University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Observer, The, 1959-1972 Student Newspapers Spring 3-11-1968 The Observer Vol. 10, Issue No. 11, 03/11/1968 Gorham State College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/observer Part of the Nonfiction Commons, and the Other American Studies Commons Recommended Citation Gorham State College, "The Observer Vol. 10, Issue No. 11, 03/11/1968" (1968). Observer, The, 1959-1972. 49. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/observer/49 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Observer, The, 1959-1972 by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GSC ,Stage Set For"Mister Roberts'' by Cynthia Farrington has· assembled a large cast of clusion of World War II. The Setting takes place on a freighter tain's quarters and Mr. Robert's males which is required for the results create a realistic though in the Pacific during World War quarters. The Gorham State College ·show. Nineteen men and one comic atmosphere ·that is charac­ II. The setting itself is the ·largest The major roles are played by Theater will present its final woman constitute the dramatis teristic · of the language and ac­ constructed on the Gorham State Peter Curran as Lieutenant Roberts, production on March 14, 15, personae. tion attributed to the services. Theater stage and constitutes two Tony Cocco as Ensign Pulver, 16 and 18 in Russell Hall. The The play Mister Roberts is Mister Roberts was the first play levels which rise to a total height Peter Richards as the captain, production is the perennial favorite, based on the book of the same following World War II to depict of sixteen feet. The stage proper and Dean Richmond as the doctor. Mister Roberts. It ' consists of a name by Thomas Heggen. It the services in an unglamorized and the thrust stage are necessary '.fickets can be . acquired at relatively large cast in com­ is reported that Heggen, in order fashion. Basic heroics, honor and in order to house the large setting. the bookstore for students, faculty, parison with past productions at to capture the flavor and natural­ country have been deleted, and The audience will observe at and staff. Additional tickets can this college. Through the auspices ness of Navy language, actually in their place the audience ob­ various times both the exterior be purchased for $1.50. All ·seats of Tau Kappa Epsilon and Delta took tape recordings of bull ses­ serves the monotony and the foredeck and bridge of the ship will be reserved. Chi, Minor Rootes, the director, sions aboard ship during the con- ridiculousness of warfare. and also two interiors, the cap- @The Gorham State (ill Observer Vol. X Gorham, Maine .,...-- March 11, 1968 No. 11 .__ jl Observ~r Public?tion -~ Faces Finance Bite ~ At the Feb. 28 meeting of the cussion, it was . realized that all t - ~ Student-Faculty Committee on an organization needed for recog- - ~ . • Publications, two princ/pal items nition , was a constitutio_n. J_ •"', consituted the meetmg s agenda. Although the orga111zat1on has ••· ' Linda Corkrey and Dr. Ernest no means for a budget, they are · ~ -:. _. '1 Weeks, temporary editor and striving for at least one publica- ,,,,,;::-.. ·.·. ,· advisor, respectively, of the newly tion before the semester ends. - . originated Literary Publication, Having been recognized by the came before the committee seeking Student Senate, the Literary • ""' further steps to recognize and Publication now goes before the solidify their organization. Chair- College Council for final recogni­ man of the Committee, Reginald tion. Bowman suggested the organiza- The meeting's second item tion submit the names of pros- concerned the financial situation pective editors so the committee might vote on them. After dis- (Continued on Page 4) Co-ed of the Month Mister Roberts' Cast. Pictured above is the cast for the Gorham State College Theater Production of Mister Roberts. Left to right, Peter Richards, Ricl;iard Paine, David Ezhaya, Harold Mitchell, Mark Goodridge, Dean Richmond, Peter Curran, Marilyn Talarico, Robert Joy, Lawrence Sprague, Anthony Cocco, Peter Clifford, John Walker, Douglas Siddons, Nor­ ton Tripp, Bernie Baston. ( Photo by Johnson.) President Brooks Outlines Super-LI by Karin Thurber The merger will allow for a allocated enough money to cany more · coordinated educational on their financial needs whereas Wed., Feb. 28, at a convo­ system in Maine. For example, Orono, because it was larger, cation in Russell Hall, President a course not offered on the GSC was granted more money. A Kenneth T. Brooks discussed the campus may be readily available Board of Trustees which will merger of the five state colleges at UMP. It will also be possible control the school shall now to form the University of Maine. to transfer from one institution determine the best distribution The institutions involved include to another with little or no loss of money, thereby allowing more Gorham State, Aroostook State, of credits. and better financial aid for the Farmington State, Fort Kent, Before Gorham State College colleges. Washington State, and the U. and the state colleges unified of M. in Portland. with the U of M, they were not (Continued on Page 4) Miss Elizabeth Hersey, a senior Student Education Association Elementary Education major and State Pres. of SEA in her with an approximate 3.8 accumu­ soph. year; Newman Club (v-p, lative is the Observer's Co-Ed fresh.); Chorale; Junior Counselor; of the Month. Orientation Committee; Com­ Miss Hersey hails from Mil­ mencement Usher; and this year, linocket where she graduated Mc-Clellan House Committee and from Stearns High School. She Commencement Committee. was a National Merit Scholarship At the present, Betty is student Award recipient and was elected teaching at the Village Elementary to the National Honor Society School here in Gorham. Her in her Sophomore year. She is minors are Science and Social also a member of DAR. Sciences. At Gorham, Betty's activities Her special interests are sew­ have included: House Committee ing, reading, knitting, sports, and and Andrews Hall president; music. Gorham State College President Kenneth T. H. Brooks presents awards to Judith Shute and Pres. of Resident Women; Pres. Miss Hersey's future plans in­ John Waterhouse, the 1968 Winter Carnival Queen and King, while Mrs. Brooks and Master of Resident Women's Student clude teaching in the state of Maine. of Ceremonies, Paul Flynn look on. ( Photo by Johnson) Gov't; Freshman Treasurer of Page 2 OBSERVER March 11, 1968 RULE or IEditorials WITH-IT THI RoosT I by Patrick Ayotte I I Wed. evening, Feb. 28 was a day that will certainly go down Let's Walk Before We Run AT ROBIE! as a milestone in this college's perpetual search for improvement. A~ soon as we are old enough to understand, we are taught by fa the days preceding that night, our elders that we must "learn to walk before we run." Indeed a student activism was practically . very good lesson to learn. Such a sensible statement applies 'to nil, and the GSC campus was many facets in life. as apathetic as a British Embassy On February 13, Gov. Kenneth Curtis visited our illustrious cam­ tea party during the colonial pus. (Too bad he hadn't come the next day. If he had, we might era of the Empire. Students com­ either have a new furnace by now, or else Corthell Hall would plained here and there - usually have been permanently evacuated due to a lack of heat.) Curtis about such things as the cafeteria, "toured" our delightful campus, shook hands with prospective voters curfew hours and lack of things in the Lounge; visited our various "special education facilities," to do. The scene was colored, inspected our library and took a trip to Robie Hall, quickly be­ you could say, moribund - a coming known as "Robie Zoo" ( the animal not human connotation, whiter shade of pale. ladies). "The aim of this dialogue is After inspecting the women's lavatories in Robie, undoubtedly to case the communications gap the poorest in all the state colleges, Curtis left without seeing the between faculty-administration "animal and insect life" in the outmoded dormitory. and student body." With that Robie is infested with insects, bats, and mice. The most numerous heady statement clelivered, the of the insects dwelling in "sentimental" Robie Hall is the cock­ Public Affairs Club kicked off roach. The bats remain in the- attic unless an occasional straggler the first town (read: campus) decides to jump a girl in the hall. The mice have decided to live meeting of the minds. Such indi­ only in the walls,, refusing to , be seen in public. Incidentally, they, viduals as Miss Littlefield, Deans conserve their energies to chattering at night.) All humor aside, York, Sullivan and Dickey turned the situation is serious when girls find their bed-mates to be cock­ out as well as Messers. J. Whitten, roaches. Wise and Littlefield, Drs. Lacog­ I would like to view Gorham as a very progressive ·educational nata, Emerson, Southworth and institution. I would also like to believe that although Gorham is Neuberger. A sizeable number of progressive, it hasn't overlooked a few basics - one being that of students were also present in clean living. But I can't help but feel we have started running Corthell Lounge and many more before mastering walking. ' ' Costello Cites Money Lack drifted in and out obviously The contemporary issue in all educational circles in the State by Jean Richio brochures or to supply towels puzzled as to what was going of Maine is the Higher Education Bill, undoubtedly the best op­ or to provide clean practice gear on and why the gathering of portunity ever for Maine education.