Feeling Good, 1973

Oh, I'm feelin' good today,
My baby done left me,
I got mugged Tuesday,
I got robbed Wednesday,
War rages on day by day,
Well, what can I say?

Oh, I'm feelin' good today,
Brillo pads, Budweiser, and Bromide tablets,
Crisco, Carom boards, and Contac,
Dream Whip, Dynaco, and Datsun,
Esquire, Early Times, and Elizabeth Arden,
Faberge, Foy, and Ford,
Gilbey's, Gillette, and Gordon's,
Helena Rubenstein, Hanes, and Honeywell,
Interplanetary, ITT, and Interesting poem,
Jantzen, Jarman, Johnnie Walker,
Kodak, Kent, Keepsake,
Lark, L&M, and Love,
Max Factor, MG, and Merle Norman,
Newport, Nestea, and Norelco,
Omega, Ole, and Olympus,
Pyrex, Panasonic, Porsche,
Quit while I'm ahead,
Revlon, Record Club of America, Raleigh,
Sears, Shasta, and Seagram's,
Tareyton, TWA, and Toyota,
Usher's, U. S. News and World Report, Uniroyal,
Virginia Slims, Volkswagen, and Vantage,
Woolite, Wrangler, and Winchester,
Yashica, Yes Art, You got to be crazy to have read all this.

Fate, 1974

It was Fate that brought us together.
It was Fear that kept us away.
It comes into my life as love.
It goes out of my life as a dream.
It gives me strength in my living.
It gives me nothing when I'm afraid.

I don't know how to solve it,
But I do know that I am splitting up.

False Alarm, 1975

And I reached into my
grungy mailbox and saw
the envelope with that address.

And my hands got sweaty,
My heart started to flutter,
My eyes popped out to see
that address.

And I ripped open the
letter to get the words
that came from yesterday,
but my love didn't write
them after all.

And I wonder when the
letter will come in my
dirty, old mailbox from that.

Fall of Rome, 1975

Whether you see us or
 whether you just sit
  back and stare, you
   will know that we were right.

What is right?  What is wrong?
 Only you decide the outcome,
  and how does it come out?
   Wait and see.

The Fake, 1970

 The crowd screamed for an encore.  A tall, long-haired man came on stage.  As the crowds of teenagers were screaming, the man said, "We are none; we are not one; we are gone."  He waved to the audience, and then he was gone.  The man was named Irving Preston Norris.  He was president of the International Philosophy Network or I.P.N.  He had a New York headquarters with 500 employees and 25 branch offices all over the world.  Irv, as his friends call him, owns a yacht, two Rolls-Royces, and a private jet.
 One day he entered his New York office of I.P.N.  His secretary greeted him by saying, "Good morning, Mr. Norris.  How are you this fine morning?"  "Fine, thank you, Miss...uh...uh..."  "Miss White", said the secretary.  "Ah yes, Miss White.  Here is fifty dollars.  Go buy yourself a cup of coffee," said Irv.  "You are too kind", said the secretary.
 Irv opened the door marked "Private", and he locked the door.  His hand reached to his hair, and he pulled it off.  He exposed a crewcut.  He picked up his phone, and he called the I.P.N. office in London.  Norris said, "I thought you had booked me for the 22nd.  I need this lecture.  I have to sell my new record, 'I once belonged to the John Birch Society and other Speeches'.  If I don't, I'll fall into a deep hole, financially."  The voice on the other end said, "Okay, okay, I'll get that lecture even if it kills me."  Norris hung up the phone, and he checked his agenda.  He thought to himself, "Well, I see that I have a lecture at Harvard tomorrow."  He called his secretary, and he said, "Come in here!  We have to talk about the trip to Boston tomorrow."  His secretary came in the door and said, "Yes sir, what did you have in mind"?  He said, "At 10:00 tomorrow I want my jet at the airport to fly me to Boston.  At the Boston airport I want a car to drive me to Harvard.  If the plane is not ready at 10:00, I'll hold you personally responsible."  "Yes sir," replied the secretary. 
 On Wednesday morning at 10:00 Irving Norris was in the air on his way to Boston.  When he arrived at Boston in his long hair, a group of reporters started asking him questions.  He said to the reporters, "Be none and do one."  One reporter asked him, "What does it mean?"  Norris answered by saying, "Philosophy must be interpreted by the listener, and not by the philosopher."  He went into the crowded airport terminal, and he walked out to the parking lot.  His Rolls-Royce and his driver were waiting to pick him up.  When he got in the car, he told the driver, "Take me to Harvard!"
 When they got there, he was greeted by the president of the school.  The president was a bald, short, and fat man.  He wore a gray suit.  He said, "Mr. Norris, Harvard welcomes you."  Norris said, "Let's get started.  I've got other things to attend to."  Norris and the president arrived at the auditorium, and they walked in.  The president went on stage and said, "Here he is.  The world's greatest philosopher, Irving Preston Norris!"  When the students saw Norris, who was wearing a striped, satin jump-suit, they started to clap, and they gave him a standing ovation.  The students were quieted down, and Norris started his speech on Philosophy.
 His speech consisted of many, sometimes short, phrases, sentences, and poems on Philosophy.  He started, "Lose the world and win yourself.  Do for you and not for them.  Do what you feel, not that which is real, you are you, and it is all for you to do.  We are what we are and not what others see.  Why were we the ones who lived for none?  What we do and what we say is okay.  Why are we dead, are we read like a book?  The world could live, but no, we die.  We live and die, and you don't care.  We could be alive, if we were not dead.  We are nothing, we are gone."  The crowd cheered, screamed, and clapped.  That was the greatest thing that they had heard.  Irv Norris left the stage and the president shook his hand.  The president said, "That was the best thing that has ever happened to this school.  Thank you very much for coming."  Norris walked out of the auditorium, and the president called to him.  He said, "Wait, Mr. Norris!  I have something for you.  Here is ten thousand dollars for coming here today."  Norris said, "Thank you, Mr. President.  Remember, the true man is the generous man."  As he was approaching his car, Norris was brushed by a fleeting student.  As the student knocked against him, the long-haired wig fell off.  The president and the students were shocked.  The students yelled, "FAKE, FAKE, FAKE!"  Norris jumped into his car, and it sped away.

Failure, 1969

I don't know why I'm here,
Everything I do, fails,
Through my life, I have shed many tears,
I sometimes feel that I could bite nails.

I have nothing that I can do,
Nothing used to be for me,
I wish I could start over brand new,
Don't you see?

Why can't I be like others,
Like everybody's sister or brother,
Why can't I?
I guess I can try.

Faces, 1971

Love comes in all colors,
                                        sizes,
                                                 shapes,
                                                            and places.

Smiling,
              singing,
                           and happy faces.

The Eyes of Pigs, 1974

I feel that to see
 is to go blind with no
  real kind of sight in
   the figure of mankind.

Whether it is cool for
 you to recognize your
  potential or not is up to
   you, but I pity you.

If you don't see
 what you can't do,
  how can you see
   what you can do?

"Sometimes it is better
  to find out what one cannot
   do than what one can
    do", a Chinese man said.

He's dead, but his
 words live on--whatever
  he meant to say.

Don't you see?
Don't you see?

Equation, 1973

The below is a creation that is different than anything thus far but like life.

0+1=0
0+2=0
0+3=0
when
0+0=you

The End of the Moon, 1971

Characters:  Alabamian, Mick, The Announcer

Scene I--The stage is totally light for 30 minutes.  A green spotlight appears on a 3-legged dog.  The dog is sleeping and is bald.

Announcer.       I often wonder just how the moon might end or when it will happen.  Here is the
                          story  of the end of the moon, and how a dog, that was crippled, could bring it to
                          an end.  We shudder when we realize that the moon will eventually collide with
                          Earth.  Let's suppose that the moon is heading for the Earth.

Scene II--The green spotlight on the 3-legged dog fades.  The stage is filled with dark lights--like
night.  There are a lot of trees and stars.

Alabamian.       Yes!  Yes!  Yes!  That's it, I won't tell you!

Mick.                What?  Of course it isn't--I know I'm wrong.  That isn't it.

Alabamian.       All wrong!  But I'll be the life of me, you dumb fool!

Mick.                Poo!  You know everything.  You even know what one plus one is.  You're so smart.

Alabamian.       Call me smart?  You're so right.

Mick.                Keep talking, I love to hear you talk.
  
                         (Mick looks up into the sky)

Mick.               Look at the sky.  Is that the moon?  It sure is big tonight.  Boo Hoo Hoo!  It's
                        going to hit us.  Well, Alabamian, this is it.

                        (The Alabamian is screaming)

Mick.              Close your eyes, I want an answer to your question.

Alabamian.     (loud voice)  Mick!

Mick.              What?!

Alabamian.     Mick, you're right.  Look at the sky.

Mick.              Oh yes!

Alabamian.     Mick, it's the 3-legged dog's fault.

Mick.              You're right, Alabamian.  You're right.

                        (All is dark when the moon hits!  All is light.)

Emptiness, 1970

I got nothing to do right now,
Maybe think about Chairman Mao,
There seems to be nothing in this land,
Nothing to hold in my hand,
I got nothing to do right now,
I guess I'll make out somehow.

Some people always say,
That our country is not okay,
I agree with them one hundred percent,
Our morals are awfully bent,
Some people always say,
Let's not work, let us play.

After a while I'll cry,
Then after that I'll die,
I wish people would open their eyes and see
What the world should be,
After a while I'll cry,
While listening to my hi-fi.

Now I have my chance,
Let's get together and dance
For all the gifts we have received,
Before we all leave,
Now I have my chance,
I think I'm going into a trance.

Education on a Government Level, 1969

 Education is with us everyday.  There are some people, who do not know what goes on in their country.  They do not know about our defense systems, the draft, or our form of government.  If a boy does not know about the draft, how will he know to register with his draft board, and if he doesn't register with his draft board, he will be thrown in jail because of ignorance.  There has been much talk about a silent majority.  I contend with my plan, that the silent majority will be a vocal majority.  Our politicians would represent a group of educated people, and not people that sit back and do nothing.  By educating people about defense systems, the education may save their lives someday.  By educating people about voting, the people will be able to vote and take part in politics.  To illustrate my points, I'll give you two examples.  There is a boy I know, who is 16 years old, and he does not know what the draft system is.  He was asked what he thought of the new lottery system, and he said that he had not heard about it.  In conversation I found out, that he had not heard of the draft or anything to do with it.  Would he be put in jail, because he did not know?  There is a girl I know, that when she was asked about the ABM system and what did it do, she said that she had not heard of it.  Academically, this girl is smart, but when it comes to knowledge about her government, she is a member of the silent majority.  What about the man in Harlem, the farmer in Kansas, or the migrant farm worker in Hawaii?  You've got to reach these people through compulsory education about our government and its systems.  There is one objection to this, and that is cost.  What is the cost for a person to be educated?  This program would be for every American citizen, man, woman, and child, and it will be taught on their mental level.  Why does the silent majority have to be silent?  With my plan they do not have to be.

PC SGA President Speech, 1974 (never given)

 In 1960, a man from Mass. ran for President of the United States.  He knew that he could get the Northern votes, but he needed to take the Southern votes away from the other presidential candidate, who was from California, so this man from Mass. chose a Southerner as his running-mate.  The election came, and the man from Mass. won.  Everybody in Washington thought that the man's vice-president was a crude person.  He was the talk of the town, and everybody was thankful that this man would never become president.  1000 Days later, in a Texas town, an assassin's bullet snuffed out the life of President Kennedy.  About 2 hours later, the crude man was sworn in as President of the United States.  At his first public speech after becoming President, the awkward Lyndon Johnson stepped off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base that eventful night, which was a product of that day.  After a brief statement of sympathy to Mrs. Kennedy, he said..."I will do my best.  That is all I can do.  I ask for your help-and God's."
 Thank you very much.

PC SGA President Campaign Speech, 1974

 My speech is divided into two parts.  The first will be my qualifications, and the second will be my Position.
 I'm from Columbia, S. C., majoring in Drama.  In the eighth grade, I was the student council representative from my homeroom.  I went to A. C. Flora High School in Columbia and ran for president of the Student Body, but hardly anybody knew about it.  I ran twice and got 9 votes the first time and 7 votes the second time, out of about 2000 possible votes.  While at Flora, I was a member of the National Forensic League.  I received "Best Speaker" awards in area high school tournaments, in which mock Congresses were held.  I have been nominated for "Best Speaker" at two district tournaments, one in Columbia and one in High Point, N. C., where I was competing against speakers from 5 states.  Following high school, I went to Anderson College in Anderson, S. C. for two years.  I ran for Sophomore Class President and Secretary-Treasurer, but I never got past the nomination stage.  At Anderson College, I received the college Drama Award for 1972, "Who's Who in American Junior Colleges", "The Denmark Society"--which is a group of students at Anderson elected by the faculty on the basis of leadership and accomplishments, Delta Psi Omega honorary drama fraternity for junior colleges, and other honors.  I was on the debate team at Anderson College, and we beat a team from Harvard Univ. in Cambridge, Mass.  I was the Public Relations Coordinator for the Anderson College chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ.  During the last Presidential election, I was third-in-command of the McGovern for President campaign in Anderson County.
 Briefly, I'll try to summarize my position.
 I believe that PC, as it stands now, shows absolutely no form of Christian commitment to the students.  I believe that the administration sits in their Ivey (Ivory) Towers and do not see the REAL happenings at this school.  I believe that the people in the administration collect money for building programs, but do not REALLY know what happens in those buildings.  I believe in one set of rules for everybody and not two sets of rules in discrimination of sex.  I believe in trusting individuals, before placing guilt, without any type of individual defense.  I believe that this school is plagued by something more horrible than the food in the cafeteria.  It is a disease that you may not find lurking around the cafeteria.  It's called APATHY.  When I first came to PC, Bill Nichols told me that Apathy was very strong on this campus.  He was right.  The students at the Univ. of S. C. are more concerned about the problems at that school than the students at PC are concerned with the problems here.  USC has 22,000 students.  A student can go there for 4 years and never see all 22,000 students.  A student at PC can see all of us, or about 900 students, within a week.  I contend that the problems at PC are more serious than the problems at USC.
 You say, "Well, I don't care what that guys says.  All I want is to pass my subjects".  You, who say that, are the ones I'm talking to.
 The Student Govt. Association is supposed to REPRESENT the students, and that's exactly what I would do.  I will not bow to the wishes of the administration over the wishes of the students.  The students WILL come first.
 I believe we must settle the problems at PC, before we start to reach out and settle the problems in others areas of Clinton.  Would you want a little kid to see you as you live at PC?  Then, I suggest we solve our differences, before making an attempt to solve their problems.
 If you vote for me, you will be working for justice.  You will be fighting to cut the "puppet" strings controlled by the administration.  You will be fighting for the RIGHT to have a balance between the administration and the students, instead of the administration casting a giant shadow over the students.  You will be calling for a permanent stand to be taken between the administration and students in regard to justice and human rights on this campus.
 The reason I'm running for this job is quite simple--I CARE.  I just want to get you people to understand that you've got to get concerned, or else people will walk right over you.
 Let's make the phrase "Power TO the People" into "Power FOR the People".  Now more than ever, as a Nixon slogan said in 1972, and look where it got him.
 I'd like to close with a quote from a friend of mine, who a few of you know.  His name is Verner Landreth, and he used to be a counselor at Anderson College.  "I say what I mean, and I mean what I say."
 Thank you very much.

Model U.N. Procedures, 1971

Mr. Chairman,
 The delegates from the People's Republic of Albania would like to thank the two million people of Albania for creating the fashions in which the delegates are wearing.  The delegates from Great Britain have people furnish their clothes, so the Albanians should be recognized for their efforts in promoting world peace.

Mr. Chairman,
 The delegates from the People's Republic of Albania, under the auspices of the United Nations Charter, are present.  We are not here to make this session a farce.  We are not here to make a capitalist circus out of this General Assembly.  We are not here to make parliamentary procedural battles on the floor.  We are here for one reason--the reason that we have stood for in previous years, and will continue to support.  That reason is to promote world peace as the charter so states.  We want this session to be a fruitful one with understanding, knowledge, and a will to learn.

Mr. Chairman,
 We would like to meet in caucus with one member of the following countries:  Algeria, Argentina, China, U.S.S.R., all Communist bloc countries, and all Arab countries.  We will meet outside this assembly in 5 minutes.

PC Student Assembly Speech, 1974

 I am totally opposed to this resolution, because of the following reasons:
 First, in the second whereas clause, it uses the words "many members of the Student Body" and then later in the resolution it says "best interest on the Student Body".  Now, we need to know exactly how many members of the Student Body are we actually talking about.  In order for this resolution to be in the best interest of the Student Body, a substantial number of people in the Student Body should be in favor of this resolution.  I do not see any numbers.  We in the Student Assembly may be representative of the student groups on this campus, but I would rather not decide for everyone on this campus.  The words "many members" is just too vague.
 Second, this resolution calls for a student body vote to elect an S.E.C. chairman.  I fail to see what that will prove.  What wrong with the way we're doing it now?  If we elect the chairman by the student body, I'm afraid that a block vote will result.  What is a block vote?  Look at the recent elections for "Blue Stocking" editor and the Student Council offices.  That's called block voting.  How do we know that the fraternities or some other power block will put their pawn in as S.E.C. chairman, and who will respond to that particular group's wishes over the "Best Interest" of the student body?
 Third, the reason that the S.E.C. is not as "efficient, effective, and active" as this resolution implies is that the S.E.C. budget is constantly being cut.  This year, the budget was cut in half from what it was last year.  They can't be active if the Board of Trustees and the Administration keeps cutting back on their funds.  No new S.E.C. chairman elected by the students, nor those 10 voting superhero members, are going to be able to get a decent budget for the S.E.C.
 It is for these reasons that I ask that this Student Assembly do something right for a change and defeat this resolution, because if we let it pass, then the vague number of people on this campus will once again control another segment of the student hierarchy.

PC SGA President Speech, 1974

 A movie made in Clemson and Anderson is playing in the State now.  It's called "The Midnight Man".  Perhaps, some of you have seen it.  If you see it, you may see me in it.  I enjoyed being in it, and have seen it twice, already.  Once being at the world premiere in Greenville.  It was a nice experience.  After seeing it though, I thought it over, and decided the movie could have been much better.  If more right things had been done, it would have been a much better experience for all who see it.  That made me think of PC.  Being here is an experience--but it can be better if all of us work together to make it so.  Life is full of experiences, and we can make a better life, if we try.
 On NBC News last week, Frank Blair reported that one large city had elected a 12-year old boy to the Board of Trustees for a Zoo.  After all, they said, who knows more about Zoos than a 12-year old?  To apply this to PC--who knows more about the needs of students than we who are students?  I would like to represent you on the SGA so as to bring your wishes to the attention of the Administration.
 I regret the necessity of holding this second election, but the votes of confidence given Howard Bellew show that his ideas will be valuable, and I would certainly include those ideas in any plans that I made.
 We've been through some rough times on this campus recently, but we can survive them.  We can all learn from them-how to make our school a better one, a happier growing experience for each of us.  We should be able to remember the happier times at PC, than thinking back to the scandals.
 During the last election, I ran third, and three just happens to be my lucky number, so maybe, my luck will keep going.  Just to show how my luck has gone this past week:  I thought my political career was over, and now here we are again.  Secondly, I was part of the three-month shooting of "The Midnight Man", and I was fortunate enough to be in the final 2-hour edited product, known as the movie.  So, 2 good things have happened to me this week, maybe I'll be able to add a 3rd one to the list, with your help.  Good things come in threes.
 My position still stands in regard to rules, apathy, concern, caring, and administrative pressures, with the same hard-line stand that I've been known to take, by some people at this school.
 From what I understand, I'm the first transfer student to get this far in elections.  I've been here for almost a year.  Some people think that I'm not qualified, because I haven't been here for all 3 to 4 years.  To me, this argument doesn't hold up, since a concerned student can see problems at PC within a week.
 I now just close the same way I closed the last time--with a quote from a man, who is now a preacher in Iva, S. C.--
 "I SAY WHAT I MEAN, AND I MEAN WHAT I SAY."
 Thank you very much.

Anti-War Letter, 1972

Dear Sisters and Brothers,
 The world will be at war in 1976 in an all-out war in S.E. Asia.  We will need a president, who will get us out with no concern about honor.  The warmongering administration of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew have created so many war crimes that it rivals the Nazi crimes.  We can't have a representative from the sadistic government in power for 4 more years.  Who could lead us out of this injustice?  George McGovern?  No, he has tried and failed.  Well, who then?  As it stands now, there are two people who could do it:  Dr. Benjamin Spock or Father Philip Berrigan.  We must stop the Republicans, who are turning this country into a country basing the economy on war.  Let's get a government for the people and not for the elite.  Let's get a government that will fight the war on poverty and not the war on Vietnam.  Let's get a government that will police the U.S. and not to police the world.
 Anderson College is a battleground for the movement.  We fight the war, but there is a great organization to keep us from doing anything.  We have fought back.  The following is the text of a letter that I wrote to our school newspaper after the national election.
 "Being the head of the McGovern campaign on campus, I would like to thank all six of the people, who expressed to me that they were for McGovern.  Also, I would especially like to thank the numerous people, who too a part in keeping us from having a voice on campus.  There must have been an organization which had as its only purpose to stop the freedom of speech on campus.  They did this by tearing down signs and by abusing McGovern supporters.  This letter may be interpreted as harsh, and I am intending for it to be just that.  I think that it is tragic when a minority cannot have a voice on our campus.  We, the supporters of McGovern, would like to thank all of the members of this organization for teaching us a lesson that this is not a nation of the free and a home of the brave.  Thanks for nothing.  PEACE!"
 We have an organization of the NPAC at Anderson College.  We are outnumbered 11 to 1.  I have organized a group called the Walter Durst Society for Human Rights.  It is dedicated to the fight for freedom, justice, and the preservation of love.  We are being called Communists, anarchists, militants, and other not-so-nice words.  I guess that we could be called all of these names, because we are fighting to release the bondage of mankind.  We are hoping that the NPAC will recognize us as an organization.  We have publishing rights, and we have music and theatre rights.
 Just because Mr. Nixon has 'stopped' the bombing in North Vietnam, we of the WDSHR and the NPAC have established a dedicated vow to fight against the warmongering state created by Tricky Dick.  Love and Peace!

PC, 1974

 I suppose the new security patrol will come under attack during this year, and so this letter will be no exception.  Two questions come to mind.
 First, why do our fearless fighters of crime direct traffic at PC?  With the roads being so narrow and the stop areas clearly marked, I see no reason why these guys have to stand out in the middle of the road and act like we are still in grammar school.  Maybe they think that we are blind or the drivers can't read or something.  It's probably just an excuse for the fearsome foursome to do a little girl-watching, with the weather being as nice as it is.
 Secondly, why was the patrol giving out tickets to upperclassmen's cars, when the cars had not even been registered with the Dean of Students office?  This gross act occurred on the arrival of the students back to dear old PC.  Do you think that people will call on our guards for help, when our guards are pencil-happy?  It's called getting stabbed in the back, this time with a ticket for their services.
 I hope we have a good year, and not show too much force.  Okay, guys?

PC, 1975

 Last year, while running for SGA President, I had as one of my ideas that the administration showed no form of Christian commitment on campus.  Last year, I got applause by the students for my stand on the Christian commitment issue.  Last Tuesday, the administration took a stand on the issue by bringing an outstanding religious leader on campus, and the students failed in their duty to uphold their part of the bargain.
 According to a previous assembly speaker for this year, Presbyterian College was founded by religious leaders, but a present day religious leader is welcomed on the PC campus by a very small audience.
 The moderator of the Presbyterian Church, who spoke last Tuesday, has been written up in national magazines.  He is the first Black moderator that the Presbyterians have had, which is a giant step in the fight for racial equality.  Five years ago, that would have been unthinkable.  Besides the moderator of the Presbyterian Church being at assembly, there was also a rare appearance of Marc Weersing on the stage.
 Perhaps, the reason for the small crowd was the absence of signs on the bulletin boards advertising the assembly.  But, there were extensive ads for the film on Mecca.  So, the conclusion to all of this is that the Arabs are more important than Christians.
 I think that we must examine our priorities, and we must attend those assemblies that will better our minds, as well as our bodies, whatever that means.

Greenville, 1973

 On Feb. 15 in your paper, a letter was published and was authored by me.  On Feb. 22, two letters appeared in response to my letter.  I have gotten responses from many people in regard to it.  May I use your paper to respond to these people and others, who have not written?
 One gentleman said that I was non-Christian, because I was for peace and wanted to change the world.  Let me say to all the people that believe this, that I am most definitely a Christian and always will be.
 A lady called me a Communist, because I'm a member of several "peace groups".  I have been called a Communist before, but that is a misconception.  Anybody who opposes the war and the policies of the government to a certain extent, is automatically a Communist in most peoples' minds.  That's the problem in today's society.  People generalize too much.  If people were educated in the workings of Communism, they would not need to call everyone, under the sun, a Communist.
 Another gentleman facetiously spoke of me being better than Mr. Nixon and Dr. Kissinger.  My organization, which is the National Peace Action Coalition, actually stirred public opinion so that the president and his advisor had to stop the killing.
 These three examples are typical of the response.  We, of the NPAC, are trying to bring a peace that can be lasting and not just for a generation.  The non-Christian attack says that, when Christ comes again, will be when peace will come.  Bit, one of the duties of a Christian is to better himself and his world.
 The Vietnam War is not over.  It will not be over until people stop fighting and start to love one another.  Let's start in this paper's circulation area.  If everyone that reads this would smile and have love in your heart, we could go out and multiply this happiness thousands over.  Greenville and the surrounding areas would be seen by the world as a giant step toward peace.  Try it; you'll like it.  PEACE!

PC, 1974

 SEX!  Now that I've got your readers' attention, I must point out that this school is being plagued by a disease that is in epidemic stages.  This disease is called Apathy.  How can it be cured?  You must fight.  Fight what?  Fight the hypocrites.
 Ladies and gentlemen, there are hypocrites running this school.  I'm not talking about the people that enforce the rules, but rather the people who make the rules.  This letter is a call to action to the administration to decide if there will be rules at PC.  I do not mind if we don't have rules, in fact this school would be better if we had no rules, but there must be a decision taken by the administration to have rules or not.
 Also, there must be a decision in regard to the rules for the women students.  Why do we have to live by two sets of rules?  One for the women, and one for the men.  We are all humans.  We are all students.  Why should women students have to live differently than men students?  Things like sign-out cards are out-dated.  Trust must be instituted.  Why does the administration feel that men are more trustworthy than women?  I'm not asking for sign-out cards for men, but I'm just asking to replace the double standard.
 People listen.  The administration must decide on a course to follow.  One course.  If they decide on rules, the rules must apply to all.  No rules should be separated because of sex.  Trust must be established.  The enforcers of the rules are not at fault.  It is the fault of the makers of the rules.
 Presbyterian College should not be made up of apathetic students, but concerned students.  It should not be made up of hypocritical leaders, but gutsy leaders.  It does not matter to me if we have rules or not, but a stand must be made either way.
 If the administration officials failed to read the letter by me in the February 1, 1974 issue of this paper, I suggest you read it.  If a student knows than an official has not seen "The Blue Stocking" of Feb. 1 or this issue, this writer would appreciate it if the student give the official a copy.  Yes, you of the administration are right.  I'm just an individual that doesn't matter much, so just write me off as a revolting person and forget about my plea for you taking a stand, one way or the other.  But, I'll continue to speak up until there is a decision made.

Blue Stocking, 1974

 In the Feb. 1, 1974 issue of your paper, a letter appeared in your paper by me.  Evidently, the administration did not care that this school is turning into no school at all, so this letter should clear up a point made previously.
 The administration make rules.  There are no rules.  I don't mind if there are no rules, but sometimes people go too far in disobeying the rules.  Yes, I'm mad, and I'm just one person, but this person must speak out.
 The administration has no guts!  I'm tired of smelling beer every time I walk in the dorm.  I'm tired of waking up at 3:00 a.m. to the throbbing sound of music.  I'm tired of having firecrackers being shot off in our dorm (Georgia) and having the possibility of the loss of hearing.  I'm tired of rules just being words.  If there are going to be rules, then there must be enforcement.  If there is not going to be enforcement of rules, then scrap the rules.  But, let's not have hypocrites.  There must be a clear, defined stand taken by the administration.  Rules or no rules?  Which will it be?  I'll be satisfied either way, but there must be one clear way.
 If the administration doesn't care about their students and just care about their money, then there's nothing more to say.  But, I think they might still care for this school and the type of people they turn out into this world of ours.
 I call on the administration to decide what course to take and stop living in your ivory towers.  Crush apathy before it is too late!

PC, October 29, 1973

 With Mr. Nixon attempting to control the American people, it has become necessary to bring a few things to the attention of your readers.
 First, if a president tries to control the press, he's a dictator.  Second, if a president tries to control the other branches of government, he's a dictator.  And third, if a president tries to control the minds of his country, he's a dictator.
 It's breathtaking to be at a meeting of the Nixon Youth, otherwise known as the ROTC.  Everyone is doing the same thing, dressed the same way with the exception of hair style, and having no freedom of expression without saying "Sir" in their sentence.  Perhaps ROTC stands for Robots On This Campus.  But, it all goes back to Nixon.
 He won't leave the office of the presidency in three years.  Why?  Because he will declare himself Emperor.  Yes, we'll live in the Empire of America, and just like the Roman Empire, it will fall.
 I was a follower of George McGovern in the 1972 Presidential campaign.  He said that the Nixon government was corrupt.  People laughed and called McGovern a fool.  Now, those that laughed really believe that Nixon is corrupt.  His popularity has decreased to 31%.  In 1972, Nixon carried every state except one.  McGovern was right.  So, you can call me a fool, too.
 The only solution to Nixon is removal from office, while you still have time.  Write your congressman and your senators.  You elected them to serve you, and this could be the biggest decision of your life.  It's time to stop Nixon before he goes too far, and plunges us into World War III as he almost did last week, or before he tears the government up by firing everybody that disagrees with him.  Now is the time to act, before we see the era of concentration camps again.

PC ROTC, 1974

 I recently saw a publication by the U. S. Army called "Preventive Maintenance", and it really shocked me.  It is prepared for our own ROTC.  Let me tell you what it contained.
 First of all, it uses cartoons, mostly of a beautiful girl, and using very suggestive comments.  For example:  "Check your self-locking nuts!"  "We have the world's best equipment".  "Out!  Out!  Cook and sticky stuff begone!"  "Try the insert again, but gently--and straight!  Easy does it!"  "Don't tempt me, Connie".
 Secondly, it has a basic statement in it, saying, "PC wants your ideas and contributions and is glad to answer your questions.  Name and address are kept in confidence."  What does the army have to hide, or for that matter, what does the ROTC have to hide?  Why would the army hold something in confidence unless they had something to hide?
 Thirdly, it uses illustrations to show how to kill.  We are supposed to be at peace, as far as our soldiers are concerned.  Nowhere in the world are there full-scale military operations in a war by American soldiers.  There are no open combat zones, comparable to Vietnam, in the world today for American forces.  So, why does a book, published in 1974, still retain the killing motives.
 ROTC has no place on this campus, if they are being fed this junk, this trash, these immoral jokes, given out by the U. S. Army and your government--the government of the United States of America.

PC Food, 1974

 After another glorious meal, featuring elegant cuisine, prepared by our outstanding and capable chefs, I was inspired to write two pieces of verse.

Mm Mm good
Mm Mm good
That's what PC food is
Mm Mm good.

and

In regard to the food we're eating,
We eat it and take a beating,
It's full of bugs and rats,
And sometimes you find an old cat--
The food is for the pigs.

Keep up the good work.

James Robinson, 1972

 James Robinson asked me to write this letter on his behalf.  Before he left to go to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, he wanted to express to Anderson College his deep feelings.  Unfortunately, he was unable to do so, and consequently he told me what to say.  He thanks all of his new friends, that he met during his year and one-half stay at A.C.  He thanks his teachers and the administration, that taught him a lot and gave him an opportunity to better himself.  Especially, he thanks all the people, who understand his infirmity, and his attempt to overcome it.  He was extremely shy, when he came to A.C., but his feeling soon subsided due to the warm fellowship he received during his stay here.  James had a chance to go to any school in America, but he chose Anderson, because of the fine standards and small campus.  Now, he is gone.  His example will live on as a memory to all of us, who knew him well.  Maybe in Dallas, he will touch some others' lives.  He will always be remembered to us as a person who fought insurmountable odds and won.  In closing, he looks back on an article in "The Yodler" last year concerning him.  He thinks that he really didn't deserve it and thanks everyone for their concern and hopes that it wasn't pity.  Something I'll always remember about James is that he would say, jokingly, that he tried to play upon his teacher's pity, but then he would say, "Please, don't pity me!"  What this mean is that he had a funny side, but his statement on pity was his basis on trying to understand people.  He was a person like you or me and didn't need or want pity.  Just because he was blind, didn't mean he was special.  This was, still is, and will be James Arthur Robinson.  He was a friend to me.

AC, 1972

 Some people, who will remain unknown, have asked me to write this letter.  They called it to my attention, and frankly I was shocked.  The subject concerns the baseball team.  These people told me that the baseball team is being discriminated against by the athletic department.  Since basketball is king at A.C., the baseball team has been put in the background.  The attendance to these games is appalling.  A team cannot win, unless they've got some fans to back them.  Since Coach Wiles is head of the athletic department, why doesn't he come to the baseball games?  Since the baseball team is supposed to be the best in the conference, as we've been told, why then does Anderson College not pack the bleachers like they do at the basketball games?  Why is the athletic department split into two divisions.  One is the elite, which consists of the basketball team, the tennis team, and the golf team.  The other side is the common side, which consists of just the baseball team.  Most of these people are playing without scholarship.  Why does "The Anderson Independent" not cover the baseball games like they did with the basketball games?  These questions, and many more, must be answered, and we must realize this discrimination.  A change must be made.

Anderson College, 1973

 It seems that I just keep finding things that need to be recognized in this school.  Oh no, not another letter from Walter Durst!  Yes, it is true.  In a previous issue of this paper, there was an article about apathy at the school.  I would like to say something more about this subject.  Probably, some people are saying, "I don't want to read this".  That is exactly what I am writing about.  At the last of February and the first of March, we will put on an improbable farce called "Blithe Spirit".  We know the basketball team is doing so good, and that's great.  We also know that everyone is so excited about studying that they won't attend any of the performances.  That's all right with us, but where are you going to be someday, when something is offered to you, and you say that you don't care.  Now, I'm preaching, and I don't mean to be.  I realize that values and opinions of different things vary, but please examine yourself and decide whether you should attend any activity provided by the school, besides sports.

Another PC Letter, 1974

 Within the last few weeks, I've become increasingly appalled by the laxity of rules at PC.  First, may I say that I am not a red-neck nor am I a conservative, but rather just a concerned student.  I am attacking myself as well as others on this campus.  My source for these attacks is The Knapsack, which I suppose is the ideal of this school.
 In The Knapsack, there are "Standards of Conduct" on page 19.  First, "Students shall meet the standards of gentlemanly and ladylike conduct at all times".  It sure is hard to see this rule carried out.  Second, "The College prohibits gambling in any form".  How many people do you know uphold this rule?  There's the "Quiet for Study" ideal on page 21.  How many times have you had a problem of getting to sleep, because someone was a little inconsiderate.  Read the "Quiet for Study" part and get a big laugh.  The "Rule on Alcoholic Beverages" is a big joke.  Anybody who has alcohol anywhere on campus, except at Douglas House, Frat houses, or at dances in Greenville Hall, "is in violation of the rules of the College."  Funny, isn't it?  "Students guilty of possession or use of illegal drugs will be suspended or expelled from Presbyterian College."  How many have been expelled?
 There are just a few things that should be remembered.  People say that this is just an individual's problem but it is also the problem of the PC community.  They say that this is just the problems of a few, but the number is growing.  If a stranger came to PC, and didn't know that the Presbyterians supported the school, he couldn't tell whether this school was a state-supported school or not.  I think it's time to examine ourselves and decide whether PC should abandon the role of the church, so that these rules will never be enforced.  Or, should PC remain Presbyterian and make it a better place to go to school?  State-supported schools are a lot more together than this place, and we must decide very soon.

PC, 1974

 Presbyterian College is supposedly a college funded and supported by Presbyterians.  If the Presbyterians knew that this is an insane asylum, guess how much money PC would get?  Yes friends, PC is an insane asylum.
 The administration and staff seem not to have enough guts to enforce the rules set forth by the trustees and deceased few.  Rules such as alcohol, firearms, firecrackers, noise level, drugs, to name just a few, are just overlooked by the enforcing officials.
 It is my opinion that it is time that the school decide whether they will become a Christian school or to turn into total apathy and drop the Presbyterian name.  Let's just call this school "College", so that people won't be shocked when they find out that it was originally founded by churchmen.
 The administration should visit state-supported schools.  They might find that places like Clemson and Carolina are a lot more civilized than this so-called "college".
 No, I am not innocent of any wrongdoings at this school.  Maybe I should be disciplined, too.  But, if a decision isn't made soon, PC will not stand and like the old maxim "A House divided against itself cannot stand", this school will come under the same fate unless something is done now.  There must be a decision in the administration.  Guts or Nuts!