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Matthew A
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rnold
For the last of its 1964 Lecture
Series Marist was host to the disting-
uished leterary critic Mr. Walter Al-
len.
Mr.
Allen,
who is a visiting pro-
fessor at Vassar and a frequent con-
tributor to the New York Times Book
Review department, mtitled his lecture,
'Ehglish and~ricanLiterature; a View
From the
Mid-Atlantic.'
Although
accoustics in Adrian Lounge could have
been better the lecture was neverthe-
less warmly applauded.
Introduced
by
Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Allen prefaced his lecture by saying
that
.
he wished to confine himself to
general remarks about contemporary
English and American literature. Be~
cause of the nature of these rather gen-
eral comments some students later
c'riticized the critic,· accusing him of
what might be termed 'genteel criti-
cism.
1
We would like to point out how-
ever
.
that Mr. Allen was laboring under
the native affliction of English
I
gentle-
manliness' and the psychological pres-
sure of being a guest in this country.
'Th,e special relationship' between
England and America, while it might
hold true for politics, does not, accord-
ing to Mr. Allen, hold true for litera-
ture. In essence, this was the theme
of the lecture. Our rei,pective litera-
tures are two distinct-, if not opposite,
literatures.
Matthew Arnold once
said, "There is no Ame_rican Litera-
ture,
·
no Scottish literatur~
·
. There
"is
only
·
one
·
great
-·lite_ra'iure,
English
literature." Events, however, proved
Arnold wrong, for the last hundred
years have witnessed the growth of the
American idiom, the American genre;
and this growth has made American
literature as distinct from English
literature as French or German.
Mr. Allen then proceeded to relate
his personal conception
·
of America
(the idea common
t9
all imaginative
Europeans). Americawashope, prom-
ises, the projectiop of the nMation of
England.
It
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is this _p~rlise, accord-
Cont. on p. 6
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Polo (Ji~ f.>ullivan) tries to awaken drugged brother Johnny (Dennis Feeney)
by Kenneth A. France-Kelly
Last Thursday evening
wa;/
the
Marist College Theatre Guild's open-
ing qight for their- spring production,
A Hatful of Rain
.
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·
Under the direction
of
Mr. James :ijritt, the actors per-
formed with such skill and poise
·
that
near professionalism was achieved.
Akxander
A:i,eno,
John Pope, Sr.,
played the part of the
·
middle aged
fath
_
er of Johnny and Polo. In his strug-
gle with life he had failed to maintain
a real contact with his sons and thus
really did not know them. Alex, in a
way
all
his owri, tried to convey this
meaning to the a-ii"dience.
Dennis Feeney, as Johnny Pope,
lived, for his time on the stage, the
part of a_ -!rug addict who 1'\"al:l being
torn between two goals: continued addic-
tion, or the hair-raising fight to kick
the habit. Dennis carried his audience
well and held them on their chair's
edge in sympathy as
lie
tos~ed tiringly
in torture before them.
Carole Dziuban, Celia Pope, held
her· audience in tears and awe as she
portrayed the part of an e~ectant moth-
er who was worrying for her baby, her
husband, and her future.
Joseph Nicastri, as Mother, Patrick
Berardi, as Apples, and Robert Ma-
thews, as Chuck effectively ::ut for us
the picture of three scheming, peddling
addicts who were out to SG'\eeze every
junkie for his last penny, or else
.
..
James Sullivan, added light humor
as well as fraternal sympathy in his
role as Polo Pope.
With little regard
forth_efeelings of his father, his broth-
er, or
.
his brother's wife, Polo led his
life as he pleased and, in so doing,
lived his part well.
Shelia Hickey, as Putski, in her
brief appearance on stage, lived the
part of an attention seeking female to
the utmost of her ability.
Yet, not only the cast should be
congratulated for a fine evening of well
produced entertainment, for they were
not solely responsible for the success
of the performance.
·Mr. James Britt
·
is to be given
.
much credit. For throu1th his
.
endless
Cont. on p. 7
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May 14,
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1964
Edito1·: Gerry M~tmion
Co- Editor: George Hallam
Asst. Editor: Pete Marong1:i
Advisor: Dr. George Sommer
THE
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RECORD
'Religio
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&
Communic,ation
From an empirical standpoint, ana
w1tnouf reference to·
either sociological surveys or Suprem~ Court decisions, one
cannot help but notice that religion is steadily becoming a less
integral factor in the life of modern man. Gone is the meaning
and significance that the Church harbored in centuries past. The
true communal response has been consigned to history with the
result that churchgoing has become more and more
·
a matter of
mere habit, traditio)! and respectability. Instead, religion has
been reduced to a very private matter between the ind(iridual and
his personal God. C\:msequen,tly, modern man believes accord-
ing to his behavior instead of behaving according to his belief.
Now, I do not propose to analyze the causes of thi
_
s
·
spiritual
void, nor do
i
presume to have the answers. I wQuld like, how-
ever, to draw attention to the role of language in our prayers,
and its relationship to this vacuum that exists between the
Church and the individual. This contemporary fu
_
nctional fail-
ure of language has even greater significance when one con-
siders the proposed translation of the liturgy in,to the vernacu-
lar.
Our religious language, then, should be in Modern Engli,sh,
free from the former archaic phraseology and sanctimc;mious
verbosity. At present, there are already too many words which
have
.
ceased to be signs, words such as 'deign', 'deem', 'tres-
- pass', 'vouchsafe', 'hail', 'handmaid' and ioblation.' These
words are dead words. lnstead of pointing towards.some mean-
ing, they draw attention towards themselves. They carry
with
them nothing more than a distracting nostalgia and the vague
vestiages of some ancient mysticism. In short, they have lost
,their meaning and their
·
pr:i.c
_
tical value. We can forgive, then,
the child whp inquires about 'the Divine Bean' and is later heard
to say, "Harold be thy name"! Antiquated verbiage, when it
ceases to be meaningful, should be removed from religious
phraseology, for such language serves to burden and distract
rather than illuminate.
There is
a
practice among linquisticians and literary soci-
ologists alike, which attempts to evaluate the health of soci-
·
eties in terms of the death of old words and the bi~-rate of
new ones. We could not be too optimistic about the results if
such
.
a test were applied to the Church today. Perhaps, how-
ever, it would explain much of the existing void in the modern
religious experience.
When Nietzsche said, "I wage
·
war" (meaning spiritual war-
fare) he was meaningfully communicating with the people of war-
ravaged Europe. When William James spoke of "the cash value
of an idea", the people of a money-conscious American society
listened to him. The Church must strive to establish this inti-
mate relationship with the people of today.
_
The Church, as the
voice of Christ,
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must
_
imitate Christ. It must speak
in
the
language of our limes.
If
the void is to be
·
filled and the vital
relationship between man and God re-established, then the first
step would seem to be that of a more modern and dynamic
means of ~ommunication.
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CORRECTION - In the editorial column
of issue No. 13 of The Record the name
Goldwater should have read Wallace.
(Freudian slip, or association of per-,
sonalities, Xie suppose!)
Page
Tw~
by Bob Cloonan
Sunday evening, April
19, 19
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the
"new in,iproved" Student Government of.
Marist College held its regular weeklv
meeting.
All fifteen members on the
recently expanded Council were
in
attendance for what proved to be a
somewhat lengthy meeting. The major.
topics of business discussed were the
rep5>rts
_.
of the Pul?licatio.ns.. B.oard
Chairman, Pete Maronge; Student Di-
rectory Chairman, Bob Matthews; and
Election Commissioner, George Col-
lins.
After the introduction of the
Council's new Attorney-general, Wil-
liam Meagher, a· considerable amount
of time was spent reviewing the juris-·
diction which the Student Judiciary
should have over campus activities.
_
I
believe a word to the wise is in order
at this point -- Reckless Drivers Be-
ware! Stricter enforcement of campus
driving regulations
.
with infractions
punishable by measures rangirlg from
·
fines to revocation of all campus driv-
ing privileges for a semester is to be
initiated.
Among the other questions
discussed were Spring Weekend, Under-
graduate Day, the Student Council
Blood Bank, and a proposed annual
Chess tournament sponsored by the
Class of
'67.
From the poor student attendance
at the meeting, and the signs of fatigue
whichbecamenoticeable among Council
members as the session ended,
it
Would appear that a change in the time
of future Council meetings would be
warranted.
It
is recognizable that
while the expansion of the Student Coun-
cil by addition of a Judiciary, Publica-
tions Board
etc.
, will involve certain
complications, the ultimate goal· is a
more effective student government for
future Marist students.
The Council
members should be commended for the
manner in which they are handling this
diff~cult. and often tedious assignment.
A Noti
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r~anks
The Student Brothers wish to thank
the college theatre-guild for our invi-
tation to their recent production
.
A Hatful of Rain was an engaging
drama of highly-wrought intensity which
demanded precise, concentrated, and
forceful acting. The cast is to be com-
mended for meeting this challenge with
thei_r. own unique br~d of p1"ofession-
alese. Character contrasts were well-
defined on stage, and, for the most
part, the dialogue flowed smoothly.
The scenery and lighting were in good
taste, and quite effective in their sim-
plicity.
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Beware of
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all the t9il, time, and
Cont. on p. 7
May 1_1, 1964
L. B. J.
ID
Retrospect
by William Driscoll
It's been five months now since that
tragic November day and people cease
to ask, "What will become of us?" For
months now the shadow of that date has
lingered over the White House and in
that time Lyndon Johnson has succee-
ded in placing his own distinctive mark
on the Presidency.
Even allowing for limited signifi-
cance at the polls, Johnson has im-
pressed even the most optimistic of
republicans with his popularity.
The
most recent public opinion polls show
that the President is now ahead of his
strongest rival by margins of more
than 2-to-1.
This popularity indicates that John-
son• s strong leadership is becoming
more and more evident as our · new
President blueprints his progress, his
goals and his philosophies.
The best
show in town is the Republican's fran-
tic search for something to attack in
President Johnson's 1964record. Des-
perate for arguments to counteract the
groundswell of public and Congressional
support which has greeted the Presi-
dent's proposals,
Republicans have
grasped at the flimsiest excuses for
criticism.
Let's look, therefore, how quick!~
.these· changes shrivel in the light of
cold fact.
The Kennedy-Johnson ad-
ministration has planned and construc-
ted the most powerful and flexible de-
fense establishment in history. More-
over, his tax cut, which is designed to
give low and middle income families
the greatest tax cut has given you, the
average taxpayer, an immediate in-
crease in take-home pay.
He has taken vigorous action in
backing the C2ivil Rights Bill, now un-
- der Congressional debate.
This act
will, if passed, provide for voting
rights for all, public accommodations,
desegregation
of
public facilities,
schoolintegration, a civil rights com-
mission, Equal Employment Opportun-
ity and/ or the compiling of registration
and voting statistics by race, color and
national origin.
He has, moreover,
signed a three year $1. 2 billion Higher
Education Act and a $581 million Vo-
cational Education bill.
For the less fortunate,
Lyndon
Johnson and his very capable advisors,
are conducting a war on the poverty
which envelopes 35 million Americans
every day of our lives.
"Our task,"
said President Johnson, "is to help re-
place their despair with opportunity.
This administration here and now de-
clares an unconditional war on povert;:y
in America.
I ask this Congress and
all Americans to join with me in that
effort."
President Johnson has. had his
troubles it is true, -
Cont. on p. 6
THE RECORD
Page Three
l __ Mav
THE SINGLE
Be Wron-g
But~
..
PATH
The stability, which a governing·
body seeks, depends to some extent
upon the response rendered to its pro-
jects by the individuals composing the
community.
When the body of repre-
sentatives legislate, they seek to achieve
a functional unity among the commun-
ity's members. The. appeal is still to
the individual; it is he who decides the
success or failure of legislation hope-
fully passed by his representatives for
both his betterment and benefit.
The unity of the community can no
doubt be partly achieved through the
imposition of strict .legislation.
This,
the governing power, can choose to ex-
ploit to its own dimensions.
There is
the possibility of extending the sphere
of influence wherein the government
act.
Yet, the extension should be a
necessary, almost unquestionable one.
As the government enlarges its power
and dependency of the people upon its
functioning it should see unity as its
ultimate goal.
Then, the rule is or-
dained. Its people will act as it so de-
signs.
There is also the partial aid
government provides,
of multiplying
the departments in order to stimulate
added attention among a larger number
of individuals. This enlargement should
always be in the interests of efficiency
and extremely necessary for the proper
distribution of chores. However, the
irresponsible increase of such offices
and committees makes the government
vulnerable to the force of bureaucracy;
and, in this augmentation of official .
power, in the increase of official num-
bers, there is sure to reside a force
which will serve to prohibit, rather
than as Bagehot points out, "free the
energies of mankind. "
The strength of the rock of unity
does not reside solely in either strin-
gent legislation or in the increasing of
officials in the particular government.
The spirit of the entire community pro-
C_am pus
by Bill Townsend
vides ·the complete answer.
The sup-
port of the: people, resting in_ respect
and response to government legislation
forthebenefit of the community, either
nation or college, is the required ma-
terial for a foundation of solid rock and
not gossan.
The people, constituting
the community's lifestream, must will-
fully give of themselves--they must
sacrifice. Within "the community itself,
it's true, there exist varied individuals,
yet, the general attitude should be one
of cooperation and helpfulness;
of
people united for a common good, - -the
good of the community.
Support for·
responsible .legislation passed by the
governing body would unquestionably
appear when sacrifice for the commun-
ity, instead of self-concern for the
individual, was the keynote.
The par-
ticipation in functions would rise when
each person,
knowingly,
contributes
individually to the ultimate end of the.
function, the betterment of the commun-
ity. Conceivably, this exists as an idea ..
Yet, if there is a movement, slight
though
it
may appear to watered eyes,
toward the end proposed; then, the in-
dividual,
experiencing this minimal
tap of sacrifice, will be no less the
worse for striving toward the ideal.
The path to follow, then, is that de-
manding one person to give for another,
for the sake of both and the highest
end, ==the community.
It is one re-
quiring responsible government, in the
enactment
of
legislation and the normal
presentation of government affairs.
The path though, is not one of entire
legislation, nor expansion; but it is a
path of sacrifice.
If
expansion and
legislation yield a smooth foundation
:::i:-
this way, then it is up to a respon-
sible authority to provide the basic
laws for the community.
Sic id sit ... ?
Corner
by Jim Sullivan
Spring Weekend will not be old
news this year; in fact, for most of us
it is relatively new news. The pre·sses
of the Record have been stopped in or-
der to cover this recently reinstated
event.
The Record is going to begin an
"Inquiring Photographer" series.
So
if you don't have any opinions, better
formulate some, an:d watch out!
You
-may be on Tex's Camera.
Need a laugh?
Go to a Council
Meeting, or, excuse me, a Government
Meeting 'llld watc:h as roll call is taken.
P. S. Each member is permitted threel
unexcused cuts.
Heavy voting I11arked tp.e passage of
th~ Class of '6 6
1
s _. Constitution last.
week. Final Vote 28-13.
Would you like to be an officer of
the Judiciary?
Only requirement is
'Vatch a few Perry Mason shows, take
notes, and enunciate ever so distinctly
the following words: "Mr. President,
I move we postpone this hearing until.."
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!May
14,
."
1964
ITHERECOtm
Three
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Long
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·- ·
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-Awaited
:
by F. J. McCormack
.
It
was a very expensive example of
complete happiness. Thinking back on
the weekend it seems like one day in-
, stead of three, and I for one, will not
1
mind living meagerly for the next six
months.
.
Half the fun, for me, this weekend
was watching her reactions.
Friday
night, she left the "cardboard colise-
um" shaking her head. I could not, for
the life of me, convince her that the
actors in "A Hatful of Rain" were stu-
dents.
She thought that we had a pro-
.
fessional company on campus.
Having attended dances and mixers,
both words leave the wrong impression
when applied to the party after the play.
It was similar to a small friendly gath-
.
ering after a date where everyone just
forgot the clock and life in general, to
·
•
enjoy each other's company.
Is this the life, or what?
Saturday,
.
I was in my glory, at
least it seemed like Saturday; this past
1
weekend was just timeless. The Marist
crew put on a fine exhibition of smooth
rowing, which was something she l}ad
never seen before.
The highlight of
Saturday afternoon however, was her.
tour of "Hilton on the Hudson". I have
always felt that the dorms lacked some-
thing
.
Saturday,afternoon, sitting in on
_
an impromptu hootenanny, the dorms
were complete.
Entering
the
Poughkeepsie Inn
Saturday night, to pick up my date, I
was accosted by what I at first thought
was a doorman.
I met this same per-
son Sunday only without the tux,
and
he told me of the great
_
time he had at
.
Norrie Point Inn
.
Said he, the setting was that of a
-:--,rmal dinner party, but then again, it
1Marist rowershoist sheli after big. race of
!:President's R~gatta _on t}le Hud:ion_lUver.
!Page Four
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~ay 14. f964
.
of
·
Bliss :
\vas cozy.
·
yoit can't,
.
at least"
tie
couldn't, explain it.
Every
·
one was
dressed very formally but the exotic
nightclub setting did not eliminate a
congenial and unceremonious atmos-
phere.
The food and drink was plenti-
ful and the vaors the same as the Cafe
Mariste.
The Cafe Mariste, as the cafeteria
became
.
Saturday night,
completely
shook me, so there is no point attempt-
ing to explain my date's amazem
_
ent.
The place wasn't real. Walls of crepe
paper divided the cafe into thirds. One
section contained the coin machines,
the second, the dance floor, open bar,
and linen covered tables.
The third
section was the most unbelievable. One
walked through the divider of crepe pa-
per into the world of Mr. Marshall.
This man really made the weekimd. The
meal he served Saturday night would
put m9th~r to 1:1hame.
·
Mike
Shaii and Alice
MiHi~a~
,
{Page Five
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If
1'
m
sure
-·
tnere
wa:s
a clam
·
around here somewhere.
_I'll say one thing for you, Teddy:
/
you'll
_
try
'
anything once.
My souvenir hunting date was
in
a
·
beach comber's paradise.
Beside a
five pound piece of
Mr.
Marshall's
·
steamel:" round, she confiscated
a
to_y
.
<1<.:LUpus
·
a:-nd
the candle from the table,
as well as, an ashtray inscribed "Mar
.
-
ist Colle~e Spring Weekend Apr. 24-26"
given to all the dates.
Exhaustion set
in
on Sunday. After
eating our fill of hamburger, sausage,
steak,
clams, corn, and beer, we
spread a blanket out by the pool and
went to sleep.
Thfs inay not sound
very romantic and it is not meant that
way,. the weekend was just
too
exciting
and invigorating.
These are the highlights; there were
many other things.
Father Driscdl
had a very interesting
-
sermon on what
love is, but Sunday mornin~,
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t was too
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Cont. on p.
s
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Enough food, hey guys?
1
I
May 14, 1964
Weekend Con't.
,
intellectual for this tired soul. There
was a long walk around Poughkeepsie
to
see
the sights.
·
There was saying
good night on Saturday, but this
is
not
for publication. We shared many pri-
vate, happy, moments that can only be
appreciated by
.
two people and are
ruined by retelling.
Then, there was a sense of loss,
yet challenge, when the 7: 10 left Pough-
keepsie. I knew, I had to come back to
reality. I had to crack the books to in-
sure that we can do it again next year.
That night when I hit the bed, I was
glad there is only one spring weekend.
Who has the constitution to live through
two?
Where have all the flowers g_~.?
Gone 'til next year everyone
Allen Con't.
ing
to Mr. Aile~, which is the motiva-
ting (and disillusioning) force in Amer-
ican life and literature. This is the
American dream. In England, unlike
America, class-consciousness acts as
the motivating force. The American
dream, then, is the thread which runs
th
_
rough .the history of our literature
and links Huck Finn with Holden Caul-
field.
Adaptation, for the American,
is a form of mutilation.
Therefore,
the American novel is the story of
.
a
man al~~
•..
the isolated individual as
hero; and
it is this 'aloneness' which
makes the hero/
in
actuality, bigger
than life, and gives him the character-
istic American quality of 'mytl}ical
stature.'
Togetherwiththistendency towards
myth in the literary psyche
·
or Ameri-
ca,
there is also ingrained upon the
American
imagination
a.
tendency
towards symbolism. Now, this orien-
tation of the American imagination
towards symbolism can probably be
at least partially explained if we recog-
nize it as the subconscioul'.!_ evolution of
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Unknown,
Men
of
the
Year
Despite the sweltering heat and the
burning sun full in the faces of our
facuHy the second annual Undergradu-
ate Day, instituted last year through the
efforts of Tom Heffernan, began at
2:30 last Tuesday, May 5th.
Father
John Campbell,
0. P.,
.
delivered the
convocation .stressing the fact that each
man must rµn the race of life and the
rewards
·
re1::eived 'for achievements,
no matter .... how small, are actually
gifts from God
.
Brother Linu~ Foy, F. M
.
S., the
President of the college, next extolled
t~e purposes of Undergraduate Day, to
smgle out a group of students who have
participated in organizations and have
,
given of themselves.
He pointed out-
that usually undergraduates occomplish-
ments are forgotten and only the wrongs
are recognized.
However, it is this
group that gives the college its name.
Br. Linus expressed a hope that when
eachmanleaves the college he is a bet-
ter man for it, and the school has
gained something for his attendance.
Dan Verrico, Master of Ceremo-
1nies, introduced Brother Belanger
·
who
made his first of three award presen-
tations.
Next the Academic awards
L. B
.
.
J.
Con't.
his
foreig!l
policy
has been severly criticized in the
pastfewmonths, withfew interruptions.
But some of this criticism has ,q,een
unfounded political barnstorming.
·
He
has greatly improved our Latin Ameri-
can image, and has
·
reflected a true
American image overs~as. Moreover,
-
ith-e
combined effects of both New Eng
·
,land Calvinistic Manicheism and Em-
ersonian tran
_
scendentalism. It cannot
be . seriously doubted then that these
(
forces in
tlfe
American past still in-
:nuence the contemporary psyche.
And yet the American writer con-
'siders himself traditionless. He is an
aristocra<;:y of one. }Je thipks of him-
self as another Joyce, going 'fort.it into
the smithy of his soul to forge the un-
·
were distributed, followed by those of
the Athletic Department. Finally, the
highlight awards were announced.
The
Club of the Year award, deservedly
went to the Theater Guild for their ex-
cellent showing in the two producti~ns
given this year. Council grants of $25
and $50 were given to Paul Maher and
Wally Barisonek respectively.
The last awards of the Day, those
given to the Men of the Year in the
Freshman, Sophomore and Junior clas-
ses were announced.
Ai
·
r letting it
be known that the Freshr
.. an awards
would be postponed for a week, Mr
Verrico introduced Brother Edward
Cashin, F. M. S .. Academic Vice-Pres·
ident, to deliver the Sophomore Man of
the Year Award. For his all around un-
selfish participation in campus activi
=
ties and his laudable academic average
Bill Townsend was presented this
award.
Wally Barisom,k. for his se-
cond award of the daywasnamedJunior
Man of the Year because of his general
selflessness in his attitude toward Mar-
ist College, and in recognition for the
work he has done in the three years on
campus. This plaque was awarded by
Brother Paul Stokes, F. M. S., Dean of
the Day ~iyision.
;he has irrefutably stated his whole-
hearted support to the anti~communist
·
war in South East Asia.
Americans are more prosperous
than ever before
in
our history. With
enly the civil rights problem to present
much difficulty in the unforeseen future
voters will cast their vote for Presi~
lent Johnson on election day.
formed conscience' of his country.
H~s hero has to come to terms with his
'Americanness•
·
before he can become
a
.
self-created man.
The American
writer then is a lonely writer
.
He con-
siders himself traditionless, but as
Dr. Drennen later clarified in his ques-
tion, this itself is a tradition, a unique-
ly, American tradition.
Before con-
cluding, however, Mr. Allen pointed
out that perhaps one of the great dan-
gers of this loneliness in the American
writer is that of lapsing into Faulkner-
ian eccentricity, where the writer is
hopelessly imprisoned by his own
provincialism.
Mr. Allen then conc}uded l'>y saying
that, in view of these uniquely Ameri-
can characteristics, there can be little
doubt as to the difference between Eng-
lish and American literature.
Each
serves as a complement of the inade-
quacies of the other, and a criterion
fpr i!s judgement.
THE RECORJ;)
Marx
and
t-h
e·
Mod er n
Dr.
D. A. Drennen
was
the
guest lecturer sponsored by the Amer-
ican Forum at their last General Meet-
ing of the 1963-64 school year, held
on May 5.
Dr. Drennen•s topic was
.
Karl
·
Marx and the Liberal Conscience.
He commenced his
·
provocative
lecture with the statement that the title
may well be called Karl Marx and the
Christian Conscience:"
Human
rights
plays an important part in his thinking;
for the liberal, as it were, enmeshed
in the Christian Tradition, upholds
man as a seat of dignity. The liberal
takes firm, positive stands on such
issues as universal sufferage, civil
·rights
and graduated income
tax.
In-
,
terestingly, as Dr. Drennen pointed
out, this liberal viewpoint which is so
Christian
today,
is
actually
the
"thought" of Karl Marx.
However it
took
82
years, after Marx spoke, for
the Church to develop this 'actually'.
In
Dr. Drennen's words, Marx has
been "scorched by misinterpretation".
Marx was
•
keenly aware in his own
day, of that which Spengler would later
call, the downgoing of civilization.
In-
deed civilization was caught in grave
economic plight.
It
was spiritually
bankrupt.
Man was caught in the web
of industrial slavery.
The increasing
misery of the capitalistic system, as
Marx saw it, ensnared their slaves
tighter and tighter.
The individual·
lost
all
meaning, he was, as it were,
de-humanized. The capitalistic-urban
·
, life was a nightmare.
Dr. Drennen stated how understand-
able it was that Marx should condemn
organized religion.
Religion of this
nature
passively
recognized
and
approved the enslaving capitalistic in-
~titutions of the decending Western
Civilization,
by its
very passivity
towards them.
Indeed,
religion so
"consoled" the masses, that they were
impervious to their de-humadfzation.
For Marx, then,
religion was the
"sentiate of a hapless world", it was
the "opiate of the people", the binding
chain of the slaveholders.
.
Confronted with this decadent Ci-
vilization, Marx had to answer two
questions, said Dr. Drennen. "How the
alienation of man came about and how
this alienation could be
·
overcome?"
Marx saw the forces of politics, eco-
nomics and religion, in 'the past, all
combining by his age,
~
capitalism,
the enslaving force.
But,
.
could the
dialetic or logic of these material
forces be overcome? Yes! The social
institutions which upheld the slavery of
man could be undermined. To accom-
oy Br. George Morelli
plish this, Dr. Drennen
explained,
Marx, the product of Western-Chris-
tian thought, would grasp a Christian
concept.
·
Marx would transcent the
alienation of man, by a fraternalizing
democracy, a sympathy with suffering
humanity, a socialism. Too long had
man been estranged from creativity,
too long had he been alienated from
himself.
Society. must humanize and
individualize man.
In the words of
Erich Fromm, the aim of
Marx's
socialism, is man.
Dr. Drennen
cautioned,
that
.though Marx wanted
·
the elimination of
"diseased capitalism", he did not en-
visage a political workers party to
accomplish it. Rather, the workers of
the world, all forming one Class in
"dignity", were to make their world by
moral strength and educational leader-
ship.
Marx condemned the private
ownership, exploiting, human persons.
No man has a right to de-humanize an-
other in the name of "ownership". Dr.
Drennen said, that it is to be noted,
that Marx never foresaw the develop-
ment of capitalism in its present state.
··
The liberal, the Christian today,
rejects Marxian terms, but he should
not reject the image of Marx's Chris-
tian insight.
In fact the humanization
of the world has be
.
come the Christian
pre-occupation. For it is the Christian
"in" the world that must be transformed
into Christ. In this context then; we
can understand the liberalissues of the
present.
Civil Rights, the War
on
Poverty, ecumenism,
---all
stem from
the liberal conscience of which Karl
Marx was the great spokesman.
After the well applauded lecture,
Dr. Drennen answered several ques-
tions fromthefloor. Mr. France-Kel-
ly, President of the American Forum,
thanked Dr. Drennen in the name of
those attendinp: the lect.ure.
Play Con't.
efforts, .time, and pati~nce the final
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gem of perfection was produced which
has delighted many.
Production Manager, Stanley Mor-
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:P~e Severi
A Successful Unoffjcial
·
sport
oy
·
Mlke Ward
In its first year of Intercouegiate
Competition the Marist Weightlifting
team has overcome many handicaps
and come away with victories
in
all the
meets it entered. Its success started
with the defeat of Mt. St. Mary's col-
lege from Maryland. This team from
Maryland was
,
hand chosen by this
year's 91ympic Weightlifting .Coach
.
Bob Hoffman.
Next in the string of
victories was the Dutchess
County
Championships in which such talent as
Dave Norton participated.
He placed
fourth in the National Senior Champ-
ionships last year. Despite the quality
of the
..
other lifters Marist was victor-
ious.
The following week a small
team was sent down to the Metropoli-
tan Novice
A.
A.
U.
Championships but
due to unforeseen circumstances and
injuries they only won one first place.
The success of the weightlifting
team should be placed with their coach,
·
Mr. Frank Swetz, who in his 'undying
efforts
lent great backing to the sport
-
which has yet to be recognized by the
college
as such.
Also,
individual
.
effort was evident on the part of the
various lifters and assistants who made
this year's success possible. Lifters
like Mike Lucierie, Dave Palmatier,
.
Jerry Smith Bob Ettl, Mike Ward,
.
Joe Esposito, Adam Geuss, Boh Savoye,
Mike Mangiamelli,
and others have
,
given of their time to make this team
_
what it is.
Next year the club is arranging for
more
Intercollegiate
competition
.
There is also a chance for the National
Intercollegiate Championships.
All in
all
the team with its inexperienced and
experienced, show great promise for
winning the 1966 Intercollegiate Cham-
pionships.
.
·
Letters Con't.
,
temper drained into an activity of this
•
sort. We offer sincere congratulations
and "remercies" to Mr. Britt, Br.
Joseph Belanger, and the entire cast,
for a most
enjoyable _evening.
The "Monks"
..
ris., House
.
Manager,
Walter~Behrzhan,
and Business Manager, William Mor-
rissey
are
to be·- congratulated for tpei_r
necessary roles which; together with
all others, combined to form a splendid
·
show
.
Then too, Lighting and Sound,
•
a
sin
_
~_ qua non, under the dir.ection of
Paul Kiester, was well done~, and the
effects which he and his-crew produced
lent the needed support to the produc-
1
tion.
The unconventional set design, nu-
merous properties, an¥x1ensive make,-
up, all added in the final effect which
, put the finishing touches on the play,
. A
.
Hatful of Rain, and ms1,de it a pro-
.
duction tobe°remembered.
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TH~RECORD
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V .P-.
VI SITS
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Recently Mr. William Mair, Resident Vice-President of the Poughkeepsie Division
of I. B. M. and Mr. Joseph Foley, Administrative Assistant to the Resident Vice-
President of I. B. M. -- Poughkeepsie, toured the Marist College campus accomp-
anied
by
Marist•s President, Br. Linus Foy, F. M. S. Shown in the background is
the largest student residence on campus, Leo Hall, where 300 students reside.
I,.eft to right in the photo are: Br. Foy, Mr. Mair, and ~r. Foley.
·
As
·
the Summer
vacation
approaches ~nd the year
.
draws to a close, the Record
would like to raise its voice in gratitude. We would like to thank the dedicated
writers who wrote sometimes out of protest and sometimes out of appreciation but
always out of concern for their fellow students
.
Then, we would like to thank the
copy staff, the behind-the-scenes men so often unappreciated and yet so indispens-
able to the final production.
.
Special thanks
.
are in order to Miss Carol Deyo, our typist, who had confusion
constantly thrust upon her; Mrs. Carol Sullivan whose invaluable advice helped us
in
our efforts to improve your newspaper; Doctor So~mer, our Moderator, who
liberally guided the policy of the paper. A Special vote of thanks goes to Tex King,
our Photography editor, who worked so diligently throughout the year without re-
cognition.
A student n:ewspaper derives much of its existence from controversy and the
need to protest. As such, it is often both t~e vehicle and object of much criticism .
.
It
is this criticism which unifies, defines, and reflects the collective spirit of our
college. Now, justas ourcollege is improving so alsomust our newspaper. There-
fore, we would like to extend this invitation to our more vociferous critics to turn
their constructive comments into constructive efforts ... for the Record. Finally,
the
.
Record would like to thank the Student
·
Brothers for their more positive and
frequ!_ntly eye-opening critiques on life at Marist.
- In
conclusion, the staff of the Record would like to wish you, the Student Body,'
:s~_r.cess
in
~he .finals. Enjoy your. vacation. Hope to see you next year.
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No.
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Walt
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a ent
vs
Matthew A
J
rnold
For the last of its 1964 Lecture
Series Marist was host to the disting-
uished leterary critic Mr. Walter Al-
len.
Mr.
Allen,
who is a visiting pro-
fessor at Vassar and a frequent con-
tributor to the New York Times Book
Review department, mtitled his lecture,
'Ehglish and~ricanLiterature; a View
From the
Mid-Atlantic.'
Although
accoustics in Adrian Lounge could have
been better the lecture was neverthe-
less warmly applauded.
Introduced
by
Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Allen prefaced his lecture by saying
that
.
he wished to confine himself to
general remarks about contemporary
English and American literature. Be~
cause of the nature of these rather gen-
eral comments some students later
c'riticized the critic,· accusing him of
what might be termed 'genteel criti-
cism.
1
We would like to point out how-
ever
.
that Mr. Allen was laboring under
the native affliction of English
I
gentle-
manliness' and the psychological pres-
sure of being a guest in this country.
'Th,e special relationship' between
England and America, while it might
hold true for politics, does not, accord-
ing to Mr. Allen, hold true for litera-
ture. In essence, this was the theme
of the lecture. Our rei,pective litera-
tures are two distinct-, if not opposite,
literatures.
Matthew Arnold once
said, "There is no Ame_rican Litera-
ture,
·
no Scottish literatur~
·
. There
"is
only
·
one
·
great
-·lite_ra'iure,
English
literature." Events, however, proved
Arnold wrong, for the last hundred
years have witnessed the growth of the
American idiom, the American genre;
and this growth has made American
literature as distinct from English
literature as French or German.
Mr. Allen then proceeded to relate
his personal conception
·
of America
(the idea common
t9
all imaginative
Europeans). Americawashope, prom-
ises, the projectiop of the nMation of
England.
It
-
is this _p~rlise, accord-
Cont. on p. 6
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Polo (Ji~ f.>ullivan) tries to awaken drugged brother Johnny (Dennis Feeney)
by Kenneth A. France-Kelly
Last Thursday evening
wa;/
the
Marist College Theatre Guild's open-
ing qight for their- spring production,
A Hatful of Rain
.
·
·
Under the direction
of
Mr. James :ijritt, the actors per-
formed with such skill and poise
·
that
near professionalism was achieved.
Akxander
A:i,eno,
John Pope, Sr.,
played the part of the
·
middle aged
fath
_
er of Johnny and Polo. In his strug-
gle with life he had failed to maintain
a real contact with his sons and thus
really did not know them. Alex, in a
way
all
his owri, tried to convey this
meaning to the a-ii"dience.
Dennis Feeney, as Johnny Pope,
lived, for his time on the stage, the
part of a_ -!rug addict who 1'\"al:l being
torn between two goals: continued addic-
tion, or the hair-raising fight to kick
the habit. Dennis carried his audience
well and held them on their chair's
edge in sympathy as
lie
tos~ed tiringly
in torture before them.
Carole Dziuban, Celia Pope, held
her· audience in tears and awe as she
portrayed the part of an e~ectant moth-
er who was worrying for her baby, her
husband, and her future.
Joseph Nicastri, as Mother, Patrick
Berardi, as Apples, and Robert Ma-
thews, as Chuck effectively ::ut for us
the picture of three scheming, peddling
addicts who were out to SG'\eeze every
junkie for his last penny, or else
.
..
James Sullivan, added light humor
as well as fraternal sympathy in his
role as Polo Pope.
With little regard
forth_efeelings of his father, his broth-
er, or
.
his brother's wife, Polo led his
life as he pleased and, in so doing,
lived his part well.
Shelia Hickey, as Putski, in her
brief appearance on stage, lived the
part of an attention seeking female to
the utmost of her ability.
Yet, not only the cast should be
congratulated for a fine evening of well
produced entertainment, for they were
not solely responsible for the success
of the performance.
·Mr. James Britt
·
is to be given
.
much credit. For throu1th his
.
endless
Cont. on p. 7
·
May 14,
_
1964
Edito1·: Gerry M~tmion
Co- Editor: George Hallam
Asst. Editor: Pete Marong1:i
Advisor: Dr. George Sommer
THE
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RECORD
'Religio
·
n
&
Communic,ation
From an empirical standpoint, ana
w1tnouf reference to·
either sociological surveys or Suprem~ Court decisions, one
cannot help but notice that religion is steadily becoming a less
integral factor in the life of modern man. Gone is the meaning
and significance that the Church harbored in centuries past. The
true communal response has been consigned to history with the
result that churchgoing has become more and more
·
a matter of
mere habit, traditio)! and respectability. Instead, religion has
been reduced to a very private matter between the ind(iridual and
his personal God. C\:msequen,tly, modern man believes accord-
ing to his behavior instead of behaving according to his belief.
Now, I do not propose to analyze the causes of thi
_
s
·
spiritual
void, nor do
i
presume to have the answers. I wQuld like, how-
ever, to draw attention to the role of language in our prayers,
and its relationship to this vacuum that exists between the
Church and the individual. This contemporary fu
_
nctional fail-
ure of language has even greater significance when one con-
siders the proposed translation of the liturgy in,to the vernacu-
lar.
Our religious language, then, should be in Modern Engli,sh,
free from the former archaic phraseology and sanctimc;mious
verbosity. At present, there are already too many words which
have
.
ceased to be signs, words such as 'deign', 'deem', 'tres-
- pass', 'vouchsafe', 'hail', 'handmaid' and ioblation.' These
words are dead words. lnstead of pointing towards.some mean-
ing, they draw attention towards themselves. They carry
with
them nothing more than a distracting nostalgia and the vague
vestiages of some ancient mysticism. In short, they have lost
,their meaning and their
·
pr:i.c
_
tical value. We can forgive, then,
the child whp inquires about 'the Divine Bean' and is later heard
to say, "Harold be thy name"! Antiquated verbiage, when it
ceases to be meaningful, should be removed from religious
phraseology, for such language serves to burden and distract
rather than illuminate.
There is
a
practice among linquisticians and literary soci-
ologists alike, which attempts to evaluate the health of soci-
·
eties in terms of the death of old words and the bi~-rate of
new ones. We could not be too optimistic about the results if
such
.
a test were applied to the Church today. Perhaps, how-
ever, it would explain much of the existing void in the modern
religious experience.
When Nietzsche said, "I wage
·
war" (meaning spiritual war-
fare) he was meaningfully communicating with the people of war-
ravaged Europe. When William James spoke of "the cash value
of an idea", the people of a money-conscious American society
listened to him. The Church must strive to establish this inti-
mate relationship with the people of today.
_
The Church, as the
voice of Christ,
-
must
_
imitate Christ. It must speak
in
the
language of our limes.
If
the void is to be
·
filled and the vital
relationship between man and God re-established, then the first
step would seem to be that of a more modern and dynamic
means of ~ommunication.
'
CORRECTION - In the editorial column
of issue No. 13 of The Record the name
Goldwater should have read Wallace.
(Freudian slip, or association of per-,
sonalities, Xie suppose!)
Page
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by Bob Cloonan
Sunday evening, April
19, 19
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the
"new in,iproved" Student Government of.
Marist College held its regular weeklv
meeting.
All fifteen members on the
recently expanded Council were
in
attendance for what proved to be a
somewhat lengthy meeting. The major.
topics of business discussed were the
rep5>rts
_.
of the Pul?licatio.ns.. B.oard
Chairman, Pete Maronge; Student Di-
rectory Chairman, Bob Matthews; and
Election Commissioner, George Col-
lins.
After the introduction of the
Council's new Attorney-general, Wil-
liam Meagher, a· considerable amount
of time was spent reviewing the juris-·
diction which the Student Judiciary
should have over campus activities.
_
I
believe a word to the wise is in order
at this point -- Reckless Drivers Be-
ware! Stricter enforcement of campus
driving regulations
.
with infractions
punishable by measures rangirlg from
·
fines to revocation of all campus driv-
ing privileges for a semester is to be
initiated.
Among the other questions
discussed were Spring Weekend, Under-
graduate Day, the Student Council
Blood Bank, and a proposed annual
Chess tournament sponsored by the
Class of
'67.
From the poor student attendance
at the meeting, and the signs of fatigue
whichbecamenoticeable among Council
members as the session ended,
it
Would appear that a change in the time
of future Council meetings would be
warranted.
It
is recognizable that
while the expansion of the Student Coun-
cil by addition of a Judiciary, Publica-
tions Board
etc.
, will involve certain
complications, the ultimate goal· is a
more effective student government for
future Marist students.
The Council
members should be commended for the
manner in which they are handling this
diff~cult. and often tedious assignment.
A Noti
.
,f
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r~anks
The Student Brothers wish to thank
the college theatre-guild for our invi-
tation to their recent production
.
A Hatful of Rain was an engaging
drama of highly-wrought intensity which
demanded precise, concentrated, and
forceful acting. The cast is to be com-
mended for meeting this challenge with
thei_r. own unique br~d of p1"ofession-
alese. Character contrasts were well-
defined on stage, and, for the most
part, the dialogue flowed smoothly.
The scenery and lighting were in good
taste, and quite effective in their sim-
plicity.
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I
Beware of
-
all the t9il, time, and
Cont. on p. 7
May 1_1, 1964
L. B. J.
ID
Retrospect
by William Driscoll
It's been five months now since that
tragic November day and people cease
to ask, "What will become of us?" For
months now the shadow of that date has
lingered over the White House and in
that time Lyndon Johnson has succee-
ded in placing his own distinctive mark
on the Presidency.
Even allowing for limited signifi-
cance at the polls, Johnson has im-
pressed even the most optimistic of
republicans with his popularity.
The
most recent public opinion polls show
that the President is now ahead of his
strongest rival by margins of more
than 2-to-1.
This popularity indicates that John-
son• s strong leadership is becoming
more and more evident as our · new
President blueprints his progress, his
goals and his philosophies.
The best
show in town is the Republican's fran-
tic search for something to attack in
President Johnson's 1964record. Des-
perate for arguments to counteract the
groundswell of public and Congressional
support which has greeted the Presi-
dent's proposals,
Republicans have
grasped at the flimsiest excuses for
criticism.
Let's look, therefore, how quick!~
.these· changes shrivel in the light of
cold fact.
The Kennedy-Johnson ad-
ministration has planned and construc-
ted the most powerful and flexible de-
fense establishment in history. More-
over, his tax cut, which is designed to
give low and middle income families
the greatest tax cut has given you, the
average taxpayer, an immediate in-
crease in take-home pay.
He has taken vigorous action in
backing the C2ivil Rights Bill, now un-
- der Congressional debate.
This act
will, if passed, provide for voting
rights for all, public accommodations,
desegregation
of
public facilities,
schoolintegration, a civil rights com-
mission, Equal Employment Opportun-
ity and/ or the compiling of registration
and voting statistics by race, color and
national origin.
He has, moreover,
signed a three year $1. 2 billion Higher
Education Act and a $581 million Vo-
cational Education bill.
For the less fortunate,
Lyndon
Johnson and his very capable advisors,
are conducting a war on the poverty
which envelopes 35 million Americans
every day of our lives.
"Our task,"
said President Johnson, "is to help re-
place their despair with opportunity.
This administration here and now de-
clares an unconditional war on povert;:y
in America.
I ask this Congress and
all Americans to join with me in that
effort."
President Johnson has. had his
troubles it is true, -
Cont. on p. 6
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Page Three
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THE SINGLE
Be Wron-g
But~
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PATH
The stability, which a governing·
body seeks, depends to some extent
upon the response rendered to its pro-
jects by the individuals composing the
community.
When the body of repre-
sentatives legislate, they seek to achieve
a functional unity among the commun-
ity's members. The. appeal is still to
the individual; it is he who decides the
success or failure of legislation hope-
fully passed by his representatives for
both his betterment and benefit.
The unity of the community can no
doubt be partly achieved through the
imposition of strict .legislation.
This,
the governing power, can choose to ex-
ploit to its own dimensions.
There is
the possibility of extending the sphere
of influence wherein the government
act.
Yet, the extension should be a
necessary, almost unquestionable one.
As the government enlarges its power
and dependency of the people upon its
functioning it should see unity as its
ultimate goal.
Then, the rule is or-
dained. Its people will act as it so de-
signs.
There is also the partial aid
government provides,
of multiplying
the departments in order to stimulate
added attention among a larger number
of individuals. This enlargement should
always be in the interests of efficiency
and extremely necessary for the proper
distribution of chores. However, the
irresponsible increase of such offices
and committees makes the government
vulnerable to the force of bureaucracy;
and, in this augmentation of official .
power, in the increase of official num-
bers, there is sure to reside a force
which will serve to prohibit, rather
than as Bagehot points out, "free the
energies of mankind. "
The strength of the rock of unity
does not reside solely in either strin-
gent legislation or in the increasing of
officials in the particular government.
The spirit of the entire community pro-
C_am pus
by Bill Townsend
vides ·the complete answer.
The sup-
port of the: people, resting in_ respect
and response to government legislation
forthebenefit of the community, either
nation or college, is the required ma-
terial for a foundation of solid rock and
not gossan.
The people, constituting
the community's lifestream, must will-
fully give of themselves--they must
sacrifice. Within "the community itself,
it's true, there exist varied individuals,
yet, the general attitude should be one
of cooperation and helpfulness;
of
people united for a common good, - -the
good of the community.
Support for·
responsible .legislation passed by the
governing body would unquestionably
appear when sacrifice for the commun-
ity, instead of self-concern for the
individual, was the keynote.
The par-
ticipation in functions would rise when
each person,
knowingly,
contributes
individually to the ultimate end of the.
function, the betterment of the commun-
ity. Conceivably, this exists as an idea ..
Yet, if there is a movement, slight
though
it
may appear to watered eyes,
toward the end proposed; then, the in-
dividual,
experiencing this minimal
tap of sacrifice, will be no less the
worse for striving toward the ideal.
The path to follow, then, is that de-
manding one person to give for another,
for the sake of both and the highest
end, ==the community.
It is one re-
quiring responsible government, in the
enactment
of
legislation and the normal
presentation of government affairs.
The path though, is not one of entire
legislation, nor expansion; but it is a
path of sacrifice.
If
expansion and
legislation yield a smooth foundation
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this way, then it is up to a respon-
sible authority to provide the basic
laws for the community.
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Corner
by Jim Sullivan
Spring Weekend will not be old
news this year; in fact, for most of us
it is relatively new news. The pre·sses
of the Record have been stopped in or-
der to cover this recently reinstated
event.
The Record is going to begin an
"Inquiring Photographer" series.
So
if you don't have any opinions, better
formulate some, an:d watch out!
You
-may be on Tex's Camera.
Need a laugh?
Go to a Council
Meeting, or, excuse me, a Government
Meeting 'llld watc:h as roll call is taken.
P. S. Each member is permitted threel
unexcused cuts.
Heavy voting I11arked tp.e passage of
th~ Class of '6 6
1
s _. Constitution last.
week. Final Vote 28-13.
Would you like to be an officer of
the Judiciary?
Only requirement is
'Vatch a few Perry Mason shows, take
notes, and enunciate ever so distinctly
the following words: "Mr. President,
I move we postpone this hearing until.."
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!May
14,
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1964
ITHERECOtm
Three
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Long
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-Awaited
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by F. J. McCormack
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It
was a very expensive example of
complete happiness. Thinking back on
the weekend it seems like one day in-
, stead of three, and I for one, will not
1
mind living meagerly for the next six
months.
.
Half the fun, for me, this weekend
was watching her reactions.
Friday
night, she left the "cardboard colise-
um" shaking her head. I could not, for
the life of me, convince her that the
actors in "A Hatful of Rain" were stu-
dents.
She thought that we had a pro-
.
fessional company on campus.
Having attended dances and mixers,
both words leave the wrong impression
when applied to the party after the play.
It was similar to a small friendly gath-
.
ering after a date where everyone just
forgot the clock and life in general, to
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enjoy each other's company.
Is this the life, or what?
Saturday,
.
I was in my glory, at
least it seemed like Saturday; this past
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weekend was just timeless. The Marist
crew put on a fine exhibition of smooth
rowing, which was something she l}ad
never seen before.
The highlight of
Saturday afternoon however, was her.
tour of "Hilton on the Hudson". I have
always felt that the dorms lacked some-
thing
.
Saturday,afternoon, sitting in on
_
an impromptu hootenanny, the dorms
were complete.
Entering
the
Poughkeepsie Inn
Saturday night, to pick up my date, I
was accosted by what I at first thought
was a doorman.
I met this same per-
son Sunday only without the tux,
and
he told me of the great
_
time he had at
.
Norrie Point Inn
.
Said he, the setting was that of a
-:--,rmal dinner party, but then again, it
1Marist rowershoist sheli after big. race of
!:President's R~gatta _on t}le Hud:ion_lUver.
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~ay 14. f964
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of
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Bliss :
\vas cozy.
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yoit can't,
.
at least"
tie
couldn't, explain it.
Every
·
one was
dressed very formally but the exotic
nightclub setting did not eliminate a
congenial and unceremonious atmos-
phere.
The food and drink was plenti-
ful and the vaors the same as the Cafe
Mariste.
The Cafe Mariste, as the cafeteria
became
.
Saturday night,
completely
shook me, so there is no point attempt-
ing to explain my date's amazem
_
ent.
The place wasn't real. Walls of crepe
paper divided the cafe into thirds. One
section contained the coin machines,
the second, the dance floor, open bar,
and linen covered tables.
The third
section was the most unbelievable. One
walked through the divider of crepe pa-
per into the world of Mr. Marshall.
This man really made the weekimd. The
meal he served Saturday night would
put m9th~r to 1:1hame.
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Mike
Shaii and Alice
MiHi~a~
,
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If
1'
m
sure
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tnere
wa:s
a clam
·
around here somewhere.
_I'll say one thing for you, Teddy:
/
you'll
_
try
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anything once.
My souvenir hunting date was
in
a
·
beach comber's paradise.
Beside a
five pound piece of
Mr.
Marshall's
·
steamel:" round, she confiscated
a
to_y
.
<1<.:LUpus
·
a:-nd
the candle from the table,
as well as, an ashtray inscribed "Mar
.
-
ist Colle~e Spring Weekend Apr. 24-26"
given to all the dates.
Exhaustion set
in
on Sunday. After
eating our fill of hamburger, sausage,
steak,
clams, corn, and beer, we
spread a blanket out by the pool and
went to sleep.
Thfs inay not sound
very romantic and it is not meant that
way,. the weekend was just
too
exciting
and invigorating.
These are the highlights; there were
many other things.
Father Driscdl
had a very interesting
-
sermon on what
love is, but Sunday mornin~,
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t was too
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Cont. on p.
s
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Enough food, hey guys?
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May 14, 1964
Weekend Con't.
,
intellectual for this tired soul. There
was a long walk around Poughkeepsie
to
see
the sights.
·
There was saying
good night on Saturday, but this
is
not
for publication. We shared many pri-
vate, happy, moments that can only be
appreciated by
.
two people and are
ruined by retelling.
Then, there was a sense of loss,
yet challenge, when the 7: 10 left Pough-
keepsie. I knew, I had to come back to
reality. I had to crack the books to in-
sure that we can do it again next year.
That night when I hit the bed, I was
glad there is only one spring weekend.
Who has the constitution to live through
two?
Where have all the flowers g_~.?
Gone 'til next year everyone
Allen Con't.
ing
to Mr. Aile~, which is the motiva-
ting (and disillusioning) force in Amer-
ican life and literature. This is the
American dream. In England, unlike
America, class-consciousness acts as
the motivating force. The American
dream, then, is the thread which runs
th
_
rough .the history of our literature
and links Huck Finn with Holden Caul-
field.
Adaptation, for the American,
is a form of mutilation.
Therefore,
the American novel is the story of
.
a
man al~~
•..
the isolated individual as
hero; and
it is this 'aloneness' which
makes the hero/
in
actuality, bigger
than life, and gives him the character-
istic American quality of 'mytl}ical
stature.'
Togetherwiththistendency towards
myth in the literary psyche
·
or Ameri-
ca,
there is also ingrained upon the
American
imagination
a.
tendency
towards symbolism. Now, this orien-
tation of the American imagination
towards symbolism can probably be
at least partially explained if we recog-
nize it as the subconscioul'.!_ evolution of
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Unknown,
Men
of
the
Year
Despite the sweltering heat and the
burning sun full in the faces of our
facuHy the second annual Undergradu-
ate Day, instituted last year through the
efforts of Tom Heffernan, began at
2:30 last Tuesday, May 5th.
Father
John Campbell,
0. P.,
.
delivered the
convocation .stressing the fact that each
man must rµn the race of life and the
rewards
·
re1::eived 'for achievements,
no matter .... how small, are actually
gifts from God
.
Brother Linu~ Foy, F. M
.
S., the
President of the college, next extolled
t~e purposes of Undergraduate Day, to
smgle out a group of students who have
participated in organizations and have
,
given of themselves.
He pointed out-
that usually undergraduates occomplish-
ments are forgotten and only the wrongs
are recognized.
However, it is this
group that gives the college its name.
Br. Linus expressed a hope that when
eachmanleaves the college he is a bet-
ter man for it, and the school has
gained something for his attendance.
Dan Verrico, Master of Ceremo-
1nies, introduced Brother Belanger
·
who
made his first of three award presen-
tations.
Next the Academic awards
L. B
.
.
J.
Con't.
his
foreig!l
policy
has been severly criticized in the
pastfewmonths, withfew interruptions.
But some of this criticism has ,q,een
unfounded political barnstorming.
·
He
has greatly improved our Latin Ameri-
can image, and has
·
reflected a true
American image overs~as. Moreover,
-
ith-e
combined effects of both New Eng
·
,land Calvinistic Manicheism and Em-
ersonian tran
_
scendentalism. It cannot
be . seriously doubted then that these
(
forces in
tlfe
American past still in-
:nuence the contemporary psyche.
And yet the American writer con-
'siders himself traditionless. He is an
aristocra<;:y of one. }Je thipks of him-
self as another Joyce, going 'fort.it into
the smithy of his soul to forge the un-
·
were distributed, followed by those of
the Athletic Department. Finally, the
highlight awards were announced.
The
Club of the Year award, deservedly
went to the Theater Guild for their ex-
cellent showing in the two producti~ns
given this year. Council grants of $25
and $50 were given to Paul Maher and
Wally Barisonek respectively.
The last awards of the Day, those
given to the Men of the Year in the
Freshman, Sophomore and Junior clas-
ses were announced.
Ai
·
r letting it
be known that the Freshr
.. an awards
would be postponed for a week, Mr
Verrico introduced Brother Edward
Cashin, F. M. S .. Academic Vice-Pres·
ident, to deliver the Sophomore Man of
the Year Award. For his all around un-
selfish participation in campus activi
=
ties and his laudable academic average
Bill Townsend was presented this
award.
Wally Barisom,k. for his se-
cond award of the daywasnamedJunior
Man of the Year because of his general
selflessness in his attitude toward Mar-
ist College, and in recognition for the
work he has done in the three years on
campus. This plaque was awarded by
Brother Paul Stokes, F. M. S., Dean of
the Day ~iyision.
;he has irrefutably stated his whole-
hearted support to the anti~communist
·
war in South East Asia.
Americans are more prosperous
than ever before
in
our history. With
enly the civil rights problem to present
much difficulty in the unforeseen future
voters will cast their vote for Presi~
lent Johnson on election day.
formed conscience' of his country.
H~s hero has to come to terms with his
'Americanness•
·
before he can become
a
.
self-created man.
The American
writer then is a lonely writer
.
He con-
siders himself traditionless, but as
Dr. Drennen later clarified in his ques-
tion, this itself is a tradition, a unique-
ly, American tradition.
Before con-
cluding, however, Mr. Allen pointed
out that perhaps one of the great dan-
gers of this loneliness in the American
writer is that of lapsing into Faulkner-
ian eccentricity, where the writer is
hopelessly imprisoned by his own
provincialism.
Mr. Allen then conc}uded l'>y saying
that, in view of these uniquely Ameri-
can characteristics, there can be little
doubt as to the difference between Eng-
lish and American literature.
Each
serves as a complement of the inade-
quacies of the other, and a criterion
fpr i!s judgement.
THE RECORJ;)
Marx
and
t-h
e·
Mod er n
Dr.
D. A. Drennen
was
the
guest lecturer sponsored by the Amer-
ican Forum at their last General Meet-
ing of the 1963-64 school year, held
on May 5.
Dr. Drennen•s topic was
.
Karl
·
Marx and the Liberal Conscience.
He commenced his
·
provocative
lecture with the statement that the title
may well be called Karl Marx and the
Christian Conscience:"
Human
rights
plays an important part in his thinking;
for the liberal, as it were, enmeshed
in the Christian Tradition, upholds
man as a seat of dignity. The liberal
takes firm, positive stands on such
issues as universal sufferage, civil
·rights
and graduated income
tax.
In-
,
terestingly, as Dr. Drennen pointed
out, this liberal viewpoint which is so
Christian
today,
is
actually
the
"thought" of Karl Marx.
However it
took
82
years, after Marx spoke, for
the Church to develop this 'actually'.
In
Dr. Drennen's words, Marx has
been "scorched by misinterpretation".
Marx was
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keenly aware in his own
day, of that which Spengler would later
call, the downgoing of civilization.
In-
deed civilization was caught in grave
economic plight.
It
was spiritually
bankrupt.
Man was caught in the web
of industrial slavery.
The increasing
misery of the capitalistic system, as
Marx saw it, ensnared their slaves
tighter and tighter.
The individual·
lost
all
meaning, he was, as it were,
de-humanized. The capitalistic-urban
·
, life was a nightmare.
Dr. Drennen stated how understand-
able it was that Marx should condemn
organized religion.
Religion of this
nature
passively
recognized
and
approved the enslaving capitalistic in-
~titutions of the decending Western
Civilization,
by its
very passivity
towards them.
Indeed,
religion so
"consoled" the masses, that they were
impervious to their de-humadfzation.
For Marx, then,
religion was the
"sentiate of a hapless world", it was
the "opiate of the people", the binding
chain of the slaveholders.
.
Confronted with this decadent Ci-
vilization, Marx had to answer two
questions, said Dr. Drennen. "How the
alienation of man came about and how
this alienation could be
·
overcome?"
Marx saw the forces of politics, eco-
nomics and religion, in 'the past, all
combining by his age,
~
capitalism,
the enslaving force.
But,
.
could the
dialetic or logic of these material
forces be overcome? Yes! The social
institutions which upheld the slavery of
man could be undermined. To accom-
oy Br. George Morelli
plish this, Dr. Drennen
explained,
Marx, the product of Western-Chris-
tian thought, would grasp a Christian
concept.
·
Marx would transcent the
alienation of man, by a fraternalizing
democracy, a sympathy with suffering
humanity, a socialism. Too long had
man been estranged from creativity,
too long had he been alienated from
himself.
Society. must humanize and
individualize man.
In the words of
Erich Fromm, the aim of
Marx's
socialism, is man.
Dr. Drennen
cautioned,
that
.though Marx wanted
·
the elimination of
"diseased capitalism", he did not en-
visage a political workers party to
accomplish it. Rather, the workers of
the world, all forming one Class in
"dignity", were to make their world by
moral strength and educational leader-
ship.
Marx condemned the private
ownership, exploiting, human persons.
No man has a right to de-humanize an-
other in the name of "ownership". Dr.
Drennen said, that it is to be noted,
that Marx never foresaw the develop-
ment of capitalism in its present state.
··
The liberal, the Christian today,
rejects Marxian terms, but he should
not reject the image of Marx's Chris-
tian insight.
In fact the humanization
of the world has be
.
come the Christian
pre-occupation. For it is the Christian
"in" the world that must be transformed
into Christ. In this context then; we
can understand the liberalissues of the
present.
Civil Rights, the War
on
Poverty, ecumenism,
---all
stem from
the liberal conscience of which Karl
Marx was the great spokesman.
After the well applauded lecture,
Dr. Drennen answered several ques-
tions fromthefloor. Mr. France-Kel-
ly, President of the American Forum,
thanked Dr. Drennen in the name of
those attendinp: the lect.ure.
Play Con't.
efforts, .time, and pati~nce the final
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gem of perfection was produced which
has delighted many.
Production Manager, Stanley Mor-
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A Successful Unoffjcial
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sport
oy
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Mlke Ward
In its first year of Intercouegiate
Competition the Marist Weightlifting
team has overcome many handicaps
and come away with victories
in
all the
meets it entered. Its success started
with the defeat of Mt. St. Mary's col-
lege from Maryland. This team from
Maryland was
,
hand chosen by this
year's 91ympic Weightlifting .Coach
.
Bob Hoffman.
Next in the string of
victories was the Dutchess
County
Championships in which such talent as
Dave Norton participated.
He placed
fourth in the National Senior Champ-
ionships last year. Despite the quality
of the
..
other lifters Marist was victor-
ious.
The following week a small
team was sent down to the Metropoli-
tan Novice
A.
A.
U.
Championships but
due to unforeseen circumstances and
injuries they only won one first place.
The success of the weightlifting
team should be placed with their coach,
·
Mr. Frank Swetz, who in his 'undying
efforts
lent great backing to the sport
-
which has yet to be recognized by the
college
as such.
Also,
individual
.
effort was evident on the part of the
various lifters and assistants who made
this year's success possible. Lifters
like Mike Lucierie, Dave Palmatier,
.
Jerry Smith Bob Ettl, Mike Ward,
.
Joe Esposito, Adam Geuss, Boh Savoye,
Mike Mangiamelli,
and others have
,
given of their time to make this team
_
what it is.
Next year the club is arranging for
more
Intercollegiate
competition
.
There is also a chance for the National
Intercollegiate Championships.
All in
all
the team with its inexperienced and
experienced, show great promise for
winning the 1966 Intercollegiate Cham-
pionships.
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Letters Con't.
,
temper drained into an activity of this
•
sort. We offer sincere congratulations
and "remercies" to Mr. Britt, Br.
Joseph Belanger, and the entire cast,
for a most
enjoyable _evening.
The "Monks"
..
ris., House
.
Manager,
Walter~Behrzhan,
and Business Manager, William Mor-
rissey
are
to be·- congratulated for tpei_r
necessary roles which; together with
all others, combined to form a splendid
·
show
.
Then too, Lighting and Sound,
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a
sin
_
~_ qua non, under the dir.ection of
Paul Kiester, was well done~, and the
effects which he and his-crew produced
lent the needed support to the produc-
1
tion.
The unconventional set design, nu-
merous properties, an¥x1ensive make,-
up, all added in the final effect which
, put the finishing touches on the play,
. A
.
Hatful of Rain, and ms1,de it a pro-
.
duction tobe°remembered.
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Recently Mr. William Mair, Resident Vice-President of the Poughkeepsie Division
of I. B. M. and Mr. Joseph Foley, Administrative Assistant to the Resident Vice-
President of I. B. M. -- Poughkeepsie, toured the Marist College campus accomp-
anied
by
Marist•s President, Br. Linus Foy, F. M. S. Shown in the background is
the largest student residence on campus, Leo Hall, where 300 students reside.
I,.eft to right in the photo are: Br. Foy, Mr. Mair, and ~r. Foley.
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As
·
the Summer
vacation
approaches ~nd the year
.
draws to a close, the Record
would like to raise its voice in gratitude. We would like to thank the dedicated
writers who wrote sometimes out of protest and sometimes out of appreciation but
always out of concern for their fellow students
.
Then, we would like to thank the
copy staff, the behind-the-scenes men so often unappreciated and yet so indispens-
able to the final production.
.
Special thanks
.
are in order to Miss Carol Deyo, our typist, who had confusion
constantly thrust upon her; Mrs. Carol Sullivan whose invaluable advice helped us
in
our efforts to improve your newspaper; Doctor So~mer, our Moderator, who
liberally guided the policy of the paper. A Special vote of thanks goes to Tex King,
our Photography editor, who worked so diligently throughout the year without re-
cognition.
A student n:ewspaper derives much of its existence from controversy and the
need to protest. As such, it is often both t~e vehicle and object of much criticism .
.
It
is this criticism which unifies, defines, and reflects the collective spirit of our
college. Now, justas ourcollege is improving so alsomust our newspaper. There-
fore, we would like to extend this invitation to our more vociferous critics to turn
their constructive comments into constructive efforts ... for the Record. Finally,
the
.
Record would like to thank the Student
·
Brothers for their more positive and
frequ!_ntly eye-opening critiques on life at Marist.
- In
conclusion, the staff of the Record would like to wish you, the Student Body,'
:s~_r.cess
in
~he .finals. Enjoy your. vacation. Hope to see you next year.
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