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It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1967-68 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. 99 The Draft: 61; First Link In A <Chai'01J of Deout!m by KEVIN CONNORS Last Monday afternoon, mem­ time to the anti-draft movement. ing a personal statement by try did not support the wars I As the professors left (again Mrs. Dorothy Hill, Chief Clerk bers of a nationwide group From Cornell they marched Daniel Casher (one of the protest. waged by that country th~n t~e to the applause of the group) six at the board would make no known as "The Resistance" stag- peacefully to Aurora Street and ors) they each handed their draft government was not workmg m clergymen entered the building statement. When asked if any of ~ ed demonstrations in key cities assembled across from the local cards to the clerk along with the best interests of the people t b ·t . - t t t · throughout the country. A chap­ Ithaca Draft Board, which had statements giving their personal whom it governed. o su nu s1m1 1ar s a emen s, m- the board members were willing ter of that group which has its been informed of their plans to reasons for doing so. As the group filed out of the eluding one from a minister who to make a statement she replied, headquarters in Ithaca was part demonstrate. The eight uniform­ The statements said in effect office they were met by applause was unable to attend. While they "The actual board members arc of this nation-wide effort. At 1 ed policemen said that they ex­ that they were handing in their on the other side of the street were in the office Rev. David Con­ in a meeting now and won't be p.m. approximately 200 people pected no trouble from the cards because they felt that from the rest of the protestors. nor, a Roman Catholic chaplain out for some time." met at Cornell University where group. When the group had en­ Selective Service was the first Then a group of thirteen profes- at Cornell <1lso turned in bis draft they listened to speeches made tirely formed itself fifteen of its of many links in a long chain of sors led by Douglas Dowd filed card. Though his classification The ghost of the late Senator by several people, notably, Pro­ members walked to the street death and that they felt that the into the office to submit state- was such that he could not be Joe McCarthy seemed almost to fessor Douglas Dowd of the Cor­ corner and waited for the green law providing for compulsory ments of support for those who drafted it is said that he did so be looming overhead when at the nell Economics Department, and light in order to ,cross the street military service was in direct op­ turned in their cards. Included because these other people were rally before the march one by­ Bruce Dancis a former Cornell (in order to avoid breaking jay. position- to human rights. That in these statements was the fact taking the risk in order to pre­ student who ripped up his draft walking laws). They then pro­ no government had the right to that the professors were aware vent senseless killing and he did stander was overheard saying "I card last April 15, and who is ceeded to the second floor Selec­ tell you who you must kill and that they could be prosecuted for not feel that he could hide be- better get out of here before my now on leave to devote his full tive Service office where, follow- that if the people within a coun- submitting them. hind the safety of his office. name gets on some list." HEl A Weekly Newspaper, Published by and for the Students of Ithaca College. h I Vol. 40-No. 7 Ithaca, New York Friday, October 20, 1967 Drama Major Changes :ttllaca College Clloir ~apartment Proposed Schedules Before Open Carnegie Season l~.,Latest Congress by K. Jeffery Falkner To Standing Ovation Production · A major change in the power NEW YORK-Oct. 16 - The The boxes around the horse­ structure of MGB and WGB was Ithaca College Choir under the shoe shaped theatre were decor­ "As long as your teeth are proposed at the Student Con­ direction of Leopold Stokowski ated with the flags of many of the chattering, you know you're gress Meeting last Tuesday night. received a standing ovation to­ United Nations members, and alive!" ... that's the philosophy The new amendment to the Con­ night before a capacity house at the theatre audience was spec­ of Tevya, the Dairyman, created stitution would give these gov­ the season's opening of Cm:_nagie kled with the native costumes of by the great Yiddish humorist, erning bodies original jurisdic­ Hall. The choir presented four many of the world organizations Sholem Aleichem. The play, tion in all cases involving sus­ songs by the late Charles Ives constituents who attended. How­ "Tevya and His Daughters" by pension and expulsion. which took up the greater part of ever the audience was predomi­ Arnold Perl has been chosen by Presently only Student Court the first half of the program. nantly black tie in flavor. the Drama and Speech Depart- has this power to recommend Orchestration was provided by The show itself, as presented ·ment for its next production on suspension or expulsion to the the American Symphony Orches­ by the Ithaca College Choir con­ - 'November 1-4 at the College administration. It bas verbally tra of New York City. sisted of ''Four Songs For Chorus Theatre Downtown. been giving WGB and MGB the Also on stage with the col­ and Orchestra" by the late Char­ The Broadway hit musical power to do so, but this new lege's concert choir were the les Ives (Died 1954). They were: "Fiddler on the Roof" was based amendment would put it down Boys from the choir school of "Masses Arc Majority", "They on this warm comedy which tells on paper. the St. Thomas Church of New Were There", "An Election or of the problems confronting Also included in the proposed York; and the Greg Smith sing­ It Strikes Me That", and "Abra­ Tevya who has seven beautiful amendment would be the power ers. ham Lincoln-The Great Com­ daughters to marry off without to delegate the suspension-expul­ The Greg Smith singers are a moner". These were songs writ­ a kopeck of his own for the dow­ sion powers to the individual west coast choral group originally ten before World War I, at which ery and how he solves each crisis house councils as the need organized by Professor Gregory time they were known as pro­ with a smile and a shrug. arises. Smith of the Ithaca College fac­ test songs. Don Croll is cast in the cen­ MGB and WGB's present juris­ ulty. After each song the chorus and tral role of Tevya, a combination diction extends only to cover in­ Ithaca's choir consists of two orchestra received a standing of Don Quixote and Charlie Chap­ fractions of rules not reserved to hundred voices representing all ovation. lin with a quotation from the Student Court, grievances be­ divisions of the college, although tween living centers, not includ­ predominantly the music school. The concert itself was re­ Scripture · to fit every occasion. corded for later replay by the . Peggy Schoditsch is playing ing greck organizations, the con­ American Symphony Conductor Leopold Stokowskl The American Symphony Or­ duct of students outside living chestra was originally conceived Voice Of America. Golde his long-suffering wife and centers who are on Ithaca Col­ by conductor Stokowski to en­ Following the concert a recep­ his daughters include Kathy lege property, and appellate tion was given by Dr. and Mrs. Bishop, Linda Mays, Karen Wood­ courage young musicians and is jurisdiction over house councils. now considered by many to be Howard Dillingham for Ithaca bury and Suki Riford. Other fea­ AdminstrationlHolds JLibeirall the number two symphony College staff, faculty, trustees tured roles are carried by Jeremy A third section to the pro­ posal would insure the right for orchestra in New York. and friends at the Carnagie Hall Snitkin, Antony Hoty, Nina This marked the opening of Cafe which was normally not Solotorovosky, Bill -Biskup, students being able to appeal Outlook Towards Po ]l])o Ao the 76th season for Carnagie open at that hour. Sherry Lilenfeld, Jeff Winkless any decision made by either the by DON GREEN House Councils or the governing Hall, and was celebrated in con­ The conductor, Leopold Sto­ and Robert Morris. boards. The section reads "all As the middle-aged, dark fig­ states, ''I do not believe we have junction with the 75th anniver­ kowski, as he was leaving the The play is being directed by cases may be appealed to Student ure descends the walk leading to a problem with PDA on the Itha­ sary of Ithaca College, and as a reception raised his arm, gained Robert Bardwell and the scenery Court".