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1
February 12, 1965
No. 1
COUNCIL REJECTS AMENDMENT
Council Creates Publication Board SIGNATURES QUESTIONED
by Ray Kremer
The Council of the Student Govern-
ment has established a Student Pub-
lications Board. This board shall have
jurisdiction over student publications
receiving income from . the Student
Activities fee or other ~Iarist College
funds and also over those distributed
to the general student body or the
general public provided they are rec-
ognized as a publication produced by
~larist College Students.
The Board, whose duties are to up-
hold and improve the standards and
quality of student publications and to
presen-e the freedom of student pub-
lications consistent with responsibil-
ity, is composed of nine members:
They are: \Valter ;\laxwell, secretary
of publications; Mike Feddeck, Jack
Kelly, Jim Sullivan, Fr. Campbell, Mr.
White, and Mr. Shau. The faculty
members having equal voting rights.
( The Board is awaiting the appoint-
ment of two more members.)
The board has begun its task of
. inwro.vement -~vith_ the _· inst_itution of
a Publication Agency, which has been
designed to operate an off campus
subscription service to determine sub-
scri9tion rates of student publications,
and to administer to the sales of such
subscriptions. The revenue earned
through this agency will be polled and
used as operating funds for student
publications participating in this pro-
gram. The program is open to all rec-
ognized student publications.
The action of the Publications
Board has been of great aid in im-
proving the school newspaper, having
sent letters to newspaper editors of 29
colleges and universities requesting
ideas and suggestions for a better
newspaper. In reflecting on the re-
sults of this inquiry, Walter Maxwell,
secretary of publications said,
"It
is
my opinion from the letters I have
received from other colleges and uni-
versities, that the editors of our news-
paper should be paid. The idea of
salaries hinges on the fact that the
newspaper would be self supporting
and no money would be granted by
the Council for operating expenses of
the paper. The editors salaries as
would all other costs for the public-
ation of the paper come from adver-
tising and subscriptions."
· At ameeting of the Budget Com-
mittee of the Student Council on Feb.
3, the opinion of the Publications
Board presented by Mr. Maxwell
facilitated the granting of operating
funds to the paper.
During a regular session the Stu-
dent Council rejected an amendment
to the Election Code by a vote of
7 to 4. Voting was carried on by
secret ballot. The amendment intro-
duced by Vice President Maher would
have extended the declaration of
candidacy date, February 3rd, two
days. Mr. Maher argued that be-
Representative Di Sogra delivering
· his speech, at Council meeting.··,
....
,.. -
·
New Paltz
..
& Vassar At Intercollegiate Day
cause a law does not go into effect
until the Council minutes are read
( at the next meeting) and corrected,
the February 3rd. deadline was in-
valid, since that date had been voted
upon and approved but not properly
promulgated.
The Fleur de Lis, which was form-
ed, as its . constitution states, for a
further understanding of the French
language
and literature through
lectures and visual aids pertinent
to French civilization, and also
through the publication of a French
journal, has recently been expanded,
through the adoption of a new
amendment, to bring its members to
a sharper awareness and knowledge
of world affairs. This new concept
of the club is being fufilled by lect-
ures on international governments,
languages,
and
cultures, · ,us!ing
France as a model.
With this widened scope of act-
ivity, the Fleur de Lis became the
Fleur de
Lis International,
an
international relations club affiliated
with the Collegiate Council for the
United Nations (C.C.N.U.)
As both Vassar College and New
Paltz State Teachers College have
International Relations Clubs, it was
deemed advisable for the three clubs
to decide upon a method of organi-
zation enabling them to better work
together as
neighboring colleges.
The method decided upon was to
set up a series of Cocktail Parties
which would create an agreeable and
enjoyable atmosphere, enabling the
members of all three clubs to become
more easily acquainted. The first of
these Cocktail Parties will be held at
Marist College on Tuesday, March
the ninth, when a lecture will be
given by Mr. John White of the
Marist College History Deparhnent
on the evolution of the United
After the lecture, the representatives
of the three clubs will break up into
small groups . to discuss the lecture.
Nations with an emphasis on the
nationalism of the member nations.
The President of the Council re-
torted citing Robert's Rules of Order
and
a
Judiciary
ruling, which
stated that a law goes into effect
Spanish Club Formed;_ S.C. Approval Sought
The most recent addition to the
extracurricular activities at Marist is
the newly formed Spanish Club.
Formed last December by a group of
Spanish majors, it desire is to improve
their knowledge of the Spanish lan-
guage. · The emphasis is on speaking
ability, but they also devote some
time to improving the written aspect
of the language.
Since the club is so new, they have
not had an election. The founders of
the club would rather be called ad-
visors than officers. Ray Budion ('68)
is acting as president along with Angel
Millan ('68), Dave Gerling ('65),
and Tom Bauer ('68). Brother Gerard
Weiss is the moderator of the club.
Although the Spanish Club has not
as yet received
a
charter from the
student government, they are progres-
sing along the lines of org
_
anization.
Having already attracted 35 members,
they are making plans for the future.
They owe most of their success to the
cooperation of the Language De-
partment and to the initiative of their
individual members.
The next
event
on the agenda for
them is a movie. The Life of Manolete
is scheduled, and it will include many
exciting bullfight scenes. Also planned
are seminars, discussing the various
problems in Latin America.
There are approximately ten student
brothers connected with the club and
they have contributed much. They
have shown great initiative in heading
discussion groups and have cooperat-
ed fully with the leaders of the .club.
!stead of offering their services to
only members of the club, the mem-
bers decided to make themselves
available to anyone seeking assistance.
As was shown when, before the final
exams, many students who were not
memers, were given answers to their
problems.
Since it· is their belief that you
cannot learn to speak a language with-
out practice, they have provided the
opportunity of speaking in Spanish
along with the enjoyment that comes
with looking into Hispanic culture.
At the meetings it is interesting to
note that they do not say in a group,
but break up
into
groups of five or
six persons with one advisor per
group.
Once separated, the
advisor
leads
them in conversation in Spanish. They
have no written lines, everything is
ad lib. In this casual ahnosphere, they
can talk with out worrying about their
mark ortheir mistakes.
It
is hoped that
more and more members will, bv this
method, achieve fluency in the Span-
ish language.
when it is voted upon.
Complicating the issue was a
"petition for competition from the
Student Body," which was presented
by Mr. Maher. Although .the Vice
President acknowledged that there
was no legal basis for referendum in
the Student Body Constitution, he
requested that the council consider
the 'petition" •in their decision.
The
validity of the petition was question-
ed by Secretary Waters and Trea-
surer Zottoli. Both called up witness-
es who testified that they had
regretted
signing
the
petition
because they had not properly
understood the issues at the time of
signing. Countering, the petitioners
denied that they had not properly
presented the petition.
Discusssion was open up to the
members of the student body in
attendance. At issue was the impor-
tance of the law versus the uncontest-
ed offices. Freshman, George McKee
crystalized the issue when he said
"where
were those
responsible
candidates _when their declarations of
candidacy ·were duet' -judging from·
the applause it seemed that the
majority of those present sided with
the statutes.
Highlighting the session was a
speech by Representative Di Sogra
in which he alluded to "certain rad-
ical factions" who were attempting
to "pressure" the Council and under-
mine the constitution. Mr. Di Sogra
drew considerable applause coupled
with a few scattered boos.
Shortly after this the council ·voted
to reject Mr. Mahers proposal to
ammend the election code.
Finally Brother Felix
Michael
Shurkus commended the council and
the Student Body for their "demon-
stration of democracy.
Theatre Guild Joins
Delta Psi Omega
By Ray Stewart
The Marist College Theatre Guild
has been granted permission by the
Student Council to join the "Delta Psi
Omega Dramatic Fraternity." The
purpose of this honorary organization
is to reward those members of the
Theatre Guild who have obtained the
status of "Master", that is, being cred-
ited with four or more productions.
Delta Psi Omega has over 200
chapters in the U.S. The fraternity's
official publication appears in over
600 colleges and universities and in-,
forms drama students and workers of
what other theatre guilds throughout
the nation are doing.
The fraternity will not only bene-
fit those members of the Theatre
Guild, ·but will secure for Marist all
the prestige accompanyin~ the pres-
ence of a large national fraternity.
The Theatre Guild, moderated by
Brother Lanning and directed by Jim
Britt, has a total of eight candidates
for the fraternity.
Page 2
MARIST COLLEGE
February
12, 1965
Floor Please: Elevator Mania
By
Al May
There exist on this campus a few
select members of an organization
who, although well known to the resi-
dt.•nts
of Leo Hall, are virtually un-
acclaimcd by the rest o f Marist
College. This· small group of budding
intellectuals is known as the O.E.D.
B.P.I. , the Organization of Elevator
Detainers and Button Pushers Inter-
national. This paper, as part of its
newr
ending
battle
against
ignorance, believes that it is there-
fore
its
duty to enlighten the
populace of these hallowed halls as
to the acth-ities of this . group of
witty young geniuses. The members
of this elite societv are all ardent
derntees of the philosophy "Haste
makes Waste."
TJ1e · residents of Leo Hall are all
acquainted with their humorous
habit of getting off the the elevator
and pushing all of the buttons. This
brings tears, obviously of joy, to the
eves of the student who has three
rt1inutes to get to Donnelly before
his class starts; for, having depleted
his share of cuts during the first week
of school he is now treated to the
thrills of a "race with death" as it
were.
Unfortunately, this does not detain
all of those who use the elevator as,
many of them only use it to go one
floor. So that they don't feel left out,
the organization has come up with a
new game called "Open the Door
and Stop the Elevator Bletween
Floors" -a real scream.
Although to most of us, the hilarity
of pushing all the buttons is ex-
tremely obvious, there are always a
few killjoys who don't appreciate
spending twenty minutes journeying
from the sixth floor to the lobby.
Just yesterday I saw a whole eleva-
tor full of such soreheads get · so
disgusted . that all forty-two of them
got off the elevator and used the
stairs.
Although initially looked upon
with some distaste, the members of
this society are rapidly gaining
respect as their truly humanitarian
objective of "Physical fitness through
exercise by use of the stairs" becomes
better known.
Today the club held its regular
meeting in the gymnasium and,
while dodging pieces of falling ceil-
ing, outlined future plans. The mem-
bers left after deciding to barracade
the stairs, it having been brought to
their attention that some people,
finding it faster and less aggravating
to walk, were no longer usfng the
elevator. What fun is pushing all
the buttons if no one is on to enjoy the
ride?
We wish these men all the luck in
the world in their endeavors to avoid
old age senility by acting twelve
years old for the rest of their lives.
Extra
Desserts
Anyone?
·
·
·
By
·
Bill Karl
said concerning
·
the
·
opinions express-
ed. They are certainly a credit to the
students and the administration at
Marist College. One certain fact has
been established: Marist men do like
ice cream!
GUZZLE,GUZZL,GUZZLOSH
By Joe Towers
There are two common concep-
tions of the college student. The
first is that of the bespectacled in-
trovert
meandering
haphazardly
through a forest of tomes assembled
at his favorite habitat of study. The
other is that of the ne'er do well ex-
trovert, friendly and easy going,
slung unceremoniously over the apex
of his fortitude, a bar-stool.
Why do
college
students in
general, and Marist students in parti-
cular go to bars? Upon interviewing
some twenty students the following
reasons were offered:
"Everybody else goes, so I go to
socialize."
"Because
there isn't anyplace else to
go; also because of the social status
involved, it's the accepted thing to
do."
.
"To make sure I'm not missing
anything."' "Where else are you go-
ing to go? A candy store maybe?
Let's get realistic about this whole
matter, a bar is the only place to go
where you can socialize. There are
always girls there, which is more
than I can say for some other
places."
Many of the other · students had
much the same thing to say. In gene-
ral, college students have to have a
place to sit down, forget their studies,
meet girls, . and just plain shoot the
bull. Sure, dorm life is fine, as far as
dorm life goes, but many of us would
rather discuss what's on our minds
with each other over a glass of beer
than over a bottle of coke. Going to
a bar offers us a place for recreation,
and, as long as we stay within our
drinking limits that recreation is
good and wholesome.
·
The basic problem seems to arise
from the "fact" that many students
do not stay within their limits; at
least this is the way the problem ap-
pears to our critics. This is a false
impression. The number of students
who habitually go out with the sole
intention of becoming inebriated is
absolutely minimal. The old axiom
about one bad apple spoiling the
bunch does not apply in this case.
Most students are mature enough to
appreciate the responsibility entail-
ed with the privilege of drinking, and
in realizing this responsibility they are
able to maintain themselves as gen-
tlemen while drinking.
The whole question of college
drinking has been blown completely
out of proportion. Is it fair to revoke
the priviliges of the many because of
the actions of the few? Hardly! Rather
.
it is better for the many to os
_
tracize
the few responsible for the bad name.
We can solve the problem ourselves
if
some of us will take the initiative.
A little unity, spiced with much com-
mon sense, can do much to further
the cause of fair play in the consider-
ation of the college "drinking prob-
lem".
"I
like the boys very much. Some-
times, though, one can't help but
notice someone walking out with their
pockets bulging. I tell them that
ice cream
will
have to be cleaned out
of the pockets when it melts, but they
say they like it anyway." Such was the
reply of Kyeson Corbett, the you~g
K01
'
ean woman who acts as cashier
in
·
our cafeteria, when asked her
opinion of the men of Marist. She has
been in this country for less than a
year, but the behavior of
_the
Fo~es
has given her a very. fine 1mpress1on
of
.
the American youth.
MARIST: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
.
Mr.
·
Mead, the representative of
Mealtime Management for some 40-50
high schools
.
and colleges, had no-
thing but the highest praises for Mar,-
ist and
its
students.
"I've
worked in
schools as far south as Long Island,"
he said,
"and
.
the fellows here at
Marist are as nice as any I have met.
.
They
are
thoughtful, receptive, and,
above all, courteous."
·
.
Then, of course, there were the
varied opinions of the people who
work, serving the food, cleaning off
the tables, and managing the whole
operation. Mr. Moran, the manager
at Marist, had very little to say as
far as number of words goes, but
what he did say could only be said
concisely. He is very pleased with
the kitchen, he likes the students, and
he enjoys working here.
Two of the favorites with the stu-
dents ( not only because they give the
biggest helpings of food) are Viola
and Cathy. They were not too talk-
ative on the subject of Foxes, but they
did find time to admit they like the
fellows. . . "with some exceptions."
They agreed that there are some pro-
blems, but these are few and usually
easily solved. They definitely like the
students, and they . have had very
little trouble with them.
There is not too much that can be
By John Skehan
Marist College has had a brillant
past. It has
·
grown since 1957 when it
first admitted lay students. In that
year the number of lay students to-
taled 13, all residents of the area.
Their classes were held in Marian
Hall and next door in the Gym. The
class-rooms totaled the grand num-
ber of four.
The college has progressed to its
present enrollment and academic
standing. It now has Donnelly,
Adrian, Leo, Sheahan, and Fontaine
Halls
.
Our
Library,
originally
established in Greystone, has grown
in both the number and variety of
books. Our students and faculty have
increased in the last few years. The
standards for both students and facul-
ty are high and they continue to climb
higher.
What about the future of Marist
College? What will the incoming
freshman of 1977 see? He will
probably still have shaving cream
battles, but with a new, super strength
aerosol can that will be guaranteed
to last for the duration of the hostili-
ties. The Dean of Residents will
probably inspect someone's room
and find a miniature solar powered
refrigerator under the desk. The
parking problem should be alleviated
by the new M.A.R.I.S.T.S. (Metro-
politan
Area
Rapid
Inter-State
Transit System) which will bring
students daily from our suburbs of
Newark,
Hartforc:
,
Albany,
the
Bronx, and perhaps even Washing-
ton.
The faculty will meet the new stu-
dents,
"young,
eager, and dedicated."
The rudiments to micro-biology and
nuclear physics will be taught.
The
arts and business students will have
courses such as "The Age of Reform
and Reaction, 1950-1972," and "The
Problems of Mechanization and Un-
employment." The curriculum will bt.
expanded to meet the ever-changing
requirements of the world outside of
these walls. The Dean will deal with
overcuts by suspending students
from participation in · extracurricular
activities such as the Flying Club and
the Russo-Icelandic Study Group.
1977
will see a new breed of student
on the campus. The incoming class of
1977
will have more background than
. the graduating seniors of 1977. They
will be able to intelligently discuss tl1e
problems involved in the maintenance
of our latest space station. They may
know more about world
·
politics and
nuclear testing than about the latest
baseball stars. They
will
have perfect-
ed
an
even more effective water bomb
and an impenetrable plastic shield for
their protor's door.
The calendar for 1977 will feature
such events as the inter-collegiate
power boat races, the Tenth Annual
Literary and Historical Writing Work-
shop, the new lecture series on "The
Problems of Astroid Mining."
Marist College, students, faculty,
and phsyical plant, will grow in wis-
dom and experience before the gaze
of its former students who will be
proud of their old halls, as students
are proud of them now.
THE QUESTION BOX
WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU
MAKE IF YOU WERE DEAN
Six cuts instead of three
--John Murphy
I'd change the cut system to twice
the number of semester hours plus
one, and anyone over that number
of cuts would get an F
-Jim '\Vaters
I'd do my best to eliminate conflicts
with exams. That is, no student
would have more than one exam
per day and I'd extend exam week
to two weeks
--Jim Sullivan
February 12, 1965
MARIST COLLEGE
Page 3
MARIST SPEAKS
INITIATION THRU COMMUNICATION
The above motto characterizes the newest, and perhaps profoundest
publication on campus, the CIRCLE. We of the CIRCLE are extremely
proud of it along with the toil and trouble that we have weathered in our
quest
to produce a newspaper worthy enough for you, the students of
1farist College. However, there still remains one very important drawback:
this paper cannot make its bi-monthly deadline without your help and co-
operation. There must be repeated co-operation on your part if the CIRCLE'
is to continue publication.
Resorting to immature and blatant methods of criticism to attain an end
is ne\'er justified and seldom effective. Many Marist-men in the past have
expressed the desire to have the newspaper continue, then criticised the
Editor and the Editorial Staff of our predeccessor, yet never once offered a
solution to solve the problem of that atiude of indifference which has char-
acterized and possessed those students.
If
you like the paper, why not support
it? Give it your help and co-operation.
If
approached, please accept the
challenge and write an article or two .... or three .... or four. Show some life
here at Marist! Be proud of your school! Let the outside world know that a
Marist College exists by submitting something, anything, thereby allowing
our_ publication to be sent to other schools.Follow the initiative taken by a
few responsible students and allow us to communicate to the outside world.
After all, this is your newspaper, so why not have an article with your name
appearing in it? Let this be the first and last editorial on student indifference
and let us proceed with "INITIATION THRU COMMUNICATION" in the
way that it was meant.
BATTLEGROUND: MARIST
The final issue of our predecessor contained an article concerning the
bookstore entitled "Operation Confusion" which is the antithesis of the
editorial policy for which the CIRCLE is striving. As we have stated above
our purpose is initiation, not instigation, thru communication. The reputation
of the Bookstore Manager was unjustifiably
•attacked
through irresponsible
reporting. Consequently, µnfounded charges and innuendos as were con-
tained in
"Operation
Confusion" would have
no
place in this paper.
The comparison of the
"human
factor" in
.
the bookstore to "mice and
monkeys" was both tasteless and tactless. Furthermore, nobody, not even the
manager of the store himself denies that there are certain limitations
inherent
in the ope_!ration of the bookstore. Careful invesigation has shown that the
writer of
"Operation
Confusion" never even bothered to seek out the reasons
for these limitations. For example, the article complains about there being a
shortage of textbooks at the beginning of a semester
.
However, we find that it
is impossible to estimate
exactly how many people will take a given course:
consequently, the shortages are not due to any inadequacies on the part of
the
"human
factor." Other criticisms of the
author
can be explained just as
easily
.
Finally, a college newspaper should be a battleground for student
opinions. However, the CIRCLE does not intend to let anyone's good repu-
tation die on that battleground!
By John Farrauto
Arguments before the Appellate Division of the
N.Y. Supreme Court are
notorious for being held in an empty courtroom
.
However, on January 15,
1965, more than forty lawyers came to hear the
case
of the University of
Notre Dame vs. 20th Century Fox. The action involved the movie and book
John Goldfarb Please Come Home. Earlier, Justice Henry Clay Greenberg
had issue-cl an injunction prohibiting the release of either.
In essence, the film involves a ludicrous
episode
in the Middle East,
where a group of American football players lose to an "unusual opponent"
after an evening of bacchanalian festivities. The problem is that Fox Corp-
oration chose to employ the name Notre Dame for the American team and
even filmed scenes
at
the school and utilized a picture of the school seal. As
a final touch, the character Fr. Ryan is clearly intended to Fr. Hesburgh, the
universities' noted President. The film was produced without Notre Dame's
permission.
Some of the significant issues are:
1. Is a school name
"property?"
(The
lower court said yes!) 2. Is there a
violation
of the
N.Y. Civil Rights Law
Section 51 ( which prohibits the unauthorized use of ones name for.
. .
trade
purposes-unless the public's right to know is involved?) 3. Is there a legally
protected
"property
right"? 4. Has Notre Dame's Right to Privacy been in-
fringed upon? (See Warren and Brandeis, "Right to Privacy") 5. Does Notre
Dame stand to incur irreparable injury as a result of the picture
if rele~sed?
Fox Studio contends that this injunction violates their freedoms of speech
and press, that they stand to lose $4 million, •that the court is in effect issuing
a prior restraint forbidden in Near vs. Minnesota by the U.S. Supreme Court,
and that no one would believe that these "funny" occurrences really involved
Notre Dame.
Justice Greenberg's decision favored Notre Dame. He charged Fox with
"commercial piracy," while he acknowledged the constitutional restriction
and the monetary loss, he felt that the rights of both sides must be balanced,
that the harm to the University, desoite the farcical nature of the film, would
be irreparable, and that the use of the school name "can in no way be class.;
Hied as any form of art or literature,. . neither the book nor the motion
picture is a satire, burlesque or any other literary portrayal or criticism of
the University of Notre· or its team" ( thus avoiding the question· of censor-
ship.)
All expectations are that this case will go to the U.S. Supreme Court and
may become the most controversial case of 1965.
"Power
politics
is the diplomatic: name for the law of the jungle.''
BOOK REDIEUJ
The Kennedy Wit, edited by Bill
Adler, Paperback edition Bantam
Books, 126 pages.
Of all the books written about
John F. Kennedy perhaps the most
entertaining is
The Kennedy Wit. Mr.
Adler avoids all the, now near trite,
analyses and evaluations of the late
President and
instead
presents the
personality of the man by means of
selected humorous remarks and re-
vealing photography. The real author
then, would seem to be Kennedy.
However, in all probability this is
not entirely true for, since many of the
President's speeches were written by
speech writers there
is
a very good
likelihood that a number of the witty
remarks were not the President's,
himself.
Nevertheless, the importance of
humor in politics is self evident.
The 1960 campaign in Pennsylvania:
'Tm glad to be here because I feel a
sense of kinship with the Pittsburgh
Pirates. Like my candidacy, they were
not given much of
a
chance in the
Spring."
At a $100 a plate Campaign Fund
Raising Dinner:
"I
am deeply touched-not as deeply
touched as you have been by coming
to this dinner, but nevertheless, it
is
a
sentimental occasion."
After appointing his brother Attorney
General:
"I
see nothing wrong with giving
Robert some legal experience as
Attorney General before he goes out
to practice law."
It is remarks such
as
these which
bring
The Kennedy Wit above the
level of
a
mere joke book because
they all have behind them cold, hard
political realities, as Kennedy must
have known only too well.
CIRCLE
Editor-in -Chief ................................ Gerald Johannsen
Managing Editor .................................. Peter Petrocelli
Layout Editor .................................... William Fullam
Section Editors ...................... Richard Epp, James Morrison
Joseph Towers, James Croteau
Art Editor ...................................... Charles Di Sogra
Business Managers .............. Mario Triola
&
Thomas Matarazzo
Circulation ......................................... Allan Wiehn
Faculty Advisor .............................. Dr. George Sommer
Pa~c 4
p
James
Croteau
by
JJ
Jl
Athletes at any liberal arts college
are important. Marist College is no
exception. An integral part of college
life, a basic element for a well-round-
ed educatiQn, and a great contribution
to personal character is sports. This
isn't just limited to varsity sports, but
spreads itself into the fields of intra-
mural, inter-club and physical educat-
ional activities.
~larist College, being a young
school, has not yet developed any
great teams in interscholastic compet-
ition. Its crew teams in their fall debut
were impressive, but the soccer and
basketball teams appeared weak. The
cross-country team looked good for a
while, but faded toward the end of
the season. The wrestling team is still
struggling to get established. This
lack of "excellence'.' in any one sport,
coupled with the lack of proper sports
facilities, has led to a problem
in
school organization, that of school
spirit.
One of the first things a visitor to
our campus realizes is that, as a body,
the school is not united in spirit and
feeling. Interscholastic sports are us-
uallv the leaders in developing school
pride and excitement, but at Marist
things haven't worked out that way.
Instead, intramural sports has set the
pace and with it has developed strong
class and club unity without school
spirit.
But this isn't all bad. So far the
football and basketball teams which
have participated in the intramural
leagues have been very successfull in
their achievements toward the indi-
vidual. These activities give each stu-
dent
a
chance to relax from the pres-
sures of his studies
.
and maintain
some semblance of physical condi-
tioning.
That
availability
of
participation, that each student can
get up a team in which he is able to
compete with other groups, is im-
portant in individual development.
Organized and run by the students
themselves, they give the benefit of
intelligent and largescale participa-
tion by members of any team.
Spirit is high on the intramural
teams, and the championship games
are exciting in their play. The com-
petition is often fierce, but the fun
of sports is always there, always avail-
able, and always contributing to the
college community.
How can school spirit be raised?
Only by a strong Booster Club and
Varsitv Club can the students excite
the flame in themselves. Only by
better facilities can the varsity teams
develop
better quality. Only by
better treatment can the individual
athletes try to perfect themselves. And
only by the establishment of a few
solid years of school spirit can Marist
College gain the tradition it deserv~,;.
MARIST COLLEGE
Varsity
To
Face
Marist College reaches the high
point of this year's basketball sched-
ule against Philadelphia Textiles, Sat-
urday, February 13th at Lourdes
High School. Ranked high in the
Wrestlers
Head
Toward
Hunter
Preparing to travel to New York
City to face Hunter College on Satur-
day, February thirteenth, the Marist
wrestling team heads to the closing of
their 1964-65 season. Following the
Hunter match, the team faces Mont-
claire State at home, the seventeenth,
Farleigh
Dickenson
away,
the
twentieth,
and
concludes
their
competition against Yeshiva home on
February tlie twenty-forth.
Coached by Mr. Lewis Shultz, the
team has been "handicapped by in-
experience." Although their record
was marred by five straight defeats
before their first victory,Coach Shultz
is optimistic about the future. His
team consists of all
·
sophmores and
freshmen who are, as co-captain Mike
Hackett feels, "getting consistently
better with every match." Despite the
problemi:: of a young team, their show-
ings have reflected a close, high-
spirited group of men, "eager to
participate and anxious to learn."
Philadelphia
Team
nation's small colleges, Coach Paul
Arnold expects this to be the "strong-
est" team they have "faced all year.
The only school played by both
teams was· New Paltz State. Marist
won a decisive 101-68 victory, while
Philadelphia overwhelmed the Hawks
155-49. Expecting a full-court
·
press
by Philadelphia's strong defense,
Coach Arnold has worked his offense
long and hard. Despite the choice of
Philadelphia as heavy favorites, he
feels that his team might "show some
surprises."
With Fred W~iss' departure at mid-
season, a key man in the basketball
team's attack 'Nas lost. The six foot-
five Weiss was the leading rebounder
on this year's team, and was the first
·
Marist player
·
to score over 1,000
points in his college career. The loss
put added pressure on the remaining
regulars and gives more responsibility
to the bench.
Coach Arnold is depending heavily
on hts new center, John Murphy, the
teams leading scorer, who moved
over from His forward spot. The regu-
lar forwards now are Jim Clancy and
Dennis O'Brien. Clancy, hitting 46%
on his jump shots, is a threat from the
comer with O'Brien's strength com-
ing on his drives. Working as guards
will be Mike Borelli, a strong ball
handler, and Bernie Dooley, the lead-
ing foulshooter with a 92% accuracy.
Bob Casey and Garry Henderson give
depth to the back court.
In
reserve, Coach Arnold has Gus
DiFlorio and Tom Finucane. Joining
them are Tom Murray, Larry Magill,
Wally Abrams, and Bob Shiraldi.
Though seriously lacking in height,
Coach Arnold looks for experience
in
his young ball club to be the key to
their future successes.
Coach Arnold finds displeasure in
two facets of his team's play.
In
their
first eleven games, the squad lost the
ball 127 times because of bad passes
or moving violations. Also their foul
shooting has been extremely poor at
70%. Despite this, Coach Arnold feels
his team has "played up to expecta-
tions".
February. 12, 1965
S~pltomore
Leads
Marisf
Matmen
One of the outstanding wrestlers
of Marist' College's 1964-65 athletic
season has been sophomore Bob
Langenbach. Though his record has
been three wins and three losses,
two of those defeats were by narrow
margins. Wrestling in the 157 pound
class, most of his competition is above
his 153 pound normal weight. Yet at
every match he proves that he is the
"scrapper and strongman," as Coach
Mike Shultz calls him.
Graduated from
DePaul High
School in Wayne,
New Jersey,
Langenbach had no high school
wrestling experience. When he got
to Marist, the sports-minded Bob
found that wrestling was "the only
sport I could really go out for be-
sides weightlifting." Soon he was
caught in the excitement of the sport
and realized its physical and mental
contributions.
Langenbach's ideas on wrestling
are quite definite and reflect the feel-
ing of most of his teammates. His
consistant efforts have earned him the
co~captainship, proving how well he
is liked by his fellow wrestlers. What
he likes most about the sport is its
"individual gratification." Bob finds
in wrestling "one of the greatest feel-
ings in sports, that of achieving
victory by your own efforts, and no
one else's.
If
you win or lose, no one
is responsible but yourself."
Langenbach dismisses many of the
false notions in the average persons
mind concerning the sport. ''There are
few injuries after good conditioning.
The sport depends not so much on
strength, but conditioning, speed, re-
actions and intelligence.
Mental
attitude also is important, and contri-
butes greatly to victory or defeat."
In
wrestling, Bob finds many con-
tributions to personai character and
well-being.
"The
sport is set up to
stimulate fair play. The rules outlaw
unneccessary roughness.
Although
you have to
·
be mean sometimes, the
customary handshake after the match
reflects the high ideals of sportsman-
ship. The physical and mental training
also are important to the overall
growth of the individual."
Of Coach Shultz, Langenbach
spt ~ks very highly. He finds him to
be "a good coach and a great guy."
Bob likes the way the coach joins in
with each practice and anxiously
works with each individual. "And his
wrestling and coaching abilities com-
mand the respect of all the team,"
says Bob.
Hopeful of the future, Bob feels
that
if most of this year's squad re-
turns, "next year, with our experience,
we will be aiming high and win most
of our matches."
In
the 123 pound class, sophomore
Pat Collum is the regular starter.
Ambrose "Butch" Tardive is the 130
pound regular with Pete Heidenreich
wrestling at 137pounds, both of whom
are freshmen. Following the late
season ineligibility of sophomore co-
captaini Mike Hackett, one of the
most experienced members of the
team, freshmen Ed Labuda and Joe
Brosnan are competing for the 147
pound position. The other sophomore
captain, Bob Langenbach, holds down
the regular 157 pound spot with John
Theis, a freshman , also competing.
Freshman Jim Croteau is the regular
in the 167 pound class, with Charlie
McDermott ,a sophomore, vying for
the starting position. Sophomores Joe
Esposito and Eddie Keane 611 out the
team in the 177 and unlimited classes,
respectively.
Freshman Cagers Shoot High
After opening losses to Rockland
C.C., Suffolk C.C Monmouth College,
Orange C.C, and the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy, The red-and-white
wrestling team beat Bronx C.C for
their first victory. On February 6 they
were to face Newark Rutgers College
before heading into their final four
matches.
Before most of the varsity basketball
games, a group of men, captained by
Ricky Schneider and Vince Boccalini,
repn'!sent the Marist College freshman
basketball team. Playing a nineteen
game schedule, the squad has done
''better than expected
.
" With a five
and
six
over-all
record,
with
three and one
in
league play, the
members of the team hold second
place in their conference. In the final
game of the season, the Junior Cagers
face a powerful Monmouth College
team in what could be the deciding
game of the championship.
Joining Boccalini and Schneider on
the usual starting team are Butch
Milligan, Gene Frein and the tall
man, Jeff Kegler. Also alternating reg-
ularly are Rich Fleming and Richie
Rowan. Other members of the squad
include Hank Bialosuknia, Paul Rinn,
John Flood and Bob Newman.
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1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1
February 12, 1965
No. 1
COUNCIL REJECTS AMENDMENT
Council Creates Publication Board SIGNATURES QUESTIONED
by Ray Kremer
The Council of the Student Govern-
ment has established a Student Pub-
lications Board. This board shall have
jurisdiction over student publications
receiving income from . the Student
Activities fee or other ~Iarist College
funds and also over those distributed
to the general student body or the
general public provided they are rec-
ognized as a publication produced by
~larist College Students.
The Board, whose duties are to up-
hold and improve the standards and
quality of student publications and to
presen-e the freedom of student pub-
lications consistent with responsibil-
ity, is composed of nine members:
They are: \Valter ;\laxwell, secretary
of publications; Mike Feddeck, Jack
Kelly, Jim Sullivan, Fr. Campbell, Mr.
White, and Mr. Shau. The faculty
members having equal voting rights.
( The Board is awaiting the appoint-
ment of two more members.)
The board has begun its task of
. inwro.vement -~vith_ the _· inst_itution of
a Publication Agency, which has been
designed to operate an off campus
subscription service to determine sub-
scri9tion rates of student publications,
and to administer to the sales of such
subscriptions. The revenue earned
through this agency will be polled and
used as operating funds for student
publications participating in this pro-
gram. The program is open to all rec-
ognized student publications.
The action of the Publications
Board has been of great aid in im-
proving the school newspaper, having
sent letters to newspaper editors of 29
colleges and universities requesting
ideas and suggestions for a better
newspaper. In reflecting on the re-
sults of this inquiry, Walter Maxwell,
secretary of publications said,
"It
is
my opinion from the letters I have
received from other colleges and uni-
versities, that the editors of our news-
paper should be paid. The idea of
salaries hinges on the fact that the
newspaper would be self supporting
and no money would be granted by
the Council for operating expenses of
the paper. The editors salaries as
would all other costs for the public-
ation of the paper come from adver-
tising and subscriptions."
· At ameeting of the Budget Com-
mittee of the Student Council on Feb.
3, the opinion of the Publications
Board presented by Mr. Maxwell
facilitated the granting of operating
funds to the paper.
During a regular session the Stu-
dent Council rejected an amendment
to the Election Code by a vote of
7 to 4. Voting was carried on by
secret ballot. The amendment intro-
duced by Vice President Maher would
have extended the declaration of
candidacy date, February 3rd, two
days. Mr. Maher argued that be-
Representative Di Sogra delivering
· his speech, at Council meeting.··,
....
,.. -
·
New Paltz
..
& Vassar At Intercollegiate Day
cause a law does not go into effect
until the Council minutes are read
( at the next meeting) and corrected,
the February 3rd. deadline was in-
valid, since that date had been voted
upon and approved but not properly
promulgated.
The Fleur de Lis, which was form-
ed, as its . constitution states, for a
further understanding of the French
language
and literature through
lectures and visual aids pertinent
to French civilization, and also
through the publication of a French
journal, has recently been expanded,
through the adoption of a new
amendment, to bring its members to
a sharper awareness and knowledge
of world affairs. This new concept
of the club is being fufilled by lect-
ures on international governments,
languages,
and
cultures, · ,us!ing
France as a model.
With this widened scope of act-
ivity, the Fleur de Lis became the
Fleur de
Lis International,
an
international relations club affiliated
with the Collegiate Council for the
United Nations (C.C.N.U.)
As both Vassar College and New
Paltz State Teachers College have
International Relations Clubs, it was
deemed advisable for the three clubs
to decide upon a method of organi-
zation enabling them to better work
together as
neighboring colleges.
The method decided upon was to
set up a series of Cocktail Parties
which would create an agreeable and
enjoyable atmosphere, enabling the
members of all three clubs to become
more easily acquainted. The first of
these Cocktail Parties will be held at
Marist College on Tuesday, March
the ninth, when a lecture will be
given by Mr. John White of the
Marist College History Deparhnent
on the evolution of the United
After the lecture, the representatives
of the three clubs will break up into
small groups . to discuss the lecture.
Nations with an emphasis on the
nationalism of the member nations.
The President of the Council re-
torted citing Robert's Rules of Order
and
a
Judiciary
ruling, which
stated that a law goes into effect
Spanish Club Formed;_ S.C. Approval Sought
The most recent addition to the
extracurricular activities at Marist is
the newly formed Spanish Club.
Formed last December by a group of
Spanish majors, it desire is to improve
their knowledge of the Spanish lan-
guage. · The emphasis is on speaking
ability, but they also devote some
time to improving the written aspect
of the language.
Since the club is so new, they have
not had an election. The founders of
the club would rather be called ad-
visors than officers. Ray Budion ('68)
is acting as president along with Angel
Millan ('68), Dave Gerling ('65),
and Tom Bauer ('68). Brother Gerard
Weiss is the moderator of the club.
Although the Spanish Club has not
as yet received
a
charter from the
student government, they are progres-
sing along the lines of org
_
anization.
Having already attracted 35 members,
they are making plans for the future.
They owe most of their success to the
cooperation of the Language De-
partment and to the initiative of their
individual members.
The next
event
on the agenda for
them is a movie. The Life of Manolete
is scheduled, and it will include many
exciting bullfight scenes. Also planned
are seminars, discussing the various
problems in Latin America.
There are approximately ten student
brothers connected with the club and
they have contributed much. They
have shown great initiative in heading
discussion groups and have cooperat-
ed fully with the leaders of the .club.
!stead of offering their services to
only members of the club, the mem-
bers decided to make themselves
available to anyone seeking assistance.
As was shown when, before the final
exams, many students who were not
memers, were given answers to their
problems.
Since it· is their belief that you
cannot learn to speak a language with-
out practice, they have provided the
opportunity of speaking in Spanish
along with the enjoyment that comes
with looking into Hispanic culture.
At the meetings it is interesting to
note that they do not say in a group,
but break up
into
groups of five or
six persons with one advisor per
group.
Once separated, the
advisor
leads
them in conversation in Spanish. They
have no written lines, everything is
ad lib. In this casual ahnosphere, they
can talk with out worrying about their
mark ortheir mistakes.
It
is hoped that
more and more members will, bv this
method, achieve fluency in the Span-
ish language.
when it is voted upon.
Complicating the issue was a
"petition for competition from the
Student Body," which was presented
by Mr. Maher. Although .the Vice
President acknowledged that there
was no legal basis for referendum in
the Student Body Constitution, he
requested that the council consider
the 'petition" •in their decision.
The
validity of the petition was question-
ed by Secretary Waters and Trea-
surer Zottoli. Both called up witness-
es who testified that they had
regretted
signing
the
petition
because they had not properly
understood the issues at the time of
signing. Countering, the petitioners
denied that they had not properly
presented the petition.
Discusssion was open up to the
members of the student body in
attendance. At issue was the impor-
tance of the law versus the uncontest-
ed offices. Freshman, George McKee
crystalized the issue when he said
"where
were those
responsible
candidates _when their declarations of
candidacy ·were duet' -judging from·
the applause it seemed that the
majority of those present sided with
the statutes.
Highlighting the session was a
speech by Representative Di Sogra
in which he alluded to "certain rad-
ical factions" who were attempting
to "pressure" the Council and under-
mine the constitution. Mr. Di Sogra
drew considerable applause coupled
with a few scattered boos.
Shortly after this the council ·voted
to reject Mr. Mahers proposal to
ammend the election code.
Finally Brother Felix
Michael
Shurkus commended the council and
the Student Body for their "demon-
stration of democracy.
Theatre Guild Joins
Delta Psi Omega
By Ray Stewart
The Marist College Theatre Guild
has been granted permission by the
Student Council to join the "Delta Psi
Omega Dramatic Fraternity." The
purpose of this honorary organization
is to reward those members of the
Theatre Guild who have obtained the
status of "Master", that is, being cred-
ited with four or more productions.
Delta Psi Omega has over 200
chapters in the U.S. The fraternity's
official publication appears in over
600 colleges and universities and in-,
forms drama students and workers of
what other theatre guilds throughout
the nation are doing.
The fraternity will not only bene-
fit those members of the Theatre
Guild, ·but will secure for Marist all
the prestige accompanyin~ the pres-
ence of a large national fraternity.
The Theatre Guild, moderated by
Brother Lanning and directed by Jim
Britt, has a total of eight candidates
for the fraternity.
Page 2
MARIST COLLEGE
February
12, 1965
Floor Please: Elevator Mania
By
Al May
There exist on this campus a few
select members of an organization
who, although well known to the resi-
dt.•nts
of Leo Hall, are virtually un-
acclaimcd by the rest o f Marist
College. This· small group of budding
intellectuals is known as the O.E.D.
B.P.I. , the Organization of Elevator
Detainers and Button Pushers Inter-
national. This paper, as part of its
newr
ending
battle
against
ignorance, believes that it is there-
fore
its
duty to enlighten the
populace of these hallowed halls as
to the acth-ities of this . group of
witty young geniuses. The members
of this elite societv are all ardent
derntees of the philosophy "Haste
makes Waste."
TJ1e · residents of Leo Hall are all
acquainted with their humorous
habit of getting off the the elevator
and pushing all of the buttons. This
brings tears, obviously of joy, to the
eves of the student who has three
rt1inutes to get to Donnelly before
his class starts; for, having depleted
his share of cuts during the first week
of school he is now treated to the
thrills of a "race with death" as it
were.
Unfortunately, this does not detain
all of those who use the elevator as,
many of them only use it to go one
floor. So that they don't feel left out,
the organization has come up with a
new game called "Open the Door
and Stop the Elevator Bletween
Floors" -a real scream.
Although to most of us, the hilarity
of pushing all the buttons is ex-
tremely obvious, there are always a
few killjoys who don't appreciate
spending twenty minutes journeying
from the sixth floor to the lobby.
Just yesterday I saw a whole eleva-
tor full of such soreheads get · so
disgusted . that all forty-two of them
got off the elevator and used the
stairs.
Although initially looked upon
with some distaste, the members of
this society are rapidly gaining
respect as their truly humanitarian
objective of "Physical fitness through
exercise by use of the stairs" becomes
better known.
Today the club held its regular
meeting in the gymnasium and,
while dodging pieces of falling ceil-
ing, outlined future plans. The mem-
bers left after deciding to barracade
the stairs, it having been brought to
their attention that some people,
finding it faster and less aggravating
to walk, were no longer usfng the
elevator. What fun is pushing all
the buttons if no one is on to enjoy the
ride?
We wish these men all the luck in
the world in their endeavors to avoid
old age senility by acting twelve
years old for the rest of their lives.
Extra
Desserts
Anyone?
·
·
·
By
·
Bill Karl
said concerning
·
the
·
opinions express-
ed. They are certainly a credit to the
students and the administration at
Marist College. One certain fact has
been established: Marist men do like
ice cream!
GUZZLE,GUZZL,GUZZLOSH
By Joe Towers
There are two common concep-
tions of the college student. The
first is that of the bespectacled in-
trovert
meandering
haphazardly
through a forest of tomes assembled
at his favorite habitat of study. The
other is that of the ne'er do well ex-
trovert, friendly and easy going,
slung unceremoniously over the apex
of his fortitude, a bar-stool.
Why do
college
students in
general, and Marist students in parti-
cular go to bars? Upon interviewing
some twenty students the following
reasons were offered:
"Everybody else goes, so I go to
socialize."
"Because
there isn't anyplace else to
go; also because of the social status
involved, it's the accepted thing to
do."
.
"To make sure I'm not missing
anything."' "Where else are you go-
ing to go? A candy store maybe?
Let's get realistic about this whole
matter, a bar is the only place to go
where you can socialize. There are
always girls there, which is more
than I can say for some other
places."
Many of the other · students had
much the same thing to say. In gene-
ral, college students have to have a
place to sit down, forget their studies,
meet girls, . and just plain shoot the
bull. Sure, dorm life is fine, as far as
dorm life goes, but many of us would
rather discuss what's on our minds
with each other over a glass of beer
than over a bottle of coke. Going to
a bar offers us a place for recreation,
and, as long as we stay within our
drinking limits that recreation is
good and wholesome.
·
The basic problem seems to arise
from the "fact" that many students
do not stay within their limits; at
least this is the way the problem ap-
pears to our critics. This is a false
impression. The number of students
who habitually go out with the sole
intention of becoming inebriated is
absolutely minimal. The old axiom
about one bad apple spoiling the
bunch does not apply in this case.
Most students are mature enough to
appreciate the responsibility entail-
ed with the privilege of drinking, and
in realizing this responsibility they are
able to maintain themselves as gen-
tlemen while drinking.
The whole question of college
drinking has been blown completely
out of proportion. Is it fair to revoke
the priviliges of the many because of
the actions of the few? Hardly! Rather
.
it is better for the many to os
_
tracize
the few responsible for the bad name.
We can solve the problem ourselves
if
some of us will take the initiative.
A little unity, spiced with much com-
mon sense, can do much to further
the cause of fair play in the consider-
ation of the college "drinking prob-
lem".
"I
like the boys very much. Some-
times, though, one can't help but
notice someone walking out with their
pockets bulging. I tell them that
ice cream
will
have to be cleaned out
of the pockets when it melts, but they
say they like it anyway." Such was the
reply of Kyeson Corbett, the you~g
K01
'
ean woman who acts as cashier
in
·
our cafeteria, when asked her
opinion of the men of Marist. She has
been in this country for less than a
year, but the behavior of
_the
Fo~es
has given her a very. fine 1mpress1on
of
.
the American youth.
MARIST: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
.
Mr.
·
Mead, the representative of
Mealtime Management for some 40-50
high schools
.
and colleges, had no-
thing but the highest praises for Mar,-
ist and
its
students.
"I've
worked in
schools as far south as Long Island,"
he said,
"and
.
the fellows here at
Marist are as nice as any I have met.
.
They
are
thoughtful, receptive, and,
above all, courteous."
·
.
Then, of course, there were the
varied opinions of the people who
work, serving the food, cleaning off
the tables, and managing the whole
operation. Mr. Moran, the manager
at Marist, had very little to say as
far as number of words goes, but
what he did say could only be said
concisely. He is very pleased with
the kitchen, he likes the students, and
he enjoys working here.
Two of the favorites with the stu-
dents ( not only because they give the
biggest helpings of food) are Viola
and Cathy. They were not too talk-
ative on the subject of Foxes, but they
did find time to admit they like the
fellows. . . "with some exceptions."
They agreed that there are some pro-
blems, but these are few and usually
easily solved. They definitely like the
students, and they . have had very
little trouble with them.
There is not too much that can be
By John Skehan
Marist College has had a brillant
past. It has
·
grown since 1957 when it
first admitted lay students. In that
year the number of lay students to-
taled 13, all residents of the area.
Their classes were held in Marian
Hall and next door in the Gym. The
class-rooms totaled the grand num-
ber of four.
The college has progressed to its
present enrollment and academic
standing. It now has Donnelly,
Adrian, Leo, Sheahan, and Fontaine
Halls
.
Our
Library,
originally
established in Greystone, has grown
in both the number and variety of
books. Our students and faculty have
increased in the last few years. The
standards for both students and facul-
ty are high and they continue to climb
higher.
What about the future of Marist
College? What will the incoming
freshman of 1977 see? He will
probably still have shaving cream
battles, but with a new, super strength
aerosol can that will be guaranteed
to last for the duration of the hostili-
ties. The Dean of Residents will
probably inspect someone's room
and find a miniature solar powered
refrigerator under the desk. The
parking problem should be alleviated
by the new M.A.R.I.S.T.S. (Metro-
politan
Area
Rapid
Inter-State
Transit System) which will bring
students daily from our suburbs of
Newark,
Hartforc:
,
Albany,
the
Bronx, and perhaps even Washing-
ton.
The faculty will meet the new stu-
dents,
"young,
eager, and dedicated."
The rudiments to micro-biology and
nuclear physics will be taught.
The
arts and business students will have
courses such as "The Age of Reform
and Reaction, 1950-1972," and "The
Problems of Mechanization and Un-
employment." The curriculum will bt.
expanded to meet the ever-changing
requirements of the world outside of
these walls. The Dean will deal with
overcuts by suspending students
from participation in · extracurricular
activities such as the Flying Club and
the Russo-Icelandic Study Group.
1977
will see a new breed of student
on the campus. The incoming class of
1977
will have more background than
. the graduating seniors of 1977. They
will be able to intelligently discuss tl1e
problems involved in the maintenance
of our latest space station. They may
know more about world
·
politics and
nuclear testing than about the latest
baseball stars. They
will
have perfect-
ed
an
even more effective water bomb
and an impenetrable plastic shield for
their protor's door.
The calendar for 1977 will feature
such events as the inter-collegiate
power boat races, the Tenth Annual
Literary and Historical Writing Work-
shop, the new lecture series on "The
Problems of Astroid Mining."
Marist College, students, faculty,
and phsyical plant, will grow in wis-
dom and experience before the gaze
of its former students who will be
proud of their old halls, as students
are proud of them now.
THE QUESTION BOX
WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU
MAKE IF YOU WERE DEAN
Six cuts instead of three
--John Murphy
I'd change the cut system to twice
the number of semester hours plus
one, and anyone over that number
of cuts would get an F
-Jim '\Vaters
I'd do my best to eliminate conflicts
with exams. That is, no student
would have more than one exam
per day and I'd extend exam week
to two weeks
--Jim Sullivan
February 12, 1965
MARIST COLLEGE
Page 3
MARIST SPEAKS
INITIATION THRU COMMUNICATION
The above motto characterizes the newest, and perhaps profoundest
publication on campus, the CIRCLE. We of the CIRCLE are extremely
proud of it along with the toil and trouble that we have weathered in our
quest
to produce a newspaper worthy enough for you, the students of
1farist College. However, there still remains one very important drawback:
this paper cannot make its bi-monthly deadline without your help and co-
operation. There must be repeated co-operation on your part if the CIRCLE'
is to continue publication.
Resorting to immature and blatant methods of criticism to attain an end
is ne\'er justified and seldom effective. Many Marist-men in the past have
expressed the desire to have the newspaper continue, then criticised the
Editor and the Editorial Staff of our predeccessor, yet never once offered a
solution to solve the problem of that atiude of indifference which has char-
acterized and possessed those students.
If
you like the paper, why not support
it? Give it your help and co-operation.
If
approached, please accept the
challenge and write an article or two .... or three .... or four. Show some life
here at Marist! Be proud of your school! Let the outside world know that a
Marist College exists by submitting something, anything, thereby allowing
our_ publication to be sent to other schools.Follow the initiative taken by a
few responsible students and allow us to communicate to the outside world.
After all, this is your newspaper, so why not have an article with your name
appearing in it? Let this be the first and last editorial on student indifference
and let us proceed with "INITIATION THRU COMMUNICATION" in the
way that it was meant.
BATTLEGROUND: MARIST
The final issue of our predecessor contained an article concerning the
bookstore entitled "Operation Confusion" which is the antithesis of the
editorial policy for which the CIRCLE is striving. As we have stated above
our purpose is initiation, not instigation, thru communication. The reputation
of the Bookstore Manager was unjustifiably
•attacked
through irresponsible
reporting. Consequently, µnfounded charges and innuendos as were con-
tained in
"Operation
Confusion" would have
no
place in this paper.
The comparison of the
"human
factor" in
.
the bookstore to "mice and
monkeys" was both tasteless and tactless. Furthermore, nobody, not even the
manager of the store himself denies that there are certain limitations
inherent
in the ope_!ration of the bookstore. Careful invesigation has shown that the
writer of
"Operation
Confusion" never even bothered to seek out the reasons
for these limitations. For example, the article complains about there being a
shortage of textbooks at the beginning of a semester
.
However, we find that it
is impossible to estimate
exactly how many people will take a given course:
consequently, the shortages are not due to any inadequacies on the part of
the
"human
factor." Other criticisms of the
author
can be explained just as
easily
.
Finally, a college newspaper should be a battleground for student
opinions. However, the CIRCLE does not intend to let anyone's good repu-
tation die on that battleground!
By John Farrauto
Arguments before the Appellate Division of the
N.Y. Supreme Court are
notorious for being held in an empty courtroom
.
However, on January 15,
1965, more than forty lawyers came to hear the
case
of the University of
Notre Dame vs. 20th Century Fox. The action involved the movie and book
John Goldfarb Please Come Home. Earlier, Justice Henry Clay Greenberg
had issue-cl an injunction prohibiting the release of either.
In essence, the film involves a ludicrous
episode
in the Middle East,
where a group of American football players lose to an "unusual opponent"
after an evening of bacchanalian festivities. The problem is that Fox Corp-
oration chose to employ the name Notre Dame for the American team and
even filmed scenes
at
the school and utilized a picture of the school seal. As
a final touch, the character Fr. Ryan is clearly intended to Fr. Hesburgh, the
universities' noted President. The film was produced without Notre Dame's
permission.
Some of the significant issues are:
1. Is a school name
"property?"
(The
lower court said yes!) 2. Is there a
violation
of the
N.Y. Civil Rights Law
Section 51 ( which prohibits the unauthorized use of ones name for.
. .
trade
purposes-unless the public's right to know is involved?) 3. Is there a legally
protected
"property
right"? 4. Has Notre Dame's Right to Privacy been in-
fringed upon? (See Warren and Brandeis, "Right to Privacy") 5. Does Notre
Dame stand to incur irreparable injury as a result of the picture
if rele~sed?
Fox Studio contends that this injunction violates their freedoms of speech
and press, that they stand to lose $4 million, •that the court is in effect issuing
a prior restraint forbidden in Near vs. Minnesota by the U.S. Supreme Court,
and that no one would believe that these "funny" occurrences really involved
Notre Dame.
Justice Greenberg's decision favored Notre Dame. He charged Fox with
"commercial piracy," while he acknowledged the constitutional restriction
and the monetary loss, he felt that the rights of both sides must be balanced,
that the harm to the University, desoite the farcical nature of the film, would
be irreparable, and that the use of the school name "can in no way be class.;
Hied as any form of art or literature,. . neither the book nor the motion
picture is a satire, burlesque or any other literary portrayal or criticism of
the University of Notre· or its team" ( thus avoiding the question· of censor-
ship.)
All expectations are that this case will go to the U.S. Supreme Court and
may become the most controversial case of 1965.
"Power
politics
is the diplomatic: name for the law of the jungle.''
BOOK REDIEUJ
The Kennedy Wit, edited by Bill
Adler, Paperback edition Bantam
Books, 126 pages.
Of all the books written about
John F. Kennedy perhaps the most
entertaining is
The Kennedy Wit. Mr.
Adler avoids all the, now near trite,
analyses and evaluations of the late
President and
instead
presents the
personality of the man by means of
selected humorous remarks and re-
vealing photography. The real author
then, would seem to be Kennedy.
However, in all probability this is
not entirely true for, since many of the
President's speeches were written by
speech writers there
is
a very good
likelihood that a number of the witty
remarks were not the President's,
himself.
Nevertheless, the importance of
humor in politics is self evident.
The 1960 campaign in Pennsylvania:
'Tm glad to be here because I feel a
sense of kinship with the Pittsburgh
Pirates. Like my candidacy, they were
not given much of
a
chance in the
Spring."
At a $100 a plate Campaign Fund
Raising Dinner:
"I
am deeply touched-not as deeply
touched as you have been by coming
to this dinner, but nevertheless, it
is
a
sentimental occasion."
After appointing his brother Attorney
General:
"I
see nothing wrong with giving
Robert some legal experience as
Attorney General before he goes out
to practice law."
It is remarks such
as
these which
bring
The Kennedy Wit above the
level of
a
mere joke book because
they all have behind them cold, hard
political realities, as Kennedy must
have known only too well.
CIRCLE
Editor-in -Chief ................................ Gerald Johannsen
Managing Editor .................................. Peter Petrocelli
Layout Editor .................................... William Fullam
Section Editors ...................... Richard Epp, James Morrison
Joseph Towers, James Croteau
Art Editor ...................................... Charles Di Sogra
Business Managers .............. Mario Triola
&
Thomas Matarazzo
Circulation ......................................... Allan Wiehn
Faculty Advisor .............................. Dr. George Sommer
Pa~c 4
p
James
Croteau
by
JJ
Jl
Athletes at any liberal arts college
are important. Marist College is no
exception. An integral part of college
life, a basic element for a well-round-
ed educatiQn, and a great contribution
to personal character is sports. This
isn't just limited to varsity sports, but
spreads itself into the fields of intra-
mural, inter-club and physical educat-
ional activities.
~larist College, being a young
school, has not yet developed any
great teams in interscholastic compet-
ition. Its crew teams in their fall debut
were impressive, but the soccer and
basketball teams appeared weak. The
cross-country team looked good for a
while, but faded toward the end of
the season. The wrestling team is still
struggling to get established. This
lack of "excellence'.' in any one sport,
coupled with the lack of proper sports
facilities, has led to a problem
in
school organization, that of school
spirit.
One of the first things a visitor to
our campus realizes is that, as a body,
the school is not united in spirit and
feeling. Interscholastic sports are us-
uallv the leaders in developing school
pride and excitement, but at Marist
things haven't worked out that way.
Instead, intramural sports has set the
pace and with it has developed strong
class and club unity without school
spirit.
But this isn't all bad. So far the
football and basketball teams which
have participated in the intramural
leagues have been very successfull in
their achievements toward the indi-
vidual. These activities give each stu-
dent
a
chance to relax from the pres-
sures of his studies
.
and maintain
some semblance of physical condi-
tioning.
That
availability
of
participation, that each student can
get up a team in which he is able to
compete with other groups, is im-
portant in individual development.
Organized and run by the students
themselves, they give the benefit of
intelligent and largescale participa-
tion by members of any team.
Spirit is high on the intramural
teams, and the championship games
are exciting in their play. The com-
petition is often fierce, but the fun
of sports is always there, always avail-
able, and always contributing to the
college community.
How can school spirit be raised?
Only by a strong Booster Club and
Varsitv Club can the students excite
the flame in themselves. Only by
better facilities can the varsity teams
develop
better quality. Only by
better treatment can the individual
athletes try to perfect themselves. And
only by the establishment of a few
solid years of school spirit can Marist
College gain the tradition it deserv~,;.
MARIST COLLEGE
Varsity
To
Face
Marist College reaches the high
point of this year's basketball sched-
ule against Philadelphia Textiles, Sat-
urday, February 13th at Lourdes
High School. Ranked high in the
Wrestlers
Head
Toward
Hunter
Preparing to travel to New York
City to face Hunter College on Satur-
day, February thirteenth, the Marist
wrestling team heads to the closing of
their 1964-65 season. Following the
Hunter match, the team faces Mont-
claire State at home, the seventeenth,
Farleigh
Dickenson
away,
the
twentieth,
and
concludes
their
competition against Yeshiva home on
February tlie twenty-forth.
Coached by Mr. Lewis Shultz, the
team has been "handicapped by in-
experience." Although their record
was marred by five straight defeats
before their first victory,Coach Shultz
is optimistic about the future. His
team consists of all
·
sophmores and
freshmen who are, as co-captain Mike
Hackett feels, "getting consistently
better with every match." Despite the
problemi:: of a young team, their show-
ings have reflected a close, high-
spirited group of men, "eager to
participate and anxious to learn."
Philadelphia
Team
nation's small colleges, Coach Paul
Arnold expects this to be the "strong-
est" team they have "faced all year.
The only school played by both
teams was· New Paltz State. Marist
won a decisive 101-68 victory, while
Philadelphia overwhelmed the Hawks
155-49. Expecting a full-court
·
press
by Philadelphia's strong defense,
Coach Arnold has worked his offense
long and hard. Despite the choice of
Philadelphia as heavy favorites, he
feels that his team might "show some
surprises."
With Fred W~iss' departure at mid-
season, a key man in the basketball
team's attack 'Nas lost. The six foot-
five Weiss was the leading rebounder
on this year's team, and was the first
·
Marist player
·
to score over 1,000
points in his college career. The loss
put added pressure on the remaining
regulars and gives more responsibility
to the bench.
Coach Arnold is depending heavily
on hts new center, John Murphy, the
teams leading scorer, who moved
over from His forward spot. The regu-
lar forwards now are Jim Clancy and
Dennis O'Brien. Clancy, hitting 46%
on his jump shots, is a threat from the
comer with O'Brien's strength com-
ing on his drives. Working as guards
will be Mike Borelli, a strong ball
handler, and Bernie Dooley, the lead-
ing foulshooter with a 92% accuracy.
Bob Casey and Garry Henderson give
depth to the back court.
In
reserve, Coach Arnold has Gus
DiFlorio and Tom Finucane. Joining
them are Tom Murray, Larry Magill,
Wally Abrams, and Bob Shiraldi.
Though seriously lacking in height,
Coach Arnold looks for experience
in
his young ball club to be the key to
their future successes.
Coach Arnold finds displeasure in
two facets of his team's play.
In
their
first eleven games, the squad lost the
ball 127 times because of bad passes
or moving violations. Also their foul
shooting has been extremely poor at
70%. Despite this, Coach Arnold feels
his team has "played up to expecta-
tions".
February. 12, 1965
S~pltomore
Leads
Marisf
Matmen
One of the outstanding wrestlers
of Marist' College's 1964-65 athletic
season has been sophomore Bob
Langenbach. Though his record has
been three wins and three losses,
two of those defeats were by narrow
margins. Wrestling in the 157 pound
class, most of his competition is above
his 153 pound normal weight. Yet at
every match he proves that he is the
"scrapper and strongman," as Coach
Mike Shultz calls him.
Graduated from
DePaul High
School in Wayne,
New Jersey,
Langenbach had no high school
wrestling experience. When he got
to Marist, the sports-minded Bob
found that wrestling was "the only
sport I could really go out for be-
sides weightlifting." Soon he was
caught in the excitement of the sport
and realized its physical and mental
contributions.
Langenbach's ideas on wrestling
are quite definite and reflect the feel-
ing of most of his teammates. His
consistant efforts have earned him the
co~captainship, proving how well he
is liked by his fellow wrestlers. What
he likes most about the sport is its
"individual gratification." Bob finds
in wrestling "one of the greatest feel-
ings in sports, that of achieving
victory by your own efforts, and no
one else's.
If
you win or lose, no one
is responsible but yourself."
Langenbach dismisses many of the
false notions in the average persons
mind concerning the sport. ''There are
few injuries after good conditioning.
The sport depends not so much on
strength, but conditioning, speed, re-
actions and intelligence.
Mental
attitude also is important, and contri-
butes greatly to victory or defeat."
In
wrestling, Bob finds many con-
tributions to personai character and
well-being.
"The
sport is set up to
stimulate fair play. The rules outlaw
unneccessary roughness.
Although
you have to
·
be mean sometimes, the
customary handshake after the match
reflects the high ideals of sportsman-
ship. The physical and mental training
also are important to the overall
growth of the individual."
Of Coach Shultz, Langenbach
spt ~ks very highly. He finds him to
be "a good coach and a great guy."
Bob likes the way the coach joins in
with each practice and anxiously
works with each individual. "And his
wrestling and coaching abilities com-
mand the respect of all the team,"
says Bob.
Hopeful of the future, Bob feels
that
if most of this year's squad re-
turns, "next year, with our experience,
we will be aiming high and win most
of our matches."
In
the 123 pound class, sophomore
Pat Collum is the regular starter.
Ambrose "Butch" Tardive is the 130
pound regular with Pete Heidenreich
wrestling at 137pounds, both of whom
are freshmen. Following the late
season ineligibility of sophomore co-
captaini Mike Hackett, one of the
most experienced members of the
team, freshmen Ed Labuda and Joe
Brosnan are competing for the 147
pound position. The other sophomore
captain, Bob Langenbach, holds down
the regular 157 pound spot with John
Theis, a freshman , also competing.
Freshman Jim Croteau is the regular
in the 167 pound class, with Charlie
McDermott ,a sophomore, vying for
the starting position. Sophomores Joe
Esposito and Eddie Keane 611 out the
team in the 177 and unlimited classes,
respectively.
Freshman Cagers Shoot High
After opening losses to Rockland
C.C., Suffolk C.C Monmouth College,
Orange C.C, and the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy, The red-and-white
wrestling team beat Bronx C.C for
their first victory. On February 6 they
were to face Newark Rutgers College
before heading into their final four
matches.
Before most of the varsity basketball
games, a group of men, captained by
Ricky Schneider and Vince Boccalini,
repn'!sent the Marist College freshman
basketball team. Playing a nineteen
game schedule, the squad has done
''better than expected
.
" With a five
and
six
over-all
record,
with
three and one
in
league play, the
members of the team hold second
place in their conference. In the final
game of the season, the Junior Cagers
face a powerful Monmouth College
team in what could be the deciding
game of the championship.
Joining Boccalini and Schneider on
the usual starting team are Butch
Milligan, Gene Frein and the tall
man, Jeff Kegler. Also alternating reg-
ularly are Rich Fleming and Richie
Rowan. Other members of the squad
include Hank Bialosuknia, Paul Rinn,
John Flood and Bob Newman.
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