Wellesley News

Wellesley News DECEMBER 6. 1974 NUMERO UNO, VOLUME ^Tf r2 ONE MILE EAST OF NATICK Res Policy seeks to allay fears Monday morning and return keep the Health in Nan Richard 76 to faithfully time for college exercises on Tue^ violence and Regulations. Because of the moinir.g and exercise twice each day once each term radicalism that permeated univer- Gymnastic all can spend Sunday at home. week will be required of They sities during the late sialics, many attend during the winter cannot opeics and theatres parents have expressed concern students in Boston and are urged On regular days of prac- to regarding the effects of college on months. one carefully forego all excitcmem tice they will be excused from their daughters. To prevent any exercise in the and dissipation as an interference misunderstandings, Residence half hour of their the highest Otherwise, students are with degree of health Commitlec will rcinstitute open air: Policy and mental development. required lo exercise not less than an age old Wellesley tradition. Wc cannot express too one hour daily in the open air. strongly Beginning next fall, the parents of our disapprobation of Students must be present punc- elaborate all freshmen will receive a per- wardrobes: not They will neither only as entirely sonal letter illuminating tually at meals. unnecessary, but in poor Wellesley's educational bu^ receive, nor appropriate con- lastc for kind students, and most ungenerous philosophy and describing fectionery, or eatables of any those provided for them by the toward who cannot afford residential life on campus. The not wish the at regular meals. them. We distinctions of following are excerpts from the College to of the last bell at the college rest on nothing hui correspondence. At the ringing promptly good character, thorough "Your daughter has been 10 p.m.. studenU will scholarship fine extinguish their lights, retire and and manners. Tht assigned a place in Wellesley apparel preserve quiet through out the entire should be Ijghi, College for the coming year. This lights will be used loose and in every way comfor- has been done with the full un- building. No time and the rising table. Overshoes, rubber boois derstanding that she has good between this and two pairs of thick walking health; good intellectual ability; bell at 6:15 a.m. boots should be provided. thorough preparation to meel our We expect the students to make when Students will bring for their published requirements and that their social life secondary in ovm use, six sheets and she comes with an earnest desire college. While calls from the fami- pilloA delight, cases, towels, napkins, a napkin to do faithful work and to govern ly are a recreation and a ring and a teaspoon. herself in honest conformity to the numerous calls from mere ac- spirit and laws of the institution. quaintances will only exhaust Please be very careful that your We are convinced that a college their strength and waste their time daughter is not exposed to any education is per se physically and are to be discouraged. Visits contagious disease before coming received beneficial, and that ill health in are neither made nor on to Wellesley and be sure that she college is usually caused by Sunday, and under all ordinary has been thoroughly vaccinated." carelessness and disobedience of circumstances only on Monday, Alice E. Freeman, President of the laws of health before entering the regular recreation day. Wellesley College in 1886, and tht college. We cannot, therefore Those living at suitable dis- author of this letter would turn receive any who are in delicate tances can go home occasionally over in her grave if she could sec Wellesley Junior, Quasi: Moc Do, deiigiits In her new single, Galen Tower 311. It's not very big she admits, if health, or are nervously exhausted during the term, they lose no us now! The times, they are .1 but "you know whal Freud says ahout Towers," by social dissipation or intellec- college work. They can leave on changin! tual overwork. Those who come in "Nice guy" named dorm head good physical condition will almost invariably increase in vigor Faculty, students interact BY BIG FLO 76 "We had a tough time making a number of choices, as several if they conscientiously follow the Editor's Note: After a lot of an- dinners, please contact Vic Baras, this decision," said Ms. heads of house will be leaving for College Physicians instructions. noyance and undue prodding from simmeltier, in Green Hall, Wadlingion. We didn't quite one reason or another. This subject is one of such vital Jim Bacchus, one of ihc a bunch of meddling ... no, after — Judy Burling, Assistant know how the Administration Joyce says that she will make imparlance to the life of the Schneider supervisors, has been the Leadership Professor would react," the decision over January vaca- college and the evils are so great Conference this of Physical Education hired as a of Head House starting fall recommended that, gives us the run-down on last But President Newell applauds tion and will announce it which threaten the interests of to next September. facilitate dent- faculty the decision. "ARlrmative action sometime in early February after educated women, that we ask no Faculty-Student Monday's stu When Mr. Bachus applied last relationships, NEWS initiate a recreational volleyball in doesn't end in the classroom," a Res Policy Committee meeting. student to enter our ranks unless game year he didn't ihinic thai he could Faculty-Student Interaction teams were rail- President Newell stated, "Now she is willing to pledge her honor Mary Hem. The have a chance al the position. "I column. Any resemblance to fic- we can truly slate that we are a ed as usual, but, also as usual, the wasn't realty making any state- lilious characters was a blunder college which honors the prin- students lost out. After one ment on liberation or afTirmativc on the part of the NEWS staff. ciples of affirmative action, rather hapless sophomore missed her This is action or anything. 1 just Ihoughl the Real McCoy. than mouthing idle rhetoric." 54th spike of the day, Harold — Peter of the that 1 had something lo ofTer the Lieberman, WHICH DORM? Wilcox of the Mathematics dorms." Chemistry Department has Joyce Wadlington feels that Department, said, "If you are the offered to throw "Anyway. I didn't think they'd champagne decision was a good one. "Jim is a anything at math like you are al suppers for give it to me, because of the interested students as sensitive, nice guy. I think that the volleyball, I guess I'll never sec problems with a single male as the a means of facilitating Faculty- students in his dorm will gel along you in of classes," Student interaction. one my head of a dorm. Bui I guess they Aside from wilh him." assumed that Wellesley women disseminating the basic rules of Helene Smookler saved thed:i) But the decisions haven't can handle just about anything." etiquette, Mr. Lieberman will lead when she ofTercd the sobbing stopped yel. Now, Joyce and the NEWS spoke with Joyce discussions on the process of sophomore a job checking fool- Res Policy Committee must Wadlingion. Director of fermentation and the properties of notes for Helene's next big papei. delcrmine the dorm in which Mr. Residence, about the appoint- C02. .^ny students interested in due last October 15. Bacchus will be placed. There are Jim Bacchus, new of House. ment. Head attending the first of these Doug Bush, Norton Rubens- tein. Ken Van der Laan, and Shana made up the usually large Arthur of the Gold, contingent from the Biology Educational Research and Department. All of them agree Development Committee has that playing volleyball with announced that there will be a students was more fun than cut- tVHY DENBEAUX weekend ting up rats and watching diving next scmcslcr. Sponsored also beetles. by the Religion Department away one of and the Wellesley Committee Ms. Burling took Nbrecna Schlcp's gym credits to choose a look alike for you iht know who. when Noreena collapsed lo floor bleeding after sustaining a compound fracture of the sternum from one of Jim Loehlin's spike Said Ms. Burling, "She kno« that we aren't to stain the gy" fioors."— Freeman Hall has in- oW siitulcd a new concept of an m (PMsg. Wellesley tradition-they have sub- stituted for faculty shecry dinner. a private happy hour. We've sW Dan Nedland there. ia"<in? animatedly about minerals, faol'*- and other geological esoleri« Skeptical juniors prefer TSI crowo- however, with its regular do ii — I promised I wouldn't Aren't you glad, olc pal? — Would whoever from the A" Department left their louK Kell) "^A "DAAlCf... monogrammed Km in Pal ^ claim 1 room in Mungcr. please at the to VTeLifSLEv" Info Box? . — As for the bulk of '"^ "i tenured they're all Arthur Gold's Office of Educational Research faculty, and DevelopmrntTeleaaes lU ttudy on the effects of academic 0' preaaaret on publishing books - page J. ttudtnlB. Story, something. ! . WELLESLEY NEWS BOXES wanted I for rent (r CHEAP OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR SECOND SEMESTER: for sale House in Wellcslcy has plenly of room for a Wellesley student who wants to live off-campus next semester but needs to stay very near campus. House is personal (A right by carriage entrance, on Weston Road. For further in- formation, Call Carrie Van der Uan at 235-3917. CENTENNIAL COMMENCEMENT The following students have been selected to sit on ihe The English Department would Centennial Commencement attention of like to call lo the Committee for the Class of thai it is still possi- all students 1976: ble to enter English 318 (The Susan Challenger Group) and Bloomsbury Lily Chin (Victorian Poetry).

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