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SUBSCRIBER'S ADDRESS THE COWL PROVIDENCE Vol. XXXIV, No. 10 THE COWL, JANUARY 19, 1972 EIGHT PAGES Laird, Kennedy to Providence College Surveyed Pat Lynn Slonina Recall for a moment, if you will, those hectic days in Attend Ceremony September that marked the beginning of the academic year By Joe Osborne 1971 - 72. During several crowded days of endless lines and Senator Edward Kennedy D- will receive an award for her introductions collectively known as Mass., Hon. Robert E. Quinn, pioneer efforts on behalf of the "Freshmen Orientation," the class Mayor Joseph A. Doorley Jr., and Rhode Island retarded with whom of '75 was asked to answer several Miss Francis Linden will be she has worked with for the past pages of questions pertaining to honored by the John E. Fogarly four years. various aspects of their lives. This foundation for their contributions Attending the awards will be testing, conducted by the towards fighting mental Secretary of Defense Melvin R. American Council on Education, retardation. Laird, who will represent the yielded results that allowed PC to compare itself to the National Senator Kennedy will be former Congressional constituents Average in specific areas. awarded for his contributions to of the late John E. Fogarty. Also attending will be the entire Rhode the fight of mental retardation on The first year of co-education Island Congressional delegation a national level. The senator has gave PC a male - female ratio of 7 and various party leaders from achieved progress through to 3. The National Average is 1 to throughout the slate. legislation, and fund raising 1. 82% of the freshmen are 18 engagements. The awards will be given at a years of age. On the NA, 78.5% reception to be held in the Student are this age. The NA for The Honorable Robert E. Union on Junday, January 23 Quinn, now serving as Justice in white/Caucasian students is 89%. from 5-8 p.m. Tickets for this PC has 98%. 1.3% of the students the U.S. Court of Appeals, has event are $50.00, the money of excelled In his position as the first at PC are black. This is which will be contributed to the considerably below the NA of president of the Fogarty foundation to foster rehabilitation Foundation, and has lead the 9.4%. However, Alan Milmore, of the mentally retarded, and O.P., who compiled the statistics foundation in the rehabilitation of financial grants and fellowships for victims of retardation. for this year, see this as a result research and specialized studies. of the administration's inability to Fr. Miltmore, author of the Freshman Class Survey. Mayor Joseph A. Doorley, Jr. The John E. Fogarty recruit blacks because of purely (Cowlfoto by Sill Sullivan) will receive a Public Service award Foundation is the principal economic pressure. He said, "The counter-parts." for his efforts in aiding the memorial for which John E. College is in bad straits financially strongly that a college has the With the record that PC has for mentally retarded of this state. Fogarty wanted to be and is unable to give them right to ban a speaker, or that basketball, it should hardly be A state medical casework remembered. January marks the (minority groups) the financial colleges are too lax on student surprising that PC freshmen supervisor in the state division of fifth anniversary of the death of assistance that they deserve." He protest. ranked 8% above the NA of 34% retardation. Miss Frances Linden former Congressman Fogarty. also stated that this is a vital On other miscellaneous items, in receiving a varsity letter for concern that the Administration is the number of PC freshmen who sports. However, PC students rate seeking to rectify as soon as consider their current political a slim 1.9% below the NA of 8.9% possible. preference to be "liberal" varies Security Precaution in the number of students who 5.6% from the NA of 35.9%. In Concerning the average grades received National Merit self-rating, the Freshmen rate of the freshmen in high school, PC recognition. themselves "better than average" Recently, a guardhouse was emphasized that only through male freshmen are below the NA On the following current issues, in stubbornness with a 6.4% erected next to the Huxley Avenue cooperation of the students in this in the A, A + , A-, C + , C, and the PC freshmen varied increase over the NA of 36.1%. A vehicular entrance to the campus. matter, will success of this system, D categories. They are, however significantly from the National 6.7% rate above the NA of 77.5% It has come to the attention of and increased security, be significantly higher in the B+, and Average. PC freshmen averaged of students estimate that the this observer, as well as that of the guaranteed. B range. The Coeds surpass the above the NA in agreeing strongly chance of voting in the 1972 Student Congress, that there is NA in the A, A + , A-, and B + or somewhat strongly that: death presidential election are "very confusion in the minds of students categories, and fall below the NA penalty should be abolished; good." Fr. Milmore noted, "In over the purpose and merits of Attendance in other mark ranges. On this marijuana should be legalized; looking over the various categories this guardhouse. subject, Fr. Milmore said, "By students should be allowed to help touching on politics, PC freshmen Decision to erect such a far, the coeds have high school evaluate the faculty; and that seem to be significantly more guardhouse arose following Regulations records, both academic and social, college grades should be abolished. conscious politically than the complaints about the quality of which surpass both the National However, PC fell below the NA National Average. security for cars parked at night Average and their male freshmen in agreeing strongly or somewhat (Continued on Page 3) on campus. Presently between the The attention of the faculty is di• hours of ten o'clock at night and rected to the following regulation six o'clock in the morning, only passed by the Faculty Senate and the Huxley Avenue entrance is approved by the President of the Library Adds To Special Collection open. By narrowing and college: concentrating areas of patrol and "At the beginning of classes each "Special Collections" is an um• Fifteen Signs." lection of rare pamphlets con• security, it is felt that this system semester, each instructor will an• brella term used to cover a wide Fine editions of the classics, cerning the Communist Party in can account for.all vehicles leaving nounce his requirements for class variety of material which require e.g., "The Divine Comedy" illus• America and The Patrick T. Con- the campus during those hours, attendance. Generally, a reasonable special care. Some of the cate• trated by Leonard Baskin. ley Collection on the Rhode Island thereby reducing the possibility number of permissible absences is gories represented in this area are: Constitutional Convention. The Limited editions by the private and ease of car thievery. twice the number of class hours per Books published in America be• Providence College Archives con• presses, such as the Imprint week. Since the college recognizes fore 1850, e.g., "The Constitutions tain extensive documentation of It appears that the only Society, which attempt to combine the importance of class attendance, of the Sixteen States," Boston, the history of the college. complaints brought against this the elements of book ma king to it reserves to the instructor the 1797. system, so far, have been ones of produce books as objects of art. While material in Special Col• right to refer to the Office of the Material of local interest, e.g., annoyance. However it was The total design unites the text lections is given special handling Dean for appropriate action any "A Narrative of the Campaign of pointed out by Jack Donahue, '73, stylistically with the most appro• and is not accessible on open student who, because of excessive the First Rhode Island Regiment Chairman of the Security priate typography, illustration, pa• shelves, it is available for use by absence from class, causes his own in the Spring and Summer of Committee of the Student per and binding. interested students and research• or the work of the class to suffer." 1861," Providence, 1862. Congress, that the only persons ers. For archival and manuscript This regulation becomes effective First editions of well-known In addition to the kinds of ma• affected by this system, are the material see Mr. Matthew Smith, beginning the second semester of writers, e.g., Emerson's "Poems" terial listed above, the Special people who will be benefitting Archivist, in Room 114-Library. from the increased security. Those the current academic year. and Hawthorne's "The Blithedale Collections of the Phillips Me• morial Library also include manu• For books in the Bonniwell Col• same people have been asking for Romance." scripts, e.g.. The John E. Fogarty lection or in other Special Collec• such protection for some time, and John F. Cunningham, O.P. Facsimiles of rare or unique Papers, The Bonniwell Liturgical tions, see Mr. Joseph Doherty, Di• should therefore be pleased at the works published in foreign coun• Collection, The Louis Budenz Col• rector, in Room 203-Library. action taken. Mr. Donahue Dean of the College tries, e.g., "The Antichrist and the Page 2 THE COWL, JANUARY 19, 1972 Fr. Haas Honored State Police Seek Aid Amidst the rush and confusion Wednesday, 15 December, Major the highest awards that he could of exam Period, the ROTC De• General Richard G.