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Focus On Teens
BUMP HITS FARNUM
Residents of a cer­
tain second f loo r su ite
i n F a r n u m w e r e a m az e d
one ni g h t when they ob ­
served that t heir c e i l ­
ing was sagging i n time
with music being played
on the th ir d fl o o r .
It
was l a t e r learne d t h a t
residents on third floor
were only doing RISD's
latest dance step, the
B ump a n d u n d e r p r e s s u r e ,
their floor started
giv ing way t o the music.
We u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e
ceiling (or floor) not
only does "The Bump",
but is also quite profic­
ient with other dance
steps.
I n f a c t , we l a t e r learned
t h a t the same unique and
unusual statement was
made by a t lea st a h a l f dozen other repairmen
with a twenty-four hour
span.
At th is time I should
l i k e t o commend the
people of the Physical
Plant. They honestly
have alone a good job
maintaining structures
around RISD.
Some o f
the men o f t h e " P l a n t "
have acquired a genuine
feel for patchwork.
RISD's absentee landlords
should be proud of this
" force" for they've done
wonders i n maintaining
some o f t h e d il a p idate d
1 ndmarks scattered
about c y y u y
New England
campus.
In
Residents o f many
dormitories were
amazed by two p o s i t i v e
produces of the recent
snow s torm. For two
days sledding condi­
tions were excellent,
and f or a week there
were breathtaking water
leakage designs in
many rooms.
I t was
reported that several
dormitories about camp­
us acquired beautiful
brown murals replacing
the freshly painted
walls which originally
existed.
ACCOLADES
The unique and
unusual statement of the
week was made by a RISD
repairman working in
Congdon House. While
punching holes in the
cei1ing to 1et water
drain out he was quoted
as saying, " I don't
know why I should f i x
the thing, i t ' s gonna
f a l l down soon anyway."
Unfortunately the
same un ique and unusual
statement was simult an­
eously stated by another
repairman plastering
the plaster i n Farnum.
O^r 1
look to our
an age when
the old and dilapidated
is being replaced by the
new, i t ' s comforting t o
know that these trends
have not effected the
people up top (and from
the looks of things i t
probably never w i l l ) .
I s n ' t i t nice t o
know th at i n years to
come, structural master­
pieces l i k e Congdon,
Farnum, and a l l the rest
will s t i l l remain.
It
i s sa t i sf y i n g to know
that future generations
w i l l be able to appreci­
a t e those same f r u s t r a ­
tions we d id .
Remember t h e n i g h t
the plaster on the ce il­
ing f e l l in and the time
i t snowed and the c e i l ­
ings f il l e d with water.
We d o r m i t o r y r e s i d e n t s
complain sometimes, but
i s n ' t i t excit ing know­
ing t h at we are a p art
of the restored v i l l a g e
Col 1ege H i l l .
O n c e a g a i n we
should thank the trusted
tool of the Administra­
ti o n , the Physical Plant,
for with your help we've
been able to keep the
campus looking beauti ful
and without your help,
new dormitories might
have been b ui l t long
ago.
of
Compliments to the
new Dean of Housing
also for finally realiz- ing the difference be­
tween a room and a c l os e t .
S om e r o o m s w i 1 1 b e c h e a p ­
er next year due to their
size (or 1ack of i t . )
F i n a l l y , my a cknowledgements to the RISD
Security Office. For
1ike our friends the
repairmen who use p l a s t er
to cover things up, our
efficient security
o f f i c e emplys verbiage
t o accomplish the same.
Stephen Talasnik
Letters
I'm writing in re­
gard t o the le t t e r about
the Christian Fellowship
a t RISD, and the Sons
o f Thunder Concert. Just
the fact that you took
the time to write te lls
me t h a t t h e s e p e o p l e a r e
c a u s i n g y o u s o me h e a v y
thought. You say you
got turned o f f by posters
fo r a concert? (Which,
by t h e way, was ve ry good
Sorry you missed i t . )
There are any number o f
things to get turned o ff
by every minute of your
l i f e . Nothing that is
human i s p er f e c t .
I became a Ch r is t i an
two years ago when I was
a t RISD (do you believe
i t ? ) . At that time
th ere was no fe llows hip which i s a crucial need
i n the 1 i f e of a new
Christian.
I became i n ­
vo lved i n some o t h e r
groups in the area that
had no understanding o f
where I was coming from.
None were perfect f o r
me a nd, as a matter
of fact, I haven't found
a group of people yet
that I can't get into
theological arguments
with.
I probably never
will.
The RISD g roup i s
is the best I've exper­
ienced, perhaps because
they are not limited
to a spec\fic emphasis.
They are just a bunch
of
truly
loving
people
who study and experience
the Christian faith to­
gether.
No one has ever
tried to force his or
her b elief s on me.
Christians differ
i n opinion too, sometimes
forgetting that they
F riday, February 1 , 1974
Vol . 11 No. A
Published weekly at the
Rhode Island School of
Design, Box F-7
2 Col 1ege S t ., Prov.
R . I . 02903
Meetings Tuesday and
W e d n e s d a y a t 4 : 3 0 pm
i n t h e SAO
s h a r e t h e s a me b a s i c b e ­
l i e f in Christ. I get
t e rr i b l y angry sometimes
a t B i g M i k e , w ho u s u a l l y
stands in front of the
Hospital Trust Bank wit h
his insulting sign "A
Free New Tes tament t o
any Jew who w i l l read
i t " and his f i r e and
brimstone tracts. I
despaired at his appear­
ance in fron t of Sayles
Hal 1 t he night of the
Sons o f Thunder co nce rt .
Probably the o nly Jews
who h eard the concert
were those who are al so
Christians! But that
s i n c e r e ma n i s m y
brother in Christ even
though I don't approve
of his actions.
In closing, one
more thing about posters.
R I SD i s s o s a t u r a t e d b y
posters and general
garbage that just seeing one o f a kind was
never enough to make
me r e m e m b e r , e v e n i f
I were interested.
It
takes repetition to
get to the brain!
I
don ' t really think i t
had anything t o do with
Nixon, exploitation, or
the society. Besides,
the posters get torn
down so fast you need
t o put hundreds up i f
you want them to l a s t
longer than one day,
right?
Please keep think­
ing.
I'm praying that
next time you w i l l have
the courage to go
through the docfr .
'
W.
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nanonymous1y '
your:
Ross Newbert,
RISD '73
Dear Anonymous,
(As i t has come t o
our attention by your
l e t te r , concerning the
abundance of Sons o f
Thunder Concert posters)
The RISD C hri stia n F el ­
six hours, baste i t with
lowship would l i k e to
L
e m on P l e d g e , w h e n i t
make a personal apology
i
s
smoldered, pour one
t o y o u a n d t h e R I SD
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of water on i t ,
community f o r the way
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v
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the distribution of this
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g
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material was handled.
p
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We a p o l o g i z e f o r t h e
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thick lacquer
insensitivity on our
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or suppression of thought
For your next bridge
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with Barbie/Ken and
from a personal desire
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Mirac1e Whip,
o f C h r i s t . God t e a c h e s
one pound of b u t t e r, a
us to:
cup of Kraft Philadel­
"Listen to advice, accept
phia Cream Chee se, s t i r .
correction, to be the
wiser i n the time to come • • i t to gether. Put i n one
shaI 1ow bak ing d i s h .
(Proverbs 19:20)
P
lace i t in the oven
We s i n c e r e l y t h a n k
f
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Take i t
you for making your fe el ­
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stand our intentions were
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of the best; hoping to
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reach out t o the RISD
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community, th at we m ight
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share God and l e a r n more
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about Him through f e l ­
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anyone in the Fellowship.
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Alan Berry, Peter Conant,
clamdunk: Take one
Linda Hoffman, Linda
package o f Chicken
Nelson, George Santos,
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Excerpt from U. Gibbons
"How to Eat a Forest"
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John Long
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Stephen Talasnik
The Mad Scrawler
Peter Mulvey
Copy Queen
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EDITORS
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L i s a C us h m a n
Leslie Si 1verblatt
a cup,
water, and s t i r i t up.
I t ' s Cup-0-Soup, Cup0-Soup, Cup-0-Soup
from Lipton. Must be
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AHER
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IHKLSTON SPHKS;
Ultrasuede sofas,
potted palms, mother of
pearl ashtrays, True
cigarettes. Halston,
perhaps the most success­
ful and knocked o f f
designer today, seats
himself down and motions
for a maid.
The table
is then cleared of per­
fume essences, ci garette
stubs, and ^09 Spray.
In
Chicago
dows
at
doing
Marshall
win­
Field's
less than a year.)
Presently married to
the above Greek. Pre­
v i o u s l y know n a s B e t s y
Pickering, fashion model.
Diana Vreeland (Mrs.
T. Reed)- "brilliant.
L o v e h e r . " No o n e s i n c e
has taken her place in
fashion reporting.
Liza Minnel1i - "Liza
can do more for America
than almost anyone."
This in response to her
work at Versail le s.
"Very gratifying exper­
ience. Proud to be an
A m e r i c a n . H an d s d o w n
victory."
The l i s t could go
on forever.
Halston is an amaz­
ing cr i t i c on society.
Cream cheese? - loves
cream c heese.
M a h Jon gg? - d o e s r t ' t
know.
employs a large staff
consisting of creative
assistants, three
dressmakers, and four
t ai l or i ng rooms.
In
six years, Halston has
created a business
which grosses over 28,-
Peter
000,000 dollars.
It's
staggering and i n sp i r1n g .
He has, to date
a l a r g e n u m o c r o r r oI
lowers
and
—
friends.
Jacki 0
e - old
and constructing hats
fri e n d o f 16 y e a r s .
A
fo r beauty parlor d i s ­
particular hat of hers?
plays.
This interest
The inaugural hat ser­
d r e w h i m t o New Y o r k ,
ies. Three hats were
where he worked for
m
ade d epending on the
L i l l y Dache and f i n a l l y
w
eather. Before she
B e r g d o r f G oo d m a n - H e a d
l e f t f o r the noon cere­
M i l l i n e r . DEF. Bergdorfs
mony, Jackie dented the
- the American*store with
hat entering the 1imo.
the best cliente le and
Whe n H a l s t o n s a w h e r a n d
the best clothes. Here
his hat on television...
he i s H alston, head hat­
"Oh, Jesus, the hat's
t e r t o t h e BP s e t . I t c h y
got a dent in i t . "
to s ta r t doing more, he
Days l a t e r , copies
leaves Bergdorfs with
o f the hat were on the
Andrew Goodman's ble ss­
market with the exact
ing , scouts new t ren ds ,
dent. Will Caroline
and begins h is business
wear Halston? "Oh, no.
at Madison and 68th,
She may have a few
Halston Limited.
things from downstairs
Halston returned
I d on 't know a bout."
America t o good qual­
Elsa Peretti- the
i t y fabric and interest
Italian jewelry designer
i n c u t . He whispered
1iving in Spain. Dis­
s implic ity and elegance
covered by Giorgio d i
in response to the b i ­
Sant Angelo and promoted
zarre costume screamed
heavily by Halston, she
by major designers. The
i s perhaps today's most
major criti cism of Hal­
creative and influe ntial
ston is his staid qual­
jewelry designer. Tac­
it y. Rebuttal.
t i l e jewelry in silver
"Oh, everything's
and ivory. Elsa i s also
changing. L i f e , society
o n e o f h i s m o d e l s whom
c h a n g e d . My p h i l o s o p h y
he feels can completely
is constantly changing.
wear a dress; make i t
One i s a produce o f
h er o w n .
their environment. De­
Betsy Theodoracoposigners can only suggest.'
l os - " t e r r i f i c . She's
Most of Halston ' s
love ly. She's beauti­
design work is on paper.
f u l ." (First married to
Time i s a luxury and
Kasper o f Joan Lesl ie
draping on a form is
fame - marriage lasted
too time consuming. He
I
Louis Vuitton and/or
Hartman? - loves them
both (has carried Vuitton
for twenty years.)
G u c c i ? - "Urn, l e a v e s
a bit to be desired."
Hermes? - the best
quality.
Boyh oood h e r o ? - B a c e n
giaga.
Current Met Exhibi­
tion; 101s, 20's, 30's,
clothes? - "Absolutely
fa ntas tic, an enormous
e f f o rt , f i r s t one of that
nature, great innovators
of fashion."
Peter:"l tried for
an interview with Clovis
Ruff in but he never re­
plied. Suggestions?"
Halston:"Clovis
Ruffin is derivative.
Go t o S t e p h e n B u r r o w s . "
photos by Yvonne Beeohex-
photos by Yvonne Beeoher
photos by Yvonne Beeoher
There are, of course,
d iffe r en t approaches
which documentary photo­
graphers have used to
"make contact" with
their subjects. I t is
t h i s p r i m a r i l y human
rather than visual e le­
ment of style which I
will try to explore here.
I n my o pinion, two ma­
jor styles are apparent
in documentary photo­
graphy. I have chosen
Margaret Bourke-White
and Bruce Davidson as
two photographers whose
work leans heavily in
opposite directions
towards these two poles.
Comparing BourkeWhite 's photograph o f
a Georgia f a m i l y a t home
with Davidson's photo­
graph of a black g i r l
in a deserted lo t impor­
tant differences are
apparent. BourkeWhite ' s image puts me
immediately in the role
of the spectator and,
in fact, suggests
'PHOTOGRAPHICA
The purposes o f doc­
umentary photography are
so broad that the word
" a r t " seems p a r t i c u l a r l y
inadequate as a des crip­
t i v e term f or the work
of the great documentarians. Though there are
art istic qualities in the
work o f a Walker Evans,
I f ind that these serve
o n l y a s a s t r u c t u r e w V v i ch
houses more significant,
i n s i gh t s f o r those who
choose
to seek
them o ut .
Of course, you have your
d e f i n i t i o n o f a r t and
I have m ine.
Regardless
th at t h i s was her r o l e
as photographer.
She
presents "the facts"
in a very literary fash­
ion and I can "read"
them c l e a r l y . The fam­
ily is obviously poor,
though I get this as
much from t he i r surround­
ings as from them. Their
expressions are sullen.
But they are too remote
and turned i n among them­
selves f o r me t o do any­
thing but perhaps "feel
sorry" for them.
By c omparison,
Davidson's image encour­
ages me i n t o the r o l e
of participant rather
than spectator, and in ­
dicates that t h i s was
his role as photographer.
There are no obvious l i t ­
erary facts to be "read",
no immediate signs o f
poverty. There i s only
the forthright beauty
a n d f e a r o f t h i s g i r l 's
moment i n time which c a l l s
continued on page 8
o f t h a t , w h a t I am t r y i n g
to suggest is tha mean­
ingful documentary
photography always seems
to transcend a purely
aesthetic experience and
offer, in addition, a
very direct contact with
another person and hi s
condition.
In this
sense, any aesthetic term,
no matter how b r i l l i a n t y
defined, can often be
a stumbling point between
the viewer and a
human
reality captured on
l ight sensitive paper
before him.
Palace at
Although I did not
v i e w t h e s e mo v i e s a t t h e
critica l time of 10:^5
a.m. i n the company o f
other professionally
c ri ti ca l people, I
found myself leave the
theatre and head fo r
my f av o r i t e t y p e wr i t e r .
Putney Swope was
a fun movie, which t e l l s
you absolutely nothing
about the film, a social
comedy o f reversals and
mistaken expectations.
Robert Downey's l a t e r ,
experimental fil m , en­
t i t l e Greaser's Palace,
could have borne the
the t i t l e , "Everything
we know a bout the Jesus
Story and would not
touch with a ten foot
p o l e . " D o wn e y b r a v e l y
t e l l s , i n obvious sym­
bolism, his interpreta­
t ion of what Jesus's
act ions were 1ike.
"Extremely well done"
could be the quote of
one of those other
"professionals," but
I must be more spe­
c i f i c , and d i r e ct my
Palace
comments towards
people who ha ve already
viewed these exception­
a l (pun intended) mov­
i e s.
D ow n e y u s e d a j u x t a ­
po sit ion of anachronisms
to achieve the contrast
he f e l t b e fit a story
o f that man, a m i s fi t
i n t h a t s o c i e t y . Name
and element i n the
f i l m , and we c an fi n d
a specific interpreta­
t i o n o f what Downey
r e a d o f t h e New T e s t a ­
ment. For example, the
n o t a b l e l a c k o f wo men
in Greaser's Palace
c l e ar l y reminds us o f
the unnoticable lack
o f i n s i g n i f i c a n t women
"extras" in the ancient
version. To say Jesus
was a song and dance
acto r on h i s way t o
Jerusalem is not a
surprising comment,
but to include a
scenario with Jesus,
God, and the Holy Ghost
as riv als, as people,
with doubts, insecuri­
ti e s (H.G. says "Nobody
knows who I am, You
get a l l the attention."),,
and mistru st, i s a re­
vealing trenchant v is­
i o n.
Most amusing, i n
my eyes, was Downey's
addition of Jesus 1s
agent, Morris. Although
Morris can symbolize John
the Baptist (explaining
the condensation inside
the space helmet) who
led Jesus on his path,
his commericial relevence t o the Jesus Story
is fi t ti n g . Consider
the number o f fo llowers
Jesus had while al i v e,
but what royal ties
his agent must have re­
ceived after his death
and his increased num­
ber of groupies.
The m ost d i f f i c u l t
character to understand
was th at o f Mother Mary.
We k n o w t h a t M a r y w a s
present at the c ru cifix­
i on , but i s Downey a dding
the story of her slain
family and other phys­
ical suffering on her
part befpre her act of
n a i i1n g J e s u s t o t h e
cross, and afterwards,
her rejoining with her
f a m i l y , o n l y a m e a ns
for adding violence to
the film - or is this
gruesome and ambiguous
by-plot representative
of the lack of infor- mat ion of exac tly how
a n d b y wh om t h e c r u c i ­
fixion occured? This
segment of the f i l m was
the least explained
and the roost cosmic
portion of the b r i l 1 iant Greaser's Pal­
ace. I admit that
I do not f u l l y un­
derstand i t s violent
significance, but perhaps
I am l o o k i n g f o r m o r e
than was intended.
I note as an example
of the movie's style
that the "deep sig­
nificanc e" of Downey's
c h o i c e o f t h e n a me
" G r e a s e r " , t he o t i o s e
Herod, may be a t t r i ^
buted to the word's
fun and simple use i n
the 1ine (father to
son): "You're not a
Homo, son, y o u ' re a
Greaser."
Greaser's Palace
was indeed wr i t t en
for Today's Audience
by t h a t same i n c i s i v e
soci al c r i t i c who showed
us our inside out soci­
e ty i n Putney Swope.
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COMM UNITY INTERE STS v s
CORPORATE
RE CY CL ING OLD v s . B U I L D NU NtW
In RISD's community
design center an issue
concerning community i n ­
terests in the recycling
of historic properties
vs. corporate proposals
fo r demolition and r e­
development is being
discussed.
This conf1ict is
currently a major issue
in Buffalo, N.Y. invol­
ving citize n groups, City
Council, real estate
developers, present oc­
cupants of the threatened
pro perties , and IBM,
potential owners of the
property.
Three 13th century
mansions and their sur­
rounding landscapes and
carriage houses are
threatened to be destroyed
f o r a new IBM o f f i c e
bui 'ding and
acre park­
ing the in ter iors and
i n g l o t . Know n a s t h e
connecting the homes
Cabana, Mathews, and Lockinto an offi ce complex.
w o od e s t a t e s , t h e t h r e e
Planners have determined
properties are located
•alternate sites in the
on Delaware Ave. and
c i t y b u t IBM h a s s t a t e d
form the center of the
that i f the commercial
last remaining block to
rezoning is not passed
retain the parklike set­
they w i l l move to the
t i n g and gracious homes
suburbs.
of the original street.
Over 6000 people
T h i s d i s t r i ct i s 1 i s t e d
have signed petitions
in the National Register
urging that City Council
of Historic Places.
not rezone the three
IBM i s r e a d y t o
properties and any other
acquire the deeds and
residential areas along
begin demoltion of the
Delaware Ave. Citizens
estates t o make way f o r
groups have been formed
a new 80 ,000 sq. fee t
to study alternative
"office buiIding as
uses for the estates and
soon as the Buffalo
a fund ra ising drive has
City Council decides to
been launched.
rezone the three prop­
The d iscuss ion seserties t o commercial
s i o n i n CDC r e s u l t e d i n
use.
IBM r e f u s e d a n u r ­
the following proposals;
ban design plan which
Feb. 1 rezoning be delayed
s h o we d h o w t h e y c o u l d
by City Council to study
adapt the estate to IBM's
further adaptive use of
needs; by leaving the
the mansions.
IBM s h o u l d
exterior intact , rework­
consider alternate sites
in the c i t y which would
enhance or upgrade a
business d is tri c rather
than destroy a fine res­
idential area.
On T uesday, Jan 2 9t h,
the City Council tabled
action on the rezoning
for two weeks. To study
the 1egality of the
rezoning since a special
development plan has to
be more than 10 acres
and th i s i s a k.6 acre
s i t.e
I f you feel that cor­
po ration s such as IBM
should be more sensitive
to the needs of people
and the character of the
community then please
attend a meeting on
Monday, Feb. kt h at 7:30
i n t h e SA O.
For more information
or i f unable to attend
meeting please contact
me, Peter Andersen, at
box 909, or c a l l 621-7290.
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Lockwood Mansion built in 1888.
English Tudor Architecture
Mathews Mansion built in 1901
Jacobean Architecture
1880 Stoyie House3 recently adapted to
an office. Threatened to be destroyed
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Cabana Mansion built in 1895.
Classic Revival Architecture
1895 Carriage House3 Cabana Estate3
824 Delaware Ave3 now used as a
school for Children's Aid. Threatened
to be replaced by the parking lot.
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I t ' s for anyone i fy o u d o n ' t k n o w h o w
to already, they (Andi
McKean an d the R . I .
Ridgerunners) teach you.
Everyone who comes
has a good time.
It
costs $1.00 for members,
$1.50 for non-members,
and $1.00 f o r a member­
s h i p . We c h a r g e t h a t
because we h ave t o pay
the band and t r y to
break even.
The next one i s I n
the RISD A uditorium a t
8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb
15th. You a l l ought t o
come.
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continued from page 4
us into rapport with her.
A n d i t w o u l d s e em s s h a l ­
low *to say t h a t I " f e l t
sorry" for her. I find
i t more accurate to
say that I can empathize
w it h her. There i s some­
thing about her at t it ud e
and i t s relationship t o
the harsh, poetic envi­
ronment Davidson has
chosen fo r i t , which I
know and everyone knows,
and must ultimately be
at the heart of this
photograph beyond a l l
indications of poverty
or tendencies toward
sympathy.
I think these disti ncti ons extend c lea rly
to the other two images
shown h ere. BourkeWhite's photograph of
a boy plowing is also
"remote: in the sense
that
I
find
i t hard to
get a feeling for or
from him as a specific
individual.
Again, the
subject has been eleva­
ted to the level of a
l i t e r ar y symbol, where
he becomes a proud mon­
ument to c e rta in basic
American ideals, as wel1
as a "type", the child
la bore r, who i nvi t e s our
sympathy.
Davidson's image
of a boy iwth a dead b ird
sets off very different
signals. The boy and
his world confront us
so plain ly that i t is
impossible for us to
"escape" to the relative
safety of just feeling
sorry for him. Though
t h i s image i s bursting
at the edges with feelings
i t is important to ask
w i th whose fe elings does
i t burst. I think the
answer is that the
tumultous emotion evoked
b y D a v i ds o n ' s w o r k o r i ­
ginates equally within
his subjects and the
viewer, thus causing the
viewer t o become, i n a
sense, a participant.
Davidson's work invites
us to ind e ntify o r em­
pathize with his sub­
jects.
I t is this con­
tact, which is not en­
t i r e l y in the photograph
or in ourselves, that
i s most rewarding.
The differences i n
st yle between BourkeWhite and Davidson are
not only important in
understanding how c e r ­
t ain elements of doc­
umentary photography
relate to each other,
but also in understanding
how they relate to their
audience.
If these as­
sertions are true, i t
seems to me t h a t one
important question
rais ed i s ; How a re we,
the comfortable, white,
educated community t o
respond to the increas­
ing humber o f books con­
fronting us w ith images
of the underprivileged,
under-fed, and downtrod­
den? I t i s too easy to
simply "dismiss" these
images as " a r t " and
hang i t i n the museums.
The work of Mar­
garet Bourke-White,
though I would not ca ll
i t "sensationalism" by
a long shot tends to be
the kind of work which
seeks out our consciences
and sympathies. This
apparently had a real
value in i t ' s day (the
19301s) when c ommunica­
t io n was slower and
social "causes" were
fewer and better defined.
By '97^, however, the
fact has been wel1
established through the
media that there are
many u nfo rtunate people
i n t h i s w o r l d . We d o
not choose our indiv id­
ual actions concerning
t his situa tion with any
lack of vIsual Inrormot i° n .
Thus, the work
or
Dav Idson
anybody into an at titu de
of sympathy.
Instead
hi s images o f f e r things
which inform the empathetic attitude. In
that sense, his photo­
graphs leave us not
only inside with a great­
er knowledge of his sub­
jects, but also of our­
selves.
references;
J a m e s A g e e A Way o f S e e in g
Arthur Foote Earnestness,
Inquiry, and Empathy
The Concerned Photographe
FRAMEWORK FOR PARTICIPATION
a
slide lecture by jan wampler 639rad
look at what americans do without architechs
and what can be done with architects
thursday feb 7
cb 412
4: 3 0 pm
represent s
a relevant, new tr adition.
H is work does not force
9
MOVIES
T.V.
TALENT SHOW
LIVE BANDS
COCKTAILS
GUEST SPEAKERS
woods-gerry gallery
PROSPECT & MEETING STS.
the BUY line
Shopping i n Provi­
dence i s n ' t a l l that bad
- you j u s t have to know
where to look. This col ­
umn i s dedicated t o i n ­
form RISD studetns where
to locate items within
walking distance. Each
week a d i ff e r e n t sub­
ject w i l l be featured.
With Valentine's day only
two weeks away, and candy
beign the traditional
g i f t , I thought I'd tel 1
you the best places in
town to shop.
The candy store I
patronize and highly
recommend i s Margaret's
Candy Shop. This t i n y
shop w ith loads o f char­
acter is located in the
historic Arcade. Pink
striped wallpaper is as
cheery as the friendly
help. The kitchen where
the candy is made, can
be viewed from the coun­
ter area. Molds, ovens,
boxes and lolly pop sticks
cover the marble worktables.
Items in the
counters range from r i c h
fudges and assortment
boxes to penny candy.
Prices are mdoerate.
Fanny Farmer, Brigham's,
and Ba r ri c i n i melt by
comparison.
For more casual and
less expensive candy
treats, try the Planters
Peanut store on Eddy
Street.
I t ' s outside
appearance and awful
window d i sp l a y may look
unappealing, but just
tr y a handful of t he ir
peanut logs.
Small
blue and yellow peanut
decorated bags f i l l e d
with your choice or
choices are perfect to
carry in to the movies
or take on a walk.
Thomas R, Limone
CALENDAR
Friday
February 1
8 AM
Upper Refectory
12:15 - 2 PM
Upper Refectory
6 - 8 PM
8:30 PM
Aud
Aud
Saturday
February 3
11:30 PM
7 PM
Monday February 4
4 - 6 PM
7:30 PM
Tuesday February 5
8 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday February 6
8 AM - 4 MP
St. Steven's Church
Upper Refectory
Epispocal Service
Catholic Mass
Aud Stage
Aud
Modern Dance - Verna Blair
Tap Dancing - Brian Jones
RI Tennis Club
Upper Refectory
Aud
7:30 PM
Thursday February 7
4*:30 - 6 PM
CB 412
Aud
7:30 PM
February 8
6 -8 PM
C/3
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Aud
RANSOM:
i f you are mis­
s i n g y o u r F ORM AN D S TR U C ­
TURE n o t e b o o k , p u t o n e
dollar in box 659 for
i t s return-. Unmarked
bill only.
se)l
Mr. Benbow - Kick-Off
Campaign for RISD
Tap Dancing - Brian Jones
ADC - Slide Lecture by
Jon Wanpler
Film Society "FORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES"
TKD Club
THE BROWN FILM SOCIETY
COMING I N FE BRUARY
FRI 1
CA RMICHAEL
7:00
USA -
Friendly class.
2
:O O
desiring
W AN TED: t w i n o r s i n g l e
mattress.
A box spring
would be o . k . too. Ur­
gently needed- the floo r
is kind of hard.
Reply box 495.
12:00
SUN 3
M 0N 4
ARMY ft NAVY SURPLUS DISCOUNT
Tin Army-Navy Discount Star# that it a MUSEUM too!!
Wild • Weird • Unusual • Intarating
(Mentioned in June "Vogue" end "Mademoiseile" magazines)
WED 6
Quaint shopping area and restaurants nearbv
(New Address) 262 Thames Street
Newport, R. I. 02840
Telephone (401) 847-3073
CARM ICHA EL
7:00
9:30
TUES 5
Footlockos * Trunks * Canvas * Tarpaulins * 'rruck ft Boat
Covara • Ufa Rafts * UJ3. Army Down Sleeping Bags • Army
Field Jackets * 13 Button NaVy Wool Pants * Navy Bell-Bot­
tom Dungarees * Fish Nets •Nazi Helmets * Antiques * Ships'
Wheels • Lights * Binoculars * Telescopes
Duncn
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SA T 2
Wanted- a p ractitione r
of magic. Call 521-lt062,
ask for Charlene.
FOR S A L E :
T wo p a i r s o f
s ki i s ; Head Competition
G. s .i 210 cm.; Stein
Ericson Northlands, 210
cm. Each fo r $35.
See
J o e W h e e l w r i g h t , R I SD
Woodshop.
a
GA SLIGHT — I n g r i d B e r g m a n
thinks Charles Boyer fs d r i v ­
ing her insane, in a stylish
Person
to learn siIkscreen from RISD studen t.
W i l l share warm F rench
bread, wine and cheese,
w i l l tr a vel , and meet
expenses. Call Raymond,
9417566.
Fellini's best film, I VITELLON1 - a sympathetic look
at
I
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James Mason and Robert Ryan
i n CAUGHT - r i c h m a n a n d
poor g i r l , d i re ct e d by Max
(Lola Montes) Ophuls.
9:30
for $15box
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Jan Wampler, a RISD
grad, w ill lecture on
Framework f or P artic ipa tion: a look at archi­
tecture design by the
people, without archi­
tects, that is "partic­
ularly expressive."
Seven m onths o f travel
on a Harvard Research
Grant a re documented on
si ides for us to see.
He i s a pr a ct i ci n g a rchi
tect in Boston, winner
o f a PA D e s i q n A w a r d
in '72 f o r Columbia
Point.
Come, Feb. 7th
a t 4 : 3 0 i n CB 4 1 2 .
•RISD Tennis
FO R S A L E : 1 8 i n c h t e l e ­
v i si on , Floor Model Magnavox, needs repair,
villi
co
EVENTS
February 2
Sunday
Friday
Centennial Campaign Cabinet
Meeting
16 WE Investment George Taylor
TKD Club
Will Gates - Environmental
Program
THU RS 7
CA RMICHA EL
7:30
A s t a i r e & R o g e r s i n THE G AY
DI VORCEE - s o m e o f t h e w o r l d ' s
best singing and dancing.
B e r g m a n ' s I L L I C I T INTERL UD E a rare Bergman a bout a ba l l er ­
ina who remembers her f i r s t
1ove a f f a i r .
THE FIXER w i t h A lan Bates study of the oppression of
Jews i n Czarist Russia, and
man's inhumanity t o man.
O z u ' s L A TE SPRI NG ( f r e e ) d elica te study o f the Japanese
family, the beginning of a
Japanese series.
R o s s e l l i n i ' s FEAR - h i s w i f e
9:30
Ingrid Bergman, stars as an
u n f a i t h f u l w om a n p l a g u e d b y
anxiety.
FAUNCE HO USE
L I V E AND L E T D I E - l a t e s t i n
7:00
the James Bond se r i e s .
SAVE TH E T I G E R - o f f b e a t s t u d y
9:30
of American alienation, with
J a c k Lemmon a s a m a n w h o h a t e s
the Seventies.
FAUNC E HO USE
L I V E AND L E T D I E
7 & 9 :30
LIST
B u s t e r K e a t o n ' s OUR H O S P I T A LI T Y
7:30
-feuding families, Southern
charm, and crazy t r ai n s .
K e a t o n ' s SHERLOCK, J R . p l u s
9:30
Chaplin shorts.
FAUNCE HOUSE
7 & 9:30
BANG TH E DRUM S LOWLY - t h e
friendship between two ball
play ers, one who i s about t o d i e .
F I L M LECTURE AT 7 : 3 0 AT TH E CINEM ATHEQUEM o o r y R o i z m a n , f o r m e r e d i t o r , MARCH
OF T I M E s e r i e s , w i l l t a l k a b o u t t h e
Mm
11
riKS. DMLY'S KITCHEN
rocking the boat.
What most of that
whole business about
This week's recipe
is not Penna. Dutch,
d i d not come from my
mother, grandmother, or
any other r el a ti v e, and,
despite that, is really
pr etty simple t o make
and tastes good too.
the Archers hiding
behind their assum­
It is;
OMELET C ASS EROLE
grease a- 10 by
6 inch pan. Line pan
with:
2 c . Croutons
(or bread crumbs),
k oz. Mild cheddar cheese
cheese (grated)
Mix together sep­
arately:
k eggs
2 c.Milk
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Prep. Mustard
1/8 ts p . Onion Powder
dash of pepper
Pour over croutons
and cheese. Bake un­
covered a t 325 f o r 55
to 60 m in.
Well, i t happened
again.
I asked about
student members on
committees and the re i t
was i n the same issue
o f th e same p aper.
Great communications;
but that is what the
paper is here f o r , i f
on ly some people would
take advantage of i t
and others would stop
Stick ' ?8r ' Efte pa st f ew
months and h e ld my
tongue while a few
people aired t h e i r some­
times absurd comments
on the vali dity of
anonymity when what
r e al ly bothered them
was th a t someone was
e d n am e s l a u n c h i n g
t heir arrows aiming to
k i l l or maim was, boi 1 s
down t o , fe a r , fear of
being the next target,
o f a f r i e nd , o r maybe
e v e n i n t h e s a me d e p a r t ­
m e n t . A b a s i c h um a n
emotion, neither vice
nor virture; but often
triggering reactions,
both'vic ious and v i r ­
tuous.
In this case,
the reactions were,
with one or two ex­
ceptions (characterized
by th ei r f a i r to good
prose) , merely lud­
icrous.
Now we a r e b e s e t
with another round of
t h e SOS.
Satires, let­
ters (pro and con) ,
people stopping you on
the street and asking
why we p r i n t t ha t s h i t ,
the whole fucking
shmear.
I thought
the purpose of higher
education was t o learn
more things and be ex­
posed t o other ideas i n
an attempt to equip the
students to excel 1.
But 1 d o not believe
that
for one to excel 1 ,
one must f t rst tear
down everything so ft
only
r e q u ir e s o n e s t e p
up. So when a r e people
going t o grow up? I f
you want to make some­
one look foolish or
stupid, try to do i t
by being better ; but
even better yet, t r y
t o come u p w i t h some
good reasons f o r want­
ing t o make someone
look foolish or stupid.
Then re a li ze that such
desires o nly make on e­
self look foolish.
In a completely
different vein, I re­
ceived a letter from
the one-and-only origin­
al Mrs. Dealy.
In the
t r a d i t i o n o f t h e P RE S S ,
I am n o t i n c l u d i n g i t
completely unedited,
even i f i t may cause
embarrassement.
"Dear Ken,
God, can you cookl
Please don't l et on that
your charming predecessor
gave you pizza for dinner
in a bathrobe (not un1ike pfgs in a blanket)
Ah, w e ll, the reasons
for intruding on your
column are cheerful
ones.
I j u s t want t o
t e l l people about an
absolutely lovely show
that w i l l be running
for two more weeks i n
Ne w Y o r k .
Bob R eid
has a show i n the
L e sl i e Rankow G a lle ry
(108 E. 78th Street)
that is sel1ing 1ike
hot cakes and for good
reason. I t is divided
into two partsi smaA A —
ish
waterco1
o
rs
and
large canvases.
The
o il s are ciphers (numbers
and/or let ters) on
large beach-1ike spaces.
They are hardy yet
f r a g i l e i n the way t ha t
only very hard work
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can carry o f f . The
large areas are frag­
mented into an almost
mystical set of shapes.
The color is i l l us i ve
and billows slowly across the canvas 1 ike
ground fog. They are
both 1 i te r at e and
humorous, but the
s t r o n g e s t t h e m e t o me
seemed almost as
though the lett ers and
numbers were pyramids
to thought that would
remain long after the
ci v i 1i za ti o n around
them would disappear:
an ode to the strength
of creation.
In short
(no Sagitarius, l ) they
remain f i n e and haunting
i n my m ind and I wis h
you could go see them.
The more faculty
work I see, the less I
am co nvinced o f t h e
accusations of mediocrity.
I think people's stand­
ards fo r faculty work
are quite unreal and
that only about 1 out
of every 10 a r ti st s
anywhere has anything
real at a l l , so RISD
d o e s p r e t t y d a mn w e l l .
Congratulations
to Peter Tigler for s t i l l
being involved in making
things just a b i t nicer
for everyone else.
Anyway, next
I
time
see something r e a l l y
nice,
I'll
l e t you know
again even though! don't
get around much anvmore,
as you we\ A know .
Love and Stanch
Readership, Ruth Dealy
P.S.
W hy n o t r u n a
contest and see i f
anyone l ik e s RISD and
why, and of fe r a free
catered dinner to the
winner?"
RISD Film Society
Thursday, Feb. 7
7:30pm
75<C
RISD Auditorium
To the Editors:
With a ]I d u e r e s p e c t
designations (take yer chi
SPACEMAN KIT
SPECIAL NOTICE
On Friday, Dec. 14th, the Avon Cinema announced a
new price policy for R. I. college students ($1.00 per
student Mon. thru Thurs.) and we are pleased to
mention that over 500 students have already purchas­
ed the Student Discount Cards.
CLOWN KIT
Not Neat
Excellent
WISE OWL KIT
You were not
Perfects!
For those of you who have not yet taken advantage
of this price reduction, we have below a simple order
form to use when requesting a student card. Complete
the form, and mail it with $1.00 to the Avon Cinema,
260 Thayer St., Prov., R. I. 02906.
Watch
improving
DAISY KIT
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Excellent
(Discount cards are sold by mail only and are not
available at the box office.)
1 Gentlemen: Enclosed is $1.00 Please forward one Student 1
1 discount card to:
SUNSHINE KIT
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Satisfactory
Pleas
Please
follow
directions
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1 (The card entitles bearer to a $1.00 admission price, Mon. 1
To Me rlin Szosz (For the Committee):
Re your
proto-Student Report, i f you treat people l i k e
c h i l d r e n , y o u c a n d a mn w e l l e x p e c t t h e m t o a c t l i k e
children1
I prefer the Sunshine K i t myself, but the Clown
Ki t i s very RISD.
For now
1 thru Thurs. eves. Regular B/O price is $2.50)
NOW SHOWING
Truffaut's
"Day for Night"
COMING SOON
"MEAN STREETS"