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BATES COLLEGE THE STUDENT "How can they win when they're losing?" — W.S. 1975 Est. 1874 Oct. 10,197S Vol. 102 No. 14

Debbie Thomas: N.W.C.:

New Light in Boycott Update

by John Rogers "The boycott must go on!" That was Lane Hall the message UFW organizer Mike Guare brought Bates students in the by Barbara Braman Hirasawa Lounge last Tuesday evening. Debbie Thomas, the new assistant After showing an excellent film which Dean of Students, is full of energy and covered the UFW strike of 1973, Mr. enthusiasm. She graduated last June Guare brought Bates students up to date from Middlebury College and it seems about recent events in California. It is as it is probably hard for her to realize clear that the boycott of Gallo wines, that she is now a part of the table grapes, and non-UFW lettuce administration. must be pressed on until are As Assistant Dean, her office is next finally signed. to Dean Isaacson's in Lane Hall. She is One of the major goals of the UFW in charge of foreign student advising, was realized this summer with the proctors, and women's residences. She passage of a union representation also does student counseling, and she pholo by Steven Wice election for agricultural workers in says that she enjoys this part of her job California. But the legislation does not the most. She encourages anyone with force the growers to sign contracts with any sort of problems to drop by and she Sorting the Scheduling the unions which win the elections. It will try to help. Let me add that she is by Frederick Leong simply requires the growers to very easy to talk to. If you are in Commons and standing enrollment evenly distributed in "negotiate in good faith." Being a new arrival at Bates. Debbie in line for lunch and there seem to be five contrast to the existing situation this Some elections have already been finds our campus very tight. The hundred other students in front of you, semester. This is to allow students more held under the provisions of the new campus is smaller than Middlebury's this article will be of special interest to choices for courses. As an example, law. The UFW has won about two out and the number of students is a bit you. Or if you wanted to take some there are 29 courses offered now on of every three elections so far, quite an smaller as well, and she says that it courses but couldn't because the time of MWF 9:00 a.m. — this means that all accomplishment considering the illegal seems to make a difference in that the the classes coincided, read on. students having a specific 9:00 a.m. class tactics of the Teamsters and the community is much closer. "You can't The Curriculum and Calendar on MWF were not able to take the other growers. On farm after farm, workers avoid meeting anybody." she says, Committee met on Wednesday. October 28 courses offered that hour. In the were told that they would be fired if they which is true and which she sees as good. I to look into this matter as well as plan proposed schedules for next semester, did not support the Teamsters, and She also finds the students she has for the courses in next semester. the students with MWF9:00a.m.classes UFW organizers were not allowed spoken with very friendly. "I've really Although it is practically impossble for only have 19 other courses within that access to the workers. In some cases been impressed by the students I've met every student to be able to choose any hour that they cannot sign up for. By workers were fired for signing UFW so far." courses he wants and not have them evenly distributing the courses, the time authorization cards. Debbie majored in American Studies coincide, the above mentioned clashes will be fewer and the students Last week the California Labor at Middlebury. and is generally Committee has tried its best to obtain will be given a wider range of courses to Relations Board took five major inerested in the arts, especially theater the best possible balance. This is quite choose from. growers, including Gallo, to court for (which she hasn't been too active in so evident in the proposals for the course In addition, there is the problem of unfair labor practices by intimidating lar) and modern dance. (She's hoping to schedules for winter semester. the presently overloaded MWF 11:00 workers before the elections. More have time to join some classes this fall.) Generally, the classes on Tuesdays and o'clock classes. When the 11:00 a.m. court action is expected. The growers Debbie is obviously very excited Thursdays are alright. On the average, classes are over, the majority of these seem ready to fight court battles for about her work, and say^ that she can't about fifteen courses are distributed in students head over to Commons for years. They are also appealing elections imagine being more happy in a job. It is each hour. It is the courses offered on lunch, thereby causing an overcrowding won by the UFW on various grounds. still early in the year and she is still Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Commons. do not deter the growers, the only getting oriented, but she hopes to from 8:00 to 12:00 noon that are under This situation will be remedied as thing they understand is the amount of become active in many Bates activities. review. soon as the proposals for next semester their profit. So the boycott continues. However, she finds that "being a dean Given below are the number of go into effect, as there will be only 475 Documentation of the recent events takes up most of your time." courses offered and the number of students filing out of their classes on in California is available from the Bates students enrolled within each hour on MWF at 11:00 a.m. - to the relief of New World Coalition, Box 610. MWF 8:00 to 12:00 noon during this everyone concerned. Also, the 8:00 and semester. 12:00 classes this semester have Number of No. of relatively low numbers of courses and Time Courses Enrollment enrollments so the overflow from the New MWF 8:00 12 429 9:00. 10:00, and 11:00 o'clock classes MWF 9:00 29 912 will be distributed to the 8:00 and 12:00 MWF 10:00 28 832 o'clock classes. Appointment MWF 11:00 24 703 The laboratory sessions scheduled so MWF 12:00 8 154 far haven't been giving too much Next, we have figures of courses and trouble. However, some morning lab President enrollment for second semester for sessions have been arranged for even announced that Ms. Karin S. Dorsey comparison. These schedules are only more distribution and convenience. The has been appointed the Biology proposals from the Curriculum and schedules for TT and MWF afternoon Department's Assistant in Instruction at Calendar Committee. classes seem to be working out well. Bates College. A native of New Britain, Number of Est. No. of For you who are still reading this Connecticut, Ms. Dorsey is a 1964 Time Courses Enrollment report while waiting in line for lunch, graduate of Middlebury College in MWF 8 17 550 look on the bright side; it gives you an Vermont. Graduating cum laude with a MWF 9 20 525 opportunity to read your "Student". degree in Biology, Ms. Dorsey was MWF 10 22 510 Also, come winter, you may just be able elected to Phi Beta Kappa. MWF 11 17 475 to take both the Biology and Sociology Ms. Dorsey had previously been a MWF 12 19 520 courses that you have been waiting to teacher of Earth Sciences and Biology at You will note that the proposals for take all your college career. the Kents Hill School, Kents Hill from next semester have the courses and 1964-1966. '0fc

NOTES AND COMMENTARY THE STUDENT Editor Erjc Bauer

Business Manager D.vid i|()rnc Don't Blame C.A. Nawj Editor Patricia Weil

Layout Editor |.Murf Rixon To the editor: Feature Editor Tom Paine On behalf of the Campus of a fall semester used' book store. Sports Editor Steve McManus Association, the present Cabinet would Obviously students came back prepared

Asst. Sports Editor |.re(j (lark like to comment on some of the for the selling of used books, for this Photography Editor Steve Wice statements made in the Sept. 25 issue of year's CA Used Book Store was a Production Staff Paxton Roberts, Barbara Giesler. Kevin Mclntire The Student concerning the book tremendous success. Approximately Lisa Difranza, Kathy Marsilius, Brad Fuller. Donna James shortage on campus. $600.00 worth of books filtered through The Bates Student is published weekly by the Publishing Association. Box 309. Hates In reference to the article entitled the store and back to the sellers. College, Lewiston Ml 04240. Subscriptions arc $7.00 for the academic year. Printed "Bookbuyer Blamed, Textbook Respectfully, by Twin City Printcry. Lewiston. and 2nd class postage paid in Lewiston. Shortage Hits Bates", a careful reading Steve Coursey indicates that this great shortage of Ken Bero Volume 102, No. 14 Oct. 9, 1975 books is not due to the bookman at all. Diane Arrato One paragraph explicitly states that the Paul Bomely shortage has occured in courses using new books, not in those courses using books which have been used in previous years; thus Mr. Levitt cannot be blamed for creating this lack of new texts. A Klepto Ironically it is not the books which Ozone Lost Levitt bought that are in demand. It is most important to note that Comments whatever difficulties arose in In times of crisis. Bates students have gained a reputation for their ability to keep conjunction with the bookbuyer were by Dear Editor, calm, cool, and collected. Well, it is time to stand up and be counted, comrades, no means intentional on the part of the I am writing this letter to you to thank because our number is up again. CA. After serious consideration of the you for your great article on The United States has, in its infinite generosity, found a way to commit suicide value and credentials of the man and his "cloakroom kleptos" you ran last week. without damaging (to any large degree) our third world friends. When the Russians company, it was decided to bring him to It's about time that someone wrote and Europeans and Americans of European descent are gone, everyone will campus. This was not a profit making about this important personal problem remember that it was the U.S.A. whose technology was advanced enough to destroy program -- merely a convenience to that me and many of my friends have. just us and a few intimate friends. students. It was designed to allow We are all children of a very bad And it fits into a little spray can! After a few sprays you can smell like lemons and students to sell books that would no materialist society. It's gotten to the increase the chances of your getting cancer. Seems they put these things called stable longer be used on campus and secondly, point where when we see something we Freon gasses, or chlorofluoro-methanes, in deodorant cans. Upon leaving the as a particular service to seniors having like, well, we just gotta have it, you nozzle of the spray can, some of these little buggers make it all the way up to the no means of disposing of unwanted know? If someone's just plain stupid stratosphere, where they are gunned down by sunlight. Some pieces of the Freon books. enough to leave something around that I gasses, namely chlorine atoms, grab on to the nearest thing, which turns out to be After observing the sales, signs and like. I just can't help myself. I gotta take ozone. Contrary to popular belief, ozone is a three atom molecule of oxygen. This booklists were posted to inform and it, I just gotta. Like at the beginning of ozone is up there for a purpose. It floats high up in the atmosphere, screening the remind students of the need for keeping the semester, I saw this stack of books sun's ultraviolet rays from the Earth's surface. If the ozone is busy with chlorine usable books on campus. Any student just sitting there real pretty in the atoms, then nothing stops the ultraviolet rays from reaching us. When they do, who sold books that might have been cloakroom. Now it just happened thai scientists predict a large increase in the number of skin cancer cases, especially valuable to the coming year, did so for those were the books for a course I was among Caucasians. personal reasons. taking, a philosophy course. Ethics, 1 The company which makes the Freons, Dupont, says that they will quit making The CA would also like to add that think. Now we all know how importani the gas if it is proven that the stuff is bad (nice guys, huh?). Circumstantial evidence the bookbuyer was not taking the place Ethics are. particularly with the way the is not accepted, though. Unfortunately, that is precisely the type of evidence we world is and all, and I just spent so much have here. The number of Freon particles in the stratosphere is predicted, not data money last weekend getting blown out from a head count. Dupont has a point; rumors are bad sources for information, of my mind (I had a really great time, but this would appear to be more along the lines of an educated guess. If Dupont believe me.) Well, you can all guess whai keeps making this gas until the effect of the Freons is obvious, one way or the other, happened. I figured the guy who owned it will be a little too late for anything beside, "I told you so". I.V.C.F. Frisbee them was pretty rich, and Ethics too So where do those calm Batesies fit in? And why is this blatant discussion of important. Well, anyway, all my friends national issues in that paragon of limited journalistic jurisdiction, the Bates agreed with me. not one of them said it Student? Because this issue is relevent at Bates, also. Do you know the statistics on was wrong. how many people here use spray deodorants? Neither do I, but I'm sure a large Tourney Planned Well, 1 have to conclude now (we're percentage of them load up before each keg or cocktail party. I'm not asking for a all going to La Cage for a few), so I'll revamping of the whole social structure at Bates (That's next week.). There make my point. We have got just no are alternatives. For those of you who cannot kick the habit, roll-on deodorants are by Dave Edwards choice but one, and that is to close down available. The Zerby Lecture Series could sponsor a speaker on the proper way to Bates Inter-Varsity Christian the cloakroom for good or install some- use deodorant pads. Better yet, why doesn't everyone shower more often, or just get Fellowship is going to sponsor what pretty good lockers there. With people used to the smell? Bates students, when they are not busy being cool and calm, are Steve Dosh calls "a since childhood like me around, who don't really care collected. They have a love for order. If someone has just run from Smith to Rand fantasy". This fantasy, of which Steve is what's right or wrong (I leave that to the because he is late for a keg party, then he should logically smell like a sweaty person, the dreamer, is none other than a frisbee preacher-types), and the Administra- not a rose. Let's see some action! Boycott Gallo, lettuce, and Right Guard. To arms! throwing contest. With tears in his eyes tion not really caring either, we gotta do TWP he explained to me that throwers would something drastic. We have to be honest be judged on distance combined with about our own natures and accept the accuracy. His greatest wish (though no consequences. That's the only way we'll one in the athletic administration knows ever solve the problem. It's time to do it. it yet), is to hold the finals at the half right? time of a home Bates Football game. (Name withheld upon request) You, the true people of Bates, are now, a word from the news editor... warned to watch the dinner line for information regarding this momentous event. creative writers, budding journalists, frustrated paper-writers— take heed! The I have heard at least four people boast IN AGREEMENT Student can use you; we want to exploit your talent! reporters, critics and feature that they most assuredly are going to writers are all welcome, if you would like to do some writing for us (and if it's good, win. 1 don't believe it. Faculty, you also Sept. 25, 1975 there's an excellent chance it will be printed), please get in touch with me as soon as will be eligible for this honor. Keep thy To the Editor of The Student, possible, or if you just get inspired one day and want to hand an article in, make sure eyes open for sign ups. RE: Letter from Name Withheld by that it is typed and double-spaced and in my hands by the sunday night before the Request thursday that the newspaper comes out. articles can be given to anyone else on the Dear Name Withheld by Request, staff as well, remember, the newspaper is for you; you can make it better. I think we're all just as glad as you are patricia weil to see you leave. box 767 Respectfully yours. Steve Dosh I°3

Fenway Comes to Bates Representative Assembly 1975-6 The gala event of the year ("No, the attended was, indeed, Mini-Fenway. decade!" cries Mr. Rich Goldman in The box seats were relatively calm, with ecstatic joy) has come and gone, all in a a few muggings, but the bleachers were Sunday afternoon. Mini-Fenway, in the frantic! Stomping, frenzied, rabid fans Wilson House lounges was put on by roared when Yaz ripped one into what Officers: Box Office Rich and Linda Hermans, along with a should have been the nets. Yet, despite Fred Grant '76 337 President cast of tens and one with a cast. Mini- the beer, fans were relatively well- Chris Richter 77 520 Vice-president Fenway was a replica of Fenway Park behaved. Turlish, Fetter, and Kevin Ross '77 549 Treasurer with box seats ($2.50), bleachers ($ 1.25), Cole were in attendance, as was Ralph Charlie Zelle '77 756 Secretary beer ($1.00 for partial ownership in a Davis, of Administrative fame. Dean keg), four televisions (three color), and Lindholm, Coach Leahy, and Al Myers even the green monster. This was the purchased tickets, but they failed to Dorm Member Box only cause for complaint, because the catch the action. Various people, Adams Jim DeMartinis '76 130 green monster in Mini-Fenway seems to including John's Place, donated money, Adams Jody Fiore '76 313 have crawled over to right field. while Value House and Steve Johansson Adams Darryl Mayers '78 443 The whole thing was devised to donated the televisions. The beer was Adams Kevin Ross '77 549 benefit the Jimmy Fund, which will be sold, at a loss, by Beverage Warehouse. Adams Scott Wilson '77 708 about eighty dollars richer for the host There is a slight chance that a repeat Chase Todd Nelson '78 503 and hostess's trouble. Approximately performance might take place, but Cheney Sharron Barret '78 51 forty-eight tickets were sold and forty- nothing is definite. In the meantime, the Cheney Shari Spencer 76 669 four were in attendance. What they Little Red Wagon keeps rolling along. Davis and Leadbetter Peggy Shaw 76 639 Frye Mary Hatcher 76 377 Hacker Karen Dorsey 77 135 Hedge Kevin Garrity 76 324 Hedge Charlie Zelle 77 756 Herrick Bouse Anderson 78 20 Howard Allen Weinberg 79 783 J.B. Robin Lee 77 356 Socially Unacceptable J.B. Steve McGrath 76 441 J,B. Patricia Weil 78 767 Milliken Mark Gorham 77 204 by "THE FONZE' Mitchell Kim Yaskoski 77 750 Off Mitchell Pearce 77 507 Off John Pothier 76 558 Acknowledged: Charley, Quinzo, Dreg of the week: Mad Dog Flynn, Off Roger Springorn 78 664 Clayton and Sabs Wednesday night ' with abuse. Page Michael Garvey 78 239 community social. Saturday nights Page Maureen McNamara 78 406 "Disco II" was one of the best parties WHAT DO YOU THINK OF Page Kerry Moore 76 495 Bates has ever seen, congratulations to BATES? Page Anne Quinlan 77 514 the Afro-American Society and the "I don't like Lewiston, I like Bates," Parker Cherie Ames 78 23 C.A.. Bates should hire Clyde to put on — Maggie (Trinity 76) Parker Barbara Bra man 78 86 a party every week. Fenway Park is no "I think it has a poor administration." Parker Jacqueline Harris 77 222 longer in Boston, Goldy moved it to — Russ Parker Joanne MacArthur 77 385 Wilson. "I'm no comedian, I don't know." — Parsons Robin Hodgskin 76 387 What happened to Arnold Ziffel? Lynchy Pierce Dan Isaac '77 247 Important students who might decide The Nuer are still alive and kicking — Rand Ken Kulas 77 320 your future, presenting the Student cattle swap tonight in Libby. Rand Sue Schulze 79 713 Conduct Committee: Robert Watt, Roger Bill David Foster 77 181 Daniel Downey, John Pothier, Richard FOOTBALL FORECAST - first Roger Bill Kevin Soucy 77 575 Preston, Maureen McNamara. Why are victory assured. BD picks Bates 28-14. Roger Bill Bob Watt 76 744 these people important? Because they Shapini, congratulations on your Small Jim Hutchinson 76 402 can help to get you thrown out of record; what is it that makes your hands Smith Middle Brian Forshaw 78 232 school! Interested, why don't you find so sticky? Is that seagull still outside Smith Middle Nick Helides 78 278 out how your Student Conduct your window? Smith North Ed Cooke 77 100 Committee represents you and what it Woo Woo, a great bartending job. Smith North Tom Quinn 77 511 does? This year this column will report Emil, take care of your leg — the Smith South John Blatchford 78 68 just what's happening on the committee. dentist says get well quick. Smith South Gary Carlson 77 80 I'm too lazy to describe this Turner Donna Griffith 79 431 committee's function; if you get called in Whittier Virginia Phillips 76 573 front of it for some reason, and it doesn't Wilson Lauryl Williams 78 774 have to be a good reason, you'll find out. Women's Union Mary Pope 77 498 P.S. in heaven there's cool clouds and Wood Jeff Daley 76 218 Jock of the week: Larry 'Sagarette' knurd clouds; don't get stuck on a knurd Sagar and Paul 'Chopper' Del Cioppio cloud. — outstanding defensive line work. There's a new BJ this year — Hi Karen (Car-in) /oi 1 Theater Dept. Presents Mrozek's "Tango M

The Bates College Department of Forthcoming productions at Bates Theater and Speech opens its 1975-76 include Michael Weller's "Moon- production season with Slawomir children." playing November 13-16 and Mrozek's philosophical farce, "Tango." December 5-6. and Frank Wedekind's The play will be given at Schaeffer "Spring's Awakening," March 25-28. Theatre Thursday through Sunday, Both will be directed by Michael M. October 16, 17, 18 and 19. Curtain time Nash, newly appointed Instructor in for all performances is 8:00 p.m. Theater ahd Speech. Mr. Nash comes to "Tango," first performed in Europe in Bates after spending two years as a 1965, and in the U nited States in 1969, is director and teacher of acting in about a young man who rebels against professional conservatories in Belgium Good News for Vegetarians his parents. This familiar theme is given and Holland. an unconventional twist in the hands of by Linda Jones Polish playwright Mrozek: what the The first few days of eating at Bates protein-complete meals. young man objects to is not parental College is always quite an adjustment. It A formal vegetarian meeting was held discipline, but the complete absence of is easy for vegetarians and meat-eaters on September 25th to discuss other conventional values or morals from his alike to complain about the Commons's problems with the food at Bates. The bizarre home. Tormented and outraged BOOK REVIEW: cuisine, but at the beginning of the primary concern was obtaining protein by his parents' bohemian lifestyle, his semester, vegetarians found the non- and variety. People also wanted plain mother sleeps with a mysteriously sleazy meat meals to be few and far between. yogurt on the salad bar and suggested houseguest, while his cuckolded father After a week the cottage cheese tastes that hard cheese be served in the dessert performs absurd theatrical experiments. Nickel like soggy kleenex and one begins to section. Finally, ten easy vegetarian The young man resorts to violence to crave something with a little more recipes were collected and given to Mr. force his elders to put some order in pizazz. Canedy. their lives. The results are hilarious - Towards the end of last semester, Canedy assured us he would try the and appalling. soybean casserole or cheese sauce and new recipes.and he was receptive to our The play is directed by Martin Mountain cauliflower were not rare occurences. suggestions. (During our talk he asked, Andrucki, newly appointed Chairman For those of you who weren't here or "What in the world do you do with of the Bates Theater and Speech don't remember, 18 out of 20 meals Chick Peas after you soak em? Got any Department. Andrucki was by Barbara Brayman served at Commons were vegetarian. recipes for that?") Canedy also said he responsible for last year's production of Nickel Mountain, John Gardner: This year the proportion between meat was not aware the yogurt contained "Threepenny Opera." Charles Sullivan, Alfred A. Knopf; New York. 1973, 313 and non-meat has not been so equal. sugar and would look for another a senior, plays Arthur, the rebellious pages. As a result, we went to talk with Mr. recipe. As of last Friday, hard cheese son, and Senior Lee Kennett Paige plays Henry Soames is grossly obese and is Canedy, director of Food service at was served in the dessert section. The his unconventional mother. Eleanor. living under the sentence of a bad heart. Bates. Our purpose was to find out why portions were fairly small, but it is a step Kerry Moore, president of Robinson He is a man who lives alone, has always so few vegetarian meals were being in the right direction. In passing I also Players, acts the part of ineffectual lived alone and has eked out his living served. Because the waste from an asked him who ever thought up the Uncle Eugene, and Junior Jane Duncan running a diner outside of small Slater. unpopular dish offered as a main meal is titillating (?) names for the meals. He appears as the dotard grandmother, New York. He is a placid man. usually enormous, the kitchen cannot afford to proudly answered that yes, it was he Eugenia. Freshman Jennifer Worden passive, but given to fits of crazed experiment with vegetarian recipes. who gave the Bates campus "seafoam makes her debut at Schaeffer Theatre as passion when he realizes that the life he However, to alleviate the waste strawberry surprise" and "yummy fruit Ala, Arthur's would-be bride. desires to live is passing him by. problem, he required signatures of 40 festival plate". Garvey MacLean. the College Callie works for Henry Soames. She vegetarians on campus who would eat Mr. Canedy appreciates student Chaplain, plays Stomil, the too-tolerant is the young daughter of a woman that non-meat meals. With the assurance feedback in regards to the food served in father, and Norman Dodge, in his first Henry shyly loved when he was young. that a large percentage of these people Commons. For vegetarians especially, appearance on the Bates stage, acts the She is in love with Willard Freund; but would take the meatless meal, Mr. the lines of communication have been role of Eddie, the mysterious guest. Mr. Willard goes off to agricultural school Canedy can now limit the quantity of opened and it is important to maintain Dodge, Instructor in Theater at the leaving Callie pregnant. She is a quiet food prepared and experiment at the them. If you have any meatless recipes College, is also designing settings and girl, a practical imaginative girl, and yet same time. Also, as the weather gets or suggestions either see Canedy lights for "Tango." rather lyric, terribly special. Henry colder and the fruit plates become less personally or come to the next marries her. and she has a son which he popular, he plans to begin offering more vegetarian meeting. welcomes as joyfully as if it were his own. And so starts a new life for Henry. He is, it seems given another chance. He has a new perspective, and he develops a new way of dealing with the people "Le Treteau de Paris" To Perform with whom he has always associated. Buzz No More John Gardner's Nickel Mountain has been sub-titled "A Pastoral novel", and Bates College Professor Alexis A. that Racine had shocked himself by this that is precisely what it is. It deals with Caron is in charge of arrangements for powerful picture of a world where the rural customs and has the sentiment and this year's production by Le Treteau de gods could be evil. spirit of rural life. It is a marvelously Paris, which will perform Racine's, Le Treteau de Paris artists will by Susan Stucke simple book. It moves slowly, but never "Phedre," Sunday, October 12 at 3:00 perform the play. They have visited After receiving a petition from the ponderously. Rather it is delicate, p.m. in the Lewiston Junior High Lewiston before in their yearly tour of students living in Parker Hall, Dean influenced by the subtle patterns of life School auditorium. Canada and the United States. The Isaacson finally decided to change the in its upper New York state setting. "Phedre," a 17th century French touring theatre company is composed of buzzer system. As before, all the doors, Gardner's prose has a crystal clear tragedy, is one of Racine's last plays and the finest actors of the Paris stage, and is except the main one, are locked at five quality to it, witness his opening is considered to be his masterpiece. It sponsored by L'Association Francaise o'clock but no longer does a male visitor paragraph: was written during the reign of Louis D'Action Artistique, a branch of the have to buzz the room of his friend and In December, 1954, Henry XIV, and considered one of the most French Foreign Ministry. wait for her to come down and let him Soames would hardly have said profound and poetic tragedies ever All seats for the performance must be in. Now he simply shows his Bates I.D. that his life was just beginning. His portrayed on the Paris stage. reserved, and tickets may be obtained and the receptionist will let him by. heart was bad, business at the Phedre, the heroine, suffers equally from the Bates College Business Office However, after 11:00. the old system still Stop-off had never been worse, he from her incestuous passion for her son, in Lane Hall. holds and all males must buzz. The was close to a nervous breakdown. Hippolyte, and from her sense of social Dean explained that the reason for Gardner manages to be very direct and moral degradation. having such a system is to prevent and yet retain his subtlety. Racine retired from writing for the Apartment for Rent unwanted visitors such as townies or Nickel Mountain is a beautiful and Paris stage a few months prior to the rowdies from wandering around the rich novel. It is rich in its prose, rich in for 2 or 3 girls premier of "Phedre," and it has been dorm and possibly causing damage. its illustrations (fanciful and delicate suggested that the play reflects his 3 rooms, bath, stove and refrigerator woodcuts created by Thomas remorseful return to the principles of his some furniture furnished O'Donahue) and for all their simplicity youth. Scholars have also hejd the view $15 per week per person it is rich in the character Gardner has 44 Pettingill St. Call 783-6680 created. Ina May Wool to Headline ... So This Is Humor ? Coffeehouse NOTE: A croup of Bales students, Pettigrew, '27, the first Bates alumnus to By now, Reynolds had reached the by Lymon Munson noticing the sad lack of creative and become an insurance agent.) As he front of the room and was shaking hands legitimate humor on the Bates campus, marched down the middle aisle of the with Vicc-President Bernie Carpenter wrote this article so as not to break with lilene Room, Dr. Reynolds' thoughts and the presidim: officer ,)f the Faculty, Ina May Wool, a noted female folk this tradition. Pie authors of this article, focused on his "State of the College" Carl Straub. Dr. Reynolds turned to face rock singer, will be appearing at Bates despite the fact that they proffer it as address; choosing a topic this year had his audience and was shocked at the jesting satire, may be faced with a libel been especially difficult. "I've number of new faces. The 110th Faculty on Saturday evening, Oct. 11 at 8:00 in suit. However, we feel secure for two overworked my 'Marvelous Irrelevance of Bates College contained a record Chase Lounge. She will be the feature reasons. First, President Ford has offered of the Liberal Arts' theme and discussing number of freshmen who were us a "full, complete, and unconditional my dreams for a new hockey rink threatening to overthrow the seniority act of a coffeehouse. Bates student pardon." Second, and most importantly, probably won't go over too well with system. The mood of the Faculty talent will fill out the bill. we are not revealing our names, thereby rlii*- audience. I would have liked to portended badly for Presidential-Faculty Having built a dedicated following in placing both the responsibility and the recount Bates' tradition of 'color-blind' relations and Reynolds resigned himself blame on Mr. Bauer's shoulders. admission of students, but I think I'll to a year that would include strenuous the New England area, Ina May Wool is save that one until we hire another black efforts to reduce faculty irresponsibility seriously considering signing a record The doorkeeper of the I ilenc Room faculty member." in grade distribution. (He had with either Columbia or chanted the words that have echoed The topic that the President had impounded several obviously through the hallowed halls of Bates finally selected was a discussion of the inflationary grades last year, but the Bearsville Records. Resembling Maria College every January for 111 years - weapons that must be used to conquer Academic Standing Committee had Muldaur vocally and visually, she "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the twin dangers faced by Bates grade overturned his decision.) Bates College." inflation ("College Knemy No. I") and The address contained the usual half specializes in Saloon tunes. Hank President Reynolds emerged from a the spiraling dropout/transfer rate dozen references to Sen. Muskie as well Williams' salutes, and sensuous blues. cramped broom closet at the back of (which has passed the 7'.' mark.) as two surprising policy shifts. Petligrew Hall (named for Elliott Reynolds reversed his earlier Her band consists of bassist David position of last fall calling for a 5% I owe from Arkansas and guitarist surtax on high and middle QPR students David Brown from Gloucester. Ina, a and instead called on the faculty to approve a 12% rebate on first semester graduate of Marblehead High School grades in order to minimize the number and Barnard College, had a recent of students who leave Bates. Boston hit in "Georgia Woman". - In order to reduce "windfall" grade increases by high CQPR students, he I nfortunately, there aren't too many allied for a $1 to $3 admission fee to the listeners who have heard either library and ordered Bookstore Manager "Georgia Woman" or Ina outside of George Remy not to sell books to any student with a "cum" above 3.4. Cambridge. Boston and New York City, The floor of the faculty meeting was where Ina played in the folk club then opened to questions. Predictably, enough, the first question centered on Postscript while attending Barnard. "the gap" the scandal that has rocked As a female singer, Ina appreciates the Reynolds Administration for six the trail-blazing efforts of Joni Mitchell months.. . 0. Mr. President, students have and Maria Muldaur, but she still feels charged that your administration has that there's a lot more to be mishandled the "gap" situation and have accomplished; "It's still kind of a very suggested that the blame can be traced to Lane Hall (named after Lois Lane, male oriented female pop music . .. It's '42) 204. got a long way to go because we're half a A. As you know, I have accepted the , responsibility, but not the blame. I think world and you would never know it." this issue is being kept unnecessarily The show is being sponsored by the alive by enemies on the Student, WRJR, Chase Hall Committee. Admission is and the R.A. I think that six months of "the gap" is enough and that it is time to free. get on with the business of the college. I am not a crook. 0. Sir, do you still claim that the first you heard of "the gap" was on November 15, when Dean Carignan inlormed you of "a growing cancer on the Presidency and a long Commons line Sam's Italian Shop to boot?" Pizza. Sandwiches, Spaghetti and Meathalls A. In the past, I have always exercised strict control over Commons policy. But Tel. 782-9316 in 1974, with money to raise, hockey 782-9145 rinks to build, and mononucleosis to 268 Main St., I.ewiston conquer, I felt my attention was needed elsewhere and I delegated, mistakenly it seems, some of these issues. Q. Mr. President, how do you react to the efforts of the R.A. to gain access to materials presented at faculty meetings? A. Every Bates President since Oren Cheney has found it necessary to invoke the twin doctrines of "college security" and "executive privilege." I think the college's- interests can best be served by JSTECKINO'S maintaining this confidentiality and I have written the Select R.A. Committee on Faculty Committees to teU them that SMORGASBORD they can "twist slowly, slowly, in the wind." "Duck, you suckers!" EVERY WEDNESDAY Q. Dr. Reynolds, the Student ran a story in the Answerman column last 5:30-10pm month slating that the President of the Outing Club can remove you at will. Is this true? ITALIAN BUFFET A. The President of the O.C. cannot remove me at will; only the chairman of EVERY FRIDAY the Government Department may do 5:30- 10 pm that. While the O.C. does have broad appointment power within the Administrative branch, our College's delicately tuned system of checks and balances provides that the O.C. may only remove me for treason, bribery, or improper cross-country skiing techniques. Bellview Cinema Next Week: Another issue of topical RESEARCH PAPERS interest will be satirized in this space, THOUSANDS ON FILE provided, of course, that we don't pull and another cop-out a la Fred Grant. Among Send for your up-to-date, 160-page, mail order catalog of the stories under consideration - 5,500 topics. Enclose $1.00 to cover postage and handling. Lobsterland 1) Is the Chase Hall Committee really planning on booking that fabulous East COLLEGIATE RESEARCH For an evening of dining Millinocket group "Fred Lindsay and the and viewing pleasure. Sound Shop Scatologists"? 1720 PONTIUS AVE., SUITE 201 2) Does the rest of the campus really LOS ANGELES, CALIF.90025 This Week: plan to push Pierce House into the Androscoggin River, and if so, are the Name Pirates planning a preemptive strike? Rollerball 3) The inside dope on the upcoming Address. purge of the Central Committee of the with James Caan New World Coalition and People's City See Local Newspaper for Times Tractor Collective. 4) A preview of a forthcoming book State Zip. 90 Pine St. 784-9882 by Erik von Daanken which purports to prove that not only is Paul McCartney not dead, but in actuality is an agent from outer space. /oo

X-C Men Hit Rough Road

The Bates Cross Country team had its cars of Worcester. toughest week of the season last week, as The key to the meet was depth. Each it took on last Tuesday and then of the teams, except Boston College ran in a quadrangular meet at Holy (whose John Cappezuto was the Cross Friday. Despite their 2-3 record individual winner), placed three men in for the week, the team proved that it is the top 13. After that, it was a teams capable of competing favorably with the depth that was the key to its finishing best in New England. position. Brandeis. with the finest Div. 3 In what Coach Slovenski had hoped team money can buy. took 5 of the next would be a good tune up for the Holy 6 places to give them 46 points and the Cross meet. Bates went up to Orono to victory. Holy Cross was 2nd with 5X meet Maine. Although it looked bad for points. Springfield 3rd with 69, Bates a while, the Bobcat's strength prevailed 4th with 74 and Boston College 5th with in the end, as Bates won fairly easily 25- 117. Bates' top man was Bruce Merrill, 31. Bruce Merrill and Paul Oparowski again. He finished fifth, with Paul continued to look impressive as they Oparowski, 10th: Rick DeBruin. I3th: finished 1-2, both beating Maine ace Jim Anderson, 23rd, Rick Johnson. Gerry LaFlamme and teammate Colin 25th: Jon Harris. 26th: Kim Wettlaufer. Campbell. Merrill's time of 23:09 for the 32nd;'Tom Leonard, 33rd; and Bob 4.6 mile course tied LaFlamme's course Chasen. 43rd. There is no question thai record. Rick DeBruin and Rick although Brandeis has a fine team, the Johnson also had fine races as they meet proved that they can be beaten Photo by Joe Gromelski finished 4th and 5th. Maine's depth paid Either Bates or Holy Cross, had the\ Laurie. Shapiro star off as they took the next four places, been fully healthy, could have beaten the followed by Bates' Jon Harris and Bob Judges with a good race. Chasen. This win should make Bates the This week will be a breather for the favorite in the upcoming State meet. Bobcats. They took on U.M.P.G. this >. Costly Errors Cause Loss Saturday, the team traveled to Tuesday and will meet W.P.I. Saturda\ during halftime of the football game in to recover the ball for a Bantam Worcester to meet Holy Cross. A costly fumble and a fourth quarter Brandeis, Springfield and Boston Hopefully, the quiet week will give the roughing the kicker penalty cost Bates touchdown. This put Trinity ahead to team a chance to shake their injuries and stay, 21-14. They added 3 more points College. As I pointed out last week, what might have been their first win of three of these teams were ranked in the get ready for the championship part of the season, this past Saturday. Th.e when Mike Maus kicked a 22 yard field the season, which is just around the goal. top ten in New England. The Holy Cross Bates offense finally got untracked, but course was long (5.3 miles), very hilly corner. bad breaks and mistakes gave Trinity and included a number of the streets and the chances it needed, and the Bantams Bates got the 3 points back when junior Nick Dell'Erario broke the won 24-17. school record with a 38 yard field goal. For the first 10 minutes, it looked as if A psyched Bates defense forced Trinity Trinity might live up the predictions and into a corner on the next set of downs. It crush the Bobcats. The Bantams scored looked as if the Bobcats would get the with 6:36 left in the first quarter when ball back with plenty of time, and the quarterback George Rose connected momentum in their favor. However, with tight end Tom Melkus for a 4 yard bad luck struck as Bates was hit with a touchdown pass. Less than a minute roughing the kicker penalty which later, they scored again after gettin the allowed Trinity to keep the ball until it ball back on a fumbled kick off return. was too late for a sustained drive. When This time fullback Pat Heffernon did Bates did get the ball back, Laurie and the damage on a 24 yard run. his receivers went to work, but were Bates, however, fought its way back unable to put the tying points on the in the second quarter. Quarterback board. The final score was Trinity 24, Chuck Laurie, looking very poised, Bates 17. engineered a beautiful drive which was The game was by far the best game capped with a 31 yard touchdown pass Bates has played this year. The offense to Mark Shapiro. Shapiro broke the (which was supposed to be one of the Bates career pass reception record in the team's strengths) finally got into gear, game. Nick Dell'Erario added the extra rolling up 305 yards in total offense. The point. As the momentum began to swing defense also looked good, as Pete to Bates, the Bobcats scored again to tie Boucher came up with his third the game. Jim Geitz got the touchdown interception and Paul DelCioppio on a fine 22 yard run. The score at the looked especially good in his line work. half was Bates 14, Trinity 14. Next week Bates will take on W.P.I. The third quarter proved to be The Engineers have not won yet this disastrous for the 'Cats. As it was all season, and Bates looks to be much the AT HOME THIS WEEK l:i game, it was a fumble that did Bates in. stronger of the two teams. The game Friday 2:30 — Soccer with Colby I: When a Trinity punt was mishandled in starts at 1:30 on . Friday 3:00 — Tennis with U.M.P.I. the Bates endzone, Tom Barker stormed Saturday 1:30 — Football with W.P.I. Saturday 2:30 — Cross Country with W.P.I. Wednesday 3:00 — Field Hockey with Bowdoin b. Scoring Summary Wednesday 3:00 — Tennis with Bowdoin hii Bates 0 14 0 3-17 In Friday 3:00 — Field Hockey with U.R.I. Trinity 14 0 7 3-24 — Tennis with U.R.I. le; Friday 3:00 \\ I Trinity — Melkus, 4 yard from Rose. Maus kick good. Trinity — Heffernon, 24 yard run. Maus kick good. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Bates — Shapiro, 31 yard pass from Laurie. Dell'Erario kick good. FOOTBALL (0-3): Trinity 24, Bates 17 Bates — Geitz, 22 yard run. Dell'Erario kick good. FIELD HOCKEY (3-0-1): Bates 1, Brown I I. Trinity — Barker recovers fumble in end zone. Maus kick good. SOCCER (0-2-1): Bowdoin 3, Bates 2 fa Trinity — Maus, 22 yard field goal. Bates 2, UMPG 2 H Bates — Dell'Erario 38 yard field goal. TENNIS (1-2): Brown 7, Bates 0 (I! CROSS COUNTRY (8-5): Bates 25, Maine 31 li. Bates Trinity Brandeis 46, Holy Cross 58, I, First Downs 20 13 Springfield 69, Bates 74, Boston 'I: Rushes/ Yards 46/145 49/199 College 117 ti- Passing Yards 205 117 Bates 15, U.M.P.G. 50 Tourney Finish ll Return Yards 36 28 VOLLEYBALL (3-2): Bates 2, U.M.F. I 1st U.N.H. 5-0 in Passing 17-38-2 6-19-1 Bates 2, U.M.P.L 0 2nd U.M.O. 4-1 Punts/Ave 5/33.0 7/41.0 Bates 2, U.M.M. 0 3rd Bates 3-2 ei Fumbles-Lost 6-3 3-1 U.M.O. 2, Bates 0 4th U.M.P.L 1-4 to Penalties/ Yards 5-35 9-105 U.N.H. 2, Bates 1 5th U.M.M. 04 7: 6th U.M.F. 0-5 r /o7 '^ Soccer Bows to Bowdoin, 3-2

■ by Fred Clark with Stan Pelli last Tuesday the Bates soccer team and the fired up team held off Bates' last ,1 nipped its second game of the year efforts for a score. with a 3-2 loss at the hands of Bowdoin The Bobcats play has matured greatly College. It was a perfect day in the last two weeks and by ironing out ueatherwise and the action and some defensive errors and sustaining a incitement proved to be just as good. stronger attack they should find a Bates was first on the scoreboard on a successful week at the expense of goal by Mike Cloutman. He let a blast U.M.P.G.and Colby. They play both at go from the penalty area which powered home the former on Monday (look its way past the shaky hands of the for results in the scoreboard) and the Bowdoin goalie. The lead was short- latter on Friday; so start your enjoyable lived, though, as the Bowdies weekend by checking out Garcelon dominated the first half with good Field (or the practice field for the JVs) Hensive pressure. A couple of breaks Friday at 2:30. manifested themselves in first half goals Foot Notes Bowdoin picked up as high scoring wing Robbie Moore their double victory last Tuesday as tallied a goal and an assist. their JV team socked Bates 5-2 ... . The tide turned toward the home recognition must go to sophomores team in the second half as Bowdoin Todd Webber and Manning Herr for seemed to be a bit disorganized and some outstanding play in that game growing tired. The Bobcats, meanwhile, Bowdoin looks to be the toughest team were playing a much more even game in Maine this year with 3-2 wins over jnd knotted the score at two when Jim Bates and L) of Maine at Orono and a lonrey converted a Shippen Bright couple of other impressive showings orner kick. Bates continued the It was good to hear some angered pressure but their shots seemed to just Alumni yell when hearing that no soccer miss. The breaks were just not with game was scheduled for last Saturday .. them. Bowdoin's Ed Quinlan got the . . . Wonder what the soccer loving .line winner with ten minutes to play parents will say a week and a half hence!

Athlete of the Week

This week's "Athlete of the Week" is senior split- Intramurals end Mark Shapiro. Mark had 8 catches and 130 yards in Bates'24-17 loss to Trinity. He also broke the Bates College The intramural program experienced record for most career receptions, as his 82 eclipsed the record set by Bruce Winslow in the a fine week of weather for the 1964-7 seasons. Some time this season he will also continuance of its fall athletics. Football break the career record for overall yardage, also and both men's and women's soccer are held by Winslow. His 1,055 yards is 69 yards short. approaching their midseasons with At that time he will go down in history as the best receiver in Bates history. complete standings to be printed in next week's Student. The double elimination softball tourney drew towards its close this week with two teams in head to head Spikers Look play for the title. Last week Roger Bill- Smith South took its games with Hedge Hall and Howard-Herrick-Wood and Good now must take two straight from the Stickers Tie Brown undefeated Pierce Pirates if they are to by Sue Peillet wear the softball crown. RB-SS sports a by Marty Pease The Bates Varsity Volleyball Team scrappy, hard-hitting attack and a 6-1 This week was the week of slump for Harris '74, Marty Welborn '75, DeeDee wishes to extend a warm "thank-you" to record while Pierce has won all of its he field hockey team. In spite of it. Grayton'75 and Cindy Holmes'74. Beth the great crowd of people who showed four games with some solid late-inning he team remains undefeated with 3-0-1 Brown filled for goalie and Coach up to watch us during our Invitational play and equally solid hitting. ecord. Yakawonis for wing. In the second half Tournament on Friday. Your As promised last week, here is the Early in the week, the Bobcats took coach Pat Smith played fullback. Some enthusiasm really helped us during the dorm representatives list for the i>n U Maine Farmington. The first half JV players substituted for the tired old 7'/4 hours of Tournie play and we plan to women's Intramural Council under the vas poor, dominated by UMF. The fogies. carry that same Bates spirit with us as we leadership of Joyce Hollyday and Jobcats just couldn't move. But during It was a really fun game with varsity continue our season on away game Claudia Turner (Cheney): Alice mlf time the team got riled and came to coming out on top 4-0. Priscilla Wilde Invitationals. Bates plays in Augusta Devaney (Davis), Pat McNulty (Frye), iff. In spite of rather poor playing, the and Tracey Howe each scored two this Thursday and then travels for an Pam Walch (Hacker), Ann Scarlott earn came out ahead 3-1. Priscilla goals. overnight game at the University of (Hedge), Debbie Kupetz (J.B.), Ann Vilde scored two Bates goals and Becki The first half was serious hockey but Maine Orono Invitational Tournament Phillips (Mitchell), Jeanne Cleary "lilfrank scored the other. The J.V.'s the second half was "horse-around". on Saturday. Record for last weeks (Page), Dori Carlson (Parker I). Mary *ere less lucky against Farmington, as Sue Bates, as the bully, decided to play games: Ellen Kelly (Parker 2), Jackie Harris hey lost 1-0. football. She picked up the ball and BATES over FARMINGTON (2/0) (Parker 3), Deni Auclair (Parker 4), Last Friday, Brown came all the way headed for goal. Seconds before Betsy BATES over MACHIAS (2/0) Carolyn Genetti (Parsons), Lee rom Providence to play Bates. It was a Williams tackled her, she passed off to ORONO over BATES (2/0) Bumstead (Rand), Sue Pierce (Roger airly even match, though some feel Karen Harris. Claudia Turner tackled U.N.H. over Bates (2/1) Bill), Liz Mackie (Small), Linda Harris ates dominated. Despite thirteen shots her a foot from goal. While Karen was BATES over UNIV. of PRESQUE (Turner), Margo Jennings (Whittier), ti goal. Bates could put only one in. stretching to get the ball over the ISLE (2/1) Carol Barry (Wilson), Martha Ballard ates played 100% better than against endline, Marty Pease took it out of her The season has just started, and (Women's Union). armington. Brown earned their goal. hand, passed it to Betsy Williams who Coach Gloria Crosby is confident that he final score was 1-1. This time it was after a long run, passed it to Becki the same type of planning will insure an he junior varsity's turn to be victorious, Hilfrank. Then the teams returned to excellent showing in the upcoming State hey won 1 -0. The goal was scored with hockey. The goalie, Marty Pease got Tournament. n all-out effort by Leslie Dean. bored and decided to play forward. A Saturday, the alumni put together a goal? Close but no cigar. She got her e TRAVEL! . . . EARN MONEY! ... Be a Campus Representative for New am to show the varsity how to play. exercise from sprinting down the field England's largest travel agency. Interested students, write GARBER TRAVEL Members of the team were Betsy Mary after Karen Harris to defend her goal. 7 1406 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02146 or call (617) 734-2100 collect to Peter 5, Cathy Joyce '75, Sue Bates '72, Sue All-in-all it was a good game. Johnson. *ogert '73, Nancy Johnson '75, Karen /o 8 THE STUDENT 1 ©ALLEKY ail /t^**** ■ - "', ||MH■» ■I ■■MBTI t1 ~M"'UJ■ --* s * J^11 .,13 HP yr"" y —^^^^ ^^^r^^ ' "ly*'"' - ■ r^r^-.^ irtgnii,, ~ H / •

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