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Key note Speaker Selected J ^rus teeS Announce Plans For Convention Thursday

Philip Weinberg will deliver the keynote address at Alfred Uni- versity's mock Republican, political convention, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday in the Men's Gym.

Executive assistant to the state [Republican chairman, Weinberg has worked extensively with Young Republican d u b s .

Campaign managers far six Re- publiclan presidential hopefuls wall discuss the merits of their respective candidates today at 8 p.m. in the Camipus Center lounge.

Ambassador Henry 'Cabot Lodge is presently leading the public opinion ipolls in the race for the Republican nomination. Both the Louis Harris -poll and the Gallup poll recently showed Lodge with 40 per cent of the vote in Ore- gon, where all of the candidates aiie entered iin the May 15 pri- mary.

T h u s far only Gov. Nelson (Rockefeller, and Sen. Barry Goldwater have campaigned in the state. Lodge seems to be leading the field in popularity despite his position on the other side of the world as ambassador to South Vietnam in a Demo- cratic administration.

At the present time, Goldwater h a s the greatest strength in delegates pledged to vote for him at the convention. He h a s an esti- mated 400 votes but is not expected to be able to pick up lall

©55 needed for nomination. He will most likely have enough Totes to determine who does get the nomination.

.•While Lodge is leading the popularity polls, and showing up well in the primaries, the syndi- cated .political columnists (among them Stewart Alsop of the Satur- day Eevening Post and Arthur

Krock of the Nlew York Time») a r e saying that the delegates to the July convention at San Fran- cisco a r e most likely to pick Richard Nixon or Gov. William Scranton.

Many of the profesional politi- cians feel that Lodge did a (poor job of campaigning in i960 when he ran for the vice-presidency with Nixon. This rniay be over- come, however, if (Lodge's popu-

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Construction of a new home for the president of the University is expected to begin late this Spring, it has been announced by the Board of Trustees.

Planned as part of the University's development program, the new home will fill a need long acknowledged and will represent comple tion of plans made over a period of years, the Trustees' announcement said.

Senate Treasurer Announces Meet

For Campus Clubs

Flora Dinucci, newly elected Student Senate treasurer, h a s called a meeting for all organization treasurers who wish to make requests for Senate funds next year. The .meeting will be held as soon as she receives the new listing of club officers f r o m Dean Powers, Miss Dinucci «add.

This meeting will he essential for aniyq organization that plans to ask for a Senate appropria- tion. It will be practically im- possible, she warned, for any group to expect money if they are not represented a t Thurs- day's meeting.

Miss Dinnucci realizes that there are clubs which have never requested funds f r o m the Senate.

If they plan to continue this pol- icy, it is not necessary for their treasurers to he present.

A treasury committee, provided for in the constitution, which includes the Senate and academic Class treasuers, has been ac- tivated by Miss Dinnucci to review all requests for Senate funds a n dmake recommendations to the Senate.

The present president's home at 8 South Main St. will be razed after the new home is completed.

Dr. Dennis Accepts New Position;

Three Language Profs Leaving

Dr. William J. Dennis, chair- m a n of t h e department of foreign languages and professor of French, has announced that he will leave the University, for personal reasons, at the end of this school year. H e will accept a

position a t the iUlniversity of Vermont beginning in the fall.

Dr. Malcolm E. Mcintosh, associate professor of romance language®, will become chairman of the language department in September.

Dale R. Winkels, instructor in

Plans for Women's Honor House Submitted to Administration

A proposed plan for a women's honor residence has been submitted by a Women's Stu- dent Government committee to the University administration.

Barbara A. Bechtell, associate dean of stu dents, said that the report had been given to her by a WSG committee formed to deal with the-problems of creating such a women's resi-

dence. Dean Bechtell then presented the plan to Pres. M. Ellis Drake for his response.

If Pres. Drake releases a state-

The new two-story, Georgian- styie house will be built directly Ibehind the present home at 8 South Main Street. When it is completed, Pres. and Mrs. M. Ellis Drake will move into the new home. The old home will then be razed and the property will be landscaped in keeping with the new house.

Adjacent Property The- property for the old and new president's homes is adja>

cent to Psi Delta Omega, a fra- Iternity at Alfred State Tech.

The University has shown an in- terest in purchasing the fraternity property and surveyors have examined the Psi Delta property for the University.

The cost of the new home will he met out of special funds which have been made available for the purpose.

Planning of a new president'»

home was initiated by President Booth Davis many years ago. A small lot north of the Sun Pub- lishing Company was originally designated as the site, but the property was not considered suit- able.

Present Home

The present house and property were turned over to the Univer- sity, in 1928, on an annuity con- tract basis by Mrs. Kate Clarke Coats, its owner. President Davis i n h i s report to the trustees In June 192$, commented that t h e

"property is admirably located for a president's home and the foreign, languages, a n d Dr.

Charles D. Buchanan, professor of German, will also leave Al- fred's leanguage department this June. Winkels plans to leave teaching for another type of job, however h e is unsiure of the nature of his f u t u r e wonk. He said t h a t he is not a t all dis- satisfied with the administration, faculty, students, or any aspect of the University.

Dr. Buchanan is retiring after 34 years of teaching here, ias reported in last week's Fiat Lux.

Dr. Manolo Rodriquez-Diaz, now

recovering from a heart opera- present building would serve f o r tion, will return next fall to teach a number of years" until such

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ment concerning the report, said Dean Bechtell, then the details of the plan, will he revealed to ithe student body.

Carol Hermanns, president of WSG, said t h a t a women's hon- or residence would he a radical change; i t would entail careful study and much cooperation. How- ever, she sees no reason why It could not function successfully a t Alfred.

WSG Honor Codie WSG is working toward an hon- or code, said Miss Hermanns, and will |be concerning itself with the applications of its practical aspects, such a s t h e suggested residence.

Bill Vanech, Student Senate president, conferred with Pres.

Drake last week, one topic discussed being t h e establishment of an honor code at Alfred. Vanech feels t h a t a social honor code should 'precede an academic one.

Vanech also asked Pres. Drake about the possibilities of form- ing a student judiciary as on

introductory phase to an hon- or code. President Drake reacted optimistically, according t o Van- ech, and paralled the proposed judiciary to WSG's Senior Court.

Student Judiciary

Pres. Drake commented that, were a student judiciary created, he would favor giving i t limited .power; however, the power of expulsion would not be within its realm.

Vanech explained that since a student judiciary would precede an honor code, it should not have the power it would a s the en- forcing body under a n honor code. Its function would b e to review minor disciplinary cases;

however, the judiciary would be responsibile t o the disciplinary committee.

Vanech stated that he h a s two long-range goals: the honor code and the student association proposed in the new Senate constitution. T h e means to these end goals are the Associated Student Board and a student judiciary.

When asked whether the In- tenfrateraity «Council would co- operate in accomplishing Van- ech's goals, Don Kleban, IFC president, explained t h a t his organization would work together on the overall problems as long as i t would not entail their los3 of autonomy.

Kleban said thiat IFC would be walling to accept suggestions;

however, it does not favor a student judiciary, and would be very hesitant to accept its decisions.

Fraternity disciplinary problems, according to Kleban, should ibe dealt with by the individual fraternities or by the council tri- bunal, a s they have been in the past. He said that al problems have been solved successfully by this system.

Kleban said that his idea of a fraternity honor code included the delegation of responsibility from the IFC t o the house offic- er^. He stated ttoat IFC had been discussing a social honor code in relation to fraternity problems.

Team members (1. to r.) Andrew Subbiondo, Larry Fischer, and Pete Wunsh are welcomed back to Alfred Sunday night by Bill Vanech (second from right), Student Senate president. Dr. Robert Cormack, team coach, is at the right.

Ohio Wesleyan University's College Bowl team defeated Alfred University 265 to 95 last Sunday night.

Peter Wunsh answered the first question and points earned on the bonus questions gave Alfred an early 20 to 0 lead, but Ohio "Wesleyan then answered a number of questions to lead at halftime by a score 120 to 50. The Alfred team never seriously challenged again as Ohio Wesleyan scored 145 points in the second half to Alfred's 40.

Captain Larry Fisher, Andrew Subbiondo, and Alton Lacy

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The meaning of scholarship in a university was the subject of the address delivered by Dr. Van Derek Frechette, to the annual Honor's Convocation, held last Thursday. Dr. Frechette professor of ceramic technology.

He examined 'various views of education that are popular today.

He stated that many uniVefsi- tiles are "super play pens" while Others feel that only the most (brilliant students are worthy of attention. Both these theories are false, according to Dr. Frechette.

A slow learner who is eager in this pursuit of knowlege may yet attain true wisdom and .be a credit to his alma mater, said Dr. Fre- dhette. Also, he added, alumni are not fooled .by the attention paid to sports and other public relations

•work, which they realize are an atempt for ¡more contributions.

Dr. Frechette said tihat most alumni meetings spend more time on the football team's record, the administrative offices, and plans for new buildings than they do on the academic achievements of the faculty, students and alumni.

Since more and more.individuals realize the necessity of a good

education, Or Frechette said, American Universities s h o u l d concentrate ' more on improving and broading their academic facilities, including the quality of Instruction.

Dr. Frechette has been professor of ceramic technology here Since 1944. He received his B.A. in ceramic engineering from Alfred and his ¡M.A. and ¡Ph.D. from the?

University of Illinois.

After Dr. Frechette's talk, Dr.

David Leach, associate professor

Dinucci Reelected ISC President

(Flora Dinucci of Alpha Kappa Omicron sororityi was unanimous- ly elected to a second term as president of the Intersorority Council.

At the election last Sunday, Nancy Haus of Theta Theta Chi Sorority was chosen rusih chairman.

In order to balance representa- tion on the council, the secretary- treasurer will come from Sigtma Ohi Nu. The candidates are Mar- t/ha Luen and Margaret Young.

Miss Dinucci Is a junior class- ics major and treasurer of the Student Senate. A 'junior ihistory and political science ¡major from Queens, Miss Haus is (president of Theta, a imeimber of Senior Court and a former representative to Womens' Student Govern- ment.

Language Dep'f

(Continued from Page 1) this intermediate and advanced Spanish classes. Mrs. Rodriguez- Diaz will continue las a Spanish instructor in the language department.

Fernando Poyatos and Dr. D.

Lincoln Canfield will continue t e a c h i n g Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz' classes for the remainder of the year. Poyatos will return to Spain with his family at the end of this school year.

As a result of the department- al changes, Alfred will have new {German, Russian, and French instructors next Call.

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of history, presented the students who were to be honored, to Presi- dent Drake.

The Keramos annual academic achievement award for the sophomore showing the greatest academic improvement went to Dan- iel Swain'.

Dr. Van Derek Frechette Alton Lacy, valedictorian of the class, won the Keramos outstanding senior award and the Tau Delta Phi scholarship medal with the highest cumulative index for seven semesters.

Alpha Lamibda Delta, an honor society for freshmen women, initiated five new members. They are Marion Burdick, Shirley Kinmar- tin, Diane Linstrom, Dorothy Moulton, and Kathleen O'Connell.

The Alpha Lambda Delta Nation- al Council Book Award to Judith Doyle and Karen Sherman.

Bernadette Brunetti and Verna Willis won the Mary Wager Fisher Literary Prizes for creat- ive and academic writing re- spectively.

Gary ¡filling won the American Chemical Society (Corning Sec- tion) college student award.

The economics and business department presented two awards.

The first, the faculty award to the outstanding student in economics and business went to Rob- ert Perlman and Neal Smith won the Wall Street Journal award,

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presented to the student who has contributed most to the department

The Mary Goff Crawford Stu- dent Personal Library Awards were presented to James Morgan, Mark Stett and Mary-Jane Coop- er.

Honor students of each class in each college at the University received certificates.

In the College of Liberal Arts they were Jacqueline Hutner, senior. Flora Dinucci, junior, Ro- ibert Jordan, sophomore, and Mar- ion Burdick, freshman.

From the School""of .Nursing the awards went to Judith Doyle, senior, Suzanne Kuehm, junior.

Rebecca, Rowlands, sophomore, and Theresa Ryan, freshman,

H i e awards in the College of Ceramics went to senior Alton Lacy, junior James Neely, sophomore James Varner and freshman Charles Cameron, Jr.

Announcement was made last Thursday of the people tapped Ifor .two honorary organizations.

Those tapped for Eta Mu Alpha, scholastic honor society of the College of Liberal Arts, were Steven Bennett, Flora Dinucci.

Audra Grant, Liesolotte Hanna, Betsy Kinseyi, Susan Martin, Hen- ry Rauch, Dorothy Towe and Ver- na Willi*.

Tihose tapped for Pi Gamma Mu, the national honor society In the social sciences, were Leona Antoski, Donald Burris, Donald Kleban, Gerald Linder, and Ro- bert Perlman. Jerome Rosenbluth was also tapped, but has not yet accepted.

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m u s t meet only a t the degression of the deans, President M. Ellis Drake affirmed l a his meeting last week with Bill Vamedh, Stu- dent Senate president.

President Drake and Vanech discussed at the latter's re- quest, the view® of t h e administration and the students, on the functions of the committee and Vanech's hopes of obtaining more power for it in reviewing cases involving disciplinary action.

Vanech stated that (President Drake conceded the advisability for such a committee to meet;

(however, President Drake reiter- ated the administration'» right to intervene in any case it felt should be handled by the deans.

President Drake suggested t h a t before students are granted the privilege of power through -a shifting of authority from the administration to the students, that they re-examine themselves.

They must realize, (he said, that they would be tampering with their own actions; 'and before t h e students will be allowed to

power, they m u s t demonstrate considerable responsibility.

Vanech's meeting with President Drake follow« a statement about thie disciplinary committee by Paul F. Powers, dean of students. Dean Powers explained that final authority in all matters relating t o t h e University belongs to the Board of Trustees, who delegates authority to the president, wlho In turn transfers pow- e r to the other memibers of the University.

Vanech, who had originally planned to meet witlh Dr. Finla Crawford, chairman of the Board of Trustees, wlas advised by Dean Powers to discuss the discipline question with President Drake first. Powers explained that it would be considered am unprecedented move to visit the chairman of .the board without first consulting with the president.

Vanech will meet again with President Drake this week. H e has not, however, abandoned his plana to see Dr. Crawford if he feels that discussion with the president is unsatisflactory.

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All Library Books to Be Accepted Thursday, Without Penalties

Conscience 'Day, a time for the return of overdue library books and those not properly charged out, with neither penalties imposed nor questions asked, lias been planed for Thursday toy Frances Hepinstall, chief librarian of Herrick Memorial Li- brary.

This day was designated by a student group, meeting a t the re- quest of Miss .Finances Hepinstall, librarian, with the hope that many ¡missing books will be returned.

Miss Hepinstall explained tihlat the suggested plans for such a day organized at a meeting of the Dean of Students and the li- brarians. She explained to the students that Conscience Day might be either a success or a flaiilure, depending on student response.

The group decided that since over a third of the paperback collection has been lost since September, this day might incite some consideration on the part of the students.

The students stressed that the return of books should not be watched in any manner, and pre- ferred not to have a return box in the Gampus Center or any other public place where persons would see the books being returned. They favored having a box In each 'residence and using the return book slot on the Park Street entrance of the library.

Kappa Psi Elects Bohne New Prexy

IM. -Brent Bohne was chosen president of Kappa Psi Upsilon fraternity at recent elections.

Bohne, who served as steward and corresponding secretary last year, is a junior business major from Gloversville.

Sleeted vice-president was John Becker. Also a junior, Becker is a ceramic engineer from ^Niagara Falls, and is a representative of the Interfraternity Council.

Secretary is Roger Olney, a sophomore math major from El- mira. Olney is also one of Kappa Psi's Senate representatives.

Serving as treasurer is William Eckman. A junior ceramic engineer, Eckman has been rush chairman and IFC representative, and is a member of the St. Pat's Board.

William Momibert and Robert Kokott, both juniors, are co-social chairmen.

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Although there was a discussion as to the reasons for students' taking 'books, no clear reason wias agreed upon. The en- tire group feels that, even if many books are not returned, Conscience Day will make the student body aware of the problem.

The committee includes representatives of Intertfraternity and Intersorority Councils, Woanens' Student Government, the Flat

Lux, Alpha Phi Omega, Cwena, and Student Senate.

Tau Delt Holds Annual Elections;

Lichtenberg is Pres.

Mark Lidhtenberg was elected president of Tau Delta Phi fraternity at the house elections, April 9.

Lichtenberg is a junior biology major from Kew Garden Hills.

He was formerly house vice-president.

New vice-president is Andy Gel- lady, a sophomore from Manhat- tan. Gellady previously held the positions of secretary and social chairman.

Sophomore Russ Gardner of New Hyde Park, was elected secretary. He is a biology major.

Eric Nemiroff, a junior economics and business major from Man- hattan is treasurer.

A junior Englis major, Peter Hertz ( from Brooklyn, was elected rush chairman;

General Theory of Society Seen As Part of Weber's Thought

"It is essential to develop general analytical theory in the social sciences . . . " said Dr. Talcott Parsons in a lecture, Monday, April 13, about the German sociologist, Max Weber (1864-1920). Dr. Parsons, acting director of the laboratory of social relations at Harvard University, spoke at the seventh annual Herrick Memorial Library Lecture.

Max Weber was the chief in- novator of the idea that the study of human beings operating within a society can be a science. Society can be studied in such a way as to determine trends and cause and effect as in the other sciences, taught Weber.

Dr. Parsons explained that this was a change in theory from those extant in Wieber's days. At that time there were three main social philosophies:

1) Idealism-thistorism, which stressed "the internal integration and the historical individuality and uniqueness of the particular system . . ." (Science could not study society, said these theor- ists, because science only applies to material things and not con- cepts such as social order. Their second objection was based on the belief that a scientist would be biased in his judgment 'because of his membership in the society.

2) British utilitarism, which stresses that society does not exist, but rather only individuals are real. The competitions and conflicts between individuals, as in laissez-faire economics, can be studied and treated scientifically.

3) Marxist socialism, which attempted a synthesis of the above beliefs and devised the idea that

Plans Made for President's Home

(Continued from Page One) time when funds became available to build an appropriate home.

Three presidents of the Univer- sity, Paul Titsworth, Jack Wal- ters. and M. Ellis Drake, and their families have occupied the present home for varying periods of time.

The need for a more adequate president's home has been a matter for discussion by the Univer- sity Trustees on several occas- ions since 1928. The present plan dates from 1968 when a special committee was appointed by the

Board of Trustees to make a

"study of repairs and improve- ments" to the president's home.

This committee reported that it would not be realistic to repair the present house because of structural problems and the great cost involved. The Board at 4-ti meeting in October 1959 agreed that the University architect should proceed to draw plans for a new home. There have been In- tervening delays and many sketch- es have been reviewed in reach- ing an acceptable plan.

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Dr. Talcott Parsons history hould be viewed from the materialistic side. Thus, things, not ideas, were considered real.

Marx felt that society and Individ- uals draw their character from their economic position. Thus, if all is material, science can study society.

Weber agreed witih parts of the three major philosophies—that ideas and material things can be

studied objectively—but he opposed the theory that either one was t h e major determinant in society.

Dr. Parsons, a native of Colo- rado, earned his doctorate at the University of Heidelberg in 1927, a few years after the death of Max, Weber and feels (himself to be greatly influenced by Weber's ideas. He has translated two o9 Weber's works from the original German into English and published many volumes of his own, in-

cluding The Social System, and Social Structure wnd Personality.

W e Are Apathetic, Claims Rev. Barrett

Involvement, with God and other people, was the emphasis of a discussion by George Barrett, Bishop of <the Episcopal Diocese of (Rochester and holder of an honorary doctorate degree from Alfred University. He spoke about this Christian responsibility in the Parents' (Lounge of the Oam- pus Center last Sunday.

As an example of shirking social responsibilities, Barrett men- tioned a recent murder in Kew Gardens, witnessed but not pre- vented, by 'many people who would not even aid the victim

because they did not wish to become involved. H e also men- tioned the indifference to the Civ- il Rights^ question, and the lack of a firm stand .by the Pope concerning German atrocities as represented in The Deputy.

According to Bishop Barreitt, such apathy is very prevalent among college students. Howev- er he felt that their reluctance

to support a cause has some value in that it indicated their insistence upon conclusive evid- ence demonstrating the value of a cause before committing themselves.

Doubt, whether in the merit«

of 'the freedom ride or in the precepts of la church, is good 'because "uncertainly presupposes an absolute ,truth." Bishop Bar- rett explained that investigation stimulated by doulbt can help one achieve stronger faith and over- come alienation from God.

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President's New Home

The Board of Trustees' announcement about the plans for the new president's home is more disappointing than it is sur- prising.

It is not surprising because the report of the planned build- ing had circulated through Alfred for several weeks prior to the official announcement last weekend. It is disappointing be- cause there are other buildings which deserve to be built before a president's home.

The Board made specific mention of a special fund which had been set aside for the expense of a president's home. Spe- cial funds do not merely create themselves but are either solicited or accepted for a specific purpose. The question which must necessarily be asked is: Did the University exercise the proper judgment in making the provisions for the special fund?

This does not appear to be the case.

There are several buildings which deserve attention before the president's home. The most salient example is the great need for an infirmary, a more practical and immediate need than the announced home. An addition to the infirmary, the need for a classroom and laboratory building, a fine arts cen- ter, and a women's dormitory are more pressing than the need for a president's home.

Why then, it may fairly be asked, was the president's home placed before the other buildings in the University de- velopment program ?

Perhaps the answer rests in the Board's attitude that the president's home should be "comparable to those found at oth- er campuses." This concern for appearance reminds us of Dr.

Frechette's speech at last week's Honors Convocation.

Dr. Frechette suggested that a University should not con- cern itself with public opinion but rather should devote it- self toward improving the scholarship of the University.

Building a president's home in the manner and style of other president's homes obviously can do nothing to improve the scholarship of lfred University. However each of the other buildings can contribute to the scholastic quality and achieve- ment of the University.

An infirmary that was better able to cope with student illness would make it possible for students, who become ill on campus, to more promptly return to their studies. A class- room and laboratory building for the biology and psychology departments would clearly go a long way toward improving the scholarship in these already highly regarded departments.

A fine arts center could make instruction in the English and speech and dramatic arts departments more diverse and meaningful. If, asit now seems, Kruson Dormitory will have to house three and perhaps four girls in a room next year, a new women's dorm would provide improved study conditions for the women.

At least four new University buildings can contribute to the academic standing of the University and all of these build- ings should have been built before the less necessary president's home.

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" I don't think t h a t a complete h o n o r system would work. N o t having a house mother, curfew, etc. m i g h t work fior Juniors and" seaiora tat fresh*

mien and aophmores would t a k e advantage of It, even If not intentionally. After having been,

restricted tor t w o years, however, they would 'be «wire likely to appreciate it. A beginning for such a s y s t e m wouid be to (have g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s f o r house resi- dents. There w a s o n e a t Thetla recently a n d i t worked out very well."

Nancy Haus, Junior, L.A.

''Although I don't eee how a total honor s y s t e m c o u l d work, a partial one oould be very effifective.

instance, f r a t e r n i t y panties without chaperons would be feasible. As f a r a s ourfewis go, however, I see a definite need for

•them."

Jed Denton, Senior, L.A.

"Such a n hon- or s y s t e m would never work. Be- c a u s e of the bounds tihia.t are now imposed on u®, if it w e r e

"would have to be gradually. A partial honor system, beginning w i t h .unohaperoned f r a t e r n i t y parties, could be introduced. Al- though t h e system works at other colleges, i t does s o only where the administration i s liberal enough t o mot t r e a t stepping over the bounds of good judg- m e n t as a criminal offense.

Nancy Herb, Junior, L.A. .

"Fraternities could go on an h o n o r s y s t e m for .parties because .their actions would reflect 'back on them a n d they would therefore be forced to toe m o r e responsible t h a n they a r e now. I think 'that girls' curfews are neoesslairy now, tout perhaps they could toe gradually raised a n d finally done a w a y with altogether. T h e way t h e f r e s h m a n curfews work is a n example.

Craig Dustin, Freshman, Engr.

"I think t h a t c h a p e r o n s iat

parties are a good idea because they harne a n effleet: the boys a r e m o r e likely to keep themselves under control. Besides i t gives t h e students a chance to belcoine better acquainted with the faculty.

In t h e dorms though, house m o t h e r s a r e n ' t really necessary for discipline. Counselors Berve t h e purpose. •

Spanish Week Cancelled

Spanish Week haa been can- celled for this school year. A spokesman for the Spanish Week committee explained that the cancellation resulted) from several problems which arose recently. The specific problems were not able to be determined because of several misunder- standings.

Not to be outdone by the Academy and by various maga- zines, I now present (for what it's worth) my own list (in order of excellence) of the ten best films of the year (that is, the best films shown this year in Alumni Hall):

1) "Sundays and Cybele"—A state of innocent love be- tween two "children" was, of course, viewed by the world as a perversion. The girl had to be "saved."

2) "8y

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" — An artist's search for Some meaning in life to portray on the screen ultimately brought him to the conclus- ion that the only meaning for the artist ia creativity.

3) "David and Lisa" — Two sensitive, disturbed adoles- cents found their cure in each other, in this extremely simple but engrossing film.

4) "The L-Shaped Room"—In a place like the Soho, there is no phoney sophistication for a man to hide behind. He is seen for what he really is, and this film showed us that he really isn't too bad a guy at al.

5) "Long Day's Journey into Night" — The screen adapta- tion of Eugene O'Neill's semi-autobiographical play was power- ful because of four excellent performances and the fact that it Was not an officious adaptation.

6) "Divorce—Italian Style" — Comedy films often turn out to be nothing but strings of gags in rather .romantic situ- ations. However, this was a true comedy, a humorous situation which was not forced but simply funny.

7) "Lawrence of Arabia" — Under all the sand, glitter and gore lay a theme, an opinion, a proposed explanation for great- ness (something often missing in the usual "spectacular").

8) "In the French Style" — A young woman became bored with satisfying her desires and then found satisfaction in being needed.

9) "Lilies of the Field"—Characters like those we met in this film have never, and probably will never, exist in real life, but it's nice to think that they might. And, the cast made it all seem rather believable.

10) "Hud" — Hud was, in a word, collegiate, and would have been accepted by all us students, if he had not been con- trasted with his stereotype "good-guy" father.

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Allan Gross, Lambda Chi, '62 to Carol Marshall, Sigma, '64 Tom Mix, Kappa Psi, '63 to Lin Lindblom, '64

Bob Conde, Kappa Psi, '63 to Carole Skinner, Sigma,'66

Engaged

Scott Parisella, Delta Sig, '64 to Faye Guthrie, Sigma, '64 Bruce Ackerman, to Janet Ozard, Sigma, '64

Dick Giandana, Klan, '64 to Candy Lebo, Tech, '63 William J. Riley to Romola Rucci

Howard Ellis, '64 to Roberta Clarke,. '66

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Bill Yanech, Klan, '65 to Sue Handov, Sigma, '66

Steve Johnson, Phi Ep, '65 to Carol Butzgy, Sigma, '65 Bob Baker, Lambda Chi, '65 to Karen Berka, Tech, '64 Mark Stiegler, Kappa Psi, '67 to Judy Langer, Omicron, '65

Lavaliered

Collins Linger, Klan, '66 to Joan Montgomery, Theta, '66 Herbie Dietrich, Klan, '65 to Lynn Schieber, '67

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James Morgan, Delta Sig, at Carnegie Tech and Syracuse Teddy Linder, Klan, at Michigan State and State University

of New York at Buffalo Tom Syracuse, Lambda Chi, at Colgate University

Robert Plesser, Tau Delt, at "Washington University Business School Jerome Klawitter, Klan, at Clemson University

Audra Grant, Omicron, at Boston University

Political Convention this Thursday

(Continued f r o m Page 1) la/rity continues to grow a s rapid- ly a s it h a s since t h e N e w Hamp- shire p r i m a r y last month.

¡Rockefeller's campaign was de- flated iby t h e N e w H a m p s h i r e p r i m a r y a n d h a s never regained momentum. Goldwater's c a m p a i g n a l s o suffered in N e w Hampshire.

Although h e polled 60 p e r c e n t of the votes In last week* p r i m a r y i a

Illinois, 'because of the 40 per cent of the vote t h a t w e n t to Mrs.

Smith (the only o t h e r c a n d i d a t e entered) and to Lodge i n write-in votes, it w a considered only A mediocre showing f o r Goldwater in the conservative midwest. T h u s even if Goldwater does win over Rockefeller in the J u n e p r i m a r y in California, w h e r e write-ins cure not permitted, t h e victory will m e a n little.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1964 THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, NEW YORK PAGE FIVE

Letter-to-the-Editor

Bias of Civ Week Program Challenged

(ACP))—Says MICHIGAN STATE NEWS, Michigan State University, East Lansing:

The University library has attempted to eliminate, or at least to reduce, bdok thefts by students.

Methods used to date have failed.

Students can and do steal books.

We did it.

Not only books, but magazines, newspapers, microfilm and documents.

Testing the library theft control methods, two STATE NEWS staff members passed all control points, including the exit turnstiles and guards, with 24 separate pieces of library property (using such devices as the lining in a ski jacket).

None of it was checked out. None of it was missed, until it was returned personally to library director Richard Chapin.

Supervision of both documents and microfilm was lax.

Theft by the two coeds from open stacks and magazine racks offered no problem. Turnstile guards smiled meekly at prof- fered decoys, failing completely as preventive agents.

More adult, professional supervision must be maintained during all library hours, even at the cost of eliminating some student jobs.

In addition, students, often frustrated in efforts to locate library materials, should receive quality assistance from the library staff. This would help to lessen student animosity to- ward "that" library.

Stealing out of self-protection, "beating someone else to the punch," would be reduced by a concentrated program of library asistance to students and adult supervision at major theft control points.

Dear Editor,

Now that the American Civili- zation Week has run its course, I would like to record1 in your columns two observation®.

Let me, in the first place, state my very warm appreciation of the American Civilization Week program, as well as my admira- tion tor the careful preparation made by the responsible student committees. It was a worthwhile job well done. As a footnote, I was even pleased to be warned politely that, as ia staff member, I was to keep my mouth shut.

(A nearly superhuman task for any professor!)

The problem of civil riglhts and race tension is certainly cen- tral in 1JM54 American life, and the program arranged was infor- mative as well as varied. It was deeply thought-provoking f o r those who are concerned with the welfare of our American nation.

My second observation related to a curious aspect of the program, which became more ob- vious as tfhe week progressed.

That is, only one side ' of the

•situation was ever presented!

Two possible explanations for this program bias occur to me.

One is the practical, circumstance that the planning committee was /unable to obtain a parcel of speaker® (competent to reflect the full spectrum of interests and opinions involved in our cur-

Honor's Convocation

Excerpts from Frechette's Talk

The following excerpts are from Dr. Van Derek Frechette's speech at last Thursday's Honor's Convocation.

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I am to say something about scholarship, which is our common concern and the Univer- sity within which we share this concern.

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But let us never excuse a want of schol- arship in terms of a lack of gymnasia and parking space. Indeed it is the very pressure

of students, parents, and faculty for the physical excellence of dormitories and student unions that is forcing the American univer- sity into caring more for those than for excellence in teaching and accomplishments

And if we are saddened by this character of the university we should know that we are dealing not with men but with a corporate entity which moves in response to tie com- plex stress field of half-thought-through ideals, varied ambitions, and complex emo- tions of all its large family of administrat- ors, faculty and students within ill defined limits of public regulations and popularity.

Small wonder it moves ponderously, uncer- tainly and capriciously with far more concern for public opinion than for .scholarship.

Consider how much sadder is the plight of the state-supported university where poli- tical forces add the final touch. Established"

because of insufficient capacity in private in- in learning. I wonder if a University will dare stitution, as a matter of state pride, and to to devote more time to recounting the schol-

arly accomplishments of its faculty, students, and alumni than it does to the size of its new buildings, the prowess of its athletic teams and the organization of its adminis- trative offices.

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Let's see what this institution—the uni- versity in America—really stands for. What does a man stand for? What does a man hold most dear? You must find out what he would risk his life for. What does the uni- versity stand for? What would it risk its existence for?

I have yet to see any indication that a university would risk extinction for any cause whatever. It suggests to me that its first concern is self preservation. Surely it does sometimes appear preoccupied with that to the exclusion of all else as it grants its highest honors to wealthy or powerful men in the hope of financial gain or politi- cal advantage (by an ironic quirk these honorary alumni often turn out to be more perceptive of motives than the university be- lieved)—or babying athletes through to keep them eligible to draw crowds and win alumni support. (It will be clear that I am still speaking of the university in America and not of our own Institution).

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rent civil rights race tension cris- is. The other explanation is that Alfred's planning committee be- lieved there to be only one side to the 'argument! The (first is regrettable (as was the loss of James 'Farmer's presence), but the second is unworthy, even dan- gerous. I fear that the second is the true explanation of this past week's truncated presentation.

Alfred is a university devoted to the development of the intel- lect and to the search for truth.

Surely, no issue so complex, so stubborn, so deeply rooted in American life as -civil- rights and racial tension can be adequately dealt with by the assumption that there is only one position worthy of serious consideration.

. There most certainly are able, thoughtful, responsible people who find themselves deeply opposed in this area. In a university con- text we are bound to consider both.

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serve the interests of the state, these grants have their own peculiar problems. But I want to talk about the privately financed univer- sity, that wretched institution which exists in a perpetual fight for survival, driven to of- fer more and more services in order to gain students on each one of which it loses money. • • •

I can imagine that the private university which nurtures scholarship as a living thing will attract many a brilliant student who values growth more than index or low tuition

or a vast range of courses. I can think that the presence of slow learners, provided that they are diligent, would be a spur, not a curb to him.

• • •

By paying the price for good faculty and by not wasting their expensive time on com- mittees and clerical tasks, by eliminating ser- vice extras that have accumulated like the chrome on the cars of the 50"s, by avoiding proliferation of course offerings I think a university can make money to build its buildings and establish its scholarships. And, remembering that the university as a corpora- tion is in business, I am inclined to think that it should confine itself to its own peculiar business, bringing scholars together on its campus and providing only what is essential to their scholarship.

On Campus M&Mman ^with

(Author of "1 Was a Teen-age Dwarf', "The Many Loves of Dobie GiUis", etc.)

GLAD RAGS

The hounds of spring are on winter's traces. Soon buds the crocus, soon trills the giant condor, soon come the new spring fashions, to adorn our lissome limbs.

And what will the American college student wear this spring?

Gather round, you rascals, and light a Marlboro Cigarette and enjoy that fine mellow tobacco, that pure white filter, and possess your souls in sweet content, and listen.

As everyone knows, campus fashions have always b,een casual.

This spring, however, they have gone beyond being merely casual: they have become makeshift.

The object is to look madly improvised, gaily spur-of-the- moment! For example, why don't you girls try wearing a peasant skirt with a dinner jacket? Or matador pants with a bridal veil? Or Bermuda shorts with bronze breastplates? Be rakish! Be impromptu! Be devil-take-the-hindmost!

And, men, you be the same. Try an opera cape with sweat pants. Or a letter-sweater with kilts. Or a strait jacket with hip boots. Be bold! Be daring! Be a tourist attraction!

But all is not innovation in college fashions this spring. In fact, one of the highlights of the season turns time backward in its flight. I refer, of course, to the comeback of the powdered wig.

This charming accoutrement, too long neglected, has already caught on with in undergrads everywhere. On hundreds of campuses the bossa nova is giving way to the minuet, and patriotic undergraduates are dumping British tea into the nearest harbor. This, as you may imagine, does not sit well with King George III who, according to reliable reports, has been stamping his foot and uttering curses not fit to reproduce in this family newspaper. For that matter, a lot of our own people are steamed up too, and there has even been some talk about the American colonies declaring their independence of England.

But I hardly think it will come to that. I mean, how can we break with the mother country when we are dependent on her for so many things—linsey-woolsey, Minié balls, taper snuffers, and like that? She, on the other hand, relies on us for turkeys, Marlboro Cigarettes, and Route 66. So I say, if Molly Pitcher and those other Radcliffe hotheads will calm down, and if gentlemen will cry "Peace! Peace!" we may yet find an amicable solution to our differences. But let not our British cousins mistake this willingness to negotiate for weakness. If fight we must, then fight we will! Paul Revere is saddled up, the rude bridge arches the flood, and the ROTC is armed!

But I digress. We were smoking Marlboro Cigarettes—O, splendid cigarette! 0, good golden tobaccos! 0 , pristine pure white filter! 0, fresh! 0, tasty! O, soft pack! 0, flip top box 1 O, get some!—we were, I say, smoking Marlboros and talking about spring fashions.

Let us turn now to the season's most striking new feature—

pneumatic underdrawers. These inflatable garments make every chair an easy chair. Think how welcome they will be when you sit through a long lecture! They are not, however, without certain dangers. Last week, for example, Rimbaud Sigafoos, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, fell out of a 96th story window in the Tower of Learning. Thanks to his pneumatic underdrawers, he suffered no injury when he struck the sidewalk, but the poor fellow is still bouncing—his seventh consecutive day—and it is feared that he will starve to death.

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Civ Week Ends Early, Farmer Cancels

James Farmer cancelled his scheduled appearance at Al- fred last week. Farmer, national executive director of the Con- gress of Racial Equality was to have spoken last Friday as prt of the Americn Civilization Weke program.

He explained the reasons for his cancellation in a letter to

"William Clark, assistant dean of students. (See opposite page.) Despite the absence of Farmer, who was to be the featured speaker during the week, Jeff Werner, co-chairman of Civ Week said that he was gratified with the attendance at the other events.

The articles on this and the opposite page are all reports on the different events •that were part of the Civ Week pro- gram. All the programs took place in the Patents Lounge of the Campus Center.

Buffalo NAACP President Says Bias Hurts All Races

Lana Asks If Students Are Willing To Make Sacrifices for Gvil Rights

Joseph Easely (I.), president of the Buffalo chapter off the NAACP, is congratuliated for his talk by Jeff Werner, co-chairman of American Civilzation Week.

Denial of equal rights to any citizen solely because of his race or color is "not only mor- ally wrong, it is also psychologi- cally destructive to persons of both races, eoonomicaJUy fool- hardy, and internationally explo- sive," said Joseph Easley, pneai-

tern of Negro employment in the building, automobile, and construction trades industries, "there will be an intensification of mass public protest as well a» legal action on the behalf of the Negro workers."

Masis arrests of demomstrators dent of the iBuflfalo Chapter of p r o t e a t i i ng denial of equal em.

the National Association for t h e Advancement of Colored People, last Thursday night.

Easley protested unfair prac- tice in employment, discrimination in apprenticeship training, and in upgrading of workers across the state.

He said that unless there are fundamental changes in the pat-

ployment opportunities land al- most total exclusion of the Ne- gro worker from tabor unions are "a direct result of the fail- ure of Gov. Nelson ¡Rockefeller and Mayor Robert Wagner and other s t a t e and local - officials to enforce existing laws," he charged.

"Are you (willing t o bear the discomfort which Civil Rights may pirovoke? (Is thè issue big enough to bear the negative ef- fectiveness?"

"The ansiwer should be years,"

said Dr. Robert Lana, chairman of the psychology department, in M s review of John Howard Grif- fin's book, Black Like Me. Al- though the lectures during Civ Week on tactics and legal aspects of integrationists may show undesirable characteristics of the Civil Rights movement and although the furtherance of the Ne- gro may make the white population uncomfortable, .one should not lose sight of the end involved, according to Dr. {Lana.

Even the negative effects should be tolerated because of the dis- crepancies between white and Ne- gro educational opportunities, Dr. Lana added. This outlook con- cerns itself with the fine core of the subject and NOT with the surrounding problems; with the necessary end, rather than the minor discomforts involved in the process.

Griffin's Book Pertinent

"Griffin's book is the basis of all these Civil Rights tactics and legal aspects," Dr. Lana continued. The story, in essence, shows a white man made Negro by changing h i s skin pigments. He faces the southern white a n d negro population in this guise, and also as a white man. Yet, Griffin dan step out of the Negro role at any tiane. This is an appeal not to the morality of the situation, 'but to the selfish motives o f - t h e white man. The basic appeal is "'How would you like to be treated like this?" The read- er responds t h a t Griffin must have been very brave to d o this.

If Griffin is brave, how much braver is the Negro who cannot step out of his role?

Dr. Lama emphasized that "the Negro is further burdened with the feeling that the .white man is justified in placing him at the

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bottom of the hierarchy of desir- able human types. White values are accepted as best and the Ne- gro leaders prescribe subscription to them. This shows, said Dr.

Lana, that if you fire a n idea at a group or person for a long enough period, they will begin to believe it.

Griffin Dispels Facilities The Negro structures his response to the White according to what he thinks the white man wants to hear. For this reason the Negro tells the White thiat there is no problem. Griffin's book lays to r e s t both this idea,

and the idea that any existing

>problem was wrought by outsida agitators, rather than by the

•South. Griffin proves, Dr. L a n a stated, that to know the problem don't ask the Negro, but live with him.

Dr. Lana observed that the writing itself is general and negative. There is a lack of ex- citement and strangely enough nothing really happens to Grif- fin. His naive discoveries were a result either of literary feign- ing, or of a genuine response.

This book is valued not as a piece of literature, Dr. Lana concluded, but rather as propaganda.

When Laws and Reality Coincide, Discrimination Will End: Kochery

Dr. David Kochery, Profesor at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School and an executive in the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke on the legal aspects of the civil rights movement, last Wednesday afternoon.

Kochery defined the Dr. Kochery defined the pur- poses of law and stated its duties, capabilities, and limitations in regard to civil rights. He said that with characteristic faith in (legislation, we have made all discrimination illegal. Now our greatness as a nation depends on bringing everyday reality into close harmony with the Declar- ation of Independence as are ohr laws.

As an illustration of the dis- crepancy .between law and fact, public schools are legally obliged he pointed out that although all to be integrated, only about one per cent in the Southern states and less than 10 per cent in the border states actually are integrated.

Objectors to strong legislative action against discrimination claim that it is a moral rather than a legal problem. Kochery answered that laws are the ex- pression of our morality, and that constitution amendments have

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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1964 THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, NEW YORK PAGE FIVE

Co hen Entreats Public to Back Text of Farmer's Letter

Federal Civil Rights Legislation

I n order for the Civil Rights movement to toe a suocsess, it kniuist elicit response from the general population to push for legislation," contended Dr. David Oohen in his lecture o n "Thie F u t u r e of the Civil Rights Move- ment."

Dr. Coil en admitted that, so f a r , t h e reaction of a large sec- tion of the white community to t h e idea of integration h a s been hostile. But though intolerance (will never 'be completely elimin- a t e d by the movement, this continuing prejudice m a y chiaJlenge others to act. Although progress will be slow, Dr. Cohen said,

"You've got to 'keep coming back."

•Hope was expressed by Dr.

Cohen, saying t h a t although hard times are in view, hostility can toe channeled creatively. E v e n if .prospects f o r uniform success are mot clear, the p a t t e r n now evi- dent .could lead to effective response.

Stand Up and Vote Dr. Cohen warned t h a t an end to discrimination is not enough a n d urged pressure fior the rem- edy of fundamental defects of o u r society. .Our main weapon is not sit-ins or marches, h e stated, but the iballot box. Political action for federal aid, better teach- er training, a n d more integrated schools are needed. However, quality must increase iwith quan- tity to produce w h a t h e term- ed "integrated-quaiityieducation."

As he stated, by pressuring Con- gress, the movement c a n suc- ceed .because "political leaders would r a t h e r lose black 'bodies t h a n white votes."

Dr. Cohen predicted t h a t mili- t a n t extremism, formulated by

such leaders as Malcolm X, will unfortunately expand, a n d he urged a coalition between the various Civil Rights groups. He concluded t h a t p a s t actions included "law suits, counter-demon- strations, and flight," 'but thought that tihe f u t u r e would see a de- cline of traditional political tactics a n d a n increase in n e w

measures.

•Dr. Oohen, a graduate of Al- f r e d University in 1956, received his iPh.D. f r o m the University of Rochester. Since then h e lhas made extensive studies of Comp- te, and is (now an assistant professor a t Case Institute a n d secretary of the Cleveland office of CORE.

Parsons Sees US Racial Problem As Result of Persistent Poverty

Inequality of opportunity leading to persistent poverty is a continuing element in the Ameri- can civil rights problem, according to Dr. Talcott Parsons, acting director of t h e department of social relations iat H a r v a r d Uni- versity.

These a n d other problems were discussed toy Dr. Parsons on t h r e e descriminlate levels. The f i r s t or normative level treated legal and moral aspcts. H e agreed with other sociologists that equality especially of franchise was an i m p o r t a n t factor.

Inequality olf opportunity was placed toy Dr. Parsons on a n economic a n d political level as were basic rights. A census of the working classes h a d shown t h a t 50 per cent of Negroes a r e poor while 20 peT cent of wihites are poor.

The last and most important level, according to Dr. Parsons, was the social acceptance level;

hie defined i t isus the ways in which groups are included or ex- cluded in relation t o large con- ceptions of t h e community.

Dr. (Parsons "said t h a t the reasons for resistance to upgrade

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the Negro a r e tihe tendency of Americans to symbolize t h e ¡Ne- g r o a s inferior due t o his history in this country. H e also claim- ed t h a t the "psycho-social needs oi£ people w a n t an inferior group to look down upon."

The following is the text of a letter received Thursday from James Farmer concerning the cancellation of his appearance at Alfred last Friday.

Dear Mr. Clark:

I deeply regret having to do so at this late date, but I am afraid I must cancel my trip to Alfred University this Friday.

You are probably aware of the critical situation which has arisen regarding the World's Fair. Because of this, it has been found necessary to call an emergency meeting of our staff from across the country. The meeting will be held in Durham, North Carolina, and is scheduled to begin at noon on Friday.

I am particularly sorry to have to cancel this visit to Al- fred University, because I always prefer to meet with people in the sort of informal setting which you had planned. Unfor- tunately, the events of the past few days could not have been foreseen.

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