasternak’s novel and takes Its place on an emo-
our own Programmed Materials Bridge •--- thers.
Center, “Too many people and sever^^^,^ article
have the Idea that we have only The nroffrani for
the 'meat and potatoes’ subjects
wltliout being aware that we have
our share of the 'dessert’ sub
jects as well,” Mr, Harper went
on.
describes a a gkuis,
improving j that we have
Mr, Harper rel«rts^^
‘'“"hPing madetooffer ltin
on, plans are bei^ acombina-
Mr. Harper went on to say that the near^ reauirlng a"
It is true that the Center is rich tion c®"®® the programmed
In school-subject type materia^ tor alo/JS
instruction. -„tends an Invl-
"^fi^'vlsUtheProgram-
tation to all to vis ggg
med Materials
the many glad to
V/*-- '
but that much general-lnterest
type material Is also available.
Among these are:
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.
Through the use of programmed
^struction, the learner takes an
active part in chess as he learns,
rather than merely reading about
Kame,
adaptation of the novel which alternately earned
Boris Pasternak the Nobel Prize in 1958 ^d
political oppression in Russia, Hsr^dlng the
achievement as a latter-day Gone With The Wind,
only etch 3d against a Russian landscape, publicity
ad^nces have concurrently maintained m-
defatlgable enthusiasm and an endless stream
details concerning casting, production, and
narrative incident. .
Any such onslaught of tumult and shouting,
intended to predispose the average moviegoer s
iudgment. Inevitably makes Impartial criticism a
shade more difficult. Ultimately the reviewer must
decide whether the cinematic end product fully
iustifles the publicity department's ways and means,
in the case of Dr. Zhivago, the answer Is a quali
fied “yes”,
EXPLORES THE INDIVIDUAL
Dr Zhivago dramatically explores the theme
of the individual caught up by forces larger than
himself the pawn of chance and history. More
sDeciflcally, the course of the Russian revolution
dominates the plot and its characters from the
Czarist massacres of prewar revolutionaries to
the Communist murders of those opposing the
new tyrannies. The hero, Zhivago, is a surpon
who writes poetry, a sensitive, sometimes tor-
irented individual who espouses Ideals In a state
that crushes them. Around Zhivago and his beloved
Lara the plot crystallizes, counterpointing the
Through the use of programmed the m^y He will be gl^ * |;.a^„f.ntarv happiness and ultimate tr^edy of the
Instruction, the learner takes an you^sel^ u to tovers against the process of time and the ^^owed
aoM„« —!ifi he learns, In and to help ^ nf thn.se whose lives at some point bring
get started.
tionally charged, visually stunning cinematic can
vas. Nevertheless, In the process, the poetic, sym
bolic essence of the novel Is reduced and some
what distorted. At times, Director David Leai>
rather ruthlessly exploits conditioned sentimental
impulse as a facile substitute for genuine emotional
Impact. Stereotyped and dlsappolntly Inadequate
symbols of complex human reaction occasionally
float into view: the bluest of skies represents a
sense of hope; a burst of warm, yellow flowers
parallels a moment of Intesne personal satis
faction; Zhivago’s almost paternal sense of pride
in his musical Instrument, the balalaika, supposed
ly suggests layers of aesthetic sensitivity other
wise Ignored in the film.
THE PaSITIVE SIDE
Yet, on the positive side, Dr. Zhivago is poig
nantly timeless at moments, and rich in dramatic
performance. Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, Tom
Courtnay, and Geraldine Chaplin are fine In their
respective roles, Julie Christie as Lara is un
abashedly splendid. And although several loose
plot ends are left hanging at the conclusion of the
film. Director David Lean basically shows re
markable control. He refuses to Inflate his ma
terial for Idle, spectacular, Hollywood effects.
His principal characters never confront directly
the great historical events of the period because
that, above all, is precisely what Boris Pasternak
Intended. Here are Individuals, unable to mold,
focus, or even fully understand the events that are
transforming their lives, Individuals who are
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destinies of those whose lives at some point bring courageous, compassionate,yettraglcallyhelpless.