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Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 3-17-1978 The aB tes Student - volume 105 number 07 - March 17, 1978 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 105 number 07 - March 17, 1978" (1978). The Bates Student. 1772. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1772 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]. 155* HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY !! VOLUME 105, NUMBER 7 ESTABLISHED 1873 MARCH 17, 1978 Hathorn Bell Clapper Stolen THE RECENT NONFUNCTIONING OF HATHORN'S BELL IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT ABOUT 40 POUNDS OF ESSENTIAL METAL ARE MISSING. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT SOME OF US ARE TIRED OF BEING RUNG OUT OF BED; RUNG OUT OF CLASS; RUNG FROM STALL TO STALL (BATES COLLEGE STABLES). DOES BATES COLLEGE ENJOY THE POWER YIELDED BY ITS SURROGATE FACTORY WHISTLE?? WE PREFER TO CHECK IN AND OUT ON OUR PRIVATE TIME CLOCKS. WE DO NOT INTEND TO RETAIN THE BELL CLAPPER AS HOSTAGE BUT WE WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE TO OUR CONCERNS. NEVER LET IT BE SAID THAT COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY COMPLAIN AND AVOID ACTION. "The Student" received this annonymous message on Thursday, March 16. We of "The Student" urge the return of the clapper. Assistance will be provided by writing to Box 309. J.A. Selection Completed Commenting that the quality of comment that, "the rumor that all viewing process had been very the applicants for the position of those who were approached by reassuring. Dean Carignan said, Junior Advisor was excellent. representatives of the Deans' "one could not come away from Dean Carignan announced the Office and asked to think about this process without having a appointment of the following applying were appointed is abso- good feeling about the ability and Junior Advisors for 1978-1979: lutely false. Some were; some commitment which exists within Sem Aykanian were not. In all cases, the the class of 1980." Richard Brooks decisions were made in the The remainder of the academic Laura Coyle Selection Committee by consen- year will find Junior Advisors for Conrad Gaskin sus." next year working with Deans John Gillespie Both Dean Carignan and Dean Gatto and Carignan as they Jimmy Carter and Midge Castanza address college editors. David Greaves Gatto remarked that the inter- —_, _ JJtoto by Robert Cohen. prepare for the Class of 1982. 9 Dcanna Henderson Editors Keturn Elizabeth Holmes Jim Hopkinson Short Term Plan At 6:55 a.m. on March 3rd, large. After completing the inter- Nancy Levit Robert Cohen and Nancy Arey, view, Cohen and Arey proceeded Maury March The Extra Curricular activities sponsored during the editor and assistant editor of the from the Labor Building to the Bambi Morgan Activities committee (EAC) on Short Term and this has been Bates Student left for a three-day GAO Building for their next John Stillman Wednesday March 8th approved the source of great concern on official visit to Washington, D.C. appointments. Entrance into this Jeffrey Wahlstrom the constitution for a Short the part of many." Dean This visit was the result of an building, however, presented Melinda Warner Term Activities Committee for Carignan commented. One of invitation received from the some difficulty until the guard Each of approximately thirty- Short Term 1978. With the the goals of the comittee is to White House to attend a con- could be convinced that an ap- five candidates was interviewed support of the Dean of the begin to deal with this problem. ference for college news media. pointment actually did exist. With by one of two interviewing sub- College's office and several Dean Fitzgerald stated that, In order to take full advantage of that hurdle passed, the editors committees composed of a mem- student organizations, the "the Short Term is a unique the invitation, both editors signed in and progressed to ber of the Deans' Office, a Coordinator of Student time. The fundamental changes travelled to Washington after meetings with Ann Hargrove, faculty volunteer who had served Activities presented the in academic, extra-curricular constitution of the committee to filling their Thursday and Friday Sylvia Small, Richard Rosen, and as an advisor to Smith residents and social structures seems to the EAC in order to more agenda with various appoint- John Hecker. Topics discussed this year, and current Junior have worked against the student effectively deal with the ments with government officials. included: unemployment in the Advisors. Each candidate was organizations operating "differences that exist between Upon arrival in Washington, state of Maine and job prospects given approximately a fifteen effectively during this period, if the Short Term and the Fall and Cohen and Arey travelled to the for today's college grad. minute interview. The interviews only due to the reduced Winter terms which affect the Russell Building to attend a At five o'clock, a brief meeting occurred after the Selection Com- membership present on campus. nature of the Short Term." pre-arranged meeting with Sen. with Senator Hathaway was held mittee had discussed criteria and I think that the Short Term "Historically, there has been a William Hathaway's (D. Maine) concluding the day's activities. evaluation. Activities Committee has the significant reduction in the staff. The Senator's staff, includ- Although Washington was In a lengthy breakfast meeting Continued on PaoeJfj_ ing Sherry Sparks and Assistant paralyzed by one of the worst the two sub-committees came Press Secretary Pat Chapla. were snowstorms of the winter, together to make the hard deci- 1978 - 1979 extremely helpful in confirming Friday's meetings also went sions. Dean Carignan said, "It many appointments and in setting smoothly. In order to use their would have been easier if we had up an afternoon meeting with short stay to the best advantage, had more than fifteen positions to Resident Co-ordinators Senator Hathaway. the editors went in different fill; there were clearly more than David Beaulieu Ed Leslie Upon leaving the Russell Build- directions, making it possible to fifteen qualified applicants. No' Marcia Call Charles McKenzie ing, the editors began a four-hour increase the number of officials one likes to turn down qualified Stephen Cluff Carl Neilson series of meeting with Labor contacted. applicants." Rachel Fine Candace Perry Department officials. The first of Nancy's day began at the Although the initial pool of Diane Georgeson Susan Pierce these meetings consisted of an Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, applicants was not as large as Amy Gordon Mark Price interne- with Julie Lilliard, where she met with Mr. Joseph they had hoped. Dean Carignan Joseph Gough Mary Raftery Personal Staff Specialist. Ms. H. Sherick, Budget Officer of was pleased that when indi- James Greenblatt Steven Schmelz Lilliard provided much helpful Defense. This interview was plan- viduals were approached and Denise Hall Susan Schulze employment information relating ned to be a joint meeting with asked to give the position some Christopher Howard Anne Shepard both to the Department of Labor two other college editors; how- thought, they did and many Patricia James Jennifer Worden and to government positions at Continued on Page 15 applied. The Dean was quick to # 2 THE BATES STUDENT.March 17,1978 Editorial LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The masters make the rules To Ihc Editor: To the Editor: For the wise men and the fools..." In light of the recent appoint- ■» Competition, confidentiality and lack of res- Roger Springarn's editorial in nient of Junior Advisors for the pectibility pervade the atmosphere at Bates. Is Bates The Sludenl of 20 January 1978 upcoming year. I would like to College truly (as the catalogue states), "faithful to attacks the decision of the Faculty voice my discontent with various human freed< m and civil rights," and "devoted to the to require .12 courses and 2 STU's aspects of the selection process. • pursuit of knowledge and to the dignity of individual as the hasic degree requirement To begin. 1 congratulate the new persons?" for the classes of 1982 and J.A.s but I do feel that certain Bates prides itself on believing in the individual, ful- thereafter. The editorial dis- valuable candidates were not filling flexible needs in educating youth, and develop- cusses in turn three-course To the Editor: chosen because of misplaced • ing good student-faculty rapport. Unfortunately, not^ semesters, the incomparahility of In an era of steady inflation, priorities on the part of the only are we persuaded that such actually exists, but we STU's and courses, and require- price increases arc commonplace. selection committee. ments and grading at other However. 1 do not believe anyone First of all. I object to the are led to believe that the new institutions involving institutions. Mr. Springarn de- "open doors" will help our academic career. Pure ever becomes accustomed to in- practice by the administration of* serves a considered response. creases, nor do they ever become asking people to serve as J.A.s. If Rhetoric. On the other hand, he addresses less palatable. In response to the circumstances were different Presently, faculty meetings are closed to student the most important issues of President Reynolds* memo and there had not been enough observation (perhaps protecting a degree of confiden- academic policy both responsibly mention was made of the ever applicants, then I could condone * tiality and maintaining the split community). We are and representatively.