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Stanley Perdue PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER wcdiioESTABLISHED 1883 Volume LXXXVIII Wooster, Ohio, Friday, January 21, 1972 Number 12 Ray Swartzback To Leave For Inner City Work by Sharp volved with urban problems. John "It is my hope that once we Ray Swartzback is leaving are established in this new Wooster Feb. 1 for Cleveland turf in Cleveland, we will be- "' to work at the small, inner-cit- y come an urban training post - V Glenville Presbyterian for Wooster Urban Studies M- Church as an associate to the ajors." reverend Henry Pinckney. Swartzback has been the rev- Swartzback told the Force he erend of Westminister , here, was leaving because, "I thrive for the past five years. In this on trying to do new things. time he has seen on the aver- My whole life has been one di- age of 870 students per year mension - I am an urban per- in "rap sessions." $ son. I wish to work with street "I see a great deal of hope gangs, again, as I did in Cin- in the thought patterns and cinnati for 6 years, and in De-- life styles of the young," he troft for 11 years. said. "Although working at Wooster When asked about conserva- Who are these people and what are they doing here? For an- been a good he has change," tism on Wooster campus,' ' the i 1 - swer see "McGaws Gang" below. A ir if t inr- nr said, "I have always been in-- he said, "I feel we have as much going for us as any place RAY SWARTZBACK I've seen. The student should dents and not leave it up to the Floundering be aware that, in many areas, He said the respect for the LCB Asks the administration is further maturity of the students on this along than the faculty." campus is continually escala- Swartzback thinks the stu- ting and the students should dents should exercise their demand a continual "input of $1950 Latin-Americ- stu-continu- ed From Council an John Van Wagoner, LCB Current Issues Committee, in advance and that it would right for "their money's worth Black and chairman, received a $750 al- added that President Drushal be extremely difficult to alter from the faculty." on page 3 location from Campus Council had planned a symposium on major programs. at Tuesday's meeting to par- criminal justice for February. He also asked for $400 to tially finance the production The program, financed by the match an equal amount from Critch-fiel- d, Challenge status of the play 'The Cage' ' at law firm Critchfield, the Art Department to purchase Wooster. Critchfield and John- a stainless steel sculpture for Jim Turner noticed an error ston, was to include "The permanent outdoor exhibition. WOOSTER, OHIO Through January 17, which marked the end in the figures that Van Wagon- Cage" because the drama is It is currently being exhibited of the first 28 days, The College of Wooster had raised $621, er presented to Council. Van written, produced, directed and in the Art Center. Council 447.04 towards its goal of $1.2 million. "We are almost to the Wagoner had used the figures performed by paroled inmates put-o- ff further action on the half-wa- y point in terms of time," stated G. T. Smith, Wooster's to demonstrate the need for of San Quentin Prison. sculpture until members have Vice-Preside-nt for Development, "And slightly ahead of sche- the allocation. The symposium was post-phon- ed an opportunity to view it. dule, financially. - or fall re- Treasurer of LCB, Dave until spring The LCB Chairman also heartwarming on levels, as the denied quarter. money ex- quested an $800 appropriation "The response has been all Young, initially that Thus the McGaw Challenge Gift found way . lit- How- from source would to bring a Black dance group news of the has its there was a mistake. pected that around Smith continued. ever, after further examina- not be available, Browder con- to the campus in conjunction erally the world," tion, he said, "I admit that tinued, and LCB had already with the Black Forum. This "The crucial test will come in the 32 days immediately ahead. the error is there, but the to- signed the contract with the was tabled by a 9-- 2 vote. His We can only hope and pray that Wooster's many friends will tal is the same," theater company. three requests totaled $1,950. rally to her support as we direct our efforts towards this truly Council approved the request' LCB Chairman Van Wagoner Doris Coster raised the issue magnificent goal." with eight voting in favor, one emphasized that LCB can op- of Council's ability to fund opposed and two abstaining. erate within the given budget, the requests. She said that Before the motion was made, but that valuable programs they "conservatively have Van Wagoner, also a Council would have to be sacrificed. $6,000." Of this. Council member, explained that "The Council Chairman Glenn traditionally saves a few thou- outset, sand to begin the fall quarter McGaws Gang Cage" had been contracted Bucher asked at the receiv- you (LCB), had tried to re- before a new budget passed. with the expectation of "If is WOOSTER, OHIO Can a the donors were on the campus your " would leave, con-continu- ed ing "funds from the Presidents orient priorities? This she half dozen college students for only a day and a half, Office." Van Wagoner replied that make any sort of impact on a most are planned well on page 3 those half dozen students John Browder, head of LCB's events school? Well, it depends. seem to have made a lasting When Mr. and Mrs. Foster G. impression. McGaw of Evanston, 111., gave Two of them, Darcey Johnston MOCK CONVENTION? The College of Wooster a $1.2 and Jim DeRose, were break- million challenge gift last the McGaws MCC fast guests with pri- there is indeed student sup- keynote speaker, the December, McGaw commented, at the Wooster Inn the morn- The Ohio presidential hopes to students for mary are than port for the convention. Plan- familiarize "I have high regard the ing the McGaws were to return elections less with current and Col- four months away. Tradition- ning for the convention must the issues present leadership of the home to Illinois. Neither Dar- potential presidential candi- When Mrs. McGaw and ally, a mock presidential con- begin immediately if it is to lege. cey, a junior history major cru- dates of the national Demo- October, vention has been held on the be held. Therefore, it is Lwere in Wooster this from San Diego, Calif., nor cratic party. Historically, we were much impressed Wooster campus before each cial that the poll be seriously also Jim, a senior public relations Only considered. the convention involves the with the students we came to presidential election. major political party not in great major from Akron, dreamed they fifty years know. Realizing the Mc- once in the past conven- White House at could have influenced the has Wooster not held a mock Since the last mock power in the value of Lowry Center in their Gaws' gift. convention. In spite of the tion was held in April 1968, the time. lives, we wanted to make this fifth-ye- ar stu- to know Darcey commented of the Mc- fact that for the first time stu- only Wooster What the MCC needs further contribution to their dents and certain faculty mem- is whether enough students college experience." Gaws, "They are wonderful dents have the political power delegates to people. They came across so to vote in the primaries, the bers remember the excitement will serve as By 'students' he undoubtedly generated by Wooster's mock make possible a convention. down to earth and I was im- Mock Convention Committee the meant the entire College of pressed that they took the struggl- convention. In colleges across Without enough delegates, organized last fair is cannot be Wooster student body, but time from their busy schedule in- the nation, mock conventions convention simply stu- ing to gain enough student a hindsight suggests six to to us. We felt honored conven- have been popular events due held. 520 students, about played a talk terest to hold a mock del- dents in particular we were out of to their relevance at primary third of the campus, were de- that selected tion. large part in the McGaws' body to time and their festive nature, egates to the 1968 Republican support the entire student just with cision to again the get to know which parallels that of the mock convention.