The DavMsonian Volume LXVIII, Number THREE Davidson College. Davidson.N.C.28036 September 22, 1978 Code returns to committee forrevisiononcemore cism of language," By DENNISMCLAWHORN according to PAC means to improve. would take, the powers, and the NewsEditor member Anthony Abbott,he said, "On "There is no mention in the present method of selection of members the whole, draft," and and there was a much stronger he said. chairmen, i consensus than wehad last Philosophy Professor Earl MacCor- MIKECOOPER spring. The Student Government Associa- "The document is close to what we mac concurred, "The whole point of tion(SGA) passedaresolutionMonday Staff Writer have," will Abbott said. evaluation is to improve." urging the formation of a Tenure facing After criticism from The He said one of PAC's main objec- RegardingPAC's timetable for com- Committee "in order to protect acade- faculty at their Wednesday meeting, tives is to shorten the draft, cutting pletion of revisions, PAC Chairman mic freedom and insure institutional the third draft of the Code of Evalua- out muchof the rhetoric and generally Brown Patterson remarked, "We're professionalism." tion went back to the Professional making itclearer and more concise. moving along as fastas we can." Patterson commented, "Implica- Affairs Committee (PAC) for further Abbott said faculty at the meeting Pattersonsaidhe hopesthe PAC will tions of the resolution seemed to be revision. also beable sought clarification of the candi- topresentits revised draft and that we hadn't said anything about a Inaddition to improvements in the date's rightto "hear whatis said about possible tenurecommittee proposal to committee." Code itself, the PAC will attempt to him." the faculty inearly October. He said, however, the PAC actually suggestions Committee, assimilate regarding the Hesaidhehopes thePAC will"write Regarding the Tenure had been consideringits plans of a own for formation Tenure Committee. into the document some means by Patterson commented, "Theidea has a suchacommittee, buthad not Although released the faculty discussion of which the candidate being evaluated lotof support,"addingthat thePAC is them yet , _._ „. (see PAC, 2) the draft involved "substantial criti- gains some understanding— some working on the form the committee page Views onDAV Irreconcilable' ByCHARLESERWIN NewsEditor Inan hour-long closed meeting Wednesday afternoon, College President SamuelSpencerreportedlytoldWDAV Station Manager CarringtonThompson that their views on thestation's future may now be "irreconcilable." Student Government Association President Bruce Brown, who was asked tosit inon the meetingby Spencer, quoted Davidson's chief executiveas telling Thompson, "We'll agree to disagree." Brownhimselfsaid themeet- ing clearly "came to an im- passe"over thequestion of how Terry WDAV should best serve the music needs of its possibly two million listeners. nixes Spencerhas recently come under fire for telling WDAV staff members they must spend drinks/ at least half of their air time broadcastingclassical musk by By CHARLESERWIN BATTLING SABOTEURS and awesome hangovers,* these intrepid rowers from Second November 15, like it News Editor Richardsonpush or not. their boat to amediocre finish inthe Freshman Regatta,heldlast Sunday. cautiously backed away Despitetherecentpassage of Howerton) He (Phil from the November deadline a liquor-by -the-drink this week, saying WDAV will referendum in Mecklenburg not be forced to alter their County, College officials said PCCstudies financial woes programming schedule until early this week they will not go under: the mobility of mem- ding to Reese, is that "It just mixed ByPEGGY BRITT they have had a chance to authorize the sale of bers among houses. When won't sell." He feels that stu- explain their position to the drinksinthe 900Room. The Patterson Court Coun- someone switches houses his dents are forced topay enough When queriedon the subject cil's Finance Committee pre- Executive Committee of the former house loses his money for board already, especiallyoni Board of Trustees. Mondayafternoon,College Pre- sented its report last night on but thehouse'sexpensesremain top of Davidson's high tuition sident Samuel Spencer hesita- the problems which The Committee may be able financial nearly the same. When mem- and fees. with the students in ted, then said, "That has not havebeenplaguingsome eating to meet* bership drops below a certain With these considerations in early October, according to beenevenraised in my presence houses. , point, the houses losemoney. mind, the finance committee and that would come. .. any Last spring, the financial Spencer, so the November ' has drawn up a list of recom- deadline not yet recommendation about campus problems of Patterson Court Last spring, the business is completly mendations to go before the outof the question. life would come from the Dean became apparent when three of office recommended that each PCC. These recommendations In a carefully worded five- of Students." the houses were unable to meet house member pay a deposit of $50 to include proposals to: page statement About that time Dean of costs and hadto borrow "some- bereturned at theend of released after 1. Have members sign a list the closed meeting, Spencer Students Will Terry entered thing under $1000" each, ac- the year— if he remains at his * near theendofeach termif they explained, Spencer's office. Asked if he cording to Business Manager original house. % "When Ifound this wantto becounted for member- that only one-third of planned to make such a recom- Robert Currie. The money, Thus, people will be encou- summer ship. This would allow the to mendation, Terry flatly loaned by the College, is to be raged to finish the year at that our air time was devoted treasurer to form a budget in music, answered,"No," paidback by theend of winter house. If they leave anyway, classical Istated that we deposit advance and present it at the must reach at least 50 percent "Most of the students on term. the will help alleviate Although these loans solve theloss. endofeach term tothebusiness to meet the Trustees' directive campus arenot21,amongother suggestions. financial difficul- "It's the most equitable office for and to deal honestly with things, which is the legal rule theimmediate assistant treasurers of the three houses, the way,"says Currie. 2. Elect persons who had given major for here. Secondly, Idoubt ties during winter termso that they underlying causes remain a Reesedisagrees, "We should support to the station in its seriously the trustees would ropes before and not just to these try acomprehensive budgeting can learn the initial phase. approve it. And Isuspect if I threat— full office. If possible, particular houses. system before resorting to the tialring "Ifelt that this wasareason- authorized such a thing, they they take (or audit) would intercept my authori- Everyeating-housesuffers $50 deposit— it's awfully dras- should able compromise between what introductory accounting. zation," explained. from what both Currie and Ed tic for a first step." most people would probably Terry monthly meetings Spencer Terry and Reese, Chairman of the Patter- He believes, because all the 3.Have expect and what student staff turned to between andbusi- said, first time that Court Council (PCC) Fi- eating houses have budgeting treasurers members desired in program- "Thatis the son ness office representatives. to me. nance Committee, consider the problems, it would be best to ming, thoughIhad no guaran- it had even occurred 4.Haveeachhousedetermine Nobody had even raised the biggest problem: poor money try toalleviate thosefirst. Ifan tee that the Trustees would minimnn number of people at tothe inexpe- , alternate solution is found, a consider the 50percent level question." management due operate there would beno need try to which it can in the satisfactory. ''Well, it had occurred to rience of the treasurers. to that problem is less force people to remain at a black.Incase it fallsbelow "Itis now apparent thateven me," Terry- snapped. "My The second level, should be author- but, when added certain house. house the 50 percent compromise is Lord,we'dhave togive akegof widespread, to charges budget-balancing difficul- But the biggest trouble with ized to levy additional considered toorestrictiveby the' martinis every time we needed the members. ties, caused the three houses to the $50 deposit idea, is, accor- to (see Spencer,page2) to,rather thanakegofbeer." September 22, 2 The Davidsonian 1978 ...Spencer speaks on WDAV

News page 1) at first tried I'mnotsure it'sinconflict (Continued from were not. Spencer from the readingit." atagknce student staff," Spencer ex- toset a distinctionbetween . word "activity" and the word Asked if Davidsonplannedto ■ plained. ■ -* j cooperate with WFAE, .. Spencer went on to suggest "organization." the Universityof North statement that perhaps Thenhe deniedresponsibility Carolina at in his Charlotte's radio the Trustees should reconsider for the sentence in Communica- station which hopes to play SGA election deadline set the idea of havingtwo campus tions Director Martha Roberts' also classical read music at highpower, radio stations— one forstudents recent statement which to see that Thedeadline for filingforSGA elections is Tuesday. September and one for public relations. "The station from its inception their two programs do not 26 at 4:00 p.m. Candidates should file the College station competewith each Spen- in Dean of Students "That is perhaps the only has been a other. Office. astudent activity." cer said, "I haven't heard solution that will really answer rather than Positions open include three freshmanclass senators, three Belk didn'tpick that up when I anything about that and I both sides of the disagree- "I " Dorm senators, one senator from each other dorm, and three it, admitted. He haven't had any opportunity to ment," Spencer said in an read Spencer off-campus senators. would have used the deal withthat." interview following the meeting said he Elections will be held on Tuesday, October 2. "organization" in the "Ithink what weneed todo is with Thompson. word sentence, if he had drafted the to get our own situation clari- YMCA fund In 1977, WDAV's Board of statement himself. fied first before we start else- drive continues Directors rejected the two-sta- Asked if he felt a conflict where,"he added. tion option, according to the College's Spencer he thought TheYMCAFundDrive iscontinuingthrough September existed between the said Da- 22 with * Communications Office. attempt at vidson's Trustees a goal this year of $2500. Students will be contacted for seeminglysuccessful knew that contributions. But Spencer said in his taking over the radio station WFAE would beplayingclassi- statement, "We might well and the 1976 Davidson Consti- cal music when they called for need the two-station system tution's assurrance that "stu- WDAV tobecome " "primarily proposal that a number of campuses dent managers of electronic classical music" station. Lone submitted have.Onestation,broadcasting media staffed by students are But Spencer said he knew of The deadline for proposed revisions in the College Constitution exclusively to the campus, accorded the same rights and other areas which supported passed Wednesday withonly one recommendation from the would be unqualifiedly a stu- responsibilities as editors of both public and fine arts sta- student body and none from the faculty. dent organization, managed student publications," Spencer tions and pointed out that SGA President Bruce Brown submitted the lone proposal, just andprogrammed exclusivelyby said, "I have to go by the WFAE may also be 1 broad- hours before the deadline. He requesteda clarification of College students and directed to the Trustee's policy statement and casting a lot of educational Station WDAV's relationship to theMedia Board. Davidson student audience. ifthat's inconflict the Constitu- material. , along This recommendation with several others drafted by "The other, broadcasting to tion ought to be brought into Spencer admitted he sees PresidentSamuel Spencer,will beconsidered nextWednesday at a the surrounding region, would consonance." WDAV as an "instrument by meeting of the ConstitutionalReview Committee (CRC).Thebody be unqualifiedly a fine arts Spencer, who admitted he is which we make peopleaware of iscomposedofBrown, TrusteesPriceGywn, Walter Lingle,and J. station operated as an arm of supposed toupholdthe College Davidsonand hopefully interest Dickson Phillips, VicePresident ProTempore of the Faculty John theCommunications Depart- Constitution,said that this "is them in the College and get Kelton, and Academic Vice Presidnet Price Zimmermann. ment and managed by the the first time I've had that their support. TheCRC willdecide which willgoon totheTrustees for approval ExecutiveDirector,butoffering brought to my attention. "If you're going to pay possible to College and addition the Constitution. participation to qualified stu- "I'm not the one to interpret; professors, and build libraries, Contributors: Dennis McLawhorn and DonCaldweU. dents who want to become that's exactly what the consti- and buy books, you've got to members of its staff," Spencer tutionalcommittee is supposed find the money," declared explained. to do. It may not be clear, but Spencer. Win That Princely Roommate Thompson, who went to Greenboro for an ROTC ap- pointment after the closed ...PACdiscusses You always Wanted— meeting and was therefore una- vailable for comment, was re- portedly displeased with Spen- Gorgeous cer's two station proposal. Tenure Committee Thereremains the question of (Continuedfrom page 1) responsibility of making deci- whether WDAV is actually a Proponentsof sucha commit- sions that would greatly affect student or a College Stuffed Frog organiza- tee stress the advantages of the career of a peer. Time tion. . sharing the responsibility of consumption is another disad- wibe yours free if you are the Remindedthat atone time he tenure decisions over leaving it vantage. Lucky Davidson College Student has also assured WDAV that entirely upon the Academic MacCormac made a similar they were a "legitimate student Vice President's shoulders. proposalfor a tenurecommittee Winner of this year's AnnualRaffle activity" only to lately author- Opponentsargue that faculty in the spring. He recommended ize a statement saying they shouldnotbeburdened with the thatstudentson the committee to be Held at Noon Sept. 30. be given votingpowpr. Register everytime you The SGA proposal calls for Now and visit student participation on the committee, but without voting Til fIUA«1 STOU power. BARGER SGA President Bruce Brown explained. "Voting students would be impossible to realize CONSTRUCTION politically." Hesaidaproblem wouldarise CO., 'with the method of selection. INC. Brownemphasized, however, thatstudentsdonotneeda vote to be helpful or effective.

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New professors (left to right) James Swisher, Benjamin Garrett, William V tz, Georg< eF arSSchae^o^^ Newprofessors talkaboutDavidson ByHOWARDBROWNE thencompleted theAir Defense The Physics Department re- 'high school, Swisher received He has spent the last three and and the Armor Officers course ceived a new member this year both his undergraduate and yearsinthe army, fulfilling the EDITHPARKER of theU.S.Army.Hegradeated in Professor Lawrence S. Cain. graduate degrees in music at ROTCobligationhe acquired Staff Writers from the JFK Institute for Cainreceivedhisundergraduate Yale University. His previous while atDavidson.He willbeat Military Assistants. He degree at Wake Forest and did teachingexperience Davidson Freshmen might not realize was includes for one year, primari- taught his Masters and. Ph.D. graduateassistant work at Yale ly teaching it, but they are not the only there to become an in Chemistry 21. Physics at the University of and a year of teaching at ones sailing on strange new advisor to the Vietnamese. Garrett sees some definite He took a Command Tour in Virginia. WesleyanCollege. changes academic seas. Davidson also inlife atDavidson, the Vietnam for 12 months. Patton He spent four years as a Swisher will perform at least being sports a handful of . most notable the admis- new thenservedasaTank Company Research Associate and Lec- two major piano concerts this professors each fall. They sionof women.Hesees thisas a too Commander inthe 3rd Infantry turer at Chapel Hill. His seat year and hopes to play some "pleasant must become familiar change" in a social with fa- DivisioninGermany. Heserved here atDavidsonishis first full other more informal concerts. culty, students, and the local sense stating "I was here for there for 20 months. It was time faculty position.Lecturing, three years area. "Michael J. Root, without acar, which from Germany that he applied at Chapel Hill was quite differ- the newest made dating Professor William R. Well- member of the Religion faculty very difficult." to teach at Davidson. ent than teachingat Davidson. Another change he nitz received his bachelors de- comes to noted is the "Iasked specifically to come "The whole faculty here is Davidson from Yale gree from Cornell, hisRasters where he abolishment of mandatory to Davidson,and there were only three times larger than the earned his Ph.D. in ROTC. in Molecular Biology from the two reasons involved. One is Physics Department at UNC." Religion. Root completedhis Universityof Colorado at Boul- that Iprefer a school in the He heard of the opening at undergraduate work at Dart- Professor LaniBurnett is the der, and a Ph.D.from Cornell. South and two because David- Davidsonthrough an adrun in mouth College. newest member of the Psycho- He was teaching some lab son has an extremely high Physics Today, a popular phy- This is Root's first year of logy faculty. She received her courses when he was informed reputation andIwanted to be a sics journal. teaching. When asked why he BA in Psychology at Clemson of an opening at Davidson part of it." "All teaching jobs must be chose Davidson he replied that and has just completed her College. "It had just the cour- Patton was very impressed advertized in some journal that he "wanted to teach at a small work for her Masters degreein ses Iwanted to teach." The withthe opennessand courtesy is well read by that field of liberal arts college that had a Clinical Psychology at UNC-G. letter concerningtheopeningat of the Davidson students. education." good reputation, that was lo- While in school, she special- Davidson was mailed in May "The are really honest and Professor James Swisher, catedinasmall town, andthat ized in the Child Development and Wellnitz had not been told cheerful. Southern hospitality Davidson's new man in the was close to North Carolina." Cognate Area of Psychology. of it until July 11. He first is alive and well at Davidson Music Department,willconcen- Davidson obviously qualified. She was also a teaching assis- checked to see if the job still College." trate on piano studies but he A new member of the Che- tant while at UNC-G. existed and then applied. Hisonly disappointment was will also teach other general mistry faculty,but certainly no For enjoyment,Burnett likes Coming toteach at Davidson and has been that there is no music courses and work with strangerto Davidsonis Profes- ballets, drama, reading and wasa specialtreat fprProfessor Masters program at Davidson the chamber music group. sor Benjamin C. Garrett, who kids. Shehas not decided yet if George W. Poe. He graduated because he had hoped to attain Swisher started his study of graduated from Davidson in she will stay in the field of from Davidson in 1974 as a oneinBusiness. piano at age five in Germany 1971. Clinical Psychology and go for French major. and continued his studies He received his Ph.D. in her doctorate, or if she will go He spent his junior year in Professor Russ Warren is a through high school at the St. Chemistry from Emory Univer- into the area of child develop- Montpellier so he is a strong member of theArtfaculty anda Louis Institute of Music. After sity in 1975. ment. advocate of Davidson's foreign resident artist. Orginally from exchange program. After Texas,hespent twoyearsat the spending a year studying in University of St. Thomas in Paris, he received his Masters Houston andthen transfered to from Middlebury.He is pre- the University of New Mexico tJvjELECTRONIC sently workingonhis Ph.D. at at Albequerque to receive his Duke.ReturningtoDavidsonis BFA. SHOWCASE special pleasure for his wife He painted for two years, a a * Dl»Tm»UTOIt OF because she spent a -period he called "truly rewar- DCAl-EK Sylviane ELECTRONIC MUCHANDIM year at Davidson as an ex- ding, before going to the Uni- change student. versityofTexasatSanAntonio Poe knew basically what he for his MFA. HOOSC # was coming back to, but he Warren then taught courses All Single IP's V returned to a few changes. at the University and at San "There have been additions to Antonio College before moving the physical plant. The 900 to Florida where he painted in $4.99 Room was a very pleasant Tampa Bay. surprise." He was very anxious He first heard of Davidson to see how thecoed system was throughtheDavidsonPrint and working because it was first DrawingCompetition. 8 Tracks year. "Ifeel Warren found Davidson "ex- instatedbis senior OnHwy.21In Cornelius, it is adefinite plus. . It tremely wellrunbuy the faculty N.C. that . ' (1mile of hasbroughtinnew interest and and- Administration. The stu- $5.99 South PiedmontBank* enlivenedspiritsingeneral.The dents are interested and eager freshman year for the class of to learn and eager to grasp EASTERN STYLE B.B.Q. 1974 required some resourceful- things theydon'tunderstand. I ness for the survival of the hope to generate a lot of 182N. Main SEAFOOD males." ,. ■ enthusiasm in the Art Depart- ■ Mooresvie,N.C. CaptainRobert S.Patton is a ment. HOURS:Thurs.-Sat.11a.m.Until well-schooled ROTC officer.He Warreniscontinuing toapint graduated fromPurdueUniver- whileheis atDavidson because remain 892-3362 stiy as a D.M.G.in 1968 after hefeels itisnecessary to LARRYWELL8 683-34O3 Phone serving in Purdue ROTC. He associatedwith the worldof art. The Davidsonian September 22, 1978 Complete textof Academic Vice-Presidertt Price contain a subjective element. ttx»«>i^i« of improving individual regarding the instructor's im- 2.Students most The complete text of What is important is that performance,' and hence the pact on the intellectual life of In instances students Acade not in a position mic Vice President Price Zim- judgements atall stages in the general sense of faculty profes- theCollegegenerally,his or her are to assess disciplines,and professional competence mermann's of Faculty process be made as conscien- sionalism,student satisfaction, interestinother but Code her they in position Evaluation, as revised with tiouslyand as fairly as possible andinstitutionalmorale. the relationships of his or are a to Professional bothto the individualand tothe II.CRITERIA FORFACUL- particular discipline to other comment on the instructor's Affairs Commit- enthusiasm, tee, follows. institution,and that the per- TYEVALUATION disciplines within the liberal his or her concern spective takenbe the welfare of The three criteria for faculty artsframework. for them, and whether or not regard to the third they feel he or she has helped I.PREAMBLE the entire community and the evaluation at Davidson are (1) With achievement ofitsgoals. excellence in teaching, (2) criterion ~ exemplification of theminunderstandingthesub- The goal of Davidson's ap- de- Procedurally, the means by monstration of superior profes- the intellectual and moral ject matter.They can testify to pointment pro- and evaluation which theCollege arrives at its sional research, values for which the College the instructor's availability, cedures is to recruit and attainments in retain judgements must be clear scholarship,and curriculum de- stands "- evidence will be fairness, concern for their pro- for thefaculty outstandingmen enough to be fair, yet flexible sign, and (3) exemplification of sought from students,chairman blems and performance, and carry on and women who will enough to accommodate indivi- the intellectual and colleagues in three areas: careinevaluatingtheir work. College's set and moral the mission as dual circumstances and to se- values for which the College (a) concern for students, (b) The satisfaction of students down in the Statement of cure for the College the various stands, as manifested in con- service to the institution, and with the instruction they are Purpose. Article IV, Section 5 strengths which it requires. cern for students and service to (c) service to the wider commu- receiving at the time they are of the Trustees' By-Laws sets For the protection of both the both the institution and the nity. receiving it is an important President's basic individual and the community, wider community. Davidson College's emphasis ingredient in the morale of an respect to re- with the the procedures must entail Given the need to consider onservice in each of theseareas institution. Through ent offaculty members, strict confidentiality. They individual strengths from the stems from its belief as a interviews, letters, or evalua- qualities of the ideal tea- must include evidence obtained standpoint of the College's Christian liberal arts college tion forms, students will be easy ire to delineate. from department chairmen,col- overall priorities, no precise that it is the function of called upon to testify to their It to realize. The exem- leaguesandstudents. weights valid for every casecan liberally educated men and wo- opinions regarding an instruc- plarycollegeprofessor would tthe no They must also men to lead lives of service to tor and their perceptions reflect the be attached to each of of his doubt be a scholar widely res- these fact that ultimately college three areas. However,excel- others and that it is imperative orher effectiveness pectedby hisor her peersinthe . policy is defined by the Trus- lencein teaching necessary that the members of thefaculty field, not only is a who is excited tees, and that, the chief in their own lives serve as 3.Department chairmen prospect learning as condition of consideration for about the of executive officer, the President tenure. examples. Although at.Davidson de- discovery capable of and but bearsaspecialresponsibility for Inregardto (A) Concern for students may partment chairmen are not con- communicating this the first criterion excitement the welfareof theenterpriseasa -excellence in teaching -- evi- be exemplified by the candi- sidered administrative officers, toothers, deeply a teacher con- whole. The Board of Trustees dence will be date's availability to students, nonetheless, because of their cerned sought from the with the welfare of has affirmed that "the line of department chairman, concern for their problems, and responsibility for coordination students and eager to have responsibility for determination colleaguesin the department care and promptnessin evalua- of the work of the department, them learn and grow, one who of faculty needs and the search andinother programs in which tingtheir work. The willingness includingencouragementof the capturing succeedsin their ima- for persons to fill these needs the candidate has been to serve as a faculty adviser continuing professional deve- gination, who teaches not only in- flows from the Trustees to the volved,andfrom students as to both to underclassmen and to lopment of its members, they by books but by personal President and through him to the instructor's ability to com- majorsis animportant factor in have an important role in the example, whoisdemanding yet those specificallydesignated by municate not only knowledge this area, as is the faculty evaluationprocess. compassionate, always him, primarily the Vice Presi- butenthusiasm for thesubject. member's willingness to share Normally it will be the chair- maintaining of just pro- a sense dentfor AcademicAffairs." personal experiences with stu- man who conducts the most portion respectful Alsoimportant are quality of and ever of - dents and to help them on an extensive the moral worth of individual However, if Davidson is to imagination in perceiving the review of the instruc- individual basis to realize their tor'scourse work,includingsyl- students and their potential for accomplishitsmission inhigher problems students encounter ownpotential. labi,tests, and grades awarded, intellectual and spiritual education, the difficult and and skill in helping overcome sometimes painful task of up- them. Well organized and sti- (B) Service to the institution as well as the instructor's re- holding lectures, may be demonstrated in a search, publications, papers No one teacher is likely to high standards in the mulating skill in con- -- variety of ways participation andcontributions to thedepart- realize all of these attributes in recruitment and evaluation of ducting discussions, and suc- and leadership in committee ment generally in the evolution the highest degree, but the faculty members must be con- cessinhelpingstudents learn to work at thefaculty level,active of educational policy,participa- College must continually seek scientiously accepted and think analytically and express participation in decisions at the tion in the development of to recruit men and women,who shared by everyone participa- themselves cogently, both oral- departmental level, willingness libraryholdings, strive to do so to the greatest tinginthereview process. lyandin writing,are among the andsoforth. iospeak to groups of parents, Chairmen may extentpossible. Moreover, a Finally, key components of successful visit the clas- Davidson's faculty trustees,or alumni, helping to sesofmembers of thefaculty on church-related college which is evaluation procedures must be teaching. It should be borne in build the library collection,and probationary appointments faithful to its heritagehas the closely related to institutional mind that theCollegeisseeking distinction in teaching, not helpingto obtain needed equip- with a view not only to evalua- obligationof securingfor its fa- strategies for faculty develop- simplyadequateorgenerally mentintheinstructor's areas of tion but to counsel and assis- culty teachers and scholars ment.The academic profession interest. who, above beyond their competentperformance. tance in improving teaching and isademandingone. (C) Service to the wider professional commitments, With regard to the second performance. are Good teaching requires con- -- community maybe defined sensitive toneedsandproblems criterion demonstration of as a 4.Administration tinual study and work to keep willingness to work for the which transcend local, regional superior professional As stated by the Trustees, up with general developments welfare of others in the context and national boundaries, who attainments --the College's inone's fieldas wellasadvances of church, town, state, nation, uphold the judgement will depend heavily highestethicalideals inone's specialty. In a literal and world through and whose on the assessment of the de- such organi- motiveisservice. arts context, still further rea- zations as church Becauseof the foregoing con- partment chairman, colleagues and civic dingis required to achieve that groups, political organizations, TSK? tht WORLD Mr siderations,Davidson's in the department, and col- FAMOUS evalua- understandingof related fields or other religious social, concerningpersons leaguesinother departments hono- tions for its whichmakespossible conversa- rary, interest, faculty be bound who have worked in closely special or athletic cannot exclu- tion with colleagues and which groups. : sively by standards employed related fields of research and assists students in integrating III.ROLESOPFACULTY, elsewhere in theprofession, nor the various of their scholarship. aspects STUDENTSANDADMINI- can they be limited by criteria intellectual experienceat the Evidence will include partici- which pation in summer and sabbati- STRATIONINTHEEVAL- exclude judgementsof a College by providing living . UATION holistic 'nature. cal programs, faculty seminars, PROCEDURE Successful modelsof widelearning. 1.Faculty teaching involves to a great Students attendance at the presentation are quick to per- Asindicatedinthe extent the persona] and moral ceive which of their instructors of papers at professional statement of criteria, assessment by pro- qualities as well as the intellec- are active professionals, which meetings,research projects un- r -ifr mnru\"■'■'- dertaken, publications fessional peers is tual mpahilitiaa of the merely Irving on past capital. and re- fundamental teacher. to the procedures. uwmnumw making it difficult to establish The College must see that sulting from these experiences. evaluation Peers are in aposition rigidly precise standards of evaluation andopportunitiesfor In the matter of publication, to make judgments regarding excellence. Within anygroup development axeKnkwri in such quality will be deemed more a 375-7449 significant 11 colleague'smastery even of highly successful tea- fashion to tH* quantity. of his orher a as nurture and fieldanddesignof chers there will bedifferingper- reward the profeamonal growth The College will also look courses. for Theyarein a position sonalities, differing M*fffTfri** upon evidence that toeval- of those whom the tea- thecandidate has uate research and bents, differing approaches and ching mjirainii of the College is integrated his study and publication re- and to guage the impact stylesof teaching-all of which, ultimately dependent. searchintohisor hercourses by of publications in the field. from the standpoint of the While inevitable mrjunining such things as Col- it must func- the leagues arealso in position experience or ens scuoents, is a to tion in some aspects as a organization and content of the weigh highly desirable.Indeed,not instructor's courses, appro- observations made to -■■ - the mwwv ii■■illml ft— r|- ■■ thembystudents g^dj> BiiiugHt «*"■■ uK mt theless the aim of priatenessof regardingthe overall materials selected. teaching of other Jitt Of teacherexcitingorstimulating. Davidson's evaluation process and indications in- instructor*. that the They are in Hence, as with any process is to strengthen skills in structor's courses are reflecting likewise a position tomeasureaninstructor's nvuvugnMfiUHi interaction, it teachingcapacities. Evaluation current developments in the effec- jlHwifrmhsW thjai tiveness when they encounter M Sffmd nrMisWI II procedures function best when field. judgements will hisor her studentsin their own atDavidson their operation is seen as a Evidence will also be sought courses. September 22, 1978 The Davidsonian 5 Zimmermann'sproposed CodeonFaculty Evaluation responsibility for the initiation the visit it will be the responsi- shall be furnished to the candi- and weaknesses in the instruc- nity and commitment to the and conduct of evaluationrests bility of the chairman and the date along with the letter of tor's performance to date. welfare of the College. with the President. In his VPAA,as wellas the President, appointment, a copy of which, The salary of a faculty mem- The tenureevaluation willbe discharge of thisresponsibility, to explore further the relation- signedby the candidate, shall ber on contract is reviewed in made during the sixth year of he will normally delegate tothe shipbetween thecandidate's constitute acontract. the spring. full-time teaching at. the Col- VPAA the work of conferring and personal PROCE- religiousposition VEVAUATION VI FACULTYMEMBERS S lege. Creditof up tothree yean with department chairmen and and the DURESFOR NEW and career aspirations MEM1 ONONE-YEARPROBA- - willbe givenfor full-time teach- colleagues as BERS and gatheringdata. College'sobjectives set forth OFTHEFACULTY TIONARY ing at the assistant professor Because of the need for of and WITHINITIALTWO, APPOINTMENTS intheStatement Purpose YEAR Asprovidedby theConstitu- level or higher at an accredited maintaining close and harmo- code of faculty evaluation PROPATIONARY this APPOINT^ tion, Article X, Section C, a four-year institution. nious rapport within the struc- procedures. ," MENTS . member on an initial The review preceding the tures of a small college com- will Duringthe faculty faculty The candidate be inter- new mem- one-year probationary appoint- tenuredecision is normally con- munity, the evaluation process viewed by members of the ber's first year at the College ductedby the VPAA behalf mentwillbe informed byMarch on must involve confidentiality. appropriate department or de- the VPAAwill meet withhim or of the 1stof thedecision as to whether President. Itbegins with Letters of evaluation from partments as well as by the her toexplain further theevalu- will be aninterview between thecandi- chairmen and will chairman, ationprocedures discuss or not the contract colleagues be department the and to preceding date and the VPAA during held in confidence between the a the College's standards and renewed. The review VPAA andthe President with such decisions willbe conducted whichthe latter furtherexplains President and the VPAA. view to determininghis or her expectations. At the conveni- the process,including the sche- Student evaluations will ence of both parties, and when during winter term. be professional competence, stren- Visiting appointments, one- dule to be followed. sharedby the President andthe gth toteaching, the instructor feels reasonably of commitment year terminal appointments, or Either at this point or subse- VPAA only with the instructor prospects for making a established in his or her teach- and part-time appointments not quently the candidate will sub- and to the ingatDavidson,the VPAA will are the chairman. At their successful contribution consideredprobationary and do mit and updated curriculum College through ordinarily arrangeto discretion the President and the work of the attend one not ter- vitae and all such materials as instructor's require notification of VPAA may seek outside evalu- stimulating teaching, intellec- or more of the mination. In the case of such may be deemed helpful to a ation of instructor's profes- leadership, and fruitful classes. As much as for evalua- an tual appointments, a review would favorable consideration. The standing. personalrelationships stu- tion, purpose sional with the of these visits be conducted only at the Presi- VPAA will usually arrange colleagues. tohelp withthe IV.NEW APPOINTMENTS dents and is theinstructor dent'sHiwretion. interviews between the candi- process of adjustment to Da- Basic responsibility for the Candidates may be invited VILFACULTYMEMBERS date and the Education Com- vidson and to assist in the determination of staffing needs during their visit tothecampus ON TERM mitteeof theBoard of Trustees. attainment of his or her maxi- SUBSEQUENT and for initiating new faculty tomake apublic presentationin APPOINTMENTS He will also request of the mum potentialasateacher. The department appointments rests with the their field or to teach a class. As with members of the candidate's chair- department chairman may President. Normally the Presi- However, too much must not faculty in their first contract man a full written evaluation likewise visit the new appoin- according to criteria set dent willdelegateresponsibility rest on a single performance. In period,review will take place in the actual conduct of the candidates without tee's classes for the same pur- fall of the second yearof the forth inSection II. for the the case of pose. the search and recruitment process prior teaching experience,gene- contract,andby December 15th In preparing his report the During the fall term of the to the VPAA, who will in turn ral promise, and in the case of the instructor will either be chairman will'consider allrele- second year the VPAA will evidence, work with the appropriate de- experienced teacher, long-term informed of the termination of vant including course meet with the department grades awarded, partment chairman. Inaddition performance in prior positions his orher contract, or offered a syllabi, tests, chairman to discuss the perfor- progress, publica- to listing the nature of the must be the principal basis for renewal. research in mance of the instructor. Letters tions, position, the anticipated rank, judgement. As stipulated by the College professionalmeetings at- will be solicited.by the VPAA tended, and fields desi- After thechairmanhas solici- Constitution, in the event of papers presented, co- the experience colleagues who have red, notices of an intended ted the opinion of members of from come termination at this point, the operationinthe developmentof to new member holdings, sent to professio- thedepartmentandreceived the know the will be entitled to a library the records of appointment throughsuchmeans as commit- instructor nal journals, associations, etc., opinion of other interested fa- terminal year.Inreaching their former students andthe contri- tee assignments, and from candidate has made willcontain a descrip- culty members, he will discuss decision the President and the butions the standard members of thestaff of courses development. nature as a candidates with the VPAA. VPAA will pay particular at- totheir tion of Davidson's the and programs in which the college. The VPAA will communicate tention to evidence of growth In addition to requesting a church-related instructor has participated. chairman, the The VPAA may, and ordi- Fs judgements,along with the since thelast review. Normally, report from the will, delegate the initial supporting information, the The candidate willbe advised witheach successivereview the VPAA will request written narily to members of screening of applicants to the President, who will make the of the timingof the review and expectation regarding perfor- evaluations from candidate's and chairman. If at allpossible the final recommendation to the giventheopportunity tosubmit mance will be increased, as the the department may request will seek to interview such material as he or she instructor gains experienceas a also evaluations chairman Trustees. from members of the candi- potential as may asked believes will be helpful to a teacher and scholar. asmany candidates The chairman be division, appropriate pro- withthe President and consideration of his or her date's or other depart- possible atan to meet He will meeting performance. After studying VIIITHETENURE ments and divisions. fessional or other occa- the VPAAbefore the President evaluations, He will then review with reaches his decision. Letters of thisevidenceand conducting DECISION review student sion. deemed with particular attention to theVPAA the dozenor somost appointment willemanatefrom further interviews if The decision to grant conti- candidates with a the President's Office. The let- necessary, the VPAA will re- nuous tenure must be made long-term trends. promising perfor- At his discretion the VPAA to choosingthemost likely ter of appointment will set view the instructor's onlyafter a searchingexamina- view may, to letters, interviews: The forth the terms and conditions mance with the President. tionand with the greatest care, in addition ones for campus with persons will invite the leading of appointment in accordance ByDecember15of thesecond since usually it will represent a requestinterviews VPAA who,inhis estimation,are ina or candidates to the with the College Constitution, year the instructor will receive lifetime commitment. Continu- candidate position contribute to the College for a visit. Article IV, Section 5, of the from the President a letter ous tenure entails not only an to evaluation process. Along with an invitation, TrusteeBy-Laws,and this code either renewing the contract or increased responsibility of the candidates for a position will of faculty evaluation procedu- communicating a decision not institution to the faculty mem- The information and judge- receive a copy of the college's res. to renew it. ber,but anincreased responsi- ments resulting from all of the Statement of Purpose. During Copiesof allthesedocuments Thecriteria for evaluation bility of the faculty member foregoing procedures will be shall be those described in toward the institution and its shared with the President, Section II'. In applying them long-term welfare. whose recommendation will be CHILDREN BY the President and the VPAA At the point of the tenure communicated to the Trustees. CHOICE will normally be looking for decision, theevidence gathered The candidate will be informed evidence of recent and potential should demonstrateconvincing- of the Trustees'decision priorto growthinteaching ability, par- ly that the candidate holds September 1st. In accordance ticularly in the case of instruc- promise of mi'Hwg a continued with their decision the ensuing tors who are just beginning: contribution of thehighestqua- academic year willconstitute their teaching careers and who lityto theintellectualandmoral either the first year of continu- lack teachingexperience. life of theinstitution. If at this ous tenure or else a terminal Inmaking their decision, the » point anyserious doubtsremain year. President and the VPAA will1 regarding the prospects for DEVALUATIONOF weigh theprospects for growtli long-term high performance, TENUREDMEMBERSOF against the greater mobilitj r, the institution,in order to carry THEFACULTY PLANNED PARENTHOOD whichfaculty members enjoyin i out its responsibility to its The standards for evaluation their early years of teaching, students, must render a nega- of tenured members of the WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: keeping in mind the fact.thait tive decision. faculty willbe thesameas those where prospects for tenure ani Preliminary to the tenure used in making the tenure slim, an earty separation ma] decision there willbea review of decisionitself,namely evidence CONTRACEPTION VASECTOMY Y . teaching SPEAKERS be more to an instructor'si the faculty member's whole of continued superior PREGNANCY TESTING advantagethan renewal of con'. career at theCollege. As stated performance and of sustained LIBRARY tract. in Article X of the College personal impact on the life of COUNSELING After communication of th

Volume LXVIII, Number Three September 22, 1978 Goals withinourgrasp Two goals are within the grasp of the purpose of the College as set forth in the Professional Affairs Committee, which is Davidson constitution." currently considering procedures for hi- Even with this improvement, however, ring and evaluation of faculty. When the Zimmermann's Code is inadequate insu- PAC presents final proposals, it can: 1) rance of professional hiring practices and insure an ongoing professional effort thorough evaluation of faculty, for the towardsbuildingadiverse andhighly-qua- Code consolidates primary responsibility lified faculty at Davidson, and it can: 2) for all these matters in the hands of the reaffirm that Davidson upholds the princi- administration. ple of democratic participation in the Enter the Evaluation and Tenure Com- governance of an academic institution. mittee.Inevaluation and hiringof faculty, The PAC should present a clear and three headsare decidedly better than one. concisestatement of Davidson's philoso- The administration guides the schooland phy on faculty hiringandevaluation. Such must necessarily influence personnel de- a statement will give orderand purpose to cisions,but teaching, our main business ocuc the process of faculty development. Then at Davidson, is done by professors for uatuH the PAC should establish an administra- students,andboth of thesegroups should tion/faculty/student Evaluation and Te- bear responsibilityinpersonnel decisions. nure Committee so that each segment of A Tenure Committee as proposed this the College community will have arole in week by the SGA brings the administra- puttingthat philosophyof faculty develop- tion, faculty, and students together to ment into action. make those decisions.Faculty hiring and Letter to the Editor To make this statement of philosophy evaluation is a difficult matter, and and set up such a Committee, the PAC conflict between the parties involved is need only- combine the best of all the inevitable. But when all parties resolve Sound the alarm! proposals it is presently considering. conflicts together, involvement and com- Tothe Editor: are eliminated. The students in SinceAcademic VicePresident Zimmer- mitment result. Involvement and commit- Iam appalled. Ihave just charge should also be careful picked this week's Davkko- mann presented ment of all members of the College up not to get "chummy" with the last spring to the PAC his andread the latest about community is essential of nian administration. firstdraft of theproposed Code forFaculty Davidson the "raging battle" for control Evaluation, the aspires to excellence. _ It is equally obvious that no administrationhas worked of WDAV. The shockinghead- one enjoys classical musk, and in good faith with the to establish Recommendations to the PAC: PAC . line reads "College closes ifonedid,therearehundreds of evaluation guidelines acceptable to all. 1) Delete from Zimmermann's Code all WDAV'sbox." area stations thatplay classical Worrisome still in the recently-released sections thatconsolidateevaluationinthe Wherehave our rights gone? music.Popular music,however, third draft of the Code is the stipulation hands of the administration, leaving Before youknow it, the college is a different matter. You just that both the President and Vice Presi- behind what is, in essence, Davidson's wQl dose allour boxesand read can't find rock onarea stations, dent, whileinterviewing a prospective philosophy of faculty hiring and develop- our mail before we get it.Next except perhapson Sunday mor- teacher, should "explore further the rela- ment. Touchupthat philosophy, removing they will censor outgoing let- nings. tionship between the religious all hints that Davidson practices reli- ters,andthentheinevitablewill Of course WDAV will be of candidate's happen - hidden microphones position and personal and career aspira- gious-basedexclusionism in hiring. greatest benefit to students if and<*»mpr«3 inourrooms! run as a student activity, tions and theCollege's objectives as set 2) Recommend an Evaluation and This is one more example of forth inthe of Purpose TenureCommittee to uphold this philoso- regardless of the revenue a Statement and this what the Davidsonian terms public oriented college Code of Faculty "- phy hiring service Evaluation Procedures. and make and evaluation "creeping professionalism." It stationcould generate. vaguely-defined "exploration" decisions. Consider carefully the SGA's *" This is creeping into our student There is hope. The SGA is should be replaced with the clear and proposed Committee, for it takes particu- activities and insidiously des- considering a resolution to res- simple statements (from the Trustee lar care to insurethat eachsegment of the" troyingour freedomandrights! toreWDAV's box.Thank good- by-laws) that a Davidson professor must: community— administration, faculty, and Itis obvious to anyone that ness they are finally getting a) work "with respect for the Christian students— plays an active role in this the "bungling" managementof down to important busi- traditionevenif hecannot conscientiously important area of College governance. WDAV will improve only if ness. join it," and b) live "in harmony with the —Philip Duncan control is returned to students R.RussellMartin '79 and the creeping professionals Davidson College

£x«c*tuw£dta>n PAMELACAMERRA LYMANA COLLINS.II Responsibleinterpretation MrHM BILLBARNBTT HARRYOREYARD J*"»IM*BI F—tmmEditcn Saort* Editor administration of week when students at WDAV and the CHARLESERW1N MKRIDETH DURDEN "MiwarwBARRY SACHTJKN TheTrustees and DBNNJ8 MCLAWBOBN Davidson College haveignored and a- administration reacheda total impasse in WLLtKmM*^ Constitution, to compromise programming busedthe Davidson College efforts on UtoUAvUto AniUMr TltiMtaMv and today that document stands in low policy. Theresult: students wrong,admi- GEORGE MURDAUGH ANN GARNER LINDA HOOKS esteem, littlemore than a worthless piece nistration right. paper. asked this week about the of When ■ILLCOWARD GREGG STRADER ANN 8HEAVTSX Any responsible Interpretation of the apparent discrepancy between constitu- reality Constitution affirms that radio station tional ride and policy as regards ftWrJW^r -ii-i rVifflUM'i WDAV Is a student media muantoaMon, WOAV, President Spencer replied that DAYSMKHHOWn AtaWWPA HM1 sfforoed tne samengnis ana rssponsHiiit- "that was the first time IVe had that ties as other student media, governed by brought to my attention." For two years ADAIB fta\K»M CSmatoaasj Mbnaawr theStudent Media Board, a dfcaras body this newspaper and others have argued representing alt segments of the College that the Media Board governs all student madia, including WOAV, and cited community. the -- - ■■ * ' <<*** ■ ■- ■ "-- Yet in the pest two years, the admini- constitutionas evidence.Justlast weak In "***%viMe/ATewtdssaiCbwIm* Trustees have ignored that this space that topic was considered in *^^^ ' stration and m^^** aewwec niHHMif sWcflDOA, ffwl J4Mb earam V^p^^^ reality and have directed station policy depth. For theCollegePresident to plead with noregard for theMedia Board,or the totalignorance fanthis important constitu- community which that Board represents. tional question is almost inconceivable. pa^oeelskeV"-seteM (heteawas t&s tav im^i^^m** k^^aa^tAaa dpsevaieffiewi irswjseteeeaisswM efaeaaa Ba4tt^M aa^m^^^^^aa^ This history of ignoring the true character (see Responsible,p&Q6 8) of WDAV asastudentmedia climaxedthis September 22, 1978 77?e Davidsonian StudentsshirkWDA V's classicalquota Articlefrom theCharlotte everything " else. pledged' to make the radio difficult. students see theclassical musk Observer station more heavily classical WDAV's student September15,1978 NOTANTI-CLASSICAL staffers quota as heavy-handed and thanitalreadyis. suspect theadministrationis arbitrary. Spencer, the college ByRONALRIDGE researching The ?fimitMffrr^frm.j>f4fritd After paperwork more concerned with Davidson president, was to set Davidson College's admini- wise up boostinclassicalprogramming, collegeofficials submitted to College's lofty public image the upcoming meetingbetween stration has ordered its campus Thompson said,is unfair to the FederalCommunications than withtheir freedomand the the students and the trustees' radio station to play more listeners whoprefermore varied Commission twoyearsago in an needs classicalmusic, % of their listeners. The committee. andthe student programming and to staffers effort to win thepower increse, volunteers who run the station whose interests and talents lie. Thompson concludes: "We cur- areupset. in programming other than rentlyareplayiugmoreclassical The 18,500-watt station, classicalmusic. music Mian they ever" proposed WDAV (89.9 FM), which Earl Lawrimore, Davidson's tothecommission. broadcasts from 7 a.m. to 1 director of news and photo- Thompson and his staff, AT THfcT WM v€ I a.m.everyday, already devotes graphy says theprivate col- whose position is supportedby IfuUE T€4C*£*S.\ about a third of its program- lege, in northern Mecklenburg the college's student newspa- ming to classical music. Dr. County, has planned all along per,The Davidsonian,plan to Sam Spencer,Davidson's presi- for WDAV put empha- meetwith theboard of trustees dent, to more hasordered that increased sisonclassicalmusk. executivecommittee inOctober to60 percent onNov.15. Inboostingthestationfrom a orNovember. staff, WDAV's student a tiny 10-watt operation to its They hope to persuade the 60, groupofabout objects. Led present status earlierthisyear, trustees to reduce the 50 per by elected General Manager college trustees, who hold the cent requirement, or at least <^ <^ TAtfM|VMV. CarringtonThompson, thestaf- station's license, promised to pledge not to order still more fers claim the extraclassical make WDAV "predominantly" classicalprogramming lateron. Wsl3r''.:<:::::: ;;;; Actor . .... bSL 81 >:v^Hrt "*^s& & BAmm. j&& HA ..jmh&bmk;:-^r :-: .JvKs-<*>.■■■■■■■■■■■ ' ' starsin Smokey

ByBILLPEEPLES guarded doors at the Holiday * ' Inn in Valdosta. Georgia. In- _.^^lIB '■■ FeaturesEditor stead, he leased the lakeland, P^^^ bP Reynolds once, Imet Burt Georgia, home eighteen miles more, Iliked him. I and what's away becloser tothe filming evensharedaboot-leggedCoors to withhim. Ididn't happenupon of Oator. himinanUndergroundAtlanta TheboatchasesceneinOator bar, was supposedly filmed in the wH^<^.^asSBHBHBlSSHBJMBwl^B3BHBlBJBBjp ,-r- but at an old frame house !^». one Sunday afternoon. Okeefenokee Swamp. Actually, The house was owned by a the filmcrew decidedonBanks' neighborhood friend who lived MillPond outside Lakeland. BURT REYNOLDS" stars with J«ny Reed, SallyField, andJackie Gleason in "Smokey andthe there as a boy. Burt was (All of South Georgia is a Bandit, Fridaynight inLove Auditorium. supposedly staying behind swamp.; Reynoldswas scheduledto escape from hoards of law officers in a jetboat this spring afternoonof 1976. The fellows .inmy neighborhoodpiledinto a dunebuggyandskippedoverto the mill pond for the action. Justoutsideof lakelandwehad aflat tire. Thecarbehind us stoppedas we pulled off the road. Burt Reynolds stepped out to offer his assistance. Don't miss the wall I After the filming we went by thehouseinLakeland for a few cool ones. After all, not every day do Burt Reynolds and a case of Coors appear at your disposal. WhenBurt filmed Smokey and the Bandit, Iwas not around, although Sonny was. I'veseenthemovie three times, though. Jackie Gleason cusses more than a Marine drill in- structor Jerry Reed should have played ball with Burt at FSU, for in "Smokey" they are a perfect combination. i\ And Sally Field would be an ideal leading lady with Frank- enstein,let aloneReynolds.

y The plot is simple, but hil- arious. Reynolds and Reed must go from Atlanta to Texar- cana, Texas, and back in 24 hours. This task is not difficult unless returning with four hun- dred cases of stolen Coors (a perennialReynolds favorite)is a part of the bargain. Reynolds and Reed pull off missionimpossible with only minutes to spare, and with every law man in the South breathing down their exhaust pipes. The adventurous pair deliver thebrew to a dry-throa- ted bunch of good old boys at the Atlanta 500. Even if you're not a Burt Reynoldsgroupie,Irecommend this bunch of garbage to each andevery personcrazy enough toreadthisB.S.Burt would not object if you sawit either. Smokey and the Bandit will beshownat rock-bottomprices hereFridaynight at8and10:30 pm in Love Auditorium. If you'veseenitbefore and donot September 22, 1978 The Davidsonian n Artist Series looksforwardto fabulous acts and full house

ByMERIDETHDURDEN and the community. Student narration. Ms. Gish and her Features Editor ticket sales began Wednesday presentationhave been heartily As a Davidson student, at theUniondesk. applauded world over. David- William Brown never attended In the past students have son gets achance to experience a single Artists' series perfor- beengivensingle tickets free of her on January 9, 1979. just charge. This year they will be Ballet Repertory Company. mance.I didn'tknow about ' it,"helamented. asked to make a commitment This reknown New York As Assistant Director of the by paying two dollars for the Company will present a mixed College Union,Brown is really four tickets. Thisseason tickets repertoryprogramon February concernedwithgettingsrudents approachwillhelpBrown"get a 21, 1979. The Charlotte Dance and the community to attend clear reading on the number of Guild aids the Union in spon- the four extravaganzas."I want students who plan to attend." soring this program that is to the house filled," Brown The remaining tickets will be designed to provide the com- see THEDIZZIE-LIZZIEcompetitionpushes declared. sold through a community tic- munity at large with a look at this freshman furtherandfartherinto the ground. (PhilHowerton) The Artist Series performan- ket drive. historically wide ranging reper- ces areheld inLoveAuditorium "There is no doubt in my tory. The program includes where there is room for one mind that we will sell out the Classical and Romantic ballets thousan and twohundred peo- house," Brown stated. "I deci- of the Nineteenth Century and Annualregattasets ple. In the past, attendance at ded to work on this last spring contemporaryjazznumbers. the four annual productions has and Iwas elated whenIheard Lili Kraus, Pianist. This le- been fairly poor. Some shows about our current line up. This gendary pianist will appear in freshmenspinning were sold out, but several drew is a great opportunity to get Davidson on April 20, 1979. _grgwdsj)fonly threehundred. peopleexcited. One of the world's foremost TheArtistSeries for this year interpreters of the Mozart,Ms. "> ByJOHNCHUNG throughmuddy watersas their includes anopera with a twenty Kraus' performance reflects her Staff Writer fans trotted up and down the piece orchestra, a well known lifetime and career with shore cheering them to victory. love Grimacing at his second actresspresentinga programon classicalpiano. to lastplace vesselin therace, The Regatta way early American films,a nation- Brown is anticipating the the soon gave w ■' U.S.S. Maybe, freshman Keith . to the climactic "dizzie H ally reknown ballet company, acts and the crowds. "The event « JiHaBM Hearle declared, "There are no lizzie", a relay race of sheer Sb^HIKt^ and a world famous pianist. Artist Series should be a com- rules in this game." The game balance for theparticipantsand Specifically the acts are as munity event," he emphasized. was, of course, last week's certainlaughterfor the viewers. follows: And he plans to promote this annual Freshman Regatta at This game captured the full The Seville. The series tothatend. Barber of the Davidson Lake Norman attention of all present as the New York City Opera Theater "In the past we figured that campus. competitorsranlikehopeless will present Rossini's popular people a good thing when know drunkards back to their await- comedy-opera in The they it, simply Davidson. hearabout so we irreverent,the age- about theArtist However ing teams and some into the letpeopleknow its de- lake. THENEW YORK OperaCom- /Series,"Brownexplained."But old tradition received served respect. At precisely pany performs "The Barber of people, especially students, T 2:30 pm Sunday, caravans left Uniquely, the team s perfor- Seville." haven't always taken this seri- campus for fifteen mances never seemed tomatter ously.Now we'regonnapushit. the main a "Youcould say that there ride to the muddy from the beginning. All those The time has come to sell out minute were three hundred people waters to observe and partake whoattended subscribed tothe the series." And the Artist there," Brown said of past moving event. The philosophy of having a good Series line up looks good in this performances. "But you could Regatta, aside from the race, time.Theconfusion andcandid- enough to ensure that there will were nine selectedgames ness of the events replaced the also say that there be four packed performances. includes cleverly ". hundred empty seats." designed tomake freshmen look goal of victory. First Richard- "This sortof attendanceisn't like freshmen,but more impor- son's boat Maybe (maybe not) - ' fair," he continued. "It isn't F f| Itantly to have a good time. was christened with a can of fair to the performers; they're i*^ This year, seventeenhalls beer,opposingcrafts weresabo- wererepresentedby all sorts of taged, and Will Terry and too good. It isn't fair to the LILLIAN GISH as she ap L!rip^^^ attend; home-made boats. Teams David Grant were thrown into threehundred who they peeredintheearly movies. Her wa- experienceof ded and carried their vessels the lake. don't get thetotal program focuses on the "art of packed Anditisn't fair a house. film1920-1928." tothenine hundredpeople who Theater Companyconsists of Brown hopes to see all that top-rate performers who aim to change this year. "The goal is bringopera,withallits flourish to get people thereand have a and feelings, tothecommunity. Four -Seasons greatexperience,"hesaid. Art of Film 1920-1928. The" One way Brown hopes to legendary Lillian Gish presents THEBALLETRepertory insure attendance is by selling the early history of movies Com- pany present Clothing for the tickets to both students through the useof film clips and of New York will a season wide variety of dance. Kickoff Thursday night Campus Unionready for Homecoming ComeBrowse- ByESTHERBRUCE combinationof musk. Theshow screen. And they'reoff! Charge Accounts Welcomed. Staff Writer include* several reworks of The more basic gambling some older jass hits. Their games— poker,craps,andblack The "big weekend" of latest album, collision course, jack-will be locatedin the 900 first Many experienced peo- the year approaches quickly, has received modi praise, but Room. dealing onlv 8 mBhtt ■■■■■>q|Mm itwill eatchtheStudent their spontaneity as a group ple wffl be wheelsand csmnuft I but not RatKff Union unaware. promises to make the live there, including John . blackjack in Reno The Union will kick off the performance especiallygood. who dealt weekend Thursday night by Tickets for the concert are tS. ffffo (miiiimt on up the showing Um pop film "Little Th* concert will barely be An auction will wind BigMan". The flick will be overbefore the full-scale casino evening.The lucky gamblers their win- shown in Love Auditorium party get* underway in the will be able to bid Friday is the busy day for Union. This party will be big. nings on a variety of great prizes. Ctn^l.i.m* f)u,TIninn will Ko 7776 Davidsonian Eminent scholar correlates science, theology

God's ByBILLPEEPLES eloquent as Woodrow Wilson. mathematics and physics such Torrance to correlate atomic Femtorw Editor Davidsonis fortunate tohave thathegoesbeyondanordinary occupation of space to thereby offers a While Humanities students .on campus next Sunday and " theologianin conversingcomp- physics. He marvelat thenear-impossibility Mondaythe first man to receive etently andcomfortably with uniqueapproach to understand- jf the one- the multi-talented Elizabe- anhonorary membership in the thescientists of the Academy." ing the Holy Trinity, with God. than man, few realize that a International Academy of the WhileDr.Torrance remains a ness of Christ The Staley Lecturer for 1978- dandful of such men are alive Philosophy of Science since traditional Scotch Presbyter- received earlier in the year Mid well in the twentieth cen- Einstein over a quarter of a ian,a reform Calvinist with a 79 tury. In our day and age, we century ago. theology, his the prestigious Templeton conservative Prize, hails recall individualslike Albert What makes the Reverend knowledge of the sciences al- which McKelway as for theolo- Einstein, who could not only Dr. Thomas F. Torrance uni- lows him to relate Christian "the Nobel Prize a additional informa- writ* th* Theory of Relativity quely suited for this coveted theology man- gian." For and science in a to it a very young age but also membership is that he is a ner far surpassinghis predeces- tion on Dr. Torrance's visit see the slay a violin as skillfully as a theologian, nota scientist. Tor- sors. the Davidson campus, rance tor years, itinerary on the Back Page or concert masterand write treat- "Has His knowledge of both sides * ises an peace as simple and schooled himself in higher of this modern dilemma enable callDr.Sam Maloney,the coor- ftj— dinator for the series. lllalB DCstudents marryinDCPC

I By VIRGINIA ROBERTSON plan their weddings following ated often find the campus Staff Writer graduation. neutral grounds to gather for a Why choose to getmarried in The Davidson campus is a weddingceremony. Away from Davidson rather than in one's special place to marry couples their home townchurches many home town? This past summer, who meet here at school, so couples feel more freedom to for example, DCPC hosted two some choose to be marriedhere write their own ceremonies and alumni weddings. Will Terry for sentimental reasons. The to feel that they are planning and Rush Otey, when posed landscape of the campus lends their own weddings. They can with the question, offered a itself to both outdoor weddings include more., of their own variety of opinions. and receptions. friends rather than entertaining Many of the Davidson fac- DCPC is chosen for various their parents' friends. ulty, Will Terry,andRush Otey sizes of weddings. The church "The financial burden of a areoften asked to participate in will hold almost one thousand weddingbrings somecouplesto the marriage of students. Mar- people andyet is convenient for consider getting married in riages that take place inDavid- weddings with light attend- Davidson," according to Will sonareoften heldoutside as the ance. Terry. Onereligionprofessor campus lends itself well to Dean Terry feels that some recalls thathe hasacceptedonly outdoor functions. couples will marry here and use one weddinggift from a groom . Rush Otey says that he can Chambers Art Gallery or even although hehas participated in remember about five students' the Honors Center for their many weddings. His common weddings that have taken place reception rather than renting a practice was toreturn gift to first year coeducation, the of five Davidson student 1 since the college club and caterers. the bride but when one have went coed. He groom exchangedvows at thealtar ofDCPC. (Gregg Strader) does find that coeducation has Davidson students whose handed him a case of liquor he ETHE led morecouples tohim as they families have moved or separ- could not refuse. Organizations follow up on Activities Fair interest ByTAINEALISON Rather than mailing gut not- "Rather we concentrate on in- DCF's purpose was not to Thefollow-up ices, work of contac- Staff Writer WDAV relies on staff corporatingthemgradually and recruit workers. Instead, DCF ting interested students is cru- memberstocontacteachperson training Hundreds of students atten- them thoroughly." aimed to make people aware of cial to the success of the onthelist. According to Robert ded the Activities Fair this In contrast to other organi- the organization and to invite Activities Fair. Though proce- Payne, the students were in- year. Thereon the Union Patio zations, theDavidsonChristian them to an introductory meet- dures differ,mostgroupsdouse Students formed of an organizational signedlists inHiraritig Fellowship dependon ing the following Wednesday thelists ofnames toincorporate their meeting.There theycould spec- members interest in various extra- word-of-mouth rather than a night. According to Lins, this new people into their programs. ify their areasof interest. curricular activities. systematicprocedure tocontact meeting wasattendedbyalarge Because of thisextra effort, all What actually happens to all One of the most thorough interested students. percentage of those who had the fun and confusion on the those sheets of names? The proceduresfor contactinginter- MikeLins,president,pointed signed the list at the Activities Union Patio leads to manning. Davkteonian j talked toleaders of ested students is that of the put that unlike most groups, Fair. ful participation in extra-curri- several campus groups and YM/YWCA Service Corps. cular activities. foundavarietyofapproaches to President Glen Derbyshiresaid incorporating those interested each person who signed their list was given a brief explan- WhitBoone wasat theActiv- ation of the various projects SophomoreheadsPepBand itiesFair and talked to allthose sponsored by the different who signed up for the Union blocks oftheServiceCorps. The idea, Concert Committee. He ex- students signed up under the By JEAN SORACCO has an he asks friends who concern. The band helps add are not with plained that the committee block that most Staff Writer involved the band interest and bring out student interested for theiropinions. needs a core group of ten to them, and then were informed Anyone who attended David- support. Baskin feels that the son's Previous funding for the twelve students to work of the organizational meeting. first football game may Pep basketballteamhas potentialin throughout the year. These have noticed a group of people Band came from the Athletic this thestudents the big league; therefore, stu- studentsarethemoreinterested At meeting, wrapped in sheets during half- Department.This year,how- out more details about ever, dent support is especially im- ones who attend meetings found time. Right, folks, that is the PepBandhas connec- and the do committee work. In addi- different blocks. Most im- Davidson's PepBand. tions with the Music Depart- portantly,those whohadsigned Baskin is disappointed in the tion, the nrnniTiitiflp keeps the The Pep Band is a group of ment. up at the Activities Fair, but Dr. number of band members fat of interested "^Witff and students, professors, and William Lawing is the (about who were not at the meeting, faculty advisor; 35) that turned out for contact* them when help is townspeople who can play an the first that the first football will be contacted personally the band has had. A game. He needed for a specific special instrument and wantto join. Davidson senses that there is the possibi- within thenext two weeks. Baskin, graduate of 1973, he Stuart a sophomore, once lity of having 60 players. A The Davidsonian also uses a heads the Pep Band. jobs playedinthePepBand His himself. larger groupwouldaddnotonly include writing the shows, Dr.Lawing was alsopresent pic- in depth to themusic to lrlSflg£ IllUfllmnnnV aMMA7HU> his togaat but also . king the music and calling thefirsthomegame. theappearance signed up < The onthefield. oatnotices of the first mwmJng dents who aftqjpF rehearsals. "Iprovide basic Pep Band play, for the Anyone Activities Fair arecontacted fall and interested in thePep to eacn patim wno "fl"*" up leadership andgivesomesort of winter terms. The Band who individually on an as needed direction." football didnotmake the first during the Activities Fair. At season runs smoothly, game should come basis. "We're not concerned Forming ideas for half- but duringbasketball next Friday Una mneting interested____ stu- the season it at 2:00 p.m. to therehearsal in i,i | ■-.,. ff. » wt. j_i._n_ withgetting sconsof freshmen is to obvkvcmd m ouv ic i^v oecaij timeshows takes themost time. harder getpeople toplay. the on the staff first term," ex- bandrooru. The only other The available music seta defi- Basketball games are, how- rehearsal plained Editor Philip Duncan. nite ever, the Pep willbeonSaturday**;, boundaries. OnceStuart Band's main 10r» a.m.onthefield September 22, 1978 ... Body of Zimmermann's draft (Continued page 6) from rendered. college community, and for evidence not only of continued and/or promotion willnormally professional development, but Inreviewingsenior members bemade toU*eTrustee* at thair of stimulus give to others, of the faculty the Presidentand springmwting. Inreachinghis especially younger colleagues, the VPAA look for increased recommendations the President by example and by assistance visibility in the life of the will weigh heavily the judge- ments of the VPAA based on evidence gatheredregardingthe INTERESTEDINLAW SCHOOL faculty member's continued growth and development as a teacher and scholar. fffjff$1G Take out orders DeanFrank T.Readof theUniversity College or Elww^aIt ofTulsa of Law willbe Suchevidence will include the Hours: 892-8686 oncampus September 25 to speak withinterested pre-law students. chairman's recommendation, Mon.-Wed. 11.-3, 6-8 Tulsa is a fully accredited law school offering a quality program of letters or interviews the VPAA Thurs.-Sat. 11-3,5-12 Happy Hours: legaleducation. Forfurther details,contact: may request with colleagues in Sun. 12-3, 5-10 Thurs & Fri nights the department or faculty at Ms.Suzie Summers large,informationbom student 8:30-10PM Office I for ExperimentalPrograms evaluations, the record of j "Best food east of Tulsa" grants soughts and obtained, The University of Tulsa has an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative' participationin faculty research ActionProgram for studentsandemployees. groups, etc.

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City /State r- Zip,.,.-. I (offer expires9/1/78 14 September 22, 1978 GoodellboardsRedskinbandwagon probably beat themselves. In ByBADBERNARD devoteallhis time to a seminar TheKA Gold has 632140, the hey,maybe youwillsurpriseus. andBONlfcHKAD inIndian music. SAE's 239650, and King Tut Cut it out, get out of here, recent draft theyobtained some boys in the Staff Writers Rumors have it that .Bone- has the freshman 40042700. you knuckleheads, not really, of the biggest school. Bad Bernard -and Bonehead, head was last seen doing some If we failed to mention your just kidding. Iloveya. Penthouse Beaver Patrol. returnagain this week to bring bone-fishing alpha number it was only BJ and the Reamers. This bonefide on his Oh, accurate reporting to all you forty-foot Bertram Banana because we didn't think that teamhas the potential to come we get it. folks in Davidson, the geogra- Boat while drinking beer and anyone would recognizeit. onat theend of the seasonand Sixty-niners. Hard team to phical center of all the land Bacardi with the beautiful In keeping with a tradition really blow some guys off the figureoutbecause their players within ft least a hundred-mile babes of Biscayne Bay. Be that was started this year, field. For the time being, how- keep changing offensive posi- radius of here. doing it,Bonehead! > Bernie and Bone are proud to \, ever,theyhave their jobcut out* tions. Probably .600 at best, Bonenead has been taking it The flickerball rosters were present the top named teams of for them. Favorite play is end butmay turn things aroundby easytheselast few weeks dueto turnedinlast week, so we have the 1978 season. around. the end of the season and the fact that he is only regi- beenbusychoosing some of the ., We are reallyglad that these possibly go allthe way. GBOExpress. These guys stered inone course. The ceil- best players. On McFleet and guys chose such distinguished Second Watts. Itbecomes predict that have trained and trained, but ings were met in all the other Stuff 706018 and400423 should names because we apparent that Davidson has but,. due to bad habits they will courses, so he just decided to be agreat combination. their teams are no good; suchintelligentstudentsand original thinkers just by consi- dering the name that the guys on K.C. and J.J.'s hall have picked. We will admit that this name has not been used in Put Some Music recent years and congratula- tions to theidiot who thoughtof it. . - Now to the season. In...... Your..,.'..■." o Life The KA's proved once again ivJjLx.*, jTill This Best -Buy system from Pioneer, that McFleet cannot win in a I ~ Advent, non-regular season game by -^FFTT^I and BIC offers a new level of knocking the stuff out of them performance for under $500. The new 24-6last Wednesday.Thegame Advent 1 loudspeaker offers more wasplayedfor thebenefit of the pajflMBlBiffPf ISMB^iWiftj§j^^ freshmints and we are sure that MMfflBBfif value than anything we know. The both of the freshmen there Pioneer SX-550 is a perfect match. learned a lot from it. iffl^SBSP^ David "The Human Speed We've included the BIC 940 with Maggot"Smith had these com- f^^^^^R flHflBP wood base, dust cover and Audio ments after tagging J. Stroud -JaSSBEfell iBiiiBBliP Technica Cartridge to complete the for a safety: "It was the "^SHSBBfe quickest that Ihave ever been. system. Imust have registered 10 "^^^^^Kl disciples on the boltmeter." That awesome group of SAE's embarrassed the SPE $ team of Big Boa and the T-Snakes in another "prep" gameof theseason. Wewill not 499 mention the score, but it was f 56-0. TheE'sscored eight times —5'^ Save *139 on the first eight plays from Afte9JH>e game Jim Richard;; Philips Kenwood^^^^^_^ was totally ecstatic. "Ifeel like \^^^7\ we have busted through the KX-620 stratosphereand into the blow- GA312 .^^^^^) [jS^S^^HH zone,".hesaid. Right on, Jim. Monday marked the begin- " ning of the regular season. fjd mYkes'This" a £ Nothing spectacular happened cihuoI* except that a number of fresh- automatic shutoff. men teams were taught not to |h Ex^^^pfW^ Seek* '^Kenwood. qIT^^$7 mess with thebigboys. tO Easy to use front-load SavC $ reduceh" teedback.!T7 KA Gold beat Capt. Cohab * desjgn wjth Do|by " 46-0, Up and Coming over the $75 Reduction system. CadiUac Cowboys 63-13, PIKA Save A<£ D A ft downedSecond Watts 14-7,The Hole corked the 69's 18-7. and TBA pushed past the Tuts 17-6. Koss r^) Discwashpr Inother action this week the Old Men hobbled over First \|j Pro-4AA fe< Kit Richardson 44-10. Go Shane! J^ High Performance head- TheDrawbacks did notget out jy^^ wJ^^|f Deluxe record cleaning intimeandlost 36-6 to theFour Skins. Florida Stateover Okla- homa State 38-20. . silence. Industry standard " Andnowfor theBadBernard _ X^Pli"V »*sk1 * vSKTf/^xsP^aii^ solutionc^i..*:" ando^ instruc♥ VijC\a f°r years at our lowest tjons and Bonehead Top Ten: ' price. 2. KA Gold 3. McFleet and Stuff Li8t*65 Lisfis 4.Up and Coming *29.95 U2.50 5.Four Skins 6.Hurtin' for Certain n Ce 7.Old Men (704) 8.TBA fc"""i Jit, 536 0688 9. BadBernard hBI R f^lIfllA 10. Bonehead Hours: | |j| IJ 4805South Blvd. , Begood to your neighborand M-F10-9 PMB^I (704)527-4685 don't takeany wooden nickels. Sat.10-6 Otherwise, B.A.F. How 'bout S^^€" %Mlg IkJIC & Quantities cha.Later. Charlotte, N.C. ■ "■■w ■ €SP Limited Next week: Feature on Wo- men's IMAC! J5 Bow 3-0 Cats drop well-playedgame B> ROBG1LLISON TheDavidsonoffense wasnot explosive fast-break offense. Staff Writer quieteventhoughthey failed to The team plays away on Last weekend the Davidson score. Throughout the contest Wednesday and will not have Wildcats' soccer team played a they hadmany opportunities another home game until Octo- strong Duke BlueDevils squad and kept the fans hopeful and ber 7th when it faces Appala- and fared better than the 3-0 on their feet with a potentially chian. score indicates! The game was primarily off- ense vs. defense; the Duke Runners fare offense again the Davidson well ByJOHNDAVIS nip GSU's number one runner defense. Duke kept the ball on Staff Writer the Wildcathalfof the field with by three seconds. Landess is Sing,OMuse,of the glorious pushing the team in its work- a control-oriented style of resurrection of our vaunted attack. outsand should provideconsis- cross-country team, which tri- tentleadershipin future meets. The Davidson defense did, umphed so last however, resoundingly And he has very tangible rise to the occasion Saturday on the steep slopes of and none of Duke's scores were support. George Strobel was Mt. Stone (that Mecca of all 26:40, Doug the result of detailed offensive 40th at Horn God-fearing KA's) after five off an ■■ Mai ", strategy. coining injury surprised LHP'Jllli- wb^W A miles ofdeadly combat- withthe everyone with a great run and mm K.' ■ ■ Bmlv M ■ Bt The first of the Blue Devils' j4JHnfiaHSBfS8£l vi BV* .^P*^Bw.fl awesome forces of Georgia 60th, 51st, w n scores came on a one'-on-two was John Daviswas State University! and Bob Sweet was 61st to '^Baaf^^^n. v^Hbb Bb^bWbb Bw ai fast break when forward Rich- Tell,DivineOne,of themani- ard round out the top five. Murray, who played with fold personal bests established the Jamaican national team, Close behind were John in that arduous conflict! Sanct- Hoots (71st after " beat a Davidson fullback and a fall at the ify our humble effort to des- starting line), Terry Morrow b« left-footed a line drive that ~» cribe, in 150 words or less, the (72), John Rees (82), Greg bouncedunder the outstretched immortal prowess of 14 nylon arms of Wildcat goalie Mike Burnard (89), Vasili Carperos short-clad warriors nobly pur- (99), (111), lordanou. Jim Cheek Danny suingareteat a5:26 pace! (112), The second goal came min- Armistead Jeff Hamilton FULLBACK KEVIN ROBBINS leaps Ugh in the air to knock An invocation, although at (119). and Andy Umhau (132). down a pass intended for a Duke attacker. Unfortunately, utes later on a Blue Devil first glance somewhat archaic, corner-kick that the Davidson Everyone was under the 30- acrobatic play wasnotenoughas the Cats wentdown 3-0 toasolid is not in this instance totally minute mark, and the first Strader) defense was unable to clear. BlueDevil squad. (Gregg unwarranted,for although Troy seven Davidson harriers were After seconds of desperate (unscheduled in '78) was not scrambling in front of the goal, honored with highly-coveted sacked, GSUwas thrashed very Mountain Race the ball skidded into thecorner "Stone Road Gridders face test thoroughly indeed (20-39); and. '78" T-shirts, fetchingly de- ByBERTMOBLEY scored onathree yardrun. of the net. so, duly invoked, we shall get Staff Writer Most of the afternoon's sta- The first half ended with on with it. Davidson's Wildcats evened tistics were impressive for the Dukeon top2-0. Unfortunately SophomoreBart Landess fin- the two goal advantage was their seasonrecord at 1-1with a 'Cats.Theteamamassed a total ished 26th in a field of 547 to Meanwhile, the women's early Saturdayafternoon victory over of 504 yardsinthegame.Rhyne increased to three in the lead the Wildcats, who were cross-country team competed beautiful Washingtonand Lee inLexing- completed four of nine passed secondhalf on a cross runninga dual meet with GSU for the first time this year, ton, Va. The victory was a'.'" for 95 yards. Whitmire sparked from Murray which was headed within the greater context of losing to Berry College as well sweet one for Head Coach Ed the final drive of the afternoon into the goal. Atlanta's annual Stone Moun- as GSU. staff, and The remainder of the game tain Road doing, Farrell,.the the witictwocompletions out of two the Race. In so The ladies did quite well, all Davidson players after having Duke was content to useup Landess emergedas veritable passes for44yards. clock bymoving a things considered, and senior theballaround star. dropped the season opener to Johnson, substituting for the perimeter, just Paula Kadison in particular keeping the Landess sprinted Fordham. Walley, was the leading rusher ball away from the Wildcats. the asphalt showed a considerable amount The Wildcats were leading inthegame with117 yardsin16 course in a very quick 26:04 to of promise, running the course intothe fourth quarterby seven carries. Atkinson ran 15 times in 34:44 to win a medal. points, 14-7, before adding 20 for 95 yards. Pyles ran for 74 more points in the final period, yardsin 16carries. Susan Davidson,Sarah Todd (she's fame), makingthefinalscore 34-7. i Another aspect of the game ofcake-race Nancy The'Cats wentinto thegame was impressive hut in a nega- Wright, Lisa Shingler, and without the services of four tive way.Davidsondropped the Beth DuBose followed her ac- starters. Tackle Wyatt Alston ball eight times and lost fiveof ross. Also on the team are and fullback Page Walley will those fumbles. Rhynethrew one R8Hav>^B ffUfi^B Susan Roberts, Merideth Dur- den, return to the lineup for the interception. One of the punt Elizabeth Dean, and Julie upcoming Wofford game.Quar- attempts wasunsuccessful,and. Holding. McCarthy and the 'Cats failed to convert on a terback Bob The Wildcats' next linebacker Barry Cannon were fourth and one situation at meet is Saturday, September 23, when injured opening game, Generals' yard line. One in the the 16 the team faces College, however, and out for the of the five lost fumbles was at Berea are Warren Wilson,and King Col- the and Lee seven remainder of the season. lege in Bristol, T.ehn. The starting quarterback Al yardline. THE The andanother at the22 DAVIDSONCroesWntr^ea^eSte^i^uSIdSl women host LynchburgCollege game with commented, competition at the Stone Mt. road race on Saturday. The 20-39 Rhyneopenedupthe Farrell "We've 11 victory was the team's first in dual competition— this year. at am September30. to turning jWMMBafr^frijajhlttaTiJalMri'inaa^alMBiiaMafflliil '' - - a 46-yard touchdown strike got to quit the ballover t mTi*bi -v CraigPyles,andfreshmanMike tothe opponents.We've done it Bass converted theextrapoint. 10 times in two games." He Inthesecondquarter, David- added, however, that fumbles son's John Porter returned a were sometimes the result of " Washington and Leepunt for a extra effort and "you don't 53»yard touchdown. want anybody to stop giving The fourth period was the that." braggingpoint of the afternoon TheWofford Terriersarenext for the Wildcats. Rhyne execu- on the list for the 'Cats. ted a 30 yard touchdown pass, Wofford lost the opener to his second of the day, to Appalachian, but rebounded halfback Alvin Atkinson, and last week with a victory over Bass kickedthe extrapoint.On Lenoir-Rhyne. Davidson's next offensive se- Davidson sees the Wofford ries, sophomore Billy Johnson gameas amajor test.Thegame ended a six-play, 71-yard drive will be played Saturday after- with a 37-yard scamper. noon at 2 p.m. at Richardson With a 28-7lead. Farrell put Field. in his reserve backfield with Chris Boslet. a defensive ■■ b& ■ quarterback Brian Whitmire back said. "Wofford is a tough and fullback Ray Sinclair,both opponent that will give us a freshmen from Jacksonville. chance to show ourselves and Fla. The Wildcats moved 68 see what we are made of. We yards ineight plays to pick up can beat tham if we don't turn BOUNCING BACK from " mum bowing lew to Fordfcam, the Cats MW#y defoUd another touchdown as Whitmire theballover." WashtBgtoa &Lw 34-7. TheCats face■pesky Wofford t«am Saturday. (KennyCmmmH The Davidsonian

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iinda ins *» hoopes CollegeBowl, thequizgame that wasatelevision andradio favorite from 1952 through 1970 is coining back to Davidson and other campuses all across the ecjitor country andabroad. Lastyear,hundreds of U.S.colleges playedCollegeBowl, "the varsity sport £i r* of the mind," and competed for $32,500 in scholarship cash awards. Sixteen h inMay,1978, Ic paidtrips Miami Beach to regionalchampions won all-expense to compete in the College Bowl National and World Championship Tournament duringCollegeBowl week. Stanford won theNational Championshipand$5000 incash. Thenthe British ■^^H^^ j^fl^^^, .^tfB^sfc All-Star team beatStanford for the. World Championship and $7500 in cash. Between October and Christmas the College Union will sponsor intramural competition between "sportingminds." A varsity teamwill be chosen from the y September 22, 1978 regional andchampionshipplay. participants inthisintramural competitionfor Interested? Organizea teamof4plus alternate (or signupand we'lltry to find a teamfor you) andsign upat the UnionInformation Desk between Monday, Sept. 25 and Wednesday,October 4at 5 pm. An organizational meeting will be held October 5. Play begins the week of Monday, October9.

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Friday, September 22, 1978 Smokey and the Bandit,Love Auditorium,8 & 10:30 pm. Phil and GayeJohnson,900 Room, 9:30 and 11pm. Saturday, September 23, 1978 DavidsonGardenClubSale, plants andother things, VillageGreen,AllDay. Phil and Gaye Johnson,900 Room, 9:30 and 11pm. Sunday, September 24, 1978 Dr. Thomas F. Torrance (see story). Monday, September25, 1978 Dr.Thomas F. -Torrance(see story). Tuesday, September 26, 1978 Worship Service, led by Dr.Kaylor and students, DCPC, 7 pm. Wednesday, September27, 1978 Truman and the A-Bomb, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Perkins, 2:15 pm, followed by: Discussionof Nuclear and OtherForms of Energy,Conference Room; this discussionisprimarily for Chemistry 21students,but isopento the studentbody.This event will also beheld on Thursday. Fine Film, The King Marvin Gardens, Love Aud.,8pm. blues the music of of ROOTEDIN folk, but mixedwith country, and bluegrass, Open Luncheon,speaker Varie Brusso (Ms. Brusso is a Cherokee Indian), Phil and Gaye Johnson willbe heard this weekend in the 900 Room. formerly with theBureau of Indian Affairs,900 Room, 12:30 pm, $1.-25. Thursday, September27, 1978 performs LittleBigMan.Love Auditorium,8 & 10:30pm. unique folk duo Weekend Homecoming, featuring "Asleepat the Wheel", a CasinoParty, and more. Phil and Gaye Johnson, from Green Creek, North Carolina, offer a unique blendof traditionalandcontemporaryfolk, countryandbluegrassmusic, as well asa generousportionof western swing, ragtime and blues. The caliber of their performance is illustrated by the fact that they were awarded the title of Outstanding Performers at the three-day Asheville Folk Festival this past August. torrance talks to students PhilandGayehavebeen togethersince 1973.Theyoperateda folkmusic shop intheShenandoah Valley of Virginia far four years. Theyhosted alive weeklyradio program from WMRA-FM inHarrisonburg, TheRev.Dr. ThomasF.Torrance,Moderator of the 1976 General Assembly Va.,anda13-week television seriesproduced by WVPT inHarrisonburg. This of theChurchofScotland, willbespeakingoncampusSunday andMonday.He series was selected for airing by the SECA, a network of 40 public television is presently the Professor of Christian Dogmatics atNew College, Edinburgh, stationsin 15 statesover the Southeast. Scotland. Gaye Johnson,whoplays guitar anddoes mostoftheleadsinging, was born Professor Torrance is the sonof a Bible SocietyMissionary. He was born in andraised in thesmall township of Green Creek. Her musical roots aredeeply Chinain1913andreceivedmostofhisearlyschoolingat Chengtu,thecapital of set inthe foothills of the Blue RidgeMountains. Szechwan Province. Her firstmusical experience was that of hymn singing in the local country HegraduatedM.A.from EdinburghUniversity andthree yearslater gaineda church,andshelearned toplayguitar bylistening andlearningfrom family and B.D. fromNew College. Healso studied inAthens, Jerusalem,Berlin, Oxford, friends. Gaye brings to her performance a sweet, mellow vocal style that andat the University of Basel, Switzerland, withKarl Barth. compliments her natural charm. Heservedas war chaplain for three yearsin the Middle East.After the war, Phil Johnson, who is originally from the West, grew up listening to the ■ he returned to his ministry at Alyth Barony Church,Perthshire. He married Westernand "cowboy"sounds ofGene Autry andothers.Heseemed toabsorb Margaret E. Spear of CombeDown,Bath, in 1946. They have two sons anda thenmwtrwl cultureof each regionhe visited ashe traveled aroundthe country. daughter. AshesettledintheSouth,hefelt adeepkinship with thepeopleandplaces that In 1947 he was called to Beechgrove Church,Aberdeen. He remained there he writes andsings about. until1950whenhe wasinducted totheChairof ChurchHistory atNew College, Phil plays hm»"*»H", slide dobro, harmonica, and does some of the lead EdinburghUniversity's Faculty of Divinity. In 1952, Professor Torrance was Hinging transferred to his present Chair of ChristianDogmatics. Phil and Gaye Johnsonknow where their music came from, and they have Amanofoutstandingacademic achievement,Professor Torrancehas received definite ideas about where it willlead them. Theyperform their music with all honorarydoctoratesfrom Universitiesof Montreal,Geneva,Paris,St.Andrews theemotionand enthusiasmthat canbe foundonly inartists whoare dedicated andOslo,as wellashavingearned twootherdoctorates at Edinburghand Basel. to what they believe in. Phil and Gayebelieve in their music. Professor Torrance is the authorof numerous lecoguiaed theological works. Hisspecialinterestis therelationof scienceand theology,andhe is President of theAcademicInternationaledesSciences Religieuseswhichincludessomeof the world's leading theologians. sports Professor Torrancespendsmostof hisleisure time at a cottageon the coastof East Lothian. His hobbies include fishing and an occasional game of golf. Football His schedule atDavidsonis as follows: Sunday, Sept. at Home, pm. September 24, 1978-11am, DCPC, "The Oneness of Jesus with the 23— Wofford 2 Father," Soccer John 5:1-30. ■ Sunday. September 24, Sept. 22— Winthrpp Collegeaway. t 1978-8 pm, 900 Room, with the Davidson Christian Sept. 24— Western Carolina Universityaway. Fellowship, "Man the Priest of Creation." Cross-country Men Monday, September 26, 1978-10 am, Chambers Art Gallery, "Creation aud Sept. 23— King,Berea, Warren WilsonColleges away. Science." FieldHockey Monday, September 25,1978—7:30 pm, 900 Room,"Contemporary Theology: Theology within the Sept. 26— Catawba at home, 4 pm. Scientific Transition toaNew Outlook."