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THE BELLES
DECEMBER, 1984
From the
Editor
by Anne Raymer
Should we be allowed to
have males in our dorms? This
question is one that I had not
really thought about this year. It
was brought up last year, and a
petition was circulated, but it
was turned down. I had forgot
ten about this until recently
when Cynthia Church, editor of
the Meredith College news
paper, called me and asked
what St. Mary’s policy was con
cerning male visitation. It got
me started thinking whether it
is time for a change here at St.
Mary’s or not.
The policy concerning
males in the dorms as stated in
the handbook is as follows:
“Fathers, brothers, or dates are
not permitted on the halis
except on the opening and
closing days of the college
year, at the beginning and
ending of each vacation period,
and on Parent’s Weekend.
Special permission may be
granted by the Resident
Counselor for a man to be on
the hall if necessary. Meredith,
as well as Peace College, have
policies very similar to ours.
However, Salem College,
located in Winston Salem,
N.C., allows males in the
dorms, but only on weekends
during particuiar hours. They
must be signed in and out by
the student, and they are not
allowed to linger in the halls but
are asked to be in the students’
rooms.
Is St. Mary’s ready for male
visitation? It would definitely be
a big change. There are good
and bad aspects of having guys
in the dorms. If this policy were
permitted, there would be a lot
less privacy on the halls. The
student would have to be extra
careful in her casual attire \while
in her room and on the halls.
However, she would now have a
place to bring her dates,
fathers, or brothers besides the
parlors of the various dorms.
No longer would they have to
wait “downstairs” for her.
If this policy \were adopted
by St. Mary’s College, I think it
should be a privilege for the
college girls only. The men
would have to be signed in and
out by the girl and would be
allowed in on weekends during
specific hours only. If these
guidelines were not strictly fol
lowed, a severe punishment
would occur. However, this
might not be right for St.
Mary’s. Perhaps the best policy
for our school is the one that we
follow right now. If you would
like to submit your opinions
concerning this issue, please
place them in Box 354. This is
something that involves every
one on campus.
Letter to theEditor
I found your article,
“Morals or Mankind?” very
intersting and thought pro
voking. I would like to pose a
few questions which I hope
might obtain some response
from your student readers.
Going on the premise that
through an operation crime
could be made to cease to exist.
President John Rice
FROM THE
PRESIDENT’S DESK
“Thanks for letting me hang around with you!”
As the holiday season
nears, I tend to be a bit more re
flective than usual. It is a
moment for looking back at the
Fall Term and assessing
whether or not the year is run
ning well - academically and
culturally - and whether the
College is enough “on track”
that the goals and hopes
developed in the summer have a
good chance for fulfillment by
late spring.
What strikes me most
forcibly this holiday season is
not how far the College has
moved - albeit the progress has
been excellent - but how solid
and positive the attitudes and
concerns about life of the stu
dent body seem to be. From the
continuing efforts of the SGA
officers to yvork together to the
thoughtfulness of students for
the rights of others in Chapel,
the maturity and empathy of
students for their sisters in the
student body have struck me as
the quiet, moving force behind
the College’s life this year.
Faculty and staff members,
who draw their energy and
renewal from students, reflect
this “we” feeling in their \work
and extra-efforts for one-
another, and I, in turn, have
been rejuvenated and nrotivated
by the strength of this genuine
caring for the welfare of each
one for another.
The college scene in
America today is oft-times
marked with callousness and
sarcasm for nroral values and
the beliefs of others - parti
cularly those whose ideas re
flect the “establishment
governing their lives. This year
is different - at least it has been
different here at St. Mary’s Col
lege. The spirit that founded
this institution - a spirit of love
and respect for honor - is once
again alive and at work among
tJS.
Toallofyou, Mrs. Rice and
I send the warmest wishes for a
joyous holiday filled with love
and commitment. I have ex
perienced a very full fall with
you, and I do thank you on be
half of the faculty and staff for
letting us “hang around with
you...” and for at lowing us to
share in your lives this year.
John T. Rice
President
“What would happen to a
Judicial System that suddenly
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would become obsolete?”
Would laws be needed in a
crime-free society? What about
the:
Policemen, Security Guards,
Judges, Magistrates, Bailiffs,
Clerk of Court(s), Lawyers
(Criminal) Court Reporters,
Administrative Personnel,
etc.????
What use would they have in a
crime-free societ;^ What
would-could society do with an
individual who had spent one-
third of their life in preparing for
a future in a Judicial System
that is not necessary? How
would they survive? Who would
be responsible for their weli-
being? Their dependents’ well
being?
Looking at the long-term
repercussions would it be
overall advisable to move along
a line for society that would
cure a portion of it and destroy
a larger portion????
I would sincerely like to
hear your thoughts upon those
aforementioned questions.
Lament L. Dozier, Sr.
Ext. 220
DO ANIMALS
HAVE RIGHTS?
by Sidney McCain and Maria Mu
The subject of animal
rights has never been as contro
versial as it is now. With the
implantment of a baboon heart
in Baby Fae, as well as the
poisoning of candy bars in Eng
land by militant animal rights
activists, the subject of animal
rights is in the limelight. While
many people believe in animal
experimentation, we decided to
investigate the other side of the
story.
Millions of animals are
experimented on everyday, yet
in the United States, many
people are unaware of it. Hans
Riresch, author of Slaughter of
the Innocent, explains, “We
smoke, animals don’t, so we
force animals to smoke
although for them it is torture:
for us, pleasure. We drink alco
hol, animals don’t; so we cause
liver dntxjsis in animals by
funnelling alcohol into them.
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