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R. B. Wilkins
Ruth Akerman
Linda Field
Robert Heeth
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David Richey
Linda Leach
As the outgoing President of
the freshman class, I have
, faced many issues that
presently concern us, such as
the re-evaluation of the
system in the SGA, by a
collective body of students and
the planning of a conference
which has recently been
cancelled.
The Student Govenment
Association is our
representative body. As we
define the word “govern
ment”, we find it is for the
people and by the people, and
when a person is elected, he
should have the responsibility
and the leadership to
represent the students at
Montreat-Anderson College.
Ibe government should not
be run by one faction, be it
United States or Montreat-
Anderson College , There
should be no secrets kept from
the electors. The electors
should at anytime be able to
evaluate their government.
I believe in the student
government, but also I believe
that students are the ultimate
in our student government.
That is the same now that was
true yesterday and it will be
true tomorrow. The right to
petition any government
which calls itself a govern
ment should not be denied,
abridged or hampered.
I have been honored to
represent the freshman class
in the SGA and I hope my
successor will continue to
speak for the students.
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Lucy Coker
Robin Laughon
Gary Smith
Lynn Buie
Barry Sullivan
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Rhett Taber
Allan Jones
Virginia Meldahl
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Tim Peeler
“Moose” Wall
Judy Milliner
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Sam Feldman
John Daniel
Students petition
Honor Council
by RHETT TABER
Student Problems Editor
As the student problems
editor it is my duty to in
vestigate issues that concern
the student body. This article
will deal with the topic of the
recent controversy con
cerning the Honor Council. In
order to present this articl
objectively, I have decided to
give both parties involved a
A matter of
principle
by
Robert Heeth
I wish that everyone could have seen our Greybeard
Players’ production of “Ten Little Indians.” Everything was
superb; of course, you never hear anything but raves about a
Greybeard play. (I was seated in the midst of an island of
people who were putting on another production-namely, a
running debate over who murdered whom. I didn’t thing it
could have been anybody, and I still don’t. Who could have put
the knife in General MacKenzie’s back, uh?)
Dr. C. C. Kinnison is to be wholeheartedly congratulated for
putting together a drama program as successful as ours. I’m
sure it takes unbelievable energy to prepare costume,
makeup, sets, lights and sound, plus whip the actors into shape
and find the money to do it aU. Such time and such energy, I
fear, that a teacher and a director might have trouble
separating his responsiblilties to each in his mind.
A case in point; Dr. Kinnison has repeatedly used his speech
class to perform errands and services for the drama progr^.
He told each of the members of his speech class to sell five
$1 00 patron’s certificates, for which the patrons would ^t
ineir names printed on the backs of the play programs. He
also had his class members distributing leaflets advertismg
the recent play.
Last Tuesday, Dr. Kinnison’s speech class waited the
prescribed 15 minutes for their teacher to show up. As they
were walking back to their dorms, a member of the drama
club drove up to tell them that “Doc” wanted them to help
move furniture from set of the recent play at Assembly Inn.
Someone asked why the speech class had to move furniture
for the drama department. They were told, in so many words,
that if they didn’t, they would receive an ‘F’ for the day.
Perhaps if this repuest had been put to the class as a request-
-surrounded by “if you please” and “would you mind”-it would
have been more palatable. But there was nothing to suggest to
the students that they had any choice but to obey.
Teachers should be sensitive to the power they hold over
students. Naturally students want to please their teachers,
and fear that if they displease a teacher it wUl affect their final
grade. Though they are not likely to deny a teacher’s repuest,
they will quickly lose respect for a teacher they feel is prac
ticing favoritsm or use grading criteria other than course
work.
Of course, students should do favors for their professors as
they would for any Christian brothers. But responsible in
structors wUl take special care to let the student know that he
does not have to run errands for the teacher, and that what he
does or does not do for the teacher wUl not be reflected in his
grade.
For Dr. Kinnison or any other faculty member to give
students any other impression is to promote an atmosphere of
dishonesty and disrespect between the faculty and the student
body. We certainly don’t need that kind of atmosphere at
Montreat-Anderson College.
Letter to the editor
EDITOR’S NOTE: We
appreciate and solicit all
letters and comments. Let
ters must be signed, but
names will be wltheld upon
request. We must retain
supreme editorial power over
whatever we publish. Put
your letters in the
“Newspaper” box in Gaither’s
front office.
Due to the recent events
in our own Davis Hall:
1710 mighty dorm council
pulled the old switcharoo trick
in Davis Dorm just before the
treak. Yes its true—without
the consent of the students and
without prior notice of such an
upcoming overhaul, Ron
Mabrey and his mighty mice
moved the militant monsters
from the first floor to the third
floor, even isolating some of
the worst characters. And the
change was already ap
parently taking effect the last
day before the break. The first
floor hall was actually quieted
down by 2:30 A.M. a new
record that we are all sure to
remember.
I personally think that it is
really great the way our
exalted leaders have tried to
help these poor misguided
creatures. I would also like to
commend them for the way
they have shown so much
concern for the individual with
little regard for any system.
I’m sure that they would agree
that people are more im
portant than systems or
organizations.
by TIM PEELER
chance to voice their opinion. I
feel that this way you the
student can decide for your
self what is right or wrong.
The following is a copy of
the petition concerning the
possible impeachment of the
Honor Council:
“We the following students
of Montreat-Anderson College
hereby use the right of petition
to bring about the knowledge
of bias and prejudiced
judgement to bring about
equal justice amongst all of
the student body. This we feel
should enable a better un
derstanding and relationship
with the student body and
faculty. We will pursue the
matter to extreme
change and review of
the Honor Council by the
student body to the point of
impeachment if necessary.”
The general feeling of the
petitioners is that the Honor
Council is not being fair in it’s
judgements concerning some
students. The key word in
their petition is “REVIEW”.
They feel in some instances
the Honor CouncU has acted in
a prejudiced manner, and is
not judging some people
fairly.
Another issue that the
petitioners wish to bring out is
that according to the con
stitution there are certain
duties that the Honor CouncU
should perform, but for some
reason has not performed.
Due to the fact that these
neglected duties are im
portant issues of the
proceedings,! can not mention
what they are at this time but
hopefully wUl be able to report
on them at a later date.
In an attempt to keep this
article as unbiased as
possible I went to the
President of the Honor CouncU
and asked for a statement
from him on this matter.
The Honor Council is
composed of student elected
officers and representatives
and faculty advisors who work
together to uphold the rules
and ideals of Montreat An
derson College. The Council’s
duties as outlined in the
Student Handbook are to hear
evidence concerning and to
take action on all cases
referred to it by the the Dean
of Students or involving
serious violations of school
rules and aU violations of the
Honor Code.
It also views cases from
other courts regarding
disciplinary probation,
suspension, expulsion or
request to withdraw. Honor
Council is also given the
authority to decide all
questions involving in
terpretation of the SGA
constitution and of coUege
regualtions. It’s interpretation
of coUege regulations are
subject to review by the Ad
ministrative Committee.
In viewing cases. Honor
Council attempts to judge
each case on aU the evidence it
can gather along with th e
testimony of the defendant
and witnesses. After hearing
the defendant’s testimony
privately and in confidence,
the Honor Council weighs the
facts in relation to the
situation and reaches a
decision as to the defendant’s
innocence, or guilt, and his
punishment if found to be
guilty, by a vote of its mem
bers. Any defendant has the
right to appeal a decision of
Honor Council by following the
proper proceedures as
outlined in the Student Hand
book.
Because Honor Council
meetings are held con
fidentially only those involved
directly in the case know
exactly what happened at the
meeting or why a certain
decision was made. Often a
great deal of hearsay and
unfounded opinions about
Honor Council proceedings
are circulated by students who
know only a few facts. It is the
responsibiltiy of the individual
student to distinguish between
fact and rumor and to assure
himself that the judgement he
makes about the Honor
Council is basedon fact and
not hearsay.
In closing, I hope that his
article has been of some help
to you the individual student. I
hope that it cleared up some
things in your mind so that you
can now understand what the
petition is all about.
I am interested in your
comments on this issue. If you
have a view please let me
know. I hope to do a follow-up
article on the results of the
proceedings and your opinion
would be very helpful. Once
again, here are the facts, YOU
decide for yourself who is
right or who is wrong.