Cbe Gomentan MORAVIAN COLLEGE fi|j STUDENT WEEKLY Volume LXV Bethlehem, Pa., Friday, March 1, 1963 Number 14 Dr. van de Kamp Epitomizes European Student Elections Intellectualism and Epicurianism Everyone UrgedVote Again at this time of Harriett Pierie year we are faced with the prospect of elec¬ tions. This has become a tiring habit for Moravian students, for every "The nation that has the Dr. Peter van de Kamp, graduate of the University of Utrecht, year we must drudgingly drag our tired frames into the polling booth schools has the future."— Germany, and professor of astronomy at Swarthmore College, and exercise our well worn prerogative of voting. gave a very enlightening talk in last Thursday's convocation. Bismarck. We are brainwashed into thinking that this mere voting upholds the This talk, entitled "Man in more Space," did much than inform floundering stature of democracy. In actual fact, the Russian people listeners of the current discover¬ vote too; the difference is the systems is merely academic. We are told ies in missile research—it went that the candidates DO beyond the facts and dealt with really exhibit different ideas, that party policies the concepts of pure science and really differ on major issues. In actual practice, the greatest preponder¬ successful teaching. Van de Kamp ance of policy making is done along one line. The difference in parties said that instead of becoming in¬ only shows if a middle of the road leader is absent from policy making volved in research for the high decisions. In the case of both parties, the middle of the road view per¬ salary, men should work because so we can never they are motivated by their own sists, expect any revolutionary trends to start in Wash¬ curiosity, and that they should ington. teach youth to have the same in- This frustrating existence applies to our students in so far as we quisitiveness. are very often faced with the prospect of having to choose between It is in colleges and universities two candidates who really don't differ on major issues at all. At the that he finds the true spirit of present time, we are faced with just as difficult a situation. The candi¬ research, not in government - fi¬ dates differ means nanced laboratories. College pro¬ on the of achieving the ends, but their end products fessors have the responsibility of and changes are necessarily professed to be the same. Here again we and awakening strengthening in see the fact that the students will have to carefully weigh the academic the student the real desire for material concerning the different means through which the candidates learning. That Dr. van de Kamp hope to achieve the ends, and vote realizes that relative success is to accordingly. be expected in a goal like this is The candidates and their programs are presented below. It is un¬ indicated by the closing quote fortunate that it was impossible to photograph all the candidates. which he gave: "The decent docent doesn't doze, Andy Semmel—the sole candidate for president, junior and Political He does his teaching on his toes, Milfffilfii* •• Science major. Andy also feels strongly about the need for closer stu¬ The student dasn't doze but does, JMojf * -4, .AA dent-government ties; and his two main programs include having fre¬ And that's what teaching is and quent government meetings in which the entire student body would was." J||M participate, and to revise the old constitution almost out of existence, Dr. van de Kamp's success in for the purpose of creating a rell efficient, streamlined, and small struc¬ being an interesting lecturer l|l| Mi ture. shows that the goal of the decent iP|f<plt IB Mark Sussman—sophomore History major, docent, or good teacher, is pos- i9HHP , * competing for the post of Vice-President. His program includes sible to attain. He is in his early THf ^f*| making the normally lax position sixties and still has the enthus- mm of the Vice-President more active and dynamic. He proposes to do this iasm for learning which many through increasing the communication between the government and < .Jfr, the student professors lose after only a • body. Several solutions to this problem have been put forth few ■£> i years of teaching. A by Mark, but he feels that the best possible program will be one that is flexible, and that he can readily adapted upon taking office. In a conversation with some ^ ^jspF UtEk of the students, Dr. van de Kamp Kai ^ iff!®* DePuy—Sophomore English major, competing for the post of talked about his love for Europe, Mark Sussman secretary. Her main idea centers around the fact that many students Andy Semmel and his appreciation of nature, who do not belong to any campus organizations are never heard in art, and music. These are some official circles; and she has a very realistic program to have a direct of the interests which he wants line of communication between these students and herself. This com¬ to share with others, because they munication will allow these students to be heard in meetings of the have kept him young and alive. government while giving more policy making power to this office. In addition to teaching, he has written books, published articles Ijea Sutera—Sophomore, majoring in Education, competing for the in numerous magazines, and has post of secretary also. Her main program centers around concentrating learned to play the piano, violin the power of the secretary and the treasurer into a small policy making and viola. group. This will serve both to check the other officers in their policy He enjoys deep thinking and making, and to centralize authority for the purpose of efficiency. It is feels that he has more in com¬ only right to note that both of these candidates feel that closer co¬ operation with the student mon with European existential¬ body is necessary. Here again is the fact that the means to the same are ism than with American skepti¬ end materially different. cism and materialism. His atti¬ Bill Gilbert—Junior English major, competing for the office of Treas¬ tude toward life is the result of urer. Bill feels that closer cooperation between Secretary and treasurer a complete education for which is an absolute necessity, for the purpose of creating a closer knit and we must strive. more efficient government. He also will support any measures by which Kai DePuy Lea Sutera The student will to re¬ begin the student body as a whole will be in touch with the government, in ceive this education in college meetings such as a monthly convocation. courses, but his learning will not approach relative completion if Jim Long—sophomore, Biology major, also competing for the post of he does not pick a field of work Vice-President. Jim's program is based upon continuing the usual ad¬ which has intrinsic value for him. ministrative tasks, as well as putting the emphasis on this office by To Dr. van de Kamp, the field making it a vital part of policy making, in closer cooperation with the is that of teaching and research, president. This is simply a matter of increased participation by the and his alertness shows that he Vice President in all the meetings of USG and through working in close understands his subject well contact with the president and the legislature at all times. enough to share it and that by this sharing, he has kept his in¬ Frank Grablachoff—Junior and Business major, competing for the tellectual youth. office of treasurer. Frank feels that he can create better support by the students, of the policies of the new government through the use of mass meetings, a simpler, more efficient representative "When you define liberty body, and he also is in favor of eliminating the waste of money prevalent in the you you limit it, and when present set-up. Through the slimming-down of the functions of you limit it you destroy it." gov¬ ernment, and a more —Brand Whitlock. realistically hard-headed view of the hold on the purse strings, it may be possible to significantly lower expenses. Page 2 THE COMENIAN March 1, 1963 An Interview With Mr. Richmond E. Johnson Greyhound by Stan J. Urevik Part III of the series by G. Bruce Boyer Letter to the Editor The culture craze is I bet you don't know why those two greyhound statues are in front sweeping the country. You just can't go into a I was very much surprised, and of Johnston Hall. The're there for a reason, you know. Like everything drugstore any more to buy a tube of toothpaste without being attacked not a little disappointed, to find in by a barrage of paperback books on every conceivable phase of human in The Comenian of February 15, life, they have their story. So if you'll stay with me for a while, I'll tell you how it all began. knowledge and nonsense. Perhaps the hardest hit area of human en¬ 1963, neither letters nor com¬ deavor in Psychology. I'll give you a small sample of the stuff I've ments from any students on John A long time ago, three greyhound pups, fresh from the wilderness, recently seen on the drugstore shelves: Kohl's article entitled "Peaceful came to this campus in search of knowledge. These three 'hound pups Are You Considering Psychoanalysis? Coexistence" which appeared in had already shared many experiences together, and they were now the best of friends. Whatever one Auto Erotism.