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(From Page 16) choicest, most dedicated, most Rifted students of the nation to come where the battle ground is and where the students are prepared to participate and understand the issues they face in their country and over the world in the last quarter of the 20th century " IT IS STRONG tcrminoloRy for a college bulletin Another pamphlet advertising the college. waStes no time in extolling the virtues of Shelton's facilities faculty, or athletic teams. It includes only the doctrinal statement of the school. But that is what brings the small body of students to this four acre campus Sally Hall. 20, a senior from Julian. Pa , had never heard of Shelton until she came to the Christian Admiral to work for a summer She said that she enjoyed the fellowship at the Admiral, where many Shelton

students work during the summer, and enrolled at the college because she wanted to •'learn more about the Bible." After her three years at Shelton, Hall continued, she had “grown in the Lord,” and is planning to use her education degree to teach in a Christian school. Marjorie McFarland's mother was dean of women at Shelton. She grew up knowing that she would go to Shelton College. McFarland, 18. from Collingswood, is a sophmorc Elementary Education major. She, too. hopes to teach in a Christian school THE POSSIBLE LOSS of degree, if the college should lose its court battle, will not cause her to leave Shelton. She plans to go to Faith Theological Seminary in Philadelphia after her graduation to pursue a master's degree in education. Because Faith is associated with Shelton, she will not need a state-confirmed

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bachelor’s degree in order to become accepted into the master’s program. At Shelton, she said, she enjoys the "individualized attention from teachers," and the small comtnunity atmosphere. The col lege has "goodquality teachers.“ she said, taking a break from piano practice in the college music room, "we just need more students." , "There are many students out there that Shelton College could appeal to," said Brown. Most of Shelton’s students are from Pennsylvania, although several are from as far away as Washington, Florida, Liberia. Korea, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Many of the foreign students attend the college on Church-sponsored scholarships. Applicants to the college are carefully screened before acceptance. Each student is interviewed by college staff, either in person or by telephone, or if that is impossible. by an affiliated pastor. ALTHOUGH there are cases where students are sent to Shelton out of a need for discipline, Brown said, “The students abide quite willingly by the rules.” Those rules are the average college student’s nightmare: 10:30 curfew, no rock music, not even Christian rock, no single dating except by special permission of the Dean, and there is a dress code, that requires all women to wear dresses except to sports functions, to which they may wear knee-length shorts. Men wear jackets and ties to dinner, and blue jeans are forbidden at all tiifles, because they are considered a symbol of the teen rock music oriented culture. “We don't tolerate what goes on in society,” said Brown. Asked if those regulations were not a bit archaic, he responded, “Maybe people who approve of the divorce rate, and approve of abortion and teen-age pregnancies would think they are archaic.” There are plenty of other colleges, said Brown, like the small Christian college where he served as dean before coming to Shelton, that have similar rules. “It is not as unique or archaic as it might seem,” he said. In fact, in terms of Christian standards, he added, those regulations might be firmed up. "THE RULES don’t bother me,” said McFarland. The Christian high school she attended also had a dress code, and Shelton, she added, is not as strict as other colleges, giving as an example Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C. Despite needing the dean’s permission, there is “a lot of dating,” said Hall. Cohples can go out before 7 p.m. without securing permission, but after 7 they need to be accompanied by a third party, who can be a friend. Couples often double date, she said. Social activites at Shelton, said Halit range from playing volleyball in the Christian Admiral auditorium to formal and holiday banquets, a Western round-up picnic, and a harvest party. Brown mentioned a Sadie Hawkins day, where for one day. the women are allowed to chase the men. There are six majors available at Shelton: Biblical Literature, Elementary Education, English, History, Music Education, and Business Administration. A minimum of 128 credit hours is needed to complete a degree program. THE CORE CURRICULUM, includes five courses in Bible, four in communications. including speech and composition, two in American literature, one in fine arts, three in math and science, two history, one government, and two foreign

language courses. Languages studied are Greek. Latin and German. Major course offerings are comparable to any . small liberal arts college. The English major, for example, can choose from courses in English Literature, covering “Beowulf" to Churchill, American Literature, 'Creative Writing, Medieval and Early Renaissance Literature, Later XVII Century English Lit. Romantic, Victorian and Puritan periods, Shakespeare and Milton, and Literary Criticism. Marianna Clark, associate professor of English, received her B.A. from Shelton, and went on to gain a masters from Columbia University, proving, said Brown, that a degree from Shelton is accepted at respected universities. There are 12 faculty members on staff , two are Shelton undergraduates. “We have a small faculty, but a wellprepared and well-gualified faculty,” said Brown. At least three of the teaching staff have Ph Ds. Most have master’s degrees. THE COLLEGE OPERATES on a twosemester schedule, with a three-week “mini-mester” in January. The minimester program offers experimental and travel courses, many scheduled at the Cape Canaveral campus. Students are required to complete two such programs during their stay at Shelton. ^College tuition and fees are relatively inexpensive compared to many liberal arts colleges. While private school tuition rises into the five-digit numbers, Shelton offers an 18-hour semester for $875. Eleven hours or less is assessed at $95 a credit. Room and board is also $875. Mini-mesters runs $250. The college building, erected in 1969. houses a sizable library, administrative and faculty offices, seven classrooms, two laboratories, a chapel and storage rooms. A sparsely furnished lounge area connects the library at one end of the building and the classrooms at the other. Bulletin boards posted in the hallways display without exception, Bible verses, such as Romans 12: 1 and 2: “I appeal to you therefore brethren by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (RSV). .This is Cape May's college, or as the administration would prefer, “God’s” college. As other college students depart their Cape May vacation scene, 40 Shelton students arrive to train, as the sign outside the college states, to be Christian warriors.

DOUBLE DUTY — Sandy Michael, left, in a hostess at the Christian Admiral and parttime student at Shelton. John Rliziard is a waiter at the hotel and Shelton student.