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Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.
Seniors Kavanagh, Strang
Qualify for Grad Grants
Two Emmanuel seniors have
been named designates in this
year's Woodrow Wilson Fellowship competition. As designates Anne Kavanaugh and
Eleanor Strang receive no financial award , but their names
ar~ sent to all graduate schools
in the United States in recognition of their achievement
and their qualifications for
other feUows~ips and graduate
study awards .
Anne Kavanau,h is majoring in English with a minor in
history and secondary education. She has been accepted
for graduate study at Rutgers,
Brown, the
University of
th e U nlverSl
'
't y
.
Pennsy Ivanla,
of Wisconsin and the University of Virginia and is awaitjng to hear ' from ' Johns Hopkins. Ann is also a candidate
for a Danforth White Fellowship. At present she is practice
teaching in Springfield .
Eleanor Stran" a sociology
major with a minor in the behavioral sciences plans to concentrate on political sociology
in graduate school . She has applied to Harvard, Columbia,
the University of Michigan,
Cornell and the University of
North Carolina and is awaiting
to hear from aU of these
schools before making her final
decision . Eleanor has also applied for a National Science
Foundation Grant.
Anne Kavanau,h a.nd Elean-
chan,e of policy by the Wood.r ow Wilson Foundation.
Previously over 1,000 nominees were selected annually
to receive graduate fellowships
but this year only 150 such
,g rants will be awarded. The
other designates, through their
recognition by the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation are expected to receive awards and
fellowships from universities,
government agencies and privately organized fellowship
P rograms .
Despite the reduction in the
number of fellowships awarded, the purpose of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation remains unchanged. The Foundatron selects candidates in the
humanities and social sciences
who manifest a clear interest
in a career in college teaching
and intend to undertake a
full-time program of .graduate
study.
Senate Seek s
To AdJ·ust
Requirements
As a purely advisory and
consultative body, the Faculty
Senate has submitted a proPQsal Qf IQwering the C + major requirement to. a C Qr 2 .00
to the Administration. Upon
further refinement of this proposal, the question will be subor Strang were among 1,000 mitted to the Student Governcollege sepiors chosen as des- ment for discussion . The final
i,nates this year, marking a
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Ferretti -Decl~ Team Mali.es
Plans To Move Machinery
,
...
by Mary Hammond
with the existin, problems on
Jackie Ferretti and Barbara campus."
Deck's election as president and
"The interest shown and effort exerted by .t he members
vice-pr·esident of the Emmariof the freshman class are indicuel Student Government, re- ative of the new voice and force
spectively, is marked by an in- exercised by the students. In
crease in student inte rest and conclusion, I should state that
participation, although that in-. I feel that change is necessary,
crease has been far ftom what but I change can come about
it might be. The issues in this only by the work of both the
election were more clearly de- student body and the student
fined and concretely presented. government."
Even with the obvious lack of
The e 1 e c t ion of secretary
communication and seeming ended in a s.talemate between
disinterest on the part of many Susan Browne and the write-in
sections of the student body, candidate Joanne Quinn. Neithe increase - however slight ther was able to obtain the necin proportion to what it should essary fifty per cent-plus-one
be - does indicate a ~essening number of votes needed to win
of the student apathy which has the position. The final voting
The reactions of Jackie l~ er­
characterized student govern- for secretary will be held with
retti and Barbara Deck are apment for several years.
class elections.
parent, after learning that they
Voted to the committee chair- are Student Government PresFOCUS re,rets that the manships are: Mary Farren, ident and Vice-president, remeetin,· of the Inter-dormi- Cultural Committee; Marie Del spectively, for 1968-69.
tory Council with the four Buono, Reli~ious Activities
students who circulated the Com mit tee; and Margaret the Academic Advisory Comquestionnaire could noj be O'Leary, Social Committee.
mittee. The continuance, reccovered because WE WERE
Jackie Feretti's win n in, ommendation and expansion of
BARRED from the meetin, platform concentrates on six course evaluation will be pendby the Dean of Students!
main ar·eas, from new academic in, on the success of this presproposals to new duties of the ent semester's course evaluaCommentin, on the election vice-president. In the academic tion program. Concerning the
directly behind her, Jackie area Jackie proposes an investi- initialion of the pass/ fail sys·stated: "Despite the lack of ration into the existing cut sys- tem, it was proposed that there
ejection communications and teDt and the exposure of in- ' be an investigation and an UBshort votin, period, I was really direct methods of compellin, derstanding as to its rationale
happy to see the ,reat interest attendance. Under this proposal and jts relevancy for EmmaBwhich was shown in this elec- .non-co-operation amon, faculty uel.
tion. The fact that the neces- members will be reported to
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sary quorum was reached by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
1:30 p.m., and with 843 ~tes
cast, depicts the fact that the
students are vitally ooncerned'
Thespians Per/orIn Witty Comedy;
'Joh~nene Notes Campus Apathy
j.
February 27, 1968
By Mary Kathryn Harrity
Ca us tic remar ks a nd answe ring laughter will . de light Em m anuel audie nces whe n the
Drama Soc iety -prese nts the Moss Ha rt-George Ka!Jfm a n comedy," The Man Who Came to
DilUter," March 9 and 10 at 8:1 5 in the colle~e auditorium .
This c lassic farce satirizes the plight of the m iddle class S tanley family when the
prominen t radio persona lity, Sheridan Whiteside, famed fo r his acid obse rvations and disdainful ill'ipatience with all trivia, inj"ures himself on the S tan leys' front steps, resulting in his
confinement to a wheel chair and residence, complete wit h secretary, penquinsand law
suit, in the Stanley household for the Christmas holidays.
Ordinarily staged in the thirties and with topical references, the play, completely
updated, mentions many of today's "beautiful. people."
Emmanuel students appearin, in the presentation include
Elizabeth Lan, as Ma,gie,
Eleanor Biviano as Lorraine
Sheldon, Donna Coqnolly as
Mrs. Stanley, Judy Ansara as
Harriet Stanley, Margaret Urbano as June Stanley, Maura
Dolan as Miss Preen, Chris
Mixon as Sarah, Peg,y Ratcliffe as Mrs. Dexter and Lee
Kuliny as Mrs. McCutcheon.
Professional and semi-professional actors portray the
male roles: Don Vafiades plays
Sheri don Whiteside; Richard
Frazier plays Mr. Stanley ;
Ashley Westcott plays Dr.
.Bradley; Russell Mason plays
both Beverly Carlton and
Banjo; Mike Nesmith plays
Bert Jefferson; Emanuel Johnson plays John ; and Sam
Amato plays Professor Metz.
Sheridan Whiteside (Don Vafiades) commends Banjo (Mike
Robert Johnnene directs the Nesmith on his restraint wit.ll the unsuspecting Miss Preen
(Coatinued ou page G)'
, (Maura Dolan).
Style Conscious Females Lift
$2~200 From Sloane, Gatti
By Judith Brown
Wednesday, February 14
Lynn Sloane and Maria Gatti
of Loretto Hall were robbed of
the ir clothes, shoes, jewelry,
hair falls and cash.
Mari '\ and Lynn left the room
at about 11 :40 to go to a no.o n
psychology class, and as usual,
left the door unlocked. After
the class Lynn returned to get
her I. D . so that she cOould go to
lunch. When she walked into
the room she noticed shoe boxes
on the floor. Since she had
cleaned the room previously
she knew that someone had
been there. She thought at first
that someone had played a
Valentine's Day joke, but upon
further inspection she discovered that some of her clothes were
missing and that the closet, and
desk drawers had be~n rummaged through. The- thieves
were very selective, ' according
to Lynn. Apparently they had
tried on both Lynn and Maria's
clothes and - shoes, and chose
only those hair ribbons and
sunglasses that they liked.
Lynn's jewelry was untouched;
of her cash supply $10.00 in
singles was missing, although
$3 .00 in quarters was left.
The mOst valuable-loss, however, was a locked metal cash
box in which Maria had expensive jewelry as well as cash.
Lynn and Maria's hair falls
were also taken, although a
hair piece was ·untouched.
The police ?rrived at 2 :30
that afternoon and sent some
plainclothesmen to Loretto at
8:30 p .m. They checked. the entire third floor of the dormitory. The police seem to agree
that female students are reSlJOnsible for the theet, since
the cloth~ w ere tried on.
Fingerprints have been taken.
AlthOough the house mother did
not see anyone suspi ::ious leaving the dormitory with shOopping bags around noon, t w ().
girls were seen standing near the side of Loretto with shopping bags at the time. The police a e checking tLe pawnshops and other possible " unloading" places.
The established loss is about
$2 ,200 .00. How much of the
loss is insured is still unknown.
,.-_ _ _ _ _....:...._ _ _ _ _ _-,
Mr. Christos Voulgaris of
the Emmanuel Classics Department will present his interpretation of "Prometheus
Bound" on February 28 at
7:30 p .m. in Elizabeth Logan
Lounge. Mr. Voulgaris' discussion will incluQe readings fr-om the Greek text by
students in the department .
Faculty, studt!nts, and members of the public have been
invited to attend' 't his meeting, which will also include
slides of arc ha'eological
sights of Greece. Coffee
be served.
will
wIre
iEmmuttlttl lJ1'ntus
SOUNDING BOARD
ttO The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Puhlished by the students of Emmanuel ColJe~e
EDITORIAL BOARD
PI18.t.~raphy:
Editor-in-Chief: Theresa A. Mursick
Assistant Editor: Mary Lou Carter
Lay-out: Katie Gilligan and Phyllis Lochiatto
Marie Saulnier, Editor ; Judy Coffey, Diane Karolkiewiecz, Kathy Olberg
,
Business: Teresa Gwiazdowski, Denise Rondeau
Circulation: Roberta Bensuk, Editor; Nancy Brennan,
Bernadette Soetens, Susan Stanton, Ann Waldron
Cerrespondence: Denise Gagnon
CONTRIBUTING STAFF
.J,,67 Brewn, Barbara Chadukiewicz, Susan Cooney, Helen Drew , Paula Duggan, Mary
Hammend, Mary Kathryn Harriety. Mary Kiernan , Paula McFarland , Marilyn Miller, Carel
Murphy, Susan Murphy , .Jacqueline Nolan , Sheila O 'Leary, Kathleen Rogers, Rita Sullivan,
Katherine Trask , Kathy Ashton , Pat Herold , Kathy Kirby , Barbara Redman, Nancy Ryan,
:Barbara Smith, Shaileen Sullivan.
Opiniens expressed in feature articles are not necessarily these of the editors; editorial .
eommeltts 110 not represent official college policy or administrative opinion.
LilJerote the Libror,!
)
Recently at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania, "Thirty-eight young
men came to the rather logical conclu~ion that all rules which a~thority comes up with
don't have to be reasonable, rational, or right." The students at Saint Francis were
challenging one of the library rules, (a situation certainly not peculiar to that Penn8ylvani~ campus) the library dress rule in particular. Their college newspaper deemed
the event worthy of a special edition.
Now the logic of the initial statA!ment is nothing new, but the fact that it was
acted uPQn, and that their paper, THE 'LORETTO, saw fit to publish a special edition
is indeed indicative - indicative of a change in mood among the student body, of more
independent thinking and a greater willingness to act upon that thinking and take its
eonsequences. When "they saw that all "proper" channels for repealing it ha.d seemingly
been exhausted .•. they acted acctlrdingly" and staged an orderly demonstration. (Now
where have we heard that before .•. ?)
On the one hand, we at Emmanuel are t<?ld from the moment we commence our
college career, that we are young adults and should learn to think and act as such; on
the 'other we are saddled with an array of rules, several of which defy the imagination as to their logic or purpose. As the library rules now stand, slacks are improper
dress unless worn after the hour of six, at which time they achieve a sudden respectability. Likewise at this magic hour, male guests ~come singularly unacceptable. The
eonnection oetween the two stipulations, if there is one, is rather hazy.
Improper (ontluct Irom Boys-Stllcks Mixture'
Sounding Board is available to any student OT faculty member
who wishes to address the entire Emmanuel community.
Simply notify the editor; please remember that she retaim
her editorial prerogative concerning aU COPlJ.
By Theresa A. Mursick
Following the lead article on the student demonstration
in the Saint Francis library came the almost inevitable disc. vowal by their student government of. any connection with
the affair. Here again, the parallel between that relatively
small Catholic college and this one is painfully obvious. The
student government president did state nowever, that "my
oftice supports the purpose for which several members of the
student body acted, if not the action itself." :Big help. They
suplJort the cause in theory, but not in actuality , and definitely
not in action . The situation is only too familiar; it is no consolation to know that Emmanuel is not alone in being afflicted
with an aloof, passive student government.
Any system of authority or influence will yield any of its
power only under pressure, and that most reluctantly. For too
many years the student body at Emmanuel has faced the task
net only of bringing the administratio,n to an awareness and
understanding of its views and ideas, but of doing so carryiBg
the dead weight of its student government, so busy doing all
sGrts of nothing. Having to fight the lethargy and outright i~­
no'ran~e of its student government, the very organization
which should be the .rst to furtper a student cause, the students have made little progress durin, the past several terms
0: ollice. Sma) . wonder when one considers some of the raw
material with which they had to work.
But times and attitudes 'have changed. The past two years
alone have witnessed some marked changes; in the interest in
student government elections, in student partiCipation in same,
and' more importantly, in student criticism ~f el~ted representatives. We hope to see much more of this; once elected,
StuG officials have no right to cut themselves off from the
voice of the student body and run their offices as they please,
impervious to student needs and protests.
Undeniably, part of the blame lies with the students wbo
in the past 'had elected these splendid examples of inaction and
indifference. But a far greater share lies with the elected officials who had neither the courage nor the incentive nor the
time to live up , to their election platform and it! promise!.
Someone should have told them-maybe they did-that you
don 't have time, 'you make it!
Another student government election has come l.nd gone,
and in the next few months FOCUS will be taking some long,
hard looks at Emmanuel's Student Government Association
and its officers. Given th'e present mood of. the student body,
the time is propitious for a complete reconstruction of our unbelievably ineffectual student " government." We urge the students to make known their pleasure or displeasure concerning
this through every means available to them , particularly
Sounding Board, letters to the editor and Open End.
While it may seem a matter of small moment to some, the very fact that it is such
a small thing, which can nevertheless b~ a great inconvenience, leads one to wonder as
to the purpose of it. What is to be gained by refusing to admit males to the library af.
ter six? A quieter and more orderly library? Hardly; and such a rule implies insult to
the Emmanuel girls who bring their male guests tO'the library. No, the library will not
quieter, only emptier. The powers-that-be have not yet heard of the study-date perTo the Editor:
haps. We have; it works; we like it.
Does the fear of "improper conduct" pla,g ue the rule-makers? And what is to prevent such conduct before the magical hour of six? If male guests were simply restricted to the book stacks and the two main reading rooms, this obstacle - if it exists is swiftly overcome. Again, it seems that a rathe'r low opinion of the caliber of the
Emmanuel student has been offered. Even granted that there are a few so inclined,
are the rest of the students to be penalized for the irresponsible action of a very few?
Besides, there are better places than the library.
And this silly matter of wearing slacl{s: Every young man, we are sure, by the
time he is d~te material for a college girl, has seen innumerable mem'b ers of the opposite sex in slacks. Consequently it is nothing new or worthy of note to him. Why
should it be so for the people who make such rules, people who profess to be in such
close contact with trends and feelings, both within and without the Emmanuel campus? Why this persistent, almost irrational, objection to slacks being worn before six
o'clock in the library. Certainly it is more comfortable and a good deal warmer. We are
amazed at the existence of this meaningless rule, and more amazed at the relatively
silent acceptance of it by the students.
'00 the Men Still Weor the PDnts?
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One person . feared the wearing of slacks at any time would "lower the tone" of
the library. Some people should be told that there is nothing more. improper about properly fitting slacks than a properly fitting skirt; their objection is all in the mind. Another person, who shall mercifully remain anonymous, feared that if slacks were accepted as fitting attire for the library, the g irls might be tempted to "put their feet up
on the tables." We kid you not. N ~dle ss to sa y, when sla cks were finally allowed - after six - this obj ection al so proved groun d-less.
Since this contradiction stiIJ exis ts of w ha t is proper dress and who is an unobjectionable gues t liter ally ch anges with th.e · ti me of the day - a nd this despite " channe]s for mea ningful com munication" betwe.en the stud ents and adminis tration it
would
s e-em t hat a ction m ay succeed where words have fai led. I it too much to ex.
peet t hat t he creaking machin,ery of admin ~"h'ati v e channels a n d red t a pe be set m oving before talk proves cheap and promises eMpty?
.
Regarding the article on abortion reform in the December
14, 1967 issue of FOCUS, consider the implications of Dr.
Guttma cher's reported comments : Guttmacher would extend legal abortion to :
(1) unmarried girls un d e r
eighteen
(2) students whose academic
careers would otherwise
be interrupted
(3) mothers of three or more
children
(4) women of forty or more
(5) drug addicts or a1coholics
(6) women of subnormal
mentality
(7) tbe emotionally disturbed
"Such explicit guidelines are
required if we are not to 'incubate splendid inaction' in the
medical profession:,'
If anyone in this world of
ex'Cuses can seriously equate
reasons one through four, with
reasons five through seven, the
only thing he or she is "incubating" is a tremendous intellectual and spiritual poverty.
It is a sad comment on mental
processes that an irresponsibility toward and a compassion
for cr eation can be so blithel y
eq u ated. Can Dr . Guttmach er
seriOl.:sly be telling his public
that the "poor "tudent" who s e
acad emic carEer might be interrupted by a n unwanted preg-
T h e E mmanue') F ocus
nancy is just as worthy of an
abortion as a woman of subnormal mentality?
Dr. ~"! uttmacher is either the
proponent or the victim of em
intellectual ruse being inflicted
upon the American public. This
ruse consists of taking one instance of human compassion
\ e.g. , reason No.6), comparing
if to an instance of irre ponsible behavior (e.g. , reason No.
2) , and arriving at the splendid
conclusion that all thinj1.s are
equal b e c a use they are
" human."
' The entire article on abortion law reform discusses "a
certain quality f)f life. " If Dr.
Guttmacher's " explicit guidelines" for a'bortioon are to be
accepted and acted upon by
each O::le of. us this " certain
quality of life" can only be
defined by the following rephrasing of a line from Ecclesiastes : "There is a time for everything and an e x c use fer
everything under the SUD . " (n
my humble opinion, a supposedly e nlightened humanity
w ill have r eached an unfortun at e impasse if t he a bove ,slogan is p ut into practice.
Ann M. Gir·oua rd , " 9
F OCUSism :
No, news?
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If you can't make it ,
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We won 't fake it .
F ebruary 27, 1968
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Commuters'CouncilCouldFill ~cCorthy Endors#!~1 .
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M.
· Young Oems Risk (hllrter loss
Needs. Of Neglected InorIty Byo:a~~: ~:~~;':"ve political =:~t~:: =;a~~:. :~t: i;::~
scene Democrats (p are n t organizaHow will McCarthy do in tion of the Coil e g e Youn~
Massachusetts? It all depends Oems) on February 8, a resoon college students . McCarthy lution to revoke the charters Df
entered the Massachusetts pri- college clubs who voted for the
mary with absolutely no politi- endorsement was adopted. Votcal organization in the state ; ing on this resolution saw the
but in the last two months, he city and town YO clubs directly
has acquired a ma,chine staffed aligned against all the college
almost completely by colleges. clubs. Those clubs up for charBob Reinstein, who spoke at ter revocation include Harvard,
Emmanuel on February 15, is Harvard Law, Lesley, Smith.
the campaign manager for all Wellesley, Tufts, Tufts Mediof Boston - and, as a Harvard cal, MIT, Simons, and Boston
Law student, he is perhaps the University. Other clubs which
youngest man to ever hold such may be affected include Ema position in a Democratic cam- manuel, Boston College and
-paign.
MIT Grad.
Johnson's campaign in MasThe effect of this act ion
sachusetts, as elsewhere, is a would be to <;ut by Vs the numrather haphazard affair, with ber of clubs in the college fedno serious organization. Jobn- eration, However, before any
son so far has not started a action could be take n on relarge-scale drive in . Massachu.- vocation, the State Young Oems
setts, and it is this fact which at their . Febn.l'ary 17 meeting
adds optimism to the McCarthy attempted to put - the finishing
campaign. The rationale be- touch on the college federation
hind tbis optimism is this: un- by resolving thaf, starting in
less Johnson wages a strong October, the coli e g e clubs
caml,aign in Massachusetts, on would have to pay $1 per memelection day Johnson support- ber in order to obtain a charers may stay home, expecting ter from the state organization.
their candidate to be a foregone This action is in v iolation of
conclnsion; while McCarthy's the Constitution of the United
supporters, spurred on by a vi- States, since its effect would be
gorous campaign effort, will go to tax the coilege federation out
out and vote. All this of course of existence.
depends on whether McCarthy
These two actions are a dican wage an effective campaign rect resp(;·nse to the McCarthy
here, .and this depends ulti- endorsement, which was passed
mately on 'iollege students, his in violation of the Constitution
main ground or active support. of the State YO's, but for which '
Meanwhile in New Hamp- the Constiution~ of the College
shire, Johnson's supporters are YO's mak.es no provision.
campaigning, and its . form has
On February 18, the execubeen the collection of pledges tive board of the College YO's
Tb.e BostoILarea, with is culto vote for Johnson on primary m~t to consider a response- to
t ural background and educaday. The offensive manner in the actions of the state organitional and intellectual forewhich this pledge campaign has zation. Emmanuel College inground, has provided Emmanbeen waged , howe v e r, has troduced a resolution callin~
Joan Marie Quinn describes to Sister Daniel Marie, S.N.D.,
uel with distinguished and talalienated many N.H. Democrats for a binding course of commOll
ented faculty members in every some of the techniques she learned during ' her semester at the
and has greatly improved Mc- action on the part of aU college
.
department. In recognition of Ar~onne Laboratories.
Carthy's chances in that state . clubs, which passed uanimous. its good fortune in the value of
its instructors, and in an effort
Learning through experi- of Chicago. The thirty-four Here again, however, his cam- 11'. It was then further resolved
to provide the student body ence has opened up the doors college seniors in Joan Marie's paign depended on college stu- that when charters come up for
with enriching musical enter- to knowledge for Emmanuel program shared their motel- dents, and at the present date, renewal on March 1, the college
tainment, the Emmanuel Col- senior Joan Marie Quinn. As style quarters with fifteen stu- the Massachusetts organization clubs will not seek renewal
lege Music Department is cur- one of thirty-four honor stu- dents participating in other is exporting workers to N .H. from the State YO's, but· will
rently presenting a recital ser- dents, Joan Marie was chosen government - sponsored re- f or ·t h at state's March primary. seek renewal only from the
ies featuring members of the to participate in the National search. Participants were from
McCarthy Needs You . Con- College Young Democratic
faculty .
Honors Program to work in various parts of the United . tact Paula Duggan, Ext. 326, Clubs of Massachusetts and of
Ttte third and final perform- her chosen field , the Mossbauer States so in her four -month for information .
America. Furthermore. the Colance in the series is scheduled Effect.
stay at Argonne, Joan Marie
What about th.e Republicans? lege Young Oems of Massachufor March 17. Featured will be
Sponsored
by Cen t ral 'S tates not only widened her scientific Is it true that Volpe. originally setts, the college federation, will
.
Miss Eleanor Ca, rIson, pianist, U
mvers
ities,
Incorporated,
a nd knowledge but also developed a Romney man, has sold out to seek a charter ' directly fl'om
fi
d b
member of Emmanuel's faculty
nance
y the federa l gov- many lasting friendships . Dur- Nixon? Top-secret information Lester Hyman and the Demosince September, 1964. Musi- ernment', the program offered ing her stay. Joan Marie trav- from a reliable source has it cratic State Committee. This
fi
cal periods from the classical t wentychemistry
'
. students eled to the Mississippi River, that the College Young Repub- procedure is contrary to tha t
· ve h
d
through the contemporary will an mne . p YS1CS students the hiked in the Illinois state park licans of Massachusetts are practiced in the other 49 states.
be represented in a program oppor t umty for extensive per- and frequently visited Chicago.
.
R
about to start a campaign to but because of the long history
consisting of works by Mozart, sonal r esearc h .. nd, experteturning to Emmanuel for
·
Wh ' l
t A
write Volpe's name in on the of animosity and recrimination
Beethoven, Debussy, Webera, men t a t IOn.
1 e a
rgonne the second semester of senior
and Maurice Emmanuel. Miss National Laboratories in Ar- year, Joan Marie Quinn has N.H. primary ballot as a V.P. which has fractured the Young
' .
candidate under Nixon's name. Democra ts in Massachusetts,
Carlson. who has done post- gonne, Ill m01s, the students brought wit'll her many new
graduate work in Germany and were given use of the labora- t!xperiences, more developed Nixon has reportedly promised this change in structure seems
at Boston University, is cur- tory's modern reactors and scientific knowledge, and ' a Volpe the V .P. nod in return to be the oll1y means by which
rently writing her doctoral dis- computers.
greater dedication to the world for his support, and· Volpe, like a college organization can he
sertation, a study of ~ the comIn the Physics' Honors Pro- of modern science.
Pat Browr. in Kennedy's 1960 maintained in this state. The
poser Emmanuel and his work. gram, Joan Marie worked from ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ campaign, has jumped at the Coli e g e Young Democratic
. Preceding Miss Carlson in September 5 to December 3 on
(::a .~ ..dar of Events
bait. This same source has it Club of Massachusetts are out~
the recital series .were Mrs. the Mossbauer Effect, analyzthat Nixon' will definitely be standing in the nation 'for their
Louise Gadbois Cash, mezzo- inc with low-eneriy nuclear Feb. · %7 -.:... RusSian' Department, the Republican nominee, since history of maintaining a · consoprano, on February 18, and physics and pl'~paring a paper
. 7:30 ' p .m.
he has. Goldwater's convention troversially liberal outlook; inMrs: Lily Siao Owyang, pianist. on bel' research. Classes in ' Feb. %8 ~ WAC Recruiting on organization . behind him, al- consistent with the' attitudes of
on February 24. The spirit 'of experimental and theoretical
Campus
though the grass-roots Repub- the -more conservatively-based
friendliness ' and art'istic co- physics occupied three days a Feb. %! - Chemical Society,
Hcans much prefer Rockefeller. city and town clubs ' in this
operation behind the 'series was week. On one' free day, each '
' , 4:30 p .m.
Nixon's cljances will fade, how- state, and across the nation.
especially pre sen t in Mrs. ' student worked under the perYoung Democrats,
ever, unless he gets the nom- The McCarthy resolution was
Cash's 'c oncert when she was sODal supervision of a 9Cientist
4:30 p.m. .
ination before the third ballot. just one in .a series of measaccompanied by Mrs. Owyimg outstanding iii his field. Joan ' Mar. 3 - '''Becket''
On th~ procedural political ures which have placed the college and the city and town
at the piano and assisted by Marie worked under physicist Mar. 5 - Education Club
scene Mrs. Dorothy Bales, also of the Dr. Stanley Ruby who bas
Repercussions following the clubs in opposition . to each
. . and viola. comp leted much research on Mar • 7 - Advisors' assemblies, endorsement of Eugene McCar.f acu It y, on violm
other. The effect of the FebruThis spirit and the talent en- the Mossbauer Effect and pub.
1 :30 p.m:
thy for President on a resolu- ary 18 resolution would be to
.
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M;ar. 9 - "The Man Who
f orcmg
It, is making the re- Iished bis findings.
tion by Emmanuel at the De- eliminate this friction by mak't -1
.
and 10
Came to Dinner"
Cl a senes a valuable contriStudents were lodged on the
cember Convention of the Col- ink the Massachusetts College
.. ·
t
th
Mar. 12 - Philosophy Departb ....
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e entertainment Argonne government site 10lege Young Democratic Clubs YD's directly responsible to the
life of the campus.
cated thirty miles south-west
ment, 1 :30 p.m.
of Massachusetts h a v e beelt State Committee.
During .the past semester the
voice of the commuter once
again began to be heard on the
Emmanuel campus as concerned students clamored for
what they felt was a ' much
needed addition to the community - a commuters' couneil.
"The commuter voice has
not been heard so far on campus; it's time it should be."
" We should know what's going on."
"It will give us a voice. The
Administration has always
backed u~ residents."
"We need a clearinghouse for
commuter ideas."
" We are a minority, feel left
out, rejected."
Opinions such as these are
held by many who feel that tbe
proposed council is an absolute
necessity to bridge the communioation gap w h i c b now
exists not only . between commuters and residents, but also
between c'o mmuters and administration, as well as to serve
as a channel through which to
develop leadership potential.
However, reservations are
also expressed, for as Sister
Catherine Le Roy. said during
the first assembly of second
semester: " I want to give my
own reservations about the success o.f this council or any
group formed . It seems that
we can all become a prey to
the fa lacy when in doubt,
form a committee - as though
every problem can be settled
by providing
CHANNEL OF
COMMUNICATION."
Many students also exhibit
quite a bit of apathy and indifference to the whole idea of
the council, a state of affairs
which must not be allowed to
continue if this council or any
other council is to succeed.
The council will be set up as
an experiment with reservations among all those involved,
and, if each student does not
lend her support and her constructi ve ideas, it is doomed to
failure.
As of now the council is expected to consist of ten mem- .
bers three each from the
a
present .fr.e shmao, sophomore,
and junior classes who will be
elected, and · one senior who
will be ' appointed. Registration
will be held on February ' 26
and 27 (Monday and Tuesday)
with the primaries on February 28 (Wednesday) and the
final election to be held on Friday, March 1.
It is now up to each commuter to become committed to
this council and to make it an
ins t rum e n t of constructive
criticism which can get things
done. Commuters can have a
share in the "power" which
has been so freely talked about
on this campus; things CAN
be done, but ONLY if criticism
and ideas are presented through
a united front. The proposed
council ean offer this opportunity, but only if it is used.
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Feb..'uary 27. 1968
Page 3
New Concept Of "Retreaf'
Avoids Traditional Pitfalls
By Nancy Rya~
and Sh a ileen Sullivan
The se cond Day of Spirituality, the college' s experimental r etreat replacement)
was held on Tuesday, F ebru ary 13. The on-campus opportunity for students to hear
speakers
v itally
concerned
with world problems fea t ured
six specialists: Mr . and Mrs.
Joseph .Cunneen, editors of
Cress Currents; Rev. George
Wilson , S .J .,. marriage counselor and theology professor at
Woodstock S€minary, Maryland ; Dr. Hilton Salhanick,
M .D ., Harvard School of Public Health ; Dr. Benedict Duffy,
M .D ., Tufts School of Medicine ; S r. Joan Marie, S .N .D .
Drs. Salhanick and Duffy
are presently studying world
population problems for their
respective universities. Both
have been involved in the Em·
manuel - Georgetown - Harvard project involving research on the eft'ectiveness and
effects of the rhythm method;
test groups hav~ been taken
from Emmanuel alunmae.
tude," to intelligent awareness
of issJ.le s and their implications. Looking to the American
political situation for corr oboration he noted the current racist, nationalist and militarist trends with whic"n the
Christian must acquaint himself. The Christian, he emphasized , must be involved on
the firing line in these issues.
"The question arises," he
continued, "how can Emmanuel perform its obligation in
the revelution that is coming?" In proposing a parti:'1J
answer to his own question,
Mr. Cunneen offered the notion
of preparing Christians for
community responsibility by
giving them a perspective
semi-women , a nd cha llenged
their validity in light of the
creative work b e ing done today. StJe contended tQat the
work of the nun today will be
the source of her humanization
and her opportunity to humanize.
Father George Wilson of the
Woodstock faculty was the
final speaker in the series. His
initial remarks were in res'p onse to Sr. Joan Marie as he
asserted that nuns today are
20 years ah ea d of priests.
The marriage counselor then
proceeded to evaluate the occupational hazards of any vocation, noting that egocentricism
of family in the married life is
equivalent to a gnostic treild
Scrutinization Of South Africa
Reveals Justice Discrepancy
by Kathy Trask
- On February 14, the N . S . A .
presented the first in a series of
programs dealing with South
Africa . The program consisted
of a film documentary entitled
"Sabotage in South Africa ."
The m&in theme of the film
w.as apartheid , the South African system of racial segregation . The 'opinion pre's ented
through the film was..that apartheid is unjust and inhuman.
Scenes showed extremely bad
living conditions for Negroes
and com for tab I e ones for
whites.
Included in the film were interviews with South African
gov ernment officials. The statements by these men in favor of
their apartheid system brought
laughter from the students in
the audience because of the extreme bia s and blindness on the
part of th ese officials. Other interviews with Sout.h African
Negroes and white sympathizers gave 0 pin ion s strongly
against the .injustice and inhu-
manity of .the existing conditions.
Mimeog'r aphed sheets wer e
distributed before the film , giving background information
about apartheid . This included
such facts as figures on population , unions, education, infant
mortality, taxation, and land
for black Africans and for
whitee Europeans. These were
all strongly in favor of the
whites. For instance, three million white people in South
Africa earn a per capita income
of $1 ,819, are taxable between
the ages of 21 and 60, spend
$182 per stud ent on education,
have an infant mortality rate
of 27 out of 1000, have received 87 % of the land and
h a ve 349,000 r egistered trade
union members as compared
with 11 million Blacks who
earn $109 per year , pay taxes
betwee n the ages of 18 and 65,
have $18 per pupil for education , a mortality rate of 200 infants per 10(10, have r e ceived
13 % of the' land and no trade
union members.
Socialist League
Har"ard's Young People's
Socialist
League asks EmDr. S a lhanick
delineated
manuel ~irJs to join the group
three approaches to this basic
p ro blem of population and
in an attempt to organize a
family planning in terms of
community. In return, Hardeveloping better methods of
vard's YPSL promises to try
b irth control, better methods
to get Miehael Harrington to
of distribution of information,
spe-ak. at Emmanuel on March
and more extensive education
programs to encourage accept20th.
ance of birth control methods.
At the meeting in Harvard
The Harvard scientist directed
Joan Marie Quinn and Father Wilson discuss some of the yard , Steve Kelman, '70, said
his presenta~ion of birth control methods to the rhythm ramifications involved in living the truly Christian - life with that YPSL plans to cooperate
with National Frontlash, a
aPtlroach with reference to the Sister JOaD Marie, S.N.D.
coalition of about twenty orEmmanuel study: his concluthrough liberal arts education. among celibates: "I love mans'ions based on this study inganizations.
kind, it's people I can't stand."
"-.
clude the establishment of one
In concluding his interpreta"Frontlash
differs
from
SDS
"safe" interim and identifica- tion of post-Conciliar aggiorThe Christian community in
tion of certain emotional com- namento, Mr. Cunneen thrust which both vocations operate (Students for a Democratic
plications accompanying the situations at the audience such was the Jesuit's next topic. Fr.
continued practice of this as civil rights, Vietnam, and Wilson emphasized that we
method:
United States response to the " have to be worldly church
In contrast to Dr. Salhan- call for world peace. He indi- people and churchly world
(Continued / from page 1)
ick's clinied approach, Dr. rectly compared the Christian's people," if community is to be
decision
of the Administration
Dutfy presented a Catholic role to that of Saul Alinsky' s ' Christian and effective in moddoctor's experiences in the participatory democracy : the ern society. The problem lies will take into consideration the
field of population control. He Christian no longer accepts the in the professional attitude of opinions of the Faculty Senate
made specific mention of the alternatives offered and must modern Christians : " we have and . the Student Government.
Feeling that this measure
Church's official 1960 pro- offer politics some new solu- been indelibly Churched," the
nouncement diseouraging fur- tions.
priest claimed, ' but concluded will alleviate some of the presther research and encourageWomen in Amer ica
on an optimistic note that the sures of final examinations, the
ment.
Christian need only be aware Senate is also discusing proviMrs.
Sally
Cunneen
discussed
f thO
In describing his various af0
IS .. Ch urc h'mg" t0 over- sions which will qualify retake
the American woman and
't
examinations. The possibility
filiations with university pro- t he American Catholic woman. come I .
of abolishing midsemester exgrams and international proj- She emphasized the chan.g e in
Evaluation
aminations above the freshman
ects, Dr. Duffy presented a opportunity and role of the
The college days of spiritual- year has also been suggested.
partial history of American modern woman, and proceeded ity are Emmanuel's 1967-68
Dr. John O 'Loughlin, Presipopulation study, and its spas- to assert that the Catholic approach to the traditional re- dent. of the Senate, has stressed
modic nature.
woman is not as free to par- treat scheduled into the aca- that all these measures must
The· morning program closed ticipate in this change due to demic calendar in years past. undergo careful deliberation to
with questions from the stu- her traditional passivity.
The student body was invited insure that no student be hurt
d~nt body. The focus of these
t
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t
.
th
d by any proPosed change.
Her survey, in eonnection 0 par IClpa e In
e secon
q uestions was directed priPrimarily concerned with
'th
C
C
ts t d
semester edition on Fehruary
marily at the possible side-ef- WI
a
ross
urren
s u y,
indicated that the American 13 and was offered a program the future growth of · Emmanfects of the pill and the psy- .
of highly-qualified s pea k e r s uel, intellectually and strucchological complications of the Ideal ~f ~omanhood, and th.e and an array of pro-vocat ive and turally, the Senate Committee
· th
t 1 Th
Cathohc Ideal are nearly anbon Development is in the procr h y th m 0 f b IF
conro .
e ~ elcal
thO
. t erms 0 f
'
In
active
ver- relevant topics of discussion.
d o c t ors appeare d t 0 f avor th a t
.,
Conceived and presented in a ess of re-examining the purm ethod most agreeable to the sus the ~a~lve attlt~de of the
pose of a liberal arts college
. d" d I
t'
. k
in woman In the marFiage rela- sophisticated manner, the day
m IVI ~~ ' d gran mg FlS s
tionship.
was a welcome and stimulating and its needs in a modern society . . In addition , the Comany me 0 .
Related to the role of woman relief from the typically' withmittee on Faculty Affairs has
. Christian Politics
drawn , emotional co)]e~e rebeen working with the Student
in world problems a nd commu- treat . .
Mr. Joseph Cunneen of nity participation , Sr. Joan
Government in developing a
Most impressive were the course evaluation program.
Cross Currents, a quarterly r e- Marie, S .N .D . challenged t'he
In an attempt to further comview , . opened the afternoon notion that nuns aren't rea l. In qualifications of the participatsession w ith a discussion of the contrast to Mrs. Cunneen' s em- ing p anelists. Drs. Hilton Sal- munication between the facChristian role in politics. In phasis on the Church's desig- hannick and Benedict . Duffy, ulty and students, the Faculty
emphasizing social concern as n a tion of passivity, Sr. Joan are currently affiliated with Senate has, after consultation
ba sic to the Christian way of Marie stated that "the Church university studies of the social with the Administration has
life, Mr. Cunneen stressed t he and the world are demanding implications of population, and ' unanimously voted to invite
necessity of moving from the who and what we are:" She have been directly involved in students to be guests of any
coneern of individual salva- reiterated the traditional no- the Emmanuel-Harvard proj- faculty member fot discussion
(Coatinued en page 6)
in the Faculty Dining Room.
tion. the " me and Jesus atti- tions of nuns as stereotypes and
Three Appr·oaches
Faculty Senate
Th.e Emmanuel 'Focus'
Society) in that it is not tJostiIe
toward liberalism," sta ted Kelman. "It realizes, however,
that the liberal element has
not abolished poverty and it
wants to do more than 'be nice
to Negroes' and wants tv go
beyond the mainstream liberal
approach."
Within Frontlash, Harvard's
YPSI,. plans to do door-to-door
canvassing for McCarthy until
April. When th@-stud~DU-'£aDl­
paign, they will assure the
white wnrkin2' ~Ia..... t.hat. t.h .. v
are not dangerous drop-outs
but people working within
the system. By focusing on a
politician, they hope te rain
sUPJWrt mMe easily.
After April YPSL
will
change its emphasis from McCarthy to Representative Bradley, a liberal Democrat from
Newton . Bradley spoke at the
meeting and stressed the n eed
for an 'understanding of the
causes of crime in the streets
rather than for more police
dogs. He discussed the irrationality of pouring money, needed
for domest~c problems, ' into
Vietnam.
What Bradley asked YPSL
to do for him in the Third
Congressional District is to
serve as a "psychiatric-seeioal
worker to eonvinee the white
middle class that hy pushing
the bottom up, those above
are also moved up."
To establish the existence of
this class in Bradley' s district,
Jules Bernstein, chairman of
the Massachusetts Socialists'
Party, gave the demography
of Waltham , Watertown and
Newton. He labeled Waltham
a "trade union community"
with twenty - seven unions;
Newton "not necessarily a
bedroom
community ;"
and
Watertown a " has-been community in terms of industry."
People in all these areas feel
threatened by the possible rise
of those in the classes below
them-by those whom Bradley
wishes to help.
Any person wishing to join
Harvard's YPSL please contact : Steven Kelman , Adams
House G-33 , 491-1275.
February 27, 1968
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After much discussion and investigation, course and teacher
t:v:!1uation will become a reality at Emmanuel by the end of
inside member, "a technician."
this semester. The Student Government Academic Advisory By Helen Drew
Th~ offi'c ers, it seems, reached
Committee, Barbara Wolfe, '68, chairman; Kathy Kirby, ' 68;
Attempts to find out what's The question that has been an agreement not to commit
Mary Jane Larese , ' 69 ; Esther Leonelli, '70 and Suzanne Giroux, been happening inside Organi- raised involves not only the the new director to any en'71; has been meeting regularly since Christmas with a faculty zation-Glee Club nearly prestige of the club itself but gagements before an adjustcommittee consisting of Sr. Magdalen Julie, Miss Hanlon, Mr. launched a small scale war and the manner in which they are ment on both sides was reached.
Maffeo, and Mr. Tetu. The committees have been working earned this reporter the title o.f contributing to the College As one of the girls mentioned
jointly to draw up the evaluation form, using the Cornell form tr6ublesh60ter.
image. Why then aren't they "there is a lot more than just
as a basis and modifying it tor use at Emmanuel.
This is a year of transition. letting wings carry their notes sing~ng involved ; the director
The fin~shed forms will be complaint with the teacher, the The Emmanuel Glee Club has beyond the boundaries of Fen- refines and develops the repermade avaIlable to the faculty department head, and , if nec- a new director, Sr. Ellen St. way and Brookline Avenues toire and the members must
learn to accurately interpret
on request,
the ' A .A
the Academic Dean. __________________________________________________________
Ann who is, in the words of an this semester.
.
I .C.
a
__
. . t' through
melody and sight read . Wben
Partlclpa IOn In course eva u - _
you go to a rehearsal you work
tion
be voluntary on the
- it's like taking a three credit
part of faculty , and, initially,
course." When asked if the
the results will be fQr their own
spirit was still there the answer
personal use.
was positive. The respOJlse of
Included in the evaluation
the audience and the performare sections on general areas
The Young Democrats Club
I'll SUpp6rt him ••• I'll vote to be respe'.:ted as the voic~ of ance by the girls was top qualsuch as lecture preparation and
readings, as well as specific of Emmanuel held a Valen- f6r him at the polls," Grad! a segment of the populatIOn. ity. Yes, it is not a question of
11' th Ll'brary stated. However, he made It Consequently, Mrs. Lang spec- spirit.
questions for seminars, discus- t · . ' Da
Ine s
y ra y In
e
.
•
I d h "
.
.
t'
Upperclass Unrest
sions and labs. The evaluation Auditorium to solicit support clear that he did n6t see Eu- u ate t at an ImpreSSIVe an 1m
is in objective form with space for Senator Eugene McCarthy ~ene McCarthy as a p6litical wth~r ~otMe may affM~ctc sOth :In addition Emmanuel's Glee
for written recommendations in his bid for the Democratic savior; rather he views th.e ~nmg..
oreO'\~er,
c ar y s Club has received offers but
' I hom Ina
. t Ion.
'
at6r as a means f6r
campaIgn
and comments. AI;o included presl' d en t la
. achlevID~
. '
. " prOVIdes
k
h 'an oppor.
they were turned down for a
is a student self-evaluation secPaula Duggan, President of an end -- peace ID Vietnam, tun~tt~ tO ma e t teh antI.-dwdalr combination' of reasons ranging
e ml
e from technical problems to the
tion. It is intended that the th e Y oung D ems, rea d t he Em- and even that view was not too. POSI IIon" c Iear t 0
evaluation will be constantly manuel club's official position 6ptimistically expressed.
' peop e.
fact that the spring con..cert .
re-evaluated, and revised when statement on Senator McCarSpeak inc in pra~matic terms, will demand a lot of rehearsing
necessary.
thy's candidacy and three facMrs. Lane thinks that "little which will be lost if the group
In addition to working on ulty members ~ade comments
can be accom~~isbed,,, ~u~ she goes out on tour. Signs of URcourse and teacher evaluation on McCarthy's campaign. Mrs.
does feel that 6ther thID~S 6n rest have sh6wn up in the dethe A.A.C has met twice with Claire Umg and Mr. John,
the level of educati6n caR be crease of membership, m6stly
the Academic Committee of the Grady of the Sociology Departachieved."
6n the part of upperclassmen.
Faculty Senate to discuss cur- ment and Mr. Eugene Coyle of
Sporting a 'green McCarthy Despite the grumblings and adriculum re-organization.' And the Economics Department
button, -Mr. Coyle shifted the justment, the m~mbers convey
tbis semester Mary Jane Larese spoke in support of McCarthy
mood to one of optimism, as- the feeling that time is curing
is researching the pass-fail sys- as an "alternative candidate."
serting that "there is a long any ill feelings and that the
tems of other colleges as back- Mr. Coyle expressed all-out
way to go before the election," music is demanding a 'p erfecground for examining the feasi- sup ~rt for the Minnesota senand "McCarthy may do a lot tion of their singing ability as
bility and possible forms 'of ator, while the sociology probetter than is expected." As- a group.
pass-fail at Emmanuel.
' fessors qualified their endorse·
suming that the audience was
A Happy Medium? I
Concerning student com- ment.
Campai~n tactics and C6als possed to the Vietnam war plaints, Barbara Wolfe, cha'i rOn the alpha point there · is
..It is obvi6US that we need absorb the time and interest 6f either on moral grounds or as
m an, outlined A .A .C. policy. as an alternative: ' Grady initially Ed Haber (left), Senator Mc- a reflection of bad foreign pol- the fact to face that it is a
{)llows: unless" an appreciable stated. "The American people Carthy's eolIe~e c6-6rdinator, icy he declared that. Mcumber of students register a are basically p6litically alien- Bob Reinstein., campaign man- Carthy is "the only candidate transitIonal year, calling for
!!omplaint about . a" course, the ated," lie said, makinc refer- a,er f6r McCarthy for Boston, we have who can speak signi· harmony in group performance
committee takes no official ac- ence to the Vietnam war, the and Emmanuel McCarthyites.
and in temperaments; a quality
ficantly and be heard."
t ion. Individual students are racial situation, and the univerperformance
requires hours of
Jibing at the previous speak91ten advised to take t,tp their sity movement.
practice
and
pa tience. Yet
Mrs. Lang admitted that she ers, Coyle said that "working
Acknowledging his radical shared Mr. Grady' s pessimism for McCarthy provides a good there is the omega that can't
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
left affiliation, the sociology of electoral politics as affecting cover" for those interested in 'be neglected and that is the
(C6ntinued fr6m page 1)
professor offered a brief Marx.
fact that while this adjustment
It is suggested that the pass/ ist analysis of American socie- any change in American politi- protest, reSIstance and sabo- is under way our connection
cal
structure.
Furthermore,
fail system should be first ap- ty, concluding that there is a
tage. Commenting.on the so- · with other campuses and surplied in the field of theology need tc restructure the current she stated, " no one has any il- ciology professors' expressed roundings is reaching an al1
with a possible extension into society, particularly the eco- lusions" about McCarthy's
reservations to the McCarthy time low. Is there a Greek letthe fields of philosophy and nomic institution. As a neo- chances of success. "George
candidacy, Coyle declared that ter mid -way that can keep cirWallace
is
perhaps
in
a
better
Western culture.
Marxist Grady sees racism and
McCarthy can be trusted , that culation 6f the Glee ' Club C6inC
position,"
she
conceded.
Another question to be stud- imperialism as inherent in the
he would not pull a dove-hawk without sacrificin~ quality for
Mrs. Lang, however, does see
ied is the present honors re- capitalist system. The only alreversal as Johsnon did after an empty prestige?
quirement cent ~ ring on the ex- ternative that he can see for a source of validity for supthe election of ' 64. The ecoisting ambiguity, and the eval- creating a humane society is .to porti~g McCarthy. She views nomics professor cited Mcuation and lowering of require- begin restructuring at the com- .bis candidacy as a means for Carthy's record in the United
ments. The final point under munity level. Grady identifies establishing a "legitimate" pro- States Senate as substant iation
the new academic proposals is McCarthy's campaign as a grass test vote. Since voting is reo and assured listeners that Mcthat of reading days. Th basic 'roots movement, and conse- garded by the public and the Carthy is morally committed to
recommendations are for con- quently lends his support to it policy-makers as the legitimate ending the war in Vietnam .
tinua'Jon and special consider~ as a manifestation of a catalytic means of registering opinion,
Furthermore, Coyle con-,
an anti-war sentiment will have
force in American society.
ation for practice teachers.
tended that McCarthy is not a
Two. new areas 6f C6ncentra"one· issue man." Bob Reinti6n bro.ught to. the for~ C6n.stein,
McCarthy' s Boston camWe are proud to be
cern the ho.n6r system and its
paign manager, reiterated this
extensi6n to. examinati6n schedyour official photographer and
assertion, citing the senator's
uling and the pr6tection 6f stuconcern for the restoration of
proud, too, that as alumnae you seled
dents' intecrity.
priorities to urb~n developus to record your
The concept of coordination
ment, with specific a.t tention to
was a basic point of the platan~ family
engagement
wedding
open bousing, guaranteed naform. Regular reports for comtional income, and revamping
photographic events
mittees are proposed. It is also
of the welfare system.
COpley 7-8765
felt that noil-voting representatives of the Inter-dormitory
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February 27, 1968
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Burton's Portrayal Of Faustus
Redeems Movie Presentation
sad. Burton ' saw no cause for they could tolerate the scholar.
By-Mary Lou Carter
As Faustus battered the' friars,
"Dr. Faustus" has its aesthet- relief.
One of the moment s of horror Mephistophilis, I ike a ' co.nic limitations, but its new perspective on Marlowe's Faustus was that in w h i c h Faustus science, cried for the senseless
makes it news and watch- lashed the life out of the monks. human being. Satan, th-e sinHe was still playing games ner, empathized with F'a ustus
worthy,
The film is boring. Because with his new power; he was and assured the audience that
Faustus cannot have both the still a 'child, not realizing the decent human emotion still e~­
world of security and that of malicious aspecf of his act, not \sted.
pleasure, he hems, hesitates, seeing how ugly it was to. be
In filming Satan and Helen
and haws for about two hours. human.
of Troy, played by Elizabeth
The internal struggle may have
The audience d id feel , how- Tay lor, Burton and Coghill
dramatic tension on an Eliza- ever, Faustus' worth.
Per- started to tap the film medium.
bethan stage, but on film , - it haps the viewers even caught a These two made appearances
leaves something to be desired.
To emphasize ,that the scholar
fights within his own mind , d ir ectors Richard Burton and
Ne vill Coghill shape the study
like a skull . The low ceiling
sla nts on either side, and when
the scene changes, the new setting appears as an extension of
the study or of Faustus' mind .
For instance, when Faustus and
Mephisto(Jhilis visit the pope,
they simply walk from the
study into the other room .
What most film m a k e rs
would have done is splice the
film in changing sets. If Burton and Coghill had conformed,
they might have provided the
variety necessary to lift the
au dience from Faustus' internal misery -and crying.
The fact is, however, that the
directors may have had a reason for the refusal to relieve
Seen within the magic crystal, Helen of Troy proves the
the viewer. Burton saw Faustus fatal temptation for the learned Dr. Fau~tus (Richard Burton),
as symbolic of the black side of w"o contemplates the delights and riches attainable through
the human personality. For bl k
.
d t h devil
'
'
ac magic an - e
.
and disappearances impossible
him, Faustus was more than a
hero who feU to the status of glimpse of themselves in the on the stage. The problem with
petty trickster.
maniac. From escape from the their instant arrivals and deFaustus, from beginning to perception, to whom could they partures was that they tende d
end, was. a sta tic character. turn? They could tur n to Satan. to distract the viewers ra ther
First hating God, Faustus then
Mephistophilis, p I aye d by than impress them as"aesthetihated the courtier, then the Andreas Teuber, a n American cally amenable.
monks, and at one point, even Fulbright student, offered FausSimilarly, the slow motion
Mephistophilis. What Faustus tus compassion and the audi- shots of the par a d e of the
said was that being human is ence a perspective from which Seven Deadly Sins stood as a
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stage version . The floating,
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a certain richness to the pleasIT
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ures for which Faustus sold his
soul. The criticism is that they
could have be-en made richer.
Nineteen paintings now on effects. Boston's N ew bur y
B
Street where Miss Reardon
Why did directors
urton
-ex hibi-t in Marian Hall and the
'
and Coghill so neglect the film
has her studio, also brings :~s
Administration building repmedium? P erhaps Burton the
influence to bear upon the actor did not want to compete
resent the efforts of Miss
E~manuel art st udents, one o.f with the filming; perha ps he
Reardon's junior advanced oil whom describes the street as
painting class ; the Art Depa r t- " a fa ntasl'a -Iand of ne w me - kne w his strength and knew
tha-t his Faustus would ca rr y
ment will replace the paintings dia!"
t
ev ery few weeks to further
Presently the fourth floor of he productiOn.
'k
if
r. AdvancedO-I
I
- j1f1.arlan 1.1.aII
D eco. Admin.,
Or. S 0
a cquaint.... the college with the
work of the fine arts students,
Influenced partially Ity Marshall McLuhan's statement that
technology is " an extension
into man's, nervous system,"
the art students attempt to apply it to art and have explored
three dimensional and abstract
the Administr a tion building
abounds with a variety of art
works from S ister Vince nt
DePaul's classes in illustration,
and the design and composition
course.
, One special exhibition currentIy being sh own is the
WAC Lieutenant Alberta L.
graphics course mat erial.
Fisher, a member of the United
S tates Army Recruiting . Service, will be available February
"Just Elegant Simplicity';'
28 to ,discuss opportunities in
the· Women's Army Corps Officer Program. Students are encouraged to make an appointment through the placement
bureau or to ta lk to the Lie utenant between 11 :00 A.M. and
2 :00 P .M. in the Campus Snop.
Stationed presently at the
Boston Army Base, Lieutenant
Fisher is one of eight hundred
sixty WAC officers serving in
And this season we're doing
twelve countries. During her
SPORTSWEAR
five years in the WAC, she has
served as personnel speci~list at
by John · -Meyer of Norwich
Fort Myer, Virginia; exhibit
DRESSES
hostess at a public information
by Jonath~n ~gan
display which traveled to ~orty
states;
and receptionist at the
CORNER LONGWOOD AND BROOKLINE AVENUES
Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
,
-
WAC Officer
Seeks Girls
For Service
keenly faced in . p,I"o.fess\o.nal
endeavors. Howev¢r, Mr. John:.
nene does find laboring 'under
(Continued from page 1)
the auspices of the "Drama
upcoming production as he did Society" per se rather limitthe first musical in Emmanuel's ing and voiced a hope for a
h-istory "The Boyfriend'." In drama course, if not departan interview with this year's ment, here at EmmanueL- J-je
drama coach, Mr. Johnnene also envisions this expansion to.
r eeled off an impressive list of include community produccredits ran,ging from work in tions.
Broadway's " A Time For SingWhile working i~ a campu~
ing" to dir.e-ction of profes- situation offers material obsional children's ~heater and stacles such as the confines of
this Eastertide's passion play, our stage, "the immaterial
" The Christus," in Boston. He h rdles are even more , forreceived his Masters degree in midable. According to Mr.
theater arts after having at- Johnnene it is hard for the
tended Boston College, Emer- cast, which is pulled many dison College, Boston University ,vergent ways by the demands '
and the Ametican Academy of of college life, to devote unDramatic Arts in New York.
divided energies to the play.
In discussing the college's Difficulty capturing attention
curre nt production, Mr. John- at all in the college's produ,,- nene sta ted several reasons for tions was evidenced by the his selection: " The Man Who fact that the auditioning sesCame to Dinner" is a fine farc- sions went practically ignored.
ical c omedy; it is " good As of the second week of retheater;" its appeal and com- hearsals the cast was still · inposition are on a level above complete. Past exposure to unpast Emmanuel performances; der-publi-cized plays' with mi- _
the characterizations are " con- nority appeal have also fo.stemporary yet ageless." These tered " audience apathy" at
qualities exemplify the aims Emmanuel explarned Mr.
the director sets for all his Johnnene.
Unprofitable Drama
work. He believes a " message"
"The Boyfriend," although
unnecessary because the theater is for 'e ntertainment and reviewed as a good production,
will be well done if " it is in was financially unprofitable
essence good theater." (Mr. becaus'e of uninterest. (The
Johnnene neglected to define club treasurer was - unable ta
particularize the sooiety's losthis oft-noted specification.)
ses
because Sister Catherine
Coach Has Plans
Edward, Drama Society modThe drama coach's expressed erator, controlled all the fiscal
enthllsiasm lor sChool dramat- aspects of the production.)
ics springs from hi.s great sat- , This indifference indklates to.
isfaction in watching interested Mr. Johnnene a reftection of
students progress in the know1- the 'apathy of the '! Athens of
edge of theater arts. He feels America" towards the fine arts
that striving for a perfected in general.
performance with such a group
To understand ' the techpresents a challenge not so niques of a professional director it is necessary to view
'him at work in his natur ~ 1
habitat-the - ~ehearsal ·~~ h-cin .
(Cont inued from page 4)
The ' informal atmosphere of
ect. Mr. and Mrs. Cunneen are the rehearsal seemed inconCatholic journalists 'w ho initi- .g ruent with Mr. Johnnene's
ated an ecumenically-oriented theories of strict discipline
r,eview when ecumenism ~as ,,- given the cast at their first
in its earliest stages and subject meeting. Mr. Johnnene enerto skepticism. As Mr. Cunneen getically acted out his direcdared students to actively join tions; however not strongly
the aggiornamento by means of suggesting or demanding these.
politica l action, his own pio- The actors apparently were
neering backed him up . Mrs. left to block their own moveCunneen's discussion of th'~ ments. Reflecting on the outAmerican and Catholic ' ideals come of " The Boyfriend"
of women were supplemented under this form of direction,
by a p e rsonally-conducted sur - the cast members reviewed the
vey and a commitment by way result as an acceptance by
of Cross Cu'r rents. Fat her actors and crew of the major
Geo rge Wilson and Sister Joan responsibilities of . production
Marie presented credentials of culminating in a unified effort
social concern and were con- to produce a fine show.
cerned more with the implicaII the fine wo.rk of the comtions of celibacy in terms of petent cast continues, the secwork tha n in campaigning for ond and final production of the
vocations.
year" "The Man Who Came to
A survey of qualifications Dinner," should be a satisfying
and subj.ect matter reveals the and successful presentation.
depth and quality of the day's
program., This survey indicates
also, however, that anyone of
the- speakers and topics could
have ,pre-empted an entire day's
attention. There is unlimited
value, especially on the Catholic campus, for community~
oriented -concern. Yet to present too great a range of highly
relevant topics can serve to
frustrate both speaker and stude~t. It was obvious that no
speaker even scratched the surface of his or her knowledge
of the subject matter at hand.
The result was a valuable presentation of questions ; a concentration of discussion on a single
topic (such as the aggiornaDIy. . . . . . FWsW
mento of Mr. Cunneen in light
of - for the 0 min g elections)
BAYBURN CLEANERS
might have produced some anSee St~dent Repre.ent~tiy.
swers;
Drama Club
I
Day of Spirituality
its IN
toGOCXJT
'roles....,
The .Emman-uel Focus
February 27, 1968
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