SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Digital Commons @ ESF The Knothole College Archives 10-16-1975 The Knothole, October 16, 1975 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.esf.edu/knothole Part of the Communication Commons, Creative Writing Commons, and the Environmental Studies Commons Recommended Citation SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Student Body, "The Knothole, October 16, 1975" (1975). The Knothole. 309. https://digitalcommons.esf.edu/knothole/309 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the College Archives at Digital Commons @ ESF. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Knothole by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ ESF. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. f Volume 26 Number 5 October 16, 1975 OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY Yearbook Still A vailable. The 1975 Empire Forester is still avail­ able, If you were an undergraduate here last year, then go to Rm 107 Bray Hall, give the secretary your name, and take a book. If you did not pay the student activities fee and still want a book, take $1,00 to the Business Office and they’ll give yoli a reciept for your yearbook. Take this to 107 and the beautiful 1975 book is your very own. S e k h o r P o R T o n i It's not too late to sign up for your senior portraits. The list is in the basemenl of Marshall and there are still spaces. If everything is filled up when you get there, drop your name and number In the Empire Forester mailbox and weMll work something out, H ass. Auqubom So<l. Lmmamt* Hie Massachusetts Audubon Society announces its fall and spring ENVIRONMENTAL INTERN PROGRAM (BXP) . EIF matches people interested in gaining experience in the Environmental field with organizations seeking short-term staff, Hie pngram operates on a year round basis. Hie EIP W o r k A & r p /i p staff solicits suitable projects from organizations, recruits interns whose Information on IAKSTE (international abilities match project needs, and over­ Association for the Exchange of Students for sees each internship. Technical Experience) is available for Applicants are accepted form a wide students Interested In working abroad. A range of academic areas. number of our students have participated in For further Information contact: lAESTE’s summer program in past years, In The Environmental Intern Program overseas on-the-job training. For further information, and for applica­ Massachusetts Audubon Society tion blanks, check with Mrs. Wrightsraan in Lincoln, MA 01773 Rra 3I9 Bray. OR Dean Larson William Sheldon Office of Career Services 108 Bray Hall. 1 - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Fred Harris is the most unusual of the On Saturday, the 4th of October, some­ lot; his campaign is a quixotic quest to thing impressive could have hppened at make the rich and the corporations pay Manley Fieldhouse, There was, of course, their share, and his oratory is a excellent much to marvel at. Seven (actually eight) as (and far less preposterous than) Billy Democratic candidates for the Presidency G r a h a m ’s. However, such a program would were making a simultaneous appearance; probably hit a good half of the people in Syracuse, ofa all odd places. Security present, not least of whom would be multi­ was as all-encompassing as one who has millionaire Lloyd Bentsen on the very same graced Earth but a mere score of years platform. He can’t win and remain an honor­ could imagine; every fourth person at able man. Bentsen is a wonderful orator, Manley that day must have been some sort reminiscent of the late Douglas MacArthur; of security agent. The great proliferation as Presidential stuff, he is on a level v of cigars produced clouds of smoke that with Hubert Humphrey. could only be reproduced by a decent­ Birch Bayh, a handsome dude, also would sized forest fire. Camera freaks and news plan to go after the super rich and media people were there in swarms. Aye, the corporate beasties; however not with there was much to marvel at, but one who the gusto of a Harris. In opening his looked around Man Iffy to find something speech, though, he compared Syracuse to impressive looked under the wrong dome. Indiana. Shriver had the novel notion that The lineup of speakers could possibly unless we mobilize the youth of this nation raise an eyebrow a couple of times; the we are wasting a great resource. state and national Democratic chairmen, Morris Udall has the most conscientious the governor, and the candidates. The cohesive, and well thought-out program of first three set the pace for the show- all the candidates; therefore, the man has bad jokes, tirades against the Great about as much chance to assume the Presidency White Glight in the White House, and as a dogeatcher. One gets the impression joyful hymns to the new "unity" in the that Terry Sanford has the same conscien­ Democratic party. tiousness and intelligence; unique about Hubert Humphrey, the biggest mouth him is his advocacy of an immediate in the U.S. Senate, was next; supposedly cut in defense expenditures. he is a non-candidate for the *76 This is probably a belief that Senator Presidential Campaign, but he was the Jackson cringes at; the man is a notorious hardest campaigner there. Also the most hawk. Of all the candidates present at popular there. The only things one can Manley, Jackson is without doubt the worst say about Humphrey are that he told the He would much rather talk than listen and best joke of the afternoon and that he’d thunder than talk, he has not been particu­ make a nearly decent Chief Executive. larly scrupulous over his acquisition of As for the declared candidates present campaign funds, he is dreary, petty and — Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana, Senator would rather grandstand than accomplish Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, ex-Senator Fred feats of substance. Harris of Oklahoma, Senator Henry Jackson Senator Jackson, unfortunately, is not of Washington, ex-Govemor Terry Sanford the worst Democratic hopeful; fortunately, of N. Carolina, ex-Vice Presidential the worst decided not to show up, Ihe candidate Sargent Shriver, and Representa­ crowd wasn't dumb enough for his tastes. tive Morris K, Udall of Arizona— each had Anyone who believes that Wallace could five minutes to explain their great plans even pretend to be a competent President for the Presidency. What the audience need only look at his record as the Governor heard was fairly uniform— priorities are of the Flower of American Civilization. botched, the economy is logy and only a Also not appearing were Jimmy Carter, the Democratic Administration can make this ex-Govemor of Georgia who stands as a country work again. How alike they all peer of Sanford, and Milton Shapp, Governor seemed; how happy all good Democrats were of Pennsylvania who believes that a crew about their flaunted uniformity. Nothing of managerial nurds in the White House could be further from the truth, thank is what this country needs. God, but such babble is a comfort to mediocre minds. exortii** WH-crt 4-a aAfc «.gW o t s IETTER TO THE EDITOR (cont) UWtMi* Coww*t«Aar*\ o* V. So stand the contenders for the Democratic Presidential nominationi with Hie conversation was as follows* the superior facing an uphill struggle Me* Is this the small store? and the banal basking in popularity. Things aren't all bad— only one of the candidates Jim* Yes it is, may I help you? is worse than Ford while another stands as Me* Yaah, here's my receipt. Iwould like roughly his peer. However, the mass of Democrats at Manley that day gave one the two T-shirts and a window decal. impression that as a whole their individual, Jim* Do you want a maple-leaf or a col­ concepts of fulfillment came to something remarkably close to the Campbell's life lege emblem on your shirt and what sise? and one can scarcely expect innovative Me* Uh, I'll take a college emblem on both and vigorous government from people who make such hoohas feel comfortable. The ques­ of them in size medium. tion is, do we need innovative and vigorous Jim* Uh we're all out of medium. government? Perhaps not immediately. But we will soon, and when we do— what will the Me* Well how 'bout a large then? Democrats provide? Jim* Sorry, but we're all out of large, The Popular Solution will not possibly be the answer, too. Me* Well I think X-large would be too big Marc R, Caufield I, for me. I think I'll take the Maple-leaf then. Jim* Sorry, but we're all out of medium and large there, too. Here's your window decal. You'll have to come bank later and get your shirts when they come in. I, as well as many other students attend­ ing ESandF, am greatly displeased with Me* When will that be? the operation of our campus store. Jim* I don't know! They haven't The hassle begins when they don't been ordered yet. even display their wares. How am I to know if I want to buy a "Banlon Shirt", Me* When are they going to be ordered when I don't even know what the then? it looks like? The only way to find out Jims Don't ask me! It's not my job.