I Vol. 49 — No. 42 Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. Tuesday, December 12, 1967 Fleming says Why is this man smiling? Ram down SetOH Hall; \fordham has 'far Langheld leads with 28 Recent changes at Fordham came under close scrutiny in last By Tom Abinanti Sunday's New York Times MUKU.- Saturday night was joyous for Fordham basketball ziiio and, despite much praise, fans. The Rams chalked up their first victory and Bill the judgment was not exactly Langheld sunk his first field goal of the season. A crowd favorable. • of 3,100 highly partisan Seton Hall fans saw the Rams Alumnus Tom Fleming, the take the lead at the opening tap and keep it until the final novelist and free lance writer buzzer when the score read: Fordham 94, Seton Hall 87. who authored the much awaited Led by Langheld, Bob Kellert article, concluded that "... Mc- and Ken Parker, the Rams com- Laughlin's remark ••ibout being bined a fast run-and-shoot. oi- Protest ban the last Jesuit president may fense with a tight defense. Lang- turn out to be not merely a held, who had been 0 for 11 SUCKS, but a harsh prescription aginst Yale, scored 28 points, 17 redefined if Fordham's American reach is in the second half. Kellert com- ; cviT to exceed its Catholic plimented Langheld with 25 by Hershey •,'rasp." points and 17 points in the first half. Parker sparked the defense by Steve Meyer Earlier in the article Fleming with 10 of the Ram«' 47 re- Draft registrants who engage wrote that "Fordham has taken bounds. in "lawful protest activities" dramatic strides forward in re- against the Vietnam war will not cent years but it started from Bill Somerset, 6'5" senior, and be penalized by having their de- so far backward a position that Larry Rovelstad, a 6'3" .junior, ferments canceled. were top scorers for the Pirates. it still has far to go." This was the essence of a joint Somerset had 20 points and 11 The article, in preparation statement issued Saturday, Dec. of the Setonians' 35 rebounds. since late May, was severely crit- 9, by Attorney General Ramsey Rovelslad had 18 points. ical of Fordham's religious j»st, Clark and Lieut. Gen. Lewis B. and emphasized the effect this Kellert scored the game's first Hershoy, director of Selective has on the current quest for two points with a jumper. That Service. The statement was is- "greatness." was the closest the Pirates were sued in response to the increasing Fleming quotes one classmate all night. Even the Pirates' best protest from the academic com- (C'50) who left graduation say- effort, coming with 5 minutes munity, civil rights lawyers, and in^, "never let me forget how let in the game, only brought some Senators against a letter much I hated this place." In his them within 6 points. sent by General Hershey to local own analysis Fleming argues With 13:45 left in the first draft boards dealing with "illegal that "the combination of indif- half, the Rams led 21-11 andactivity" by registrants, with de- ference io the mass and frustrat- Kellert was 5 for 6 from the ferments. ed fury in the elite explains the floor. Langheld got hot with 5:38 As regards lawful protest, the deplorable state ot Fordham's left and hit his last five shots statement said the following: alumni support.". of the half. Fordbam led at half- "Lawful protest iu'ljvltlrs, He attributes this "fury" to time 56-40. directed to the draft or other essentially "parochial" teachers, The second half was like the natiouul issues, do not subject to the occasional, intellectual re- first. Fordham scored first and registrants to acceleration or any pression and to a "resolute pur- held its lead. Parker hit a foul other special administrative ac- suit of mediocrity" by the Jes- shot, Somerset put in a jumper, tion hy the selective service sys- uits. Langheld and Kellert hit for two tem. The lawful exercise of rights As for the recent m o v e more points each. With 11:54 on of free expression ami peaceful towards greatness, Fleming the clock, Langheld missed his assembly have incurred ami will seems sour about that, too. "Too first shot after 9 straight bas- incur no penalty or other adverso. much of Fordham's revolution- kets, lie then followed up with action. These rights are guaran- •ziii'j; still looks inward," he a layup, a foul shot and •-.mother teed hy the Constitution. They -•ate*, ". it is still obsessively lavup and Fordbam had its larg- are vital to tlie preservation of involved with the Catholic est lead of the evening, 7iS-~>!). free institutions, which our men i-'lmrch and its internal hang- The Rams' victory saw four in Vietnam are liRhting to pro- ups and institutional ambitions." men hit in double figures: along tect." Fleming did praise the miss- with Langheld and Kellert, Mc- The statement did emphasize, ive effort to upgrade the faculty Laughlin and Witkowslci had 12 however, that both registrants 'mil to declericalize the Admin- and 11 points, respectively. Kel- and those not subject to the draft, istration. Father McLaiighlin, lert and Langheld each hauled who violate the Selective Service- himself, emerges as sort of a down nine rebounds. Act or illegally obstruct recruit- hero, a "maverick" who is very I'ATiiiOH McLAIIHHLIiV: A "iiuiverlck" according to Fleming The victory evened Fordham's ing and enlistment, would be sub- much responsible for all good at who says tluit "anyone who is in touch with (he kids of this era record at 1-1 while it dropped joc-'t to all penalties provided by Fordham and none of its evil. knows that an attempt to sell MHMlioerity phis rt'.lij;ion Is doomed." Seton Hall to 1-2. law. Two views of a radical 'out of joint' by. Jim MrCann l'(i ''M1' i'»"<' "'it ih< ne mt by John Mc(ilennon the war on internal advance* Communists on I oxlh mi Ki< id d i\ w.u "I nation il ]il«i,itin Hob* it Sthrer is •'! radical. nicnt." N"t .vet, but tin v II In mil th l< liould hi Vh'iu'd ill ,1 d.l >iu. 'I he inaiiacin^ editor ol' llitm- Turning liis attrntton to the •"•"("i, accord nit' to tin n>w"i (nuli-.l iiu t'ubiii u\ ilutin p n ts in I ' i, mi1 pnnidly noknuwl- niearis of demonstration, Sclieet* mi'iit's jnstltic ition of it VH t «i lei'itii'iite vitli.n t'r Cnii I'd td h' pulitit-al philosophy be- ur<:<'d dissidents to employ tl'.t? iI:Wi jiolicy. Oi o ml H ih ii ''M11 ''• '(' • nn i th' me h ilii ' >]»• i umul ol' oviM* :Jf)O I-'riday tactics of the <"omnv.-;s F'arty of Seheer, the bi udid \ jiitblul I Im \ if \i.d I. i in the (';iinpii-. ('enter l»alIronm. India durin!; that country's drive I'-i'ikinp, niaiim'inr i ditm i<l I" mi '' v ' i nlt'ii i!l\ i.f i u ' i I o act in • t reasonable man- tor independence. 1'nvl.s as he k|iol i to i \ni| i I Ii 1 mmtiv io|ii\.n it n <i in i i in act irresponsibly," said "Use your budie; inwtjunative- tbi'lic audienci ol ibnut (III] i i lutm l"i', ' \ -. flu \>.iin bean fed editor. "The ly," he said. 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Midwest, because of Its tmeon- *•'"•" Mflrc>|>i'illi linliry nf I'l.iil.-iin I" ill !b II !• II MM t !< c i pt the "wronj;" throry, ventiotnd vimvs and attacks on ""'"' Jil'.t dci'Ml'l Imld up I.,;, I'" I "I Ih ' i Ii ' i il 'h l!n ( old War is over. Speni.1 the the troveviimental eMliihllsUliirni., >*>o itiHion we ah' KiHMulin({ In (CWIIUHUIMI mi r«R<v $\ moral responsibility and power, in the hope that there is serious- Reviewing the 'tkink-in' ness about Greatness at Ford- To the editor: Letters to the Editor: hara. The consequence of evasion of us, faculty and students alik Is Fordham a groat univer- of resi/3nsibili1y is mediocrity at I think the majority Of J sity? To answer this question I best.