New Grading System . Opposed

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CARL HESS Another idea had called for additional levels to be Current Staff Writer built on the existing garages, but Perry said that structures were not really designed for extra levels . Construction on a new multi -level pa rking garage "Costs for such a project would be too high," he said. was due to begin this week at UMSL. The str ucture An additional project being considered by the Mas will not be built on the field behind Clark Hall as ter Planning Board of UMSL is the straightening of some , people feared, . the road near the visitors parking lot. However, said , "There was never a parking structure intended Perry, "there is a lack offunds for this project at the for the valley," said John Perry, Business Officer present time. at UMSL, Earlier, controversy had evolved out of Selections for parking garage sites and r oad r elo rumors that the lot would be located near Clark or cations, are, made by the Master Planning Boa rd and Lucas Hall, its architects. Consideration is given to proposed The new garage will be built next to the existing building sites and the balance of open spaces on three level structure that is adjacent to the J.C. campus. Penney building. It will be built into the hillside, "The fact that UMSL is a commuter campus , does and will extend into the present location of the road create problems, with the tremendous influx of cars which extends to Bellrive -Drive. This road will be on the campus daily,'" said Perry. "At the present relocated, and a new entrance to Bellrive Drive will time, there are 4,200 parking spaces, but these will be cut through. not be adequate to meet the demands of increasing en The new lot will be four levels hi ~h , with 6-72 park rollment. ing spaees. Construction will be done by MacC

MARY GLYNN original pr oponents of the revised system, It will also mean more' trouble for the "There may be other ways of achieving , Curr ent Staff Writer there we ce conservative and liberalfactions teacher. "Faculty members will also have to ,the advantages the new system offered, but opposing the r evisiorl. "OTIe seemed to' think spend more time with students," said Doyle. I think we should still get rid of ' D' and ' F ' At the March meeting of the College ' of ' the new system didn't go far enough because "Written evaluations and 'recommendations grades. I see no other way to revise the sys- Arts and Sciences, an ad hoc Committee on it kept "A", "B", and "C" grades. They will be very important if "no- credit" grades , tern . We will r un into problems however, , Grading proposed a new grading system that wanted to abolish grades altogether. The are not recorded on tr anscripts. because many people support 'D' and ' F ' ' would' eliminate "D"' and "F" grades. The other side felt students should receive "D" grades. " and "F" grades when they deserve them ." "A system like this has a lot of benefits College voted overwhelmingly against the for the students," Doyle continued, "but they One more attempt will be made at the May proposal. Many of the teachers seemed uninterest are not vocal enough. The faculty won'tgo to meeting to make changes in the grading sys The propoS'll1 would replace the grades ed with the new system. Doyle felt the lack the trouble of making a change in the face of tern that will take effect next year. "D" and "F" with a "no-credit" grade that of concern among the faculty was due to the little student support." "We need to look at the grading system would not appear on the student's trans fact that "They received very little student closely," said Doyle, "but many people will The Committee on Grading is going to s("ripts. A large majority of the opponents support. " feel that the issue isn't worth being picked meet again to try and work out an alterna up again. It needs support because, although of the new system were alienated by the fa ct Any revision of the system will involve tive revision. Doyle stated, "The proposal that students could not receive "D" or "F" it' s not a dead issue, it's not healthy. major changes. "It will be a lot of trouble, " was a compromise that satisfied the views grades . "Hopefully, the students will eventually Doyle remarked, "because even the com of the Committee, but it still failed to pass get hold of the issue and do something about According to Dr. James Doyle, one of the puter system will have to be changed." the College of Arts and Sciences. it . " -Country needs soul says Chisolm

ELLEN COHEN While the U.S. space ship was heading towards the Current Staff Writer moon, Shirley Chisolm told the crowd that, "We waste our best minds on outer space, when we have space "This country needs a leader - someone with con down here that needs to be taken care of first. People cern, compassion and commitment to the people. This would rather have better bus service from their ' country needs a leader with - soul, " Congresswoman homes to their jobs." She strongly advocates the , Shirley Chisolm told a capacity crowd at Graham Cha maintenance of a good subway system in every major pelon Monday evening, Apr il 17. city with a population of 200,000 or more. Shirley Chisolm is the first bla ck woman to serve She described what it was like for her to 'be a pres in the United States Congress, She has supported a idential candidate. "When a black woman comes for more responsive welfa re sys tem , women's equal ward, that's justtoo much. One gets conditioned to the rights amendment, and a volunteer ar my. She is, ac snide remarks, and misinterpretations. You recog cording to her, "a real candidate for the,presidential nize that if you have th e daring to break down some nomination of the Democratic Party." _ of the traditions, you have to move out, and I moved She walked to the podium at Graham Chapel and out seven months ago." waved off an immediate standing ovation, Her pres Speaking of the Democratic National Convention, ence in St. Louis attracted a heterogeneous crowd of she said, "the convention is going to be so unpre " young blacks, college students, arm-banded femin dictable. If blacks and women are not seated in pro ists, and adults. portion to their state population, we are ready to "The individual feels so powerless, so uncontroll- ' challenge." ' able of his own life. We have a government that is so remote ... In short, we have a government that has The conservatives were not unrepresented at the lost much of its credibility," she told the audience, gath ering in Graham Chapel. Three students, mem "And now," she said, "wh en economics are on our bers of Young Americans for Freedom were present mi nds, the President decided it was a year for travel." with posters which they demonstrated to Shirley She continued to expound on some specific economic Chisolm and the audience. They walked down the cen problems in the United States today - those of the e 1- ter aisle during her speech, and then retired to the derly on fixed incomes, the discrimination against the ear of the chapel. Shirley Chisolm stopped speaking, basic economic equality of women and blacks, the be ,and then added, "Let's get ourselves together again low-level standard of living for the American Indians, you get used to this after a while." Chicanos, Puer to Rica'ns, and Spanish-speaking mi Concluding her public speech, she invited the crowd grants. "There is no better way t<1 bring people to to "Join the Chisolm trail and see if we can't put it gether ... than economic injustice. " together at the Democr atic Convention. " Where have all the candidates gone? photo by Oliver 'Wischmeyer Page 2 UMSL CURRENT April 20, 1972 --.. An alternative- the Socialist Workers Party "·We feel we have the alternative ties, of which there is no signifi cialist Workers Party are based on abundance of goods created for ev ulation. " . to simply replacing Nixon with just cant difference between any of the a change from capitalism to so eryone. Today, the American peo "It is this minority," she con any Democratic candidate in '72," candidates. " cialism. According to Ms. Miller, ple are too competitive, too indi cluded, "of wealthy, white indus said Laura Miller, a representative Ms. Miller went on to describe "the level of technology in the-U.S. vidualistic, and capitalism tends to trialists and bankers who rule the of the Socialist Workers Party. the candidates of the Socialist is such that an economy could be accumulate 90% of the wealth in the United States and control the Dem Ms. Miller, in the official capa Workers Party. Linda Jenness, planned so that there would be an hands of less than 3% of the pop- ocratic and Republicaa parties." city of national coordinator of the age 31, is a resident of Georgia Young Socialists for Jenness and and has entered such electorial Pulley, spoke at the Washington races as mayorship of Atlanta Being the adventures of a young man University Political Open House on in 1969 and governorship of Georg Friday, April 14. Following her ia in 1970. She is an active speak public address, she stood outside er on women's rights. Her running whose principal interests are rape, Graham Chapel, endorsing the can mate is Andrew Pulley, a young didates for her political party - black, age 20, who was instrumen Linda Jenness, president and An tal in the GI's United Against the ultra-violence and Beethoven. drew Pulley, vice president, and War, and is presently very active explained the position of the So in the anti-war movement. cialist Workers Party to interest- According to an article in their ...". ed students. campaign literature, the Socialist "The Socialist Workers Par ty Workers Party is an independent BEST FILM recognizes all the major social political action group. "We can' t OF THE YEAR. movements in the United States demonstrate against the policies today," Ms. Miller explained, "the of the Democrats and Republicans BEST DIRECTOR political and social liberation for one day and vote for them the next. " women, blacks, chicanos, Puerto Some of the policies which the can OF THE YEAR. Ricans, homosexuals, students, didates uphold are - immediate and NEW YORK fiLM CRITICS · workers, and the single, most im total withdrawal of all U.S. troops lWlROS 1911 portant movement - the Anti-War from S.E . Asia, an end to the bomb Movement. " ing, self-determination for the With presidential candidates at Vietnamese, the repeal of all laws tempting to attract the youth vote, which restrict abortions, black "we feel the s urest way to waste community control, and strengh "AM'CV a vote - especially your first one - tening of all civil liberties. KUBRICK'I is to vote for one of the major par- The economic policies of the So- UMSL Library offers -. Three new services Karen Stillwell, assistant direc found in the Government documents tor of the UMSL library, made pub library on the 5th level. lic three recent innovations in the In the other service recently in library system designed to provide itiated, students will have access ® faster and more efficient service to to the card catalogs of the librar students and faculty. The new sys ies on other University of Mis From Warner Bros. tems initiated are: "Fastcat", a souri campuses, while being spar microfilm department, and acces ed the neces sity of IErsonaIly tra v sability to materials on other Uni elling to other campuses to use 'NO PASSES PWSE. versity of Missouri campus lib their facilities. This is being done raries. by microfilming the author and MID AMERICA'S -The "Fastcat" innovation is de title catalogs, the serials cata signed to make new books readily logs, and the government docu available. In the past at least 6 to ments catalogs located throughout 12 months were required to pro the University of Missouri library cess a newly received book before system. This collection of micro it could be made available. With film materials will beplacedatthe "Fastcat", new books will be placed library's reference desk, and a immediately to the eas t of the Lib vailable for public use. Students rary's main entrance. may then find their desired selec The second innovation is the tion and order it on loan for tem microfilm department which can porary use. now be found on the second level of "The Library staff doesn' t want the Library and may be reached by the books to sit around and collect means of the stairway located in dust," Miss Stillwell summarized. the southwest corner of the build "We want the books made available ing. The collection does not include to the students as rapidly as pos ~6NAT~~E:~!lt5 government documents and mater sible. These new innovations go a ials in microformat. These may be long way in reaching this goal." WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE Seminar for women For Lunch "Management for Women Only," examine the _role of communica a management develoment semin tions in modern management and 10:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. ar, will be held May 4-6 at For will emphasize the management by dyce House Conference Center, objective concepts approach to HAMBURGER, FRENCH FRIES OR POTATO 316 Grimsley Station Road, St. business. Louis County. The seminar will To register 453-5961. SALAD AND 12oz. SODA FOR BO¢ auto europe For Dinner Or Your Late Evening Enjoyment European Car Purchase WE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF TEAS AND Car Lease & Rental Motorcycle Pu rchase COFFEES, BASKET DINNERS, AND, OF COURSE, Camper Rental OUR D-ESSERT SPECIALTIES FROM 6 P.M. TILL The oldest, largest and most reliable MIDNIGHT- 2. A.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY overseas delivery system. Contact your regional representative. Appearing April 22 Joel Greenspan 7119 Horner, Apt. C. Richmond Hts. 63117 ROBERT SIMMONS, FOLK SINGER 644·1960, Call only 5·7 P.M. • April 20, 1972 -UMSL. CURRENT Page 3 Market Image EXCELLENT TYPING $1.00 per page a, Impromtu debate arises To be discussed Call 434-0695 -- "A Changmg mage For a Chang ing Market" will be the subject of a discussion sponsored by Pi Sigma Epsilon fraternity, 2:00 April 23 GIRLS AND GUYS From demonstration in 126 J .C. Penney. Reserve Part Time Work As Edward Woratzeck, manager of A demons tration against McDon ing placards. Later they filed back Cashiers, Parking Attendants, ident ofSRAACO. As he climbed the the Sales Training Department of and Bus Drivers. nell-Douglas, the inc reased bomb into the room, with some members stairs to attend the meeting, he the Seven-Up Co. will be the speak Call 429-1.100 ing in North and South Vietnam, was greeted by chants of "R beginning debate with the sixSRA er. and the presence of ROTC on cam O-T-C; it sounds like murder to ACO members that were present. - -~ pus drew thirty to forty people out me, to me." The protest slowly disbanded a side room 266 University Center round 1:30 p.m. Ring was then called upon to jus Later, Ring told reporters that on Wednesday, April 13. tify the commandment "Thou shall The occasion for the demon if the Air Force colonel had come not kill," He replied that anyone stration was the meeting of SRA on campus, the disruptions that UMSL STUDENTS that was willing to abide by the ACO (Students at UMSL for the would have occurred would have agenda of the meeting was wel recogniation of Air Force ROTC interfered with the objectives of come to attend. Ring then closed and Air Force Career Opportuni the organization- -i.e. to dissemin BUY AS A GROUP ,AND the door and proceeded with the ate information. ties). meeting. The protesters had gathered,with "I therefore asked him not to the intent of confronting an Air Outside, the demonstrators dis- come," Ring said. SAVE MONEY ON TIRES - Force colonel who was scheduled to cussed what their tactics were to I appear at the meeting. However, be in light of Ring's action. They DIRECT FACTORY OUTLET when the colonel did not arrive, the finally decided to march through COLORADO ALPINE attention turned to Bill Ring, pres- the room once, chanting and carry- I ADVENTURES YOU GET THE MIDDLE MAN'S PROFIT 2 tp 12 day backpack National testing ing and horseback ad ventures into the virgin To be investigated 'wilds of unspoi~ed Col orado. From $25. Spe Northwest Tire(o.,lnc:' Missouri Public :\ction Council taken place; and being refused ad cial arrangements a (MPAC), in coop ....ation with the mission to a testing center for vailable. P.O. Box 18427 Center for Student Action (CSA), various reasons; ha,-ing the ap 803 S. Florissant Rd. 524-3440 is organizing a task force of stu plication for admission to a school Denver 80218 dents to compile and investigage denied because test scores were complaints against national test not received or were received too ing service agencies. These agen late; forced to spend time and cies that for example, provide the money to correct- Educational SAT, GRE, LSAT, LSDAS, MED Testing service errors or negli THIRTEEN YEARS AGO CAT, etc. tests, will be investi gence. THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY gated, and the complaints studied Students with complaints or WE TOLD YOU that a gigantic and powerful and their bosses (whom we call the Insiders) were in order to obtain possible reme those interested in working on the already doing. And in this same book we told dies. task force are asked to write Conspiracy was hard at work to bring about in Complaints presented have in MPAC, Box 1120, Washington Un the United States the following objectives. you about many other subversive plans, already cluded: being forced to take an iversity, St. Louis, Mo. 63130, under way, that were designed to destroy our' examination when sick; beingforc or Center for Student Action, Box (1) Greatly expanded government spending, nation and the American way of life. ed to go to a test center at ex 8201, St. Louis Mo. 63108, or for missiles, for so-called defense generally, for Few would believe us. In fact. very few even cessive distance from home, nec- , phone MPAC 863-0100 ext. 3171; essitating extra time and mone CSA 361-5137; Ed Grossman, 725- foreign aid, for every conceivable means of knew what we were saying. Our proved ability, tary expenditure; receiving, the 1548 in the evenings; Mike Goeke, getting rid of ever larger sums of American however. to create understanding of the aims. admission ticket after the test had .351-46'31 in the evenings. money - as wastefully as possible. methods. and menace of the Conspiracy, has been (2) Higher and then much higher taxes. extremely disturbing to those at the top who - (3) An increasingly unbalanced budget, de really run the show. This is why The John Birch Someone you spite the higher taxes .. .. Society has been more viciously and extensively (4) Wild inflation of our currency, leading smeared than any other organization in Ameri know may do rapidly towards its ultimate repudiation. can history. The Insiders were determined that ·these things ... (5) Government controls of prices, wages, our voice should not be widely heard . and materials, supposedly to combat inflation. But today you need only to look around you (6) Greatly increased socialistic controls over for a confirmation of our most disturbing every operation of our economy and every analyses, and to see our saddest predictions the~ activity of our daily lives. This is to be accom coming true. What is more, despite every attack panied, naturally and automatically, by a corre to which we have been subjected, and every spondingly huge increase in the size of our handicap imposed on our progress, the Society is bureaucracy, and both the cost and reach of our already by far the largest, strongest, most domestic government. extensive. most influential, and - we think - (7) Far more centralization of power in the most effective voluntary anti-Communist Washington, and the practical elimination of our organization anywhere in ~he world. state lines .... (8) The steady advance of federal aid to and WHAT IS even more important, we . believe control over our educational system, leading to that our membership as a whole is the finest complete federalization of our public education. body of men and women on earth today. Our (9) A c~nstant hammering into the American total strategy is education, and truth is our only consciousness of the horror of "modern war weapon. Our books and magazines and pam fare," the beauties and the absolute necessity of phlets. our speakers ' and films and tapes. are "peace" - peace always on Communist terms, telling an ever larger audience. with even more of course. authoritative knowledge a·nd· documentation, of Olympic And (10) the consequent willingness of the many far worse things in the Communist blue American people to allow the steps of appease print for our country than. those that have Drive In ment by' our government which amount to a already happened. And also how to prevent the piecemeal surrender of the rest of the free world ultimate disaster. and of the United States itself .... IF YOU wish to do your part to save our once 6898 Sf. Charles The, above is quoted verbatim from the Blue glorious inheritance, our freedom, and our lives, Book of the John Birch Society, first published from the encroaching tyranny, you should put Rock Rd. in 1959. And this projection of coming events your effort where it will count the most. We has held up very well indeed against the history suggest that you learn more about us, judge us that has already run its course and that 'which is for yourself. Without incurring any obligation, Phone: 863·1030 unfolding before our eyes today. simply write our local chapters, care of Open 6:30 NO CLAIRVOYANCE was needed for any AMERICAN OPINION BOOKSTORE -. Starts Dusk such forecast. The only requirement was a willing 10558 PAGE AVE. ness to be realistic about what the Communists 63132 423-2532 Page 4 UMSL CURRENT April 20, 1972 Viewpoint" -.... Judy Klamon Invalid decisions? UMSL CURRENT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF There are admissions exams which may be racist. Hank Vogt There are demonstrations. There are claims that MANAGING EDITOR this is an "Urban University." Where do we stand? The Current encourages free discussion of issues and events via guest articles, editorials and Jetter\ to the editor. Acceptance for pUblication is 'dependent on space limitations and per The Curators don't know--if they do they are not tinence of the material. Unsigned letters cannot be accepted .. and the writer assumes all re letting us in on it. According to them, the univer sponsibil ity for the content of the material. Signed editorials represent opinions of the authors Charles Baldwin and in no way reflect the opinion of the Current. BusiNESS MANAGER sity's function is to provide a liberal education. The Current is the student pUblication of the University of Missouri-St. louis. It is student edited and is published weekly. The Current is financed by both student activity fees and inde· What's that? Norton Long claims that the university pendent advertisjng and is distributed free to the UMSL community. Greg Sullens must get involved in community affairs to .a greater Any use of the Current for partisan purposes must be approved by written permission from ADVERTISING MANAGER t the editor. extent and provide relevent programs to its students. Advertising and subscription rates are available upon request. If this is the case, then what is the university doing The Current is located in Suite 255, University Center, University of Missouri--St. Louis. 01 iver Wischmeyer Phone (314) 453-5174. spending thousands of dollars bringing name profes DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY sors from prestigious schools, like Harvard and Staff Writers: Dee Gerding, Mary Glynn, Carl Hess, Jeff Hey, Ellen Cohen Stanford. What is an " urban university"? If it is . Bob Slater, Ann ' Telthorst, Ron Thenhaus, Dan Ulett. to insure admittance to the university by state FEATURES EDITOR - residents, then why, the new, more restrictive admissions policy? The claim that the test predicts a students s uccess within the context of the unive.r sity is fa lse. Studies have been made a t other uni-. versities that prove that admissions exams do not predict students success 100% or anywhere close to N\id-America's it. If the university is to provide a liberal education in the humanities as well as a working knowledge f\l\ost Unique of the sciences, what happens to the accusation that Rock Music Hall,~ a university fails to be relevent in the context of PRESENTS today's community. Surely, the university does not .plan to offer a complete set of relevent courses to T April 20 - D.N.A . F April 21 - .. z.. students as well as academ~c courses. If they do, Doubts professor S April 22 - Doc Savage then the claim that the university is running into S April 23 - Alice & Omar Opooo 11 :10 .... 7.,.,. A W", fiscal shortages is false. If the university is to W April 26 - Arrow-Memphis Dear Editor, ROCK BANDS provide a scattering knowledge in the liberal arts In last week's Current, Pro Wed. thru Sun. NIGHTS I as well as an outlet for community service, what fessor Norton Long added his voice TAKE 1-70 or 270 to ILL.159 EDWARDSVILLE (618) 656-7340 - happens to those individuals who may be able to to the growing criticism of Ameri work within the community but fail in academic continued on page 5 endeavors. Many of the programs that these citizens could become active in are available only through as the regular university, either due to programming difficulties or fiscal shortages. Where are tne answers? Shouldn't they be considered before the university implements " Role and Scope?" III8PI Shouldn't they have been answered before the ad missions policy was. adopted? WE GI\JE IT TO YOU FOR LE)) The students don' t know where we stand, the faculty is confused, and some are already to accept the finished proposal of "Role and Scope" when it comes out withou·; these answers. What gives these people the right to make these decisions without knowing the answers. It would be just as bad as in stituting the admissions policy without knowing the company and the figures that they came up with con This is not a charter, you fly the scheduled cerning the possibility of racist testing. If the answers are known, what gives certain people the right to airline of your chOice. Your departure &' withhold them if the students need these answers to decide whether or not they are going to continue (etu(n a(e guaranteed. Leave &' (etu (n their education at UMSL. What gives the right to certain people to withhold these answers when the faculty must meet certain standards .that the when you 'WOnt. university sets up. How can they meet these standards if no one knows what they are? In the course of this university's history, adminis trators have been notorious for keeping people in the dark: bits of token information have been tossed to the Central Council, but few other groups have been so Icelo.ndic to luxembourg blessed. Isn't it time that the shutters be opened? Judy Klamon-Editor I even less • visit the * ltotltldhiP eCOtlorn~ cQa~~ ~alte tiQQ 1tlt\e 20 Meher Baba pa bookstore and "brary. sat. and sundays 6 to 6 behind 6372 Delmar Total travel circuits 8151Delmar • for students and other St.Louis,Missouri 63130 St. Louis charged young people. Telephone:(314)862-1146 '137' Copynghl OennlsF r-lallck and SlevenC Sapnalll • . April 20, 1972 UMSL CURRENT Page 5

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The Commission stated liver and damage to brain cells, nothing serious was ring with orange stone. that alcohol was far less dangerous than the Ameri found. The risk however lies instead in the long $10 reward. Call 429- cost. can public thought. It found little or no evidence to term use. The heayy user shows strong psychologi 0961 any ~ay after 5 p.m. lend support for the beliefs that alcohol could kill, cal dependence after prolonged use. The very heavy FUTURE CPA's Learn create birth defects or result in the spreading of users found in countries where the use of alcohol How to prepare for the " fraternaties or VD. . has been indigenous for centuries have a compulsive, CPA exam. BECKER I Possession of more than an ounce would bring pen psychological dependence for alchohol. WANTED alties of up to fifteen years and a $10,000 fine. The Once again, Coca-Cola, 7-Up and other soft drink CPA REVIEW COURSE President stated, after taking an unusually long toke companies termed ridiculous, rumors that lands in Call collect: 421-6250 on his cigarette, that he couldn't see- - "legalization 'Oregon and Kansas - where the finest hops and barley RESPONSIBLE Couple ever coming to America.» He supported the belief grow - were being bought up to supply America with seeks rural house for that although places to get the now illegal spirits alcohol should it be legalized. summer in return for FOR SALE would never turn into gathering places; legalization A spokesman for the companies, a Mr. August A. maintenance and/or .would still lend to the deterioration of America's Busch, stated that specific places have not been bought modest rent. 863-9414 '66 VW BUS, '70 engine moral fiber. so that when legalization comes one can go to these There was still skeptism oft the question of how places and stay to lay one on (drinkers' term meaning or 726-0906. rebuilt transmission. popuiar alcohol is, statistics claimed 24,000,000 to get stoned). Good condition. 761- Americans have tried alcohol but only 8,000,000 still ELECTRIC TRAINS, 2308. Novelist to speak Ives, Lionel or Amer Iris Murdock, an English nov ican Flyer. O-Guage or FABULOUS All Foam continued elist, and her husband John Baly, Standard Guage Only. Furniture. Bright co Letters: will speak on the art of fiction Phone EV 9-0968. lors. Mod Factory 2nd. 1:00, April 26. Place will be an Call 621-62979-4Mon. can universities. His position is a tual's bureaucracy. Every presi nounced at a later date. Fri. familiar one, and adds nothing dent since ·Franklin Roosevelt has substantial to what has become employed the academic expert HELP WANTED a rather tedious debate about. the whose briefcases bulged with data Want to Quit PERSONAL functions of higher education. and memoranda. Today, of course, More to the point is Professor they have computers. NEED HELP in Stereo Long's assessment of the public's Smoking? DEAR J, Since today is With what results? Academic Dept. Call Mr. Cox, 731- An effective, scientifically based disillusionment. Universities, he intellectuals have been largely re 5006. my birthday, here's what claims, are irrelevent at best; at treatment program Is being sponsible for the implementation started. If you're Interested and you can give me: a lock worst, they're parasitical. But of Cold War policies. Vietnam - would like further Information, of your hair with you there is a historical dimension please send your name, address, FEMALE FigureModel, to cite just one example- -was and phone number to: . attached! Love D. which his analysis omits: univer partially the product of ·the uni Wanted age 19 and up. sities have incurred wrath because versity mind. The war on poverty, Flexible hours. Earn - they've become too relevent. They Howard W. Kroll another disaster, was also a con Learn Plan. Legitimate TIGER, Glad you're have promised everything and pro School of Social Work sequence of the thrust for rele Workshop. Lindell, 535- home even if it is duced precious little. Beginning vancy. After some seventy years Washington University in 1900, progressive intellectuals 0401. just to play golf - KID. of arrogant promises and feeble St. Louis, Missouri ~3130 insisted their monopoly on knowl results, the public is understand- edge would solve society's pro . ably distressed. blems. Trust the expert, they an nounced solemnly, and major dif And now, Professor Long pro ficulties would be resolved. Such duces the same old hatfrom which experts became the architects for the perennial rabbit is supposed American participation m World to spring. But today this creaking ** **~"\h~~i~** * * War I and helped engineer the medicine show plays to a smaller grossest violations of civil liber audience. The public is prepared, ties in American history. In the at long last, to bring down the cur oo'ybod'y con get 'yOU 1930's, the New Deal continued to tain. To be sure, the act may go recruit these intellectuals, whose on, but the house will be empty. efforts resulted in a bogus social Richard Resb welfare program and an intellec- Associate Professor-History there, we get you o(oU1d fOR STUDENTS ONL r '. for less I Limited Offer Summer Classes. • Special Low Student Discount. Available For Eve.lyn Wood Reading Dynamics Summer Classes - Mail * Coupon Below Or Call Now 721-2274 For Complete Details. ------, ~EIektric Name ...... Travel Outlet .Address ...... 81S1 Delmar City .. . Zip . St. Louis, Missouri 63130 Telephone:(314}862-1146 Phone . Special SOFA Car Plan with 1971 COPvrl ght Oennis F l'Iallck and Slc.enC SaPha:1I ~ reductions for students holding Mail to: the International Student Identity Card. Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics 111 S. Meramec Clayton, Mo . 63105 ------~--~ EVELYN WOOD READING DYNAMICS 721-2274 Page 6 UMSL CURRENT April 20, 1972 Traffic-'The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys'

KA YLOCK SELLERS solid vocal which is almost com Capaldi contributed the vocals he bers account for the fantastic vibes with Derek and the Dominos. Guest Writer parable to Stevie's on the other sings and the 5 tracks he wrote the music stands on. The bass Traffic's album represents the Traffic's newest offering, The tracks. "Rock and Roll Stew," ,or co-wrote. Along with Chris is played by Ric Grech; remem three major interests of the band. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, which was written by Ric Grech Wood, who plays magnificent ber Blind Faith and Air Force? Acoustical music, jazz, and rock, nearly picks up where John Bar and Jim Gordon, is the poorest saxaphones and flutes throughout, A mean drummer, Reebop Kwaku played with only Traffic's great leycorn leaves off. The LP con track - suffering from an indis these three account for the core Baah is on the congos plus ,Jim Gor style and musical ability, are what tains six cuts. trinct guitar solo. of Traffic. The other three mem- don on drums. Jim was formerly this LP is all about. "Hidden Treasure" is a very The best cut is the Low Spark .... ~ ...... ~ ...... ~ .. ~~ ... ~ ...... ~ •...... simple, gentle song. Stevie Win of Hi-Heeled Boys. In this the • wood, on the acoustic guitar, sings group does what they do best - Rome London Athens • a relaxed vocal to the backgound play jazz. The song opens with a of an interweaving flute. The first very short and heavy saxophone .half of "Rainmaker", another cut, solo, which leads into the first

EUROPE CIJ 1Jiine Arts lhupo59iblr fDrrant? - Not With Us .. . . SUMMER-IN-EUROPE PROGRAM is somewhat similar to "Hidden of three stanzas of lyrics. The '.• Treasure" as it contains the same lyrics, which are about a drug • HICAGO / LONDON /C HICAGO light flute and the high pitched addict, encompass two very im • • v I a SMA 70] Jet voice of Stevie Winwood. However, .pressive solos. The first is a • the track in the second half sud very gloomy and remote piano • denly changes moods to a very piece, and the second one is a seats ava i I ab Ie heavy sound of a driving guitar very long and weird acoustical students, emp loyee and puffing sax. This track is very sax solo. A heavy background and 'representative of others on this a slick vocal round out this out and fami lies album, in that it is very long and standing tune. = of: U. of Missouri mostly instrumental. This album is not as good as ~ "Many a Mile to Freedom" is their previous offering John Bar- . OJ) leycorn Must Die. The reason ~ again very similar to the above ~ FREE TRAVEL PLANNER! two songs in that it contains can be traced to the two rock Stevie's perfect vocal and Chris cuts, but especially to "Rock and .c PRIME DATES! = Wood's flawless flutework. In addi Roll Stew". "Rock and Roll Stew" = = tion, it contains a very rich elec is simply not up to Traffic stand- ' ~ CALL: (314) 432-8829 tric piano and a forceful lead ards of high quality. Q. MISSOURI STUDENT FLIGHTS guitar. The personnel on this album o • The two songs out of context makes this group one of the best U 143 Nassau Circle • with the rest of the album are both in England. Stevie produces the • sung by Jim Capaldi. "Light Up" album . along with playing piano, Creve Coeur, Missouri 63141 • or "Leave Me Alone" contains the electric piano, organ, acoustic gui *Sl19+S'OAJ... . ' O~, ". ' , • .,.... , I .' '"'''M',"''''' ... ',.0" ,,, . • test guitar work the album has to tar, and lead guitar. He also co oscow Zurich Tel Aviv : offer. Also a plus is Capaldi's wrote 4 songs with Jim Capaldi. ~.~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 RECORD TRADE':IN SALE - ALCLAiiisl MON. & TUES. ONLY AP,RIL 24 &25 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Viscount Records will accept any playable LP with its original cover in good condition for a $2.00 credit towards the purchase of any $4.98 LP in stock or a $2.50 credit towards ·the purchase of any $5.98 LP in stock. Stereo tapes are not included in this offer.

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AJOc:.~ ('".;;;;:,;;, ;'th String" I 'M'nj C':"'"1~ 'I i i J~)a : iscount records i l...... ~ ' .:~ ...... :...... 1 Rivermen down Washington U. & Principia SLU falls to By BRAD BECKWITH Bear defense which .enable d him to one, Coach Arnold CoPeland de Current Staff Writer reach second and score Ron Edgar. cided to let Spitzer rest awhile Last Thursday, April 13, the Bill Haberberger then approached and sent Lenny Ruemker to the UMSL baseball Rivermen met the the plate and once again proved mound. As he has done in 7 of always tough Washington U. Bears himself a clutch hitter by deliver UMSL's 12games this year, Rue~ at their home field. It was the end ing a 1-2 pitch to deep left field ker set down the Bears without Netmen-twice of a perfect bas.eball day for the for a double, 2 RBI's, and a 3-0 allowing them to score thus keep . Bears and the beginning of a per first inning Rivermen lead. ing his E.R.A. at 0.00. After a slow s tart, the tennis team has run up three consecutive fect day for UMSL. From there on UMSL breezed . The diamondmen have been victories in the pas t week, thus compiling a 4- 3 record. The Rivermen wasted little time through the game as they kept plagued with many miscues in the Their s trea k started with a surpris ing 7-2 victory over St. Louis in extinguishing Bear hopes of an scoring again and again. Ron Ed field this season, however, this University on April 12. Tom January, Ron Williams, Dave Laudel, upset as they erupted for five runs gar, Frank Tusinski, Jim Munden, wasn't the case with Washington and Marvin Shelton all won their singles matches, while Bill Barker in the first two innings. Things and Tom Tusinski all collected U. as hard work and diligence paid and Williams, Doug McKinney and Shelton, and January and Laudel started harmlessly enough with two hits apiece in the UMSL romp. off for the Rivermen who com won their doubles matches. Doug Hubert reaching first base After the first two innings, fans pleted the game without committing "I've been coaching at UMSL three years now, but I think this is on an error. Ron Edgar then and Rivermen bench-jockeys sat an error. the first time ever that UMSL beat SLU." commented Coach Gene promptly rifled a single to right back and began counting Dennis Last Sa turday, UMSL was rained Williams. field that sent Hubert on a losing Spitzer' s strike-outs. When the out of a s cheduled meeting with If that wasn't enough, UMSL wiped SLU again, 8- 1, in the Wa s hington race to third. After Frank Tusin counting was over, the number Southeast Mo. State. It was an un U. Tourney which was held on April 14 and 15. Marvin Shelton, who ski flew out, Jim Munden kept was eleven, and Spitzer tied his fortunate cir cumstance for the had been playing r a ther "spastically" in the words of Coach Williams , things alive by drawing a pass own UMSL record that he set two Rivermen because if they could came from behind to win in both matches. In his first encounter from starter-loser Greg Scarato. years 'ago against ' Central · have won two from SEMO it would with ' S:LU he was down 1-6, but r oared back to win the final two Joe Muich capitalized on a leaky Methodist. The day being a long continued on page 8 sets 6-0 a nd 6-3. In the T ourney he did the same thing, falling behind 3-6 in the first set and then winning with scores of 6-3 and 6-2. Beating SLU seems to come easier the second time around, especially when it is in the same week. Besides Shelton's come from behind victory against SLU in the Tourney, Dave Laudel won his ' match without even lifting his rac ket, through default, and captain Ron Williams displayed his court supremacy .by beating his opponent 6-1, 6-1. Tom January, Bill Barker and Doug McKinney also won their matches to sweep the singles play. January and Laudel, and Williams and Ted Simpson, won their doubles play with the only blemish occur ring when McKinney and Shelton lost their doubles match. SIU -Edwards ville, UMSL' s next opponent in the Tourney was hand led with even more finese. Each player won the best two out of three matches in the singles play by winning his first two sets with scores like 6- 0 and 6-1. The ex ception however was Ron Williams who lost his' match. The three doubles teams swept to victory just before the rains came and washed out the rest of the tourna ment. Washington U., the last team the Netmen were to face will be played in a double or nothing con test on May 1 when the two teams have a regularly schedu!ed match. The team that wins that contest will win both the Tourney match and the regularly scheduled match. Accumulating 16 of a possible 18 points, the Netmen are safely in second place in the Tourney, and they can't do any worse than second place if they should lose to Washington U. on May 1. Coach Williams commented on the fine play of his team. "Three players are improving quickly, and there's no compari son between them now and a month ago." "The team has to keep striving for discipline, consistency, and steadiness," emphasized Wil liams. "I'm still looking for those qualities from some of my players. "

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continued from page 7 to Frick was the highlight of the have greatem cl the p0l>sibility of game, as both teams were hurt by Current receiving a bid for post-season fielding errors. UMSL scored eight Ron. Brewer play. runs on five hits, one of those The Rivermen won Tuesday's being a triple by Tom Tusinski. game against Principia ~-5 with The victory brings UMSL's record SPORTS Dale Westerholt getting 8 strike up to 9-4. Saturday will be a big outs in the 6 innings he pitched. double - header · against Indiana places 10th Ann Telthorst, UMSL's first infield double play, State - Evansville which will be made by subs, Williams toMorgan played at Forestwood Parle in tourney Editor Ron Brewer, the 14th ranked amateur in the state, finished in 10th place in the Missouri Sou thern Tourney last weekend. In a tournament that had teams from BanH all over the Midwest, including several Big Eight teams, UMSL shorts finished a respectable thirteenth in a field of thirty. "We played bad. We finished in Nine UMSL athletes have been selected to appear in the 1972 the middle of the field but we edition of OutstaJldine College Athletes of America. The winning should have done a lot better," participants were nominated on the basis of their displayed abilities said Brewer of UMSL's finish. In tournament play, the four not only in athletics but also in community service and campus START A BANKING RELATIONSHIP!! GET TO KNOW golfers with the lowest scores on activities. Other criteria included strength of character, leader. YOUR BANKER BY PROPERLY HANDLING YOUR OWN ship and scholarship. a ' five man team determine the CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNT. Those athletes selected from UMSL include: Rita Hoff, junior team's final ' score. UMSL had a from Incarnate Word Academy, for women's intramurals. Soccer 648 score for 36 holes, 49 strokes THEN WHEN YOU ' NEED A LOAN, WE'VE ALREADY players Tim O'Toole and Frank Flesch, both graduates of St. Mary's behind the tournament winner, BEGUN TO KNOW YOU. IT MAKES BORROWING THAT High, were picked. O'Toole, a senior, holds all the Rivermen gealie Wichita State University. Ron IIUCH EASIER. records, while freshman Flesch broke three UMSL scoring recQrds Brewer had a .36 hole total of 152, last fall. UMSL's tennis team also placed two members in the book, while Mike Prendergast finished senior Ron Williams from Southwest High, and last year's most with a 162, and Gene Dodson and STOP IN LET'S TALK valuable player, Tom January, a sophomore from McCluer. Senior Gary Wilcutt had a 164 and 170 golfer and All-American candidate Ron Brewer was selected as was respectively. Gary Walshauser, the fifth man on the team shot a wrestling captain Glen David, a sophomore from Ritenour High. 182. . Completing the list of Rivermen selected are juniors Frank Neal 7151 Natural Bridge and Dennis Spitzer. Neal a graduate of Roosevelt High, captains The tournament doesn't figure the cross-country team, while Spitzer, a Hazelwood grad, is the into their record, but it will be ~ 383-SSSS St. Louis, Mo. 63121 baseball team's top pitcher. looked at When the team tries to get a post-season bid...... r F.rel DepoSIt I.... ra"ee Corp. A dump shot off the shoulders of a ~eferee in the final seconds of the Bunny-Faculty basketball game last Friday night, provided the Bunnies with a one point margin of victory. The Bunnies were led to their upset victory by; a Funny Bunny (a guy from the audience), a .number of interesting penalties against the Faculty such as illegal ' use of the eyes, and five point bonuses -for broken fingernails. The "Official" score of the game was 68-67.

Cheerleading tryouts will be held on May 23, 1972. Five cheerleaders will be chosen, and three more will be picked in the fall to complete the squad. Any full-time student is eligible to serve in the capacity of cheerleader. Clinics will begin on Sunday, April 23, at 2:00 p.m. i.n the Multipurpose Building. For further information, contact Judy Whitney in the Athletic Office, 453-5641.

Soccer coac", Don Dallas announced that Mark LeGrand, co-captain and most valuable player on this year's Rosary High soccer team has signed a letter of intent to enroll for the fall semester at UMSL . . LeGrand was a second team all-conference selection this year and was also named to the Pepsi League All-St:ar Team.

Horne Events for the Coming Week TENUS April 21 Concordia Seminary 3:00 p.m. April 26 St. Louis University 3:00 p.m. BASEBALL April 22 Indiana State-Evansville DH 1:00 p.m. April 25 St. Louis University 3:30 p.m. GOLF April 24 Eastern Illinois U. 1:00 p.m, SIU-Edwardsville Blackburn Collegt:

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