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SUBSCRIBER'S ADDRESS Poll On THE COWL Speakers I PROVIDENCE > COLLEGE See Page 7 VOL. XXXI, NO. 4 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, PROVIDENCE, R. I., OCTOBER 16, 1968 TEN PAGES U.S. Negro History SC Calls For Parietals; Course Presented Election of Senior Secretary Students in the Education As• Two or three students each sociation plan to sponsor and week will prepare the class, teach a course in American present the material, and Negro history. answer questions. It is hoped Ordered By Executive Board According to Mike Doherty, that once a month a speaker vice-president of the Education may be presented and all stu• Monday's meeting of the Stu• by Jim Montague, president of that the Council "would be a Association, the course is being dents taking the course will at• dent Congress saw two major the class. means of communicating with presented because it is relevant tend. No credit will be given pieces of legislation acted upon. The necessity of Montague ap• students to see what they want" to young Americans and be• for the course. The first dealt with parietals pointing Calamari arose after in regard to the Career Plan• cause those in the Association Doherty said, however, that ning Program at PC. The pro• and the second with the appoint• Calamari, who had been the only feel that they will have to be "anyone who decides to take nominee for the office in the posal was passed by unanimous prepared for such a course this course should make a com• ment of the Secretary of the last election, was declared in• voice vote. when they go out teaching. mitment to see it through." Class of '69. eligible. It was discovered that Consequences The course, which will be As of now, the Education As• because of a long illness during The parietals bill, introduced A consequence of the post-war taught by students, is open to sociation plans to use John Hope the first semester, Calamari had by Matt Kiely, Dan Ryan, and games "party raid" on RIC was Franklin's From Slavery to two or three incompletes on his all those who are interested. Carolan Club president Joe a bill submitted by Dan Ryan. Freedom — The History of the scholastic record. Doherty said that if a large Fede, will allow women visitors It recommended that the fresh• number of students wish to American Negro as the basic in dormitory rooms between Montague claimed that Brian man and sophomore classes be take the course, small groups text. Also, Cycle of Despair, 8-11:30 p.m. on Friday and Maher, former chairman of the held responsible for $245 in will be formed and will meet at The Negro Leadership, and The Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. on Sun• Ways and Means Committee, damages done to windows and a time convenient for all. (Continued on Page 8) day afternoon. gave him the power to appoint screens at RIC. Originally, the bill called for Calamari. However, by special Originally, Ryan said that the Executive Board of the Car• order of Congress president Dan RIC had sent a bill for $700 for olan Club to choose members Ryan, it was ruled that Mon• such damages as missing cloth• of a parietal board which would tague does not have that power. ing and auto damage. After a Political Science Department judge infractions of any of the As it now stands, a special elec• meeting with between Fr. James parietal regulations. However, tion will be held on November Murphy, Vice-President for Stu• congressman Arthur McKenna 5 for the office. (October 23-30 dent Affairs, and several stu• '69 called for parietals to be ad• will be the nomination period). dent representatives, it was felt Creates Studies Committee ministered by the Student Con• Another piece of legislation, that $245 representing payment rise to the situation and prove gress instead of by the Carolan Dr. Zygmunt J. Friedemann, proposed by Fede, on the behalf (Continued on Page 8) themselves responsible in de• Club. Both the bill and the Chairman of the Political of the Placement Office, dealt veloping the program as an ef• amendment were passed by the Science Department, has an• with the establishment of a fective instrument of student Congress and will be sent to nounced the formation of a new Career Planning Council con• participation." Dr. Friedemann Fr. John Cunningham, Director student-dominated departmental sisting of two students from points to the fact that the es• of Residence. Selection Board subcommittee of studies for each class, appointed by the tablishment of the committee Political Science. Student Congress, three mem• was approved unanimously by Lists Candidates Calamari bers of the faculty, and the Di• This board, titled the Com• the members of the department The second piece of major rector of Career Planning. mittee for Curriculum Develop• as an indication that this con• legislation dealt with the ap• For Fellowships ment, will be composed of a fidence is shared by the entire Raymond Thibeault, Director pointment of Michael Calamari Seven seniors have been total of five Political Science Political Science staff. as secretary of the senior class of the Placement Office, said majors and three faculty mem• designated by a Faculty Selec• bers. tion Committee to represent PC in the 1969-70 Danforth and It will be established as a Woodrow Wilson Foundation regularly instituted, formal com• competitions. mittee with full powers of vote Peace Corps Week In Process; Raymond Boisvert, Thomas and debate on curriculum pro• Bourke, James Howard, Thomas posals. On the basis of the McKeough, Austin Sarat, and committee vote, recommenda• David Wroe have been selected tions will then be forwarded as candidates for the Woodrow to a departmental faculty meet• Movie, Speech Slated Tonight Wilson Fellowship program. ing for consideration. Boisvert, Sarat, Wroe, and Car• the Spring when the openings the Peace Corps in Latin Amer• Student members of the com• Everyday this week from 9 men Mele will compete for a begin to fill. mittee are to be chosen in an until 5 a team of Peace Corps ica. After receiving training in Danforth award. Miss Karen Jane Blanchard election conducted entirely by recruiters will be interviewing languages and agriculture in Las is a recruiter from Newtown, The credentials and college the Political Science majors. students who are seeking a way Cruces, New Mexico, Maurer Connecticut. For the last two transcripts of these nominees There will be one representa• of service to America and the years she has taught English was sent to Colombia on an as• will be sent to the Foundation tive elected from the sopho• world or at least considering an in an Ethiopian high school and signment to develop the agri• offices for consideration. Fol• more class, and two each from alternative to the military-grad• has lived with Ethiopian stu• cultural resources of a small lowing a careful screening of all both the junior and senior class• uate school-occupation triad. On dents. peasant community. His goal the candidates, the Foundation es. Elections will be held on a Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in committees will chose a select yearly basis. Mr. Alan Maurer served with (Continued on Page 6) Aquinas Hall Lounge and on number of the students for in• terviews. Messrs. Richard W. Alsfeld Wednesday at the same time in and Neil T. Romans, instructors the Guild Room, movies will be The Foundation award win• ners will be chosen in January in Political Science, and John shown followed by informal dis• A. Lepper, assistant professor after the completion of the in• cussion and coffee with the re• terviews. The recipients of the of Political Science, will serve cruiters. as faculty representatives on the fellowships will be officially an• committee. The Peace Corps liaison at nounced in March. Providence College, Mr. Rich• Both the Woodrow Wilson The powers of the committee ard Deasy, has arranged the and Danforth Foundations are at this time will be restricted week's activities. He indicated primarily interested in a candi• to matters of the curriculum it• that a Fall visit my the recruit• date's promise as a college self, the manner in which the ers is an opportunity usually af• teacher. In evaluating the nom• courses are conducted, and fu• forded to only big colleges and inees, the Danforth program ture planning for department universities. Mr. Deasy cites looks in particular for extra• programs. Dr. Friedemann the reason that Providence Col• ordinary social awareness and hopes to be able to extend lege has been also distinguished concern, combined with superior these powers to other areas of is that this college has consis• academic performance. The student concern, however, de• tently a higher percentage of Woodrow Wilson Selection Com• pending on the initial success of volunteers than many other col• mittees weigh a candidate's po• the program. leges and universities. Deasy tential for making a worthwhile contribution to the scholarly also thinks that Fall recruit• life of the community as well as Dr. Friedemann asserts that ment is an advantage for the the quality of his preparation he has no fears of student pow• individual volunteer because for graduate work, particularly er on a sharing basis. He feels there is a greater range of open• language preparation. "confident that the students can ings for his talents now than in KAREN JANE BLANCHARD ALAN MAURER 2 THE COWL, OCTOBER 16, 1968 PC Bethany House Group 69 Cocktail Party Acquire Wheels at Last Prior to Concert Prior to the Dionne Warwick beer will be 25c and mixed Bethany Project, one of the concert this Friday, the Senior drinks 50c.