O<:tober 7,1976 Issue No. 263 v..... , .,~ ..... 'sa.I"'" Treatment begins; repairs athletic field Earl Swift _ Building has attracted the con­ cerns of many coaches. A four month delay in the Intramural coach Jim Velten treatment of the upper athletic :ommented that the field was field has ended_ Uprooting the not receiving enough water. field by Physical Plant began od "There are only two sprinklers Sept. 24. out on the soccer field," he said. Treatment of the field was The situation was .temporarily scheduled to be completed be­ remedied last weekend when fore August 1 in time for the hoses accidentally left running intramural season. Treatment submerged the west half of the includes aeration, topdressing, field in an inch of water. - fertilization, and reseeding_ The fields were in a similar The delay was attributed to condition as recently as two this summer's dry weather by years ago. UMSL hosted the Paul Kohlberg, assistant super­ NCAA Division II finals on a intendent of Physical Plant. soccer field that was in terrible "Earlier in the summer we were condition, according to Don Dal­ going to do this," he said. "We las, soccer coach. "The grass went out and got a disk to disk was in clumps and bumpy and the field. But then the uneven, and it hasn't improved . weather changed and it stayed much. The field is still in bad dry. Physical l'1ant was also shape." BREAK IT UP: Physical plant workers breaking up the upper athletic Beld; as a part of a series of in the process of moving to the "Sure the field's in bad con­ treatments to recondItion the field. [Photo by Romondo navis]. General Services building, which dition, II said Kohlberg, "but may have been a minor factor. " we're doing all we can. If we Disking is similar to plowing, spent as much time on the rest • but is less effective in loosening of the campus as we do on those reaches downtown the ground. fields, we'd probably have a UMSL be~er looking campus." Kohl­ Top dressing, the next step, Walters explained that the Bob Richardson from , summaries of the survey consists of laying a mixture of berg stated that two or three' confusion was "just a misun­ responses from 52 of the original sand, topsoil, and peat ' moss. Physical Plant workers regularly Two non-credit courses will be derstanding. 65 companies contacted. "We have to take bids to have it care for the athletic fields. He said, "In the course of a , I offered downtown at the Mer­ Walters said that UMSL will done," said Kohlberg, '.' Since If money was available, Kohl­ conversation, Mr. Brown asked cantile Trust Building this faU, continue to survey the area to bidding takes so much time, berg feels the soccer field could if he could mention the program Chancellor Grobman has an­ determine what other courses we're going to try taking bids by use an underground sprinkling nounced. to his group. We agreed, but may be needed. phone, ·and hopefully we'll be system and a seven or eight foot The courses are part of a didn't know when he would able to start this by next chain link fence around the release the information. The downtown courses will be program by which the university Monday." . fields. He stated that the St. hopes to meet the higher edu­ "The unfortunate thing is that administered by UMSL's Con­ The condition of the fleld~ cation needs of workers down­ Mr. Brown called the plan a ti(luing Education-Extension Di­ surrounding the Multi-Purpose [continued on page 2J town. center, and in Missouri a center vision. - At this time, plans call for is an established organization or beginning the two non-credit division of the campus with its courses in December. In Jan­ own director, faculty, etc. Smith leads Extension. r division. uary, an expanded schedule of "A number of people became eight ndh-credit and two credit concerned. thinking we had es­ tablished a downtown branch Jo Schaper Although the jurisdiction of campus or the campus with the courses will be offered. loca­ Marie Casey the office is extensive, four-fifths appropriate facilities. "For ex­ tions for the Januai"y courses without going through the proper channels. of the programs are adminis­ ample," Smith said, "UMSL has have' not yet been found. Dr. Wendell L. Smith has tered within the St. Louis met­ the only AOJ program in the 1 he courses will be taught by "I don't think Mr. Brown can recently been appointed dean of be faulted," Walters concluded. ropolitan area. state, and we also have a very regular faculty members of the UMSL Continuing Educa­ Flexibility is a major factor in good Women's Studies program. UMSL from the College of Arts tion-Extension office. Smith re­ the program administration. Ac­ If someone needs a course from and Sciences, the School of The first of the two courses to places Virgil Sapp, dean of the be offered on December 8 and 9 cording to Smith, people from either of these, they contact Business Administration, and program since its inception in outlaying a~eas may relay re­ us." the School of Education. is entitled, " Management De­ 1963. Sapp retired last summer, velopment for First-Level Super­ quests through the county office According to Everett Walters, and is now dean emeritus. to the nearest University of Mo. [continued on page 2J vice-chancellor for community visors. "It will be taught by four Smith's work as assistant and affairs, downtown civic organi­ instructors from the UMSL busi­ associate dean of UMSL ,Con­ ness school. zations have provide~ much of tinuing Education-Extension for the support for increased in­ The second course, consisting the past two-and-Qne-half years volvement by UMSL in down­ 'of two eight:hour sessions on has familiarized him with the town activities. He specificalIy December 14 and IS, is entitled, focus of the division. He holds mentions Do.wntown St. Louis, "training the Trainer." It is his Ph.D. in higher and adult Inc. and the Regional Commerce designed for personnel training education from Ohio State. He and Growth Association, citing officers and will be taught by an has served in similar positions in instructor from the College of their help in determining the Rolla and Springfield. Arts and Sciences. ' need for the program and in In 1975-76, 2,138 students locating a site for the first two According \ to Walters, tenta­ enrolled in 90 off-campus credit courses. tive plans for the winter semes­ courses. In addition, 28,136 Confusion initially surrounded ter include classes in data pro­ students attended 537 non-eredit the new program when James E. cissing and economics for three courses. Brown, president of Downtown hours credit. Non-credit courses According to Smith, 5450,000 St. Louis, 'Inc., announced the will include financial plahning in federal grants were adminis­ for working women, communi­ plan on September 14. tered throughout the division, in cation techniques, professional Brown was addressing the addition to monies furnished by members of his organization at a development for office person­ t he Mott Fund and Midwest' nel, instructional techniques, breakfast meeting, over a broad Continuing Education Develop­ transportation management, and range of subjects. After discus­ ment. sing the success of his group in affirmative action and women's The Mott Foundation has an­ petsuading Webster College to rights. nounced a 5140,900 allocation to open downtown courses, Brown According to. Walters the pro­ UMSL for the 1976-77 school said that UMSL would be start­ gram is "part of UMSL's con­ year for operation of centers for ing their classes in the fall. tinuing urban thrust in identi­ community development. fying educati9nal needs of the In response to resulting UMSL is the coordinating. cen­ Globe-Democrat questioning, area and finding ways to meet ter for a network of some 40 those needs. II UMSL released a statement that community education facilities ,in Brown's _statement ' was "some­ The program was developed Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, what premature, "that there by first contacting 65 major and Oklahoma, according to were only tentative plans to offer businesses downtown to ascer­ Smith. "It is especially active in two courses, possibly in Novem­ tain their interest. accrediting directors of adult UMSL EXTENDS ITSELF. ' WendeD L. 'Smlth has recendy taken ber, and if those were success- • education programs in the public charge of the UMSL Continuing Edacatlon-Enenalon eervlces. Jul, the idea would be expanded', Information was compiled schools," said Smith. rPhoto bv ScoU,Petenen]. hge :1 October 7, 1976 UMSL CURIlENT Teasdale offers his views to UMSL students candidate on the source of his now. I visited every campus. I'm anything but a Democrat?" with a challenge. "I challenge Rory IUddler campaign money. "I have, about one Democratic politician who is The candidate also pledged to you to elect me and give me a ,575,000 for the general election fighting for tax reform, fighting make the humanities and educa­ chance to prove myself. Mil­ In a campaign appearance ,campaign. Three of those ' con­ the big corporations and doing tion his number one priority lionaires are beginning to donii: here on Sept. 30, Joe Teasdale, tributions are from 'fat cats' who battle with the greedy utilities," although he was unable to be nate politics across this coun­ Democratic candidate for Gov­ could afford 510,000 each," 'he said. ' specific on increasfng aid , to try, but you still have a choice if ernor, chided apathetic students Teasdale explained. J'easdale placed the blame for education. Teasdale said he you get involved. and criticized Governor Chris­ losing the airport to Dlinois on would set up an advisory com­ "You have to make a decision topher Bond. Governor Bond spent 5230,000 Bond. He re(erred to Secretary mittee with an elected repre­ between two men. I believe I Before opening the forum for in the primary election with no of Transportation Coleman as a sentative for each campus. He bring more hope, but you will questions, Teasdale addressed opposition, according to Teas­ "RepUblican bureaucrat." said the group would meet have to rely on your intuition." directly with him to discuss "I am involved in politics students, "Before I hear about dale. Teasda~e says he spent Teasdale urged the election of your grievances, let me tell you less than 5SO,OOO and his pri­ Jimmy Carter. "Then he can fire improvements in the state's because in politics there is the about one of mine. This is the mary opponent, state Senator Coleman and have the decision universities. power and the hope for the second time I have run against William Cason, outspent him reversed. Failing that, I as Teasdale closed his reD' arks , future," he concluded. the establishment, bucked the three to one. Governor would refuse to co­ old-style political machines, and Teasdale criticizeq Bond for operate with Dlinois by building fought the big corpOratio~s. In accepting campaign contribu­ any highways to get to Water- Extension services .flexible ' 1972 many students we~ with tions from' corporations. "Bond 100," Teasdale promised. me, but the number of students has all the corporation money, Nancy Makler, a member of [continued &om page 1] used for recording video casset­ that voted in the primary · was including 530,000 that the Dan­ Young Socialist Alliance, asked tes of classes. "We can put a negligible. " forths,..gave him last week," he why Teasdale was working with­ Smith sees a growing need for panel of professors in a studio, "Students are cynical and said. in the Democratic party when -continuing education-extension record a class, then send the apathetic because of what some Another student expressed an .claiming to fight the system. He type programs. 'For the first tape, not manpower to fill re­ politicians have done. I' can opinion that politicians of the answered, "The Democratic time, two years ago, there were quests," he said. understand why they are cynical, two major parties are alike. "I'm party has been good to me. My more part-time students at the The UMSL eXtension division but they have a chance ,to fight not like my opponent," Teasdale father and grandfather were University of Mo. than full-time. has spread their operation to back. If you don't participate, retorted. "He won't even talk: to involved in Democratic politics. I This is a nationwide trend as Lindbergh high school in South we won't have a new generation the students of UMSL. can' remember admiring Al school age populations decrease County. About 17 courses deal­ of leadership. " "I ran against the establish­ Smith, Roosevelt and Truman. and adult part-time learners ing mainly with graduate educa­ One student questioned the ment _in 1972 and am doing it So how could I have beeQ increase. At UM, we are looking tion courses were taught there for new ways to teach these last year. people." Work on a downtown program The new dean feels continu~g for St. Louis businesses has also education courses are one way to begun. "These may be credit or meet this need. Consistent with non-credit courses, or ones their pattern of flexibility, vari­ tailor-made if the request is ous means increase this availa­ there," Smith stated. " We are bility. making every effort to draw new According to Smith, the public students and to reach the tax­ radio sideband of KWMU is payers as best we can." • Athletic field treatment begins

Plant budget, just ~ are all [continued &om page 1] other parts of the campus," said John Perry, vice chancellor for 'Louis Community College at administrative services. "With Florissant Valley has such a that budget we can only do so watering system, which is also much. Some of the coaches want effective in removing people us to spend more money on the other than players from the fields, and to (ancy theQl up. fields. ' But there's more to this campus Kohlberg estimates that com­ than fields. Right now, the main plete renovation of the soccer problem we have with the play­ field would cost from 510,000 to ing fields is one of space." 520,000. Treatment on the upper ath· "The fields are maintained letic field is scheduled to con­ wi,th money from the Phys~cal 'tinue on Monday, Oct. 11.

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The six-member University · the group should reflect aware- , Edwards' office in working with John }Terry, vice-chancellor for .Student activity fee." said Center Advisory Board 'has been ness of the needs expressed by '. existing building policy and ' re- administrative services, said ' Ed,wards. "FeW people realize elected by Central ' Council. E­ full time and part time students, moving inconsistencies. Edwards " We make a list of recom­ that the U. Center operates lected were Tim Hogan, Joe married and single pers'ons," explained, '~We spent S2,000 mendations to the Curators and independent of state funds ex­ Springli, Mary Hofer, John minorities, women, handicapped last year to repair the piano . in they consider our choices. We cept for a subsidy for utilities Mills, Bill McMullan, and Steve students and day and evening the lounge," he. said. "Now it's ' try to get people that we have and custodial care. Randall. . students." iii as bad condition as it was last worked with well in the past." year. It's not the students· that "This fee increase is different · Edwards seat an open .letter to The Board's responsibilities do the' damage, it's· the neigh­ from a tuition increase," he Council as an aid to ' members.' are varied and involve all facets bor~ood kids. Maybe we should The proposed expansion will said. "With a tuition increase "I sent the letter to let the · of U. Center policy. Board mem­ restrict entrance into the build­ cost an estimated SI,SOO,OOO. you see' no visible changes in Council know that the Advisory bers must have aworking know­ ing or lock up earlier. These are Last March, students approved se.rvices available. Whereas, . Board will be doing a lot of ledge of the S7SO,OOO anilUal things for the Board to consi­ a S5· student activity fee increase with a building prograIIJ. a tangi~ . work," Edwards said. "That 'operating b_udget of the U. der. " by referendum. This would pro­ ble result would be evident." means it will require a signifi- . Center. The U. Center operates vide funds to purchase 20 years cant personal investment of time the Information Desk, the Food revenue bonds for an estimated Edwards estimated a two-and­ and effort." Service operation at the Multi- The most significant work SI million. The remaining one-half year period before com­ · Purpose Building, Maril1ac, . and Jefore the ' Board will 'be the SSOO,OOO will be drawn from a pletion of the new wing. This is In the letter ' Edwards listed in the iI. Center complex. The conducting of a detailed study of reserve debt retirement fund. contingent upon the Central more considerations. "People· U. Center also operates 'the the feasibility of U. Center Council's approval of the. fee should realize that the work on Bookstore. expansiot;l. This will involve ex­ increase. The Council awaits the this board should take priority tensive work with an architect recommendations of the U. Cen­ over all other student activities In addition to working 'with selected by the Board of Cura­ "H ther.e is to be expansion. ter Advisorv Board. which will involvement. The composition of the budget, the Board will assist tors . there must be an increase in the . be meeting soon ~ Edwards said. • WILLIAM WINDOM . p.lays I I "'THURBER" , . II WilHam 'Windom is best known for his I FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 I Emmy Award-winning lead role in TV's 1 ·"My World and Welcome To It," based 8:30 p . m. I I on the writings of James Thurber. For J.C .. PENNEY AUD I 1 the 'past several years, he has . been I touring it one-man show based on the I I ~~H ghtfu l stories and ,fables of this I famous American -humorist, playing to I I audiences across the U ..S. · and i n I London. I I Mr. Windom's acting career ' 'dates I I from a 1945 debut as Richard III and has I included 18 Broadway and Off-Broadway I I shows and nnmerous film and television I appearances. His movie credits include I I. roles in "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The I Man," '''Escape F~om the Planet of the I I Apes," and '.'Brewster McCloud." TV I .- work includes leads in "The Farmer's 1 • 'I Daughter/' "Winesburg, Ohio (NET)," I "Big Fish ' Little Fish (NET)". and -~ Ranks vvith Holbrooks "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar ~Mark Twain~ ~ U)f~ flIool ·1 (Night Oallery)" as well as numerous guest appearances in series like "All in "An oasis of la~hter and , . the Family." . civilized stimulation)~ ~ . « . . ' ~) 9A~ ~t Not unmeanlngless _$fJ ik,Wet .

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~ 00 Adv ance tickets availab alumni - $3 a t the pub'lie $400 Un iver sity Center- Information.. DesJL Presented by the University Program Board, subsidized with ~tudent . Activity fund$ . Paa.e 4 October 7,1976 UMSL CUIUlENT Candidates discuss handling of state money , ' ROO Rlc¥Jer dollars are in 'treasury bllls aud "In 1975Jie was gearing up-to l 300 million dollars are in time run lor Governor and spent time Only twenty students attended deposits in state banks. This has attending party functions a speech by Democratic State given those banks more money throughout the sta~e. He decided Treasurer James Spainhower to loan out for such things as not to run for Governor, but a~d only five attended ~ m~eting educational loans," Spainhower after Democratic candidate for with his RepuOlican opponent AI said. U.S. Senate Jerry Litton's tra­ Kemp. . . Spainhower also points with gic death, Spainhower spent , Neither candidate, how~ver~ pride to the distribution of those over a month trying to woo the felt that theif race· lacks for time deposits among Missouri Democratic State Committee into issues or excitement. Kemp re- banks. "When I took office, only selecting him to run against . minded his audience that the 2SO banks out of 700 in the state State Attorney General John State Treasurer handles over two received state money deposits. Danforth," Kemp said. and one-quarter billion dollars a Now 600 banks are used," He continued, "Being State year. Spainhower explained. The other Treasurer is his third choice, but Spainhower is seeking his 100 state banks either did not it is my first choice." second term as Treasurer. He is comply with state regulations for Spainhower told students that running on his record which he deposits or did not want them. not being picked as the Senate says -tnis >been one of reform AI Kemp doesn't deny that candidate has not made him and innovation. the present Treasurer has bitter. "I will work for the entire "One thing I did was to make ")rought about much needed Democratic ticket and am run­ sure . m~)Dey that invested in reform. "I believe he was a ning hard to be elected State MiSsoUri stayed in Missouri. In good Treasurer for the first two Treasurer once again. I have a 1973, 200 million dollars of state years of his term. But th~se last good record to run on. In 1972 funds were invested in treasury two years he has not been only 74 per cent of the state's . bills. Today only 30 million interested in the office. , money was invested and now 96 . percent is." Kemp, a native ' St. Louisan ' with a masters degree in Public Administration, was comfortable talking with students at the campus he attended part-time in . the 1960's. 'Sitting in a van he uses to travel around th~ state, Kemp admitted he voted for Democrats in the past. "I'm more concerned with the in­ HlTI'ING THE TRAIL. Albert Kemp, RepubUcan candidate for state dividuals we elect and not the treasurer, made a stop at UMSL In his statewide campalgn for the party labels." seat. Spainhower also took time to S400,000. . discuss some of his personal "I would be willing to testify "Now they are all Democrats, beliefs. He said that when a before the legislature to get new all patronage jobs. I would hire legi~iOr, he didn't li!e the way laws enacted to allow bidding for on merit and not on party ' his own Democratic leadership these state funds. I would like to affiliation," Kemp said. often stifled debate. see savings and loans organiza­ Kemp attacked the plan, tions included. "In the long run it is never saying it would only help,,- . expedient to squash dissent, " "In the Jefferson C~)Unty. institutionalize the established Spainhower remarked. school. district they were ~nly party system, while doing Kemp's main attack against gtftting 4.75 per cent interest 00' nothing for individual office­ Spainhow~r centers . around their ' investments. After soine seekers. S1,~000 which he feels Spain­ competitive bidding, they are "That is a strange proposal hower has ' caused the state to getting 6.5 per cent," he ex­ from a man who receives cam­ plained. loose...&dd.e

MONEY IS THE ISSUE. James Spainhower, Democratic candidate for state treasurer, conducts. campalgn chat In UMSL's cafeteria. [Photo by Scott Peu:nen). Mostaccioli Dinner S~~a Tau Gamma Wednesday Oct. 13 Now,~ou 11a,rn - 7pm, pa~forit. $1.25 Illat can be a very serious problem today, especially with we'll mail you literature ...t.ich will give you a gocxI 0WIVie.w of tuition costs climbing relentlessly. '!\!s, you can borrow, but by the scope of our operations. Why not \Mite? We think you'll the lime you enter practice those debts can be substantial. be Interested in the possibilities. . 1nere is an alternative-an AImed Forces Health Profes· I"Armed I'o«es Schola"";------;.cN.l;l for a plate sions (AA-IP) scholarship. Whether you're studying to be a PO. BoxAF. Peooa. 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'IOu'1I step into it and know that the I Enrolled., (SChooll' _____ at S~ Tau l!ous~ challenges you'll meet will be solely medical ones and profes· sionally stimulating. - ~ To graduate in Degree I (monlh. yearl I 1nere will also be opportunity for further study. The '\ktorinaJy not .""u.bIo In ~ P\ogrom: ~ ..,...... In IVmf 8660 AImed Forces have aeated extensive and outstanding clinical, I teaching and research programs. Once you decide on a spe, I A;;.... Fore.:.'S..uJt Care. I cia1ty, you may find yourself taking !lie graduate medical studies Dedicated to health care and Natura' Bridge Rd. of your choice at one of their facilities. I I ~ details are many. But if you'll send In the coupon, L __ ~e people who practice ~_~.J VMSL CURRENT ~r 7, 1976 Pqe'S . . Debat'e team enlists me'mbers for tournaments . The program is open to any: Barb Piccione campuses. Both budget and size subjects, enables them to iden­ audiences. They give lectures of the coaching staff limit the tify key issues, and helps them and debates before high school, . one interested. The team meets The' UMSL 4iebate team has extent- of the team's involvement to organize their thoughts." a'nd community civic cenfer on Wednesdays at 1 pm in room begun a rebuilding year in in tournaments. Approximately John Mills, a member of the audiences. 590, Lucas Hall. preparation for its first tourna­ 53,000 is received annually from team, commented "What I value ment, Nov. I , at Bradley Uni­ the s tudent a ct1VTtfes fee for most about an academic club versity in Dlinois. As the major travel, materials and tournament such as the debate team is that . Homecoming approaches' focus of the UMSL forensics entry fees, according to Shields. you are challenged mentally. program, the team has attracted The team is limited monetarily Your ability to reason inductively The UMSL Rivermen will be For mo~e information students some 15 participants. to only one coach. Shields brings iind deductively are of utmost playing the Missouri Southern can contact the Parade commit­ Consumer product safety is forth ten years of debate and importance. H you fair well in Lions in this year's Homecoming tee at the Student Activities this year's topic for debate. Over Iforenslcs coaching in his work. your debate match, you have a game on Oct. 23 at 1:30 pin. Office, room 262, University 900 coaches helped choose the He was also a champion debater lot to be t)roud of." In an effort to promote more Center. topic which will deal with the as an undergraduate at Univer­ In Shields' .estimate, the interest and spint in t he game, . minimum standards for manu­ sity of Mo. - Kansas City. UMSL debate team has stood in an elaborate parade is being facturing consumer products. Gathering sufficient material the upper half of the some 1000 planned for that moming. . House candidate Don Shields, UMSL speech for the debate takes about a college forensics · teams. Al­ Starting from Ascension coach, estimated the discussion month. Comprehension and a though the team has existed for Church, in . Normandy, the pa­ ,to campaign here could range from the safety of clear perception of both sides of six or seven years, marked rade willi proceed west on Nat­ food manufacturing to automo­ the material is the next step in improvement has been seen ural Bridge Road to the Univer­ Robert Witherspoon, Repub­ biles. preparation. during the last four years. The sity's West Campus Drive and lican candidate for the U.S. first The large number of begin­ A competitive debate lasts for team displays about 20 trophies en~at the soccer field. Sched­ Congressional District will ap­ ners offers a special challenge one hour. The sixty minutes are for their prize-winning efforts. uled to begin at 10 am, the pear on campus Wednesday, for this year's competition. But divided to allow ample time for In addition to the debate parade should end by 12:30 pm. Oct. 13 at 11 :30 am in room 126 Shields noted, "Most of the each viewpoint to be expressed. team, extemporaneous speaking, The Homecoming Committee in the J .C. Penney ' Building. students are new, but quick to Judgement by the speech oratory, dramatic mterpretation is urging any and all groups to Witherspoon will make a short learn. 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------.~----.- - -~ - - Page 6 October 7, 1976 UMSL CUJUIEN'l' Old A.dmin Building ' ~ only two' signs of life Walt Juchek "I ask faculty, staff and students There is a corpse in the center to acco~odate to the transition of the campus. period with tolerance arid good It lies still and cold, ignorant humor." What this was doing in of the life and movement around the attic I have no idea. it. People on campus seem The other sign of life made equally ignorant of it, paying it me freeze, hearing my heart­ as much attention as they might beat. pay a tombstone. Among the shadows of one of The old Administration Build­ the rooms was an old man, his ing deserves better. back to me. He was talking to There are still some student himself, running his fingers offices operating in the building, along a varnished door. The but most of it is empty. door was unhinged. And so was Some walls have chaotic gra­ I: my first thought was to Dodo Bird fitti scrawled across them, and retreat. ra.pryus c.ucula-tv5 in one room - that which once But the boards beneath my Ac.tiVV$ belonged to the dean of students feet screamed, and the man Exn .. cr - the only furniture consists of turned. His white, unshaven EXTINCT two chairs, facing the window, face twisted into a smile. I as if a couple of invisible phan­ thought he was a janitor, as he toms contemplate the campus. was wearing a blue uniform, but This is an overly romantic suddenly he said, "To every­ view which is undeserved from a thing there is a season." I casual scan of the building's changed my mind; janitors don't main areas. Paint chips hang quote Ecclesiastes. like stalagtites from the front I realized that he was ~~ porch cei.ling. The huge mirror about the building. He, too, was in the foyer seetDs to be dis­ exploring. Why? Had he lived integrating to rust. Across from here? it, the old cashier's office, once "They're going to tear this swarming with long lines of down soon," I said, trying to be 'Be'hold our butter'stinketh' casual. sweating students, is cool and The old man leaned on a solid quiet. In the comer, box~s over­ Yet, actlVISm of any kind seems dormant oak beam. "I know. Damn The fall air is once again filled with cries to flow with brochures titled, on this urban campus and whether or not it is "What Happens to Your Activity them." He turned in a cloud of becorpe involved in student life . and campus good or bad remains judgemental. The Fees?" dust. "Damn them." politics. No doubt, some still long for the evidence points to student activism as being But disembodied spirits are "They say it's a fire hazard," type of activism which earmarked the decade an expression of the motivations of the not the only ones contemplating I slowly said. of the sixties. The riots on college campuses children of the well-to-do. Perhaps it is one of in the old Administration Build­ "Who let it get this way?" I was puzzled. "Have you expressed the social concerns of students, but the reasons why demonstrations during the ing. I stumbled across a very those concerns seem to have faded into the real person in the most unlikely been here before?" Vietnam War were more pronounced at He went to the window, fads of the seventies.· Washington U. than at UMSL. Those who place: the building's attic. While student unrest comes in cycles, it received fmancial support from home could was not always embedded in social and devote their energies into social issues rather political relevance. The earliest recorded than having to take a job. college rebellion took place in the spring of To write-off the UMSL population as quack! 1766 over bad butter at the Harvard mainly apathetic because it is not extensively commons. The slogan of the ringleader, Asa in campus life would be a misjudgement. Dunbar, was "Behold our Butter stinketh!" Whether most are conscious of it or not, the Fellow students demonstrated in Dunbar's First of all, let me state that I ' looked O\1.t. The University Cen­ daily work and school schedule is a solid ter lingered beyond. He turned behalf and were condemned by the faculty commitrpent. It is a commitment to a way of am not a brave person. I mean, who demanded that Dunbar confess to the sin only once have I dared to use a back, scanning the decaying' 'life which requires daily effort to maintain. pen instead of a pencil on one of walls. "No." he said, "Not of insubordination. Student involvement then becomes some­ here. Where I was... was not The next morning students held not ' a those fill-in·the·hole computer what of a luxury for those who can manage scan tests. So it took a lot of here." sit-in, but an eat-out, as they had breakfast around school work or give up a job or other curiosity to force me up the He became increasingly ob­ in town. A faculty committee deemed th~ activities. For those who can afford it, the squeaking, narrow stairs along scure, and I silently squeaked student's behavior as treasonable and de­ experience is rewarding. the one entranceway to the attic. back down the steps. My last manded and finally received signed confes­ Activism and student protest then takes the It is not a "secret" entrance, stop on the way out of the sions of guilt from 155 students .. form of less time consuming and light­ but one which has been general- building was the basement. Of course, student protests did take on ly ignored. Perhaps purposely. Open for inspection down there hearted activities for the UMSL student, such was an ancient meat locker that some political rarniftcations in later times. as streaking or attempts to defend the good I expected darkness, but there One such incident occurred in Missouri, in was much light. Warm sunlight had served the mansion's kit­ taste oCstudents like the Dr. Pepper Defense chen, and a cigarette machine, 1837, when the president of the university, streaks in from skylight win­ League. These activities draw)nore attention dows, meeting the damp dark­ pryed open by vandals. Samuel Spahr Laws, was denounced by than socialist workers because of their ness like an irresistable force Walking out to the sunlight, I unreconstructed Confederate politicians as a nature. hitting an unmovable object. The viewed the building again. "damn Yankee." His ouster was demanded Many may feel that the former actlvltles result is a pale, misty light that An artist friend of mine once by fony-four students and later after further are a return back to the days of protest over reveals the huge attic running th called the building "a mishmash student demands, he resigned. the quality of butter in the commons. But for length of the building ... and that of Georgian architecture - In the 1900's the spectrum of generational those who long for the return of the social it is separated into rooms I symetrical, horizontal." Once I unrest broadened to include the socio-political The rooms have windows, thought the beauty of the build­ relevance of the sixties their is room for some ing was this architecture, curved and moral issues of the day. At the forefront hope. Mter all, Asa Dunbar's grandson was sinks, and bathtubs. Th walls was the socialist movement and that remains are falling apart and they offer and ornate, a wonderful gift to Henry David Thoreau. glimpses of other rooms, sealed the eye compared with the other today as the only sign of student a~tivism on literally square UMSL buildings. Tom Wolf off. Someone suggested that the UMSL campus. these were the quarters of the But there is another beauty. 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'The UMSL cuKIIENT II pabUabed weekly ...... 'fIIe fall at lS6 Ualvenlty c.ter, _1 Bllcl&e 11_, St. LoaII, Me._ 63Ul. PIIoaet. [314J oC53-5174. Adv-:tWaa ...... avallable lip. = EcIltorials &nI file of file opbdoa edltor ...... odIenrIIe fmIan'ted. . I' 'UMSL CUJUlENT Oetober 7,1976 .... 7 Pipe of peace · not .pot Dear Editor: this decriminalization act at­ Re: David Bingaman's tempting to do? "NORML" issue clarified,", of May I say, other than making September 23. possible a cornering of tbe Touche David. You know' I've market (history does not lIe), been touched by the tip of the this legislation will have "all of foil! However, Love, it is not pot us" live an unexamined life. I smoke, but the Pipe of Peace. Come now ... you and I are both Perhaps you may put it in your students of higher learning .... weed and puff! , If, in being state co-ordinator I am well aware of statistics. of "NORML", it is your sole Yet, I find it difficult to embrace intent to help those who've suc­ or agree with an organization cumbed, excellent!!! My fear which misconstrues our word, lies in the fact you'll be in­ "normal" and states, "criminal strumental in passing legislation penalties should not be applied to legalize the "use of such against those who use 'such stuff". This constitutes a direct " \ .. . drugs'." Just what kind of a threat and a harm to another ... ~T \\tJRRY PBOJT6UN5~ B:.MBSIIIIII BUr IF HE STARTS 1n penalty would you name for me, as well as your neighbor. these insurrections against God, After reading your "snippy GIVE AN INTERVIEW- W~LE HIM 10 THe 6ROOND'"I'\ Country and Fellow Man? account I do feel exactly as you Total awareness does not suggested ... Such power of sug­ come to those who drink, smoke gestion should be used not for or use any type of conscious­ the deteriorization, but for the Ideology slaughters miOions. •. raising substance for recre­ good of mankind .... ational purposes. What then is Betty McKnight Dear Editor: politically, religiously or philo­ many programs they continue to Like some rite-of-autumn, the sophically unacceptable. support here at home, programs UMSL campus is once again We see how they crush any whicn have been proven un­ Saving sacred icon littered with socialist and Com­ form of free expression in their workable. Gleefully cramming munist propoganda, usually countries, how they stand on the ab-sure economic and social Dear Editor: persuade a professor to give him found in the forms of literature, throats of their satellite nations theories down our throats, they I would like to extend my a meaningless "Y" grade rather speeches and letters to the and oppress then even more seem more interested in des­ , congratulations to the UMSL than an "F". Current. severely than their own citizens, troying the lives and homes of Senate for their courageous God forbid! I have never in This year I have decided to and how they constantly design their opposition, not working a<;til'".l in changing the Y grade. ' my wildest delirium imagined break ranks from the typical to control Third World nations. with their opposition in "peace­ The present policy of giving that an instructor could stoop so response to this barrage (the Thanks. I feel alot better. ful co-existence." , "Y~' grades when a student low. How could they endanger typical response being one of To bring my dislike for the They do not profess their provides no basis for grading is the very soul of the University, total disinterest) and say a few Socialists/Communists closer to beliefs with a sense of justice, certainly a travesty. that sacred icon, the GraJe? words in opposition to the Soc­ home, to a place where it is very but rather with a sense of Why do this when it is so Thank God that we students ialist/Commun~st view-point of observable, no one can deny that vengeance cloaked in justice - simple to assume that he would have the UMSL Senate to look government. they express their beliefs with a the poles of their white banners have obtained a "F". After all, after our interests. I just wanted Ideas look great on paper, but great anger, and this anger are really spears. the "F" is given freely, there is you to know that we all join in when one looks about to see how frightens me. What does this I warn everyone who reads no charge for it, the student .three cheers of, "F you" for such ideas have worked upon anger truly express? How will it this letter not to vote for the isn't required to do any work for saving the integrity of admin­ implementation, the hard-core manifest itself were they given Socialists or Communists, either it as in so many classes, and it istration retribut ion from all results are frightening. We look power? in the voting booth or by signing can be given indiscriminately those bleeding hearts over there at the military-dictatorships of A good indication of what their petititons. They are op­ and regardless of circumstances. in the College of Arts & , Russia or China and we see how would result is not only found in portunists whose primary con­ As Mr. Shanahan so pungent­ Sciences. they , ~laugliter millions of their the actions of their political cern is gaining power. ly pointly out, a student who David F. PoIIam own citizens because they are brothers abroad, but also in the They care not about racism, failed a course could often they only use it as a means. They care not about feminism, but it too is a means. They care 'We are not snobs' for nothing but their bloodless theories and their quest for Dear Editor: to the whole Normandy area! etters power. Turn them away. In the September 23rd issue of And so, both you and we are Kevin McGrane Currents, Walt Jaschek wrote a stuck with this. Most of us have clever editorial on Bel-Nor as at one time or another provided UMSL's neighbor. Onfortunate­ parking for students in our own Iy, his prejudice and false con­ garages and driveways, ... but betters workers'lives clusions were showing. You are completely mistaken Dear Editor: Because he cannot exceed the about our acceptance of UMSL. -about any r~al change in the War, a mixture of cowardice and' Folks here are proud of UMSL Never in history has the work­ speed limit in our community or nature of the capitalist state is treachery led these people to and happy to have close access ing class in any country taken , park on the streets full of either wittingly or unwittingly hand power directly to the , to all it offers. Many of our power through elections. It has students cars, he concludes that serving the interests of the Fascists. children are your classmates. been ,repeatedly demonstrated ruling class. all 600 families here hate the Other times, such as the university and are snobs and We read your newspaper. that any time a "socialist" party The Socialist Workers Party is "Marxist" Allende in Chile, the has depended upon elections to "Upperclass Republicans with When we toured the Marillac one such group and it is obvious preaching of "socialism" with­ grounds on · dedication day, gain and hold power, the capi­ that they aren't interested in fine trimmed lawns." It is too out violent revolution left: bad he did not do more research many other interested Bel-Nor talist class has succeeded in socialist workers. workers unprepared for the cap­ defeating the movement and before spewing out his venom. people were also th~re . Living Phony leftists may attract italist's inevitable counterattack. n every block of this ,community reclaiming any gairt s workers some votes in an election by I am sorry that Mr. Jaschek Socialism is the only system isn't happy to have us as a are university faculty and staff. might have made. saying at least some of the right that can solve workers' pro­ Progressive Labor Party is neighbor, because we are glad They are our friends and neigh­ words, but the record clearly blems. It can only be accom­ bors. They do a great public committed to achieving socialism shows that the end has always to be near the University. Bel­ plished by destroying capitalism. Nor is an old community; the relations job for the University. by the only means that ever been disastrou~ for the working The Capitalists will never sur­ worked - violent, communist­ . university came later~ and we I'm sorry you have not ex­ class. render peacably. Therefore, we perenced the true c!taracter of led, revolution by the working In such c.ases as the pre-Nazi helped give it birth and pay for of Progressive Labor Party will it. Bel-Nor. My kids can walk · to class. Furthermore, we believe Socialist Democrats in Germany pursue the goal of violent revo­ that any group that pushes the Bel-Nor churches provided school or to pl~ymates ' homes, and the Spanish Trotskyists and lution until it is reached. ride their bikes, and play safely illusion that elections can bring I anarchists in the ~j>an~sh Civil classroom space for university • Help to bring about the bet­ students when classroom build­ in this well-integrated neighbor­ terment of workers' lives, join ings on campus were not ready. hood. My husband and I can Progressive Labor Party! Fight My family lived here 'Yhen stroll the streets at any evening for socialism! UMSL opened, and indeed we hour and feel secure. NOTICE: Doyle Abernathy were 'disturbed when the streets Community spirit is strong filled with cars each morning and and still growing. Community there was a steady stream of involvement is encouraged. sfudents coming and going all Married children of residents are A campus search committee considering nomlnaUOns for day. Anyone who lived here then returning to buy homes and president of the University of Missouri system Is currently Boob in blu~ will attest to this. raise their own children here. It seeking suggestions from UMSL students and faculty on qual1fled I was concerned mainly for is a good place to live. We have nominees for the post. Dear Editor. the safety of my children cros­ looked elsewhere and fipd none In nnler to ens~ muimum "ut Jnto the declslon from all I would just like to thank the sing between cars, riding bikes better. four OM campuses, a search . gro~p co~posed of facalty, inconsiderate boob in the blue . on streets with much more We are not snobs. We appre­ students. staff and alumni, was establlahed on each campns car for hitting my car in the far traffic than should exist in a ciate UMsi' and •cooperate in Those committees will iubmlt lists of · nominees to a parking garage last Friday. residential area. What else could every' way possible. Get to know anr~",C1IIltY.wlde presidential screening committee, which wOI The way it was hit indicates we do but restrict parking? It ~ us before condemning us. recommend a Ust of Dve to eight candidates to the Board of there ,was no way the person . was a hardship on the residents Your editorial was most unf~ir Curators' presldentaJ selection committee. couldn't have known that they as well, and our visiting friends and inexcusably nasty. A DnaI decision on a saccessor' to former President C. Brice hit it. Which goes to show that were sometimes ticketed. Shirley Marty Rarchford, who resigned from the post last May, Is expected to while a lot of the students don't Local businesses and churches be made nen summer. care about UMSL, some don't also had to enact restrictions to UMSL students and facalty who wish to nominate, mould even care about anything. keep their parking lots free for EdItor'. Dote: Jucllek'. utJcle immediately contact, In writing, Ms.Catberine Hant, Secretary to My only wish is someday that their intended use. Alternatives Is a regular column featmed by the Board of Curators, 316 University Ball, University of person will, be the Victim of were sought, but none better the Current and Is not to be MIuourI, Columbia, Mo., 65201, or contact Joy E. WhItener,' such a thoughtless act. could be found. cODsldered an editorial. chairperson of the UMSL comml~, .at 324 Lacas HaD. , Please sign me: "One more We don't blame the students "Quack" I. Jaacbek's Personal semester and away from this for seeking free parking, but opinion. place." why should this 'problem extend J. BDckley . .PJIIe 8 Oetober 7, 1976 ~ CUllJlENT - .

"Workers believe:. Si Se. Puede Thomas TuchlDaer heart" contracts with the Team­ The National Labor Relation sold in a store is UFW," Fox murdered for trying to organize sters when they realized union­ Act of 1935 (the Wagner Act) explained, "he or she should ask an agricultural union. "All the farm workers ask is ization was inevitable." ~hich gives most workers the to see the crates in the back of "Store owners and managers that they be treated like human When the funding for the FLB legal tight to organize, join a the store. If the manager is only care about one thing - beings. That shouldn't sound too was allowed to expire last Janu­ union and negotiate contracts, . reluctant or refuses to show the money. If one customer or pre­ extreme, but many California ary, UFW supporters in Cali­ specifically excluded agricultural crates, then the produc is ferably many, tell an owner they agribusinessmen think it is aD fornia gathered 3.4 million sig­ workers from its provisions. To protiably non-UFW. won't' shop there until the store outrageous demand," said Ben natures in 29 days - more than fill that void, Cesar Chavez, a 49 stocks UFW products, the owner Fox, the President of the UMSL twice the number needed - for year-old Chican with aD eighth­ "Store . managers nave been is dealing with something he can Support Chapter of the United a Farm Labor Initiative petition grade education, founded the known to buy only one shipment understand - declining sales." Farm Worker s (UFW AFL-CIO). on the November ballot. That UFW in 1965. of UFW produce or wine and petition, Proposition 14, is de­ keep the crates to show to in­ Fox believes that the elimi­ "Cesar Chavez, the founder of signed to create an FLB not That same year, the first quiring customers," Fox said. nation of funding for the FLB the UFW, is currently directing subject to special interest group UFW-backed strike and boycott, "About the only way to expose last January set the UFW back all the union's resources to the pressure. directed against the Giumarra this ploy is to surreptitiously years in many ways. "Even after. passage of Proposition 14 on the growers, was initiated in Delano, mark the crates with a pen or years of boycotts and strikes, the California ballot on November 2, The UFW believes that elec­ California. In 1970, Giumarra, marker, and then see if the growers and the Teamster goon­ continued Fox, a 26-year-old tiuons supervised by a recon­ joined by the rest of the Delano same crates are exhibited a squads think they can break the junior majoring in communica­ stituted FLB would again prove growers as a strike and boycott week later." UFW," he said. tions. "La Causa" (The Cause) to be target, signed the first contract "They don't understand the the choice of the majority of the with the UFW, temporarily end­ The UFW recommends that if type of movement they're deal­ . g the boycott. "Proposition 14 will restore to farm workers. After the elec­ supporters boycott Gallo, Guihi ing with. They're trying to go farm workers the same rights tions, which would be nearly and Franzia brand wines or any back to their old tricks, such as originally given to them in 1975 identical to those held last yearI wines bottled in Modesto or not telling the workers what the - the right to organize, join a the UFW would begin serious Rippon, California. 1'he UFW hourly pay rate will .be until the union and negotiate contracts," contract negotiations with the has contncts with the makers of work day is over. fox said. growers. ltaliari "The growers and the Team­ "In the old days, " Fox said, sters Union pressured Republi­ On June "onion pickers had to pick a can and rural Democratic legi­ Angeles dozen onion plants, strip the slators to remove funding last leaves from the plant, clean it January for the 1975 Farm Labor Californiaation, the ornlwi!'\l'i!-t! (,1~ ~TJ.lle~1el~~~]II;II~:!:'11\ i:j!B.~~~tJ~'-"-"w andbeing managers notor- and wrap four rubber bands Board (FLB). had announced to· the plight around the bundle. Once a up to $2Yl million to of farm workers," Fox said. worker accumulated 95 such The UFW contends that in the defeat Proposition 14. The UFW "They don't care if migrant bundles, he or she received historic 1975 elections super­ has set a goal of collecting orkers have been fighting $1.60. vised by the FLB, nearly 70 per $750,000 to ensure passage of poverty, exploitation ,and "The workers won't allow that cent of those voting chose the Proposition 14. nvironmental health hazards tYpe of exploitation to return. tUFW as their representative, The advertising firm employed for over a hundred years. They demand the right to a ·about teh per cent chose the by the growers in their effort is does appear on the produce or . 'fJtey don't care if farm decent salary, working condi­ Teamsters, six per cent chose no the same firm that managed ad wine crates shipped from Cali- workers used to receive 60 cents tions and an effective union. The lunion and fourteen per. cent · of . campaigns for Ronald Reagan in fornia. . an hour for backbreaking 14- motto of the UFW is 'Soi Se the ballots were in dispute. The 1970 and Richard Nixon in " If an individual wants to hour days. They don't care that Puede.' That's Spanish for 'Yes, growers rushed to sign "sweet- 1972. check whether produce or wine people have been beaten and It Can Be Done' ."

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with ~Killer Weed' LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU: UMSL plays host to Rich HaD, a traveling comedian. At left, he draws a large itetween-classes at Washington University's "There is a bar in Washington Bev Pfeifer crowd. Above, I.P. Fremont takes control. [photo by Romondo Rathskeller a few nights during that has an 'open-mike' one navis]. On top of the Bolivian moun­ the week and on Wednesdays, I night a week, " Hall related. tains, high above civilization, go to Columbia to try out new " One night I got on stage and In his revue, Hall portrays good nightclub act: The Melgood grows a fantastic plant. Brought material. . read my story. It had a country several different personalities. character is perfect for that - to this country at great expense, "Until six months ago, I had flavor and went over well with He opens the show with Mel­ he gets the audience to partici­ the Bolivian killer weed is the always wanted to be a writer, the audience. A couple of weeks good who introduces the show pate and doesn't need props." best thing in years. but I wasn't always to write later I wrote another story, with and later gives his rendition of St. Louis is a testing ground Each plant grows to thirty feet something that satisfied me, so 1 more humor in it and I started the title skit, the Bolivian killer for Hall before going to Chicago. tall, has wide, purple leaves as went on the road as a stand-up doing comedy all the time." weed. He believes New York, Los big as a man, and seeds the size cO,median," relates Hall. Hall gears his material to the I.P. Fremont was a fast­ Angeles, and Chicago are the of pieces of popcorn. If you college crowd. "I usually go to talking, slick salesman for the three centers for a new comedi­ question how good it is, you He started .his cross-country state-funded universities. There Great Pyramid Corporation. No an to establish himself. Hall ought to see the goats that graze travels from Bellingham, Wash­ I can just walk in, set up, and do show would be complete without notes, "Freddie Prinze got along the mountain sides - they ington; where he just received a my show. Private or religious / a commercial and Hall obliges started in Chicago. He ' ~as are totally wiped out. If you speech degree from Western schools usually require permis­ with a short spot for a local showcased in a club and then should, by chance, take just one Wasltington State College. He sion, so I skip those places. mortuary. went on to New york and his hit from this weed, don't plan originally comes from Charlotte, Besides, some of the jokes might Jack, the Wonder Toad, was booming career." anything for the next two weeks. . North Carolina where he at­ offend the moral codes of the the animal addition to the skit. While in the area Hall is tended Western Carolina Uni­ institutions. " His main act was to be a death­ staying at a St. Charles farm . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• versity two years before moving He writes all his own material defying leap through "the ring His reasons are financial. "The That tale is just one part of a to Bellingham. also. "It's almost essential to do of torture", which turned out to rent isn't too high - which half-hour solo performance by "Bellingham is a type of freak it yourself today since there are be a hoola hoop with nails im­ helps me since my only source Rich Hall, a novice entertainer town, like Boulder, Colprado, " so many comedians. 1 wouldn't bedded in it. Jack never did do of income right now is what I who visited the UMSL campus where people migrate for a freer feel comfortable doing someone his stunt because he went on get from 'passing the hat' after last Wednesday. His show, en­ lifestyle. The town is nestled else's jokes." strike, but the impression HaU each performance. Normally I titled, ":rhe Bolivian Killer between the Cascade Mountains Jarvis Mc>l sood is the main gave was that he has yet to have get about $15 each time. Weed Revue," was performed at and it rained every day," Hall character in hall's " Revue", \>ut his ceramic toad complete the "I sort of live from day to 12:30 pm for students gathered continued. "It was really de­ the show is new and Hall is con­ jump. day, doing nightclubs and on the quadrangle. He is cur­ pressing unless you've lived stantly changing the dialogue. campuses," Hall said" "but I rently doing the show at area there or a while, so I just left "Everytime I do the show, 1 find The show he did at .UMSL is enjoy it much much more than junior colleges and universities. after graduation." ~o~ething awkward or an adlib I indicative of the genre of' his writ4tg. I can express myself "I'm doing coffee houses in Actually, his move was moti­ really like - so each time it's a comedy. "I use little or no more fully and I get to see the the area," said Hall. "I drop in vated by a story he had written. different show," he explains. props. That's important for a country while I'm doing it. "

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"COJ l'i::LL I'I\E..~ Of"\AR.. 'f'!'" . IF IT'S O'AA..'i "'Iffi\ you AIID ~'f~ \ l'\I!'l\<'" 'ria S\-lCXJ!..D CI-\5.c.k \\OUl.r__ Pllae 10 Oetober 7, 1976 ~L CUItllENT Students enrich studies •

with community- activities.

Ruth Thaler At NASCO, Johnson's'respon­ (ICBO). Her responsibilities in­ sibilities include interviewing, clude preparing loan packages Skeptics who question the counseling, referrals, and follow­ and marketing analysis after validity of UMSL as an urban up services for clients with drug interviewing and counseling educational instition may be in­ _ problems. Many of his clients clients who wish to open new terestea in a little-known pro­ also have prison records or are businesses. gram which incorporates aca­ on parole, and need counseling Chatman finds the UY A pro- • demics with community involve­ to- adjust to life "on' the out­ gram "very helpful. Through it, ment. side. " I've acquired extensive back­ The program is' University ' - The experience at . NASCO, ground in business that will help Year for Action, which is funded said Johnson, has been helpful me in the field I plan to be my by ACTION,the federallumbrella in his course work as well as career. I have also made valu­ of volunteer activities which also good training for future employ- able contacts for the future." funds Peace Corps, VISTA, Fos­ ment. - In the past, UY A students ter Grandparents, and SCORE. "I have learned a great have had success in serving the There are 60 UY A programs at deal about how to help people St. Louis community in m.any schools throughout the country. The UMSL branch is unique in that it is the only program run by a business school.

Booker Middleton, Field Ac­ tivities Director for tJY A, inter­ features views and counsels students interested in the program, as well as assisting with job place· ments. Middleton' also teaches a who are in serious trouble, that areas. Several students receive seminar class which is part of could not have been learned credit for their work with the each student's workload . . from a book. Much of my work Personal Income Tax Service Through UY A, many UMSL had given me information that I Residents of Disadvantaged students have not only increased could relate to written assign­ Communities, an UMSL/ Ac­ their learning experiences, but ments in social work courses. counting Fraternity service. CAUGHT IN THE Act: Two Biology Lab student. check on Bagg have also made important con­ "I expect the UY A experience Lake's ,ecosystem. Tbey are determining the depth of the lUe and tributions to the St. Louis com­ to help me find a higher-level [continued on page 11] the temperature and density of the water. [photo by Romondo DavlaJ. . munity. I In addition, UY A has professional position when I provided professional-level work graduate than I'd be able to find experience which could be a otherwise. " major factor in the participants' employability after graduation. Sharon Bangert is also posi­ tive about the value of UY A. There are two major aspects Her assignment with ACORN to the UY A program, according (Association of Community Or­ to Middleton. One is the actual ganizations for Reform Now), job placement. This involves a affiliated with the St. Louis Tax 35-40 hour per week assignment Reform Group, is to work for with a great variety of busi­ passage of Amendment 2, which nesses in the past,' from the city would end sales taxes on food of Kinloch to Human Devel­ and medicine. opment Corporation to McDon­ Bangert appears in public nel Douglass. speaking engagements, . to get The work assignment contino endorsement of the amendment ues over two semesters, includ­ from politicians and CIVIC ing the summer for most stu­ groups; she also organizes vol­ dents. Participants receive a unteers and prepares campaign monthly living stipend of ap­ literature. Since this is a state­ proximately $240 a month, and 6 wide campaign, she spends a lot hours of academic credit for of time on long-distance phone each semester. calls and does some travelling. "I'm very grateful to UY A for The second part of the UMSL this opportunity," stated Ban­ UY A program is more compli­ gert. "I find the work useful and cated. Ideally, UY A provides 15 educational; it should definitely credit hours per semester for help me later in a career, and is full-time job placements. How­ exciting now." ever, since the program here is run from the business school, The students are not the only administrators were concerned supporters of UY A, or of the about their students losing time workstudy experience in general. on specific required courses. Dwain Sachs, Assistant District Supervisor at the MissoUri Office "If business students were to of Probation and Parole in Rich­ just work for a full year in UY A, mond Heights, stated: they would fmd themselves be­ "I feel that the work experi­ hind in their business require­ ence of UY A is every bit as ments," said Middleton. helpful as a degree, if not more For this reason, students re­ so. I see many students here at ceive fewer credit hours and are all levels who will even work as encouraged to take formal volunteers, without credit or courses, generally through the salary, just to acquire some job Evening College, to keep up and experience that college in itself ' maintain full-time status. does not offer. Although technically this vio­ "The UY A students are lucky lates ACTION guidelines for the in that they compile practical program, the administrators, experience and academic credit feel that it is in the students' simultaneously, and are there­ best interests. fore much better job candidates when they graduate." Several students in the pro­ gram feel that this arrangement Donna Stagner works with places too great a strain on Sachs as assistant to the director them. They would like to see a of Intake/Group Counseling. She revision, with a choice of full­ couQ.sels parole office clients time job and no course work for both on an individual and group 15 hours of credit, or part-time therapy basis. Her efforts with employment with formal classes these clients, according to for the same credit. Sachs, will be valuable in a futu"e professional setting, and Presently, the students in will enable her to begin a career UY A show a wide variety in at, a higher-than-entry level. their jobs and experiences. Richard Johnson is working at In a more business-oriented the city location of Narcotics situation, as opposed to social Service Counseling (NASCO). service, Patricia Chatman found He has worked there, through a job with the Interracial Council for Business Opportunities , UYA, since Januarr of this year. ' !VMSL ClJmIENT Oetober 7, 1976 I'IIp 11 ~------,~--~=-~--~~-- Progra~ broadens st.udents" horizons

[contbiaed '!om page 10] our goals in school, instead of spending 4 years in college just The City of Kinloch benefitted to find out that there is not job from UY A students who com­ in one's major, or that one hates pleted Ir municipal fund ac­ working in that field after all." counting training program, and Other positions presently filled a fiscal management program, by UY A students include: out­ and who fu)fi))ed the duties of reach worker, accountant, ad­ City Manager, Chief Accountant, ministrative assistant, real estate and City Clerk. A UY A student sales, community organizer I created and supervised a sum­ research assistant, computer op­ mer youth project, another man- erator, minority business devel­ 1ged federal housing units, and oper, and marketing coordinator. three others staffed a child care center. After UY A had been part of PLAYGROUND FOR THE MIND: When or a UMSL's curriculum for two ,they caD regl'eA to their childhood on the playgroDDd acrou from MadIIac. [photo by Romondo Davis]. Working in Kinloch at the years, a federal law changed the moment is Robert G. Batts, who . status of the program to' a three finds his duties demanding but year contract. For this reason, positive. He is the assistant. to .UY A funds for this campus end ,'Ta,ke a long walk for wildlife the Community Development in January 1977. At some time Director, Lucille Walton, herself in the future, UMSL may be The fifth annual Walk for TV 'newscaster, ' will greet the lecting donations of S2S or more. a former UYA student. Batts able to pick up the program Wildlife will be held on Satur­ walkers. All participants will receive re­ I supervises a demolition project again, or another school in the day,. Oct. 16. Sponsored by tLe Proceeds from the day will freshments and a Wolf Santuary and a Title n housing rehab­ area may act as its sponsor. WUd Canid Survival and Re­ help support a sanctuary. for are decal. ilitation work crew. search Center (WCSRC) it was subspecies of wolves; educa­ For further information on Through UMSL/UY A, almost ' originally begun to insure the tional programs;, information joining the Walk, call the Wolf UY A is an important oppor­ 200 students have had the survival of the endangered wolf, center for preservation of wild­ Sanctuary Office at 726-0852 or . tunity for acquiring work ex­ opportunity to relate their aca­ but has expanded this year to life; and legal action to save the write to WCSRC, Box 16204, St. perience," Batts feels. "Most demic experience to the "real include all endangered species. remaining North .American Louis, Mo., 63105, UMSL stu­ students don't get a chance like world." They have found that The walk will originate from wolves. Animal exhibits will, be dents can pick up sponsor sheets this, to see if they really are in­ they can contribute to their Forest Park at 9 am and last display for walkers. . at the three Biology Club bul­ terested in their field before community and, at the same until 3 pm. Special quests Jim Prizes will be awarded to letin boards in Stadler Han or graduation. This program gives . time, enrich ,their learning ex­ Hart, ~ardinal Football quarter­ those getting. the two largest contact Carolyn Fritschle, 432- us a chance to be more sure of perience at UMSL. back, and Patrick Emory, KSD- total. donations, and those col- 4351. ,Slum SOD Slim

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PHoios AUDITIONS: Auditions for Thursday UMSL's first original rock opera will be held in the Education SHORT COURSE: The Com­ Auditorium on the Marillac puter Center is offering a TSO campus on October 12 and (Time Saving Option) introduc­ October 13 from 3:30 until 5:30 tion to the use of terminals at 3 pm and 7:30 Wltil 9:30 pm. pm in room 266 SSB. _The course SHORT COURSE: The Com­ is free and open to the public. puter Center will offer an Urban GAUERY 210: Photographs Research Facilities description of taken by Imogen Cunningham data holdings in the area of the will be on display from 9 am Computer Center at 3 pm in until 9 pm in room 210 Lucas room 226 SSB. The oourse is Hall. free and open to the public. Friday Wedn FILM: "Nashville" will be SOCCER: UMSL plays SIU· shown at 8 pm in room 101 Edwardsville at 4:30 pm in Ed· Stadler Hall. Admission is $.75 wardsville, lli. with an UMSL ID. (UMSL ID's are accepted from UMSL stu­ MEETING: Beta Alpha Psi dents, faculty, alumni and staff. will sponsor an information An ID permits one guest and seminar entitled, "Careers in one member of the immediate Accounting" from 10:30 am to 1 family to attend the film.) pm in room 222 J .~ . Penney. Speakers will be from public, in· REHEARSAL: The Black Stu­ dustrial, governmental, and aca· dent Choir will have a rehearsal demic areas of accounting. at 5:30 pm in room 117 Lucas SHORT COURSE: The Com­ Hall. puter Center will offer a short SHORT COURSEs The Com­ course on optical. scanning for puter Center will offer a TSO persons interested in test scor­ (Time Sharing Option) introduc­ ing and item analysis or the tion to the use of terminals at 3 cOllection and processing of sur­ pm in room 266 SSB. The course MEETINGi Normandy Munic­ MEETINGs The Minority Stu­ KWMU: The student staff will vey data at 3 pm in room 262 is free and open to the public./ ipal Council will bold a meeting dents Service Coalition will hold present "Mid,night till Morning" SSB. MEETINGs There will be an .at 8 am ~ ,roo:m 18 , J ~C. P,enney. a meeting at 3 pm in the Black program from from midnight informal meeting for voice stu­ SOCCER: The Rivermen will Culture Room (downstairs in the until 7 am Monday morning on MEETING: There will be an dents at 1:30 pm in room 100 play Quin~y College at 1:30 pm old administration building). All KWMU (90.7 FM). The program, assembly meeting for the School Clark Hall. at UMSL. ,students are welcome. is hosted by Grant Richter from of Education in room 133 SSBJ. midnight until ~ am and Terry FIELD HOCKEY: UMSL plays "THURBER": William Win­ AMERICAN POPULAR SONGS: ,. American Popular KWMU: The student staff will Cavin from 3 am until 6 am. Southwest Mo. State at 2 pm in dom, an actor best known for his Springfield, Mo. role in the television series, Songs with Alec Wilder and present the "Midnight til Morn­ "My World and Welcome to It," Friends," a series of 6 one­ ing Show" from midnight until 7 Tuesday LECTURE: The Progressive will present a one-man show on hour programs, will be aired at 4 am Sunday morning on K.WMU Labor Party will give a lecture the writings of James Thurber at pm on KWMU (90.7 FM). (90.7 PM). The program will be "TWICE TOLD TALES": on "Racism and Sexism" at 8:30 pm in room 101 J .C. hosted by Romondo Davis from' "Farewell My Lovely", made in . 11:40 am in room 222 J.C, Penney. Admission is $2 for MEETING: Sigma Tau Gam­ 1 am until 4 am and Dave 1975, will be shown at 8:15 pm Penney. students, $3 for faculty, and $4 ma will hold a meeting for new Bridwelt fron;! 4 am U}ltil 6 am. in the J.C. Penney Auditorium. GAUERY 210: Photographs fC?r the public. Tickets may be pledges, active members and MEETING: Pi Kappa Alpha Admission is tree and open to taken by Imogen Cunningham purchased in advance at the alumni at 8 am in rooms 72, 126, will hold a meeting at 6 pm in the public. will be on display from 9 am Information Desk in the Univer- ' and 225 .1..C. Penney. room 225 J.C. Penney. until 9 pm in room 210 Lucas sHy Center. PERSONNEL SAFETY: A dis­ Hall. .. MEETING: Sigma Tau Gam­ cussion will be held on Loss SPEECH: Mr. Robert L. MEETING: The Accounting ma will hold a meeting ,at 8 am Prevention and Control for Su­ Witherspoon, Republican candi­ Club ",ill hold a meeting at Sunday ,in room 121 J.C. Penney. pervisors at 10 pm in room 225 date for the First Congressional ( 12:30 pm in room 126 J .C. J.C. Penney. District, will give a speech at Penney. Leon Dobbs, Assistant NEW SERIES: A new series WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: 10:30 am in room 126 J.e. Special Agent of the FBI, will entitled, "Options in EdUca­ Monday UMSL plays UMC AND North­ Penney. speak at the meeting. tion," will be broadcast from 5 east Mo. State at 6 pm at UMC. MEETING: The Safety and to 6 pm beginning in Oct~ber on <4TWICE TOLD TALES": Risk Management Committee GAUERY 210: Photographs KWMU (90.7 FM). 'The first "Murder My Sweet", which was LECTURE: The Progressive will discuss "Careers in Ac­ by Imogen Cunningham will be three programs will exam in made in 1945, will be shown at Labor Party will give a lecture counting" at 1 pm in room 266 on display from 9 am until 9 pm sexism, racism, and curriculae, 8:15 pm in J.C. Penney ' Audi­ on "Racism and Sexism" at 7:30 University Center. in room 210 Lucas Hall. in everyth.ing from charm school torium. Admission is free and pm in room 225 J.C. Penney. LECTURE: ,Shirley Chisholm to motorcycle maintenance. open to the public. U.S. Dem~atic Representative GALLERY 210: PhotograpRs from New ' York, will give~ I DANCE: University Students taken by Imogen Cunningham for Life will have a dance from 8 MEETING: Beta Sigma Gam­ , KOFFEE KLATSCH: The lecture at 11:45 am in ~e J.C. Evening College Council will will be on display from 9 am , Penney AuClitorium. pm until 12:30 am in the Snack ma will hold a meeting at 6 pm until 9 pm in room 210 Lucas iii room 72 ~and 75 in J. C. provide coffee an~ cookies for Bar area. UMSL students are Hall. invited. Admission is $l.SO per I Penney. 'students at 4:30 pm in the third floor lobby of Lucas Hall. KOFFEE KLATSCH: The Tbur~day person. Evening College Council will . _. KWMU: The student staff will MEETINGs Tau Kappa Epsi. GALLERY 210: Photographs Ion will hold a meeting at 6 pm taken by Imogen Cunningham , provide coffee and cookies for GALLERY 210: Photographs present "Friday Magazine" students from 4:30 until 8:30 pm taken by Imogen Cunningham from 11 pm Friday until 7 am in room 229 J.e:. Penney. will be on display from 9 am MEETING: Sigma Pi will hold until 9 pm in room 210 Lucas in the third floor lobby of Lucas will be on display from 9 am Saturday morning on KWMU Hall. until 9 pm in room 210 Lucas (90.7 FM). The program will be, a meeting a~ 7 pm in r'OC?m 222 Hall. J.C. Penney. , MEETING: The Biology Club MEETING: The Arts and Hall. hosted by Scott Buer from 11 pm Sciences Faculty will hold a MEETING: Pi Sigma Epsilon until 3 am and Jerry Castellano MEETINGs Epsilon Beta will hold a general meeting in Gamma will hold a meeting at 4 room 329 Stadler Hall, at 3 pm: meeting at 3:30 pm in room 126 will hold a meeting at 1 :30 pm from 3 am until 6 am. J.C. Penney. in room 121 J .C. Penney.. SCUBA DIVE: The Sahara pm in room 121 J.C. Penney. New members are welcome. Divers are sponsoring a scuba 5 diving trip to Vordals Landind, Lake Norfc;rlk, Ark. The divers will leave Friday, Oct. 8 and will return Sunday, Oct. 10. For ,oftlt't \ HI'\O TO V S£ GRAVE more information contact Dou~ 434-2242 or Mike 423.-2505. gUT THEIU'!. PI SHORTA6£ Saturday FILM: "Nashville" will be shown at 8 pm in room 101 Stadler Hall. Admission is $.75 with an UMSL ID. ME&'INGi St. Louis Associ­ ation of Wargamers will hold a meeting at 11 am in room 229 J.C. Penney. '. UMSL CUIlIlENT Oetober ~, 1976 P.e 13 UMSL hums for Blrdie

jocularly burlesqueing the give a goodbye kiss to one of his familiar favorites all over the rock n' roll mania that swept the adolescent fans - under the country via juke-boxes, radio . country's juveniles in Ule 1950's, glare, of course, of magazine -:-and the show' s original cast "Bye Bye Birdie" will come t9 and TV cameras. The miss album. the stage of the Benton Hall chosen at random to receive , Theatre on Oct. 21 through 24. this farewell lives in a little town Among these songs are the This is the light-hearted mus­ familiar " One Boy," a gentle called- Sweet Apple, Ohio, and tribute to the teen-age pleasures ical comedy that delighted New when Birdie sweeps into the york theatre-goers for eighteen of going steady; "Hymn for a q~et community with llis en­ Sunday Evening," a mock­ months in 1960 and 1961 and tourage, pandemonium ensues. was then toured with enormous solemn anthem to the greater success by two companies to all In addition to having his glory of Ed Sullivan; "The Tele­ parts of the continent. remunerative client swallowed phone Hour," in w.h!ch a whole The rollicking story of the up by the Army, the belea­ gang of ,high-school kids ex­ musical, written by Michael guered manager has some other change gossop. with each other Stewart, centers on the' tribu­ laughable troubles. His secretary from their families' telephones; lations of Albert Peterson, sweetheart, who has been wait­ "Spanish Rose," a gaily-rhymed' played by Phil Wells, who is jng eight years for a wedding parody 'of Latin-american songs; about to lose a gold mine, and is ' ring, announces she will wait no "Put on a Happy Face," a ditty the victim of a tug-of-war be­ longer. The road to the altar, of genial advice; "How Lovely to I tween his mother and ike girl he however, i~ blocked by the be a Woman," a spoof of a teen- ' \...... loves. ager wearing s.lacks and a sweater; and "Kids," a song of parental puzzlement over their goo!y progeny. A FEW MINUTES OFF AFTER CLAss, Two .hadeata enjoy the neent cool weather pla~ pltan under a tree oa',the f ne arts The- production will be di­ 'sl,tore of Bngg Lake. [photo hy Romondo Davia]. rected by Denny Bettisworth, assisted by Walter Jaschek. His gold mine is Conrad manager's possessive mother, Choreogra phy is by Kathleen 'From the Road' soars Birdie, a guitar-strumming forever reproaching him with..her the One." Both of the~e songs Sala assisted by Elaine Peer. Marcia Virga singer whose sideburns, hoarse' sacrifices and threatening sui­ The music director is Warren illustrate one of the better points warbling and hip-swivelling have ' cide if her grown-up sonny-boy Bellis, assisted by rehearsal of the album; namely, Lynard made him a teen-age idol. This dares to marry. pianist, Jerry Leyshock, and the Skynard does not fool around in slouching rock n' roll. king scenery is designed by James The newest release from Ly­ concert. having been summoned to the The gently satirical tale of the , Fay, assisted by Mike Eagan. nard Skynard is a "live" album. It is very annoying when you Army, Albert and Rose, his sec­ harried manager of Conrad Bir­ "One More From the Road," pay good money to see a group retary-sweetheart, played by die, the manager's impatient was recorded at the Fabulous if they slaughter your favorite Lynne Fuller, dream up a pub­ sweetheart, and the squealing Reserved seat tickets will be Fox Theatre performance in At­ songs, or dilute them into a licity stunt to make his depar­ teenagers, and appalled parents available at the Information lanta, Georgia, in July of this medley with at most only one ture so memorable that they can of Sweet Apple is decorated with Desk in the University Center year. verse of each. This is only done return to popularity after his an abundant set of lilting songs beginning Oct. 7. Ticket prices The first side of the record ,in "One More From the ~oad" military service. by Charles Strousse and Lee are 51.00 with an UMSL ID and opens with "Workin' for MCA" on one of the cuts. The stunt is to have Birdie Adams, most of which became 52.00 to the public. and then rips right into "I Ain't [continued on page 14] 'Magic Flute': an en~h an ting musical film Give you~ The stage on which the opera In any event, she won't put prince and the woodcutter L:e any more threatening a weapon Terry Mahoney is performed appears small and going to need more wisdom th .. n feet a toylike. Yet it expands, as by a in his hands than the magic flute ' that to guide them. "The Magic Flute as pre­ child's imagination, for some the music from which spreads While they have little trouble sented by Ingmar Bergman is scenes take place in sets too peace and love. finding the sorcerer's castle, break. The other hero is a woodcut­ not just a film vc:rsion of . large for the stage to have ever when they learn that he is the ter. He is a comic .. relief chump Mozart's comic' opera, but of its held. ' captive woman's father, things who constantly mutters about behind the scenes performance The story concerns two heroes S1art to become complicated. as well. An actor does not just who are set by the Queen of the how he really must go out and meet more nice girls. appear in character on stage. Night to rescue her daughter The movie is a long one Instead, we see him roused from from the hands of a sorcerer. nearly two and a half hours. Yet One of the heroes is a hand­ The two men go forth with a nap just in time foj' his cue. counseling spirits to guide them, the time passes quickly, despite At intermission we watch as some prince. He falls in love all the subtitles there are to with the daughter upon seeing These are three children in a extras play cards, a young boy propellor-driven balloon. When­ read. It is funny, charming, and reads "Donald Duck," and a an enchanted portrait of her. tremendous fun. When the prince meets the ever the heroes - or any'body dragon stretches his legs back­ else - makes an especially The St. Louis premiere will be Sink into soft suede. stage. The theater audience is queen, it is after awaking from a on Wednesday, October 20 at faint. Although he's an apparent inane comment about the glories Get your kicks with shown time a]ld again. of love, the benefits of telling 8:00 pm at the Varsity Theatre, As a child, Ingmar- Bergmap coward, the queen swears that 6610 Delmar Boulevard. It's to a wedge sole. Rejoice he "has the strength and power the truth, or some similar spent hours playing with a truism, signs drop down with be a fund-raiser for the Friends in long easy wear. to aid a mother in her dark~st puppet stage. As the director mottoes on them, like so many of the University City Public Try a pair. here, he seems to have gone.full hour." Library. Tickets will be five and Maybe she just wants a son-in ducks with the secret word. cirCle, playing with that stage It soon becomes clear that the ten dollars. $30 once more. law who's easy to push around. New from .Levis! Applications for "Mavin' On" Jeans. Communiversity Directo,r

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could go nude, for clothes are a in the Monty ·Python show is convention simply to protect the that we do not live in a perfect body from its environment. world, and that there are a lot of funny things that happen to us. Monty Python's Flyip.g Circus bas satirized everything from that we take as common occUr­ sports; saying that the main rences or normal events, not purpose should be to have fun, realizing their humor. This is what makes the show unpaUat­ thereby de-emph.asiz.ing the competition aspect; to author's able to some and easily pallat­ able to others. writing a book purely for the For example, there was a· purpose of selling them to the ruost people. show which satirized nudity. The "Full Frontal Nudity" sketch The realization that there . is satirized the unwarranted tense- something funny ·in almost every . ness and even shock felt by aspect of our lives, and there are m.any when codronted with some things that we are afraid of or are shocked by .. ' are nUdity, in any shape or form. really quite normal and natural. . They are less tense when people We take the funny to be serious wear string bathing suits, when, the person wearipg one may as and the serious to be funny. well be nude. . Monty Python, a sati':ical series that presents a warped These humorists view this mirror for people to see them­ reaction as norm as funny, and Monty Python'S FLYING CIRCUS RETURNS: This fall the-popular yet 'COD untrovel'8la1 series, "Monty or selves in, will be seen again on Python" will return to television on St. Looh' pobUc T.V. station Channel 9. create a satire about it, for Channel 9, starting in Novem­ everyone has a bodv and anyone ber.

MIke Drain satirical humor. generation" with their ideas, Monty ~on's Flying Circus experiences, Itnd environment in With the advent of another has an appeal to every age television season, it is com­ mind, is actually aimed at soci­ group, yet, in the United States ety in general. What disturbs forting to know that there will be it has caught on 'mostly with the mally adults who watch this some relief from the every-day American student. "Either you show is that they think that this television programmes that will love it or 'you hate it," many humor is directed maliciously be on the commercial stations. viewers say. That break, of course, is St. toward them, for they identify with the society which Monty Louis' Pubic Broadcasting Ser· The satire many times borders vice station, (hannel 9. Python satirizes. on the absurd. Monty Python plays upon the No other program has aroused Unfortunately, Channel 9 has ridiculous things that society such a controversy among tele­ a reputation of being an edu­ tends to create; mores and vision viewers; no other televi­ cational television station, a mis­ customs that "older generation" conception that could not be sion program has taken the see as important. farther from the truth, for it also American Student by ' storm, Monty Python presents satire since the early sixties. airs entainment, such at Mas­ not to offend the people who terpiece Theatre, Evening at After careful examination of may be watching, but to point pops, and many, many others. the humor that Monty Python out to them that some aspects of presents in its broadcasts, there One of the prqrar is that is the society in which we all live is are several things that become most popular wit] th ! younger runny, . or out of place in a apparent, such as at whom the . crowd is Monty P rthCl' S Flying modem world. humor is directed and what it is . Circus, a show ty a group of It is often hard to decipher saying. what these British humorists are The hu~o r, while basically British comee' ,ans. and is full of trying to say to their viewers. directed . toward the "younger The most obvious message Skynyrd shows balance

[contlnoed from page 13] with the subdued instrunientals "Tuesday's Gone" is also in "Alabama." on this 'side, and the major fault The piano "Free Bird" might with it is that the music is not even sound better than the .oud enough to balance out the studio organ it replaces. How­ vocals. This same problem is ever, it is dragged out too long also very noticeable on "Sweet at the end, with some . extra· Home Alabama," which is a real shame. . . guitar moves .that did absolutely nothing for the song. . The rest of the side, and On .the whole, the album is album for that matter, is well­ better than the average 'Live' balanced, but the remaining recording. The sounds of the songs on side one al e generally audience do not interfere with not remarkable. "Whiskey Rock­ the music, and Lyilyrd Skynyrd a-roller" is the best, with some gives a clean, tight-show. good rockin' music that makes Ronnie . van Zant sings the you want to move. same 'Jive' as he does in the " They Call Me the Breeze" recording ' studio, although oc­ sta~ off the second side; an­ casionally he sounds as though other that· is guaranteed to get he has bad a very long night. everyone out of their ·seats. This side is the better of the two, because their better-known songs are on it, including " Sat­ r------~---- · -- urday Night Special," "Sweet , . -. .. . . t Home Alabama," and, of course, " Free Bud." These .are all done ~el1, even Sales Position Aya~J.able l One for the lIIoney. t Downtown FamoD8 Barr has part-time sale openln~s fo~ the Fall and Christmas Seasons. TraInIng for the position will t TVlo for the-shoVl. begin In October. Weare I partlcolarly Interested In people with a strong .~ fashlon t -We're making it twice as easy to see laserium. Bring this ad, a friend and $2.75' t sense, and the ability to work with people. Sales experience for one ticket. A~d we'll spring for the other one. That's $2.75 off a $2.75 ticket. t Is helpfnl bat not reqnlred. . And that's not half bad. las~rium. Where live laser illusions and stimulating Applicants most be flexible t enoogh to work day and!or music are combined in a cosmic concert. Nightly, Wednesday thru Sunday, at t evening honrs. 7:30,9:00 and 10:30. This offer'good for all perform- Availability fro.m November 22 t throogh December 24 Is also a ances except . Saturday. Offer expires midnight, . t most. BeneDts Inclode a good October 31, 1976. laserium, at McDonnell starting salary and mer­ t chandise dlsconnts. Interested t Planetarium, 5100 Clayton Rood, St. louis. THE COSNlIC ~ CONCERT person should apply In person: FamoD8 BuT - Downtown, Employment Office· 11th Door ~~------_----~-- J L CUIUlENT October 7,1976 Paae 15 Water-polo makes big splash - , Tom Apple Interest in the program seems everybody. "The innertubes adequate as there are approx­ really even out the teams," he The newest sport to be intro­ imately 30 persons competing on 'said, "and gives the girls a duced to the intramural program four teams. Each team gets a better chance." this fall is water-polo, Water­ chance to play each week, as I The sport is cooed, and the polo? Yes, it 'looks as though games or "mini-tournaments" scoring system is set up to they have finally found a con­ are played on Mondays and benefit the women. One point is stt:uctive use for that indoor pool Wednesdays. A round-robin awarded for a goal if it is scored in the Multi-Purpose Building, sequence is followed with the by a male member of the team. (which few people know exists), winner advancing to play However, two points are a­ The safety of the program was another opponent. warded if a female is responsible questionable, But if one can for the score. stand the burden of playing with Bill Wilson, a participant in Another player, Conrad Phil­ an innertube around one's waist, the sport, said, , ' 'It really lipp, thinks the program is the sport has promises of being ,shows how hard it 'is to playa "definitely worthwhile" and that safe and enjoyable. non-contact game of water-polo. the .innertubes are "a good , When the game gets close, both idea." All thre'e players like the Innertube Water-Polo is what teams start fouling." And idea of cooed participation. the event is officially being there was a lot of contact and Anyway, it's about time called by the Intramural Depart­ fouling last Monday night. The someone thought up a use for ment. The sport is played exact­ NADS defeated the Jets 21-16 the indoor pool. And, if interest ly the way the name suggests. after drowning ... er. ~ . downing grows and the program goes The players participate while the Piranhas 16-9. well, someone may just have to AFTER THAT BAU: Members of the newest brtramural game, wearing innertubes so the injury Mitch Fries, another water­ think up a place to put another Innetnbe Water-polo, go after the ball during play Iut Monday possibility is greatly reduced. poloist, thinks it is a game for indoor 0001. nJght.[photo by Romlndo Davis]. ·'PAUL ELLIOTT Entertainments Ltd. presents FIRST NORTH AMERICAN ,TOUR

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This critically acclaimed English repenory company was formed as an outgrowth of the renowned National Theatre of Gre:tt Britain and has since become an independent entity, Its aim is to bring a new vitality and experimentation to classical and modern theatre while keeping production costs low, Imagination, not money, is the key to their work The Young Vic was seen in the United States in 1973 when it played to sold-out houses in New York and Los Angeles with Moliere's "Scapino," a production which received 2 Tony nominations, The company has also appeared at major, theatre festivals throughout Europe and in 1971 was chosen by the Theatre Critics of Madrid as the best foreign company to visit Spain that year. The London Evening-Standard has described The Young Vic as "Not just alive ... electric!"

Friday, October 29, 1976 $250 UMSL STUD~NTS 8:00'pm , $350 UM'SL Fac-qlty and Staff J.C. Penney Auditorium $450 Public Admission

Presented by the Perfor~~ng Arts and Cultural Events Committee Page 16 October 7,1976 UMSk, CURRENT Rivermen split home stand Bouncing back after a tie and Roth, ·Dean's partner at stri­ But outscoring opponents only two loses in their last 3 starts, ker, had a big week, scoring a counts one game at a time and the soccer Riverrnen pumped in goal and an assist against that the Riverrnen have been 6 goals to defeat Xavier of Xavier, and collecting the lone able to do too few times. With Cincinnati last Friday. But the Rivermen goal ~gainst Davis and their season's mark at 2-4-1, the home field advantage didn't hold Elkins, a NALt power. UMSL record of never having experienced a losing season is in out long for UMSL as they were UMSL goalie Gary leGrand beaten by Davis and Elkins of jeopardy . . made Roth's score hold up until, The Rivermen are now reach­ West Virginia 2-1 on Monday. with 16:16 left in the game, In Friday's game, sophomore ing the crucial point of their Peter Corday of Davis and season schedule in the least striker Mike Dean set a school Elkin hit a shot that bounced off record with 14 shots on goal favorable position, ;yith every the right post, off the left post game a " must win" proposition. eclipsing the old mark of 13 by and into the net. Tim Kersting against Xavler in Davis and Elkins's AIl­ 1974. The Quincy Hawks will bring Dean made his shots count, America candidate Karl Largie scored the game winner with their 6-1-1 record to UMSL on too, registering two goals and Saturday for a game' at. 1 :30 pm. two assists to bring his - team­ 6:02 left in the game. The loss was UMSL's third After the Quincy game the leading point total to six. Also Rivermen hit the road again for scoring against Xavier were Jim one-goal defeat this season. 10 play at SIl1-Edwardsville on Oct. Roth, Jerry Meyer, Mark fact, the Riverrnen have out­ 13 and at llIinois-Chicago Circl€ BuehleJ;' and Nick Traina. scored their opponents, 10-8. on Oct. 16. . - Riverwomen dominate court Returning home from their game to UMKC, 9-15. However, in order to advance to the final first long road trip of the season Whitney's women were able to round. They did manage to win the UMSL volleyball team were come back to win the next 2 with scores of 15-4, 9-15, and all smiles. Competing in a games and the match. 15-9. demanding total of 7 matches, The Riverwomen faced some Facing the host team. in the the Riverwomen continued to class competitors in the Wichita finals, the Riverwomen pulled dominate on the courts. State Tournament on . Saturday. everything together .and wiped A TIGHT SQUEEZE: No. 13 of Xavier Is crushed between two Judy Whitney took her team With such a heavy schedule on Wichita off the court, 15-5 -and UMSL players In last FrIday's game. The Rlvermen bUtzeci their first to their cross-state rivals, Thursday and on the road all 15-10. opponents 6·0. [Photo by Vince Cunettoj. University of Mo. - Kansas City. day Friday, the team should While in Kansas City on Thurs have been tired by the time day, UMSL played matche~ tournament play began. UMSL harriers overcome hills and heat against Mid-America Nazarene - But quickly the Riverwomen College, Rockhurst University showed their strength by down­ The Riverrnen harriers placed the top finisher for the River­ nineties. You would have to and UMKC. ing Oklahoma State with a score tenth out of a field of twelve in men, taking 46th in a time of expect the times to be a little The Riverwomen had an easy of 15-2 and 15-7. The second the All Missouri Meet at Co­ 29:00. He was followed by Neil slower than usual. " time with Nazarene, handing round was almost a repeat of the lumbia Saturday, October 2. Rebbe, 55th in 29:41, Pete Peck, UMSL traveled to Decatur, them 15-0 and 15-4 beatings. first as the University of Okla­ Central Missouri State took the 61st in 30:25, Jim Shanahan, Illinois for a dual meet against Although the competition stif­ homa was blasted by the hot team title with 42 'points, fol­ 67th in 32:10, Fran Hake, 69th Milliken College Wednesday, fe ned in a match with Rock­ UMSL spikers, 15-4 and 15-3. lowed by Southwest Missouri in 33:11, Gary Brandice, 74th in October 6. The results of the hurst, UMSL managed to win in The third match of that day and the University of Missouri - 35:36, and Joe Halley, 77th in meet were not available when 2 straight games, 15-11 and began with the Riverwomen Columbia, tied with 44 points 37:00. this paper went to press. The 15-7. dominating opponents from each. . " I wasn't disappointed in the Rivermen will run against Wash- Against UMKC the Riverwomen Oklahoma with the University of Ron Harmon, UMC, led the times," said coach Mark Bern­ ington University and Principia had a tough time. The last Tulsa their next victim. field of eighty runners over the sen. "The times indicated the College in a double dual meet match of a long night found the Weariness overtook the wo­ hilly five mile course with a time toughness of the course with the Saturday, October 23, in Forest UMSL team losing the first men and they had a hard fight of 25:28. Bobby Williams was hills and the temperature in the Park at 11am. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM SPEAKS ON IIMORAL ISSUES IN POLITICS"

Shirley Chisholm is the first black congresswoman in the history of the United States and the first black person to seek the presidential nomination of a major political party . . A former teacher and day care center director, she entered politics in 1964 when she successfully ran for the New York State Assembly. In 1968 she was elected to Congress, repre­ sent~ng New York's 12th Congressional District. In Congress, she 1S a member of the powerful House Education and Labor Committee and serves on the Select Education, General Educa­ tion and Agricultural Labor Subcommittees. In addition to her work in Congress, she is involved with the League of Women Voters, the United Negro College Fund, t~e NAACP and the National Organization for Women. For the past three years she has been included in the Gallup Poll's list of the world's lO.most admired women.

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