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MARIST COLLEGE
·
ROOSEVEI,T IN PERSPECTIVE
·
A SYMPOSIUM SPONSORED BY
MARIST COLLEGE
IN COOPERATION WITH
THE ROOSEVELT ~IEMORIAL LIBRARY
PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS:
James Roosevelt
.
Am.bas$ador,
_
:
U.S •
.
Mis$ion
to the United Nations
Frank Freidel
Professor of
·
History
Harvard University
James
MacGregor Burns
Professor of Political Science
Williams College
NOVEMBER
Z0, 1965
CHAMPAGNAT HALL
10:00
A.M.
to 4:00
P.M.
General discussion foil owing each presentation will
be led by
prominent scholars
of
the
area
Former New Dealers will he in attendance.
R ·
stration fee of $3.00 includes luncheon.
,
.
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Fr.
Cenkner
In The
Limelight
by Dennis Lammens
Among the new faculty to arrive on
campus this year was Father Cenkner,
a Theology teacher and assistant
Chaplin. A native of Ohio, Father
Cenkner graduated from Providence
College and then went to the Domin-
ican House of Studies in \Vashington,
D.C., where he completed his theo-
logical training.
Concerning his first impressions of
MARIST COLLEGE
Marist, Father replied that "Marist
is a very friendly place with a good
atmosphere." Then with a bit of lau-
ghter he continued" ... I have come to
know Marist even better through the
retreat I conducted at Mount Saint
Mary's,"
Among his sports and hobbies Fa-
ther lists " ... skiing and golf although
I haven't had time for either as of yet.
I also enjoy swimming, especially at
the ocean."
-
In
his encounters thus far in his
theology classes, Father Cenkner be-
lieves that
"there
is a certain lack of
Biblical knowledge among the stu-
dents due to their pre-college Christ-
ian training." However, Father for-
sees a change in the next four or five
years when i:he average student enter-
ing college will be better versed in
the scriptures.
In
the near future Father is antici-
pating the new Christian Unity
Course "which will study the Catholic
Church's new Ecumenical Policy as
well as the creeds of various Protest~·
ant Faiths.
It
will be a
'team
teach-
ing' course
in
that several professors
will
teach the same group." Father
also feels that another course is need-
ed right know," ... one which would
cover the major doctrines of the Ec-
umenical Council."
·
Father Cenkner is a sh·ong advo-
cate of debate, stating that he be-
lieves that "debates are a more intelli-
gent and worthwhile means of ap-
proaching controversial issues than
demonsh·ations because those who
participate in a debate approach the
problem in an intellectual manner."
"Marist has a great potential, found
both in the students and the faculty,"
Father stated and concluded by ex-
pressing his views that "Marist is a
wonderful place - it's both appealing
and pleasant."
WI-IAT IS THE UNIVERSE?
by Thomas Urban
Perhaps the question can be better
The Apollo program of the National
answered by using an experiment.
Aeronautics and Space Adminis"tration
On a moonless, clear night, take a
is the first real beginning of the in-
drive to a hill outside the city. Get out
quiry into what it is. The "it" is ·that
of your car and look up. You will be
vague term for reality that we call
greeted by not just one or two. stars
the universe. With this program man but with a multitude of them. Forget
is finally attempting to scratch the
about the city and try to encompass
surface of his desire. Maybe some day
.
the total beautv of the sight before
he will comprehend it, maybe not. ,you. You will know why man desires
But he has to try. The reason is a
his universe.
simple one; it is there.
After a million years man can only
However, this little statement has
wonder about the universe. He has
more implications than are readily
not even scratched the surface. A
apparent. For instance, it does not ex-
scientist can express it
in
theories; a
plain why man
·
desires to go to almost
philosopher, in ideas; an historian in
any extreme 'to attain it, or what he
accomplishments. But none of these
will do with this knowledge when he
people can really know what the
gets it.
universe is.
Philosphy Discus~ed
by John Skehan
The Fleur de Lis, the international
affairs club of the college, recently
sponsored a discussion to which the
faculty and students we1'e invited.
This was part of the Fleur de Lis'
program to acquaint the student body
with the wide spectrum of the inter-
national scene ..
The discussion, which lasted for
about two hours, was generally con-
sidered to be very thought provoking.
The faculty was represented princi-
pally by Bro. Edward Cashin and by
Dr. Frank Kosik. The student body
was well represented in the session.
suggested
"that
we must become
enlightened" to better discuss the
new approachs to peace. He believes
that the student body as a whole must
try to attain more knowledge about
the world beyond the two oceans.
GULLIBLE GUYS?
Various members of the student body
brought up many interesting points
for discussion. The whole discussion
Bro. Cashin, in reply
to
those who
thought that the student body did not
possess the mental ability to
·
intelli-
gently discuss the world, reminded
all concerned of the futileness of sil-
ence. He believes that we could begin
our discussion with the present know-
ledge and from the mutual exchange
of ideas, we could arrive at some
preliminary conclusions.
He sug-
gested that a continuing discussion
would be of beneHt to everyone. The
student has the basic right of inquiry,
which is the source of knowledge,
according to Bro. Cashin
.
was centered around new !lPProachs
.
to peace.
by Bernard Ouellette
Dr. Kosik clarified the general pro-
As
we wander through life we be-
gin, sometimes unexpectedly, to ask
ourselves questions that take seconds
to ask but years ot experience to an-
swer. Such a question I have been
asking myself for quite some time.
Who are we?
To answer this question we have to
look at ourselves inwardly,
and
be
truthful with ourselves. Living in New
York Citv, I find it difficult to do even
this. I seem to have lost my individ-
uality. But somehow I feel innocent.
I take no blame, for I am whitewashed
of guilt. New Yorkers are sweet peo-
ple, sweet, innnocent people on the
high road to becoming sweet, inno-
cent, rich people. New Yorkers are
perverters of the American cfream, yet
I contend myself to be innocent. Nev-
ertheless we prostitute ourselves for
the worthless produces of a flabby
society. Could the New Yorker pull
through his arduous life with solely
white toilet paper? Could womanhood
survive without "Seductive Satin'"
lipstick?
Recently my girlfriend and I went
out for an evening with another cou-
ple who have been our closest friends
for many years. The restaurant, which
ai:lvertized being quiet and reserved,
was noisy and crowded. The meal was
smothered in sauce. I had specifically
asked for no sauce. The four of us
sat side by side along the wall with
other fashionable New Yorkers ... like
sides of beef in a butcher shop. Then,
as the unwritten tradition demands,
we gobbled down the last course be-
cause it was nearly curtain time.
The check came to $61.00 which hit
me like a kidney punch. I slid out
of the dining room, passing the maitre
.
blem as one which concerns the mor-
d', whom I sinfully complimented on ·
·
ality of war in the modem world.
the mea~, the checkroom_ attendant, He also brought another oint into
whom I tipped, and a frantic doorman,
.
th
1
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p .
who blew his whistle desperately for
·
e genera area of the discuss10n. He
a taxi that never came.
It
was only six blocks to the theatre.
so we decided to walk. Fortunately
the curtain was fashionably late. We
were forced to split up because seats
were hard to get, even at fifteen bucks
a throw. A grand old team, who were
once fine performers, went through
the motions and would continue to do
so as long as smart New Yorkers
plunked down fifteen bucks a ducat.
The theatre was one of these New
York atrocities that seemed to have
been constructed for the discomfort
of the audience.
To sum it up, the play was unadul-
terated crap,the evening cost us a bill
nearly one hundred dollars to eat
garbage and to sit on l_)lanks to hear
a crusty old fart mumble lines com-
pletely without conviction. What if
tomorrow night we were to debase
ourselves by going to a comfortable
neighborhood theater and for two
bucks watch a great movie? But God
Almighty, we have to ril_) it apart be-
cause it was made in Hollywood, not
New York. Who are we? We're not
only phonies ... we're suckers!
Everyone wants to move to a won-
derful penthouse with his own roof
garden filled with false hedges be-
cause no self-respecting plant would
grow there. Do you suppose New
Yorkers ever see moonlight? Does it
ever shine in New York, or are people
too damned bsy elbowing their wayin-
to Sutton Place or Park Avenue to look
for it. Who are we? \Ve are people·
living against our own nature.
Sophomore
hoot
by Bill Karl
October 29th was the date of one
of the most successful Hootenannies
which Marist has ever presented. Over
five-hundred Foxes and female count-
erparts packed the Marist gymnasium
to be entertained by such favorites as
Larry, Plover. "The Frobisher Bay
Volunteers", "The Three of Us", as
well as many new and just as enjoy-
able groups. Following the hoot, the
Class of '68. which ran the e~ent, held
The Fleur de Lis president, George
Gelfer, appraised the. general discus-
sion as a success and he hopes that in•
the near future there will be more
discussions of this type.
Perspective
The class of 1967 has begun this
academic year with two successes,
the big brother program and the
annual clambake. William Urkiel,
president of the class, recently repor-
ted to a class meeting that the class is
co-operating with the senior class in
sponsoring a series of dances on the
19th and 20th of November.
Recently the class held a series of
meetings at which various programs
for the future year were discussed.
The main event of the year will be
the Junior Ring ceremony to be held
on Laetare Sunday, March 20. The
members of the class are urged to
order their r~ngs as soon as possible.
a mixer in the Campus Center.
Joey Brosnan and Jeffy Kegler, the
former being the chairman of the
Hootenanny and the latter the Pres-
ident of the Sophomore class, reques-
ted that their thanks be extended to
the numerous persons who made the
event possible. Even thou~h more
than half the resident students had
gone home for the weekend, the
attendance at the affair was outstand-
ing and everyone spent an enjoyable
evening.·
MARIST COLLEGE
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MARIST
.
SPEAKS
Opened to Lay Students in 1946, Marist College has grown and expand-
ed from its original purpose of a training school for the scholastics of the
Marist Order.
It
has not, however, abandoned its original purpose, as the
Scholastics or Student Brothers are still stationed here to complete their
college courses.
Although the Brothe~s are not here for the full four years of their College
studies, and although they live apart from Lay Students, they are still an
integral part of 'Campus life. Even though unable to participate in lntercolle-
iate sports, the Brothers are on hand to cheer on or help boost the morale of
all campus sports. They also partake in almost all panels and discussions, and
belong to many of the clubs on campus.
Among the most noticeable contributions of the Brothers to campus
life
are their Theatre productions and an occasional discussion. They also partici-
pate and contribute to the intermural program.
One of the most different and new ideas of a 'stag' get together on campus
was started by the Brothers just a few weeks ago. There was no stage, no
lights, no pedestals, no bounds-just a room full of scholastics and lay students
enjoying a "Jazz Session" that delighted and entertained all.
Another conb·ibution of the Brothers, altho'ugh it was in the religious life
of the campus, was the "Grnat American" or Hootenany Mass. They were the
initial thrust in attaining this Mass, which caught on with the rest of the
school.
All these endeavors of the Brothers just go to prove that they are not
here to com!'.)ete with the
L:iy
Students, but rather to work with them to make
Marist a better place for all.
Vacationing Men of Marist (October 29th -
Novemberlst),
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the lack of support
for Marist College which you. so emphatically showed last weekend.
You
numbered over
350
and your absence was sorrowfully noticed.
First of all, the crew, football, soccer, and cross country teams wish to
thank you. Every day we sacrifice our time for practice and we sweat heavily
for the opportunity to represent you. To look out of our windows Friday
afternoon and see all of you going home was indeed a sight that sh·uck home
hard. We might as well represent a bare wall.
Secondly, the Senior and Sophomore classes, as well as the Football
Club would like to say thanks for your lack of attendance at their functions.
We worked long and hard in order to present you with a weekend of social
events, yet you slapped us in our faces with your absence.
In
dosing, pseudo-Marist men, may we ask hut one small favor? In the
future, will you kindly Jet us know if you will be on campus for a coming
weekend so we might be able to take care of your every wish?
Thank you for your lack of interest
au<l
abundance of trouble.
Spirit of those that stayed.
LETTERS
Dear Sir,
C.O.D. is the name of a fish, but
more important it is the Committee
On Dungarees. Such a name is more
than appropriate for such a commit-
tee, for we wish to point out that the
present ban on dungarees in the col-
lege cafeteria is "for the fish". The
school administration chose to make
a whale out of a minnow, but for
what purpose? We can only specul-
ate!
Perhaps the administration wishes
to impress visitors by emphasizing
the neat attire of the student body.
But deep within the mind of the visit-
ors will loom the question, "Is the
student body a heterogeneous ·group-
ing of different individuals, or is it
a homogeneous, jello-like mass of
identical robots?" The visitors will
wonder whether or not the student
body, supposedly comprised of col-
lege students and not of prep-school
students, is so immature that the ad-
mini~tration has to tell each individ-
ual what he should wear in the caf-
eteria. The administration, by such a
ban, is creating, not an individual-
istic student body, but a communal
society where each of its members
is dependent on a single authoritarian
power for its decisions. Such a situ-
ation parallels the plot of George
Orwell's novel 1984, where Big Bro-
ther forebade
the
individualistic
thoughts and actions of the people.
But this is 1965 reality, not 1984 fic-
tion, and when administration rules
encroach upon the individual liber-
ties, there is "something fishy in tlie
state of Marist."
The administration may also claim
that dungarees are the "last clothes
to be cleaned," but how can it make
such a rash statement when it prob-
ably does not own such attire?
If
it
did, a self-admission on its own part
would be evident. Dungarees, like
other clothes, are washed when the
situation demands, and we feel that
the college student is mature enou•rh
to make such trite decisions on l~is
own. Furthermore, if the restriction
is confined to blue dungarees be-
cause they're always dirty, what as-
surance is there that dress slacks are
always clean?
Another arguement the administra-
tion may offer is that dungarees con-
note a despicable character. But he
~ho judges ~n object by its shaddow
1~
~u~I~
of ignorance because super-
ficrnhhes do not even indicate a small
portion of the whole. The adminis-
tration most likely will emphasize
that there is a Christian character in-
herent in the student body, and will
relate such an idea to the ban on "un-
Christian-like" dungarees. Without
being overly critical of its argument,
we can either answer "Is there?" or
else simply re-emphasize the fact that
dungarees do not connote an "un-
Christian-like" attitude
Finally, it seems totally immature
th~t the admini~tration does not per-
mit dungarees simply because it does-
n't want them or doesn't like them
for personal reasons This excuse a-
gainst dungarees ,~ould reflect the
self-centeredness of the adminisb·a-
tion, but we hope that, of all the
reasons, this is not so. vVe hope that
the college-educated administration
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has the collcgc-cclucated common
sense not to reti·eat to such an excuse
based on persona] qualms. But per-
haps the administration can be ex-
cused for imposing the ban because
it was educated at an institution
where the students were never per-
mitted
to
be themselves, but had to
be "The Group".
The various reasons stated in this
letter were highly speculative ( we
really don't know, hut it gives C.O.D.
somewhat of an escape route), and
in the next letter from C.O.D.
(if
a
next is possible) we will analvze the
unrest that caused the origin of
C.O.D.
Robert Cloonan - Frank
M. Weeks
-C.0.D.
MARCH FOR FREEDOM
by Mike McDonald
Pete Walsh, Chairman of "The
Student's Committee for victory in
Vietnam" has announced plans for a
ra1ly
to
be held in the Marist College
Theah·e on the evening of Monday,
November 22.
Speakers at the rally supporting the
Uni'i:ed States position in Vietnam will
be: Mr. Germann of the French De-
partment, Dr. Roscoe Balch, professor
of History and Hamilton Fish, Jr.
former member of the State Depart-
ment.
In
addition, Mr. Walsh also
announced the possibility of including
several student veterans of Vietnam
as speakers.
The rally is just part of the work
of •the Sh1dent's Committee. In Coop-
eration wfth Marist's Young Ameri-
can's for Freedom, the "Committee",
which includes such student leaders
as Peter Petrocelli, George McKee
and Bob Finn, is discussing the pos-
sibility of blood for American sol-
diers fighting in the Vietnamese war.
"The consensus of opinion, on cam-
pus", remarked ~fr. vValsh, "is almost
one hundred percent pro-Vietnam."
He disclosed plans for a petition sup-
porting the U.S. position in the war in
Vietnam to be circulated among the
student body any faculty.
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ST. PETERS
Yards Rushing-9 Y ds. in 42 car.
Yards Passing - 154 Yds.
Total Offense ...:..
163
Yds.
Passes Attempted - 17
Passes Completed - 13
Fumbles Lost - 1
Interceptions -
0
Penalties -
90
Yds.
First tDowns -
11
Punts -
7
for 22.8 Yd. Ave.
MARIST COLLEGE
MARIST
Yards Rushing-81 Yds. in 37 car.
- Yards Passing - 77 Y ds.
Total Offense - 158 Yds.
Passes Attempted -
11
Passes Completed -
5
Fumbles Lost -
2
Interceptions -
1
Penalties - -5
First Downs -
7
Punts - 4 for 47 Yd. Ave.
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On October 18th, the Marist Cross-country team won its first shut-out
victory of the season, 15-42, against the visiting team of Fairleigh Dickinson
University. John Forbes led ·the team across the finish line, tying his riewly
set record of 26:31. Charlie Rhodes paced a fast second-place time of 27:13.
The next three men to cross the line for Marist were John Goegel (27:30),
Bob Hatfield (28:10), and Brendan Burke (28:34).
.
On Wednesday, October 27th, Marist picked up its second defeat of the
season. Southern Connecticut State was the victor, defeating the team by a
score of 21-34. ·
The loss to Southern Conn. did not affect the morale of the team, which
was demonstrated on October 30, at Van Cortlandt Park. The Marist team
ran its way to victory in the Central Atlantic Conference Championships, de-
feating Monmouth and Bloomfield Colleges with an 18-51-73 score. John
Forbes placed first with a time of 30:05, followed by Charlie Rhodes· (30:24).
Fourth place was taken by John Goegel (31:11), fifth place by Bob Hatfield
(31:48), and sixth place by Dan Kuffner (32:44). Jimmy Walsh, Brendan
Burke, and Tom Beyers finished seventh; ninth, and fourteenth, respectively,
out of a total of twenty-four runners.
The record stands at
9
wins and 2 losses.
From
this point in -the season,
the team will participate in two more meets, one against Sienna College, and
the other the NEAIA Conference Championships. The NEAIA, the eastern
regionals, is an invitational meet. There are twenty-five schools that will
attend the meet on November 13, at Monmouth College, in New Jersey. The
course is predominatly flat, and is 5.3 miles in· length. It will be a real test
for Marist's runners, and the team hopes for a win to close off a highly
successful season.
On Saturday, September
30,
Marist'
s
three crew teams all won decisive
victories over Iona, St. John's, Fordham, and Holy Cross. By once again win-
ning
the trophy, Marist has repeated its achievement of last year.
In the Varsity race, Marist won by
2
boat lengths over Fordham and
Holy Cross. The J.V. defeated Iona and St. John's by
3
to
4
boat lengths and
the Freshmen left little doubt as to who was going to win as they defeated
Iona and St. John's by 6 or 7 boat lengths. Marisfs second Freshman boat act-
ually placed third in that race.
·
Football
t~
In sizing up the opposition, Coach Arold said, "Fordham looked the best
it has in years, and 1-loly Cross was greatly improved over last year also."
Mr. Arold anticipates trouble from Holy Cross in the spring.
. All in all, Coach Arold attributes the tremendous performances to a
"culmination of hard work on behalf of all
3
crews". He said "they followed
their race plans and rowed excellent races." He is well satisfi~d and says "the
By
Bro. William Kawka
We would preoccupy ourselves
with football fans, the most extra-
ordinary people, perhaps, which the
world will ever know. These people,
who are enthusiastic, who display
such exhilaration, who willingly and
wholeheartedly give their financial
support by purchasing tickets to sit
in
the chilling cold and watch a con-
test, know what they are doing~ To
be a football fan demands a rare
combination of will power, sensitive-
ness balanced with an appreciation
of ability, and a love of the theore-
tical integrated to the real. We regret
tJ;iat these qualities do not have, how-
ever, the basic quality which charact-
erizes : football fans-guts. There is
nothing more pernicious than indif-
ferentism; and
if
a person is interest-
ed in becoming a football fan, and if
he exhibits apathy, it is better for that
person to acquire a liking for other
l~ss vibrant and more sedate contests,
. such as croquet, or checkers, or per-
haps, horseshoes.
\ The haphazard falling of the leaves,
and the parabolic rising of a football
bring football fans to life. A cheer-
leader's graceful moves coupled to a
halfback's perfect run can electrify
~em. The_ joy the people in a stad-
ium manifest when the home team
wins outweighs the woe a field en-
counters when the home team Ioses-
because, after a loss, there is the fut-
ure, while after a win, there is the
present.
It
seems as if only select portions
of society, the educated, the profes-
sional, the disciplined are football
fans. We are here faced with another
paradox of humanity. On a theoretical
plane, membership in the club of foot-
ball fans would seem to be limited.
On a practical plane however, mem-
bership in the club of football fans
is not limited. It never has been lim-
ited and it never will be limited to
one structure of society. Football
fans criscross every walk of
life:
no
one occupation accounts for all of
them; no one occupation accounts
for none of them. All are football
fans-the doctor of philosophy and
the janitor of elevators, the Cardinal
and the acolyte, the philosopher and
the laborer .
Such are football fans. Irrational-
ism and a cold logic characterize
them. Yet, when all circumstances are
considered, and when all prejudices
are terminated, we do not hesitate to
impute to them wisdom, fortitude,
and distinction.
teams deserved to win."
·
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
·
ROOSEVEI,T IN PERSPECTIVE
·
A SYMPOSIUM SPONSORED BY
MARIST COLLEGE
IN COOPERATION WITH
THE ROOSEVELT ~IEMORIAL LIBRARY
PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS:
James Roosevelt
.
Am.bas$ador,
_
:
U.S •
.
Mis$ion
to the United Nations
Frank Freidel
Professor of
·
History
Harvard University
James
MacGregor Burns
Professor of Political Science
Williams College
NOVEMBER
Z0, 1965
CHAMPAGNAT HALL
10:00
A.M.
to 4:00
P.M.
General discussion foil owing each presentation will
be led by
prominent scholars
of
the
area
Former New Dealers will he in attendance.
R ·
stration fee of $3.00 includes luncheon.
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2
Fr.
Cenkner
In The
Limelight
by Dennis Lammens
Among the new faculty to arrive on
campus this year was Father Cenkner,
a Theology teacher and assistant
Chaplin. A native of Ohio, Father
Cenkner graduated from Providence
College and then went to the Domin-
ican House of Studies in \Vashington,
D.C., where he completed his theo-
logical training.
Concerning his first impressions of
MARIST COLLEGE
Marist, Father replied that "Marist
is a very friendly place with a good
atmosphere." Then with a bit of lau-
ghter he continued" ... I have come to
know Marist even better through the
retreat I conducted at Mount Saint
Mary's,"
Among his sports and hobbies Fa-
ther lists " ... skiing and golf although
I haven't had time for either as of yet.
I also enjoy swimming, especially at
the ocean."
-
In
his encounters thus far in his
theology classes, Father Cenkner be-
lieves that
"there
is a certain lack of
Biblical knowledge among the stu-
dents due to their pre-college Christ-
ian training." However, Father for-
sees a change in the next four or five
years when i:he average student enter-
ing college will be better versed in
the scriptures.
In
the near future Father is antici-
pating the new Christian Unity
Course "which will study the Catholic
Church's new Ecumenical Policy as
well as the creeds of various Protest~·
ant Faiths.
It
will be a
'team
teach-
ing' course
in
that several professors
will
teach the same group." Father
also feels that another course is need-
ed right know," ... one which would
cover the major doctrines of the Ec-
umenical Council."
·
Father Cenkner is a sh·ong advo-
cate of debate, stating that he be-
lieves that "debates are a more intelli-
gent and worthwhile means of ap-
proaching controversial issues than
demonsh·ations because those who
participate in a debate approach the
problem in an intellectual manner."
"Marist has a great potential, found
both in the students and the faculty,"
Father stated and concluded by ex-
pressing his views that "Marist is a
wonderful place - it's both appealing
and pleasant."
WI-IAT IS THE UNIVERSE?
by Thomas Urban
Perhaps the question can be better
The Apollo program of the National
answered by using an experiment.
Aeronautics and Space Adminis"tration
On a moonless, clear night, take a
is the first real beginning of the in-
drive to a hill outside the city. Get out
quiry into what it is. The "it" is ·that
of your car and look up. You will be
vague term for reality that we call
greeted by not just one or two. stars
the universe. With this program man but with a multitude of them. Forget
is finally attempting to scratch the
about the city and try to encompass
surface of his desire. Maybe some day
.
the total beautv of the sight before
he will comprehend it, maybe not. ,you. You will know why man desires
But he has to try. The reason is a
his universe.
simple one; it is there.
After a million years man can only
However, this little statement has
wonder about the universe. He has
more implications than are readily
not even scratched the surface. A
apparent. For instance, it does not ex-
scientist can express it
in
theories; a
plain why man
·
desires to go to almost
philosopher, in ideas; an historian in
any extreme 'to attain it, or what he
accomplishments. But none of these
will do with this knowledge when he
people can really know what the
gets it.
universe is.
Philosphy Discus~ed
by John Skehan
The Fleur de Lis, the international
affairs club of the college, recently
sponsored a discussion to which the
faculty and students we1'e invited.
This was part of the Fleur de Lis'
program to acquaint the student body
with the wide spectrum of the inter-
national scene ..
The discussion, which lasted for
about two hours, was generally con-
sidered to be very thought provoking.
The faculty was represented princi-
pally by Bro. Edward Cashin and by
Dr. Frank Kosik. The student body
was well represented in the session.
suggested
"that
we must become
enlightened" to better discuss the
new approachs to peace. He believes
that the student body as a whole must
try to attain more knowledge about
the world beyond the two oceans.
GULLIBLE GUYS?
Various members of the student body
brought up many interesting points
for discussion. The whole discussion
Bro. Cashin, in reply
to
those who
thought that the student body did not
possess the mental ability to
·
intelli-
gently discuss the world, reminded
all concerned of the futileness of sil-
ence. He believes that we could begin
our discussion with the present know-
ledge and from the mutual exchange
of ideas, we could arrive at some
preliminary conclusions.
He sug-
gested that a continuing discussion
would be of beneHt to everyone. The
student has the basic right of inquiry,
which is the source of knowledge,
according to Bro. Cashin
.
was centered around new !lPProachs
.
to peace.
by Bernard Ouellette
Dr. Kosik clarified the general pro-
As
we wander through life we be-
gin, sometimes unexpectedly, to ask
ourselves questions that take seconds
to ask but years ot experience to an-
swer. Such a question I have been
asking myself for quite some time.
Who are we?
To answer this question we have to
look at ourselves inwardly,
and
be
truthful with ourselves. Living in New
York Citv, I find it difficult to do even
this. I seem to have lost my individ-
uality. But somehow I feel innocent.
I take no blame, for I am whitewashed
of guilt. New Yorkers are sweet peo-
ple, sweet, innnocent people on the
high road to becoming sweet, inno-
cent, rich people. New Yorkers are
perverters of the American cfream, yet
I contend myself to be innocent. Nev-
ertheless we prostitute ourselves for
the worthless produces of a flabby
society. Could the New Yorker pull
through his arduous life with solely
white toilet paper? Could womanhood
survive without "Seductive Satin'"
lipstick?
Recently my girlfriend and I went
out for an evening with another cou-
ple who have been our closest friends
for many years. The restaurant, which
ai:lvertized being quiet and reserved,
was noisy and crowded. The meal was
smothered in sauce. I had specifically
asked for no sauce. The four of us
sat side by side along the wall with
other fashionable New Yorkers ... like
sides of beef in a butcher shop. Then,
as the unwritten tradition demands,
we gobbled down the last course be-
cause it was nearly curtain time.
The check came to $61.00 which hit
me like a kidney punch. I slid out
of the dining room, passing the maitre
.
blem as one which concerns the mor-
d', whom I sinfully complimented on ·
·
ality of war in the modem world.
the mea~, the checkroom_ attendant, He also brought another oint into
whom I tipped, and a frantic doorman,
.
th
1
.
p .
who blew his whistle desperately for
·
e genera area of the discuss10n. He
a taxi that never came.
It
was only six blocks to the theatre.
so we decided to walk. Fortunately
the curtain was fashionably late. We
were forced to split up because seats
were hard to get, even at fifteen bucks
a throw. A grand old team, who were
once fine performers, went through
the motions and would continue to do
so as long as smart New Yorkers
plunked down fifteen bucks a ducat.
The theatre was one of these New
York atrocities that seemed to have
been constructed for the discomfort
of the audience.
To sum it up, the play was unadul-
terated crap,the evening cost us a bill
nearly one hundred dollars to eat
garbage and to sit on l_)lanks to hear
a crusty old fart mumble lines com-
pletely without conviction. What if
tomorrow night we were to debase
ourselves by going to a comfortable
neighborhood theater and for two
bucks watch a great movie? But God
Almighty, we have to ril_) it apart be-
cause it was made in Hollywood, not
New York. Who are we? We're not
only phonies ... we're suckers!
Everyone wants to move to a won-
derful penthouse with his own roof
garden filled with false hedges be-
cause no self-respecting plant would
grow there. Do you suppose New
Yorkers ever see moonlight? Does it
ever shine in New York, or are people
too damned bsy elbowing their wayin-
to Sutton Place or Park Avenue to look
for it. Who are we? \Ve are people·
living against our own nature.
Sophomore
hoot
by Bill Karl
October 29th was the date of one
of the most successful Hootenannies
which Marist has ever presented. Over
five-hundred Foxes and female count-
erparts packed the Marist gymnasium
to be entertained by such favorites as
Larry, Plover. "The Frobisher Bay
Volunteers", "The Three of Us", as
well as many new and just as enjoy-
able groups. Following the hoot, the
Class of '68. which ran the e~ent, held
The Fleur de Lis president, George
Gelfer, appraised the. general discus-
sion as a success and he hopes that in•
the near future there will be more
discussions of this type.
Perspective
The class of 1967 has begun this
academic year with two successes,
the big brother program and the
annual clambake. William Urkiel,
president of the class, recently repor-
ted to a class meeting that the class is
co-operating with the senior class in
sponsoring a series of dances on the
19th and 20th of November.
Recently the class held a series of
meetings at which various programs
for the future year were discussed.
The main event of the year will be
the Junior Ring ceremony to be held
on Laetare Sunday, March 20. The
members of the class are urged to
order their r~ngs as soon as possible.
a mixer in the Campus Center.
Joey Brosnan and Jeffy Kegler, the
former being the chairman of the
Hootenanny and the latter the Pres-
ident of the Sophomore class, reques-
ted that their thanks be extended to
the numerous persons who made the
event possible. Even thou~h more
than half the resident students had
gone home for the weekend, the
attendance at the affair was outstand-
ing and everyone spent an enjoyable
evening.·
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MARIST
.
SPEAKS
Opened to Lay Students in 1946, Marist College has grown and expand-
ed from its original purpose of a training school for the scholastics of the
Marist Order.
It
has not, however, abandoned its original purpose, as the
Scholastics or Student Brothers are still stationed here to complete their
college courses.
Although the Brothe~s are not here for the full four years of their College
studies, and although they live apart from Lay Students, they are still an
integral part of 'Campus life. Even though unable to participate in lntercolle-
iate sports, the Brothers are on hand to cheer on or help boost the morale of
all campus sports. They also partake in almost all panels and discussions, and
belong to many of the clubs on campus.
Among the most noticeable contributions of the Brothers to campus
life
are their Theatre productions and an occasional discussion. They also partici-
pate and contribute to the intermural program.
One of the most different and new ideas of a 'stag' get together on campus
was started by the Brothers just a few weeks ago. There was no stage, no
lights, no pedestals, no bounds-just a room full of scholastics and lay students
enjoying a "Jazz Session" that delighted and entertained all.
Another conb·ibution of the Brothers, altho'ugh it was in the religious life
of the campus, was the "Grnat American" or Hootenany Mass. They were the
initial thrust in attaining this Mass, which caught on with the rest of the
school.
All these endeavors of the Brothers just go to prove that they are not
here to com!'.)ete with the
L:iy
Students, but rather to work with them to make
Marist a better place for all.
Vacationing Men of Marist (October 29th -
Novemberlst),
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the lack of support
for Marist College which you. so emphatically showed last weekend.
You
numbered over
350
and your absence was sorrowfully noticed.
First of all, the crew, football, soccer, and cross country teams wish to
thank you. Every day we sacrifice our time for practice and we sweat heavily
for the opportunity to represent you. To look out of our windows Friday
afternoon and see all of you going home was indeed a sight that sh·uck home
hard. We might as well represent a bare wall.
Secondly, the Senior and Sophomore classes, as well as the Football
Club would like to say thanks for your lack of attendance at their functions.
We worked long and hard in order to present you with a weekend of social
events, yet you slapped us in our faces with your absence.
In
dosing, pseudo-Marist men, may we ask hut one small favor? In the
future, will you kindly Jet us know if you will be on campus for a coming
weekend so we might be able to take care of your every wish?
Thank you for your lack of interest
au<l
abundance of trouble.
Spirit of those that stayed.
LETTERS
Dear Sir,
C.O.D. is the name of a fish, but
more important it is the Committee
On Dungarees. Such a name is more
than appropriate for such a commit-
tee, for we wish to point out that the
present ban on dungarees in the col-
lege cafeteria is "for the fish". The
school administration chose to make
a whale out of a minnow, but for
what purpose? We can only specul-
ate!
Perhaps the administration wishes
to impress visitors by emphasizing
the neat attire of the student body.
But deep within the mind of the visit-
ors will loom the question, "Is the
student body a heterogeneous ·group-
ing of different individuals, or is it
a homogeneous, jello-like mass of
identical robots?" The visitors will
wonder whether or not the student
body, supposedly comprised of col-
lege students and not of prep-school
students, is so immature that the ad-
mini~tration has to tell each individ-
ual what he should wear in the caf-
eteria. The administration, by such a
ban, is creating, not an individual-
istic student body, but a communal
society where each of its members
is dependent on a single authoritarian
power for its decisions. Such a situ-
ation parallels the plot of George
Orwell's novel 1984, where Big Bro-
ther forebade
the
individualistic
thoughts and actions of the people.
But this is 1965 reality, not 1984 fic-
tion, and when administration rules
encroach upon the individual liber-
ties, there is "something fishy in tlie
state of Marist."
The administration may also claim
that dungarees are the "last clothes
to be cleaned," but how can it make
such a rash statement when it prob-
ably does not own such attire?
If
it
did, a self-admission on its own part
would be evident. Dungarees, like
other clothes, are washed when the
situation demands, and we feel that
the college student is mature enou•rh
to make such trite decisions on l~is
own. Furthermore, if the restriction
is confined to blue dungarees be-
cause they're always dirty, what as-
surance is there that dress slacks are
always clean?
Another arguement the administra-
tion may offer is that dungarees con-
note a despicable character. But he
~ho judges ~n object by its shaddow
1~
~u~I~
of ignorance because super-
ficrnhhes do not even indicate a small
portion of the whole. The adminis-
tration most likely will emphasize
that there is a Christian character in-
herent in the student body, and will
relate such an idea to the ban on "un-
Christian-like" dungarees. Without
being overly critical of its argument,
we can either answer "Is there?" or
else simply re-emphasize the fact that
dungarees do not connote an "un-
Christian-like" attitude
Finally, it seems totally immature
th~t the admini~tration does not per-
mit dungarees simply because it does-
n't want them or doesn't like them
for personal reasons This excuse a-
gainst dungarees ,~ould reflect the
self-centeredness of the adminisb·a-
tion, but we hope that, of all the
reasons, this is not so. vVe hope that
the college-educated administration
. i:•~-~ .
.;/:
NOV.22
has the collcgc-cclucated common
sense not to reti·eat to such an excuse
based on persona] qualms. But per-
haps the administration can be ex-
cused for imposing the ban because
it was educated at an institution
where the students were never per-
mitted
to
be themselves, but had to
be "The Group".
The various reasons stated in this
letter were highly speculative ( we
really don't know, hut it gives C.O.D.
somewhat of an escape route), and
in the next letter from C.O.D.
(if
a
next is possible) we will analvze the
unrest that caused the origin of
C.O.D.
Robert Cloonan - Frank
M. Weeks
-C.0.D.
MARCH FOR FREEDOM
by Mike McDonald
Pete Walsh, Chairman of "The
Student's Committee for victory in
Vietnam" has announced plans for a
ra1ly
to
be held in the Marist College
Theah·e on the evening of Monday,
November 22.
Speakers at the rally supporting the
Uni'i:ed States position in Vietnam will
be: Mr. Germann of the French De-
partment, Dr. Roscoe Balch, professor
of History and Hamilton Fish, Jr.
former member of the State Depart-
ment.
In
addition, Mr. Walsh also
announced the possibility of including
several student veterans of Vietnam
as speakers.
The rally is just part of the work
of •the Sh1dent's Committee. In Coop-
eration wfth Marist's Young Ameri-
can's for Freedom, the "Committee",
which includes such student leaders
as Peter Petrocelli, George McKee
and Bob Finn, is discussing the pos-
sibility of blood for American sol-
diers fighting in the Vietnamese war.
"The consensus of opinion, on cam-
pus", remarked ~fr. vValsh, "is almost
one hundred percent pro-Vietnam."
He disclosed plans for a petition sup-
porting the U.S. position in the war in
Vietnam to be circulated among the
student body any faculty.
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ST. PETERS
Yards Rushing-9 Y ds. in 42 car.
Yards Passing - 154 Yds.
Total Offense ...:..
163
Yds.
Passes Attempted - 17
Passes Completed - 13
Fumbles Lost - 1
Interceptions -
0
Penalties -
90
Yds.
First tDowns -
11
Punts -
7
for 22.8 Yd. Ave.
MARIST COLLEGE
MARIST
Yards Rushing-81 Yds. in 37 car.
- Yards Passing - 77 Y ds.
Total Offense - 158 Yds.
Passes Attempted -
11
Passes Completed -
5
Fumbles Lost -
2
Interceptions -
1
Penalties - -5
First Downs -
7
Punts - 4 for 47 Yd. Ave.
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On October 18th, the Marist Cross-country team won its first shut-out
victory of the season, 15-42, against the visiting team of Fairleigh Dickinson
University. John Forbes led ·the team across the finish line, tying his riewly
set record of 26:31. Charlie Rhodes paced a fast second-place time of 27:13.
The next three men to cross the line for Marist were John Goegel (27:30),
Bob Hatfield (28:10), and Brendan Burke (28:34).
.
On Wednesday, October 27th, Marist picked up its second defeat of the
season. Southern Connecticut State was the victor, defeating the team by a
score of 21-34. ·
The loss to Southern Conn. did not affect the morale of the team, which
was demonstrated on October 30, at Van Cortlandt Park. The Marist team
ran its way to victory in the Central Atlantic Conference Championships, de-
feating Monmouth and Bloomfield Colleges with an 18-51-73 score. John
Forbes placed first with a time of 30:05, followed by Charlie Rhodes· (30:24).
Fourth place was taken by John Goegel (31:11), fifth place by Bob Hatfield
(31:48), and sixth place by Dan Kuffner (32:44). Jimmy Walsh, Brendan
Burke, and Tom Beyers finished seventh; ninth, and fourteenth, respectively,
out of a total of twenty-four runners.
The record stands at
9
wins and 2 losses.
From
this point in -the season,
the team will participate in two more meets, one against Sienna College, and
the other the NEAIA Conference Championships. The NEAIA, the eastern
regionals, is an invitational meet. There are twenty-five schools that will
attend the meet on November 13, at Monmouth College, in New Jersey. The
course is predominatly flat, and is 5.3 miles in· length. It will be a real test
for Marist's runners, and the team hopes for a win to close off a highly
successful season.
On Saturday, September
30,
Marist'
s
three crew teams all won decisive
victories over Iona, St. John's, Fordham, and Holy Cross. By once again win-
ning
the trophy, Marist has repeated its achievement of last year.
In the Varsity race, Marist won by
2
boat lengths over Fordham and
Holy Cross. The J.V. defeated Iona and St. John's by
3
to
4
boat lengths and
the Freshmen left little doubt as to who was going to win as they defeated
Iona and St. John's by 6 or 7 boat lengths. Marisfs second Freshman boat act-
ually placed third in that race.
·
Football
t~
In sizing up the opposition, Coach Arold said, "Fordham looked the best
it has in years, and 1-loly Cross was greatly improved over last year also."
Mr. Arold anticipates trouble from Holy Cross in the spring.
. All in all, Coach Arold attributes the tremendous performances to a
"culmination of hard work on behalf of all
3
crews". He said "they followed
their race plans and rowed excellent races." He is well satisfi~d and says "the
By
Bro. William Kawka
We would preoccupy ourselves
with football fans, the most extra-
ordinary people, perhaps, which the
world will ever know. These people,
who are enthusiastic, who display
such exhilaration, who willingly and
wholeheartedly give their financial
support by purchasing tickets to sit
in
the chilling cold and watch a con-
test, know what they are doing~ To
be a football fan demands a rare
combination of will power, sensitive-
ness balanced with an appreciation
of ability, and a love of the theore-
tical integrated to the real. We regret
tJ;iat these qualities do not have, how-
ever, the basic quality which charact-
erizes : football fans-guts. There is
nothing more pernicious than indif-
ferentism; and
if
a person is interest-
ed in becoming a football fan, and if
he exhibits apathy, it is better for that
person to acquire a liking for other
l~ss vibrant and more sedate contests,
. such as croquet, or checkers, or per-
haps, horseshoes.
\ The haphazard falling of the leaves,
and the parabolic rising of a football
bring football fans to life. A cheer-
leader's graceful moves coupled to a
halfback's perfect run can electrify
~em. The_ joy the people in a stad-
ium manifest when the home team
wins outweighs the woe a field en-
counters when the home team Ioses-
because, after a loss, there is the fut-
ure, while after a win, there is the
present.
It
seems as if only select portions
of society, the educated, the profes-
sional, the disciplined are football
fans. We are here faced with another
paradox of humanity. On a theoretical
plane, membership in the club of foot-
ball fans would seem to be limited.
On a practical plane however, mem-
bership in the club of football fans
is not limited. It never has been lim-
ited and it never will be limited to
one structure of society. Football
fans criscross every walk of
life:
no
one occupation accounts for all of
them; no one occupation accounts
for none of them. All are football
fans-the doctor of philosophy and
the janitor of elevators, the Cardinal
and the acolyte, the philosopher and
the laborer .
Such are football fans. Irrational-
ism and a cold logic characterize
them. Yet, when all circumstances are
considered, and when all prejudices
are terminated, we do not hesitate to
impute to them wisdom, fortitude,
and distinction.
teams deserved to win."
·
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4