MEMBER PRESS e x e a t i b q r Volume 13. Number 4 ■ COLLEGE • TAKOMA PARK CAMPUS - TAKOMA PARK. MD. Friday, April 19,1974 Vox Fox Dr. Fox discusses his feelings on his recent resignation with a former M.C. student by Romaine. Blackburn Dr. Fox feels that he was denied released time as an Dr, Fox has resigned as chair­ “economy measure,” at the ex­ man of the Department of His­ pense of the instructional tory and Political Science. program. "It is really an ex­ Division chairman, William J. ploitative demand,” explains Ramsay, requests his depart­ Dr. Fox angrily. “Why should ment chairpeople to take a full the faculty be expected to take teaching load of fiteen hours. pay cuts while the adminis­ Dr. Fox feels that this is too tration remains financially much for a chairperson to carry unaffected?” he ponders. and he resigned in protest. Cutbacks on both campuses “The Association of Ameri­ may lead to the formation of can Professors recommends that divisions with a gradual community college professors elimination of departments. Dr. carry a maximum of twelve Fox wonders if there is a “grand hours. But the chairpeople here scheme to liquidate all depart­ at M.C. are expected to carry ments” which could result in a three more than the suggested more impersonal atmosphere. fphotoby Carl Gordon norm while performing the Division chairpeople find it many other duties which a difficult to stay as well- chairperson must assume—and it informed as department heads, Faculty-Wise, Spring is Here just isn’t right,” insists Dr. Fox Dr. Fox says. They can’t follow heatedly. all the'trends and don’t have - “thank goodness it’s here Psychologically speaking: As chairman he determined sufficient authority and by Romaine Blackburn and I sure hope the students en­ where? I want to throw all my twenty-six duties and responsi­ assurance in every department. joy their vacation—they deserve papers out the window; birds bilities, all of which require a The newly merged depart­ Faculty members in various it. sing, flowers grow, and so on..... certain amount of time. He ment is now entitled “Foreign disciplines were questioned as Mathematically speaking: - Musically speaking: - you get estimates that, all tolled, they Languages, History and to “what happens in the the garden needs working on, the gurgle of streams crashing total 290 hours. This figure Politics,” and is headed by Ms. Spring?” The following are and my bicycle needs oiling. down over miniature waterfalls; does not, of course, include Diane Grey. Though several their responses. Artistically speaking: - “don’t the deafening roar of buds per­ preparation tjme. department chairpeople and Microbtologically speaking: you have the 101 series calen­ cussing themselves out of winter When Dr. Fox was asked to other members supported Dr. - lots of nice students in the dar?” dormancy; the age-old chant of be chairman last spring, he un­ Fox in his stand, no one else class, we have a good time. Politically speaking: - we all small girls singing their way to derstood that he would be gran­ has resigned. - no evidence of change in the think about streaking. 200 consecutive skips on the ted three hours of “released” or “This is similar to high school normal microorganisms exist Sociologically speaking: - the rope; the triumphant cackle of compensatory time. Instead he procedures,” he cries. “It is a around us all the time and we sap is rising. Mike Smelhenison down the was expected to both chair and step backwards, and is not in must not think of them as neces­ Historically speaking: - a street trying out the new 4-tone teach full-time. the best interest of the college sarily harmful because many young man’s fancy lightly turns horn of his dragster; sounds of He submitted his resignation as an economy measure.” “It is have beneficial effects. to love. Varese and Vivaldi saturating as chairman on January 28. the last thing that should be Linquistically speaking: - “a Astronomically speaking: - the otherwise plcbian sound- Though Dean Wiley was reluc­ done!” he states heatedly. verb, a noun??” the ecliptic crosses the equator, scape of the campus as the win­ tant to accept this decision, he - “people get more physical, and the number of hours of dows of the over-heated music finally agreed to do so. but love poets get more verbal.” daylight surpasses the number room arc opened since the first e k o c o e .wmm- of hours ofHours darkness. ot darkness. weekweek ot ofOctober. October.•w Mclntire Takes D.C.Bx Storm by John Earnshawi p s | their home state and/or special Walter Cronkite was read to Marching under the banner of. field of interest-(for instance, restrained applause, and then the “Save the First Amendment, the SCHMITZ for President festivities began in earnest. Freedom of the Air Waves”, they organization set up near the came, five thousand, string, led front of the “crowd,” while the A Warm Anecdote by the indomitable Reverend Dr. German-AnTerican Bund Carl Mclntire, (Mclntire is first occupied a loftier position on Following Mclntire’s final quartered at a rundown the summit, (near the Washington directive to the crowd (“Wave Victorian hotel in Cape May, Monument itself). While taped your banners high for New Jersey - the perennial martial music rasped thru worn the photographers, folks”), a victory marcher’s latest run-in speakers, the crowd milled about Bangor, Maine radio preacher with the Government came last in front of the snowfence which stepped up to the mike to tell of year when the Federal kept those on the platform at a his program’s removal from the Communications Commission safe distance away. At the onset air because he dared to condemn ruled that his floating radio of high winds and decreasing homosexuality. Next came an station, operating off shore from temperatures, the mood of the evengelist from South Carolina Cape May, was not property throng, never jolly, grew sour, who warmed up the audience liscensed, and it refused to and as people began tomove off, with a little anecodote. review the station’s permit). dejectedly dragging their “This colored fella joined “Hurrah for Sam Ervin” and thy army, you see, and in the “ American Awake” placards The Faithful Assemble barracks it was real cold. His behind them, the Reverend took feet stuck out at the end of' So, those Americans whose i the opportunity to thank “all the bed, and a passing political and religious beliefs you good folks for cornin’ down sergeant saw this, said coincide with Carl Mclntire’s DON’T BLAME ME to stand up for what you believe ‘Heyboy, why not put yer met him on the steps of the in” . He led them in chant for feet under the blanket? Nos Capitol and proceeded up “free radio,” while exhorting suh, boss-Ah don’t- want dem Pennsylvania Avenue to the everyone to move to the left of cold things in the bed wif’ Monument grounds. There they where they were' now standing. me!” set up the groups, according to A congratulatory telegram from I VOTED FOR SCHMITZ. See MARCH, p. 2, col. S Light work: Heavy JobI By John Earnshaw A bass chord is heard in the being at a dance-concert as Ambassador’s death hardly background. A melody joins it, beautiful as possible. meant the end for Michael, who building to a crescendo. As this Furthermore, the ‘typical’ light joined with a partner from the happens, the room is filled with show is delightfully theatre venture to take the pulsating shapes, which mingle unpredictable. No two sequences outfit out on the road. They with geometrically interweaving are ever exactly alike: there’s appeared with several popular patterns. The music diminishes, always some new variation on a bands, going under the title modulates to another key; as it previously set theme; ‘Lights by Us’. does, a smoky filament of Mike feels that the light show, whitish light bridges the Developing an Interest with its ability to explore transformation of images into MikC Saaks began to develop different media (photography, another sequence. Monday, an interest iwhat is now his life’s March twenty-fifth’s light show major pursuit after graduating A Broader Perspective gave all a foretaste of what to (he was an art major in high expect visually when viewing the school) from Montgomery Blair, graphic design, chemistry, upcoming Creative Arts Class of ‘63. In 1964, he studied electronics, theatre, etc.,) is a presentation of Gilgomesh. The, with Gloria Montiero at legitimate art form of its own. light show may also have Montgomery College-Takoma “This idea isn’t new,” he says, provided a touch of nostalgia to Park. There, he acted in a play “for Thomas Wilfred, an artist photo by John Earnshaw those who remember the Mike Saaks on the job. given at the school, and acquired and electrical engineer, thrilled dazzling displays of an understanding of the New Yorkers forty years age extraordinary lighting in the slides which he has made-a principles of stage lighting. Mike with his ‘Lumia’ presentations — Mike puts it, “The light show’s techniques, which just a couple major part of the Gilgamesh went on to the Maryland swirling, undulating colors, often potential is greater than ever. years back were considered de light show. His assistants made Institute of Art in Baltimore, accompanied by classical .The light show is now being used rigeur at all rock halls and them doubly fantastic by where he majored in graphics music.” Nowadays, there are a at weddings and religious festival performances. services, at parties and lectures, overlaying (into opaque and illustration.