1967 and retains his position as Comman
der of the South Vietnamese Air Force.
Recent accusations on the floor of the
United States Senate by Senator Stephen
Young (D-Ohio) that Ky maintains secret
numbered bank accounts in Sv/itzerland
and Hong Kong have added to the charges
of smuggling in discrediting what Ky has
alleged as a clean-up of Saigon corrup
tion.
Ky has stated that he foresees the end
of general use of U, S, combat unitSj
but no end to the American presence in
his country. His government depends, of
course, upon the continued economic and
military support of the United States to
stay in pov/er,
*
A MOST UNUSUAL UNIVERSITY
ViThile turning gray in an attempt to
find something appropriate to turn a
pen to (for the benefit of our nev/ pa
per), I happened across an advertise
ment on the back cover of one of those
magazines which are almost as abundant
as weeds at Montreat,
This particular one was entitled CHRIS
TIAN LIFE (May 1970), and upon'the back
cover was one of the most entertaining
things I've read since my honorable dis
charge. It was a full page color ad for
Bob Jones University, which bills itself
as "The World's .'Most Unusual,"
After considerable thought i have come
to agree vdth.this' self-bestowed title.
Before I tell you why I will attempt to
describe the ad and perhaps it will need
no further explanation, , ■
At the head of the page was a. picture
of three very sloppily dressed young
girls (presumably) standing in the com
pany of tv;o donkeys. At their feet are a
bucket of paint and what appears to be
a crude Jug of some type. No one bothers
to explain where these people are, what
they are supposed to be doing, or what in
heaven's name the paint is for. Above all'
this are the words "ON-MOST CABIPUSES,
THIS NIGETi'MRE COUID BE REAL," which con
tinue below the photo with "BUT AT BOB
JONES UNIVERSITY YOU CAN GET AN EDUCA
TION WITHOUT FLEAS."
Another photograph, obviously■posed,
depicts several young people who look
as if they had Just stepped out of a 1955
issue of LIFE standing before a building
labeled "University Student Clinic." The
i males are "properly" attired in three-
; button Jackets- (with short narrow lapels)
I and cuffed trousers breaking at exactly
the correct length. The girls are dres-
j sed (to say the least) in skirts that
imust be misery around mud puddles. The
young people are all shown in pairs
(male—female) and, if you will pardon a
'flagrant disregard for objectivity, all
I appear to be grateful as hell for being
I allowed to stand next to one another. The
[remainder of the add continues v/ith a one
; sentence statement of the school philos-
( ophy ("Stands without apology for the
1 old-time religion and the absolute au-
jthority of the Bible") and a partial list
I of course offerings.
i Now, why is Bob Jones University "The
I World's Most Unusual?" Vfell, first of
jail it depends upon what you mean by
I unusual," If you mean "different," then
fBJU certainly fits its name. If you
I mean to imply "better," however, it be
comes another matter,
I agree-that Bob Jones is "unusual"
I because it cla ims to prepare students
for the "world" while ignoring in hor
ror anything "sinful" in it.
I BJU seems to ignore the possibility
that men and women should experience
I"life" (including so-called good and
[evil) before they can be in any position
I to determine for themselves what kind
(Of life to live.
Finally, it seems to,believe that it
■can turn boys and girls into men and wo-
imen by dictating to them,
] Toach'me, don't indoctrinate mo. If
iyou can't teach without force, you don't
jreally believe it yourself,
' (To those who would take offense at
.this article, let me say that I have a
jright to express myself. If you vdsh to
deact in print, please do so),
) GENE HINES
I >| >| 5|t
(The opinions■presented here are those of
-the contributors, and are not necessarily
•'those of the College or the Student Gov-
lernment Association,
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i
[If you vdsh to 'work for 'T';E NE17SPAPER,
come to the general staff meeting Thurs
day night at 9 p.m. in the Moore Center
conference room. The meeting will not be
■re-scheduled due to poor attendance.