Orchestra. Along with most ROTC students and instructors, three deans, president and Mrs. Pel- letier, there were some non-ROTC couples. The evening was high- lighted with the five candidates for queen and their dates walking under the crossed swords and the crown- vol. xcm, NO. lk, May 19, 1969 ing of the Queen of the ROTC Ball, Connie Boudiette. The Ball finished approximately at THE BANQUET AND THE BALL 12:00 p.m. by Roger Klotz and John Taylor oi Meadville's finest, who reiayeu to them directions to keep the noise ET PlaysOpen Last Friday two major events of down. It was little more than a the spring took place simultaneous- warning^ caused by a few com- ly -- the planned ROTC Ball and plaints and did not dull the atmos- on I hursday the impromptu Beggar's Banquet. phere in the slightest. "Orpheus Wrecks," an ori- As the Ball began inside South The high point of the evening was ginal play by Jim Fernandes, Dining Hall at approximately 8:30 the crowning of the "Beggar and "The Wasteland," a drama- p.m., the Banquet's beggars began Queen". A voice vote from among tization of the famous poem by to gather outside on the lawn. The the all-male candidates proclaimed T.S. Eliot, will be presented by Banquet, billed as the antithesis that Marco, from the Harmonsburg SET May 22, 23, and 24 at of the Ball, made no effort to dis- Farm, was the Queen. Crowned 8:15 p.m. Admission is 25?. rupt the ASG funded event. The with a floral wreath and coronated When Eliot's poem first ap- beggars lolled, sprawled, sat, ate with "For He's A Jolly Good Fel- peared it was denounced as a and danced on the grass, and in low," Marco was hoisted on shoul- much too pessimistic work. The no way tried to halt the activities ders and fell to laughing with the adaptation may be expected to going on inside the building. rest. convey a sense of its overwhelm- A large number of those who at- The evening came far from ex - ing hopelessness. The people tended the Banquet were spectators hausting the Beggars, who from involved in this task include who came because of the rumor that time to time splashed in the patio Larry Meysenberg, Marie Rama, some fraternities and groups of in- fountain and rolled in the grass. Teresa Campbell, Jackie Wad- dependents had charged fire exting- The group dispersed around 10:30, dell, Sherry Wright, Carl Lev- uishers and planned to attack the many going to the CU^ where a lawn enson, and Rachel Wynn. Robert party was in progress. "hippy-peace-freaks". As the SET CONT<-P. 4 gathering increased, an air of un- While the Beggars frolicked out- easy tension remained, especially side, the ROTC Ball swung to the as groups of obvious "outsiders" music of Barney McGlacte's began gathering on the periphery. A few beggars tossed a Frisbee, Faculty Demands Recruitment but the rest hovered uncertainly in small groups or clung to the by J. R. Covert brick wall in front of South Cafe- Expansion teria. An informal group of thirty longer attracting the disad- professors seeking increased vantaged and the The arrival of a pop group com- minority 9tu- disadvantaged and minority group dents it posed of bill Bly, Sam Watson, once did because the enrollment at Allegheny decided Tom McHale and Chris Campbell, programs that were involved in Wednesday night to ask the Pres- helped ease the tension. As their these areas have broken down. ident to set up an ad hoc com- music filled the air, the beggars No agreement was reached, how- mittee composed of faculty, stu- began to relax and feel more at ever, on any solution. One pro- dents and administration to look ease. The group began to swell and posal which met with only limit- into the situation. soon the happening was In full ed agreement would place a black The ad hoc committee, ex- swing. member on the Admissions board. plained Mr. John Reiss of the The professors who met Wed- Small groups of Greeks remained Economics Department, would nesday pretty much represented during the evening, proclaiming assemble information and then all points along the political spec- contempt and/or amusement. make specific proposals. Mem- trum and the concerns and the However, it was noticed that no bers of such a committee would proposals for this situation, Reiss matter how much they claimed the be chosen by the President him- said, were nothing radical, even activities disgusted them, many re- self. by (possibly ) Allegheny stan- mained to the end. No effort to Mr. Reiss reported that most dards. Thus, he said, he saw break up the banauet ever de- of the discussion centered around a good chance for some posi- veloped. tive action in this area. The Beggars were visited by one the fact that the College is no £D1T0RIF\L In spite of opposition from reactionaries in his own party and tra- ditional animosity from Democrats, Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer has maintained courageous positions on many issues impor- tant to the welfare of the Commonwealth. Editor Les Ziskind To supplement past efforts, the Governor has proposed several new measures and expansion of some old measures to further social Managing Ed. Warren Kaplan equality, extirpate substandard living conditions, and improve educa- News johnTaylor, Roger Klotz tion--measures fundamental to his program for Pennsylvania. To Features Jan Slusmon finance these programs, Shafer requested the General Assembly to Sports Dale Radcliffe enact an income tax. The Assembly has replied by cutting the bud- Copy Paul Gleason get and refusing to levy the tax, even proposing that the present no- Composition Dawn Vrooman toriously high and grossly unfair state sales tax be expanded in place Diane Slitter of the more equitable income tax. Shafer has stood his ground in Ruth Irvin opposition to such unacceptable measures. Production Jim Cowden Governor Shafer has long been a strong supporter of higher educa- Business Mgr Kathy Jason tion. He has steadily opposed moves to modify and restrict the state Photography .....Jim Castle scholarship program which presently grants money with no strings Advertising|..r..T.....Ken Heckar attached. A firm supporter of liberal arts education and a believer in FORUM the value and unique status of the college campus, Shafer blocked mea- sures in the General Assembly with great popular support to repress There will be no Wednesday campus dissent. Forum this week, but the regular Thus, lacking vocal popular support and faced with mutiny in his own Wednesday morning chapel party, Governor Shafer has remained committed to the best interests schedule (classes at 8:00, 9:20, of the state: better schools, better roads, social equality, aid to the and 11:20) will be followed. needy, law and order with justice. For these courageous stands, the CAMPUS congratulates and supports him. For his concern, we thank him. Bust? For the last few weeks the ru- -» mor has been circulated that tf n —— • _ •-*» President Pelletier has given state 1 C3 narcotics agents permission to 1 /° ——h come on campus. In a recent in- terview Dr. Pelletier set the re- irSr cord straight, saying while he had \ HERE informally discussed drugs with the state police, he had never re- quested them to come on campus. He went on to say that if narcotics Mis agents wanted to search the campus, they would have to bring a search warrant. Last year, when the narcotics agents came to the campus, they presented Dean Ragan with a search IPHi warrant. (President Pelletier was not on the campus at the time.) In- terest concerning a possible raid was aroused when two weeks ago the narcotics agents raided an apart- ment of non-collegians in downtown Meadville. State Trooper Phillips, the local narcotics agent, stated N — •> that he had no knowledge of an im- minent raid, but said also that, f ) normal registration- **If I wanted to search the campus, all I need to do is get a search war- It was < get a thing 1 wanted! rant." 1 didn't Third Term Marked by Reform by John Taylor Students will now De able to take and senior women. Doors will be more courses, including all physi- locked at 11:00 p.m. at Brooks President Pelletier*s approval cal education classes, on asatis- Hall with a receptionist present of the proposals to eliminate wo- factory-unsatisfactory basis. to admit women after that hour. men's permissions and to extend CLEAR laid the groundwork for Under the intervisitation proposal, dorm intervisitation may be to a surrey by the ASO Educational students will be able to have up to some the high point of campus re- Affairs Committee, in which each four open houses a week, not ex- form, but these are only two of professor was evaluated for each ceeding a weekly total of 24 hours, the many reforms which have either course he conducted. The results In otter areas, ACE has restruc- come about or been initiated during will be published in a booklet as tured and expanded its program. this term. an aid to students planning their Under the new president, Dave Fel- The reforms have been so nu- schedules. der, ACE hopes to reach more peo- merous and have come in such ra- An effort to increase diversifi- ple in the Meadville community and pid succession that many persons cation in the student body has the student body. The College Union perhaps do not grasp their great brought about an increase in the has revised its policy and will now scope and importance. number of disadvantaged students- allow non-students touseitsfacili- A new ASG constitution wentinto both black and whtte-to be enrolled ties when they are accompaniedby effect at the beginning of third term, next year. Although the number of a student. The constitution created aBoardaf black freshmen is not nearly what Directors in the executive branch, some students demand, it is twice •SEN1OR * ORMS replacing a complex web of vice- as high as this year's and is a Seniors should hand in parental presidents and committee chair- step in the right direction. address forms immediately. men. There are ten directors, The new prospective policy re- These are needed in order to making it possible for each to garding women's permissions will send invitations to each parent. concentrate on a specific area and hours and mandatory Forms should be turned in to to do a more efficient job. The signing-out for sophomore, junior Mr. Benjamin in the library. constitution also created a Resi- dence Advisory Committee, incor- porating the job of establishing LETTERS TO resident policy in the ASG. In ad- dition, the CU was brought into closer collaboration with ASG. EDITORJ A college wide referendum ap- _ . . ROTG»ANDGOTOTHEBALL>PAY proved a new judicial policy for he Real Lewi s Respectfully, students. The new policy, drawn To the Editor: Roger Lewis up by a committee of trustees, fac- ulty and students, gives students To those who were unaware, my Aid? more rights, more appeals and last letter was something of a BAG. To the Editor: greater participation in judicial af- Today I am being completely seri- Last week's Campos quoted fairs. The new office of Attorney nns. The Beggar's Banquet was a Mrs. LeSueur as being "sure" General, established by the consti- huge success, very many pcC£le iuat ?eS257!vania State grants tution, give s students, for the first were there, and it cost the stu- will be issued for 1359-70. This time, a form of counsel. dent body, as a totality, nothing. was a misinterpretation of her The ROTC Ball was attended by In the area of academics, three statement that while the future at most 200 people (as estimated innovations were adopted. Passed of the program was clearly un- by two who attended). H cost by the faculty was a proposal to certain the evidence at band did establish equal student-faculty the student body $600. This is not indicate there would be a membership on previously all fac- ridiculous and unfair. withdrawal of the aid for 1969- ulty standing committees, which is As the Beggar's Banquet shows, 70. Unfortunately, however, to go into effect first term next a large number of students are year, students will now be ante to antagonistic towards ROTC. They nothiug *s a*11* unU1 ttie l«6*sia- have more say in academic areas do not, as individuals, support it. to** has V»ssed its resolution to and other related fields. These B is grossly unfair for them as a ""^ °^ proeranu This should committees include: Academic group, through ASG to finance it. occur very soon, and the Penn- Standards, Admissions, College As a member of ASG.IwiUtry to Sjrlvania Higher Education Assis- Assembly and Public Events, In- deprive the Arnold Air Society of fa"™* Agency is prepared to mall struction and Honorary Degrees. their funds for this event. I hope announcements immediately Through the work of the ASG yon will urge your representatives thereafter. Educational Affairs Committee and to do the same. The ROTC mem- Mrs. J. Hunter LeSueur the faculty, an expansion of the bers can still have their ball, BUT Director, Student Aid pass-fail program was approved. LET ONLY THOSE WHOSUPPORT page I e To Form Freedom Films Lit M a g a z i n Two films titled, "Prague, the ary Magazine will be required Summer of Tanks" and «The to attend one meeting a week. Right to Speak" will be shown Staff More than one unexcused absence in Carr Hall Auditorium. The and his place will be filled by Applications for the 1969-70 program, lasting approximately someone on the waiting list. Pro- Literary Magazine staff are now 100 minutes, will be held at 8;00 bably, the staff will help the n' aUable at Brooks and South pm on Thursday, May 22, and editors with the layout of the Oesk-s, Completed applications repeated at 8:00 pm on May 23. magazine as well. In other words, should be turned in at the desks Produced by The Kinetic Art 1 there are obligations which ac- i to Melanie Kubachko, editor, of New York City, the two films company the position of staff .1 Tess Campbell, assistant ed- center around the theme of free- member. But, if you are in- itor, by Monday, May 26. In- dom. The Russian invasion of terested in helping to publish terviews will be conducted the Czechoslovakia and the Paris some of the best literary work following week. student uprising are the two sub- produced by Allegheny people, Under the new editors, the jects covered. Comprised of please apply. •size of the magazine staff will moving, in-depth studies of two r>e reduced. Only four mem- STUDENTrFACUa-,TY DISCUSSION, of the most important events bers will be chosen'from upper in Europe of this decade, the •Jussmen; an additional staff Anotner in the series of Stu- dent-Faculty Dialogues will take documentaries were smuggled to member will be selected next neighboring countries, and for- fall trom the freshman class. place tonight, Monday, in the Faculty Lounge of Quigley Hall. warded here for American aud- Therefore it is suggested that iences. L,bf' applications De mied out The dialogue, to begin at 8:30 Filmed by professional Czech Thoughtfully. p.m. will be on the subject of the language requirement at the film makers,."Prague, the Sum- A staff member of the Liter- College. mer of Tanks" deals with the invasion of Czechoslovakia! last August and the reactions of the SUMMER OPENNINGS Czech people. This first film is an accurate and dramatic 45 COLLEGE STUDENTS minute chronicle of oppressed people bravely standing by their hope for the future, while living ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA with the terror of the present. Filming began within one hour Will interview sharp young men of the Russians' midnight take- and women with drive and ambition over of the Prague airport. The to earn top money during summer FILMS CONT. P. 5 vacation as a Britannica representative SET CONT. FROM P. 1 $640 per month guaranteed if you Matthews directs its production. "Orpheus" is a strange com- meet our requirements bination of classical myth and theatre of the absurd. JoelLitsky Some of our best representatives as the stage manager, James are women! Murphy as the King, Lenny Sylvester as the producer, Margie Newton as Eurydice, Dale Hay as the Hag, Joyce Sheldon and Stationery Peter. Goldstein as two Hippies, BOB'S Mary Lou Brunner as the Jack, MAGAZINES and Barbara Riddle as a dancer. It is being directed by Dee JEWLRY HOME Rettger. AT RADIO MAGNAVOX BROCK POSTANCE TV and Stereo Phonos PHARMACY NEWS ROOM Sales & Service 977 WATER STREET Chestnut Street 335-6257 OPP. MARKET tfOUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS page 5 tation. Whether using ahigh pitcueu FLIP WILSON REVIEWED voice to portray a soul sister Isabelle, or employing by Rich Taatte terial at a college audience. Such timely pauses in describing his ©v- A late appearance, a bumming of "subtle" remarks as "picking your orite suit and how he picked it up cigarettes, a timely clap of thun- nose" and his mentioning that most last summer...during his Cleve- der and ; unacknowledged standing unmentionable of words, "Snot", land shopping spree...Wilson was ovation ended an evening with Flip started off his commentary,, With entertaining. Wilson's dance steps Wilson. the audience's warm welcome of also added much to the audience's Wilson, while not in town for very these niceites, Mr. Wilson con- total interpretation of his mater- long, did find time to display his tinued along his merry way by ial. comic talents during a fifty minute bringing us up to date on David The audience reacted to many of concert Saturday evening in the Da- and his Soul Band* Pavia and his Wilson's jokes very unfavorably; vid Mead Field House. Band were described as they played they were never up with him. Wilson definitely aimed his ma- their new hit "Rock of Ages"at Only when his little voice in the FILMS CONT. FROM P. 4 Lazarus's Place. back of his mind answered back thorough coverage shows the cap- At one point in the concert, Wil- unexpectedly in the form of a ture of radio stations, individuals son established a new theory for clap of thunder did the whole burning tanks , shooting in the the differences between the sexes, audiencego wild. streets and episodes in Brati- His simple statement, "You done Despite the good turn-out, the slava and other smaller cities, broke yours off" required no CU again lost money on a con- The film reveals an unhesitating further explanation. cert. Flip Wilson charged $5000 opposition of the entire populace, While only those with a strong for his fifty minute performance, stomach truly appreciated Wilson's and in addition theCU paid Eddie rejecting their loss of freedom. material, all enjoyed hispresenta- Cee and theBees, and Bill Bly and The second movie, "The Right tion and showmanship. This con- San Watson for their part in the to Speak" was made by four cert showed that Flip Wilson has evening's entertainment. Receipts French Cinema students and was undoubtedly achieved perfection in from the tickets came to scarcely banned from showings in France. his techniques and style of presen- $3000. The fifty-five minute film details every aspect of the efforts of French university students from GOP Workshop Held February to June to take a firm Last Saturday, Republican lea- stand against the Establishment. ders from nine counties in north- sibility upon themselves, the It documents the initial period western Pennsylvania converged whole system may break down. .of popular support, the unions' on Ford Chapel for a workshop. To aid the local governments, opposition to. student contact with After welcoming and introductory Mr. Humes thinks a tax-sharing workers and the erosion of effect- remarks by Jack Jordan, GOP plan between Federal and local ive purpose which preceded De- state chairman, and Dr. Wayne governments is essential. Gaulle's reassertion of power. Merrick, chairmanof Allegheny's Following Mr. Humes, Dr. This second film also portrays political science department, the Merrick presided over a panel a people in revolt, but with en- day's activities were outlined. discussion among Dr. Kessel of tirely different objectives than the Then the group adjourned to Allegheny College, Murray Dick- Czechs. In Czechoslovakia, the Carnegie Hall for a talk by Doug- man of Politicon, a political ad- right to pursue freedoms and las Blair on the advantages of vertising firm, and Mr. Gordon material things was at stake. The advertising on behalf of the party, Hicks, an assistant to the state youth of France directed their rather than the candidate in a GOP committee. Dr. Kessel spoke movement against bourgeois val- political campaign. He illustrated on the proper uses of opinion ues and for the right to make his talk with slides of cartoons polls in politics. Following Dr. their voices heard. Reper- used by the Republican Party of Kessel, Mr. Dickman explained cussions of the two events are New Jersey during the campaigns the role of experts in political still being felt everywhere. of 1967 and 1968. campaigns, stressing that experts The Kinetic Art won critical After lunch, the group listened are most useful in the planning acclaim recently with three art to a rather humorous speech by stages of a campaign. Mr. Hicks film programs, which premiered Mr. James Humes, President concluded the panel discussion in New York's Lincoln Center Nixon's personal representative. with a summary of the achieve- and are now being seen in con- Mr. Humes summarized the first ments of the Republican Party cert across the country. Films third of this century as the era in Pennsylvania in the last six which present- the unique and of capitalism, the second third years. unusual in cinema art, "Prague, as the era of federalism, and After the panel, Mr. William the Summer of Tanks" and «The expressed the hope that the last Devlon, the GOP county chair- Right to Speak" are distinguished third would be an era of plura- man of Philadelphia, spoke on additions to Kinetic's repertoire. lism, warning that unless the local methods of increasing Republican governments take more respon- Registrations. FLAYER OF THE WEEK Linksmen Split Ken Heckart Thursday, the golf team split a triangular match, downing Car- The Thiel track meet proved negie-Mellon 14-11 and losing to a disappointing loss for Coach | Westminster, 21-4. John Chuckran's track squad, but Playing under perfect condi- for the third time this year, Ken tions (especially for Meadville), Heckart broke the school record the Gator scores were disappoint- in the triple jump. ing. Heckart, a freshman from Mid- Tom Frampton, playing num- dletown, Connecticut, just seems ber one in the absence of John to get better and better. His Bogniard, dropped two with an latest jump of 44» 10" is almost 83 while Mark Pirozzi split with a foot over the school record an 85. Kurt Almasy also split he set in the PAC on May 9, while shooting an 82, with two when he garnered the Gators' 4-putt greens. At number four sole first place. and five, Rich Cohen and Brian Ken, who is described by his Hoffman carded identical 87's in teammates as quiet but hard losing both their matches. At working, is not content simply the number six spot, Andy Rob- with his feats in the triple jump. inson provided a pleasant sur- In the Thiel meet, for example, prise with an 81 and two vic- he took a first in the long jump, 5«* • '.:• tories. and then came back with a second With a 3-6 season mark, the place finish in the high jump, golfers take on a strong Grove best on the Gator squad. Ken Heckart City team May 22 in an away Triple Jump 44 10 match.
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