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Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., October 2, 1956
I-F Ball To Have 'Hot'
Setting, Dixie Band
Approximately 500 couples will s p e n d "A N i g h t in
H a d e s " on the night of N o v e m b e r 16 in Alumni Memorial
Gymnasium a t t h e fall i n t e r f r a t e r n i t y ball, according to
Phillip Wolff, I-F dance c h a i r m a n .
Demons and d a m e s will d a n c e a w a y t h e evening in
t h e i r n a t u r a l h a b i t a t to the music of Les Brown " a n d his
band of r e n o w n . " A gigantic devil's h e a d will look down
on t h e weird scene of d a n c i n g devils a n d d a t e s a s flames
lick out from all sides and from above. T h e previous blue
drapings will be forgotten when allf
descend into the fiery red depths
where forked tails and perchance
some pitchforks will line the individual booths of each mystery cult.
Dixieland Band
The Kates of hell will be thrown
open to receive the ma.sses at 9
p.m. and for an hour a "red hot"
dixieland band will continue to
play as the "Sinners Go Marching
Daily morning prayers and regIn." Les Brown will then play 40 ular Sunday night fellowship meetminutes out of every hour with ings are being conducted this year
the alternate band filling in the under the auspicies of the Colremaining time.
lege Church, according to ChapThe supernatural
celebration lain John M. Currie and John Piwill reach its climax as the strange per '58, chairman for the Sunday
merry-makers select their queen.
evening programs.
Satan will reign until the magic
The morning prayers, which behour of 2 a.m. when the flames
will grow large, and in a heated gan last week, are held from 7:45
to 7:55 every weekday morning.
inferno, all will be consumed.
It is expected that the Faculty
Christian Fellowship, an association for active faculty Christians,
T h e Lafayette:
will conduct these prayers.
All interested (tudentt are
"No emphasis whatever will be
invited to see The Lafayette go made on numbers; if only a very
to press on Wednesday evening, October 3 from 7:30 on. few people attend, the prayers will
The editorial office is located at be considered successful. Even a
small attendance indicates a need
303 Pardee Hall.
(continued on page five)
What Next?
s t u d e n t s of Lafayette College have been confronted
with a problem t h a t affects all resident .students who will
return next y e a r — the removal of automobile privileges.
This was b r o u g h t out to all of us when in t h e beginning
of September, when we w e r e diligently p r e p a r i n g for our
return to school, a list of "Motor Vehicle R e g u l a t i o n s "
was f o r w a r d e d by mail to t h e student body.
completely
The list, formulated by t h e administration
unexpected
and approved by t h e board of t r u s t e e s , came
as an unexpected bombshell to all s t u d e n t s
who plan to return next year.
In point E u n d e r section I of our L a f a y e t t e Motor
A g r e e m e n t , it s t a t e s : " E F F E C T I V E SEPTEMBER, 1957,
MOTOR VEHICLES O F ALL KINDS W I L L BE F R O H I B ITED FOR ALL STUDENTS, except t h o s e in categories
1, 2, 3 (in p a r a g r a p h A . ) " This conies down to t h e fact
t h a t REISIDENT students of L a f a y e t t e h a v e n o longer t h e
privilege of keeping a c a r a t school.
To say t h a t this w a s done u n d e r h a n d e d l y or on t h e sly
would be accusing t h e administration of being dishonest
or at least u n t r u s t w o r t h y . This we don't m e a n to bring out.
A s students last semester, w e k n e w nothing of a n y
proposal or r u m o r concerning the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s plans
(continued on page two)
Gen* Maxwell Taylor
To Address Founders^
Day Exercises Oct* 27
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Chief of Staff of t h e U. S.
Army, will deliver t h e F o u n d e r s ' D a y a d d r e s s on October
27 in Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, a n n o u n c e d P r e s i d e n t
Ralph Cooper Hutchison today.
P l a n s for D a d ' s D a y
which is held jointly with F o u n d e r s ' D a y , w e r e r e l e a s e d
by Glenn Heins, c h a i r m a n of t h e D a d ' s D a y activities.
Gen. Taylor w a s Chief of t h e United N a t i o n s F a r E a s t
Command when P r e s i d e n t Eisenhower n o m i n a t e d him
Chief of StafT of t h e A r m y in J u n e 1955. H e is a native of
Keytesville, Mo. and w a s g r a d u a t e d from t h e U. S. Milit a r y A c a d e m y a t W e s t Point in 1922. In his e a r l y c a r e e r ,
lhe served extensively with the
army engineers and field artillery.
He had assignments in Hawaii,
Tokyo, and Peiping and was once
an instructor at West Point.
The Founders' Day speaker was
sent on a special mission to Latin
America in 1940 in connection
with hemisphere defense after
spending a year at the Army War
College, Washington, D. C. He became the 82nd Airborne Division's
commander in December 1942 and
went to Sicily and Italy with that
division. While in Italy he served
on the Allied Control Commission.
Was Commanding Genera]
In March 1944 he took over as
commanding general of the 101st
Airborne Division. He led that division in the invasion of Normandy
and Holland and in the Ardennes
and Central European action.
"The IFC has .been asked by the
At a recent meeting of the soAfter the war Gen. Taylor was
disciplinary committee to carry a cial chairmen of all fraternities
(continued on page three)
MAXWELL D. TAYLOR
message from class to class in their and social dorms, called by C.
respective fraternities of 'Hands Wayland James, Acting Dean of
off college property'," stated Rob- Students, several proposals were
ert Rios, President of the IFC made and problems discussed conand a member of the committee. cerning chaperones and general
Furniturf Identified
couduct at parties.
Chaperone Proposal
The action was necessary after
A proposal dealing with the isa piece of stolen furniture was located in one of the fraternities sue of chaperones was given to
and identified by G. Norman Bel- the IFC for consideration. It states
A Residential S e m i n a r on W o r l d Affairs dealing speing, supervisor of Buildings, as that enlisting one married faculty cifically with Central Africa w a s held a t Lafayette from
member
and
either
a
single
memdormitory
property.
T h e Lafayette College Alumni A r e a Scholarship ProSept. 4 to 9, said Dr. Samuel Pascal, h e a d of the School
On this basis the committee dis- ber of the faculty or a married of I n t e r n a t i o n a l Affairs. Forty men concerned with Afrig r a m for 1957 w a s l a u n c h e d S a t u r d a y , S e p t e m b e r 29, a t
alumnus
or
friend
of
the
house
a joint meeting of the Alumni Association, National Stu- cussed at great length the matter as chaperones is necessary to can affairs a t t e n d e d t h e conference. Dr. P a s c a l said t h a t
d e n t Selection Committee, a n d t h e chairmen of nine a r e a of fraternity men taking dorm and attain permission to hold a party. the g r o u p met to discuss the problems of C e n t r a l Africa
college property. However,
alumni scholarship committees. Presiding a t t h e meeting other
that such as nationalism, economics and education.
it left the final solution to the Dean James emphasized
w a s Leonard T. Fries, '24, of Binghamton, N. Y., m a n a g e r IFC, which will devise a plan "chaperones are not watchdogs but
Among t h e d e l e g a t e s were t h r e e native Africans iand
of p o w e r sales for the N e w York S t a t e Gas a n d Electric whereby college property which are there for protection."
several r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of British and F r e n c h interests in
Corporation.
Drinking, Curfews, Discussed
has been recently taken can be
Africa. The U. S. State Dept. sent«Other matters discusse'd at this its outstanding experts on Africa
T h e NSSC, now in its eighth year, establishes policies returned to the proper college
•for the presentation of Area Alum- authorities without taking the risk meeting were the hours of closing to the seminar. Newsmen and
a fine. This plan will be ad- parties and the problem of drink- members of the Institute on Afrini Leadership Scholarships and of
ministrated
by the IFC alone with- ing on campus, in which connec- can - American relations
were
assists in student recruiting for out supervision
Governor among the group.
the adminis- tion a letter from
Lafayette through local commit- tration. The time,byplace
and meth- Leader's office was given careful
tees over the nation, according to od for the return of the
Analyzes Problems
consideration. The letter deals
Dr. C. Robert Kelly, Director of furniture will be announced stolen
The seminar tried to analyze the
at a with the consumption of alcoholic
"Guide to the Van Wickle LiAdniissions.
beverages by students, especially problems and determine what the brary" is the title of a new library
later date.
"Since 1948 the alumni scholarminors, at various colleges and uni- U. S. can do to aid the countries self-help sheet issued to all fresh"No Fines Now"
versities in Pennsylvania. It states of Central Africa. Most of the men in their library visitation this
A Freshman convocation Satur- ship program has brought 72 highRios
stressed
the
point
that
"no
day marked the end of the fresh- ly qualified high school students fine will be imposed on those re- that "it shall be unlawful for any forty leaders who attended were year. It is now available to all
men orientation program. This to Lafayette. Each of these men turning the property now, but any licensee or the Board, or any em- people who are instrumental in students who desire it.
meeting of the freshman class was has achieved a good academic rec- future infraction will provoke im- ployee, servant or agent of such formulating public opinion in the
The guide is an attempt to sumthe last of five such gatherings ord as an undergraduate here. mediate action of the disciplinary licensee or of the Board, or any U. S., said Pascal.
marize all of the easily forgotten
Funds
made
available
to
the
alumother
person,
to
sell,
furnish,
or
which had been scheduled at regOne of the delegates was a king but nevertheless important inforcommittee."
liquor or malt or brewed bev- from the Gold Coast. The other mation library users should and
ular intervals during the first few ni committee for this program
As a result of the letter issued give
since
its
inception
in
1948
now
or to permit any liquor or two native Africans are also wide- must know about using such things
weeks of school. They served the
by Acting Dean of Students, C. erages,
or brewed beverages be sold, ly known.
purpose of acquainting the frosh total approximately $250,000."
as the card catalog and indexes,
Wayland James, concerning the malt
or . . . given to any mi- The Central African seminar according to Librarian Harold
with the school and giving him a
Muhlenberg incident all students furnished,
Ten
Areas
Designated
." (Pa. Liquor Code). This was the third world affairs semi- Thompson.
helping hand at their entrance to
involved reported to the dean's of- nor . .(continued
on page six)
Tho areas designated to receive
the uncertainty of college life, the
nar held at Lafayette College.
(continued on page four)
Time Wasted
beginning of a completely new and an Alumni Leadership Scholarship
Earlier this summer a conference
"College m e n spend much
for thi.s next year are: Essex Counbewildering phase of life.
on Russian affairs was conducted. wasted time by fumbling around
ty, N. J.; Camden County, N. J.;
The first seminar at the college in the library because they are
Academic Life Stressed
(continued on page five)
(continued on page six)
hesitant about asking a staff memThe first of these convocations
ber a 'foolish' question about some
served to introduce the freshmen
library technique that they have
to academic life and surveyed the
let slip out of memory," he said.
academic schedule of the school.
Another new feature employed
It also attempted to familiarize the
this year is the "library exercise."
student with the academic strucAll entering students are required
ture and divisions of the school
A temporary power failure to accomplish this work. This form
into departments.
The marching band opened its
darkened much of the campus was prepared by the librarian
The next convocation dealt with eleventh season under the baton
Thursday night at about ten of upon suggestion of the library visthe topic of "How to Study" and of John Raymond this Saturday,
twelve. Most heavily affected was itation and to acquaint all of the
"How to Read," discu.ssed by Mrs. 18 short of its 72 man goal, prevthe west end of campus, where new students with the vital areas
Ketchum. Mrs. Ketchum pointed iously established. About one-half
Several fraternities and Sullivan within the library necessary foi'
out that the ability to read and of this year's band is composed
Village were left without light.
intelligent usage.
study and budget the time is the of freshmen. Tuba, trumpet, tromA spokesman for Metropolitan
Most freshmen expressed favorkey to a student's success. Sta- bone and baritone horn players
Edison Power Company said that able comments about the guide
tistics indicate that of the students are needed to fill the empty .spaces.
the cause of the blackout was and exercise since, it is claimed,
who take part in the study pro- However, Raymond stated that
most likely a blown fuse along they have helped them make an
gram a smaller percentage leaves anyone else intereisted should see
the power line.
easier library adjustment. Points
school than of the students do not him Wednesday at 4 p.m. His
Service was resumed at approx- of most comment from the freshoffice is on the third floor of Hogg
avail themselves.
imately two-fifteen in the morn- men center on the new g^eenThe fourth meeting covered the Hall and all applicants should
leather east lounge furniture and
FRESHMEN rushees spent a gay time at the many fraternity ing.
social part of college life. Robert bring their own instruments.
"getting lost" in the stacks.
The
power
failure
was
reminisparties
held
especially
for
them
Saturday
night.
The
Sigma
Nu
fraRios, president of the IPC, renWith the football team off to
As in previous years, the Van
ternity was not to be outdone and even brought a photographer. cent of one caused two years ago,
dered a talk from the viewpoint
of the fraternities, discussing and a good start, there is a greater The campus fraternities obtained many blind dates for the freshmen by Hurricane Hazel, which forced Wickle Library will again be the
explaining the advantages and dis- desire to have a full band to back for the first party night of the year. Only the Cedar Crest, Beaver hill students into downtown es- show place for an educational inand Centenary were brought to the houses. Nothing's too good for tablishments where light was avail- I stitution which will not only interadvantages of fraternity life.
them.
(continued on page four)
able.
a rushee!
(continued on page three)
(continued on page three)
Church Starts
New Service,
Daily Prayers
Nine Freshmen To Receive
Alumni Scholarships In ^57
IFC Asked
James Speaks
ToAidReturn On Fraternity
Of Lost Items Social Issues
Lafayette Hosts 40 Leaders
At Central African Seminar
Thompson Issues
ISIew Van Wickle
Library Guide
Convocations Aid
Frosh To Adjust
To College Life
18 Spaces Open
In Marching Band
Faulty Powerline
Darkens Campus
THE
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T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 2, 1956
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What Next?
(conlinued from page one)
f o r " t h e a c a d e m i c s u c c e s s a n d p h y s i c a l s a f e t y of its s t u d e n t s , a n d f o r t h e c o n v e n i e n c e of its p e r m a n e n t
no
staff a n d e m p l o y e e s for -whom a u t o m o b i l e t r a n s rumors
p o r t a t i o n is n e c e s s a r y . " W e of T H E L A F A Y E T T E h a d n e v e r h e a r d of a n y p l a n s , r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , o r c o m m i t t e e s h a n d l i n g t h e i s s u e of r e m o v i n g c a r s . W e a r e of t h e o p i n i o n t h a t n o s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n k n e w of w h a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w a s p l a n n i n g t o d o .
"Editor's Revenge" .
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l i n i E M A N O N CAMPUS
b y Dick Bibler
Rios
I have never read a more stupid letter, for whatever
purpose it may have been written, t h a n the letter titled
"Editor's Revenge" which a p p e a r e d in Friday's issue. If
The Lafayette needs space to fill in order to put an issue
out, I am sure t h a t there are better ways of doing this than
by writing a mere conglomeration of words meaning and
saying absolutely nothing. The only thing it could have
done is arouse t h e a n g e r of c e r - *
tain f r a t e r n i t y men—if not all of this campus, whether they be frat h e m — w h o have so rashly been ternities or not.
blamed for everything wrong on
R o b e r t C. Rios
this campus.
In fact, I don't even think a let- (Editor's Note:
t e r of t h a t sort deserves an answer, j The letter in question was refninlbut for t h e sake of the record I ed, with the addition of a tropical
would like to protest in the name reference to the Pajama Parade, exof the fraternities. I realize t h a t actly as received from the Dickinson
the l e t t e r was w r i t t e n with t h e ' College DICKSONIAN last spring. The
view in mind of receiving more ' purpose of the letter xvas lo satirize
letters addressed to t h e Editor, and the inept type of letter Ihat has, over
if t h a t is w h a t t h e L a f a y e t t e want- i the years, come across innumerable
ed, I p r e s u m e I am obliging t\\evn\ student editors desks throughout the
by writing this protest. I have nation. It was twt intended lo cast
never seen a more violent distor- atiy sort of reflection upon fraternition and misuse of t h e ethics of : ties, college administrations,
students,
journalism and hope never to see or individuals of any sort — except
the same unfounded accusations i those who misuse the ethics of jounmlm a d e a g a i n s t a n y one g r o u p on i ism of which Mr. Rios speaks.)
*'ANDTHE SECONDTH1W6 YOU SHOULD liARfJTODO l$TDTAKf CClTIClSM*
Calumet
Curley
We, as members of the Calumet Society, wish to make
clear to the students of Lafayette, and particularly to the
freshmen, t h a t we feel we have no reason to ajaologize
for our accomplishments this year. While we realize t h a t
there is some basis for criticism, we feel t h a t this is due
more to the conditions under which we have to work,
r a t h e r than a p a t h y on the part of any of the members.
Charcoal Grey
By DUNCAN A N D R E W S
There's a new dirty word going around campus these
In t h e editorial, " T o the Calu-»
d a y s : intellectual.
m e t , " which a p p e a r e d in last F r i - ™^" can supply the spark to ignite
An intellectual, according to the dictionary, is a perday's paper, t h e editor stated t h a t campus spirit, b u t the upperclassA car has become, for many students, a p a r t of col- " a freshman who wears his dink ; >"?" T^^^^ provide the fuel to sus-son "endowed with intellect, having large mental capacity;
one who represents intelligent opinion." Nowadays, howlege. Many juniors now eligible for automobile privileges and tie is looked down upon b y '• '•'*'" '*•
his fellow classmates." It can hard- ' Going f u r t h e r , t h e editor men- ever, such a person is more likely to be r e g a r d e d as an
purchased cars under the apprehension t h a t they would ly be expected t h a t a group of ! *'°"s "^^^ u n f o r t u n a t e involve- odd-ball, a seedy, bookish, vaguely threatening individual
be able to use them for the remainder of their stay at 35 s t u d e n t s , no m a t t e r how zeal- ' " " n t of Calumet m e m b e r s in the who raises t h e classroom c u r v e , *
cut.s his own hair, and asks emLafayette, as has been commonly understood. Many stu- ous, would be able to enforce such M u h l e n b e r g r a i d . " A n y Calumet barrassing
very reaction against t h e m seems
que.stions a t election
regulations on a class of over 450, i members who were involved in t h e
dents actually strived to make dean's list or stay off the without some s u p p o r t from the u p - M u h l e n b e r g raid were t h e r e sole- time. Worse of all, he seems to to indicate something more t h a n
a passing envy or dislike—it porprobation list solely for vehicle privileges.
perclassmen. It would not be so ^y ^^ participators in a spur-of- like to study,
tends, in fact, something v e r y close
F
a
c
e
it,
h
e
'
s
in
a
p
r
e
t
t
y
bad
bad if t h e a t t i t u d e of t h e upper- ' t h e - m o m e n t a d v e n t u r e , not as
to fear.
T h e v e r y l o c a t i o n of o u r s c h o o l p l a c e s t h e s t u d e n t s classmen were n e u t r a l b u t a p - ! ^^^''^^'s °^ ^ Calumet organized way.
Why?
in a d i s a d v a n t a g e w i t h o u t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . B e i n g i s o l a t e d p a r e n t l y t h e upperclassmen feel '• Project, as t h e recent I F C ruling F o r he is a non-conformist. And
Certainly t h e intellectual a p t
h
a
t
is
a
terrible
t
h
i
n
g
to
be
these
t
h
a
t
it
adds
more
to
their
own
i
Proved.
T
h
e
Calumet
society
cant o a c e r t a i n e x t e n t , on t h e h i l l , m a k e s f o r fine fire
pears harmless enough. And his
not
be
blamed
for
the
misguided
days.
I
t
m
e
a
n
s
if t h e y speak of t h e Caluisolated
s i d e c h a t s a n d s o f o r t h , b u t h a r d l y f o r e x c i t i n g prestige,
t h a t one doesn't non-conformity, however suspicimet Society and its efforts in t e r m s enthusiasm of one or two of its
individual members.
necessarily b e - ous, seems hardly a cause for
l o c a t i o n w e e k e n d s . T a k i n g o u t g i r l s f r o m E a s t o n a n d of disparagement.
lieve everything alarm. On campus he is seldom a
"In closing, w e join with t h e ediW e believe t h a t if other indihaving to commute to neighboring
female
one reads in T h e t h r e a t t o t h e existing n a t u r e of
cators of class feeling t h a n t h e tor in t h e one constructive sugs c h o o l s b y b u s is h a r d l y a s i g h t t o look f o r w a r d t o .
Reader's
Digest things, nor a probable competitor
wearing of dinks and ties to class, gestion whcih he did make, by
And
or
even
the
Sat- to t h e potential B.M.O.C.
asking
for
t
h
e
full
support
of
F o r a number of years there have been all types of a r e looked at, the a t t e n d a n c e a n d
yet t h e intellectual has one facu
r
d
a
y
E
v
e
n
i
n
g
h e upperclassmen and a n y intergripes aimed at the lack of school spirit and poor attend- spirit shown a t football games, for tested
Post.
I t m e a n s ulty t h a t can be extremely unsetorganizations in c a r r y i n g out
instance, t h e class of '60 would
ance at football games or other campus functions. With r a n k well above average.
t h a t one does n o t tling in its implications.
the work of molding t h e class of
feel
continually
He thinks.
students no longer being able to roam around
At t h e Temple g a m e last Sat- '60 into a valuable p a r t of Lafaobliged to Think
He comes to college to think.
suitcase for dates, there will be more students t h a n ever u r d a y , t h e freshmen showed t h e i r yette.
E d w a r d Curley
own consciousness of t h e lack of
Dune Andrews Positively. I t im- A n d t o learn. A n d he goes into
college going home and having to have their dates there upperclass spirit by their j e e r i n g
plies individual- the world a thinking man. And
B r u c e Forbes
ity, and t h e adoption of an indi- in a world t h a t has begun to numin turn, changing this school into a full fledged a t t e m p t s to g e t t h e upperclassmen
Tom Grant
vidual r a t h e r t h a n a g r o u p a t t i t u d e . ber its global w a r s , and in which
W a r r e n L. Hogan
to join in t h e cheers. The fresh"suitcase" college.
It can m e a n ostracism by t h e the mind remains t h e most u n P l a c e m e n t B u r e a u and, for t h a t used muscle of all, a thinking
W e a r e of t h e o p i n i o n t h a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n f e e l s
m a t t e r , by I n d u s t r y itself; it can man is indeed something to be
t h a t L a f a y e t t e is m o r e t h e i r s c h o o l t h a n t h e s t u d e n t s .
mean n o t being " o n e of t h e reckoned with. F o r when we think
A r g u i n g f o r t h e r e i n s t a t e m e n t of c a r s m a y h e l p . B u t a f t e r
boys"-—whoever t h e boys may be. (and thinking is never easy w o r k ) ,
s e e i n g h o w r u l e s w h i c h affect u s h e a v i l y a r e p a s s e d , w h e n
How can a n y o n e be so stupid? we question; and every now and
by DICK E D L I C H
How can a n y o n e actually w a n t then we a r r i v e a t a few conclut h e individuals w h o a r e r e a l l y affected a r e not given a
to be so o u t of step? Doesn't t h e sions. And t h e n , w h a t e v e r o u r
v o i c e in t h e m a t t e r o r a n y s o r t of e x p l a n a t i o n , w e s t a r t t o
intellectual realize how u n p o p u l a r age, we begin the process of groww^onder w h a t w e c a n e x p e c t n e x t .
"1 found t h a t the men whose reputation for wisdom he can become? C a n ' t he see t h a t ing u p .
stood highest were nearly the most lacking in it, while on campus it's social suicide t o
And few things a r e more difothers who were looked upon as common people were be seen in t h e L i b r a r y d u r i n g a ficult for t h e i m m a t u r e mind t o
much more intelligent." These are some famous and very football g a m e ? And how a b o u t comprehend t h a n m a t u r i t y . T h e
Nobody likes someone who m a t u r e mind does not accept a
eloquent words from Plato's Apology in which Socrates classes?
is always g e t t i n g t h e top g r a d e s —
tries to explain to an angry crowd of Greeks about a mys- it's p a r t of t h e schoolboy code. concept or a way of life simply
it has the endorsement of
terious spirit which drives him to show people t h a t they F o r while t h e a l t e r n a t i v e spectre because
by H A N S O E H R I N G
T h e Boys. It holds t r u e to its own
of
military
service
has
tended
to
a r e n o t as brilliant as they may i
rational processes a n d refuses to
think. H e continues to stolidly ! of g r a s p i n g every tidbit of knowl- raise the Gentleman's Average in be victimized by its own ignorA meeting of the Fraternity Council-Faculty Commit- a n d gravely r e m a r k t h a t he is t h e 1 edge t h a t drops from t h e lips of r e c e n t years, a n y o n e who does par- ance. An intellectual seeks o u t
tee was called for today by C. Wayland James, acting wisest m a n in the world, because j their teachers, b u t this is done ticularly o u t s t a n d i n g work in learning, as others avoid it, bedean of students. The meeting will serve to organize the he is positive he knows nothing. 1 because these gained facts will school must have something w r o n g cause he knows it to be t h e source
help build t h e finishing touches with h i m — o r why a r e n ' t t h e r e of his s t r e n g t h ; and because he
Modern Socrates
group and to initiate discussion of the segregation probto their already vast m o u n t a i n of more Phi Beta K a p p a s ?
It
would
bej
has t h e sneaking suspicion t h a t
lem which had commanded the attention of the student
learning. Their only deficiency
very interesting!
As a m a t t e r of fact, why do he m a y someday be of some small
body and the administration .several times last year.
t o w a r d t h e rest of t h e world is we have any intellectuals a t all? service to a world t h a t has come
to count the numConstant Problem
"*
their social mannerisms and habits W h y , when t h e cards a r e so com- periliously close t o forgetting how
ber of Socrates
Segregation has been an ever has developed on this campus.
which t h e y a r e s u r e t o master by pletely stacked against t h e m , do to think.
that
have
enand ever r e c u r r i n g problem on Many chapters have been conthe final ending of their college they still continue to exist on camtered
and
are
W h o in t h e • world would ever
t h e L a f a y e t t e campus. Only last fronted with the problem of pledgcareer.
now in L a f a y e t t e
pus and in t h e world beyond t h e want to be an intellectual?
y e a r t h e administration and fac- i„g Negroes. Many chapters have College in the
Well, here's one hand up.
As this freshman y e a r passes, ivy? F o r they do exist, and t h e
ulty issued a resolution express- gone to their national conventions
last decade. The
and with t h e advent of their sophoing a s t r o n g sentiment against d u r i n g the past s u m m e r and have
answer t o such a
of t h e informal education, and
more t e r m s , this inferiority has
r a c e divisions in fraternities and tried to remove, successfully or
B u t would these college stupoll would pre•now been repressed, a n d this timid dents change if a college Socrates teaches people the virtue of being
indicating t h a t future stops would not, any restrictive clause from
sumably be t h e
freshman is r e a d y to encounter did exist. Would it be possible humble. This nonentity Socrates
be t a k e n toward
their constitutions.
same as t h e r e t h e world with his subtle graces. for him to rip a p a r t their ration- implants this in t h e minds of the
a complete inteDick Gdllch
A t t h e end of t h e second semes- sponse
to
tho
world, and does it with little h a r m
His m o u n t a i n of l e a r n i n g has alg r a t i o n of Net e r last year, the T h e t a Chi fra- biblical question of how many most reached his peak, a n d he soon alizations of superiority, and p u t to itself, while t h e living Socrates
groes , and
the
themselves
down
to
a
more
h
u
m
t e r n i t y received substantial sup- camels can g e t t h r o u g h t h e eye will be a n expert in t h e field of
is usually persecuted a n d mocked
abolishment
of
p o r t a n d sympathetic publicity in of a needle. Of course, this is his choosing. Soon t h e wise fool ble level of h u m a n i t y . T h e likeli- for his philanthropic action. B u t
any
restrictive
their fight with their national or- not t h e only college lacking of is p r e p a r e d to take this wonderful ness of his eventual success would u n f o r t u n a t e l y some do miss t h e
clause in t h e conSocrates for such a c h a r a c t e r who world by his hand, and lead it with be t h e same as t h e old Socrates.
helping hands of these forces, and
ganization over this issue.
s t i t u t i o n s
T h e Quest F o r T r u t h
is spearheaded by his same inten- his omniscient mind.
float up in a celestial dreamland,
Character
Stressed
of every fraterniSocrates
died
of
poison
in
a
b
o
u
t
always thinking of t h e i r wisdom
Y e t a b o u t one-half of t h e 19 tions is little h e a r d of in this d a y
t y on this cam400
B.C.,
for
he
too
could
not
T h e P a t h s of Glory
when t h e y a r e " n e a r l y t h e most
fraternities on this campus still and age, except possibly a t Sunnypus. Such action
convince people of their m e a g e r
have this restrictive clause or some side Sanitarium. U n f o r t u n a t e l y if
By his j u n i o r a n d senior year, knowledge. F o r t u n a t e l y t h e r e is lacking in i t . "
would
threaten
kind of " g e n t l e m a n ' s a g r e e m e n t " such a figure did exist he would this now well educated freshman a n immortal Socrates who h a s
t h e existence of
T h e Lafayette P r e • ProfesIJanH Oehrlnr
by m e a n s of which they t r y to have t o spend his long life j u s t is t r u l y convinced t h a t he is t h e proven to people t h a t their minds
every c h a p t e r besional Society, Dr. Willis H u n t ,
a t one college, for every y e a r s m a r t e s t person a t least in t h e
evade
this
vital
question.
longing t o a national organizawere limited in knowledge, and
advisor, will meet Thursday,
However, t h e general a t t i t u d e 500 y o u n g men e n t e r the g r e e n East. His genius and brilliance this is k n o w n as t h e cruel world.
tion favoring segregation.
Ocotber 4, a t 7:30 p.m. in
campuses
with
t
h
e
idea
of
mainof t h e students is t a k e n on a more
is now r e a d y for this whole world I t always shows how little degrees
National Question
J e n k s Hall. Dr. George Bentaining their genius capacity.
to g r a b a t , a n d t o fight for his like A.B., a n d B.S. mean behind
As in o t h e r academic institu- liberal aspect. And t h a t is good!
nett, Dean of Jefferson MediSocial Accomplishments
dynamic personality. Oh f o r t u n a t e t h e n a m e of a n individuaL I t
tions
throughout
the
c o u n t r y It is t i m e t h a t fraternities begin
cal College will speak on "AnThey
all
have
fine
intentions
world
I
(continued on page six)
s t r o n g feeling, both p r o and con.
proves t h e i m p o r t a n c e and virtues
omalies in A n a t o m y . "
OFF THE CUFF
CROSS CURRENTS
Tuesday, October 2, 1956
T H E
T A Y L O R T O SPEAK
(continued from page one)
appointed superintendent of tho
Military Academy at West Point.
Four year.s later he was named
commander of the U. S. Army in
the Berlin occupation zone. Named to that post in niid-1949. Gen.
Taylor con.soquently was in charge
of the area during a period when
tension was very high between
East and West Germany. He is
credited with the successful solutions of many incidents with Soviet East Berlin.
Gen. Taylor commanded the
United Nations troops in Korea for
a part of that war. For his World
War II service he received ten
decorations from four nations.
The Founders' Day - Dad's Day
schedule was announced by Heins
on Sunday. Parents of students
will have the opportunity to attend open classes from 8 a.m. to
10 a.m. on Saturday morning. The
Founders' Day as.sembly will bogin at 10 a.m. and will be highlighted by Gen. Taylor's addrti.ss.
Fraternity luncheons will follow
and the Gettysbuig-Lafayetto football game will occupy most of the;
afternoon. The Dad's Day ban(iuet
for this 125th college year will be
held on Saturday night. Saturday
night's speaker has not been announced. The MGM trio and choir
m e m b e r s will entertain. Tho
Ijadies Auxiliary will hold a mother's dinner at the same time. Acting Dean of Students C. Wayland
James will speak to the mothers.
On Saturday morning Dr. Buell
G. Gallagher, President of the Cily
College of New York, will preach
at the Lafayette College Church.
Founders' Day invitations to the
parents of Lafayette students will
be sent this week. The dinner and
game tickets will each cost $2.50.
Reservations for the dinner must
be returned to the college by October 20.
Mrs* Foster Hirsch Becomes
First Lafayette Co-ed Since
^Chaotic'World War II Days
Mrs. Carole Hirsch, wife of a junior electrical engineering student, has been admitted to clas.ses here, .stated
Acting Dean of Students C. Wayland J a m e s , thus becoming the first womart .student to do so in a normal academic
year during the 125 year hi.story of the college. The co-ed
intends to complete a course in government and receive
tbe B.S. in Biology degree she .set out to obtain when she
entered Bucknell University three years ago.
The la.st time a co-ed attended classes a t Lafayette
was immediately after World W a r II, when veterans' wives
were numerous.
MRS. CAROL HIRSCH, the (irU co-ed student in a normal academic year in the college's history strolls across the quadrangle with
her husband, Foster Hirsch.
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L A F A Y E T T E
THE NEW WING of Watson Hall nears completion as some windows have been hung. The gift of the late Thomas J. Watson, the
addition will house a new kitchen, dining room and \vill give added
dormitory facilities for several more students. It was expected that
the wing would be ready for the fall enrollment but due to a 6-week
strike in May, work was held up for that month.
A P O Plans Fete;
Will Rent Busses
To Rutgers (^ame
Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, has invited over
200 former .scouts in the Freshman cla.ss to attend its annual
.smoker in Hogg Hall October 11.
The smoker which is designed to
introduce the .scouters to the activities and ideals of At'O, wa.s
planned at the fraternity's fir.st
business meeting last Wedne.sday.
Any men who become interested
in the work of the service fraternity will be pledged on October
16.
President Glenn Fatzinger .said
that APO is planning to rent a
t u s to take .students to the Rutgers game on November 3. Frtzinger thanked the members of
APO who helped in the information booth set up for fre.-hmeu on
registration day. Wilson DeCamp
and Lem Howell, delegates from
Lafayette to this summer's national convention of APO in Los Angeles, gave a report to the chapter.
BAND POSITIONS OPEN
(continued from page one)
The band will attend all home
and away games this year as it
has in the past. The band does
not require a great deal of time,
only 21/2 hours a week plus the
game. The rehearsals are on Wednesday and Thursday from 4 p.m.
till 5:15 p.m.
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(continued from page one)
C. Wayland James, Acting Dean
of Students, took charge of the
final Saturday convocation and explained such vital parts of college
life as the medical insurance plan,
the college store, scholarship and
conduct on campus.
The program this year has been
the most extensive orientation program so far. It emphasized both
the academic and athletic prowess of the individual. Freshmen
were required to visit the gym
regularly as well
as the usual
stops at the library.
,
According to Dean James, this
program is designed to familiarize the student with Lafayette College which it fully accomplished.
Mrs. Hirsch, a part-time student, is *aking four cour.ses.
enough to give her the thirteen
crodit hours she lacks for her decree from Bucknell. Her husband,
Foster Hirsch, will attend classes
for a year and a half after Carole
completes her course this February.
The couple was married over a
month ago, and had previously
dated steadily for seven years.
Thoy lived near each other in
Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Hunt Suggests Arrangement
After their marriage, Mrs. Hirsch
intended to finish her course at
Cedar Crest College. However,
Dean of Students Frank R. Hunt
suggested that perhaps an arrangement could be made for Carole to
obtain her required credits at
Lafayette, so that she and her husband could be together.
Committees Approve
It was necessary for several
committees at the college to apinove Dean Hunt's offer. With the
okays of the Committee on Admissions and each of Carole's prospective professors, she was admitted.
Under the assumption that the
co-ed was a freshman, upper-classmen treated her as a frosh on her
first day, desperately trying to
convince her to "keep off the
grass" and to wear a dink. But
Carole, legitimate senior, disregarded their goading, and quietly
sidled by them on the senior path.
Her first entrance into class was
not as amusing to her. She was a
bit apprehensive about how her
fellow students might react when
she entered Professor Paul A.
Pfretzchner's course in political
parties.
She sat in the last row in a
class of about 15 boys and after
the initial shock, was greeted with
much cordiality and respect.
Carole reports that she is very
happy at Lafayette, but will not
root for the Leopards when they
clash with Bucknell's Bisons October 20.
She and her husband share none
of the same courses, but study
together in their apartment at
151UA Liberty St. They will remain together in Easton until Foster is graduated.
Carole is a dean's list student
and a member of Phi Sigma, honorary biology society. She is also
a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Mrs. Hirsch is the
former Miss Carol Slafkin.
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THE
Tuesday, October 2, 1956
L A F A Y E T T E
Gymnasium Inadequate For Student ISeeds; Intramurals
Pard Sport Prowess
Unknown; Record Nil Acquisition of Field House Deemed Unlikely
by HARRY HERSHWELL
Lafayette is in t h e middle of a g r e a t expansion program of n e w buildings on its
by JIM STEELE
campus a n d its administration leaders should be congratulated for their success in
raising t h e money for these ventures. However t h e inadequacy of our gymnasium as
Once again this year a s in the past several years, Lafa- compared to the needs of t h e student body continues a n d should receive t h e attention
yette is on t h e road to a successful .vear of sports. A t t h e of these campaigners with the goal of a new field house.
same time, as in the past, hundreds of prep and high school
Our present gym by many standards is not completely outmoded. It waa conseniors will be making their plans for a higher education. structed in 1926 by a contractor who was reportedly running out of funds in t h e middle
Many of these boys will be star athletes with plans of of operations and was forced t o *
making good in name colleges. Lafayette might come to alter original plans for the build- on small-sized courts with only a
their attention as it did to most of us through a catalog, ing in order to fulfill the contract limited number able to play at N E W L I B R A R Y G U I D E
a friend, or an alumnus.
However, in many cases, the
high school senior will not have
heard of Lafayette. They will presume it is a small school with a
completely de-emphasized sports
program. And ho* can a secondary school athlete make a name
for himself in a little known and
little publicized school? These high
school seniors have no way of
knowing that Lafayette for its
size is one of the strongest eastern schools in sports.
^
Future Rivals
Fare Poorly
This explains the shelf-like appearance of the roof on both sides
of the building. Instead of steel
girders extending the entire width
of the building, steel posts were
erected within the building to save
on funds.
These posts are now particularly handy when spectators are situated behind them with an exceptionately exciting basketball
game in progress. These posts
actually have the net result of
reducing the already too small
seating capacity of about 2500.
Seating Enlarged
The seating capacity was greatly
enlarged in 1945 under the direction of athletic director, Bill Anderson, who had most of the present bleachers put in.
The building also is designed
poorly from the standpoints of
ventilation and fire hazard. The
ventilation problem is quite evident at any game and one
shudders to think what would happen if a fire inspired panic should
seize the crowd with the few exits
available.
Poor Lighting
The gym itself is so small and
poorly lighted that many visit
ing' teams have complained bitterly of our conditions. In intramural
competition, players are playing
This past weekend while Lafayette was routing Temple 20-0,
for its second straight victory,
most of the Leopards' opponents
were on the short end of the scoreboard.
Delaware was the only victor
The potential Lafayette fresh- as they recovered from their 10-7
man has no way ot knowing that
we lost only two football games upset at the hands of West Cheslast year, beating such schools as ter State Teachers last week, and
Dartmouth and Lehigh. They have swamped an overrated Lehigh elevno way of knowing that we won en by an overwhelming 33-7 score.
the Middle Atlantics in both wres- Lehigh, on the defensive for most
tling and swimming last year, and of the game, was saved from a
do not know that our basketball shutout by a fourth quarter pitch
team played in the National In- by veteran quarterback Dan Norvitation Tournament at Madison ton. Delaware's junior quarterSquare Garden. They do not know back sparked the Blue Hens to
that our baseball leam lost but their rout. He pitched two scorfour games last spring. And this ing passes and plunged for a touchis bul a few examples of the re- down. The Blue Hens controlled
sult of a new sports renaissance the game in every quarter to
at Lafayette. Why does our sports avenge last year's defeat. Next
prowess go unnoticed? The answer weekend Lafayette takes the field
is simple. Publicity at Lafayette against Delaware at Newark, Delaware. This should prove to be a
is nil.
battle between the two quarterLafayette does not need better backs Joe Bozik and John Catizzi
publicity just to get better ath- who enjoy literally blasting their
letes here. It is a known fact that opponents out of the air. The
both those who play and those Maroon and White will be fightwho watch sports often evaluate ing for their third victory and aland learn about a college because so are out to avenge last year's
of school's accomplishments in defeat.
sports. Every high school student
reads the sports page day after
W. Maryland Loses
day while few browse through colIn other games Pennsylvania
lege catalogs except to get deMilitary College had little trouble
tailed information.
in defeating Western Maryland,
Better publicity of Lafayette another Pard rival, 19-0. A strong
sports in the newspapers would Princeton eleven defeated Rutgers
not only serve to acquaint the University, a long-time rival of the
potential sub-frosh with Lafayette, Leopards, by a convincing score
but it would give the college pres- of 28-6. Muhlenberg, whom the
tige among groups of alumni and Leopards defeated last week 26-0,
present day students who like to defeated Albright by an 18-0 score.
be able to point with pride to La- Next week Gettysburg will entertain Albright in their first home
fayette and its sports prowess.
game of the season. This is the
A student and alumnus likes 17th contest in a series that startto feel that everyone he meets ed in 1913. Last year Gettysburg
has heard of Lafayette and knows nipped the Maroon and White in
of its greatness. What gives more a muddy battle by the score of
pride to these same people than 15-14.
to be able to cite a successful
sports record to friends who attended rival colleges? Every alumnus likes to return to Lafayette
to renew old friendships and to
see our Leopards successful in
some major sport. However, most
"Approximately ten per cent of
alumni must rely on the newspaper for the results of various sports the Lafayette student body is in
activities of the college. For the some way connected with the 1957
alumnus more than one hundred Melange," stated John Fulmer,
miles away, it is usually a strug- editor-in-chief at a staff meeting
gle to find any kind of a story, Monday night.
97 freshmen have been added
much less the score of the contests. This certainly is no way to to the Melange staff in accordance
keep the alumni interested in the with a new theory that all enterschool. As a result the alumni ing freshmen should have at least
drives are not as successful as one activity.
Section editors were given rewould be hoped.
vised lists of their staffs including
Thousands of dollars are spent the new freshmen and the editorial
or our sports program yearly with and business staff set-up was exsalaries, scholarships, equipment, plained in the revised form.
and facilities. It is the most efDiscussed also were deadlines
fective means of publicity the col- for certain sections and photolege has for acquainting the new graphic sales. Fulmer reviewed adstudent with the college and pleas- vertisements which have thus far
ing the alumni and present stu- come in and assigned stories to
dents. However, after all this cost, several staffs.
the college seems unwilling to employ one more person to act as
full-time publicity director. The
lack of publicity cannot be blamed
on the present publicity director
Abe Powell, for this job is only
part-time and he does not receive
a large salary for it.
The 1966 intramural touch football schedule opens officially today
with the following games set for
the rest of this week:
Tues: Theta Chi vs. Phi Psi
Delta Tau Delta vs. DKE
Chi Phi vs. Delta Upsilon
Wed: SAE vs. Phi Delt
Alpha Chi Rho vs. Sigma
Chi
Phi Kappa Tau vs. Sigma
Nu
Thur: Theta Delta Chi vs. KDR
Chi Phi vs. Zetes
Fri: Theta Xi vs. Phi Gam
Alpha Chi Rho vs. Phi Delt
Pi Lam vs. Kappa Sigma
(continued from page one)
the same time.
I-F weekend also shows the gym est the freshmen, according to
too small for the 500 couples which Thomson. The flrst fall art exjam the affair but often give up hibit of Lafayette College features
in disgust at the crowded condi- an exhibition of prints of Isabella
tions and return to fraternity Markell, etcher. It is displayed L O S T I T E M S
in the east reading room of the
houses.
(conlinued from page one)
Locker room space downstairs library. This exhibition is spon- flee and the upperclassmen, origsored
by
the
Studio
Guild,
Redding,
for visiting teams is often so short
inally heard by the disciplinary
that certain teams are allowed on- Conn., Miss Grace Pickett, direc- committee, were placed on acator.
The
exhibit
will
continue
unly a handball court in which to
demic probation for the school
til October 18.
dress.
year 1956-57.
Six of the twelve prints have
The best possible solution seems
to be the acquisition of a large their locale in the rivers of Manfield house which would correct hattan. Miss Markell was the onmany of the disadvantages in our ly women artist during World War
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THE
N E W CHURCH SERVICE ALUMNI GRANTS
(continued from page one)
(continued from page one)
for the services" stated Chaplain
Currie.
For the first few weeks the
Chaplain will lead the prayers.
Quiet organ music will be played
by the new organi.st, John Saeger
'60, who replaces Philip Gchman
'56 as the College Church organist.
The first Sunday evening fellowship meeting was held this week
with The Rev. Robert James of
the Student Chri.stian Movement
as the speaker. His topic was
"Christ and Campus Life." Piper, who is chairman of the College Church committee in charge
of the fellowship meetings, said
that the program is designed to
"provide a regular evening fellowship for all students who desire
to try to relate their lives as Christians to our campus life." Two
events are scheduled with Cedar
Crest College and Centenary College for Women. A group of
church members will conduct a
joint meeting with Centenary students on Sunday, October 14. The
Cedar Crest fellowship group will
come to Lafayette on November
4 for a joint meeting.
Allentown-Bethlehem, Pa.; Hartford, Conn. - Springfield, Mass.;
ninghamton, N. Y.; Westchester
County, N. Y.; Wa.shington, D. C ,
and the Philadelphia suburban district in Willow Grove. A tenth
area ha.i not yet been designated
but will be announced later.
LAFAYE
TTE
PACE FIVE
Lafayette Air Attack Overwhelms Owls;
Bozik Sparks 2nd Half 20-0 Victory
For 1957 those Leadership Scholarships will be valued at $450 to
.$1800 maximum for each of four
years. The actual amount of the
.stipend will be determined by the
College Scholarship Committee after review of the winner's financial need. The winning candidates
are to be chosen after national
competitive examination results
are received in the spring of 1957.
Pard^s Platoon Tires Temple
For Second Win
Lafayette's hard hitting Leopards pushed across three
touchdowns in the second half to defeat Temple University
on Fisher Field. The alert play of the Maroon pass defense
.set up the first two scores, while a recovered fumble resulted in the clincher. The win gave Steve Hokuf's charges
their second straight shutout victory and set the stage for
next week's game with powerful Delaware.
The superior depth of the speedy Pards proved the difference against an extremely heavy Temple squad. Coach
Enrolled in the Class of 1960
are nine holders of Alumni Area
Leadership Scholarship: Paul Komar, Binghamton, N. Y.; Richard
W. Haines, Eastern
Delaware
County, Pa.; Joseph K. Lees, Lower Montgomery County, Pa.; WalSince Sept. 20, approximately
GORDY SEES RED: Gordy Brown, halfback, seems rather upset
ter H. Donovan, Miami, Florida;
forty men have been training for
Richard Harding '59, chairman Robert S. Brodie, Schenectady, N. as he hugs a forward pass from Karl Weingartner in the third quar- the freshman football team under
of the evangelism team that con- Y.j Donald S. Westmaas, Scran- ter of the Temple game. Chet O'Shea and Frank Fahey move in to the coaching of George Mctacted freshmen, reported this ton, Pa.; John F. Hyfantis, SpringGaughey with the assistance of
add to the misery. The play covered some 13 yards.
week that approximately 120 memCharlie Gelbert. The past week
bers of the class of '60 have de- field, Mass.; William F. Brenner,
was spent getting each man at the
cided to unite with the College Trenton, N. J.; Robert E. Lewis,
position he could play best as well
Church.
Washington, D. C.
as forming a complete spirited unit
of gridmen. Besides the daily calisthenics, scrimmages have been
LITTLE M A N ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibler
held between the fre.shmen players. "The spirit has been the best
in years," said McGaughey, and
for this reason he doesn't expect
too many men to quit or cut themselves from the squad. The squad
will probably be at least thirty
in number by the first game on
October 12.
Freshmen training and coaching
is designed to give the player a
good background so that he may
play on the varsity team in his
sophomore year with a knowledge
of all the basic fundamentals
unique to Leopard teams. As most
of the freshmen out for the team
this year have played under different systems in prep or high
school, the freshmen year is invaluable in teaching the men to play
one way as a unit. The value of
SLOTTER SLASHES TO SEVEN: The speedy Leopard halfback freshmen football at Lafayette has
ia about to be knocked out of bounds after picking up eleven yards been evident this fall as every
fall. Three of the four toucharound Temple's right end. Action occurred in the third quarter and downs against Muhlenberg on Oct.
set up the second touchdown of the game. Moments later Karl Wein- 22 were scored by sophomores
from last year's freshman team.
gartner pushed across from the one yard fine.
(continued on page six)
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'Hokuf constantly inserted a fresh
team to pummel the visitors. By
the final period the Owls had had
•enough, as their runners slowed
and the blocking weakened.
Owls Dominate Early
Temple began the afternoon by
recovering a fumble on the Lafayette twenty-six yard line. Bill
Medve, who had recovered the
ball, was rocked by the Leopard
line and lost possession on the
seven. Bob Burcin recovered, and
Lafayette booted out of danger.
Temple continued to force the
action throughout the first half.
The heavier Owl line enveloped
the quick Lafayette running attack, and quarterbacks Bozik and
Weingartner were not able to open
up a passing attack. The teams
exchanged punts in Lafayette territory as the home team's twoplatoon system slowly wore down
the Temple starting team.
Jack Charters and Chet O'Shea
did the kicking for the big red,
while Gordy Brown and Al Ceasar
punted for Lafayette. Brown got
off a sixty yarder against the wind
in the first quarter.
With three minutes remaining
in the half the Maroon and White
unleashed its first sustained drive
from its own twenty. The line
began opening holes and Temple
showed signs of weakening.
Clock Ends Drive
Bozik and Brown carried for
first downs, which Bozik hit Brown
and Slotter for twenty-five and
seventeen yards. However, the
clock ran out with the Leopards
knocking at the goal line. Temple held a large advantage in the
first half statistics as they controlled the ball most of the time.
Temple kicked oflf in the second half and Lafayette again
stalled. The Owls took the fourth
down punt and moved to the Leopard forty-one yard line. Here Bud
Fahay, 'Temple quarterback, dropped back to throw. He fired at
right end Hudak, but Joe Bozik
grabbed it ankle high on the thirty-six and headed for the near
sideline. Once in the clear, he
outran all defenders for the first
score of the game. Dave Clauss'
try for the extra point was wide,
and the Leopards led by six.
Slotter Intercepts
In a vain effort to get back into
the game. Temple went to the
air. Jack Slotter intercepted another one of Fahey's passes on
the Owl forty-three and moved
it to the twenty-nine. Karl Weingartner engineered the second
touchdown in eight plays, scoring
himself from the one-yard line.
Clauss's placement this time was
good and the cheerleaders bowed
out thirteen.
After the second touchdown.
Temple showed obvious signs of
fatigue.
The Lafayette line lead by Burcin, Prevost, Harrick, McCooey
and O'Brien rocked Temple's backs
as they vainly tried to get moving. The final outcome was in
little doubt as the third quarter
ended.
Owls Burled
Early in the final period the
Leopards again threatened. After a short drive, Roy Geiss hit
the goal line from three yards
out. He fumbled, however, while
crossing, and Temple recovered
for a touchback. As Temple put
the ball in play, they found the
headway even tougher. Halfback
Jim Thompson fumbled and Dick
Lavecchia recovered on the thirty.
Bozik needed only one play as he
stepped back and lofted a twenty
yard pass to Gordy Brown, who
darted along the sidelines for the
score. Roy Geiss added the extra point and the scoring was ended for the day.
Coach Hokuf substituted freely
(continued on page six)
PAGE SIX
THE
Early Admissions Program S O C I A L
Finds Nationwide Accord;
Accepted By 30 Institutions
RULES
AFRICAN SEMINAR
No longer will the brighter girl or boy be held down
to t h e one-grade-a-year of their slower classmates, writes
A r t h u r Morse in an article in the October Reader's Digest,
condensed from the National Parent-Teacher.
This year more t h a n 30 colleges have opened their
doors to several hundred 15- and 16-year-old students who
have jumped junior and senior
years in high school and landed
in the first year of college.
This innovation began in 1951,
•when the Fund for the Advancement of Education, financed by
the
Ford Foundation,
offered
scholarships for students who had
completed the tenth grade of high
school and seemed scholastically
ready for college.
The fund selected 420 to attend
11 colleges, Chicago, Columbia,
Fisk, Goucher, Lafayette, Louisville, Oberlin, Shimer, Utah, Wisconsin and Yale. This list supposedly represented a fair cross-section of higher education.
The idea was an experiment. No
one knew how the youngsters, below the avergae age of their college classmates, would" do scholastically. No one knew how they
would cope with their newly acquired social problems, according
to Morse.
Program Succeeds
The students did very well, Morse
said. In every college, despite
their loss of two high school years,
they found their way scholastically, and won Phi Beta Kappa keys
way out of proportion to their
number. A distinguished psychiatrist found that they had adjusted
to college life as well socially and
emotionally as their older classmates. They played on varsity
teams, sang in glee clubs, and
edited school newspapers.
Today there are no more Fund
scholarships. The "Early Admissions" program has been proclaimed a success and taken over by the
colleges themselves.
Library:
Librarian Harold Thompson
announces that Section No. 36
of the freshman class and all
those who missed their library
visitation will have an opportunity to finish this phase of
freshman processing at 4 p.m.,
Wednesday. They will meet in
the east lounge of the Van
Wickle Library building.
CROSS C U R R E N T S
(continued from page two)
to realize that is it not the color
of the skin or ancestry but the
personality and the character of
the individual which should be the
deciding factor in pledging freshmen.
To Lead The Way
Some houses have gone ahead
and taken this crucial step, and,
inevitably, others will follow in
their footsteps. One has to admit
that it requires a certain amount
of courage and determination to
take the initiative and these housesshould be congratulated on leading
the way from the darkness of the
middle ages to a newer and brighter future. This might sound melodramatic to some readers, but it
is true that fraternity men have
been living in the past although
it is the duty of any educated man
and that's what we are supposed
to be—to lead our nation and ensure continuous progress, spiritually and academically.
It is only a matter of time until
every national fraternity will be
forced to yield to the popular
trend towards integration to save
their very existence. There is no
reason why Lafayette
College
should not take an active part in
this fight for racial equality after
doing so much pioneer work.
A Time For Action
Most fraternities do advocate
the adherence to Christian ideals,
fellowship and democracy. But do
they execute what they preach?
In nine out of ten cases the answer
is n o ! What does this make the
fraternities? I will not answer
this, but I do think now is the
time that college men do some
meditating and begin to assume
the role which they are supposed
to assume, that of leading our nation to a better future which includes complete equality of race
and creed.
means that men over 21 years of was held in the summer of 1955.
Dr. Pascal said that Lafayette
age who give liquor to younger
fraternity brothers or friends will was chosen as the location for
be held liable. The letter concludes: these seminars largely because of
"As this matter, undoubtedly, is the efforts of Dr. Albert Gendealso of concern to the college and bien, associate professor of hisuniversity authorities and to the tory, who attended a seminar two
He
student's parents, I call the same years ago in Bryn Mawr.
to your attention with the sugges helped persuade the group that the
tion that corrective action be taken Lafayette School of ^International
if and when the facts so war-1 Affairs would be an ideal location
for a conference on world probrant."
lems.
(continued from page five)
(continued from page five)
Last Saturday against Temple such
sophomores as Karl Weingartner,
Dave Clauss and Roy Geiss, saw
much action.
The spirit is high to improve
last year's record of 2 wins and
2 losses. This year's schedule _ is
as follows.
thereafter as Lafayette continued
to batter the tired Owls. Sophomores Gibson, LaVecchia, and
Archdeacon showed promise as
they spearheaded the attack.
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I. Norfolk's friend lo IroubUd loan-agcrt. Story of the arthritic cripple to whom youngsters flock for advice.
3. Tho groal Pllldown lioox. How thia famed "missing link"
in human evolution has been proved a fraud from the start.
3. How to sharpen your fudgmenl. Famed author Bertrand
Russell offers six rules to help you form sounder opinions.
4. My moil unforgettable choracter. Fond memories of Connie Mack—who led the Athletics for 50 years.
5. How to make peace at Ihe Pentagon. Steps to end ruinous rivalry between our Army, Navy and Air Force.
6. Book condensation: "High, Wide and Lonesome." H a l
Borland's exciting story of his adventurous boyhood on a
Colorado prairie.
7. Medicine's animal pioneers. How medical researchers
learn from animals new ways to save human lives.
S. What Ihe mess In Moscow means. Evidence that the
Communist system is as unworkable as it is unnatural.
9. Master bridge builder. Introducing David Steinman,
world leader in bridge design and construction.
10. College Iv/o years sooner. Here's how extensive experiments proved a bright lOth-grader ia ready for college.
II. laughter Ihe liesl medicine. Amusing experiences from
everyday life.
12. Who! happens when we pray for others? Too often we
pray only for ourselves. Here's how we gain true rewards
of prayer when we pray for others.
13. European vs. U. S. beauties. Why European women are
more glamorous to men.
14. Trading stamps—bonus or bunkum? How much of their
cost is included in the price you pay?
15. Living memorials Instead of flowers. A way to honor the
dead by serving the living.
16. It pays to Increase your word power. An entertaining
quiz to build your vocabulary.
17. Are we loo soft on young criminals? Why the best way
to cure juvenile delinquency is to punish first offenders.
18. Medicine man on Ihe Amazon. How two devoted missionaries bring medical aid to jungle natives.
19. Creatures In the night. The fascinating drama of nature
that is enacted between dusk and dawn.
20. What your sense of humor tells about you. What the
jokes you like, the way you laugh reveal about you.
21. The sub that wouldn't stay down. Stirring saga of the
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22. Madame Butterfly In bobby sex. How new freedoms have
changed life for Japanese women; what the men think.
23. Doctors should tell patients the truth. When the doctor
operated, exactly what did he do? Why a written record .
of your medical history may someday save your life.
24. "How wonderful you a r e . . . " Here's why affection
and admiration aren't much good unless expressed; why
locked-up emotions eventually wither.
25. Horry Holt and a heortful of children. Story of a farmer
who singlehandedly finds homes for hundreds of Korean
war orphans.
26. Our tax laws make us dishonest. How unfair tax laws
are causing a serious moral deterioration.
27. Venereal disease now a threat to youth. How V.D. is
spreading among teen-agers—and sane advice to victims.
28. Secy. Benson's faith in the American farmer. Why he
feels farmers, left alone, can often solve their own problems better than Washington.
29. Your brain's unrealized powers. Seven new findings to
help you use your brain more efficiently.
30. Britain's indesh'uctible "Old Man." What Sir Winston
Churchill is doing in retirement.
31. Are juries giving away too much money? Fantastic
awards juries hand out because they confuse compassion
with common sense.
32. My lost IMSI days on earth. In her own words a young
mother, learning she had cancer, tells how she decided to
make this the "best year of her life."
33. Foreign-aid mania. How the billions we've given have
brought mainly disappointment and higher taxes.
34. Out where |el planes ore born. Story of Edward Air
Force Base, where 10,000 men battle wind, sand and speed
barriers to keep us supreme in the sky.
35. Life in Iheie United Stales. Humorous anecdotes revealing quirks ot human nature.
36. Man's mott playful friend: Ihe Land Otter. Interesting
facts about this amusing animal.
37. Why not a foreign-service career? How our State Department is making foreign service attract! ve to young men.
38. A new deal in the old flrehoute. How one town got
lower taxes, greater protection combining fire and police.
39. Oazy mon on Crazy Horse. Meet the man whose
statue of an Indian will be the largest in history.
40. Their buiineit it dynamite. How the manufacture of
this Dxplttsive has been made one of the safest industries.
41. Hit best cutlomeri are babiet. How a kitchen strainer
and a pint of mashed peas became the Gerber Products Co.
42. Smoky Mountain magic. Why this, our most ancient
mountain range, has more visitors than any other. .
43. Call for Mr. Emergency. Meet the Emergency Police,
who get 8 million New Yorkers out of trouble.
44. Beauty by the mile. How landscape engineers prove
roadside planting is lifesaving as well as beautiful.
45. Humor in uniform. True stories of the funny side of
life in our Armed Forces.
46. Seven economic fallaclet. The American Economic
Foundation explodes misconceptions about our economy.
47. Admiral of Ihe Greek Oil Fleet. Story of Stavros Nlarchos, who has won a fortune betting on—and carrying—oil.