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MSCS DIRDY BIRDIES WIN BREAK 9 Jug Band Places First, Captures WABC Contract On Jan. 13, at the New York ected from 5,000 original appli­ Hilton Hotel, Montclair State’s cants, mostly on the basis of own “ Dirdy Birdies Jug Band” audience response through post reached a plateau that is the cards sent to the radio station. dream of every performer. They The entire show was emceed received a recording contract by WABC’s “ Cousin Brucie,” from ABC Records through the along with help from ‘‘Big Dan’ auspieces of WABC Radio when Ingram and Chuck Leonard, oth they won the much-publicized er deejays from WABC. “ Big Break,” co-sponsored by Each band had 7 minutes to WABC Radio and the Police perform one original song and Athletic League (P.A.L.). one free-style song. After the Besides the Dirdy Birdies, two judges narrowed the field to 5 other New Jersey bands won bands, each group performed one contracts: “The Stop,” of North song. Out of these five bands, Arlington, and “ The Rhythm’s three were chosen as winners. Disciples” of Harrington Park. Montclair State was well rep­ The contest consisted of 10 resented in the audience oi bands from the metropolitan ar­ well over 4,000. Delegates from WABC disc jockey Bruce Morrow presents award, a recording contract, to Barbara Flenner, on ea. These groups had been sel­ (Continued on Paige 9) behalf of the Dirdy Birdies Jug Band. Welcome, Winter Weekend Board of Trustees lUantrlanon Feb. 23-25 Volume XLII No. 8 MONTCLAIR STATE COLLEGE. UPPER MONTCLAIR. N. J. February 14, 1968 CHAIRMEN PLAN Players Schedule ’68 ACTIVITIES FOR HOMECOMING *Of Thee I Sing* ■ I! min « ifiiB mmm by Ginny Saunderson Tryouts for Of Thee I Sing are open to the entire student If you're one ol those people The m CS Players will present body. Candidates for speaking f g I III IS! jui i Ig il iff 3 jjflii! who like to plan far into the fu­ Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing, a and principal roles will tryout ture, you should now mark your musical satire of presidential in M-15 on the following days: calendar for Montclair State’s elections. Chosen because of its Feb. 20, 6,30-8:00; Feb. 21, 3:- ■ • Homecoming Weekend. It wiill relationship with the 1968 presi­ 3030-5:00; Feb. 21, 6:30-7:30; tentatively be Nov. 1, 2, and 3. dential elections, it will be pre­ Feb. 22, 6:30-8:00: Feb. 23, 5:30- John LaManna and Nadine sented on the last weekend in 7:00. Students may sign up for Udall will be the junior and sen­ April and the first weekend in May. the time that they choose on the ; V. .. - ior chairmen, respectively of this big college event. Although This musical, the first to be bulletin board in the foyer of Memorial Auditorium. The new Fine Arts building located behind Finley and Mallory most of the activities are still presented by the Players, is one in the rough draft stage, the of the most unique productions Approximately 20-35 students, Halls. chairmen would like to base undertaken at MSC. It consists male or female, are needed for this weekend around our football of 11 scenes with a complicated the singing and dancing chorus game with Trenton State, Mont­ set which will be the same as and as extras. Tryouts for these clair’s big football rival. The the set used when the play was roles will be held in M-15 on the theme for Homecoming will first presented in the 1920’s. A following days: Feb. 28, 5:00 - New Art Building probably be based on Mont- cast of approximately 60 people 6:00, 7:00-9:00; Feb. 29, 6:00 - clairs’ 60th anniversary. Mont­ is needed to perform Of Thee I 7:30. No experience is necessary clair State College has been in Sing, which has six songs and for a part in the choruses, and Nears Completion existence since 1908. several dance routines in its two candidates are advised to wear Committee organization will acts. jeans or leotards, and sneakers begin in April and continue Directing the play is Dr. H. to tryouts. through the summer. However, Fox, who will be assisted by Dr. Also open to the entire student The new art building is sched­ eral studies, seminars, and the the real application of this work E. Szabo of the music depart­ body are positions in the orches­ uled to be ready for use for like. will begin in September. Any­ ment, Mr, S. MacConnell and tra and on the stage crew, some classes in another wee There is a much-needed sto­ one interested in helping with Mr. J. Sobolik of the speech de­ make-up and costume committ­ Dr. Lilian Calcia, chairman rage room for audio-visual aids, the organization of Homecoming partment, and a new faculty ees. of the fine arts department at (there are thirty thousand slides should contact either of the member, Mrs. A. Swope, of the MSC, has expressed regret that of art works in the department) chairmen. physical education department. In conjunction with Glam­ the building is not now usable. a kiln room, damp clay room, our magazine’s annual con­ a photography demonstration Dr. Calcia has noted, however, test to select the “ Ten Best- that the advantages of the build­ room and thirteen separate dark­ Dressed College Girls, the ing make it well worth the rooms. Montclarion is sponsoring a wait. Tne building is constructed in poll to select the representa­ This is a construction of two red brick with indvidual room tive from Montclair State floors, with 23 faculty offices, ventilation systems, glare-proof College. Any registered fe­ a faculty lounge and a student windows, ladies’ and men’s male undergraduate may en- , lounge. rooms, utility room, an elevator ter. We urge everyone to sub- j The designer and the depart­ and corner-windows in the halls. mit the name of the girl he or ment have considered many fa­ There are several special con­ she thinks is the best dressed cets of the art curriculum in the siderations to be noted; for tex­ girl on the MSC campus. Use Construction of the building. They tiles class a special pan — never the following ballot for your have generally excluded the ne­ before known at MSC — for selection and return it to the cessity of converting individual drip-drying of dyed goods and appropriate box in the Fish­ rooms for use in teaching var­ for models in painting and draw­ bowl. ious subjects. In other words, ing classes dressing room. Dis­ there is a room for every area play cases are on the main cor­ Name of the Best Dressed of art in the curriculum. There ridors. MSC girl are eight large laboratory class­ Facilities for single and dou­ rooms for use in teaching and ble classrooms have been de­ producing various forms of art signed. A large auditorium is on Your name and five smaller rooms for gen­ (Continued on Page 3) Pag« 2 MOMTCLAHIOM February 14. 1968 Campus Welcomes First Local Board of Trustees Every successful organization requires capable, interested individuals to study carefully its existing policies in order for the institution to progress. Whereas control previously eman­ ated from Trenton, Montclair State College now is fortunate enough to have a Board of Trustees as a local governing body The following members of the Board of Trustees nine in number, represent a wide range of privities and croissions and have distinguished records of service. Mr. Peter Drucker, tics research at Bell Telephone author, management consultant, Laboratories since 1963. and professor has been a consul- Mr. Gerald Le Boff, in­ tant to major business corpora­ dustrialist, is president of Acme tions from 1940 until the present, Screw and Fastening Corpora­ and since 1950 he has been serv­ tion, Ridgefield. ing as professor of management Mrs. Katherine Neuberger is at New York University. a civil leader with special inter­ Mr. Henry Dyer is an educa­ tional consultant and a special­ est in education and gov­ ist in testing and test research. ernment. Mrs. Neuberger is a Mrs. Edythe Jones Gaines, member of the New Jersey cit­ now completing doctorate work izens committee for higher edu­ at Harvard University, has been cation. Assistant Superintendent of the Mr. Wiiiiam Warren is a law­ New York City schools since yer, educator, and authority on 1967. taxation. Since 1946 he has been Mr. Charles Gregg is the a professor at Columbia Univer­ founder of Gregg Press (Univer­ sity Law School, of which he sity Source Books), of which he has been Dean since 1953. is currently publisher and pres­ These nine individuals will ident. now be legally responsible for Mr. Bernard Hartnett. Jr. is the curriculum presented at general attorney for the New. Montclair State. Jersey Bell Telephone Company In order that they might gain MSC's own Dirdy Birdies! and professor of labor law at a first hand acquaintance with Seton Hall University.