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Vol. 2
No. I
1103
STRONG
ENROLLMENT
RECORD SET
Last Thursday, the Dean of Admis-
sions released, in an interview, record
breaking enrollment statistics for
Marist College's Fall Semester.
Mr.
Wade announced that there are 1286
day division students, while the eve-
ning division has 417 students enrol-
led.
Of
the total for the day division,
692 lay students reside on the campus,
while 286 commute. There are 303
student religious representing four
congregatiions, The Marist Brothers,
the Jesuits, The Blessed Sacrament
Fathers and the Brothers of Saint
Gabriel. There are also 30 student
nurses from Saint Francis Hospital
taking courses.
When asked if he had any further
comments, Mr. Wade remarked that
Marist's peak enrollment should be
reached next year; from 1200 to 1400
students will be enrolled, with a max-
imum
of
850 resident students. Once
this zenith
is
reached, the accent will
shift from growth to stabilization.
Also of pertinent interest is the fact
that the number of transfer students
( 150) almost tripled last year's total
of 58. The evening division also en-
rolled 94 new students. Mr. Wade in-
dicated that these increases are a
sign of the mobiJity of present day
society. Not only Marist marks such
notable increases; similiar trends are
also reported at the Community Col-
leges of this area.
MARIST COLLEGE
October
8.
1965
Football Preview
by James Croteau
The Vikings of the Marist College
Football Club open up their 1965
schedule tonight against a wide open
Seton Hall football team. Starting at
8
P.M.
at the Newark, New Jersey,
Stadium, the club will be the first
college-level football team to repre-
. sent this area.
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In the first two weeks of practice
before -the start of classes, the team's
future looked rather dim. There were
few qualified players and the basic
problems of orientation and organi-
zation were slow in being solved.
But with the beginning of the school
the teams' hopes looked up. With an
increase of numbers and good ball
players, the morale and efficiency of
the
squad
proportionately
grew
stronger. By the end of September the
eligibility of freshmen gave the team
its final depth and the season's out-
look quickly brightened.
With a variety of formations rang-
ing from the
"I"
to the lonesome end,
Coach Ronnie Levine thinks that he
came up with "a very good offense
that will score quite heavily." He is
hoping that his adaptations of five
and six man lines on defense with
stunts, loops and fires will be able to
hold up against the wide variety of
the opposition.
What Coach Levine and club presi-
dent Bob Finn find most laudable
in
Sophs Plan Hoot
by Bob Ciarello
October 29th
is
the date the Sohp-
omore class has set for what plans to
be he best hootenanny in the history
of Marist College.
To be presented in the newly ren-
ovated gymnasium, the 3rd Annual
Marist Hootenanny will highlight the
returning "Frobisher Bay Volunteers"
and "The Three of Us" ( the former
"Transfers Three"), both of whom
were so enthusiastically received in
last year's hoot. A number of other
schools will also be represented by
folk groups, guaranteeing quite a
variety of musical entertainment.
Admission to this event, will cost
$2 for fellows and $1 for girls, will
cover the hootenanny and the mixer
which will follow, as well as the re-
freshments. Buses are being provided
free of charge to all girl's schools
which request them, so there will def-
inately be a large number of girls
on hand.
The chairman of the affair, Joe
Brosnan, was quoted as saying that
there are several "surprises' planned
during the night, which definitely
malres this an event not to be missed.
the group is that "they are playing as
a team, with no bickering or arguing,
and no individualism." Most preval-
ant on the practice field is the attitude
of
the ball players. Coach Levine feels
"extremely proud of their spirit and
morale." Chosen captains for the up-
coming season were 5'8" 160 lb. line-
backer Jerry Smith and 6'5" 270 lb.
tackle John Ek.
The Viking offense will find John
Murphy, who has looked very im-
pressive in the last two weeks, at the
lonely end spot. At tackle and also
the place kicker is John Ek. The
agressive blocking and speed of
guards Tom Taylor and Nate Paini;
and center John Casserly will make
the middle of the line rough to hand-
le. Punter Bud Karpinski will be at
left tackle and has impressed Coach
Levine with both his offensive and
defensive skills. Tony Androlunis and
Jim Clancy are very close for the
starting left end spot, both giving bal-
ance to the passing _ attack and
strength to the running game. At left
halfback will be Walter "Moose'"
O'Connor, an effective ground gainer
with the hard running and strong
blocking of Lou Rinaldi at the right
half spot. Sharp cutting fullback Pat
O'Neill and ambide~terous quarter-
back Gary Henderson round out the
backfield.
The defense will find hard tackling
Rocco Pietrofesa at left end and im-
pressive Jim Scullen at tackle. Pete
Nesteroke and Bill Theyson are fight-
ing for the opening at guard. Jim
Waters and Ray Cutten are at tackle
and guard on the right side of the
line. At line backers will be Jerry
Smith, Bob Scott, Ed Hogg and/or
Mike Botty. Deep backs will be Tom
Annunziata and Tom Matarazzo.
Looking for the safety opening will
be Dick Gallagher and Larry Lane.
Outstanding in practice and on
whom Coach Levine will depend on
in Reserve are Smokey McKiernan,
Jerrry Brown, and Jim Zoeller.
Reflecting on the team and their
over potential, Coach Levine thinks,
"Manhattan said that they were going
to beat us
&)
to
0.
That's partially
true.
If
anybody wants to beat us,
they're going
to
have to score at least
50 points to do
it .. "
Cheerers Debut:
The football team will not be the
only innovation to make its debut a-
gainst Seton Hall on October 8th. The
Marist masses will be stimulated in
their vociferation by seven male
cheerleaders, all of whom will be clad
.
in the red and white which symbol-
lize our college.
Though not a completely new idea
on this campus, the cheerleaders hope
t.o
establish a tradition which will be
carried into future years. White pants
and white sweaters, a red "M" and
red berets will be the distinguishing
dress of these innovators. They plan
to
have perfected several gymnastic
feats for the delight of the fans, as
well as having printed and distributed
the cheers which will hopefully be-
come as much a part of Marist as the
Brown Derby and Mount Girls.
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MARIST COLLEGE
New
Acad
emic
D
ean
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John Lawrence O'Shea
ing the coming semester.
On the ever- current problems of
our so-called cut system, Brother
O'Shea sees no change in the near
future. He believes that an unlimited
or extremely libieral policy would be
harmful to the student. The current
policy of one absence for each ~redit
hour of a course has variously been
attacked and praised in the past three
or four years.
In
light
of
the general
feeling among the faculty and offic-
ials within the administration, he sees
no drastic change in our current pol-
icy in this area.
]. Skehan
On September
18
the students
of
Marist College began to flow back to
their campus. Among the new faces
they encountered was the new Dean
of Studies, Brother John L. Shea.
Bro. O' Shea is a sparkling person-
ality who has settled down to the
rigorous and de'manding duties of the
Dean. He brings ample years of ex-
perience to his new post. In the past
he has served as president of Molloy
High School in Queens and for the
last six years as the provincial of the
Marist Order.
He has yet to form many definite
views on the situation here at Marist.
Brother O' Shea's present aim is to
become acquainted with the students
and faculty. with a sparkle in
his eye,
he explains that his favorite sport
is
golf and that he likes a good basket-
ball game.
The new Dean welcomes the oppor-
tunity to come in closer contact with
the students. He hopes to do this both
as Dean and as a member of our lan-
guage department. He foresees a year
that will encourage him in his efforts
-
to form bonds of friendship with the
young men of Marist.
At the present time our new Dean
is concerned with organizational mat-
,ters,
which create problems at the
beginning of every new year. We will
see more of his activities as the year
progresses. He hopes to meet as many
of the students as possible in the
commg weeks.
In a discussion of the current ac-
edemic problems on campus, Brother
O' Shea pointed out the fact that our
drop-out rate is below the national
average. He believes that this
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a
sign of the quality of the student
body and the school in general. His
long range plans will take shape dur-
As many of our wide awake stu-
dents have noticed we have a new
troika system of deans.
In
the past,
Marist has had only two deans: Dean
of Studies and Dean of Residents.
A
new Dean of Men has been added.
The power break down is quite
simple. The Dean of Studies will
be
in full charge of all acedemic matters
on the campus. The Dean of Residents
will
be in charge of our resident stu-
dents. The new post of Dean of Men
will control all those activities which
occur on campus and do not fall with-
in the categories of either academic
or residential matterrs. He is respon-
sible for student life outside of the
classrooms. Brother O' Shea sees this
as an aid to the Dean of Studies in
that it refieves him of some of the
duties that formely were handled by
the Dean of Studies.
As the year progresses Brother
O'Shea will become more familiar to
the students of Marist. It is the hope
of everyone on campus that relations
between the dean and the students
will be warm and of mutual benefit.
It
is
not an easy task but Brother
O'Shea has qualifications that assure
his
sucess in
his
new
post.
HAZING PROVES A FARC
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On September 18th, the freshmen
of Marist College were formally in-
troduced to the Sophomores who
were to conduct their hazing pro-
gram for the following week. Plans
had been made, rules had been
drawn up, and the Sophomores were
well prepared. The frosh were given
the hazing rules and a small sample
of what the week to follow would be
like.
The effect of the first meeting was
good; the frosh were scared. On Mon-
day morning they appeared dressed
according to the hazing rules and
fearing the worst. All day they could
be seen hopping, skipping running
and curtseying all over campus. The
Sophomores had the frosh well under
control, and hazing went on for two
days.
It was riotus fun for the Sopho-
mores and misery for the freshmen.
It included dancing in front of Cham-
pagnat Hall, picking up stones on the
soccer field, and endless mocking.
On wednesday morning hazing
came to a premature and unexpected
halt when the freshmen appeard
wearing
"69
ON STRIKE'' signs.
Although this showed an admirable
amount of unity on the part of the
freshmen, it signaled the beginning
of the downfall of the Marist College
hazing tradition. The frosh refused to
submit to th·e test of hazing designed
to break down their high school con-
ceits and enable them to join the
Marist College community.
On Wednesday afternoon, the very
afternoon that the frosh were suppos-
ed to be attending Kangaroo Court,
the defient frosh were gathered to-
gether to be told by Mr. Kegler, the
Sophomore Class President, that they
were violating the tradition of Marist
College. The frosh responsible for
organizing the 6trike were singled
out. and the purpose of hazing was
carefully spelled out to the frosh. An
ultimatum was given to them stating
that
if hazing did not continue the
frosh would have ended this tradit-
ion for this year and for the years to
come.
The frosh agreed to submit to haz-
ing for the remainder of the week,
and on Thursday proceeded, as usual.
with a stipulation by the Dean of
Men that there would be no hazing
in the evenings after five o'clock. The
frosh took this to mean that after five
o'clock they would be free to haze
the Sophomores, and that evening
they ca?}e to Champagnat Hall armed
with shaving cream, insults, and
a
challange. A small scuffle followed
which resulted the next dar in the
end of hazing by the Dean o Men.
Through the intercession of Mr.
Kegler, however, "Revenge Day" was
permitted, and although most of the
meaning was gone, it was carried out
on Satuurday, September 25, under
the close supervision of Br. Paul
Stokes, Dean of Men.
The backbone of the hazing trad-
ition has been broken. From a uni-
fied and carefully planned program
it has been reduced to something con-
fused ·and half-complete.
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BUT NOT TO FROSH!
by Dennis Lammens
"Curtsey Frosh!" "Tip that beanyl"
commonly as
"Hazing
Week."
"Air
Raid!
I"
These familiar commands
The purpose of hazing is not just
rang throughout the campus during
to give the upperclassmen a laugh
the week of September 20-25; known
as they watch Frosh run throug~ "air
1965
Close-Ut
by
Peter Petroelli
Michael B. Feddeck, President of
the Student council has named
George McKee to the Sophomore
post on the Judiciary. The Student
Council approved the appointment
by a vote of
7 to 2. Strong opposition
was registered by representative Ken-
neth France-Kelly and James Waters.
Mr. France-Kelly accused Mr. McKee
of being a "biased although not a
card-carrying
Republican
'
'.
Mr.
Waters seeking to effectively evalu-
ate Mr. McKee's qualifications ques-
tioned the appointee concerning an
alleged 'missing page''. in Mr. McKee's
copy of the Constitution. Mr. McKee
confessed no knowledge of the "miss-
ing page" and retorted by asking Mr.
Waters just exactly which page was
"missing". Mr. Waters simply refused
to reply. The other members of the
Council having no objections to raise
then called for a vote. Mr. France-
Kelly "demanded'' a roll call vote sim-
ular to that used in the Senate of the
United States of America! Thus the
climatic roll call vote proceeded with
Mr. Waters leading the way with an
emphatic thumbs downlll Needless to
say the tension heightened as all the
power and prestige of the vice Presi-
dent was hurled against the nominee.
Finally the votes were tallied and the
nominee emerged the victor despite
this powerful opposition. (Sigh)
Mr. McKee has had extensive ex-
perience in Student government both
in high school and in college. He was
President of the Student Council
at
Power Memorial High School in Man-
hattan. For'
·
the past few months he
has been the parlementarian for the
Student Council and also has headed
the newly formed Winston Churchiill
Lecture Pund. He is presently an as-
sociate Editor of the Directory. Be-
cause of possible conflict of interest
charges
Mr.
McKee has,
as
the
con•
stitution requires, resigned from all
his positions.
When questioned after his approval
Mr. McKee thanked Mr. Feddeck and
the other members of the council
( with two minor exceptions for their
vote of confidence.
raid drills," play leap-frog, or dance
together in front of Champagnat
Hall;
but rather to unite the Freshmen
Class iuto a well organized group.
And really that it didl
During the week Frosh waged two
successive shaving cream raids against
the Sophs. Possibly the most encour-
aging sign of unity occurred on Wed-
nesday, 22 September, when the
Frosh went "on strike".
This
strike
had a twofold purpose: to protest
against the Sophs, and also to show
everyone that the Class of
'69
could
organize. It was only after threats
that hazing would be called off un-
less the strike was, that the Frosh
agreed to return to hazing.
On Saturday the 25th, hazing ended
with a splash down by ( and in) the
pool. It was "revenge day" for the
Frosh. Armed with shaving cream,
toothpaste, chocolail:e spray syrup, and
anything else they could get their
hands on, the Frosh went to battle
with the Sophs. The battle raged
in
full
fury
in the open fields before it
spilled over into
·
the pool where it
ended.
Saturday night after the "great
war," the sophs sponsored a mixer
for the Frosh.
However, besides the crazy stunts,
the raids, and the strike, Hazing
Week gave the Frosh a better chance
to meet one another. During that
week, all Frosh had one goal-to get
even with the sophs.
1965
MARIST COLLEGE
Page
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MARIST SPEAKS
The following is a program of a year's activities of a late, but not so
great Marist student. Those individuals interested in becoming devoted
disciples of said ex-student will do well to diligently subscribe to the follow-
ing schedule.
I am now away from home with no one to prod or otherwise intimidate
my intellectual development. Therefore, this shall b~ my code of behavior
in this subsequent year.
1)
All assignments will be indefinitely forstalled with an utmost lack
of concern forming the basis for my educational endeavors.
.
2) Utilizing all available facilities, my primary objective
will
be to ab-
sent myself from a more than substantial number of classes.
3) Should I lapse into a moment of weakness and succomb to the tempi-
tation of study,
I will remind myself of and rededicate myself to the fact that
I am not here to receive an education but to have a good tilll(e.
4)
Due to the fact that I am somewhat hampe~ by a compulsory
"study period", I will -at every available opportunity frequent local points
of inter.est.
5)
At all times and under each and every circumstance, I
will
recall
that destiny has placed at my disposal a more than adequate collection of
diversions to be used to their fullest in
the
development of the "well-roundedn
mw.
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P.S.
For those who yet remain unaware of the purpose of this program, we
recommend a careful scrutiny of the statistical information regarding
"Collegiate"
dropouts.
With the arrival of the
1965
Fall semester, Marist College has acquired
some 20 or ~or~ new professors, each with varying backgrounds wd personal
rec;ords. It
1S
with one of these new professors that I wish to taloo up a
dif-
ference in this editorial.
With just three weeks of classes, this professor has made it obvious
that he is against all standing institutions in this country, from Americanism
expressed through Catholicism ( evident in the Americw Flag displayed
in
our C~apel )_ to Marist College which he refers to as a graveyard where
Catholictsm is pre~che~, _but where positivism and materialism are practiced.
In
one lecture he implicitly stated that anyone who did not agree with his
theory of ~e. Christia_n approach to History would automatically fail and
that no ob1ection to tlus theory could be voiced in that class without penalty
of being dismissed.
In
his next lecture, this professor withdrew this statement because he
h~d b~n a_dvised to do so by his colleagues. However, it appeared tharf: he
did this with reluctance, as he stated that he believed THEM to be
in
fallacy. He believes that it is impossible to separate Catholicism from History
as one of his colleagues
advised
him
to do.
I do not mean by this editorial to belittle any professor or to attack his
own personal theofies
.
I am merely questioning the right to remove from a1,y
class th~ pr~rogativ~ of the student to dispute. It is an inherent quality of
man t? mqwre? wd it has become through ~e ages of time a means whereby
mankind acquires knowledge. The great Aristotle, who has left his mark on
history, spent most of
his
life asking qU'estions.
Therefore, I uphold that no class, no course, no person can deny another
person the right of asking questions and arguing a point.
William F. Fullam
LETTERS
by
Joe Towers
Dear Sirs,
I realize tha,t you no doubt have many
problems in providing service for our
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many reside
n
t students. I would Hike
to make a few suggestions to facilitate
your tr
e
mendous task. You cannot, I
realize
,
please -all the people
!ill
the
time
,
however, I think that you cw
please more of the people more often.
I would suggest that you adopt the
point
s
ystem used by Mr
.
Moran la~t
year. By adopting this method you
certainly could provide many more
·
students with the food they want. For
example, suppose you were to serve
a meal which any given student did
not find palatable
.
Under the present
s
ys
tem this student could have two
beverages bread and butter, and
dessert. Under the point system he
could have, for example, three glasses
of
milk,
double the amount of bread
and butter, and two desserts. Hardly
a nouri
s
hing meal
,
I agree, but at
least there is sufficient quantity to
"hold him over." Let us be more prac-
•
tical for a moment. Many students
would rather have three glasses of
milk with their meal, than, perhaps,
salad. Why not let them exchange
his
salad for the additional glass of
milk? Under the present system
the
midday meal is equivalent to a main
course ( 2pts
.
), two vegetables ( lpt.
apiece), bread and butter (
1
pt. ) , wd
dessert ( lpt
.
)
,
or 9 points. I can see
no reason why you couldn't simply
offer the points, and have the stu-
dents disperse them as they will.
I realize that students are often waste-
ful, perhaps it's inherent in our nat-
ure, but to hand out napkins at the
cash
i
ers counter is ridiculous. I would
suggest that you put napkin holders,
as used in snack bars, on every table.
In
this
way I think you
will
avoid
waste and at the same time save time
and speed up the lines.
My fin(ll
·
suggestion is to keep the
coffee perculator full. Oftentimes be-
tween classes students like to stop at
the cafeteria and have a cup of coffee
and perhaps a doughnut. They will,
of course, be expected to pay for these
items.
Thank you for your time and consid-
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NONE DARE CALL IT REASON
With the first edition of the
1965 - 1966
Gire~,
we the editors would
like to restate our purpose of publication.
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As
the inscription on every editorial page reads,
Ol.lJI'
motto is "lrutiation
thru Communication."
It
is quite evident that this paper
is
a communication,
as it sets forth not only campus news wd sports, but also records them !or
posterity, as a visible communication from our classes to the classes which
will lead Marist in the future.
However, ours is not the task of just setting forth news for po91:erity, it
is
also our design to stimulat-e-- or initiate active participation
in
all
campus
,
activities through the means
of our editorials
and other opinionated articles.
Thus, in each editorial we set forth some idea, some existing fallacy on
campus, some 'jab' with the hope that YOU the reader will react and start
doing something to remedy this situation.
However, as our editorials are the view of only one person, there are
undoubtedly many who feel otherwise concerning a given situation.
As
we are well aware of these conflicting ideas, we welcome any expression of
agreement or disagreement in the ft.rm of signed Letters-to-the-Editors.
We cannot complete our purpose
if
YOU do not respond to our in-
vitation.
Dear Editor,
I had thought, until this disasterous
Haz4ig Week which just passed, that
as students we had certain rights wd
powers on
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this camp
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s. The admin-
istration of this college allowed us to
form the Student Government .
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.
but for what purpose ???
The Hazing Rules imposed on the
Class of '69 were passed and approv-
ed by this representative body of the
students, and Brother Paul Stokes
completely invalidated two of these
rules witho~ even consulting the
Student Council. Although there were
good reasons for his actions, I hold
that be had neither the rig!it
_
nor the
authority to do what he did in the
way that he did it.
I further believe that Brother
Stokes had no right at all to condone
or act with impartiality toward a
Freshman
"strike
on h
a
zing; and
ca1ling off Hazin-g Week on
that
Thursday night was a completely
baseless aot
.
As a Soohomore I would like to
thank Brother Stokes for •aiding" us
in
uniting the Freshman and for "re-
specting" the powers which the ad-
ministration has delegated to our Stu-
dent Government.
Resnectfully,
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The sailing t~am, avenging an earlier defeat won over Hobart Iona
and
St. Francis
last
Saturday.
'
'
'
Sailors Prepare to Mop-up
by Ray Stewart
The first
sailing
regatta of the Fall
season was
held
Saturday, September
25
with Marist placing third
in
-
the
Quadrangular Meet. Bill Carroll, the
"A"
Division skipper, attributed the
upset to
"bad luck" and
not the lack
of
nautical
know-how. In the meet
RP.I. placed first with 48 points,
Hobart was second with
44
points
and
Iona took fourth. This meet set
a
precedent
since it was the first time
·
in
four years that Marist ever tasted
defeat in home waters. Bill Carroll
It has become
increasingly
obvious
in the past two years ( and even more
so in view of the recent campus
growth)
that the unity of spirit ~.t
Marist is
deepening itseU through
di-
verse
and overlapping areas of ac-
edemic exploitation. Even the most
disinterested student-and these are
rapidly
vanishing-cannot
remain un-
scathed by the bombardments of new
acvtivities and
projects on and about
the
campus.
Just to
give
one example where this
overlappiing
has taken place recent-
ly, the premiere
performance
of Reg-
inald Rose's
Twelve Angry Men,
which will
introduce
an anxious pub-
lic
into
the new theatre, is scheduled
to
coincide with several
other major
social events.
As one of the members
of the
college administration
stated
recently,
"Marist
has forever surged
far beyond the limits of a one horse
college!"
With over
1100
students of
vastly different
interests
now in at-
tendance, it is
expected-rather
de-
manded that we
enlarge
our vision for
the benifit of the
community
and the
individual Marist student.
It
is an undeniable fact that up
until the present year the greater pro-
portion of the academic
growth
took
place within the areas of Science.
A
cursorry
glance
at the staff of the
faculty of Chemistry, for example,
or
an examination of the recent labora-
tory
improvements in
the Physics de-
partment wiill be
sufficient
to con-
vince
anyone that developments in
these fields have been significant
ones.
It
is also safe to say that, ( with
regard to non-academic
activities,)
the preponderance of progress has
been made, not in the arts but rather
in the more pragmatic areas of our
extracurriculum. The
admirable
en-
thusiasm and spirit behind the Foot-
ball Club Team suffices to demon-
strate
this.
Only very recently have such or-
ganizations
as the Theatre Guild tak-
en on
significance
on an egual
par
with many of the aformentioned.
A
position
which
will undoubtedly
grow
with the completion of the new
Champagnat complex. In possession
took two firsts, one third, while Stu
Plante, skipper of the "B" Division
took two firsts, one second, one third
and one fourth place.
Saturday October
9
and Sunday
October
IO
will witness the M.A.I.S.A.
( Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sail-
ing Association) Fall Team Race El-
iminations. Cornell is at present the
high point chamnion of M.A.I.S.A.
but the Marist sailors are undaunted.
Bill Carroll and Stu Plante both em-
anate an aura of confidence in Marist
mopping-up.
of one of the finest theaters in the
Hudson
Valley,
Marist
College,
through the qualified efforts of the
dramatically inclined and under the
direction of Mr. James Britt and
Brother Stephen Lanning, will un-
questionably lurch into the fore-
ground in still another field.
Throughout the closing weeks of
last semester, while the majority of
us were eagerly awaiting the finality
of June exams, the executive board of
the Theatre Guild was holding intense
and critical meetings as to the select-
ion of plays for the comming aca-
demic year. On through the incon-
vienient summer months groups of in-
terested script readers sifted through
scores of dramatic pieces with one
aim in mind: The perfected success of
four plays for the first year of serious
drama at Marist College. The
work
has just begun for Mr. Walter Behr-
man and the other members of the
Guild and they deserve credit
for
the ,effort already
exhausted.
Only the
result of their labors remains to be
seen and applauded
In
its first two league games, the
soccer team has continued to display
the same old weaknesses, namely
a
weak offensive punch and confusion
amoti,g the defensive backs under
pressure. On Saturday, October 2,
M arist lost 2-0 to Bloomfield and
on
Tuesday, October 5,
we lost
6~2
to
Nyack.
.
SPORT SLAN
TS BY BA
UER
As
the oool fall air sets in, every-
one's thoughts turn to football. For
the first time in the history of Marist
College, we will have a tackle football
team. The idea of having a tea"m orig-
inated last Spring and resulted in the
formation of the Football Club. The
President, Bob Finn, has worked ex-
ceedingly hard taking care of any
problems the club has encountered.
In inter-squad competition, the de-
fense has beaten the offence two out
of three times, the sign of. a good
team. The squad will meet its first
real test October 8, when they travel
to New Jersey to play Seton Hall. The
team is young and inexperienced, but
the players are enthusiastic and opti-
mistic. Let us all hope, not only for
the sake of the school's prestige, but
also for the efforts for all those mem-
bers of both the club and
'team
who
have contributed so much, that the
Marist Football Team has a fine
season
. . . . .
Now in its third season of league
competition, the Soccer team looks
hopefully foward to a greatly improv-
ed record over last year's pitifull
three wins and eight losses. The team
seemingly found the secret of success
at the end of last season, winning
their final two games by scores o
f
four to three and two to one respect-
ively. However, the loss of Dean
Adem and Jimmy Hughes, who both
made All-Conference along with Les
Nagey last year, has seriously hurt
the team's chances. In scrimmaging
three other teams, namely Pratt,
R.P.I., and New Paltz, for one period
each, Marist lost
all
three -
2-0, 1-0
and
3-0
respectively. All three teams
were very good, and Marist was just
out-classed. Those teams are better
than any in our league, so the defeats
are not necessarily an indication of
how we will do during the season.
However, the same problem, that of
a weak offence was very much in
evidenoe when Marist lost
2-0
to
Orange Commµnity, a school with
POTPOURRI
by;
K.
Galbraith, A H artweU,
& V. Sheridan
Kudos to Br. Paul for his decision
concerning freshmen and their elig-
ibility for the football team . . .
There seems to be some confusion
among our less experienced and more
ignorant students residing here in
Champagnt concerning the correct
operation of the elevators. It is not
necessary to push both the up and
down buttons to bring the elevator to
your floor. Merely to push the one
button indicating the direction in
which you wish to travel is sufficient
Adherence to this system will prevent
unnecessary
stops
of the elevator and
inconvienient delays.
Unsolicited Testimonial.:
for the
best chef's salad in town, visit Aloy's.
This year's new disciplinary system
in the dorms removes from the hands
of the proctor his power to bring
immediate disciplinary action to bear
upon the student. It tends to give the
impression that discipline is distant
and nothing to be wary of. We hope
the Residence Council will establish
its reputation from the very begin-
ning as a firm upholder of order iri
the dorms. Not to do so would great-
ly impede the
proctor
in what is al-
ready
a
very difficult job.
Things we are sick of:
People
who
want to get out of Viet Nam .. Bleached
blondes
...
Being shot down by high
school dropouts . . . Viet Cong who
want to get into Vietnam ... Madras,
wheat
jeans . . .
and long hair
.
windows without screens .
. .
only a mediocre team. The team has
one other problem besides scoring -
the lack of interest among the student
body. You can usually count the num-
ber of fans watching the soccer
games. Win, lose, or draw, it's still our
team and we should give it full
support .....
Another team that needs support
is the cross-country team. Attendance
at the first two warm-up meets was
just about nill, and coach Bob Lewis
had asked for support from the men
of Marist. With the loss ,of Paul
Maher and Buddy Di Beridinio the
team has been weakened somewhat.
In the 2 pre~season warm-up meets,
Marist won over Dutchess Commun-
ity 10-11 and lost to Orange 35-22
with sophomores John Forbes and
John Goegels pacing the way for
Marist. Both Forbes and Geogels ran
their best times ever against Orange.
Injuries have added to the already
low morale, but with support from
fans, men like captain Kevin McGee,
Brendan Burke, Dan Kuffner, Joe
Walsh, and Tom Beyers eould turn
in some fine performances this year.
Another ray of hope is the freshmen.
There are some like Charlie Rhodes
who show great promise. So, with
our support, chances are that the
Marist Cross-Country Team will win
several meets . . . . .
Something new will be added to
Marist in the way of sports, if you
are willing to work for it. Work on
the proposed Ski Slope was begun
this week. Walt Darbin and Fran
Murphy, members of the Ski Club,
are convinced that with enough help
from the mident body, the slopes
could be cleared in a relatively short
time. I have viewed the proposed site
and I agree that it can and will be
done. Having our own ski slope will
not only afford all Marist men the
opportunity to ski often and
i
nexpen-
sively, but it will add to the school's
p
r
e
stige. So,
if
we want it, we are go-
i
n
g to have to work for it .....
TOM
&
JERRY'S
DRY CLEANING &
SHIRT SERVICE
Has Two Locations
The Lobby of Champagnat
- 2nd Floor Leo, Room 231 -
Hours:
IO
to
10:30
Sunday - Thursday
5:30
to 6
P.M.
Friday ( Leo Hall only)
NOTICE
The Marist College Theatre Guild
will present "Anatomy of a Murder"
on Wednesday, 13 October at 8:00
P.M. in Adrian Lounge. This movie
which stars James Stewart, Lee Rem-
ick, Ben Gazzara, and George C.
Scott, deals with a murder growing
out of a questionable rape.
It
is also
a superb character study.
.
.
·
..
The Theatre Guild announced that
this will bd the first of a program of
movies to ensue_ during the Fall sem-
ester.
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
No. I
1103
STRONG
ENROLLMENT
RECORD SET
Last Thursday, the Dean of Admis-
sions released, in an interview, record
breaking enrollment statistics for
Marist College's Fall Semester.
Mr.
Wade announced that there are 1286
day division students, while the eve-
ning division has 417 students enrol-
led.
Of
the total for the day division,
692 lay students reside on the campus,
while 286 commute. There are 303
student religious representing four
congregatiions, The Marist Brothers,
the Jesuits, The Blessed Sacrament
Fathers and the Brothers of Saint
Gabriel. There are also 30 student
nurses from Saint Francis Hospital
taking courses.
When asked if he had any further
comments, Mr. Wade remarked that
Marist's peak enrollment should be
reached next year; from 1200 to 1400
students will be enrolled, with a max-
imum
of
850 resident students. Once
this zenith
is
reached, the accent will
shift from growth to stabilization.
Also of pertinent interest is the fact
that the number of transfer students
( 150) almost tripled last year's total
of 58. The evening division also en-
rolled 94 new students. Mr. Wade in-
dicated that these increases are a
sign of the mobiJity of present day
society. Not only Marist marks such
notable increases; similiar trends are
also reported at the Community Col-
leges of this area.
MARIST COLLEGE
October
8.
1965
Football Preview
by James Croteau
The Vikings of the Marist College
Football Club open up their 1965
schedule tonight against a wide open
Seton Hall football team. Starting at
8
P.M.
at the Newark, New Jersey,
Stadium, the club will be the first
college-level football team to repre-
. sent this area.
·
In the first two weeks of practice
before -the start of classes, the team's
future looked rather dim. There were
few qualified players and the basic
problems of orientation and organi-
zation were slow in being solved.
But with the beginning of the school
the teams' hopes looked up. With an
increase of numbers and good ball
players, the morale and efficiency of
the
squad
proportionately
grew
stronger. By the end of September the
eligibility of freshmen gave the team
its final depth and the season's out-
look quickly brightened.
With a variety of formations rang-
ing from the
"I"
to the lonesome end,
Coach Ronnie Levine thinks that he
came up with "a very good offense
that will score quite heavily." He is
hoping that his adaptations of five
and six man lines on defense with
stunts, loops and fires will be able to
hold up against the wide variety of
the opposition.
What Coach Levine and club presi-
dent Bob Finn find most laudable
in
Sophs Plan Hoot
by Bob Ciarello
October 29th
is
the date the Sohp-
omore class has set for what plans to
be he best hootenanny in the history
of Marist College.
To be presented in the newly ren-
ovated gymnasium, the 3rd Annual
Marist Hootenanny will highlight the
returning "Frobisher Bay Volunteers"
and "The Three of Us" ( the former
"Transfers Three"), both of whom
were so enthusiastically received in
last year's hoot. A number of other
schools will also be represented by
folk groups, guaranteeing quite a
variety of musical entertainment.
Admission to this event, will cost
$2 for fellows and $1 for girls, will
cover the hootenanny and the mixer
which will follow, as well as the re-
freshments. Buses are being provided
free of charge to all girl's schools
which request them, so there will def-
inately be a large number of girls
on hand.
The chairman of the affair, Joe
Brosnan, was quoted as saying that
there are several "surprises' planned
during the night, which definitely
malres this an event not to be missed.
the group is that "they are playing as
a team, with no bickering or arguing,
and no individualism." Most preval-
ant on the practice field is the attitude
of
the ball players. Coach Levine feels
"extremely proud of their spirit and
morale." Chosen captains for the up-
coming season were 5'8" 160 lb. line-
backer Jerry Smith and 6'5" 270 lb.
tackle John Ek.
The Viking offense will find John
Murphy, who has looked very im-
pressive in the last two weeks, at the
lonely end spot. At tackle and also
the place kicker is John Ek. The
agressive blocking and speed of
guards Tom Taylor and Nate Paini;
and center John Casserly will make
the middle of the line rough to hand-
le. Punter Bud Karpinski will be at
left tackle and has impressed Coach
Levine with both his offensive and
defensive skills. Tony Androlunis and
Jim Clancy are very close for the
starting left end spot, both giving bal-
ance to the passing _ attack and
strength to the running game. At left
halfback will be Walter "Moose'"
O'Connor, an effective ground gainer
with the hard running and strong
blocking of Lou Rinaldi at the right
half spot. Sharp cutting fullback Pat
O'Neill and ambide~terous quarter-
back Gary Henderson round out the
backfield.
The defense will find hard tackling
Rocco Pietrofesa at left end and im-
pressive Jim Scullen at tackle. Pete
Nesteroke and Bill Theyson are fight-
ing for the opening at guard. Jim
Waters and Ray Cutten are at tackle
and guard on the right side of the
line. At line backers will be Jerry
Smith, Bob Scott, Ed Hogg and/or
Mike Botty. Deep backs will be Tom
Annunziata and Tom Matarazzo.
Looking for the safety opening will
be Dick Gallagher and Larry Lane.
Outstanding in practice and on
whom Coach Levine will depend on
in Reserve are Smokey McKiernan,
Jerrry Brown, and Jim Zoeller.
Reflecting on the team and their
over potential, Coach Levine thinks,
"Manhattan said that they were going
to beat us
&)
to
0.
That's partially
true.
If
anybody wants to beat us,
they're going
to
have to score at least
50 points to do
it .. "
Cheerers Debut:
The football team will not be the
only innovation to make its debut a-
gainst Seton Hall on October 8th. The
Marist masses will be stimulated in
their vociferation by seven male
cheerleaders, all of whom will be clad
.
in the red and white which symbol-
lize our college.
Though not a completely new idea
on this campus, the cheerleaders hope
t.o
establish a tradition which will be
carried into future years. White pants
and white sweaters, a red "M" and
red berets will be the distinguishing
dress of these innovators. They plan
to
have perfected several gymnastic
feats for the delight of the fans, as
well as having printed and distributed
the cheers which will hopefully be-
come as much a part of Marist as the
Brown Derby and Mount Girls.
Page 2
MARIST COLLEGE
New
Acad
emic
D
ean
·
John Lawrence O'Shea
ing the coming semester.
On the ever- current problems of
our so-called cut system, Brother
O'Shea sees no change in the near
future. He believes that an unlimited
or extremely libieral policy would be
harmful to the student. The current
policy of one absence for each ~redit
hour of a course has variously been
attacked and praised in the past three
or four years.
In
light
of
the general
feeling among the faculty and offic-
ials within the administration, he sees
no drastic change in our current pol-
icy in this area.
]. Skehan
On September
18
the students
of
Marist College began to flow back to
their campus. Among the new faces
they encountered was the new Dean
of Studies, Brother John L. Shea.
Bro. O' Shea is a sparkling person-
ality who has settled down to the
rigorous and de'manding duties of the
Dean. He brings ample years of ex-
perience to his new post. In the past
he has served as president of Molloy
High School in Queens and for the
last six years as the provincial of the
Marist Order.
He has yet to form many definite
views on the situation here at Marist.
Brother O' Shea's present aim is to
become acquainted with the students
and faculty. with a sparkle in
his eye,
he explains that his favorite sport
is
golf and that he likes a good basket-
ball game.
The new Dean welcomes the oppor-
tunity to come in closer contact with
the students. He hopes to do this both
as Dean and as a member of our lan-
guage department. He foresees a year
that will encourage him in his efforts
-
to form bonds of friendship with the
young men of Marist.
At the present time our new Dean
is concerned with organizational mat-
,ters,
which create problems at the
beginning of every new year. We will
see more of his activities as the year
progresses. He hopes to meet as many
of the students as possible in the
commg weeks.
In a discussion of the current ac-
edemic problems on campus, Brother
O' Shea pointed out the fact that our
drop-out rate is below the national
average. He believes that this
lS
a
sign of the quality of the student
body and the school in general. His
long range plans will take shape dur-
As many of our wide awake stu-
dents have noticed we have a new
troika system of deans.
In
the past,
Marist has had only two deans: Dean
of Studies and Dean of Residents.
A
new Dean of Men has been added.
The power break down is quite
simple. The Dean of Studies will
be
in full charge of all acedemic matters
on the campus. The Dean of Residents
will
be in charge of our resident stu-
dents. The new post of Dean of Men
will control all those activities which
occur on campus and do not fall with-
in the categories of either academic
or residential matterrs. He is respon-
sible for student life outside of the
classrooms. Brother O' Shea sees this
as an aid to the Dean of Studies in
that it refieves him of some of the
duties that formely were handled by
the Dean of Studies.
As the year progresses Brother
O'Shea will become more familiar to
the students of Marist. It is the hope
of everyone on campus that relations
between the dean and the students
will be warm and of mutual benefit.
It
is
not an easy task but Brother
O'Shea has qualifications that assure
his
sucess in
his
new
post.
HAZING PROVES A FARC
E
.
•
•
On September 18th, the freshmen
of Marist College were formally in-
troduced to the Sophomores who
were to conduct their hazing pro-
gram for the following week. Plans
had been made, rules had been
drawn up, and the Sophomores were
well prepared. The frosh were given
the hazing rules and a small sample
of what the week to follow would be
like.
The effect of the first meeting was
good; the frosh were scared. On Mon-
day morning they appeared dressed
according to the hazing rules and
fearing the worst. All day they could
be seen hopping, skipping running
and curtseying all over campus. The
Sophomores had the frosh well under
control, and hazing went on for two
days.
It was riotus fun for the Sopho-
mores and misery for the freshmen.
It included dancing in front of Cham-
pagnat Hall, picking up stones on the
soccer field, and endless mocking.
On wednesday morning hazing
came to a premature and unexpected
halt when the freshmen appeard
wearing
"69
ON STRIKE'' signs.
Although this showed an admirable
amount of unity on the part of the
freshmen, it signaled the beginning
of the downfall of the Marist College
hazing tradition. The frosh refused to
submit to th·e test of hazing designed
to break down their high school con-
ceits and enable them to join the
Marist College community.
On Wednesday afternoon, the very
afternoon that the frosh were suppos-
ed to be attending Kangaroo Court,
the defient frosh were gathered to-
gether to be told by Mr. Kegler, the
Sophomore Class President, that they
were violating the tradition of Marist
College. The frosh responsible for
organizing the 6trike were singled
out. and the purpose of hazing was
carefully spelled out to the frosh. An
ultimatum was given to them stating
that
if hazing did not continue the
frosh would have ended this tradit-
ion for this year and for the years to
come.
The frosh agreed to submit to haz-
ing for the remainder of the week,
and on Thursday proceeded, as usual.
with a stipulation by the Dean of
Men that there would be no hazing
in the evenings after five o'clock. The
frosh took this to mean that after five
o'clock they would be free to haze
the Sophomores, and that evening
they ca?}e to Champagnat Hall armed
with shaving cream, insults, and
a
challange. A small scuffle followed
which resulted the next dar in the
end of hazing by the Dean o Men.
Through the intercession of Mr.
Kegler, however, "Revenge Day" was
permitted, and although most of the
meaning was gone, it was carried out
on Satuurday, September 25, under
the close supervision of Br. Paul
Stokes, Dean of Men.
The backbone of the hazing trad-
ition has been broken. From a uni-
fied and carefully planned program
it has been reduced to something con-
fused ·and half-complete.
•
•
•
BUT NOT TO FROSH!
by Dennis Lammens
"Curtsey Frosh!" "Tip that beanyl"
commonly as
"Hazing
Week."
"Air
Raid!
I"
These familiar commands
The purpose of hazing is not just
rang throughout the campus during
to give the upperclassmen a laugh
the week of September 20-25; known
as they watch Frosh run throug~ "air
1965
Close-Ut
by
Peter Petroelli
Michael B. Feddeck, President of
the Student council has named
George McKee to the Sophomore
post on the Judiciary. The Student
Council approved the appointment
by a vote of
7 to 2. Strong opposition
was registered by representative Ken-
neth France-Kelly and James Waters.
Mr. France-Kelly accused Mr. McKee
of being a "biased although not a
card-carrying
Republican
'
'.
Mr.
Waters seeking to effectively evalu-
ate Mr. McKee's qualifications ques-
tioned the appointee concerning an
alleged 'missing page''. in Mr. McKee's
copy of the Constitution. Mr. McKee
confessed no knowledge of the "miss-
ing page" and retorted by asking Mr.
Waters just exactly which page was
"missing". Mr. Waters simply refused
to reply. The other members of the
Council having no objections to raise
then called for a vote. Mr. France-
Kelly "demanded'' a roll call vote sim-
ular to that used in the Senate of the
United States of America! Thus the
climatic roll call vote proceeded with
Mr. Waters leading the way with an
emphatic thumbs downlll Needless to
say the tension heightened as all the
power and prestige of the vice Presi-
dent was hurled against the nominee.
Finally the votes were tallied and the
nominee emerged the victor despite
this powerful opposition. (Sigh)
Mr. McKee has had extensive ex-
perience in Student government both
in high school and in college. He was
President of the Student Council
at
Power Memorial High School in Man-
hattan. For'
·
the past few months he
has been the parlementarian for the
Student Council and also has headed
the newly formed Winston Churchiill
Lecture Pund. He is presently an as-
sociate Editor of the Directory. Be-
cause of possible conflict of interest
charges
Mr.
McKee has,
as
the
con•
stitution requires, resigned from all
his positions.
When questioned after his approval
Mr. McKee thanked Mr. Feddeck and
the other members of the council
( with two minor exceptions for their
vote of confidence.
raid drills," play leap-frog, or dance
together in front of Champagnat
Hall;
but rather to unite the Freshmen
Class iuto a well organized group.
And really that it didl
During the week Frosh waged two
successive shaving cream raids against
the Sophs. Possibly the most encour-
aging sign of unity occurred on Wed-
nesday, 22 September, when the
Frosh went "on strike".
This
strike
had a twofold purpose: to protest
against the Sophs, and also to show
everyone that the Class of
'69
could
organize. It was only after threats
that hazing would be called off un-
less the strike was, that the Frosh
agreed to return to hazing.
On Saturday the 25th, hazing ended
with a splash down by ( and in) the
pool. It was "revenge day" for the
Frosh. Armed with shaving cream,
toothpaste, chocolail:e spray syrup, and
anything else they could get their
hands on, the Frosh went to battle
with the Sophs. The battle raged
in
full
fury
in the open fields before it
spilled over into
·
the pool where it
ended.
Saturday night after the "great
war," the sophs sponsored a mixer
for the Frosh.
However, besides the crazy stunts,
the raids, and the strike, Hazing
Week gave the Frosh a better chance
to meet one another. During that
week, all Frosh had one goal-to get
even with the sophs.
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MARIST COLLEGE
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MARIST SPEAKS
The following is a program of a year's activities of a late, but not so
great Marist student. Those individuals interested in becoming devoted
disciples of said ex-student will do well to diligently subscribe to the follow-
ing schedule.
I am now away from home with no one to prod or otherwise intimidate
my intellectual development. Therefore, this shall b~ my code of behavior
in this subsequent year.
1)
All assignments will be indefinitely forstalled with an utmost lack
of concern forming the basis for my educational endeavors.
.
2) Utilizing all available facilities, my primary objective
will
be to ab-
sent myself from a more than substantial number of classes.
3) Should I lapse into a moment of weakness and succomb to the tempi-
tation of study,
I will remind myself of and rededicate myself to the fact that
I am not here to receive an education but to have a good tilll(e.
4)
Due to the fact that I am somewhat hampe~ by a compulsory
"study period", I will -at every available opportunity frequent local points
of inter.est.
5)
At all times and under each and every circumstance, I
will
recall
that destiny has placed at my disposal a more than adequate collection of
diversions to be used to their fullest in
the
development of the "well-roundedn
mw.
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P.S.
For those who yet remain unaware of the purpose of this program, we
recommend a careful scrutiny of the statistical information regarding
"Collegiate"
dropouts.
With the arrival of the
1965
Fall semester, Marist College has acquired
some 20 or ~or~ new professors, each with varying backgrounds wd personal
rec;ords. It
1S
with one of these new professors that I wish to taloo up a
dif-
ference in this editorial.
With just three weeks of classes, this professor has made it obvious
that he is against all standing institutions in this country, from Americanism
expressed through Catholicism ( evident in the Americw Flag displayed
in
our C~apel )_ to Marist College which he refers to as a graveyard where
Catholictsm is pre~che~, _but where positivism and materialism are practiced.
In
one lecture he implicitly stated that anyone who did not agree with his
theory of ~e. Christia_n approach to History would automatically fail and
that no ob1ection to tlus theory could be voiced in that class without penalty
of being dismissed.
In
his next lecture, this professor withdrew this statement because he
h~d b~n a_dvised to do so by his colleagues. However, it appeared tharf: he
did this with reluctance, as he stated that he believed THEM to be
in
fallacy. He believes that it is impossible to separate Catholicism from History
as one of his colleagues
advised
him
to do.
I do not mean by this editorial to belittle any professor or to attack his
own personal theofies
.
I am merely questioning the right to remove from a1,y
class th~ pr~rogativ~ of the student to dispute. It is an inherent quality of
man t? mqwre? wd it has become through ~e ages of time a means whereby
mankind acquires knowledge. The great Aristotle, who has left his mark on
history, spent most of
his
life asking qU'estions.
Therefore, I uphold that no class, no course, no person can deny another
person the right of asking questions and arguing a point.
William F. Fullam
LETTERS
by
Joe Towers
Dear Sirs,
I realize tha,t you no doubt have many
problems in providing service for our
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many reside
n
t students. I would Hike
to make a few suggestions to facilitate
your tr
e
mendous task. You cannot, I
realize
,
please -all the people
!ill
the
time
,
however, I think that you cw
please more of the people more often.
I would suggest that you adopt the
point
s
ystem used by Mr
.
Moran la~t
year. By adopting this method you
certainly could provide many more
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students with the food they want. For
example, suppose you were to serve
a meal which any given student did
not find palatable
.
Under the present
s
ys
tem this student could have two
beverages bread and butter, and
dessert. Under the point system he
could have, for example, three glasses
of
milk,
double the amount of bread
and butter, and two desserts. Hardly
a nouri
s
hing meal
,
I agree, but at
least there is sufficient quantity to
"hold him over." Let us be more prac-
•
tical for a moment. Many students
would rather have three glasses of
milk with their meal, than, perhaps,
salad. Why not let them exchange
his
salad for the additional glass of
milk? Under the present system
the
midday meal is equivalent to a main
course ( 2pts
.
), two vegetables ( lpt.
apiece), bread and butter (
1
pt. ) , wd
dessert ( lpt
.
)
,
or 9 points. I can see
no reason why you couldn't simply
offer the points, and have the stu-
dents disperse them as they will.
I realize that students are often waste-
ful, perhaps it's inherent in our nat-
ure, but to hand out napkins at the
cash
i
ers counter is ridiculous. I would
suggest that you put napkin holders,
as used in snack bars, on every table.
In
this
way I think you
will
avoid
waste and at the same time save time
and speed up the lines.
My fin(ll
·
suggestion is to keep the
coffee perculator full. Oftentimes be-
tween classes students like to stop at
the cafeteria and have a cup of coffee
and perhaps a doughnut. They will,
of course, be expected to pay for these
items.
Thank you for your time and consid-
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With the first edition of the
1965 - 1966
Gire~,
we the editors would
like to restate our purpose of publication.
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As
the inscription on every editorial page reads,
Ol.lJI'
motto is "lrutiation
thru Communication."
It
is quite evident that this paper
is
a communication,
as it sets forth not only campus news wd sports, but also records them !or
posterity, as a visible communication from our classes to the classes which
will lead Marist in the future.
However, ours is not the task of just setting forth news for po91:erity, it
is
also our design to stimulat-e-- or initiate active participation
in
all
campus
,
activities through the means
of our editorials
and other opinionated articles.
Thus, in each editorial we set forth some idea, some existing fallacy on
campus, some 'jab' with the hope that YOU the reader will react and start
doing something to remedy this situation.
However, as our editorials are the view of only one person, there are
undoubtedly many who feel otherwise concerning a given situation.
As
we are well aware of these conflicting ideas, we welcome any expression of
agreement or disagreement in the ft.rm of signed Letters-to-the-Editors.
We cannot complete our purpose
if
YOU do not respond to our in-
vitation.
Dear Editor,
I had thought, until this disasterous
Haz4ig Week which just passed, that
as students we had certain rights wd
powers on
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istration of this college allowed us to
form the Student Government .
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but for what purpose ???
The Hazing Rules imposed on the
Class of '69 were passed and approv-
ed by this representative body of the
students, and Brother Paul Stokes
completely invalidated two of these
rules witho~ even consulting the
Student Council. Although there were
good reasons for his actions, I hold
that be had neither the rig!it
_
nor the
authority to do what he did in the
way that he did it.
I further believe that Brother
Stokes had no right at all to condone
or act with impartiality toward a
Freshman
"strike
on h
a
zing; and
ca1ling off Hazin-g Week on
that
Thursday night was a completely
baseless aot
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As a Soohomore I would like to
thank Brother Stokes for •aiding" us
in
uniting the Freshman and for "re-
specting" the powers which the ad-
ministration has delegated to our Stu-
dent Government.
Resnectfully,
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The sailing t~am, avenging an earlier defeat won over Hobart Iona
and
St. Francis
last
Saturday.
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Sailors Prepare to Mop-up
by Ray Stewart
The first
sailing
regatta of the Fall
season was
held
Saturday, September
25
with Marist placing third
in
-
the
Quadrangular Meet. Bill Carroll, the
"A"
Division skipper, attributed the
upset to
"bad luck" and
not the lack
of
nautical
know-how. In the meet
RP.I. placed first with 48 points,
Hobart was second with
44
points
and
Iona took fourth. This meet set
a
precedent
since it was the first time
·
in
four years that Marist ever tasted
defeat in home waters. Bill Carroll
It has become
increasingly
obvious
in the past two years ( and even more
so in view of the recent campus
growth)
that the unity of spirit ~.t
Marist is
deepening itseU through
di-
verse
and overlapping areas of ac-
edemic exploitation. Even the most
disinterested student-and these are
rapidly
vanishing-cannot
remain un-
scathed by the bombardments of new
acvtivities and
projects on and about
the
campus.
Just to
give
one example where this
overlappiing
has taken place recent-
ly, the premiere
performance
of Reg-
inald Rose's
Twelve Angry Men,
which will
introduce
an anxious pub-
lic
into
the new theatre, is scheduled
to
coincide with several
other major
social events.
As one of the members
of the
college administration
stated
recently,
"Marist
has forever surged
far beyond the limits of a one horse
college!"
With over
1100
students of
vastly different
interests
now in at-
tendance, it is
expected-rather
de-
manded that we
enlarge
our vision for
the benifit of the
community
and the
individual Marist student.
It
is an undeniable fact that up
until the present year the greater pro-
portion of the academic
growth
took
place within the areas of Science.
A
cursorry
glance
at the staff of the
faculty of Chemistry, for example,
or
an examination of the recent labora-
tory
improvements in
the Physics de-
partment wiill be
sufficient
to con-
vince
anyone that developments in
these fields have been significant
ones.
It
is also safe to say that, ( with
regard to non-academic
activities,)
the preponderance of progress has
been made, not in the arts but rather
in the more pragmatic areas of our
extracurriculum. The
admirable
en-
thusiasm and spirit behind the Foot-
ball Club Team suffices to demon-
strate
this.
Only very recently have such or-
ganizations
as the Theatre Guild tak-
en on
significance
on an egual
par
with many of the aformentioned.
A
position
which
will undoubtedly
grow
with the completion of the new
Champagnat complex. In possession
took two firsts, one third, while Stu
Plante, skipper of the "B" Division
took two firsts, one second, one third
and one fourth place.
Saturday October
9
and Sunday
October
IO
will witness the M.A.I.S.A.
( Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sail-
ing Association) Fall Team Race El-
iminations. Cornell is at present the
high point chamnion of M.A.I.S.A.
but the Marist sailors are undaunted.
Bill Carroll and Stu Plante both em-
anate an aura of confidence in Marist
mopping-up.
of one of the finest theaters in the
Hudson
Valley,
Marist
College,
through the qualified efforts of the
dramatically inclined and under the
direction of Mr. James Britt and
Brother Stephen Lanning, will un-
questionably lurch into the fore-
ground in still another field.
Throughout the closing weeks of
last semester, while the majority of
us were eagerly awaiting the finality
of June exams, the executive board of
the Theatre Guild was holding intense
and critical meetings as to the select-
ion of plays for the comming aca-
demic year. On through the incon-
vienient summer months groups of in-
terested script readers sifted through
scores of dramatic pieces with one
aim in mind: The perfected success of
four plays for the first year of serious
drama at Marist College. The
work
has just begun for Mr. Walter Behr-
man and the other members of the
Guild and they deserve credit
for
the ,effort already
exhausted.
Only the
result of their labors remains to be
seen and applauded
In
its first two league games, the
soccer team has continued to display
the same old weaknesses, namely
a
weak offensive punch and confusion
amoti,g the defensive backs under
pressure. On Saturday, October 2,
M arist lost 2-0 to Bloomfield and
on
Tuesday, October 5,
we lost
6~2
to
Nyack.
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SPORT SLAN
TS BY BA
UER
As
the oool fall air sets in, every-
one's thoughts turn to football. For
the first time in the history of Marist
College, we will have a tackle football
team. The idea of having a tea"m orig-
inated last Spring and resulted in the
formation of the Football Club. The
President, Bob Finn, has worked ex-
ceedingly hard taking care of any
problems the club has encountered.
In inter-squad competition, the de-
fense has beaten the offence two out
of three times, the sign of. a good
team. The squad will meet its first
real test October 8, when they travel
to New Jersey to play Seton Hall. The
team is young and inexperienced, but
the players are enthusiastic and opti-
mistic. Let us all hope, not only for
the sake of the school's prestige, but
also for the efforts for all those mem-
bers of both the club and
'team
who
have contributed so much, that the
Marist Football Team has a fine
season
. . . . .
Now in its third season of league
competition, the Soccer team looks
hopefully foward to a greatly improv-
ed record over last year's pitifull
three wins and eight losses. The team
seemingly found the secret of success
at the end of last season, winning
their final two games by scores o
f
four to three and two to one respect-
ively. However, the loss of Dean
Adem and Jimmy Hughes, who both
made All-Conference along with Les
Nagey last year, has seriously hurt
the team's chances. In scrimmaging
three other teams, namely Pratt,
R.P.I., and New Paltz, for one period
each, Marist lost
all
three -
2-0, 1-0
and
3-0
respectively. All three teams
were very good, and Marist was just
out-classed. Those teams are better
than any in our league, so the defeats
are not necessarily an indication of
how we will do during the season.
However, the same problem, that of
a weak offence was very much in
evidenoe when Marist lost
2-0
to
Orange Commµnity, a school with
POTPOURRI
by;
K.
Galbraith, A H artweU,
& V. Sheridan
Kudos to Br. Paul for his decision
concerning freshmen and their elig-
ibility for the football team . . .
There seems to be some confusion
among our less experienced and more
ignorant students residing here in
Champagnt concerning the correct
operation of the elevators. It is not
necessary to push both the up and
down buttons to bring the elevator to
your floor. Merely to push the one
button indicating the direction in
which you wish to travel is sufficient
Adherence to this system will prevent
unnecessary
stops
of the elevator and
inconvienient delays.
Unsolicited Testimonial.:
for the
best chef's salad in town, visit Aloy's.
This year's new disciplinary system
in the dorms removes from the hands
of the proctor his power to bring
immediate disciplinary action to bear
upon the student. It tends to give the
impression that discipline is distant
and nothing to be wary of. We hope
the Residence Council will establish
its reputation from the very begin-
ning as a firm upholder of order iri
the dorms. Not to do so would great-
ly impede the
proctor
in what is al-
ready
a
very difficult job.
Things we are sick of:
People
who
want to get out of Viet Nam .. Bleached
blondes
...
Being shot down by high
school dropouts . . . Viet Cong who
want to get into Vietnam ... Madras,
wheat
jeans . . .
and long hair
.
windows without screens .
. .
only a mediocre team. The team has
one other problem besides scoring -
the lack of interest among the student
body. You can usually count the num-
ber of fans watching the soccer
games. Win, lose, or draw, it's still our
team and we should give it full
support .....
Another team that needs support
is the cross-country team. Attendance
at the first two warm-up meets was
just about nill, and coach Bob Lewis
had asked for support from the men
of Marist. With the loss ,of Paul
Maher and Buddy Di Beridinio the
team has been weakened somewhat.
In the 2 pre~season warm-up meets,
Marist won over Dutchess Commun-
ity 10-11 and lost to Orange 35-22
with sophomores John Forbes and
John Goegels pacing the way for
Marist. Both Forbes and Geogels ran
their best times ever against Orange.
Injuries have added to the already
low morale, but with support from
fans, men like captain Kevin McGee,
Brendan Burke, Dan Kuffner, Joe
Walsh, and Tom Beyers eould turn
in some fine performances this year.
Another ray of hope is the freshmen.
There are some like Charlie Rhodes
who show great promise. So, with
our support, chances are that the
Marist Cross-Country Team will win
several meets . . . . .
Something new will be added to
Marist in the way of sports, if you
are willing to work for it. Work on
the proposed Ski Slope was begun
this week. Walt Darbin and Fran
Murphy, members of the Ski Club,
are convinced that with enough help
from the mident body, the slopes
could be cleared in a relatively short
time. I have viewed the proposed site
and I agree that it can and will be
done. Having our own ski slope will
not only afford all Marist men the
opportunity to ski often and
i
nexpen-
sively, but it will add to the school's
p
r
e
stige. So,
if
we want it, we are go-
i
n
g to have to work for it .....
TOM
&
JERRY'S
DRY CLEANING &
SHIRT SERVICE
Has Two Locations
The Lobby of Champagnat
- 2nd Floor Leo, Room 231 -
Hours:
IO
to
10:30
Sunday - Thursday
5:30
to 6
P.M.
Friday ( Leo Hall only)
NOTICE
The Marist College Theatre Guild
will present "Anatomy of a Murder"
on Wednesday, 13 October at 8:00
P.M. in Adrian Lounge. This movie
which stars James Stewart, Lee Rem-
ick, Ben Gazzara, and George C.
Scott, deals with a murder growing
out of a questionable rape.
It
is also
a superb character study.
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The Theatre Guild announced that
this will bd the first of a program of
movies to ensue_ during the Fall sem-
ester.
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