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VOL. LXIV NO. 22 TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD APRIL 11, 1367 Welch Outlines Birch Plans Carmichael Lost "We must oppose secrecy with a democracy by not upholding the open-handedness, conspiracy with Constitution. exposure, falsehoods with truth, Welch concluded his lecture with cruelty with compassion, and an extended contrasting of the hatred with love," proclaimed Rob- Communist image with that of the ert Welch as he summarized the For Symposium John Birch Society. "While the ultimate goals of the John Birch Communists seek unlimited power, Society before a standing-room- we rely on education and persua- In a letter to Dr. Roy Heath, ly coming, the discontent and frust- only gathering in Krieble Audi- sion only," he said. "While the dean of students, the Planning ration that brought about the re- torium Wednesday evening. Communists preach that men must Committee for the April 21-22 volts in Watts as well as other Speaking on the topic "What is learn to hate; we hate no one, Symposium on " Control Over So- parts of the country has not di- the John Birch Society?" and as not even the Communists, although cial Change in a Democracy" minished." CarmichaePs secre- guest of the Political Forum, Welch we hate the evil they represent," learned late last week that Black tary wrote Heath. told his audience that the organiza- he continued. Summarizing the Power advocate Stokely Carmi- tion which he founded has dedicated ideals of the John Birch Society, chael would not attend the con- Seitchek said that the Committee Itself to the complete eradication Welch closed with the watchwords, ference. The Planning Committee was disappointed but felt that if of the "international Communist "Less government -- more re- met Friday to draw up a list of they can secure a speaker from conspiracy" which is threatening sponsibility -- a better world." Dr. Herbert Aptheker posspossibli e replacements. their list of possible replacements, theJJnited States. the loss of Carmichael will not Michael P. Seitchik '68, chair- be great to the program of the Welch emphasized that" the John man of the Planning Committee, Symposium. Birch Society is in no sense a emphasized that the possible re- political organization." In fighting Aptheker Calls Negro placements were considered from In other areas the Committee Communist infiltration, he said, the point of view of who would is pleased with ticket sales, noting "education is our total strategy, most nearly share Carmichael's that the Saturday night panel was truth our only weapon." Movement Revolution conception of the Negro question. the most popular event with 600 Discussing 'some of the note- "This nation did not and could expansion, imperialism and con- In the letter to Heath, Carmi- ticket requests. Publicity for the worthy achievements of the So- not survive the 18th century with quest. Saying that the Negro move- chael's program secretary cited Symposium has been distributed ciety, Welch told his audience that slavery - this century cannot sur- ment is an attempt to join so- a conflict with the California Black throughout Hartford, and, because the organization has formed a "na- vive with Jim Crow legislation," overflow crowds are expected, the ciety rather than transform it is Unity Rally to be held on the same Planning Committee has made tionwide army fighting with facts. Dr. Herbert Aptheker, leading a. mistake; Negroes have always day as being the reason for re- We have become a new type of Communist Party Historian, stated preparations to either pipe in the been excluded from U.S. imper- neging on his Symposium commit- audio portions of the program to opposition to the Communists," he in Goodwin Theater, Tuesday. ialism," he contended. ment. "As one of the Negro lead- said, adding that since a formal ers In this country^ Mr. Carmi-, the Mather Hall Dining Room, set list of all the John Birch mem- Aptheker approached his topic, Aptheker noted a transformation up closed circuit television, or "The, Negro Movement: Reform in this country from racist orient- chael must first meet the demands bers is never available, "we can- of the Negro people. In this case, hold portions of the program out- not be defeated." or Revolution?" from an historical ed to egalitarian once Negroes side if the weather permits. perspective. "There has been a attain first-class citizenship. "The it is especially important that Mr. Welch then cited among other- ex- failure to cleanse the new repub- climax of the Negro movement Carmichael address the black The Committee cautions ticket amples the Civil Rights movement lic of slavery. The Negro problem comes at the turn of international people of California in view of the, holders that their seats will be and the United States Supreme still jixists," he explained. political situation in California held only up to 15 minutes prior Court as areas of Communist in- imperialism from Its height to a " ThfTNegro movement is a revo- downward swing," he added. and also as the summer is quick- to the start of the event. filtration. He asserted that the lution," he noted, "All of American Communists, are "definitely re- "The ghetto system of the West life must be transformed to cope is a multlmillion dollar business," sponsible" for inciting race riots with the Negro problem. ,a,nd he accused Chief Justice Eart Aptheker pointed out. "It is a Senate Wants Students ? "Warren of "trying to convert the He pointed to national policy question of superiority ofproperty United States from a republic to as a central issue in Negro prob- rights to civil rights. Negroes lems. "The U.S. is geared toward cannot achieve equality in a society structured along the lines of our On Faculty Committees present one." He theorized that, The Senate is working to place calls for secrecy. English Awards Criteria "the movement will be toward students on various faculty com- The Senate is currently study- socialism." mittees, perhaps with votes. The ing individually the possibilities "Failure to grasp the Negro topic was introduced at the April of seating students on the Ad- Modified by Department revolution is that masses do not 2 meeting and the Senate met missions Committee, the Curri- participate," Aptheker stated. again Sunday In a "closed" four- culum Committee, the Student Life In an attempt to "bring the in- justifying the awards when the "Without participation there will hour meeting to further discuss Committee, and the Book Store tent of the donors in line with competition has been so scant. be no resolution. There is a re- the possibilities. Committee. Asked whether the contemporary interests of students Modification of the criteria of quirement of more demonstrations Senate President Keith M. Miles Senate will request that the stu- at Trinity College," the Depart- prize offerings will be directed for social change - without it, '68 said that he was pleased and - dent representative be given a ment of English has proposed that to reward "areas of real student change is impossible; decay and encouraged by his talks with both vote, Miles said that the decision the criteria for prizes awarded in concern which are not recognized," death are certain; peace and de- Dean Robert M. Vogel and Dean would vary with each committee speaking and writing, amounting to the report said. Stephen Minot, mocracy will become impossible." of Students Roy Heath. Miles re- and would be a matter for a nearly $1,000 in annual awards, assistant professor of English and Stressing the urgency of Negro ported that he was discouraged Senate vote. Student representa- be modified. chairman of the departmental equality, he concluded that "the by Vogel to attempt to place stu- tives, Miles reported, would not While several prizes cannot be Committee on prizes, cited two Negro revolution must come in dents on the Committee on Ac- necessarily be Senate members awarded this year because of legal major justifications for the re- our generation or the U.S. will ademic Standing and Discipline but would have to have shown considerations, the Alumni Prize commended changes: "First, they never move into • the 21st cen- because of the deeply personal their responsibility in the col- in English Composition will be (Continued on Page 6) tury." nature of their work which often lege community. Miles believes awarded. The prize, as modified, that these student representatives, is composed of awards of $300and If the plan Is approved by the $200. It will be presented to "the Faculty, will devote the necessary two students who have written re- Spirits Soar as College -.Flips-Put time to prove valuable members spectively the best and second- of the committees. best sample of expository writing independent of class assignments The nature of the business that during the months of September For Balloon Race; Plans in Air called for a closed meeting, Miles through February. Submission said, was not secret in Itself should be made by May 1 and should, by Christopher Lees raising enough money to buy a typically dull Trinity weeKend. I but the precautions were taken be limited to works of opinion two-man hot air balloon for the see the Balloon Race as a step to preserve the confidence of the and 'in-depth' studies, such as Upwards of 300 gas-filled mini- College. The Dean of Students, in the same direction." matter until the Faculty meeting «iose that have appeared In the balloons will ascend from the Quad Roy Heath, has assented to be Wind speeds and weather re- this afternoon. TRINITY TRIPOD or that have been, Saturday, when the College Bal- Faculty Advisor, "The Balloonist ports from the Flight Service Sta- In other business the Senate written for radio presentation," a loonist Society launches its first .Society is one of the finest things tion, Bradley Field,- and the Col- sanctioned two independent room- report on the prize offering states. race. that has happened to Trinity Col- lege radio station WRTC-FM, will ing blocks for the first floor of AS part of FLIP OUT, the fresh- lege," Heath said. be posted around the launching area South Campus B. The .two room- Formerly the Alumni Prize was man weekend, the race is open He warned the balloonists, how- near Bishop Brownell's statue. Ing, blocks, composed of 15 and awarded to students who presented to all members of the College and ever, that the State Aviation Au- News Director for WRTC-FM, Jay 12 men, represent the first ef- 'he best essays on subjects ap- their friends. A $10 prize will be thority should be alerted before Millard '70, said: "We will help fort at establishing more equity proved by the English Department, awarded to the competitor whose the race Saturday. Clearance from the race in any way we can, but between fraternity and Independent out in the memorandum on the balloon floats farthest and there the authorities at Bradley Field I would say the weather prospects living quarters. The proposal was Prizes the department termed the will be a 35 cent entrance fee for also had to be obtained. It was are up in the air right now." presented at the April 2 Senate award "redundant" as the student the race. feared that their radar appara- Raising another celestial re- meeting by Dean Heath. had already been rewarded ac- "Each balloon will have a card tus might be affected. sponse to the Balloonist Society At the same meeting the Senate ademically. attached," explained the race or- Enthusiasm in the society is in general, Chaplain Alan C. Tull, also set a precedent in voting to Dr. j. Bard McNulty, chairman 'ganizer, Peter Stott '70, who is mounting this week. Senator Rob- said: "It sounds very interesting. allot funds to political organiza- • °f the English Department, said the secretary of the society."On ert Pippin 'TO, one of the bal- I'm always up for things which tions. The decisions came after that he was confident that other the card will be the return ad- loonists, said: "This is a new get people off the ground." He considerable debate as in the past Prizes now awarded for oratory n dress of the competitor with a sort of high. With so many people did not expand. the Senate has not sanctioned pol- j* d essay writing could be re- note to anyone who finds the bal- around on' Saturday I think the Anyway, eyes will be turned itical organizations. The'funding jected to areas of contemporary loon to pop It in the mail. The race i will be a great success." to the sky and the hopes of the com- of political organizations was done student interest if the limiting stip- card that is sent back from the Designer of the psychedelic ef- petitors will float heavenwards as to aid the clubs in bringing more ulations on the donations could be farthest point will be the win- fects for FLIP OUT. Jim Corn- the mini-balloons - rising faster and better political speakers on altered. He noted that many of the ning'one." well '70, said, "The atmosphere than mini-skirts, - are released campus. The motion was passed Prizes as they now exist reflect The Balloonist Society is a group of FLIP OUT has been created for the inaugural race of the Bal- by a vote of 28 to four with one »9th century values and that the to inject some vitality into the • loonist Society. abstention. :. •• . department has often had difficulty of about 15 enthusiasts who are PAGE 2 THE TRINITY TRIPOD APRIL 11, 1967-"' Concert Band Program Enjoyable Shepard^ Pulitzer Prize 6 9 Winner^ to Read Verse In Spite of Lohengrin Bad Start Odell Shepard, a man who has Shepard, in his rare appearances become nearly a legendary figure at the College, has always drawn by Carlo Forzani beginning of the number was mis- son was one of the more suc- for his philosophic and magnetic huge crowds, rave reviews, and _, interpreted as four-four and the cessful numbers on the program. style at the College, will read expansive reminiscences. Dr. T "Adventure in April," although number began sloppily at half the poetry next Monday at 8:15 in Louis H. Naylor, former chairman i not a total success, was certainly Intended speed. The group quickly In spite of the suddenness of its presentation and the shortness of Goodwin Theater. of the department of Modern Lang- • one of the more notable on-campus regained the correct tampo and, Shepard, who retired from the uages, said of Shepard during his events of the year. In spite of excepting the errors of those few its length, the audience grasped the humor of the piece. College in 1946 after serving as "1963 visit that he was "decidedly an unfortunate mishap In the be- who were still confused by the bad James L. Goodwin professor of an unforgetable personality... ginning of the program, the con- start, admirably executed the re- Frank Erickson's FANTASY FOR BAND went like clockwork English and chairman of the de- .scholarly, brilliant, and a perfec- cert band went far In establish- maining difficult passages. A fast partment, won the Pulitzer Prize tionist in writing or anything." ing a new and favorable Image. moving piece, its effectiveness under the capable direction of assistant conductor and band in 1937 for PEDLAR'S PROGRESS Naylor also related that Shepard's Sacrificing, in many instances, was, however, destroyed by the (the biography of Bronson Alcott). voice "is really magnificent" and untimely blunder. president Howard James '70. The the finer points of intonation, ar- piece was originally written for In its review, the NEW YORK that it Is "a Joy to listen to him ticulation, and occasionally taste, What was, musically speaking, band and seemed custom-made for TIMES said of PROGRESS: "It read." the group, as the largest aggre- the high point in the program the forty-member ensemble. Un- places Alcott and all of his fine Shepard is a graduate of North- gation of student musicians assem- came with the performance of der the direction of student con- faith against I the background of western University and holds a bled at the College in recent years, Cesar Frank's PSYCHE AND ductor John Osier '70, the SIN- American experience; it integrates Ph.D. from Harvard and honorary put on a well varied, and highly EROS. Originally written for or- FONIANS by Clifton Williams was Alcott and his idealism with Amer- degrees from Northwestern, Wes- enjoyable program. chestra, the clarinets accurately effective for the particular In- ican philosophy. It explains the past leyan, and Boston University. Now The selection of Henry Pru- carried the rescored violin parts. strumentation of the group. The and the present in terms of a in his 80's, Shepard still writes, cell's "Alre for Trumpet," played A masterpiece of blending sounds, only element lacking was a full man, the invulnerable Integrity, the collaborating with his son. His in memory of the late James L. harmonies, and instruments, the percussion se'ction. In both the shining symmetry of whose life writing extends from journalism to Goodwin, reflected good taste. The Frank had a singular effect on SINFONIANS and the closing num- epitomized a whole society." biography and fiction. piece, featuring the brass sec- both those performing and listen- ber, A FESTIVE OVERTURE by tion had a Joyous quality which ing. Clarinet obligatos were sen- Alfred Reed a five piece per- seemed appropriate In reference sitively handled by concertmaster cussion Section was called for in to a grand and generous man. Jack Luxembury '70. Under the the music. The Concert Band per- "Introduction to Act III" of baton of Music Director Balrd ' formed with only two drummers. LOHENGRIN, as the first number Hastings, the large and at times, on the program was the scene of unwieldly group, played together The Hoist SECOND SUITE FOR the unfortunate error, A fine ar- better than at any other time MILITARY BAND was also well rangement for band requiring con- during the evening. ,chosen, for its various uses of siderable technical facility, the The premiere of Hastings' spec-- the full Instrumentation of the number is traditionally played in lal arrangement of the IN* modern band. Lack of both a bas- cut time or an extremely fast TERMEZZO from FOUR SAINTS soon and an oboe proved a definite four. The cut time beat at the IN THREE ACTS by Virgil Thom- hindrance throughout the piece. BaHman to Direct 'Incident at Vichy' Under the direction of William S. Bartman '68 the Hartford Pre- 1. Jtfne, marry me and 2. Vacations on the miere of Arthur Miller's most everything you've Cote d'Azurl recent play, INCIDENT AT VICHY, ever dreamed of will take place this Friday, Sat- will be yours. Uh huh. urday, and Sunday at 8:15 p.m. With a 21 member cast the play, Tell me. which takes place In a Nazi de- tention area* will be staged In Garmany Hall of the Austin Arts Center, Hugh Elder '70, will play one oi the two leads as Prince Von Berg, an Austrian Nobleman who has been selected by the Nazis by mistake and claims that he has never felt any hatred for the Jews or anyone else. David Chanin '68, takes the other lead as Dr. Leduc, a psychiatrist who has also been THE SWASTIKA glares boldly at David Chanin'68 (left) and apprehended, but not by mistake. Hugh Elder'70as they rehearse their parts in "Incident At Vichy" Richard Hoffman '70, plays the which will be produced in Garmany Hall in the Austin Arts Center Nazi Major who Is In charge of the Investigation but finds that he on April 14-15 at 8:15 p.m. can't really stomach it. Christo- pher Lees '70, plays the part of a railroad electrician, who Is 3. Penthouse 4. Charge accounts an adamant socialist and believes in town! everywhere! that the "Working class will de- stroy fascism because It Is against You mean, Go on. Yes. their interest." Patterson Sims '70, portrays an because Fm a student actor who will create a world in which no one is persecuted for being Jewish and Drew Fleich or teacher I get '70, has the non-speaking role of an elderly Jew. Rounding out the cast are Jerry Pryor '68, as the special rates at all Gypsy; Jerry Makransky '69, as Professor Hoffman; Lloyd Kramer Hilton Hotels In the U.S.? 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Y. 10019 An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F © Equitable 1967 SUNDAY 2:30 Smith-Amherst 'Orches- tra - Goodwin APRIL 11, 1967 THE TRINITY TRIPOD PAGE 3 Book Review NAACP's Smith Warns of Neero 6Sword of Honour Revolt at SDS Black Power Panel ni by Peter Stott Three characters are then intro- lews, a, duced: Apthorpe, a monomaniac by Daniel Zitin Evelyn Waugh, despite the suc- with a passion for a large trunk "If somebody burns a cross on movement involves an attempt to jecting the "separate but equal" cess of the film based on his he calls a" Thunder Box"; the.Brlg- my lawn he's gonna get shot at," develop the Negro people's pride premise in favor of a "separate satire THE LOVED ONE, had re- adier Ritchie-Hook, a small stated Wilbur Smith, president of in being black by isolating them-' but independent or separate but j ceived little acclaim in this coun- demonaic commander of bizarre the Hartford chapter of the NAACP, selves as a political unit in order self-sufficient" stance. The con- decide]., try before his death last year. expectations; and 'Trimmer,' a in pointing out that the black peo- to achieve freedom and dignity. ference was sponsored by the SDS onahiy.' SWORD OF HONOUR, his last misfit whose place in the ranks ple are being pushed toward vio- Michael Williams '68, who mod- Committee on Equal Rights of a perfe. work, a recension of the novels of the Halberdiers is only justi- lent means to protect themselves erated the panel summed up the which Williams is chairman and inything" MEN AT ARMS, OFFICERS AND fied by the Impersonal, mysterious and their rights. Speaking at the Black Power point of view as re- by the Political Forum. Shepard's GENTLEMEN, and THE END OF forces of authority. S.D.S. Black Power Conference cent" a; THE BATTLE, Is unfortunately In all three there is something last Monday afternoon, Smith said in to him not soon likely to Increase his unmistakably absurd; In this they that a widespread violent Negro popularity among 'demanding' gen- are characteristic of Waugh. revolution is neither imminent nor of Norlk- gerations. Crouchback's fate is henceforth necessary. He warned, however, holds In his preface, the author writes removed from his own charge that such a revolt Is possible if honorary of his intention "to give a de- primarily through the influences the Whites continue to deprive the Is there a best glass m, Wes- scription of the Second World War of Apthorpe and Ritchie-Hook. Af- Negroes of their dignity. ilty.Noj as it was seen and experienced ter Allied defeat and dissolution by a single, uncharacteristic Eng- in Crete, he returns to England Smith expressed his belief that the Negro is not willing to wait for beer? son; His lishman, and to show its effect on and remarries his former wife Virginia to continue the Crouch- any longer to be allowed to par- nallsmlo him," In this he succeeds admir- ticipate economically and po- p\With some beers maybe the ably. Guy Crouchback is a devout back name, ironically with a son who is not his. litically in American life, and he n, glass doesn't matter. But when Roman Catholic with a somewhat invited white people to " come into medieval conception of the war Finally, as an Intelligence Of- •'> the beer is Budweiser, our ficer in Yugoslavia the opportunity the North End to help us or- • as a crusade. "It was the Modern ganize" the Negro community. He ; Age in arms." His quest was in arises to better the condition of brewmaster holds strong views. the dispossessed Jews, who were felt that "if we could get some stu- £ the service of his "engendered dents from Trinity to help regis- I like a glass with plenty kingdom."/ living in impoverished subjection to the partisan Yugoslavian lead- ter these people, we would be of room," he says. "Size is more impor- In this spirit Crouchback leaves ready come November" to assert his family villa in Italy, where, ers. All his attempts fail, and of tant than shape. A big glass, say one this Waugh himself, as an officer i Black political Power in the elec- divorced from a most capricious tions. that'll hold a full bottle, is best." ; wife, he had made his retreat. in Yugoslavia during the war, was intensely conscious. A big glass gives Budweiser a chance In London he enlists in the Hal- Violence, Smith asserted, is only berdiers a prime fighting reg-' Thus it seems not entirely an a reaction by the black people to to show off . . . lets you pour it straight lment of long standing traditions. unexpected event when Virginia the subjugation they have exper- down the middle to get a full collar of (but not her child) dies in a bomb- ienced since they were first Binet Collection ing raid in London. As if to in- brought to this country as slaves. foam. (Those tiny bubbles are the only dicate that the crusade actually He said he firmly believed in beer bubbles in America that come from amounted to naught, several years turning the other cheek, but " our Features Prints after the war Crouchback is again Lord didn't say what to do when the natural carbonation of Beechwood married. But perhaps he is no they slap you." He emphasized Ageing.) Another thing about a big longer an entirely "uncharacteris- however that Black Power does At Arts Center tic Englishman," as his ideals not mean violence. glass: it lets you quaff the beer. And The Austin Arts Center is cur- accustomed themselves to his ac- who wants to sip, when the beer tastes rently exhibiting in the Widener tual condition. Like the thirteenth Also speaking at the Wean Gallery sixty prints by Renais- century English crusader who Lounge meeting was Dr. Freeman as hearty as Budweiser? sance artists from the George never reached the Holy Land and Sleeper, assistant professor of That's about the size of it! Choose Binet Collection. One of a series became enshrined as a Saint, he religion, who presented several of shows composed by Mrs. George abandoned the goal he had set for ideas on the problems faced by the any kind of glass you want. . . as long as Binet, the prints will be on ex- himself in favor of the more prac- Civil Rights movement. He felt it's big enough. (Of course, we have our tical realities. hibit until April 22. that Negroes are today resolving own opinion on the best beer for the glass.) The prints, chiefly of the 16th Though Waugh claimed the real- conflicts between love and pride and 17th centuries, are from sev- ization had not come until he had as their goal, between integra- eral West European countries. The finished, he had in fact written tion and isolation as a means, and Budweiseu Mtlsts represented are Veneziano, an "obituary,of the Roman Cath- between the present and the fu- KING OF BEERS • ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC, • ST. LOUIS Ghlsi, Albertl, della Bella, Durer, olic Church in England as it had ture as the right time to act. NEWARK • LOS ANGELES . TAMPA • HOUSTON Goltzius, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, existed for many centuries." He implied that the Black Power Callot, and Gellee. According to Dr. Jerrold Ziff, chairman of the department of the arts, about half of the prints are tor sale at prices around $30, which Ziff believes is below com- parable prices in New York. The touring show, which was last at one of the Michigan State University campuses, varies in subjects from the Book of Hours, to portraits of monarchs. It covers both sacred and secular scenes in historical and mythological set- tings. On exhibit in the lobby of the Arts Center is the recent gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'- Connor '16: a polychromed wood sculpture of the praying Virgin, carved in Southern Germany dur- ing the 16th century. Other shows in the Arts Center during April will be the exhibition °f ballet material relating to Andre Eglevsky, who will be at the Col- lege on April 23, and the Virgil Thompson-Arturo Toscanini me- morial exhibition. THE NEW BREED

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:%:::#::::::::::::::^ I REVIEW OF BOOKS and Mary trlnrry (jft trt>o& "Faculty Protest" McCarthy's first report from Viet- "Naive Faith" nam in the current issue of the EDITORIAL SECTION To the Editor; same journal. To the Editor: All of us who signed the letter James W. Gardner, Jr. I am amazed and shocked that such a large number of the facul- APRIL 11, 1967 of appeal to President Johnson Department of English very much appreciate the excel- ty have endorsed the cessation of lent coverage you gave the letter the bombing in North Vietnam. and its origins. "How Many" These men are exhibiting a naive May I correct two errors which faith in thinking that Hanoi will Rush to Judgment inadvertently appeared in the TRI- come to the peace table without POD'S account. I really am not To the Editor: making any further conciliatory certain how they came about, but When I opened my TRIPOD this demands on us if we stop the bomb- ing at this time. Oscar Wilde did not attend Trinity, and, for various reasons, I assume it was somewhere along week and read about "the letter to President Johnson" I was shaken It seems that the N.L.F. and the probably would not have done well in Mason Plan. Nonetheless, the' way before final copy was drawn up, and I hope that no one and saddened in a way that I North Vietnamese have a great we believe that his play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," will hold you or your staff re- have not been for many years. I deal more to gain from a unilat- contains remarkable insights into the selection process. sponsible for them. The name of was not so much upset by the' eral cease fire than we do. They Bracknell: Do you smoke? Professor Gettier of the Depart- text - I have seen this kind of would be able to regroup and re- Jack: Well, yes, I must admit I smoke. ment of Religion should not appear letter before - as I was by the strengthen their present position Bracknell: I am glad to hear it. A man should always have an among the signators. The name of list of Individuals who had signed so as to gain a military advant- the letter, a number of them col- occupation of some kind . . . How old are you? Professor Waterman of the Modern age which they do not now own. Languages Department should be leagues for whom I have for many Their refusal to accept this pro- Jack: Twenty-nine. added to the list of those who years had the utmost respect and posal (of which the bombing lull Bracknell: A very good age ... I have always been of the signed the letter. Secondly, while affection. is part) is an indication that stop- opinion that a man should know either everything or nothing. Professor Stedman of the Depart- It is because of that respect ping the bombing itself can be of Which do you know? ment of Government was of in- that I cannot help wondering whe- no use in .furthering peace. It Jack: I know nothing. valuable help in making our appeal ther, if they had each had the appears evident that the leaders Bracknell: I am very pleased to hear it. I do not approve of possible, he did not serve as one opportunity that was given to Sen- in Hanoi are looking for safety from our planes In their country anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like of the chairmen at any of the ator Brooke to find out just what AD HOC faculty and staff meet- the situation is over in Vietnam, while hoping that the ground war a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole ings to discuss the letter. Pro- they would still have signed that in South Vietnam can inflict enough theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately. . . fessor Thorne Sherwood was, how- letter. injuries and deaths to shock the (here) it produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove ever, one of the ad hoc chairmen; If they themselves had sons American public into electing a a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts and It is possible that his name over there fighting for their coun- peace candidate in 1968. of violence. . . What is your income? was confused with Professor Sted- try in this terrible war, I wonder I am not endorsing the slaughter man's when your reporter called how many of them would be "im- or careless killing of civilians, us to check the text of the TRI- ploring" our President to make but I feel very, strongly that the POD article. I very much regret their sons fight the war with one cessation of the bombing will only these errors and any part the hand figuratively tied behind their strengthen the enemy's position. Discriminate Dining committee had in them and extend back. I am amazed that such a large my particular apologies to Pro- If they had sons over there, percent of the respected academic fessor Gettier for our failure to I wonder how many of them would community can accept Hanoi's con- If a communication barrier exists at the College it is due main- check his name against our file now be taking the chance of pro- ditions without grave doubts about ly to a structural defect, not to a lack of willingness to exchange of original signatures. longing this war by encouraging their sincerity and without real- ideas. To my knowledge none of the Ho Chi Minh in his belief that izing that our bombs are crippling The crux of the problem is that there is little opportunity for names of those who signed the we Americans will not have the their war effort. The bombs' effec- students to interact with faculty and administrators regularly, in Trinity letter to President John- toughness or the staying power tiveness is too great to stop them a social atmosphere, and with convenience. son will automatically be added to to see this nasty situation through from falling without a more con- faculty protest ads currently ap- if only he holds out long enough. crete proposal from the other An occasion of this nature is provided by the dining areas. side. Students, faculty, and administrators might all welcome an oppor- pearing in nationally distributed As a matter of fact, with the newspapers.' That will, appropri- present proliferation of letters We must continue to seek for tunity to deepen their acquaintences outside the formality of a ately enough, be a matter for like this, I am beginning' to won- the few ways left to peace, with- classroom or office. All dining areas could be partially integrat- each member of the faculty and der whether Ho may not have us out making foolish concessions. ed simply through the implementation of a weekly sign-up sheet administration to work out with sized up pretty well. Once our In the meantime, we must try to to be available to faculty and administrators. The integration the organizations sponsoring the boys over there are forced to win the war by the best military would be on a voluntary basis and the faculty man or administrator ads. the conclusion that the folks back tactics that are available within could specify which dining hall or fraternity he would like to We are pleased at the wide home are not really behind them, our economic resources. visit and for how many meals.The meal exchange could be sched- range of response to the letter the end would not be far off, and . Sheldon .Tilney '68 uled enough in advance so that the kitchen staffs could accom- and remain confident that even it would not be a happy end. more of our colleagues will make modate the visitors. —•; It Is most distasteful for me their positions a matter of public to write a letter like this, but "Willing" This proposal would involve only a small amount of paper work, record as more real truth about I feel that I must if I am to but the effect would be to freely open channels of communication the President's current policy keep the faith with our comrades sinks in. I would .personally urge To the Editor: on occasions which are ideal but presently neglected. The meal in arms. . I wish to make a few comments exchange could be coordinated by the Interfraternity Council and every thoughtful citizen to read Noam Chomsky's "The Responsi- on the recent letter signed by the Freshman Executive Council. bility of Intellectuals" in the Feb- forty-six faculty members urging With the faculty taking the initiative (at no inconvenience) Wendell E. Kraft ruary 23 issue of THE NEW YORK Assistant to the President there would be no danger of the juvenile accusations of apple (Continued on Page 6) polishing. Student-faculty and student-administration relations could proceed on a more natural and mature level. Antediluvian Ethnic Inequities

by C.P. Hill , As I watched my spring mobil- Inevitable strangulation of our so- other constrictors of human dignity ization march into the setting sun ciety. and good so long ago. last week. I could not help re- All our corruptness has bee. flecting upon the shouts of the The American ideal man owns allowed to flourish because we do civil rights movement bringing up a big car and a big phony-colon- not want to understand other peo- EDITORIAL B0AH1) the rear. But perhaps it is not ial home, he lives near a big ples' thoughts, aspirations and be- Editor-in-Chief the bigotry so much as. the rank shopping center and expresses liefs. We do not want to bend our Jeffrey E. Lucas '68 insecurity of American man that great, big ambitions and hopes for society to absorb and appreciate News Editor has caused the ills In our doubt- his future, but he has a narrow the changes taking place In a • Ames M. Nelson '68 ridden society. From the Atlantic mind and expresses little regard of modern world. One could probably Layout Editor Sports Editor Photographs' Editor and Pacific Oceans to the Atlan- Christian charity and ethic for attribute this to the awesomely , Leighton L. Smith '69 Emll W.. Angelica '68 William B. Rosenblatt '69 tic and Pacific Supermarkets, the any but those closest to him. fast technological advance 01 cancerous growths of distrust, fear Assistant News Editor Assistant Sports Editors Perhaps the thought of being American society and the inability • John P, Osier '70 Pierre duP. Hayward '70 and ethnic antipathies are be- of our Intellect to appreciate these Richmond S. Hendee '69 ginning to produce our civiliza- automated out of i humanity which STAFF labors without labor-saving dt- advances, especially in relation to James D. Bartolini '68, Edward F. George '68, Peter A. Greene '68, Jeffrey tion's early extermination, the slower development of jne W. Gordon '69, A. Rand Gordon '69, Gerald A. Hatch '69, Charles P. Hit! vices has caused us to be fright- '69, Fred H. Stro'ock '69, Witter F, Brooke- '70, Michael A, Ghamlsh '70, Henry Steele Commager, in the ened away from decent human re- African and Asian cultures. Tms Carlo A. Forzani '70, Paul M. Herron '70, Christopher Lees '70 Jeremiah NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE a Inability will, in fact, rent in Kllbank, III '70, David B. Richards '70, Frederick B. Rose '70, Henry J. lationships. There is a void, as Snavely '70, Randolph J. Friedman '70. month ago, wrote of our world black and cold as a moonless wint er twain the veil of our civilization. commitment that we do not have night, encroaching the environs of BUSINESS BOARD We must look for something to "the material, Intellectual, or our existence. We look to the color fill the void which looms ever lar- Business Manager moral resources to be at once an problem and feel fear, we look ger as our society is destroyed. Frederick P. McClure '68 American power, a European across the seas and fear the pre- If religion can be revitalized we Advertising Managers Circulation Managers power, and an Asian power." In- dicaments we have intricately in- should turn to that, for if we can Glen T. Insley '68 G. Roderick Lawrence '70 Marvin E. Miller '69 James M. O'Brien '70 deed, we are not the policemen or terwoven ourselves, and we look at be revitablized with a new sense oi Published-. weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year except moral arbiters of the planet. We one another with the fears of fail- purpose and direction, then at leas vacations by students of Trinity College. Published at West Hartford can buy and sell people, we can ure and jealousy encompassing a vestige of our society will ° < News, Isham Road, West Hartford, Conn. beat them bloody with our mighty our lives. Fear of ourselves dis-. saved. 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This Is now these mottled colors of forces Indeed, if it is not too late, w a world to which we cannot adjust that we are unable to defend against must try to ameliorate the wrong* j and which will cause the slow but have placed us where we placed we have done. i APRIL 11, 1967 THE TRINITY TRIPOD PAGE 5 End Token Intftgrafinn Balanced or Biased? Negro Collegians Say The Johnson Letter 'Basis' (Editor's Note—Robert Washing- since that time Princeton, unlike (Editor's Note-The following ton169 and Stuart Hamilton'70 Trinity, has made a sustained sense. In the case of Viet Nam 50% of those over 18 in the effort to recruit Negro students column of opinion is based on this general theme is the basis South) elected 117 Assemblymen, attended a conference at Prince- an article by Theodore Draper, of Mr. Draper's interpretation of only ten of whom were active Ion University several weeks in large numbers, and Princeton has included a Negro educator in "The American Crisis -.Vietnam, U.S. policy. military officers. Buddhists, Cath- ago on "The Future of the Ne- Cuba & the Dominican Repub- Mr. Draper's discussion of the' olics, Montagnards, Nationalists gro Undergraduate." They not its administration. We were sur- events leading up to the "super- and independents with local fol- prised to learn that this was not lic," which appeared in the session of political by military lowlngs were all elected. No Com- only, felt that the conference only indicative of Princeton but January issueof COMMENTARY. was worthwhile but learned, instrumentalities" - that Is, the munists or "neutralists" were al- of other eastern colleges; Wes- It is Mr. Draper's article which period of wasted political oppor- lowed to run but many of those in addition, some incisive leyan, which is only 30 minutes was distributed £o the faculty tunity - encompasses the Diem elected had voiced open opposi- views which could be applied away, has 31 Negroes in their freshman class alone. This does 'with a letter attached which regime and continues up to the tion to the junta. Increased ter- valuably to the College. Mr. expressed the hope the article beginning of the major U.S. build- rorism and the rebel call for Washington and Mr. Hamilton not imply that Trinity is doing nothing to recruit Negro students, would "provide the basis for up and escalation in early 1965. the people to "smash" the elec- will contribute two additional According to Mr. Draper it was tions reflect the Communist esti- but it is not doing enough. With informed discussion among the mate of the importance of the columns in the coming weeks one Negro in the senior class, faculty that will lead to a at this time that "American and comparing the conference three in the junior class, three South Vietnamese officials con- election. responsible statement of con- tinued to pay lip service to politi- The junta could have forced theories to the realities of in the sophomore and four In the cern" over the Vietnam situ- Trinity.) freshman class, Trinity has been cal and social reforms but they the Assembly to draft a consti- satisfied with a process of slow ation.) came to be regarded as the in- tution entirely to their liking but integration which comes close to definitely post-poned by-product chose instead to allow a high by Robert Washington rather than the Indispensable pre- degree of independent labor. tokenism. by Jeff Wilkinson and Stuart Hamilton condition of military 'victory. The The constitution, recently signed" political and economic instrumen- by Chief-of-State Thleu, is a com- The main address of the con- The main theme of Mr. Draper's talities, once considered more im- promise between the Assembly po- The. Association of Black Col- ference was given by Mr. Lem- article is his attempt to show portant than the military, have sition and the junta position. How- legians (A. B. C.) at Princeton Uni- mell, the Negro program director the general policy parallels of the been abandoned until the enemy ever, it calls for a legislature with versity organized and hosted a for the Ford Foundation in the three most recent U.S. military had been forced to 'fade away more theoretical power than our conference entitled "The Future Middle East. Mr. Lemmell sees actions - the Bay. of Pigs action, by the application of overwhelm- the Negroes undergraduates's fu- Congress. of the Negro Undergraduate" on the Dominican Intervention, and ing military power." This, ac- This is in no way to be construed March 30 and 31. The Association ture in two ways. He feels that the American intervention in Viet cording to Mr. Draper, has been there is a traditional future based to mean that South Viet Nam is is composed of the 48 Negro stu- Nam. His contention is that in our policy since the beginning of only a short- step from a stable dents at Princeton. Delegates were on color. It is the future that is each case a period of potential the build-up. invited from 64 colleges that span no longer controlled by the bigot progress and social change was democracy. These two steps are the eastern U.S. from Boston to but by the white liberal. This is squandered through a politically Rather, I would suggest, that only the beginning. The form is Atlanta to Akron. There were stu- the policy that the "dominant pow- inept policy. In each case he con- It has been just since this period there. The content Is still lack- dents representing predominantly ers" would like most Negroes tends that when this political bank- of escalation that the first tangible ing. The junta still maintains the white colleges (Trinity, Brown, to follow - the policy of no strug- ruptcy became apparent the U.S. political gains have been made., decisive position In politics. etc.), predominantly Negro col- gle or resistance - just fall in used its vastly superior might to In particular, the moves towards On April 2, 1967 the first of leges (Spellman, Morgan State, line boy. It is the attitude which Initiate an entirely military policy an elected civilian government (and a series of village and hamlet Fisk, etc.), and state supported allows tokenism to flourish. The in which political consideration the drafting of a new constitution), elections were held. These elec- schools (Rutgers, Virginia State, other future Mr. Lemmell sees were disregarded. the moves towards a return to tions eventually will cover about etc.). is one of personal resolve. He local self-government and the re- 1,000 villages and 4,500 hamlets. feels that now is the time to Since this article was supposedly newed, revised and revived paci- It is hoped that the localism and In reporting the conference, we maximize and thereby capitalize to "provide the basis for informed fication program. traditional village self-govern- hope to "draw parallels, as we on the advantages of tokenism. discussion" on which the recent The momentum for a popularly ment and autonomy of Viet Nam, see them, between the ideas and faculty letter to President John- elected government and the writ- combined with more power for the results of the conference and Trin- son was based I offer comments ing of a new constitution gener- local councils than in any other ity. The Conference dealt with In following this policy there limited to Mr. Draper's interpre- ated by the Buddhist militants' elections since 1954, will make the both the present and future prob- are these illusions that the Negro tation of the latest phase of our agitation in April, 1966 moved peasants more responsive to and lems, responsibilities and expec- undergraduate must guard against: involvement in Viet Nam. the ruling junta to speed up the cognizant of the character of a tations of the Negro student. It the illusion that the struggle to re- Mr. Draper contends that the schedule for the move to a civ- liberal nation-state. opened with an address by the shape the future is an individual U.S. "is able, if it wishes, to trans- ilian, elected, government. The The pacification program has President Gpheen of Princeton, one. He feels that evey goal in- mute the political problem into an September 11 elections for a Con- also been making progress — who spokei atat Princeton's new volves a personal commitment, but economic, or as a last resort, a stituent Assembly to draft the even according to many non-gov- progressive attitude toward Ne- the individual must incorporate military operation." This implies new Constitution was the first ernment observers In Viet Nam. gro students. He mentioned the his struggle into that of the many. that the " military operation" is de- step towards a return to civilian One indication' of the increasing condition of Princeton just three For if he doesn't, he will feel void of any simultaneous political government. Eighty per cent of effectiveness, of this program Is years ago when there were only himself easily satisfied and with- or social aims, that the first goal those eligible to vote in Govern- the increased terrorist activities five Negroes enrolled. However drawn from the cause. is victory in a strictly military ment-controlled areas (or about of the V.C. directed against government cadres. This new pro- gram, initiated in the spring of 1966, has made some small gains: most pacification workers are now PERSONAL FREEDOM AND THE DRAFT sleeping in their assigned villages instead of their previous habit of realistic and discriminatory, but nightly trips to government out- by Alan S. Winter Dr. Friedman quickly replied that it was not, that the number of men posts, large numbers of villagers Formerly, the draft was a means Views Left and Right needed for Vietnam is not as high have returned after originally flee- allowing the President to call up as the Administration would have ing when government troops moved a large army in case of national teer army. Such an army maybe us believe. In his book, CAPITA- in, the programs themselves are emergencies. Today It is an in- dangerous if no provision for civ- by William T. Barrante LISM AND FREEDOM, Dr. Fried- getting Increasing response and fringement upon personal rights ilian control is guaranteed. Wheth- man said that the ONLY justifi- participation from the villagers. and, in many cases a symbol er or not this fear is well ground- cation for compulsory conscrip- In the economic sphere there ed, however, I see no need what- Sen. Edward Brooke, Republi- ,are many weaknesses. Space does of waste. Increasingly the con- can of Massachusetts, recently tion is a national emergency^__ _ scription system appears as an ever for any kind of armed ser- not permit any detailed discussion. vice corps. Some people would came out in favor of replacing There is a proposal for lottery, Production is In general decreas- effective weapon used against those the present Selective Service Sys- which wipes out all distinctions who object to the Administration's agree that China is a potential ing, inflation Is a nagging prob- threat and that therefore we need tem with a voluntary, career army, between the values of different men lem, the tax structure and collec- aggressive policies. Senator Ri- the system used by the United to a war effort. There is also a vers, for example, warned stu- armed forces to protect ourselves. tion mechanism is still very weak. It appears to me that China is States from 1775 to 1917. This proposal for National Service, However, the U.S. has initiated dents that if they kept demonstra- is the only proposal in the debate which • assumes that (1) it is the ting, they may find the under- trying to develop a nuclear ar- a restructuring of the tax system, senal, not a well-equipped army on how to revise the draft that DUTY of every man (and woman?) helped buoy the economy with in- graduate deferment a "thing of meets the qualifications of a free to serve his country, and (2) that the past." and navy. Were she, however, to creasing economic aid and has equip herself conventionally, I and humane society, and yet recog- no man should be forced to kill helped keep the inflation very What seems particularly alarm- wonder how well we could sur- nizes the need for a system of na- if he believes it is morally wrong far below the runaway Inflation suf- ing is that now many people think vive her overwhelming numbers. tional defense. ' . to do so. Both are philosophical fered in Korea during that conflict. that by dispensing with unneces- miscarriages. Orwell tried num- Of all the suggestions so far Compulsory military conscrip-, None of this means that the po- sary deferments, the drafts can presented to the Senate Armed tion, like all compulsory govern- ber (1) in his 1984; and while I be a solution to growing social agree that no man should be forced litical, social or economic "bat- Services Committee my propos- mental projects, Infringes upon the tles, are even close to victory.. iniquities. Students with no par- al has not been among them. I am personal freedom of those it in- by the state to violate his mor- ticular" interests in medicine or 1 ality, I do not see why National However, Mr. Draper's contention told that my plan is unpopular, volves. Forcing a man to serve that these fights, more vital than religion find themselves subject infeasible, and impractical. Nev- at wages below market value, and Service should be instituted (at to a precarious future. Unfortun- an exorbitant cost) when all the military victory, are being "post- ertheless, if we are to survive under conditions far from attrac- poned1 or_are merely being "lip ately, perhaps, the draft did not future trials, disarmament in its tive, violates the whole concept government could do is accept create our social problems. To only volunteers. service" ignores any mention of various facets must be undertaken. of why one should fight for his the above advances. The military use such a system to solve such Our armed forces and nuclear Country. If a man is willing to Alas, Sen. Brooke and Dr. Fried- Problems is foolish and misdi- effort has increased greatly in arsenal appear as threats to fight, does he have to be forced man come out on top. But the proportion to these other strug- rected, it may be a fact that other countries, despite the 'fact into service? And if, for., what- question is whether the Congress Senator Kennedy s lottery is some- gles but this does not mean that that we laud them as "deterrents." ever reason, he does not wish will listen. If men like Sens. Javits our government has lost sight of what "fairer," but it is of no Our unfortunate involvements in to fight, why put him in the ranks and Kennedy (take your pick) have advantage to .our country. Tore- the primary significance of these Latin America and East Asian with those who do? their way, another blow will have programs. quire a potential lawyer, profes- affairs moreover, testify to the been struck against both personal sor, diplomat, or scientist to learn Dr, Milton Friedman, professor The continued and Increasing aggressive nature of " preventive" of economics at the University of freedom and individual responsi- political, economic and social ef- to clean a gun, polish his shoes, weaponry. I merely urge initia- Chicago, testified recently before bility. or perhaps kill, while the high- tive on our part, and along with fort would seem to contradict Mr. school dropout is roaming the such initiative humility. The test Senate committee that by raising Draper's contention that political streets seeking employment, op- of the strength of our nation would wages to meet market demands, BEAT bankruptcy has been followed by a Poses all Interests of the country. be its courage to face up to the and by making living conditions military "win" policy which dis- more attractive, the army could regards the paramount needs for What then is my solution? As demanding times ahead with the THE political and social reform. Mr. some others do, I propose that patience and sensitivity of a great get the number of men required. w Draper's parallel with Cuba and e end the draft. But this sug- people, not its power to cause Sen. Edward Kennedy (Kennedy III) of Massachusetts said that the the Dominican Republic would gestion does not at the same time world-wide destruction. DRAFT seem at best extremely debatable. support the creation of a volun- professor's proposal was un- _i APRIL 11, 1967 PAGE 6 THE TRINITY TRIPOD Columbia Faculty Council i jC£TT£ftS •S3 I a single happening was almost 1 pure enjoyment. Opposes Class Rankings (Continued from Page 4) "Homework A. then tells us of "the elu- The question of student draft dents threatened a boycott of clas- sive meaning that I (A. Rand Gor- ses in protest, the University a .cessation of bombing in North deferments was prominent in the To the Editor; don) shall confront soon." The news this week with the proposed Council composed of 35 faculty Vietnam. I do not question the confrontation never took place. members and 30 administrators, RIGHT of the Professorlat to pe- If It were not for the great Withholding of "class ranks" from noise that A. Rand Gordon (now With an Incredible display of ver- the Selective Service by the Uni-* passed a motion to oppose the tition the Government, for this is bal gymnastics, A. avoided com- present class rank system alto- a right basic to the maintenance playing in the role of CRITICAL verslty Council of Columbia Uni- Moviegoer for the Trinity TRIPOD) mitting himself to any but the most versity. gether. It now only need to be of a free society. What I question narrow interpretation of the film. ratified by the Board of Trustees. makes in his review of Antonl- .According to the NEW YORK are the MOTIVES and REASONING onl's BLOW-UP, we would pass A. says of BLOW-UP, "...all TIMES, Columbia students had In justifying the councils de- behind such a move. the entire effort off as being con- characterizations are fragmen- been pressuring the university ad- cision, Dr. Grayson Kirk, the I was not surprised at some trived and unimaginative. But as tary, hallucinatory,...apparent and ministration to refuse to reveal university's president, said that of the names on the petition, par- A. is apparently serious In his real roles are prostituted to a class ranking of students for sev- the action had been taken due to ticularly from the Government and role, he deserves somo justifi- ghost...one of the Turtles -- an eral months. The administration "concern for the preservation of History Departments. But what cation in the light of the review added attraction-- (note: we should was at first reluctant to endorse the teacher-student relationship." makes professors of modern lang- itself. say that they were an ADDED He denied that this was merely a such a plan. However, when stu- uages, mathematics, psychology, A. first provides the reader with attraction, as the group playing draft protection for students or English, physics and the arts "ex- in the discotheque was not the "in any way a vote on Selective definitions of the two types of perts" on either military strategy moviegoers. Obviously it was his Turtles, but the Yardbirds.) was Service, foreign policy, or the war or international diplomacy? Some without purpose, continuity, or in Vietnam." intent to establish himself In the Minot, Pryor professors would rather spend eyes of the readers as that mys- need to do anything. The idea of a In principle the new decision time trying to put their name in tically endowed creature--the- film without conventional expos- will affect no one, for under pre- print (Publish or Perish?) rather "CRITICAL Moviegoer"--leaving ition in which the main charac- To Hold SDS sent conditions, students have the than to concentrate on educating the rest of us to exalt in the ter goes nameless tends to draw option to withhold their class rank students. ignorance-bliss of viewing a movie a viewer Into the problem rather from their draft boards; now, they I am sure that there are facets as a single happening. A. would than to sit apart -and watch." Talk on Draft will merely have official univer- of the Vietnam war that we, as have us seeing BLOW-UP, note- Audience involvement is Anto- sity sanction for it. According private citizens, do not know book in hand, recording each "cri- nioni's goal. The "incompleteness" A panel discussion entitled "The to THE TIMES, the incident shows (whether we should or not is a tical element" as it appeared on of the characters and actions pro- Draft and the Alternatives" will the amount of pressure the stu- different question), and therefore the screen. This reflects A.'s voke a wealth of interpretations. be presented by Students for a dent body, especially the activist we should learn all the facts be- basic existential nature. Existence This Antonioni did without realiz- Democratic Society In Wean groups, can bring to bear on the fore we plunge into epistolary precedes Essence--A. apparently ing? Oh come now, Mr. Gordon. Lounge at 8;30 p.m. Thursday. faculty and administration, and the absurdities. I would be willing feels It his duty as a film critic At last the masses are pre- subsequent bonds of sympathy be- to debate any one of these pro- to establish that the film he is The program will discuss the tween them and the activist facul- sented with THE TRUE MEANING effect of the draft system upon fessors at any time on the sub- viewing exists. Consequently, he OF THE FILM AS WITNESSED ty. As interpreted by the Col- ject of Vietnam. never finds the essence. young men, the legal alternatives umbia DAILY SPECTATOR: "The BY A. RAND GORDON. A. states, such as the application for con- questions for the future are whe- Wm. T. Bar rant e '68 "To the critical moviegoer (i.e. "Antonioni's purpose was to make scientious objector status, and ther the university administrations A. Rand Gordon), BLOW-UP is far a puritanical statement against the emigration from the country, the will be flexible enough to adjust from perfect." This lack of per- impersonal nature of the modern illegal alternatives such as non- to the fact of student power..." fection apparently can be attri- system of mores." Balderdash! cooperation and the burning of "Put into such terms," THE "Ignored' buted to the fact that "clever Would you consider the validity draft cards as a protest against •film technique of such simple plot of either of the following inter- the \ system, and the implications TIMES article stated, "faculty power is something of a mystery films as A MAN AND A WO- pretations which appear to me to of the proposed lottery system. To the Editor: MAN" failed, to manifest itself be equally plausible. One announced panelist is Steve guest on campus. The faculty in their battle with university admin- I question the judgment of those in Antonioni's film. Sophistication 1. Antonioni's purpose iS'to ex- Minot, assistant professor of Eng- members of the faculty who signed of taste and subtlety in techni- plore the "thin line between il- lish, who ran for Congress on a istrations...has reduced its power to that of the swing vote which the recent letter to the president que are apparently terms that lusion and reality." It is accepted peace platform last fall for the urging the suspension of bombing have no meaning for A. that a camera records an instant American Independent Movement undergraduates try to bring into line to support student power. This, in North Vietnam. The growing To digress for a moment, let of reality and that what we see In the sixth Congressional Dis- prestige enjoyed by American col- us examine the implication that on the film really happened. Yet trict in Connecticut. Other panel- for better or worse, would radic- ally change the American campus lege faculty carries with it a re- A MAN AND A WOMAN is a more Antonioni leaves us wondering if ists are David Truskoff, head of sponsibility that was in this case perfect film than BLOW-UP. Ap- the murder ever took place at the West Hartford chapter of the and the voice of the academic com- munity." ignored. plying A.'s standards of movie- all. Could It have been an illusion American Friends Service Com- I doubt that President Johnson going, we can perhaps see why. In the photographer's imagination? mittee and Morty Miller,' an will have five minutes to be Whenever the element of dialogue S.D.S. draft traveler. Truskoff 2. Antonioni's purpose is to Prizes. bothered reading the letter, yet was going to be earth-shaking, make "a pessimistic statement,on has been lecturing recently to (Continued from Page 1) WTIC found it significant enough the plot, music, and acting ceased high school students on the alter- the Indifferent nature of today's would eliminate offerings which to mention on the eleven o'clock and we found ourselves looking society." Hemmings is not "boring natives to the draft and giving no longer reflect activities which news. In other words, within Trin- through the wet windshield of a advice to those applying for con- and unrealistic at the crucial in- interest students or faculty. Put ity College's "sphere of influence" Ford Mustang. (Actually A. was stances." He is BORED. His is " scientious objector status. Miller another way, the changes would this letter carried some weight. probably torn between his note- has been visiting New England the society of survival of the avoid the absurdity of forcing mon- This was fully to be .expected. The book and the sub-titles.) When- non-involved. He commits the campuses to speak and counsel ey on reluctant students. Second, question that should have been ever Le Louch ventured into pure on draft resistance. crime of involvement and is (he new prizes would support ex- asked by every member of the cinema to express his theme, dia- crucified by his peers. • ..Gerald Prypr '68, moderator isting institutions which are out- faculty before signing is "Do I logue and acting ceased with an Apparently A. has been misled. of the program, stated that he side the regular academic offer- have enough knowledge about this- accompanying crescendo of music. by the film-making seminar he hoped the program would initiate ings; the Goodwin Theater, the subject that my signature merits This isolation of elements was is taking. Many of the views ex- discussion around the question of TRIPOD, and the radio station. its weight?" probably nirvanna for A., whose pressed in his review were or- what an individual owes to society, Each of these already encourages A survey of the signatures and mind seems intent on dissecting iginally presented in that sem- What form that supposed "debt" independent, creative work. By the departments represented whatever unity the film might pos- inar, somewhat more coherently. should take, along with how the adding prizes to these areas, we shows that in many cases the sess. Le Louch at times was Perhaps if A. did his homework draft system is connected to the could expect to stimulate higher answer to this question is an rather heavy-handed and obvious, more carefully? foreign and domestic policy of quality and greater participation emphatic NO. or in the words of A., "clever," the government. In all three." yet the effect of the total film as James R. Petersen '70 John K. Smith, '67 Witter F. Brooke '70

*N,1OH0 THIS • CHAMPIOH Of xir POMKTIC w seem WITH TH£ AIP OF HIS F MARITAL IRR1TITY- SECRET C0LL6CWV OOT0R FAJOTASY OF erne PW(& B6UR.6 M£F kW, AI3CH - OF ALL RElATlOi)SH!Ps! F V MEET TH& m F m? £W?TH MOTHER WHAT E CCMW6P HIM TO THE AWPume eXACTl Y WHAn T UP TO&/ ACTIU6 R so APRIL 11, 1967 THE TRINITY TRIPOD PAGE 7 Campus Roberts Selected New IFC President; Notes Sanders Reflects upon Term of Office The fraternity system "cannot solve its problems organically; ident of the IFC echoed Roberts' impositions have to be made by .opinions when he stated that fra- ternities are excessively "egocen- Peace March the IFC," commented Lawrence Roberts '68, the new president tric" and "introspective" for a The Spring Mobilization, a of the Inter-Fraternity Council. healthy rivalry. They must be wil- demonstration planned to protest In reply to questions concerning the ling to give up their autonomous the Vietnamese war, will take status of the IFC, he character- positions as bodies and individuals place in New York City on Sat- ized the present IFC as "fairly in_prder to_advanee, he judged. urday, April 15. A Be-in entitled strong." He emphasized, however, Sanders "hoped that the focal 'Spring Out' will feature a march that the organization had to be areas of the previous IFC would from Central Park to the United strengthened so that it could work continue to be pursued; particu- Nations where a rally will take better in conjunction with the larly, regulation of pledging and fraternities themselves. He also the Rutgers Plan, suggested re- place. Speakers for the event will warned against theIFC's assuming vamping of Mason Plan, greater include Martin Luther .King, too strict a leadership. faculty liaison with fraternities, Stokely Carmichael, and Benja- and officer status of represen- min Spock. Tickets for a bus trip One of the major problems to tatives to the IFC. Sanders be- LAWRENCE ROBERTS '68, newly elected President of the to New York leaving from Consti- be faced is the aspect of frater- lieved that Roberts' principal tution Plaza will be on sale in nities as mere social or eating task will be to strengthen the Inter-Fraternity Council, shows his determination to strength- Mather Hall Tuesday and Thurs- clubs. He sees the real purposes position and image of the IFC, en position of the IFC in coming year along with cohorts San- day mornings. of fraternities losing their mean- Other new officers of the IFC ford Rosenberg '68, vice president, and Richard We I ton '69, ing; they must be defined more in are Sanford Rosenberg '68, vice secretary-treasurer. . Dexter order to transcend their present president; and Richard Welton'69, status as social organizations. secretary-treasurer. The following officers were elected last week to lead DEXTER, Roberts also sees as desirable the College conservative club ends, better working relations with EXPERT TYPING which was formerly the Nathan independents, and especially more Hale Conservative Society: Mi- inter-house Interaction. At pre- Will type term papers First chael Porlides '70, chairman; sent, the competitive atmosphere and theses Bruce Wallace '70, senior whip; is unhealthy in many ways. A more and Warren Tanghe '70, junior open relationship among the houses FAST SERVICE Choice whip. The offices of secretary would create a less competitive, Mrs. Ranney and treasurer were left vacant healthier atmosphere, he ob- until membership Increases. served. 242-8298 Of The Charles Sanders '67, past pres- Phi Kappa Psi Engageables The following officers were recently elected to direct the ac- tivities of Phi Kappa Psi: Charles COLLCGE VIEW S:ERYiC£ Miller '68, president; James Swenson '68, vice-president; 360 Nsw Irifaia Av«. Barry Sinoway '69, correspond- (jilt* West Of Summit St. @atq$ ing secretary; James Jones '69, recording secretary; William Duncan '69, historian; Stephen MOBH rTOwSCfS Soule '69, messenger; Barry MtfNMttOflVS' S#FVn>9 Sheckley '69, sergeant-at-arms; Richard Grinell '69, chaplain; 'Free Pkkifr. & ihNtietf] Swvte« William Marinow '69, IFC rep- 7 a.m. • 10 p.m. Weekdays ® 8 a.m. • 10 p.m. Sundays resentative. . 249-3212 Open House The Astronomy Department will sponsor an Open House next Tues- day evening at 7:30 p.m. on the roof of Elton Hall, weather per- TRINITY CAMPUS LAUNDRY mitting, to use their telescopes REGISTERED for star gazing! • Special This Week W E CPLYl m§ TCo ep s €L-lce Phi Mu Delta DIAMOND • One Day Service § %> PM Mu Delta will sponsor a coffee hour for the Math Depart- They like the smart styling and ment in Alumni Lounge at 4-00 • Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services the guaranteed perfect center P.m. next Wednesday. Math maj- diamond ... a brilliant gem ors and interested persons are « Expert Tailoring of fine color and modern cordially invited; freshmen are cut. The name, Keepsake, asked not to attend the function. lasement Cook A in your ring assures lifetime satisfaction. Select yours at Theta Xi All But The Linen Service Will Be your Keepsake Jeweler's store / Open On Saturday 9:30-1:00 He's in the yellow pages under The Alpha Chi Chapter of Theta •"Jewelers." Xi,Fraternity has recently pledged Michael S. Sample '69.

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by Ric Hendee a repeat of last year's winning Jessee explained from his side- season. Wayne Lenlk ("I can't say line roost: "his heart's willing, "Guys, we're out here having enough about that kid") will be but his ass is a coward." * -'-V fun. Just here to have fun. If starting for the Bantams at second you're not having fun, come and while Brian Titus takes over behind The entire squad points at Brick- see me. I'll take ya out and get the plate. ley,- though, as the element of ya a Coke." The quips and an- success. With his arm as strong tecdotes of Trinity baseball coach Wally Burns, Scott King and "maybe even (Ron) Martin" (who as ever and with more confidence Dan Jessee have become as much as a senior, Brickley is "as sharp a part of the Hilltop team as the also could be pitching) will be competing- with upperclassmen as any pitcher we'll face" one name "Wilson" has with the equip- teammate contributed. Brickley, ment. Tom Nary, RichCoyle, RichHelm- gartner, and John Van Dam for even without a field house mound, coach Yet, Jessee, recently honored stands a foot above the rest of "YOU'VE GOT TO WAIT...and be quick,".Varsity baseball outfield positions. Dan Jessee explains to his squad during practice in the Field Larry DuPont (now ailing with the roster. a sore arm) and Miles King could House. be helping starter Bob Brickley with the duties on the mound. Now, Depth Is Key for Tennis though, Jessee views George Minu- kas as Brickley's big back-up man. Minukas, a junior, had trouble keeping the ball on the field let alone in the strike zone last sea- 1967 Spring Sports Preview son but has regained his control and could be a big element in by Pete Hayward spectively are lettermen Sandy M.I.T. on an equal scale with the the Bantam threat. Tllney and Mike Beautyman who Bantams. "If the dog can wag his tail, will also combine to play second As for the freshman team, Dath Weather and pitching are the we could be a big winner this doubles for the Bantams. seemed especially optimistic. With big topics of discussion around the season," said Varsity and Fresh- After the number four position players like Scott Lennox, Chuck field house as April greets Hart- man tennis coach Roy Dath on Dath is uncertain who will start. Wright, and Bill Laurence, al- ford with another inch of snow. the prospects of the 1967 tennis Battling for the number five and though sick with mononucleosis at The Blue and Gold has only been season. "The dog's wagging its six singles berths are Jim Beh- present, the coach thinks thefrosh outside the dust and netting of tail" is Dath's lingo for winning rend Peter Chick, John Loeb, might well come out on top over the Field House twice this spring, tennis matches by gaining victories and Jeff Tilden. As for the third the tough opposition of Taft, including a practice contest with in the number four, five, and six doubles team Dath feels that Til- Choate, and Loomis preps. UConn on the Storrs field. "The singles and third doubles positions. den and Loeb are a good bet to Because of the snowstorm last sunlight baffled them," explained In other words the secret of suc- Start. The coach also thinks that week, not only was the varsity's Coach Jessee in reference to the cess for Bantam tennis. will be Tilden stands the best chance of scrimmage with the members of 14-7 bruising his boys took at depth. • • • moving up the ladder and chal- a nearby country club post-poned, UConn. Dath's outlook for this season lenging the top men. but pre-season warm-ups were Fielders, cooped inside, have is optimistic because four letter- Last year's team came within hampered. When the weather was WHIPPING THE PELLET around been unable to practice judging men are returning this season. one match of going undefeated, favorable, the varsity and several flies and Brickley has been throw- Senior John Davison and captain losing its last match of the sea- prospective freshmen players tra- the field house in preparation ing without a mound (usually the (or Thursday's home field start Steve Griggs will be playing num- son to Army 6 1/2-2 1/2 after veled to all-weather courts in foot-high dirt pile is added to the ber one and two singles respective- winning eight straight matches. Wethersfield or neighboring parks against Springfield, co-captain field house "infield" but lacrosse to become accustomed to the hard Bob BrickJey assumes the stance ly and will combine to form a Dath sees West Point to be the demands blocked the tradition this strong first doubles combination strongest opponent again this year surface which they will have to of a question-mark. The success year). "Balls were slapping in which has played together for two ' as the Cadets lost only one man face in the opening away match of the '67 ball club largely de- about a foot higher than normal," years. Dath feels that Davison's from their undefeated squad of against Holy Cross on April 15. pends on Brickley's arm...the big emphasized manager John Honiss moving from his number three po- last season. He also sees Am- Several freshmen who were not question mark is Jessee's last as he described Brickley's first sition last year to the top position herst, who lost only two men, so fortunate in finding courts tra- outdoor (with mound) ordeal. fling. this year could be tough, but thinks as a tough competitor along with velled to the heights of Alumni Mike Hickey, captaining the that the future Gold Award win- Wesleyan, despite the Bantam's Hall where they began to revive as Small College Football Coach squad with Brickley, Is'starting ner can handle the assignment. 8-1 shellacking of the Cardinals the muscle tone in their "golden of the Year, is heading into his well at third and as the squads At third and fourth singles re- last year. Right now Dath rates arms." iinal year, his 31st, here this big hitter; Buddy Kepka is shaping Thursday in a contest with Spring- up, at first and Bob Moore Is field College. snappy at short. Moore, not ex- :•:••• Losing big-name hitters like actly Jessee's answer at the Mike Mopnvees, Joe Hourihan plate, is consistently "in the and Bob Ochs, Jessee is expect- bucket" (slouching away from the SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE ing the sophomore rookies to spark pitch) while batting, and Coach VARSITY BAS EBALL VARSITY TENNIS Apri 1 April 13 Springfield 3:15 H 15 Holy Cross 2:00 A 15 Tufts 2:00 H 19 Amherst 3:00 A 19 Amherst 3:00 A 22 Springfield 2:00 A 22 Coast Guard 2:00 A 25 Rhode Island 28 Bowdoin 2:30 A 3:00 H 29 Colby 2:00 A 26 Worchester H May Tech 3:15 29 Army 2:00 H 3 Wesleyan 3:00 A 5 CoastGuard 3:15 H May 9 Williams 3:15 :H 1 Union 2:00 A 12 Worchester 6 M.I.T. 2:00 A Tech. A 3:30 9 Wesleyan 3:30 H 13 M.I.T. 2:00 H 12-13 New Englands 16 A.I.C. 3:00 A at Yale A

VARSITY TRACK VARSITY GOLF Apri 1 15 R.P.I. 2:00 A April 19 Union 3:30 A 19 M.I.T. and 22 Middlebury 2:00 H Williams 2:00 H FIRST-BASEMAN Buddy Kupka bats during a base-stealing drill 25 Amherst 3:00 A 20 Worcester, while a freshman catcher stoops behind the plate. Starting var- Tech. 2:00 A sity catcher Brain Titus is side-lined because "you can get May 26 Univ. of Hart. hurt during batting practice." 6 Coast Guard 2:30 H and Univ . of 13 Easterns at R. 1. 2:00 H Bates A VARSITY CREW Golf Course Information VARSITY LACROSSE For the benefit of Trinity duffers,- the Tripod presents an early season (incomplete) course report; April April 15 Amherst 2:00 H 15 Amherst, Post, and COURSES NOW OPEN... 22 Worcester, Wesleyan A Tech 2:00 A LaSalle 3:00 H Mtnneehaug...l8 holes.. Glastonbury...$1.50-$3.00/$2.00-$4.00 22 25 Nichols 2:45 A 29 President 's regatta Pine H111..9 holes...Windsor 29 Tufts East Hartford...18 holes...Windsor 2:00 H at Poughkeepsie,N.Y. East Hartford...18 holes...East Hartford...$1.50-$2.00/$3.00-$4.00 May May Canton Public...Canton 3 Union 2:00 A Tunxis. .27 holes...Farmington...$3.00/$5.00 (a nine) 6 Rusty Callow at 9 Holy Cross 3:45 A Worcester, Mass. A COURSES OPENING SOON... 13 Univ.ofMass.2:00 H 13 Dad Vail Regatta at 17 Wesleyan 3:00 A Phila. Pa. A Goodwin Park...27 holes...short course Rockledge Country Club (semi-private)... 18 holes...$3.00