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A L F R E D UNIVERSITY'S S T U D E N T N E W S P A P E R • SINCE 1913
Bergren to resign post;
will begin graduate work
Vol. 54, No. 14 ALFRED, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 1968 Phone 587-5402
•Miles' Law' draws guidelines for defining qualifies of classics
By LARRY S. FRIEDMAN
Are novels such as Exodus, Hawaii, Lolita, or Dr. Zhivago classics? According to Dr. Leland Miles, president of Alfred University, they are not. Then, what is a classic? This probing question was the topic of the recent Herrick Memorial Library Lecture featuring Dr. Miles as the main speaker.
There have been many at- Miles' law
tempts to define what a clas- These two masterpieces are sic is. Miles noted that Holden prime examples of Miles' Law Caufield , in J.D. Salinger's
Catcher in the Rye, vaguely defines what constitutes a classic., It is a book which af- ter being read inspires the reader to the point of wish- ing to speak to the author about his ideas.
In other words, a classic is a book which bugs an individ- ual. It is "a literary leech . . . a bug which grabs hold of you ahd won't let go."
Test of time
A classic refuses to die and as a result, withstands the test of generations. It possess- es ideas which appeal to many people tbng after it was writ- ten.
Thus, a classic must be an old book. But how old is old?
líiles suggested that the liter- acy work must be able to sur- vive its own generation, which is about 30 years, before it can be considered a classic. From this, he concluded that a cur- rent book cannot be a classic and conversely, a classic can- not be a current book. Ftrr this reason, novels such as Hawaii, are not classics.
Miles asserted that a classic nsually is a poor starter at the publisher's starting gate, but turns out to be a winner at the literary finish line. Putting this statement another way, a true classic is most frequently denounced, ridiculed, derided, and even burned when it first leaves the publisher's womb.
To ilústrate this point, Miles cited Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. At first, this work was burned and ridiculed, but todlay is regarded as probably the finest literary expression of democracy and brotherly love. Another example used vas Herman Melville's Moby Dick. This novel was reviled, scorned, but is today one of the most famous pieces of lit- erature in the country.
Dr. Leland Miles
v.'hich states that "the ultimate value of a book lies in the re- verse ratio tr* its initial recep- tion." However valid this law may seem, it was pointed out that it is by no means infalli- ble.
Consider Nathaniel Haw- thorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
which defies Miles' Law. Haw- thorne's novel was popular when it was first published and is equally popular today.
Nevertheless, for the majority of instances, this law holds true to form. An example of a work which does conform to Miles' Law would be Thomas Moore's "Lalla Rookh" which was famous overnight, bat to- day virtually unknown.
If books are misjudged, which they are . . . the quest- ion remains how? One answer would be that many individu- als allow themselves to be- come seduced by a high-pow- ered emotional book jacket such as the inherently worth- less Peyton Place, which ac- cording to Milea will inevitably sink into the inferno of book- dom. Another reason we raus- judge books is that they are very much like people, and
"just as we misjudge people, so do we misjudge books.
Just as familiarity can breed comtempt with people, so does familiarity breed contempt with worthless books. A good book wears well, ancT like a great human being defies the tooth of time.
Three criteria
How can we judge, then, a book which possesses the qual- ities of a classic? Miles sug- gested that there are three basic criteria for judging. The first is magical artistry in which the author performs magical illusions, thereby forc- ing us to ask the question:
How does the author do this?
An example of this is Ro- b e rt Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
In this poem, Frost, through the use of magical artistry, il- lustrates t h e necessity of keeping one's committments even though these obligations may be unpleasant to us.
The second criterion is deep emotional power as exhibited in The Diary of Ann Frank.
In this .case, the emotional thrust smashes into us only to leave a deep scar on our soul.
Ann Frank's idealistic faith in the goodness of man sweeps the reader away in a flood of emotion.
Thirdly, a book which Is a classic must show universal In- sight. A classic which possess-
es this trait tries to come to grips with a problem which has bothered man for generations and attempts to discover a tentative solution to the prob- lem at hand.
An appropriate selection to illustrate this universal insight would be D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, which probes the dilemna of parental con- trol o v e r their children's lives, especially their love lives.
As a result of these char- acteristics, "we can .nome away from a classic a better, wiser p e r s o n . . . knowing more about ourselves, om en- vironment, our relationship to
our God . . ."
Such a classic helps to dev- elop within each of us imag- inative compassion, psycholo- gical insght, the necessity for moral decisions, and a ca- pacity to care.
In other words, Miles con- cluded, these qualities which are within each of us after reading a classic distinguish thè human being from a ma-
chine in a machine age And how important it is to be distinguished.
The Rev. Richard V. Ber- gren, Jr., will resign as minis- ter of the Union University Church in Alfred next Septem- ber to begin graduate work for the Ph.D. degree.
He has been appointed a ful-time instructor in philoso- phy and religion at Alfred, ef- fective in tihe fall of 1968. Af- ter two years on leave at Dutoe University he will begin iteach- ing duties as a memlber of the University's philosophy depart- ment. in the fall of 1970.
Rev. Bergren submitted a letter of resignation to the chumoh elders on Feb. 14 in which he observed that his eight years wit.h'the local con- gregation have been a period1 of '•deep meaning and constant joy" for himself and his fam- ily.
In his letter to the elders, the pastor explained that he had planned for some time to pursue graduate study. He add- ed that« he has received aid from the University under the.
predootoral support program.
He further stated tfhat he has received an appointment to the Universtty faculty wif.h an immediaite leave 'of absence for the next two years, laifter which he will return as an employee of the University.
Making the announcement at this time, Rev. Bergren said, will enable the congregation to begin their search for a new pastor. ;•
Rev. Bergren has been min- ister of the Union University Church since 1960 and also has served the University since
1962 as director of religious program and1 a lecturer in philosophy and' religion. A na-
Rev. Richard Bergren tive of Chicago, he graduated from high school in White Plains. He earned the B.A. de- gree in 1955 from AmherSt College and the B.D. degree from Colgate Rochester Divini- ty School in 1959. He attends ed the University of Durham, England, during 1959-60 for reladiing in Old Testament.
He was a student pastor at Grace Congregational Church Bolyoke, Mass., from 1953-55, was pastor of the First Cong.
Churtfh ait Riga, N.Y., from 1955-57 and was successively interim pastor a+. the First Presbyterian Church in Leroy and! at Lakevilie Community Church during the following twto years.
He is a member of the So- ciety of Biblical Literature and of the American Academy of, Religion, He served during
1966-67 as chairman of the Area 4 Sufb-Corramititee of the Allegany County M e n i a l Health Association.
Convention procedure planned
The Mock Republican Presi- dential Nominating Convene tiion, wil provide individuals with an opportunity to gain an excellent understanding of polr i'tics through observances of or participating in the Con- vention."
The Convention ils being co- ordinated by the executive committee. James Spinelli and William Tatro, president and vice-president of the political affairs club, are the national co-chairmen. Tracie Edwards will act as the assistant chair- man, Frederick Merton as the
national secretary and Lari Jöhanson as the treasurer.
Twenty-seven colleges will be represented ait the Conven- tion. Among those participat- ing will be: University of Ro- chester, University of- Buffa- lo, Ithaca College, Penn State, Syracuse University and Cor- nell University. This number makes the Convention the larg- est event of its type ever held.
The number of delegates will be 999. This is an exact three- fourths proportion of the actu- al Republican number.
A delegate will be free to nominate any candidate he wishes. Each nominee will be represented by a student play- ing its role. These students will each have an office away from the Convention from which they will be able to di- rect their campaign with the aid of closed circuit television from the convention floor and closéd circuit telephone to the campaign manager on the
floor.
The order of business will be as realistic as possible. The delegates will adopt a platform for the GOP acceptable to them.
News media from Western Ne wYork as well as national media will cover and be in- formed about the Convention.
The weekend will cost about
$10,000 making it one of the
largest events in Alfred's his- tory, from a monetary Stand- point.
The weekend will be non- partisan as far as the political orientation of the delegates is concerned. A Republican Con- vention was chosen because the club's executive board be- lieved it would be more inter- esting and exciting than its counterpart.
Quintet to perform here
The Buffalo Woodwind Quin- tet will present a public con- cert tomorrow at 8:15 p.m.
in Alumni Hall.
The Quintet is comprised of musicians who are also mem- bers of the Buffalo Philhar- monic Orchestra. The concert will be presented as one of the series of events sponsored by the Cultural Programs Coun- cil.
The program for the evening will include: Rondo from Sere- nade No. 11K.375 by Mozart;
Adagio from Well Tempered Clavier VoL 2 and Allegro from Toccata in d minor by Bach; Quintet Op. 1 by Beet- hoven; Sinfonia (1949) by Ber- nard Heiden; Romanza by Ir- ving Fine; and Eight Russian Folk Songs by Liadov.
Members of the Quintet are Laurence Trott, flute; Rodney Pierce, oboe; James Pyne, clar- inet; Lowell Shaw, french horn; and David Beadle, bas- soon.
Trott studded in Cleveland and at the Juilliard School of
Music. He is a member of the faculty of the Community Mu- sic School of Buffalo. Pierce has been principal oboist with the Buffalo Philharmonic since 1958 and hais appeared as so- loist. He also is a member of the faculty of the Community Music School.
Pyne is principal clarinetist of the Buffalo Philharmonic and is now on the faculty of State University of N. Y. ait Buffalo. He has done graduate work at the Eastman School of Music.
Shaw earned bis B.M. and MJVI. degrees from Northwest- ern University. He has written many arrangements of both classical and dance music for the Quintet.
Beadle received his B.M.
from the University of Wiscon- sin and his M.M. from East- man. Before coming to Buffalo he was principal bassoonist of the Milwaukee Symphony and instructor at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin at Milwau- kee.
Doctrine of v \n loco parentis' questioned
The Associated Collegiate Press feels that the rale of the college or university, as a substitute parent for its stu- dents, is Slowly ononfeling.
The doctrine of "in loco pa- rentis," based on a long-held notion that the educational in- stitution can and should act
"in place of a parent," is be- ing modified Slightly in some schools, rejected completely in others.
Changes are being seen in eVery area encompassed by the doctrine. Curfews for women are being extended. Visitation is being allowed in dormitories and apartments^ Consumption of alcoholic beverages is being permitted on and off campus.
Students are being allowed to live in off-campus apartments raither than being required to live in college-supervised dor- mitories.
Many students regard in lo- co parentis as archaic, and student newspapers have led the crusade to tear it from its entrenched position as the foundation of the system of so- cial regulations and replace it with an updated, more realis- tic view of the student's non- academic life.
On the dlay when social reg- ulations and counseling servic- es were to be scrutinized by the deans of Valpraiso (Ihd.) University ait an All-Student Congress, the school newspa- per, the Torch, edliitoriailized:
"People who accepted the lo- co' parentis function of the college formulated a system to shelter rtaive students from the evil influences of the real World and to inculcate in them a moral code for evenlbulal con- tact with adult society."
Unworkable system While granting that the "pa- ternalistic" system "sprang from a genuine concern for the welfare and maturation of stu-
dents," the Torch called it
"unworkable ait, VU today."
"It is unrealistic to believe that three soctal dean sand a handful of dormitory directors can act as fa!ther and mother to four thousand students, ev- en when aided by big brother and big sister counselors. It would be almost physically im- possible to enforcte every regu- lation in the current 'Hand- book for Students,' a model of overprotective thinking."
At Valpraiso Congress, dean of students Luther Koepke ex- plained the philosophy under- lying rules at Valpraiso. Three kinds of rules are enforced, Koepkle said: "moral rules from the Bible or from God, civil rules which must be obey- ed1 as the edicts of authority and Social rules enforced to insure orderly living condi- tions."
Students are not allowed to make all their own rules, the
"Torch" quoted Koepke as say- ing, because they have not yet been "tempered by history and experience."
Social regulations (and the philosophy behind them) are one target of the studlenit pow- er movement, and some chang- es can be attributed in part to the activists, but others have come solely by ad- ministrative decree in recogni- tion of the temper of the times.
Change evident
Changes are taking place on campuses throughout the coun- try. Grinned (la.) College abol- ished all women's hours this fall in the belief that "any regulation of college women's hours . . . its a matter of se-
curity rather than morality and that reasonable security can be secured . . . wdlthout the necessity of the college's main- taining an arbitrary hours sys- tem."
The dean of women' said that justification of womlein's cur- fews was increasingly difficult since neither contemporary pa- rental practices nor education-
al philosophy supports such regulation.
Michigan State University and the University of Minne- sota recently eliminated cur- fews for all dormitory women except freshmen, wfho aoe gen- erally thought by administrat- ors to require a pentod of ad- justment between the assum- ed regulations of home to the complete freedom of a no- hours policy.
Hours for senior women at Wartburh College, Waverly, Iowa, were liberalized by the initiation of a key system for senior women but some ves- tiges of the old system remain-
ed: disciplinary p r o b l a t i o n (with no appeal) for lending the key to ineligible coed and a Stiff $25 penalty foir* losing the key.
Open doors
Debate over open houses and open doors is nothing new; it has been several years now Since the well-publicized case of the male dorm residents wiho, rebelling against a poli- cy requiring doors during visi- tation to be open the width of a book, substituted matchlbooks for textbooks .
Since then debate has been sporadic but often intense.
This fall at the University of California, Berkeley, the dean of students extended from two to tein the number of residence room visits permitted each month by members of the op- posite sex.
The extension was not greet- ed as enthusiastically as might have been expected, however
—it was coupled with stipula- tions "That all guests not es-
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2 Alfrad, N.Y.
Feb. 27, 1968
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corted upsitaSrs by their hosts, and that doors to rooms of (all participating students remain wide open at all times."
The president of a residence hall called' thle requirement of wide open doors ia "ridiculous invasion of privacy." "If we'- re mature enough to be per- mitted ten open doors a month, then we should be like- wise (trusted to entertain guests with the doors closed,"
she Said. "With the privacy af- forded by an open door we might as wlell sit in the lobby."
The administrative view on open dooirs inevitably lakes in- to account the possibility that the public would view such a policy as encouragement of li- centiousness.
The University of Maryland doesn't "look upon dormitor- ies, bedrooms and sitting rooms as a place for closed- door intervisitations," said the president. Citing "a responsi- bility to partents and the pub- lic generally," he put his foot down on the closed-door rec- ommendation in a student pro- posal concerning regulations!, saying the recommendation
"put Sex overtones" on the proposal.
A target at still other schools, among them South DA- kota University and North Tex- as State University, is a poli- cy prohibiting students in off- campus apartments from hav- ing visitors of the opposite sex.
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Alfred students study Yuçatan
A flight to Miami on Feb.
12 began a six-month trip to Yucatan for two Aflfred stu- dents, Frank Smith and Gary Willis. The senior sociology major and junior psychology major will spend this itime making a study ;of the Maya village of Pueblo Ttilum.
When they .return in Au~
gust, Smith and Willis will be- gin work on a report of their., findings. This repeat will be-, included as part of-a-feseardii.
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The village they plan to vis* . it is inhabited by the Indies
Sublevados, the tribe which led the Yucatan Revolt in
1860. Since 1964 this village has seen only one white man.
Their study will have scien- tific importance since . this tribe, Which has experienced the least amount of encultur- ation, may become extinct in the near future.
In 1964, the 20 people of the village suffered from a mumps -epidemic, Since mumps usu-
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In order to prepare for this trip, Smith has read several books about- the Yucatan and has taken two sociological courses, i n Space and Society,
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he did a library report on the Maya Indians.
In his independent study he did a photographic essay on migration Which will help Mm in doing a similar essay of the Maya village.
Visits with mien who. have taken field trips in this área have revealed some of the im- portant customs to be followed
and the equipment ito be used.
Life in Yucatan will "create several problems. The "storage of film in such a hot, humid climate will be difficult, and a tape recorder would be, dam- aged >by jungle fungus with- in a few weeks.
Food must be brought to last through the famine peri- od, and knives and Sharpened trenching shovels will have to be used1 to provide protection since the Méxican government will not allow the studfenlts to carry firearms.
English-Spanish and Span- ish-Maya dictionaries will have to be used for tranfslation since there is no EnglisMVTaya dic- tionary.
Despite the difficulties, this trip should provide an exciting addition to the regular course work. Perhaps in the future, more studfenlts will be able to do such independent work in their fields.
McCarthy to talk on Vietnam policy
The Allegany County Area Committee lor Eugene McCar- thy is holding a public meet- ing tonight <at 8 p.m. at St.
Jude's Newman Center, Elm Street
The committee wants to pro- vide an alternative to Presi- dent Johnson and give a voice to those who dissen't from his Vietnam policy.
The Alfred group is working with Coalition for a Democrat- ic Alternative (ODA), a New York-based group which is an
"umbrella organization for rteg- isltered Democrats and all oth- ers who are dissatisfied with Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam pol- icies.
The immediate concern of this Alfred group is to elect a slate of three delegaltés to the Democratic National Conven- ion who would be pledged to McCarthy. This slate would be elected by registered Demo- crats in the 38th congression- al district.
Pro-McCarthy g r o u p s in Jamestown, Corning and else- where in the 38th congression- al district are conferring on a áalte of delegates. Once the slate has been chosen, petitions to collect the required number of signatures to get the slate on the ballot in June will be circulated.
While the slate Of delegates must be elected by registered Democrats, the committee wel- comes the support of all those who desire to take political action in electing McCarthy.
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World scientists protest non-open research here
CPS) More than 400 French and Japanese university scien- tists appealed recently to their American colleagues to refuse to allow their universities to
be lised for military and secret research.
Citing the "ethical and pro- fessional v responsibilities" of the scientists to refuse to per- mit their discoveries to be used for dtestructive purposes, the professors said a continua- tion of military research on American Campuses w o u 1 d lead to the determination of an ever-growing number of world scientists and universi- ties to interrupt their rela- tions" with involved universi- ties.
Among the 433 signers of the statement are Nobel Prize winners Alfred Kastler, Shoi- chi Sakafia. Shintchiro Tomona- ga, and Hideki Yukawa.
The statement specifically designated research on dhtem- ical and biologidal warfare and other techniques d i r e c t e d
against civilian populations as a "grave violation" of profes- sional ethics, The signers also supported Amèrfcean- profes- sors who have opposed the war in Vietnam.
Other countries
Those who organised the drive for signatures on the statement said that scientists in other countries are also ex- pected to endorse the state- ment or prepare one of their own. v
The text of the statement folltows:
"A significant number of American universities a r e working directly for the war in Vietnam. Some of their de- partments are involved in chemical experiments w i t h herbicides utilized a g a i n s t crops and plants, napalm, phos- phorus bmibs, and toxic gaseS;
others are participating in bio- logical research intended for purposes of war.
"To us, such activity appears (Continued on Page 6)
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wMarried:
Fran Burdick, Omicron, '69 — Bob Witt, '68
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Paula Emisse, Omicron, '66 — Steve Claire, Delta Sig, '68 Lynne Munkenbeck, Omicron, '67 — Jim Wallace, Delta Sig, '68
Chary Davis, '71 — Jerry Lytel, '69
Engaged:
Punkie Butts, Omicron, '68 — Craig Sinesieu, '68 Pat Cooper, Omicron, '68 — George May
Haidee Falconer, Omicron, '69 — Dave Brown, Delta Sig,
'66
Ann Murray, Omicron, '67 — Jim Ganung, '68 Sharon Rose, Omicron, '68 — Tom Sullivan Pam Tinnes, Omicron, '68 — Bill Lord, '69
Judy Wheeler, Omicron, '68 — Louis Geschwindner Liz Bray, Sigma, '70 — Pete Bauer, '68
Pam Cashmore, Sigma, '69 — Cordis Colburn, Lambda Chi, '67
Robbie Crump, Sigma, '69 — Bob Bonazzi, Delta Sig, '68 Nancy Graff, Sigma, '68 — Ken Anderson, Lambda Chi, '68 Karen Hamberg, Sigma, '68 — George Klaus, Lambda Chi,
'68
Carol Harmon, Sigma, '68 — Dave Parker, Lambda Chi, '68 Korkie Hoeffler, Sigma, '68 — Ed Strong, Delta Sig, '67 Diee Jeeter, Sigma, '69 — Dave Ely, Delta Sig, '66
Judy Kibby, Sigma, '68 — Don Markel Kathy Koch, Sigma, '68 — Ron Anderson
Leslie Tremonte, Sigma, '69 — Jay Bauer, Lambda Chi, '68 Sue LaGrille, Sigma, '68 — Lane Ehmke, Delta Sig, '68 Susan Stacy, Sigma, '68 — Richard Henderson, Kappa Psi,
'68
Gail Wheeler, Sigma, '70 — Don Whitney, '68
Barb Behrle, Theta, '68 — Robert Podeswa, Klan, Jan. '68 Florrie Lonnin, Theta, '70 — Stu Leudan, Tau Delt, '68 Margie Millar, Theta, '70 — Ron Diliddo, Lambda Chi, '68 Mary Parker, '71 — Russell Roland, '68
Pinned:
Sue Breckenridge — Walt Alexanderson, Kappa Psi, '69 Becky Butts, Omicron, '70 — Craig Prophet, '69
Tricia Caffarelli, Omicron, '69 — John Belcastro, Kappa Psi, '69
Janette Pohowsky, Sigma, '70 — Carl Konin Linda Pratt, Sigma, '69 — Norman McElvany Linda Downes, Theta, '70 — Tom Moore, Klan, '69 Elaine Fisher, Theta, '70 — Francis Walter
Suzanne Mesibov, Theta, '69 — Bob Harwood, Tau Delt, '68 Peggy Skinner, Theta, '70 — Bill Champlin
Karen Weiss, Theta, '70 — David Stolzenburg, Tau Delt, '69
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February 27, 1968
Alfred, New York
Born free
Changes in the concept of in loco parentis are taking place at Alfred as well as at other colleges around the nation. The philosophy has not been rejected here, nor apparently at most other campuses, but its effects have been modified to some de- gree.
We have witnessed the extension of curfews this semester;
and the administration has even shown a willingness to listen to proposals that curfews be abolished, although adoption of such proposals seems unlikely at the present time.
We have been granted the right to drink in various places on campus where alcohol has been traditionally forbidden — at certain University functions and in sorority houses.
It was a year ago this week that the dorm council proposal for limited visitation privileges of women in men's dorms was accepted by the University. The Student Life Committee contin- ues to study the request for Visitation privileges in private apart- ments.
None of this changes or rejects the concept of 'in loco par- entis', however; it merely reflects contemporary parental prac- tices of increased freedom.
College students today, because we seem to have more freedom of choice, are demanding more freedom. We find it dif- ficult to look at our own gneration in perspective; we proclaim to the over-thirty generation that we are unique, that we didn't ask to live in this chaotic world, and that we are going to change it.
We point to the mushroom-shaped cloud and declare that it is responsible for the independent attitude of the post-war generation.
There is indeed a difference between the gravity of this generation of college student and the levity of the stereo-typed students of past decades.
Where newspapers used to print feature stories about stu- dents swallowing goldfish or stuffing themselves into phone booths, they now carry reports of large-scale demonstrations protesting issues of national and international significance.
There is an increasing number of students on this campus who are far more interested in the University policy on demon- strations than in the University policy on alcoholic beverages.
The philosophy behind "in loco parentis" — "in place of a parent" — has not changed; rather the idea of parenthood has become one that has granted the child more responsibility and more freedom.
Vast numbers of working mothers no longer wear aprons to whose strings their children can be tied.
We demand freedom because we believe that we are ma- ture individuals to whom the right, to dissent is far more im- portant that the right to stay out until midnight. However, on this very evidence of our maturity — our ability tp determine fihat is important to us — we rest our case for abolishion of
«surfews, for drinking in the dorms, and for coed visitation.
We are not convinced that the University should act "in loco parentis," but if they must, we demand that it act in place of our parents, not in place of the parents of a Victorian age.
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S.U.N.Y, evaluated for future;
student depersonalization noted
By LEWIS SILVERMAN Recently Time Magazine (Jan. 12) evaluated the pub- lically endowed university.
The major aspects of the ar- ticle focused on Samuel B.
Gould, chancellor of New York State's Public Universities.
The new statement pointed out that there is, as most peo- ple are well aware, a tremen- dous increase in the number of prospective college stu- dents. The state governments have only recently started a forceful effort in aiddnig in the education Of their young ad- ults. Today, two-thirds of col- lege students attend public- ly endowed colleges and uni- versities.
The S.U.N.Y. (State Univer- sity of New York) now is the best financed and largest growing state endowed system of higher education in the Country. In 1960 the enroll- ment at S.U.N.Y. was 47,634;
toi$ay it is 139,149. «nd is ex- pected to rise ¡to 290,400 by 1975.
At present there are 59 catmlpuses that are state own- ed and endowed. This includes universities (4), four year col.
leges (10), medical schools (2), dpécialraed colleges (7), (two year agricultural and technical schools (6), iand junior colleges (30).
The study revealed that al- though there is this fast growth and expansion, the state universities are still at a loss for space for many of these applicants. As a result of this competition for accep- tance the quality of students at the state universities has reached quite a high leveL
It was stated that eighty ptercent of the students in the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges were ranked in the top half of their graduating high school classes.
Key to future
Although the tremendous rise of applicants was made dear in the article there was
still! a strong feeling of opti- mism on the part men like Gould and Governor Rockefel- ler that this "system" is the key to future education.
Rockefeller made a highly optimistic statement in rsgard to New York's roflte in these public^ endowed institutions.
"If you want to preview the American University of the twtemly-first century, look at what is happening din higher education at S.U.N.Y. today."
This Sort of enthusiasm is obviously warranted when we observe the progressive move- ment that is taking place in America's educational system.
Material and visible progress is difficult to criticize in any form, let alone higher educa- tion.
There is, however, one con- sequence that results from suich rapid and extessive plan- ning and building. As the in- stitutions aire fortified, the
individuals who occupy them are desserted for the vast and far-reaching results Of "pro- gress."
Depersonalization
One atmosphere that exists on almost every large campus (over 10,000 pupils) is that of depersonalization. Men like Ro- ger Heyns, Berkeley's Chancel- lor, are well aware <of this par- adoxical situation.
"The university of the sax- ties is a city, and the problem is how to get neighborhoods within the city—-otherwise you have loneliness and anonymi- ty."
It is difficult to dtetenmne whether a major problem stuck as education, Should be attack- ed with the ppnaiy concern for individual! enlightenment or mass educational indoctrin- ation. Many targe universities^
such as Buffalo, MwhSgaE.
State, and California's Santa
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National primary ballot selected by 'Choice '68'
The nation's Students have determined the final ballot and referendum issues of their first nationwide c o l l e g i a t e presidential primary, called CHOICE '68. This is riot to be confused with Alfred's Mock Republican Convention which will be open to colleges most- ly from the northeastern sec- tion of the country.
Meeting in Washington, D.
C. from Feb. 10-13, the pro-
vgmm/s stuident directors /se- lected a slate of fourteen can- didates for the presidency.
They are: Fred HalStead, Mark Hatfield, Lyndon Johnson, Ro- bert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, John Lindsay, Eugene McCarthy, Richard N i x o n , Charles Percy, George Rom- ney, Ronald Reagan, NeOson Rockefeller, Harold Stassen, and George Wallace.
The students also decided
that three referendum ques- tions be included on the bal- lot.-Two deal with the coun - tay"s current involvement in Viet Nam, and one with the priorities of g o v e r n m e n t Spending in confronting the
"urban crisis."
Richard Scaimmon, director of the elections research cen- ter, and Dr. Howard Penniman of the political science depart- ment at Georgetown University assisted the board in their ef- forts to ensure that the vari- ous questions were properly phrased towarsd a c h i e v i n g maximum clarity.
In addition, the board re- solved several administrative questions, such ats voter quali- fications. It wfas decided that any student currently enrolled in an American college or uni- versity win be eligible to vote in the CHOICE '68 election.
A.U. carillonneur, Dr. Wingate, dies
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4 Alfred, New York
February 27, 1968
Dr. Ray W. Wingate, who was appointed to the Alfred University faculty in 1912 and served for the past 30 years at Alfred University carillon- neur, died Feb. 14 at Betbesda Hospital in Hornell after an illness of several weeks. He was 81 years old.
Dr. Wingate was the Univer- sity's first and only carillon- neur having been appointed to the post by the late President, Dr. J. Nelson Norwood, in 1937 when the original 35 bell instrument was erected here.
At that time he had already served the University for 25 years as Professor of Music, teaching organ, voice, music appreciation, harmony, theory of music and conducting chor- us and glee- dubs.
Although it is likely that he became most widely known as a carillonneur, he began play- ing the massive instrument without ever taking a lesson, in 1937 the carillon had 35 bells and in 1953 eight new bells were added to increase its range to approximately four octaves. The largest of the bells weighs nearly two tons and the smallest eight pounds. Not only did Dr. Win- gate teach.himself to play the carillon but over the years he arranged 5,200 selections for
the instrument and composed nihe Carilon suites.
Dr. Wingate was born in Lawrence, Mass., on Oct. 26, 1886. He earned a diploma in voice from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1910, later studied organ at the Eastman School of Music and
during' the summer of 1936 studied voice at the Royal Col-
lege of Music in London.
Alfred University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Music jin 1941.
The Alumni Association pre- sented him in 1962 with a ci- tation honoring him for "50 years of outstanding service to Alfred University as Profes- sor of Music, Director of Mu- sic and Carillonneur."
In Memorium
In that tower there was a life
A life that loved music and humanity With gloved hand he struck
That so ancient so respected art of melody I stand listening for the carillon
Looking over the valley of silence
I think I can hear it clearly against the horizon No — I know 1 will hear that often —
I f L E T T E R S T O THE 1 E D I T O R
Chairmen urge administration to reconsider recruiting policy
The power of Ves fleurs'
has had age-old meaning
To the Editor:
If. is extremely important at ttuis time to consulter the serious implications of Alfred's present involvement with its al- lowance of a Dow Chemical , Company representative to op-
eufty recruit students on our campus. ,
The presence of recruiters from Dow and the military have been subject of discus- sion on many college campus- es across the U.S., and indeed the issue was lightly touched upon on our campus last De- cember.
The issue must now be revi- talized, in the form of discus- sion and action, on tlhte part of students, faculty, and ad- ministrators alike. We cannot stress the urgency of this very real issue, and it is a problem which tfie president's gtridtehnes do not begin to stolve.
The United States of Ameri- ca is the only coumlttry in the worfd which involves itself in ffie production and wide- spread use of napalm. This weapon, composed of naph- thanate, palmitate and a re- cently added improving agent, polystyrene, making it a more adhesive substance, is produc- ed by the Dow Chemical Com- pany.
These makers of flaming death have openly stated that they are proud they are mak- ing napalm, as a so-called ser- vice to the country.
SDS protest
The Students for a Demo- cratic Society, are planning to actively demonstrate their pro- test against active recruiting
on the part of the Dow Chem- ical Company on this campus.
It ils important to examine the issues wiiich surround our feel- ings for actions of this type.
The root issue we wish to makfe dear is not simply itlhis company's manufacture of na- palm; it is the Vietnam war
Letter questions Dr. Kay's Opinion
To the Editor, i
Until now I have been a by- stander in this personal war that certain persons are con- ducting against American in- volvement commercially and militarily in Southeast Asia.
I ami not prone to writing let- ters but I do feel compelled to do so now.
In reference to Dr. Kay's let- ter to the editor in the Feb.
20 Fiat Lux, I would like to say thlatt if Dr. Kay insists on inflicting hi® views on the Uni- versity population, Dow Chem- ical Should certainly be allow- ed to express their interest in the students (i.e. seniors) of Alfred.
Conversely, if Dr. Kay wish- es to have Dow Chemical ex- cluded from our campus and deny them the right to inter- view students, then the admin- istration of this University should prohibit S.D.S. and Dr.
Kay from speaking and in any way publicly recruiting stu- dents here at Alfred.
Answer this question Dr.
Kay, do you believe this is a democratic society when you wish to promote freedom of speech for S.D.S. on one hand and deny this Same freedom to Dow Chemical on the other?
Sincerely, Richard Perry
as a whole, in which a flar off country is being systematical- ly destroyed and ibs popula- tion decimated, by the greatest military power on earth.
Dow Chemical's participa- tion in this genocidlal war is just one particularly bestial tactic in this war.
The fact that ¡they are the sole makers of napalm and the various herbicides bein gused in Vietnam for the U.S. gov- ernment cannot be overlooked or forgotten in this present struggle ta end the war. The fact that Alfred University, an institution supposedly dedicat- ed to promoting a "Human Experience", has invited and allows recruiters from a com- pany which ha!s little regard for the lives destroyed by the product it makes, is reason wihy we act here on campus.
The moral indignation that this war creates compels us to demonstrate on Thursday in our attempt to seek change.
We feel that recruiters from the military and Dow should not be allowed on the Uni- versity campus, for the actions of groups of tfiis kind are not in keeping with th ¿ideas and values whidh this University professes to have, namely thlose which allow for the open discourse of ideas and the maintenance of f.he University
as an autonomidal institution.
By putting the University a*
their disposal, the University has become a kind of service station for these groups.
Recruiter rtght Alfred University's compli- city with the military-industri- al complex and the general war effort cannot be telerated.
On© might argue that re- cruiters from Dow and the mil- itary have a "right to come on campus, and cannot be de- nied freedom of speech and ocdess to which they are en- titled. Indeed, tfiis appears to be a basic argument of Presi- dent Miles, as indicated in his guidelines for demonstrations.
This argument howtever, fails through when one realizes that the freedom of Dow and the military in a university con- stats only in their right , to jus- tify their functions and advo- cate their values in open for- um, with words; it does noV extend to the use of University facilities as the instrument for advancing their objectives.
The University community consists exclusively off sdholkrs and the seekers after truth and knowledge who have cer- tain rights and obligations only in regard to one another.
Academic freedom exists solely in this context, and the
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New appointments made for College of Ceramics
Dean Mueller has announc- ed appointments to the Col- lege of Ceramics. Dr. David C.
JiUlson has been named an as- sociate professor of metallur- gy in the ceramic science de- partment. Eric P. Renner was appointed an assistant profes- sor in the ceramic art depart- ment.
Jillson received his B.S. sum- mia cum laude and his Ph.D. in 1949 in physical metallurgy.
His dissertation was entitled
"The Deformation of Zinc."
G.E. experience He has had fifteen years ex- perience with the Electronics L a b o r a t o r y ' s Semiconduc- tor Group of the General Elec- tric Company.
Dr. Jillson recently served while at General Electric in- cluded semiconductor materi- als, Single crystal growth from melt and vapor and the prop- erties of crystal perfection.
Prior ¡to his work with Gen- eral Electric, he spent eight- een years with the technical (Department of the New Jersey Zinc Co.
Dr. Jillson recentl yserved for a semester as visiting lec- turer in science and technolo- gy at the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Va.
The author of many publish- ed papers, he is presently pre- paring papers on studies di- rected toward the growth of single crystal layers of semi- conductors on dielectric sub- strates.
Dr. Jillson is a member of the American Institute of Met- l a l l u r g i c a l Engineers, the American Society for Metals, the American Physical Society, the Electro-Chemical Society and Sigma Xi.
Renner graduated in 1964 from the University of Cincin-
nati with a B.S. in industrial design. He received the degree of Master of Pine Arts last month ait the Cranbrook Aca- demy of Art- in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
(NAPS) "Flowers," accord- ing to a leading psychologist,
"have been important ever since the eUrly days of man- kind, because they must have struck even our primitive an- cestors as representing a per- fect replica of humian life."
It is possible to see in their planting, growth, bloom and withering a model of our ex- istence. The language of man is full of allusions that repre- sent this symbolic parallel.
We speak of ttoa bloom of youth, the flowering of young manhood (as well as flower- power). A young girl is com- pared to a fresh blossom ; while old men fade away and are withered.
Long before flowers were being sent everywhere by Flor- ist Transworld Delivery for a played an important part in religious festivities. The an- cient Romans paid homage to Flora, goddess of flowers, With an annual festival, and Myrtle was sacred to Venus.
It has been found that be- cause of their scent, beauty, color and tactile sensation they afford, flowers have a general uplifiting effect when they are received.
Businessmen welcome new businesses with flowers or plants, because they represent in t h e mind's vocabulary
"hopefulness" and "growth."
This practice is new only in that we can now wire flowers all over the country—its time- honored precedent was set by ancient men of welalth who would scatter roses lavishly about their reception rooms.
And even the Aztec Indians knew the rose's psychological power to please; they present- ed bouquets and wreaths to honor distinguished guests.
Errant husbands
Errant husbands, out over night have long acted on an intuitive knowledge of the psychological power of flow- ers by brandishing a bouquet
Fraternities conduct elections;
Bernstein, Fox, Cole appointed
Three of Alfred's six fra- ternities recently held elec- tions in which new officers were chosen for the academic year.
From Tau Delta Phi, Ken Fox, a junior psychology ma- jor and formerly vice presi- dent, was elected president.
Andy Roberts, a' sophomore, became the house's new vice president.
Jeff Stevens, an aspirant sophomore pre-med student, is now the new secretary, while Jay Freed,, former secretary and junior biology major, was
elected to the post of treasur- er. Tau Delt's PledgSmaster is past president Robert Johnson.
Two sophomores, Tod Knaver and Rente Helbert are Tau Delt's new social chairmen.
Kappa Psi Upsilon also held elections. Tom Cole, la junior glass science major, is now president, and Barry Wolf, a junior psychology major, is the vice president.
The post of chancellor is held by Roger Worboys, a jun- ior political science major.
Secretary Bruce Hunter is also a junior political science ma- jor.
Mat Hagberg, a junior busi- ness major, is Kappa Pa's new treasurer and Gary Allien, al- so a junior business major, be- came the new headwaiter.
The position of houseman-
ager belongs to Jamie Mann, a sophomore ceramic engineer, while A1 Smalley, a junior en- gineer, has been elected social chairman. The newly elected ritualist is Dave Shultz, a jun- ior ceramic engineer.
At Klan Alpine, Gene Bern- stein, a junior English mlajor, was elected president last Monday night. Elan's new vice president is Bob Friend, a. jun- ior historyjpoiitical science ma- jor.
Joe Kovaos, a sophomore math major, is the secretary of Klan. Jeff Mauer, a junior pre-med student, took over the position of treasurer.
Richard Fried, a junior po- litical science major, was elec- ted steward; and Nick Lom- bardo, a junior pre-med fills the post of house manager.
The new Klan sergeanlt-at- arms is Ed Ritz, a sophomore engineer; the social chairman is Ted Guba, a sophomore who is pre-med.
Rocky to visit
Leslie Gardiner, public rela- tions director of the Alfred Mock Convention, announces,
"Governor Nelson Rockefeller has expressed deside to speak at the Convention. He will be here if his schedule permits."
to an angry wife.
Flowers do soothe, because tlhey have an almost totally positive association and there- fore they engender affection from the femiinine gender.
Introverted personalities are described as "shrinking violets" because a violet may close its petals when the sun shines directly on it—as some personalities may close in up- on themselves when affected by too strong a stimulus.
The "wallflower", a form of
"shrinking violet", was so named because of the similar- ity in attitude between the person and the flowers that inhabit hidden crevices of wtalls around towers and tomb- stones. The psychological as- sociation though sometimes primitive, reflects a view of man and his world that is par- alleled in the flower and its relation to nature.
Flower symbols
Human nature being what it is — flowiery at its best — it's quite elasy to see why friends and lovers use the psychological symbolism of flowers to communicate.
In olden days, ia red carna- tion sent to one's sweetheart signified "My heart aches for you." A 'branch of arbutus meant "Thee only do I love,"
to which the Object of this ar- dor might reply by sending back a sprig of ambosila "Your love is reciprocated or a moss rose bud ("I confess my love") or a {Syrian mallow ("I am consumed by love").
The recipient of a sprig of iceplant, however, knew he got the cold shoulder. Quite often an admirer would send a branch of visearía ("Will you dance with me?"). Re- sponding with a dried white rose meant "Dearth is prefer- able to loss of innocence."
Even politicians knew how to say it. A spray of oleander meant "Caution!" And when they sent somebody a sprig of monkhood, it meant "Beware, a deadly foe is near!"
During the Middle Ages, a tradition of the therapeutic value of flowers, spices and herbs developed which has survived and beén translated into the modern science of medicine. While many of the old recipes using flowers and leaves for medicine are not valid (although a few are-) the psychological significance re- mains for a good many people.
If you want to please some- one you love in another city, you send flowers by wire. If you want to express your sym- pathy when there has been a death, again you send flowers.
We puit flowers on graves, to dramatize the fact that life goes On, and now and then we replace them to deny death.
Bishop Coxe once wrote wisely: "Flowers are words whidh even a babe miay under- stand."
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Feb, 27, 1968 Alfred, N.Y.
Dancers crowd Ade Hall Mora/ implications emphasized
at freshman beer blast - — -
State higher education explored
(Continued from Page 4) Cruz campus, have started so- cial and psychological plans, to help the students main/tain a sense of individualism and identification.
The over-all plan for the fu- ture seems to be designed without the individual in mind.
Chancellor Gould has revealed a new set of plans concerning man's future in higher educa- tion.
In the interview with Time Magazine the Chancellor layted out hts terms for the future,
"Gould predidbs an age of 'glo- bal uniiveitslity' with frequent exchanges of professors and students across international frontiers . . . Students will freely move from one institu- tion to another in search of
speoifilc learning. That, of course, mleians thiat schools of the future may be more im- . personal than they are mow
•• • It may sounid frighten- ing . . . but alt's also rather glorious when you think of all the people who (aire going to get education."
Possibly, support for the situ- rent should start with forti- fication Of the smiail private university, This ironlically may lead to the loss of the small university's individuality in the form of its size and person aliztation toward its studenitis.
This problem cannot be looked upon too ligihitly; un- fortunately it breaks down t o
"does the end justify the means?"
For the sake of the cdaSs of '75, let us hope so.
Scientists protest . . .
(Continued from Page 3) to be a grave violation of the essential commitments of sci- ence as a vocation. Scientists have vast ethical and profes- sional responsibilities in the modern world.
"If they are to work for the bentefit of humatòy and the integrity of scholarship they should never willingly permit their disdoveri.es to be exploit- ed for destructive purposes.
Open Research
"For these reasons scientists cannot allow their universities, the most important centers in the world for scientific re- search, to serve as experimen- ted labomaflor&es (fior military purposes.
"It is a matter of fundamen- tal principle that all universi- ties are devoted to the concept of open research, the result of which are freely available to all, and they are opposed to research whose nature and
condusionls are secret.
"We know that many of you are actively opposed to the war in Vietnam and we fully support your energetic and courageous actions, for schol- ars throughout the world con- demn the American war in Vi- etnam.
"The continuation of mili- tary activities in American uni- versities would inevitably lead to the determination of an ev- er-growing number of world scientists and universities to interrupt their relations with certain American universities engaged in military research, and Viis would be the ruin of international scientific e x- dhanges which are the main source of scientific progress for us all.
"Throughout the world, uni- versities must remain centers of international collaboration, peace, and liberty."
(Continu6d from Page 5) so-called freedom to hire on campus or other service activi- ties of outside groups is toler- able only insofar as they do not distract from the larger es- sential' functions of the Uni- versity.
The actions of an individu- al or group which (unlike even 'Verbal abuse") have immedi- ate and irremedial effects on the lives and liberties of oth-
rers, must sometimes be restric- ted for the health and safety of the public.
Thus, We pass laws against rape and murder. Thus we reg- ulate the stle and manufacture of harmful products. The Uni- versity eVen deem® it neces- sary to regulate sex and alco- hol on campus.
Thus an adiministratiye rul- ing which prevented Dow Chemical from remitting peo- ple who mighlt be engaged in the manufacture, Sale or in promotion of a substance to be dropped on men, wlomen and Children in order to burn them to death, would be easily justifiable as, say a govern- ment food' and drug act. It would (unlike a rilling inter- fering with talk for or against suich a substance) no more be an infringement of civil liber- ties than a law barrinlg the Sale of deadly poisonlous goods at the grocery store.
Civil disobedience It is for the above reasons that we will demonstrate on T-hursdlay, if the Dow recruiter is still allowed to come on cam- pus. Some of our mtembers have expressed the intent to ciivtlly disobey the President's guidelines at this time, be- cause they feel morally impel- led to dlo more than act as po- lite students who obey the dean of students or his desig- nate.
It is hoped that perhaps by
Nurses to survey topics for lecture
The Alfred University Stu- dent Nurses' Association, in conjunction with Student Sen- ate and AWS, wishes to pre- sent again this year their an- nual' co-edtodaitioinal /ex lec- ture. They are interested in obtaining the study body's op- inion on topics of interest.
These Suggestions will be used for this year's lecture and in the following years to develop a series of co-educa- tional lectures.
Suggestion boxes will be placed at the Campus Center Desk and in each residence for your Votes of preference on th list of topics. Indicate your three main choices; any additional suggestions may be placed in the blank provided.
The suggestion boxes will be collected on March 1. An ex- tended series of lectures may be possible pending the stu- dent body's participation in this survey.
thettr aoions, which might cause itlheir suspension from the University, the tdministra- tion witll be forctedi o consid- er the moral implications of allowing recruiters from Dow.
We feel that it is not always necessary for the students and faculty to be obedient and act in accordance with procedural methods set by the adminis- tration. Rather, it is time for the administration to consider their relationship to the mili- tary services, in such a man- ner as will permit the autono- my of the Untversity to sur- vive, and the dialogue within
the academy to continue.
Despite all the new formu- lated policies and guidelines, we imjplore the administration to deal with this substantive is- sue and cancel the invitation to Dow Chemical. We feel that the time is now for the Uni- versity officiate to show a bit of moral courage and declare;
as we students are asked to de- cide, where its values lie.
Yours faithfully, Eileen Hickey arid
Emile A. Powe, Co-dhairmen,
Students for a
Democratic Society
Ruchelman offers answer to Kay's recent letter
To the Editor:
This is intended as a reply to Professor Michael Kay's let- ter of last week wherein he urges President Miles to with- draw this invitation to Dow Ohemical Company to recruit on the University campus.
I agree with Kay's basic ar- gument that Dow is contribut- ing to crimes against humani- ty, in violation of internation- al law, through the indiscrim- inate roasting of not only Viet Cong personnel, but women, children and the aged.
I, too. Share his revulsion at the degradation of human values in a conflict thlat can- not be justified either legally or morally. I am also concern- ed that the ethos of Sparta ra- ther than Athens hais become ascendlant in M s country with the price yet to be fully plaid;
for, as epitomized by Dow Chemical, we are cutting our selves off from our national heritage with its great stiess on human worth and dignity—
the backbone of democracy.
But, in spite of such feel- ings, I cannot agree wiith Pro- fessor Kay's implied recom- mendation that at least some students and faculty should not submit to having on cam- pus the company recruiters;
for this is a sword that can cut two ways. Who knows how many others "sincerely" be- lieve that SDS, for example, is part of the Communist con- spiracy and must not be con- doned on campus.
Instead of deferring to such appeals, we have the obliga- tion of working wiithlin the university context lest the uni- versity be undone. When rules are inequitable, and I believe that the interim university poli-
cy on demonstrations is in- equitable, we must try to change them; this may be ea- sier than we think.
Of further interest is the fact that Kay calls for univer- sity paternalism on "moral and political questions" while he appears to deride such forms
• 1. Movie on "The Birth of a Baby" and discussion period.
• 2. Birth Control and Family Planning.
• 3. Relationships between the Sexes: eg. Dating, Petting. Premarital Sex, Double Standards
• 4. Sexually Responsive Male and Female: eg. Emotional and Psvchol ogical Implications
• 5. Planning for Marriage: eg. Socio-economic and Ethnic Factors
• 6. Anatomy and Physiology of the Male and Female Reproductive System.
7 Other Suggestions:
of control elsewhere, e.g. beer blasts, bus priorities.
Isn't it the case that stu- dents should be exposed to all kinds of messages whether it come from a Marxist, Black Nationalist or Nam? Let truth win out in the market place of ideas.
Finally, I should like to re- mind Professor Kay that it is the Declaration of Indepen- dence Which states that resis- tance as a matter of con- science has its place only
"when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing in- variably the same object evinc- es a design to reduce (man- kind) under absolute despot- ism . . . " Such has not been
"the patient suffrance" of us at Alfred1.
Sincerely yours, Leonard I. Ruchelman Associate Professor of Political Science
Gymkhana
On Sunday the Alfred Soc- iety of Engine Technicians and the Alfred University Car Club will join forces to put on an ice gymkhana. The event will be similar to a ski slalom except that it will be on ice/
and the contestants will, of course, drive cars.
In an ice gymkhana the cars run one at a time against the clock.
Trophies will be awarded to the cars turning in the fastest times in each of the thiree classes. There will be classes for all cars.
Trophies will be awarded at the rate of one per every five cars entered in each class. En- try fee will be $1.50 per car and those wishing to enter more than one car may do so.
Registration will be from noon until 1:30 in the Tech Lodge.
The event will take place at the pond at the Tech Lodge.
To get there follpw route 244 in Alfred towards Belmont
EARL'S
"Home of the 19c Hamburger"
Complete Line of Sandwiches Dairy Products
One Mile from Campus Mon — Sat 7 am to 10 pm
Sunday 10 am to 10 pm TAKE OUT ORDERS 587-8016
FIAT LUX
6 Alfred, New York
Feb. 27, 1968
