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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals, Publications, Conferences, and Proceedings at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in Edgecliff oC llege Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. XXXII Our Lady of Cincinnati, "Edgecliff," Cincinnati, Ohio, May 23, 1967 No. 5 'Academic Sharing' Archaeologist to Speak at c ·ommencement Promises Future Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of School of Oriental Research in the college awards. Twelve others merited by two students. The Theology Major Hebrew Union College-Jewish Palestine. His studies led him · to will receive their degrees cum Sister Mary Constance Psychol "Academic Sharing" of faculty, Institute of Religion, distinguished expioration of the Biblical past laude. They are: Sr. John Mary, ogy Award, donated by Mrs. curriculum, facilities, etc., is being Biblical archaeologist, rabbi, and in the Holy Land and to archae R.S.M., Patric a Donovan, Sr. Ann George W. Kisker, was awarded discussed by· administrators of author, will be the pr inc i pa 1 ological discoveries which have Marie, R.S.lVJ.., Judy Morshauser, to Mary Ann Wolking. Junior Our Lady of Cincinnati CXavier University. Fin a 1 edge of Bible lands in antiquity Lynne Radford, Jacquelyn Wood received the National Science plans are pending until a study and of the Bible itself. ruff, Mary Ellen Beumer, Anne Foundation Undergraduate Re of the problems involved - e.g., Dr. Glueck has discovered more Sack, Donna Labbe and Mary search Program Award. tuition, faculty salaries, sched than 1,000 ancient sites in Trans Ann Wolking. The George E. McDonald Chris uling of classes, transportation jordan and over 500 in the Negev. Special Honors tian Art Award was presented to and similar questions - is com These explorations mark the first two senior art majors, Donna At the H o n o r s Convocation Ratermann and Susan Wood. The pleted and the problems are re time that entire countries have May 14 individual awards were solved. been studied archaeologically. Charles Fleischmann Scholarship presented to students. was awarded to Lois Lipps and A faculty committee at each His latest book is Deities and institution will conduct the study. The Journalism Department Mary Ellen Littelmann. Dolphins: the Story of the Naba- presented two awards. Martha Dr. Daniel J . Steible, Sr. Mary taens. ' Twenty-two seniors were ad Rose Agnes, R.S.M., and Miss Johnson merited the Pi Delta Degrees Conferred mitted to membership in Who's Jane Glenn comprise the commit Epsilon Med a 1 of Merit. The Who Among Students in Ameri tee appointed at Edgecliff. Following Dr. Glueck's address, Catholic Press Award- "Apostle can Colleges and Universities. Eventually, Villa Madonna Col Archbishop Karl J . Alter, who of the Word" -was received by will preside at the convocation, Penny McDonnell and Mary Ann Kappa Gamm a Pi, National lege and Mount Saint Joseph Catholic Honor Society for Wo College may join Edgecliff and will greet the graduates and their . Wolking. parents. men, selected ten seniors for Xavier University in similar pro Sr. Mary Kristin, R.S.M., re membership based on the cri grams. A project of this type is The 175 seniors then will be ceived the John Brinker Philoso terion of academic excellence, ex n ow under consideration. The Dr. Nelson Glueck presented by Sr. Mary Dolora, phy Award. Mary Ann Nafz was tracurricular leadership and vote Chairmen of the Theology De R.S.M. , academic dean, to Sr. chosen by the Chemistry Depart of the faculty. Patricia Donovan, partments of Xavier University, commencement exercises Tues Mary Virginia, R.S.M., president, ment to receive the American In Judy Morshauser, Jean Gunner, Mount Saint Joseph, Villa Ma day, May 30. who will confer the degrees. stitute of Chemists Award. The Jeanne O'Connell, Lynne Rad donna and Edgecliff met recently A native of Cincinnati, Dr. Of the 175 graduates, one, Sr. German Societies Aw a r d was ford, Jacquelyn Woodntff, Mary to discuss a program leading to Mary Kristin, R.S.M., will receive given to June Allum and Anne Ellen Beumer, Anne Sack, Donna a major in theology, involving Glueck was ordained to the rab binate at the Hebrew Union Col her degree summa cum laude, the Sack.· Labbe and Mary Ann Wolking class work at two or more of highest academic distinction that Psychology awards have been received this honor. their institutions. lege in 1923. A member of the Sr. Mary Dolora, R.S.M., Aca faculty of the Hebrew Union Col demic Dean, who has participated lege since 1929, he was named its in the planning sessions, stated, president in 1947. "Other plans for sharing among After ordination, Dr. Glueck Grad Schools Beckon colleges wijl be investigated and spent four year~ at the universi evaluated to provide an optimum ties of Berlin, Heidelberg and program of studies for future Jena (where he received his Ph.D. Faculty, Students Seek Advanced Degrees Edgecliff students." in 1927) and at the Amer i can Eight graduates and two fac~ 'in Chicago with a traineeship clinical traineeship at Longview ulty members will be represent from the National Institute of State Hospital. She hopes to earn ing Edgecliff on various graduate Mental Health. Judy was offered her doctorate "eventually and school campuses next year as a. fellowship from Ohio State work in a clinical setting. Mary they begin studies toward ad University. Ann also received, but did not Newly Elected Council vanced degrees. Mary Ann Wolking will enter accept, traineeships fr o m Du Mr. J'ames Wasserman, instruc the Master's program in psychol quesne University and the Uni tor of philosophy for the past ogy at Xavier University with a versity of Houston. to Study Campus Assets two years, has received a doc Cindy Mason. newly elected Student Council president, stated in toral intern fellowship from Ohio an interview that she "will not go into office with the attitude 'down State University. Mr. Wasserman, Summer Plans Promise Travel with authority.' The coming year for me is going to be one in which who holds a M.A. in philosophy, I will attempt to make personal responsibility the unifying goal on will work towards his doctorate Junior to South Dakota nance the students' transportation costs. campus. It is each girl's obligation to accept the challenges a college in higher education, specializing Peggy Beehan, junior psychol life holds. Responsible involvement serves to strengthen in practice in college administration, at Ohio ogy major, was recently awarded faculty to Eur~pe those ideals which each girl holds in theory." State. a $600 National Science Founda Faculty members plan eventful Mr. Theodore Zickefoose. chem tion grant to participate in the She continued: "I see Council as the prime example of a body summers. Mrs. John McGreal. istry instructor, will study at the Undergraduate Research Program which can offer the student concrete opportunities to contribute her French instructor, will work on University of Cincinnati for his at the University of South Dakota ideas and then unite with others in promotion of common goals." her doctorate in the social foun doctorate in bio-chemistry. for a ten-week period this sum Cindy's vice-president, Jane Smith_. joins her in this drive to bring mer. · 11·• dations of education at the Uni the campus to a new awareness of itself. Cindy explained, "Definite Pat Flanigan, who will wed The program is designed to versity of Cincinnati. Following plans are not prepared yet, but I am anticipating a study of campus Phillip Romito in August, plans complement student's undergrad this, she and her husband will problems by the Council members this summer, to present a strong to obtain a Master's Degree in uate preparation in psychology. visit Europe, specifically England, program in September." theatre arts at Catholic Univer Paris and Scandinavia. sity in Washington, D. C., while Explaining what her summer In line with this, Kathy McCoy, Council secretary, noted that her husband will study philoso will be like, Peggy says: Dr. Elizabeth Miller, professor the committees from the Academic Freedom Seminar offered "a good phy at Georgetown University. "The program is divided into of psychology, will accompany step towards responsible planning" and that this idea will be taken three phases. The Orientation Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs (who held an into consideration as part of Council's plans for next September. Sociology major Jean Gunner Phase will concern itself with Adlerian Workshop at Edgecliff Jeanne Meihaus, Council treasurer, is in agreement with Cindy's will study psychiatric social work the general problems, methods in .January) to Athens, Greece, to desire to re-emphasize the importance of Student Council elections. for an M.S.W. degree at Loyola and techniques of psychological assist him in giving a two-week She and Cindy agree: "When only half the school votes, as in this University in Chicago. Jean is the research. The Tutorial Phase is summer institute on Adler's ap last election, this means that not enough students realize the signifi recipient of a U.S. Public Health next. I will have to select a spon proach to encouraging children to cance of Council positions." traineeship, which includes full sor from among the staff re learn. tuition and maintenance. Pat Humbert, newly elected president of the Dorm Council, stated searchers and will work as a co investigator with him. Giving his fifth lecture tour in that she feels "very strongly" about good communication between the Martha Hilmer plans to engage England and Scotland will be "In the final stage, the Re dorm students, floor proctors, and the Dorm Council. Pat feels that in intensive dramatic training in Dr. Siegmund A. E. Betz, pro:!'es the duties of proctors must be understood by the residents "to build theatrical school this fall. search Phase, I will have to de sign an original problem; conduct sor of English and the classics. better floor unity." Sue Kramer will pursue a Mas Dr. Betz, s p o n s o re d by the the experiment, analyze the data To develop better proctor relations, Pat has a four-point plan for ter's Degree in Spanish at the British-American Associates, will and prepare the report." the coming year. Starting with Freshman Orientation Week, Pat University of Cincinnati. She deliver 50 lectures this summer hopes "to address the resident freshmen on what to expect from dorm plans eventually to teach Span Students to Arizona to academic, social, business and life, let them know that their questions are encouraged as well as ish. political groups. their acceptance of different dorm responsibilities." Opportunities to experience Epgecliff's first recipient of a another culture and to teach re The purpose of the British On her second point, proctor elections, Pat says, "I think we Woodrow W i 1 son Fellowship, ligion in a mission territory will American Associates in sponsor should inaugurate self-nominations to give those girls who really Sister Mary Kristin, R.S.M., will be afforded to four sophomores ing the lectures, he said, is to want to work on Dorm Council the chance to make their wishes study directly for her doctorate this summer. Marta Genske, Mary build up an understanding be known." in philosophy at Notre Dame Uni Rita Haglage, Betty Pleiman and tween the two countries in terms Concerning her third point, the formation of an active communi versity. She hopes to integrate Judy Thayer will live among and of current information about each cations system, Pat wants to see "weekly informal meetings between math, physics and theology with teach the Navajo Indians at St. other. Therefore, Dr. Betz' talks floor proctors and Dorm Council president, and monthly formal meet her studies in philosophy. 1-fichael's Mission, Arizona. The will center on current taste in ings with the administration." Judy Morshauser plans to ob mission is run by the Franciscan America, idealism and violence She concluded: "My final point rests with setting up recreational tain an M.S.W. in psychiatric Lay Missionaries. Money raised on the American scene, and re facilities for the dorm students, possibly at the intercollegiate level." social work at Loyola University at the Lenten Carnival will fi- ligion in America. Page 2 THE EDGECLIFF May 23, 1967 11 Guesting ..< China Situation Demands U.S. Stand Following in this issue's Guesting tion is whether the U.S. will take Christian Unlversallsm column is an account in dialogue a firm s t a n d in reference to What would this better idea or form of the various questions posed China. An example of w h a t a substitute ideal consist of? to Dr. Charles Malik at an infor firm stand can mean for the fu The most important element mal discussion session at Xavier ture of Southeast Asia are the would be a sense of fellowship University on Saturday, May 6. favorable results recently in In and belonging. We must be able Dr. Malik, who is presently a pro donesia. to make the people of Africa and fessor of philosophy at the Ameri You say that the real issue in Guinea feel that they are a part can University of Beirut, received Vietnam is the confrontation be of a great unfolding world proc his Ph.D. from Harvard. He was tween the U.S. and China. Where ess. Thus their false illusions can a former ambassador from Leb would you put the Russians? be'" dispelled, but they can still anon to the United Nations where I am afraid Russia is praying feel involved. One of the reasons he served as president of the Se that you will fight this war for why Communists have succeeded curity Council and also of the UN her. is because each cell is in touch General Assembly. While at the with a world movement and a UN Dr. Malik was instrumental China vs. U.S. w or 1 d fellowship. Your [the in the formulation of the Universal Can we look to this confronta West's) failure to develop some Declaration of Human Rights. tion between China and the U.S. substitute universal message to for possible leads to the kinds of shame and combat the Commu "I am passionately interested in problems that urgently need to be nist universal message is your three things: the international solved philosophically at present? greatest weakness. For example, situation, philosophy, and reli China is the only country about the kind of universalism and fel gion." Dr. Malik went on to ex which you can really say "China. lowship you find in Pushkin and plain, "I tend to view the inter and the rest of the world." China Dostoevsky can find nothing iii national situation philosophically is a world apart. There have only the West to compare with it. and to interpret things in terms been three occasions when for What is the role of religion in of First Principles." Closely re eign t h o u g h t has penetrated developing such a thing? lated to this world view are his C hi n a : Buddhism, Islam, and So far Christian universalism religious convictions: "I am a re Marxism. It still remains to be has not succeeded as well as r ligious man and I believe in God. seen what will. come out of the Marxist universalism. However, I see the religious situation as the Marxist penetration. The problem inherent in Christianity is the most important one in the world s we face at present is how to live type of universalism and fellow today." With these introductory c peacefully with these people who ship that is needed. remarks, he . invited questions :i: believe they live in a world apart, from the audience. United Nations :i: You Are My Hands! how to live together until inter What, in your opinion, ia the fu Vietnam penetration takes place. ture of the United Nations CUI a (J Should we be in Vietnam today? Need for New Ideas peace-keeping body in view of ita d Should we withdraw? 'impotence in the recent India f Whether or not you s h o u 1 d In the realm of ideas, what are Pakistan dispute? Is 'Th~ Edgecliff' .Needed? some of the ideas which our world i have been ·there in the first place l is most in need of? The UN is not some body apart is such a complex problem that from its member nations. If the t (A Final Re-evaluation) I, nor probably you, know enough We need some kind of sub UN is impotent, it is because its l Our first editorial of the school year posed the question. "Is to say. Should you stay now that stitution for unattainable ideas. member nations do not wish to f you are there? It would be dis Some people are living in the operate through it. The UN can s THE EDGECLIFF Needed?" In this, the final issue of the year, we astrous if the United States with illusion that they can attain a feel that several facts need to be reviewed. For in order to answer move only when its members ~ draws ignominiously from its certain place under the sun; in move it. s this query about the necessity of the college paper, it must be commitment in Southeast Asia. A many cases this is all an illusion. c realistically ascertained just what importance THE EDGECLIFF ·truly "honorable" solution must We must provide for the people c has played in campus life this year. be sought. By truly honorable I in the developing nations some THE EDGECLIFF Staff ex l mean a solution which, fifty or a "substitute." At present this is presses deepest sympathy At first glance the answer seems quite obviously to be "not hundred years from now, will not why Communism has been so to the Fergu1on family on much." Many signs point to the fact that only a minority of be held in disrepute. successful; historically and socio their loss of a husband and ( students even read part of THE EDGECLIFF. An almost non Slowly a confrontation is de logically speaking, this is why a father. Our campus has s veloping between China and the r e 1 i g i o n has been successful. likewise lost a very fine existent number of students have manifested any interest at all rest of the world. Vietnam is not (However, by substitute I do not · man. in contributing to the paper in general or to "Dialogue," a column the real problem. The real ques- mean some form of "opiate.") J; especially designed for this purpose. Despite the beginning of t clamorings among many' students for academic freedom as it pertains to the college newspaper, it is significant to note that Person to Person t the greatest active concern for the paper's welfare, shown by way 1 of readership and response, was on the part of faculty members. t Individual's Function 1n the Commu'nity l In this area at least, we feel THE EDGECLIFF has shown the po i tential that our college paper possesses for fostering an exciting l interchange of ideas between faculty and students outside the is Examined 1n its Wider p,erspective l classroom. This is very definitely a significant role of the paper Mary f\volldng in our community. I The emphasis of the Person to Person column this year has been If our graduates have devel However, such a successful interchange of ideas has not de on the realization and fostering of the academic community at Edge oped their own approach to com veloped between student and student. For example, Student cliff. As the first column of the ·year, "Examine the Community," plex and often sticky' situations (J Council members have often told student assemblies this year pointed out, the Christian academic community has an obligation within the educational system, if f that the success of Council was dependent on the student body "to support and strengthen each person's Christian witness." Although they have learned what it means t and their suggestions and new ideas; the insinuation was usually we cited several areas where improvement on our own campus was to have principles and stand by \J that the ideas and suggestions in reality were not forthcoming. needed, we do not intend to confine the relevance of community to them (in the most effective way!), i1 Yet the extent to which the paper was regarded as a possible this college. then they will be able to transfer i1 c source for these ideas and suggestions seems negligible. On the The four-year learning process acquired an identity, a certain this to other life systems, whether political, business, familial or l1 contrary, a college paper would seem to be the most logical place which our graduates have just "life style" which will enable s them to give their best to future Church-related. for such an exchange to occur. completed has given them a mere c taste of the challenges of inter communities of which they will The point we are trying to In fact, during the past year, several suggestions, which we dependent living. be a part. make· la that the community we hope for on campus la not one of feel were very good, have appeared in THE EDGECLIFF, but ap Another column, "Community jl The graduates have had, we "insincere chumine11.'' w h e r • parently no notice was taken of them by the very group of people are sure, experiences of both co is Not Conformity," stressed the tr everyone la "nice" to everyone ( who so often petitioned the student body for their comment. In operation with other m~mbers of need for uniqueness in t h e s e elae. but where no one makea any a the March issue alone, three concrete suggestions were expressed the community, as well as frus words: "The fullest development greater effort• toward real com and expression of our human per d - as far as we can tell no significant Student Council action was trations in trying to understand munication. others and make themselves un sonality is our unique and best a taken in regard to any of these: (1) a suggested change in the This would be a parody of the v election of prom queen made by a student contributor to "Dia derstood. Hopefully, in the dy contribution to the total commu true community and would stifle, namics of interaction, they have nity." l1 logue"; (2) an editorial request ("Book Roulette Claims Heavy rather than foster, creativity and a Toll") that some immediate action be taken in setting up a "lost individuality. l1 and found"; (3) a proposal for improving the quality of Student The graduate who has not gone c Council elections by setting up opportunities for voters to get to beyond the "chummy" level in know the candidates and hear their views on various issues so the educational system can hardly THE EDGECLIFF f u n c t i o n meaningfully in the J;l as to have some solid basis for making a choice. (The brief op t portunity that was provided to "meet the candidates" for Student is the student publication of Our Lady of Cincinnati world community. Yet, if she has College. It appears monthly throughout the school year. taken risks in her college career Council presidency was a last-minute effort of the junior class, by letting down her own barriers no Student Council action having been taken.) MEMBER Ohio College Newspaper Association and t r y i n g to get through to .. Our reason for reviewing these facts is not to belabor these Associated Collegiate Press others (as "Barriers Must Break Catholic ~chool Press Before Dialogue Begins" advised), particular suggestions. We only wish to point out that in view () she will possess a tool for life. of the faculty's response to THE EDGECLIFF, it is apparent that Editor ...... Mary Ann Wolking '87 ii Page Editors ...... Barbara Jo Lyden '68, Karen Wullenweber '68, Each person in our college, there is a real need which THE EDGECLIFF has the ability to Kathy Geaslen '69, Margaret Reuter '89 then, has the obligation to aid c fulfill- that is, the need for a means of faculty-student inter the development of every other d change outside the classroom. Also, as Student Council has Pictorial Editor ...... Tillie Tanfanl '89 J Circulation Managers ...... Martha Becksmith '69, Charlene Huster '89 person here by contributing to rightly pointed out, there is a comparable need for such an inter- • the growth of a community a ReporteN: Gall Eckhoff '87, Janice Helmers '87, Penny McDonnell '87, Patty s. change on the student-student level. Therefore, a restatement of Byrne '69, Marge Johnson '89, Margaret Reuter '89, Jane Schwab '89, Pegty Stllea where uniqueness and responsible the question, "Is THE EDGECLIFF Needed?" is in order. In final '69, Phyllla Wuerth ·~t.~uaan Brown '70, Jeanne l\rlelhaua '70, Carol Paraona '70, decision-making are valued most Pat Smith '70, Sue Wwmde "10 reevaluation, we ask, "Is THE EDGECLIFF Heeded?" Moderator ...... llrlila Helen Detzel highly. 11 May 23, 1967 THE EDGECLIFF Page 3 Special Dialogue Feature Vietnam Provokes Debate .on US War Polity The Vietnam •ituation is •park• ing intense debate on campuseB and in forums across the country and the world at large. Lecture• Mr. Sies Questions Vietnam · Sta·nd· by Buch noted individuala aa Father Opponents of United States in war, the mantle of morality is thing the Vietnamese believe in? Phillip Berrigan at the University policy in Vietnam have areued usu a 11 y subjectively bestowed In 1964, counterinsurgency spe of Dayton, Norman Thomaa and against the war on moral, legal upon the victor. cialist Major General Edward G. Dean Manion, both at XU, have or political grounds. In a similar vein, many promi Lansdale answered that question brought the iuues to public atten Unfortunately, the ' most publi nent political scientists and law with the statement: "The Com tion in our locale. cized dissenters have tended to yers have argued that our actions munists have let loose a revolu However, there haB been little rely entirely on moral or legal in Vietnam are illegal, due to the tionary idea of Vietnam and it Bignificant controverBy about thiB arguments. fact that the government in South will not die by being ignored, topic on our campua, until laBt Moral arguments serve no pur Vietnam is illegal - being set up bombed, or· smothered by the month, when two hiBtory profes pose other than to stimulate emo in direct violation of the 1954 United States. Ideas do not die sorB, Mr. Robert A. Hiestand and tionalism and irrationalism, and Geneva Accords. in such ways." Mr. DenniB SieB, debated the issue to obfuscate the real issues. There The fact that South Vietnam Can We Win? at a campus Bponsored Political is no reason to dwell upon the lacks a de jure government has This in turn leads to two other Forum. atrocities committed by all par no relevance to the existing situ questions: can we win the war, In a special releaae for TBl!1 ties to the war. ation. (Unless the U.S. and South and if so, would victory be worth EDGECLIFF, Mr. Hiestand and Mr. War itself is an atrocity, but it ·Vietnam were willing to submit the cost? We cannot reasonably SieB have Bummarized their posi cannot be prevented or abrogated the entire question to the World assume t hat there will be un tions for our reader•' information. by moral force alone. Besides, Court for arbitration, which, of conditional surrender by Hanoi course, they are not.) and the Viet Cong. Even if they Ever since Grotius first formu are f o r c e d to disengage from lated the concept, international large-scale combat, they can be law has been broken, altered, or expected to continue for a long IMr . Hiestand Supports U.S. Involvement I ignored by every nation with the ! time to come the guerrilla tactics I It is necessary to counter the U.S. are 1 e e k i n i in the less balance are American determina power to do so. South Vietnam they have sustained persistently arguments presented in academic developed world is not the build tion and American power. is a de facto state. It exists in for over 25 years. circles concerning the U.S. com ing of military forces for their concrete form because we have In view of 9,000 American dead, mitment and involvement in Viet own sake, or economic develop Strategic Demands decreed it to be so. No legal ar and 63,000 American wounded, nam during the last two decades. ment for its own sake, or pro guments can change that fact. we must answer whether we are American propaganda for its own Strategic considerations a 1 so It is my position then, that the prepared to allow our men to die Many Americans seem weary sake, but rather the use of all motivate our thinking with re only visible argument against the at the rate of 300 a month for an of the Cold War and apparently available resources for assisting gard to Southeast Asia, as the war is political. It is also the interminable number of years, in desire a withdrawal from con these new nations in building the loss of Vietnam would make the only areument that can offer search of a total victory which frontation with Communist re kind of society and government defense of the area more difficult constructive criticism. It matters cannot be achieved. gimes. To some degree they are that can maintain itself, develop and more costly. not, in practical terms, whether There are also costs in terms misled by the U.S.-Soviet detente in step with the modern world Vietnam dominates the gate or not our actions in Vietnam are of money and diversion of re that was reached after the Cuban and, above all, remain free 'from way between the Pacific and In moral or legal, but whether or sources. One may wonder at the missile c r i s i s in 1962, as they domination or control by the dian Oceans; moveover, it flanks not they are wise. sense of proportion of a nation firmly believe that the Russians Communist forces hostile to us. India on one side and Australia U.S. ObfectlYes which s p e n d s an average of are no longer a threat ·to the along with New Zealand on the In this · context, it is necessary $52,000 to kill one guerrilla on West. At the same time they pre I am convinced that our inter other. We are obligated to protect to faise and answer a number the other side of the world; while sent another argument that raps ests are well-served if foreign these sealanes and prevent China of questions: first, what are we the War on Poverty in America, our policy in· Southeast Asia be peoples or lands are truly inde. from tapping the rich resources fightine for in Vietnam? The involving as many people as in cause it invites retaliation. by pendent, and if that remains the in this region. President has stateq one of the habit both North and South Viet Russia and Red China. objective they seek for them reasons is to honor our historiciil nam combined, continues to suf selves." They fail to see that while Un#ust Aggression commitments. fer. Finally, there are the costs Actually, Eisenhower refused to the Vietnamese in terms of Communism (Russian style) has This policy is not new; it goes We are certainly justified in assumed a new aura of respect back some 40-odd years when to make such a commitment; lives (which cannot be replaced) being militarily present in South President Kennedy insisted that and in t e rm s of material re ability because it does not argue the U.S. sought to promote the Vietnam. International law does Ii "class war," the Marxists now growth of strong and enlightened the Vietnamese should fight their sources (which we will be ex not restrict internal revolution, own war. It is President Johnson pected to replace). proclaim a new line that hinges states in Asia. Stated succinctly, but does restrict what third pow upon "~ationalism . " our policy since World War II who made the pledge (though not A final question to be raised er.i may lawfully do in sending in the campaign of 1964), and concerns possible cilternative so Also, somewhat misleading is in Southeast Asia rests upon the arms and men to bring about in containment of Red China and who is now b u s y conferring lutions to our present policy in the fact that Communism no surrection. retroactive solemnity upon it. Vietnam. In committing itself to longer possesses a single direc the spread of Communism. This determination is s p e 11 e d out Even though 'the U.S. did not The Administration has stated seeking an impossible total vic tion from Moscow; but it is still sign the Geneva Accords of 1954, that we are in Vietnam to insure tory, the Johnson Administration highly organized and aggressively through the creation of ANZUS and SEATO along with the aid we did issue one of our own by democracy and liberty. It seems reduces its chances of securing international with Russia control Walter Bedell Smith, who stated strangely inconsistent to attempt an honorable peace. It is forced ling 72 Communist parties and programs that were initiated on a large scale during the 1950's. that we would regard any viola to insure democracy for a people to escalate the war. Yet it must Red China influencing 21. tion of the Geneva agreements that have never known democ place limits upon the degree of by means of aggression, as a seri racy in 3,000 years, while at the escalation. ous threat to international peace same time we are unable to in If Hanoi and the Viet Cong are Neo-lsolatlonlsm and security. sure democracy for our own mi backed sufficiently into China's Communist Tactics The neo-isolationism that is After the settlement of 1954, norities in Chicago, Dallas, Bir corner, a series of dire conse omnipresent in the country stems Vietnam is a different type of 6,000 hard core guerrillas were mingham, etc. Also, one should quences could follow: the possi from two sources: the aforemen war, as there are . no marching left in the South and they went remember that the Viet Cong are bility of Chinese intervention; tioned weariness and a lack of armies crossing international underground. When all hope for fighting for the same ostensible the possibility of Russian inter understanding regarding our pol boundaries or solemn declara peaceful reunification failed in purpose. vention; and the possibility of icy in Southeast Asia. Its polit tions. Yet, the conflict is guided 1956, the killing of village chiefs Communist Treat nuclear war, on either a regional ical base seems to be left of by North Vietnam and spurred was begun, as Hanoi's cadres of Are we then fighting to resist or global scale. center with a small but vocal by Communist China. . saboteurs and assassins went to Communism and prevent Asia Alternate Solutions minority concerned with the The goals are to defeat South work. from falling under the dominion A number of constructive, de scare word, "escalation," and the of China? The Chinese quite ef Vietnam and conquer American When this reservoir of trained tailed alternative programs have cure-all, "neutralization." fectively point out to other Asian power in order to extend Asian jungle fighters was exhausted in been presented, the widest em nations that there are no Chinese The basic premise of their ar Communism. By exploiting social 1964, Hanoi dispatched fresh units bracing being given at a January troops in Vietnam; and many gument is that we a.re overex disorder and political discontent that infiltrated into the South. 1966 Congressional sponsored tended in an attempt t o resist Asians 'find the presence of over conference of scholars. Of 18 pro in a "war of national liberation," The fact that the boundary line Communist expansion in Asia, 400,000 White Americans in Viet posals presented by that confer the object is for a weaker guer between .the two countries is tem and we should effect an imme nam unpleasantly reminiscent of ence, it is difficult to single out rilla force to overcome a stronger porary should not discourage U.S. diate withdrawal from remote former colonial rule. any for special mention. force in a war of attrition taking involvement to aid the govern areas around the world. They place over many years. If we continue to view our I believe, however, that two ment of South Vietnam. The di selves as God's avenging angels, central proposals would be the would have us cease any involve viding line in Korea was tempo ment in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Ho Chi Minh and Mao work whose sacred duty it is to combat following: first, the National Lib through the nominally independ rary as is that separating East evil philosophies, then we had eration Front must be recognized and would have us cut back our and West Germany. military establishment along with ent "nationalist" organizations better prepare ourselves to fight as a principal belligerent in the curtailing the CIA. such as the South Vietnamese Therefore, the commitment to in many more Vietnams in the war, and as a necessary party to National Liberation Front, and it oppose this aggression is spelled future. any peace conference and settle In essence, they preach "ap makes little difference to Peking out in the UN charter and in our The argument has also been ment. It is only on this basis that peasement" and this new isola and Hanoi if such fronts contain defensive alliances. given that if one state succumbs our "peace feelers" have a chance tionism is as bankrupt as the old. many non-Communists; in the to Communism, surrounding of being accepted. Second, a set end they will assume control. Neutralization states will also succumb and fall tlement should assure the neu like a row of dominoes. The re Obviously, if the U.S. is driven tralization, of the two zones of U.S. Ob#ectlves Neutralization is not the an cent experience 'of Indonesia gave Vietnam, and Laos and Cambodia. from the field in South Vietnam swer to the problem in South quite a shock to the advocates of Questions are raised over the there will be no one else to up Obviously, this implies n egotia Vietnam. this theory. Actually, a united tions with the Soviet Union and objectives of the United States hold "democracy" to the lesser It would be extremely difficult Vietnam in the form of a strong, in Southeast Asia. We find a con developed countries of Asia. Our w ith China, and the formal rec to apply the Swiss model to an nationalistic Communist s t a t e ognition of the latter. cise statement presented by Un protection would be removed, Asia in turmoil, permitting the posing a barrier to Chinese ex The P resident has re j e c t e d dersecretary of State U. Alexis creating a power vacuum that countries of the region to find pansion may be most desirable Johnson in July, 1962, giving an China would rapidly fill under these alternatives thus far; but it their own destinies. This is espe from the viewpoint of American ls difficult to see how he can authoritative approach to our po the guise of. wars of liberation. cially true when Mao Tse Tung interests. sition: secure an honorable and lasting Hence, the defense of the free stated in the People'• Daily ln A second and related question peace, a peace acceptable t o the "It has been recognized as world rests on a very delicate 1964 that political power grows to pose is: are Americans fighting interests of all parties, until he never before that what we in the balance. The key elements in that out of a barrel of a gun. in Vietnam for or against some- does. Page 4 T H-E E D G E C L I F F May 23, 1967 fashions, Movies, Prayer Here We Are Help Right TV Star Answers Questions 175 Seniors Equal 175 Gift-Wraps "This is just gravy for me, scheduled to be on campus for World Ills, girls I just love it!" was Loretta only a half-hour, she remained You~g's response to a reception for an hour and forty-five min on the Edgecliff campus, April utes to talk informally and an 27. Although Miss Young was swer questions from the audience Judge Says gathered in the Alumnae Lounge. "Sincere congratulations, hon The noted television and movie ors winners: We are extremely Point of View actress answered questions rang proud of you- and none the less ing from the origin of her well so by adding the thought that known twirling entrance on her those to whom much has been Students Outline TV show ("My dress designer given, much is expected.'' wanted the audience to see the Thus saluted Judge John W. 'Ideal' Courses back of my dress-!") - to the rea Keefe of Hamilton County Court son for her constant graciousness of Common Pleas, speaking to · by Marge Johnson ("Ronnie Coleman smiled at me those gathered for the Honors when I was seven years old. Ever Convocation Sunday, May 14. Curriculum revision is a recent since then I wanted to grow up Judge Keefe challenged: "Do topic of serious discussion among being just as nice to people as faculty and administration. THE you e v e n partially appreciate he was.") - to her advice on what an unusual polition of pre· EDGECLIFF staff, interested in stu prayer ("I used to p:r.ay for a new dents' views on this matter, posed eminence each of you enjoys, dress or a good date. Now I pray, how truly exclusive ls your pod· the fallowing question to majors 'Please, God, give me the strength in various fields: " What would tion in today's world? to accept everything you send, "I am not calling your exclu you most like to see happen in whether good or bad.'"). your major department?" siveness to your attention to swell Miss Young, who said she be your egos," he continued, "but to - -- · ~ Art Major gan her daily TV program to cause you fully to realize how .. . "I suggest that we be al offer a relief from the usual abundant have been your bless lowed more time in the art de shows about brutality, comment ings, and how manifold your partment. Perhaps this could be ed on today's television fare, gifts, and, in justice what a chal done by reducing the number of "The documentaries are fine, but lenge these many beneficences required courses. It would .be a TV can hardly be esteemed for are to you to give something in big help to students if we could entertainment anymore." return. You can help right the world's wrongs, and you have have paid models who would In the same vein, the actress been generously dealt with by have time to sit for us. Also many discussed current art films: having been given the tools to of us have ruined clothing w ork "There aren't that many 'artists' do it with. There is so much to ing on projects, so it would be today. There are lots of people be done in the world by so few good if we could have more free who want to make money. A lot people.'' dom in how we dress when in of art films are just 'dirty mov Citing the Rev. James Keller, Emery." ies.' " The ideal motion picture founder and d i r e c t o r of The Sandra H ess '69 (e.g., The Sound of Music and A Christophers, Judge Keefe con Man and A Woman) is a "simple cluded: "Each person must r~alize Psychology Major story" that "ends happily," she What's in each box? A small silver tray bearing the college what he can do to improve the .. . "I would like to see more feels. emblem - the juniors' gifts to the graduating seniors at the Junior actual practical application of the great spheres of influence that In contrast, she cited Darling • Prom May· 5. Gift wrappers included Gail Junker, Melanie Adams shape the destiny of everyone, theory we are learning in class. and Peggy Moran. If we could have tours of insti as "disgusting" and Georgy Girl especially in the ar~as of govern tutions and h ospitals, we w ould as "cluttered up with sex scenes.'' Bright splashes of roses in the Pavillon Caprice of the Netherland ment, education, labor relations, have a better idea of the type of Referring to Who's A fraid of Vir Hilton ·Hotel ma:de it apparE!nt to the seniors that the theme of their family life, literature, and enter work we are preparing for." ginia W oolf? Miss Young said, prom was "Roses and Roses." tainment.'' Mary Ellen Littelmann '68 "We want heroes, not anti-heroes. We already know how terrible Engli.ih Major we are." ... "A change in method in the Asked about the possibilities 'Academic Freedom Enhances English department might bring for living a Christian life in the about a change in the attitude of "secular city," Miss Young re many students. Possibly if the plied, "Living in the secular city subject were approached in some is a terrible hindrance to the Learning Process' - Tollefson form of an appreciation symposi Christian life." She explained, as "An atmosphere of m u t u a 1 cil for Higher Education, at the clubs and the rest of the college um, much of the feeling of com she had at Xavier University the trust" was both the key phrase Studen t-Faculty Working Semi by the students' use of mimeo pulsion would be diminished and evening before, that the admoni and the ideal held out to the nar on Academic Freedom. The graphed flyers; a possibility for literature could be approached as tion to "know thyself" has been campus community by Mr. Dean 150 participants gathered for the "floating membership"-i.e., stu an art." a guiding principle in her life in Tollefson, associate director of seminar March 19 in Brennan dents could take advantage of R egina Enghauser '69 the secular world. the Kansas City Regional Coun- Memorial Library. various club activities, while not Describing t h i s atmosphere, actually joining the club. Sociology Major which is the prerequisite for aca ... "I feel that it would be Student government: ·open Stu demic freedom, Mr. Tollefson dent Council meetings with op beneficial if we could have more pointed out that, "all three areas discussion of social problems with Culture Swings in Cincy portunity for closed meetings as of a college - students, faculty well; a board of administrators, a definite aim of seeking solu CONCERTS and administration - should be tions. We might also spend more Cincinnati May Festival faculty and students which would primarily concerned w i t h the regularly meet t o work out prob time on international problems." building of a quality college. In Mary Julia Callum '68 May 26 All-Instrumental Program: Peter Serkin, pianist; lems of mutual concern and im George Szell guest conductor the United States,'' he said, "the prove communication; great er colleges with the most . respect Education Major May 27 contact between individuals and WAGNER-STRAUSS Evening: Birgit Nilsson, for academic freedom are the top class representatives, t h r o u gh ... "Many of our courses over soprano; HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus, lap. The methods courses are quality institutions." posting, prior t o the class meet Max Rudolf conductor "Academic freedom.'' Mr. Tol ings, S t u den t Council matters good and useful, and maybe we All performances at Music Hall, 8:15 p.m. could get more out of them if lefson continued, "advances the that will be discussed. some of the requirements outside OPERAS learning process by sustaining Student newspaper: transfer of of the field could be dropped." Cincinnati Summer Opera students' initiative through in financial support of the paper Valerie Ondash '68 June 21 , 24 Tosca suring respect for the right of from the administration to the June 23, 25 Barber of Seville (in English) expression, and by enabling the Student Council or to private French Major students to test the society in June 28. July 1 The M edium (new production - in English) subscribers; a bi-weekly or week . . . "Special method courses for w h i c h they find themselves, June 30, July 2 Faust ly mimeographed paper w h i c h the teaching of foreign languages thereby contributing to the re w ould supplement the monthly would 'be good. I would like to July 5, 8 Der Rosenkavalier (new production) education of that society. In the EDGECLIFF and furnish more cur see a more thorough grammar July 7, 9 Andrea Chenier long run," he claimed, "the in rent news and opinion; selection program in the first two years, July 12, 15 La Traviata terests of both the individual and of the editor by staff election, and more concentration on con- July 14, 16 Carmen the whole college are furthered rather than by administrative.ap versati on." by this atmosphere which en pointment. Linda Young '68 July 19, 21, 23 Fledermaus (in English) courages the development of new July 20, 22 Rigoletto ideas." Follow-up committees, com All performances at 8:15 p.m. In the three panels on student posed of students, faculty and ad Congratulations! activities, student government ministration, are presently study Several campu s clubs have THEATRE and student newspaper, repre ing the suggestions and will frame proposals to be submitted elected new officers for the com May 11-June 3 The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter sentatives from each area de at the Student Council meetings ing year. They include: NFCCS June 8-July 1 The Cavern by J ean Anouilh scribed their situation in relation Marta Genske, senior delegate; to academic freedom. in May and during the next aca July 6-29 Escurial by Michel de Ghelderode Anne Heile, junior delegate; and However, it was in the small demic year. Student activities Colette Brehm, campus advisor. Aug. 3-26 Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov discussion groups that the real chairman is Ann Glauber; stu Psychology Club-Helen Valerio. Aug. 31-Sept. 23 Anatol by Tom Jones work of the seminar was carried dent government ch a i rm a n is Psi Chi-Carol Knoerle. CSMC All per/ormances at the Playhouse in the Park on. Students and faculty· con Judy Thayer; student newspaper Irene Bishop. Sodality-Carolyn tributed concrete suggestions, chairman is Bonnie Schwab. Shough. G e r m a n Club-Lily June 30-July 16 Little Mary Sunshine which were later reported to the One junior, in commenting on Mendoza. Home Economics Club July 21-23, 28·30, Sound of Music entire group. Among these were: the seminar which was a first for - Melanie Adams. Music Club- Aug. 4-6 Student activities: abolition of the college, said, "It was a wel Mary Joeline Adams. Art Club- the activity point system for par come breath of fresh air. Now I Kay Kowalski. Political Forum Aug. 11, 12 Carloas Montoya, Flamenco Guitarist ticipation in clubs; greater com just hope we don't close the win -Carla Dabney. All performances at Edgecliff Theatre, 8:30 p.m. munication between individual dows again."
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