Why are so many students Don 't for get the Modern at Colby lacking in diver - Dance recital "Americana " sit y? Are minority groups which will be presented to- consciously avoided? night in W. U.
.Yew MembersaFor Academic Convocation To Feature College To Receive Stu. League Board Portrait of Bixler Have Been Elected Humanities—Social Science Therne From Senior Class The President of the Senior Class, The following girls have been Joseph Grimm, his announced that elected as members of the Women's the Class of 1959 is presenting a Student League Board for 1959- 1960. The new president is Marcia portrait of President Bixler to the college as its gift. The portrait of Peterson and the vice-president, El- len McCue. Elected as junior mem- Dr Bixler will be presented at the bers are Rosemary Athearn, Carol dedication ceremony of the new Seaman, and Maggie Wetzel. Soph- Music and Arts Building during Commencement Weekend in June. omore members are Ann Weir , Charlotte Clifton, and Scotty Mac- Funds for the gift have been re- Leod. The two secretaries, the trea- ceived from the Senior Class itself , surer, and the editor of the hand- and solicited from outside sources. book will be selected from the above Mr. Willard Cummings of Skow- representatives. Freshman members hegan , Me., had been commissioned are Mary Ballantyne and Sandy as the artist. Mr. Cummings is the Fullerton. director of the Skowkegan Summer School of Painting and Sculpture. Installation of the new officers ' Some of his work has been on exhi- of Student League and Women 's bit here at Colby, and several Col- Judiciary Committee will be held by students have attended his on Sunday, March 8 at 1 :45 in Pr ofessor Walter Agard Dr. Charles W. Cole Dr. Louis B. Wright . school. Dunn Lounge of the Women 's The Liberating Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences will be the central theme of the Aca- Last year Mr. Cummings had his Union. Dean Stridor will be the from March 11 to March 13 1959. Over this extended per- own art show in New York. He has guest speaker. All students and demic Convocation to be held at Colby , also taken a deep interest in the members of the faculty are invited iod of time, Colby has invited top men in these two fields to come to Colby, not only to lecture, but Colby Art Collection and has made to attend. also to meet and mingle, with the students and faculty. Students will have the opportunity to eat several important contributions. with the distinguished guests alnd to discuss with them the roles that the humanities and social sciences Among his subjects have been Sen- play in the field of education. • ator Benton and his family, Kath- Musical Evening The convocation will commence on ryn Cornell and Yincent Price. Mr. to ger Shakespeare Library in Wash- An exhibition entitled "Great Wednesday, March 11 at 8 p.m. in Cummings started work on the por- ington, D.C. since 1948. Ideas of Western Man" will be on the Women's Union. Professor Wal- trait last week, using a former Feature a Student display on the main floor of Miller ter R. Agard will explain the im- The general topic 'of the Convo- classroom in Miller Library as a Library throughout the Convoca- portance of the humanities in a cation will be discussed openly at studio. 1 Dr. Carpenter of the Art tion period. The display has been Program March 8 speech • entitled "Humanities for a panel discussion at 8 p.m. on Department has said "Mr. Cum- arranged through the courtesy of A Musical Evening will he held ' Our Time". A graduate of Amherst Thursday. Dean of the Faculty of mings is among the country's fore- the Container Corporation of Am- on March 8 at President Bixler's College, Agard is now a professor Colby College, Robert E. L. Strid- most portrait artists." erica. home and will feature a student of classics at the University of Wis- or, II, will act as moderator for the program . The students will present consin where he is very appropriate- panel of top scholars in their fields. In the words of President Bix- ' piano, violin, and voice solos. ly called "Mr. Humanities". Expressing .tKeir points of view will "ler?'"It"is "6iir *E6pe that"this event ident Sally Peabody '61 will play be ' Professor Agard, Dr. Wright will mark another milestone in Col- Amherst Pres An Open House in the Faculty by Bach's "Gavotte in G Minor" and and President Cole of Amherst Col- 's intellectual progress, just as Palmgren s lounge in the Lovejoy Building fol- it celebrates another step toward at the ' "May Night." "Etude lege. Will Speak in B Minor"' by Chopin, will be lowing the : lecture and a tea at the fulfillment of the Mayflower played by Carol Thompson '62. 3 p.m. in Smith Lounge on Thurs- The final event scheduled for the Hill dream". Those who are work- Man Convocation Dawne Christie three day period will be an All-Col- ing closely with Dean Frances F. '62 will play Bee- day, will give students and faculty ' The Academic Convocation to be thoven s lege Convocation featuring Charles Seaman and Dean George T. Nick- ' "Scherzo in A Flat/' In- added opportunities to meet and held at Colby March 11-13 will fea- termezzo in erson to make this' Academic Con- B Flat Major" and W. Cole, President of Amherst Col- ture Dr. Charles Woolsey Cole, Schubert to question the speakers. vocation another Colby first are: 's "Andante in A Major" lege. Following the central theme President of Amherst College, Dr. are the selections Richard Russel '59, Henry Win- to be played by At 4 p.m. in the "Women 's Union of the Convocation, Cole will an- Walter H. Agard, Professor of Larry Cushman gate '60, Sturges Butler '61, Con- '60. following the lecture, Louis B. swer the question, "What Are the Classics at the University of Wis- stance Maheu '60, Dorothy John A violin solo "Adoration Wright will explain the role of so- Social Sciences Good For?" Presi- consin and Dr. Louis B. Wright, , " by '61, and Nancy Kudriavetz '62. • , Borowsky,„will be given, by Patricia cial science in a lecture "History dent of Amherst since 1946, Cole director of the 'Folger Shakespeare Jack '62. as a Cultural Bridge". Dr. Wright has had a rich background in the Library in , Washington, D. C. Continued on Page Eight has been the director of the Fol- field of social science. CONVOCATION SCHEDULE Dr. Cole graduated summa cum Wednesday, March 11, 8 :00 p.m. laude in 1927 from Amherst and Humanities for Our Time in 1931 received his doctorate in • Walter Ft. Agard economics from Columbia Universi- Real Genuine Dogpatch Style Will ty, where he taught from 1929 to i Thursday , Marc h 12 j 3 :00 p.m. Tea < 1935. At that time he returned to ! Amherst as Professor of Econom- 4 :oo p.m. Histroy as a ] Color Annual Sadie Hawkins Day ics, remaining in that position until Cultural Brid ge [ It all began in 1937 m 'Al Capp's Louis B. Wright 1940, when ho became Professor of mythical town of Dogpatch when 8 :00 p.m. Tho Liberating History at Columbia. Mayor Hokzebiah Hawkins, in a Role of tho Humanities During World War II, he served dosparate effort to marry off his and Social Sciences for two years as chief of tho Sorvico uncommonly ugly daughter Sadie, Trades Branch of the . Office of Friday, hit upon a scheme that finally end- March 13, 11 :00 p.m. Price Administration in Washing- All College Assembly ed Sadie's 86 years of single ouss- ton, D.C, and for the next two edness. His honor decreed a foot- Charles W. Colo years he was Regional Prico Exe- race to be held between all unwed cutive in Now York City. Ho taught males and females and ordained at tho Navy School of Military Gov- that any miserable man caught by Art Mode Utilized ernment and Administration at Co- a gal must marry hor. Flourishing lumbia and also lectured at tho a blunderbuss, ho gavo tho foar- In Advertisements Army School of Military Govern- orazod bachelors a hood start, then ment in Oharlottsvillo, Virginia, firod a second volley for the howl- Tho exhibit of "Groat Ideas of from 1943 to 1945. Western Thought" which is dis- in' moss of unwed gals to go a , In 1946, Dr. Colo bocamo tho placed this week in tho library, con- soreooluu' and aolawin' after 'em." twolth President of Amherst Col- sists of a series of advertisements Sadio caught her man, and what logo, succeeding tho lato Stanley for tho Container Corporation of started out years , ago as a gag lias King. become- according to tho Birming- America. Thosq exhibits havo boon Dr. Colo holds honorary degrees on display at various times , and ham (Alabama) POST, "a fixture from American International Col- places sinco 1952 and tho Colby so firmly outronohod ih tho Ameri- logo, Clarkson, Hamilton College, Art Department fools deeply in- can way of life that it would take Candidates for Li'l Abner:.Fe \ix Suchecki, Jock Williams, Pete J ajfe, Trinity College, Wagnor College, debted to tho company for tho loan an act of Congress,to wipo . it off tho Ed Marchetti. Absent: Skih.ToletU. Phot o by Ting Williams College, tho University of of tho exhibits, books." Mass., and Wosloyan University. A Happily, howovor, "marryin' up Marryin' Sam pronounom' tho fatal pect of being askod out by a girl. Tho current display consists of trustee of Williston Aoadomy and "Wif tho gal what ketches a mapi words. Tho only answer to this difficulty is a phraso, sentence, or precept by a tho Educational Testing Service, ho ringoablo male" has,- boon • watered As Sadio Hawkins Day approach- to sneak; up on tlio male of your woll-knowa parsonage combined is also a director of tho Fund for down. Tho penalty for capture in es many problems aviso on the fo- choice in. tlio Spa. Whon ho is not with somo artistic sot-up, such as tho Republic. Ho has served on tho our timo is, at best, o consent to malo sido of campus. Aslcjng a man expecting such a wonderful thing a picture, p'icoo of sculpture, or Hoovor Commission fox* tho reor- oaoort a gal to a danoo for which to tho groat ovont seems to bo very to happen, ask him. , Before ho lias decoration. Tho variety of artistic ganization of tho executive branch flho foots tho bill ; at worst, par- difficult. For some reason tho mon a chance ! to regain his composure media is very well adapted to tho of tho government ,and tho ITorshoy ticipating in a mook marriage with become panic striken at s tho pros- Oontiiiuod on Pago Fivo v advertising idea. Continued on Pago Pour 0% (ffolhy Bdju . Letter ?o Editor Box 51, Colby College", Waterville, Maine. Office : Roberts Union. Call TR 2-2791, Ext. 240 Is punishment"the objective which A VALID EXCUSE? Founded 1877. Published weekly except during: vacations and examination periods by the Colby as a college community must ' Colby College can well be proud of the fine physical plant which students of Colby College ; printed by the Eagle Publishing Co., Maine. enforce its rules Inc., Gardiner, utilize in order to it now has and to which it is continuing to add. She can be proud of Charter members of the New Ingland Intercollegiate Newspaper Association. Represented by and live together as a coordinate National Advertising Service, Inc. Subscription rates: Students S3.50 ; Faculty free ; all others group ? tends to create the fact that not a single member of the faculty left last year to seek 5J.50. Newstands price: ten cents per copy. Punishment Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Waterville, Maine. Acceptance for fear and encourage bitterness. Is" employment elsewhere. In this sa.me area, she can be also proud of mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, .Act of October 3, 1917, tliis our intention ? The time has the noted educators who she is able to secure. Her program of lec- authorized December 24, 1918. come to seriously question the pur- programs un- All opinions in this newspaper not otherwise identified are those of the COLBY ECHO. tures Is certainly one of the finest and most ambitious , pose and effectiveness of the puni- Mention the ECHO -when you buy. dertaken by any college, regardless of size. On the athletic field there tive system under which tlie wo- is likewise reason to boast. Colb have shown exceedingly well " men's student body now functions. . y teams EDITOR - "WILLIAM C. DROLL, '60 too of the. willingness of MANAGING EDITOR - ALICE STEBBINS, '<50 The judicial system as it now under top competition. She can "be proud,, , BUSINESS" MANAGER - RUSSEL1 ZYCH, '60 stands is detailed in structure, yet the students to work with the administration in reaching an accept- ironically void in purpose. What is able answer to her most unfortunate problem - the drinking situation. EDITORIAL BOARD - Rosemary Athearn, '60 , Don Freedman, '60, Penny Martin, .'60 our present criteria for judgement? Don Mordecai, '60 , Diane Scraftoa '61 In this sphere,..Colby can be prou d of the great degree of cooperation . A rule is broken the offender must , evidenced — the willingness to compromise both on the part of SECTION EDITORS Asst. Business Manager - Grayce Hall, '61 be punished. Is this what we want ? News Editor • Rosemary Athearn, '60 Advertising Manager - Ann Weir, "61 Would it not be more intelligent to the students and administration. Feature Editor - Diane Sciafton, '61 Asst. Advertising Manager • Sue Miller, '61 devise a system whereby individual Sports Editor - Don Freedman, '60 Circulation ¦ Subscription Manager But can our college be the academic achievement of its personality and circTimstaace are . , proud of Make-up Editor - Carolyn Evans, '61 Lance Chase, '62 pride to the number of Asst. Make-up Editor - Cathy Troy, '<5_ financial Manager - Jerry LaForgia, '60 given all opportunity for deep un- student enrollment? How can she point with Copy Editors Billing - David Marr, '61 derstanding and purposeful correc- students who achieve the Dean's List standard when only two soph- Betsy Harper, '61 Jill Wiilliams, '61 Circulation Staff - Judy Dunnington, '61 tion? omore men and no more than two and one half per cent of the Exchange Editor - Jackie Nune_, '6l Schance Oliver, '61 Al Neigher,' '62 , Lack of a specific purpose inevita- freshmen men, secure this honor? REPORTERS akd STAFF bly produces a lack of continuity in Deborah Berry, '61 ; Ann Gerry, '60; Pris Gwyn, '62 ; Genie Hall , '60 ; Gail Harden, '60; judgement and decision. Under the The rating and -averages of the student body for this past sem- Ann Impey, '60 ; Mary Hurd , '62 ; Sandra Keef , '62 ; Jocelyn Keil, "61; Karen Kennedy, '60; present system, a broken rule is ester have now been computed. It is certainly not something with Gail Longenecker, '60 ; Brenda Lewison, '62 ; Linda Mackey, '60 ; Sue Maher, '61 ; Sandra punished by a group of students Nolet, '6l ; Dan Parish, '60 ; Deborah Price, '<52 ; Louise'* Robb, '60 ; Kathryn Smith, '62 ; which we may point to with pride. Within the four classes, approx- Elaine Stark, '60; Judy vanDyck, '62 ; Susan Welch, '62 ; Dan Hodges, '61. who have neither the time nor ex- perience necessary to contend with imately 140 men and 30 women were placed . on probation. About such problems. Colby women must 102 of the total male enrollment in the class of 1962 were placed on feel responsible to question "the val- this list. This means that forty-four percent of the freshmen men are ues of the punitive system and in- considerably below the standards set by the college. It is interesting to quire as to its ' coordination, with note that about one quarter of these men were active in one or more the purpose of the "Colby System' 1 and the college community as a freshmen sports. This may seem a small percentage until you recall An Undesirable Trend whole. the number of men who engage in sports on the freshman level. To We're not- historians here at the ECHO, but we do try to com- turn to a specific example., all but three players on the freshman ment ^ on trends and current situations, and this will often lead us Review of hockey team were placed on probation. into history. The first fact that we notice, delving into the past, is The number of students, removed from probation was the same that the present Colby is really less than 10 years old. Though legal- figure as those on continued probation. Approximately twenty-three l Gabe Lecture y we exist from 1813, the Colby that we know really dates from the students were dropped or asked to leave Colby during this same move from the old campus By Dan Hodges , finished in 1952. So. when we look for ¦ period. Of these students, seven were actively engaged in athletic trends, it is from this recent date that we must start. Dr. Norman Dunbar Palmer, pro- fessor of Political Science at the competition. If Colby has become a better school in these last 7 years, then University of Pennsylvania, deliv- ered' on March 3 the fourth Gabriel- Some thirty-seven students were given warnings from the Dean what must it have been in 1952, and if the present Colby is the result •f i_i to the effect that lack of improvement in scholarship would be cause of 10 years work and growth, then, on the basis of the Colby picture son Lecture the present series centered on the challenge of Russia for placement on probation . Of those, about one third were women. right now, is it worthwhile to go on? There is an advantage in- con- to the United States.. Dr. Palmer' s And here we turn to the distaff side of the campus. Thirty sidering ourselves to be only a few years old ; this way, we can claim address was entitled "Soviet Polit- Colby women (all but six were freshmen) were placed on academic that we are still undergoing growing pains, that the current unsure- ics and the Uncommitted Nations probation. A number of girls were also on the continued probation ness and seeming lack of direction which characterizes most of the of Africa and Asia. "It focused list of the Dean. student body, for example, is all due to an attempt at finding our primarily on how Russia is trying to win allies and influence nations. proper niche in the scheme of things. These figures may not be completely accurate but they are The speech was clear in structure , But even if we accept this hypothesis, this does not give us the and in content, no doubt due to certainly sufficient to point out this undesirable condition. right to sit back and say contentedl y, "Well, we axe growing up, leave the speaking experience that Pro- l ( Colby has long been proud of the number of students who app y us alone and everything will be all ri fessor Palmer received as a Colby ght!" We can not leave our undergraduates on the debating for admission here. Last year for instance, about 800 applications growth without direction, but must continually revaluate ourselves. team . were submitted from female high school students. Of this number, What are the current trends and difficulties that we can look His introduction to the topic des- approximately 270 were accepted and 167 enrolled as freshmen in at ? We don't by any means want to excuse these difficulties because cribed the relative position of the September of 1958. In regard to male student enrollment, over United States and Soviet Russia. 1,000 applications were received. The freshman class of 1962 began they are growing pains, but we want to try to ease them. The inevitable point was made that the year with 233 men. • Colby is proud of its religious heritage, a heritage of "reli ious Russia is improving in production, g Continued on Page Eight liberty and the right of private conscience," which has endowed the education, technical competence, an(L political influence. Moreover, college "with Christian princi ples which still invigorate its program" the free world, embarrassed by the ( The 1958 catalog) . Yet, there is a significantly small percentage recent recession which economically Guest Of Colby College of the student body who come from minority groups of any sort. wound ed many small nati ons, and Given the attraction of the "Ivy League" on Eastern pre-college by its atrophying leadership, is aid- minds, there are still very few students from the concentrated met- ing tho Russians. Taking t-dvantage Is Noted Polish Doctor of this opportunity, Russia is en- ropolitan areas By Robert B. Neuwirth , whereas the suburban group of nice, neutral, boys hancing both its power position and and girls, constitutes the vast majority. There are many-reasons for its popularity through four "of- Dr. Wloszimierz Januszewicz, an emrninent physician from this lack of diversity., one being that there are some influential pow- fensives." The first offensive is tlio Communist Poland, recently spent three fruitful days at Colby partic- f amou offensive ers who do not want diversity in the student body. But it is the very s peace , tvn effoi'lv-to ipating in vigorous discussions with both students and faculty. Dr. build positive images of tlie Soviet lack of diversity that keeps the academic achievement of Colby stu- Rocke- Union. The socond is the* anti-im- Januszewicz is in the United States for a year of study under dents at such a spectacular low. There is certainl y no conscious perialist offensive, an. effort to feller Scholarship Grant. He is currently engaged in research worlc quota system at Colby, per se, but neither is tliere any attempt to build negative images of tho West- in hypertension at Columbia University's Presbyterian Medical Cen- diversify the lumpish body. ern nations. The third offensive, ter. which Dr. Palmer described most Wc notice that the student bod y as a whole breaks down into thoroughly, is the economic offen- His unique visit at Colby gave students the opportunity to in- two, usually distinct- types. The 'first is the active, interested student, sive. .This offensive is three- quire into Poland's current political and social conditions in light Continued on Page Four pronged j it includes aid, t rade , and of the recent government upheavals. Since the Doctor is not a poli- technical Assistance. Since this as- sistance is heavily concentrated in tician, he preferred to, discuss his own field of medicine. vita] areas on tlio .periph&ry of .tho In an exclusive three hour interview with this reporter, Dr. A Warning Soviet Union- tho USSR gets max- Januszewicz stated that he was immensely impressed with American It has come to our attention that certain Golby students felt that imum benefit from ita efforts (moro medical education. What particularl ruck him was the emphasis it was necessary to smoke and drink during Maynard Ferguson's so, proportionately, than tho Unit- y st ed States). Russia makes , propa- placed on physiology and bio-chemistry in American medical univ- performance at the Opera House during Winter Carnival weekend. ganda hay out of its aid programs. ersities. ' During the interview Dr. Januszewicz carefully explained ^ It is obvious to even the most casual observer what an incident such It claims that thoro aro no strings his country's policy of education for medical students, as well as Po- attached and! no questions asked j as this could lead to: land' socialized medicine. it specializes in show-case projects s system of 1) The town may decide not to make the Opera House available and in aid during crisis situations.' Unlike the eight or ten years required before American medical for future Colb productions, For technical assistance it exports y students are able to practice, the' Polish student completes his course some of its lest mon to promising 2) Such incidents will only cause to increase undesirable tension areas. To capitalize on its trade in only six years. During this period the prospective doctor works for bewccri Waterville and the college, efforts it has entered some 31 tr'ado two degrees of specialty in t\vo separate fields of medicine. An in- 3) Wc hope to secure an acceptable solution to our drinking prob- agreements, participated in trade teresting aspect is that the intern or resident doctor so common under fairs and sent out trade missions lem, The aspect of student maturity and responsibility will be an im- ous system is unknown in Poland. However, in order to achieve his ¦ all oyer tho world. Dr-' Dunbar portant factor in the dctcrminiation of this decision. Continued on Pago Bight Continued on Page Seven Campus Activities Felt Candidates Are Chosen To Be Overemphasized For ROTC Ball Queen Colby students may be amused at the f ollowing quotation from the Middlebury Campus of February 5: '*Vassar has found one way of dealing with extra-curricular activities - abolishing them. Recognizing the apathetic attitudes of students toward these activi- ties, the college administra tion , proposed to a student convocation that all extra-curricular activities be done away with. The suggestion was met with ' silence, followed by thunderous applause . . . Vassar's selves and no one else. We are in new policy toward activities is part a sense busy doing nothing. I have of a program designed to improve tried to reveal the all too obvious fact that the real / organization the existing academic situation." Less amusing, perhaps, is the which we supposedly had joined report of fifty student leaders at when we arrived on campus as the eleventh National Student Con- freshmen lias practically been re- gress. As reported in the National jected or a_fc least made unidentifi- able among our extra-curricular Student News of November, 1958, "Getting by with a vigorous social activities. This organization is the academic. When a freshman comes life is the dominant attitude of most Nancy Kudriavetz Nancy1 Cunneen Barbara Poole American students. Over 40 of the to college he is immediately faced students found their campuses with the problem of deciding which The annual Military Ball, Collby's marred by extra-curricular and su- fraternity he will join, or which big spring dance- will be held in per-social activity, conflicting in groups he will belong to and sud- the Women's Union on Saturday, many cases with the educational denly midtsemester grades reveal March 14. Al Corey and his band that he has forgotten to join the goals of the college." will provide the music for the dance Specific evidence of this is cited academic society, or at least made which, contrary to popular belief, in the Bucknellian series entitled a poor attempt at doing so. Most is opened to the entire college com- "The Academic Blanket." "Another of the organizations on campus have munity. become a couch instead of a spring great sec tion of the 'academ ic The highlight of the evening will blanke is woven from most of the board to greater academic achieve- be the crowning of the queena to t' ' 120 organizations that Bucknell is ment. Too many of us are reclining be chosen from the following candi- in this co-uch instead of springing proud to boast, with student gov- dates : Dawne Christie '62, from vigorously off the springboard. * ernment heading the list . ... We " Bethel, Maine ; Nancy Cunneen '61, Le s pa,use here to view Colby s , ' are all smothered beneath the 'ac- t' ' from Danielson, Conn. ; Patricia system or lack of system of extra- ' ademic blanket.' I see again in our Jack '62, from Weymouth, Mass. ; addiction to organizations the sup- curricula activities. Seniors com- Nancy Kudriavetz '62, from Hart- pression of the individual and his plain that they don't have the nec- ford, Conn. ; and Barbara Poole academic curiosity. We are so com- essary time to study for compre- '60, from Wellesley, Mass. The pletely covered by the 'blanket' , that hensives due to tlieir non-academic Dawne Christie queen of the Ball will be given the Patricia Jack gious Convocation we have lost our individuality. If schedules. Reli title of Honorary Cadet Colonel, and had to compete with numerous other Photos by Ting there are any individuals as such, will reign over the Cadet Corps for they are so afraid of being covered meetings Monday and Tuesday of Concert Tour For the remainder of the year. She will to the state senators, Colby faculty again by the 'blanket' that they last week. Prevalent among the wo- be presented witli an award suita- mem bers , and the Air Science Prof- refuse to demonstrate their indiv- men this jear was the observation Glee Club Includes ble to the event. In addition, she essors of Bowdoin and Maine. that freshmen girls were waiting to iduality." will be given the opportunity to Continued on Page Four join activities until they had be- ride in the L-17. Colby ROTC's __ Mark Ebersole, author of the fj» «-__l-H.«M_KH-__»-O-E---.tl ^_»0 _ BO^__»O-«_n_>0<__»0-_a_M- -W»(»^ | come settled academically. Perhaps Carnegie Hall Visit series, later notes, "The ideology training airplane. She will be this is promising, but there are After last year's successful tour ( Waterv ille Marine , Inc. g of the day is 'groupism'. To be on crowned by one of the -visiting dig- signs thai; this attitude did not the' Colby College Glee Club will I Joh nson "Seahorse 1" I the Dean's Xist or -wear a Phi Beta nitaries, and the Colby 8 will pay again visit several eastern cities I Outbo ard Motors Kappa key can be a source of em- last. her tribute in song. j Let us also note that it is not presenting a varied and interesting j Motor Rentals - Sporting Goods I barrassment at times, but to have This year, the queen will be elect- program. The glee club is planning 33 Front St. TR 2-7942 1 an infinite number of group activ- the value of extra-curnciilar activ- ed by popular vote. Voting will not j to leave the campus Thursday, ities listed in the yearbook is in- ities that is being disrupted - it is take place before the dance, as has March 19 at 8 a.m. and that same variably and enviable beautifica- the use a/nd organization of them. , been the past procedure. Yoting will When they defeat the primary pur- evening will find them in Hartford, tion." be done at the dance by each couple TIME LIFE poses of college it is time to re- Conn., for their first performance. j [ In ''a summarizing article, Mr. , upon their arrival. Votes will be in A second concert will be given in FOR TUNE Ebersole concludes : "Serving no view them, as is being done on the form of ballots ; the ballot box, Washington D. C on Saturday common purpose among our organ- other campuses. We are getting , , which will be on the dance floor, is SPORTS new buildings and better faculty to the tour -will be a return appear- izations, we, have no common in- to be closed approximately 45 min- evening, March 21. The climax of ILLUSTRATED terest ; consequently we are mem- aid the academic life at Colby, but utes after the dance has officially the tour will be a return appear- j At Special Student Rates I bers of ma-ny individual organiza- none seems to be paying much at- begun. No ballots will be accepted ance at the Carnegie Recital Hall tions which operate independent of tention to the little things which after that time. j Personal or Gift Subscri ptions j are eating away at Colby's, and in New York City on March. 23. all others, and for the sake of our- President and Mrs. Bixler, Senat- I See JOE MARGLIN 1 at other schools' academic purposes. The program this year includes or and Mrs. Muskie, and Mayor Think about Mr. Ebersole s final Bruckner's Mass in E Minor and Tau Delt House ' and Mrs. Berjiier of Waterville have J j point : "Tiere is a tone of pessimism Five Songs on Old Texts by Paul Colbyettes Will received invitations to the Ball. Tel. TR 2-9728 in my discussion of our circum- Hindemith, both of which were pre- j j Invitations have also been extended A ai»MBWH _>M-HMa HWamwA stances, but far more important is sented whon Mr. Hindemith visited Sing At Bowdoin tho optimistic point that under- Colby earlier this year. The glee lies all I have said. That is, that club is also doing a selection of Eng- For Campus Chest within easjh of us is tho potential lish madrigals. The Colbyettes will participate in to make the most of our organiz- Forty-sevon members of' the glee Bowdoin'a Campus Chest Week by ations and groups, but most import- club will be making the trip. Thoy , singing at the fund raising variety ant tho academic opportunities. The will be conducted by Mr.' Peter Re show on Sa-turday, March 14. Their 'academic blanket' can bo lifted by and accompanied by Mrs. Frieda KNI IT YOlJRSELF individuals working together. Reynolds. - program will include : "My. Rom- " j ance "Tho Boy Next Door " ", ", wSl '' ] ^ S ^ ¦______i uL L_S6^S^_^_i n__ iiw I^ygt g "Dixie Danny", and "Walk Soft : ' { ^ ^^ S ly", which has been arranged by Woolens Remnants ^^ Dick Poland '61. TOWN & COUNTRY SEWING CENTE R j Tho "Efc- .es" out a record last YARN SHOP spring when the group was under Mrs . Foster , Prop. j 134 MAIN STREET WATERVILLE tho direction of Marian Woodsomo, i This record is now available for pur- Dressmakin g Cuttin g Service J chase from members of tho group. L ADIES AND GENTS ALTERATIONS ! Songs included are : '.'Hawaiian War Chant", "Lazy Jjtivor", "Autumn Opposite Post Offloo For All Your Drug Sto re Needs Loaves", "The Boy Noxb Door", and a spooio-l recording of the Colby "197A Main Street Waterville¦ , Maine . Qloo Club's "Colbiana. " __ i ^^ >^^t^ 'l^T^ ¦Tt^-^ ~^ -T-T^TT " lT-¦T-l- ^^ r LARRY'S PHARMACY _ ^ ~TW" ^^^ ^^T^ i' ' <(¦ *' . •* CAMP COUNSELLOR OPENINGS _ ] ; " Good Shoos for . ; * j 113 Main Str eet I _j ; , College Mon and W onion " ; * — For Faculty, Stude nts and Graduates — ! ASSOCIAT ION OF PRIVATE CAMPS Water ville Maine 1: " GALLERT ' :| I ... comprisin g 250 outstandin g Boys , Girls, Brother-S ister and f j | j Co-Ed Camps , locate d throu ghout th o Now England , Middles Atlon- j :t tie States and Canada ' § ' SHOE STORE I * ¦ , Phone TRinity 2-2182 i ; ' ¦ I . . . INVITES YOUR INQUIRES concerni ng summer employ ment j ¦ ¦ I as Counsellors , Instructo rs or Adm inistrato rs. I ., fri Main stroot 4 In ')¦ ' "4 I . . . POSITIONS in children ' s camps , all areas of activities , aro¦ \ Nights Call TRinity 2-7732 available. l . j •)• Watorvillo ¦ ¦ ¦ Mnlno • «. I I: • ' : ' :i: I .WRIT] ., OR OALL IN PEUSON I •) • ' « h PRE SCRIPTION SPECIALISTS 1 > Charge Amount s ¦ .. I ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE CAMPS | •) > 1 _/ 1 |t I SS Wast -12nd street , Room 621 Now York 30, N. Y. ( B. Litt - at .Oxford University. He above statements only suggest the Library Quarterly Hangout Sponsors W. \. A. loiinations studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, much larger areas of which they 9 the School in Athens, and Johns are a part. We can point to no Favorabl Ee ed "Pa jama Game" In Hopkins University. He was grant- particular individual or policy . and y itnnonii .e_ By Board ed an honorary D. Litt. from Cor- say " that here lies all the difleni- This last week saw the end of nell University. ' ties of Colby. While there is no By Irish Newsmen W.U. on March 13 tlie interdorm basketball tourna- From 1937 to 1954 Dr Agard was quota system , the lack of diversity Want something different, really chairman of the Classics Depart- in- the student body, and particu- The November issue of the COL- ment and~ Foss was announced, the different? Then by all means plan winner. Great enthusiasm was ment. He is a nationally recognized larly the lack of minority groups as BY LIBR ARY QUARTERLY , de- to attend the "Pajama Game", a authority on Green tradition and an invigorating and diversif ying el- voted mainly to the writings of sliown for the tournament. dance to be presented by the Hang- democratic heritage, and was rated ement, indicates, and is reflected Standish 0'Grady, has recently been Nominations for the 1959-1960 out Committee on Friday evening, " one of America' s outstanding teach- by, the fact that the big cities and reviewed in Ireland by the IRISH Board were : ' Presidents, Eunie March 13. Bucholz Alison Hill '60 ; vice- ers by Life Magazine. the mid-west are untouched. While TIMES in Dublin, th e CORK and Ed Tomey and bis musical combo, presidents Penny Dietz and Lee Dr. Agard is president of .the there are no recognized athletic TIMES , and on radio Eireann. the , including Bobby Brown and Whit Holcombe '61 ; secretary-treasurer, American Classical league, the So- scholarships, a surprising number national broadcasting network .of Shad-ford,, will provide the music Heather Campbell and Betsy Per- ciety of the American Academy in of athletes seem to enjoy financial Ireland. Both reviews were favor- for 'the evening. The dance will be ry '61 ; publicity chairman," Debbie Rome, and the Classical Association aid who might not actually receive ably received. The IRISH DIGEST held in the Dunn and Smith Loung- Price and Alice Walker '62. of the Middlewest and South. He it only on a basis of scholarship. also published a resume of the ar- es of the Women's Union from 8- Managers will be elected when the has held key positions in the Arch- (This is not realy limited to ath.-! ticles in the QUARTERLY. ¦ 11 :_ 0 p.m. The time is tentative, new-Board is installed. Any girl who aeological Institute of America, letes ; we wonder just how much Tho article on O' Grady was writ- since late permission may be se- is interested in a particular sport American Philological Association, financial aid is based on just need ten by Vi-vian Mercier who holds cured for the event. may sign up for a position on the Classical Association of the Atlan- and--academie ability as the primary a Ph.D. from Trinity College Dub- The "price is right" at $1 per Board as a manager. tic States, Classical Association of requirements). While extra-curric- lin. Standish 0'Grady was a his- couple and refreshments will be A banquet will be held for tlie old the Middlewest and South, Amer- ular activities are vital to college torian, story-teller, politician, and served. and new Boards, and the new of- Federation of Teachers, and the life, of primary importance, in the journalist. Known as the "Father Bob North is in charge of decor- ficers -will be installed at that time. Madison Art Association. He is end, must be scholarship. of the Irish Literary Revival" his ations for the dance, Karen Lind- also a member of Phi Beta 3_appa, Looking around, this is what we volumes of legendary history con- holm heads the publicity commit- QUEEN CANDIDATES Alpha Delta Phi, and Delta Sigma see. In the past ten years there tain Irish legends • of artistic in- tee and refreshments are being han- Continued from Page Three Rho. has been a trend away from the in- fluence and paved the way for Wil- dled by Kay White. The Arnold Air Society sponsors Dr. Agard has written THE dividual fire-ball (supply your own liam B. Yates and other Irish writ- Oy yes, .... the dress ! No cou- this annual formal ball . An honor- GREEK TRADITION IN SCULP- term) to the nice, well-rounded, ers. ples will be admitted unless they ary fraternal ROTO organization, TURE , MEDICAL GREEK AND suburban, prep-school type of stu- are sporting the proper attire. This the Arnold Air dent. We don't want to project this Mr. John R. McKenna. Colby Li- Society at present LATIN , (WHAT DEMOCRACY is a pajama party, and aH who at- has ten advanced cadet members trend into the future, it is too brarian, has compiled a check list MEANT TO THE GREEK S, and tend must dress accordingly. and one basic cadet member. CLASSICAL MYTHS IN SCULP- frightening. Our present situation of O'Grady's works whicli are in a Peter Henderson '60 heads the TURE. is highly relative, and we hope high- permanent collection in Miller li- 1 Student Government election queen candidate committee for the Dr. Wright's biography was ly unstable. We hope that we can brary. Among these are O'Grady's i will be held on April 6 and 7 dance. The other committees and written up in last week's edition change the trend, and bring out of the current chaos a Colby that single worfcs, articles, autographed ! outside the Spa. Futher informa- their chairmen are : Program, John er EDITORIAL will retain the best of the past and letters, bibliographies, biographical tion will be made available fol- Whitti '60 ; Publicity, Doyglas Merrick '59 ; Decorations, Tom Continued from Jfage Two the present, while " not closing our and critical writings about him, and i lowing the regularly scheduled ; Skolfield '59 ; Invitations and Pro- on whom the burden of responsibil- eyes to the best that the future may various works of Irish writers which ! meeting of the Council next Mon- ' tocol, Ed Tomey '59 ; Refreshments, ity is laid for fielding fine athletic offer. ! day night. . he edited. Mike Farren '59 ; and De-decoration teams and staffing committees and Therefore, we cannot have said and Clean-up, Leo Beaulieu '60. attending lectures. And these stu- all that there is to be said in tho dents are often interested as well lines above. Indeed , we have barely AMHERST PRESIDENT in their studies. The second student scratched the surface, and this with Continued from Page One is in the clear majority. He is in- only generalities ; obvious state- Selective Service Commission. terested in nothing, and least of ments at their face value. These Dr. Cole is a member of Phi Beta all his studies. Unfortunately, it statements all need exploration, Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, and Delta is on the first sort of student, no and in future issues of the ECHO, Kappa Epsilon. He belongs also to matter how small his numbers, that we hope to get closer, much closer, the American Academy of Arts and all extra-curricular activities de- to the core of these statements. Sciences, American Economics As- pend. The load is too great for the Until then all we can do is hope sociation, American Historical As- number of students available, so that students and faculty alike will sociation, American Association of something has to give. Ultimately, want to recognize the present chaos University Professors, Council on even with these interested students, of our growing pains, and will want Foreign Relations, and .the Econim- it is the academic area which is to give their all in making our ic History Association. left in the lurch. growth less painful, and as fruitful He is the author of several books, It should bo obvious that the and valuable as possible. the following among them : FRENCH MERCANTILIST DOC- TRINES BEFORE CO LBERT , ' COLBERT AND A CENTURY OF EVELYN CARBINE 'S i FRENCH MERCANTILISM , and FRENCH MERCANTILISM 1863- 1700. In collaboration with S. B. LADIES' APPAREL ! ELECTRONIC DETECTIVE — Anothe r device to help lick cancer Is this Impressive soundin g "Scann ing Coincidence Isotope — Ence- Clough, he wrote ECONOMIC HIS- phalometer " at the U niversity of Michi gan where cancer research TORY OF EUROPE , and lie also given by 47 Main Street Is supported fay the American Cancer Society from funds is th o author , with Carlton J.' H. i the public. Used for locatin g br ain tumors , the machine provides a three-dimensional map for the sur geon's use. The patient Is Injected Hayes and Marshall W. Baldwin, with a radioactive substance that concentrates heaviest in the can* of HISTORY OF EUROPE] Waterville Maine cer tissue. Waves of ener gy register on crystals in the metal tubes Dr. Agard received his B.A. in ! ¦ ' ' ., ., I which revolve around the patient 's head while moving also In an 1915 from Amherst and in 1921 his _-..__..______: up and down position. Welcome to ' AL COREY 'S MUSIC CENTER You re always ready p^l^SS^fc ^ fc^.. 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The undefeated Colby Frosh hockey team compiled a 10 - 0 record against, the. toughest competition they were able to play. Members of the squad are, left to right: "Duke" Duchrow, J im Houghton,Fr d?i k Stephenson, Ron Ryan, Don Young, Dave y Craig, J ohn Me- Bride, J im Ackcrman, Pete Leofant i, and Ed Corners. Absent: BobDietler, Hunt er Shotwcll, Wayne Manty, and Wally H amby. POLISH DOCTOR GUEST ing funds, as well as the needed the country, are uotv being produced In addition, the Health service is ority by the health service. Dr. Jan- Continued from Page Two equipment. in large quantities. Dr. Janusze- attempting to combat alchoholiszn uszewicz; stated that before the war specialty degrees, a student is al- Dr. Januszewicz emphasized the wicz contended that before the soc- in conjunction with new stringent most " of the large cities , had to ob- lowed to work' in a hospital for a fact that since the socialization of ialization of pharmacies in 1951, laws passed in 1956'.' tain their water from open wells. short, period before taking his ex- Polish medicine, it had been gov- this sector of the health service Care of newborn babies was one By 1955 sixty-six percent of city aminations. ernment policy to matriculate as' was developing satisfactorily. It of the . - most neglected matters in dwellers had running water. In ad- Dr. Januszewicz stated that many many youths as possible from peas- now shows considerable progress in pre-war times. Under Poland's dition, many hj'giene stations have students prefer to assist in hospital ant and worker origin. The govern- supplying the population with med- health service, proper care of the been set up throughout Poland to work during part of their three ment provides them with every fac- ical supplies. newborn, baby is assured. Child- cope with sanitation problems. month summer vacation. This add- ility for studying, in accordance For several years after the war, ren of working Mothers are placed ¦ Ending in a lighter note, Dr. ed experience can be of much use with the five year plans. people with insurance obtained in state-run nurseries, while child- Januszewicz stated that young peo- J)u ren of unwed mothers are placed to the student later on. As in all An important aspect of the Pol- medicine free of charge, e to the ple in Poland, as in the United in babies' homes where they remain other forms of education in Poland, ish health service is that for the increased demand for medicine, plus States, are primarily interested in the medical student gets his train- first time the masses are able to the greater number of insured peo- until the mother is able to create sports, rather than politics. Almost the proper living conditions. ing exclusively at governmental ex- obtain free medical service... Special ple;, a patient must now pay thir- all youngsters, as well as their par- Abortion in Poland since 1956 pense- effort is made to acquaint the work- ty per cent of the actual cost of ents, spend a part of the summer Most doctors throughout the er with the problems of work safety the medicine. has been legalized. Every doctor has engaged in free physical activity world have managed to achieve a and hygiene. The local district doc- Under Poland's health service, ex- the right to decide whether or not at summer camps. He stated that high standard of living in com- tor has the right to .give a patient tensive work is being done to com- a pregnancy should be interrupted. sports have stopped being a privil- " parison to the rest of the popula- the equivalent of nine days sick bat many of her most dreaded dis- If a doctor refuses to procure abor- ege of the well-^to-do and have be- tion. In this respect Poland is no leave. If the sickness is serious the eases. One of Poland's chief prob- tion a woman may appeal to a come a sensation for the masses. exception. Even under her highly worker can receive his full salary lems, especially during the war, was medical commission set up for that With sport - facilities now in the purpose. Dr. Januszewicz admitted socialized . medicine program, the for as long as six months. The venereal disease, which at times hands of the public, every kind of average physician receives a fixed worker with a diminished working reached epidemic proportions. One that this new/plan's application will sport is accessible to young people wage of approximately 3000 zlotys a capacity may also obtain permis- of the first steps taken by the present certain difficulties. and adults. At present, physical sion to work shorter hours while health service to curb Y. D. was Another field which is of great month. (At the present tourist rate training is obligatory for over three of exchange of 22 zlotys to the dol- receiving his full salary. the introduction of systems for as- concern to Poland's health service million youths. Therefore sports are lar, this would come to $136). This . Dr. Januszewicz explained that certaining contacts and . sources of is psychiatry. During the war most is significantly higher than the av- before the war Poland had only contagion. Compulsory post-treat- of Poland's 17,000 mental patients becoming an integral part of Po- erage take-home pay of a worker. 13,000 physicians. This made her ment control was established. An- were nnirdei-ed by the Nazis. Today land's educational and health sys- ' In addition, a Polish "doctor is al- one of the most underprivileged other factor was the regular med- there are 22,000. patients in Poland's tems. lowed to practice privately, al- countries, in Europe. With the ad- ical examination of pregnant' wo- mental institutions. Under the cur- though such practice will be cur- vent of World War II many of these" men, which resulted in practically rent fire year plan, one of the fore ? i _ tailed and eliminated gradually. doctors were eliminated. Today, rai- eliminating syphillis. However, Dr. most projects of the health service Giguere ' s Barber Shop] der socialism the number of doc- Januszewicz conceded that V.D. is will be the raising of mental health The Polish doctor is guaranteed , and Beau ty Parlor j tors has more than doubled the again becoming a problem, as it is care, now considered to be wholly the light of buying a car on in- ^ Tel. TR 2-6021 pre-war ' figure. in the West. Important research inadequate. j j stallment and priority in obtaining Many medicines such as penicil- is also occurring in the fields of Sanitation, long neglected before | 146 Main Street a government subsidy in building , * lin,, once exclusively imported into cancer T.B., and other diseases. the war, is likewise getting top pri- I I himself a private house. Dr. Jan- , uszewicz stated that he considered himself fortunate to . have, ren i- free, a two-room apartment, in light of the acute housing shortage in Warsaw. • , Pol and's system of socialized They aid it couWrft * ***** medicine is under the control of s jf 4HB "£ the Ministry of Health. This min- istry establishes the basic policy of the health service, directs and supervises the professional activities of its agencies and provides them with the necessary staff and build-
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S H O E R EP AIRI NG & DYEING Jtf Quality Service ¦ 1 Hour Service For your convenience will del Ivor HBk^iLive Modern .'..chan ge to modern M MUSICAL EVENING is better than those within it, while ant that over-generalization is ber of freshman athletes on proba- stressing extra-curricular activities Continued from Page One the Soviet Union is ' succeeding in avoided. But, certain basic factors tion is . a specific example of this as a reason for this development. Voice .solos are to be rendered by spite of its system. Second, the lave been suggested. situation. Every effort should be made to Richard Kenison '60 and Barbara Soviet challenge is deadly serious to Since most students affected are Although these are apparently insure that this deviation, does not Eidam '59. Dick . will sing 'Tor the future of our country. Third, .members of the freshman class, valid reasons, it is difficult to see occur again. If Coby is to truly rep- Behold Darkness Shall Cover the the United States needs knowledge many point to the obvious notion why the class of 1962, having a bet- resent the hest in small college ed- Earth" and "The People Who Walk in order to act. of difficulty of adjustment. In- ter background, did so poorly. ucation, she' must attradt the bet- in Darkness", both from Handel's creased independence, and a change ter students. It is well to stress A VALI D EXCUSE Secondly, we are told that al- "Messiah" and Brohe's "--less in environment must be considered. the importance of athletic teams Continued from Page Two though there are more students in This House". Barbara will sing The methods and amounfc of stud- and extra-curricular activities, as v It should be noted here that this trouble scholastically at this time . "Musetta's Waltz Song" from Puc- ying, necessary may also have been long as this feeling does not out- class was the best seen by Colby than before, in general this pro- cini's "La Boheme" and "All Ye altered. Fraternity and- sorority- portion has been relatively weigh the importance of academic in some time, in regard to college stable People" from - "The Se-ven Last standards and scholarship. Colby board scores and high school aver- add to a disruption of study sched- through the years. Also, it is noted Words of Christ" by Dubois. is a college and as such was in- ages. And yet there was a consid- ules. Involvement in too many ex- that this situation prevails at" other colleges as<- well. This is no excuse. stituted for the purpose of educa- GABE LECTURE erably larger proportion of students tra-curricular activities may also We speak of the continual striving tion. Extra-curricular activities are Continued from Page. Two placed on probation. result in poor scholarship. The num- toward a higher standard a necessary part of this education, mentioned the cultural offensive as To turn to the basic question, of schol- arship,. Admission standards but the ultimate concern should be Russia's fourth offensive. why are so many students submit- have y— ^ajiiin i iii _y 1 supposedly been raised to scholarship. If a definite need for The conclusion of5 the speech sug- ting below average work ; why are {B nijgy ^ p'^ »™> _& aid iri H ^ >M n SSSr wi torn ™"" _hH this endeavor. And yet if a change in attitude toward study- gested some considerations and so many students placed on pro- , the re- sults 'o-f the first semester ing is needed — and we feel that moralizings for the United States. bation ? are to be. evaluated at all, it is clearly an it is — then it is the duty of res- First, United States policy should There are of course numerous indication of inconsistency some- ponsible students to assume the not become a conditioned reflex to reasons involved, and it is import- Friday - Saturday i " Night of the Quarter Moon " ' where. Yet, perhaps we are .' over leadership in .this endeavor. Russian moves, but should attempt Cinemascope ! to initiate its own action consistent i Julie London Nat King Cole > 1 with its individual ideals. Second, . John Drew Barrymore \ ¦ ¦ it should sensibly meet the four I l 1 Soviet offensives. Third, the Unit ed O Friday - Monday §"8 Sunday - Tuesday j gj "THE COLOSSUS M "ROSE MARIE" ¦ States must relearn what its values 1 . Friday and Saturday j D OF NEW YORK" §•§ 1 Cinemascope and color ' are and, above all, understand un- Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Cliff j O "SPACE CHILDREN" || ! Ann Blythe Howard Keil 2 committed nations in the wa;y that i ,CSTUDENT PRINCE" "PLACE IN THE SUN" | Edmund Purdom with the they demand to be understood. ' \ William Holden "STALAG 17" O Tuesday - Wednesday §•$ , "voice of Mario Lanza i j — j As a whole the lecture sketched i < and described, rather than analyzed. IB "RELUCTANT II \ Sunday — Wednesda y I IB DEBUTANTE" \ Wednesday - Thursday Professor Palmer' s treatment of the §•§ i j Clifton Webb j II II "SETTLED H "THESE THOUSAND HILLS" economic offensive would have par- Cinemascope and color j j fl THE WIND" g_| ^ "THE REMARKABLE MR . 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