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The Summit, Volume 26, Number 1 September 18 1974 Student-Activities Stonehill Gets HEW Grant Vetoes Concert Stonehill has received a grant interchange of information and departments or programs; from the Department of Health, visitation among stonehill and distinguished teacher awards; Education and Welfare under the the ottier participating schools. A Tony Magnotta, student body vice-president and student Activities mini-sabbaticals related to "Fund for the Improvement of series of activities is anticipated teaching development; merit chairman called the first meeting of the Student Activities Committee Post-Secondary Education." The which will establish an at salary increments and others. on Tuesday, Sept. 10. At this meeting Paul McCarthy, Social Com grant, in the amount of $22,528 is mosphere of communication and The Stonehill effort will consider mittee chairman, presented a motion for funds of $6,500 for the Tower intended to initiate a program of experiment here on campus. all such possibilities as well as of Power concert at Stonehill College. A discussion was held on the faculty development. Stonehill is Informal evening seminars are those ideas originating here. feasibility of the concert. Tony Magnotta said that there shouldn't be a one of four institutions from being scheduled and a monthly Stonehill, according to Raymo, vote taken until a survey of student opinion about the Tower of Power among 2800 applicants receiving publication will act as a Forum has been given an unusual op concert had been taken by individual members of the Student Ac similar grants. These schools are for the expression and in portunity to develop a model of the University of California at tivities Committee. terchange of suggestions, what a small college can ac Santa Cruz, North Carolina responses to and evaluation of complish in this area. School of Art and Mercer College proposals, reports on ex Discussions with faculty mem in Georgia. According to Chet periments and ideas from other bers have already indicated a On Thursday, Sept. 12, the concert attendance would be high Raymo, who will coordinate the colleges. sense of excitement about the second meeting was held to vote enough to meet minimum program at Stonehill, the grant National study groups which possibilities of the program. on Paul McCarthy's motion. required attendance in order for offers us a singular chance to have been considering the Every person on campus is urged These were the different opinions the concert to break even. show leadership in the crucial problem of teaching ef to make contributions to the disucssed during the course of the Keeping this in mind, Tony area of increasing teaching ef fectiveness at the post-secondary effort. Students are particularly meeting: deliberated over the facts and fectiveness. Raymq points out level have already identified invited to make their views and 1) Some members felt they reached his decision to vote that economic conditions in various areas in which teaching feelings known. "Initial response would rather see more weekly against the concert by Tower of higher education have created a effectiveness may be increased. to announcement of the award activities sponsored by the Social Power. He felt that this concert situation in which faculty will be These include improving in has been enthusiastic," said Committee to promote more would not satisfy the present less mobile than heretofore, and tellectual mobility across Raymo, "This is a hopeful sign social interaction of the student social needs of the Stonehill this necessitates long-range departmental lines; pedagogical that we will achieve something body as a whole. community as a whole. programs for faculty growth. workshops; use of outside con significant." 2) Many members would have Tony Magnotta believes that Initial impetus for the grant sultants and-or evaluators for preferred to just see Howdy Moon the purpose of the Social Com came from the faculty itself, Bill the group that would have backed mittee would best be served if the Hibert being primarily Tower of Power. Howdy Moon committee channeled its time responsible for the success of the was the back up group to John and energeis into more weekly effort. Cleary Now Acting Dean Sebastian at his concert here last activities. He things that in the year. future the Social Committee The immediate goal is to create 3) Other members said that should plan its concerts so they C. James Cleary has been ministration, and students. at Stonehill an exciting at named to continue as the Acting Dean Cleary has been at they would go to this concert only would need only Stonehill student mosphere in which' to learn, to if no other activities were participation. If anyone feels that Academic Dean. Cleary was Stonehill since 1949, serving first examine and talk about teaching, appointed to that post last as a professor of History, and available to them. they need further explanation on and for the faculty to increase 4) There were also members of why Tony Magnotta came to the semester following the later Chairing that depaq;ment. individual and collective ef resignation of then dean Edmund During his tenure at Stonehill he the Student Activities Committee conclusion of a negative vote he fectiveness. Plans call for an who believed students would like would be glad to answer letters to Haughey. has held the office of Dean of to see the Tower of Power con editor. Cleary was to have held this Summer School and has served cert. position until this past July when on both the Academic Committee 5) A few members felt that four Dr. Jacqueline Mattfeld was due and the College Council. Until dollars a ticket was too much for fill the office of Academic Dean. assuming the role of Acting Dean this concert. Dr. Mattfeld, Assistant Provost he served as the Associate Cohen Directs Career Planning at Brown University, citing Academic Dean, a position he has "unanticipated problems" at held since 1968. An important factor that had to Brown notified President Ernest Dr. Frank Ryan, Chairman of be considered was that at least Bartell in August that she would the English department, has been not accept the position of named Acting Associate Dean. 1,000 outside college students had ' to attend the concert plus at least This year Fr. Gerald Cohen is The many resources of the Academic Dean at Stonehill. Dr. Ryan is on sabbatical from 500 Stonehill students in order for the director of a new progarm Career Opportunities Committee Dr. Mattfeld had been named his teaching duties this semester. the concert to be a financial called the • 'Office of Career which is made up of all segments to succeed Fr. Haughey after her The college is renewing the success. This minimum at Planning." It is located in Duffy of Stonehill College will thus be name was recommended to Fr. search for an Academic Dean tendance figure would be Academic Center, Room 209, and mobilized. Bartell by a Search committee and a search committee is required in order that the $6,500 has a five-fold purpose: The Office of Career Planning composed of faculty, ad- presently in the making. cost of the concert could be First, it is a resource center to was founded as a result of a recovered. Another factor taken inform students of a wide survey which was sent to a in consideration was that tickets selection of opportunities in their random sampling of the entire College Council Notes would not be sold in the Brockton areas of interest. Stonehill community last spring. area, thus eliminating the at Second, the office is a .referral One of the questions - "Should tendance of · Brockton High center from where students can Stonehill concern itself with At their September 11th feeling among 'members of the students who nearly ruined the be directed to more specific career education?" - was . meeting the Council chose Liz committee, not a decisive factor, last coneert at Stonehill College. sources of information for their responded to very positively, Hohl and Rosemary Twomey as that there was widespread particular needs. especially from the Fre11hman representatives on. the new dissatisfaction with their Third, it is going to supply class. Out of that-need and the · Pl!UIIling Committee. The two selections. The Council was ' The role of the Student students with volunteer services current pressures ·Upon students other faculty representatives will unanimous in commending the' Activities Committee was to in their fields both 01;1 and off and institutions to abandon be Jim Wiles and Dolores Committee on the excellence of judge primarily the financial campus. By so doing, students· liberal arts because of the Shelley. The recently elected their work (the two alternate merit of this concert. Also of will be able to gain experience shrinking job market, the office student reps will be and candidates took jobs as college prime consideration was the and also be better able to decide evolved. . One task of the committee will presidents) and strongly urged benefit to th!l Stonehill com whether or not they are pursuing Stonehill realizes the need to be to investigate ways to extend them to reconsider and stay on. munity as a social event. A vote the right field for themselves. learn a living but it also sees the and coordinate the involvement Evidently this is also the sen was taken on Thursday, Sept. 12 Fourth, it plans to bring in value of a liberal arts program. of the college in the wider timent of Father Bartell. It which resulted in a four - four tie. groups of alumnae to spel;lk about The college's philosophy is to community. , remains to be seen what the A situation like thiS"demands the their jobs and the preparation train students for jobs that they The major topic at the meeting committee _decides to do. chairman to decide the outcome which Stonehill gave them. Also, will be able to coexist in harmony was the letter of resignation At the next meeting on Sep of the vote. At that time Tony a file of alumnae who are willing with. As Fr. Cohen says, "The tendered by the · Search Com tember 25 Walt Mullen will report Magnotta, the chairman, decided to have students come to them students need to be empowered to mittee for Academic Dean. on the new chapel committee. to _take two days to investigate individually will be kept. make significant and intelligent According to Dolores Shelley and The members of the Council the situation further. He Fifth, the office. proposes to choices for careers as there are Father Hurley, it was the feeling have' been invited to meet with proceeded to check into the coordinate what the other areas many more possibilities nowthan of the Committee that they had the Board of Trustees at their possibility of successful ticket of the college are doing. This formerly. successfully completed the regular meeting the weekend of sales for this concert at other includes placement, counseling, "The easiest thing is to find the assigned task and it was time for September 27th. The topic of area colleges. The feeling at and faculty members who do jobs after you have decided what a fresh start with new face!!, discussion will be the "identity these colleges did not indicate the outside counseling themselves. you want!" There also seemed to be some and purpose" of the college. .Page 2 ·September 18. 1974 EDITORIAL
' More Questions Than Answers
The New York Times last week published Kingman Brewster Jr.'s address to the freshman assembly at Yale. The address opened with these words, "welcome to the burdens which this lai:;gely permissive university imposes on you." Seemingly strange and discomforting words are these· to greet an assembly of eager and expectant men and women. College is a new beginning and a hope for a fuller futre. Why at this time speak of burdens? The contention of President Brewster rests on the premeise that for a student, or any person living in a free society, to be offered sucp a diversity of options leaves one a little lonely, ethical behavior, moral responsibility, goals, and means. The college-years offer one a time of choice. Dr. Brewster states that the college may well offer the last chance for one to explore oneself and one's place in creation with some degree of detachment. Kingman Brewster Jr.'s words are worth heeding at the Th~ SUMMIT wi\~ecs ~ +'-.o.oK beginning of this school year, not only for freshmen but for all of us. College does present us with more questions than answers. C.t\Af\\es Cv,t,~~" ~R his he.Ip Maybe in our years at Stonehill we will learn how to ask in ~r.++in ~ v\ o~. the. ~R.ovo o. questions.
The Issues Under a Skeptical Star
~ere is no need to detail the changes that have shaken the campus dunng the summer months, for they will reveal themselves with time. Honors on Assembly Line And, in this first editorial, I wish to make no other point than this: the issues that excited us last spring have not been resolved. The tenure quota, the need for academic reform, the chapel plans, the continuing (It is generally agreed that higher education has fallen upon hard struggle for "identity": all these remain uppermost in the minds of times. Some say we are without a captain, others that we have lost our students, faculty and administrators involved in the governance of the rudder, still othe_rs that our sails are in tatters. I am inclined to believe ' college. Many feel that the college is at a critical point, and those of us that we wallow in the doldrums because theres no wind.) who will be leaving in the spring are anxious to accomplish as much as Sixty per cent of last years seniors graduated with honors. Who possible before then. beneath that green-and-white tent didn't feel a shudder of dismay? In In upcoming weeks the feature pages of this paper will deal first terms of sheer effort and mastery of subject, honors today means only with the issues at hand (primarily tenure), and second with alter a fraction of what it meant a decade ago. The ratio of serious students natives to the political involvement my perspective forces me to to grade-scroungers hasn't changed, but now the path of least emphasize. -P.M.B. resistance can lead straight to the cum laude. Oh well, it was as high . .,...... as 75 per_ c~nt elsewhe~e; we have all of us fallen victim to the! ':/1\:;if 1 de~:c::::;:o~;:::·than the devaluation of honor was the oft !1 1; ;/I!~ ~'. i,. heard reaction: crack down, tighten the screws grade on the curve i i;W ffi:;ij:l_{f Cranking up the old certificaiton machinery is, ~ it has always been: /. [ ( : Jf f Studdscript a papering over of the problem. To expect that a return to decimal-)@ : .e,1;; t••r point pedagogy will restore honor is a best simplistic and at worst will if\}@\ \. f 1 ' compound the problem. •·•·· . ~• ./ ) i .• """. The afflication of higher education goes far beyond academe. What \ . <•:•:'°' ;· .If ½.: •· The .Last Studdscript we have lost is the idea of craft and apprenticeship: the idea that some •••~. :;.;l.... \:;: ... things are worth doing well for their own sake, and that doing a thing · • ·• ·. ' ''\ ;:,r It's risky writing an epitaplh for myself and this poor excuse for well requires a period of patient mastery. In a pop culture founded on . .., /. journalistic narrow-mindedness I have called a column. It's also a the interchangeable.part we can all assume honors; life, love, art and ...,•...... ),...... ••..:;:..:):;,;,....:•...... :,·»·,,;;,,,,.. damn sight' sad. But. , . . education are ready-make. mtlli#lii¢ij\iBk¢'.Jw~k:WJt1Jl' A lot of people didn't like me or like the column. Too controversial. And before we rush to reinstate a bell-shaped distribution of merit Too foolish. Accent on foolish. Well, as George Frazier might say, Tff yb,~Jtj\~#t§#§it§/ijj{il\'.iri#i we should ask if we are still masters of a craft worth emulating. If the "another man's poison. , , " But the column is no more and niether am f:.,,~tffi,?f~!:\f1(f/'!99\~l#{ I. I hope that maybe somehow I've managed to dci something wor quality and con_fid~nc~ of our intell~tual life is recognized by th_e 11;-~ffjiliBlii~~ft~9~? thwhile with it for you people; in some small way I hope I've helped young as a self-Justifying craft, we Will not need grade books, credit 'oowlfli:ri's~cli" ft' )Jw,1?& hours and~ supermarket curriculum to make them come and work to you laugh at yourself or think about what you're doing. When· ?J:i;&"'ffi'frff •ctigt\:;Mf;ffl] B&t acquire it. But if we have no such craft, or if the young in our culture somebody they call a writer or a journalist sits down and writes CtW1ili1liijif~6!fjri~~rn;g;::t'l!:1Xt something, he is trying to communicate. And if he's worth his salt he's 1 . :;~:::;l;a:;:s::~f~:::;::ht:s:~~p!~:~;.ldA~~· ~s:: ~r::~ trying to communicate. something that is important and that will be l!1ll~iliii~li~!lmi1:11 higher educat10n as a consumer good we should not be·surprised if the J~WP!ilM\!\fi9µ(f#ifaf.ij w/l'a',;fl)~/ helpful to his readers. That is what I always wanted to do with this column and what I've graduation program reads l~e a discount st~re catalog. ;;~~:1~¥~:::;6?£,i~~~il,~~~~ tried to do. Maybe I never succeeded. Only you know. There are no easy alternatives. We cannot isolate the college from )\'k\i#ii':t , n,••: yJ.·1'· f~rll9: And so it goes. our culture, and our cultural commitment to mass-production con- f&!iii&@¥&"1!H11nfrAf:i;c'l•I~; sumer technology has not been altogether a bad thing. There are a few ·1 rn·di t· th t aft. ak' b k Affl . ,,.~11~,,....,.. iiiiu}ijf.,,...... •.•.,,•..•.~l:tcii11}\jlii.. .,•:...... ,,... ·: •••••·•·'••• t fral ca ions a , er 1s m mg a come ac . uence won on \~:"R-~1:1:t~:t::~;:~::::;~;:~?:ri/:Jt::§:\/:':}t:/::U:?~t})::*::: the assembly line se,~ms nostalgic for the imprint of the hu~an hand, tifl"tJiftlfl,ir:i;. b€Iwffl Niiiilh'; It would be nice if ;he liberal arts college could lead a return to a it:Si~tii!titJ:blisldl:1 J!M\tffinfAilli1i valuing of the~raft of the mind. With ~raft will come the appropriate f f§W.!W:~ ~?!ii(iW: gtJaiitfiil:lhWi1 ::~:e~fb;~~:~::da:~::;_ti~~a:t:i! :~n~~e~r:::o:~~: ~ !1l(illlli~l;ll~~-IJ'11;t~~i: . Academic discounting, merchandizing, punch-clocking and cqllective :',~f;M~:fC!llt'e ~~~:~ 'iij£filir'ti~;; The Summit bargaining won't. either. • c1 ~l11~;.:::~t:!nt:,;:flII!f~~·0
The Summit is published weekly by the students of Stonehill College in North. Easton, Mass. 02356 Editor: Tom puffy, , Feature Editor: Paula Bozoian News Editor: Steve Kenneally STUDENTS Layout Editor: Bob Harding The Alumni Association's Board of Directors is looking for Circulation Manager: Gerry McCarthy one student to serve on its Board. ·The student representative Faculty· Advisor: Rev. Harry B. E ichorn, ·c.s.c. woulq have full voting priviledge and be charged with keeping SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT NORTH EASTON, MA. the B_oard up-to-date with current happenings at the campus._ 02356 If mterested, please contact Dick Keefe, Director-of Alumni, 238°2052 ext. 367 located in Donahue Hall or Call Ext. 342. ' ' _ - Si.ncerely, f J oseph'Murphy . ,· ' Presiderit, Alumni Association September 1s, 1974 Page 3
Women's Studies Test Dates Announced An Introduction PRINCETON, New Jersey, September 9. College seniors ' preparing to teach school may The women's course which has been., organized and is being take the National Teacher directed by students this semester is entitled the ''American Women''. Examinations on any of the four The course is an attempt to evaluate the role of the American women different test dates announced today and to determine her active role in society. Through the process today by Educational Testing of lectures, discussions, and sharing of experiences we hope to Service, a non-profit, educational discover where cultural changes must be initiated, and to apply organization which prepares and administers this testing academic and practical knowledge to initiate these changes. program. There are eleven students actively involved in the course, eight New dates for the testing of women and three men. We are, also, very fortunate to have six faculty prospective teachers are: advisors. This will enable us individual attention when we need it and, November 9, 1974, and January also, give us, a wide scope of expertise. 25, April 5, and July 19, 1975. The tests will be given at nearly 500 Presently, we are all directing our-energies trying to establish a locations throughout the United Women's Centre on campus. We are eagerly searching for a room to States, ETS said. Results of the National Teacher meet our needs, but with the lack of space on campus we are having • difficulty finding a room. If anyone has knowledge of an available Examinations are used by many large school districts as one of is room on campus, please, let us know. Once the Women's Centre several factors in the selection of established we would like for. it to be a resource center for everyone. teachers. Some colleges also We hope to build a library with books, phamphlets, newsletters _from require. all seniors preparing to other women's centers and an up to date calender of events involving teach to take the examinations. the Women's Movement. These are just a few of the goals we have in The Women's Centre is just a small portion of what we hope to . One each full day of testing, mind. Actually we would like the Women's Centre to meet your needs accomplish this semester in the course. We will be keeping you in prospective teachers may take as well as our needs. formed of what we are discovering and doing in the course through a the Common Examinations weekly column in our own Summit. We are eager to sponsor a panel which measure their professional discussion and lectures revolving around the course. We, also, Hope to preparation and general establish practical workshops in auto mechanics, practical knowledge educational background and an Area Examination which of tools, and any other areas students might be interested in studying. measures their mastery of the Each student in the course will be responsible for an independent subject they expect to teach. research project involving an area of women's studies. ·we hope to Prospective teachers should make the projects available.to you for display or for your intellectual contact the school systems in - prusuit. Consciousness raising will be optional for those in the course. which they seek employment, or Our next two school community projects we are starting are the their colleges, for specific advice establishment of a format for a Women's radio show to be aired this on which examinations to take semester or definitely next semester and a Women's Club. The radio and on which dates they should be show and the club are to allow anyone who does not have time to be taken. The Bulletin of Information for involved in the academcis of the course to become active in the social Candidates contains a list of test area of the course. centers, and information about the examinations, as well as a A last final note, we would like to welcome anyone who is interested Registration Form. Copies may to come and participate or observe a class. We meet Tuesday evening be obtained from college at 7 p.m. in the College Center. (until we have a Women's Centre) placement officers, school Nancy Piesco personnel departments, or directly from National Teacher Examinations, Box 911, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Alumni Viewpoint . Weekend On the Pardon
This past Sunday we here at ."For specific criminal actions committed by specific individuals, "I first learned from News Paper Reports of the Watergate break Stonehill were nostaligia. Yes, those who committed those actions must of,course bare the liability in. I was appalled at this senseless illegal action. And I was shocked to just by going about our business and pay the penalty. For the fact that illedged impropoer actions took learn that employees of the ~lection committee were apparently we provided some of the place within the White House, or within my campaign organization, guilty. I immediately ordered an investigation by appropriate memorabilia for a couple of the easiest course would be for me to blame those to _whom I delegated government authorities." In fact the transcripts revealed that he tried hundred Stonehill grads. the responsibility to run the campaign. But that would be a cowardly to block the investigations. President Ford wanted to '"'Seal the books Under the direciton of Dick thing to do. I will not place the blame on subordinates, on people whose Keefe, Stonehill held another on Waterga~." Alumni Weekend. Since Mr. zeal exceeded their judgement, and who may have done wrong in a Keefe took over the position of cause they deeply believed was. right. In any organization the man at The question I now urge readers to think about after two years of Director of the Alumni Office the top must bare the responsibility. That responsibility therefoe ·Watergate, and as we prepare to observe the natino's. bicentennial is three years ago, Alumni weekend belongs right here, in this office, I accept it." Ricahrd M. Nixon, April did. the system really triumph? Did we really take the courageous has grown in popularity. Dick 29, 1973 in an address to the nation, Item number forty-nine in the steps in the court of world opinion and clean out the system? And do Keefe's formula is to plan events Edited Transcripts. we reallibelieve in equal justice of the law and that as U.S. verses that interest and stimulate the Nixon proved, that No man is really above the law? • average Stonehill alumnus. On September eighth, 1974, President Ford granted unconditional Surprisingly, the average age of pardon to the man who must bare the responsibility for illedged and And finally this question and that is, We now have an unelected a Stonehill grad is twenty-eight. improper activities. Fourteen of his aids, are serving or have served administration, did he receive the mandate from the American people The reason for that is that 50 per prison sentences in a cause they truely may have believed was right. to grant one man amnesty, and a man who admitted that he should cent of Stonehill's graduates Add to this fifty thousand draft evaders are currently in Canada accept the responsibility? I in all honesty have now reached the come from classes of the 70's. unable to get back in this country for an illegal act they committed for conclusions that the only real way America will ever recover from this The events planned for -the a cause they truly believed was right. young crowd this year were a most tourmoultuous presidential term in history is for President Ford tennis tournament, talk and Thus the Honest Gerald Ford reestablished the cloud of miss trust to call for special elections in which we the p~ple will have a chance c;lrinks at Bros. Mikes; and the and poor credibility that Americans truely believed was over. Six men to decide one what kind of a president we want and who should really traditional soccer game. The are currently awaiting trials for their roll. One, John Dean is all ready receive what in terms of pardons. Only through special elections will alumni based its strength this serving in prison. Add to this these facts, Not once in Nixon's dealings we really be able to recover the wounds we suffered and only through year on Johri Hesslin, a former special elections can we really celebrate the bicentennial of our Stonehill soccer coach of the 60's. with his aids accept for Haldeamen did he ever reveal that he was country, a celebration baised on the people's right tu· as the •Unfortunately the Alumni were sitting_on inc!eiminating tapes dated June 23, 1_972, five days ~fter t~ declaration of independence states: "abolish any old form of govern trounced. The varsity won with break--111 which he orderd the F.B.I. not to go into the C.I.A. s roll m ment and repalce it with a new form." A si,mple granting of pardons to the lopsided score of 5-0. Lou!f Watergate. Yet in the April 30 address, .he specifically told the Pieri, the star of the Varsity ·Aeqirican people that he ordered an immediate investigation into the a man who commtted the serious crimes of corruption of powers is not going to "seal the books on this trageqy." offense, scored 2 points. Breakin. I suggest to the readers that Purgery was committed since The Tennis Tournament was that the entire address is part of the .Edited Transcripts released as Dennis Polselli Class of 197 nowhere near C!Jmpletion today, evidence to the prosecutors and to the House Judiciary Committee. so the winner will be announced ·• at a future date. . . • ' ' ...... Page 4 · 'September 18, 1974
• Freshman Orientation ,., Traditionally, Freshman On Friday June 28, ap Orientation has been held just proximately 365 freshmen before the resumption of classes arrived on campus for a four-day in the fall, thrusting the incoming orientation program. After a class into a new environment that picnic supper, the freshmen was at the same time being in retreated to small group vaded by returning up meetings to ask questions about perclassmen and faculty. This Stonehill and to meet other fresh was not the case this year, for men. Orientation was held in June, On Saturday, freshmen again giving the Freshmen an op met with their small groups and -portunity to get acquainted with then went to a Floating Academic the campus, to meet faculty and Forum at the College Center, student representatives, and to where all departments, academic get to know one another before programs and services were the fall rush. represented for individual Other than this introduction, counselling. At night, students the work in this feature has been had the option of going to Brother done exclusively by members of Mike's or . attending an open the class of 1978. rehearsal of "Jacques Brei Is (Note; the Outward Bound Alive and Well in Paris," at Program referred to is one in H e mingway Auditorium. which groups of Freshmen Saturday night liturgy was held worked together in the solution of at 11:30 at the College Center. a series of "obstacle course" type Sunday morning, buses left the problems.) - P.M.B. College Center parking lot for trips to Plymouth, Fall River, Cape Cod, Boston and Cam bridge. The evening was free and For the first time ever tried, I students participated in in think the orientation weekend tramural sports. worked out really great. A few Monday, July 1, concluded things could have been easily orientation and freshmen pre ' changed or done.away with, but registered and then departed Freshmen Orientation wasn't Thought the weekend was Orientation was a great idea. most of the thing·s worked out after lunch. all that bad! Under the super- fantastic! Specifically - "name The whole experience_made me fairly well. B. Whalen vision of Barbara Mullen, Fresh- game" a good way to get perfect feel at home at Stonehill..- J.T. The name game made it easier man Orientation' went right on strangers feeling as though they to remember the people you were schedule with a satisfying know each other. Academic introduced to, but the block game response from the students. It counseling was done well, as Orientation ... too much time and animal drawings were Now that I'm a Cool, Calm, gave the kids a chance to live a anyone who really wap,l;ed help was spent on social aspect . . .. too useless. The people in your Collected Stonehill Collegiate, I little of college life and to get could get it if he,.put out a little little time spent on orientation discussion groups seemed to feel that I'm informative enough used to the fact that they weren't effort to talk with the counselors. and course selection. - J.S. remain close, and with these to tell any incoming Freshman going back to high school in the On the whole the thing that was peop1e it was easier to adjust to what I've enjoyed about college Fall. most evident about the weekend the environment at Stonehill. life so far. However, in thinking They sure did keep us busy, we was that everyone felt com- · I was really glad that we were ·about all of the niceties of had little time to ourselves (and fortable. It was a good start at The activities we engaged in given the chance to talk over our Stonehill - its warm atmosphere go to party). I think the most feeling like a part of the school. were designed to make everyone easy with each other. By the end courses with the upperclassmen.- and all ' I come to .the conclusion successful function was the The "name game" and small . They were really a great help that I owe much of my happiness meeting with our peer groups. It group discussions were great of the weekend I felt a lot better· with this part of the program, and here to the Freshmen Orientation gave us an opportunity to meet because even if you were in a about moving up in September. it was a nice of them to give us weekend held "way back" in and know much about many group where you knew nobody, As far as academic advisement, I their time. Jillie. · students. you walked out feeling that you thought everyone involved of The "Outward Bound" course The picnic supper, sundae Everything was designed at · "knew" somebody at Stonehill. fered as much as they possibly was a lot of fun and a bit -of a night, and the day trips, not to orientation to help each Fresh- You knew Joe was from Franklin could. - C.P. challenge. It made us work mention the well organized group man to adjust new friends, (you found out where Franklin together as a group, and showed meeting&, gave tbe Pre teachers and a new school - and was!) , he's a biology major, he the need of people working Freshman a chance to meet that it did. Most of the schools my loves tennis - just like you ... For the most part I enjoyed the together, but at the end most of us people. I found the leaders both friends are attending didn't go I met some awfully nice people experience; the Outward Bound just sat back and joked about th,e very informative and friendly through the trouble and hard like Joe who had a lot in common Program was fun, but the name whole thing.· which made "us" feel very work that Stonehill went through. with me. A super experience and games were boring. The group I The program was definitely a welcome and relaxed. Orientation may have seemed a very welcoming beginning. was with for student development success and should be done again I do hope that all incoming dumb, needless, and ridiculous, Anonymous couldn't give much advice on my next summer. Freshmen classes have the op- - but we know that it felt good to program, as my academic in The program was a help to us portunity of a June Orientation . . return in the Fall to see a few terests weren't theirs. All in all, I as incoming freshmen and I think . a truly rewarding experience. - familiar faces and not complete enjoyed it. - C.C. next year's would also appreciate K.F. · - strangers. It made the first few it. days more relaxing with less I feel that the orientation Orientation was really good. tension. - P.R. program had many good ponts Outward Bound was especially yet it also had many bad ones. good, but next time you could try First of all let me suggest that skipping those name games. - freshmen be allowed to register M.H.B. on this weekend in June. Also may I suggest that · more In regards to the Orientation responsible group leaders be Weekend any comments I would found. I attended two group make would be positive, because meetings where there were no that's the total effect it had on leaders. (Was this planned?) me. Everyone was sensitive Games such as the name games toward any anxieties I had, they are playing during freshman reached out to ease me and relax year of high school. These games me. It was a really nice ex (name game, match game, what perience because it made you have you) are all very juvenile and in some·cases embarrassing. open up and give and that's what it's all about. - C.P. It would have been more beneficial to have allowed the freshman to set up his schedule I really enjoyed the orientation and the necessary books for the_ weekend. It. helped to answer a coming school year. lot of my questions. The Anonymous • programs that were set up were really great - I got to know quite a few kids. Outward Bound was really lots of fun, and it was the I thought the academic ad best program of the w~ekend. visement was extremely helpful M.C. and the housing an;angements were very good ... I didn't go on the tour because most of them Orientation proved that were all signed up for. I think it Stonehill is the right college for would have been better if the tour me. The atmosphere seemed so was just to one place ratlier than welcoming that I almost wished I splitting everyone up by offering could have started school then. - . several tours. - B.W. J.C.
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September 18, 1974 Page 5 Odyssey II Autopsy for the Social Committee Odyssey II, Stonehill's ex
periential outdoor educational I program, will swing into full gear this fall after the success of last semester's pilot program. This weekend the Student Activities Committee (which is lines of Loggins and Messina orSeals and Croft) and to defray the cost Preparations are now being of Homecoming also if possible. What we needed was · a strong made for a total of seven outdoor responsible for allocating money for special events and various expeditions_which will include a organizations) was kind enough to impose its limited knowledge financial base in order to do the best possible job. Without that base, canoe trip on the Hoosantonic (sometimes referrred to as ignorance) upon the Social Committee. the Social Committee could resign itself to acting as a rinky-dink River in Conn., an Appalachian The result being that the proposed Tower of Power - Howdy Moon organization to put on mixers. The .Social Committee had great Trail expedition in western concert for October 19, was cancelled due to a 5-4 veto. This in itself potential. It's too bad that one committee can hold so much power over Mass., a semi technical rock trip, was a rather interesting move. The merits of this concert and other another committee like this. This is why Social Committee wanted a and a seashore camping ex information that had been gathered from a summer of research bad separate budget. We could have put this concert on with no problem pedition among others. gone down the drain. This knowledge that had been labored for all and made our financial base without consulting another committee Odyssey II's purpose, summer was not valid enough for SAC. They felt that there wasn't largely unfamiliar with music, concert bookings, and other such philosophy, and procedures are enough interest on campus to justify putting on this concert. SAC then ramifications. SAC didn't have a single solid reason for rejecting this based on those of the now famous, Outward Bound and National decided that a survey of student opinion with regard to this concert concert. They had a feeling. Soeial Committee only had a summer of ·outdoor Leadership schools. would be the most effective means of removing all doubt. The results: research. Outward Bound believes that by 60 per cent of those survey were in favor of this concert. Therefore, at I rest my case. using the outdoors as an the Thursday meeting, I came with the will of the student body on my educational medium "we can side as the result of the SAC poll. We discussed the issue further but Paul J. McCarthy heighten our sense of confidence bad to cut discussion short because someone bad to go to work. I SocialCommittee Chairman in self, compassion for others, conceded reluctantly as a matter of politeness, assuming that the P.S. If you're concerned with this incident, SAC meets in the responsibility to society, and purpose of SAC was to serve the will of the majority, so to speak. This, College Center tomorrow (Thur~y) at 6:30. You can express respect and dignity for however, was not the case. The vote was 4-4, and Tony Magnotta, the yourself there or consult its members including: Tony Magnotta, Jay mankind." chairman, who only votes to break a tie, was called to action. His Bailey, Denise Davignon, Patti Degnan and Ben Roy, Class of '75; Participants in the Odyssey II program will find the expeditions decision, but not only his decision because there were four o,thers, Dave Braica and Claire Fitzpatrick, Class of '76; and Edie Adams and rigorous and-ehallenging. Anyone ultimately sealed the fate of future concerts at Stonehill College. Brian Farrell, Class of '77. They made the decision. . who is in good health can take Social Committee had planned to make a profit of $4000.$5000 on this part yet all must be willing to event. The profit was to go to presenting better concerts, (along the participate to the best of their ability and give 100 per cent for the expedition to be a success. Odyssey II will sometimes ask Commuter students to face seemingly im possible tasks and in confronting these, students must call upon individual reserves of strength Council Notes and perseverence tbey might not think existed previously. Other times, as the Freshmen· who took The commuter council met on part in _ the exercises during Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 12 to orientation found, success discuss forthcoming plans. The requires the help of companions meeting was the first to be held in and reliance upon the strengths, the council's new office, upstairs represented within a group. in tb'e Student Center building. · The program will be open to the The new officers for 1974-75 in entire Stonehill community; clude Stephen Mandill, chair student's, faculty, and staff man; Patty Shea, treasurer; and usually on a first come first serve Peggy (Devlin) Haskell as basis. Unlike last semester,, those secretary. interested will be able to pick and Also attending were the - choose the expeditions they want commuter representatives. and will not be expected to Representatives include Tom particpate in all seven. A ten Maloney, Bob Muldoon, Jeanne tative schedule follows: Night Creehan, Marilyn Mathers and Hike Sept. 28, 29; Seashore Anne Horgan. Resident Overnight Oct. 5, 6; Canoe representative is Mel Creehan. Expedition Oct. 12, 13, 14; Itwas called to attention by the Appalachian Trail Hike Oct. 26, chairman that the council now 27, 28; Solo Weekend Nov. 2, :\; has use of the bulletin board Rock Climbing Trip Nov. 9; Cross across from the main desk, Country Ski Expedition weather beside Fr. Burbank's office at the dependant. Stucjent Center. • There will be an introductory The council's next meeting will meeting for anyone who is in be held at the new office located terested and who wants to find upstairs directly across from the Special low c 'liege rates out more about the program on old game room. The meeting will Thurs. Sept. 19 in the college be held at 12:15 p.m. on Wed center at 7: 00 p.m. or contact nesday, Sept. 18. All are welcome for campus elivery of Paul Pieri room lB Plymouth to attend. House. . ibtNtur .... orklimts Lobby Seeks Loans (It goes to your head) This fall the Massachusetts because we are approaching Student Lobby will renew its fight elections. It is important that Contact . legislators realize that this loan to get a student loan program Diane Gordon program is wanted by the people through the state legislature. The P .O. Box 60, Boland Hall proposed bill would expand the in Massachusetts. · Stonehill College present H.E.L.P. loan program Last year Stonehill, realizing North Easton, Massachusetts 02356 and place its administration the need for a strong student Telephone 238-2052 under a government office. voice in the political decisions Presently H.E.L.P. is run by that affect us as students, joined or mail this coupon the MSL. The Stonehill lobbying . ' - I banks, making it difficult to ------· Daily subscription rates on campus are 25% below the newsstand price obtain a loan if neither a student unit will be issuing a series of F aII term 1, or his-her parents do business at surveys to get student feedback □ Weekday.s □ Weekdays □ Weekdays and Sundays l a particular bank that grants on the loan bill as well as other (Mon.-Fr1.: $9.60) (Mon.-Sat.: $ l 1.25) ($20.25) , I them. The new loan program issues of interest to students. I would eliminate that Hopefully, the Stonehill chapter Full Year can play an active part in making - □ Weekdays □ Weekdays □ Weekdays and Sundays discriminatory factor and make ($41.10) it easier for all students, the MSL a powerful organization. (Mon.-Fri.: $19.95) (Mon.-Sat.: $23.10) regardless of income bracket, to The MSL is planning a policy of gradual expansion so that it will finance an education. Phone. The MSL drafted and in represent all undergraduates in Name troduced this bill to the state Massachusetts. Founded two legislature last year. Beeause it years ago by several un I was near the end of the session, dergraduates, the MSL is in the 8d10H.I uddrt!SS I I there wasn't sufficient time for process of building a solid, well I I the bill to be _acted upon. A known organizaiton whose I massive show of support for tpe pi;:esence will be felt on Beacon I bill is needed riQW, especiaµy JI.ill. - , ------~~~~------~~------~------~· •• .1 . ' - , . . ' • • -, Page 6 September 18, 1974 Dougher Leaves for Holy Cross
Jim Dougher, Stonehill Sports and the Club Athletic guards Stanley Bull of Westbury, "I leave with a good feeling of College's successful Director of Program. Long Island and Holbrook's accomplishment in terms of all of Athletics and Head Basketball Women's Athletics at the Brian Tracey. our programs, an excellent Coach has resigned his post at the college now include participation In commenting on his coaching staff on all levels, a -fine · college effective August 1, 1974. in Basketball, Sailing, Softball resignation, Dougher said, "I will faculty and a proposal for an Dougher, working on the first and Tennis. The Club Program miss Stonehill and the people I've Intramural Park that will year of his second four year includes Football, Hockey, grown to know in my five years completly round out our contract at the college, led the Wrestling, Sailing and Rifle. here. Most of these relationships programs for men and women." rebuilding Chieftains to a 15 - 9 Last year's Chieftain club are deeply rooted and will be long "I feel most strongly about our mark last season. The four produced great freshmen talent IF YOU STAND HERE lasting despite my leaving." coaches and the great assistance TALKING 7V A 6UILDING, j:b:;r::tj previous teams which included led by Brockton's 6.8 Steve "The timing of this is difficult they have been to me, par EVER' l AT LEAST,, WHEN I TALK To Tl-IE SCHOOL BUILDING, IT LISTENS WEEKLY SPECIAL eventually acquire nuclear· Government Rip-Off: For TO WHAT I HAVE TO SA'1' ! weapons and use them for years, American surplus mili blackmail. Already, officials tary gpods in Asia have been of one Florida ciU' paid a a happy hunting ground for million dollars in ransom thieve.s and fraud artists. after receiviqg a threat, ac_; Now, we have learned that companied by an expertly Sen. Henry Jackson is on the drawn diagram of a nuclear trail of a multimillion dollar weapon. In this case, they scheme in the Micronesian '. --~. -~. . - Opium Ban Lifted later discovered that the Trust Territories. Jackson r ' blackmailer was a pre has evidence that a giant 'f," I Crime Will Reach New High VNFORTUNATEL I cocious teen-age boy. refrigerated barge and other KID, !'VE ' I by Jack Anderson Runaway Inflation: U.S. government equipment has HEARD IT r r I economic advisers are now been juggled out of govern .__ ALL BEFORE lb I I ment hands and into private T WASHINGTON - The a new wave of addiction and confessing privately that the T I Turkish decision to resume crime. economy is in trouble. companies. I opium production, inevita. Terrorist Blackmail: Inflation has forced the Already, Jackson has . ~ . . Washington officials are labor unions to raise their de pressed the Justice Depart ~ . . . . bly, will c_ause a new crime } . . . . . secretly alarmed that ter- mands. They have aban ment i.nto sending Navy in -= spree o.n the streets of ...... America. For the heroin that rorists soon will be able to doned restraint and are now vestigators to the Pacific comes from Turkish opium blackmail the government going after big wage boosts Trust Territories to seek has always been easy to with nuclear weapons. to catch up with soaring criminal indictments against PIXlu® by Wohl smuggle into the United The security of nuclear prices. Policemen, teachers the ringleaders. States. weapons, they believe, is in- and other public employes, Armed Services Fraud: The new influx of heroin adequate. Just a few weeks caught in the price squeeze, When the all-volunteer Army will bring with it drug addic ago, according to intelligence are becoming militant. There program first got rolling. few tion and street crimes. It was reports, two teams of Army will be police and teachers observers felt it would work. to reduce the crime rate that Green Berets tested the strikes this fall, despite laws Then the picture got rosier. the Un.ited States paid security system by attempt- forbidding them. The armed · services an Turkey more than $35 million ing to penetrate it. They were High interest rates and nounced they were approach ing their quotas. Even thP ---f a year to halt opium produc able to break into nuclear building costs have already tion. This dwindled the weapons stockpiles, which caused a crisis in home toughest Pentagon critics ex heroin flow and reduced they concluded were "dan- building. Only the rich can pressed optimism. violent crimes in American gerously vulnerable." now afford new homes. Mid- But we've been told there is cities. But now Turkey is As an expert put it, the die-income Americans can''t a scandal brewing in the a II going to end the opium ban. security system is "people find mortgage money or volunteer 'program that will Washinton observers saw it weak." Last year alone, raise the downpayment. rock the Pentagon. It will not coming. Several congres around three ·thousand per- ·,. The automobile industry, come to light, we have been sional study missions warned sons with access to nuclear which is vital to the Ameri told, until early this winter. that the Turks would resume weapons were fired. Among can economy, has also been But when it does, it promises opium production and urged them were alcoholics, thrown into a tailspin. to be a blockbuster. the President to intervene. homosexuals and even a few Domestic car sales are down Extremely reliable govern _The same warning came who were found to be insane. a drastic 20 per cent from the ment sources have informP •' J•l(, Tm Ae9 U 5 Pa! 0~ - All l•ll"lt. 1eH•w.a ' 19r, Dy U,,,IN f ••tu•e Stnd,care In< September 18, 1974 Page 7 College-Appoints Ratte Wins In Chess Athletic Director Stonehill Open Gwen Ratte won the second Gwen'i, plans for this m.onth place women's prize at the U.S. are to compete in the Fifth Tennis Results Amateur Championship held in Greater Brockton Open (Sept. 14- Atlantic City, New Jersey during 15), and the Autumn Invitational May. Although placing second to in Bellingham. EASTON - Franli: McArdle, basketball team, he was On Saturday September 7, the Noma Shaw, Philadelphia's The chess club will be forming ' assistant basketball coach at responsible for the recruiting first tennis tournament of the women's champion, she beat again shortly. All are welcome to · Holy Crosi1 College, has. been ppogram. Among the stars he school year got underway. The third place Mrs. Eleanor Terry join. Some members of the club named Director of Athletics and brought to the Jesuit institution match play will carry through the who was the 1973 U.S. women's (Melvin Calhoun, Gwen Ratte, Head Basketball Coach at was All-American Kevin Stacom. coming week. Here are the champion and present Dave Smith, Scott Snyder) Stonehill College. A graduate of Iona College in partial results : Massachusetts women's competed at Harvard in the New McArdle's appointment was New Rochelle, N.Y., McArdle Men's Jhtermediate Singlef champion. England Intercollegiate last effective Aug. 1. - began his coaching career in 1963 (semi-finals): , Gwen was the 1972 U.S. girl's year. We'd like to go to more As athletic director, the 34- as varsity basketball coach at Winner of CODERRE vs. novice champion winning this tournaments this year to make year-old New York native will be 'Blessed Sacrament High School PHILIP will play winner of title at the U.S. High School chess an active sport at Stonehill. · responsible for overall super- in New Rochelle. The team won RUSSKA vs. O'BRIEN-. . Championship held in New York vision of eight intercollegiate two tournament titles during Men's Intermediate and City and also one of six women athletic teams including soccer, McArdle's tenure. Advanced Doubles: asked to play in the baseball and tennis. The 1,600- In 1967 he was appointed fresh Winner of CZECH-CORMIER vs. Mas-sachusetts Women's student college also has an ex- man basketball coach at Iona HA YES-SIMONDS will play Invitational Championship. tensive intramural program for College. In that season the fresh McKEON-MILLER. both men and women, including man team won ·the New York Men's Advanced Singles: football, sailing and basketball. Metropolitan Conference Winner of SEMAR vs. MALOY Alumni Tennis McArdle joined the Holy Cross Championship. will play McKEON. coaching staff in 1968. In addition McArdle and his wife Mary First place: Peter Hempel, '68 to coaching the freshman have four children. Second place: Robert Feeney, '60 Hampel 5 6 6 Feeney 7 2 4 More young Americans die in drunk driving accidents than fro~ drugs: combat, suiciqe, disease or anything else. · · · I Don't drive drunk, or let your friends drive drunk, or ride with drunk drivers. Please . . , STOP DRIVING DRUNK. STOP KILLING EACH OTHER. 0 Wnte Drunk Driver, Dopt. X. Box 2345, Rockville, Maryland 20852 for information on Drinking and Driving: · • · • • • Page 8 September 18, 1974 r: Football SEPTEMBER 21 · Western New England H 1:30 Sports 28 Bentley A 1:30 OCTOBER 5 Assumption H 1:30 12 Hartford A 2:00 19 Providence H 1:30 26 Lowell Tech. A 1:30 NOVEMBER 2 Norwalk H 1:30 9 Fairfield A 1:30 Soccer SEPTEMBER 21 Bentley H 2:00 23 Holy Cross A 3:30 OCTOBER 2 Bryant • A 2:30 9 St. Anselm's H 3:00 12 Assumption H 2: 00 14 Framingham State H 1:00 19 Mass. Maritime A 11:00 26 Merrimack H 2:00 31 Gordon H 3:00 A 2:00 - Women~ Tennis , SEPTEMBER _,,, "... ""'-- . ./ 19 Brandeis . A 3:00 . - ·~ ,_ J 24 Emmanuel H 2:30 L, .. , ' ...... 26 Bridgewater State H 3:00 I.,, 30 Curry A 2:30 , _i... '" -1- , _ - '. - - - I,, .... ~ ► • I - ...... -- ; -.... OCTOBER • ;. . 4 ) 3 Curry H 2:30 8 Radcliffe A 3:30 10 Boston College A 3:30 15 Providence H 2:30 • • Cross Country SEPTEMBER 21 Lowell Tech. Invitational A 1: 00 28 Bentley H 1: 00 OCTOBER Golf 2 Bryant . • A 3:00 5 S.M.U. Invitational A 12 :00 (START] 9 St. Anselm's H 3:00 SEPTEMBER 12 Quinnipiac H 2:00 16 Assumption-Nicholas A 4:00 19 Bridgewater A - 1:00 20 Bryant H 1:00 · 19· Barrington Invitational A 2:00 FINISH / 23 Bridgewater-Assumption A 4:00 -'--- 24 Bentley H 1:00 , 31 _Gordon H 3:30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1 -Boston College-Providence H 1:00 2 S.M.U.·Gordon A 2:00 11 New England Championship . . . ' ' ' .. . . ' ' . ' ' . ' . ' ' ' ; • I ' .