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The
RECORD
MA.RIST
COLLEGE
Volume IV, No. 7
Poughkeepsie, New York
February
12.
1964
Johnson Wins Popular Support
YOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB OF
MAHI_ST COLLEGE-STUDENT POLL
1.
What class arc you in?
2
How old are.you?
:3.
What is your major?
4. What political party are you affili~
~~wfil'?
·
5. Have your views changed towards ...
politics since you entered college?
How?
6. ls America, judging by congress~
ional legislation over the last thi~ty
years, heading towards Socialism'?
Yes, No.
7.
If the United States should find it-
self in such a position that all other al-
ternatives were closed save world war
with the Soviet Union or surrender to
the Soviet Union would you favor: 1. war,.
2. surrender.
How do you feel about the following
questions? Answer with one of the fol-
lowing: 1. in favor, 2. somewhat in fav-
or, 3. against, 4. somewhat opposed,
5. indifferent.
9. Compulsory Socia_l S~curity-.
10. Sociahzation of Medicine
11. Right to work laws
12. Continuing the present agricult4r-
al p_rogram
13 .. Prohibition
14. ' Test Ban Treaty
1:5_
Strong Civil Rights legislation
16. Hecognition of Communist China
1 7.. Admission of Communist China to
'theU.N,
18. · Forei~n aid to left leaning neutra-
list countries
19. · Americans for Democratic Action
20. John Birch Society
21. The present U.S. foreign policy
22. Communist teaching in schools
23. Artificial birth control
24. Federal aid to parochial schools
25 .. President Lyndon Johnson
26. Governor Nelson Rockefeller
27. Mayor Robert Wagner
28. Attorney General Robert Kennedy
29 .. Richard Nixon
30. Senator Goldwater
)11. Alliance· for Progress
3.2.
The U.S. 's Cuban policy
';33_
Dictatorships, Pro-West; i.e. Por-
tugal, Spain, Paraguay
:34.
Dictatorships, Left leaning;
_Results
T ..
s.
J.
s.
F.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
4. Republican
38
:3
6
7
22
14.
124
49
34
17
5
4
Democratic
61
4
7
10
40
15.
124
55
25
16
11
2
Conservative
5
1
0
1
:3
16.
20
14
177
14
8
0
Liberal
-0
0
0
17 ..
16
12
187
15
3
0
None
128
6
1
:3
42
67
18.
26
45
93
42
14
13
5. Yes
73
10
12
29
22
19.
51
23
44
9
76
30
No
154
4
14
:m
106
20.
7
17
135
22
40
12
No Opinion
6
0
0
2
4
;.1.
50
52
34
47
18
27
6. Yes
107
9
16
26
66
22.
54
29
131
11
5
3
No
99
4
10
29
56
23.
30
27
146
14
15
1
No Opinion
27
0
11
15
24.
115
46
41
17
11
3
7.
War
212
!)
25
5(; 122
25.
144
36
4
15
24
10
Surrender
13
4
2
6
26.
11
33
137
32
16
4
No Opinion
0
()
:J
4
27.
24
41
85
27
47
9
28.
126
59
17
8
17
6
29.
,1
50
64
27
36
5
9.
141
39
30
15
7
I
30.
44
:m
106
20
'20
4
10.
61
44
79
30
15
4
31.
128
48
11
12
19
15
11.
124
48
20
14
25
2
32.
78
52
57
35
6
5
12.
25
35
82
46
36
9
33.
36
64
55
38
32
8
13.
2
6
198
12
13
2
34.
3
15
lll2
13
10
0
President and !Ir. Nixon
Seen
Likely To Head
Parties' Slates
Mr. William Treanor, President of
the Young Republican Club released to-
day the results of that organization's
December poll of the student body.
"It
is quite clear. that
if we consider the
233. students who responded to our poll
as indicative of public sentiment that
.
Preisdent Johnson has.• received
a
strong vote of faith and confidence from
our students by garnering over 78% of
a favorable reaction."
Following in the other political
questions, which were tabulated by the
committee heads - Messrs. Hartwell,
Galbraith and Hallam. -, Mr. Treanor
expressed the belief that the nominat-
ing conventions of the major parties
would choose the following slates:
r:>emocratic ... President - Lyndon B.
Johnson, Vice-Pres. - Robert F.
Ks,,-
.. nedy.
Hepublican ... President -
Ri-
chard Mr. Nixon, Vice-.Pres. --
B.:Jr,:;
Goldwater.
The· basis for these ·predictions are'
the favorable reactions, percentage-
. wise, that 'these·men received:
:Ken-
nedy 7 4%;Nixon 44% and Goldwater· 33%.
''Our own state did not fare too well
with Mayor Wagner as fourth with 28%
,ind the Governor coming in last with a
bare 20%.
In addition to the reception that the
politicians received, the organization
reports finding some interesting and
from their viewpoint
in some cases,
distressing facts.
Approximately 15%
favored American recognition of Com-
munist China while only 12% favored her
admission to the- United Nations. Also,
35% were to some degree favorably in-
clined to socialization of medicine or
as it is better known.
Medicare. A
last point that was of great personal
concern was the response to the in-
quiry_ regarding an "inevitable conflict"
Con•t. on Page Four
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Spo1·1s J.:dil,>1·: ,John l3a1·1·y
;\lak,·up l·:d ilo1·s: ,1<•1-ry Johannsen,
,Janws Sullivan
Cin:uh1lion :\'lanager: Jolui Guiliano
Photog1·apher: Hobert King
RECORD
Editor: George E. Hallam
Asst. Editor: Gerry Marmion
Advisor: 1)1·. George Sommer
Most of us have seen names written on tlw walls over
drinking fountains and other places, in high schools in vai-ious
parts of the country. Several days ago, in a local high school,
as I was getting a drink of water, I happened to see a nanH'
written over the top of the fountain which I have lll'ver seen
there before. This name is short, only three letter in fact,
but it hold for us as Christians and Americans a part in our
lives which cannot be severed from the rest of
it.
Its place
there denotes a rebellion against the country and some of the
forces that seem to be asserting their rights to the detriment
of others. One person
it
seems has disagreed with our courts
in the U.S. in the best way he knew how. What was the name?
God.
At first it seemed rather childish and ridiculous, but in its
own way it showed that one person in that public school cared
that there was no nativity scene in his school, and that there
was no singing of traditional religious Christmas carols at the
annual Christmas Assembly. Perhaps he realized how serious
this condition has gotten since the Supreme Court passed in fav-
or of no prayer in public schools. To him this might have been
a joke because he was doing something he wasn't supposed to
do. However the fact that this has happened has shown to me
the gravity of the situation. Prayer has left our public school,
religious carols and the nativity scene have passed away from
the celebration of a holiday. The next thing that will fall to the
ax of this anti-God movement will be the "under God" clause in
our Pledge of Allegiance. Soon our coins will be minus the
slogan, "In God We Trust". Soon people will be doing as one
principal did recently at a P. T. A. meeting. Instead of saying
to a person who had sneezed, God bless you, he looked up to
the ceiling and then said bless you. Why stop here. Brothers
prepare yourselves to shed your cassocks and bibs. Get some
suits and ties because you may soon join your brothers in Mex-
ico who are not allowed to wear religious garb in public.
Scoff if you will but these are all possible now that the first
step has been taken. Where will it go? Your guess is as good
as mine. Unless something is doen our grandchildren might
see an ideologically different America. They will inhabit an
America which was at one time a nation "under God" but which
will be a nation without a God.
Perhaps this. decision was a question of individual rights
versus majority rights. This has always been a problem in the
past. Usually it is the will of the majority that overrules that
of the minority. Why this time? If a highway is being built,
the government has a difficult time taking land away from a
man. Is it easier to take away a man's religion than it is his
land?
If
a child is embarrassed because all the other children
in school are praying let him leave the room. Let us not keep
religion out of public life. Religion is not a private thing and
has not been so.
It
is a subject that has been discussed in bar-
rooms, classrooms, cafeterias and restaurants. If this wo-
man's child was offended in the classroom, he will be offended
in all the above mentioned places. Will all these places be for-
bidden to have religion discussed? God's in his heaven, what's
happening to the world?
Perhaps a period of watchful waiting is in order but let us
flood our Congressmen and Senators desks with letters. Let us
let them know what we believe and what we feel. However let
us not watch too long or perhaps our grandchildren' s grand-
children will live in fear because Big Brother is watching them.
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The Wall
Randon Thoughts
I can see in the future a Cigarette
Smokers Anonymous.
Upon joining
this club one would be given a phone
numbertopasteon a pack of cigarettes.
When one reached for a cigarette he
would find the phone number. You call
the friend and he comes over and you
have a drink instead of a cigarette.
I can see in the very near future a
report that sexual intercourse causes
circulatory diseases.
Several inter-
ested parties might comment thusly:
New York: Associated Press: There
has been a mixed public reaction.
Goldwater Headquarters:
It
is just
another example of the long arm of
government reaching into private sec-
tors.
James Wechsler
Editor, N. Y. Post
February
!
2,
1964
TI-IE HECOHD
AF rican lnJepenJ ence
AnJ AF te r
The problems in Africa which reach
the headlines
every
day
seem insur-
mountable.
The Hecord has
attempted
to compile the facts behind these prob-
lt!ms.
They
arc
presented below
by
a panel discussion.
Panel Discussion: Sixth
Annual
International Affairs Conference for
College Editors at the
Overseas
Press
Club.
The
Pane
1:
Sanford
Griffith. Di
-
rector. African Study Center,
New
School
for
Social
Research. Dr. Mar-
guerite
Cartwright, Member, Provis-
ional Council, University of Nigeria.
George
I
.oft,
Director,
Economic
and
Social
Development Program, African-
American
Institute. Allard Lowenstein
- Assistant Professor of
Social
Studies,
North Carolina State University; Author,
·•
Brutal Mandate" David
Reed,
Associ-
a!P
Editor, Reader's Digest.
The Discussion: What follows In-
dependence? South
Africa, the newest
section
of
Africa
to demand indepen-
dence presents
special
problems which
other
parts
of
Africa
do
not have to
struggle. There
is in this area a fair-
ly large
contingent of
white people who
an,
also
the rulers.
It
is becoming
quite evidt>nt that the blacks are object-
ing
to their
rule
and want
representa-
tion
in the
government.
The big ques-
tion then becomes whether the whites
an· going to accept
this
eventual
trans-
sition
or
if
they
are going
to try to hold
theil'
power.
Editor At White
House Reception
The
occasion
was an
entertainment
and reception in the East Room of the
White House
for
college
editors
attend-
ing
the Sixth International Affairs Con-
frrencc of the Overseas Press Club.
The official
hostesses were Mrs. Lyn-
don B. Johnson, her
eldest
daughter
Lynda Bird
.
. and
Lynda
.
Bird's class-
mate,
19
year-old \Varrie Lynn Smith.
Hal Holbrook, an actor was just
warming up to his portrayal of Mark
Twain
when i\11·. Johnson
came
onto the
platform. The President
expressed
the
hope that the students could ''learn and
see
and improve" themselves during
their visit to Washington.
Mr. Jolmson then quoted
from
Mira-
beau Buonaparte Lamar, poet, general
and the second popularly elected presi-
dent
of the Republic of Texas: "an edu-
cated mind
is
the guardian genius of
democracy, the only dictator that free
men recognize, the only ruler that free
men desire."
An
important
factor
is
the
reaction
or the outside
world to whatever de-
cision
is
madt·
.
The
general
feeling is
that economic
and
not
military
force
is the answer if the white try to hold
lhdr superiority.
The instability in the
area
is not
just
political,
but il also takes
into
account economic
and
cultu1·al revolu-
tions. Change is necessary.
ll will
be
up to the
younger
generation to form the
gov<~
rnmcnt
after
independence. It will
be
th~'
whites who determine whethe1·
the transition
is
peaceful
or
marred by
bloo
i
1·evolution. Do the
young
Afri-
caus
h.i
H '
the
education
and the cultural
back1-;1·ound
to lead
a nation is the ques-
tion, and
if
they do, will the whites let
them?
Dr. Cartwright brought
out
a most
interesting
point.
She said that
thcL"c
is
no
anti-white
feelings now in
Africa
but only anti-superiority
feelings. She
felt that Americans were
only
project-
ing their own
guilt
feelings
about
seg-
regation in the U.S. on
Africa.
She
also
said
that
while
they accept aid
from
several
nations
such as
Russia,
this fact should not be related to get
oth-
er
conclusions.
In summing
it
up the panel felt that
a
bloody
revolution
was
inevitable
in
Africa
if
the white man does not change
his position
.
Ifhe does not
it
will be up
to the outside world to use
any
means
short
of military to make him do so.
I\fter
the
President left, Mr. Hol-
b1·ook finished \Varric
l
.ynn and
I
.ynda
Bird
stood with Mrs. Johnson to shake
hands with the students
.
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
The appointment of John
J.
Dough-
erty
marks
a significant step
forward
for Marist
College.
Our future plans,
admittedly
in the embryonic
stage,
call
for considerable expenditures within
the coming
years.
It
becomes increas-
ingly evident that if Marist is to con-
tinue its forceful growth
in
the corning
decade, it must
seek support on
a much
broader
base than at
present.
The first phase of
our expansion,
ID57
through
l!JG:{,
consisted mostly of
organization and
curriculum
work.
Effectiv
·
e action
during the current
year
indicates that the faculty
and staff
under the direction of Brother Edward
Cashinaml Deans Stokes
and Schroeder
will be able to assume
a greater
pro-
portion of the 1·esponsibility fm· things
academic.
Page
Three
Letters to the Edi tor
Dear
Editor:
In the interest of boosting the morale
of
the entire
student
body I present
a
suggestion
which I think would improve
the present
situation.
The suggc·stion
is
to
establish a "Rogue
Weck".
A
''Rogue
\\'eek'', during
the early Spring,
would
be
a time
that
tlw
student
would
be able to legitimately blow
olT steam.
ll
ere
arc some
points which
I
be-
lieve should be considered if s1,.··!.1
,
1
program
is incorporated.
I.
During
this week any type or c!rl:ss
would
In•
pei-missablc. as
long
as
ii
stayl•d
within tlw lines
or Christian
decency.
2.
Then· would be a 12 P. M. weekday
curfrw
fo1·
all.
:,_
There will be no
mandatory
study,
but silence will he maintained
within
the dorms
during
the usual hours
for
those wishing to do
so.
J\ny
changes
which ,vould makt•
''Hogue
Week'' more fcasibk would be
app1·eciatcd.
The
effects
or such
a
,n
•
~·k:
the stu-
dent
would
have had
a chance
to unwind
and
would be more willing
to
settle
down and
study since
he has had his run.
To some it may appear that I am
opposed to
the presl'nt dress n·quire-
mcnts, weekday
curfews, 01· even
man-
datory
study. but
the
case is
that
I am
not opposed to these, but it
would
be
wise to
relax these
policies for one
wet!k. I say
this,
bccat1se
a regimented
procedure
through
the year
tends
to in-
fect
the
student
with disappointment,
and sometimes
despair,
especially
dur-
ing
the early part
or the Spring.
Psy-
chologists tell
us that
when a
person bc-
con1cs
frustrated for almost
any
reason,
his reactions are eithl'r
those
of 1·e-
pression
or agg1·cssion, but the
forms
or
aggression most
often
1;esult in
drunkedness,
sex
abuses,
or plain
violence.
A
''Rogue \\'eek'' would produce
a
wholesome
rt'lease
for
the student
and
it
could possibly become
a
very worth-
while tradition.
Thank
you
for
your
time
aml con-
sideration.
1
am,
Ted Olynciw
Our business office has
b<:cn grow-
ing rapidly
.
The
appointment of a di-
reclo1· of maintenance in the near future
should complete
the business office
structure
and enable it to function as
an
independent
service to the
entire
colrge.
The
experience
of the present year
inspires me
with confidence
that both
the
business and
the
academic
opera-
tions
arc in capable
hands
.
Thl'
1·ca-
lignment of duties should
free
the pres-
ident to
concentrate
on long range plan-
ning and the work of extending the sup-
C'on't. on Page Four
r
Page Four
Con'
t. from Page
1
or yielding to the forces of Communism.
"It
is not so much the percentage of
those who would surrender or had no
opinion, because over
92%
would fight,
but the fact that
there
are still some
people, and college students
at
that,
who are not enough convinced of their
'way of life' to be willing to give, as in
the
words of Lincoln, '
...
the
l
ast
full
.
"'1easure of devotion
...
(so that) govern-
ment of the people, by the people and
for
the
people shall not perish from
this
earth."
However,
there
was
a
number of
results that
offset
the
unfavorable and
"do a credit to Marist and her ideals
and teachings".
Almost
7
4%
of those
students
who responded to the poll be-
lieve in the right
to work
laws. Yet an
even
greater outpouring came
in
regards
to the question concerning civil
rights
and whether there should be
a strong
program
or not. The poll conclusively
shows
that Marist students
realize
the
dignity of man by having voted over-
whelmingly
(80
%
)
in favor of
a strong
civil
rights program.
In concluding his report, Mr. Trea-
nor
expressed
the belief that the time
and effort
that went into this work was
in his opinion
some
of the most well
spent on this campus because it defi-
nitely proves that Marist is
making
her contribution
to
our world by pro-
ducing men who really care.
The foll
c
wing arti<'.le wes written for The
Jlecord
by
f.T
•
.l'
ch,ard
'fulstroi, a
member of
.
The
Ne"
York
l!.edical
lsso chtion.
It
de1
:'
ls
with
e
pr,IDphlet entitled
''Why
PhysiC'i.,ns Su,,port Hoiopital ilnsur,:nce
ThroU£h
SociBl
Secur·ity."
The title why
"Physi
cians" support
hospital insurance is false.
It should
read why "medical politicians" non-
practicing doctor~ support hospital in-
surance.
In general the pamphlet is
_
propagan-
distic, not realistic. It is impractical
and will take over 25 years for smooth
operating, requiring
·
many many re-
visions for practicability.
Don't mis-
understand me
I
am not against any
good program for medical aid not only
for the aged,
but for
all. we·have the
situation in education.
Everyone is
entitled to free education all the way
through college.
That is their right
and
privilege.
However if they wish to
do it privately at their own
expense
that too is their right and privilege.
On such a basis
I
should
not oppose
medicine for all. Furthermore I would
oppose bureaucracy and more
and
more
governing
bodies.
The way t(iis plan
is now cor.istructed, someone is cush-
ioning himself and a group of his
cro-
nies for cushy
jobs -
- everyone wants
to be a medical general.
THE RECORD
A word about the committee.
Who
chose them? Were they recommended
becuase of their competence to care
for the sick or
the
weight of their rep-
utations in science? Certainly, some
are excellent investigators,
distin-
guished scientists, hospital
admini-
strators, and teachers, but they are
not
doctors
.
I
doubt whether
many
of
the group could manage a patient with-
out calling a
good clinician
for help.
The pamphlet states that the Kerr-
Mills program is ineffective.
The
A. M.A.
contradicts this.
Who
is
right?
I
am neither for or against t~1is
particular bill.
/\ny bi
,
:
will
require
much time
and change
for smooth op-
eration. Is there
any evidence
or
ex-
perience that the new plan will
be
bet-
ter? Not
one bit;
it
is all illusory and
prophetic
with overtones of
wishful
thinking.
The pamphlet
states
that the quality
of medical
care
will be improved. How?
After all if
the
physicians in any given
geographic
area
render a
certa
in
type
of care they
are
not
going
to change·
that at once. The
same
is true of nurs-
ingl;omes
and
hospitals. There will be
no overnight
metamorphosis
:as the
writers of
th
e
brochure lead one to be-
lieve.
The
safeguards againr
overutili-
zations are truly naive.
:rstly a lot
of paperwork for
the
doctor.
Second~y
if a doctor has hospital privileges, it
is obvious that these were granted be-
cause of his abiliti
e
s and integrity.
Who on the
staff
is
going
to censor his
judgement in the management of a ca_se?
-
- -A renowned
scientist
or hospital
administrator whose myopic viewpoint
clashes with medical practice!
To meet the
mechanics
of
medical
care through
any
plan
one
must
be
pre-
pared.
Are we prepared?
We
~eed
more
hospitals- -we need more
medical
practioners. Let this committee an~
,
others interested in this field bend their.
energies to this
end
and when we have
more available beds and doctors to man
.
them a program of
h
ealth care
will have
a chance of surviving
.
_
The present one
is to impractical, political and dis-
criminatory and in my opinion creates
more problems than it solves.
February
12, 1964
Con't. from Page Three
port for Marist C. llege.
Mr. Dougherty's functions will in-
clude the public relations for the col-
lege as well as
assisting
the president
in planning the development program
for the college.
Bob
Norman will
con-
tinue to be director of publicity
and
Brother Andrew Molloy will remain as
executive secretary to the alumni.
Mr.
Dougherty will be available to
any
facully or staff member as an adviser
and assistant on any programs which
deal with the public outside the college,
as well as any foundation appeals or
fund raising ventures.
The
work of
development rightly belongs with the
president, and
to
a lesser degree with
the
faculty.
Mr. Dougherty'
s
role will
be to facilitate
such
work on the part
of both president and faculty.
Mr. r:.ougherty' s office will be
Boom
6
of upper Donnelly.
He
may be
.ceached at
extension
59
.
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THE
TEAM!
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AND
JERRY'S
DRY CLEANING
AND
SHIRT SERVICE
Bring
all your
Dry Cleaning and Shirts to
Tom
&
Jerry's
to have them
exp~rtly
done by
CLEAN FAIH.
HOURS
Our prices are the sames as town so save
money, time, and effort
·
by bringing
your
c
lothes
to conveniently located Hoom 102
in
Leo
Hall.
We
also
do Tailoring
and
Alterations.
Tom
&
Jerry
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RECORD
MA.RIST
COLLEGE
Volume IV, No. 7
Poughkeepsie, New York
February
12.
1964
Johnson Wins Popular Support
YOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB OF
MAHI_ST COLLEGE-STUDENT POLL
1.
What class arc you in?
2
How old are.you?
:3.
What is your major?
4. What political party are you affili~
~~wfil'?
·
5. Have your views changed towards ...
politics since you entered college?
How?
6. ls America, judging by congress~
ional legislation over the last thi~ty
years, heading towards Socialism'?
Yes, No.
7.
If the United States should find it-
self in such a position that all other al-
ternatives were closed save world war
with the Soviet Union or surrender to
the Soviet Union would you favor: 1. war,.
2. surrender.
How do you feel about the following
questions? Answer with one of the fol-
lowing: 1. in favor, 2. somewhat in fav-
or, 3. against, 4. somewhat opposed,
5. indifferent.
9. Compulsory Socia_l S~curity-.
10. Sociahzation of Medicine
11. Right to work laws
12. Continuing the present agricult4r-
al p_rogram
13 .. Prohibition
14. ' Test Ban Treaty
1:5_
Strong Civil Rights legislation
16. Hecognition of Communist China
1 7.. Admission of Communist China to
'theU.N,
18. · Forei~n aid to left leaning neutra-
list countries
19. · Americans for Democratic Action
20. John Birch Society
21. The present U.S. foreign policy
22. Communist teaching in schools
23. Artificial birth control
24. Federal aid to parochial schools
25 .. President Lyndon Johnson
26. Governor Nelson Rockefeller
27. Mayor Robert Wagner
28. Attorney General Robert Kennedy
29 .. Richard Nixon
30. Senator Goldwater
)11. Alliance· for Progress
3.2.
The U.S. 's Cuban policy
';33_
Dictatorships, Pro-West; i.e. Por-
tugal, Spain, Paraguay
:34.
Dictatorships, Left leaning;
_Results
T ..
s.
J.
s.
F.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
4. Republican
38
:3
6
7
22
14.
124
49
34
17
5
4
Democratic
61
4
7
10
40
15.
124
55
25
16
11
2
Conservative
5
1
0
1
:3
16.
20
14
177
14
8
0
Liberal
-0
0
0
17 ..
16
12
187
15
3
0
None
128
6
1
:3
42
67
18.
26
45
93
42
14
13
5. Yes
73
10
12
29
22
19.
51
23
44
9
76
30
No
154
4
14
:m
106
20.
7
17
135
22
40
12
No Opinion
6
0
0
2
4
;.1.
50
52
34
47
18
27
6. Yes
107
9
16
26
66
22.
54
29
131
11
5
3
No
99
4
10
29
56
23.
30
27
146
14
15
1
No Opinion
27
0
11
15
24.
115
46
41
17
11
3
7.
War
212
!)
25
5(; 122
25.
144
36
4
15
24
10
Surrender
13
4
2
6
26.
11
33
137
32
16
4
No Opinion
0
()
:J
4
27.
24
41
85
27
47
9
28.
126
59
17
8
17
6
29.
,1
50
64
27
36
5
9.
141
39
30
15
7
I
30.
44
:m
106
20
'20
4
10.
61
44
79
30
15
4
31.
128
48
11
12
19
15
11.
124
48
20
14
25
2
32.
78
52
57
35
6
5
12.
25
35
82
46
36
9
33.
36
64
55
38
32
8
13.
2
6
198
12
13
2
34.
3
15
lll2
13
10
0
President and !Ir. Nixon
Seen
Likely To Head
Parties' Slates
Mr. William Treanor, President of
the Young Republican Club released to-
day the results of that organization's
December poll of the student body.
"It
is quite clear. that
if we consider the
233. students who responded to our poll
as indicative of public sentiment that
.
Preisdent Johnson has.• received
a
strong vote of faith and confidence from
our students by garnering over 78% of
a favorable reaction."
Following in the other political
questions, which were tabulated by the
committee heads - Messrs. Hartwell,
Galbraith and Hallam. -, Mr. Treanor
expressed the belief that the nominat-
ing conventions of the major parties
would choose the following slates:
r:>emocratic ... President - Lyndon B.
Johnson, Vice-Pres. - Robert F.
Ks,,-
.. nedy.
Hepublican ... President -
Ri-
chard Mr. Nixon, Vice-.Pres. --
B.:Jr,:;
Goldwater.
The· basis for these ·predictions are'
the favorable reactions, percentage-
. wise, that 'these·men received:
:Ken-
nedy 7 4%;Nixon 44% and Goldwater· 33%.
''Our own state did not fare too well
with Mayor Wagner as fourth with 28%
,ind the Governor coming in last with a
bare 20%.
In addition to the reception that the
politicians received, the organization
reports finding some interesting and
from their viewpoint
in some cases,
distressing facts.
Approximately 15%
favored American recognition of Com-
munist China while only 12% favored her
admission to the- United Nations. Also,
35% were to some degree favorably in-
clined to socialization of medicine or
as it is better known.
Medicare. A
last point that was of great personal
concern was the response to the in-
quiry_ regarding an "inevitable conflict"
Con•t. on Page Four
Till: 1:t:l'Ol:I>
The
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l_.<"alu1·c· 1'.<litu1·: Cha1·ks Ta1·allo
Spo1·1s J.:dil,>1·: ,John l3a1·1·y
;\lak,·up l·:d ilo1·s: ,1<•1-ry Johannsen,
,Janws Sullivan
Cin:uh1lion :\'lanager: Jolui Guiliano
Photog1·apher: Hobert King
RECORD
Editor: George E. Hallam
Asst. Editor: Gerry Marmion
Advisor: 1)1·. George Sommer
Most of us have seen names written on tlw walls over
drinking fountains and other places, in high schools in vai-ious
parts of the country. Several days ago, in a local high school,
as I was getting a drink of water, I happened to see a nanH'
written over the top of the fountain which I have lll'ver seen
there before. This name is short, only three letter in fact,
but it hold for us as Christians and Americans a part in our
lives which cannot be severed from the rest of
it.
Its place
there denotes a rebellion against the country and some of the
forces that seem to be asserting their rights to the detriment
of others. One person
it
seems has disagreed with our courts
in the U.S. in the best way he knew how. What was the name?
God.
At first it seemed rather childish and ridiculous, but in its
own way it showed that one person in that public school cared
that there was no nativity scene in his school, and that there
was no singing of traditional religious Christmas carols at the
annual Christmas Assembly. Perhaps he realized how serious
this condition has gotten since the Supreme Court passed in fav-
or of no prayer in public schools. To him this might have been
a joke because he was doing something he wasn't supposed to
do. However the fact that this has happened has shown to me
the gravity of the situation. Prayer has left our public school,
religious carols and the nativity scene have passed away from
the celebration of a holiday. The next thing that will fall to the
ax of this anti-God movement will be the "under God" clause in
our Pledge of Allegiance. Soon our coins will be minus the
slogan, "In God We Trust". Soon people will be doing as one
principal did recently at a P. T. A. meeting. Instead of saying
to a person who had sneezed, God bless you, he looked up to
the ceiling and then said bless you. Why stop here. Brothers
prepare yourselves to shed your cassocks and bibs. Get some
suits and ties because you may soon join your brothers in Mex-
ico who are not allowed to wear religious garb in public.
Scoff if you will but these are all possible now that the first
step has been taken. Where will it go? Your guess is as good
as mine. Unless something is doen our grandchildren might
see an ideologically different America. They will inhabit an
America which was at one time a nation "under God" but which
will be a nation without a God.
Perhaps this. decision was a question of individual rights
versus majority rights. This has always been a problem in the
past. Usually it is the will of the majority that overrules that
of the minority. Why this time? If a highway is being built,
the government has a difficult time taking land away from a
man. Is it easier to take away a man's religion than it is his
land?
If
a child is embarrassed because all the other children
in school are praying let him leave the room. Let us not keep
religion out of public life. Religion is not a private thing and
has not been so.
It
is a subject that has been discussed in bar-
rooms, classrooms, cafeterias and restaurants. If this wo-
man's child was offended in the classroom, he will be offended
in all the above mentioned places. Will all these places be for-
bidden to have religion discussed? God's in his heaven, what's
happening to the world?
Perhaps a period of watchful waiting is in order but let us
flood our Congressmen and Senators desks with letters. Let us
let them know what we believe and what we feel. However let
us not watch too long or perhaps our grandchildren' s grand-
children will live in fear because Big Brother is watching them.
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On
The Wall
Randon Thoughts
I can see in the future a Cigarette
Smokers Anonymous.
Upon joining
this club one would be given a phone
numbertopasteon a pack of cigarettes.
When one reached for a cigarette he
would find the phone number. You call
the friend and he comes over and you
have a drink instead of a cigarette.
I can see in the very near future a
report that sexual intercourse causes
circulatory diseases.
Several inter-
ested parties might comment thusly:
New York: Associated Press: There
has been a mixed public reaction.
Goldwater Headquarters:
It
is just
another example of the long arm of
government reaching into private sec-
tors.
James Wechsler
Editor, N. Y. Post
February
!
2,
1964
TI-IE HECOHD
AF rican lnJepenJ ence
AnJ AF te r
The problems in Africa which reach
the headlines
every
day
seem insur-
mountable.
The Hecord has
attempted
to compile the facts behind these prob-
lt!ms.
They
arc
presented below
by
a panel discussion.
Panel Discussion: Sixth
Annual
International Affairs Conference for
College Editors at the
Overseas
Press
Club.
The
Pane
1:
Sanford
Griffith. Di
-
rector. African Study Center,
New
School
for
Social
Research. Dr. Mar-
guerite
Cartwright, Member, Provis-
ional Council, University of Nigeria.
George
I
.oft,
Director,
Economic
and
Social
Development Program, African-
American
Institute. Allard Lowenstein
- Assistant Professor of
Social
Studies,
North Carolina State University; Author,
·•
Brutal Mandate" David
Reed,
Associ-
a!P
Editor, Reader's Digest.
The Discussion: What follows In-
dependence? South
Africa, the newest
section
of
Africa
to demand indepen-
dence presents
special
problems which
other
parts
of
Africa
do
not have to
struggle. There
is in this area a fair-
ly large
contingent of
white people who
an,
also
the rulers.
It
is becoming
quite evidt>nt that the blacks are object-
ing
to their
rule
and want
representa-
tion
in the
government.
The big ques-
tion then becomes whether the whites
an· going to accept
this
eventual
trans-
sition
or
if
they
are going
to try to hold
theil'
power.
Editor At White
House Reception
The
occasion
was an
entertainment
and reception in the East Room of the
White House
for
college
editors
attend-
ing
the Sixth International Affairs Con-
frrencc of the Overseas Press Club.
The official
hostesses were Mrs. Lyn-
don B. Johnson, her
eldest
daughter
Lynda Bird
.
. and
Lynda
.
Bird's class-
mate,
19
year-old \Varrie Lynn Smith.
Hal Holbrook, an actor was just
warming up to his portrayal of Mark
Twain
when i\11·. Johnson
came
onto the
platform. The President
expressed
the
hope that the students could ''learn and
see
and improve" themselves during
their visit to Washington.
Mr. Jolmson then quoted
from
Mira-
beau Buonaparte Lamar, poet, general
and the second popularly elected presi-
dent
of the Republic of Texas: "an edu-
cated mind
is
the guardian genius of
democracy, the only dictator that free
men recognize, the only ruler that free
men desire."
An
important
factor
is
the
reaction
or the outside
world to whatever de-
cision
is
madt·
.
The
general
feeling is
that economic
and
not
military
force
is the answer if the white try to hold
lhdr superiority.
The instability in the
area
is not
just
political,
but il also takes
into
account economic
and
cultu1·al revolu-
tions. Change is necessary.
ll will
be
up to the
younger
generation to form the
gov<~
rnmcnt
after
independence. It will
be
th~'
whites who determine whethe1·
the transition
is
peaceful
or
marred by
bloo
i
1·evolution. Do the
young
Afri-
caus
h.i
H '
the
education
and the cultural
back1-;1·ound
to lead
a nation is the ques-
tion, and
if
they do, will the whites let
them?
Dr. Cartwright brought
out
a most
interesting
point.
She said that
thcL"c
is
no
anti-white
feelings now in
Africa
but only anti-superiority
feelings. She
felt that Americans were
only
project-
ing their own
guilt
feelings
about
seg-
regation in the U.S. on
Africa.
She
also
said
that
while
they accept aid
from
several
nations
such as
Russia,
this fact should not be related to get
oth-
er
conclusions.
In summing
it
up the panel felt that
a
bloody
revolution
was
inevitable
in
Africa
if
the white man does not change
his position
.
Ifhe does not
it
will be up
to the outside world to use
any
means
short
of military to make him do so.
I\fter
the
President left, Mr. Hol-
b1·ook finished \Varric
l
.ynn and
I
.ynda
Bird
stood with Mrs. Johnson to shake
hands with the students
.
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
The appointment of John
J.
Dough-
erty
marks
a significant step
forward
for Marist
College.
Our future plans,
admittedly
in the embryonic
stage,
call
for considerable expenditures within
the coming
years.
It
becomes increas-
ingly evident that if Marist is to con-
tinue its forceful growth
in
the corning
decade, it must
seek support on
a much
broader
base than at
present.
The first phase of
our expansion,
ID57
through
l!JG:{,
consisted mostly of
organization and
curriculum
work.
Effectiv
·
e action
during the current
year
indicates that the faculty
and staff
under the direction of Brother Edward
Cashinaml Deans Stokes
and Schroeder
will be able to assume
a greater
pro-
portion of the 1·esponsibility fm· things
academic.
Page
Three
Letters to the Edi tor
Dear
Editor:
In the interest of boosting the morale
of
the entire
student
body I present
a
suggestion
which I think would improve
the present
situation.
The suggc·stion
is
to
establish a "Rogue
Weck".
A
''Rogue
\\'eek'', during
the early Spring,
would
be
a time
that
tlw
student
would
be able to legitimately blow
olT steam.
ll
ere
arc some
points which
I
be-
lieve should be considered if s1,.··!.1
,
1
program
is incorporated.
I.
During
this week any type or c!rl:ss
would
In•
pei-missablc. as
long
as
ii
stayl•d
within tlw lines
or Christian
decency.
2.
Then· would be a 12 P. M. weekday
curfrw
fo1·
all.
:,_
There will be no
mandatory
study,
but silence will he maintained
within
the dorms
during
the usual hours
for
those wishing to do
so.
J\ny
changes
which ,vould makt•
''Hogue
Week'' more fcasibk would be
app1·eciatcd.
The
effects
or such
a
,n
•
~·k:
the stu-
dent
would
have had
a chance
to unwind
and
would be more willing
to
settle
down and
study since
he has had his run.
To some it may appear that I am
opposed to
the presl'nt dress n·quire-
mcnts, weekday
curfews, 01· even
man-
datory
study. but
the
case is
that
I am
not opposed to these, but it
would
be
wise to
relax these
policies for one
wet!k. I say
this,
bccat1se
a regimented
procedure
through
the year
tends
to in-
fect
the
student
with disappointment,
and sometimes
despair,
especially
dur-
ing
the early part
or the Spring.
Psy-
chologists tell
us that
when a
person bc-
con1cs
frustrated for almost
any
reason,
his reactions are eithl'r
those
of 1·e-
pression
or agg1·cssion, but the
forms
or
aggression most
often
1;esult in
drunkedness,
sex
abuses,
or plain
violence.
A
''Rogue \\'eek'' would produce
a
wholesome
rt'lease
for
the student
and
it
could possibly become
a
very worth-
while tradition.
Thank
you
for
your
time
aml con-
sideration.
1
am,
Ted Olynciw
Our business office has
b<:cn grow-
ing rapidly
.
The
appointment of a di-
reclo1· of maintenance in the near future
should complete
the business office
structure
and enable it to function as
an
independent
service to the
entire
colrge.
The
experience
of the present year
inspires me
with confidence
that both
the
business and
the
academic
opera-
tions
arc in capable
hands
.
Thl'
1·ca-
lignment of duties should
free
the pres-
ident to
concentrate
on long range plan-
ning and the work of extending the sup-
C'on't. on Page Four
r
Page Four
Con'
t. from Page
1
or yielding to the forces of Communism.
"It
is not so much the percentage of
those who would surrender or had no
opinion, because over
92%
would fight,
but the fact that
there
are still some
people, and college students
at
that,
who are not enough convinced of their
'way of life' to be willing to give, as in
the
words of Lincoln, '
...
the
l
ast
full
.
"'1easure of devotion
...
(so that) govern-
ment of the people, by the people and
for
the
people shall not perish from
this
earth."
However,
there
was
a
number of
results that
offset
the
unfavorable and
"do a credit to Marist and her ideals
and teachings".
Almost
7
4%
of those
students
who responded to the poll be-
lieve in the right
to work
laws. Yet an
even
greater outpouring came
in
regards
to the question concerning civil
rights
and whether there should be
a strong
program
or not. The poll conclusively
shows
that Marist students
realize
the
dignity of man by having voted over-
whelmingly
(80
%
)
in favor of
a strong
civil
rights program.
In concluding his report, Mr. Trea-
nor
expressed
the belief that the time
and effort
that went into this work was
in his opinion
some
of the most well
spent on this campus because it defi-
nitely proves that Marist is
making
her contribution
to
our world by pro-
ducing men who really care.
The foll
c
wing arti<'.le wes written for The
Jlecord
by
f.T
•
.l'
ch,ard
'fulstroi, a
member of
.
The
Ne"
York
l!.edical
lsso chtion.
It
de1
:'
ls
with
e
pr,IDphlet entitled
''Why
PhysiC'i.,ns Su,,port Hoiopital ilnsur,:nce
ThroU£h
SociBl
Secur·ity."
The title why
"Physi
cians" support
hospital insurance is false.
It should
read why "medical politicians" non-
practicing doctor~ support hospital in-
surance.
In general the pamphlet is
_
propagan-
distic, not realistic. It is impractical
and will take over 25 years for smooth
operating, requiring
·
many many re-
visions for practicability.
Don't mis-
understand me
I
am not against any
good program for medical aid not only
for the aged,
but for
all. we·have the
situation in education.
Everyone is
entitled to free education all the way
through college.
That is their right
and
privilege.
However if they wish to
do it privately at their own
expense
that too is their right and privilege.
On such a basis
I
should
not oppose
medicine for all. Furthermore I would
oppose bureaucracy and more
and
more
governing
bodies.
The way t(iis plan
is now cor.istructed, someone is cush-
ioning himself and a group of his
cro-
nies for cushy
jobs -
- everyone wants
to be a medical general.
THE RECORD
A word about the committee.
Who
chose them? Were they recommended
becuase of their competence to care
for the sick or
the
weight of their rep-
utations in science? Certainly, some
are excellent investigators,
distin-
guished scientists, hospital
admini-
strators, and teachers, but they are
not
doctors
.
I
doubt whether
many
of
the group could manage a patient with-
out calling a
good clinician
for help.
The pamphlet states that the Kerr-
Mills program is ineffective.
The
A. M.A.
contradicts this.
Who
is
right?
I
am neither for or against t~1is
particular bill.
/\ny bi
,
:
will
require
much time
and change
for smooth op-
eration. Is there
any evidence
or
ex-
perience that the new plan will
be
bet-
ter? Not
one bit;
it
is all illusory and
prophetic
with overtones of
wishful
thinking.
The pamphlet
states
that the quality
of medical
care
will be improved. How?
After all if
the
physicians in any given
geographic
area
render a
certa
in
type
of care they
are
not
going
to change·
that at once. The
same
is true of nurs-
ingl;omes
and
hospitals. There will be
no overnight
metamorphosis
:as the
writers of
th
e
brochure lead one to be-
lieve.
The
safeguards againr
overutili-
zations are truly naive.
:rstly a lot
of paperwork for
the
doctor.
Second~y
if a doctor has hospital privileges, it
is obvious that these were granted be-
cause of his abiliti
e
s and integrity.
Who on the
staff
is
going
to censor his
judgement in the management of a ca_se?
-
- -A renowned
scientist
or hospital
administrator whose myopic viewpoint
clashes with medical practice!
To meet the
mechanics
of
medical
care through
any
plan
one
must
be
pre-
pared.
Are we prepared?
We
~eed
more
hospitals- -we need more
medical
practioners. Let this committee an~
,
others interested in this field bend their.
energies to this
end
and when we have
more available beds and doctors to man
.
them a program of
h
ealth care
will have
a chance of surviving
.
_
The present one
is to impractical, political and dis-
criminatory and in my opinion creates
more problems than it solves.
February
12, 1964
Con't. from Page Three
port for Marist C. llege.
Mr. Dougherty's functions will in-
clude the public relations for the col-
lege as well as
assisting
the president
in planning the development program
for the college.
Bob
Norman will
con-
tinue to be director of publicity
and
Brother Andrew Molloy will remain as
executive secretary to the alumni.
Mr.
Dougherty will be available to
any
facully or staff member as an adviser
and assistant on any programs which
deal with the public outside the college,
as well as any foundation appeals or
fund raising ventures.
The
work of
development rightly belongs with the
president, and
to
a lesser degree with
the
faculty.
Mr. Dougherty'
s
role will
be to facilitate
such
work on the part
of both president and faculty.
Mr. r:.ougherty' s office will be
Boom
6
of upper Donnelly.
He
may be
.ceached at
extension
59
.
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·
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