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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Message from .vidims pQrents. • • EDITOR'S NOTE: is nothing and we are nothing. through Thee now and forever. and country for the troubled Due to the overwhelming in which you entrust authority, Anything that we are, have Grant them the blessing to times they had. the wisdom to administer with response to his letter in the been, or shall be, is because of accept Thy will as we have. Allow us always to look down Huntington paper, the father of strength, righteousness and a Thy goodness and blessing. Our Hold them close to Thy bosom, on Marshall and be proud to true concern and love of his Bob Harris, one of the 34 foot only purpose here on earth was dear God, so that they may have been a part of the Thun ball players who died in the fellow man. Make known to all, to serve Thee and earn heaven. know joy--not grief, as we an dering Herd. dear God, that heaven is not Nov. 14 crash, asked the Par We were here only because of swer Thy call. Make them Grant blessings to those we thenon to run the following going to be won by default. Thy will and shall never aware that our 20 years on earth leave behind, that they may see Heaven must be earned, all statement. He hopes that in this question Thee, but rather were lived to the fullest, and way he will be able to reach that apathy is the greatest must walk the way of the cross. humbly submit ourselves to Thy were filled with love, warmth danger of all. Give them the To carry one's own cross is not those parents and students just, holy and divine will. • and happiness. We enj~yed an strength to want to be involved. effected by the crash who he enough; one must reach out and You have called us to Thy inner peace that comes from Give them strength to show help shoulder the burden of all. was not able to provide with a home in heaven and we come knowing we were loved by those openly their faith and love of copy of his first letter. Dear God, keep lit the light -back home to Thee, our whom we loved. Thee, dear God. along the true path so that they heavenly father. We pray to Give the faculty, students and Guide them to love one may not ·stray to the path of The parents of Mark An Thee, dear Father, for those we alumni of Marshall the anoUier and their fellow man. least resistence and lose their drews, Bob Harris and Jack leave behind. Please bless them guidance to maintain the Enlighten all to the fact that to way. Guide them here with us so Repasy have asked me to give and give them the strength to traditions and principles that be loved--one must open his own that we may all be rejoined in this message to you. They are uphold and keep safe the things we held and cherished. Allow heart in true love. True love is the wholesome love of Thy sure that their sons would want we so dearly cherished while Marshall to always be strong, to strength--order and respect of countenence for all eternity. us to relay it to you: here on earth. produce men and women of one's fellow man. With Thee, dear God, there is Help our parents, brothers strength, wisdom, and ·Grant blessings to those The parents of faith--hope--love--eharity. and sisters and all those so dear leadership to safeguard the subject to authority to accept Mark, Bob and Jack Without Thee, dear God, there to know that we are with them principles of church and God Thy will, dear God. Bless those
The Parthenon Friday Vol. 71 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY STUDENT NEWSPAPER No. 45 Dec. 4, 1970 Huntington, W.Va. Draft workshop set next week Representatives of ttie Mrs. Pat Jarrell, Huntington Columbus (Ohio) Draft Cou housewife, said she is very nseling Service will be at pleased with the response the Marshall Dec. 12 and 13 to cemmun:ty is making. She said conduct a workshop' for those that they come from "all Wjllks interested in the , new draft of life" . and have nothing in information center here. common except the desire to The Columbus Draft Project help in draft information. is a group from Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Jarrell said the biggest who help train people in the problem facing the new project counseling of possible draftees. is a pla<;e to set up headquar Michael Gant, Huntington. ters. The meetings that have junior and student body taken place so far have been at president, said Student the Campus Christian Center. Government is helping with the But, she said that they would newly organized draft center like a place to meet at the here but the project is citywide. center of town. He said quite a few meetings The meeting of the Columbus have taken place and progress Draft Project will be at 724 4th is being made. Avenue at 12:30 p.m. both days. Sketc.hes offer a wide range Sketches for the Marshall terposed, some offer the idea of University art· memorial have an eternal flame and one is Paintings KAREN.PANCAKE, Chesapeake, Ohio, junior studies a painting in been submitted by the designed in the image of a mixed media by Leona Mackey. The painting is.on exhibit on the Department of Art to John football." on exhibit sixth floor of Smith Hall. Callebs, director of · develop- He added, "one of the sket- ment. ches is shaped like a large "M" Callebs said, "These are just with an eternal flame in the preliminary sketches. There center." Cinema Society to show has been no decision on which sketch will be selected. "We are very appreciative to Hopefully, a committee of the Department of Art for their students, faculty and alumni time and effort in getting these romantic comedy film will meet and select a suitable sketches for us. For the amount memorial, but at this time I of time they had, they did an "Hallelujah The Hills," a parodies practically .every film remm1scences. Unencumbered can't say exactly what will excellent job." romantic comedy, will be style from Griffith to Goddard. by plot, the film ridll! free and presented by the Marshall Director of photography is Ed billows into gaiety and fun. happen." A site for the memorial has Callebs said the sketches University Arts and Cinema Emshwiller and it. is produced It resorts to slow motion, fast not been determined as yet. Society at 8 p.m. Sunday in the by David C. Stone. motion and stop motion. The offer a wide range. "They range "There has been a great deal of from the traditional to the Evelyn Hollberg Smith Recital A Janus Films release, it screen continually changes size speculation, but nothing has Hall. . stars Peter Beard, Shelia Finn, and shape. abstract. Some are heavily been officially released," he symbolic with numbP.rs in- added. Written and directed by Marty Greenbaum, Blanche Michael I. Cornfeld, in- Adolfas Mekas, the film Dee and· Peggy Steffans. structor in art and president of FilmedinSouthLondonderry, the arts and cinema society, Vermont, " Hallelujah The said, " I've never seen the movie fund drive nears $65/ 000 Hills" is about Vera. a lovely but it's supposed to be very WICHITA, Kan. AP - Con Fourth National Bank and Trust contributions had been girl, who for seven years has funny." tributions mailed to the Wichita Co., where the fund account is processed, totaling $44,560 or an been courted by two different · New York Times said of the State-Marshall Universities' held, said over 8,000 letters average of $7.83 per donation. ·m~m . Two rivals unite in • movie, "For this unpretentious Memorial Fund in response to •from "all over everywhere" Half of the contributions friendship as they try to forget exercise in low-budget cinema, the "Night of Stars" television have been received this week. received through the mail will their lost love. made by a group of newcomers benefit Saturday night were He said letters had come from be given to Marshall Univer- This far-fetched story is with little more than a camera. estimated Thursday at $65,000. as far off as Hawaii and Alaska. sity. merely kindligg to light the a few reels of film, and a lot of Asmann said Thursday's mail screen with wild cinematic imagination, it is the wildest Robeyo Asmann, vice Through Wednesday af contained 2,230 letters - which jokes and zany stunts in spirited and wittiest comedy of the president and controller of the ternoon, Asmann said 5,694 have not been processed. visions and nostalgic season."
I / PAGE TWO THE PARTHENON DECEMBER 4. 1970 Good 5,000 pre~register in . fou.r-day rush 1ti. C> JP.JO. i Jntg More than 5,000 students of an regular registration Jan. 29. estimated 6,500 students have According to the registrar, in pre-registered, according to order to obtain a trial schedule, Weath~r Registrar Robert H. Eddins. the student must go to his ad '"Second semester pre viser and obtain a trial schedule • MOSTLY cloudy and cool is the National registration is always larger request form. After the Weather Service forecast for today with a hign and increases every year," schedule has been approved and in upper 50's and 20 per cent chance of Eddins said. signed, the student should take ,precipitation. Saturday will be.mostly 'cloudy According to Eddins there the approved schedule to old were approximately 2,000 main 18. with a chance of showers in the afternoon. students to register the first day Students at this point will fill and 1,000 on each of the out a registration form , billing ,, Today Justice Fortas .following days. card and will address an en KAPPA "It takes 10 or 15 minutes at velope to his campus address, DELTA PI, NATIONAL lectures Monday the most to get through the he said. EDUCATION HONORARY WILL MEET IN registration line," Eddins sai~. Eddins said, "Students should North Parlor, Old Main. Dr. Robert Hayes, for MU Forum He continued to say, "At one be very careful when filling out dean of Tea~hers College, will be the guest Abe Fortas, former U.S. time we had five and six the reg1strat1on forms, speaker. Music will feature Robin Chandler, Supreme Court Justice, w'III checking to alleviate the lines." especially in the area of section Huntington senior. speak at 8 p.m. Monday in Old Registration will end today. at numbers because this is the Main Auditorium as part of 4 p.m. and those who do not pre area where most mistakes are TRYOUTS for the Women's Intercollegiate Marshall's Community Forum register will register during made." Basketball Team will be held 6-8 p.m. in the Series. women's gym. MU students will be admitted by presenting activity cards. What pleases Other sex? Saturday The Yale graduate began his Are you interested in knowing marriage partners and steady TRYOUTS for the Women's Intercollegiate civil servant career in the New what the opposite sex looks for dates. Deal Administration of ,Pres. in YOU? One group in an ' In This survey is only one part of Basketball Team will continue 10-12 a.m. in Roosevelt. He was asked to ter person a I Dynamics the over-all plan and purpose of the women's gym. . attend the organizational Sociology c lass conducted by the Interpersonal Dynamics THUNDERING HERD will meet Defiance . meetings of the United Nations Dr. Maurice L. Sill, professor of clas~. Dr. Sill explained that College at 7:30 p.m. in Gullickson Hall in the in San Francisco and London. sociology, took a survey to find after the class -is divided into Former Pres. Lyndon · 8 . out. groups, each group is free, to first wrestling match of the season. . Johnson appointed Fortas to the explore any and all fac.ets of MASS FOR THE MARSHALL CATHOLIC Supreme Court in 1965. "In this Fifty men and 50 women were person-to-person relationships. COMMUNITY will be held at 6 p.m. at the instance, the, job sought the asked to state traits they desire In these explorations, the Campus Christian Center. man," said Johnson. in casual dates, steady dates, students are responsible for Fortas is considered by many and marriage partners. Of clarifying their goals and as a leader in the legal · many traits such as at enhancing their interests and Sunday revolution for human dignity. tractiveness, intelligence, and the quality of their work. He has been acknowledged as common opinions, un The groups in this class have MASS FOR THE MARSHALL CATHOLIC one of the world's brightest derstanding ranked highest. branched out into several areas lawyers and jurists, He has 9:45 5 of interpersonal relations. COMMUNITY will be held at a.m. and been acclaimed as the per- - For casual dates, both men These include in-depth study of p.m. at CCC. sonificlj_tion ot _ cour~g,e, and women listed at-. and participation in Volunteers KEITH PETERS will address the Unitarian determination and expertise. tractiveness and friendliness In Community Service, Fellowship at 9:45 a.m. in the Campus He is considered a liberal 'in high on the 'desirability scale, questionnaires for the police to· Christian Center library. He will speak on the traditi_on of Justices while many women also looked determine their feelings toward Brandeis and Douglas. He led for leadership ability. college students, and basic face Chinese Communism and Chinese religions. the Court to uphold and protect to-face study of people in order "HALLELUJAH THE HILLS", a romantic the civil liberties and the rights Understanding and honesty to learn about them and achieve · comedy, will be presented by the Marshall of individuals in terms ·of a were the big factors desired by understanding in terms of the University Arts and Cinema Society at 8 p.m. modern society. both men and women in "here and now." in the Evelyn H. Smith Recital Hall. 15 ROTC cadets take Combat Proficiency test Fifteen Reserve •fficer uniform, and the physical test is Training Corps cadets have mainly a test of endurance," taken the Physical Combat Lawson said. Proficiency Test to attain the "The physical test is: Counter Guerrilla shoulder tab, repetition of shoulder, hip, and pre-requisite to the shoulder waist exercises; hand-walking cord, according to Stanley a 36-rung horizontal ladder; 40 ----Honda-• Lawson, Beckley junior and yard low-<:rawl in less than 36 Counter Guerrilla platoon seconds; _dodge, run and jump leader. ex,rcise in 240 seconds ; The test is given in three parts grenade throw, and a one mile written, physical, and in- . run in eight minutes," he said. spection - and each is worth 100 Each cadet must also have points. attended at least one field "A cadet must score 240 training exercise. points out of the possiQle 300 All participating cadets will points to obtain the Coµnter receive "participation rib Guerrilla tab," he said. bons," and may take the test "The written test consists of next semester. ThO!ie who pass questions about conventional will receive membership rib and guerrilla warfare, the in . bons and the Counter Guerrilla spection is of the cadet in tab, said Lawson. The Parthenon IIAIISIIALL UNIVEBSTY STUDENT NEWSPAPER ·•·•bl·llledllff F•ll•I••.... tlllre Ill TIie A•soc••ted P'ress •-•• MC8IIII class matter, Mey ff, lf4S, et Ille P'ost Office at,Hun lllletN, WostYir,l,lla H701, -Actol C-ros,, Maret, I, 111,. P'ultll•hed -----at-Mc T-y, W-y. Tlluncley .... Friday durl.. -· YHr encl Wffk•Y _..., --..., Detoert- .. J011mell•m• M--11 Unlver•lty, 16111 Street - ,,_ A_, HUIIII ...... , West Vlr• lnle n,.1. Off-ca111pv• •ult- Every swinging guy and gal knows the Honda is the scrl.,,..., r--. M - _ ..,., ...... SI Cllllls "" HCh summer term. All lull bike that hH It all. And now, compliments of Mc• "-,,.,__·- ...y ...·- •ct•vlty NrV.Cff IN.,. lllllllled"' coplH ol TIie Donald'•, you can be a lucky winner of one of the• e . STAFF HoadH to be given away on December 19th. 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GARY ORSINI SCORES TWO FOR HERD WUlie Wilcox (at right) sets for tip-in Sager sees Defian·ce as · 'test'
First-year wrestling coach sophomore, in the 150 · pound Athletics) tournament. Mike Sager puts his untested c;lass ; Roger Diederich, First-year mentor Carlin grapplers against Defiance Baltimore, Md., senior, in the Carpenter , a per.sonal friend of College at 7: 30 p.m. Saturday to - 158 pound class; Greg 'Archer, MU's Coach Sager, has six kick-off the 1970 wrestling Hammond, Ind., sophemore, in lettermen and three all-league season for the Thundering the 167 pound class; Chuck standouts returning. · Herd. Nease, Mullens senior, in the Carpenter says to watch out Wrestling for Marshall will be 177 pound class; and Dan for 150 pound Clint Dix. "He's a Mike Hays, Aberdene, Md., Gordon, Raleigh, N.C., junior, real good one. He's only Jost one freshman, in the 118 pound in the heavyweight division. match in his college career." class; Jon Holtzworth, Hun Qefiance College is a small "I think the Marshall match tington senior, in the 126 pound coll'ege in the Northwestern will be a real good test for us," class; Bill Archer, Huntington comer of. Ohio. Last year the Carpenter said. senior, in the 134 pound class ; Yellow Jackets were first in Marshall's Coach Sager sees Pat Riggs, Parkersburg junior, their league and placed second the match as a forecast of what in the 142 pound class; Hale in the district NAIA (National the rest of the season will be Baker, W il-U ams town Association of Inter~ollegiate like. "By examining this match, Alpha Sig Bowl postponed we can pretty well see whether or not we're going to have a W EDD I NG R I NG 12 5 The Alpha Sig Bowl .football When a definite date is set by successful season." B S O N A T A S -400 tournament for sororities, the fraternity, the tournament "Defiance College wrestleJ A LSO $ 150 TO 1975 C NAPOLI 1 !5 0 0 sponsored by the Alpha Sigma will continue with the final small colleges but that doesn't A LSO T O 2250 Phi fraternity, has been post playoff games. mean they are to be taken poned until spring due to lightly. They won their first Tht:";truly exceptional gift weather conditions. Baseball meeting . match against Marshall College There will be a meeting of the in Indiana 35-10." Each Keepsake is a masterpiece of design CONCERT POSTPONED Marshall University baseball Returnees from last year for reflecting full brilliance and beauty in its out team Monday at 3:15 p.m. in Marshall are Holtzworth, B. standing gem cliamond. Be sure to ask about Archer, Riggs and Diederich. A proposed rock concert to be Gullickson Hall Room 123. Keepsake'J famous seven points of protection. sponsored by Greek Council has Head Baseball Coach Jack $ilger has high hopes for some Cook asks all players to come of his wrestlers but says, " As a been postponed until second "L7"----. ;!,.GIS T E R ED k: semester, according to Greek prepared for activity. team, we're untested·." ~P-sa e ® Council president Pat Farrell, DIAM O ND RIN GS Hinton senior. The • concert was to have featured "The Georgia "TRISTATE HE.(])QUARTERS Prophets" with top-billing, FOR REGULAR & PRESCRIPTION -SUNGLASSES backed-up by: "Super Band," one-day service for broken lenses. "The Luv Machine," and "Genesis," all from Lexington, Yo u I co (1 n S.i. c th C DI H Cr C' n C ~ · Ky. The concert was postponed HUNTINGTON OPTICAL ' due to the Nov_ 14 air tragedy. ---- '
DECEMBER 4, 1970 THE PARTHENON PAGE FIVE IUNICLYSPUICING Student activity fees a id women's sports program By ANNA LAURA KOVICH requirements. In the case of under the National In Feature writer volleyball, it cannot last longer tercollegiate Sports for Women. than 12 weeks . Dr. Hicks said recruiting can ''We would like to see more The constitution was still be carried out for she has participation in women's in developed through the just written to two prospective tercollegiate sports. There are President's Council which players in New Jersey and better players on campus than consists of all presidents of PeMsylvania. those who play," said Dr . West Virginia colleges and The field hockey team, Dorothy Hicks, chairman of the universities. "Not only was the coached by Miss Ell Stull, in women's physical education constitution the effort of women structor in physical education, department. but of the presidents of the has completed their season. The women's intercollegiate colleges and universities," said They lost both home matches in program is much better this Dr. Hicks. which they played Marietta and . year because women par At Marshall women's in Wesleyan. They lost an away ticipating in sports do not have tercollegiate sports are match to West Liberty and the to pay for their own food and governed by a commission away match with Concord was lodging when traveling. consisting of staff and five cancelled. Because of the allotment in students. "Considering that many of student activity fees, these Dr. Hicks feels one of the the team had never played expenses are now paid for. main disadvantages of the before, the team did very well," The department . is "very program has been publicity. said Miss Stull. Many of the appreciative", according to Dr. This has hurt attendance of players will be returning next Hicks, for the money from the spectators to many of the year which will be an advantage. activities fee; this was 20 cents games . . Even so, some of the The basketball team is ftom each activity fee paid. basketball games had a couple coached by Miss Donna Given $2,591.84, which is more hundred spectators. Lawson. instructor in physical than asked for, the program has No scholarships can be given education. She urges any one been able to operate very ef to a player if she wishes to play interested in playing to see her ficiently , said Dr. Hicks. with any teams competing soon. New uniforms have been bought to be used in volleyball, • • softball and basketball. Next fourth to year new uniforms for field Branch wins WMUL air cage games hockey will be bought. Marshall's Logan Branch The strong shooting ·and in- By TONY RUTHERFORD basketball games, we will be Dr. Hicks· said no increase in downed Muskingum Area di vi dual defense of Fred May, a Staff reporter giving many students a chance money will be asked for in the Technical Institute Wednesday 6-5 sophomore from Chap to hear their Alma Mater play.'' next two or three years. She night in an 83-64 victory. manville, allowed Marshall to WMUL Radio will be airing Handling the play by play feels more expansion could not ·Leading the scoring for increase its lead to 38-25- at the the entire Marshall University chores. for the varsity games be handled because more time Marshall . was 6-6 Barney half. varsity and freshman home will be Mike Kirtner and Tom could not be given by the staff. Thompson, a sophomore from "The boys played a good Rone, Huntington junior;_Tim basketball schedule, the Besi~es acting as coaches for Barboursville, with 25 points . . second half," commel!ted Head Marshall University In Leach, Huntington junior, will the different teams, the coac~es Following Thompson were Co~ch !ohn Goff. He stated that vitational Tournament, and handle the freshman games, must carry a full-time teachi~ Steve Mc.Gain, a 6•3.guard frorµ ..., swttchmg from a man-tc>-man specially selected high .school _and . JiJJl Fo_y, Huntington !oa~ . ,., . • ·_ ~~-Logan,"-&nd-'Mike--!rufflel",.... a4&- ~ lQJl ~ wa,I.,,,... ga-mes, according to Mike junior, will do the high school Eight sports are me uded m forward from Chapmanville, effective against Mus~1ngum. Kirtn e r , Hunting t on games.- Mark Campbell, the program. They are golf, b0 th tt'n1 g 15 Logan Branch, following 23-4 sophomore, sports director. Huntington sophomore, will tennis, field hockey, basketball, ne · season last year has played four "At the present time," said handle the . statistics for the badminton, softball, and track Mark Tom, Zanesville fresh- games this year. The Logan Kirtner, "WMUL is the only varsity games. and field. There is no actual man, led Muskingum's scoring Herd now stands with a 4-1 station in . Huntington which The WMUL sports depart swimming team but there ar~ with 16. record. covers all three forms of ment produces a daily sports women who participate on their basketball, and we are very program which is included on own in swim meets. proud of this fact." "News in Depth" at 5:00. Joe Governed by the West He added, "With our present Ray, Huntington freshman, is Virginia Commission on In sports staff of six on the air the reporter on the daily tercollegiate Sports for Women aMouncers, we have the largest program. scheduling must fit certain sports department of any radio or television station in the Huntington area. Volleyball in ieopardy "We feel," Kirtner continued, cording to Miss Roberts. "we can provide more complete Wome n's intramural volleyball .
DECEMBER 4, 1970 PAGE SIX THE PARTHENON Forty"."hNo selected · for' Who's Who By JOHN WILSON S A N D R A M A L O T T Student Conduct and Welfare affairs commissioner and ROBERT T. PHILLIPS of St. Staff reporter CROSSON of Huntington was Committee, Interfraternity secretary of Student Senate. Albans is a member of the Forty-two. Marshall students assistant Impact coordinator in Council, and Greek. Council. He She is house president of Phi Mu marching band, wind ensemble, have been selected for Who's 1968 and a member of the was vice president of the fresh- sorority, a founder of Un Huntington orchestra, and Who Among Students in Academic Standards Com man class at West Virginia d e r gr a d u a t e A l u m n i Choral Union. He is president of American Universities and mittee in 1967-68. She js a Wesleyan College and attended Association, and was executive Phi Mu Alpha, a charter Colleges, according to Fredric member of Alpha Lambda national Zeta Beta Tau con- secretary of Student Govern member of Kappa Kappa Psi George, Huntington senior and Delta; Chi Beta Phi; Pi Mu vention. ment, Panhellenic rush coor- and first trumpet for Marshall commissioner of academic Epsilon, math honorary; Pi PATRICIA HARLOW was dinator, and a member · of Community Symphony Or affairs. Kappa Delta, debate 'honorary; 1970 Homecoming coordinator Impact committee. chestra. George said the selection was Math Club; French Club and and Panhellenic rush coor- CHRISTINE MOORE of GARY POMMERENCK of made among seniors and Sisters of the Golden Heart. She dinator. She is Delta Zeta vice Huntington is vice president of Mt. Clemens, Mich., is graduate students on the basis was graduated cum laude and is president, Fagus treasurer, and Fagus and Alpha Xi Delta. She president of Sigma Alpha of activities and grades. a graduate student in is a member of Little Sisters of has served on Student Senate, Epsilon and was president of Selecting MU's representatives psychology. Minerva. She works with Panhellenic Council, Greek the sophomore class. He is a was the job of an eight member TOMMIE DENNY of Nitro Volunteers in Qommunity Council, and election com member of Interfraternity faculty-student · committee was editor-in-chief of The Service
'VICS a 'go-between'
group in Guyandotte. Thirty complete void where you are • By PAULA THOMPSON five members of this group will Feature writer placed in a class situation for aid in transportation, ad four years, then you are given vertising, and program plan your degree and told to go out "I believe Marshall can stand ning for the senior citizens. out among American uni and work with people without Volunteers in Community any background. It should go versities by becoming involved in Service began last year with in the surrounding area." hand in hand - the formal . only six members. This year the education of the lecture with the The words of Frank membership has climbed to 300. work in your field. " O'Rourke, New York, N.Y., O'. Rourke, concerned with According to O'Rourke, senior, expres!i not only his own recruiting for the VICS, tran Marshall can also become in feeling, but the thought behind sferred to Marshall in 1968 as a volved with the surrounding the VICS, Volunteers in Com sociology major. O'Rourke is area by realizing the im munity Service, of which still uncertain as to whether he portance of its location. "First - RICHARD BURCHETI', INSTRUCTOR OF O'Rourke is chairman. will go for his masters degree or hand studies can. be made SOCIAL STUDIES, REVIEWS TEXT work with Volunteers in Service concerning Appalachian en " VICS are a go-between to America in the coming year. vironment in the fields of between kids on campus and However, he is actively in sociology and psychology," he existing volunteer programs in volved with several explains. the community," he says. "The organizations now. Besides the "Marshall is an example of main purpose is to get a flow VICS, he is also a member of the the silent majority. What the -MU teacher nearly between the community and Student Advisory Board University need~ is both people Marshall." through Dr. Constantine Curris, from the community and · VICS are involved with director of student personnel students who care to help an Huntington State Hospital, old programs. According to swer the questions: What is ·dropped high school age homes, elementary schools, O'Rourke, the Board is made up Marshall? Where is it going '? and Huntington ·volunteer of students from different Why are we here?"" services. backgrounds who try to get a O' Rourke believes even The student volunteers better idea of how students can tragedy may have a purpose for working under the VICS mental help Marshall and how Mar Marshall. "I hope that the tears By RICHARD HENSLEY health program spend each Feature writer shall can help students. He is and feelings for the members of Saturday afternoon at the state also on the Executive Com Marshall's football team do not hospital where they work with m1ss10n at the Campus just become a memory, but a "I didn't like school at all." the patients under the super Christian Center. "I had no intention of going on to college and, in fact, stimulus for every student at -vision of Tom Coray, Director of O'Rourke feels there should Marshall to make the most of wanted to drop out of high school." Adjunctive Therapy. ~ The speaker did not drop out of school but is now, some be more emphasis on the the time we have -- to dedicate · Members of the VICS will academic aspect of Marshall. ourselves to better Marshall in years later, a teacher. Richard Burchett, an instructor of help form a senior citizens social studies at Marshall University, was recalling a "College education today is a their name. time when his ambition was to become a welder rather than a university professor. "When I was of hi8h achool age," related Burchett, "I had no intention of going on to college, much less becoming an instructor in college. I was attending· a vocational school on a co-i>p plan, learning to be a welder. I wanted to get out of school as quickly as possible and get a job in weldinJ.!." A series of events and· circumstances plus a gradual change in young Burchett's aspirations led him down another road and finally to his present position in education. Students of Burchett's classes say he is in terested in life and people and relates the facts and materials of the course in this direction. "I really disliked school," he says now. "I was going to Burchett has some definite beliefs about education ,,. drop out and join the.Army Reserve, and I would have quit which he relates to his classes at their first mE:eting each if my dad hadn't refused to allow it. or course, I'm glad semester. · now that he took a strong stand with me.'' "The major purpose for any course, I believe, whether Burchett did graduate from high school but was still it is history, math, or something else, is to broaden our determined to go no further in education. He worked as a experience," Burchett says. " A student should begin to janitor ,drove.a furniture truck and worked in a jet engine see many life styles, and through this awareness become plant. tolerant of others. So, I think tolerance is a result of "Before too long I began to realize that the work wasn't education, but I do not equate tolerant with meaning what I had thought it to be," said Burchett. " I thought 'wishy-washy'." there must be something more in life for me than manual Burchett refers to Socrates' belief that if one truly labor." knows good, he caMot choose evil ..He says that, while this Burchett's dissatisfaction with hi~ work were added to statement may not be completely true, the more thoughts that he should do something more with his life knowledge or understanding one has the better one's life and other pressures common to many young men sear will be. ching to find themselves. It caused him to decide to try "Sometimes I think we tend to isolate ourselves from college life. the world in a university," Burchett suggests. ·"we see He entered Anderson College in Anderson, Ind. but still everythilll(through academic eyes from an ivory tower bad no goal for his life or an idea of what he wanted to and do not get down to where life is lived." study. He felt bis presence in college to be almost an This past summer the social studies instructor got down accident. to where life is lived by taking a job with a construction At Anderson College a friend of Burchett's brother took crew for the Department of Highways. He said that, Richard under his wing. The friend happened to be a although some of his co-workers could barely read, he history instructor so Burchett became interested in found them to be much closer to reality than some well - history and chose his major in secondary education of educated persons. He said he finds Appalachian people to 'social studies. He bad deci~ to teach at the end of his be "beautiful people" and "very real individuals." sophomore year. He agrees with some other area educators that a GO\.DEN MYTH TRIO Shortly after his graduation from Anderson in 1963, he problem with education in Appalachia is teaching married Marjorie Little. For five years after graduation Suddenly life is beautiful. children to deal with abstractions when they are used to ArtCarved makes Love both Burchetts taught in the school system of Finneytown, concrete ideas. He is especially concerned with the Ohio. Burchett taught in both junior hiigh school. and high Rings that say it's really so. reading problems of some students of the area and Come in soon and choose school and coached football, track and cross country. believes government programs to assist these poor From Finneytown Burchett went to Chadron State the Love Rings that say it readers are wise. just for you. Teachers College, Nebraska where h1, was a graduate Burchett says he has an opportunity to get a job next . assistant and where he and his wife spent a year as house summer driving a coal truck in eastern Kentucky. He parents for a dormitory. ~urchett says this was quite an claims he is not sure now whether he' will accept the job ½Carved "eventual and interesting" year. There were serious but speaks of it with enthusiasm. the Love Ring problems or pranks, but there was never a dull moment .. Richard Burchett says his interests lie now more in the people "The experience was worthwhile, but I'm not sure I direction. of contemporary social problems than in r would do it again," he adds. , history. He believes students now must gain some facts to At Chadron he received his degree of Master of Science form concepts but that the concepts are more important to 111,,--0~1,,. in Education. He has completed all work except one them than the facts. He admits to sometimes feeling ,_... . chapter of his thesis for a degree of Master of Arts in frustrated in his efforts to teach, but he finds teaching a History from the University of Cincinnati. i3urchett came rewarding profession. N44THAVE. to Marshall in September, 1969. Mrs. Burchett no lonJ.!er Richard Burchett's story is that of a potential high teachet-but devotes her time to their two daughters, 3 1/ 2 school dropout who has become a dedicated university Aulhori1ed ¾.,.t Ca rv cd J•w•l•r aod:lyeen,,oldi tea~r.