Positive Approach
To Drugs At
M. A College
sports
The administrative Committee of
Montreat-Anderson College, together
with the student president, president
of the Inter-Dorm Council and the
two senior students of the Honor
Court met, Wednesday, January 14,
to conduct an inquiry to study a
rumor of drug usage on the campus.
Thirty-eight students, who were
thought to be involved or to have in
formation which might be helpful, or
were rumored to be implicated in
one way or another, were gathered
together and questioned by the Com
mittee.
To prevent pre-arranged testi
mony no advance warning was given
to those who were called together.
Each student was advised that the
Committee was conducting an in
quiry in the use of drugs on the
campus. He (or she) was also told
he did not have to incriminate him
self with his testimony.
Each was also asked to be truthful
and cooperative and was assured his
name would not be connected with
any facts he could supply.
After a complete evaluation of the
information collected the Committee
determined that while a problem ex
isted it was not a major one, but
indicated that some students are us
ing marijuana or so called “Pep or
“diet pills”. The latter are amphe
tamine drugs and are controlled by
Federal Law.
However there is ABSOLUTELY
NO EVIDENCE OF THE USE OF
HEROIN or so called HARD DRUGS
BY INJECTION.
The Committee cleared 20 sto-
dents of any involvement and decid
ed upon disciplinary action for all
others who were implicated. Six stu
dents have been asked NOT to re
turn next semester and 12 others
have been placed on disciplinary pro
bation.
This probation will require that
they attend rehabilitative education
seminars on drug usage set up by
the Dean’s Office. They may not
represent the College in any funct
ion, nor will they be allowed to have
cars on campus. Any other infract
ion may result in suspension or dis
missal.
Two students, Richard Robinson
of Charlotte and Leon Rippy of
Rock Hill, S. C., who claim they rep
resent approximately 40 students at
Montreat-Anderson College filed a
$100,000 damage suit against vari
ous Deans, Faculty members, and
security officers and members of
the Student Government Friday,
January 16, in the U. S. District
Court Charlotte.
The suit was received in Asheville
Monday for service by the U. S. mar
shal. and preliminary hearing was
held on January 28 and 29 by Judge
Jones in the Court which met in
Asheville.
The civil liberties attorney who
filed suit said the theory of the law
suit is that under the law the govern
ment cannot interfere with citizens’
private lives except upon “probable
cause”.
“The ‘probable cause’ has been
interpreted to mean some sort of
hard factual basis, that mere suspi
cion is not enough, and we think
they were proceeding merely on
suspicion” he said.
Chief Schwantes of the Montreat
Town police said Monday night that
he and others named as members of
the Montreat town police force,
serve in a dual capacity.
Schwantes said he is business man
ager and treasurer of the college
and participated in the investigation
as a member of the administrative
committee of the college, and that
other police officers named serve as
members of the college security
guard. Three of them, he said, are
college students.
After a thorough review of all the
circumstances n ithe case, the judge
ruled that the action be dismissed.
And in support of that ruling he
—Cont. On Back Page
The Real
Nobody likes to be a loser. Society
has placed strong demands on the
individual - society seemingly has
difficulty sometimes in being able to
judge the true worth of a MAN.
Society seems to be concerned with
how much money a man is worth-
Society is concerned with the voc
ation of a man-white collar or blue
oollar. Society is interested in end
results, perhaps the end justifies the
means. Society says, “From which
side of the tracks do you come?”
Society acts as if it doesn’t matter
what color you are if you are white.
Society asks, “Did you win or did
you lose?” How you played the
game doesn’t seem to appear in
society’s picture now. And all of us
somewhere along the line are guilty
as part of society. We hear from our
society the vocal minority, but
where do we find the silent major
ity? Where do you stand or where
are you willing to stand? When will
your silence cease? When will you
stand up? Don’t wait too long or it
IHB
MONTREAT-ANDERSON COLLEGE
NO. 5
M. A. C. To Be
Evaluated
The Accrediting Committee of the
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools will be visiting the Mon
treat-Anderson campus March 8-11.
Dr. Ben F. Wheless, Dean of the
Faculty of Sullins College, Bristol,
Virginia is Chairman of the Commit
tee.
The remainder of the committee is
composed of the following; President
Arnold Wirtala, Germanna Com
munity College, Fredericksburg, Va.;
Dean James H. Amburgey, Hiawas-
see College, Madisonville, Tenn.;
Miss Frances Cardwell, Academic
Counselor, Erskine College, Due
West, South Carolina; Miss Sara
Crittenden, Director of Library Ser
vices, St. Petersburg Jr. College, St.
Petersburg, Fla.; and Mr. Charles
Elder, Controller. South Georgia
College, Douglas, Georgia.
The Committee is due to arrive
on Sunday, March 8 and will be en-
teratined at a Dinner meeting in
Assembly Inn at 6:30. The Faculty,
Administrators and Trustees will
host the dinner.
On Monday the following schedule
will be observed: 8:30 - 9:30 Tour
of grounds and buildings; 10 o’clock
a required Assembly of students and
Faculty in Gaither Chapel. The
classes normally scheduled for this
hour will begin as soon as the as
sembly ends. At 4 P. M. the Com
mittee will meet with full-time
Faculty only, in the Science build
ing.
Tuesday’s schedule calls for a
voluntary Assembly for students
only, in Gaither Chapel. During the
day members of the Committee vvill
be visiting classes, talking with
Faculty and students and Admin
istrators. On Wednesday, the Com
mittee will be meeting with Presi
dent Davis and Dean Mitchell.
The Accrediting Committee’s visit
here is a part of the procedure for
having Montreat-Anderson’s accre
ditation renewed. This is a require
ment for every college approved by
the Southern Association, end re
newal he made every ten years.
Couples
MARCH 6, 1970
Examine Yourself
Examine yourselves! Are you in
volved in this community that you
live in, or are you simply involved in
your own little world? Do you bother
to be concerned in anything that
dosen’t seem to directly affect your
passing grades and weekend esca
pades? Do you care about anyone
besides yourself?
If you do care then it is time to
get involved. We must come to
gether and strike out against the
apathetic student attitude which is
strangling our community. It is up
to us, the students, to stop the social
and academic death of Montreat-
Anderson College, We must open
meaningful communications among;
ourselves, the faculty, administrat
ion, and the Montreat community;
it is time for people to express
opinions openly.
The student body has the poten
tial power to bring about complete
social and academic changes, if need
be. We must remember to be
thoughtful and constructive; yet,
hold fast in our determination. We
can become the catalyst for a re
volution! A revolution of interest,
understanding, concern, love, and
achievement.
We must stop playing games and
pretending things are or will be all
right. Let us strive for the best, we
have what it takes. THINK! SPEAK-
UP! ACT! NOW!
This article is a challenge to the
student body and not intended to
give answes to specifics. It is hoped
that this article will act as a cat
alyst toward introspection and the
search for solutions.
—DaTid L. Young
21
Days Until
Spring Break
may be too late.
Outmanned, but undaunted, little
men in comparative stature, our
Montreat basketball boys have not
won according to society’s standards,
at least not often. When teams as
mismatched in size and ability many
problems arise which would not
ordinarily do so. How these problem*
are faced, how Individuals respond-
these are what go into the makings
of a man. When one battles under
the boards against tremendous odds
and takes a physical beating, but
still comes back with his best effort,
then you see intestinal fortitude.
When you see 100% and 125%
effort, what more do you ask? When
our boys will go out to represent
Montreat against the odds, it should
be comparatively simple for facuHy,
administration, and students to give
some positive support and lay off
negativism. Well, the season’s over.
We lost, but who is the real loser?
I contend our little men were big
men, and I for one am pleased and
proud.
“Proud to see you master your
self, improve your ability, develop
as individuals and as a team, proud
. to see you realize your own poten
tial. Thank you men.”
Carolyn Bartlett
A TRIBUTE TO THE 1969-1970
BASKETBALL TEAM AT M-A-C
Listen Montreater, and you shall
hear
A tale of a brave team called the
Cavaliers.
They fought a losing season and
the last night of play had come.
Maybe this is the reason they broke
a 100 and won-won-won.
So take a lesson from this team’s
last effort.
Whenever you’re down and out—
—It’s never too late to get up for
Victory.
And GIVE IT ONE LAST SHOUT.
GO!
FIGHT!
WIN!
TONIGHT!
An Anonymou* Fan
"WHERE HAVE ALL
THE FLOWERS GONE"
OR
ABC
Abstract
Beauty is alive?
No, not in the eye of the be
holder.
Beholder, you only care enough
to Contemplate
to Discuss
to Evaluate
to Fake
to Gravitate toward motion,
but not enough
to Hate - or hurt - or get
Involved.
You only
Joke with gestures of commit
ment. You
Keep cool, but
Leave Love to
Mothers and mourners.
Nobody believes you are for
real,
NO.
Only
People
Queer enough to
Radicalize reason.
Soberness sees synthetic senses.
Temptation turns touch to
Ubiquitous
Violence.
BEHOLDER,
Where have all the flower* gone?
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