Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus Weekly Newspaper Newspapers 3-20-1969 The rsinU us Weekly, March 20, 1969 Judy Schneider Ursinus College Linda Turnage Ursinus College Frederick Jacob Ursinus College John S. Picconi Ursinus College Jonathan Weaver Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Schneider, Judy; Turnage, Linda; Jacob, Frederick; Picconi, John S.; Weaver, Jonathan; Richtmyre, Linda; Stoner, Michael; Williams, James; and Holland, Nancy, "The rU sinus Weekly, March 20, 1969" (1969). 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Picconi, Jonathan Weaver, Linda Richtmyre, Michael Stoner, James Williams, and Nancy Holland This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/172 Volume LXVIII THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1969 Board Appoints Gold Campus Chest To Support New "Weekly" Editor Melmark Home and Biafra Last Thursday, the Board example, to make a greater use of "Happenings" The 1969 Campus Chest Drive Melmark was founded three years of Control of the Weekly elect­ the photographic essay, which hI.' will begin on Wednesday, April 9th, ago when the Krentels tried to find f eels is a device that can add both The co-chairmen of this year's the day after we return from spring a home for their Mongoloid daugh­ ed the editor-in-chief for the interest and a ttractiveness to the f und raising drive are senior Don break, and will continue through ter, Melissa. As many of us, they 1969-1970 Weekly. The new present Weekly. He also plans to Bartell, a nd junior Barbara Laugh­ the weekend of April 19th. This were not aware of the shortage of editor, who will officially begin continue the reviews of campus pub­ lin. Mr. Melvin (let's have a regat­ year the committee has decided to facilities until they had visited and his duties with the next issue lications, such as the Lantern and ta) Ehrlich, a nd Mrs. Annette (let's forego the usual custom of support­ been sadly turned away time after of the Weekly, is Alan Cary Focus. He wants to continue the have a transvestite ball) Lucas are ing a local, national and inter­ time. Finally, they were successful series of F aculty P ortrnits on a the faculty advisors and Tom Ro­ national charity. Instead, support in locating a home in the Midwest Gold. more regular basis, and provide a binson will serve as Treasurer. will be concentrated on two areas : for her. However, the pain of sep­ First Soph Editor column in which faculty and admin­ "Oz" Concert The Melmatk Home for retarded aration was too great for them; Alan is the first sophomore-junior istration members may ~i v e their The concentration this year will children in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, they wanted Melissa closer. Thus, ever to hold the position of editor­ views on controversial campus is>­ be on fewer but more exCiting and the Biafra Relief Services with the help of donations f rom in-ehief at Ursinus. He is enr olled sues. Perhaps t he new f eature that events. A rock concert will be giv­ Foundation operating out of the many friends, they founded Mel­ in the Biology pre-med program he is most interested in is one en­ en by the Oz, a group from Phila- United Nations Plaza in New York. mark: Mel-for Melissa, mar-for here. He graduated from Central titled "Focu s." This would be a delphia that brings its own light Melmark Home Martha (a child who had died at High School in Philadelphia. He permanent column that would fea­ show, fog machine, and other at- The Melmark Home is a privately birth), and K-for Krentel. Since has been with the Weekly since his ture interviews with c a m pu s tractions. Another Ursinus Hap- owned school and treatment center, its opening in 1966, Melmark has pening will occur this year-hope- directed and founded by Mr. and tripled its size and of course t he fully with a better fuse system, Mrs. Paul Krentel. Melmark cares cost of expansion has been heavy. Selected members of the faculty for and educates the modera tely Our past contributions were grate­ and student Ibody may be seen doing and severely retarded child who is fully appreciated, but to meet new their t hing down at the old gym. semi-dependent. The hom-e is situ­ expenses they need our help again. The Varsity Club will sponsor a ated on twenty acres of play areas, Support this worthwhile cause. wheel chair basketball game with gardens and wooded countryside in Aid to Biafra Ursinus stars competing against a the Delaware County. Its twenty­ In July of 1967, the ~igeria ­ semi-pr ofessional team of wheel- three bedroom manor house accom­ Biafra civil war erupted. The Bi­ chair players. The Pre-Med society modates eighty boys and girls of afrans, <fighting for independence, will depart from its customary different races and age groups. are a tribe of Africans living in a showing of childbirth movies (which seceded territory within the Russian were never much f un anyway af ter supplied country of Nigeria. The a sp aghetti dinner) and will have inhuman Nigerian policy was to a film on hallucinogenic drugs. A isolate the rebellious Biaf rans and Hess's Fashion Show will also h igh­ starve them out. Already, more light the drive's activities. Several than 1,000,000 persons have died of the more successful events of from starvation a nd disease. F or previous years will also be incorp­ every month tha t passes, more tha n orated, including U.S.G.A. Fast 200,000 others will die unless urgent Day, APO's Ugly Man Contest, a relief reaches them. Road Rally, Carnival, and of cour se In addition to flying in relief, the the Student F aculty Show. Biaf ra Relief Service is now con­ (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) st ructing six refugee centers, each of which will be capable of accom­ moda ting at least 10,000 refugees. College Names They will be encouraged to plant ALAN c. GOLD ('71) crops and learn tr ades a t the cen­ Newly-appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Ursinus Weekly AlumniDirector ter . We of t he Campus Chest Com­ first weeks at Ursinus. Last year, "verys." As Alan puts it: "Anyone The Rev. Milton E. Detterline, mittee hope to be able to make a he held the position of Assistant who is widely known, anyone who is Jr. will assume the position of (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) Feature Editor; this year, he has very odd, or very intelligent, very Alumni Director at Ursinus College, served as News Editor. interesting, or very controversial Collegeville, Pa., effective April 1. would be well-suited tfor this col­ In an exclusive interview with the Mr. Detterline succeeds Donald C. umn. It wouldn't be just football Weekly, Alan said, "One of the first E stes who has resigned to accept players or student government offi­ the position of Executive Associate things that Herb Smith told me last cers, but anyone who is known on in Development and Program lior year was that I would be editor campus for something a bit out of the Unitarian Universalist Service someday. As much as everyone told the ordinary." me that I would get the position Committee, Inc., Boston, Mass. Staff Recruit"ment this year, I couldn't actually believe The new Alumni Director has Alan is now in the process of been with Ursinus since March 1, it until it happened." choosing his editors for next year. 1969, at which time he assumed the Alan envisions no sweeping chan­ He is also recruiting people for the position of special assistant for ges in ·the Weekly .format. He feels (Continued on Page 5, Col. 4) (Continued on Page 6, Col. 1) that, "students truly look forward to and seriously enjoy the issues of the Weekly. More than ever before, they discuss articles which they have read in the newspaper, they US G A Discusses Drinking; feel motivated to write letters to the editor, and they want to devote their time and services to working Punishment System Needed for the Weekly. I plan to continue The open meeting of the USGA crime by spending a certain num­ the work of the past few years, and was called to discuss the progress ber of hours working with the to maintain the high standards and made in the crusade for more lib­ maintenance crew. This would only prestige which the Weekly has at­ eral rules concerning drinking on apply to boys, of course. Girls tained." campus. USGA president John would be campused for a certain New Innovations Emig stated that President Helf­ number of weekends. This would He does, however, envision sev­ ferich does not rule out the possi­ be the most equal system of punish­ eral added features. He wishes, for bility of legalized drinking at Ur­ ment, in all probability.