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t and always Summer Sessions h Announced at Providence The 1970 summer sessions at 25 U.S. History II the Providence Campus have 27 Modern European Hist. e tentatively been announced. For Session U - Period II the DAY DIVISION, session I Room Course will run from June 22 to July 24. Al Econ. II Session 2 will run from July 27 A2 Bus. Ma1h II to August 28. Classes will meet A3 Corporate Finance Monday through Friday, 8:00 A4 Statistics a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for period l, 201 Chemistry II 10:00 a.m. to noon for period II, 201 Lab. Tues., Thurs., 1-4 p.m. and noon to 2:00 p.m. for period 27 Sociology Q III. Classes will not meet on July Al3 Hist. of Western Civ. 4 (Independence Day) and on A7 Political Science II August 11 (Veternns Day). Stu­ A9 Math A dnts may r egister. a t 266 Pine Session IT - Period ID Street in Providence from 9:00 R·oom Course a.m. to 2:00 p.m. beginning April A7 Physics II u 27. A6 Lab. Tues., Thurs. For the EVENING DIVISION 9:00 a.m. to noon registration l·egins May 19 and EVENING SESSIONS continues ench Tuesday and :Monday and Wednesday, 6:45- Thursday until June 25. Monday 9:30 p.m. I and Wednesday night classes Room Course will run from June 22 to August A2 Sociology 10. Tuesduy and Thursday night A9 Math A ~ classes will run from June 23 A5 Statics to August 13. A4 Accounting 1 t Registration for ENGINEER­ A13 Tech. Malh 1 Algebra) ING TECHNOLOGY begins May A7 Tech. Math III (Co-op) 18 a nd ends May 22. Classes be­ A3 History of Western Civ. gin June 1st. Final exams will be Al4 Engineer Graphics. I & II given August 31 and September T uesday and T ltursday, 6:45- L l. There will be no classes fo1· 9:30 p.m. Engineering Technology ONLY Room Course from .July 6 to July 10. Al Psyhcology The following is a list of the A2 Intro. to Data Proc. Vol. 9 summer division course offer­ A3 English I ings: A4 Law 1 Srsslon I - Period I A5 Economics I Room Course A 7 Tech Math IV (Calculus ) Al Accounting 1 A9 Tech Math v A2 Law 1 Al 3 Tech Math II No. 22 A3 Intro. to Mod. Bus. A14 Engineer. Graphics I & II A4 Personnel Admin. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY A5 E nglish 1 Architectural Drawing 1-2 A7 ·English ill Tues. & Thurs., 12:00-3:00 -?'· Cla.pton at the Boston Tea Party wit:h Delany & Bonnie & Friends. 25 U.S. History 1 Communications 2 27 Modern European Hist. 1 Tues. & Thurs., 10:00-12:00 Ses~ i on I - Period II Construction M&M Room Co.ur!'lo Tues. & Thurs., 10:00-12:00 Al Econ. 1 Design Project (EE/ ME) A2 Bus. Math. 1 Tues. & Thurs., 10:00-12:00 From Y ardhirds to Early Cream A3 Amer. Econ. History Dynamics A4 Analysis of Finan. Stale Tues. & Thurs., 8 :00-10:00 (Editor's note: This is Pa.1·t I of LBJ and never could have even became so strong lies mainly in A5 Problems in Science E lectrical Circuit Theory II a two part article on C'lctpton's imagined anyone as heavy as the politics and culture it fo1·­ 25 Humanities Mon. & W ed., 10:00-12:00 career.) Nixon. Yet there was a sense of mulated. (Economics becamC' a f­ ?Ol Chemistry 1 E lectrical Circuit Lab PART ONE <'XPectation in the air; no one fected by this more indirectly 201 Lah. Tues., Thurs., 1-4 p.m. Friqay, 8:00-11:00 by Stephen Crosby was sure of what but only that than directly.) Political inspira­ Z7 Inrlustrial Psychology Electrical Circuit Lab The early summer of 1967 was whatever, and whenever it was tions were brought about from Al3 Hist. of Western Civ. Friday, 11 :00":2:00 a strange, yet happy one. Sgt. going to be on such a large the war. dissatisfaction in the A7 Political Science 1 Elements of Machine Design Pepper, the eerie, yet vigorously scale, i l would affect everyone. trPatment of minority group~ . A9 l\h1th A Mon. & Wed., 12:00-2:00 predicting Beatles' a lbum, was Sgt. PePP<'r probably brought a and a general repulsion a t the SPssion I - Period ID Mechanisms & Mach. Draw. 1-2 the st>irit that preva iled in the lot of this about. It asked so out-dt1 tPd moral attitudes of the Room Co.inse Mon. & W ed., 10:00-1 :00 ears of the underground. The many questions; it pointed out country. Cultural inspirations A7 Physics i Streng th of Materials ·Hippies were still in Haight-Ash­ seemingly irrelevant things as transpired from the need to A6 Lah. Tues., Thurs. Mon. & Wed., 8:00-10:00 bury - so Boston Common was pertinent. mass communicate the aims and 9:00 a .m. to noon Structural Drafting still free, public domain. Dope Well, something did happen anxieties of the political contin­ Session U - Period l Mon. & Wed., 10:00-1:00 was free, and left unhassled by and it became stronger t han gency. It was from this need R :>om Course Tech Math 2 local police. Back then, they (the thought. It was the youth revo­ that music became the standard Al Accounting II Mon. & Wed., 8:00-10:00 police) only knew heroin as dope lution which became so strong bearer of our culture. It unfold­ A2 Law II Tech Math 3 and besides they were busy bust­ and cohesive, it changed the ed a now seemingly unexhaust­ A3 Intro. t o Data Proc. Mon. & Wed., 8:00-10:00 ing criminals instead of harass­ whole poUtical, economic and ible supply of talent ana creativ­ A4 Labor Problems Tech Math .E-3 ing everyone. The war was haP­ cultura l standards of the nation, ity onto the world. And from A5 English II Wednesday, 6 :45-10 : ~O p.m. pening, but we all still trusted if not most of the world. How it Clapton Interview Page 8 A 7 English III Snmmer Session P age 4 Page Two THE QUILL Monday, April 6, 1970 Letters. From Everywhere Viewpoint To the Editor: as evidenced in a petition con. Intellectuals cerning his dismissal. This is Roger Williams College has been plagued by numerous thefts Get the Facts straight and vandalism since the beginning of this academk year. It first FACT. Roger Williams College started with m!Ssing tape decks and tapes from various automobiles In regard to Mr. Jarinkes and needs men of ideas who will for­ From the parked on the campus. The thefts then moved to the recreation room Professor B, let us get our ward the college, not men who that was to be used for student enjoyment. Within two days of its FACTS sttaightened out F irst will disgrace the proud college Society of Rational opening, the pool table was broken into and vandalized, making it of all, T he Quill has nothing to name which many have striven no longer avajJable for student use. The attack ~hen moved to the do with the Jarinkes af(air. The to secure. (Editor's note: W e receive library and the exhibit of Richard Simpson, which was brought to Quill as in · all cases, was merely Barry l\"l. r ort many letters to the effect that a the college by Jl:ubinger. Mr. Simpson's prints were defaced with acting as a medium through Providen<'e single AS[( LENNY column does 11ot proi.;ide enm1gh humor to various vulgar w-0rds. Freedom of expression is fine until it inirin· which one may express his ideas. • * * ges on another's freedom. Even if the individual is a mem­ make this 1J(l7Jer c blow some­ once the infected bastards were tor Hugo, Edmond Rostand, 0. This is unfortunate. The middle place else up. Let them blow up­ gone. Mr. Jarinkes was clismiss­ Your story stated that in Char­ Henry, and Dostoevsky. In mu­ class has always had a tendency or shoot the people. Make love, ecl (as of next fall) because the lotte, North Carolina black chiJ-· sic there arc Schubert and Rach­ to enjoy violence. So seeing the have babies and Jive!!! majority of the Providenee cam­ dren were bused ·eight to .ten maninoff. The great Romantic Black P~ther Party periodically Peace, pus and a great many Bristol miles to segregated schools. In sculptors are Phidias and Prax­ attacked, seeing those "commie" Tom Malone students wanted him removed; some m·eas of the south such a college kids beaten, seems to statement still applies today, but iteles and the great Rennaiss­ make them happy. that is not true of the Charlotte­ a nce sculptors .such Michelangelo To combat this, there are two Mecklenburg County schools. (for ex<.1mple David). In paint­ ways to do it. These are: Have You Lost? ••. Children are bused as murh as ing there are DaVinci and Ilona eight to ten miles but to integra­ and Delacroix to name but a few. 1.) Get inside of the "system" Yet, these people, tr-0.'ll different and ruin it. That is, talk to the ted not segregated schools. INe Have Found: eras in human history, are not people, if they have problems Your story also stated that I otte.n mentioned togeU_Jer and talk to them try to help them. was unde1· armed guard while in J)Ot always called Romantici~ts . U you get "busted" and are tak­ PRESCRIPTION SUNG LASSES AND EYEGLASSES my hotel. Ir the hotel took any What unites them all under the en to court, bring jelly beans and special precautions I was not UMBRELLAS, WINTER SCARVES, GLOVES, Romantic banner is the fact t hat some friends and have a party. aware of it. t heir are projects not t he what You can even invite the judge, CHEM ISTRY TEXTBOOK, NOTE PADS, In the many times I have IJcen is, but projects what could be but be happy and carefree. EAST PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RING, in Charlotte I have always been and should be for man. If life is 2.l Bring out the rifles and treated with graciousness and an escape from death and knowl­ bombs and destroy everything VARIOUS TYPES EARRINGS AND TH E LIKE, courtesy. While some people un­ edge an escape from ignorance literally! DRIVER'S LICENSE (RUSCETTI) doubtedly have felt strongly t his this is escapism and let us I myself prefer the first. Fi1•st, about my presence there no one make the most of it. Let our ever expressed such feelings to campus be c(>mplemented by because you can clo what you Please inquire at: want. You can smile, dance and me pers011ally. great roman\ ic art - greal by just be happy. Seoondly, because DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE FOR LOST ARTICLES Very truly yours, the standard of life and triumph I could never stand the sight of John A. Finger, Jr. and reason. Monday, April 6, 1970 T H"E QUILL Page Three

talent into Boston and giving We all got there that night in ple and asked that we all tell Clapton interview them a chance. But George Steve's 1959 Hillman Minx, our friends. (Advertising would wasn't even aware Of this be­ which we had to push to start, have made him spend some (Continued from P age l.) interesting stuff happening in cause he considered himself nas­ and we had to do this often be­ bread). Then he introduced this Eric Clapton came into B'lues Breakers with a Clapton ty, like most people who only cause it was accustomed to stall­ Cream. prominence as one of the major LP but couldn't relate it to care about money. So thinking ing. We were incredibly stoned, This produced the biggest sur­ figures in the musk world. much of anything. The album in this vain George decided that and we.re strung out to find the prise yet. Everyone expected Now before you all get to bear Eric did with the Yardbirds was a good rock club in Boston wou1d place so cruddy. But the biggest three English lads with Beatie about Eric, I'm going to.bring in just early English rock stuff, make lots of bread and besides down wa·s that they were only haircuts and suits; ' instead they a bit more (musical) history, so and his Powerhouse. group on there was more room in Boston thirteen people the.re. Well, we were ....:earing electric orange and as to clarify the necessity of its the Elektra "What's Shaking" for more than one club (the Bos­ all sat down on George's crud­ variations with engineer boots. upbringing, and to give sou a LP, which also featured cuts by tnn Tea Party being the first). dy floor, and started passing Clapton's guitar was spray-paint­ better picture of where Eric was Paul Butterfield, the Lovin' Because George didn't know around join.ts {remember it was ed psychedelically and their hair at ·the time. , a·hd Tom Rush, con­ much about music and thought cool back then), and some how was frized a foot or so ove.r their Back in the early summer of tained only three cuts, all of that anyone from England (like got through the second feature heads (the way the Hendrix '67 (again), the musicians which were badly produced. in 1965) would make Jots of group. Then the stage people group had it - ripping it off around this country were acting So my friend Steve Beckmeye.r bread he brought Cream over started setting up Cream's equip- from Cream). They started with like ''lobotomized catatonics." (I went to New York one weekend to open his new club. ment: · "I Feel Free," and were so loud, usually don't rip off other peo­ to try and find out what he The Supermarket was located They had the most enormouse we thought the whole damn sub­ ple's quotes but this t ime it could (rememl:)er we had time on Commonwealth Ave., just out­ amplifiers any one had ever seen. way was going to cave in. At t he seems to fit - I also don't like and will to do this sort of thing, side of Kenmore Square. It was They were about 6-feet tall, two end of tbe song George asked to express my personal views because we were just stoned underground in what was once next to another; four in all. tl1em to turn down their ampli­ publicly, but certain tactics do those days), and came back with an old subway station. George A.P.A. with 10-foot columns and fiers, but they told him to go turn me off') They were all a 45 rpm record by Cream. Peo­ did nothing to it except put up a 3_50 watt amplifier, all by Mar­ away; obviously not carir,g aj)out hung up on psychedelics and ple there told him this was Clap­ · a small electric sign, make a shall. Baker's drums included his electricity bill. Well, they couldn't accept the fact that Sgt. tons' new group, bu.i that was stage out of some old crates, and two huge basses each with played for two hours and got a Pepper had brought this form all tbey knew about it. We _play­ put in two colored lights. It was Cream written on them like a five-minute standing ovation of rock to its last development. ed the record a nd were amazed a real cruddy place, with poles glob of it. The whole thing took from all - thirteen Of us, plus So again, as in the early sixties, to find that the "A" side was an in the middle of it, filthy about a half an hour to set up, George. They got off the · stage, it was all left up to the. English. nothing but top forty publicity floors and walls, and no seats; and about 15 minutes to test. and Steve went up and handed Over there, straflge things were crap called "Sandbox Love." But and by now you know why so Then George came out and wel­ Bruce a joint. Bruce then asked swelling. The Stones were in jail, the "B" side cut called, "I Feel there is no need for me to tell comed everyone, gave us a dis­ us to come into their dressing and the Beatles were off on a Free" was t-remendous, hard­ you. gust rap about the lack of peo- room and rap for a while, so holiday, amazei:I at their newly elcctronic blues. We pJayed that about ten of us crowded into found sense of creativeness. No­ record at least twenty times a this really small. and smelly · body could look at American rlny for over a month, but could pJace, and started doing more Rock, for besides the psychedelic stiU find nothing about Clapton dope. All over the walls, floor, nausea, Dylan, the onle 1major and/or Cream. Then, one day in and ceiling they had written (in figure at the t ime, was in seclu­ the middle of the summer, Fred electric sptay paint) Cream sion at th\',! real Woodstock as a (Steve's ' brother) and I were blues forevel', dope, and anything result of a motorcycle accident, looking about in a place at Har­ else that came to their mini:Is. and his need to readjust his fo­ vard Square which sold English They passed around six or seven cus .on the world. The younger releases and found in a pile stat­ cans of :paint .and invited every­ musicians had nothing to inno­ ing ''New Imports,'' an LP called one to write whatever they vate on. T hey had to go back to "Fresh. Cream." Well, we got pleased. Steve and I were so their roots, and for the most really excited, jumping, sceram­ stoned and awed that we couldn't part, this was an unknown ori­ ing and .running arnu11d the store move. Clapton came over and gin. It was the blues. · like idiots, etc. (We were stoned asked, "You all right mates?" Thfa was hard to get into of c·iurse), and a salesman had Thi$ sort of blew our heads a though, because blues had a to grab and shake us a bit be­ bit: so he sat down in between Southern U.S. C.ORE which wa.<; fore we could explain to him us, and lit up another joint which not popularly recorded. To .el­ what the hell was going.on. Well, he then passed to me. Some guy evate this hassel they start~d he said. that Cream was coming came over and asked him what bringing great bluesmen such as to the U.S. to open at the Psy­ guitar he thought .was best and B. B. King, Muddy Waters, John chedelic Supermarket in Boston he answered, "They're all tbe Lee Hooker, Mamma Thorton, in two days a nd to either buy same to me." I asked why is and J ames Campbell over to the record "or get tQ.e f .. . out"; that? Britain. Tha t brought out a so we stole it. Cla pton: "Well, they all have number of talents in their own Predictably, \Ve got everybody six strings, you know, and if country, which would have in pretty much of a frenzy on you're up to playing, it doesn't otherwise remained dormant. our arrival home. It took us an matter." One of tlwse men was John hour and a half to play the LP Steve: "Well maybe not for Mayall. because everyone wanted to see you, but some just aren't as good Now Mayall had been into it, touch it, read the liner n'ltes, to me." blues since about '55 or '56, but etc., which told all about Bruce Clapfon: "How long you been never seemed to get anywhere and Baker. After we heard it we playing mate?" (this was probably due to his decided it was tbe second best Steve: "About six years." nasty temperament). He had a LP yet (S.P. being t he fil's't), go.t Clapton: "Well, you probably few recordings out OT\ the Eng­ stonier, and heard it three more h.wen't got the knack of it yet. lish Decca label, but they never t'imes. What do you t hink?" directing sold enough to make a living. The LP itself is about the this to myself. One of those featured Eric Clap­ sr. n1e as the American versi0n, S.C.: "I guess it depends on ton, but lack of pubHcity on with the exception that "-Spoon­ , how much natural ability you Decca's part kept this album ful" (their first o.f three ver­ hnve." barely accessible. When Clapton sions), replaces "I Feel Free," Ctiwton: "Possibly. What kind joined the group, the only news and that it is on the Decca in­ of things are you people ipto?" of it was in a Manchester trade · stead of Atlantic label. S.C.: "Beatles; Stones, Dylan magazine, which me i;-ely stated, Before I get into telling you and blues for the most part.'' "Eric 'Slowland' Clapton, former about my first encounter with Steve: ''How did you get into lead gu.itarist with the Yard­ Clapton (again, but I promise blues?" birds, replaces Roger Dean who this will be the last time), i'll Clapton: "Used to catch Sonny is leaving John Mayall's Blues­ have to give you some history B:'ly Williamson (the English breakers." But when the whole on the Psychedelic Supermarket. one - there was also an Amer­ blues scene was starting in E ng­ The Psychedelic Supermarl:et ican l at tbe cellar clubs with land, Mayall became inst antly was owned by this fortune-seek­ rne ma t ~s when I was younger.'' popular and started attracting ing Greek called George Pappa­ S.C.: "Is ~ your favorite?" a]J the unknown blues musicians dopoulos, who cared about noth­ Cfa1>ton: "Um - Yeah, him ar.ound him. It was from Mayall ing except makiJ1g money. He nnd Hurt (Mississippi .John). that Clapton met bassist J ack wasn't a t:ulture expjoiter or Jack's the one who's reaJly into Bruce, and from Br_uce that he anything like that, because at him 'though. He's even written a met drummer of this time there wasn't too much tune about him." . the "Graham Bond Organiza­ culture worth_ exploiting. Now He called Bruce over who said, t ion," Bruce's old group. The George owned this place called "Yeah, he was one hell of a n in­ three of then1 formed Cream. the "Unicorn Coffee House" fluence on most British blues ·and prepared their musicaJ inva­ which was then located on Boyl­ musicians' lives ahd I felt I sion of the U.S. ston Street and whfch dedicated owed him some sort of tribute. Now you remember how itself to underground folk music. Would you like to hear it?" We things were back here in e.arly George didn't know this, though, said yes (rather excitedly), and 'summer '67? Just sort of stoned because all he knew· was money they both played it out on acous­ and full of .expectations, and and nothing about music. But Left to right: E ric C lapton, ,Jolm Lennon, Mitch Mitchell, Keith tic .guitars with Bruce singing. very little known about all that people considered him a great Richard. © Rolling ~tone 1970 - from Rolling S tones R-0ck & It went something like "He's E ngland. We had a copy of the guy for bringin15 all this new Roll Circus. Clapton .Page 4 Page Four THE QU ILL Monday, April 6, 1970 Clapton interview Providence Campus (Continnetl from Pag(} 3) they'll get into it. They sure as Endorses Open gone, Sonny Boy's dead and hell aren't going to go anywhere gone," in about %, time - very playing what they're playing I'm a. student on the Bristol some of his tribesmen, because of simple and bluesy. I don't think now." Admissions Policy Campus and I was wondering. a difference in philosophy and Cream ever recorded it, and the Steve started to ask some1·hing The following motion was ·what. do you believe will happen ideololgy. So what does the Chief only other place I've ever heard but George came hoofing in say­ presented to the Providence cam­ to RWC if a. cer tain administra­ do, he doesn't resign, he doesn't it done is on the live super ses­ ing that we were making a mess, pus faculty at a meeting called tor is not to return in Se1>tem­ try to smoke the peace pipe, but sions LP. "The Live adventures that it was late, and to get the by pean Zannini, held on Tues­ ber? rather he scalps them. This of . . ." but its quality is poor f ... out. I guess he thought we day, March 24 by Dr. Hebert of Ans. - I believe everyone who would be a way of dealing with as in most of Al Kooper's ar­ were getting too much for our the Liberal Arts Faculty in reads your question knows what those oppressors. rangements. money or something! On the Providence. wou're talking about and wh om Now that our chief has let the We played percussion through way out he asked Ginger Baker MOTION you're referring to. I believe that hot air out of RWC let us hope and said we really dug it when why his cigarette smelled so In order professionally to ful­ the wheels will start to move we feel some cool, refreshing, in­ they finished. Bruce just smiled strange. Baker said, "Why it's fill its obligations as a genuinely when Mr. X leaves this college, spiring air coming in. and went back to painting. the kind of tobacco we smoke experimental college, and con­ I hope that a sound elementary This college is running under Steve: (to Clapton) "Arc you back home, love. Would you like cretely _realize, in its educative education program will finally be an Open Door Policy and must going to record it?" one?" George said he didn't practice, the liberal ideals which in visual existence, and that maintain this policy no matter Clapton : "Maybe" (still play­ smoke (too bad, I think he would justify its existence as an· in­ courses like math and languages what, more good then bad comes ing the guitar). have dug being stoned), and we stitution of learning, I move, Mr. become required courses to take. out in the end. And, if our chief S.C.: "What are you playing?" had five minutes to get out. Well. Chairman, that Roger Williams I think under the present sys­ finds a new tribe of Indians who Ch11lton: "Three O'clock in the everybody just got pissed off, College adhere to the Admissions tem the college is at a standstill. share his philosophy and will be­ Morning" by B.B. King. I'm try­ !Jut finally got up and left. On policy set forth by the President This situation reminds me of come dedicated to this cause, ing to work_ out an arrange­ the way out Clapton asked us of this College in his explana­ when I used to watch a western then RWC will never be an Ivy n1ent." to come back the next night if tory memorandum sent to the movie, and the chief of the In­ League College, but rather the Steve: "Are you going to stay we could, and said that they'd Dean of the College of Arts and dians couldn't get along \l\Tith good Ship Lollipop. with Cream long?" be there for 11 more nights. We Sciences on the 27th of January, came back every night, nnd on Clapton : "As long as we lared by Consumer Reports ium was based on the feder~ By Richard B . Moses the book, the film or the record brary. There aren't many -live Two Maryland teen-agers went Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, ,, I was talking to a 2600 year - the IDEA is the thing! And libraries around; one of them on a trip earlier this year. They and the FDA recently seized a old librarian the other day (we if it takes a printed page, or a may be on tWs campus, it's too wound up in the hospital. shipment of the Los Angeles were cutting some tapes for a grooved disc or a celluloid strip early to tell: we're still stickily The "trip" was provided by a company's Asthma.odor under ; radio station) and she was tell­ to get the idea across, all right. post partum. But we're off to a dr ug sold openly over the count­ terms of the law. ·ing me they had the same prob­ But it's the idea, the experience good start. Open seven days a er at neighborhood drugstores. The seizure was for misbrand­ jems back in the days of Alex- the "evidence of life" t hat is the week, a total of 771h hours, em­ Another "trip", under FDA in­ ing of the product - it didn't andria when the first library great thing; it is the "aha !" re­ ploying seven professional librar­ vestigation, involves a 19-year­ say that a prescription is re­ went up; no parking places, no act ion, the :surprise, the discov­ ians, almost none of them com­ old South Dakota youth. The ac­ quired - and the Schiffmann books, bad books, no way to take ery that, as one very young pletely dull or drab ; building a count- which prompted the Food Co. has gone to court to appeal them out (she told of a fellow reader put it. "I can live outside collection at the rate of 1200 and Drug Administration inquiry the FDA seizure. · who was so disgusted at having myself!" The· library is a place books · a month, subscribing to says the young man mixed the But meanwhile t he over-the­ · his pages chained to the wall of changes and to use it effec­ over 400 periodicals, circulating drug with a cola 'beverage a nd counter sales of Asthmndor con­ that he took the whole wall with tively means simply to go art prints and, soon, paperbacks, tried to walk on water. . t inue; a product which the user him). And librarians: they al­ through the changes - and best sellers, recordings, slides, He drowned. burns and inhales to, the label ways did look frowsy and dral> changing of course is learning tapes, and films. A Chief of The drug product is apparently says, "relieve the distress of and appeared to be the dullest and that's what we're all here Audio-Visual Services has been becoming well known to those BroncWal Asthmatic Paroxy­ people in the community. "They about. hired and will be on deck May in search of a readily available, sms." It was easy enough for· a didn't know anything." she said, It is no accident t hat the 18; until then patience must be inexpensive, legal hallucinogenic. Consumers Union staffer to buy "and some of them couldn't even library is at the geographical the byword: AV is now virtually In 1967 and again in 1968 the at a local drugstore. read!" center of this campus. It should a one-man (one secretary) oper­ Bureau of Drug Abuse Control If an appeal of a misbranding Unfortunately things haven't be the center of many things in­ ation {plus peripatetic student detailed for the Food and Drug seizure is made, the government changed drastically in the last cluding controversy and debate help), operating out of tempor­ Administration between 150 and ordinarily is precluded from in­ twenty-six centuries. Most li­ as well as information. The li­ ary quarters under steady and 200 cases of drug abuse in­ itiating any further seizures. braries are still dull places and brary's job is not just to "give streams of unpredictables and volving the product - including "And to make matters worse," says Consumers Union, "the com­ more than a few librarians are 'em what t~ey want" - TV does undependable predictables. two fatalities. The product is Asthmaclor and· pany has had the case transfer­ as drab and lifeless - even anti­ that - but to stimulate curi­ In short, the library is pulling life - as their dusty book ousity, to urge decision-making, the hallucinogen it contains is red from Cleveland, where the itself together toward the kind stramonium. seizure took place, to San Fran­ shelves. Occasionally, though, to propagandize for good taste of smooth-running efficeincy you run across a different sort and sound judgement, to pepper Faced with the evidence, in cisco, where, according to a com­ that will enable it to operate its August 1968 the FDA ruled that pany official, crowded court of place: Federal City College the mind wit}1 _people, events and facilities and services optimally, in Washington, Hingham Public ideas that force reexaminations, products containing stramonium schedules and the opportunity Then: When this is accomp­ Library in Massachusetts and that turn you around and per­ could no longer be sold without for appeal may keep the case in '!ished - when materials acquisi­ others. Places t hat don't give a haps even set' you free. The li­ a prescirption. Druggists, it said, litigation for 5, 7 or even 14 tion is humming, directors and 'damn about what tradition says brary is a very aggressive place. would have to be so infcwmed by years'." galances set and seryices estab­ ·they're supposed to be, but just Watch out for it ! It attempts to labels on the products. The law provides one way out, lished - the library and the ~ntend to be what a library inject itself into the cultural But the R. Schiffmann Co., of says Consumers Union. If t he librarian, can begin doing what .&hould be: the vortex of intellec­ stream and must constantly ant i­ Los Angeles, which says it Secretary of Health, Education they are in business to do : ex­ ·tual activity, the center for every cipate and outguess. The library grosses $150,000 a year on the and Welfare has "probable periment, expand, innovate. idea in the world. The hell with that-sits and waits is a dead li- product, continues to market cause" to believe the misbranded Roger Williams College is an ex­ Asthmador with stramonium - d1·ug is "dangerous to health," perimental college and part of and without the label required an unlimited number of addition­ .§ailing Club: this experience should be per­ by the FDA. Were the drug sold al seizures can be undertaken. haps, a series of open seminars by prescription only, no doubt But, says Consumers Union, on experimental education, with t he sales figure would be drasti­ the FDA is apparently reluctant :Presents a Series of L'ectures notables in thefield invited to cally reduced, says Consumers to take advantage of that option, spend the day looking us over Union, the independent, non­ hoping instead that the makers Thursday, March 26, the sail­ boat an O'day Widgeon, was do­ and meeting for discussion and profit consumer-advisory organ­ of Asthmador will drop their ap­ ing clug elected officers. Those nated by the Stanley Boat Yard debate with faculties and stu­ ziation. peal and label- their product a elected were: James Maguire, in Barrington. dents. This is a library function The FDA ruling on stramon- prescription-only drug. President; Peter (Jerry) Baum, Anyone seeking more inform­ and the idea is being worked on. Vice-President; Robert Angelone, ation please contact any of the The library is a communications Treasurer; Jeanne Lincourt, Sec­ club officers or Mr. Robinson. center. Communication means Consumer Report Gives ·retary. Mr. David Robinson was The Roger Williams Sailing radio, television, tape networks. named Faculty Advisor. Thurs­ would like to extend public and The library should house a taped day,. April 9, at 2:30 in room 34 well deserved thank yous to the record of every event held on Dealer-Cost Guidelines the Sau ing Club will present· the following persons Mr. David campus (The Neil Downey con­ MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. - opening lecture in a series of lec­ Robinson, whose leadership and cert is already stashed in t he charges back in. For the pur­ 'tures cqncerning "Sailing and hard work has made a dream a vault), every production of the Kno\ving how low an auto dealer poses of these calculations, t reat can go and still make a profit on :Safety". The first lecture will be reality; Mr. Richard Moses, who Drama Club. The library must lhe Chevy N ova and the AMC a new-car sale could save you · 'Q~ safety and regulations and single handed obtained a boat to support not only classroom a nd Ambassador as exceptions and the guest speaker will be CWO put <;>n display; the O'day Boat academic activities but interest considerable cash. use the "intermediates" figure. William Muessel, Commanding Co. and Stanley's Boat Yard for groups such as t he sailing club, Here is a money-saving guide The result, says Consumer Re­ .pmcer, Castle Hill Coast Guard donating the boat; and to Mr. Harbinger, Quill, and specia1 to dealer costs prepared by Con­ ports, will be very close to what J\tation. William Mershon, for his help activities like the "Sex" seminar sumer Reports, the independent the car cost the dealer. Season­ '.;:· The second lecture will be and advice. series. consumer;8.Qvisory magazine. al, regional, or manufacturer's sales may also improve the buy­ Thursday, April 16, at 2:30 in At this time the RWC Sailing The library is a resource ce.n­ First, subtract the ttansporta­ ers' position. room 34. The lecture will be giv­ Club would like to invite anyone ter as well as a learning environ­ tion charge from the bottom line The magazine warns in its an­ ~ by Jeanne Lincourt, and it in the college community who ment. Ask it for anything: it of the window-sticker price post­ nual auto issue, now on sale, that will be about basic sailing pri­ wants to learn to sail, to race, or will (or should) have it or know ed on the car window. Then mul­ it is not uncommon for the deal­ nciples. who would just like to c;ai! in where to get it. Meeting rooms, tiply the remainder according to er to have removed the price ,. The Sailing Club is displaying Mt. Hope Bay, to become mem­ room fop a full-rigged sailboat. the following: sticker before displaying the car. 'a sailboat in the Library. The bers. an art exhibit, a special book Intermediates 811h 'Yr collection? Absolutely. "That's illegal," Consumer Re­ Full-sized 78% ports says. "Insist on seeing the And I trust there is some Compacts 85% awat·eness that the library is a sticker, it's the only point of Then add the RHODE ISLAND COL~EGE place for humor and even an transportation price reference you have." AND THE RHODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL occasional belly laugh. Now and then a chess game or a hand of ! ..-. ON THE ARTS poker. Great hopes, ambitions Trinity to Play on Broadway outasight - but not unrealistic. Providence, R. I. - Trinity Trinity Square will be the final present · Keep those complaints and lists Square Repertory Company will company to appear this season coming in. Student book re­ stage two productions in New in the ANTA Showcase Series, ' quests are as welcome as any York beginning May 18, artistic subsidized by t he National other. Just remember, we are director Adrian Hall announced Foundation for t he Arts, which -t.,~· -THE MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY not limping or crippled; we are today. has spotlighted America's lead­ toddling, still, and occasionally I·· Conducted by Hall said Trinity has accepted ing regional stage companies. falling. The 2600 year old lady the invitat ion of the American Trinity Square officials also •• STANISLAW SKROWAZEWSKI librarian from Alexandria claims National Theatre and Academy announced that the theatre has they had big signs back that (ANTA) to present Roland Van been invited to perform at the said: "SHHH!" I pointed out APRIL 10, 1970 - 8:15 P.M. Zandt's "Wilson In The Promise Israel Theatre Festival in. Tel R. I. C. that we didn't have such things Aviv and Haifa, and return for r, at Land" and James Schevill's any more and she piped, "I know a second appearance at the Edin­ For discount ticket information, please contact - you say SHUT UP!" Well, "Lovecraft's Follies" at the The Rhode Island Council on the Arts burgh Festival in Edinburgh, that's some progress. ANTA Theatre May 18 - June 6. Scotland. Page Six THE Q U I L L Monday, April 6, 1970

The miscellaneous assortment of debris pictured here .is sym­ ptomati(: of a d,.isease from which our environment suffers. This disease has been diagnosed as an "eco-crisis" (a threat to the balance of nature), and its cause has long been identified as t hat - insufferab1e consumer, technolo­ gical man. The best place to begin setting aright the ecological imbala nce created bY, our consumer techno­ logy is right here and right now! On April 22nd, the first national environmental teach-in will take place. In colJeges and univer- . sities across the country people will be getting eogether to begin plam1i11g a major campaign against the polluters of our en­ vi[onment.' To date, interest in the teach-in at Roger Williams has been almost non-existent. . Maybe the photographic tour this page offers you will make you stop, think, and act. The Persecuti,on, Pollution and Untimely end of ·our Campus?

Photos by Peter Holden