The Ursinus Weekly, April 3, 1975" (1975)
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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus Weekly Newspaper Newspapers 4-3-1975 The rsinU us Weekly, April 3, 1975 Cynthia Fitzgerald Ursinus College Judith James Ursinus College C. Joy Keene Ursinus College Ruth Von Kummer Ursinus College Marilyn Harsch Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Fitzgerald, Cynthia; James, Judith; Keene, C. Joy; Von Kummer, Ruth; Harsch, Marilyn; Searles, Robert A.; and Saraco, Joseph, "The Ursinus Weekly, April 3, 1975" (1975). Ursinus Weekly Newspaper. 34. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/34 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus Weekly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Cynthia Fitzgerald, Judith James, C. Joy Keene, Ruth Von Kummer, Marilyn Harsch, Robert A. Searles, and Joseph Saraco This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/34 mhr lltrsinus m.erkly Volume LXXIV THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1975 Someone Old -~~~f.'3~f:~·....... : ,~~ t';)~,,~~ CCC-Student ____ ""'0 0 ~ • w. "'" ~ .0 _ Someone New "0 t:T~~. ,.' ~ ,.~ ~ Success Seen 1;!urdumy, Casebeer, Gleason familiar names like these have been Come to Ursznus Land of A, w!;7;!'~I;dK~:!£ in th' S'howing up on the list of candi minds of all Ursinus freshmen, the dates accepted for admission to Ur · D h ~h Central Coo rdinating Committee is sinus in the fall of '75. At last R I U tc count, seven younger brothers or e en ns y va n la ;~:t~:~!z~~o::~~~~a~~~ t~;i~~t sisters of present Ursinus students newcomers to Ursinus College life. have been accepted for admission, The CCC, headed by Gary Breslau, according to Geoffrey Dolman, is a seven-member organization Dean of Admissions. (six voting and one tie-breaking) They include Stephen, brother of whose primary 'purpose is to help Ted Burdumy, junior major in freshmen meet other students and chemistry; Wendy, sister of Mar-' to acquaint them with campus af garet Casebeer, senior major in to Dr. Parsons, Director of the ~n stitute on Pennsylvania Dutch Af fairs and student problems. history; David, brother of Fred Gary Breslau, a junior Psychol Ferrari, freshman major in biolo fairs, Ursinus is the first and only institution to offer a program of ogy major, was a squad leader in gy; Craig, brother of Carl Glea 1973 and was accepted as a mem son, senior major in political sci this ty'pe focusing on the German settlers in Pennsylvania who be ber of the CCC the following year. ence; 'Rhonda, sister of Rodney Last April he was elected chair Kratz, senior major in mathemat came known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. man, and suc'cessfully carried out ics; William, brother of Harry the difficult job of planning fr~sh Courses Offered Padden, freshman major in un man orientation with the help and designated physical sciences; Mich Pennsylvania Dutch Studies 401 enthusiasm of the CCC. Breslau ael, brother of George Randolph, (Pa. Dutch Culture & History to especially thanks Maryann Quar 1860) will be offered during sum sophomore major in political sci tuccio, whose "welcome boo-klet" mer session B from June 25 ence. gave many freshmen answers and through July 16. The course will In addition, 30 successful candi advice about Ursinus. Says Gary: be "a study of vhe history, lan dates are -the sons, daughters, "The entire CCC was extremely guage, culture and folklore of the brothers or sisters of Ursinus a- helpful last year. There were no DR. WM. T. PARSONS Pennsylvania Dutch, and of their DR. EVAN SNYDER lumni. power struggles-everyone gave influence upon American Life." Over the years about 10 0/0 of the ideas, everything ran smooohly." Dr. Parsons will teach cultural and student body has been made up of By JUDIE JAMES PDS 411 will be offered during ses However, planning such an im family members of persons who Try the new P.D.S. Department artistic topics and historical back sion B, and PDS 412 will be given portant event is not all cake. "We attended Ursinus. and "get to know what good is!" ground while Dr. Snyder will be during session C. The basics of start in April. Everything is very This year during the sununer ses responsible for language and lin the spoken and written language of complicated and disor&'anized in the sions Ursinus Qffers a first time ·guistic elements. An additional the Pa. Dutch will be taught by beginning. The CCC must revolve Newman Club ever opportunity to become ac feature of the course will be lec Dr. Evan Snyder. Students will around one point at all times; that quainted with Pennsylvania Dutch tures and demonstrations by visit On April 6, 1975, Ursinus College also have the chance to listen to point is flexibility. If all of the history, art, language and folklore. ing speakers who are specialists in native speakers of the dialect and members are not flexible, then will experience an event on campus Drs. William Parsons and Evan some aspect of the Pennsylvania which has not taken place in many read Pa. Dutch manuscripts and plans will fall through." Snyder will introduce the new Pa. Dutch Culture. Topic covered in printed materials in the Pennsyl Last year's orientation was a years. A Roman Catholic Mass the course will include t he Amish Dutch Studies Program with four vania Folklife Society collection. ' successful one, Breslau judges from will be said in B()mberger Chapel and Mennonites, farming, folk mu three-credit courses a nd a number Seminars good feedback. "There were a by Father James McLaughlin of of one-credit seminars. Acc()rding sic, Dutch explorers, and fraktur St. Elenor's Church at 4:30 in the and folk art. One-credit seminars will also be couple of time conflicts, and we found out a-t the last minute that afternoon. Guitar accompaniment Not only will Pa. Dutch speakers we couldn't have a dance on a Sun will be provided by members of q be brought into the classroom as day here, but you have to be pre the Ursinus Newman Society-a part of PDS 401, but the students pared for everything." newly re-organized 'group of Cath will be traveling to see Pa. Dutch olic students who are interested in history and handicrafts for them Gary feels bhat the CCC has a celebrating Mass together on cam selves. Field trips will include a I()t of freedom concerning the plan pus in the interest ()f love and day at the Kutztown Folk Festival ning of activities. "Of co urse, the peace. It is an event that Cath to see the arts and crafts of t he administration wants time for their olic students at Ursinus have long Pa. Dutch displayed by skilled programs such as faculty dinner, been looking forward to and one craf,tsmen and to sample the fa the president's reception, and the which should help unify and en mous Pa. Dutch cooking. The summer reading session, but that large an enthusiastic but sma,ll whidh will meet Monday, April 7, offered this summer for those who is only about eight hours total out group will also visit historic have an interest in a particular as group. in Bomberger Hall. The Newman churches, the Schwenkfelder Mu of three days. There are many One way in which the group Society hopes that members of all pect of Pa. Dutch culture. Four (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3) seum, the building·s of the German ()f these seminars 'Will be conduct hopes to remedy this situation is denominations will.feel free to at founders of Bethlehem, Pa. and the initiation of a discussion group tend. ed at the Kutztown Folk Festival will enjoy an all-day photography from June 30 through July 3. Each tour of the Dutc'h Country. seminar will focus on a specialized Pa. Dutch Culture & History The Birds topic. They will Tl}eet during the By RUTH VON KUMMER since 1860, PDS 402, will be taught afternoon from 1 :go to 4 :45 p.m. in summer session C from July 17 The one-credit courses offered will Notice a multitude of dead birds be PDS 431, Pennsylvania Dutch lying around campus? Or any for I/ljl////I/~ Folk Art, taught by Lester Brein that matter? Some of us have. inger; PDS 432, The Country Others are totally unaware of this School, with Earl Moyer; PDS 433, calamity. Now the obvious as Powwow and Hexerei, led by Rich sumption can be made that this is ard H. Shaner; and PDS 434, An sue is not the most alarming one tiques, with Earl and Ada Roback occupying the Ursin us campus at er. Other Seminars will be offered the present time. But a certain at the Ursinus campus. During portion of the community has ex the week of July 7 throu~h July 10: pressed their deep concern for the through August 6. This course PDS 421, Local Sources of F<wk matter. And it has been proven will be a continuation of PDS 401 Culture-Dr. Wm. Parsons; anti to a,ll of us many times in the past with a similar format and will in PDS 422, The Schwenkfelders tJhat any minority deserves recog clude such topics as home crafts, Prof.