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Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 1-27-1977 The aB tes Student - volume 104 number 03 - January 27, 1977 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 104 number 03 - January 27, 1977" (1977). The Bates Student. 1745. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1745 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Bates Student Established 1873 Volume 104, No. 3 Bates College, Lewiston, Maine Thursday, January 27, 1977 Win. Thompson: Edifice Complex ? By JOHN HOWE ing will sponsor an evening burg, and is presently a Con- discussion on careers in arch- tributing Editor and Architectual William Thompson, a success- itecture Tuesday night at seven- Consultant for Early American ful professional architect. will thirty in the Skelton Lounge. Life. begin a week long visit to the Skclton Lounge will also be the One of Thompson's present Bates Campus Monday Jan. 31. scene of a Wednesday night interests in _thc psychological The visit includes panel dis- forum that will take up the impact our surroundings have cussions, a seminar in Environ- practical subject of "Designing upon our attitudes and behavior. mental Psychology, and small and Building Your Own Home," He has also been conducting a group meetings with students. a topic Mr. Thompson can study of communities that seek Thompson is the first of two address with great expertise, alternative life styles in the hope visiting professionals selected to having designed 400 commercial, of planning such a community in come to Bates this semester educational, and private dwelling New Jersey. under the Woodrow Wilson Visit- structures since 1964. These two interests will be ing Fellows Program. A complete schedule of Mr. manifested in a seminar offered A busy schedule of activities Thompson's activities will be by Mr. Thompson on Feb. 1-3 will begin Monday night at eight mack available in the Bates thai is appropriately titled "An o'clock p.m. in the Chase Lounge Newsletter, according to Dean of Adventure in Environmental when Mr. Thompson joins Pro- the Faculty. Carl Straub. who has Psychology." fessor of Art Donald Lent. Assist- co-ordinated the visit. The visit of this successful career ant Professor of Philosophy Mark Mr. Thompson earned his architect is the result of Bates' Okrcnt. and Assistant Professor Bachelor's Degree in engineer- membership in the Woodrow of Psychology Drake Bradley in a ing Iront Vale and Tiis Master of Wilson National Fellowship William Thompson, a professional architect will be available panel discussion entitled "A Fim \us horn Princeton. During I ..:iJ.iiinn Visiting Fellows Pro- for individual meetings in 223 Chase Hall between 3:00 and 4:00 Dialogue on the Future." IsV in was appointed Resident Continued on page 8 Feb. 1-3. Appointments should be made at the C.S.A. The Office of Career Cuunsci- Architc. • itl Colonial Williams- Aff Proctors' Last Meetingt Council Establishes Mew System and residents. They may also be of seniors who have shown expected to act as referral agents excellent leadership as proctors By RICK DWYER in manners dealing with students in the past. They will be appoint- academic or personal problems. ed by the deans after the proctors The Proctors Council is now- A very important reason be- elections take place. Those working out the details on a new hind the establishment of head elections will provide input for Head Proctors System. Dean proctors is that they will be easily the selection process. Further Isaacson presented the proposal accessible to the deans and ad input will be provided by con- to the proctors at their last hoc meetings will be called sultation with senior proctors and meeting, and now the various whenever the need arises. Such individual interviews. duties which will be assigned to ad hoc meetings are a near After the appointment of the the head proctors arc being impossibility with the complete head proctors has been made and ironed out. proctors Council encompassing their area assigned to them, the The new system does not some fifty members. Under this rest of the proctors will be increase the number of proctors, system the head proctors can announced. Where the rest of the but docs delegate more extensive meet with the deans at a mo- proctors will be assigned will be and time-consuming responsibil- ments notice and relay any decided by the deans with the aid Days off Snow ities to ten head proctors. These necessary information to the of the head proctors. After all of head proctors will be distributed other proctors. the proctors have been selected submarine"; tie - Cheney By JIM CURTIN geographically around the cam- Because the duties of the head and assigned to their area, then "Noah's Ark"; Adams - "Budd- pus. Large dormitories will have proctors will consume a great the rooming lottery will be held. ha, the way to enlightenment"; their own head proctor, while deal of their time, probably Details as to the special duties Snow sculpture bring out the artist and dorm pride in most Smith - "Bong"; tie - Smith others will be assigned to including arriving early in the fall of new head proctors are still slide; Parker - "Covered Wa- students. This year there were 12 clusters of houses. and responsibility for opening being discussed. Suggestions gon"; off campus - "Swan"; These ten head proctors will and closing of residences, they from the entire campus are such sculptures and a single effort by outside students. The Parsons - "Foot"; Roger Bill - most likely participate in a train- will be compensated with a welcomed and should be ad- slide. judges noted that the turn-out ing program in the fall. This will substantially higher salary. dressed to either Sarah Emerson The winner was clear-cut in be done in order to enable them The head proctors will most or Deans Debbie Thomas or was not up to that of previous years, but were still pleased with this reporter's mind but there to counsel both the other proctors likely be appointed from a group Brian Fitzgerald. the number and quality of was only one vote separating the entries. first, second, and third place finishers. The winner was a 20 ft. The judges, both seniors, were HA Mews & Events Steve Wice, a three time veteran, statue to the inventor of the New RA President Todd Newly elected Representative and Mark Goram. The critera of wheel complete with black hair and beard. The statue is sitting Webber has an important goal he Assembly vice president Steve judging was based on originality wants to achieve during the Dosh would like to see more as it applys to the theme of on a throne with his perfected upcoming year: to make the RA involvement and responsibility transportation, depth and detail wheel and scattered rejects at his feet; this work should not be more, viable and influential on the part of the represent- in earring out the theme, and organization by bringing it atives. finally the use of available man- missed if at all possible. Wo- men's Union was next with a directly to the students. Dosh feels that the R.A. does power. The last criterion is a large gondola complete with Webber plans to hold meetings not represent the student body great advantage for the small cockpit for the adventurous snow in which the RA executive because members do not discuss houses of the campus. officers and the dorm RA re- the policies and issues brought The winners are as follows: sculpturer. The next two were presentative will meet with each up at the meetings with the Chase/Frye - "Invention of the sleepers. Page's pumpkin and dorm's students to get grassroot people in their dorms. Most Wheel"; Women's Union - mice were well done and totally feeling on campus issues. It is his people outside the R.A. are not "Gondola"; Page - "Cinderella's unexpected by the judges. Like- opinion that: "The role of the RA aware of what the R.A. is doing. Pumpkin"; J.B. - "Tank"; tie - wise, J.B.'s tank was well done Continued on page 8 Continued on page 8 Woodstreet - "Coning tower off Continued on page 8 <7 Page 2 THE BATES STUDENT The Threatened Sloth U r-4 Commentary ]—» To the editor: care or no excuse at all. As a confirmed sloth from way As for Commentary, the back. 1 felt personally threatened (safely) anonymous author seems by both your Commentary and even more confused. Firstly, he Social awareness was one of the most important Forum columns of Jan. 20. In stales that he doesn't know why reference to Mr. Block's com- apathetic students are not active. concepts to emerge on college campuses in the ments in particular. I take (mod- It seems to me that it would only sixties. But today at Bates the generation that was erate) offense. be a greater puzzlement if going to "Give A Damn" about other people have Mr. Block has made a serious apathetic students were active. successfully sequestered themselves in the Great mistake in confusing apathy with Secondly. I consider the case rare Ivory Tower. The average student looks out only for carelessness. A true apathetic- where flying foodstuffs do not elicit a response, even if only number one. Development of personality has been person would not use such excuses as, "I did not know "Oh.