~q1sthot.Fifty years 'Those were the good old f~f hen you retuim days,' and you may be right." toI. A~~~~~ov~~r you'tl 8...... TI 4) I PI~~~~~~~~~~~~~i N - Rev. William Cofev.WifainCffi Volup a 93, Number 20 PHILLIPS ACADEMY, ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01810 March 12, 1969 0h., Swanson, Samp Head Plhillipian Board Compulso-ry Wednesiday A-tannual dinner meeting last Sunday the out- JHMLLXAN masthead announced the appoint- etc. William H. Roth as the president of the C al S r i e n e l969.7~PHILLPXAN, effective in the spring. Roth wilhol i responsibility for the entire working of the T e r sper, taking ultimate decisions on all editorial and Faculty --Approves Coed Week T e r buie-policy. Other Masthead Appointments At last week's meeting, the faculty approved the Coop Ot'er appointments to the masthead are: Religion Committee's proposal to replace required Wednesday ¶JMai D. Swanson, Managing Editor, will be res-chplwtaThrdyghei.Tefcuyasoprvd 0sbkfor the layoiut and the physical appearancechplwtaThrdyg hei .Tefcuyasoprvd ofthe l-aper in general. in principle the idea of having a coordinate education week ¶Richiard A. Samp, Editor, will be charged with with Abbot Academy. gathering of news, the assignment of articles, and their- editing. -heRequired Wednesday Chapel Abolished Tefaculty's abolishment of required Wednesday chapel was ¶David . Cohen, Editorial Chairman, will be in~ recommended two weeks ago by the Coop Committee on Religion and Cagofteeitorial spageiicinygeneral. ed Wednesday School Meetings. The Religion Department stated last torial page in general. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Decemberthat it also was opposed to continuing required Wednesday Frank F. Herron and George L. Mueller, Co- chapel service but favored rather a required Wednesday gathering. Sports Editors, will exercise general supervision of Instead of the Wednesday period, the Thursday assembly period their department and will be responsible for assign- will "be used as a means of fostering school unity and community igand editing sports articles. Charles RFliflet will feeling." To accomplish this, the Assista BuSess oition PHILLIPLAN staff, 1969-70: Front: Roth; first row: period will be used twice monthly K rk a r1 G e Mueller, Swanson, Samp, Cohen, Celotto; Back for lectures, concerts, and "other 12 ¶Donald W. Celotto, Business Manager, wil 'IHerron,row: Wood, Flifiet, Haydock, Earthrnani modes of community fedling."1 Al-1 ovree all business aspects of the paper, which has Sherrill. b .~RX teinate Thrdy-ilb tT o t K o anannual budget of over $13,000. Thuefrsdaysp weeillges se. ChrisTowCoo FocusFrOndA complilunent School Minister James Wyte English teacher' Christopher serveC unerop him Focuas Bu es On A complish en &09 lans tocontinue Wednesday cha- Kirkland has received orders to Associates.D 3 6 pel on a voluntary basis. The report to Fort Knox, Kentucky on 'jWalter W. Haydock and P ose~n linal o0e1ng W n e first service next term will be March 24 for basic military train- Dmas T. Earthmn,Advertisin held in the Cochran Chapel bt if ing. After two months at -Fort Maagers, are responsible for ob- Th acopihet n goals gether interested students and attendance is small, subsequent Knox, he will spend another two ining advertisements and placing of the Coop were~discussed by the faculty, and that the school also services will take place in the' to four months being trained in tem in the paper. John E. Bush approximately 95 students and needs an elected student congress. Kemper Chapel. Rev. Whyte hopes public relations or photography. adStephen C. Sherrill will act as faculty attending the final Coop Next Term that students will help in planning The training is a required part of aistant advertising managers. meeting of the term last Thursday. Mr. Frederick Peterson, chair- varied formats for these services, the Nationial Guard program in ¶Robert L. Wood, Circulation' Commnittee Question aiman of the Coop Committee on Coordinate Week which he participates. Maaewill supervise the fold- Discussion at the meeting cen- Religion, said that the second half The faculty also gave initial ap- Results of Negotiations kgof the paper and its distribu- tered on the purposes of the Coop of his group's-report will be ready proval to a PA-Abbot coordinate Mr. Kirkland joined the Nation- *on to all subscribers. committees. Upper Brad U p t o f by the early part of next t e rm, week on the condition that the Ab- al Guard as a result of negotia- The annual $50 PHiLLIPIAN and senior Dave Christie bo0t h Coop Vice-president Jim Shea bot faculty responds favorably to tions with his draft board, which rifor outstanding service has complained that committees tend stated that next term, in addition this proposal. The possible organ- sent him an Army induction notice enawarded by the President to to "stifle" discussion. In the past, to further discussion of the week- ization of a coordinate week was last June 8, one week before he naig Editor James B. Far- they continued, discussion o ft en end system, the Coop might dis- first brought to the faculty's at- became 26 and less liable to be has been cut short by re~ferring cuss the "scheduling problem and tention when proposed by seniors drafted. (He notes, however, that topics to closed committees. the Andover syndrome." Steve Taylor and Jeff Claus the board had given him several 1 Given ~~~~President Hugh Kelleher replied The smoking and coeducation is- several months ago. deferments). His draft board then Cuh ertsonGn that the committees have been suc- sues were referred to small group Their plan outlined a coordin- informed him that f he joined the cesaful, and referred -t the ac- meetings during the past t e r mn. ate week-working on a voluntary National Guard,- his induction no- '69Musical Lead ~complishments of the Coop C- The coeducation issue was also and' free-time basis. According tice would be cancelled. He joined Musical Lead mittee on Religion (see lead ar- referred to a student-faculty com- to the proposal, PA and A b b o t the Guard in October. - Senior Ted Cuthhertson has been ticle). He stated that the large mittee which will issue its final students would be allowed to at- The National Guard is a reserve catas the leading man in this groups are practical means of report next term. (Continued on Page Eleven) program which serves as a substi- Yersspring musical, Brigadoon. starting discussion and ra is i ng tute for normal military service. n-interest, but that committees can 1 ' e During six years of participation, Udrthe direction of English i ruaecoceepopsl le Leads C s of 'o a t e ainlGadmnaerqie Stutr Harold Owen and chorus eformulte coceeprpsloor EP fEIA atnl Gadmntaretw required drcor William Schneider, Cuth-efiinl. t atnd wo oth ofbt brsnwill ortray Tommie Al- Other Ideas I camp,. two to omurnenthofspec-~ rtin the Lerner and L o e we In response to history teacher f~l alized training, two weeks of camp rdcion, to be shown May 14, Frederick Allis' question concern- each summer, and regular meet- 1,and 17. ing the Coop's representation of iingsMr. Kikandecale mothe.wie Josel,-ine Swift of Abbot will be the student body, upper N o r t o n i M meetiangscaldreftwice- teleadling lady, taking the part Cutler commented that the Coop motl etns"rafl...e ofTommie's Scottish lover, Fiona. is only a means of gathering to- (Continued on Page Eleven) Tmie's irreverent and often &Ulnk idekick, Jeff, will be por- 23 Reach Finals Lower- Forms Ne trye y senior Chuck McDer L w r e ttJne Ashley, Tommie's fian- Nat'l Merit Contest .- Educational Group !wYork, will be played by , Last week, lower James Bakker key ifford, who appeared as Twenty-three Phillips Academy -received faculty approval to form odeiin the recent PA produc- students have been named as fin- the Lara Sig Society, which will onof ing Lear. alists in the 1968-69 National dics "euaonltor ad Ile Cast Merit Scholarship Program. FromprciearltdtoP ll s Othe, leads will include Doug among the 15,000 finalists across Academy." Next term, the society dle , Mr. Lundie, Chris Hardy' h onr,100wl eslce will discuss Summerhill (a pro- iSCalie, Charlie Tansey as the as winners,-of $1,000 cholarships. gesv coli nln) h -r, and Sue RowenasP Finalists Four School Study Report, anda e.S eve Pieters, Phil Santucci, The PA finalists who will be book by Alfred North Whitehead, AlnChmura, Brenden Doyle, considered for Merit Scholarships ~- ~ entitled The Aims of Education. d i iiard McHarg will a 0 are Sam Brainard, David Chris- Senior Ted Cuthbertson in a scene from the Abbot musical "olanthe." The participants hope to discover Pear in the production. tie, Andrew Cook, Blake Craw- by CHARLES BENNETT '69 thing closer to squash than drama, how these topics relate to PA. The ;tory i about two New ford, Paul Degler, Henry Dictrich, GIVEN: a play about Fairies a cramped stage with no wings, According to Bakker, the first eresTommy Albert and Jeff Bill Fuller, David Gallenson, Karl that does not begin to rival Mid- and an interested audience, discussion group next term will Ouglas, who chance upon an en- Gores, Peter Hollinger, John Jios- summer Night's Dream, 26 songs PROVE: that a good enjoyable consider the topic, "If Andover aedvillage- in. the S c o t t i sh ken,- -James Kingsley, Johnson to convey plot, sporadic dialogue show can be produced, were changed overnight, what dglns.Tommie falls in loveI Lightfoote, Christopher Lynes, to convey nothing, 37 high school The Gilbert and Sullivan plot would it be like in the morning?" Vha village girl, Fiona, b u t Stephen Madsen, James McGinnis, students being taught the great does not live up, to their usual Speakers O1discovers that the village Alfred Minor, Richard Ruther- end and real business of living, a standard.