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The
RECORD
MARIST
.
COLLEGE
Vol. IV, No. ·9
THE RECORD
March 4, 1964
WINTER WEEKEND
A BLAST
Public Relations And Marist Me
by Kenneth A·. France-Kelly
How many of you have ever given
thought as to what public relations is,
much less .to what extent you actively
participate in it? How many times
have you heard,
11
W ell that job belongs
t9 public relations" ?
In
this article we
will try to clear up some of these mis-
conceptions ,for you.
First of all we need a working def-
inition of public relations and just what
it entails. "Public relations, of any
institution,· is the sum total of all the
impressions made by the institution it-
self and the various persons connected
with it, which directly or indirectly in-
fluence a public." Well it might shock
some and baffle others, but you are a
public. The persons to whom you pre-
sent or address yourself are your pub-
lic, whether they be policemen, pro-
f~ssors, or politicians.
As students, you form a part of the
complex mechanism of that vital orga-
nism, Marist College.
Whatever
)OU
do,
n?
matter how insignificant you
think it might be, it does have some
effect on others. This is the way in
which you play an influential part. But
how do you fit into that group -- the in-
formed public? Most students think
that everything Marist does, is known
aboutbeforeit happens. Maybe you do;
but do you know about it in a detailed
manner or just in a hazy, half-informed
way?
The purpose, then, of the Public Re-
lations Department of The Record, is
to keep the students well informed on
the happenings of their Alma Mater,
both intramural as well as extramural,
not just in a few fields of interest, but
from all plains on which Marist is in-
volved ... biology to building, or lec-
tures to dances.
With this knowledge you can begin
to understand the vast vistas which pub-
lic relations embraces.
Pat Norton and N_ike Drake
(~ueen
a11d
KinJ
of ~inter ~eekend.
One of the few really enjoyable so-
cial events of the school year took place
on February 14, 15, 16.
Although
· poorly attended in number, the first of
what many hope will be an annual Win-
ter Weekend was never lacking in spir-
it.
The festivities began on Friday eve-
ning in the Adrian Lounge. The infor-
mal dance proved to be a great success
as·the couples relaxed and danced to
the big beat music of the band. Just
preceding the dance the students and
their dates saw the Marist grapplers
post their second win of the season by
beating Bronx Community College.
A
folk concert started things off on
Saturday afternoon after the snow sculp-
turing and ice skating had to be can-
celled because of lack of cooperation
from the weather.
On the entertain-
ment list were the New Eastern Trio
and the Nine Too Many from the College
::if
New Rochelle. Everyone enjoyed the
antics and the serious nof_!'!s of
.aJl the
groups.
(cont.on page
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March 4, 1964
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The
RECORD
Editor: Ger.ry Marmion
A13sistant Editor: Pete Maronge
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Sommer
TW 3
f)R
Campus
Well, what kind of a week has it been? It has been a week
when accusations of dishonesty and inefficiency were met with
counter-accusations of mud-slinging and muckraking
.
In short,
it has been an election week when the collective mind ofMarist
was subjected to rumors, exaggeration, and in some instances,
irresponsible insinuations.
On the one hand, The Record is be-
ing criticized for 'managing the news', while on the other hand
it
is being cautioned against libel. In the words of our Dean,
"The hairline between truth and slander is even thinner than the
hairline between sanity and insanity." Therefore,
·
in keeping
with our policy of printing the truth, we shall attempt to
clarify
and appraise the happenings of the past week.
The Record has been able to gather the following informa-
tion
.
When, at th~
·
last Student Council meeting, a reporter
from this paper asked for the clarification of the rumor that
the President and Vice-President
.
of the Council have been re-
ceiving a
10%
commission for persuading student groups to have
their affairs catered by a non-student organization on campus,
the murmurings of the preceding days were brought clearly into
the open. Mr. Rolleri and Mr. Verrico quickly responded by
stating that such an offer had been made to them but that it had
been refused. As a direct result of this, other rumors became
increasingly pronounced -- and these included the poor manage-
ment of money collected from Student Council summonses and
the existence of a bank account off. campus. Finally, a notice
from the Dean's Office was posted which proclaimed the post-
ponement of upcoming student
_
elections until such time
as
the
Student Council's financial recor.ds have been checked.
That is what happened; but unfortunately it was a~companied
.
by a plague of rumors which became bigger and more numerous
with their spreading. Some students sought to elevate their own
status, and after the fashion of old women, tried to do so by
minimizing the integrity of others. Mr. Rolleri and Mr. Ver-
_
ricowez:~ indicted, tried, and convicted. in the minds of many
·
:
:
.
:
,
_
stu.~#.At~; they were, by 'mob' concurrence guilty until proven
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!t
;
i1i1t1~~thy
with those who discredit dishonesty (for dis-
-i'
(
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n!Si;i'.e§tj;J~i
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indefensible) we
agree
that political offices should
/
.i
;
Jo('lie
'•-
i:is
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ed for personal gain. Therefore we look upon inef-
, .l
i
ficiency
with disdain -- for those who cannot properly handle
.
the positions to which they were elected should not have sought
election at alL It is our contention then that the Student Coun-
cil deserves to be criticized: its record for this year is hardly
commendable; its members have been less then enthusiastic;
and its handling of financial matters has been careless and in-
efficient.
However, we would like to stre::;s the fact that there is a
difference between inefficiency and dishonesty, and so far as we
are able to discern, there is no conclusive evidence of any kind
to
the
effect that
any
of the Council's members have been dis-
honest.
We are ashamed however of those Marist students who would
damn other individuals on hearsay alone, of those irresponsibles
who seized this opportunity to scream "graft" and "corruption".
We detest that brand of group-mentality that is quick to accept
venomous rumor without substantiation, just as we detest the
ruthless campaigner• who distorts truth in the hope of capitaliz-.
ing upon it. Such people are not only poor products of a demo-
cratic society; they are neither educated, nor mature; nor are
they individuals.
letters to the Editor
Dear Mr. Editor:
For the la..,t few weeks it has be-
come increasingly evident that any deal-
ings involving money must be done in a
business-like manner, and not based on
mutual trust. This pertains particular-
ly to student organizations which are en-
trusted with our activity fees. It should
follow that when money is taken in, or
given out for any function, that the
payee receives a receipt. Mutual trust
in no way creates sound financial
re-
cords, nor is it a sound financial po4cy.
Respectfully yours,
Thomas F. Heffernan
President, Junior Class
Fellow Students:
The events of thepast48hours, con-
cerning the question directed to the
President and Vice-President of the
Council
about
their ethics and 'mix-
management" of Student Council fund13,
seem to me to involve obvious politi-
cal overtones.
My ideas are these - - the alleged
"kickback" plot was to have taken place
in September or October, while it has
been common knowledge among Coun-
cil members from the outset of the
school year that Mr. Rolleri
·
and Mr.
Verrico were not keeping exact figures
or records on fines and the like.
Mr.
Treanor, the Secretariat, has likewise
been
aware
of these facts for a number
of months.
Why then gentlemen, should this
group wait until the Student Council
elections are but a scant ten days off?
My
contention is that this is a political
move -- a slanderous political move on
their part to gain favor for their candi-
date.
Although I, personally, have had
nothing whatsoever to do with the pbts
and schemes which they allege by im-
plication and question to have taken
place, they, working on the premise
triat
the voter will gullibly swallow tt'"ir
allegations and, because of my friend-
ship with the two in question, and my
membership on the incumbent Council,
connect me with the current disagree-
ments.
I ask you, the voter, to cast your
ballot for the man you feel best quali-
fied for office, disregarding his friend-
ships, his associations, and the like.
Sincerely yours,
Jeremiah Sheehan
Corresponding Sec'y.
Marist College Stu-
dent Council
(c~n
ton
page
3)
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March
4,
1964
COUNCIL
NOTES
by Jim Kochen
The bombshell, which hit the Stu-
dent Council at its meeting on Febru-
ary 26, has left in its wake, a field
strewn with negligence, negligence to
be shared in some way by the entire
student body.
Having provided a thorough report
on Student Council's financial position,
Mr. Morrissey indicated the first trace
of negligence in the failure of several
committees to submit their financial
statements.
The second instance of negligence
consisted in our revered editor's de-
linquency in handing in as ufficient prog-
ress report (though
it
does stand to
reason that no progress justifies no re-
port).
Another show of ignorance alighted
in the form of a petition submitted to
the Council,
_
requesting a vote by the
Student Body on the new constitution
section by section, article by article.
It suffices here to mention that not a
dozen of the entire number who blindly
signed knew what such
a
proposal en-
tailed. The Council put many hours into
the revision of our Constitution and it
was accepted by the Administration al-
most
in
its entirety.
Therefore let's
·
not permit mere whi!U and a nervous
hand to ruin one of the few good things
·
accomplished this year.
The worst explosion was touched off
by the present writer who (this must be
made perfectly clear) was acting solely
as the assigned representative of THE
RECORD and did neither intent nor en-
courage anything of a political or
slanderous nature.
It's the paper's right, as the offi-
cial and non-aligned organ of campus
activity, to delve into- and clarify any
topic it feels vitally effects the student
·
::.Jdy.
In this light it only presumed to
question two members of the council as
to various prevalent and long standing
rumors smacking of delinquency
.
Ru-
mors are ugly and public clarification
is the best way to quell them.
Several results of the odious, run-
away scene which followed are apparent
to this writer. The truth or falsity of
these many rumors are no~ as cLear as
would be desired, and the fact that all
of the the Student Council's financial rec-
ords, due to their "sloppiness" have had
to be turned over to the Business Office
certainly indicates at least a minimum
amount of negligence.
Secondly, it became surprisingly
evident to many, that some would ex-
aggerate, play upon, and even fabricate
many rumors for political and revenge-
ful motives. This we decry arid deplore.
Finally, in virtue of the above,
each member of this student body should
THE RECORD
seriously think twice before swallowing
rumor and at least a dozen times before
repeating it.
N.
B. The following approximates
the core around which controversy re-
volved:
Q.
Is it true that for the up-
coming Spring Weekend two members of
the Council will receive
a
ten percent
commission
-
from a catering servke
'in
return for the business thrown
its
way? A. No. However in the begin-
ning of the year such an offer was made
tor any such business but was always
·
refused.
letters cont.
Mr. Editor:
School politics and the proverbiai
"small town" have a great deal in com-
mon. Both can be very petty; both can
be very prying; both are ter:ribly sus-
ceptible to one of the most heinous evils
known to man
-
-
slander
.
Slander,
which can be worse than disease (for it
undermines something even more im
portant
·
than man's body) attachs, eats
away and in some cases crumbles a
man's reputation - a man's integrity.
It
is worse than dis
e
ase, for with prop-
er care, sicknesses of the body can be
cured, but the sickness of mind which
slander brings to the general public can-
not be cured. Should the charges alleged
against someone be totally refuted, the
stain on his honor remains. The human
mind
-
takes on odd characteristics in
cases such as this.
A man may be
found 'not guilty• by a jury in a case in-
volving graft of some sort. He will re-
turn to his home and all will be fine -
outwardly.
People will smile and tip
their hats and shake his hand and offer
congratulations - but wonder! and won-
der! And they'll wonder to themselves
and voice their doubts in small, _close-
knot groups, not because they are evil,
but because they are human - and when
_
a human being hears something bad
about a person, it remains - sometimes
to the point where it erases whatever
good the subject of the criticism might
have accomplished.
This slander of w11ich we speak is
spawned of two parents - suspicion and
rumor.
Suspicion which feeds either
consciously or not
,
on dislike and ru-
mor, finds its procreation in another
of our human failings - the insane but
driving desire on the part of
90o/o of our
race to make a recently heard story just
a bit more interesting by the addition
of
_
perhaps "one small detail."
Mul-
tiplied by ten high school sophomores,
the fact that Brother John Paul played
sandlot football as a youth; develops
.into the classic story that the afore-
. mentioned religious spent three hard
seasons on the professional gridiron
--·-··
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-,,
Page Three
wearing the colors of the New York
Giants
.
Perhaps a not so far-fetched
analogy would be a case where the per-
sonal suspicions of a colle
g
e student
concerning the management of Student
Council funds becomes an infamous
plot, something akin to the Boss Tweed
Ring, in the minds of the comrades of
the first man. The story, whether fact
or fantasy, is added to and built upon
until the man who had made the original
3tatement, most probably in good con-
science, sees the flood-like proportions
being assumed by his idea, becomes
frightened and expresses the desire to
retract what he has said.
His pleas,
however, as genuine as they might be,
fall
on ears that will not hear - on ears
which are but a small component of bod-
ies and minds caught up in the fury of
their own activity - that activity di-
rected toward a Student Council Presi
-
dency
.
"A boon," they say to them-
selves, that a scandal of some sort
should rock the council only twelve days
before election. For th
e
y know only
too well that not only the two accused
of "inefficiency" or "mismanagement"
will be slandered, possibly be
y
ond re-
pair, but also their associates and fel-
low council members - on
e
of whom
happens to be running for the highest
post in student government.
Was
it
then a boon gentlemen
,-
or
was
it coincidence - or was it perhaps
a plot?
Am
I
overstepping my bounds
in supposition gentlemen? Ar
e
you be-
coming angry
=
perhaps as angry as
those accused of "inefficiency," on
pap
e
r, and graft in the sordid minds
of the ignorant?
I ask you, gentlemen, is any office
worth what is happening her
e
now?
If
you feel it is, I pity you! I would
also however offer my personal admon-
ition - people can be pushed to a cer-
tain point and from there they fight back
- with all the strength they can muster.
.
A trite but apt proverb gentlemen -
Don't play with matches unless you
·
don't mind being burned
.
Lawrence Plover
Plout Exhibit
·
rhere will be a reception for Eva
Flout on Sunday, March
8,
from
2:00
to
4
:
00 P.
M. in the Student Lounge in
Donne
.
Uy Hall. Mrs. Plout•s drawings
3.nd paintings will be exhibited here
through March
31.
Mrs
.
Flout has exhibited at the
Festival of Britain Art Exhibition at
I. B. M. in Poughkeepsie, and she is a
member of the Creative Contemporary
Art Group in this
city.
The reception and the exhibit are
open to students, faculty, and the pub-
lic.
All
seem
to enjoy themselves at Frosh Hop
"Starfires" swing at Frosh Mixt
e
r
I
May
.
Be
CONSERVATISM vs LIBERALISM
.
There_undoubtedly does exist today
a
.
spirit
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unrest and dissatisfaction
with the political policies of our
.
two
major parties.
As a result there has
developed a division of both Democrats
and Republicans into the field of Con-
servativ
·
es and Liberals. For us, Lib-
eralism which now holds sway be re-
.
.
placed with a system which will stop
the trend of
·
centralization. Centrali-
zation,
·
ifself
;
is not wrong but when
we not only cease to encourage person-
al initiative but instead begin to encour-
age national conformtty
·
through
·
an en-
larged, bureacracy, then we have served
the coup de grace to individual liberties.
However, I do not wish to givethe
impression that_ I am an outright con-
servative. The reason for making this
point is that I am convinced that an un-
controlled rage of conservatism (es-
pecially those of the "far-right") would
be just as disastrous to us as uncon-
trolled Liberalism.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
Ev
e
r
since that intcr.mous act of
"Black Friday, 1963,
11
it has been pre-
'
sumed that Lyndon B. Johnson wouldbe
What Happened:?
Wrong
But ...
by Bill
Treanor
the presidential nominee of the Demo-
cratic Party. However, it is our be-
lief that such a nomination would seal
the death of the Democratic Party for
the next decade
·
.
Oiir contention
·
is
"
based on the fact
that ~ver since his assumption to office
,
President Johnson has consistently failed
to act with any form of
·
decisiveness
.
Instead, it appears that his policy, not-
ably on the international scene, is one
of compromise which results in a "live
and let live" attitude
.
As a result, we believe that the
best solu~op fo
_
r the Democrats is to
nominate H
·
ar~y "Give
.
'em
.
Hell" Tru
-
man for the presidency with Jacque-
line Kennedy.
On the Republican side, there is
tremendous potential available and we
can only hope that the convention will
avail themselves of
it.
It is our belief
th~t the d:'1ly slate that can compete
this year 1s that or
·
Senator Margaret
Chase Smith and the Honorable Claire
Booth Luce.
If
both
·
conventions will accept our
~~vice th.en~ we
.
can
.
guarantee a very
mtereshng ' campaign.
Finally, the Conservatives can get
in the show by nominating General
Douglas MacArthur and the Liberals
with their "god" - Barry Goldwater
.
CIVIL RIGHTS
.
There h;;is always been a minority
m our country which has felt that it
was being repressed.
However, this
never sanctions illegal or immorar
actions on the part of either the minor-
ity and also most particularly the ma-
jority
.
Bearing this in mind and considering
the actions of recent months, we can
only conclude to a condemnation of
those who would expioit our American
negroes for
.
their personal advantage
.
In this I am particularly referring to
those "negro leaders" who try to vie
!o: the support of these people by prom-
1smg them everything under the sun.
In conjunction with this condemna-
tion goes our heartiest congratulations
to those who strive to achieve their aims
by legal means.
Finally, if we may be so bold as to
offer a solution to this problem, it
would be that both sides should approach
each other with patience and the reali
-
zation that when force is attempted
against either side it can only result in
an increase of uneasiness and heartache.
March 4, 1964
COUNCIL
Heffernan,
Elections are quickly coming upon
us and so today we will devote our
time to a consideration of those students
who are seeking your vote this Friday.
Some believe that a paper should take
a stand on candidates. It has been and
shall continue to be the policy of The
Record not to endorse one candidate
over another.
Instead we shall give a
brief biography of each of the men.
Thomas Heffernan, presently Junior
Class President, has stated as his rea-
son for seeking the office of Student
Council President that he felt that "this
Council has failed to gain respect, to
take the initiative on any matters and
ther~Jg_re did not pepresent us nor did
it stir any pride in Marist."
Fresnman Year
Member - Parents Day Committee
Founder
&
First Co-Chairman -Young
Democratic Club
Spring Weekend
Member - Fleur de Lis
Member - Theatre Guild and Actor in
"Two Blind Mice"
Sophomore Year
1st Sophomore Man of the Year Award
Member - Theatre Guild and Actor in
"The Visit"
Treasurer & Corresponding Secretary
- Theatre Guild
Vice President - Young Democrats
Originator & Chairman - Undergradu-
ate Day
Founder
&
Treasurer - Young Ameri-
cans
Spring Weekend Committee
Junior Year
Class President
Instituted or Organized the following:
Book Exchange
Big Brother Program
Fall Clambake
Junior-Senior Football Game
Junior-Faculty Social
Roaring Twenties
Member - Young Americans
Member - Young Democrats
Member - Theatre Guild
Jeremiah Sheehan, whoispresently
the Corresponding Secretary of the Stu-
dent Council, expressed, as his reason
for seeking the Office of President, thP
·belief that "given the chance !believe
that I can do something for Marist.
II
With this as his aim, Jerry offered
the following resume of himself:
THE RECORD
ELECTION
Sheehan
Freshman Year
Intramurals: Football, Basketball,
Softball
.Charter Member - Booster Club
Football Referee
~ophomore Year
Member - Freshman Hazing Com-
mittee
Secretary - Booster Club
Decorations Chairman - Winter Fantasy
Co-Chairman of Oldies But Goodies
Record Hop
Dean's List - June 1963
Football Referee
Captain - "Shanties" (Intramural
Basketball Champs.)
Intramurals - Football, Basketball
Softball
Junior Year
Vice President - History Club
Member - Booster Club
Decorations-Chairman-Winter Fantasy
Dean's List - Jan. 1964
Football Referee
Coordinator of Intramural Football
Edward S. Murray, your candidate
for Vice-President, expressed, as his
reason for seeking office the belief
that he is "one of the best qualified
Juniors available (and
I)
have the initi-
ative and motivation to see an idea be-
come a reality. "
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Theresume that Ed offers is:
Freshman Year
Member - Fleur de Lis
Member - Varsity Basketball
Member - Varsjty Club
Sophomore Year
Member - Fleur de Lis
Assistant Editor - Language
&
Pen
Junior Year
Recording Secretary - Fleur de Lis
Member - Tutoring Program
Chairman - Rivera Holiday
Co-Chairman - Winter Weekend
Committee
Clambake Committee
Junior-Faculty Social Committee
Dennis O'Brien is seeking election
as Recording Secretary and offers as
his reason for running the belief that
the Student Council lacks the initiative
at times :to stimulate the clubs and cor-
rect the student apathy on campus. It
'is his further belief thathe can supply
"some sort of spark toit (the.Council)."
Freshman Year . ..
. .
Varsity Basketball
Member - Booster Club
Member - Varsity Club
Intramural Football
Decorations Committee-Winter Fantasy
Organized "Raft builders"
Page Five
Top
PREVIEW
Post
Leader of formation and member of
Bas-;:ball Team
Sopa .... more Year
Varsity Basketball
Member - Booster Club
Treasurer - Young Executives
Head - Intramural Basketball
Member - Varsity Club
Intramural Football
Winter Weekend Committee
Decorations Committee-Winter Fantasy
James Waters, who is also running
for Recording Secretary stated as his
reason for campaigning as multifold:
1. It is a difficult job and needs one's
full attention and I think that I am cap~
able of handling the responsibility.
2.
~r
have no outside · activities which
would conflict with the difficult respon-
sibilities of Council office.
3.
The
post was unopposed until the last day,
when I decided to run so that there
wolJlg b~.!lS!!.~ice
for:
the studentJ:i_ody.
Freshman Year
Football
Basketball
Softball
Sophomore Year
Hazing Committee Member
Sophomore Hootenanny
Member - History Club
Winter Weekend Committee
Intramurals: Football, Basketball
Co-Captain - Championship Team -
-
the Kings
Walter Behrman, who
is
one of the.
~andidates for Corresponding Secre-
tary has expressed his reason for run-
ning to be, that he believes that he can
more than adequately represent the
student body while at the same time
keeping us and other colleges fully
aware of what is happening here and
elsewhere.
I<
reshman Year
Member - Theatre Guild
Waiter
&
Cleanup - Christmas Party
Member - GJ~e Club
Sophomore Year
Member - Executive Committee of
Theatre Guild
House Manager for Production
Waiter
&
Cleanup - Christmas Party
Sophomore Hootenanny
Winter Weekend
(cont,. on page
7)
March 4, _1~64
THE RECORD
Ringo
Starr ,
Voted
Mo
.
st
Dangerous.;
Majority
Makes
M.
L.
King
Dear Editor:
I reject categorically Mr. Treanor' s
assertion that the results qf the Young
Republicans' student opinio'fl poll, pub-
lished in your paper are a fair indica-
tion of the
_
sentiments of the Marist
students.
To support my position,,, I
had my organization, The Young Amer-
leans for Totalitarianism, conduct a
similar poll - - asking equally pertinent
questions '- - the results of which
I shall
report with similar objectivity.
Because my organization felt that
the
233
students who resp9nded to Mr.
Treanor' s
questionnaire
were not
representative of the type of mentality
that is fost
e
red by this institution, it
submitted its questionnaire to the group
that, in its view, is most influential in
·
·
·
shaping student opinion here: the fresh-
man class.
The students who were polled were
asked to be honest and avoid the influ-
ence of any outside pressures - - par-
ticularly, books
,
newspapers, radio,
television, and magazines. The results
of the poll indicate that the majority of
the students complied with this request.
As the questionnaire my organiza-
tion distributed was qu
i
te e
x
tensive,
I
have chosen to select judiciously the
best of the questions and responses, to
give the leaders of the Record an idea
of the flavor of the poll.
Some of the
mo
"
st significant were:
1
.
Do you consider yourself right-
ist, leftist, or other
?
75% said they
were rightist,
20%
said they were left-
ist, 5% said they were ambidextrous.
2
.
Do you think Martin Luther
King or any of the other Kings will ev-
er be elected to public office
?
10
%
said, "Yes
.
" An overwhelming major-
ity said, "No," because they felt
\
that
Americans would always be opposed to
royalty.
3. Are you in favor of Civil Rights
legislatlon? 80% said, "yes, especial-
ly right to work laws."
20%
said, "No."
4
.
What do you think of politicians
weekend •••
Later in the afternoon the resident
_
students had the opportunity to show
fueir
·
dates their living quarte,r:-s as an
openhousewas declared in Sheahan and
Leo Halls from
2
to 5 P. M. The couples
were once again able to see the Marist
wrestling team which went down to de-
feat at the hands of Hunter College.
In the evening the fanfare continued
with a semi-formal dance in the Cafe-
teria
.
The music of the band, pro-
vided for· the dancing pleasure of the
couples while the famished group dug
into a fine buffet arranged through the
Mealtime Management
.
No ptomain
who refusetocoromitthemseves on im~
portant questions? 10% were for, l 0%
.
were against, 80% were non-commital
_
,
··
5. Who is your favorite political
commentator? 60% named Westbrook
Pegler,. 30% named Jack Parr, 10%
named
_
Hedda Hopper
.
6.
What do you think of Lincoln
Rockwell? 10% said he was misunder-
stood, 20% were against him, 70% pre-
ferred his work to modern art.
7.
With which social reformer are
you most in sympathy? 55% said Ay-
Rend,
20%
said Leander Perez,
25%
said James Baldwin.
8. Wh.,_t do youthinkoftheHouse Un-
American Activities Committee? 80%
said they were against anything un-A-
merican, 20% were in favor
.
9. Do you think Americans should
be criticized for their apathy toward
political af(airs?
10%
said, "Yes,"
90%
didn't care.
10
.
Who, in your opinion is most
dangerous to the American way of life
?
60%
named Ringo Starr,
40%
named
Mao Tse-tung.
11.
What do you think the U.S. should
do to prevent Cuba from exporting
Communism to Latin America?
20%
wereinfavorofattaching, lOo/owere un-
decided, 70% said we should impose an
excise
·
tax.
12.
Has your reading at college
caused you to see things differently?
80%
said they now need glasses,
20%
were against reading.
13.
·
What do you think of the C.
I.
A. ?
60%
were for,
40%
said they were
against all labor unions.
!will adhere to my earlier promise
of objectivity and avoid commenting on
the poll. However, it must be pointed
out that my organization was delighted
to see the responses and looks to the
future with great hope.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Butt
President, Y
.
A. T.
p9isonfog has been reported yet: 2on-
gratulations Mr. Marshall.
Later in the evening the Queen of
Hearts was chosen and presented with
,
a bouquet of roses.
A champagne
punch added to the gay atmosphere and
made it a most enjoyable evening.
The weekend was concluded on Sun-
day morning with Mass an?
·
b,·eakfast
in the Student Dining Room.
A
belated
snowfall added a somewhat late touch
of winter.
It is hoped that those who failed to
attend this weekend will not do so on
Spring Weekend, the social event of the
year at Marist.
Campus Corner
by Jim Sullivan
It
is not the purpose of the Marist
.:ollege Record to endorse one candi-
date for an executive post over another;
yet, there does come a time when it be-
comes necessary for our newspaper to
point out the shortcomings (as so often
in the past others have ours) of the cir-
cumstances surrounding the ascension
of a candidate to said administrative
position.
Such would be the case of the soon-
to-be-held Student Council Elections.
•
It seems incomprehensible to us, and _
I'msureto a small number of other in-
terested students, that the second high-
est student office, the Vice-Presiden-
cy of th
e
Student Council, should be
presented on the ballot as an officership
completely void of all competition.
We readily acquiesce to th
e
fact
that originally this particular office
was not an uncontested on
e
. Neverthe-
less one cannot deny the fact that at th
e
present time it falls into this category
.
We need only look to the immediate
post for similar examples of
·
this gross-
ly prevalent apathetic attitude. We had
themlastyear
,
we have them this year
,
and
if
the present is a minor of the
past, we will have them n
e
xt year
.
The Record congratulates Mess-
ieurs Murray and Boyar for openly ad-
mitting they believe themselves cap
-
able of handling the responsibilities of
administration and leadership
.
Yet
they, and the few others like them
represent but a small minority of the
campus population, and it is extremely
difficult for a college to be run by a
small minority.
.
Let us hope
,
that in 1uture elections,
•
not just those of the Student Council,
but also those of all organizations, will
not be marred by uncontested executive
positions.
Reynard - Co-Editor Dick Freer
would like to make it known that if
there are any photographs which stu-
dents may wish to have appear
in
the
yearbook, they should be submitted in
an envelope with the individual's name
and placed in the Reynard mailbox in
lower Greystone
.
If there are any students interested
in classical music, they may wish to ·
know that Mr. White of the History De-
partment has organized an opera ap-
preciation club.
This may be music to the ears of
certain people.
Every Wednesday af-
ternoon the staff of the Record construc-
tively criticizes the previous issue of
the paper
,
March
JI,
1964
T.HE
RECVRO
.
electillS
Cllt
·
by
.Loenn1s .Murray
_
-
William Townsend, who is presently
-
'
the Sophomore Class Representative on
the Student Council, stated his reason
Due to the apparent and somewhat
for running for this office as the belief
exaggerated apathy that exists here on
'that
he can do the job because of his
campus, this new weekly column has;-
·
contact between us and the neighboring
been added to the revised formula or'
schools.
He exemplieifed, here, by
THE RECORD.
1n
the forthcoming
I
_
stating that he had new methods for
issues it is our expressed purpo
_
se to
-
handlin~ informi.:tion.
make the Marist College student much
·
more aware of their own social-educa-
i
tional functions as well as those offered _
I
_
at neighboring colleges.
At times the
column will criticize and chastise di-
versified aspects of our campus life
.
and, of course, pay ample credit when
recognition is needed.
On March 6 the Sophomore class,
which has proved the most financially
solvent and efficient of all campus
groups, will present a 'folk concert
in
the auditorium. Present judgment leads
me to believe that the excuse of apathy
may be tagged on this event after a rel-
atively poor showing presents itself.
.
Chastisement cannot truthfully be given
to the student body because of a lack of
.insight
on the behalf of the Sophomore
-
class officers.
On March
8
the annual Junior Ring
Ceremony will make its bid for a re-
membered place in the Junior's coUege
calendar. The success of this event
.can lead the Junior through one of the
most rewarding phases of his career -
the
,
procurement of his class ring.
On March 12 the Young Americans
for Freedom, the newly consecrated.
conservative club, will present a movie
"Brainwashing" at 7: 30 in Adrian Lounge
.
The Marist College student has, in the
past, shirked his responsibilities for
attending educational and entertaining
programs presented. This aspect of
negligence will undobtedly continue to
·
persist with the present
-
study system
in practice.
·
In town, at the Dutchess County
Community College, two forthcoming
events are worth mentioning. In con-
nection with a Lyceum Series, Mr.
Carleton Beals will speak on Wednes-
day,
March 4. The proposed topic
Solving the Cuban Problem will or
should be of great interest to the con-
scienteous minded student. Mr. Leon
F.
Keyserlingwillspeakon Automation,
Unemployment, and What to do About
it on March 19.
That wonderful time ot year is roi-
ling around again, when Spring fever
bursts into the bloodstream. Along with
this phenomenon, there arrives our
annual Spring Weekend on April 24-5-6.
A limited number of tickets will be sold,
so begin to plan well in advance
.
Those
who are not planning on attending and
those who are, should make their ser-
vices available for the success of our
_
college's function.
Freshman Year
!Member
:. Booster Club
Member - Pre-Legal Society.
Sophomore l'.'ear
Member
A
Booster Club
Member • Pre- Legal Society
Student Council Representative
Allan Wiehn, your candidate for
Treasurer, stated his reason for run-
_
ning as:
"If
a person is interested this
:
should be shown with action and not
'
merely with words."
Since both Al and his opponent John
are freshmen,
I
will include a summary
,
of their high school activities, notably
·
senior year.
High ;::;cnool
Vice-President - Senior Class
Captain
-
Tract Team
Treasurer - Track Team
,
Treasurer - Glee Club
Freshman Year
;
Food Cha~rman - Christmas Party
John Zoitoli, who is also running
for Treasurer, stated that although he
knows "little about Council operations
(and) little about what the treasurer
does, I believe that I can do the job
well and that one indication of this ia
past
·experience."
High School
Editor - Yearbook
Coordinator
-
School Musicale
Debate Team
Freshman Year
Vice-President
-
Young Republicans
Member - Young Americans for Free-
dom
Member - Weightlifting Club
Member - History Club
Chairman of Decorat.'ons for Class
Mixer
:
Publicity for Wint!,?r Weekend
Gene Grall, who canie to us this
year from Union Junior College in
Cramford, New Jersey, stated that he·
is running for Senior Representative
because he would like to see Marist
develop both socially and academically
and if he can play a part in that develop-
ment, no matter how small, he would
li~e to do.so.
_
Page Seven
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Spring
_
Ple1y
·.Cast
.
.by Jim Sullivan·
A
Hatful of Rain, writte~by
Micbael
Gazzo, and originalzy- produced on Broad-
way in 1955 is the Theatre Guild's choice
as the Spring Production.
This play is a bare-faced mirrorof
reality expertly aided through its use of
naturalistic dialogue and scenery.
The main action of the show centers·
around Johnny Pope's (Dennis Feeney)
attempt at hiding the habit of dope
addition from his wife, Celia (Carol
Dzuiban) and his father, (Alex Arena) .•
A sub-plot
is
in evidence in that
Johnny's brother Polo (Jim Sullivan)
has been supplying Johnny with the
money necessary to support his habit.
from the, now, penniless Polo.
Characters such as Apples (Larry
Pyne) Chuck
(Bob
Mathews) and Mother
(Joe Nicastri) play extremely impor-
tant roles.
They are living portraits
of the degradation which man can reach
when his life becomes governed by a
·
hypodermic needle and syringe.
•
The Theatre Guild believes that
A Hatful of Rain is a powerful and rea-
listic portrayal of the rampant problem
of dope addiction.
They believe you,
as
an
audience will find it in a category
by itself, because one cannot point to
any particular character and state with
finality, "He or she is the hero," or
"He or she is the villain." All share,
to a greater or lesser extent, the blame
or praise as a result of their excellent
characterization.
Play dates: Thursday-April
23rd,
.
Friday - April 24th,
Saturday
-
April.
·
25th and Sunday afternoon, April 26th.
:
union Junior College -
Corresponding
&
Recording Secretary
of fraternity
Vice President - Newman Club
:
Member - Weather Bureau Staff
·
lntramurals
Junior Year
Clambake Committee
Roaring Twentie
_
s
Turkey Shoot
Wait
,
er
-
Christmas Party
lntramurals
Daniel Meyer, one of the
candidates
for Junior Representative, stated
his
reason for running as: "The desire to
·
serve his class by giving them a
fair
representation."
f.reshman Year.,.
Mernber - Booster Club
Int.i;:amurals
Acti.~e Supporter - Campus functions
Sophomore Class
Election Commission
Member - Booster Club
(cont.-on
page
S)
March 4, 1964
THE RECOR:p·
,Bloomfield
Squeaks
l,y
Marist
On Monday, February
17, Marist
used the Lourdes High School gym to
play host to Bloomfield College.
The
invaders copped off a squeaker ,:vi_ctory
with a late rush,
Early in the opening period, Bloom-
field established a small lead that was
swiftly overcome by the Fox forces.
In
the course of the first half, Marist
built up margins 9ply to see them over-
come by the opponent's surges. At
times the Fox quintet held a 14 point
lead but when the intermission struck,
the score stood
57-53
with the Red and
White on top.
Afterthebreak, the game continued
its merriment of scoring. Bernie Doo-
ley and Dennis O'Brien popped from
way out as John Murphy hit from under
the boards. Wherever the ball was so
was Wally Barisonek
with his timely
steals and accurate shooting.
1'he game was played on a clear,
MARIST
FG
FP
PF
TOT
Barisonek
6
4
2
16
Daly
2
2
5
6
Dooley
9
2
5
20
Finucane
1
'M~iid~rson
3
0
2
2
6
2
12
Murphy
6
5
4
i7
O'Brien
6
3
5
15
DiFlorio
O
0
2
0
Petri
1
3
0
5
34
25
27
93
lntramutals
.at
Bali
way
Mark
The 1964 Marisf College intra-mu-
ral basketball campaign
is
approaching
the halfway mark and the battle for su-
premacy is still a highly contested is-
sue. At this
point it appears likely
that the outcome will remain unsettled
until the final whistle halts play for the
season.
When the second half of the season
begins League A will transfer the four
weakest teams to League B, and the
three top clubs in League B will come
over to League A to continue their pri-
vate wars against new and better compe-
tition. This set-up has been devised to
provide two balanced leagues, whose
members will be able to compete against
each otfier en c·omparati~ly equa1 term:s.
Ovens
#2 and Ovens #1 appear to be
the class teams in League A, while, in
League B, The Pots and A Basketball
Team are vying for the top spot. Not to
be counted out of the running are the
Weapons, Mu,:ray•s All-Stars, and the
Buzzards.
As usual, the faculty's formidable
array of colorful stars gather the
moat attention from the student body and
with the addition of "Shot" Casey, Mar-
ist• s teaching class will have a definite
say as to who will be the eventual win-
ner.
cold night so it couldn't have been
clouds or snow that found its way into
Coach Wade's eyes.
During the game
the Marist team was hit with a pair of
technical fouls.
Gary Genderson was
,ent into the game but his name had
not been given· to the scorers -before
the contest - technical foul number- one.
Late in the game Gus DiFlorio was sent
into the contest. After the first techni-
'!al his number was called over to the
scorers table as number 40, the same
as Jim Daly. At the half DiFlorio
changed uniforms switching his number
to four but the scorer wasn't notified of
the change, so when he went in it was
technical number two.
A
quote from
our late president fits this situation.
"If
you fool me once it's your fault,
if
you fool me twice it's my fault.
11
"Ours is not to reason why, ours
is just to sit and cry.
11
BLOOMFIELD FG
Kribsa
- 7
Sapanone
4
Waschning
12
Giouanucci
6
Hewschkel
6
Porsavage
0
35
elections cont.
Member - Fali Crew
Intramurals
FP
- 1
3
15
3
4
0
26
PF
TOT
3
15
5
11
4
39
4
15
4
15
0
0
20
l6
Active Supporter - Campus functions
Academic Committee -· Student Coun-
Cil
Edward Pelkey, a second candidate
for Junior Representative, expressed
his reason for running as: "The desire
for the opportunity \o do something for
Marist, his class and to further our
growing tradition.
11
Ed came to us this
year frorn St. John Vianney Seminary in
Vermont.
St. John's
High
School
Choir
Class Treasurer
Member - Student Council
Treasurer - Student Council
Vice President - Senior Class
Sophomore Year - Marist
Choir
Sophomore Hootenanny
Winter Weekend
Gerard Srnith, your third candidate
for Junior Representative, stated his'
reason for running as: "The desire for
a chance to do something for his class
and the school. "
Further, he believed
that he could do this because
11
1
listen
before I make a final decision on any-
thing.
II
Freshman Year
Member - Booster Club
SoP.homore Yea.r
Member - Booster Club
Page Eight
Bros. Ilea r Rabbi
Last Thursday evening, I was in the
language lab when a group of student
brothers came rushing in and grabbed
chairs and then made a bee-line for the
large lecture hall.
So I did the same
and found myself the only lay student in
a classroom fµll of brothers.
I stuck
out like a sore thumb against a field of
black cassocks and white rabbas. The
brother sitting next to me turned to me
and asked, "Who do you know?" Well,
there I was so I figured I i;night as well
stay and find out what all the excite-
ment was about.
It turned out that the brothers were
hosting a guest-speaker on the subject
of Duqaism, and of course for the
occasion they naturally got the real Mc·:.
Coy, Rabbi Zimmet of Temple Beth
El here in Poughkeepsie. After a brief
exchange of greetings, the Rabbi got
right down to business. His topic was
the essence of Judaism, which he ex-
plained was· an "evolving religious civ-
ilization.
11
Evolving because it under-
goes continual change and progress, a
religious civilization because religion
dominates Hebrew culture. Character-
istic of modern Judaism, he obse:rved,
there
is
a broad liberalism on the es-
sence of God, with agreement on His
unity and existence. The Rabbi noted,
"Jews no longer possess any great
certainty about God's nature because
science has shaken their belief and the
simple, emotional ties have been lost."
,Basic to Judaism, he said, was a cer-
,tainty of faith in man's goodness as a
creature of God and of
faith in
action
because only a practiced faith is true.
Member - Young Executives
Weightlifting Team
Member - Hazing Committee
Sophomore Hootenanny
· Scheduled Head, - Intramural Softball
John Burke, a candidate for Sopho-
more Representative, stated his reason
for ru- .ning as: The
desire
to see Mar-
ist advance and to do this, his class
must take its proper place in the school
and cease to sit back.
11
Since entering·
Mari
st in September Jle is a member of
Varsity Wrestling Team, and worked
.on the publicity, decorating and clean-
up of his class' mixer.
Walter Maxwell, your other candi-
date for Sophomore Representative, is
presently the class representative and
is seeking re-election because he be-
lieves that there is a job to be done and
has done it this year as his class' rep-
resentative. Since entering in Septem-
ber, \;\'alt says that besides a lot of
little things, he has fouade~nd become
president of the Young Americans for
Freedom and is a memb.~r of the Young
Republican Club.
4.9.1
4.9.2
4.9.3
4.9.4
4.9.5
4.9.6
4.9.7
4.9.8
RECORD
MARIST
.
COLLEGE
Vol. IV, No. ·9
THE RECORD
March 4, 1964
WINTER WEEKEND
A BLAST
Public Relations And Marist Me
by Kenneth A·. France-Kelly
How many of you have ever given
thought as to what public relations is,
much less .to what extent you actively
participate in it? How many times
have you heard,
11
W ell that job belongs
t9 public relations" ?
In
this article we
will try to clear up some of these mis-
conceptions ,for you.
First of all we need a working def-
inition of public relations and just what
it entails. "Public relations, of any
institution,· is the sum total of all the
impressions made by the institution it-
self and the various persons connected
with it, which directly or indirectly in-
fluence a public." Well it might shock
some and baffle others, but you are a
public. The persons to whom you pre-
sent or address yourself are your pub-
lic, whether they be policemen, pro-
f~ssors, or politicians.
As students, you form a part of the
complex mechanism of that vital orga-
nism, Marist College.
Whatever
)OU
do,
n?
matter how insignificant you
think it might be, it does have some
effect on others. This is the way in
which you play an influential part. But
how do you fit into that group -- the in-
formed public? Most students think
that everything Marist does, is known
aboutbeforeit happens. Maybe you do;
but do you know about it in a detailed
manner or just in a hazy, half-informed
way?
The purpose, then, of the Public Re-
lations Department of The Record, is
to keep the students well informed on
the happenings of their Alma Mater,
both intramural as well as extramural,
not just in a few fields of interest, but
from all plains on which Marist is in-
volved ... biology to building, or lec-
tures to dances.
With this knowledge you can begin
to understand the vast vistas which pub-
lic relations embraces.
Pat Norton and N_ike Drake
(~ueen
a11d
KinJ
of ~inter ~eekend.
One of the few really enjoyable so-
cial events of the school year took place
on February 14, 15, 16.
Although
· poorly attended in number, the first of
what many hope will be an annual Win-
ter Weekend was never lacking in spir-
it.
The festivities began on Friday eve-
ning in the Adrian Lounge. The infor-
mal dance proved to be a great success
as·the couples relaxed and danced to
the big beat music of the band. Just
preceding the dance the students and
their dates saw the Marist grapplers
post their second win of the season by
beating Bronx Community College.
A
folk concert started things off on
Saturday afternoon after the snow sculp-
turing and ice skating had to be can-
celled because of lack of cooperation
from the weather.
On the entertain-
ment list were the New Eastern Trio
and the Nine Too Many from the College
::if
New Rochelle. Everyone enjoyed the
antics and the serious nof_!'!s of
.aJl the
groups.
(cont.on page
6}
March 4, 1964
THE RECORD
Page Two
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The
RECORD
Editor: Ger.ry Marmion
A13sistant Editor: Pete Maronge
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Sommer
TW 3
f)R
Campus
Well, what kind of a week has it been? It has been a week
when accusations of dishonesty and inefficiency were met with
counter-accusations of mud-slinging and muckraking
.
In short,
it has been an election week when the collective mind ofMarist
was subjected to rumors, exaggeration, and in some instances,
irresponsible insinuations.
On the one hand, The Record is be-
ing criticized for 'managing the news', while on the other hand
it
is being cautioned against libel. In the words of our Dean,
"The hairline between truth and slander is even thinner than the
hairline between sanity and insanity." Therefore,
·
in keeping
with our policy of printing the truth, we shall attempt to
clarify
and appraise the happenings of the past week.
The Record has been able to gather the following informa-
tion
.
When, at th~
·
last Student Council meeting, a reporter
from this paper asked for the clarification of the rumor that
the President and Vice-President
.
of the Council have been re-
ceiving a
10%
commission for persuading student groups to have
their affairs catered by a non-student organization on campus,
the murmurings of the preceding days were brought clearly into
the open. Mr. Rolleri and Mr. Verrico quickly responded by
stating that such an offer had been made to them but that it had
been refused. As a direct result of this, other rumors became
increasingly pronounced -- and these included the poor manage-
ment of money collected from Student Council summonses and
the existence of a bank account off. campus. Finally, a notice
from the Dean's Office was posted which proclaimed the post-
ponement of upcoming student
_
elections until such time
as
the
Student Council's financial recor.ds have been checked.
That is what happened; but unfortunately it was a~companied
.
by a plague of rumors which became bigger and more numerous
with their spreading. Some students sought to elevate their own
status, and after the fashion of old women, tried to do so by
minimizing the integrity of others. Mr. Rolleri and Mr. Ver-
_
ricowez:~ indicted, tried, and convicted. in the minds of many
·
:
:
.
:
,
_
stu.~#.At~; they were, by 'mob' concurrence guilty until proven
\\~
!t
;
i1i1t1~~thy
with those who discredit dishonesty (for dis-
-i'
(
,'J
n!Si;i'.e§tj;J~i
'
indefensible) we
agree
that political offices should
/
.i
;
Jo('lie
'•-
i:is
·
ed for personal gain. Therefore we look upon inef-
, .l
i
ficiency
with disdain -- for those who cannot properly handle
.
the positions to which they were elected should not have sought
election at alL It is our contention then that the Student Coun-
cil deserves to be criticized: its record for this year is hardly
commendable; its members have been less then enthusiastic;
and its handling of financial matters has been careless and in-
efficient.
However, we would like to stre::;s the fact that there is a
difference between inefficiency and dishonesty, and so far as we
are able to discern, there is no conclusive evidence of any kind
to
the
effect that
any
of the Council's members have been dis-
honest.
We are ashamed however of those Marist students who would
damn other individuals on hearsay alone, of those irresponsibles
who seized this opportunity to scream "graft" and "corruption".
We detest that brand of group-mentality that is quick to accept
venomous rumor without substantiation, just as we detest the
ruthless campaigner• who distorts truth in the hope of capitaliz-.
ing upon it. Such people are not only poor products of a demo-
cratic society; they are neither educated, nor mature; nor are
they individuals.
letters to the Editor
Dear Mr. Editor:
For the la..,t few weeks it has be-
come increasingly evident that any deal-
ings involving money must be done in a
business-like manner, and not based on
mutual trust. This pertains particular-
ly to student organizations which are en-
trusted with our activity fees. It should
follow that when money is taken in, or
given out for any function, that the
payee receives a receipt. Mutual trust
in no way creates sound financial
re-
cords, nor is it a sound financial po4cy.
Respectfully yours,
Thomas F. Heffernan
President, Junior Class
Fellow Students:
The events of thepast48hours, con-
cerning the question directed to the
President and Vice-President of the
Council
about
their ethics and 'mix-
management" of Student Council fund13,
seem to me to involve obvious politi-
cal overtones.
My ideas are these - - the alleged
"kickback" plot was to have taken place
in September or October, while it has
been common knowledge among Coun-
cil members from the outset of the
school year that Mr. Rolleri
·
and Mr.
Verrico were not keeping exact figures
or records on fines and the like.
Mr.
Treanor, the Secretariat, has likewise
been
aware
of these facts for a number
of months.
Why then gentlemen, should this
group wait until the Student Council
elections are but a scant ten days off?
My
contention is that this is a political
move -- a slanderous political move on
their part to gain favor for their candi-
date.
Although I, personally, have had
nothing whatsoever to do with the pbts
and schemes which they allege by im-
plication and question to have taken
place, they, working on the premise
triat
the voter will gullibly swallow tt'"ir
allegations and, because of my friend-
ship with the two in question, and my
membership on the incumbent Council,
connect me with the current disagree-
ments.
I ask you, the voter, to cast your
ballot for the man you feel best quali-
fied for office, disregarding his friend-
ships, his associations, and the like.
Sincerely yours,
Jeremiah Sheehan
Corresponding Sec'y.
Marist College Stu-
dent Council
(c~n
ton
page
3)
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March
4,
1964
COUNCIL
NOTES
by Jim Kochen
The bombshell, which hit the Stu-
dent Council at its meeting on Febru-
ary 26, has left in its wake, a field
strewn with negligence, negligence to
be shared in some way by the entire
student body.
Having provided a thorough report
on Student Council's financial position,
Mr. Morrissey indicated the first trace
of negligence in the failure of several
committees to submit their financial
statements.
The second instance of negligence
consisted in our revered editor's de-
linquency in handing in as ufficient prog-
ress report (though
it
does stand to
reason that no progress justifies no re-
port).
Another show of ignorance alighted
in the form of a petition submitted to
the Council,
_
requesting a vote by the
Student Body on the new constitution
section by section, article by article.
It suffices here to mention that not a
dozen of the entire number who blindly
signed knew what such
a
proposal en-
tailed. The Council put many hours into
the revision of our Constitution and it
was accepted by the Administration al-
most
in
its entirety.
Therefore let's
·
not permit mere whi!U and a nervous
hand to ruin one of the few good things
·
accomplished this year.
The worst explosion was touched off
by the present writer who (this must be
made perfectly clear) was acting solely
as the assigned representative of THE
RECORD and did neither intent nor en-
courage anything of a political or
slanderous nature.
It's the paper's right, as the offi-
cial and non-aligned organ of campus
activity, to delve into- and clarify any
topic it feels vitally effects the student
·
::.Jdy.
In this light it only presumed to
question two members of the council as
to various prevalent and long standing
rumors smacking of delinquency
.
Ru-
mors are ugly and public clarification
is the best way to quell them.
Several results of the odious, run-
away scene which followed are apparent
to this writer. The truth or falsity of
these many rumors are no~ as cLear as
would be desired, and the fact that all
of the the Student Council's financial rec-
ords, due to their "sloppiness" have had
to be turned over to the Business Office
certainly indicates at least a minimum
amount of negligence.
Secondly, it became surprisingly
evident to many, that some would ex-
aggerate, play upon, and even fabricate
many rumors for political and revenge-
ful motives. This we decry arid deplore.
Finally, in virtue of the above,
each member of this student body should
THE RECORD
seriously think twice before swallowing
rumor and at least a dozen times before
repeating it.
N.
B. The following approximates
the core around which controversy re-
volved:
Q.
Is it true that for the up-
coming Spring Weekend two members of
the Council will receive
a
ten percent
commission
-
from a catering servke
'in
return for the business thrown
its
way? A. No. However in the begin-
ning of the year such an offer was made
tor any such business but was always
·
refused.
letters cont.
Mr. Editor:
School politics and the proverbiai
"small town" have a great deal in com-
mon. Both can be very petty; both can
be very prying; both are ter:ribly sus-
ceptible to one of the most heinous evils
known to man
-
-
slander
.
Slander,
which can be worse than disease (for it
undermines something even more im
portant
·
than man's body) attachs, eats
away and in some cases crumbles a
man's reputation - a man's integrity.
It
is worse than dis
e
ase, for with prop-
er care, sicknesses of the body can be
cured, but the sickness of mind which
slander brings to the general public can-
not be cured. Should the charges alleged
against someone be totally refuted, the
stain on his honor remains. The human
mind
-
takes on odd characteristics in
cases such as this.
A man may be
found 'not guilty• by a jury in a case in-
volving graft of some sort. He will re-
turn to his home and all will be fine -
outwardly.
People will smile and tip
their hats and shake his hand and offer
congratulations - but wonder! and won-
der! And they'll wonder to themselves
and voice their doubts in small, _close-
knot groups, not because they are evil,
but because they are human - and when
_
a human being hears something bad
about a person, it remains - sometimes
to the point where it erases whatever
good the subject of the criticism might
have accomplished.
This slander of w11ich we speak is
spawned of two parents - suspicion and
rumor.
Suspicion which feeds either
consciously or not
,
on dislike and ru-
mor, finds its procreation in another
of our human failings - the insane but
driving desire on the part of
90o/o of our
race to make a recently heard story just
a bit more interesting by the addition
of
_
perhaps "one small detail."
Mul-
tiplied by ten high school sophomores,
the fact that Brother John Paul played
sandlot football as a youth; develops
.into the classic story that the afore-
. mentioned religious spent three hard
seasons on the professional gridiron
--·-··
- -
-
-,,
Page Three
wearing the colors of the New York
Giants
.
Perhaps a not so far-fetched
analogy would be a case where the per-
sonal suspicions of a colle
g
e student
concerning the management of Student
Council funds becomes an infamous
plot, something akin to the Boss Tweed
Ring, in the minds of the comrades of
the first man. The story, whether fact
or fantasy, is added to and built upon
until the man who had made the original
3tatement, most probably in good con-
science, sees the flood-like proportions
being assumed by his idea, becomes
frightened and expresses the desire to
retract what he has said.
His pleas,
however, as genuine as they might be,
fall
on ears that will not hear - on ears
which are but a small component of bod-
ies and minds caught up in the fury of
their own activity - that activity di-
rected toward a Student Council Presi
-
dency
.
"A boon," they say to them-
selves, that a scandal of some sort
should rock the council only twelve days
before election. For th
e
y know only
too well that not only the two accused
of "inefficiency" or "mismanagement"
will be slandered, possibly be
y
ond re-
pair, but also their associates and fel-
low council members - on
e
of whom
happens to be running for the highest
post in student government.
Was
it
then a boon gentlemen
,-
or
was
it coincidence - or was it perhaps
a plot?
Am
I
overstepping my bounds
in supposition gentlemen? Ar
e
you be-
coming angry
=
perhaps as angry as
those accused of "inefficiency," on
pap
e
r, and graft in the sordid minds
of the ignorant?
I ask you, gentlemen, is any office
worth what is happening her
e
now?
If
you feel it is, I pity you! I would
also however offer my personal admon-
ition - people can be pushed to a cer-
tain point and from there they fight back
- with all the strength they can muster.
.
A trite but apt proverb gentlemen -
Don't play with matches unless you
·
don't mind being burned
.
Lawrence Plover
Plout Exhibit
·
rhere will be a reception for Eva
Flout on Sunday, March
8,
from
2:00
to
4
:
00 P.
M. in the Student Lounge in
Donne
.
Uy Hall. Mrs. Plout•s drawings
3.nd paintings will be exhibited here
through March
31.
Mrs
.
Flout has exhibited at the
Festival of Britain Art Exhibition at
I. B. M. in Poughkeepsie, and she is a
member of the Creative Contemporary
Art Group in this
city.
The reception and the exhibit are
open to students, faculty, and the pub-
lic.
All
seem
to enjoy themselves at Frosh Hop
"Starfires" swing at Frosh Mixt
e
r
I
May
.
Be
CONSERVATISM vs LIBERALISM
.
There_undoubtedly does exist today
a
.
spirit
6{
unrest and dissatisfaction
with the political policies of our
.
two
major parties.
As a result there has
developed a division of both Democrats
and Republicans into the field of Con-
servativ
·
es and Liberals. For us, Lib-
eralism which now holds sway be re-
.
.
placed with a system which will stop
the trend of
·
centralization. Centrali-
zation,
·
ifself
;
is not wrong but when
we not only cease to encourage person-
al initiative but instead begin to encour-
age national conformtty
·
through
·
an en-
larged, bureacracy, then we have served
the coup de grace to individual liberties.
However, I do not wish to givethe
impression that_ I am an outright con-
servative. The reason for making this
point is that I am convinced that an un-
controlled rage of conservatism (es-
pecially those of the "far-right") would
be just as disastrous to us as uncon-
trolled Liberalism.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
Ev
e
r
since that intcr.mous act of
"Black Friday, 1963,
11
it has been pre-
'
sumed that Lyndon B. Johnson wouldbe
What Happened:?
Wrong
But ...
by Bill
Treanor
the presidential nominee of the Demo-
cratic Party. However, it is our be-
lief that such a nomination would seal
the death of the Democratic Party for
the next decade
·
.
Oiir contention
·
is
"
based on the fact
that ~ver since his assumption to office
,
President Johnson has consistently failed
to act with any form of
·
decisiveness
.
Instead, it appears that his policy, not-
ably on the international scene, is one
of compromise which results in a "live
and let live" attitude
.
As a result, we believe that the
best solu~op fo
_
r the Democrats is to
nominate H
·
ar~y "Give
.
'em
.
Hell" Tru
-
man for the presidency with Jacque-
line Kennedy.
On the Republican side, there is
tremendous potential available and we
can only hope that the convention will
avail themselves of
it.
It is our belief
th~t the d:'1ly slate that can compete
this year 1s that or
·
Senator Margaret
Chase Smith and the Honorable Claire
Booth Luce.
If
both
·
conventions will accept our
~~vice th.en~ we
.
can
.
guarantee a very
mtereshng ' campaign.
Finally, the Conservatives can get
in the show by nominating General
Douglas MacArthur and the Liberals
with their "god" - Barry Goldwater
.
CIVIL RIGHTS
.
There h;;is always been a minority
m our country which has felt that it
was being repressed.
However, this
never sanctions illegal or immorar
actions on the part of either the minor-
ity and also most particularly the ma-
jority
.
Bearing this in mind and considering
the actions of recent months, we can
only conclude to a condemnation of
those who would expioit our American
negroes for
.
their personal advantage
.
In this I am particularly referring to
those "negro leaders" who try to vie
!o: the support of these people by prom-
1smg them everything under the sun.
In conjunction with this condemna-
tion goes our heartiest congratulations
to those who strive to achieve their aims
by legal means.
Finally, if we may be so bold as to
offer a solution to this problem, it
would be that both sides should approach
each other with patience and the reali
-
zation that when force is attempted
against either side it can only result in
an increase of uneasiness and heartache.
March 4, 1964
COUNCIL
Heffernan,
Elections are quickly coming upon
us and so today we will devote our
time to a consideration of those students
who are seeking your vote this Friday.
Some believe that a paper should take
a stand on candidates. It has been and
shall continue to be the policy of The
Record not to endorse one candidate
over another.
Instead we shall give a
brief biography of each of the men.
Thomas Heffernan, presently Junior
Class President, has stated as his rea-
son for seeking the office of Student
Council President that he felt that "this
Council has failed to gain respect, to
take the initiative on any matters and
ther~Jg_re did not pepresent us nor did
it stir any pride in Marist."
Fresnman Year
Member - Parents Day Committee
Founder
&
First Co-Chairman -Young
Democratic Club
Spring Weekend
Member - Fleur de Lis
Member - Theatre Guild and Actor in
"Two Blind Mice"
Sophomore Year
1st Sophomore Man of the Year Award
Member - Theatre Guild and Actor in
"The Visit"
Treasurer & Corresponding Secretary
- Theatre Guild
Vice President - Young Democrats
Originator & Chairman - Undergradu-
ate Day
Founder
&
Treasurer - Young Ameri-
cans
Spring Weekend Committee
Junior Year
Class President
Instituted or Organized the following:
Book Exchange
Big Brother Program
Fall Clambake
Junior-Senior Football Game
Junior-Faculty Social
Roaring Twenties
Member - Young Americans
Member - Young Democrats
Member - Theatre Guild
Jeremiah Sheehan, whoispresently
the Corresponding Secretary of the Stu-
dent Council, expressed, as his reason
for seeking the Office of President, thP
·belief that "given the chance !believe
that I can do something for Marist.
II
With this as his aim, Jerry offered
the following resume of himself:
THE RECORD
ELECTION
Sheehan
Freshman Year
Intramurals: Football, Basketball,
Softball
.Charter Member - Booster Club
Football Referee
~ophomore Year
Member - Freshman Hazing Com-
mittee
Secretary - Booster Club
Decorations Chairman - Winter Fantasy
Co-Chairman of Oldies But Goodies
Record Hop
Dean's List - June 1963
Football Referee
Captain - "Shanties" (Intramural
Basketball Champs.)
Intramurals - Football, Basketball
Softball
Junior Year
Vice President - History Club
Member - Booster Club
Decorations-Chairman-Winter Fantasy
Dean's List - Jan. 1964
Football Referee
Coordinator of Intramural Football
Edward S. Murray, your candidate
for Vice-President, expressed, as his
reason for seeking office the belief
that he is "one of the best qualified
Juniors available (and
I)
have the initi-
ative and motivation to see an idea be-
come a reality. "
- -
Theresume that Ed offers is:
Freshman Year
Member - Fleur de Lis
Member - Varsity Basketball
Member - Varsjty Club
Sophomore Year
Member - Fleur de Lis
Assistant Editor - Language
&
Pen
Junior Year
Recording Secretary - Fleur de Lis
Member - Tutoring Program
Chairman - Rivera Holiday
Co-Chairman - Winter Weekend
Committee
Clambake Committee
Junior-Faculty Social Committee
Dennis O'Brien is seeking election
as Recording Secretary and offers as
his reason for running the belief that
the Student Council lacks the initiative
at times :to stimulate the clubs and cor-
rect the student apathy on campus. It
'is his further belief thathe can supply
"some sort of spark toit (the.Council)."
Freshman Year . ..
. .
Varsity Basketball
Member - Booster Club
Member - Varsity Club
Intramural Football
Decorations Committee-Winter Fantasy
Organized "Raft builders"
Page Five
Top
PREVIEW
Post
Leader of formation and member of
Bas-;:ball Team
Sopa .... more Year
Varsity Basketball
Member - Booster Club
Treasurer - Young Executives
Head - Intramural Basketball
Member - Varsity Club
Intramural Football
Winter Weekend Committee
Decorations Committee-Winter Fantasy
James Waters, who is also running
for Recording Secretary stated as his
reason for campaigning as multifold:
1. It is a difficult job and needs one's
full attention and I think that I am cap~
able of handling the responsibility.
2.
~r
have no outside · activities which
would conflict with the difficult respon-
sibilities of Council office.
3.
The
post was unopposed until the last day,
when I decided to run so that there
wolJlg b~.!lS!!.~ice
for:
the studentJ:i_ody.
Freshman Year
Football
Basketball
Softball
Sophomore Year
Hazing Committee Member
Sophomore Hootenanny
Member - History Club
Winter Weekend Committee
Intramurals: Football, Basketball
Co-Captain - Championship Team -
-
the Kings
Walter Behrman, who
is
one of the.
~andidates for Corresponding Secre-
tary has expressed his reason for run-
ning to be, that he believes that he can
more than adequately represent the
student body while at the same time
keeping us and other colleges fully
aware of what is happening here and
elsewhere.
I<
reshman Year
Member - Theatre Guild
Waiter
&
Cleanup - Christmas Party
Member - GJ~e Club
Sophomore Year
Member - Executive Committee of
Theatre Guild
House Manager for Production
Waiter
&
Cleanup - Christmas Party
Sophomore Hootenanny
Winter Weekend
(cont,. on page
7)
March 4, _1~64
THE RECORD
Ringo
Starr ,
Voted
Mo
.
st
Dangerous.;
Majority
Makes
M.
L.
King
Dear Editor:
I reject categorically Mr. Treanor' s
assertion that the results qf the Young
Republicans' student opinio'fl poll, pub-
lished in your paper are a fair indica-
tion of the
_
sentiments of the Marist
students.
To support my position,,, I
had my organization, The Young Amer-
leans for Totalitarianism, conduct a
similar poll - - asking equally pertinent
questions '- - the results of which
I shall
report with similar objectivity.
Because my organization felt that
the
233
students who resp9nded to Mr.
Treanor' s
questionnaire
were not
representative of the type of mentality
that is fost
e
red by this institution, it
submitted its questionnaire to the group
that, in its view, is most influential in
·
·
·
shaping student opinion here: the fresh-
man class.
The students who were polled were
asked to be honest and avoid the influ-
ence of any outside pressures - - par-
ticularly, books
,
newspapers, radio,
television, and magazines. The results
of the poll indicate that the majority of
the students complied with this request.
As the questionnaire my organiza-
tion distributed was qu
i
te e
x
tensive,
I
have chosen to select judiciously the
best of the questions and responses, to
give the leaders of the Record an idea
of the flavor of the poll.
Some of the
mo
"
st significant were:
1
.
Do you consider yourself right-
ist, leftist, or other
?
75% said they
were rightist,
20%
said they were left-
ist, 5% said they were ambidextrous.
2
.
Do you think Martin Luther
King or any of the other Kings will ev-
er be elected to public office
?
10
%
said, "Yes
.
" An overwhelming major-
ity said, "No," because they felt
\
that
Americans would always be opposed to
royalty.
3. Are you in favor of Civil Rights
legislatlon? 80% said, "yes, especial-
ly right to work laws."
20%
said, "No."
4
.
What do you think of politicians
weekend •••
Later in the afternoon the resident
_
students had the opportunity to show
fueir
·
dates their living quarte,r:-s as an
openhousewas declared in Sheahan and
Leo Halls from
2
to 5 P. M. The couples
were once again able to see the Marist
wrestling team which went down to de-
feat at the hands of Hunter College.
In the evening the fanfare continued
with a semi-formal dance in the Cafe-
teria
.
The music of the band, pro-
vided for· the dancing pleasure of the
couples while the famished group dug
into a fine buffet arranged through the
Mealtime Management
.
No ptomain
who refusetocoromitthemseves on im~
portant questions? 10% were for, l 0%
.
were against, 80% were non-commital
_
,
··
5. Who is your favorite political
commentator? 60% named Westbrook
Pegler,. 30% named Jack Parr, 10%
named
_
Hedda Hopper
.
6.
What do you think of Lincoln
Rockwell? 10% said he was misunder-
stood, 20% were against him, 70% pre-
ferred his work to modern art.
7.
With which social reformer are
you most in sympathy? 55% said Ay-
Rend,
20%
said Leander Perez,
25%
said James Baldwin.
8. Wh.,_t do youthinkoftheHouse Un-
American Activities Committee? 80%
said they were against anything un-A-
merican, 20% were in favor
.
9. Do you think Americans should
be criticized for their apathy toward
political af(airs?
10%
said, "Yes,"
90%
didn't care.
10
.
Who, in your opinion is most
dangerous to the American way of life
?
60%
named Ringo Starr,
40%
named
Mao Tse-tung.
11.
What do you think the U.S. should
do to prevent Cuba from exporting
Communism to Latin America?
20%
wereinfavorofattaching, lOo/owere un-
decided, 70% said we should impose an
excise
·
tax.
12.
Has your reading at college
caused you to see things differently?
80%
said they now need glasses,
20%
were against reading.
13.
·
What do you think of the C.
I.
A. ?
60%
were for,
40%
said they were
against all labor unions.
!will adhere to my earlier promise
of objectivity and avoid commenting on
the poll. However, it must be pointed
out that my organization was delighted
to see the responses and looks to the
future with great hope.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Butt
President, Y
.
A. T.
p9isonfog has been reported yet: 2on-
gratulations Mr. Marshall.
Later in the evening the Queen of
Hearts was chosen and presented with
,
a bouquet of roses.
A champagne
punch added to the gay atmosphere and
made it a most enjoyable evening.
The weekend was concluded on Sun-
day morning with Mass an?
·
b,·eakfast
in the Student Dining Room.
A
belated
snowfall added a somewhat late touch
of winter.
It is hoped that those who failed to
attend this weekend will not do so on
Spring Weekend, the social event of the
year at Marist.
Campus Corner
by Jim Sullivan
It
is not the purpose of the Marist
.:ollege Record to endorse one candi-
date for an executive post over another;
yet, there does come a time when it be-
comes necessary for our newspaper to
point out the shortcomings (as so often
in the past others have ours) of the cir-
cumstances surrounding the ascension
of a candidate to said administrative
position.
Such would be the case of the soon-
to-be-held Student Council Elections.
•
It seems incomprehensible to us, and _
I'msureto a small number of other in-
terested students, that the second high-
est student office, the Vice-Presiden-
cy of th
e
Student Council, should be
presented on the ballot as an officership
completely void of all competition.
We readily acquiesce to th
e
fact
that originally this particular office
was not an uncontested on
e
. Neverthe-
less one cannot deny the fact that at th
e
present time it falls into this category
.
We need only look to the immediate
post for similar examples of
·
this gross-
ly prevalent apathetic attitude. We had
themlastyear
,
we have them this year
,
and
if
the present is a minor of the
past, we will have them n
e
xt year
.
The Record congratulates Mess-
ieurs Murray and Boyar for openly ad-
mitting they believe themselves cap
-
able of handling the responsibilities of
administration and leadership
.
Yet
they, and the few others like them
represent but a small minority of the
campus population, and it is extremely
difficult for a college to be run by a
small minority.
.
Let us hope
,
that in 1uture elections,
•
not just those of the Student Council,
but also those of all organizations, will
not be marred by uncontested executive
positions.
Reynard - Co-Editor Dick Freer
would like to make it known that if
there are any photographs which stu-
dents may wish to have appear
in
the
yearbook, they should be submitted in
an envelope with the individual's name
and placed in the Reynard mailbox in
lower Greystone
.
If there are any students interested
in classical music, they may wish to ·
know that Mr. White of the History De-
partment has organized an opera ap-
preciation club.
This may be music to the ears of
certain people.
Every Wednesday af-
ternoon the staff of the Record construc-
tively criticizes the previous issue of
the paper
,
March
JI,
1964
T.HE
RECVRO
.
electillS
Cllt
·
by
.Loenn1s .Murray
_
-
William Townsend, who is presently
-
'
the Sophomore Class Representative on
the Student Council, stated his reason
Due to the apparent and somewhat
for running for this office as the belief
exaggerated apathy that exists here on
'that
he can do the job because of his
campus, this new weekly column has;-
·
contact between us and the neighboring
been added to the revised formula or'
schools.
He exemplieifed, here, by
THE RECORD.
1n
the forthcoming
I
_
stating that he had new methods for
issues it is our expressed purpo
_
se to
-
handlin~ informi.:tion.
make the Marist College student much
·
more aware of their own social-educa-
i
tional functions as well as those offered _
I
_
at neighboring colleges.
At times the
column will criticize and chastise di-
versified aspects of our campus life
.
and, of course, pay ample credit when
recognition is needed.
On March 6 the Sophomore class,
which has proved the most financially
solvent and efficient of all campus
groups, will present a 'folk concert
in
the auditorium. Present judgment leads
me to believe that the excuse of apathy
may be tagged on this event after a rel-
atively poor showing presents itself.
.
Chastisement cannot truthfully be given
to the student body because of a lack of
.insight
on the behalf of the Sophomore
-
class officers.
On March
8
the annual Junior Ring
Ceremony will make its bid for a re-
membered place in the Junior's coUege
calendar. The success of this event
.can lead the Junior through one of the
most rewarding phases of his career -
the
,
procurement of his class ring.
On March 12 the Young Americans
for Freedom, the newly consecrated.
conservative club, will present a movie
"Brainwashing" at 7: 30 in Adrian Lounge
.
The Marist College student has, in the
past, shirked his responsibilities for
attending educational and entertaining
programs presented. This aspect of
negligence will undobtedly continue to
·
persist with the present
-
study system
in practice.
·
In town, at the Dutchess County
Community College, two forthcoming
events are worth mentioning. In con-
nection with a Lyceum Series, Mr.
Carleton Beals will speak on Wednes-
day,
March 4. The proposed topic
Solving the Cuban Problem will or
should be of great interest to the con-
scienteous minded student. Mr. Leon
F.
Keyserlingwillspeakon Automation,
Unemployment, and What to do About
it on March 19.
That wonderful time ot year is roi-
ling around again, when Spring fever
bursts into the bloodstream. Along with
this phenomenon, there arrives our
annual Spring Weekend on April 24-5-6.
A limited number of tickets will be sold,
so begin to plan well in advance
.
Those
who are not planning on attending and
those who are, should make their ser-
vices available for the success of our
_
college's function.
Freshman Year
!Member
:. Booster Club
Member - Pre-Legal Society.
Sophomore l'.'ear
Member
A
Booster Club
Member • Pre- Legal Society
Student Council Representative
Allan Wiehn, your candidate for
Treasurer, stated his reason for run-
_
ning as:
"If
a person is interested this
:
should be shown with action and not
'
merely with words."
Since both Al and his opponent John
are freshmen,
I
will include a summary
,
of their high school activities, notably
·
senior year.
High ;::;cnool
Vice-President - Senior Class
Captain
-
Tract Team
Treasurer - Track Team
,
Treasurer - Glee Club
Freshman Year
;
Food Cha~rman - Christmas Party
John Zoitoli, who is also running
for Treasurer, stated that although he
knows "little about Council operations
(and) little about what the treasurer
does, I believe that I can do the job
well and that one indication of this ia
past
·experience."
High School
Editor - Yearbook
Coordinator
-
School Musicale
Debate Team
Freshman Year
Vice-President
-
Young Republicans
Member - Young Americans for Free-
dom
Member - Weightlifting Club
Member - History Club
Chairman of Decorat.'ons for Class
Mixer
:
Publicity for Wint!,?r Weekend
Gene Grall, who canie to us this
year from Union Junior College in
Cramford, New Jersey, stated that he·
is running for Senior Representative
because he would like to see Marist
develop both socially and academically
and if he can play a part in that develop-
ment, no matter how small, he would
li~e to do.so.
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Spring
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Ple1y
·.Cast
.
.by Jim Sullivan·
A
Hatful of Rain, writte~by
Micbael
Gazzo, and originalzy- produced on Broad-
way in 1955 is the Theatre Guild's choice
as the Spring Production.
This play is a bare-faced mirrorof
reality expertly aided through its use of
naturalistic dialogue and scenery.
The main action of the show centers·
around Johnny Pope's (Dennis Feeney)
attempt at hiding the habit of dope
addition from his wife, Celia (Carol
Dzuiban) and his father, (Alex Arena) .•
A sub-plot
is
in evidence in that
Johnny's brother Polo (Jim Sullivan)
has been supplying Johnny with the
money necessary to support his habit.
from the, now, penniless Polo.
Characters such as Apples (Larry
Pyne) Chuck
(Bob
Mathews) and Mother
(Joe Nicastri) play extremely impor-
tant roles.
They are living portraits
of the degradation which man can reach
when his life becomes governed by a
·
hypodermic needle and syringe.
•
The Theatre Guild believes that
A Hatful of Rain is a powerful and rea-
listic portrayal of the rampant problem
of dope addiction.
They believe you,
as
an
audience will find it in a category
by itself, because one cannot point to
any particular character and state with
finality, "He or she is the hero," or
"He or she is the villain." All share,
to a greater or lesser extent, the blame
or praise as a result of their excellent
characterization.
Play dates: Thursday-April
23rd,
.
Friday - April 24th,
Saturday
-
April.
·
25th and Sunday afternoon, April 26th.
:
union Junior College -
Corresponding
&
Recording Secretary
of fraternity
Vice President - Newman Club
:
Member - Weather Bureau Staff
·
lntramurals
Junior Year
Clambake Committee
Roaring Twentie
_
s
Turkey Shoot
Wait
,
er
-
Christmas Party
lntramurals
Daniel Meyer, one of the
candidates
for Junior Representative, stated
his
reason for running as: "The desire to
·
serve his class by giving them a
fair
representation."
f.reshman Year.,.
Mernber - Booster Club
Int.i;:amurals
Acti.~e Supporter - Campus functions
Sophomore Class
Election Commission
Member - Booster Club
(cont.-on
page
S)
March 4, 1964
THE RECOR:p·
,Bloomfield
Squeaks
l,y
Marist
On Monday, February
17, Marist
used the Lourdes High School gym to
play host to Bloomfield College.
The
invaders copped off a squeaker ,:vi_ctory
with a late rush,
Early in the opening period, Bloom-
field established a small lead that was
swiftly overcome by the Fox forces.
In
the course of the first half, Marist
built up margins 9ply to see them over-
come by the opponent's surges. At
times the Fox quintet held a 14 point
lead but when the intermission struck,
the score stood
57-53
with the Red and
White on top.
Afterthebreak, the game continued
its merriment of scoring. Bernie Doo-
ley and Dennis O'Brien popped from
way out as John Murphy hit from under
the boards. Wherever the ball was so
was Wally Barisonek
with his timely
steals and accurate shooting.
1'he game was played on a clear,
MARIST
FG
FP
PF
TOT
Barisonek
6
4
2
16
Daly
2
2
5
6
Dooley
9
2
5
20
Finucane
1
'M~iid~rson
3
0
2
2
6
2
12
Murphy
6
5
4
i7
O'Brien
6
3
5
15
DiFlorio
O
0
2
0
Petri
1
3
0
5
34
25
27
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lntramutals
.at
Bali
way
Mark
The 1964 Marisf College intra-mu-
ral basketball campaign
is
approaching
the halfway mark and the battle for su-
premacy is still a highly contested is-
sue. At this
point it appears likely
that the outcome will remain unsettled
until the final whistle halts play for the
season.
When the second half of the season
begins League A will transfer the four
weakest teams to League B, and the
three top clubs in League B will come
over to League A to continue their pri-
vate wars against new and better compe-
tition. This set-up has been devised to
provide two balanced leagues, whose
members will be able to compete against
each otfier en c·omparati~ly equa1 term:s.
Ovens
#2 and Ovens #1 appear to be
the class teams in League A, while, in
League B, The Pots and A Basketball
Team are vying for the top spot. Not to
be counted out of the running are the
Weapons, Mu,:ray•s All-Stars, and the
Buzzards.
As usual, the faculty's formidable
array of colorful stars gather the
moat attention from the student body and
with the addition of "Shot" Casey, Mar-
ist• s teaching class will have a definite
say as to who will be the eventual win-
ner.
cold night so it couldn't have been
clouds or snow that found its way into
Coach Wade's eyes.
During the game
the Marist team was hit with a pair of
technical fouls.
Gary Genderson was
,ent into the game but his name had
not been given· to the scorers -before
the contest - technical foul number- one.
Late in the game Gus DiFlorio was sent
into the contest. After the first techni-
'!al his number was called over to the
scorers table as number 40, the same
as Jim Daly. At the half DiFlorio
changed uniforms switching his number
to four but the scorer wasn't notified of
the change, so when he went in it was
technical number two.
A
quote from
our late president fits this situation.
"If
you fool me once it's your fault,
if
you fool me twice it's my fault.
11
"Ours is not to reason why, ours
is just to sit and cry.
11
BLOOMFIELD FG
Kribsa
- 7
Sapanone
4
Waschning
12
Giouanucci
6
Hewschkel
6
Porsavage
0
35
elections cont.
Member - Fali Crew
Intramurals
FP
- 1
3
15
3
4
0
26
PF
TOT
3
15
5
11
4
39
4
15
4
15
0
0
20
l6
Active Supporter - Campus functions
Academic Committee -· Student Coun-
Cil
Edward Pelkey, a second candidate
for Junior Representative, expressed
his reason for running as: "The desire
for the opportunity \o do something for
Marist, his class and to further our
growing tradition.
11
Ed came to us this
year frorn St. John Vianney Seminary in
Vermont.
St. John's
High
School
Choir
Class Treasurer
Member - Student Council
Treasurer - Student Council
Vice President - Senior Class
Sophomore Year - Marist
Choir
Sophomore Hootenanny
Winter Weekend
Gerard Srnith, your third candidate
for Junior Representative, stated his'
reason for running as: "The desire for
a chance to do something for his class
and the school. "
Further, he believed
that he could do this because
11
1
listen
before I make a final decision on any-
thing.
II
Freshman Year
Member - Booster Club
SoP.homore Yea.r
Member - Booster Club
Page Eight
Bros. Ilea r Rabbi
Last Thursday evening, I was in the
language lab when a group of student
brothers came rushing in and grabbed
chairs and then made a bee-line for the
large lecture hall.
So I did the same
and found myself the only lay student in
a classroom fµll of brothers.
I stuck
out like a sore thumb against a field of
black cassocks and white rabbas. The
brother sitting next to me turned to me
and asked, "Who do you know?" Well,
there I was so I figured I i;night as well
stay and find out what all the excite-
ment was about.
It turned out that the brothers were
hosting a guest-speaker on the subject
of Duqaism, and of course for the
occasion they naturally got the real Mc·:.
Coy, Rabbi Zimmet of Temple Beth
El here in Poughkeepsie. After a brief
exchange of greetings, the Rabbi got
right down to business. His topic was
the essence of Judaism, which he ex-
plained was· an "evolving religious civ-
ilization.
11
Evolving because it under-
goes continual change and progress, a
religious civilization because religion
dominates Hebrew culture. Character-
istic of modern Judaism, he obse:rved,
there
is
a broad liberalism on the es-
sence of God, with agreement on His
unity and existence. The Rabbi noted,
"Jews no longer possess any great
certainty about God's nature because
science has shaken their belief and the
simple, emotional ties have been lost."
,Basic to Judaism, he said, was a cer-
,tainty of faith in man's goodness as a
creature of God and of
faith in
action
because only a practiced faith is true.
Member - Young Executives
Weightlifting Team
Member - Hazing Committee
Sophomore Hootenanny
· Scheduled Head, - Intramural Softball
John Burke, a candidate for Sopho-
more Representative, stated his reason
for ru- .ning as: The
desire
to see Mar-
ist advance and to do this, his class
must take its proper place in the school
and cease to sit back.
11
Since entering·
Mari
st in September Jle is a member of
Varsity Wrestling Team, and worked
.on the publicity, decorating and clean-
up of his class' mixer.
Walter Maxwell, your other candi-
date for Sophomore Representative, is
presently the class representative and
is seeking re-election because he be-
lieves that there is a job to be done and
has done it this year as his class' rep-
resentative. Since entering in Septem-
ber, \;\'alt says that besides a lot of
little things, he has fouade~nd become
president of the Young Americans for
Freedom and is a memb.~r of the Young
Republican Club.
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