The Ursinus Weekly, October 21, 1976

Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus Weekly Newspaper Newspapers 10-21-1976 The rsinU us Weekly, October 21, 1976 Alan Stetler Ursinus College Ann Weibezahl Ursinus College Bonnie Dixon Ursinus College Walter Bright Ursinus College George Geist 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 Stetler, Alan; Weibezahl, Ann; Dixon, Bonnie; Bright, Walter; Geist, George; Chapman, Kamala R.; Wright, Keith; Dent, Stephanie; Whittaker, Donald R.; Saraco, Joseph; Schwartz, Andrew; Davies, Kevin; and Greenfield, Steven, "The rU sinus Weekly, October 21, 1976" (1976). Ursinus Weekly Newspaper. 60. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/60 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 Alan Stetler, Ann Weibezahl, Bonnie Dixon, Walter Bright, George Geist, Kamala R. Chapman, Keith Wright, Stephanie Dent, Donald R. Whittaker, Joseph Saraco, Andrew Schwartz, Kevin Davies, and Steven Greenfield This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/60 The Ursinus olume LXXVI THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1976 Ursinus News In Brief MESSIAH CUT BACK IJ By ANN WEIBEZAHL In the past several years, an Ur er co:;t for two nights was possible Informed sources say that a nother Parsons Recovering sinus tradition has been estab due to a decrease in the number of possible reason for President Pet. lished: a two-night performance of professionals that would partici tit's decision is that the music de Dr. William Parsons underwent abdominal surgery Fri Handel's The Messiah by the Col pate in the program: one profes partment is knO\\'TI to have over day, October 15. Doctors at Sacred Heart Hospital operated lege Choir. However, this Decem sional vocal soloist instead of last spent its budget in ~e past. to remove four inches of colon and two inches of small intes· ber 10th, the only performance of year's four (there would be three P1 Nu Epsilon, the nationa l hon tines. the " Messiah" will be held, due to semi-professionals instead) and fif orary music fraternity on campui:, a decision made by President Pet. teen professional orchestra mem sent a letter to several Trustees Mrs. William Parsons anticipates that the Ursinus history lit, a decision to which many peo bers instead of last year's twenty. and other members of the admin professor will spend two weeks at Sacred Heart and two ad ple have responded, some quit.(' ve Revenue from ticket sales was ex istration, in<.'luding P resident Pet ditional weeks resting at home before returning to part time hemently. pected to be higher this year, be tit, expressing their distaste with teaching at thP Colleire. According to J eremy K. Ma rtin, cause the performances would be the decision. According to Samuel P resident of the Chora.l Or ganiZD held on F riday and Saturday S. Laucks, President of Pi ).l u Ep tions on campus, a letter was sent nights, as opposed to Thursday and silon, some Trustees wrote back to President Pettit at the end of F r iday nights last year. The house showing support for the position of Damage Fines Abolished September, expressing the choral would probably be filled both nights the choral officers. officers' wishes to continue the tra this year, whereas last year, Thurs As of now, The Messiah will on Ursinus students may receive more money back from their dition of two performances of The day night's performance did not ly be performed one night t his repair deposit at the end of this year. Since the beginning of Messiah, and detailing a proposed sell out. yenr, since even if the decision the fall semester, a new policy has been in effect which did budget wh ich they hoped would al President Pettit r eviewed the were to be changed, it would be too away with the method of paying a finp as well as the cost to low these performances to occur. proposed budget, nnd decided that late to alter the arra ngement s that repair broken property. The proposed budget f or this year it was too late t o rea pportion the have already been made, including called for $1760. for two nights budget, because ever ything must those involving the orchestra and The old policy required students to pay a fine equal to the and $1800. for one night. The low- go through the Budget Committee. soloists. cost of repair in addition to paying the cost of repair. The fine was considered a deterrent to further damages. The revision in the breakage policy was apparently Placement prompted by student protests. It was felt by many students that some charges were unappropriate, for if a party did not Meetings Set take the blame for the damage, the cost of repair was deduct ed from the student body's repair deposit. By BONNIE DIXON Dr. Cogger, P rofessor of Educa tion and Director of the Placement Offi ce, will meet wi th all Senior:; Young Democrats Revived on October 26th at 12:.30 P.M. in Wismer Auditorium to introduce A group of students, interested in the Presidential cam the va rious services that the paign of Jimmy Carter, met on Monday afternoon in Wismer. Placement Office has to offer. He The meeting was to re-organize the Young Democrats club of will explain the Placement Regis Ursinus. The group will be working voluntarily for the Car trat ion procedures. Campus Inter ter campaign mostly in publicity, as well as for other, local view plans, Civil Service opportun Democratic candidates. ities and Alumni Career Opportun ities. It will a lso service to help orient the seniors in using the Ca reer Resources Center located in Corson Hall. Included in the Civil Homecoming Planned These folk dancers were part of a German cultural group which visited Ursinus last week. Story and picture on Page 3. Service opportunities are both the Alumni of Ursinus College will return to the campus Sat s tate and the national level job op urday, 'October 23, for their annual fall Homecoming Day, portunities. which will f ea tu re the crowning of a homecoming queen dur The Alumni Career Counseling ing half-time ceremonies of an Ursinus-Swarthmore football Commuters Organize Committee (ACCC) is the biggest game. This year's candidates include Tyler Miller, represent By WALTER BRIGHT part of the Placement Office. In cluded in the ACCC are seventy ing Beta Sig, Barb Caprio, representing Demas, Carol Estes, The first officially recognized day Crellin, John Richards, Dave Roth, alumni of Ursinus College who representing Sig Rho, Judy Turner, representing APE, Diane student organization in many years Kim McFaden, and Helena Gian ha ve graduated and are currently Raczynski, representing Delta Pi, and Anne Helfferich, rep may soon represent the interests of sante have prepared a constitution employed in various fields and and are working to have the or resenting Zeta Chi. th11 <'Ommnting students at Ursin companies. These alumni involved ganization approved by the college. Also on the agenda are an alumnae hockey game, an alum us. Among the benefits for day in this program are willing to dis cuss their jobs and the responsi ni soccer game and a cross-country match with Swarthmore. students will be an increase in com bilities involved with them. They The Ursinus Bruins Club will award the Walker Trophy munication wi·th, and representa SAC Reports will be happy to discuss applica in post-game ceremonies to the outstanding Ursinus football tion in, some of the larger campus tion procedures with their compan player. organizations. The Ursinus College Student Ac ies and other companies. Approxi tivities Committee, under the di mately one hundred and twenty-one ThP Linda L. Mcintyre sports award will be presented and The purpose oi the newly pro rection of Chairperson Ruth R. contacts were made between the reunions will be held by the classes of 1936, 1941, 1946, 1961 posed day student organization is Harris, held its first meeting of the Fall of 1975 and June 1, 1976. The and 1966. to replace an old fraternity that at Placement Offire is open to alJ 1976-77 school year on Thursday, one time performed many of the Alumni and Students on campus Oct.ober 7 to discuss business and services that will be taken over by for their use. It is open the en Voter Registration Held plans for the upcoming year. Made tire year including the summer to the new organization. One objec up of various student leaders and help students find summer and full Thr: Ursinus College Republicans, in cooperation with the tive of the group is to get official representatives and several faculty time employment. Montgomery County College Republican Organization, direct recognition for day students in members, the S.A.C. allocates mon The office also conducts a follow ed a non-partisan voter registration drive on campus prior to such organizations as the U.S.G.A., ies to student organizations, as well up study in conjunction with the the October 4 deadline. The total of registrants approximat and the Women's Campus Council, Alumni ·Office on the graduating as reviewing plans.

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