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1972 The ommeC nt, September 21, 1972 Bridgewater State College
Volume 52 Number 3
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Volume J.tIt No. 2 BRIlxa:~ATER STATE COLLEGE september ~ 1972 CI IRISTINE JORGENSEN
DO YOU EVER MISS BEING A At about the time the New York MAN? Daily News was only 4¢ a paper, in NO I never was a man. I wouldn't the early 1953's, they carried the AT go 'back to the identification of N headline: EX-GI BECOMES being a man for all the. tea in BLONDE BEAUTY-Operations ~ China. :\ 'rransform Bronx Youth. Christine Jorgensen made front -:1 DO YOU HAVE A NORMAL SEX \J page in newspapers across the ., LIFE? FOR INSTANCE, ARE il country. "At that time," she says, YOU ABLE TO HAVE AN \1 "I felt a great infringement on my ORGASM? ~ B (I privacy. At that time I was'nt Yes, definitelv. yes, orgasm ir;; a aware of the sexual Ii revolution ... the sexual revolution ... It works. You have to assume 1 -\ that was starting." something that's very important II Miss Jorgensen writes, "I was about sex-90% is in the mind. \~ underdeveloped physically and ',I sexually. twas extremely ef- WAS YOUR OPERATION THE
HOW ABOUT YOUR AUDIEN DID YOU SUFFER MUCH PAIN? NO, I was sedated. The most G CES'! College audiences are the best. uncomfortable was my third operation-the vaginal transplant. They're stimulating. Ladys' clubs ! ~ and things like that. .. they aren't stimulating. It's all right if that;s WERE YOU EVER AP- VOllr " PROACHEI). BY A th;nn I~' HOMOSEXUAL? Yes, many times. When Iwas HOW ABOUT THE PRESS. DO E going into the army they asked me . f THEY MAKE A LOT UP? DO YOU SING? if I liked girls. I said yes, I like Some of the stories that have been ~: Yes, I sing in night clubs ... with lots girls and Ilike apple pie too, too, printed about me in the of mirrors and violins. I sang for but I don't sleep with either of press ... well, I find great 20 years. It was great era - the them. I was approached by many fascination in reading all about I So begins the story-from 1950 night club era. homosexuals., It's a fact' of life. myself. It's all false. They're until her return to America in Homosexuality. ~ always looking for an angle. Years ! OF~ W April of 1953-of the transformation ARE PEOPLE EVER from George to Christine. ago Inever wore slacks. I wore _ FENSIVE TO YOU? DO YOU HAVE MENAPAUSE? ~j Tuesday, September 19, 46 year slacks in Oshkosh once and the No, people are genera,HY never No, because of the hormone pills !\ ,~, old Christine Jorgensen walked out people said 'Aha, there's a offensive. They haven t got the Hake. masculine trait!' And I was ~\ on stage in the Student Union courage. :~ ,....,,_ ... .,...~.. '!"'~_,.1 h ...... ~.-:...... ,... !_ ("'ll~~l...... t" auditorium to an enthusiastic full . CAN THEY DO THIS TYPE OF ~ house. She spoke ex- OPERATION THE OTHER WAY temporaneously, answered AROUND? CAN THET TRAN A questions, joked about sex and SFORM A WOMAN INTO A Spiro Agnew ("Getting down to MAN?- ! Spiro baby, I had a 1ittle trouble They certainly can. I don't know } from him. He used me in his anybody who has undergone th~s X ud~;lingingand I'm still waiting , type of operation but I know that It has been performed. I t only takes X one operation. Now, they do it in T one felled swoop. Whoosh i ~
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page 2 The COMMENT September 21,1972 , , • J I;: r't \'; . ,,,. I' i. - > FORUM LAKEVILLE Neglected - HOSPITAL Editorial VISITATION MMENTS· viI~~;;6~LLEHOSPITAL CO the Junior High For some years now at BSC, the _ Newman Club and Christian . Fellowship organizations have sponsored a program whereby It a pears that quite a few Language majors ~rem:ing quite Located between the elemen There is hope but the ide, interested students may visit the effecth~IYscrewed to the wall. Several, German. majors have tary grades and the senior high definitely needs assistance. If thi£ patients at Lakeville State I , d t th COMMENT that the maJor, promIsed to them 2 school is the vast wasteland of our area is not corrected, it will comp ame 0 e . ' , Hospital. For thos~of you. not years ago, is not going to happen, Thus, as J~lllors,they ar~now educational system. 'l'he seventh strangle our youth. This barren familiar with LakevIlle HospItal, left with trying to salvage enough credits m a new major to and eigth grades could be the most section of. our educational system it is mainly a hospital for the graduate with their class. satisfying area of teaching must be changed if we ever hope to handicapped located about twenty The Russian department has also done a great deal of damage. available. These two years, if compete with the rest of the world minutes from Bridgewater. You Two years ago, several freshmen were given to, understand that handled in the proper manner, in any field where education may visit - patients in the Bridgewater would ha ve a Russian major by the tI111ethey were to . could very easily establish a counts. If this is not changed then I graduate. Last year, this situation was amended to off~ronly a routine of study, discipline, and firmly believe that we will become children's, teen-age, and adult minor in Russian. This year, these same students were mfor~ed citizenship which would end much a second rate country. wards; that the Russian credits they have accumulat~dWOUld,be o! litt~e of the trouble seen in our high Each Wednesday, a bus leaves use • since the college will not even be offermg a mmor m thIS schools today. Frank Botta for Lakeville at about 6:00 PM The students in this bracket are from Woodward Hall and shortly language! , • It seems that we are going to have to mstltute a stude?t easily molded with the right thereafter from Great Hill. We operated, Freshmen Advisors' Board to make the .111- techniques but all too often they leave the hospital for BSC at 8:00 sure that To all members of the junior class, coming innocents get a straight story before they ~ndup wastmg are allowed to settle into the form PM. . I would like to take this time three valuable years on the basis of unfounded promises. dictated to them by the news to announce to all juniors my So if you can spend two hou~sof media. Students in this area of our candidacy for the position of class your time to help spread a 1I.tt~e educational system imitate their delegate. My name is Dennis cheer to those pajients, come Jam elders. The only problem is that Mallinson. and I am a Special us . beginning this Wednesday. most of the exposure is of the Education major. For the past two Your concern - does not go It has been brought to the attention of the COMMENT that a negative nature and the wor years Ihave been actively involved unrewarded - for the smile on. the certain Bookstore Manager has been slipping a certain $7.00 dic thwhile and good of our society in Student Government. . My face of a youm~steror older Derson tionary into the book purchases of unsuspecting freshmen. To add exists unnoticed due to the lack of Freshman year I was a member of really shows that you care. injury to insult, last year this same dictionary was selling in the interest the Elections Committee, and at Bookstore for $4.501 I ask you, is that any way to run a Bookstore? Heel that the teachers of the one time I was chairman, and I junior high schools hold the un was also a membet of the Social canny and awesome power to Activites Committee. During my shape, mold, and control the final Sophomore year Iwas the Second destiny of our secondary schools, Vice-President of the Student Did you know that there are three BSC graduates(th~twe ~now colleges, and society. Government Association, Vice SUHAPPENINGS The negative factor of a per of definitely) who have matriculated through a Socl~l.SCience Chairman of the Student Union Education sequence, student taught and are now thnv~gsuc son's being has the same Program Committee, Chairman of. characteristics as a malignant cessfully, that graduated with a straight Psychology maJor! So, the Social Activities Committee Behavioral Science majors, it can be done. It just depends on who tumor ° If it is not discovered, which sponsored the Edgar Winter treated, controlled, and destoyed you tell and how sneaky you can be. What an education .. ~ and Byrds concert, and a member Student Union Happenings in its early stages of growth it will of the Elections Committee. This September 26 multiply geometrically until it kills year lam the Vice - Chairman of German Club meeting at 10:00 ill the basic good of the being. the Elections Committee and I was U-2. With the proper educational and An interesting fact recently brought to my attention, is that our appointed to the cabinet position of S.N.E.A. meeting at 10:00 in Conf. moral training the junior high chairmanless Psychology Department is now supporting an ap Coordinator of Special Events by 2 schools could very easily return to current Student GovernIllent proximately 200 - 1 student-teacher ratio. B~sidesthe fact that the. McGovern for PreSIdent com- official catalogue lists the department ratio as 14 -I, this situation graduating a class composed of President Kevin Prestin. Last mittee at 10:00 in the Dem Room surpasses all the other departments in the college. The nearest positive factors for society. I do year I sponsored several im Afro-American Society to meet at not intend to slanderize those ratio to that of the Psychology Department is the Chemistry portant motions before council and 10:00 in U-l Department (48 - 1). educa tors who firmly believe in Iwrote the Constitution for the Buddy Club meeting in the Green Do I detect a hint of prejudice? total freedom for their students. Newman Club. I believe that I ha Room at 10:00 But, this freedom is, in my opinion, ve gained the experience Sociology Club Coffee Hour to be that catalyst which is causing the necessary to fulfill the duties of held in the Rathskeller at 2:00 malfunction of a potentially great class delegate and I hope the ingrediants which, Three again members of my class will give me September 27 in my opinion, are lacking on the this chance. College Comm.unity Relations seventh and eigth grade level are Sincerely Yours, Committee Meeting in the Green "Peace" 1 "Power", and "Love". Dennis Mallinson Room at 3:00 Peace in this sense is the har TRIVIA Movie "'The Wild Bunch" at 7:30 in monious feeling which could cause the Auditorium a perfect educational atmosphere. Love encompasses the area of September 21 respect between student and There will be an open meeting of Food Service Com. teacher, teacher and student, and Meeting in 1. Who were the 2 ghosts in the Doody's audience? all S.N.E.Ao members and people Conf. 4 at 4:00 Topper series? student and student. It also follows who interested in joining, on are P.E.M. alumni to meet at 7:30 in 5.a Who was Pat Brady? the basic idea of honor, trust, and Tuesday September 26 at 10:00 Conf. 4 2. What was Beaver Cleaver's b What series was he in? loyalty. Power is that aspect a,m. in the· Student Union which is missing and drastically parent's first names? c What was the name of his jeep'? Ballroom. Septem ber 22 needed. The power to discipline, At the meeting, the program for 4 3. 6. the power to control, and the power Self-Study Com. Meeting in Conf. Who was the host of "People Are What was the name of Sky the year will be discussed. People at 4:00 Funny?" King's plane? to demand that the previous two interested in joining the Advisory are observed. Alumni Executive Board Meeting Board will be able to sign up at that in the Formal Dining Room at 6: 15 4. What is the name of Howdy 7. What was Sky King's niece's I existed in a wasteland when I time, as well. name? passed through that stage of my If anyone has any questions September 23 education and I am now student relating to S.N.E.A., there will be teaching at a school which at Mass. Archeological Society to someone in the S.N.E.A. offices to meet at 10 a.m. in Conf. 4 tempting to rid our educational answer them. The offices are EDITOR-IN-CHIEF system of that barren section. located at the lower level of the September 25 Linda Lapierre Student Unon, opposite the Lambda Delta Bake Sale in the Rathskeller. S. U. Lobby all day Special Education Meeting to be BUSINESS MANAGER Pam Goldberg held in Conf. 4 at 2:30 NEWS EDITOR Vicki Kabarl Speech and Hearing Assoc. in the PRODUCTION DIRECTOR . Wanda Mingola MEET THE Green Room at 4:00 ADVERTISING MANAGER David Avila Photo Credit (Sports) Dave Rainone and Al Pet- CANDIDA TESNIGHT STAFF tipas Gayle LaBelle Karen Zeichick Brian McKeen FOR Cheryl Coash Steve Andrews Lee Smith Botta Horsely huued 'l. Frank Mary Jim NEWMAN pJ!q1JuoS '9 The COMMENT is a. student· encouraged. but must be limited to 1ellM '9 supported and .operated weekly 250 words or. less. All letters must anaqamaN 0;) newspa~r.. servmg the academic be signed but names will be heJd ELECTIONS MOllS commumty of Bridgewater State upon requesL Letters are also SUtlA:tl e[t:?Q pue SJt>1JOllhOll 'q Colleg~..Editorial policy is subject to condensation. Ad
}{aplap!h ,sJa~ollhOll °e'g ~etermmed.by th~Editor-In-Chief \,ertising rates will be mailed-upon SEPTEMBER 26, 6:30 P.M. AJaneD lnuead 'v In consultatton w.lth ~heEditorial request. All correspondence slarr.. Repubhcatlo~sof all should be addressed to THE J'malu!'l lJy ·S n~a(erlal{>rtnted herem is (or· COMMENT Bridgewater State ELECTIONS TO BE HELD eunr pue PJEM ·Z b.l~denw1th?u~the expTe~sed College. Bridgewater, Mass., aUHepew put? a1JJoan . I \\rltt~npermiSSion 0( the E<:htor- 02324. Telephone: Area Code 611. OCTOBER 2 SH~MSNY tn-Chler. Letters to the editor are, 697-6161 Ext. 260 or 304. . • ~.',! !" '. ff..:l. :', The COMMENT September 21, 1972 page 3 Voting Tips
Do you know you may have only election. says that you cannot register by a few days left to register to vote in The Student Vote, a non ,mail in your home state, is not the November election? partisan voter registration - conclusive.· If there is enough Although registration deadlines organization, is planning a time, and you are determined to vary nationwide, most local "Campus Clean-Up" program to vote in your home state, try election boards stop registration maximize registration on college writing away to register and see David Flyiln about a month before the election- campuses across the country. For what happens. But leave enough so you may have' to act almost information write to them c/o Neal time to register here, if you find If you've happened to notice the Flynn will be presenting budgetary requests to the mem immediately. Call your eleCtions Zimmerman, 43 Ivy Street, S.E. you cannot at home. handsome new face in the Ad bers of the Ways and Means board to find out where and how to Washington, D.C ....20003. 4. If you have any questions as-to ministration Building, you've register. Tips on registering and voting the close of registration in your probably seen Mr. David L. Flynn, Committee. And remember: Close to 50 per absentee: state, whether or not you can Director of Planning and Some programs that are. now cent of all eligible first-time voters 1. Allow plenty of time -- some register by mail and when and Development for Bridgewater coming to realization are the had registered by early summer, states require that you write first where to apply for absentee ballot, State College. approval of $7,400,000 for a Laboratory Training School and a but almost all organizations for an application form, before you you can check at the COMMENT Mr. Flynn, a former ~1ate registering young voters are can register and/or vote absentee. office. Representative, comes to the $6,000,000 Teacher Preparation hoping the percentage of 2. You may have to get your ballot college with the backround of Facility. Having been involved registered young voters will equal notarized. You may also have to public service and legislative with these plans from their or surpass the percentage of get the application for a ballot influence so vitally needed for the beginning, Mr. Flynn will registered non-youth voters, notarized. fruition of both short and· long supervise these and other plans usually about 75 per cent by range development plans here at until completion. When interviewed by the election time for a Presidential 3. Th~mere fact that this sheet BSC. Mr. Flynn is a 1958 graduate of COMMENT, Mr. Flynn offered,' 'I Bridgewater State, and during his am vitally concerned with the undergraduate years here, the implementation of the goals of the Bridgewater native was a varsity college." An area of development .National Science athlete and held his first elected particularly attracting the at public office while he was a fresh tention of Mr. Flynn is our athletic . During his four terms as a facilities and programs. member of the House of We welcome Mr. Flynn as an Foundation Representatives, Mr. Flynn was experienced professional in the Vice Chairman of the Education very necessary business of Committee in the House Ways and educational funding, without Means Committee. As Director of which this institution could not' Research Fellowship survive. Plannjng ~Ed.I?evelopment, Mr. The National Research Council and social sciences, and in the has been called upon again to history and philosophy of science. advise the National Science Awards will not be made in Foundation in the selection of clinical, education, or business candidates for the Foundation's fields, in history or social work, or program of Graduate Fellowships. for work leading to medical, This is Panels of eminent scientists ap dental, law, or joint Ph.D. - pointed by the National Research professional degrees. Applicants Council will evaluate must be citizens of the United what the lodge qualifications of applicants. Final States and will be judged solely on selections will be made by the the basis of ability. The annual Foundation, with awards to be stipend for Graduate Fellows will announced on March 15, 1973. be $3,600 for a twelve-month tenure is all about. Applicants to the NSF Graduate with no dependency allowances. {i'ellowship Program must be Applicants will be required to beginning graduate students by take the Graduate Record the Fall of 1973, or must have Examinations designed to test completed not. more than one scientific aptitude and calendar year of full-time or part achievement. The examinations, time graduate study by the Fall of administered by the Educational 1973. Subject to the availability of Testing Service, will be given funds, new fellowships awarded in December 9, 1972 at designated the Spring of 1973 will be for centers throughout the United periods of three years, the second Sta tes and in certain foreign and third years contingent on countries. I certification to the Foundation by 'rhe deadline for the sub the fellowship institution of the missions of applicants for NSF student's satisfactory progress Graduate Fellowships is toward an advanced degree in the November 27, 1972. Further in sciences. formation and application These fellowships will be materials may be obtained from awarded for study or work leading the Fellowship Office, National to master's or doctoral degrees in Research Council, 2101 Con the mathematical, physical, stitution Ave., Washington, D.C. medical. biological, engineering, 20418. I l LEVI'S 900 LANDLUBBERS 800 A. SMILE 1150 corduroy bells I la-rise big bells .• corduroy baggies I
Stay Off the Grass
A project which has cost the can use the courts and fielm;, ~~;Aii')15~IFtf:1:~f::JIJIJ State $750,000.;, and which the The new facilities will certainly &\.~ college has been anticipating for benefit the Sports programs, both nearly 10 years is in its final stage men and women's, intramural and of completion. New tennis courts intercollegiate. These new and athletic playing fields are soon courtsm and fields are for our use, to be a reality of the Bridgewater but let's not ruin them before we FLANNEL SHIRT 3.75 campus. Two fields have been get a chance to use them. We've been waiting this long, what is a OFFSPRING 1400 conON RIBBED 75 sodded and should be ready in layer look • turtleneck 3• about four weeks time, if people few more weeks? An official stay off the,. Please we are asking announcement will be made when for your cooperation, especially the fields and courts are ready. the students of Great Hill Dorm. "ril then, please stay off the 1 HIt may take two minutes longer grass! ! Thank you for your cooperation. to walk around, rather then cutting BROCKTON across the fields and courts, but Sincerely, 662 Selmont Street you will be helping to speed up the Mike Gormlev Pres. of MAA AND Mon-FrI10-9:30. Sat. 9:30-9 progress and the time in which we Lorraine Canty Pres. of WHA page 4 The COMMENT September 21, 1972 \ • * '.'t .
Women Ask Obvious' Questions... WORRY!
Syracuse, September 7, 1972 - rights for women and blacks. Lately women have started asking Former vice-president of legal questions whose answers used to affairs for the National seem obvious: Why can't we Organization for Women, she won Put A Oassified Ad' deduct day care from our income the famous McSorley's Ale House as a legitimate business expense~Case, and is currently involved in a Why are prostitutes commonly case which seeks to guarantee arrested, but the males who equal pay for male and fe~ale patronize them almost always let physical education teachers in In off? Why will employers still pay New York State. She has also women less than men for the same worked for the Lawyer's Con work where they can get away stitutional Defense Committee (a The OOMMENT with it-- that is with the very poor civil rights organization) in who don't know their "rights~"Louisianna and Mississippi. Ms. The answer is simple- a male Seidenberg is also serving on - a dominated legal system which committee which _is seeking to makes very definite assumptions reform sexist laws on prostitution. ADd Your Problems' about women and their place (in The day will also include a panel the home.) Despite a recent influx discussion on the law school ex of women into the law schools, the perience for women by law number of women actually studen'ts from Cornell and practicing law still emains small Syracuse. Karen DeCrow, a (a bout three per cent of all recent graduate of the Syracuse Will Be -Solved lawyers). University Law School, the author In an effort to attract more of A Young Women's Guide To women into the legal profession, Liberation, and a well-known the Women's Law Caucus of the feminist will be the moderator. Syracuse Univeristy College of The program will end with a wine Law is holding a recruitment and cheese party, conference for all interested Although the Women'):; Caucus women Saturday, September 23 does hope to attract more women from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the to Syracuse, the primary focus of ' Grant Auditorium of E.I. White the program will be to introduce FREE CLASSIFIED ADS for all TUes.of_the weekyou -would like Hall at the University. women to the legal profession as a ' members of the college com them· published. Please indicate Judge Nanette Dembitz, the whole. During breaks between munity. All ads must be in by the how many times the ad is to be run. first woman to be nominated by a speakers, women from the law major party for New York State's school will be available to talk with highest court, and Faith Seiden the women who attend. Ap berg, a nationally known civil plications to take the Law School rights attorney, will be the Aptitude Test as well as ap featured speakers. plications from many law schools Judge Dembitz has a backround will be available. which includes several years Free day care as well as working as Counsel for the New overnight lodging on Friday an York Civil Liberties Union, five d/or Saturday nights will be years as a Family Court Judge in available for those who need it. New York City and six years as the Women who will need a place to chairwomen of the Committee on stay Friday or Saturday night are Law and Family Planning of the asked to write the Women's Law - AmericanBar Association. Caucus, Syracuse Univeristy Ms. Seidenberg has won College of Law, Ernest 1. White national prominence asa criminal Hall, Syracuse, New York 13210 or lawyer and as an advocate of equal call 315- 685-:3745after 5:00 p.m.
For Sale: SKI PACKAGE FOR SALE: .,------Refrigerator Ideal for Dorm 5 cu. I Student Government I Head 320 skiis (203cm) 2 years 1966 Pontiac Tempest Cony. OH ft. Like new $ 75. Contact: Jay old, binding marker rotomat pro CG PSPB Good Top Good Snow : AssoCiation I Abelli model, poles, san marco buckle Tires - _ I is 110lding an I 'Room G26 boots (10) - New cost $240.00 Now Runs we; a but engine has knock Happenings Scott Hall : election : at $150.00 takes all or buy good local transpo~tationcar. seperately. (will negotiate) R. $200.00. Call -: 447-4362. : ' for : Kane Scott Hall ext.356-357 . Rides wanted from Campello (Off I MainSt.) in Brockton. Mon., Wed., The annual Lakeville Host.~~Ride needed from Rt. 28 ·Mid Junior Oass : for 8:00 class and home Mon. 5:00 Fair will be held on the hospita dIeboro (near Root Beer Stand) for There will be a meeting on and Wed. 2:00 will pay. Call Debby grounds, Rt. 105 in Lakeville fron 8:00 on Mon., Wed., Fri. I am Tuesday, September 26, at 10:00 Delegate : at 587·6590 after 5. 10 AM - 4 PM on Sat. Sept. 23. willing to pay . PleaSe call •l.m. in S103 Hockey Forensics - (debate and speeking) THE STUD~NT UNION COFFEEHOUSE WILL BE Sept. 27. 1: 30 - 3: 30 sSpeech and WELCOMES Meeting Theatre Office. OPENING ON SUNDAY, SI,;P TEMBER 24th FROM 7:30 - 11:00 SEPT. 27 7:30 IN THE RATHSKELLAR. Ride Wanted: Monday - Friday EVERYONE COFFEEHOUSE .TYPE in the at 3:30 going Lowards West REFRESHMENTS WILL BE Union Bridgewater (Rte. 28), Contact SEltVED. KEEP AN EYE ON switchboard at 697-2030. Tuesday at 10: 00 in S.U. 2 THE BULLETIN BOARDS FOR Otambers FUltTHER DETAILS. page 5 The COMMENT Sep t~mber21,' 1972 Colonial Presents 2 New Plays Exciting news for Boston theatregoers!... Two outstanding and major theatrical events will open at the Colonial Theatre in "ZL - October. First, the World Three distinguished theatrical woman show, which is based on the Premiere of Arthur Miller's new events in eight days provide a life and works of one of America's play "The Creation of the World spectacular beginning for the Loeb favorite poets, Emily Dickenson. and Other Business" directed by Drama Center's Special . Miss Dunnock was last seen on Harold Clurman, which will open Presentation Series. The season stage in her triumphant tour of "A Monday October 2 through the opens this week-end with the Place Without Dooors/' and is 14th. nationally acclaimed Repertory currently filming a motion picture This brilliant new play is Mr. Dance Theatre of Utah on Sep in California. "An Evening of Miller at the peak of his powers. tember 22. 23, and 24. followed the Emily Dickenson" will feature "The Crea tion of the WorId and next week by the legendary music by Robert Schumann. The Wild Bunch Other Business" is a comedy Broadway actress. Mildred Gisela May, who has been which attempts to define the riddle Dunnock, in "An Evening of Emily compared with such great singers of the world in a series of answers Dickenson, Thursday and Friday, as Lotte Lenya, Edith Piaf amd both funny and puzzling. Em September 28 and 29. Marlene Dietrich, will perform "The Wild Bunch" a Warner they were reliving past glories. ploying a quintet of stars- Barbara Gisela May, star of the fabled another one-women show, Bros. release which opens on Director Sam Peckinpah is a Harris, Hal Holbrook, Bob Dishy, Berliner Ensemble, will appear in featuring songs written by Bertolt Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the S.U. . natural for a picture like "Th( Stephen Elliott and Barry Primus her own one-women show next Brecht. The program will include Auditorium is a story of outlaws in Wild Bunch". He comes from in what may well be the most Saturday and Sunday evenings, songs from Brecht's collaborqtions the cruel terrain of the West. It California family peppered wi, exciting cast for a major Broad September 30 and October 1. All with Kurt Weill, Paul Dessau and takes place in 1913 when the world judges , ranchers and ou way production this season, Arthur performances will begin at 8:00 other famous composers, in was about to plunge into war and doorsmen. Beginning his careel Miller's play unfolds man's first pm. cluding those from well-known Mexico, where much of the action as a writer, he emerged as a story, his sometimes hilarious, The Repertory Theatre of Utah musical show scores such as 1970, "Mahagonny," and"The takes place, was being strangled in director for the stage, televisjo~sometimes tragic quest for last appeared here in when it a bloody counter-revolution. and the screen. Peckinpah's aim in evidence that he really matters. was hailed for its high artistic Threepenny Opera." William Holden, Ernest "The Wild Bunch" was to Opening Monday October 16 imagination and technical ex Tickets are available now for all Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond rejuvenate the Western film from through the 28th, is a new comedy pertise. The company of 12 young three upcoming special events, as O'Brien and Warren Oates star in it's tired image, known to every by Paul Zindel entitled "The professional daricer well as for the Die Brucke com this explosive adventure drama American who owns a television Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild" choreographers, all of whom are in pany on December 13, 14, 15, and 16 staging two German plays, about the last of the legendary set. starring Broadway's noted residence at the University. of "Woyzeck" and "Frieden," and lawless breed who lived to kill - He explains,"We'rc telling a Maureen Stapleton. Mr. Zindel's utah, is dedicated to preserving the Dancers and Musicians of Bali, and killed to live. tale of hardened veterans of new play centers around a lady the best of the existing modern January 9 and 10. For complete Pike Bishop (William Holden) Westerl1 outlawry. This is a story who lives in a fantasy world and dance repertoire as well as information about subscriptions and his gang are outlaws of a sort of violent men who lived during the hoards old movie magazines. creating new works. The programs the Loeb and a detailed brochure, call or whose exploits 10 or 15 years Mexican Revolution. The brutal Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, at Drama write the Loeb Drama. Center, 64 before might have been considered story must be told honestly. "The Zindel, author of "The Effect of Center will include works by Anna Brattle Street, Cambridge, 864- heroic. But time had/passed them Wild Bumch" will make "Bonnie Gamma Rays on Man-In-The Sokolow and Jose Limon, as well as new choreography by leading 2630. . by. Even their archenemy, Deke and Clyde" look like a church Moon Marigolds" and "And Miss TIckets, $4.95, or by sub- company members. . Thornton (Robert Ryan), thought picnic." Reardon Drinks A Little" brings scription at $3.95; some rush 11S another compelling and unusual Award-winning actress Mildred tickets are available. For com theatre work-- and extraordinary Dunnock will bring to the Loeb plete information, call 864-2630. new comedy, not to be missed! Drama Center an all-new one- BERKELEE CONCERT Berklee College of Music (trumpet), Richard Lowell presents the BERKELEE (trumpet.>, Jack Slock (trombone, FACULTY CONCERT JAZZ arranger/ composer), Ed Byrne OHCHESTRA under the direction (trombone), Peter Matt (French of Ted Pease and Larry Monroe. horn), Ed Fiorenza (alto and tenor The program will take place on saxophones, flute and clarinet), Al Tuesday, October 3, 1972 .at 8: 15 Michalek (tenor saxophone, flute, p.m. in the New England LIfe H~llalto flute and bass clarineD, Jan in Boston. The performers Will Konopasek (baritone saxophone, Goose Creek ... include: Ted Pease (Co-leader, bass clarinet), Mac Dougherty percussion, arranger/composer), (guitar), Alex Ulanowsky (piano) Larry Monroe (Co-leader, alto and and Mac Groves (bass). soprano saxophones, clarinet, The concert will be free and arranger/somposer), .Jeff Stout open to the public. GOOD ANYWAY (trumpet), George Zonce by LEE SMITH ' ••• ii ••••••••• ~•••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• made everyone happy with a lot of was poorly advertised (since they The Student Union pro~r!~m . old foot-stomping music. Goose really had only one week to get it : .;: Dena's Barber Shop! committee put their neck Creek had been playing together together), but this shouldn't be an .: '.. Co'mplete Barber'.. Service : .s out last week when they bookea a for about 3 years and have a good excuse for such a horrible turnout. virtual unknown band to play in reputation in certain parts of the 1'here is a concert series at :• Mens Hair Sty In9 : the school's first concert. Goose country. They were at the Puerto B.S.C. and although the school I'· Creek Symphony , H group into Rkan Rock festival last year and probably took a financial beating, : Razor Cutting : country rock 'n roll, captivated a their albums have been reviewed other concerts won't be affected. • • very small turnout of about 100 by Rollin~Stone Magazine. We all know that the Carpenters or • • students. The band which came all The program committee has the Jackson 5 would sell out at : 73 Broad St. ,. the way from Gainesville, Florida shown by this concert that their Bridgewater, but thank goodness : . for this gig didn't care that the trying to get good music into there are people who are con : BRIDGEWATER CENTER : turnout was so smulL They were Bridgewalcl' State even if no one eerned with bringing good music just into their music and I'm sure comes to sec it. True, the concert into our auditorium . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••~ ..•...... • ~. 'r .'" ~:': ... f i,} ." _ page 6 September 21, 1972 Test· Your Diamond I. Q. Some girls get a diamond from Engagement Ring? . diamond dust is used again to cut their love on bended knee; some Legend makes Mary of another diamond. Remember, scuba diving under water; some Burgundy the lucky girl who got since diamond is so hard, only skydiving through the air. the first diamond. The story goes diamond can cut diamond. Whatever the way, four-out-of five that Maximilian of Austria really How Many Facets Are There on a of the 1 million girls who married wanted to marry Mary, but was Diamond? last year got engaged with this· afraid she would not accept his Faceting or grinding the little most precious stone. proposal. Max's advisor told him planes or windows is the final step If a diamond is in tour future, to buy Mary a diamond. He did, in cutting a diamond, and the one try this quiz and see how much you and th~couple were happily which brings out the stone's know about this special stone. The married on August 17, 1477. beauty. Most diamonds have 58 more you know about diamonds, Where Are Most Diamonds Mined facets (many invisible to the naked the more you'll appreciate the gem Today? eye) which play with the lighy and, . which has been the symbol of love Africa is the answer. Some 75% of make the diamond sparkle. Above since the 15th century. diamonds mined today come from the 'girdle (the diamond's largest What Is a Diamond? pipe or alluvial (riverbed) deposits circumference) are 32 facets plus Adiamond is simply carbon, just in places like the Congo; the the top table; below are 24 facets like the graphite in your pencil. Kimberley mines in South Africa; plus the culet or point. Nut millions of years ago,Orapa, the newest diamond mine, Wlfat Is the Most Popular Shape of tremendous pressure and heat, \ in Botswana; and the rich alluvial the Engagement Diamond? deep in the earth, crystalized the Consolidated Diamond Mines on The round or brilliant is the most. carbon atoms into diamond -- the the voast of South West Africa. soughy-after cut. Also popular are hardest substance known to man. Diamonds also are mined in the pear, the oval and the boat The diamonds then were driven up Russia, Brazil and India. shaped marquise. through volcanic pipes close to the How Much Ore Must be Mined to What Is the Price of' a One Carat earth's'surface where they can be Yield a One Carat Diamond? Diamond?· mined. Some diamonds, When 250 tons of ore have been This is a tricky question. The price SORTING DIAMONDS cutting and polishing into gem weathered out of pipes, were blasted, qushed, washed, of a diamond depends not only on Sorting is the final step in diamond stones. The other 80% have many carried grea t distances to the screened and sorted, chances are its carat weighy or size, but oil its recovery. While most of the varied uses in industry. Here the ocean or along rivers (some now there only will be one gem rough as clarity, volor. and preciseness of . previous work was carried out by sorter is separating the darker extinct). large as one carat. That's a lot of cut. So,according to represen machines, this step depends on stones which are industrial Where Were Diamonds First dirt, and a good indication of how tative jewelers, the price of a one. human skill and judgement. Of all diamonds from the white stones Discovered? rrare gem diamonds are. In fact, carat diamond can vary between diamonds mined, only about 20% which will become brillian gems. Back in the 5th or 6yh century of all diamonds mined, only 20% $700 and $3,000. Jewelers also are of a quality that is suitable for brilliant gems. B.C., diamonds were discovered in are suitable for cutting into point out that exact carat sizes India and diamond mining became gemstones. The other 80% have a occur infrequently. Ask about the the booming industry of the time. myriad of uses in industry. qualities of a diamond before you For 2,000 years, India yielded all buy.· the diamonds known, including How Much of a Diamond's Weight How high is your diamond LQ.? A the famous Koh-i-noor now in the Is Lost in Cutting~ score of 6 or more makes you a Tow'er of London and the blue Hope Believe it or not, 50% of the diamond genius. If you answered POETRY which is in the Smithsonian In precious rough diamond is ground only 5 or less, don't worry. The stitution. awav. But there's no waste in king of gems has been baffling and Who -Received the First Diamond CORNER diamond cutting. l!:ven the fascinating mankind for ages. NIGHTS IN A POLLUTE WORLD Breathe deep the gathering smog of gloom, MUSIC IS Watch lights brown in every room. Ecologists look back and lament, Another day's useless energy spent. Restless Ecologists and Politicians wrestle as one, Lonely creatures cries for protection and has none. New mother picks up and nurses son, Killing him with toxins produced by chemicals and MAD--- Machines that aid people in their fun. Cold hearted Industrialists that rules our life, Removes our breath and mixes confusion with strife. Red is ugly and dinginess is white, But we decide which one is right. The Industrialists or Ecologists? I hate being a Fatalist, Please help me become the Naturalist ingrained Deeply within my genes, And erase from my memory these horrible scenes, Ihave witnessed today and yesterday. from A Concerned Biologist Music Is Maddness, Marruja is a No, there is no certain type who . Ilew column on the COMMENT. frequents coffee houses. Part of -~-'--BEER-&wiNiJ~-'~--U's open to your views however A SKETCH the excitement is the variety of you .wish to express them-prose, -people-anyone in the world could r Arshia 's Reform II poetry, etc. on the subject of walk into a coffee house. People music. Please put the name of the BY REBECCA add their humanness to the coffee \ movement I column somewhere on your entry. I never openly sought the coffee house-their humanity-a com ~ AT YOUR NEW CAMPUS NITECLUB! ~ house feeling; I simply· found it. monness of feeling and a breaking , MUSIC BY The COUNTS f With nothing else to do, Iventured ,of specifics. EVen the en into a coffee house one night to Sat. Sept. 30 SU I· tertainment is universal. How MINI-SKIRTED. WAI'rRESSES Serving Beer and Wine spend an evening differently, I long have poets shared their work~ Dancing From 8:30 to 1 :00 a.m. hoped .. with a listening audience? How I SU Building at SMU " ... Music is a blessing Pm not an expert on coffee many times have songs been heard without which houses; I've really frequented only by small groups of peopie close North Dartmouth, Mass. ~ Iwould surely one, but the feeling I've found in enough to the singer to feel his ____ ...!~o~!!!..College...!.2: ~e~~~__ ,_ A .,_'_~_~.Perish. L that one place has pulled me back expressions? God, how I love repeatedly. a piano keyboard There's hardly "a,_ point in I wandered into the coffee run wild with feeling searching for that feeling through house, not looking for anything \~ JOIN Testing touch description of the coffee house. specific. I found universals in •. of ivory keys The coffee house feeling isn't poetry and songs. I felt that even solely dependent on the ap- Time was general. The common ... Listen ... pearance of the Coffee house . feelings of man, his longings and \10 SNEA* my skin is Maybe the at.n:aFtion can be fears, his hopes and ideas, were trying to cry. Ha ... " found in the other people who spiken, and sung and felt. OFFICES ACROSS FROM straggle in to listen. It never The coffee house feeling~ Music is maddness, Marruja. mattered if Ifound only strangers Perhaps it's just a feeling of RATHSKEIJI.ER Anecessity. Beautiful vibrations in there or chanced to meet an old having humanity in common with of insanity- insanity only because friend. Being there, just that, as everyone. Maybe people seek * Student National Education we consider ourselves, rice part of the audience, part of the coffee houses to hear of things that Association crispies, banyon trees, cadUlacs atmosphere was a happiness in . are not just for Now or Then, but root itself.. and beer sane as sanity. Ha ... for Anytime. '. The COMMENT September 21, 1972 page 7 ,t'\~""! lo f' .... , BSC STUNS BOSTON WHIP WARRIORS 23-13 by LEE SMITH quick to add that the Bears are The BSCcollege football team two deep in many positions adding team all year. to the teams overall consistency. The game was never treally started off its 1972-73 season in fine The Bridgewater State defense close qas Bridgewater led ever bit fashion Saturday afternoon by played exceptionally well con- of the way. The day was pretty hot dumping what many people tinually putting pressure o~their and really not a good one to watch thought to be a good team in opponentspasser, letting a very football but the wine ~ndbeer Boston State. quick defensive backfield in- nutured crowd gave thetr troops The Bears showed about 1000 tercept four Boston State passes .. ~lentyof encouragement. The fans that the team will be in The offense proved they could fIelds absence of a . scoreboard contention for post-season move the Ball with their first drive hurts the spectatOl:s mt~restas a festivities. Perhaps the' best of the season in which the Bears game and the. fIeld IS poorly aspect of Saturday's game was the moved 80 yards in 5 plays. A 30 marked. . Brtdg~waterwill way Bridgewater used their team. yard pass from senior quarterback welcome the~new fIeld and as I Using both freshman and Vince Hickey to senior end Larry understand, It should be ready seniors the Bears showed that they Norton and the fine running from before t~eturn of the century. are strong down the middle. "I Tony Salerno highlighted the Anyway It was a good day for BSC liked the way we used different drive. Salerno who ran well all day .football. The. next te~tcomes players," commented Assistant scored three times and the kicking Satur?ay agamst MansfIeld State Front Row..:Le~ine, J a~kson, Walsh, Philli~,Dotolo, Doherty coach Ed Braun. Braun was also of .Jose Soares should help the at BrIdgewater at 10:00 A.M. Rear: Hewlttson. Bent, Muckenthaler, Meany, Cleary, BEARS GET REVENGE GET READY MANSFIEW THE OVER THE HIU GANG THA T CAN'T SAY "DIE" A softball team composed of losses, clinching second place in members of Bridgewater State's the league. In the following semi Colleg~Community. were overall f~naland final series, with superb c~ampIOnsof the BrIdgewater Slo- pItching and coaching be y Tom PItch Softball League by sweeping Lee, outstanding defense proved the semi-final and final playoff and clutch hitting to be the key 'games of the season. Team factor in winning the overall members represented aU facts of championship, the College Community; ad- Strong hitting came from Joe ministration, alumni, graduates, Dotolo, Tom Duggan, Wayne professors, under-graduates and Phillips, Steve Levine, Ed Meany staff. and Florian Muckenthaler. Star After losing the first five hames fielding performances came from in a row, the Profs finally put it Tom Walsh, Paul Doherty, Bob together and ended up with a Bent, Al Petipas, Walt Hewitson, season record of 11 wins and 5 GUYClifford, Joe Cleary and Larry Jackson. Determination by all the team members assisted in winning STUDENT W the prized trophy. Student wishes for people in- In traditional style the Profs teres ted in a Self-defense course climaxed the playoffs by winning O'Reilly, team captain, and Ray tennis courts. Crown .s~ppor~at Guillette, both of last year's squad, both the start and. fUlISh lInes arc bolstered this season by track- would be a psychological boost for men John DeCost Steve Karr and our runners. Ro~kie PANTPOURRI Rob Rich. runners Al In all. Bridgewater State will be Thompson, Chuck Marotta, Wayne involved in 11 meets. Eight of the Stuck, Bob Haines, . Mike eleven are dual meets, four of Frangione, and Robin Erichsen which . are. at home. Three 4 Broad St. - Route 18 are all expected to be an important champIOnshIp style meets are part of Bridgewater's success. scheduled. In the .course ?f the Bridgewater Center The race course is 4.2 miles long season the ~earsWIll race m ex with the starting line at Great Hill cess of 50 mIles, and log over 430 miles of road work in practice. Just Anived --- SCHEDULE Friday Sept.22 fl'rammgham Home Peanuts Jumbo Tuesday Sept. 26 Fitchburg Home Home , Friday Sept. 29 Mass. Maritime Saturday Oct. 7 Emerson Away Away Bells. • Saturday Oct. 14 New Haven Home Wednesday Oct. 18 SMU Away Friday Oct. 20 Lowell State Away Open: Mon., Tues., Wed. Saturday Oct. 21 Merrimack Invitational Tuesday Oct.24 Worcester State & Sat. to 7 a.m. Saturday Nov. 4 MSCAC at Franklin Field, Boston Thurs. & Fri. to 9 p.m. Saturday Nov. 11 NAIA District 32 at SMU o -~ __ :--_-~_------~ --.,--- - page 8 The COMMENT September 21, 1972 It's Hothing eerious, Gort. BRIDGEWATER STATE £,.lJust have a cold. CAPTURES MYTHICAL ,. ••• STATE COLLEGE CROWN BRIDGEWATER- By virtue of two schools. their 23-13 drubbing of Boston But for this year the State State College, the Bridgewater College Football Championship Dr2INK plenty· What did belongs to the Bears of th'doctoy I-lesaid 1 State College football team has ~ LIQUIDS ... should get Bridgewater State. BSC, has also BHd get lots pres cl"i be, captured the mythical State Gort'? drut1k ... y College Football Championship. gotten into position to capture the ~ REST. L8IS0RSL'i . Since Bridgewater and Boston New England Football Conference are the only State Colleges with Crown with their win over Boston. varsity football programs, the two Presently, after one game, teams are now involved in a Bridgewater shares first place natural ribalry. Head football with Plymouth State, who they coach Peter Mazzafero has in bea t in a pre~seasonscrimmage dicated that he hopes to schedule and Maine Maritime who they'll Boston State College later in the play in three weeks. season in future years to help int~sifythe rivalr!' between the U LITYSOUND AT THROCK MORTIMER DISCOUNTPRICES At Tweeter we carry 'the very finest in Stereo Com- . ponents and we think you'll be pleased at our p~ices. 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