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NEWS MAGAZINE Vol.62, Number 21 May 8,1975Editor in Chief....Barb Gregory Assistant Editor....Scott Schlegel
> News Editor Hilary Raff
Sports Editor Evan Katz Cultural Editor Scott Schlegel Business Manager David Moss Advertising Manager Stephanie Rudo
P h o t o g r a p h y Editor Maryann Morfesi
Writers Daryl Murray, Roger Feltner, Mike Baldwin, Chris Bain, Chip Neu- feld, Mary B. Dooley, Gary Weinstein, Bruce Frank, Roman Olynyk Photographers Stan Bucklin,
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Grants Awarded
The Alfred University R e s e a r c h Foundation has announced the a w a r d of s u m m e r g r a n t s totalling $5,250 to three faculty m e m b e r s in the Uni- versity's College of Liberal Arts. The a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e by the foundation director, Dr. David R.
Rossington.
E a c h of the r e s e a r c h g r a n t s is for
$1,750. The recipients a r e Dr. Steven A. P e t e r s o n , a s s i s t a n t professor of political science; Dr. John L. Stull, professor of physics; and Dr. Michael W. Webb, associate professor of physics.
Peterson plans a study of dissenting opinion by J u s t i c e s of the United States S u p r e m e Court and the e f f e c t these opinions m a y have had on the court as a g o v e r n m e n t institution.
Stull will survey the depth of Keuka Lake, using an echosounding device;
and Webb will collect and analyze V airborne p a r t i c u l a t e s in the Alfred
area resulting from fuel emissions.
P e t e r s o n e a r n e d his b a c h e l o r ' s degree a t B r a d l e y University and Ph.D. d e g r e e a t the State University of New York a t Buffalo. He has t a u g h t a t Alfred for the past two y e a r s .
Stull, a faculty m e m b e r since 1958, holds bachelor's, m a s t e r ' s and P h . D.
degrees from Alfred University. In addition to his teaching duties he is director of the University's astro- nomical o b s e r v a t o r y .
Webb earned his u n d e r g r a d u a t e artd g r a d u a t e d e g r e e s a t Bristol Univer- sity, in E n g l a n d . He joined the Alfred faculty in 1964.
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Elizabeth M. Sibley, a s s i s t a n t pro- lessor of E nglish a t Alfred University, has been selected to participate in a
•lune 16-27 s e m i n a r on minority
¿roups and the study of language and literature, in New Haven, Conn.
The purpose of the s e m i n a r , which is sponsored by the Modern L a n g u a g e Association of A m e r i c a , is to discuss ways in which minority literature can more effectively be incorporated into
the s t a n d a r d college c u r r i c u l u m . The costs of Mrs. Sibley's stay in New Haven a r e being u n d e r w r i t t e n by a g r a n t from the National Endow- m e n t for the H u m a n i t i e s .
Patent Awarded at A.U.
A p a t e n t has been a w a r d e d to William B. Crandall, director of Alfred University Industrial Liaison P r o g r a m , for his co-invention of a fuel-saving c e r a m i c " i g n i t e r " t h a t he says is a potential successor to
^as-burning pilot lights in f u r n a c e s and m a j o r appliances.
The p a t e n t was issued to Crandall and a co-worker, Linden Shipley, in the n a m e of the Honeywell Corpora- tion of Minneapolis, Minn.
Crandall is a f o r m e r r e s e a r c h vice president for the P f a u d l e r Company of Rochester, a division of the Sybron Corporation. Between 1970 and 1974 he was a senior scientific adviser with the Illinois Institute of Technology's R e s e a r c h Institute. His work on the c e r a m i c igniter w a s done under c o n t r a c t to Honeywell during this time.
According to Crandall, the igniter is a plug-in device t h a t is heated by household electricity. At a certain t e m p e r a t u r e it can ignite the n a t u r a l tras flowing over it in a stove or lurnace, resulting in a substantial savings in fuel t h a t normally would have been burned by the pilot light.
Crandall holds several patents for new processes in the m a n u f a c t u r e of c e r a m i c p r o d u c t s . He e a r n e d g r a d u a t e and u n d e r g r a d u a t e d e g r e e s in c e r a m i c engineering at Alfred University and is a f o r m e r Alfred faculty m e m b e r . The University's Industrial Liaison P r o g r a m , which he has headed for the p a s t y e a r , is a service t h a t m a k e c a m p u s educa- tional, laboratory and r e s e a r c h re- sources available to business and industry on a consulting basis.
Problem and Response.
The problem: How can a small appliance m a n u f a c t u r e r find happi- ness and success in t o d a y ' s business world?
The response: It all d e p e n d s on how s m a r t the c o m p a n y ' s decision m a k e r s are, and how good their information is.
The litany illustrates not so m u c h the g a m e s people play, but the g a m e s the c o m p u t e r plays a t Alfred U n i v e r s i t y ' s School of Business Administration.
" W e r e q u i r e all our students to learn how to work with the com p u t e r , " says Dr. William D. Biggs, a s s i s t a n t professor of business a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
" O u r entire curriculum is increas- ingly g e a r e d to its use. We work with the m a c h i n e in courses on financial analysis and accounting, but nowhere with better e f f e c t than in the capstone program on business policy for all g r a d u a t i n g s e n i o r s . "
Biggs, who t e a c h e s the policy course with Arthur G. Johnson, a s s i s t a n t professor of business a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , says the g a m e the c o m p u t e r plays is a m a n a g e m e n t g a m e . The course i n t e g r a t e s prior l e a r n i n g in finance, m a r k e t i n g , m a n a g e m e n t and ac- counting, then introduces the key dimension a s t u d e n t will have to g r a p p l e with in the real business world- decision m a k i n g .
H e r e ' s how it works: The course is divided into nine t e a m s of four students each plus a tenth team consisting of the business school dean, Dr. Wilford G. Miles J r . , and Kenneth Euske, an instructor in business adm inistration.
The t e a m s think of t h e m s e l v e s as top m a n a g e m e n t groups in the appliance industry. R e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p e t i n g firms, they vie for the a v a i l a b l e s h a r e of a nationwide m a r k e t . They all possess a certain a m o u n t of informa- tion: c u r r e n t and fixed assets, cash
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on hand, inventory, accounts receiv- able. sales expenses, and so on. If they need m o r e data they can " b u y "
it from Biggs, who is the " g a m e a d m i n i s t r a t o r , " or from a faculty
"consulta nt."
P r o g r a m m e d into the University's Xerox Sigma 5 c o m p u t e r is a model of the way the appliance industry works.
Thus e v e r y time a team decides to change an o p e r a t i n g variable, the m a c h i n e instantly shows the i m p a c t this decision will have in 50 other a r e a s of the business.
At the s a m e time, Biggs without w a r n i n g can insert into the g a m e such critical v a r i a b l e s as a labor strike or a boost in the price of r a w m a t e r i a l s . If business r e v e r s e s occur, a team actually has to " n e g o t i a t e " a loan with an officer of a local bank.
The c o m p u t e r , of course, doesn't m a k e decisions. It processes d a t a .
"We couldn't run this g a m e if we had to h a n d - t a b u l a t e w h a t we do," says B i g g s . " T h e r e a r e too m a n y variables. This is a d y n a m i c process.
The t e a m s m a k e decisions on the basis of a v a i l a b l e information. The c o m p u t e r quantifies the results of these decisions. If you decide to increase production, the c o m p u t e r is p r o g r a m m e d to tell you w h a t happens to your cash and a s s e t s - t h e n you have to decide w h a t it all m e a n s . The students begins to learn to live with ihe kind of decisions m a d e every day ,n the business world."
The g a m e is g r a d e d on a complex formula based on a combination of sales, income, and the f i r m ' s stock p r i c e T h e t e a m s s e t s p e c i f i c g o a l s - t h e s e a r e weighted toward r e t u r n on i n v e s t m e n t a n d s a l e s growth--and the course instructors assess the strategy employed by each team to reach these goals.
"Profit maximization is a nice one-shot goal." says Biggs. " B u t s o m e t i m e s a f i r m ' s survival is m o r e important, and strategy m u s t be geared to the desired result."
E v e n t u a l l y t h e A l f r e d b u s i n e s s school hopes to program the so-called
"Club of R o m e " model into the University c o m p u t e r . The g a m e would illustrate m a j o r problems of
c o r p o r a t e d e c i s i o n m a k i n g in a
no-growth, static economy.
According to the business school dean, Dr. Miles, the school has moved rapidly in the direction of computer- ized teaching m e t h o d s only within the past y e a r .
" T h e m a c h i n e can take a lot of d r u d g e r y out of learning, and it can help us teach how to handle complex decision m a k i n g , particularly group decision m a k i n g , " he says. " I n business g a m i n g you get to use the kind of information t h a t middle and u p p e r l e v e l i n d u s t r i a l m a n a g e r s would have a c c e s s t o - t h e student is dealing with the process as it is c a r r i e d out in i n d u s t r y . "
E n r o l l m e n t in Alfred University's business school is currently 250 students. F r e s h m a n applications for next fall a r e running 37 per cent ahead of last y e a r ' s figure, reflecting an expanding r a n g e of job opportuni- ties for general business and acount- ing g r a d u a t e s , according to the business school dean.
Student Assembly
by Hilary Raff
T h e M a y 1 S t u d e n t A s s e m b l y meeting, called to order a t 7: 00 r a t h e r than the usual 9:00 hour, resulted in tension between the a s s e m b l y chair- persons and several students who charged the c h a i r p e r s o n s with " l a c k of a d v e r t i s i n g " and " m a n i p u l a t i n g the a s s e m b l y for their own conven- ience."
D a v i d C h e s n o f f , c h a i r p e r s o n of Student Assembly, said t h a t the meeting was rescheduled because he was required to attend a movie a t 8:00 that evening.
The constitutional validity of the time c h a n g e a p p e a r e d to be question- able. According to the University Bylaws, Article V Section I, a m e e t i n g
rescheduling m u s t be preceded by 24 hour notification to the a s s e m b l y publicity director and to WALF.
Yet, a t 7:00 t h a t evening WALF w a s announcing the m e e t i n g time a t the r e g u l a r 9:00 hour. J e r r y H e r m e l e , news director of WALF, said he had <
not been informed of the change.
Gail Fesko, publicity director, said that the Student Assembly agenda was never put in her mailbox on Tuesday by Mr. Chesnoff, as it usually is. She said t h a t she saw Mr.
Chesnoff later in the day and he said,
" D o n ' t worry about the Student Assembly signs...Kemp (co-chairper- son) will take c a r e of it." Gail noted that it is her r e g u l a r duty to post signs announcing the Assembly m e e t i n g s and that she was u n a w a r e of a c h a n g e in the time. She saw two small signs which she described as unintelligible and she said she didn't notice the n u m b e r seven had replaced the usual nine (9:00).
Mr. Chesnoff a d m i t t e d t h a t he had
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contended t h a t the m e e t i n g change was constitutional b e c a u s e signs were posted 24 hours prior to the meeting.
He said that he did not notify Miss F e s k o b e c a u s e " I had heard t h a t she was sick and I didn't w a n t to bother h e r . "
Miss F e s k o said t h a t s h e was sick but was working as usual.
Arthur Entlich, m a n a g e r of the Student Store, com plained that he and J a n e Agar, a s s i s t a n t m a n a g e r of the Student Store, had been invited to discuss the situation of the Student store a t the m e e t i n g and had not been informed of the rescheduling.
Mr. Entlich said he saw a sign t h a t announced the m e e t i n g a t 7:00 and heard WALF announce it for 9:00. <
Uncertain of the time, he said, he and Miss Agar went to the C a m p u s Center at 7:00 to find three people and the
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" I t w a s r i d i c u l o u s , it w a s a m o c k e r y , " Entlich exclaimed. " W e w e r e n ' t going to speak to three people, so we left five minutes l a t e r . "
Several other students a p p r o a c h e d the Fiat Lux with heated complaints on the m a n n e r in which the Student Assembly was being controlled.
Mr. Chesnoff and Tom K e m p stated t h a t t h e m e e t i n g w a s p r o p e r l y advertised, saying t h a t " a t least fifteen to twenty people were a t the m e e t i n g . "
Richard Matros, a student who attended the meeting, said that a p p r o x i m a t e l y seven people w e r e present.
Mr. Chesnoff was plainly angered a t t h e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t t h e S t u d e n t Assembly had held an improperly advertised meeting. In an interview, he said, "You can write anything you w a n t about the student a s s e m b l y but you had better mention the m a t t e r of B a r b ' s (Gregory) loan from the Fiat Lux because that was discussed a t the m e e t i n g . "
Chesnoff was r e f e r r i n g to reports that have been circulating on c a m p u s that the editor in chief of the Fiat Lux had received up to $2,000 in loan from the Fiat's savings account.
In an interview with Miss Gregory she confirmed t h a t she had borrowed the money to pay her University tuition b e c a u s e of a delay in receiving a R e g e n t s Scholarship a w a r d .
Miss Gregory said she would r e p a y the loan by the end of this s e m e s t e r . She eventually received the scholar- ship a w a r d of $1,477 and has a r r a n g e d for the additional $600 by taking out a National Direct Student Loan through the F i n a n c i a l Aid office in order to satisfy the Fiat debt.
The Fiat Lux financial m a t t e r s have triggered Student Assembly interest in the finances of all m a j o r organiza- tions with funds allocated by the Assem bly.
Mr. Chesnoff announced a plan to be enacted next y e a r where a " b o a r d of d i r e c t o r s " , including Mr. Chesnoff, an o f f i c e r of SAB, a f i n a n c e c o m m i t t e e officer and a r e p r e s e n t a -
tive from each funded group, will check Assembly funded c o m m i t t e e s ' monthly receipts. "If t h e r e a r e any indiscretions, we will then go over the books," Mr. Chesnoff added.
Mr. Chesnoff said t h a t t h e r e w a s a consensus a m o n g those who a t t e n d e d the Assembly m e e t i n g t h a t Miss Gregory was wrong in borrowing funds from the Fiat, and " i t was decided t h a t she h a s to have the money back by F r i d a y - e v e r y o n e t h o u g h t it w a s r i d i c u l o u s , " he a s s e r t e d . He then added t h a t the m a t t e r will be investigated m o r e thoroughly.
In other business the Assembly:
Introduced the use of a tape r e c o r d e r to record m e e t i n g minutes.
Decided to keep m e e t i n g hours a t evening for next y e a r . The r e g i s t r a r will be consulted for the hours with fewest classes.
Decided the budget for next y e a r . Discussed the Student Store. Mr.
Chesnoff said it " h a s a history of financial b u r d e n s although it is picking up under the p r e s e n t man- a g e m e n t . " He said t h a t it would need
$10,000 for a full time business m a n a g e r , $10,000 to expand, and would take five to ten y e a r s to benefit the students. The University will not provide financial support b e c a u s e of a 20 y e a r a g r e e m e n t with Crandalls, Mr. Chesnoff stated. A fianl decision d e t e r m i n i n g the " p r o b a b l e liquida- tion" of the store will be announced a t the May 8 Student Assembly meeting, he said.
Richard Matros announced t h a t he will ask Mike O ' G r a d y of the Senior Speaker C o m m i t t e e for a class-wide r e v o t e for s e n i o r s p e a k e r . T h e Assembly decided that was not an Assembly m a t t e r .
Guestspot:
The Student Store . . . No More?
by Arthur Entlich and J a n e Agar Mr. Entlich and Ms. Agar are manager and assistant manager, respectively, of the Alfred University Student Store.
Deliberations a r e c u r r e n t l y under- way a s to the f u t u r e existence of the Alfred University S t u d e n t Store.
Within the next few weeks a decision will have to be m a d e a s to w h e t h e r or not the store will be continued into next y e a r .
The purpose of this guest spot is to p r e s e n t the issues a s we see t h e m , and to provide the University c o m m u n i t y with a discussion of actions t h a t h a v e been and will be t a k e n in this m a t t e r . The Student Store has grown to a point w h e r e it can no longer be run by a student m a n a g e r who has a c a d e m i c responsibilities, and t h e r e f o r e a full time professional m a n a g e r m u s t be hired by the store if it is to continue.
In order to g e n e r a t e enough profits to afford this type of m a n a g e m e n t , and in order to e x p a n d services and product lines, the store m u s t be moved into a l a r g e r facility.
Another' crucial problem revolves around the f a c t t h a t t h e r e has never been any financial oversight of the store. In o r d e r for the store to continue, a system of oversight m u s t be established and m a i n t a i n e d .
These situations w e r e b r o u g h t to the attention of the University Adminis- tration for discussion. We had originally hoped t h a t the Administra- tion would recognize the value of the Student Store, and would i n c o r p o r a t e it into the University s t r u c t u r e . As we saw it, the Student Store has provided an a l t e r n a t e place for p r o f e s s o r s to order their textbooks, a choice of where students can p u r c h a s e their supplies, job opportunities for stu- dents, and a r e s p o n s i v e n e s s to s t u d e n t and faculty needs.
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In addition, we felt t h a t the growth of the store over the y e a r s has provided for competition of goods and services available in Alfred, and has thus encouraged all businesses to provide m a x i m u m service and efficiency. We also felt t h a t expansion of the store would ultimately be profitable finan- cially, and would contribute to the a c a d e m i c quality of the school.
However, the Administration show- ed no interest in discussing various options and a l t e r n a t i v e s for the f u t u r e of the store. Instead, they expressed quite strongly t h a t they w e r e not interested in any type of University affiliated bookstore; nor did they wish to help the Student Store effect the necessary c h a n g e s for it to continue.
As they explained, this attitude w a s based upon an a g r e e m e n t between E.
W. Crandall & Son and t h e University Administration s o m e twenty y e a r s previously. As is stated in a r e c e n t letter to Mr. J a m e s P a l m e r ( c u r r e n t owner of E. W. Crandall & Son)
"Though t h e r e is no documentation, it is understood t h a t in the mid-1950's, at the time Alfred University was planning for the construction of R o g e r ' s Student Center, an agree- m e n t w a s r e a c h e d b e t w e e n E d Crandall for E . W. Crandall & Son and P r e s i d e n t D r a k e and Mr. Lebohner
for Alfred University. This agree- m e n t was t h a t E . W. Crandall & Son would o p e r a t e a bookstore which would serve the needs of Alfred University. In r e t u r n , the University would not provide for establishing a University bookstore in the C a m p u s Center. I believe it was f u r t h e r understood t h a t the relationship w a s not to provide E . W. Crandall & Son with an exclusive bookstore relation- ship with the U n i v e r s i t y . "
The letter goes on to state t h a t
"Obviously if a d e q u a t e bookstore service is not provided by E. W.
Crandall & Son, then the University would have to t a k e s o m e action to m e e t this e n d . "
B e c a u s e of this a g r e e m e n t , the University Administration feels t h a t it has an " e t h i c a l obligation" not to provide any s u p p o r t for the continued existence of the Student Store. F o r instance, as previously stated, the store is greatly in need of a l a r g e r space. When this w a s presented to the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , t h e y s t a t e d t h a t a l t h o u g h s p a c e s w e r e a v a i l a b l e ,
" e t h i c a l l y " they could not allow the store to occupy one. To do so would be to sanction the existence of the store, and they feel t h a t this would not be in keeping with their c o m m i t m e n t to E.
W. Crandall & Son.
The a g r e e m e n t between the Univer- sity and E. W. Crandall & Son clearly states t h a t "...if a d e q u a t e bookstore service is not provided by E. W.
Crandall & Son...the University would have to take s o m e action to m e e t this need." The University Administra- <
tion's p r e s e n t position is t h a t E . W.
Crandall & Son is providing " a d e - quate s e r v i c e " for the entire Univer- sity c o m m u n i t y .
We a r e not questioning the services provided by E. W. Crandall & Son.
However, the growth of the Student Store d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t t h e r e is a need for a choice of services for both faculty and students. We do protest the University A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s atti- tude t h a t one store can provide a d e q u a t e s e r v i c e f o r a n e n t i r e c o m m u n i t y . We also feel that the U n i v e r s i t y h a s a n o b l i g a t i o n to support the interests of the s t u d e n t c o m m u n i t y over those of a p r i v a t e enterprise.
As we stated earlier, a decision r e g a r d i n g the f u t u r e of the Student 4
Store m u s t be r e a c h e d shortly, and deliberations a p p e a r to be a t a standstill. However, if t h e r e is support for continuing the store, and if an indication of this s u p p o r t is directed toward the Administration, p e r h a p s other a l t e r n a t i v e s can be considered. T h e r e a r e a l t e r n a t i v e s available.
One option, which we believe would not c o m p r o m i s e the University Ad- ministration's c o m m i t m e n t to E . W.
Crandall & Son, yet would indicate a responsiveness to s t u d e n t and faculty needs, would be the creation of a co-op bookstore. Individuals from the Alfred University c o m m u n i t y could become m e m b e r s of this co-op via an initial m e m b e r s h i p fee. The fee 1 would provide operating expenses to c r e a t e this co-op, and the m e m b e r s would be given special discount prices. When this a l t e r n a t i v e was initially presented to the Administra- tion, they would not consider it, because they would not consider any a l t e r n a t i v e t h a t required their in- volvement.
Where do we go from here?
I t a p p e a r s o b v i o u s t h a t u n l e s s students and faculty become actively
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involved in deciding the fate of the Student Store, the administration will see no need to r e - e v a l u a t e the position they have taken. We hope to be able to c h a n g e this attitude. If it cannot be changed, t h e r e can be no Student Store next y e a r . We need your support. Before this m a t t e r can be pursued, we need to know how students and faculty feel.
Beginning Monday, May 12th, there will be a petition available a t the Student Store to be signed by those who wish to indicate their s u p p o r t of the a l t e r n a t i v e of a student store. Of course, a petition alone will not resolve the issue. It will, however, give us an indication t h a t we have the support of the c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y , and t h a t f u r t h e r action should be taken.
Time is e x t r e m e l y short. If you c a r e , stop down Monday, May 12th, and talk to us. If you have any questions or c o m m e n t s , please feel f r e e to see us.
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Hot Dog Day "Mess" Results in Re-Evaluation
by Hilary Raff
Hot Dog Day, an annual event designed to r a i s e m o n e y for c o m m u n - ity c h a r i t i e s and local civic organiza- tions, was m a r r e d this y e a r by injuries, w i d e s p r e a d d r u n k e n e s s and a s s a u l t on police on May 3rd.
According to a local n e w s p a p e r , Village Police Chief Lldon J a m i s o n said t h a t four village policemen w e r e
" j u m p e d " by eight to ten m e n when one policeman tried to a r r e s t an individual for throwing beer bottles in the s t r e e t and using obscene lan- guage.
Six m e n were a r r e s t e d as a r e s u l t of the incident and taken to Allegany C o u n t y J a i l in B e l m o n t . Chief J a m i s o n said their a g e s were between twenty and t w e n t y » f o u r and w e r e connected with neither the Tech or the University.
Mayor G a r y Horowitz tied the S a t u r d a y incidents to a drinking problem in the village. He c h a r g e d that drinking has increased in the village and a t t r i b u t e d the chaos
" m o r e to d r u n k s than outsiders or t r o u b l e - m a k e r s . "
Chief J a m i s o n said t h a t a young m a n from out of town w a s found by the police on West University, uncon- scious with a bloody head. It a p p e a r e d that the m a n had fallen off a bridge by the Tech in a d r u n k e n stupor and had walked until he passed out, he explained.
He also told the Village Board, a t the May 5 meeting, t h a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y
$150 in d a m a g e s were done to the police c a r .
" T h e r e w a s m o r e d a m a g e to the police c a r on S a t u r d a y than during the riots of 68, 69, 70, and 71," he said.
" I t a l m o s t got out of h a n d . "
The Chief said t h a t " n o t h i n g like this has ever h a p p e n e d b e f o r e " and attributed it to "possibly the w e a t h e r or the rock b a n d . "
The band which played during the activities urged people to take off their clothes and w a s using obscene language, said Chief J a m i s o n .
After one young m a n climbed a ladder leaning a g a i n s t the heating plant and disrobed, waving and bowing as a small group of onlookers cheered, the police a r r i v e d to clear the crowd. They stopped the band by
pulling their electrical plugs from the wall, the Chief said.
A c c o r d i n g to a H o t D o g D a y C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r who w i t m e s s e d the scene, the band r e f u s e d to leave while the belligerent crowds j e e r e d a n d t h r e w b e e r b o t t l e s a t t h e policemen.
T h a t night, a restless crowd ga- thered in the streets, and s a t on the sidewalks and the steps of H a r d e r Hall. They w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d by an occasional d r u n k e n scuffle, as they waited to enter Davis Gym for a beer blast scheduled for 9: 00.
The band could not m a k e it b e c a u s e their e q u i p m e n t truck broke down in Olean, said Angie Autera, co-chair- person of the Hot Dog Day Commit- tee.
Yet the crowds.nonplussed, crowded into the gym when the doors opened a t 10:30, to drink beer and listen to records.
F r a n k M a l i n a r , a Hot Dog Day volunteer a t the beer blast, said t h a t s e v e r a l windows w e r e broken by people trying to enter through t h e m . He noted t h a t as an A.U. security aide he is f a m i l i a r with m a n y University faces and said the crowd s e e m e d to consist mainly of outsiders.
The incidents have been ascribed to various p r o b l e m s and will result in a
re-evaluation for f u t u r e Hot Dog Days.
A local n e w s p a p e r reported t h a t a t the Village Board m e e t i n g Alfred Village T r u s t e e s b l a m e d out-of-town people and easy a c c e s s to alchohol for the " d r u n k e n m e s s . "
The board will m eet with the Hot Dog Day C o m m i t t e e in two weeks to discuss c h a n g e s for next y e a r .
However Dr. Gene Odle said " i t wouldn't be fair to b l a m e it on University d r i n k i n g , " and connected t h e p r o b l e m w i t h t h e f e s t i v a l ' s growing publicity. He stated t h a t the C o m m i t t e e m u s t be a w a r e of its growing success and will h a v e to provide sanitation facilities in the f u t u r e .
Miss Autera said t h a t next y e a r t i g h t e r p o l i c e s e c u r i t y will be necessary claiming t h a t the village police were not equipped to handle the problems. She added t h a t m o r e than this y e a r s 20 volunteers will be
n e c e s s a r y to supervise and organize the festival in view of its growing size.
She also noted the possibility of moving the activities to a m o r e spacious a r e a . " T h e r e will be a lot of c h a n g e s for next y e a r . We will re-evaluate the size of the weekend and p e r h a p s tone it down - m a k e it s m a l l e r , " she said.
T r u s t e e David S c h w e r t said a t the Village Board m e e t i n g t h a t s e v e r a l incidents during the day could h a v e resulted in serious i n j u r y . He ob- served people throwing beer bottles from a fire truck, he said.
F i r e Chief R i c h a r d Sands said t h a t n e x t y e a r t h e d e p a r t m e n t will definitely tighten regulations and controls on the fire truck ride. He noted t h a t the r i d e r s s e e m e d to be generally older d r u n k e n people and t h a t next y e a r they will see t h a t the children a r e the p a s s e n g e r s .
The trustees, a t the board m e e t i n g said they were r e l u c t a n t to stop the a n n u a l event but t h a t c h a n g e s will have to be m a d e .
Despite the difficulties, the m e m b e r s of the c o m m i t t e e and Dr. Odle both a s s e r t e d t h a t the Hot Dog D a y successes f a r outweighed w h a t - t h e y v i e w e d a s n a t u r a l a n d s o l v a b l e problems.
Miss Autera r e p o r t e d t h a t Hot Dog Day profits c l e a r e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y
$8,000, $2,500 m o r e than last y e a r . R e q u e s t s from charities, however a m o u n t e d to $14,000 she said.
Although unable to e s t i m a t e the n u m b e r of people t h a t attended the event, Miss Autera said t h a t the 10,000 hot dogs p u r c h a s e d by her c o m m i t t e e were sold within two and one half hours.
This m a r k e d the fourth a n n i v e r s a r y of Hot Dog Day. The t h r e e chairpeo- ple in c h a r g e of the Hot Dog D a y C o m m i t t e e , M i s s A u t e r a , E r w i n Siwek, and a Tech student, were, according to Miss A u t e r a , happy with the a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s of the day in a t t r a c t i n g and e n t e r t a i n i n g the crowd a n d m a k i n g $8,000 d u e to t h e c o m m i t t e e s g r e a t efforts.
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Rose Decides to Check'er Out
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Alfred University President M. Richard Rose [pictured] is giving up his official Cadillac for this tank-like Checker, a car noted for ruggedness and used in most / big cities as a taxicab. Rose inherited the Cadillac from his predecessor on
taking office last summer, but has put it up for sale. "What we're giving away is styling and gadgetry," he explained. "What we're gaining in the Checker is the safest car in the country and the most practical for long-term operating efficiency."
what's happening
Thursday, May 15th. Bring a Prof, to lunch. A n y s t u d e n t o n m e a l plan can invite a m e m b e r of the s t a f f , f a c u l t y or adm inistration to lunch f r e e of cost to the s t u d e n t in Ade or Brick.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company--the S y r a c u s e Office is looking for an a c c o u n t executive in i n s u r a n c e sales. Responsibilities would include sales and service of life i n s u r a n c e , pension and profit s h a r i n g plans and group i n s u r a n c e , s a l a r y plus c o m m i s s i o n s a r e c o m p e t i t i v e . I n t e r e s t e d s t u d e n t s should c o n t a c t Mr. Daniel S. B a u m , P . 0 . Box 1042, S y r a c u s e , N.Y. 13201. ' • • • • • •
Thirteen Seniors in the Division of Art and Design of the College of C e r a m i c s will p r e s e n t an Honors Show in the Gallery, H a r d e r Hall May 13 to 17,1975. The se seniors w e r e selected by Division faculty to r e c e i v e Senior Honors for 1975.
They a r e : Tom H u m p h r e y s , Rob M e r e d i t h , Chris Goodner, S t u a r t M a r k s , Lisa K a p l a n , M a r k L y m a n , Vicky Phillips, D a r r e l l Wilson, B a r b a r a Weiss, Holly Kent, F a r l e y Tobin, Sue R a a b , and Elizabeth P e r r y .
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Dr. Joseph Seidlin, professor emeritus of education at Alfred University, will give a talk on "Opinion Polls and Opinionated C r i t i c s " M a y 13 a t 8 p . m . in H a r d e r Hall auditorium on the University c a m p u s . The a r e a public is invited to a t t e n d without c h a r g e .
Seidlin's talk is being sponsored by the Alfred University Council, a c a m p u s policy body m a d e up of faculty, a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , s t u d e n t s and staff personnel.
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The Alfred University Dance Company will present a p r o g r a m of m o d e r n d a n c e M a y 8, 9 and 10 a t 8 p . m . in H a r d e r Hall a u d i t o r i u m . The a r e a public is invited to attend without c h a r g e .
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Dr. Louis K. Greiff, assistant professor of English at Alfred University, will give a public l e c t u r e on " R o m a n t i c Symbolism is F i t z g e r a l d ' s ' T e n d e r is the Night' " May 7 a t 7:30 p.m. in Howell Hall on the University c a m p u s . Area r e s i d e n t s a r e invited to attend without c h a r g e . G r e i f f ' s talk is p a r t of year-long series of special faculty l e c t u r e s on l i t e r a t u r e and the a r t s .
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Keep a l e r t . . . C o m i n g , the Carillon T o w e r p r e s e n t s selections from Tubular Bells...in c o m i n g d a y s .
Dr. Edward E. Mueller, professor of c e r a m i c s at the New York State College of C e r a m i c s a t Alfred University, will p a r t i c i p a t e in a s y m p o s i u m on glass and c e r a m i c s a t a m e e t i n g of the N o r t h e r n West Virginia Section of the A m e r i c a n C e r a m i c Society May 28-30 a t West Virginia University, M o r g a n t o w n .
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By Monday you will be receiving a letter from a c o m m i t t e e of c l a s s m a t e s u r g i n g you to c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d a Senior Class Gift F u n d to provide m u c h - n e e d e d r e p a i r s to the D a v i s M e m o r i a l Carillon. P l e a s e r e a d it c a r e f u l l y .
As a r e c e n t Fiat Lux a r t i c l e pointed out, the Carillon is one of A l f r e d ' s truly unique r e s o u r c e s . Unless s o m e contributions a r e f o r t h c o m i n g soon, the d e t e r i o r a t i o n t h a t has t a k e n p l a c e in r e c e n t y e a r s will continue. T o u r s of the Carillon will be given next week if you w a n t to see e x a c t l y where and how the m o n e y will be used.
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Exhibition of Sculpture Is Essential Process
To the Editor:
One of the r e a s o n s t h a t I was personally a t t r a c t e d to Alfred was the a m o u n t of creativity t h e r e s e e m e d to be on c a m p u s . Needless to say, I was deeply distressed when I found out about the vandalism of the a r t w o r k around the c a m p u s . There is no need to go into why it is u n j u s t and deplorable to destroy another per- son's creation or property. But, t h e r e a r e some principles a t s t a k e here which I do have strong feelings about and would like to s h a r e .
F i r s t and f o r e m o s t is the question of a c a d e m i c f r e e d o m . A university exists to p r o m o t e learning and the expression of t h a t learning. Creating a work of a r t is p a r t of t h a t process—a thought, an e x p e r i m e n t , if you will.
Placing a sculpture c r e a t e d for the outdoors a n y w h e r e but outdoors is, of course, a b s u r d . The a r t i s t m u s t e x a m i n e his or her creation in the e n v i r o n m e n t f o r w h i c h it w a s intended so t h a t f u r t h e r artistic progress can be m a d e .
F r o m the standpoint of the com- munity, learning to a p p r e c i a t e a r t and the a r t i s t ' s c r e a t i v e process is i n d i s p u t a b l y a v a l i d p a r t of a liberally-focused education. T h a t a r t is exhibited does not m e a n t h a t we m u s t like each individual work. But how will we grow to a p p r e c i a t e a r t f o r m s we m a y not be used to except by being exposed to them?
It is possible t h a t there m a y be better ways of exhibiting the a r t w o r k and this is being explored. Never- theless, the a r t w o r k gives the c a m p u s an a u r a of creativity which we m u s t p r e s e r v e and nourish.
I think from w h a t I have written here it is clear t h a t I strongly endorse the exhibition of a r t on this c a m p u s . P a r t of an education is learning to a t least be tolerant of, and hopefully to understand, other peoples' points of view. And there is no doubt t h a t artistic creations r e p r e s e n t a legiti- m a t e point of view.
Sincerely, M. Richard Rose
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Artists Speak On Exhibition of Art
To the Editor:
The occasion of a series of r e c e n t v a n d a l i s m s of s c u l p t u r e on t h e c a m p u s brought together a n u m b e r of us who a r e interested and directly affected as students and faculty of the Art and Design Division. We c a m e together to e x a m i n e r e a s o n s t h a t m i g h t explain those actions.
At the s a m e t i m e the c u r r e n t issue of the Fiat Lux (April 24) c a r r i e d a letter signed " A N O N Y M O U S " which m a d e some r e a s o n s explicit. " H i p p y d r o p p i n g s " and "glorified j u n k " in a m o u n t s s e e m i n g to " s a t u r a t e " the c a m p u s w e r e the c a u s e of his dislike and r e s e n t m e n t . He concluded with a suggestion t h a t a section of the c a m p u s be set aside as an a r t p a r k .
T h e r e a r e other s e n t i m e n t s and interests we confronted. T h e r e a r e m e n whose responsibility and satis- factions involve the a p p e a r a n c e of the c a m p u s grounds, the quality of the g r a s s . T h e r e a r e those who feel s o m e view or a s p e c t of the c a m p u s has p a r t i c u l a r m e a n i n g and who a r e disturbed by the intrusion of some- thing a r b i t r a r y and alien to w h a t they consider a n a t u r a l setting. There a r e some who don't like a r t and artists;
those who don't like w h a t they don't u n d e r s t a n d and t h e r e f o r e don't like this kind of art; those who need to test w h a t challenges them by knocking it over and t r a s h i n g it. T h e r e a r e those who feel a need for open s p a c e s c a r e d for but not " o c c u p i e d . "
Often the sculpture s t u d e n t works with a sense of l a r g e r - t h a n - m a n size and space. The d e g r e e of success in his work depends finally on his ability to see those relationships a t work.
This is not possible in the studio, neither is it in the gallery. The work, therefore, is offered outdoors, with humility and high hopes, to the experience of the public. It is an ironic m i s t a k e to have it b e c o m e the occasion for violent, a n o n y m o u s a c t s in the night, acts t h a t a r e not good even for the a c t o r . Where criticism is felt it should h a v e a r e a d y outlet of a n o t h e r k i n d p a r t i c u l a r l y in a university. " E x h i b i t i o n of s t u d e n t
work is as m u c h a m a t t e r of educational policy a s the m a k i n g of it is, and outside s p a c e is as n e c e s s a r y as the inside kind to t h a t p u r p o s e " a m e m b e r of the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n has said.
We recognized in our discussion the usefulness of identifying the work and the intentions of the a r t i s t in a s t a t e m e n t which also would include the duration of the public p l a c e m e n t of the work.
The designation by the university of an a r e a for exhibition use has good possibilities. If, however, this t e n d s to s e p a r a t e the work from the public it c i r c u m v e n t s the issue since serious and vital a r t r e f e r s to m o r e than a r t i s t s .
E n c o u n t e r s , such as t h a t between the ANONYMOUS writer r e f e r r e d to and the sculptors whose work is criticized, should continue to happen, under b e t t e r t e r m s and without destructive a c t s and attitudes. Our concerns a r e to t h a t end.
Signed, W. P a r r y R". T u r n e r G. Z w e y g a r d t M. Cindric E . L e b o w
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People Don't Give a Damn
To the Editor:
This m o r n i n g a s I m a d e my way downstairs in m y d o r m , I c a m e a c r o s s a table t h a t someone had turned upside down and left on the landing. As I ventured f u r t h e r d o w n w a r d s I c a m e a c r o s s various broken beer bottles, and indescri- m a t e l y thrown t r a s h . In the lounge I gazed a t broken f u r n i t u r e and m o r e r e f u s e .
I decided to walk around Openhym and go up to the F o r d Street A p a r t m e n t s . Again m o r e of the s a m e - t r a s h all over, broken windows here and t h e r e and m o r e signs of people who just d o n ' t give a d a m n if it doesn't belong to t h e m . It s e e m e d a s though these a p a r t m e n t s a r e f a s t becoming an eyesore due to the inconsideration and thoughtlessness
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of a few people.
I wonder w h a t inspires an individual or group of individuals (yes, it's m u c h easier to do when you're one of the crowd) to o v e r t u r n a g a r b a g e can for
"kicks", or to s m a s h up something that doesn't belong to t h e m . I'm not quite sure w h a t motivation they have but hopefully it would stop if they just t h o u g h t for a w h i l e a b o u t t h e r a m i f i c a t i o n s of their action. J u s t who eventually pays? If you think the school does, then you're pretty f a r removed from reality.
Who has to clean up the m e s s of a few selfish people? It's quite often a few hard working women in the d o r m s who work hard enough as it is, but who have to expend even m o r e energy to clean up the excess waste. P e r h a p s if t h e p e r s o n w h o d e l i g h t s in destroying property and throwing beer bottles could for once think about how it m u s t feel to get up each day and have to bend over picking it up, then he would think twice.
If only people would think about the consequences of their actions, and consider the people that they h u r t every time t h e y ' r e bored and out for kicks. T h e r e ' s alot of talk around here about the ecology crisis and rhetoric about "social responsibil- ity." Doesn't it first s t a r t where you're at? Think twice, people!
P a m Stevens Alfred University
Better Late Than Never
To the Editor:
F i r s t I would like to c o m m e n d the Hot Dog Day com m ittee for putting on what I think was one well-organized, good time for everybody. The weather, p a r a d e , ice cream social, booths and hot dogs couldn't have been better. But I would like to question their decision r e g a r d i n g the Beer Blast S a t u r d a y night. Many people a r e under the impression that Weekend, the band scheduled to play did not show. However, this was not the case, for I saw them drinking beer and walking around Davis g y m , looking just as dissappointed as the r e s t of us. Due to their t r u c k ' s
break-down and getting lost, they did not a r r i v e until 10:40, a t which time they w e r e told t h a t they could not play. R e c o r d s were substituted in their place and a so-called sound system was used that m i g h t have sounded good in my bedroom but definitely not in Davis Gym. R u m o r has it t h a t this sound system cost them--brace yourself-200 s m a c k e r s for the night.
I talked to a m e m b e r of the band and found out t h a t although they a r r i v e d late they a g r e e d to play as long as their c o n t r a c t had required. They even said they would have been willing to play Sunday afternoon for their deposit.
After the band a r r i v e d , they told the sponsors t h a t it would take them an hour and a half to set up, and, as a result, would not be able to play until 12 midnight. So what? Another factor in the Hot Dog Day c o m m i t t e e ' s r e f u s a l to let Weekend play m a y have been t h a t they did not wish to stay 'til 5 a . m . for cle^in-up. Also, they had already a d m i t t e d people for $1.00 ($.50 less than the original admission fee), so, even if the band did begin to play, they would have to continue to c h a r g e $1.00. Consequently they would have to take a slight financial loss.
These r e a s o n s would be valid if all the people attending had a good time.
But how could they enjoy canned music when they had been expecting live, loud rock and roll?
In addition, although the Student Activities Board had donated $400 towards the b a n d ' s p a y m e n t , they were not consulted when the decision was m a d e not to let the band play.
It is a s h a m e the Hot Dog Day c o m m i t t e e h a d to s a c r i f i c e t h e students' e n j o y m e n t for their desire for profit and convenience.
Jim Mitchell
Dean Uninterested
To the Editor:
At the beginning of the y e a r , I wrote the Fiat in protest of the s e v e r e cut-back in the m o d e r n dance faculty.
Many people responded by signing the petition, which I presented to
Dean Taylor. Since then, nothing has ben done to rectify the situation.
In D e c e m b e r 1974, recognizing the need for m o r e d a n c e a t Alfred, I formed the A.U. D a n c e Company.
Since then we h a v e worked to c r e a t e a spring c o n c e r t which will be pre- sented tonight, F r i d a y , and S a t u r d a y a t 8:00 p.m. in the H a r d e r Hall Auditorium. However, this will probably be the last spring concert to be given a t Alfred. After this y e a r there will be no one left on c a m p u s who will have had all the courses once offered in dance. Indeed, the spring c o n c e r t w a s p a r t of a c l a s s , C h o r e o g r a p h y , a n d it h a s only continued through the efforts of a totally student-initiated group, which has spent much f r e e time r e h e a r s i n g , m a k i n g costumes, doing lighting, staging and the other n u m e r o u s things t h a t m u s t be done to c r e a t e a f o r m a l p e r f o r m a n c e of this n a t u r e .
But how can we continue without
University support? There a r e no 4 classes past the i n t e r m e d i a t e level
scheduled for next fall and those with f u r t h e r experience will be gone.
When I invited Dean Taylor to this y e a r ' s c o n c e r t he replied t h a t he w a s n ' t very interested in dance and didn't believe he would attend. Is there no one who can help us keep dance a t Alfred?
Hopefully our new vice-president will see the need to continue this 5 - y e a r t r a d i t i o n . If you a r e concerned, please voice your support directly to Vice-President Odle. Also, show the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h a t you want dance on c a m p u s by attending this y e a r ' s concert, and hope t h a t this will not be your last opportunity!!
Sincerely, P a m e l a E n g r a m
Director, A.U. Dance Company
From the President
To the 1975 College G r a d u a t e s : P r e s i d e n t E i s e n h o w e r once said t h a t education is not only the m e a n s for earning a living, but for enlarging life. His words a r e especially a p p r o p r i a t e for those who complete college. Your g e n e r a t i o n ' s candor,
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sensitivity and desire for c r e a t i v e involvement a r e h e a r t e n i n g signs t h a t you will be doing m o r e than just e a r n i n g a living.
You a r e g r a d u a t i n g in a p a r t i c u l a r l y difficult y e a r . You will be faced with m a n y uncertainties. But the oppor- tunities t h a t a w a i t you a r e even g r e a t e r than the challenges. It will indeed be within your g r a s p to enlarge and enrich life in our society.
As you m a k e the decisions t h a t will shape your course and t h a t of your country, I hope you will keep in mind t h a t one p e r s o n can m a k e a difference.
Times have changed greatly since I went to college. But looking back on those days in the context of today's world, I know t h a t the s a m e optimism and hope I shared with my c l a s s m a t e s is very much alive in you today. I want you to know how m u c h I a d m i r e your enthusiasm and determination, and how convinced I am t h a t you will m a k e a difference for A m e r i c a .
I wish each of you the satisfaction that comes from doing your best a t something you believe in.
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Students to Perform
A program of classical music for piano and voice will be presented May 11 a t 8:15 p.m. in Howell Hall a t Alfred University. The a r e a public is invited to attend without c h a r g e .
The featured p e r f o r m e r s will be soprano Teresa A. Köster of Setauket, pianist J o n a t h a n D. Bloom of New York City, baritone J e r r y F . T h o m a s
>f New H a r t f o r d and tenor Felix S.
i,iu of I w a m i , J a p a n . All a r e students at the University.
The p r o g r a m will include composi- tions by S c h u m a n n , Liszt, Arne and Handel.
Piano a c c o m p a n i s t s for the voice soloists will be Lisa M. Smith of Alfred, Christine Basile of Alfred and T h o m a s Dresselhouse of Manlius.
Dr. Howard Authors Poetry Review
Dr. B e n j a m i n W. Howard, a s s i s t a n t n r o f e s s o r of E n g l i s h a t A l f r e d University, is the author of a review .'»titled " N a t u r a l i s t , Feminist,« Pro- f e s s o r " in the April issue of Poetry magazine. In the review Howard discusses the work of three poets, Loren Eiseley, Marilyn H a c k e r and Chad Walsh. H o w a r d ' s own poetry a p p e a r s frequently in national pub- lications.
Movie Review
by Roger F e l t n e r
F r i . May 9th M c L a n e 7: 30 & 9:30 The Klansman
The Klansman, based upon the novel by William B r a d f o r d H a r y , e x a m i n e s the a n a t o m y of black-white relation- ships. The movie is set in the s m a l l A l a b a m a town of Ellenton, w h e r e a black protest m o v e m e n t and a voter registration drive have heightened feelings between blacks and whites of the town. Trouble begins with the r a p e of a white w o m a n , Nancy P o t u t and involves the whole town. R i c h a r d B u r t o n , O . J . S i m p s o n , a n d L e e Marvin read up the super cast.
Sun. May 11th M c L a n e 7:30 & 9:30 Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean is a detective story set in San F r a n c i s c o . Alan Arkin and J a m e s C a a n play the two detective heroes who a r e noticably unlawful l a w m e n . They h a v e sewed up a c a s e and m u s t p r o t e c t their s t a r witness but they find t i m e to try all of their terrorizing acts. This leads to some brilliant automobile c h a s e s with the m a s s i v e destruction of a b o u t one-third of San F r a n c i s c o . The c h a r a c t e r s ' relationship in Freebie and the Bean parallels t h a t of Butch Cassidy & and the Sundance Kid. Also the movie is a bit chauvinist with the women not even receiving n a m e s : Valerie H a r p e r - " B e a n ' s Wife", and Linda M a r s h - " F r e e b i e ' s Girl."
Directed by R i c h a r d Rush
Keyboard Workshop
M e m b e r s of the keyboard music faculty a t Alfred University will conduct a day-long workshop for a r e a piano t e a c h e r s May 23 in Howell Hall on the University c a m p u s .
The f e a t u r e d s p e a k e r will be Vincent Lenti, director of the p r e p a r a t o r y d e p a r t m e n t of the E a s t m a n School of Music, R o c h e s t e r . He will discuss
•visic piano techniques.
An additional f e a t u r e of the work- shop will be displays by music publishers and music dealers.
Mrs. E l e a n o r Brown of the Alfred I n i v e r s i t y music faculty is in c h a r g e of a r r a n g e m e n t s . T h e r e is a registration fee for p a r t i c i p a n t s .
Fiat Interviews Sculptors at A.U.
by B a r b Gregory
The Fiat Lux recently conducted a casual interview with two m e m b e r s of the Division of Art and Design:
W i l l i a m P a r r y , a p r o f e s s o r of sculpture and c e r a m i c s , and E d w a r d Lebow, a student who is c u r r e n t l y a junior in the c e r a m i c a r t p r o g r a m . During the conversation, their views on their work, the work of others, and outside responses to Alfred a r t in general w e r e discussed.
Mr. P a r r y , who h a s t a u g h t a t Alfred since 1963, c o m m e n t e d on the m e d i a he uses in his sculpture. Clay is the
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m a t e r i a l he- w o r k s with m o s t . However, he has an ever-increasing interest in other media, for he feels that ideas can be " t r a n s l a t e d " into unusual m a t e r i a l s . F o r a n u m b e r of years, he has worked with bronze casting and combinations utilizing bronze and clay. Recently his unusual m a t e r i a l s have included c a r p e t i n g and roofing p a p e r .
Said Mr. P a r r y in r e f e r e n c e to his use of d i f f e r e n t m a t e r i a l s , " I t is a m e a n s of dealing with an idea...the ultimate m e a n s . "
Mr. Lebow deals with p r i m a r i l y fabricated steel, painted steel, and polypropalene in his sculptural work.
"This media fits the way I w a n t to
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work," he said. " I t s e e m s to get my ideas a c r o s s . " Mr. Lebow has also worked with clay to quite an extent.
The two gentlemen touched upon the question of self and peer criticism of one's work. Mr. Lebow felt t h a t criticism was essential to the learning p r o c e s s , b u t s t a t e d t h a t it is s o m e t i m e s hard to s e p a r a t e an artist from his work in order to view the piece objectively. He also mentioned that s o m e students a r e very receptive to criticism while others occasionally take personal offense.
When questioned as to w h a t sculp-
ture m e a n t to them, Mr. P a r r y and Mr. Lebow had varied definitions.
According to Mr. Lebow, sculpture
" h a s to do with exploring space, and I learn m o r e each t i m e I do. It gives m e an opportunity to see the space I c r e a t e . " At this poipt he defined his definition of " s p a c e " : " I t is not only the space occupied by the sculpture, but the space t h a t is implied by it.
Some of my work accomplishes this, some d o e s n ' t . "
Mr. P a r r y defined sculpture as closely as he could. " S c u l p t u r e to m e is an experience of f o r m , a p r e s e n c e of m a t e r i a l , energies, forces, space, directions, weight," he said. " I t is a visual process extended by the m e n t a l process. It is looking...looking until one feels," continued Mr. P a r r y . " I t is letting associations gather, letting something take f o r m , a n a l a g o u s to, but d i f f e r e n t from reading. Sculpture, like any of the a r t s , identifies an experience which is p a r t i c u l a r and s e p a r a t e from t h e m . Some of us a r e tone deaf, others color blind, and still others form blind. Sculpture doesn't ring e v e r y b o d y ' s bell."
" H e n r y Moore, a well-recognized British sculptor, m a k e s the point about form blindness, and my own experience as a t e a c h e r supports it,"
Mr. P a r r y said. " I t is a gift to be able to m a k e sculpture and a gift to be able to receive it. I don't think it is often a free gift...it is hard to get there and worth the e f f o r t in either c a s e . "
The Fiat Lux asked Mr. P a r r y the role he played as an instructor. Unlike the stereotyped instructor of the past, Mr. P a r r y is not " a holder of s e c r e t s . " He supports the students' personal motivations and strives to recognize their concerns. " T h e inter- pretation a student gives his work is just as i m p o r t a n t as the manipulation of the m e d i a , " he r e m a r k e d . He then went on to say t h a t " a s teacher of Sculpture I am an expediter, a facilitator, r a t h e r than an oracle or the source of the m y s t e r i e s . I w a n t to help establish the c l i m a t e in which the student can try to c r e a t e f o r m s which will stand for his m e n t a l images. In other words, I w a n t to help h i m / her externalize those relationships of
William Parry
form which constitute s c u l p t u r e . "
" A lot of things in Alfred m a k e expression difficult," said Mr. P a r r y when asked to e v a l u a t e the c r e a t i v e e n v i r o n m e n t of the a r e a . Unfortu- nately the " n e e d for a r t is not as greatly felt in this c o m m u n i t y as it is in l a r g e r metropolitan a r e a s , " he added. Both Mr. Lebow and Mr.
P a r r y f e ' t an air of alienation in Alfred, a lack of u n d e r s t a n d i n g concerning the Divison of Art and Design. So m a n y people feel t h a t the program is " j u s t fun and g a m e s , "
c o m m e n t e d Mr. Lebow. Many stu- dents fail to realize the g r e a t a m o u n t s of intense work required of a r t students. Other University students have a tendency to e q u a t e work with tests, homework, and papers, he said.
As to the r e c e n t vandalism on 1 c a m p u s , Mr. P a r r y felt t h a t it was a
" d e e p e r s y m p t o m " of the alienation.
Mr. Lebow a g r e e d and added t h a t
" t h e vandalism is a by-product" of the growing animosities. C o m m e n t e d Mr. P a r r y , " L e t ' s face it...beer and alcohol a r e i n s t r u m e n t a l in some of these destructive acts. How a r e we going to handle i t ? "
Mr. P a r r y felt t h a t it would be a milestone in University relations if a g r a d u a t i n g class would p u r c h a s e a
