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CATCH ·22 Opinion

By Bill Leach By Rick Hoefe I
G. Howland Chase is a weal- Priority registration of ·ath-
thy retired lawyer who resides in letes. real and potential. is prac-
Washington. D .c. ticed at College of the Canyons.
Intrigued by the s'up~eme Since the fall of 1969, COC
Court sine e childhood. Chase students have waited in line on
has always respected the posi- the first day of registration.many
tion of Chief Justice. His re- hoping that the classes they need
spect for that office is s-o deep. would not be closed. The reason:
in fact. that one might call it a at h 1 e t e s, many s t ill in high
mild form of veneration. school. had exercised their pri-
Recently. Chase decided to ority slips and were filling the
fulfill one of his many boyhood classes.
dreams by giving the Chief Jus- Is it possible that students
tice an abode worthy of his rank. who had attended this college a
G. Howland Chase offered the year or more may not have been
United States government his able to register in classes they
$350,000 mansion. located in the needed because of athletic pri-
wealthy northwestern district of ority registration?
Washington. The only stipulation At a rec e n t student senate
stated that the rriansiori was to meeting. a spokesman for the
be used as the official residence administration re ported priority
of the Chief Justice. registration was necessary be-
The gift included a $500,000 cause an athlete needs classes
trust fund to maintain the estate. that do not interfere with his
The General Services adminis- practice schedule. This may be
tration stated that the $500,000 true, but isn't it also true that
would maintain the mansion for the working man, the person who
90 years. is paying the taxes which allow
A bill authorizing ace e ptance this college to function, must
,. of the estate recently cleared the also have his classes at times
Senate Judiciaryc ommittee. This that do notconflict with his work?
procedure is necessary. since The spokesman defended the
congressional sanction is re- priority registration on grounds
quired before the government can that athletes are benefiting the
accept any gift intended for a school. Are not the band. drama
specific purpose. Members of the new Student Court are (top, left) Bi II Leach, chief organization, debate team, Stu-
However. the bill has not justice, Oscar Gary, and Stanley Hamm. Seated are Gretchen Thomson, dent Senate. clubs. pep squad.
cleared the Senate. floor _and has history instructor, and Lynne Sickler. Also serving as justices but ab- newspaper reporters. committee
managed to stir a cauldron of sent from photo are Jim Bonnel I and Laurie Sal Is. workers. and the taxpaying stu-
political turmoil. dents alsobenefitingthe college?
One issue of the .controversy Nixon Topic The administration spokesman
questions if the office of Chief Opinion said there were only 70 priority
Justice is a position requiring slips issued this fall. PreviouslY.
favored treatment; Also. should o·n Viewpoints By Al Boykin he had claimed only 50 slips
were issued. However, I found
the Chief Justice deserve priority Have you ever experienced there were priority slips number-
in the form of a private _residence By Jim Brown confrontation with God? ed as high as 124.
over the Vice President of the Most people have met God in According to the spokesman,
United States. COC students came to grips their own way at least once. This priority slips are issued only to
In any case. the bill is now with several issues in a political meeting may have been the sim-
in limbo. debate titled ''Should President ple realization of knowing where potential athletes in sports that
Once again we see that the Nixon Be Elected to a Second he came from to a full revelation are in season. I seriously doubt
greatest dreams of modern man Term?" last Friday at a View- of God through some great trial. that there are more than 80 ath-
letes out for f ootbaJl and cross
often become mashed in the points forum on campus. For me it was a gradual un- country--the two sports now ''in
of political machinery. Tony Prey, a Nixon backer, derstanding of Him. season".
There is an old American ad- cited three campaign promises Some will say, "I don't need
age. denotative of the charitable. Mr. Nixon "m·ade" in the 1968 any more religion. I have all I Priority registration imposes
character of our people. which Presidential election and "kept": can handle." injustice on all other students.
The Vietnam war is coming to I sympathize with these be- This practice caters to a special
says: "It is better to give than cause I, too, can see that re--
to receive". an end, the draft will not be re- 1 i g ion is prob ably the worst interest group. In my opinion,
this practice is not fitting for a
Of course. the people who in- newed, and the 18-year-old thing that ever happened to man.
spired that cliche were of earl- vote is reality, he said. When man tries to reach God community college.
ier stock. They had no compre- In rebuttal, Bill Leach point- through his own efforts, namely perience God's love and plan for
hension of contemporary politics. ed to the invasion of Cambodia through a good life, ethics, and our life.
and bombing escalations in Viet-
philosophy, frustration often is Christ aJso said, "Behold. I
nam which have occurred under
the res ult. The crux .of the mat- stand at the heart's door and
PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY BY President Nixon's administration, knock; if any man hears My voice
STUDENTS AT COLLEGE OF THE and asked, "What's to prevent ter lies not in what man can do,
CANYONS. EDITORIAL OPINIONS but what God has done through and opens the door I will come
. EXPRESSED IN THIS PUBLICA· future Presidents from renewing His Son, Jesus Christ . into him.''
TION ARE THOSE OF THE WRITER the draft?'' Christ died for us, and having I encourage you to invite
AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE Leach, categorizing Prey's power over death, He arose again. Christ into your life today, while
OF THE COLLEGE comments as "naive," also as- He said, "I am the way, the it is still fresh on your mind.
EDITORIAL STAFF serted that it was Congress (not truth, and the life; no man COl'f\es If you don't know a -prayer
William Leach Mike Winslow Mr. Nixon) that gave the vote to (which is talking with God). use
Rick Signoretti Al Boykin to the Father except by Me.
Colleen Andreasen Laura Leach the 18 year-olds. Although you may know all this one:
John Hunt Judi Conklin Larry Callagy, another Nixon that Christ said and did, it is Lord .T esus T need You. I open
Robert Springer proponent,_ said he '' admired the not enough to give intellectual the door of my life .and receive
PHOTOGRAPHERS President's peace overtures to accent to his claims or to under- You as my Savior and Lord.
Bruce McKinney Bob Johnson other countries." go an emotional experience. We Thank You for forgiving my sins,
Paul Osterhues Al Boykin other issues, debated by the must individually receive Jesus take control of the throne of my
TONY REMENIH: ADVISOR group that also included Tony Christ as a personal Savior and life. and make me the kind of
(Cont'd on Page 3) Lord. Then we can know and ex- person you want me to be.