Vol. I No. 4
MARIST COLLEGE
March 26, 1965
Cut
Policy
Discussed
f
eddeck
Opens
Sixth
Council
by
AI
May
The cut system and the academic
calendar were the two subjects dis-
cussed in depth in a student-faculty
meeting recently. The meeting was
called by the Academic Policy
Com-
mittee and representatives of the
Student Curriculum Committee were
invited to attend. The purpose of the
meeting was to review school policy
on several controversial issues. The
meeting was intended to discuss new
ideas and solutions to existing prob-
lems, not to make revisiop.s which
would go into effect imm~~a~~ly.
One of the sore spots on
·campus
is
the cut system and this received by
far the most attention. It was noted
that if a student fails a course through
over cutting, the records show mere-
ly an "F." This punishes a student
academically for a misdemeanor.
When applying for a job, a student's
record will show a failure in a course,
although he may actually excell in
it. A suggestion was made that a
qualification be made on the record
that the failure was due to cuts.
Several plans for the expansion of
cut limitations were suggested and
discussed. These included five cuts
for all courses, twice the credit hours;
twice plus one, and unlimited. One
other. proposal suggested was unlim-
ited cuts for those above a
3.0
cu-
mulative index. Most of those pres-
ent said they would favor this only
for juniors and seniors. Obviously
this would not affect the underclass-
men, except for the possibility of a
certain amount of resentment, but
the affect on the upperclassmen was
disagreed upon. Some fe\t it would
serve as
:m
incentive, others that it
would cause resentment and dissen-
sion.
While it is generally agreed that
most people are in favor of an in-
crease in cuts, Dean Michael Kelly
said that we must keep in mind that
this semester's records show a defi-
nite ratio between cuts and academic
inadequacies.
One point stressed by the Dean is
that the present cut system, be it per-
fect or not, is present school policy
and until amended, must be enforced.
The last meeting of the
5th
Stu-
dent Council and the 1st meeting of
the "6th Council were held on Tues-
day, March 16th. Mr. Thomas Hef-
fernan, President of the 5th Council,
opened
•
the meeting. After the dis-
posal of such matters as the report
of the Election Commissioner and
the report on the intramural pro-
gram, Mr. Heffernan made a short
speech thanking the members of the
Council
for
their
co-operation
throughout the year. He then ad-
journed the last session.
A bang of the gavel by Mr. Mi-
chael Feddeck opened the first ses-
sion of the 6th Student Council. Aft-
er the nt;W members had taken their
seats, in which the first shall be last
and the last first, the meeting was
called to order.
The first question before the Coun-
cil was the filling of those posts that
had
r:.a
members. Mr. Walter Max-
well sat with the Council as Chair-
man of the Committee on the Finan-
cial matters of the Council. The post
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Millard Lampell' s three-
act dfama entitled "The Wali on the
eighth, ninth, and tenth of April,
1965. Based on a novel by John
Her-
sey, the play concerns a Jewish Ghet-
to in Warsaw, Poland during the Sec-
ond World War.
Paul Maher, Dennis Feeney, and
Robert Mathews hold the lead, and
are supported by other members
of
the Theatre Guild. Playing the fe-
male roles will be girls from Dutch-
ess Community College and St. Fran-
cis Hospital.
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The play will be presented in the
Marist CoUege Auditorium each eve-
ning at eight-thirty. Tickets may be
obtained from
·the
Ticket Manager,
Mr.
Joseph Villano, in Leo 209.
Patty's
Day
Feast
by Richard Epp
In honor of St.
.
Patrick's Day,
Wednesday,. March 17, the
•
Marist
College Meal Time Management
threw the point system out the win-
dow and whipped up a sumptuous
buffet for the long starved men of
Maris~. Among the choice offerings
for the day were: traditional Irish
corned
•
beef, cold roast beef, three
types of· salad, Swedish meat balls,
green lemonade, and tray upon tray
of rye bread. The quantity of the food
was astounding, and the Marist men
dug in like there was no tomorrow.
While one could only go along the
buffet line once, beverages and des-
serts were unlimited. Oranges were
the favorites, and everyone had at
least two in hand when he left. Milk
flowed freely, and when the glasses
ran out, the Maristmen ingeniously
improvised with coffee cups.
All in all, it was a gala occasion.
The vast appetites of the Marist men
were satiated, and a new benevolent
feeling towards Meal Time Manage-
ment has ensued in the aftermath of
the feast.
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Members of the Poughkeepsie K. of C. and ladies a~ary
are shown contri-
buting $1,000 to the boathouse fund. Present at the dinner are Bro. Murphy,
Mr. McKenna, Mr. J. McGowan, Mrs. H. Sotanski, Mrs. E. Shanahan, Mrs.
J.
Mabie, Bro. Linus, Mr.
J.
Gartland. This gift made possible the goal of $30,000
determined when the cmpaign started.
RESIDENTS~
BOARD
REALITY
by
Joe Towers
Tuesday night, March 23, Brother
Michael Kelly called a special meet-
ing in the Lounge of Leo Hall. This
meeting dealt with the Residents•
Board. Brother Michael feels that the
board should be given as much power
as possible.
The major questions under discus-
sion were the source of power of such
a board and the jurisdiction that the
Student Council should have over the
board. It was finally agreed upon by
those present that a committee of the
one member from each floor would
meet with a representative of the Stu-
dent Council and with the Director
of Residents to draw up a Constitu-
tion for the government of such a
body.
Pete Higgins, the present election
commissioner, has appointed two
men from each floor
to
hold the elec-
tion on that floor. The most import-
ant thing to remember is that those
running are running only for a posi-
tion on the formulating committee.
The purpose of this committee will
be to draw up a constitution which
will regulate the board when it is fi-
nally el~cted. Anyone interested in
so
doing ca,n act as an advisor to his
floor representative. If the members
of the student body as a whole take
this Residents' Board to heart it could
and
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should
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revolutionize dormitory
life here at Marist.
of Recording Secretary was tempo-
rary filled by a volunteer, Mr. Gerald
Johannsen.
The post of Corresponding Secre-
tary was the topic of a very vigorous
debate. Mr. Walter Behrman, who
held this post on the· 5th Council,
contended that since his post had not
been filled by the last election, he
was able and should be allowed -to
sit on the Council as a full member.
Mr. Feddeck contended that this
was a violation of the Constitution of
the Government and he challenged
Mr. Behrman's right to a seat on the
Council. Mr. Behrman was then ex-
cused from the table by Mr. Feddeck.
The topic was referred to the Student
Judiciary.
Mr. Feddeck proclaimed his pro-
gram for the 6th Council: efficiency
in the operation of the Council. To
do. this he has called for the publica-
tion of the agenda before the meet-
ings of the Council. The Council has
be'gun and it is
.
hoped to be on its.
way to a successful year.
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111e Inauguration of the new Stu-
dent Council members
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took place at
noon, March 13th in· Adriari
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Lounge.
In attendance were past, present and
future Council members, Fr. Dris-
coll and six interested studezits.
The ceremonies
,comm'enced
with
an invocation by Fr. Driscoll and the
presentation of an award to Mr. Wil-
liam Treanor for his outstanding ef-
forts in establishing the student gov-
ernment of Marist College.
While Thomas Heffernan, former
President of the Student Govern-
ment, presided, Jpseph F. Cavano ad-
ministered the Declaration of Inten-
tion to Craig Tober, the new ap-
pointee to the Judiciary.
The Declaration of Intention was
then charged to the four newly elect-
ed student representatives and the
new Vice-President, James Waters.
The preliminary activities
.
done with,
Mr. Michael
B.
Feddeck was admin-
istered .. the oath of office by Joe Ca-
vano.
In his Inaugural Address, Mr. Fed-
deck made several noble statements
regarding the government in general
when he said: ".
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. a ~tudent govern-
ment is only what we make of it,w
and" ... we (the Council) must lool
for the enthusiastic suoport of the
student body." With reference to the
ideals of a president, he said, " ... he
must watch for the success of
his
school, not his class."
The proceedings closed as they had
opened, with Fr .. Driscoll, who in his
parting benediction said, ". . . as
a
man grows in age-he should also
grow in wisdom and knowledge, ma-
turity and understandng, and in un-
selfishness-as the colle~e grows-
these characteristics will be more de-
manded of not onlv, the students who
must seek to make their own con-
tribution to the
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creation of a
Chris-
tian Community on campus."




























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MARIST
COLLEGE
March 26, 1965
Skateboard
Bewheelderment
EDUCATION
MAJORS
AID
HANDICAPPED
by' Ge~rge
J.
Searles
"Grab your board and go
Sidewalk Surfin with Me"
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.. ' -JAN
&
DEAN
During the last few weeks a small,
elite group . of scholastically overbur-
dened pseudo-beachboys have inst1-
tuted
a
brand· new intramural ten-
• sion reliever here at "the U ."
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The applicatio,n of their self-im-
posed therapy can be witnessed
at
practically any • hour of the day or
night, but particularly during the
sunkissed ( !)r, • more often, Pough-
keepsie gray) afternoon hours for-
merly reserved for "napping out."
The scene of the action is the long,
concrete ramp 'which leads down in-
to the parking lot ( where. parking is
curiously prohibited) on the south
side of • the Leo Hilton. Here the
passerby is immediately attracted by
the carefree warbling of Jan
&
Dean,
conveniently broadcasted at ten mil-
lion decibels by an accommodating
group of sound-effects men stationed
at their phonographs upstairs. The
music, however, is not the primary
factor, but merely sets the stage
for
the scene which is taking place be-
low on the ramp. Here a large group
is congregated, cheering each other
on to new heights in the gentle art
of sidewalk surfing; a-fairly new sport .
which has captured the fancy of
1t
large segment . of our many-faceted
student body, who seem to be will-
ing to "try anything once" . . . and
then once again; and again, and
again, and again. This tenet is proved
by ,the fact. that people still go to
M~.is;,;;,or,
fr!inl.<~, ·
<>r
,_wliatever it. is,
across the· street
'
Each surfer is colorfully attired in
a. • different eye-catching outfit which
is immediately . blurred into • a rain-
bow~like streak as he zooms caca-
phonically along • on the battered
skateboard, around menacingly spaced
CHURCH
and
CIVIL
RIGHTS
.
by John ·qonya, F.M.S;
• Recently Father Philip Berrigan
spoke challengingly on The . Contri-
butions of the Negro and .Civil Rights
Problems. We live amid .a double
standard of values, all thinking men
crave self-fulfillment,. yet we oppose
the Negroe's rights to personhood.
Like many of his fellow Christians
Father • Berrigan believes that each
Christian must catalyze the issues.
What he encourages, Radical Chris-
tiaxµty,, is the beginning_ of a much
needed . 'beefing up' of Christianity,
and
is
in accord with aticari H's spirit
of Aggiomamento.
In
Father's words,
"Christianity depends on our reac-
tion to· the race question."
A decision must be made, will we
choose to ignore our debt to the Ne-
gro who helped us to become great,
who, paradoxically, helped us to be-
coine the land of the 'free; who seeks
to relieve • us • of our guilt by becom-
ing the "moral voice of our nation?"
We profess faith in the Holy Body
of Christ united to mankind. Is the
Mystical Body a white elite, or is
Christ's love universal? We as Chris-
tians • • have a personal interest in
transforming oppression into life; ig-
norance of the Gospel, dis-belief in
Christ. and • adulteration of Christi-
anity has made the Necrro our suf-
fering 'brother,
will
we allow the Ne-
gro to,. save. us from ourselves by
. meeting . him in a person to person
relationship?
rocks ( we make things challenging
around here), between two ever-
present Nash Ramblers, and SPLATII
-into the landing field of incompara-
bly muddy mud, which nature has
thoughtfully provided behind thcj
parking lot.
The sport has grown by leaps and
bounds since its inception, and rare
is the casual observer who can re-
frain from taking his place in the
long line of eager competitors await-
ing . their tum for a death-defying
flight to fame-or folly.
It
is rumored that the Athletic De-
partment will award a regulation
size, foll color, block letter, adorned
with an embroidery of a skinned
knee, to each surfer who fulfills cer-
tain requirements by the end of the
spring semester.
by Walter V. Behrman
Members of the Teacher Educa-
tion program here at Marist, are of-
fered an excellent opportunity while
fulfilling a core requirement for their
education certification by
New York
State. This unique opportunity
~
found in Rehabilitation Program~
Inc. ( This is not to be confused with
the Horizons Unlimited Program.)
Rehabilitation, Inc. is a subsidiary
agency of the United Fund Commu-
nity Service organization.
It
is
pre-
dominantly concerned with treating
mental retards and the physically
handicapped, particularly those of
school age, although an adult pro- •
gram is offered.
One of the mentally retarded chil-
dren is a ten-year-old girl. She is
completely unaware of her surround-
ings, has practically no concept of
form, and often makes peculiar in-
distinguishable sounds. A hopeless
case? Maybe!
If anything, a challenge
to any normal individual.
It
is hoped
that someone in the near future will
break the core of oblivion and begin
to fill the vacant recesses of this
child's mind; or at least make the
child's parents aware that she
is
to-
tally incapable of living in any sem-
blance of reality as we see it. When,
and
if
that day comes, society can be
sure that everything humanly possi-
ble was attempted to help this girl.
This is only one case and
is
by
no means typical of the help that
~
needed. Some children need help to
overcome their physical disabilities,
while others mental.
As
students, our time is limited;
but we do have a few spare minutes. •
Investigate, see where help is need•
ed. Maybe a /erson
wants help
whose only nee • is to have a friend.
If
we have • truly come to college
for an education, we shouldn't seek
it in books only, but by developing
and learning in the stimulating
world
of human relations.
If
Dean Michael Kelly can pitch in.
at clean up, why can't you? After all
fellers, it is your campus!
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Ever
.Since
The Fig
Leaf
.
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by Chet Fultz .
Inherent in the human psyche
is
a
desire to conform to an established
decalogue of conduct applicable to
the masculine or feminine set of ac-
tions. This is only natural and com-
mendable. However, what is the in-
evitable result when the established
decalogue is an erroneous one, or
when the concepts contained therein
have been misconstrued? It would
seem • that the creatures adhering to
the erroneous norms would be forced
to extract a false impression of the
correct behavioral P.attems for their
paricular sex. Such is the case in the
contemporary world with respect to
the ide~ of correct masculine behav-
ior .. To illustrate, consider if you will
three, concretized manifestations. ·
The first is the "Madison A venue
Chivalrous Gentleman" impression.
Imagine
if
you will The Man. Re-
splendent •in his After-Six formal at-
tire, he lights a Pall Mall, for those
who are particular, and checks the
time by his Longine Wittnauer Con-
stellation, the finest watch in the
world, as he alights from his elegantly
appointed Bentley, reeking of 4711 co-
logne and revelling in his flawless de-
meanor. On his arm is The Woman-
. the American Aphrodite, the Volup-
tuous Venus, the Fair Lady of the dis-
cotheque set. A vision of unparalled
magnificence in her coat of Empress
chinchilla by Maximillian, her gown
by Christian Dior, jewels by Van
Cleef and Aroels, and platinum coif-
fure by the House of Revlon ( plat-
inum wigs are very "in" these davs),
she gazes at The Man. Together they
proceed to his penthouse at 45 Sut-
ton Place, where The Man bP~omes
the matrix of adulation for the as-
sembled guests at his palatial resi-
dence. This conception of the perfect
Man is fairly obvious. The Man, to be
masculine, must be intellectual, but
not nedantic, suave, but not unctuous
sophisticated, but not reticent. Th~
quasi-masculinity needs no further
discussion to indicate its total ab-
'surdity.
An
impression diametrically op-
posed to the previous impression is
that of.the Mr. Athlete of 1965. Much
in vogue today, his conception de~
picts Masculinity something as fol-
lows.
The real man is pictured in a Mark
Trail atmosphere, arrayed in sweat-
shirt and sweatpants, reeking of the
unmistakable masculine aroma of ex-
cessive perspiration ( and oblivious of
the stench) who has just returned
from a full day of weightlifting,
foot-
ball, hockey, skiing, wrestling,
la-
crosse, swimming, softball, gymnas-
tics, and crew .. After showering and
shaving and changing attire ( after-
shaves are for degenerates), he swag-
gers over to the local brewhouse and
lights a Camel, ·every inch a man's
smoke. He is accompanied by a svelte,
femme-fatale who, after one glance,
falls prostrate
a~
his feet as he dis-
embarked trom his Corvette Stingray.
This, then, in essence, is the second
image of perfect Masculinity-a lum-
bering hulk of humanity engrossed in
body building and calisthenics who
possesses the intellectual potential of
a
Mongoloid baby. For those who ad-
·here to this conception, their life con-
sists in the pursuit of athletic en-
deavors, and the scorning of those
who have some semblance of culture.
Masculinity for them is one maze
of
physical endeavor, surrounded by the
veneer of concern for the higher
things in life. In short, masculinity as
proposed by this image consists in the
pursuit of sports,. the casual observ-
ance of taste, and the avoidance of
culture. Thus, the Man is relegated to
the position of a primordial quad-
ruped.
Lastly, and perhaps most loathsome
of all, is the "ColJeaiate Masculine.,
impression. Masculinity consists in
"being collegiate.. ( whatever that is)
with all its multitudinous ramifica-
tions. The· masculine approach is
a
variation of the other two afore-men-
tioned approaches. Case in point: the
masculine college student, the "red-
blooded, all-American boy," to
use a
very trite expression is an unusual ag-
glomeration of culture, crudeness, and
"cool." He is a perfect imbalance of
one who dates,
drinks,
and screams
obscenities incessantly, in that order.
This is the approach of the "in" crowd
and the "monster Guys" who insist
that they are the epitome of the mas-
culine image. Subjecting all those who
do not adhere to their principles to
unrelenting ignominy, they remain
within their own impenetrable co-
terie, and argue that all outsiders •
are
either revolting and despicable, or at
least not worthy to participate in their
endeavors. But this is just the point in
question. These perfect examples of
masculinity never do anything p~i-
tive (by positive is meant cool or
spectacular), but they insist neverthe-
less that they are beyond reproach.
Those who adhere to
this
last image
of masculinity are the scarf-wearing
penny-loafer-wearing,
madris-wear-
ing, Marlboro, but preferably pipe-
smoking collegiate crowds, consisting
of those who are cool monster guys,
who may be found on any college
campus.
These are the three dominant im-
pressions of masculinity rampant to-
day. They are all adhered to, in one
variation or another, by every mascu-
line individual. Is society to blame, is
the culture of America to blame, or is
the individual to blame? I do not pro-
pose a solution, I merely present the
state of affairs. If I have said anything
in this discourse to disolease you, so
much the better. If, on the other hand,
I have said something to arouse your
hostile tendencies, perhaPS that is the
reason why I endeavored to write
this
article.































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March
26, 1965
MARIST COLLEGE
fage 3
MA.RIST SPEAKS
.
"Ask not what your College can do for you but rather what you can do
for your College." At last someone. h~s taken that saying to heart.
It
seems to
me that the members of the Class of 67 have set a precedent for Marist Col-
lege. They have donated their time and energy for the betterment of Marist
ac~epted their responsibility as students and acted accordingly as their con:
sciences saw best.
Apatlly, papathy, rnapathyl Helli Here's a Class which has discarded that
"'lovely" word, gone out and done something constructi1 ·e for others instead
of striving for selfish gains. They believe in action rather than meditation or
passivism. So what's wrong with the rest of the student body? Can't you fol-
low in their footsteps and produce like they are doing?
All
it takes is someone
,
with a typewriter to type something like the Sophmoore petition which read:
'"We,
the undersigned, being of the Class of '67, feel that the area around the
dormitories to be a disgrace to the coUege's appearance, and take it upon
ourselves to act as a vanguard, in promoting a general campus-conscious pro-
gram for the benefit of the students, teachers, and visitors at Marist Col-
lege
....
" Let's get on the stick fellers and follow "Project Unlimited." The
foundation has been laid but now it is left for ALL to continue and to do so
with the spirit that .. we do care and are deeply concerned in and with Marist
College."
To the Class of
'67
the school owes its heartfelt thanks and a warm con-
gratulations.
I,
as Editor of CIRCLE,
take it upon myself to act as spokesman
for Marist and I applaud each and every one of you for your efforts. But
remember, students, don't hesitate: time is short yet the life of Marist is
unestimatable.
GAJ
Dear Mr. Thief:
As a fellow member of this college, the main purpose of which is to pro-
vide its students with a liberal arts education, I would like to extend to you
my heartfelt appreciation for your thoroughly enlightening extra-curricular
display on the proper way of breaking into a clothes dryer. As all of us know,
we are here to learn not only in our classes, but also to simultaneously accu-
mulate ideas, opinions, and experiences fr9m our extra-curricular activities
whicb will aid us in our later lives.
A
few examples of some of the most recent extra-curricular activities in-
clude a corps of military chapeaux ( which have given us a rather notorious
reputation within the esteemed ranks of the United States Military Academy},
.~n
enlightening view of how a soda machine operates ( from the inside no
·less),
and the remnants of a mutilated food machine. Your most crowning
event, however, Mr. Robin "Hood," was the destruction of the clothes dryer.
Time after time_.
your dexterous hand has struck, but never once have you
been caught. The most bewildering questions
I
find continually popping up
are, "What in Hell's name are you going to do with the starter from a clothes
dryer, and why did you hit a dryer instead of a washer which everyone knows
is used more and have quarters, not dimes? Also, \vhen are you going to make •
your move to the big time-the dollar changer?"
As I see it, you have succeeded not only in acquiring some extra added
knowledge, but also in conveying your experience to the rest of us here at
Marist as we're forbidden to use the laundry room. Not only did you force us
to seek outside laundries, but you also caused our watering palates to agoniz-
ingly suffer through the night with a lack of food, counting the seconds until
we could obtain some delectable tidbit for our shouting stomachs.
stomachs.
Were it left to me, I would earnestly strive to allocate funds to appropriate
for you a Marist College Award of the Week for the most outstanding con-
tribution to our so dreadfully dull dorm life. What sort of award would it be?
Why nothing but the finest rail to run you off the campus, or perhaps just a
plain bucket of tar and a few bags of feathers before next year noble Cham-
?agnat lies victimized at your .feet.
WFF, JTM
LETTERS
Dear Editor:
After reading Mr. Towers' article
in which he used that awful word,
"apathy;'" another instance of Marist
non-support was called to mind.
Recently there was
a
march spon-
sored
.
in Poughkeepsie in sympathy
with the civil rights movement in
Selma. The representation of Marist
College was totally insufficient. It
consisted of a fairly large group of
scholastics, some faculty members,
and even
a
few lay students whose
strength of numbers did not match
that of the faculty.
The problem here may be more
than that of an apathetic student
body, although this may
be
a more
mild accusation than the other alter-
native that is afforded by this exam-
ple.
It
could be a case of a lack of
Christian conviction.
The fault is not completely that of
the student body, though, since a
purpose of the college, as stated in
the catalogue, is "
...
to develop a so-
cial awareness, again through the
Judeo-Christian
•
tradition, which will
guide him ( the Marist student) in the
service of his felJow man."
It
would
seem that here the college is failing.
How can she fulfill this ideal
if the
social questions so important to us
for the moral implications they incur
are not mentioned by our leaders
from their official positions? How can
we be brought to a social awareness
if the example we need is not given
us? While it was encouraging to see
a few lay teachers at this march, it
was frightening to note that they out-
numbered the religious faculty. Do
these men have Christian ideals to
communicate?
If
they have them,
why are they hiding these ideals from
us, the students, by their passivity?
Why are they shirking their respon-
sibility to us?
Marist men themselves, though, are
at fault too, in that they ignore
". . . the development of the super-
natural man who thinks, judges and
acts consistently in accordance with
right reason illuminated by the su-
pernatural light of the example and
teaching of Christ." This is a pur-
pose of Catholic education and
of
Marist College. Why are these men
here
if this clause is not important
to them? There are many secular col-
leges that give excellent educations.
And, if this is important to them, why
do they not act out their convictions
of it?
Sincerely,
Michael Perry
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Dear Editor:
Both Mr. John Johnson of the
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
and I support the strong stand Presi-
dent Lyndon Johnson has taken in
-the·
current Vietnam crisis. But there
is a great difference of opinions on a
sidelight of that crisis-the Vietcong
propaganda film viewed recently on
the Vassar campus.
Mr. Johnson (YAF) has charged
that'when American helicopters were
shown being shot down by the Viet-
cong, the Vassar audiences applaud-
ed and shouted their approval. I, un-
fortunately, was not at Vassar that
evening; but subsequent statements
by Vassar students and an assistant
to President Simpson claim that the
audience was "unusualJy quiet.. and
by the end of the program hali the
audience had left the hall.
As
a result of this film a local group
has emerged and organized for the
purpose of "Promoting Americanism
at Local Colleges." This committee
was formed to check the "anti-Ameri-
canism" which they claim is preva-
lent on our campuses. "Anti-Ameri-
canism" is, I· presume, that which ob-
jects to what is currently popular
among a majority of citizens. How
can one serve freedom or America
( both are synonymous)
if he stiB.es
those w~ose only crime is that they
would dare to disagree?
Michael J. Hornak
President Marist Young Democrats
Dear Editor:
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We are all aware of the disgrace-
ful incident in the Leo Hall laundry
room and the consequential disci-
plinary measures taken by the Resi-
dence Director.
-While
1 .. agree that
punishment was necessary,
I
feel that
the closing of the laundry room was
unfair to the five hundred students
living on campus. There are now only
the two machines in Sheahan oper•
ating, these being totally inadequate
and necessitating the use of outsia~
laundries, not accessible to all. The
other two punishments deprived us
of luxuries, not necessities. I feel
this
w~s stri~ _hut fair. However,
.
hygi•
emc cleanliness is a :rpust which
is
b~i~g impaired for .five hundred in-
diVIduals beciuse of the actions of
one social undesirable.
•
Sincerely,
AHred May '68
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Tonight, March 26, a promising
en-
terprise will be undertaken by the
History Club and Pre-Legal Society.
This· twin planning will definitely
double the pleasure of all those who
attend. The admission has reached a
new low of $.50 for guys and $.25 for
girls. Taking the monetary reductions
into consideration and
the
cost
of
$.25
per
12
oz. glass of beer the eve-
ning will be a memorable o'ne in
the
sm:rll club events.
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By
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A particular cµ:cumstance was
brought to my attention just a few
weeks ago that made me realize the
importance that sports play in every-
day life. What's unique about this is
that it is happening all over the world
in similar situations.
A friend of mine, Tony Fernandez,
graduated from the University of
Florida in August of 1963. A liberal
arts major, he was undecided about •
his future. While taking a few courses
at the University of Miami, he was
attracted to the Peace Corps. After
looking into it, -he realized this as_ a
scheme for _him to ,serve his country
and humanity at the same time as
gaining an invaluable personal expe-
rience. Passing his entrance require-
ments, he was sent to Arizona for
training in the various fields that he
would need in his work.
_ His fluent knowledge of Spanish
was his strongpoint, but his athletic
abilities· were also important. The
Peace Corps. in its training stresses
highly ·the-values of sports and phys-
ical education • in developing the in-
dividual in thos~ backward villages
where its work is to be done. Tony
was
always·a good athlete. But in the
Peace Corps he learned· the real val-
ue of sports, a value he's realizing
more•-~d• more.
• • Tony is now living in a small vil-
lage
in
Panama. tJsually the Peace
Corps. volunteers • ate in pairs, but
because_. of a shortage_ of personnel
and his Spanish b11:ckground,
Tony is
alone. He>s .staying •in
a.·
small house
with a family of six <>r
seven until he
finishes building. his
i
own house. The
sanitation facilities are almost non-
existent" in
this
area, and most of the
comforts of the
u:s.
are unheard of.
The cultural·•.shock·\of ·the first few
weeks were • the ·hardest thing for
him, but now To11y sees how he can
help these • simple people better
themselves, and he doesn't want to
leave until he has done as much as
he could.
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." Initially 'it • was very
difficult
for
Tony
to
reach•·-the villagers. They
almost resented ·his presence and
were usually·. suspicious of what he
did. But slowly they wanned up to
Jilin, ·•
realizing that<·bis aim was
to
help. them to help tl:temselves. •
•
The kids were
a
different story.
·Once•·tliey
were J:sed to his being
there, Tony would bring out a ball
iand start playing catch with a few .
·of them and soon most of the vil-
lage youngsters were there. Before
, long he had organized them into some
sort
Qf
a
team a,.nd began to teach
them· the· basics of baseball and the
essence of ~portsmapship. In neigh-
boring villages oth~r volunteers wer"b
doing _the same. ,In'their first organ-
• ized game,. Tony s team won, and no
•
one ...
could have been happier than
he
was. "Although
.they
had no
uni-
• forms·
and
little equipment, the boys
:enjoyed the gam~ ~nd were begin-
ning to get. the values that sports had
to offer them: exercise, fair-play, atid
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MARIST COLLEGE
March 26, 1965
THE
CHOICE
IS OURS
I
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. by Bro. Manuel Lopez,
F,M.s.
"The Middle States view of accred-
itation rests upon the premises that
the importance of accreditation is in
its effectiveness as a stimulant to ed-
ucational improvement, and that the
process leading to accreditation must
accordingly be designed to be of max-
imum
service to the faculty, admin-
istration, and trustees of the institu-
tion concerned, rather than to the ac-
crediting agency.n
Marist College has indeed been
honored by the presence of a team of
experts, experts in terms of moral
commitment, educational standards
and educational improvements.
It
was
_ their . specific purpose to analyze the
total structure of Marist College, to
criticize it, to advise. We already
know the results
<>f
their findings in-
one general phrase: "We've been ac-
credited!"
But if we look into what was ac-
credited and what was found, it will
be apparent that this term "accr~di-
tation" implies more than what it
says.-·It has a functional and construc-
tive value in the LIVES of every sin-
gle person on this campus.
Let us primarily consider Marist's
philosophy.
Our catalogue gives us a purpose.
Specifically, it is to "create a commu-
nity in which the individual is en-
couraged to participate to the fullest
extent possible in order to develop
his intellectual and religious, social
and physical life." Brother Edward
Cashin, Marist's executive vice-presi-
dent, has put it more succinctly: "To
liberate the individual."
Our philosophy
is
basically Judeo-
Christian; it
is
orientated to the "Fi-
nal Cause" of our being and the pur-
pose of our existence. Marist has pro-
duced men of genuine virtue and dy-
namic personality. Again, the use of
the familiar term "the whole man" is
applicable here, for it is primarily
by learniqg to think, to judge, to be
master of oneself, • that this "whole
man" is developed. And we learn by
means of
a
disciplinary and highly
funC\tional educational program, one
which will stimulate the individual
in a particular field and "sculpture"
his intellect and perso"~litv by a lib-
eral arts orientation-all this natural-
ly springing from and orbiting Mar-
ist's philosophy. Thus we keep our
philosophy "in view" and apply it to
all the facets of our human exist-
ence. This is also why, if we are to be
totally true to our "whole" develop-
ment, we cannot deny the import-
ance of a highly effipient and func-
tional sports and recreational pro-
gram. We do not desire to go through
life "deficient" because we empha-
sized one thing at the expense of the
other. There is always that idea of
balance in our lives and we need it
if
we are to be normal human beings
dealing with a very human world.
Marist has, in every way possible,
tried to bring about this development
in all of us, so that, in truth, the life
of every person on this campus is af-
fected. by this program. The teach-
ers themselves have tremendous op-
portunities for contributing so much
HOLY
CROSS
TO
TRY
OARSMEN
Holy Cross travels to the Hudson
Valley next week to face the Marist
College oarsmen. On Saturday, April
3rd, at 1:30, the varsity and junior-
varsity teams from both schools
will
open Marist's spring crew season.
Holy Cross is to meet St. John's on
March 27th for their initial compe-
tition.
Varsity members of the team will
include John -Berger, Tom Berger,
Stan Becchetti, Jon Oberle, Bill Za-
bicki, captain Mario Rampolla, and
coxswain Jim McManus .. Vying for
empty varsity positions are Joe Buck-
ley, Pete Nesteroke, Bill Dinneen,
Mike Collins, and a number of out-
A few weeks ago
I
was asked a fa-
vor, and now I ask it of you. The
shortage of athletic equipment in
Tony's village has made his job pret-
ty tough. It's· bard to understand that
things · aren't like. the sandlot and
Boys Club teams we played on. A
few old gloves and balls are all they
have. If possible, it would be great-
ly appreciated if you could gather
some unused equipment from aroun<t
your house and give it for the kids
in Tony's village. You can give it to
me in Leo 501.
But I think we can go further
than that If the Varsity and Booster
clubs would lead the way with sub-
stantial donations, I think we could
collect enough to purchase some new
equipment, too.
If
everyone gave a
little bit, we might be able to send
Tony a gift from the whole college
community. I'd like to come around
to each room next week
to
collect
any contribution to help Tony out
This might be a good chance to dis-
pel those charges of "apathy" and
'1ack of resJ?onsibility" and show
some people that Marist still has some
real sports.
standing · junior-varsity crewmen.
The varsity boat will lack experi-
ence, but Coach Paul Arold hopes
to put them into shape once the sea-
son gets under way. His workouts
include sprints totaling four miles a
day, broken by slightly slacked
strokes. On Saturdays he plans twelve
mile distances for endurance.
Of the freshmen out for the team,
Coach Arold has high hopes: "'The
freshmen are big and learning fast.
If they keep up their grades and we
still have them returning, we can be
very tough in a year or two." For this
season he's hopeful, "with a little ex-
perience, we can be very good."
Sailors Aim for
•
Test:
The Upper New York State Invita-
tional Sailing Regatta will be held on
Sunday, April 4th. Marist sailors will
be facing stiff opposition in Cornell,
Hamilton, Iona and Queens colleges.
Last year•s team won five first places
in· seven outings, most in competition
with ten or twelve schools, and is un-
defeated at home.
Returning varsity members include
Bill Carroll, Stewart l>lante, Bob
Mooney, Steve Allen,. and Jim Mara.
Bro. Andrew Molloy, coach of the
squad, is very optimistic about their
capabilities, and • looks for an exclt•
ipg season.
"To be in the best position at the
best time, all of the time," is what
senior Bob Moonev feels a sailor must
try for in a race. "Rules are very rig-
id, and the strategy is very complex,"
thinks sophomore Bill Carroll. Both
agree that sailing is both an enjoy-
able and exciting sport .
Ice on the river had postponed the
initial sailing practices, but Bx:o. Mol-
loy hopes the crews will be ready in
time for their opening meet
to a college like ours and
this
was,
indeed, one of the positive factors to-
ward our accreditation. There is no
student on this campus who
can
say
that his professors are not interested
in him. (Just as there is no professor
who is not on the students' minds!)
The concern here
is.
not with subjec-
tive
likes
and dislikes, but with the
objective values of competence and
generosity. Professors are not desired
who do not have these qualities to
a
very high degree!
There are, nnally, the vast social
implications that can be abstracted
from all this. One of the significant
points highly praised by the team of
experts in their evaluations, was the
great UNITY appar~nt in the Col-
leges enterprises. We were all found
to act, to contribute, and to share in
Marist's achievements, as well as in
its minor failures. But, no matter;
there was that important "communal ..
aspect of all that we were doing as
individuals within a vast human or-
ganization. By taking our philosophy,
our education, and our human na-
ture into the world of reality and of
humanity , we were contributing a
great deal together towards its even-
tual unity and towards its eventual
betterment. We were considered a
•·mature" college, a "dynamic educa-
tional enterprise," and a UNITED
community.
There are still many improvements
to be made and a lot of imperfections
to eliminate. Can we do it? Do we
want to do it?
The choice is OURS.
Faculty
Takes
Beating
In Annual
Game
The annual tromp of the faculty
took place in the gym, Saturday night,
March 6th. Amidst the 'beat! beat!
beat!' of the cheerleaders ~d th;
laughter . of the spectators, could be
heard the wheezes and the gasps of
the "faculty fifteen."
Bro. Carolan made quite a show
with his excellent shooting while Mr.
Paul Arold and John Ouellet fought
it out under the boards. •
Jim
Daly, Tom 'Moo Petrie, John
Ouellet, Paul Maher and Jim Wright
w_
ere the starting five for the Varsity
Club. John Ouellet was the high
scorer of the game with 26 points fol-
lowed by Jim Wright with 13 and
Mr. Flynn with 11. •Moo's' dazzling
fO<?twork
earned him 4 points while
pemg covered l:>y Dr. Sommer. Jon
Odd Job• Oberle, with several assists
from 'Big' John, managed to score a
deu~. Oberle is noted for his deadly
accuracy over the basket.
Bro. John explained that his mea-
~er -3_ points was due -to an arm in-
!ury mc~rred by a judo chop from
Odd-Job Oberle. Mr. Arold and Mr.
Wade scored nine points between
them, M~. Wade scoring eight. Some
fine playmg Was also seen in Messrs.
Lewis, Thomas, Skau and Bookmeyer
~t looked like the Varsity Club w~
gomg to lose when the entire faculty
s_quad.
floo~ed the court, scoring most
of dthde1r
~01nts at that time. The game
en e with a close 75-79 -score.
The evening w~ further highlight-
ed whby
a record dialogue by Jay Boy-
er, . o ~lso narrated the game.
£
~th Just a litt.te more practice the
ac ty should fare better next year.