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Crescent, October 11, 1977, p. 2 editorial PLEASE COME IN PROPER ATTIRE Due to current extremes in spiritual Dear Editor: dress, we are compelled to issue the follow- Faculty members and students wishing a ing directive. Please read carefully and plan complete set of instructions for "medita- your wardrobe accordingly, in order to tion" together with list [ a of "secret" man- spare yourself embarrassment at the tras and a description of how they are forthcoming reception for the King of assigned can obtain them without obliga- Kings. tion of any kind by sending a stamped self- Men: The whole armour of God addressed envelope (preferably 10" | about (Ephesians 6:13-18). It is perfectly in order wide) to: to wear your spiritual armour all at times. Meditation Full combat dress will identify you im- Webster College mediately as a soldier of the King. St. Louis, Missouri 63119 Ladies: The robe of a meek and quiet Sincerely yours, spirit (I Peter 3:4). We realize this garment Alexander Calandra is expensive, but we urge you to invest CRESCENT is back! in Chairman, Science Department one. It will Last year, as many of you may or may last a lifetime and will never go out of style. It will complement not remember, there was some question as your high calling in Christ and take you into to CRESCENT'S chances of survival. royal company with a gracious There was even some talk of suspending air. Children: publication until the Lord came back. The suit of obedience (Ephesians 6:1). This Well, Jesus has returned, and so has garment is designed CRESCENT. especially for the youthful form. It may seem to be close fitting at first, but Jesus has returned, as He does each fall, once you adjust to it you will in the hearts and imaginations of the hun- find it protective as well as attractive. dreds of students, faculty and staff that All make up the community of George Fox Christians: The garments of praise (Isaiah 61:3). These are College. CRESCENT, however, has woven of gold and returned in silver threads and provide a pleasant rustl- . well . let's just say that it's returned. ing sound as you move. They also catch gleams of heavenly In the past CRESCENT has suffered light and reflect them back to the Creator. from: loss of advertising, no news, too If you are still Doing your much news, loss of identity, schizophrenia, wearing black garments of own thing?" changes in bitterness, complaining, criticism, and leadership and a near terminal Being hatred, "good" might come natural for case of fiscal famine (no please dispose of them immediate- money). Hopefully some people and being bad^comes ly. They have been natural we will have overcome these problems, found injurious to to some. Being both good and bad could finally. We now have money, health, as the dark dyes penetrate into the advertising, even be said to be natural. identity soul and cause spiritual cancer. and leadership. All we need now is Being Christ-like (Christian) is not When in doubt, the all-occasion a staff. (Look out, here comes the pep talk.) coat of natural for anyone unless Christ is con- Love is always acceptable. Floor-length, CRESCENT is your newspaper. It will it trolling him. Most of our natural desires covers all deficiencies only succeed if you help it and flatters any per- to. In the past pertain to sonality. ourselves. This is selfishness CRESCENT has been accused of being the which is not Christ-like. Please note: Anyone wearing realm of a small elite (intellectual, left- filthy rags of Lil' Abner used to say, "Doin' what com- wing, radical liberals and even self-righteousness will not be admitted. one or two es naturally". Today people — Roberta Lashley say, "Doing Episcopalians). The accusation is true — Bonnici your own thing." Neither one of these is but unfair. CRESCENT represents only Christ-like. Christ "naturally" did His own those who will use it for what it is: a com- thing. Listen to . munications tool. If CRESCENT doesn't We are called to do "His thing" and we represent you — it's only because you can t "naturally" do it without His Holy haven't made the effort to make it do so. Spirit being in us and guiding us. Even then, human as we are, we will make mis- KG FC takes and have to humbly ask forgiveness for "doing our own thing". But don't dwell on your mistakes or anyone else's. Christ means for our life to be joyful, doing "His own thing"! 68 AM John Lyda Hell Crescent, October 11, 1977, p. 3 College Awarded George Fox National Science Admin Gets Student Advice Foundation Grant Fifteen George Fox College students will do more than just live under college A $13,800 grant for the purchase of and maintenance of cells and tissue policies and regulations this coming year. science equipment has been awarded to preparation, the preparation of biological They'll help set them. George Fox College by the National material for biochemical analysis and for The students will participate as full Science Foundation. the separation and analysis of cell com- members on seven major college The grant, to be matched over a two-year ponents. administrative-level committees that set period by the college, will provide $27,600 The number of students expected to policies and directions for the Newberg "to assist in the improvement of the quality benefit from the grant over a five-year college. of undergraduate science...," the NSF period is 1,500. Students were appointed by George Fox award states. The proposal is intended to provide President David Le Shana on recommen- To be purchased are machines and more equipment for more experimental in- dation of student body president Jon equipment primarily for use in the biology vestigation, "in keeping with the thrust of Chandler. department. Project Director is Dale current biological research," according to Students will have full voting powers on Orkney, professor of biology. Prof. Orkney. the committees. There are two students on Major items will include a plant growth College officials report some funds each of five committees: academic policy, chamber, a refrigerated centrifuge, a already on hand for the college portion of professional growth, teaching skills, stu- cryostat (a specimen preparing device us- the matching grant with a program of rais- dent life and dean's council. One student ing refrigeration). ing the remainder being developed. sits on the teacher education committee The equipment will be used for culture and four on the athletic committee. The policy of putting student represen- interest on the relationship of humans to tatives on administration committees was Need Some Money? other life forms as well as inducing student developed by Le Shana. And, in a turn- concern for the work of Congress. Annual about, students now include faculty and The American College and University scholarship awards in the aggregate staff members on student-level committees Service Bureau announces a service to aid amount of $8,000 will be given those for their student government organization. students, both undergraduates and students who submit the finest essays in Named to the professional growth com- graduates, in obtaining funds from foun- support of a federal legislative campaign to mittee are Sue Millikan and Bruce Rhodes. dations. end human exploitation of animals. The On the academic policy committee are The bureau's director says, "There are 1977-78 essay contest will center on the Deborah Greenidge and Don Willits. hundreds of foundations with millions of Willams-Long bill . in the Congress which Serving on the teaching skills committee dollars in funds earmarked to aid students would ban the inter-state shipment of furs will be Roy Gathercoal and Aaron O'Neill. in meeting the cost of higher education that from any state or nation which has not Student members of the student life com- goes untouched each year. Why? Students banned the leg-hold trap, the device used to mittee will be Jim Friesen and Dena do not know of the foundation or foun- catch and hold fur-bearers such as raccoon, Parker. dations or how to go about obtaining these bobcat, coyote and other animals wanted The athletic committee will have funds." by the fur industry. students Debbie Blew Gathercoal, Lynn bureau offers its services to deser- The The scholarship program was made Graham, Allan Morrow, and Russ ving students supplying names of foun- by possible by a grant from Regina Bauer Schmidt. dation and guidance as to how to go about Frankenberg, a director of FoA and presi- Claudia Vick will serve on the teacher obtaining funds from same. dent of its Washington lobby, the Com- education committee, and on the dean's For more detail on thisservice interested mittee for Humane Legislation, Inc. Miss council will be Jon Strutz and Michelle Un- students may write: Frankenberg's motivation for the grant, derwood Smith.