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3 Year of the Barricade Volume VIII, Numero 21 Toronto, Canada, le 13 mars, 1969 Ottawa rumours that Glendon might move By JOHN KING Gardiner report will be quite It has been rumoured that positiv~ and that when it is Glendon College will be presented and adopted, it moved to the main campus. may weIl allay any fears The executive committee of about the future of Glendon faculty council met in secret College." session on Monday to discuss Seven students attended the rumours. the closed meetings of the The rumours reportedly executive committee on came from Ottawa. High Monday; Kathi Hamilton, Jim level civil servants had Jack and David Copp, aIl allegedly been talking to student faculty councillors; administrators at the York Vianney Carriere, acting as campus, discussing the idea Reid's public relations of seIling the Glendon officer; Bob McGaw and campus to the federal Toby Fyfe, representing the government as an institute student council; and Graham of public administration, - Muir, editor of PRO TEM. unaffiliated with any At a second meeting of the university. The rumours executive committee at Il:00 allegedly said that this a.m. on Monday the would come about by committee reportedly September, 1970. drafted four statements to Rumours that Glendon the Board of Governors, might be sold have been representing the views of spreading since last summer Reid, the Glendon executive and fears grew. when the of the York University Presidential Committee on Faculty Association, the Glendon . College (the executive committee and Gardiner committee) was the students. set up in September. The Reid reportedly presented Gardiner committee is the submissions to the Board expected to make its report of Governors at their in a few weeks time. meeting at 4:00 Monday. At In a statement to Principal 8:00 the executive committee Escott Reid about met again with the seven the rumours York president students in Reid's Murray G. Ross said, "••• apartment. He reportedly neither l, nor the Board of read them Ross' statement Governors, have ever have about the rumours and told placed before us any formaI them that only one member . proposaI for the use of the of the Board had heard Glendon campus other than anything about the rumours. that for which it is now being McGaw rationalized the used. 'in camera' meetings by "Personally, 1 am very saying that they were optimistic about the future worried that the rumours of Glendon College. 1 think might get out to the press its achievements are already and harm Glendon's considerable and are ones recruitment programme. in which you and you McGaw said that he will colleagues can take great "be trying to check out­ pride. Further, 1 think the the rumours. Regina board agrees to collect union fees REGINA (CUP) - The fee Carillon alone and slowly istration) will collect student either party gives notice of will be dealt with by the collection conflict at the build up general student fees from aIl students as cancellation by March 1. liaison committee. University of Saskatchewan support for that position. The determined by the student In an attempt to avoid The student victory at the ended Wednesday night when negotiations staggered on for union. further confrontation bargaining table was a clear the board of governors six weeks as the board waited -Student fees will be between the board and vindication of the student finally agreed to student for student pressure to sub­ collected along with tuition students, the parties agreed strategy to involve the mass demands that it continue to side. fees each semester and only to set up a liaison committee of students and the collect student union fees at The negotiations them­ the portion held in trust by ta deal generally with aIl cornmunity in the dispute. source. selves kept stumbling over the university for the student matters of common interest. AIl decisions were made in The agreement, reached various issues - at first union building will not be paid The committee will be large open meetings and between student council and the question of openness but ta the union not later than composed of five abided with by student board negotiators, was later the major problem of one month after collection. representatjves of the board leaders. The Saskatchewan ratified by general meeting Th~ Carillon. The student -Each year a majority of and twelve student represen- community was continually of students Thursday and negotiators were adamant students at a general meeting tatives. It will meet at informed on the situation was expected to be ratifÎed throughout that The Carillon or a referendum must least twice a semester and and frequently caIled on for quickly at a board meeting be independent of the univ­ approve the fees before they report back to the parent support. Thursday night. ersity administration and will be collected. bodies. The administration gave The conflict began Dec­ directed solely by the stu­ --The Union agrees to And this liaison committee up when it became apparent ember 31 when the board dents. The Carillon has provide the university with will handle aIl disputes there would be no violent announced it would no longer repeatedly proved a· major an audited financial involving The Carillon. The action by the students to collect union fees in a fairly source of embarassment to statement within 60 days of Carillon, it was agreed in prejudice their case and obvious attempt to throttle the board and the provincial the end of the fiscal year. the negotiations, will adhere when it was obvious that its major campus antagonist, government. - The agreement will be to the Code of Ethics set the general mass of students the student newspaper, The in effect for one year -­ by the Cana.dian University would not support the Carillon. Ever since then, The agreement itself read until August 1970 -however Press. Any grievance administration in its bid students have demanded the as follows: it will continue from year The Carillon with respect to to destroy the student union board recant and leave The --The university (admin- to year after that unless performance under the code and The Carillon. 2 * Pro lem * March 13th, 1969 Madam, you are an accessory Sy E~eatllev ?oHchev and content,. yet are note find the inteUectual honestly believe that a paras.ites, sucking their Something has gone wrong stimulation ercciting and degree, or sorne kind of meamng out of the retwinted fron: tlie with the image of feminity satisfying. Yet they are specialized skill, will enable accomplishments of husband ,~ueei1'S }Oï.I,f"iWl which is part of our expected to turn off them to be more adequate and children. This is a In the past six or seven heritage from the 19th when they say "1 do", and wives and mothers. They "healthy" response -- no years, a new phrase has Century. For the women seek fulfillment through expect to simply "change one bothers ta follow up become part of our of the 50s and 60s, "the housework and childbirth. directions", and find life as the maladjusted lives of the vocabulary "feminine Mystique" has become "the A girl becomes "John a suburban hausfrau just as children grown to adulthood, mystique". It sounds exotic, betrayal". Smith's wife" or "Jimmy's rewarding and stimulatingas or to consider the possible and usually elicits visions Feminine Mystique mother"; she no longer has was their job or years at relationship "between the of woman as sorne kind of The Feminine Mystique a right to be just "Mary university. They do aU the driving woman and the driven primitive earth mother,. is the master plan Smith"• She must justify "right" things --even like L'lan, always pushing for the tuned in on Nature. for women. According to her existence according to a course in yoga or success in the world outside It sometimes is used to its dicatates, woman can be Mystique, and forfeit the contemporary affairs to the home, the world closed identify a particular female happy only if they fulfill their personal identity which she remain inteUectually active. ta their wives. quirk such as crying at biological functions mating was, in aU probability, only If there are any little weddings or being cheered and caring for the children beginning to achieve. nagging doubts, hubby takes 'Token' Compromises by a new hat. of that union. Anything else her out to dinner, or buys But this is not an is a denial of woman's Choice her a new washing machine. A few lucky women, of accurate definition of the primary role. A"job" is He's no fool--he's been course, have no little voice mystique. Ir is really a right for a few years before Consequently, many brought up to believe in saying "1 want" inside of euphemistic catch-- all the babies start arriving, women are bucking the the Mystique as welle And them. But there is a definite which included various or to help out temporarily Mystique; this inevitably he does. his part, firmly relationship between the prejudices, misconceptions, because of financial forces them into choosing convinced that his wife must growing number of unhappy and all the idealizations problems--but a career is between career and be basicaUy happy. married woman and the ever about what women s~ould be out. A university degree marriage. It'also forces expanding range of Like a commercial for is okay, as long as a girl them into conflict with that Calvinistic Sponge opportunities open to them Crisco or Tide that lasts doesn't intend to do anything part of themselves which has because of education. Many been conditioned to believe 60 years instead of 60 ! with it, except be a "better When the twinges of doubt people are becoming seconds. That is the wife and mother: ln other that they are going ta sufter concerned; yet they balk at because they deviate from become too big for Feminine Mystique. If it words, you can have a piece appeasement, the woman any qüestionfng of the weren't responsible for so of the cake but don't ever the dictation of the Mystique. Mystique's validity. They The result is often an "up automatically assumes there much misery and wasted try to grab' the whole thing. must be something wrong see "token" compromises human potential, it might But sorne women are tight" defensive renunciation as the answer. or sorne killd f~nny. on~' of femininity, as it is with her --the Mystique can't be But no s trying to grab the whole be wrong.. 50 she sits on of counselling which will defined by the Mystique. laughmg at tht:; growmg cake. Today, most girls her frustrations, bottles up enable a woman to accept number of ma~ned women receive a more than adequate The result is often an "up the resentment, soaks up with less conflict her "role" who. accordmg to, the education; many achieve tight" defensive renunciation the guilt like a Calvinistic in life. Mystique, should be fulhUed university degrees, and of femininity, as it is sponge. When and if she But these are facile defined by the Mystique. finaUy explodes, everyone solutions which are no Such women are not is very embarrassed -- it's solutions at aIl. The uncommon-the glib manager like catching the Queen measure of a woman's in which they assert their reading "Tropic of Cancer." worth still remains her freedom has often an air of Of course not aU women capacity for mating and grim defiance about it. They have breakdowns, or become child-bearing. And the become a modern version of alcoholics or have a love problem is not going to just the old maid, a social freak affaire Many resolve their go away if we pretend it pitied and condemned by aU inner conflict, the drive for isn't there -- it's going ta the stright people. get worse. There are no Most women, however, meaning by living through their families. They become easy solutions, for the acquiesce to the Mystique Mystique is a kind of without a murmur• They parasites, sucking their meaning by living through emotional Mafia; it has a their famUies. They become stranglehold on our society. Without at least acknowled­ ging its existence, we cannot CALDERONE'S expect to come to grips with it. And that's the step no 30oks.Arti sts Suppl ies-Stotionary one wants to take, for it Super.stat cop ies, smacks of heresy, an Greeting cards & Giftwrap attack on one of our social Boyview Vi Iloge Centre 222-6921 sacred cows. cuthorized Letraset Dealer No Frontal Attack DEAR 9.09% Yet unless we do admit that something's wrong, there is nowhere to go, There will be a general except, round and 'round'. meeting on Friday March The Mystique cannot 14 in the Pipe Room for be broken by a frontal attack aU the Glendon Co-Eds --it is too insidious. Every who wish to change their woman must take her own status stand against it--not as the P.S. Gentlemen - sorry defensive feminists do, no openings. by denying their potential as wives and mothers, but by denying their potential as wives and mothers,but by seeing that a balance can be lflffllE 0 /NIA.G lE IR S struck that does not necessitate a rejection of 11" IffllE IP nRD lE liOOIM\ sorne part of them. And those men who are quick Fridày, March 14 9 P.M. to admit that they couldn't stand the monotony of house- wifery should question the Mystique when it declares An evening with ... categoricaUy that women can stand it, and in fact, love EDUARDO'S IIIRWD/NIG it. Just start asking questions, and the power of PIZZA AND SPAGHETTI renowned Canadian poet the Mystique will diminish. "OUSE and author despite its perpetuation through T.V. and magazine. 3242 y_.. s..... TUESDA Y, March l8th Ir must be an indivldual 1969, 8.30 P.M. . confrontation, a rea­ 483-2592 ssessment of an intricate ba,11.k of :m.on-creal Fast taie out ord.-a FOREST HILL network of 'values, real and lIini.... hee deliwey onJ. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE distorted. $1.75 on food Every woman must decide 730 Eglinton Avenue West what lite, her life, is for. And if she decides it's for eampuspank, Admission $1.00 living, then it's going ta be Hou,. Under the auspices of hectic,. overflowing and rich ...... T...... WM..Thun••_. in the fulfillment of aU her 11:30 o... te 1:00 .... NEW FRA TER NAL human potential, not just the 'ri., .Ii Sala..., JEWISH ASSN. part that says "Woman's 11:30 ...... 3:00 .... L- -.I place is in the home." March 13th, 1969 * Pro Tem * 3 Strong organization built Up 'Year of the Barricade' scaled down By DAVID STARBUCK It has still to be worked out in more detail from the jumping-off The planning of 'the Glendon noint of examlning the societal bases College Forum, the Year of the and origins of the revoIt. Chris Barricade, is proceeding weIl, Wilson feels that the conception of despite sorne re-evaluation of its what we want to do must evolve, organization and themes. but that a decision would be taken A strong organization has been within the next couple of weeks. built u& centred on a seven'-man Wilson hopes that the conference coordinating ,committee. 10-12 on a will first study the phenomena and secondary support level and a group then the ideas and conceptions of of 25 more ready to work in the those people who are involved. summer. The Glendon College Forum was From their conceptions, we should originally established in 1967, with work back to our own conception. the first annual conference being "My premise is not that 1 want to 'Quebec Year VIII,• Besides this radicalize thestudent, but to come annuallarge conference, the Forum to terms with the ideas, tackle it has established.a series of Thursday and understand what it is aIl about, afternoon seminars. Last October, and not walk around with a series 'The Canadians,' a study of the of preconceived ideas from problems of the Canadian Indian, television. Get down to the nitty­ was produced. Next October, 'The gritty, and let them, then draw their Year of the Barricade,' will be own conclusions." the largest and most important Dave Phillips in charge of conference yet. communications, stressed this, "We Originally, the Conference had a want a rational' look at the ideas projected budget of $23.000, half of behind the demonstrations and the which was allocated to the travel student movement, moving away expenses of bringing foreign from the simplistic stereotypes of students here. To raise such a the press. We want to examine large sum, it would have been the ideas behind the movement." necessary to have an impressive The conference will hopefully honorary committee of prominent answer sorne basic questions such people. as 'Is there an international student Principal Escott Reid was asked revolution?', 'Is our society ta be Honourary Chairman of the basically authoritarian and Conference. This he refused to exploitive, and if so, are these do, ostensibly, because he hadn't tendencies embodied in the acted as honourary chairman of university as a part of the the other conferences. conditioning process?' 'Is the student revolution only an Budget reduced attempt to reform the university or is it's purpose potentially to The inability ta raise this sum, change society, either through forced the coordinating committee reform or revolution?' What is into a re-evaluation of the budget the role of the student in society, and the theme of the conference. 'and how does he relate to the function Chris Wilson, coordinating of the university? Should the committee 'chairman said "the university be a 'social service scarcity of money forced us into a station' or should it instil in its rethinking of what we want to do. students the ability of critical The only reason we opted for size. analysis? was that we thought we needed In order for students to bebetter revenue. The new format will have able to approach these questions a greater impact and quality for a a research committee of a half low budget. It was a necessary dozen people has been set up unde.r rethinking." Chris Adamson to prepare The new budget is working on informational background material. In many ways. this conference be until it has been determined the principle ,of raise money first, A preliminary reading list is will force the students to look who are the most articulate and then spend, it on an improved expected to be ready within a couple closely at themselves and at their well-informed. Brewster Kneen, conference. The cQordinating of weeks. role in society, rather than look a Toronto -based freelance committee is working on a minimum at external phenomena, which affect journalist is going to Europe, at budget of $5500. Travel costs have The conference was originally them only peripherally, as in the his own expense this spring to been reduced to 1600 dollars. which intended to have from 1100­ case of 'Quebec Year VIII' and the contact European students. No final will bring six radical 1500 participants on three levels. Indian Forum. The student will be decision, as to who will be invited students from Europe. In addition At the first level, there would have examining himself. The depth and will be made until he returns. the physical cost will be 500 dollars been 550 students participating in quality of this introspeçtion may The decision may be influenced food and accomodation of foreign the plenary sessions and seminars. weIl determine the real value of the unfortunately by the Department of students 275 dollars, administration 600-1000 observer-participants conference, beyond any merely Immigration. There have been loud 600 dollars, research and would watch the plenary sessions organizational success. rumblinQ:s recentlv in Ottawa by duplication of information 1400 on c1osed-circuit TV and attend Contacts have been made in certain pro-liberal politicians who dollars, publicity 100 dollars, and workshops. The third level several countries in Europe, Mexico threaten to refuse admission to so­ contigencies 1000 dollars for a total consisted of students across Canacla ­ the United States and Japim. The called 'undesirable riff-raff' who of 5475 dollars. This sum will who were informed by film and aim is to bring·the student radicals criticize the present status quo. be raised by a 1000 dollar grant video-tape. who are the most articulate, best- However, no foreign stuctent will from the Glendon College Student Present plans calI for only 550 informed and clear-thinking; participants. The format has also be brought over, unless it is sure Council, 500 dollars from the emphasis being laid on theClry that he will be able, to enter the University of To:ronto Student been changed so that there will be rather than the well-known only two plenary sessions and more country. If sorne are refused entry Council, 800-1000 dollars from the leaders. Students are expected to less well-known, equally well­ International Forum Foundation, and seminars. This change is hoped to come from France, Germany, increase the value of the educational informed, but liberally acceptable 3500 dollars from tickets sales. Yugoslavia, Britain, Mexico and the students will be brought. The co­ Grants from ,othèr Canadian experience and reduce the prospect United States. of a grandstand extravaganza. ordinating committee is keeping in student councils and a possible Gther countries may be contact with Ottawa on this point. concert in May should increase the The seminars will use the concept represented if the finances can be total. money available to eight to of a multi-media presentation to., raised. Sorne European student As a whole, the conference has ten thousand dollars. If this money act as a spark to stimulate organizations are considering undergone considerable re­ is raised, it will ·be spent mainly discussion. Papers, films and sending delegates at their own organization during the past three on bringing more foreign students recordings will be presented at expense. AIso, the Union Generale months. The total result seems to here on an' improved research the beginning. Discussion will des E,tudiants de Quebec has be to have made it less radically­ program. extend from this. By this means, promised to senet 25-30 students orientated and therefùre more it is hoped that aIl seminars will at their own expense. acceptable to the 'powers-that-be'. Theme revised coyer partly a common ground. Immigration problems But it is to be hoped that the re- organization will succeed in The theme too has undergone Multi-media presentation LiberaIs will hopefully be improving the quality of the considerable revision. Originally represented by Daniel Bell of educational experience. it was imperialism, which was It is expected that participants Columbia, Seymour Martin Lipset defined as an authoritarian and will be able to participate more of Berkely and Louis Feuer of This will depend largely on the exploitive system which had a easily in these seminars, than in the U of T. Radicals may include success of the conference in making definite linkage with the education those of 'Quebec Year Vlll' or such men as Herbert Marcuse, from the student re-examine himself and system, mdlding the personalities 'The Canadians'. Even if the Berkeley, Daniel Cohn-Bendit from his role in society. And this, in rapidly adapt to authoritarian participants don't know too much France, Rudi Dutsche from Germany turn, depends upon the success of dictates. This theme was found to about aparticular situation in Carl Oglesby and Mark Rudd from the organizers in lining-up well­ be too broad, and it has been France or Germany. for example, the S.D.S., and Stanley Grey from informed and pènetrating speakers scrapped for a more objective they should be able to draw from McGill. and producing a thought-provoking appraisal of the phenometlOn of their personal experiences with the However, no formaI invitations collection of research material and student revoIt. university. have been issued yet and won't films.

"'. ~..'' ... -,., ...... ' .. ~. - , ~~. .. '" ...... ~ 4 ~ PrO'> Tem .'#: March 13"th,' t969 How to he a hypocrite without really trying By GRAHAM MUIR associates. codified form. This gives By participating as an charge of being a' secretive ethical systems"at once, the When tald that 1 could elitist cornes in. 1 think. ethic of the status quo and the people who control that observer in two closed only attend the meeting by sessions of the Executive on the other hand, anyone the ethic of the information a certain amount being confidential about its who would fOllow an oath revolutionary. This charge of power the power of. Committee of Faculty proceedings, 1 had a choice Council and by attaching of sècrecy to Doomsday is is applicable in that, as in whether or not they want of either staying out and to get people excited or sorne moral and tactical finding out what was going a fool, or, af least, shouldn't the situation alluded importance to. a promisé of be in a position where he· to before, 1 am basing my interested in that piece of on by other means (and might receive that kind of action on the competition information and the power confidentiality that 1 had to taking a chance that 1 would take ta be admitted there, information. of two opposing 'moral of expressing that find out nothing substantial information to mold ensuing 1 have been accused of at aIl), or go into the On the other hand, any- demands. one who would say to himseli ln other words, 1 will actions to their satisfaction being a secretive elitist by meeting. thinking ta myself sorne of my friends and '1 am going to tell whatever dec.ide.ta br.eak the one m~ral as much as is possible in that if 1 judged the 1 hear no matter what it oblIgatIOn If and only If 1 the dynamics of the mass proceedings were important is', is even more of a fool, fee! there is a stronger; group. enough to be told then 1 unless the giving of the i obl1ganon compells me to The press. is continually wouId break the oath. information is the end goal. break the form~r one. 1 in this position, as are Or l could think to myself but if the person cannot do attach moral Importance representative govern­ that 1 would definitely break givé the reason beyond that ~o. the initial obligation but ments. But not only them. the oath and tell whatever of why he wants to give out It lS not sacred. Information by no means 1 heard no matter what. every piece of information If 1 were ta attach no always flows through official 1 rejected my first he has that might possibly imI:'0rt~nce. to that initial channels. Those who control alternative because 1 wanted concern others (ànd remem- oblIgatIOn, If 1 were to say sorne information, then to find out what· was be'r that once you consciously that 1 will tell every con­ roughly speaking, control the going on more than 1 was suppress just one piece of fi~ential secret that 1 hear power that that information worried about the meeting information you fit into my WIth no regard to the gives to them. being open. definition of a secretive conditions under which And these people could be 1 wanted to get the know­ . elitist) 1 would nominate 1 received the information, almost anybody at Glendon• ledge so that 1 could use that pe':rson for the combined 1 could not give any moral These people include those position of town crier, importa?ce or justification who have hyper­ it in the best way 1 saw peeping Tom, and village to anythmg 1 do. dramatically accused myself fit, which is the same as idiot. Every political action and the other students of 1 do with every piece of 1 have also been criticized must be based on sorne type desi:roying open decision­ information 1 ever receive. for riding two contradictory of information, usually in making at Glendon. And that is where the valid G:raham l-iuir Student elite screws academocracy at Glendon By JOHN KING doing for US. Is Glendon out of proportion, and we whenever a member of the Glendon. It should have The executive committee College really just a place should agree with him there. structured student elite. been more important to save moved into secret session at to hold secret meetings But there are two ways to whether he is a student. a democratic Ideal than to 9:15' a.m. last Monday. Bob among the elites, a place blow rumours out of councillor or a student. save a few buildings. Even McGaw, student council where elected officers make proportion. You can either faculty councillor, thinks if Glendon was moved to president, Vianney Carriere decisions for US but don't calI a general meeting and that he shouldn't tell his the other campus it would Principal Escott Reid's tell us WHA T they are doing worry everyone, or you constituents what they want keep its identity if people public relations officer, Jim on OUR behalf? What can keep everything behind. to know about what is being were more concerned with Jack and Kathi Hamilton, happened to aIl those open closed doors and tell no done for them, he has no people than with their student faculty councillors, meetings we used to have? one, letting them make up responsibility ta do so. physical environment. were allowed to stay. their own rumours, in many But when McGaw accepted The meeting went on for No matter what is going ways . presenting a worse his position as student an hour in the committee on, the students in th.at rOPm ·problem• council president, he room in York Hall. It on Monday were responfrlble implicitly accepted along to US for anything they did McGaw will say that he reconvened, again in secret made no real choice -that with it a responsibility to session, about Il:00 a.m. for us while they were there. aIl the students in the They did not have the right he had the chance ta either Toby Fyfe, vice-president go to the meeting in secret college. of the student council, to accept an oath of secrecy What we are trying to do restricting them from their or not to go at aIl. But by Graham Muir, editor of his actions he decided to is create a participatory PRO TEM, and David Copp, responsibilities to the democracy in the governing. students. We aIl had the sacrifice aIl the work that a student facultv councillor, right to ask them what they students have been doing of this college. On Monday joined the elite. since this college was seven students seemed to This meeting finished were doing for us, and they think it expedient to forget had a responsibility to tell start~d, trying to keep about 1:00 p.m. At 4:00 this Ideal. You cannot have us. They did not accept meetmgs open in this college a Board of Governors secret so that anyone interested in a participatory democracy if meeting was held in' the that responsibility, and only seven members of a instead they tried to play the what decisionsare being Board Senate Room. The made that affect him can student elite are allowed to executive committee and game on their own, letting the parti.cipate, or even to know elites make decisions go to any meeting and see campus elite met agin what is being done. what they are participating (secret session) at 8:00 in without giving the electorate in. You . cure apathy by Reid's apartment. any idea of what they were McGaw and the others at telling an electorate what What is happening? Why doing. that meeting on Monday they should be interested won't our 'student leaders' McGaw said that he did created a precedent, a in. j tell us what they are not want to blow the rumours precedent that from now on Monday was a sad day for John King

STAFF PHOTO TODA y!!!!! AIl present and past PRO TEM staff avez la parole are expected to be at the PRO TEM office Dear Sir: AIle n and Je n l i n g s was Bookstore Committee. at 2:00 p.m. today essential to any such As it iE; now, Al for a staff photo. Come one and aIl of ya! This letter has been investigation. What this Strumecki has gone to written in order to clear up means is that it would have Winnipeg. It is just as weIl sorne of the confusion which been unrealistic. to believe that he did not remain in is bound to have been that either Allen or Jennings the hopes of receiving a March 6th, 1969 created by Mr. Carriere's would feel that they had any decision on' the matter. lire tem column "Looking for obligation to appear before Rather than any active Issues", in last week's PRO any student council investi­ investigation to supplement Editor Graham Muir TEM. gation when their obligations that which had been done by Managing Editor John King The main point of have been clearly students, the Bookstore City Editor' Andy Michalski Carriere's column seems to established by precedent to Committeehas involved Layout Editor Genevieve Steed be that s t u den t cou n c il be toward the faculty council itself in internaI anal~ses Nick Martin Sports Editor should not have urged the committee already in exist­ about what is and what is Production Paul Scott Rookstore Committee of ence. not within its jurisdiction. Delores Broten f a c u ft y cou n c il to They . are recalcitrant This committee, which had Business Manager Harve Hirsh investigate the issue of the enough in the releasing of been urged to report by last Advertising Manager Max Marechaux Glendon Bookstore but in­ relevant information to that Tuesday (which would have Telephone 487-6136 stead should have carried committee, let alone to given them two weeks)' has on sorne form of 'unstractur­ sorne proposed "unst­ responded to the urgency ed investigation'. PRO TEM i5 the student.: weekly of Glendon College. ructured investigation" of this issue by instead not York University. 2275 Bayview Avenue. Toronto 12. What should have been carried on by council•. having its first meeting until Ontario.· Opinions expressed are those of the writer. obvious to Mr. Carriere is These points which 1 have tomorrow .(unless it has been Unsigned comment5 are the opinion of the newspaper that Council's decision to use' outlined are cornmon postponed again.) and not necessarlly those of the student union or the an existing joint Faculty­ knowledge to anyone who has university adm1riistration. PRO TEMis a member Student Committee which spent sorne time looking into Robert L. McGaw of Canadian University Press•. the tourth estate. dealt with matters the Immediate issue. They Chairman, Council of and an agent of s()Cial change. concerning the bookstore should have -been realized Glendon College Student was based on the assumption by Mr. Carriere who Union. that the presence of Messrs. is himself a member of the Pinkerton with Kennedy '1 dream of things that never were' By NICK MARTIN Kennedy, he speaks slowly and quietly, almost reverently, and in his words and in his eyes "You regard a man as an idol, and then you can sense the lost· hope of what might you see him destroyed in an instant, just like have been and never will be. snapping your fingers, and aIl of a sudden "1 went through a process when 1 chose to you lose your faith in the system, and you support Kennedy. 1 felt that the United States start wondering if there's any use any more." was hurting itself in Vietnam, that a land war His name is Bob Pinkerton. He's a second .in Southeast Asia wasn't in the national interest. year student at Glendon, and last spring he 1 couldn't see any change in this under Johnson. saw qualities in Robert Kennedy that gave him "McCarthy came out against the war, but 1 hope for something better, for something decent didn't think McCarthy could beat Johnson. and clean. As a result, he went to California Only Kennedy could do that." to work on Kennedy' s campaign team in the Even after Johnson withdrew from the race, California presidential primary. 1 still felt Kennedy was the only choice. He And now he's bacl<, with his idol dead, and was the first white man to make civil rights the bright hope has given way to a bitter aburning issue in the sixties, and he had a cynicism. bond with the minorities that McCarthy just ­ "He made the system work. Kennedy would didn't possess." have had a very, good chance at the convention, but now•••but now you've got to wonder if society is capable of being saved." Shock and disbeliej It may seem unusual for a Canadian to want to take more than an observer's interest in On June 4, Kennedy defeated McCarthy to a foreign election, but Pinkerton doesn't see win California's 172 votes for the Chicago the United States as a foreign country. "Every­ convention. At 12:13 a.m. on June 5, he left thing that happens in the States has an effect the podium in the Ambassador Hotel in Los on us. The president is the most powerful Angeles after giving his victory speech, and man in the world, and what he does affects moved slowly toward another room to a press us even more than what the prime minister conference, Three minutes later, Kennedy does." watched helplessly as Sirhan Sirhan stepped Humphrey could have healed the country's out of the crowd and pumped a bullet into wounds. Primary worker his brain. "Of all the candidates, 1 was most impressed by Muskie, but he stood out more in contrast Through friends in Santa Barbara who worked ot the other candidates than through any qualities for the Democrats, Pinkerton obtained a position of his own." on Kennedy's campaign team. He was assigned Even though he is so interested in politics, to door-to-door canvassing and registering Pinkerton doesn't know whether or not he will voters for the primary. become involved again. Previously he worked "People weren't very surprised to find for David Lewis of the NDP, but his experience a Canadian working for Kennedy; 1met a number with Kennedy has shattered his illusions about of people who had moved there from Canada." the system. y ou hear so much about the suspicion and "Go back? It depends on the next four years. hatred in the States today, and you wonder If Nixon gets them out of Vietnam, and cools how people would react to a young man knocking down the summers, and does a passable job, on their door to talk to them about a man they then it will be very hard to deny him re­ often wouldn't like. election.', "There were no violent reactions. Sorne people told me politely but firmly that 1 was wasting New cynicism my time because they were Republicans or Wallace supporters. 1 found that most people "If Nixon gets in trouble,then 1 think Ted out there are extremely lonely, so lonely that Kennedy will run against him. If not, the party they were very pleased that someone would will try either Muskie or Senator McGovern." want to come to their homes to talk politics If there is one man in America that would with them. rekindle the Kennedy spark in Pinkerton, then ."l'd estimate that about 25 per cent of them it is McGovern. "Kennedy once said he wouldn't were fairly aware of the issues. The rest have entered the race if McGovern had. They were more personality-oriented and couldn't thought alike on most issues, but he came in be pinned down on specific issues. They too late. He waited too long after the were were aIl very responsive." assissination to declare himself." Pinkerton gave a wry laugh. "There were You may be someone big like Robert very strict regulations about our dress and the Kennedy, or you may be someone small like length of our hair. 1 hate to use the expression, "We had been listening to the victory speech Bob Pinkerton, but you have a dream of something but we were told to look 'responsible'." on the radio. The CBS announcer was better, and you go out to get it. commenting on the significance of the victory And get crushed. Why Kennedy? when there was a sudden garbled break-in ''l've become very cynical towards from a floor reporter who said Kennedy had politicians. l felt so close to Kennedy that To understand the way he feels, you have been shot. now l feel alienated from Trudeau.· Trudeau to know why he chose Kennedy in the first "At first aIl we could feel was disbelief, wassupposed to be the symbol of reforrn, place. When Bob Pinkerton talks about Robert And then graduaUy that gave way to shock. but he's just turned out to be a new face that We just sat there until about four in the morning. offers nothing. Ir's hard to get excited by Finally someone came in and told us there any politician now." wouldn't be any news until noon, so most of Again the wry laugh. "Perhaps even Nixon us went to bed. We'd been up aIl day, and isn't such a bad guy after aIl." we were completely drained•.•sleep was' the Robert Kennedy held out his hand, and saw only escape." . only people who held out their hands and their hearts in return. He died for his belief. "This kind of thing teaches you to put thinlis The electian in perspective. You realize that there isn t reaUy aU that very much that one man can do." At 1:44 a.m. on June 6, Robert Kennedy lost his life in the Good Samaritan Hospital, and a lot of what he stood for and fought for ::+nd dièd for died with him. "After his death the organization just drifted apart into complete disiptegration. A few people joined McCarthy's camp, but most just dropped out completely. "You had to be there to appreciate the bitterness between the McCarthy and Kennedy camps. McCarthy felt he had been the first to challenge Johnson, and that Kennedy had usurped McCarthy's position. There were sorne very bitter remarks passed between the two leaders, and this bitterness carried over to their followers. "Personally, 1 left right after that, and came back here to earn sorne money for school." After getting back Bob followed the election campaigns on television. He was not surprised that Humphrey won the democratic nomination. "1 thought that Humphrey became his own man during the campaign, that he moved out of Johnson's shadow. 1 was glad that Nixon beat him, though, because 1 don't think that 6 * Pro Tem * March 13th, 1969

For Regent Park children

In the ghetto of Regent Park South, there are 3,900 inhabitants. Two thirds Glendon: retreat from a of these are under the age of 18. Regent Park South is a part of Toronto with an abundance of youngsters, and few if any recreationalfacilities or green areas. These children playon streets and learn at a very early age the life of the street. As a result, they mature much faster than a child from any other "part" of town normally does. They all come from low spiritless , incoherent income or welfare families who cannot spend, money on recreational activities for their young, and who qulte commonly have very little parental control or concern over their young. They do not "drop out" of school at an early age they are pushed out. community Unfortunately those youngsters who have played on hot asphalt pavements and have lived in run-down public housing do not often becorne 'healthy responsible citizens'• Many parents of these youngsters are both working. Many do not seem to guide or assist their children in recreation and life in general. "Most parents are apathetic," says Sandy McKay, a Glendon student who ts actively trying to help these kids. "But it's an apathy that must be understood, -- an apathy which has resulted from efforts frustrated time and time again, so that Sy LIIA TAMME they no longer see any purpose in trying." This apathy results in lack of resources for their kids. A good. example of this apathy is in the swimming pool incident. The government had promised a pool to substitute for the polluted Don. It didn't come. Already two children have been killed crossing railway tracks to reach the Don. The parents became tired of waiting for the government to build the pool, so they got together and managed to collect four thousand dollars for the pool themselves. At present, they are still waiting for the money from the government. These children can't run down to the neighbourhood YMCA because the YMCA cost money to join; they can't play baseball due ta the lack of playgrounds, or play football, as there's very few wide open spaces. With more free time on their hands than most children of their age, this is why these youngsters become more conducive to crime.

Yauth Corps These youngsters need assistance and guidance in order to make the leap from childhood in Regent Park, to adulthood in our world. James G. Steele, a middle­ aged civil servant who lives in Regent Park South with his large family, tries to give this help. He is the chairman of "Toronto Educational Encouragement Incorporated" and organizor of the "Neighbourhood Youth Corps" (a band of young volunteers). During the summer holidays, he has plans of using the grounds of Glendon as a fresh playground for these under-privileged, in order to g ve them a taste of the "other life"• The biggest lack in Regent Park South is recreational facilities. Perhaps this was because it was built eleven years ago as an experimental public housing project. It replaced completely the 450 privately owned, old, run-down homes of Cabbagetown with two different types of housing -­ subsidized apartment buildings and subsidized houses. The problem with the five apartment towers is that children have no place to play under their mothers' surveillance. When sent out to play they s~amper into the halls of the building to WhlCh they contribute their decided share to the wear and tear of the building. Or,. they enter streets where they are thelr own masters of recreation or mischief. The subsidized houses are littie better. There may be perhaps ten of these in a row; these are rented dwellings from the March 13th, 1969 * Pro Tem * 7

city which have very little lawn. The lack of ownership and pride in a persons own private property causes these tobecome as run-down as the apartments. Came ofB.l. 's This environment of physical facilities completely created by the city, produces a spiritless, incoherent community. The children, sadly enough, are, the ones to suffer most from this economic g:hetto. A great game for sorne is playing B.E.A.'s (break-ins). This is creating defeated and hostile Toronto' youngsters. They are the victims of the d{sease, and the carriers of it. McKay and a few others here on campus are presently involved in a program which takes girls and boys under the age of thirteen, and tries to establish a one to one relationship, a private rapport. It is hoped that in the end, the child will see and understand a world he never even knew existed, and will allow him to see he could become a part of that world if he tried hard enough. As Jim Steele puts it, "It is only when the very personal type of caring by professionals and volunteers cornes into play that both the young and old start to feel important as individuals. The philosophy behind each of our programs is the bringing of a very personal touch into the lives of people who are, at the moment, being treated as a mass and being categorized, sight unseen, as being one thing or the other." For approximately a year and a half, 25 students from Glendon have been involved in a program with 35 youngsters from the Regent Park area. This does not make up an organization of regular projects; rather, it consists of several small individual groups doing just what they want to do when they want to do it. McKay with Sean Penny Legion, have three ten year old boys who they take out one day a week (usually a Saturday) anywhere the kids might want to go. They have been on outings to the museum, the Island, farms around Toronto, the planetarium as weIl as the gym and swimming facilities here at Glendon. Although the organisation would appreciate having more volunteers join working on is for a summer camp here that the camp, if anything, will have at them, they must be sincerely interested on campus. SixtY youngsters would be least added a new dimension to the ghetto­ and will follow through regularly, for "the taken to and from campus by bus five world. The camp is just one step in a basis of this program," Sandy says, "is days a week for six weeks, have a noon series. It is hoped too, that having a total committment." meal here, aIl for a nominal fee probably discovered nature here at Glendon, they Asked why he was spending so much $15.00 per child for the entire course. will occasionally come back for - private time with these youngsters McKay replied Their mornings would be taken up by excursions on their own to escapethe that "1 love to work with kids. It's not exposure activities such as art, drama, city. a matter of charity, --it's a reciprocal singing and reading. The afternoons are The staff responsible for these children exchange." reserved for pure recreation in the pool, will consist of about fifteen people on According to McKay the experiences and the courts, the field and the valley. campus. Half will be paid, and half will challenges he faces with these kids will The cost per child per day for the be volunteers. The only prerequisites give him an insight into the problems he organization is two dollars. The entire for a staff member will be creativity, will face later on in his own life. cost of operation is approximately $4, 000. imagination, flexibility, a willingness to The students seem to get as much out Glendon Student Council has volunteered of helping these kids as the kids get from make a total committment, and a knack a sum of perhaps $1. 000. for understanding young people. the students. The kids benefit from Any girl or boy under 13 years leadership and a personal rapport with an A staff director will be in charge of of age from Regent Park is eligible for the entire program on his campus. older person, and a person who cares. this camp. They will aIl be given letters Whether the program goes or not will "That's always important to a young person, at school explaining the program to take depend solely on this man. Under him to have someone older take a personal home to their parents. The 15 dollars will be two assistant directors, one in interest in them." for the six-week period is just a nominal charge of the morning activities, the other But Just as important is what the older cost which will serve as an incentive to the of the afternoon activities. Five or six person obtains. He receives the parents to encourage their children tO,attend people under him will be paid, and the satisfaction of seeing young children regularly. rest will aIl be volunteers. respond favourably to his efforts, ideas and Otherwise the numbèr of participants Overall, there would be a staff-child ratio involvement. "It's a release for you, would fluctuate so greatly that the benifits of about one to five. As many students in that you' re often doing things you wouldn't of the program would be minimized. as possible will be employed in order normally have done --you're playing road The aim of this camp is to adapt to to treat the kids as individuals." hockey, or off to the museum with them." the needs of the individual child, and The daily schedule planned will And the simplicity of their minds (compared these needs can only be determined through be flexible enough to adapt itself to the to our social and' academic stress and a lengthy exposure of that child to the desires of the kids, so they can choose standards) is a complete change. A person older person. 'What the summer camp can what they ~want to do. Instruction will has to put forward a real effort in order do is to give the independent, energetic be given them in aIl types of sports, to understand them and their standards spirit of these kids a chance to develop from broomball and football to squash and their frame of reference. in a natural environment', which they cannot and swimming. do in their normal surroundings. Other campuses which might be used in Campus Use After these six weeks of doing things similar programs are the Y ork main campus outdoors in the fresh air and green grass, and U. of T. campuses but as McKay puts One of the programs Jim Steele's the kids return to their asphalt jungle and it, "We'll be happy to get a camp at organization and the Glendon students are street games. The organizors have hoped Glendon",. 'What the Futz?' -What's the fuss? By LARRY SCANLAN woman. Both circles then actors-dialogue does seem screaming and clamour must Personally, 1 think that The lady who walked out proceeded to push and shove to involve the audience as pass for acting. aside from the material of the Theatre Passe­ the person inside, slowly the air is ringing with The play revolves around (most of which was either Muraille's production of turning andgirating, in conversation. But ybu must Sy Futz, our backwoods hero, borrowed or unearthed), the Futz at the Central Library an obvious attempt to remember that the vast and his unique love affair actual dramatic techniques Theatre last week was symbolize the act of majority of the audience was with Amanda (his sow) and were old hat. The involve­ leaving after only five copulation. composed of Rochdale its effect on the local ment attempt is a feather minutes. Her comments students and/or young community. Basically the out of German author Bertolt could be heard in the foyer tThree little pigs' iconoclasts eager to play portrays Futz as the. Brecht's hat and the idea outside••• something to the welcome anything in the way victim of a society refusing of various narrators is right effect that she didn't want Then there was a pause of innovation. The lady who ta 'see' his perfect love; out of the classical Chinese ta be disturbed, that she as the lights went out and walked out and the young man normal copulation is reduced theatre. The only thing came to the theatre to relax a flash as a picture was who grabbed the mike and to fouI rape anda strumpet's different was the stage. With and enjoy drama, not to be taken of the audience. demanded-'how much more game. its old tires, ropes, rags, bombarded with obscenity. Lights on... the "Massey of this shit do we have to dolls and upturned chairs; But as Jim Garrard, the Ferguson Report" is take?' were more the it looked like Mammy youthful director of the heard over a microphone.• stereotypes of the Toronto Trauble-maker Yokum' s backyard on wash Rochdale-sponsored cast then the Beatles with "Why audience. Rather than day. points out, the aim of the Don't We Do It In The Road?" becoming involved they Why? Bill Marshall, its The whole production is a play is to do just that-to The actors carry live became disgruntled, im­ promoter says-"that's the testing gound for the nude­ disturb, to involve, "to microphones to the audience; patient for the actual play kind of play we want to do­ obscene theatre jn Toronto. evoke the intuitive response" one shaggy-hairedfellow has to begin. They become not a real trouble-maker of a Ir creates nothing, it can from the audience. a tape recorder, an electric involved but highly alienated. play-because other people only tear down anddestroy. blond with tiger vest throws hete aren't doing anything Whether fortunatély 01 It is a protest play that unfortunately, that is out animal crackers, and Meant to shock like it. Really it's the only merely protests and says polemic, but the play has one plays jazz on a way to get to see the kind of play you want here." little. Halfway through the evoked a response alright: saxaphone. A screen ta The part of the play meant play, in what was otherwise all twelve actors have been Disney Production of "The to shock, with its obscene The reaction, from the critics and from the audience a tender and moving scene arrested for putting on an Three Little Pigs" and on poems and base limericks between a mother, and her obscene play. stage we see a slide depicting does indeed shock (although was ambivalent. Herb son about to hang, the 1 walked into the theatre a pig's ·rear end. You are the middle-aged maiden Whittaker from the Globe asked to critize, to give your and Mail called it an mother (Temperance Lloyd) on opening night at about behind me thought it was bears her chest to her son 8:30, when the play was to opinion, to becorne involved, all quite hilarious) and the "impressive beginning••• one looks for more of their and the audience. The play start. But strangely enough while a dozen voices are play follows smoothly on its had almost displayed a the house lights were still heard over a· screaming sax heels. The plaY has a simple experimentation and hopes it feeling of true emotion, when on, and people filing in had and paper airplanes whiz plot to convey a simple point won't take them off the stage completely." off came the buttons in a ta step over and on sorne overhead. and must insecurely harp on display. It didn't fit in; shabbily-attired loafers in The production could be that point. Marci McDonald of the it belonged ta the first hour. the aisles to gain their seats. divided into three sections: It is festooned with drab. Star really sits on the fence Decades from now, it may After about ten minutes these the first meant ta involve, faceless characters who c­ and says nothing. The mor­ be said the Futz play ushered ragged rogues-apparently the second meant to shock­ ome across in very ama­ ality sqad was very near in a new age in drama for they were the actors-took ease you into the play. and tuerish fashion. Only 'Hill­ Indifferent after opening ni­ a Waspish Toronto. But to the stage and formed two finally the play itself. billy Loop' played by Ash­ ght. until two days later when right now, old Waspish circles, one around a man At first glance the initial leigh Moorehouse exhibits each of the twelve actors Toronto is not yet ready for and the other around a sequence of audience- any acting ability. 1'00 often was given a summons. Syrus Futz.

Thursday, March 13 "The traditional Friday , March 14 at 8:30 p.m. or sentimental Saturday , March 15 idea of Hamlet Sunday , March at 7:00 p.m. sees him as a 16 'moady bane', a procras tin a t 0 r. Burton Auditorium, Main CamPus This production will try ta return Tickets (student rate) $1.50 to the Renaiss­ phone 635-2370 for reservèd seats ance idea of Hamlet, because essentially, the sentimental pic­ ture is a 19th century one. For instance, Harnlet ls traditionally dressed in black, because of the lines "1'is not alone my inky cloak, good mother / Nor customary suits of solemn black". In fact, though, 'customary suits of solemn black' simply refers to. rnourning clothes. We've interpreted Harnlet not as the procras tin a t 0 r, but as being so uncompromi sin g in his integrity that he 1s carried to his death for it. Then too, ci r c u m st a nces take him to his death.

"Why, then 'tis none to you, for there is nothing either good or bad on Hamlet but thinking makes it so." (Charles Northcote as Rosencrantz, and John Taylor as Hamlet.) Photos by MICHALSKI ~ Like sucking a sweet with the wrapper on' By JOHN KING tuxedo, patent leather shoes who are holding a in a comic line or a shock the audience to laugh, but and white gloves show him conversation on the other sentence into the convers­ finally breaks down singing The room is dark. Sudden­ continually on stage and side of the st a ge. The ation at any time just to pro­ "Why should 1 care? What's ly a flashlight shines on a emphasize his actions lights switch back and forth voke a reaction, he still the use of bothering?" face moving down the aisle beautifully. between the two conversa­ showed Archie's tragic feel­ Preoccupied with a search in the middle of the audience. The rest of the family is tions, giving the audience a ing that all was lost, real­ for a fourpenny draught Bass The -face, covered in thick separated from the audience line or two from each at a izing that his whole life was that he can enjoy in greasy makeup, starts to by a piece of gauze, time. really just an act. relaxation, Archie reflects emphasizing that the Guimond showed Archie's on life - "Ir's like 8ucking speak. The light darts in and ln the last scene, Archie out of the audience, the face audience is looking in on personality beautifully. Al­ a sweet with the wrapper stops speaking and the light a family scene, and helping ways an actor, ready to throw i8 out on stage trying to get on;" goes out. to alienate Archie from the 'The Entertainer', by John rest of the family. Osborne, produced in the Osborne has written 'The Pipe Room last Thursdayand Entertainer' so that the directed by Terry Slater, has effect is of a series of music the elements of the comic, hall skit&, woventogether absurd and tragic theatre. to make a play about a music Jean-Francois Guimond hall family. played Archie Rice, an Billy Rice (played by extroverted music hall Charles Crichton) is actor, always trying to get Archie's father, retired a reaction from his audience, from the music hall. whether he is on the stage Chrichton. seemed to enjoy H or at home. Always ready telling stories about 'the ~ for a word battle with his good old days' as much -as daughter Jean, (played by a real Billy Rice would have. 5§ Mary Pace) Archie loves to When Billy 'dies Slater ~ see her angry reactions. makes . good _use of the:::<::· The set is formed so as available lighting to show two ~ to show the enormous conversations going on at.o difference between Archie once. Jean and Graham Dodd 0 and his family. Archie is (Rob Beadle) start a ~ on his own elevated stage conversation on one side of 1E separated from the rest of the stage. The lights switch the family aIl though the off them and onto Archie and play. V i v id- makeup, a Brother Bill (Jeff Ramson) Phoebe

, TT" By JUDITH PC: .L .i.

"There's a place for us, " "i cant stay and i cant leave", and somehow In' this ;.,ection we are entering into new "Somewhere a place for us?" from that last line, aIl the apparent lack of territory in the poets imagination, and seeing Fetherling sculpts that place - not the way it order and reason cornes together and the the sculpting develop, changing our perception should or would be but the way it presents poem hits home and means something. It of the forms that came before. ' itself and the way he feels it. He presents somehow leaves the same effect of a look in Fetherling opens himself and his emotions it with aIl the mixed up insanities, hypocrisy, someone'seye, behind which there are a thousand up / in a very personal way. He has a love incoherentness, nihilated thoughts, tortures and words and a thousand thoughts that have on his mind. He has gwendolyn on his mind. flashing neon emotions that don't go off with mysteriously comE\ together for the first time, He shows the gentle sadness of his loneliness the sun rise. He gouges, carves, welds and and a star of light shines. without her, throughout many of the poems but molds his works using any kind of found materials It is also interesting ta note that much of without her, throughout many of the poems that speak. the form of the poems do ref1ect the style but especially when referring to her. One can't escape the attraction of the sculpting, of newspaper copy, the abbreviations, head­ "turn out that candIe gwendolyn of the rough and jumble of the city land. lines etc., and that is very ref1ective of the i want to tell you about the kinship of forest Nor can we close our eyes to the intrigue fact that Fetherling worked in many differ­ animaIs" of the once okay gone sick and perverse. ent newspaper offices before becoming a "A breakfast of donnybrook hairs walking (Or is it the once sick and perverse gone published poet. Therefore these techniques are in china town w/ gwendolyn" okay). The poetry hustles one in to have not superimposed but come from his exper­ "attempting ta love anyl through the royal a second look. ience through the landscape of his imagination. mail is like trying 2 brush ur teeth w/0 The words play games with those neat little In thisfirst section Fetherling has established a mirror" paragraphs out of dick and jane readers; so the mood and the style of the book which "her eyes told the dawn 2 shave it", weIl finalized in our neat filing cabinet minds. he continues throughout the other two parts, "everything about gwendolyn was butterscotch", And somehow in the end aIl the tangents, gwendolyn papers and a chain letter hiway. "i've seen aIl the sun rises since you left the boomerangs, the put-offs and the take­ Sorne very interesting things emerge. As the me",' "ours was the vietnam of love affairs", ons, come together in smooth right angles. book of poetry develops and changes, so too "yesterday i thought i'd die_ loving u or (be The land has 'scaped into the mind. That does the landscape change with the addition loving u when i die), "its a shame we didnt land that was once an insane sculpting of of these new poems. The sculpting is changing know each othr when we were living"• something that made no sense, is now an its form, becoming something different without insane sculpting of ourselves, our society; denying anything that went before; presenting and it makes too much sense. itself openly for the imagination of its readers These feelings that creep into the poetry to give it its final shape. add curves and, softness to the cutting jabs united states of heaven of the first section. The sensitivity of sorne gwendolyn papers poems, especially the last two paragraphs As soon as we are introduced to Fetherling's of 'Sex Play in Four Acts' complement poetry, he sets the mood of this part of the The first thing that seems to grab one at 'Exactly What's Your Bag, Ste Gwendolyn' trilogy with the title of the first poem the beginning of gwendolyn papers is how we and 'intertwine with the wanderings which form 'Wastebasket Sonata'• That is, a mood have adapted ourselves to the texture of the much of the meat of the background. of spewing forth, almost catharsis. He then poem and the form of the words. AlI the "aIl last nite goes on to vomit out aIl of his thoughts and w/ and x wlos become as comfortable to the eye bumming up & down the riverbank feelings•.• eye as the more ordinary, with and without. waiting for the fog" "cummings is dead & saint hemmingway Just as the land that has already been. mapped "sixtyeight mph is being eaten by worms & crowds now'jeer has prepared your imagination so _that in four in car antanio ordonez & a paranoid dog trots sideways the first poem"the plot ta assasin billy graham" howling & its half past two in the morning & the u instead of yoü and ur instead"' of your seem country road" country' s envolved in undeclared war" natural and more appropriate for the personal •••with no apparent order of reason for their kind of poem that it is. chain letter hiway being together as a poem. That is his In theline "i trusted u and valued u", one imagination, and that is the world in which can see the form "u" brings the word and This section seems to take on a very he lives and is trying to recreate. The point is its meaning into focus and the ambiguous that there is no set way of associating things spiritual air, adding yet another dimension emotions behind the word li, seem to jump to the sculpting and to the landscape of and what affects someone and is on his mind out of the page and snatch at the heart. at one moment, aIl mean something - It aIl Fetherling's imagination. The poem, "dom you remember 'Transcananienne' about travelling cornes from somewhere and goes somewhere. when you sat there At the end of this poem Fetherling says, across Canada seems to be a six day wfur breasts on the table" pilgrimage to the promised land-Vancouver. The entire poem plays a beautiful crescendo upon the imagination, ending molto forte, . 'in Vancouver for which i travelled 6 days each mile a little closed to that moment of lst glimpse of the surf w/my harmonica & blew sweet blues to kyoto' • Fetherling feels that gentle religion that Canada by its very existence possesses. He becomes . very much a part of this religion '. and brings this Teel upon the shapes of the Doug F~therling is a young poet sculpting. In his imagination he is the leader of those western wanderers; a christ with his now living in the Toronto area. poetry for a Bible. This statèment is re­ He recently gave a reading in the inforced by the -many references made to Pipe Room of sorne of his work. Christ: 'Christ for Christ Sake !Xmas Subway Poem: But it is 'A Rival Jesus' 'The United Statesof Heaven/ that shows this most clearly. Gwendolyn Papers/Chainletter hiway' "the sun can do sorne pretty perverted is a recently publ ished collection of things to ur shadoe when ur always heading west many of his poems. & the wind covers ur teethw/ dust & makes sore ur face & forces ur hair ta whip ur forehead in 2 submission to that chain letter hiway" Fetherling has allowed his imagination to mix the spirit and the concrete, rounding out the three sections and bringing greater insight into the effect of the land on the landscape of 'his imagination and upon the poems. With that, we can say that what makes this and aIl the other sections so interesting and enjoyable is the fact that Fetherling has +tad the charming affrontery to present his land­ scape just as it is, and as it is inf1uenced .. ':, by the irrational american-canadian city world around him. He has them created out of this landscape ,(and so closely intertwined) a sculpting that one must participate in, because it cuts deep at the heart, the mind and the laugh. He has transcended his environment still keptit real, but al10wed that land to 'scape into the imagination.

~. J,.' .. March 13th, 1969 * Pro Tem * Il

Reflections

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Canadian cinema "

By BRIAN PEARL Ten million dollars is up for grabs in the Great Canadian Feature Film Sweepstakes. In 1967 Secretary of State Judy Lamarsh exp~nsively announced the creation o~ ~he Canadian Film Developement Fund; ten mI1llon dollars offered to any enterprising Canadian become unnoticeably degraded by its latent producers and directors willi.ng to. create violence and calculated contempt. cinematic masterpieces on Canadlan sOlI. He kept this statement weIl in mind while Of course, federal revenues _ from an doing the film, and as a result, it is admirably established feature film industry would be far weIl communicated. But this theme, predictably more than a measly ten million dollars. A enough, is stated far more clearly in 'Weekend'• ln 1967, he received the Oscar for his film, good feature film, two hours or .more in length, ln both films, common, familiar, low-key and the technique has already been used in costs millions to produce and mvolves actors domestic-type situations consistently erupt, a number of American features, including and dozens of technicians, a nation-wide dis­ without warning, into violence. But with Godard· Grand Prix by Frankenheimer. tribution agency and â. gross of millions more, the tr:ansformation is subtle and appalling and ln 1967, a Toronto film-maker, Micheal Snow each dollar taxed at the box-office. The therefore profound. But in "Rape", such changes won the $4,000 Grand Prix of the Belgium government is after increased employment and are signalled far in advance as for instance, International Experimental Film Festival for a taxes and at the same time is gaining an in the title scene, and escape into the realm film called 'Relativity'. When 1 saw it last image as 'patron of the arts'. of the absurd, where they can't touch or harm year at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 1 found The fund has never' been used, nor is us. the film to be fascinating and almost narcotic likely to be. Ottaw has demanded that any Andree Lachapelle, who plays Julie, a young or hypnotising. The film is stunningly simple. film they invest in have quaranteed distribution pregnant Quebecoise abroad in Montreal, is The camera is fixed in one corner of the room, in a major theatre chain. Any film producer very pretty, a tolerably decent actress, but pointed at the far wall, and is never moved. with sueh a guarantee already has more backers her performance re.minded me far too strongly The view is of the entire far wall at first, than he needs, anyways, and can definitely do of the lead actress of "Masculin-Feminin". but after the people leave the room the low, without Ottawa's money, which could lead to Whether this is the fault of the director, almost subsonic tone of an electric oscilator is government interference in the production. or a cop-out by Miss Lachapelle, 1 don't introduced and the image gradually 'zooms­ know. As for the supporting cast, quite often in' on a point on the wall while the oscilator Plus factors 1 could not decide whether they were good climbs to a high, hypersonic range of tones. or bad because, while they obviously lacked The screen becomes encompassed by the But just what, then, are the prospects for a technique, the acting was still fresh and crisp borders of a picture of the surface of the feature film industry in Canada? On the enough to support the film. Sometimes 1 can ocean and as the viewer becomes immersed credit side, we have the National Film Board, believe that lack of technique has becorne a in the image, he is mesmerized. The image a government agency, which has a weIl deserved technique in cinema acting. would have been boring in any medium but reputation for excellent 'shorts' - documentaries film. animated films and featurettes which display Promising future great competence and originality. The N.F.B. King's Warrendale best has already spawned two Canadian feature film­ "Le Viol d'une Jeunne Fille Douce", as makers, Gilles Carle and Don Owen. the title goes in French, establishes Gilles There has been only one feature film Also to Canada's advantage in this matter Carle as an excellent film mechanic and a produced in Canada which' was both an artistic are available studios and the technical abilities capable and talented, but not brilliant, writer and a commercial success; Alan King's of an industrialised nation. The factors are and director and that is an excellent base upon Warrendale. 'Produced for the C:B.C. but very important if one recalls that the cost of which to begin to build original modes not broadcast because of sorne obscenity, producing films in Canada is often mimons of communication with film. Warrendale wasreleased instead throwrh the of dollars less than in the United Stat€.3. A Films like 'The Ernie Game' and 'Waiting theatres and was extremely well-received. 'Canadian' film industry devoted to making for Caroline', produced for the C.B.C. by In this film, the documentary form reached cheaper American films would not unduly upset the N.F.B. last year. and now this film as one of the highest points of clarity and compelling our so-called ~patrons' in Ottawa. weIl, indicate aIl too clearly the tendency of expression evér achieved. But the first productions have been Canadian film artists to rely too much on Alan King now heads 'Alan King Associates' dissappointing. The film now playing at Cinecity . European techniques and modes of expression. a group of young, Canadian film-makers simply produced in Quebec, amply illustrates the trying to make enough money to make better reasons for this mediocre performance. But while our native feature film-makers films. One means they have is making films have been caught with their collective, eclectic for the C.B.C. Last year they made a series Mulligan stewed film trousers down, our documentary and short­ of personality studies on film of major figures subject film-makers such as Cristopher in contemporary art. One of them was 'Will 'The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl' is the Chapman, Alan King and Micheal Snow ( aIl the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up', title of the film, but "The Rape of a Number winners of major international film awards) an excellent portrait of the many-faceted author of Good Films" would be much more are creating brilliant and strikingly original and reporter. appropriate. Gilles Carle, the French-Canadian films. Alan King Associates does not yet have the writer-director of the film and former N.F.B. resources to produce a feature length film, employee serves his audience a mullip:an stew Special techniques but there is little reason to doubt that they of Godard (Weekend, Masculin et Feminin). will not be available sorne time soon. The first and Penn (Bonnie and Clyde) garnished with Expo 67's films, from the N.F.B.'s Labyrinthe feature films by Alan King Associates could techniques borrowed from T.V. commercials. to Chapman's Place to Stand, were georgeous very weIl provide the artistic 'raison d'etre' But one still rationalizes that a great stew examples of Canadian talent in film-making. that is sadly lacking today for a Canadian imitated is far better than a completely bad, Chapman's film was especially ingenious in feature film industry. but original one. Despite its unfortunate pot­ its adaptation of the. split-screen technique to If a worthwhile Canadian film industry is pourri of borrowed ideas (even the lead is a single 35-mm. film-strip. While Labyrinthe's to develop, Canadian film-makers must bring straight out of "Masculin-Feminin"), 'Rape' and CP-CN's "To Be AUve" were using dozens more creative intelligence and artistic daring is a coherent, unconfusing film which, although of film projectors and permanently sectioned­ to their major works. Until then, Ottawa's it is not at aIl simple, is also never very off screens, Chapman's film employs a single much touted 10 million dollar fund to aid Canadian profound either. projector, and the mini-screens flow about at cinema will languish in the vaults, unused, or Carle explains his film like this: "1 have will. possibly be wasted on perhaps commercially tried to show, through the life of a normal Christopher Chapman has invented an successful films which are, nevertheless, girl. in an abnormal society, how life can invaluable technique in modern film-making. artistic flops. 12 * Pro Tem * March 13th, 1969 C wlns• Glendon CUp By NICK MARTIN not be revealed until that Ye Greene Machine of C time. In addition, first House have won the Glendon colour award will be Cup, as men's -intramural presented to Bob Fenton, Al champions for 1968-69 with Hamilton, Bruce Lee, Rod a total of 4209 points-but it Major, Jim Martin, Doug won't be so easy repeating Street, Phil Jones, and Hugh UBFC gets militant the victory next year. "Their Loraine, with Murray points for curling and volley­ Shields, Henry Wood, and The Union of Baseball Fanatics of Canada, a super­ Jeff Ransom getting achieve­ secret extremist group, has announced that it is making ball were completely out of proportion, " said athletic ment plaques for earning its first move to take over control of Glendon. They director Mike Salter. "We'll their second first colour have challenged the rest of the school to a baseball awards. (note 'baseball', not 'softball') game at Talbot .Park, be making sorne changes in the allotting of points next This year 40 per cent following the final exams. The UBFC feels that a Ylct.ory year." of Glendon's men played in­ in this game--will put them well on the way to theIr fmal tramural sports, meaning objective. C House gained 892 points for curling, and 735 for that tbey showed up for 60 The nature of that final objective was revealed to per cent of their team's us by one of their leaders as he made his annual volleybaIl, chiefly by fielding several teams for each games in at least one sport. pilgrimage to the grave of the ~leet Street Flats. We This figure compares cannot reveal his name, as he lS under constant threat event. It was enough to give them an 1100 point margin favourably to other colleges. of assassination by reactionary hockey forces. C House was tops with a "We intend to annex the United States and move aIl over the frosh. In intercollege play, 72 per cent turnout, while Martha Seban the major league teams to Canada," he told your only 18 per cent of the frosh correspondent. "Toronto will get both the Cubs and Glendon won the champion­ ship for the third straight got off their butts long enough Dodgers, with the two teams flipping a coin for Pete to go down to Proctor. has done an excellent job of Rose and Denny McLain. . time, nosing out Founders co-ordinating women's "We made our first attempt last year dunng the by 45 points. Founders could There will be a few sports, and will be sorely Democratic Convention. v/hile sorne of our followers have taken us by 10 points changes at Proctor next missed. distracted the police, we kidnapped the baIl team. had they not dropped their year. Martha Seban, We also have a new Unfortunately, it was a night game, and we took the last basketball game of the women's athletic director, secretary in the fieldhouse, White Sox by mistake. NaturallY we put them back, season to McLaughlin. will be returning to Mrs. Ruth Blackhall. The but this year we shall overcome." The athletics awards California to complete work rest of the staff will aIl bE m~et banquets will be held on on her master's. Miss Seban Anyone wishing to form a team to the UBF.C March 25th, with over 200 back next year. should leave word in the PRO TEM ofhce, or get m intramural champions and touch with the ringleaders themselves; we're the idiots ATHLETE OF THE WEEK in the JCR that are always talking about the Expos. aIl intercollege and varsity players expected to attend. BARB PERRY The Escott Reid Awards will be presented to the top of 3rd & 4th year Proteamers B·Ball graduating male and female athletes, whose identity will won the women1s intramural archery championship. After devestating the old student council so badly in a hockey game that none of them were in any condition to run for re-election, the PRO TEM Penpushers have now cast all mercy to the wind and have challenged the new council to meet them on the basketball court. Degenerate beautifuIs? The time and date will be posted. The site of the game and respected on the basket­ is expected to be Proctor Fieldhouse, ~lthough Madi.son By LARRY SCANLAN Martin collected 5 for his c Square Garden is being .co!\sidered. wlth the. ~IT fmal baIl court and squash part in the smashing swim game serving as a prehmmary for early arnvmg fans. As you already know, our corners, tagged with the meet. None of the afore­ computer broke down when "grease-bal~" Buckets Bob McGaw coach and genera 1 manager of pseudonym mentioned was in any shape aIl the vote poured into the ever since he was seen m for comment. the Bureaucrats saüi there is no connection between office for male athlete of the recent disappearance of student council funds a~d. the shorts. Last but certainly not the year. But things have Doug Street was nottoo least, the Geritol-giants, the new Rolls-Royce which Lew Alcindor has been dnvmg. recovered sufficiently that "We'll just have the regular guys. out: Pete Maravich, far behind Henry Wood for octogenarians, the walking we can now give sorne helpful individual honours with 202, transplants themselves, who Calvin Murphy, Bob Lanier, Rick Mount, ~eal Walk, insight into those intramural Bob Arnzen," said McGaw. But where dld. you get while Tim Anderson had 129, had eight (8-count 'em) with a points totals posted on the aIl for the love of E-House. 100 points or more. Fenton, those guys, coach? "We held a by-elecnon last bulletin board on York Hall. night. » The frosh fared weIl, with Major, Macleod, Carriere, A-House had a mildly In addition the Statesmen will field Ron the Bomb Murray Shields, Bruce Lee, Thompson, . Faye, Jack, successful year, with two Bill Wade and Terry Irie Wilton••. household words in Triffin, Tuba Fyfe, Hooking Henry Wood, and Bruce bronze beasts leaping the the Bullet Kidd. aIl well up in the standings. the Glendon athletic world. centenary hurdle-Eric King Living proof what a diet of 1 tried for an interview but The Journalists' general manager, Gunner Muir, and Bruce Kidd••• our man recently bought a gross of Red Auerbach autographeq milk and cookies can do it was 8:30 when 1 phoned on the council. Former for you. and the nurse at Sunnybrook cigars in preparation for the game. Team coa.ch Mercury prez Jim Park also found Martin granted us .an exclusiv~ i~,ter~iew (It: s good to On the other hand, 2nd said that all were sleeping time to amass 10 points. year showed just what a diet soundly and could not be have inside connectlOns) and saId, We Il go WIth a man­ On to B-House where 3 to-man full court zone box press, except when Mauling of Formosa beer and $2.00 disturbed. snuck over the lOO-point wines can do for you, with AlI in aIl a successful Marilyn Smith is on the court, when we'll switch to barrier, including Ian a woman-to-man defence." just two over the 100 mark­ year. Now that the athletic McAskile, Bill Rutledge and Larry Scanlan and Pat Flynn. merits have been won, The Penmen will rely on the likes of Reebs Waller. Bob Edwards. There to save Jumping Johnny King, Handy Anderson, S