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Pilot Sign Language Teacher
Certification Program Held Here
by Wanda Witczak
THURSDAY, APRIL 24.1975
ESTABLISHED 1892
VOLUME 84. NUMBER 14
to a nationally recognized professional organization such as
the N.A.D., the R I D . , or the
C.E.AS.D./C.A.I.D. The latter
g r o u p is t h e
professional
organization of executives and
of teachers for the deaf in the
U.S. Those participants w h o
met all the requirements that
were set up by the Pilot Certification Board were to be awarded Pilot Certificates that
w o u l d be good until January,
1977, by w h i c h time it is hoped
certification of Sign Language
teachers w i l l be done on a
national, permanent basis by
whatever organization eventually assumes the authority to
certify.
Eighty p a r t i c i p a n t s f r o m
various places, mostly along
the Eastern seaboard, w i t h t w o
from as far away as Detroit,
Michigan, and one from San
A n t o n i o , Texas, came to the
Workshop. To qualify for the
"Pilot Certificate," a person
had to (1) bring evidence of
having had at least three years'
experience in te.aching Sign
Language i n a r e c o g n i z e d
program of manual c o m munication; (2) pass each test
administered after a m i n i - m o d
lecture w i t h a score of 70 or
better; and (3) pass the expressive evaluation and interview as w e l l as a receptive test
given by videotape by the Pilot
Certification Review Board. A
total of forty (40) applicants
passed all mini-mods. O f that
number, 19 met all eligibility
requirements for the Pilot Certificate. T w e n t y - f o u r participants passed all but one or t w o
of the "crash course mods."
These persons, if they have
evidence of experience, w i l l be
given an o p p o r t u n i t y to re-take
those mods they did not pass
and go on to complete Pilot
C e r t i f i c a t i o n in a special
program to be held here May
3rd. A large number of participants interested in the teaching
of Sign Language had not yet
attained the minimal experience requirement w h i c h explains w h y they could not
c o m p l e t e the interview part.
To those of you Gallaudet
Students w h o are dissatisfied
w i t h the proficiency of your
professors' Sign Language and
w h o are often asked by your
friends, " H o w come my Sign
Language teacher is teaching
only one m e t h o d signing (or
a n o t h e r ) ? , " the recent Sign
Language Programs
Spring
W o r k s h o p may be a significant
stepping stone t o w a r d improving the quality of Sign
Language t e a c h i n g ! Q u a l i t y
Sign Language teaching w o u l d ,
in turn, train interested people,
including your
professors,
more ideally.
For the first time in history, a
Sign Language teachers' pilot
certification program was held
in Hail Memorial Building at
Gallaudet College March 21-23,
1975 The theme of the w o r k shop was: "Sign Language
Teachers' Crash Course and
Pilot Certification Program." It
was the first real step towards
issuing teaching certificates to
Sign L a n g u a g e
instructors
w h i c h the Pilot Certification
Board hopes w o u l d become a
permanent reality on a nationw i d e scale by 1977.
The
Pilot
Certification
package was intended to serve
as a model for some other
professional organization or
organizations to take over or
m o d i f y for national c e r t i f i cation
of Sign
Language
teachers. The package that was
put together and tried out at
the w o r k s h o p was the result of
last fall's Sign Language W o r k shop in w h i c h the majority of
the participants agreed o n
basic content areas that w o u l d
be important for Sign Language
instructors
to
be
k n o w l e d g e a b l e about. It is
about time to recognize the
teaching of Sign Language as a
profession as it is in high
demand in practically every
corner of the U.S. nowadays.
Of course, there are still
raging controversies regarding
various
systems
of
Sign
Language, but the Pilot Certific a t i o n Board at G a l l a u d e t
The "crash courses" given as
reached agreement on the goal
part of the w o r k s h o p consisted
of at least standardizing the
of mini-ectures and tests. The
qualifications of Sign Language
lectures were designed to give
instructors.
all participants a chance to
The w o r k s h o p program c o m review topics related to Sign
mittee, headed by Mr. Carl KirLanguage
teaching
and
chner. Assistant Director of the
professionalism.
Subjects
Kendall School and President
covered were: (1) Comparative
of the Registry of Interpreters
Sign Language by Mr. Dennis
of the Deaf ( R I D ) , did not inCokely, a Kendall School
tend to take the responsibility
teacher; (2) Psychology of the
of certifying teachers on Sign
A d u l t Learner by Mr. Carl
Language o n a p e r m a n e n t
Kirchner; (3) Linguistics by Mr.
basis. Rather the goal was to
Robbin
Battison
of
the
put together a trial plan for
Linguistic Research Laboratory;
evaluating knowledge and skills
(4) Deafness (originally to have
of individuals teaching in the
been c o v e r e d by Mr. )im
field that c o u l d be passed on
Stangarone from NTID w h o
was ill) by Mr. Kirchner; (5)
Lesson
Planning
&
Skill
Evaluation by Mr. Willard ).
Madsen and Mr. Larry |. Berke
of Sign Language Programs; (6)
Materials and Methods by Mrs.
Suzie Kirchner; (7) Principles of
Teaching a Second Language by
Mrs. Agnes Padden of the
English Department here. Participants also took a basic
English test administered by
Ms. Loraine DiPietro of Public
Service Programs. The latter
test was not scored to count in
the Pilot Certification.
Since the program was only a
beginning and never offered
before, it naturally was not
w i t h o u t . some problems, as
w i t h anything tried for the first
time. However, as Mr. Madsen,
D i r e c t o r of Sign Language
Program proudly stated: " W e
have received a lot of very c o n structive feedback. All of the
people c o m m e n t i n g have expressed great satisfaction w i t h
the efforts in spite of the few
problems that came up. The
o v e r a l l o b j e c t i v e of
this
w o r k s h o p was to see if what
w e put together was or was not
what should go inso a ;'orma!
certification package. W e think
this objective was reached,
thanks to the dedicated efforts
of all those w h o supported this
pioneering step."
A f o l l o w - u p meeting of interested professional organizations is expected to get some
g r o u n d w o r k set up for national
certification on a permanent
basis. The three organizations
r e p r e s e n t e d at the Friday
evening
program
which
preceded the Saturday w o r k shop all expressed agreement
on the need for certification of
teachers of Sign Language. The
f o l l o w - u p meeting planned
soon w i l l include the panel
f r o m that night: Mr. T i m
Medina w h o represented the
N.A.D.'s Communicative Skills
Program in the absence of Mr.
Terry O'Rourke, Director, w h o
c o u l d n o t be t h e r e ; D r .
H o w a r d Q u i g l e y , Executive
D i r e c t o r of the C.E.A.S.D./C.A.I.D.;
and
Dr.
Lottie
Riekehof, Coordinator of Interpreter
Training
in
Sign
Language Programs w h o represented the R I D . in the absence of Mr. j i m Stangarone
w h o c o u l d not be present. The
Pilot Certification Board w i l l
also participate in addition to
invited guests. It is hoped that
the f o l l o w - u p meeting w i l l lead
into a larger meeting in w h i c h
selected Sign Language instructors w i l l participate to voice
their o p i n i o n s as to w h o
should
eventually
certify
teachers.
Hansel & Gretel
By Ella Mae Lentz
This old Grimm's story has
another new and interesting
version adapted by Jeffrey ).
Grandel for the first children's
theatre ever p r o d u c e d at Gallaudet College by its students.
This script comes from ideas of
several stories and versions of
HANSEL A N D GRETEL, including Grandel's o w n ideas. The
additions to the famous story
are the Forest Fairy and Fritz
the Cat, and a major change in
the plot is seen in the Mother,
w h o is a cruel stepmother that
died in the story. Mother seems
to be the only character in the
w h o l e play that is not "Flat."
She has changed i n t o a sweet
and apologizing mother in the
end. As for the general plot, it
is the same as the original
story.
The o n e - h o u r performance
had its first show on Monday,
April 21 at 10 a.m., and was rec e i v e d e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y by
about 700 kids from neighboring schools. Responses were
good because orange peels
were t h r o w n o n the stage intended for the w i c k e d , w i c k e d
w i t c h . Full houses are expected
for ail m o r n i n g shows this
week.
The acting is surprismgiy
good for beginners like Arlene
B l u m e n t h a l ( G r e t e l ) , Caria
Pereira (Witch), Chris Robinson (Fritz the Cat, also the darling of the show), and Karen
B a c h m a n ( m o t h e r ) . Robert
Ceesey as Father and Sylvia
Nystrom as the Forest Fairy
b o t h have had acting experiences in the past and d i d all right.
Tim O w e n s (Hansel) looks cute
in his outfit, but seems not to
k n o w what he is saying.
Costumes are in conflict w i t h
the play, I believe, although
they are beautifully designed
and blended. The family complains of poverty and starvation, the members are baref o o t e d , but their costumes are
made of expensive velvet and
patchless materials. Ignoring
this, it is interesting to note the
blending of colors for each
character. Hansel, Gretel,
Father and M o t h e r all are
c l o t h e d in various shades of
green. The Forest Fairy is clad
in a lovely purple dress matching the bluish forests of the set.
The W i t c h has pinkish and
blackish colors also matching
Continued on p. S
Joy in the Air
...was the theme of the 10th
annual Gymnastics Club H o m e
Show presentation, on Friday
and Saturday nights, April 18th
and 19th.
The 2 1/2 hour show, held in
Hughes G y m , was at 50 cents
per head, still one of the best
bargains in entertainment here.
It w o u l d be unfair to say she
stole the show, but guest gymnast Stephanie W i l l i m was u n j J e n i a b l y the star attraction.
However, the club itself put
o n an excellent show, led by its
veteran members. Tim Buell, as
usual, was brilliant.
A m o n g the
newcomers.
Lance York, M i k e Sweeney, and
Ed Krest s e e m t h « m o s t
promising.
This year's Gymnastic Club is
made up of 26 men and
w o m e n of w h o m 14 are experiencing their first year in gymnastics. They had a busy schedule this year. O n Feb. 14, they
performed for approximately
250 cub scouts and parents at
their annual Blue and Gold Dinner held at W h i t e Oak j u n i o r
High School. Feb. 23 and
M a r c h 22, the team c o m p e t e d
in p r a c t i c e m e e t s against
Georgetown, George Washingt o n , and Catholic University.
O n April 5th and 6th, they
c o m p e t e d against these same
colleges in the Metropolitan
Area A l l - C o l l e g e Gymnastic
Championships. Highlights of
the meet for our team were as
follows: Compulsory Routine
C o m p e t i t i o n — Jackie Craig
(7th out of 25) in Floor Exercise, Linda Meier (4th out of
17) in Balance Beam, Thiry
Roberts (4th out of 12) in
Vaulting, Lynn Rice (5th out of
19) in Unevens, Thelma Gonzales and Kathy Vogtmann
(2nd and 3rd out of 4) in
Tumbling, Lance York took AilA r o u n d honors; first in Vaulting, Parallel Bars, Rings, Floor
Exercise, Tumbling; and second
in Side Horse and Trampoline.
Rusty Roberts took second in
T u m b l i n g and thirds in Sitk
Horse and Floor Exercise. Mike
Sweeney took first in Trampoline, second in Rings, and
thirds in Vaulting and Tumbling. Ed Krest took second in
Floor Exercise. Seven men
competed.
In O p t i o n a f
Competition
Kathy Vogtmann placed fourth
in Unevens (11 contestants),
Brenda Liebman placed third in
Balance Beam (10 contestants),
Linda Meier and Brenda Liebman placed f o u r t h in a threeway tie for Floor Exercise <12
Continued on p. S
PAGE 2-BUFF & BLUE
Confessions of o H earing Undergraduate
or, You Have to be Jeff to Understand
(Apologies to W. Madsen)
By )eff Braden
Part I
The weeks have hurried by
since I arrived at Gallaudet
College as a Special " H e a r i n g
U n d e r g r a d u a t e " Student, in
August, 1974. The weeks, in
fact, have become months; and
the months are n o w almost
one school year, t w o semes­
ters, lust four weeks from the
time I w r i t e this, three from
w h e n you read it, my career as
an undergrad at Gallaudet w i l l
come to a close Before that
happens, I have a lot to d o , in­
cluding finals, term papers, and
perhaps most important, ex­
press my impressions of Gal­
laudet I've decided to d o this
in t w o parts, the academic­ad­
ministrative aspects, and the
social aspects In this issue, I
w i l l focus o n the former.
Many persons, usually Gaily
students, have asked me " W h a t
do you think of Gallaudet?"
n/eaning "Gallaudet is easier
than the hearing c o l l e g e s ,
right?" To this I have t w o ans­
wers: yes, and no.
Compared w i t h other private
colleges of its size. Gaily is in­
deed somewhat "easier." C o n ­
sidering the student e n r o l l ­
ment, and especially
the
faculty/student ratio, Gallaudet
could
indeed
become
a
tougher college. I am not going
to attempt to argue the ' w h y s '
and ' w h y nots' of the situation
(e.g., I k n o w that many preps
enter w i t h poor English, and
that is a battle). I am just saying
that I do, in general, believe
teachers are less d e m a n d i n g
here.
However, I also said " n o , "
Gaily isn't easier than hearing
schools. Some, like the Univer­
sity of Wisconsin at M i l w a u k e e
(I am speaking from my o w n
experiences here), are very
similar to Gaily in course c o n ­
tent, and just as easy. There are
many 'easy' colleges, that are
much less challenging than
Gaily, scattered around the
country. I hate to cite a cliche,
but it's true: college is w h a t
you make it. W e , as students,
can really become involved in
our research, activities, etc.,
phere pervading it. This is nice,
and then college w i l l be a chal­
in that it allows for a personal
lenge. O r w e can do the m i n i ­
touch between staff, faculty,
mum,
pass, avoid activities,
and students, but it is also very
and b e c o m e bored. The choice
dangerous. Criticism of a per­
is ours. Also, d o n ' t d e p e n d on
son's performance becomes a
teachers for motivation. I've
persona] criticism, i.e.: Presi­
f o u n d that many of them feel
dent M e r r i l l d i d something I
" Y o u students were the ones­
did not like, therefore people
that w a n t e d to come here; you
think I hate President Merrill.
should already be m o t i v a t e d . "
Also e m o t i o n s or feelings be­
They have a point.
come rumors, and rumors be­
Regardless of how equal or
come facts. I know of a grad
unequal this college is, there
student that was almost kicked
are a few things that I have no­
out of the college. A secretary
ticed d u r i n g my stay here that,
to a Dean d i d not like his atti­
in my experience, really set
tude. A r u m o r started, and it
Gallaudet apart from the other
later became a " f a c t " that he
four colleges I have attended.
was a cheating, lying snob that •
The first, and foremost, is the
was d e m a n d i n g back pay,
paternalistic,
semi­superior
w h e n all he d i d was ask a ques­
attitude of many of the faculty
tion!
and administration. Let me cite
O f course, the deaf c o m ­
an example.
munity is famous (or infamous)
A few weeks ago, an article
for this, so 1 d o u b t that I need
appeared under the heading
to delve further into the matter.
Radio Show, my c o l u m n in the
M y classroom expressions
Buff and Blue. This was a not­
are varied, and range from total
so­subtle satire on religion, in
b o r e d o m , to outright disgust,
the form of a mock sermonette,
to some of the most revealing
including a commercial. After
experiences of my life. Perhaps
its p u b l i c a t i o n , reaction was
I should start w i t h them in or­
varied, but easily the most
der.
astounding reaction I had was
First, the b o r e d o m . I have sat
from hearing teachers, adminis­
through many a classroom ses­
trators, and graduate students,
sion, w a t c h i n g hearing teachers
saying " I liked it, but I d o u b t
struggle w i t h their sign lang­
that many of the students w i l l
uage in an attempt to repeat
understand it." If you w i l l ex­
what was in the reading assign­
cuse the expression, that's a lot
ment. I say hearing teachers
of bullshit. Enough students
probably because I am not re­
understood it enough to make
quired to pay attention as
comments o n it, ranging f r o m
much to them as I am deaf
" I laughed my butt off" to
teachers. I can close my eyes
"Don't take the Lord's name in
and still hear them. However,
vain!"
deaf teachers are not i m m u n e
W h i l e it is true that many
to this criticism. I have been
deaf persons d o n ' t understand
fortunate in the ones I have
or enjoy abstract jokes and
had but my other colleagues
satires, it's still true that w e are
assure me that they can be just
college students first, deaf
as repetitive. I think this gets
second. Rather than talking
back to my earlier point about
d o w n to students, teachers and
the l o w expectations that the
administrators might w e l l d o teachers have about deaf stu­
better to start talking straight to
dents. It becomes a self­fulfill­
students. I d o believe that
ing prophecy: 'they can't u n ­ ­
these persons I am referring to
derstand,' 'I have to repeat it,'
are in the minority here, but I
etc. The students realize they
think that it's a large minority are not expected to work, they
nonetheless.
become bored, and then d o
Gaily also differs from other
not succeed. Neither is happy.
colleges of my experience in
I have, from time to time, felt
that there seems to be a " o n e disgusted at the lack of signing
big happy family" type atmos­
ability of teachers. I have been
lucky enough to have normal
hearing ability, so I can hear
what they say. What they say
and what they sign are often
t w o very different things! I am
no expert but I think that I
c o u l d interpret for them better
than they, as tenured faculty,
can sign. This is a small minor­
ity, but in my o p i n i o n it is one
that should not be here at all
(see Radio Show, 3rd issue).
Also, I have been told a few
times that " Y o u should d o bet­
ter. You are hearing." Again,
excuse the expression, horse­
shit! M y English might be bet­
ter, yes: It is my natural lang­
uage. But that does not give me
any greater mental capacity! A
few hearing and deaf teachers
have told me that, as w e l l as
some students. To them I say:
think about what you are say­
ing.
I think it w o u l d be fitting if I
closed w i t h one of my favorite
anecdotes about my experi­
ence here. M y friends have
heard it before, many times, but
I write it here for those w h o d o
not k n o w of it. I think it speaks
for itself as one of the most re­
vealing experiences of my life.
Having entered Gaily in the
fall, I signed up for a course
that I thought w o u l d help me
improve what I thought was
my excellent signing ability. Af­
ter having spent three weeks in
the class, w h i c h was c o n ­
ducted as m u c h as possible in
Amesian, I quickly discovered I
knew nothing about sign lang­
uage. I also knew n o t h i n g
about what was happening in
class. After three weeks of
guessing, most of the time in­
correctly, about what was hap­
pening, I decided I'd better
meet w i t h the teacher and ask.
I waited after class, then met
the teacher as he was leaving
the room. I hesitantly signed " I
d­o, not/not um understand,
ah, what/what i­s go­ing on i­n
c­l­a­s­s." He smiled and
signed " N o w you know what it
is like to be deaf like us."
Had I k n o w n enough sign
language at that time, I'd have
held my hand over my throat
and slowly close it into a fist.
What is it like, to go into the
Rat
A n d be deafened upon entry
by the musical roar
To see others laugh at the
tale of a hand
Hurrying to share life's ex­
citements and joy
W h i l e you stupidly stare, u n ­
comprehending?
You have to be )eff to under­
stand.
(Part II, the social life, w i l l be in
the next issue.)
ZPG
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BOUTIQUE"
"CONDOM
SEATTLE­(EARTH NEWS) ­
The Zero Population G r o w t h
organization, dedicated to
limiting population expension,
has g o n e i n t o t h e r e t a i l
business here, selling ­ but
w h a t else? ­­ condoms.
The o r g a n i z a t i o n o p e n e d
w h a t they call a " c o n t r a c e p t i o n
b o u t i q u e , " specializing is just
about every short of n o n ­
prescription m e t h o d under the
sun
to
avoid
unwanted
pregnancies. The business is
operated as a non­profit enter­
prise, and so can sell its wares
at substantially lower prices
than the drugs stores d o w n the
street.
Julie F orbes, manager of the
shop, claims it's the only one
of its kind in the country. She
says that business w i l l also get
i n t o free family counseling and
a referral service for the c o m ­
munity. The name of the shop:
" T h e Rubber Tree."
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'Stop Food Waste'
Campaign Urged
As part of Ecology Week, The
thing so that w e can be sure
Student U n i o n asked the F ood
that it w i l l not end up as waste.
Service to sponsor a campaign
The slogan of the campaign is
to reduce the amount of food
best explained as "take what
that is wasted in the cafeteria.
you want, but eat what you
This is the f o o d that is taken,
t a k e . " This w a y , e v e r y o n e
but not eaten and t h r o w n
benefits.
away. The f o o d that is t h r o w n
How? Well, during this week,
away benefits no one: it causes
the cafeteria w i l l be checking
a drain on the world's food
the amount of wasted food and
supply; and it costs us money.
comparing it to past figures.
Many times w h e n w e go
Also, they w i l l be checking
through the serving line, w e
their orders to see how m u c h
end up taking such things as
money is saved by not having
bread, butter, sugar, etc. either
to order as m u c h . The amount
out of habit or because w e feel
of money that is saved w i l l
really hungry. What happens
c o m e back to you. It may come
then is that w h e n w e are full,
back in the form of steak more
often, or maybe lobster tails, or
many times there is still a lot of
ice cream, or whatever you,
food left o n the tray, the old
"eyes are bigger than the * t h e student, decides. F or exam­
ple, that $12,000 calculated
s t o m a c h " situation. Since the
a b o v e w o u l d be e n o u g h
food that has been served can­
money to permit food service
not be re­used, it must be
to serve lobster tail at dinner at
t h r o w n out. Although this may
least six times. So, basically the
not seem like a lot of food or
decision is ours. W e can waste
seem very expensive, w h e n
f o o d , or w e can be careful
things are added up, it can be
about what w e take and have
surprising. F or example, sup­
more special meals. F ood ser­
pose each student threw away
vice benefits also: not because
one slice of bread at each meal
it w i l l make more profits, but
for the w h o l e school year. The
because it w i l l be able to use
cost and a m o u n t of this wasted
money that is budgeted for
bread w o u l d be:
f o o d to buy those things that
the students want, and that
$ .02/slice X 3 meals/day x 7
means happier students. Last,
days/week x 34 weeks/year x
and very important, w e are not
848 students equals $12,194.24,
needlessly draining the world's
or a b o u t 22,000 loaves of
s u p p l y of f o o d by taking and
bread.
then t h r o w i n g away resources.
Therefore, even things that
So, take a minute and think
d o n ' t seem to be very expen­
before you take three or four
sive can add up.
desserts, or several slices of
N o w the purpose of this
bread, or even those five
campaign is not to force us to
glasses of milk. Isn't it a better
eat less. We've paid for our idea to take a smaller amount
f o o d and w e are entitled to it. and come back for more later?
Instead, the goal of this cam­ W e think so, and w e hope that
paign is for each of us to think you d o too.
twice before w e take some­
The Deaf Worker
In The H earing World
by Delia Fitz-Gerald
Last m o n t h the placement
center offered its fifth career
development workshop. T w o
different panels discussed the
deaf worker in the hearing
world.
Although the same general
questions were presented to
b o t h panels, the thoughts and
c o n c l u s i o n s w e r e very dif­
ferent.
O n e panel observed that
c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h hearing
workers was not that much
trouble. Both panelists agreed
that it was easy to initiate c o m ­
munication
with
hearing
workers. This panel seemed to
demonstrate a very positive at­
titude. Both panelists were sure
that they could
communicate.
O n the other hand, the
second panel noted that c o m ­
munication was difficult. These
panelists p o i n t e d o u t that
hearing workers did not act
concerned
about
com­
municating w i t h them. They
b o t h agreed that
hearing
workers s h o u l d assume more
of
the
responsibility
in
initiating c o m m u n i c a t i o n .
Bill Varrieur and Louise A r m ­
strong from the Co­op program
briefly explained the purposes
of their program. They both
pointed out that a student
c o u l d work for an employer
and earn both school credit
and iob experience. Through
the
Co­op
program
the
students can gain invaluable
experience in w o r k i n g w i t h
hearing co­workers.
Both panels presented some
very interesting and informa­
tive points. Naturally there
were some points of agreement
and some of disagreement but
the students felt both panels
were beneficial.
There was one problem. Very
few students participated in
the workshop. Possibly the
topic c o u l d have been presen­
ted in another way. W e at the
placement center welcome
suggestions as to alternative
ways the topic of the deaf
w o r k e r might be discussed.
W i t h input from others on
campus, w e can develop better
workshops that w i l l deal w i t h
the interests and concerns of
the campus. W e look forward
to responses f r o m others.
APRIL 24.1975-PAGE 3
Mouseketeers Sfill Kid Pleasers
HOLLYWOOD,
C AF
LI .­­
(Earth News)
­ To a lot of
people growing u p in the F if­
ties meant d u c k t a i l s , malt
shops, jitterbugging, a n d the
Mickey Mouse Club. The daily
visits w i t h the Mouseketeers
had most of us squatting in
front of our nine­inch screens
w i t h glaxed eyes fixed u p o n the
likes of Cubby, Karen, Cheryl,
Bobby, Darlene, Doreen, and
Annette as they tap­danced
their way to mouskestardom."
That was 20 years ago, but
those young, freshly scrubbed
faces are still w i t h us today.
The original Mickey Mouse
Club is back on the air this
year, syndicated nationally. The
return of the series has caused
many of the origiani twelve
Mouseketeers to renew their
friendships, and their obser­
vations about the Mickey
M o u s e years i n c l u d e some
rather spicy revelations.
Karen
Pendleton,
who
a l w a y s was c o u p l e d
with
C u b b y O'Brien, recalls that
" C u b b y was really my best
friend­­! didn't have anyone
e l s e ­ b u t w e had off­camera
fights all the time. C u b b y was a
grade ahead of me in school,
but I talked him into staying
back so w e ' d be together. I'll
bet he never forgave m e . "
Cubby, w h o was eight when
the show began in 1955, ways
that w h i l e the Mouseketeers
were protected by the Disney
staff ( " N o dirty w o r d s were
allowed to be spoken on the '
set"), they still " w e n t through
normal growing u p problems."
A m o n g the, puberty.
D o r e e n Tracy, w h o
now
works for F rank Zappa's record
label Disc­Reet, reveals, " A t
the time, I thought of Annette
and Cheryl as my closest
friends. W e were all very big on
these senior classmen (at Van
Nuys High) w h o belonged to a
car c l u b called the " H i g h
Hats." We w o u l d all go out
d r i n k i n g a n d s m o k i n g and
necking and kissing. W e w o u l d
make out in the cars and then
go back to the house and play
little obscene games."
Bobby Burgess remembers
that Annette F unnicello, w h o m
Darlene Gillispie n o w refers to
as " t h e one w i t h the really
good ears," was "extremely boy
crazy all of her life." But, con­
cedes Bobby, "She d i d n ' t like
the (boy) Mouseketeers. She
like the older cameramen or
Tim Considine (Spin of the
"Spin & M a r t y " segment of the
s h o w ) " Bobby is n o w a dancer
on the Lawrence W e l k Show.
Lonnie Burr was only 12
when
he
became
a
Mouseketeer, but he remem­
bers the extracurricular ac­
tivities of the group well. " W e
were at the Disneyland Hotel
(Shortly before it opened), and
the kids s o m e h o w ­ ­ ! d o n ' t
k n o w how they managed this
because the parents w e r e
pretty heavy­­but they arranged
an unchaperoned party w i t h
most of us in one r o o m having
w h a t was called at the time a
n e c h i n g p a r t y , or
petting
party."
Lonnie, like several other of
the boy Mouseketeers, made
Coors Wants
To Rezone
, ^t^Lobel
- Joseph Coors, owner of the
w o r l d ­ f a m o u s C o o r s Beer
brewery here, is in hot water
w i t h his neighbors ­ and it
isn't fresh spring water.
Coors General Counsel Leo
Bradley recently appeared
before the local planning com­
mission and asked to rezone
some 900 acres of South Table
m o u n t a i n several h u n d r e d s
yards s o u t h of the Coors
brewery. The 900 acres belong
to Coors and Bradley, and they
want to turn it into a quarry
and gravel pit.
The mountain under con­
sideration is not only a popular
landmark to the citizens of
G o l d e n , but is also w e l l ­ k n o w n
to drinkers of Coors beer. The
label o n Coors bottles features
a picture of the brewery, w i t h a
broad mesa in the background
w h i c h is part of South Table
mountain..
repeated plays for Anette. " W e
were the first Mouseketeers to
go steady," he laughs. " I t was a
very short time. Her father did
not like the idea of her going
steady. I gave her the ring, and
she gave it back to me at a
party about t w o hours later."
But, aside f r o m their social
■memories, the Mouseketeers
universally believe that they
w e r e part of an excellent
children's television
show.
Cubby, w h o has gone on to
b e c o m e a musician fot both
Carol Burnett and the Carpen­
ters, says, " W h i l e "Sesame
Street" is a very educational
show, our show was special
because kids can relate to
young people
performing.
That's w h y our old shows still
w o r k today."
Or, as Darlene­­now 23­­
puts it, " M y o w n kids are wat­
ching the show now. It's tough
for them to understand that
New York ­ (Earth News)
they're watching their M o m m y
For 45 Vietnamese orphans,
w h e n she was 14. They just like
their reception to the U.S. may
the show. That today's kids can
still appreciate a show we have p r o v e d a little over­
They
were
made 20 years ago indicates w h e l m i n g .
passengers
on
Playboy
that w e did something r i g h t "
Hugh
Hefner's
(NOTE:
This
story
was p u b l i s h e r
c o m p i l e d from interviews by private, customized DC­9 jet,
the Big Bunny, on a flight from
Larry Balmagia of the UCLA
Da/7y Bruin, and Lew Erwin for San F rancisco to New York. A
Playboy
s p o k e s p e r s o n said
EARTH NEWS RADIO.)
Hefner provided the plane as a
gesture of g o o d w i l l , and didn't
really expect any p u b l i c i t y
Since the plane is only equip­
ped to seat 39 passengers,
some of the kids had to stretch,
out o n Hef's 7­foot circular
Big Bunny
+
The American
Red Cross.
The Good
Ne«hboi:
bed.
Can't you spare a bite
tosavealife?
The threat
ofsevere
malnutrition or
even starvation
faces about 400
to 500 million
children living
in the poorest
countries of the
world. The
situation is so
grave that the
United Nations
Children's Fund, UNICEF, has declared a
Worid Child Emergency and must find an
additional $80 million to help meet it in the
next 15 months.
Individual contributions, no matter how
small, are the children's main hope for
survival A contribution of $1.00, the average
cost of a hamburger, french fries and soda,
can buy a year's supply of multi-vitamins for
a child in a crisis country. $15 can bring
supplementary food and health services to
five children for a month.
Can't you spare a bite... to save a life?
Please send your contribution today. Mail to
UNICEF Worid ChUd Emergency, 331 East
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Dear Editor:
In reference to the article
"Satisfied W i t h Grades", I
w o u l d like to c o m m e n t on the
various responses from the
students. This is in no way an
attempt to support or oppose
anything that has been said. My
intention is to be neutral. I
think that the question asked is
good for the students. W h o
k n o w s , s o m e day
undergraduates might have an opp o r t u n i t y to evaluate their
teachers. W h i l e in graduate
school myself, every student in
the class was a l l o w e d to
evaluate his teacher at the end
of the course w h i c h helped or
prevented the teacher from advancing in his profession.
One format important to
teacher - made tests is the
c o m p o s i t i o n of the group.
Items where all, or almost all,
respondents choose the same
alternate lacks discrimination
p o w e r . If s t u d e n t s answer
items ranging between 40 80%
then the »est is considered g o o d . Y o u c a n n o t
decide if a score of 75 is high,
low, or average unless you
k n o w the scores of other
students w h o took the test.
Teacher - made tests are used
w h e n the emphasis is on determining if specific curriculum
goals have been met w h e n
comparing students to their immediate peers, such as w h e n
assigning grades. In any test it is
w e l l to begin w i t h several relatively easy " w a r m - u p " items,
those that allow the students to
get in the swing of the test and
build their confidence. The
most i m p o r t a n t
educational
achievement is c o m m a n d of
useful knowledge. C o m m a n d
of knowledge does not guarantee success, happiness, or
righteousness, but it helps. To
measure a c h i e v e m e n t effectively the classroom teacher
must be a master of the k n o w ledge or skills to be tested and
a master of the practical arts of
testing. It is unfortunately true
that some people w h o have
certificates to teach lack one or
more of these prerequisites to
good teaching and
good
testing.
A teacher can plot test
scores on a curve to help
evaluate his skill in making
tests. If the distribution is " S "
shaped the test c o u l d be c o n sidered good. If the distribution is skewed to the right or
to the left or indicates a rectangular distribution, there is
something w r o n g . A good
teacher w i l l recognize this and
try to d o something about it.
There are many kinds of tests
that can be made. Many tests
test different things. Power
tests have items of increasingly
difficulty and there is usually
no time limit. Speed tests are
ones in w h i c h the items are so
simple that everyone taking the
test c o u l d correctly answer all
items, giving sufficient time.
Speed tests u s u a l l y a l l o w
90%
of the students to finish
it Because true - false items are
largely restricted to unambiguous factual material their
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usefulness is limited. True false items are easily scored
and relatively easy to construct,
certainly m u c h easier than
multiple - choise items. The
True - False tests of all techniques of objective measurements is the least flexible the
most limited in the behaviors it
can measure, and one of the
most difficult to handle effectively.
Responses to essay questions
md>« reflect attitudes, creatively,
and verbal fluency - factors
that may or may not be
relevant to the purposes of the
testing. The disadvantage of the
essay format becomes readily
apparent w h e n scoring begins.
It is time c o n s u m i n g and the
teacher might grade a paper
differently because of different
opinions. Essay exams d o not
provide as accurate sampling
of the content domain as does
the same time devoted to
multiple choice or other " o b jective" items. The essay type
can be used for giving the
student
opportunity
for
organizing his ideas, for expressing his thoughts, and for
thinking out for himself the
nature of important problems
a n d their s o l u t i o n s . Some
m i s c o n c e p t i o n s of the test
constructions is the belief that
only essay tests are useful for
measuring the developing of a
student's
higher
mental
process; that a test score
shoOld indicate what proport i o n a student does know of
what he ought to k n o w : that
mistakes in scoring is the main
source of error in test scores.
Objective tests are likely to
yield somewhat more reliable
scores than essay tests. The
score on a test is determined
principally by the ability or
knowledge of the person w h o
takes it, but the score is also affected by the inaccuracy of the
test itself.
C o m p l e t i o n items are most
c o m m o n l y used for finding out
w h e t h e r the student knows the
definition of terms and are
most successful in measuring
the acquisition and use of
vocabulary. The m u l t i p l e choice
type
of
problem
presents a very flexible kind of
p r o b l e m situation and contrary
to a c o m m o n misconception, it
c a n be u s e d t o a p p r a i s e
thinking skills as w e l l as simple
recognition skills. The mat-
ching item is a special form of
the multiple-choice item and
one w h i c h is considered to
have relatively little value as
measuring device. All multiple
- choice tests should have at
least four items to choose from
to make the test reliable.
If an exam consists of 100
objective test items and one
student makes 80 correct responses, then he has surely
made twice as many correct
responses as a student w h o
makes only 40 correct responses. There is nothing w r o n g
w i t h this statement as long as
w e regard the variable being
measure as the number of
correct response. In this case,
w e have a ratio scale w i t h an
absolute zero, representing no
c o r r e c t responses. O n the
other hand if w e regard the
variable being measured as
knowledge of the content then
w e w o u l d be in error in c o n cluding that the student w i t h a
score of 80 has twice the
knowledge that a student w i t h
a score of 40 has. If w e regard
scores on tests as measuring
some variable other than simply the number of correct responses to the items in test w e
have at best an interval scale
w i t h an arbitrary origin and not
a ratio scale w i t h an absolute
zero.
W h e n I took a course in
Trigonometry during my freshman year at a hearing college,
all of the students in this particular class had either D's or
F's. All of us were expecting a
final grade of F. Instead, all of
us received a "C" grade. This
showed some compassion on
the part of the teacher and if a
teacher really teaches there is
seldom failure, or some learning does take place regardless
to test scores. It w o u l d be
easier or better to blame no
one.
S o m e t i m e s it is the
teacher and at other times it is
the student.
lames D. Magness,
Placement Counselor.
FORPEOPIE'
WHONEBIPEOPLL
The Ameiican Red CroH.
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APRIL 24.197S-P,
K I:
Klopp'mg's Informers?
by Jeffery P. Bra(]en
Circulating around campus
recently was a new "brand of
'narc' rumor. Such rumors are
c o m m o n p l a c e , and vary from
one to six hearing narcs, three
to ten deaf narcs, and a host of
other ' d o n ' t trust so-and-so'
gossip.
This particular rumor had it
that Dean Henry Klopping, of
Student Life, had an organization of informers, primarily
students w i t h some supervisors, w o r k i n g for him to
collect information on persons
w h o use drugs. It was said that
these informers, in return for
information, w o u l d be granted
immunity from harrassment or
legal consequences.
This story was checked out
w i t h a few sources, w h o c o n firmed the bulk of it, but
declined to provide concrete
information. The next step was
to interview Dean Klopping for
his comments on the matter.
W h a t follows is a condensation
of the interview.
W h e n told about the rumor,
Klopping responded
with
"Absolutely not. Whoever confirmed that was not telling the
t r u t h . " Klopping continued to
say t h a t h e was
deeply
distrubed that such rumors
existed, and he categorically
denied any association w i t h
them.
Q : Are there any informers,
and if so, are you actively encouraging them?
A: No. I d o n ' t even handle
situations like that. Any information I receive is given immediately to Dr. Phillips.
Q : D o you or the College ever
'pay' for information, either
w i t h money or favors?
PLAY, from p. 1
the pink and blue forest and
flowers.
Some choreography work is
f o u n d and they are enough and
nicely done — not t o o much to
change the play into a musical.
O n e major achievement of
t h e p r o d u c t i o n is p u t t i n g
readers o n stage as part of the
cast. The readers are Karen
Bachman and Chris Robinson.
The idea is fabulous and successful and I look forward to
more like this. Another interesting thing in the production
is the use of understudies — or
role changing — or whatever it
may be called. Sylvia Nystrom
changes roles w i t h Karen Bachman for some performances.
So d o Caria Pereira and Linda
Melnick. W o n d e r what w i l l
c o m e out of this? W e ' l l see.
Overall, I believe this prod u c t i o n is a cute, nicely done
child's fantasy ( w i t h need of
more rehearsing) — and a truly
successful experiment. There
should be more like this in
c o m i n g years.
M y compliments to Jeffrey
Grandel for his creativity and
to his people in the cast and
crew.
GYMNASTS, from p. 1
contestants), Kathy Vogtmann,
Thiry Roberts, Linda Stemper,
and Thelma Gonzales placed
first, second, third, and fourth
in Trampoline (4 contestants),
and Thiry Roberts and Linda
Meier placed first and second
i n T u m b l i n g . Roberts also
A: Absolutely not. In no way
have I ever d o n e such a thing,
nor has the College, to my
knowledge.
Q : D o you then deny the existence of these "Kl's"?
A: What's a " K l " ?
Q : Klopping's Informer.
A: Absolutely.
Q : Does the College have any
system of informers?
A: Absolutely not. There is no
one on campus at this time, to
my knowledge.
Q : Have you or the College
ever actively solicited information about drugs via informers?
A: N o . That is to say, if you
d o n ' t consider the policy
w h e r e w e are to send all
students a paper allowing them
to anonymously give us information solicitation via informers. Other than that, no.
Q : W h a t w o u l d you do if a
student came to you w i t h i n formation about d r u g abusers?
A: That depends. If he is using
t h e m , I w o u l d refer him to the
counselling and/or medical services here. If he knows of
someone using them, then I
w o u l d encourage him to gell
his 'friend' to go to these services. If someone comes to me
and says he knows of someone
selling drugs, then I refer that
information to the Dean of
Student Affairs, Dr. Phillips,
and he handles them as in the
college policy.
(According to this policy, the
Dean and a member of the
security force are to enter and
search the student's room, w i t h
or w i t h o u t
notifying
the
s t u d e n t a n d / o r asking the
student's permission. Everything is to be searched except
private property; i.e. suitcases,
j e w e l r y b o x e s , etc. These
placed second in Trampoline
and third in Vaulting. M i k e
Sweeney placed second in
Vaulting and Rings. Ed Krest
placed second in Floor Exercise
a n d Rusty Roberts p l a c e d
second in T u m b l i n g and third
in Floor Exercise. (Five men
c o m p e t e d in the various
events.) Roy Collins, Al Walla,
and Ron W i l l e n b o r g were u n able t o compete due to injuries
and illness.
O n March 25, the club perf o r m e d for the entire Camp
Spring Elementary
School
(hearing and deaf children) and
on A p r i l 1 1 , they performed for
Greenbelt Center Elementary
School (hearing and deaf children).
GUEST GYMNAST. The Gallaudet College Gymnastic Club
has invited ten year old Miss
Stephanie W i l l i m t o perform
w i t h them in their annual
H o m e Show in hopes that various Gallaudet organizations
may b e c o m e i n t e r e s t e d in
helping to sponsor Stephanie
in her efforts to represent the
U n i t e d States in the 1980
O l y m p i c Games. Stephanie,
w h o is hard-of-hearing w i t h a
50 percent hearing loss in her
right ear, has only been c o m peting for a year and a half, but
in that time she has w o n the
East Coast Junior T u m b l i n g
Championships at age 9, w o n
the vaulting event w i t h a score
of 9.2 in a meet in A l l e n t o w n ,
Pennsylvania w h e r e over 600
girls c o m p e t e d , w o n the c o m pulsory events in a meet where
she was c o m p e t i n g against girls
require a search warrant.
Remember, this can all start
from a rumor. |PB)
Q : Getting back to a person
giving you information about
another student. Suppose you
have strong suspicions that the
other student is a head. W o u l d
you call that student in?
A: Yes. I'd warn him of his
behavior and its consequences,
and encourage h i m to go to the
counselling center.
Q : What if he refuses?
A: There's nothing 1 can do unt i l he's caught. T h e n Dr.
Phillips w o u l d handle it.
O t h e r comments in the i n terview i n c l u d e d Klopping's
emphasis that " I don't d o
things like that. If I d i d , I'd have
a huge double standard." He
also stressed that no one in or
representing the administration
has entered a student's room
concerning drugs this school
year. He later changed that to
say " w i t h the exception of
d o r m supervisors, w h o are
supposed to check things out."
Klopping
then
added,
" H o w e v e r , just because w e
haven't (entered a student's
room) yet this year doesn't
mean it w o n ' t happen this
week or in the next few
weeks."
Each side has been stated:
those that claim Dean Klopping has a group of informers
gathering information
for
another " M a y Day Massacre"
like last year's; and Dean Klopping
stating
"Absolutely
not...I'd have a huge d o u b l e
standard if I did. A n y o n e w h o
said that w o u l d be telling an
untruth."
Time w i l l tell w h o ' s right and
w h o ' s wrong.
as m u c h as 4 years older than
herself, has an average alla r o u n d score of 8,75 (Olympiclevel qualifications are 8.6),
and is one of a handful of
A m e r i c a n w o m e n w h o can do
a d o u b l e twisting back somersault On the floor.
Her coaches, O l y m p i a n Greg
Weiss and his National USA
C h a m p i o n wife, Margie, believe Stephanie has the potential to w i n a gold medal at the
1980 Olympics. To d o this
Stephanie must enter hundreds
of competitions and clinics
held all over the nation during
the next 5 years w h i c h w i l l cost
an estimated $15,000.00 in entrance fees and plane fares.
Tax deductible contributions
may be made to the Stephanie
W i l l i m Travel Fund, c/o Mrs.
Jean Berube, Physical Educa
t i o n Department, Gallaudet
College.
Chaplain s Corner
What's A Real Surprise?
By Daniel H . Pokorny, ACSW
Chaplain to Lutheran Students
Since it is only a couple of
weeks after the celebration of
Easter (and the c o n c u r r e n t
c e l e b r a t i o n of Passover for
Jewish people)
I've
been
t h i n k i n g about surprises.
I w o n d e r if those lewish
people in the times of Moses
weren't just a little bit surprised
w h e n the last plague killed all
the first born sons of the Egyptians, but the believers of the
lewish people were spared!
Even more surprised was a
w o m a n many years later by the
name of Mary Magdalene w h o
w e n t t o a t o m b to perform the
burial anointing of her close
friend. When she got there the
t o m b was empty and there was
no body inside. N o b o d y could
have been more surprised than
she. W h a t
thoughts
ran
through her mind? It seems
that her first thought was that
someone had stolen the body.
She sees through her tears a
figure in the garden. She thinks
it is the gardener and asks him
where the body is.
The "gardener" was no gar-
dener at all! It was the Lord,
jesus Christ himself! Mary got
the surprise of her life! Mary
got and experienced a surprise
that GAVE her life!
There are all kinds of surprises. G o o d and bad There
are all sorts of reactions to surprises. G o o d and bad!
H o w d o you react w h e n you
are surprised? I w o u l d hope
that you w o u l d just accept
what the surprise brings and try
to see through it a way to grow
If it is bad, then you are
challenged to overcome. If it is
good then your challenge is to
make use of it correctly.
Still, the best surprise you
can have is to know that lesus
Christ is alive for Y O U and that
because He lives, you can have
a new life also. Then don't be
surprised if your w h o l e perspective changes.
You can read about it for
yourself in the words of the
Bible at St. l o h n 2011-18. W h y
did l o h n record this "surprise"? The answer in his o w n
words is.... " b u t these are written that you may believe that
lesus is the Christ, the Son of
G o d , and that believing you
may have life in His name."
Stained-Glass Graces
SUB Chapel Windows
There are now new stained
glass w i n d o w s in the chapel of
Gallaudet College. They are
there through the encouragement, skill and perspiration of a
large group of Gaily Fculty and
students and friends of our
college.
H o w did this project begin?
The S c h o o l of C o n t i n u i n g
Education has a course in how
to make stained glass w i n d o w s .
Dr. Rosalie Robinette of the
Physics Department took this
course
and
learned
the
method. A considerable n u m ber of faculty and students expressed an interest in this
project. At Christmas, the glass
itself was purchased in Greenw i c h Village, N.Y. The design
was w o r k e d o u t b y
Dr.
Robinette, Pastor Pokory, Rev.
Schauer and Father Richards
The final design is a colorful
representation of the major
symbols of traditional Chris-
tianity (the Cross) and of
Judaism (the Ten C o m m a n d ments), Shining on both Cross
and Commandments is a symbolic presence of God.
There are 24 panels of glass,
each o n e of w h i c h had to be
cut and leaded. It took about 8
hours of w o r k for each panel.
This does not include the
cleaning of the w i n d o w itself
after all the pieces w e r e
soldered together. The w o r k
was d o n e in the Office of Campus Ministries. Many students
and visitors w o u l d d r o p by to
offer help, encouragement and
even occasionally assistance!
After almost four months of
w o r k , the three large w i n d o w s
were installed and fully c o m pleted o n April 15th.
O u r College's Chapel is a
good place to pray in and a
good place to just sit and think
All those w h o worked to make
the
Chapel
even
more
beautiful hope you like it.
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Movies, Anyone?
UNICEF Progress Report
By Rocky Gomez
Doyle's books.
Biograph Theater (2819 M St.,
The American FUm Institute
N.W. Georgetown) has several
(AFI) at the John F Kennedy
good movies, but most of them
Committee for Unicef United
f o o d supplements were f l o w n United Nations list of countries
Center for the Performing Arts,
have no subtitles. Among the
Nations Children's Fund W o r l d
in from Europe. Longer term most seriously affected by the
is showing Sherlock Holmes
movies that might (possibly) inC h i l d E m e r g e n c y Progress
needs include the expansion of w o r l d economic crisis.
movies on Thursdays through
terest the Gallaudet students;
Report
- Second Quarter,
community-oriented
health
The government of Somalia
lune 19, 1975. The character of
April 24-27: M e l (of " Y o u n g 1975.
services to a total of 356 cen- first approached UNICEF in
Sherlock Holmes was w r i t t e n
Frankenstein") Brook's " T h e
ters as well as the provision of m i d - O c t o b e r requesting assisby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and
Producers" and "Blazing SadInflation,
population
basic medicines. Vitamin A tance for drought victims. In a
was p l a y e d by (the m o s t
dles" - both incomedy. May 1pressures, adverse w e a t h e r
capsules, and kits of drug and p r e l i m i n a r y r e l i e f
program
famous of all) the late Basil
4: Liza M i n n e l l i in the 8conditions, and shortages of
diet supplements. UNICEF is
UNICEF immediately forwarRathbone.
Academy
Award
winning
food and other
essential
also assisting home and village
ded drugs, medicines, and
The movies, dated back to
"Cabaret" - musical hit and
commodities are severely aff o o d p r o d u c t i o n projects, such
dietary supplements. UNICEF
1900, "Sherlock Holmes BafBernardo (of " T h e Last Tango
fecting nations, rich and p o o r
as cultivation of tilapia fish in
w i l l now help in the rehabifled", to 1971, "They Might Be
in Paris") Bertolucci's "The
alike. But for the poorest, most
rice paddies and growing soya
l i t a t i o n of d r o u g h t - s t r i c k e n
G i a n t s " There will be new
o v e r c r o w d e d countries, the
C o n f o r m i s t " - one of the best
beans for protein, upgrading
areas and assist the governprints of the Rathbone-Bruce
situation c o u l d be catastrophic.
primary education and increacinematography comparable to
ment's struggle to continue
classics: "The H o u n d of the
In these countries nearly 500
sing its relevance to rural life,
Federico Fellini, May 5-7, the
basic children's services in face
Baskerville" (many years later,
m i l l i o n c h i l d r e n w i l l suffer
and c o n t i n u i n g its program to
longest running film of David
they remade the same title w i t h
most.
provide safe water by sinking of chronic budgetary problems.
Lean p r o d u c t i o n of Boris
This special assistance program
Peter Cushing and Christopher
over
160,000 wells.
Pasternak's " D o c t o r Z h i v a g o "
Because of its experience in
comprises measures to strengLee) and " T h e Adventures of
w i t h a w e l l k n o w n cast. A n d
providing relief assistance and
For Bangladesh alone, an then health services, partiSherlock Holmes "
the great late lames Dean of
in helping developing c o u n e s t i m a t e d $10 m i l l i o n
is c u l a r l y in d r o u g h t - a f f e c t e d
A m o n g other movies are the
the 1950's: "Rebel W i t h o u t a
tries establish and maintain
needed through 1975 to enable regions; water supply and sanil o h n Barrymore (1922) verCause" and the Elia Kazan
essential services for their
UNICEF to help this devastated tation projects to help facilities
sions, and 1937 German veradaptation of the lohn Steinyoung, UNICEF is playing an
country
cope
with
its and applied nutrition projects
sion, "The Man W h o Was
especially
important
role
beck novel, "East of Eden",
multitude of problems.
for nomad families forced to
Sherlock Hf)lm(>s"
w i t h i n t h e massive i n t e r both filmed in the year of 1955
settle because of the drought.
Surprisingly, there are over
national
effort
to
meet
the
w i l l be s h o w n May 8-11, 1975.
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Approximately $2 million is
100 Sherlock Holmes movies
present
emergency.
The
Check the local newspaper
needed for UNICEF to fully imbas(>d on Sir Arthur Conan
f
o
l
l
o
w
i
n
g
is
a
brief
summary
of
for times and prices.
The Children's Fund recently plement its special Somalian
UNICEF's on-going relief efannounced a new program of program.
f o r t s as w e l l as its n e w
special assistance for childHonduras
programs to help children and
nutrition services in Sri Lanka.
mothers in the hungry nations
UNICEF has announced an
W i t h rainfall w e l l below normal
of Asia, A f r i c a , and Latin
throughout 1974 and spiraling expanded program of special
America
assistance to Honduras. It is
i m p o r t bills, Sri Lanka could
helping to rehabilitate those
n o w face widespread malareas
most affected by the
India
nutrition and a forced curtailrecent hurricane and floods
ment of essential social serand to meet the increased
During 1974 parts of India,
vices.
First place in the 1975 Better
needs arising from the current
particularly the northeast, exFor
the
past
years,
UNICEF's
Hearing and Speech M o n t h
w
o r l d economic crisis. UNICEF
perienced severe drought and
regular assistance has provided
Poster Child Contest w e n t to
is providing farm tools and simAs a result of the excellent
flooding. Although
natural
help
in
the
fields
of
health,
three - and pne - h a l l y e a t o l d
ple machinery, supporting orturnout at the c a m p u s - W o t i d
calanYiries are certainly not
education,
and
welfare.
Ertch Clark, a student in t h e
phanages and other child-weldrive several months a g f ) / y o u
new to the sub-continent, 1974
However,
in
light
of
the
c
o
u
n
Kendall Preschool
fare
institutions, equipping
and your immediate families
was a year in w h i c h floods and
try's worsening nutritional and
The contest is sponsored
nutrition and health centers,
are eligible to use the services
drought were tragically c o m economic
situation,
UNICEF's
nation-wide by the National
of the Red Cross b l o o d bank
repairing wells and sanitation
p o u n d e d by the deteriorating
program of special assistance
Association
for Hearing and
free of charge
facilities, and assisting in the
global situation.
w
i
l
l
now
emphasize
nutrition.
Speech
Action
(formerly
reconstruction of schools.
Please call the D C Chapter
In response to a government
Designed
to
meet
both
present
NASHA). As w i n n e r , Erich w i l l
This special
emergency
of the American Red Cross at
request for aid, UNICEF has anand
longer
term
nutritional
be featured on the poster
program w i l l cost $1.5 million
737-8100 for further
infornounced a program of special
needs,
the
program
w
i
l
l
help
to
nationally publicizing May as
mation To all students, faculty
assistance for c h i l d r e n and
expand supplertientary feeding through 1975.
Better Hearing and Speech
and staff w h o donated b l o o d a
mothers in designated f o o d
programs and stimulate local
month.
sincere thanks Your generosity
Other Emergency Situations
scarcity areas. UNICEF's initial
food p r o d u c t i o n .
has made it possible for the enrelief efforts to help feed and
This assistance is expected to
lire Gallaudet community to be
For many years UNICEF has
shelter some 370,000 children
cost $2.7 million. Donations of
protected
been helping children in InDick Meisegeier, Assistant and mother w i l l n o w be expannutritious foods for children
dochina
in a limited way
Professor of Sociology, spoke ded, bringing supplementary
are also being sought from
at Prince George's C o u n t y foods, health services, and
d u r i n g the civil wars. W i t h 1973
governments.
C o m m u n i t y College this week clean water supplies to t w o
ceasefire, the Children's Fund
discussing the social problems million children.
began a $44 million three-year
West Africa and Ethiopia
of the deaf and how Gallaudet
program
to
rehabilitate
UNICEF's overall
efforts
assists its students to adjust to t h r o u g h
-- The Library entrance floor
schools, hospitals, orphanages,
April
1976
are
For nearly t w o years UNICEF
their hearing loss
level w i l l be open until midand health centers in South
estimated to cost $25.8 million
has helped to meet the imnight on M o n d a y and W e d and North Vietnam, Laos, and
and will require approximately
mediate needs of the drought
nesday from April 21 - May 12
Cambodia.
100,000 tons of children's sups t r i c k e n sub-Sahara regions
Materials from the upper floors
Last August heavy monsoon
plementary food.
w i t h special
high-protein
may be used in the lounge and
rains caused the worst floods
The Business Office now has
foods, medical supplies, tranmedia room d u r i n g this time
o f this c e n t u r y in
Burma
a TTY w h i c h is located in Ac- Bangladesh
sport,
and
well-drilling
UNICEF
supplied
drugs,
counting The number is 709.
programs. W i t h rains easing the
medical equipment, blankets,
A TTY has also been recently
Bangladesh, one of the counsituation
in
most
areas,
and other assistance w o r t h
installed in the Post Office- The
tries worst affected by the
UNICEF will now shift its major
$200,000. In January,
North
number is 649.
current e c o n o m i c crisis, was
e m p h a s i s to r e h a b i l i t a t i o n ,
Pakistan
was struck , by an
once again faced w i t h severe
c o n t i n u i n g r e l i e f measures
earthquake w h i c h affected an
hardship. Floods of tremensuch as high protein food sitriestimated
70,000
people.
dous intensity destroyed one
b u t i o n where needed.
UNICEF's initial allocation of
third of its arable land. Over
UNICEF total effort through
$50,000 p r o v i d e d
blankets,
one million tons of its rice crop
1975 is projected to cost over
Rod Ferrell has been named
medical
supplies,
and
tents.
have
already
been
lost.
$18 million.
a Mary E. Switzer Fellow by the
UNICEF is launching its first
UNICEF provided boats and
National Rehabilitation Assoassistance p r o g r a m to the
vehicles for immediate rescue Somalia
ciation. As one of eight persons
newly formed African Republic
operations and diverted drugs.
selected. Rod w i l l participate in
of Guinea-Bissau.
Because of
Intravenous feeding fluids,
In
the
past
years
Somalia
has
the ' f i r s t M a r y E. S w i t z e r
the urgent needs arising from
pumps and spare parts from
experienced
prolonged
periods
Seminar,
to
be
held
in
the recently terminated war of
other regional projects.
of a b n o r m a l l y l o w
rainfall
Cleveland f r o m May 20th
liberation and the high rates of
A d d i t i o n a l medicines and w h i c h culminated last year in
through 23rd. The
seminar
illiteracy and c h i l d mortality,
severe drought. At the same
w i l l d i r e c t its s t u d y t o
UNICEF's
assistance w i l l be of
time
Somalia
also
faced
rising
VISIT
" D e f i n i t i o n s of Pathology, I m an emergency nature. W o r k i n g
THAT C I U M A T I *
prices on essential imports
pairment, Function Limitations,
THI OAT I X M I I I N C I I
in the areas of health and
such as food grains, oil, and
and disability, and Their Imeducation UNICEF's $200,000
UNISEX
p e t r o l e u m p r o d u c t s , all of
plications for Research, Pracprogram w i l l provide drugs a n d ,
which
led t o
increasing
HAIR STUDIO
tice, Policy, and Program."
medical equipment, vehicles,
budgetary
problems
and
the
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educational materials.
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of
Somalia
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OPEN SUNDAY
Second Quarter, 1975
News briefs
KDES Student Is
Poster Child
Blood Available
Social Problems
Library Open
'Til Midnight
New TTYS
Ferrell Named
Switzer Fellow
w?
I Lambda Rising^'
TWA Asks
For Domestic
Youth Fore
Trans W o r l d Airlines has proposed a domestic youth standby fare featuring a one-third
discount off regular coach rates
for travelers 12 through 21.
TWA, w h i c h has long supported the c o n c e p t of a youth
fare for travel in the U.S. and
across the Atlantic, already offers such a fare — w i t h savings
u p to 39 percent — between
the U.S. and Europe.
The special domestic fare,
w h i c h is s u b j e c t to C i v i l
Aeronautics Board approval,
w i l l be available from A p r i l 24
t h r o u g h January 3 1 , 1976.
Travel is permitted any day of
the week w i t h the exception of
certain designated holiday
periods.
Though reservations are not
permitted, tickets may be purchased any time "prior to departure. A y o u t h identification
card must be obtained from
the airline for a o n e - t i m e
charge of $5.00.
The transatlantic youth fare,
also available to persons 12
through 2 1 , is valid seven days
a week w i t h n o holiday restrictions and the ticket is good for
one year. Reservations can be
made w i t h i n five days of departure.
" W e are gratified that the
transatlantic y o u t h fare, w h i c h
w e proposed, was approved by
the CAB," said M A . Brenner,
TWA vice president of marketing planning. " W e hope the
Board w i l l be equally favorable
in its decision o n our domestic
y o u t h fare p r o p o s a l . "
Under the airline's proposal,
a one-way coach ticket from
N e w York to Los Angeles or
San Francisco w i l l cost $121, a
savings of $61 f r o m the regular
coach fare as of April 29, w h i l e
a trip from N e w York to D e n ver w i l l be priced at $86, saving
$43.
A New
York-Phoenix
ticket w i l l cost $107, a discount
of $54, and a N e w York-Las
Vegas trip w i l l cost $111, a
savings of $50 f r o m the regular
coach rate.
Transatlantic y o u t h travelers
pay $465 for a N e w York-Lond o n r o u n d t r i p ticket during the
peak season ()une t h r o u g h
August,
eastbound;
July
through September,
westb o u n d ) , $411 d u r i n g the shoulder period ( A p r i l , May, September, O c t o b e r - e a s t b o u n d ;
A p r i l , May, June, O c t o b e r westbound), a n d $387 N o v e m ber through M a r c h , eastbound
and w e s t b o u n d .
" T W A feels strongly that
younger travelers, i n c l u d i n g
those of college age, should
have the o p p o r t u n i t y to maximize the e n j o y m e n t and educational value of vacation time
by having the chance to travel
by air at m i n i m u m rates," Mr.
Brenner said.
Sports
Rugby - A Beer
Drinker's Delight
By Steve Larew
Ruck Ruck Ruck
Scrum Scrum Scrum
-uck -uck -uck
all might long
Hey Calla - uckindet
That is only part of the Gallaudet Rugby Song. The Gallaudet rugby team has reached the
halfway point of its spring season. The record stands at 0
wins and 4 losses but all the
games have been close. The
main problem has been a lack
of M a n p o w e r , especially at
practice.
Rugby is a combination of
soccer and football and is
played w i t h no protective
equipment except for m o u t h pieces. It involves plenty of
physical c o n t a c t and some
shedding of b l o o d .
W h e r e rugby differs from
other sports is that after you try
Banana Split
Sale is a
Success
By Melanie Yager
The Delta Epsilon Sorority
held its annual banana split
sale o n Tuesday through Thursday, April 8-10, in the cardr o o m of the Student U n i o n
Building. Both banana splits
and sundaes were sold, but
splits seemed to be the most
popular. A variety of syrups
and ice cream flavors, plus
w h i p p e d c r e a m , nuts, a n d
cherries, added u p to make
delicious splits and sundaes.
O n the final night of the sale.
Delta Epsilon's Dreamboat was
announced. Greg Harrison, a
senior, w o n the admiration of
the DE girls. He is a member of
the Kappa Gamma Fraternity
a n d e d i t o r of t h i s year's
TOWER CLOCK. W e feel that
he really deserves this honor.
Winners of the cash prizes
were also announced. Lynn
D u c k w a l l w o n the $5.00 prize,
Kirby w o n $10.00, and Eugene
Buta w o n $20.00. All in all, the .
sale was a success.
to beat the hell out of the other
team, you d o n ' t just give them
a polite handshake, but you go
to a party w i t h them. You drink
beer, sing songs, play games
and let the good times roll.
A w o r d of warning — these
parties are not for people w h o
embarrass easily
W e have hearing people w h o
can interpret the songs of the
other teams and then w e sing
and sign our o w n .
SOUND
INTERESTING??
Practices are held M o n d a y and
Wednesday at 6:00 o n Faculty
Row. It is a little late for this
spring but you can learn for
next year. You must practice at
least once before you can play
in a game. Anyone and everyone is welcome.
Sorry girls but w e d o n ' t have
a w o m e n ' s team yet. However,
you are w e l c o m e to c o m e and
w a t c h the game and then join
us for the party. W h o knows?
Maybe you w i l l be chosen as
the Rugby Queen!!!
BASEBALL NEWS
By Walter Molinder
Before the baseball season
started, the Was/i/ngtorj Post's
sports editor predicted that
Gallaudet w o u l d be favored in
the Potomac
Intercollegiate
Conference. Because w e have
many veterans like Scott Morrison, Jeff Bartholonffew, and
others, I think he may have
been right. W e certainly want
to capture the PIC title this
spring.
Following is the list of our
baseball players: Scott M o r r i son,
pitcher and co-captain;
Jeff Bartholomew, catcher and
co-captain; M i k e Hurst; Mike
Stewart; Rafael Guzman; Pat
Smith; Ira Gerlis; M i k e Muszynski; Tim Boydstun; Eddie Ewald;
Philip Gabony; Blair Bowman;
M i k e Wallace; Dennis Palka;
Joe Dannis; Walter Witczak;
and Walter Molinder.
The Gallaudet baseball team
outslugged visiting M o n t g o m ery-Rockville 18-16 in a game
that had 21 c o m b i n e d errors.
Pat Smith, our third baseman,
had three hits, and scored four
runs, a n d Rafael Guzman, our
shortstop, scored three times
These t w o were key players in
Saturday's game.
AAikita Hockey
School Set for
June 16-21
This s c h o o l w i l l be the
second attempt of the American Hearing-Impaired Hockey
Association, Inc. to provide the
best possible type of instruct i o n available anywhere for
young hearing-impaired boys
The s c h o o l , in M o u n t Prospect, Illinois, is very hopeful ol
attracting a large number of
h e a r i n g - i m p a i r e d boys this
summer and at least double the
n u m b e r (31) of the enrollment
last year. It is hoped that w o r d
w i l l spread around via the
" D e a f Grapevine" about this
excellent program for youngsters.
Bison Tliinclads Posting
A 5-4 Record At Midseason
After a g o o d early season
start, the Gallaudet men's track
team is sporting a current
(April 15) w i n n i n g record of 54, despite the loss of several
top-calibre veterans d u e to
slight injuries. Beginning w i t h
the G a l i a u d e t - H a r f o r d C o m m u n i t y College meet and culminating w i t h the triple dual
meet involving Mt. St. Mary's,
Loyola and the Bisons, the midseason status is good and can
be better. Scores of the nine
meets are:
Gallaudet 98, Harford 41
Gallaudet 52, T o w s o n 93
Gallaudet 68, M o n t g o m e r y
College 72
Gallaudet 77 1/2, U M B C 62
1/2
Gallaudet 82, W a s h i n g t o n
College 58
Gallaudet 76, Bowie 46
Gallaudet 49, Bridgewater 96
89
Gallaudet 74, Loyola 60
Gallaudet 45, M t . St. Mary's
Dual meets that remain on
Gallaudet's
schedule
are
Shepherd, Salisbury, L i n c o l n
and West Point Prep. Shepherd
is a newcomer; Salisbury and
West Point expect to give us
trouble; Lincoln is an up-andc o m i n g team.
The t o p point-getters have
been Danny Fitzpatrick, '78, in
the discus, Javelin and shot;
John M i l f o r d , '79, in the 100,
220 and 440 relay; and Terry
Berrigan in the long j u m p ,
triple j u m p and both hurdle
events. Real fine support came
from Ricky M a l c o l m in the 440
before a slight leg injury sidelined h i m for t w o weeks. Mark
Myers, '79, has c o n t i n u e d to
give Fitzpatrick the support he
needs. After a slow start in the
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100 and 220, Bernie Palmer,
'77, has s h o w n good results in
the 440, w h e r e he perhaps belongs. Haring, our prime longsprint king in '74, is out temporarily w i t h a bothersome
hamstring injury. His loss and
that of M a l c o l m have spelled
disaster for our mile-relay efforts. The rest of the team is
making the kind of progress
one expects of yearlings.
Fitzpatrick's best throws in
the discus are in the 130-135
range, w i t h better results exp e c t e d as seasonly
warm
weather arrives. M a l c o l m had a
wind-assisted 9.8 in the century and a legal 10.0 on April
15. Stiff headwinds and unusually c o l d weather have
limited him to no better than
23.2 in the 220. Berrigan's best
in the long jump and triple
j u m p are 20-9 1/2 and 42-2 1/4
The Bison 440-relay quartet of
Palmer, M a l c o l m , Haring and
M i l f o r d turned in an impressive
44.4 in the triple meet w i t h
Towson, Montgomery
and
U M B C o n March 25.
O t h e r g o o d marks registered
to date are: 158-8 in the javelin
and 44-8 1/4 in the shot put by
Fitzpatrick; 53.1 in the quarter
by M a l c o l m ; 41-9 in the shot by
Myers.
The Bisons travel to Emmittsburg, Saturday April 19 for the
19th A n n u a l Mason-Dixon Relays hosted by Mt. St. Mary's
College. Twelve colleges are
e n t e r e d , w i l h most of' the
events expected to be d o m i n ated by the Mount. O u r best
hopes are in the discus, triple
j u m p a n d the 440 and 880 relays. •
i
Radio Show
by " U n c l e leffery" Braden
N o w , kiddies, it's time to
gather r o u n d and listen t o " U n ­
cle leffery's Story H o u r " , w h e n
Uncle Jeffey tells all the good
little boys and girls of Gallaudet
College a story. Have you been
good children? You d i d n ' t
cheat o n any tests? You didn't
flush the toilet w h e n your
friend was in the shower to
burn h i m or her? You didn't
smoke any dope? No? G o o d ,
then all gather round the news­
paper and, if you have your
supervisor's permission, here's
Radio Show'5 " U n c l e leffey's
Story H o u r . "
O n c e u p o n a time, long, long
ago, there was an imaginary
land, called Deafland. The
people that lived there were
called Deafies, and they were
the same as you or me, except
that they c o u l d n ' t hear. That
meant they had to talk w i t h
their hands. They were pretty
good at that. Anyway, they
were happy people, and they
had jobs, and families, and
children, and even a college,
w h i c h they called Deaf U.
Some of the Deafies attended
Deaf U., and they studied im­
portant things like P.E., Sex,
Dope, Booze, just like you and
me.
However, Deafland was not
the only land. As a matter of
fact, there was a big country,
all around Deafland, called
Hearingland. The people of
Hearingland
were
called
Hearies
Deafiesand Hearies
stayed pretty much in their
o w n w o r l d , and were happy to
live that way Sometimes the
Deafies w o u l d venture out into
Hearingland, and the Hearies
w o u l d stare at them when they
talked w i t h
t h e i r , hands.
Hearies are nice, but rather
slow mentally, so they were
a m a z e d , a n d stared a n d
whispered about the Deafies.
They thought that the Deafies
didn't k n o w , so they laughed at
them Actually, most of the
time, the Deafies were talking
about and laughing at the
Hearies, so each laughed at
each other, and both were
happy.
So, life c o n t i n u e d this way,
until one day, a Hearie named
Fej decided he wanted to go to
Deaf U F ej really knew nothing
about Deafies, but he thought
he d i d , and so he applied to
Deaf U. He was so poor w i t h
his signing (talking w i t h his
hands) that the only ones that
c o u l d understand him were
other Hearies, but remember
Hearies are a little slow, so Fej
thought he was great. So, w h e n ,
the fall came, F ej packed up his
things and m o v e d t o Deaf U.,
in Deafland. It was the first
time he'd ever been out of
Hearingland. But, he thought
he was great, so he arrived full
of enthusiasm, ready to start in
Deaf U.
It didn't take F ei too long to
find out that Deafland and
Hearingland were t w o different
places. F ej was used to doing
" H e a r i n g " things, and Deafies
were used to doing Deafie
things. F ej wanted to get the
Deafies to d o Hearing things,
w h i c h was pretty stupid, but
remember what I said about
the Hearings before. He also
f o u n d out that he didn't k n o w
shit, I mean, nothing about the
language of the Deafies. He
only knew the Hearing version
of the Deafies' language, and
naturally
all the Deafies
laughed at the funny little
things that he put on the en­
dings of signs. Although he
knew the Hearing language
well ( w h i c h gave him an ad­
vantage at Deaf U., because
allthings were supposed to be
written in Hearie words), he
t h o u g h t t h a t because t h e
Deafies didn't understand it,
that made h i m smarter and
them dumber. In fact, some
Hearings even called Deafies
" D u m b " , a n d called t h e i r
language the Deaf ­ D u m b
language. Of course, the
Deafies were just as smart, but
many Hearies were too d u m b
to realize it. I mean stupid.
N o w , if you or I w o u l d have
found
ourselves
in
that
situation, what w o u l d w e do?
W o u l d w e try to force our ways
on the Deafies, and try and
make them be like us? O r
w o u l d w e accept the Deafies,
try a n d learn the Deafies'
language, and adjust to the
Deafies' customs? Any smart
person w o u l d k n o w the an­
swer, but F ej didn't. He tried to
force the Deafies to do what
he thought they should do. The
Deafies, w h o had this happen
to them all the time, decided to
ignore F ej, because, he didn't
understand their language and
the thought he was always
right, and all the rest of them
were w r o n g . W h e n F ej saw this
happening, d i d he catch on?
Nope. He continued feeling
superior, until soon the only
Deafies that c o u l d stand h i m
were the Imitation Hearies, a
group of Deafies that wanted
to be the same as the Hearies.
They talked w i t h mouths to
each other and pretended t o
understand each other, but
they d i d n ' t understand each
other any more than they u n ­
derstood F ej, w h i c h was zero
(or as the Hearies say, " z i p " ) .
N o w , w i t h almost all of the
Deafies ignoring F ej, do you
think he finally caught on? In
one w o r d , No. Having made
the Deafies and the Imitation
Hearies angry w i t h h i m , he
proceeded t o try and carry o n
his little crusade, so the only
people left were the Hearies in
Deaf U There were only a few,_
and they w o u l d get together
sometimes and complain h o w
rotten Deaf U. was, how d u m b
the Deafies were, and how
boring and conservative Deaf­
land was. They continued to
Springfield, III. ­ (Earth News)
­ What may become the most
liberal marijuana law in the na­
tion has been introduced in
the Illinois state legislature. The
bill, introduced by state Rep.
Leland Rayson, w o u l d remove
all criminal penalties for
smoking pot in private, and
w o u l d make public smoking of
marijuana a misdemeanor
H o w e v e r , selling marijuana
w o u l d remain a felony.
Rayson says he introduced
the bill to ease the caseloads
on the courts. He says mari­
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complain, and the more they
complained, the worse it got.
The Deafies, alas, were not
going to change just for them.
Then o n e day, after F ej was
finished w i t h a long, hard day
of m o n o p o l i z i n g class dis­
cussions and showing off his
fancy Hearing language, he
arrived at his d o r m and there
was a letter waiting for him. He
opened it u p quickly, because
it was from his girlfriend at one
of the Hearing U.'s. He was
eager to get news about " n o r ­
m a l " people, so he read it
hungrily. It said, "Dear F ej; You
w o n ' t believe it, but all the
students here at Hearing U. are
apathetic, conservative, d o n ' t
give a damn about politics, a n d
have lousy English." Suddenly
Fej r e m e m b e r e d that those
were the same things he c o m ­
plained that the Deafies d i d
that was so bad. F ej finally
caught o n and u n d e r s t o o d
what was happening.
Well, after that, F ej decided
he w o u l d try to learn about the
Deafies, and learn
their
language, and respect them as
h u m a n beings. He started
joining Deafie activities, and
making friends w i t h some of
them, and he finally started e n ­
joying himself. A l t h o u g h there
were some Deafies w h o d i d n ' t
trust h i m , most finally d i d , and
he was amazed and thankful
that they c o u l d be so under­
standing. Some of the Deafies
thought he was a Narc w h i c h is
really worse t h a n a dragon and
lower than scum on the clean
floor, but most knew he was
really not. A l l might well have
ended happily ever after, but
Fej noticed that there were
some things that bothered h i m
about Deaf U. N o t the Deafies
themselves, but the b u r e a u ­
cracy of Deaf U and the i n ­
fluence of Hearies w h o were
like F ej was b e f o r e . They
thought they knew everything
a b o u t D e a f l a n d and w h a t
Deafies should be like. So, Fej
started w r i t i n g a c o l u m n in a
Deaf U. newspaper, making
fun of some of the things that
he thought w e r e funny or lousy
in Deaf U. Most of the Deafies
enjoyed it, but some of the
Hearies it made f u n of didn't.
They thought (and so d i d some
Deafies) that he had a bad at­
titude, because he tried t o
change some things that the
Hearies thought the Deafies
needed to be protected from
But it d i d n ' t b o t h e r F ej,
because he had finally learned
to accept Deafies as normal
human beings, every bit as
smart and funny and every­
thing else as he was, and so,
until the final grades came, he
lived happily ever after.
W e l l , kiddies, time for naps
now. Remember, d o n ' t be as
d u m b as F ej was. Be good,
obey Superpres. and d o n ' t be a
pig; share your dope w i t h the
class. G'nite.
Liberal Dope Bill Introduced In Illinois
CAMPUS PROFILE
(uana is a victimless crime
w h i c h should not be prose­
cuted. Rayson also notes that
the bill does not legalize mari­
juana, but merely " d e c r i m i n a l ­
izes" its use
by G a l e Doling
If you are n o t familiar w i t h a
Mr. Harvey Goodstein w h o is a
coach and an instructor of
mathematics here at Gallaudet,
you ought t o pay special atten­
tion to this issue of Campus
Profile.
Mr.
Goodstein
started
coaching for the basketball
team here at G a l l a u d e t a
couple of years ago, in 197.3.
Y o u see, this
athletically
oriented character says that
one of the reasons for being
basketball c o a c h is because it
is in his b l o o d . Mr. Goodstein
grew u p w i t h sports, b u t
basketball was his first love.
Before Mr. Goodstein started
to coach ­for the basketball
team, he only taught mathe­
matics w h i c h he still does to
this day. W h e n he was through
w i t h teaching for the after­
n o o n , he w o u l d get the urge to
use what was left of his days by
coaching for the basketball
team. He felt that by doing this,
he w o u l d not only be using his
time wisely but he w o u l d also
be getting to k n o w some of the
students as w e l l . He loves
being involved w i t h them and
he feels that it is like one happy
f a m i l y w i t h t h e guys he
coaches
■,
lust like I m e n t i o n e d a little
w h i l e above, Mr. Goodstein
also
teaches
Algebra,
Geometry, F reshman math, and
Calculus for the Mathematics
Department, a n d it has been
since 1970 w h e n he started
doing so.
O n e of M r Goodstein's main
o b j e c t i v e s in c o a c h i n g his
basketball teams, is to achieve
a w i n n i n g season. He has such
great faith in the team that
there is a question of a d o u b t
in his mind whether his goal
w o u l d soon be a reality.
T h r o u g h o u t the interview,
Mr. Goodstein kept on e m ­
phasizing that he just loves
w o r k i n g w i t h young people
and helping them in any way
he can.
" I f the students I have for my
math classes have difficulty in
their abilities to learn concepts
in the subject, and if I can help
them overcome their obstacles,
then I feel 1 have accomplished
s o m e t h i n g " , says Mr. G o o d ­
stein.
This devotee of a teacher
m e n t i o n e d that another one of
his objectives w h e n teaching is
to enable students to under­
stand and use formulas as well
as to have them develop better
computational skills.
Mr. Goodstein is a native of
Bronx,
New
York.
He
graduated from the New York
School for the 'Deaf in F an
wood,
then
he
entered
Gallaudet in 1960. W h e n he
graduated from here in 196.S
he got his B.A. in Mathematics
Soon after that, he started
w o r k i n g for the Public Housing
Administration as a Math Pro
grammer w h i c h he d i d not at
all enjoy, because he had so lit
tie contact w i t h people. It was
not u n t i l he f o u n d out that it
was not his bag, d i d he c o n ­
tinue his education for his
Masters at Catholic University
in 1967, as a part time student.
In the meantime he worked for
the Washington Post until he
got his M S . in Mathematics As
of n o w , he is taking it under
consideration about getting his
Ph.D. at American University.
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