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Dionne Warwick says: scholastic SENIOR ARTS FESITVAL Vol. 120, No.9, March 2, 1979 "Get your blood Notre Dame, Indiana SUBMISSION DEADLINE: CLARIFICATION into circulation;' FEATURES l\IARCH 8 On February 16, 1979, Scholastic erroneously re 4 Beating the Odds Leslie Brinkley ported that the set for the 7 '79 Literary. Festival Nancy Ryan Artists contact: Meg Auth (6141) production of All Over went Peter O'Brien (8853) $2000 'over budget. The ac 9 Living the Farley Legend Bill Fuller Writers contact: Nathan Stone (1100) tual figures of the produc 12 A Little Off the Top Keith Caughlin Skip Livingston (1737) tion were: set, costumes, 15 Welcome to South Bend .•• liz Donovan and makeup, $2200; total Arkies contact: George O'Neill (3067) 24 Exceeding Expectations Brian Beglane production, $4000. Scholas Profiles in Power Marcy Weigle Musicians contact: Jerry Perez (289-1803) tic regrets its error. 28 FICTION 14 A Good Friend of Mine Dave Gill 20 Short Fiction: Two Stories Anthony Walton Questions? Contact: Call Red Cross' now REGULARS

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Luck certainly isn't loyal or faith The Bureau also channels volun ful. It prefers to skip from person to teers into more specialized programs, person, from time to time, with no such as the Sex Offense Staff (S.O.S.), advance announcements. Inevitably, which aids 'and counsels victims of everyone in the world encounters rape and child molesting. A Battered trouble in varying degrees and must Wives' Shelter is incorporated in the deal with it in whatever manner program as well, serving as a refuge seems best. Sometimes, friends and for abused women. family provide the encouragement The second realm of concern for needed to overcome problems. Per South Bend's Voluntary Action Cen haps only self-initiative can solve the ter is its Information and Referral unfortunate situation at hand. Money Service, which offers financial aid can buy the answer for some and and housing to those' needing help. luck will occasionally intervene and Their li.mited funds are sparingly save the day. allocated, so they prefer to interview Beating However, helpless circumstances people personally to determine the do arise when none of, the obvious exact nature and degree of need. The passages to relief are clear. The agency's caseworker, Lynn Rozewicz, friend might be out of town, the bank usually funnels the money into the. account might be drained, and the church groups, the Family-Children supply of luck just might run dry. Center, and to those desperate for What then? ' food. However, more obscure needs People need an emergency source are fulfilled by the Information and Odds of advice, counseling, and rcluge. Referral Service, such 'as purchasing This guaranteed "friend" emerged' in dentures or paying doctor bills. South Bend in the form of the Vol The Voluntary Action Center also untary Action Center, which services maintains South- Bend's Hotline a Kim Webb (left), Hotline Director, and Debbie Szilagyi, Assistant Director the psychological, and sometimes, , continuous, 24-hour-a-day phone ~er the physical needs of thecommunity. vice thai functions as a source of ad Many Notre Dame and Saint Mary's vice and referral. Simply listening According to Webb, most callers anonymous,so you never know what noted. After training, a volunteer is students discovered a satisfying chal to the problems of callers is its main are in their 20's and 30's with very will happen after you hang up. Some required to sit in with an experienced lenge in work at the Center. Helping service and in a secondary sense, Hot few teenagers using the service. The times, the caller calls back with a listener, for three weeks before he others in less fortunate situations is line provides an emergency contact bulk of calls revolve around relation message that things are working out, can work on his own. a golden opportunity that ultimately center for the community. ship problems, either breakups' or and that always makes us feel good." The next training program is results in feelings of self-fulfillment.' Kim Webb, Director of the South the lack ofa relationship. Many call Fifty people staff the Hotline office scheduled to begin during the last The Voluntary Action Center Bend Crisis Center and Hotline, grad in to' just talk with someone and and are required to work five 4-hour week in January, and will run for (V.A.C.),located at 1511 Miami St., uated from St. Mary's College, in ease their loneliness. Callers often shifts. per month. At present, the three consecutive weeks on Tuesday is South Bend's central agency for 1977 with a degree in clinical psy want to clarify sexual' questions or core, group of Crisis Center volun and Thursday evenings from 7-10. by leslie Brinkley community service and is financed by chology. Although the Center evolved, effective birth control methods. Webb teers' are, South Bend citizens from Eleven Notre Dame and St. Mary's United Way. Three satellite centers eight years ago, Webb ascended to added,' "Hotline' shifts to community a variety of occupations. Around this students participated" in last, fall's revolve around the V.A.C.: the control in February, 1978, and ex needs~nce, 'the concern was drugs, stabilized group orbit many Notre program,arranged as two 8-hour Volunteer Services Bureau (V.S.B.), panded the reach of Hotline thrqugh now,75% of our calls involve rela Dame and St:Mary's volunteers, who sessions on Nov. 4 and 5. the Information andReferral Service, increased publicity via radio and tionship difficulties. set aside several hours each week to Senior Darryl Cooke (not his real and the Hotline. other media. The number ,of calls "We try to identify the problems man the Hotline emergency phone. name), first expressed interest in The V.S.B., directed by' Debbie received by Hotline climbed from and help people come to their own , A special training program is man Hotline last - summer and, after Szilagyi, concentrates on placing po approximately 300 per month last decision, not give advice,"" Webb datory before any volunteer is per passing through a, series of inter tential volunteers with different non December, to a present rate of almost commented. "We point 'out the alter mitted to deal directly: with callers. views, found himself a part of No profit agencies that request extra 800 calls per month. . natives, saying you cando X, Y, or Hotline training is primarily gov vember's training group. He es help. Initially, a person must demon The Crisis Center location is kept Z, and ',let the person take it from erned by Director Webb, although pecially admired, the cohesiveness strate sincere interest in volunteering. secret so that both caller and listener there." , , several other speakers of~en visit the that 'formed among the group of Before any assignment is finalized, remain anonymous to each other. 'Acting', as "a' referral service, Hot sessions. The program' helps the volunteers and appreciated thefeel the Bureau screens these' candidates This practice protects the volunteer line also serves as home base for volunteers develop essential listening ings of unity and friendship that de and provides any necessary training. and doesn't threaten the caller with other, , confidential, agencies in the skills and teaches them how to ap veloped as a result of the weekend; Volunteers are often referred to the' possibility of exposure., Keeping area. Emergency callers are some ply them to such confemporary prob- Using role-playing as its principal such community agencies as the Red the communication completely con times directed to DART (Drug Abuse lems as child abuse, drugs; suicide, tool, the program furictioned' on ' a Cross and area nursing homes. Many fidential allows both parties to freely Rescue Team), Parents Anonymous, . battered women, and sexual relation group discussion format. "On the women, 'as well as, men; decide, to express their thoughts and' feelings. or Gamblers Anonymous.-, ships. "The sessions enable people to second day, we moved, onto' some volunteer, and their diverse ages' al However, Hotline does keep an ac Webb, claimed, "It's, frustrating. become aware of how they react to touchy issues. There was a segment low 'the program' to include house curate record of what the calls are You spend' anywhere' from thirty these topics 'and hopefully,makes on sex, during which we were asked wives, executives, retirees, and Notre about, so that volunteers can be bet~ minutes'to two hours with someone them' feel more comfortable'in talk to write down sexual terms and then Dame and Saint, Mary's students. ter trained to deal with callers.' . on 'the phone, '. but, the calls, are ing about them 'honestly,'" Webb come up with synonyms. Itsure did 4 SCHOLASTIc MARCH 2, 1979 5 •

generate interest· and questions This statement concisely charac :; through games, illustrations, and terizes the nature of the upcoming dramatics. Sophomore Literary Festival. Au Cristobal de la ,·Torre, a Notre' thors' from various literary fields Dame senior, recently volunteered as will -appear during the week of a wandering storyteller. He's moti March 4-10 to present their works, vated by the fact that "many kids are discuss their techniques, and share L stunted by television, so that by their ideas. The fOrInat of thefesti reading stories, you're opening the val encourages both active and pas minds and eyes of all those. little sive participation in the events of I kids." the week. EilCh evening a different break down inhibitions! You' get • Finding a SUbstitute "mother" or Unlike a "LOVES" volunteer,; se artist will read. from a selection of calls from. sexually disturbed people "father" for a'single-parent child is nior Sheila Quadrini tackles the more his works. These. readings will be T and you can't,afford to be shocked," the job of Big Brothers-Big Sisters demanding skills required of a. stu held at eight o'clock in the Library Cooke explained. of South Bend. The organization dent intern officer for the South Bend Auditorium (with the exception of A Notre Dame freshman, Jeff functions on a one-to-one basis, sug probation department. After tutoring Allen Ginsberg's presentation in E Stevenson (not his real name), first gesting that volunteers try to visit juvenile delinquents for, some time, Washington Hall). Receptions will learned of the Hotline service at Ac their "child" at least once a week for she received an internship. through follow these readings in the Library tivities Night in September and he R several hours. the Notre Dame Sociology Depart Lounge to give participants a chance felt that he could handle the respon Dan Monroe, the Campus Coor ment and Prof.Vasoli. to meet and exchange ideas with ,the sibilities it entailed. dinating' Director, is aftempting to Quadrini works exclusively ,with various authors. Afternoonwork~ 'A "It's not for everyone----:-the pres establish the service as a formal Uni misdemeanors, and often fills out pre shops conducted by the speakers will sure isn't easy to. take," Stevenson versity club, even though the pro sentence. reports. After talking and focus on the methods ana techlliques said. "You could get a suicide call gram opened to Notre Dame stu visiting with her own clients, 'she they employ in' their writing and en and spend an hour talking with the dents ten years ago. Sixty students, recommends to the case judge wheth courage questions on style, subject, guy. He might say 'I've, had it' and primarily male, volunteered. their er an individual should be put on and theme. The framework of' the hang up. What are your feelings y time this academic year, and there probation or sent to jail. Since she festivai is 'designed .to promote a VA then? You come to a realization that are still openings for more, accord aspires to work in criminal justice sampling of the contemporary liter" you must keep a separateness.' You ing to Monroe. after graduation, her job with the ary world; The schedule offers exten~ remember. it's the' caller that pulls "These kids are messed up," Mon probation department provides: pre siveappeal. The, following inforina~ the trigger or takes the pills." roe noted, "and they need a mascu cious background experience. tlon includes brief biographies of the Renaissance. and Beat Movement of works have been' recognized with Many other Notre Dame and St. line image,in the home, so that they Similar programs are springing participants and the dates of 'their the 1950's. The, members of these awards such as the Guggenheim Fel Mary's students are· active in volun can eventually fill that function. A into existence all. across the country, appearance. "The Festival provides clans accepted Ginsberg as their lowship (1963, 1964), the National teer positions in South Bend's com volunteer should serve 'as a, comple as there is a continually growing an opportunity"; make the most of it. major poet with the publication of Institute for Arts and'Letters Grant munity service network." And· all of ment to the mother and her value community concern for the welfare Howl and Other Poems (1956) for for poetry (1969), and the National these various agencies signaled their system." , of all its citizens. For instance;' in Allen Ginsberg-5unday, l\larch 4 . which he was arraigned on obsceni Book Award (1974). His study of interest in utilizing more college Most of the. childrenar,e between Toledo, _Ohio, the Family Services of ty charges but subsequently cleared. mantric 'poetics and his acquaint volunteers within their respective , 8 and, 13 years old,. with very few . Greater Toledo organization offers Allen _Ginsberg's notoriety as a He has experimented with the poetic ances with Ezra Pound, Bob Dylan; programs. older than 15. The program tries to help and advice in the same manner poet began during the San Francisco . effects of psychedelic drugs. His Ed Sanders and MickJagger led 6 SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 7 -

present the children with another as South Bend's V.A.C .. Their 24- strongly encourage others to join one untary Action Center not only im~ environment for a short while, and hour Hotline agency is christened of the programs, as they all find their prove the lives of many people in the expose them to other aspects of life. "Rescue-Crisis Services" and staffs a work frustrating at times but, in the city but,in return, enlighten and en Playing basketball, going bowling, or great many students from local col end, immensely rewarding. One Hot rich the 'lives of many University seeing a movie all serve as valuable leges as well. line trainee noted that "so many vol students: Summing up the gratitude opportunities to simply talk and be Students actually involved in the unteer things are more social events felt by the community, Webb said, come friends. By forming a campus Voluntary Action Center and its wide than an actual giving of yourself." "We sure are. glad we've got Notre group, other activities could be pro range of services emphasize the im He designated Hotline as a. real Dame and St. Mary's in town!" vided, including a tentative trip to portant role it filled for many of chance to guide others through Perhaps, to some people, the vol a Chicago baseball game. South Bend's citizens. For some indi troubled times. unteers 'are successfully manipulating Monroe worked with his "little viduals, the Center is the only place Monroe elaborated on the Big Lady Luck herself! 0 brother" for a couple 'of years and they can turn to for comfort, help, Brother experience, saying, "Kids are witnessed a change in, his attitudes. and guidance. One volunteer de free in expressing emotions and give "He was in trouble with the law and scribed many as "desperate and you a charge when they come right Leslie Brinkley is a junior Ameri with school, and now, he finally lonely, looking for the first sign of out and tell you you're doing a good can Studies major from Pirrysburgn, seems to b~ working towards some relief that's extended to them." job." , Ohio. This is her first' contribution thing," he said. All of the student volunteers The services furnished by the Vol- to Scholastic. ' ' , Another potential area for student involvement is "LOVES" (Library Outreach Volunteer Emphasis Story telling). Volunteers periodically ((.' .. the Festival provides an Op travel to nursery and grade schools portunity for personal interaction in South Bend and tell stories. From between the s~¥dents and the fairy tales, to puppet shows, to Ouri artists." ow; George, the storyteller tries to generate interest· and questions This statement concisely charac :; through games, illustrations, and terizes the nature of the upcoming dramatics. Sophomore Literary Festival. Au Cristobal de la ,·Torre, a Notre' thors' from various literary fields Dame senior, recently volunteered as will -appear during the week of a wandering storyteller. He's moti March 4-10 to present their works, vated by the fact that "many kids are discuss their techniques, and share L stunted by television, so that by their ideas. The fOrInat of thefesti reading stories, you're opening the val encourages both active and pas minds and eyes of all those. little sive participation in the events of I kids." the week. EilCh evening a different break down inhibitions! You' get • Finding a SUbstitute "mother" or Unlike a "LOVES" volunteer,; se artist will read. from a selection of calls from. sexually disturbed people "father" for a'single-parent child is nior Sheila Quadrini tackles the more his works. These. readings will be T and you can't,afford to be shocked," the job of Big Brothers-Big Sisters demanding skills required of a. stu held at eight o'clock in the Library Cooke explained. of South Bend. The organization dent intern officer for the South Bend Auditorium (with the exception of A Notre Dame freshman, Jeff functions on a one-to-one basis, sug probation department. After tutoring Allen Ginsberg's presentation in E Stevenson (not his real name), first gesting that volunteers try to visit juvenile delinquents for, some time, Washington Hall). Receptions will learned of the Hotline service at Ac their "child" at least once a week for she received an internship. through follow these readings in the Library tivities Night in September and he R several hours. the Notre Dame Sociology Depart Lounge to give participants a chance felt that he could handle the respon Dan Monroe, the Campus Coor ment and Prof.Vasoli. to meet and exchange ideas with ,the sibilities it entailed. dinating' Director, is aftempting to Quadrini works exclusively ,with various authors. Afternoonwork~ 'A "It's not for everyone----:-the pres establish the service as a formal Uni misdemeanors, and often fills out pre shops conducted by the speakers will sure isn't easy to. take," Stevenson versity club, even though the pro sentence. reports. After talking and focus on the methods ana techlliques said. "You could get a suicide call gram opened to Notre Dame stu visiting with her own clients, 'she they employ in' their writing and en and spend an hour talking with the dents ten years ago. Sixty students, recommends to the case judge wheth courage questions on style, subject, guy. He might say 'I've, had it' and primarily male, volunteered. their er an individual should be put on and theme. The framework of' the hang up. What are your feelings y time this academic year, and there probation or sent to jail. Since she festivai is 'designed .to promote a VA then? You come to a realization that are still openings for more, accord aspires to work in criminal justice sampling of the contemporary liter" you must keep a separateness.' You ing to Monroe. after graduation, her job with the ary world; The schedule offers exten~ remember. it's the' caller that pulls "These kids are messed up," Mon probation department provides: pre siveappeal. The, following inforina~ the trigger or takes the pills." roe noted, "and they need a mascu cious background experience. tlon includes brief biographies of the Renaissance. and Beat Movement of works have been' recognized with Many other Notre Dame and St. line image,in the home, so that they Similar programs are springing participants and the dates of 'their the 1950's. The, members of these awards such as the Guggenheim Fel Mary's students are· active in volun can eventually fill that function. A into existence all. across the country, appearance. "The Festival provides clans accepted Ginsberg as their lowship (1963, 1964), the National teer positions in South Bend's com volunteer should serve 'as a, comple as there is a continually growing an opportunity"; make the most of it. major poet with the publication of Institute for Arts and'Letters Grant munity service network." And· all of ment to the mother and her value community concern for the welfare Howl and Other Poems (1956) for for poetry (1969), and the National these various agencies signaled their system." , of all its citizens. For instance;' in Allen Ginsberg-5unday, l\larch 4 . which he was arraigned on obsceni Book Award (1974). His study of interest in utilizing more college Most of the. childrenar,e between Toledo, _Ohio, the Family Services of ty charges but subsequently cleared. mantric 'poetics and his acquaint volunteers within their respective , 8 and, 13 years old,. with very few . Greater Toledo organization offers Allen _Ginsberg's notoriety as a He has experimented with the poetic ances with Ezra Pound, Bob Dylan; programs. older than 15. The program tries to help and advice in the same manner poet began during the San Francisco . effects of psychedelic drugs. His Ed Sanders and MickJagger led 6 SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 7 I Ginsberg to study music and record ~ ,,".; , both Howl and Other Poems and I Kaddish.' Ginsberg has're<:ently been Sister Jean Lenz: awarded the Medal for· Literature from the National Arts' Club. His books of poetry include Empty Mi~: ror, Early Poems, Airplane Dreams, and Mind Breaths., Civillllllte1nrleg Cellelld David lUame~l\londay, l\larch 5 by, David Mamet is a playwright Bill Full~r who graduated from Goddard Col lege in 1969 with a B.A., in English It was a humid spring night in when she accepted the award and on a roll~r' co'aster; y~u're asked to Literature. He studied creative the 1974. At about eleven o'clock, the stood speeChless at the podium. change emotions so quickly. The ater in New York from 1971-1973. rector of Farley Hall thought she "I still can't believe it," Sister other day, for example, Iwas cou~ He was artist-in-residence at God heard a riot in the distance. Proba Jean says, relaxing in a chartr~use seling a girl in here who was In dard. He has been a member of the bly a pep rally. Then the telephone easy chair in her room. Two Ivy tears, when all, of a sudden, the Illinois Arts Council faculty and rang: a mob of Notre Dame men covered windows let light into the phone rings and it's the Farley so~h helped iound~ild direct the St. Nich had been seen stampeding toward room already bright with yellow omores· overseas in, Angers tell1ng John Frederick Nims--Thursday, olas Theater Company in Chicago. recent being The Last .Days of Lou her hall yelling, "Farley! Far1 ey .'" walls: On one of these walls hangs me about the - good times they've lUarch 8 In 1975, Mamet's scripts Duck Vari isiana Red and, 'Flight to Caiuula Hanging up the phone, she rushed an arrangement of painti~gs and been having. Then the TVrepail"Illan (both in 1976). He has three vol out of her room towards the side photos, most of them of the Notre comes in to' get the keys to the TV ation and Sexual Perversity in Chi John Frederick Nims is a graduate cago were produced in New York; in umes of poetry, Conjure, Chattanoo entrance of the "-hall. She dashed Dame campus. Another wall con cabinet, and, this "poor girl is still of Notre Dame who received aPh.D. 1977, Mamet's American Buffalo was ga, and Secretary to the SPirits. down the steps and swung open the tains' a painting of a ballerina. Be sitting here. Just as we settle down in Comparative Literature from the Reed has received much recognition hind: her messy desk a bookcase again, the infirmary calls to te~l me: performed on Broadway and named University of Chicago. He taught at door. And gasped; Nearly a hundred Best Play of its season. It won the for' his work including the Pulitzer guys were huddled around the en bulges with yearbooks, theology that one of our girls has the chIcken Notre Dame from 1939-1962 as well Prize nomin~tiori in 1973 for poetry. pox. All of this happened in 15 New York Drama Critics Award for trance, stark, naked. One of them books, and a collection of poetry as at the universities of Toronto, He is currentiy on the faculty of the . ,,, books, T. S., Eliot, prominent among minutes." Best American Play. Marnet has re Illinois, and Florida. H,e served as cried, "0 my God, it's SIster. ceived honors including a Rockefel University of California at Berke- For a moment there was silence.. them. "If I had to describe, my life As though to illustrate, a group, Fulbright Professor in Italy and as ley. ",',' at Farley Hall; I'd say it's like living of elementary-school students came ler playwriting-in-residence grant Smith-Mundt Professor at the Uni Then the rector, summoning all her ay and a CBS Fellowship at Yale in versity of Madrid. His list of awards courage, yelled, "There is n0w. 1977. RobertS. Fitzgernld-Saturday" " you're, getting in this hall l1ke and honors is extensive. Nims' works l\larch' 10' " include The Iron Pastoral (poems), THAT!" Suddenly,bodiesdisap William Gaddis--Tuesday, l\larch 6 , Knowledge of the Evening, and Of peared behind bushes,' bicycles, and Robert S. Fitzgerald, poet and trees. As Sister Jean Lenz turned Flesh and Bone (poems) along with translator of the classics,' received William Gaddis' is a novelist, de- ' translations and analyses of foreign back toward the door, the ,bodies scribed by Robert Graves as "most' the A.B. degree in 1933 from Har , cautiously began to" abandon their, poems. vard. His career has included' jour unusual in his generation of writ hiding places and, back up toward nalism as well as poetry: He was a ers.", A graduate of HarVard Col the dorm. Out of the corner of her Hilda Morley-Friday, l\larch 9 reporter for both the New' York lege, Gaddis' fields of writing include eye she caught the movement and Herald-Tribune' and Time before film and magazine. work as, well as barked, '''I' am not MOVING from Hilda Morley is a poet who at World', War II. Since July, 1975, he his two, notable novels The Recogni this spot, till' you guys get outa tended the Walden School, the Haifa has served as Poetry Editor of The tions (1955) 'and JR (1975). Gaddis' Realschule, Hebrew University, and here!".With that, somebody yelled .. appearance at the festival mark New Republic. 'Admired asa ~killed "Let's get, Lyons!" and the , mob will , University College, London, as an un translator of the Greeks, he haS put his first formal reading of this type. disappeared into the night. The:rec dergraduate and did her postgradtia te into 'English numerous works' of tor remained poised on the steps for studies at Wellesley, Ohio State, and Sophocles, , EuripIdes, , and, ,', Homer. a moment, wondering whether a La.rry l\lc~iuriry~ThUrsda:y, 'N.Y.U. Her teaching' experiences at ' IIi '1976 his' translation, of "The '. ",., .. rector's job was for her. , l\larch 8 ' Black Mountain College brought her Iliad'~' 'received the first, ' Harold ------:-:- ' 'in contact, with. such artists as Four springs "later, Sister Jean Landon ~ward for translation, of Larry McMurt.ry isa novelist and Lenz received the Pop Farley Award Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, and poetry'. 'His extensive list of' awards essayist ,from, Wichita Falls, Texas. at the annual President's Dinner, in . Denise Levertov. ;Ms. Morley's works and honors includes two Guggenheim He received a B.A. from North Texas Notre Dame's North Dining Hall. include numerous reviews and liter Fellowships (1952; 1971); agran~ State and an M.A; from Rice. He is Before a crowd of 1200 faculty and ary articles, translations of Hebrew frorlt the National Endowment for a member of the Texas Institute of staff members, Father Hesburgh works and her 1976 book of poems the Humanities, and' ari' Ingra Letters and, has received both the lll presented the award to her, stating entitl~d A' Blessing Outside Us. Men;illFouIldation' fellowship. Wallace Stegner Fellowship and 0 that it is given each year to' that Guggenheim Fellowship. McMurtry's IshinaeIReed~Friday, March 9 person who has most visibly sup

works often reflect his Southwestern ~ . , : ported Notre Dame student life background and include Horseman; Ishmael'Reed is a poet and riovelist outside the academic sphere. Twen Pass, By, Leaving, Cheyenne," and' the who has extended interests in other ty-four hundred eyes watched her popular novel and fllm, The Last Pic literary fields such as publishing and Nancy Ryan is involved 'in this as she approached the podium in an ture Show •(for which he also wrote teaching. In, the last dozen years he year's Literary FestiVal. :Thisis,:her "I can't believe it" daze, and twenty the screenplay). ,: has published,fivenovels, the most first contribution to Scholastic. ' four hundred hands applauded her Sister Jean Lenz in a rare spare moment 9 8 " SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979

...... ;.. I Ginsberg to study music and record ~ ,,".; , both Howl and Other Poems and I Kaddish.' Ginsberg has're<:ently been Sister Jean Lenz: awarded the Medal for· Literature from the National Arts' Club. His books of poetry include Empty Mi~: ror, Early Poems, Airplane Dreams, and Mind Breaths., Civillllllte1nrleg Cellelld David lUame~l\londay, l\larch 5 by, David Mamet is a playwright Bill Full~r who graduated from Goddard Col lege in 1969 with a B.A., in English It was a humid spring night in when she accepted the award and on a roll~r' co'aster; y~u're asked to Literature. He studied creative the 1974. At about eleven o'clock, the stood speeChless at the podium. change emotions so quickly. The ater in New York from 1971-1973. rector of Farley Hall thought she "I still can't believe it," Sister other day, for example, Iwas cou~ He was artist-in-residence at God heard a riot in the distance. Proba Jean says, relaxing in a chartr~use seling a girl in here who was In dard. He has been a member of the bly a pep rally. Then the telephone easy chair in her room. Two Ivy tears, when all, of a sudden, the Illinois Arts Council faculty and rang: a mob of Notre Dame men covered windows let light into the phone rings and it's the Farley so~h helped iound~ild direct the St. Nich had been seen stampeding toward room already bright with yellow omores· overseas in, Angers tell1ng John Frederick Nims--Thursday, olas Theater Company in Chicago. recent being The Last .Days of Lou her hall yelling, "Farley! Far1 ey .'" walls: On one of these walls hangs me about the - good times they've lUarch 8 In 1975, Mamet's scripts Duck Vari isiana Red and, 'Flight to Caiuula Hanging up the phone, she rushed an arrangement of painti~gs and been having. Then the TVrepail"Illan (both in 1976). He has three vol out of her room towards the side photos, most of them of the Notre comes in to' get the keys to the TV ation and Sexual Perversity in Chi John Frederick Nims is a graduate cago were produced in New York; in umes of poetry, Conjure, Chattanoo entrance of the "-hall. She dashed Dame campus. Another wall con cabinet, and, this "poor girl is still of Notre Dame who received aPh.D. 1977, Mamet's American Buffalo was ga, and Secretary to the SPirits. down the steps and swung open the tains' a painting of a ballerina. Be sitting here. Just as we settle down in Comparative Literature from the Reed has received much recognition hind: her messy desk a bookcase again, the infirmary calls to te~l me: performed on Broadway and named University of Chicago. He taught at door. And gasped; Nearly a hundred Best Play of its season. It won the for' his work including the Pulitzer guys were huddled around the en bulges with yearbooks, theology that one of our girls has the chIcken Notre Dame from 1939-1962 as well Prize nomin~tiori in 1973 for poetry. pox. All of this happened in 15 New York Drama Critics Award for trance, stark, naked. One of them books, and a collection of poetry as at the universities of Toronto, He is currentiy on the faculty of the . ,,, books, T. S., Eliot, prominent among minutes." Best American Play. Marnet has re Illinois, and Florida. H,e served as cried, "0 my God, it's SIster. ceived honors including a Rockefel University of California at Berke- For a moment there was silence.. them. "If I had to describe, my life As though to illustrate, a group, Fulbright Professor in Italy and as ley. ",',' at Farley Hall; I'd say it's like living of elementary-school students came ler playwriting-in-residence grant Smith-Mundt Professor at the Uni Then the rector, summoning all her ay and a CBS Fellowship at Yale in versity of Madrid. His list of awards courage, yelled, "There is n0w. 1977. RobertS. Fitzgernld-Saturday" " you're, getting in this hall l1ke and honors is extensive. Nims' works l\larch' 10' " include The Iron Pastoral (poems), THAT!" Suddenly,bodiesdisap William Gaddis--Tuesday, l\larch 6 , Knowledge of the Evening, and Of peared behind bushes,' bicycles, and Robert S. Fitzgerald, poet and trees. As Sister Jean Lenz turned Flesh and Bone (poems) along with translator of the classics,' received William Gaddis' is a novelist, de- ' translations and analyses of foreign back toward the door, the ,bodies scribed by Robert Graves as "most' the A.B. degree in 1933 from Har , cautiously began to" abandon their, poems. vard. His career has included' jour unusual in his generation of writ hiding places and, back up toward nalism as well as poetry: He was a ers.", A graduate of HarVard Col the dorm. Out of the corner of her Hilda Morley-Friday, l\larch 9 reporter for both the New' York lege, Gaddis' fields of writing include eye she caught the movement and Herald-Tribune' and Time before film and magazine. work as, well as barked, '''I' am not MOVING from Hilda Morley is a poet who at World', War II. Since July, 1975, he his two, notable novels The Recogni this spot, till' you guys get outa tended the Walden School, the Haifa has served as Poetry Editor of The tions (1955) 'and JR (1975). Gaddis' Realschule, Hebrew University, and here!".With that, somebody yelled .. appearance at the festival mark New Republic. 'Admired asa ~killed "Let's get, Lyons!" and the , mob will , University College, London, as an un translator of the Greeks, he haS put his first formal reading of this type. disappeared into the night. The:rec dergraduate and did her postgradtia te into 'English numerous works' of tor remained poised on the steps for studies at Wellesley, Ohio State, and Sophocles, , EuripIdes, , and, ,', Homer. a moment, wondering whether a La.rry l\lc~iuriry~ThUrsda:y, 'N.Y.U. Her teaching' experiences at ' IIi '1976 his' translation, of "The '. ",., .. rector's job was for her. , l\larch 8 ' Black Mountain College brought her Iliad'~' 'received the first, ' Harold ------:-:- ' 'in contact, with. such artists as Four springs "later, Sister Jean Landon ~ward for translation, of Larry McMurt.ry isa novelist and Lenz received the Pop Farley Award Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, and poetry'. 'His extensive list of' awards essayist ,from, Wichita Falls, Texas. at the annual President's Dinner, in . Denise Levertov. ;Ms. Morley's works and honors includes two Guggenheim He received a B.A. from North Texas Notre Dame's North Dining Hall. include numerous reviews and liter Fellowships (1952; 1971); agran~ State and an M.A; from Rice. He is Before a crowd of 1200 faculty and ary articles, translations of Hebrew frorlt the National Endowment for a member of the Texas Institute of staff members, Father Hesburgh works and her 1976 book of poems the Humanities, and' ari' Ingra Letters and, has received both the lll presented the award to her, stating entitl~d A' Blessing Outside Us. Men;illFouIldation' fellowship. Wallace Stegner Fellowship and 0 that it is given each year to' that Guggenheim Fellowship. McMurtry's IshinaeIReed~Friday, March 9 person who has most visibly sup works often reflect his Southwestern ~ . , : ported Notre Dame student life background and include Horseman; Ishmael'Reed is a poet and riovelist outside the academic sphere. Twen Pass, By, Leaving, Cheyenne," and' the who has extended interests in other ty-four hundred eyes watched her popular novel and fllm, The Last Pic literary fields such as publishing and Nancy Ryan is involved 'in this as she approached the podium in an ture Show •(for which he also wrote teaching. In, the last dozen years he year's Literary FestiVal. :Thisis,:her "I can't believe it" daze, and twenty the screenplay). ,: has published,fivenovels, the most first contribution to Scholastic. ' four hundred hands applauded her Sister Jean Lenz in a rare spare moment 9 8 " SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979

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through at that moment on a tour; Jean teaches theology classes at day. She's so involved with the peo which hold special significance for Sister Jean quizzed them on what Notre Dame. She is presently teach ple in her life that she actually feels her are likenesses of dancers. 'One they liked most about the Notre ing a beginning Bible course to their greatest joys and their deepest is a painting of a trained ballerina, Dame campus. A few minutes later freshmen. She paces amidst the 35 sorrows." and the other is a pewter statue of a a girl came to borrow paper plates. students, discussing the value of an Sister Jean felt one of Farley's child learning her first ballet step. Then Campus Ministry called about upcoming assignment. "When you deepest sorrows last year when These works of art reflect Sister a meeting. Finally a girl dropped in I ,finish this paper," she predicts, Mary Craig, a Farley junior, died of Jean's character because she feels to return Sister Jean's keys, which , I "you'll learn to become really criti cancer. Since Mary's friends knew that life, like the dance, should be she had absentmindedly left in the cal of the clergy. One day you'll be about her impending death months lived for the moment. Too often we door. listening to the homily, and you'll before she died, they not only had to are so obsessed with the past and Sister Jean faced one of her most say to yourself, 'I wonder why he cope with the realization that their future that we ignore the present hectic experiences early this year. didn't say this or that.''' In.the dis friend was dying, but they also had moment, where the dance of life Because of a decrease in the number cussion portion of the class, someone to learn how to act towards Mary. really takes place. With the excite of seniors moving off campus, the asks, "Would Jesus think it was A few months before Mary's death ment of a child at Christmas, she Housing Office was forced to convert morally right to jail a criminal?" they found themselves wondering flips open T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets the Farley basement into living and she. allows for discussion, never whether they could handle the situ and reads a reference to her reflec quarters for 16 freshmen. The base monopolizing it. ation. tion: ment is not only damp, but the win . "I really like the class," admits "Being members of Farley, we dows are at ground level, the' ceil one student. "She respects our views; turned to Sister Jean," recalls Karen At the still point of the turning ings are crisscrossed with hot pipes, no one ever has a wrong answer. One Lacity, one of Mary's closest friends. world, neither flesh nor fleshless and many of the rooms are not large guy read an essay on the midterm "It was a comfort to know that we Neither from nor towards; at the enough to hold two beds, two desks,' completely wrong, and she allowed could go down and talk to someone still point, there the dance is, and two lockers. When the freshmen him; to make up two questions that who had experience in this sort of But neither arrest nor movement. and their parents arrived late in on in here. As busy as she is, for ex Jean awarded her dead roses and an he'd like to answer and turn them thing." Time after time, Mary's And do not call it fixity, August, they were appalled at the ample, she came to" our' Halloween empty wine bottle, with which to in for credit." friends, sometimes alone and some Where past and future are gathered. rooms. One mother' complained to party on a moment's notice, in a start her own sacristy. Mike Glynn was enrolled in Sister times in groups, went to Sister Neither movement from nor to~ the Housing Office, another wrote a costume no less! She wore a floppy' Sister Jean's experience with col Jean's freshman theology class four Jean's room with questions. Each ,wards. letter to the Observer condemning yellow hat, huge sunglasses, and lege students began when she served years ago. At the, time, he was con time; she gave them comfort, advice, Neither ascent nor decline. Except' the conditions as "not designed for overalls embroidered with her name as Campus Ministry Director at the fused about himself and about life. and empathy, but rarely gave them' for the point, the still point, human sleeping," and the 16 fresh and a shamrock." College of'St. Francis, where she He had cometo Notre Dame hoping direct plans' of action, because, as There would be no dance, and there men described their plight in a letter The Cellar' Dwellers' Halloween also spent her undergraduate days: to strengthen his injured foot and to she puts it, "I like people who chal is only the dance. to the Observer. party was not the first hall social' While at St; Francis,' she received reclaim the football scholarship he lenge other people to grow." Today the atmosphere in the base event attended by Sister Jean. She a letter from Father Burtchaell a.sk had lost as a result of the high . "And we did," admits Karen It's the reflection of one who has, ment seems far from tense. The makes her appearance at nearly' ing her to consider the rectorship school injury; after having spent Lacity. "Although I'd never wish found value in the moment ,of the bulletin board ,and section walls are every Farley event, from impromp~ of Farley Hall,' in its first year as a months nursing his injured foot, he this sort of thing on anyone, it was dance. It's the reflection of one.who plastered with jokes and caricatures tu get-togethers like Sections 2A women's dorm. Since Sister Jean earned the chance to practice with a' growing experience that united us has devoted her life to helping others of the Cellar Dwellers, as they call and 2B's Ice Cream Social to planned had done her master's work at Notre the N.D. team, only to reinjure it with each other and with Sister Jean find that moment. And it's'the re themselves. According to the Cellar' affairs like the Lally Literary Festi Dame in'1966-67, Father Burtchaell soon thereafter. In addition to that and made us appreciate many things flection of one who, like Pop Far Dwellers, Sister Jean was largely re val where girls read the worst pos felt that she would be familiar with problem, he was disillusioned with so much more." ley, will be remembered long after sponsible for their change in atti sible examples of poetry and prose some of the people and places on the Catholic Church. Impressed by Two objects, in Sister Jean's room her dance is over. 0 tude. When someone failed to deliver from within stalls in the second-floor campus.': Sister Jean's piety and devotion to telephones, telephone books, WSND restroom. According to senior Meg She felt a "little leery" about God, he began to visit her. They dis door tags, and Scholastic magazines Hackett,' "In other halls you want accepting the position, since she had cussed his problems, and he learned to the secluded section, Sister Jean to keep the rector as far away as never lived with college students,: that sports, were not the most valu got the job done. She called them all possible from your parties and but decided that the best thing she able aspects of his life. Sherecon- into her room one night, and over things; But in Farley, when Sister could do was to share her life with firmed his faith in the Church, and glasses of wine talked with' them Jean comes to your party, you know others. The first' few months were they began to pray together regu it's a success." " about their living situation and re extremely hectic, involving at least larly. "Our prayer got to the point lated some of Farley's history to , Sister Jean contributes to the suc three invasions on the dorm by where we'd beat a place like them: "Farley Hall was dedicated cess of the Farley Debutante Ball, crowds, 'several girls injured by ac Shakey's and she'd want to say to Pop Farley, a dearly loved hall the culmination of the Farley social cidents, and a barrage of'personal Grace out loud before our meals," rector who died in 1939 and in whose ' yea.r, traditionally held on the eve problems. "I kept wondering if I'd he reveals. "I felt completely at ease memory the Pop Farley Award has of April Fool's Day. Spoofing both last till Christmas," she admits. to do that when I was with her." . been created.... You know, when" the Miss America Pageant and, the Her decision to' remain at Notre Today Mike sits in the comfort Father Hesburgh was rector here, tradition of young girls coming out Dame ca.me somewhere between' a able lounge of Moreau Seminary your section was the elite section into society, Farley women dress in student's emergency appendectomy where he is studying for the priest that guys fought to get into, since outlandish costumes to' compete for and the invasion by the mob 'of hood. He admits that he is still con it was so far from the rector's the"Deb of the Year" awards. The naked guys. "I was lying ill bed one fused about a few areas of the room." judges' panel consists of award win night, wondering when my'life was Church, but with the help of Sister ners from the previous year and going to slow down. Suddenly' it oc Jean, he has found his place in it. "The girls would not give up this Sister Jean, who wears her floppy curred, to me that things were not "Somebody once said," he recalls, section for the world," confesses the hat, sunglasses, and overalls: One going to slow down and that this "'If you pick up the cross, you've basement's R.A., Carol Lally. "Sis of last year's winners 'was dressed was my calling." gotta be willing to be hung on it.' II ter Jean is the key to what's going· as Sister Contact, Lenz,- and Sister . Besides serving" as rector, Sister Jean gets hung on that cross every 10 • SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 11 -

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I I usually get my hair cutover I sketches, a veritable Hall of Fame. breaks. I shell out twelve dollars to Knute, the Gipper, National Cham have my hair sculpted at Denny's pionship team portraits, all Notre Hair Studio. There Denny' or one of Dame memorabilia. Of the ten her nymphs cuts it 'according to my chairs only one was doing business personality and the pH of my hair -this chair was handled by Joe follicles. 'Denny's is like most hair D'Angelo. salons of the modern stYle-and-blow He has trimmed Notre Dame locks blue tmric, "You, ah' next?" I left angling a mirror behind me to show dry era. There are beanbag chairs for 23 years. Four years ago Carl the firm red chair and walked to the the back. It was short all right, but scattered on deep pile carpeting, worked with' him, now there's' oilly barber's chair. I sat down and he that's' what· I paid for. "Tonic or hanging' ferns and Fleetwood Mac business for one.' Carl's 'chair sits suited me up, the smock and the nothing on your' hair?" he asked. in stereo. But my hair is long'now, empty next to Joe, and his name little white neck wrap. ' Remembering Bay Root and Burma not over a break. Where should I and his 1975 JIcense still hang "How do you want it cut?" he Shave, I chose nothing. "Okay, noth have it cut? quietly~ , asked. I gave him the answer. "First ing it is." With that, he took a I could hike in the, snow to some Joe's chair is anything but quiet; time'in here?" "Yes sir," I said, squeeze bottle and gave it a puff. place off campus or I could have it the 'shelves around it are full. The "first time." He began cutting my Half expecting to smell like a trimmed at the Notre Dame Barber lower ones have assorted hair lo hair and I began asking questions. cleaned-up cowboy, I said, "I Jold shop. Heck, all the ROTCs have tions, ointments, and tonics. The I 'guess I should have let him con you nothing." "I know," he laugh~, their hair cut and they don't look too upper one, across ,the. top of the centrate on what he was doing but showing me an empt:y bottle labeled "NOTHING" "first-timers they will bad. I made an' appointment. The mirror, is packed. It has: (from I had never really talked with a , _ ., f ' ' .• next day I walked in, not knowing left to right) four Styrofoam straw barber. 'Of course, when I was a fall for it every time." Yes, Joe, I what to expect I had heard' tales hats, a' copper etching, a postcard, youngster I listened to barbers a lot, guess they will. of ROTC Joe, the Badin Butcher, a: glass from the Kentucky Derby, but that was when I sat in a little Next year there are: planS to con and was just about to turn tail and an ND glass, a small plastic football, extra seat placed on the chair and vert half of the shop into a hair ' run, when I stopped. "It'll always two plastic knights (one holds a ,my mom was watching. I had never studio. The salon will charge more grow back, don't worry;" I said to sign "Property of the Mafia, Keepa had a barber-to~customer conver for, haircuts, but that is in demand: myself. your hands off"), a can of dehy sation. Joe will still be there, though: One I walked in and sat in the red drated water, five bicentennial me I asked him about the barber pole room will be Joe and his chair, the vinyl and aluminum. chair. I picked dallions, a piece' of galena (perfect that appears once in' a while (it is other, beanbags, ferns and Fleet up a copy of Sports' Illustrated off cleavage, high specific gravity), 'removed, at night, and during the wood Mac in stereo. D the Formica table but didn't read if, four memorial 7-up bottles, antique winter). Iinquired about changes in I just looked around.' The floor tile hair clippers, a camera, a couple of attitudes since the old days, how was ordinary enough, but some of candles, a pirate, an Indian chief, a Fr. Hesburgh has his hair cut, the Keith Caughlin is a: Freshman the ceiling tile was blocked in to toy safe, a Credit Union ,"Jaws" usual· gossip. Scholastic «staffer" fromlii:vortia, form a gold number one.' Hanging bank and an old cast iron action "Now if you'll look straight into Michigan. This is his first contri from it were plaques' commemorat bank (the dog catches the penny the mirror, you'll see... ," he said bution to the nwgazine. ing every national championship and drops it in a slot). It has to be team. the best shelf on campus. . The shop was large; ,there were I looked down from the shelf, ten chairs and two walls lined with down past the mirror and at him, mirrors and cabinets to equip 'an Joe D'Angelo, barber. Standing there assembly line of barbers. The other like Caesar with his noble Roman walls were full of' photographs' and nose and hair combed forward and

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something I'd stand up and holler album. I did wonder if them guys I'm glad she never got an itch to hear Sorta hard to like talk ever got as tired as I did - the girls an album or the whole damn set about either. A ing to someone while the someone is sure didn't seem to have as many WOUld've gone to the shop. Worst looking over your shoulder. Plus, at grOOVE!s. thing old Blue Sweater did was knock GOODFRIEND the party, the music was turned up The wingding started out slow, over a beer on some records. Good so damn loud, I couldn't hear my OF sorta country rock, but it didn't take thing she left when she did. long before somebody put' on that My astrologer friend and her kind own self think, let alone someone infernal rock and roll. I didn't want had it all over some of the men hang else talk. MINE to get my eardrums blown clear out, ing around. I don't cotton to strang Well, the party went on like I told for a couple hours and nothing much by Dave Gill so I settled on watching the people . ers, 'specially male ones, handling my roaming around and paid no never delicates, 'specially at a party where exciting happened. People came and I don't think I ever did tell y'all mind to what music they played. everybody's had. a few. I can tell went, but most of 'em left a little about that astrology nut I met at a Personally, the females took all my the bad ones from the good ones, happier than when they showed up. party one time. She had this light blue ribbons. They had nice soft though. The bad ones hands' shake I got bumped around only a few blue sweater on and she was really touches, and they dusted the records and they have a lot of trouble. times. and whoever did it was real into the stars that night. So anyway, off so I didn't have to eat so much standin' .still. They're the ones that sorry he did, apologizing to people I'll tell ya about her. damn dirt. A couple oUem spent the play basketball with me and the that didn't even live here. The guys Ya see, I'm a Shure cartridge, one night and cleaned up in the morning. tone arm, except I'm the one that that threw the party didn't get all of those needles in a record player. Right nice of the ladies. Their music gets bounced. b.ent out of shape or nothing and, I'm not quite sure of my number as didn't set real well with me, though, Most of the guys figured out they like they say in the newspapers, a by Liz Donovan that damn fool who bought the set 'cause as soon as one of them got a were half-drunk and couldn't see any good time was had by all. At least lost my birth certificate (instruction chance, she stuck that disco crap on sense in trying to change a record. until Blue Sweater decided that night Question: "Where are you from, new. Townies know that Michigan book to all you lay readers). I'm and the whole room commenced to Puttin' the record on was the easy was perfect for some star-gazing. Liz?" Street and U.S. 31 are one and the same and we can successfully ma hooked up with this foreign turn shakin' and jumpin'. And people part; readin' the album covers was She must've thought the house was Answer: "South Bend." neuver through the downtown table, B-E-O-G-R-A-M 3000; the bitch about listening to it; try play the trouble. They just sat back and pretty warm, but personally, it was Reaction: "Ohhhh," or better yet, powerbox is an American product, in' the same damn thing over and only got up for tWo reasons: when the first time. in a long time that "You're kidding, you don't look like detours. Pioneer by name. The speakers aren't over again. It's like stubbing your they needed a beer or had to take a damn room was any kind of warm. a townie!" Being from South Bend saves dol~ much to speak of size-wise, Bose toe on the same chair ten days in leak.' '. Everybody that lived there used to Townies are a misunderstood and lars, cents, and lots of hassles.· No 901's, but they sure as hell make a a row. Them's the kind of people get all bundled up and hunkered much abused lot. The term itself phone bills from Indiana Bell, and no t worries about rising lotta noise. They're hanging from You remember that astrologer, watched, .mainly because my future down when they sat around in that evokes the image of a long-haired, air fares. Going the ceiling, makes for better sound the one in the light blue sweater? was in their hands, and I' mean in room. Not the night of the party, wiped-out teenager slinking around home for breaks is a ten-minute af fair: while everyone else is snowed I guess. The record player and' I are She weren't a cleaner or a disco their hands. Most of the others kinda though. the ACC in the postconcert haze. sitting on a shelf on the wall (that's dancer; she was the kind that threw stood' around, rubbed against each I was just mindin' my own busi Contrary to popular belief, townies in at O'Hare, we're already home wrapping Christmas presents. so the dancin' don't bother' us, just back a couple of quick ones and got other, and talked about who cares ness, when the astrologer in the-blue are not always monosyllabic and One of the townie's most obvious when they slam the damn doors). real talky. You know, the kind that what. I heard somebody once call it sweater weren't in it anymore and comatose creatures. We constitute a The Pioneer piece is right below us come up to talk, step on your toe or "mingling" and how that somebody she was running through the house good proportion of the student body advantages is having the option be on top of the record case, about 150 speaker jack, and spill their beer. hated to do. it. Doesn't seem like and out the front door without her at Notre Dame, but yet we still must tween Saga's chuck wagon steak records in all, and they're in alpha namesake. She was flappin' her arms bear the brunt of insults and jokes (steak?) or, at no extra charge, betical order, sorta. and a couple other things as she ran aimed at our fair city. By virtue of mom's homemade chicken and dump The five guys that live in the house by. When she got outside, she was so residence only, we are made to feel lings. Home is within eyesight from with us are all stUdents at some happy to look up at the pretty sky, that our hometown pales in com the twelfth floor of the Library, far Midwestern college; I can tell by all she begun to sing and yell and make - parison with such exotic places as away when I'm feeling independent the books they lug around and by a real big commotion: Hohokus, New Jersey, and Dodge and close enough when .I'm not. so the weirdo - weather that passes It weren't long and the police City, K~nsas. Such discrimination is sure. through. showed up and asked real nice-like unwarranted,for there are thousands Summer is the nicest time to be Anyway, if I recall correctly, it if everyone thought it was time to go of reasons why I (and many others) in South Bend, and I'm glad every weren't too long 'ago these fellas had home.' Said they'd come back in 15 actually like living in South Bend. one is gone. Void of permafrost and themselves a party, must've been a minutes to see if anyone needed a First of all, townies have no ac people, Notre Dame is a lovely, quiet birthday or some other excuse to ride. Well, it didn't take long for the cents to apologize for. "New Jersey" place, interrupted only by . R.V. have all their friends over to drink house to get real empty. The five comes out just as Webster intended shows, baton-twirler conventions, some beer. I was over in a corner fellas just stood around looking at it to, no substituting "oi" for "r/' and the annual renewal of the back then, out of the way, but with a each other and at the new keg they The King's English reigns in the . Charismatics. The Library sounds pretty good eye of what all went on. just opened. They all stayed up real River City. like a library should, and the other The room reminded me of a flattened late and drank all the beer. Needless When it comes to practical knowl library has vacant seats. out square, rectangle I think they to say, the next day and a half was edge, a student from South Bend The townies sole disadvantage is called it, with a bar at one end and pretty quiet, everybody drinking a has the jump on everyone else. We that his home becomes a storage bin a keg of beer at the other (none of lotta water, not eating much, and are the only (:mes who can tell you during the summer months. As va 'em were too long on common sense, sleeping a lot. exactly where the South Shore Sia cation draws near the requests be still· aren't). They moved all the That's how I met my astrologer tionis, and the location of the only gin: "Could you store this one small furniture out of the room so's to pack friend. Never did catch her name. bathroom at Town and Country Mall. box for me, pleeeese?" Translation: lots of people in, kinda like a cattle Hope she comes back real soon, Goodwill, St. Vincent DePaul, and one fifty-pound box of cinderblocks car on a train with one trough. I though, so she can tell me what the Farmer's Market are old friends for next year's bookcase. No prob~' guess they liked to rub bodies. Maybe was so damn exciting about them to us, so don't be smug enough to lem really. One courtesy I do ask: it's like rubbin' up against a good stars. 0 think you've' discovered something no more South Bend slander! 0 j 14 1 MARCH 2, 1979 15 SCHOLASTIC I

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Perspective by Theresa Rebeck

A few weeks ago, while I was recognized that while the students lesson Notre Dame has to teach us? having lunch with some people from' are screaming for radical changes, Are we actually supposed to be my dorm, the girl who lives down what we actually want is simply lieve that the authority figure is the hall from me suddenly looked up more control over our lives. We want always right? When we graduate from her copy of the Observer an to be recognized as adults, capable of and move on to form families and grily. Some administrative official making our own decisions. Acting on careers, are we then supposed to let had just turned down a student re this premise, the student representa the social, political, and economic quest or, called us, "youngsters" or tives have tried to use the Notre systems of America run our lives? something-it happens so often Dame system, as it stands, to change There are apparently enough stu these days, I can't even remember the system into, hopefully, some dents here who would go along with the details of, this particular case thing better. these suppositions, because although and she looked over at me and said, Unfortunately, it seems that one people complain about the "unrea "I swear, the only thing they teach of the mandates of the "Notre Dame sonable administration" the com you here is not to buck the system." system" is "there shalt be no change, plaints are usually nothing more She flipped the page and started no matter how carefully thought out than a lot of noise. Two weeks ago, looking for Molarity, completely un or reasonable the proposed change when Carroll Hall residents stuck concerned again. -"I practically fell may be." Let's look at the parietal their necks out in an attempt to out of my seat. 'The truth of her question again, even though it's been make a statement about parietals, offhand remark hit me right in the drilled into the ground so often I they were met with a wave of ap stomach: we, the student body of have to cringe every time I hear the athy that just about drowned the Notre Dame, are being taught that word. The CLC has asked that whole issue. Their methods were a it never, never pays to make waves. breaking ,parietals become a hall little absurd, granted, but absurdity We are being carefully prepared for offense. This does not change the is appropriate in an absurd situa a life of conservative living. rule itself; it just gives us, as stu tion. It was all for naught, how The 1978-79 school year began dents, a little more say in the judi ever; the rest of the campus hedged with a lot of student unrest, origi cial processes involved when that around too long. If bucking the sys nally prompted by the now infamous rule is broken. Everyone in the ad tem means taking risks, then maybe "Alcohol Directive." 'Students began ministration, including Father Hes you'd better count us out. to realize that they should be lead burgh, deems this request un ing more autonomous lives, making reasonable. God bless this year's student gov more of their own decisions. They Perhaps, this request has been de ernment representatives; at least asked, through student publications, nied because it reeks of childishness they hung on and tried. Andy Mc forums, and Hall Presidents' Coun and triviality. Perhaps the adminis Kenna and his cohorts have worked cil meetings, that the administration tration is just tired of hearing about hard trying to instigate the changes ease up on some of the stricter rules. it - everyone's been complaining the students requested. Perhaps They asked to be treated more ma since women were admitted and it . some people will call this work turely. Administrative officials ad became an issue. Perhaps the admin wasted; perhaps some people con vised the students to look to their istration thinks we are not mature sider the concerns for which McKen elected representatives and the CLC, enough to handle this "tremendous" na and his gang worked trivial. I to go through the proper channels change, or perhaps they think we're can only half agree with these as to instigate changes in University too preoccupied with the whole sertions. As students, we probably policy. thing, etc., etc. There are answer should dedicate more time and ener The students complied. All year, ing arguments, good ones, to every gy to matters of more importance, the student government representa one of: the administration's objec but it's hard to worry about some tives have been beating their brains tions. We've been through them all, thing like world hunger when you out, looking at student requests, and the rule still stands. -can't even figure out how to live evaluating their feasibility, and in Calmly, judiciously, the student your own life. And besides, if we vestigating the different considera body representatives have tried to can't instigate simple changes at this tons involved in each one. They have explain to the administration the middle-sized, Midwestern univer tried to act as mediators between rationale behind the proposed sity, why should we be able to the students and the administration, changes. The rationale is solid: If change the world? taking somewhat radical demands, we are to develop into mature, ethi Well, I don't really believe that such as the total abolition of pari cal Christians, we must learn to last sentence, but I'm one of the etals, and turning them into more make decisions. We must learn to foolish few who still believe that in reasonable ones-put the enforce _ choose a moral code by which we dividuals can change the world. I'm ment of parietals under hall' juris will live our'lives. Father Hesburgh still an idealist. But then again, may diction: explains that we all have to learn to be I just haven't learned my les The- student representatives have follow rules; is that the only moral son yet. D

MARCH 2, 1979 19 Perspective by Theresa Rebeck

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French 101 The Lonely Boy

"What's the l1-letter country with Kabul· as its I will never forget the first time that I saw him. capital?" . In my role as an elementary school teacher, I, James The strawberry blonde two rows over looked at Melendez, had seen several hundred, perhaps a thousand, Peter. His heart leapt with joy, this was the chance . children pass through the temporary sanctuary of my that he had been waiting for. classroom on their journey to adulthood. They have "Uh ... let me think ... 1 know it.· ..." . been of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Yet, when I met this She waited a moment for him to answer, then smiled little boy, Thomas Beckett, I was immediately struck and said, "Oh, that's all right. Maybe I'll find it when the students French names was one of the stupid extrav~ by his subtle, almost angelic, yet somehow foreboding I get some more letters." agances of a language class. Allegedly, it was done appearance. He stood not more than 50 inches, was of She went back to her puzile. Peter felt both s~eep to make the students feel more "at home" with the a slight build, and had a most pale complexion. His ishly ignorant and somewhat angry at himself. He had language. hair was of a fine, wispy texture, and it was the golden been watching that girl since the beginning of the "Pierre, go to the board and show us the present color of the August wheatfield. He wore clothes that semester and had not· yet mustered the courage to conjugation of the verb (etre!" blended him congruously into the group of children that open a conversation. She had practically jumped into Peter got up from his seat and went to the board. were his peers. his arms and he had blown it. He wrote out the conjugation. Je suis, tu es, nous The children at my school, the North Kennicott The class was beginning to fill. This class, two sommes, vous etes, ils sont. Country Day, were all of an upper-class social stature, o'clock French 101, was composed of quite a diverse · "Tres bien, Pierre, tres bien." with most of the parents being some kind of successful . group. Its members ranged from serious linguists to· The professor motioned Peter back to his seat. Figur executive, entertainer, or sports figure. ThomaS, how those who were painfully fulfilling a university re~ ing that he had fulfilled his participative obligation for ever, stood' out of this homogeneous mixture by virtue quirement. Peter silently surveyed the class, his glance today's class, . Peter returned to his preoccupation with of one characteristic. He had a hollow look in his eyes moving from· face to face, rarely making eye contact. the. blonde. Her class name was Monique. That, and that I had never before' seen in a child. Those eyes were' As a matter of course while· examining the class, his the fact that she seemed to be a somewhat indifferent of the most vapid blue that I have ever seen. I have glance came back to the blonde. He smiled inwardly as student, was all he knew about the girl. He would find not as yet. determined the cause of this "malady," he watched her pore over the crossword puzzle. She out .more today. but the eyes stick with me to this day. silently mouthed the directions. He thought that this · The 50 minutes of the class dragged on very slowly. The class that greeted ·me in the fall of 1967 was was when she looked best, like an innocent child. The Peter began racking his brain, struggling to remember much the same as those before and since. It featured soft, full hair fell in her face,· slightly obscuring his the country. He thought "Kabul, Kabul" ... it has to several polite and precocious children who differed only view of her warm, delicate face. She was about 5-1, be an Asian country ... maybe North African, or Middle in face and name from the many others preceding them. not more than 5-2 .. She had twinkling. hazel eyes that Eastern. ; . Kabul, Mongolia ... M-O-N-G-O-L-I~A ... There were the usual joys and struggles that come with told of some delightful secret within. She had white, damn ... eight letters.... " eight-year-old children. Our "class play" that· year very white, perfect teeth. She displayed the remnants . The class began to rustle as the students prepared to (which was usually an excuse for some of the parents of a deep, dark tan, which hinted of recently being in depart. The professor was dictating the assignment. to exhibit the "talents" of their youngsters) was "The a warm. clime. Peter imagined running'along a remote "Pour vendredi, faire page cent~neuf, exercises un Little Prince" by de Saint Exupery. With the children Jamaican beach with her. He saw them frolicking in a sept, et dix. Au' revoir." filling various .roles· as sheep, roses, and baobabs,' I the surf, with their pants rolled up to their knees, play As the class began to file out of the room, Peter played the role of the· downed pilot.' The· show, which fully embracing and falling to the ground, with the fumbled .with his books until the girl neared. As' she more times than not was nothing more than a fun eve waters rolling upon them. He had to meet her some- passed, he fell into step behind her, trying to remember ning, turned out this year to be somewhat of a smash how.... . the country. ing success. This was due to the performance of Thomas' "Bonjour,. class e." · "Eleven letters, 11 letters.... " He followed her as the little prince. I, along with the audience, was Peter's reverie was shattered by the entrance of the down the steps and out of the building. stunned by the sensitivity shown by Thomas. It was as professor. "Dammit, what is it?" if he were the prince himself. This talent carried over "If everyone would please. open the text to page Suddenly, the girl disappeared into a· group of people into the classroom as well. He was 'extremely with 104, cent-quatre, we will get started." _ jostling onto a bus. Peter called out, "Monique! I drawn, but Thomas' work displayed a depth and sensi Peter followed this direction.. He analyzed the con mean ... wait a minute!' ... I know!" . tivity that was uncommon for a child of his age. Yet tent of the page. The major concern of the page seemed The girl did not look back. She disappeared into the for all of Thomas' exceptionality, he had a peculiarity to deal with the present conjugation of the verb Uaimer!' bus. It was good that she didn't, because Peter did· not . that cast a shadow over his entire being;· How ironic, he thought .. The professor was directing really know.. The bus lurched away from the. curb, Every day, I would receive a report from one of the some of the students to the blackboard. Peter watched leaving Peter in a cloud of exhaust fumes that added children pertaining to some malicious or mischievous _ as the six students each. wrote a sentence using one form nausea to his feelings of disappointment. As the bus act allegedly perpetrated by Thomas. One day itwQuld of the verb. Michele aime etudier. Vou.s aimez travailler. merged into traffic, Peter slumped onto a nearby bench be tripping someone during a recess· period ~ game, the J'aime . ... In a low whisper he repeated the words. and sat dejectedly looking at the ground. After a few' next scratching a face··orpulling someone's hair. The "J'aime ce fille. I love that girl." . moments, he reached into his knapsack and pulled Qut list of misdeeds was endless. I had trouble believing the He wondered what her name was. Today would be the newspaper that he bought daily on his way to class. reports in the beginning, being that'although I felt the dayJhat he would find out. He WOUld .... As.he unfolded and began to read the;paper, a certain Thomas to· be a somewhat' troubled child, I had not "Pierre! OJ. headline jumped out at him. In big, bold, black letters experienced any violence out of him. I had been con" Once again, the professor had shaken Peter. back it read, "U.S. AMBASSADOR SL:AIN IN' AFGHAN cerned about his . almost pathological- introvertedness, . into reality. Pierre. Peter hated that name. Assigning .. ISTAN." 0 but I had attributed it to his precociousness. As the 20 SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 21 Side of the Moon," Muff Winwood Since Mark Knopfler writes all the did for Dire Straits. songs, this tends to leave him sound Re~iew Mark Kriopflerj a ratty-haired, ing like a down-on-his-luck suicide illiterate-looking chap with a W. C. case. This is no.t true, however. Most Fields nose, is the talent behind the o.f the songs seems to' have a thin music. His guitar playing is not com vein of hope running through them. plicated or intricate, but is basic. No.t everyone winds up a forgotten, The secret lies in his style. Short penniless bum;.an outcast from con Dire Straits choppy half-chords and simple, pre vention. No matter how much mis cise leads show a clear control of the ery a person goes through, there by Jeff Huhta and guitar. He makes it do. exactly what seems to. be reason to keep on go.ing: Greg Hull he •wants.' Like Carlos Santana, Kno.pfler seems to. be "one" with his "Southbound again " ... so much of the music we 'hear guitar. When he is no.t singing, the Last night I felt like crying today is pre-programmed disco. ...." guitar speaks for him, but unlike right now I'm sick of living Blues. Brothers Carlos Santana, Kno.pfler says' it but I'm going to. keep o.n trying" Mo.st music today is indistinguish simply. able. A group establishes a sound The other musicians in the gro.UP Dire Straits, however, has a prob and suddenly the reCord market is offer more than adequate backup. lem o.f sorts on its hands: it has a flooded by imitators. Kansas sounds The rhythm guitarist, Knopfler's hit. "Sultans of Swing" is o.n every like Journey sounds like Styx sounds brother, shows the same style in his body's mind, though not that it like Starcastle. Even established playing. The bass is kept unobtru shouldn't be. The snappy guitar groups desert their original sound sive and simple. The drummer gives chords, rough vo.cals, and up-tempo reports became daily, however, I had to. acquaint my fied herself as Thomas' "nanny.", I was to.ld' that the to capture the'" audience. BillyJoel excellent support, and production beat make it a natural. Besides, it self with the situation. mother was away on a business venture and was to be hasgorie top-forty, Steely Dan has has brought out the 'cymbals, where has possibly the greatest "hook" One day I positioned myself in an inconspicuous posi · contacted only in case of dire emergency. I queried her sold out to'disco, and The Doobie most of the snappy beat is created. ever written. You wait the whole tion near the area where the children played during the about the strange behavior of Thomas, but was answered Brother; are 'soon to. follow. Peter Mark Knopfler, like Mick Jagger song to hear Knopfler say "We are recess period. As the children aligned themselves into quite coldly. She finally dismissed me with an abrupt Frampton doesn't deserve' mention and various others, is one more ex the Sultans of Swing," and o.nce teams for a game of kickball, I kept a close watch on interjection that Thomas would soon be living with ing. ample of a singer who proves you you've heard it, you want to. pick Thomas. He was· the last child picked fo.r a team, and his father for half of the year and would no .longer Surprisingly, two groups, have don't have to know how to sing well up the needle (or call your radio he just drifted with the group as his teammates would be my problem. emerged within the last year to be a success. His voice, though station) to. hear the line o.nce again. switch from bat to. field, and vice versa. It was as if · The next day, I paid special attention to. Thomas whose sound shows a mark of dis certainly not a potential candidate He even fakes you out once, flashes he were not there. The o.ther children ignored him, and and tried to open some kind o.f communication with tinction. The Cars 'stormed across for the Notre Dame Glee Club, is his guitar, and then tells you. It's he did nothing to garner any notice. That was, however, him. Again, I was faced with an impasse of silence and America with a postpunk' sound certainly capable of expressing the perfect! until his turn, to kick came. Thomas gave the first failed to reach the boy. That day, due to ,a loud and that outshone their' predeCessors: thoughts and emotions he wants. The group's dilemma is where to rolled ball a good swift kick, and it flew in the direction thunderous rainstorm, the students were forced to re Six months later, ano.ther group Sounding at times like a younger go from here. The massive-hit-on o.f left~center field. He broke into. a run and began main indoors during the recess' period. 'I once again emerged, this time from England, Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, his rough, your-first-album syndrome is dan rounding the bases. As the ball returned to the infield, endeavored to clandestinely o.bserve the children during who. dared to. step over the bound strained voice half-talks through gerous. Don McLean suffered this Thomas rounded second and headed for third. The this time. They chose. to. play several different games; aries of the current music scene. songs about loneliness, rejection, with "American Pie," vanishing into third baseman received the ball well before Thomas among them four-square, jacks, and basketball. Thomas DireStTaits, with a refreshingly and miserable people hurting one obscurity thereafter. Foreigner, o.n neared the base. Seeing that he was going to. .be put · did not join any of the groups and sat silently to the side clean sound and style; has its feet another. He seems to plead with the the other hand, skidded into. the out, Thomas ran up to the third baseman, knocked him of· the gymnasium; watching the others. I was sud firmly phinted on this continent be listener for pity, or at least relief Top 40 scene with their hit "Feels over and proceeded to. pummel him. I entered at this denly summoned to. the aid o.f one o.f' the children who. cause of' the single "Sultans of from the misery of life: Like the First Time." Dire Straits point and broke up the scuffle. I was thoroughly shocked had fallen, and I lost concern with my observations of Swing." must be careful. "Sultans of Swing" and surprised.· After separating the children, I sent all Thomas. After the minor injury had been attended to, Dire Straits is a return to. the "I've been too. long . lonely and my was not intended to. be a hit, it just of them but Thomas inside. Speaking alone with the 1 called the children together. to. return to. class. As we basics of rock, though more acces heart feels pain· happened .. But· what will happen boy, I asked him if he wished to discuss the incident, returned, I noticed that Thomas had somehow slipped sible. The sound is basic and simple; Crying out fo.r some soothing rain now? We can only wait and see how but I could gain no response. After several minutes of away and disappeared. After situating the children with no lavish overdubs are' used and I believe I have taken enough fame affects yet another gro.Up. this vain approach; I took Thomas by the hand and an ;aide, I began a systematic search for Thomas. I there are no' overpowering • key I need a little water of love Hopefully, they can ignore it. If led him inside. At the end o.f the school day I again covered each room of the first floor to no avail. As I boards or: synthesizers. Guitars, a their lyrics are any indicaqim; Dire tried to. speak with Thomas, but I could still not evoke entered the dayroom area of the second floor, however, bass, and drums carry the entire "Once I had a woman I could call Straits should escape the fate~ of so any response. After all' the children had left, I went I caught a glimpse of Thomas sitting on the sidewalk album. In coritrast' to punk, Dire imyown many groups before them. If Dire to the registrar's office and. reviewed Thomas' records. outside. I ran downstairs and watched him for a mo Straits boasts the cleanest guitar on Once I had a woman now.my woman Straits are the "Sultans of Swing," I found a somewhat interesting situation: He had moved ment through the glass doors of the building. He.was vinyl today. How the sound was cre is gone perhaps they too. can discard public I into the school at the beginning of the term,. this being rolling and manipulating what appeared to. be a worm ated is somewhat of a mystery. Once there was a river now there's o.pinion and play what they want: the latest o.fseveral such moves. His parents were very on the concrete. As I opened the doors and 'slowly ap- Fender guitars are used, and prob a stone: "And the SUltans played Creole." ! successful real-estate entrepreneurs and had amassed proached, he: reached into his pocket 'and withdre.w a ably Fender amps. But the produc You know it's evil when you're living o a small fortune. before being divorced. Thomas now tion of the album deserves credit . alone broken fragment of glass. Not even noticing my pres~ Jeff HuJ~ta, a fine drummer, re lived with his mother. I proceeded to call the home, also. Muff Winwood (brother of ence, he began, with slow deliberate strokes, to. saw sides in Grace Hall and is a member hoping to. gain some insight into Thomas' behavior. I Traffic'S Steve Winwood, for those "Ignored by all the trendy boys in of' Scholastic's photography staff. the worm into halv~s. As I stood there in. the rain, I was greeted by an answering service which left a num who care) has done a superb job; London and Leeds Greg Hull, a junior government ber to. be dialed in case of an emergency. Out of curi dumbfounded at the action, he picked up a half. of the the instruments blend perfectly yet He might as well have been making major, lives in Grace also . .Greg and osity, I. dialed the new number. It was answered by' · worm in each hand, kissed one tenderly and said, "No.W nothing is lost or hidden. What Alan toys or strings o.f beads his 12-string guitar can be seen fre- I an older-sounding woman, who upon questioning identi- ' you have someone to love." 0 Parsons did for Pink Floyd's "Dark . Fie could not be in the gallery" quently at the Nazz. . .' I 22 ! . , SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 23 I Side of the Moon," Muff Winwood Since Mark Knopfler writes all the did for Dire Straits. songs, this tends to leave him sound Re~iew Mark Kriopflerj a ratty-haired, ing like a down-on-his-luck suicide illiterate-looking chap with a W. C. case. This is no.t true, however. Most Fields nose, is the talent behind the o.f the songs seems to' have a thin music. His guitar playing is not com vein of hope running through them. plicated or intricate, but is basic. No.t everyone winds up a forgotten, The secret lies in his style. Short penniless bum;.an outcast from con Dire Straits choppy half-chords and simple, pre vention. No matter how much mis cise leads show a clear control of the ery a person goes through, there by Jeff Huhta and guitar. He makes it do. exactly what seems to. be reason to keep on go.ing: Greg Hull he •wants.' Like Carlos Santana, Kno.pfler seems to. be "one" with his "Southbound again " ... so much of the music we 'hear guitar. When he is no.t singing, the Last night I felt like crying today is pre-programmed disco. ...." guitar speaks for him, but unlike right now I'm sick of living Blues. Brothers Carlos Santana, Kno.pfler says' it but I'm going to. keep o.n trying" Mo.st music today is indistinguish simply. able. A group establishes a sound The other musicians in the gro.UP Dire Straits, however, has a prob and suddenly the reCord market is offer more than adequate backup. lem o.f sorts on its hands: it has a flooded by imitators. Kansas sounds The rhythm guitarist, Knopfler's hit. "Sultans of Swing" is o.n every like Journey sounds like Styx sounds brother, shows the same style in his body's mind, though not that it like Starcastle. Even established playing. The bass is kept unobtru shouldn't be. The snappy guitar groups desert their original sound sive and simple. The drummer gives chords, rough vo.cals, and up-tempo reports became daily, however, I had to. acquaint my fied herself as Thomas' "nanny.", I was to.ld' that the to capture the'" audience. BillyJoel excellent support, and production beat make it a natural. Besides, it self with the situation. mother was away on a business venture and was to be hasgorie top-forty, Steely Dan has has brought out the 'cymbals, where has possibly the greatest "hook" One day I positioned myself in an inconspicuous posi · contacted only in case of dire emergency. I queried her sold out to'disco, and The Doobie most of the snappy beat is created. ever written. You wait the whole tion near the area where the children played during the about the strange behavior of Thomas, but was answered Brother; are 'soon to. follow. Peter Mark Knopfler, like Mick Jagger song to hear Knopfler say "We are recess period. As the children aligned themselves into quite coldly. She finally dismissed me with an abrupt Frampton doesn't deserve' mention and various others, is one more ex the Sultans of Swing," and o.nce teams for a game of kickball, I kept a close watch on interjection that Thomas would soon be living with ing. ample of a singer who proves you you've heard it, you want to. pick Thomas. He was· the last child picked fo.r a team, and his father for half of the year and would no .longer Surprisingly, two groups, have don't have to know how to sing well up the needle (or call your radio he just drifted with the group as his teammates would be my problem. emerged within the last year to be a success. His voice, though station) to. hear the line o.nce again. switch from bat to. field, and vice versa. It was as if · The next day, I paid special attention to. Thomas whose sound shows a mark of dis certainly not a potential candidate He even fakes you out once, flashes he were not there. The o.ther children ignored him, and and tried to open some kind o.f communication with tinction. The Cars 'stormed across for the Notre Dame Glee Club, is his guitar, and then tells you. It's he did nothing to garner any notice. That was, however, him. Again, I was faced with an impasse of silence and America with a postpunk' sound certainly capable of expressing the perfect! until his turn, to kick came. Thomas gave the first failed to reach the boy. That day, due to ,a loud and that outshone their' predeCessors: thoughts and emotions he wants. The group's dilemma is where to rolled ball a good swift kick, and it flew in the direction thunderous rainstorm, the students were forced to re Six months later, ano.ther group Sounding at times like a younger go from here. The massive-hit-on o.f left~center field. He broke into. a run and began main indoors during the recess' period. 'I once again emerged, this time from England, Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, his rough, your-first-album syndrome is dan rounding the bases. As the ball returned to the infield, endeavored to clandestinely o.bserve the children during who. dared to. step over the bound strained voice half-talks through gerous. Don McLean suffered this Thomas rounded second and headed for third. The this time. They chose. to. play several different games; aries of the current music scene. songs about loneliness, rejection, with "American Pie," vanishing into third baseman received the ball well before Thomas among them four-square, jacks, and basketball. Thomas DireStTaits, with a refreshingly and miserable people hurting one obscurity thereafter. Foreigner, o.n neared the base. Seeing that he was going to. .be put · did not join any of the groups and sat silently to the side clean sound and style; has its feet another. He seems to plead with the the other hand, skidded into. the out, Thomas ran up to the third baseman, knocked him of· the gymnasium; watching the others. I was sud firmly phinted on this continent be listener for pity, or at least relief Top 40 scene with their hit "Feels over and proceeded to. pummel him. I entered at this denly summoned to. the aid o.f one o.f' the children who. cause of' the single "Sultans of from the misery of life: Like the First Time." Dire Straits point and broke up the scuffle. I was thoroughly shocked had fallen, and I lost concern with my observations of Swing." must be careful. "Sultans of Swing" and surprised.· After separating the children, I sent all Thomas. After the minor injury had been attended to, Dire Straits is a return to. the "I've been too. long . lonely and my was not intended to. be a hit, it just of them but Thomas inside. Speaking alone with the 1 called the children together. to. return to. class. As we basics of rock, though more acces heart feels pain· happened .. But· what will happen boy, I asked him if he wished to discuss the incident, returned, I noticed that Thomas had somehow slipped sible. The sound is basic and simple; Crying out fo.r some soothing rain now? We can only wait and see how but I could gain no response. After several minutes of away and disappeared. After situating the children with no lavish overdubs are' used and I believe I have taken enough fame affects yet another gro.Up. this vain approach; I took Thomas by the hand and an ;aide, I began a systematic search for Thomas. I there are no' overpowering • key I need a little water of love Hopefully, they can ignore it. If led him inside. At the end o.f the school day I again covered each room of the first floor to no avail. As I boards or: synthesizers. Guitars, a their lyrics are any indicaqim; Dire tried to. speak with Thomas, but I could still not evoke entered the dayroom area of the second floor, however, bass, and drums carry the entire "Once I had a woman I could call Straits should escape the fate~ of so any response. After all' the children had left, I went I caught a glimpse of Thomas sitting on the sidewalk album. In coritrast' to punk, Dire imyown many groups before them. If Dire to the registrar's office and. reviewed Thomas' records. outside. I ran downstairs and watched him for a mo Straits boasts the cleanest guitar on Once I had a woman now.my woman Straits are the "Sultans of Swing," I found a somewhat interesting situation: He had moved ment through the glass doors of the building. He.was vinyl today. How the sound was cre is gone perhaps they too. can discard public I into the school at the beginning of the term,. this being rolling and manipulating what appeared to. be a worm ated is somewhat of a mystery. Once there was a river now there's o.pinion and play what they want: the latest o.fseveral such moves. His parents were very on the concrete. As I opened the doors and 'slowly ap- Fender guitars are used, and prob a stone: "And the SUltans played Creole." ! successful real-estate entrepreneurs and had amassed proached, he: reached into his pocket 'and withdre.w a ably Fender amps. But the produc You know it's evil when you're living o a small fortune. before being divorced. Thomas now tion of the album deserves credit . alone broken fragment of glass. Not even noticing my pres~ Jeff HuJ~ta, a fine drummer, re lived with his mother. I proceeded to call the home, also. Muff Winwood (brother of ence, he began, with slow deliberate strokes, to. saw sides in Grace Hall and is a member hoping to. gain some insight into Thomas' behavior. I Traffic'S Steve Winwood, for those "Ignored by all the trendy boys in of' Scholastic's photography staff. the worm into halv~s. As I stood there in. the rain, I was greeted by an answering service which left a num who care) has done a superb job; London and Leeds Greg Hull, a junior government ber to. be dialed in case of an emergency. Out of curi dumbfounded at the action, he picked up a half. of the the instruments blend perfectly yet He might as well have been making major, lives in Grace also . .Greg and osity, I. dialed the new number. It was answered by' · worm in each hand, kissed one tenderly and said, "No.W nothing is lost or hidden. What Alan toys or strings o.f beads his 12-string guitar can be seen fre- I an older-sounding woman, who upon questioning identi- ' you have someone to love." 0 Parsons did for Pink Floyd's "Dark . Fie could not be in the gallery" quently at the Nazz. . .' I 22 ! . , SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 23 I Dame's freshman skaters have scored good students. Secondly, theY'are all almost half of the team's 'goals, as good young men. I felt comfortable sisted on almost half of the club's with them, they all had good person scores, and totaled over a third of the alities. And lastly, they all possess team's points. Without a doubt, they good hockey sense. have played a large part in the team's "I knew there would be some ad success. justments involved when the season "The WCHA has never been known began," continued Schafer, "but I as a freshman or even a sophomore I never expected to finish eighth either league,". commented Smith, who is and have another losing season. Yes, finishing up his 10th year at the helm I really thought we could be this of the Irish. "As you look at our good, so I'm not that surprised. There success this season, a large part of it are no superstars on our team, it's a has to be attributed to the freshmen. chemistry of unselfish players that The way,. they have gone out and has given us our success. We are not competed :on the ice,' the 'way they overly offensive-minded, nor defen have. worked .in "practice, the, way sive-minded. It's a very good blend they have worked themselves in as of both." part of the team,' and lastly, the way Throughout the first half of the they have adjusted to life here at year, the Irish blazed along for a Notre Dame, has all been fantastic . 9-4-1 league record and second place heading into the Christmas break. "At times i~ the beginni~g of the But when the season started again in .Exceeding Expectations .. year we would have six freshmen out January, Notre Dame hit a bad on the ice, and iI' you think about it, slump, a skid for which Smith could the thought of that is a little bit find no reason. The Irish dropped by Brian Beglane scary. But they.came through very from second to fifth place, and many well. Everyone in the league has been were saying the team's youth had amazed at this, and not with just our finally taken its toll., Then the Irish freshmen, but with other teams' new turned. things around dramatically, You might say that when Notre But out of the seven years that poll Lefty Smith: pleasantly surprised with Frosh Dame hockey coach Lefty Smith and had been published, it had been right players as well . .In preseason, most and won five straight, the first two assistant coach and recruiting co only once. Well, you can now make coaches felt the teams with the se weeks in February, en route to' sec each weekend. He has more than Laurion surpassed his goal· of ap: ordinator Ric Schafer looked ahead that once out of eight. niors and juniors returning would ond place once again. proven them wrong and at one point pearing in 10 games just 11' games dominate the league. But· this year, to the 1978-79 season a little over a Not only has Notre Dame shown If anyone could come up with an started in nine straight contests. into the season .. That all but explains on the contrary, the WCHA has year .ago, they were like two con it can skate at'the top of the WCHA, explanation for the slump, freshman Has his play been surprising? You what he has meant' to this 'year's struction foremen trying to figure out the Irish have also shown they can probably been the closest 'and most wing Pat Devine of Madison, Wise., bet, especially when you consider the team. He had to replace Len Moher the. best way to patch the numerous slmte with the best in the country. ' balanced it has ever been. We showed probably came up with the best. fact he didn't become the No.1 goal and John Peterson, two goalies who with our consecutive' sweeps of holes ,that lay on the road in front of' Althought Notre Dame occupied first "Most of us (the freshmen) were tender· until .almost the day of the shared duties for four years.. As a them. There were many holes to fill, place in the league for only one week Duluth and Minnesota in', February used to a season that lasted only season opener. result, he was also the first :goal and some of them were quite big. this year, it has never dropped lower that, yes, we have played a big part four months or so," offered Devine, "Dave is not what you would call tender Schafer ever recruited.' in the balance of the league." Notre Dame was losing its top five than fifth and has all but claimed - : - ' - "not one that is almost year~round. a classic-style goaltender," . notes "I was a little bit worried because scorers,' its only two goaltenders and squatters' rights to second place. And Out of the 20 players Smith dresses That's what probably happened in Smith, "but he is a very strong com I had never recruited a goalie be two defensemen' to graduation. On while occupying first place back in for every game, nine' freshmen have midseason. It took some adjustment petitor. When it comes to game situa fore," explained Ric, "so I asked a paper. those losses appeared big, and November, the Irish were voted No. suited up throughout the year. .That to get used to the longer'season, but tions, he comes up with the big saves few people what I should look for.. most people felt all those holes in the 1 in the nation for two weeks and is quite a few, and has made Notre once we got over that, we got rolling and goes far beyond what he shows Most said to look for someone who'is road could not be filled. But if Schafer have been among the top five in the Dame the youngest .team in the again." . in practice. It seems the tougher the mobile on his skates, and as soon as could fill holes in the road the way he country for most of the year. All this WCHA. The success'the Irish have Was that the reason? Perhaps,but game gets, the tougher he plays. His I saw Dave, he fit that mold. He just .filled the holes in the Irish lineup this comes from a team that was picked enjoyed despite being. so young has no one can be sure just what the competitive attitude makes him an ran out onto the ice and stayed ahead year, he'd make a fortune in the con to finish two spots above last. not only made them,;the clear~cut exact reason for the midseason slump extremely valuable asset, to the of the forwards while skating around: struction business. The ride may have "Yes, the way ,we have been play~ surprise team in the,WCHA, but also was. 'Devine's explanatiori; though, team." .' "But Dave is also acrobatic arid been a bit bumpy in the middle,.but . ing has far exceeded my expecta the surprise team in the nation this is strong support for just how valu Surprising. still? Yes, especially versatile. He is a good' all-around ot~er than· that, Notre Dame's drive tions," said Smith. "I knew the play year. All the. elements of the surprise able the freshmen have ,been to the when you also consider what his athlete and when he falls down, he through the Western.' Collegiate ers we had coming in had goodcre began .. taking. shape .when Schafer team this season.' main goal was before the season ,. gets up quickly. He's got a good uri': Hockey Association season this. year dentials and, based on Ric Schafer's took to the road recruiting last year. And no one has played a more· began. derstanding of the angles as well, has been nothing but one smooth trip. observations of them, knew they "I'spent abouL10 weeks. on the valuahle role as a freshman this year "My goal before the season began something ,he probably· . got from When the Grand Forks Herald in could contribute to the team. But I road last year recruiting," explained thim Dave' Laurion has in filling the was to play in 10 games,'" said' the being coached by Larry Ross~ who is

North Dakota came out with its an have to admit I never expected our the former Irish hockey captain. "At void in the Irish nets .. The pint-size native of International· Falls, Minn. an excellent 'goalie coach. < He has nual ~oaches' preseason poll way back freshmen to play such a vital role the outset I had a goal of bringing (5-7; 155) goaltender started' the "Other than that, I hadn't set any really done an outstanding job." in ,October, the name' Notre Dame for our club. As it turns out, we have in 10 or 11 players, and that's just first game of the year for the Irish goals. But now I look forward to the There is a standing joke that has was nowhere to be found among the been more than pleasantly' sur what I was able to do; They are all out in Colorado Springs, and haS been play-offs. We just haveto·keep our been going on all season' long with top five-Or six~r even seven. The prised." very smart hockey players 'and com a regular fixture since. In fact, some consistency going. ThEihottest team the team that they are all waiting for Irishwere written off to finish tied .. . "Pleasantly surprised" could be the bine very well all the things I look people thought he could not take the in February is usually the one ~ that Laurion to make his first save in for eighth out of the 10-team WCHA. . understatement 'of the year. Notre for when I recruit. First, they are all \vear and tear of playing both nights goes the farthest." .. practice. At times he can be quite a 24 SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 25

-.::-.., Dame's freshman skaters have scored good students. Secondly, theY'are all almost half of the team's 'goals, as good young men. I felt comfortable sisted on almost half of the club's with them, they all had good person scores, and totaled over a third of the alities. And lastly, they all possess team's points. Without a doubt, they good hockey sense. have played a large part in the team's "I knew there would be some ad success. justments involved when the season "The WCHA has never been known began," continued Schafer, "but I as a freshman or even a sophomore I never expected to finish eighth either league,". commented Smith, who is and have another losing season. Yes, finishing up his 10th year at the helm I really thought we could be this of the Irish. "As you look at our good, so I'm not that surprised. There success this season, a large part of it are no superstars on our team, it's a has to be attributed to the freshmen. chemistry of unselfish players that The way,. they have gone out and has given us our success. We are not competed :on the ice,' the 'way they overly offensive-minded, nor defen have. worked .in "practice, the, way sive-minded. It's a very good blend they have worked themselves in as of both." part of the team,' and lastly, the way Throughout the first half of the they have adjusted to life here at year, the Irish blazed along for a Notre Dame, has all been fantastic . 9-4-1 league record and second place heading into the Christmas break. "At times i~ the beginni~g of the But when the season started again in .Exceeding Expectations .. year we would have six freshmen out January, Notre Dame hit a bad on the ice, and iI' you think about it, slump, a skid for which Smith could the thought of that is a little bit find no reason. The Irish dropped by Brian Beglane scary. But they.came through very from second to fifth place, and many well. Everyone in the league has been were saying the team's youth had amazed at this, and not with just our finally taken its toll., Then the Irish freshmen, but with other teams' new turned. things around dramatically, You might say that when Notre But out of the seven years that poll Lefty Smith: pleasantly surprised with Frosh Dame hockey coach Lefty Smith and had been published, it had been right players as well . .In preseason, most and won five straight, the first two assistant coach and recruiting co only once. Well, you can now make coaches felt the teams with the se weeks in February, en route to' sec each weekend. He has more than Laurion surpassed his goal· of ap: ordinator Ric Schafer looked ahead that once out of eight. niors and juniors returning would ond place once again. proven them wrong and at one point pearing in 10 games just 11' games dominate the league. But· this year, to the 1978-79 season a little over a Not only has Notre Dame shown If anyone could come up with an started in nine straight contests. into the season .. That all but explains on the contrary, the WCHA has year .ago, they were like two con it can skate at'the top of the WCHA, explanation for the slump, freshman Has his play been surprising? You what he has meant' to this 'year's struction foremen trying to figure out the Irish have also shown they can probably been the closest 'and most wing Pat Devine of Madison, Wise., bet, especially when you consider the team. He had to replace Len Moher the. best way to patch the numerous slmte with the best in the country. ' balanced it has ever been. We showed probably came up with the best. fact he didn't become the No.1 goal and John Peterson, two goalies who with our consecutive' sweeps of holes ,that lay on the road in front of' Althought Notre Dame occupied first "Most of us (the freshmen) were tender· until .almost the day of the shared duties for four years.. As a them. There were many holes to fill, place in the league for only one week Duluth and Minnesota in', February used to a season that lasted only season opener. result, he was also the first :goal and some of them were quite big. this year, it has never dropped lower that, yes, we have played a big part four months or so," offered Devine, "Dave is not what you would call tender Schafer ever recruited.' in the balance of the league." Notre Dame was losing its top five than fifth and has all but claimed - : - ' - "not one that is almost year~round. a classic-style goaltender," . notes "I was a little bit worried because scorers,' its only two goaltenders and squatters' rights to second place. And Out of the 20 players Smith dresses That's what probably happened in Smith, "but he is a very strong com I had never recruited a goalie be two defensemen' to graduation. On while occupying first place back in for every game, nine' freshmen have midseason. It took some adjustment petitor. When it comes to game situa fore," explained Ric, "so I asked a paper. those losses appeared big, and November, the Irish were voted No. suited up throughout the year. .That to get used to the longer'season, but tions, he comes up with the big saves few people what I should look for.. most people felt all those holes in the 1 in the nation for two weeks and is quite a few, and has made Notre once we got over that, we got rolling and goes far beyond what he shows Most said to look for someone who'is road could not be filled. But if Schafer have been among the top five in the Dame the youngest .team in the again." . in practice. It seems the tougher the mobile on his skates, and as soon as could fill holes in the road the way he country for most of the year. All this WCHA. The success'the Irish have Was that the reason? Perhaps,but game gets, the tougher he plays. His I saw Dave, he fit that mold. He just .filled the holes in the Irish lineup this comes from a team that was picked enjoyed despite being. so young has no one can be sure just what the competitive attitude makes him an ran out onto the ice and stayed ahead year, he'd make a fortune in the con to finish two spots above last. not only made them,;the clear~cut exact reason for the midseason slump extremely valuable asset, to the of the forwards while skating around: struction business. The ride may have "Yes, the way ,we have been play~ surprise team in the,WCHA, but also was. 'Devine's explanatiori; though, team." .' "But Dave is also acrobatic arid been a bit bumpy in the middle,.but . ing has far exceeded my expecta the surprise team in the nation this is strong support for just how valu Surprising. still? Yes, especially versatile. He is a good' all-around ot~er than· that, Notre Dame's drive tions," said Smith. "I knew the play year. All the. elements of the surprise able the freshmen have ,been to the when you also consider what his athlete and when he falls down, he through the Western.' Collegiate ers we had coming in had goodcre began .. taking. shape .when Schafer team this season.' main goal was before the season ,. gets up quickly. He's got a good uri': Hockey Association season this. year dentials and, based on Ric Schafer's took to the road recruiting last year. And no one has played a more· began. derstanding of the angles as well, has been nothing but one smooth trip. observations of them, knew they "I'spent abouL10 weeks. on the valuahle role as a freshman this year "My goal before the season began something ,he probably· . got from When the Grand Forks Herald in could contribute to the team. But I road last year recruiting," explained thim Dave' Laurion has in filling the was to play in 10 games,'" said' the being coached by Larry Ross~ who is

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Michalek helped him a great deal. seen action and have adjusted well to "We noticed Jim while we were "I was nervous being teamed with their first year of play in the WCHA. scouting Jeff Brownschidle/' said a junior and a sophomore (Kevin Brown and Schmidt played the Schafer, "and he impressed us with Humphreys)," explained Logan, "but whole first half of the year together, his mobility for someone his size (6-3, Tom helped me a lot. He is an un although it was not quite meant to be 205 Ibs.). He is a very good positional believably smart hockey player and that way. player and has been a pleasant sur was patient with me while teaching "We teamed Brown and Schmidt prise." me the plays. He's the one that helped together hoping they would prove Schmidt distinguishes himself with me adjust." themselves," said Smith, "and then his stick handling and skating ability Dick Olson, Pat Devine 'and Dan we had planned to split them up and as a defenseman. Collard have all shared time as the pair them with someone more ex '''John comes from the new breed left wing on the fourth line, though perienced. They played so well to of defensemen," said Schafer. "He is Olson has seen the most action. They gether, though, that we decided to a rushing defenseman. He can move may not see a lot of ice time, but are stick with them and didn't split them the puck as well as any forward and still a valuable asset to the team. until much later than we had antici is a great asset to us in that respect." "Devine, Collard and junior Matt pated. They have improved by leaps Like Poulin, Cox made the first Dubois could all fit in very well next and bounds as the season pro move in expressing interest in coming year replacing our. four graduating gressed. to Notre Dame. seniors," notes Smith. "They all work "Then John Cox had to step in in "I started looking at colleges my very hard. Olson has seen most action January when Don Lucia became ac junior year in high school," said Cox, on the fourth line this year and has ademically ineligible, and he has also "and I flew down here on my own done a good job stepping in like that. improved week by week. I am very to see what Notre Dame had to offer. I'm very pleased with all of them." pleased with the way all three have I was impressed with the friendliness The. defense"was probably Notre played." of everyone here and how small' it Dame's strongest point heading into Brown holds the distinction of was for a big-name school. They care the season, but three freshmen have being one of the few major collegiate about you not just as a player, but as played a key role on the blue line hockey players to live in the sunny a person. Lefty and Ric also im despite the fact Notre Dame returned climate of Phoenix. Well, he actually pressed me as coaches." four experienced men. Jim Brown, comes from Rochester, N.Y., but has And as' is the situation with, the John Schmidt and John Cox all have lived in Phoenix the last two years. forwards, there are other defense sight out there, getting mad at him "We put the three freshmen to very smart. and capable player and' men waiting in the wings to add self when too many pucks go by. He'll gether in preseason practice to see will make a name for himself around depth to next year's squad. Freshmen start waving the stick and banging how they could play together and here." Greg· Kania and Matt Brach and the goalposts with. it. He just plain also to give the other returning Along with .his linemates Roth sophomore Paul Gagnon all are ready doesn't like facing all those shots. . players a chance at the third line," stein and Perry, Poulin has already to step in in case of injury to" keep "After a while it becomes so easy said Smith. "After a while, though, made a name for himself. The three the Irish defensive corps strong. for the forwards to score on you in it became evident that Poulin, Roth blend in very well together to form When you consider the fact Notre practice," explains Laurion. "They stein and Perry would form avery' an effective unit. Dame will lose no defensemen to have played against you so often in effective unit, so we moved them up. "Perry is the defensive forward, graduation, things on the blue line practice that they know your weak They have more than carried their the man who will go into the corner certainly look bright for the near nesses and can pick them out every share of the offensive load." and dig out the puck," observed future. time. It becomes hard on a goalie to Poulin, in fact, is the team's lead Smith. "Rothstein is the faster skater, "I feel I can say without a doubt face all.that." ing scorer and has been a regular the one with explosive speed. And that this year's group of freshmen His competitive attitude, though, member. of the power play unit all Poulin is the man'in between, who'll is the best we have ever brought in," has kept him among the top five in season long, a rarity indeed in the set things up. He is a good offensive said Smith. "It is all a tribute to the WCHA goaltending this year, and WCHA. There's also a· story behind and defensive forward and makes recruiting ability of Ric Schafer. Ric has kept Notre Dame in many a the recruitment of Poulin. things happen out there. They have has a real insight as to what a player game. "I actually had never seen Dave all been doing an outstanding job." needs to play at Notre Dame and in While Laurion has been stopping play, he was the one who got in touch Another . first-year player with the WCHA. He has done a fantastic all the shots in goal, more than a few with me," explained Schafer. "I was great skating ability is also adding job the three years he has been here Irish freshmen have been lighting up out scouting and had handed out firepower, up front .. Jeff. Logan has and has played a big part in the suc the red light at the other end of the some information about Notre Dame, been' a regular on the second line cess of our program." ice. Dave 'Poulin, Bill Rothstein, Jeff and one of those players gave that to most of the year, and has established Yes, it was a tough job filling all I>erry, Jeff Logan and Dick Olson all Dave and he wrote me. I then went himself as one of the fastest skaters those holes created this year.· But have been seeing regular action, and to see him, and as soon as I saw him, in the league. Schafer countered by bringing in the have all been bothering opposing I knew we had to have him. While he "Jeff was. a very quiet young man necessary players and helping Smith goaltenders. ' ." was out on the ice, you could not miss when he first came here," Smith said, in molding them into the successful Poulin, Rothstein' and Perry, in him. Most often he was where' the "so I put-·him with Tom Michalek's club they have become. Put the talent fact, have skated together asa unit puck was. , line because he and Tom knew each the Irish have brought in together most of the year, and have been very "And when he came down to visit other. Tom helped him out a lot and with the coaching ability of Smith effectiveas:Notre Dame's third line. us," smiled Schafer, "he almost didn't helped him gain confidence. Jeff has and' Schafer and you've got a com They:total the most hat tricks of any make it. He didn't get off his plane outstanding skating ability and uses bination that should keep Notre line,·as.a matter of fact. Poulin has .in Detroit and. called me from Mil.: it very well." Dame a front-runner in hockey' for two while,Rothstein has one .. waukee. Seriousiy, though" he's a Logan .is the first one to admit Freshmen Schmidt. Laurion, and Brown mind the net some years to come. 0

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26 . SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, ·1979 27 ;.,.... _-----'-"._""-'''-'''-' -! Profiles in Power

by Marcy Weigle

As I set out to do this profile on Sandy Thomas. Sandy, whose North make on the football field. some outstanding campus personali Carolina heritage becomes apparent As Mario comes through the office ty, the old standbys naturally came after two drawled words, has been with instructions about' some' intri to mind: some impressive adminis Student Activities Secretary since cate budgets that have me more trator, an interesting professor, per August, 1978, when her husband, confused than my financial aid haps an unusual groundkeeper., But John Thomas, was accepted here on forms, Sandy' just .. nods knowingly I then I got the urge to' write about a football scholarship. Sandy never and turns her attention to one of the I people with real power, with the sig actually intended to choose the role phone's spastic light's while at the nificant influence necessary for the of a secretary as a profession ("If saine time placating a bereaved smooth operation of a major univer I could be doing anything now, I'd student who had just fallen into her I sity. I didn't opt for, Hesburgh or be in the Peace Corps") and stresses chair. So if you're in LaFortune and Roemer or O'Meara; they've got a the role of fate in the acquiring of see Sandy in' the Student Activities modicum of influence, but still, not her current position. "I'm a secre Office being a real "diz-head" (that's , ' to the degree 'for which I was tary, here because John received a her own word for herself) ,don't let ~,",,' searching. As I hunted around, I dis fool·you~she scholarship. I wouldn't be here if it her transforms con .. I", ~..1~ covered that when you want power, weren't for him." fusing confusion into organized Sandy Thomas Ceil Popovich don't look to the inner offices of the , . Still, Sandy" has thrown herself confusion with a perfection that is ' campus' elite, but go into the outer into her job with great, aplomb. unparalleled. of the College of Arts and Letters, have Ceil, who not only notices what few minutes with on your way to office and gaze in awe at the unflus When I asked her what exactly' it From there, I went, up to the 3rd then' as secretary to the Dean of the has to be done, but does it with ease. class." It's students like this who are tered woman with a pencil in her was that she does each, day, she Floor of LaFortune to see exactly College of Science. She took four Next, I ventured up to the offices the reason for Connie's contentment mouth, a typewriter in her hand, a laughed as if a better" question what kind of woman it takes to hold years off as she and her husband on, the third floor of O'Shaughnessy at Notre Dame. "My whole life re crying student in her lap, and a look would have been, "Exactly what is it together the sometimes hectic oper adopted two childreri' ,and in 1971 ' where I met the fascinating secre volves around the various students of Tesigned acceptance of Murphy's that you don't do?" From organiz ation of the Observer and I found she resumed her career as a perma tary' who helps to' keep the English 'I meet here. I like people at ND Law: ,If anything can go ,wrong ing the lives of John Reid, Student Ms. Ceil Popovich. Ms. Popovich, nent fixture in the Observer Office. Office running smoothly. Contrary to that's the only reason I stay here." she doesn't want to know about it. Activities Director, and Mario Pedi, unlike Sandy, is a seasoned secretary As you walk into this office,' Ceil, the Elizabeth Taylor nameplate on Indeed, Connie's job is very, And so, as it turns out, this is a pro 'Assistant Director, to getting keys with every intention of working at as everyone knows her, looks' like her desk, her name is Connie Maher, people-oriented. The constantly full file on the proverbial woman behind ,made for the various Student Offices, Notre Dame: This full-time Observer the calm after some raging storm. probably one of the most interesting candy jar on her desk and the cal the man (as it were), the taur de Sandy tackes her job with more deft secretary has' worked here since As people run around with last people you'll meet on campus. endar overflowing with scribbled force, ; the brains behind the opera moves than her husband' could ever 1952, first as secretary to the Dean minute ,stories, as' the day editor Connie came to Notre Dame as a personal messages are a constant in tion at, the University: the campus scrambles to' find the phone that is secretary after holding a long list vitation for interaction with stu ,secretaries. ringing, as the natural pandemonium of sometimes monotonous, some dents. She acts not only as a secre When you think about it, every as of a newspaper's operation reigns in times exciting jobs. She has worked tary in the strict sense of the word pect of your life here will at some the' office, Ceil sits calmly at' her in knitting mills, in various corpora by setting appointments, typing time be touched by one of; the Uni~ desk; 'nonchalantly, handling any tions, and in diverse modeling jobs. forms, and acting as O'Shaughnes versity's hundreds of, secretaries. thing that has to get done: . " Connie held the title of City Tennis sy's Maintenance Supply Depart From the fixing of your, Form 50 She' describes as her main' func Champion' as a ·youngwciinan in ment (she's often interrupted by when it turns out that you have tion the organization of the various Dayton, Ohio; from there she went someone begging to borrow her twenty-three credit hours all sched activities 'involved in printing 'the to Hollywood: In 'Hollywood, she hammer and nails), but as an active uled for, the same time to the filing Observer. She accepts Personals, de worked for variou's Warner Brother's personality in the various functions of your pink, slips and, your on ciphers Personals, interprets' Per screenplay' writers,' took' dictation 'of the English Department. Connie's campus (hopefully) housing cards, sonals, handles some of' the display on the'sets, and became acquainted obvious skill as a secretary shows the average Notre Dame secretary advertising, 'arid takes care of the with: various Hollywood 'personali not ,only in her adeptness with a determines, in a somewhat obscure billing, along with 'mimerous other ties such as Humphrey Bogart. Is typewriter but with the people she ,yet significant manner, youraca odds-and-erids jobs. Before 'she, 'took her life here any' less _exciting? meets every day; demic ,sanity, your financial. footing, over ,the Observer secretarial job "Well, it's different," she smiles. '. And so, as you stumble from office and the, smooth operation of your eight years ago, there was never She came here ten years ago seek to office, taking care of all the mo college years. Quite a mouthful. 'anyone to handle the various tasks inga 'job in the Sports Department notonous little jobs that have to be 'Peering up from behind a, stack that sometimes go unnoticed but so as' to appease her penchant for completed before you graduate, keep of manila envelopes, ,a, pile, of un would cause great problems if they basketball players but ended up in in mind the secretaries who have to recognizable 'forms, a·. typewriter didn't get done. Prior to 1971, if the English Office, mucli to the relief worry about another monotonous running away, with the paper, and someone' working oil the Observer of the', English students,' English job after they get done with yours. a, telephone with; more blinking ,- noticed, by chance, a secretarial duty profs, and any ;hapless wanderer And be assured that Connie's state lights than, pushbuttons,' are a pair ~ ~~ .r~··-~ that had to be done, they did it when through the office. "Connie's a riot," ment that "secretaries have a lot of huge eyes belonging to one person ,,:-:-:-:. .m ' ' they had a spare minute, which were says one English Office groupie. to do with keeping the wheels turn willing to take on the challenge: Connie Maher few and far between. Now they "She's great to talk to and kill a ing" is no small understatement. 0 28 SCHOLASTIC MARCH 2, 1979 29 ;.,.... _-----'-"._""-'''-'''-' -! Profiles in Power by Marcy Weigle

clung to them as if the world was about t6 burst wide open. But all of them realized, though none of them articulated it, that once the mo ment had passed they would go back to being what they once were. And it would be accepted. It had to be. RUN FOR IT! The fairway was long, and it ended on a hill, so he couldn't see its termination from where he was SCHOLASTIC IS LOOKING FOR A FRONTRUNNER FOR THE 1979-80 standing. It didn't matter; he didn't EDITORIALBOARDPOSTITION OF play. But the place was good for him, just standing there. Looking around, he realized that there really wasn't much to see. The obligatory EDITOR-IN~CHIEF trees, shrubbery, the sun with its spring promise.. It didn't matter; he didn't play. The He was a photographer by trade and by nature. His eye saw the world through a frame. It was a process of selection that he did in Last stinctively, and he did it well. He . reveled in beauty and looked at life with a refreshing vibrance. His Word auburn beard was his hallmark. . "How did he die?" "Old age." . "You can't die of old age. You can die becaus'e your heart stops beat ing or your liver gives out or your stomach stops digesting, but you can't die of old age:" . "Yes you can." There was a. certain stillness at "How. do you know?" the core of it all, a stillness of "I don't know. I feel." warmth that comes only under the The note read: "I don't know how most extraordinary of circum much newspapering you've learned. stances. All four of.them were sit this summer but I know you have the ... ting in the car late at night when makings of a fine reporter and we , the night and day become synony will all miss you, though not nearly mous. The two in front were male: as much as I will. one. cynical, cutting and afraid; the "Always have a crack or joke· other an affable, contemplative sort, ready to go. It helps keep things by Jake Morrissey also afraid. Physically, they were smooth. dissimilar, reflecting the quiet child "Never, ever, be afraid to walk hood of the one and the athletic. into a party. Your light shines like j exuberance of the other. In the back a star and I'm glad I had a chance were the other two, this time to bask in its glow for a while any ; women, both sensitive, both intent· way/' on pursuing, but in different ways. "Suzanne," I asked her, "is there Interested starters are encouraged to contact Jake Morrissey at 7569 or 3632. Application The foUr had once been three, but the anybody in this world whom you· deadline is March 14,1979; election will be held Sunday, April 1,1979. fourth joined easily, stepping into , like all the time?" what had previously been considered She thought for a moment .. a tightly formed unit. Their.indi "No," she said.: vidual relationships to one another Such are an afternoon's musings. were as tenacious as barnacles: they o

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