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The Ram's Horn
February, 1969
Strickland Views
WALTER STRICKLAND
Our complex society today
continues to leave the red
importance of religion in the
dark. Instead, many people use
our religion for their own
material gains. It is clearly
apparent that religion has failed
in our contemporary society, for
one reason or another. This
reporter asked students and
members of the faculty on
campus why they thought
religion has failed in the United
States. The following statements
are their direct quotes.
Elizabeth Edwards... “People
have put their thoughts on too
many worldly goods.”
Rick Maxwell... “The church
has failed in some areas to
update itself with present day
society, but I am encouraged by
the fact that the church today is
trying to update itself.”
Jean Hammond ... “Because
Christians have failed to set an
example and man has become
too self sufficient to depend on
God.”
Alice Davis... “Society has
turned to a materialization
world and society feels that
religion is no longer needed
because it no longer offers
anything.”
Bill Turner... “Too many
people are too concerned with
themselves and have been too
busy to recognize the need of
God.”
Keith Thompson... “Not
enough people go to church.”
Mickey Holland ... “Scientist
have proved that the existence
of God is doubtful.”
Robert Fuller ... “Too many
chances to do evil.”
Armelda Bracey ... “Society
and its changes have caused
people to lose the real sense of
value of religion and people have
become too involved in material
things.”
Sue MacPhatter... “There are
not any Christians in the United
States today.”
Roy Gray . .. “There are
entirely too many hypocrites in
the United States for religion to
work.”
Professor Knute
Rockne . . . “Since religions
compete against one another in
this vast society of today, people
have a tendency to overlook
religion, which in my opinion is
the one objective and sole
purpose of the average person
that is in the debating society.
People should look toward the
existence of religion instead of
overlooking it by debatit^ about
a few religious beliefs.”
Harry Foley ... “People think
we don’t need God anymore.”
Richard Hayes... “I don’t
think it is losing influence.
Disillusionment and diverse
elements characterize progress as
well as degeneration. Some sort
of metamorphosis is occuring,
emphasizing a more
individualistic and responsible
morality as exemplified by
Christ and shedding the old
mysticisms, antropromorphisms,
absolutes, and dogmatic
cocoons.”
Miss Sasser... “People have
decided that they are so well off
that they don’t need anything to
depend on.”
Mayo Kissam ... “Because it
has nothing to offer.”
Coach Nance... “There are
more appealing things.”
The above quotations are some
reasons why religion has failed in
the United States. It would be
simple if we could take these
responses and plug them into a
formula that would revive
religion. Unfortunately it will
not work because people simply
do not want to worship God.
The solution then is to throw all
bigots out who control the
churches and have a complete
reformation of religion as Martin
Luther did in the sbcteenth
century. The worshipping of
God then would be an act of
sincerity and not a false frolic of
hypocrisy as many of our
religious members of today
engage in.
New Comseling
Service Under
Experimentation
NEWARK, Del.-(I.P)-Stu-
dent Counseling Service at the
University of Delaware plans to
offer two new activities to
students as a way of making the
service more meaningful and
more accessible.
The counselor-at-large idea,
currently being used on a
number of other campuses
around the country, involves
making a counselor available in a
public place so students can stop
by and talk about any topic they
wish.
Such an approach makes the
counseling facility available to
those students who would prefer
not to make a formal
appointment or would like to
talk with a counselor only
briefly or on the spur of the
moment.
It is not necessary to make an
appointment with the
counselor-at-large, the
discussions do not take place
behind closed doors, and no
records are kept. The
counselor-at-large is located in
the Student Center lounge,
identified by a sign reading,
“Representative, Student
Counseling Service.” The
counselor is available to talk
with students from 1 to 4 p.m.,
every Monday, Wednesday, and
Thursday.
One of the questions a numbar
of students have raised with the
Student Counseling Service staff
is whether it would be possible
to join together with other
students in a counseling group to
discuss areas of common
concern.
Although the nature of such
groups would be largely
determined by the student
members’ preference, such an
experience has been very
meaningful and exciting for the
many students who have joined
such sessions on this campus and
elsewhere in the past.
Students Set Own Pace
Under AIM Program
Southeast*™ Alumiii Meet
The first meeting of the
Southeastern Community
College Alumni Association was
held December 17, 1968. The
group was welcomed by
President Comer and he
recognized the members of the
original class.
Dean Howard reported to the
group on additional vocational
and technical programs, now
offered at Southeastern.
Betty Harris was introduced as
acting chairman for the meeting.
Mrs. Harris chaired the meeting
for the election of the first
officers who would serve the
reminder of this academic year
and all of the 1969-70 academic
year. The following were
elected: President, Larry Rooks;
I
MISENHEIMER,
N.C.—(I.P.)—Pfeiffer College’s
newly-instituted AIM program is
centered around an
a ca d e m i c - i n centive-motivation
approach which emphasizes such
positive features as will:
1. Let students set their own
pace. AIM encourages students
to set their own pace toward
graduation. Highly motivated,
intellectually alert students may
complete studies for a bachelor
of arts degree in as little as two
and a half years (without
summer school).
2. Offer a new measuring
system. Instead of grades and
credit hours, AIM measures
progress under a unit system
which recognizes quantity as
well as quality of work done.
AIM deliberately replaces the
conventional “lock-step”
movement of all students in a
class however unequally gifted
and motivated.
3. Encourages independent
creative thinking. Through AIM
the student develops
independent and creative
thought patterns by dramatically
increasing individual study and
research projects while
drastically reducing the number
and length of lectures. AIM
specifically calls for seminars,
tutorials, independent reading
and experimentation.
4. Provide maximum course
choices. AIM gives the student
maximum choice in developing
his program of study, in contrast
with a philosophy of general
education which assumes that “a
little dab (of many different
courses) will do you.” The only
course in the entire curriculum
which all students will be
expected to take is Logic.
AIM dispenses with so-called
“general requirements”
frequently prescribed for all
students under other curriculum
patterns.
5. Guard against narrowness.
AIM guards against narrow
specialization by insisting that
each student, in addition to his
primary subject area, elect an
“opposite” or complementary
area of work.
6. Make examinations an
experience of meaning. AIM
defines scholarship as the
acquirement of skills which
enable the student to make
accurate discriminations, to
draw Ic^ical conclusions, and to
make proper evaluations.
The College repudiates
examinations which largely
involve responses calling for
memorization of facts, figures,
places, and names through
objective tests (true-false,
multiple choice, completion,
matching, etc.).
The philosophy of AIM is that
essay and oral examinations,
open book and library-centered
quizzes, as well as special
projects, better enable students
to demonstrate creativity,
originality, judgment, and
organizational ability.
7. Replace old classifications.
Inasmuch as students will be
setting their own pace tovrard a
baccalaureate degree,
classifications (freshman,
sophomore, junior, and senior)
will, as in graduate schools, lose
any real meaning. Any such
designation on campus will be
solely for the sake of the
convenience of students who
may wish to maintain some form
of organizational unity.
Members of the college adminiftration enjoy atnfwsphere of
Southeastern College Alumni meeting.
Vice-President, Sue Davis;
Secretary from the entering class
of 1967-68, David Parker.
Dr. Gustafson spoke briefly on
the need for an Alumni
Association. He spoke of the
service of the Alumni as
ambassadors from the college,
communicating the college to
the public. As a further service
to the college an Alumni
Association usually engages in
projects designed to aid the
college and thus express the
loyalty felt by its members.
Three projects have been
suet'ested by the Steering
Council; hospitality gift, a
tower for mounting the college
bell, equipment for sports.
The group voted to accept
$100 to be used to purchase a
hospitality gift (a plated silver
punch bowl and ladle) as a first
project.
Dr. Vargas, Dean of Student
Personnel Services, thanked
everyone for coming. He closed
with the following prediction: “I
predict that Southeastarn
Community College is on the
brink of greatness and that
within ten years Southeastern
Community College will be
known for its teaching
effectiveness. With Alunrini help,
this prediction will be reality.
Carol MuUinix works on metal soilpture.
6M Welder Art Major
The ordinary is not good
enough for Carol Mullinbc. She is
the first and only girl to take
Welding at Southeastern.
Carol stated that upon
entering the welding class, the
boys were aghast,
“Welding-for a girl? but
further added, “they soon
became accustomed snd
accepted me as a fellow welder.
When asked about the welding
class Carol answered, “Welding
offers a varied field in art
especially metal sculpt^ing. I
am interested in all phases of
creative art. .
Carol is presently doing a
figure of a sitting man and an
arifi with hands.
When questioned as to how art
would fit into her future jians,
she replied, “I *
stewardess with Piedmont
Airlines. I would like to study
European art and this would be
my one way ticket to all of the
art galleries in Europe. I want to
travel and learn all I can about
the world while I am young
enough to enjoy it.”
Carol also has some definite
plans concerning marriage, “I
would like to do and see as
much as I can before I settle
down; so if my kids ask me
‘Mommie have you been to
Hong Kong or the Louvre Art
Gallery in Paris’, I can say ‘yes’.”
Carol, a first year student at
Southeastern is from
Wilmington. She plans to leave
see In March for the Airline
Training School In
Winston-Salem.
When asked if she liked
Southeastern, Carol replied,
“Southeastern is areat and I love
U!”