RECORD MARI ST COLLEGE Vol. II No, 4 Poughkeepsie, New York _ Nov. 7, 1961 Dr. David Barry Discusses: 'The Role of Science in World Affairs' E, en i DI Divis i • n Stndent Council Plans Elections Science Most Receive Greater Emphasis in Gover11ent and Education to Meet· Ckallenge On the evening of November Z 0th at 6:30p,m, in the Student Lounge of Don- nelly Hall, the Evening Division Student Council will hold its monthly meeting for the specific purpose of electing new officers to serve on the Student Council. The new Student Council will hold office until November of 196Z, serving one full year as specified in the constitution, Each class of the Evening School is urged to appoint one or two students to represent it on the Student Council, ·This will assure, to some degree, a democratic form of government for the school, "America allots less than three per cent of its gross national product to basic re- search and development in the sciences", said Dr, David G, Barry, in the second of this year's Marist College Lecture Series, He pointed out that one of the greatest problems facing America today is its deeply-rooted and unrealistic attitudes towards The Evening Division Student Council is ·the official representative of the in- terests and opinions of its student body to the college administration on matters directly affecting campus and campus connected affairs. In addition, it pre- sents the views of the administration to the student body and strives to foster mutual understanding and cooperation a.D1ong the students and between its stu- dent body and the college administration. The evening division Student Coun- cil serves as a regulatory agency for any evening division extra-curricular activities and directs and coordinates the extra-campus a<:tivities of the stu- dent body. Furthermore, it encourages and promotes the academic and social environment of the college. The present Student Council has made arrangements for a Thanksgiving dinner and dance to be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Church Street. Saturday, November 18th from 7 P,M, to l A,M, Tickets can now be procured in the office of Dr, Schroeder or from any member of the Student Council. Those serving on the Thanks- Literary Journal Plans Two Issues for This Year One of the ilnportant extra-curri- cular activities of Marist College is the Literary Quarterly, This journal pro- vides the student with an opportunity to express hilnself through the creative forms: short stories, essays, plays, and poetry. Last year one issue of the Quarterly was published. but two are planned for this year, The fir st should appear shortly after Christmas and the second shortly before the final examinations in May. The Literary Quarterly is a com- bined endeavor of the Day and Evening Divisions, All contributions from the student body will be appreciated, This is not a project for English majors only, those in every field are urged to con- tribute, All material for the first issue must be submitted before the December 1st deadline. Members of the day school may submit their arti- cles to any member of the Literary Club, contributions from night school students may be left at the switch- board, giving Dance committe_e are as follows: Mr, Vleming, Mr, O'Neil, Mr. Fis- her, Mr, Rinaldi and Mr. 0 1 Gorman. Future extra-curricular activities which are in the planning stage are: another Dinner and Dance to be held sometime next spring, and a family picnic day next summer which will climax the activities of the school year, science, both in research and in education, _ Professor Barry pointed out that in a certain sense American thought has not yet broken from the traditions of the Puritan ethic, in which all evil visited upon the world was the wrath of an angry God, and all efforts to ilnprove the human situation were notonlyfutile, but sacri- ligious. This concept was to a large ex- tent destroyed by such men as Boyle and Newton, in England, whose ideas reached the Continent and the New World. to win over men like Cotton Mather, who in innoculating inhabitants of Boston to counter the spread of epidemic, made a major break with the Puritan ideal, But there were, and ·still are, hind- rances to this country's development in science that more than offset any pro- gress individuals may have made, Euro- peans, with their sense of aristocracy as ilnportanttothem as those of equality and individuality are to Americans, hold in esteem ~e wealth, leisure, and in- ·tellectual curiosity so necessary to an efficient scientific community; for us, these characteristics have always been viewed with antipathy, And, as deTo- queville pointed out in his analysis of the American character, this barrier to the advancement of science, and scholarly pursuit in general, would only be lowered for some practical gain to be made from knowledge--the exalted technological advances, Amer- ica• s · tuture significance in science greatly depends on how successfully it can destroy these barriers, A second great area retarding scientific advancement, and one which Dr. Barry is acutely aware of, is the (cont, on p, Z) Page Two The RECORD THE RECORD Editor: James Caliahan Asst. Editor: James Moloney Advisor:. Br, Cornelius Russell Is Self -reliance Getting Popular Again ? Among the "dim-viewers" there's been a lot of talk about the disappearance of the virtues that have always made Americans want to be independent, to "stand on their own feet, 11 to shape their own destinies. Sometimes the "dim-viewers" seem to be right. Then, suddenly, something like this happens, On Sunday, March Z6, 1961, Nature delivered a Sunday punch at Italy, Texas, home town to 1200 people. Tornadic winds in- flicted severe damage on the town, At that moment no one really knew what a tough and sturdy place Italy, Texas, is. In less time than it takes to pass a money bill in Washington, Italy's Congressman wired an offer of federal aid, Italy said, "No, thanks ! " . . • ·· Here, in part, is Italy's reply; "City ~ouncil authorizes me to thank you ••• Feel Federal treasu_re in worse shape than Italy and suggest any allocation ••• be applied to national debt. II ... The w6rd got around, Thousands_ of citizens everywhe_re in the country applauded the little community for its action. Italy was 95% covered by individually purchased insurance on its storm damage. Italy has reduced taxes and eliminated municipal debt. Looking at Italy, Texas, and the many Americans who praised . its action, we feel sure the founding fathers, though they would certainly be shocked at the state of our Federal government, .could not help but be proud of our people. (A message from the Kohler Co,) Mais Ou Sont Les Bomshelte~s d' Antan? "Almost nobody talks seriously of protecting civilians in a nuc- lear h6locoust from heat and blast; it is widely recognized that the best we can do is give them some protection against fallout a good many miles upwind." These remarks were ma.de by J. David Sin- ger recently, in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, as background to support his thesis that plans to use shelters for an all-out war would not serve as a deterrent of war, but would, in fact, be an- other factor tending to precipitate Russian aggression with a first strike. But the words have an ominous ring even removed from their author's context. The days of the simple raw fury of the Blitz are gone, days when a bombshelter was a useful and sane item of defense. But now, we no longer think of defending ourselves against bombs in a war, but only·against a danger in the sky less noticeable than a Los Angeles smog, But this fact that a bombshelter is today a fallout shelter, merely an attempt to preserve some semblance of health, and not an attempt to shield from blast, places much of the present debate on shelters in a new perspective, It is assumed that at the instant the red alert is sounded, those without, in a state of near panic, wiU come charging over to thosewith an..i de - mand entrance; and at this point, the moralizers step in to deter- mine how Christian or un-Christian the sheltered and un-shelter- ed are in resisting and insisting, Actually, though, these people are already dead. It is only those hundreds of miles from target areas, and hours away from drifting mushroom clouds that need worry that they will see another violet dawn, This fact is over- looked. THE RECORD is published every Tuesday of the school year, exclusive of vacation and examination periods, by the students of Marist College. Features: J. Moloney, Ed., G. Hallam, Asst. Ed., J. Brennan, J. Buscemi, W. Gorman, T. McAndrew, J. Mitchell. Sports: W. Her[!st, Ed., J. Dworak, T. Machen, J. Pizzani. Make-up: G. Smith, Ed., A; Campilli, P. Hanley, E. Heller, K. Knapp, R. Laliberte. Circulation: J. Pizzani, Mgr. D. Rolleri. Nov. 7, 1961 What's what ? by JOSEPH MITCHELL, In time of war, when the ships are down and ybu are forced to go into your fallout shelter, are you going to keep it to yourself, or are you going to let your next door neighbor in? Some say yes, some say no. Suppose you know that your profi- sions won't last long enough to sus- tain more people than you have in your shelter at the time of your retreat to it? Now what will your decision be? Suppose you do not know who is franti- cally beating at yourTen door! Would you, just for the sake of humanity, open the door? There are more angles to this than I have the ·space to mention, but just the same, think about the problem and formulate an answer before you read any further • • ·• • .- • • • · •. : • • • • . • . Now that you have · decided what you would do if thrust into a situation simi- lar to that which I just mentioned, here is what some of your fellow collegians said a.bout it: No, if I built it, stocked it, and there are enough provisions for me alone, I could not affort to let anyone else in, Richard Simon Yes, I would feel sorry for them and I wouldn 1 t want them to die. Mort Laffin No, · because I built it for myself and my family, not the public, and I would defend it as such. Bernie Lopez Yes, because letting someone in my shelter does not mean certain death for any of us despite the over-crowded conditions, And even though there is a crisis, you have the immediate power to save a life by letting these people into your shelter. W, J. Lenahan No, due to the law of supply and de- mand. E, J. Shanahan (cont, on p. 3) BARRY (cont. from p, l) education program, "The science teacher doesn't cbnsider himself a scientist-teacher, but merely a teac- her of science". The. instructor must be urged to create, and to expose his ~cientific personality to his students. Dr, Barry is a consultant for the Research Foundation of the State Uni- versity of New York and spoke last Fri- day under the auspices of the Visiting Biologists Program of the American In- stitute of Biological Sciences. He is a member of several scientific societies including the American Society of Zoolo _• gists, the History of Science Society, and the American Association of Uni- versity Professors. Serving as host for Marist College, Dr. George Hooper, of the Biology De- partment, said: "We are extremely for- tunate in having Dr, Barry speak at Marist, especially during recent scien- tific advances." Nov. 7, 1961 THE RECORD Edward O'Keefe Joins Psychology Faculty Dr. Balch Discusses "L-incoln Myth in_ Poetry" Among the new additions to the ever growingfacultyof Marist College is Mr. Edward John 0 1 Keefe. Mr. 0 'Keefe was born and raised in NewYorkCity. There he was taught by th_e Marist Brothers at Bishop DuBois High School. He did his undergraduate work at Iona College in New Rochelle, N. Y •, where· he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Philo- ~ophy· and a minor in Psychology. He 1s presently doing his graduate work in the field of clinical psychology at Ford- ham University, N. Y. c. Mr. O'Keefe was married last June and moved to the Poughkeepsie area in August of this year. Before coming to Marist our new in- structor taught experimental psychology at Fairfield University in Connecticut. Besides teaching psychology here at Marist, Professor O'Keefe and Brother Daniel Kirk, also of the Marist Psycho- logy Department, work together at the Cardinal Hayes Convalescent Home, Millbrook, N. Y. On campus, besides teaching Psycho- logy, he is engaged in the guidance and testing service available to all Marist students. This program deals with tes- ting; placement, vocational co\lllseling, · and individual problems. Mr. O'Keefe states that he is very pleased to be here and feels that the col- lege has a tremendous potential for growth, He has always' been in favor of small schools and feels that.students h~re have a tremendous opportunity to mature intellectually and socially. He also stres- sed that there are all indications for a major in psychology starting next year. Students Participate in Disaster Drill On Wednesday, November 1st, Vas- sar Hospital sponsored a simulated dis- aster in which students from local col- leges including Marist, served as vic- tims. It could have resulted from a train wreck, bus accident, or any large scale accident which would involve many people. The drill was set up in· such a way that the hospital would ha,;e to handle 70 patients at one time, so that every conceivable injury would re - _ ceive all the possible attention a hospi- tal could give. The "disaster" took place at Cent- ral Hudson Gas and Electric Corpora- tion's South Road Office where the stu- dents involved were "victims" of simu- lated wounds, ranging from abrasions to D.O.A. cases, with "blood" flowing from the more seriously injured. The alarm went in at 1 :45 and the aid arrived shortly thereafter. The in- jured were immediately given first aid, by JAMES MOLONEY On Monday, October 30, Dr. Balch delivered the third lecture of a series sponsored by the Literary Club,· Hi's topic Wll;B "The Lincoln Myth ,in Ameri- can Poetry." Dr_. ·Balch developed his subject matter by dividing the poets into the group which glorified Lincoln and the smaller group which were· skeptical, 'Walt Whitman led the list of glori- fiers. Abraham Lincoln had guided the CO\llltry through the Civil War and then was suddenly· assassinated. With this thought in mind Whitman began the· myth in his poetry by making the crucial iden- tification of Lincoln with the nation. The identification was also made with the crises of soul which arises when a half million men in a nation of 20 or 25 ntil- lion die within the short time span of four years. Edwin Markham continued the myth by describing Lincoln as a superhuman man of destiny, a Christ- figure who dies for the people. Vachel Lindsay and Carl Sandburg· are also on the list of glorifiers. Lincoln is built upto represent the country-earth tradi- tion, the people, and after the· First World War, he is identified with demo- cracy, Previously, the emph.-.sis had been on internal ideals; the war, how- ever, made people realize that demo- cracy was something exportable. Turning to the other side of the pic- ture, Edwin Robinson was the. notable slceptic. Robinson was a doubting and suspicious New Englander. He pointed out that Lincoi.n was a minority presi- dent and that there was considerable opposition to him. Robinson shows that discrepancies exist between the fact and the myth and _he proves that Whit,- man's identification is not entirely true. Edgar Lee Master, who debunked the small town in his Spoon River Anthology, was another- of the skeptics concerning Lincoln. The real Lincoln, however, · tends to be lost in the glorified myth which poets have built up around Lincoln in their search for someone or something to represent a national cause of signi- ficance. The yo\lllger poe~s writing after the 1920 1 s have ceased this tradi- tional practice. Dr. Balch ended the lecture by inquiring: "Has America lo st its sense of national purpose?" and the stretcher cases were taken to the hoi:pital by ambulance. An emer- . gency center had already been set up in the cafeteria and the patients were hurl:'ied through ts their respective treat- ments. By 3:30 all of the participants were thr,ough and the drill. was complet- ed. Mr. Clemens, the Assistant Ad- ministrator of the hospital, was pleased with the results, but declined to make any formal statement before a staff "skull session". Page Three I NTRAMURA LS SENIORS 12---PARK 0 by Jimmy Pizzani Bouncingbackfrom its opening loss, a strong senior team whipped the unde- feated Park House 12 to O. The senior attack was led by Jim Callahan arid Tom McAndrew. Minutes after the second quarter got underway, the seniors scored their first· touch down of the contest when Tom McAndrew snared a Jim Callahan toss in the end zone. The rest of the quarter saw a hard fought defensive battle be- tween the two clubs. Opening the third quarter Park House quarterback Levi Carrier hit end Greg Tucci for a fifty yard gain. The next play saw the Park Hou_se bid for a score shattered when alert senior safetyman Tom McAndrew . made the defensive play of the afternoon with a timely interception in the end zone. Driving down the field from their own twenty, the seniors climaxed a per - feet day when for the second time in the afternoon quarterback Jim Callahan once again calmly stepped back and threw a perfect strike to Tom Connolly for the final six points. Patronage Mass for Science Students On Wednesday, November 15th, the Da Vinci Society will sponsor a Dialogue Mass in ho"nor of St. Albert the Great, the Patron of Scientists. St. Albert; Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, was a thirteenth century Dominican who taught Thomas Aquinas at the Universities of Paris and Cologne. In 1941, Pius XII de- clared him the Patron, before God, of students of the natural sciences. "In this age of nuclear develop- ment the responsibilities and decisions that face the men of science emphasises more than ever the need of a heavenly patron," Fr. Driscoll added. All science students as well as mem- bers of the Da Vinci Society are invited to attend the~ Mass at 12:30 Wednes- day in the College Chapel. WHAT'S WHAT (cont. from P• 2) Nov;-. what do you say? Has your opin- iou changed a little, have you mellowed? What would yo~ do? Some of you would probably say that it is something that you cannot just make cut and dry like that, but regardless, the problem could arise, ·and you could be faced with it. Just off the cuff now, if you do not like thinking about the facts of life from this hypothetical viewpoint, ; perhaps !ou could picture this happening to you instead: ~ are on the outside bang- ing to get in. Would you think any less of the people inside if they barred ~ from safety? ,- November 7, 1961 Page Four _ THE RECORD Basketball Schedule Increased This Year To 16 Games Schedule For 1962 - 63 Presently Being Planned by JOHN DWORAK Following a meeting last week of the administrative heads of the College. Athletic Director. Brother William Murphy. made it known that an inten- sified and concentrated program will be pursued involving basketball, At the meeting the diecuesion took in topics concerning scheduling for this eeaeon and next. the immediate airiuf of the teams involving intercollegiate compe• tition and the expansion of the sport in coordination with the expansion of the college. Thie season's schedule is to include the old standbys, such ae Bard and Al- bany Bueineu College. Schools added tothisyear's program include. Danbury State College. Ber11hire Christian College and the freshman teams of Siena and Springfield Colleges, It was also made known that for the 1 62 season a nineteen game slate ie planned, Among the schools included in the tentative plan are, Kings College, Hartwick, Stone Hill College, Bates College of Maine and New Paltz. The goal is to add two or three new teams each year till the proper calibre of competition is reached and where it is felt that the team is playing to its lull potential against formidable competition,_ Other team• mentioned ae high pro• specte for future play are. Adelphi• Al• fred. Hamilton College, Siena, St, Michael'• of Winooski, Vermont, Clark University. Union College, American lnteraational College. Brandeis and Lemoyne, _ In further diecuseingthe capabilities of the basketball pro gram Brother Murphy said that he believed that the school would reach its full athletic potential when the school reaches seven hundred enroll• ment, As -for the talent which this new plan require_a. the director said that he thought the· main portion would be drawn from the local area and the New YorJ,;- New Jersey section. He was anxious to note that Mariet would not become a "pressure school" and carry the program to the point where it ·may harm the school and the students. By sensibly undertaking this plan he believes that through wise management the college will maintain an interesting and growing bas- ketball program, A motion was made at the meeting to apply for admission to the E, C, A, C, (Eastern College Athletic Conference) which ie the organ of the N. C, A. A, in Eastern small college affairs. 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