RECORD
MARI ST COLLEGE
Vol. III No. 10
Poughkeep:sie, t/ev. York
lpr::.1 E,
19G?'
'Puerto Rican Child
&
the American Culture'
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Dr. Mora Dependency, ln Important Factor In
The Prob I ems O
f
Tb e Pue rt o R
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"Two things work against them, one
is the fact that they have an inability
to communicate in English, and the
other is that they are not completely
able to understand the traditions, values
and customs of our society.'' The pro-
blem of "the Puerto Rican Child and
the American Culture" was taken up
this past Wednesday in a lecture given
by Doctor George Mora, medical direc-
tor of the Astor Home in Rhinebeck,
New York.
Doctor Mora did most of
his studies at Genoa Medical Center and
came to the United States· in 19 51 on a
fellowship from the Rockefeller Founda'"
tion.
Doctor Mora began his
talk by
giving a few details of Astor Home where
his study on Puerto Rican children had
taken place.
Astor Home was founded
in 1953 for the treatment of severely
emotionally disturbed children.
The
children are mostly from New York
City.
They stay at the home for from
two tp three years and range in age
from six to twelve years. Most of the
children are acting-out children, that
is they act out their disturbances by
stealing, running away, etc.
They
usually come from disturbed families,
are largely Catholic and all are of nor-
mal intelligence.
The children are under twenty~four
hour treatment. The staff of Astor Home
is made up of about 70 people. The treat-
ments are fairly expensive but are done
on the basis that this research will help
other people who have similar problems.
Dr. Mora became interested inthe
Puerto Rican problem at Astor Home
with a group that had come in.
The
problem is a recent one and is of parti-
cular significance today as the number
of Puerto Ricans coming to the United
States steadily increases. In
some
parts of New York up to 80% of an in-
stitution is made up of Puerto Ricans.
The sample which was studied was
limited but it had the advantage of be-
ing a wide longitudinal research where
a close knowledge of the subjects could
be obtained.
Ten cases were chosen for the
study in which the parent on both sides
was Puerto Rican.
The average age
was about ten years. The mental con-
dition and adjustment of the families
was poor, only two of the fathers were
stable and in most cases there was a
disturbed family condition. The parents
had had very little education and only
seven of the parents were able to speak
good English.
All were from a low
social economic group except one.
The children all spoke English flu-
ently, seven were born in Puerto Rico
and three in the United States.
Every-
one had a normal birth but on this and
other such related data there was not
much known since the parents could
provide little information. In the case
of six of the children there had been ex-
tensive contact with all the members of
the family since for the most part the
extended family group was a part of the
Puerto Rican culture, but that is chang-
ing today. The diagnosis was chronic
anxiety with three having personality
disorders, two having chronic brain
damage and one was a psychotic. Their
verbal
I.
Q.
was low because of the
language barrier and few social con-
tacts but their performance
I. Q.
was
high. Each child went through eight to
twenty-eight months of psychotherapy
and after two and a half years they were
discharged. Five went home, two went
to other institutions, two went to foster
homes and one went to a state hospital.
Dr. Mora next discussed some of
the cases in a little depth. From a
look at these cases there was culled
some interesting facts that more or
less related to the whole group.
There
was a need to conform shown, even
when they were sick they acted very
obedient. In looking at the therapy they
were very inhibitive as .to personal
matters.
In looking at the institution
the PuertoRicanfamily did not look on
it as such for this would have admitted
some failure on their part.
They saw
the institution as something great be-
cause in Puerto Rico only the upper and
middle class are taken care of full time
by the Sisters in the institutions.
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Father Tos Has
Book Published
Father Aldo J. Tos, religion inst-
ructor in Old and New Testament here
at Marist has recently had his notes,
used at the college, published as a
book, Approaches to the Bible, the Old
Testament.
The book, published by
Prentice Hall of Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey is of particular significance to
the faculty and students of Marist since
Father has dedicated the book to them.
Father, who also teaches at Our
Lady of Lourdes High School, has long
been regarded by his pupils as an ar-
dent and true worker for the betterment
of the students. In writing this book
Father presents to the students the more
liberal approach to the Bible which many
times makes the significance of this
great book more understandable in our
lives and presents it as a guiding light
to the student of today.
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THE REOORD
The
RECORD
Editor:. James Moioney
Co-Editor: Gary Smith
Asst. ~ditor: George Hallam
Advisor: Br,
.
Cornelius Russell
Freedom of Expression
Along with the praise that has come of late to the newspaper
there have bee
.
n several references to the freedom of expression
that the newspaper is said to lack. Mainly it has been said that
The Record is afraid to publish articles that are critical of the ad-
ministration.
Is criticism why the newspaper exists on campus? Should the
newspaper resort to sensationalism and controversy to
·
satisfy the
sadistic natures of a few individuals? I am afraid that The Record
is published by people who do more than criticize. A college news-
paper• s first obligation is to report news which is made on the
college campus. Criticism presented just for criticism's sake is
not good journalism. The truth should be presented, brought up
from the murky depths of obscurity and falsehood. The facts
when presented should be presented fairly. The newspaper can
clarify issues so that they can be discussed intelligently and
solved correctly.
Valid and true criticism of a subjecthas always been and will
always be accepted by The Record when it is valid and true. The
student who feels that he has something to say and
wants
it pre-
sented to the other students of the College has the free use of the
space devoted to Letters to the Editor.
The Right Way
A Dormitory Council can justify its existence only
when it is
representative of the full dormitory population. As
it
stands now
there is in the near future a large possibility that such a Dormitory
Council may be started.
•
If
it does there should be certain condi-
tions under which this dorm representative body is formed and run.
1.
The council in its formation should be open to student in-
spection and it should not be rushed into haphazardly.
2. No limitations should be placed on the eligibility of dormi-
tory students to run in the council elections regardless of other
campus activities.
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3. The dorm council in its decisions should be subject to the
Marist College Student Council
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constitution in that they should only
co~sider things proper to dormitory life.
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4. The dormitory council should have some powers by which
they will be able to judge certain misconduct which is detrimental
to the common good of the dormitory and present its recommenda-
tions to the proper authorities.
5. The council should also strive to see that the relations be-
twe
_
,m the day hops and the dormitory students are not injured or
hampered by any of their decisions.
The dormitory council has a great responsibility to bear in
working within certain bounds and any overstepping of these
bounds could cause serious harm to the betterment of Marist
College and
·
its dormitory facilities.
·
George Hallam
Features: G. Hallam, Ed
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., P. Kearney,
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A. Brown,
T. Troland, B. Tr~anor:
Sport: T. Macken,; P. Maher, J. Barry.
Make-up:~ D. Donoghue,_ R. Morin, G. Johannsen, J. Sullivan
Circulation: D. Rolleri, Mgr., J. Guiliano,
Jpril
s, 1ssr-
NOCTURNE
Due to the absence of this column's
regular cont:t'ibutor, I was asked to
temporarily fill the breach.
Never
having attended one of the Council meet-
ings
·
before, I arrived a bit late; bow-
ever, I was immediately struck by the
•
solemn and august air of the assembled
representatives.
It
was obvious to me
that some grave matter was being de-
liberated for although no one was speak-
ing
at the moment, most of the members
were engrossed in profound contempla-
tion. Of these" one quite distinguished
gentleman was so raptly engaged that he
found it necessary to close his eyes--
to keep annoying distractions from dis-
turbing his meditation.
The fact that
his mind was actively engaged
in
turn-
ing
over some weighty issue was amply
evidenced by occasional emanations
·
from the conflict within, taking the
form of sounds which to the casual ob-
server might have resembled snores.
After some minutes had passed in
this fashion, the silence was suddenly
broken by a younger member, who had
hitherto escaped by observation, sit-
ting negligenUy at the far end of the
table. Withoutpreamble, he addressed
a motion to the chair, calling for sala-
ries and free tuition for Council mem-
bers. The effect, to say the least,
was.startling. Particularly so because
it appeared to be so out of place before
so staid a tribunal. Momentarily, the
members sat aghast, numbed by the
very cheek of the fellow.
(I later
learnedfromgood authority that he was
considered to be quite contumacious,
and only tolerated by his
.
more distin
-
guished fellow members because of the
.
democratic process which creates elec-
tion to th
·
e Council. ) The frozen silence
was broken by the astounded moderator,
who had instinctively bolted to his feet.
At this sudden movement, the repre-
sentative who had been engaged more
deeply than the others in meditation,
slowly opened one eye, and directed a
scathingly censorious glance at the
bumptious young man who had caused
the interruption.
It
was the ultimate of
reprimands, and indeed, none other
was necessary. :rhe moderator regain-
ed his seat, and the Council, quietly
and efficiently, proceeded to squelch
the brazen proposal. Here was clearly
de
_
monstrated the ability of the Council
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to act quickly when the need arose.
Unfortunately, the meeting was
brief, ending shortly after this incident,
and the members adjourned until the
following Saturday, perhaps in the fond
·
hope that the author of such an immo-
dest proposal would observe the occa-
sion with his absence.
After the meeting, curious as to
why something had not been done about
revoking the credentials of so inappro-
priate a delegate as the "cheeky fellow•,
I drew on of the representatives into
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Jlpril 6, l 96~
T_HF- RECQP.!)
Pager
Elections
The
Candidates
Student Council
PRESIDENT
DON ROLLER!
Don transferred from St.
Francis
College in Biddeford, Maine in the fall
of 1961. Since this time he had held
the offices of secretary"treasurer of
the Pre-Legal Society, vice-president
of the Public Relations of the Campus
Booster Club and Circulation Manager
of The Record.
He was responsible
for the Winter Fantasy Semi-Formal
and the resident students' Christmas
party.
The policies in relation to his plat-
form for the office is given below.
1. Request and attempt to obtain a
floor of the Greystone building for the
use of day students.
2.
Making available locker and
storage space for the day students to
facilitate their participation in any or
all extra-curricular activities.
3. The establishment of a group in-
surance policy for all students.
4. Consultation with the local mer-
chants with the express purpose of ob-
taining discounts for all Mari st students.
5. Complete financial backing to all
organizations; e.g.
if
the success of a
particular function requires the obtain-
ing of buses, the Student Council will
supply the necessary funds.
6.
Interest free Student Council
loans for the married students in need.
7. Due to the interest shown, parti-
cularly on the part of the freshmen, he
will urge the formation of an intercol-
legiate baseball squad.
- 8. Undertake the formation of a de-
bate society.
9 . The initiation of a traditional
Senior Ball.
10. The drafting of plans for an An-
nual Parents' Weekend.
11. Planning of seasonal concerts
featuring folk music, jazz, pop, etc.
12. Free weekly movies open to
resident and day students.
13. The immediate formation of a
social committee upon entering office,
&
the drawing up of a tentative social cal-
endar to be distributed before the close
of the present semester.
14. The reassessment of all organi-
zations in line with accreditation.
15. Consuli with the Administration
concerning a break between the end of
classes and the start of final exams.
16. The appointment of an objective
observer to the Student Council from the
staff of The Record.
1 7. The training of underclassmen
to assume the publication of Reynard.
18. A tri-annual publication of a
student magazine.
19. More free social activities spon-
sored by the Student Council.
20. The formation of a committee to
draw up ideas, which ideas_will be sub-
mitted to all clubs, and these clubs
will have the option to utilize these
ideas for successful social events.
21. From the time of his election
into office, an unending attempt and ac-
complishment of the above proposals
to improve the life of the Marist stu-
dent, from a multilateral scope with
great vigor.
BILL TREANOR
Bill comes to us from the Marist
Novitiate in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.
Prior to this Bill attended Cathedral
College of the Immaculate Conception
in Brooklyn, New York.
In reference to activities while he
has been at Marist, Bill has served on
eight committees in the StudentCouncil
this year and at present he is co-
chairman of one.
He is president of
the Young Republicans and Young Ame-
ricans. He is a member of the Fleur
de Lis and History Clubs. He is on the
staff of The Record and is actively par-
ticipating in the Theatre Guild.
Bill ;ays "In seeking this position,
I do so with a definite program in
mind for advancing our own status and
that of the College.
It is my belief
that the following is a necessary ad-
vance in the life of Marist.
My pro-
gram is:
1.
Establish a Social Committee
which will provide for some type of en-
joyment every weekend of the year and
many of the evenings during the year.
This is something that I have pushed
for during this entire semester and in
fact even attempted one affair which
was considered a success.
2. Promote a Winter Carnival which
will provide a memorable occasion for
the Winter season. To this end I am
now serving as Co-Chairman of next
year's event.
3. Increased recreational facilities
for.the-day hops. In this field I propose
an increase
:in
the present program,
which I spoke in favor of when it was
presented to the Council.
4. Utilization of the Sound System
in the cafeteria in order to provide
music during the lunch time.
5. Installation of a juke box in the
cafeteria for use during other times of
the day and especially on weekend eve-
nings.
6. Establish and publish a definit-
ive schedule for when the gym is avail-
able for use by any of the members of
the school.
7. Introduce a program of sympo-
siums.
8. Expand the Student Council. This
I propose to accomplish by advancing
an increase in each of the classes' re-
presentation on the Council.
9. Encourage the increase and ad-
vancement of the various organizations
on campus. It is primarily through
this means that I feel that we can de-
velop ourselves as well rounded gentle-
men and true products of a true liberal
college.
10. Finally, I propose an increase
in the number and variety. of lectures
available to the student body.
VICE - PRESIDENT
TERRY MACKEN
UNCONTESTED
Terry transferred to Marist in his
freshman year from Norwich University
in Northfield, Vermont. He is major-
ing
in
history at Marist and hopes to go
on to law school and the F. B.
I.
His activities at Marist have been
vice-president of the Booster Club for
two years, member of the Varsity Club
for two years. At present he is sports
editor for The Record which he has
been on for two years. He played var-
sity basketball in his sophomore year
and is on the Crew team this year. He
has played Intercollegiate softball, was
in Intramurals and is a member of the
History Club.
In assuming the office of vice-presi-
dent of the Student Council Terry hopes
to see 1.
improved Big Brother pro-
gram and Frosh orientation; 2. a Win-
t er Weekend; 3. a Snack Bar open all
day; 4. better day student recreation
activity; 5. some type of dormitory or-
ganization; 6. full social and cultural
oalendar covering every weekend and
some weekday activities.
CORRESPONDING SEC
JERRY SHEEHAN
Jerry, a sophomore at Marist has
been active in intramurals and as Sec-
retary of the Booster Club.
He was a
member of the Hazing Committee and
has been co-chairman or committee
member for all the Booster Club dances.
If
elected to the Student Council,
Jerry intends to foster greater organi-
zation among the various groups on
campus and has hopes of planning the
social calendar so that each week's
events will be more enjoyable. He de-
sires most to develop activities which
can be enjoyed by everyone and encour-
ages all to join activities and work for
the growth and betterment of Marist.
JOSEPH QUILTY
"Danny", as he is known by many
people, since his arrival at Marist has
participated in wrestling and weight-
lifting.
He says that he is running a mystery
campaign. "Look to the future not the
past." He promises nothing but the
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TREASURER
BILL MORRISSEY
Bill "Old Man" Morrissey, one of
the more mature faces of the class of
'66
has been nominated to run for
treasurer of our Student Council. Ser-
geant Bill, who hails from Long Island,
descended upon our campus after com-
pletion of a three year assignment with
the Army Security Agency in various
areas of Asia, Europe and North Ame-
rice.
Bill's experience is being felt in
various organizations on campus. He
has been el •cted Rear Commodore of
the Marist
C
:•llege Sailing Association
and also holc:s a berth on the team. He
is a member of the cast for the Theat-
re Guild's spring production The Visit,
a member of the Young Americans
Club, and a committeeman for the
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64 Winter Weekend.
The prospects of our own college
radio station have been inaugurated
and enhanced by Bill who is presently
working in cooperation with the admin-
istration towards the completion of
this project.
His idea in regard to the position
of the treasurer is not earth shaking, -
but is one of a sound economic policy
that will enable all students to enjoy
more collegiate activities per student
council dollar. Bf;.l feels that a month-
ly comprehensive report should be
printed in The Record so that all stu-
dents will fully understand the financial
outlook of their government.
TED FLYNN
Ted, since arr1vmg at Marist has
been active in many activities. These
are freshman representative to the
Student Council, Undergraduate Day
Committee, Co-Chairman, Winter Car-
nival Committee, He is a member of
the Booster Club and has participated
in football and basketbail.
As Treasurer, Mr. Flynn has set
forth the following program to follow:
"I will d~ my utmost to:
1.
improve the
cultural as well as the athletic and
social aspects of campuslife.
2. The
Council's job will be expanded due to a
greater enrollment, therefore,
its
duties to the student body will be expan-
ded. As an experienced member of the
Council a smooth efficient organ under
the expanded conditions whereby it will
be better able to represent the student
body. 3. I promise that I will engage
in no activity which will interfere with
my job of representing the student body
as a member of the Student Council.
RECORDING SEC.
JOHN O'NEILL
UNCONTESTED
SENIOR REP.
JOHN ROMEO
John Romeo is seeking the position
of Senior Representative for the
1963-
64 school year. He has been Secretary-
Treasurer and President of the Varsity
Club.
As' the senior
representative,
John will be the link between the senior
class and the school's governing body.
This is a responsible position because
of the importance of the senior in his
last year in college.
The value of the Senior Representa-
tive can only be judged as the agent of
his fellow students, as the tool in their
hands. If, and only if, this is accom-
plished can one be called a Senior Re-
presentative and this is the -position de-
sired by John Romeo.
DON MURPHY
Don transferred to Marist in
1961
from Manhattan. At Marist he is major-
ing in Education (History).
His activities have been Intramural
basketball and softball and Varsity Bas-
ketball.
He has held the offices of
Sophomore treasurer, Varsity Club
corresponding secretary and secretary-
treasurer and junior class president.
Don says of his running for senior
representative to the Student Council,
"I feel my job is not just simple repre-
sentation, but universal representation,
that is, to coordinate the views of resi-
dent as well as day students. I will do
my· utmost to bring the questions and
answers of the entire senior class to
the attention of the Student Council.
JUNIOR REP.
WALLY BARISONEK
Waliy, while at Marist has partici-
pated in Varsity Basketball for two
years. He is a member of the Varsity
Club and Campus Booster Club.
He
was a member of the French Club and
Pre-Legal Society
in his freshman
year. He is sophomore representative
to the Student Council.
IfEiected my proposals are simple
and to the point.
I will endeavor to
promote a greater interest and partici-
pation in class functions and activities.
I will try to establish a unity in the
class where each one will feel he is an-
integral part of class activity. I will
fulfill the primary purpose of the offi ce
namely presenting class proposals to
the Council and getting them accepted.
Finally upon voting in each decision
which is brought before the Council, I
will take into consideration class opin-
ion and how the class will be affected
and vote accordingly.
RON FRANKS
Ron, at Marist, has participated in
Varsity Basketball, Varsity Bowling,
Intramural bowling and basketball. He
was also class treasurer for two years
and has a small part in the Theatre
Guild production of The Visit.
In relation to his campaign, Ron has
said "Being asked to write an article
stating my activities here at Marist for
the past two years, which would qualify
me for the office for which I am running
has presented quite a problem for me.
I don't believe any of these would influ-
ence a vote for me over my opponent
who has held many important positions
in the school this year. As I have said
I do not believe that these activities
qualify a student for office but perhaps
they do present a general outlook of en-
thusiasm on the part of the candidate.
I propose to enumerate some of the
other things I have done, in my cam-
paign speech, and these will be the
things which I think qualify me for of-
fice, not these activities which I have
been asked to enumerate in The Record.
SOPHOMORE REP.
BILL TOWNSEND
Bill, since coming to Marist, has
been active in the Booster Club and in
the Theatre Guild.
As
a candidate for
Student C(?uncil, Bill is on the Commit-
tee for activities for day students.
Bill, in expressing some of his
ideas, said "I support the stretching
out of the dying gasps of supposedly
moribund activities in the belief that
each of these activities will someday
contribute to the betterment of Marist
through their existence. To put good
ideas into circulation rather than decry
bad ones is one of my pet projects. In
recent days ideas have appeared and
chronic complaints have accompanied
them. No doubt if instead of complaints,
anti-proposals were set up there would
assuredly appear a positivism in ans-
wer to the detractions circulated by
some individuals. Bad proposals fos-
ter constructive interest.
One leads
by serving; such will be the main pur-
pose behind my every action.
DENNIS 0
1
BRIEN
Dennis, since coming to Marist,
has been active in the Booster Club
and Varsity Basketball. He is now in-'
volved in three projects:
1)
formation
of a freshman baseball team
that
hopes to play off campus
if
all goes
well, 2) a secret project due to be un-
veiled at one of the early crew races
and representing the coming sopho-
more class, 3) on the committee to
form the constitution for the resident
council.
Denis' objectives as sophomore
class representative are mainly to see
a smooth functioning class in which
some positive accomplishments will re-
sult. Here are some of his aspirations:
1.
A
monthly class meeting in
which the Student Council representa-
tive would report on the Student Coun-
cil meeting and any class member can
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April
6, H:fi?,'
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir:
The Extracurriculum column in the
March 19th issue of The Record expres-
sed hopes of greater student-faculty
in-
teraction. The idea has merit but the
implication about the attitude of the facul-
ty alarms me.
Joel H. Hildebrand, winner of the
1962 William Procter Prize, tells the
following anecdote in a recent article.
(American Scientist, March 1963). A
professor stated to a colleague that he
always asked the same questions in his
final examinations.
"But", said his
companion, "doesn't that make it pretty
easyforyourstudents?" "Oh no!" said
the professor, "we change the answers."
If
the faculty of this college feels
that the answers today will be the ans-
wers tomorrow then Mr. Marmion has
done that body a great service in point-
ing out the error of their ways.
If
on
the other hand Mr. Marmion is taking
courses in which the instructor feels
that the students should have a sound
understanding of the presently accepted
"truths" upon which more controversial
hypotheses are based, then Mr. Mar-
mion as an educated man, should be
aware of this, and
if
he is not he is do-
ing a disservice to himself as well as
to the faculty.
In regard to his main thesis, that
of student-faculty interaction, if Mr.
Marmion or any other student will read
a book or article related to my field or
related to the social implications of the
ever-changing truths of my field, I
will be extremely happy. We will then
have a basis for discussion and I will
discuss in the cafeteria, the classroom,
an office or the men's room, wherever
students feel most at ease.
Dear Editor:
Sincerely,
Thomas Haresign
In a recent letter published in The
Record the author, Charles Tarallo,
seemed to find some adverse meanings
for the colors red and white.
Without
going into an explanation of these colors
as symbols, which can be found in many
books on literary symbolism, may I
remind Mr. Tarallo that these are not
only the colors of the club alluded to,
but also the colors which represent our
school.
Criticism here may not only
offent those men through whose wise
choice these colors were selected, but
also two institutions which shall last
despite this type of degradation: Marist
College and her colors.
Sincerely,
Michael Perry
THE RJ:CDRD
To the Editor
A
F,'BLE
Once upon a time, in afar distant
land, there was great confusion among
the inhabitants as to who was to force
his ideas down the throats of the others.
The Bald Eagle was getting old and
soon would give up his post as leader
and so he remained out of the issue.
The wise old Owl had many plans, some
good, some not so good. Then one day
the Owl said, "I think the whole cause
of our problem is disunity.
We must
all cooperate to get things done effici-
ently." The crows sat quietly and thus
agreed.
"But",
continued the Owl,
"there are those among us who don't
act for the general welfare, but for
themselves." This caused great con-
cern among all the listeners. Some of
the crows were insulted by this state-
ment. But the Owl had beeh ; sagacious
enough not to raise any
accusations
directly. Quite naturally the swallows
cried out. "What can we do? You must
tell us because we cannot act on our
own initiative." The Owl then said,
"If
you allow these neighbors to run
your·lives you are doomed. You must
repel them.
Make them subservient
to us!
They are a tightly organized
group and so ·we must divide and con-
quer them.
And then we shall have
peace. " So all the birds united against
the crows and began to refer to them
as the" Clique". Then finally the crows
were all deposed or had left the land
for various reasons.
There was a
great clamor underneath the branch of
the Owl.
The birds cried out, "The
crows are gone.
We have destroyed
the menace at last!
11
Now the Owl had
had his way and he smiled peacefully
Many years have passed and many
of the plans and ideas of the Owl have
been accepted.
There are no crows
left in the land. The place is strictly
for the birds!
Paul Maher
Dear Editor:
I have frequently been known to be
one of Marist College's greatest criti-
cizers. I have, on various occasions
submitted letters
of
criticism, and
have been outspoken about any and all
organizations which I felt were not liv-
ing up to what they had been formed to
do.
To my great surprise I read a
letter in The Record of March 19th
criticizing a non- existent club known
as the Campus Rooster Club. I believe
I know a good many things about our stu-
dent organizations here at Marist since
I have been here for almost three years
but this is one on me.
I am afraid I
must bow out of this light, however,
and yield to Mr. sincere Charles Taral-
lo; this gentleman is able to predict the
future.
I fail to understand how an organiza -
tion which does not exist can be criti-
cized. I suggest the author of this let-
ter take to heart the words of a Marist
College classroom: "Don't knock it un-
til you've tried it".
And coming from
the same classroom,
"If
you cannot
fight it, join it, if you cannot join it,
knock it!"
Believing that Mr. Tarallo has
committed a grave miscarriage of jus-
tice, I hereby challenge him to define
what he means by the Campus Rooster
Club, and I also challenge this omni-
tient one to debate this campus organi-
zation anytime he so wishes.
My congratulations to The Record
for printing these letters of humor
which tend to keep the morale high.
To The Editor:
Uncritically yours,
Daniel Q.M. Verrico
There are several questions that
I would like to ask the student body.
The answers to these questions will
show why the various student govern-
ments on campus might lose their pri-
mary purpose; that is, representa~ion
of the whole student body.
1.
Why are the offices of the Stu-
dent Council and the sophomore class
literally flooded with candidates from
the Booster Club? Is it tht· student
body as a whole is guilty of a lack of
interest, or that the Booster Club
wishes
to control the student govern·-
ment? Should the Booster Club suc-
ceed, will they carry out the wishes of
the people they are supposed to be re-
presenting, or will they carry out
their own plans ?
2. Why are the Day~hops not
in-
terested in the affairs of their school?
There are approximately two hundred
Day-hops on campus; yet there are no
Day-hops running for an office on the_
Student Council and only one for an of-
fice of the sophomore class.
Gentlemen, the progress of the
studentbodywill be halted unless there
is a radical change in interest,
or
rather, lack of interest among the
members of the student body.
Would
you rather have one minority group
controlling the student government,
or an equal representation? The de-
cision is yours.
Name Withheld
FRIDAY, APRIL 5th
SPEAKER: Pierre Brodin, Dean of
Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes
TOPIC: Georges Bernanos' Diary of a
Country Priest
TIME: 8:00 P. M.
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piJ,ge
6
cont. fr0m µ. 1
When people come· to the United
States from Puerto Rico there is a
kind of depression from a lack of sup-
port from the culture. They are rejec-
ted by all and there is an ambivalence
towards the Anglo-Saxon culture. They
see the United States as the wonderful
place to come to, where wages are
much higher, but they fail to see that
the standard of living is also higher.
They come with differences in values
such a.s the fact that common law mar-
riages are accepted in Puerto Rico cul-
turally but not in the United States.
Their attitude towards religion is dif-
ferent in that in Puerto Rico only the
middle and upper classes are reached
by a priest and much of the lower class
has very little contact with the priests.
One of the important differences of
the two cultures is that in Puerto Rico
there is a great difference between the
male and female. The male must prove
his manhood all the time while the fe-
male is passive and dependent and usu-
ally stays at home. The female's super-
ego fs better developed and therefore
the females are more stable psycholo-
gically. Another point notices was that
Just for the Record
/,PPLir.ATIONS
() CLASS OF
1
63 (Entering)
600
0
CLASS OF
1
62 (Entering)
D
CLASS OF '61 (Entering)
500
400
3QO
200
100
THE RFOORr:
the families tended to stick together.
In raising the child he is allowed to eat
whenhewantsto, there is sudden wean-
ing, strict toilet train~ng, and little
sexual instruction, this must be learned
on one's own.
The child is never left
alone, there is always someone to take
care of it and there exists a great deal
of tolerance. High rate of certain
moral disorders come from overprotec-
tion because they remain dependent for
a long time.
The problems arise when the child
is sent to school because this is the
first time he is on his own and does not
know how to cope with the situation.
There are still certain things
which have not been approached in this
study of the Puerto Rican child such as
his reaction to having a Puerto Rican
give him his therapy. But despite the
limitations that exist there is much de-
velopment in this field.
\\
"
RedShoes Shown
By Night
School
Using a stream-of=consciousness
technique, Red Shoes, winner of three
Academy Awards for its beautiful
music, dancing and technicolor, tells_
the story of a young and pretty dancer
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June July Aug.
Sept.-
MATRICULATIONS - DORMITORY
&
DAY STUDENTS
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
9-19-62=208
9-16-60=60
CLASS '63
DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL, AUG. SEPT.
J\pril 6, 1961'
(Moira Shearer) who trains strenuously
under the influence of a strict impres-
sario (Anton Walbrook) and becomes a
prima ballerina. However, she falls
in love with a young composer (Marius
Goring) and marries him, much to the
annoyance of the impressario,
who
finally forces her to choose between
going away with her husband and danc-
ing the lead role in a ballet especially
designed for her. The story is based
on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy
tale of the magic red slippers which
impelled the wearer to dance until she
died.
Michael Powell and Emeric
Pressburger wrote, produced,
and
directed this British import. The film
projects a great deal of excitemep.t and
emotional intensity, in spite of a weak
ending (suicide or accident?).
The last offering of the Cultural Film
Prqgram will be Ingemar Bergman's Sev-
enth Seal on May 8th.
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Spring Weekend
Plans Finalized
Spring Weekend Committee reports
that ticket sales are rather slow of late.
The system is that any student who
plans to go should sign up with either
Phil Bruno or Walt Bunten during his
lunch period. There is no obligation
to go when one signs up. This proced-
ure is merely to give the Committee a
somewhat accurate idea of the number
to plan for. Tickets go off sale April
23rd and on that day all financed tickets
must be paid in full.
Planning stages are now· complete.
It
is the time for action. Almost nine-
ty students are already going-~are your
plans finalized?
Recent additions to the Weekend
agenda include a Dixieland band for
Saturday afternoon, a guarantee of vic-
tory from the crew, and the selection
of attractive favors to be given out on
Saturday evening.
Get YOUR ticket now -
$20. 00 pays
for it all.
cont. from o.
~
conversation.
He informed me that
the young clod consistently displayed a
lack of regard for the splemnity of the
proceedings.
However,
since
his
class term of office would end within
the next few months, there was always
the hope that another delegate might be
selected. There are, it seems, seve-
ral extremely competent men in many
of the classes who do not actively parti-
cipate in the Council - even when elec-
ted! My informant concluded the inter-
view with the comment that he and
other membe·.·s of the Council hoped to
stimulate a little more interest in the
Council, on the
r
art of night students,
in the coming y• . . ;:-.
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TOPICS
by Bill Treanor
Throughout our history, there have
been
.
innumerable attempts made
to
capture the mind of the American peo-
ple so as to direct it towards election
day. -you may.laugh at this notion but
let's consider for a moment a few of
these different "tricks" that are -used,
To begin
·
with there is always the
General Sherman approach,
"H
nomi-
'nated,
I
will
.
not run, if elected,
I
will
not serve". Of course this is a little
out of vogue today but we still hear the
first p ~ repeated from time to time
in some form or other;
Our second approach is that of Henry
Clay. This dear Senator so wanted to
be President and yet on every ballot on
whichhewas nominated he met with de-
feat. As a result, his third time out he
told his par:ty that they should choose
the man that they thought "<as best and
that it was not absolutely necessary to
take him. Well this was fine and a
uni-
que approach but politicians have rejec-
ted it ever since because the conven-
tion did take his advise and chose an-
other candidate.
Our third approach to the Presidency
is now very common to us, but it also
deserved its place among "The also
tried" .
This is the denial connected
with the pledge to either run for one' s
present office or to finish his term. It
is interesting but not very convincing
.
Our final approach to this high dis-
tinction is indeed noteworthy.
Here
our office holder says that he is con-
sidering ruhning, not that he will, but
he is not the only one the party has
that could defeat "that incompetent
in-
cumbent".
True, the politician's mind is uni-
que and always interesting.
However,
I
believe that it certainly would
.
be a
blessing if someone would come along
.
and present a different appeal, and
stop
·
trying to convince the elector that
he really is not as smart as the oppo-
sition makes
him
out to be. Why, you
ask? Well the answer lies in that state
of states, the home of the unbelieveable
.
Recently, in fact only last week,
.
a
high ranking Republican in Cal ifornia
opened an office.
It
was the first of
what is to prove to be innumerable
"Rockefeller for President" headquar-
ters. However, was this met with joy
by our candidate?
No, I do not think
that this is what we could term his pub-
lic expression to be. Yet we must ag-
ree that his ~tatement is very enjoyable.
It is true that his party will win the
next election but he is not sure that he
wouldbehis party's candidate. In addi-
tion there are many other men who are
possible for the post.
For example,
there is his counterpart in the party,
two freshman Governors and of course
we cannot forget our last nominee
.
THE RECORD
What
do you
say?
Nothing! The
quadennial race is on once again. True
the election is almost twenty months
away but think how close
'
the convention
is.
Our age old democracy is stirring
once more and there
-
is nothing we can
do but sit back and watch. Here we go
again!
StudentC
o
unci I
Grants
The Record is proud to announce
the recipients of the Student Council
Grants for the Senior Class.
Grants
of $50 and $25 have been awarded to
Phil Bruno and Walter Herbst, respec-
tively.
The worthiness of the recipi-
ents can easily be seen from the follow-
ing:
P. BRUNO
1961-1962
Junior Class President
Treasurer - Theatre Guild
Intramural football - (Champs - Don
House)
Gold
&
Silver Formal (Ring Dance)
Junior Class Concession
Junior Class Raffle
A1
Williams Drive
Junior Class Mixer
Varsity Club
Pre-Legal Society
House Manager
/ Tw Blind
Mi
Asst. Advertising Mgr.
0
ce
Theatre Guild Representative to Stu-
dent Council
Junior-Senior Cocktail
Party
Nov. 17
W. HERBST
Founder of Varsity Club
Varsity Club President
Varsity Crew
Treasurer - Fleur de Lis
1961-1962
Booster Club Member
Corresponding Secretary - Student
Council
Chairman - Mardi Gras
Chairman, - Chr
i
stmas Dorm Party
Sports Editor - The Record
Senior Delegate NFCCS Dec.
-May
Member Athletic Committee for awards
Intramurals
Designed Point System for Grant
Literary Club
Wrote for 1961-62 Handbook(~ articles)
Started idea of Sports Award Dinner
with Varsity sweaters, got varsity
sweater.
Scholas
.
tics UPSET
Frosh
82-43
On Sunday evening, March 10th,
the Freshmen again took on
~
Student
Brothers basketball squad
.
In the two
previous encounters, it was the Fresh-
men vs. the Sophomore Brothers. In
.
both of these games, the Freshmen
were victorious, the first time by four
; Page 7
points and the second
9y
a solid
thirty-
three
·
points.
In
an attempt to turn the tide
in
this third game, the Brothers switched
to their varsity, This switch
in
squads
gave the Brothers additional height and
greater depth than tpey had
in
the pre-
vious games.
·
The Freshmen, who had won both
of the former games in the third quarter
even overcoming a deficit
in
one, pre-
sented the same team with one new
man
,
Pat O'Neill.
The scoring for the winners was
well distributed throughout the squad
with Bros. Sutton and O'Neil leading
with 13 apiece.
Denny O'Brien paced the Fresh-
men scoring with 13, while Dooley and
Ouellet followed with 10 each.
FROSH (43)
FG
FT
p
T
Clancy
1
4
4
6
Dooley
5
0
4
10
Flynn, M.
0
0
0
0
Lane
0
0
·
o
0
O'Brien
6
1
2
13
O'Neill
2
0
0
4
VanAernum
0
0
0
0
Wright
1
0
1
i
Za.bicki
0
0
0
0
Ouellet
.2
4
4
8
17
- 9
1',...
,,
T:3
BROTHERS (82)
Br. Cron
4
1
1
9
Br
.
Frail
6
0
4
12
Br
.
Maher
3
0
0
6
Br.McMahon 4
2
2
10
Br.O'Neill
6
1
4
13
Br.
0'
Rourke 4
0
3
8
Br
.
Reithmann 1
0
0
2
Br
.
Ryan
4
1
0
9
Br.Sutton
6
1
4
13
38
6
18
82
r
,
·-
nt .• from
p.<'
make
·
suggestions and ideas as to new
projec
t
s
ot be undertaken.
These
meetings would be very organized
where problems and projects would be
undertaken much more speedily and
easily
.
With a well organized regular-
ly scheduled meeting such as this i:nuch
can be done to make the class of
1
66
the leader in the school.
•
Something
will try to be done to bring the day
.
. hops closer to the residents
in
activi-
.
ties and class participation.
·
2. Move sophomore curfew back to
1:
30 in order to make the sophomores
stand out above the incoming freshmen.
3.
Formation of hazing committee
to make Hazing Week what it is sup-
pose to
1'e.
4.
'
Make a Sophomore Spring For
-
.
mal the social highlight of the school
•year.



























Page
8
SENIOR PORTRAITS
Joseph Ianelli
Those of us who remember Marist
College of September, 1960 certainly
know of the i'nnumerable
changes
which
have taken place in just three short
years. Yes, many things have changed,
but there are still some things which
will never change, and these are
the
things
which we never want to see al-
tered. I am speaking about the person-
ality of a guy named Joe Ianelli.
Like many of our present seniors,
Joe came to Marist as a transfer stu-
dent
in September of 1960. Graduating
from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High
School of Brooklyn and attending Brook-
lyn College for two years certainly
gave
Joe the right start in life
.
"There's
nothing like a childhood in Brooklyn:'
said Joe, when
I
asked him
about
his
pre-college days
.
He seemed to have
enjoyed
all
21
years
that he lived in
Green Point. Evidently the big
change
from Brooklyn to Hopewell Junction
was a wise one for Joe because of
little things like having his name on the
Dean's List for 80o/o of the time he at-
tended Marist.
In addition to the above honor, Joe
was recording secretary to the student
Council last year and a member
of
the
track team. He is presently a chemis-
try laboratory assistant and
a
biology
laboratory assistant
.
These positions
he holds are in addition to being a Stu-
dent Resident proctor, Vice=president
of the Da Vinci Society, and literary edi-
tor of the Yearbook. With some spare
time on his hands, Joe concentrated on
Chemistry last year and became a re·
cipient of the Texaco Research Award.
Being a resident for the first time
this year has certainly been quite an
experience for Joe.
He tells a little
anecdote about his first roommate
(whose name I withhold).
They got
along well he said, but their combs got
mixed up and Joe discovered he was
losing weight, from the top down. His
roommate had a different story:
he
simply stated he couldn't afford Joe.
With his Latin blood coming to the
surface, our celebrity could not help
but get slightly emotional about a most
THY. PE!'Y)RD
recent tragedy in his
life.
After many
faithful years of service, Joe was for-
ced to give up his 1948 Pontiac. Many
times this auto transported• Joe to and
from his home where he lives with his
parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Last year, Diana Ianelli added to the
Marist College Theater Guild Spring
Production. Being
employed
as a teac-
her at St. Peter's school in Poughkeep-
sie, Diana, Joe's sister, could not as-
sist us this year.
We have not seen
the last of the lanelli' s here at Marist
because Joe's brother, John, a junior
at Our Lady of Lourdes High School,
hopes to attend Marist.
In the future, Joe hopes to attend
graduate school, majoring in Bio-Chem-
istry and using this to establish a place
for himself in private industry.
These
plans also include Miss Judy Morello
of New Rochelle, New York presently a
junior at New Paltz State Teacher's
College.
Rather than just offer my opinions
of Joe, I thought there were people who
really know
:t
his guy; the freshmen of
Donnelly Hall
.
The general concensus
·
without the slightest restraint was "He's
a great guy". I knew these men
were
nottryingto impress me because some
even asked if he were in some sort of
trouble and needed help. There you are
Joe, the men to whom you give orders
think you
are great.
Need anything
else be
said?
I don't think so ... except
good luck Joe, and thanks for being
yourself
.
~
Crew Team
ff
its Water
b
:
,
John
Cberl<"
The Marist oarsmen are happy to
announce that they have finally com-
pleted practicing on the rowing mach-
ines at St. Mary's Hall.
During their
six weeks stay, an average of twenty
minutes a day was spent on the machines.
Four miles of
running
and fifteen min-
utes
of
exercising supplemented the
workouts. As a result of this year's
conditioning program a total of a hund-
red and ten
pounds
was lost by the
twenty crew members.
The team is now on the river.
Thanks to "Uncle Ed" Disanto and John
Doss all equipment was ready on time.
The boys were busily running around
last week painting oars, fixing oarlocks
and adjusting seats.
St. John's will be guest here this
Saturday for the first race of the year
.
The team, averaging 171 pounds, and
5
1
11", is optimistic about the upcoming
race. Bill Zabicki is especially anxious
"to hand a job" on his neighborhood
buddies from the Island.
Good Luck "Zabbo" and team!
April 6
1
196i ·
sPORTs
l'9'\
T.
Macken(M)J.
Pizzani.
'-'
SPOT
The Marist College Crew team
will open its season this Saturday at
home against St. John's and A.
I.
C.
The team has been hampered by a rough
winter and will have barely a week on
the river by race time. The crew should
be in good condition however,
as
they
have been training for the past six
weeks. The varsity boat will have seven
experienced oarsmen in the persons of:
Jim Daley, stroke; Bill Moran, Mario
Rampola, Ernie Roselle, Norm Christ-
iansen, Ed DiSanto, and John St. Denis
and experienced Cox Gary Smith is re-
turning. The eighth man is not as yet
certain but it looks like the taller half
of this column.
All told seven races
have been scheduled for both varsity
and junior
varsity
climaxed by the Dad
Vail Regatta in Philadelphia
on May 10.
The warm weather seems to be ac-
companied by the usual baseball fever.
This year the freshmen have taken
it
upon themselves to organize their own
baseball team with the hope of someday
seeing a Marist varsity nine.
The
upperclassmen have seen fit to challenge
the freshmen to a softball contest on
Sunday, April 7th, with the stakes more
tangible than merely pr
e
stige.
The
Intramural softball season will
also
be
under way shortly.
Random Thoughts
We will take a bow for our
correct
predictions
in the post season's tourna-
m
e
nts namely the wins of Providence
and Loyola ... We look for
Baltimore
to give the Yankees trouble in the Ame-
rican League, in the National League
San Francisco should repeat with Los
Angeles ... more than a considerable
threat
...
Word has it that Tom Wade
will be handling the mound chores for
the Faculty softball team if they can
muster one up ... (We dare you) Boston
will
again take the N
.
B. A
.
Sorry to
see
the fight game marred by another
death ... we'd like to see some type of
reform in the way of rules and regula-
tions ... Let's see a good
·
attendance
for the Crew race this Saturday
...
Con-
gratulations
to
coach Jeremiah Sheehan' s
team "The Shanties" on the intramural
basketball laurels ...
c-cnt. frm~
;,.
1
Hard work and interest in his stu-
dents
·has
made Father a true friend to
many students.
It is truly significant
that such a man should succeed in one
of his goals in presenting the Word to
the college student. I am sure that this
work and its effects will ~ong be remem-
bered by Marist students, and not only
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