William Carey College - Crusader / Pine Burr Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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World News and Local Events We interrupt this program to bring you the following special report . . . While William Carey students and faculty en- gaged in academic exchanges on three cam- puses, the outside world experienced a rather normal year by historical standards. On the positive side, the nation enjoyed a year of insignificant inflation, with the overall rate at less than one percent. Interest rates were low also, thus helping those businesses desiring to expand. Average interest rates were six to eight percent in contrast to twenty-one percent in 1980. Unemployment likewise was down to six percent. Considering the fact that four percent of our population are unemployable, the year was an excellent year for those who sought jobs. Commuting students were pleased that gasoline prices were low during the year as well. At one time they reached a low of 46.9 in McComb, Magee, and Slidell and averaged 73.9 in the area. This was in contrast to 129.9 the previous year. It was especially a boon for those who enjoy mak- ing weekend trips or longer excursions. But perhaps the most outstanding blessing of the year for the nation was that again the country was at peace. We were not sending alumni or others off to distant lands to fight wars. Nor was a war-time budget draining the citizens of taxes for that purpose. Nevertheless, some dark clouds did cross the horizons of the outside world while we were cheering for our teams, writing book reviews and term papers, and preparing for major examina- tions. Our nation ' s trade balance continued to be unfavorable despite a forty per cent decline in the dollar over the last two years. Congress add- ed to the national deficit, even overriding Presi- dent Reagan ' s veto of a wasteful air and water bill. Unrest continued in Central America as Contras fought Sandinistas in Nicaragua. Private Americans supported the Contras and a few spoke in behalf of the government. President Duarte of El Salvador faced guerilla harassment the entire year. The Phillippines struggled all year in President Corazon Aquino ' s first year. This courageous lady, usually dressed in yellow, was attacked on both sides, by the communist insurgents on the left and by forces still loyal to ex-President Ferdi- nand Marcos, in exile in Hawaii, on the right. Unfortunately, the word terrorism was still on everyone ' s tongue through the year too. Rev. Terry Waite, the Archbishop of Canterbury ' s special envoy, succeeded in the release ot Ameri- can and French hostages in Lebanon, but in turn was captured himself by fanatical terrorist groups. In fact, the Near East remained the most volatile area on earth. Syria tried to bring order out of the Lebanese chaos, but was confounded by the internecine warfare of rival militia units, most of whom were Muslim. Linked to the Lebanese problem was the on- going war between Iraq and Iran. Several times during the year warnings that the larger Iran was about to subdue Iraq were raised, but Iraqi air power managed to hold off the enemy from the east. Iran, it was observed, held considerable influence over Shiite Muslims in Lebanon who had taken a number of the hostages. It was this connection that led to the most serious political problem of President Reagan ' s administration. The National Security Council engaged in arms sales to Iran, ostensibly to court moderate elements in Iran for a rapprochement after the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini but actually to secure the release of hostages in Leba- non, a policy that violated our stated policy of no negotiations with terrorists. The fact that the Democrats gained control of the Senate in the fall elections added momentum for those who would like to embarrass the President. Claims that money from sales to Iran went to help the Contras of Nicaragua complicated the issue even more. The result was that President Reagan, who is one of the most popular Presi- dents in American history, would not enjoy the political power that he had his first six years in office. Also in the troubled Middle East the Soviet Union kept more that 100,000 troops in Afghani- stan in her seven-year effort to keep a puppet regime in power. Signs were that the Soviets were at last winning militarily, but the Afghans ' spirit of resistance remained strong. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev made sig- nificant progress in his campaign to improve the image of the Soviet Union. He released some well-known dissidents, delivered some remark- able speeches on making the U.S.S.R. more democratic, and tried, in general, to pose as a new man in the Kremlin. He did blame the L;.S., however, for failing to come to an agree- ment in Iceland on disarmament. It seems that the two super powers came close to an agree- ment, but the United States felt that her security could not allow her to shelve her Star Wars defense plans. On other matters, the year was somewhat checkered. We began our fall semester remem- bering the joyous celebrations of the bicenten- nial of the Statue of Liberty and the spring se- mester the bicentennial of our Constitution. But we also had the anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in January, an event that not only took the lives of the seven-person crew but set us back years in our space program. In professional baseball and football it was the year of New York, with the Mets and Giants capturing world championships. Americans in general seemed to be cautiously optimistic about the future. The economy was relatively strong and the nation was at peace. It was a good year for college students to be pre- paring for their day when the world will ask them to take a more active role in its developments. William Carey students can hardly wait! SECRETARY OF STATE George Schultz before testiiying about the Iran arms sale. Current Events 29

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ANGLICAN envoy Terr) ' Waite. center, with Archb.shop of Canterbury- Robert Runcie. second from left, and freed hostages Rev. Lawrence Martm Jenco, David Jacobsen, and Rev. Benjamin Weir. CHALLENGER crew members Michael Smith, Francs (Dick) Scobee. Ronald McNau. and from left rear, Ellison Onizuka. Christa McAuliffe. Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnick. DEPOSED Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in exile in Hawaii. THE EXPLOSION of the space shuttle Challenger shortly after liftoff CRUSADER REVIEW

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Toward The Future The Crusader staff would like to express its sincere appre- ciation to all those who have so generously contributed to the financial well-being of the college. Several gifts have been highlighted here, but a more complete listing may be found in the college ' s annual fund report McCarty Presents Music Gift William Carey College announced the endow- ment gift of 5100,000 from McCarty Farms. This gift is a part of the Mississippi Mission campaign now underway statewide and is intended to assist the Winters School of Music. H.F. McCarty, president of the Magee-based company, has two daughters who are graduates of William Carey. Patti, a Jackson resident, was a member of the first master ' s in music graduating class of 1974. Kathy, a 1973 graduate in secretar- ial science, is married to Don Flynt, a graduate of Carey ' s church music program. Coast Builds To provide a Conference Center for an en- larged continuing education program and to re- lieve a classroom shortage, the white U-shaped class room building on the coast campus will be converted into a multi-purpose conference cen- ter, college officials announced after the recent board of trustees meeting. According to architectural plans, the grass courtyard of the present building will become a 350-seat auditorium with portable stages and falldown projection screens at both ends. A manual dividing wall will provide the possibility of having two conferences meeting in the audi- torium at the same time. Two classrooms will be on both the east and the west sides of the auditorium. On the north side will be a biology lab, and a lecture class- room. A special sixty-seat conference room will be on the south side of the auditorium, featuring a tall glass window that will afford a view of the Gulf. In all, the 3200 square feet of conference cen- ter and classrooms come after numerous discus- sions of faculty and staff. To complement the center itself, a food service is planned for the student center across the street. Baptists Endow for the Abiding Values THE MISSISSIPPI MISSION FOR WHAT SUC( The Abiding Values CAMPAIGN DESS IN THE ENDOWMENT C WILL MEAN TO WILLIAM CAREY COLLEGE OBJECTIVES AMOUNT Endowment for Endowed Chairs Quality Teacfiing 5 (S $500,000 Endowed Professorships $2,500,000 10 (§5250,000 $2,500,000 Endowment for Student Scholars lips $3,000,000 Program Enrichment Library 500,000 Faculty Development 150,000 Academic Programs 100,000 Staff Development 75,000 Student Development 50,000 Services 100,000 Special Events 25,000 Total $1,000,000 Endowment for Facilities Support $2,600,000 TOTAL $11,600,000 Not only does William Carey College Expect Great Things from God, so does the entire state of Mississippi. Baptists in this state were faced with a choice of constricting programs because of financial need or extending ministries and chose the latter. The Education Commission of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, under the chairmanship of Dr. Joe L. Tuten, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, began a serious study of critical endowment support for each Baptist col- lege and the children ' s village. At its 149th annu- al session in 1984, the state convention adopted a S40 million dollar endowment campaign, known as the Mississippi Mission, for William Carey College, Mississippi College, Blue Mountain College, and the Baptist Children ' s Village At the Mississippi Baptist Convention in No- vember, 1986, the campaign was entering its fourth and final stages, the congregational gifts division. With the successful completion of the family gifts division early in the campaign, the leadership and major gifts segments were near- ing completion. As the convention convened, Harry Vickery of Greenville, general chairman, was able to announce that over S18 million had been pledged or paid as the S16 million congre- gations division was launched. As of February 6, 1987, the total pledge was 522,808,739. As of the same date the total con- gregational gifts were 51,771,846. This represents 1195 of the 516 million goal from only 3% of the churches. The success of the 540 million campaign will ultimately mean S11.6 million in additional en- dowment for William Carey College. Prior to the beginning of the campaign, the college had less than 51 million in endowment. With the success of this campaign, Carey will be able to expect even greater things from God — Scott Hummel 30 CRUSADER REVIEW