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Published by Students of New College, Sarasota, Florida May 16, 1968 Then Left a t t he Dining Room ... Faculty Defines Adequate Work

First-year students must obtain will result in RAP unless normal satisfactory evaluations in three academic involvement is shown or four c ours e s or tutorials each especially in work preparatory t~ term or formally I.Uldertake work the es:am that was failed. equivalent to this in order to re­ ---Failure of acomprehensive m:am ill good academic standing, exam offered at the end of the the faculty voted yesterday. first year can result in suspension In approving a of procedures or dismissal, and will at least re­ ,under which academic review can sult in RAP unless the student has take place, the fxulty voted that shown normal academic involve­ first-yearstudents must show "nor­ ment. mal academic involvement" as an ---If there is deficiency in two "academic obligation." different obli~ations or two com­ According to the motion passed prehensives, ' it will take some by the fa::ulty, "normal ac

Editorial 'THE ~EW New College Prep ( OtllG.E S'TUDfN,.. tS llPIC.T&O TO MAINTAIN A H16 We urge students to resist jumping to the conclusion that the recent faculty delineation of academic requirements is I,IV&L OF ·~O'T another step along the tortured path of conventionality. It certainly doesn't represent a reversal of direction, but in TO .. ~vc."T I clarifying procedures currently followed, it at least provides tf'r\S£Lf Wt,..H- a certain amowt of protection for students venturing into NIW COLLI'I ? the uncertain waters of academic review. OUT ~"I CO~IT~~~ We do not believe all is entirely well, however. We have ~--OMPTtNG OF of late noticed an increasing tendency for New College to I become a preparatory school for graduate study. And we .... " fW\ "I. think this is the most unfortunate thing that can happen to f\CADIMtt ~ an wdergraduate institution. 06LI ATIOt4~.' We think it is well that students are given an opportwity to specialize to pursue a major subject in the latter years of their wdex&raduate careers. But we think students should be encouraged to give substantial thought to what maJor they should choose. We think the advising system should be greatly improved, to minimize the poss_ibility . of s_tudents choosing major fields they really have little or no mterest in, merely because they have to make ~choice, and the deadline is approaching. Above all, we believe the nature of major-field study should be such that students will still have the opportunity to pursue a liberal edocation. We think this process of lib­ eral education should not be confined to the first year.

We have known students who have become frustrated with study in their major field simply because the field required unflagging interest and l.Uldying devotion. It was not that they disliked the field they had chosen. It was just that they were interested in many other fields, as well, and they had no time to pursue these fields \Dl.der the burden of require­ ments in their major. We think an l.Dldergraduate educa­ Analysis tion should provide an opportunity for such diversified study. We think New College at best does lip-service to "diversi­ fication. " Lecturer One example of this, we think, will suffice. There is no Pro-Arab written baccalaureate exam in chamistry. Apparently, it isfeltthe research project is an indication of the stu­ dent's readiness to graduate. We feel such a situation only In NC Style serves to encourage limited, highly specialized profession­ Exercise alism, which has no place in an \Dl.dergraduate education. By PAUL ADOMITES Batal's lecture and discussion have "1 know this subject as thoroughly to go into the unwritten archives as a human being can know a sub­ The problem will not be solved by some vague "general Perhaps the lecture and discussion of the college as another example ject." How can one argue with an atudies" major. Many disciplines are beset by this gmduate - by Mr. James Bata which was last of the students' abillty to demolish expert? choo -research -intensification o ientat•o • We feel this Friday's Forum can best be de­ the ugumenta of illogical visitors, should exist in no discipline at this college. New College scribed as an exercise. For Mr. as witness the students' dissection Batal, from Coral Gables, a lec­ without reconstruction of Paul However, the nli:ure of the edu­ must remain an institution dedicated to a liberal education. turerforthe Arab Information Ser­ Goodman in the fall of 1966. cational system at New College This is its reason for being. vice, it was an exercise in high­ Batal1s thesis, briefly stated, was would not allow the approach Mr. school debate tactics to present the this: the Americans make no effort Batal took to his subject. He wan­ Arab side of the Middle East issue. to understand the Arab position in ted to give a lecture, and then For the New College students who the Middle East situation because, have questions, only one to a per­ entered the discussion afterward, for one thing, the American and son, afterward. At New College, it was an exercise in the technique Arab minds are so different. Also students are trained in the dialogue of demolishing an argument which the American press gives nothing system, which involves the inter­ is grounded on opinions and not but the Zionist side of the story, play of fact vs. fact, and discus­ LeHer facts. Batal claimed that problems with sion of the topic, No one presents Batal made no effort to hide the the Jews are not due to the Arabs, himself as an authority here. Stu­ fact that he is paid by the Arab but rather tothe nature of Christian dents and faculty are involved in THE RECORD Information Service, buthe denied anti-Semitism, What right doea a mutual search for truth, and any­ being a propagandist and an agent the United Nations have to estab­ one can quote a series of "facts" To the Editor: randum circulated to the President, lish a foreign country within the supporting his side of the ledger. the Board of Trustees, and members for a foreign government, The adult members of the audience who boundaries of an existing country? The problem is, how self-cons!Jtent In the April 25 issue of The Ca­ of the Faculty, which went unchal­ were not members of the New Col­ said he. Also, the Balfour Decla­ are the facts, how logically do they talyst, the Vice-President attemp­ lenged, it is reasonable to accept lege community seemed to be pre­ ration wasn't really a pledge to the add up to a conclusion, and does ted to "set the record straight" on their validity. dominantly of the Jewish faith. Zionists. And, the u. N. and the the other side have more and bet­ the matter of faculty salaries. He Perhaps such discrep:ncies and United States are extremely hypo­ ter facts in the first place? In a confusion could be avoided in the Theircomments were often as full countered a statement that approx­ of emotional involvement as Ba­ critical concerning their annual question-answer set-up, the ques­ future if the Administration would imately 70 percent of the College tal's. resolution :ibout the plight of the tioners are naturally assuming that salary budget is allocated to non­ open the accounts of the College This discussion was but another Palestinian refugees, because they the answerer has the answers. At to the College CommUiity, to academic personnel with data or example of the attitude New Col­ pass the thing every year without New College, there is no such as­ showing that less than half of the its representatives. lege students have toward someone making any effort to implement sumption, and Mr. Bata was not budget is so allocated. who proposes to have the answer to it. Therefore, a plebiscite should exempt from this consideration. Last February, Mr. Davis told me (signed) a question. People wlloSe facts are be taken to determine whether the So, the questio~ often became of that out of a total salary budget of D. Marshall B a:ry slanted receive no sympathy from Arab refugees want to go back to the "Isn1tittruethat,,. ? 11 variety, $1,228,000, only $483,000 (inclu­ Tutor in Economics the students of Novum Collegium. their homeland, and if they do de­ and the discussion was of the "Yel, ding fringe benefits) would be paid sire it, they should be allowed to it is!"--11 No, it isn 1tl 11 kind. to the 39 full-time faculty posi­ retum. Mr. Batal made sure there was no tions. In other words, 61 per cent The method of Mr. Bltal was to mistake that he is :n American and of salaries went to nOn-academic RainsWiiiAnnounce quote irrefutable, "objective" sour­ a Catholic, and he wasn't reduced personnel, a figure very close to ces such as Lyndon Johnson, Arthur to the state of babbling incredu­ the estimate of Dr. Miller. Goldberg, a column by a Mr. Sulz­ lousness of Paul Goodman by the Since these figur~s were incor­ Off-Campus Plans bergerinthe New York TimQi, and attack upon his ideas. He knows porated in an A. A, U, P. memo- Assistant Dean of Students Arthur the vari:>us treaties, propos s, et where he stands, an 1 is a tough Dean of Students Jack Rains ex­ al.. under discussion. He also used defender of his pOSition. But the - ~~-•.-A w,;;;c - ~)} pects to announce "very soon11 the M. Miller said, "We are working -- lil! ~ as fast as we can. The best way references to the Bible, and con­ students of the college who were ~ ~ - ~ names of the thirty students who tinued calling himself an Ameri­ present demonstrated the preca­ ·~~ - ~;; ~'///4 will be permitted to live o1I cam­ students can help speed up the pro­ can, and a patriotic one at that. riousness of his position (to under­ pusnextterm. The selection pro­ cess is by turning in their pre­ He often used the phrase "we jour­ state) rather conclusively. The cess is still under consideration. registration forms to the College nalists, 11 doubtlessly meaning to students quoted the sources he had The number thirty is tentative, Examiner's office by Wednesday or imply that his background in jour­ quoted in the text of his speech to depending on the exa::t size of the by notifying the Examiner's office Member Associated Collegiate t'ress 11 nalism (he was a Neiman fellow at disprove his thesis, zd he denied entering class. There could be of their plans for next term. Har;ard) makes him completely that they applied. They called Volume N, Number 32 May 16, 1968 more than thirty students granted objective. He seemed to forget other facts and asked questions the privilege. that the fact that he is in the em­ about them, and he was left with- Published weekly 36 times per yeo.r by stu­ There were over 120 replies to Benefit dems at New College. Subsc:riptiOIU: $5 Dance ploy of the Arab government re­ out any answers except further the questionnaire distributed by the moves him somewhat from the statements of what he had said be~ per yeo.r, or 15¢ per copy. Address sub­ 1 scription or

Two grants totaling $15 000 have Yolk U~:~ivenity. The college waa toms of thoqht and knowlodJo 1 one of only 15 libua.l artt and aci­ tranamiuion. " been received byN ew College from 11 the United States Steel Foundation onces colleges on the list far that "It la ailmlficant1 add Dr. El· Out of Hiding and the c. I, T, Foundation, fo~.mdat1on'•1968 grants prol"am. mtnclorf ~'that tho Ford Fo\md&· . President John Elmendorf slid both Ol the 1968 ~~:ranta, u. s.steol t1on an~ tb Unitod S\:t.toa Stool grantsbytheNev York fo\llldatlona Board ChairmanRogerBloush add, Fo\lllda.Uonhavo made aUt• to Now After several s u r p r is es and a Aftor the intermisdon, the quar­ "As in prior yolll'l, our prosram ,Js College and pointedly romarko'Cl twenty- nJne -hour delay, pianist were directly related to the recent tet began a set of pieces they o.re accredit tion ofthc college by th strongly related to our belief in th aboutinnovationin education, We and baritone saxi­ preparing to play in Mexico, the importance of the opportunity for have d.od!c atod owtolvea to fin dina phonist appe 11red Southern Association of Colleges lo.st stop on their present tour, The nnd Schools. the t:olleges and\mivenities to pur­ now waya to oduc ate youna people lJ1 concert Monday night at the first of these, an adapted American A $10,000 gift from U, S, Stoel'• I'UO excelle~:~ce in their own ways-­ at tho colloso level, and we are Bayfront Center Jn St. Petersburg. Indian song in 3/4i wra highlighted includingthe opport~.mltyto exper• gratifted at thla recognition of O\lr Foundation will be directed to the 11 The ftrst surprise was that either by a Dawson so o, in which the cost of developing plans for the new iment and innovate with new l)llt- IU.CCeSS, Brubeck or Mulligan was appearing drummer used a go\.IN instead of unde~adua.te f.ellities to be con­ at all, Mer the break-up of his on~ drumstick. Mulligan's "Mexi­ structed on the Palmer Campus. long-lived quartet last December, can Jumping Bean" was the basis A $5, 000 gift from the C. I, T. Brubeck had supposedly retired to for a surprisingly good Brubeck solo Foi.Uldation is ~.mrcstrictcd and will compose "serious" music. Mulli­ based on a jagged descending fig­ go toward operating expenses of the Three Musicians gan's talents as m ll'ranger have ure. Mulligan himse 1f played e1pe­ college. alreadykepthim busy writing mo­ cio.lly well on the a.lning pieces Dr. Elmendorf uid that tho gifts vie music, TV commercials, and in this group, which included 11 Cie­ were among the first tmgible fi­ similar trlfles for several years, llto Lindo, 11 11 Recuerdo, 11 and a Join nanclo.l results of the accreditation Festival b llad of his own. NevertheleS111 b<.~th have decided of New College, granted last No­ in a. pro;um of m'l.lllc by Tole­ to embark on a limited concert An up-tempo "Out of Nowhere" Three major m ut1 cal figl.ll'CI v mber. have been added to tho faculty of mann, Bartok and Bru.hml, Tho schedule; whether they wW con­ came next, By this tim.~ Dawson U. 1 While the S, Steel Foundation the Summer Music F stival, to be concert will be hold at Now Col­ t!Jlue to play together is unknown. was swinging Brubeck W

McCarthy 11 Abby Milemer aay11 1 don't k~:~ow much about pool but I know what I 11ke. 11 Tonight Senator Eugene McCarthy De­ mocratic presidential candidate, A paid adverti1ement by Kue & Karom BUllard• wW speak at Tanpa's Curtis Hixon Auditorium this evening at 8:30, Admission to the speech 1a free, year Summer MUII1c Fettlval 11 tho JpOniOt• and trnnsportation will leave New commulioncd tpce1t1cally for tho Fcltival, Robert College at 6: 30. a hom concerto which wW bo pcr!ormc:d by McCarthy, entered in the Flori­ da primary election May 281 will be making a 11 whistle-stop" tour of ~------~~~---- British Diggers the state today and to morrow • Barry Art ~1 pplies,lnc Stop~ include Tallahassee, Jack­ Need Volunteers sonvllle, Orlando, St. Peter~burg, Elite's Buokt & Tampa, Miami, and Miami Beach. V.,lunteorsa.ro ursentlynecdod by On Saturday, eleven student•, Stetionery, Inc:. EVERYTHING FOR THE ARTIST the CouncUforBrftilh Arch olo&y most of them from New College, forexcavation to bo conducted lor went to !hopping centers to distri­ c.mplete Office Suppll• the Mmiltry ot Public B\Ulc!Jnsa bute Me earthy literature and dia­ c::::::==-==--:- -:::ar:::>- and Workl and the Une4ln MUIIoum cuss his candidacy with interested 13&0 Maln.St. 9&5-3115 955·4159"' m Crut Brtta.t.n, aceordina to In­ person.e. Second-year student do pc~ndent Study Coordinator Jamu Steve M a rs d. en , co-ordinator of Feeney. campus work for McCarthy, esti­ 114 North Orange Ave. Sarasota,Fia. A brochure de~eribma tho proj oct mated 1, 000 pieces of literature 1a avallable 1n tho Off-Campus were diatr1buted. Projc:ct• Office, Fconey 1dd, May 16, 196 8 Page 4 The Catalyst Faculty Turning 0 era Member Recent visitors to the library noted hvoim pr,,, ·"'Tients of the facilities there. A lounge, complete with sofas an~ Coke ma-:i1ine, has been created in the Of the old pantry. Tables are also av ailable for typing. Upstairs, a microfilm reader- printer has been installed in t he microfilm room. The acquisition of the $2200 machine was made possible through the efforts of the Women's Week Library Association. It can be used as a reader, and will also make copies from microfilmed material much like a Xerox machine. Cost for copies is 10¢ a page.

Professor of History Dr. George Mayer is widely feared and ad­ mired for his wit. He is not only a noted chronicler of the Repub­ lican party, but is justly famed for his pungent observations on Samoan society. As a matter of fact, Dr. Mayer seems convinced that little academic work is done by students, who pursue certain headier interests almost exclusive­ ly, according to his view. And he is a leading sceptic among New College educational theorists, ­ ving little faith in most of the ed­ ucational shibboleths considered sacred by true believers. So why has he been here so long? Why does he stay? (If you'll notice, this week we aren't even asking why he' s Faculty Member of the Week.) Romero Chosen Program Finalist PatEOnize Our Advertisers Second-year student Stephen Ro­ by Encyclopaedia Britannica, is mero has been notified that he is $5, 000. There are ten prizes of one of 61 students chosen nationally $1 000 each for the next ten top as finalists in a $4(), 000 Educa­ scholars and the remaining final- GOLDEN HOST tionalFund Awards Program of the ists are 'eligi ble for $500 pnzes.. se Beautiful Rooms - '50-Foot Pool Great Books of the Western World. Romero, along with the other Putting Green-Bahi Hut Cocktail Lounge Top prize in the contest sponsored winners who represent 30 states and by Great Books, which is published Australia completed four objec­ 4675 N. Tamiami Trail 355-5141 tive test; and sub mitted essays JACK RAINS based on material in the Great SAC Discusses Books. The cash awards are intended to WASHES HIS Adm issions provide assistance for children in ECOPPER BA college or planning to attend, but there is no limitation as to how the The Student Academic Commit­ awards may be used. HAIR AT SURF tee discussed the relation of ad­ In addition to the cash prizes to 3428 No . Trail t570 N~. missions policy to ew College's the students, a 54-volume set of Lockwood Ridge Rd. academic quality at its meeting the Great Books of the Western 355-3446 COIN LAUNDRY Tuesday. World will be given to the schools 955-3446 It was brought out that the slant attended by the finalists of this, given to the admissions literature the fifth intern :tional competition. FINE DOMES TI C IMPORTED LIQUORS could determine the type of stu­ Final awards will be announced dent that applies to the school. It within 30 days. wa; especially noted that a great emphasis on quality could conceiv­ Come Join Our 2nd A nnual ably und eremphasize the innovative UNITARIAN aspects of the school. CHURCH It was also learned that students WANTED: can obtain names of freshman ap­ CONE KILLER CONTEST plicants if they wish to meet with 3975 Fru itville Rood SPANISH CUlTA R them over v a c at ion periods off campus. Sunday service : 10 :30 a.m (GIBSON, MARTIN OR For $25.00 Savings Bond and T rophy The SAC also discussed the op­ MEXICAN) ' portunity that the Independent Study Period offers for introductory SERMO TOPIC: CALL MRS. MARQUA work in a field. This type of study "MAN, MORALS AND EXT. 347 (as opposed to an in depth study of MATERIALISM" some relatively well-known area) should not be discouraged. Nursery and Church Schoo It was also mentioned that forms 10 :30 a.m. of ISP's other than a research paper are accepted in every division. Lawyer To . Speak This week's Forum will be hel d tonight, and will feat ure lawyer and NAACP member Ike Williams FREE ANCHOR -HOCKING CRYSTAL SMITTY'S of St . Petersburg speaking on " Ci­ vil Rights. " The program will begin at 6: 30 with 8 Gallons or Fill -Up at in the Fishbowl. ,.. BEE ROO TRAIL PLAZA serving every day 5 pm- I am U.S. 41 & Myrtle

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