The Banner - April 15, 1977

              Brenda and Charlie
AIL . .things work together for good
by Helen Walker
Six feet tall and proud of it.
She appeared much taller that first
day 1 met her as I looked up from
my five-foot height.
As the days passed and she became more and more a part of my
life, she wastallnotonlyphysical-
ly but spiritually as well.
She and her parents visited CBC
"on the spur ofthe moment" not
really sure that this was the school
for her. It was late summer and
usually no one in the Music Dept.
would have been here. Dr. Cheek
and I both were here. She needed
a scholarship to help. I needed an
alto for Rhapsody. I had been praying that one would be sent my way
though the time was late. Brenda M
was  the  answer to my need and   '.?'
CBC  was  able to assist  in her >J;
financial need.
The rewards have been many
and great. Her happy smile, her
flashing eyes, her compassionate
heart, her love of life will always
be a part of us who worked closely
with her.
She   had   so  many  things   she
wanted to do  in  the  future. We
spent many hours talking and praying about possibilities for service.
This was always uppermost in her
mind. Sharing with Brenda was always a challenge. She made us
more conscious than we had been
before about our own responsibilities in living each day to its fullest.
"And all we know that all things
work together for good for those
who love Him" — one of her
favorite verses.
by Becky Cooper
Charlie and I met the second day
of this semester. Realizing we had
many things in common, we became
the best of friends. We shared many
things with each other and watched
the Lord take two people and put
them very close together in a
short time.
Charlie was the type of person
Charlie Coulter
who always knew what to say or to
do when you might be down. He
kept a constant smile for the
Lord. Charlie loved people and
had a great concern for his friends.
He was always there to give a
helping hand and an uplifting smile.
Charlie's purpose in life was to
serve his Lord, and that he did.
He always used his talents the
Lord had given him for the purpose
of glorifying God. Charlie was not
afraid of people--he loved them
and would always say "Hi" whether he knew them or not. He was
truly an inspiration to me. If
ever you went to Alphy's, you
would find us there every night
with our iced tea. We always
laughed and enjoyed the company
of each other.
Although Charlie was with us
at CBC for only a short time, I
believe he made a great impact
with everyone he came in contact
with. Charlie and I talked often
about life and I think this is what
he would want to say to all of
you--relax, enjoy life, and work for
the Lord, our time is short.
We BANNER-,
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New policy on student accounts adopted for Fall
In a recent meeting of the Administrative  Council, action was
taken that will affect many students now enrolled. The new policy
as adopted by the Council states:
"A student's account must
be current before that student
will  be allowed  to  register
for the following term."
This policy will take effect for
the  fall term 1977 which means
that any student who does not have
his/her account paid up to date by
fall  registration  will  not be allowed to register.
All current students will be allowed to pre-register for the fall
semester. However, those students who have not paid their accounts by August 15 will forfeit
their class cards, and will have
to begin the registration process
over again at the regular registration time.
All current and new students
who cannot pay their 1977 fall
account at September registration
must have on file a CBC Financial
Aid Application, a Financial Aid
Form (FAF) and a BEOG eligibility report.
This action is necessary for
several reasons.
In-past years unpaid student accounts have continued to increase.
At May 31, 1976, the end of the
college's fiscal year, student receivables amounted to over
$261,000, and that figure will go
even higher this year.
When this happens it means that
.the college must borrow from the
bank in order to keep its bills
relatively current and maintain
a good credit rating. This borrowing costs several thousand dollars each year, and this is money
that should be going to improve
the educational programs.
Few students realize that unpaid accounts effect the quality of
their education in a very real way.
When cash flow becomes critical,
as it often does, all departments
have to be instructed to eliminate
all purchasing even though they
have not spent their entire budget.
If the college doesn't have the cash
to pay for a purchase, it must
wait.
Often times there is aid available through the office of Student Financial Services, but stu
dents fail or refuse to take advantage of it. Many students prefer not to take out a student
loan, because, "they prefer not to
have that obligation hanging over
their heads when they leave or
graduate." There is little difference between owing it to a bank
or to CBC, and in most cases it.
will cost the student less to borrow on a student loan. The 4%
service charge made by the college is usually greater than the
cost of a student loan. Students
are reminded that a Financial Aid
Form, CBC Financial Aid Application and BEOG report are due
immediately to qualify for next
years grants and loans.
Another student comment often
heard by the business office is
"my parents will help me, but I
would rather do it myself." When
this happens the student is asking
the college to sacrifice and assume the student's or parent's
responsibility. The college can no
longer assume this responsibility.
Any students having problems
paying their accounts should contact the Student Financial Services
immediately to see what aid is still
available  for the current year.
This new policy may place a
hardship on some students. It may
even cause some to have to leave
college for a period of time, but
considering the increasing volume
of unpaid accounts, the council
felt   it   was   a   necessary   step.
Symposium speaker defines
'Christian job'
"Most people don't have a clear
idea of what it means to put the
word Christian in front of a profession," stated Dr. GaryCollins,
opening speaker for the Career
Symposium. In defining his statement, Collins told his experience
of leading a similar conference at
Pepperdine where he told one
group of students that he was an
atheist and a psychologist and
what did they expect to hear from
him. Their basic conclusion was,
"I suppose you don't believe in
God. Talking to a similar group
he stated he was a Christian and a
psychologist and again asked what
they expected of him. . ." the reply was, "I guess you believe in
God." The experience served as a
kind of re-inforcement for Collin's observation that most people
have no concept of what being a
Christian involves when it is within a secular position. It doesn't
mean that the profession becomes
a vehicle for evangelization, he
said.
In challenging the student body
to think about vocational choices,
Collins said it was important "because they will be selecting, refining and maintaining career choices the rest of their lives."
He took an approach to topic of
the difference in a Christian and
non-Christian in a profession
which was typical of most thoughts
of today.
First, the Christian maintains a
belief in the absolute. . .God,
while maintaining his profession.
The danger in such belief lies not
in the danger of rigidity but in the
danger of believing everything that
is powerful, palatable, and professional, if there is no belief in
an absolute.
Secondly there is the need for
the re-vocation of self-ism. Many
who wear the mask of altruism
find the mask perferated by compliments, criticism and disappointment. Many people have difficulties with this concept he said
because their mind-set will not
allow them to make a distinction
between selfishness and a positive self-regard. Self-ism in a vocation is the selfish motivation of
meeting my own needs as defined
by what I choose to wear, how I
choose to live and how I spend my
money.
We are always in opposition to
God's will as it is contrary to
ours. But by identifying withChrist
and his suffering caused by my
oppositional will, that jealousy and
opposition can be neutralized.
Research by Fuller Theological
Seminary has shown that many
people in Christian vocations are
meeting their own needs and not
the needs of God or the world. They
are afraid of being confronted with
the possibility of temptation and
of sinning so they hide in the Christian world. These people chose
vocations that don't scare them
morally or ethically.
"Finally, we must become receivers," Collins said. "Christ
gave his life on the cross to be a
receiver of our sins. If we are to
model Christ and we should, we
must note that he did little in
confronting people with their sins
but was a receptacle for those
sins. We can be receivers of people's sorrow, tragedy and sins,
that includes not holding grudges
against fellow employees," he concluded.
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Senator Hart speaks
United States Senator Gary Hart
(Democrat--Colorado) will speak
at Cal Baptist at a special chapel
Monday the 18th at noon in the BOL.
Senator Hart serves on the Senate
Intelligence Committee.
The senator managed George
McGovern's 1972 campaign for the
presidency. Hart's book, From
the Start chronicles his own part
in the campaign.
Senator Hart's address is, ac
cording to Dean Carlton's officf.,
a part of the school's attempt to
bring significant figures to our
campus during the year. The CBC
Young Democrats along with the
administration are two groups
helping to sponsor this event. Mrs.
Dorothy Argow, sponsor of the
Young Democrats, calls the senator's visit "a rare opportunity to
hear an excellent speaker."