STUDENT GOV'T PRESIDENT IMPEACHED
Moves t o remove Student
Government. President Allan
Hulett from office .last, week
fa i 1 e d w h e n S t u d e n t
Government
members
impeached Hulett on grounds.of
incompetency. Other than the
o n e vote cast by Senior
Representative Michael Shanley
to remove Hulett and an
abstention by -Vice President
Lombardi, the Student
Government members decided
to keep Hulett in office. President Hulett, who presided
over his own impeachment, was
o b v i o u s l y s h a k e n when
summoned to the early morning
(1 a.m.), proceedings. As the trial
continued Hulett demanded a
vote be taken immediately, since
"I am going t o jesign anyway."
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Shanley
outlined grounds by which
Hulett should be removed.
Included in his list of grievances,
were Hulett's failure to make
key appointments on time
(students to aid in naming a new
a ca demic vice . president), his
failure to meet the December 15
deadline in deciding whether to
enter the Student Government"
budget into the College's. (the
decision was made February 13),
and." bis failure to avoid the
collapse of the Inter-Collegiate
Council. As the motion to remove
President Hulett was opened for
discussion, members of the
Student Government pointed
out how the members
themselves were the cause for
the Government's failure this
year. Sophomore Representative
Peter Tortorici went as far as
indicting the entire student
body.
As t h e
impeachment
proceedings continued,
discussions began reaching an
emotional pitch with Hulett
calling for a decision one way or
another. The decision finally
came at 1:30 a.m. with applause
froni the students who had
crowded into the Student Center
to witness the event.
The following day Hulett
reversed his position, deciding to
remain in office to salvage what
he could. He now. feels he has
the support of the student body
(see text of statement on page 2)
and should continue to serve as
president for the now one week
remaining before elections.
Allan Hulett was elected
president by a margin of 37
votes last year in a contest
against Timothy Keneally.
Keneally was endorsed by the
campus newspaper and was
considered a favorite in the
presidential race. Since that
t i m e , t h e possibility, of
impeachment became real when
at the first Student Government
session Hulett's ability was
questioned.
THE
VOLUME 5 NUMBER 11
MARIST COLLEGE^ POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12601
FEBRUARY 20. 1969
Students Named To Decide
New Academic Vice President
Five s t u d e n t s have been
named to the Ad Hoc Advisory
C o m m i t t e e regarding the
replacement of the Academic
Vice President. The students,
Daniel Mahoney, Frank Figlia,
John Kaley, and Brendan
Mooney were appointed by the
Student Government, with
academic standing as a primary
consideration.
Besides the five students, the
Board of Trustees, approved the
appointments to the committee
of P r e s i d e n t Linus Foy,
Academic Dean John O'Shea,
and Dean of Students Thomas
Wade - all representing the
administrative concern.
Cyprian Rowe FMS and Max Collier, both students at Howard
Faculty members included in
University, spoke here last week on the "World Christian Commthe appointments are Dr. Robert
unity"
Rehwoldt, Dr. George Hooper,
Brother Gerard Weiss, Dr. Rosco
Balch, Thomas" Casey and John
Griffin. •:
Tanzania is the choice of
In addition, Charles Griffin, a
countries for the 1969 Dutchess trustee of Marist, will act as
County Community Ambassador special consultant to the
to visit this summer. The
selection was disclosed by Miss
A former English teacher here, if we think this way," he. Terry. Champagne, the Steering
Cyprian Rowe, f,m,S;, and Max . " decided to review his total Committee chairman, after their
Collier, a fellow student of concept of education. This is the meeting on February 4th. Kenya
Brother Cyprian at Howard work which Bro. Cyprian has was also chosen as an alternate
University, co-delivered a spent much of his time since country.
The Dutchess County
d i s c o u r s e on t h e "World leaving Marist.
C o m m u n i t y Ambassador
Christian Community," Friday
C o n s i d e r i n g h i m s e l f a Program, in operation here for
afternoon February 14, in the "self-revolutionary," in that he the last 16 years; is being
college theatre. '".•
wants t o "change the way
In an effort to secure a really
p o n s o r e d by p r e v i o u s
Brother Cyprian announced people look at other people," sambassadors,satisfactory class schedule, a
civic,
community,
that his part in the talk was in Brother has derived, along with a n d industrial leaders in "sample registration" for the
the vein of "confessional his companions, some interesting O - o o p e r a t i o n w i t h T h e Fall 1969 semester is now
literature." He revealed this views toward education. He feels Experiment in International underway. A tentative" schedule
saying he had been "wasting that the framework of society Living, Putney, Vermont. The has been prepared and the
time" teaching things he wasn't and education perpetuated . Program's headquarters is at the computer has randomly selected,
convinced of. He also admitted competition, which in turn, YWCA, Poughkeepsie, New by year and major, about 150
that he hadn't been stirred- to breeds hatred and difference in York.
students to go through the
believe things which he had t h a t one man must assert
.registration procedure. This
Applicants
must
be
between
p r e v i o u s l y held as good. greatness over others. Brother 18 and 30 years, a citizen of the sample registration is being tried
Allowing this "re-discovery" to Cyprian said that education United States and a Dutchess to work any "bugs" out of the
take „ place, Brother Cyprian should be a sharing, rather than
schedule.
decided his following should be a vehicle of self-assertion. He
Continued on 6
When t h i s registration
denounced value judgement of
in the field of African studies.
others
by
external
appearances
Uponreceiving the approval of
"Operation Crossroads Africa" and subjugation of our equals, in
Brother Cyprian departed for insisting that we must become
t h e University of Ghana on non-evaluative in our thinking.
Africa's west coast. Arriving in
A t t h i s p o i n t Brother
Africa, he said that for the first introduced his cohort, Max
time in his lifeall psychological C o l l i e r , t o continue t h e
burdens of color were removed. discussion. Mr. Collier gave
For the first time in his life he i n s i g h t into the t y p e of
felt like a "person."
educational philosophy he and
Brother Cyprian assessed his B r o t h e r C y p r i a n h a v e
A f r i c a n e x p e r i e n c e as a established. Mr. Collier stated
"dream." He felt that in Africa that education must form people
he had found something that he who can "live a life". He also
had been hoping for. Love, advocated an inter-disciplinary
sharing, a spirit of communality, type of education, as opposed to
and a lack of materiality, values the type of education today,
he found in Africa and in its which "blocks our propensity to
people, were values that Brother discover." The latter, he feels, is
would "hope to bring here." To based, on the Freudian concept
Brother Cyprian, Africa means that "early training determines
the "possibility of loving."
adult abilities."
R e t u r n i n g from Africa,
Mr. Collier also discussed a
Brother began his studies at type
of "Utopia" that he and
Howard University. At Howard Cyprian
have determined. He
he was attacked from all defined their
as "the
q u a r t e r s on his concept of g r e a t e s t "Utopia"
education. Bro. Cyprian had c o m m u n i c a t ieoxn t e bn ett w e oe nf
believed in an "elite" education.
Realizing, however, "that we
Allen Hulett, Student Gov't- President, presided at his
Continued on 6
will never get what we are after
proceedings^ For Hulett's statement see page 2
'Ambassador' To
Visit
Tanzania
Bro. Rowe Returns
To Lecture Here
committee. Dr. Griffin served as
Dean of Faculty at Vassar
College until his retirement in
1967.
One purpose of the committee
is to determine the functions of
all academic positions. This"
includes the president, academic
vice president and academic
dean. The committee will
suggest changes in functions and
possible changes of titles.
The second major role of the
committee will be to screen
c a n d i d a t e s and t o make
recommendations to the
Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees. It is expected
that the new academic officer
will be named by April 1st.
150 Students Will
'Register' Feb. 28
procedure is completed, the
course cards will be studied and
changes made in the schedule. It
is hoped that conflicts can be
eliminated, extra sections added
to the most heavily loaded
courses, etc. The "official"
schedule will then be available
for regular registration for all
students in late April.
The students to go through
the sample registration have
Continued on 6
won impeachment
PAGE 2
FEBRUARY 20, 1969
THE CIRCLE
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
About that...
Talk in' S.G. Blues
Alan Hulett, President of the Student Council, was acquited of
charges of negligence in a mock council trial at 1 a.m. on Friday
February 14,1969.
In the early morning fiasco, held only by waving parliamentary
procedure, two council members sought to have Mr. Hulett removed
from office for accusations stemming out of gross negligence. After
charges were formally pressed testimony by the prosecution was
heard.
John Daley,- Representative '72, related incidents of Mr. Hulett's
failure to keep appointments. Mike Shanley, Representative '69, told
the court of the President's failure to designate students to fill
committee jobs. Tom Ulaszewtiz, Representative '70, questioned the
witnesses for the prosecution.
Mr. Hulett's defense was sparked by the impassioned rhetoric of
Peter Tortorici class representative for sophomores. Most of the
evidence for the defense centered around general lack of student
participation. Jack Corcoran almost succeeded in placing the entire
student body on trial rather than Alan Hulett.
When asked about the future of the Student Council Mr. Hulett
said he did not foresee much change. However, he felt proud to
inherit the sound council left by Joe Brosnan.
Before a vote was taken the President announced that he would
resign if not impeached. Later Mr. Hulett reneged on this plea,
explaining it as an act minor irrational behavior.
Black On White
As BABA (Black Africa
Brotherhood Association) begins
its cultural and educational
stirrings, it too may point out
exactly what it is to be black on
a white campus.
The initial problem facing any
social events that BABA. may
sponsor or co-sponsor, is the
simple fact that they are not
that many black organizations in
t h e Mid-Hudson Area t o
co-sponsor anything with.
Although the challenge of
developing BABA into an
effective organization are great,
the white students here will be
in for an education - hopefully.
For this reason BABA has
opened its membership to both
black and white students at
Marist.
Sorry 'bout That
The following conversation President we have a lot of things .
takes place sometime in the on the fire.
Pres.: Like what?
future between the treasurer .of
Treas.: Well, for one - a great
the Student Government and the
lecture series is planned, but it
College president:
T r e a s . : B u t , we w e r e takes money.
P r e s . : Y o u want good
guaranteed that the Student
Government's budget was in no lecturers? I'll take care of it.
Well, I can remember when one"
danger of being cut. Pres: Yes,, hut you must of your "responsible" students
remember that the Student wanted that LSD guy Leary to
Government of 1968-1969 felt speak here. Thank God some .
at that time there was no danger administrators had the brains to
of a cut -; and they were talk him out of it. Could you
imagine if they failed to talk him
right!.. . t h e n . ' . . " . '
Treas.: As I understand it, out oHt? Well, we won't have to
President Foy has assured us worry about that now.
. that there was nothing to worry
Treas.: But we took on the
a b o u t , t h a t by tradition a responsibility of entering the
department never is cut below College budget system. With that
their previous budget;
responsibility, should come
Pfes: Now.first of all, I'm not . some degree of rights.
President Foy and I gave no such
Pres.: You have the right to sit
guarantee. Second, what makes in on budget meetings, to voice
y o u t h i n k y o u h a v e your opinion, to bid for more
departmental status?
money,... how many student
Treas.: Well the 68-69 Student government leaders can say that.
Government said if we relinquish A n d n o w y o u have t h e
our dependency on the activities possibility of garnaring more
fee we would have a greater funds.
chance of receiving more money.
T r e a s . : What good are
In fact, they guaranteed it!
possibilities, if we don't have
Pres.: You have that in any power. Even if we had a
minimal activities fee budget
writing?
Treas: Well... it was sort of available to us, we could at least
be autonomous.
an understanding.
P r e s . : The 68-6 9
Pres: Let's fact it k i d . . . sorry,
Mr. Treasurer, we have to cut representatives should have
y o u r budget in half or the thought of that. They made no
tuition will have to be raised. demand of written guarantees,
Besides you fellas are not the or at least they didn't get any.
only ones receiving the ax. And
Treas.: We simply cannot
besides that, I don't know if I'm operate under, the economic
crazy about the idea of handing conditions that you burden us
over 30,000 dollars to a Student with. We have no freedom of
Government who hasn't really movement. We can't move, we
impressed me.
just can't move.
Pres.: Sorry-'bout that.
Treas.: But, really, Mr.
make me nauseous. We are only
just beginning to evidence the
". Dear Sir:
dawn of a new creative (sic) age,
I have just finished reading the free from puritanical censorship,
• Circle of February 13, and and this is the type of false
although, as "usual, I have not moralistic bullshit that has kept
been stirred by the level of its us in the dark for so long.
creative exploration or its
Bob Nobile,'69.
journalistic excellence (sic), I am
forced by the conscience or ego
(?) to remark about one of the
letters to the editor in the
aforementioned issue.
Dear Sir:
I t does not boggle my
We would like to take issue
imagination to evidence that with the complaint made by that
t h e r e are persons, who, no very proud, very decent, very
d o u b t , consider themselves square, and very old-fashioned
"old-fashioned, decent and family of Mr. and Mrs. James M.
square" and who denounced a McShane appearing in the
t o t a l l y i n n o c e n t a n d February 13, 1969 issue of the
non-obtrusive article in your Circle concerning the Math
publication concerning the New Seminar in New Orleans.
Orleans
Mathematics
The boys had travelled 1300
Conference. What does, in fact, miles (one way) in cars, attended
blow my mind is that people like four days at the Seminar and we
this may be taken, seriously. This think that they were entitled to
letter reflected the type of sick, a little frivolity while in the city
perverted, decadent moral code of New Orleans and before their
that allowed a genius like Lenny long trek home.
Bruce to be persecuted, and
In ' regards to the picture
hounded to his death. As for appearing on the front page of
Western society's ultimate . the Circle, we can find nothing
showdown with the threat of indecent or risque in it. The
communism, one can only young woman was clad in more
grimace 'that such egotistic, clothes than most women wear
n a r r o w - m i n d e d n e s s is, (I when attired in bathing suits.
shudder) actually presented in The young man who was taken
the light of true sincerety. Any issue with for holding a mug of
person who becomes upset by beer should really be ashamed of
such an innocuous concept as himself. Can you imagine that a
Playboy, and presumes that this boy in college would imbibe a
is the source of this nation's mug of beer at the Playboy.
"moral" problems is, I presume, C l u b ? T h i s is definitely
equally capable of measuring his something to tremble about.
or her own consciousness (sic)
Oh, ye of such little faith!
awareness by scanning through
Optimistically in Marist,
Time or Newsweek once a week.
Bob "The Beaver" Carneaux
That particular piece of
Bruce Beaudette
correspondence (sic) also noted
PaulDeCabia
t h e deplorable condition of
seeing "four-letter words" in
print. WOW!!!
Possibly one mighty question
the moral,values of peoplewho,. .Letter.'to Editor:
A word of congratulations to
no doubt, view the use of
"four-letter words" as wrong. It those Marist students who very
is these same type of individuals ably set-up and ran the cocktail
prior to Dr.
who cower, red-faced .behind party and reception
?
their Reader's Digests when the T o r a l b a l l a s Mathematical
time comes to tell their (sic) kids Address last Thurs. eve.
Our many distinguished guests
about the "facts of life." I do
not attempt to appear overly from Vassar, New Paltz', Mt. St.
vindictive here, but these people Mary's, etc. were quite pleased
and their petty minds tend to at the very cordial and dignified
atmosphere that existed that
evening, and it is evident that
this has helped to show the
community in the Mid-Hudson
Valley that the'Marist student is
capable of the responsible use of
alcohol.
As a Faculty Resident in
Champagnat, I had formerly
expressed great reservation
about the unrestricted use of
alcohol in the dorms. While I
still cannot completely agree
with current policy - on this
matter, I believe that more of
t h e faculty-student cocktail
parties in connection with events
of academic significance will
place the use of alcphol in the
college community into its
proper prospective.
Louis I. Alpert^
Chairman, Dept.
of Mathematics
...letter
Congrats
YGTBKMA
There is an atmosphere of
disgust on the Marist campus,
sort of like a disastrous degree of
air pollution. This smog is
caused by the presence of a
professional, Mr. German (sic)
and the .only way to rid the
college of this poisonous cloud is
to discard Mr. German(sic).
As you might have guessed by
now I do not have Mr. German
(sic) for a professor. If I did I
would have assured myself of a
big fat F for this semester,
because you see thats the way he
operates; In fact, marks are the
only thing Mr. German (sic) has
on his side, and thats because he
gives them out. Mr. German (sic)
has separated himself from the
rest of the campus, as evident
from his behavior. He not only
disregards the Marist policies on
responsible dress and attendance
but indirectly' "dumps; oh" his
fellow faculty members. One
upperclassman told me that,
"Mr. German (sic) was the
epitome of a pompous ass,"
which in my opinion is a perfect
description. A man of few
emotions, he constantly grades
his students on their personality
Continued on 6
Statement Of Allen Hulett
I have been asked to set down
my feelings on the impeachment
proceedings. This is a difficult
thing for me to do, for the
rational matrix of journalism is
really too orderly to account for
that period, of emotional chaos.
Terrible irrationality prevailed
on my part in the early minutes,
capped by a. resignation pledge
which I would now like to.
retract. The time of irrationality
has passed; in the short time
remaining under the present
administration, "we. must bind
together rationally.to heal the
deep wounds in the structure of
Student Government.
Animosity is not in order.
F u r t h e r bitterness over the
events of that early -morning
proceeding cannot be allowed to
come forth. I was very angry
then; however, further bickering
is. pointless. This event, rather
than being the low point of a
lackluster administration, has to
be a rallying point for this
c o u n c i l . In that hour, the
support of the Student Body,
which I thought I had long since
lost, was. manifested behind me.
.1 cannot afford to lose this
support.
In the next three weeks the
signs of transfer of government
will, be apparent. Rather than
being weakened by this council,
I hope that Student Government
will be able to profit from our
mistakes. I ask all of you to let
your feelings be known so that
the rents in the fabric of this
government can be repaired, and
therefore strengthened.
I also feel that is it necessary
to apoligize to the student body
for my leadership over the past
year. Somehow, it seems that
t h e voters wanted a bold,
charismatic leader, after the
style of Joe Brosnan. It is
apparent that I am not in that
style. I intend to make this
apology known not through this
article, but rather by putting all
that I can into these warning
days. I look at the impeachment
not as an end, but a beginning,
and the only regret I have is that
I have so little time left.
THE
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Photography Editor.
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;
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News Staff:
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FEBRUARY 20. 1969
PAGE 3
THE CIRCLE
ELECTION '69 ISSUES IN GOVERNMENT
Dissent
by Bernard Jacques
On the night of February 13, the forces desiring a change in
student - government policies erupted in a distasteful midnight
confrontation. Whether or not President Hulett was malefeasant in
office or whether he should have been removed from office can
remain unanswered in this article. It was evident on that night that
dissension and dissatisfaction were brewing for a considerable length
of time before it was manifested on the council table. This
represents the critical failure in both this and past student
governments. That failure is the non-institutionalization of dissent.
While criticism widened, the council's proceedings revealed less and
less of this criticism. One council member publicly espoused his
self-created theory that no council member should criticise another
council member. This intensified the feelings of frustration and
alienation among students toward their own government. Instead of
becoming a forum for dissent or an area where ideas and policies are
challenged, the council meetings became a burden to be avoided.
The lack of the expression of conflict produced a cynical attitude
that was expressed in a widely prevalent view, which gave little
interest and less support to the student government. Elements which
were pressuring for a change were greeted with self accusations by
council members; protestations of ignorance; or worse,
condemnation of the student body. The deficiency was bound, to
force opponents into an extra-legalistic approach. For the sake of
unity, no motion to censure or remove the President was entertained
by the council; yet there was sufficient feeling that such action
should have been taken. That is not to suggest that the President
should have been removed or censured but such action should have
been publicly debated. Government is built on modifying conflict. If
the conflict is not expressed, it will only manifest itself in a very
ugly malicious form. If the government cannot incorporate dissent,
it will force dissenters into destroying the government.
Contrary to Mr. Nohe's politically immature and politically
unsophisticated approach, Marist College student government does
not need a constitutional convention but rather an institutional
building program. The government should be constantly open to
. scrutiny and question. Therefore, all major committee appointments
(academic, social, cultural) should be subject to automatic review
every three months. To achieve this the council need only pass
legislation requiring that all committee appointments be nominated
every three months requiring a two-thirds vote of council approval.
Seniors have often provided a problem to the council or more
accurately the government has provided the seniors with a problem.
It is unfair to ask a senior to assume a major position, whether it be
President of the Council or Chairman of a committee, after January.
The senior is too preoccupied with his own plans (marital or
vocational) to do justice to the government and himself. The college
administration should take cue from "this and replace proctors in
January not in June. Elections therefore should be arranged so that
the new administration is inaugurated on the first day of the second
; semester. Seniors could then provide, a pool of knowledge and a
reservoir '".bf advicewhile the government would be propelled by the
enthusiasm and dedication of the other classes.
.'
The presence of committee chairman should be mandatory at
every council meeting. Since the actual executive functions of our
government are carried on by these committees and these chairman
should be available for any questioning.
In summary, unless dissent is legally expressed at a level where it
has a realistic chance at change, it will seek to destroy.
Prologue to a New
Government
We are about to enter upon
two ; weeks marked by an
unusually high amount of
s t u d e n t c o n c e r n and
participation in the affairs of our
Student Government. Here at
Marist, we are extremely
fortunate to have a faculty and
an Administration which realizes
the value of and the necessity
for responsible student voice in
t h e f o r m u l a t i o n and the
evaluation of policies covering
the entire spectrum of college
life. The task of channeling and
directing this voice falls almost
entirely upon those students
elected by their peers to act as
representatives and leaders of
the student body. Considering
t h e n the high degree of
participation being offered by
the college administrators, it
becomes increasingly evident
that the student body must
choose very carefully those men
whose duty it will be to mobilize
student interest and to vocalize
responsible student demands.
I am of the opinion, and I am
quite sure that it is shared by the
Editorial staff of this paper, that
the Circle should provide the
student body with an effective
forum capable of presenting
student opinion and capable of
acting as a catalyst in raising and
analyzing issues dealing with
college administration and
student government. As an
independent agency which seeks
to inform the college
community, this paper should
seize every opportunity which
could serve to improve student
awareness of major issues.
Without a doubt, the upcoming
Student Government campaign
Next Week:
The 'Candidates'
A Concept of Student Government
To proceed immediately into
my - a n a l y s i s of s t u d e n t
government allow me to state
what in my opinion are the two
b a s i c f u n c t i o n s of t h e
government:
1. To harness student power in
the attainment of goals which
the. representatives of the
students feel will improve the
college as an entity, community,
etc. The student government,
t h e n , is" a g r o u p ' o f '
representatives which can use
the tools of power in bringing
major issues to a head and in
bargaining with t h e other
elements of power on the college
campus who are influential in
policy formation • such as
F a c u l t y , Administration and
Board of Trustees.
2. To coordinate the clubs,
organizations, and businesses on
campus which influence the
Athletic, Social and Cultural etc.
aspects of the campus life. This
is done by allocating money in
the form of grants and loans to
the organizations. A control is
thus established. It is then the
responsibility of the government
to insure the progress of these
aspects of campus life. In the
event of a deficiency in a
particular area, the appointee
who is charged with this area
m u s t b e reprimanded or
dismissed. Another means of
correcting a deficiency is the
budgetary allotment of the
organization. If the activity is
•deemed
inefficient,
unproductive etc.. funds can be
immediately confiscated and
reallocated.
In my opinion the most
efficient way to operate the
government is on a committee
basis. There are far too "many
areas of activity which the
g o v e r n m e n t d e a l s with.
Therefore, rendering the concept
of the members of the council
personally doing menial and
preliminary work • becomes
impossible. The function of the
government is, therefore, to set
up committees to handle the
basic work of studying the
problems and making plans in
the various aspects of campus
life, publicity, intercollegiate
affairs (ICC), academics, college
budgetary matters etc.
This system of committees
requires that the members of the
council be very much aware of
the work of each committee.
This can only be achieved if
there is regular exchange and
reporting of the committees to
the council which must demand
of the committee a certain level
of performance. In order to deal
effectively with the committees,
the individual council members
must have a thorough knowledge,
of the areas in which the
committees are working. Thus, if
the committees need the use of
student power in the area of
academics, for. example, the
council can organize a petition,
set up a boycott, or in some
other way express the opinion of
the whole student body as an
effective force towards the
progressive growth of the entire
college campus. Thus, the ideal
government concerning the first
of the two functions listed
above, consists in a council and
its committees working closely
together in a harmonious and
productive manner to effectively
by Jack Lehman
represent the student body by
using student power in the
dynamic tension which exists
between the three basic divisions
formulating policy on this
c a m p u s : Administration,
Faculty, and Students.
Student government requires a
great deal of work, thinking, and
political ability if it is to achieve
its goals. It can not be a= brief
meeting once a week to listen to
empty words, or to deal with
m a t t e r s which are relatively
u n i m p o r t a n t . Therefore, the
council members should not, in
my opinion, be involved in any
o t h e r activity except t h e
government.
C o n c e r n i n g t h e second
f u n c t i o n of the s t u d e n t
government one of the basic
principles is that "money talks."
Therefore, the procedure of
a l l o c a t i n g funds t o t h e
organizations and clubs, and the
system of checks and balances
established t o keep t h e m
f u n c t i o n i n g productively
becomes an important issue. As
a part of the college budget
system and, therefore, having
the" status and responsibility of a
Department, the government is
forced to plan much further in
advance for the coming fiscal
year. Budgetary planning for the
commencement of the academic
year should begin on the
previous December and should
be completed by the beginning
of May. In other words, the
allocations and loans to various
clubs and organizations should
be finalized in May, and is
therefore one of the new
by John Tevlin, fms
is a major issue, and our aim is
to explore the issues as fully as
possible.
C o n s i d e r i n g t h e great
importance of this election, it is
necessary that the paper afford
t h e m a j o r candidates an
o p p o r t u n i t y t o adequately
express their views to the
student body. At the same time
the paper would be remiss if it
did not attempt to analyze and
where necessary, to criticize the
candidate's proposals. In order
to insure objective and fair
criticism this paper's election
staff will seek the opinions of
students who have in the past
been associated with government
operations. The feasibility of
p r o p o s a l s m u s t also be
determined with the aid of
administration and faculty
opinion. In this way the Circle
will serve as synthesizer of
informed opinion from all
s e c t o r s of t h e c o l l e g e
community concerning the
major issues which arise from
this campaign.
T h e importance of this
e l e c t i o n necessitates t h a t
s t u d e n t s be c a p a b l e of
distinguishing between
salesmanship and true leadership
- for the only valid test of an
elected official is the ability to
lead and to lead effectively.
And, leadership, itself, assumes
that there are people who will
a n s w e r t h e call of t h a t
l e a d e r s h i p . An effective
government cannot be run by
one man alone, - the past attests
to this fact; the student body in
seeking an effective government
must be prepared to participate
in all phases of ca'mous life.
Failure of student response will
undoubtedly signal failure of
government.
A preliminary poll of a
representative sampling of Marist
students indicates that student
awareness of the major issues
facing our government is
a l a r m i n g l y low. When
questioned on issues a majority
of students admitted a very
limited knowledge of their
government's operations. This
points out an obvious failure on
t h e . part- of t h e past
administration. It has failed to
mobilize student opinion. While
the candidates must discuss the
achievements and shortcomings
of the Hulett administration; it
would be most unfortunate if
this became the main thrust of
their campaign. Rather, each
c a n d i d a t e should seek t o
propose new policies which will
serve to benefit Marist not only
next year, but for years to come.
The future of Marst College
may lie beyond our next
government's vision; but it is not
completely beyond its'" control.
This government must seek to
build lasting foundations for
future governments and must
not fall prey to a continuous
array of patch work planning.
For this reason, this election
staff calls upon the student body
to weigh each candidates'
platform carefully. The areas in
which our next government
faces great challenges are many.
Considering the really critical
issues involved in this campaign,
it is hoped* that no student will
waste his franchise by voting on
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Government Study
Poll Taken On
Student Attitude
A sampling of two hundred
Marist students this week shows
that a great majority of students
favor a thorough study of
student
government
effectiveness. In answer to the
question - "Do you think it
would be advisable for the newly
elected President of the Student
Government t o appoint an
ad-hoc commission to study the
c o n s t i t u t i o n , structure and
effectiveness of the Student
Government?" - over 80% of the
students
responded
affirmatively. While it is true
that the present constitution
requires t h e newly elected
government to review the
constitution at the beginning of
its administration, this ad-hoc
commission would provide a
d e e p e r insight i n t o past
government and constitution
effectiveness. It would be
advisable, in our opinion, for the
new administration to appoint a
commission comprised of past
government officials and newly
elected members to the council
in order to benefit from past
experience and to present new
insights into the workings of the
government. A re-evaluation of
the committee, budgetary, and
representative concepts could
prove extremely valuable.
Candidates might do well to
consider proposals on this issue
which undeniably carries student
support.
In response to the question "What issues do you feel should
play a major role in the
upcoming student government
c a m p a i g n ? " - those polled
exhibited little understanding as
to what should comprise the
campaign's major issues. Student
Government leadership and its
effectiveness in mobilizing
student voice was uppermost in
the mind of 15% of the students.
This constituted the largest
percentage on any one issue.
Academic issues and campus
facilities were mentioned, as
separate issues, by 11% of those
polled. Receiving percentages
less than 10% were, in order of
frequency; budgetary matters;
social life; club activity; campus
communication, and student
apathy.
In r a t i n g t h e overall
performance of the present
government, close to 70% of
those polled gave a rating of fair
or poor. The government was
considered a failure by 15% with
an equal percentage giving a
rating of excellent or good.
It is evident from the poll that
over 40% of the student body is
yet undecided as to whom they
will vote for of those students
n o w b e i n g mentioned as
Presidential candidates. It is
difficult to determine what the
addition of new names, which
appears highly likely, will have
on this highly undecided vote. A
further poll after the declaration
of c a n d i d a c y will better
illustrate student opinion. This
highly undecided percentage
would appear to be a good sign,
presuming of course, that
s t u d e n t s are awaiting the
platforms and proposals of the
candidates before stating their
support.
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FEBRUARY 20, 1969
THE CIRCLE
The Loneliness
of a Situation
by Br. John LaMassa
One of" the goals of Marist' seems in one sense to be so
College is to foster a sense of; weak, but in another sense so
community among the students,!- strong.
faculty and the administration.
Br. Joseph must face this:
One of the ideas inherent in the threshold alone, and yet in a
concept of c o m m u n i t y - is sense of community we are all
sensitivity for the individual with him. I am sure that we all
members of the community.
have our own ideas on prayer.
Man is, by nature, a social Diverse as our ideas may be on
being. He often draws strength t h e subject, I think our
and consolation from his fellow "prayers" should center around
man as he encounters the various Br. Joseph whether they be for
tensions and struggles of life in him at this difficult time or for
an imperfect world.
ourselves that we may gain
Yet, there are other times strength from his example.
.when a man must face certain •
s i t u a t i o n s alone. At this
Reception for Dr.
moment, one of the members of
t h e Marist c o m m u n i t y is
Clayton and Paine
involved in such an encounter.
Br. Joseph Gregory Marchessault
Students Today
is engaged in a painful battle
with cancer. He stands alone
before the imminent possibility
of death.
It is very unfortunate that we
generally learn to appreciate
people only in the face of
tragedy. Man proves what he
really is when he stands
The t i m e : Friday night.
face-to-face with death. We may January 24th, 1969. Place: Paris.
or may not have known much of
Br. Joseph in our association
"Jacques, what are you doing
with him during the past few tonight?" "Oh, I'd planned on
years. But now we all receive an studying, as usual, why?" "Well,
additional and rewarding insight it's warm out, and I thought I'd
i n t o his personality. Racked go up to the Boul Mich and
with pain, he has remained silent heckle the cops." "Good idea.' I
about his affliction. Weakened haven't done that since last
by his condition, he has never May!"
demanded that others cater to
It was a beautiful night, about
his needs. His selfless attitude 65 degrees, and young Paris on a
and his serenity in the face of Friday night descends upon the
death are the best positive two main boulevards in the
indications of the life he has Latin Quarter: St. Germain and
lived. We may all draw a great St. Michel. Since last May, police
deal of strength from the have been practically garrisoned
well-springs of the person who at t h e intersection of these
The Search
by Reynard
( S y n o p s i s : Adam after streets which is the university
reaching the continent wound section, Adam was led by the
his way across Europe, never source of his searching. It was
quite where he was going nor not until he reached the
w h y . His journey ultimately northern limits of the city did he
brought him to the outskirts of feel compelled to look around
Heidelberg, Germany. A feeling him.
There" above him towered the
of passion overcame him as he
majesty of the castle. Looking
raced toward the small town.)
not down at him, but put over
The hamlet of Heidelberg is an him, out at the distance around
ancient town. It rests on the him. The outer walls winding
banks of the Main River which themselves around the curvature
runs directly through the town of the mountain, hinding both
limits. Just to the north, the it's beginning and end from
serenity of the Main is broken sight. The- secondary walls
by a series of fierce and isolated seemed to rise up out of the
rapids which seem to purify the rock mountain face. Two towers
river's waters for its' journey reached skyward, the far left
through Heidelberg. To the west one, deteriorating from the force
of the town, the sides of the of time; the near one, complete
valley are gently sloping, but on and commanding. The soft
the East, the valley's walls'are moonlight dimly silhouetted the
steep and high. In the north-east- buildings of the courtyard.
corner of the town, on the Running the width of the frontal
highest point of the surrounding view was the Great Hall. Behind
countryside, rises Heidelberg and perpendicular to the left
castle, casting its facade to the could be seen the spirals of the
Palace chambers. On the right
valley below.
The hamlet of Heidelberg is an rose a half decayed-wall of thehistoric t o w n . The village ancient service quarters.
Adam felt momentary
contains the first university of
G e r m a n y , bathed in the fulfillment which all but lacked
traditions and spirituality of the identity of its source. He
u n i v e r s i t y t h o u g h t . Also, suddenly felt inwardly excited,
Heidelberg Castle was witness to the feeling rapidly spreading out
t h e birth of the Germanies. from his mind to the senses until
Here, the greatest of the his whole body tingled with
Germanic kings held court and anticipation and desire. He felt,
ruled their kingdoms. Here, no he knew, that his search was
mysteries of the north, south, nearly over and he only wanted
east and west were brought to to reach its destination as fast as
satisfy the thirst of Germans he could.
It was now close to ten p.m.
who were endlessly searching to
join their parts together. The sky was nearly clear and the
Heidelberg was the heart of the first phase of the warning moon
Germanies and the castle housed allowed enough light to enable
the minds which sought to unite Adam to perceive the outline
and location of the castle.
them.
The hamlet of Heidelberg is However, he was still at the floor
the most beautiful of Germanic of the valley as the castle rose
t o w n s . It o u t r e a c h e s the high above him. Between it and
breathtaking beauty of Bravarian him, was first the narrow
Germany. It degrades the sensual alleyways of t h e outlining
pleasures which is the streets of communities of Heidelberg and
Hamburg. It intensifies the then a vast expanse of forest and
spiritual beauty which is Alpine
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Germany. It contains the
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THE CIRCLE
Cinderella
A Community Production
Education For The Future
by Bruce Lombatdi
by Vincent Buonora
Schools of all levels in our
c o u n t r y are re-examining
curriculum and methodology to
meet the standards of a better
education. Experimentation is
conducted with the hope of
making school and society
relevant to the growth of the
individual The principle behind
these innovations is that the
entire community, the total
environment and not just the
classroom, is exerting great
i n f l u e n c e in shaping the
student's attitudes. For example,
in Philadelphia a new school is
being designed to familiarize the
s t u d e n t with learning
atmospheres which are outside
the class. Classes are carried on
in the Museum of Art, the local
concert hall and other areas of
w o r t h w h i l e culture. Also
conceived was the notion of
visiting different places of
worship, thus making the
students aware of the different
places of worship, thus making
the students aware of the
different religious backgrounds
of the populace. Apparently this
would leave greater room for the
discussion of religion as part of
the school learning experience.
This attitude in educational
m e t h o d o l o g y admits the
i n f l u e n c e s of t h e local
environment, magazines, films,
radio, television, advertising and
other forms of mass media, all of
w h i c h are o u t s i d e t h e
conventional classroom. What
a t t i t u d e s and values these
influences project would be
From Paris, France
Part III in a Series
FEBRUARY 20, 1969
by Tom Ruta
streets to keep the young crowds
moving. The "fliques" aren't
well liked here, either, but its
not like the hatred a lot of us
harbor for the Chicago cops. The
French hate cops like they hate
DeGaulle: if they didn't have
him to complain about, they'd
elect someone else to release
their venom on.
By 10:30 a fairly large crowd
had gathered, and you know
what they say about numbers.
T h e Frenchman being an
e x t r e m e l y well organized
individual, knowing how to
handle any new situation that
develops, the police took almost
no precautions to block off the
area and to disperse the crowds,
except to fire scattered charges
of tear gas, which of course only
egged-on our young freedom
fighters.
I must say that the students
handled . themselves admirably.
Guys walked on the hoods of
cars with a delicateness I've
never seen before. The girls were
there to lend support to their
heroes, teaching them the proper
swear words to say, etc. But this was serious business,
and all the passers-by were swept
up in the enveloping anarchy.
One person got so worked up
that he relieved himself against a
wall on t h e Boulevard St.
Germain! (They pull the same
stunt in front of the Arch of
Triumph and Notre Dame, too.)
After about an hour and a half
of solemn witness-bearing, the
police decided that it was time
the kiddies were in bed, and
about 300 of them charged,
clubs swinging. There's 'one in
e v e r y c r o w d that spoils
everything. After that it just
wasn't any fun. The sight of a
cracked heads and bloody hands
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serious enough to require
prudent examination since many
in our competitive society are
more involved in making money
than in the "pursuit of truth."
Non-graded programming
along with more technological
machines in instruction has^een
predicted. Also there will be no
grading system to "threaten" the
student to learn. Such an
optimistic system places the
burden of decision on the
s t u d e n t . (See Pat Collins,
Education for the 21st Century,
American Magazine, 1/11/69).
A Michigan study revealed
that teacher-aides could notably
increase the teachers efficiency.
Such an implementation would
serve as a new employment
outlet for many educated
housewives who have the spare
time. These ideas require great
expenditures which would
frighten, the city treasurer. A
practical problem is whether the
city, "Mr. Taxpayer" and
industrial interest are willing and
capable of financing new
projects.
The "school" simply is not the
panacea to the problems of
ignorance and society. It is not a
simple problem. For example if
family life has deteriorated, then
the "model school" is partially
paralyzed t o remediate the
problems of a child who comes from such a background.
The many different factors
outside the class which influence
the individual demonstrate that
t h e b e s t e d u c a t i o n is a
"community concern," and not
simply the burden of the school
system.
'
*****
NOTE: (Regarding Bro. Cox's
l e t t e r ; may I suggest that
interested readers refer to
"America Magazine" (1/11/69),
" T h e Church" in the 21st
Century."
Why not move ahead?
If we look back at Marist's
history, we find the students'
role to be one of creating. When
I applied to Marist, I like so
many of t h e other upper
classmen were under t h e
impression that we were to help
the College to move onward. For
the Seniors this was a reality.
They suffered with the facilities
that they had, but they had
hope. They saw Champagnat
being planned, constructed, and
finally its ultimate reality. They
were part of the spirit of this,
new creation, part of the
colleges expansion, part of
Marist; Today all this has
stopped. Marist College Board of
T r u s t e e s have stopped
c o n s t r u c t i o n . Stopped
considering the dire needs of the
by R. F. Bruno
college community.They have wins its conference but hasn't a
h a l t e d t h e f e e l i n g of decent Fieldhouse. A college
contribution and growth that with one of the best science
was for so long a basic tradition. departments with some of the
They have successfully fostered top men. in the country and yet
apathy, disgust and unrest.
inadequate facilities. A college
Through the past few years with a majority of History
t h e s t u d e n t s have been majors and yet limited research
constantly pressed with tuition material. The question that
and room and board hikes, but arises is just what kind of college
these have been explained away are we?
"
• •' • '
as due to the cost of living. The
Marist could use several things
students, today, often wonder if t o be complete? a science
it is worth the time, effort, or b u i l d i n g ; a n a t t r a c t i v e
expense. For the continued rise f i e l d h o u s e , and now t o
in price, we, the student, get accommodate the new co-ed
nothing neither in facilities that influx a dormitory designed for
are so desperately needed or in women. The college needs a
a n i n c r e a s e d c u l t u r a l student center for students. Not
atmosphere. We are tennis team one that is mostly used for
without one asphalt tennis
court, a basketball team that
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Girls:
Marist College ?f
(L-R) F. UrciuoliJ. De Tura, D. Bctros, L Caldera and E. Incitte prepare for the
show Cinderella to be performed March 18-22.
Open a New
Being over here you begin to
realize how fast time goes, and
how it can easily be wasted if
you let it slip by. With so much
to do, there is no chance to put
things in a time perspective. It
seems only a short while ago
that I was envisioning what I
would do during Christmas
vacation; now it is only a
memory, but what a memory.
Manchester has a four and a
half week vacation, Hut it really
wasn't enough time to do all
that I would have liked to have
done. I began to realize how
much there was and that it
would be impossible to get in
everything. It would be easy to
do a 'See 50 European Cities In
Two Weeks' type -tour, but it
wouldn't be worth it. All I could
think of was I may never get
back again so what should I see.
I had decided that I had been
in England for three months, but
I really hadn't seen much of it.
So before I went to the
continent I went in with two
other guys and we rented a car
for four days. The four coldest
days of the year; we were lucky
though, we got a car with a
heater. It was too bad that the
same couldn't be said about the
bed and breakfast places we
stayed at. As everyone knows,
England is not too keen on
central heating,. in fact they
think it dangerous to the health,
it's unnatural! You might say,
well, they have fire places or
heaters. You can forget about
the fire places and if you think a
neater that has about as much
power as two candles is going to
warm up a room that has been
cold since George the third was
on the throne, you'v got to be
kidding.
The first night out we stayed
in a little town right oh the
Window
by Vincent Begley
English Channel. It was a brisk
night with temperature at 23
degrees. It wouldn't have been
too bad, but it was the same
temperature in the room; it
s e e m s we were her first
customers since the tourist
season in September, so she
wasn't really prepared for guests
(but she was willing to accept
the money). All I can say is that
it was really fun sleeping indoors
outdoors. Luckily all the other
places we stayed at gave us a hot
water bottle, which is as helpful
as throwing a drowning man a
book with instructions how to
swim.
"
. . • .
Nonetheless it was good to see
the out of the way England;
towns like Upper.Slaughter and
Lower Slaughter. But after that I
went to Paris for three days and
then took the Toonerville
Trolley to Nice. I must say,
there is nothing like a 14 hour
train ride! But arriving in Nice
was just like seeing a scene from
the movies. I never thought the
French Riviera was as beautiful
as it is; it was also a shock to get
off the train and step into spring
weather and SUN!! I thought it
was a dream, I didn't know that
it still existed.
In Nice I was lucky to stay
with a French family in their
Villa; I had met someone on the
ship -who's r o o m m a t e s '
Godfather lived in Nice. (If you
followed that, you're lucky).
Anyway it was a fantastic week,
and although the family didn't
speak English (and I don't speak
F r e n c h ) we managed t o
communicate fairly well. The
man we were staying with took
the week off to show us around.
We made onCtrip up to Monaco
where we tried to lose some
money at Monte Carlo; it really
isn't hard to lose money, in fact
it's quite easy.
Although I spent Christmas
there, it was nothing like an
American Christmas. I was very
fortunate though, to be with a
family. I didn't relish the idea of
Christmas in a dingy Hotel.
After that fast and furious
week we took off for Geneva
and a little ski town by the name
of St. Cergue. The transition
from Palm trees and sun to deep
snow and pine trees was
something in itself. I had never
skied before, but I wasn't
worried, I could at least say that
I broke my leg in the Swiss Alps
if anything happened. But I
never achieved any great speed
to break a leg. In fact it was
N e x t m o n t h under t h e
guidance of producer-director
Joseph De Tura, the fairy tale
production of Cinderella will be
presented here at Marist, giving a
unique flair to the campus
drama scene. It combines the
talents of campus regulars with
that of co—eds and local high
school aspirants in a production
which has both fairy tale appeal
for the youngsters and light
musical comedy attraction for
the adults.
[ The idea for such a production
came to Mr. De Tura last year
when Marist first started the
various tutorial programs aimed
at helping the surrounding
communities. Along with Mr.
Jim Britt, De Tura approached
Dr. Edward Cashin, asking his
opinion of the project. "He was
completely behind us," quotes
De Tura. Then, during the
summer, the script was written
u p by a f r i e n d of t h e
producer-director.
The stage was set for try-outs
which took place in November.
The resulting cast includes
Francine Urciuoli, a senior at
Arlington High School, as
Cinderella and Edward Synan, a
junior here at Marist, as the
Prince. Others include Lucy
Caldera, Nancy Johnson, Diane
Betros, Anne Berinato, Ed
Barry, Dick Rizziello, Jerry
Gretzinger, and Pete Pierri. The
majority of the actors are
newcomers to the stage and all
"possess a great amount of spirit
and determination."
The production is geared
toward the culturally deprived
children of the Poughkeepsie
area and as such Mr. De Tura
hopes that the community will
fully support the project. To
promote this response, there is a
possibility of a publicity parade
of the actors in costume
sometime in early March. The
p r o d u c e r - d i r e c t o r has
emphasized that the play is
"their show," referring to the
community at large. Another
means of gaining publicity has
been devised t h r o u g h the
c o m b i n e d efforts of the
publicity staff (Walt Sales, Ed
Roche, and Bill Castellane) and
the producer-director. It calls for
members of the cast to canvass
the community, as well as the
campus itself, for donations
which are greatly needed since
there will be no admission
c h a r g e d a t a n y of t h e
performances. It is also hoped
that the faculty wives will aid in
the fund department. Costumes
are being made from old drapes
and bedspreads by Bonnie
MacLeod, thus cutting down on
the budget.
The projected dates for the
presentation of Cinderella are
Thursday t h r o u g h Sunday,
March 20th to the 23rd. There
will be one performance on
Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
and three performances on
Saturday. This schedule will give
the children of the surrounding
area a greater opportunity to see
the show.
The Man Who
by Woody
Next month every Senior, finesse ana own an aggressive
J u n i o r , S o p h o m o r e , and a t t i t u d e i n all financial
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Freshman will be called upon to undertakings. Pick wisely since
elect a new student council and your choice will be called upon
president. Students will be to manage the very handsome
engaged" in trying to select those student budget.
candidates who can best fulfill
The office seeker for the
the duties and responsibilities of position of Secretary will have
by Leo Canale
council leaders.
to straddle a few high hurdles.
The T h o u g h t , Action,
As each council passes by and He will be required to handle
Communication organization, the students invest "their trust matters of protocol in which a
( b e t t e r known as TAC) is i n t o new representatives, t e m p e r a n t a n d p l e a s a n t
presently planning its own everyone partakes in the hopes p e r s o n a l i t y will be very
feature column, written by TAC and expectations of the new effective. As an aid to the
members, outlining the future administration. We are able to President and Vice-President he
events and affairs of the look back together into past will be asked to organize an
organization.
governments and carry out those abundance of material and help
TAC, however has changed. policies which still benefit the prepare executive reports.
Student Representatives are a
The organization is now being college; yet taking due note to
special breed. In short they are
led by Tom Sczerba. Previously, avoid former pitfalls.
t h e organizational head was.
Of course in any election your Congressman and Senator
Floyd Alwon.
partisan elements are ready to in one. Their duties entail
The upcoming plans and support their favorite to the hilt, evolving pertinent legislation to
e v e n t s of T A C i n c l u d e b u t in c a s e y o u ' r e a n meet the increasing student
attendance at a regional council independent the Circle would demands on campus. They are
meeting of the Students for a l i k e t o offer you a few your personal couriers to the
D e m o c r a t i c Society, and suggestions. Election '69 is going chief executive. We would
weekends with poetry readings to be a very important event for recommend candidates with
strong intellectual capabilities
and folk guitar music to be held you as well as us.
o n Saturday and Sunday
For the office of treasurer and "behind the scenes moxy"
afternoons. TAC is also striving look carefully for a candidate to get across what you want. As
to get the present Open House who possesses a keen fiscal
rules changed.
mind. He should have a business
Continued on 6
Plans for TAC
Theatre Guild Begins New Season
by Anne Berinato
This season, the Marist College
Theatre Guild will produce
Warner LeRoy's play Between
Two Thieves. Casting has been
completed; and Director James
Britt is looking forward to one
of the most successful seasons in
Guild history. The talent
prominent in the Guild is
illustrated by the new officers.
President this season is Robert
Warren, f.m.s., who has worked
on thirty different plays; five of
which were MCTG productions.
Bob is a senior and hopes to do
graduate work in theatre. Philip
DeGrandis, vice-president, is a
graduate of the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts. He
is presently a sophomore
majoring in "Business. Secretary
is Joseph Fitterer, Publicity
Manager is James Steinmeyer,
f.m.s. and Guild Treasurer is
William Castellane.
His comments on the Guild
are impressive: "I feel the Guild
offers me an experience of
growth. It gives me the chance
to give myself to others, which I
feel is the purpose of life. I have
learned that performing isn't as
easy as it looks, but in the end
very satisfying. I have found out
that in theatre it is not only the
a c t o r s t h a t make up t h e
production but the people
behind the scenes."
Unlike many of the clubs on
Campus one of the main features
of the Guild is a spirit of
cooperation. The Theatre Guild
as indicative of the future of the
performing arts at Marist is
expanding and will continue to
do so as long as such people as
the officers and members of the
Marist College Theatre Guild
continue to give.
Robert Warren fms (left) supervising casting tor the I neatre uuuas
Spring Production.
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Dutchess
County resident, be in good'
health, single or married,, and.
d e m o n s t r a t e qualities of
character, leadership, education
and interest in international
affairs. Also, they must be able:
to commit themselves to the
program from approximately
J u n e 15 t o September 1st.
Applications will be available
following this announcement at
the YWCA, Poughkeepsie, or by
calling Mrs. Don W. Rain, 23
Fair Way, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Tel. 462-2219.
The Steering Committee,
c h a i r e d b y Miss T e r r y
Champagne, a member of the
Guidance Department of the
Forbus Junior High School, set
March 31st as the closing date
for applications.
Summarizing the program,
Miss Champagne stressed the
person-to-person aspect in this
international experience for the
Community Ambassador. The
person selected will undergo
o r i e n t a t i o n regarding the
country to be visited, at Putney,
in June. The usual procedure is
for the ambassador to spend part
of the summer living with a
typical family in the country
chosen, visiting part of the time
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in the country's cities, and
learning as much as possible,
first hand, about the country. In
his role as c o m m u n i t y
ambassador, he will interpret
American customs and ways of
life. Upon r e t u r n i n g , t h e
ambassador will speak, before
civic and service clubs and other
groups about his experiences.
Two Community Ambassadors
were selected last year. Miss
Linda Mahoney, 101 Forbus
Street, Poughkeepsie, went to
C o l u m b i a , and Mr. Karl
Schaefer, Ruskey Lane, Hyde
Park went to Israel.
Funds for the trip are raised
by the Steering Committeep e o p l e working t o g e t h e r :
chambers of commerce, rotaries,
churches and church councils,
academic institutions, service
clubs, adult educators,
community leaders, industries,
banks, businesses and student
groups.
All citizens of Dutchess
County are requested to urge
eligible men and women to
apply for the program as it is an
extremely rewarding experience
both for the ambassador and the
community.
Regtoation
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already been notified. They are
asked to see their advisors who
have registration forms and
copies of the tentative schedule,
to get approval for the courses
they will take in the Fall. The
registration form will then be
turned in to Mrs. O'Brien's
office by February 28 for
processing by the computer.
Students lucky enough to be
selected by the computer are
urged to register as early as
possible and, above all, to be
sure to register by February 28.
T h o s e who have t a k e n
" P r o b a b i l i t y and Statistics"
know how important it is, if a
sample is to predict anything
worthwhile, to have all of the
sampling participate. Without
prejudice to the current priority
system, the registration of these
students will be their final one.
They will not have to go through
the April procedure except to
make those changes resulting
from schedule revisions.
Moving A h e a d Rowe Lecture
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classrooms, lecture halls and
academic offices. I compare
Marist to a bridge even though
only half completed is used
anyway. Its load level is being
pushed to its breaking point. If
the college like the bridge is not
completed or gets the support
that it requires it will surely
collapse. Students will not
longer accept blank promises.
The college always talks of the
financial debt that results from a
building program and that they
will only start construction
when they have the money for it
in the bank. But does the
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n consider
theeducational debt that results
from going to half a college. The
debt that arises from forcing
students, that come here under
the guise of a small liberal arts
college in classes of over 80 or
90. I feel that the college should
again continue a program that
would allow Marist to rise to a
higher academic standard and
thus allow it to grow, and again
come to life. This is something
that the students should demand
as there right. To prevent Marist
College from dying each year in
small but definite 'bits. It is
better for the administration to
, go ahead and spend the money
in an attempt to save the college
and fail, then never to have tried
at all!!!
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brothers." He added that, "it
also entails the quality of mutual
respect." Mr. Collier summed up
the spirit of their concepts when
he said, "Society is competitive
rather than cooperative."
In an interview following the
lecture Bro. Cyprian stated that
there is a desire among he and
some of his colleagues to begin a
school that would embody these
concepts. Primary objectives
would be to abolish evaluative
thinking and also the spirit of
competition. Grades would be of
no great consequence and
individual effort would take
precedence.
Brother Cyprian will return to
Marist in 1971 to initiate a
program in African studies. His
particular undertaking will be in
the field of literature. •
Brother Cyprian and Max
Collier did not wish their
credentials to be published.
Brother feels that credentials do
not show the true knowledge of
the man and he wants only to be
known as a "human being," a
human being who desires to
share with others, and to help
others to become more human.
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FEBRUARY 20, 1969
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humanity which is the peasantry,
arid the pride of the intellectuals
who forever search for the
purities of the mind and soul, as
well as housing the members of
the political hierarchy who come
from Bonn and Munchen on
their holidays to taste the
awaiting serenity of Heidelberg.
It contains all of Germany which
is drawn inward to it by a force
which is unexplainable, but yet
real.
It was late in the evening of
the third day when Adam first
saw the river Main on his left. He
followed the autobahn into the
heart of the city. He had not
eaten since the afternoon of the
preceding day, but he, was not
hungry. Instead, he was being
fed by the force which pulled
upon him. His mind was running
with the images of thought, and
he was like a puppet being
pulled through the streets of the
town. Past the cathedrals which
were once used to crown kings,
past the gleaming railway station
which marks the centre of town,
down through the cobblestone
mountain side. Adam's thoughts
raced within him as he sought to
control them. He looked about
Letters
rather than by the accepted
norms. Mr. German (sic) thinks
that Marist students are quite
crass and definitely not to be
trusted. I have witnessed too
many examples of his distrust of
students, and can say from
experience that this man can
make anyone sick to their
stomachs. I call him a man
because he does fifty pushups a
day, well Strom Thurmond does
one hundred pushups a day, and
we all know how Spiro' Agnew
got in office.
There seems to be one thing
the students here at Marist like
about Mr. German (sic) that
being his ability to teach. I think
that anyone who feels this way
has been brainwashed by the
same teacher who failed them.
M r . G e r m a n (sic) shoves
knowledge down the throats of
his students. Perhaps he thinks
we are too stupid to be taught
like college students. In contrast,
Brother Belanger inspires his
students to learn. When one
leaves Brother's class he wants to
learn more on his own. The only
way this would occur after Mr.
German's (sic) class is if a
student is timid and does not
like being embarrassed in front
of his class. The overwise Mr.
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German (sic) doesn't know when
to stop knocking people over
With this in mind Coch Patrick trivial physical traits. But, listen
re-shuffled his deck and sent up, we can eliminate this force
Johnny " t h e Mug" Lomitola to in three easy steps;
the circle. Despite the fact that
John wrestled a man 14 lbs.
if On one selected day
heavier he moved fast .and (preferably in the near future)
aggressively before becoming all those students who have Mr.
NEWGOVT.
trapped in M. Schwartz's cradle German (sic) for a faculty '
with 2:40 gone in the second advisor will continually appear,
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period. Despite the fact that the at five minute intervals, in Dean
match win was out of reach, Wade's office demanding that
Captain Bill McGarr stretched they be given a new advisor
irrelevant grounds rather than on Boyd Abler on the mat for his because they find Monsieur
t h e major issues. Carefully 3rd pin of the season. This gave G e r m a n (sic) completely
consider the promises of each Marist an additional S points but unreasonable.
c a n d i d a t e ; w e i g h p a s t still 1 point shy of victory.
2) On the same day as step
performances, and attempt to
Coach Patrick's squad has (I), have one thousand students
d e t e r m i n e t h e degree of three matches remaining before write a short n o t t o the
leadership ability which each of the post season Metropolitan Academic Dean condemning Mr.
the candidates possess.
Tournament at Kings Point. The German (sic) and demanding his
We hope in our election issues dates for the tournament are removal..
to draw from the experience of Feb. 28 and .'March 1.Tickets
3) Then, mass refusal to be
past government members and .can be purchased from any team put in his class (this step should
to print their proposals • for a member.
be used next year only if by
more effective government. It
"some rare occurence step one
would be well for the
and two don't work this year),
THE MAIM
candidates, too, to study these
by William Deucher '72
s u g g e s t i o n s b a s e d upon
P.S. - There is a rumor that Mr.
from
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government experience.
German (sic) is leaving next
Whenever possible we will for the requirements of the year, which is great if it's true.
attempt to sponsor open forums Vice-President check the Circle's But until then, if you have Mrduring which candidates would "For More of Les" (Feb. 13).
German (sic) good luck.
be given the opportunity to
The toughest position of all to
express their views and to be fill is the office of President. It
questioned on their proposals.
will be his job to coordinate all
These next two weeks concern the members of the cabinet and
us all, those who are unwilling to make an efficient team out of
respond are inviting shame; them. Look for a man who
those who seek to understand thinks ahead and can lead. If we
the issues are recognizing their are permitted just one more
right as well as their duty.
sententious line - Please Vote.
Final Payment
for Rings Due
Roman L.T.D
Dear Mr. Browne,
Thank you for including Bill
O'Reilly's column Observations
L.T.D. in your paper. This
young man is. witty, brilliant,
satirical and grbovey. His
column is hysterical and us
actors really dig it. Tell me, why
do you let an illiterate like Joe
R u b i n o w r i t e for your
newspaper, his column is totally
ridiculous and bad. I am writing
you this letter from the set of
my new movie, "Kill the Gringo
and take His Wallet," starring
me and 40,000 Italian extra's all
of which I personally gun down.
This picture also marks the
debut of Jerry Delia Rocca who
sweeps up after "the scenes.
Thanks again for Mr. O'Reilly's
sensational column.
.
Sincerely yours,
Clint Eastwood
;
Rome, Italy
STUDENT GOV'T.
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council's first obligations after
assuming office. The Clubs and
organizations will thus have to
start planning well in advance,
and by May will know exactly
how much money they will be
working with in the following
y e a r . Consequent t o t h e
allocations of funds should be
periodical budgetary interviews
with the clubs and organizations
basedi upon a study of the
m o n t h l y b u d g e t reports
submitted to the treasurer of the
council. Whenever waranted,
fines should be administered or
funds revoked.
Progress can only be the
product of a healthy tension
between the three basic decision
making groups on campus:
Students,"Faculty,
Administration. If the student
government is to realize its
potential in this process it must
be composed of men who have
two fundamental qualities:
vision and willingness to work.
These men particularly the
president, must be able to
perceive the reality of the
present and project into the
future. The s t u d e n t body
presently has a tremendous
potential for being an effective
power group which must be
harnessed by having these men
of vision articulate student goals
and communicate them to other
power groups. If there is a
breakdown in t h e healthy
tension between the power
groups due to apathy or fear of
progress etc. then the students
must be willing to demonstrate
in order to achieve their goals.
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him in the hope of finding the
path to the valley's top. Taking
the street immediately in front
of him, he slowly walked down
it. Adam passed the neat mortar,
houses of the village's working
class. On either side of him werep o r t a l s leading t o small
courtyards, encircled by the two'
story, living compartments.
Reaching the end of the street,
he found himself faced with a
s h e e r stone cliff. Forced
backward, he returned . to his
starting position and picked
another street. This time the
narrow cobblestone roadway
curved slowly up from the base
of the valley.
As he walked upward, Adam
once again allowed his gaze to
rise t o t h e castle. To his
amazement its height above him
seemed to have increased. At the
same time the fair evening sky
seemed to had transformed itself
into a threatening spectre ofcloud covering. Continuing
onward, Adam turned a corner,
and once again he was faced
with solid rock. Again he turned
his sight upward. However this
time it was to reassure himself of
the castle's presence.
Adam's breathing was cut
short by a gasp of disbelief.
There above him, Heidelberg
C a s t l e w a s slowly being
swallowed up in a whirling
turbulence of cloudlike mist.
Regaining his breath, Adam
suddenly felt terrified. An
' immediate sensation of loss
overwhelmed him. The feeling
compounded anything he felt
before. Unlike the depression of
the Rhine or the regression of
Bravaria, the feeling within was
of utter desperation and loss.
Adam turned, trembling in his
shoes, and quickly walked back -•
the way he had come. Soon, he
was running. Coming to the first
side street, he turned and madly
raced up its length. Once again it
lead to an impasse..-He again
retraced his steps* and took
a n o t h e r avenue. Once,
twice.. .many times he repeated
himself. Each time hitting a dead
end, b u t each time slowly
moving away from the valley's
floor. At the same time, the
cloud like covering was edging
its movement down the side of
t h e valley, completely
obliterating both the cliffs
summit and the castle from
view. An hour past, and with
sweat dripping from every pore
of his body, Adam finaly found
the entrance to the mountain.
A solitary street led to a shrub
covered pathway which lead
directly up the side of the valley.
. Below, lay the "lights of the
village. Above and to the left
was the castle still not even' a
shadow in the swirling mist.
Following blindly the path in
front of him, Adam foght his
way upward. Branches slashed
against his forehead, dripping
d r o p l e t s of blood onto his
already moist cheeks. The
intensity of the frenzied search
moved him forward. The damp
mist pushed down on his mind
until he was devoid of thought
leaving him to rely only on his
physical strength to move with
until even then he was tripping
and falling in insane" movements.
- to be continued 1
NEW WINDOW
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sheer will power that kept me
up. It took me so long to get the
skiis on that it would have been
worse to fall and have to fix the
skiis again.
By the looks of things, I'm
taking up too much space so I'll
leave Switzerland and just
mention that I spent an unusual
New Year's eve in Rome and
also 'experienced' the Italian
People. After that experience we
went to Brussels for a visit and
we finally met our Waterloo in
Belgium before returning to
England.
Christmas is over, but I'm now
planning for Easter; how does
Vienna sound?
FEBRUARY 20, 1969
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THE CIRCLE
Two Fakes Later
Peas And
A Long Time Coming
k
y Joe Rubino
Dear Mr. Rubino, .
A faithful reader of Two
Fakes Later, I recommend that
you give the next YGBKM
Award to Mr. and Mrs. James M.
McShane and Family for their
Letter to the Editor in the
February 13th issue of the
Circle. I wonder if they also
advocate the burning of witches!.
Respectfully (HA!)
J.W. Innocenti
P.S. - 1 also wanted to comment
o n t h e t a l e n t s of your
journalistic style. It reminds me
of the same style that William
Faulkner used in "The Sound
and the F u r y " when Mr.
Faulkner used the character of
Benjy, a 33 year old idiot, to
narrate the first part of the
novel.
The above is a letter, printed
verbatim, from J.W. Innocenti.
He wrote it because he loves to
see his name in the paper; and
this is the only way it could have
gotten in. (The J.W. stands for
Joe Willie, which he calls
himself...) If you don't know
who J;W. is I will try to explain.
Have you ever picked up a girl
over at Frank's and after awhile
you went to the bar for a couple
of more beers, only to find
somebody else making out with
your girl? That's him!!
Topic - Nothing in particular For this weeks YGBKM Award,
see above letter... For How
J a c k M c D o n n e l l got his
nickname "Benjy," see above
letter... I must admit that the
Guinea Club put on, last
Saturday night, what could be
the best affair of the year. I
must admit this even though I'm
not in the club. At 1:15 the
thing was still going strong, and
nobody wanted to leave. I think
they deserve a lot of credit.
W h e n you compare their
performance this year, with that
of all the other clubs, who
comes out on t o p ? . . . (Note.
J e r r y D e l i a R o c c a is
corresponding Sec. of the Italian
Society). . . Hey, Silky and
Meara, forget about Clarke, I've
already signed h i m . . . Cheer of
the year award goes out to John
Wynne who started the cheer
"You got the Hat, we got the
Game," at the Siena game last
week... I think a lot of credit
should go out to Vinny Winsch,
"Noodles" Noonan, Billy Nolan,
Bill Kalish, Jack "Sweeny"
Kelly, " C a r r o t " McMahon,
B a r n e y K a v a n a u g h , Jim
Fantauzzi, and all the other guys
who come to every game and
c h e e r t h e i r h e a d s off.
("Noodles" even cheers his hat
off). I wish half of the guys in
this place Had as much spirit as
them...
by Joe McMahon
"You got the hat -;we got the
g a m e " . . . S o ' w e n t the chant
from the Marist side that outdid
anything that came from the
more-crowded Siena stands last
Wednesday night. Bill "Noodles"
Noonan, who has got to be the
most dynamic cheerleader in the
history of the Big U., had just
flipped through a cartwheel intoa split and was being carried off
the court, minus his headpiece,
by the associate members of his
crew, when t h e seemingly
moment of tragedy struck. One
of Siena's dazzling cheerleaders
sprinted out to mid-court, and
with two busloads worth of
eyes, unsuspecting her guileful
intentions, focused upon her,
she made away with the famous
hat (which looks like the one the
late Gabby Hayes wore during
the sandstorm at Dry Gulch
ravine) and relayed it to her
courageous super-heroes hiding
in the back row of the bleachers.
Now if you think this was the
turning point of the game,
y o u ' r e a b s o l u t e l y right.
Naturally the home crowd
thought they had put an end to
the crazy kid's antics, and they
shouted "We got the hat, we got
the hat." But the Moth fans
retaliated strongly with the
above chant and the Siena crowd
knew they were beaten. Noodles
now frolicked even more and
pantomined everything the Siena
cheerleaders tried to do. The
team picked up the psyche,
b r o k e the deadlock, and
maintained their advantage over
Observations L.T.D.
by Bill O'Reilly
(I am writing this article under .^Thanks" I said and wandered
much better
circumstances than over tpthe, notebooks, dpdging a
last week.1 This weekend my- few-boxes of Coca-krispies as I
roommate had to go home went. When I finally secured my
because the name, tags on his notebook I went to the end of
underwear fell off and his the line which had just finished
mother had to sew them back circuring the boat house. It
on. It is a lot quieter in the room seems that the cashier who is
since, he left because he is not 132 years of age, had fallen
riding his scooter around.)
asleep at the register and no one
could make a move toward him,
Item: Marist - College bookstore is because the security guard kept
owned and operated by Marist yelling "All right, All right I
College. About a week ago I know you college kids, one false
found myself making one of my move, and it's curtains for all of
infrequent trips to the Marist $5 y o u . " Next morning I was
& $10: the bookstore. As I finally checked out only to find
walked into the store I noticed a I didn't have the four cent state
security guard standing at the tax. I wandered back to my
door in full dress (which room and burned my little
includes white socks) with a plastic model of the bookstore
submachine gun. He was also with Marist College written on it
mumbling something like, "I in effigy.
don't want to use this babyface,
Item:
but I will if I have to." As I
You can't tell the cool guys
proceeded into,the store I saw without a score card. The Cool
all kinds of good things, there on - guy, you know him, is the guy
the left was a rubber duck with who air-conditioned a room
Marist College written on it, when he walks in or chills your
there was also a hockey puck beer just by standing next to it.
with Marist College written on it He is the guy who is just a little
and on the same shelf. was a ' b i t above everything and
matching pair of toothpicks with everyone around him. Funny
Marist College also written on it. thing is the cool guy usually
Of course the book I was doesn't even know he is a
looking for was no where in person.
sight. I proceeded over to the
Item:
glass bubble and asked the man
Clint Eastwood would gun
if he had the book I was after.
"It's not in now but we should down these people.
One of the top executives in
have it in by May 2 3 " he said as
he buttoned his spats, "but we the Saga food trust of Marist
have some hot new items in. On College is Dan Fitzpatrick. Dan
the right is a psychedelic has an important job, and just
hula-hoop with Marist College what it is no one knows. At
written on it, next to that is the breakfast Dan can be seen sitting
new Chubby Checker, album in a chair, banging his spoon on
and, one of our really big items, the table and screaming "I want
on your left, a Pop Poster of my farina, I want my farina." At
Annette and Frankie Avalori lunch Dan can be seen, sitting
playing blocks with Marist behind the guy that clicks off
College written on the bottom the numbers, saying "Can I have
of it." As I surveyed the scene I a chance, can I have a chance."
noticed that the salesman had At supper Dan can usually be
overlooked a dead .mouse lying found running around with his
in the corner, it also had Marist white bib saying to everyone "J>
College written on it. "Where are have a mustache, I have a
the notebooks," I asked. "Did
you try town," came his reply.
"Wait a minute, notebooks,
notebooks, I know we have
them somewhere. Yes, over
there underneath the Lincoln
logs, cap pistols and fig newtons.
Carrots
mustache." Maybe they keep
Dan because he really enjoys
Saga food. Speaking of grease,
my steak was so greasy Saturday
night it slid on the plate by
itself.
Item: Tragedy in two Italian
families this week. First, Pete
Tortorici's mother who is a
sponge diver in Sardinia, broke
her snorkel - the family is
starving. Donations should be
sent, to Pete care of S.M.M. (save
my mom) right away.
Another tragic event took
p l a c e t h i s w e e k as the
immigration officer caught up
with. Salvatore Rubino (Joe's
Dad) and found out his papers
were not in order. Joe's father is
on his way back to Sicily via a
rubber raft. Anyone looking for
work contact Rubino's Pizza and
Anchovie Shop, Newburgh.
Finally the mystery bolter I
mentioned in last week's column
did not take kindly to my
exposing him. He was chasing
me through the forest pelting me
with grapes when his hair got
caught in a brier patch. The last
I saw of him he was pleading
with a squirrel saying "Help me
you fool, help me."
PARIS
from page 4
is enough to ruin anybody's
evening.
The French have a tradition of
revolution that goes back at least
to the Fronde (1648-52) against
Mazarin. Then there was the
revolution of July 14, 1789;
then the "July Revolution" of
1830; and finally that of
February, 1848. Each of these
revolutions was decided by the
street fighting in Paris. Each one,
also, started in the Summer,
except the last one: I'll bet it
started on a warm Friday night
in February, when no one could
find anything else to do.
Oneonta Game
Friday Night
the last six or seven minutes to
clinch the upset 82-79. (and so
ends the story of Nutty Noodles
and the
Notorious
Hat-Swipers). . . But now,
returning to reality, I must note
that Kenny Thompson left the
entire Siena team shaking their
heads in bewilderment after his
clutch performance against them
- Kenny just couldn't miss with
his jumper in the second half
when he scored most of his 25
p o i n t s . . . Bill Spenla deserved
the standing ovation that he
received when he got up after
taking a spill over a Siena guard
that could have wiped him out
for quite a while. It's remarkable
how, at 6'2", he can get up so
high - against Southampton he
was right up there at the tap
with their gargantuoue center,
Marv L e w i s . . . The team
deserves a lot.of credit for the
way they fought back to within
one point from a 15 point
deficit at halftime against the
powerful Southampton squad. It
looked like they might pull
another upset, but the press lost
some of its effectiveness when
Ray C h a r l t o n
fouled
o u t . . . Speaking of fouling out,
the refs got so carried away that
Mr. Petro almost had to suit up
in the last minute of play when
he had only four players left in
t h e game - Waldbillig,
T h o m p s o n , Gibbons, and
Ullrich. . . Anybody watching
Saturday's wrestling match
could not help but learn a
v a l u a b l e lesson from the
psyched-up performance put on
by Bill Moody. He was so fired
up and intent oh victory that he
not only convinced his opponent
but he had the whole crowd/in
an uproar. With a mental
attitude like that, half the battle
is a l r e a d y w o n . . . After
W e d n e s d a y ' s match with
Yeshiva, John " t h e Mug"
Lomitola should have earned the
victory he needs to be added to
the feared
Murderers
Row... Terry McMakin really
had a field day against the
Southampton frosh scoring 34
points, while rebounding quite
formidably also... Did anyone
else notice number 12 of
Southampton who played for
b o t h the freshmen and the
varsity? He played the whole
freshman game and then he
came out with the varsity for the
warm-ups, but he sat on the
bench for the game. Strangely
enough, he did the exact same
thing last year, when he played
for the freshmen and sat through
the varsity game. I'm having a
hard time figuring this kid out he might be the coach's son, but
then again, maybe he just
doesn't have a pair of street
clothes. At any rate, if he
attempts to pull the same trick
again next year, I will suggest
that Barry LaCombe investigate
the
m a t t e r
immediately... E r p . . . Erp.. (there,
I said it twice, Ted, does that
make up for last time?)...
In Perspective
Diamond Jim Brady
Our recent victory over Siena
College, which was probably the
high point in an already
successful,basketball season, was
the scene of a great performance
by unheralded co-captain Jim
Brady. Siena, our arch rivals,
again had a tall, tough, good
shooting team. It had to take a
good shooting performance for
Marist to pull out a victory.
However, in the first half, Ken
Thompson and Bill Gowen, our
two top shooters, were ice cold.
The team as a whole was playing
only mediocre ball and they
trailed by 6 with about 10
minutes gone. But then Jim
Brady began to hit.
He hit four long jumpers in a
row, and six in the entire first
half. He was the one who kept
Marist in the game in the first
half and, largely through his
efforts, Marist left the court
with a two point half time lead.
In the second half, however,
Thompson got hot and took care
of the scoring, while Brady
continued his excellent ball
handling and defense.
His accomplishment reaches
even greater dimensions when
one realizes how important his
performance was. Ray Charlton,
our high scoring guard, was snow
bound in Long Island and was
unable to make the game. Thus
Jim was forced to go the route
for the first time all year. But he
came through with as clutch a
performance as we have seen all
year, and, in the final seconds, it
was he who froze the ball
despite the frenzied efforts of
the beaten Siena tribe.
Thus, a ball player, whose all
around efforts had not been
justly recognized so far this year,
showed that, when he had to, he
had the guts to come through
with a great performance.
Although he hasn't received the
glory that goes to the high
scorers, Jim has always turned in
steady, solid performances
throughout his four year career,
and in this sense, he has been a
strong asset to the team.
Spiked Shoe Club
Plans Triathalon
The Spiked Shoe Club plans to
hold two triathalons this spring,
one for the Varsity and one for
Intramural entrants. The Varsity
meet will be held on Sat. March
2 2 , while t h e Intramural
competition will take place on
Sat. April 19.
Each entrant must participate
in 3 events to be chosen from
four categories - sprints, distance
races, throwing events, and
jumping events. Only one event
can be chosen from each
category. The specific events
that one can choose from are the
shot, discus, or javelin; long
jump or high jump; 100,220, or
440 yard dash; and the half, the
mile, or the two-mile.
Both "of the meets will be run
on one of the tracks at either
Arlington High School, Dutchess
College, or New Paltz College.
The performances will be rated
by the decathalon scoring
system and awards will be
presented to the top five scorers.
L a s t year, in t h e first
Triathalon, held at Arlington,
Tom Cooney emerged as the
v e r s a t i l e c h a m p i o n by
performing well in all three of
his events - the 100 yard dash,
the long jump, and the javelin.
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PAGE 8
FEBRUARY 20, 1969
THE CIRCLE
FOXES SCALP SIENA 82-79,
WRESTLERS DROP SQUEAKER 21-20
Varsity Streak Ends
At Eight
The Marist basketball team
extended their win streak- to
eight games with a^win over
Siena but found the road ended
there as they were beaten by
Southampton.
On Wednesday, February 12,
the team traveled to Albany
where they engaged the Siena
College team in a very close,
hard fought game. Marist proved
t o be the better team that night
as they hustled their way to a
82-79 win.
It could have been Kenny
Thompson night, as he led all
scorers with 25 points." His hot
second half was a big asset to the
victory. At one point in the
action, Ken had hit on 7 of 7
attempts from the floor. This
torrid pace seemed to spread to
the remaining players as four
other men hit for double figures:
Ray Manning -14, Bill Spenla-12,
T o m W a l d b i l l i g - 1 1 , and
co-captain Jim Brady-14.
The rebounding was solid,
e v e n t h o u g h Marist was
out-rebounded by Siena 53-44
for the game. Ray Manning had
10, Tom Waldbillig-9, Joe
Scott-7, with the high man in
this d e p a r t m e n t being Bill
Spenla with 11.
The game was won from the
foul line where Marist hit on 26
of 29 attempts. Siena could only,
produce 17 of 28 which proved
to be the story because Marist
put in 28 field goals to Siena's
31. In the first half, Marist had a.
perfect percentage from the line
hitting on 16 of 16 shots. In
fact, for 39 minutes of play,
i •'•;*'.
Marist missed only one foul
shot, a very remarkable fact for
any team.
The win oyer Siena, who plays
a tougher schedule that we, was
considered one of the high
points of this year.
' Our next opponent came into
Lburdes High sporting some very
impressive credentials in the
name of Marv Lewis, the second
leading rebounder in the nation
in college basketball. And
mostly through the efforts of
"marvelous Marv" and slick
b a l l - h a n d l i n g guards the
Southampton club came through
with a 106-97 over Marist.
The high point men for Marist
were Hondo Waldbillig-23, Ray
Charlton-17, Bill Spenla-15, Ray
Manning 12, and Bill Gowen-10.
This game marked only the
second time this year that
Kenny Thompson has not been
in double figures. His other off
night came- against Lehman
College. Ken was the high man
in assists Saturday night with 11.
Marist came out on top in the
rebounding contest, grabbing 50
to Southampton's 46. High men
for us in that area were Bill
Spenla-11 while Manning,
T h o m p s o n a n d Charlton
followed with 7 each.
Although he didn't seem too
impressive, Lewis somehow
came up with 23 points and a
bag full of rebounds. More than
a n y t h i n g he acted as an
intimidating, factor under the
boards. Many times when one of
our guards started to drive
through the middle, there was
Lewis to contend with as the
final obstacle. The best defensive
job on Lewis was put in by Tom
Waldbillig. Wobbles had the
height and weight to give Lewis
a run for his money, but still
couldn't win the battle for
position under the boards.
After last week's action, the
team's record stands at 5-1 in
league play and 13-7 overall.
VARSITY
MARIST 98
BROOKLYN 67
^'.UWV'Vi**3_
Track Team To Meet
Queens This Sunday
The Indoor-Outdoor team,
coached by Mr. Olson, opens its
season this Sunday, with a. dual
meet against Queens College,
starting at 11:00.
Continuing in action from the
recent: indoor campaign will be
Greg Howe. Bill Kalish, Joe
Grapplers Bow To Seton Hall;
Face C.C.N.Y. Saturday
T h e M a r i s t G r a p p l e r s •knowledge of Milton Bourque,
commenced their home-stand managed to prevent a loss by
season finale last Saturday by pin. In the 145 lb. class Bill
taking on Seton Hall of New Moody started very fast and
Jersey. Coach Patrick's " 9 " met with :52 seconds gone in the
with stiff competition at the second period delivered an all
very start as Johnny Eisenhardt. important, pin t o put the
lost 18-4 in the 123 lb. division. Redmen on the scoreboard.
In the 130 lb. class Ted Brosnan, Moody's aggressive spirit gave
filling in for injured Kevin him his 6th win of the season. In
O'Grady, succumbed to a pin t h e 152 lb. division Berhie
delivered by the Seton Hall "Wizard of Whizzers" O'Hare
C a p t a i n J. Cushner. Pete began with his Chinese variation
Masterson then took to the mat of the whizzer and scored a
and, despite t h e wrestling quick 4 points, but despite his
fine maneuvers, succumbed to
the ref's whistle with 5:41 gone
in the match. Bob Krenn,
looking for his 4th consecutive
victory, delivered the goods in
the second period 'J With a fine
set-up, Krenn pinned Bret
Bariebi to make the score 16-10.
With the added 5 points of Fred
Wagner's forfeit in the 167 lb.
division, Marist was within 1
point .on the match scoreboard.
Continued on 6
McMahon, Steve Kopki, and Bob
Mayerhofer. Kalish and Kopki
will be competing in the 600
yard run, while Howe and
McMaon will be in the 1000,
and Mayerhofer will be running
inthe.mile.
Ed Walzer should add strength
to the 600 field if he returns to
the form he has displayed hi past seasons. Phil Cappio, the school
record holder for cross-country,
could take either the mile or the
two-mile, or perhaps both. In
the 60 yard dash Dennis Vernoia
and Bui Kalish will head the
entrants, while' Austin Randolph
will return to action in the 60
yard high hurdles and in the high
jump. Richie Measel, once again,
will be teaming with Austin for
the high jump'.
There are some new freshmen
who could be valuable to the
team. The ones to watch are
Hank Blum, Tom Tierney, and
Paul DeCabia in the shot put,
Emmett Cook in the hurdles, Ed
Flournoy and Jerry Wildner in
the sprints, and Gerry Rondon,
the; turkey trot winner, who
should run the quarter or the
600.
The two final events of the
day will be the relays. Iri the
mile relay, Walzer, Kalish,
Kopki, and either Rondon or
Bob Geisel will be taking the
440 legs. In the two-mile relay it
will be Howe, .Mayerhofer,
McMahon, and Cappio.
Although Queens has the
definite advantage of practicing
on a track, they are not strong in
the middle-distance or distance
races, as was proven by the fact
that Marist almost shut them out
in cross-country. However, they
should be tough in the short .
races and the field events, and,
because of this, the meet seems
to be shaping up as quite an even
tussle..
Frosh Split Two
After nine straight wins, our
Marist freshman team lost to
Siena's frosh, 68-64, Wednesday;
February 12. In a really tight
game, Ray Clarke led Marist
scores with 16 points. Brian
McGowan had 14 and Steve
Shackel had 10. Shackel led in
rebounds with 10, McGowan
had 8, and Schmid, 7. Along
with his high scoring, Clarke also
led in assists with 8.
Siena had a distinct height
advantage. Even though a tall
team, they only outrebounded
Marist 41-39. However, with
good outside shooting, and a
couple of guards who were
better than average ball handlers,
Siena came out ahead in the end
of a good, close game.
Saturday night, February 15,
saw the freshman return to their
winning ways. Marist frosh
rolled over S o u t h a m p t o n ,
100-69. Terry McMackin led the
scoring with 34 points, Mike
Paino followed with 16, Jim
Cosentino had 15, and Steve
Shackel, 13. McMakin also led in
rebounds with 19, Ray Clarke
had 10, and Cosentino, 8. Rich
Talevi -came up with 9 assists.
For the first five minutes, it was
a fairly close game. After that,
M a r i s t t o o k oyer, and
Southampton never threatened
again. McMackin played "a
tremendous game as illustrated
by his scoring and rebounding.
FROSH
MARIST 100
BROOKLYN 85