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VOLUME XII, NO. 20 LAGRANGE COLLEGE, LAGRANGE,GEORGIA 30240 APRIL 13. 1970

HI Bishop Smith LaGRANGE, Ga. - Several and work that a bigger cause can * challenges were presented to LC live." 1 students by United Methodist In delivering the series of Church Bishop John Owen five addresses on the LC campus, Smith during Religious Emphasis Bishop Smith continued to Week. emphasize "the true happiness The spiritual leader of that is available through Georgia Methodism urged his the Christian faith and Christ's collegiate audiences to: church." *Come to the assistance of If today's college students "Christ's church in developing want excitement and want to better people and building a solve the problems of the world, more decent society;" they need look only as far as the *Remember, "the paradoxes religion and example of Christ, that you get by giving, you win Speaking during Religious he stated several times during by losing, and you live by the REW services. Emphasis Week, Bishop John dying;" and "The religion of Christ is Owen Smith challenges Students ♦"dedicate yourself to the most revolutionary thing in to build a better future. something bigger than yourself the world for it can change people and the world itself," the LC speaker said one evening. "It also gives persons and society a sound foundation upon which to Sound of Music build a better world." The "Sound of Music" is playing Liesl; Carol Duffy of In his opening address Bishop Smith noted three letters getting off the ground. The Augusta, playing Louisa; Fran Kirkland of Moreland, playing which he recently received from names of the cast have been Brigitte; Joyce Denmark of young ministers which, he said, released. Starke, Fla., playing Marta; describe three viewpoints of the modern church. Playing the lead role in the Frank Key of Atlanta, playing Rolf Gruber; Cindy Wapensky of These are, "The church is on play is Linda Parsons playing Springfield, Va., playing Elsa the way out," "The church is Maria Rainer. Linda, a transfer Schraeder; Gordon Williams of way out," and "The church ought to get out." Such from Georgia Southern is a Ft. Bragg, N.C., playing Max Detweiler; Robert Whatley of viewpoints are not new, and the native of LaGrange LaGrange, playing Admiral Von first two are not entirely factual, Schreiter. The nuns and the bishop argued. Former Governor of Georgia, Carl Sanders, will hold an open Other roles include Carol postulants are played by: Jesse However, he said that the air discussion on campus. Duffy of Augusta, playing sister Richards, Mary Ellen Wayne, third viewpoint should be the Bertha; Sonia Robinson of Catherine Mashbum, Athelea goal of the modern church as it DeLay, Martha MacMillan, Kay moves out from behind its Marietta, playing Sister Sophia; Theus, Janet Armell, Susan "cherished stained glass windows Shirley Robinson of Greenville, Blankner, Mary Lou Schmidt, and gets involved in the problems of the world." Carl Sanders S.C., playing the mother Abbess; Pat McAfee, and Cindy Wapensky. Two LaGrange High In the third address of the Former Governor Carl provided a Master Plan for John Wilson of Boston, Mass., School students are playing roles series, Bishop Smith described Sanders will be on the LaGrange Education that was considered playing Capt. Von Trapp; Jay in the "Sound of Music" along the plight of the people and College campus on April 29. He among the best in the nation. Jones of Columbus, playing with Peter Mallory's sister, countries of Africa where he will hold open-air discussion on More than $175 million went Franz; Susan Mewborn of Margie, who plays Gret. These visited last October and the patio. The time of his arrival into the university system; 22 Hartwell, playing Frau Schmidt; are Morgan Freeman and November as a representative of is not positive, but it is believed vocational technical schools Lu Murrah of Winter Park, Fla., Zachary Taylor, Jr. his church. to be 10:30. Sanders will be in were built and eight new The campus speaker said he the city of LaGrange that day to educational TV stations were found the people of Africa, and address the civic clubs in town. constructed. especially the Christian converts, Carl Sanders was born in saying "Let's bury the hatchet January 15, 1925, in Augusta. He also instituted reform in and get on with the future." He was graduated fm the the state's penal system, "We live in a world where it Academy of Richmond County. expanded and developed state isn't going to be any better with His athletic prowess gave him and regional mental hospitals, any of us until it gets better for the opportunity to receive a created the Division of Children all of us. . . We are all under one college education when he won a and Youth, and inaugurated umbrella," the bishop football scholarship to the programs of rehabilitation rather continued. University of Georgia. than punishment for juvenile What can we do about the Mr. Sanders entered law and first-time adult offenders. problems of the rest of the school in 1946 and finished the He spent more for state service world: Bishop Smith urged three-year course in two years, than any governor in the history increased support for the passing the Georgia Bar of Georgia, yet he left office church's missionary program, Examination while still in with more money in the through increased funds and, college. treasurry than any other more especially, larger numbers governor. of trained missionaries. In 1954, he ran for the first However he said that the elective office and defeated four At the present, Carl Sanders people of Africa and other other candidates for the post of and his family live in Atlanta. He developing areas need more than state representative. Two years is senior partner in the Atlanta just preachers. He admonished later he ran for and was elected and Augusta law firm of college students to "get your to the State Senate. Sanders Sanders, Hester, Holley, talents in line and help develop made history when two Ashmore, and Boozer. this world into what it needs to then-rotating districts conceded become and can become." their terms enabling Sanders to Sanders is quickly building a He said the usual concept of serve three consecutive terms in very strong youth movement. In the missionary is not quite true. the Senate. In 1962, he Atlanta, there is a strong "They are some of the nobles announced his candidacy for the students for Sanders committee people in this world, as surely as governorship. He won the race that is reaching out to all the you live, and they are some of by the largest margin in the Georgia college campuses. A the most knowledgeable people state's history. Students for Sanders committee that you will ever find. is not active on this campus. It "If young people want to As Georgia's 74th governor, was through the efforts of this Campus Policemen Oscar Pope and Udoris Bennett (Doc and get a kick out of life," he he revamped the state's committee that Sanders was Shorty) leave post as L. C. Campus Cops. Continued on Page 4 educational program and asked to come to the campus. PAGE TWO THE HILLTOP NEWS APRIL 13, 1970

STAFF LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Letter to Editor Editor Associate Editor Business Manager BiU Dear Editor, Janice Pratt Ray Cox McGough This is the first time that I have felt compelled to write any Organizations Editor Kirby Farrington kind of letter to this newspaper, Varsity Sports Editor Mark Williams but something happened Intramural Sports Editor Frank Key recently that made me sick. Reporters Wayne Hadden Lucia Carr I have always been proud of Carol Personius the fact that I am a student at LaGrange College. I have made Carole Seay many friends, and always Anne Hodnett thought that I was lucky to be at Andrew Cox a college where the Photographers Jeff Williams Administration and the faculty Advisors Mr. Ernest Gust thought the students were more Mr. Dennis Tosh than a number. That's what I thought. The Hilltop News is published weekly during three academic However, recently LaGrange quarters by the students of LaGrange College. The phone number Daily News printed a front page is 882-2991, extension 70. The address is Box 531, LaGrange picture of a wrecked car which it College. identified as belonging to a LaGrange College coed. It also listed the various charges made against the girl. Someone evidently striving to "enable the Editorial student to understand more In these days of the mass LaGrange looks like, Without deeply the basic principles of media of T.V. and radio, of the trash, it's not such a Christianity" informed the paper newspapers and piles of slick bad-looking place to spend nine "0TH&2 THAN Ml$e TUOtAfe&H HS2E — 1ELL ME WHAT that the girl was not a student at magazines, the public becomes months out of the year. YC3UK OUT^IPE Pfax)ECTFO£ BI0LO6>ri$TX/$TEPM?'" LaGrange College after all. involved in one issue after another in much the same Religious Emphasis Week The girl had previously been manner that it adapts itself to a suspended for a quarter. It new fad. John Q. Public has didn't matter a bit that she had taken up in the last few years been a student for five quarters such crusades as Civil rights, the Condition of God or that she was planning to slaughter on our highways, and return in the summer. It didn't Is there a God? If there ever certain about anything, actuality, alive, not just on a matter if the girl's feelings were the movement for the total was, is he still there? The HTN especially this day and age? The campus, in a church, or in a equality of women. hurt even more. All that staff presents these ideas on the campus scene is general is that of home, but within the person mattered was what the fine Now it seems that the subject for your consideration. uncertainity, unknowing. If himself. It all boils down to one upstanding citizens of LaGrange American people are beginning These are the ideas from there is a God, right now we thing and that is the individual thought about a college that to show an interest in another campuses around the country. know nothing about Him. himself. Religion cannot be would admit such a "sinner." I issue, this one perhaps more What's the consensus of opinion Maybe someday we will find our forced on anyone, even though must have been reading the important than all the rest, this here at LC? Help us find out by own god, with our own it is a natural tendency, but it wrong Bible, because I've never all important issue is pollution, sending back your thoughts on definition and make him must come from the individual read anything about kicking a of the air we breathe, and the the following questionnaire. personal; maybe we will not. himself. The youth of today are person when he was down. water we drink, and the ground LOS ANGELES: The SOUTH DAKOTA: God is trying to find a living God, one I know how she felt. I was on which we walk. Experts have general attitude toward religion not dead on the campus of the who is living within them. They in the same situation only a been telling us for years that we when the student gets to college University of South Dakota or try to reach him through various month ago. I'm glad the paper are in great danger of is one of withdrawal from on any campus in the United means — experimenting with couldn't get a picture of my car, exterminating not only the religion. College offers them the States today. God is love, a religion to the extremes in order I'm also glad that it wasn't plants and animals but the entire first real chance to think for statement that has been spoken to see where God is and to assumed I was in school when I human race. themselves. Many students, for a long time, but it has experience his true presence. had my wreck because I would When faced with such an because of the strong recently taken on new meaning. Students want a God who is a hate to go through everything unpleasant thought, the average "this-is-the-way-it-is" attitude of "God is love" can never be said God of love, peace and hope, this girl did. It is bad enough to LaGrange College student (and teaching, overreact and shut out or lived too much. The true who watches over the poor and have your name spread all over even those of you who feel you God and religion altogether. But Christians of today are the takes care of the hungry and the front page of the city's fine, are either above or below the for most, this is not the case people who work on war-beaten, a God who speaks fine, paper, but to have your average) is very likely to ask, Students may end up holding to Moratorium Committees, who their language and can truly help alma mater disavow its "what can I do that can't be many of the same doctrines and work and live for racial equality, them. association with you is a bit too done by these with more money beliefs but for different reasons. peace and the poor. These much. and power. I, as an individual Is God dead? No, I don't people may not go to church but TEXAS SOUTHERN Yet, these same people can't begin to clean up a river think so. Students now are able they practice what Christ, COLLEGE: Who? The plastic expect us to go home and ask or steam. Why should! I bother to see the phoniness of the Buddha and any religion is all God? He's alive: on Sundays, for donations to make LaGrange about something that is traditional concept of God. But about. Many students have been during final examinations, and College a place we can be proud obviously too big for one person they are turning in larger talking of a revolution which every Christmas. He is the God of. I don't feel very proud right to handle alone." numbers to a different concept will change our society for the students pray to and worship — now. I don't have a donation The solution to all this is of God. A living God, a God that better. This revolution, some away from campus and when in either, but I do have a little simply that each person can do they can see in their fellow man. claim, will be violent, but to me need. God has not died on advice. his or her share. Anyone who They may not even call it God and many others, it will be a campus; He's just not lived there Don't kick a student when has been out riding around the but a new spirit is evident — a revolution of love which will long enough. But the real God is he's down. Someday he may be once-beautiful countryside spirit of comradeship, a faith, a come about in the minds of all not dead. He's just ready to be able to contribute more than cannot help but notice all the hope, a confidence in the men. born to students of an open advice, and instead of beer cans, empty boxes, and goodness of man. In a sense it a MARYLAND: Everyone mind and hear. contributing to LaGrange pieces of paper laying around on birth or a rebirth of God. seems to be aware of the LAGRANGE COLLEGE: College, he may decide to give the ground. How often have you PENNSYLVANIA: Students question. It seems safe to say What are your thoughts on this his money to someone who noticed a beautiful scenic spot today are experiencing a struggle that organized religion,has lost subject? PLEASE take a few appreciate him before he became only to see on closer inspections to define God and are flooded its worth in the eyes of the minutes to answer and send back wealthy. that someone has dumped a load with doubt as to God's nature college students who seeks to us through campus mail. Chap Stevens, of trash right in the middle of it. and relationship witl man. personal value and significance What's the real condition of God L.C. students themselves Structured religion, however, is in his life. There are those who on campus? have been flagrantly guilty of dying. A definite trend toward feel that God has no significance PETE COOK'S throwing their beer cans and Christianity exists. Students in their lives. Man is good SUMMER CAMP emphasize the essentials of their waste paper all over the city of because man is man. Too, belief POSITIONS LaGrange and surrounding areas. religion and not the ritual, in God involves an admission of FOR MEN AND WOMEN If this keeps up, those places differences between religions humility which some are not TEXACO SERVICE most frequented by students will tend to diminish in importance. willing to make because of their Exciting work at boys' or become little more than garbage NEW YORK: Insofar as the honest and total commitment to co-ed camps - June 24 to dumps. Then authorities may be campus scene is comcerned, God man. There are also those who, August 25. Fine staff forced to take strong measures is "deader" than dead. When while believing in the goodness fellowship from all parts of the country and Europe. against those students that God is mentioned, there is and potential of man, see nothing but animosity and Openings include swimming, persist in littering the beyond the humanistic view. jailing, water skiing, motor community. rebellion — a rebellion against These are the people who can boat driving, piano, folk What we are getting at is the rigidity and claimed find God through their daily music, guitar, archery, baseball this: it would take very little certainity that believers in God contact with man. The emphasis and basketball coaches, tennis, effort for students, or anyone seem to possess. How can has shifted from a spiritual to a science, woodwork. Located for that matter, to put their anyone honestly claim to be human approach to God.It in cultural areas of WHITMAN CANDY Massachusetts and Maine. Fine trash in the proper place and cause of preventing furthei might best be answered that God REVLON COSMETICS is alive but in a different form — salaries. Write fully. Robert not throw it out on the road or pollution of our planet. Let us Kinoy, Camp Taconic, 451 leave it to pile up in the wrong all decide to stop spreading trash found through man yet West End Ave., New York, N. PERFUMES place. and junk around the community unacknowledged by some. Y. 10024. All this is important to the and take a little pride in what TEXAS: God is, in all APRIL 13, 1970 THE HILLTOP NEWS PAGE THREE Intramural Action Basketball The first game of the softball when they were needed. Indie Scene season saw Kappa Sigma wallop hitters were held in check by BP Beta Rho 17-8 behind the fireball Warren Shelhorse, but took There will be an awards pitching of Ronnie Mason. Beta advantage of several BP errors banquet next Saturday night. Rho's Warren Shelhorse kept to provide the winning margin. While many students have Kappa Sig from hitting the long Kappa Sigma won its second forgotten about basketball for ball, but a porous BP defense game of the year by defeating Pi now, the players have been committed the errors leading to Kappa Phi 7-5. Ronnie Mason's working out often. Recruits from Kappa Sigma's victory. effective pitching again held various high schools and junior The Independents broke open a enemy batters to a minimum of colleges have been trying out for tight game with Delta Tau Delta hits while his own hitters were scholarships. in the seventh inning to open their able to put things together for the Coach Mariotti will have much schedule with an 18-8 victory. win. experience with Luther Tison, Neither exhibited a very good Bob Eble, Frank Parsons, Dan defense, but the Indies were able In WAA action, Kappa Phi Mink, Dennis Herron, Al Stroud, to get the base hit when it was defeated Alpha Ph; and the In- Clay Clark, and Wayne Corson needed. dies knocked off Alpha Kappa (by way of Western Carolina) Tuesday, the Independents Theata in a slugfest, 37-26. returning for nest year. There continued their winning ways Thursday's results show Pi appears to be some outstanding squeaking past Beta Rho 7-5. BP Kappa Phi defeating the Indies, new prospects also. A complete hitters were held to eight hits and 14-13; and Delta Tau squeezing turn-around of last season's couldn't push the runs across past Beta Rho 10-8. record is not unlikely.

Team Standing Kappa Sigma — 2-0 Indies - 2-1 Pi Kappa Phi -1-1 Delta Tau -1-1 Out at first; but Kappa Phi wins. Beta Rho — 0-3 Fearless Predictions Kappa Sigma should should Little add strength to an repeat as softball kings once excellent infield. The battery of again. The outfield of "Brock" Doug Wedgeworth. and Ed Broccoliere, Jim Matlock, and Wages may be Pi Kapp's only Doug Smith is as good as any in weakness, but they will hold te league; all three are strong their own and improve as the batters at the plate. The infield season progresses. is solid at short with Al Stroud Beta Rho and the Indies are and Bill Blake plays a stable a toss-up for third and fourth first. Second base and third base place in thyleague. Beta Rho has are manned by the its hopes tied to the succes of its "mini-brutes," Rufus Burford fast-balling pitcher, Warren and Jesse Slagle. These are Shelhorse. Its success is freshmen and will improve with dependent upon whether or not Cherokee Drives Away Evil experience. The battery of the infield can play good defense Spirits; Kappa Sig Wins. Ronnie Mason and Randy Roy and upon the consistency of its are the best in the league, and hitting. The Indies, on the other are the key to Kappa Sigma hand, have a very strong hitting success. team, but a questionable Pi Kappa Phi will finish defense. Their overall lack of second. The race for first will be experience in league play may close between these first two by the determing factor between teams, but Pi Kapp just does not a third and fourth place finish. have the pitching that Kappa Sig Delta Tau will unfortunately David Little shows his stuff. has. Ralph Sims anchors the end up at the tail end of things. outfield and is a virtual wall in Weak hitting, pitching, and left field. He plays the hill as defense add up to a dismal well as it can be played and is season. James Garrett is the consistent at the plate. Sage team's best player at the plate Gordy at third and Billy Mims at and will play centerfield. He first base return to the infield, alone is not enough to bring the while Frankie Parson and David Delts out of last place. EXPERT { RX

Compliments of SERVICE PLANTATION CAFETERIA DAVIS PHARMACY COLLEGE SNACK BAR Specializing in Perscription Service Tennis Team Lineup 1970. REGISTERED PHARMACIST J. T. aTON LOIS AVERY ALWAYS ON DUTY Manager Managar Davis Pharmacy Tennis Team 10 N. Court Sq. In last week's action, our tennis much better and should be almost We Apprec ate Your Business team defeated Olivett College of full strenght for the Mercer Michigan by a score of 8-1 and match. lost to Columbus College, 1-8. The team's record is now 2-3 with their next match Wednesday against Mercer here. CECIL BUDETTE OFFICE EQUIPMENT OF LAGRANGE The team has shown much Hallmark Cards improvement in the last few Headquarters for your Crane Notes matches. The point scored by Clay and Allen in doubles play OFFICE & SCHOOL SUPPLIES Binders against Columbus College was ARTISTS MATERIAL Notebooks our school's first tennis point ever against Columbus. Stuart Clay's hand injury is healing PAGE FOUR THE HILLTOP NEWS APRIL 13, 1970 Legislative Students for Sanders Council Put dignity back into our state. the Students for Sanders Com- This is one of the battlecries of mittee on the LaGrange College The first regular meeting of the campus. If you are interested in Legislative Council will be held working with this committee, this Wednesday night, April 15, at Bishop Smith please contact wither Steve 8 o'clock. Buoch, Mary Lewis, or Lucia The following things will be (Continued From Page 1) Carr. worked on: installation of the continued, "they don't need In the words of the committee, new members; nominations for a some drug or some pill. Get into "Don't just sit there looking new Women's Vice-President; mission work and get high on around, do something. Work for and appointments to the various Christ and his plan for the world Carl Sanders!" committees. Also under and you will find real discussion will be the formulation of a new student handbook and excitement and real happiness, plans for May Day. too." On the subject of happiness, Circle K Bishop Smith said in his closing At its last meeting, Circle K address that he has found two elected its new officers for the things about it: "Happiness year, 1970-71. usually grows out of unhappy Newly elected President is Ken situations, and it is never picked Ackis, a sophomore from up but created." Jacksonville, Fla. Ken has Therefore he suggested to served as past treasurer of the his college audience that they do Student Government Association. not need to travel in roads of He is also a member of Pi Kappa "do everything," "do nothing," Phi and now serves on the or "get everything" to find Legislative Council. happiness in life. "Such roads Stan Moor was chosen Vice- will cause more unhappiness President. He is a sophomore from Marietta, a member of than joy," he said. Delta Tau Delta, the Quadrangle The Religious Emphasis staff, and is President of the LINDA PARSONS Week speaker said that he has Inter-Faith CCouncil. Stan is also great faith in the future of Man the new Men's Vice President of on earth. "I believe that we are SGA. Hilltop Honey on the verge of finding what a Circle K members chose democratic and Christian society Warren Shelhorse as the new are all about and how it can secretary. Warren, a sophomore Look! There's a new girl on Southern where she was a benefit each of God's people." at LC, comes from Columbus. He campus. Linda Parsons is her sophomore. Here she is a Bishop Smith suggested that is a member of Beta Rho and name. Linda not only has the prospective English major and each LC student "lost yourself serves on the Legislative Council. honor of living and studying on in something bigger than The new treasurer is Roger our fair hill, she also is this wants to be a teacher. It hasn't yourself as we seek to make a Adams, who is a junior from week's HILLTOP Honey. taken Linda long to get involved Easley, South Carolina. Roger is in La Grange College happenings better world for all people in Christ's name." a member os Kappa Sigma. LINDA PARSONS Linda transferred from for she has the lead role in the spring musical, "The Sound of Music." Needless to say, anyone looking for Linda had better make a straight line for Dobbs. Choralaires When asked what she enjoys doing she answered, "Making The LC Choralaires gave a things with my hands." She likes Steve's Drive In performance for the LaGrange to drip candles and make First Methodist Church on the mobiles. Her favorite night of April 8. Before singing, possessions are her yellow and 420 New Franklin Rd. the group ate a delicious chicken green mushrooms. Oh well, each dinner which was sponsored by to his own. one of the women's circles of the Welcome to our hill, Linda! LaGrange church.

The Choralaires' program consisted of: "The Sound of Silence," "Waltzing Matilda," "Goin' Out of My Head," All Beef Hot Dogs "Somewhere, My Love," "Today," and "Drunken Sailor." The Choralaires also sang at La Polish Sausage Grange High School for a music club on April 10. Another per- formance will be given for a convention at Callaway Gardens on April 22. Italian Sausage

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