Baptist College at Charleston - Cutlass Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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AS THEY EE S: IRA IA STUDE TS AT BCC l Baptist College has a number of scholarly students from Iran. The Iran- ian students come to America for their education because the universities ,in Iran cannot hold all of its high school graduates. Iran is a rapidly changing and mod- ernizing country. New high rises and other structures are being built every- day. Due to this rapid modernization, Iran needs more engineers and busi- nessmen than its universities can sup- ply. Most of the Iranian students at Baptist College have chosen business or pre-engineering as their majors. After earning masters' degrees at various American universities the Iranian stu- dents plan to return to Iran. Only a small percentage of Iranian students have the chance to complete their education in the U.S. Students must have a good high school average and be a good Iranian citizen in order to receive permission to come to Amer- ica to study. If a student fails a subject in high school, it is very unlikely that he could receive permission to study in the U.S. Mr. Larry Thompson, with the Bap- tist College International Services Of- fice, traveled to Iran to interview the applicants and provide information F. ' , . about Baptist College. Each applicant was given a catalog and a description of the major he was interested in. A signed document of financial responsibility was also required from each applicant. After all the paperwork . -K X it P - -A . .. 5

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CONCERTS ARE A SERIE GF S ,JCCESSH L Andrae Crouch and the Disciples are one of the most spiritually alive groups on the gospel music scene today. The group consists of twelve members, all of whom have a common bond with Jesus Christ, therefore, their music is for the praise and glory of God. All who at- tended the recent concert of Andrea Crouch and the Disciples, held in Bap- tist College gym, felt the presence of the Spirit of God. Andrae Crouch, di- rector, musical composer and leader says, We are on the road for Jesus Christ to seek and save that which is lost. W 1: 5-4 A Razzle Dazzle performance? That is the only way to describe the Pablo Cruise, Livingston Taylor concert that brought close to 3,000 people to their feet Thursday evening, November 14, at Gail- lard Municipal Auditorium. The curtain went up and there was Pablo Cruise, set in a scene of palm trees. They began their show with some slow songs that were touched with the early 70's rock and roll sound. The crowd was happy, but when they got to some of the true White Soul they are so famous for, the motion of the crowd could be heard on Mrs. Bagwell's earthquake machine. Everyone was boggie dancing. - Sharon Doar QYA The style of music tends to attract the interests of young believers because of the group's modern approach through their music to spread the word of God. The concert began with selections from the Ambassador's of Deliver- ance, of Charleston, a group dedicated to spreading the word through their songs. Baptist College has on it's cam- pus some talented students who also performed, they were Jeno Smith and Frank Cothran. Even before the music began those twelve young people exuded a positive- ness, and an eagerness that captured total attention. They sang many of.their best known arrangements of music in- cluding I Surrender All, Let My People Go, Tell Them, and Jesus is the Answer, and many others. They all had the audience singing and shouting. - Jerome Smalls

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was completed. the applicants flevt to America. The first students arrived git the beginning ofthe fall semester Xml- ditional Iranian students arrited during Interterm. The Iranian-s found many cultural differences upon their arrival. Ameri- can students at Baptist College hate also become aware of those differences, The thing that everyone, both Iranian and American, must remember is that we should look beyond the cultural dif- ferences, and see each other on a per- son-to-person level. Through working together and becoming friends, we can make the Iranians' visit to America both pleasant and rewarding for every- one. ,AL . T91 as Y I I . ' 0 V