COLBY COLBY COLLEGE f^l fj WATERVILLE I ' fl . MAINE 04901 I—-*,.,.,,,,,,/ ! | L J VOL. LXXIV NO. 4 OCT. 16, 1 970
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
October 13 f 1970,
To the Editor and Editorial Board of the Echo
.y Gentlemen :
Except for the conspicuous efforts of one editor and a few members of other editorial boards, the Echo has exhibited a deterioration of taste and tone for some time. The first two issues this fall encouraged me to think that the Echo was making a constructive effort to reverse this trend . The issue of Friday, October 9th, however, while in part quite constructive , represents in several ways a deplorable con- tinuation of the downward spiral .
I regret to have to inform you that, speaking as President of the College and with the concurrence of the Chairman of ' the Board of Trustees , Colby College feels it necessary to begin exploration of steps that may lead to institutional disassociation from this publication . It is important for the students and faculty , as well as our alumni , parents, and friends who support this college, to know that the college can no longer ignore the evident fact that the Echo does not appear : to reflect accurately the concerns or the tastes of the community as a whole . The steps to be explored and their full implications will be discussed with the Board of Trustees later this month .
In the meantime may I request, again with the concurrence of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, that you cease immediately using the name "Colby " in the title of . your pub- lication . ¦*
Sincerely yours,
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Ihi'ii, I he I'i'i' .-idrill ' .- uhjt'r linn- nun Id M'i'iii In fill I ill lii I \\i> 1'lii n'd In niiikr iin\ mi llmtitui'iI Miilt'iiit'iil hi- |iu-iliiin iinr uII.t ;iii\ rlaril i| , ' ' '' i-'i'i'ii'..: ( |) ||| ( niii 11 re ul' la.Mr and luiir , iind ( l!) it I ml lie .- facul ty-administration meeti ng ber issued in the fall of 1968, Grades have not improved that The nominating committee placed in nomination the names much he observed. of Richard McGcc and Carl Nelson to fill the scat on the CRB Professor Mayo, reporting for the EI'C, said that the com- vacated by Ed Burke when he left the Athletic Department. Carl mittee felt that the pass/fail motion that was currentl y on the Nelson was elected to fill that position. table before the faculty was inadequate in that it did not take The question of ROTC again came before the faculty when into account many questions regarding major requirements and Dr. Perez requested that the faculty make an opinion known to other ureas, He said that the EPC felt strongly required to stud y the CRB by voting on the following motion: the question further in order to present a move viable motion Moved: that Colby terminate its relationship with AFROTC. in the near future. He moved that the puss/fail motion remain The vote was 46 to 57 no. The CRB has been requested by the tabled and the motion was carried unanimously, Professor Mayo Trustees' Educational Policy Committee to make a recommen- also announced that Professor Brancaccfo has consented to dation to the Board on the mutter of ROTC before the October chair the EPC sup-committee on Black Studies. 30 meeting of the Board, Mrs, Zukowskl pointed out that the Professor Sweeney moved that the Board of Trustees adopt clther-or presentation of this ballot left out much middle ground tho AAUP statement of 1940 about tenure and rewrite Colby's that many faculty members feci inclined to explore. It was ex- bylaws so that they are consistunt to it and that it adopt tho plained by Dr. Percy, and President Stridor that the ballot was AAUP statement about rights and freedoms of professors. This designed only to gain u general form of information which the was passed unanimously, < CUB may consider in attacking the question of ROTC on cam- A vote upon the A AUP-cndorsed joint SUtcment on the pus, Rights and Freedoms of Students was tabled until the next Professor Roscnthol requested that faculty members make faculty meeting so that all the faculty members may familiirizc better use of the warning system for students who arc doing themselves with the document. Tho motion, as presented, call- (ho Paul Perez poorly in a course, He noted that the number of warnings being ed for the college to, observe rulings of the document when isHued in tho fall 1969 semester was about one-third the num- possible. I B-J ^ ks H^H j 1 fli BBB mWw 9 hh ift BH BB GIB KH H f_^r ^^^ ^Hl 19 Bw ^ ^H ^k^~ wm\ 1H BH .^^ 49 BH ^^ B bH Hr Hi ^B ^KB BH Last weekthe ECHO ran an article describing the Great Dana Bed Theft case. (Dean Mavrinac had handled the case personally rather than allow Student Judiciary to use the sole original jurisdiction which the Student Government Constitution describes.) In following up on the case, the ECHO was told by members of the board that an understanding had been reached and that Judiciary was being given the case after all. Because the case had stimulated student interest, the ECHO decided to present a full account of the various factors involved, With that in mind a meeting with Dean Mavrinac was ar- ranged for last Monday, October 12. The Dean allowed the ECHO only five minutes, but in that short time a great deal was indicated about the direction of the judicial process at Colby. ECHO: "We understand that the (Great Dana Bed Theft) case has been returned to Judiciary." DM: "I haven't given them the case back." This was a rather surprising answer, we replied, as the members of the Board were under the impression that they did have the case. The Dean re- plied that it was possible that the studentss had mistaken some playful banter at the close of the meeting for a concrete commitment. He refused to elaborate on the substance of the meeting with Didsbury, Orlov, and members of the Judiciary, on the grounds that it was all off the record. ECHO: "Why haven't you given the case back?" DM: "Why should I?" ECHO: "Don't the guidelines of the Stu-G constitution still apply? DM: "The judicial system is going to be reformed." Then the circle game was played for a while, after which the ECHO posed I a three-part question. I ECHO: "What do you see as the role of the judiciary as compared to | | that of the dean's office? What will be the precise roleoof the dean 's office in | | handling cases implying disciplinary actions? and How do you view the dean's \ function regarding counseling versus discipline?" | DM: "I've just been through long discussions with Didsbury and Orlov and the board, and I've discussed this earlier with Parry and Philson, and don't see the point in pursuing it further. " (Both discussions are off the record and thus unavailable) Dean Mavrinac .went on to say that judicial reform will be considered by Rights and Rules as soon as they finish up' dorm autonomy , and he doesn't want to prejudice the deliberations by prematurely discussing his position. His afetions are evidently neither premature nor potentially prejudicial to the proceedings, but explaining them would be. ECHO : "Wouldn 't it have been wiser, from a purely political stand- point, to have waited for the anticipated reforms before acting in a manner v .iich circumvents the present system? And we picked up the circle game where we had last left off. DM: "I haven't gone around the system." Dean Mavrinac ECHO: "The Stu-G Constitution provides rather explicit guidelines for handled the case," implying that regardless of present or future guidelines, judicial procedure, especially when it states that judiciary shall solely possess the case will remain as it is presently settled. the right of original jurisdiction in this very type of case." Wondering how SJ would react to the dean 's assertion that the suppose- DM: "As Dean of Students I have the power to decide who does and dly returned GDBT case was settled, the ECHO sought out Kendall Didsbury and irate when who doesn't live off-campus". Chief Justice of the Student Judiciary. Didsbury was stupefied ECHO: "It seems that this is not so much a housing problem as a dis- he first heard the news. After giving him a chance to calm down and become ciplinary one." coherent, the ECHO asked him for his reactions. His immediate response was DM: (smile). ' that SJ had been given a raw deal , because there was no way to hold Mavrinac As Dean Mavrinac was impatient to end the interview , the ECHO closed to returning the case to the board , since the meeting and the remark were by asking if the defendant of the GDBT case could expect fu ture modifica- both off the record. tions of his case as a result of Rights and Rules reforms or through other chan- DIDSBURY : "I'm really upset with the dean because his credibility nels. The Dean ended the session by restating that "The Administration , has with the student body is in grave jeopar dy because of his refusal to let people quote him, his refusal to make a stand on any point." ECHO: "Is there any justification for Dean Mavrinac 's actions? How can his unwillingness to provide adequate justi fication of his actions be ac- counted for?" DIDSBURY: "Admittedly he is a new dean , and therefore has to shoot from the hip somewhat, but he should begin to suggest the guidelines from which he is operating. " ECHO : "Dean Mavrinac defended his decision in the GDBT case on fV, grounds that he has complete control over who may live off campus." DIDSBURY : "In the judiciar y's mind it was totally a discipline problem and therefore we should have handled it. " ECHO "The dean defended himself further by say ing thai judicial re- form in the near fulrue would be changing the role of judi ciary anyway." DIDSBURY : "Dean Mavrinac has boon operating on the promise that change is going to come through judicial reform. He is right - it will come. But his handling of the bed case shows that the change has alread y been effected , he threatens tho 'fai th' of the student body in the rational process that Pres- ident Stridor has advocated to bring about meaningful change." ECHO: "I n light of his actions, how do you view the future role of the judicial board?" , DIDSBURY: "If he manages to legitimize his handling of disci pline, the judiciary will just be an overseer of the, sub-judiciaries in their handling of dorm problems and anything of major significance would bo handled by / him." indicating that the hoard will continue to Kendall The Chief Justice closed by , Did sbury press for u fair hearing of the CD BT ease. Con ' t on pa. 4 Con ' t from pg. 3 Minor penalties may be assessed informally under prescribed procedures." Evidence gathered thus far seemed to indicate some small lack of con- ECHO : "How does Colby stand on these ideas? " ht and rational commentary sensus regarding discipline. For further insig on RELS: "I should point out that the college has not yet ratified the this minor conflict, the •ECHO interviewed President Stridor on Tuesday Joint Statement:" October 13. hi TV is largely concerned with events that will have a visual im- l ascd sophistication auc nc oss of press coverage of the Democratic Conven- Last October 7th Kenneth Auchincloss opened his remarks tion of 1968 to the previously dismal coverage of the March on pact, newspapers will concentrate on longer, factual pieces, etc. to a near capacity audience in Given Auditorium with the rather the Pentagon, where reporters spied out upon the crowd from Such notions also tend to re-inforcc the latent procedural con- startling remark that , "The Vice Presiden t is the best-thing that the windows of the high building. Lesson: As times and events servatism of the establishment press, as few organizations are has happened to the press in a long time." Auchincloss qualified change, so loo must the methods of obtaining the news. Auch- >willing to explore alternative methods for fear of upsetting this statement by praising the Vccp's talent for "raising little re- incloss predicted that newsmens' dissatisfaction at past cover- "some magic formula" that has been profitable in the past. porters from obscurity " and by thanking Agnew for restoring age of "the unreal world" of political campaigns would pos- In an informative digression , Auchincloss commented on the almost lost art of alliteration. As the audience breathed a sibly create a new kind of political reporting in the future. the personality of journa lists, Conceding the difficulty of gen- eralizing about such a matter he did say, however, that " cer- sigh of liberal relief , Newswcck's general editor for national af- Another problem of news coverage, "the limitation of space" fairs moved on to his topic, "The Credibility of the Establish- is one peculiar to national news alone, Too much that comes tain qualities pop up quite frequently." His characterization ment Press." out of New York, according to Auchincloss, is written "as it of the majority of journalists was that they tend to be peo- Speaking from the vantage point of a national news magaz- were from on high. This Olympian delusion is of course very ¦ ple who don't like large operations, they tend to be interest- I ine reporter, Auchincloss pointed out (hat (he activities of the transparent." Editors in New York must attempt to construct cd in change or movements nnd arc non-doctrinaire and anti- national press "arc not as well though t out and carefull y man- national and international news stories without grossly distort- ideological. Such attributes in an individual , at least, contri- | aged as some people think." He characterized "any sort of Jour- ing-th e impressions qf the reporters in the field , Nevertheless, hutc to his satisfaction with Ihc professional life of a jour - 1 nalism" as "barely controlled chaos" and exploded the myth the sense of immediacy is often lost in the process and the nalist, who operates us an observer removed from the world | of the smoothly run, tightly directed news organization as "a end product inevitably loses the total impact and insight of of action. | facade of efficiency." Enumerating the built-in stumbling blocks on the spot reporting, As a result, said Auchincloss, "national For those who attended the Auchincloss lecture expecting I of national news reporting, Auchincloss commented on " the journalism is engaged in a process of oversimplification," Sel- to hear some sort of defense a! Ihc news media there wna dis- | operational hnraards" of the establishment press. ecting from the welter of world events appointment, as he was surprisingly frank in his admissions of | (he , "we are fitting things The limitation of lime (not the "other" magazine!) con- into a rational structure " that can comelimes be misleading. the shortcomings of the national press. Nevertheless, he stated I slant pressure of llic deadline is a restriction (hat inhibits all Giving an example of this over all process he cited the term that "a certain kind of truth can be found In the press" if the I forms of journalism. Whether the deadline is daily, weekly, or "southern strategy " as a phrase of oversimplification as il public attempts to understand the human quality behind the 1 monthly, all journolists are forced to consider "short cuts." One "connotes an elaborate phm that doesn't exist," news events, In a private interview with the ECHO , Auchincloss | such short cut is the use of sources. Since the reporter then be- In one of his most interesting comments of the evening, praised the attempts of such news programs as "60 Minutes" and | comes only as good as his sources, Auchincloss cited the danger Auchincloss admitted that "(he national press is not only an "First Tuesday" to get beneath Ihc layer of "constructed pieces | inherent in such a practice. Because of the natural tendency of the information dispensing mechanism, but a vehicle of entertain- of news" to a level of reporting Ihut comes closer to omphaste- $ the reporter to rely loo often upon the same sources, il (ends to ment, The press is n eoplivo of that which their audience is ing this human quality, 3 enforce a conservatism within (lie national press while simultan- interested in." Accordingl y, said Newswcck's general editor, After delivering his prepared remarks, Auchincloss entertain- | y chang- eously overlooking new sources appropriate for the rapidl "a certain amount of laziness" and n degree of commercial ed questions from the audience. At the conclusion of this sos- $ ing concerns of news events. As an example , he noted (he cur- interest is involved in filling the front pages will) the activ- slon AuchincloHH submitted (o interviews by n local TV station ]| rent "source problem" of the national press among "hard hat types ities of Nixon ("There is much less going on in politics than und the I5C110. Considering his candid comments on tlio inner- | | types," meets the eye.") and Jackie Quassia, Also for these reasons workings of his own profession, this reporter asked Auchincloss f| Auchincloss went on to emphasize llic importance of devel- there exists the natural tendency for each of the various "Just how popular arc you in journalistic circles?" Replied | oping new techniques of news coverage. Me compared the hmc-'' media to concentrate on the lypo of reporting Ihey do best Auchincloss, laughingl y, "I'm unknown in journalistic circles!" § 1 fiS 'ifiJH AmmW ^ T3& *GVBA '"G ^A i n HH ^ ^ ^^ B coeddorms ?coed dorms? j co e d dor m s ? c o e d d or m s ? nAHK» m^BOI ^ *^Ha m mmamm ^ Hfcn ^^ *^" ^ J ^^- .-^^ ^^^ *Vb jlflH ^Bl jW^ E^fl H8B BB _t9_| _^. .# BUB coed dorms? coeddorms? by Dave DeLong Last week the ECHO printed two oposing viewpoints on the trustee's de cision against coed dorms. Along with these articles was a somewhat contro- vertial ,picture. There can be little doubt that the administration now feels that the issue of coed living is dead. However, there are some members of the college community who consider this issue still a very significant one. This con flict of opinion has raised several important questions. First of all, how did the issue of coed living get where it.is today? Secondly, where will it go from here and could it be brought up to the board of trustees again? The Trustee Committee on Student Affairs came into effect last Oct- ober as a result of Con Con. It was activated in April with a primary function . of preparing reports on issues to be acted on at the trustee's meeting in June. The issues that confronted the committee at the time were dorm auton- omy and coed living. However, the former was considered much more import- ant. As a result most of the discussion centered on dorm autonomy and coed living became a secondary issue. The reasons for this were twofold. First of all the committee was hoping to act on dorm autonomy so that it could be im- plemented this fall. Secondly, it was generally felt that the board of trustees was against any sort of boy-girl living arrangement. Jim Peterson, a student member of the committee, said of its members, "They were interested in finding out the tone of the campus." He went on to day that the committee members and especially the trustees were "genuinely concerned with the students" and with getting their point of view. However, neither Peterson nor Anne O'Hanian, the two student members of the com- mittee, were in favor of coed dorms. There was no one at the committee meet- ings to argue in favor of coed living. Speaking on the issue Peterson said, "I can't say that I'm fully in favor ion. There were very few points of contention on the issues. The committee of coed dorms because of the administration problems involved. And even was generally in favor of dorm autonomy and opposed to coed living. Their before that I don 't think that that many kids aro in favor of an alternate room feelings were set down in their recommendation (reprinted in the September setup, Alternate floors will probably come first. However," he concluded , "I 25 ECHO) to the board of trustees. The Student Affairs Committee approved want kids who want to live in a coed arrangement to be able to." dorm autonomy and rejected coed dorms. The trustees concurred. At the pre- This last statement is one that has been used frequently by those who sent time dorm autonomy is being worked out by the Rights and Rules com- argue in favor of coed dorms. When this arguement was presented to Dean mittee but where does coed living stand? Trustees Robert Marden of Waterville Chairman of the student affairs Benbow during an interview , he replied/The right to have a choice to live , in coed dorms can be extended to you through your right to choose your committee, was asked if the trustees were going to come out with a definitive college. There is a certain naivete in the students' thinking at this point, in statement on coed Jiving. He replied , "I would refer you to the report by the student affairs committee. That is about as definitive as you can get." In that that they have made a choice. When you state this it appears you are inflex- ible and won 't change but there is always room for change." report the section on coed living is two paragraphs long. The question of administrative problems also came up in interviews Benbow replied to the question of whether he thought tho committee's with Benbow and Professor Rosenthal. Both were worried about the in- report was definitive say ing, "It was definitive ul the time but is always sus- creased counseling that would be necessary with coed dorms. Benbow said ceptible to change." that if he remembered correctly, "Middlebury had to increase their counsel- Rosenthal answered the question: "I think it is definitive in that the ing threefold when they went on twenty-four hour parictals. " report defines what the college policy is. I don 't think it is in the sense of Rosenthal on the other hand said, "I am fairly sure that there are students reflecting all the available data." at Colby who arc mature enough to live in coed dorms," but that the screening Marden was asked what procedures might be undertaken to bring the required to find these students would be impractical. issue of coed living before the trustees again. His answer was quite simp le. Ph ysical health is another question that has been raised concerning coed He said thai to raise an issue before the trustees a student should first contact living. Rosenthal was asked whether tlie committee had sought medical evid- a student member of the Student Affairs Committee. The Student n mibcr ence for or against coed living. He replied , "It depends on what you mean by would in turn, contact Marden who us chairman would call a meeting of his evidence. I am informed by the college health service that the incidence of VD committee if the issue merited consideration. has increased, but is this evidence? From outside the college I don 't have any However, he added several sti pulations to this procedure. In regard to evidence for or against, and neither did the committee." the issue of coed dorms Marden said , "Bear in mind that a committee that The psychological factor seemed to be a major concern of the committee has just hashed over nn issue isn't excited about doing it again. It would be members. "There are," said Benbow, "psychological problems no matter how necessary for those bringing the issue up again to have new arguments mak- ready a student feels he is," Rosenthal said that his major concern was the ing sure their facts are right. " A question is raised here in that ihpnv'wasn 'l psychological factor based on what he had read by Professors Blaine and any organized set of arguments presented to the committee in the first place. Farnsworth of Harvard and his talks with students. Commenting on the trustees as a whole, Marden said that W felt they Pft toraon said, "concern for the, imago of the college" wag and h of muT, very open minded but ho went on ,'"They want u reason for change. major importance to the trustees, "Including, " ho continued , " the type The general feeling is that Colby shouldn 't be living i n the 1890's but neither of students Colby attracts in the future. " should it be most liberal. It should be left of center. " Benbow said on image: "The attack on image has been perfectly dem In talking with Marden and other members of his committee it becomes onstratod. That attack by the ECHO last week has greatl y hurt the cause ol clear that they uro not in favor of coed living. However, they do express a coed living. As far as I can see it is a dead issue from now on , but I don't willingness to discuss the issue and in that at least there is some hope. JBut think itwns solidified before last week." until the trustee committee on student affairs comes out with a favorable The student A ffairs Committee discussed form autonomy and coed report on the issue there is little hope of getting coed living accepted by the living to some extent during several long meetings and then came to a deeis trustees. We have given careful consideration to President Stridor's re- quest that we remove "Colby" from our title and with all due re- spect for Dr. Strider and his office , we have decided to decline his request. The decision was an extremely difficult one to make. We knew that some people would interpret our response as an affront to the President. We hope such interpretations will not occur. But for two reasons, we feel compelled to risk such unfortun- ate conjecture.-First, we feel that any misunderstandings as to the nature and source of the opinions expressed in the ECHO can be adequately cleared up by an increased emphasis on our part of the policy that has always been stated in this paper. Henceforth, we will include the following statement in our masthead: "The opinions here expressed are not necessarily those of the college or student body." We hope that this addition and the statement by the Pres- ident on the cover will serve to dispel any misconceptions about our relationship to the college. Secondly, we feel that the tradition of freedom of the press both in this country and at this college would be impugned were the ECHO to accede to the President's request. To make such a concession at this time would be to succumb to what some might call intimidation. Given the non-specific nature of the President's objections, such a concession would be tantamount to an admission of guilt in the face of vague and questionable charges. In our opin- ion, the last issue was not in bad taste and we feel the tone was overwhelmingly constructive. To make even a tacit acknowledge- ment otherwise would be a lie and a limiting of our right to print what we believe represents the views and attitudes of a great num- ber of students at this college. If any member of the Colby community would like to raise questions as to our "taste and tone," we are quite willing to discuss letter s to th e editor the matter either privately or publicly, in word or print. And we To the Editor: would hope that such rational discussion could help resolve Colby's There is no need to look to Southeast Asia, Africa, and Stillwater stand is a real possibility. The fact re- problem of communication between campus constituencies and South America for examples of Euro-American "im- mains that half of Aroostook County was taken from the Maliseet Indians without result in an ECHO and a college better than the ones we now have. perialism". There is no need to look so far away as any compensation the south to find blatant, systematic, state supported And, it remains true that roads, railroads and tel- racial oppression. One need only glance up to the ephone company rights of way have been pushed islands of the Penobscot or over to Washington County across reservations without the Indian Nations ever to see small nations, Indian Nations, struggling to being consulted, much less compensated. find a place as Indian Nations in American society. These are the problems that lie at the root of the ECHO reporters as well as representatives of Student Govern- "Helping Indians" is a very old and slightly worn Indians' difficulty. They were created by the Amer- out appeal to Americans. And perhaps, rightly so, ican political system. It is my challenge to you that ment and Student Judiciary have been hampered all year in bringing for helping Indians has traditionally meant sending they be solved by the American political system. to the students' attention important positions taken by major admin your unwanted, wornout, used clothing and books This is your state, your home. If you want to change istrators because some administrators have refused to state their to them, or going up to the reservations as a volun- the world, if you want to turn the tide of "U.S. Im- positions for the record. The worst offender in this group is the new teer to teach "the poor Indian children", to throw perialism", or of governmental^ supported racism, dean of students Albert Mavrinac. a community meal or two....and then to leave. what about Maine for a starting place. But when all the clothing is distributed, and all There is no reason that I can see that the candid- and has Dean Mavrinac claims that since he is new at his job the volunteers have left, the fact remains that half of ates for statewide office this year should be allowed to feel out many of his positions it could be detrimental for some- the Passamaquoddy tribal lands, guaranteed to them to avoid this issue. They should be made to state one to quote him at the beginning of a talk when he might alter his by treaty forever is in the hands of Georgia-Pacific loudly and clearly their position on the return of position by the end of the conversation. However, it has been the and a few white individuals, because once the Legis- all tribal treaty lands to their rightful owners. And lature of the State of Maine decided to sell it, lease there is no excuse for those who wish to help of the ECHO that Dean Mavrinac has never altered his experience it for 999 years or just give it away. The fact remains Indians to sit silent or to avoid using every legal positions significantly from the beginning of a conversation to its that Bangor Hydro flooded out great portions of the, means to bring this issue to the fore. end. And by now, he has had time to settle any misgivings in his lands of the Penobscot Indians with out ever compen Sincerely own mind, and he should express clearly for publication his pos- sating the Penobscot Nation; that several townships Louis Doyle itions on several crucial issues upon which he is now acting. We of Penobscot land on the banks of the Penobscot Human Relations Services River is held by white individuals and paper compan- Roman Catholic Diocese at Portland must assume that if he is taking actions on a question, he must have ies by a very questionable title; that the Indian own- P.S. I have enclosed some position is. materials which you may a fairly clear idea as to what his ership of Marsh Island on which Orono, Old Town be interested in printing. ECHO OfficeCOLBY ; Robert s Union , Call 873- 1131 , Ext. 240 B ox 1014, Colby College , Waterville , Maine weeks Fo u n ded 1877,. Published weekly except during vacatio ns and examination periods by students of Colby If you've been around the campus at all in recent , College; printed by the J . 5, McCarthy Co,, Inc. Augusta , Maine. Charter members of the New England must have noticed the dogs - dogs playing, dogs fighting, dogs Intercollegiate Newspaper Association. Represented by National Advertis ing Serv ice, Inc. Subscr iption rates; you $6.00, Newsstand price: thirty cent s per copy. e le things that dogs fornicating, dogs doing all thos wonderful simp Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Waterv ille , Maine. Acceptance by Mailing at special rate of do. postage provided for in section 1T03. Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized December 24, 1918. Dean Mavrinac also noticed the dogs and decided that All opinions in this newspaper not otherwise identified are those of the COLBY ECHO. The Well, opinions here expresse d are not necessarily those of the college or student body. The ECHO sir.ee they did nothing to improve the image of the college, they had assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. Name, address and campus phone num- bers must nccompauy all letters to the editor. These will be withheld fro m public atio n at to go. He wrote a letter to all off-campus students which read: "It authors ' s request. is self-evident that there has been a dog explosion on campus. Un- Editor-in-c hief Robert Parry consequences arc Business Manager Joh n Zacamy fortunately, some of the aesthetic and sanitary Managing Editor Dick Kay nor also evident. All of which make the reasons for the college rules Associate Editor Dave Delong •• evident than they mi ht have Assistant Editors • . Joh n Brassll against having dogs on campus more g Ken Elsen been in the past. Charles Hogan | on campus to as Gary Lawless j "We are trying to reduce this dog presence Sports Editor MltcrfFox i near invisibility as possible....'" Newsbrlef Editor Susan Francis | Photography Editor ! the, note was mixed. One student not- Michae l Havoy Student reaction to Local Ad Manager Steve Borde n j ing the tough words and the involvement of as high a personage as Motional Ad Manager Jo hn Crabtre o I Manager "Eustis will do anything to defend Financial Jim Bubar I the dean of students commented, Circulation Manager Comal Yallnp ala j " Another thought the dean had per- Subscription Manager Jeanne Emerson f the sterility of the campus. : 't there a committee to go to?" Columnists . . James Perlof f haps overstepped his bounds: "Isn Randall Chllds However the ECHO was tremendously pleased with the statement, Typ ist , Marianne Perry ' an official stance on Paste-up and Design . . • Ted Wolssma n For the first time, Dean Mavrinac was taking Paul Hecht an issue. Amanda Fisher Cathy Joslyn by James Perloff which this week is subtitled "With a Little Help from my Friends" People have been complaining about this column's lack of relevance, there fore I'm including "current events" after this. This week's current event: the sun rose this morning. (However, there was a heavy fog, shattering my view of Woodman - the Military - Phys. Ed. Complex must be behind this.) To pick up a groupie, go to the next concert wearing shades, find one, and We hope our white brothers will now see us as good friends, say with a stern lip and unrelenting frown: "Hi, I'm a drummer. Let's beat to- by Jean Hildebrand and Gregory Buesing gether." (Let me strum your sides.) EDITOR'S NOTE: Once We Were Brothers is distributed by the Division of Filter cigarette machines (such as Indian Services, Human Relations Services, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland "Laredo")are getting popular nowadays. Even Sears has as part of an effort to improve Indian-white relations by telling the true history produced a model. Can we predict: Hi, what brand is that there you're smoking? "Zayre' i h grade tobacco but I' of the four tribes of the ancient Wabanski Confederacy (the Passamaquoddies, s." (H g , m a Mammoth Mart man myself.) Penobscots, Maliseets and Micmacs) 2000 of whom still live in Maine. Rumor has it that the next strike will be broken up by a "dirty dozen" "From our own experience and from the lessons of the past years of Civil team of unnamed campus residents, swinging billy clubs and outfitted in T- Rights unrest in this country we have learned that the White Man never freel y shirts and construction hats with American flag stickers. gives justice or equity to those he has exploited: for so long. We are a peaceful see that neither our single ri hts as citizens nor our timber people, but sadly we g This week's "profanity palaver" (if you identify with good taste, go on to nor even the career of one of the few White Men who would and Tribal lands, the next paragraph or you have no one but yourself to blame): "What's a ten- we will stand and fight." genuinely like to help us will be freely offered. So, inch dick to a homosexual?" (A thigh of exstasy.) Also: "What's a square dick Hickley Such were Governor John Stevens' words when Commissioner to a hermaphrodite?" (An adam 's apple.) was forced to resign fro m the Department of Indian Affairs in 1969. But there have been other Indian agents who were friends to the Indians and who were Supposedly those freshmen girls only go for the big, husky type, so I'm removed from there will be others. And Lcwey Mitchell's office; perhaps, doing something about my appearance - I've bought a sweatshirt that has speech did not stop the transfer of Passamaquodd land to non-Indians. y "Jimmy Jock" written across it. Indeed, today over a third of Indian Township is held by white people... and most of that Georgia Pacific. by The Growth Company , By the way, when everyone at the dining table burst out laughing on read- "Brothers: I speak for all the tribe. We thank you for what you have done ing the second joke under "profanity palaver," undoubtedly you did too, not for us and hope our white brothers will now see us as good friends. We know we wanting to feel the idiot. However, twit, the joke doesn't make sense. are ignorant, not acquainted with your laws and customs. You say we must not injure any person trespassing on our lands, but must speak to an officer who If everyone scorns having Poco for Homecoming, what's wrong with The will give us satisfaction. We are being cheated by traders. Our people are imposed Ides of March? upon. You have given us something good, but it will take time before we can make use of it." Dear Candy Cigarette: So spoke Gov. Francis Joseph Neptune, Revolutionary War hero, at the If the world were to end tomorrow, what would you do about it? treaty convention of 1794 in which the Passamaquoddy Tribe ceded all their Pessimist lands to Mass. in return for certain parcels of land to be theirs forever. But did the m'en of Mass. and of its offspring Maine see the Passamaquoddies as Buy some popcorn at Cottle s and watch them working on the road. good friends? I met the Screaming Munchies in Runnals Union ,the other night. They Just consider, today, how many rich men there are in Calais, in St. Stephen were spasmodically jumping and screaming at the Hall of the Machines, ready Milltown, Machias, East Machias, Columbia, Cherryficld, and other lumbering to cat up silver without emitting no merchandise. The End. (Until I brush my towns. We sec a good many of them worth thousands and even millions of dollars. teeth.) We ask ourselves how they make most of their money? The answer is: they make it on lumber or timber once owned by the Passamaquoddy Indians. Now, this An empty pipe.is like a fig newton without the fig (but that's not the present 19thCentury , this great State, with its increasing population, its riches way I meant it.) its homes of wealth and refinement, its vast capital seeking investments in every western State, cannot afford to be just to a few friendless and helpless Indians... Pulling the mixed bars knob is like setting off a rocket in your mouth. Now this plainly shows us how....a people of five hundred and thirty souls are stripped of their whole country , their privileges on which they depend for their A friend relates how when sitting near the 2nd floor Lovejoy fa culty living; all the land they claim to own now being only ten acres. If one or two lounge he overheard one professor describing to another the breasts of a girl in men in this body were Indians, they would fight like braves for their rights " one of his classes. This would strike most of us as bizarre, yet only because we So spoke Passamaquoddy Representative Lewcy Mitchell to the Legislature have that misconception of the professor as (and only as) a professor , not a of the State of Maine if 1886, because in 1834 it had ordered the Indian agent human being given to ordinary human nature. to sell "to any one person, such of the lands, belonging to said Passamaquoddy Indians as may be wanted "; because in 1836 the legislature ordered the sale I have been given two bitches this week. One is freshman who shuffle their of Passamaquoddy land at a price "not less than 2 dollar per acre"; because in feet while repeating mechanically, "I'm so free. I can smoke dope in the halls. 1060 the legislature decided to give a strip of land one mile in width, six miles I'm so free..... " (name withheld by request.) long "to any parties who shall build a good turnpike road" across Indian Town- ship; because in 1863 the Legislature decided to lease lots from Indian Township The other is: ."Student Elections, held with little notice of campaigning, for 999 years; because the Passamaquoddies were no longer allowed to hunt, that bewildered frosh and transfers," Signed ,"A Newcomer." trap and fish as their treaty guaranteed , because N.t Send your bitch to James Perloff , Coburn, / The 1970-71 Concert Series of the Colby College / Music Associates will open Oct. 22 in Given Aud. / at 8:00 p.m. with a concert by the I Solistia di Zagrib, ; / a world-famous chamber orchestra from Yugoslavia. The Music from Marlboro series.will present its first The Andover Teaching Fellowship Program prepares / The series also includes a concert by the Guarneri concert Oct. 21 at 8:00 p.m. in Given Auditorium. able college graduates for a career in teaching, particul- / String Quartet, March 24 and an Evening of Opera, Haydn's Trio in E-Flat Major, No. 11, Dvorak's Biblical arly at the secondary school level. It gives a comprehen- / April 29. Subscriptions are available through Mrs. How- Songs (for Baritone & Piano), arid Brahm's Quintet in sive training not only in classroom teaching, under the I ard Charles in the Development Office. G Major, Opus 111 will be performed. For ticket infor- supervision of experienced teachers, but in all aspects ) mation call 872-9782. •of education in a boys' boarding school. Only men are / / eligible for this program. / The fields open to Teaching Fellows are English, an- / Victor Christ-Janer, a distinguished architect whose cient and modern languages, mathematics, biology, chem-/ background and training also include sculpture and istry, physics, general science, art, music, religion, and / painting, will lecture on "Architecture as Art" Oct. 19 social studies. Usually three or four Teaching Fellows / at 8:00p.m. in Given Aud. On Oct 20, he will conduct are selected each year. Applications and more informa- / a seminar on " Architecture and the Irrational" at 7:30 tion may be obtained at the Placement Office, Eustis. / p.m. in Smith Lounge. Mr. Christ-Janer is visiting Colby as part of the lecturers program supported by the Dan- forth Foundation. After attending St. Olaf College in Northfield Minn. Mr. Christ-Janer transferred to Yale where he undertook a five year program in the department of painting and sculpture. Later, he entered the Yale School'of Archit- Thi- second lecture on Transcendental Meditation / ecture. During the war he served in the Army Dept. of will be given by Jon Miller Oct. 22 at 6:45 p.m. in Love- / Engineers and Military Intelligence in the European joy Aud. "V / theatre. In addition to his work with his architectural firm, Mr. Christ-Janer is Adjunct Professor of Architecture at / \ Columbia Univ., has served as visiting critic at Yale and / The second performance of ANTIGONE will be given ^N. / by the "Powder and Wig" Oct. 18 at 2.00 p.m. in the \< / Columbia, and has been a guest lecturer at various arch- / itectural schools in New England. / Gould Music Shell. In case of rain, it will be in the Field- ^k. house. \ / \. \. Needed: remainder of organizations to be repre- Male or female singer to Sing with 6-piece A list of the band at Colby. Please contact Dick Lewin 872-7158. sented at Colby this fall: /^Oct. 20 Honeywell - Graduate Pro. in Programming ' N_ r ^ 21 N.Y. State Civil Service (Group Interview 3 tetles of ^v. N. S^^ 9:30 a.m.) ^ suspense Scandinavian Seminar is now accepting applications / for its study abroad program in Denmark, Finland, Nor- / way, or Sweden for the academic year 1971-1972. It is / X. S 'i a living-and-lcarning experience designed for students / BRERS who want to become part of another culture while ac- / quiring a second language. The fee, covering tuition, / room, board and one-way transportation, is $2,200; A / Please put all books and periodicals of no further / \. | limited number of scholarship loans are available, For / use in the box at the Roberts Union Desk. These will be / \w | used at the North End Teen Center , / > /•further information write to Scandinavian Seminar, 140 / , Waterville v % £ / West 57th Street, New York, N, Y. 10019. / SS x.X . it. / Films this week: Oct. 18 - Film Direction • Kwaidnn by Mnsaki Dob- ayashi at 7:30 p.m. in Lovejoy Aud, Oct. 19 • "Chronic Disorders " ¦ Education Dept. nt 4:00 p.m. in A-V room, Library. Oct. 2.1 - "The Epileptic Child " - Educ. Dept, at 4:00 p.m. in A-V room, Library. > I / Squash Club. All those interested in joining the § Oct. 23 - Film Direction • Wages of Fear b Henri- r y y Squash Club, please contact Dave Freeman nt ATO cxt. I . Georges Clonyet at 7:30 p.m. Lovejoy Aud. >r Arc you in the process of furnishing your dpim or 550. A number of matches are planned with Bowdoin nnd I apartment? . around the Boston area. Last year we went to a week- | | GRAND OPENING end tournament in Montreal, A sign up sheet will also be 1 posted in the field hoifsc, of 1 GOODWILL THRIFT SHOP Clinton Avenue and Garand Street, Winslow, Me. a short ways beyond the Watcrvillc-Winalow bridge.) (Just / NOTICE: Check for Lost & Found articles nt the Economical prices on refurnished items, , The following statement has been submitted by the $I . ' desk In Roberta Union. COME AND SEE US SOON '.111 / Committee on Standing to replace current statements of §§ "Every student ALSO / requirements for the January Program: if Volunteers needed at the Abilities nnd Goodwill / Is required to complete n January Program for each Fall || Rehabilitation Center: / semester In residence, to n maximum of four," This is | 16A Benton Avenue - Winslow, Maine / not n change In the requirement, It Is merely a concise I has heretofore appeared in somewhat | For informalion call: Mr, M. Jncubuois, Director / statement which Tel. 073-3932 / different forms In various parlH of the catalog, M 9 CONFESSIONS by Tom Faraci However, the audience seemed to like Mother Flag and I have some confessions to make: 1) I wouldn't have Country better than Glory River, although the latter had top billing. I can't understand it, myself, because I would gone to the concert Friday if I wasn't going to do this assume that one would prefer hearing musicians do their thing on it. 2) I didn't bother to see Swallow this year because I didn't like them Spring Weekend, and 3) I saw own songs. If you want to hear Crosby, Stills and Nash or , you can either listen to the band at a frat party, Orpheus only because I was extremely bored, and I got in the Who listen to their records! Mother Flag did a free. Having seen several dynamite concerts this summer or better still, I didn't see any sense in going to see a couple of no-name few original songs, which were adequate. I would have liked it' bands. But I went. them better if they had their own material. By the way, s difficult to judge a band like Mother Flag because, of course I've never seen them before. Therefore, there is no point of reference from which to judge. I assume that with all the excellent young talent kicking around Swift could have landed a whopper. Landed a whopper? Anyway, he didn't I gave Mother Flag the benefit of the doubt and judged them in comparison to some of the high school bands in my home town. They finished a weak second. I got the impression that Mother Flag and Country were just doing gigs like Colby for a little extra bread. Glory River, on the other had, was obviously a professional group, and, as such, were infinitely better than Mother Flag. Their em- phasis was on making music rather than simply playing songs. The audience, though, seemed to like Mother Flag better. Judging from their reaction at this and other con- certs, I would propose this as a truism: at Colby College one cannot judge a musical group by the reception they receive from the audience. It's about time we spat out our bubble gum. three members, an organist (who doubled on lead guitar, and a drummer. They are excellent musicians. I also liked ANTIGONE the singer's voice, which was sort of indescribable. By the Antigone, by the Greek tragedian second set (after the deadwood had shuffled out the exits Sophocles, will be pre sented by "Powder & Wig" as their first production of the because the fireball Who medley that Mother Flag did was year. The play is scheduled to run for two performances, apparently too tough an act to follow) the band was warm Thursday, October 15, at 3:00 p.m., and Sunday, October, Mother Flag & Country ed up. They started off with up-to-date versions of some played first. They did "pop 18, at 2:00 p.m., in the Gould Music Shell. Tickets will be so gs" ("Johnny B. Goode", "Roberta", and a couple of n . Well, Dick, I'd have to rate that "light". It had a oldies $1.50, and will be on sale in the of the audience rockin! Spa and at the time of the good beat and you could dance to it! They started off with others) that had the remainder performance. a James Taylor song, and then swung into a Chicago set Then they did some more original stuff. The guitarist did The cast of characters is as follows which featured some flash drumming by the drummer who an excellent Procol Harumesque song that he wrote, with wasn't good enough to do flash drumming, along with sing- a great Robbie Trower slowly-building-to-a-frinzy type Creon Kit Norton ing that almost could have been mistaken for a warped guitar solo. (Dem Les Paul guitars sound bitchin') The Antigone Cindy Canoll version of the original. Of course, one can't really blame drummer finally did the drum break that I'd been hoping Ismene Sally Stratman the singers entirely. The Public address system was distort- he'd do to end the set. It was a brief , but well executed Haemon Bill Bernsohn ed. After three songs I got the feeling that I was in for a solo, although somewhat short of sensational. I really en- Teiresias Carter Zervas long night. Unfortunately, those contagious, toe-tapping joyed the show despite my semi-conscious "sure they're Eurydice Diana Waterous Crosby, Stills and Nash songs fell short of lifting me from good, but Traffic they're not" prejudice. A Guard Dave Cheever the depths of boredom. Actually, the C.S. & N songs A Messenger... John Halpin weren't bad if you're into that. They harmonized well, one The Chorus of Thcban Elders: of the guys doing a great Graham Nash. Their songs were Ann Bryant generally a little to the left of top forty, and a lot to the Jim Bubar right of so-called underground music. This made Mother Tom Cleaves Flag particularly appealing to the "hip" female members Debby Keyes of the audience ("Play Wooden Ships") who wouldn't Chris Roberts think of buying 45's any more. The band featured a floor- Arland Russell III (leader) shaking bass and low volume guitars. The organist was Steve Shumann good , but his music was lost in the shuffle. Organs are al- The production is being directed by Mr. Ed Witham, ways getting lost in the shuffle. Pity. The drummer could with Mike Moschos assisting with the chorus. Costumes twirl his sticks well I But, he made so many mistakes in the arc being designed by Mrs. Charles Ilickox. And Tom Frick first set that watching him became sort of a minor obses- is providing set design nnd lighting. sion with me, and I missed half of the show. He was play- The production is being staged in a traditional manner. ing borrowed drums, which is a great excuse, but there is The use of flowing colorful robes and larger-than-Hfc no excuse for his doing a sloppy drum solo. masks should give the show a senseof grandeur. The set con- The feature band, Glory River, was a welcome relief. sists of a system of platforms, stairs and ramps which lends They did original songs, much to the chagrin, I suppose, itself very well to the movement of the play. of the eager hoppers who were all hepped up to hear For the most part, the actors seem to feel comfortable Grand Funk songs. I imagine that a song loses a lot to some with their lines. This allows an easily understandable inter- people if they can't identif y it, because they can't follow pretation of some of the most beautiful lines in all of Greek along and sec if it's just like the record. Glory River has drama. The production is an cxccllant choice for "P&W" first production this year. And if the gods arc with us, it should provide an interesting afternoon's entertainment, Please note the time changes from the article in Inst week's Echo. The production will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Thurs- day, and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. In case of inclement weat- rco r& her Ihc production will be held at the scheduled times in the field house. On Saturday evening October 24 nt 8 PM Student Govern- ment will present Poco in concert at the Wadsworth gym. Tic- kets for the homecoming concert are $3.00 and will be on sale nt the Spa in the evening next Monday thru Thrusday nnd at Roberts Union desk in the morning Monday thru Friday. The breakup of Buffalo Springfield in 1968 resulted in the "The most fnscinnting nspect of Poco is their tight nnd in- birth of two groups, One of these groups was Poco, the tricate hnrmonics. Curiously, Furny, Grantham, and Schmidt country rock brainchild of Richie Fumy and Jim Messina. possess almost the same voice; the sound is uniformly high Mirny plnys the 12-slring rhylhm guitar, writes most of and hard-edged, This makes for unusual blends; the singers ac- 1 oco s mntcrinl nnd is one of the two lend singers. Mcssinn, company and then run circles around one nnother." who was the other member of Buffalo Springfield , is the Mike Jnhn in Chicngo's Amcricnn says: "Poco is a good , solid band s producer nnd plays semi-lend , rhythm guitar, Tim bnnd They play firm but light rock in the Springfield style, schmmt , who nlso composes, is the olhcr singer and is on with precise, well thoughtout vocnls. They nrc very much like wass guita r. Rusty Young plnys petal steel guitar and is the the honestly lamented Springfield outfit , but have gone more main instrumental asset. Young came to Poco from a Denver into country nnd hnrd-rock sounds, loud and driving and with group, Bocnx-yc Crcque, ns did George Grantham , Poco's that country twnng." drummer. Tiger Bent says: " 'Short Changed ,' one of their songs, is Rick Fleishman of Variety says! "Poco's main influence probably the wildest, scrcnmicsl, blood-chilling but hnppy song s country music. But while mainstream country deals with you've ever heard. It 's got n locomotive impncl • like n trnin »to nt the lowest level Poco's lyrics nrc rock oriented. Poco whistle on a country mountnin in the middle of Ihc night." wr tos songs of love nnd experience, Their music is honest Pete Johnson of the L. A. Times snys: "All nrc capable mus- mtt never cumbersome in reflection, icians Poco is nlso one of tho lightest groups I have seen, n n ii. 8trurnc "tnll y, the group presents n wenlth of power nnd coordination which obviously stems from endless practice nnd vitality, if not nlwnys originnlity. good feeling within the combo." springfie ld rr ri ps col by Ron Lupton, Dave Lane, Gary Fitts, by Paul McGurren John Kraznavage and Bob Ragsdale Springfield College, the number all sat out the second half. The latter one-rated team among New England's three were flu victims, while Lane and small colleges, overpowered the Colby Lupton were both injured shortly eleven last Saturday at Springfield, before half-time. 49-7. The Mules made a respectable The Chiefs' first score of the showing, but were simply outclassed second half came shortly after they by a superior football school. recovered a blocked punt at the Colby The game was not a complete 35-yard-line. Fullback Wayne San- rout, as the score might suggest, for born went two yards for the first of the Chiefs led only 21-7 at halftime. his two TD's. Later in the same The home team wasted no time get- period, Sanborn again ground out ting started, scoring the first time two yards to cap a 40-yard drive, they had the ball. They drove 62 and it was Springfield 35, Colby 7. yards after a Colby punt, scoring on Two more scores in the final frame a 10-yard pass from Paul Ingram to were merely anti-climactic, as Colby Mark Kingdon. Three minutes later, played with an all-freshman back- the iron was still hot and Springfield field. The Chiefs' defensive tackle struck again, when a Brian Cone pass Ron Lufkin intercepted a Mark Titus was intercepted and returned to the pass and rumbled 19 yards for a TD. Colby 35-yard line. On the second The home team's last score came via play from scrimmage, Kingdon scored a 58-yard pass play late in the period. again, .this time from 20 yards out, To be perfectly honest, it is doubt- on a pitch. But the Mules stayed ful whether anyone in New England I ^ '" " KmJKm ** wflfiV/ &bm\ Bm\am. « mm HAwf| EB HA HB close in the opening period, driving was picking the Colby Mules to beat ¦mn .^m^—. W V' ¦ ! f V* V9 Yl from their own 20 to about mid Springfield, so the loss was certainly JH ^HmbHl W HI o_xHi HI vH H¦¦ w field before Dave Lane went 49 yards not a huge jolt to anyone. But Colby ^TSMhHKhk vbrff^ Hv -o- m _hm w __j on a beautifully executed screen pass did make a courageous showing, es- from Cone. Lane converted and Colby pecially considering that the opponent CER trailed by only 7 points. The final is one of the top ten teams overall by Dave Rea After Saturday's meet, not much Chiefs' score of the first half came in this part of the country, compar- Facing its stiffest competition of The freshman team provided a had changed for the Colby cross-coun- when they took a Jim Faulkner punt able to the likes of Harvard, Boston the season, the Colby soccer team bright spot Wednesday, easily beating decision to the Chiefs try team. Lou Paquin remained un- in Colby territory and went 45 yards College, Boston University, and Dart- dropped a 6-0 Hinckley and Waterville High Schools, of Springfield in Springfield, Mass. defeated, after four races against eight for the touchdown. The tally came mouth, to name a few. What is a big 21-39-64. Brian MacQuarrie led the The Mules were going without the teams, and Colby continued to lose. on a 30-yard pass play from Ingram jolt, however, is that Senior fullback frosh , taking first place in 15:03. services of several key players in last Prior to the race, both Lou Paquin Curtis. Ron Lupton is a doubtful starter Peter Prime was next across the line, to split end John week's game, due to injuries sustained and Roger Moffit, Springfield's top Though Springfield scored four this week. Without he and Joe Mattos , the or Colby in 2nd place with a- time of the week before. Among these runner, were unbeaten this season. times in the second half, two of these things will be even tougher versus a to John 15:24, as he beat Hinckley's first most prominant absence was Lou proved to be the better runner, were due to major blunders by the perenially sharp Trinity eleven, who Koons whose sprained ankle will have man with a strong finishing kick. however, by winning in 22:53, beat- Mules' offense. In addition to this fact, invade Seaverns field this Saturday. healed well enough to play tomorrow. Don Buckley and Bill Clay finished Moreover, Co-captain Denny Hartung ing Moffit easily by 26 seconds. 4th and 5th, and Dick Miller was 9th. due to Coach Scholz's absense, had to Paquin's time, though, was still above Next Saturday both the varsity in the the course record of 22:32 held by act as player/coach, playing aand freshman teams will compete at game as well as directing die team Art Dulong of Holy Cross. home against the University of Maine. from the sidelines. The rest of the meet did not go The freshman, barring injuries, should wasted little time get- The Chiefs well for the Mules, as Springfield continue their undefeated season a- ting on the scoreboard as they jumped placed seven men ahead of Colby's they never gainst a weakened U, Maine team. to an early lead which 4th man, to win 22-38. Bob Hickey The Springfield defense, This is due to a recent rule allowing surrendered . finishing 5th, and Paul Lim- touted as one of tlie finest in all of ran well, Maine freshmen to compete on a MULE kept Colby's top scorers ing, Colby's 3rd man, placed 9th. varsity level which means that tlie New England, Bill Buckner and Andy Dennison at Colby's 4th man, Dave Bergstrom Colby frosh may not face the best of bay for the course of the afternoon, finished 11th, and Matt Hird complet- the U. Maine freshmen. The Chiefs defense also initiated ed the scoring, taking the 12th spot. The Colby varsity should have KICKS several of the teams scores with fine ¦naa nanBBBBaaHmna greater depth, fielding a seven man ' coordination between their fullbacks team against U. Maine. In addition to and halfbacks. I 3 not completely istically at the remainder of the sea- the five who ran against Springfield, Colby's day was son. A game played Inst Wednesday at without bright spots Co-captains Bill Colby will run Burt Butler, who did Hartung played UNH ended the Colby road trip and not make the trip, and Ed Brennan, Buckner and Denny they return to Loebs Field tomorrow well as they have so consistantly all who will be running in his first meet Bruce Frisbic spearheaded a to face Brandeis. After that, Colby year, plays at home for four straight games, this season after recovering from As the Colby College varsity hockey team begins to prepare defense that turned away the Chiefs mono. Lou Paquin will face some occasions and Mark including several crucial State Scries for its season opener over Christmas vacation this year, this writer on numerous ¦ contests. With this to look forward good competition from U. Maine's Serdjcnian turned in another com- sophomores, but should still come noticed a particular absence in its ranks. The early reports have ' at goalie. to, the Mules can well expect to im- mendable job prove on their record in the next two out undefeated. turned out to be true. Ycsrsports fans, Chip "Earth quake" Edgar- With their toughest game out of the wav . the Mules can look optim- weeks. ton has decided to hang up the skates this year. And so, another era in Colby College hockey histoiy comes to a premature close. We would quickly like to go through Quake's short but brill- iant career. Coming off a spectacular freshman year , the Quake brought the most personality and enthusiasm to Colby' College IFL hockey since "Flaming Phil" Azeriti graduated in 1935. On many IFL o Alfond Arena was filled with the earth-shattering sound occasi ns, Lnmbdn Chi took control early Jacobs for a touchdown and they of "Quake ....Quake Quake" as the fans eagerly awaited the Well, the playoffs are here and it nnd showed immedintcly they hnd scored the extra point the same wny. Quake's first appearance of the night with Colby either up by eight. is Iruly a surprise, Before three-quar- jelled ns a team since their disnstorous The score 9-7, Quarterback Eddy ters of the season had progressed, it performances early in the season. On matched the six points by firing a or down by twelve. Chip managed in the short lime of one month looked like a battle to sec who would a perfectly executed sling pass, Dave pass to Jay Philoon. The extra point to move from starting right wing on the third line to the highly finish last or not at all. But now the Eddy hit Bob Pike who ran unmole- was missed - score 15-7. On the en- regular season hns come to a close sted into the end zone. The one point suing kick-off , the action reached a valu ed seat on the right hand corner of the bench, reserved for those and post season play will determine conversion was successful nnd the frenzy , The ball went to "the kid who d eserve it most, At the same time, the Quake managed lo which team captures all the peanuts, Choppers hnd a seven point' lead. A with the glasses" who started sweep- The final week rarity in touch football circles occur- ing to the sidelines, the two as- was a frantic one drawing every- accrue the amazing total of two points, due mainly to nnd the fnns witnessed mnny n pecul- red later in the quarter when Phi body with him. Then on a nifty, sists he made over the season, both times setting up Art Hnnnigan iarity. LXA mude n stretch drive in Delt was tagged in the end zone for hnndoff-rcvci'sc to Steve Higgins, the the final week n safety after John Crnbtrcc hnd boom- Phi Delts were on tho to show that no one could have missed those goals. defeating the Indies, board again, which cvcntunll y earned them n three ed n pnrt ns if he was a "cannon" • However, not until protests on the The Quake wishes to express his gratitude to Coach Green wny tie for second place. DICE rallied happy Crab,, The Choppers led 9-0 goaline fell on officials with hard ' and his former teammates, and hnstens to add that he is willing to In the end , being rewarded with for- after the first quarter. hearing, did the score become 15-13, feits nnd "n sneak attack" victory The middle two quarters shaped On the cxtrn point Phi Delt tried the return to the ice for "a no-cut contract and two steaks at each train- over KDR , earning them n tic. And up to be n defensive battle, but actu- snmc reverse, but "tho Pearl" made ing meal". Chances of his return are slim, however, which is more Phi Delt experienced nn almost fatal ally it basically just plnined boring. up for his earlier buffoonery by downfall pushing themselves into nn Sari "the Pearl" Lnnc wns in except- smelling out the play and tagging the than we can say for the Quake. unexpected tie with the previous two onnlly rnrc form when he missed four runner. LXA nursed a two point lead, And so, as Colby College retires the prized "Number 9" from tenms. ATO of course finished In ossiblc interceptions Uni t ns a team- Follwoing an onsido kick nnd the first place with n well deserved, un- c suld "any body could have caught!" following scramble, Bob Pike pounc- the blue and white jerseys, no more will the earth rumble and the defeated senson, In the other league The fourth quarter brought about ed on the ball, and Lambda Chi ran arena shake as the Quake machine rolls onto tho ice. We who know Tnu Delt nnd DU finished In ' thai Marked change in both teams. Phi out llic clock for n 15-13 victory. order. A closing comment*, keep your him bid him a f ond farewell. t received the bull nnd finally Only one giunohns been completed wed thoy could move offensively eye on Lambda Chi, Last year they nt (his date, DKE received n bye and r n number of successful plnys, bnroly mnde the plnyoffs, but cvcnt- gnvo PDT and LXA the honors of finall y got on the scoreboard unlly won the chnmplonship, This ooiiing the' playoffs, Lou Gordon passim to Mike yenr It could be n repent performance! 11 IX'OMK TO' TII K IWK ! The Colby College Bookstore | |jj |^j MW ! | I I 1 21IIFBI P S I Al Corey " Welcomes the upperclass parents. I J aBF ni Come in and see our T-shirts, I JUmW MM S^J T 8 I Music Center sweatshirts, posters and books. I li WatervU le Dru g 42 SB Collie I Ronald F. Lalime , RJ >h. ^l ^ Avenue I I <) Study Guides , Bestsellers, I Ii1 Paperbacks , L'sed Books. 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